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KindleTool: Create/Unpack Kindle update files
This has been living in a corner of the Wiki/a couple of posts lost in the middle of a sea of threads for a while, so I thought it was time to finally give it a proper home
![]() PSA: All downloads have been moved to the Snapshots thread! For those unfamiliar with it, it's the CLI tool we use to package our hacks in a somewhat user-friendly Kindle update file (.bin), and unpack and poke into official updates ![]() It's the successor of the trusty kindle_update_tool.py Python packager we used in the K1/2/3 days, and a fork of yifanlu's original KindleTool project (historically forked to fix the Linux support, and ultimately permit a native win32 port). So, as always, thanks to all those people ![]() It's living right here on GitHub. I won't be rehashing the readme, but I'm available to answer any queries you might have ![]() If you don't want to/can't build it yourself, you'll always find a set of binaries here for every system supported: * Linux x86 (32bit): -linux-i686: Recommended binary. * Linux x86_64 (64bit): -linux-x86_64: Recommended binary. * Windows: -mingw: Recommended binary (native Win32, 32bit). -cygwin: Unavailable since v1.6.5. Should you *really* need to use KindleTool in that environment, build it yourself. * OS X: -osx: Built on 10.13, might run on something older (provided it's at least 10.6). Standalone. (Mac Intel only, 64bit). Last edited by NiLuJe; 06-04-2019 at 12:40 PM. Reason: Downloads moved to the snapshots thread |
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For 'live' examples of how one might use this to package something, here's the source to a minimal package that won't install anything, just run a script during the install process.
It's *very* Touch specific, don't use it on older devices. For older devices, take a look at any of my hacks, the simplest being the 'dummy' one again ![]() On a completely unrelated note: Please don't feed non-POSIXy paths to the native win32 port, it won't like it ![]() It will also horribly die if you pass a directory with a trailing path separator to the commandline... EDIT: MKK is another example of a full package, this one supporting *every* devices... (And it's actually fully functional, it's a revamp of PoP's & ixtab's merged developer keystore & Kindlet Jailbreak files & installers). I aimed for a cleaner/simpler/shorter buildscript, while still supporting every devices. Last edited by NiLuJe; 04-18-2016 at 07:24 PM. Reason: Refreshed package. |
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Everything works!!
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Shameless bump for the 1.5.0 release/binaries
![]() (Yes, I switched to a more common versionning scheme, rather than my SVN-like workaround... It's a bit less abstract this way, now that I tag regular releases). (As for the ChangeLog, it's bundled as always, but the key points of this release are a bunch of fixed minor memory leaks (in the handling of OpenSSL calls), and a legacy switch to make the archiving of directories similar to Yifan's KindleTool, and not like tar/the python tool like it does by default [cf. the -C switch description in the readme/manpage for more details] ![]() Last edited by NiLuJe; 09-04-2012 at 06:43 PM. |
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Shameless bump for tomorrow to check these out.
and say thanks for all your great work and help. |
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Call for testers:
If you happen to have a 'new' K4, the current git tree *should* support those. I've just repacked my stuff to handle both K4, shout at me if it actually works and/or breaks on 'old' K4. Depending on if it works, and when new infos about the PaperWhite(s) will drop in my lap, I might do a new release soon. EDIT: Yup, K4B support's good ![]() Last edited by NiLuJe; 09-16-2012 at 09:35 PM. |
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i just built this for os x 32bit, because my mac is old and creaky - sharing it just in case it's of any use to anyone else. edit: it's version 1.5.0-GIT
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good idea, but maybe i should see if niluje wants to add it to his post, otherwise i should replace the zip attachment with one that has the readme/credits etc, rather than just the binary.
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@hippy dave: I'm not that familiar with all the different generations of Macs, but, err, why do you need an i386 binary? I'd understand a ppc32/ppc64 one, but was there ever an intel mac released without x86_64 support?
A bit of poking seems to reveal an i386 binary built against the 10.6 SDK with a freakishly ancient Clang build, so I'm genuinely curious as to why you need such a peculiar combo (well, it seems peculiar to me, but like I said, not really familiar with Apple stuff ![]() Regardless, if you want me to add it to the first post (which I'll be glad to do, no questions there ![]() ![]() Look at the kindletool-static-build.sh script in tools/ to see how I build the stuff in the first post ![]() Last edited by NiLuJe; 09-22-2012 at 09:43 PM. |
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the first model of macbook, which was available for 6 months in 2006, is core duo so doesn't support 64bit. very annoying by this point, and i'm too skint to upgrade, oh well
![]() oh good point about the static libraries, hadn't crossed my mind so the binary i posted is actually useless to anyone else. i followed the build instructions to use macports to get the dependencies, god knows how it decided what versions. macports choked on the actual build so i compiled it using x-code. i also don't know why it came out as i386 rather than i686. maybe i'll quit while i'm behind, at least for tonight ![]() thanks for the tool, anyway! |
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@hippy dave: Ah, wasn't aware of that one, but that explains it, thanks
![]() I can't tell you much, besides the fact that it does work on a 10.7/10.8 MBA with Xcode 4+CLI tools with MacPorts ![]() ![]() (As for i386 vs i686, that's just how the Mach-O binaries refer to the arch, I have no idea what actual compiler settings it defaults to ![]() (That said, if you can run the MacPort build in debug mode [-d] and forward me the build log, I can try to look at it & fix it ![]() Last edited by NiLuJe; 09-22-2012 at 11:22 PM. |
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Released 1.5.1, with K4B support
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