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This is all via pershoot, I hope you don't mind me posting this, as it was buried in another thread and I figure this is great for the community and these steps have never been put all in one place before.
Again, this is not my knowledge, but pershoot's.
This is assuming you're using Windows (XP/2000/2K3/Vista/7):
1. unpack this http://www.relentlessaddictions.com/Androidstuff/signing.zip to tools directory within your sdk folder.
2. run autosign.bat and go number by number
*****the creation of the image (and all related parts) are done in linux. steps 3-7
3. unpack this: http://android-dls.com/files/linux/split_bootimg.zip
4. take a boot.img from let's say, cyanogenmod rom
5. ./split_bootimg.pl boot.img
6. If you would like to modify anything in the ramdisk:
mkdir my_ramdisk
cd my_ramdisk
gzip -dc ../boot.img-ramdisk.gz | cpio -i
To pack back together:
cd ..
mkbootfs ./ramdisk | gzip > my_ramdisk.gz
Note: you can find mkbootfs in AOSP: out/host/linux-x86/bin
7. use mkbootimg (found within AOSP: out/host/linux-x86/bin (assuming your using an x86 linux host)) to create a nexus image, contained of your zImage and a ramdisk:
mkbootimg --base 20000000 --cmdline 'no_console_suspend=1 console=null' --kernel arch/arm/boot/zImage --ramdisk boot.img-ramdisk.gz -o my_bootable_file.img
8. take one of pershoot's bootable recovery update.zips (http://droidbasement.com/db-blog/?p=161)
9. replace your my_bootable_file.img with the boot.img found within the .zip
10. replace your modules folder and wifi module in the modules folder
11. feel free to amend the update-script found within META-INF\com\google\android (you can use this as a reference: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=641223
12. if you setup autosigning correctly, you can now right click the .zip -> sign.
Note: on windows 7, the right click gets damaged, so to speak, if you reassign the extension after autosigning, so just open up a command prompt and: java testsign my_recovery_update.zip
13. you're all done.
To sign updates in Linux:
Follow this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4155081&postcount=1
-pershoot
*****For Ubuntu : the mkbootimg and mkbootfs executables are found here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/p9s80w for x86 only.
Sign Tool For Linux
I seem to be able to not finish reading the OP!
I'm confused... Why can't you finish the OP?
Thanks Mark (and pershoot) for posting this, will definitely come in handy. Now I can finally post my 1.8ghz kernel
jlevy73 said:
Thanks Mark (and pershoot) for posting this, will definitely come in handy. Now I can finally post my 1.8ghz kernel
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That was a joke, I hope lol.. at least not in update.zip format..
Eclair~ said:
That was a joke, I hope lol.. at least not in update.zip format..
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yeah, he meant his 8.1 ghz kernel...
rori~ said:
yeah, he meant his 8.1 ghz kernel...
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Lmao....
(10 blah)
sry my bad english
can`t do "split_bootimg.pl boot.img" out from cmd console
i dont have perl or something installed.
What am I doing wrong?
thx
crazyknallchopf said:
sry my bad english
can`t do "split_bootimg.pl boot.img" out from cmd console
i dont have perl or something installed.
What am I doing wrong?
thx
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./split_bootimg.pl boot.img (which is implied if it is not in your path)
mark, please update the OP with ./
updated the OP to include your changes pershoot:
"./split_bootimg.pl boot.img"
sorry i don`t understand what you mean with "OP"
crazyknallchopf said:
sorry i don`t understand what you mean with "OP"
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OP = original post (the 1st one on top of a thread)
pershoot said:
OP = original post (the 1st one on top of a thread)
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oke thx...
in CMD i do cd to my sdk directory where my .pl and .bin files are placed,
then i type "./split_bootimg.pl boot.img" (without quotes) it does not work...
no command are found
crazyknallchopf said:
oke thx...
in CMD i do cd to my sdk directory where my .pl and .bin files are placed,
then i type "./split_bootimg.pl boot.img" (without quotes) it does not work...
no command are found
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you put the boot.img in the same directory as the unpacked split_bootimg.pl then run a ./split_bootimg.pl boot.img
you should not be using your sdk directory as a work/scrap area, as things may get messy in there.
use something like /var/tmp/FOLDER or ~/FOLDER
EDIT: the quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog
pershoot said:
you put the boot.img in the same directory as the unpacked split_bootimg.pl then run a ./split_bootimg.pl boot.img
you should not be using your sdk directory as a work/scrap area, as things may get messy in there.
