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[Q] .ftf and .zip firmwares

this may sound really stupid.. im new to it.. ive downloaded a firmware and its on .zip
how do i flash it? can i just rename it to .ftf so that i can use flashtool to flash it?

kagerou001 said:
this may sound really stupid.. im new to it.. ive downloaded a firmware and its on .zip
how do i flash it? can i just rename it to .ftf so that i can use flashtool to flash it?
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Check the contents of the zip file, if it contains a .ftf file inside it you have to extract and use flashtool to flash it.
If it contains an updater-script then its probably a recovery flashable file, which means it won't work using flash tool.
If you rename and try, you most probably will get an error from the flashtool.
But i doubt its possible to brick your phone that way though

it contains .sin files and meta-inf folder

kagerou001 said:
it contains .sin files and meta-inf folder
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Can you post a screenshot of the folder please? I will be able to help you more.

kagerou001 said:
it contains .sin files and meta-inf folder
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Most likely you should be able to. But can you quote the source and name of the file maybe?

[Q] Problem with flashtool extracting firmware?

Hello! Before posting, i search this forum but not found nothing understandable. I wont to modify .ftf file of sony xperia e single sim, edit some apps and repack in fleshable ftf again, but i have some problems. Ok i'm doo next:
1. Extract flashtool via winrar.
2. Copy system.sin to flashtool directory and extract with sin editor, and get 2 files system.ext4 and system.partinfo, but with flashtool only possible to extract yaffs2 files. 3. Here is big problem, i tryed menny softwares for opening ext4 images in windows, but only ext2 exploer can modify this files, but totaly inaccesible with screen readers like as jaws.
4. I found some tutoryals for mounting in linux but i can not understand linux commands as well, for example did i must know exactly syze of system partition to mount ext4 image, maby exist some gui program for linux from wich can mount end edit ext4 images?
Finally, does possible making flashable img or ftf file for sonny phones for custom roms? For example, easyer to me is flashing custom roms via fastboot, because in some situations for cm recovery i need sited assistance.
Thanks, and best regards.

iksi said:
Hello! Before posting, i search this forum but not found nothing understandable. I wont to modify .ftf file of sony xperia e single sim, edit some apps and repack in fleshable ftf again, but i have some problems. Ok i'm doo next:
1. Extract flashtool via winrar.
2. Copy system.sin to flashtool directory and extract with sin editor, and get 2 files system.ext4 and system.partinfo, but with flashtool only possible to extract yaffs2 files. 3. Here is big problem, i tryed menny softwares for opening ext4 images in windows, but only ext2 exploer can modify this files, but totaly inaccesible with screen readers like as jaws.
4. I found some tutoryals for mounting in linux but i can not understand linux commands as well, for example did i must know exactly syze of system partition to mount ext4 image, maby exist some gui program for linux from wich can mount end edit ext4 images?
Finally, does possible making flashable img or ftf file for sonny phones for custom roms? For example, easyer to me is flashing custom roms via fastboot, because in some situations for cm recovery i need sited assistance.
Thanks, and best regards.
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I have looked around to repack an extacted system.sin but never found how to do it. To dump the ext4 img just use ext2 explorer after it has finished extracting & loading click save in the toolbar and choose the folder where you want to save it.

gavster26 said:
I have looked around to repack an extacted system.sin but never found how to do it. To dump the ext4 img just use ext2 explorer after it has finished extracting & loading click save in the toolbar and choose the folder where you want to save it.
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hello! I can't found ext2 explorer, i only found ext2explore, but this software is totaly unusable for me, don't works with screen readers.
P. s. whats your problem when you try making system.sin?

iksi said:
hello! I can't found ext2 explorer, i only found ext2explore, but this software is totaly unusable for me, don't works with screen readers.
P. s. whats your problem when you try making system.sin?
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There's no tutorial on how to build one or a tool. Not for windows anyway.

