Register Guidelines E-Books Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book Readers > Amazon Kindle

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 09-27-2012, 07:43 PM   #1
coolwes123
Junior Member
coolwes123 began at the beginning.
 
coolwes123's Avatar
 
Posts: 6
Karma: 10
Join Date: Jul 2012
Device: Kindle
Exclamation Help! My KNT4 has a password on it and I can't acess it!

I have a bunch of important documents on my kindle including my notepad app because I am writing a story and if I were to reset my kindle I would lose all my works! D: I anyone knows a way that might help PLEASE DO!!!
coolwes123 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-27-2012, 08:30 PM   #2
thrawed
Junior Member
thrawed began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 1
Karma: 10
Join Date: Sep 2012
Device: Kindle 4 NT B
What would be the point of password protection if any random person could bypass it? You could try contacting amazon, but they'll probably have the same answer: you should have backed it up.
thrawed is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-27-2012, 08:38 PM   #3
DustyDisks
Old Fart In Training
DustyDisks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DustyDisks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DustyDisks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DustyDisks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DustyDisks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DustyDisks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DustyDisks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DustyDisks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DustyDisks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DustyDisks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DustyDisks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
DustyDisks's Avatar
 
Posts: 534
Karma: 2742476
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Gladewater, Texas
Device: K3+3g/KFHD 7"/Nexus 7/Nexus 7.2
I do not have a clue, but can you use the usb cable? Or does the kindle ask for a password when it is connected to a pc?

If not maybe copy everything you can over to your pc and then do a hard reset?


Just guessing.
DustyDisks is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-27-2012, 08:40 PM   #4
geekmaster
Carpe diem, c'est la vie.
geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
geekmaster's Avatar
 
Posts: 6,433
Karma: 10773668
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Multiverse 6627A
Device: K1 to PW3
Quote:
Originally Posted by coolwes123 View Post
I have a bunch of important documents on my kindle including my notepad app because I am writing a story and if I were to reset my kindle I would lose all my works! D: I anyone knows a way that might help PLEASE DO!!!
If all else fails:
MfgTool. Boot diags. Export USB. Copy off your stuff.
geekmaster is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-27-2012, 10:36 PM   #5
Loosheesh
Wizard
Loosheesh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Loosheesh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Loosheesh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Loosheesh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Loosheesh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Loosheesh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Loosheesh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Loosheesh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Loosheesh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Loosheesh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Loosheesh ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Loosheesh's Avatar
 
Posts: 1,674
Karma: 3111989
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Jianghu
Device: PW1, PW5, iPhone SE 2016, iPhone 13 Pro, iPad Pro 9.7, iPad Pro 2021
Quote:
Originally Posted by DustyDisks View Post
I do not have a clue, but can you use the usb cable? Or does the kindle ask for a password when it is connected to a pc?

If not maybe copy everything you can over to your pc and then do a hard reset?


Just guessing.
Yes, you need to put in the password before it will connect to the PC.
Loosheesh is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-27-2012, 11:52 PM   #6
geekmaster
Carpe diem, c'est la vie.
geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
geekmaster's Avatar
 
Posts: 6,433
Karma: 10773668
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Multiverse 6627A
Device: K1 to PW3
USB export from diags probably doesn't need that password. Try it.
geekmaster is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-27-2012, 11:59 PM   #7
daffy4u
I'm Super Kindle-icious
daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
daffy4u's Avatar
 
Posts: 6,734
Karma: 2434103
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia
Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis
Quote:
Originally Posted by coolwes123 View Post
I have a bunch of important documents on my kindle including my notepad app because I am writing a story and if I were to reset my kindle I would lose all my works! D: I anyone knows a way that might help PLEASE DO!!!
From the Kindle Support page:

Quote:
If you cannot remember the password for your Kindle, you can reset your password to regain access. Resetting your password will delete all content on your Kindle and you'll need to register your Kindle again before downloading items from Your Kindle Library on Amazon.com.

To reset your Kindle if you don't have the password:

Press and hold the power button to turn on the device or exit sleep mode.
Enter "resetmykindle" in the password field. Press the Keyboard button to return to the password menu and select submit using the 5-way controller.
Wait several minutes while your Kindle restarts.
daffy4u is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-28-2012, 12:04 AM   #8
geekmaster
Carpe diem, c'est la vie.
geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
geekmaster's Avatar
 
Posts: 6,433
Karma: 10773668
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Multiverse 6627A
Device: K1 to PW3
The OP said he wants to keep his content. Use diags USB export. If that doesn't work I know ways that will absolutely work.

Do not do a factory reset, or his content will be erased.

Last edited by geekmaster; 09-28-2012 at 12:15 AM.
geekmaster is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-28-2012, 12:08 AM   #9
daffy4u
I'm Super Kindle-icious
daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
daffy4u's Avatar
 
Posts: 6,734
Karma: 2434103
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia
Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis
Would the notepad app notes be backed up on the Amazon servers? I don't have that app, so I'm not familiar.

EDIT: Well, it turns out I do own this app. I purchased it early in 2011 and forgot I had it. I found the help pages for the app here and here. The app has a backup and restore option but in this case if the backup files aren't also copied to a computer, they will be lost with a reset.

I tried saving a test note to see if it would show up with my personal documents and so far I don't see anything. So geekmaster, it looks like your plan might be the only way to help.

Last edited by daffy4u; 09-28-2012 at 12:38 AM. Reason: Additional information
daffy4u is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-28-2012, 01:25 AM   #10
HarryT
eBook Enthusiast
HarryT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.HarryT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.HarryT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.HarryT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.HarryT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.HarryT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.HarryT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.HarryT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.HarryT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.HarryT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.HarryT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
HarryT's Avatar
 
Posts: 85,544
Karma: 93383043
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6
If these documents are "important", why don't you have a backup of them?
HarryT is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-28-2012, 02:01 AM   #11
Blossom
Treasure Seeker
Blossom ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Blossom ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Blossom ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Blossom ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Blossom ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Blossom ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Blossom ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Blossom ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Blossom ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Blossom ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Blossom ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Blossom's Avatar
 
Posts: 18,708
Karma: 26026435
Join Date: Mar 2010
Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices
Writing a story on the K4? It's keyboard is not optimal for writing more then a few words. Who put the password on there maybe they might know it.
Blossom is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-28-2012, 02:05 AM   #12
geekmaster
Carpe diem, c'est la vie.
geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
geekmaster's Avatar
 
Posts: 6,433
Karma: 10773668
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Multiverse 6627A
Device: K1 to PW3
Quote:
Originally Posted by daffy4u View Post
... So geekmaster, it looks like your plan might be the only way to help.
I prefer to trust people, and go by the assumption that physical possession authorizes access.

The K4 can boot to diags, by using MfgTool from the Dev Corner "select boot" thread. From there, you can either export (share) the USB drive using that item in the main menu, or you can start an SSH shell from menu N-U-Z-X.

There is more information in the Dev Corner. Look in the K4 index wiki (and other indexes). Start with the Master Index sticky thread in the Dev Corner. Ask there. More people in the Dev Corner can help you with questions about diags and SSH and USBnetworking...

Last edited by geekmaster; 09-28-2012 at 02:08 AM.
geekmaster is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
I can't acess my server through firefox blakdart Calibre 1 08-18-2012 10:19 AM
K3 ssh/telnet acess over WiFi MacUsers Kindle Developer's Corner 4 08-13-2011 05:01 AM
Troubleshooting Can't acess menu from settings... cam1john Amazon Kindle 2 06-07-2011 02:00 AM
Password weamish Amazon Kindle 1 03-29-2011 09:47 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:39 AM.


MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.