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[TOOL] [Linux / OSX] Splash Screen creator / flasher

Hello there!
This is a G1 / Magic tool to easily convert images in splash screen ones.
This tool is based upon ffmpeg and you need it installed on your system before proceeding (it will prompt you about the program missing in any case)
REQUIREMENTS
ffmpeg installed on your system
a 320x480 image
a 320x480 device (i.e. G1 / Magic) with engineering SPL
USAGE
Code:
./file [--help][-h]
Prints out how to use the script
Code:
./file your_image_file
Converts your image into a flashable splash screen, if you want the script will continue flashing the file directly.
NOTE: if you wish to make this script work with the Nexus One or any other device which doesn't share the same 320x480 resolution, just change these two variables:
Code:
size_check=307200
size_desc="320x480"
size_check is in bytes, size_desc is just a descriptive string.
I ASSUME NO RESPONSABILITY ABOUT THE USAGE OF THIS SCRIPT. USE IT "AS IS", LOOK AT THE OUTPUTS AND YOU'LL AVOID BRICKS!
Please, if you wish to redistribute this script, give the right credits and don't change the prog_header please (maybe link this discussion in a text file)!
Here the code is, just slap it in a text file, give it the executive permission (chmod +x filename) and use it!
Code:
#!/bin/bash
prog_header() {
echo "###############################"
echo "####### EleGoS's FFMPEG #######"
echo "# G1/Sapphire/MyTouch3G/Magic #"
echo "### Splash Screen converter ###"
echo "###############################"
echo "version 1.0"
echo ""
}
if [ "$1" == "--help" ] || [ "$1" == "-h" ]; then
prog_header
echo "Usage"
echo "$0 your_image_file"
exit 0
fi
warning() {
printf "\e[0;31m$1\e[0m \n"
}
check_ok() {
printf "\e[0;32m$1\e[0m \n"
}
ffmpeg_check=$(which ffmpeg)
size_check=307200
size_desc="320x480"
if [ "$ffmpeg_check" != "" ]; then
OUTPUT=$(echo "$1" | cut -d'.' -f1).raw565
clear
prog_header
ffmpeg -i $1 -f rawvideo -pix_fmt rgb565 $OUTPUT
clear
prog_header
FILESIZE=$(cat $OUTPUT | wc -c)
if [ $FILESIZE -eq $size_check ]; then
check_ok "$OUTPUT is ready to be flashed."
else
rm $OUTPUT
warning "$OUTPUT filesize mismatches! Wrong image size ($size_desc)? Aborted."
exit 0
fi
echo "In order to flash this image you have to plug your phone in fastboot mode."
read -p "Flash it now? (y/n) "
if [ "$REPLY" == "y" ] || [ "$REPLY" == "Y" ]; then
fastboot devices | grep -q "fastboot"
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
warning "The USB cable is not plugged, or the device is not in fastboot mode."
echo "To flash the splash screen, manually execute this command once in fastboot mode:"
echo "fastboot flash splash1 $OUTPUT"
exit 0
else
fastboot flash splash1 $OUTPUT
fi
else
echo "To flash the splash screen, execute this command once in fastboot mode:"
echo "fastboot flash splash1 $OUTPUT"
exit 0
fi
else
warning "ffmpeg not found! Please install it before running this script!\ni.e. (DEBIAN) apt-get install ffmpeg / (OSX) sudo port install ffmpeg"
fi
Some ready-to-flash raw565 images (link on the images):

Thanks, this simplifies the process Works great on my Mac OSX SL.

Where can i download it for the Mac would love to create my own Splash Screen..

You need:
- MacPorts installed
- ffmpeg installed via macports (sudo port install ffmpeg)
- Open the terminal -> nano splash_creator
- copy / paste the code
- [CTRL]+O, then [ENTER]. [CTRL]+X
- chmod +x splash_creator
- Put the image you want as splash screen in a folder where the script is (it is actually in your home)
- Open terminal -> cd your/folder/here
- ./splash_creator your_image_here.whatever

great tools
really great tools man .. works really nice on my ubuntu ..
anyway, have any idea how to create the boot animation?

nope, I only know it's in /system/media/bootanimation.zip (at least in the latest cyanogenmod), but I haven't figured out how's supposed to be created =\

splash
Thank you guys.
The best/simple guide to change boot splash screen in 1 minute!
I've only added "sudo" to my ubuntu terminal to run it!
my own splash
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Thanks!
Wow, thanks, works like a charm.
For anyone who happens to like Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc), here is my splash screen, feel free to use it:
And an associated boot animation
(I wrote my undergrad thesis about her)
Thanks again!

ok where is the link lol?

elegos said:
You need:
- MacPorts installed
- ffmpeg installed via macports (sudo port install ffmpeg)
- Open the terminal -> nano splash_creator
- copy / paste the code
- [CTRL]+O, then [ENTER]. [CTRL]+X
- chmod +x splash_creator
- Put the image you want as splash screen in a folder where the script is (it is actually in your home)
- Open terminal -> cd your/folder/here
- ./splash_creator your_image_here.whatever
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You don't necessarily need to download macports. Just grab an ffmpeg binary from wherever (included in lots of software distributions on Mac, like the KMTTG TiVo file decoder, Handbrake, etc) and just do it from the command line.
ffmpeg -i mygraphic.jpg -f rawvideo -pix_fmt rgb565 mygraphic.raw656

elegos said:
size_check=307200
size_desc="320x480"
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I have an EVO the size is 480x800 the size _desc= would be 480x800 what would be the size_check=
Not sure how to calc the value
thanks

@mplaines: for 480x800 it needs to be 768000
Works great for my Desire, thanks for the script!

