Register Guidelines E-Books Today's Posts Search

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book Readers > Amazon Kindle > Kindle Developer's Corner

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 07-10-2016, 10:26 AM   #361
NiLuJe
BLAM!
NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
NiLuJe's Avatar
 
Posts: 13,506
Karma: 26047190
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Paris, France
Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E
For the downgrade, I'd look at the board id's instead to see if there was a rev bump, possibly?

For this, nope, I'm pretty sure it's there, in this very spot of the S/N, it's just in a (potentially esoteric) encoding I haven't quite figured out yet (whereas it used to be just plain hex, and that was just fine...).
NiLuJe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2016, 10:31 AM   #362
beic
Member
beic began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 19
Karma: 10
Join Date: May 2016
Location: España
Device: Oasis 3G
Quote:
Originally Posted by NiLuJe View Post
@beic: That's going to be tricky, because that doesn't fit any of the unidentified models I have on hand...
Let me know if you need the full serial over PM or any other info about the device.
beic is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 07-10-2016, 10:39 AM   #363
Don999
Junior Member
Don999 began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 7
Karma: 10
Join Date: Jul 2016
Device: Kindle paperwhite3
Quote:
Originally Posted by knc1 View Post
What firmware version was in use on the one that DID work?

Was the same method of file transfer used in all cases?

Does the file still pass the md5sum test or was it damaged while on the PC?

What PC OS?
That was Chinese-WinXP if I had to guess.
Chinese-win8 ,evevtually the new method of using 5.7.4 worked.my kindle have JB.I'm so excited.Thanks for your help and every contributer.
Don999 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2016, 10:42 AM   #364
knc1
Going Viral
knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
knc1's Avatar
 
Posts: 17,212
Karma: 18210809
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Central Texas
Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA
Quote:
Originally Posted by Don999 View Post
Chinese-win8 ,
evevtually the new method of using 5.7.4 worked.
my kindle have JB.I'm so excited.
Thanks for your help and every contributer.
That is good to hear.

If you could tell us the details of what you had to do I could improve the directions.
knc1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2016, 06:13 PM   #365
knc1
Going Viral
knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
knc1's Avatar
 
Posts: 17,212
Karma: 18210809
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Central Texas
Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA
"Notice" section changed to cover more of the current situation.

We really need someone to write-up the 'factory special' searchbar commands in the factory-initial firmware packages.

They will probably be the doorway to bringing the KOA fully into the family of jailbroken Kindles.
And if you don't have a KOA - just assume it will be the same as the KV (or even the KT2).

= = = =

I promise, those instructions will be getting smaller, RSN, as we handle all of the special cases that are being found.

Last edited by knc1; 07-10-2016 at 07:18 PM.
knc1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 07-10-2016, 09:35 PM   #366
knc1
Going Viral
knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
knc1's Avatar
 
Posts: 17,212
Karma: 18210809
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Central Texas
Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA
Top post updated for end of week #1
knc1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2016, 10:39 PM   #367
Don999
Junior Member
Don999 began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 7
Karma: 10
Join Date: Jul 2016
Device: Kindle paperwhite3
Quote:
Originally Posted by knc1 View Post
That is good to hear.

If you could tell us the details of what you had to do I could improve the directions.
The secret is that use factory version 5.7.4 to downgrade,not the 5.6.1.1.And wait it restrat a long time .Maybe ,the factory version 5.6.1.1 just work efficientlly for JB the older device of KPW3.
Don999 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2016, 10:43 PM   #368
NiLuJe
BLAM!
NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
NiLuJe's Avatar
 
Posts: 13,506
Karma: 26047190
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Paris, France
Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E
Yeah, the first boot is *expected* to take longer that usual, no worries there.

But that the newer PW3 package seems to behave better is a good news though .
NiLuJe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-11-2016, 02:07 AM   #369
vurt
Enthusiast
vurt began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 38
Karma: 28
Join Date: Apr 2016
Device: KV
Congrats on the new jailbreak!

I went through the steps and I *think* my Kindle Voyage is now jailbroken.

There are three folders in root:

documents
mkk
rp

I then updated it back to v5.8.1.

I'm trying to install the Screensaver hack now.

Copied "Update_python_0.14.N_install_pw2_kt2_kv_pw3.b in" into root, and ejecting the Kindle from my Mac, the "Update your Kindle" option is greyed out.

So I plug the Kindle into the Mac again, have a look in root, and there are no files except for the 3 folders.

Copied the file over a few times and I realized while folders and the files in the folders remain, any file in root are getting deleted automatically.

