If you're watching your Kindle's serial output as it boots, you should see something like Reboot your kindle into diagnostics mode again from the "Exit, Reboot or Disable Diags" menu Rename pw_5.2.0-mmcblk0p1.img to mmcblk0p1.img and copy it to your kindle Once your kindle's booted to diags mode, start USB mode
To flash all of our images to the Kindle Paperwhite EXCEPT for the main system image fastboot flash diags pw_5.2.0-mmcblk0p2.img fastboot flash kernel pw_5.2.0-main_kernel.img fastboot flash system pw_5.2.0-mmcblk0p1.img We want to overwrite diags_kernel, main_kernel, system and diags.This will list the paritions on your Kindle Paperwhite fastboot (Be careful not to run fastboot, as that may use an installed Android fastboot binary). Make sure Kindle Paperwhite is plugged in to your Mac by USB as well.In bist, run 'fastboot' (if it isn't running already).Modify the pw_5.2.0-mmcblk0p2.img on something which can mount ext3 using the guide below.On a Mac, build - if you get this building on anything else, please send me a pull request :).Now that we're in the bootloader, run 'bist fastboot' to put your Kindle into fastboot mode.To achieved this I repeatedly pressed enter on my computer's keyboard as my kindle started booting When the kindle is booting, there exists a brief window where sending data to it over the serial line will cause it to enter it's bootloader.Open Putty on your computer in serial mode, with the serial port specified as your USB device and baud configured to 115200.
Attach tin wire to USB TTY device (order is ground, RX, TX, from the kindle's perspective, where GND is the smallest pad) and plug USB TTY device into your computer.Solder tin wire to serial ports on the bottom.Note that there's a screw hidden under the adhesive at the top in the middle Unscrew the screen and remove it from the base.This method (opening the Kindle and using the serial interface) should be a last resort and should only be considered if other methods fail The Guide The consequences of following it are your own responsibility.
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This guide instructs you in how to unbrick an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. How to unbrick an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite™
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