The Linux boot CD in question was cleverly called “Kubrick” (short for “ Kindle un brick”), and was able to deal with Kindle 3, 4, and Touch editions.
But one of the comments on my most recent adventure suggested I try it, so why not give it a shot? Every time I try some kind of weird Linux rescue CD option on my PC, it seems as though it simply doesn’t do anything useful.
But my research prior to chatting with Amazon had already shown me there was some kind of Linux boot CD that could be used to “unbrick” certain Kindles. Amazon was even nice enough to give me a $20 discount to put toward a new Kindle device.īut that still left me with my Kindle Touch, still able to boot up and read e-books, but simply not able to install the firmware updates-even after I factory reset it. In our last episode, I had spent something like an hour in chat with Amazon, only to have Amazon’s Kindle support division reach the conclusion that my Kindle Touch simply no longer had the ability to receive firmware updates, and I would need to buy a new one.
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