Thread: USBNet not working Paperwhite 5.3.6
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Old 06-28-2013, 09:57 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by futsoulja View Post
ok, that makes sense then

The only reason I went into DIAG mode was because I could no longer get into USBNet using the normal route. When I first installed it, everything worked fine and I could log in with my password. After the upgrade to 5.3.6 is when I started having trouble.

I'm guessing the new firmware has a new root password. Perhaps the old password generators for the KT and K4 still work for the PaperWhite. I'll go try that now.

Thanks!
The 5.3.6 (and some of the earlier update versions) are complete system image replacements.
I.E: They re-wrote /etc/passwd

Easier:
The USBnetworking hack also provides a telnetd server, so just telnet into the device.

PS: The USBnetwork addin does not require a password over the USB cable (only over Wifi).
Read the readme files in the USBnetwork archive.
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