10-11-2017, 09:33 AM | #1 |
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Who else is getting the new oasis?
I know I am. We may or may not be able to jailbreak it, but I'm sure going to try.
I wish it had been 7.8" instead of 7", but I'm still gonna get it. The note about remote control during audio playback makes me wonder if they will support remote control in books too. What else do you want to do with it once we get our hands on them? |
10-11-2017, 09:39 AM | #2 |
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Source for 5.8.11 is listed, but right now gives "Forbidden"
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10-11-2017, 09:54 AM | #4 |
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It will be interesting to see if the serial port is still gone or still hidden.
Maybe someone with more money than good sense will tear one apart for us. "Just Bluetooth" is a lot more versatile than a simple audio jack. That makes two models now with Bluetooth. The first has been out for over a year now and yet no one has done anything here to install the generalized support. Last edited by knc1; 10-11-2017 at 10:02 AM. |
10-11-2017, 10:22 AM | #5 |
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Yeah, I'm not going to crack mine open, but I might try my franken-jailbreak, which I expect to still work right out of the box.
Well the screen is didderwnt, so it might not be safe So I might brick it too! Last edited by coplate; 10-11-2017 at 10:25 AM. |
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We have had two reports now that the 5.8.10 (for other device models) was built without the protection from the "factory initial" package types. The first might have been a mistake, but the second was done to a fresh OTA update to 5.8.10 and the test package report looks perfectly sane. Either a mistake or A change of corporate policy (I would actually buy a new Kindle if this is a change in corporate policy - they must have been spending gobs of money fighting off our jail break procedures) or The only (quick) way they could get the voice files to install (which use the same package type as the "factory initial" packages). Do put the blocker directory name on the device. There is a 5.8.11 update hovering in the very near future. Last edited by knc1; 10-11-2017 at 10:35 AM. |
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10-11-2017, 12:46 PM | #7 |
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Do we christen it "KOA2"?
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10-12-2017, 12:40 AM | #9 |
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Or this: http://koajs.com/
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I would get the K02 in a heartbeat, but I need to see whether I can justify the expense. I really like the option of the bigger screen.
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Wrong is wrong even if you put it in some tool.
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10-12-2017, 04:50 PM | #14 |
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Guys don't fight, not today, not rex manning day New kindle week!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30fw5My1QJM Last edited by coplate; 10-12-2017 at 09:15 PM. |
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