k3flasher, a USB download mode utility - Page 15

twobob · 08-06-2013, 01:57 PM

ah crap...

tried to flash it again...

Code:

I: read 0x001e0000 (=1966080) bytes
I: read 0x001f0000 (=2031616) bytes
I: read 0x00200000 (=2097152) bytes
I: 0x28bc1000 verified
I: offset 0x28a00000 continue_address 0x28dc1000 100.00%
I: downloading 0x00007000 (=28672) bytes, starting at 0x28dc1000
I: 0x28dc1000 verified
I: offset 0x28a07000 continue_address 0x28dc8000 100.00%

[sudo] password for twobob: 

I: found suitable device
I: read info
I: got size 1048576 (probably wrong)
I: downloading 0x00000200 (=512) bytes, starting at 0x00040c00
I: DO NOT MAKE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION PUBLIC!
I: if you need to discuss it in public, obfuscate
I: e.g. the second half of the numbers.
I: got device serial number <B00ZZ0Z000999999>
I: got device Wifi MAC <99ZZ9999999Z>

I: found suitable device
I: resetting device.

Errrr..... So every single "bit" checks as "correct"

Dagnabbit? any thoughts anyone?

knc1 · 08-06-2013, 03:01 PM

Set that problem aside for now (if you can) - -

I have sacrificial K3s in the mail now.
Will be able to help when they get here.

twobob · 08-06-2013, 04:21 PM

Thanks very much.

hawhill · 08-07-2013, 02:54 AM

All looks pretty normal to me. Except for hooking on a serial console, I'm out of suggestions (and even this is not a real suggestion of mine, that would need equipment and dedication and probably leads nowhere...). As for whether it is actually charging - I don't have the slightest idea. Though the LED becoming green sounds like a good thing to me - I've always been under the impression that the "green" mode is controlled by software.

twobob · 08-07-2013, 10:50 AM

hmm...

Have serial cable...

Dedication: Check.

Leading nowhere: I'm good with that.

Will start tearing things to pieces.

hawhill · 08-07-2013, 04:31 PM

Oh, I forgot about my very important usual warning: it's a 1.8volts TTL level serial port. Your cable might do that, but it would be not your usual household serial cable. Be warned that your serial port might get fried!

That said, the serial console might then be outputting bootloader and kernel messages that might give a hint where the boot-up is stumbling. Good luck!

twobob · 08-07-2013, 04:32 PM

Thanks.

I am using a "1.8v"er.

Have to do a bit more unscrewing first.

CaelThunderwing · 11-06-2013, 05:57 AM

decided to make a backup (since i orginally lost the one i made of my replaced K3 after all that fiasco at the beginning of this year @_@) before i attempted the optware hack, (use it as a IRC Terminal while streaming games on twitch for chat,)

fought so hard and gave up making my old laptop run lubuntu (it's freeze and "Corrupt" LCD Display after awhile for whatever reason after libudev-dev was installed to compile and install libusbx) durring that time, i left it in USBDownloader mode, i guess the battery drained below safety levels and Just wasnt wanting to work (i could not get it out of said mode till almost being on an charger for 4hrs and got it to reboot to see battery meter had a sliver left. X_X)

finally just got VMWare to work and start backing up, would it be safe to rely on backups made in a VM vers say having made it on a actual pc running linux?

twobob · 11-06-2013, 07:03 AM

hmm.. Well I run the backup script made by dpavlin (edited and customised) on every device I adjust.

You are backing up entire partitions right? mount them. have a look. Do they look reasonable? or are they filled with junk? my 1st instinct would be to say yes...

Other than, say, the devID/partition stuff which, frankly...what the HELL are you doing with optware to be overwriting that stuff? so, yeah, back it up, mount it on your PC, check it looks sane, profit.

Hope that helps

CaelThunderwing · 11-06-2013, 08:03 AM

rootfs looks fine so i guess they're usable incase anything fouls up from not just optware but anything down the line that might brick it, how can i make sure though devid and the partition table header are sane? last unit that i ad to debrick i made the big mistake of not backing up devid.

polymath257 · 01-08-2014, 10:06 PM

I just wanted to say thank you for this tool. It was fairly easy to compile (after doing an apt-get for libusb-dev's) and once I got the RAM file, it worked quite well for flashing and backing up.

hawhill · 01-09-2014, 03:22 AM

Glad to hear that! The distribution which is the easiest to use is probably Kubrick (see sticky thread), but seeing you started with the intention to compile it, the plain source code seems a good fit indeed. Thanks for saying thanks!

polymath257 · 01-09-2014, 07:55 AM

I had actually tried Kubrick. For some reason, it went through its thing, then stalled at the end. The kindle 3 was still bricked. So I compiled and used k3flasher with no problem.

