Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen: Repair Needed screen
Hi guys I'm new here I just bought a joblot of stuff from ebay and this one 2nd gen paperwhite was part of it. I plugged it in to charge overnight and it is now stuck on a "Repair Needed" screen. I saw...
View ArticleKV where is original screensaver image path
for some reason, I need save kindle RAM as many as possible, I want to find original screensaver image folder, and delete them, anyone can give me a hint,where is them, is that possible to simply...
View Articlehot to delete a file in kindle /usr/share/blanket/screensaver/
I try to delete a file at /usr/share/blanket/screensaver/ but got error message : readonly file system, checked permisson of the files and folder , it is 755, no permission to write or delete tried su...
View ArticlePW3 Using the Experminental Browser for local files
I don't see any recent discussions about this, so I thought I'd bring it up again. I was playing around in the Experimental Browser on my PW3, and found I was able to open HTML files on the local...
View ArticleKV My Kindle stuck on the tree screen after updating to 5.9.8.2
Hi, My Kindle Voyage was running the firmware 5.8.9 after I manually updated it to 5.8.9.2, it is stuck on the tree screen. I did 40 seconds hard reset, and I also left it on charging for at lease 1...
View ArticleTutorial Replacing Kindle's built-in fonts
You can replace any built-in font (for example, replace the Amazon Ember)! This tutorial is for Linux users. Windows users may do this using some other squashfs tools, but unfortunately I don't have a...
View ArticleK4NT won't go into USB Dowloader mode :(
Hi, so I bought a non-responsive K4NT (bricked?) from Ebay; thought I could get it back to life by hard-resetting it (holding Power button for 20+ secs). Unfortunately that did not work. :( So, I...
View ArticleTutorial Require a tutorial to change boot screensavers
Hi! I managed to access the low level screens folder through winscp but it doesnt grant me adequate permissions to replace the ones already in it with the ones i have edited.How can i change the mount...
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Tutorial Debian on modern kindles with pre-built qemu and debian image,...
Hello, this is my first big post. I have been lurking for awhile, and have gone and tried everything on this forum. When I started, I didn't know anything about linux, coding, or debian. Now, after a...
View ArticleKUAL in non-Japanese 4GB PW2 after downgrade to 5.4.0
I have a non-Japanese 4GB PW2 which I want to downgrade to 5.4.0 (using ixtab's system images) since I want to use hierarchies in Collections Manager. It is mentioned in KUAL's FAQ that the minimal...
View ArticlePW3 Cannot add books to collections after 5.8.9.2
After the last update to 5.8.9.2 in my jailbroken PW3 I cannot add books to collections. I tick the collection I want the book to belong press done and get stuck there. Side arrow seems to work but the...
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K5 Gargoyle Binaries IF player
Gargoyle for Kindle touch devices (Touch, Paperwhite 3, etc.) Attached are the binaries for the current version of the Kindle port of the Gargoyle IF player. gargoyle-kndle_current_firmware.tar.gz: For...
View ArticlePW - usbnetwork failed to start sshd
Hello. Initially i was at 5.3.x when i jailbroken my Kindle PW (gen1). Then I installed some hacks and upgraded to 5.6.1 Now I am trying to continue hacking my kindle but got a problem with USBNetwork....
View ArticleK3 Remove Jailbreak - Kubrick
Hello Everyone, Got my self a used Kindle 3 and wish to remove the jailbreak provided by Kubrick. Can I just run the Uninstaller found here? https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=88004 I'm on...
View ArticleTools Firmware 5.8.8, 5.8.9-plus jailbreak
: There is no such jail break at the time of this posting. : This thread is just a place for those who want a thread they can subscribe to, in order to get an e-mail notification when one is actually...
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How to use the lipc-hash-prop command?
I'm trying to find out the way to edit parental control password of Kindle though SSH. Then I found there's a property called setParentalControlsPassword of com.lab126.dpmManager, which is r/w. It...
View ArticlePW2 recover from failed update bad superblock
hi my kindle was stuck at the tree of life screen, think it tried to do an update with an low battery and failed. read few posts here and had to resort to serial port. got that connected ok but unsure...
View ArticleKPW3-32 debricking
Hello there. So, after misunderstanding some bad translation, I flashed bad system update (a normal KPW3 one) binary into my device. Then, it rebooted into the booting screen, and I cannot reboot or...
View ArticleK5 Programmatic dictionary access?
Hi, is anything known about how to programmatically access the installed dictionaries, so I could support word lookup and translations within an app?
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PW1 - Cannot download books / Register device
Hello, I finally decided to pull the trigger and Jailbreak my PW1. I used the recommended method by downgrading to FW 5.3.3, then completed the Jailbreak. Installed JBPatch. Used it to modify the...
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