Tools Software Jailbreak for PW2, PW3, PW3W, KT2, KV, KOA and KT3 - Page 95

knc1 · 01-25-2017, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Having said the above, OP didn't explicitly state that he later UPGRADED to a later version of Amazon software. It's included in your instructions, but it does imply that it's optional. Perhaps he didn't install ANY other software, and is still at the factory firmware that he downgraded to?

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I do know for sure I lost the ability to connect before I updated back to current software.

Maybe I misread that part.

Slusho64 · 01-25-2017, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by shamanNS

You have to reinstall screensaver bin after each firmware update.

Thanks, that did it.

badgoodDeb · 01-25-2017, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by knc1

Maybe I misread that part.

No, I missed reading that part. Sorry!

macsek · 01-27-2017, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by knc1

That is the first of two bullets under that topic.
Now do the second one.
The full quote which you mis-quoted is:

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** The PW-2 is a special case at this point in the directions **

Use the prior 'universal jailbreak' from this post:
Old Universal Jail Break
After completing those directions, skip the next two steps here and continue with Steps #7 and #8 below.

The PC that you use does not matter, as long as it can connect to the Kindle via the USB cable and display user storage.

Thank you very much, knc1.

I was able to update the firmware to the latest, update KUAL, KOreader, install MRPI, Screen Saver hack, Battery Status and I can run KUAL kindlet. I switched Back Door Lock back on. No success on replacing the Store button, however. (KUAL main menu / KUAL * 1+ / Replace Store button) Is it still available or just an outdated method?

Searching in the main screen for ;log mrpi did not work, even when I had some install .bin files in mrpackages. KUAL -> MRPI did install them however. I can live with it just want to make sure it is not indicating a substantial part of KUAL or MRPI is missing.

"You should now have a pretty KUAL button/entry on your Library": I only have a book cover named "Kindle Launcher" (this should be the KUAL Kindlet). Should I have something else as well?

Thanks.

knc1 · 01-27-2017, 02:22 PM

The replace store button feature is firmware version specific.
I.E: It has never been updated for your version if it does not work.

The ;log mrpi not working indicates that you skipped installing the most recent 'hotfix' package.

silvershot · 01-28-2017, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

A cell tower going down. Other radio problems.
Since yours is the only one that had the 3g fail, it is not a jailbreak problem otherwise we would have heard of it back in July.
So before you do anything, reboot, charge and wait an hour. Then try again.

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Originally Posted by knc1

The firmware used by the factory, inside of the factory, for the factories production purposes is not expected to support 3G.

As Cinisajoy says, put it on a charger, wait, then check for other local problems.

Either Amazon built a special device, just for you, or IT IS a local problem!

Maybe they built a special device for me. I did a complete factory reset and my 3G returned. I then downgraded to original firmware - still had 3G. I then added the jailbreak and hotfix and could no longer connect to 3G. I waited, rebooted, and even went to a different area to connect to a different tower. No 3G. Everything else worked fine - random screensavers, i could download, open, and read books, I could connect to the Amazon store and purchase books through 3G. Sleep cover put the device to sleep, and woke it back up. Nothing else seemed out of the ordinary.

I contacted Amazon again and they had me search ;311. This allowed me to choose my wireless service. The kindle was connected to "unknown" and gave me the choice to Switch Automatically, connect to AT&T (3G), T-Mobile (3G), or T-Mobile (2G). I could not connect using any options. Amazon considered this an odd failure and agreed to do an exchange. I did another factory reset to eliminate any traces of the jailbreak, and sure enough, 3G came back.

I'll update when I get the new kindle.

knc1 · 01-28-2017, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by silvershot

Maybe they built a special device for me. I did a complete factory reset and my 3G returned. I then downgraded to original firmware - still had 3G. I then added the jailbreak and hotfix and could no longer connect to 3G. I waited, rebooted, and even went to a different area to connect to a different tower. No 3G. Everything else worked fine - random screensavers, i could download, open, and read books, I could connect to the Amazon store and purchase books through 3G. Sleep cover put the device to sleep, and woke it back up. Nothing else seemed out of the ordinary.

I contacted Amazon again and they had me search ;311. This allowed me to choose my wireless service. The kindle was connected to "unknown" and gave me the choice to Switch Automatically, connect to AT&T (3G), T-Mobile (3G), or T-Mobile (2G). I could not connect using any options. Amazon considered this an odd failure and agreed to do an exchange. I did another factory reset to eliminate any traces of the jailbreak, and sure enough, 3G came back.

I'll update when I get the new kindle.

PEBCAK.
You are still trying to run everything under the factory Internal Use Only firmware.

The only package designed, built and tested here to run with the IUO firmware is the 'hotfix' package.

Nothing else was or is intended to work under IUO.
It is simply luck if it does.

Cinisajoy · 01-28-2017, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by silvershot

Maybe they built a special device for me. I did a complete factory reset and my 3G returned. I then downgraded to original firmware - still had 3G. I then added the jailbreak and hotfix and could no longer connect to 3G. I waited, rebooted, and even went to a different area to connect to a different tower. No 3G. Everything else worked fine - random screensavers, i could download, open, and read books, I could connect to the Amazon store and purchase books through 3G. Sleep cover put the device to sleep, and woke it back up. Nothing else seemed out of the ordinary.

