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Is it possible to compile assembly on kindle?

Hi, there! I wonder whether it is possible to install and run assembly compilers on kindle DX and above? Thank you!

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How to install Coolreader?

Hello everyone Does anyone know how to install Coolreader on Kindle 4? the truth is that I have not tested it and I would like to do so. The Duokan have been tested but I am not convinced by the large...

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K5 Any way to keep a persistant clock while reading?

So I'm coming from a Sony reader and bought a Paperwhite. Love the hardware, software is another matter. The biggest thing I miss is the clock and battery display while I'm reading. Is there some hack...

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Roll back firmware

Hi there guys, ever since my Kindle Keyboard updated itself to 3.4 this week it's constantly crashed and rebooted. I've tried restarting and then restoring to factory settings but it still won't work...

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K5 debian on kindle touch?

IS there any chance that the "debian on paperwhite" http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=195702 works on k5? all the information is scattered around the thread and i have seen no obvious...

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Hack to shutdown Kindle?

Does it exist an hack that allows you to shutdown the Kindle? In theory pressing the power button for 7 second should do it, but there's some doubts about it, and anyway I prefer to not wait 7 seconds.

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Request - remove deletion confirmation

I'm using a kindle Paperwhite. This may be asking a lot, and it may even already exist in some form (in which case, please provide a link!), but I'd really appreciate saving some time by not having to...

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Kindlet Paperwhite development FW 5.3.5 (Kindlet-2.2.jar)

Hi all I found that there is a very big amount of post about developing for older versions of the Kindle E-Reader but very few when it comes to Kindle Paperwhite. Since I have a new Kindle Paperwhite...

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I need help! Kindle touch bricked!

Hello, I've got a problem with my Kindle Touch; I bought it from a friend of mine, and he installed Duokan. I gave it to my mother and she has deleted something; the device doesn't turn on, only...

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"date" reports correct time zone and time; UI reports a time several hours off

I pushed a file from /usr/share/zoneinfo to my kindle's /var/local/system/tz file. It shows the time zone I want when I run "date" on it, but the Kindle's time (in the UI) is several hours off. What's...

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K5 Paperwhite bricked -- please help

hello.. I installed jailbreak on kindle paperwhite.. OS version 5.3.5.. plus the other tools: KUAL, Kterm, kindle explorer.. etc.. Was fooling around with the "shutdown now" command on kterm, invoked...

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K1 with lines on screen, wasn't dropped

:help: The other day I went to pick up my Kindle 1st Generation to read, when I noticed that half the screensaver was obscured with several horizontal lines. At first I though the screen might have...

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Disabling mass storage over USB

I have a kindle that runs sshd all the time. I am perfectly fine with uploading books to it via wireless and don't have any need for a mass storage mode. When I plug my Kindle into a computer, the...

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Flash original Amazon firmware to a Kindle (in native Linux, without Kubrick)

I don't want to run Kubrick in a VM to fix a "bricked" Kindle; I'd rather just run native applications or what have you to fix it. If it's CLI-based, even better. What can I use?

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Alternative way to enter diagnostics mode (instead of the ENABLE_DIAGS file)?

In an attempt to make my fourth partition ext3 (the one usually mounted to /mnt/us), I broke the system's ability to read or write to it, which also broke my SSH connection to it somehow (even though...

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K5 Jailbroke my Kindle Touch - what now?

Hello all, I have jailbroken my Kindle Touch using the brilliant Kubrick but am not quite sure what to do now. The options are a tad.. overwhelming. Many sources on these forums have said that it is...

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K3.4 full font hack doesn't support AZW3/KF-8

My K3 has been jailbreked & reader font has been replaced by another CJK.ttf file. And it works really well with AZW format but not with AZW3/KF-8 format. It seems like AZW3/KF-8 files don't use...

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How do I enable usb networking?

Hi , I have PW jb 5.3.6. Last time I try to enable usb networking, I bricked my kindle:) So this time I am very careful. How can I enable usb networking? Should I install anyting else?

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How to make the fonts bigger on myts8?

Hi, there. I wonder whether it is possible to render the fonts bigger on myts8 which runs on my kindle DXG. The terminal works perfectly well except for one inconvenience---the fonts are a little bit...

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does anyone have a kindle dxg firmware 2.5.8 restore file to downgrade from...

Hi everyone, I updated my Kindle DX Graphite to 3.2.1 but accidentally, I deleted the restore files of the previous firmware and at the moment I'm not able neither to register my device nor use the 3G...

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