Thread: PW3 KINDLE PW3 5.8.11 Jailbreak/Downgrade
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Old 05-16-2018, 08:33 AM   #52
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Originally Posted by Antinoos View Post
There really seems a pattern to emerge: If an out-of-the-box Kindle manufactured not too long ago (no matter what fw version installed...) you have at least one (or possibly even more...) "free shots" to install any FB02 type update file (*.bin).

Only when (auto-)updated to any OTA user fw, you're screwed...
It is probably related to voice view installation ...

*) If the model is VV capable ...
(see: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo...deId=202199580 )
*) If the model did not ship with the VV files installed ...
*) Then it must be running a firmware version that allows the VV package to be installed - which means it will also install our "factory" update image - the one that can be jail broken.

= = = =

Three generations of Kindle e-book readers, and our 'friends' at Lab126 STILL HAVE NOT fixed getting control of VV package installation separated from installing the 'factory' firmware image(s).
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