Convert a twrp backup to flashable zip! - K3 Note General

Might be quite helpful for many I think as myself was looking for this.
What worked for me on Win 10 Pro x64 using CYGWIN:
1)First unpack the TWRP backup archive.
2)Then grab the two files named:
system.ext4.win000
system.ext4.win001
3)Next rename these files to:
system.ext4.win000.tar
system.ext4.win001.tar
4)Download and Install CYGWIN
5)Go to:
C:\cygwin64\home\YOURUSERNAMEHERE
6)Create a folder named "untar"
7)Now type these command in CYGWIN Terminal
Code:
[COLOR="Red"]cd c:/[/COLOR]
Code:
[COLOR="Red"]cd C:/cygwin64/home/YOURUSERNAMEHERE/untar[/COLOR]
Code:
[COLOR="Red"]tar -xvf system.ext4.win000.tar
tar -xvf system.ext4.win001.tar[/COLOR]
8)That's it! The /system folder was just unpacked to the /untar dir we just created before. Now you can
We need a couple of more things yet:
9)Collect the 'boot.emmc.win' file from the unpacked TWRP archive and rename it to boot.img.
9.1)Optional. Collect the 'logo.emmc.win' file from the unpacked TWRP archive and rename it to logo.img.
10)Now collect a META-INF folder from any custom rom which is made for K3 Note (yes there are many! :laugh: )
We have all the files! Now we need just to create a zip file!
11)Select the META-INF,system and boot.img and create an archive using WinRAR, 7zip or similar.
Optional: Add also the logo.img in the zip if it's present in the TWRP backup.
12)Done.
Credits: @carl1961

911-Future_Maker said:
Might be quite helpful for many I think as myself was looking for this.
What worked for me on Win 10 Pro x64 using CYGWIN:
1)First unpack the TWRP backup archive.
2)Then grab the two files named:
system.ext4.win000
system.ext4.win001
3)Next rename these files to:
system.ext4.win000.tar
system.ext4.win001.tar
4)Download and Install CYGWIN
5)Go to:
C:\cygwin64\home\YOURUSERNAMEHERE
6)Create a folder named "untar"
7)Now type these command in CYGWIN Terminal
Code:
[COLOR="Red"]cd c:/[/COLOR]
Code:
[COLOR="Red"]cd C:/cygwin64/home/YOURUSERNAMEHERE/untar[/COLOR]
Code:
[COLOR="Red"]tar -xvf system.ext4.win000.tar
tar -xvf system.ext4.win001.tar[/COLOR]
8)That's it! The /system folder was just unpacked to the /untar dir we just created before. Now you can
We need a couple of more things yet:
9)Collect the 'boot.emmc.win' file from the unpacked TWRP archive and rename it to boot.img.
9.1)Optional. Collect the 'logo.emmc.win' file from the unpacked TWRP archive and rename it to logo.img.
10)Now collect a META-INF folder from any custom rom which is made for K3 Note (yes there are many! :laugh: )
We have all the files! Now we need just to create a zip file!
11)Select the META-INF,system and boot.img and create an archive using WinRAR, 7zip or similar.
Optional: Add also the logo.img in the zip if it's present in the TWRP backup.
12)Done.
Credits: @carl1961
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How would I go about making a flashable Odin file from my TWRP backup? I want to flash it with Odin.

You are the best
Thanx Very Much

can we unpack backups taken from twrp-3.0.2 ?? I can't unpack them

It would be interesting to do the opposite. Owning boot.img, recovery.img, system.img and create a TWRP flashable backup.

When I unpack my backup created with TWRP, there is no "boot.emmc.win". I have data.ext4.win000, data.ext4.win001, and system.ext4.000 and the md5 hashes. That's it. Where do I find these? thanks

pwntrik said:
When I unpack my backup created with TWRP, there is no "boot.emmc.win". I have data.ext4.win000, data.ext4.win001, and system.ext4.000 and the md5 hashes. That's it. Where do I find these? thanks
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I believe this would happen if you did not check the box for the Boot partition when you created the backup. If you make another backup with that box checked, you should see this file in the result.

is this possible to make it as a bat file to automate the process?

superbeef150 said:
I believe this would happen if you did not check the box for the Boot partition when you created the backup. If you make another backup with that box checked, you should see this file in the result.
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Since I posted that, I figured out why there's no boot or recovery: TWRP doesn't give you the option in rbox's latest build (Not sure why?) You could easily use dd to make a backup of the boot and recovery sectors if you run Advanced>Terminal in TWRP.

hi..
I did all the steps but unfortunately it didn't work
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$ cd c:/
bash: cd: command not found

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[UPDATE 22/08/12] ROM Cooking Guide (One Package)

