K4 bricked?

doog71 · 01-18-2016, 12:09 PM

My K4 stopped working last night. Wouldn't turn on, so I held power for 40 secs to reset, then the Kindle gets stuck on the tree screen. Progress indicator gets to about 20% and then stops (waited over an hour for it to finish booting).

So I found Kubrick 3.6 and downloaded the live CD. Launched it on an old PC and it recognized the K4, then successfully puts it into fastboot mode and then says it flashed the diags, but when it reboots to enter diag mode I get the same result -- it hangs on the "tree" screen with progress indicator stuck at around 20%.

Any suggestions on what to try next?

Cinisajoy · 01-18-2016, 12:16 PM

When is the last time you charged it?
Plug it into a wall charger and leave it alone for several hours.

Cinisajoy · 01-18-2016, 12:17 PM

Also what were you doing when it quit working?
Was the wifi on or off?

doog71 · 01-18-2016, 12:18 PM

It was almost fully charged. I plug it in every night so it always has a full charge, and had only been reading about 30 mins when it died.

doog71 · 01-18-2016, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Also what were you doing when it quit working?
Was the wifi on or off?

wifi was on. I was reading during commercials, then would power off during TV show, back and forth. One of the times I tried to power back on to continue reading, it didn't turn on (stayed on the screensaver showing an Amazon ad).

01-18-2016, 12:09 PM	#1
doog71 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: Kindle K4	K4 bricked? My K4 stopped working last night. Wouldn't turn on, so I held power for 40 secs to reset, then the Kindle gets stuck on the tree screen. Progress indicator gets to about 20% and then stops (waited over an hour for it to finish booting). So I found Kubrick 3.6 and downloaded the live CD. Launched it on an old PC and it recognized the K4, then successfully puts it into fastboot mode and then says it flashed the diags, but when it reboots to enter diag mode I get the same result -- it hangs on the "tree" screen with progress indicator stuck at around 20%. Any suggestions on what to try next?

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01-18-2016, 12:16 PM	#2
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	When is the last time you charged it? Plug it into a wall charger and leave it alone for several hours.

01-18-2016, 12:17 PM	#3
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	Also what were you doing when it quit working? Was the wifi on or off?

01-18-2016, 12:18 PM	#4
doog71 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: Kindle K4	It was almost fully charged. I plug it in every night so it always has a full charge, and had only been reading about 30 mins when it died.

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