[TUTORIAL] Extract system folder from ftf [WINDOWS][By GEKTHEBOSS] - Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go

Hey guys im proud to present you this tutorial that will be updated with more link and screenies.
STEP 0 :Download 7Zip,Ext2Read,FlashTool from their sites(just google)
STEP 1 :Install these program correctly on C: (ext2read must be extracted on C:,isnt installable)
STEP 2 :Now pick a whatever ftf(you can found it in this section) and put on C:
STEP 3 :Now right click on the ftf file,select 7zip,select Open.
STEP 4 :Now extract system.sin on C:
STEP 5 :Now open Flashtool,click tools,click sin editor,select your system.sin,click dump data
STEP 6 :After flashtool finish click close and exit from it
STEP 7 :Now on C: you will have system.ext4 and a random system? File.
STEP 8 :Now open ext2read and click folder icon,select system.ext4 file,select open and select the folder like (C:/) in the 1st whhite window and click floppy icon,now ext2read will save the system folder on C: .
Finish!!! Please hit thanks if i helped

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Thanks buddy.......... It helped.............

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You can tell How to pck the edited files into system.sin again and then to ftf again??

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jatinrungta said:
You can tell How to pck the edited files into system.sin again and then to ftf again??
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No way to do this
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jatinrungta said:
You can tell How to pck the edited files into system.sin again and then to ftf again??
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bro you will have to create a new .zip file out of the edited system files.......... and also with META-INF so that it can be flashed via CWM......... There is no way to create an ftf file from this again...............

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Better move this general section since it's common to all 2012Xperia devices...
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Cant we the repack modded system.sin to ftf?
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PrakashGD said:
Cant we the repack modded system.sin to ftf?
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No

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GEKTHEBOSS said:
No
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So we cant change apps in stock firmware right?
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R: [TUTORIAL] Extract system folder from ftf [WINDOWS][By GEKTHEBOSS]
PrakashGD said:
So we cant change apps in stock firmware right?
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Yes ! Very sad!
Upp

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If I extract system.sin only can see the app folder, the others folders are empty, why? How can I get the others folders?

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Im missing the files
CERT.RSA
CERT
and the folder COM
in the META-INF FOLDER.
Is this a problem when you flash the rom in to your phone ?

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xperia_bird said:
Im missing the files
CERT.RSA
CERT
and the folder COM
in the META-INF FOLDER.
Is this a problem when you flash the rom in to your phone ?
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CERT.RSA & CERT aren't important
but you need the /com folder because it contains the updater-script, which tells the ROM how and where to be flashed
so you can't flash a zip unless you have the com folder, you need to download one (it is kinda standard)

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omarainea said:
CERT.RSA & CERT aren't important
but you need the /com folder because it contains the updater-script, which tells the ROM how and where to be flashed
so you can't flash a zip unless you have the com folder, you need to download one (it is kinda standard)
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So I can just copy it from a custom rom thats is made for my device ?

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xperia_bird said:
So I can just copy it from a custom rom thats is made for my device ?
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Well yes but it would be much recommended if you copy it from a stock flashable Sony firmware ROM (not AOSP based ROM like CM or PAC)

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omarainea said:
Well yes but it would be much recommended if you copy it from a stock flashable Sony firmware ROM (not AOSP based ROM like CM or PAC)
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ı see, but the problem is that I am searching for a stock zip flashable firmware. there is none :crying:
thats why I extract the FTF file than extract the system.sin.
I got my Meta-inf folder with only one file inside, got the system folder
but also no boot image? what can I do about that ?

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There's no "meta-inf" folder in .sin or .img ROMs as it's a hack used to support permissions (as .zip files don't allow for them) and allow incremental updates where the .zip doesn't contain the whole /system partition