[INFO] Backup the pds partition of your Atrix!

[xdadooder]

It is a wise idea to backup the /pds partition of your Atrix. It is /dev/block/mmcblk0p3. It holds very important information unique to the phone, like the wifi and bluetooth mac addresses. We still don't fully understand it, but it can resolve issues with the touchscreen not taking input properly. This has happened to a number of people, and now that everyone can have the unlock, I am sure people will do things that will cause the same problem.


Steps:
1. Pick your favorite method: adb, ssh, terminal emulator, etc
2. Become root if not already, REQUIRED
3. dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/tmp/pds.img
4. Pick your favorite method to get the file off the phone: scp, sd card, etc

The file should be about 2mb. Keep it in a safe place.

Could someone please do an expanded explanation for each of the steps we have to go through? I'm a total noob with this.

 

[ravilov]

Could someone please do an expanded explanation for each of the steps we have to go through? I'm a total noob with this.

I'm afraid going into any more detail than this would be beyond the scope of this thread and would thus be off-topic. Especially when there are plenty other threads with detailed guides, some even for noobs. I would link you some but I don't know what exactly is unclear to you, so I guess you'll have to do your own research.

 

[algerowalid]

plz can u help me to BACK my pds step by step

It is a wise idea to backup the /pds partition of your Atrix. It is /dev/block/mmcblk0p3. It holds very important information unique to the phone, like the wifi and bluetooth mac addresses. We still don't fully understand it, but it can resolve issues with the touchscreen not taking input properly. This has happened to a number of people, and now that everyone can have the unlock, I am sure people will do things that will cause the same problem.


Steps:
1. Pick your favorite method: adb, ssh, terminal emulator, etc
2. Become root if not already, REQUIRED
3. dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/tmp/pds.img
4. Pick your favorite method to get the file off the phone: scp, sd card, etc

The file should be about 2mb. Keep it in a safe place.

Please really need ur help to back my pds partition, i followed many tuto but i think i need a specialist to do that