How to update Kindle 2/DX/DXG with YifanLu's firmware from 3.2.1 to 3.4.2 - Page 18

06_taro · 04-16-2016, 01:57 PM

I haven't tried 3.4.2, but on 3.3 / 3.2.1 turning on 3G seems to eat up battery much faster than on official 2.5.8. Could anyone confirm if this problem is still there on 3.4.2? Thanks!

jiijunh · 04-17-2016, 07:08 PM

Hello, can anyone pm me the .torrent file or magnet link or the update itself containing this https://thepiratebay.org/torrent/643...tware_for_Kind 3.2.1 firmware? ThePirateBay is offline.

Nevermind, found the magnet link in google's archive. In case anyone needs it:
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:77d8fda55959c0dbbebe6a375e06aa fbd79f13f0&dn=Kindle%20Update&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftrack er.openbittorrent.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopen.dem onii.com%3A1337&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfe r.tk%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fexodus.desync.com%3A696 9

knc1 · 04-17-2016, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiijunh

Hello, can anyone pm me the .torrent file or magnet link or the update itself containing this https://thepiratebay.org/torrent/643...tware_for_Kind 3.2.1 firmware? ThePirateBay is offline.

Nevermind, found the magnet link in google's archive. In case anyone needs it:
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:77d8fda55959c0dbbebe6a375e06aa fbd79f13f0&dn=Kindle%20Update&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftrack er.openbittorrent.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopen.dem onii.com%3A1337&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfe r.tk%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fexodus.desync.com%3A696 9

Why didn't you just download it from the Amazon update server?
How to get a non-current update package is one of the FGA things.

hlh · 05-26-2016, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

A DXF with Duokan?
Lots of luck with that combination.

Amazon has the bin files for each corresponding step posted on their download server.
How to get older firmware version from the server is a FGA.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...81&postcount=6
Bottom of the page in the references section.

Can KUAL work on 3.4.2?

knc1 · 05-26-2016, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hlh

Can KUAL work on 3.4.2?

On 3.4.2 running on a K3 : Yes
On 3.4.2 running on a DX(F) : Maybe

Note:
You do not have to convert your DX/DXG to a DX(F) to run active content documents.
The native 2.5.8 can run Active Content (I.E: KUAL) - -
The details are in the KUAL thread - start with the first post information.

aharonium · 07-30-2016, 05:45 PM

I updated my Kindle DX from version 3.4 to 3.4.2 this evening. (I used newman's guide at the top of this thread to successfully get to 3.4.). I've noticed a couple issues: 1) the Kindle freezes up sometimes coming out of sleep, and 2) it freezes everytime I try and run the browser. These issues may be due to the two patches whose updating proved problematic for me: libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0 and firmware.md5

I documented my steps in the hope that others have an easier time with this. They differ just a little from what newman already wrote. Please let me know if I could have done anything different or better (especially at steps 6-10). For those wanting to follow these steps, you'll need to have the USBNetwork hack functioning. I also found it super helpful to use cygwin and winscp (from my Windows environment). Thanks to everyone whose helpful write-ups and hacks made this possible!

1. I extracted the TGZ from the BIN.

Code:

kindle_update_tool.py e Update_kindle_3.4_3.4.2_B006.bin

2. I unpacked the TGZ and removed all *.sig and *.dat files

3. I renamed all the FFS extensions to SH.

4. I added the code snippet to 1725970040-2687240004.sh in my text editor (ANSI format). Reading that others had success with the swap workaround, I've also added the additional code snippet for using Busybox to create a swapfile.

Code:

#!/bin/sh
set -x
exec > /mnt/us/my-upgrade.out
exec 2> /mnt/us/my-upgrade.err
dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/base-us/swapfile bs=1M count=64
chmod +x /mnt/base-us/busybox
/mnt/us/busybox mkswap /mnt/base-us/swapfile
/mnt/us/busybox swapon /mnt/base-us/swapfile

5. I verified 1725970040-2687240004.sh

Code:

bash -n 1725970040-2687240004.sh

6. (OPTIONAL?) I didn't need to change the MD5 hash for /etc/fb.modes in the "rootfs_md5_list" in "rootfs_md5_list.tar.gz" from 645ec280a0ac85ac6c4672d614d7388d (on line 1244). (Thankfully!)

