Hi,
i received a dead kindle dx us version. i replaced the battery, but it won´t boot so i soldered a serial port to it.
partition where initalized by someone so i have to restore it. i download the latest firmware from amazon, startet the dx and enter the recovery mode, E to export FAT Partition.
Connect via usb to my computer and copy the update to the partition.
Start the update with u:
Kindetool about the update package:
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Y:\Kindle\Kindletool>kindletool.exe convert --info Update_kindle_2.5.8_B004.bin
Checking update package 'Update_kindle_2.5.8_B004.bin'.
Bundle FC02 (OTA [ota])
Bundle Type OTA V1
MD5 Hash a36aa8f1a30d3ab4e0c9b9ad888cb483
Minimum OTA 399380047
Target OTA 555370010
Device Kindle DX US
Optional 0
Padding Byte 160 (0xA0)
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any idea? seems that i need a recovery package.
markus
i received a dead kindle dx us version. i replaced the battery, but it won´t boot so i soldered a serial port to it.
partition where initalized by someone so i have to restore it. i download the latest firmware from amazon, startet the dx and enter the recovery mode, E to export FAT Partition.
Connect via usb to my computer and copy the update to the partition.
Start the update with u:
Code:
/dev/mmcblk0p4:
CHS=4/16/111615 size=3657400320 bytes
flag type first last lba first lba size
Partition p1:
0x00 0x0b 2 <large> 2 7143358
CHS: 0/0/3 - <large>
Partition p2:
Partition p3:
Partition p4:
INFO:Setup loop device /dev/loop0 for /dev/mmcblk0p4 + 1024
INFO:Found update_kindle_2.5.8_B004.bin
INFO:Skipping battery charge check
INFO:Found bundle /mnt-us/update_kindle_2.5.8_B004.bin
uImage OK : Kernel1
uImage OK : Kernel2
u-boot OK : Bootloader1
u-boot OK : Bootloader2
INFO:Both kernel images are valid, no copying necessary.
INFO:Both kernel images are valid, no copying necessary.
INFO:*** NORMAL MODE MEANS WE UPDATE BOTH KERNELS AND ONE BOOTLOADER ***
*** CHECKING /mnt-us/update_kindle_2.5.8_B004.bin ***
ERROR: OTA version not supported.
ERROR:Could not unbundle /mnt-us/update_kindle_2.5.8_B004.bin
INFO:removing /mnt-us/update_kindle_2.5.8_B004.bin
Charge: 77% [##############################################::::::::::::][CODE]
Y:\Kindle\Kindletool>kindletool.exe convert --info Update_kindle_2.5.8_B004.bin
Checking update package 'Update_kindle_2.5.8_B004.bin'.
Bundle FC02 (OTA [ota])
Bundle Type OTA V1
MD5 Hash a36aa8f1a30d3ab4e0c9b9ad888cb483
Minimum OTA 399380047
Target OTA 555370010
Device Kindle DX US
Optional 0
Padding Byte 160 (0xA0)
[CODE/]
any idea? seems that i need a recovery package.
markus