11-06-2013, 07:03 AM	#219
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	hmm.. Well I run the backup script made by dpavlin (edited and customised) on every device I adjust. You are backing up entire partitions right? mount them. have a look. Do they look reasonable? or are they filled with junk? my 1st instinct would be to say yes... Other than, say, the devID/partition stuff which, frankly...what the HELL are you doing with optware to be overwriting that stuff? so, yeah, back it up, mount it on your PC, check it looks sane, profit. Hope that helps Last edited by twobob; 11-06-2013 at 07:10 AM.

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twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	Thanks very much.

08-07-2013, 02:54 AM	#214
hawhill Wizard Posts: 1,379 Karma: 2155307 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Goettingen, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Mini	All looks pretty normal to me. Except for hooking on a serial console, I'm out of suggestions (and even this is not a real suggestion of mine, that would need equipment and dedication and probably leads nowhere...). As for whether it is actually charging - I don't have the slightest idea. Though the LED becoming green sounds like a good thing to me - I've always been under the impression that the "green" mode is controlled by software.

08-07-2013, 10:50 AM	#215
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	hmm... Have serial cable... Dedication: Check. Leading nowhere: I'm good with that. Will start tearing things to pieces.

08-07-2013, 04:31 PM	#216
hawhill Wizard Posts: 1,379 Karma: 2155307 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Goettingen, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Mini	Oh, I forgot about my very important usual warning: it's a 1.8volts TTL level serial port. Your cable might do that, but it would be not your usual household serial cable. Be warned that your serial port might get fried! That said, the serial console might then be outputting bootloader and kernel messages that might give a hint where the boot-up is stumbling. Good luck!

08-07-2013, 04:32 PM	#217
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	Thanks. I am using a "1.8v"er. Have to do a bit more unscrewing first.

11-06-2013, 05:57 AM	#218
CaelThunderwing Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 73434 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: K3(Wifi+3G)	decided to make a backup (since i orginally lost the one i made of my replaced K3 after all that fiasco at the beginning of this year @_@) before i attempted the optware hack, (use it as a IRC Terminal while streaming games on twitch for chat,) fought so hard and gave up making my old laptop run lubuntu (it's freeze and "Corrupt" LCD Display after awhile for whatever reason after libudev-dev was installed to compile and install libusbx) durring that time, i left it in USBDownloader mode, i guess the battery drained below safety levels and Just wasnt wanting to work (i could not get it out of said mode till almost being on an charger for 4hrs and got it to reboot to see battery meter had a sliver left. X_X) finally just got VMWare to work and start backing up, would it be safe to rely on backups made in a VM vers say having made it on a actual pc running linux?

11-06-2013, 08:03 AM	#220
CaelThunderwing Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 73434 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: K3(Wifi+3G)	rootfs looks fine so i guess they're usable incase anything fouls up from not just optware but anything down the line that might brick it, how can i make sure though devid and the partition table header are sane? last unit that i ad to debrick i made the big mistake of not backing up devid.

01-08-2014, 10:06 PM	#221
polymath257 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2014 Device: kindle 3	I just wanted to say thank you for this tool. It was fairly easy to compile (after doing an apt-get for libusb-dev's) and once I got the RAM file, it worked quite well for flashing and backing up.

01-09-2014, 03:22 AM	#222
hawhill Wizard Posts: 1,379 Karma: 2155307 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Goettingen, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Mini	Glad to hear that! The distribution which is the easiest to use is probably Kubrick (see sticky thread), but seeing you started with the intention to compile it, the plain source code seems a good fit indeed. Thanks for saying thanks!

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01-09-2014, 07:55 AM	#223
polymath257 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2014 Device: kindle 3	I had actually tried Kubrick. For some reason, it went through its thing, then stalled at the end. The kindle 3 was still bricked. So I compiled and used k3flasher with no problem.