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Forum: Amazon Kindle 12-08-2016, 12:56 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 16,513
Posted By Poetcop
Is there any way to turn off the home screen...

Is there any way to turn off the home screen without registering my Kindle? I don't have the personalization menu option.
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 04-30-2012, 09:41 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 9,094
Posted By Poetcop
Are you sure though geekmaster? Could *you*...

Are you sure though geekmaster? Could *you* deliberately brick a kindle so hard (superbrick) that only a custom u-boot image or serial port soldering could help it?
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 04-30-2012, 09:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,365
Posted By Poetcop
Thanks for the correction geekmaster, glad to...

Thanks for the correction geekmaster, glad to hear that the data.tar.gz method still works! I'll put together basic packages to install and uninstall that won't require any technical skills.

And...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 04-30-2012, 10:13 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 9,094
Posted By Poetcop
There is a legitimate question here: what kinds...

There is a legitimate question here: what kinds of activities have the potential to damage fastboot capability? You might call it the "superbrick". My impression is superbricking is really quite...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 04-30-2012, 08:58 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,365
Posted By Poetcop
And I didn't realize that about the cellphone...

And I didn't realize that about the cellphone towers - I thought it would just be the cellphone companies that would have access, not Amazon.com. That must mean that's the case for Apple and Google...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 04-30-2012, 08:56 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,365
Posted By Poetcop
Hey geekmaster, I'm not be following the threads...

Hey geekmaster, I'm not be following the threads as closely as I should be so forgive me: is it the case that as of 5.1.0, for your data.tar.gz to work it must be placed into the mounted USB drive...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 04-30-2012, 01:32 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 14,206
Posted By Poetcop
In case anyone is still subscribed to this...

In case anyone is still subscribed to this thread, I just posted a new approach to stopping logging on the Kindle Touch that I believe to be safe, as well as an analysis of just what is logged....
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 04-30-2012, 01:27 AM
Replies: 168
Views: 158,329
Posted By Poetcop
If any Kindle Touch owners are following this...

If any Kindle Touch owners are following this thread, I have posted a thread about a different method I have developed to stop logging which I believe to be safe (and has passed tests I designed to...
Forum: General Discussions 04-30-2012, 01:18 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 9,954
Posted By Poetcop
I just posted a thread that's relevant to this...

I just posted a thread that's relevant to this discussion, where I analyze what information the Kindle Touch stores, and also provide a simple way to stop the logging (requires jailbreaking)
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 04-30-2012, 01:15 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,365
Posted By Poetcop
How to safely stop Kindle Touch logging

The Kindle Touch logs information about your second-by-second actions while using it, and it has a script on it that has the capability of sending those logs to Amazon. Some people aren't bothered by...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 04-21-2012, 11:16 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 16,562
Posted By Poetcop
I didn't expect to love the 5.1.0 update so much...

I didn't expect to love the 5.1.0 update so much (great UI improvements, amazing progress in making pdfs viewable) but I also don't care for the builtin screensavers, which look like greeting cards...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 04-21-2012, 02:13 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,000
Posted By Poetcop
It's true that it's a minor irritation, and...

It's true that it's a minor irritation, and definitely nothing compared to the assault we get from TV and the web. It's just not what I'm used to when I curl up with a book. (except for certain...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 04-14-2012, 01:31 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 32,520
Posted By Poetcop
I tried out JustAMan's method for disabling OTA...

I tried out JustAMan's method for disabling OTA updates, since it seemed the simplest (although the other methods have their own advantages) adding this line to /etc/hosts:

127.0.0.1 ...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 04-14-2012, 12:28 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,000
Posted By Poetcop
That seemed to work! (5.0.4) I had to restart...

That seemed to work! (5.0.4) I had to restart however. Thanks ixtab, very neat finding! Like LaCadaDe, I prefer not to be jarred out of my post-finishing revere by a blast of targetting advertising.
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 04-12-2012, 03:50 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 34,100
Posted By Poetcop
I'm dying to know: what areas of the device are...

I'm dying to know: what areas of the device are changed? Did it break any of the hacks?
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 03-19-2012, 10:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,818
Posted By Poetcop
We'll miss you geekmaster, you've been a...

We'll miss you geekmaster, you've been a tremendous asset to the community! My Kindle would still be a brick without your vigorous assistance, and then no more fun on here!
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 03-18-2012, 11:33 PM
Replies: 1,382
Views: 705,784
Posted By Poetcop
I just noticed this post about my report,...

I just noticed this post about my report, otherwise I would have answered sooner. As it is geekmaster and hostar did a great job with hints to get you started, js1d3. Your real challenge now is to...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 03-18-2012, 11:23 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 32,520
Posted By Poetcop
This is just a note to say that I only turned on...

This is just a note to say that I only turned on my wireless briefly today, but at some point it auto downloaded the 5.0.4 update, and after about 10 minutes (with wireless turned off) there was a...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 03-13-2012, 12:09 AM
Replies: 1,382
Views: 705,784
Posted By Poetcop
Thanks geekmaster, I've booted into fastboot so...

Thanks geekmaster, I've booted into fastboot so many times (maybe as many as 100) that I couldn't even remember how I do it! I've edited the original post. Man am I happy - I feel lucky to have...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 03-12-2012, 11:41 PM
Replies: 1,382
Views: 705,784
Posted By Poetcop
Oh frabjous day! Caloo calay! My Kindle Touch is...

Oh frabjous day! Caloo calay! My Kindle Touch is unbricked, freed from the black screen of death! I'm so grateful to the friendly wizards on this board, especially hostar and double especially...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 03-12-2012, 02:32 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 51,615
Posted By Poetcop
Ok, that was dumb - I should take a minute to...

Ok, that was dumb - I should take a minute to learn about concepts I don't understand! The proper way to get libusb0.dll is to go here
http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/libusb-win32/wiki
and follow...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 03-12-2012, 01:40 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 51,615
Posted By Poetcop
Hi Hostar, glad you're working on this! I...

Hi Hostar, glad you're working on this! I unzipped it on a Windows XP SP3 machine, and added libusb0.dll to the directory. Running fastboot by itself popped up the help text as expected. But with my...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 03-10-2012, 07:28 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 40,833
Posted By Poetcop
Ok, update, I did not have VirtualBox Extensions...

Ok, update, I did not have VirtualBox Extensions installed, which you need to be able to enable USB 2.0. When I did that, and had both USB boxes checked, I succeeded in attaching the fastbooted...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 03-10-2012, 06:57 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 40,833
Posted By Poetcop
I'm still working on getting fastboot talking to...

I'm still working on getting fastboot talking to my bricked (black screen) KT. As geekmaster suggested, I'm now working with VirtualBox rather than VMware player, and it seems promising, in terms of...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 03-08-2012, 12:44 AM
Replies: 313
Views: 267,554
Posted By Poetcop
Hi geekmaster, this is exciting stuff! So glad...

Hi geekmaster, this is exciting stuff! So glad you were able to reproduce my Kindle's fastboot behaviour. Just to clarify my observations, I believe that I also lose fastboot when I reboot the...
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