Making boot.img - Android

Hi!
I'm wondering about if I replace the original #whatever#.rle with the new one in boot.img, will that hard-brick my device?
Learning how to mod.....

No. It won't.
Btw, you could have got this answer in the ace forums too..
Don't be a noob. Be a newbie..!!
Details here.

panpjp said:
Hi!
I'm wondering about if I replace the original #whatever#.rle with the new one in boot.img, will that hard-brick my device?
Learning how to mod.....
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I had try it. And work's fine, nothing get hard-brick. Change *.rle file is just change the image on the 1st boot after logo and before bootanimation. I always use this tool, to change that image.
This link maybe help u:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1477845
And this for step by step on Galaxy Mini with detail tutor (u can use google translate if u don't know about the lang.)
http://www.guebantu.com/2012/06/dev-tool-unpack-repack-boot-img-kernel-files-galaxy-mini/

Nah..Nothing will happen.But in Ace,it is known to cause a bug that disables the boot animation.

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Star Lt18i (mtk6573) BIG PROBLEM!

Hello, I'm new here!
I need help with my lt18i (xperia arc clone) with mtk6573 proccessor. I accidently deleted settings.apk with rootuninstaller, but i didn't made backup.
Can somebody, if have, upload firmware file for this phone, or upload backup of their lt18i android os?
OR
Can somebody helps me that i port x18i mtk6573 firmware to my phone, i nstalled x18i firmware to my phone and i have some problem what i cant solve: right (menu) button doesn't work, when i start camera or flishlight app phone continuously vibrate and picture on camera is upside down, other problem is that acceleratometer rotating on wrong sides.
Please help me. Thank you.
hi there i also have a Star lt18i. i may be able to upload a backup of the system for you, but i havn't uploaded a file before, so i may not be able to. out of interest how did you install the X18i firmware? have you managed to install clockworkmod recovery?
i am heading back to my uni halls tomorrow, so i can try to upload the backup file when i get home, cant say for sure, but i will do my best.
timsteels.
timsteels said:
hi there i also have a Star lt18i. i may be able to upload a backup of the system for you, but i havn't uploaded a file before, so i may not be able to. out of interest how did you install the X18i firmware? have you managed to install clockworkmod recovery?
i am heading back to my uni halls tomorrow, so i can try to upload the backup file when i get home, cant say for sure, but i will do my best.
timsteels.
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I found some universal recovery file, i install it on phone, and put x18i dirmware on sd. In meanwhile, i found boot.ini wich i put in x18i firmware and now all works.
wugy93 said:
Hello, I'm new here!
I need help with my lt18i (xperia arc clone) with mtk6573 proccessor. I accidently deleted settings.apk with rootuninstaller, but i didn't made backup.
Can somebody, if have, upload firmware file for this phone, or upload backup of their lt18i android os?
OR
Can somebody helps me that i port x18i mtk6573 firmware to my phone, i nstalled x18i firmware to my phone and i have some problem what i cant solve: right (menu) button doesn't work, when i start camera or flishlight app phone continuously vibrate and picture on camera is upside down, other problem is that acceleratometer rotating on wrong sides.
Please help me. Thank you.
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you can check here : forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1386378&page=5
thank you!i konw the proble
I need it too
I deleted some major files with a root manager , Please give me the recovery file for the STAR LT18I , I need it asap
My phone broken , need these files for star lt18i
wugy93 said:
i found some universal recovery file, i install it on phone, and put x18i dirmware on sd. In meanwhile, i found boot.ini wich i put in x18i firmware and now all works.
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i need the files now please
Hey!
I have full factory system dump for Star LT18i on mtk6573. Cant post links here tho. So if you guys want it, just pm me and I will give you download link.
