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sirbruce · 02-25-2009, 10:15 PM

Okay, I've figured out how to reproduce the image viewer bug. I'm posting this here for Amazon support. Don't try this at home unless you're okay with resetting your Kindle 2.

First, you need to put some pictures on your Kindle 2 if you don't know how to do that:

1) make a folder called "pictures" in the root of Kindle drive or SD card. Kindle also checks for "dcim" made by cameras.
2) put your pictures for a single "book" into a folder inside that. The subfolder name will be used as the "book" name. Supported formats are jpg, png, gif.
3) in Home screen press Alt-Z. A new "book" should appear. Open it to view your pictures.
4) In the local menu you can toggle dithering, resize to fit and full screen mode.

Now, in my case, I have 3 jpgs in a "book" called My Pictures, which is a folder I created under the pictures folder. Now:

1. Open the "book" to the first picture.
2. Press the "1" key.
3. Click Next Page. You'll notice that the screen does not update.
4. Click Menu. NOW you'll be able to see the new image, but not before.
5. Moving forward or back results in the same problem.
6. Press Home.
7. Try to open the My Pictures book again, and once again the screen will not update. You need to press Menu to see any images.

At this point, your Kindle 2 is stuck like this until you manually reset it (hold down power switch for 15 seconds). Then the image viewer works normally again.

BOTTOM LINE: DO NOT PRESS THE "1" KEY WHILE VIEWING IMAGES, AS THIS WILL MESS UP YOUR KINDLE 2.

Hopefully someone from Amazon can look into this problem and produce a software fix ASAP. I'm not sure what the "1" key is supposed to do, if anything, but it's clearly messing the Kindle 2 image viewer up.

02-25-2009, 10:15 PM	#1
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	How to reproduce the image viewer bug Okay, I've figured out how to reproduce the image viewer bug. I'm posting this here for Amazon support. Don't try this at home unless you're okay with resetting your Kindle 2. First, you need to put some pictures on your Kindle 2 if you don't know how to do that: 1) make a folder called "pictures" in the root of Kindle drive or SD card. Kindle also checks for "dcim" made by cameras. 2) put your pictures for a single "book" into a folder inside that. The subfolder name will be used as the "book" name. Supported formats are jpg, png, gif. 3) in Home screen press Alt-Z. A new "book" should appear. Open it to view your pictures. 4) In the local menu you can toggle dithering, resize to fit and full screen mode. Now, in my case, I have 3 jpgs in a "book" called My Pictures, which is a folder I created under the pictures folder. Now: 1. Open the "book" to the first picture. 2. Press the "1" key. 3. Click Next Page. You'll notice that the screen does not update. 4. Click Menu. NOW you'll be able to see the new image, but not before. 5. Moving forward or back results in the same problem. 6. Press Home. 7. Try to open the My Pictures book again, and once again the screen will not update. You need to press Menu to see any images. At this point, your Kindle 2 is stuck like this until you manually reset it (hold down power switch for 15 seconds). Then the image viewer works normally again. BOTTOM LINE: DO NOT PRESS THE "1" KEY WHILE VIEWING IMAGES, AS THIS WILL MESS UP YOUR KINDLE 2. Hopefully someone from Amazon can look into this problem and produce a software fix ASAP. I'm not sure what the "1" key is supposed to do, if anything, but it's clearly messing the Kindle 2 image viewer up.