My Kindle just updated to 3.3 - Page 4

PG4003 · 09-21-2011, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Barty

How do I stop it from updating? I don't want to lose my hacks.

I thought the updates won't come through if you have a hack on your Kindle. Is that not correct?

alansplace · 09-21-2011, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by PG4003

I thought the updates won't come through if you have a hack on your Kindle. Is that not correct?

i'm no expert, but it's my understanding that after the update file gets pushed to your kindle then the kindle tries to install it and if your kindle is jail-broken the update will fail and just leave the update file in your root folder. maybe someone who knows more than i do can/will verify this.

NiLuJe · 09-21-2011, 11:56 PM

Most (if not every) recent (ie. pretty much anything I ever released, since the 2.5 era) jailbreaks & non intrusive hacks let official updates pass through unhampered.

(In fact, that was pretty much part of the whole point of the thing, be less intrusive, and thus easily removable).

What said new official updates then might do to the hacks already installed is another thing

. I can't say for certain that it won't break/disable this or that until I can put my hands on an updated device, and my K3 is currently still happily running FW 3.1

.

replica145 · 09-22-2011, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

That makes you King of the Amazons

Death by snoo snoo?

buckrogers · 09-22-2011, 08:50 AM

Hello all. New here. First visit. Just registered. First post.

I found myself here because this morning my Kindle 3G updated itself out of the blue to version 3.3, and I wanted to know what it was. I was previously on whatever the very last version was.

I was a little taken aback when it happened as it was unexpected, and my wireless was off. About half an hour earlier I had turned my wifi on very briefly to download a couple of samples. I can only assume the update downloaded itself then, and installed itself the next time it was idle? A little choice and/or warning might have been nice!

I have been searching to see what was in the update, but so far have found nothing. I'm not even sure if the whole Library thing is applicable here in the UK, but I have read that people were able to borrow books in versions preceding 3.3, so it can't be just that, can it?

Also wanted to say that several months ago I installed the Screensavers hack (I just could not put up with those awful screensavers a minute longer!). I installed kindle-jailbreak-0.6.N, and kindle-ss-0.20.N, and I wanted to confirm for you all that after this 3.3 update my screensaver hack is still working fine. Phew. I hope this isn't followed shortly with a 'was'

Hopefully we'll find out what the update was all about soon? I don't like not knowing, it makes me feel like I'm not in control of my own device.

That'll be all for now folks. Ciao.

Linkas · 09-22-2011, 09:58 AM

If you want to borrow books from library you must have a library card. All libraries which cooperate with amazon are from U.S (maybe Canada too).

DreamWriter · 09-22-2011, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by buckrogers

Hello all. New here. First visit. Just registered. First post.

I found myself here because this morning my Kindle 3G updated itself out of the blue to version 3.3, and I wanted to know what it was. I was previously on whatever the very last version was.

Welcome to MobileRead!

I'm just curious, do you have the Kindle 3G with Special Offers (with ads) or the model without ads?

grizedale · 09-22-2011, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DreamWriter

Welcome to MobileRead!

I'm just curious, do you have the Kindle 3G with Special Offers (with ads) or the model without ads?

We don't have the Kindle SO in the UK...

DreamWriter · 09-22-2011, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by grizedale

We don't have the Kindle SO in the UK...

Thanks, grizedale. I wasn't sure if KSO is offered in Europe.

I don't have wifi where I am right now and updates aren't delivered via 3G, so I'll go to a public wifi hotspot and see if the 3.3 update appears on my Kindle. That's what I did for the 3.1 update.

Added: It's very odd that 3.1 (which is what I have) is still shown as the latest version at Amazon. That's why I wondered if this was for special-offers models only.

buckrogers · 09-22-2011, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DreamWriter

Welcome to MobileRead!

I'm just curious, do you have the Kindle 3G with Special Offers (with ads) or the model without ads?

Hello to you.

