Tools Software Jailbreak for PW2, PW3, PW3W, KT2, KV, KOA and KT3 - Page 214

ChipAHoy · 08-02-2018, 06:23 PM

It seems my PW3 is not eligible for a jailbreak yet (5.9.6.1), so I was trying to following the directions to stop future updates. However, I cant find the user partition mentioned here:

"if your firmware is more recent than 5.8.7 - your best bet is to block updates (empty directory named 'update.bin.tmp.partial' at the root of your user partition) "

Can anyone help with this?

Thanks very much.

badgoodDeb · 08-02-2018, 06:36 PM

You create a new, empty folder, and name it "update.bin.tmp.partial"

Put it at the top level of the only part of the Kindle you are allowed to see. That's the user partition.

ChipAHoy · 08-02-2018, 07:50 PM

Thanks for that info, Deb.

When I plug my Kindle into my Macbook, and look at its contents in the Finder window (I think it's called Explorer in Windows), is that what you mean by the only part of Kindle I am allowed to see?

I ask because it seems like I can look anywhere with my Kindle plugged in.

knc1 · 08-02-2018, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChipAHoy

- - - -
I ask because it seems like I can look anywhere with my Kindle plugged in.

Wrong.
You can only see a very tiny sub-section of the Kindle's file system.

MacOs and Linux share a common heritage - -
Go into your "Terminal" application on your Mac and list all of the directories at the "root" (/) of the file system.
Those are reserved names and are (almost) always present on any system that shares the Unix heritage.

Now plug in the USB cable from your Kindle and examine the highest directory level you can see over that USB cable.
How many of those reserved names can you see?
One, maybe two?
Do you really think you can see everything?

ChipAHoy · 08-03-2018, 01:49 AM

knc1 - first off, I don't know how to tell Terminal to list all of the directories on the Kindle

then, with my Kindle attached via USB to my Mac, how am I supposed to tell which are reserved names?

https://imgur.com/a/xootoy3

Antinoos · 08-03-2018, 06:53 AM

Non of them are Linux system files - what you see there already is the user visible storage. Add the mentioned empty folder 'update.bin.tmp.partial' there, just beside documents and all the others. You also might set it read-only and hidden/system, so your Mac greys it out like e.g. 'system' in your screenshot. Just make sure this is a FOLDER, not a file with the name mentioned - that wouldn't work...

knc1 · 08-03-2018, 08:28 AM

Code:

ls -l /

- - - - - -

None of those in the screen shot.
Which was my point.

ChipAHoy · 08-03-2018, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antinoos

Non of them are Linux system files - what you see there already is the user visible storage. Add the mentioned empty folder 'update.bin.tmp.partial' there, just beside documents and all the others. You also might set it read-only and hidden/system, so your Mac greys it out like e.g. 'system' in your screenshot. Just make sure this is a FOLDER, not a file with the name mentioned - that wouldn't work...

Thank very much for the helpful reply.

Divion · 08-12-2018, 02:52 PM

Hi, I jailbreaked my PW2 on early 2014 and i updated my PW2 that jailbreak was broken. Now, I want to jailbreak my PW2 again and I dont know how to jailbreak my PW2 (5.9.6.1 FW). I think my jailbreak survive. Please tell me tutorial and all required link to jailbreak.

Thanks......

kindle46 · 08-17-2018, 09:19 AM

Can anyone please tell me what type of kindle a "SY69JL" is (PW2, PW3, PW3W, KT2, KV, KOA KT3?) ? Thanks too ...

NiLuJe · 08-17-2018, 01:20 PM

@kindle46: No, we can't. Check the wiki.

kindle46 · 08-20-2018, 06:45 AM

Thanks; then it's a KT3/KT3W and I will check for jailbreak-software (duokan does not exist for it? It's SW Kindle 5.9.4).

DuckieTigger · 08-20-2018, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindle46

Thanks; then it's a KT3/KT3W and I will check for jailbreak-software (duokan does not exist for it? It's SW Kindle 5.9.4).

You are out of luck with your FW. Only option is serial port jailbreak.

