bm2gii

Dependencies

usb_modeswitch, usb_modeswitch-data
libusb1
libusb-devel(Fedora), libusb-dev(Debian based)

Configuration

By default, your linux box would register your Huawei E8372 as a Mass Storage device and not (somehow) as a modem. First, make sure you have the exace same device we're talking about. This can be confirmed by looking at two values using the following command (while the dongle is plugged in): As an elevated user:

    # lsusb | grep Huawei

How to unbrick an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite™

This guide instructs you in how to unbrick an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. The consequences of following it are your own responsibility. This method (opening the Kindle and using the serial interface) should be a last resort and should only be considered if other methods fail

The Guide

Pry open Kindle using a prying tool
Unscrew the screen and remove it from the base. Note that there's a screw hidden under the adhesive at the top in the middle
Solder tin wire to serial ports on the bottom
Attach tin wire to USB TTY device (order is ground, RX, TX, from the kindle's perspective, where GND is the smallest pad) and plug USB TTY device into your computer
Open Putty on your computer in serial mode, with the serial port specified as your USB device and baud configured to 115200

Install curlftpfs (if on Windows, use cygwin)

Use the following steps to set up remote backups on a server.

Create local mount path

$ mkdir -p /mnt/myftp

Mount the destination ftp site using curlftpfs

$ curlftpfs -o allow_other ftp://myusername:[email protected] /mnt/myftp

	copy https://github.com/hirotakaster/baytail-bootia32.efi/blob/master/bootia32.efi to /EFI/BOOT

	after installing ubuntu:
	sudo passwd ubuntu
	sudo apt update
	sudo apt install openssh-server

	ssh to your computer, then:
	sudo mount /dev/mmcblk1p2 /mnt
	sudo mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev