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Worth update from 5.14.2 to 5.17.1.0.3?
Hello to all.I i am on 5.14.2 fw jailbraked and i only use koreader to read some free pdf's.I want to ask:
1)Is there any special reason to update to 5.17.1.0.3? (Bug fixes,battery life,speed etc)? 2)If yes: Can i then jailbreak it again with winter break? (I suppose yes) 3)Can update be performed without registering? 4)Can jailbreak be performed without registering? All i want is to have an unregistered jailbreaked device.(If someone of you think my device is stolen etc,i have told it on another forum from beginning that it was a present from my aunt) Thanks for possible help here! Device:Amazon kindle basic 3 KT4 2019 kids edition. |
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WinterBreak only works on registered Kindles, and changes in the firmware starting with version 5.17.1 kill the jailbreak persistence, so AFAIK it is not possible to have an unregistered and jailbroken kindle on 5.17.1 or later.
I would suggest that you either stay on 5.14.2 or update to 5.16.2.1.1 at most, as things get complicated after this version. Last edited by BionicGecko; 02-05-2025 at 02:57 PM. |
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I've updated a PW5 to the latest firmware and it did get faster page turns.
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If I was jailbreaking, I would go for WinterBreak as it's the latest jailbreak and the one most people are doing.
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Thank you all guys here,your help here is priceless.I think i will register it,update it to last fw and then jailbreak it with WB.(Seemed much easier to me compared the previous jb nightmare i survived before some time) Btw jailbreak will survive if then i unregister my kindle?And in generally,will i have any limitations if i register it?
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If you use KOReader and you have KOReader turn on WiFi to update KOReader, the Kindle system won't be online. So turn off WiFi before you exit KOReader and you'll be good to go. |
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I want to thank everyone here! Finally all is done! So from my turn,i will give instructions on what i did,so if any newbie like me get here,he can made it like i did.So i firstly downloaded the latest fw on my kindle SD and i updated.Then i made a factory reset (optional) Then i registered the kindle.Then i just followed the instructions on the fantastic and detailed winder break web page.(Also disabled OTA) Then to my surprise,i couldn't install Koreader.Then i saw a video on youtube and i saw that since latest jailbreak/firmware,we have to install nightly Koreader.Then i followed instructions of this video and i finally installed koreader(process is much easier,because now we just paste the 2 extracted folders to the root of kindle SD.(logically now we wait a stable Koreader release for new jailbreak/firmware versions) To my surprise i also noticed faster pages turn.And maybe bit snapier overal system.Lets hope battery life also has been increased! Again thanks to all of you guys!
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Probably to my worries i expressed before (in case we register a device,if amazon can track what we read) Btw i think after the update battery life is worse.But maybe this is cause of nightly builds of Koreader don't really know.. (not to blame superb Koreader oc).
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Shows just how much you "know" about using KOReader on a a Kindle and Kindle's OS.
From your vast experience with your imaginary Kindle PW3 & PW5... |
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