Antinoos · 08-20-2018, 09:37 AM

Not necessarily! If this 5.9.4 is the out-of-the-box fw (i.e. the device never got any OTA or sideload update...), there's a little chance that a downgrade to the initial factory test fw COULD work.

kindle46 · 08-21-2018, 07:11 AM

And where do I get such an initial factory test fw from ?

08-02-2018, 06:23 PM	#3196
ChipAHoy Thistle Sifter Posts: 187 Karma: 24088 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: San Diego Device: Kindle Paperwhite	UNABLE to find user partition on Kindle It seems my PW3 is not eligible for a jailbreak yet (5.9.6.1), so I was trying to following the directions to stop future updates. However, I cant find the user partition mentioned here: "if your firmware is more recent than 5.8.7 - your best bet is to block updates (empty directory named 'update.bin.tmp.partial' at the root of your user partition) " Can anyone help with this? Thanks very much.

08-03-2018, 08:28 AM	#3202
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Code: ls -l / - - - - - - None of those in the screen shot. Which was my point.

08-20-2018, 06:45 AM	#3207
kindle46 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2018 Device: Kindle 4 and 6	Thanks; then it's a KT3/KT3W and I will check for jailbreak-software (duokan does not exist for it? It's SW Kindle 5.9.4). Last edited by kindle46; 08-20-2018 at 06:52 AM.

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badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	You create a new, empty folder, and name it "update.bin.tmp.partial" Put it at the top level of the only part of the Kindle you are allowed to see. That's the user partition.

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ChipAHoy Thistle Sifter Posts: 187 Karma: 24088 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: San Diego Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Thanks for that info, Deb. When I plug my Kindle into my Macbook, and look at its contents in the Finder window (I think it's called Explorer in Windows), is that what you mean by the only part of Kindle I am allowed to see? I ask because it seems like I can look anywhere with my Kindle plugged in.

08-03-2018, 01:49 AM	#3200
ChipAHoy Thistle Sifter Posts: 187 Karma: 24088 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: San Diego Device: Kindle Paperwhite	knc1 - first off, I don't know how to tell Terminal to list all of the directories on the Kindle then, with my Kindle attached via USB to my Mac, how am I supposed to tell which are reserved names? https://imgur.com/a/xootoy3

08-03-2018, 06:53 AM	#3201
Antinoos Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 100329 Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Leipzig/Germany Device: PW3, KT3 (fw 5.8.11 with jb)	Non of them are Linux system files - what you see there already is the user visible storage. Add the mentioned empty folder 'update.bin.tmp.partial' there, just beside documents and all the others. You also might set it read-only and hidden/system, so your Mac greys it out like e.g. 'system' in your screenshot. Just make sure this is a FOLDER, not a file with the name mentioned - that wouldn't work...

08-12-2018, 02:52 PM	#3204
Divion Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: paperwhite 2	Hi, I jailbreaked my PW2 on early 2014 and i updated my PW2 that jailbreak was broken. Now, I want to jailbreak my PW2 again and I dont know how to jailbreak my PW2 (5.9.6.1 FW). I think my jailbreak survive. Please tell me tutorial and all required link to jailbreak. Thanks......

08-17-2018, 09:19 AM	#3205
kindle46 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2018 Device: Kindle 4 and 6	Can anyone please tell me what type of kindle a "SY69JL" is (PW2, PW3, PW3W, KT2, KV, KOA KT3?) ? Thanks too ...

08-17-2018, 01:20 PM	#3206
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@kindle46: No, we can't. Check the wiki.

08-20-2018, 09:37 AM	#3209
Antinoos Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 100329 Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Leipzig/Germany Device: PW3, KT3 (fw 5.8.11 with jb)	Not necessarily! If this 5.9.4 is the out-of-the-box fw (i.e. the device never got any OTA or sideload update...), there's a little chance that a downgrade to the initial factory test fw COULD work.

08-21-2018, 07:11 AM	#3210
kindle46 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2018 Device: Kindle 4 and 6	And where do I get such an initial factory test fw from ?