Kindle 4th gen non-touch - hacking - Page 12

waterlubber · 09-02-2012, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

The same way you jailbreak one without special offers.
On the Kindles, a "jailbreak" means just adding additional public keys to test the package signature against. Has nothing to do with "special offers".

but Can someone give me a step-by-step? For n00bs? (not total, just kindle n00bs.)

knc1 · 09-02-2012, 10:39 AM

Top sticky: Master Index
Topic: K4
Section: Hacks
Entry: Jailbreak

treaders · 09-10-2012, 11:14 AM

Hi everybody. I am a new Amazon Kindle 4NT user. I want to read epub with my K4, so first i jailbroak it and i installed Coolreader 3. Coolreader installation finished succesfully but i could not work it. There is a (like) book "CR3 Runner v2.5" when i click it appering an pop up "this device is not authorize as a test Kindle by the developer of this item. Please contact the developer" so, i can't use Coolreader 3.

What is your comment on this problem?

geekmaster · 09-10-2012, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treaders

... "this device is not authorize as a test Kindle by the developer of this item. Please contact the developer" so, i can't use Coolreader 3.

What is your comment on this problem?

Install the combined developer keystore. Look in the kindlet index, which you can find in the master index sticky thread.

treaders · 09-11-2012, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geekmaster

Install the combined developer keystore. Look in the kindlet index, which you can find in the master index sticky thread.

Thanks @geekmaster. i solved the problem. The problem has been solved wiht updating with wifi.

Firstyful i returned it factory default setting and installed jailbreak and coolreader again. And dial up a network (turned on wifi). so it worked.

treaders · 09-13-2012, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geekmaster

Install the combined developer keystore. Look in the kindlet index, which you can find in the master index sticky thread.

Hi, geekmaster, the problem started again. Then i tried your method but i couldnt do it.

You had said, "]Install the combined developer keystore", did you mean this? İf yes, i couldn't find this adress in my kindle 4NT: Copying this developer.keystore to your /var/local/java/keystore/ and restarting the Kindle will allow using any of these developer's Kindlet.

geekmaster · 09-13-2012, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treaders

Hi, geekmaster, the problem started again. Then i tried your method but i couldnt do it.

You had said, "]Install the combined developer keystore", did you mean this? İf yes, i couldn't find this adress in my kindle 4NT: Copying this developer.keystore to your /var/local/java/keystore/ and restarting the Kindle will allow using any of these developer's Kindlet.

You either need to use an installer package, or you need to access that location using an SSH connection to the kindle. Read more in the "K4NT Hacking" wiki, which you can find in the K4 Index wiki (which you can find in the "Master Index" sticky thread).

HarryT · 09-13-2012, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treaders

Thanks @geekmaster. i solved the problem. The problem has been solved wiht updating with wifi.

Firstyful i returned it factory default setting and installed jailbreak and coolreader again. And dial up a network (turned on wifi). so it worked.

Note that doing a "Reset to factory defaults" does not undo any firmware changes you've made.

NiLuJe · 09-13-2012, 12:18 PM

@treaders: I just released an update package to install PoP's combined keystore (the one linked by GM) that *should* support every device out there

. See this post.

AFAIR, there's possibly an older installer laying around for legacy devices, and ixtab's installer for the Touch, but there wasn't anything for the K4 (except the jailbreak itself), so, there.

Bonus points, that was a fun experiment to work on a clean KindleTool buildscript supporting the whole range of Kindle devices

.

treaders · 09-14-2012, 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geekmaster

You either need to use an installer package, or you need to access that location using an SSH connection to the kindle. Read more in the "K4NT Hacking" wiki, which you can find in the K4 Index wiki (which you can find in the "Master Index" sticky thread).

geekmaster, i guess i can solely do it with installer package. Where do i find this installer package?

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Note that doing a "Reset to factory defaults" does not undo any firmware changes you've made.

i dont know what happened when i reset to factory default but coolreader had worked once. just once...

