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How to: Use 3.03.751.4's system.img without updating the hboot nor radio

So, I wanted to test HTC sense, but didn't want to brick my phone, use non official images nor change the SLP. There was a problem thou, the latest rom released in Taiwan has a big (153Mb) system.img, which is bigger than the 92Mb that the older SPL assign for the system partition, making it impossible to put the new system files in your phone without the new SPL. BUT!!! you can tell the kernel how to "partition" the NAND. Here is how to do it:
DISCLAIMER:
- This could brick your phone. Don't try it if u don't know what u're doing!!!! I hate seeing bricked phones.
- The steps come from my memory and my PC's history, so think before typing anything.
- This was done in a PVT 32A.
1. BACKUP WITH NANDROID!!!!
2. Get a working kernel. I compiled the "android-msm-2.6.27" with the 2.17.401.2_HTC_CH config. But lots of hardware didn't work, it was ok for me, I was just trying to see/feel, multitouch and the Sense UI.
3. Generate a boot.img from the kernel from point 1. and the 3.03.751.4's ramdisk:
This is for PVT 32A: (I think u only need to remove the base for 32B)
Code:
mkbootimg --base 0x19200000 --cmdline "no_console_suspend=1 mtdparts=msm_nand:[email protected](misc),[email protected](recovery),[email protected](boot),[email protected](system),[email protected](cache),[email protected](userdata) " --kernel zImage --ramdisk boot.img-ramdisk.gz -o boot_bigmtd.img
4. Copy the system.img and boot_bigmtd.img to the sdcard.
5. Run fastboot to erase system, cache and userdata. ej: (I'm sure there are better ways to create yaffs file systems, mkfs.yaffs? , but I tried fastboot it worked and I didn't care)
Code:
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
6. Boot RA's recovery, or any other recovery that lets u unyaffs an image. You have to set the new SLP "partition" sizes, ej:
Code:
fastboot -c " mtdparts=msm_nand:[email protected](misc),[email protected](recovery),[email protected](boot),[email protected](system),[email protected](cache),[email protected](userdata) " boot recovery-RA-magic-v1.2.3H.img
7. Mount system and sdcard. ej
Code:
$ adb shell mount /system
$ adb shell mount /sdcard
8. flash the boot image and unyaffs the system image.
Code:
$ adb shell
# flash_image boot /sdcard/[path to the boot_bigmtd.img]/boot_bigmtd.img
# cd /system
# unyaffs /sdcard/[path to the system.img]/system.img
# cd /
# sync
# umount /sdcard
# umount /system
9. Reboot! Give the phone some time to boot, mine did. but YMMV. I saw something weird during the boot, before the 3rd splash (the one loaded from system), the phone displayed residual garbage from what was displayed right before the previous shut down.
Drawbacks:
- Fastboot theoretically (not tested yet) could wrack your system, as it still thinks that the system size is 92Mb.
- You have to be careful not to destroy the data of any of the modified partitions, by writing into it without the good MTD table
- U still have to get all the hardware working. I didn't try, but easy to do, get the 3.03.751.4's kernel config, that should take care of most of the things.
For more info, see:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=542688
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Unpack,_Edit,_and_Re-Pack_Boot_Images

great article. I got 2 questions.
1. why did you build a new boot.img but not use the one comes with update?
2. after set the new SLP "partition" sizes, can I still restore with nandroid?
thank you.

Hi snakejoe,
I haven't tried it, but you can update the radio and a new (1.76.2007) Engineering spl, see:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=589722
Ps:
1. I don't remember why I tried a different kernel, but I guess that the shipped one should have worked unless the radio needed that kernel.
2. I didn't try to restore backup with nandroid, but it should work, as long as you load the rescue with the “right” partition sizes.

