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[TOOLS][HOW-TO] One Click Scripts to Pack/Unpack boot.img

This is for all ROM cooks, Kernel devs or anyone who wants to make quick changes to the Kernel or ramdisk without wasting much time!
I made or rather put together some scripts for-
All this happens in just one click
Unpack boot.img
Repack boot.img
Make CWM flashable signed zip
Its very easy to use. Download the tools (At the end of the post)
Extract them..
In the root of the extracted files place the boot.img you wanna mod.
Then,
To unpack the Kernel-
Code:
./extract.sh
Your zImage will be in kernel/zImage
Your ramdisk will be in ramdisk folder (unpacked)
Make the necessary changes.. whatever you wish.
Then to pack up everything and get output as boot.img , run.
Code:
./pack_boot.sh
Your repacked boot.img will be in out/boot.img
OR.
If you want a CWM Flashable zip,
Code:
./pack_cwm.sh
The flashable zip will be out/GT-I9103_KERNEL.zip
Easy eh? :laugh:
DOWNLOAD
On a side note,
What in contains:
My scripts
mkbootimg, unpackbootimg and mkbootfs binaries (Compiled from latest CM Source)
signapk.jar and necessary files (To Sign Zip file)

Thanx a bunch for this. I have boot image of a stock gb kernel and want to just add voodoo sound and increase the max brightness level a bit. Is that possible using this tool?
Thanx!!
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The-Droidster said:
Thanx a bunch for this. I have boot image of a stock gb kernel and want to just add voodoo sound and increase the max brightness level a bit. Is that possible using this tool?
Thanx!!
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I don't go to sleep until I utilize my quota of 8 thanx a day!
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Then make changes in Kernel source,
Compile , simply replace the compiled zImage with the one in kernel/zImage .. and run ./pack_cwm.sh

Adi_Pat said:
Then make changes in Kernel source,
Compile , simply replace the compiled zImage with the one in kernel/zImage .. and run ./pack_cwm.sh
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code is..?

sagitta5499 said:
code is..?
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Make changes in source code.

Man really a dev. Gr8 tool

yajnab said:
Man really a dev. Gr8 tool
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You can use it for your fit too. Simply change base address. Or may even work as it is. Password for zip is galaxyrrocks
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Adi_Pat said:
You can use it for your fit too. Simply change base address. Or may even work as it is. Password for zip is galaxyrrocks
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password which

Serp87 said:
password which
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password =
Code:
galaxyrrocks
Cheers !

Would this work on galaxy note n7000 stock kernels if zImage were renamed to boot.img?
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shoey63 said:
Would this work on galaxy note n7000 stock kernels if zImage were renamed to boot.img?
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For N7000 you can use these tools since its a zImage Kernel and not kernel+ramdisk like GalaxyR.
https://github.com/xiaolu/galaxys2_kernel_repack

Thanks for the link :thumbup:
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Can you post a download that doesnt have locked files. Password doesnt work..

MikeC84 said:
Can you post a download that doesnt have locked files. Password doesnt work..
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Attached!

Does this work with Micromax A110 mtk6570 chips

shubhdeep99 said:
Does this work with Micromax A110 mtk6570 chips
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NO buddy it wont.

It works if it uses the same boot.img format (I mean there are e.g. Sony devices that has some different kernel image structure.).
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Adam77Root said:
It works if it uses the same boot.img format (I mean there are e.g. Sony devices that has some different kernel image structure.).
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My friend has it buddy bt its like samsung grand splash in water. Also about the kernel, if u said then i will test it in my friend's mobile. Will it brick it if wont load that kernel??
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Buddy, just check if you can unpack and repack. No need to load it on to the device. Faulty kernel can really brick the device.

The-Droidster said:
Buddy, just check if you can unpack and repack. No need to load it on to the device. Faulty kernel can really brick the device.
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can u explain how to unpack or repack it..?? a n00b question from RN..??

