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Yes I really mean adb shell access
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>> There must be a lot to the story which you are not mentioning here. By mistake the 5.9.5.1 got installed and I want to get back to 5.8.11 .. Since I didnt find any thread for KT3 that did this, I was thinking of making a thread to ask about how to use that adb shell for writing main rootfs and kernel from extracted 5.8.11 update.bin |
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05-20-2018, 07:38 PM
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verified again
So after reading your comment, I tried again enabling adb in diags and yes I wasnt dreaming..
Attached are snaps i took while in diags mode.. 1st one is choosing usb in adb mode. see if the device is recognised in adb  Code:
$ adb devices -l List of devices attached P0011807638506JH device usb:336592896X product:zeux_fox model:fox device:fox $ adb version Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.39 Revision 3db08f2c6889-android Installed as /usr/local/bin/adb Code:
$ adb shell
/dev # cat /proc/version
Linux version 3.10.53-lab126 (jenkins-official@sjc10-jbuild07) (collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status) #1 PREEMPT Fri Jul 22 00:45:40 PDT 2016
/dev # uname -a
Linux kindle 3.10.53-lab126 #1 PREEMPT Fri Jul 22 00:45:40 PDT 2016 armv7l GNU/Linux
/dev # ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
/dev # df -kh
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 62.2M 33.8M 25.3M 57% /
tmpfs 249.9M 4.0K 249.9M 0% /dev
tmpfs 249.9M 0 249.9M 0% /dev/shm
/dev/mmcblk0p3 62.0M 17.2M 41.5M 29% /var/local
/dev/loop/0 3.0G 1.3G 1.7G 43% /mnt/base-us
fsp 3.0G 1.3G 1.7G 43% /mnt/us
/dev/loop/1 3.7M 384.0K 3.3M 10% /mnt/wfm
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05-20-2018, 08:38 PM
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First six of device serial number and "Diags" system version please (the content of prettyversion.txt will do just fine, or whatever similar is available - that is: the firmware version not the kernel version).
I posted other questions for you, which you have not answered. You just got carried away with your answer to one of those questions. Last edited by knc1; 05-20-2018 at 08:40 PM. |
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05-21-2018, 05:40 AM
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My apologies if I didnt anwer all your questions.
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# cut -c1-6 /proc/usid G000K9 # cat /etc/prettyversion.txt Kindle 5.9.5.1 (~~otaVersion~~) Code:
/dev # cat /etc/prettyversion.txt Kindle 5.8.0 078 Non-OB (~~otaVersion~~) Quote:
Just to make things more clear ... I bought this kindle 5-6 months ago and was content with the stock os untill I had difficulty reading hindi pdf. so 3-4 days back I decided to read about jailbreak and thanks to your wonderful forum and wiki. i was able to do it without issues. - I installed KOreader which gave reflow texts possible on hindi pdf without giving low resolution bitmaps. - Also got some cool personal screensavers ( I havent read enough threads on this site but there are some great gems in these posts )now after playing a lot with all these things i wanted to downgrade my 5.9.5.1 to 5.8.10 or 5.8.11 just with JB , usbnet and customSS mods. That is long and short of me browsing mobileread.com - I also tried to find things for KT3 here , but there is no such prefix - I managed to make RP work on KT3 just now (after facing same errors in https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...=195670&page=7 ) after seeing run.ff fail in sed: /mnt/mmc/opt/factory/system_diags: No such file or directory above i just touched the file , as this wasnt there in diags partition of KT3 Code:
[root@kindle us]# touch /mnt/mmc/opt/factory/system_diags [root@kindle us]# umount /mnt/mmc Spoiler:
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05-21-2018, 08:44 AM
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1-I did install your Update_jailbreak_hotfix_1.14_5.8.10_install.bin that did not seem to do a change (maybe because of the mistake with the /mrpackages?) 2-then I did your instructions with the jar and RUNME.sh files. nothing changed. 3-then I did put two things at the mrpi folder to have kual back: Update_dummy_0.0.N.bin Update_KUALBooklet_v2.7_install.bin 4-reapplied your jar and RUNME.sh files, which broke the KUAL. 5-reinstall KUALBooklet (step 3), but the books are not opening from the file explorer. 6-full reinstall of Koreader, everything in order. with that, kual/koreader is back  working normally, but with a short blank screen before the full start. is this blank screen you are meaning?thanks! 
