"broken" Kindle 3 as web server

artxxork · 03-12-2012, 09:30 AM

Screen on my Kindle 3 got broken accidentally ... so I decided to use device as web server - silent, fast enough, integrated UPS ...

For those interested - I am attaching compiled version of Hiawatha web server + PHP + logrotate + other exported files (from make install).

To free RAM I disabled framework (as it is no longer needed) - getting very nice 220MB FREE with web server and 4 php-cgi wrappers running

Code:

$> free  
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:        256536      35552     220984          0       7544      12800
-/+ buffers/cache:      15208     241328
Swap:            0          0          0

xx.

geekmaster · 03-12-2012, 10:21 AM

One of my K3s got a broken screen recently too. Thanks.

(I bumped your karma to 2600).

aditya3098 · 03-13-2012, 03:21 AM

How exactly do you install it (using a KT but should work)

artxxork · 03-13-2012, 06:30 AM

transfer files to device (scp or mount device as USB drive and copy locally) ... then ssh to device or use serial console to login ... extract files and edit configuration files to suit your needs...

...if you need more details - let me know which step is a problem for you...

aleritty · 08-05-2012, 08:10 AM

Yep, really good Idea!

I have a kindle 3 with a broken screen too and I wanted to do the same!

Actually I copied hiawatha extracting your zip into the / of the device but I really don't know where extract php and logrotate (maybe logrotate goes to sbin)

Also I think that we will need to open the port 80 and create a init script to start hiawatha at boot.

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03-12-2012, 10:21 AM	#2
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773668 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	One of my K3s got a broken screen recently too. Thanks. (I bumped your karma to 2600).

03-13-2012, 03:21 AM	#3
aditya3098 Guru Posts: 608 Karma: 1588610 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Scribe	How exactly do you install it (using a KT but should work)

03-13-2012, 06:30 AM	#4
artxxork Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 2600 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kindle 3	transfer files to device (scp or mount device as USB drive and copy locally) ... then ssh to device or use serial console to login ... extract files and edit configuration files to suit your needs... ...if you need more details - let me know which step is a problem for you...

08-05-2012, 08:10 AM	#5
aleritty Member Posts: 18 Karma: 7966 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: Kindle 3 keyboard	Yep, really good Idea! I have a kindle 3 with a broken screen too and I wanted to do the same! Actually I copied hiawatha extracting your zip into the / of the device but I really don't know where extract php and logrotate (maybe logrotate goes to sbin) Also I think that we will need to open the port 80 and create a init script to start hiawatha at boot.