Hi everyone:
I have see that there are OTA updates for my model from Sammobile.
I have two questions:
1.how flash this file? via Recovey?
And, if that it's correct, it's necessary wipe data & factory reset?
2. It's strictly necessary flash that updates having already installing the "required PDA version"?
Please response me. I have 2 old threads and zero responses
Ota: over the air those only appear if you search for updates via setting of you device not via sammobile if you find update this way so just follow instructions in the screen to flash but this kind of updates needs stock firmware and mostly stock recovery not cwm (custom)
If file has extension as zip so could be mostly installed via cwm recovery but make sure about instructions in the thread you downloaded from as it may be just zipped and need to be unzipped first and inside the zipped file you may find file with extension tar or tar.md5 to be flashed via pc odin or mobile odin or heimdall for mac or linux
If file has extension tar or tar.md5 so flashed as mentioned via pc odin or mobile odin or heimdall via pda section in pc odin you need to put device in download mode and need samsung drivers installed
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Mohamedselim said:
Ota: over the air those only appear if you search for updates via setting of you device not via sammobile if you find update this way so just follow instructions in the screen to flash but this kind of updates needs stock firmware and mostly stock recovery not cwm (custom)
If file has extension as zip so could be mostly installed via cwm recovery but make sure about instructions in the thread you downloaded from as it may be just zipped and need to be unzipped first and inside the zipped file you may find file with extension tar or tar.md5 to be flashed via pc odin or mobile odin or heimdall for mac or linux
If file has extension tar or tar.md5 so flashed as mentioned via pc odin or mobile odin or heimdall via pda section in pc odin you need to put device in download mode and need samsung drivers installed
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It's a zip with update-script, so I suppose that it's for recovery. Ok, thanks
first off if this is a wrong place than sorry but ....i wanted to know how to add device support to the kitchen?? my device is GT-S6012 galaxy music duos) rooted .......does it use yaffs file system..........if anybody could suggest me a method ...........i also want to know the procedure to port cm or any othe custom rom as i am using the stock rom right now .....any help would be appreciated !!!! :good:
omkar333 said:
WARNING: If your device is not listed in post #1 of this thread, and it does NOT use a 'YAFFS'-based filesystem (e.g. usually only low-end devices use YAFFS), do not attempt to flash a ROM that you built with this kitchen. Instead, you must do the following if your device is NOT listed:
Create a file under the kitchen's /tools/edify_defs folder, with the name being the same as the value of ro.product.device (found in your device's /system/build.prop file).
If the stock ROM images for your device contain the recovery.img file, extract its files from the kitchen menu: Advanced --> Tools for boot image --> Extract from boot.img/recovery.img in any folder. Then, open up its ramdisk folder, and look for /system/etc/recovery.fstab or /etc/recovery.fstab or similar FSTAB file location. Open this file to find the mount points.
See the template file in the edify_defs folder to see how to set the mount points inside the file you created. Look at the other files in that folder for examples on how to do it.
NOTE: This method does not guarantee your device will work with your custom ROM, however. Some devices may require more steps than just the edify_defs file, but the procedure is outside the scope of this FAQ. Ask around in the XDA sub-forum for your device if you need further help.
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You can find it in third post:@ here
I have a problem. I am new in the domain of android customization and that is why I am testing.
I have a PDA file for my old GT-S6102 Galaxy Y, which contains the following files:
boot.img
param.lfs
Sbl.bin
system.img
userdata.img
I also downloaded a custom ROM from the internet called evo_x2.1 (evo_x2.1.zip) which contains the following files:
META-INF (folder)
system (folder)
installbusybox (file)
Normaly this file is supposed to be put on /sdcard and update the system partition only from recovery mode.
But I have a question: Can I edit my PDA file mentioned above by inserting this ROM in it? (so that when I flash this firmware with odin into my phone I will no longer have to update it with this ROM separately afterwards, manually)
I tried to create a system.img which contained the files included in the ROM file and replaced the system.img in the PDA file with the system.img I just created from the ROM file.But when I try to flash the PDA with Odin, it crashes while analyzing the file.
NOTE: there is no md5 hashsum at the end of the PDA so there is no problem concerning the integrity of the file.
Thank you, and any observations are welcomed.
