Kindle Touch/PW1/PW2 5.0.x - 5.4.4.2 JailBreak. Plus FW 5.x USBNetwork.

[eschwartz]

Hmm. I assume running jb.sh from kterm is enough to update with MKK bridging? (I am too lazy to go through the process of restarting. )

I have a question about the MKK bridge. Does it preserve it when you deregister, or must you restart after deregistering to restore the MKK, or what?

EDIT: Answered my own question:

Originally Posted by eureka

5.1.0 doesn't change diags partition.

/var/local/system/locale and /var/local/system/tzVar aren't sourced anymore in upstart scripts, but rather parsed. data.tar.gz extraction step is removed from appropriate upstart script.

But there is something new. /var/local/system/fixup and /var/local/system/onetimefixup are checked for existence and (on success) executed. And if /var/local/system/onetimefixup had been executed, it will be deleted afterwards.

And jb.sh installs the bridge to /var/local/system/fixup
Reboot it is.

[donfrigo]

Hi all,

I have been searching the web for hours, but didn't find anything worthwhile. So I, have a PW I running 5.4.4.2, I have jailbroken my device, installed KUAL and MKK, but I have no idea how to get the no margin hack Can somebody help me with that? What should I do?
Thanks!

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by donfrigo

Hi all,

I have been searching the web for hours, but didn't find anything worthwhile. So I, have a PW I running 5.4.4.2, I have jailbroken my device, installed KUAL and MKK, but I have no idea how to get the no margin hack Can somebody help me with that? What should I do?
Thanks!

See here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=223726

[pghaworth]

Is there any way with a Kindle to revert to a previous version like with some Android devices? I am dumb, to be sure. I got my PW1 in May 2013 and immediately used the jailbreak. Stupidly, I took an update that I really hate due to the changes, so now I am on 5.4.4.2 and having issues as well. Thoughts, help, solutions anyone? TIA

[eschwartz]

Yes, just download the update.bin that you want.

I believe they are all still hosted on Amazon, but only the latest are linked (and any that you need for two-step updates).

You can find an archive of many Kindle updates here: http://ixtab.tk/kindle-touch-updates.php

[pghaworth]

Thank you! Hoping with every fiber that you are correct on both counts.

[supersmart07]

I have a kindle paperwhite 2 downgraded to 5.4.3.2 and the update button is greyed out. I've tried everything in the readme for solution and none is working for me. Any suggestions?

[NiLuJe]

@supersmart07: Use the package from the snapshots.

(FWIW, I planned to do a proper release at the end of summer, but shit happened, so this'll have to wait for the next break in a month or so).

[knc1]

Your good -
It is always summer in some part of the world.

[dejanrecek]

Hi guys!
Anybody up to help out a noob?

I managed to install the jailbreak and USBNetworking via update method and it was working well. Maybe too good since I managed to mess it up by mistyping the serial number. Instead of B024 I typed in B023... That on it self would not be terrible... would I have not reset the device.
Now I have no access to USBNetworking (or maybe I do but I cannot start it) and Update stays grayed out and Update files go missing.

Can I do something other than to open and solder the serial port on it?

Maybe repackaging the jailbreak would help to make PW accept it on new serial however I don't know how to do that.

Thanks, Dejan

[knc1]

Originally Posted by dejanrecek

Hi guys!
Anybody up to help out a noob?

I managed to install the jailbreak and USBNetworking via update method and it was working well.

Maybe too good since I managed to mess it up by mistyping the serial number. Instead of B024 I typed in B023...

That on it self would not be terrible... would I have not reset the device.

Now I have no access to USBNetworking (or maybe I do but I cannot start it) and Update stays grayed out and Update files go missing.

Can I do something other than to open and solder the serial port on it?

Maybe repackaging the jailbreak would help to make PW accept it on new serial however I don't know how to do that.

Thanks, Dejan

There is a really big, gapping, lack of detail there - -
Since the Jail break and the USBnetworking do not have anything to do with typing in a serial number.

? ? ? ? ?

So fess-up -- Just what were you doing (or trying to do) ?
Where, when, what, why, and how?

Was the serial number actually changed?
I.E: What shows in your settings menu?

The tool to unpackage and re-package any of the updates is the KindleTool.

