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PW2 "Your Kindle Needs Repairing"

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Hi everyone, and thanks in advance.

-Purchased a Kindle Paperwhite 2 several days ago. Out of the box it was running 5.4.2.
-Jailbroke it using the method shown here: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=186645.
-Installed NiLuJe's screensaver mod shown here: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=195474
-Installed a few of my own screensaver png images (8 bit grayscale images 1024x758 and it worked fine for 24-hours. I was using "random" mode, haven't used the cover or overlay modes and I haven't installed python either.
-Now after a further reboot the device seems somewhat bricked.

During booting it has the normal landscape/tree scene with the progress bar at the bottom. The "checking screensavers" message appears briefly. The progress bar gets nearly to the end, then a screen shows up saying "Your Kindle Needs Repairing, Contact kindle etc etc, Repair Code:3, Version 2155730032." My original home screen briefly flashes up showing my books with their cover images but then it returns to the repair screen and the light turns off.

Device is fully charged. When plugging it into USB it is able to connect as mass storage device and I can quickly explore the device. Once it settles on the repair screen, USB access is lost.

Is there the possibility that it has done an over the air update to the new 5.4.2.1? Otherwise I cannot think why it should be bricked. Would faulty screensaver images cause this? Is there anything I can do to fix my Paperwhite or is it destined to be a Paperweight?

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