Tutorial Custom Boot Screens For All Kindles.

H644b · 06-18-2024, 08:35 PM

I couldn't find any post talking about this so I decided to do some digging and found a way to have custom bootscreens. (Pretty sure it works on every kindle released as long as its jailbroken)

WARNING: This involves doing things in root (/) so only do this if you know what you are doing and are not afraid of bricking your device.

Anyways heres how to do it:

First make sure your kindle is jailbroken and has USBNetwork installed.

Then ssh into / or run "cd /" on your kindle like you would normally do with the extension.

Now make sure you have sftp installed and mount your kindle on.

Now head to /usr/share/blanket/* (The * represents all folders)

All the folders you see in that directory are self-explanatory, download whatever default boot screen you want.

Change it in your desired image editor and then upload it back with the SAME filename.

Optional: Backup the default/original boot screens for future reference or if you want to revert it to normal.

Hope you enjoy!! I found this interesting to me so hopefully it is the same to you guys.

PoP · 06-19-2024, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by H644b

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Now head to /usr/share/blanket/* (The * represents all folders)
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typo

H644b · 06-19-2024, 10:33 AM

Oops sorry.

Also make sure to use "mntroot rw" to enable read and write access to edit those files.

This is a big risk if you keep it on so after you are done copying the images, run mntroot r

picnicbob · Yesterday, 10:16 PM

I tried changing the bg_default.png and bg_reboot.png files in there (which all look like the boot image) but it didn't affect the kindle during reboot. I'm on a WinterBreak jailbroken kindle paperwhite 3. Any ideas?

06-18-2024, 08:35 PM	#1
H644b Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2023 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 11th Gen	Custom Boot Screens For All Kindles. I couldn't find any post talking about this so I decided to do some digging and found a way to have custom bootscreens. (Pretty sure it works on every kindle released as long as its jailbroken) WARNING: This involves doing things in root (/) so only do this if you know what you are doing and are not afraid of bricking your device. Anyways heres how to do it: First make sure your kindle is jailbroken and has USBNetwork installed. Then ssh into / or run "cd /" on your kindle like you would normally do with the extension. Now make sure you have sftp installed and mount your kindle on. Now head to /usr/share/blanket/* (The * represents all folders) All the folders you see in that directory are self-explanatory, download whatever default boot screen you want. Change it in your desired image editor and then upload it back with the SAME filename. Optional: Backup the default/original boot screens for future reference or if you want to revert it to normal. Hope you enjoy!! I found this interesting to me so hopefully it is the same to you guys. Last edited by H644b; 06-19-2024 at 12:50 PM. Reason: Typo pointed out by #2

06-19-2024, 10:33 AM	#3
H644b Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2023 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 11th Gen	Oops sorry. Also make sure to use "mntroot rw" to enable read and write access to edit those files. This is a big risk if you keep it on so after you are done copying the images, run mntroot r Last edited by H644b; 06-19-2024 at 10:36 AM.

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picnicbob Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2025 Device: PW2&3	I tried changing the bg_default.png and bg_reboot.png files in there (which all look like the boot image) but it didn't affect the kindle during reboot. I'm on a WinterBreak jailbroken kindle paperwhite 3. Any ideas?

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