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Originally Posted by donB006
PS- Anybody wanting to look inside the Kindle1 OS using kindle_update_tool.py can get the full rootfs.img from Amazon with Update_kindle-1.2.bin
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Actually "kindletool" is a much better option, and can be downloaded from NiLuJe's snapshots (source at github). I use the mingw32 .exe version on Windows, but there are versions for other OSes as well (and it even tells you your root passwords if you give it your serial number, including for the latest kindles). Much more contemporary that the older python versions, with better support. Yes, I did unpack the source for the K1, and in fact that is where I copied the /lib folder from in my recent chroot compile attempts. Though I think it may be missing some libs I need to run gcc...
And those scripts in the update give me great clues to accessing raw partitions, which were nowhere to be found in scripts installed on my K1. That repository of gumstix packages seems to be missing stuff in the uclib versions.
I need some coffee so I can think somewhat more clearly. Trying to do tech stuff while barely awake is too distracting. I am suffering from severe caffeine deficiency at the moment... :O