Kindle Touch 5.3.2 sticks on "Please wait a moment while your Kindle starts up"

urbster1 · 01-25-2013, 12:50 PM

I had tried to update from 5.1.2 to 5.3.2 previously and the update half-succeeded, leaving my KT stuck in a zombie-like state between half-working main mode and diags with no USB networking installed. So, in a half-enlightened moment I used RUNME.sh to dd a new 5.1.2 partition and the 5.3.2 update installed just fine from there. However, my Kindle will now only boot to main using MfgTool. It boots just fine and 5.3.2 is working great with no problems, but when restarting via the Kindle menu it just gets stuck on "Please wait a moment while your Kindle starts up" at which point I need to use MgfTool to boot it to main again. I have even tried a reset of the device but it's not helping. I do have all my documents backed up so it's not an issue to lose data. Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!

knc1 · 01-25-2013, 12:55 PM

When you copied the new partition, did you also copy the matching kernel?

urbster1 · 01-25-2013, 12:58 PM

Derp. Sure didn't. Guess that would explain some things, eh?

edit: Got it, thanks! If anyone wants to, feel free to add this to the list of successful debricking reports.

01-25-2013, 12:50 PM	#1
urbster1 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 11142 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	Kindle Touch 5.3.2 sticks on "Please wait a moment while your Kindle starts up" I had tried to update from 5.1.2 to 5.3.2 previously and the update half-succeeded, leaving my KT stuck in a zombie-like state between half-working main mode and diags with no USB networking installed. So, in a half-enlightened moment I used RUNME.sh to dd a new 5.1.2 partition and the 5.3.2 update installed just fine from there. However, my Kindle will now only boot to main using MfgTool. It boots just fine and 5.3.2 is working great with no problems, but when restarting via the Kindle menu it just gets stuck on "Please wait a moment while your Kindle starts up" at which point I need to use MgfTool to boot it to main again. I have even tried a reset of the device but it's not helping. I do have all my documents backed up so it's not an issue to lose data. Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!

01-25-2013, 12:58 PM	#3
urbster1 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 11142 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	Derp. Sure didn't. Guess that would explain some things, eh? edit: Got it, thanks! If anyone wants to, feel free to add this to the list of successful debricking reports. Last edited by urbster1; 01-25-2013 at 01:55 PM.

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01-25-2013, 12:55 PM	#2
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	When you copied the new partition, did you also copy the matching kernel?

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