I booted TWRP recovery onto kindle fire 2

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fmkilo said:
what if we replaced the recovery.img in /system with cwm or twrp? then made it update by placing a newer system version in the kindleupdates folder? replace recovery, reboot. then try to update?
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I just created a sparse image from a system backup i made. Flashing via fastboot now

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I just restored my kf2. Hell yes. That was sooo stressfull. At least I have experience now!
 
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fstab

would this be a correct fstab for building twrp from kf1 source? Is this all I would need to change? If so could someone assist me in compiling?

Code: 
# mount point	fstype    device    	[device2]

/boot       emmc         /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/boot
/recovery   emmc         /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/recovery

/system     ext4        /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/system
/data       ext4        /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/userdata
/cache      ext4        /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/cache

/xloader    emmc        /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/xloader
/bootloader emmc        /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/bootloader
/dkernel    emmc        /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/dkernel
/dfs        emmc        /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/dfs
/backup     emmc        /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/backup

/sdcard     vfat        /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
 
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* PLEASE DONT TRY ANYTHING UNLESS YOU OWN AND UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE A FASTBOOT CABLE. ALSO MAKE BACKUPS OF THE STOCK PARTITIONS IN CASE OF DISASTER RECOVERY *

Regarding building a TWRP for KFire2:
I replied in a PM but thought that maybe the information could also be used by the general KFire2 population.

recovery.fstab:
This is close. But, sdcard is handled very differently on otter2 (KFire2). Try this instead:

Code: 
/sdcard	 	datamedia	/dev/null
/data		ext4		/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/userdata
/cache		ext4		/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/cache
/system		ext4		/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/system
/boot		emmc		/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/boot
/recovery	emmc		/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/recovery

I took the liberty of removing "dangerous" partitions from the list.

Now I don't think you'll want to actually flash anything other than: data/cache/system. As it will most definitely break the signature checking on the partition.

That being said, I am working on a long-term goal of supporting both kf1 and kf2 via a 2nd-bootloader and some adjustments to the current bootloader that the kf1 uses (IE: allow it to load the signed kernel/recovery partitions which are needed for kf2)

And changes to BoardConfig.mk
Also,

Make sure you have these options set in BoardConfig.mk (some may already be there which is ok):

Code: 
TW_NO_REBOOT_BOOTLOADER := true
TW_NO_REBOOT_RECOVERY := true
TW_INTERNAL_STORAGE_PATH := "/data/media"
TW_INTERNAL_STORAGE_MOUNT_POINT := "data"
RECOVERY_SDCARD_ON_DATA := true
TW_ALWAYS_RMRF := true
TARGET_USERIMAGES_USE_EXT4 := true
 
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powerpoint45 said:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+a+factory+cable
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Hah. Just letting you know, semi-knowledgable people are reading this. It was my weekend though and I didn't bother to post until I could sit down at a PC and do some forum posting. If you need any help on my end, let me know, just I won't know more than you most likely although I am willing to learn. I have a KF2 and plan to buy or make a fastboot cable. I think I will make one just so I can learn, then buy one if I don't like how mine turned out. If you need me to run any software though I am willing as long as I know how to unbrick my device for certain first. Once you get into testing ROMs and using the recoveries, I know a little bit more about that. All my experience comes from flashing ROMs and Kernels and whatnot. I've used an evo 4g and galaxy s2. I also am the go-to person for friends so had some fun with random phones over the years. It's always interesting to see the types of rooting and ROMing methods, and all the odd types of dev teams you see across the board.
 
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    Regarding building a TWRP for KFire2:
    I replied in a PM but thought that maybe the information could also be used by the general KFire2 population.

    recovery.fstab:
    This is close. But, sdcard is handled very differently on otter2 (KFire2). Try this instead:

    Code: 
    /sdcard	 	datamedia	/dev/null
/data		ext4		/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/userdata
/cache		ext4		/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/cache
/system		ext4		/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/system
/boot		emmc		/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/boot
/recovery	emmc		/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/recovery

    I took the liberty of removing "dangerous" partitions from the list.

    Now I don't think you'll want to actually flash anything other than: data/cache/system. As it will most definitely break the signature checking on the partition.

    That being said, I am working on a long-term goal of supporting both kf1 and kf2 via a 2nd-bootloader and some adjustments to the current bootloader that the kf1 uses (IE: allow it to load the signed kernel/recovery partitions which are needed for kf2)

    And changes to BoardConfig.mk
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    Make sure you have these options set in BoardConfig.mk (some may already be there which is ok):

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