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There is finally an E Ink device with Bluetooth support (for keyboards and speakers) and a full version of Android (4.04): the 6.8" Onyx BOOX T68 Lynx.UPDATE: I still prefer GUNNAR's Phenom computer glasses, but see Uroš's thorough review of Spektrum's Prospek-99 Elite glasses.The latter sounds like some kind of cheap plug, but it's not - I'm just a very surprised and satisfied customer. If you must work on a backlit screen, try drinking lots of water and wearing GUNNAR computer eyewear.The battery check can also be skipped by hacking the hardware. System: I S50battcheck:def:skipping battery check Not bootingĪnd here it is after the battery check has been disabled: System: I S50battcheck:def:gasgauge capacity=2% volts=3794 mV current=179 mA System: I S50battcheck:def:current voltage = 3738mV Here is the Kindle refusing to boot with a low battery (taken from the most recent log file in /var/local/log/): init: Entering runlevel: 2 To bypass the battery check (which prevents the Kindle from booting if the battery is under 3600 millivolts), change _SKIP_CHECK=0 to _SKIP_CHECK=1 in /etc/rc2.d/S50battcheck (have a look through S50battcheck - other methods abound, like the nobattcheck boot arg).

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The Kindle was recognized by Windows as a "USB Ethernet/RNDIS Gadget" and the device driver installed automatically. I did a quick test with TightVNC under 64-bit Windows 7, changing the port number to 5901 and disabling authentication - worked like a charm.

Several readers have asked for a similar walkthru using Windows as the host OS.

E-Ink word processing with Amazon Kindle - Introduces Typewriter.

Text editing / shell access on a Kindle 3 via shellinabox.

Browser-based text editing on the Kindle:.

The Kindle can also be used as a standalone terminal.

Video by ArtemRomanov of the DX in action.

Dig into some of the more obscure keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+F2 (activate menu bar) and Ctrl+F3 (activate Dock).

System Preferences > Universal Access > Seeing > check "Use grayscale".

Safari > Preferences > Advanced > check "Press Tab to highlight each item on a webpage".

† The backtick (`) is used in Kindle Version 2.x and earlier the tilde (~) in Kindle Version 3 and later.

* Don't confuse the Return key, which looks something like ‚Üµ, with the center button of the 5-way controller (as I did).

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).

On Mac: To end, press Ctrl+C and then root]# killall kindlevncviewer.

Switch back to a writable root]# /etc/init.d/netwatchd stop system: I netwatchd:def:stopping Netwatch root]# /etc/init.d/powerd stop Stopping Power Management Daemon: root]# /mnt/us/kindlevncviewer/kvncviewer.sh 192.168.2.1:1 & # N O T I C E * N O T I C E * N O T I C E #

On Mac: Issue the following 4 commands:.

The following dialog box will appear:Ĭlick "Network Preferences." and configure IPv4 manually (IP Address: 192.168.2.1, Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0)

On Mac: Connect the Kindle's USB cable.

Press Del, type debugOff and press Return.

Press Del, type `usbNetwork and press Return †.

Press Del, type debugOn and press Return *.

On Kindle: Rotate display (using A A) to desired orientation (portrait or landscape).

Set authentication to "none" and RFB Protocol to "3.3".

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On Mac: Download and install Vine Server (OSXvnc).

On Mac: Download hawhill's Kindle VNC viewer and copy the kindlevncviewer directory to the USB storage root of your Kindle.

On Mac: Extract the appropriate bin from kindle-usbnetwork-0.37.N.zip (e.g., update_usbnetwork_0.37.N_dxg_install.bin) to the USB storage root of your Kindle.

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On Kindle: Press Menu, choose Settings, press Menu again and choose Update Your Kindle.

On Mac: Extract the appropriate bin from kindle-jailbreak-0.10.N.zip (e.g., update_jailbreak_0.10.N_dxg_install.bin) to the USB storage root of your Kindle.On Mac: Download NiLuJe's JailBreak and UsbNet.

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Mac OS X 10.6.8 & Vine Server 3.0 (though most any OS and VNC server should work).At the very least, they definitely void your warranty. They may not work for you, and might even destroy your Kindle. These directions are current as of March 2012 and worked well for me. Note that in some jurisdictions, it may actually be illegal to jailbreak your tablet (but not a phone!). Kindle DX as E Ink computer monitor / docs / Kindle DX as E Ink computer monitor