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« Reply #75 on: May 06, 2010, 08:11:27 AM » |
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She sent me another file, that's named Update_431100003_472900057... BUT it's not a .bin file and it does nothing when I put it on the Kindle. Update your Kindle is still grayed out.
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oh..and it's 13.2 MB, which sounds about right for the update...
Can you send the file to me? It sounds like it should match a K2us. The version code matches mine |
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« Reply #76 on: May 06, 2010, 08:14:19 AM » |
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Can you send the file to me? It sounds like it should match a K2us. The version code matches mine
I sent it to someone else who took a look at it and this is what he said: Just got the file from luvmy4brats..
Short history --> it is not the update file, it seems to be but it's corrupt.
Long and boring tech story ----
The update files, has a signature at the start of the .bin file indicating if it is a manual update or a over the air udpate (OTA), the current bin file for the DXi has those signatures the file sent to my by luvmy4brats don't have those signatures.
The update file itself its a gzipped tar file incluiding several shells and patches.
The file that i got has nothing like that, in fact it appears to have some files form the Documents directory of the original sender (i can see "A Mountain of Crumbs A Memoir") so maybe this was the right file but it was "recovered" too late, after the bytes where used again.
Seeing the shell scripts of the DXi update the last phase of the update is to remove the update bin file with a common rm -f, so it can be recovered using FAT recovery tools, but it must be done as fast as possible (after the first reboot if possible).
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« Reply #77 on: May 06, 2010, 08:21:26 AM » |
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I'm going to put one of the font hacks back on my Kindle just in case I DO get the update. Heavy sigh......  |
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« Reply #78 on: May 06, 2010, 08:23:54 AM » |
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I'm going to put one of the font hacks back on my Kindle just in case I DO get the update. Heavy sigh...... I did the same thing last night. |
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« Reply #79 on: May 06, 2010, 09:09:10 AM » |
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Okay so I guess my chemo brain is still active because I am not understanding what the bin file is? I have the K2us and have never hacked it or anything. So what exactly is the bin file and should I be concerned about it when and if my K2 decides to update itself? Also if I am to be concerned with it how do I save it or whatever. Thanks
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« Reply #80 on: May 06, 2010, 09:17:00 AM » |
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Okay so I guess my chemo brain is still active because I am not understanding what the bin file is? I have the K2us and have never hacked it or anything. So what exactly is the bin file and should I be concerned about it when and if my K2 decides to update itself? Also if I am to be concerned with it how do I save it or whatever. Thanks
There is no need to do anything except to leave your whispernet on 24/7 so that when Amazon sends the 2.5 update to your Kindle somtime before the end of May it will download automatically. Best wishes! |
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« Reply #81 on: May 09, 2010, 04:44:20 AM » |
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Well, if there's no chance now of grabbing the file, at least now I'm ready to peel it off once (if) mine does update. If I can grab a good file I can Dropbox it to a public address for many people to grab it. And at the very least my K2 US is fully updated from 2.3 to the current (ish) 2.3.3 firmware, so I'm really ready and standing by to get the upgrade and try to grab a copy of this code and post it, then inform you lot.
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« Reply #82 on: May 09, 2010, 05:49:42 AM » |
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Here's hoping you can grab it SP! Surely one of us will get it soon!
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« Reply #83 on: May 09, 2010, 06:01:53 AM » |
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I am peeking at this thread. Why all the fuss over a .bin, the new update, and all the other over-my-head stuff you are talking about on this thread? Is the update BAD or what? I'm actually too terrified to mess with my Kindle! I might blow it up or freeze it like what happened when I used Calibre. What is .bin for and why do you all want it? (Maybe I should want it too!!!  |
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« Reply #84 on: May 09, 2010, 06:06:44 AM » |
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I am peeking at this thread. Why all the fuss over a .bin, the new update, and all the other over-my-head stuff you are talking about on this thread? Is the update BAD or what? I'm actually too terrified to mess with my Kindle! I might blow it up or freeze it like what happened when I used Calibre. What is .bin for and why do you all want it? (Maybe I should want it too!!! It has some major improvements in it, among which is the ability to categorize your Kindlized books. That's something that a lot of us have been wanting for a long time. (Many of us have also removed our screensaver and/or font hacks so that our Kindles will be ready to download the update when it's sent to us. I, for one, get the creeps whenever I open my Oberon and see Emily Dickinson staring at me with her creepy eyes. |
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« Reply #85 on: May 09, 2010, 06:16:52 AM » |
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ha ha ha! I too dislike the screensavers and would love to change them - as well as the font, but I'm chicken - BOK BOK BOK! I want a darker font. I'm used to the iPad lovely dark fonts and then I switch to Kindle and I don't like it.
