Firmware Update 3.0.3 Early Preview is here - Page 6

TheFluffyOne · 10-23-2010, 05:41 AM

Having never seen the performance improvements in page turns at each firmware update I thought I'd do some basic tests before and after. I have the EU 3G model; I was running 3.0.2 preview (529960105) and updated to the 3.0.3 preview (536720111).

The test was to open a book (Stephen King's Under the Dome as purchased from the Kindle store), go to the cover page, and then perform 20 page turns as quickly as possible. Repeated this three times for each test case, the figure shown is the average of the three runs.

3.0.2: 10.7 seconds (0.54s per turn)
3.0.2 after reboot: 8.6 seconds (0.43s per turn)
3.0.3 after first boot: 8.1 seconds (0.41s per turn)

Whilst this was a bit of a rough set of tests, the suggestion is that the reboot has a noticeable effect on the page turn speed, whereas the 3.0.3 update itself hasn't really sped things up.

pchrist7 · 10-23-2010, 05:45 AM

@Fluffy: This matches my experience, with no stopwatch running.
I don't know why, but the reboot really changes things, but then again. Could the number of books be a factor ? Indexing is done, but still ?
Cheers

Stonecold · 10-23-2010, 05:51 AM

When 3.0.3 comes out OTA, will it still be able to install if I have the USB Network hack active or will the update fail or even (God forbit) brick my Kindle?

Rinzwind · 10-23-2010, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stonecold

When 3.0.3 comes out OTA, will it still be able to install if I have the USB Network hack active or will the update fail or even (God forbit) brick my Kindle?

From what I have read...
The 3.0.3 and any other updates will not break your hacks and you can always install new updates and the hacks will not break any firmware updates. Hacks are add-ons or features using the Linux system that amazon did not include (yet

).

The only snag in jailbreaking: if you get a new Kindle and its firmware is newer than the hack can handle you need to wait for a new version of the hack.
So once jailbroken your Kindle remains jailbroken except for a full re-install of your kindle or in case of getting a new Kindle with newer firmware.

Richey79 · 10-23-2010, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChaoZ

What? BOOO. Dealbreaker!
Article mode worked great in both Wikipedia and NYT.

+1

This was ( is - I won't be updating if this is borked ) the only reason I used the browser at all.

I wonder why it's working differently for different people? Worth getting to the bottom of that.

spellbanisher · 10-23-2010, 12:29 PM

I'm the one who said article mode wasn't working the same, but this morning it started working again. 'm happy that its working but don't understand why. It's not like I tried article mode once after the update and decided that it didn't work. I had tried it multiple times a day for several days and it didn't work. I even restarted my kindle a few times and erased the browsing history and even turned off javascript and images for awhile. I did send feedback to amazon about it though. Maybe that was it.

rafalski · 10-28-2010, 08:36 AM

I just updated to 3.0.3 preview. As it turns out, it breaks the left-justification preference edit. "Justification: Left, Full" is still there in the menu, but doesn't change anything anymore, everything is full-justified.

It still allows you to edit margins though.

Edit: I am happy to have to apologize for the alarming post: those were only some badly converted files which seem to have forced justification. For most books, the setting still works.

cvkemp · 10-28-2010, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rafalski

I just updated to 3.0.3 preview. As it turns out, it breaks the left-justification preference edit. "Justification: Left, Full" is still there in the menu, but doesn't change anything anymore, everything is full-justified.

It still allows you to edit margins though.

Edit: I am happy to have to apologize for the alarming post: those were only some badly converted files which seem to have forced justification. For most books, the setting still works.

The same here, I just checked.

rafalski · 10-28-2010, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cvkemp

The same here, I just checked.

The same as in "it still works" or "some files now are fully justified"?

Thing is, I am not 100% sure those files were left-justified before. I think they were. From what I see, the files in question are Amazon-converted .azw

bitschnau · 10-31-2010, 11:07 AM

For me with the 3.0.3 upgrade all fonts became more fuzzy. I received my Kindle 3 on friday and I was heavily impressed by the clearness of the text display, but after the update the regular and condensed fonts became a bit more fuzzy and the sans serif fonts are clearly more fuzzy than with 3.0.2.

I really HATE 3.0.3, since I miss the clearness of the fonts from 3.0.2 and did not recognize anything than a much worse displaying of fonts.

It ruins my whole Kindle experience now and I would go back to 3.0.2 right away if it would be possible. Since it is not I have to pray and wait for another update.

cvkemp · 10-31-2010, 12:35 PM

I am wondering if you have and issue with your kindle itself. I have been using 3.0.3 from the day it was released for preview and the screen and fonts are great.

bitschnau · 10-31-2010, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cvkemp

I am wondering if you have and issue with your kindle itself. I have been using 3.0.3 from the day it was released for preview and the screen and fonts are great.

No, everything is perfect, just the fonts are not rendered clearly any more. They were much better before and I read on the amazon forums, I am not the only one having this issue, but it's only a few people having these problems. For the most, the update works fine. :-(

FF2 · 10-31-2010, 01:54 PM

Okay, so what's the official version now. Mine came with 3.0.1. I upgraded to 3.0.2 and it was official for a day or two then disappeared. 3.0.3 is still beta?