Archive includes those files:
boot.img
dsp_bl.img
expdb.img
firmware.info
logo.img
misc.img
preloader.img
recovery.img
seccnfg.img
secro.img
secstatic.img
system.img
uboot.img
userdata.img
How do i restore it and can you send me the files to [email protected] please , i cannot send masseges yet
dlb76 said:
Hey!
I have full factory system dump for Star LT18i on mtk6573. Cant post links here tho. So if you guys want it, just pm me and I will give you download link.
Archive includes those files:
boot.img
dsp_bl.img
expdb.img
firmware.info
logo.img
misc.img
preloader.img
recovery.img
seccnfg.img
secro.img
secstatic.img
system.img
uboot.img
userdata.img
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hasithachat said:
How do i restore it and can you send me the files to [email protected] please , i cannot send masseges yet
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sent reply in pm
HELPP
Good night. I´m totally desperate. I´ve a star lt x18i, and i decided to run another rom. I think i did bad things, because when i turn on the phone, the logo of android keeps blinking, and nothing more. I tried to do the recovery wth flash tools but its says bootloader is failed. What can i do now? Did i lost my phone? Please, please help me. Anyone with original rom? I need the rom that came with the phone, or no? I dont know what to do anymore...
Ana Luzia said:
Good night. I´m totally desperate. I´ve a star lt x18i, and i decided to run another rom. I think i did bad things, because when i turn on the phone, the logo of android keeps blinking, and nothing more. I tried to do the recovery wth flash tools but its says bootloader is failed. What can i do now? Did i lost my phone? Please, please help me. Anyone with original rom? I need the rom that came with the phone, or no? I dont know what to do anymore...
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you can try flash with original rom for x18i. check here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1386378&page=10
Do you solve de problem Anna?
X18i Rom works well in Lt18i?
X18i and LT18i are not exactly the same
I tried several times to flash my LT18i (not X18i) with chineses or russians roms,and I have always the same problem,physicals touch doesn't work (home,return,menu)
I didn't found a correct rom yet,as I didn't make a rom copy,I'm in trouble now
So if someone made a copy of LT18i original rom,let me know
Many thanks.
The original firmware can be found here:
mediafire.
com/?91m7elowo6z36zt
Thanks for your link,I solve my problem searching on this russian site,it may help someone...
forum.china-iphone.ru/viewforum.php?f=35
Thanks very much, but...
fede451 said:
Do you solve de problem Anna?
X18i Rom works well in Lt18i?
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There was no solution for my phone... I sent to technical support who promisse solve the problem. Cause everything that you and anyone told me to do, like flashing the phone, recovery mode functions, i wasn´t able to, my phone was almost dead.. Just blinking the logo and nothing more. I wanted the original rom for someone flash to me with tools that i didn´t have. Well... Thank you very much for your help, when my phone come back i tell you how it is.
Dont give up. I had to repeat the process 4 times. Also thought I had lost the phone forever.
I send you in private messenger (because i cant post links) the links and the instructions copied from other forums, and the Star Lt18i original firmware.
dlb76 said:
Hey!
I have full factory system dump for Star LT18i on mtk6573. Cant post links here tho. So if you guys want it, just pm me and I will give you download link.
Archive includes those files:
boot.img
dsp_bl.img
expdb.img
firmware.info
logo.img
misc.img
preloader.img
recovery.img
seccnfg.img
secro.img
secstatic.img
system.img
uboot.img
userdata.img
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Hi, can you also give me the link?
Thanks a lot.
please help me with drivers+files for star lt18i
i tried to flash recovery for my star lt18i for right to left (i'm hebrew speaker and the hebrew langugh wirten right to left)
icant flash any recovery cause i dont have the drivers someone can uplaod/give a link for those files:
star lt18i drivers
recovery
saccter
rtl mod / any rom with hebrew full support?
please
thanks

