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Setting Up A Hotfix

A hotfix allows your Kindle’s jailbreak to persist after updating. There are two different hotfixes and which one you need to install depends on which method you used to jailbreak your Kindle.

Update 5.15.1.1 and newer BREAK HOTFIXES. Do not update even if you have a hotfix installed.

LanguageBreak Hotfix

Follow these steps ONLY for LanguageBreak

  1. Type ;uzb into the search bar of your Kindle and click enter
  2. Connect the Kindle to your PC
  3. Copy the update_hotfix_languagebreak.bin from the LanguageBreak tar.gz you extracted during setup to the root of your Kindle
  4. Eject and unplug the Kindle
  5. Enter ;dsts into the search bar of the Kindle and click enter
  6. Select Update Your Kindle

WatchThis Hotfix

Follow these steps ONLY for WatchThis

  1. Type ;uzb into the search bar of your Kindle and click enter
  2. Connect the Kindle to your PC
  3. Copy the update_hotfix_watchthis_custom.bin from the WatchThis zip you extracted during setupto the root of your Kindle
  4. Eject and unplug the Kindle
  5. Enter ;dsts into the search bar of the Kindle and click enter
  6. Select Update Your Kindle

Normal Hotfix

  1. Go to NiLuJe’s Snapshots Thread
  2. Download the K5 JailBreak Hotfix
  3. Extract the zip to a location on your PC
  4. Connect your Kindle to your PC
  5. Copy the .bin file from the extracted zip to the root of your Kindle
  6. Eject and unplug your Kindle
  7. On your Kindle, go to Settings > Update Your Kindle to install the hotfix

Credits

  • Original guide written by Neon