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Originally Posted by helpomg
Say I were to get another PW3, I should be fine with one of these 'update_PW3_5.7.4_initial.bin' right?
Don't want to end up with another Kindle Paperweight™ :')
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It is not a Paperweight.
Not unless you where inventing your own version of the instructions more than you have admitted.
IF
You did not have an ad supported (Special Offers) Kindle ;
IF
You followed the directions about clearing any and all passcode entries ;
Then during the boot-up (with USB cable connected) it will present the USB storage for a few seconds.
Push the file:
DO_FACTORY_RESTORE
(all caps, no contents, no extension)
to the highest level of USB storage.
safely remove (or eject), disconnect cable, re-boot the Kindle, start over at step #0
and follow the directions this time. If you can not or will not, then its a "You bricked it, you fix it" situation.
otherwise -
read the threads about de-bricking (and/or jailbreaking) over the serial port.