How to make an Odin flashable .tar from .img

So i just wanted to share this info as it has been very helpful to me in my development process. When making custom recoveries you often end up with a recovery.img and with Samsung devices there isn't really a good way to flash those. The best way to flash these is to run the following on a linux box:
$ tar -H ustar -c recovery.img > recovery.tar
$ md5sum -t recovery.tar >> recovery.tar
$ mv recovery.tar recovery.tar.md5
Now you can flash that recovery.tar.md5 through Odin in the PDA tab. Im guessing you can use the same process on any .img file (userdata.img, etc.) you create but i havent tested that. Ive only tested this on recovery.img and it works great.
Sorry if this is old information but i couldn't find any posts in the Skyrocket section and just wanted to share this.
Thanks

Easiest way I've found to flash a recovery img on skyrocket is to rename recovery file to recovery.img and place it on internal SD. (This won't work if your soft bricked and a tar file will be necessary )
Then type: dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk022 in adb shell or terminal emulator.
That should work for any of our recovery images as long as you rename it to recovery.img and put it in your internal SD. I suppose you could replace /sdcard/ with /external_sd/ if you wanted to flash from external SD. Oh and don't be supprised if you catch a little heat for posting this in dev section.
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Noob question.... Is there a way to do this on windows vs linux?

cdshepherd said:
Easiest way I've found to flash a recovery img on skyrocket is to rename recovery file to recovery.img and place it on internal SD. (This won't work if your soft bricked and a tar file will be necessary )
Then type: dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk022 in adb shell or terminal emulator.
That should work for any of our recovery images as long as you rename it to recovery.img and put it in your internal SD. I suppose you could replace /sdcard/ with /external_sd/ if you wanted to flash from external SD. Oh and don't be supprised if you catch a little heat for posting this in dev section.
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dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 bs=4096
And not sure if there is a windows way. Try googling for Windows tar and md5sum. There most likely is a way.
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Thank you
I used your method to flash the clockworkmod touch recovery. It worked flawlessly

Sk8er, I used your method today. Its flawless dude. Thanks
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kamgrn said:
Noob question.... Is there a way to do this on windows vs linux?
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funny... nobody bothered to answer this.
The way to do this in Windows as I know:
1. Ensure the fastboot drivers for your device is installed.
2. Acquire the fastboot binary (this is fastboot.exe).
3. Test if fastboot can see your device. Open DOS Command prompt, go to the fastboot binary folder and run "fastboot devices" command.
Example: C:\FASTBOOT\fastboot devices ---> The output should be some sort of serial number.
4. Flash the img file you have via command "fastboot flash boot <image_filename>"
Example: C:\FASTBOOT\fastboot flash boot boot.img

jtdc said:
funny... nobody bothered to answer this.
The way to do this in Windows as I know:
1. Ensure the fastboot drivers for your device is installed.
2. Acquire the fastboot binary (this is fastboot.exe).
3. Test if fastboot can see your device. Open DOS Command prompt, go to the fastboot binary folder and run "fastboot devices" command.
Example: C:\FASTBOOT\fastboot devices ---> The output should be some sort of serial number.
4. Flash the img file you have via command "fastboot flash boot <image_filename>"
Example: C:\FASTBOOT\fastboot flash boot boot.img
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What if this is for the note, where there is no fastboot? I can get to odin mode, or to recovery mode, but no fastboot...unless i'm missing something..??
Thanks

Thank you for the post. I used your method but to flash TWRP as follows:
1. Downloaded recovery file (openrecovery-twrp-2.2.0-skyrocket.img) for Samsung Skyrocket from TWRP website on Linux.
2. Renamed file to recovery.img
3. Ran the following commands to covert IMG file to a TAR file:
tar -H ustar -c recovery.img > openrecovery-twrp-2.2.0-skyrocket.tar
md5sum -t openrecovery-twrp-2.2.0-skyrocket.tar >> openrecovery-twrp-2.2.0-skyrocket.tar
mv openrecovery-twrp-2.2.0-skyrocket.tar openrecovery-twrp-2.2.0-skyrocket.tar.md5
4. Flashed recovery using ODIN as customary.
It worked flawlessly with no issues. I highly recommend TWRP over CWM Touch Recovery. TWRP wipes things cleanly. You DO NOT have to wipe 3x which will reduce the wear and tear on your device.

ebaul said:
What if this is for the note, where there is no fastboot? I can get to odin mode, or to recovery mode, but no fastboot...unless i'm missing something..??
Thanks
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use samsung tool kit v2.3. i had same issue as u and this page only sort of helped me and i guessed my way to tool kit. you only need to install it and place the recovery you need to transform in its input folder, where ever you installed it. then run it and just follow the instructions its pretty easy.