ReznicencuBogdan said:
I have a problem. I am new in the domain of android customization and that is why I am testing. I have a PDA file for my old GT-S6102 Galaxy Y,........
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I don't have this device but, the following area of the forum is also specific to your device as well.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-y
With that guidance...
Your best bet is to post this question within the following Q&A thread that's specific to your device and variants.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2063534
Good Luck!
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ReznicencuBogdan said:
I have a problem. I am new in the domain of android customization and that is why I am testing.
I have a PDA file for my old GT-S6102 Galaxy Y, which contains the following files:
boot.img
param.lfs
Sbl.bin
system.img
userdata.img
I also downloaded a custom ROM from the internet called evo_x2.1 (evo_x2.1.zip) which contains the following files:
META-INF (folder)
system (folder)
installbusybox (file)
Normaly this file is supposed to be put on /sdcard and update the system partition only from recovery mode.
But I have a question: Can I edit my PDA file mentioned above by inserting this ROM in it? (so that when I flash this firmware with odin into my phone I will no longer have to update it with this ROM separately afterwards, manually)
I tried to create a system.img which contained the files included in the ROM file and replaced the system.img in the PDA file with the system.img I just created from the ROM file.But when I try to flash the PDA with Odin, it crashes while analyzing the file.
NOTE: there is no md5 hashsum at the end of the PDA so there is no problem concerning the integrity of the file.
Thank you, and any observations are welcomed.
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It doesn't quite work like that, you can create your own Odin flashable file(.tar.md5) containing the custom ROM, but it isn't as simple as just pasting the system.img into the .tar.md5.
Here are some threads for extracting Odin files and for creating your own .tar.md5 using the custom ROM file.
This thread is for correctly extracting the existing .tar.md5:
https://www.rwilco12.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=74
This thread is for creating your own Odin flashable .tar or .tar.md5:
https://www.rwilco12.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=92
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can someone teach me how make flashable custom recovery file for sp flash tool?.. I already know how to port custom recovery, the problem is how to make it flashble to lsp flash tool ,, the img file.. thank you
Heremias said:
can someone teach me how make flashable custom recovery file for sp flash tool?.. I already know how to port custom recovery, the problem is how to make it flashble to lsp flash tool ,, the img file.. thank you
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It isn't specific to your device but, try going to this thread and download ONLY the TWRP 3.0.0.3 for SPflashtool file.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/k3-note/general/sp-flash-tool-tutorial-to-install-twrp-t3346041
Then extract the file, then replace the scatter file and the recovery.img in that file with your scatter file and your recovery.img(make sure to rename your recovery .img to "recovery.img")
Then just follow the flashing instructions listed under the "Now, the flashing part" in that thread.
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Droidriven said:
It isn't specific to your device but, try going to this thread and download ONLY the TWRP 3.0.0.3 for SPflashtool file.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/k3-note/general/sp-flash-tool-tutorial-to-install-twrp-t3346041
Then extract the file, then replace the scatter file and the recovery.img in that file with your scatter file and your recovery.img(make sure to rename your recovery .img to "recovery.img")
Then just follow the flashing instructions listed under the "Now, the flashing part" in that thread.
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thanks droid. will that version of twrp 3.0.0.3 fit on my device huawei cun-u29?
Heremias said:
thanks droid. will that version of twrp 3.0.0.3 fit on my device huawei cun-u29?
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You didn't understand anything about what I said
I did not tell you to use the recovery in the link that I posted.
I told you to download the file that is linked in the thread that I gave you.
Then extract the file that you download, open the folder that extracts from it then delete the scatter file that it contains and delete the recovery file that it contains.
Then you need to place a copy of the scatter file for your device and the recovery.img for your device in the extracted folder. Make sure that you change the name of your device's recovery file to "recovery.img", otherwise, the program will not recognize your recovery file. After placing YOUR files in that folder, you are ready to flash the device.
If you didn't understand that clearly then I can't help you.
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Heremias said:
thanks droid. will that version of twrp 3.0.0.3 fit on my device huawei cun-u29?
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im sorry, okay ill try this
Hi!
I tried 4 TWRP versions that i found on youtube and this forum, but none seems to work. Each version makes my screen glitchy then restarts into bootloop.
