Tools Introducing WinterBreak - Better Late Than Never - Page 23

tatteredscroll · 01-15-2025, 09:02 PM

This thread has been immensely helpful to jailbreak my 2022 PW (PW5) and get kindlehf (hard float) downloaded and installed. Many thanks. Reading up on "hard float" was interesting.

My question is do ya'll do any "cleanup" of your kindles after jailbreak and you decide to start using KOReader and Calibre more? I wouldn't necessarily call it bloat, but seems like there might be some unnecessary files/folders.

How stripped down can you make the Amazon side of things?

belovedsarah · 01-15-2025, 09:53 PM

Everything went perfect on a brand new PW 2024, latest KOReader nightly runs well so far. Thank you so much for this.

Gabbb · 01-16-2025, 01:19 AM

Does it matter which jailbreak I go for on PW3? I just want to downgrade to a less shit firmware? Is it true that PW3s often get bricked with the kual downgrader? Which would be the recommended firmware version to avoid that happening?

Gabbb · 01-16-2025, 02:36 AM

Would the downgrade steps listed at `https://kindlemodding.org/firmware-and-flashing/downgrading/` work after Winterbreak & hotfix on a PW3?

>Backup any important data from your Kindle as this process will wipe everything in the device

This is what the guide says, but how is the device wiped exactly. Seems like that script makes the kindle believe it's a very low version & following that allows "updating" to anything. Updates don't wipe the kindle, is this really right? Am I misunderstanding something? Would factory resetting my 5.16.2.1.1 enough before doing these things?

Gabbb · 01-16-2025, 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gabbb

Would the downgrade steps listed at `https://kindlemodding.org/firmware-and-flashing/downgrading/` work after Winterbreak & hotfix on a PW3?

>Backup any important data from your Kindle as this process will wipe everything in the device

This is what the guide says, but how is the device wiped exactly. Seems like that script makes the kindle believe it's a very low version & following that allows "updating" to anything. Updates don't wipe the kindle, is this really right? Am I misunderstanding something? Would factory resetting my 5.16.2.1.1 enough before doing these things?

Received help from Marek on discord & now my Kindle is downgraded. The answer to this question is that with winterbreak + the instructions in that guide I could downgrade following the steps to 5.14.1 & did not even lose my books and progress.

SquirrelUK · 01-16-2025, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anudeepc

Install usbnetlite package and ssh into your Kindle. Once you are in run the following command

ln -s /lib/ld-linux-armhf.so.3 /lib/ld-linux.so.3

Hey buddy, thanks for getting back to me, when I use the package from the snapshot page it gives me the same exit code 1 when I try to install the USB package. Any other ideas please?

Rauliki · 01-16-2025, 09:19 AM

On my PW4 its either error when I go to the Kindle Store or it loads with books (no winter break icon).
I did it again with solution t that problem, but it doesnt change anything.
I'm on firmware 15.16.8

Frogm4n · 01-16-2025, 09:53 AM

I'm glad I upgraded to the universal hotfix v1.13, as it finally stopped always bringing the Run Hotfix book to the beginning of the Most Recent.

Bilan · 01-16-2025, 11:14 AM

Hello,

If I buy a recent kindle PaperWhite,

With this jailbreak, will I be able to install KUAL, the pythons packages, and the LibrarianSync plugin to manage/create my books collections on the kindle from Calibre?
That's all I care about, and that's what I've done on my KOA2. I'd like to be sure that I'll be able to do the same with a recent kindle and that there aren't any limitations I don't understand.

Thanks in advance,

bookmarkthis · 01-16-2025, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frogm4n

I'm glad I upgraded to the universal hotfix v1.13, as it finally stopped always bringing the Run Hotfix book to the beginning of the Most Recent.

Hi. How can I do this? Do you have a link/instructions? (Paperwhite 12th gen and 7th gen)

Frogm4n · 01-16-2025, 03:07 PM

Assuming your device is already jailbroken, drop the hotfix .bin file in the mrpackages dir of the Kindle over USB, eject/disconnect it, type ;log mrpi into the search bar.

kajmik01 · 01-16-2025, 03:21 PM

Hi,
I have a Kindle in the PW Signature Edition 11th generation version, and I'm going to do the first part of the WinterBreak installation, including the installation of Mesquito. After restarting, I have the "Run Hotfix" option in the library, but after clicking it, Application Error: "The selected application could not be started" appears.
I tried the first steps again after deleting the WinterBreak log, but the result is the same.

bookmarkthis · 01-16-2025, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frogm4n

Assuming your device is already jailbroken, drop the hotfix .bin file in the mrpackages dir of the Kindle over USB, eject/disconnect it, type ;log mrpi into the search bar.

Do I have to do this?

> "If you installed OTARenamer, make sure to uninstall it beforehand or the hotfix will not be detected by the Kindle"

as found here? https://kindlemodding.org/jailbreaki...g-up-a-hotfix/

Edit: Nevermind. I followed your instructions, and it worked. Thank you very much.