My 1st Rom please help me

hi...
I need help for my 1st ROM..
I flow all step in this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272270
and I get the result is success..
then I but the MY "ROM" in sdcard and flashed.. the result is success
the surprise is:
When I reboot my phone and it is come to the " HTC page"
and before go to "animation page" it is the surprise do reboot and reboot and infinite...
what is the problem in my ROM?!
the details for my phone is:
HTC incredible s (VIVO)
s-off
rooted
Hboot 6.13.1002
finally
this is my ROM please help me...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/80266139/3zooz_stock_3.2.5_v1.0.zip
azoz123456 said:
hi...
I need help for my 1st ROM..
I flow all step in this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272270
and I get the result is success..
then I but the MY "ROM" in sdcard and flashed.. the result is success
the surprise is:
When I reboot my phone and it is come to the " HTC page"
and before go to "animation page" it is the surprise do reboot and reboot and infinite...
what is the problem in my ROM?!
the details for my phone is:
HTC incredible s (VIVO)
s-off
rooted
Hboot 6.13.1002
finally
this is my ROM please help me...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/80266139/3zooz_stock_3.2.5_v1.0.zip
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To me,it sounds like its a problem with the "rosie.apk" or launcher,did you do any modifications to either?
no I don't do any thing for this file.<<this is my next step
anther ROM I cooked just do change name and I try to flashed in my phone.. the result is aborted
I don't know what is the problem...
Q: Do I need to get something other than this:
1- JAVA
2- cygwin
?!
it could also be his boot.img...did you put one in from your stock rom or any other rom or just use the one it came with
this choice
just use the one it came with
is there any problem?!
check framework.jar,framework-res.apk,build.prop and boot.img... also should check update-script but most important...is your rom well compiled and signed?
Enviado desde mi MB860 usando Tapatalk 2
I don't do any thing for this "framework.jar,framework-res.apk,build.prop and boot.img"
now I will start again and tell you What is new..
in this section or in my phone section is Better to get a full help?!
thank you..
Is there a program to simulate the phone to test my ROM?
or to know what is the problem?
How I can put beats audio?
sorry for bad English + I am student for IT
Step by step and came to the developer
Can you pull us a logcat and post it here?
I mean, maybe you've included a kernel, or baseband to your build so it can be done on 2 ways:
*well done: ROM works
*not that well: ROM won't work
Aboyt framework and all that stuff, maybe you tried to include a theme, or volume steps, or something like that by an abailable path and it can be making some issue...
About beats, use search engine, there's a how to somewhere here...
About asking here or there, it goes up to u, I think it's here where you should do so because devs and modders are often here and not that much in phone forum (at least talking about myself and friends)
Quinny899 said:
Can you pull us a logcat and post it here?
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Nice, forgot to ask for that hahaha
Kev_cr said:
I mean, maybe you've included a kernel, or baseband to your build so it can be done on 2 ways:
*well done: ROM works
*not that well: ROM won't work
Aboyt framework and all that stuff, maybe you tried to include a theme, or volume steps, or something like that by an abailable path and it can be making some issue...
About beats, use search engine, there's a how to somewhere here...
About asking here or there, it goes up to u, I think it's here where you should do so because devs and modders are often here and not that much in phone forum (at least talking about myself and friends)
Nice, forgot to ask for that hahaha
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thank you very much, and thank for every one give my help.
I Cooked new ROM and It is work
and must be do " FULL WIPE".
about "beats" I will do searching about it ..thanks
What is the " logcat" and how I can get it?!
and what about my question "Is there a program to simulate the phone to test my ROM?"
azoz123456 said:
thank you very much, and thank for every one give my help.
I Cooked new ROM and It is work
and must be do " FULL WIPE".
about "beats" I will do searching about it ..thanks
What is the " logcat" and how I can get it?!
and what about my question "Is there a program to simulate the phone to test my ROM?"
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If you don't know what a logcat is then you probably shouldn't be developing roms. And about your question: not easily, no
Sent from my GT540 using XDA App
Quinny899 said:
If you don't know what a logcat is then you probably shouldn't be developing roms. And about your question: not easily, no
Sent from my GT540 using XDA App
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No human is born and he knows everything, we must learn to hit what you want.
Thanks for the excellent motivation.
adb logcat in command prompt with the device plugged in via usb and at the "on state" will get you the log
And it's probably best to some small modding before doing work on heavy stuff
Quinny899 said:
adb logcat in command prompt with the device plugged in via usb and at the "on state" will get you the log
And it's probably best to some small modding before doing work on heavy stuff
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thanks brother..
Now my ROM is Work thank you.
I am go to learn to I can add ((tweak,upgrade sense3 to sense 3.5 and beats)) to my ROM..
if you have any link give it to me..

