07-06-2011, 09:31 PM | #1 |
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Should I be afraid that 3.2.1 will break my Kindle?
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Currently using a Kindle3 Wifi model running fw 3.1 I have installed the jailbreak and a screensaver hack. As I understand the Kindle can update itself during night automatically and there is no way to prevent it, so if Amazon pushes out 3.2.1, will this put my Kindle at risk of being bricked? Is it advised to uninstall hacks at this time? |
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07-07-2011, 02:45 AM | #3 |
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For the case of 3.1, the installer was available from the website for several days before the Amazon started pushing out the updates over wireless. If you want to be on the super safe side, you should just keep your wireless connection off at all times. However, there is a good chance that the new version will be available for download from Amazon's website before it is automatically installed.
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07-07-2011, 05:37 AM | #4 | |
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That's not possible as I am receiving digests from a number of sources (Instapaper, other newspapapers) via the email address.
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07-07-2011, 06:05 AM | #5 |
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I really don't think a big company such as Amazon will push an update which breaks the jailbroken devices. Because if they do so, they will replace the bricked devices which will surely cost a lot. The most this update can do will be making the jailbreak useless.
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07-07-2011, 08:08 AM | #6 |
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My understanding is that updates will only come by WiFi and not 3G. Am I right?
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It seems to depend. The 3.1 update only came by WiFi, but the earlier ones were delivered by 3G, also. I imagine that minor patches would come by 3G. Guess it depends how large an update this one is.
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Is there anything interesting in the new update?
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07-07-2011, 03:16 PM | #12 |
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No; it is, by all accounts, also the firmware version in currently-sold "normal" Kindles, too. I guess it makes sense to try to have the same firmware in all Kindles.
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07-07-2011, 03:22 PM | #13 |
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Is there any way to avoid the update, maybe with a hack?
Also, why are people in general not worried about this? Am I the only one who uses the wifi functionality to receive Calibre news feeds etc? Custom screensavers are nice but it's definitely not worth the risk of bricking your device at any point? I have a wifi Kindle 3 so I can't guarantee it won't update as it's connected to the wifi at home. Last edited by khromov; 07-07-2011 at 03:25 PM. |
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https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...6&postcount=35 (In short, put an empty file called ENABLE_HACK_UPDATES in the root of your Kindle.) The NiLuJe hack is the one that is found on this page: (Which I assume most people who just swing by to install the jailbreak/screensaver hack use.) https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kind...Jailbreak_Hack Last edited by khromov; 07-07-2011 at 06:10 PM. |
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