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E72 · 10-23-2022, 05:24 AM

Hello,

I've searched the thread to solve my issue, to no avail. I'm stuck at step jailbreak-6: info is loaded, but no prompt at all.

Background:

1st first try with 5.9.5.1, I reach step Setup-4. I get in demo mode, enter dummy values, but nothing else happens.
I click "resell device". Hard reboot isn't enough to advance and I recon my SW is too old, so I search for an update.
I copy "update_kindle_all_new_paperwhite_5.14.2.bin" in root directory, hit update device and it all goes fine.

Setup

I try jailbreaking and, again, get stuck at step 4. My PW3 doesn't ask for dummy values, demo files, etc.
A few replies in this thread confirm that, in such case, you can go to step 9 - so do I.

Jailbreak

Despite no confirmation, I seem to enter demo mode; options are limited and if I type ;demo I acces said demo menu.
The sideload option is tricky. The computer makes the ding (something is plugged in), but the PW3 doesn't show. I unplug/plug the cable again and, voilà, now it appears (and the PW3 shows the USB screen).
I do steps 2 to 5. No prompt at all. If I hit "Exit", I get an error. Hard reboot
I try the sideload again. Nothing. But now I can click Exit.
I try the sideload option without pc connection. Nothing.

So this is where I am now. The SW is in the kindle, but when I try to sideload it does nothing. Any ideas how can I proceed?
Thanks in advance!

10-23-2022, 05:24 AM	#786
E72 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2022 Device: PW3	PW3 5.14.2 doesn't prompt JB install Hello, I've searched the thread to solve my issue, to no avail. I'm stuck at step jailbreak-6: info is loaded, but no prompt at all. Background: 1st first try with 5.9.5.1, I reach step Setup-4. I get in demo mode, enter dummy values, but nothing else happens. I click "resell device". Hard reboot isn't enough to advance and I recon my SW is too old, so I search for an update. I copy "update_kindle_all_new_paperwhite_5.14.2.bin" in root directory, hit update device and it all goes fine. Setup I try jailbreaking and, again, get stuck at step 4. My PW3 doesn't ask for dummy values, demo files, etc. A few replies in this thread confirm that, in such case, you can go to step 9 - so do I. Jailbreak Despite no confirmation, I seem to enter demo mode; options are limited and if I type ;demo I acces said demo menu. The sideload option is tricky. The computer makes the ding (something is plugged in), but the PW3 doesn't show. I unplug/plug the cable again and, voilà, now it appears (and the PW3 shows the USB screen). I do steps 2 to 5. No prompt at all. If I hit "Exit", I get an error. Hard reboot I try the sideload again. Nothing. But now I can click Exit. I try the sideload option without pc connection. Nothing. So this is where I am now. The SW is in the kindle, but when I try to sideload it does nothing. Any ideas how can I proceed? Thanks in advance!