Rust (and Slint) on a Jailbroken Kindle
by homarp on 5/27/2026, 7:51:47 PM
https://sverre.me/blog/rust-on-kindle/
Comments
by: sandreas
This is cool, thanks for sharing. I recently compiled Rust / Slint on a LicheeRV Nano, which is RISC-V 64bit musl[1]. It's a little portable audio player I'm working on, the compile process is done via custom Cross docker image.<p>Currently I'm evaluating Battery Pal[2], because the TP4057 Module was not stable enough to power USB-C to 3.5mm Adapters reliably. So far it seems to work as expected.<p>1: <a href="https://github.com/nanowave-player/nanowave-ui" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/nanowave-player/nanowave-ui</a><p>2: <a href="https://pnlabs.ca/batterypal/" rel="nofollow">https://pnlabs.ca/batterypal/</a>
5/27/2026, 9:26:30 PM
by: hardwaresofton
This is awesome! How reliable are kindle jailbreaks/avoiding updates, etc?<p>Have opted for other devices like the xteink (or a boox in the future) due to what seemed like a relatively small ecosystem around “aftermarket” kindle modifications.<p>The kindle would be a great option if it could be reliably jailbroken and loaded with custom software
5/27/2026, 9:29:16 PM
by: DoctorOW
This looks cool, and one of the first posts I've seen on HN in a few months where I genuinely wanted to try it.
5/27/2026, 9:23:15 PM
by: homarp
the code: <a href="https://github.com/sverrejb/slint-kindle-backend" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/sverrejb/slint-kindle-backend</a>
5/27/2026, 7:53:00 PM
by: IshKebab
Good work! I guess you need to leave it plugged in?
5/27/2026, 9:24:47 PM