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Dekks · 08-14-2021, 03:07 PM

Registered just to say thanks for this software. Got my wife a second hand keyboard kindle super cheap (and now I know why...) as she always preferred the physical page turn buttons and her old Kindle 4 died.

Although the seller deregistered it, could not register her amazon account against it, kept getting unable to connect message. Googled, found out about a needed update, went to amazons help page and downloaded needed update file, and...nothing, it would get to about 10% and then say update failed. It was on 3.4.1 but would not update to 3.4.2, tried downloading from other places, same thing, it just would not update from 3.4.1.

Used the dvd image (cd one for some reason didn't work), by using an old usb memory card reader and sd card, tried again and nervously waited three hours...and successful, upon rebooting it was 3.4, copied over the 3.4 > 3.4.2 update file again, updated no problem, and is now successfully registered and syncing.

I assume the seller probably found they also couldn't sync anymore and decided to sell it without mentioning that issue...but hey, got a working Kindle Keyboard in mint condition for £15, so I'm not complaining.

08-14-2021, 03:07 PM	#1202
Dekks Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2021 Device: Kindle 3, Paperwhite	Thanks! Registered just to say thanks for this software. Got my wife a second hand keyboard kindle super cheap (and now I know why...) as she always preferred the physical page turn buttons and her old Kindle 4 died. Although the seller deregistered it, could not register her amazon account against it, kept getting unable to connect message. Googled, found out about a needed update, went to amazons help page and downloaded needed update file, and...nothing, it would get to about 10% and then say update failed. It was on 3.4.1 but would not update to 3.4.2, tried downloading from other places, same thing, it just would not update from 3.4.1. Used the dvd image (cd one for some reason didn't work), by using an old usb memory card reader and sd card, tried again and nervously waited three hours...and successful, upon rebooting it was 3.4, copied over the 3.4 > 3.4.2 update file again, updated no problem, and is now successfully registered and syncing. I assume the seller probably found they also couldn't sync anymore and decided to sell it without mentioning that issue...but hey, got a working Kindle Keyboard in mint condition for £15, so I'm not complaining.