Tools Introducing WinterBreak - Better Late Than Never

[mergen3107]

@bookmarkthis,

Yes, for your 5.16.2 use normal MRPI from Snapshots thread and normal (non-hf) KOReader (it says “PW2” in the name)

[bookmarkthis]

Originally Posted by mergen3107

@bookmarkthis,

Yes, for your 5.16.2 use normal MRPI from Snapshots thread and normal (non-hf) KOReader (it says “PW2” in the name)

I am literally just transferring the HF version into my paperwhite. Should I abort?

BTW, when you said normal MRPI from Snapshots, did you mean the one here by Marek?

https://kindlemodding.org/jailbreaki...ing-kual-mrpi/

[mergen3107]

No, Marek’s is for hf.
You need one from here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=225030

Yes, abort. Your FW is not hf.
Anything 5.16.3+ is hf (and yours is 5.16.2)

[bookmarkthis]

Originally Posted by mergen3107

No, Marek’s is for hf.
You need one from here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=225030

Yes, abort. Your FW is not hf.
Anything 5.16.3+ is hf (and yours is 5.16.2)

So what have I done to my Kindle? It *seems* fine. I used the Marek MRPI and KUAL Coplate during set up. What do I do now?

[bookmarkthis]

Originally Posted by mergen3107

No, Marek’s is for hf.
You need one from here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=225030

Yes, abort. Your FW is not hf.
Anything 5.16.3+ is hf (and yours is 5.16.2)

I downloaded the MPRI from your link, and replaced the MRPI I had used before, and reran the ;log mrpi command in the search bar. I got a hush little baby message. Was that the right thing to do?

Also, do I need to re-disable the OTA updates? I did it once already it a few hours ago.

[DNSB]

For what it may be worth, the MRPI from Marek's page works with both HF and non-HF Kindle firmware. To quote from that page: modified to support HF - rebuilt kindletool, libz and fbink + added hf detection - should also support any kindle normal mrpi does.

[bookmarkthis]

Originally Posted by DNSB

For what it may be worth, the MRPI from Marek's page works with both HF and non-HF Kindle firmware. To quote from that page: modified to support HF - rebuilt kindletool, libz and fbink + added hf detection - should also support any kindle normal mrpi does.

When I installed Marek's MRPI I think I saw some error messages on screen; when I ran this other MRPI I don't think I saw any errors. Is there an idiot-proof way to know if a jailbreak has been successful, and that everything's as it should be? Sorry for the dumb qs, I'm a novice.

[Goldeneyes78]

Thank you very much guys, this is really awesome. I done the jailbreak and installed Koreader smoothly on my Kindle Oasis V10. latest FW
Just in case someone needs help with the files I used to install the jailbreak, everything was from the winterbreak site, but I will mentioned it:
1. WinterBreak.tar.gz
2. Update_hotfix_universal.bin
3. kual-mrinstaller-khf.tar.xz
4. Update_KUALBooklet_ALLDEVICES_KS2_install.bin (which is Kual Coplate)
5. renameotabin folder
6. For Koreader I used koreader-kindlehf-v2024.11-131-g5cd9494ae_2025-01-10

Hope this will help anyone same as my device to jailbreak with no scary moments.

[Limao]

Originally Posted by HackerDude

Depends, if you have a version before 1.11.0 then yes
1.12.0 is primarily only relevant to the KS2

Thank you for your reply. My understanding is that there is no need to update the new version as long as there is no problem in use. Well, then I'm not gonna mess around. I'm gonna use it.

[silverz97]

Originally Posted by SquirrelUK

Sorry, Maybe this will help too???

Running 'install.sh' for 'linkss 0.25.N I W+Z+R+B' (Update_linkss_0.25.N_install_pw2_and_up.bin) @ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:36:38 +0001

system: I linkss:install::using the default paperwhite5 custom screensaver
system: I linkss:install::installing custom directory
./install.sh: line 106: ./xzdec: not found
tar: short read

Hu oh... Got return code 1 . . .

Can I ask if there has been a solution to this?

[wzj0002]

Hi everyone,

I followed the steps to successfully jailbreak my Kindle Scribe 2022, and everything was working perfectly!

However, I decided to flash an Android system onto it, and I think I messed up during the process. After copying the flash files to the Kindle, it started rebooting repeatedly and never managed to successfully install the Android system.

Hoping to fix this, I attempted a factory reset by copying an empty file named DO_FACTORY_RESTORE to the Kindle. This action seems to have deleted all the jailbreak files and reset the system, leaving only these folders: .notebooks, audible, documents, fonts, screenshots, system, voice, and a file named "breakfast".

At first, I felt a glimmer of hope when the device briefly asked me to log in to my Amazon account, but the login screen disappeared quickly, and the Kindle went back to its endless reboot loop.

I’d really appreciate any help or advice on how to resolve this issue. Thanks so much in advance!

[wzj0002]

Originally Posted by wzj0002

Hi everyone,

I followed the steps to successfully jailbreak my Kindle Scribe 2022, and everything was working perfectly!

However, I decided to flash an Android system onto it, and I think I messed up during the process. After copying the flash files to the Kindle, it started rebooting repeatedly and never managed to successfully install the Android system.

Hoping to fix this, I attempted a factory reset by copying an empty file named DO_FACTORY_RESTORE to the Kindle. This action seems to have deleted all the jailbreak files and reset the system, leaving only these folders: .notebooks, audible, documents, fonts, screenshots, system, voice, and a file named "breakfast".

At first, I felt a glimmer of hope when the device briefly asked me to log in to my Amazon account, but the login screen disappeared quickly, and the Kindle went back to its endless reboot loop.

I’d really appreciate any help or advice on how to resolve this issue. Thanks so much in advance!

I guess I will rephrase my question: is there a place that has all the kindle stock files that I can copy to my machine and reboot it to make it work again?

[wzj0002]

Originally Posted by wzj0002

I guess I will rephrase my question: is there a place that has all the kindle stock files that I can copy to my machine and reboot it to make it work again?

Hi folks, I just found a solution to revive my Kindle Scribe. I download the update_kindle_scribe_5.17.2.bin file, and place it under the root folder. Reboot, and it takes from there successfully.

However, I am still curious if there is any valid approach to flash an Android system to the Kindle? Much appreciated!

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Goldeneyes78

Thank you very much guys, this is really awesome. I done the jailbreak and installed Koreader smoothly on my Kindle Oasis V10. latest FW
Just in case someone needs help with the files I used to install the jailbreak, everything was from the winterbreak site, but I will mentioned it:
1. WinterBreak.tar.gz
2. Update_hotfix_universal.bin
3. kual-mrinstaller-khf.tar.xz
4. Update_KUALBooklet_ALLDEVICES_KS2_install.bin (which is Kual Coplate)
5. renameotabin folder
6. For Koreader I used koreader-kindlehf-v2024.11-131-g5cd9494ae_2025-01-10

Hope this will help anyone same as my device to jailbreak with no scary moments.

Could you please edit your post and add in links to the various bits?

[Misza]

Guys, anyone know why an firmware OTA could have occurred automatically following an Oasis Winterbreak with all steps completed, inc. renaming OTA binaries?

Had fw 15.16.2.4 installed, performed winterbreak -> hotfix -> kual / mrpi (marek) -> renamed OTA bins. All seemed good. In a few hours picked up the device and Kual no longer works, giving an error.

Checked fw version - it's 5.17.1.0.3

Any clues?