Tools Software Jailbreak for PW2, PW3, PW3W, KT2, KV, KOA and KT3 - Page 37

NiLuJe · 07-15-2016, 06:52 PM

@batpuppy: Hotfix and snapshots updated, you should be good to go, thanks

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knc1 · 07-15-2016, 09:43 PM

Top post edited to reflect approaching stable distribution.

ktwombley · 07-15-2016, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@ktwombley: That's the black one, right?

sorry for delayed reply; Yes, black.

NiLuJe · 07-16-2016, 12:37 AM

@ktwombley: Thanks

. The fact that another ID with a white one came up in the meantime pretty much confirmed it anyway

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Kindol · 07-16-2016, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@Kindol:

1. Had no chance to work, it requires a factory FW, not a production one

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2. That's not the right file, you need to look inside that first tarball for the main-htmlviewer.tar.gz one.
(Alternatively, it's been updated and uploaded as-is in @BD's release thread).

That should basically resolve all your troubles

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Note that if by "reset", you mean "factory reset", you will *have* to reinstall the factory fw, because that reset will switch a factory FW to a production one.

Hi All,

@NiLuJe, sorry I should have been more clearer that the file I used was the main-htmlviewer.tar.gz both from the tarball and from BD's release thread.

However, after reading your post I think I know where it went all wrong.

what I did wrong was to 'factory reset' 5.7.4 while desperately attempting to get main-htmlviewer.tar.gz (v 1.1) to work. When you pointed me to the snapshot (V 1.2) the device was now running the production FW. Basically I was now trying (V 1.2) on production FW.

What I need to do is to re-install factory FW 5.7.4 and run main-htmlviewer.tar.gz from BD's release thread

Am at work at the moment so I will try that when I get home and I will report back.

Thanks

NiLuJe · 07-16-2016, 01:15 PM

@Kindol: Yep, that sounds good

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knc1 · 07-16-2016, 02:58 PM

I have not worked on the spoiler'd details (yet).

Will see if I can fit in the point that DO_FACTORY_RESTORE and 'Reset' does a:
factory image -> consumer image
conversion, and only the factory image recognizes the search bar command used.

Kindol · 07-16-2016, 03:41 PM

@NiLuJe

It worked!!

thank you so so much.

The process went through painlessly, great job

and many thanks

jscris · 07-17-2016, 06:41 PM

A great big thank you to all involved! I thought I had no need for this as I'd already jailbroken my Voyage with BD's jailbreak earlier, but I'd been lurking and reading every post with great interest. Then on the 10th, my Voyage died. Had to send it in and of course without this great method I would be up the creek without the jailbreak. Worked wonderfully and I'm now using KOReader in nightmode and have KUAL, KPVBooklet and others installed.

Happy!!

knc1 · 07-17-2016, 08:11 PM

Thank you.

zeroxia · 07-18-2016, 12:41 AM

Hello,

I have a Kindle PaperWhite 2, serial number beginning with 9017.

I have applied the "initial factory firmware recovery image" to the device.

Then I installed "DuoKan" system.

The "DuoKan" system prompted for an update, but the update failed, the "DuoKan" system seemed to remove itself and rebooted back to the Amazon system.

Now my question is:

Can I "re-apply" the initial factory firmware recovery image to make a factory reset to my KPW2?

Is such firmware installation a complete factory reset?

Thank you.

knc1 · 07-18-2016, 04:49 AM

Doukan is not supported here.
No.
'Reset (to factory defaults)' then 'downgrade to factory' is the best you can do and MUST be in that order.

nasser · 07-18-2016, 06:42 AM

After jailbreaking my PW3, I've retained the factory image(5.7.4) and not updated to a later version.
Did this because knc1 mentioned some extra features were available in the factory image (which aren't present in the customer image).
Could we get a list of these features?
I think some are the ";xxx" entry in the search bar. Apart from the ";711" command to get the network status, I can't remember any other which were useful on a regular basis.

knc1 · 07-18-2016, 08:46 AM

The search bar commands are listed in a *.json file
They are implemented in scripts of /usr/local/bin

elRicharD · 07-18-2016, 09:31 AM

Hello everyone. It's great to see that I might just be able to jailbreak my PW3 at last

However, I am trying to follow the instructions at the top post, and the pastebin link is not working for me.