Very nice and useful, thanks a bunch, I will definately keep the header and credits. Also you may want to add to your OP to install ffmpeg just do $ sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

The low-dough ghetto version
I have a Mac and found an interesting way to work around...
Get an image editor (I used Gimp) and create a 320 x 480 BMP of your splash image.
Flip it vertically so that it looks upside down and backwards.
Save it as a bitmap (.bmp) and select the 565 setting.
Use a hex editor to strip off the first 70 bytes of the header. That's 70 in decimal, not hex! To confirm, the resulting file size should be 307,200 bytes exactly.
Flash away!
If you are flashing a 480 x 800 image to an HDPI device, the file size will be 768,000 bytes and not a nibble more.

gee one said:
I have a Mac and found an interesting way to work around...
Get an image editor (I used Gimp) and create a 320 x 480 BMP of your splash image.
Flip it vertically so that it looks upside down and backwards.
Save it as a bitmap (.bmp) and select the 565 setting.
Use a hex editor to strip off the first 70 bytes of the header. That's 70 in decimal, not hex! To confirm, the resulting file size should be 307,200 bytes exactly.
Flash away!
If you are flashing a 480 x 800 image to an HDPI device, the file size will be 768,000 bytes and not a nibble more.
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I didn't have to mess around in gimp and rotate things, just us the script and you'll have no problems

Repost?
I have reposted this for the G1 section, just kept the OP from here the same as there and gave you all credits. Also here are my splash screens, more to come!

I'd really like if this would work on the Nexus One too... haven't found anything about!

if i read correctly what this does. it changes the UGLY green mytouch3g logo before the boot animation? if so i'm interested.. where can i get linux copies of fastboot and Adb?

Very Nice work .. Good instructions

Cwm - Recreate tree from .dup nandroids [Linux only]

Newer cwm's now do nandroid's via .dup files.
These files are nothing but metadata that links each backup to the real files in the clockworkmod/blobs directory.
This script merely allows you to recreate a tree from a .dup file + blobs directory. This is helpful if you want to extract a few files from a backup and not have to restore it.
link
To use :
wget -O recreate.sh http://goo.gl/wz3IU
chmod 755 recreate.sh
./recreate.sh

Totally off topic but I haven't seen you around here in years. You rooted my Nexus One for me via TeamView back when the N1 first came out.
Crazy how long ago that seems when I couldn't even root my first Android device, haha.
Anyway, sorry to go off topic.
Just wanted to say thanks all these years later. You got my going in the XDA Android scene and here I am a few years later tweaking ROMs and starting to learn to build from source.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium

Don't mention it
Glad to see it got you motivated.
Yea I don't post around much anymore. I just wrote this quick thing for myself thought I'd share it

hi. i found this thread while searching and thought it would be a really useful tool. i was having problems with my cwm6 backups and so made the following amendments to the script :
IFS=$'\n' <- added new line
while read line; do
if [ "$line" != "dedupe 2" ]; then
inc=$(($inc+1))
prog=$(($inc / $chunk))
type=$(echo $line | cut -f1) <- removed -d " "
item=$(echo $line | cut -f8) <- removed -d " "
link=$(echo $line | cut -f9) <- added new line
hashFolder=$(echo $line | cut -f9 | cut -d "/" -f1) <- removed -d " "
hashFile=$(echo $line | cut -f9 | cut -d "/" -f2) <- removed -d " "
if [ "$type" = "f" -a ! -z "$hashFolder" -a ! -z "$hashFile" ]; then
if [ -f "$blobFolder/$hashFolder/$hashFile" ]; then
cp "$blobFolder/$hashFolder/$hashFile" "$outputFolder/$item"
else
echo "No blob for " $item " found"
fi
elif [ "$type" = "l" ]; then <- added new line
ln -s $link $item <- added new line
else
mkdir -p $outputFolder/$item
fi
if [ $last -ne $prog ]; then
if [ $(($prog % 10)) -eq 0 ]; then
echo -n $prog%
elif [ $(($prog % 4)) -eq 0 ]; then
echo -n '.'
fi
last=$prog
fi
fi
this accommodated the tabs, filenames containing spaces, and links in my dup files.

