Paperwhite 2 not letting me downgrade!

JonathanHilton · 12-25-2014, 09:53 AM

I am on firmware version 5.6.1.0.2 and i want to downgrade to a version where i will be able to jailbreak from.

I have tried downgrading to 5.4.3.2 but the kindle says that the update was not successful, update error 12. If anyone could help with that, that would be great.

I am also trying to jailbreak it so any further links that would help would be greatly appreciated.

knc1 · 12-25-2014, 10:22 AM

Error code 12: "!! Downgrade Attack !!"
(That is Lab126's phrase for it.)

Unless you had your PW2 jailbroken before the upgrade to 5.6.1, you now can only jailbreak it over the serial port.

There aren't any further links that will help.
There are a lot of posts on the subject of 5.6.1 here and should not be hard to find, its a "hot topic" the past couple of months.

HarryT · 12-25-2014, 10:22 AM

You can't downgrade from 5.6.1. No current way around it, I'm afraid.

JSWolf · 12-25-2014, 10:25 AM

In the immortal words of whoever said this first, you're screwed.

HarryT · 12-25-2014, 10:27 AM

I would hope that whoever said that actually said "you're" rather than "your", Jon. Had they actually said "your", they would have been shockingly ignorant.

12-25-2014, 09:53 AM	#1
JonathanHilton Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2014 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2	Paperwhite 2 not letting me downgrade! I am on firmware version 5.6.1.0.2 and i want to downgrade to a version where i will be able to jailbreak from. I have tried downgrading to 5.4.3.2 but the kindle says that the update was not successful, update error 12. If anyone could help with that, that would be great. I am also trying to jailbreak it so any further links that would help would be greatly appreciated.

12-25-2014, 10:22 AM	#2
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Error code 12: "!! Downgrade Attack !!" (That is Lab126's phrase for it.) Unless you had your PW2 jailbroken before the upgrade to 5.6.1, you now can only jailbreak it over the serial port. There aren't any further links that will help. There are a lot of posts on the subject of 5.6.1 here and should not be hard to find, its a "hot topic" the past couple of months. Last edited by knc1; 12-25-2014 at 10:31 AM.

12-25-2014, 10:25 AM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,782 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	In the immortal words of whoever said this first, you're screwed. Last edited by JSWolf; 12-25-2014 at 08:51 PM.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I would hope that whoever said that actually said "you're" rather than "your", Jon. Had they actually said "your", they would have been shockingly ignorant.