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Old 12-25-2011, 05:50 AM   #105
stevesr0
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Followup on Library.

The serial number change thing is confusing me.

On the spine, the S/N is RF30042100A3E (I have a red PE).

In my /system/serial_number file, the number is FF300421020A3E.

THIS seems wrong - the added character is a "2" not a "0".

I looked at the "original" Allmine thread and it seemed to recommend insertion of a "0" after the eighth character (where a "2" has been inserted by the Golden Allmine update).

From the Allmine thread,

Code:
$ su
# mount -o rw,remount ubi:system /system
do_mount: do_mount: dev ubi:system dir /system type none flags 0x8020 loop 0
do_mount: calling mount: dev ubi:system dir /system s none rwflag 0x8020
# cat /system/serial_number
# echo BF301441023456 > /system/serial_number
# cat /system/serial_number
BF301441023456
# sync
# mount -o ro,remount ubi:system /system
do_mount: do_mount: dev ubi:system dir /system type none flags 0x8021 loop 0
do_mount: calling mount: dev ubi:system dir /system s none rwflag 0x8021

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And now restart your PE.

What we just did there was:
1. ask for root rights
2. remount your system partition so you can write to it (normally you can't for safety)
5. checked the contents of the serial number file
4. wrote your new serial number into the file
5. checked to make sure it worked
6. Make really sure that the changes are saved
7. remounted your system partition read-only

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Since I have been able to access the market and download (free) apps without a problem, I don't want to mess this up.

In addition, using my Library on the eInk side is not critical to me immediately, but I do want to regain/replace my library contents. I understand that until the serial number issue is resolved, the Library will not accept material.

Appreciate comments, recommendations, other people's experiences...

Thanks and happy holidays to all.

Steve
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