My K2 is still 2.3.4. Whispernet is always on.
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« Reply #86 on: May 09, 2010, 05:24:42 PM » |
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GinnyB, like Cindy said, there are some MAJOR improvements in this update, like the ability to finally organize your media, which have been anticipated for a long time. As far as messing with the Kindle as you mentioned, there's really not much to mess up unless you really try. The Kindle operating system won't accept a .bin (a system update file in this case) for a model it can't run. Also, there aren't any bad .bin files right now, but there are different .bin files for different models. And to answer your other question, the update isn't bad, it's good, and a lot of users are trying to get it now instead of waiting for it to be distributed slowly across Amazon's network wirelessly. The people who are trying to get it sooner (like myself) have started this thread to share knowledge to share tips on how to do that.
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« Reply #87 on: May 13, 2010, 02:55:23 PM » |
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I got it! This is from software version 2.3.3-> 2.5. My newly changed registration date was April 14th. Here are the links to download if anyone wants/needs it for their Us KDX.... that is, the one on the Sprint network, and again, it only works if your current software version is 2.3.3. Here are a few links to the update. http://www.mediafire.com/?avdrz5jl55mhttp://jump.fm/YWHWShttp://rapidshare.com/files/38700238...00057.bin.html |
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« Reply #88 on: May 13, 2010, 05:48:24 PM » |
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I just got the whispernet update. The kindle was on, and not asleep. It is for K2I, and I was on 2.3.4 (I upgraded manually from 2.3.3 through mobile reads sharing) and this recuva programme recovered two files of 13megs each. Am in the process of uploading them and will share later.
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« Reply #89 on: May 13, 2010, 10:56:05 PM » |
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So jealous, I'm still waiting for either a wireless update or to download the file for my U.S. only K2. Fingers crossed, etc.
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« Reply #90 on: May 14, 2010, 05:58:42 AM » |
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I guess the upside to all of our update watch is that the month of May is nearly half over, so it can't be very long before we all get our upgrades.
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« Reply #91 on: May 14, 2010, 11:06:17 AM » |
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I leave the country (and Whispernet coverage) so if I haven't got the update by then I'll be re-applying the hacks and probably waiting the 2 months until I get back.
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« Reply #92 on: May 14, 2010, 12:32:19 PM » |
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Pidgeon92 I just wanted to thank you for posting the update/download for 2.3.3. I used it for my US Dx and was then able to use Varin's link for the 2.5 update. I'm so happy it worked, but it wouldn't have if I didn't have access to the 2.3.3 update first. Thank you so much!
And thanks again to Varin for the 2.5 update.
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By the way, when I first put the update on my Kindle, I put it into the "system" folder and it didn't work; but, when I just dragged it to the general Kindle file as if it were its own file, I was able to click on "Update Your Kindle" in the settings menu. Success!
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« Reply #93 on: May 14, 2010, 02:29:59 PM » |
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Pidgeon92 I just wanted to thank you for posting the update/download for 2.3.3. I used it for my US Dx and was then able to use Varin's link for the 2.5 update. I'm so happy it worked, but it wouldn't have if I didn't have access to the 2.3.3 update first. Thank you so much!
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« Reply #94 on: May 14, 2010, 02:54:55 PM » |
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What makes you think it wouldn't have worked?
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« Reply #95 on: May 14, 2010, 03:01:18 PM » |
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You probably do need to upgrade to 2.33 first. You can the 2.5 first, it can't hurt anything, only not work. Please let us know if it does work.
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« Reply #96 on: May 14, 2010, 04:32:42 PM » |
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You definitely need to upgrade to 2.3.3 first.
You can't just hop from 2.3 or 2.3.2 to 2.5, you have to be at the software level the person (me) who posted the 2.5 bin was at when they got the update.
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« Reply #97 on: May 31, 2010, 04:18:57 PM » |
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I have version 2.3.3 and tried the upgrade. It didn't work for me, but perhaps I did something wrong. Tomorrow is another day and I'll check back here and reread. Perhaps I missed something.  S. |
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« Reply #98 on: May 31, 2010, 07:29:19 PM » |
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How do we actually do the upgrade with the .bin? Throw it on there and restart?
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« Reply #99 on: May 31, 2010, 08:02:50 PM » |
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How do we actually do the upgrade with the .bin? Throw it on there and restart?
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