Thread: Disabled Parental controls
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Old 08-17-2016, 08:57 PM   #23
picree
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Device: Kindle Oasis KOA FW 5.13.3 JB
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Originally Posted by knc1 View Post
Enabling PC disables the export of the USB file system.

With systems that do not fully boot properly, the short time the USB file system is accessible (a second or two) during the boot sequence is your only chance of escaping from the 'bad boot'.

So - if you have any of the special controls set, not only can you not 'reset' the device, you can't rescue it over the USB port.

Your only recourse in that situation is to do the recovery over the serial port.
Hmmm. Just last night i was able to SSH as root into the Kindle in /var/local to browse the file system looking for the file @NiLuJe mentioned with the Parental Controls password enabled. Is that what you mean or is there another file system you are referring to? I have had a PC pw on for a while with and without restrictions set and never had a problem with SSH.

Note: if all four items under restrictions are enabled (Cloud, browser, good reads, free time), and by that I mean you don't restrict their functionality, you will have disabled RESTRICTIONS but the Parental Controls password is still ENABLED. With the restrictions disabled the Reset Device menu item is again accessible from the menu and no longer grayed out. I did not try it of course but I think it is possible to Reset Device with the PC pw enabled.

So there is a subtle difference between enabling the Parental Controls password and enabling Restrictions. It's of little matter to me but it could be of interest to you and the community who are developing software to jailbreak and such. A device with no Restrictions but with an enabled PC pw might behave in unusual ways don't you think?
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