Although Duocan is well known by almost all users of the different Amazon devices it never hurts to say that it is a powerful alternative operating system to the official one that we can find on Kindle devices, created by a group of Chinese developers.
The initial objective was to achieve a better adaptation of the Chinese characters on the device, but today it has become a powerful operating system that has gained many followers given the interesting features that it can bring to our Kindle.
What do I need to know before installing Duokan?
There are not too many things that I have to know or know about Duokan before installing it on our Amazon device:
- It does not replace the official system, nor does it require jailbreaking the device
- The process is fully reversible
- Once installed, it has a dual charger, in which you can choose to boot Duocan (pressing Q) or boot the official operating system from Kindle (pressing W or waiting a few seconds)
How do I install Duokan on my Kindle?
- We can download the Duokan version from the official page of the operating system
- We unzip the downloaded files
- We connect our Kindle to USB
- Now we must copy the folders SK_Documents, DK_Pictures, and DK_System in the root folder of the Kindle
- From the folder 升级 carpeta we must also copy the .bin file corresponding to our Kindle version in the root. It is very important to be sure of your Kindle versionIn case you are not sure, you can look at the list that we offer below:
- B001 Kindle 1
- B002 Kindle 2 (U.S.)
- B003 Kindle 2 (International)
- B008 Kindle 3 (WiFi)
- B006 Kindle 3 3G + WIFI (U.S.)
- B00A Kindle 3 3G + WIFI (Europe)
- B004 Kindle DX (U.S.)
- B005 Kindle DX (International)
- B009 Kindle DXG
If you are still not sure of the version of your Kindle, you should access Menu / Settings and at the bottom, in the Serial Number section, the first part of the serial-code that we see will give us the reference to know the version that we have without any place to doubts.
- Once we finish making the copy, we disconnect our Kindle in a safe way
- As a recommendation on the official page it is specified that Duokan installation should only be done if we have more than 50% battery b. We strongly recommend that you do not carry out this process if you do not have at least that percentage of battery
- Now we access Menu / Settings / Menu / Update Your Kindle. If this last option appears in a grayish color, it means that we have done something wrong throughout the process.
- If we have carried out all the steps correctly, the system will update and restart several times until it shows us the dual charger that will allow us to start our Kindle through the Duokan operating system or through the official Amazon operating system
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Source - at.duokan.com
Download - Duocan
Not valid for the kindle 4? my joy in a well TT
I am already preparing an article for all of you who have a Kindle 4. Between today and tomorrow I will upload it 🙂
It would be great, to be able to read the pdfs on our kindle touch with this duokan, but everything is in Chinese and it's scary to install blindly, your article is expected like kings uncle, thank you.
and what happened to this promise?
Well, it is not there because I understood that you wanted a tutorial to jailbreak the Kindle 4 which is just what we have uploaded today.
Don't worry, I'll keep the promise tomorrow and install Duokan on your Kindle 4.
Greetings and sorry for my understanding.
ok ok, I'll wait for you tomorrow for the kindle 4 touch, greetings
We have already posted the tutorial to install Duokan on your Kindle Touch, I hope it serves you, it works for you and it convinces you. For any questions, ask us what I will be and we will be happy to help you.
Hi! The link that you have put is in English but then the download does not work ... I am trying to download and try the last update that I have found thanks to Google Translate in http://home.duokan.com
It has failed ... too bad !!
Have you tried again ??, it downloads me without problems.
Yes, I tried again. I have a Kindle 3 Wifi (B008)
Mmmmm is that each Kindle has its own installation of Duokan, although from time to time this tutorial may be worth it that we say is universal. Between tomorrow and the day after, I will try to upload a tutorial for your Kindle 3.
I do not understand the link «More information». Talk about KDP. What does it have to do with Duokan?
Nothing to do in this case, we try to be related things but in those more information sometimes you will find articles from other blogs on the network that do not have too much relationship. In this case it was one of the first articles to be written and there were no links from the blog itself to link to.
A greeting!
I think the link is down, I have a K4 and I can't find the duokan system anywhere.
It works for a 7th generation kindle touch, which is the one that Amzon sells now?