Restore KindleDX USB networking

[alexma]

hi,

I am using usenetwork 0.7 in my Kindle DX (2.1.1) and it works. Now I can open kindle store. But I cannot find any items(book, magazine...). For example, I can see many categories in Book, I get a promt 'No items found' when I choose a category such as 'Fiction'.

Why? I am not sure it occurs because I do not register in Kindle DX. I cannot finish registration in Kindle DX because it says 'Your kindle is unable to connect at this time. Please try again later' even though it is connecting Internet via usb network.

I heard that there is a GPS module in Kindle so only user in US can do registration using Kindle, is it right?

[jyavenard]

Originally Posted by alexma

I heard that there is a GPS module in Kindle so only user in US can do registration using Kindle, is it right?

This has nothing to do with the GPS...

You can't register a Kindle via the USB tethering. It can only be done when connected to the Sprint network.

Probably related to your IP address not being on the right subnet

[highwaykind]

(post no longer needed, no useful info inside either)

[alexma]

Originally Posted by jyavenard

This has nothing to do with the GPS...

You can't register a Kindle via the USB tethering. It can only be done when connected to the Sprint network.

Probably related to your IP address not being on the right subnet

Thank you for your reply. I think I have to give up to register it in China.

[mariusga]

I have kindle DX updated to v. 2.3
Thanks to JY Avenard! I installed the update usb network.
the PC is winXP pro SP3.
1.
when in debugOn i receive a popup new hardware rndis/mobile gadget found but cannot install the driver.Not with ActiveSync 4.5 nor with generic linux.inf
2.
After this, what IP address for kindle and what for network adapter?
must I change the IP in the script?

Please help and please speak slowly, as you can guess I'm not a developer.
Thanks.

[Zorz]

I installed the lastest .10 hack and still cant login, when I ssh I press enter when prompted for a password and I get prompted again. I enabled 'usbnetwork and still nothing.

[Zorz]

Nobody can help me? cmon?

[highwaykind]

No one here to help me out either - but my problem can be scrapped (I'll delete the posts since no one answered and they only add to the already long thread).

I got a DX Global from friends. Problem fixed.

[jyavenard]

version for the new Kindle DX ; no difference for all the others.

http://www.avenard.org/kindle2/usbnetwork23-0.11.tar.gz

[leader]

Has it been tested in DX global? I'm getting a Kindle DX global tomorrow. I want to use this hack but I'm worried about bricking it.

Originally Posted by jyavenard

version for the new Kindle DX ; no difference for all the others.

http://www.avenard.org/kindle2/usbnetwork23-0.11.tar.gz

[leader]

Hi,
Thank you for this great stuff! 0.11 works fine on my new kindle dxi.
I want to ask a question here. Thanks in advance.
If usbnetwork is working, is there a way that I can make the kindle back to USB mass storage mode without rebooting it?

[jyavenard]

not easily I'm afraid.

One possibility would be to set a script to run say 1 minute later via a cron ; that script would destroy the usb0 network interface, unload the kernel modules for ethernet and reload the file_storage one ; like:
ifconfig usb0 down
rmmod g_ether
modprobe g_file_storage

[jft]

Take a look at the Qt Thread here. There is a shortcut tool included. With 3 small scripts I am able to enable usbnet or storage just by pressing two keys.

[leader]

Thanks for replying! It seems not so easy.
In fact, I'm trying to do some font replacement by myself without using a UFH.
I ssh to kindle and then I copy fonts from /usr/java/lib/fonts to /mnt/us/fonts. I replace some fonts in /mnt/us/fonts and then use commands below:

mntroot rw
mount --bind /mnt/us/fonts /usr/java/lib/fonts
/etc/init.d/framework restart

The fonts works fine in this way even if the font file is large (e.g. >25M ). And if the fonts I replaced make kindle frozen, I just need to reboot it and everything returns to original statue. So I think this way is more safe.
But if I want to transfer some books on my computer to kindle, I have to reboot it and then repeat the steps above. It's kind of annoying.

Oh, I also got another problem when telnet to kindle via usbnetwork. After a few minutes (maybe 2 or 3 min), the connection will be closed with a msg saying "Connection closed by foreign host". But I can reconnect to kindle again by using

telnet 192.168.2.2

Is there any idea for why this happen?

Originally Posted by jyavenard

not easily I'm afraid.

One possibility would be to set a script to run say 1 minute later via a cron ; that script would destroy the usb0 network interface, unload the kernel modules for ethernet and reload the file_storage one ; like:
ifconfig usb0 down
rmmod g_ether
modprobe g_file_storage

[leader]

Does that mean to install Qt in kindle and then use the hotkey manager?

What scripts do you use to enable usbnet or storage?

Originally Posted by jft

Take a look at the Qt Thread here. There is a shortcut tool included. With 3 small scripts I am able to enable usbnet or storage just by pressing two keys.