PW2 bricked after jailbreak attempt... forever!?

rioachim · 08-08-2016, 04:26 AM

It's a Kindle PW2 4Gb that shows the attached message. I don't know its history. Do you have a repair starting point suggestion, or is it useless? Thanks

geekmaster · 08-08-2016, 06:02 AM

Time to extract some firmware images and search the scripts for "j5_rootfs_repartioning", though that sounds more like a hack message than a lab126 message...

Did somebody try doing this to it? https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Repartition_the_Kindle

If all else fails, you can repair it using the internal TTL serial port.

knc1 · 08-08-2016, 08:37 AM

That is not a factory message.
You are looking at a seriously altered Kindle, either similar to the link given above or one of the attempts to install Android on it.

Peel it open, see if the serial port connections are still on the board or if they have been ripped off.

If you can still make connection to the serial port, read through one (or more) of our serial port de-bricking threads.

I would suggest the one that uses fastboot to recover a device from mis-use of the 'erase all' command.
(When searching here, it is the only thread with fastboot in its title.)

If you can not still make connection to the serial port, you have just purchased a spare screen.

abasba · 08-11-2016, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

That is not a factory message.
You are looking at a seriously altered Kindle, either similar to the link given above or one of the attempts to install Android on it.

Peel it open, see if the serial port connections are still on the board or if they have been ripped off.

If you can still make connection to the serial port, read through one (or more) of our serial port de-bricking threads.

I would suggest the one that uses fastboot to recover a device from mis-use of the 'erase all' command.
(When searching here, it is the only thread with fastboot in its title.)

If you can not still make connection to the serial port, you have just purchased a spare screen.

Could you post some links about the android project?
It seems interesting i want to read about it.

Cinisajoy · 08-11-2016, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abasba

Could you post some links about the android project?
It seems interesting i want to read about it.

Do you read Chinese? That is the only link I found.
Now as knc1 and geekmaster both pointed out is the serial port intact?
You will have to open up the kindle to see if it is there.

knc1 · 08-11-2016, 04:56 PM

There is a thread in this forum about it, somewhere.
It doesn't get much attention here, because it is a closed source process.

Note: firmware 5.8.x includes adb server now, so we may not have too long to wait for an "official" version.

zxczxc · 08-11-2016, 06:11 PM

That's really interesting knc1 - I guess that can only be a good thing. (about adb)

08-08-2016, 04:26 AM	#1
rioachim Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 150000 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: PW2	PW2 bricked after jailbreak attempt... forever!? It's a Kindle PW2 4Gb that shows the attached message. I don't know its history. Do you have a repair starting point suggestion, or is it useless? Thanks Attached Thumbnails

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geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773668 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	Time to extract some firmware images and search the scripts for "j5_rootfs_repartioning", though that sounds more like a hack message than a lab126 message... Did somebody try doing this to it? https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Repartition_the_Kindle If all else fails, you can repair it using the internal TTL serial port.

08-08-2016, 08:37 AM	#3
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	That is not a factory message. You are looking at a seriously altered Kindle, either similar to the link given above or one of the attempts to install Android on it. Peel it open, see if the serial port connections are still on the board or if they have been ripped off. If you can still make connection to the serial port, read through one (or more) of our serial port de-bricking threads. I would suggest the one that uses fastboot to recover a device from mis-use of the 'erase all' command. (When searching here, it is the only thread with fastboot in its title.) If you can not still make connection to the serial port, you have just purchased a spare screen.

08-11-2016, 04:56 PM	#6
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	There is a thread in this forum about it, somewhere. It doesn't get much attention here, because it is a closed source process. Note: firmware 5.8.x includes adb server now, so we may not have too long to wait for an "official" version.

08-11-2016, 06:11 PM	#7
zxczxc Addict Posts: 229 Karma: 136002 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: PW	That's really interesting knc1 - I guess that can only be a good thing. (about adb)