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I have download firmware in .zip format. in my pc i have install WINRAR. this shown only zip. if i extract there i not find .ftf file. i try to rename but its shown zip. how i change get .ftf file. plz reply me
an .ftf file is just a zip-file with a different extension, just rename it, right-click on it and change .zip to .ftf
I believe you have not open the option to see the extention of your file. open it in your windows, then you can change it. or, just use mobile phone explorer to do it.
c3poyoda said:
you are not suppose to change the file. zip is zip, not ftf. It is like you changed cloth but you are not becoming to another person.
If you do need ftf format, download only ftf, not the zip.
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Shut up c3poyoda, if you don't know what you're talking about.
You're not helping anyone like this.
oh. u faster before I modified. sorry for the wrong answer.
SmG67 said:
an .ftf file is just a zip-file with a different extension, just rename it, right-click on it and change .zip to .ftf
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Hi,
The flashtool didn't recognise the file after renaming it as described by you. Is there another way to get this done?
lyndnpnto said:
Hi,
The flashtool didn't recognise the file after renaming it as described by you. Is there another way to get this done?
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Not all zips work as .ftf files, which one did you want to flash?
try this
hi friend now 1ly i found the solution extract the archive in new folder
select all the item including meta.folder right click and select add to archive then select zip format and it shows(eg like sony6.1.b.1.ftf.zip) remove zip type ur desired name as some what like sony6.1.b.1.ftf
.ftf is important now start archive ftt file ready just flash and enjoy
sanjai001 said:
hi friend now 1ly i found the solution extract the archive in new folder
select all the item including meta.folder right click and select add to archive then select zip format and it shows(eg like sony6.1.b.1.ftf.zip) remove zip type ur desired name as some what like sony6.1.b.1.ftf
.ftf is important now start archive ftt file ready just flash and enjoy
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hey i have the same prob here.. i downloaded some .ftf files from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417672
but all the files ended up as .zip ... I've tried ur method but flashtool didn't recognize them.. :crying::crying: even i can't drag them to flashtool...
please help...
wiwiunnie92 said:
hey i have the same prob here.. i downloaded some .ftf files from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417672
but all the files ended up as .zip ... I've tried ur method but flashtool didn't recognize them.. :crying::crying: even i can't drag them to flashtool...
please help...
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The built-in Windows Archiver used to zip folders doesn't use the proper format for files that need to be flashed. You should use Winrar or 7-zip if you have unpacked the zip-files.
If you've just downloaded the files without unpacking them, just rename them to .ftf without unpacking. Because your browser recognises the .ftf's as .zip-files it renames them on download-completion, simply renaming them back will solve your issues.
SmG67 said:
The built-in Windows Archiver used to zip folders doesn't use the proper format for files that need to be flashed. You should use Winrar or 7-zip if you have unpacked the zip-files.
If you've just downloaded the files without unpacking them, just rename them to .ftf without unpacking. Because your browser recognises the .ftf's as .zip-files it renames them on download-completion, simply renaming them back will solve your issues.
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i don't remember if i made a FAQ entry about this... but now that i'm leaving this sub-forum it's a bit late
Cant
SmG67 said:
The built-in Windows Archiver used to zip folders doesn't use the proper format for files that need to be flashed. You should use Winrar or 7-zip if you have unpacked the zip-files.
If you've just downloaded the files without unpacking them, just rename them to .ftf without unpacking. Because your browser recognises the .ftf's as .zip-files it renames them on download-completion, simply renaming them back will solve your issues.
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It just cant be converted. I had rename it to .ftf but it does not change anything, still .zip files. Help me
Sorry for the bad english. I am Malaysian
SyahrulVEVO said:
It just cant be converted. I had rename it to .ftf but it does not change anything, still .zip files. Help me
Sorry for the bad english. I am Malaysian
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Sometimes you download a zip, you have to extract its files and then, create the ftf file with flashtool, using the option...tools/bundle creation. Try doing that.
this link may can help you... i fix my problem with this link..
http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/08/1...re-files-using-xperifirm-and-flashtool-guide/
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but i modify step coz i have download zip out of XperiFirm. so.... i just extract firmware .zip. and take tools>bundels>create
Go to YouTube write Cara rename file ZIP ke FTF firmware Sony Xperia and the first video is your answer..