7. I repacked the BIN, signing it and using my kindle type (DX). Warning to folk like me who like to copy and paste long command lines: the command here is a little different from the update to 3.4. Here it is though:

Code:

kindle_update_tool.py m --dx --sign kindle_3.4.2_B006-my-log 1725970040-2687240004.sh 999999999-reboot.sh rootfs_md5_list.tar.gz update-certs.tar.gz update-patches.tar.gz

8. At some point in the past I installed Busybox from the busybox.bz2 file that newman attached to his guide. I already added the code snippet to 1725970040-2687240004.sh in STEP 4, but I saw this other piece and was curious what the output would be. (Not sure whether this is important or interesting, but I'm copying it here since it might contain useful information for other Kindle DX users.) This was the output:

Code:

[root@kindle root]# dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/base-us/swapfile bs=1M count=64
64+0 records in
64+0 records out
[root@kindle root]# touch /mnt/base-us/swapfile
[root@kindle root]# /mnt/us/busybox mkswap /mnt/base-us/swapfile
Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 67104768 bytes
[root@kindle root]# /mnt/us/busybox swapon /mnt/base-us/swapfile
[root@kindle root]# /mnt/us/busybox swapoff /mnt/base-us/swapfile
[root@kindle root]# dmesg | tail
arcotg_udc: I def:usi::suspend_irq - suspend_irq: usb_slave_regs->usbintr:157
arcotg_udc: I def:ubr::reset_irq - UDC Bus Reset
arcotg_udc: I def:uri::resume_irq - resume_irq: usb_slave_regs->usbintr:157
arcotg_udc: I def:upc::port_change_irq - UDC port change, speed=3
arcotg_udc: I def:mA::arcotg_vbus_draw - (mA=500)
usb0: high speed config #2: 500 mA, Ethernet Gadget, using RNDIS
mxc_keyb: I def:locked2:status=locked:
fiveway: I def:locked2:status=locked:
accelerometer: I def:lock::status=locked
Adding 65436k swap on /mnt/base-us/swapfile.  Priority:-1 extents:24 across:1432    48k
[root@kindle root]# free -m
Unknown HZ value! (92) Assume 100.
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:           124        121          2          0         21         35
-/+ buffers/cache:         63         60
Swap:            0          0          0

9. I ran the update and experienced my first setback: a failure in patching mt-3/firmware.md5. There doesn't appear to be any mt-3 firmware to patch in the DX. See line 2108 of my-upgrade.err. (And here's my-upgrade.out for what it's worth.) The error:

Code:

bspatch: /opt/wan/firmware/mt-3/firmware.md5: No such file or directory

I wasn't clear on why it failed at this step. (Lack of memory? I increased the swapfile size from 64 to 256 and saw that the update failed in exactly the same place.) I commented out the firmware.md5 patching lines from 1725970040-2687240004.sh not feeling terribly confident that I was doing the right thing. (Any harm to commenting out those lines?)

10. I ran the update again and it failed at libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0. Per newman's guide, I performed the following steps:

A. copied out /usr/lib/libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0 from Kindle to my computer.

B. patched libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0 with bspatch using the relevant patch (no. 135) in update-patches.tar.gz

Code:

bspatch libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0 libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0.NEW 135.libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0.patch

C. determined what the new md5sum was for the newly patched libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0

Code:

md5sum libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0.patch.NEW

D. edited 1725970040-2687240004.sh to replace the old md5sum with the new md5sum for libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0 in the couple of lines it shows up there.

