Tools Snapshots of NiLuJe's hacks - Page 48

ilovejedd · 12-03-2019, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

";merchant" is a named search bar expression used in Amazon's "factory" (Q.A. production line only) firmware not in any "customer" firmware (at least that we know of).

We (the developers of identifying the factory's internal use only firmware) did not start doing so prior to the PW2. We no longer had access to the "factory (use only)" firmware for the K5 and PW1.

IIRC, that ";merchant" entry should be missing from the archive, not present and empty.
I.E: You have discovered an artifact of our archive packaging, not discovered a way to jail break the older (K5 and PW1) series 5.x firmwares. We (that same "we") never saved copies of the K5 and PW1 factory use only firmware packages prior to the PW2.

Afaik, the K5 Factory Jailbreak is intended for:
PW2 KV PW3 KOA KT3 KOA2 PW4 KT4

The Merchant.zip file is hard linked to FactoryJB/src/whee.zip. Using 7-zip, extracting the complete archive gives a 724-byte Merchant.zip file exactly the same as whee.zip.

Trying to extract Merchant.zip by itself throws off an error (cannot create hard link).

Junket · 12-03-2019, 10:12 AM

Well done. I didn't try actually extracting the archive.

As ilovejedd observed, the Merchant.zip isn't actually zero bytes. 7-zip reports zero bytes because it is reporting the size of the hard link (mirror copy). id est, it is reporting the size of the link not the actual referenced file.

We or most of us anyway are accustomed to working with symbolic links which work in the opposite manner.

knc1 · 12-03-2019, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

. . .

Trying to extract Merchant.zip by itself throws off an error (cannot create hard link).

You are probably looking at the contents of the visible, usb storage area...
Which is FAT32 (no links, hard or soft, supported).

BUT:
I should really disable this keyboard.

It has been getting me into trouble for months now.

Maybe if I got a new keyboard from Amazon I could better remember these Kindle details.

ilovejedd · 12-03-2019, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

You are probably looking at the contents of the visible, usb storage area...
Which is FAT32 (no links, hard or soft, supported).

Nah, I'm looking at the tarball using 7-zip. No Kindles connected at all. Junket posted a pic above showing what it looks like. Even shows the start of the hard link target's path.

Drag and dropping Merchant.zip to a folder (on NTFS) throws an error. Extracting the complete tarball works. Didn't check if the extracted Merchant.zip is actually a separate file or a hard link to whee.zip.

knc1 · 12-03-2019, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

Nah, I'm looking at the tarball using 7-zip. No Kindles connected at all. Junket posted a pic above showing what it looks like. Even shows the start of the hard link target's path.

Drag and dropping Merchant.zip to a folder (on NTFS) throws an error. Extracting the complete tarball works. Didn't check if the extracted Merchant.zip is actually a separate file or a hard link to whee.zip.

Yup.
I really need to take up a different hobby.

Junket · 12-03-2019, 10:57 AM

Coffee is a good one.
Or could be something else if you prefer. It's always after 5:00 somewhere.

NiLuJe · 12-04-2019, 10:40 AM

Huh. That should be built with hard deref enabled (because, yeah, it's a hard-link during the build process). Will double-check, thanks

.

EDIT: Ah, yeah, the top-level packaging script isn't using hard-deref, oops.

.

Schattenjager · 12-08-2019, 12:25 AM

@NiLuJe
Just installed the latest snapshots on PW3 after updating to 5.12.3 (including jailbreak and KUAL hotfixes) - everything works great.
Thanks again!

NiLuJe · 12-08-2019, 01:23 AM

Good to know, since that was basically the extent of the changes

.

(i.e., repackaging hotfixes for 5.12.3, and the aforementioned hardlink snafu).

PoP · 12-17-2019, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schattenjager

@NiLuJe
Just installed the latest snapshots on PW3 after updating to 5.12.3 (including jailbreak and KUAL hotfixes) - everything works great.
Thanks again!

metoo on my PW4

@NiLuJe, new to me, installing the 2019-Dec-07 snapshots displayed shiny icon drawings specific to each hack being installed. I couldn't find where that fbink magic occurs in the sources. Just curious, where are these?

