Kindle 3 (Keyboard) "Go To" function

Araucaria · 11-25-2013, 11:56 AM

My K3 seems to have lost the use of its "go to" page/location function.

When I select "go to" it becomes impossible to enter any numerals: pressing the "SYM" key has no effect, and neither does "ALT" + a letter in the top row.

I've also tried using the space bar and then entering numbers. Again, no luck.

I should add that mine has been jailbroken - perhaps it's a side-effect?

But I would be most interested to hear if anyone else has the same fault. And even more interested to hear of a solution, of course.

It's running version 3.4, for what it's worth.

Thanks

susan_cassidy · 11-25-2013, 12:28 PM

Have you tried a reset?

If not, try one. That often fixes weird glitches. If not, you may need to un-jailbreak it, and see if that helps.

Araucaria · 11-25-2013, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by susan_cassidy

Have you tried a reset?

If not, try one. That often fixes weird glitches. If not, you may need to un-jailbreak it, and see if that helps.

I've tried a re-set. No help there. It does contain a lot of books, so the re-set takes quite a while.

I'm reluctant to unjailbreak it, as my technical skills are not very high. I don't believe I had this problem until recently, and it's been jailbroke for quite a long time. Perhaps the 3.4 upgrade did it?

Barbara1955 · 11-26-2013, 04:27 PM

How do you do a Re-Set? I can turn it Off/On but it just stays the same.
I dont want to Re-Set it back to Factory. I want it ti Re-Sort its hard drive...kinda like defrag a computer.

ThomasC · 11-26-2013, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Araucaria

I've tried a re-set. No help there. It does contain a lot of books, so the re-set takes quite a while.

I'm reluctant to unjailbreak it, as my technical skills are not very high. I don't believe I had this problem until recently, and it's been jailbroke for quite a long time. Perhaps the 3.4 upgrade did it?

You probably will need to uninstall your jailbreak. Always a good idea to do this esp. before you update your kindle firmware.

Maybe try posting your problem in the kindle development sub-section and I'm sure an experienced kindle hacker can talk you through how to do this.

SteveEisenberg · 11-26-2013, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katie1

How do you do a Re-Set?

Hold the Kindle Keyboard on switch to the right for 15-20 seconds, then let go. Wait another 15 seconds or so, and it will reboot.

You don't have to reboot as often as with Windows, but if you go back and forth between books and personal documents a lot, I would do it maybe once every week or two.

Sometimes it may do it on its own.

Barbara1955 · 11-27-2013, 04:11 PM

LOL ALL that does is turn it Off/On

ThomasC · 11-28-2013, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katie1

LOL ALL that does is turn it Off/On

Try holding the slide switch over longer, until it resets.

Ian.M · 11-28-2013, 07:47 AM

According to Amazon [here] Its a 15 second slide switch hold for Reset. If you count for 20 seconds (say: "one elephant, two elephants ... twenty elephants") it should reset firs time. Incidentally Off mode is a hold of 4 to 15 seconds, so if you want Off mode, count 8 seconds if you have Voice Guide off. If you have the guide on, it will tell you "Screensaver" for a brief slide or "Turning Off" for a four second hold and you can release it then to turn off. Ignore that and carry on holding for reset.

Barbara1955 · 11-28-2013, 05:33 PM

OK it finally did it!

11-25-2013, 11:56 AM	#1
Araucaria Bibliophile Posts: 166 Karma: 934516 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cantal in the French Auvergne Device: Kindle Voyage, Kobo Libra H20, Kindle PW2, Moon Pro on Lenovo tablet	Kindle 3 (Keyboard) "Go To" function My K3 seems to have lost the use of its "go to" page/location function. When I select "go to" it becomes impossible to enter any numerals: pressing the "SYM" key has no effect, and neither does "ALT" + a letter in the top row. I've also tried using the space bar and then entering numbers. Again, no luck. I should add that mine has been jailbroken - perhaps it's a side-effect? But I would be most interested to hear if anyone else has the same fault. And even more interested to hear of a solution, of course. It's running version 3.4, for what it's worth. Thanks Last edited by Araucaria; 11-25-2013 at 12:08 PM.

11-26-2013, 04:27 PM	#4
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	How do you do a Re-Set? I can turn it Off/On but it just stays the same. I dont want to Re-Set it back to Factory. I want it ti Re-Sort its hard drive...kinda like defrag a computer. Last edited by Barbara1955; 11-26-2013 at 04:31 PM.

11-28-2013, 07:47 AM	#9
Ian.M Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 57134 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Kindle 3 GB 3G	According to Amazon [here] Its a 15 second slide switch hold for Reset. If you count for 20 seconds (say: "one elephant, two elephants ... twenty elephants") it should reset firs time. Incidentally Off mode is a hold of 4 to 15 seconds, so if you want Off mode, count 8 seconds if you have Voice Guide off. If you have the guide on, it will tell you "Screensaver" for a brief slide or "Turning Off" for a four second hold and you can release it then to turn off. Ignore that and carry on holding for reset. Last edited by Ian.M; 11-28-2013 at 07:51 AM.

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11-25-2013, 12:28 PM	#2
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	Have you tried a reset? If not, try one. That often fixes weird glitches. If not, you may need to un-jailbreak it, and see if that helps.

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Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	LOL ALL that does is turn it Off/On

11-28-2013, 05:33 PM	#10
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	OK it finally did it!