Hidden KINDLE menu. - Page 1
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author: ErikTheNorwegian
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timestamp: September 23, 2011, 07:57:13 pm
content: Go to settings.Press and hold down Alt key.Press: RQQ

author: RandomwalK
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timestamp: September 23, 2011, 08:18:49 pm
content: Cool.. Nice hack

author: mikeselectricstuff
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timestamp: September 23, 2011, 10:54:48 pm
content: More here :http://www.no37.net/index.php?n=Know.Kindle3Tips

author: DavidDLC
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timestamp: September 24, 2011, 01:48:08 am
content: Some images will help I don't have a kindle but would like to see what is this.

author: ErikTheNorwegian
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timestamp: September 24, 2011, 12:46:44 pm
content: MinesweeperFrom the Kindle's Home page, press Shift-Alt-M (the only way that I can do this is to rock my thumb across the Shift and Alt keys).More discoveries:In the Mine menu, press Menu, then there is options for 3 difficult settings for the game.There is another game also:In the Minesweeper menu, press G, and there is another game called GoMoku.Enjoy!!

author: ErikTheNorwegian
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timestamp: September 24, 2011, 01:05:27 pm
content: Quote from: DavidDLC on September 24, 2011, 01:48:08 amWorking with some pictures, but have a PC full of water on the bench, trying to save the data, so a little bit later on ..

author: ErikTheNorwegian
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timestamp: September 24, 2011, 01:19:26 pm
content: Root of a Kindle..http://igorsk.blogspot.com/2007/12/hacking-kindle-part-1-getting-console.html

author: ErikTheNorwegian
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timestamp: September 24, 2011, 01:24:02 pm
content: From the web...;Activate Picture Viewer:Kindle does have a basic picture viewer, but it's not activated by default, here's how to make it work:1 Create a folder titled "Pictures" in the root of Kindle drive or SD card. Kindle also checks for DCIM made by cameras.2 Create another folder inside it and drop all the pictures there. The pictures saved in this sub folder will be read as a single book. Supported formats are jpg, png, gif.3 In the Home screen press Alt-Z. A new "book" should appear. Open it to view your pictures.4 In the local menu you can also toggle dithering, resize to fit and full screen mode.Searching For 'Pi's Directly From Home Screen: Searching for the letter 'e' without quotes from the home screen shows the value of the mathematical constant E. The same works for pi.- Typing in @time shows the current time on the screen.- Adding @wiki before any search term performs a search in Wikipedia.- Adding @web before a search term searches for the term on Google.Kindle as a calculator:Another hidden functionality in Kindle is its use as a calculator. And it's not just a simple calculator; in fact, it can compute even trigonometric functions pretty accurately. To use the functionality, just type in the expression you want to evaluate and press enter, the answer will be displayed instantly. For example typing in sin(98) displayed the answer accurately up to 15 digits. Here's what else you can compute with it: Multiplication, division, square roots(sqrt), power functions (^), trigonometric functions (sin,cos,tan,atan). However, unless you are Chuck Norris, dividing by zero still yields infinity. The above functions work well on Kindle 3 and Kindle DX, they might not work on older models.Minesweeper:We've already mentioned this tip in an earlier post. Nevertheless, here's the trick again: Pressing Alt-Shift-M in the home screen opens up the uber-popular game of Minesweeper. For those living under a rock for centuries, Minesweeper is a single-player game where in one has to clear an imaginary minefield without detonating a mine. The game has been around since the 1960s and is also included by default in many operating systems. Ubuntu also comes with its own version of the game titled Mines. Enough talk for now, here are the keyboard shortcuts for playing it.Alt-Shift-M - Start MinesweeperAt the start, you'll be presented with an empty grid. Move around the grid using Kindle's five-way controller. Click an empty mine using the middle button, and if you're not that unlucky, numbers will show up on and around the opened cell. If at all you expose a mine, you lose the game, and in that case, you'll have to restart by pressing R. Minesweeper involves a lot of guesswork, so if you think a particular cell contains a mine, you can mark it by pressing M.GoMoku: Also known as Five in a Row, GoMoku is an ancient strategy board game. It is more like a leet version of Tic Tac Toe. The winner of the game is the first player to get an unbroken row of five crosses or zeroes horizontally, vertically or diagonally. To play the game, first start Minesweeper by pressing Alt-Shift-M. Then, once the game starts press G to play GoMoku or Press N to start a new game. During the game, use the five-way key to navigate around the grid. Pressing the middle button marks the cell. You can press S to swap positions. To go back to Minesweeper press M and to go back to the main menu press the Home button. The game may look easy at first; however, Kindle is a pretty tough opponent here. So, Good luck!Geolocation:Yes, you heard that right; Kindle does have geolocation facilities built in. There's no GPS, but it uses its wireless hardware to determine location, a la iPhone. To use the feature, just open the browser by going to Menu > Experimental and clicking on launch browser. Then, Press Alt-1to show your current location on Google Maps. Note that on newer models, Q key represents 1, W represents 2 and so on. The map can be zoomed in and out just like on the PC using Kindle's 5-way navigation button. Pressing Alt+2 together finds the nearest gas stations, and pressing Alt+3 looks for the nearby restaurants. Sounds cool, but why didn't Amazon tell us about it?

