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katzurki · 11-17-2014, 04:17 PM

Not once, but many times did we see fine minds triumph over sarsaparilla in this post! Phikappa finally made it easy to fix the greyed out Kindle 3 screen replacement (arbitrary Google tags

).

Since I had the same problem, and the solution boiled down to changing the very same byte to the very same value as Phikappa's, I suspect there are more of us with the same batch of panels. So I'm going to provide the files.

CAVEAT: The file I provide will only work if your values are EXACTLY the same as provided by Phikappa.

1. First, verify that your values are the same: mount your Kindle, drop an empty ENABLE_DIAGS file in root directory, reboot, press N, press V, see the waveform error message, and see that your
Panel ID is v110_173_60_m06
Waveform ID is v110_000_60_m01

2. If yes, return to main diag menu, press S, press T, plug USB cable in, copy the .wbf file modified per Phikappa's instructions to root, and press Q. Assuming all goes well, it will kind of show an inverted screen and then will update flawlessly.

Wbf file

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If your values differ, you will have to jailbreak your Kindle, install USBNetwork, gain access to the file system, and proceed with Phikappa's instructions. Here're the bytes you will need to change in your wbf file to values calculated as per provided instructions: http://take.ms/jZdIa

11-17-2014, 04:17 PM	#70
katzurki Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 44 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Amazon Kindle 3	Not once, but many times did we see fine minds triumph over sarsaparilla in this post! Phikappa finally made it easy to fix the greyed out Kindle 3 screen replacement (arbitrary Google tags). Since I had the same problem, and the solution boiled down to changing the very same byte to the very same value as Phikappa's, I suspect there are more of us with the same batch of panels. So I'm going to provide the files. CAVEAT: The file I provide will only work if your values are EXACTLY the same as provided by Phikappa. 1. First, verify that your values are the same: mount your Kindle, drop an empty ENABLE_DIAGS file in root directory, reboot, press N, press V, see the waveform error message, and see that your Panel ID is v110_173_60_m06 Waveform ID is v110_000_60_m01 2. If yes, return to main diag menu, press S, press T, plug USB cable in, copy the .wbf file modified per Phikappa's instructions to root, and press Q. Assuming all goes well, it will kind of show an inverted screen and then will update flawlessly. Wbf file -------------- If your values differ, you will have to jailbreak your Kindle, install USBNetwork, gain access to the file system, and proceed with Phikappa's instructions. Here're the bytes you will need to change in your wbf file to values calculated as per provided instructions: http://take.ms/jZdIa Last edited by katzurki; 07-27-2018 at 03:48 AM.