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Old 05-11-2016, 01:25 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by knc1 View Post
No, you don't have to be always in airplane mode.

In the top level of visible USB storage, add the directory (that is, a folder) by this (exact) name:
update.bin.tmp.partial
Inside that new directory, add something, anything, even an empty file.
I have seen discussions of that, but it seems they could easily defeat that method. They have deleted books off people's kindles, after all. And it may be dependent on firmware versions (and they have modified downloadable firmware without changing the URL or the filename). However, while it works now, perhaps airplane mode can be off. The only risk is that you may need to brush up on your soldering skills, eh?
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