Flash! Software manual update 2.5.7 available for K2s and DXs

Flash! Software manual update 2.5.7 available for K2s and DXs

Amazon has released a new software update for the Kindle 2 and the Kindle DX (both US and international versions of each, and the DX Graphite):

Kindle Update page

You don’t need to do anything at this point.  It appears to improve performance, rather than offer new features.  I’m seeing things in the community that it is helping stabilize Collections (which tended to disappear sometimes requiring deregistering and re-registering to get them back), and to more reliably update the Kindle when files are deleted from

http://www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle

Eventually, this should be sent out wirelessly to your Kindle.  In that case, you won’t have to do anything.  It may cause the Kindle to restart spontaneously. 

One thing about that: if it restarts, it may look like you have lost your books and that there are zero books in your archive.  If that happens, do

Home-Menu-Sync & Check for Items

If you want to get it manually, here is the basic process (the instructions are also on the above page)

1. Identify what kind of Kindle you have.  You can tell by the start of the serial number, which is on the back of the affected devices

2. Go to the above-referenced page on your computer

3. Download the appropriate file

4. “Sideload” the file to your Kindle, using your included USB cable.  Note: do not put it in the Document file, just put it in the Kindle at the same level as the folders.  That’s called the “root”.  Give it time to finish

5. “Safely eject” the Kindle from the computer and disconnect

6. Home-Menu-Settings-Menu-Update Your Kindle

Give it several minutes to complete the process…I’m seeing reports of as high as close to ten minutes.

You can check to see if it has been installed afterwards by going to Home-Menu-Settings, and looking at the bottom of the screen.  It should start with 2.5.7.

You should be able to jump to this update even if you are at a lower version (like 2.5.3) on an appropriate Kindle.

Note: if you have installed a “hack” (to give yourself custom fonts or custom sleep mode pictures), that may certainly mess up this process.  You should uninstall it first.  I do not recommend the hacks because they violate your Terms of Service with Amazon.

If you do choose to install it, please consider commenting here afterwards to let me (and other folks) know what you notice as changes.

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog.