How to read where the user clicked on screen
Hi, sorry if this a duplicate, but it is quite hard to look for "touch" in this forums :) I would like to display "stuff" on kindle and get notification where the user clicked on screen (touched)....
View Articledisable demo mode
Hi, I've got a Kindle that appears to be stuck in demo mode. You can't access any of the menus, it just displays about 6 demo screens. Clicking anywhere scrolls into the next screen. I think it's an...
View ArticleKindle Oasis 3 - Bricked/Troubleshooting
After not having used my koa3 for around two weeks I decided to try toying around with plugins again. I re-enabled the ScreenSavers hack which isn't technically meant for koa3, but had not caused...
View ArticlePW3 Can I downgrade to 5.11 with fastboot?
I just bought a PW3 with 5.12.7. According to the pinned thread there is no way to prevent OTA with this version, and I want stable JB. I'm guessing I can just use fastboot to override the fw...
View ArticlePW2 Jailbreak Kindle Paperwhite 2 (5.12.2.1.1)
Hola!!! como hago un jailbreak para este modelo porfavor, no encuentro el archivo para hacerle jailbreak
View ArticlePW Giving Away a Jailbroken PW1
Hello! I have a Jailbroken PW1 (Serial No. Starting B024) running firmware 5.4.4.2. I think I must've followed the guide from this post https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...19&postcount=1, but...
View ArticleTutorial How-to: Building a custom initramfs for fun and profit
Description This how-to covers the process of creating and flashing a custom kernel initramfs. Creating a custom initramfs allows a developer to implement additional functionality early in the boot...
View ArticleKV Kindle Voyage - disable touch screen in native way
Sooo I've just got a second-hand Voyage and I love the device already. The screen quality leaves my PW4 waaay behind. Anyway: KV have this pressure-something semi-physical page-turn button-thingies....
View ArticleTutorial How-to: Booting 5.14.1 on KV
Description This how-to covers the process of manually flashing a Kindle Voyage with a rootfs image from the 5.14.1 update for PW3. Compatibility This how-to is ONLY applicable to KV models with 512MB...
View ArticleSource code for Secure Boot and Fastboot lockdown features
I've been attempting to boot the Kindle X Migu firmware on a standard KT3 over the last couple of days and noticed something interesting about the GPL sources for that device - they include the missing...
View ArticleCustom Menu Options on Kterm
Greetings, Where are the options set for the menu that pops up with two fingers on kterm? I want to fire off a custom script, either when I do the two-finger tap or, safer, as an option sibling to...
View Articlekindle paperwhite brick
Hello, how are you doing? I'll tell you about my problem, I have a kindle paperwhite (I don't know which generation is the model is the DP75dsi) that was by means of the caliber uploading a novel, out...
View ArticleKindle brightness remote ( USB or Bluetooth )
Hello, I have some older kindles that I found for cheap in a thrift store and I would like to use them in an installation we are preparing. For this to work as we are planning it, I 'd need to be able...
View ArticleRecovering Kindle Voyage
Hello, I (with a help of my friend) am trying to recover a Kindle Voyage that is bricked by a software update. We tried to follow the detailed explanations here:...
View ArticlePW3 Automating Kindle Registration?
Does anyone know if it is possible to register a jailbroken Kindle to a specified Amazon account, using USB-network, or a custom Kual extension? I know it seems like a weird thing to want to do,...
View ArticleHow to make the cover mode work for screensaver hack for jailbreak kindle?
Hi, I have a kindle paperwhite PW2 and I added the screensaver hack also with python and all. I managed to create the screensaver with random images, by placing the "random" empty file into the linkss...
View ArticleKindle PW4 (fw 5.13.6) Jailbreaking with serial
Going to attempt the serial approach for a G000 PP Kindle Paperwhite 4 that unfortunately was let to update to the fw 5.13.6 back in August. Since some other users seemed to also have troubles with...
View ArticlePython3: Install 3rd party modules
To install 3rd party modules on your Kindle: This leverages python's crossenv package Your system's python version must be the same as the one in NiLuJe's package. 1. Install NiLuJe's python3 package....
View Articlekindle 4 after screen replacement. What to do?.
Hi. I have an old kindle 4, which once fell. The screen was badly damaged. I bought a new screen and replaced it. The picture appeared, but it turned out to be very unstable, and therefore I made a...
View ArticleCan't activate USB Download Mode-Kindle Touch (5.3.7.3)
Hey! :xmas: I'm using a Kindle Touch (5.3.7.3) and I am trying to make it a Jailbreak with Kubrick. (I did not burn Kubrick a dvd or usb, I am using it with Virtual Box) Kubrick says that I have to...
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