Hello. Is it possible to flash a zip Rom using Odin? I need to flash a zip.
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yes, just take whats inside the zip and make it into a tar.md5 file and that way you can flash it through odin.
PD: it's better to make it .tar.md5 in a linux machine, don't know why doesn't seem to work on windows.
cheers
sebarg said:
yes, just take whats inside the zip and make it into a tar.md5 file and that way you can flash it through odin.
PD: it's better to make it .tar.md5 in a linux machine, don't know why doesn't seem to work on windows.
cheers
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a .tar.md5 is just a .zip renamed?
sebarg said:
yes, just take whats inside the zip and make it into a tar.md5 file and that way you can flash it through odin.
PD: it's better to make it .tar.md5 in a linux machine, don't know why doesn't seem to work on windows.
cheers
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I don't understand. How do I create a .tar.md5 file with a flashable zip?
Lol when your a making .zip then why are you not flashing it directly on your device through cwm??
Edward Cullen
zapcow said:
a .tar.md5 is just a .zip renamed?
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Do I use a program to convert zip to tar.md5 ????
Avilove.Cullen said:
Lol when your a making .zip then why are you not flashing it directly on your device through cwm??
Edward Cullen
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Recovery or my Rom just isn't reading my zip file!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1750960
This link gives some background to what I've already done...
What do I do after I make the zip into a tar file?
extract the zip via winrar or 7 zip and reveal its contents please sir
ajay8055 said:
extract the zip via winrar or 7 zip and reveal its contents please sir
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Meta inf, system, boot.img and installbusybox
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go to jaggys. rom thread following the tutorial unlock your bootloader and install the recovery after that install this zip via recovery. you can't install this zip via odin and you can't convert it to .tar. ....have a nice day sir any questions fell free to post here or ask Google
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sebarg said:
yes, just take whats inside the zip and make it into a tar.md5 file and that way you can flash it through odin.
PD: it's better to make it .tar.md5 in a linux machine, don't know why doesn't seem to work on windows.
cheers
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you can't blindly do a .tar file of extracted files coz Odin wouldn't recognize it like Meta inf is a script for cwm not Odin the rom is packed in such a way that cwm installs it not Odin
Could I use fastboot? I am not having a nice day, my phone is not reading the zip file because it thinks it is corrupted.
ri123 said:
Could I use fastboot? I am not having a nice day, my phone is not reading the zip file because it thinks it is corrupted.
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you need to flash it via recovery...fastboot wont work redownload the file...........
just extract the zip file ,click with right mice button and choos extract,you get a SS_DL.dll document and a tar.MD5 package.
I got this file
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357471
that references odin in the subject of the thread. I tried flashing it via cwm, but kept getting a black screen on boot after the s4 screen.
so I wanted to try odin. but it's a zip. Is there a process to convert to tar.gz? Do I just extract, then recompress to a tar.gz?
sebarg said:
yes, just take whats inside the zip and make it into a tar.md5 file and that way you can flash it through odin.
PD: it's better to make it .tar.md5 in a linux machine, don't know why doesn't seem to work on windows.
cheers
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Ahh, that's because in the \system\etc\terminfo\e\ directory there are two files with the respective names: Eterm and eterm. Linux file names are case-sensitive, Windows file names aren't,so Windows will overwrite one. If you then create a gz file, one of the files is missing.
Avilove.Cullen said:
Lol when your a making .zip then why are you not flashing it directly on your device through cwm??
Edward Cullen
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what is cwm? i want ot flash my s4, i search and i found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Flashing_Guide_-_Android
but it won't help me, please send me some links
This Is Not Working At All
sebarg said:
yes, just take whats inside the zip and make it into a tar.md5 file and that way you can flash it through odin.
