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Messed up an old kindle (lemmy.zip)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/electronics@discuss.tchncs.de
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I got and old kindle 8th gen (SY69JL) for free, 'cause it couldn't connect with any wireless network. I tried to do the bridge for popcorn hack as seen here (https://kindlemodding.org/jailbreaking/Legacy/Popcorn/KT3.html). Stupid as I'm, I used the 60w solder and I thing I ripped one of the pads. The damn thing doesn't turn up (not even the led) or shows at lsusb. Is this now just an e-waste? It gets a little warm when puggled on the usb.

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[–] 7 points 4 months ago (7 children)

You can scrape / scratch the board and make a new pad near the old one.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 4 months ago (6 children)

    You mean like, "dremel" near it and find the trace?

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    You can use a scribe, flat head, or a dremel. Just do enough to see the copper layer. Then add a solder ball to it. After that you can solder your wire to it.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    thanks. gonna try it!

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    • [–] [S] 1 point 4 months ago

    Ok, thanks everyone! I cleaned up my mess and got it working again, but couldn't get it onSPD mode to jailbreak it. Does anyone know another test point where I can try it?

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