Sony Tablet S alternate method root path recovery [Only ICS] [For Test]

Experimentation and study
new procedures for Rooting
Sony and Sony Tablet Terminal Phone with ICS
Procedure # 1 →
a - download the file (all)
b - rename the file to update.zip 01 or 02 before inserting them in the root SDcard →
c - go into recovery mode (power + volume) and select System Update from SD CARD
d - select the pack just copied and renamed
and - recovery time from temporary select the pack 03 (does not need to be renamed)
f - if everything is ok now when you restart you'll have root
Code:
NB: two packs were included, because in theory if one does not work the other
I recommend that you first use the 01 because that's what should be "eaten" without problems.
In theory only side effects of this procedure should be the lack of flash pack.
Code:
DOWNLOAD PACK CLAIMS OF CONSCIENCE EVER TAKEN A TEST OF EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL.
WHAT DO YOU DO ONLY AND SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK!
The folder in mediafire is empty.
Yer there's nout in the folder.
attached files.
it will not work.
signature is not correct - even not the proper type - it has to be signed for whole-file.
what is the source of the files? you have created them?
what version of cwm recov is included? is it correct for S?
or some 'other-device' one?
I was getting excited then
This procedure for all devices sony and samsung. Samsung also works on the tablet now goes head to head Sony Tablet if someone tells me where to go or not. Could go. It does not install the CWM but does only the Root
Has anyone tested this yet?
anybody successed?
condi said:
it will not work.
signature is not correct - even not the proper type - it has to be signed for whole-file.
what is the source of the files? you have created them?
what version of cwm recov is included? is it correct for S?
or some 'other-device' one?
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Is there any risk to try it? I had kernel build9 #1
rfreeman said:
Is there any risk to try it? I had kernel build9 #1
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no risk, i'm sorry but its useless.
its not getting through verification.
Is there any way that you could fake the verification in a zip file condi? surely there must be.
Why post useless threads, not even chcked personally???
This forum is going down...
If not Condi we would be in all nowhere...
Before you post sth, CHECK if it works. What if it was dangerous and bricks the device???
Have you considered this?
Next time: think about the possible consequences, not post something you don't even know how/if it works, please.
Mods, remove this trash, please.
sebarkh said:
Why post useless threads, not even chcked personally???
This forum is going down...
If not Condi we would be in all nowhere...
Before you post sth, CHECK if it works. What if it was dangerous and bricks the device???
Have you considered this?
Next time: think about the possible consequences, not post something you don't even know how/if it works, please.
Mods, remove this trash, please.
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May be he doesn't have Sony S. I'm not defending but let's be more open for ideas.
Thanks
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA
SudaDreamS said:
May be he doesn't have Sony S.
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The OP's signature says they own a Sony Tablet S rooted.
I'm not defending but let's be more open for ideas.
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Always.
Yes, the idea is what counts.
Since when has it been the standard to post un-checked un-verified and non working files here?
Dangerous is what it is. Lucky this is a sony with barely any user base, if this was posted on the galaxy forums there would be hundreds of possibly messed up phones out there...
I have a sony Tablet S but I can not test this procedure because they are not home. I'm off to work and I will have to stay for a few months so if anyone of good will could test this method and send the results would be happy. @ Condi if the compilation and wrong could you fill it in right way so as to have the root?
@ Condi.Is the guy maybe on the right track ?.If he is maybe you could help him ?
i have a sony tablet s with stock ics rom
tomorrow i'll come back home and try it let's hope it works

Replace freexperia logo with sony logo in cm9 startup.

