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CaesarW · 01-25-2019, 01:36 AM

Hey @zen9night
Quite a long story here... And sorry for your Kindle.

Well actually I don't really think simply copying large amount of data would brick the system. But since it happens, may be my experience could be of some help.

Something that's not clarified in the thread is that when you use KillCopy, you would have to rename the firmware upgrade file to something other than bin, e.g .tmp .update etc. So the system would not recognize the file and you can transfer it part by part.

There's nothing special about my KillCopy configuration. Just follow the default setting and set a bigger cache size maybe. And also I installed my temporary system in a VM and it was now destroyed after debricking my Kindle, so can't provide much help on KillCopy.

One more thing to notice is that you have to be patient to try a lot of times. I personally had about 30-40 failures.

If you have any extra questions, just leave posts or PM.

I would be happy to help.

01-25-2019, 01:36 AM	#29
CaesarW Linux enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 20 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Somewhere in the universe Device: PW3 PW4 (all jb)	Hey @zen9night Quite a long story here... And sorry for your Kindle. Well actually I don't really think simply copying large amount of data would brick the system. But since it happens, may be my experience could be of some help. Something that's not clarified in the thread is that when you use KillCopy, you would have to rename the firmware upgrade file to something other than bin, e.g .tmp .update etc. So the system would not recognize the file and you can transfer it part by part. There's nothing special about my KillCopy configuration. Just follow the default setting and set a bigger cache size maybe. And also I installed my temporary system in a VM and it was now destroyed after debricking my Kindle, so can't provide much help on KillCopy. One more thing to notice is that you have to be patient to try a lot of times. I personally had about 30-40 failures. If you have any extra questions, just leave posts or PM. I would be happy to help.