kindle4-revival

Jailbreak, KOReader, offline dictionaries and a tidy library on the non-touch Kindle 4 (firmware 4.x).

Root exploit
Stable
Low brick risk

Source code

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Before you start

How hard is it?: HardUses the command line or developer tools.
What you need: A USB or MIDI cable
Comfort with the command line
A computer
Can it break my device?: Very unlikely to break anything.
Can I undo it?: The project doesn't say. Assume you can't.

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Did kindle4-revival work on your Amazon Kindle 4?

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Compatibility

Devices: Amazon Kindle 4.

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Getting started

From the project's README ("The short version"):

# Step Details
1 Check the firmware is 4.x and the serial starts with B00E or B023 otherwise this is the wrong guide
2 ./scripts/fetch-files.sh downloads every file below and checks its SHA-256
3 Copy data.tar.gz, ENABLEDIAGS, diagnosticlogs/ from K4-Jailbreak.zip to the Kindle root, restart, then D → R → left "You are Jailbroken" appears
4 Copy KUAL-KDK-1.0.azw2 to documents/ open it like a book
5 KUAL crashes with a RuntimeException? run tools/fix-kual-booklet
6 Unzip koreader-kindle-.zip at the Kindle root KUAL → KOReader → Start KOReader (no framework)
7 Unpack the dictionaries into koreader/data/dict// one folder per dictionary
8 Sort your EPUBs with tools/organize-library then set KOReader's display mode to show file names

#	Step	Details
1	Check the firmware is 4.x and the serial starts with B00E or B023	otherwise this is the wrong guide
2	./scripts/fetch-files.sh	downloads every file below and checks its SHA-256
3	Copy data.tar.gz, ENABLEDIAGS, diagnosticlogs/ from K4-Jailbreak.zip to the Kindle root, restart, then D → R → left	"You are Jailbroken" appears
4	Copy KUAL-KDK-1.0.azw2 to documents/	open it like a book
5	KUAL crashes with a RuntimeException?	run tools/fix-kual-booklet
6	Unzip koreader-kindle-.zip at the Kindle root	KUAL → KOReader → Start KOReader (no framework)
7	Unpack the dictionaries into koreader/data/dict//	one folder per dictionary
8	Sort your EPUBs with tools/organize-library	then set KOReader's display mode to show file names

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Risk and recovery

Brick risk: Low
Requires opening the device: No

Credits, license and support

License: GPL-3.0