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Tassadar · 11-02-2015, 04:18 PM

Just for the record, this works on Kindle Paperwhite 3 (2015) with 5.6.5. Only different is it had some password set for root, instead of '!', so instead of editing /etc/passwd directly, I've just chrooted into the main system and used passwd:

Code:

mkdir /tmp/main
mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /tmp/main
cd /tmp/main
mount -o bind /dev dev
mount -o bind /sys sys
mount -o bind /proc proc
chroot /tmp/main /bin/sh

passwd # this will ask you for new root password, enter one

sync && reboot

Serial port pinout is exactly the same and it is easily accessible.

I have root and can use KUAL, but usual binary update packages from this site don't seem to work - kindle just deletes them from the usb storage for some reason. But installing them manually from source still works, so whatever.

EDIT: response to the post below: honestly, I would likely miss it anyway ^^ thanks.

11-02-2015, 04:18 PM	#57
Tassadar Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3 (2015)	Just for the record, this works on Kindle Paperwhite 3 (2015) with 5.6.5. Only different is it had some password set for root, instead of '!', so instead of editing /etc/passwd directly, I've just chrooted into the main system and used passwd: Code: mkdir /tmp/main mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /tmp/main cd /tmp/main mount -o bind /dev dev mount -o bind /sys sys mount -o bind /proc proc chroot /tmp/main /bin/sh passwd # this will ask you for new root password, enter one sync && reboot Serial port pinout is exactly the same and it is easily accessible. I have root and can use KUAL, but usual binary update packages from this site don't seem to work - kindle just deletes them from the usb storage for some reason. But installing them manually from source still works, so whatever. EDIT: response to the post below: honestly, I would likely miss it anyway ^^ thanks. Last edited by Tassadar; 11-02-2015 at 05:14 PM.