Kindle PW1 WiFi password remove

shamanNS · 09-07-2015, 06:35 PM

Any idea how (& where to look) to make Kindle PW1 "forget" username/password for WiFI signal/SSID it connected previously , using SSH/USBNetwork? Factory reset is not an option, I've got numerous hack installed

My father is using my old PW1 with fw 5.4.4 (which I kept after buying PW300dpi only so I can periodically use it for KOreader, for reading non-fiction PDFs; so I wan't to make 200% sure it will not connect to my home WiFi), and twice already I've noticed that he managed to turn off Airplane mode

Probably selected a word by accident and PW1 wanted to connect to access Wikipedia.

I have both Backdoor lock and "update.bin.tmp.partial" / "update.bin.partial" folders in place, but still...

knc1 · 09-07-2015, 07:01 PM

In normal operation, there is only one **persistent** writable place in the tree: /var/local.
Well, other than the storage you see over USB - and I assume you looked there already.

If it doesn't go away with a system restart (long press of power button > 20 seconds) - then it is somewhere in /var/local.

Its name should make it obvious.

eschwartz · 09-07-2015, 07:03 PM

Well, you can "Forget" a network -- turn on WIFi, wait for it to connect to the network, then tap on the network name in the list of networks (it will have a check next to it

).

Alternatively, I *think* the passwords are saved in /var/local/system/wifid.conf (encrypted blob)

shamanNS · 09-07-2015, 08:37 PM

Heh, didn't think to tap on the "check" icon , tried tap on the name, tried longpress (Android user here

), tried going to "Others">Advanced and look for delete/forget/remove. Thought it was strange that it doesn't have that option.

Ok, that's done then. Removed both SSIDs (home and office across the street), so PW1 is safe from the old man

and update to fw 5.6.x.
Thank you.

eschwartz · 09-07-2015, 09:19 PM

checkmark, name, same difference... for me.

Glad you got it taken care of, anyway.

09-07-2015, 06:35 PM	#1
shamanNS Wizard Posts: 1,141 Karma: 12345678 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Serbia Device: Kindle PW5, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle PW1	Kindle PW1 WiFi password remove Any idea how (& where to look) to make Kindle PW1 "forget" username/password for WiFI signal/SSID it connected previously , using SSH/USBNetwork? Factory reset is not an option, I've got numerous hack installed My father is using my old PW1 with fw 5.4.4 (which I kept after buying PW300dpi only so I can periodically use it for KOreader, for reading non-fiction PDFs; so I wan't to make 200% sure it will not connect to my home WiFi), and twice already I've noticed that he managed to turn off Airplane mode Probably selected a word by accident and PW1 wanted to connect to access Wikipedia. I have both Backdoor lock and "update.bin.tmp.partial" / "update.bin.partial" folders in place, but still...

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09-07-2015, 07:01 PM	#2
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	In normal operation, there is only one persistent writable place in the tree: /var/local. Well, other than the storage you see over USB - and I assume you looked there already. If it doesn't go away with a system restart (long press of power button > 20 seconds) - then it is somewhere in /var/local. Its name should make it obvious.

09-07-2015, 07:03 PM	#3
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Well, you can "Forget" a network -- turn on WIFi, wait for it to connect to the network, then tap on the network name in the list of networks (it will have a check next to it ). Alternatively, I think the passwords are saved in /var/local/system/wifid.conf (encrypted blob)

09-07-2015, 08:37 PM	#4
shamanNS Wizard Posts: 1,141 Karma: 12345678 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Serbia Device: Kindle PW5, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle PW1	Heh, didn't think to tap on the "check" icon , tried tap on the name, tried longpress (Android user here ), tried going to "Others">Advanced and look for delete/forget/remove. Thought it was strange that it doesn't have that option. Ok, that's done then. Removed both SSIDs (home and office across the street), so PW1 is safe from the old man and update to fw 5.6.x. Thank you.

09-07-2015, 09:19 PM	#5
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	checkmark, name, same difference... for me. Glad you got it taken care of, anyway.

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