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date: 2013-10-26
title: Use your Kindle as VNC viewer
---

I could mod my Kindle so I can now use it as screen for the Raspberry Pi.
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This is what I did with my Kindle 4 NT:

1. [Jailbreak](http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle4NTHacking#Jailbreak)
2. [Install USBNetwork](http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle4NTHacking#SSH)
3. [Get KindleVNC viewer](http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150434)
4. Connect your Kindle via USB to a GNU/Linux computer. ssh into it like so (the root password doesn't exist, you can type in anything):
`sudo ifconfig usb0 192.168.15.2` `ssh root@192.168.15.244`
5. Start the vnc viewer with `/mnt/us/kindlevncviewer/kvncviewer.sh 192.168.15.2:0 &`
6. Here is a script to autostart the viewer:

``` bash
sudo ifconfig usb0 192.168.15.2
sudo x11vnc -scale 800x600 -display :0 &
sleep 8
sshpass -p asdf ssh root@192.168.15.244 /mnt/us/kindlevncviewer/kvncviewer.sh 192.168.15.2:0 &
```

Do not forget to enable USBNetworking, otherwise it won't work. You can do so with [KUAL](http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=203326).