Tutorial LanguageBreak - Software Jailbreak for (probably) any Kindle <=

[Fossil95]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

RenameOTA *will* prevent you from using *any* packages via UYK, so, yeah, that *definitely* includes the hotfixes.

The point *ought* to be moot if you've actually successfully reinstalled an official FW since, though.

Yeah, I definitely managed to upgrade to 5.16.2.1.1 after jailbreaking and without disabling RenameOTA. That being said, the hotfix always fails.

I searched for a way to remove the jailbreak, just to make sure that I am in a clean state. I found a post that said to restore to factory and install the official software afterwards. I believe it actually needs to be an update, so a newer version of the software. Since I'm already on the latest firmware that supports the jailbreak, I can't do that. I tried with the same version and then proceeded to try the jailbreak again. I managed to get to the language select menu in the first try, with pseudot included. The kindle, however, restarted without any log messages and entered into chinese demo mode, at the wifi and store registration. After that I did a DO_FACTORY_RESTORE to get back to a normal English version.

So that is the state I am in right now. Is there anything more I can try to make sure I am in a clean state, so that I can try jailbreaking again?

Also, if I managed to get to the correct language select menu and chose Chinese, should the log messages definitely appear. Or is there a chance that the jailbreak will fail from this point?

[mergen3107]

Sorry, don’t have time to translate it for you guys, but here are all JB recovery methods from 4PDA: https://4pda.to/forum/index.php?show...#entry89984030

[Althusser]

Since I couldn't reinstall Languagebreak normally, I thought I'd try installing Kual and Koreader again. Kual is now present in the library and in its menu there is also Koreader, which however does not open and therefore is not functional. I don't know if it's because I couldn't run the Marek and NiLuJe hotfixes because the Update your Kindle feature is disabled on my Kindle for some reason. Would it be possible to run these hotfixes using ;log mrpi in the search bar? In this case, should I put the hotfixes in the Kindle's mrpackages folder?

[Cecile87]

I installed RenameOTAbin and launched it through KUAL, then:
> Rename OTA binaries > "Rename"
then Kindle rebooted to splashscreen.

Can someone confirm this procedure is enough to prevent auto-updates from Amazon? I noticed some people mention "KUAL Helper" too, is that necessary to install?
I can't find any centralized thread about this.


Also, is there a way to verify that updates are off?
Cheers

[Althusser]

Originally Posted by Althusser

Since I couldn't reinstall Languagebreak normally, I thought I'd try installing Kual and Koreader again. Kual is now present in the library and in its menu there is also Koreader, which however does not open and therefore is not functional. I don't know if it's because I couldn't run the Marek and NiLuJe hotfixes because the Update your Kindle feature is disabled on my Kindle for some reason. Would it be possible to run these hotfixes using ;log mrpi in the search bar? In this case, should I put the hotfixes in the Kindle's mrpackages folder?

I'm answering myself, hoping that it will also be useful to someone else: I installed Marek's hotfix with mrpi and now Koreader works again!

Should I also install the NiLuJe hotfix with mrpi or should I be satisfied with the current state?

Currently my only problem is that the Update your Kindle option remains grayed out and not clickable. I installed renameotabin by pressing Restore in the hope that the Updates would be restored, but unfortunately it didn't help.

[Marek]

Originally Posted by Althusser

I'm answering myself, hoping that it will also be useful to someone else: I installed Marek's hotfix with mrpi and now Koreader works again!

Should I also install the NiLuJe hotfix with mrpi or should I be satisfied with the current state?

Currently my only problem is that the Update your Kindle option remains grayed out and not clickable. I installed renameotabin by pressing Restore in the hope that the Updates would be restored, but unfortunately it didn't help.

Please always use the latest versions of the hotfix and mrpi from nilujes thread.

[Marek]

Originally Posted by Cecile87

I installed RenameOTAbin and launched it through KUAL, then:
> Rename OTA binaries > "Rename"
then Kindle rebooted to splashscreen.

Can someone confirm this procedure is enough to prevent auto-updates from Amazon? I noticed some people mention "KUAL Helper" too, is that necessary to install?
I can't find any centralized thread about this.


Also, is there a way to verify that updates are off?
Cheers

This should be enough. As for how to verify that it worked, you can put the hotfix file into your kindles mass storage root and then try to do update your kindle from the settings, it shouldn't work.

