06-05-2012, 05:09 AM | #1 |
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Kindle Touch update 5.1.1
I ve read in this post https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=180230 that someone get a kindle touch with 5.1.1 software...anyone else knows about this cause on the amazon site the latest KT software is still 5.1.0.
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06-05-2012, 08:58 AM | #2 | |
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5.1.1 is probably in response to a serious security flaw in 5.1.0 that allowed a web page to execute arbitrary code on the K5(touch), which was discovered and posted to the Kindle Developer's Corner forum, and reported to amazon. |
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06-06-2012, 02:31 PM | #3 |
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Was that alleged 5.1.1 update just another BS post by an OP (from the linked thread) who didn't know what he was talking about? I haven't seen anything from any one else stating they got the 5.1.1 update.
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06-18-2012, 02:50 PM | #4 |
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Kindle Touch Update 5.1.1
I got a Kindle Touch on Saturday, and it came with firmware 5.1.1. I was having some wifi issues with it, so I called CS today. They were quite confused about the 5.1.1 as their documentation only showed 5.1.0.
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06-18-2012, 02:53 PM | #5 |
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Do you see any Parental Controls in the menu settings anywhere? If you truly do have 5.1.1, and it's not just a version display glitch, I'm curious if they added those like they did with the most recent kindle 4 update.
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It appears that the K5 5.1.0 firmware can falsely report that it is version 5.1.1 in the settings menu in some cases (just another in a long list of bugs and annoyances in the 5.1.x firmware). So, we do not KNOW if there even IS a version 5.1.1, or that is just 5.1.0 LYING about its version number... |
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06-22-2012, 07:41 AM | #7 |
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5.1.1 on my kindle
on june 12th i ordered a KT, received on the 15th and powered it up for the first time on the 19th. it showed FW 5.1.0.
on the 20th i connected it to my wi fi network and it talked of an update. now it says its firmware release is 5.1.1 I've not tried any jail-break yet. i'll let you know next monday... |
06-22-2012, 09:51 AM | #8 |
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[QUOTE=geekmaster;2119602]I have seen 3 reports of kindles that REPORTED 5.1.1 (with screenshots in some cases). In one case, the settings menu changed from 5.1.1 to 5.1.0 after rebooting (with wifi off, so no OTA updates).
In my case, CS had me reset both by holding the power key in for 30 sec, and by holding the home key and the power key. The version number did not change from 5.1.1. Ed |
06-23-2012, 06:52 AM | #9 |
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06-23-2012, 10:38 AM | #10 |
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Look at the number of posts for those claiming to have seen the 5.1.1 update. Of the four I saw who claimed to have seen it, one has 13 posts, one 1 post, one 2 posts, and one 6 posts. It is clear that all are new comers to this forum and possibly new to Kindles. I still suspect this is just pure BS or they simply don't know what they actually saw. I still have not seen any credible evidence that 5.1.1 ever existed other than in someone's imagination.
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06-23-2012, 03:45 PM | #11 | |
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also don't forget that someone did post a screenshot showing 5.1.1. sure he could have photoshop it, but I give him the benefit of the doubt. Last edited by dukesilver; 06-23-2012 at 03:48 PM. |
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06-23-2012, 05:05 PM | #12 |
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The removed WLAN on/off option is a catastrophe. No shortcut and I have to go through several options a day to change the status.
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06-24-2012, 02:40 PM | #13 |
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In the past couple of days, there have been multiple new reports of non-US kindles coming with 5.1.1 preinstalled, and this version number survives reboot.
We need copies of these firmware images and kernels to analyze (main and diags), so we can update our hacks to work reliably on them. It would also be very helpful if somebody could intercept a 5.1.1 OTA update and send that to us for analysis as well. Contact one or more of (geekmaster, NiLuJe, itab, knc1) who will contribute to this required firmware analysis phase. P.S. who else is working on firmware analysis lately? Until analysis is complete, we can only guess at the changes (if any). Last edited by geekmaster; 06-24-2012 at 02:45 PM. |
06-25-2012, 04:59 AM | #14 |
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How can I help you to get the firmware images and kernels?
PS1: You do not know how I appreciate the work that you take. PS2: My computer skills are a little better than my English. |
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I do not have time to write one right now -- can somebody do that for us (and let me see it for a quick safety check before release)? Thanks. |
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