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Old 07-04-2020, 10:36 PM   #1180
Baelzar
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Device: Kindle Paperwhite
Need help with "usb download mode" on an old Kindle 4 wifi.

It's not bricked, but apparently someone did a screensaver hack on it, so it won't accept updates past 4.0.1.

I finally got Kubrick to work on an older laptop with CD, but it's asking me to get the Kindle 4 into "usb downloader mode" and either I'm doing it wrong or Kubrick isn't sensing it. It's stuck at "waiting for device."

-I wait until Kubrick tells me to connect the Kindle
-I connect the Kindle, LED is green
-I hold down the power button until the green light turns off
-I keep the power button down and also press the down button on the 5-way (the edge towards the bottom of the kindle)
-The amber LED comes on immediately
-I let go of the down button
-I let go of the power button

Light is still amber, Kubrick is still waiting for device. Any help?
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