use something like /var/tmp/FOLDER or ~/FOLDER
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thx pershoot
i dont know what im doing wrong
it wont work
i uploadet a pic :
http://yfrog.com/2gimgoincrazyp
crazyknallchopf said:
thx pershoot
i dont know what im doing wrong
it wont work
i uploadet a pic :
http://yfrog.com/2gimgoincrazyp
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i was afraid you were doing that. the creation of the image (and all related parts) are done in linux.
mark, might want to update the OP with that tidbit, for the linux pieces.
pershoot said:
i was afraid you were doing that. the creation of the image (and all related parts) are done in linux.
mark, might want to update the OP with that tidbit, for the linux pieces.
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steps 3-7
.......
edited: here is the mkbootimg executable that works on ubuntu 9.10.
use at your own risk.
This was the only part that I was unable to do on a stock ubuntu install.
Was following this: http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Unpack,_Edit,_and_Re-Pack_Boot_Images
britoso said:
Can someone upload the mkbootimg and mkbootfs executables please.
I'm on ubuntu 9.1.
Seems like a lot of work to build just this little tool.
thanks.
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http://www.sendspace.com/file/p9s80w
for x86 only.
This is only for system files, the instructions for kernel making will come as soon as i get some time.
Credits (these people helped me build form source the first time and created some awesome wiki at wiki.cyanogenmod.com)
Cyanogen
Maxisma
Chris Soyars
Kmobs
thedudesandroid
rikupw
pershoot
bcrook
and many more if i have missed just tell me
If u want to learn building from source, cyanogenmod is the best place to start with. What u need is UBUNTU/DEBIAN , i would recommend start with ubuntu as i find it the best to start with it. U should have atleast 20gb of storage in ubuntu. U can use a virtual machine or full OS anything which suits u.
To start with nexus one
Making ur computer ready to build
1. sudo aptitude install git-core gnupg sun-java6-jdk flex bison gperf libsdl-dev libesd0-dev libwxgtk2.6-dev build-essential zip curl libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev
2. If u have 64 bit version add this (only for 64bit)
sudo aptitude install ia32-libs lib32z1-dev lib32ncurses5-dev gcc-multilib g++-multilib
3. cd ~
4. mkdir bin
5. cd bin
6. echo $PATH
Here i would recommend editing ur .baschrc in your home directory. It is a hidden file so u have to edit it in terminal using command gedit .baschrc
and adding a line to the last line export PATH=$PATH:~/bin
Now u have to setup repo
1. curl http://android.git.kernel.org/repo >~/bin/repo
2. chmod +x ~/bin/repo
This is for obtaining the source
1. Open Terminal
2. cd ~
3. mkdir cm-build
4. repo init -u git://github.com/cyanogen/android.git -b eclair
5. repo sync
Wait for the repo to sync as it is really huge around 2.5 gb
After the sync has completed u have to create the environment
1. cd cm-build
2. . build/envsetup.sh
Builiding ADB - Do it only if u havent already built it. Most probably u havent
make -j3 adb
now add the path of adb directory of adb like u did for bin. adb will be in the out folder in folder cm-build
Now configure your build
select the build u want to make, list using this command
1. sed -n -e "s/^add_lunch_combo//gp" vendor/*/vendorsetup.sh
2. lunch cyanogen_passion-eng
Get properitery files from ur devices- dont skip this step. U need to have adb setup. And if u are unable to get the files ur build will not complete. i will upload a folder with properitery files today with instructions how to place them so if u r unable to get them u can use those files
1. cd ~/cm-build/vendor/google/passion
2. ./extract-files.sh
Now the final step building
make -j3
The -j flag specifies how many threads the compiler should use. Rule is # of processors+1
its gonna take time for the first time u build so just relax somewhere, go eating, watch Movies, use google video
all the files will be in
~/android-cm/out/target/product/passion
u can use fastboot to flash those files and test the build
If u have any problems while building just let me know with the error where it as stopped. using the command make-clean solves most issues but it will make u build from scratch again thus building will take the same time as it took while building the first time as it clears all the prebuilt files
If u find anything to correct in this wiki let me know i will do it
More to come
1. Kernel compiling
2. making update.zip
Thanks for the guide, man.
BTW, I noticed you used java 6 in your instructions, which is good, because the official Android source (not cyanogen's) requires Java 5, which is outdated and conflicts with the version required for my ROM kitchen.
