12-02-2011, 04:17 AM | #166 |
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Awesome work you guys! Keep it up! Quick question though, when you do get it jailbroken, would there be any possibility of getting android on the thing? I know it's shooting high, but I figured it might be possible. Thanks!
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12-02-2011, 07:45 AM | #167 |
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Well, anything is possible. You could even port android to the Kindle keyboard, but the question is why? The touchscreen will not be fast enough to be usable.
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12-02-2011, 08:29 AM | #168 |
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Why is that? The touchscreen is usable on the nook str (not that I am advocating such a thing, as I dont think the results would be worth the effort)
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12-02-2011, 09:47 AM | #169 |
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boot log on Kindle Touch
http://pastie.org/pastes/2949994/text
Serial port pin assignment: GND, RxD, TxD in order from the left to the right I have no connector with serial port and soldering skill so managed to hold the three lead wire into 3 pins with one hand. I know this is NOT good idea Last edited by hondamarlboro; 12-02-2011 at 10:42 AM. Reason: Additional explanation |
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12-02-2011, 10:24 AM | #171 |
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hello everybody.
this is my the very first message on the board. and here is what I found just googling: http://daisukeblog.com/?p=1711 I guess it is Japan, so I tried to use automatic webpage translator, and here's what I've come up with: http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate...rUrl=Translate hope that helps. Last edited by varnie; 12-02-2011 at 10:30 AM. |
12-02-2011, 10:40 AM | #172 | |
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Google translates that page MUCH faster than Babelfish, and the translation quality is better: http://translate.google.com/translat...om/%3Fp%3D1711 It says that you get root access from the serial port, without waiting for a jailbreak. Of course, we still need a jailbreak for untethered access to custom applications... Last edited by geekmaster; 12-02-2011 at 10:44 AM. |
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12-02-2011, 12:13 PM | #174 |
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Cracking Open: Amazon Kindle Touch (2011)
http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/c...h-2011/6330940 More: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/itd...ch-screen/3086 Last edited by geekmaster; 12-02-2011 at 12:17 PM. |
12-02-2011, 02:24 PM | #175 |
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Basically because the Kindle interface kind of annoys me sometimes. That way I could use it to change orientation, use alternate reading software (to arrange my books better) and to read pdfs better, plus the option of comic books. I wouldn't want it to play games or watch movies, just for more reading options.
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12-02-2011, 04:09 PM | #176 |
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Great job! I guess I guessed right. I'm going to try to get a cable because I want to do more long term stuff with the serial port.
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12-02-2011, 04:54 PM | #177 |
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It looks like hondamarlboro did the serial port thing on the japanese website, and is active in this thread (see above)...
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12-02-2011, 05:10 PM | #178 |
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@hondamarlboro. We need an xmodem dump from the serial port (PM to yifanlu).
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12-02-2011, 06:20 PM | #179 |
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So, thanks to reddit, I'm pretty sure the connectors for the port is this: http://www.molex.com/molex/products/...ard_connectors
Now, just buying a few of these connectors and I'm going to build myself a serial cable. |
12-02-2011, 07:00 PM | #180 |
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It looks like ramirami just got his serial port working (hand held like hondamarlboro) and is soldering to his connector pins now...
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