Kindle 5 root access

swinejelly · 10-08-2012, 09:46 PM

Sorry to bother the forum with what's probably a simple issue. I'm trying to get shell access to my kindle 5/Touch and have been following the example on the wiki. Right now my device is jailbroken and I've installed USBnetworking, which I can toggle on and off. However, I don't know how to connect to the device once it's in networking mode. When I connected it to my Windows 7 PC via USB it said that it successfully installed the RNDIS driver. I also tried to install the INF file in the instructions but it gives me a "the inf file you selected does not support this method of installation" error when I try to install it. I've tried connecting to it using just the IP address "192.168.15.244" but no luck. Can anyone provide some guidance to me?

I also have cygwin installed if it helps, and I could use a linux computer if I needed to.

Thanks.

swinejelly · 10-08-2012, 10:13 PM

I received some help from a friend and no longer need assistance. Feel free to lock or delete this thread.

If anybody wants to know I needed to go to Network connections and set the IP address for my kindle device.

twobob · 10-09-2012, 05:41 PM

sudo ifconfig usb0 192.169.15.201

IIRC

on windows - in settings menu for connection

qlob · 10-09-2012, 05:50 PM

what is the "-if"? it works fine for me without it

twobob · 10-09-2012, 05:54 PM

fixed

qlob · 10-09-2012, 05:59 PM

Ah. That makes sense

10-08-2012, 09:46 PM	#1
swinejelly Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle 5/touch	Kindle 5 root access Sorry to bother the forum with what's probably a simple issue. I'm trying to get shell access to my kindle 5/Touch and have been following the example on the wiki. Right now my device is jailbroken and I've installed USBnetworking, which I can toggle on and off. However, I don't know how to connect to the device once it's in networking mode. When I connected it to my Windows 7 PC via USB it said that it successfully installed the RNDIS driver. I also tried to install the INF file in the instructions but it gives me a "the inf file you selected does not support this method of installation" error when I try to install it. I've tried connecting to it using just the IP address "192.168.15.244" but no luck. Can anyone provide some guidance to me? I also have cygwin installed if it helps, and I could use a linux computer if I needed to. Thanks.

10-09-2012, 05:41 PM	#3
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 5,143 Karma: 5329011 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\|K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|Ematic E6+E8\|Rooted Nook Touch\|NO K2!!	sudo ifconfig usb0 192.169.15.201 IIRC on windows - in settings menu for connection __________________ Audiophile and electron bully. My tunes (for free) soundcloud.com/twobob. DONATE TO KUAL BY CLICKING THIS SIMPLE LINK Kung-Fu. Hard work over time to accomplish skill. A painter can have kung-fu... The musician can have kung-fu, or the poet who paints pictures with words and makes emperors weep. This, too, is kung-fu. Formless, nameless, the true master dwells within. Only you can free him. The album I'm headlining on at the moment: s.beatport.com/OCp9dT - FREE: 2012 Award winning set Last edited by twobob; 10-09-2012 at 05:54 PM. Reason: not -if at all

10-09-2012, 05:54 PM	#5
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 5,143 Karma: 5329011 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\|K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|Ematic E6+E8\|Rooted Nook Touch\|NO K2!!	fixed __________________ Audiophile and electron bully. My tunes (for free) soundcloud.com/twobob. DONATE TO KUAL BY CLICKING THIS SIMPLE LINK Kung-Fu. Hard work over time to accomplish skill. A painter can have kung-fu... The musician can have kung-fu, or the poet who paints pictures with words and makes emperors weep. This, too, is kung-fu. Formless, nameless, the true master dwells within. Only you can free him. The album I'm headlining on at the moment: s.beatport.com/OCp9dT - FREE: 2012 Award winning set

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10-08-2012, 10:13 PM	#2
swinejelly Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle 5/touch	I received some help from a friend and no longer need assistance. Feel free to lock or delete this thread. If anybody wants to know I needed to go to Network connections and set the IP address for my kindle device.

10-09-2012, 05:50 PM	#4
qlob Horse Posts: 1,019 Karma: 7087247 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle3G+WiFi	what is the "-if"? it works fine for me without it

10-09-2012, 05:59 PM	#6
qlob Horse Posts: 1,019 Karma: 7087247 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle3G+WiFi	Ah. That makes sense


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