[TOOLS] MTKIMG : Unpack / Repack boot.img, recovery.img and logo.bin for MTK device

Hello,
For a personal project a write a simple tools to unpack/repack boot.img, recovery.img and logo.bin of Mediatek cpu based devices named MTKIMG. MTK add specific header on each blocs in image so common tools could not unpack/repack properly. Also every tools i found do not correspond to my need.
Here is the the MTKIMG characteristics :
Write in C, open-source.
Portable : Linux, Cygwin, Windows (MAC is currently under port).
Only one executable for unpack/repack.
Support unpack/repack boot.img and recovery.img.
Support unpack/repack logo.bin
Keep the original image size at repack time.
Handle kernel and ramdisk with or without MTK header.
Automatic ramdisk decompression.
Option to keep or remove MTK headers.
Check for valid "ARM Linux zImage" kernel.
Check for valid "GZIP" ramdisk.
Check for overflow if kernel or ramdisk is too big at repack time.
Option to set compression rate for ramdisk.
Easy to use, all parameters are defaulted.
Easy to build on every platform.
Got simple test-suite.
Documentation available.
Version :
Status : Bêta
Version : 0.44
Update : 2015/07/20
Source code :
https://github.com/rom1nux/mtkimg
Releases (Linux, Cygwin, Windows) :
https://github.com/rom1nux/mtkimg/tree/master/releases
OSX version are currently under port (Please, thanks sambwel)
Hope this help (Sorry for my bad english)

Hi
Did you used anything from @carliv or @bgcngm projects ( source / binarys ) ?
Or is this a full new project?
Since you didn't added any source link,,, (github / bitbucket ?)
cheers

Hello superdragonpt,
Did you used anything from @carliv or @bgcngm projects ( source / binarys ) ?
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MTKIMG is write in C from scratch. I do not use anything other than "find", "gzip" and "cpio" utilities.
I know bgcngm's pearl scripts (mtk-tools) but it does not fit my needs.
I dont know carliv's bash scripts , i dont know if it support MTK header bloc.
Or is this a full new project?
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Yes it's a full new project, It's write MTKIMG for my need first, but i told myself that it could help other.
Since you didn't added any source link,,, (github / bitbucket ?)
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If MTKIMG got interests i probably create git repo.
Thanks for your remarks

rom1nux said:
Hello superdragonpt,
MTKIMG is write in C from scratch. I do not use anything other than "find", "gzip" and "cpio" utilities.
I know bgcngm's pearl scripts (mtk-tools) but it does not fit my needs.
I dont know carliv's bash scripts , i dont know if it support MTK header bloc.
Yes it's a full new project, It's write MTKIMG for my need first, but i told myself that it could help other.
If MTKIMG got interests i probably create git repo.
Thanks for your remarks
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Thanks for answering
I have some MTK devices here, i'll test this tool Compatibility across the Mtk SoC's i own.
Keep it up
Cheers

I have some MTK devices here, i'll test this tool Compatibility across the Mtk SoC's i own.
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Good news !
For information i put source code under GPL3 license and i create a dedicated GiHub repository as you suggest : https://github.com/rom1nux/mtkimg
Feel free to come to help

Good Work Mate ....looking forward to it
edit : any 32 bit system tool ??

Hello [email protected],
Thank for your interest.
edit : any 32 bit system tool ??
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I got only 64bits OS but i can install Cygwin32 and VirtualBox 32 bits OS if needed but it's very easy to build.

Hello,
I test MTKIMG and it work well, but now i search information about MTK logo partition format, i see the MTK header on it but dont know how to parse images.
More preciselly i want to know information about header of the logo partition (like size of image, etc...) the header after the MTK header.
Did you have this kind of information ?
Thank in advance

Hello,
I find some information about logo.bin image :
- The first 512 bytes are the MTK header Magic (0x88168858) + Size + "LOGO"
- After, i found logo partition header is formated like :
Code:
Offset (B) | Size (B) | Description
--------------------------------------------------------
0 | 4 | Logos count
4 | 4 | Size of bloc (=MTK header image size)
8 | 4 | Logo_0 offset
12 | 4 | Logo_1 offset
8+(n*4) | 4 | Logo_n offset
... | ... | ?
--------------------------------------------------------
Logo_0 offset | Logo_1-Logo_0 offset | Logo_0 gzip content
Logo_1 offset | Logo_2-Logo_3 offset | Logo_1 gzip content
... | ... | Logo_n gzip content
--------------------------------------------------------
I dont know how to find the size of each logo, did you have this information ?

This looks great. I would love to be able to run this on my Mac. I don't think it should be hard to get it working but I'm not familiar with C so I don't know what to change to make it build. Let me know what I can do to help!

Hello sambwel,
I would love to be able to run this on my Mac. I don't think it should be hard to get it working but I'm not familiar with C so I don't know what to change to make it build. Let me know what I can do to help!
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Happy to read this
You only need "gcc" and "make" for instance (i found this on the web) :
Installing recent XCode versions confusingly enough does not automatically install the command line tools. To install the command line tools when they're not automatically installed;
Start XCode.
Go to XCode/Preferences.
Click the "Downloads" tab.
Click "Components".
Click "Install" on the command line tools line.
That will install the command line tools and make them accessible from a regular command line.
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Be sure gcc and make are in your PATH environment variable, and after, open a terminal on your MAC in the source folder and hit command :
Code:
make
If you get "Unsupported platform" message it's a good news, i'm going to do minor correction to the source code for this error after lunch. (Put your building log here if you want)
Thanks for your help

No worries mate, familiar with linux and building things from source, just not familiar with C code Here's the output when I try make:
Code:
sambwel:mtkimg sambwel$ make
MTKIMG LINUX MAKE by rom1nux
Create directory build ...
Building C file build/info.o ...
gcc -c -Wall src/info.c -o build/info.o
In file included from src/info.h:34,
from src/info.c:24:
src/main.h:51:3: warning: #warning "Unsupported platform !"
Building C file build/main.o ...
gcc -c -Wall src/main.c -o build/main.o
In file included from src/main.c:24:
src/main.h:51:3: warning: #warning "Unsupported platform !"
src/main.c: In function ‘main’:
src/main.c:54: error: ‘APP_PLATFORM’ undeclared (first use in this function)
src/main.c:54: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
src/main.c:54: error: for each function it appears in.)
make: *** [build/main.o] Error 1

