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NiLuJe · 07-19-2019, 07:13 PM

In this case, yes, as 2.6.32 > 2.6.31, so the dynamic loader will gently tell you to get out of its lawn

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The K5 is very, very, very, very hard to permanently brick, as we can put it in downloader / fastboot mode or whatever it's actually called (see Kubrick)

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07-19-2019, 07:13 PM	#13
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	In this case, yes, as 2.6.32 > 2.6.31, so the dynamic loader will gently tell you to get out of its lawn . The K5 is very, very, very, very hard to permanently brick, as we can put it in downloader / fastboot mode or whatever it's actually called (see Kubrick) .