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KT3 Missing partitions

Hi, I got a KT3 serial number begins G000K9. Probably MMC was erased. I could partly reflash it with diagkern.bin and mainkern.bin no more files was flahed (thanks for description). Now the partitions...

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K5 Dignosing and completely reinstalling the OS

Hi there, I'm a owner of a jailbroken Kindle Basic 10th gen, on 15.5.1 firmware. Even when firmware version was 5.14.2 the reader started having multiple freezes, apparently unrelated to what I was...

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Kindlet How to make a new Kindlet?

Hello, I'm trying to develop a Kindlet for my Kindle 3G. I recently found this thread, but it mentions copying files from the /opt/amazon/ebook/lib/Kindlet-1.1.jar folder. When plugging in my Kindle, I...

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K4 This device is not authorised as a test kindle

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me. I got a k4 set up with the jailbreak, mkk, usb networking, kual, and python3, and I set it to auto load ssh on boot. Everything was working fine and then I...

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KT3 screen is not responding

I got a Kindle Basic 2 (8th gen) which was reflashed (thanks for your help) because couldn't start. Now starts well but screen is not responding so it's unusable. Is there any tool to diag or test it?

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PW2 Strange diags partition issue

So I've been playing around on an old Paperwhite 2 (5.12.2.2), and while I was trying to install the rescue pack, it just kept failing. The log said it wasn't able to find the /etc/shadow file after it...

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How does OTA work nowadays?

Hello all, As the title says. I have a non-jb PW5, and I need to go online just for a few seconds to download dictionaries and maybe complete initial registration, but I don't want the fw to update....

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Kindlet How to create a BIN update file from a developer keystore?

Hello, I've recently been trying to build a Kindlet. I have my azw2 file and my developer.keystore file, but I was wondering how I can merge it with the existing developer.keystore on my device through...

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Kindlet Does anyone have an archive of the KDK (Kindle Development Kit)...

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone has archived the KDK documentation. Accessing the website (https://kdk-javadocs.s3.amazonaws.com/1.3/index.html) gives me an error, and archive.org has only...

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K4 Triggering the browser from cli / python?

Hi, please could I check if it is possible to trigger the browser to head to an address from the cli or via python? (k4) I'd just like to bring it to a self hosted config page without needing to go...

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Having a difficult time on downgrading

Hi there! I am relatively new at Kindle modding and just got KOreader working. I might have missed steps here and there but I ended up with Amazon getting latest firmware on my device. So now I DO have...

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K3 How to use USBNetwork on macOS?

Hello, I'm trying to SSH into my Kindle 3G to install some developer keystores. I would like to use USBNetwork over a USB cable from my Mac to my Kindle. - I found the following thread and tried the...

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PW3 Please help with update problems

i have a pw3 and it updated to 5.15.1.1 and now the jailbreak is not working i have tried to downgrade it from here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ight=snapshots and kual would not launch :help:

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K4 Kindle 4 as inkscreen at this moment is possible? (kindleberry)

Hi all, i want to do this : https://ponnuki.net/2012/09/kindleberry-pi/ with old kindle 4 jailbraked. Seeing this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ht=ponnuki.net ¿is posible to doit at...

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K4 time zone

Hi. I've used a K4 to make the literary clock project. Worked nicely for ages, until the UK moved from Greenwich Mean Time to British Summer Time. The kindle hasn't changed time zone, it would appear....

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KOA3 Simple PDF Reader needed

Hi, I have an jailbroken KOA3 with FW 5.13.7.1. For book reading I use the great KOreader. I would like to have a separate PDF reader. (Since I want to have only books in the Koreader stats.) Does...

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KT3 Doom for touchscreen Kindles

Ever wanted to play Doom on your Kindle? No? Either way, here is a Doom port with touch controls for jailbroken Kindles (currently only tested on KT3): Controls: Installation: Like any other KUAL...

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PW3 5.15.1.1 still runs RUNME.sh - any hope?

To my dismay, my PW3 ran an upgrade yesterday, so I currently have no KUAL. mrpi doesn't work, it just returns the 'destroying package' message. However, I can still run RUNME.sh as root (mount as USB,...

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PW3 Having A Pain Trying To Cross-Compile

Howdy, I've been trying to set up a cross-compiler for my PW3, but I'm having trouble. I went here and grabbed the release for my kindle (kindlepw2.zip ) and extracted it to my home folder and added...

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PW3 5.15.1.1 DIAG Partition missing?

I originally wanted to see the default root password of the Kindle, but the root in the main partition does not seem to have the password, so I was going to check the diag partition, but the diag...

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