E. replaced the broken bspatch line in 1725970040-2687240004.sh with the following:

Code:

cp /mnt/us/libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0.NEW patch/usr/lib/libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0

F. as in STEP 5, verified 1725970040-2687240004.sh

G. copied the file to the Kindle's USB root (/mnt/base-us) and ran the update. Success!!

---
So I just want to thank newman for their initial write-up and their busybox attachment. I hope what I've detailed here is useful and not too pedantic -- please offer any corrections or improvements that you might see that might help others reading this.

thatworkshop · 09-12-2016, 10:50 AM

Update: Nevermind. I found it https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo...deId=201504450

I didn't update my DX(G) as I didn't get any email from Amazon with this content:
"If you do not update the devices' software by March 22, 2016, you will no longer be able to access Kindle services or get the update via Wi-Fi or a wireless connection."

Does anyone happen to have the update file? Or just the certificate file that was updated?

blackwolf511 · 09-15-2016, 11:04 AM

I have a question?
When/Before updating from 3.2.1 to 3.4, is it possible to create e restore-os.bin?
Is there a script to make this possible by using some terminal on linux?

mayofreak · 09-27-2016, 07:24 AM

I'm currently halfway through the process, on 3.3 but before I relearn how to use python fully I was wondering if i upgrade to 3.4.2 i get 3g back because at the moment i can connect to 3g but cant use it for anything.

the 3.3 -> looks pretty complicated and im wondering if it's worth the effort because all i really want is 3g back haha

knc1 · 09-27-2016, 09:32 AM

buy a newer device.
haha

newman · 09-28-2016, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mayofreak

the 3.3 -> looks pretty complicated and im wondering if it's worth the effort because all i really want is 3g back haha

It is complicated.

Isn't it you who decides whether it's worth it? For me it was worth it, for others it's not...

mayofreak · 09-30-2016, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newman

It is complicated.

Isn't it you who decides whether it's worth it? For me it was worth it, for others it's not...

I wasn't really asking for a value judgement it was more asking if anyone had done the upgrade post kindle wireless update. Because if I can't get 3g back it's not worth it for me but if it does get 3g it is worth it

knc1 · 09-30-2016, 08:54 AM

It would have been easier to give you an answer if you had written out your question the first time.

Yes.

Yes.

mayofreak · 10-03-2016, 12:55 AM

I'm having a bit of trouble trying to get the error output from the failed installation from 3.3 -> 3.4.

when i update, it fails but i dont get the error logs, like described in the guide. i dont think i edited the .sh file wrong when i checked it, it seemed to be fine (see pics), any idea what i could be doing wrong?

https://i.gyazo.com/68d1615cb39b34b1...701f1adbc9.png

EDIT: nvm, converted it to ansi (was in utf-8) and all is working now, now just need to figure out how to do all the swap stuff on windows

RBRapha · 12-06-2016, 08:12 AM

I bought a second hand DXG (3G only) with version 3.3. I cannot sync or download books OTA, is it because of lacking of TLS?

Thanks a lot for your help.
RBRapha

04-17-2016, 07:08 PM	#257
jiijunh Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2016 Device: Kindle DX Graphite	Hello, can anyone pm me the .torrent file or magnet link or the update itself containing this https://thepiratebay.org/torrent/643...tware_for_Kind 3.2.1 firmware? ThePirateBay is offline. Nevermind, found the magnet link in google's archive. In case anyone needs it: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:77d8fda55959c0dbbebe6a375e06aa fbd79f13f0&dn=Kindle%20Update&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftrack er.openbittorrent.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopen.dem onii.com%3A1337&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfe r.tk%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fexodus.desync.com%3A696 9 Last edited by jiijunh; 04-17-2016 at 07:10 PM.

