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Originally Posted by tbjoe
Figured that K5-Thing out already 
Is it a problem with the two different PW versions? |
Yes, plus Amazon did not give us warning they would introduce a PW2 a year after we started lumping the PW1 in with the KTouch.
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Originally Posted by tbjoe
Another question, I'm sorry I have so many of them. I jailbreaked my device now and in the wiki it says I should install usbnet now, to make a full backup. That sounds reasonable and I'm a fan of backups.
However in the instructions it also says, that I should have the knowledge of a linux CLI sysadmin which I certainly don't have (at least some knowdledge though).
What would you suggest me to do? Is there an easier way to do a backup? Or in case I don't have a backup: Will it still be possible to restore my device if broken somehow? I'd not care too much about the personal data that would be lost.
If yes, I'd leave out the usbnet part I guess, and go straight to MKK, KUAL and probably one or two other things that seem useful.
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Install USBnetworking, be sure you have it working **NOW**.
You may well regret not having it later, even if you don't use it until then.
There is a "button set" for KUAL that makes using USBnetworking easier than when the warnings where written.
(But the "button set" and KUAL is not required, so warnings are still valid for those who "go it alone".)
PW1 "backup" -
The PW1 factory "update" images are full system images.
So just keeping a copy of the Amazon image file (and anything needed to install it) will get you back to original
**FOR THE SYSTEM IMAGE**.
All models "backup" (including PW1) -
You will need to backup the device and user specific information that is stored
**OUTSIDE** of the partitioned areas of the flash.
Currently, that requires use of the command line (over a remote {USB networking} terminal or the serial port).
Also required is knowledge of some basic Linux (*nix) commands.
mount, umount, dd, probably a few others.
Geekmaster wrote up the backup procedure, and also a script.
A KUAL "button" (script) could probably be written to capture the device and user specific information into a file.
twobob and I worked out a script for that purpose, but that was never actually released, its use lead to too many problems.
So better that the user "do it by hand".
You may need that copy of the device and user specific information later;
Specially if you intend to play with the diags "erase all" function
(yup, that works, it does what it says, I guarantee that you will regret pressing it).
Mostly:
**DON'T** press "erase all".