On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 2:40 PM, Torsten Sachse <torsten.sac...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, 16 Jun 2015, John McAleely wrote: > >> You need to use ubuntu-device-flash from a ppa, as advised here: >> >> >> http://askubuntu.com/questions/602035/how-do-i-use-ubuntu-device-flash-with-the-bq-aquaris-e4-5-and-aquaris-e5 >> >> [...] >> >> If you're feeling cautious, you could also use fastboot to flash or boot >> the recovery with adb enabled, and then use that access to do whatever >> maintenance/backup you want to do to the filesystem, eg: >> >> fastboot boot recovery recovery-krillin.img > > > This command did not work for me, however flashing the linked recovery > worked > (although I had to explicitly specify the device ID, despite the fact that > there > was only a single device connected) and I can now access and back-up all the > data in the home directory of my phone. Thank you very much. I will also use > the > command provided in the above link to flash a working image once the back-up > finished. > > Just one more question: where can I find the original recovery so that not > everybody with ADB on their computer has access to all the data on my phone? > I > know that this means that such access is still possible after the > fastboot-step, > but the more steps needed to access the data the better, IMHO. >
Check https://sturmflut.github.io/ubuntu/touch/2015/05/06/hacking-ubuntu-touch-part-2-devices-and-images/ on how to download the individual files. The device tarball contains the recovery. Simos -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
