Font, ScreenSaver & USBNetwork Hacks for Kindle 2.x, 3.x & 4.x

[dickens61]

Hi,

Your instructions were great for the jailbreak and font hack! I was very nervous about trying this, but it worked the first time. To confirm how to change to my own fonts. If I want to change only the font used by the reader do I just rename mine to the serif_*.ttf series like in the fontsfile/fonts folder? If I understood the post, you have to use the same file names as the ones in the linkfont/fonts folder regardless of the font you are replacing it with.

I'd like to try the calibri set.

Thanks

[VelocityGirl]

Hi there,

I've successfully updated my Kindle 3 to the latest firmware (3.3), jailbroken via the instructions on the wiki, but I cannot install the screensaver hack, as the install fails with a U007 error. Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

Thanks,
VG

[NiLuJe]

@VelocityGirl: The JB is not/badly installed/you have multiple jailbreaks installed.

[VelocityGirl]

I've only installed the jailbreak once, yesterday. It seemed to proceed without incident (e.g. the update completed successfully, without error.)

I installed with

update_jailbreak_0.10.N_k3w-3.2.1_install.bin

I just now attempted to uninstall with

update_jailbreak_0.10.N_k3w_uninstall.bin

as there wasn't a 3.2.1_uninstall.bin file, but this too ended in failure with the U007 error. Any suggestions?

[montalex]

Originally Posted by VelocityGirl

I've only installed the jailbreak once, yesterday. It seemed to proceed without incident (e.g. the update completed successfully, without error.)

I installed with

update_jailbreak_0.10.N_k3w-3.2.1_install.bin

I just now attempted to uninstall with

update_jailbreak_0.10.N_k3w_uninstall.bin

as there wasn't a 3.2.1_uninstall.bin file, but this too ended in failure with the U007 error. Any suggestions?

Just to be certain: k3g means K3 3G (US [B006]), k3w means K3 WiFi [B008] and k3gb means K3 3G (UK [B00A]

[VelocityGirl]

Yeah, I've got the Wi-Fi model. Like I said, the initial jailbreak seemed to go fine.

[sean.fosterbrown]

I factory reset my kindle today and started to reinstall the things I had put on. However, when I place the jailbreak file in the root, it updates and I get a failed, U004 error. What is this, I used the correct file - k3g. I do not understand

[NiLuJe]

@sean.fosterbrown: Wrong install file, use the -3.2.1 jb.

[Method]

Hello chaps, bit having some difficulty here:


So I have the Kindle 3 WiFi device, updated to version 3.3 (611680021), and I want to install the custom screens. So, I download the kindle-jailbreak-0.10.N.zip, put the update_jailbreak_0.10.N_k3w_install.bin in the root of the Kindle (F: ), ejected the device, Update Kindle, and it goes 'Update was not successful, restarting...'

Heh. Anyone want to tell me what I'm doing wrong?

[James D]

I have Kindle 3.3 3G.

Should I use 3.2.1 update file or just 3???

[NiLuJe]

@Method/@James D: 3.3 >= 3.2.1. Use the -3.2.1 jb install.

[pablitosocool]

I installed the hack correctly for the screen saver but the images wont show on it.. only the image the hack came with. :/

[hornpipe2]

If I delete the backups/ folder from within linkss/, will the uninstaller still work OK? I don't need the backups any more.

EDIT: also pablitosocool, have you restarted your Kindle since adding new screensavers to the folder?

[jmesar]

What can I do to make calibre and Kindle understand Math glyphs from pdf as

[GoatBoy]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@Method/@James D: 3.3 >= 3.2.1. Use the -3.2.1 jb install.

Thank you SO much for your childproof instructions! I only recieved my Kindle 3 Keyboard Wi-Fi 2 days ago, and with your simple to follow steps and links, In the space of 6 minutes, managed to Jailbreak it and install 46 of my own Screensavers, and it not only worked PERFECTLY, but looks tip-top too :-D thank you so much, you have made my life complete! Now, just got to get a GelSkinz cover for it and it'll be perfectomundo :-) Props 'n respect, Goatboy