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All Kindles can now be jailbroken

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Re: All Kindles can now be jailbroken

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Post by m000 »

slezyr wrote: post #190
m000 wrote: post #188

What are some "killer" applications that would tempt the casual Kindle user to jailbreak the device? I can see someone has ported syncthing [1], which could be convenient for syncing the contents of the device. But probably still too much work compared to using e.g. Calibre and a USB cable a few times per year. [1] https://syncthing.net/

The smallest margin on Kindle Scribe is too large. Changing text justification is not possible. Books cannot be uploaded directly with a USB cable without additional software (calibre). Gesture configuration (tap, two-finger tap, etc). Koreader can do everything you want and is significantly better than the stock reader. Unlike other vendors, kindle requires root to install it.

I didn't know about Koreader.

A reader with native epub support is a good feature. With the stock reader, Calibre needs to do an epub -> mobi conversion (works well, but still...).

Re: All Kindles can now be jailbroken

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Post by magnetowasright »

fvrther wrote: post #39

Kobo are giving you root access with telnet from the start. You can flash modded firmwares, change the backend servers to phone your own calibre-web instance, install ssh, koreader and even a tailscale vpn on it. They even have UART pins labelled on their board. These are amazing devices to play with. And they read pretty much everything you throw on their storage: epub, cbz, cbr, pdf..

They're also intentionally repairable! I've got a Kobo Libra Colour which is a newer model, and its product page links to ifixit. I love it so much.

Re: All Kindles can now be jailbroken

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Post by ThatHackerDude »

mook wrote: post #84
kragen wrote: post #16

This is great news! Can it be patched?

https://kindlemodding.org/jailbreaking/WinterBreak/ says it's based on https://kindlemodding.org/mesquito/ which in turn says it needs <=5.15.1.1

That's a mistake on my part, I've updated that page

Right now WinterBreak remains unpatched, but it is patchable and likely will be in the near-future

Re: All Kindles can now be jailbroken

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Post by defrost »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #146
petesergeant wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I believe Collins is the standard dictionary that British people use And you would be wrong. They've only been putting out a dictionary since 1979. OED[0] is The Dictionary in the UK, and I've quoted its take on it in an adjacent comment. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary

Well, come on, that's obviously false. Zero percent of British people own an OED or even have the resources necessary to consult one when they want to look something up. It costs over a thousand US dollars.

Many libraries in the UK and Commonwealth countries have the full volume set the first, second, or both editions of the OED.

I've routinely referenced it in both the university library and the local town library since 1980.

There's been a digital version of almost all of the second edition kicking about since just prior to the print release of the second edition - I have that on most computer images I own.

The OED offers digital subscription access to the second edition and to the in progress third edition which a good number of people, libraries, companies subscribe to.

It's the dictionary of reference for those serious about the English language.

Re: All Kindles can now be jailbroken

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Post by DANmode »

extraduder_ire wrote: post #197
tjoff wrote: post #193

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Search for alternative first. If it doesn't exist: purchase and download the file from amazon and remove the DRM.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43070155 - Kindle is removing download and transfer option on Feb 26th (2025-02-16)

See title of OP ;)

Re: All Kindles can now be jailbroken

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Post by goosedragons »

eloisant wrote: post #163
realusername wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Kobos are just a simpler mental model for non IT experts as well, you plug them in, they behave like a USB key, you can't get easier than that.

Behaving like a USB key is not a simpler mental model than "buy books on Amazon and they're on your device". I agree on the freedom for geeks, but let's not fool ourselves into thinking non IT experts want to deal with files.

Kobo has the same thing. Buy books on Kobo and they are on your device. But they also support ePub natively and ADE DRM natively so there's more options of where to source books before conversion.

Re: All Kindles can now be jailbroken

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Post by forinti »

fvrther wrote: post #39

Kobo are giving you root access with telnet from the start. You can flash modded firmwares, change the backend servers to phone your own calibre-web instance, install ssh, koreader and even a tailscale vpn on it. They even have UART pins labelled on their board. These are amazing devices to play with. And they read pretty much everything you throw on their storage: epub, cbz, cbr, pdf..

I really like my old Kobo, but I was a tad disappointed when I had to swap the screen. It's a very shoddy build. The screen is glued to the board and the battery is soldered. I felt like it was made to break when you try to open it.

Re: All Kindles can now be jailbroken

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Post by donohoe »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #26
ggm wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Only Americans (to the extent I know) differentiate jail and gaol. Jail and prison. I first read gaol in a 1960s kids book by Randolph Snow. An Australian as it happens. https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/1496448

> Only Americans (to the extent I know) differentiate jail and gaol. Jail and prison. You inhabit a very different reality than everybody else. Americans do not differentiate jail and gaol; Americans don't use the word "gaol" under any circumstances, ever. It is not a part of American English.

American here (another) but also Irish (moved here in my 20s)…

Americans never use ‘gaol’. It’s rarely used in Ireland but definitely a term there.

Re: All Kindles can now be jailbroken

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Post by a2800276 »

fvrther wrote: post #39

Kobo are giving you root access with telnet from the start. You can flash modded firmwares, change the backend servers to phone your own calibre-web instance, install ssh, koreader and even a tailscale vpn on it. They even have UART pins labelled on their board. These are amazing devices to play with. And they read pretty much everything you throw on their storage: epub, cbz, cbr, pdf..

Not to mention you're not blowing money up Bezo's botoxed arse.
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