Getting K3 firmware onto K2

pdurrant · 09-14-2012, 03:45 AM

I saw a mention that it might be possible to get K3 firmware onto a K2. I've looked through the K2 index on the wiki, and had a search in the forums, but I can't find a thread on this.

Has anyone managed to get a K3 firmware installed on a K2? If so, a pointer to the thread would be much appreciated. If the recent 3.4 firmware could also be hacked onto the K2, giving KF8 support, that would be a feature I'd be willing to jump through a few hoops to get!

AZImmortal · 09-14-2012, 04:23 AM

Here you go: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=127969

pdurrant · 09-14-2012, 04:30 AM

Many thanks. I'll see what I can make of it. I've added it to the K2 Index.

geekmaster · 09-14-2012, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AZImmortal

Here you go: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=127969

That link was only in the DX(G) index. The K2 index has not gotten much attention since I put just enough in there to get it started.

@pdurrant: Thanks for adding the link to the K2 index. There are other links in other indexes that really should get copied there too.

If I had a K2 I would pay more attention to the K2 index. Anybody got a spare K2 gathering dust?

knc1 · 09-14-2012, 07:44 AM

Agreed, that K2 section needs a lot of loving care from someone.

And the original machine?
Was it called (under our current naming system) a K1?
Are there any of those still in use?

twobob · 09-14-2012, 11:03 AM

I looked around for some last night actually. old devices, so I could grab a few for testing.

Near as I could make out everything before a 3 was either "dead" or "not for sale".

Or for sale at a ridiculous collectors price. (err really? a device about to die?)

So my thought would be that the K2 index will slowly die soon as the devices do, that is a very sad thing to say but the battery life of the device is sadly outstripped by people length of love for them.

Hope you get it sorted in the interim.

(I look at my k3 and see it's sad one-day destiny written in this post)
ho hum

*cheery thoughts*

pdurrant · 09-14-2012, 01:14 PM

I do have a K2. And my son has a K3. If I can find the time, I will certainly have a go at getting 3.4 onto the K2.

09-14-2012, 03:45 AM	#1
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,410 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Getting K3 firmware onto K2 I saw a mention that it might be possible to get K3 firmware onto a K2. I've looked through the K2 index on the wiki, and had a search in the forums, but I can't find a thread on this. Has anyone managed to get a K3 firmware installed on a K2? If so, a pointer to the thread would be much appreciated. If the recent 3.4 firmware could also be hacked onto the K2, giving KF8 support, that would be a feature I'd be willing to jump through a few hoops to get!

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09-14-2012, 04:23 AM	#2
AZImmortal Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 5555611 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G, Nexus 7	Here you go: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=127969

09-14-2012, 04:30 AM	#3
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,410 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Many thanks. I'll see what I can make of it. I've added it to the K2 Index.

09-14-2012, 07:44 AM	#5
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Agreed, that K2 section needs a lot of loving care from someone. And the original machine? Was it called (under our current naming system) a K1? Are there any of those still in use?

09-14-2012, 11:03 AM	#6
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299993 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	I looked around for some last night actually. old devices, so I could grab a few for testing. Near as I could make out everything before a 3 was either "dead" or "not for sale". Or for sale at a ridiculous collectors price. (err really? a device about to die?) So my thought would be that the K2 index will slowly die soon as the devices do, that is a very sad thing to say but the battery life of the device is sadly outstripped by people length of love for them. Hope you get it sorted in the interim. (I look at my k3 and see it's sad one-day destiny written in this post) ho hum cheery thoughts

09-14-2012, 01:14 PM	#7
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,410 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I do have a K2. And my son has a K3. If I can find the time, I will certainly have a go at getting 3.4 onto the K2.