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Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 07-15-2013, 04:59 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,838
Posted By Synthead
Is there a way to "Select Boot" without Windows...

Is there a way to "Select Boot" without Windows software?
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 07-15-2013, 03:18 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,549
Posted By Synthead
Alternative way to enter diagnostics mode (instead of the ENABLE_DIAGS file)?

In an attempt to make my fourth partition ext3 (the one usually mounted to /mnt/us), I broke the system's ability to read or write to it, which also broke my SSH connection to it somehow (even though...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 07-15-2013, 03:10 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,838
Posted By Synthead
Flash original Amazon firmware to a Kindle (in native Linux, without Kubrick)

I don't want to run Kubrick in a VM to fix a "bricked" Kindle; I'd rather just run native applications or what have you to fix it. If it's CLI-based, even better. What can I use?
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 07-12-2013, 08:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,248
Posted By Synthead
Disabling mass storage over USB

I have a kindle that runs sshd all the time. I am perfectly fine with uploading books to it via wireless and don't have any need for a mass storage mode. When I plug my Kindle into a computer, the...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 07-11-2013, 07:38 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,623
Posted By Synthead
That's what I mentioned in my original post. The...

That's what I mentioned in my original post. The time is still incorrect on the Kindle's UI.
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 07-11-2013, 06:04 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,623
Posted By Synthead
I want to set the date via NTP with a correct...

I want to set the date via NTP with a correct zoneinfo file :p I could fidget with "date -s MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]", but that just feels gross working as a sysadmin :p



I don't want to register...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 07-10-2013, 08:20 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,623
Posted By Synthead
I'll give an example. From my Linux machine, I...

I'll give an example. From my Linux machine, I push my Los_Angeles (PDT) zoneinfo file to /var/local/system/tz:
$ scp America/Los_Angeles kindle:/var/local/system/tz
Los_Angeles ...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 07-10-2013, 07:47 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,623
Posted By Synthead
"date" reports correct time zone and time; UI reports a time several hours off

I pushed a file from /usr/share/zoneinfo to my kindle's /var/local/system/tz file. It shows the time zone I want when I run "date" on it, but the Kindle's time (in the UI) is several hours off. ...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 07-04-2013, 12:20 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,700
Posted By Synthead
mobiperl package in the Arch Linux AUR

In case any of you guys run Arch Linux, I created a mobiperl package and uploaded it to the AUR. In case you're unaware, mobiperl converts between formats and allows editing off metadata (change the...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 07-04-2013, 12:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,935
Posted By Synthead
Wirelessly uploading books to a Kindle from an Android phone

I figured this would be useful for people if I left this here. This video demonstrates uploading books to a Kindle from an Android phone and the instructions below tell you how to do it. Enjoy!
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