Kindle Touch/PW1/PW2 5.0.x - 5.4.4.2 JailBreak. Plus FW 5.x USBNetwork. - Page 92

Asparagus · 11-26-2014, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

Install a 1v8, low voltage serial to USB adapter on the operator's console port.

Thx, but I can't find that....

knc1 · 11-26-2014, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asparagus

Thx, but I can't find that....

Can't find what?

The serial port add-on?
The directions are indexed in the Prefix Index under K5.SerialPort .
Plus additional PW2 pictures in my KT2 exposed thread.

The adapter?
That should be easy, the most commonly recommended one is made by a company based in your country.

The PW2 serial port image installation?
At the link in the "Resources" section of the page I provided the link to.

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Note: "Better questions yield better answers."

ta2awn · 11-26-2014, 08:07 AM

hi guys

i installed version 5.6 on my kindle pw2.. how i do restore to old version ? i want install duokan 2014 again.. please help me, thank you...

knc1 · 11-26-2014, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ta2awn

hi guys

i installed version 5.6 on my kindle pw2.. how i do restore to old version ? i want install duokan 2014 again.. please help me, thank you...

Install low voltage serial to USB adapter on the operator's console serial port, follow the directions to downgrade over the serial port.

Helpful links in the "References" section of:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...81&postcount=6

I think this one hits my daily limit of posting links to the FGA thread.

NiLuJe · 11-26-2014, 08:22 AM

It's not like we've been warning people from day one that downgrading was going to be impossible on vanilla devices...

. (Hell, from day minus something, since that dates back to the initial FW of the KT2 & KV, so, 5.5.0/5.6.0).

iGold · 11-26-2014, 10:52 PM

@NiLuJe, big thanks for the jailbreak supporting upgrade to 5.6.1!

In the "Latest Updates" you wrote about USBNetwork v0.18.N, but still only 0.17.N available for download. Is it OK?

knc1 · 11-27-2014, 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iGold

@NiLuJe, big thanks for the jailbreak supporting upgrade to 5.6.1!

In the "Latest Updates" you wrote about USBNetwork v0.18.N, but still only 0.17.N available for download. Is it OK?

The version numbers +1 from those that are currently released are in the NiLuJe snapshot thread (with the prior release number, not the +1 release number they will become).

It makes perfect sense to NiLuJe's build setup -
It is only the human readers that have problems with it.

NiLuJe · 11-27-2014, 08:58 AM

Yep, the docs are (mostly) always up-to-date, so you may end up with mismatched version numbers.

That, and I often forget to bump the version numbers in the docs (and/or forget that I bumped something somewhere, which is the case in this instance: updated the doc one day, then forgot to actually bump the version number, ^^).

EDIT: Except I did bump it. I just forgot to post the new release packages.

.

Will post the proper package when I get back home, thanks

.

Ruskie_it · 11-28-2014, 01:37 AM

By the way, is usbnet some "new" process that runs on the kindle, or just some hack that unlocks access to something that is already there?
I am considering installing it to give you devs more options in case my kindle goes tfu, but I was wondering if that has any impact on the system when it's not used.

eschwartz · 11-28-2014, 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruskie_it

By the way, is usbnet some "new" process that runs on the kindle, or just some hack that unlocks access to something that is already there?
I am considering installing it to give you devs more options in case my kindle goes tfu, but I was wondering if that has any impact on the system when it's not used.

It is a new thing that only runs when you turn it on.

Install it, it can only help.
Also install the Coward's Rescue Pack while you're at it.

Ruskie_it · 11-28-2014, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

It is a new thing that only runs when you turn it on.

Install it, it can only help.
Also install the Coward's Rescue Pack while you're at it.

Hah, still in search for guinea pigs? :-P
CRP should already be there with the latest JB I've been told.

eschwartz · 11-28-2014, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruskie_it

Hah, still in search for guinea pigs? :-P
CRP should already be there with the latest JB I've been told.

The jailbreak preserves /etc/upstart/debrick which launches CRP if needed, but does not bundle the CRP itself -- that still needs to be installed separately.

Ruskie_it · 11-28-2014, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

The jailbreak preserves /etc/upstart/debrick which launches CRP if needed, but does not bundle the CRP itself -- that still needs to be installed separately.

Oh. Great.
Ok so my to-do list just grew to:

Rescue pack
Coward Rescue pack (are them different, aren't they?)
usbnet (as soon as NiLuJe uploads version 0.18)

eschwartz · 11-28-2014, 02:38 AM

I think CRP was merged into RP.

NiLuJe · 11-28-2014, 06:28 AM

CRP was merged in RP if, and only if, you're using kaznelson's merged installer (cf. the FAQ entry in the first post)

.

I kept the versions in my snapshots separate, because the point of merging stuff gets moot w/ MRPI

.

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11-26-2014, 08:07 AM	#1368
ta2awn Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: pw2	hi guys i installed version 5.6 on my kindle pw2.. how i do restore to old version ? i want install duokan 2014 again.. please help me, thank you...

11-26-2014, 08:22 AM	#1370
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	It's not like we've been warning people from day one that downgrading was going to be impossible on vanilla devices... . (Hell, from day minus something, since that dates back to the initial FW of the KT2 & KV, so, 5.5.0/5.6.0).

11-26-2014, 10:52 PM	#1371
iGold Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Russia Device: Kindle PW2	@NiLuJe, big thanks for the jailbreak supporting upgrade to 5.6.1! In the "Latest Updates" you wrote about USBNetwork v0.18.N, but still only 0.17.N available for download. Is it OK?

11-27-2014, 08:58 AM	#1373
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Yep, the docs are (mostly) always up-to-date, so you may end up with mismatched version numbers. That, and I often forget to bump the version numbers in the docs (and/or forget that I bumped something somewhere, which is the case in this instance: updated the doc one day, then forgot to actually bump the version number, ^^). EDIT: Except I did bump it. I just forgot to post the new release packages. . Will post the proper package when I get back home, thanks .

11-28-2014, 01:37 AM	#1374
Ruskie_it Fanatic Posts: 538 Karma: 1000000 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Rome, Italy Device: Kindle PW5, Kindle PW4, Kindle 4 NT	By the way, is usbnet some "new" process that runs on the kindle, or just some hack that unlocks access to something that is already there? I am considering installing it to give you devs more options in case my kindle goes tfu, but I was wondering if that has any impact on the system when it's not used.

11-28-2014, 02:38 AM	#1379
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I think CRP was merged into RP.

11-28-2014, 06:28 AM	#1380
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	CRP was merged in RP if, and only if, you're using kaznelson's merged installer (cf. the FAQ entry in the first post) . I kept the versions in my snapshots separate, because the point of merging stuff gets moot w/ MRPI .