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fread-userland

This is a set of scripts and instructions for building the minimal fread userland and optionally extending that userland to enable easy cross-compilation.

  • Custom firmware
  • Abandoned
  • Low brick risk

Source code

This project hasn't been claimed by its maintainer yet, so its details come from the community. Is it yours? Claim it

Pre-release · 26 Nov 2017working usb networking

remember to gunzip before copying to kindle

Before you start

How hard is it?
HardUses the command line or developer tools.
What you need
  • Comfort with the command line
  • A computer
Can it break my device?
Very unlikely to break anything.
Can I undo it?
The project doesn't say. Assume you can't.
Get itOpens github.com

Did it work for you?

Did fread-userland v0.0.1 work on your Amazon Kindle 4?

No reports yet for v0.0.1.

One-tap reports from owners. Bricked reports are checked before they count.

Compatibility

Devices: Amazon Kindle 4.

No compatibility information yet.

Getting started

From the project's README ("Booting fread"):

See the fread-vagrant readme file. The section "Booting into fread".

Read the full instructions

Risk and recovery

Brick risk
Low
Requires opening the device
No

Releases

VersionNameReleased
v0.0.1working usb networkingPre-release26 November 2017
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