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Kindle USB Networking Setup Guide

The document provides instructions to connect a Kindle device to a Mac computer for debugging purposes. It involves: 1. Entering debug commands on the Kindle like ;debugOn and `usbNetwork to enable networking. 2. Configuring the Mac's network settings and using telnet to connect to the Kindle. 3. Running commands on the Mac to view the Kindle filesystem and start a VNC client to control the Kindle remotely. 4. The document concludes by explaining how to disconnect the Kindle by exiting the VNC client and debug modes or restarting the Kindle.

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Kindle USB Networking Setup Guide

The document provides instructions to connect a Kindle device to a Mac computer for debugging purposes. It involves: 1. Entering debug commands on the Kindle like ;debugOn and `usbNetwork to enable networking. 2. Configuring the Mac's network settings and using telnet to connect to the Kindle. 3. Running commands on the Mac to view the Kindle filesystem and start a VNC client to control the Kindle remotely. 4. The document concludes by explaining how to disconnect the Kindle by exiting the VNC client and debug modes or restarting the Kindle.

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3.

Connect

a. On Kindle, from the Home Screen:


i. Press Del, type ;debugOn and press Return*
ii. Press Del, type `usbNetwork and press Return†
iii. Press Del, type ;debugOff and press Return
b.
c.
d. Click "Network Preferences..." and configure IPv4 manually (IP
Address: [Link], Subnet Mask: [Link])
e. On Mac: Issue the following 4 commands:
$ telnet [Link]
Trying [Link]...
Connected to [Link].
Escape character is '^]'.

Welcome to Kindle!

#################################################
# N O T I C E * N O T I C E * N O T I C E #
#################################################
Rootfs is mounted read-only. Invoke mntroot rw to
switch back to a writable rootfs.
#################################################
[root@kindle root]#
f.
/etc/init.d/netwatchd stop /etc/init.d/powerd stop
/mnt/us/kindlevncviewer/[Link] [Link]:1 &

killall kindlevncviewer

4. Disconnect

a. On Mac: To end, press Ctrl+C and then [root@kindle root]# killall


kindlevncviewer . Restart netwatchd and powerd if desired.
b. On Kindle: To return to USB mass storage device mode, repeat
steps 3.a.i-iii or simply restart (Home Screen > Menu > Settings >
Menu > Restart).

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