04-11-2020, 11:30 AM | #1 |
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Is firmware 5.12.4 Downgradeable?
hi, I'm new to jailbreaking(), I was wondering if it was possible to downgrade the Kindle firmware 5.12.4 to the factory fw to perform the jailbreak
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04-11-2020, 11:45 AM | #2 |
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@Skeleton-333: No.
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04-11-2020, 12:07 PM | #3 |
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ah ... do you think a vulnerable update will come out in the future?
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04-11-2020, 12:17 PM | #4 |
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My crystal ball is broken.
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04-11-2020, 12:24 PM | #5 |
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oh no
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04-18-2020, 01:48 PM | #6 |
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You can always use the serial port method on most kindles, even on that firmware. It is not all that hard if you have basic soldering skills. The tutorials on this site walk you through everything in either windows or linux.
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04-18-2020, 04:50 PM | #7 |
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I would guess no given that Amazon has pretty much plugged the holes.
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05-29-2020, 12:24 PM | #8 |
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Oh no....
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