Hello sambwel
sambwel said:
No worries mate, familiar with linux and building things from source
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Cool, good new, I know nothing about MAC
sambwel said:
..., just not familiar with C code Here's the output when I try make:
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OK, i'm going to add MAC platform specifics to main.h this afternoon (I have not been able to do yesterday, sorry).
I tell you when i the modification is done.
Thanks a lot for your help

superdragonpt said:
Thanks for answering
I have some MTK devices here, i'll test this tool Compatibility across the Mtk SoC's i own.
Keep it up
Cheers
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I made a similar simple script in dash format that should work on device:
Code:
#!/sbin/sh
bootonetofive() {
busybox dd if=${1}.img of=1 bs=512 count=4 conv=notrunc
busybox dd if=${1}.img of=${1}-header bs=512 skip=4 conv=notrunc
busybox dd if=${1}-header of=2 bs=512 count=1 conv=notrunc
busybox dd if=${1}-header of=${1}-header-k_header bs=512 skip=1 conv=notrunc
initrd=`hexdump -C ${1}-header-k_header | grep -m1 "ROOTFS" | cut -d " " -f 1`
if [ -z ${initrd} ]; then
initrd=`hexdump -C ${1}-header-k_header | grep -m1 "RECOVERY" | cut -d " " -f 1`
FLSH=recovery
fi
initrdbin=`printf "%d\n" 0x${initrd}`
intrdsec=`expr ${initrdbin} / 512`
busybox dd if=${1}-header-k_header of=3 bs=512 count="${intrdsec}" conv=notrunc
busybox dd if=${1}-header-k_header of=${1}-header-k_header-kernel bs=512 skip="${intrdsec}" conv=notrunc
busybox dd if=${1}-header-k_header-kernel of=4 bs=512 count=1 conv=notrunc
busybox dd if=${1}-header-k_header-kernel of=5 bs=512 skip=1 conv=notrunc
}
AddPadd() {
if [ ${krnsz} != ${nwkrnsz} ]; then
krnsz=`du -B 1 3 | cut -f 1`
nwkrnsz=`du -B 1 3-new | cut -f 1`
if [ ${krnsz} -gt ${nwkrnsz} ]; then
pddng=`expr ${krnsz} - ${nwkrnsz}`
busybox dd if=/dev/zero of=padd bs=1 count=${pddng} conv=notrunc
cat padd >> 3-new
else
nwsz=`expr ${nwkrnsz} / 512 + 1`
busybox dd if=/dev/zero of=3 bs=512 count="${nwsz}" conv=notrunc
fi
AddPadd
else
echo "kernels are already the same size"
exit 0
fi
if [ ${pddng:-0} != "0" ]; then
if [ ${nwsz:-0} != "0" ]; then
echo "new kernel is larger"
else
echo "kernels are now the same size"
fi
exit 0
fi
}
addserialno() {
printf "androidboot.serialno=" > serno
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 of=barcode bs=16 count=1
cat serno barcode > serialno
dd if=1 of=1_1 bs=16 count=7
dd if=1 of=1_2 bs=16 skip=7
dd if=1_2 of=1_3 bs=1 skip=37
cat 1_1 serialno 1_3 > 1_new
}
unpackramd() {
mkdir work 2> /dev/null
cd work
busybox gzip -dc ../5 2> /dev/null | cpio -i 2> /dev/null
cd ${crdr}
}
repackramd() {
cd work
find . | cpio -o -H newc 2> /dev/null | gzip -9 > ../5-new 2> /dev/null
rm -rf *
cd ${crdr}
}
bootfivetoone() {
cat 1 2 3 4 5 > new-${1:-boot}.img
}
crdr=`pwd`
bootonetofive ${1:-boot}
rm ${1:-boot}-*
if [ -f 3-new ]; then
AddPadd
cp 3-new 3
fi
if [ ${2:-NA} = "split" ]; then
unpackramd
echo "modify what you need to in ${crdr}/work then"
echo "press enter y to continue or any key to exit"
read cntn
if [ ${cntn:-n} = "y" ]; then
repackramd
cp 5-new 5
else
exit 0
fi
fi
if [ ${2-NA} = "serial" ]; then
addserialno
cp 1_new 1
fi
bootfivetoone ${1:-boot}
echo "All Done new .img created... ${crdr}/new-${1:-boot}.img"
# 1 header
# 2 k_header
# 3 kernel
# 4 r-header
# 5 ramdisk
FLSHPRT=`ls -la /dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/by-name | grep ${FLSH:-boot} | awk -F " " '{print $NF}'`
if [ ${2:-no} = "flash" ]; then
dd if=${crdr}/new-${1:-boot}.img of=/dev/block/${FLSHPRT}
fi
Attached as a txt.
It just needs busybox installed. Only used it with the new MT6732/52 SoCs. I could use someone testing it with others to see if it's universal. (Only setup for gzipped ramdisks, should be able to add in the others.)
To run it is for example.
sh ./splitboot.sh boot split to split boot.img (and open ramdisk)
sh ./splitboot.sh boot flash to flash boot.img
sh ./splitboot.sh boot serial to take the barcode value from proinfo partition and uses it as serial number (only seems to work with AOSP)
It works with *.img and automatically identifies if it's a boot or recovery img.

