Kindle 3.1 Jailbreak - Page 8

chal61 · 02-23-2011, 08:25 AM

Hello all, sorry to bother again, but I cannot undo the 0.1 jailbreak because I deleted the zip file, overwritung it with 0.3.

Is there anybody who can post it somewhere?

Thanks in advance...

jlove · 02-23-2011, 09:11 AM

you can uninstall it with the 0.3 uninstall file

StuMcBill · 02-23-2011, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yifanlu

On startup, my custom script looks for that file. If it finds it, it copies the jailbreak keys to the keys folder, if it doesn't find it, it copies the amazon keys to the keys folder.

Sorry if I am being dumb, but what do you mean by keys?

I just want to run my device as normal, but with my customers screensavers.

So should I leave that file in place?

Thanks again

Stew

Hollow Man · 02-23-2011, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josieb1

Thanks for pointing this out for me Kindle3w_Pdfs, I will load a few audiobooks and some music on it, those files take up a lot of room, fill it to as much capacity as I can and then delete them, better safe than sorry.

Try not to overly worry about it. As near as I can tell, Amazon isn't scrutinizing returned Kindles for jailbreaks/hacks. I think the only circumstance where one would have an issue is if a failed hack is the cause of the problem, and even then, I suspect Amazon still would simply send you another Kindle with no questions asked. Right now, I suspect the hacking community is so small compared to the total number of Kindles sold, that it isn't worth it to them to waste time inspecting returned Kindles for hacks.

-HM

jlove · 02-23-2011, 09:21 AM

@StuMcBill

Yes just install the jailbreak and leave the files as is. The keys are the signing keys for the files so you dont have to do anything with them.

BakerBug · 02-23-2011, 09:34 AM

Ok, so maybe I'm crazy but I don't want to load 3.1 onto my Kindle. (I want to keep the location numbers displayed all the time.)

If I load this jailbreak and set it to HACKS_UPDATE, will that prevent 3.1 from being loaded onto my Kindle? I'm currently at 3.0.3 and have no other hacks installed.

jlove · 02-23-2011, 09:41 AM

@BakerBug

Yes it will prevent 3.1 from updating your device. Hacks_update does have anther key and thus the original Amazon Firmware is rejected. Only hacks can be installed then.

BakerBug · 02-23-2011, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlove

@BakerBug

Yes it will prevent 3.1 from updating your device. Hacks_update does have anther key and thus the original Amazon Firmware is rejected. Only hacks can be installed then.

Thanks!

chal61 · 02-23-2011, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlove

you can uninstall it with the 0.3 uninstall file

I'll give it a try as soon as I get home.

dsmid · 02-23-2011, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlove

@BakerBug

Yes it will prevent 3.1 from updating your device. Hacks_update does have anther key and thus the original Amazon Firmware is rejected. Only hacks can be installed then.

I don't think so.
All the keys are there in /etc/uks/ and all have .pem extension. That's sufficient on fw 3.0.x to be accepted as valid keys.
It's different on fw 3.1, where only keys with two fixed names are taken into consideration but the rules on 3.0.x are less strict.

jlove · 02-23-2011, 10:09 AM

@dsmid

im sorry if im wrong, i did get it that way. So why does the new jailbreak uninstall the update_provider hack? I thought because the jailbreak does include that?

Josieb1 · 02-23-2011, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Try not to overly worry about it. As near as I can tell, Amazon isn't scrutinizing returned Kindles for jailbreaks/hacks. I think the only circumstance where one would have an issue is if a failed hack is the cause of the problem, and even then, I suspect Amazon still would simply send you another Kindle with no questions asked. Right now, I suspect the hacking community is so small compared to the total number of Kindles sold, that it isn't worth it to them to waste time inspecting returned Kindles for hacks.

Thanks again Hollow Man, my kindle has been behaving herself very nicely today, even though she hates those creepy screen savers!

Hollow Man · 02-23-2011, 10:13 AM

Some of the original savers are ok, but I do like customizing, so I jailbroke my own one week old Kindle last night. Works great so far. My wife's Kindle 2 still has the older jailbreak on it, and is also fine. She looked at those stock savers for 8 months and couldn't take it anymore!

-HM

StuMcBill · 02-23-2011, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlove

@StuMcBill

Yes just install the jailbreak and leave the files as is. The keys are the signing keys for the files so you dont have to do anything with them.

OK, thanks!

So if I ever wanted to remove these hacks, I would need to uninstall the Screensaver hack, then delete the "ENABLE_HACKS_UPDATE" file, then run the Jailbreak uninstall?

Another question - if I mount my device in Windows, should I be able to view system files?

I currently have:

<.active-content-data>
<.Trash-1000>
<audible>
<documents>
<linkss>
<music>
ENABLE_HACK_UPDATES
metadata.calibre

(<> are folders).

Thanks

Stew

jglerner · 02-23-2011, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StuMcBill

OK, thanks!

...

Another question - if I mount my device in Windows, should I be able to view system files?

I currently have:

<.active-content-data>
<.Trash-1000>
<audible>
<documents>
<linkss>
<music>
ENABLE_HACK_UPDATES
metadata.calibre

(<> are folders).

Thanks

Stew

You must enable your Windows PC to show hidden files.

HIH

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02-23-2011, 08:25 AM	#106
chal61 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle3 WiFi	Hello all, sorry to bother again, but I cannot undo the 0.1 jailbreak because I deleted the zip file, overwritung it with 0.3. Is there anybody who can post it somewhere? Thanks in advance...

02-23-2011, 09:11 AM	#107
jlove Member Posts: 21 Karma: 12 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: none	you can uninstall it with the 0.3 uninstall file

02-23-2011, 09:21 AM	#110
jlove Member Posts: 21 Karma: 12 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: none	@StuMcBill Yes just install the jailbreak and leave the files as is. The keys are the signing keys for the files so you dont have to do anything with them.

02-23-2011, 09:34 AM	#111
BakerBug Member Posts: 14 Karma: 86 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3	Ok, so maybe I'm crazy but I don't want to load 3.1 onto my Kindle. (I want to keep the location numbers displayed all the time.) If I load this jailbreak and set it to HACKS_UPDATE, will that prevent 3.1 from being loaded onto my Kindle? I'm currently at 3.0.3 and have no other hacks installed.

02-23-2011, 09:41 AM	#112
jlove Member Posts: 21 Karma: 12 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: none	@BakerBug Yes it will prevent 3.1 from updating your device. Hacks_update does have anther key and thus the original Amazon Firmware is rejected. Only hacks can be installed then.

02-23-2011, 10:09 AM	#116
jlove Member Posts: 21 Karma: 12 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: none	@dsmid im sorry if im wrong, i did get it that way. So why does the new jailbreak uninstall the update_provider hack? I thought because the jailbreak does include that?

02-23-2011, 10:13 AM	#118
Hollow Man Evangelist Posts: 408 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Connecticut Device: Kindle Colorsoft, Oasis, Keyboard; iPhone 13 Pro, Air	Some of the original savers are ok, but I do like customizing, so I jailbroke my own one week old Kindle last night. Works great so far. My wife's Kindle 2 still has the older jailbreak on it, and is also fine. She looked at those stock savers for 8 months and couldn't take it anymore! -HM

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