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ben_hud · 07-11-2020, 12:04 AM

Hi everyone, my PW3 is frozen or bricked. I'm not even sure how to diagnose the issue as the PW3 just doesn't show any sign of life.

I was playing around with Alpine Linux for PW3. Everything worked fine, I've used had it on my Kindle for months and occasionally tinkered with it.
I wished to return to the homescreen, so I signed out as usual but then nothing happened. I'm left with a totally blank screen (not turned on and nothing on it).
Usually the device reboots after logging out of Alpine Linux.

So far I've tried plugging in the device into my Windows 10 machine. Nothing pops up in Device Manager.
Holding the power button for a long time also hasn't done anything.

How do I go about diagnosing this further? Is my device fully bricked?

07-11-2020, 12:04 AM	#1
ben_hud Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2017 Device: Kindle PW3	Kindle PW3 stuck or bricked \| Need some assistance Hi everyone, my PW3 is frozen or bricked. I'm not even sure how to diagnose the issue as the PW3 just doesn't show any sign of life. I was playing around with Alpine Linux for PW3. Everything worked fine, I've used had it on my Kindle for months and occasionally tinkered with it. I wished to return to the homescreen, so I signed out as usual but then nothing happened. I'm left with a totally blank screen (not turned on and nothing on it). Usually the device reboots after logging out of Alpine Linux. So far I've tried plugging in the device into my Windows 10 machine. Nothing pops up in Device Manager. Holding the power button for a long time also hasn't done anything. How do I go about diagnosing this further? Is my device fully bricked?