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NiLuJe · 11-12-2010, 01:42 PM

@daffy4u:

* The ScreenSaver last page won't work with anything except a specific very old FW revision. It's unlikely to be updated, unless someone with Java skills take a look at it again.

* The SS Timeout (there's an updated package in my fonts thread) will only work on FW 2.x. It's probably doable on FW 3.x, but I haven't found a satisfactory way to do it more or less cleanly.

* USBNet works on FW 2.x & 3.x, but I'd be very, very glad to *not* have any specific instructions about it on the WiKi, it's really not something one should use unless they know exactly what they're doing, unless one likes using a Kindle as an expensive paper weight...

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But to answer the question about what it's all about, it's mostly used to access the Kindle system (ie. give us a root shell), and do so wirelessly on the K3, which can be nice for some things (ie. wirelessly side-load books).

In short, it's an invaluable debugging tool for developpers, but given the fact that you can very, very easily mess your Kindle up with this, I wouldn't recommend this to the average joe

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11-12-2010, 01:42 PM	#4
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@daffy4u: * The ScreenSaver last page won't work with anything except a specific very old FW revision. It's unlikely to be updated, unless someone with Java skills take a look at it again. * The SS Timeout (there's an updated package in my fonts thread) will only work on FW 2.x. It's probably doable on FW 3.x, but I haven't found a satisfactory way to do it more or less cleanly. * USBNet works on FW 2.x & 3.x, but I'd be very, very glad to not have any specific instructions about it on the WiKi, it's really not something one should use unless they know exactly what they're doing, unless one likes using a Kindle as an expensive paper weight... . But to answer the question about what it's all about, it's mostly used to access the Kindle system (ie. give us a root shell), and do so wirelessly on the K3, which can be nice for some things (ie. wirelessly side-load books). In short, it's an invaluable debugging tool for developpers, but given the fact that you can very, very easily mess your Kindle up with this, I wouldn't recommend this to the average joe . Last edited by NiLuJe; 11-12-2010 at 02:20 PM.