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[Q] system.img and Boot.img versus update.zip and recovery

I am trying to root my gtab and have downloaded vegan. When I extracted it on my computer, i got a system.img and boot.img instead of the update.zip and recovery I was expecting. I'm sure I'm just missing something but need some help determining what. Thanks in advance for any advice.
Perhaps I should also mention that I have downloaded and intend to use clockworkmod as well. I understand it makes a difference as to what files need to be loaded on to the internal SDcard. The Vegan rom is an RAR which I have extracted on my desktop. I'm confused as to whether I just need to put the .img files that were extracted on the internal SD card, or put the pre-extracted file on the internal SD Card. I have not tried either, but want to have as much clarification as possible before I begin.

brancjs said:
I am trying to root my gtab and have downloaded vegan. When I extracted it on my computer, i got a system.img and boot.img instead of the update.zip and recovery I was expecting. I'm sure I'm just missing something but need some help determining what. Thanks in advance for any advice.
Perhaps I should also mention that I have downloaded and intend to use clockworkmod as well. I understand it makes a difference as to what files need to be loaded on to the internal SDcard. The Vegan rom is an RAR which I have extracted on my desktop. I'm confused as to whether I just need to put the .img files that were extracted on the internal SD card, or put the pre-extracted file on the internal SD Card. I have not tried either, but want to have as much clarification as possible before I begin.
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Don't extract the .zip file. You flash that as is. Install clockwork recovery first. If you havent gotten it, get it from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
Read this to help understand the update.zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892090
Once you have clockwork installed you can install .zip files without renaming them. If it is named .rar then you do need to extract the .zip from it but not the .zip file

Thanks for your help. I downloaded "gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.1.user.final.zip" . The file type is shown as WinRAR ZIP.archive. Is this the rom file that I will move to the internal SD after I flash Clockworkmod?

brancjs said:
Thanks for your help. I downloaded "gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.1.user.final.zip" . The file type is shown as WinRAR ZIP.archive. Is this the rom file that I will move to the internal SD after I flash Clockworkmod?
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If the file is a .rar instead of .zip you will need to download something like 7zip to "unrar" it first and then flash the .zip file

brancjs said:
Thanks for your help. I downloaded "gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.1.user.final.zip" . The file type is shown as WinRAR ZIP.archive. Is this the rom file that I will move to the internal SD after I flash Clockworkmod?
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Yes, just keep that ZIP file intact, you will flash that from CWM.

Thanks for the help. All went smoothly and definitely worth it. I had some problems with audio after installing the latest flash, but sticking headphones for a few moments seems to have fixed that.

[Q] Cannot find file - CWM

Hi I am having trouble installing roms on my g2x. I currently have 2.3.3 and have rooted the phone and flashed clockworkmod 5.0. After this i tried flashing
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048274
using the method and it said file cannot be found when i click on the folder in directory.
I also tried the darksinister_1.3.zip but no luck.
Is it the CWM or the rom? I also tried extracting the files on pc and transfering them on sd card and opening them through CWM. Would appreciate if someone can tell me how to install one of these froyo roms.

Where did you put your file? CWM 5.0.x.x has it's backup in _externalsd>clockworkmod>backup
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Rooting for the first time and I cannot find the kernal on my sd card.

We need more info than this to help u out man. What kernel are u trying to flash? Do u have CWM installed? If not, the kernel being on ur sd card won't matter anyway. You should just download the zip file on ur PC and extract it, find the .tar file and use that to flash the new kernel in Odin.

Recovering Phone after failed rom (no backup)

Hello, my phone is rooted and unlocked but unfortunately I'm stuck without a way to rom my phone back to operation (4.0.4). I made the mistake of not keeping a backup or rom on my internal sdcard . Clockworkmod doesn't seem to work when you try and mount the sdcards in recovery
I decided to try the jellybean rom which for some reason doesn't have the play store on it which I cannot install astro so I can copy a new rom over within the os.
I didn't leave any roms on my internal sd card , I cannot mount the internal or external sdcard CWM recovery to copy a new rom and install (running 6.0 CMW) , I've attempted to find a solution to flashing ANY rom back onto my phone via ODIN but no luck.
are their roms available in md5 / tar format that I've overlooked?
Thank you so much!

You may need to flash with a PIT file included with stock rom tar. Look around for a PIT FILE. I don't know if anyone has one posted
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did you download GAPPS??? thats probably why you dont have a play store

^^^^^^ that's probably true. If you want to change roms with Odin, there are a handful of Odinable files around. Do you want to go back to an unrooted or rooted rom? Also, what happens when you try to access your SD card (internal or external) from CWM? And where did you get the CWM you are currently running?

There are links to ODINable stock images and the like at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709. You should be able to restore your phone to an out-of-the-box state with the information and directions provided.

just do a quick search

How to write stock tar to SD card as image

I'm working on making a tool for the Galaxy S series that will take a stock tar file, emulate a write operation (maybe use Heimdall for this?) that copies everything to an IMG file, then uses DD to write the first GB to an SD card. How can I go about doing this? Do I need to emulate the bootloader of a Samsung phone such that it writes to partitions within a mounted image, or is there a simpler way of doing it?