PD: it's better to make it .tar.md5 in a linux machine, don't know why doesn't seem to work on windows.
cheers
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I have tried this already....
but Odin Pops up a window saying: ".md5 binary is invalid"
tar/tar.gz from zip file
have seen this question a lot.
to create the tar file, you normally have to be in a Unix environment and an app like File-Roller can do the job of compressinf the files you extracted from the original zip file.
Allright, the solution is simple. You don't even need a Linux machine!
First, check your ZIP file. Does it contain a folder only? And are there some files in that folder? Then you have to make a ZIP file, which only contains those files, otherwise Odin cannot flash it. If there are just some files (and folders?) in your ZIP file, you can just leave it as it is.
Then, you have to download this little tool (direct link) and the thread here . Extract it somewhere you like to have it.
Place your ZIP file in the main directory (the folder where Runme.bat is located) and rename it to yourfile.img, then run Runme.bat (as Admin, probably?)
Now you have a TAR file!
Have a nice day,
VengaXDA
hello everybody,
I want to extract all files from multi packages odin files, that comes in .tar.md5 extention.
I've search, but I didn't find the answer! I need to your help !
SadHeroXIII said:
hello everybody,
I want to extract all files from multi packages odin files, that comes in .tar.md5 extention.
I've search, but I didn't find the answer! I need to your help !
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plz, help me !
SadHeroXIII said:
hello everybody,
I want to extract all files from multi packages odin files, that comes in .tar.md5 extention.
I've search, but I didn't find the answer! I need to your help !
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Samsung tar.md5 files are just standard tar files you should be able to open/extract them using winrar on windows or using a command prompt
Code:
tar xvf <file name>
Obviously you need tar installed and in your PATH for that to work
Hope That Helps!
trevd said:
Samsung tar.md5 files are just standard tar files you should be able to open/extract them using winrar on windows or using a command prompt
Code:
tar xvf <file name>
Obviously you need tar installed and in your PATH for that to work
Hope That Helps!
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Thanks, I was used winrar and it can't extract them, but now I use 7-zip and it's work :laugh:
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SadHeroXIII said:
Thanks, I was used winrar and it can't extract them, but now I use 7-zip and it's work :laugh:
:good::good::good::good:
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Glad to hear it, It's been a long time since I used windows in anger so the memory fades a little :laugh:..... I think If you remove the md5 extension winrar will work but no matter!
trevd said:
Glad to hear it, It's been a long time since I used windows in anger so the memory fades a little :laugh:..... I think If you remove the md5 extension winrar will work but no matter!
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even if I remove the md5 extensin, winrar can't open it !
SadHeroXIII said:
even if I remove the md5 extensin, winrar can't open it !
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LOL, I had to double check to make sure I'm not going mental http://www.rarlab.com/otherfmt.htm meh. looks like you've got a special build..... 7zip for you it is then.
can anyone upload the original bootanimation from Xperia Tablet Z? maybe it would work on other devices
feizhel_vandrago said:
can anyone upload the original bootanimation from Xperia Tablet Z? maybe it would work on other devices
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You can download the XTZ bootanimation.zip file from THIS POST. To use it on a different device, you probably will have to edit the desc.txt file contained in the bootanimation.zip file.
Cat McGowan said:
You can download the XTZ bootanimation.zip file from THIS POST. To use it on a different device, you probably will have to edit the desc.txt file contained in the bootanimation.zip file.
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thanks sir by the way, have you any link for download the full XTZ stockrom file? i wanna take some apk i need walkman widget and keyboard standard sony for tablet
feizhel_vandrago said:
thanks sir by the way, have you any link for download the full XTZ stockrom file? i wanna take some apk i need walkman widget and keyboard standard sony for tablet
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XTZ_SPG312_10.1.C.0.370_US.ftf - 776.70 MB
Cat McGowan said:
XTZ_SPG312_10.1.C.0.370_US.ftf - 776.70 MB
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how to extract it sir?
