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dkinor · 10-01-2024, 11:33 PM

Just a warning:

I have a jailbroken Kindle Paperwhite Signature (11th gen) 32GB that I updated to 5.16.21. Following directions here (https://fw.notmarek.com/khf/ - at my own risk, I know!) to update to 5.16.21, and then installing HF hotfix, HF MRPI, KUAL, KOReader, and KOL asap booklet, and installing/applying coversetter and BinaryRenamer, I decided to connect to WiFi and register with Amazon. Discovered that Amazon has ability (whether through registration, or through latest firmware) to go into my /documents folder, and remove the KUAL.kual and KOReader.kol files (making KUAL and KOReader inaccessible from my Kindle PW's GUI). My fix was to reinstall everything (starting with hotfix).

I was able to replicate this issue (and fix) with my Kindle Oasis 3 (10th).

I tried downgrading to do a clean install of 5.16.2 using instructions on this site and the RUNME.sh script, and got an error during the update process (UPDATE ERROR: 11).

Not cool, Amazon (who owns this device, and the documents in the /documents folder, btw?)!

Questions to the communithy:
1. Is there some additional binary in the .21 FW version that can go into the /documents directory and remove specific files? Or, some other mechanism for Amazon to remove my files in /documents directory?
2. Any thoughts as to workaround to make downgrade possible?

Thanks in advance for any info!

10-01-2024, 11:33 PM	#1
dkinor Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10322240 Join Date: Mar 2024 Device: Kindle Scribe 1st Gen	5.16.21 KPW Signature (JB+Hotfix) - KOReader + KUAL auto-removed from /documents Just a warning: I have a jailbroken Kindle Paperwhite Signature (11th gen) 32GB that I updated to 5.16.21. Following directions here (https://fw.notmarek.com/khf/ - at my own risk, I know!) to update to 5.16.21, and then installing HF hotfix, HF MRPI, KUAL, KOReader, and KOL asap booklet, and installing/applying coversetter and BinaryRenamer, I decided to connect to WiFi and register with Amazon. Discovered that Amazon has ability (whether through registration, or through latest firmware) to go into my /documents folder, and remove the KUAL.kual and KOReader.kol files (making KUAL and KOReader inaccessible from my Kindle PW's GUI). My fix was to reinstall everything (starting with hotfix). I was able to replicate this issue (and fix) with my Kindle Oasis 3 (10th). I tried downgrading to do a clean install of 5.16.2 using instructions on this site and the RUNME.sh script, and got an error during the update process (UPDATE ERROR: 11). Not cool, Amazon (who owns this device, and the documents in the /documents folder, btw?)! Questions to the communithy: 1. Is there some additional binary in the .21 FW version that can go into the /documents directory and remove specific files? Or, some other mechanism for Amazon to remove my files in /documents directory? 2. Any thoughts as to workaround to make downgrade possible? Thanks in advance for any info!