JAVA 5 is more compatible coz java 6 doesnt support overriding, anyways if anyone has problem of overriding commands use java5
sudo aptitude install sun-java5-jdk
and yes obviously java 6 is better but java5 is best for compiling with android, its just ur wish what suits u best
UPDATE: built this time using java6 and it built fine. If u r using the android repo instead of CM use java5 . If u have both installed u can switch versions using
sudo update-alternatives --config java
select any version u want
i will be updating the post with kernel making and bcm4329.ko, just didnt get time
charnsingh_online said:
JAVA 5 is more compatible coz java 6 doesnt support overriding,
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You might be mistaken about overriding.
Some people had problems with override annonation with java6, if u have those problems java5 is best coz repairing and finding errors i find it time consuming so better switch versions.
charnsingh_online said:
Some people had problems with override annonation with java6, if u have those problems java5 is best coz repairing and finding errors i find it time consuming so better switch versions.
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You can still install Java 5 and 6 concurrently on your LINUX box. Just set the JAVA_HOME and PATH environment variables to point to the Java version you want to use for a particular application.
On my box I make Java 5 the default, and when I want to use Java 6 (e.g. when cooking) I just source a file with the new variables set.
yeah i gave the instructions how to shift java versions, i too have 2 versions of java installed
charnsingh_online said:
yeah i gave the instructions how to shift java versions, i too have 2 versions of java installed
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Good work! As soon as I have some spare time I'll try out your instructions and possibly help you out with the Nexus One video recording issue.
THX BRO, JUST pm me or reply me on twitter when u get time
Question on workspace location
I have a question when it comes to WHERE you put your workspace to do development. The instructions refer to your home directory. I would prefer to put EVERYTHING within a sub-directory (or any directory for that matter) instead of all these directories being created off my home directory (I like to keep it clean). I followed your instructions and Google's instructions and it creates: bin, bionic, bootable, build, cm-build, cts, dalvik, development, external, frameworks, hardware, kernel-msm, Makefile, packages, prebuild, sdk, system, and vendor.
So, can I undo what I did and re-create my workspace in a different location? Or, is it specific to the home (~) directory so the scripts work?
BTW, how do I undo the creation of these directories and access to the source repository? Just a simple "delete" of the directories and files?
Sweet guide! Will check this out soon!
have anyone seen 7zip for Android?
AndroZip handels 7zip
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MiMikri said:
AndroZip handels 7zip
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Unless it is pw-protected.
AllGamer said:
have anyone seen 7zip for Android?
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I've just compiled p7zip-9.20.1, it's the command line version of 7zip, if you still want it, you can download it from here:
http://dl.dbank.com/c0mtm6i3wa
(sorry, it's a file share site provided by Huawei company in Chinese language, outseas file share sites are blocked by "opening" China government)
Code:
$ uname -a
uname -a
Linux localhost 2.6.35.7-perf #1 PREEMPT Sat Dec 3 17:57:38 CST 2011 armv7l GNU/Linux
$ ls -l /system/bin/7z /data/local/bin/7za-9.20
ls -l /system/bin/7z /data/local/bin/7za-9.20
-rwxr-xr-x 1 2000 2000 1702540 Dec 26 03:37 /data/local/bin/7za-9.20
lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 24 Dec 26 03:03 /system/bin/7z -> /data/local/bin/7za-9.20
$ 7z
7z
7-Zip (A) 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-18
p7zip Version 9.20 (locale=C,Utf16=off,HugeFiles=on,1 CPU)
Usage: 7za <command> [<switches>...] <archive_name> [<file_names>...]
[<@listfiles...>]
<Commands>
a: Add files to archive
b: Benchmark
d: Delete files from archive
e: Extract files from archive (without using directory names)
l: List contents of archive
t: Test integrity of archive
u: Update files to archive
x: eXtract files with full paths
<Switches>
-ai[r[-|0]]{@listfile|!wildcard}: Include archives
-ax[r[-|0]]{@listfile|!wildcard}: eXclude archives
-bd: Disable percentage indicator
-i[r[-|0]]{@listfile|!wildcard}: Include filenames
-m{Parameters}: set compression Method
-o{Directory}: set Output directory
-p{Password}: set Password
-r[-|0]: Recurse subdirectories
-scs{UTF-8 | WIN | DOS}: set charset for list files
-sfx[{name}]: Create SFX archive
-si[{name}]: read data from stdin
-slt: show technical information for l (List) command
-so: write data to stdout
-ssc[-]: set sensitive case mode
-t{Type}: Set type of archive
-u[-][p#][q#][r#][x#][y#][z#][!newArchiveName]: Update options
-v{Size}[b|k|m|g]: Create volumes
-w[{path}]: assign Work directory. Empty path means a temporary directory
-x[r[-|0]]]{@listfile|!wildcard}: eXclude filenames
-y: assume Yes on all queries
Hi lovetide. What kind of compression did you use?
