My kindle wifi is not working

joshualintag · 04-13-2011, 01:59 AM

When I go to Home->settings-> under device info- it says Wi-Fi MAC address: unavailable

I tried to reset to factory defaults but nothing happens!
I also cannot view my Wi-Fi settings because when I select view, nothing happens, too.

Help me please, I am lost without my kindle! oh, and its a kindle 3

FF2 · 04-13-2011, 10:18 AM

It did work in the past but stopped working?

Did it reboot when you "reset to factory defaults?"

Scott_T · 04-13-2011, 10:28 AM

Have you checked your wireless router with another device?

joshualintag · 04-13-2011, 10:32 PM

Its fixed already! The reset to factory defaults did the trick. First, I put a kindle password, then I switcheda my kindle to sleep mode, then I wake it and it asked for the password, I typed: resetmykindle and it reset to factory defaults!

larsr · 12-16-2011, 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshualintag

Its fixed already! The reset to factory defaults did the trick. First, I put a kindle password, then I switcheda my kindle to sleep mode, then I wake it and it asked for the password, I typed: resetmykindle and it reset to factory defaults!

I had the exact same problem, my WiFi on my Kindle 3 (now called Kindle Keyboard), firmware 3.0.1 stopped working. I tried your trick and it worked. Thanks a million.

However, the backside was that all my books were erased from the device. :-(
Since I send everything to my Kindle via my gmail I have it all in the archived mail, but I'm writing this as a warning to those who do not...

Also the screen saver hack and keyboard hack that I used are also gone.

04-13-2011, 01:59 AM	#1
joshualintag Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 24 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Earth Device: Kindle Fire	My kindle wifi is not working When I go to Home->settings-> under device info- it says Wi-Fi MAC address: unavailable I tried to reset to factory defaults but nothing happens! I also cannot view my Wi-Fi settings because when I select view, nothing happens, too. Help me please, I am lost without my kindle! oh, and its a kindle 3

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04-13-2011, 10:18 AM	#2
FF2 Wizard Posts: 1,105 Karma: 1025784 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: WiFi Kindle3	It did work in the past but stopped working? Did it reboot when you "reset to factory defaults?"

04-13-2011, 10:28 AM	#3
Scott_T Groupie Posts: 154 Karma: 876 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Sony PRS-300, Sony PRS-500, Reb1100(dead)	Have you checked your wireless router with another device?

04-13-2011, 10:32 PM	#4
joshualintag Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 24 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Earth Device: Kindle Fire	Its fixed already! The reset to factory defaults did the trick. First, I put a kindle password, then I switcheda my kindle to sleep mode, then I wake it and it asked for the password, I typed: resetmykindle and it reset to factory defaults!

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