03-31-2020, 10:57 PM | #226 |
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04-10-2020, 01:51 PM | #227 |
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my pw2 has updatet to 5.12.2 but i had installed month bevore or years bevore the jb fix so why it updatet trouth the fix.
alsow i jailbreaked the pw2 but now i see nothing if it is jailbreaked or not |
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04-10-2020, 03:50 PM | #228 |
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Double posting is highly frowned upon. Don't do it.
---- If the hotfix installed fine, you're good to go. It's as simple as that. |
04-21-2020, 03:08 PM | #229 |
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Hello. I just decided to serial JB my PW3. I have all the necessary tools and I think I am prepared. My only doubt is about the fw I should choose. Currently the Kindle runs 5.9.7. Should I update it or I'm better off with this fw? TIA!
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04-21-2020, 03:16 PM | #230 |
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Some like 5.9.6.1 because if something other than an update goes wrong later, it can be rejailbroken with software.
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04-21-2020, 03:54 PM | #231 |
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Now, I'm confused. I thought about letting the pw3 official update to 5.12.x.
I'm following Serial Jailbreaking your fw >= 5.6.x Kindle for Dummies guide. As I understand, I wil get a jailbroken 5.9.7 with this. How can I downgrade to 5.9.6.1? |
04-21-2020, 04:32 PM | #232 |
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I've never done a serial jailbreak, but it's my understanding that you can install any firmware version compatible with your device.
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04-22-2020, 10:47 AM | #233 | |
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The oldest PW3 full update is/was 5.6.1.1 (that model has been around the block once or twice). |
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04-22-2020, 03:23 PM | #234 | |
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Sorry about this but the amount of info on this forum is overwhelming. |
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04-22-2020, 03:32 PM | #235 | |
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If you are happy with 5.9.7, you can certainly just stay with that. |
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04-22-2020, 03:37 PM | #236 |
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Flashing a firmware manually on downgrade-challenged devices is doable, but probably not for the faint of heart.
It involves being able to boot to a diags shell, and doing it all the hard way (i.e., by hand). I keep forgetting whether the PW3 still had a dedicated diags partition or not. |
04-22-2020, 10:16 PM | #237 |
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IRC, the PW3 (which lasted about two years) still has (or had) a diags partition.
Sorry but that is all the detail my mind can recall. Also, I can't recall where I put my old Kindles (I am 99.44% retired, the other 0.56% is brain dead). I am sure one of our regulars here can whip up a better answer than mine. |
04-24-2020, 04:06 AM | #238 |
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I think its unlikely that a software jailbreak will ever arrive for my PW3. And since Serial JB is not a viable option is it worthwhile to update to latest FW? I mean are there any truly useful improvements? Thanks.
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04-25-2020, 09:34 AM | #239 | |
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Did you perhaps skip some of the reply's to your question? |
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04-26-2020, 12:33 AM | #240 | |
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I wanted to know if the FW updates had brought Dark theme to the PW3 or not. |
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