HypoTurtle said:
I made a similar simple script in dash format that should work on device:
Code:
#!/sbin/sh
bootonetofive() {
busybox dd if=${1}.img of=1 bs=512 count=4 conv=notrunc
busybox dd if=${1}.img of=${1}-header bs=512 skip=4 conv=notrunc
busybox dd if=${1}-header of=2 bs=512 count=1 conv=notrunc
busybox dd if=${1}-header of=${1}-header-k_header bs=512 skip=1 conv=notrunc
initrd=`hexdump -C ${1}-header-k_header | grep -m1 "ROOTFS" | cut -d " " -f 1`
if [ -z ${initrd} ]; then
initrd=`hexdump -C ${1}-header-k_header | grep -m1 "RECOVERY" | cut -d " " -f 1`
FLSH=recovery
fi
initrdbin=`printf "%d\n" 0x${initrd}`
intrdsec=`expr ${initrdbin} / 512`
busybox dd if=${1}-header-k_header of=3 bs=512 count="${intrdsec}" conv=notrunc
busybox dd if=${1}-header-k_header of=${1}-header-k_header-kernel bs=512 skip="${intrdsec}" conv=notrunc
busybox dd if=${1}-header-k_header-kernel of=4 bs=512 count=1 conv=notrunc
busybox dd if=${1}-header-k_header-kernel of=5 bs=512 skip=1 conv=notrunc
}
AddPadd() {
if [ ${krnsz} != ${nwkrnsz} ]; then
krnsz=`du -B 1 3 | cut -f 1`
nwkrnsz=`du -B 1 3-new | cut -f 1`
if [ ${krnsz} -gt ${nwkrnsz} ]; then
pddng=`expr ${krnsz} - ${nwkrnsz}`
busybox dd if=/dev/zero of=padd bs=1 count=${pddng} conv=notrunc
cat padd >> 3-new
else
nwsz=`expr ${nwkrnsz} / 512 + 1`
busybox dd if=/dev/zero of=3 bs=512 count="${nwsz}" conv=notrunc
fi
AddPadd
else
echo "kernels are already the same size"
exit 0
fi
if [ ${pddng:-0} != "0" ]; then
if [ ${nwsz:-0} != "0" ]; then
echo "new kernel is larger"
else
echo "kernels are now the same size"
fi
exit 0
fi
}
addserialno() {
printf "androidboot.serialno=" > serno
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 of=barcode bs=16 count=1
cat serno barcode > serialno
dd if=1 of=1_1 bs=16 count=7
dd if=1 of=1_2 bs=16 skip=7
dd if=1_2 of=1_3 bs=1 skip=37
cat 1_1 serialno 1_3 > 1_new
}
unpackramd() {
mkdir work 2> /dev/null
cd work
busybox gzip -dc ../5 2> /dev/null | cpio -i 2> /dev/null
cd ${crdr}
}
repackramd() {
cd work
find . | cpio -o -H newc 2> /dev/null | gzip -9 > ../5-new 2> /dev/null
rm -rf *
cd ${crdr}
}
bootfivetoone() {
cat 1 2 3 4 5 > new-${1:-boot}.img
}
crdr=`pwd`
bootonetofive ${1:-boot}
rm ${1:-boot}-*
if [ -f 3-new ]; then
AddPadd
cp 3-new 3
fi
if [ ${2:-NA} = "split" ]; then
unpackramd
echo "modify what you need to in ${crdr}/work then"
echo "press enter y to continue or any key to exit"
read cntn
if [ ${cntn:-n} = "y" ]; then
repackramd
cp 5-new 5
else
exit 0
fi
fi
if [ ${2-NA} = "serial" ]; then
addserialno
cp 1_new 1
fi
bootfivetoone ${1:-boot}
echo "All Done new .img created... ${crdr}/new-${1:-boot}.img"
# 1 header
# 2 k_header
# 3 kernel
# 4 r-header
# 5 ramdisk
FLSHPRT=`ls -la /dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/by-name | grep ${FLSH:-boot} | awk -F " " '{print $NF}'`
if [ ${2:-no} = "flash" ]; then
dd if=${crdr}/new-${1:-boot}.img of=/dev/block/${FLSHPRT}
fi
Attached as a txt.
It just needs busybox installed. Only used it with the new MT6732/52 SoCs. I could use someone testing it with others to see if it's universal.
To run it is for example.
sh ./splitboot.sh boot split to split boot.img (and open ramdisk)
sh ./splitboot.sh boot flash to flash boot.img
sh ./splitboot.sh boot serial to take the barcode value from proinfo partition and uses it as serial number (only seems to work with AOSP)
It works with *.img and automatically identifies if it's a boot or recovery img.
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Good
But for those SoC, we use the inbuilt tool.
(not for general public)
So yours and this one, is always good alternative
cheers

Hello
So yours and this one, is always good alternative
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Yes good alternative, i take look when i can, but HypoTurtle you should probably create a dedicated thread for your tools.