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XTZ_SPG312_10.1.C.0.370_US.ftf - 776.70 MB
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thank you so much sir
feizhel_vandrago said:
how to extract it sir?
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Assuming you are using Microsoft Windows, you will need four programs to extract files from the .ftf file.
1. An archive file tool like WinRAR or 7-Zip. Use the tool to extract the system.sin file from the .ftf file. You might have to change the .ftf extension to .rar or .zip to cause WinRAR or 7-Zip to open the file.
2. sin2img.exe. Use it to create a system.img file from system.sin file.
3. Ext2 Volume Manager (aka ext2fsd). It is a Windows driver. Running it will allow Windows to access the EXT4 partitions in the system.img file.
4. OSFMount. Use it to mount/unmount the system.img file as a Windows drive.
When you have the system.img file mounted as a Windows drive, you can extract whatever files you want.
Cat McGowan said:
Assuming you are using Microsoft Windows, you will need four programs to extract files from the .ftf file.
1. An archive file tool like WinRAR or 7-Zip. Use the tool to extract the system.sin file from the .ftf file. You might have to change the .ftf extension to .rar or .zip to cause WinRAR or 7-Zip to open the file.
2. sin2img.exe. Use it to create a system.img file from system.sin file.
3. Ext2 Volume Manager (aka ext2fsd). It is a Windows driver. Running it will allow Windows to access the EXT4 partitions in the system.img file.
4. OSFMount. Use it to mount/unmount the system.img file as a Windows drive.
When you have the system.img file mounted as a Windows drive, you can extract whatever files you want.
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aye sir i'll try it soon thanks for your help
by the way sir, how to run it all? maybe you have a tutorial
Here I'm posting how to convert .kdz file into a Flashable zip file, The list of files you needed are
Official kdz file
kdz extractor
LGwinTools
ext2explore
Cygwin (If you are a windows user) from here
dsixda's kitchen This Thread
1. Extract the kdz extractor to the new folder, just drag and drop the kdz file to the unpack_kdz.bat. You will find the .cab file in the same directory where you have kdz.
2. Drag and drop the cab file to unpack_cab.bat. The dz file will be extracted to /dz folder in the same directory.
3. Now extract and open LGwinTools file->open locate the dz file. Items will be displayed in bin files, now click on save to any new folder.
4. We need two files SYSTEM and APPS. Extract and run ext2explore then locate the SYSTEM file, it will load. Now click on save to any new directory(make sure the folder name is system)
5. Now rename the file APPS to "boot.img" (you have extracted from LGwinTools)
6. Make an archive .zip containing \system boot.img \META-INF(attached below)
6 Next process will be installing "Cygwin" read this
7. Installing dsixda's Kitchen read this
8. After you installation you have move the created zip file to \kitchen\original_update (In my case it is "C:\Cygwin\home\Santhoosh\Kitchen\original_update")
9. Run Cygwin
Code:
cd kitchen
./menu
10. Setup working folder and go to Advanced option select "Deodex files in your rom" MAKE SURE YOU SET THE API LEVEL TO 19 and choose both system and framework
11. After this "Rename the app folder in /system to app1" "priv-app to app" in WORKING Directory
12. Now again go for Deodex and deodex the remaining files. after completion rename app to priv-app and app1 to app.
13. Make sure the updator-script is untouched
14. Do zip align(optional) and make any other changes you want.
15. Remove unnecessary app like GooglePlus etc. Remove the Qtranslator and Polarisviewer apk and odex files.
Note: After Deodexing the LG Keyboard will not work, Remove it and add any other keyboard to app folder.
16. Now move to working folder and make a zip file of all. (/system /META-INF boot.img)
17. FLASH IT :laugh::laugh:
18. To Gain root access you have to download this and flash SU
I tried to unpack kdz file, but the programm (unpack_kdz.bat) didn't work. The text in a window is : "Error! LGExtract.exe is not internal or external command, programm or batch file". Why did this error happened? I use windows 7 x64
explains better.. please no root l7 ii p715 kitkat 4.4.2 ....