07-30-2016, 05:45 PM	#261
aharonium Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: Kindle DX	Success updating Kindle DX from 3.4 to 3.4.2 I updated my Kindle DX from version 3.4 to 3.4.2 this evening. (I used newman's guide at the top of this thread to successfully get to 3.4.). I've noticed a couple issues: 1) the Kindle freezes up sometimes coming out of sleep, and 2) it freezes everytime I try and run the browser. These issues may be due to the two patches whose updating proved problematic for me: libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0 and firmware.md5 I documented my steps in the hope that others have an easier time with this. They differ just a little from what newman already wrote. Please let me know if I could have done anything different or better (especially at steps 6-10). For those wanting to follow these steps, you'll need to have the USBNetwork hack functioning. I also found it super helpful to use cygwin and winscp (from my Windows environment). Thanks to everyone whose helpful write-ups and hacks made this possible! 1. I extracted the TGZ from the BIN. Code: kindle_update_tool.py e Update_kindle_3.4_3.4.2_B006.bin 2. I unpacked the TGZ and removed all .sig and .dat files 3. I renamed all the FFS extensions to SH. 4. I added the code snippet to 1725970040-2687240004.sh in my text editor (ANSI format). Reading that others had success with the swap workaround, I've also added the additional code snippet for using Busybox to create a swapfile. Code: #!/bin/sh set -x exec > /mnt/us/my-upgrade.out exec 2> /mnt/us/my-upgrade.err dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/base-us/swapfile bs=1M count=64 chmod +x /mnt/base-us/busybox /mnt/us/busybox mkswap /mnt/base-us/swapfile /mnt/us/busybox swapon /mnt/base-us/swapfile 5. I verified 1725970040-2687240004.sh Code: bash -n 1725970040-2687240004.sh 6. (OPTIONAL?) I didn't need to change the MD5 hash for /etc/fb.modes in the "rootfs_md5_list" in "rootfs_md5_list.tar.gz" from 645ec280a0ac85ac6c4672d614d7388d (on line 1244). (Thankfully!) 7. I repacked the BIN, signing it and using my kindle type (DX). Warning to folk like me who like to copy and paste long command lines: the command here is a little different from the update to 3.4. Here it is though: Code: kindle_update_tool.py m --dx --sign kindle_3.4.2_B006-my-log 1725970040-2687240004.sh 999999999-reboot.sh rootfs_md5_list.tar.gz update-certs.tar.gz update-patches.tar.gz 8. At some point in the past I installed Busybox from the busybox.bz2 file that newman attached to his guide. I already added the code snippet to 1725970040-2687240004.sh in STEP 4, but I saw this other piece and was curious what the output would be. (Not sure whether this is important or interesting, but I'm copying it here since it might contain useful information for other Kindle DX users.) This was the output: Code: [root@kindle root]# dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/base-us/swapfile bs=1M count=64 64+0 records in 64+0 records out [root@kindle root]# touch /mnt/base-us/swapfile [root@kindle root]# /mnt/us/busybox mkswap /mnt/base-us/swapfile Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 67104768 bytes [root@kindle root]# /mnt/us/busybox swapon /mnt/base-us/swapfile [root@kindle root]# /mnt/us/busybox swapoff /mnt/base-us/swapfile [root@kindle root]# dmesg \| tail arcotg_udc: I def:usi::suspend_irq - suspend_irq: usb_slave_regs->usbintr:157 arcotg_udc: I def:ubr::reset_irq - UDC Bus Reset arcotg_udc: I def:uri::resume_irq - resume_irq: usb_slave_regs->usbintr:157 arcotg_udc: I def:upc::port_change_irq - UDC port change, speed=3 arcotg_udc: I def:mA::arcotg_vbus_draw - (mA=500) usb0: high speed config #2: 500 mA, Ethernet Gadget, using RNDIS mxc_keyb: I def:locked2:status=locked: fiveway: I def:locked2:status=locked: accelerometer: I def:lock::status=locked Adding 65436k swap on /mnt/base-us/swapfile. Priority:-1 extents:24 across:1432 48k [root@kindle root]# free -m Unknown HZ value! (92) Assume 100. total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 124 121 2 0 21 35 -/+ buffers/cache: 63 60 Swap: 0 0 0 9. I ran the update and experienced my first setback: a failure in patching mt-3/firmware.md5. There doesn't appear to be any mt-3 firmware to patch in the DX. See line 2108 of my-upgrade.err. (And here's my-upgrade.out for what it's worth.) The error: Code: bspatch: /opt/wan/firmware/mt-3/firmware.md5: No such file or directory I wasn't clear on why it failed at this step. (Lack of memory? I increased the swapfile size from 64 to 256 and saw that the update failed in exactly the same place.) I commented out the firmware.md5 patching lines from 1725970040-2687240004.sh not feeling terribly confident that I was doing the right thing. (Any harm to commenting out those lines?) 10. I ran the update again and it failed at libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0. Per newman's guide, I performed the following steps: A. copied out /usr/lib/libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0 from Kindle to my computer. B. patched libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0 with bspatch using the relevant patch (no. 135) in update-patches.tar.gz Code: bspatch libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0 libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0.NEW 135.libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0.patch C. determined what the new md5sum was for the newly patched libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0 Code: md5sum libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0.patch.NEW D. edited 1725970040-2687240004.sh to replace the old md5sum with the new md5sum for libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0 in the couple of lines it shows up there. E. replaced the broken bspatch line in 1725970040-2687240004.sh with the following: Code: cp /mnt/us/libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0.NEW patch/usr/lib/libwebkit-1.0.so.2.5.0 F. as in STEP 5, verified 1725970040-2687240004.sh G. copied the file to the Kindle's USB root (/mnt/base-us) and ran the update. Success!! --- So I just want to thank newman for their initial write-up and their busybox attachment. I hope what I've detailed here is useful and not too pedantic -- please offer any corrections or improvements that you might see that might help others reading this. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by aharonium; 07-31-2016 at 02:14 PM.

