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geekmaster · 01-09-2012, 05:41 PM

If the Update menu item is grayed out, it means that you are using an installer (or uninstaller) update .bin file that does NOT match your kindle. Update packages contain header information that indicates which model and version kindle that package is intended to be installed on. To prevent damage from installing the wrong package, it makes the Update menu item gray (not active).

That is exactly why I stated in previous messages that you need a different update package. It does not matter to the kindle whether the update packages contains a system upgrade, or a hack install, or a hack uninstall. ALL that matters is that the update package contains the correct header information that matches you kindle. If it does, then the update button works.

You must use a different udpate .bin file. If you keep getting a grayed-out Update item, that is simply because you keep trying to update you kindle with an incompatible update package version.

When an update package contains the correct headers, the Update menu item is active. When Update is selected, the update package contents are extracted and put into various locations on the kindle (including startup scripts), and then the kindle is rebooted. After reboot, startup scripts run (including any new ones). If this update was an installer, the work is done. If it was an uninstaller, then when it runs on startup it REMOVES other files (being an UNinstaller), and then it removes itself.

How many times must I repeat myself here?

01-09-2012, 05:41 PM	#43
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773670 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	If the Update menu item is grayed out, it means that you are using an installer (or uninstaller) update .bin file that does NOT match your kindle. Update packages contain header information that indicates which model and version kindle that package is intended to be installed on. To prevent damage from installing the wrong package, it makes the Update menu item gray (not active). That is exactly why I stated in previous messages that you need a different update package. It does not matter to the kindle whether the update packages contains a system upgrade, or a hack install, or a hack uninstall. ALL that matters is that the update package contains the correct header information that matches you kindle. If it does, then the update button works. You must use a different udpate .bin file. If you keep getting a grayed-out Update item, that is simply because you keep trying to update you kindle with an incompatible update package version. When an update package contains the correct headers, the Update menu item is active. When Update is selected, the update package contents are extracted and put into various locations on the kindle (including startup scripts), and then the kindle is rebooted. After reboot, startup scripts run (including any new ones). If this update was an installer, the work is done. If it was an uninstaller, then when it runs on startup it REMOVES other files (being an UNinstaller), and then it removes itself. How many times must I repeat myself here? Last edited by geekmaster; 01-09-2012 at 05:48 PM.