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Aleron Ives · 06-14-2023, 10:40 PM

Is there a preferred method for creating a backup image of a current Kobo device? I found this old article:

http://blog.ringerc.id.au/2011/01/ta...i-without.html

which indicates that you should issue the following commands over telnet:

Code:

pkill nickel
mount -o ro,remount /mnt/onboard
mount -o ro,remount /
nc -l 9984 < /dev/mmcblk0

and then issue the following command from your (Linux) PC:

Code:

nc IP_OF_KOBO 9984 > kobo_internal_microsd.img

to kill Nickel, remount the Kobo's filesystems in read-only mode, and then dump the entire memory card over Wi-Fi. This should be a viable option for waterproof Kobos that make it difficult to remove the SD card (assuming the memory chip isn't just soldered directly to the board).

Assuming this still works, how would you go about restoring an image on the new Kobo models that don't necessarily have an SD card for you to write the backup image to?

06-14-2023, 10:40 PM	#1
Aleron Ives Wizard Posts: 1,693 Karma: 16307824 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	Creating Kobo Images Is there a preferred method for creating a backup image of a current Kobo device? I found this old article: http://blog.ringerc.id.au/2011/01/ta...i-without.html which indicates that you should issue the following commands over telnet: Code: pkill nickel mount -o ro,remount /mnt/onboard mount -o ro,remount / nc -l 9984 < /dev/mmcblk0 and then issue the following command from your (Linux) PC: Code: nc IP_OF_KOBO 9984 > kobo_internal_microsd.img to kill Nickel, remount the Kobo's filesystems in read-only mode, and then dump the entire memory card over Wi-Fi. This should be a viable option for waterproof Kobos that make it difficult to remove the SD card (assuming the memory chip isn't just soldered directly to the board). Assuming this still works, how would you go about restoring an image on the new Kobo models that don't necessarily have an SD card for you to write the backup image to?