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ruskalaka · 05-13-2017, 12:58 PM

Hi guys I'm new here

I just bought a joblot of stuff from ebay and this one 2nd gen paperwhite was part of it.

I plugged it in to charge overnight and it is now stuck on a "Repair Needed" screen. I saw some guides that said copying a file named "DO_FACTORY_RESTORE" fixes this but whenever I plug the kindle into my computer the kindle restarts and goes to the kindle loading screen with a tree and spinning wheel then goes back to the repair needed screen.
While it is on the "tree" screen it appears in mycomputer for about 10seconds but when i try to open it just says "no disk is inserted" so I cant copy the file.

Any input would highly be appreciated.

05-13-2017, 12:58 PM	#1
ruskalaka Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2017 Device: kindle paperwhite 2nd gen	Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen: Repair Needed screen Hi guys I'm new here I just bought a joblot of stuff from ebay and this one 2nd gen paperwhite was part of it. I plugged it in to charge overnight and it is now stuck on a "Repair Needed" screen. I saw some guides that said copying a file named "DO_FACTORY_RESTORE" fixes this but whenever I plug the kindle into my computer the kindle restarts and goes to the kindle loading screen with a tree and spinning wheel then goes back to the repair needed screen. While it is on the "tree" screen it appears in mycomputer for about 10seconds but when i try to open it just says "no disk is inserted" so I cant copy the file. Any input would highly be appreciated.