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

[Ruskie_it]

Originally Posted by goldencore

Ok! I didn't put the public key in the usbnet folder (on the Kindle?) Will try later!

Yes, on the Kindle, but that missing would have only forced you to go through the login/password process.
You don't even get there, therefore it must be something else I think. You are trying to connect through Usb, aren't you? Usbnet active, isn't it?

[goldencore]

Yes!
Usbnet is active, the reader plugged. The network connection is set up. As mentioned I can ping the Kindle in a cmd window.
I load the generated private key in the "auth" tab in putty and then I try to open the session to the Kindle in the session tab (choosing SSH and Port 22).
The putty console pops up empty and then "connection refused". The putty log shows no more info than that.

[Ruskie_it]

Originally Posted by goldencore

Yes!
Usbnet is active, the reader plugged. The network connection is set up. As mentioned I can ping the Kindle in a cmd window.
I load the generated private key in the "auth" tab in putty and then I try to open the session to the Kindle in the session tab (choosing SSH and Port 22).
The putty console pops up empty and then "connection refused". The putty log shows no more info than that.

Oh, okay, it was you yesterday evening, right. In that case, keys have nothing to do with that. You don't even get to the login.

Ok, so.
Go to KUAL --> Usbnet, click on USBnet status. What does it says in the bottom lines?

Second: Open Kterm (install the extension if you don't already have it). Issue command 'ifconfig -a', then look for a line that reads "usb0". Two lines below you should find "inet addr:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx".
Replace x's with numbers. Which numbers are there?

[pghaworth]

Originally Posted by Spartan117H3

I don't have enough motivation to learn Calibre

Calibre is amazing and a "not to be missed" program. It's like an onion. There are so many layers and things you can do with it. It is the one program I will always have, no matter what. Great work by Kovid and company.

[vphamlegionaries]

Lost.
I've never been unminded by an Automatic update before. I'm now 5.6.1 and my current JB version is 1.11 (I think, unless someone can show me how to check officially). Lots of my programs like collection manager and kindlemenu have stopped working, I don't know if it's due to the individual programs effected by the update or because of the JB version conflicted with the update. Should I update the JB and how? I've just tried the bridge to 1.14 and it failed. What do you guys suggest?

[Spartan117H3]

Originally Posted by knc1

We could use some replacements in our nerd ranks here.

I'd do more learning than anything. All I know in terms of CS is object oriented Java and C++. Not sure how useful that would be. Then there are time constraints :P

Originally Posted by goldencore

Ok! I didn't put the public key in the usbnet folder (on the Kindle?) Will try later!

Yes, it would be in the usbnet folder on the kindle.

Originally Posted by goldencore

Yes!
Usbnet is active, the reader plugged. The network connection is set up. As mentioned I can ping the Kindle in a cmd window.
I load the generated private key in the "auth" tab in putty and then I try to open the session to the Kindle in the session tab (choosing SSH and Port 22).
The putty console pops up empty and then "connection refused". The putty log shows no more info than that.

You probably have the wrong IP as Ruskie is telling you to get, however, if you have kual helper, you can go to show network info, and it will show your kindle's IP on the second page. But if you ping your Kindle and it shows up, I'm not sure.

Originally Posted by Ruskie_it

Go to KUAL --> Usbnet, click on USBnet status. What does it says in the bottom lines?
'ifconfig -a', then look for a line that reads "usb0".

You're telling him to find the IP of his kindle, correct? Kual helper can show this instead of him having Kterm just for this.

Originally Posted by pghaworth

Calibre is amazing and a "not to be missed" program. It's like an onion. There are so many layers and things you can do with it. It is the one program I will always have, no matter what. Great work by Kovid and company.

I meant more of, not right now at this immediate moment, maybe when I start needing it more/have more books to import. I'd at most rename and fix my books for now.

Originally Posted by vphamlegionaries

Lost.
I've never been unminded by an Automatic update before. I'm now 5.6.1 and my current JB version is 1.11 (I think, unless someone can show me how to check officially). Lots of my programs like collection manager and kindlemenu have stopped working, I don't know if it's due to the individual programs effected by the update or because of the JB version conflicted with the update. Should I update the JB and how? I've just tried the bridge to 1.14 and it failed. What do you guys suggest?