Thanks for the Pakistanian guy above me for reviving this vital topic ...
this method is great :
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 bs=4096
BUT to be sure no leftovers are there :
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 bs=4096
Can be done inside Android if you're rooted , and a terminal emulator app is installed ...

nice commands to keep in mind.

mahanddeem said:
Thanks for the Pakistanian guy above me for reviving this vital topic ...
this method is great :
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 bs=4096
BUT to be sure no leftovers are there :
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 bs=4096
Can be done inside Android if you're rooted , and a terminal emulator app is installed ...
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Lol
its pakistani
btw great the other method worked for you

sk8erwitskil said:
So i just wanted to share this info as it has been very helpful to me in my development process. When making custom recoveries you often end up with a recovery.img and with Samsung devices there isn't really a good way to flash those. The best way to flash these is to run the following on a linux box:
$ tar -H ustar -c recovery.img > recovery.tar
$ md5sum -t recovery.tar >> recovery.tar
$ mv recovery.tar recovery.tar.md5
Now you can flash that recovery.tar.md5 through Odin in the PDA tab. Im guessing you can use the same process on any .img file (userdata.img, etc.) you create but i havent tested that. Ive only tested this on recovery.img and it works great.
Sorry if this is old information but i couldn't find any posts in the Skyrocket section and just wanted to share this.
Thanks
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Would it be the same approach whilst with custom zImage? and load into PDA tab? or are they any other settings to flash custom kernel with odin... I tried flashing with heimdall v.1.3.1 and 1.3.2 both version results "fail to initialise protocol". could please provide any pointes on how to flash custom built kernel image on S2 lte.

I think I finally find it!!
thank you man +1

mrbeers said:
Anyone have a CWD backup for the Repp? I am both newb & noob to the rooting scene and deleted my backup when I factory reset my phone. Any help will be appreciated. I'm gonna spam this message until I get my 10 posts then I'll post a new thread. Sorry mods! My family is without a phone until I fix this!
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I don't recommend that if you want help
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Huge thanks !
sk8erwitskil said:
So i just wanted to share this info as it has been very helpful to me in my development process. When making custom recoveries you often end up with a recovery.img and with Samsung devices there isn't really a good way to flash those. The best way to flash these is to run the following on a linux box:
$ tar -H ustar -c recovery.img > recovery.tar
$ md5sum -t recovery.tar >> recovery.tar
$ mv recovery.tar recovery.tar.md5
Now you can flash that recovery.tar.md5 through Odin in the PDA tab. Im guessing you can use the same process on any .img file (userdata.img, etc.) you create but i havent tested that. Ive only tested this on recovery.img and it works great.
Sorry if this is old information but i couldn't find any posts in the Skyrocket section and just wanted to share this.
Thanks
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Hi! First of all, thx a lot really was trying to find this out for a long time. One Question i have tough. I Only used the first command and left it as a simple tar file, flashed it with odin and all was well. So what do you actally do by adding md5sum and then renaming it? Is it better to add the md5sum or does it make no difference?
again huge thanks! I always used mskip toolkit, but i like to not depend on additional software

I believe ODIN will verify the md5 sum of the .img if the .md5 file is in the tar. Just in case your .img in the tar gets corrupted. If that happens ODIN will abort the flash and report something like md5 mismatch
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So its not necessary but a good practice.
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sk8erwitskil said:
So i just wanted to share this info as it has been very helpful to me in my development process. When making custom recoveries you often end up with a recovery.img and with Samsung devices there isn't really a good way to flash those. The best way to flash these is to run the following on a linux box:
$ tar -H ustar -c recovery.img > recovery.tar
$ md5sum -t recovery.tar >> recovery.tar
$ mv recovery.tar recovery.tar.md5
Now you can flash that recovery.tar.md5 through Odin in the PDA tab. Im guessing you can use the same process on any .img file (userdata.img, etc.) you create but i havent tested that. Ive only tested this on recovery.img and it works great.
Sorry if this is old information but i couldn't find any posts in the Skyrocket section and just wanted to share this.
Thanks
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very helpful... thx mate