[Fossil95]

Originally Posted by mergen3107

Sorry, don’t have time to translate it for you guys, but here are all JB recovery methods from 4PDA: https://4pda.to/forum/index.php?show...#entry89984030

So I tried everything I could find here, at least what I could try. Nothing worked. Decided to try the jailbreak again. I got to the language selection menu, there was no pseudot option so I thought it would not work, and selected English. And just like in another post I read in here, this time it decided to run. The jailbreak installed, and I managed to also install the language hotfix.

I don't know what did it this time, but I'm glad it worked. Thank you all for your help.

[mergen3107]

Oh well congrats in any case!

[lucianodev]

Need help. My english is very bad.
I Jailbroken my 11th generation Kindle Paperwhite. With firmware 5.15.1
I did it using the click once method.
It seems like everything was ok. I haven't tried installing koreader yet.
My problem is that the kindle won't let me turn on airplane mode or reset the device.
How do I resolve this?

For this reason, Kindle updated to version 5.16.4 I lost the jailbreak?

[niko]

hey all,

i ran into the following situation

my kindle is: 11th gen PW5 with firmware 5.15.1.1

i follow the detailed instructions from Marek:
https://github.com/notmarek/LanguageBreak

and i manage to apply the jailbreak.

I can see a log file in my kindle with the following:

LanguageBreak by Marek
It was the chinese all along.
big thanks to bluebotlabs, GeorgeYellow and Niluje
Loaded logging functions
I am root - uid=0(root) gid=0(root)
/etc/uks.sqsh - exists - replacing whole sqshfs
Got uks loop device at /dev/loop/8
Added developer key :)
pubprodkey01.pem
pubprodkey02.pem
Updated permissions for new squashfs keystore
Enabled developer flag
Enabled mntus exec flag
Finished installing jailbreak!

i try to install the hotfix.
specifically version:
LanguageBreak-16.11.23 // Update_hotfix_languagebreak-en-US.bin

the latest on github.

Unfortunately, I get the message

here are the files i see in my explorer:

.active_content_sandbox
.demo
amazon-cover-bug
audible
documents
fonts
voice
driveinfo.calibre
._metadata.calibre
._driveinfo.calibre
Update_hotfix_languagebreak-en-US.bin
languagebreak_log
LanguageBreakRan
jb
DONT_CHECK_BATTERY

it seems like a few other people ran into the same issue, but noone mentioned how they resolved it.

Any ideas welcome!

Best,
Niko

[captdog]

Originally Posted by niko

hey all,

i ran into the following situation

my kindle is: 11th gen PW5 with firmware 5.15.1.1

i follow the detailed instructions from Marek:
https://github.com/notmarek/LanguageBreak

and i manage to apply the jailbreak.

I can see a log file in my kindle with the following:

LanguageBreak by Marek
It was the chinese all along.
big thanks to bluebotlabs, GeorgeYellow and Niluje
Loaded logging functions
I am root - uid=0(root) gid=0(root)
/etc/uks.sqsh - exists - replacing whole sqshfs
Got uks loop device at /dev/loop/8
Added developer key :)
pubprodkey01.pem
pubprodkey02.pem
Updated permissions for new squashfs keystore
Enabled developer flag
Enabled mntus exec flag
Finished installing jailbreak!

i try to install the hotfix.
specifically version:
LanguageBreak-16.11.23 // Update_hotfix_languagebreak-en-US.bin

the latest on github.

Unfortunately, I get the message

here are the files i see in my explorer:

.active_content_sandbox
.demo
amazon-cover-bug
audible
documents
fonts
voice
driveinfo.calibre
._metadata.calibre
._driveinfo.calibre
Update_hotfix_languagebreak-en-US.bin
languagebreak_log
LanguageBreakRan
jb
DONT_CHECK_BATTERY

it seems like a few other people ran into the same issue, but noone mentioned how they resolved it.

Any ideas welcome!

Best,
Niko

I'm not an expert but it looks like your stuck in demo/managed mode.

The following instructions from language break should help.