Can someon help me with the right TWRP version for my device?
RP SWREV: B:5 K:5 S:5
Device is SM-A750FN
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Hi!
I tried 4 TWRP versions that i found on youtube and this forum, but none seems to work. Each version makes my screen glitchy then restarts into bootloop.
Can someon help me with the right TWRP version for my device?
RP SWREV: B:5 K:5 S:5
Device is SM-A750FN
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Download the stock recovery and any TWRP from the internet for your device. Downlaod carliv image kitchen and extract your stock recovery. Copy recovery.img-kernel and “recovery.img-kernel_offset”to any location in your pc. Now take the TWRP for your phone that you download but it's not WORKING. Extract it in the same way using carliv image kitchen. Form this extracted TWRP of your device delete recovery.img-kernel and “recovery.img-kernel_offset” and replace it with the file you copied from your stock recovery in the first step. Then repack this image and flash it. BTW is your bootloader unlocked?
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Download the stock recovery and any TWRP from the internet for your device. Downlaod carliv image kitchen and extract your stock recovery. Copy recovery.img-kernel and “recovery.img-kernel_offset”to any location in your pc. Now take the TWRP for your phone that you download but it's not WORKING. Extract it in the same way using carliv image kitchen. Form this extracted TWRP of your device delete recovery.img-kernel and “recovery.img-kernel_offset” and replace it with the file you copied from your stock recovery in the first step. Then repack this image and flash it. BTW is your bootloader unlocked?
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Yes, my bootloader is unlocked (if you mean to ask if i have checked OEM/USB debugging in developer mode), I unlocked it first time i tried to run TWRP.
By "repack this image and FLASH IT", flash it using Odin, right?
My current TWRP is unaccessible
Tab E said:
Download the stock recovery and any recovery from the internet for your device. Downlaod carliv image kitchen and extract your stock recovery. Copy recovery.img-kernel and “recovery.img-kernel_offset”to any location in your pc. Now take the TWRP for your phone that you download but it's not WORKING. Extract it in the same way using carliv image kitchen. Form this extracted TWRP of your device delete recovery.img-kernel and “recovery.img-kernel_offset” and replace it with the file you copied from your stock recovery in the first step. Then repack this image and flash it. BTW is your bootloader unlocked?
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itsmirel said:
Yes, my bootloader is unlocked (if you mean to ask if i have checked OEM/USB debugging in developer mode), I unlocked it first time i tried to run TWRP.
By "repack this image and FLASH IT", flash it using Odin, right?
My current TWRP is unaccessible
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Is fastboot available? If yes then use fastboot to flash. If no try odin
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Is fastboot available? If yes then use fastboot to flash. If no try odin
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I guess so
Ok great. Then go ahead with fastboot
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Ok great. Then go ahead with fastboot
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i will use odin, i dont know how to enter fastboot and couldnt find
Tab E said:
Download the stock recovery and any TWRP from the internet for your device. Downlaod carliv image kitchen and extract your stock recovery. Copy recovery.img-kernel and “recovery.img-kernel_offset”to any location in your pc. Now take the TWRP for your phone that you download but it's not WORKING. Extract it in the same way using carliv image kitchen. Form this extracted TWRP of your device delete recovery.img-kernel and “recovery.img-kernel_offset” and replace it with the file you copied from your stock recovery in the first step. Then repack this image and flash it. BTW is your bootloader unlocked?
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can you be more specific please? i dont know and understand how to use carliv image kitchen
this is what i downloaded
itsmirel said:
i will use odin, i dont know how to enter fastboot and couldnt find
can you be more specific please? i dont know and understand how to use carliv image kitchen
this is what i downloaded
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ALSO, the stock rom i downloaded has only .md5 files
itsmirel said:
i will use odin, i dont know how to enter fastboot and couldnt find
can you be more specific please? i dont know and understand how to use carliv image kitchen
this is what i downloaded
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itsmirel said:
i will use odin, i dont know how to enter fastboot and couldnt find
can you be more specific please? i dont know and understand how to use carliv image kitchen
this is what i downloaded
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Use md5 firmware extractor
[TUTORIAL] How To Extract Files From a TAR.MD5 Stock ROM (SPH-D710)
I've received a TON of PM's and emails asking how to do this and I've decided to do a write-up for everyone. Now to start off, this does not automatically make you a Super Duper Developer, this does not show you how to make your own TAR ROMs...
