Firmware Update Two-Point-Five NOW! - Page 9

Sheikspeare · 05-10-2010, 10:50 AM

Can it really be the case that no DX (US) user has received, captured and uploaded the 2.5 update? Please, let's not be shy... step forward!

SubElement · 05-10-2010, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sheikspeare

Can it really be the case that no DX (US) user has received, captured and uploaded the 2.5 update? Please, let's not be shy... step forward!

Same for K2i... Really want to test drive this stuff.

robb01 · 05-10-2010, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sheikspeare

Can it really be the case that no DX (US) user has received, captured and uploaded the 2.5 update? Please, let's not be shy... step forward!

please someone share

brakeb · 05-10-2010, 11:25 AM

all we need is someone who hasn't received the update, and is running 2.3.2 to use "recuva" to make a bin file, right?

Bikemike · 05-10-2010, 11:29 AM

Hey Sischa,
please can you test, whereever you have unlimited access to web-browsing in germany. Some 2.5-Users have told this.
Thanks

Mike

JohnnyTToxic · 05-10-2010, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brakeb

all we need is someone who hasn't received the update, and is running 2.3.2 to use "recuva" to make a bin file, right?

No, you run a file recovery program (I prefer Recuva because it's free and works) immediately after (or as close as possible) you receive the update and recover the bin file, which will be named something like: "Update_431108003_472900057.bin" where the first 9 numbers will be the build you were previously at (in this case 2.3.4) and the last 9 numbers will be the build of 2.5 (472900057)

Recuva doesn't create the .bin file. It just brings it back from being deleted.

brakeb · 05-10-2010, 12:24 PM

so that's why we won't get a copy of 2.3.2... it's been too long...

Stupid me for updating to 2.3.3...

JohnnyTToxic · 05-10-2010, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brakeb

so that's why we won't get a copy of 2.3.2... it's been too long...

Stupid me for updating to 2.3.3...

Ah, I finally get what you were saying at first. Yea, it's hard to recover the file after some time has gone by because the Kindle moves files around so much during normal use...

Teyrnon · 05-10-2010, 01:58 PM

A few thoughts and this thread seems like as good a place as any. This is largely speculation so take anything I'm about to say with a grain of salt.

When the 2.3.3 update was released there was a rush to grab it and much speculation about what it did even though Amazon CS seemed to be saying it was only a fix for a problem that appeared in a few Kindles. Which it seems to me suggests there may have been some slight hardware variances within the same model That is to say that one Kindle 2 US isn't necessarily exactly the same as another Kindle 2 US. There have been multiple production runs of the various models so it stands to reason that subtle differences were introduced between runs. I'm told this is not an uncommon thing. IC manufacturers are frequently subtly updating their products over the life of a chip's production.

Following this line of thought it seems probable that something about the 2.3 version of the Kindle firmware ran afoul of these tiny hardware differences. So the 2.3.x updates were released to fix specific issues caused by the aforementioned variations in the hardware.

Now we have the 2.5 update and their probably trying hard to avoid the situation that caused them to release 2.3.2, 2.3.3, and 2.3.4 at roughly the same time and the resulting customer confusion. Like my confusion when I left my wireless on to get 2.3.3 and ended up with 2.3.2 which nobody here seemed to have heard of it. This is why I found it interesting that synlor and I both had 2.3.2 on a Kindle DX(US) and received the 2.5 update the same day. I suspect that the majority of folks who had 2.3.2 on a DX US and had their wireless on that day got 2.5. That suggests that whatever schedule they have for the 2.5 update batches is in some way version dependent.

What might be interesting would be to hear from those who've already gotten the 2.5 update and for what models and what previous version they had.

All that said, I think the best idea at this point is to just leave your wireless on for a few days and see how soon you get 2.5,

Sischa · 05-10-2010, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bikemike

Hey Sischa,
please can you test, whereever you have unlimited access to web-browsing in germany. Some 2.5-Users have told this.
Thanks

Mike

I can confirm that. I have unlimited access to web browsing with the KDXi 2.5 here in germany. Thats awsom but i fear it wont last long it has to be a mistake by amazon or did they get a new roaming agreement with providers here in germany? I don't think so?

But awsom nice feature to surf in your calibre library ...

Bikemike · 05-10-2010, 05:49 PM

Thanks Sischa,
this looks very fine, hope its not only an amazon mistake. Can you download free books, for exampel here from mobileread?

Mike

Sischa · 05-10-2010, 06:06 PM

Yes i can. Everything seems to work now like with the us kindle. Nice one.

Pushka · 05-10-2010, 06:42 PM

I think most people have removed their hacks and had their wireless on for over 2 weeks now. No dice. I cant believe no-one has captured the bins yet.

