MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Kubrick: Live CD to debrick Kindle 3, 4, and Touch

susanrm · 02-12-2016, 10:38 AM

Here's my issue. I purchased a refurbed Kindle 4 from ebay a while back. It behaved the same as any other, except it had no ads. All was good.

Now Amazon is requiring a software update, or you won't be able to use it for books anymore. However, no update, wireless or manually applied, will work. At all.

I tried the Kubrick method, thinking that it would install 4.1.1 after I flashed the device, but no luck. It only gave me the option to jailbreak it.

It's back to working the way it was before Kubrick, but I really have no idea where to go from here. I've spent endless hours googling and researching and have come up empty. Since I didn't remove the ads, I don't know how it was done.

Does anyone have a clue about how to get the stock ROM installed back on this thing so I can upgrade?

02-12-2016, 10:38 AM	#892
susanrm Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: Kindle G5 (non-touch)	Here's my issue. I purchased a refurbed Kindle 4 from ebay a while back. It behaved the same as any other, except it had no ads. All was good. Now Amazon is requiring a software update, or you won't be able to use it for books anymore. However, no update, wireless or manually applied, will work. At all. I tried the Kubrick method, thinking that it would install 4.1.1 after I flashed the device, but no luck. It only gave me the option to jailbreak it. It's back to working the way it was before Kubrick, but I really have no idea where to go from here. I've spent endless hours googling and researching and have come up empty. Since I didn't remove the ads, I don't know how it was done. Does anyone have a clue about how to get the stock ROM installed back on this thing so I can upgrade? Last edited by susanrm; 02-12-2016 at 03:23 PM.