Well, jailbreak applied. Can't get SSH working on it yet (because it is late and I am tired).
But it is old enough that the DRM can easily be stripped off any legitimately purchased books.
So, for the few authors who insist on *only* releasing on Kindle, I can now read on my other devices.
Not bad for a night's fiddling.
@Edent did you follow a guide for this? Would be interesting to try myself
@Edent kindle 4 is my favourite kindle, I think I jailbroke 4 last year ^.^
@Edent I finally jailbroke my Kindle toward the end of last year, installed KOreader, and have been enjoying the ePub compatibility and the greatly improved PDF handling. I should have done it sooner.
Well, jailbreak applied. Can't get SSH working on it yet (because it is late and I am tired).
But it is old enough that the DRM can easily be stripped off any legitimately purchased books.
So, for the few authors who insist on *only* releasing on Kindle, I can now read on my other devices.
Not bad for a night's fiddling.
@Edent I bought one recently to use as a passive display for #HomeAssistant but I reached the same stage as you, jailbroken but nothing more.
I'll get there in the end!
Oh! And this #Kindle is so old it doesn't support 2FA.
The officially supported way to log in is:
Type email address.
Type password.
Hit submit.
Wait for an error message.
Type password123456
Yup, literally append your TOTP code to the end of the password.
If it's stupid but it works… Well, it is *still* stupid. But let's not quibble.
I don't think there's a way to make the old Kindle browser full screen, nor can it support modern https, doubt it runs JS.
But it does support displaying PNG and http-equiv=”refresh".
So it can live quite happily as a passive display, regularly fetching new server-generated content.
@Edent ooh interesting. I have an old kindle lying around, can you turn off the auto power off and have it as a permanent display?
@Edent That sounds like a good workaround.
@Edent I’ve been tempted to do something similar but flashing with th TRNML software. Glad to see this working. https://usetrmnl.com/guides/turn-your-amazon-kindle-into-a-trmnl
@awfulwoman I had a play with TRMNL last year and was a bit unconvinced by it.
But, anyway, this Kindle is too old to run anything like that.
@Edent I recently got a PocketBook Verse, which has a microSD slot, no ads and works just fine with DRM-stripped ebooks and PDFs. Only to realize I actually prefer LCDs and OLEDs to e-ink.
@Edent
Ooh interesting. I've got a small stack of kindles, including the one with full keyboard and built in Sim card for free internet anywhere. (except browser is so old not a lot works anymore, nor does the amazon store..) had that one since new :-(
@robert Lots of jailbreaking information at https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle4NTHacking
@Edent whoa. I just came across 2 old kindles...
