I have a Kindle Paperwhite bought on 2013 (I guess a PW1 because its serial starts with B024).
It was running firmware 5.4.4.2 and had JB done, KUAL installed (as well as python, screensavers and others). I think that Rescue Pack too (never had to use it before).
I decided to upgrade the firmware,
so I did the following steps:
- Re-installed the last version of JailBreak (from kindle-jailbreak-1.14.N.zip/kindle-5.4-jailbreak.zip) to have a recent JB.
- Couldn't install JB hotfix (JailBreak-1.15.N-FW-5.x-hotfix) because the "Update my Kindle" option remained gray. I thought it could be caused by my old FW.
- Re-installed KUAL, and installed MrPI.
- Manually downloaded FW update_kindle_5.6.1.1.bin, copied to Kindle and tapped "Update my Kindle". (Note: I used this old FW because i had planned to install the JB hotfix on it before installing the latest FW version, but i never got so far
)
Result:
- The installation of FW 5.6.1.1 never completed. My Kindled restarted during the upgrade process. The first time it showed the ** BRIDGE ** message.
- It came into a boot loop that ends up with the screen: "Your kindle needs repair" and "Repair code: 2"
- The Kindle seems to consider that it is now using FW 5.6.1.1 because the "needs repair" screen shows version: 2689890035
- Each time I connect the USB cable, it starts the boot loop again that ends with the "needs repair" screen (it does not show the BRIDGE message anymore).
What I have tried to recover the PW:
- When connected to a Windows machine, a USB drive shows up for the fraction of a second, but disappears pretty fast.
- I have tried to copy a ENABLE_DIAGS file, as well as a DO_FACTORY_RESTORE file to the device, but got no result.
- As the "D:\" drive shows up just for a fraction of a second, i have created a Windows batch script with a loop that tries to continuosly copy the file. But the device just remains in its boot loop.
- The MfgTool.exe scan does not detect any Kindle.
- I have recharged the Kindle overnight and tried again, just in case, but got the same result.
Questions:
- Is there a better way to copy the ENABLE_DIAGS file in the fraction of a second that the device shows up in Windows? (I have access to a Mac and could use Linux on VirtualBox in case it is easier there).
- Is there any way I could recover my Kindle using the USB cable?
I have been reading the forum for several hours already, but I seem unable to find how to recover the Kindle using a USB cable.
Could somebody point me to the right next steps? Thanks