Install Kindle PW2

Package: gzreader-kindlepw2-<version>.zip — for touch Kindles from the Paperwhite 2 on, running firmware 5.6.1 – 5.16.2.x: the Paperwhite 3 (tested), and untested: Paperwhite 2, 4, 5, Voyage, Oasis 1–3, Kindle 2014, 2016, 2019, 2022. Built on KOReader's kindlepw2 package.

On firmware 5.16.3 or newer take the kindlehf package instead: Amazon changed the system libraries there, and this one won't start. The firmware version is in Settings → Device Options → Device Info.

1. Jailbreak

Use the method kindlemodding.org's Jailbreak Wizard names for your Kindle and firmware: Jailbreaking and rooting → Paperwhite and newer. Turn on airplane mode first. Kindles jailbroken with an older method (LanguageBreak, WatchThis…) should also have its hotfix and KUAL with MRPI.

2. Download

From the latest release, take gzreader-kindlepw2-<version>.zip.

3. Copy it to the Kindle

1. Connect the Kindle to the computer with USB; it shows up as a drive.
2. Unzip the package on the computer. Inside are the folders koreader, extensions and documents (with one file, GZreader.sh).
3. Copy those folders to the top of the Kindle's drive, merging with what's there (your books stay). If an old KOReader is installed, its koreader folder is replaced.
4. Eject the Kindle safely and unplug it.

4. Start GZreader

• Tap the GZreader item with GZreader's logo on the Kindle's home screen (documents/GZreader.sh, a scriptlet: modern jailbreaks run these; older ones with their hotfix).
• Or, with KUAL: GZreader → Start GZreader. If the home screen item is missing, starting from KUAL once puts it back.

The setup guide runs on the first start (After installing), followed on touch Kindles by a short tour of the quick panel.

Notes for these Kindles

• Touch throughout: tabs at the bottom, swipe down from the top for the quick panel (with a light slider), tap the sides to turn pages, swipe up for the page browser. → Using GZreader → Touch Kindles
• The Paperwhite has no speaker or headphone jack: audiobooks, music and read aloud aren't offered.
• The Kindle's own time zone is used.

Updating and uninstalling: Updating and uninstalling.