Lost my Documents Folder after Jailbreak - Page 4

allowingtoo · 01-09-2012, 06:09 PM

Sorry, my bad. Page 2. Auto Reboot.

allowingtoo · 01-09-2012, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

What do you exactly mean by 'the fastboot thing'? Because the autoreboot feature is enabled by default, so, unless you want to use it to trigger a restart because you *changed* something, there's nothing to do...

Quote:

Originally Posted by allowingtoo

oh ok, reading back I see the update - duh. I've been reading too much.

Installed from here:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88004

From page 2

The link refers to:

Quote:

To use the autoreboot feature: Just drop a blank file named reboot in the linkss folder (by copying and renaming the already existing "autoreboot" blank file, for example) (or in the linkfonts folder if you also have the fonts hack installed!), and your Kindle will do a quick reboot 10s after you've unplugged it!

It made it sound like "do it!" If it's not needed or recommended I suggest it should be removed.

NiLuJe · 01-09-2012, 06:22 PM

It's not 'needed' per se, it's a 'quality of life' feature, it saves you a bit of time compared to a full restart.

What I meant to say in my reply is that you should only use it, well, when you need to use it, and a first time install without *any* customization done is not it

. (Granted, it won't hurt a bit, but it's not necessary *unless* you happened to change some settings, some fonts, or some screensaver files).

To get back to your issue, you may already have answered this, but just to make sure: What exactly happens when you try to pull a book from the Archive or the Kindle Store on the device itself, without using a computer?

allowingtoo · 01-09-2012, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Although it should have been an U004 error. Also why yifanlu's jailbreak installed okay after that.

Although this was never explained. It could have been the U004 error and not U006.

allowingtoo · 01-09-2012, 06:27 PM

I posted a picture in the picture pages of a book I downloaded, although it doesn't show it on my Kindle itself unless I take a Photo of it. The book shows via my computer as always but not on the Kindle itself.

https://picasaweb.google.com/1150015...6113971/Kindle

NiLuJe · 01-09-2012, 06:30 PM

Well, it is explained: in my book, 3.3 >= 3.2.1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Note for Kindle >= 3.2.1 Users:

Please use the file corresponding to your kindle model suffixed by -3.2.1, the other one won't work on these newer FW versions, while the -3.2.1 file won't work on older FW versions. Check your Settings page if you're unsure of what FW your Kindle is running.

Unless you meant that *you* didn't completely explain the error you got, in which case, well, since you don't seem to remember exactly *which* error you got (which *is* kinda important, but, well), we'll have to make assumptions, and, given the context, that one (U004) is the most likely

.

NiLuJe · 01-09-2012, 06:31 PM

Er, what do you mean by 'taking a photo' of it? And I thought you said your Kindle was blank, you didn't see *any* directories anymore?

geekmaster · 01-09-2012, 06:37 PM

From the posted photos, it looks like the user store (USB Drive) may have been wiped clean and the startup scripts rebuilt it, which makes sense if you did the factory restore thing...

allowingtoo · 01-09-2012, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Er, what do you mean by 'taking a photo' of it? And I thought you said your Kindle was blank, you didn't see *any* directories anymore?

Taking a photo of the actual Kindle itself showing I only have the two Dictionaries on the Home page and the book I downloaded doesn't show up - while it's showing in the computer.

NiLuJe · 01-09-2012, 06:54 PM

@allowingtoo: Oh ok. Provided you still don't see anything on the Kindle itself (and something stupid like a crappy home screen sorting method is out of the question), but the book file is still visible when connected to a computer, what happens after a restart (Settings > Restart)?

Does the book pop up on the Kindle? Does it disappear from the documents folder when connected to a computer?

allowingtoo · 01-09-2012, 07:08 PM

nope. never has.

geekmaster · 01-09-2012, 09:42 PM

The persistent user store on /var/local may have a corrupted collections or document index database or something similar. You could try removing all content from the documents folder, reboot, add the files back, and reboot again. That "might" rebuild the indexes.

The device is not bricked. If it was mine, I would uninstall all hacks (reinstall first if necessary and then uninstall), then do factory reset. You can copy your books in later.

The kindles format and rebuild the persistent store and the usb drive if not they cannot be mounted due to corruption. To reformat the user store (usb drive) you can copy reformat it from the host pc, or on the kindle you need to loop mount the device to /mnt/mmc with an offset of 8192.

coderserdar · 01-10-2012, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allowingtoo

Harry. Thank you Harry. Hard Reset. Factory Reset. Soft Reset. Believe me, I've tried them all. I even took the back off and tried to push the reset button. I've reset this thing so many times..............

I've registered and deregisted.......

Is there a brick wall somewhere for me to beat my head against? Because I really had a very nice Kindle for 2 days until I thought I'd jailbreak it.

I've done a lot of things in my life. I can tear apart a laptop and put it back together easily. I can fix a dryer. I've even managed to fix my refrigerator. I installed Android on my HP TouchPad without bricking it. That's why I "thought" Jailbreak my Kindle?

If I could do it over...........

try pressing both home and power buttons to run kindle on recovery mode

ixtab · 01-12-2012, 02:37 AM

(Slightly off-topic)
just jumping in on the loop-mount-with-offset-8192 thing: It's easy. The partition is in fact acting as a device, so it contains its own MBR and partition table. I assume that's because that *partition* gets exported as a *drive* via USB. It's the same for the Kindle Touch (that's were i came across that in the first place).

geekmaster · 01-12-2012, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ixtab

(Slightly off-topic)
just jumping in on the loop-mount-with-offset-8192 thing: It's easy. The partition is in fact acting as a device, so it contains its own MBR and partition table. I assume that's because that *partition* gets exported as a *drive* via USB. It's the same for the Kindle Touch (that's were i came across that in the first place).

If it has its own partition table as you say, it should be safe to divide it into up to four logical partitions, so we make part of it ext3 perhaps. No loop mount of an ext3 file sitting on a fuse filesystem. It should be much faster and more stable, I would think. I will try that when I get some time. The first logical partition probably needs to stay vfat so it will mount without modifying fstab.

01-09-2012, 06:22 PM	#48
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	It's not 'needed' per se, it's a 'quality of life' feature, it saves you a bit of time compared to a full restart. What I meant to say in my reply is that you should only use it, well, when you need to use it, and a first time install without any customization done is not it . (Granted, it won't hurt a bit, but it's not necessary unless you happened to change some settings, some fonts, or some screensaver files). To get back to your issue, you may already have answered this, but just to make sure: What exactly happens when you try to pull a book from the Archive or the Kindle Store on the device itself, without using a computer? Last edited by NiLuJe; 01-09-2012 at 06:24 PM.

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01-09-2012, 06:09 PM	#46
allowingtoo Bibliophile Posts: 154 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Amazon	Sorry, my bad. Page 2. Auto Reboot.

01-09-2012, 06:27 PM	#50
allowingtoo Bibliophile Posts: 154 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Amazon	I posted a picture in the picture pages of a book I downloaded, although it doesn't show it on my Kindle itself unless I take a Photo of it. The book shows via my computer as always but not on the Kindle itself. https://picasaweb.google.com/1150015...6113971/Kindle

01-09-2012, 06:31 PM	#52
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Er, what do you mean by 'taking a photo' of it? And I thought you said your Kindle was blank, you didn't see any directories anymore?

01-09-2012, 06:37 PM	#53
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773668 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	From the posted photos, it looks like the user store (USB Drive) may have been wiped clean and the startup scripts rebuilt it, which makes sense if you did the factory restore thing...

01-09-2012, 06:54 PM	#55
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@allowingtoo: Oh ok. Provided you still don't see anything on the Kindle itself (and something stupid like a crappy home screen sorting method is out of the question), but the book file is still visible when connected to a computer, what happens after a restart (Settings > Restart)? Does the book pop up on the Kindle? Does it disappear from the documents folder when connected to a computer?

01-09-2012, 07:08 PM	#56
allowingtoo Bibliophile Posts: 154 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Amazon	nope. never has.

01-09-2012, 09:42 PM	#57
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773668 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	The persistent user store on /var/local may have a corrupted collections or document index database or something similar. You could try removing all content from the documents folder, reboot, add the files back, and reboot again. That "might" rebuild the indexes. The device is not bricked. If it was mine, I would uninstall all hacks (reinstall first if necessary and then uninstall), then do factory reset. You can copy your books in later. The kindles format and rebuild the persistent store and the usb drive if not they cannot be mounted due to corruption. To reformat the user store (usb drive) you can copy reformat it from the host pc, or on the kindle you need to loop mount the device to /mnt/mmc with an offset of 8192.

01-12-2012, 02:37 AM	#59
ixtab (offline) Posts: 2,907 Karma: 6736092 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3, K4, K5, KPW, KPW2	(Slightly off-topic) just jumping in on the loop-mount-with-offset-8192 thing: It's easy. The partition is in fact acting as a device, so it contains its own MBR and partition table. I assume that's because that partition gets exported as a drive via USB. It's the same for the Kindle Touch (that's were i came across that in the first place).

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