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== Contributors ==
== Contributors ==
* samcday (put your username here!)
* samcday


== Users owning this device ==
== Users owning this device ==
{{Device owners}}
{{Device owners}}
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== How to enter flash mode ==
== How to enter flash mode ==
* Jailbreak your device by following the [https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle4NTHacking#Jailbreak Kindle4NTHacking Jailbreak guide] from MobileRead wiki.
* Follow the instructions on the Kindle4NTHacking page to set up USBnet and obtain a root shell.
* Write the image to main partition:
cat /tmp/postmarketOS-export/amazon-yoshi.img | ssh -oHostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -oKexAlgorithms=+diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 root@192.168.15.244 "dd of=/dev/mmcblk0p1 bs=512"
* Reboot into fastboot mode:
idme -d --bootmode fastboot
reboot
* Download and compile [https://github.com/fread-ink/fread-installer-fastboot fread-installer-fastboot]
* Flash kernel:
./fastboot flash kernel /tmp/postmarketOS-export/uImage && ./fastboot setvar bootmode main && ./fastboot reboot
* Congratulations, you now have a much less useful e-reader device. But it's running mainline Linux, so there's that at least!


== Installation ==
== Installation ==
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== See also ==
== See also ==
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Revision as of 07:17, 27 October 2021

Amazon Kindle 4
I don't exist yet
I don't exist yet
Manufacturer Amazon
Name Kindle 4
Codename amazon-yoshi
Released 211
Hardware
Chipset Freescale/NXP i.MX 508
CPU 800MHz ARM Cortex A8
GPU TODO
Display 6-inch (150 mm), 600 × 800 pixels, 167 PPI density, 16-level grayscale
Storage 2 GB
Memory 256 MB
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software Proprietary Kindle OS
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline yes
postmarketOS kernel 5.15-rc6
Features
Flashing
Broken
USB Networking
Broken
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
Broken
Screen
Broken
Touchscreen
No data
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Broken
Audio
Broken
Camera
No data
Camera Flash
No data
Connectivity
WiFi
Broken
Bluetooth
Broken
GPS
No data
NFC
Broken
Modem
Calls
No data
SMS
No data
Mobile data
No data
Miscellaneous
FDE
Broken
USB OTG
Broken
HDMI/DP
No data
Sensors
Accelerometer
Broken
Magnetometer
No data
Ambient Light
No data
Proximity
No data
Hall Effect
No data
Haptics
No data
Barometer
No data


Contributors

  • samcday

Users owning this device


How to enter flash mode

  • Jailbreak your device by following the Kindle4NTHacking Jailbreak guide from MobileRead wiki.
  • Follow the instructions on the Kindle4NTHacking page to set up USBnet and obtain a root shell.
  • Write the image to main partition:
cat /tmp/postmarketOS-export/amazon-yoshi.img | ssh -oHostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -oKexAlgorithms=+diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 root@192.168.15.244 "dd of=/dev/mmcblk0p1 bs=512"
  • Reboot into fastboot mode:
idme -d --bootmode fastboot
reboot
./fastboot flash kernel /tmp/postmarketOS-export/uImage && ./fastboot setvar bootmode main && ./fastboot reboot
  • Congratulations, you now have a much less useful e-reader device. But it's running mainline Linux, so there's that at least!

Installation

See also