[Sukarn]

Originally Posted by picree

He wants to know about Android comment. Look again.

Yep, that's what I was wondering about. Is that Kindle running Android now, or did (s)he use an Android device to go through the process? My Android phone doesn't give enough current over OTG. It mounts my kindle for about 2 seconds before they both go "nope"
It's nice that (s)he went through the effort to explain all of that, though it would have been even nicer with fewer caps :P
I can't fault him/her for trying to be helpful.

Originally Posted by knc1

BackDoorLock will not protect you from an OTA update.

Use the blocker directory name given in the spoiler of Step #7.

I would really like to write an easier to understand set of directions.
All I can say for the current version is that it is a lot better than it was six weeks ago.

Note:
At least until we get a chance to take a close look at the situation, avoid 5.8.2 on any of the devices.
The new KUAL booklet may not run under 5.8.2 and our maintainer of that is on a (short) holiday.

I will be expanding Step #7 to give direct download links for both 5.8.1 and 5.8.2 someday, RSN.

Alex has recently given approval for direct links on this forum.

5.8.2 is running fine with KUAL on my 9017, but I'm using the azw2 KUAL, not the booklet one, because my device is PW2.

I did not follow the instructions to the letter. I started from 5.8.1, downgraded and followed the guide except I did not perform a factory reset in step 2 (somehow didn't see the spoiler before I had downgraded, jailbroken, and was upgrading already), and I upgraded to 5.8.2 at the end. After everything was done and the device was upgraded, I did a weird sort of semi-factory-reset. I removed the System folder and let the device build it again, and then I removed almost all the books from my device and put a handful of books onto it because removing System folder had also removed all book covers.

Everything I've tried is working fine on my PW2 at firmware version 5.8.2:
- KUAL 2.7 (azw2)
- MrPI
- python
- Gawk
- EBoard Chess
- KOReader 533
- KUAL+
- KUAL Helper+
- Screen Savers

I wanted to try fonts hack but I read the warning on its thread and decided to wait until I set up ssh access to the device.

Edit: also keeping a hopeful eye on the Mahjong thread.