Cannot mount Kindle directory via sshfs

stevejoung · 09-17-2014, 02:10 PM

Posted in error.

knc1 · 09-17-2014, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevejoung

I am trying to mount a directory from my Kindle Paperwhite onto my Ubuntu laptop. I can connect to the Kindle via ssh and use Vi to edit files but I would prefer to do the editing on my laptop. Not least because the ssh connection seems to hang from time to time for no apparent reason.

I have three password suggestions from the Kindle Root Password Tool which all work to login via ssh but none of them work in sshfs as is shown below.

steve@steve:~$ sudo sshfs /usr/share/webkit-1.0/pillow/@192.168.15.244:/ /media/steve
/usr/share/webkit-1.0/pillow/@192.168.15.244's password:
/usr/share/webkit-1.0/pillow/@192.168.15.244's password:
/usr/share/webkit-1.0/pillow/@192.168.15.244's password:
read: Connection reset by peer

Duh...

Are you using the ssh server from NiLuJe's snapshots thread? (which has 'keep alive' enabled)
Ah, which ssh server? (The USBnetworking package has two)

Which sshfs? (there is more than one application by that name)
With what username? (specified directly to sshfs, not the effective username of sudo)
Over Wifi?
Over USB cable?

stevejoung · 09-17-2014, 02:51 PM

I can mount the directory now using:

sshfs root@192.168.15.244:/usr/share/webkit-1.0/pillow/strings/ kindle

It is interesting that you mention a "keep alive" feature as I have noticed that ssh and sshfs connections are prone to just hang. I will look into this. Thanks.

NiLuJe · 09-17-2014, 04:03 PM

sshfs is prone to eating dirt on pretty much any system, so, err, not a huge benchmark there

. In this very specific instance, KA might help, or might make it worse.

knc1 · 09-17-2014, 04:20 PM

Note that the poster has **STILL** not answered the:
"Over Wifi or over USB cable" question.

In fact, the o.p. hasn't answered a single question.
I think we had better just log this thread as:
-ePEBKAC

stevejoung · 09-17-2014, 04:44 PM

I actually deleted the original post within 15 minutes of posting it after I realised how to mount via sshfs. As you answered my original post I replied and told you exactly what I was doing wrong and showed the command that worked.

I don't know why you want all the other details as the problem doesn't exist. It was my mistake. Sorry. OK?

(over cable)

09-17-2014, 02:10 PM	#1
stevejoung Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2014 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Cannot mount Kindle directory via sshfs Posted in error. Last edited by stevejoung; 09-17-2014 at 02:23 PM. Reason: Posted in error.

09-17-2014, 02:51 PM	#3
stevejoung Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2014 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I can mount the directory now using: sshfs root@192.168.15.244:/usr/share/webkit-1.0/pillow/strings/ kindle It is interesting that you mention a "keep alive" feature as I have noticed that ssh and sshfs connections are prone to just hang. I will look into this. Thanks. Last edited by stevejoung; 09-17-2014 at 02:54 PM.

09-17-2014, 04:20 PM	#5
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Note that the poster has STILL not answered the: "Over Wifi or over USB cable" question. In fact, the o.p. hasn't answered a single question. I think we had better just log this thread as: -ePEBKAC Last edited by knc1; 09-17-2014 at 04:30 PM.

09-17-2014, 04:44 PM	#6
stevejoung Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2014 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I actually deleted the original post within 15 minutes of posting it after I realised how to mount via sshfs. As you answered my original post I replied and told you exactly what I was doing wrong and showed the command that worked. I don't know why you want all the other details as the problem doesn't exist. It was my mistake. Sorry. OK? (over cable) Last edited by stevejoung; 09-18-2014 at 03:09 AM.

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