Firmware Update When are they necessary ?? - Page 2

Tiersten · 01-02-2011, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by mldavis2

Rarely do I over-install a beta ("early preview") on top of a working program. If the two can both exist on the same device, fine, I'll do their beta-testing for them. Otherwise, I stick with proven, official releases that are being pre-installed in new Kindles. The brand new Kindle 3's that my family received as gifts (different orders, different shipments, one ordered on 12-22-10) all had 3.0.2, not 3.0.3.

3.0.2 never actually went into official release at least via the website. 3.0.1 had some really severe bugs like causing Kindles to be extremely temperature sensitive so they couldn't use that for shipping Kindles. 3.0.2 has some weird browser bugs and some people reported lots of crashing as well so they eventually made 3.0.3 which is still in preview stage.

desertblues · 01-02-2011, 11:58 AM

After I installed the 3.0.3 update on my previous Kindle; the browser got better, more stable. That's why I updated to 3.0.3 when I got my replacement and my new Kindle.
I've got no problem now at all with both; that is....I've monitored the indexing like a hawk when downloading my books. If it indicated, after a few hours, there were some books still indexing.....woosh...deleted them-reformatted and tried again, or phoned Amazon.

I'm convinced that most of the problems I had with the Kindle, were connected with downloading and indexing a lot of books, and not wether I had downloaded the latest update or not.

screwballl · 01-02-2011, 03:15 PM

That is typically why it is better to only do 10-15 at a time, not large numbers all it once, regardless of which firmware version you are using (although it has gotten MUCH better with 3.0.3).

desertblues · 01-02-2011, 05:04 PM

Trough trial and error (one replaced Kindle) I can say that, if closely monitored, downloading 100-150 books at a time is all right. But always check if there're still books indexing, before the next.

CrayWolf · 01-02-2011, 05:15 PM

I've got the Screensaver Hack installed. Will I need to remove that before the Kindle will update its firmware?

01-02-2011, 11:58 AM	#17
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	After I installed the 3.0.3 update on my previous Kindle; the browser got better, more stable. That's why I updated to 3.0.3 when I got my replacement and my new Kindle. I've got no problem now at all with both; that is....I've monitored the indexing like a hawk when downloading my books. If it indicated, after a few hours, there were some books still indexing.....woosh...deleted them-reformatted and tried again, or phoned Amazon. I'm convinced that most of the problems I had with the Kindle, were connected with downloading and indexing a lot of books, and not wether I had downloaded the latest update or not. Last edited by desertblues; 01-02-2011 at 12:54 PM. Reason: Clarifying the situation

01-02-2011, 03:15 PM	#18
screwballl NewKindler Posts: 504 Karma: 1865773 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NWFL Device: Kindle3 Wifi	That is typically why it is better to only do 10-15 at a time, not large numbers all it once, regardless of which firmware version you are using (although it has gotten MUCH better with 3.0.3).

01-02-2011, 05:04 PM	#19
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	Trough trial and error (one replaced Kindle) I can say that, if closely monitored, downloading 100-150 books at a time is all right. But always check if there're still books indexing, before the next.

01-02-2011, 05:15 PM	#20
CrayWolf Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 2654 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle3 Wifi	I've got the Screensaver Hack installed. Will I need to remove that before the Kindle will update its firmware?

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