[froydman]

Victory is mine! After looking at the device long and hard this morning, deciding whether or not I wanted to start all over with the updates and babysit the terminal to see if something new and/or different came up, I noticed that the eInk screen was still displaying "Your device is hibernating" (well, maybe noticed is not the word, it finally clicked maybe?)...the screen it had pointed out since I had attempted swapping out circuit boards.

Background: I had picked up two WSOD devices this summer on the cheap to cannibalize the batteries in them since mine had died. I figured maybe if I could just replace the board I'd have a working device, etc. etc. So I swapped out (no go, the WSOD is from the board...plus side is that I've got two devices with excellent unused screens).

Anyway, back to the point. It then occurred to me that the easiest thing to do would be to check the cable connections. The little ribbon cable (the one with just the flip up connector on the board) wasn't in all the way.

Device: fixed, functioning, and upgrading to allmine as we speak.

Vldmr and Ivanjt, I appreciate your willingness to suggest things that otherwise would have probably been overlooked. I really like the fact that even with these readers being officially shut out of the marketplace, this community is one of the best support spots out there.

Thank you all again!