Thread: Firmware update 5.10.1.1
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Old 11-09-2018, 07:13 PM   #103
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Originally Posted by rcentros View Post
Must have been more than a few bugs. Now I feel like a "beta tester." I'm guessing there is no path back for those of us who have 5.10.1.1? (Not that I'm looking for one, since my 8th Generation Kindle Basic seems to be fine with it.)
Don't feel bad, you are probably not a beta tester. I just chatted with CS and asked if I needed to worry about possible future problems with my Oasises (or whatever the plural of Oasis is) being on 5.10.1.1. since the update is no longer there to download. The CSR told me that I had nothing to worry about. Also that 5.10.1.1 is only an OTA update, not downloadable. I insisted that I manually upgraded, still have the file on my computer. Then the CSR let slip (intentionally or on purpose I am not sure) that ALL devices that are already at least on 5.9.7 have no problems with the 5.10.1.1 update.

From all this I gather that:
  • The 5.10.1.1 update is safe for every Kindle that has 5.9.7 or newer at the time of update
  • Kindles that update to 5.10.1.1 and are currently lower than 5.9.7 may have potential issues - DO NOT UPDATE TO 5.10.1.1 if you are not on 5.9.7 or newer
  • The download link to manually update is removed to not destroy any more old Kindles that are not yet on 5.9.7
  • OTA updates to 5.10.1.1 probably check that the device is on 5.9.7 before scheduling
  • To get 5.10.1.1 the workaround appears to be to manually update to 5.9.7 and then wait for the OTA to 5.10.1.1 (or install the file manually if you have access to the previously downloadable file)

We seen the reports. It is not, as I initially thought, a problem of an automatic update, but a general problem with the update.
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