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bloodien0se · 07-08-2016, 08:58 PM

My post is here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...28&postcount=3
jprince's similar situation is here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...2&postcount=13

In short, I have a very new PW3 (G090G1 Kindle PaperWhite 3 (2015) WiFi) with Special Offers that was set up and connected to Amazon account but not much else prior to starting. Battery was just about full, tons of free space.

Did a factory reset via the menu. I set my language and skipped the rest of setup.

I downloaded the update_PW3_5.6.1.1_initial.bin image, confirmed MD5 hash, copied to the device and started the update.

It started bootlooping with the messed up resolution but I could see storage briefly so after about an hour I put the DO_FACTORY_RESTORE file on the device. Shortly after the bootlooping landed on the Error 2. New instructions suggest I should have unplugged and forced a reboot prior to this step, I did not.

This is where I am now. It will bootloop a bit with this messed up resolution and ultimately end up on the error 2 every time, without storage ever being accessible.

If there's no resolution outside of serial that's fine by me, I have a MicroFTX on the way, but if there is a solution I'd be happy to give it a shot.

07-08-2016, 08:58 PM	#47
bloodien0se Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 52854 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3	My post is here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...28&postcount=3 jprince's similar situation is here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...2&postcount=13 In short, I have a very new PW3 (G090G1 Kindle PaperWhite 3 (2015) WiFi) with Special Offers that was set up and connected to Amazon account but not much else prior to starting. Battery was just about full, tons of free space. Did a factory reset via the menu. I set my language and skipped the rest of setup. I downloaded the update_PW3_5.6.1.1_initial.bin image, confirmed MD5 hash, copied to the device and started the update. It started bootlooping with the messed up resolution but I could see storage briefly so after about an hour I put the DO_FACTORY_RESTORE file on the device. Shortly after the bootlooping landed on the Error 2. New instructions suggest I should have unplugged and forced a reboot prior to this step, I did not. This is where I am now. It will bootloop a bit with this messed up resolution and ultimately end up on the error 2 every time, without storage ever being accessible. If there's no resolution outside of serial that's fine by me, I have a MicroFTX on the way, but if there is a solution I'd be happy to give it a shot.