Random questions thread

N00b asks dev answers: D
Any question here, but not too many at once
Maybe this makes the section more tidy
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Thank you very much berni for this idea !!
You have been an RC , so you should help us .
1-What' the recovery partion in the Official ICS and GB ?? mmcblk0p** (Since I don't have this phone I can't know them) .
2-I have followed your Tutorial to edit LG's firmware ,, but in the step when root the *.img file , how to return that image into *.bin ??
3-How to replace recovery like what xbsall did (in bootv21e.bin) ??
4-In V20a.kdz of P880 Optimus 4X ,, when I run :-
Code:
LGExtract -kdz ****.kdz
Then I get a *.cab file ,, extract it then find a *.DZ ?? In P920 kdz I find *.wdb (then extract it into *.bin) .
Thank you berni for your support to LG-P920 and for this EXCELLENT idea .
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echo "Sender.product.model=LG-P880" # (O4X) .
if [ $thanks -eq $pressed ] ; then
thanks_meter=$((${thanks_meter} + 1)) ; fi #Press it

OS_Hacking said:
Thank you very much berni for this idea !!
You have been an RC , so you should help us .
1-What' the recovery partion in the Official ICS and GB ?? mmcblk0p** (Since I don't have this phone I can't know them) .
2-I have followed your Tutorial to edit LG's firmware ,, but in the step when root the *.img file , how to return that image into *.bin ??
3-How to replace recovery like what xbsall did (in bootv21e.bin) ??
4-In V20a.kdz of P880 Optimus 4X ,, when I run :-
Code:
LGExtract -kdz ****.kdz
Then I get a *.cab file ,, extract it then find a *.DZ ?? In P920 kdz I find *.wdb (then extract it into *.bin) .
Thank you berni for your support to LG-P920 and for this EXCELLENT idea .
#------------------------------------------
echo "Sender.product.model=LG-P880" # (O4X) .
if [ $thanks -eq $pressed ] ; then
thanks_meter=$((${thanks_meter} + 1)) ; fi #Press it
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1. In all o3d partitions layout it's mmcblk0p6
2. Just open the edited img in hexeditor select everything copy it then select in the bin from offset to size off given by the extract tool and then paste it in there
3. Same as above open rec.img in hex editor select and delete the recovery file in the bin(everything is given by the extract tool) and paste in the new rec
4. Don't know much about dz files but take a look in l9/7/6 not sure which one there's a kdz Rom and the guy linked to a tool which extracts dz files if I remember right
Found it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2985403
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How do I stop my recovery from creating an md5 sum when making a backup of a ROM?

Warren488 said:
How do I stop my recovery from creating an md5 sum when making a backup of a ROM?
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I'm no dev but in TWRP you can unchek the option for the backup to make md5..
I don't remember for CWM..
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Warren488 said:
How do I stop my recovery from creating an md5 sum when making a backup of a ROM?
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It's to check if your backup is corrupted and to save you from unnecessary reflashing. If you're not planning to modify your backup , you should't disable it.
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2 questions
1. how can i solve graphic driver bug in cm10?
in cm10.1 i can solve it by installing peach kernel.. cm10 version still has this bug..
2. I've SD card problem in cm10.1 sometimes i must remount it to use gallery and camera..(i already changed 16 to 15)

Im having issues flashing the V30a kdz the way i used to, after uncompressing the kdz the program looses connection with the phone, never happenned before now it does even on different Pc's. Any ideas?
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SickRaider said:
Im having issues flashing the V30a kdz the way i used to, after uncompressing the kdz the program looses connection with the phone, never happenned before now it does even on different Pc's. Any ideas?
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Look a bit in the forum you have to rename it or extract it to bin and baseband and flash it
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berni987654321 said:
Look a bit in the forum you have to rename it or extract it to bin and baseband and flash it
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Stupid me...... yeah i forgot about that, i did that on 28b..... Thanks Bernie.
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Berni, there's a few developer-related questions I wanna ask before I develop my first Android firmware ROM.
1. Is even a Java file context-sensitive? And if it is, should a simple change be checked against the other source that links to it?
2. Is it difficult to add in some framework / library outside the Android source codes?
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Dr. Mario said:
Berni, there's a few developer-related questions I wanna ask before I develop my first Android firmware ROM.
1. Is even a Java file context-sensitive? And if it is, should a simple change be checked against the other source that links to it?
2. Is it difficult to add in some framework / library outside the Android source codes?
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To 1 no but most libraries are built of pretty much code (libwebcore is some gigs big) and are difficult to port to other android version(opposite is libwebcore which is pretty easy). Many libs should work on same android versions but many don't
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Ah, I see. I will have to check against each other before I start compiling. Thanks, Berni.
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[Q] building cm11

so ive tried to build cm11,downloaded source, got vendor,device tree and kernel sources.
put proprietary files in vendor folder of source,
put device tree in device folder of source,
but i dont know where the kernel source goes.
when i build, i get errors.see attached file.
any help would be appreciated.

