04-25-2011, 05:18 AM | #1 |
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Update Kindle DX Software from 2.5.5 to 2.5.8?
I just realized that I have a slightly outdated version of my new Kindle DX software, however the instructions for updating the software do not coincide with the options available from my Kindle's "Settings" page.
Step 5, noted from Amazon's Kindle Update page, indicates that when I go to the Settings page, that there will be an option to "Update Your Kindle". However, no such option is there. Is it for some reason not possible to update the Kindle DX??? |
04-25-2011, 07:06 AM | #2 | |
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04-26-2011, 12:40 AM | #3 |
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I'll try it again. I'm sure that this is exactly what I did before, but I'll try it again.
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04-26-2011, 12:46 AM | #4 |
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Nope. Nothing pertaining to an update ever appears in the Settings page. It seems that there is no way to update the software on this device.
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04-26-2011, 06:01 AM | #5 | |
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04-26-2011, 06:25 AM | #6 |
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Well most of my friends who have done it didn't face any difficulties as far as i know.
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04-26-2011, 06:55 AM | #7 |
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When your on the Settings page click on Menu. You should now see Update Your Kindle. If it is greyed out it means that no update is available.
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04-26-2011, 08:49 AM | #8 |
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More accurately, if it is greyed-out, it means there is either no update.bin in the root Kindle folder, or that the one that is there is not the correct one. It does not mean that there is no update available.
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04-27-2011, 06:19 AM | #9 | |
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So, I never clicked Menu a second time. Once I did that, and from the Settings page, it became obvious. A sensible programmer would have put the Update Your Kindle feature there on the Settings page somewhere so you could see it instantly when you loaded the Settings page. |
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