Frozen screen - Recovery menu - Page 2

nicole ridgway · 03-06-2015, 06:43 AM

Ok, I got this new battery. I installed it a few minutes ago (12.30 pm ITA time) and put it on the wall charger.
Screen is always the same...should I wait for another 24 hours to complete the recharge?

knc1 · 03-06-2015, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicole ridgway

Ok, I got this new battery. I installed it a few minutes ago (12.30 pm ITA time) and put it on the wall charger.
Screen is always the same...should I wait for another 24 hours to complete the recharge?

SA: Yes.
LA: Battery management controller is software controlled, your software is not running properly, so the charge control may be set at the minimum charge rate.

nicole ridgway · 03-06-2015, 07:33 AM

sorry, I can't understand the meaning of SA and LA.
Would you please explain me this? thank you

knc1 · 03-06-2015, 07:39 AM

SA: Short Answer
LA: Long Answer

nicole ridgway · 03-06-2015, 07:52 AM

oh, I see. I'll wait until tomorrow then. THANKS again

nicole ridgway · 03-06-2015, 12:23 PM

Another question please. Led turns orange to off after a few minutes charging. Is that right? Sorry for all these questions but I didn't have time to look for instructions

NiLuJe · 03-06-2015, 12:55 PM

Don't trust the LED. I've had it turn off for no apparent reason when connected to a perfectly fine charger.

(In my experience, the USB/power stack is fairly finicky to downright crappy on these devices, it only recently got better on the newer devices, those running on completely new hardware [iMX6/Wario, i.e., PW2/KT2/KV]. And that's not a Kindle-only thing, the iMX5 Kobos are possibly even finickier, as are the Booken, etc. You get the idea).

nicole ridgway · 03-06-2015, 06:39 PM

Even with the new battery, the screen is the same as before... What is wrong?

Ian.M · 03-07-2015, 05:03 AM

At this point, I'd reseat the screen connector (Flexpcb cable near the edge, behind bottom right corner of screen with K3 held normally. It pops off straight upwards with the K3 face down). Its possible you disturbed it the first time you opened the kindle. Don't pop it off and back on repeatedly or try to clean it - the connector is moderately delicate and you don't want to make things worse.

nicole ridgway · 03-07-2015, 06:02 AM

I'll try in a while. Thanks by now

nicole ridgway · 03-07-2015, 07:07 AM

Ok. The screen flex cable is located on my LEFT facing the main board.
I tried to unplug it and then plug it again. NOTHING.
What should I try?

nicole ridgway · 03-07-2015, 07:25 AM

EDIT. I found there's a hole on the flexpcb of the screen. I damaged it. Bye bye kindle.
It's almost impossible to find a kindle LCD replacement screen here in Italy...

Ian.M · 03-09-2015, 05:04 AM

I assume this happened when you opened it for the battery?

That sucks - but is not unexpected if it was the first time you opened something that delicate and fiddly.

Over here in the UK, its scarcely worth getting replacement screens as 2nd hand K3s are often found in CeX stores for not much more than the price of screen + shipping and they have a national stock search on their website so its easy to find one. You don't risk damaging a screen fitting it either.

You could try to obtain a faulty K3 that doesn't have a screen problem (e.g. one that is stuck in a boot loop, crashes or is otherwise unusable but updates the whole screen) then transplant your main board, new battery and case back.

03-06-2015, 12:55 PM	#22
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Don't trust the LED. I've had it turn off for no apparent reason when connected to a perfectly fine charger. (In my experience, the USB/power stack is fairly finicky to downright crappy on these devices, it only recently got better on the newer devices, those running on completely new hardware [iMX6/Wario, i.e., PW2/KT2/KV]. And that's not a Kindle-only thing, the iMX5 Kobos are possibly even finickier, as are the Booken, etc. You get the idea). Last edited by NiLuJe; 03-06-2015 at 12:58 PM.

03-07-2015, 05:03 AM	#24
Ian.M Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 57134 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Kindle 3 GB 3G	At this point, I'd reseat the screen connector (Flexpcb cable near the edge, behind bottom right corner of screen with K3 held normally. It pops off straight upwards with the K3 face down). Its possible you disturbed it the first time you opened the kindle. Don't pop it off and back on repeatedly or try to clean it - the connector is moderately delicate and you don't want to make things worse. Last edited by Ian.M; 03-07-2015 at 05:11 AM.

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03-06-2015, 06:43 AM	#16
nicole ridgway Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle Paperwhite [10th generation]	Ok, I got this new battery. I installed it a few minutes ago (12.30 pm ITA time) and put it on the wall charger. Screen is always the same...should I wait for another 24 hours to complete the recharge?

03-06-2015, 07:33 AM	#18
nicole ridgway Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle Paperwhite [10th generation]	sorry, I can't understand the meaning of SA and LA. Would you please explain me this? thank you

03-06-2015, 07:39 AM	#19
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	SA: Short Answer LA: Long Answer

03-06-2015, 07:52 AM	#20
nicole ridgway Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle Paperwhite [10th generation]	oh, I see. I'll wait until tomorrow then. THANKS again

03-06-2015, 12:23 PM	#21
nicole ridgway Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle Paperwhite [10th generation]	Another question please. Led turns orange to off after a few minutes charging. Is that right? Sorry for all these questions but I didn't have time to look for instructions

03-06-2015, 06:39 PM	#23
nicole ridgway Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle Paperwhite [10th generation]	Even with the new battery, the screen is the same as before... What is wrong?

03-07-2015, 06:02 AM	#25
nicole ridgway Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle Paperwhite [10th generation]	I'll try in a while. Thanks by now

03-07-2015, 07:07 AM	#26
nicole ridgway Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle Paperwhite [10th generation]	Ok. The screen flex cable is located on my LEFT facing the main board. I tried to unplug it and then plug it again. NOTHING. What should I try?

03-07-2015, 07:25 AM	#27
nicole ridgway Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle Paperwhite [10th generation]	EDIT. I found there's a hole on the flexpcb of the screen. I damaged it. Bye bye kindle. It's almost impossible to find a kindle LCD replacement screen here in Italy...

03-09-2015, 05:04 AM	#28
Ian.M Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 57134 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Kindle 3 GB 3G	I assume this happened when you opened it for the battery? That sucks - but is not unexpected if it was the first time you opened something that delicate and fiddly. Over here in the UK, its scarcely worth getting replacement screens as 2nd hand K3s are often found in CeX stores for not much more than the price of screen + shipping and they have a national stock search on their website so its easy to find one. You don't risk damaging a screen fitting it either. You could try to obtain a faulty K3 that doesn't have a screen problem (e.g. one that is stuck in a boot loop, crashes or is otherwise unusable but updates the whole screen) then transplant your main board, new battery and case back.

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