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Old 06-29-2019, 09:52 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by trainboy2019 View Post
I'm not sure I understand. So it's a diagnostic tool? I take it there are multiple partitions in the NAND (or w/e the Kindle equivalent is)?
Sort of.
You are joining in during the switch from what is known to whatever Amazon/Lab126 is intending to do in the future.

Previously (to the 'new' system) -
Kindles where dual-boot systems (plus a minimal initramfs).
Named "main" and "diags" (for reasons known only to Lab126).

The 'new' system (maybe - you can never tell about Lab126) -
Kindles are becoming dual-mode rather than dual-boot.
I.E: What was "diags" has been moved into the initramfs.
This is part of the move towards an "Android(ized)" style system.

Once whatever re-definitions are stabilized by Amazon/Lab126, we MIGHT try dealing with those systems.
Or we may just stick with what will be the EoL series 5 systems.

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