sambwel,
Normally we just have to adjust "main.h" and "Makefile" for porting to OSX platform.
(I put notes in the files headers)
main.h
I add 'define' test to detect OSX platform (APP_PLATFORM/APP_OSX). I don't know if this work. I leave the APP_ARCH (32/64bits) test as-it but i don't know if this work on OSX (it's not very important for now, we can correct after)
Makefile
I add "Darwin" detection mechanism for OSX.
I start to add options to unpack/repack logo.bin, this use "zlib" and "libpng1.6", you can disable this to don't be bother with externals dependencies. In Makefile, put LOGO_SUPPORT=0 in the LINUX/CYGWIN/OSX section (Line ~92) for first build.
Big Thanks for your help

Okay, good news! mtkimg builds and runs now! I did have to put LOGO_SUPPORT=0 in the Makefile otherwise I get the error "error: png.h: No such file or directory".
So I did a quick test to see if it works. info and unpack seem to work correctly (tested on ~7mb stock boot.img). However when I repack the same image the result is a ~4.3gb boot.img!! Not sure what happened... headers are intact on the new image. No more time to test right now but I will check back here soon.

Hip Ha ! Good news !
For the size, look at the "image.cfg" if the size is right
You can use '-v' and '-d' options to see what append and look at the "layout" part display on the screen.
(Suspect image.cfg not being read correctly, i'm goind to look about "End of line" on MAC.
Many thanks for your try

Hello,
I push the MTKIMG Bêta 0.38 with compiled version for (Linux64,Cygwin64 and Windows64) that support logo unpacking. (logo repack in progres...)
Have fun.....

Modifying a 2/2 XL script for the 4/4 XL

Hi all,
You may or may not already be familiar with it, but there was a very nice script created by Joseph Miller to install new factory images (with or without locking the device). What I would like to do is to see how much of the script can be migrated to work with Pixel 4/4 XL.
Based on your experience with updating your 4/4 XL, do you see anything in the deuce script for the Pixel 2 that would need to be revised for use on a Pixel 4?
I'm certainly willing to test on my own device and any feedback would be appreciated. (I am relatively new to the Pixel 4 XL but very familiar with the Pixel 2 XL.)
.sh version is below:
Code:
#!/bin/sh
echo "Welcome to Deuces Flashing Script!"
echo "v5.0-Linux"
#to create a log, run: "script -c ./deuce-flash-all-v5.0.sh logfile.log"
echo "Checking if Fastboot binary is accessible.."
if [ -f "fastboot" ];
then
echo "\033[32m fastboot binary exists in script directory.\033[0m"
fb="./fastboot"
else
echo "\033[33mfastboot binary does not exist in script directory\033[0m" >&2
command -v fastboot | ( read fb; echo "\033[33mFound $fb. Will try to use this.\033[0m" )
fb="fastboot"
fi
echo "Checking if Fastboot works correctly"
if $fb --version
then
echo "\033[32m fastboot returned a version, continuing..\033[0m"
else
echo "\033[31m fastboot not working correctly.\033[0m"
exit 1
fi
echo "Checking if device is detected via Fastboot."
if [ -z $($fb devices -l) 2> /dev/null ]
then
echo "\033[31mDevice not detected in fastboot.\033[0m"
exit 1
else
echo "\033[32m Device detected!\033[0m"
fi
echo "Insuring unzip package is installed and accessible"
if unzip 1> /dev/null
then
echo "\033[32m unzip detected!\033[0m"
else
echo "\033[31m unzip is not installed, or is not working correctly!\033[0m"
echo "\033[33mplease install via:\033[0m"
echo "\033[33msudo apt install unzip\033[0m"
echo "\033[33mor\033[0m"
echo "\033[33msudo yum install unzip\033[0m"
exit 1
fi
zipcount="$(ls *.zip 2>/dev/null | wc -l)"
if [ "${zipcount}" -eq 1 ]
then
zipname="$(ls *.zip)"
echo ""
echo "\033[32mImage to flash: ${zipname}\033[0m"
elif [ "${zipcount}" -gt 1 ]
then
echo "\033[31m More than 1 zip!\033[0m"
echo "\033[31mPlease have only 1 zip file in the script folder.\033[0m"
zipnames="$(ls *.zip)"
echo "\033[33m${zipnames}\033[0m"
exit 1
else
echo "no zip files!"
exit 1
fi
echo -n "Are you SURE you want to continue? (y/N) "
read answer1
if echo "$answer1" | grep -iq "^y" ;then
echo "\033[33mThis Tool will reformat partitions in your device!\033[0m"
echo "\033[33mIt will attempt to keep your user data!\033[0m"
echo "\033[33mData could be lost! - Use At Your Own Risk!\033[0m"
echo -n "Continue? (y/N) "
read answer2
if echo "$answer2" | grep -iq "^y" ;then
echo "Checking if bootloader is unlocked."
echo "Look at device to confirm if script is waiting..."
$fb flashing unlock
echo "There will be errors if already unlocked, ignore."
else
echo "Aborting..."
exit 1
fi
else
echo "Aborting..."
exit 1
fi
echo "extracting the main image zip..."
unzip -j -o ${zipname} -d _work/
echo "setting active partition slot to A"
$fb --set-active=a
echo "flashing bootloader & radio..."
$fb flash bootloader _work/bootloader*.img
rm -rf _work/bootloader*.img
$fb reboot-bootloader
sleep 5
$fb flash radio _work/radio*.img
rm -rf _work/radio*.img
$fb reboot-bootloader
echo "extracting secondary image zip..."
zipname2="$(ls _work/*.zip)"
unzip -j -o ${zipname2} -d _work/
mkdir _work/_ 2>/dev/null
mv _work/*_other.img _work/_/ 2>/dev/null
echo "setting active partition slot to B"
$fb --set-active=b
bimgs="$(ls _work/_/*.img)"
for bimg in $bimgs
do
part=$(ls _work/_/*_other.img | cut -d "_" -f3 | cut -d "/" -f2)
echo $part
$fb flash $part $bimg
rm -rf $bimg
done
rm -rf _work/_
echo "setting active partition slot to A"
$fb --set-active=a
aimgs=$(ls _work/*.img)
for aimg in $aimgs
do
part=$(echo $aimg | cut -d "/" -f2 | cut -d "." -f1)
echo $part
$fb flash $part $aimg
rm -rf $aimg
done
echo -n "\033[33mDo you want to format user data? (y/N) \033[0m"
read answer3
if echo "$answer3" | grep -iq "^y" ;then
echo "\033[33m!!!This will wipe all your data!!!\033[0m"
echo -n "\033[31mAre you SURE? (y/N) \033[0m"
read answer4
if echo "$answer4" | grep -iq "^y" ;then
echo "Formatting user data.."
$fb format userdata 2>/dev/null
$fb reboot-recovery 2>/dev/null
echo "\033[32mDone!\033[0m"
else
echo "\033[36mSkipped formatting userdata.\033[0m"
echo "\033[32mDone!\033[0m"
exit
fi
else
echo "\033[36mSkipped formatting userdata.\033[0m"
echo "\033[32mDone!\033[0m"
exit
fi
exit
.bat version is here.
Note: I recommend placing the latest flashboot somewhere in your $PATH and running the script from within the unzipped factory image folder (where you have also unzipped the image zip).
Edit: Updated deuce script to v5.0 (thanks quorn23!)

