08-24-2017, 09:41 PM | #16 |
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Thank you if you can help!
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08-25-2017, 08:41 AM | #17 |
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Learn to use proper 'code' tags and 'spoiler' tags.
Your are just making a mess of someone else's thread. And you wanted the Lab126 sources for the 2014 release of u-boot. Only one or two firmware releases used it, you will have to search for it. (or open a lot of firmware source release archives). |
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Hello guys,
I am following this manual, but when I flash u-boot.bin using mgftool2.exe the serial console stops on this and it does not go further: Quote:
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10-18-2018, 10:42 AM | #19 |
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ohhh... It's very hard... in Hardware side.
First, Solder NEVER MELT. Second, eMMC NEVER RIP OFF. Last, Replacement eMMC NEVER STICK ON PAD. well, so I break my PW2 lol. try again to get another Mainboard. PS. I've found author's detail guide here. (Chinese) (1), (2) Last edited by yous87uu2; 10-18-2018 at 11:04 AM. |
06-05-2022, 08:17 AM | #20 |
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Hi, would this procedure work for a Kindle Voyage?
I've got one with a malfunctioning eMMC chip and I'm considering my options, as described here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=347204 |
06-05-2022, 09:47 AM | #21 | |
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I know from experience that the whole procedure can be simplified. All you have to do is upload the uboot and kernel of the system and use the formatting option built into the kernel. |
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07-08-2023, 02:16 PM | #22 |
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K4/K5 with 16GB sounds fantastic - I wonder if someone could ever offer such a mod as a service, given how difficult and obscure this procedure is. Though I'm glad I've finally nailed the technicalities of what to search/ask for.
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07-08-2023, 02:48 PM | #23 | |
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And K4/K5 apparently have a SDIN502-2G chip - which larger (e.g. 16GB, or even more) chip would be compatible, and which aspects would make it compatible? |
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07-08-2023, 03:24 PM | #24 |
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I just solved a person's PW1 running out of storage by buying them a 32 Gbyte Sage.
Really if you are paying a professional properly to change an eMMC chip a new ereader is cheaper. There are decent ones 1/2 the price of a Sage or less. Also the battery needs replaced. Anyone know what the screen life is? This is only worth while if everyone stops making ereaders and there is a shortage of better second hand ones. |
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1. is dirt cheap 2. has physical page turn buttons 3. has KOReader support 4. has >=16GB storage and/or equivalent SDcard support K4 & K5 covers 1/2/3 and Nook Simple Touch covers 1/2/4. Haven't found anything that covers all 4 (athough "dirt cheap" is an extremely relative concept in most discussions). Last edited by barbiedolphin; 07-08-2023 at 04:31 PM. |
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07-09-2023, 11:27 AM | #26 |
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Try to get your hands on an used 32GB Forma?
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07-10-2023, 12:10 PM | #27 |
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In terms of equipment, most with the right spacing of balls will fit. The problem will be in the software. Older kernels will not boot on newer (larger) memory. I had a problem even on early versions of software for PW2/3 (5.6.x software) so on the historic 4.x I suspect it will be even worse.
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08-14-2023, 03:26 PM | #29 |
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Why would anyone want to spend so much time/effort on a k4 NT which is meh! at best?
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08-14-2023, 06:52 PM | #30 | |
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2. Isn't this forum's philosophy about doing weird things with e-ink and pushing devices to their limits? In this case it's also something useful, instead of pure experimentation 3. Tons of these devices still endure, and an easy-to-follow guide (which I'd attempt to arrange if I succeed in this) would be great not just for me, but for everyone who might want to extend the device's usefulness and learn to do kernel stuff with it. Otherwise it seems kind of a waste to have had hardly anyone to ever use the kernel 4. I like learning things but not enough to risk bricking through blind experimentation 5. The vast majority of the work (actually creating a working two-way OTG kernel) has already been done, I just need help safely compiling/installing it (which requires esoteric knowledge which is likely obvious to longtime posters but not to me) (It's weird how much more intuitive android hacking is to me by comparison - unsurprisingly so, since it's much more popular and well-documented, even if it does require wading through an absurdly enormous, fragmented, and hacky ecosystem.) Last edited by barbiedolphin; 08-16-2023 at 04:39 AM. |
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