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Hellmark · 08-21-2019, 12:39 AM

Hey, so I have a Kindle 3 with 3G, and I am wanting to root it, pretty much just so I can get a terminal with a SSH client on it. I do a lot of Linux work, so, having something I can toss in my pocket with a big size screen to connect to my servers would be pretty cool.

Now, here's my problem. So many of the links I see appear to be specific to the wifi only version, are now dead, or go for older versions of the firmware (it has 3.4.2 on it). I just don't want to brick it.

08-21-2019, 12:39 AM	#1
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	Attempting to root a K3 with 3G in 2019 Hey, so I have a Kindle 3 with 3G, and I am wanting to root it, pretty much just so I can get a terminal with a SSH client on it. I do a lot of Linux work, so, having something I can toss in my pocket with a big size screen to connect to my servers would be pretty cool. Now, here's my problem. So many of the links I see appear to be specific to the wifi only version, are now dead, or go for older versions of the firmware (it has 3.4.2 on it). I just don't want to brick it.