I believed I had read enough posts of people doing that, that it was well understood on this forum. I had posted in another thread this:
All that being said, I got a response:
Pocketrussion can you explain what you meant by:
"The downgrade worked in the sense the the firmware flashed ok (as confirmed in the menu)"
and
"But it also left my Kindle in the same state described by others in these threads (only as small rectangle in the screen remained active, error code 2)"
I don't understand how you can confirm the firmware version in the menu, but also get a system error code?
This is the first time I have heard about error code 2 since somewhere around 2016. Pocketrussion , do you know which paperwhite 3 specifically you were using ( first 6 of serial ), and which update bin you used?
I don't want to be telling people this works, if it really doesn't. But it definitely worked on the 5.9.0.6 KOA2 I had, and the 5.8.10 Kindle8 ( althogh those are also known as special cases )
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As I recall, neither knc1 nor I were interested in constantly updating the version list on documents. My current understanding, and this has been backed up through reports in the jailbreaking threads, is that ANY software version fresh out of the box has succeeded in using the methods described in that link. This entire process is potentially dangerous, because it is always possible that amazon could change things, but so far, they have not. As far as we know, if you use the 5.9.0.6 image for KOA2, the worst that can happen is it will tell you that you cannot do it. If you use a version that IS too old though, it will brick your kindle. so thats why the versions are not constantly updated, you need to take the risk for yourself, if you want to, and then you can update the wiki with success or failure if you want to. https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/5_x_Jailbreak The notes currently in the wiki about the version are specific to being able to do it at any time, even if your kindle has had a software update. There is a special case about brand-new out-of-the-box kindles that have never received an update. I personally believe amazon left this in intentionally, in order to support factory issues, but I can only guess. |
All that being said, I got a response:
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Originally Posted by Pocketrussion
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Just wanted to add my recent personal experience with downgrading a PW3. I tried to downgrade to 5.8.9.0.1 brand new Kindle, which was never registered. The downgrade worked in the sense the the firmware flashed ok (as confirmed in the menu) but it also left my Kindle in the same state described by others in these threads (only as small rectangle in the screen remained active, error code 2). Since I was still able to USB mount the disk, I triggered a factory reset using the file method. Upon reboot, my Kindle was bricked, with no USB mount possible. I had to use the serial port to drop the latest firmware to the Kindle root directory and upon reboot, the Kindle was working again.
Maybe I could have rooted the Kindle in the funny state immediately after 5.8.9.0.1 had flashed but I didn't try (I thought that a factory reset was all that was needed but it was just the opposite). Conclusion, the above process is not guaranteed and if something goes wrong, DO NOT FACTORY RESET or you will lose the ability to mount the USB. |
"The downgrade worked in the sense the the firmware flashed ok (as confirmed in the menu)"
and
"But it also left my Kindle in the same state described by others in these threads (only as small rectangle in the screen remained active, error code 2)"
I don't understand how you can confirm the firmware version in the menu, but also get a system error code?
This is the first time I have heard about error code 2 since somewhere around 2016. Pocketrussion , do you know which paperwhite 3 specifically you were using ( first 6 of serial ), and which update bin you used?
I don't want to be telling people this works, if it really doesn't. But it definitely worked on the 5.9.0.6 KOA2 I had, and the 5.8.10 Kindle8 ( althogh those are also known as special cases )