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knc1 · 09-17-2016, 11:25 PM

Serial port time now, it never gets far enough into the process for us to change the contents of USB mass storage.

For over a year, the serial port was the only way we had to jailbreak or recover a "series 5.6" Kindle device, so there is a lot written about it here.

Maybe the best one giving a lot of the basics is the "serial port <something> for dummies" thread.
And if a little uncertain about soldering skills, there is mention and/or links to various ways to make the connections without soldering in that thread.

09-17-2016, 11:25 PM	#7
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Serial port time now, it never gets far enough into the process for us to change the contents of USB mass storage. For over a year, the serial port was the only way we had to jailbreak or recover a "series 5.6" Kindle device, so there is a lot written about it here. Maybe the best one giving a lot of the basics is the "serial port <something> for dummies" thread. And if a little uncertain about soldering skills, there is mention and/or links to various ways to make the connections without soldering in that thread. Last edited by knc1; 09-17-2016 at 11:34 PM.