I contacted Amazon again and they had me search ;311. This allowed me to choose my wireless service. The kindle was connected to "unknown" and gave me the choice to Switch Automatically, connect to AT&T (3G), T-Mobile (3G), or T-Mobile (2G). I could not connect using any options. Amazon considered this an odd failure and agreed to do an exchange. I did another factory reset to eliminate any traces of the jailbreak, and sure enough, 3G came back.

I'll update when I get the new kindle.

Do step 8. Update the firmware. That should fix the problem.
The firmware you downgraded to is factory. The firmware you need to put back is customer.

Finish your jailbreak.

silvershot · 01-28-2017, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Do step 8. Update the firmware. That should fix the problem.
The firmware you downgraded to is factory. The firmware you need to put back is customer.

Finish your jailbreak.

As noted in my original post, I did install the current firmware per step 8. Still no 3G, even with trying do directly connect via ;311. On the second go round, while I didn't initially update to current, I did so after Amazon agreed to exchange the unit. I updated the firmware, no 3G. I then did a complete reset to wipe JB evidence, and 3G connected right away.

I'd love to do more testing, but that unit is out of my hands now - new unit will be here today.

knc1 · 01-28-2017, 04:51 PM

A complete reset does not remove the jail break certificate.
Nor any of the changes made to the Amazon portion of the system image.

njf · 01-31-2017, 02:52 PM

Sorry for the nooby question but I am finding it a bit difficult to navigate all the threads about jailbreaking.

I have at last decided to jailbreak my 2 year old PW2. I was on 5.8.7.0. I downgraded to 5.4.3.2 and then, I think, successfully jailbroke it. I understand I can now upgrade my firmware and I see the latest is 5.8.7.1. I thought I read somewhere a few days ago that I have to be sure that I have a version of the jailbreak that supports the firmware I want to install. So is there anything I need to install or do before I manually update my firmware? Can I install 5.8.7.1 or should I install something less?

TIA

knc1 · 01-31-2017, 03:34 PM

A pw-2 - -
You followed the directions here, up to the link to the prior universal jb, followed by returning here, skipping steps #5 and #6 here, and completed steps #7 and #8 here.

Is that correct?

Then you are ready to update to your choice of consumer firmware.
Regardless of what you may have read anywhere else.

njf · 01-31-2017, 06:30 PM

Thanks. Seems to be working now. I'm now on 5.8.7 installed manually because I nearly always have my Kindle in airplane mode.

Installed my first hack - the screensaver. However, I have a couple of problems.

The book I was reading before I did all this has lost its page numbers. The are no longer an option at the bottom of the page or in the Goto. Any idea what I could have done to make that happen? It is not all books.

Also, the screensaver does not start. I've restarted the Kindle and I've even disabled the hack and it still never starts. I've tried to uninstall it although I wasn't sure how but I still don't get a screensaver.

njf · 01-31-2017, 06:34 PM

Page number problem solved. I deleted the book from Calibre and the Kindle and added it back again. Page numbers are back. Strange.

knc1 · 01-31-2017, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by njf

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Also, the screensaver does not start. I've restarted the Kindle and I've even disabled the hack and it still never starts. I've tried to uninstall it although I wasn't sure how but I still don't get a screensaver.

Have you used the troubleshooting section of the screensaver thread?
What parts of it have you tried?
With what results?

Please post your screensaver topics in the screensaver thread that is appropriate.

The topic of this thread is the current jail break -
not page numbers -
not screensavers -

01-31-2017, 02:52 PM	#1421
njf Member Posts: 14 Karma: 6916 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Panama Device: Kindle Voyage (PW2 now deceased)	What to do next? Sorry for the nooby question but I am finding it a bit difficult to navigate all the threads about jailbreaking. I have at last decided to jailbreak my 2 year old PW2. I was on 5.8.7.0. I downgraded to 5.4.3.2 and then, I think, successfully jailbroke it. I understand I can now upgrade my firmware and I see the latest is 5.8.7.1. I thought I read somewhere a few days ago that I have to be sure that I have a version of the jailbreak that supports the firmware I want to install. So is there anything I need to install or do before I manually update my firmware? Can I install 5.8.7.1 or should I install something less? TIA

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knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	The replace store button feature is firmware version specific. I.E: It has never been updated for your version if it does not work. The ;log mrpi not working indicates that you skipped installing the most recent 'hotfix' package.

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01-31-2017, 06:30 PM	#1423
njf Member Posts: 14 Karma: 6916 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Panama Device: Kindle Voyage (PW2 now deceased)	Thanks. Seems to be working now. I'm now on 5.8.7 installed manually because I nearly always have my Kindle in airplane mode. Installed my first hack - the screensaver. However, I have a couple of problems. The book I was reading before I did all this has lost its page numbers. The are no longer an option at the bottom of the page or in the Goto. Any idea what I could have done to make that happen? It is not all books. Also, the screensaver does not start. I've restarted the Kindle and I've even disabled the hack and it still never starts. I've tried to uninstall it although I wasn't sure how but I still don't get a screensaver.

01-31-2017, 06:34 PM	#1424
njf Member Posts: 14 Karma: 6916 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Panama Device: Kindle Voyage (PW2 now deceased)	Page number problem solved. I deleted the book from Calibre and the Kindle and added it back again. Page numbers are back. Strange.

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