I know that a Library Fix has been posted for those who lost their Libraries after the Allmine/Golden Allmine upgrades. I have written about my particular problem and I don't know if any/many other people are having similar problems or any problems at all with their Library after upgrade and application of fix. So I apologize if this post is beating a dead horse and in absence of replies will cease and desist <g>.
However, just in case there are folks out there who are having Library problems not dealt with by the "Fix",...
I saw a thread from kenjennings in July 2011, listing the files in HIS external sc card backup file (
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=131049). I am posting this because my file structure is different and might impact on the "Library Fix". I hope others who have done the Allmine upgrade and/or have Library problems might report their structure and comment on the significance of different patterns.
I performed a backup of my Library to an external sd card (yielding a .esi file), before doing the Allmine upgrade. As advertised, I now have access to the market and to google apps and the Library contents were lost.
My attempts to restore the Library backup file have failed (an error says the file is invalid). I have tried various things, but have NOT reverted the system/serial_number to the original one (one of the two suggestions pablob provided to me) which would possibly work, because I don't want to lose the gapps functionality and Market access.
I HAVE been able to add the pdfs and epubs that had been in the Library back to it with the exception of one that was said to be licensed to another user. The sample office documents were added but don't launch (error message "unsupported device-passion"). I haven't figured how to add the multimedia files to the Library.
So at this time, I am studying my files and waiting to see if other people post similar problems and can shed light on how to either restore a preupgrade backup or move all the preexisting Library files into the Library in a functional state.
Library-related File Structure on my PE:
The general arrangement of the library-related files is that they are divided between two folders (/fridge and sdcard). Under each are .edge subfolders. The subfolders in the /fridge/.edge/ and the /sdcard/.edge/ folders are very different from each other.
On my PE, I have multiple .edge/ folders and I have listed their contents below.
Structure of Library Files on my PE.
Under / and /extsdcard,
/fridge/.edge/
/fridge/vfat.img
/sdcard/.edge/
Under /intstorage
/.edge
vfat.img
the /.edge/ folder within /fridge and /intstorage both contain the following by default:
/.esi-data
/.esi-data/.databases/.nomedia
/.esi-data/.databases/library.db (the FIX deals with a database table esimeta in this file)
/.esi-data/.databases/recent-files
/.esi-data/.databases/state.check
/.esi-data/.databases/state.db
/.esi-data/.edb/.nomedia
/.esi-data/.edb/help.epub.edb
/.esi-data/.edb/Romeo and Juliet.epub.edb
/.esi-data/.nomedia
/.esi-system
/.esi-system/.fontconfig/
/.esi-system/.nomedia
/.esi-system/calib_values
under /sdcard/.edge,
/.esi-content/.esa/ (empty folder) the same directory in my /extsdcard/sdcard/.edge/ houses a file with the device serial number
/.esi-content/toadd/
/.esi-content/.nomedia
/.esi-content/help.epub
/.esi-content/Romeo and Juliet.epub
/.esi-content/Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.epub
+ the office sample documents
/.esi-media/.nomedia
/.esi-tmp/
/attachments/
/help.epub
under /extsdcard/sdcard/.edge,
/.esi-content/.esa/ann_serial_number_epub_10_4e1e575b.esa
/.esi-content/.nomedia
/.esi-content/help.epub
/.esi-content/Romeo and Juliet.epub
/.esi-content/Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.epub
+ the office sample documents+multimedia samples
/.esi-media/.nomedia
/.esi-tmp/
/attachments/
/help.epub
under /extsdcard/fridge/.edge,
/.esi-data
/.esi-data/.databases/.nomedia
/.esi-data/.databases/library.db
/.esi-data/.databases/recent-files
/.esi-data/.databases/state.check
/.esi-data/.databases/state.db
/.esi-data/.edb/.nomedia
/.esi-data/.edb/help.epub.edb
/.esi-data/.edb/Romeo and Juliet.epub.edb
/.esi-data/.nomedia
/.esi-system
/.esi-system/.fontconfig/
/.esi-system/.nomedia
/.esi-system/calib_values
Appreciate comments and questions.
If none, I will (ultimately) try the revert to the original serial number in the /system/serial number file and go from there as suggested by pablob.
Thanks.
Steve