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Open carliv.bat batch file.
Copy your device’s stock ROM’s recovery.img and paste it in the “recovery-resources” named folder that is located inside the unzipped folder.
In the Carliv Image Kitchen window, type in R and press enter. Next, type 1 and hit enter again.
Type 1 to unpack the image file that you downloaded earlier.
If you get a message, “Your image is unpacked in recovery folder”, you have successfully unpacked the image file.
Now open the recovery folder in the Carliv unzipped folder. Look around for a folder named “ramdisk” and other files.
Create a new folder somewhere and name it “stock” (you can name it anything you want). Copy and paste all the contents from the “recovery” folder (ramdisk folder and all 10 other files).
Next, delete the recovery.img file that was left behind on the “recovery-resources” folder before.
Also, delete all the contents in “recovery” folder.
Copy and paste the custom recovery image file, the TWRP that you want to port into the “recovery-resources” folder.
You will need to repeat the same steps as before.
never delete the custom recovery image in the “recovery-resources” folder.
Copy the “recovery.img-kernel” and “recovery.img-kernel_offset” from the stock folder and paste it to the TWRP which you extracted in recovery folder in carliv image kitchen . Overwrite it to replace existing files with the same name.
In the Carliv Image Kitchen window, type 2 and hit the enter key.
A message notifying that the image file was repacked will appear. You can view it on the output folder named “output”. This is the brand new TWRP ported image file.
Copy the newly made image file from the “output” folder and paste it to a new folder. Rename it as you want with any name of your choice. Hope it helps. If you are still stuck I'll do it for you
Tab E said:
Use md5 firmware extractor
[TUTORIAL] How To Extract Files From a TAR.MD5 Stock ROM (SPH-D710)
I've received a TON of PM's and emails asking how to do this and I've decided to do a write-up for everyone. Now to start off, this does not automatically make you a Super Duper Developer, this does not show you how to make your own TAR ROMs...
forum.xda-developers.com
Open carliv.bat batch file.
Copy your device’s stock ROM’s recovery.img and paste it in the “recovery-resources” named folder that is located inside the unzipped folder.
In the Carliv Image Kitchen window, type in R and press enter. Next, type 1 and hit enter again.
Type 1 to unpack the image file that you downloaded earlier.
If you get a message, “Your image is unpacked in recovery folder”, you have successfully unpacked the image file.
Now open the recovery folder in the Carliv unzipped folder. Look around for a folder named “ramdisk” and other files.
Create a new folder somewhere and name it “stock” (you can name it anything you want). Copy and paste all the contents from the “recovery” folder (ramdisk folder and all 10 other files).
Next, delete the recovery.img file that was left behind on the “recovery-resources” folder before.
Also, delete all the contents in “recovery” folder.
Copy and paste the custom recovery image file, the TWRP that you want to port into the “recovery-resources” folder.
You will need to repeat the same steps as before.
never delete the custom recovery image in the “recovery-resources” folder.
Copy the “recovery.img-kernel” and “recovery.img-kernel_offset” from the stock folder and paste it to the TWRP which you extracted in recovery folder in carliv image kitchen . Overwrite it to replace existing files with the same name.
In the Carliv Image Kitchen window, type 2 and hit the enter key.
A message notifying that the image file was repacked will appear. You can view it on the output folder named “output”. This is the brand new TWRP ported image file.
Copy the newly made image file from the “output” folder and paste it to a new folder. Rename it as you want with any name of your choice. Hope it helps. If you are still stuck I'll do it for you
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The stock rom i downloaded has multiple .md5 archives. And [AP_A 750...] has inside a recovery.img.lz4 file
Should i download other stock rom? Or use this as .img.lz4
itsmirel said:
The stock rom i downloaded has multiple .md5 archives. And [AP_A 750...] has inside a recovery.img.lz4 file
Should i download other stock rom? Or use this as .img.lz4
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Btw, the tutorial "How To Extract Files From a TAR.MD5 Stock ROM" isn't working anymore. his MyBB forum doesnt work. (MyBB has experienced an internal error and cannot continue.)