I can't find a way to open it :/
Guys I found another working port of p7zip for android.
I Tried to post a link but becouse i'm a 'noob' here i'm not allowed to.
So you can search for "port2android" at google and you will find it
ilbolza said:
Hi lovetide. What kind of compression did you use?
I can't find a way to open it :/
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It's not an archive file, it's an executable file, you can execute it directly. It's static linked, so it should work on most Android phones.
lovetide said:
I've just compiled p7zip-9.20.1, it's the command line version of 7zip, if you still want it, you can download it from here:
http://dl.dbank.com/c0mtm6i3wa
(sorry, it's a file share site provided by Huawei company in Chinese language, outseas file share sites are blocked by "opening" China government)
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Link does demand to pay for it. Can you upload attachment on the forum?
You have to click the link several times. It will work after some time.
But scroll down... Mirror is attached.
Here version 9.38.1 for arm-v7a, 7za is standalone, 7z needs 7z.so in /system/lib, 7zr a reduced version of 7za, Codecs must be in current dir for rar support (optional)
in the archive I've also added makefile.machine if you want to compile from source (you need to replace the one in the source directory, it needs to be edited for paths)
sherpya said:
Here version 9.38.1 for arm-v7a, 7za is standalone, 7z needs 7z.so in /system/lib, 7zr a reduced version of 7za, Codecs must be in current dir for rar support (optional)
in the archive I've also added makefile.machine if you want to compile from source (you need to replace the one in the source directory, it needs to be edited for paths)
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Thank you very much for this indeed. XDA won't let it download no matter how many times I try, would it be possible for you to post it in a mirror somewhere ?
Edit : Never mind, finally got it. XDA glitch.
Edit 2 : Shoot, this will not run in Android 5 and newer systems... ( Error: only position independent executables (PIE) are supported. )
sorry but I didn't have an arm android 5.x to test it, I'm attaching pie build, I think it should work also on android < 5, but anyway there is still the old attachment in previous post
Hey...
I think the Zarchiver app from the play store would just work.
Hit thanks if I helped you!
ClawSpark said:
Hey...
I think the Zarchiver app from the play store would just work.
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Does it support being called via command line, from eg a bash script?
To the rest: did the PIE build work fine?
p7zip 16.02 stand-alone attached.
help needed. anybody know how to set HugeFiles=on? compiling with -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE does not give expected result
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edit: many thanks to superbeef150 @ XDA for solution!
aIecxs said:
p7zip 16.02 stand-alone attached.
help needed. anybody know how to set HugeFiles=on? compiling with -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE does not give expected result
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Does this work on Android 6.0?
aIecxs said:
p7zip 16.02 stand-alone attached.
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Thanks for sharing! I'm able to get this to run on several devices, but for some reason it errors out when running it in TWRP (which is coincidentally where I hope to run it):
Code:
~ # chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/p7zip
~ # /data/local/tmp/p7zip
/sbin/sh: /data/local/tmp/p7zip: not found
~ # sh /data/local/tmp/p7zip
/data/local/tmp/p7zip: line 1: syntax error: unexpected word (expecting ")")
Has anyone observed this different behavior between TWRP and the normal OS occur with 7zip or any other terminal/shell/CLI apps?
superbeef150 said:
Has anyone observed this different behavior between TWRP and the normal OS occur with 7zip or any other terminal/shell/CLI apps?
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I got this figured out in case anyone stumbles across this in the future.
The default shell in TWRP (in my case) is at /sbin/sh . From what I've read, it sounds like this is the one that is supplied with BusyBox rather than the normal one. When I ran 7z using /system/bin/sh I had a lot better luck.
I'm now running into issues with larger ISO files. It seems like ones over 2GB are the problematic ones, I can't extract, test, or list contents on them, instead I always get an "E_FAIL" error message.