Anarel · 05-11-2010, 02:55 PM

I can't believe it, either >_<; I would have though we'd had it by now.... maybe out of all the people who have it ( a small number, granted) none of them visit here or Kindleboards?

bzImage · 05-11-2010, 05:34 PM

It has been too long for 2.5 k2i to appear on the wild. I check 3 or 4 times a day kindleboards, mobileread, twitter and even hi-pda in hope that someone with a k2i and 2.5 was able to "get the bin" and post it somewhere.

But amazing.. no one has done that yet..

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05-10-2010, 10:50 AM	#121
Sheikspeare Groupie Posts: 181 Karma: 290 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: PR-505 / Kindle DX	Can it really be the case that no DX (US) user has received, captured and uploaded the 2.5 update? Please, let's not be shy... step forward!

05-10-2010, 11:25 AM	#124
brakeb Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kindle DX (US)	all we need is someone who hasn't received the update, and is running 2.3.2 to use "recuva" to make a bin file, right?

05-10-2010, 11:29 AM	#125
Bikemike Connoisseur Posts: 67 Karma: 428 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kindle 3	Hey Sischa, please can you test, whereever you have unlimited access to web-browsing in germany. Some 2.5-Users have told this. Thanks Mike

05-10-2010, 12:24 PM	#127
brakeb Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kindle DX (US)	so that's why we won't get a copy of 2.3.2... it's been too long... Stupid me for updating to 2.3.3...

05-10-2010, 01:58 PM	#129
Teyrnon Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 384 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Eastern United States Device: jetBook, Kindle DX, Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Nook Simple Touch	A few thoughts and this thread seems like as good a place as any. This is largely speculation so take anything I'm about to say with a grain of salt. When the 2.3.3 update was released there was a rush to grab it and much speculation about what it did even though Amazon CS seemed to be saying it was only a fix for a problem that appeared in a few Kindles. Which it seems to me suggests there may have been some slight hardware variances within the same model That is to say that one Kindle 2 US isn't necessarily exactly the same as another Kindle 2 US. There have been multiple production runs of the various models so it stands to reason that subtle differences were introduced between runs. I'm told this is not an uncommon thing. IC manufacturers are frequently subtly updating their products over the life of a chip's production. Following this line of thought it seems probable that something about the 2.3 version of the Kindle firmware ran afoul of these tiny hardware differences. So the 2.3.x updates were released to fix specific issues caused by the aforementioned variations in the hardware. Now we have the 2.5 update and their probably trying hard to avoid the situation that caused them to release 2.3.2, 2.3.3, and 2.3.4 at roughly the same time and the resulting customer confusion. Like my confusion when I left my wireless on to get 2.3.3 and ended up with 2.3.2 which nobody here seemed to have heard of it. This is why I found it interesting that synlor and I both had 2.3.2 on a Kindle DX(US) and received the 2.5 update the same day. I suspect that the majority of folks who had 2.3.2 on a DX US and had their wireless on that day got 2.5. That suggests that whatever schedule they have for the 2.5 update batches is in some way version dependent. What might be interesting would be to hear from those who've already gotten the 2.5 update and for what models and what previous version they had. All that said, I think the best idea at this point is to just leave your wireless on for a few days and see how soon you get 2.5,

05-10-2010, 05:49 PM	#131
Bikemike Connoisseur Posts: 67 Karma: 428 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kindle 3	Thanks Sischa, this looks very fine, hope its not only an amazon mistake. Can you download free books, for exampel here from mobileread? Mike

05-10-2010, 06:06 PM	#132
Sischa Evangelist Posts: 428 Karma: 2370 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Device: Nokia 770, Ilead, Cybook G3, Kindle DX, Kindle 2, iPad, Kindle 3, PW	Yes i can. Everything seems to work now like with the us kindle. Nice one.

05-10-2010, 06:42 PM	#133
Pushka Wizard Posts: 1,119 Karma: 1019140 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Australia Device: kindle, Ipad, Iphone, Nexus and PPW	I think most people have removed their hacks and had their wireless on for over 2 weeks now. No dice. I cant believe no-one has captured the bins yet.

05-11-2010, 02:55 PM	#134
Anarel Evangelist Posts: 424 Karma: 61399 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: K1, GKDX, K3	I can't believe it, either >_<; I would have though we'd had it by now.... maybe out of all the people who have it ( a small number, granted) none of them visit here or Kindleboards?

05-11-2010, 05:34 PM	#135
bzImage Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 106 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kindle 2	It has been too long for 2.5 k2i to appear on the wild. I check 3 or 4 times a day kindleboards, mobileread, twitter and even hi-pda in hope that someone with a k2i and 2.5 was able to "get the bin" and post it somewhere. But amazing.. no one has done that yet..