Kindle 3: brickable, or unbrickable?

Edmundo · 01-20-2011, 09:41 AM

The question is: is there a procedure for restoring a Kindle 3 to working order using just standard hardware that will always work, whatever has been done to the Kindle with software?

If so, what is the procedure?

I read somewhere the claim that the Kindle is unbrickable because it has a basic bootloader that can't be overwritten. However, I might have misunderstood and the claim may have been referring to an earlier model of the Kindle.

Sir Alex · 01-20-2011, 10:19 AM

Edmundo,
U-Boot accessible via serial line. You must have 1.8v USB(COM)<->Kindle adapter to access it. If you'll get access to Kindle console, you can unbrick it.

Tiersten · 01-20-2011, 10:36 AM

You need to have a full backup of your Kindle before doing anything as the firmware releases for the K3 aren't full images. They're just patches from a previous version of the firmware unlike some of the earlier releases for the old Kindles.

01-20-2011, 09:41 AM	#1
Edmundo Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Kindle 3: brickable, or unbrickable? The question is: is there a procedure for restoring a Kindle 3 to working order using just standard hardware that will always work, whatever has been done to the Kindle with software? If so, what is the procedure? I read somewhere the claim that the Kindle is unbrickable because it has a basic bootloader that can't be overwritten. However, I might have misunderstood and the claim may have been referring to an earlier model of the Kindle.

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01-20-2011, 10:19 AM	#2
Sir Alex Groupie Posts: 157 Karma: 1777 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Minsk, Belarus Device: Kindle 4	Edmundo, U-Boot accessible via serial line. You must have 1.8v USB(COM)<->Kindle adapter to access it. If you'll get access to Kindle console, you can unbrick it.

01-20-2011, 10:36 AM	#3
Tiersten Guru Posts: 987 Karma: 8641 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3G+WiFi	You need to have a full backup of your Kindle before doing anything as the firmware releases for the K3 aren't full images. They're just patches from a previous version of the firmware unlike some of the earlier releases for the old Kindles.