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santhoosh said:
Here I'm posting how to convert .kdz file into a Flashable zip file, The list of files you needed are
Official kdz file
kdz extractor
LGwinTools
ext2explore
Cygwin (If you are a windows user) from here
dsixda's kitchen This Thread
1. Extract the kdz extractor to the new folder, just drag and drop the kdz file to the unpack_kdz.bat. You will find the .cab file in the same directory where you have kdz.
2. Drag and drop the cab file to unpack_cab.bat. The dz file will be extracted to /dz folder in the same directory.
3. Now extract and open LGwinTools file->open locate the dz file. Items will be displayed in bin files, now click on save to any new folder.
4. We need two files SYSTEM and APPS. Extract and run ext2explore then locate the SYSTEM file, it will load. Now click on save to any new directory(make sure the folder name is system)
5. Now rename the file APPS to "boot.img" (you have extracted from LGwinTools)
6. Make an archive .zip containing \system boot.img \META-INF(attached below)
6 Next process will be installing "Cygwin" read this
7. Installing dsixda's Kitchen read this
8. After you installation you have move the created zip file to \kitchen\original_update (In my case it is "C:\Cygwin\home\Santhoosh\Kitchen\original_update")
9. Run Cygwin
Code:
cd kitchen
./menu
10. Setup working folder and go to Advanced option select "Deodex files in your rom" MAKE SURE YOU SET THE API LEVEL TO 19 and choose both system and framework
11. After this "Rename the app folder in /system to app1" "priv-app to app" in WORKING Directory
12. Now again go for Deodex and deodex the remaining files. after completion rename app to priv-app and app1 to app.
13. Make sure the updator-script is untouched
14. Do zip align(optional) and make any other changes you want.
15. Remove unnecessary app like GooglePlus etc. Remove the Qtranslator and Polarisviewer apk and odex files.
Note: After Deodexing the LG Keyboard will not work, Remove it and add any other keyboard to app folder.
16. Now move to working folder and make a zip file of all. (/system /META-INF boot.img)
17. FLASH IT :laugh::laugh:
18. To Gain root access you have to download this and flash SU
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Ilyazzzz said:
I tried to unpack kdz file, but the programm (unpack_kdz.bat) didn't work. The text in a window is : "Error! LGExtract.exe is not internal or external command, programm or batch file". Why did this error happened? I use windows 7 x64
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use this, i have uploaded wrong file
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ko3s25r0wxf2ext/kdz_extractor.zip?dl=0
rodrigorafaelb said:
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you can root by flashing this file
SuperSU
kdz_extractor modified
download and use this, dont download the kdz_extractor in the main thread.
So.. for the last step is, we don't have to build using kitchen but just archive the working folder instead?
santhoosh said:
you can root by flashing this file
SuperSU
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how to flash it??
riskey95 said:
how to flash it??
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In cwm.
sasa g said:
In cwm.
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my device not rooted yet
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my device not rooted yet
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So root it follow author tutorial i already rooted my p715 thanks ts
i managed to make a flashable .zip and rooted with your tutorial ,thanks,but do you know how to make the inverse proccess? make this .zip into a kdz firmware??????
will this work for l5 II? I'm having trouble using lg mobile support tool. this is my only option for now..
It will work
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It will work
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thanks. by the way, will the custom recovery and root access be removed when I flash the zip?
It won't be removed
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It won't be removed
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ts i did a flashable zip of my country kitkat firmware its philppine kitkat firmware http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=FW808706432109876543213/V20A_00.kdz
after i flashed .zip it success is version is 4.2.2 but the software version is v10h? not v20a? did you have any idea for this?
May be you have to wait for the kitkat update or simply download any other country firmware.
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what does the bat file do? nothing happens when I drag and drop the kdz file in the batch file.
Which one you downloaded, i have attached a modified kdz_extractor.zip try that
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