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hanginwithdaddo · 05-04-2025, 09:07 PM

I'm having trouble getting root access re-established after upgrading to 5.18.1 on my Paperwhite Signature 12th gen. I have the Winterbreak hotfix app installed. I tried to run it, but nothing seems to have happend. Trying to run KUAL produces the dreaded "Application Error" message. I then tried to re-install the hotfix .bin but received an "Update Failed" Kindle splash screen. What am I doing wrong? I believe I have the latest hotfix bin file, which I downloaded from: https://kindlemodding.org/jailbreaking/WinterBreak/

I tried re-installing the MR Installer and KUAL support, but as noted in some other threads, ";log mrpi" no longer seems to work.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

05-04-2025, 09:07 PM	#62
hanginwithdaddo Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 122 Join Date: Apr 2025 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Device: Kindle Signature, 12th Gen.	I'm having trouble getting root access re-established after upgrading to 5.18.1 on my Paperwhite Signature 12th gen. I have the Winterbreak hotfix app installed. I tried to run it, but nothing seems to have happend. Trying to run KUAL produces the dreaded "Application Error" message. I then tried to re-install the hotfix .bin but received an "Update Failed" Kindle splash screen. What am I doing wrong? I believe I have the latest hotfix bin file, which I downloaded from: https://kindlemodding.org/jailbreaking/WinterBreak/ I tried re-installing the MR Installer and KUAL support, but as noted in some other threads, ";log mrpi" no longer seems to work. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.