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moontear · 01-08-2017, 07:42 AM

JailBreak and everything successful, but can't figure out the root password.

Device: Kindle PaperWhite 2 WiFi, latest firmware (5.8.5)
Using USBNetwork 0.21.N r13368

I AM able to connect via USB as well as via WiFi, just the root password doesn't stick.

I tried the following:

root:<empty>
root:mario
root:fionaXYZ (generated by kindletool, using Serial Number)
root:fionaXYZ2 (recovery pw generated by kindletool, using Serial Number)

I checked the serial number I used for generating the code about 10 times. It's always access denied. Am I doing something wrong? Is my only chance to use diag mode & recovery pack and copy the /etc/passwd? The device has never been jailbreaked so it should still be default whatever that means.

01-08-2017, 07:42 AM	#2544
moontear Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2017 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2 Wifi	JailBreak and everything successful, but can't figure out the root password. Device: Kindle PaperWhite 2 WiFi, latest firmware (5.8.5) Using USBNetwork 0.21.N r13368 I AM able to connect via USB as well as via WiFi, just the root password doesn't stick. I tried the following: root:<empty> root:mario root:fionaXYZ (generated by kindletool, using Serial Number) root:fionaXYZ2 (recovery pw generated by kindletool, using Serial Number) I checked the serial number I used for generating the code about 10 times. It's always access denied. Am I doing something wrong? Is my only chance to use diag mode & recovery pack and copy the /etc/passwd? The device has never been jailbreaked so it should still be default whatever that means. Last edited by moontear; 01-08-2017 at 07:47 AM.