For those of us with locked bootloaders, we can't get CWM, so we can't flash ZIP's or kernels. We can still flash a FTF file from Flashtools.
Does anyone have any info on the file format, or at least the SIN files.
I'm coming from a Sammy background and was able to dump things, etc using ADB and make package files to flash with Heimdall, just doesn't seem to be a lot of info on the Sony format.
I'd like to be able to make a FTF file for people to flash that would give a stock/rooted/deodexed/busybox/etc install all in 1 flash for the locked bootloader crowd.
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I have spent several weeks working on this (reading thread after thread) on modifying stock firmware and im running into a problem. I more or less want to know if what i want to do is actually possible. I have downloaded the original .tar.md5 firmware image, opened with 7zip and "extracted" the .tar file (more or less just removed the hash) and then extracted the .img files from the .tar file. I have unpacked/mounted/modified/repacked using several methods (dsixda kitchen -which havent been able to work around adding the java path since after i add the path cygwin thinks im missing clean app until i remove the path in which case i get an error saying it cant find java/ i have tried mounting using ext4_utils in ubuntu) my issue arises when i take my modified and repacked system.img file i cant get it to work either by 1. zipping it in a .tar with the other .img files and flashing with odin, 2. zipping system.img alone into a .tar and flashing with odin, 3. installing cwm/root and flashing the system.img)
More or less my question is
1. is it possible to modify the stock firmware and load it onto the tablet without rooting
2. can system.img be flashed by itself or does it need the other .img files in the same .tar
3. does the tar file require being signed before flashing even with CWM recovery and root already on the tablet?
I have used these forums for a while to find answers, but i am new to posting, i havent needed to post a question until now since i spend as much time researching as i can before bothering people with a question (i like to figure stuff out and hate to admit defeat) Thanks in advance for the help despite my noobishness
Note: OTA updates don't work on my Nexus 5 due to TWRP blocking them. Now my phone doesn't recognize the OTA update anymore (When my phone went to install the OTA updated and rebooted, it rebooted into TWRP instead and completely ignores the updates existence since then). To fix this I plan to simply push the factory img of 5.0.1 to my device directly. I downloaded the factory .img from Google's website .
However instead of a .img file i'm used to, I got a .tgz. I extracted that and got a .tar and then extracted that to finally get my folder with the .img files. However now I'm not sure which one to push to my device. There is a img file called "radio-hammerhead-m8974a-2.0.50.2.22.img" but judging by the file size, I don't think that's the correct one (only 45MB). There is a .zip file called "image-hammerhead-lrx22c.zip" but this contains multiple .img files, the largest one called "system.img". I'm guessing this is the correct one to push to my device via adb since it's about 1GB in size?
I suspect pushing the entire .zip file to my phone and flashing that would be bad as it looks like it'll overwrite TWRP?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Here's a lot of useful information about OTA's Check it out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/info-nexus-5-ota-help-desk-t2523217
You'll need boot and system at least,
If you plan on keeping twrp and root, you may as well just flash one of the flashable zips already available in the development forum
Actually you should have a radio and bootloader img file. First one is - as the name says - the latest radio software (which is needed for GPS, WiFi, cellular network and so on). Second one is the latest bootloader. I'd update them both.
From the zip archive you should only flash certain imgs - if you flash all your data will be wiped (factory reset). What img files does the zip contain?
Why are you pushing them to your phone? You need to flash with fastboot from your computer. There is not just one img file for the update, there are several for different partitions on the phone. Have a look through some of the guides in the general section. Also, flashing one of the stock flashable zips would be much faster, but why not learn a little as you update.
Vomer has a thread of flashable 5.0 and 5.0.1 stock Google ROMs. Don't worry about factory images because you will lose everything once you flash these and it's a much bigger pain imo to back everything including internal on your phone up.
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Don't worry about factory images because you will lose everything once you flash these
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Not necessarily true.
You can flash bootloader, radio, and system without losing anything. You'll just have to reroot afterward.
DISCLAIMER: Since this is a third-party supplied file, flashing this file places any and all outcomes on YOU, the flasher (get your mind out of the gutter, thanks.) This file, though supplied by Samsung Kies 3, may cause issues or have undesirable effects. What these effects are, I have no clue. If you have a custom recovery, it will be overwritten with the stock recovery. Again, if you use this, you are the one responsible for any negative outcome.
This the official stock ROM flashable via Odin. This took me a few hours to download several times and locate the temp directory that housed it. It is a 2.12 gig tar.md5 file. Since Samsung does not have an open source copy for us to download, I used Kies 3 to download it.
FLASHING INSTRUCTIONS:
Using the most recent Odin, put the file in the AP section and flash it.
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Thank you so much it fixed my bricked device!
Thank you so much - Accidentally upgraded firmware and lost root and could not re-root. Worked like a charm and used kingroot to gain root again. You rock!
It downloads as a .RAR file if converted to .TAR, ODIN can not load it. How can the .rar file be used by ODIN?
bunivers said:
It downloads as a .RAR file if converted to .TAR, ODIN can not load it. How can the .rar file be used by ODIN?
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The flashable .Tar file that you will use to restore your device via Odin, is located inside the .RAR provided in the download link. Once the .RAR file has been unrared/unzipped using 7zip, you will have your restore .Tar file that you're referring to. If you need to, you can Google 7zip and download it. The program is free and open-source, and it supports .RAR .TAR .ZIP etc. Happy Restore!
@jaywillsoul Please add to the OP that this firmware will wipe the device.
Thanks again for the firmware!
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I was able to un-brick my wife's Verizon Core Prime with this. Thank you for your time and effort, @jaywillsoul.
Donation sent.
Fail
I downloaded the firmware, began to flash and Odin wrote "FAIL", and the screen after turning on is "Software update failed. Your device didnt update successfully. Use the Verizon Software Repair Assistant on a computer to repare your device and complete the update." But the Verizon Software Repair Assistant after this can not find the phone.
Thank you for this wonderful gift to the underdeveloped Core Prime! :good: worked for me and I was able to root afterwards!
is that process unlock the sim card lock for Verizon
ty it work's. I can root now
Sorry to bump this thread, but will updating through recovery mode end up wiping all the data of the phone? (like pictures, and files)
I was dumb and didn't enable usb debugging before my phone got soft bricked, now it freezes on the carrier animation
My phone is a model SM-G360T1
Link999123 said:
Sorry to bump this thread, but will updating through recovery mode end up wiping all the data of the phone? (like pictures, and files)
I was dumb and didn't enable usb debugging before my phone got soft bricked, now it freezes on the carrier animation
My phone is a model SM-G360T1
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You have the wrong model - this guide is for the G360V, not the G360T1. Sorry.
Okay, so I just learned how to extract system.img from KDZs, and how to extract the files from said system.img. Could I add all the mods I would regularly add to my phone to the extracted files, re-join them back to a system.img, name it rootedsystem and flash it with our phone's regular root flashing procedure (http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-flex2/development/lg-g-flex-2-ls996-zv6-sprint-5-1-1-t3169212)? It would make installing mods and re-flashing a whole lot easier to have a system.img with all my mods installed. Can I do that, or not? Thanks in advance.
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Okay, so I just learned how to extract system.img from KDZs, and how to extract the files from said system.img. Could I add all the mods I would regularly add to my phone to the extracted files, re-join them back to a system.img, name it rootedsystem and flash it with our phone's regular root flashing procedure (http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-flex2/development/lg-g-flex-2-ls996-zv6-sprint-5-1-1-t3169212)? It would make installing mods and re-flashing a whole lot easier to have a system.img with all my mods installed. Can I do that, or not? Thanks in advance.
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I can't fully speak on it as I've never done it but it's not going to be as simple most likely. As you would need to also learn on how to make a .tot file. As You wouldn't be able to make it into a kdz as those are official.
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hyelton said:
I can't fully speak on it as I've never done it but it's not going to be as simple most likely. As you would need to also learn on how to make a .tot file. As You wouldn't be able to make it into a kdz as those are official.
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I actually know how to extract system.img from KDZs, and the files from the system.img. I'm asking if I can just add mods to the system.img's files just like I would add mods to my phone directly, and then flash it.
Also, the part about just flashing it with root flashing works. You do the same thing for rooting but for another image.
I live in pakistan, i need international Ftf file link. Please provide download link
please provide and also tell me what i need to select in flash tool during flash.
thanks
Still no reply..
S8232 or g8231???
Im confuse here... S8231 OR G8231? SOV35 AND G8231 its the same phone right?
xperifirm & effort
It's quite simple, you have to edit the firmware.xml file from the download folder in your flasher before packing the .ftf . I don't know what .ftf you need but if you have flashtool with xperifirm plugin you should be able to select your customization of the oem rom of your choice. Edit the file (firmware.xml) while you have xperifirm open in your rom downloads folder, change the tagged info where the model written is 8321 to SOV35. Then close xperifirm and the .ftf will bundle as SOV35 instead of 8321. When you flash the phone the system firmware itself will write/update the phone to 8321. You might get an error or two, flashing it again right after should get rid of those. Make sure you know how to create the partition folder with the right contents for XZ and later models. A bit late, let me know if you still have it and are successful.