Quote:
Originally Posted by dsmid
This simple hack has only one purpose: stop Amazon from updating your Kindle silently without your explicit consent.
It is intended for users who believe in "My device - my rules" principle.
It doesn't stop Kindle from downloading the update file but once it is downloaded, any silent installation attempt fails instantly in an early stage without depleting the battery and intercepting the GUI.
The update file is preserved after such failed attempt and thus it is not downloaded again and again.
Manual update triggered by user is still possible (i.e. selecting "Update Your Kindle" in the menu).
It was tested on Kindle 4 but should work on any Kindle.
Spoiler:
Here is how it works:
It replaces the line
Code:
_UPDATE_WAIT="/usr/sbin/updatewait"
in /etc/updater.conf with this one:
Code:
_UPDATE_WAIT="$(if [ -x /mnt/us/backdoorlock/updatewait ]; then echo /mnt/us/backdoorlock/updatewait; else echo /usr/sbin/updatewait; fi)"
Wrapper script /mnt/us/backdoorlock/updatewait passes any calls to /usr/sbin/updatewait but only if called with parameter -i (immediate/interactive) - that's how "Update Your Kindle" calls it.
OTOH silent updates call updatewait without any parameters and such attempts are intercepted and logged to /mnt/us/backdoorlock/update.log .
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Does this also prevent the updater in the initramfs from running when the update file is present during a full reboot (cold start)?
If unknown, please test for that and report back.