Category: Firmware
Kindle Touch Update 5.1 Adds Landscape Mode, Language Support, and Translation
The Kindle Touch has had its firmware updates in preparation for a multi-national release, it seems. Version 5.1 actually brings us a number of useful features that users have been…
Kindle Touch 5.0.3 Update Available for Manual Download
Along with the Kindle Fire update, the Kindle Touch also got one as well. It is currently only available for manual download at the moment. If you want to download…
Kindle Infinite Reboot When Updating
I’ve received several messages from people who try to install an update or a hack (for example Unicode Font Hack) and Kindle enters infinite install update-fail-reboot cycle. Some believe that…
Kindle Software 2.0.3 (327610024)
Kindle software update version 2.0.3 is being rolled out over the WhisperNet. I decided not to wait for the automated installation to fail because I have font hack and Savory…
Unicode Fonts for Kindle 2 v0.1
Patches were tested by several volunteers and all results were positive. The patch works and doesn’t cause any problems. You can now read books on your Amazon Kindle 2 in…
Kindle 2 Software Update 2.0.2 (309510017)
My Amazon Kindle 2 just updated itself to new firmware version 2.0.2 (309510017). At the moment there are no official release notes from Amazon.com, however by looking at the source…
Kindle Software Update 2.0.1 (303870012)
Today my Kindle 2 updated itself to 2.0.1 (303870012) without even me noticing it. I had very hard time figuring out what this update is about since it’s not officially…
Updating Kindle Firmware
After my last post about custom Kindle firmwares possibly making appearance soon, I received several emails with questions on how official firmware updates should be applied. Indeed there is very…
Reflashing Kindle 2 with custom firmware may soon be a reality.
It looks like Jesse Vincent has found a way to re-flash Kindle 2 with custom hand-made firmwares. At the moment he’s not uncovering any details of the process. Hopefully, he…