Rooting a Demonstration Kindle Paperwhite

PXeuda · 05-06-2013, 06:54 AM

Hi there,

anybody know if there is a way to root a Demo Paperwhite.
There is no adb access of course, and no possibility to activate it on the Kindle.
Maybe there is a Factory Cable?

Thanks in advanced

PXeuda

hawhill · 05-06-2013, 07:54 AM

The e-ink kindles don't use adb (*Android* debug bridge) at all. They aren't Android-based. Some models have known ways to bring them into a SoC-based mode where things can be flashed to the device (which allows to flash a new root filesystem or the like).

No such way is known for the KPW (yet).

Indeed there probably *is* a factory cable, at least I found traces of such in the bootloader code and the PMIC (which handles ID-codes on USB cables) documentation seems to indicate so. However, all I found then is a different code path in the PMIC setup, which will only trigger that the device is supposed to be bus-powered (instead of using the battery). I've not found traces of code that suggest that the device would offer debug access.

The Kindle Paperwhite *does* offer access through its serial port. That however is fiddly, requires opening the case and to solder cables to some really tiny pads.

05-06-2013, 06:54 AM	#1
PXeuda Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Rooting a Demonstration Kindle Paperwhite Hi there, anybody know if there is a way to root a Demo Paperwhite. There is no adb access of course, and no possibility to activate it on the Kindle. Maybe there is a Factory Cable? Thanks in advanced PXeuda

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Yet another Kindle rooting tutorial	mcandre	Kindle Developer's Corner	4	12-22-2012 10:08 AM
Pocketbook 903 demonstration	knightzx2000	News	28	08-30-2011 11:47 PM
eviGroup Pad Video demonstration	jankovicgood	News	2	10-28-2009 11:57 AM
Polymer Vision Readius - aka Cellular Book - video demonstration	Alexander Turcic	News	0	03-27-2007 12:08 PM
iLiad demonstration video in German	Alexander Turcic	iRex	2	08-31-2006 01:21 PM

05-06-2013, 07:54 AM	#2
hawhill Wizard Posts: 1,379 Karma: 2155307 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Goettingen, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Mini	The e-ink kindles don't use adb (Android debug bridge) at all. They aren't Android-based. Some models have known ways to bring them into a SoC-based mode where things can be flashed to the device (which allows to flash a new root filesystem or the like). No such way is known for the KPW (yet). Indeed there probably is a factory cable, at least I found traces of such in the bootloader code and the PMIC (which handles ID-codes on USB cables) documentation seems to indicate so. However, all I found then is a different code path in the PMIC setup, which will only trigger that the device is supposed to be bus-powered (instead of using the battery). I've not found traces of code that suggest that the device would offer debug access. The Kindle Paperwhite does offer access through its serial port. That however is fiddly, requires opening the case and to solder cables to some really tiny pads.

Advert