That's strange but command from first post don't work for me. Tablet says about incorrect file (.img, not .img.md5). So I've modified commands to make them work with Galaxy Tab 8.9 and Odin 1.8.5:
Code:
cp recovery.img recovery.img.md5
md5sum -t recovery.img.md5 >> recovery.img.md5
tar -H ustar -c recovery.img.md5 > recovery.tar
md5sum -t recovery.tar >> recovery.tar
mv recovery.tar recovery.tar.md5

Trying to flash an insecure boot.img, no luck.

I am desperately trying flash an insecure boot image on my TF300T, and I am just about at my wit's end. I have gone through the following process. (this is on a .29 TF300T btw)
Unlocked my TF300T with the ASUS tool, and then flashed CWM and got root using this guide.
Obtained .29 US firmware zip from the ASUS website.
Unzipped the "blob" file and then extracted all of the firmware components from it using BlobTools.
Renamed blob.LNX (one of the extracted files which is apparently the boot image) to boot.img for convenience.
Split boot.img into kernel and ramdisk using this set of scripts made for that purpose.
Changed the ro.secure=1 line in default.prop to ro.secure=0.
Packed everything back up again using that set of scripts.
flashed my new boot.img using the line fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash boot boot_new.img (boot_new.img is generated upon repacking)
and finally, I run fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot only to find upon booting that absolutely nothing has changed! adbshell getprop ro.secure still gives a 1! I'm almost positive that I've done this all correctly, as I was able to get an insecure boot image onto a kindle fire just a few days ago. Could anyone tell me if I'm doing something wrong? Please
One thing to note, for some reason I could not run fastboot -i 0x0B05 boot boot_new.img to try out the new boot image as it would cause fastboot to give me an error and a red line of text to appear on the TF300T's screen detailing something about it being unable to find the command. Perhaps that is related to my problem?

I'd try taking the 'boot.img' file and putting back to simply 'blob' with no extension, then flashing via ADB or terminal emulator with root.
Code:
adb push blob /sdcard/ (Just place on root of Internal Storage if using term emulator or have easy MTP access. )
adb shell (Don't need if using emulator)
su (Give ROOT permission)
dd if=/sdcard/blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
reboot
See if that'll flash it for you.
"dd if=/sdcard/blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4" This part I am NOT 100% sure about, you'll need the TF300's partition table, I know mmcblk0p4 is the Staging partition on the TF101, but not sure if it's the same on the TF300, just replace mmcblk0p4 with the STAGING partition label
Hope it helped.
Needs Root and BusyBox installed.

[Q] CWM Recovery loading at startup and infinite boot animation issue

Hello,
I have nerve-breaking issue with CWM Recovery wich loads up every time i turn on my tablet. So if i wish to restart or to go to CWM i have to hold volume down button to get to bootloader and then select Android to get back to CWM.
So my first question is how do i resolve this problem with constant booting into CWM Recovery? so it would go to recovery only when i select reboot to recovery option in CWM
My next issue is that i have tried to install Ubuntu Touch for TF101 (from ubuntu touch wiki). And in installation guide it says you have to download cm-10.1-20130404-UNOFFICIAL-tf101.zip, and then quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip. The fist zip i got successfully but the second link did not exist, so i checked their repository and found similar zip named saucy-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip (i tought it's a newer version) well, then i made data wipe and installed both as stated in guide, i also deleted cache and now when i try to boot my tablet i get to blue spinning CWM logo and it stays there for eternity.
So my second question is how to put some other rom on SD card so i can install another rom? or what i have to do to make Ubuntu Touch work?
My third thing that i noticed (for me it seems wrong) is that with every data wipe it makes new 0/ folder and it keeps everything before wipe in it. I made couple of data wipes and now my data structure looks something like this:
Code:
0/
0/
0/
0/
ASUS/
Alarms/
Albums/
AndroZip/
...other folders (apps and data from stock rom)
Alarms/
Android/
Autodesk/
DCIM/
...other folders (probably from first wipe)
Alarms/
Android/
DCIM/
Downloads/
...other folders (probably from second or third wipe)
legacy/
obb/
obb/
So my third question is if this is the correct data structure because it seems wrong for me? And how to resolve that issue?
My un-educated guess is that all three problems are connected, but my android experience and knowdlege is far to small to have a clue how to begin resolving this twisted problem.
I did some researching and as far it goes with second question i think i have soft-bricked tablet (maybe there is still hope?). So i would like to make it back to original rom or 4.2 jelly bean as i had till now without CWM Recovery issue, if possible of course
(Using ClockworkMod Recovery v5.8.3.4 now, and i think at beginning there was ROM Manager used, i bought used tablet)
Please help, thx

