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Is there still a way to install Python? Thanks. |
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06-18-2025, 06:22 PM
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The code ran into an error
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Building OTA V2 (FD04) update package 'standard output' for 1 device:
Kindle PaperWhite 4 (2018) WiFi (32GB)
With the following flags: Min. OTA: 0, Target OTA: MAX, Critical: 0, Cert: 0 & 0 Metadata strings.
archive_read_next_header2() failed: ?s: Couldn't visit directory (FAILED).
Failed to create intermediate archive 'C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Local\Temp/kindletool_create_tarball_quykNH'.
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06-22-2025, 11:41 PM
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ptg...ew?usp=sharing Uploaded to drive because mobile read took 15 minutes and no progress. |
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06-22-2025, 11:47 PM
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07-03-2025, 08:16 AM
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It went wrong like this
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**** **** **** **** [2025-07-03 @ 19:10:58 +0800] :: [MRPI r19303] - Beginning the processing of package 'update-install-python3-kindle336.bin' (I python3 kindle336) . . . Extracting update package 'update-install-python3-kindle336.bin' to '/var/tmp/mrpi/staging'. Bundle SP01 (Signing Envelope) Cert number 0 Cert file pubdevkey01.pem (Developer) Bundle FD04 (Versionless [vls]) Bundle Type OTA V2 Minimum OTA 0 Target OTA 18446744073709551615 Devices 1 Device Kindle PaperWhite 4 (2018) WiFi (32GB) (0T6 -> 0x366) Critical 0 Padding Byte 0 (0x00) MD5 Hash 23889a6e0cf47b029d4f8c72bb6060e1 Metadata 0 x ./ x ./install.sh x ./python3.tar.xz x ./libotautils5 x ./xzdec x ./update-install-python3-kindle336.bin x ./install.sh.sig x ./python3.tar.xz.sig x ./libotautils5.sig x ./xzdec.sig x ./update-install-python3-kindle336.bin.sig x update-filelist.dat.sig x update-filelist.dat -- Running 'install.sh' for 'I python3 kindle336' (update-install-python3-kindle336.bin) @ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:11:01 +0800 system: I python3:uninstall::removing python 3.7 symlinks system: I python3:uninstall::removing python 3.8 symlinks system: I python3:uninstall::removing python 3.9 symlinks system: I python3:uninstall::removing python 3.11 symlinks system: I python3:install::removing existing python 3 install... system: I python3:install::checking amount of free storage space... system: I python3:install::unpacking python 3... Illegal instruction tar: short read Hu oh... Got return code 1 . . . :( |
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07-07-2025, 12:43 AM
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Sorry, I can't help with that. I never got the python code to compile, I only packaged it. My guess is it's for a slightly different cpu or something. If somebody else can compile it. Sorry. You could try running a lightweight linux distro, like void or alpine, in a chroot, and installing python on that. Before this project released, I used that for python. There should be an app on here, maybe github, that allows you to enter the chroot and exit it. apk on that version is broken. But search around.
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07-09-2025, 06:25 AM
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08-09-2025, 01:16 AM
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This might be a bit extreme. You can try setting up a small lightwieght linux distro on your kindle. :
https://github.com/schuhumi/alpine_kindle Might work. You can strip down gui stuff if you don't need it, and install python. I do not have a guide for it, but see if you can get this working. |
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12-28-2025, 04:28 PM
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Thank you so much! Your installer worked a treat for me and I now have python 3.11 working on my PW5 with 5.18.5.0.1 !
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I could install it on my PW6 (Kindle Paperwhite 12th Gen) with FW 5.18.5.0.1.
The kindletool (v1.6.5 found in https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=225030) gave an error: Unknown device C7F. So I downloaded the v.1.6.6 for linux and used WSL to run it. And it worked. Got my custom bin and installed flawless. ./kindletool extract Update_python3.11_install_khf_11thgenplus.bin python3pw6 cd python3pw6 ../kindletool create ota2 -d C7F . Update_python3.11_install_khf_pw6.bin Then copy the bin into mrpackages and run with ;log mrpi |
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