New Kindle
So I just couldn't resist the wait and bought a new Kindle Paperwhite.
To my surprise, when I connected that Kindle, instead of showing up as a USB storage device, it was showing up as a COM6 serial device.
I thought this must be because I played around with my previous Kindle's drivers.
Then while searching for a solution, I came across this post:
Forcing device drivers
I followed that, but instead of
Quote:
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Here, select Disk drives, then (Standard disk drives under the Manufacturer heading, and Disk drive under the Disk drive.
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I chose:
Compatible USB Storage Device under the Manufacturer heading, and USB Mass Storage Device under the Model heading.
That got it working perfectly!
The Bricked Kindle Voyage
Now here's the thing, when I connect the Kindle Voyage now, it briefly (for 1-2 seconds) shows up as
USB Charger (What!?)
Here are the logs from the Zadig Tool pertaining to the Kindle:
Code:
libwdi:debug [wdi_create_list] Hardware ID: USB\VID_1949&PID_DEAD&REV_0200
libwdi:debug [wdi_create_list] Compatible ID: USB\Class_03&SubClass_00&Prot_00
libwdi:debug [wdi_create_list] Driver version: 10.0.16299.248
libwdi:debug [wdi_create_list] HidUsb USB device (0): USB\VID_1949&PID_DEAD\5&2CE07CA9&0&1
libwdi:debug [wdi_create_list] Device description: 'USB Charger'
libwdi:debug [wdi_create_list] Hardware ID: USB\VID_03EB&PID_880C&REV_1132&MI_00
I also managed to take a screenshot (See attachment).
Do these developments bid well for my KV?
I implore the wizards to lend me their expertise in salvaging my beloved Kindle.