Ive replaced the cm9 boot animation with the generic ics animation, but at the very beginning when you turn on the phone there is a freexperia logo aswell. How do i replace that with the default sony logo? From what ive read while the ics/cm9 nimation is in system files, then freexperia logo is in kernel. Anyway to get rid of this and replace with sony logo?
You have to unpack kernel and replace logo.rle with one from stock kernel(inside ramdisk folder)
Inviato dal mio ST18i
arcatarc said:
You have to unpack kernel and replace logo.rle with one from stock kernel(inside ramdisk folder)
Inviato dal mio ST18i
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Any tutorial on how to do this? I cant find anything and im no expert.
ok so i've read the following 4 threads but quite honestly this is really really out of my level of skills ( i prepared for 4 months before flashing to cm9!!).
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Unpack,_Edit,_and_Re-Pack_Boot_Images
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=443431
http://androidforums.com/optimus-m-all-things-root/492758-boot-logo-help-me-change.html
As i understand it thought instead of unpacking the boot.img and repacking and flashing, i can jsut create a new flashable zip (i think...or is it a flashable boot.img with only the init.rle and location so it will only flash that portion). with the new logo. I looked on my phone and the file init.rle is placed in the root directory, but from reading those threads it seems i can't just replace that file, i need to either flash the whole boot.img again or the zip with the update.
also i looked and can't find the sony startup logo anywhere.
Could someone thats also interested in this and has more skill than me please create either the full boot.img for me with the new image, or preferably just the updatable zip file with new boot image with sony logo. I'd really really appreciate it.
....ok tomorrow when i'm at work i'll make it for you,only a question,could you upload your boot.img only to be shure to mod the right one?
Inviato dal mio ST18i
Attached my boot.img (its the one from cm9 final stable released august 10).
I'd upload the Sony image but i cant find any. And since i don't have stock rom anymore i cant extract it from there. hopefully you have access to it. Its basically the simple Sony logo that shows up at startup of the new xperia's and the post ICS update (not the old sony ericsson one).
So just to clarify all i would then need to do with the new boot.img you create is to run the following command and i'll be fine?
fastboot -i 0xfce flash boot boot.img
Edit: exact kernel info:
2.6.32.9-fxp
[email protected]#1
Fri aug 10 04:56:44 pdt 2012
zanky said:
So just to clarify all i would then need to do with the new boot.img you create is to run the following command and i'll be fine?
fastboot -i 0xfce flash boot boot.img
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...that's right,tomorrow yo got it...
Inviato dal mio ST18i
arcatarc said:
...that's right,tomorrow yo got it...
Inviato dal mio ST18i
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Thanks looking forward to it.
Just out of curiosity, is it init.rle or logo.rle that needs to be replaced? You mention logo.rle but all threads say init.rle.
Lastly, when you upload new boot.img, can you please also upload the init.rle/logo.rle with sony logo you used separately, that way if theres ever a kernel update i can just ask whoever has time to repack it for me instead of bothering you.
zanky said:
Thanks looking forward to it.
Just out of curiosity, is it init.rle or logo.rle that needs to be replaced? You mention logo.rle but all threads say init.rle.
Lastly, when you upload new boot.img, can you please also upload the init.rle/logo.rle with sony logo you used separately, that way if theres ever a kernel update i can just ask whoever has time to repack it for me instead of bothering you.
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Here you are,sorry for the long time waiting(upload problem).
If you have problems let me know(idon't have cm9 installed to test it) :fingers-crossed:
I tried it, works great!
arcatarc said:
Here you are,sorry for the long time waiting(upload problem).
If you have problems let me know(idon't have cm9 installed to test it) :fingers-crossed:
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thanks sooo much. just tried it its perfect!!!
do you mind helping me change this kernel to stock sony one too ?
-Jesco- said:
do you mind helping me change this kernel to stock sony one too ?
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Ok,i'll make it,but today i've got big problems in upload files,as soon as i can i'll post it.... :good:
-Jesco- said:
do you mind helping me change this kernel to stock sony one too ?
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Hi can you please mention what kernel that is, the name, version number etc and the info in status for kernel. That way if anybody else is ever looking for the same thing they can just use your rebuilt one instead of asking again.
its sirkay jb kernel version v1.0.2 ! sorry ~
Hi could you please also insert the same sony logo.rle into the attached boot.img. This is the boot.img from cm10 nightly of august 25 2012.
thanks
sory heres the boot.img. The size was too big so i've zipped it.

