PW3 FW 5.9.6.1 Software Jailbreak for PW3

You should block any OTA updates before allowing the device to connect to the Internet.
Instructions are the same as on wiki unless specified:
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/5_x_Jailbreak
Note: On fresh, out of the box Kindles, don't factory reset.

Read the above cautions.
Read the current jailbreak, with the exceptions you decide to make based on the above cautions, skip to step #4.


Step #3-4:
Download and use this file:
update_pw3_5.9.6.1_factory.bin (PM me for link. Again, this can brick your device.)
md5: a5460e698a531c7770ba2b1ac31667b0
This will "update" ("update" is the label on the button, not the action) your firmware from "customer" to "factory" 5.9.6.1


Step #5:
Same as wiki.
To be safe, use the latest version of main-htmlviewer.tar.gz from NiLuJe's Snapshots thread.
As of writing, that's:

• K5 Factory JailBreak (Factory FW) | kindle-jb-factory-1.2-r15011.tar.xz | 2018-Nov-22 06:51:38 | 2.9K | 41e14a4ab88a6e7e0babb88701ee3c04 | Factory JB

On Windows, you'll probably first need to extract kindle-jb-factory-1.2-r15011.tar.xz to get the tar file and then extract the resulting kindle-jb-factory-1.2-r15011.tar to get the main-htmlviewer.tar.gz file. Then just follow instructions on the wiki.
Note: You'll probably need to do this double extraction for all packages from NiLuJe's Snapshots referenced later in this post.


Step #6:
Use this file:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...postcount=1597


Step #7:
Install "customer" firmware build. You probably can't downgrade below 5.9.6.1. If you want to play it safe, I believe sticking to 5.9.6.1 will keep this jb method open:
update_kindle_all_new_paperwhite_5.9.6.1.bin
update_kindle_all_new_paperwhite_5.9.7.bin


Step #8:
Install MRPI and KUAL. This is pretty much the same method as PW4. A bit trickier compared to 5.8.x since Amazon dropped Kindlet support (azw2 document).

1. Download the latest MRPI package from NiLuJe's thread and (double) extract.
   As of writing:
   • MR Package Installer | kual-mrinstaller-1.7.N-r15562.tar.xz | 2018-Nov-22 06:52:58 | 828.5K | b79f8146eb04b740eaeb361af8ae4610 | MRPI
2. Copy the extensions and mrpackages folders to the Kindle root (alongside the documents folder).
3. Download coplate's KUALBooklet build (KUALBooklet-coplate-d20a095-20181108.zip) and extract.
4. Copy Update_KUALBooklet_d20a095_install.bin to the mrpackages folder on the Kindle.
5. (Optional) You can also copy the various update*.bin KUAL Add-On packages to the mrpackages folder for installation at this point (e.g. python, linkss/screensaver, etc).
6. Eject and unplug the Kindle.
7. Enter ;log mrpi in the Homescreen's searchbar (in a similar fashion as what you had to do during the Jailbreak), and wait for MRPI to do its thing.