I must've done something wrong but what? Has this happened to anyone?
vurt is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-11-2016, 05:24 AM   #370
mrricheyrich
Member
mrricheyrich began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 10
Karma: 10
Join Date: Oct 2014
Device: Kindle 4.1.1
UPDATE ERROR: 4

Using a KT2/Basic Kindle (serial starts 90C6) with 5.7.2.1 firmware, I have attempted to follow the instructions in this thread but receive an error message at step 4 part 5 when "updating" to the factory firmware. Specifically, I get "UPDATE ERROR: 4. This update was not successful." I can resume by pressing the power button.

I have successfully performed a factory reset, and downloaded the "update_KT2_5.6.0_initial.bin" file from pastebin, which is the correct firmware for my Kindle. The option to "Update My Kindle" is available in settings; I select this and wait a short time (a minute or less) before the error message appears, as detailed above.

Can anyone tell me what I'm missing?
Thanks.
mrricheyrich is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-11-2016, 06:27 AM   #371
NiLuJe
BLAM!
NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.NiLuJe ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
NiLuJe's Avatar
 
Posts: 13,506
Karma: 26047190
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Paris, France
Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E
@vurt: You need to use MRPI to install custom packages on FW >= 5.5.x .

@mrricheyrich: IIRC, 4 is the error code for a checksum mismatch. Double check that your download is not corrupt (we provide md5sums for that very reason), both on your computer, *and* once transferred to your Kindle.
NiLuJe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-11-2016, 06:28 AM   #372
franzD
Junior Member
franzD began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 1
Karma: 10
Join Date: Jul 2016
Device: Kindle PPW3
Just reporting in, brand new black PW3 (G090G1) arrived today with 5.7.4 firmware. Skipped initial setup, update_PW3_5.7.4_initial factory image and the JB went smoothly without a hitch.
franzD is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-11-2016, 06:44 AM   #373
knc1
Going Viral
knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.knc1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
knc1's Avatar
 
Posts: 17,212
Karma: 18210809
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Central Texas
Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA
Quote:
Originally Posted by franzD View Post
Just reporting in,
brand new black PW3 (G090G1) arrived today with 5.7.4 firmware.
Skipped initial setup,
update_PW3_5.7.4_initial factory image and
the JB went smoothly without a hitch.
That is only 'safe' when brand new, going customer-5.7.4 to factory-5.7.4
Which I understand you recognized at the time you did it that way.

Thanks for the report.

Last edited by knc1; 07-11-2016 at 06:47 AM.
knc1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-11-2016, 02:04 PM   #374
statische
Junior Member
statische began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 2
Karma: 10
Join Date: Jul 2016
Device: Kindle PW3
Quick question, sorry if it's already been posted here, I don't have the time to check...

I have a PW3 G090G1 and I tried to downgrade, but my Kindle told me that it needs repair. I saw the replies about using a "DO_FACTORY_RESTORE" file, and I have done that, but it doesn't seem to want to restore and continuously tells me that there's a repair needed every time I try to reboot it. It seems to be the same repair needed info for when I tried downgrading it.

Is there a fix for that? I understand Kindles getting looped with the downgrade, but I didn't think it should loop when the factory restore file is in there. Maybe my Kindle isn't seeing the file in there? Any suggestions on what to do?
statische is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-11-2016, 02:09 PM   #375
geekmaster
Carpe diem, c'est la vie.
geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.geekmaster ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
geekmaster's Avatar
 
Posts: 6,433
Karma: 10773668
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Multiverse 6627A
Device: K1 to PW3
Quote:
Originally Posted by statische View Post
I saw the replies about using a "DO_FACTORY_RESTORE" file, and I have done that, but it doesn't seem to want to restore and continuously tells me that there's a repair needed every time I try to reboot it. It seems to be the same repair needed info for when I tried downgrading it.
If you are using Windows to create that file, make sure that file does not have a hidden ".txt" (or other non-blank file extension) on the end of it. You may need to change some settings in Windows to unhide file extensions so you can see and change them.

Last edited by geekmaster; 07-11-2016 at 02:34 PM.
geekmaster is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
USB OTG Mouse Support and page turn on PW3(possible KV/KOA) lucida Kindle Developer's Corner 105 12-07-2024 02:18 PM
PW3 PW3-4, PW3-32, fw-5.8.9.0.1 software jailbreak knc1 Kindle Developer's Corner 203 01-27-2020 11:53 PM
Will jailbreak survive a 5.9.2.0.1 update on KOA? tigrisg Kindle Developer's Corner 1 12-19-2017 05:49 AM
PW3 stuck in "code 2" after software jailbreak attempt from 5.8.10 Varijus Kindle Developer's Corner 10 12-17-2017 03:08 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:28 AM.


MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.