K3 Is Das U-Boot on the MMC or some other type of ROM?
Where is Das U-Boot on the Kindle that the ARM processor looks for and boots Is it safe to erase? Can it be restored? How can it be backed up/restored? With which tools? What are the differences...
View ArticleK3 HELP - Unknown_Serial_ID after debricking
I updated my Kindle 3G to software version 3.4 last night and tried to install launchpad after jailbroken it. However, the 'Update Your Kindle' option remain greyed out after I put the bin file in the...
View ArticleK5 "Force" paragraphs
Hi! I just got a Kindle Touch and i'm having an issue i didnt have with kindle keyboard i stiill own. This problem i didnt have with my kindle keyboard, which have Duokan installed. Some books i have...
View ArticleK3 digging around in startx
hi. digging around in startx we find on the Kindle Keyboard. Quote: start_x() { # Ensure that the Framework is stopped (this will also wake the # various input devices and the screen). #...
View ArticleK3 The 3.4 Update and related troubles
Hello everyone. I wanted to share with you the experience of a successful Kindle 3 restoration. I have a Kindle 3 WiFi Special Offers. I had almost every important hack installed on it since the 3.2.1...
View ArticleKindle eWriter (for consumers)
earlier this year an attempt was made for a kindle-USB-hack but it remained unfinished http://www.christian-hoff.com/?p=139 "twobob" recently suggested this hack could be made to work...
View ArticleK3 ct-ng is moving rapidly on, how do we keep it useful?
Hi, I'll update this post with some numbers and version but sufficed to say the the current Stable and Git version of the CrossTools-ng Toolchain builder no longer supports many of the various default...
View ArticlePaperwhite Gestures
Hello all, I'm not much of a coder and have no idea where to start, however would it be possible to add gestures the Touch Gestures to the Paperwhite? On my touch if I swipe up or down it jumps to the...
View ArticleK5 help: broken glauncher menu
Hi everyone, I'm new I'm noob I'm curious, a wannabe developer without the necessary skills - yet. For sure I got into an issue I can't master already, please advice me how to fix it. Jailbroken K5, no...
View ArticleK5 Python and PyGTK for Kindle Paperwhite
Hi, I couldn't find already packaged PyGTK for Kindle, so I decided to do it on my own. And I've just got PyGTK running on my Paperwhite. I've used latest Debian sid armel packages. There is GTK+...
View ArticleNative Drawing app on Paperwhite
When playing with my Paperwhite's console, I noticed a tiny app called xtestlab126. It looks like a small test app for touchscreen, but it works well as simple drawing application. It has one major...
View ArticleK3 Is there an adb daemon for the Kindle Keyboard?
I know that, technically, adb is for android devices and that the Kindle Keyboard is not an android device. But adb interacts with the linux system underlying the android OS, and not, except perhaps in...
View ArticleK3 the question of downgrading from 3.4 to 3.3
my kindle 3.4 downgrade to 3.3,programming and downloading are ok,but it can`t restart.i used ATK to do that,then power button is out of work.I have recharged it 8 hours,but nothing is changed.how can...
View ArticleIs there any way to cut my Kindle off from Amazon entirely?
Dear Dudes and Dudettes, I want an e-reader. I'm also very protective of my privacy. Is there some sort of hack I can install on the Kindle Paperwhite or any other e-reader that cuts it off from the...
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K5 Navit on Kindle Touch
Navit is an Open Source navigation software which also runs on Kindle Touch. Due to the window title filtering of the KT windowmanager the ready-made version from Debian does not show up on the...
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K4 Serial cable for FT232RL Kindle 4
In order to get USB OTG support on my Kindle, I had the debug the kernel and attach a serial circuit. I used this Sparkfun breakout based on the excellent FT232RL chip. What is great about this chip is...
View Articleselect input method
I finally got USB OTG to work, and even recognise HID devices. The next step would be to actually use it. By default, the Java framework and consequently KindleTERM completely ignore the keyboard. Not...
View ArticleThe twobob studio
Just in case anyone has missed it, here is a (PovRay rendered) vision of twobob's next music studio: http://vimeo.com/45321425 (Sorry twobob if I let the cat out of the bag on this one.)
View ArticleAllowing Kindle Paperwhite to browse internet over 3G
It seems like the Kindle Paperwhite cannot go on the internet with the browser over 3G. When I try to use the browser it asks me to connect to wifi. Is there any way to bypass this? It might be useful...
View ArticleImporting Collections & Highlights/Notes to Paperwhite
I have a Kindle Keyboard and although I've purchased many books from Amazon, I've removed the DRM from each book before putting them on my Kindle as I want to have control over my ebooks (Amazon has...
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