09-12-2016, 10:50 AM	#262
thatworkshop hub Posts: 715 Karma: 2151032 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Iranian in Canada Device: K3G, DXG, Kobo mini	Update: Nevermind. I found it https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo...deId=201504450 I didn't update my DX(G) as I didn't get any email from Amazon with this content: "If you do not update the devices' software by March 22, 2016, you will no longer be able to access Kindle services or get the update via Wi-Fi or a wireless connection." Does anyone happen to have the update file? Or just the certificate file that was updated? Last edited by thatworkshop; 09-12-2016 at 11:00 AM.

10-03-2016, 12:55 AM	#269
mayofreak Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2016 Device: kindle dxg	I'm having a bit of trouble trying to get the error output from the failed installation from 3.3 -> 3.4. when i update, it fails but i dont get the error logs, like described in the guide. i dont think i edited the .sh file wrong when i checked it, it seemed to be fine (see pics), any idea what i could be doing wrong? https://i.gyazo.com/68d1615cb39b34b1...701f1adbc9.png EDIT: nvm, converted it to ansi (was in utf-8) and all is working now, now just need to figure out how to do all the swap stuff on windows Last edited by mayofreak; 10-03-2016 at 01:17 AM. Reason: figured out my own problem

12-06-2016, 08:12 AM	#270
RBRapha Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Brazil - PI - Teresina Device: Kindle (4, 5 and PW)	I bought a second hand DXG (3G only) with version 3.3. I cannot sync or download books OTA, is it because of lacking of TLS? Thanks a lot for your help. RBRapha Last edited by RBRapha; 12-17-2016 at 12:40 PM. Reason: Mispelling words

04-16-2016, 01:57 PM	#256
06_taro Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2016 Device: Kindle DX Graphite	I haven't tried 3.4.2, but on 3.3 / 3.2.1 turning on 3G seems to eat up battery much faster than on official 2.5.8. Could anyone confirm if this problem is still there on 3.4.2? Thanks!

09-15-2016, 11:04 AM	#263
blackwolf511 Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2014 Device: Kindle DX Graphite B009 & K3 B006	I have a question? When/Before updating from 3.2.1 to 3.4, is it possible to create e restore-os.bin? Is there a script to make this possible by using some terminal on linux?

09-27-2016, 07:24 AM	#264
mayofreak Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2016 Device: kindle dxg	I'm currently halfway through the process, on 3.3 but before I relearn how to use python fully I was wondering if i upgrade to 3.4.2 i get 3g back because at the moment i can connect to 3g but cant use it for anything. the 3.3 -> looks pretty complicated and im wondering if it's worth the effort because all i really want is 3g back haha

09-27-2016, 09:32 AM	#265
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	buy a newer device. haha

09-30-2016, 08:54 AM	#268
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	It would have been easier to give you an answer if you had written out your question the first time. Yes. Yes.

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