Googling that in the context of 7z seems to indicate a space issue, but testing and listing contents should make that irrelevant. For the sake of trying I attempted this with the ISOs on an exFAT usb flash drive as well as an NTFS usb hard drive with the same results.
I suspect that the HugeFiles=off setting that @aIecxs mentioned earlier may be related, but unfortunately the only information on the topic I could find were on one of his posts on p7zip's SourceForge forum where someone suggested a few different compile flags that didn't seem to make a difference for him or myself.
If anyone has any thoughts on this I'd really appreciate it! Thanks!
maybe compiling on 64-bit machine will support Hugefiles
aIecxs said:
maybe compiling on 64-bit machine will support Hugefiles
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I'm doing that currently, but unfortunately HugeFiles is still showing up as off :/
I installed ubuntu 12.10 as my only OS now my question is can I use Flashtools? following various guides I found a wild where he said that Flashtools of ubuntu did not work for flashing the kernel, and if so do I have to install windows?
I downloaded Flashtools for ubuntu I extracted the folder but I can not start the program can anyone tell me how to do?
when i try to open flashtools answer me thisView attachment 1504335
I do run but nothing happens
Flashtool works just fine with any linux distro, so does fastboot which u can use to flash kernel.
I'm using debian unstable and both working great.
Anyway u should atleast explain what does the error in screenshot mean, in english.
ubuntu asks me how to open the file asks me if I run it in terminal or run normally, but nothing happens in any of the ways
try run it directly in terminal. by the screenshot it should be
Code:
cd ~/FlashTool
./FlashTool
I think the problem is java....View attachment 1504353
you need to take it from oracle.com and install it for your distro.
it should set your java_home by default and if not put it into ~./bashrc
exactly. its java. flashtool needs java installed, either oracle jdk or openjdk.
with regard to the recognition of the device in fastboot I need the drivers? for ubuntu I do not know where to get the driver for my xperia active
no. u dont need driver whatsoever for linux. just need adb and fastboot to set up correctly.
u should install android sdk, it'll pull adb and fastboot too.
then just add path to adb and fastboot into your bashrc, add semc usb device id in udev rules, reboot once and u good to go.
still nothing I'm doing something wrong but I do not understand what
[email protected]:~$ cd ~/FlashTool
[email protected]:~/FlashTool$ ./FlashTool
Not running as root but Sony/SonyEriccson Vendor ID found on your udev rules
if Flashing didn't work well, run flashtool as root
No Java in specified path in JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java
Set the variable to a valid Java installation
[email protected]:~/FlashTool$
did u install java?
try installing openjdk. its in official ubuntu repo. oracle java is unsupported anymore.
btw u should logout and relogin back after installing openjk for its path in bashrc to be effective.
jfox22 said:
still nothing I'm doing something wrong but I do not understand what
[email protected]:~$ cd ~/FlashTool
[email protected]:~/FlashTool$ ./FlashTool
Not running as root but Sony/SonyEriccson Vendor ID found on your udev rules
if Flashing didn't work well, run flashtool as root
No Java in specified path in JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java
Set the variable to a valid Java installation
[email protected]:~/FlashTool$
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Is java installed in "/usr/lib/jvm" ? If yes, then add the path variable /usr/lib/jvm/bin to your bash profile.
flashtool is searching for binary program named "java" in your operating system's path (ubuntu in your case) so you have to edit the path variable in your bash profile or what ever command line interpreter you use to direct it to the "java" binary . Normally java binary and it's associated binaries are present in the bin directory inside your java installation directory so you have to add the path variable which directs the interpreter to look for binaries inside the java's bin directory where java's binaries are present.
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I installed openjdk View attachment 1504457
but I have always this View attachment 1504458
Open your home directory and press ctrl+h to see hidden files . Can you see files called .profile and/or .bash_login or files which start with" .bash" ? Tell me what files are present.
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what is wrong with the error is that it cant find any java installed in your path.
openjdk should be added to your path automatically if u installed it via apt-get, aptitude or synaptic. and again, after installing openjdk u need to logout and relogin for java path in bashrc to be effective. if still doesn't work even after relogin then try rebooting.
my bet is u doesn't even do the logout and relogin, that why flashtool whines about cannot find java path.
gouthamthemostwanted said:
Open your home directory and press ctrl+h to see hidden files . Can you see files called .profile and/or .bash_login or files which start with" .bash" ? Tell me what files are present.
