What's the difference between a zimage file and a .img file? Are they the same (one's an extension, the other's a standard name, so it's quite possible)
I've found a guide about installing a custom CWM so that Rom Manager recognizes it as a valid. However, it requires the release to be in .img format, and the only CWM I've found for YP-G70 (USA) is Entropy's Daily Driver, which comes in a zipped zimage file.
zimage is your kernel and should be in a zip file in order to flash via CWM
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Hi, I have download a rom which include a tar.md5 file. I know odin could install it easily, but how can I do this from my phone (I haven't got windows at work).
I have take a look in the tar.md5 and it contain :
factoryfs.img
zImage
So, I have seens this kind of file in ClockMod backup dir.
May I create a directory in clockmod, push this file in it, and do a restore ?
Does it work ?
is they another way ?
I`ve downloaded this rom :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1237495
and was running odin, but can`t find the md5 file
where did i go wrong??
Rune
you did not do anything wrong.
the developer packaged it as a zip file instead of a md5 or tar file.
it must be flashed through your sd card and CWM recovery method as a zip file.
i need to extract the amms inside the ROM (which is a tar.md5 file), I tried to extract it with 7zip, but creating a new .tar with the file and using it to flash the baseband, Odin gets stuck on "download AMSS".
i need the amss from a 5830L, i tried to flash the amss from 2.3.4 stock rom in the russian 2.3.6, but for some reason after that the phone starts to lag, so i think i need the amss from the same version.
anyone know how to extract the amss and create a valid file to flash with?
You need to use Linux/Ubuntu to change the permissions from rwxrwxrwx back to rw-r--r--
Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.
You can only extract the file in 7Zip and repack it to Tar. However, you cannot repack it to a Odin Flashable tar. The way to do it is using either Linux or if on a Windows Machine, then Install Cygwin and run the commands from there. The commands is as follows:
tar -H ustar -c filename1.ext filename2.ext filename3.ext filename4.ext > OdinFlash.tar
Include all files to be packed including their extentions by replacing filename#.ext with the relevant filenames to be packed. The resultant tar will be flashable in Odin.
thanks, work perfectly
Hey Guys,
I'm in need of some really n00b friendly advice.
When you flash a new ROM (i.e. CM9) in CWM the tutorials tell you to flash the file named Update.zip. My problem is that I can't seem to find one in the zip file I downloaded for my xperia mini.
I downloaded FXP131, and found the zip file to contain a boot.img, which will be the kernel. And 2 other folders named META-INF and System.
I know how to flash the kernel and expect it was just left in there for easy transportation.
But where in the world is 'update.zip'?
Am I meant to unpackage the kernel then re-zip the META-INF and System folder and then call that 'Update.zip'?
I've flashed roms for some of my other devices before, but they've always used flashtool or samsungs flashtool.
Please help me guys, I don't like sounding this inexperienced
update.zip
I'm wondering if the ROM I am trying to flash needs to be renamed as update.zip in order to work. It is krook's v.6 of JB for the Lenovo K1 tablet. Since the download site has to distinguish between wifi and 3G versions, as well as nvflash versions there are a number of different filenames, however does it need to be renamed after putting it on my SD card?
Generally speaking "update.zip" is used as a generic name. For example the update.zip I just flashed is actually named "rascarlo_maguro_ota_2012-11-01.zip". When you flash a custom ROM in a custom recovery you should be able to browse & flash whichever file you need.
The FXP131.zip file that contains the boot.img and 2 other folders named META-INF and System is the "update.zip"
solved
My problem was an incomplete download. I compared file sizes, and checked md5sums and determined the correct ROM and it is now in the middle of finishing the upgrade/optimization process.
Thx
Hello,
I tried to do a simple task which raise several problem and it start to drive me crazy, so here I am, asking for help. The subject may have been already mentioned, but can't find an issue with the galaxy s3.
I work with ubuntu 12.04 and Odin on win7. My GS3 has XXELL4 baseband, and 3.0.31-742798 kernel version.
I need to load and run a custom module (let's say a "hello world" one for begin) on the galaxy S3.
I compiled it through a Makefile with the toolchain from the ndk package (
Code:
path_to_ndk/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.3/prebuilt/linux-x86/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-
and the source code from the samsung web site (GT-I9300_JB_Opensource_Update8.zip).
Obviously, when i tried to insmod my module, I've got some compatibility error like
Code:
Exec format error
.
The fact is that the kernel from website is not the same as the phone one.
So I tried to put the kernel from the website on the phone
I compiled it with the same toolchain and I received a zImage file in result. But what to do with this file ? I extracted a boot.img from the phone with Odin and split it (with perl script stuff) to use the extracted files with my compiled zImage for reconstruct a new boot.img. But since fastboot is not available on GS3 (or I miss something) I can't simply
Code:
$ fastboot flash boot boot.img
, and need to use Odin again. So I replace the boot.img from odin's backup folder on my PC with my boot.img. But the nandroid.md5 file raise an error. Am I doing it wrong or too complicated ? If I can correct the md5 error, is that my module will work ?
I also tried to compil my module directly with the kernel from the phone but didn't manage to extract the kernel files to do it. Stuck with a boot.img. Same with the stock kernel from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
I made a lot of research but don't find any concrete solutions to my simple task. Maybe I miss something or looking too deep.
Is there a more simple way to run a custom module on the GS3 ?
sorry for my english
Hello and welcome to xda!
You do not have to use odin to flash your kernel, you can do it via custom recovery too.
Just get an simple cwm package of another kernel for s3 and replace the boot.img in the zip.
I attached a simple empty cwm package, just drag your boot.img to the root of the zip with winrar or something.
hsrars-d said:
Hello and welcome to xda!
You do not have to use odin to flash your kernel, you can do it via custom recovery too.
Just get an simple cwm package of another kernel for s3 and replace the boot.img in the zip.
I attached a simple empty cwm package, just drag your boot.img to the root of the zip with winrar or something.
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Thanks
I've got also a md5 error when i tried to restore with cwm, since I have no md5 file in my folder. Do I need to generate one ? how ?
EDIT: so a generate a md5 file with md5sum, but still have the Exec format error when i try to insmod my module.
ok, im not good with kernel stuff/modules so i cant help you any further...
try to find someone that has experience with kernel modules
edit: found something with google, not exactly for s3 but the error is pretty common:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-kernel-70/insmod-error-version-magic-4175424366/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=444338&page=1
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/...for-android-unknown-relocation-27-when-insmod
Why are you posting in this section?
Glebun said:
Why are you posting in this section?
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well ... I don't yet have access to other section. But If someone could move the thread in a more appropriate one I'll thanks him.
Yes, you do. Questions go in the Q&A section, obviously