ssh from Kindle 3

aKarma · 09-12-2010, 11:37 AM

Was wondering if anyone was working to get ssh on the kindle, or if it was even possible?

I realise web based works as it is, but that kind of defeats the point of ssh

Tiersten · 09-12-2010, 12:05 PM

It isn't currently possible to get root access to the Kindle 3 without using the serial console port or having the special test files which only 1 person appears to have been lucky to have had left on their Kindle. The update mechanism now requires signatures and the Kindle will reject all other updates.

isotherm · 09-12-2010, 06:43 PM

I'm not sure, but I think you are asking about an SSH client for Kindle?

I got a very simple terminal going on my Kindle 2, when I had it (keyboard input, screen display). You could ssh from there, if you installed a precompiled binary. But it wasn't very useful.

I think web-based SSH actually could work for you, if you have sufficient access to the server to enable them. They are secure like SSH, so long as you use HTTPS and connect directly to the SSH server with the web browser. See the "Important issues", along with the list of available options at the bottom of this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web-based_SSH

qinbill · 09-20-2010, 10:27 PM

Anyone already hacked into K3. Please copy its fonts out?

joblack · 09-21-2010, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by qinbill

Anyone already hacked into K3. Please copy its fonts out?

Sure you only have to install the jailbreak and the usbNetwork patch. Works with 3.02 as well. Check out the mobileread thread.

NiLuJe · 09-21-2010, 08:48 PM

Also, now that the Fonts hack is out, it'll do a backup for you on the first run.

joblack · 09-21-2010, 08:59 PM

The Kindle stuff wasnt the problem. It was the Windows / Linux stuff (usb drivers, setting up the usb lan, ...) but now it is working.

09-12-2010, 11:37 AM	#1
aKarma Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	ssh from Kindle 3 Was wondering if anyone was working to get ssh on the kindle, or if it was even possible? I realise web based works as it is, but that kind of defeats the point of ssh

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09-12-2010, 12:05 PM	#2
Tiersten Guru Posts: 987 Karma: 8641 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3G+WiFi	It isn't currently possible to get root access to the Kindle 3 without using the serial console port or having the special test files which only 1 person appears to have been lucky to have had left on their Kindle. The update mechanism now requires signatures and the Kindle will reject all other updates.

09-12-2010, 06:43 PM	#3
isotherm Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 187319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle 2	I'm not sure, but I think you are asking about an SSH client for Kindle? I got a very simple terminal going on my Kindle 2, when I had it (keyboard input, screen display). You could ssh from there, if you installed a precompiled binary. But it wasn't very useful. I think web-based SSH actually could work for you, if you have sufficient access to the server to enable them. They are secure like SSH, so long as you use HTTPS and connect directly to the SSH server with the web browser. See the "Important issues", along with the list of available options at the bottom of this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web-based_SSH

09-20-2010, 10:27 PM	#4
qinbill Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle Dxg	Anyone already hacked into K3. Please copy its fonts out?

09-21-2010, 08:48 PM	#6
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Also, now that the Fonts hack is out, it'll do a backup for you on the first run.

09-21-2010, 08:59 PM	#7
joblack Wizard Posts: 1,745 Karma: 4382514 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere on earth Device: Onyx Boox Tab X	The Kindle stuff wasnt the problem. It was the Windows / Linux stuff (usb drivers, setting up the usb lan, ...) but now it is working.

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