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Originally Posted by cryzed
Thank you all for the detailed answers! Now I am really queasy about actually jailbreaking + bridging my 5.2.0 Paperwhite though...  . |
Well... look at it from this perspective: If you don't do anything, your device will sooner or later auto-update itself, and completely lock you out at the same time. If it then decides to go into "Your kindle needs repair" mode for whichever reason - yes, at least the Kindle Touch occasionally does that, even without any jailbreak or custom modifications... we've seen more than one report of such behavior, and the PW is doing odd things all by itself at times, too - then you're out of luck.
If you *do* proactively install the newest jailbreak, and especially the
rescue pack (before AND after the update to 5.3.0), you will have a device that is still under your control, and that you can still debrick in most normal circumstances.
Knowing that both the jailbreak and the rescue pack are safe to install (they won't break your device), that's not a terribly difficult choice in my opinion
PS: If you prefer, you can also
update manually. In any case, you should probably take action soon, because the longer you keep running 5.2.0, the higher the chances of Amazon pushing 5.3.0 to your device, thus locking you out of it.
@NiLuJe: does it make sense to link to/recommend that "Paperwhite rescue pack" from the jailbreak post, or even include it in the jailbreak (for PW only)? At least I personally feel much safer knowing that there is a good chance of getting into a working diags system from a broken main system...