Tutorial Brand new PaperWhite 4 (2018) factory image JailBreaking - Page 26

holmesianman · 02-20-2019, 09:05 PM

No way to jailbreak if my Kindle Voyage is running 5.10.3, is there? I don’t think I can downgrade to 5.10.0.1 anymore ��

dhdurgee · 02-20-2019, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by holmesianman

No way to jailbreak if my Kindle Voyage is running 5.10.3, is there? I don’t think I can downgrade to 5.10.0.1 anymore ��

Sorry, serial port only at this point. At least you have a serial port on the Voyage.

Dave

Uphantom89 · 02-22-2019, 08:49 AM

Is there any chance for a KW3 with 5.10.2 firmware?
Thank you in advance

Barbas · 03-07-2019, 03:17 AM

Hi there,

I'm new here. First of all, thanks to all of you for sharing.

I have jailbroken my Paperwhite (fw 5.10.0.2) and haven't installed MRPI yet.

I thought that, upon enabling the wi-fi connection, the device would upgrade to the last fw version (5.10.3 I think), but that's not the case.

Is this normal? Should I upgrade by downloading the fw from Amazon servers?

Cheers!

Extricated · 03-12-2019, 07:50 AM

I'm on 5.10.3 - Is there any way for me to downgrade or otherwise jailbreak my Kindle? If not I'm thinking of returning it for a new one.

dhdurgee · 03-12-2019, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Extricated

I'm on 5.10.3 - Is there any way for me to downgrade or otherwise jailbreak my Kindle? If not I'm thinking of returning it for a new one.

Serial port only at this point in time. So if you want to jailbreak without opening the case your only option at this point would be to exchange it.

Dave

RandomGiraffe · 03-13-2019, 06:02 PM

Absolute legend, this worked perfectly on my PW4. Thanks for the great guide and hacks as always.

Aryeh95 · 03-13-2019, 07:30 PM

I just tried 2 different brand new Kindle Paperwhite 4 8GB with special offers from Best Buy and both came with 10.0.1.3 out of the box. (clicked complete registration later and went straight to settings to check version).
I'll try one from Amazon to see if its any different.

Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk

ilovejedd · 03-14-2019, 09:56 PM

Anyone bought a new PW4 from Amazon.com (US) recently? What firmware are they shipping with right now?

sbjforumman · 03-16-2019, 10:05 AM

I just Purchased a Paperwhite 4 last week and it came with 5.10.3. Needless to say I'm pissed off about not being able to jailbreak it. It sounds like Best Buy may have some old stock that they're working through. I just may have to return this one and get one from there since I hate not having full control of my own device.

ilovejedd · 03-16-2019, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbjforumman

I just Purchased a Paperwhite 4 last week and it came with 5.10.3. Needless to say I'm pissed off about not being able to jailbreak it. It sounds like Best Buy may have some old stock that they're working through. I just may have to return this one and get one from there since I hate not having full control of my own device.

Thanks. Curious, whay configuration was the PW4 you got? 8GB or 32GB? SO or non-SO?

maximus83 · 03-16-2019, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbjforumman

I just Purchased a Paperwhite 4 last week and it came with 5.10.3. Needless to say I'm pissed off about not being able to jailbreak it. It sounds like Best Buy may have some old stock that they're working through. I just may have to return this one and get one from there since I hate not having full control of my own device.

That's interesting. I bought a PW4, 32gb, no special offers, a few weeks back. Mine came initally with a pretty old firmware, I think it was 5.10.0.2. I wasn't interesting in jailbreaking so I updated to 5.10.3

I wonder where some of these older firmware ones are coming from. Too bad you didn't get one from the same place.

ilovejedd · 03-16-2019, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maximus83

That's interesting. I bought a PW4, 32gb, no special offers, a few weeks back. Mine came initally with a pretty old firmware, I think it was 5.10.0.2. I wasn't interesting in jailbreaking so I updated to 5.10.3

I wonder where some of these older firmware ones are coming from. Too bad you didn't get one from the same place.

Less popular model = greater chances of having older stock

I expect the PW4 32GB LTE version would still be pretty much guaranteed to have jailbreakable firmware.

Although to be honest, I think SO/non-SO is just a setting that's stored on Amazon's servers rather than an actual separate SKU.

aascz · 03-18-2019, 05:25 AM

I bought a PW4 today, which is on 5.10.1.2* firmware.
The Serial Number prefix is G00102 (India).
Will it be possible to jailbreak this? As I had not seen the S/N prefix mentioned in the 1st post.

Edit: 5.10.0.2

NiLuJe · 03-18-2019, 02:54 PM

The Indian variants are technically supported, yes, but yours is running a FW version too recent for the software-only approach (which isn't surprising for an Indian variant).

03-07-2019, 03:17 AM	#379
Barbas Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2019 Device: Kindle 10th (2019)	OTA firmware upgrades after jailbreak Hi there, I'm new here. First of all, thanks to all of you for sharing. I have jailbroken my Paperwhite (fw 5.10.0.2) and haven't installed MRPI yet. I thought that, upon enabling the wi-fi connection, the device would upgrade to the last fw version (5.10.3 I think), but that's not the case. Is this normal? Should I upgrade by downloading the fw from Amazon servers? Cheers! Last edited by Barbas; 03-07-2019 at 03:19 AM.

03-16-2019, 10:05 AM	#385
sbjforumman Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2019 Device: PW4	PW4 firmware I just Purchased a Paperwhite 4 last week and it came with 5.10.3. Needless to say I'm pissed off about not being able to jailbreak it. It sounds like Best Buy may have some old stock that they're working through. I just may have to return this one and get one from there since I hate not having full control of my own device.

03-18-2019, 05:25 AM	#389
aascz Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2019 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	I bought a PW4 today, which is on 5.10.1.2* firmware. The Serial Number prefix is G00102 (India). Will it be possible to jailbreak this? As I had not seen the S/N prefix mentioned in the 1st post. Edit: 5.10.0.2 Last edited by aascz; 03-18-2019 at 04:17 PM. Reason: typo

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holmesianman Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kindle 3	No way to jailbreak if my Kindle Voyage is running 5.10.3, is there? I don’t think I can downgrade to 5.10.0.1 anymore ��

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03-13-2019, 07:30 PM	#383
Aryeh95 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2019 Device: KPW	I just tried 2 different brand new Kindle Paperwhite 4 8GB with special offers from Best Buy and both came with 10.0.1.3 out of the box. (clicked complete registration later and went straight to settings to check version). I'll try one from Amazon to see if its any different. Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk

03-14-2019, 09:56 PM	#384
ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,110 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	Anyone bought a new PW4 from Amazon.com (US) recently? What firmware are they shipping with right now?

03-18-2019, 02:54 PM	#390
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	The Indian variants are technically supported, yes, but yours is running a FW version too recent for the software-only approach (which isn't surprising for an Indian variant).