Just a heads up, you're using an older version of the script, see original thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2-xl/development/tool-deuces-bootloop-recovery-flashing-t3704761
I haven't tested it yet, but the 5.0 apparently works with A10 skimming through the last few pages in the thread. Once the Kernel is updated with the new sources (dez broke face unlock) i might have a look. What i probably would do is prepatch the boot image with magisk, besides that i would assume it's pretty straight forward, as it's AOSP.
Edit: as context, i'm coming from the pixel 2xl as well, i generally been using the Deuce script to update the 2 XL, if i recall correctly the only change i made was to adapt it to flash TWRP as well, which is currently not needed as not available for the 4 XL. (Devs wife is pregnant, so he's busy with more important personal life stuff currenty)

quorn23 said:
What i probably would do is prepatch the boot image with magisk, besides that i would assume it's pretty straight forward, as it's AOSP.
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Out of habit, I've always re-added magisk manually, but you're right, this will require some additional dance steps without twrp. What i like about the original sh script is that the core dependency (for most scenarios) is a recent fastboot.

Can somebody help me with this shell script?

Basically what I want to do is convert this into batch script for windows and by using Linux Binaries from Sourceforge create a script that basically does the same thing except it doesnt have to be pushed into my Phone's system it works directly in windows using ADB commands!
The script in question looks like this
Spoiler: THIS Script
Bash:
#adb shell mkdir /data/media/0/PartitionImages
#adb push .\backupPartitions.sh /data/media/0/PartitionImages/backupPartitions.sh
#adb shell chmod 0755 /data/media/0/PartitionImages/backupPartitions.sh
#adb shell /data/media/0/PartitionImages/backupPartitions.sh
#adb pull /data/media/0/PartitionImages .\PartitionImages
max_blocks=102400
names=""
compress=0
while getopts "h?bzn:" opt; do
case "$opt" in
h|\?)
echo "Usage $0 [-z] [-b MaxBlocks] [-n partition1 ] [-n partition2 ]"
echo " options:"
echo "-z optional to tar.gz the output folder default=false"
echo "-b 102400 optional maximum number of blocks of the partition - 0 will dump all partitions default=$max_blocks"
echo "-n partitionName... optional - one or more partitions to dump"
exit 0
;;
z) compress=1
;;
b) max_blocks=$OPTARG
;;
n) names+=" $OPTARG"
;;
esac
done
script=$(readlink -f "$0")
script_path=$(dirname "$script")
serial=$(cat /sys/class/android_usb/f_accessory/device/iSerial)
serial_date=$serial/$(date +"%Y_%m_%d_%H_%M_%S")
output_path=$script_path/$serial_date
echo "********************************"
echo "Backup partitions TO $output_path"
echo "********************************"
mkdir -p $output_path
part_dir=$(find /dev/block/platform -name by-name)
partitions=$(ls -la $part_dir | awk '{if ( $10 == "->") print $9 ">" $11 }')
getprop > $output_path/build.prop
echo "Id Name Size MD5" > $output_path/partitions.txt
for f in $partitions
do
part_id=$(echo $f | sed 's/^[^>]*>\/dev\/block\///')
part_name=$(echo $f | sed 's/>.*//')
size=$(cat /proc/partitions | awk -v p=$part_id '{if ( $4 == p ) print $3}')
checksum="0"
skip=0
if [ $max_blocks -gt 0 -a $size -gt $max_blocks ]
then
skip=1
echo "Skipping $part_name Id $part_id due to size"
else
if [ "$names" -ne "" ]
then
if echo $names | grep -w $part_name > /dev/null; then
skip=0
else
skip=1
echo "Skipping $part_name Id $part_id"
fi
fi
fi
if [ "$skip" -eq "0" ]
then
echo "Processing $part_name Id $part_id Size $size";
dd if=/dev/block/$part_id of=$output_path/$part_name.img
checksum=$(md5sum -b $output_path/$part_name.img | sed 's/ .*//')
fi
echo "$part_id $part_name $size $checksum" >> $output_path/partitions.txt
done
if [ "$compress" -eq "1" ]
then
cd $script_path
tar cz $serial_date > $output_path.tar.gz
