KT2 Replacing Kindle firmware entirely

luRaichu · 06-26-2025, 07:59 PM

Hello.
I got an ewasted Kindle KT2 for free and would like to know how to go about replacing the Amazon Kindle “firmware” (5.12.2.2) with a standard Linux distro. I love Debian.

I’ve seen the method of chrooting and running Alpine Linux inside a window on the Kindle firmware, but I think it would be more efficient to replace it outright.

(Also, this Kindle was thrown out because the micro USB port broke. I soldered some wires and have it charged up with my benchtop PSU. Does anyone know a replacement port I can buy from DigiKey, etc?)

06-26-2025, 07:59 PM	#1
luRaichu Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2025 Device: Kindle 7 [WP63GW]	Replacing Kindle firmware entirely Hello. I got an ewasted Kindle KT2 for free and would like to know how to go about replacing the Amazon Kindle “firmware” (5.12.2.2) with a standard Linux distro. I love Debian. I’ve seen the method of chrooting and running Alpine Linux inside a window on the Kindle firmware, but I think it would be more efficient to replace it outright. (Also, this Kindle was thrown out because the micro USB port broke. I soldered some wires and have it charged up with my benchtop PSU. Does anyone know a replacement port I can buy from DigiKey, etc?)

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