[DEV][TOOL] Kernel Kitchen {X10 Mini/MiniPro} - Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini

[size=+2]PLEASE USE THIS THREAD (LINK) FROM NOW ON. I WILL NOT MONITOR THIS THREAD ANYMORE [/size]
INTRODUCTION
So we all know dsixda's XDA ROM Kitchen
Then how about a kitchen for Kernels ??
What started out just as my personal directory where I kept all my kernel and ramdisk tinkering scripts, has now turned into a project (which is far from finished right now )
This does NOT enable you to compile the kernel binary (aka zImage).
This enables you to edit ramdisk and change bootsplash images and helps kernel developers to deploy their compiled kernel in a usable form.
FEATURES
As of now what we can do with the Kernel Kitchen is
Fully menu driven interface (like dsixda kitchen)
Extract zImage and ramdisk from boot.img file
Create boot.img from zImage and ramdisk
Extract zImage and ramdisk from any ftf file that contains kernel.sin (Xperia 2010, 2011, 2012)
Create flashable ftf from zImage and ramdisk (Xperia 2010 only)
Create compressed ramdisk binary from ramdisk folder
Extract ramdisk files from ramdisk binary
Convert png image to rle format (used in android boot splash images)
Convert rle boot splash to png file (so that you can edit it)
Proposed upcoming features
Automatic script to change boot splash in a kernel with your favourite png file
STYLE CODE :
bold are supported only in linux
italics are supported in linux and windows+cygwin
underline are supported in windows native (without cygwin)
(if more than one style is used, it supports all respective platforms)
REQUIREMENTS
This tool is primarily meant for linux users (preferably Uubuntu).
But it works perfectly well on windows+cygwin too
Some portions of the kitchen have support for native windows (without even cygwin)
Rest all requirements are mentioned in the readme
WHAT ARE ITS USES ?
1.The primary purpose (for which this project started out in the first place) is to provide a easy kernel deployment tool for wannabe kernel devs.
A lot of us can compile a kernel from source but that is just the zImage and cannot be used as such on the phone. We need to package it with a ramdisk ad deploy it thorough a proper method (flashtool for Xperia, ODIN for samsund, and fastboot for other phones)
​2.You canedit ramdisk properties (by editing default.prop)
Changing ro.secure=1 to ro.secure=0 makes your ramdisk insecure and enables easy root access ​3.The most immediate and popular use that i can see right now is changing the boot logo to your liking
the boot logo is called logo.rle or initlogo.rle and is placed in the root of ramdisk folder.
When you split kernel, you can find the rle file which you can convert into png, do necessary editing and convert back into rle and pack up the ramdisk and create a new kernel
​4.Other than that, you can change the recovery system
for eg. you can include Doom's Touch recovery system inside your favourite kernel
or you can include the xRecovery inside CM7 kernel so that you can flash amend zips.
Changing the recovery is ofcourse a little more complicated for average users, and i'll write a short tuto for that soon enough ​DOWNLOAD AND USAGE
The sources can be found on www.github.com/championswimmer/kernel-tools
For linux (and cygwin) users I recommend the install git and run this command to get a copy of my repository
Code:
git clone https://github.com/championswimmer/kernel-tools.git
Or in general, all linux and windows users can just get a zipball of my repo here
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All usage information can be found on this elaborate readme
In short all you have to do is cd to the appropriate folder and run this
Code:
./menu
CREDITS
None of this was possible without the helps and works of DoomLord, Azuzu, bin4ry, FXP, defer, blagus, nobodyAtall, the_laser, Androxyde
These works are directly included in my project
DoomLord's kernel.sin and ftf creator (windows version)
These works are used in their modified/repackaged form
DoomLord's png and rle interconversion tool (windows version)
DoomLord's perl script to split kerel.sin
And big thanks to nobodyAtall for pointing me the appropriate linux binaries (or i would have kept pouring wine over windows exe files)
Thanks to ImageMagick developers for the awesome tool
SOURCES USED
1. to565 and from565 source code (part of Android Open Source Project)
2. mkbootimg and mkbootfs standalone sources (part of AOSP)
3. abootimg sources (by Gilles Grandou)

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Hello!
Thanks for your great work.
I've done all stage and when i try to flash kernel i modify, it stucks on flashing loader 14%.
What's the problem? thanks.

