Cloning an unresponsive K3 ?

rolgiati · 06-07-2024, 10:09 AM

Given
- A K3 that is completely unresponsive, but connects by USB to my Linux box.
- Said Linux box not running Kubrick, prog freezes at the first "Enter".
- I have another, in fact several other, k3 that work properly.

Would it be possible to connect both to the Linux box, and simply run as root something like:

Code:

dd if=/dev/goodkindle of=/dev/badkindle bs=4M status=progress

Of course I would make sure they are both of the same model(B008, B006...).

j.p.s · 06-07-2024, 01:09 PM

The OS is on a different partition than the one exported over USB, which is formatted as *FAT and only contains user data.

rolgiati · 06-07-2024, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j.p.s

The OS is on a different partition than the one exported over USB, which is formatted as *FAT and only contains user data.

Thank you for the kwick reply..

So there is another partition, that is hidden from gparted or similar...

Would it become visible installing the USB network hack ?

shamanNS · 06-07-2024, 02:06 PM

That hack needs to be installed on Kindle OS, not on computer host. And you stated that your Kindle is "completely unresponsive"...

06-07-2024, 10:09 AM	#1
rolgiati Groupie Posts: 166 Karma: 31650 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Asuncion (Paraguay) Device: In the house, 3 K3 in use, 4 more in storage, and a K5 for testing	Cloning an unresponsive K3 ? Given - A K3 that is completely unresponsive, but connects by USB to my Linux box. - Said Linux box not running Kubrick, prog freezes at the first "Enter". - I have another, in fact several other, k3 that work properly. Would it be possible to connect both to the Linux box, and simply run as root something like: Code: dd if=/dev/goodkindle of=/dev/badkindle bs=4M status=progress Of course I would make sure they are both of the same model(B008, B006...). Last edited by rolgiati; 06-07-2024 at 10:12 AM.

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06-07-2024, 01:09 PM	#2
j.p.s Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,528 Karma: 100606001 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: pb360	The OS is on a different partition than the one exported over USB, which is formatted as *FAT and only contains user data.

06-07-2024, 02:06 PM	#4
shamanNS Guru Posts: 996 Karma: 11500000 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Serbia Device: Kindle PW5, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle PW1	That hack needs to be installed on Kindle OS, not on computer host. And you stated that your Kindle is "completely unresponsive"...