NiLuJe · 12-17-2019, 12:19 PM

@PoP: Over here

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PoP · 12-17-2019, 12:57 PM

^
Ahhh ttf. Got it:

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NiLuJe · 12-17-2019, 01:52 PM

Also, your snapshot made me remember that I actually committed this, too ;p.

Lepri · 12-25-2019, 10:54 PM

Hi. I have jailbroken KOA2. And it was silent updated to 5.2.13 with 1.15 hotfix. After that I cannot install 1.16 hotfix via UYK. Error 007.
But I tried to "Restore ;log command for 5.12.* firmware" and it worked. I installed hotfix 1.16 by ;mrpi command. But again when I try to install hotfix via UYK it does not work. Error 007 again. How can I install 1.16 hotfix with UYK?

Lepri · 12-26-2019, 01:44 AM

Ok found the way. I installed "Update_jailbreak_bridge_1.16.N_install.bin" with ;mrpi and now I can install 1.16 bridge with UYK.

12-04-2019, 10:40 AM	#712
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Huh. That should be built with hard deref enabled (because, yeah, it's a hard-link during the build process). Will double-check, thanks . EDIT: Ah, yeah, the top-level packaging script isn't using hard-deref, oops. . Last edited by NiLuJe; 12-04-2019 at 10:43 AM.

12-08-2019, 01:23 AM	#714
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Good to know, since that was basically the extent of the changes . (i.e., repackaging hotfixes for 5.12.3, and the aforementioned hardlink snafu). Last edited by NiLuJe; 12-17-2019 at 04:01 PM.

12-17-2019, 01:52 PM	#718
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Also, your snapshot made me remember that I actually committed this, too ;p. Last edited by NiLuJe; 12-17-2019 at 04:02 PM.

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12-03-2019, 10:12 AM	#707
Junket Nil adsuetudine maius Posts: 278 Karma: 500000 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: US Device: PW4	Well done. I didn't try actually extracting the archive. As ilovejedd observed, the Merchant.zip isn't actually zero bytes. 7-zip reports zero bytes because it is reporting the size of the hard link (mirror copy). id est, it is reporting the size of the link not the actual referenced file. We or most of us anyway are accustomed to working with symbolic links which work in the opposite manner.

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Junket Nil adsuetudine maius Posts: 278 Karma: 500000 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: US Device: PW4	Coffee is a good one. Or could be something else if you prefer. It's always after 5:00 somewhere.

12-08-2019, 12:25 AM	#713
Schattenjager Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Unknown Kadath Device: PocketBook 740	@NiLuJe Just installed the latest snapshots on PW3 after updating to 5.12.3 (including jailbreak and KUAL hotfixes) - everything works great. Thanks again!

12-17-2019, 12:19 PM	#716
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@PoP: Over here .

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PoP curly᷂͓̫̙᷊̥̮̾ͯͤͭͬͦͨ ʎʌɹnɔ Posts: 3,002 Karma: 50506927 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: ♁ ᴺ₄₅°₃₀' ᵂ₇₃°₃₇' ±₆₀" Device: K3₃.₄.₃ PW3&4₅.₁₃.₃	^ Ahhh ttf. Got it:

12-25-2019, 10:54 PM	#719
Lepri Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: KOA2	Hi. I have jailbroken KOA2. And it was silent updated to 5.2.13 with 1.15 hotfix. After that I cannot install 1.16 hotfix via UYK. Error 007. But I tried to "Restore ;log command for 5.12.* firmware" and it worked. I installed hotfix 1.16 by ;mrpi command. But again when I try to install hotfix via UYK it does not work. Error 007 again. How can I install 1.16 hotfix with UYK?

12-26-2019, 01:44 AM	#720
Lepri Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: KOA2	Ok found the way. I installed "Update_jailbreak_bridge_1.16.N_install.bin" with ;mrpi and now I can install 1.16 bridge with UYK.