Thread: Firmware Update Kindle firmware version 5.16.5
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Old 11-18-2023, 01:29 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by stefano.sb View Post
Hi, has anyone tried to install this fw on a jailbroken Kindle pw 10th or 11th?
If so the jailbreak remains?

Thanks

Stefano
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Originally Posted by BionicGecko View Post
According to the LanguageBreak thread, a jailbroken Kindle should not be updated beyond 5.16.2.1.1 as the new firmware includes significant changes incompatible with the jailbreak. I’m not sure however if this is only relevant to Kindles jailbroken with LanguageBreak, or to all jailbroken Kindles.
The jailbreak method doesn't matter, but this firmware has changed to use hardware floating point, a different instruction set architecture. None of the mobileread packages will run.
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