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Akrilove · 09-30-2017, 12:10 PM

Ok, so, I am trying to figure out if I have done something wrong or if my kindle is just one that wont let me do this. I have tried several times now to do this with my Kindle PW3 G090G1 with the special offers disabled (legally, paid Amazon to remove them) running firmware 5.8.10

I backed up all my books (the documents folder)

I did a factory reset, both with the menu option and the "DO_FACTORY_RESET" method to see if that would help

I re-register the kindle, and put it into airplane mode

I downloaded "update_PW3_5.7.4_initial.bin" and verified it with the matching .md5 file

And here is where I always get stuck. I connect the kindle to my laptop, copy the file over to the kindle, and then safely eject it before disconnecting. However the "Update Kindle" button stays greyed out. Reconnecting it to my pc, I find that the kindle has removed the file. I have read around places and I have read that this doesn't work with my PW3, but ive read other places it does and now I'm confused about what to do or try next.

09-30-2017, 12:10 PM	#2628
Akrilove Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: Kindle PW3	Ok, so, I am trying to figure out if I have done something wrong or if my kindle is just one that wont let me do this. I have tried several times now to do this with my Kindle PW3 G090G1 with the special offers disabled (legally, paid Amazon to remove them) running firmware 5.8.10 I backed up all my books (the documents folder) I did a factory reset, both with the menu option and the "DO_FACTORY_RESET" method to see if that would help I re-register the kindle, and put it into airplane mode I downloaded "update_PW3_5.7.4_initial.bin" and verified it with the matching .md5 file And here is where I always get stuck. I connect the kindle to my laptop, copy the file over to the kindle, and then safely eject it before disconnecting. However the "Update Kindle" button stays greyed out. Reconnecting it to my pc, I find that the kindle has removed the file. I have read around places and I have read that this doesn't work with my PW3, but ive read other places it does and now I'm confused about what to do or try next.