Alpine Linux on Kindle
Here you find a set of utilities to get Alpine Linux running on Kindles.
- Custom firmware
- Abandoned
- High brick risk
This project hasn't been claimed by its maintainer yet, so its details come from the community. Is it yours? Claim it
Features:
- Chromium now comes with uBlock Origin preinstalled (cuts down on javascript and thus cpu usage)
- Battery status now supports more kindle models
Fixed bugs:
- Onboard onscreen keyboard now works on the lockscreen
General improvements:
- Removed hardcoded input id's (might otherwise lead to issues with other kindle models)
Before you start
- How hard is it?
- MediumInstall an app on your computer and follow its steps.
- What you need
- Comfort with the command line
- Another hack installed first
- Can it break my device?
- Could leave your device unusable.
- Can I undo it?
- The project doesn't say. Assume you can't.
Did it work for you?
Did Alpine Linux on Kindle v0.2-alpha2 work on your Amazon Kindle 4?
No reports yet for v0.2-alpha2.
Did Alpine Linux on Kindle v0.2-alpha2 work on your Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3?
No reports yet for v0.2-alpha2.
One-tap reports from owners. Bricked reports are checked before they count.
Compatibility
Devices: Amazon Kindle 4, Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3.
No compatibility information yet.
Getting started
From the project's README ("Get started easily"):
- Install KUAL Launcher from here: https://github.com/schuhumi/alpinekindlekual/releases
- Use the KUAL Launcher to deploy Alpine Linux on your Kindle
- Start Alpine from the Launcher
!!WARNING!! WHILE ALPINE IS RUNNING / THE IMAGE IS MOUNTED, DO NOT CONNECT YOUR KINDLE TO THE COMPUTER WITHOUT USBNETWORK ENABLED! The image resides in /mnt/us, and that is your usb mass storage location. When Alpine and the computer write on the userstore partition (partition 4) at the same time, it will be destroyed, and you need to fix that partition to get your Kindle working again. It might even be possible to brick the Kindle!!! Kual has an option to show the USBNetwork status, so check that beforehand if you plan on doing SSH while Alpine runs.
The default password of the user "alpine" is "alpine".
Risk and recovery
- Brick risk
- High
- Requires opening the device
- No
Releases
| Version | Name | Released |
|---|---|---|
| v0.2-alpha2 | Alpine Linux for Kindle v0.2-alpha2Latest | 7 September 2019 |
| v0.2-alpha | Alpine Linux for Kindle v0.2-alpha | 2 September 2019 |
| 0.1 | Alpine Linux for Kindle v0.1 | 14 August 2019 |
Credits, license and support
- License
- GPL-3.0