10-27-2016, 08:02 AM | #1 |
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Kindle firmware 5.8.5.0.1
My Kindle PW2 installed a firmware update (5.8.5.0.1) this morning.
I don't see the new version listed on Amazon's software update page yet. It is probably a bug fix release based on the version number. No obvious visible changes so far. |
10-27-2016, 10:16 AM | #2 |
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5 digits deep into that firmware build....geez
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10-27-2016, 11:28 AM | #3 |
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10-27-2016, 11:50 AM | #4 |
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PW2 got the most updates of any kindle so far, but I would bet that it won't get any 5.9.X
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10-27-2016, 11:55 AM | #5 |
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What ? I hope not ! Amazon should fix their cluttered fragmented GUI mess and release an updated firnware that fixes this issue. If they leave the PW2 the way it is right now then I can assure you that this was the last Kindle I've bought.
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10-27-2016, 12:25 PM | #6 |
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I know what changed, now after the update, and reuploading my books, it displays the covers correctly again!
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10-27-2016, 12:35 PM | #7 |
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I noticed that when in airplane mode, I'm no longer being prompted to connect/ignore when adding items to a collection.
I was getting that prompt just before the update. |
10-27-2016, 04:02 PM | #8 |
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hi
i wanna update my paper white to latest software . i wanna know if i update my device will jail break remain intact ??? and what should i do after updating my kindle ?? |
10-27-2016, 04:30 PM | #9 |
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Jailbreak is unaffected by the update. But hacks like screensaver or fonts need to be reinstalled along with Python
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10-28-2016, 04:13 AM | #10 |
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10-28-2016, 04:56 AM | #11 |
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https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=195474
I don't know what it does, but it's needed to make the ScreenSaver hack work. You need to download the second and third zip files, and extract. 1. Copy the Update_python_0.14.N_install_pw2_kt2_kv_pw3.bin to the MRPACKAGES folder on your kindle, eject, and run Kual>Helper>Install MR Packages. 2. Follow the same procedure as step 2 for Update_linkss_0.24.N_install_pw2_kt2_kv_pw3.bin. |
10-28-2016, 05:11 AM | #12 |
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Python is a programming language (amongst many other programming languages available). In the past couple of years Python received increasing popularity amongst developers and that increased it's widespread. Specially on systems like Linux / BSD Python found a wide acceptance and slowly replacing other programming languages like e.g. Perl, TCL, LUA and similar. It has pro's and con's.
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10-28-2016, 05:28 AM | #13 |
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Moderator Notice
Please take discussions of Python, jailbreaking, etc, to the "Kindle Developer's Corner" subforum. Thank you. |
10-28-2016, 06:16 AM | #14 |
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I figured out that the small font issue still exists in the Kindle Shop. I wanted to read some reviews of a book last night and got nearly lost getting eye cancer. The small lines of the writings are barely readable.
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10-28-2016, 09:45 PM | #15 |
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My japanese PW2 keeps deleting the bin file. It won't update.
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