Font, ScreenSaver & USBNetwork Hacks for Kindle 2.x, 3.x & 4.x - Page 147

Tracy D. · 12-31-2011, 11:48 AM

Newbie here. I did a cursory search to see if anyone had addressed this issue, but couldn't find anything.

I have a new Kindle Touch (my 3rd Kindle), and feeling rather broke over the holidays, I chose the SO version. Eventually I'll probably pay to upgrade it so I can have fun with screen savers. However, right now I'd really like to be able to install a different font or two. Is that possible on the SO version? I'm assuming I'll have to jailbreak; I just don't know if the process is different, or has a different result, or different limitations, on the SO version of the Touch.

If this has been addressed elsewhere and someone can point me to that info, I'd appreciate it. Thank you.

pdurrant · 12-31-2011, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tracy D.

Newbie here. I did a cursory search to see if anyone had addressed this issue, but couldn't find anything.

I have a new Kindle Touch (my 3rd Kindle), and feeling rather broke over the holidays, I chose the SO version. Eventually I'll probably pay to upgrade it so I can have fun with screen savers. However, right now I'd really like to be able to install a different font or two. Is that possible on the SO version? I'm assuming I'll have to jailbreak; I just don't know if the process is different, or has a different result, or different limitations, on the SO version of the Touch.

If this has been addressed elsewhere and someone can point me to that info, I'd appreciate it. Thank you.

I'm not sure that a jailbreak/fonts hack has been released for the kindle Touch yet.

NiLuJe · 01-02-2012, 04:54 PM

@Tracy D.: Check the wiki for Kindle Touch related stuff

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spiffae · 01-02-2012, 05:53 PM

Hi everyone

Having some problems here - had the original jailbreak for 3.1, and finally decided to update. The kindle is still v3.1. I downloaded the jailbreak and tried to run the update but got a U007. I ran the uninstall and that succeeded, but all the folders from the jb were still on the kindle. I then tried to run the update to kindle 3.3 and that failed. I deleted the jb folders on the kindle and tried again, and still the amazon update failed. I then tried to run the JB install and that failed!

I'm feeling a little lost here. Any suggestions?

NiLuJe · 01-02-2012, 11:47 PM

@spiffae: Unless you took other measures/installed some other stuff/another jailbreak, the jailbreak alone wouldn't prevent you from installing official updates.

Undo anything else you might have done, and/or if that doesn't ring any bells, reboot your Kindle and try again.

spiffae · 01-03-2012, 01:20 AM

I installed the first jailbreak (the one that puts the jailbreak folder in the root) and the screensavers hack - that's all, no fonts or other hacks. I never got the auto updates from amazon (presumably because I had the HACK-UPDATES file in the folder?) Should I delete the jailbreak folder? change the name of the file in the folder? The only "update" that gave me a "success" was the update_jailbreak_0.10.N_k3w_uninstall.bin - everything else caused a fail. Is there any way for me to know if the Jailbreak was even uninstalled? I put the linkss folder and the jailbreak folder back on the kindle, still no dice.

GregWoods · 01-03-2012, 09:38 AM

I've just spent the morning searching for the latest Jailbreak.
I assumed 0.6 was later than 0.10, now I'm not so sure.

Can someone confirm which is latest please?!

CRussel · 01-03-2012, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GregWoods

I've just spent the morning searching for the latest Jailbreak.
I assumed 0.6 was later than 0.10, now I'm not so sure.

Can someone confirm which is latest please?!

The latest versions are always listed on the first post of this thread, here.

.10 is later than .6, and is the latest.

spiffae · 01-03-2012, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@spiffae: Unless you took other measures/installed some other stuff/another jailbreak, the jailbreak alone wouldn't prevent you from installing official updates.

Undo anything else you might have done, and/or if that doesn't ring any bells, reboot your Kindle and try again.

Also I forgot to mention - when I first put the jailbreak update on my kindle I accidentally went to restart the kindle rather than upgrade it. What happened then was I got a full screen message saying that I should call a number or press "R" to resume using my kindle. I haven't seen that message again but something tells me it was important.

diba · 01-03-2012, 11:40 AM

You might have modified some private key. To me it happened on at least 2 of my kindles. So I had to go somewhere in the root and change it back manually. Should be some pages back, I do not have the proper solution by hand.

UPDATE: go to post 2101, this worked for me at least twice.

spiffae · 01-03-2012, 11:57 AM

In the end I just factory reset, upgraded to 3.3, and then jailbroke with the 3.2.1 JB - not the best solution, but everything seems to be working! thanks for all the help

lapsus · 01-03-2012, 03:14 PM

Hi,

Please, can someone confirm that latest JB is working on Kindle DX Graphite?
Device is clean (no JB has been installed before).

SN starts with B009 so it is DXG
Software version 2.5.8 (555370010)

I used update_jailbreak_0.10.N_dxg_install.bin (copied in root folder)
Installed via Menu->Update your kindle

Normal upgrade process follows (confirmation that I want to upgrade / reboot / upgrade progress bar shows) until ~15% into upgrade progress bar I see an exclamation mark and a message that upgrade has failed. After that device restarts and aforementioned JB file is missing from the root folder.

Thanks in advance!

lapsus · 01-03-2012, 03:40 PM

Please, disregard my previous post (the part where I state that JB doesn't install).

