Tutorial LanguageBreak - Software Jailbreak for (probably) any Kindle <=

[amsterdamAL]

Finally got the LanguageBreak to work on my P3 kindle running FW 5.16.2.1.1

hopefully it'll help anyone stuck in the same part

i kept getting stuck on steps 15, 16 and 17.

after copying files over the 2nd time, i tried all sorts of restart combinations, long press short press, no press, but would never get the language option to come up after reboot, it would just reboot into the same demo mode and ;demo would cause a bootloop instead of bringing up the demo menu. Had to reset kindle to start over.

What fixed it was reinstalling the same fw i had using the link in the first post:

Download the update file of the kindle version you are currently on from amazon install it and try again.

for example you can use this link by replacing the Xs with your version to get a file for you kindle

mine ended up being

https://s3.amazonaws.com/firmwaredow...5.16.2.1.1.bin

did factory reset, pasted the fw bin file in the root directory of the kindle and restart.

after reboot the fw was successfully installed and went thru the LanguageBreak install process again, for step 16, after i copied the files over, i ejected the kindle from PC and held the power button down for 2 seconds and let go, after another couple of seconds, kindle restarted and i got the language selection screen to finally come up.

[Goldeneyes78]

I love this Jailbreak, but my kindle FW 5.16.21.0.2,
Any new news for new update for the Jailbreak or any way to solve my problem.

[panda]

Originally Posted by Goldeneyes78

I love this Jailbreak, but my kindle FW 5.16.21.0.2,
Any new news for new update for the Jailbreak or any way to solve my problem.

same here, on fw 5.16.21 and eagerly waiting for any update regarding the same.

[Frogm4n]

I don't recall the post or thread but it was mentioned that there is an upcoming new jailbreak, but it was being held back until after the release of the newest Kindles. That would include the updated Scribe, so it'd be at least early December before we hear more.

[nemiya]

Any update for the current version?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by nemiya

Any update for the current version?

None at all.

[Goldeneyes78]

Originally Posted by Frogm4n

I don't recall the post or thread but it was mentioned that there is an upcoming new jailbreak, but it was being held back until after the release of the newest Kindles. That would include the updated Scribe, so it'd be at least early December before we hear more.

Thank you for the information

[Goldeneyes78]

Originally Posted by dietlemonade

for this jailbreak! it works with my paperwhite 3. did not have any prior experience to jailbreaking and a video tutorial on tiktok plus this helped out a lot. though i did fumble by accident and put english instead of chinese in one of the steps. honestly just wanted the reading statistics and dark mode of koreader

What is the link for the video tutorial please? thank you

[RequisiteAngle]

Originally Posted by mergen3107

Alright, my Kindle Scribe Odyssey finally ended!
Thank you Marek very much! I ended up using your upgrade-then-downgrade approach.

Here is the summary:

0) Brand new Kindle Scribe - do not connect to network yet.
1) Check the version. Connect Kindle to PC, in File Explorer open hidden folder /system, open version.txt. If FW is 5.16.2.0.1 or earlier - you are in luck with LanguageBreak! Unplug Kindle from PC.
2) Connect to a public hotspot that requires login in a browser.
3) Kindle Browser will show up. In the address bar type ;enter_demo then hit enter on the keyboard. Restart Kindle (long-press, window pops up - restart).
4) Follor JB instructions in this thread's OP.
5) After the Chinese language selection, it will put you back to demo.
6) Do not leave demo yet, install both Marek's and NiLuJe's hotfixes first.
7) Then type ;demo then hit yes. It will ask about demo but actually let you in normal mode.
8) Here connect Kindle to PC and drop in NiLuJe's hotfix.
9) At that moment we are in the Amazon Out-of-Box Experience screen that lets you sign-in but doesn't have menus, search bars or other meaningful buttons. So, go to the Browser again as in Steps 2-3, this time type ;711 . A screen with network info will show up, but we only need to hit three dots in the corner - Update Your Kindle. I don't know if this hotfix reinstallation step is necesary, but just in case...
10) Restart Kindle Scribe TWICE. Do not sign-in anywere yet. This will make sure JB survives.
11) Sign-in to Amazon, and agree to install updates - this is the annoying part because of which I spent 26 hours in a row (with some sleep in between)
12) Once it updated, go to Airplane mode (to prevent any other updates). Goal is to NOT let happen another update OR factory restore before JB is recovered.
13) Use NiLuJe's K5 Jailbreak package, only extract emergency-bridge-recovery.zip's contents (four files) to Kindle's storage.
14) Restart Kindle, check that four packages are gone. ;log mrpi commands can be used again.
15) Install NiLuje's Hotfix via mrpi.
16) Use this script and run it with ;log runme : https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...&postcount=469
17) Now that FW downgrade is possible, download earlier FW version. I went with 5.16.2. "Update" Kindle normally via Update Your Kindle (UYK).
18) Then install Install NiLuje's Hotfix via mrpi or UYK.

Good luck!

Hello Mergen,

1. I mistakenly registered my Scribe (but I'm still in the setup process), should I factory reset with DO_FACTORY_RESTORE before proceeding?
2. Once I get to the firmware update step (step 11), I assume there's a chance of going to firmware version 5.17.x. Will I still be able to recover the jailbreak with this method?
3. I'm not sure what "NiLuJe's hotfix" refers to. On NiLuJe's snapshots thread, there is an entry called "K5 Factory JailBreak (Factory FW) | kindle-jb-factory-1.3-r16160.tar.xz | 2023-Jan-04 23:54:29 | 3.9K | fd2310737bbfaabc6a996586c67bc379 | Factory JB", which is the closest thing. Does K5 not mean that it only works for the Kindle 5, or is this the right hotfix?

Thank you for your help!

[Marek]

Originally Posted by RequisiteAngle

Hello Mergen,

1. I mistakenly registered my Scribe (but I'm still in the setup process), should I factory reset with DO_FACTORY_RESTORE before proceeding?
2. Once I get to the firmware update step (step 11), I assume there's a chance of going to firmware version 5.17.x. Will I still be able to recover the jailbreak with this method?
3. I'm not sure what "NiLuJe's hotfix" refers to. On NiLuJe's snapshots thread, there is an entry called "K5 Factory JailBreak (Factory FW) | kindle-jb-factory-1.3-r16160.tar.xz | 2023-Jan-04 23:54:29 | 3.9K | fd2310737bbfaabc6a996586c67bc379 | Factory JB", which is the closest thing. Does K5 not mean that it only works for the Kindle 5, or is this the right hotfix?

Thank you for your help!

5.17.x WILL kill your jailbreak, i have a workaround for now but it will not work on the new kindles (2024 release - if a jailbreak is released for them) i can send the patched hotfix later.