12-20-2011, 10:33 AM | #151 |
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Hi inameiname,
that's indeed a helpful hint. Do you use it yourself and have you ever encountered any problems removing these files permamently (until uninstalling)? One question remains: your install script creates copies in /mnt/us/.kindlesec, but your uninstall script expects the copies in /usr/sbin. Since the files with a "~" suffix don't exist in /usr/sbin, the uninstall script will not work, right? |
12-21-2011, 01:50 AM | #152 |
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I don't believe so. All my way does is to automatically input the commands you would normally have to do via a terminal window on your actual computer using the USB Hack. My way just runs a Launchpad command to run the script I wrote to do the exact same thing. As such, there is no need to uninstall it to deal with firmware updates or anything. That is, unless something changes regarding the actual user logging technique I am using in the script, which I found on this thread.
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12-21-2011, 01:55 AM | #153 | |
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And as for your worry about the "~" suffix files, they are indeed there. They are just hidden files. They were created via the user_logging_install.sh script, so they are there. As found in previous postings here, I kept in the /mnt/us/.kindlesec copies as well....just in case. By the way, if you want to check and see if those "~" scripts are actually there, all you have to do is install the USB Hack, connect the Kindle and get into it as found in the USB Hack threads, and then: Code:
cd /usr/sbin/ ls -ah cd /usr/bin/ ls -ah Last edited by inameiname; 12-21-2011 at 02:03 AM. |
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01-31-2012, 03:32 PM | #154 |
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WARNING: Multiple Kindle Touch owners have reported that their Kindle Touch was bricked (no longer usable) after applying this modification. This may be dangerous for the Kindle Touch!
WARNING: Multiple Kindle Touch owners have reported that their Kindle Touch was bricked (no longer usable) after applying this modification. This may be dangerous for the Kindle Touch! Last edited by geekmaster; 01-31-2012 at 04:00 PM. |
02-10-2012, 02:59 AM | #155 |
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Hi there,
I wonder if anyone has safely disabled automatic update feature on Kindle Touch! ? If you take a look, you'll see that KT doesn't have /usr/bin/process_update but the files that seem to be related to updating are as follows: /usr/sbin/updatewait /usr/sbin/wfm_forceupdate /usr/sbin/ihbslupdater /usr/sbin/updatetime /etc/init/ota-update.conf /etc/kdb/system/daemon/wand/SIGNAL_UPDATE_TIME /etc/kdb.src/yoshi/system/daemon/wand/SIGNAL_UPDATE_TIME /etc/updater.conf /etc/upstart/ota-update.conf Moreso, I guess the last conf file (ota-update.conf) is the file we need to change in order to disable auto update. Does anyone know which parts of the shell program should be changed/removed? Thanks Note: I edited Kindle Touch Hacking wiki page too to reflect the massive bricking we experienced recently mostly because of this thread. |
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02-10-2012, 07:43 AM | #156 |
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Umm... What I did to stop getting ToDo's from Amazon was add the following line to /etc/hosts:
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127.0.0.1 todo-g7g.amazon.com |
02-12-2012, 08:55 AM | #157 | |
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NOT that I'm not concerned about my data being sent or accessible by Amazon but simply because I had a disaster in disabling logs (ending up in a gorgeous bricked device) and I want to take steps that are safe, one step at a time! P.S. Personally I don't like any of the methods used in this thread (yes I know they're for Kindle 3) Last edited by thatworkshop; 02-12-2012 at 08:59 AM. |
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02-12-2012, 09:04 AM | #158 |
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Well, I did this quite a long already, and my device is working.
Usually I have Wi-Fi turned off, so I'm not quite sure if it really stops Amazon from pushing updates to my device tbh... Last edited by JustAMan; 02-12-2012 at 09:04 AM. Reason: stupid typos |
02-21-2012, 08:53 PM | #159 |
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What about Kindle 4 non-touch? I disabled updates by editing /usr/bin/process_update
I've changed two parts: Code:
if [ $BATT -ge ${_MIN_BATT} ]; then #msg "Immediate update requested. Starting" I msg "Trolololo ... big brother disabled by user" # Kill any running updatewaits processes killall updatewait 2>/dev/null #Disable forced updates [send no update file code] exit 130 ${_UPDATE_WAIT} $@ exit $? Code:
# Start updatewait in background and exit #${_UPDATE_WAIT} & #msg "Started ${_UPDATE_WAIT}" I msg "Trying to start update-spy - trololo, disabled by user" exit 130 |
03-19-2012, 08:42 AM | #160 |
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Hello. I've been messing around with my showlog file and just wanted to be sure I leave all "as it was". Yes, I made a backup of it, but it's a bit strange, it already was:
NUMFILES=0 ALLFILES= Could anyone please send me a copy of showlog for a DXG so I can compare both files? In any case that's mine: http://www.mediafire.com/?9722ldbe78y963r Thank you in advance |
04-30-2012, 12:27 AM | #161 |
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If any Kindle Touch owners are following this thread, I have posted a thread about a different method I have developed to stop logging which I believe to be safe (and has passed tests I designed to check that it's safe):
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=176972 |
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Tried this earlier today with a K3.
Using WinSCP, I edited showlog, then it said it was read-only. How do I change it to re-write and back using WinSCP? I don't recall even seeing anywhere to type. Quote:
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mntroot ro read only Quote:
: ) It's under SEND CUSTOM COMMANDS I believe, let me look EDIT: CNTRL + T opens a terminal. CTRL + P open in putty SHIFT CTRL +N - Local command prompt (etc...) You should just use putty really http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~s.../download.html Last edited by twobob; 10-23-2012 at 04:09 AM. |
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That may have been a feature of only the K2/DX(G)
The Kindles using the AData 600 modem does not have on-board GPS. But those could still report the cell tower's GPS. |
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