Firmware Update Software update 5.8.1 - Page 5

eschwartz · 06-19-2016, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by rioachim

This update is ~200Mb. If I don't have that much on my USB mount partition, will the kindle still auto-update?

Updates usually are -- they are full system images.

And if you don't have enough space for the Kindle to download the update, it will of course not update.

Some people do that deliberately, as one of several solutions to prevent unwanted updates.

Julius Caesar · 06-19-2016, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by eschwartz

Updates usually are -- they are full system images.

And if you don't have enough space for the Kindle to download the update, it will of course not update.

Some people do that deliberately, as one of several solutions to prevent unwanted updates.

Another way to prevent unwanted updates, if you have Kindle 3G version, is by never use Wi-Fi while going online and use 3G instead. Amazon won't push updates via 3G because it would cost them too much money to push such a large file over 3G. Amazon pays the connection fee while you use 3G.

kalyy · 06-24-2016, 02:49 PM

I'm having issues with syncing the last read page and notes from my Kindle to the cloud. I'm not sure if this issue started after the update but I just noticed today. :/
The last read page, highlights and notes don't sync at all. I checked and sync is enable and wifi connection works just fine...
Has anyone else had this problem?

odamizu · 06-24-2016, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ametzler

Anybody found a option to disable this "feature" and prevent password-saving? I have only found an option to delete stored passwords.

The answer turned up in the Kindle Developer's Corner

When you join a WiFi network for the first time, there will be a check box to "Save Passwords to Amazon." Leave it unchecked to prevent password-saving.

All passwords entered in your Kindle before 5.8.1 are NOT saved. From the "Learn More" link next to the check box, FAQ #4: "Did previous passwords entered on this device get saved to my Amazon account if I did not select the option to Save Passwords to Amazon?" Answer: "No they did not. Only passwords you enter going forward will be saved as long as the checkbox is selected for Save Password to Amazon. If the checkbox is not selected, we will not save yoiur Wi-Fi passwords to your Amazon account."

Julius Caesar · 06-26-2016, 07:32 AM

Does this firmware update change or replace the User's Guide to incorporate the new features?

Julius Caesar · 06-26-2016, 07:48 AM

Does the OS stay the same throughout the life of the device or is there a minor OS update with every firmware update like from Linux version 3.1.5 to 3.1.6?

NullNix · 06-26-2016, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Julius Caesar

Does the OS stay the same throughout the life of the device or is there a minor OS update with every firmware update like from Linux version 3.1.5 to 3.1.6?

Each update reboots into the diagnostics partition and rewrites the entire root filesystem image, then reboots back into that image. (They used to ship patch releases that only modified the root filesystem, but they stopped doing that years ago, apparently in the belief that bandwidth is free everywhere and nobody could ever object to random 200MiB downloads...)

odamizu · 06-27-2016, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Julius Caesar

Does this firmware update change or replace the User's Guide to incorporate the new features?

As far as I can tell, the User Guide for Oasis did not change after updating to 5.8.1.

jhowell · 06-28-2016, 01:59 PM

Firmware version 5.8.1.0.1 is available for the Oasis only. Probably just a bug fix release. The description hasn't changed from the 5.8.1 release.

Atunah · 06-28-2016, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jhowell

Firmware version 5.8.1.0.1 is available for the Oasis only. Probably just a bug fix release. The description hasn't changed from the 5.8.1 release.

So far all I can see are the expanded page flip features they announced. They added that bird view thing to the page flip that was already there.

NullNix · 06-28-2016, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Atunah

So far all I can see are the expanded page flip features they announced. They added that bird view thing to the page flip that was already there.

Nope, that feature is actually present in v5.7.x, so it probably is really just bugfixes.

Atunah · 06-28-2016, 03:27 PM

Well I didn't have the 9 page bird view thing on my Oasis with 5.8.1 until I got this new update. Its not on my Voyage either since it only lists 5.8.1.0.1 for the Oasis as of now.

I did of course have the regular page flip already.

copyrite · 06-28-2016, 03:27 PM

Did the Oasis 5.8.1.0.1 update get rid of the checkmarks for every title on the downloaded books menu page in list view?

Atunah · 06-28-2016, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by copyrite

Did the Oasis 5.8.1.0.1 update get rid of the checkmarks for every title on the downloaded books menu page in list view?

There are still checkmarks in downloaded for all well downloaded.

No, changed there.

copyrite · 06-28-2016, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Atunah

There are still checkmarks in downloaded for all well downloaded.

No, changed there.

Oh well. Someday they'll fix that. At least I got me dots back!

06-24-2016, 02:49 PM	#63
kalyy Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: PW3	I'm having issues with syncing the last read page and notes from my Kindle to the cloud. I'm not sure if this issue started after the update but I just noticed today. :/ The last read page, highlights and notes don't sync at all. I checked and sync is enable and wifi connection works just fine... Has anyone else had this problem? Last edited by kalyy; 06-24-2016 at 02:57 PM.

06-26-2016, 07:32 AM	#65
Julius Caesar Addict Posts: 343 Karma: 1510042 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Does this firmware update change or replace the User's Guide to incorporate the new features? Last edited by Julius Caesar; 06-26-2016 at 07:38 AM.

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06-26-2016, 07:48 AM	#66
Julius Caesar Addict Posts: 343 Karma: 1510042 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Does the OS stay the same throughout the life of the device or is there a minor OS update with every firmware update like from Linux version 3.1.5 to 3.1.6?

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jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,073 Karma: 91577715 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Charlottesville, VA Device: Kindles	Firmware version 5.8.1.0.1 is available for the Oasis only. Probably just a bug fix release. The description hasn't changed from the 5.8.1 release.

06-28-2016, 03:27 PM	#72
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	Well I didn't have the 9 page bird view thing on my Oasis with 5.8.1 until I got this new update. Its not on my Voyage either since it only lists 5.8.1.0.1 for the Oasis as of now. I did of course have the regular page flip already.

06-28-2016, 03:27 PM	#73
copyrite Wizard Posts: 1,841 Karma: 4985051 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryland Device: Kindle	Did the Oasis 5.8.1.0.1 update get rid of the checkmarks for every title on the downloaded books menu page in list view?

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