I misinterpreted update failure while installing JB hence the post.
Afterwards I tried to install the font package after failed JB and it worked!

So I can confirm that JB is working for Kindle DXG 2.5.8 software version.

I apologize for any inconvenience caused.

P.S. I tried editing my post but failed since more than 15min had passed since creation.

NiLuJe · 01-03-2012, 07:11 PM

@spiffae: A restart might have been sufficient

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@lapsus:

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

And, on FW 2.x only, it should FAIL (With a U006 error, in the bottom left corner of the screen). It's completely normal, intended, and harmless).

lapsus · 01-03-2012, 11:57 PM

@NiLuJe:

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@lapsus:
And, on FW 2.x only, it should FAIL (With a U006 error, in the bottom left corner of the screen). It's completely normal, intended, and harmless).

Yes, I just didn't notice the error code, hence assumed something else is wrong.
My bad and lesson learned

01-02-2012, 11:47 PM	#2195
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	@spiffae: Unless you took other measures/installed some other stuff/another jailbreak, the jailbreak alone wouldn't prevent you from installing official updates. Undo anything else you might have done, and/or if that doesn't ring any bells, reboot your Kindle and try again. Last edited by NiLuJe; 01-02-2012 at 11:51 PM.

01-03-2012, 09:38 AM	#2197
GregWoods Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: KindleDXG	Which is the latest jailbreak version? I've just spent the morning searching for the latest Jailbreak. I assumed 0.6 was later than 0.10, now I'm not so sure. Can someone confirm which is latest please?!

01-03-2012, 11:40 AM	#2200
diba Addict Posts: 396 Karma: 33660 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kindle 3, Kindle 4, Kindle PW, Nexus7 3G	You might have modified some private key. To me it happened on at least 2 of my kindles. So I had to go somewhere in the root and change it back manually. Should be some pages back, I do not have the proper solution by hand. UPDATE: go to post 2101, this worked for me at least twice. Last edited by diba; 01-03-2012 at 11:44 AM.

01-03-2012, 03:14 PM	#2202
lapsus Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle DX Graphite	Problem updating Kindle DX Graphite Hi, Please, can someone confirm that latest JB is working on Kindle DX Graphite? Device is clean (no JB has been installed before). SN starts with B009 so it is DXG Software version 2.5.8 (555370010) I used update_jailbreak_0.10.N_dxg_install.bin (copied in root folder) Installed via Menu->Update your kindle Normal upgrade process follows (confirmation that I want to upgrade / reboot / upgrade progress bar shows) until ~15% into upgrade progress bar I see an exclamation mark and a message that upgrade has failed. After that device restarts and aforementioned JB file is missing from the root folder. Thanks in advance!

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12-31-2011, 11:48 AM	#2191
Tracy D. N00b. Dumb but fearless. Posts: 13 Karma: 38508 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: K4, Touch, PW	Newbie here. I did a cursory search to see if anyone had addressed this issue, but couldn't find anything. I have a new Kindle Touch (my 3rd Kindle), and feeling rather broke over the holidays, I chose the SO version. Eventually I'll probably pay to upgrade it so I can have fun with screen savers. However, right now I'd really like to be able to install a different font or two. Is that possible on the SO version? I'm assuming I'll have to jailbreak; I just don't know if the process is different, or has a different result, or different limitations, on the SO version of the Touch. If this has been addressed elsewhere and someone can point me to that info, I'd appreciate it. Thank you.

01-02-2012, 04:54 PM	#2193
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	@Tracy D.: Check the wiki for Kindle Touch related stuff .

01-02-2012, 05:53 PM	#2194
spiffae Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3	Hi everyone Having some problems here - had the original jailbreak for 3.1, and finally decided to update. The kindle is still v3.1. I downloaded the jailbreak and tried to run the update but got a U007. I ran the uninstall and that succeeded, but all the folders from the jb were still on the kindle. I then tried to run the update to kindle 3.3 and that failed. I deleted the jb folders on the kindle and tried again, and still the amazon update failed. I then tried to run the JB install and that failed! I'm feeling a little lost here. Any suggestions?

01-03-2012, 01:20 AM	#2196
spiffae Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3	I installed the first jailbreak (the one that puts the jailbreak folder in the root) and the screensavers hack - that's all, no fonts or other hacks. I never got the auto updates from amazon (presumably because I had the HACK-UPDATES file in the folder?) Should I delete the jailbreak folder? change the name of the file in the folder? The only "update" that gave me a "success" was the update_jailbreak_0.10.N_k3w_uninstall.bin - everything else caused a fail. Is there any way for me to know if the Jailbreak was even uninstalled? I put the linkss folder and the jailbreak folder back on the kindle, still no dice.

01-03-2012, 11:57 AM	#2201
spiffae Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3	In the end I just factory reset, upgraded to 3.3, and then jailbroke with the 3.2.1 JB - not the best solution, but everything seems to be working! thanks for all the help

01-03-2012, 03:40 PM	#2203
lapsus Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle DX Graphite	Please, disregard my previous post (the part where I state that JB doesn't install). I misinterpreted update failure while installing JB hence the post. Afterwards I tried to install the font package after failed JB and it worked! So I can confirm that JB is working for Kindle DXG 2.5.8 software version. I apologize for any inconvenience caused. P.S. I tried editing my post but failed since more than 15min had passed since creation.

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