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Old 05-07-2014, 12:00 AM   #892
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Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)
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Originally Posted by SingleEyePhotos View Post
I've followed the link above and downloaded the zip file as instructed. However, there are 2 zipped files, the 2nd is being read by my computer as a .gz extension, and it doesn't know what to do with it. I tried putting that whole file into the Updates folder, then following the instructions given, but my PW2 still shows v. 5.4.3. Not sure where I'm supposed to get the 'downdate' to put into the 'update' folder...

Thanks!
.gz is not the same as zip. The .gz is source code in case you want to compile the hack yourself. All you need is the zip.

The downdate firmware is gotten from Amazon, like usual -- the only trick is instead of putting it in the root of the Kindle, you use the hack to load the firmware.

Since Amazon doesn't link to old firmware, you can download them from here as well: http://ixtab.tk/kindle-touch-updates.php
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