So, what's the story?

bitschnau · 10-31-2010, 02:34 PM

3.0.3 is still beta, so hopefully the issues will be corrected before release.

That's the story.

tomsem · 10-31-2010, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheFluffyOne

Having never seen the performance improvements in page turns at each firmware update I thought I'd do some basic tests before and after. I have the EU 3G model; I was running 3.0.2 preview (529960105) and updated to the 3.0.3 preview (536720111).

The test was to open a book (Stephen King's Under the Dome as purchased from the Kindle store), go to the cover page, and then perform 20 page turns as quickly as possible. Repeated this three times for each test case, the figure shown is the average of the three runs.

3.0.2: 10.7 seconds (0.54s per turn)
3.0.2 after reboot: 8.6 seconds (0.43s per turn)
3.0.3 after first boot: 8.1 seconds (0.41s per turn)

Whilst this was a bit of a rough set of tests, the suggestion is that the reboot has a noticeable effect on the page turn speed, whereas the 3.0.3 update itself hasn't really sped things up.

You would need to do this with the smallest text size to see the largest effect (more words to layout per page). I only noticed slowness at text size 1-2.

10-28-2010, 08:36 AM	#82
rafalski Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle	I just updated to 3.0.3 preview. As it turns out, it breaks the left-justification preference edit. "Justification: Left, Full" is still there in the menu, but doesn't change anything anymore, everything is full-justified. It still allows you to edit margins though. Edit: I am happy to have to apologize for the alarming post: those were only some badly converted files which seem to have forced justification. For most books, the setting still works. Last edited by rafalski; 10-28-2010 at 09:09 AM.

10-31-2010, 11:07 AM	#85
bitschnau Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 360 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Amazon Kindle 3	Fuzzy fonts :-( For me with the 3.0.3 upgrade all fonts became more fuzzy. I received my Kindle 3 on friday and I was heavily impressed by the clearness of the text display, but after the update the regular and condensed fonts became a bit more fuzzy and the sans serif fonts are clearly more fuzzy than with 3.0.2. I really HATE 3.0.3, since I miss the clearness of the fonts from 3.0.2 and did not recognize anything than a much worse displaying of fonts. It ruins my whole Kindle experience now and I would go back to 3.0.2 right away if it would be possible. Since it is not I have to pray and wait for another update. Last edited by bitschnau; 10-31-2010 at 12:31 PM.

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10-23-2010, 05:41 AM	#76
TheFluffyOne Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3G	Having never seen the performance improvements in page turns at each firmware update I thought I'd do some basic tests before and after. I have the EU 3G model; I was running 3.0.2 preview (529960105) and updated to the 3.0.3 preview (536720111). The test was to open a book (Stephen King's Under the Dome as purchased from the Kindle store), go to the cover page, and then perform 20 page turns as quickly as possible. Repeated this three times for each test case, the figure shown is the average of the three runs. 3.0.2: 10.7 seconds (0.54s per turn) 3.0.2 after reboot: 8.6 seconds (0.43s per turn) 3.0.3 after first boot: 8.1 seconds (0.41s per turn) Whilst this was a bit of a rough set of tests, the suggestion is that the reboot has a noticeable effect on the page turn speed, whereas the 3.0.3 update itself hasn't really sped things up.

10-23-2010, 05:45 AM	#77
pchrist7 Addict Posts: 385 Karma: 6514 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3 3G+Wifi, Oasis	@Fluffy: This matches my experience, with no stopwatch running. I don't know why, but the reboot really changes things, but then again. Could the number of books be a factor ? Indexing is done, but still ? Cheers

10-23-2010, 05:51 AM	#78
Stonecold Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 500 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Davis, CA Device: Kindle 3 (B006)	When 3.0.3 comes out OTA, will it still be able to install if I have the USB Network hack active or will the update fail or even (God forbit) brick my Kindle?

10-23-2010, 12:29 PM	#81
spellbanisher Guru Posts: 826 Karma: 6566849 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bay Area Device: kindle keyboard, kindle fire hd, S4, Nook hd+	I'm the one who said article mode wasn't working the same, but this morning it started working again. 'm happy that its working but don't understand why. It's not like I tried article mode once after the update and decided that it didn't work. I had tried it multiple times a day for several days and it didn't work. I even restarted my kindle a few times and erased the browsing history and even turned off javascript and images for awhile. I did send feedback to amazon about it though. Maybe that was it.

10-31-2010, 12:35 PM	#86
cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,430 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 6 SE, Fire HD8	I am wondering if you have and issue with your kindle itself. I have been using 3.0.3 from the day it was released for preview and the screen and fonts are great.

10-31-2010, 01:54 PM	#88
FF2 Wizard Posts: 1,105 Karma: 1025784 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: WiFi Kindle3	Okay, so what's the official version now. Mine came with 3.0.1. I upgraded to 3.0.2 and it was official for a day or two then disappeared. 3.0.3 is still beta? So, what's the story?

10-31-2010, 02:34 PM	#89
bitschnau Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 360 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Amazon Kindle 3	3.0.3 is still beta, so hopefully the issues will be corrected before release. That's the story.