05-13-2017, 12:58 PM | #1 |
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Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen: Repair Needed screen
Hi guys I'm new here
I just bought a joblot of stuff from ebay and this one 2nd gen paperwhite was part of it. I plugged it in to charge overnight and it is now stuck on a "Repair Needed" screen. I saw some guides that said copying a file named "DO_FACTORY_RESTORE" fixes this but whenever I plug the kindle into my computer the kindle restarts and goes to the kindle loading screen with a tree and spinning wheel then goes back to the repair needed screen. While it is on the "tree" screen it appears in mycomputer for about 10seconds but when i try to open it just says "no disk is inserted" so I cant copy the file. Any input would highly be appreciated. |
05-13-2017, 10:12 PM | #2 |
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Try the master index on the subject of de-bricking.
Now that you are a member, you can use the advanced search to find what you need. No link, because I would have to do the same two things above as you to find it. |
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05-13-2017, 10:46 PM | #3 |
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Here is one example:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=265083 If you are using Windows, then the script would be different. I can tell you 1 windows equivalent of touch is Code:
type nul >> a:\DO_FACTORY_RESTORE But definitely look through the indexes and guides that are already out there, this is justhow to do that one command in windows. |
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