boot.img creation from the stock ftf

Hi everyone,
I'm noob here. I'm using Xperia S. And now learning mote about android.
However I have a question, how can I make boot.img from my ftf file?
Sure, I extracted the ftf, decrypt the kernel.sin into kernel.elf.
From kernel.elf, I decrypt it again and get 4 files, one image (I suppose it is kernel zImage), one ramdisk.gz, one file forgotten and another is elf.4.
Okay, now the problem comes.
The main purpose of me is to change the bootlogo of my Xperia S.
I searched for a day to change the bootlogo, most need to add the rle file into boot.img file (ramdisk).
For sure I read through the site how to unpack, edit and repack the boot image.
The kernel and ramdisk of mine are extracted from ftf but not existing custom Rom,
1. Can I directly use the mkbootimg program to create boot.img? Will it work out?
2. Do I need to aware of any parameters or setting for Xperia S? Since I worried that different devices have diff setting.
3. Is it better to make it on linux? I found mkbootimg.c in c language file but not precompiled program as tutorial, the link given is broken. Can work also?
Sorry, I'm really quite new and very noob, I tried searching and many other things, but still can't figure it out.
Hope that pros here can help me...
Sent from my LT26i using xda app-developers app
Trevor Chuah said:
Hi everyone,
I'm noob here. I'm using Xperia S. And now learning mote about android.
However I have a question, how can I make boot.img from my ftf file?
Sure, I extracted the ftf, decrypt the kernel.sin into kernel.elf.
From kernel.elf, I decrypt it again and get 4 files, one image (I suppose it is kernel zImage), one ramdisk.gz, one file forgotten and another is elf.4.
Okay, now the problem comes.
The main purpose of me is to change the bootlogo of my Xperia S.
I searched for a day to change the bootlogo, most need to add the rle file into boot.img file (ramdisk).
For sure I read through the site how to unpack, edit and repack the boot image.
The kernel and ramdisk of mine are extracted from ftf but not existing custom Rom,
1. Can I directly use the mkbootimg program to create boot.img? Will it work out?
2. Do I need to aware of any parameters or setting for Xperia S? Since I worried that different devices have diff setting.
3. Is it better to make it on linux? I found mkbootimg.c in c language file but not precompiled program as tutorial, the link given is broken. Can work also?
Sorry, I'm really quite new and very noob, I tried searching and many other things, but still can't figure it out.
Hope that pros here can help me...
Sent from my LT26i using xda app-developers app
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how did you decrypt kernel.sin ? can you explain step by step ? Im also a noob
ShivangDave said:
how did you decrypt kernel.sin ? can you explain step by step ? Im also a noob
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For how to decrypt the kernel.sin, you can use Flashtool (not Sony official one)
Under Tools (perhaps I remember correctly), there is a option about decrypt SIN, and then you can choose the kernel.sin you want to decrypt.
Have to tried kernel kitchen?
neectron said:
Have to tried kernel kitchen?
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Yes, I tried Kernel Kitchen by champion at that time after I asked this question since nobody answer this thread.
I use command way to perform this boot.img creation also. It work that time. now forgot some part dy.
Trevor Chuah said:
Yes, I tried Kernel Kitchen by champion at that time after I asked this question since nobody answer this thread.
I use command way to perform this boot.img creation also. It work that time. now forgot some part dy.
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Oh,now I see question is so old
neectron said:
Oh,now I see question is so old
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yeah, very old. haha
Anyway, thank you for your kindly reply.
Moving my way toward developer (super noob developer). haha

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