11-13-2023, 02:56 AM | #1 |
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the browser in 5.16.4 is chromium
today i notice the news about update 5.16.4 and the browser html5 support update.
then i found some info about chromium files and exec commandline param things after download update_kindle_all_new_paperwhite_11th_5.16.4.bin and extract it . SOME INFO:
then i got a silly question than can we just pack this for other system version , like 5.16.2.1.1 ? cause i just jailbreak my kpw5 in this version and the binary executable file "kindle_browser" ldd result said not dynamic and some lib file like LD_LIBRARY_PATH env variable in /usr/bin/browser bash script. i don't want to copy and try to run it directly in my device before i got some advice in here , because some chroot word in browser script file and i'm not familiar with kindle system (just got jailbreak and thanks you guys work) Last edited by ShdHrzn; 11-13-2023 at 02:58 AM. Reason: fix word |
11-15-2023, 11:11 AM | #2 |
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You won't be able to copy over and execute the binary as the new firmware is using a hard float ABI and the old firmware wasn't.
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11-15-2023, 01:39 PM | #3 |
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The chromium squash ships with a full glibc chroot though, so assuming it's set-up as intended, that's less of an issue than it could be.
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True, although I'm unaware if there was a kernel update and if the old kernel had CONFIG_VFP enabled. If it does, then there shouldn't be much of a reason for it not to work, assuming it doesn't try to load any dynamic libraries from outside of the squashfs. No harm in giving it a go. |
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I remember @knc1 shipping a hardfp chroot ages ago, so that shouldn't be an issue .
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By symlinking you have introduced that ABI issue I spoke about. You might be able to get into recovery from u-boot and reinstall the rootfs or undo the damage (requires some disassembly and soldering). |
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So, is there any way to put the new browser onto an older firmware version, then?
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