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Old 07-28-2015, 08:02 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by verbatrium View Post
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The only concern i have (other than bricking the PW3) is with the linux side of things....i am afraid i was a child of good old MS-DOS and never really got round to learning unix and its sub languages. I have an old netbook kicking around, i will pop a linux distro on it rather than use a VM.
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You will not need a very in-depth knowledge.
  • Directory path separator:
    MS Dos: '\'
    *nix: '/'
  • Root (top level) of the file system:
    MS Dos: 'Drive:' (Per drive)
    *nix: / (there is only one of them)
  • Change current directory:
    MS Dos: cd wherever
    *nix: cd wherever
  • List contents of current directory:
    MS Dos: dir
    *nix: ls (that is ell s)
  • Run a script (I.E: batch) file:
    Win/MS Dos: cmd filename (IIRC)
    *nix: sh filename

There, that should get you enough info to jb the device.

When you are logged in as the administrator (you will be, admin's name is: 'root') the command line prompt will tell you that you are named 'root' and your current directory is '/'.

With the above guide, translate this (in your mind) to familar terms:
cd /mnt/us
sh jb.sh

There, your done.
(The trick to all of this, is to get logged in as 'root' on a Kindle against the wishes of Amazon/Lab126.)

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