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If Amazon/Lab126 has finally out-foxed us for "closed Kindle" jailbreak methods - This sort of add-in board may be the only way to "beat" the system. (*) My current audience is less than 10 (hardware oriented hobbyists) but that might change in the future. - - - - - (*) With access to the serial port plus 4 control lines over a USB connection - In addition to the factory supplied USB connection - It should be possible to build a Kubrick-Like LiveCD wizard to de-brick (and to jail break) these newer Kindle models. Last edited by knc1; 11-14-2014 at 11:56 AM. |
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The MicroFTX board is (only) a double sided board. So, Plan A:
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Oh, for those wondering how the circuit(s) can be tested, prior to building, see:
http://www.linear.com/ Upper right corner of page: "Download LTspice" - It is free, and one of the best spice programs available. Ah, you will not find a build for Linux - Download the Windoze build instead. Note: They have specifically designed LTspice to run under Wine on Linux. It even auto-detects that it is running under Wine and sets its configuration to match Wine. "Free" and "Just Works" - What more could a hobbyist want? Last edited by knc1; 11-15-2014 at 10:22 AM. |
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Edited the tech-post but forgot to mention the addition. (Which is why #4 is announced before #3 - my bad - getting old(er) ) |
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Other parts and materials ordered, nearly everything for the final goal on-order (a couple of things not ordered yet - but they come from a warehouse less than 100 miles away). I hate to think of the $$$ cost I am going to on this project. I guess this project's supporting materials is going to be my only present this year. Amazon and Lab126! - - - - - I wonder if I could get a "Beat Lab126 to death" project past the KickStarter review people? Last edited by knc1; 11-15-2014 at 10:33 AM. |
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Maybe I can get it past the review when Hell freezes over.
but wait - it is: http://classic.wunderground.com/cgi-...Select=WEATHER (frozen over, that is) |
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This "war" with Amazon does not make any sense at all, at least as we know it.
They produce and sell these things in the millions - We (MR members) **might** effect thousands. And yet they are spending, no one knows, how much money in additional development time and effort. For what? To loose at most a few thousand sales, if we all switched to another brand? There **must** be parts to the war story that only Amazon knows, it just isn't justified otherwise. |
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A lot has changed in both fields since 1986. It is difficult for anyone to keep up, and if a person's primary interest is in business, not in the degreed field . . . . And if he is trying to micro-manage the Lab126 crew - that would explain their prior years of developing something that looks like a 20 year old (1994) embedded system. If he just went "hands off" the development crew - there is no way we could keep up with (or ahead off) a full-time, paid, crew of professionals. I think you got the answer - Bezos has let this become personal, and is micro-managing Lab126 using his very out of date knowledge of the technical fields. Last edited by knc1; 11-17-2014 at 08:50 AM. |
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Sorry to anyone holding their breath, waiting for me to get this finished.
Making a board that will fit **inside** the KT2 (or other models) is a bit of a challenge. At least for me, with my early 20th century electronic building skills. You know, back when soldering irons where a chunk of copper on a long handle that you heated up in a charcoal pot. Also, electronic parts where something you could see as the individual devices *PLUS* they where not gone forever if dropped on the carpet. These days of little black plastic packages, with 1,800 (or a lot more) devices inside that disappear if dropped on the carpet ..... Well, it is time I updated my hobby shop equipment and skill set. Meanwhile, have started rubbing (with small q-tip) pork grease on the packages - If I drop one, I can always expect the dog to find it for me. Currently, I am waiting for a couple of UART adapter chips to complete their trip through the dog. (Well, at least I know where to look for them.) Last edited by knc1; 11-20-2014 at 10:52 AM. |
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