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@treaders: I just released an update package to install PoP's combined keystore (the one linked by GM) that *should* support every device out there

. See this post.

AFAIR, there's possibly an older installer laying around for legacy devices, and ixtab's installer for the Touch, but there wasn't anything for the K4 (except the jailbreak itself), so, there.

Bonus points, that was a fun experiment to work on a clean KindleTool buildscript supporting the whole range of Kindle devices

.

NiLuJe, i hope it works.

I have read your either post. i wanna try this. But i couldnt properly understand how to install. There are two zip files "kindle-dummy-0.N.zip and kindle-combined-dev-certs-20120712.zip" which one i should download and how can i install it? (and which file for support my 4NT)

Execuse me NiLuje, i am a new user.

NiLuJe · 09-14-2012, 06:57 AM

@treaders: Strangely enough, the update_dev-key-20120712_install-k4.bin file in the kindle-combined-dev-certs-20120712 package...

knc1 · 09-14-2012, 07:32 AM

@NiLuJe: I can see how the name: "update_dummy-***.zip" could be mis-understood by some users.

There is a series of books titled: "<something> for dummies" likely to be familar to non-technical backgrounded people.

I.E: This book series:
http://www.dummies.com/store/Computers-Internet.html

geekmaster · 09-14-2012, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

...
There is a series of books titled: "<something> for dummies" likely to be familar to non-technical backgrounded people.

My favorite is "The Complete Idiot's Guide for Dummies".

EDIT: I have used that as a twisted "mixed metaphor" joke for years. But now I see that it is REAL:

My favorite "mixed metaphor" is "Don't burn your bridges at both ends".

NiLuJe · 09-14-2012, 11:13 AM

@knc1/geekmaster: I'm familiar with those, yes

. (We even have them in french '... pour les Nuls' ^^)

treaders · 09-14-2012, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@treaders: Strangely enough, the update_dev-key-20120712_install-k4.bin file in the kindle-combined-dev-certs-20120712 package...

NiLuJe, i installed it and coolreader started. first "waiting for comment" appeared on screen then when i pressed menu button "./cr3 -qws " appeared.

What does it mean?

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09-02-2012, 10:39 AM	#167
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Top sticky: Master Index Topic: K4 Section: Hacks Entry: Jailbreak

09-10-2012, 11:14 AM	#168
treaders Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Kindle 4NT	Hi everybody. I am a new Amazon Kindle 4NT user. I want to read epub with my K4, so first i jailbroak it and i installed Coolreader 3. Coolreader installation finished succesfully but i could not work it. There is a (like) book "CR3 Runner v2.5" when i click it appering an pop up "this device is not authorize as a test Kindle by the developer of this item. Please contact the developer" so, i can't use Coolreader 3. What is your comment on this problem?

09-13-2012, 12:18 PM	#174
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@treaders: I just released an update package to install PoP's combined keystore (the one linked by GM) that should support every device out there . See this post. AFAIR, there's possibly an older installer laying around for legacy devices, and ixtab's installer for the Touch, but there wasn't anything for the K4 (except the jailbreak itself), so, there. Bonus points, that was a fun experiment to work on a clean KindleTool buildscript supporting the whole range of Kindle devices .

09-14-2012, 06:57 AM	#176
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@treaders: Strangely enough, the update_dev-key-20120712_install-k4.bin file in the kindle-combined-dev-certs-20120712 package...

09-14-2012, 07:32 AM	#177
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	@NiLuJe: I can see how the name: "update_dummy-***.zip" could be mis-understood by some users. There is a series of books titled: "<something> for dummies" likely to be familar to non-technical backgrounded people. I.E: This book series: http://www.dummies.com/store/Computers-Internet.html

09-14-2012, 11:13 AM	#179
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@knc1/geekmaster: I'm familiar with those, yes . (We even have them in french '... pour les Nuls' ^^)