The issues are somewhat intertwined, and run back to using CWM 5.8.X.X
The first thing you MUST do is stop the CWM bootloop or you will not be able to install any other ROM or recovery.
If you can boot to a ROM, run a terminal window with SU permissions. If you cannot boot to a ROM, you will need to run from an ADB Shell from a computer when booted to recovery:
Code:
echo boot | dd of/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=0
Then reboot normally and your bootloop to CWM should be fixed.
Next, I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend upgrading to TWRP 2.3.2.3 or higher. The /0/0/0/0 issue has to do with the new directory structure of Android 4.2 for multi-users. CWM 5.8.X.X cannot handle multi-users properly.
TWRP 2.3.2.3 can be updated using the GooManager app (tap the menu key in the top right and choose Install OpenRecovery Script).
IMO, TWRP is far superior to CWM as it has a file manager and terminal emulator.
I am running SidneyK's TWRP 2.6.3.0. He has a zip that can be flashed from CWM to update, however you have to have the boot loop issue resolved or it will not flash.

Ok, as you said i cannot boot to ROM so i tried with ADB Shell but it says
error: device not found
I have device connected on keyboard dock and cable from dock to pc
Any advices how to reslove that issue? Am i missing some drivers?
In device manager i can see that there is a Transformer device with yellow exclamation. I tried to install drivers from asus webpage but it wont install.
Should i get copy of live linux and try from there?
EDIT:
I got the connection working with ADB Shell but i got this response from code you provided
Code:
~ # echo boot | dd of=dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=0
echo boot | dd of=dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=0
5+0 records in
5+0 records out
5 bytes (5B) copied, 0.006079 seconds, 822B/s
Ok now i'm not getting to recovery after restart, but now my tablet is constantly restarting... after Asus eee image there is few secodnds of black screen and then it restarts itself.
Could this be due to my Ubuntu Thouch installation attempt?
Or how can i remove CWM Recovery and install TWRP whitout working ROM on tablet?

boonz said:
Maybe i should type?
Code:
echo boot | dd of=dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=0
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Damn, yeah, it should be ...of=dev/block/...
D'OH!

I made few more edits on previous post as i was trying diffrent things. So currently i'm at this position:
Code:
~ # echo boot | dd of=dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=0
echo boot | dd of=dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=0
5+0 records in
5+0 records out
5 bytes (5B) copied, 0.006079 seconds, 822B/s
Ok now i'm not getting to recovery after restart, but now my tablet is constantly restarting... after Asus eee logo there is few secodnds of black screen and then it restarts itself.
Could this be due to my Ubuntu Thouch installation attempt or should i push some basic ROM from asus webpage to tablet and replace it with Ubuntu Touch in order to proceed with your instructions?
Or how can i remove CWM Recovery and install TWRP whitout working ROM on tablet?
Thx

