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WaseemAlkurdi · 07-19-2019, 08:23 AM

Is it possible at all to take a rootfs from a Kindle Paperwhite (especially the original Paperwhite, since it is very similar to the Touch on the inside) and coax that into booting with a Kindle Touch kernel?
I specifically asked about transplanting the whole root partition, beacuse the UI part alone is apparently too complex to be moved.

07-19-2019, 08:23 AM	#1
WaseemAlkurdi Zealot Posts: 147 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jul 2019 Device: Kindle Touch (K5) Wi-Fi x 2, Kindle (7th Gen, KT2), Paperwhite 3rd Gen	Backporting a newer version of the Kindle firmware/GUI from Paperwhite to Touch Is it possible at all to take a rootfs from a Kindle Paperwhite (especially the original Paperwhite, since it is very similar to the Touch on the inside) and coax that into booting with a Kindle Touch kernel? I specifically asked about transplanting the whole root partition, beacuse the UI part alone is apparently too complex to be moved.