Tab E said:
Use md5 firmware extractor
[TUTORIAL] How To Extract Files From a TAR.MD5 Stock ROM (SPH-D710)
I've received a TON of PM's and emails asking how to do this and I've decided to do a write-up for everyone. Now to start off, this does not automatically make you a Super Duper Developer, this does not show you how to make your own TAR ROMs...
forum.xda-developers.com
Open carliv.bat batch file.
Copy your device’s stock ROM’s recovery.img and paste it in the “recovery-resources” named folder that is located inside the unzipped folder.
In the Carliv Image Kitchen window, type in R and press enter. Next, type 1 and hit enter again.
Type 1 to unpack the image file that you downloaded earlier.
If you get a message, “Your image is unpacked in recovery folder”, you have successfully unpacked the image file.
Now open the recovery folder in the Carliv unzipped folder. Look around for a folder named “ramdisk” and other files.
Create a new folder somewhere and name it “stock” (you can name it anything you want). Copy and paste all the contents from the “recovery” folder (ramdisk folder and all 10 other files).
Next, delete the recovery.img file that was left behind on the “recovery-resources” folder before.
Also, delete all the contents in “recovery” folder.
Copy and paste the custom recovery image file, the TWRP that you want to port into the “recovery-resources” folder.
You will need to repeat the same steps as before.
never delete the custom recovery image in the “recovery-resources” folder.
Copy the “recovery.img-kernel” and “recovery.img-kernel_offset” from the stock folder and paste it to the TWRP which you extracted in recovery folder in carliv image kitchen . Overwrite it to replace existing files with the same name.
In the Carliv Image Kitchen window, type 2 and hit the enter key.
A message notifying that the image file was repacked will appear. You can view it on the output folder named “output”. This is the brand new TWRP ported image file.
Copy the newly made image file from the “output” folder and paste it to a new folder. Rename it as you want with any name of your choice. Hope it helps. If you are still stuck I'll do it for you
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i am in the same position, have read your guide intensively but do not succeed in finding the "recovery-resources" folder, and i my version of CiC there is no R (ecovery) in the main menu. will you be so kind to make the twrp?
benniehelder said:
i am in the same position, have read your guide intensively but do not succeed in finding the "recovery-resources" folder, and i my version of CiC there is no R (ecovery) in the main menu. will you be so kind to make the twrp?
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Following this guide has booted TWRP on some devices. Please make sure you are on android 10
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Following this guide has booted TWRP on some devices. Please make sure you are on android 10
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thx,thx,thx for the support!. I have done the carliv protocol but in the end the new compiled twrp failed in Odon. Maybe the new image converting to ,tar is the culprit? after that i tried to do the method in the video but twarp was 3 seconds visible and then back in bootloop!. i shall DL the magisk 20.3 edition. maybe that makes the difference'I bought this A7 last monday after a HUawei, that has no posibilities whatsoever for twrp or root, but in this Samsung I totally surprised that it, untill now, is so umbeatable, albeit unlocked!
benniehelder said:
thx,thx,thx for the support!. I have done the carliv protocol but in the end the new compiled twrp failed in Odon. Maybe the new image converting to ,tar is the culprit? after that i tried to do the method in the video but twarp was 3 seconds visible and then back in bootloop!. i shall DL the magisk 20.3 edition. maybe that makes the difference'I bought this A7 last monday after a HUawei, that has no posibilities whatsoever for twrp or root, but in this Samsung I totally surprised that it, untill now, is so umbeatable, albeit unlocked!
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how to make from the new homemade recovery a tar, so you can flash with odin?
benniehelder said:
how to make from the new homemade recovery a tar, so you can flash with odin?
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Convert TWRP .img to .tar (for ODIN)[Easy]
Sometimes the latest version of TWRP is in ".img", so some people use an older version instead, which is in .tar, so they can flash it with ODIN. The thing is that the ".tar" version is just the ".img" compressed XD, so I'm going to show you how...
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i had done this with z7 myself already, but to no avail, but: i began, in a moment of despair, with Odon to try all the .tars i had collected sofar , to flash and when i flashed PBRP (it was not the first time) it worked!!!. after a week the gizmo do have a recovery, that is not stock! Little new prob: By rebooting system he bootloops (for a change!) in bootloader mode.