you are missing the kernel source or its in the wrong place
/home/shaqfu/cyanogen/kernel/lge/omap4-common this is the path for the the kernel source
so if your omap4-common folder contains lge-kernel-omap4.
rename the lge-kernel-omap4 to omap4-common and copy it into kernel/lge/ and replace the omap4-common folder
or edit the path to the kernel in the boardconfig TARGET_KERNEL_SOURCE := kernel/lge/omap4-common

I will try this when I get home from work,
Thanks
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Thanks @troopii,
I got it building,problem was with folder names,my kernel was named kernel/lge/p920. I changed it to kernel/lge/omap4-common, like you said and that seemed to do the trick.
Thanks again for your help:thumbup:
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no problem
cherrypick also this https://github.com/NamelessRom/android_build/commit/437843b8bb91207db8aa071626b035da139ebc25
or you will get metadata problem while flashing

Lol, like said this is a learning experience. It will be my first build. But I am eager to learn and I will learn how to cherry-pick and add it in.:thumbup:
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[COMPRESSED][SOURCES]All compressed Android sources

ALL COMPRESSED ANDROID SOURCES ARE HERE​
Hello devs, I have seen that many of you are having trouble downloading sources of various ROMs due to low internet speeds, so i decided to compress all the sources in small size and share them with you.
I've compressed sources and .repo folder separately in ".tar.xz" format at max compression level, so just extract the SINGLE archive and enjoy..!!
I will be uploading sources of:
AICP
Android x86
AOKP
AOSP
BlissRoms
Carbon
CyanogenMod
Gummy
Mahdi
MIUI Patchrom
Omni
Pac-Man
Paranoid Android
Resurrection Remix
RootBox
SlimRoms
VentureROM
ALL SOURCES NOW RESIDES IN A SINGLE FOLDER AT AFH, HEAD OVER TO THIS THREAD BY @regalstreak FOR MORE INFO AND LINK TO THE FOLDER.​
**REQUESTS ARE NOW ALWAYS OPEN PLEASE READ THIS POST BY @MSF Jarvis ON HOW TO REQUEST NEW SOURCES**​

Just saying, you could have only uploaded the .repo compressed. That would have a better purpose than this.

MasterAwesome said:
Just saying, you could have only uploaded the .repo compressed. That would have a better purpose than this.
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What if someone wants full source?
EDIT- well i have uploaded only .repo now

MasterAwesome said:
Just saying, you could have only uploaded the .repo compressed. That would have a better purpose than this.
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Exactly !
Xeers

Well, only .repo is also getting uploaded

Any other hosting site
And if you know a better hosting site or anything please suggest, i got 1 month to upload the sources

Lol .repo is the source with individual git repositories which is managed by the repo tool. Just host the .repo folder compressed. Add main sources like
. AOSP
. CM-12
Maybe throw in a miui patch rom

When extracting after joining it's says first header blabla with the lrzuntar command. Please lead me.
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aaaaaaziskurnia said:
When extracting after joining it's says first header blabla with the lrzuntar command. Please lead me.
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have you installed lrzip in your system?

The Prezident said:
have you installed lrzip in your system?
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It also included. Before the header blablabla thing appears, the process showing extracting size. But nothing coming in my disk
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aaaaaaziskurnia said:
It also included. Before the header blablabla thing appears, the process showing extracting size. But nothing coming in my disk
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how are you extracting the source? and can you please show me the screenshot of the error?

The Prezident said:
how are you extracting the source? and can you please show me the screenshot of the error?
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If you're uploading .repo files use the max compression and upload it as a single file or use dd to split it. Use tar.xz format. export XZ_OPT=-9. And then tar -Jvcf repo.tar.xz .repo
Include a binary or a script to automatically merge the parts. Never leave it to end user
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MasterAwesome said:
If you're uploading .repo files use the max compression and upload it as a single file or use dd to split it. Use tar.xz format. export XZ_OPT=-9. And then tar -Jvcf repo.tar.xz .repo
Include a binary or a script to automatically merge the parts. Never leave it to end user
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Yea i am willing to upload it as a single file, but i cant find any hosting website which provides these kinds of services. Please suggest any if you have in mind.