boonz said:
I made few more edits on previous post as i was trying diffrent things. So currently i'm at this position:
Code:
~ # echo boot | dd of=dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=0
echo boot | dd of=dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=0
5+0 records in
5+0 records out
5 bytes (5B) copied, 0.006079 seconds, 822B/s
Ok now i'm not getting to recovery after restart, but now my tablet is constantly restarting... after Asus eee logo there is few secodnds of black screen and then it restarts itself.
Could this be due to my Ubuntu Thouch installation attempt or should i push some basic ROM from asus webpage to tablet and replace it with Ubuntu Touch in order to proceed with your instructions?
Or how can i remove CWM Recovery and install TWRP whitout working ROM on tablet?
Thx
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There are a few ways.
You can use ADB to push the TWRP.zip from sidneyk's thread in the dev section, install that from the internal storage.
If you have a TF101 (non 3G) you can use one of my repacked EasyFlasher in APX mode to push TWRP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43986513
Another option is to use the .blob file (extracted from the zip) and use adb to install when in CWM recovery.
Push the blob file to the /sdcard/ (called twrp.blob for this example)
Use adb shell and execute:
Code:
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
Then reboot normally (you need to see the progress indicator complete before rebooting to recovery). What I do is just hold the power button for 10 seconds, once the progress bar completes and it flashes black, hold VOL DOWN until you see the RCK message then tap VOL UP to boot to recovery. With any luck you will see TWRP.

Now i downloaded TWRP 2.6 for TF101 from teamw.in page and i got that twrp.blob file.
Then i executed adb push and it says it successfully copied file
But when i check in adb shell it says i cannot go or look into sdcard.
Am i missing some sort of permissions? or would live linux still be better option and using it with su might help?
Or is it ok and i should just run dd if=/sdcard/twrp.blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4?
Code:
C:\Program Files\Android\sdk\platform-tools>adb push C:\Users\BoonZ\Downloads\twrp.blob sdcard
1322 KB/s (4984908 bytes in 3.682s)
C:\Program Files\Android\sdk\platform-tools>adb shell
~ # cd sdcard
cd sdcard
/sbin/sh: cd: can't cd to sdcard

boonz said:
Now i downloaded TWRP 2.6 for TF101 from teamw.in page and i got that twrp.blob file.
Then i executed adb push and it says it successfully copied file
But when i check in adb shell it says i cannot go or look into sdcard.
Am i missing some sort of permissions? or would live linux still be better option and using it with su might help?
Or is it ok and i should just run dd if=/sdcard/twrp.blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4?
Code:
C:\Program Files\Android\sdk\platform-tools>adb push C:\Users\BoonZ\Downloads\twrp.blob sdcard
1322 KB/s (4984908 bytes in 3.682s)
C:\Program Files\Android\sdk\platform-tools>adb shell
~ # cd sdcard
cd sdcard
/sbin/sh: cd: can't cd to sdcard
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Try doing cd /sdcard/
If that does not work, you can also just push the twrp.blob to the / directory and push it from there too.

frederuco said:
Try doing cd /sdcard/
If that does not work, you can also just push the twrp.blob to the / directory and push it from there too.
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Ok superb, i have TWRP it says v2.3.2.3
How do i perform something like format or delete everything (so there will be no 0/0/0/ folders or whatsoever) and make my tablet usefull again. I would like to run jellybean again because i'm pretty used to it and delete that Ubunto Touch mess i made. Maybe little help here, so i don't mess anything up?
Thx

Go to the Wipe section.
Wipe the system, davlik and also the cache.
Choose the FORMAT DATA option to completely wipe the /data/ partition (this deletes everything in the /data/media/ aka /sdcard/ directory)
Then I would reboot back to recovery (suggested after a format data) and then install your ROM, applicable GAPPS and kernel if necessary.

[Q] How to get the stock recovery and boot.img from an Android

Hello,
I want to know how to pull out the boot.IMG and stock recovery,img from an Android Device? can any one help me?

Snigdho said:
Hello,
I want to know how to pull out the boot.IMG and stock recovery,img from an Android Device? can any one help me?
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Your phone should be rooted..! Also you have to have installed adb and your phone's drivers... If you have all this let's begin:
open a cmd in your adb directory and type:
Code:
adb devices (you should see your phone)
adb shell
su
cat /proc/mtd
find the partitions named recovery and boot and also find the mtd partion number (mtd0, mtd1 etc)
When you find your mtd partition number type:
Code:
cat /dev/mtd/mtd[B][COLOR="Red"]x[/COLOR][/B] > /sdcard/boot.img
Where is x is your mtd partition number
Do the same for the recovery.img
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