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05-21-2018, 10:23 AM
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@kapaggar: Huh. Guess they sprung a new diags rootfs/menu on us. (And that it supports adb is new, hence @knc1's surprise, we're used to USBNet & dropbear
 ).For the record, you don't have any issues exiting from diags and restarting into the main system? And is there actually a menu mentioning USBNet and/or SSH? Once you've made proper dumps of all this, I'd sure be glad to take a look at it...  .
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05-21-2018, 10:57 AM
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Thanks NiLuJe
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I am only a week old in kindle areana.. only reading with android KOReader till now. so thanks for having patience with me. I have linux exposure but heard lab126 two days ago and how things are structured in kindle world. Going through upstart scripts rn. but Code:
/dev # cat /etc/prettyversion.txt Kindle 5.8.0 078 Non-OB (~~otaVersion~~) # modinfo g_android filename: /lib/modules/3.10.53-lab126/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_android.ko version: 1.0 license: GPL description: Android Composite USB Driver author: Mike Lockwood alias: fs-functionfs srcversion: 15D9B2BC43668E716D2824A depends: libcomposite intree: Y vermagic: 3.10.53-lab126 preempt mod_unload ARMv7 p2v8 parm: qmult:queue length multiplier at high/super speed (uint) parm: dev_addr:Device Ethernet Address (charp) parm: host_addr:Host Ethernet Address (charp) Good for KT3 owners that they dont have to struggle to make usbnet work in diags as adb shell workds ootb .. When I installed RP and made /ENABLE_DIAGS in usbms i got diags after reboot.. which enables adbd by default my /etc/upstart/diags has Code:
CONFIG_USB_MODE=/opt/factory/rit/usb_mass_enable
init_adb_or_usb_mass_storage()
{
if [ -f $CONFIG_USB_MODE ]; then
echo "Config mass stoarge"
modprobe g_mass_storage file=/dev/mmcblk0p4 removable=1
rm -fR $CONFIG_USB_MODE
else
echo "Config USB adb mode"
/usr/bin/config_adbd.sh
fi
}
No.. just idme -d --bootmode main in adb shell and restart And is there actually a menu mentioning USBNet and/or SSH? No, under USB mode there are 3 options. 1. adb 2. mass storage ( havnt tried this ) 3. USB_DOWNLOAD ( opens usbms and if update file stored in its root processes it after i unmounts usbms .... i tried this to downgrade from 5.9.5 to 5.8.10 but update error 15 came)  Once you've made proper dumps of all this, I'd sure be glad to take a look at it... What are dumps in kindle dev parlance ? partition dd dumps ? targz of some dir ?
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05-21-2018, 12:55 PM
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The versioning of diags rootfs/kernels has always been pretty peculiar (and, by definition, harder to study, because we've never seen a diags update in the wild, nor have we ever heard of someone capturing one OTA, so we're left with what we've seen ourselves on a handful of devices) so I wouldn't obsess too much about it
.Good to know about your experience, though, it indeed makes a good part of the RP unnecessary on those devices .EDIT: I don't recall the initrd's updater's error code OTOH for a downgrade ('attack', as the constant was lovingly labeled), but that's probably it. And, yeah, I meant dd partition dumps/images .
