Python update on Kindle DXG hanging

[physdude]

I just revived my old DXG today by replacing the dead battery. I soon after installed the jailbreak (ver 0.13N) from the thread. It went smoothly.

However, I then decided to install the python update and that update is now still hanging at about 50% for about an hour now which probably means it is frozen. What are my options now and what is the safest way to attempt any recovery? Thanks in advance! I really hope I haven't broken it somehow.

If it helps, the old DXG was never registered since I am overseas and never got the wireless to work. The firmware version is 2.5.8.

[physdude]

Okay, I found the 15 second reset hack and have managed to boot it! Yay! But how do I find out what happened and if the python update did install or not?

[NiLuJe]

Switch to mrpi and use the packages from the snapshots thread instead.

[physdude]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Switch to mrpi and use the packages from the snapshots thread instead.

Thanks! After that hiccup, it has all gone surprisingly smoothly and I have KUAL and MRPI installed. Best of all, Librerator is working and is a marked improvement on the old interface (or, for that matter, the interface on my Kindle PW2 which is unfortunately on 5.12.2 so it can't be jailbroken - another reminder that I gotta be careful with non-libre HW/SW which I avoid if not unreasonably inconvenient).

I had to go through a few frustrating hoops resetting the date with kindletool so that KUAL actually worked (not least of which was that the setdate tool didn't use the unix epoch) but I learnt a bit in the process so it is all good. Kudos to all the developers here - also Amazon for creating really good hardware given that this DXG now is 10 years old and working great except for the battery but it is a real bummer that they then go on to cripple the device.

I was almost going to splurge for a Onyx Note 3 or Note Air for a big screen PDF reading experience but this has saved me some decent money and the DXG didn't end up in some recycling bin too.

P.S. : Are there any other apps that you would particularly suggest?