11-05-2012, 12:18 AM | #46 | |
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2) No, just as long as you can tell the difference between a file named data.tar and a file named data.tar(hidden: .gz) by looking at it. |
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11-28-2012, 04:51 PM | #47 | |
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12-31-2012, 12:19 PM | #48 |
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K4 jailbreak battery depleted in 115 - 16 hrs
Hi Everyone
This is my first post here and I'd like to thank everyone here for all the information and guides (and patience with all our noob questions ) Well I read what I thought was enough about the kindle 4 non touch with firmware - 4.1.0 installed and registered, but have come a little stuck & confused, So I thought I would get rid of the crappy screen savers. I used the :- kindle-jailbreak-k4-1.5.N from this site. I read the read me files 10 times before install. Then held my breath and created the 3 files "data.tar.gz", "ENABLE_DIAGS" and "diagnostic_logs" in the root of kindle. Then ejected and followed the rest of the instructions from read me file until the last Q to quit and the kindle took for ever to restart. Eventually saw the jailbreak screen and the jailbreak file appeared in the content screen. wow I did it then got a wee bit nervous when I found that airplane mode was turned on throughout the jailbreak, so I decided to turn it off a leave it for today. When I tried to turn the kindle on this morning I was greeted by a battery sign saying connect to usb charger. 10 mins of charge and it started up again Pheww. So question is when reading uninstall instructions it says "it is recommended that you first uninstall a+le and copy the uninstaller .bin to the Kindle's USB drive's root" My question is what are is a+le , and is this likley to cure my battery problem Thanks in advance Jon Happy new year to you all |
12-31-2012, 12:28 PM | #49 | |
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The Amazon quote is 1/2 hour a day to give their estimated battery life. They also note that is with a strong Wifi signal and that the Wifi module will draw more power (discharge the battery faster) with a weak Wifi signal. Plus - you don't mention how old your K4 battery is. It may not have all of its original storage capacity now. I will have to go with "operator error" on this one (not any specific hack that is installed). Learn to turn the Wifi off before putting the device to sleep. |
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12-31-2012, 12:40 PM | #50 |
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Hi knc1
Thanks for that and was turned off completly with the blank screen. The Kindle is about a week old so the battery should be ok, at least I know to leave it with wifi off in future, as for the signal it was sat 1.5 - 2 meters away from the router. I thought I'd bust it real quick but will leave it for tonight and see in the morning. Cheers for quick reply Jon |
12-31-2012, 03:02 PM | #51 | |
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It only has two modes: run and sleep. Does not matter what is shown on the screen. That is a stable image. Displays just fine even months after removing the battery. Only time it uses power is while it is changing. Now the Wifi (and 3G) - that is a different story - those radios don't go to sleep - you have to turn them off. |
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01-01-2013, 01:33 AM | #52 |
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You can turn a kindle "off" (according to the Kindle manual) by holding the power button for about 7 seconds until the screen turns white (i.e. blank screen). It was discussed in another thread that this is really just "mostly off" because some circuitry still draws a small standby current. This "off" mode uses much less power than run or sleep (screensaver) modes.
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01-01-2013, 08:50 AM | #53 |
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Thanks guys for the info, I had a look this morning and the battery is still fully charged. Maybe I'll Look at the screen saver hack later when i regain the confidence, Because if If I brick it so soon the misses will be a little mad Lol.
Thank again Jon |
01-30-2013, 10:06 AM | #54 |
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I've made a little improvement (apart from localizing to Czech): The install script sets the bootmode to main and reboots just before exit - that alone makes the installation as simple as on 4.0.1, no diagnostic_logs needed.
I've also added 10s countdown to the jailbreak screen. |
02-01-2013, 04:57 AM | #55 |
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hi all, i'm a new holder of a brand new K4 (4.1.0 black) and probably posting my question in the wrong section but: i want to set my own screensavers, i applied this jailbreak which installed successfully but now i don't know how further?
and another question, there is still a valid method to register without the adds? thank you in advance and apologize if i posting in the wrong section. |
02-01-2013, 05:08 AM | #56 |
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So is it an SO supported kindle then?
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02-01-2013, 06:06 AM | #57 |
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02-01-2013, 06:53 AM | #58 | |
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Pay for the ads to be removed, The SS hack specifically has a large indicator that it will not work on SO kindles. Then it should all "just work."
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02-01-2013, 07:42 AM | #59 |
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good, i un-subscribed the special offer and now i have a free Kindle, what should i do now to get my screensavers.
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