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DanielSt · 02-15-2022, 03:01 AM

[QUOTE=katadelos;4198266]Hard to say what exactly is the problem here as I'm not a Windows user, looks like somebody faced a similar issue to you though:

Thank you. It still didn't work on my PC, but I tried on my friend's PC and was successful -- the new network card appeared in the Network and Sharing Centre.

Now the question is how to access the Kindle from my friend's PC.

The steps at https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kin...USB_Networking
are:
"Then go to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings. Find the Local Area Connection # with small text "Unidentified Network, RNDIS/Ethernet Gadget" below, Right click on it and click properties, choose the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties, click "Use the following IP address" and enter IP address 192.168.15.201, and 255.255.255.0 for the subnet mask, click OK twice. (take a look at the discussion page if you have problems finding the RNDIS connection)
Open your remote terminal application, and connect as root to the address 192.168.15.244, leaving the password empty (or use mario if all else fails)."

I did the "change adapter settings" bit and entered the IP address 192.168.15.201, and 255.255.255.0 for the subnet mask.

Then I opened PuTTY and tried typing in both 192.168.15.201 and then 192.168.15.244 (according to the instructions at https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=272132 : "6. Once USB networking is enabled you should be able to ssh into the Kindle - in PuTTY connect to 192.168.15.244 ip address, leaving the port to default (22); enter root as the username and mario as the password - you should see the root prompt"

In both cases, I just got a blank black screen and nothing happened. There was no prompt for username and password, and I don't know how to "connect as root." I simply typed each of the two ip addresses into PuTTY, with no success either time.

I have never used PuTTY before and am a novice in this whole area. Does anyone know what I need to do to get into the Kindle via PuTTY now? This would enable me to proceed with the next steps (from 7. onward) of the downgrading instructions (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=272132)

Thank you in advance!

02-15-2022, 03:01 AM	#9
DanielSt Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2022 Device: Kindle	[QUOTE=katadelos;4198266]Hard to say what exactly is the problem here as I'm not a Windows user, looks like somebody faced a similar issue to you though: Thank you. It still didn't work on my PC, but I tried on my friend's PC and was successful -- the new network card appeared in the Network and Sharing Centre. Now the question is how to access the Kindle from my friend's PC. The steps at https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kin...USB_Networking are: "Then go to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings. Find the Local Area Connection # with small text "Unidentified Network, RNDIS/Ethernet Gadget" below, Right click on it and click properties, choose the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties, click "Use the following IP address" and enter IP address 192.168.15.201, and 255.255.255.0 for the subnet mask, click OK twice. (take a look at the discussion page if you have problems finding the RNDIS connection) Open your remote terminal application, and connect as root to the address 192.168.15.244, leaving the password empty (or use mario if all else fails)." I did the "change adapter settings" bit and entered the IP address 192.168.15.201, and 255.255.255.0 for the subnet mask. Then I opened PuTTY and tried typing in both 192.168.15.201 and then 192.168.15.244 (according to the instructions at https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=272132 : "6. Once USB networking is enabled you should be able to ssh into the Kindle - in PuTTY connect to 192.168.15.244 ip address, leaving the port to default (22); enter root as the username and mario as the password - you should see the root prompt" In both cases, I just got a blank black screen and nothing happened. There was no prompt for username and password, and I don't know how to "connect as root." I simply typed each of the two ip addresses into PuTTY, with no success either time. I have never used PuTTY before and am a novice in this whole area. Does anyone know what I need to do to get into the Kindle via PuTTY now? This would enable me to proceed with the next steps (from 7. onward) of the downgrading instructions (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=272132) Thank you in advance!