[dejanrecek]

Originally Posted by knc1

There is a really big, gapping, lack of detail there - -
Since the Jail break and the USBnetworking do not have anything to do with typing in a serial number.

? ? ? ? ?

So fess-up -- Just what were you doing (or trying to do) ?
Where, when, what, why, and how?

Was the serial number actually changed?
I.E: What shows in your settings menu?

The tool to unpackage and re-package any of the updates is the KindleTool.

I came across a Kindle PaperWhite v1 on a beach, tried to find the owner locally and via Amazon, without luck. So I thought I might as well use it. Of course Amazon does not let me register so I thought I could change the serial and avoid the blacklist.

I installed the jailbreak and usbnetwork without problem. In Mac Terminal via ssh root@192.168.15.244 and idme -d --serial B023170123760047 I managed a serial change. As you might think no luck with Amazon since the number is a typo... But PW is still working.

Then I foolishly wanted to make a quick cleanup and performed a factory reset.

PW still works i.e. I can still sideload books and read them. However I do not have USB root access nor can I apply any other hacks...

I can live with that however would be nice to have it back.

Hope this sheds some light to my wrongdoings.

Regards, D

[knc1]

Originally Posted by dejanrecek

I came across a Kindle PaperWhite v1 on a beach, tried to find the owner locally and via Amazon, without luck. So I thought I might as well use it. Of course Amazon does not let me register so I thought I could change the serial and avoid the blacklist.

I installed the jailbreak and usbnetwork without problem. In Mac Terminal via ssh root@192.168.15.244 and idme -d --serial B023170123760047 I managed a serial change. As you might think no luck with Amazon since the number is a typo... But PW is still working.

Then I foolishly wanted to make a quick cleanup and performed a factory reset.

PW still works i.e. I can still sideload books and read them. However I do not have USB root access nor can I apply any other hacks...

I can live with that however would be nice to have it back.

Hope this sheds some light to my wrongdoings.

Regards, D

It is only the factory reset that killed your add-ins.
Not the serial number change.

The serial number change only locked you out of the PW1 update_*.bin files (since B023 is a K4).

So just take the KindleTool and in the source, swap the locations of B023 and B024 in the code, re-compile.
If I recall correctly, everything you need is in the KindleTool package.

Then use your modified KindleTool to open the USBnet update_*.bin file for the PW1 and then re-create the package specifying the transposed K4 names.

The device Jailbreak is not in an "update_*.bin" style package, but you may have to do some model number swapping in it just the same.

Take everything from the "NiLuJe's snapshots" thread.
(Including the cross-compiler)

Directions for everything are in the packages and/or in our wiki.

- - - - -

PS: Just changing the serial number is not enough to get Amazon to accept your device.

[pghaworth]

I just used the JB in the OP. I am on 5.4.4.2. I know nothing about tar.xz files and cannot use the snapshot files. Everything went great, got the JB message, etc., until I restarted. Then it performed a factory reset and all files are gone. Not a biggy except for the setup, but it would be nice to know why. Also, will I never be able to do a restart again if I need to? Thanks!

[dejanrecek]

Originally Posted by knc1

It is only the factory reset that killed your add-ins.
Not the serial number change.

The serial number change only locked you out of the PW1 update_*.bin files (since B023 is a K4).

So just take the KindleTool and in the source, swap the locations of B023 and B024 in the code, re-compile.
If I recall correctly, everything you need is in the KindleTool package.

Then use your modified KindleTool to open the USBnet update_*.bin file for the PW1 and then re-create the package specifying the transposed K4 names.

The device Jailbreak is not in an "update_*.bin" style package, but you may have to do some model number swapping in it just the same.

Take everything from the "NiLuJe's snapshots" thread.
(Including the cross-compiler)

Directions for everything are in the packages and/or in our wiki.

- - - - -

PS: Just changing the serial number is not enough to get Amazon to accept your device.

Thank you for a fast reply,

I figured I have to repack the files with numbers changed... however I used a different approach. I first downgraded to 5.3.5, then applied the .mobi jailbreak and entered diags mode via ENABLE_DIAGS... rest was easy with ssh access.

Even though I managed, it's nice to know someone is there to watch your back in case of trouble.

Off topic maybe - do you know any way I could get "my" kindle registered?

Regards, Dejan