08-12-2013, 03:25 AM | #1 | |
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An easier way to disable auto-updates
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It's very easy,just two step! Here is the step: 1.delete the file just like 'update.bin.tmp.partial' or 'update.bin' at the root of the Kindle 2.Copy the file 'update.bin.tmp.partial' to the root of the Kindle. I have try it! It is going well! You can get the file 'update.bin.tmp.partial' from the Attachment. |
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08-12-2013, 06:15 AM | #2 | |
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Ah, let me see if I understand what you are doing: 1) Remove any FILE named 'update.bin.tmp.partial' in the root of the visible USB storage area. 2) Create a DIRECTORY of the same name: 'update.bin.tmp.partial' in the root of the visible USB storage area. Your presumption being that the update download continuation code can not recover from that change (since to remove a directory under *nix is a different command than to remove a file). Is the above a correct description? PS: Use of proprietary compressed archives is discourage here. Please post as either zip or tar/gzip in the attachments. Last edited by knc1; 03-11-2015 at 08:53 PM. |
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08-12-2013, 08:23 AM | #3 | |
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I can't speak English well. So I show it by the picture. Wish you can understand what I did! (The picture) Spoiler:
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08-12-2013, 08:36 AM | #4 |
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duh, what picture?
please try to post it again. |
08-12-2013, 08:44 AM | #5 |
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Can you see it?
In the attachment. |
08-12-2013, 08:53 AM | #6 |
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yes, thanks.
You did as I described. (Try running my post through a translator, like google translate). I am glad that you thought of this. Similar things have been done in the past for other Amazon "features". I do not know why we didn't think of this before. Nice job. |
08-13-2013, 08:47 AM | #7 |
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I used the 'Backdoor' before,
but now I use this way to prevent my Kindle from 5.3.5 update to 5.3.6. It goes well in a faster way! When you want to enable the update you just only to delete the file 'update.bin.tmp.partial'. That's all! Thank you,knc1. I think I have got a new friend here! |
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But no one has suggested a fix for it (yet). - - - - - Please start a new topic for each new subject. The moderators here have done that for you twice now, but our moderators are also key developers. They will get tired of doing that RSN. So treat them nice, start a new topic thread yourself please. |
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08-14-2013, 04:09 AM | #10 |
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I am feel very sorry about this.
I will start a new topic by myself! Thank you! |
08-15-2013, 01:33 PM | #11 | |
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08-15-2013, 02:47 PM | #12 |
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errr.... from the list KPW, KFire HD, KT SO, K4B, K4S, K3g, K3g SO, K2, K1
I would guess everything but the fire. hehehe. |
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Since this is a FAT file system, I don't know off-hand if the temporary file used is also different. I have made this setting on a K2, Wifi+3G with an out-of-date firmware version (2.5.2). All I know at the moment is that it fails to register over 3G. Which may or may not be related to making this change, too soon to say. I would suggest that you use the Backdoor Lock (which has been tested) until this "trick" can be tested also. |
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hahahaha
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