Kindle Touch/PW1/PW2 5.0.x - 5.4.4.2 JailBreak. Plus FW 5.x USBNetwork. - Page 185

marinai · 01-29-2020, 09:21 PM

@WizardStan, what did you want it to do?
You are definitely missing KUAL and maybe MR Package installer. and after that you load the bits you want to use: screensaver, fonts etc

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=225030

https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_Touch_Hacking

WizardStan · 01-30-2020, 12:09 AM

I followed the MRPI installation instructions (extracting the package to the root of the kindle), then these instructions for installing KUAL (copy Update_KUALBooklet_v2.7.22_install.bin into the mrpackages folder), but when I do a search for ";log mrpi" (yes, I included the semicolon) it doesn't seem to install anything, just tells me "No Results Returned".
What am I doing wrong?

knc1 · 01-30-2020, 05:07 AM

Failed to first jailbreak the device.

Possible problems:
Your info box on the left does not indicate a specific device nor does your post.
The firmware version of your device is unknown.
You must know both of those things before trying to jailbreak the device.

WizardStan · 01-30-2020, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

Failed to first jailbreak the device.

Yes, obviously, but why? When I run the jailbreak "update" it says "****Jailbreak****" at the bottom, but it's not doing anything else that I expect.

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

Failed to first jailbreak the device.

Your info box on the left does not indicate a specific device nor does your post.
The firmware version of your device is unknown.
You must know both of those things before trying to jailbreak the device.[/QUOTE]
I do know both of these things. Like I said in my first post: it's a Paperwhite, serial number starting with B01C to be sure, downgraded to firmware 5.3.3 as the very first thing I did.

NiLuJe · 01-30-2020, 11:43 AM

@WizardStan: The PW1 is an odd duck because of its age.

Assuming you're not using funky old links (I didn't check), your JB should be fine.

Just use the KDK-2 AZW2 variant of KUAL (i.e., Kindlet), install MRPI, and just find it in KUAL. (;log mrpi is a detour needed on much newer devices to avoid a catch-22 where you can't install KUAL without MRPI, which doesn't apply to you).

WizardStan · 01-30-2020, 01:53 PM

That was it. I've got usbnet installed and root access now. Thank you so much NiLuJe!
I picked it up at Goodwill for $2, figured I might rip it apart for use as a cheap eInk display in a microcontroller project I'm working on, but then I realized it just runs linux: if I can get root, and specifically the ability to draw to the screen, I can just write an app to act as a bridge and do whatever I want.

NiLuJe · 01-30-2020, 02:22 PM

@WizardStan: Shameless self-promotion: https://github.com/NiLuJe/FBInk

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BillJ · 02-20-2020, 03:26 PM

Sorry about jumping to the last page but 2012? Anyway, I have a refurbished Paperwhite, came marred with a fingerprint on the black border, bought a few years ago, late 2017, ser# G090 G105... firmware 5.12.3. I anticipated a fairly easy JailBreak. Unpacked the 1.16.N on an RPI3, then unzipped kindle-5.4-jailbreak to the root of the kindle, umounted and looked but the Update Your Kindle was grayed out. *****JAILBREAK***** never appeared, I restarted the kindle and still no change. Then I tried the OLD_README directions, coping data.stgz to the root and unmounting. No Update. Rebooted and no change. Remounted on the RPI. Added the data.stgz again, umounted, remounted and it was still in root so unmounting didn't delete it as it appears to have been happening to a poster a page back. I also tried changing the permissions from -rwxr-xr-x with chmod 0777 ./data.stgz but the permissions on the RPI were unchanged. Unmounting and booting saw no improvement and I tried it with Airplane mode off. Suggestions please. Thanks.

BillJ

j.p.s · 02-20-2020, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillJ

Sorry about jumping to the last page but 2012? Anyway, I have a refurbished Paperwhite, came marred with a fingerprint on the black border, bought a few years ago, late 2017, ser# G090 G105... firmware 5.12.3. I anticipated a fairly easy JailBreak. Unpacked the 1.16.N on an RPI3, then unzipped kindle-5.4-jailbreak to the root of the kindle, umounted and looked but the Update Your Kindle was grayed out. *****JAILBREAK***** never appeared, I restarted the kindle and still no change. Then I tried the OLD_README directions, coping data.stgz to the root and unmounting. No Update. Rebooted and no change. Remounted on the RPI. Added the data.stgz again, umounted, remounted and it was still in root so unmounting didn't delete it as it appears to have been happening to a poster a page back. I also tried changing the permissions from -rwxr-xr-x with chmod 0777 ./data.stgz but the permissions on the RPI were unchanged. Unmounting and booting saw no improvement and I tried it with Airplane mode off. Suggestions please. Thanks.

BillJ

Did you try the first post in the Open Sesame! sticky thread at the top of this sub forum?

ilovejedd · 02-20-2020, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillJ

Sorry about jumping to the last page but 2012? Anyway, I have a refurbished Paperwhite, came marred with a fingerprint on the black border, bought a few years ago, late 2017, ser# G090 G105... firmware 5.12.3.

Short answer:
No closed Kindle/software jailbreak available for PW3.

Serial port/hardware jailbreak only.

BillJ · 02-20-2020, 04:20 PM

Thanks!

Seeing this: G090G1 Kindle PaperWhite 3 (2015) WiFi PW3 [Support added in KindleTool 1.6.5]

Is the KindleTool 1.6.5 good for anything? The end I was looking for was to put a Nook app onto the Paperwhite.

NiLuJe · 02-20-2020, 04:36 PM

@BillJ: KindleTool has approximately nothing to do (anymore) with the JailBreak? (The only tangentially related information is that if it's not in the list, it's not supported *at all*)).