Ermmm, I think grizedale has answered that question for me already

JSWolf · 09-22-2011, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I'm running v3.3 on a KSO WiFi. I've downloaded several Kindle books from the Seattle Public Library. They're Kindle books, not EPUB; and Amazon fulfills the order, not ADE.

Checking Out a Book

go to your library's OverDrive page and login
search for the book you want
select Kindle Book
click Add to Cart
click Proceed to Checkout
select lending period (7-14-21 days)
click Confirm Check Out
click Get for Kindle
that launches an Amazon page - Your Public Library Loan
select Deliver to option
click Get library book

The book is then sent to your Kindle or Kindle app and downloads the next time you connect it to wifi.

Returning a Book

login to your Amazon account
go to Your Account
scroll down to Digital Content
click Manage Your Kindle
Your Kindle Library pops up
checked out books have a bold, orange public library after the title
find the book you want and click on the Actions box to the far right
select Return this book
Are you sure you want to return this Library Loan Ebook? Yes--No

So checking out a book works very similarly to the way I had guessed before.

buckrogers · 09-22-2011, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DreamWriter

Added: It's very odd that 3.1 (which is what I have) is still shown as the latest version at Amazon. That's why I wondered if this was for special-offers models only.

I noticed that this morning too. It's the same on the UK site. 3.1 is the current listed software update.

The curiosity mounts. . .

tubemonkey · 09-22-2011, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by buckrogers

The curiosity mounts. . .

"Curiouser and curiouser!"

buckrogers · 09-22-2011, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

"Curiouser and curiouser!"

...said Alice indignantly, and she sat down in a large arm-chair at one end of the table and demanded to know just what the heck had happened to her Kindle...

tubemonkey · 09-22-2011, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by buckrogers

...said Alice indignantly, and she sat down in a large arm-chair at one end of the table and demanded to know just what the heck had happened to her Kindle...

LOL

btw, welcome to the board

09-21-2011, 11:56 PM	#48
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	Most (if not every) recent (ie. pretty much anything I ever released, since the 2.5 era) jailbreaks & non intrusive hacks let official updates pass through unhampered. (In fact, that was pretty much part of the whole point of the thing, be less intrusive, and thus easily removable). What said new official updates then might do to the hacks already installed is another thing . I can't say for certain that it won't break/disable this or that until I can put my hands on an updated device, and my K3 is currently still happily running FW 3.1 . Last edited by NiLuJe; 09-22-2011 at 12:25 AM.

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09-22-2011, 08:50 AM	#50
buckrogers Member Posts: 10 Karma: 1978 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3G	Hello all. New here. First visit. Just registered. First post. I found myself here because this morning my Kindle 3G updated itself out of the blue to version 3.3, and I wanted to know what it was. I was previously on whatever the very last version was. I was a little taken aback when it happened as it was unexpected, and my wireless was off. About half an hour earlier I had turned my wifi on very briefly to download a couple of samples. I can only assume the update downloaded itself then, and installed itself the next time it was idle? A little choice and/or warning might have been nice! I have been searching to see what was in the update, but so far have found nothing. I'm not even sure if the whole Library thing is applicable here in the UK, but I have read that people were able to borrow books in versions preceding 3.3, so it can't be just that, can it? Also wanted to say that several months ago I installed the Screensavers hack (I just could not put up with those awful screensavers a minute longer!). I installed kindle-jailbreak-0.6.N, and kindle-ss-0.20.N, and I wanted to confirm for you all that after this 3.3 update my screensaver hack is still working fine. Phew. I hope this isn't followed shortly with a 'was' Hopefully we'll find out what the update was all about soon? I don't like not knowing, it makes me feel like I'm not in control of my own device. That'll be all for now folks. Ciao.

09-22-2011, 09:58 AM	#51
Linkas Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle 3	If you want to borrow books from library you must have a library card. All libraries which cooperate with amazon are from U.S (maybe Canada too).

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