Kindle Jailbreak in 2024 - Page 2

Frogm4n · 06-14-2024, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by minidonnie

Can I consider non-touch kindles for jailbreak?

Any Kindle old enough to not have touch is way over a decade old. The firmware versions they run are all jailbroken. The only ones that would update to a version that is not yet jailbroken are 10th gen and newer models. Anything 9th gen or older can be jailbroken.

JSWolf · 06-14-2024, 03:51 PM

A Kindle is a crap shoot. So don't ever buy one unless you are willing to use it without a JB.

JSWolf · 06-14-2024, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Frogm4n

Any Kindle old enough to not have touch is way over a decade old. The firmware versions they run are all jailbroken. The only ones that would update to a version that is not yet jailbroken are 10th gen and newer models. Anything 9th gen or older can be jailbroken.

But any Kindle without touch is a bit meh!

minidonnie · 06-14-2024, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

A Kindle is a crap shoot. So don't ever buy one unless you are willing to use it without a JB.

Would you advice me to get another e-reader? which one could I get that has page turn buttons and good software support on a budget? (I know it's much to ask for but if I gotta move from mine it's gotta be a good upgrade)

tomsem · 06-14-2024, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by minidonnie

Would you advice me to get another e-reader? which one could I get that has page turn buttons and good software support on a budget? (I know it's much to ask for but if I gotta move from mine it's gotta be a good upgrade)

PocketBook readers all have page turn buttons.

If you don't like the software, you can easily install KOReader (no guarantee you will like that better, of course - I do not).

SWEETFA · 06-16-2024, 06:13 AM

I bought a KT3 (Touch Kindle 8th Gen) on eBay in the last week.
The final firmware for that is the last one that LanguageBreak works on so you can't really go wrong with that.
Jailbroke it, added KUAL, Doom (just because it can run Doom), Gambatte-K (Gameboy Color emulator), and KOReader, and Sox Music Player.
LanguageBreak is much more fiddly than the Jailbreak on my old Kindle 3/Keyboard was but got there in the end, there's a good video of someone doing it on Youtube which helps.

pongsak · 07-06-2024, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by mergen3107

2) There are some positive moves towards making stuff useful on FW versions 5.16.3 and above: https://github.com/koreader/koreader/pull/11986 .

Is there any possibility for jailbreak 5.16.3 version this year?

JSWolf · 07-06-2024, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by pongsak

Is there any possibility for jailbreak 5.16.3 version this year?

That won't be known until there is a jailbreak for 15.6.3. Until then, no.

bulltricks · 07-11-2024, 06:05 PM

There is an exploit for devices up to 5.6.7, but someone would need to do the steps to go from exploit to actual jailbreak.

There, erm, "may" be exploits in the current firmware, but I doubt anyone will discuss those until after 5.6.10 or later comes out.

In general, if you want to be jailbroken, just keep your device away from the Amazon mothership and be patient.

pongsak · 07-11-2024, 11:30 PM

Just curious why KOReader team wrote KOReader release for kindle firmware >= 5.16.3 if it's not pausible to jailbreak this version?

Source.

mergen3107 · 07-11-2024, 11:34 PM

Because you can get JB on 5.16.2 then upgrade (then restore JB) and use new hf-packages.
Long story short, 5.16.3 uses new libraries (hard floats, hf). Most of the packages are not compatible.

Only a fee got recompiled by Marek.
See https://fw.notmarek.com/khf/

kalzi · 07-11-2024, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by minidonnie

Would you advice me to get another e-reader? which one could I get that has page turn buttons and good software support on a budget? (I know it's much to ask for but if I gotta move from mine it's gotta be a good upgrade)

I just got the kobo sage. A bit pricey ($269+tax), but fantastic. Installed KOreader right away and never went back to their UI. You can get their Libra 2 for $200. That one has buttons, too

pongsak · 07-12-2024, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by mergen3107

Because you can get JB on 5.16.2 then upgrade (then restore JB) and use new hf-packages.
Long story short, 5.16.3 uses new libraries (hard floats, hf). Most of the packages are not compatible.

Only a fee got recompiled by Marek.
See https://fw.notmarek.com/khf/

OK, I got it. Thanks.

hexhexhex · 07-12-2024, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by mergen3107

Because you can get JB on 5.16.2 then upgrade (then restore JB) and use new hf-packages.

I don't understand

Does JB give you some persistence even if you update? Maybe I'm coming from a baremetal perspective where DFU usually mean a total reflash of the postupdate active partition.

mergen3107 · 07-12-2024, 11:39 AM

Nope. You get JB once on a firmware. Then if you get updated, you need to restore it. That’s why people try to prevent OTA so that JB won’t break.

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SWEETFA Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2024 Device: Kindle 8th Gen (KT3) and Kindle 3 (Keyboard)	I bought a KT3 (Touch Kindle 8th Gen) on eBay in the last week. The final firmware for that is the last one that LanguageBreak works on so you can't really go wrong with that. Jailbroke it, added KUAL, Doom (just because it can run Doom), Gambatte-K (Gameboy Color emulator), and KOReader, and Sox Music Player. LanguageBreak is much more fiddly than the Jailbreak on my old Kindle 3/Keyboard was but got there in the end, there's a good video of someone doing it on Youtube which helps.

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bulltricks Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 100000 Join Date: May 2023 Device: Kindle family	There is an exploit for devices up to 5.6.7, but someone would need to do the steps to go from exploit to actual jailbreak. There, erm, "may" be exploits in the current firmware, but I doubt anyone will discuss those until after 5.6.10 or later comes out. In general, if you want to be jailbroken, just keep your device away from the Amazon mothership and be patient.

07-11-2024, 11:30 PM	#25
pongsak Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2024 Device: pocketbook	Just curious why KOReader team wrote KOReader release for kindle firmware >= 5.16.3 if it's not pausible to jailbreak this version? Source.

07-11-2024, 11:34 PM	#26
mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,344 Karma: 4753026 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	Because you can get JB on 5.16.2 then upgrade (then restore JB) and use new hf-packages. Long story short, 5.16.3 uses new libraries (hard floats, hf). Most of the packages are not compatible. Only a fee got recompiled by Marek. See https://fw.notmarek.com/khf/

07-12-2024, 11:39 AM	#30
mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,344 Karma: 4753026 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	Nope. You get JB once on a firmware. Then if you get updated, you need to restore it. That’s why people try to prevent OTA so that JB won’t break.