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lllusion · 03-02-2017, 11:09 AM

Hi knc1. First I want to thank you for taking the time to help me with some excellent diagnostic questions. Fortunately I solved it last night.

I am very very new to this stuff with only basic html knowledge as far as computer skills go. I had a kindle long ago, but ordered the PaperWhite 3 and got it in the mail 2 days ago. Didn't like how I couldn't have my custom backgrounds, so I did this.

Aaaanyway, I fixed it. I have no idea how it worked but after trying 3 times, the 3rd time was a charm after I completely deleted everything and then also did a reboot on the Kindle. Lesson learned is always flag for uninstall before uninstalling - it removes everything and decreases the chances of script 36/37 failing to install when you go to reinstall.

The png files I originally had trouble with are the exact same dimensions as the ones that worked (all to spec with recommendation in original post - 1072x1448 for PW3), and were made in the exact same way in GIMP. I tried putting them back in and.... they worked. I was at 50 screensavers then added 50 more the first time, then something went wrong. This time I kept the original screensaver that is pre-installed, and slowly added them up to 99.

03-02-2017, 11:09 AM	#2414
lllusion Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2017 Device: PW3	Hi knc1. First I want to thank you for taking the time to help me with some excellent diagnostic questions. Fortunately I solved it last night. I am very very new to this stuff with only basic html knowledge as far as computer skills go. I had a kindle long ago, but ordered the PaperWhite 3 and got it in the mail 2 days ago. Didn't like how I couldn't have my custom backgrounds, so I did this. Aaaanyway, I fixed it. I have no idea how it worked but after trying 3 times, the 3rd time was a charm after I completely deleted everything and then also did a reboot on the Kindle. Lesson learned is always flag for uninstall before uninstalling - it removes everything and decreases the chances of script 36/37 failing to install when you go to reinstall. The png files I originally had trouble with are the exact same dimensions as the ones that worked (all to spec with recommendation in original post - 1072x1448 for PW3), and were made in the exact same way in GIMP. I tried putting them back in and.... they worked. I was at 50 screensavers then added 50 more the first time, then something went wrong. This time I kept the original screensaver that is pre-installed, and slowly added them up to 99. Last edited by lllusion; 03-02-2017 at 11:12 AM.