This looks promising too: http://www.fabiszewski.net/kindle-terminal/
On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 12:50 PM, Devon McCormick <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
