Kindle Touch update 5.1.1

[NiLuJe]

@Alb: No, there's a slightly shaky alt fonts implementation since FW 5.1.0, check the latest few pages of the Font Hack thread, in particular posts from eureka, if I remember correctly .

[eureka]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@geekmaster/@eureka: Err, wasn't the point of doing it in a diags RUNME instead of USBNet to be able to dump an *unmounted* part? Because doing it from usbnet on main would be dumping main from main == bad, no? (And since it's an unknown firmware/kernel, doing it from a flashed older diags+ssh isn't a great idea either).

(Take that with a grain of salt, I'm not familiar with the RUNME stuff, and I still can't remember wich part is main/diags... ^^)

main partitition is mounted read-only, so it's safe to dump it within SSH session. diags isn't mounted at all (by default), so it's [obviously] also safe.

[eureka]

Originally Posted by Alb

Geekmaster and Eureka, sorry, but I don´t understand the steps very well.

So, I need to get the RUNME scripts (or a full image backup script or whatever) of my KT (with the last updated firmware). Isn´t it?

Because the aim is: understand what makes the Jailbreak and Hackfont don't work (don't run) with the firmware version 5.1.1. Understand and solve that problem.

And then I need to know how take the RUNME scripts for you (you, and Geekmaster, etc.: the people who really know about it).

Ok. But, sorry, sorry, I don't see clearly what are the steps of this process. (Process= take the RUNME scripts...)

I feel quite awkward!

You've said in other thread:

Originally Posted by Alb

I also installed correctly the jailbreak but it is only an image with this version (5.1.1).

I was sure, it means that you've installed the jailbreak for KT and now you can install homebrew update packages. So you can install USB networking update package etc.

But now you are saying:

Originally Posted by Alb

Because the aim is: understand what makes the Jailbreak and Hackfont don't work (don't run) with the firmware version 5.1.1. Understand and solve that problem.

Now, I'm confused too.

[Alb]

@Eureka: You are right.

I'll try to explain: I installed correctly the jailbreak (for 5.1.0 version), and then I also installed the Hackfont, but the Hackfont doesn't run. I told this to Geekmaster:

Originally Posted by Alb

I think the problem is due ONLY to the JAILBREAK that I installed correctly (sure!) yesterday.

Look:

1.



And then:




What do you think?

[Thanks, again.]

Why the jailbreak doesn't run? I think is due to the firmaware's version of my KT: 5.1.1.

That is the reason why I´m here trying to do something.

@NiLuJe: I´m reading now the latest few pages of the Font Hack thread. In particular posts from eureka. Thanks.

[NiLuJe]

@eureka: Yeah, never really thought about it, but I've always (quite possibly erroneously) assumed using a mounted part (even ro) as an input for dd was a bad idea .

@Alb: The jailbreak and the *kindlet* jailbreak are two *different* things. You'll need both to run ixtab's Font Hack, and you need a jailbroken device to install the Kindlet jailbreak. Check ixtab's doc again .

If you did install *both*, then, yeah, it's probably because something changed in 5.1.1.

The good news seems to be that the jailbreak installed successfully, using the same method as for 5.1.0. You did end up with the 'You are jailbroken' book, yes?

[geekmaster]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@geekmaster/@eureka: Err, wasn't the point of doing it in a diags RUNME instead of USBNet to be able to dump an *unmounted* part? Because doing it from usbnet on main would be dumping main from main == bad, no? (And since it's an unknown firmware/kernel, doing it from a flashed older diags+ssh isn't a great idea either).

(Take that with a grain of salt, I'm not familiar with the RUNME stuff, and I still can't remember wich part is main/diags... ^^)

Exactly! If you go back and read my post(s) about this, I say the RUNME.sh should run from diags and dump main, then change bootmode to main and reboot, then detect that it is in main (/proc/bootmode) and dump diags, then quit...

That not only dumps UNMOUNTED partitions, but also UNMODIFIED partitions. The only changes are to /mnt/us and /var/local (where the payload goes).

I want UNMODIFIED partition images. SSH requires CHANGES to main and/or diags before it can even RUN...

Remember that it has to delete RUNME.done exactly ONE time, so it can run again after rebooting to main...

I have already written a version of this script a couple of months ago, but I do not have it with me... It might even be posted somewhere, but the MR search engine isn't finding it for me. It must be buried somewhere in my thousands of posts and PMs, but good luck finding it...

[Alb]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@Alb: The jailbreak and the *kindlet* jailbreak are two *different* things. You'll need both to run ixtab's Font Hack, and you need a jailbroken device to install the Kindlet jailbreak. Check ixtab's doc again .

If you did install *both*, then, yeah, it's probably because something changed in 5.1.1.

The good news seems to be that the jailbreak installed successfully, using the same method as for 5.1.0. You did end up with the 'You are jailbroken' book, yes?

I installed both of them successfully: using the same method as for 5.1.0 with the "you are Jaibroken" book in the KT. If you want a JPG to demonstrate it I'll take it. Of course.

I have read several posts about Hackfont written by Eureka and, If I have understand right there's an other method or process to install the fonts in the KT. I tried that (with the route mnt/us/fonts and then the fonts like: Bodoni Regular.ttf, Bodoni Italic.ttf and so on, and so on), I rebooted the KT but I didn´t have any result.

I've tried with Calibre's setting too: unseccessfully.

5.1.1 (I hate this firmware).

[NiLuJe]

@Alb: Okay, then I'm assuming FW 5.1.1 broke ixtab's Kindlet jailbreak (or something Kindlet related). It's not my area of expertise at all, but it'll probably require a FW dump to 'fix' .

As for the alt fonts on the KT, I haven't tried it, but eureka's posts are sound, so unless they *also* changed stuff for this, it should work. It might need a bit of tinkering, and it's certainly not very user-friendly, but in theory it should work .

[Zikka]

Originally Posted by jswinden

Was that alleged 5.1.1 update just another BS post by an OP (from the linked thread) who didn't know what he was talking about? I haven't seen anything from any one else stating they got the 5.1.1 update.

I had Amazon CS call me yesterday to fix a TTS error (it wasn't working, turns out the TTS file was missing, they emailed me one and now it's awesome.)

Before we discovered that was the problem, he mentioned that 5.1.1 was the newest software available but it isn't on their website. He double checked when I told him, and said something about "they must not have released it here yet".

So there IS going to be 5.1.1 at some point soon

ETA - I'm in the UK