Kindle Touch/PW1/PW2 5.0.x - 5.4.4.2 JailBreak. Plus FW 5.x USBNetwork. - Page 184

knc1 · 08-05-2019, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruskie_it

I was waiting for this post from you.

You are late! Stop enjoying summer, this forum needs you!

I am still limited to smart remarks only.
My technical replies have been too error prone this past year.

hius07 · 08-05-2019, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

I am still limited to smart remarks only.
My technical replies have been too error prone this past year.

No, they haven't.

setlucas · 08-14-2019, 12:23 PM

Hey there, Whenever I try and use this jailbreak, the bin file is immediately deleted upon unplugging my kindle touch, and the "Update your Kindle" Button is greyed out. I am currently running Kindle Touch Version 5.3.7.3. I had this same issue on all older versions of the firmware except 5.1.2, however on such versions Amazon has dissabled internet. Any advice?

NiLuJe · 08-14-2019, 01:47 PM

@setlucas: You're doing something wrong. Make sure you're following the instructions from the Install section of this very thread to the letter. And that whatever you're using to unpack zip archives isn't doing stupid crap behind your back.

(Just double-checked on a Touch on 5.3.7.3, everything's fine).

setlucas · 08-16-2019, 09:24 PM

Hey there (let me know if Im putting this in the right place), I got the jailbreak working and have KTERM (the terminal) installed, however I don't know where to put the plugs such as coreutils so it will load the possible commands. here's the site: https://www.fabiszewski.net/kindle-terminal/

thanks for the help!

LiquidBrain · 09-07-2019, 03:04 PM

Thanks a lot for this jailbreak!

I have installed it on my Kindle PaperWhite 4 (2018) WiFi, 8GB (G000PP) and it works great. Finally, I can customize the device so that the PDFs are easier to read.

Regarding USBNetwork:

I have installed it and I can successfully activate UN and reach the device. However, it always prompts for an SSH password. Regardless whether the WiFi is on or off (by default I always turn it off). The telnet port is closed. Any ideas how could I login into the device?

I wanted to adjust the configuration, such that I can use public keys for authentication, but I can't get it to compile, because I am lacking a lot of PW2 binaries (not included in the package sources or the official repo).

Thanks in advance!

NiLuJe · 09-07-2019, 04:09 PM

@LiquidBrain: Read USBNetwork's README.

In its default state, it'll *prompt* for a password, but will accept anything.
That said, that stops being the case once you enable SSH over WiFi.

You certainly don't need to build anything anywhere to setup shared key authentication (again, the peculiarities of the Kindle setup vs. standard OpenSSH locations are detailed in the doc), so I'm a bit confused as to what exactly you're trying to achieve

.

LiquidBrain · 09-07-2019, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiquidBrain

Regarding USBNetwork:

I have installed it and I can successfully activate UN and reach the device. However, it always prompts for an SSH password. Regardless whether the WiFi is on or off (by default I always turn it off). The telnet port is closed. Any ideas how could I login into the device?

I found a tutorial in German which uses a Javascript implementation of a script by Belkaar for getting the password based on the device serial number.

Now I can login

NiLuJe · 09-07-2019, 04:16 PM

Which means you indeed skipped reading the docs and enabled SSH over WiFi (telnet being down was the first hint, though ;p)

.

(Sidebar: kindletool info. But even that may be moot on newer devices, because the *account* is locked).

LiquidBrain · 09-07-2019, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@LiquidBrain: Read USBNetwork's README.

In its default state, it'll *prompt* for a password, but will accept anything.
That said, that stops being the case once you enable SSH over WiFi.

You certainly don't need to build anything anywhere to setup shared key authentication (again, the peculiarities of the Kindle setup vs. standard OpenSSH locations are detailed in the doc), so I'm a bit confused as to what exactly you're trying to achieve

.

Thank you for answering NiLuJe.

It did prompt me for a password, but it didn't accept any password I used (empty string, standard passwords like "root", "admin", "pass", etc.).

Regarding the paths, the readme refers to usbnet/etc/config and usbnet/etc/authorized_keys, so I assumed these files are included in the USBNetwork's .bin file.

Are these meant to be files on the Kindle filesystem?
Are these files accessible through the standard mass storage USB interface? I thought that it could be just usbnet directly in the root of the USB storage, but I wasn't sure.
Can I access Kindle's root filesystem without a shell?

