PW2 5.12.2.2 Can't install USBNetwork

[Radian]

Following the Tutorial Open Sesame! (AKA., The New & Improved JailBreak Index) Using 7-zip on a Win PC to extract the files, I prepared a Paperwhite 2 (6th gen) using the WatchThis jailbreak. I applied the hotfix JailBreak-1.16.N-FW-5.x-hotfix.zip , MR Package Installer kual-mrinstaller-1.7.N-r19303.tar.xz , and then KUAL.

At this point I attempted to load USBNetwork kindle-usbnet-0.22.N-r19297.tar.xz using the 'Install MR Packages' helper and although I briefly saw the name of the package appear in the 'destroy' message, the package hasn't shown up in the KUAL menu.

On closer reading I realised I hadn't installed the coplate version of KUAL so applied the uninstall and then installed from KUAL-f190a38-20240104.tar.xz (my only mis-step AFAIK). This left me with two KUALs in the Library so I deleted the defunct one. But this has made no difference - further attempts to install the USBNetwork package still results in no-show.

I have since loaded other packages OK - e.g. Kterm so it seems strange to not get USBNetwork loaded. Any tips here folks?

[mergen3107]

You don’t need tar.xz files, but rather .bin files from within those archives.

UsePeaSip to deal with tar files.

[mergen3107]

PeaZip*

[Radian]

Originally Posted by mergen3107

You don’t need tar.xz files, but rather .bin files from within those archives.

Yep. I only mentioned the use of 7-zip because I know some other compression utils can mess-up unix line endings. I'm extracting the .bin files either to mrpackages or the top level for UYK (/mnt/us)

This is so weird then. Screenshot below of package being loaded... if it gets this far then, how can it not show up in KUAL? I do understand that 'unsuitable' packages get 'silently' dropped which seems to be what's happening.

I don't know if it's significant but if I just drop the Update_usbnet_0.22.N_install_pw2_and_up.bin file into the top level directory, the UYK menu entry remains greyed-out. Is this to be expected?

[mergen3107]

What does the mrpi log file say?
It is in its extensions folder

[Radian]

Originally Posted by mergen3107

What does the mrpi log file say?
It is in its extensions folder

There is no mrpi log file there or anywhere else. I just tried again to use the Install MR packages helper to load the USBNetwork package to check this... The installer ran as usual, producing the same output as the screenshot above, but left no log in the extensions folder.

[mergen3107]

Hmm, interesting. If you had success installing and uninstalling KUAL with mepi, it definitely should have logs somewhere.

Either extensions/mrpi or just extensions folder.

Can you check if your JB is working alright? Can you start KOReader?

[Radian]

Originally Posted by mergen3107

Can you check if your JB is working alright? Can you start KOReader?

I havn't installed KOReader but have got a few other packages installed through mrpi. Other than that I havn't a clue how to check the JB is fully working - other than...

[kterm]# whoami
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