Bricked and no usb storage

denmic · 05-18-2016, 05:42 PM

Hey

Got a 6th gen kindle (which i presume is PW2) stock no modifications what so ever. It's just 18 months so no replacement (am under a 1 year limited warranty)

My problem is that is never get's past the kindle logo boot screen. (You know the one with the person sitting under a tree). After a complete discharge i can make it fully recharge. When i try a 40 sec reset, the screen lights up, and stays on until discharged.

When i plug it into a windows pc, it correctly sees it as a usb disc, hardware says its Kindle internal storage, but there are no partition or filesystem on that disk.

I'm thinking the filesystem is gone, how can i verify this? and if it is the case, how do i restore it?

Kubrick doesn't work (said so, but had to try) and i haven't been able to find any step by step instructions to any of the other methods, ie. fastboot etc. from a stock device.

I am in-experienced in reading from the serial debug interface, ie what tools do need, both software and hardware. I am thinking that the debug interface might shed some light as to how far along the process it actually is when it stalls.

Any help is appreciated

knc1 · 05-18-2016, 08:27 PM

From that description - it sounds like you are encouraging it to self destruct. Really.

The long pause at that point is the Kindle trying to recover file system errors in the eMMC (flash) device.

If the Kindle runs out of power while the eMMC is internally active - it will self destruct.
So letting it run down while it is trying to fix file system errors is NOT A GOOD THING TO DO (tm).

= = = =

Keep the device on a wall charger.

When you are ready to work on it over the serial port, let us know.

There is a very good (sticky) thread here about connecting to the serial port.

denmic · 05-19-2016, 08:39 AM

So keep it on wall charger for 1-2 days and see what happens?

knc1 · 05-19-2016, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by denmic

So keep it on wall charger for 1-2 days and see what happens?

Maybe a week to ten days.

Meanwhile, at least read through the serial port debricking thread so you know what things you will need to get a serial port working.

Note the links in that thread to methods that do not require soldering.

05-18-2016, 05:42 PM	#1
denmic Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2016 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (6th gen kindle)	Bricked and no usb storage Hey Got a 6th gen kindle (which i presume is PW2) stock no modifications what so ever. It's just 18 months so no replacement (am under a 1 year limited warranty) My problem is that is never get's past the kindle logo boot screen. (You know the one with the person sitting under a tree). After a complete discharge i can make it fully recharge. When i try a 40 sec reset, the screen lights up, and stays on until discharged. When i plug it into a windows pc, it correctly sees it as a usb disc, hardware says its Kindle internal storage, but there are no partition or filesystem on that disk. I'm thinking the filesystem is gone, how can i verify this? and if it is the case, how do i restore it? Kubrick doesn't work (said so, but had to try) and i haven't been able to find any step by step instructions to any of the other methods, ie. fastboot etc. from a stock device. I am in-experienced in reading from the serial debug interface, ie what tools do need, both software and hardware. I am thinking that the debug interface might shed some light as to how far along the process it actually is when it stalls. Any help is appreciated

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05-18-2016, 08:27 PM	#2
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	From that description - it sounds like you are encouraging it to self destruct. Really. The long pause at that point is the Kindle trying to recover file system errors in the eMMC (flash) device. If the Kindle runs out of power while the eMMC is internally active - it will self destruct. So letting it run down while it is trying to fix file system errors is NOT A GOOD THING TO DO (tm). = = = = Keep the device on a wall charger. When you are ready to work on it over the serial port, let us know. There is a very good (sticky) thread here about connecting to the serial port.

05-19-2016, 08:39 AM	#3
denmic Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2016 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (6th gen kindle)	So keep it on wall charger for 1-2 days and see what happens?

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