EDIT:

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Which means you indeed skipped reading the docs and enabled SSH over WiFi (telnet being down was the first hint, though ;p)

.

(Sidebar: kindletool info. But even that may be moot on newer devices, because the *account* is locked).

That's odd, because did not enable WiFi on my device. I always kept it off (flight mode), just to prevent unwanted connection to Amazon servers.

NiLuJe · 09-07-2019, 04:33 PM

You are definitely not meant to mess with the innards of the .bin

.

The paths are relative to the USB root (i.e., what you see over mass storage), hence the distinct lack of initial /

.

So that'd be a resounding yes to 2., and as for 1., they resolve to /mnt/us/usbnet/... from inside the Kindle's OS.

About 3., sky's the limit on a jailbroken device (once you know that the rootfs is mounted RO for safety, a fact made abundantly clear on your first connection to a login shell), but for what I think you're asking, essentially no

.

LiquidBrain · 09-07-2019, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Which means you indeed skipped reading the docs and enabled SSH over WiFi (telnet being down was the first hint, though ;p)

.

(Sidebar: kindletool info. But even that may be moot on newer devices, because the *account* is locked).

Perhaps I have misunderstood the documentation. My WiFi has been disabled all the time after the jailbreak and I only used USB connection.

Regardless, all is working now. Thanks again.

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

You are definitely not meant to mess with the innards of the .bin

.

The paths are relative to the USB root (i.e., what you see over mass storage), hence the distinct lack of initial /

.

So that'd be a resounding yes to 2., and as for 1., they resolve to /mnt/us/usbnet/... from inside the Kindle's OS.

About 3., sky's the limit on a jailbroken device, but for what I think you're asking, essentially no

.

My previous post has disappeared, but thank you for the clarification.

NiLuJe · 09-07-2019, 04:43 PM

Oh, it was in the moderation queue, I failed to notice the bright green square, my bad ;p.

I specifically meant the SSH over WIFi *setting*, specific to USBNet, not the actual state of WiFi on your device.

(Enabling this disables passwordless logins & telnetd, because, err, WiFi

. And as that's a switch flipped at the sshd level, it'll affect both wired and wireless connection attempts.)

LiquidBrain · 09-07-2019, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

...

I specifically meant the SSH over WIFi *setting*, specific to USBNet, not the actual state of WiFi on your device.
...

That's it! That's exactly what I misunderstood

WizardStan · 01-29-2020, 08:55 PM

Apologies for the necro and if this has been answered in the last 184 pages somewhere, BUT
I got a Kindle Paperwhite recently for dirt cheap, figured I'd hack it. Downgraded to 5.3.3, got the jailbreak package listed above, did the "Update", it printed "*** Jailbreak ***" to the screen.
Now what? I've tried installing the usbnet hack (Update_usbnet_0.22.N_install_touch_pw.bin), copied it to the root (alongside the rp, mkk, documents, and system folders), sync and eject, but when I try to "Update" this time, the button is greyed out and the bin file has been deleted. Tried with the "Dummy" package as well.
I rebooted, no change; reinstalled the jailbreak, got the "*** Jailbreak ***" again, still nothing. I've tried the "Update_jailbreak_bridge_1.16.N_install.bin" and "Update_jailbreak_hotfix_1.16.N_install.bin" for good measure: "Update your kindle" remains greyed out.
This is definitely a Paperwhite (serial B01C), it's still running firmware 5.3.3. Did I miss a step?
Thanks for the help

09-07-2019, 03:04 PM	#2751
LiquidBrain Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2019 Device: Kindle PaperWhite 4 (2018), G000PP, FW v5.10.0.2	Thanks a lot for this jailbreak! I have installed it on my Kindle PaperWhite 4 (2018) WiFi, 8GB (G000PP) and it works great. Finally, I can customize the device so that the PDFs are easier to read. Regarding USBNetwork: I have installed it and I can successfully activate UN and reach the device. However, it always prompts for an SSH password. Regardless whether the WiFi is on or off (by default I always turn it off). The telnet port is closed. Any ideas how could I login into the device? I wanted to adjust the configuration, such that I can use public keys for authentication, but I can't get it to compile, because I am lacking a lot of PW2 binaries (not included in the package sources or the official repo). Thanks in advance! Last edited by LiquidBrain; 09-07-2019 at 03:08 PM. Reason: USBNetwork question

09-07-2019, 04:16 PM	#2754
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047190 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Which means you indeed skipped reading the docs and enabled SSH over WiFi (telnet being down was the first hint, though ;p) . (Sidebar: kindletool info. But even that may be moot on newer devices, because the account is locked). Last edited by NiLuJe; 09-07-2019 at 04:25 PM.

