Backing up a PaperWhite

nypaulie · 03-07-2015, 12:48 PM

I looked for but didn't see any listings covering this topic so I'm throwing it out here.
Who is backing up and how? Can a simple "dd" do the trick? Is TWRP available for the PW?

NiLuJe · 03-07-2015, 12:50 PM

What exactly do you want to backup?

User content? -> /mnt/us
Settings? -> /var/local
Hacks? -> Slightly more complex, I'd forget about it ^^.

I'd go the old fashioned way: rsync or tarballs; dd feels a bit overkill, and there might be some inherent quirks tin the way the userstore is handled, so, meh.

nypaulie · 03-07-2015, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

What exactly do you want to backup?

User content? -> /mnt/us
Settings? -> /var/local
Hacks? -> Slightly more complex, I'd forget about it ^^.

I'd go the old fashioned way: rsync or tarballs; dd feels a bit overkill, and there might be some inherent quirks tin the way the userstore is handled, so, meh.

Right now I keep a sideloaded copy of the entire "sdcard" files (via USB) on an external HD but these of course would not restore all the root files. Are we sure that the "dd" route is to iffy to trust? I used it a couple of centuries ago on my SimpleTouch with great success.

knc1 · 03-07-2015, 01:19 PM

For a PW2?
The Amazon release files are complete images - less user store, /var/local and the personal / device specific stuff stored outside of the filesystem.

NiLuJe · 03-07-2015, 01:40 PM

Yup, don't need a copy of the rootfs, Amazon gives to us (vanilla, at least).

And USBMS is handled in a very particular way by Amazon, your experience with other device doesn't apply here

.

eschwartz · 03-08-2015, 01:56 AM

I just use rsync, with some excludes for various useless junk (you might want to edit these as you see fit):

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=235537

Also, MobileRead package installer can make it easier for you to mass reinstall useful hacks.

03-07-2015, 12:48 PM	#1
nypaulie Gātheist Posts: 103 Karma: 205138 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: MidtownEastNYC Device: PW2, FireHD6 Gen4	Backing up a PaperWhite I looked for but didn't see any listings covering this topic so I'm throwing it out here. Who is backing up and how? Can a simple "dd" do the trick? Is TWRP available for the PW?

03-08-2015, 01:56 AM	#6
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I just use rsync, with some excludes for various useless junk (you might want to edit these as you see fit): https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=235537 Also, MobileRead package installer can make it easier for you to mass reinstall useful hacks. Last edited by eschwartz; 03-08-2015 at 03:16 AM.

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03-07-2015, 12:50 PM	#2
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	What exactly do you want to backup? User content? -> /mnt/us Settings? -> /var/local Hacks? -> Slightly more complex, I'd forget about it ^^. I'd go the old fashioned way: rsync or tarballs; dd feels a bit overkill, and there might be some inherent quirks tin the way the userstore is handled, so, meh.

03-07-2015, 01:19 PM	#4
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	For a PW2? The Amazon release files are complete images - less user store, /var/local and the personal / device specific stuff stored outside of the filesystem.

03-07-2015, 01:40 PM	#5
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Yup, don't need a copy of the rootfs, Amazon gives to us (vanilla, at least). And USBMS is handled in a very particular way by Amazon, your experience with other device doesn't apply here .