Kindle Touch v5.1.2 -- Jailbreak steps please

passerby314 · 01-05-2013, 05:00 PM

Please confirm this is the sequence:
#1. Jailbreak -- NiLuJe's first post (JB 1.7.N) in

Code:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=186645

#2. Same post, USBnet 0.6.N

#3 on my list would be disabling BigBrother features

Code:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51371&page=11)

but I got scared by geekmaster's stern warning about possible bricking. Does it still apply? Does it apply to KT 5.1.2 ?

twobob · 01-05-2013, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by passerby314

Please confirm this is the sequence:
#1. Jailbreak -- NiLuJe's first post (JB 1.7.N) in
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=186645

#2. Same post, USBnet 0.6.N

#3 on my list would be disabling BigBrother features
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...=51371&page=11

but I got scared by geekmaster's stern warning about possible bricking.
Does it still apply? Does it apply to KT 5.1.2 ?

yes it is.

RE 3)

Looks extreme. if you are so worried lookup blocking things via editing your /etc/sysconfig/iptables file (there are links on here with lists)

Less radical. can be reversed. does the job in the main.

Also a "gentle" log nerf might not hurt (redirecting the output to > /dev/null say)

one might disable OTA updates

Hope that helps. They are all fairly low risk assuming you do them correctly.

Don't brick your device - it's not required.

The enormous DO NOT DO THIS really should be warning enough.

passerby314 · 01-06-2013, 03:38 AM

twobob,
Thank you very much for giving me a path to start out on.

lehbaurd · 01-10-2013, 12:21 PM

Can I ask a quick question re the USBnet step? I am thinking about applying jailbreak before updating my Touch to software 5.3.2. Is it necessary to run USBnet after the jailbreak or is this a step that can be carried out later as necessary?

ixtab · 01-10-2013, 02:07 PM

You don't need to install usbnet at all. In other words: if you don't need USB networking, don't install it. If you determine at some point that you do want it, install it at that time.

lehbaurd · 01-10-2013, 02:44 PM

Thanks for the advice - I guess as I am a low level tinkerer I'd really only need usbnet if I bricked it!!!

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01-05-2013, 05:00 PM	#1
passerby314 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kindle Touch 5.1.2	Kindle Touch v5.1.2 -- Jailbreak steps please Please confirm this is the sequence: #1. Jailbreak -- NiLuJe's first post (JB 1.7.N) in Code: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=186645 #2. Same post, USBnet 0.6.N #3 on my list would be disabling BigBrother features Code: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51371&page=11) but I got scared by geekmaster's stern warning about possible bricking. Does it still apply? Does it apply to KT 5.1.2 ? Last edited by passerby314; 01-05-2013 at 05:04 PM. Reason: thread refs put as code

01-06-2013, 03:38 AM	#3
passerby314 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kindle Touch 5.1.2	twobob, Thank you very much for giving me a path to start out on.

01-10-2013, 12:21 PM	#4
lehbaurd Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	Can I ask a quick question re the USBnet step? I am thinking about applying jailbreak before updating my Touch to software 5.3.2. Is it necessary to run USBnet after the jailbreak or is this a step that can be carried out later as necessary?

01-10-2013, 02:07 PM	#5
ixtab (offline) Posts: 2,907 Karma: 6736094 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3, K4, K5, KPW, KPW2	You don't need to install usbnet at all. In other words: if you don't need USB networking, don't install it. If you determine at some point that you do want it, install it at that time.

01-10-2013, 02:44 PM	#6
lehbaurd Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	Thanks for the advice - I guess as I am a low level tinkerer I'd really only need usbnet if I bricked it!!!

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