Is the new jailbreak method tested on NewKindle?

cnkindler1 · 07-05-2016, 09:45 PM

Hello,sorry to bother ,but is there anyone who successfully downgrades your NewKindle(Kindle7) using the special firmware for FW5.8.x(Is it called DGA)?I can't find one for NewKindle.Thanks!

geekmaster · 07-05-2016, 09:57 PM

What is a NewKindle? The kindle names we use (including what you seek) are based on the serial number you can find at the "serial number" link in the DGA-1 instructions. Please look that up and tell us, or provide the serial number first 6 characters so we can look it up for you. Then we can answer your questions.

Cinisajoy · 07-05-2016, 09:57 PM

First 6 digits of the serial number please.

geekmaster · 07-05-2016, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

First 6 digits of the serial number please.

Ninja'd!

cnkindler1 · 07-05-2016, 10:13 PM

OK,it's
90C607

knc1 · 07-05-2016, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cnkindler1

OK,it's
90C6 07

Its in the table, nicknamed: KT2
Congratulations, you just did step #2 - Now start over at step #1
Use:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=275877

Yourcat · 07-05-2016, 11:44 PM

... and update your profile / device info to KT2

knc1 · 07-05-2016, 11:54 PM

I just edited step 2, it might be more understandable now (maybe).

cnkindler1 · 07-06-2016, 12:01 AM

Help!Stuck in the starting image after using update_KT2_5.6.0_initial.bin！Cannot open it any more!What should I do?!

knc1 · 07-06-2016, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cnkindler1

Help!Stuck in the starting image after using update_KT2_5.6.0_initial.bin！Cannot open it any more!What should I do?!

Please post in the thread that has the directions you are following.

We can't answer your question without a clue to which set of directions you are following.

cnkindler1 · 07-06-2016, 01:55 AM

Oh it's all right now...I'm not patient enough.After maybe one hour,the progress bar appears...there must be something wrong with my amazing device.
Thank you all for your kindness!Thank you for your effort!

geekmaster · 07-06-2016, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

Please post in the thread that has the directions you are following.

We can't answer your question without a clue to which set of directions you are following.

That is a serious problem with TWO points of distribution. The one that is not in control of the original creator of the jailbreak suffers from immediate bit-rot and becomes dangerous for new users to follow, while forcing its users to seek support from the original creator (making him wish he never shared this in the first place). From a hacker's perspective, this is a very bad thing.

knc1 · 07-06-2016, 07:54 AM

Even mine has been bit-rotting at a rapid pace.
It has kept me up all night, just fixing it for things people are reporting.

geekmaster · 07-06-2016, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

Even mine has been bit-rotting at a rapid pace.
It has kept me up all night, just fixing it for things people are reporting.

That is a normal part of being the proud parent of a new baby. Live and learn. I am sorry that you have to support the bricked kindles caused by the other guy's thread. It is not fair that he expects you to support his mess when you cannot even repair his tutorial as new events unfold (a normal part of new product releast). But a sad fact of reality now that it happened despite my request to not do it (I foresaw this mess and tried to stop it). I guess I should have been more specific about potential consequences rather than just mentioning hacker ethics implications. My advice would likely have gone unheeded anyway, just as history revealed.

Also, I pointed out in that other thread that "just pulling the plug" (unsafe USB removal) is dangerous and can cause data corruption (especially when windows forces disk checking due to the "dirty bit" getting set and you end up with a bunch of .CHK files). However, my post (with very carefully chose polite words) was quickly deleted moments before other unfortunate events. So insisitence that "just pulling the plug after waiting 10 seconds is safe" (completely not true) prevailed in that thread and may cause more problems for folks who choose to follow it.

knc1 · 07-06-2016, 08:20 AM

Any good technical writer can tell you that a degree in any type of technical preparation does not immediately confer the related technical knowledge.

That program I designed, implemented and documented for IBM's internal use required what resulted in a 900 page "phone book" manual.
Yes, complete with pictures, charts, samples and graphics.

Now those people do know good documentation (especially when they are buying it), they have written one or two pages their self.
And I have had 25 years of practice since then.

07-06-2016, 08:20 AM	#15
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Any good technical writer can tell you that a degree in any type of technical preparation does not immediately confer the related technical knowledge. That program I designed, implemented and documented for IBM's internal use required what resulted in a 900 page "phone book" manual. Yes, complete with pictures, charts, samples and graphics. Now those people do know good documentation (especially when they are buying it), they have written one or two pages their self. And I have had 25 years of practice since then. Last edited by knc1; 07-06-2016 at 08:26 AM.

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07-05-2016, 09:45 PM	#1
cnkindler1 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kindle7(new kindle) fw5.7.4	Is the new jailbreak method tested on NewKindle? Hello,sorry to bother ,but is there anyone who successfully downgrades your NewKindle(Kindle7) using the special firmware for FW5.8.x(Is it called DGA)?I can't find one for NewKindle.Thanks!

07-05-2016, 09:57 PM	#2
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773668 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	What is a NewKindle? The kindle names we use (including what you seek) are based on the serial number you can find at the "serial number" link in the DGA-1 instructions. Please look that up and tell us, or provide the serial number first 6 characters so we can look it up for you. Then we can answer your questions.

07-05-2016, 09:57 PM	#3
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	First 6 digits of the serial number please.

07-05-2016, 10:13 PM	#5
cnkindler1 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kindle7(new kindle) fw5.7.4	OK,it's 90C607

07-05-2016, 11:44 PM	#7
Yourcat Groupie Posts: 175 Karma: 54048 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: PW3 5.6.5-usbnet	... and update your profile / device info to KT2

07-05-2016, 11:54 PM	#8
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	I just edited step 2, it might be more understandable now (maybe).

07-06-2016, 12:01 AM	#9
cnkindler1 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kindle7(new kindle) fw5.7.4	Help!Stuck in the starting image after using update_KT2_5.6.0_initial.bin！Cannot open it any more!What should I do?!

07-06-2016, 01:55 AM	#11
cnkindler1 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kindle7(new kindle) fw5.7.4	Oh it's all right now...I'm not patient enough.After maybe one hour,the progress bar appears...there must be something wrong with my amazing device. Thank you all for your kindness!Thank you for your effort!

07-06-2016, 07:54 AM	#13
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Even mine has been bit-rotting at a rapid pace. It has kept me up all night, just fixing it for things people are reporting.

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