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irha · 08-09-2010, 03:23 PM

I was able to follow these instructions and get a root access from windows 7 64 bit: http://docwiki.gumstix.org/Windows_XP_usbnet

I was then stuck not being able to get internet access from kindle. I did enable sharing with my wifi, so it is not that. I can't ping google.com (even by ip) and I can't even start the store (it asks me to turn on wireless, and if I answer "no", it doesn't even start).

I actually tried to follow instructions from http://jyavariousideas.blogspot.com/...hering_27.html, but some of these might be out of day (e.g., the /etc/init.d/usbnet file is already created by the hack install, though the contents appear to be different). I don't know where I can find the up to date instructions that go along with the latest usbnet install.

BTW, I also tried this on a mac, which had the same issue. I was able to ssh in, but not connect to internet from kindle.

08-09-2010, 03:23 PM	#373
irha Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle 2 (US)	I was able to follow these instructions and get a root access from windows 7 64 bit: http://docwiki.gumstix.org/Windows_XP_usbnet I was then stuck not being able to get internet access from kindle. I did enable sharing with my wifi, so it is not that. I can't ping google.com (even by ip) and I can't even start the store (it asks me to turn on wireless, and if I answer "no", it doesn't even start). I actually tried to follow instructions from http://jyavariousideas.blogspot.com/...hering_27.html, but some of these might be out of day (e.g., the /etc/init.d/usbnet file is already created by the hack install, though the contents appear to be different). I don't know where I can find the up to date instructions that go along with the latest usbnet install. BTW, I also tried this on a mac, which had the same issue. I was able to ssh in, but not connect to internet from kindle.