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Kindle 4 Jailbreak
Hi folks,
I'm considering to buy a new kindle 4 (the cheap one for 99 USD) but before I jump to this device I would like to know if it's possible to copy files to the device without the amazon services? I already have a ipad first generation and I'm used to the jailbreak community and accessing the filesystem through ssh. Is this also possible on the kindle 4? Best Regards |
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You can use drm-free MOBI ebooks or PDFs without jailbreaking. The computer sees the Kindle as a USB drive. If you want SSH or access the system files, you DO need to jailbreak. But there is no jailbreak for Kindle 4.
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Thanks for responding so fast. Is there hope that there will be a jailbreak in the future? I would really like to exchange files over wifi with ssh.
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Here's my progress on it (summary: no progress): https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=151537
Amazon really stepped up their security. Our two big chances for hacking this thing is 1) luck (amazon forgetting to delete test scripts like on one guy's Kindle 3 last year) or 2) hardware modifications (to extract the OS files which we can use to analyze for exploits). |
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I think I will delay my purchase until you or someone else make further progress, eventually. Also I dont own a kindle device I want to thank you for your efforts. Dont give up.
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Carpe diem, c'est la vie.
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I don't know why you bumped such an old thread, but just because a couple of people got developer mode working does not mean we should tell everyone to jump on. It's way too hard to set up and use for a normal user who doesn't know what "ssh" is and they could end up breaking their devices.
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