[Q] Convert FTF into flashable zip for CWM

Hey guys, I was wondering if you could find me a good tutorial for converting an FTF into flashable zip for CWM I found something but it creates a massive ~900mb file so I think there's something wrong. I want this for creating an E (1505) rom based off that new 11.3.A.2.33 ftf
Thanks in advance

dradudi_rom said:
Hey guys, I was wondering if you could find me a good tutorial for converting an FTF into flashable zip for CWM I found something but it creates a massive ~900mb file so I think there's something wrong. I want this for creating an E (1505) rom based off that new 11.3.A.2.33 ftf
Thanks in advance
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1) Open the ftf with WinRAR.
2) Extract the system.sin to your desktop.
3) Open flashtool.
4) Click Tools>Sin Editor.
5) Select the system.sin file on your desktop and then click extract data.
6) Wait for the whole process to finish.
7) Download ext2explore and run it in administrator mode.
8) Open the system.ext4 flashtool has created for you.
9) Save the files to your desktop by right clicking on the root of the directory shown.
10) Bundle these files into a flashable .zip (there are plenty of these in the forums).

Sure Will Help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53495829
Stick into this thread :laugh:

Thanks a lot guys, I think I'll do this

.77 FW not in .FTF format?

I downloaded the D6603_23.0.A.2.93_Generic_20GLOBAL for the Sony xperia z3 from xperiafirmware.com and rather than the file being .FTF it is like this, Anybody know how to fix this or what I've done wrong, Thankyou.

luvlfc123 said:
I downloaded the D6603_23.0.A.2.93_Generic_20GLOBAL for the Sony xperia z3 from xperiafirmware.com and rather than the file being .FTF it is like this, Anybody know how to fix this or what I've done wrong, Thankyou.
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FTF files are basically just zip files.
The folder it came in is a compressed folder. It seems you have extracted the contents from it. Make sure you have not hidden known file extensions in the windows options.
If not, just rename the folder to end in .FTF and it will be fine.

Yup, rename the entire folder to .FTF and It will flash just fine.

gregbradley said:
FTF files are basically just zip files.
The folder it came in is a compressed folder. It seems you have extracted the contents from it. Make sure you have not hidden known file extensions in the windows options.
If not, just rename the folder to end in .FTF and it will be fine.
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Thankyou! I've renamed the file and placed it into the flashtool firmware folder but when press the flash device button it doesn't show up, Not sure what to do from here.

luvlfc123 said:
Thankyou! I've renamed the file and placed it into the flashtool firmware folder but when press the flash device button it doesn't show up, Not sure what to do from here.
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Are you sure it was a file and not a folder you renamed....
When you download the file do not open it, just move it to the firmware folder

gregbradley said:
Are you sure it was a file and not a folder you renamed....
When you download the file do not open it, just move it to the firmware folder
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When I try to download it through Xperifirm I get the same problem but it doesn't come as an FTF file. It needs to be to work with PRFCreator.

[Completed] Need an update to my RK3066 that isn't in RAR type but rather ZIP.

i need an update to my RK3066 to 4.4.4 kitkat that isn't in RAR type but rather zip. I've downloaded a couple different ones from the Malaysk profile on XDA and then converted to zip only to have my device recognize it as a bad file. any options?

Hi !
What did you use to convert it ? The zip or rar are the same
You maybe want a zip file in order to flash it in recovery but you have downloaded a rar which isn`t recognized
Open the rar archive and use the files from inside of it , it may contain an image an you have to use that one
Good luck !

xanthrax said:
Hi !
What did you use to convert it ? The zip or rar are the same
You maybe want a zip file in order to flash it in recovery but you have downloaded a rar which isn`t recognized
Open the rar archive and use the files from inside of it , it may contain an image an you have to use that one
Good luck !
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i did try and flash update w/ the rar but the tablet didn't recognize a rar ext. So i converted to a zip and the tablet stopped because it stated it was a bad file. I thought something may have messed up during the conversion and did it again but same result. I've looked everywhere for updates to 4.4.4 for this tablet but no luck. the ones that i did try and flash would open update and then abort the install.

As I said, I understand what you have tried, now please listen to me, the rar file is not a flashable zip and you cannot just convert it to zip in order to flash it, the flashable zip file results from building the ROM not converting rar to zip
Rar and zip are indeed both archives but the zip you need is a flashable zip as I mentioned above
Open that rar and tell me what you have inside
As for roms, if here on xda aren't available then contact the manufacturer's website or go deeper into Google, as far as I can see there is no ROM for your device here on xda
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