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tommytomtom · 02-12-2014, 07:34 AM

Thanks for the reply, knc1. But maybe a custom factory cable might work? The documentary of the chip hints toward that, unfortunately I don't have any expertise in that field.

I managed to open the browser on the demo unit and connected to my wifi, so I know can actually surf the net. I was hoping to download the update.bin, but of course it only lets you download txt, mobi, azw, ... maybe there is a way of downloading something vis the html5 abilities, or just plain simple javascript. I don't know if it actually downloads it or "just" open it. One could of course download the update.bin as a txt file and maybe change the filename somehow. But the question is if there is a way to execute scripts locally to actually change the filename from .txt back to .bin. There probably is not much hope, but since you can actually access the browser, what one should not have been able to do, maybe somebody finds a way, like the first jailbreak for the touch with playing mp3s that have code in them. Thank you for your thoughts on this topic, even something like "NO WAY" might be appreciated (so I don't waste my time on it). Since I am studying abroad and I was stupid enough not to take my serial cable with me, I don't want to buy a new one or pay way too much in shipping in order to un-demo my new Paperwhite. and waiting until summer sounds horrible...

BTW.: I used PW2 because there is no PW.

02-12-2014, 07:34 AM	#3
tommytomtom Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 59420 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	Thanks for the reply, knc1. But maybe a custom factory cable might work? The documentary of the chip hints toward that, unfortunately I don't have any expertise in that field. I managed to open the browser on the demo unit and connected to my wifi, so I know can actually surf the net. I was hoping to download the update.bin, but of course it only lets you download txt, mobi, azw, ... maybe there is a way of downloading something vis the html5 abilities, or just plain simple javascript. I don't know if it actually downloads it or "just" open it. One could of course download the update.bin as a txt file and maybe change the filename somehow. But the question is if there is a way to execute scripts locally to actually change the filename from .txt back to .bin. There probably is not much hope, but since you can actually access the browser, what one should not have been able to do, maybe somebody finds a way, like the first jailbreak for the touch with playing mp3s that have code in them. Thank you for your thoughts on this topic, even something like "NO WAY" might be appreciated (so I don't waste my time on it). Since I am studying abroad and I was stupid enough not to take my serial cable with me, I don't want to buy a new one or pay way too much in shipping in order to un-demo my new Paperwhite. and waiting until summer sounds horrible... BTW.: I used PW2 because there is no PW.