As for your end goal, that'd have been a massive nope even if you could have jailbroken it.

BillJ · 02-20-2020, 04:39 PM

Shame.

destinonor · 03-04-2020, 03:33 PM

Hi,

My PW3 got FW 5.12.4 unwanted and jailbreak-1.16.N-r16683 is no longer working.

I tried to install Update_jailbreak_hotfix_1.16.N_install.bin but it fails. With the message "An invalid update file found. Please check amazon.com/devicesupport ..."

And the file is automatically deleted.

Is this already faced by other users? Is there any way to restore the jailbreak. I'll really miss all the good stuff as linkss

Nevertheless my thanks for all the fantastic work done here.

cheers,
Eduardo

hius07 · 03-04-2020, 10:34 PM

@destinonor
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...26#post3944226
and then
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...&postcount=746

02-20-2020, 04:20 PM	#2771
BillJ Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Paperwhite, Fire 10	Thanks! Seeing this: G090G1 Kindle PaperWhite 3 (2015) WiFi PW3 [Support added in KindleTool 1.6.5] Is the KindleTool 1.6.5 good for anything? The end I was looking for was to put a Nook app onto the Paperwhite. Last edited by BillJ; 02-20-2020 at 04:26 PM.

02-20-2020, 04:36 PM	#2772
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,480 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@BillJ: KindleTool has approximately nothing to do (anymore) with the JailBreak? (The only tangentially related information is that if it's not in the list, it's not supported at all)). As for your end goal, that'd have been a massive nope even if you could have jailbroken it. Last edited by NiLuJe; 02-20-2020 at 04:44 PM.

03-04-2020, 03:33 PM	#2774
destinonor Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2014 Device: pocketbook 2	Jailbreak stopped working after unwanted FW upgrade Hi, My PW3 got FW 5.12.4 unwanted and jailbreak-1.16.N-r16683 is no longer working. I tried to install Update_jailbreak_hotfix_1.16.N_install.bin but it fails. With the message "An invalid update file found. Please check amazon.com/devicesupport ..." And the file is automatically deleted. Is this already faced by other users? Is there any way to restore the jailbreak. I'll really miss all the good stuff as linkss Nevertheless my thanks for all the fantastic work done here. cheers, Eduardo

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marinai Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2015 Device: kindle paperwhite 4/KPW-3/Kindle3/Pocketbook-Touch Lux3/Kobo-Elipsa	@WizardStan, what did you want it to do? You are definitely missing KUAL and maybe MR Package installer. and after that you load the bits you want to use: screensaver, fonts etc https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=225030 https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_Touch_Hacking

01-30-2020, 12:09 AM	#2762
WizardStan Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2020 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I followed the MRPI installation instructions (extracting the package to the root of the kindle), then these instructions for installing KUAL (copy Update_KUALBooklet_v2.7.22_install.bin into the mrpackages folder), but when I do a search for ";log mrpi" (yes, I included the semicolon) it doesn't seem to install anything, just tells me "No Results Returned". What am I doing wrong?

01-30-2020, 05:07 AM	#2763
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Failed to first jailbreak the device. Possible problems: Your info box on the left does not indicate a specific device nor does your post. The firmware version of your device is unknown. You must know both of those things before trying to jailbreak the device.

01-30-2020, 11:43 AM	#2765
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,480 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@WizardStan: The PW1 is an odd duck because of its age. Assuming you're not using funky old links (I didn't check), your JB should be fine. Just use the KDK-2 AZW2 variant of KUAL (i.e., Kindlet), install MRPI, and just find it in KUAL. (;log mrpi is a detour needed on much newer devices to avoid a catch-22 where you can't install KUAL without MRPI, which doesn't apply to you).

01-30-2020, 01:53 PM	#2766
WizardStan Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2020 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	That was it. I've got usbnet installed and root access now. Thank you so much NiLuJe! I picked it up at Goodwill for $2, figured I might rip it apart for use as a cheap eInk display in a microcontroller project I'm working on, but then I realized it just runs linux: if I can get root, and specifically the ability to draw to the screen, I can just write an app to act as a bridge and do whatever I want.

01-30-2020, 02:22 PM	#2767
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,480 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@WizardStan: Shameless self-promotion: https://github.com/NiLuJe/FBInk .

02-20-2020, 03:26 PM	#2768
BillJ Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Paperwhite, Fire 10	Sorry about jumping to the last page but 2012? Anyway, I have a refurbished Paperwhite, came marred with a fingerprint on the black border, bought a few years ago, late 2017, ser# G090 G105... firmware 5.12.3. I anticipated a fairly easy JailBreak. Unpacked the 1.16.N on an RPI3, then unzipped kindle-5.4-jailbreak to the root of the kindle, umounted and looked but the Update Your Kindle was grayed out. ***JAILBREAK*** never appeared, I restarted the kindle and still no change. Then I tried the OLD_README directions, coping data.stgz to the root and unmounting. No Update. Rebooted and no change. Remounted on the RPI. Added the data.stgz again, umounted, remounted and it was still in root so unmounting didn't delete it as it appears to have been happening to a poster a page back. I also tried changing the permissions from -rwxr-xr-x with chmod 0777 ./data.stgz but the permissions on the RPI were unchanged. Unmounting and booting saw no improvement and I tried it with Airplane mode off. Suggestions please. Thanks. BillJ

02-20-2020, 04:39 PM	#2773
BillJ Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Paperwhite, Fire 10	Shame.

03-04-2020, 10:34 PM	#2775
hius07 Wizard Posts: 1,061 Karma: 3581267 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Ukraine Device: Kindle PW2, PW3, PW4, Voyage	@destinonor https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...26#post3944226 and then https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...&postcount=746

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