Thanks for the reference - I saw the USBNet package but did not realize its significance.
On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Thomas Costigliola <[email protected]>wrote: > Apparently you need to also "root" it after jail breaking it. Read through > this > > http://hackaday.com/2012/10/05/jailbreaking-the-kindle-paperwhite/ > > One of the comments: > > "I also rooted my kindle, by installing the USBNet package, and looking up > my root password using my serial number, using the javascript web page > provided at the link." > > It sounds like with a little hard work you will eventually be able to use a > terminal, ssh etc. From there try to install gcc, unzip the J source and > compile. > > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Yike Lu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You'll probably need to download a terminal. Or sideload one. > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 11:37 AM, Devon McCormick <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > No - I have not yet figured out how to reach a command line. The > > jailbreak > > > consists of shell files I can read and run by clicking on them with the > > > Kindle plugged into my Windows machine. > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 11:37 AM, Thomas Costigliola < > [email protected] > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > Devon, my first steps would be to ssh into a terminal. Have you done > > that > > > > yet? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 11:24 AM, Devon McCormick < > [email protected] > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > The kindle fire is Android; the Paperwhite is Linux. I've gotten > as > > > far > > > > as > > > > > jailbreaking it but have little idea what to do next. It seems > most > > > > people > > > > > just change the screensaver. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 9:01 AM, bill lam <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I heard kindle fire can run qt 4.8 and have qt runtime in its app > > > > store. > > > > > > kindle is a non-google android iirc. ymmv. > > > > > > > > > > > > 19.03.2014, в 19:49, Devon McCormick <[email protected]> > > > написал(а): > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't have a tablet and I like the quality of the display on > my > > > > > Kindle. > > > > > > > I mostly just plan to use it for reading but thought it would > be > > > nice > > > > > to > > > > > > do > > > > > > > something else with it as a more general-purpose device. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 8:15 PM, Joe Bogner < > [email protected] > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Not J, but that reminds me that I set up a scheme interpreter > on > > > my > > > > > > >> Kindle 3G a few years back: > > > > > > >> http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=111156 > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> With J on my android phone and tablet, I can't think of when > I'd > > > use > > > > > > >> it on a kindle. The 3G physical keyboard could be novel idea. > > > > > > >> Theoretically it should be able to cross compile. Still, I > don't > > > > know > > > > > > >> when I'd use it. > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 6:28 PM, Devon McCormick < > > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > > >>> Has anyone looked at trying to get J on a Kindle Paperwhite? > > > > > > Apparently > > > > > > >>> it's a Linux OS and easily rootable. > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> -- > > > > > > >>> Devon McCormick, CFA > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > >>> For information about J forums see > > > > > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > >> > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > >> For information about J forums see > > > > > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > Devon McCormick, CFA > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > For information about J forums see > > > > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > For information about J forums see > > > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Devon McCormick, CFA > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > For information about J forums see > > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Devon McCormick, CFA > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
