02-07-2018, 09:42 AM | #1 |
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questions about jailbreaking for kindle 3 3g+wifi
hi, i recently dug out a kindle 3 3g+wifi from my old study (turns out i already have an ebook reader! ), and my friend suggested that i do a jailbreak.
the truth is that i'm not really sure about what the jailbreak is or what i'm supposed to expect, and my friend's kindle is a lot newer than mine here's what i've already did: 1) i found this thread https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=88004 and copy-pasted update_jailbreak_0.5.1_k3g_install.bin into my kindle (which was working with a 3.2.1 system) and updated it 2) it restarted and i didn't get any notice of whether it's free so i decided to update it with amazon's .bin files to 3.4.2 3) after updating, i did no.1 again and got the same result so my question is 1. how am i supposed to know whether my device is free? 2. why doesn't my screensaver change after i updated it with Update_ss_0.47.N_k3g_install.bin? 3. after i've broken free, is it possible to change the homescreen book list into grids showing the book covers? 4. can i install KUAL: Kindle Unified Application Launcher in my device? or is the version of my device too old? Last edited by angelicachao; 02-07-2018 at 10:06 AM. |
02-07-2018, 10:47 AM | #2 |
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Moved to the dev forum.
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02-07-2018, 12:11 PM | #3 | |
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2) Why should it? You are installing a jail break, not a screen saver. 3) I don't recall. Most likely answer is: No (what you ask is a feature of the touch screen firmwares). 4) Read the details in the first post of the KUAL release thread. Then look in mirror and ask yourself this question. Yes, I can read that you have at least tried to find the answers on your own to those questions. You must have just over-looked the things where they are answered. Maybe not opening a spoiler and reading what it was hiding somewhere along the way. At least you did look - I have to give you an atta-boy for trying. Last edited by knc1; 02-07-2018 at 12:15 PM. |
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02-09-2018, 10:30 AM | #4 |
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1) okay, so there won't be an image that shows you that the device had been freed like the newer versions, just install it and it's done?
2) I installed the screen saver hack (the ss one) after installing the jailbreak, I thought that it would work after it's freed. But it didn't. Is it that I can only pick one? 3) okay though that's sad (´Д⊂ヽ 4) I'm gonna guess that this thread, 2013,is the oldest? (Even though it's version 2.7, but I did a search but could find other posts. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ation+Launcher If there's anything I've overlooked, which I'd say would be a lot cause there are so many abbreviations that I don't understand, I'd guess that this one “It'll run on (pretty much) anything, as long as it's running FW >= 2.3! With a particular caveat on the KT2/KV/PW3, where some early firmware versions won't let you run it... ” should be the answer? What does FW mean? And now I've got a new question, I hope I won't be disturbing you too much 5) my device is unable to connect to Wi-Fi anymore, does that have any thing to do with …… all this? How can I fix it? Thank you soooooo much. |
02-09-2018, 11:41 AM | #5 |
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5) it should not have any effect on the wifi operation.
Perhaps it is that you have just noticed the wifi problem. "can not connect to wifi" - - Do you mean connect to the Internet over wifi? Or do you mean connect to wifi WITHOUT any connection to the Internet? I.E: Just to your local network by wifi. If so: Top level of visible USB storage, put a file by the name of: WIFI_NO_NET_PROBE FW :: FirmWare. - - - - Additional info here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=237799 (post #8) Last edited by knc1; 02-09-2018 at 11:48 AM. |
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