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Old 11-11-2018, 05:40 PM   #1
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Jailbreaking a new Kindle Voyage
Hi

Sorry but I would be grateful for some help in jailbreaking a new Kindle Voyage.

A long time ago I jailbroke a PW2 but not long ago it developed a problem with the USB connection so I have just bought a new Voyage from Amazon in preference to the new PW.

I have tried to follow the various posts but, being somewhat of a novice in all this, I am worried about the comments about recent firmware preventing jailbreaking.

The installed firmware is 5.8.7.0.1 so, if I understand correctly, I should be able to jailbreak it.

I believe Amazon registered it to my account but I have not connected it to wifi and have turned on airplane mode so that it would not update the firmware OTA.

As an aside, I have bought hardly any books from Amazon and virtually all my books will be sideloaded when I have got it working.

What I am planning to do is

1. Charge fully.
2. Reset.
3. Create the folder update.bin.tmp.partial at top level.
4. Add factory_KV_5.5.0_initial to top level and Update Your Kindle.
5. Copy main-htmlviewer.tar.gz to /mnt/us/ and in search bar, type ;installHtml and press return.
6. Copy Update_jailbreak_hotfix_1.15.N_install.bin to root and Update Your Kindle.

Does that all look right?

Then I am supposed to be able to update the firmware. The current version available from Amazon is 5.10.1.1. Is it safe to use that one or do I need to find something lower?

TIA
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Old 11-11-2018, 07:18 PM   #2
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That looks good to me except that the exact factory file name I used was update_KV_5.5.0_initial.bin
and you might want to consider 5.8.11 as user kernel version for reasons discussed in the Kindle 5 JB thread (kindlets for one).
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Old 11-12-2018, 07:04 AM   #3
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That looks good to me except that the exact factory file name I used was update_KV_5.5.0_initial.bin
and you might want to consider 5.8.11 as user kernel version for reasons discussed in the Kindle 5 JB thread (kindlets for one).
Thanks for the advice. Sorry for being obtuse, but could you link the thread you mentioned?

Also, where can I find 5.8.11 firmware? Amazon only seems to offer the current firmware.

Thanks a lot.
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Old 11-12-2018, 07:10 AM   #4
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Also, where can I find 5.8.11 firmware? Amazon only seems to offer the current firmware.

Thanks a lot.
Copy the link to the latest update bin-file and change the figures in the end of the link to the desired version.
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Thanks for the advice. Sorry for being obtuse, but could you link the thread you mentioned?
This is the one I had in mind:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=275877

But this is also a good place to look:
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/5_x_Jailbreak
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What do you want to do with a new Kindle that you would need to jailbreak that you cannot do with the current firmware?
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What do you want to do with a new Kindle that you would need to jailbreak that you cannot do with the current firmware?
My reason for jailbreaking is I want to use collections in Calibre. I think it ridiculous that Amazon doesn't allow a way to manage collections on sideloaded books except on the Kindle itself.
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What do you want to do with a new Kindle that you would need to jailbreak that you cannot do with the current firmware?
Use the book cover as a screensaver.
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Use the book cover as a screensaver.
That is also useful. I had that on my now dead PW.
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Well, I've got as far as installing the hotfix so I should be jailbroken now. I have not yet updated the firmware to a later version. Is there an easy way to check the jailbreak was successful before updating the firmware?

I see that the main-htmlviewer.tar.gz is still there on the Kindle. Is that normal as all the bin files disappeared after the updates? Do I need to leave it or can it be deleted?
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Well, I've got as far as installing the hotfix so I should be jailbroken now. I have not yet updated the firmware to a later version. Is there an easy way to check the jailbreak was successful before updating the firmware?

I see that the main-htmlviewer.tar.gz is still there on the Kindle. Is that normal as all the bin files disappeared after the updates? Do I need to leave it or can it be deleted?
Sorry, unnecessary questions. I just went to the homescreen and it showed a book called You are Jailbroken and inside the book says I can delete the main-htmlviewer.tar.gz file.
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I can understand wanting collections, but to do it just to be able to change the sleep image (it's not a screensaver as eInk does not need such) seems silly to me. Why not just buy a Reader that already does the cover as a sleep image?
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I can understand wanting collections, but to do it just to be able to change the sleep image (it's not a screensaver as eInk does not need such) seems silly to me. Why not just buy a Reader that already does the cover as a sleep image?
It's possible one might not like the other aspects of that alternative Reader.

I've had a Sony PRS-350, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Glo HD and Kindle PW3. The PW3 is the one I used most even if in terms of specifications, one of the Kobos should've won.

Granted, if the PRS-350 had front light, it would win.
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Sorry, unnecessary questions. I just went to the homescreen and it showed a book called You are Jailbroken and inside the book says I can delete the main-htmlviewer.tar.gz file.
Reading the generated messages can be considered nearly as bad as reading the directions.
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I can understand wanting collections, but to do it just to be able to change the sleep image (it's not a screensaver as eInk does not need such) seems silly to me. Why not just buy a Reader that already does the cover as a sleep image?
I do use collections (LS and Calibre plugin work fine on my pw4), but those could be manually created too.

So changing the sleep image to book cover is the real reason for me. And I prefer the brand Kindle to other readers.

Add to that the fact that I like to be root on tools that I own. Even if I am not using to play chess or installing add-ons ATM.
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