Hello everyone,
I have a Chinese clone of a Lenovo P780W (doesn't look like the actualy P780 at all) for which I wanted to find a custom ROM that would work but was unable to do so. I already have CWM recovery on it. Before I started thinkering with it I made a full system backup with some software, but unfortunately it was few months ago so I don't remember which method I used (I am assuming it was ADB but not sure). Anyway, the image is in a zip file and the contents is as below in the screenshot:
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My question is, how would I restore it now seeing how my phone won't boot up and CWM won't flash it. I tried ADB Restore and it's asking me to confirm on the phone itself. Is there any other way to do that or repackage that system image to a flashable zip format?
Thanks a lot!
Solved
It turns out this was the CWM backup. I managed to create a flashable zip by grabbing the boot.img, extracting the system.ext4.tar to system, and a META-INF from some random image. I combined it into a zip and it flashed.
Still would be nice to find a proper rom for it. Right now it's ALPS-JB3-MP-V1-6-MOLY, I wonder if a newer version of the ALPS rom would work?
Hi,
Glad you got it solved! As far as further questions, not much on XDA for your device. But you can ask questions here,
Android Development and Hacking > Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > [Ask Any Question][Newbie Friendly]
Good luck!
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Dear All,
I have a stock rom backup in .pac which should be flashed through Upgrade Tool.
I want to extract its system folder to port.
Does anyone know how to extract its content?
Thanks and kind regards,
Hi,
I've never heard of that file format. If winrar from the play store, or another zip extractor app can't open in, then it likely only works with the app that created the backup.
You can seek other ideas by asking for help here,
> General discussion > Questions and Answers
Good luck!
Hi guys!
Today i was trying to make my tablet NextBook EBM8000ND (Next800T) boot faster by adding these lines into the build.prop file:
ro.config.hw_quickpoweron=true
debug.sf.nobootanimation=1
which caused it to end up not booting at all. Hehe. It repeats the boot animation but never boots. Is there any way to replace the modified build.prop file with the original one of which I saved a copy?
I also downloaded the original ROM of my device which contains the following files:
boot.img
recovery.img
recovery.log
system.ubifs.tar
nandroid.md5
Is there any way I can make use of them? Maybe make a custom update.zip?
PS. I wasn't sure where I should ask this question since it's my first time here.
Cheers!
Hi there,
I'm sorry but I can't find anything related to your question.
Please post that in the forum bellow for more answers from the experts but first register an account on XDA forums:
> Android Development and Hacking > Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck
Obviously new here, have searched for hours to no avail, but I am sure its out there. I am running CM11 and want flash Android Revolution. I have read about all tutorials I can find. My problem is simple I am sure, i downloaded the zip file but cant save it to my card, never gave me the option. so when I turn phone off then back on with volume button, the option to recover with the new zip file is not there. How do I get the option to boot in And. Rev.?
Can someone point me in the right direction.
Thanks in advance.
52Vincent
Hi,
You need to specify your device make and model number so we can point you towards help.
Also, you generally install roms from a custom recovery with the rom file on your internal or external sd card. You said you downloaded the file, but the file is not there? Are you sure you are in your custom recovery? And browsing to the correct folder where the zip was downloaded to? Have you searched for it in your system with a file Explorer to see where it is?
If my ideas don't help, you can ask for help in the thread you downloaded the rom from, that is your best option. ?
Or your devices Q&A section.
Good luck!
Sorry, forgot to give the basics....HTC One M7 with T Mobile running CM11....I found the folder under the downloads section but says it cant open it....How do i get to custom recovery
Flashing it should be the exact same as flashing CM.
Here is a dedicated help thread for your device that you can ask for help in ,
> HTC One > One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > So you came at XDA-Developers to find help? (Beginners Thread)
Good luck!
Hi guys.. Does anybody here knows how to convert .tar files to .img files???
An image format that can be flashed to Android phones...
Thanks,
Hi there,
Only this tutorial I've founded, see if its helpful:
[HOW-TO] Create Flashable ZIP Files, Convert IMG to TAR and TAR to ZIP.
If not, please use the bellow thread for your questions:
[Ask Any Question][Newbie Friendly]
Good luck
Hi,
I've been searching a lot and I couldn't find a way to install this particular ROM, in the format it's been given to me. I have installed custom ROMs in the past, but all of them in ZIP file format.
It's a chinese tablet, model number MZ7061H1C2W1-LFH, QuadCore 1.3Ghz, 1Gb RAM and running on Android 4.4.2.
The ROM folder contains the following files:
- database folder
- boot.img, cache.img, recovery.img, secro.img, system.img, userdata.img
- MBR, EBR1, EBR2
- lk.bin, logo.bin, preloader_mr706.bin
- MT6582_Android_scatter.txt
Now, I have found some posts about how to install a ROM with boot, recovery and system img files, but none of them say anything about the rest of the files and I know from the source that the preloader file is particularly important since it's based on the hardware specs of my tablet.
The tablet is already Rooted.
Is there any way to generate the ZIP file, or what would be the way to install it?
I appreciate any help you can provide. If you need any other information please let me know.
Thanks.
Hi,
Thanks for using XDA Assist.
I didn't find anything relating to your question, please ask here:
Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck!