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Originally Posted by Antinoos
Was this 5.8.11 the out-of-the-box firmware? Or did you get it via an OTA update?
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Out of the box firmware, the PW3 did never touch the internet.
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Originally Posted by Antinoos
Your report means for me: Your device was re-flashable with a factory firmare. But it got bricked, as you've used the too old one with a too new hardware revision... I case of a non downgradeable fw, the factory firmware file will simply not be recognized as valid - the UYK menu entry is grayed out then...
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That has been my feeling too. What I don't understand is that a couple of weeks ago I have been able to downgrade a (new & coming from the same country) pw3 with no trouble using 5.7.4. Sadly I lost the piece of paper where I noted the firmware revision that it was running on before the downgrade. But this one DID an OTA upgrade right before I attempted the downgrade: it was probably running a version more recent than 5.8.11.
If the downgrade was successful but the kindle can't reboot because the firmware is too old it would mean that there have been big enough changes in hardware between versions able to run that 5.7.4 firmware and versions currently sold (need for different drivers?)
If that's the case: why had I been able to downgrade another pw3 few days before? That's what I don't understand: why some people can downgrade with no trouble while other can't.
The screen is stuck in three parts, and only one (top - right) is moving acting like it's full screen, then showing 'your kindle needs repair". When I reboot the bottom side (wait while your kindle reboot) and the left side (probably the left side of the image of the tree but with darker colors) don't move. My thought is that maybe the new (well.. 5.7.4) firmware could boot but the kindle is stuck in an earlier stage.