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KOReader flashes and returns to Home after firmware 5.18.1.1.1 update (Kindle Basic 10th Gen) #15

Description

@manu-22cm

Hello.

I'm trying to recover my Kindle after an automatic firmware update.

Device

  • Kindle Basic 10th Generation
  • Firmware: 5.18.1.1.1
  • Jailbreak: AdBreak (installed successfully a few months ago)

Problem

KOReader worked perfectly before the firmware update.

After updating to firmware 5.18.1.1.1, KOReader stopped launching.

KUAL still opens normally.

Inside KUAL I can see:

KOReader → Start KOReader

When I press "Start KOReader", the screen flashes once and immediately returns to the Kindle Home screen.

No error message is displayed.

What I already tried

  • Reinstalled KOReader (kindle and kindlehf packages).
  • Reinstalled KUAL.
  • Restored my original backup of the "extensions" folder.
  • Restored my original "koreader" folder.
  • Tried installing the Hotfix and KUAL Booklet through MRInstaller.
  • MRInstaller returns immediately without installing anything.
  • KUAL itself works.

Current structure

The root contains folders such as:

  • documents
  • extensions
  • fonts
  • libkh
  • mrpackages
  • amazon-cover-bug
  • nosebleed

There is also an "adbreak" file in the Kindle root.

The KOReader folder contains frontend, plugins, ffi, libs, resources, etc., so the installation appears complete.

The extensions/koreader folder contains:

  • bin
  • config
  • menu.json
  • README

There are also several crash dump files (Indexer_Dump and KPPMainAppV2 *.core files).

Question

Is this a known compatibility issue with AdBreak on firmware 5.18.1.1.1?

Should I recover the jailbreak somehow, reinstall a specific component, or is there another recommended recovery procedure?

I would really appreciate any guidance.

Thank you.

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