KPW2 - 5.6.1.0.6 - Rooting/Jailbreaking

[knc1]

Originally Posted by fctools

I followed your excellent instructions and installed BackdoorLock successfully but all the rest I tried, I try to open them and KUAL closes and it simply goes back to the main screen

Need detailed info please:
A) What version of Amazon firmware?
B) What version of the JB did you use?
C) What version of KUAL?

Hint 1: If running fw-5.6.x series, what you are seeing is probably normal for that firmware series.

So, yes, really, we need the above information.

Hint 2: If you got all of those from some collection of packages, they are probably all out-of-date.

[fctools]

Kindle paperwhite2
firmware ver 5.6.1.0.6
ser 9017
Kual ver 2.5
JB 1.14.N

[knc1]

Originally Posted by fctools

Kindle paperwhite2
firmware ver 5.6.1.0.6
ser 9017
Kual ver 2.5
JB 1.14.N

Re-install that JB version (which also bundles MKK) -
Then use the MrInstaller KUAL application to install (from the most current attachment of each's thread) whatever else.

Note: Skip Collections Manger (it does not support 5.6.x), but you can consider LiberianSync to support native collections.

Skip Doukan (this is not a Doukan support site, learn Chinese and get your support there [Doukan is a commercial product built on the work of many open sources] - we don't like that here).
Consider using our KOreader instead of Doukan - that is ours and well supported here.

[fctools]

Originally Posted by knc1

Re-install that JB version (which also bundles MKK) -

I've done so but unfortunately now when I try to boot into standard mode it simply restarts a few times and then says repair needed
Diags mode works fine
Did you want a dump of the bootup sequence?

[knc1]

Originally Posted by fctools

I've done so but unfortunately now when I try to boot into standard mode it simply restarts a few times and then says repair needed
Diags mode works fine
Did you want a dump of the bootup sequence?

No.
There is a way to clear the "failed restarts" counter posted on this forum - somewhere.

You might have to use the "advanced search" feature of the forum to find it (or maybe its indexed in the "master index").

[fctools]

Thanks for the help

[mozartt22]

Hello!
I have bricked PW2 and after browsing many threads im still undable to understand how do i get my UART to 1.8v.

I have this board http://www.aliexpress.com/item/G104F...997149283.html is it possible to make it work on 1.8v? if yes then how do i connect pins, i know pinout on kindle, but do i need to connect kindle(1.8v) to UART(3.3v) pin? or i have to somehow make this 3.3v pin to work on 1.8v first.

Can any one write voltage for every pin on UART? Currently i have
VCC: 3.3v
TXD: 3.3v
RXD: 1.8v

I have a friend who is common with soldering and stuff so changing anything in this board is simple for him but i need to explain him what exactly he have to do.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by mozartt22

Hello!
I have bricked PW2 and after browsing many threads im still undable to understand how do i get my UART to 1.8v.

I have this board http://www.aliexpress.com/item/G104F...997149283.html is it possible to make it work on 1.8v? if yes then how do i connect pins, i know pinout on kindle, but do i need to connect kindle(1.8v) to UART(3.3v) pin? or i have to somehow make this 3.3v pin to work on 1.8v first.

Can any one write voltage for every pin on UART? Currently i have
VCC: 3.3v
TXD: 3.3v
RXD: 1.8v

I have a friend who is common with soldering and stuff so changing anything in this board is simple for him but i need to explain him what exactly he have to do.

NO - DO NOT connect the 3v3 pin to the Kindle, not anywhere.

Using a 3v3 interface voltage is **NOT RECOMMENDED** because that is outside of the Freescale specifications of the SoC.

[mozartt22]

So all i need is convert
on uart
3.3v to 1.8v
TXD: 3.3v to 1.8v
RXD: 1.8v leave as it is?

[knc1]

Originally Posted by mozartt22

So all i need is convert
on uart
3.3v to 1.8v **NO**
TXD: 3.3v to 1.8v
RXD: 1.8v leave as it is?

DO NOT CONNECT the 3v3 pin of the adapter to the Kindle!

See this post from yesterday:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...37&postcount=8

Unless this is a throw-away Kindle that you do not care what happens to it -
Either:
Get the correct serial-to-usb adapter;
Or:
Use the Geekmaster, jury-rigged, level shifter (link above).

[fctools]

Originally Posted by mozartt22

So all i need is convert
on uart
3.3v to 1.8v
TXD: 3.3v to 1.8v
RXD: 1.8v leave as it is?

Try this, http://jim.sh/ftx and follow raz572's diagram for hooking it up. Worked like a charm for me

[knc1]

Originally Posted by fctools

Try this, http://jim.sh/ftx and follow raz572's diagram for hooking it up. Worked like a charm for me

It is "temporarily unavailable" - Jim is on his honeymoon.
(click through to either of the purchase choices to see that message)

[fctools]

I've been reading on this forum & messing around with my kindle and I'm afraid I went from the frying pan into the fire now because I thought I'd start from a scratch like yifanlu suggested here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...72&postcount=3 and I erased MMC from the recovery menu but now I can't figure out how to restore it.

[NiLuJe]

That's... not good. And unrecoverable AFAIR (correct me if I'm wrong).

On a sidenote, that's absolutely not what Yifan was pointing towards. cf. Kubrick for simple ways to nuke part3 (i.e., /var/local).

[fctools]

So Kubrick doesn't work on the latest firmware? And what does AFAIR mean? Afraid I'm a bit of a NOOB at this, worse for me.