Thread: Tutorial WatchThis - Software Jailbreak for any Kindle <= 5.14.2
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Old 08-17-2022, 01:08 PM   #720
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Originally Posted by dhdurgee View Post
I just received a newly purchased KT4W8 and want to jailbreak it. Given this unit has never been turned on I assume there is no need to factory reset it as the read-me calls for, but that I otherwise need to follow the directions. This KT4W8 will be a gift to a family member, thus I do NOT want to register it to my account.

My questions are:

How can I determine my firmware level without configuring the wifi?
It should be possible to skip past (defer indefinitely) the wifi configuration.

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If I find it is too old a release can I update it without configuring wifi or registering it?
Yes, I think so.

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Once I have the jailbreak installed what is the best firmware to install?

Does the jailbreak prevent Amazon forcing an update or do I need to take further action?
If your final version is < 5.10 the update blocker directory works fine.

If your final version is >= 5.10 it gets trickier with each major version bump. Generally it is required to rename the OTA binaries with recent versions.
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