### Unregistered kindle
1. Enter `;demo` into the search bar
2. Press the right button
3. The device will say that its "entering demo", but will actually reset into normal mode in English
4. After this check if you have an mkk folder on your kindle - if it's missing reinstall then hotfix and have fun

### Registered kindle
1. Enter `;enter_demo` into the search bar
2. Reboot your device
3. The device will be in full demo mode so do the setup without wifi and with random values
4. Do the secret gesture to get into the kindle UI
5. Enter `;demo` into the search bar
6. Choose `Resell device` and press `Resell/Yes`
7. The device will actually reset into normal mode in English
4. After this check if you have an mkk folder on your kindle - if it's missing reinstall then hotfix and have fun


Good luck.

[Marek]

Originally Posted by niko

hey all,

i ran into the following situation

my kindle is: 11th gen PW5 with firmware 5.15.1.1

i follow the detailed instructions from Marek:
https://github.com/notmarek/LanguageBreak

and i manage to apply the jailbreak.

I can see a log file in my kindle with the following:

LanguageBreak by Marek
It was the chinese all along.
big thanks to bluebotlabs, GeorgeYellow and Niluje
Loaded logging functions
I am root - uid=0(root) gid=0(root)
/etc/uks.sqsh - exists - replacing whole sqshfs
Got uks loop device at /dev/loop/8
Added developer key :)
pubprodkey01.pem
pubprodkey02.pem
Updated permissions for new squashfs keystore
Enabled developer flag
Enabled mntus exec flag
Finished installing jailbreak!

i try to install the hotfix.
specifically version:
LanguageBreak-16.11.23 // Update_hotfix_languagebreak-en-US.bin

the latest on github.

Unfortunately, I get the message

here are the files i see in my explorer:

.active_content_sandbox
.demo
amazon-cover-bug
audible
documents
fonts
voice
driveinfo.calibre
._metadata.calibre
._driveinfo.calibre
Update_hotfix_languagebreak-en-US.bin
languagebreak_log
LanguageBreakRan
jb
DONT_CHECK_BATTERY

it seems like a few other people ran into the same issue, but noone mentioned how they resolved it.

Any ideas welcome!

Best,
Niko

You are missing the patchedUks.sqsh file - make sure to download the release not the repo.

[niko]

thank you captdog!
thank you Marek!

i much appreciate the help here

Originally Posted by Marek

You are missing the patchedUks.sqsh file - make sure
to download the release not the repo.

aaah, good catch, indeed -- i downloaded the repo initially.

unfortunately i kept trying out things and at some point i managed to reset my kindle.
meaning that all the contents got erased.


starting from a fresh kindle i follow the instructions, but i am not getting anywhere.

specifically after step 12:

12. After all files have been written, eject your Kindle, then press and hold the power button until the unit reboots.

for me, the kindle just reboots into the "setup your kindle screen" (see end for screenshot).

it doesn't reboot into the select language screen.

the only difference i can think of between now and the first time, is that my kindle isn't setup (no amazon account, content or anything else)

do you think this is related?

the other thing i can think of is that i am messing up the step 10, 11, 12 in some weird way.

10. As soon as the "Press the Power Button" screen appears, plug your Kindle back into your computer. (This is time sensitive, be quick.)

11. Copy the contents of the LanguageBreak folder to the Kindle's root directory, again. (if prompted, overrwrite the existing files).

12.After all files have been written, eject your Kindle, then press and hold the power button until the unit reboots.

i am quick enough, to plug the kindle back to the computer.

I copy-paste the full folder from the release meaning all these files:

.demo
documents
patchedUks.sqsh
jb
DONT_CHECK_BATTERY

I eject the kindle from windows, but i don't unplug it. (maybe i should unplug it?)

and then i press the power button until the screen goes white (just before it restarts) and then i release.


any and all ideas welcome!
(what am I doing wrong or what else i can try)



for reference:

this is the setup screen i am referring to:

https://imgur.com/a/mAFyngt

the empty kindle has these files:

audible
documents
fonts
voice

after i copy paste the release, the kindle has these files:

.demo
audible
documents
fonts
voice
patchedUks.sqsh
jb
DONT_CHECK_BATTERY

[mergen3107]

The reason why you can’t see language menu anymore is probably because JB is installed, but now you need to install both hotfixes.

If this doesn’t work neither via mrpi and Update Your Kindle, then you need to start over.
1) Factory reset
2) Install the JB-aupported FW again. You need something less than or equal to 5.16.1.1. You can start from 5.15.1.
3) Try this: when you need to copy files the second time (after Resell), copy all files except .demo . This way you won’t get stuck in demo again.