Thread: Tools Software Jailbreak for PW2, PW3, PW3W, KT2, KV, KOA and KT3
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Old 06-01-2017, 09:52 PM   #2034
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Originally Posted by evanrmurphy View Post
Hi, first post here. I'm trying to jailbreak a Kindle PW1 but ran into an issue. (I tried to jailbreak my Kindle PW2 yesterday, but alas! It had one of the cursed firmware versions. So I had to trade for this PW1

Following the initial instructions and the Legacy devices, jail breaks link in the OP, I was able to successfully downgrade the PW1's firmware to 5.3.3.

Now I'm on step 5 of the OP's instructions. I got main-htmlviewer.tar.gz from the Factory Image Jail Break link and placed it on the Kindle's top-level directory next to 'documents/'. Then after ejecting, removing the USB cable and entering ';installHtml' into the search bar (and hitting the return button), nothing happens! The screen doesn't flash, it doesn't reboot, and when I check the Kindle's files again there is no 'Jail Broken' document under the 'documents/' directory.

Any ideas for how to troubleshoot this and get the jailbreak working?

I'm amazed by the elaborate hacks and scripts put together here by volunteers to help people get control of their devices. Thanks for all the great work!

Update: I just noticed that after downgrading the firmware, maybe now I should no longer be using the OP's instructions, but rather I should turn to the Kindle Touch/PW1/PW2 5.0.x - 5.4.4.2 JailBreak. Plus FW 5.x USBNetwork. instructions. Is that right?
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