rm -rf $output_path
fi
its from an old Xda Dev thread original post and author
givitago​​
I tried by guidelines from an "Appendix N. Converting DOS Batch Files to Shell Scripts" from another site to turn the shell script variables into batch script ones but since I got no experience with either of them my attempt turned into an amalgamation of the two's code in one..
Spoiler: it turned Into THIS
Code:
::adb shell mkdir /data/media/0/PartitionImages
::adb push .\backupPartitions.sh /data/media/0/PartitionImages/backupPartitions.sh
::adb shell chmod 0755 /data/media/0/PartitionImages/backupPartitions.sh
::adb shell /data/media/0/PartitionImages/backupPartitions.sh
::adb pull /data/media/0/PartitionImages .\PartitionImages
%max_blocks==102400
%names==""
%compress==0
while getopts "h?bzn:" opt; do
case "$opt" in
h|\?)
echo "Usage $0 [-z] [-b MaxBlocks] [-n partition1 ] [-n partition2 ]"
echo " options:"
echo "-z optional to tar.gz the output folder default=false"
echo "-b 102400 optional maximum number of blocks of the partition - 0 will dump all partitions default=$max_blocks"
echo "-n partitionName... optional - one or more partitions to dump"
exit 0
;;
z) compress=1
;;
b) max_blocks=$OPTARG
;;
n) names+=" $OPTARG"
;;
esac
done
%script%==%(echo %CD% "%0")
%script_path%==(dirname "%script")
%serial%==%(adb shell cat /sys/class/android_usb/f_accessory/device/iSerial)
%serial_date%==%serial% /%(date +"%Y_%m_%d_%H_%M_%S")
%output_path%==%script_path%/%serial_date%
echo "********************************"
echo "Backup partitions TO $output_path"
echo "********************************"
mkdir -p %output_path%
%part_dir%==%(adb shell find /dev/block/platform -name by-name)
%partitions%==%(ls -la %part_dir% | awk '{if ( %10 == "->") print %9 ">" %11 }')
adb shell getprop > %output_path%/build.prop
echo "Id Name Size MD5" > %output_path%/partitions.txt
for %%i in %partitions do
%part_id=%(echo %f | sed 's/^[^>]*>\/dev\/block\///')
%part_name=%(echo %f | sed 's/>.*//')
%size=%(adb shell cat /proc/partitions | awk -v p==%part_id% '{if ( %4 == p ) print %3}')
checksum="0"
skip==0
if [ %max_blocks -gt 0 -a %size -gt %max_blocks ]
then
skip=1
echo "Skipping %part_name% Id %part_id% due to size"
else
if [ "%names" -ne "" ]
then
if echo %names | grep -w %part_name% > /dev/null; then
skip==0
else
skip==1
echo "Skipping %part_name% Id %part_id%"
fi
fi
fi
if [ "$skip" -eq "0" ]
then
echo "Processing %part_name% Id %part_id% Size %size";
'adb shell pull' /dev/block/%part_id% %output_path%/%part_name%.img
checksum==%(md5sum -b %output_path%/%part_name%.img | sed 's/ .*//')
fi
echo "%part_id% %part_name% %size %checksum" >> %output_path%/partitions.txt
done
if [ "%compress" -eq "1" ]
then
cd %script_path%
tar cz %serial_date% > %output_path%.tar.gz
rm -rf %output_path%
fi
additionally I have pretty much all linux commands's binaries on the same folder as the .bat script so as long as the syntax is correct and nothing finniky going on it should work technically but since I got no experience I can't do this on my own...

You may use the DOS script used here
[TOOL][ADB][WIN]Android Partitions Backupper / Cloner
Hi all, wrote a Windows CMD script that backups / clones partitions of an Android device via ADB because I wasn't content with any 3rd-party APK what claims to do this job. The backups /clones are stored on Windows computer as...
forum.xda-developers.com
as a template.

jwoegerbauer said:
You may use the DOS script used here
[TOOL][ADB][WIN]Android Partitions Backupper / Cloner
Hi all, wrote a Windows CMD script that backups / clones partitions of an Android device via ADB because I wasn't content with any 3rd-party APK what claims to do this job. The backups /clones are stored on Windows computer as...
forum.xda-developers.com
as a template.
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I have tried that script itself and it failed at "DM-Verity" and SELinux enforcement also for some reason no logs at all in temp folder