The Prezident said:
Yea i am willing to upload it as a single file, but i cant find any hosting website which provides these kinds of services. Please suggest any if you have in mind.
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After compression using XZ_OPT=-9 and compressing into tar.xz, tell me the file size. Where ever you're hosting now, that'll do. just use dd to split into parts and include a script/c program to combine it and uncompress it and remove the temporary stuff.

MasterAwesome said:
After compression using XZ_OPT=-9 and compressing into tar.xz, tell me the file size. Where ever you're hosting now, that'll do. just use dd to split into parts and include a script/c program to combine it and uncompress it and remove the temporary stuff.
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Okay, downloading CM 11.0 again now.
UPDATE: downloading done, now compressing to tar.xz at level 9.

The Prezident said:
how are you extracting the source? and can you please show me the screenshot of the error?
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I attach the screenshot.
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aaaaaaziskurnia said:
I attach the screenshot.
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first decompress using "lrunzip" then untar the extracted file.

The Prezident said:
first decompress using "lrunzip" then untar the extracted file.
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After decompress using lrunzip, still got that error. What should I do?
I suggest You to using tar.xz format. It's easy and don't split it with hjsplit.
Too many process, more chance to get error.
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aaaaaaziskurnia said:
After decompress using lrunzip, still got that error. What should I do?
I suggest You to using tar.xz format. It's easy and don't split it with hjsplit.
Too many process, more chance to get error.
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Yes, it seems that my tar version was lower than yours, well compressing the sources again and uploading on other file host.

The Prezident said:
Yes, it seems that my tar version was lower than yours, well compressing the sources again and uploading on other file host.
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Don't directly upload it. Pack it with extraction scripts.
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Kernel :') Extra Modules ?

Q. How to use extra modules provided
Best way is to use init.d script to load them on boot.
e.g If you want to use the NTFS file system module. You have to first place the ntfs.ko module provided in /system/lib/modules. Then you need to create an init.d script in /system/etc/init.d with any name say 99modules with following code
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
insmod /system/lib/modules/ntfs.ko
Next you need to give that file all permissions and reboot the phone and you are done!
P.S: Loading external modules affects battery life of the phone.
I can't understand it please help me (can't file, can't execute, directory bla bla bla) Help
:crying:

ChakiSan said:
Q. How to use extra modules provided
Best way is to use init.d script to load them on boot.
e.g If you want to use the NTFS file system module. You have to first place the ntfs.ko module provided in /system/lib/modules. Then you need to create an init.d script in /system/etc/init.d with any name say 99modules with following code
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
insmod /system/lib/modules/ntfs.ko
Next you need to give that file all permissions and reboot the phone and you are done!
P.S: Loading external modules affects battery life of the phone.
I can't understand it please help me (can't file, can't execute, directory bla bla bla) Help
:crying:
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Why you want a extra module?
For init.d scripts to work the kernel must support it...
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SdtBarbarossa said:
Why you want a extra module?
For init.d scripts to work the kernel must support it...
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Idk it just...
so thunderzap not support it ?

ChakiSan said:
Idk it just...
so thunderzap not support it ?
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TZ supports it... But on TZ4.16 you have to activate it before
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SdtBarbarossa said:
TZ supports it... But on TZ4.16 you have to activate it before
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how to activate it ?:crying:

ChakiSan said:
how to activate it ?:crying:
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Man just tell me what you want ... Then i will explain
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SdtBarbarossa said:
Man just tell me what you want ... Then i will explain
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-> e.g If you want to use the NTFS file system module. You have to first place the ntfs.ko module provided in /system/lib/modules. Then you need to create an init.d script in /system/etc/init.d with any name say 99modules with following code <-
where is ntfs.ko ? i dont have it.
and -> "Then you need to create an init.d script in /system/etc/init.d with any name say 99modules"

ChakiSan said:
-> e.g If you want to use the NTFS file system module. You have to first place the ntfs.ko module provided in /system/lib/modules. Then you need to create an init.d script in /system/etc/init.d with any name say 99modules with following code <-
where is ntfs.ko ? i dont have it.
and -> "Then you need to create an init.d script in /system/etc/init.d with any name say 99modules"
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Ntfs.ko is a kernel module you have to compile ...
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SdtBarbarossa said:
Ntfs.ko is a kernel module you have to compile ...
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how to compile ?

ChakiSan said:
how to compile ?
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Ah come on... Please google... Google for a already compiled ntfs.ko ....
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