Fork of https://bitbucket.org/ixtab/jbpatcher with Home button patch for kindle
This forks includes the GoToHome patch for Kindke Touch (4° gen) with the latest firmware 5.3.7.3. This patchs adds a menu item "Home" in the reader menu to reach the home screen, useful for Kindles with a broken Home hardware button.
More info on jbpatcher http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=175512
Install instructions:
1. jailbkrake your kindle
donwload K5-jailbrake from here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=225030, look for kindle-jailbreak-1.16.N-r18326.tar.xz extract the file, then extract the contents of kindle-5.4-jailbreak.zip to your kindle root folder (conect your kindle to your computer and copy the files), eject and unplug. In you kindle go to menu, settings, menu and press "Update You Kindle". More detailed instructiosn in mobileread forum https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=186645
2. install jbpatcher
download jbpatch_4.0.0_fw532.zip from here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=175512 copy update_jbpatch_4.0.0_fw532_install.bin to the root folder and "update your kindle"
3. reboot
reboot your kindle
4. install GoToHome patch
download com.mobileread.ixtab.patch.gotohome.jar from this repo and copy it to opt/jbpatch in your kindle. restart your kindle. You can also open jbpatcher from the home screen of your kindle, select system tab and restart framework.
5. ready
a new new menu entry "Home" should be visible in the reader menu (open a book, press menu and Home)