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Old 11-26-2019, 10:27 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by pavel-s View Post
But why is it not possible to just remove/update the script that responsible for downloading the update (on a rooted kindle)?
You only have to recode that part of the initramFS that is bundled with the kernel and then get that kernel build signed with Amazon's private key.
(The newer models (PW4 for example) now have the secure boot hardware feature enabled, one of the reasons people are having trouble trying to boot over the serial port.)

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