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NiLuJe · 05-31-2015, 10:52 PM

@tamr:

A-B-C -> C0A

(Where A & C are [:digit:] and B is [[:alnum:]_])

(Don't ask me why ;D)

[Caveat: Mostly holds true. May not always hold on some weird device/firmware/main/diags builds].

We generally don't give a crap about OTA build numbers, and a far safer method to get it is to check the headers (OTA target) of the update package for said version.

Code:

kindletool convert -i ~/Downloads/Update_kindle_3.4.1_B006.bin                                                                                                                                                                        ──(Sun, May 31)─┘
Checking update package '/home/niluje/Downloads/Update_kindle_3.4.1_B006.bin'.
Bundle         FC02 (OTA [ota])
Bundle Type    OTA V1
MD5 Hash       9c54f5a191974f0eab5908f89c4ebd45
Minimum OTA    1725970040
Target OTA     2540470001
Device         Kindle 3 Wifi+3G
Optional       0
Padding Byte   186 (0xBA)

05-31-2015, 10:52 PM	#5
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@tamr: A-B-C -> C0A (Where A & C are [:digit:] and B is [[:alnum:]_]) (Don't ask me why ;D) [Caveat: Mostly holds true. May not always hold on some weird device/firmware/main/diags builds]. We generally don't give a crap about OTA build numbers, and a far safer method to get it is to check the headers (OTA target) of the update package for said version. Code: kindletool convert -i ~/Downloads/Update_kindle_3.4.1_B006.bin ──(Sun, May 31)─┘ Checking update package '/home/niluje/Downloads/Update_kindle_3.4.1_B006.bin'. Bundle FC02 (OTA [ota]) Bundle Type OTA V1 MD5 Hash 9c54f5a191974f0eab5908f89c4ebd45 Minimum OTA 1725970040 Target OTA 2540470001 Device Kindle 3 Wifi+3G Optional 0 Padding Byte 186 (0xBA) Last edited by NiLuJe; 05-31-2015 at 11:02 PM.