Thread: Firmware Update Update files for 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
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Old 01-01-2016, 01:54 PM   #7
s.z.ichigo
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Originally Posted by eschwartz View Post
Well, I just checked the links and yes they're broken but no they shouldn't be getting downloaded...

Unless you used right-click ==> Save As.
Which is a bit silly since downloadable content will usually be downloaded (based on mimetype) but Saving a page is simply confusing when you do that to arbitrary links with no idea what is on the other end.
I did rightclick>save as, but that produced 1kb files that did not work.

I did end up fixing my problem using Kubrick to restore the entire system. I'm surprised that all of my searching did not produce that as a solution until I was very deep into my search. I did eventually find it, though thank you to the person above who suggested it. I am not an advanced user when it comes to programming and the like, but I found the process to be surprisingly easy. A million kudos to the guy who made Kubrick!

Once I used Kubrick (and took a nap to make up for the entire night I stayed up with this thing) to bring me to version 3.4, I was able to use Amazon's update file to get to 3.4.2, from which I was FINALLY able to register.

Absolutely no thanks to amazon's customer service who, while polite and English-speaking, refused to acknowledge that there was anything wrong with their updates, forcing me to go through this process. I am happy I do not have to return what I knew was a perfectly good Kindle.

Thank you muchly =)
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