I tried to look for the .bin updates elsewhere, but I don't want to risk bricking my Kindle.

Could you guys fix that? I am eager to try the steps and maybe help out a little bit with the documentation effort.

Thanks!

07-18-2016, 06:42 AM	#553
nasser Evangelist Posts: 477 Karma: 445678 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Too many..	Additional features in factory image? After jailbreaking my PW3, I've retained the factory image(5.7.4) and not updated to a later version. Did this because knc1 mentioned some extra features were available in the factory image (which aren't present in the customer image). Could we get a list of these features? I think some are the ";xxx" entry in the search bar. Apart from the ";711" command to get the network status, I can't remember any other which were useful on a regular basis.

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07-15-2016, 06:52 PM	#541
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@batpuppy: Hotfix and snapshots updated, you should be good to go, thanks .

07-15-2016, 09:43 PM	#542
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Top post edited to reflect approaching stable distribution.

07-16-2016, 12:37 AM	#544
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@ktwombley: Thanks . The fact that another ID with a white one came up in the meantime pretty much confirmed it anyway .

07-16-2016, 01:15 PM	#546
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@Kindol: Yep, that sounds good .

07-16-2016, 02:58 PM	#547
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	I have not worked on the spoiler'd details (yet). Will see if I can fit in the point that DO_FACTORY_RESTORE and 'Reset' does a: factory image -> consumer image conversion, and only the factory image recognizes the search bar command used.

07-16-2016, 03:41 PM	#548
Kindol Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: United Kingdom Device: Kindle 3 (wifi), kindle PW2 (wifi) and Kindle PW3 -Black (wifi)	@NiLuJe It worked!! thank you so so much. The process went through painlessly, great job and many thanks

07-17-2016, 06:41 PM	#549
jscris Addict Posts: 399 Karma: 123456 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Central US Device: k1 - KAO2, IPads	A great big thank you to all involved! I thought I had no need for this as I'd already jailbroken my Voyage with BD's jailbreak earlier, but I'd been lurking and reading every post with great interest. Then on the 10th, my Voyage died. Had to send it in and of course without this great method I would be up the creek without the jailbreak. Worked wonderfully and I'm now using KOReader in nightmode and have KUAL, KPVBooklet and others installed. Happy!!

07-17-2016, 08:11 PM	#550
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Thank you.

07-18-2016, 12:41 AM	#551
zeroxia Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: Kindle 4	Hello, I have a Kindle PaperWhite 2, serial number beginning with 9017. I have applied the "initial factory firmware recovery image" to the device. Then I installed "DuoKan" system. The "DuoKan" system prompted for an update, but the update failed, the "DuoKan" system seemed to remove itself and rebooted back to the Amazon system. Now my question is: Can I "re-apply" the initial factory firmware recovery image to make a factory reset to my KPW2? Is such firmware installation a complete factory reset? Thank you.

07-18-2016, 04:49 AM	#552
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Doukan is not supported here. No. 'Reset (to factory defaults)' then 'downgrade to factory' is the best you can do and MUST be in that order.

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07-18-2016, 08:46 AM	#554
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	The search bar commands are listed in a *.json file They are implemented in scripts of /usr/local/bin

07-18-2016, 09:31 AM	#555
elRicharD Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	Hello everyone. It's great to see that I might just be able to jailbreak my PW3 at last However, I am trying to follow the instructions at the top post, and the pastebin link is not working for me. I tried to look for the .bin updates elsewhere, but I don't want to risk bricking my Kindle. Could you guys fix that? I am eager to try the steps and maybe help out a little bit with the documentation effort. Thanks!