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an0nym0us_ said:
what is wrong with the error is that it cant find any java installed in your path.
openjdk should be added to your path automatically if u installed it via apt-get, aptitude or synaptic. and again, after installing openjdk u need to logout and relogin for java path in bashrc to be effective. if still doesn't work even after relogin then try rebooting.
my bet is u doesn't even do the logout and relogin, that why flashtool whines about cannot find java path.
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I also tried to reboot but nothing.
an0nym0us_ said:
my bet is u doesn't even do the logout and relogin, that why flashtool whines about cannot find java path.
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That might be the problem but I've edited the path side by side and accessed binaries from terminal (which were not accessible before editing the path) without reboot or relogin.
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Open .profile and read the first few lines. Does it say anything about "this profile will not be effective if .bash_login or .bashrc is present" or something like that?
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run these in terminal and paste the output here
Code:
sudo update-alternatives --config java
Code:
sudo update-alternatives --config javac
Code:
sudo update-alternatives --config javaw
# ~/.profile: executed by the command interpreter for login shells.
# This file is not read by bash(1), if ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bash_login
# exists.
# see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files for examples.
# the files are located in the bash-doc package.
# the default umask is set in /etc/profile; for setting the umask
# for ssh logins, install and configure the libpam-umask package.
#umask 022
# if running bash
if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
# include .bashrc if it exists
if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
. "$HOME/.bashrc"
fi
fi
# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then
PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
Hi,
I've backup a few apps from my Nexus 5 (Unrooted),
I've copied the .ab file to my PC and I wondered how can I extract it to edit some file and then repack it again.
I've already tried to extract it using DroidExplorer but I'm getting an un-openable tar file.
Can someone please point me how to can I do it right? and how can I repack it again,
Thanks in advance!
Gilco:good:
There is a sweet guide here
UltraWelfare said:
There is a sweet guide here
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Thanks man, I tried but I get an error while trying to extract the tar file,
also I saw this warning at the end of the guide:
Warning about Helium (Carbon): helium backups are just android adb backups that are not compressed with Java Deflater. It means they were created with the option static final boolean COMPRESS_FULL_BACKUPS = false.
A normal adb restore should work.
see log from first step:
C:\Users\Gil\Desktop\BandR>java -jar abe.jar unpack com.gameinsight.airport.ab A
C.tar
Strong AES encryption enabled
Magic: ANDROID BACKUP
Version: 1
Compressed: 1
Algorithm: none
20664320 bytes read
gilc8 said:
Thanks man, I tried but I get an error while trying to extract the tar file,
also I saw this warning at the end of the guide: ...
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Hi all, I play a bit with the conversion from Helium backups. Here is the utility:
xaos.ic.cz/Helium_ab2tar.zip . Still don't know what are the last four bytes in the Helium .ab file. Is that some checksum or what? Anyone knows?
xaos.cz said:
Hi all, I play a bit with the conversion from Helium backups. Here is the utility:
xaos.ic.cz/Helium_ab2tar.zip . Still don't know what are the last four bytes in the Helium .ab file. Is that some checksum or what? Anyone knows?
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Thank you so much! It's working. I was able to extract my (unencrypted) Helium backup. Did you publish the code somewhere else? Here's a Makefile in case someone wants to build it for Linux. (Just remove .txt before running make or make extract)
Archived utility on Github
Hey everyone,
since the original utility has vanished and is somewhat hard to find, I've archived it at Github for convenience: github.com/floe/helium_ab2tar
If the original author wishes, I can transfer the repo to their ownership.
Best, Floe
floemuc said:
Hey everyone,
since the original utility has vanished and is somewhat hard to find, I've archived it at Github for convenience: github.com/floe/helium_ab2tar
If the original author wishes, I can transfer the repo to their ownership.
Best, Floe
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Hi, the "helium_ab2tar" finally helped me. Good work!
I was running Win7 and didn't have any C compiler installed, so here is what I found:
• from the link above, extract helium_ab2tar-master.zip to a new directory
• from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm download Binaries and Dependencies and extract files make.exe, libintl3.dll, libiconv2.dll to your helium_ab2tar-master directory
• from https://bellard.org/tcc/ download a recent TinyCC build and extract the whole zip into your helium_ab2tar-master directory
• edit the makefile and change "CC=gcc" to "CC=tcc\tcc.exe"
• change "-o ab2tar_cut" to "-o ab2tar_cut.exe", "-o ab2tar_corr" to "-o ab2tar_corr.exe", "-o tar2ab_cut" to "-o tar2ab_cut.exe", "-o tar2ab_corr" to "-o tar2ab_corr.exe"
• finally run make.exe
How to use:
ab2tar_cut [.ab file] [temporary file]
ab2tar_corr [temporary file] [.tar file]
Thanks Commander!
