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karlhui · 01-23-2017, 02:40 AM

Dear all,

I have successfully JB some PW3(for family and friends, about 6 PW3) last week for the "prevent screensaver" option, so yesterday I was trying to JB mine, but I was stuck at Step6 and the screen display something like "error, unable to update". I was so panic, I check my PW3 model and serial no. make sure I'm using the right initial factory firmware image, and then re-download and re-install bothFactory Image Jail Break and Jail Break Survival Code but the error still came up.

Didn't knew what I did wrong and feel very panic at the moment, and then I did a very stupid thing -- Reset Device. I was hoping I could make a hard reset and do it from Step 1 again, and I totally forgot the NEVER AGAIN USE THE "Reset" MENU ENTRY on the first page...

Now my PW3 was f__ked up.. it can't recognize any file I put in, the free space has only 90mb remians, restart takes an hour..

I knew that it was too late to ask for help now, still wanna post here to ask for some advice before I turn it back to Amazon, and wish no one will do the stupid thing I did anymore.

01-23-2017, 02:40 AM	#1400
karlhui Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2017 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2015	Dear all, I have successfully JB some PW3(for family and friends, about 6 PW3) last week for the "prevent screensaver" option, so yesterday I was trying to JB mine, but I was stuck at Step6 and the screen display something like "error, unable to update". I was so panic, I check my PW3 model and serial no. make sure I'm using the right initial factory firmware image, and then re-download and re-install bothFactory Image Jail Break and Jail Break Survival Code but the error still came up. Didn't knew what I did wrong and feel very panic at the moment, and then I did a very stupid thing -- Reset Device. I was hoping I could make a hard reset and do it from Step 1 again, and I totally forgot the NEVER AGAIN USE THE "Reset" MENU ENTRY on the first page... Now my PW3 was f__ked up.. it can't recognize any file I put in, the free space has only 90mb remians, restart takes an hour.. I knew that it was too late to ask for help now, still wanna post here to ask for some advice before I turn it back to Amazon, and wish no one will do the stupid thing I did anymore. Last edited by karlhui; 01-23-2017 at 03:27 AM.