KOA2 KOA2 jail break - Page 29

ilovejedd · 05-18-2019, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jangell2

In the notes section of the first post it says the Oasis is now shipping with FW that can’t be jailbroken, yet. But in the instructions to do the jail brake, an early action is to download and install a factory firmware that can be jailbroke.

I’m thing of getting a new Oasis and wondering if the factory firmware referred to in the instructions can be installed on a new Oasis?

Can't install the factory firmware if the shipping firmware version on the Oasis is higher.

jangell2 · 05-23-2019, 03:14 PM

Just got my new Oasis. I figured the first thing it should do is plug it into my Mac and had the OTA blocking name. However, my Mac isn't seeing the oasis. I plug in one of my older kindles and it is recognized. Do I need to turn the oasis on? Plugging it in has done that.

What do I need to do so my Mac sees the oasis?

jangell2 · 05-23-2019, 03:33 PM

Never mind. I had to let it do a little setup, but I did not connect to wifi until I had added the blocking name. That's done.

The sad news is I have FW 5.9.2.0.1 which, at present, can't be jailbroken. So I will wait patiently in hopes a jailbreak will be invented for my Oasis.

BTW, Amazon has a great deal now, trade in an old kindle and get 25% credit towards purchasing a new kindle. I still had my first kindle keyboard and traded that in. The credit was $75 and they also gave me a $5 gift card which I applied to the purchase. $80 off the new Oasis.

jangell2 · 05-23-2019, 03:36 PM

I just noticed in settings that "Update Your Kindle" is greyed out. Is that because there are no updates or because of the blocking directory?

hius07 · 05-23-2019, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jangell2

The sad news is I have FW 5.9.2.0.1 which, at present, can't be jailbroken. So I will wait patiently in hopes a jailbreak will be invented for my Oasis.

Look at the last part of this message:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...&postcount=531

j.p.s · 05-23-2019, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jangell2

I just noticed in settings that "Update Your Kindle" is greyed out. Is that because there are no updates or because of the blocking directory?

It will always be greyed out unless there is an update*.bin file present and ready to install.

hius07 gives very good advice in previous message.

jangell2 · 05-23-2019, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hius07

Look at the last part of this message:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...&postcount=531

I have messaged him. It's not clear the message was sent because there's nothing in my sent box, so I did it twice and got the same results.

jangell2 · 05-24-2019, 03:56 PM

We made contact and it appears the backup I created won't help.

j.p.s · 05-24-2019, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jangell2

We made contact and it appears the backup I created won't help.

That is sad news, but thanks for giving it a try.

hansipansi65 · 05-26-2019, 05:01 PM

...so I was reading all posts here (Thank You knc1 for the amazing effort!) and as an owner of a kindle oasis 2017 with FW: 5.9.6.1 my only option is now to create the OAT blocking folder and wait for good news, am I right?

j.p.s · 05-26-2019, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hansipansi65

...so I was reading all posts here (Thank You knc1 for the amazing effort!) and as an owner of a kindle oasis 2017 with FW: 5.9.6.1 my only option is now to create the OAT blocking folder and wait for good news, am I right?

Correct.

jangell2 · 05-26-2019, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hansipansi65

...so I was reading all posts here (Thank You knc1 for the amazing effort!) and as an owner of a kindle oasis 2017 with FW: 5.9.6.1 my only option is now to create the OAT blocking folder and wait for good news, am I right?

You could send a thank you note to Amazon for being such buttheads about allowing 3rd parties to address kindle shortcomings.

knc1 · 05-26-2019, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jangell2

You could send a thank you note to Amazon for being such buttheads about allowing 3rd parties to address kindle shortcomings.

maybe buy 1 share of Amazon stock, a ticket into the next annual meeting.
Bring the butthead subject up for discussion during the meeting.

hansipansi65 · 05-27-2019, 04:09 PM

So I dont want to sound rude or abuse this thread, but whats the best alternative right now to the oasis // a kindle pw 4 with koreader? (for me its important to be able to read & mark a lot of pdfs for work -> easy sync & readable markings for pdf-readers on pc ) ...any favorites for jailbreaking? or please a suggestion/link to the right thread; Thanks again :-)

NiLuJe · 05-27-2019, 05:39 PM

As an Oasis 2 alternative, the Kobo Forma, and as a PW4 alternative, a Kobo Clara HD. Kobo is the most well supported target as far as KOReader on eInk goes, plus you won't ever have to deal with jailbreaking shenanigans, and getting KOReader up and running takes like 3 clicks and 5 min on a vanilla device.

If you're locked to the Kindle platform, finding a second-hand unit running a JB-friendly FW version, but good luck with that.

05-27-2019, 05:39 PM	#435
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	As an Oasis 2 alternative, the Kobo Forma, and as a PW4 alternative, a Kobo Clara HD. Kobo is the most well supported target as far as KOReader on eInk goes, plus you won't ever have to deal with jailbreaking shenanigans, and getting KOReader up and running takes like 3 clicks and 5 min on a vanilla device. If you're locked to the Kindle platform, finding a second-hand unit running a JB-friendly FW version, but good luck with that. Last edited by NiLuJe; 05-27-2019 at 05:43 PM.

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05-23-2019, 03:14 PM	#422
jangell2 Addict Posts: 296 Karma: 1618384 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	Just got my new Oasis. I figured the first thing it should do is plug it into my Mac and had the OTA blocking name. However, my Mac isn't seeing the oasis. I plug in one of my older kindles and it is recognized. Do I need to turn the oasis on? Plugging it in has done that. What do I need to do so my Mac sees the oasis?

05-23-2019, 03:33 PM	#423
jangell2 Addict Posts: 296 Karma: 1618384 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	Never mind. I had to let it do a little setup, but I did not connect to wifi until I had added the blocking name. That's done. The sad news is I have FW 5.9.2.0.1 which, at present, can't be jailbroken. So I will wait patiently in hopes a jailbreak will be invented for my Oasis. BTW, Amazon has a great deal now, trade in an old kindle and get 25% credit towards purchasing a new kindle. I still had my first kindle keyboard and traded that in. The credit was $75 and they also gave me a $5 gift card which I applied to the purchase. $80 off the new Oasis.

05-23-2019, 03:36 PM	#424
jangell2 Addict Posts: 296 Karma: 1618384 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	I just noticed in settings that "Update Your Kindle" is greyed out. Is that because there are no updates or because of the blocking directory?

05-24-2019, 03:56 PM	#428
jangell2 Addict Posts: 296 Karma: 1618384 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	We made contact and it appears the backup I created won't help.

05-26-2019, 05:01 PM	#430
hansipansi65 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Kindle oasis 2 (2017) / CW24W0i / G000P8	...so I was reading all posts here (Thank You knc1 for the amazing effort!) and as an owner of a kindle oasis 2017 with FW: 5.9.6.1 my only option is now to create the OAT blocking folder and wait for good news, am I right?

05-27-2019, 04:09 PM	#434
hansipansi65 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Kindle oasis 2 (2017) / CW24W0i / G000P8	So I dont want to sound rude or abuse this thread, but whats the best alternative right now to the oasis // a kindle pw 4 with koreader? (for me its important to be able to read & mark a lot of pdfs for work -> easy sync & readable markings for pdf-readers on pc ) ...any favorites for jailbreaking? or please a suggestion/link to the right thread; Thanks again :-)

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