That's why it was highly suggested you install backdoorlock/create a folder to prevent this, or update your jailbreak and keep on airplane mode. Reading what others have said, there's nothing you can do unless you open up your kindle physically and get to the serial port.

[Ruskie_it]

Originally Posted by Spartan117H3

You probably have the wrong IP as Ruskie is telling you to get, however, if you have kual helper, you can go to show network info, and it will show your kindle's IP on the second page. But if you ping your Kindle and it shows up, I'm not sure.

No, the point is: something is showing up at the address he uses.
But since when he tries to ssh to it he gets "connection refused" which in the world of IT means "there is nothing listening on the ip/port you're contacting"... and since usbnet is active according to him, now it is time to ask ourselves: are we really sure he's trying to connect to the Kindle?
I think: either he's connecting to the wrong address, or he's on the wrong subnet. Let's see.

You're telling him to find the IP of his kindle, correct? Kual helper can show this instead of him having Kterm just for this.

Yep, sorry I wasn't thinking fourth dimensionally.

I meant more of, not right now at this immediate moment, maybe when I start needing it more/have more books to import. I'd at most rename and fix my books for now.

We got that, but it's right now the time to learn calibre, before the number of books you have gets overwhelming and you simply can't do everything your book would deserve. Right now it is relatively easy to learn to find a (better) cover for your ebook, how to pull news from your newsfeed or favourite websites and make an ebook out of them, edit metadata to make them right (author, publisher, year) etc. etc.
If you learn how to that now, when you have 10 books, you can do that little by little when you add a new book to your collection. But if you wait until you have 100..

[pghaworth]

Originally Posted by Spartan117H3

I meant more of, not right now at this immediate moment, maybe when I start needing it more/have more books to import. I'd at most rename and fix my books for now.

I completely get that. Just wanted to add in my .02 on how great and useful Calibre is. As a stand-alone library and nothing else it's amazing. When you add in the rest it boggles the mind. Really well-done piece of work.

[eschwartz]

Time for a magic trick.

Type the following into the search bar and tell me what you get:

;711

(yes, that ";" is deliberate.)

Kindle_Touch_Hacking#Useful_hidden_functionality

KUAL plugs into the same script, but it is callable via the searchbar even on a stock Kindle with vanilla everything. You can also run your own custom shortcuts by modifying debug_cmds.json .

[pghaworth]

Probably not meant for me, but I like that. Thanks!

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by pghaworth

Probably not meant for me, but I like that. Thanks!

You are allowed to use it too.

[pghaworth]

Many thanks.

[Spartan117H3]

Originally Posted by Ruskie_it

No, the point is: something is showing up at the address he uses.
But since when he tries to ssh to it he gets "connection refused" which in the world of IT means "there is nothing listening on the ip/port you're contacting"... and since usbnet is active according to him, now it is time to ask ourselves: are we really sure he's trying to connect to the Kindle?
I think: either he's connecting to the wrong address, or he's on the wrong subnet.

Right now it is relatively easy to learn to find a (better) cover for your ebook, how to pull news from your newsfeed or favourite websites and make an ebook out of them, edit metadata to make them right (author, publisher, year) etc. etc.
If you learn how to that now, when you have 10 books, you can do that little by little when you add a new book to your collection. But if you wait until you have 100..

I understand now.

"Better" cover? Can you elaborate on that?

Newsfeed/favorite websites and make an ebook out of it... kind of like, if I wanted to read say, reddit or something, and import... everything in an ebook style, the con being it would be read only?

[Ruskie_it]

Originally Posted by Spartan117H3

I understand now.

"Better" cover? Can you elaborate on that?

Oh, not a big deal.
Sometimes when you get your book from unconventional sources, maybe because it's public domain or because it's a document you have created yourself, the cover page might not be so nice. maybe it's a photo of the original cover for example.
In that case calibre can be configured to retrieve a new cover looking around in digital bookstores

[eschwartz]

Usually articles, but there is nothing stopping someone from writing a reddit news recipe.

Better covers -- surely you have seen some editions of a book with a really lousy cover? Metadata download lets you search for and download covers from other editions.