author: ErikTheNorwegian
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 24, 2011, 01:55:23 pm
content: From the brilliant Igor Skochinsky athttp://igorsk.blogspot.com/2007/12/hacking-kindle-part-3-root-shell-and.htmlKeyboard shortcutsVarious undocumented/underdocumented keyboard shortcuts. I italicized most interesting ones.Global keysAlt-Shift-R reboot KindleAlt-Shift-. restart GUIAlt-Shift-G make screenshotdue to an implementation bug, screenshots can only be stored on SD card, not the main storage. A gif file is saved in the card root.Shift-Sym start demoEnabled only if allow_demo=true is passed on the Java commandline. Needs a special demo script present on the SD card.HomeAlt-Shift-M MinesweeperAlt-Z rescan picture directoriesAlt-T show timeReaderAlt-B toggle bookmarkAlt-T spell out timeAlt-0 enable/disable slideshowAlt-1 start slideshow (if enabled)Alt-2 stop slidehowAlt-PageForward/PageBackward go to next/prev annotation or one "chunk" (1/20th of a book) forward or backwardSettings411 show diagnostics data511 run loopback call test611 diagnostic data service callc/e/s126 Lab126 team membersFont ListJ show/hide justification optionsPicture viewerAlt-Shift-0 set current picture as screensaverF toggle fullscreen modeMinesweeperI,J,K,L up,left,down,rightM mark mineR restartSpace open cellScroll move cursor up/downAlt-Scroll move cursor left/rightH return to Home screenText inputAlt-Backspace clear allAlt-H/Alt-J move cursor(the following don't work in search field for some reason)Alt-6 ?Alt-7 ,Alt-8 :Alt-9 "Alt-0 'BrowserIt seems there is a location capability (GPS?) in the CDMA module. I cannot check it as I'm not in USA but the following shortcuts are programmed inside the browser.Alt-1 show current location in google mapsAlt-2 find gas station nearbyAlt-3 find restaurants nearbyAlt-4Alt-5 find custom keyword nearbyAlt-D dump debug info to the log and toggle highlight default itemAlt-Z toggle zone drawing and show logAudio PlayerAlt-F nextAlt-P play/stopSearch commandsThese command work in the search field. You can enter only beginning of the command if that's enough for it to be unique.Public commands (always available)@help@web@wiki/@wikipedia@store@timeSemiprivate (available but not mentioned in @help);dumpMessages dump current debug log into the "documents" directory;debugOn set log level=2 and enable private commands;debugOff set log level=1 and disable private commandsPrivate commandsNote: following commands are clearly not intended for end users. Some of them may damage your Kindle and void your warranty. Enter at your own risk.`help list private commands`7777 set version to TOPmk-xyz-77770 (to disable OTA updates?)`voltLog <1|0> enable/disable voltage table debug`batteryLoggingDelay set battery logging delay (in seconds)`pppStop close WAN PPP connection`disableIndexing`logOpenFiles`startIndexing`dumpBattery`indexStatus`compliance`einkAdjustments`allocate `log611`reloadContentRoster`indexForever`downloadIndex`consumeMemory`terminal`checkForUpdate`applyUpdate`stopIndexing`processNowNow`processTodo`countUnmergedDownloadedIndexes`dumpIndexStats`memInfo