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geekmaster · 10-06-2012, 03:00 PM

I tried launching the Paperwhite diags kernel from the simple debricking pastebin using kexec, but I get this output:

Code:

[root@kindle us]# ./kexec.sh
Cannot open /proc/atags: No such file or directory
kexec_load failed: Function not implemented
entry       = 0x70008000 flags = 280000
nr_segments = 2
segment[0].buf   = 0x2a068
segment[0].bufsz = a0
segment[0].mem   = 0x70001000
segment[0].memsz = 1000
segment[1].buf   = 0x4012d048
segment[1].bufsz = 4653c0
segment[1].mem   = 0x70008000
segment[1].memsz = 466000

Bummer. I was hoping to boot the Paperwhite diags partition this way, because ENABLE_DIAGS does not work.

EDIT: Also, kexec -e drops USBNet so you cannot start a shell, but the kindle still shows up as an RNDIS device. The kindle framework and menu system still works though. But the search bar ";un" command does nothing, and I need to restart the kindle before I can use USBNet again...

10-06-2012, 03:00 PM	#24
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773668 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	I tried launching the Paperwhite diags kernel from the simple debricking pastebin using kexec, but I get this output: Code: [root@kindle us]# ./kexec.sh Cannot open /proc/atags: No such file or directory kexec_load failed: Function not implemented entry = 0x70008000 flags = 280000 nr_segments = 2 segment[0].buf = 0x2a068 segment[0].bufsz = a0 segment[0].mem = 0x70001000 segment[0].memsz = 1000 segment[1].buf = 0x4012d048 segment[1].bufsz = 4653c0 segment[1].mem = 0x70008000 segment[1].memsz = 466000 Bummer. I was hoping to boot the Paperwhite diags partition this way, because ENABLE_DIAGS does not work. EDIT: Also, kexec -e drops USBNet so you cannot start a shell, but the kindle still shows up as an RNDIS device. The kindle framework and menu system still works though. But the search bar ";un" command does nothing, and I need to restart the kindle before I can use USBNet again... Last edited by geekmaster; 10-06-2012 at 03:11 PM.