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shamanNS · 01-14-2025, 07:09 AM

Download and install the same firmware version that's already installed. From here:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo...MQC26VQQMM8XSW

When you copy the firmware files DON'T eject Kindle from your computer, instead press and hold the power button for 15+ seconds to force a reboot. That should then trigger a firmware install.
That should restore OTA binaries so that you then can use "Update Your Kindle" again and then try to install the hotfix.

Or maybe eve better if you first check is ";log mrpi" command functional or not. If it's working then you just copy MRPI files into "extensions" folder (since factory reset removed them) and the hotfix bin you copy into "mrpackages" folder and then trigger hotfix install by using ";log mrpi" searchbar command (instead of using "Update Your Kindle" which is unavailable because you renamed the OTA binaries).
If ;log mrpi is also broken then do the first option I mentioned (firmware (re)install + hotfix install via Update Your Kindle option).

01-14-2025, 07:09 AM	#2
shamanNS Wizard Posts: 1,124 Karma: 12345678 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Serbia Device: Kindle PW5, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle PW1	Download and install the same firmware version that's already installed. From here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo...MQC26VQQMM8XSW When you copy the firmware files DON'T eject Kindle from your computer, instead press and hold the power button for 15+ seconds to force a reboot. That should then trigger a firmware install. That should restore OTA binaries so that you then can use "Update Your Kindle" again and then try to install the hotfix. Or maybe eve better if you first check is ";log mrpi" command functional or not. If it's working then you just copy MRPI files into "extensions" folder (since factory reset removed them) and the hotfix bin you copy into "mrpackages" folder and then trigger hotfix install by using ";log mrpi" searchbar command (instead of using "Update Your Kindle" which is unavailable because you renamed the OTA binaries). If ;log mrpi is also broken then do the first option I mentioned (firmware (re)install + hotfix install via Update Your Kindle option). Last edited by shamanNS; 01-14-2025 at 07:12 AM.