[Kindle Touch] Disable OTA updates [How To] - Page 2

Poetcop · 03-18-2012, 10:23 PM

This is just a note to say that I only turned on my wireless briefly today, but at some point it auto downloaded the 5.0.4 update, and after about 10 minutes (with wireless turned off) there was a forced reboot which installed them. Afterwards everything still worked on my jailbroken Kindle: usbnet, root password, and custom screensavers.*But if you're worried that future updates may try to ruin our picnic, keep that wireless turned off, or else take some kind of steps as described in this thread.

Poetcop · 04-14-2012, 12:31 AM

I tried out JustAMan's method for disabling OTA updates, since it seemed the simplest (although the other methods have their own advantages) adding this line to /etc/hosts:

127.0.0.1 todo-g7g.amazon.com

It works! Sending items in my library to myself wirelessly doesn't do anything, and yet when I request them from my Kindles archive screen it does download them. Browser works fine. Interestingly, the items that I sent while the URL was blocked never arrive. But when I disable that line and make another request to have them sent they appear within 5 seconds.

That speed makes me want to learn more about how the todo process works: is it constantly pinging amazon, like every second? Do we know all the different things that can be done through todo, or is it unlimited? Is this definitely the only way that firmware updates happen, i.e. the todo server downloads the update to /mnt/us and a reset is triggered?

jete · 07-12-2013, 03:34 AM

Nice work! I tried eurekas method. It's the same procedur on Kindle Paperwhite. I don't like my Kindle sending this messages all the time. Thanks to u guys my device just became a little more quiet - great. thanks to all who posted about this topic

ersott · 02-24-2014, 10:25 AM

Please.

Does it works with kindle paperwhite2?

Thanks in advanced ;-)

knc1 · 02-24-2014, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ersott

Please.

Does it works with kindle paperwhite2?

Thanks in advanced ;-)

Install KUAL, install the backdoor lock KUAL button-set.
That has been tested on the PW2.

ersott · 02-24-2014, 01:22 PM

Thanks knc1, i have installed kual, now i will looking for "backdoor lock" ;-)

eschwartz · 02-24-2014, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ersott

Thanks knc1, i have installed kual, now i will looking for "backdoor lock" ;-)

Here you go!

(From the 13th post in this thread: )

Quote:

Originally Posted by eureka

EDIT: provided recipe has been included by dsmid into his unified, easy installable BackDoorLock hack.

07-12-2013, 03:34 AM	#18
jete Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: Paperwhite (K5)	Nice work! I tried eurekas method. It's the same procedur on Kindle Paperwhite. I don't like my Kindle sending this messages all the time. Thanks to u guys my device just became a little more quiet - great. thanks to all who posted about this topic Last edited by jete; 07-12-2013 at 03:45 AM.

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03-18-2012, 10:23 PM	#16
Poetcop Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 46 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle	This is just a note to say that I only turned on my wireless briefly today, but at some point it auto downloaded the 5.0.4 update, and after about 10 minutes (with wireless turned off) there was a forced reboot which installed them. Afterwards everything still worked on my jailbroken Kindle: usbnet, root password, and custom screensavers.*But if you're worried that future updates may try to ruin our picnic, keep that wireless turned off, or else take some kind of steps as described in this thread.

04-14-2012, 12:31 AM	#17
Poetcop Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 46 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle	I tried out JustAMan's method for disabling OTA updates, since it seemed the simplest (although the other methods have their own advantages) adding this line to /etc/hosts: 127.0.0.1 todo-g7g.amazon.com It works! Sending items in my library to myself wirelessly doesn't do anything, and yet when I request them from my Kindles archive screen it does download them. Browser works fine. Interestingly, the items that I sent while the URL was blocked never arrive. But when I disable that line and make another request to have them sent they appear within 5 seconds. That speed makes me want to learn more about how the todo process works: is it constantly pinging amazon, like every second? Do we know all the different things that can be done through todo, or is it unlimited? Is this definitely the only way that firmware updates happen, i.e. the todo server downloads the update to /mnt/us and a reset is triggered?

02-24-2014, 10:25 AM	#19
ersott Evangelist Posts: 413 Karma: 650430 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle paperwhite2, Ipad Air, Kobo Aura H2o	Please. Does it works with kindle paperwhite2? Thanks in advanced ;-)

02-24-2014, 01:22 PM	#21
ersott Evangelist Posts: 413 Karma: 650430 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle paperwhite2, Ipad Air, Kobo Aura H2o	Thanks knc1, i have installed kual, now i will looking for "backdoor lock" ;-)

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