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Old 01-19-2018, 11:50 PM   #1
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New Paperwhite can I root?

Just got a Paperwhite with software 5.9.2.0.1 with no ads, is it rootable? And please inform what I need to do. More information the better thanks folks
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Old 01-19-2018, 11:58 PM   #2
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I think you can do it with a serial adapter
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Old 01-20-2018, 12:03 AM   #3
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Just got a Paperwhite with software 5.9.2.0.1 with no ads, is it rootable? And please inform what I need to do. More information the better thanks folks
Serial only at the moment.
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Old 01-20-2018, 12:04 AM   #4
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Serial adapter is beyond my paygrade ��, looking for a software based root where I just have to copy some files and whambam done
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Serial only at the moment.
That is your only choice at the moment.
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Old 01-20-2018, 12:22 PM   #6
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Thanks for the info I'll check back every month to see if people more intelligent than me have cracked the code. Keep up the good work yall
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