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I bricked it via a small amount of water damage.
It seems to be in a bootloop on startup screen, as there are screen flashes every 15~ seconds or so. Holding the power button to reset works, as it makes the screen fade about two seconds longer than the "normal" screen flashes. I would have no issues fixing this, but I can't enter USB Mode during any of the actions mentioned above. Can somebody point me in the right direction? Last edited by Chilled-Grey; 01-16-2024 at 07:49 AM. Reason: grammar |
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So newer computers, laptops have a security feature that you have to override to allow the connection to other devices. Not sure if that is your problem but something to check.
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@Chilled-Grey
How certain are you that it was the water that bricked if and not just the reboot itself? ![]() |
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Hey guys, thanks for the quick replies. I just got off work.
1) @shamanNS, I am pretty sure it was water. Small visual glitches occurred after it fell into my sink, and it ended up like this after a couple of hours. 2) @cvkemp, How can I access this security feature? Is it native to a certain OS?... searching online didn't get me very far ![]() Last edited by Chilled-Grey; 01-16-2024 at 06:34 PM. |
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Paperwhite 11 is supposed to be waterproof
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Hm, really? Guess it's just one of those mystery bricks...
Anyways, since it's not water damage there may be more hope than I thought ![]() I am really trying to avoid replacing it with a new one (its still under warranty) because I want to jailbreak it. If it comes to it then I will though |
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