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pirl8 · 02-26-2013, 01:45 PM

I've bought a KPW.
It was provided with 5.3.1 firmware

installed the jailbreak
registered the kindle
updated the kindle to 5.3.3
put the device in airplane mode
installed kindlet jailbreak
installed JBPatch
applied the USE_ALT_FONTS hack
ran ;fc-cache

So far, so good.

At this point I tried to install the libfreetype replacement, since one of the fonts I installed was smudged.

I copied the update_libfreetype-6.8.1_install.bin to the root of my device. I went to the settings menu and the "update kindle" entry was grayed. The update*.bin file was no longer in place.

I also tried with usbnetworking which I forgot to install and it also did not work.

It looks like that any *.bin file gets automatically deleted after I unload the kindle from PC.

At this point I tried to downgrade to 5.3.1 again. And it worked.

The jailbreak was still in place but I tried to install it again, and it worked. But when I tried to install anything it did not work, again: grayed menu entry and file deleted.

I also obviously tried to rename the update as update_kindle_5.3.1.bin but it did not work, either.

What the hell is happening?

02-26-2013, 01:45 PM	#1
pirl8 Pest Posts: 204 Karma: 239254 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Italy Device: KT, PW3	Something is preventing custom upgrades on my jailbroken KPW 5.3.1 I've bought a KPW. It was provided with 5.3.1 firmware installed the jailbreak registered the kindle updated the kindle to 5.3.3 put the device in airplane mode installed kindlet jailbreak installed JBPatch applied the USE_ALT_FONTS hack ran ;fc-cache So far, so good. At this point I tried to install the libfreetype replacement, since one of the fonts I installed was smudged. I copied the update_libfreetype-6.8.1_install.bin to the root of my device. I went to the settings menu and the "update kindle" entry was grayed. The update.bin file was no longer in place. I also tried with usbnetworking which I forgot to install and it also did not work. It looks like that any .bin file gets automatically deleted after I unload the kindle from PC. At this point I tried to downgrade to 5.3.1 again. And it worked. The jailbreak was still in place but I tried to install it again, and it worked. But when I tried to install anything it did not work, again: grayed menu entry and file deleted. I also obviously tried to rename the update as update_kindle_5.3.1.bin but it did not work, either. What the hell is happening? Last edited by pirl8; 02-26-2013 at 01:47 PM.