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Originally Posted by chooko
Edit: I do have access to tools to take it apart if I need to.
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Yes, there is a serial port on the inside.
The teardown of a PW2 is the same as the original Paperwhite.
npoland was the first to jailbreak the PW2 (over the serial port).
you can find a photo of the serial port connector on the mainboard here:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...=222229&page=2
Those are very small contacts - matching parts:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=228044
I think the few people who have used the PW(1/2) serial port just used a tiny amount of solder paste and hot air to directly connect 30 gage wire extensions to the pads.
There is one thread here with a neat example of bringing the serial port connection out a connector on the lower edge of the PW2.
You can probably find someone with access to a hardware lab. to help. Those almost microscopic pads are best dealt with the proper tools, which any University electronics lab will have.
The adapter to use should be a 1.8v to USB serial port adapter.
(all Kindles use the same 1.8v to USB serial port adapter - connectors differ among the models.)
Check the master index for more information links:
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Prefix_Index
(We never added a PW/PW2 specific page, so look under: "K5")