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Old 06-11-2013, 01:36 PM   #1227
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Originally Posted by vengeancecube View Post
Heh, age out. Is it just me or does anyone else feel like these things should last more than a year and a half??? Oh well. Since I do seem to be able to flash images to it, is there anything I can use it for since it's likely never going to work as a Kindle again?
First - Try using KUBRICK on it (more than once if required).

The controller on the flash chip is relatively smart - repeated flashing might give it a chance to find and disable the failing erase blocks.

That controller also has "management" control instructions, but no one here has (yet) written a chip diagnostic/repair routine that can be loaded with the USB downloader mode.

It is worth using for a learning experience at least.

**KEEP** it on the charger - you can't trust the internal battery management when the firmware is not working properly!!!
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