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kimkindle · 02-09-2012, 09:51 PM

Hi folks,

just got my new Kindle WiFi (Ver. 3.3) and I totally love it, but of course I'm about to enhance it / 'break free'.

But just before I break anything, I'ld like to do a _complete_ OS backup.

So far I found these commands:

<code>
dd if=/dev/mmcblk0 of=/mnt/us/mmcblk0_7688.dmp bs=512 count=7688
dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p1 of=/mnt/us/mmcblk0p1.dmp
dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p2 of=/mnt/us/mmcblk0p2.dmp
dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p3 of=/mnt/us/mmcblk0p3.dmp
</code>

Could they be run with '~exec dd if...'? ..._without_ jailbreaking first?

<edit>Nope!

-- not sure if dd is even part of kindles original busybox!?</edit>

And what about this password-protected 'Restore Menu' I heard of? Any information on this topic is welcome!

2nd question - found '~usbNetwork' command on my kindle. Is it part of the original Kindle software? What's the difference to the usbNetwork-hack and does it take any parameters, or does it simply toggle usbNetwork?

Many thanks for Your help

Kim

02-09-2012, 09:51 PM	#1
kimkindle Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle Keyboard	Kindle 3.3 - Backup Hi folks, just got my new Kindle WiFi (Ver. 3.3) and I totally love it, but of course I'm about to enhance it / 'break free'. But just before I break anything, I'ld like to do a _complete_ OS backup. So far I found these commands: <code> dd if=/dev/mmcblk0 of=/mnt/us/mmcblk0_7688.dmp bs=512 count=7688 dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p1 of=/mnt/us/mmcblk0p1.dmp dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p2 of=/mnt/us/mmcblk0p2.dmp dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p3 of=/mnt/us/mmcblk0p3.dmp </code> Could they be run with '~exec dd if...'? ..._without_ jailbreaking first? <edit>Nope! -- not sure if dd is even part of kindles original busybox!?</edit> And what about this password-protected 'Restore Menu' I heard of? Any information on this topic is welcome! 2nd question - found '~usbNetwork' command on my kindle. Is it part of the original Kindle software? What's the difference to the usbNetwork-hack and does it take any parameters, or does it simply toggle usbNetwork? Many thanks for Your help Kim Last edited by kimkindle; 02-09-2012 at 11:39 PM.