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tomsem · 08-05-2022, 01:01 AM

Just installed it on a refurbished KOA2 that I got from Woot ($90 for 8GB; I paid $120 for 32GB. And no Special Offers.) It was on 5.14.2.

FWIW, when I did ;enter_demo and Restarted, it didn't ask for Store, demo type, etc. and I didn't have to do the magic gesture (I was really looking forward to that...). I was able to type ;demo, go to Download, connect USB, install the JB and then proceed with the rest (KUAL & renameotabin & KOReader).

Shortly after doing all of this, I looked over to see the Kindle restarting: Update! But it was just refreshing the 5.14.2 already on there with the UI tweaks.

I'm in no hurry, and looking at the 5.14.3.1 Release Notes, I don't see anything that's different than what I already have. But JB will remain if I do update, right? and then I just re-run renameotabin to keep OTA away?

The KOA2 is pretty great! Feels about as zippy as my PW5 and with the KUAL and KOReader there as well might take over from it. I don't use the Warm light on the PW5 at all, so I don't miss one on the KOA2.

08-05-2022, 01:01 AM	#696
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,965 Karma: 27060153 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Just installed it on a refurbished KOA2 that I got from Woot ($90 for 8GB; I paid $120 for 32GB. And no Special Offers.) It was on 5.14.2. FWIW, when I did ;enter_demo and Restarted, it didn't ask for Store, demo type, etc. and I didn't have to do the magic gesture (I was really looking forward to that...). I was able to type ;demo, go to Download, connect USB, install the JB and then proceed with the rest (KUAL & renameotabin & KOReader). Shortly after doing all of this, I looked over to see the Kindle restarting: Update! But it was just refreshing the 5.14.2 already on there with the UI tweaks. I'm in no hurry, and looking at the 5.14.3.1 Release Notes, I don't see anything that's different than what I already have. But JB will remain if I do update, right? and then I just re-run renameotabin to keep OTA away? The KOA2 is pretty great! Feels about as zippy as my PW5 and with the KUAL and KOReader there as well might take over from it. I don't use the Warm light on the PW5 at all, so I don't miss one on the KOA2. Last edited by tomsem; 08-05-2022 at 01:34 AM.