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

[welshgirl1]

Many thanks for all the advice. I think I will take the plunge...tomorrow ha! Well done for all the hard work guys x

[knc1]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

I tried to comment there about the KUAL Booklet port (which currently only exists in the snapshots!), but got stuck trying to create an account.

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Good summary, though, overall.

Indeed -

Right now, a KOA or KT3 owner needs to open and read the "Usage" section.
It contains the information that needs to be worked into the in-line instructions as a "special case".

But I am trying to take some time away from the keyboard today.
The information required IS in there, somewhere, it is just that the user has to put it together themselves from the pieces.

[geekmaster]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

I tried to comment there about the KUAL Booklet port (which currently only exists in the snapshots!), but got stuck trying to create an account.

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Good summary, though, overall.

I sent the author a series of emails, and he updated his article to include extra links and KUAL booklet support. He left out the KUAL .azw1 for older kindles I suggested. But overall excellent.

Some answers in the comments could be a bit more complete and detailed though (some people seem to be jumping to false conclusions in the comments).

[geekmaster]

Originally Posted by welshgirl1

Thanks for taking the time to answer. I got the nickname from the serial number. Am I right in understaning that I can choose any of the URL in the link?

[links edited to be "non-clickable"]
PW3(W):

mediafire : update_PW3_5.7.4_initial.bin
mediafire : update_PW3_5.7.4_initial.bin.md5
initial-eu : update_PW3_5.7.4_initial.bin
initial-eu: update_PW3_5.7.4_initial.bin.md5
initial : update_PW3_5.7.4_initial.bin
initial : update_PW3_5.7.4_initial.bin.md5

I just wanted to make sure before I take the plunge. Am still not 100% as am a bit nervous about it. Thanks again x

We are not supposed to provide direct links to firmware images, nor do we want them directly clickable or to be indexed by bots. Please change "http://" to "hxxp://", or better, just provide server name and filename and remove the rest in your post (see my editted version in the quote above). Thanks.

[NiLuJe]

@geekmaster: Your version is much better than my initial zap, I'll edit the post with that, thanks .

[PCplague]

can you suggest (and put in the first post) the tool you use for MD5 checking.
Thanks

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by PCplague

can you suggest (and put in the first post) the tool you use for MD5 checking.
Thanks

On Windows you can use the built in certutil command:

C:\>certutil -hashfile update_PW2_5.4.3.2_initial.bin MD5
MD5 hash of file update_PW2_5.4.3.2_initial.bin:
3c ba c0 b4 82 1c ec 03 43 2b 9e d3 82 74 4f 41
CertUtil: -hashfile command completed successfully.

[geekmaster]

Originally Posted by jhowell

On Windows you can use the built in certutil command:

C:\>certutil -hashfile update_PW2_5.4.3.2_initial.bin MD5
MD5 hash of file update_PW2_5.4.3.2_initial.bin:
3c ba c0 b4 82 1c ec 03 43 2b 9e d3 82 74 4f 41
CertUtil: -hashfile command completed successfully.

I did not know that. Yup, it works on this win7 ultrabook. I have been installing an app for that. Thanks!

[knc1]

Originally Posted by PCplague

can you suggest (and put in the first post) the tool you use for MD5 checking.
Thanks

md5sum -c name-of-hash-file
The hash file has the name of the file to be tested, and both files need to be in the same directory.

But any md5 tool will work, it is a standard crypto function.

Put in first post?
No way - there are a zillion such utilities, too many to list.
Google should be able to give you a list if you need a list.

[eschwartz]

I would guess, as a Linux user, NiLuJe uses the command-line `md5sum` provided by GNU coreutils.

Here is a list of Windows GUI utilities for calculating checksums. https://www.raymond.cc/blog/7-tools-...5-sha1-hashes/

[Yourcat]

One could at least add the md5 verification step in the 1st post. I'm sure that a lot of users wonder why small .md5 files are offered.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by Yourcat

One could at least add the md5 verification step in the 1st post. I'm sure that a lot of users wonder why small .md5 files are offered.

Too much to add to an already too long a description.
Consider:
* Those users are probably using an OS that does not display extensions.
* If they do not recognize it, they don't know how to use it nor have an application to use it with.

[welshgirl1]

Originally Posted by geekmaster

We are not supposed to provide direct links to firmware images, nor do we want them directly clickable or to be indexed by bots. Please change "http://" to "hxxp://", or better, just provide server name and filename and remove the rest in your post (see my editted version in the quote above). Thanks.

Cheers. Have deleted the links in the post. Wanted to say thanks for the tips and I did successfully di the jailbreak yesterday. Looking forward to fiddling with it now. Thanks

[geekmaster]

Originally Posted by welshgirl1

Cheers. Have deleted the links in the post. Wanted to say thanks for the tips and I did successfully di the jailbreak yesterday. Looking forward to fiddling with it now. Thanks

The links were already cleaned up by a forum moderator before you deleted them. It would have been better to leave them (as modified) to preserve thread continuity. See where I quoted your post.

[geekmaster]

Originally Posted by welshgirl1

Thanks for taking the time to answer. I got the nickname from the serial number. Am I right in understaning that I can choose any of the files?


I just wanted to make sure before I take the plunge. Am still not 100% as am a bit nervous about it. Thanks again x

Only files for your kindle model, but you have multiple download locations to choose from. The .bin files are firmware. The .md5 files contain MD5 file verification metadata. It is a good idea to verify the large firmware update files after downloading, using an MD5 verification tool (mentioned previously in this thread).