09-07-2019, 04:33 PM	#2756
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047190 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	You are definitely not meant to mess with the innards of the .bin . The paths are relative to the USB root (i.e., what you see over mass storage), hence the distinct lack of initial / . So that'd be a resounding yes to 2., and as for 1., they resolve to /mnt/us/usbnet/... from inside the Kindle's OS. About 3., sky's the limit on a jailbroken device (once you know that the rootfs is mounted RO for safety, a fact made abundantly clear on your first connection to a login shell), but for what I think you're asking, essentially no . Last edited by NiLuJe; 09-07-2019 at 04:36 PM. Reason: Oops, yes != no :D

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08-14-2019, 12:23 PM	#2748
setlucas Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2019 Device: Kindle Touch, D01200	Hey there, Whenever I try and use this jailbreak, the bin file is immediately deleted upon unplugging my kindle touch, and the "Update your Kindle" Button is greyed out. I am currently running Kindle Touch Version 5.3.7.3. I had this same issue on all older versions of the firmware except 5.1.2, however on such versions Amazon has dissabled internet. Any advice?

08-14-2019, 01:47 PM	#2749
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047190 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@setlucas: You're doing something wrong. Make sure you're following the instructions from the Install section of this very thread to the letter. And that whatever you're using to unpack zip archives isn't doing stupid crap behind your back. (Just double-checked on a Touch on 5.3.7.3, everything's fine).

08-16-2019, 09:24 PM	#2750
setlucas Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2019 Device: Kindle Touch, D01200	Hey there (let me know if Im putting this in the right place), I got the jailbreak working and have KTERM (the terminal) installed, however I don't know where to put the plugs such as coreutils so it will load the possible commands. here's the site: https://www.fabiszewski.net/kindle-terminal/ thanks for the help!

09-07-2019, 04:09 PM	#2752
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047190 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@LiquidBrain: Read USBNetwork's README. In its default state, it'll prompt for a password, but will accept anything. That said, that stops being the case once you enable SSH over WiFi. You certainly don't need to build anything anywhere to setup shared key authentication (again, the peculiarities of the Kindle setup vs. standard OpenSSH locations are detailed in the doc), so I'm a bit confused as to what exactly you're trying to achieve .

09-07-2019, 04:43 PM	#2758
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047190 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Oh, it was in the moderation queue, I failed to notice the bright green square, my bad ;p. I specifically meant the SSH over WIFi setting, specific to USBNet, not the actual state of WiFi on your device. (Enabling this disables passwordless logins & telnetd, because, err, WiFi . And as that's a switch flipped at the sshd level, it'll affect both wired and wireless connection attempts.)

01-29-2020, 08:55 PM	#2760
WizardStan Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2020 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Apologies for the necro and if this has been answered in the last 184 pages somewhere, BUT I got a Kindle Paperwhite recently for dirt cheap, figured I'd hack it. Downgraded to 5.3.3, got the jailbreak package listed above, did the "Update", it printed "* Jailbreak " to the screen. Now what? I've tried installing the usbnet hack (Update_usbnet_0.22.N_install_touch_pw.bin), copied it to the root (alongside the rp, mkk, documents, and system folders), sync and eject, but when I try to "Update" this time, the button is greyed out and the bin file has been deleted. Tried with the "Dummy" package as well. I rebooted, no change; reinstalled the jailbreak, got the " Jailbreak *" again, still nothing. I've tried the "Update_jailbreak_bridge_1.16.N_install.bin" and "Update_jailbreak_hotfix_1.16.N_install.bin" for good measure: "Update your kindle" remains greyed out. This is definitely a Paperwhite (serial B01C), it's still running firmware 5.3.3. Did I miss a step? Thanks for the help

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