It doesn't work for me =(
That's what I'm getting while trying to start it thru terminal
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
download https://github.com/floe/helium_ab2tar, unzip, run make.exe from helium_ab2tar-master folder
aIecxs said:
download "https://github.com/floe/helium_ab2tar"]https://github.com/floe/helium_ab2tar, unzip, run make.exe from helium_ab2tar-master folder
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there is no such file as make.exe.
of course, you must follow the steps in Post #7
or use linux. you can use Unetbootin and install Xubuntu to usb flash drive
aIecxs said:
of course, you must follow the steps in Post #7
or use linux. you can use Unetbootin and install Xubuntu to usb flash drive
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I did so and it gives me another error
Code:
tcc\tcc.exe ab2tar_cut.c -o ab2tar_cut.exe
process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, tcc\tcc.exe ab2tar_cut.c -o ab2tar_cut.exe, ...) failed.
make (e=2): The system cannot find the file specified.
make: *** [ab2tar_cut] Error 2
try with full path in makefile for example CC="C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\helium_ab2tar-master\tcc\tcc.exe" (path to tcc.exe)
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try with full path in makefile for example CC="C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\helium_ab2tar-master\tcc\tcc.exe" (path to tcc.exe)
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ok it seems to work,
PS C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master> C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master\make.exe
C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master\tcc.exe ab2tar_cut.c -o ab2tar_cut.exe
C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master\tcc.exe ab2tar_corr.c -o ab2tar_corr.exe
C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master\tcc.exe tar2ab_corr.c -o tar2ab_corr.exe
C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master\tcc.exe tar2ab_cut.c -o tar2ab_cut.exe
PS C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master>
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what's next ?
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aIecxs said:
try with full path in makefile for example CC="C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\helium_ab2tar-master\tcc\tcc.exe" (path to tcc.exe)
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what should be instead of [temporary file] ?
backup.ab.tmp (or any other name)
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backup.ab.tmp (or any other name)
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PS C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master>
>> ab2tar_cut backup.ab backup.ab.tmp
ab2tar_cut : The term 'ab2tar_cut' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable
program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:2 char:1
+ ab2tar_cut backup.ab backup.ab.tmp
+ ~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (ab2tar_cut:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
Suggestion [3,General]: The command ab2tar_cut was not found, but does exist in the current location. Windows PowerShell does not load commands from the current location by default. If you trust this command, instead type: ".\ab2tar_cut". See "get-help about_Command_Precedence" for more details.
PS C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master>
Sorry I was using powershell for it, it doesn't work in PS but it works in CMD
Hello, I am feeling as dumb as a caveman right now because I could not figure out how to decompress and .ab file created with an old version of Helium which pretty much screw me over this.
I'm pretty much an illiterate with command lines in general. I tried cygwin but can't manage to find the right command combo, also android backup extractor doesn't even work despite I've installed the Java SE SDK etc (running Win10 x64). Can someone tell me step by step how I can decompress this hellish .ab file once for all? Thank you in advance.
P.s.= And yes, I also tryied using the method described on these last 2 pages and I get this:
C:\Users\Dingo Dash>"C:\Users\Dingo Dash\Desktop\helium_ab2tar-master\bin\make.exe" ab2tar_cut "C:\Users\Dingo Dash\Downloads\com.koushikdutta.backup\SM-G900F - 353687063301086\backup.ab" xxx.tmp
make: *** No rule to make target `ab2tar_cut'. Stop.
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- download and edit makefile from post #5
- compile the binaries (.exe files)
- unpack backup + convert to tar
- unpack tar file
aIecxs said:
- download and edit makefile from post #5
- compile the binaries (.exe files)
- unpack backup + convert to tar
- unpack tar file
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Thank you but I wanted to know what I was doing wrong on the prompt because I had already compiled the binaries aka followed the whole procedure.
Anyway, I managed to extract the whole damn file on another device. I don't have an explaination of why helium behaved this way but it actually worked on a more recent device instead of the original one, were the backup was created, also using a 2015 or so old version of the app, which should be the one the file came from.