i can't ssh in to my kindle

so i have a kindle that has its time set the Jan 1st 1979 12:08 AM and when i try getting in to its "brain" it just won't budge.I think the network program sees it certificates are from the future and panics and shutdowns not letting me get a connection

• Device: Kindle 2nd Gen (running firmware 2.x/3.x)
• Current Date: Stuck at 1970 or 1980 (certs are likely expired/invalid).
• Host OS: FydeOS (running in a container/VM).
• Connection: USBNetwork is enabled (IP: 192.168.15.244).
• The Problem: ssh root@192.168.15.244 returns "No such file or directory" or "Connection refused."
• Goal: Need to run date -s 202602071700 and hwclock -w to fix the clock so scripts/KUAL will run again.