PW3 Interested in Buying and Jailbreaking a Kindle
Hello, I am interested in buying and jailbreaking a Kindle Paperwhite 3. If I were to buy one now, would it come with the latest (unjailbreakable) firmware, or would it come with an older version?...
View ArticlePW3 Which Mobileread Kindlet Kit bin file?
Trying to install the Collections Manager. My KP is jailbroken. I cannot identify which is the appropriate Mobileread Kindlet Kit Update_*_install.bin file for my Kindle model. The Kindle nicknames...
View ArticleMobileread Kindlet Kit update failing Kindle Keyboard B008
I am trying to install " Mobileread Kindlet Kit" so that I can install KUAL to in turn enable me to install BackDoorLock. I have first used Kubrick to install 3.4 firmware which I read is already...
View ArticleNative GoLang on Kindle
"Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software". It's a compiled programming language derived from "C" created at Google in 2007 by...
View ArticlePW3 KO-Reader Update = CRASH :(
How did that happen? Golly I so loved the KOReader, too! :( I just updated to latest version and now it won't work? It opens with the 3 page manual and I can't get out of it. The manual says to swipe...
View ArticleK5 Kindle Touch hide Amazon login
I recently managed to buy a Kindle Touch (if you wonder why I bought such an old model - it was rather cheap and I've always wanted one). I tried jailbreaking it, followed this guide. What I did in the...
View ArticleBusted Kindle Touchscreen - everything else ok - can I hack it?
Hey all, I have a Kindle KT2 with a busted touchscreen but everything else works. I was wondering if it was still possible to hack it to get ssh access so that maybe i could so some things with it...
View ArticleHiding the status bar does not work on KV 5.8.7.01
I wrote a small app by python for kindle, and want to run it with full screen, searched this forums, found a thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=207872 tried both version on KV...
View ArticleK3 Change SYM from Russian to English
I have a K3 that I bought used. The language seems to be set in English, all except for the "SYM" symbols, which has what appears to be Russian symbols, instead of the symbols "1, 2, 3,..." and so on....
View ArticleIf I replace my logic board after water damage, can I clone my existing serial?
Copying to a new thread after this one: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=285434 I'm wondering if my second wash of the device doesn't clear up whatever short or damage has occurred, I...
View ArticlePW2 KUAL error
Hey guys, Slight noob here, apologies in advance as Im sure this has been answered before (I have searched and cannot find a solution). Ive been having a problem with KUAL on my UK PW2 (serial 9017 22)...
View ArticlePW2 Bricked Kindle PW2 only shown as SE Blank MEGREZ
Hello everybody, I'm new here and I hope I'm not breaking any rule - I'm very sorry if thats the case! My Kindle PW2 (Serial Nr 9017) froze on the Screensaver 2 weeks ago and I haven't been able to...
View ArticlePW3 In case your PW got "bricked" / stuck in Diags Exit please use serial port
My PW3 was "bricked" aka stuck in Muscat_WCF diagnostics and with some fiddling ended up with Diags "please use serial port" message (perma ultra stuck). Here is a solution that works: Code:...
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What can I do with my semi-functional PW3 motherboard to help people out?
So I have this motherboard that is water damaged, and I will be replaceing. Now that I have it out of the case, I notice a lot of pads that aren't populated and I haven't seen mentioned in the threads...
View ArticleDX(G) How to use a Kindle DX as information dashboard
Hi, This is probably a stupid question considering all the fancy stuff that is going on here, but here goes. I did look around but surprisingly didn't really find anything related. I have a Kindle DX...
View ArticlePW3 on 5.8.9... JB before now problem...
Hi all First post here, so i am trying to do all correct... But please bear with me :) So... I had a Kindle 3 Keyboard which i broke the screen. OK... Lets buy the new one and got a PW3. Tried to load...
View ArticleUntouchable screen Kindle
When I read books using Koreader on my KV; it is a bad experience for me to flip pages by touching the screen because I frequently make it to a hightlight option. However if I use the button to change...
View ArticleK4 Turn off Kindle
Is it possible to turn off any of the e-ink Kindles? :blink: I love how I can turn off my Kobo's.
View Articlejailbreaking kindle PW3
I've been looking through here and on the internet, and haven't found a definitive answer. Can the Kindle Paperwhite 3 running the Kindle OS version 5.8.9 be jailbroken? I've tried running through the...
View ArticleK4 need some help to start, automatic picture viewer
Hello, I have a K4 with broken "page" buttons and I want to use it to monitor some parameters. first thing to do: It should load a picture from a server (every one or two minutes or so) and bring it to...
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