Place holder for now. A work in progress (to become a sticky when complete). This should include only jailbreak (and essential hacks) links. In order of precedence based on utility and need, I think.
First: You should be able to tell exactly which kind of Kindle you have, both because that's a key information anyway, but also to familiarize yourself with the keywords & nicknames we employ, which will help you tell at first glance if something applies to your device (via the forum prefixes for instance). To help you in this endeavor, take a look at this wiki page, which will explain how to easily identify your Kindle model, and provides a list of all currently known Kindle devices ;).
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Jailbreak threads:
CURRENT JAILBREAKS:
To "hack all the kindles", the first step (universal downgrade) is here:
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=275877
And the second step (universal jailbreak) is here:
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=275887
Tutorial: Serial Jailbreaking your fw >= 5.6.x Kindle for Dummies
Tools: 5.6.5 Jailbreak (closed-kindle) -- released!
Tools: Kindle Factory Image Generic Jailbreak
Tutorial: 6th/7th generation JB from greater than 5.6.5 firmware
Tools: DGA-1 (DownGrade Attack One), PW2, PW3, KT2, KV
K5: Kindle Touch/PW1/PW2 5.0.x - 5.4.4.2 JailBreak. Plus FW 5.x USBNetwork.
Request: initial firmwares extracted from brand-new devices
For Kindle 2.x, 3.x & 4.x (legacy, non-touch devices)
For Kindle FW 5.6.5
For Kindle FW 5.0.x - 5.4.4.2
HISTORICAL JAILBREAKS:
ESSENTIAL HACKS:
NOTES:
This should help make the Kindle Developer's Corner forum a better organized and easier to use place, for beginners and old-timers alike. :)
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First: You should be able to tell exactly which kind of Kindle you have, both because that's a key information anyway, but also to familiarize yourself with the keywords & nicknames we employ, which will help you tell at first glance if something applies to your device (via the forum prefixes for instance). To help you in this endeavor, take a look at this wiki page, which will explain how to easily identify your Kindle model, and provides a list of all currently known Kindle devices ;).
Jailbreak threads:
CURRENT JAILBREAKS:
To "hack all the kindles", the first step (universal downgrade) is here:
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=275877
And the second step (universal jailbreak) is here:
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=275887
Tutorial: Serial Jailbreaking your fw >= 5.6.x Kindle for Dummies
Tools: 5.6.5 Jailbreak (closed-kindle) -- released!
Tools: Kindle Factory Image Generic Jailbreak
Tutorial: 6th/7th generation JB from greater than 5.6.5 firmware
Tools: DGA-1 (DownGrade Attack One), PW2, PW3, KT2, KV
K5: Kindle Touch/PW1/PW2 5.0.x - 5.4.4.2 JailBreak. Plus FW 5.x USBNetwork.
Request: initial firmwares extracted from brand-new devices
For Kindle 2.x, 3.x & 4.x (legacy, non-touch devices)
For Kindle FW 5.6.5
For Kindle FW 5.0.x - 5.4.4.2
HISTORICAL JAILBREAKS:
ESSENTIAL HACKS:
NOTES:
This should help make the Kindle Developer's Corner forum a better organized and easier to use place, for beginners and old-timers alike. :)