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fxdRoiD said:
Hello!
Thanks for your great work.
I've done all stage and when i try to flash kernel i modify, it stucks on flashing loader 14%.
What's the problem? thanks.
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Read the first part of this post and ask your question in the link provided

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fxdRoiD said:
Hello!
Thanks for your great work.
I've done all stage and when i try to flash kernel i modify, it stucks on flashing loader 14%.
What's the problem? thanks.
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do you have "jar" installed??
(jar comes with java or you can install 'fastjar' )
and when making kernel did you chose option 2??
option 1 is for X10, option 2 is for your phone

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championswimmer said:
do you have "jar" installed??
(jar comes with java or you can install 'fastjar' )
and when making kernel did you chose option 2??
option 1 is for X10, option 2 is for your phone
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Hello!
I'm on ubuntu 12.04 and i have jar installed. I can run x10flasher well.
Yes i have chosen option 2.
I've just modified boot logo in res -> image -> logo into Ramdisk. I've repacked ramdisk and copy zImage into kernel-files and paste both into input folder after renamed them properly. Is it the good process?

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You can see my log attached.
After flashing loader, i must wait 5 min before starting "flashing kernel.sin". After that, 3 min waiting, flashing aborted...

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fxdRoiD said:
You can see my log attached.
After flashing loader, i must wait 5 min before starting "flashing kernel.sin". After that, 3 min waiting, flashing aborted...
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could you send me the ftf file you created?
Sent from my X10S using xda premium

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btw the process is simple
extract from ftf
copy the ramdisk-contents as ramdisk-folder into input folder.
make changes as necessary
repack the ramdisk
put the zimage as "image" and compressed ramdisk as "ramdisk" into input folder
create ftf
flash it
Sent from my X10S using xda premium

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championswimmer said:
btw the process is simple
extract from ftf
copy the ramdisk-contents as ramdisk-folder into input folder.
make changes as necessary
repack the ramdisk
put the zimage as "image" and compressed ramdisk as "ramdisk" into input folder
create ftf
flash it
Sent from my X10S using xda premium
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I did it completly. Here's Kernel. I just want to put sony ericsson logo. Thanks if you can made it works properly.
I did all stages correctly! Please, make it works...

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fxdRoiD said:
I did it completly. Here's Kernel. I just want to put sony ericsson logo. Thanks if you can made it works properly.
I did all stages correctly! Please, make it works...
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oops ****!!!!
i know what the problem is ... damn
it's using the x10 loader.sin for all phones... wtf!!
please send me the original nAa kernel
Sent from my X10S using xda premium

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fixed loader sin problem and updated menu based interface

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championswimmer said:
oops ****!!!!
i know what the problem is ... damn
it's using the x10 loader.sin for all phones... wtf!!
please send me the original nAa kernel
Sent from my X10S using xda premium
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Original nAa Kernel, you can find it here: http://minicm.googlecode.com/files/E10_nAa-11_2.6.29.6-nAa-11.ftf
or
jump to threat forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1256739
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championswimmer said:
fixed loader sin problem and updated menu based interface
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Thanks. Try it now.
Tell me, if i want to change bootsplash, i just want to modify logo in ramdisk -> res -> images -> logo?

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ramdisk > initlogo.rle
or
ramdisk > logo.rle
if any of this file is not present then i think the ramdisk does not have a logo.
(you can down load one of my kernels (from my devhost or ftp mirror in my sig), they are for x10 but you can extract them and see where the logo image is supposed to go)
it SHOULD be a <filename>.rle file. android logos are always rle files

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championswimmer said:
ramdisk > initlogo.rle
or
ramdisk > logo.rle
if any of this file is not present then i think the ramdisk does not have a logo.
(you can down load one of my kernels (from my devhost or ftp mirror in my sig), they are for x10 but you can extract them and see where the logo image is supposed to go)
it SHOULD be a <filename>.rle file. android logos are always rle files
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Can't see .rle file. Ramdisk contents a file "init" without extension. Please, can you download kernel and tell me where is rle file? Thanks!
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What's the link i can use to update without restart downloading? I try "Update [link]" but command "update" not found.

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fxdRoiD said:
Can't see .rle file. Ramdisk contents a file "init" without extension. Please, can you download kernel and tell me where is rle file? Thanks!
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What's the link i can use to update without restart downloading? I try "Update [link]" but command "update" not found.
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update what?
and about rle,
umm when you boot nAa kernel what bootimage you see? is there any bootimage?
Sent from my X10S using xda premium

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Yes there's a boot image. In the kernel contents any rle file. Have you downloaded kernel?
Sent from my E10i using XDA

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please move to this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1659584
i'll not monitor this thread anymore