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05-21-2018, 03:20 PM
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Taking dump now
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Are below commands fine ? i will run these in diag if you give a green flag. any precaution to take before taking these dumps and putting on google Drive ? Code:
# dd if=/dev/mmcblk0boot0 |gzip > /mnt/us/images/mmcblk0boot0.gz # dd if=/dev/mmcblk0boot1 |gzip > /mnt/us/images/mmcblk0boot1.gz # dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p1 |gzip > /mnt/us/images/mmcblk0p1.gz # dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p2 |gzip > /mnt/us/images/mmcblk0p2.gz # dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p3 |gzip > /mnt/us/images/mmcblk0p3.gz |
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05-21-2018, 08:22 PM
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IIRC, ideally, dump main from diags and diags from main (to make sure the source partition is unmounted when dumping).
c.f., this trusty old wiki page for examples. In terms of sensitive data, the rootfs partition themselves should be safe enough, IIRC, only varlocal & the userstore can potentially contain user/device secrets. |
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05-21-2018, 10:54 PM
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thanks for posting all of this: I can confirm that that driver is in the "kindle8" source code, but is not available in the "paperwhite7" source code, which makes me sad. Do you do anything special to boot into diags to get to that ADB option, are you using the shell script in rescue pack, or using the serial port? Thanks for any more information you can give! Edit: So I downloaded several software packages:, and only one of them has this file: /lib/modules/3.10.53-lab126/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_android.ko oasis9 - update_kindle_all_new_oasis_5.9.5.2.bin - NO oasis8 - update_kindle_oasis_5.9.5.1.bin - NO kindle8 - update_kindle_8th_5.9.5.1.bin - YES paperwhite7 - update_kindle_all_new_paperwhite_5.9.5.1.bin - NO voyage7 - update_kindle_voyage_5.9.5.1.bin - NO kindle7 - update_kindle_5.9.5.1.bin - NO Last edited by coplate; 05-21-2018 at 11:21 PM. |
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05-22-2018, 03:01 AM
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Its new kindle so i havnt tried prying covers open. but I can get a cheap one if things go ugly .. as now these are being sold refurbished by amazon.in https://www.amazon.in/dp/B073SGQK7L here is my kindles history, as i remember it. > Bought it 4-6 months ago. not used much. > OTA happened got 5.8.10 > factory reset > downgraded to 5.8.0 for JB > did JB, installed KUAL and MrPi friends . wifi on for usbnet. > at some point here OTA 5.9.5.1 crept into device.. not cool. > installed RP ( failed first attempt) and then got into diag via "idme -d --bootmode diags" so now my diags partition is not pristine as it contains usbnet ssh dropbear etc It s only now i found that I can make /ENABLE_DIAGS in main and reboot to get in diags mode. I can try uninstalling RP but there is no update*uninstall.bin for that. I hope i answered some of your questions, please tell me what more info , cmd output for main / diags you need.. I am uploading partitions too if anyone want that. Quote:
Here is the upload dir for the below commands. KindleUploads Code:
# dd if=/dev/mmcblk0boot0 |gzip > /mnt/us/images/mmcblk0boot0.gz # dd if=/dev/mmcblk0boot1 |gzip > /mnt/us/images/mmcblk0boot1.gz # dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p1 |gzip > /mnt/us/images/mmcblk0p1.gz # dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p2 |gzip > /mnt/us/images/mmcblk0p2.gz |
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05-22-2018, 08:06 AM
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@coplate: Interesting that it's in the KT3 and not the Oasis 2, given the release chronology...
.@kapaggar: Got it, thanks .
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05-22-2018, 01:45 PM
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I have the suspicion, that it is becasue of this: This link to the Kindle 'X' / 'Migu' on amazon.cn http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/busines...t_29913054.htm This is the software download link: https://www.amazon.cn/gp/help/custom...deId=202167860 It runs Android OS. Images of that device from China show it looks nearly identical to the kindle basic 8th gen, and some sites of dubios quality report that it does in fact use the same hardware. I have not verified by trying to buy one :-) I would suppose that there is some correlation between that, and why the this model has different behaviour. Last edited by coplate; 05-22-2018 at 01:47 PM. |
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05-22-2018, 02:12 PM
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I tried to check like adb if fastboot also works like android on KT3 .. Bricked  From main bootmode I launched idme -d --bootmode fastboot and now its stuck in some strange mode.. not getting detected as USB / fastboot / adb in mac or windows10 Time to make a saperate thread asking for help and all things that come with it.. Last edited by issybird; 05-22-2018 at 02:15 PM. Reason: Replaced oversized image with thumbnail. |
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