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geekmaster · 11-14-2012, 09:06 AM

I removed the 5.2.0 images. They were only for research purposes and those who needed them now have their own Paperwhite.

However, it would be possible to downgrade using "dd" from diags SSH, if you had such 5.2.0 images, and if you had a jailbroken 5.3.0 and diags+SSH already installed. We do not have USB Downloader mode access on the PW (yet).

If you have locked 5.3.0 on your PW, that makes it a lot less useful. If amazon has you locked down, you lost control of your own device, and amazon now controls what you can do with it.

From our point of view, 5.3.0 hijacks and steals ownership of your device.

11-14-2012, 09:06 AM	#95
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773670 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	I removed the 5.2.0 images. They were only for research purposes and those who needed them now have their own Paperwhite. However, it would be possible to downgrade using "dd" from diags SSH, if you had such 5.2.0 images, and if you had a jailbroken 5.3.0 and diags+SSH already installed. We do not have USB Downloader mode access on the PW (yet). If you have locked 5.3.0 on your PW, that makes it a lot less useful. If amazon has you locked down, you lost control of your own device, and amazon now controls what you can do with it. From our point of view, 5.3.0 hijacks and steals ownership of your device. Last edited by geekmaster; 11-14-2012 at 09:13 AM.