My Kindle DXi bricked

iQQ · 01-30-2010, 12:56 PM

Oh, it's not a good news. I just got my Kindle Dxi for one week, then I got it bricked, sad ah~~

I don't want use the font hack, and would change the fonts through edit the "font.properties" and "netfront.ini". I succeeded before I try to make a better looking fonts.

After I copied few fonts into /usr/java/lib/fonts and reboot, then it stock after the indicator bar ended. It just wouldn't show up the content list.

Now it can be connected as USB device, can boot to recovery mode. I tried all the ways I know, not make it back to work yet.

Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated!

Slow_hand · 01-30-2010, 01:46 PM

Contact Amazon for a replacement
.

Zorz · 01-30-2010, 02:47 PM

You can try holding the power switch for like 2 minutes to the right and then release, or try pressing and holding the R button.

Pushka · 01-30-2010, 07:00 PM

Could you put the unstall hack on it? Turn it on and off. Then do the software update?

iQQ · 01-30-2010, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LlamaZorz

You can try holding the power switch for like 2 minutes to the right and then release, or try pressing and holding the R button.

Yes, I did the recovery mode and press R for reset. No help. I just don't know why kindle do not have a function let one button recovery, which totally flash the machine to its factory default.

iQQ · 01-30-2010, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pushka

Could you put the unstall hack on it? Turn it on and off. Then do the software update?

Basically, I can put hack in the root directory. However, non of then can be run while reboot.

Zorz · 01-30-2010, 08:34 PM

if you just put the update file in the root and do a restart it usually pics it up automatically,

iQQ · 01-30-2010, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LlamaZorz

if you just put the update file in the root and do a restart it usually pics it up automatically,

Yes, if I just put the update bin file to the root directory, when reboot, it always says update not success.

I just don't know which update file will work in reboot.

Zorz · 01-30-2010, 09:13 PM

usually when I get that error, if I hold the on/off switch for 2 minutes and then let the screen go blank it may start back up

iQQ · 01-31-2010, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LlamaZorz

usually when I get that error, if I hold the on/off switch for 2 minutes and then let the screen go blank it may start back up

The problem is that it will not initialized as a real factory default.

clarknova · 01-31-2010, 01:53 PM

Did you happen to install the screen saver hack? If so, there's some anti-brick stuff in that hack that you can use to try to repair your fonts.properties file (or whatever it was that got messed up).

iQQ · 02-01-2010, 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clarknova

Did you happen to install the screen saver hack? If so, there's some anti-brick stuff in that hack that you can use to try to repair your fonts.properties file (or whatever it was that got messed up).

Unfortunately, I did not.

Zorz · 02-01-2010, 05:00 PM

if you can still get into rootfs, you likely can build the os on the kindle then copy the proper files, the ones you messed up into the proper location or just replace them all.

iQQ · 02-02-2010, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LlamaZorz

if you can still get into rootfs, you likely can build the os on the kindle then copy the proper files, the ones you messed up into the proper location or just replace them all.

No, I can't get into the rootfs. That's the problem. I am just wondering if we can let the boot up update work for uninstall.bin.

lene1949 · 02-02-2010, 02:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iQQ

Oh, it's not a good news. I just got my Kindle Dxi for one week, then I got it bricked, sad ah~~

I don't want use the font hack, and would change the fonts through edit the "font.properties" and "netfront.ini". I succeeded before I try to make a better looking fonts.

After I copied few fonts into /usr/java/lib/fonts and reboot, then it stock after the indicator bar ended. It just wouldn't show up the content list.

Now it can be connected as USB device, can boot to recovery mode. I tried all the ways I know, not make it back to work yet.

Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated!

This is for my kindle, but for me to do a factory reset the instruction are:

Press the Home button
Press the menu button
Select 'settings'
Press the Menu button
Select 'Reset to Factory Defaults

01-30-2010, 12:56 PM	#1
iQQ Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2006	My Kindle DXi bricked Oh, it's not a good news. I just got my Kindle Dxi for one week, then I got it bricked, sad ah~~ I don't want use the font hack, and would change the fonts through edit the "font.properties" and "netfront.ini". I succeeded before I try to make a better looking fonts. After I copied few fonts into /usr/java/lib/fonts and reboot, then it stock after the indicator bar ended. It just wouldn't show up the content list. Now it can be connected as USB device, can boot to recovery mode. I tried all the ways I know, not make it back to work yet. Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated!

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01-30-2010, 01:46 PM	#2
Slow_hand Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 326 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore Device: Amazon Kindle 2	Contact Amazon for a replacement .

01-30-2010, 02:47 PM	#3
Zorz Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 36 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kindle 2i	You can try holding the power switch for like 2 minutes to the right and then release, or try pressing and holding the R button.

01-30-2010, 07:00 PM	#4
Pushka Wizard Posts: 1,119 Karma: 1019140 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Australia Device: kindle, Ipad, Iphone, Nexus and PPW	Could you put the unstall hack on it? Turn it on and off. Then do the software update?

01-30-2010, 08:34 PM	#7
Zorz Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 36 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kindle 2i	if you just put the update file in the root and do a restart it usually pics it up automatically,

01-30-2010, 09:13 PM	#9
Zorz Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 36 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kindle 2i	usually when I get that error, if I hold the on/off switch for 2 minutes and then let the screen go blank it may start back up

01-31-2010, 01:53 PM	#11
clarknova Addict Posts: 241 Karma: 2617 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greenwood, SC Device: Kindle 2	Did you happen to install the screen saver hack? If so, there's some anti-brick stuff in that hack that you can use to try to repair your fonts.properties file (or whatever it was that got messed up).

02-01-2010, 05:00 PM	#13
Zorz Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 36 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kindle 2i	if you can still get into rootfs, you likely can build the os on the kindle then copy the proper files, the ones you messed up into the proper location or just replace them all.

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