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NiLuJe · 07-27-2016, 12:46 PM

@knc1: IIRC, that may be what's printed on the back of the device as "model name".

@djsmiley2k: In any case, as @knc1 just demonstrated, this is not how we're expecting you to ID your device (see https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_Serial_Numbers)

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Regarding your issue, this is a known issue with old packages (i.e., those packaged by the legacy python packager, not KindleTool), and those "new" firmware updates.
I thought someone (@eschwartz, maybe?) had taken care of updating the posts, but I may have dreamed that one up

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In any case, it's trivial to repackage something, see the last few pages of the KindleTool thread for details.

EDIT: ... or maybe the *first* few pages, actually. Lemme dig that up...
EDIT²: Those kind of posts were actually scattered all around the place, and not necessarily in the KT thread, so, let's continue that tradition:

Code:

kindletool convert Update_foo.bin
kindletool create ota -d k3gb Update_foo_converted.tar.gz Update_foo.bin

Making sure the target device actually matches your own device. That's an European 3G Kindle 3 in my example.

07-27-2016, 12:46 PM	#3690
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	@knc1: IIRC, that may be what's printed on the back of the device as "model name". @djsmiley2k: In any case, as @knc1 just demonstrated, this is not how we're expecting you to ID your device (see https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_Serial_Numbers) . Regarding your issue, this is a known issue with old packages (i.e., those packaged by the legacy python packager, not KindleTool), and those "new" firmware updates. I thought someone (@eschwartz, maybe?) had taken care of updating the posts, but I may have dreamed that one up . In any case, it's trivial to repackage something, see the last few pages of the KindleTool thread for details. EDIT: ... or maybe the first few pages, actually. Lemme dig that up... EDIT²: Those kind of posts were actually scattered all around the place, and not necessarily in the KT thread, so, let's continue that tradition: Code: kindletool convert Update_foo.bin kindletool create ota -d k3gb Update_foo_converted.tar.gz Update_foo.bin Making sure the target device actually matches your own device. That's an European 3G Kindle 3 in my example. Last edited by NiLuJe; 07-27-2016 at 12:54 PM.