DNSB · 01-16-2025, 03:49 PM

You do not need to uninstall OTARenamer. You do need to restore the OTA binaries using it's Restore function. This is needed when you are dropping the hotfix.bin file into the root of the Kindle and using the Update functionality of the Kindle to install it.

I have not used the ;log mrpi method to install the hotfix so not sure if that needs to have the OTA binaries restored.

bookmarkthis · 01-16-2025, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

You do not need to uninstall OTARenamer. You do need to restore the OTA binaries using it's Restore function. This is needed when you are dropping the hotfix.bin file into the root of the Kindle and using the Update functionality of the Kindle to install it.

I have not used the ;log mrpi method to install the hotfix so not sure if that needs to have the OTA binaries restored.

Hmm. What I did was just copy paste the fix into the mrpackages folder in the root, then did the ;log mrpi method. The screen went white for a while then it was back to normal. I didn't restore the ota updates before doing this though. The hotfix isn't moving to the front anymore. Is it ok like this? I did rerun the rename ota again, after all this.

Edit: now the mrpackages where I dropped the hotfix is empty.

01-16-2025, 11:14 AM	#339
Bilan Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 25136 Join Date: Dec 2018 Device: Kindle Oasis	Hello, If I buy a recent kindle PaperWhite, With this jailbreak, will I be able to install KUAL, the pythons packages, and the LibrarianSync plugin to manage/create my books collections on the kindle from Calibre? That's all I care about, and that's what I've done on my KOA2. I'd like to be sure that I'll be able to do the same with a recent kindle and that there aren't any limitations I don't understand. Thanks in advance, Last edited by Bilan; 01-16-2025 at 12:20 PM.

01-16-2025, 03:07 PM	#341
Frogm4n Evangelist Posts: 439 Karma: 3456809 Join Date: Jul 2023 Device: Scribe, OA2, Glo HD, PRS-350	Assuming your device is already jailbroken, drop the hotfix .bin file in the mrpackages dir of the Kindle over USB, eject/disconnect it, type ;log mrpi into the search bar. Last edited by Frogm4n; 01-16-2025 at 03:10 PM.

01-16-2025, 03:21 PM	#342
kajmik01 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2025 Device: Kindle PW5	Application error after Run Hotfix Hi, I have a Kindle in the PW Signature Edition 11th generation version, and I'm going to do the first part of the WinterBreak installation, including the installation of Mesquito. After restarting, I have the "Run Hotfix" option in the library, but after clicking it, Application Error: "The selected application could not be started" appears. I tried the first steps again after deleting the WinterBreak log, but the result is the same.

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01-15-2025, 09:02 PM	#331
tatteredscroll Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 510 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite Kids 2022 11th Gen (PW5)	This thread has been immensely helpful to jailbreak my 2022 PW (PW5) and get kindlehf (hard float) downloaded and installed. Many thanks. Reading up on "hard float" was interesting. My question is do ya'll do any "cleanup" of your kindles after jailbreak and you decide to start using KOReader and Calibre more? I wouldn't necessarily call it bloat, but seems like there might be some unnecessary files/folders. How stripped down can you make the Amazon side of things?

01-15-2025, 09:53 PM	#332
belovedsarah Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2025 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2024 (12th gen)	Everything went perfect on a brand new PW 2024, latest KOReader nightly runs well so far. Thank you so much for this.

01-16-2025, 01:19 AM	#333
Gabbb Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Paperwhite 3	Does it matter which jailbreak I go for on PW3? I just want to downgrade to a less shit firmware? Is it true that PW3s often get bricked with the kual downgrader? Which would be the recommended firmware version to avoid that happening?

01-16-2025, 02:36 AM	#334
Gabbb Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Paperwhite 3	Would the downgrade steps listed at `https://kindlemodding.org/firmware-and-flashing/downgrading/` work after Winterbreak & hotfix on a PW3? >Backup any important data from your Kindle as this process will wipe everything in the device This is what the guide says, but how is the device wiped exactly. Seems like that script makes the kindle believe it's a very low version & following that allows "updating" to anything. Updates don't wipe the kindle, is this really right? Am I misunderstanding something? Would factory resetting my 5.16.2.1.1 enough before doing these things?

01-16-2025, 09:19 AM	#337
Rauliki Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2024 Device: Kobo Libra Colour	On my PW4 its either error when I go to the Kindle Store or it loads with books (no winter break icon). I did it again with solution t that problem, but it doesnt change anything. I'm on firmware 15.16.8

01-16-2025, 09:53 AM	#338
Frogm4n Evangelist Posts: 439 Karma: 3456809 Join Date: Jul 2023 Device: Scribe, OA2, Glo HD, PRS-350	I'm glad I upgraded to the universal hotfix v1.13, as it finally stopped always bringing the Run Hotfix book to the beginning of the Most Recent.

01-16-2025, 03:49 PM	#344
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 45,210 Karma: 168808723 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	You do not need to uninstall OTARenamer. You do need to restore the OTA binaries using it's Restore function. This is needed when you are dropping the hotfix.bin file into the root of the Kindle and using the Update functionality of the Kindle to install it. I have not used the ;log mrpi method to install the hotfix so not sure if that needs to have the OTA binaries restored.

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