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shtonkalot · 04-17-2025, 12:14 AM

Thanks to katadelos for the tutorial. I appreciate the time and effort spent assisting dummies like me.

I'm stuck. The directions seem to be either wrong or missing some info.
I am using a PW5 with 5.14.2 firmware.

For the setup I followed steps 1-3 without issue. There was nothing to indicate I was in "demo mode" at step 4.
I found others with similar issue that said to skip to step 9. I did so and was able to proceed to the jailbreak instructions.

Now I am stuck on step 5 or 6 of those Jailbreak instructions.
I took step 5 to mean: create an empty folder named "goodreads" under the ".demo" folder. It is not quite how it is written but I cannot see what else it would mean.

Now step 6 suggests I will see a prompt. I am still only seeing the "USB Drive Mode" screen as from when I entered the "sideload Content" option from setup.

Am I supposed to disconnect the kindle? Am I supposed to "eject" it but leave the cable connected? Do I summon a goblin to enchant the device to give me the prompt mentioned in step 6?

04-17-2025, 12:14 AM	#1049
shtonkalot Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2025 Device: PW5	Thanks to katadelos for the tutorial. I appreciate the time and effort spent assisting dummies like me. I'm stuck. The directions seem to be either wrong or missing some info. I am using a PW5 with 5.14.2 firmware. For the setup I followed steps 1-3 without issue. There was nothing to indicate I was in "demo mode" at step 4. I found others with similar issue that said to skip to step 9. I did so and was able to proceed to the jailbreak instructions. Now I am stuck on step 5 or 6 of those Jailbreak instructions. I took step 5 to mean: create an empty folder named "goodreads" under the ".demo" folder. It is not quite how it is written but I cannot see what else it would mean. Now step 6 suggests I will see a prompt. I am still only seeing the "USB Drive Mode" screen as from when I entered the "sideload Content" option from setup. Am I supposed to disconnect the kindle? Am I supposed to "eject" it but leave the cable connected? Do I summon a goblin to enchant the device to give me the prompt mentioned in step 6?