PW5 SSH to Kindle failed?

thatonegirl · 08-27-2025, 11:56 PM

Hi everyone, my kindle is refusing to let me ssh to it (with KOReader's "Login without password (DANGEROUS)" left on). Both password and keys doesn't work. I tried to compile my own dropbear, but no luck (with arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf toolchain on macOS 15). The only way I could interact with my kindle through computer is the filebrowser extension + plugin and usb. Any help?

mergen3107 · 08-28-2025, 10:10 AM

Which Kindle?
What firmware are you on?
USBNET or USBNET LITE?
Is your PC Windows? Then you need to install RDNIS ethernet driver as well, and assign specific IP to it in 192.168.15.x domain.

thatonegirl · 08-29-2025, 10:22 PM

Sorry for the late reply, I'm on firmware 5.18.2, using usbnetlite, on macOS 15.

mergen3107 · 09-01-2025, 10:09 AM

Oh no, I remembered that 5.18.2 and beyond breaks the ssh daemon: https://discord.com/channels/1083603...64756317028506

Your best other alternative is telnet, give it a try: https://discord.com/channels/1083603...20956064792656

08-27-2025, 11:56 PM	#1
thatonegirl Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 12 Join Date: Aug 2025 Device: Kindle PW5	SSH to Kindle failed? Hi everyone, my kindle is refusing to let me ssh to it (with KOReader's "Login without password (DANGEROUS)" left on). Both password and keys doesn't work. I tried to compile my own dropbear, but no luck (with arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf toolchain on macOS 15). The only way I could interact with my kindle through computer is the filebrowser extension + plugin and usb. Any help?

08-28-2025, 10:10 AM	#2
mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,517 Karma: 5000046 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	Which Kindle? What firmware are you on? USBNET or USBNET LITE? Is your PC Windows? Then you need to install RDNIS ethernet driver as well, and assign specific IP to it in 192.168.15.x domain. Last edited by mergen3107; 09-01-2025 at 10:10 AM.

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08-29-2025, 10:22 PM	#3
thatonegirl Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 12 Join Date: Aug 2025 Device: Kindle PW5	Sorry for the late reply, I'm on firmware 5.18.2, using usbnetlite, on macOS 15.

09-01-2025, 10:09 AM	#4
mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,517 Karma: 5000046 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	Oh no, I remembered that 5.18.2 and beyond breaks the ssh daemon: https://discord.com/channels/1083603...64756317028506 Your best other alternative is telnet, give it a try: https://discord.com/channels/1083603...20956064792656