This is how I made ROM, I'll try to write the steps as simple as I can. For advanced users only!
Update 22/08/11:
Revised packaging steps.
Update 13/08/11:
Removed unwanted method for ROM cooking.
Update 04/08/11:
Modified extract and repack ROM guide and added extracting system.rfs guide.
Things you need:
Base firmware
Archiver software (7zip recommended)
Any Linux environment to build ROM or Cygwin
APK Manager to optimize and decompile *.apk files
MagicISO (Optional) if you want to extract system.rfs
And the last thing is... You need enough experience in android world
So, here is the steps to cook a ROM:
Flash your phone with your desired base firmware
Make required modifications
Pull system.rfs from your phone by running this command on adb shell or Terminal Emulator:
Code:
dd if=/dev/stl12 of=/sdcard/system.rfs
Extract any *.tar.md5 files from your base firmware to your working folder with 7zip
Replace the current system.rfs with your modified one
EDIT: Pack your ROM by running this code via terminal or just pack it with 7zip/WinRAR as *.tar
Code:
tar -H ustar -c * >> ROMNAME.tar
change ROMNAME to your desired, well, ROM name.
Here is (yet) useful guide to modify your ROM.
Extract system files on system.rfs to make modding easier:
Extract PDA file (*.tar.md5) files with 7zip
Open system.rfs with MagicISO
To extract it, just drag and drop
NOTE: Never edit your ROM with MagicISO because the file permissions will be ignored, use MagicISO only for extracting files from system.rfs
Deodex, and Zipalign (optimize) your ROM apk files:
Ready to use deodex + root for KPN: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196230
Ready to use deodex + root for KPH and other firmware: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118048
Open APK Manager
To zipalign your apk files, in apk manager folder /place-apk-here-to-batch-optimize put your:
framework-res.apk, twframework-res.apk and all system apk
but not these:
AxT9IME, Calculator, Camera, Email, MMS, Phone, Screen Capture, Settings, Swype, Thinkdroid, Voice search
Choose Choose option 15
Then choose both (zp)
Let it run and done.
Now put back the apk files where they belong in the ROM.
How to put these apk files to my ROM? Copy these files to appropriate locations, such as /system/app to your ROM's /system/app, and etc.
Another handy modification guide:
Unpack and repack boot.img - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1173427
Convert firmware filesystem to ext4 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202049
Overscroll glow for any firmware - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1215933"
Give thanks to all dev who made that possible!
If you have more guides to put here, please PM me.
Am I pertamax?
hehe..just kidding.
Nice Info....great share.
I would want the Fla.sh Rom :'(
Thats a gr8 share...Thank you...)
saiftheboss7 said:
I would want the Fla.sh Rom :'(
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sorry... once again, I'm sorry, I can't continue my ROM
Helpful thread man!
Thanks!
Great job taking your time to make this! Unfortunately, i dont even know the basics but now I know where to check when I do
fla.sh said:
sorry... once again, I'm sorry, I can't continue my ROM
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Hey!
THX man, nice thread. Very useful!
Just PM to MOD, that they close you previous thread, a bout fla.sh.ROM. Or ppl just waiting it and asking.
CHEERS!
i think the most troublesome problem i encounter is to repack system.rfs. yes it can be mounted in magiciso, but howto repack/compile it back?
an0nym0us_ said:
i think the most troublesome problem i encounter is to repack system.rfs. yes it can be mounted in magiciso, but howto repack/compile it back?
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Just save it.
didnt work when i just save it. my device got bootloop
an0nym0us_ said:
didnt work when i just save it. my device got bootloop
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What modification you've added to your ROM? Maybe that modification causing the problem...
fla.sh said:
What modification you've added to your ROM? Maybe that modification causing the problem...
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As Linux, MagicISO read RFS image as a FAT filesystem. File permissions can not be maintained. A better way but need linux:
1. Mount system.rfs as FAT and mount it to /tmp/rfs
2. Make ext4 image, and mount it to /tmp/system
3. Copy /tmp/rfs contents to /tmp/system
4. Make modification inside /tmp/system
5. Fix file permissions inside /tmp/system
6. Umount both image
7. Make ODIN flashable image, contains system.rfs (now in ext4 format) and CF-Root-S5830 boot and recovery image (for ext4 support)
8. Boot to Windows and flash your new firmware using ODIN.
ketut.kumajaya said:
As Linux, MagicISO read RFS image as a FAT filesystem. File permissions can not be maintained. A better way but need linux:
1. Mount system.rfs as FAT and mount it to /tmp/rfs
2. Make ext4 image, and mount it to /tmp/system
3. Copy /tmp/rfs contents to /tmp/system
4. Make modification inside /tmp/system
5. Fix file permissions inside /tmp/system
6. Umount both image
7. Make ODIN flashable image, contains system.rfs (now in ext4 format) and CF-Root-S5830 boot and recovery image (for ext4 support)
8. Boot to Windows and flash your new firmware using ODIN.
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I use this command to mount rfs:
Code:
mount -o loop system.rfs /some_dir
Can you share us the command?
now thats really informative. thanks
ROM unpacking and repacking gude has been corrected. Tested by me. If you have any problems, just ask here.
Thanks.
I think you should add the date of update in the title, so that everyone can know about the update...
BTW thanks for this amazing guide...
Love it!!!
After making changes to system.rfs, how to save it as .rfs again?
adiles said:
After making changes to system.rfs, how to save it as .rfs again?
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Please take look at the first page, it's updated, you know?
After I created md5 file and selected it in odin, it says "invalid image type" and "invalid model binary". How to solve that? After that I continued, skipped these errors and flashed, my phone stopped at boot screen with text "Galaxy ACE....". Plz help me

[Q] Mounting ext4 as data before boot + PA 2.00

Hi everyone.
I'm trying to increase data partition storage by using ph03n!x walkthru on Paranoid Android 1.992 and 2.0. I'm stuck at extracting boot.img in Working folder. The rom.zip itself don't have boot.img or boot folder so after extracting PA rom in dsixda kitchen i copied boot.img from Nandroid backup on SD. But while im trying to extract that boot.img there's an error
Code:
Working folder found
Android 'magic' header not found at start of boot.img
Cheching if it exists elsewhere ...
Warning: Android header not found in boot.img (unsupported format)
Error: kernel offset (page size) is 0
Press Enter to continue
So i took recovery.img from nandroid backup, renamed it to boot.img and extracting went fine, but there was some problems: could not find init.htcleo.rc file and "on fs" lines in init.rc file
Any suggestions how to do it? I think that real init.rc is placet in boot.img (not recovery.img), but how to extract it?
Do you have a working folder setup? If you do, then forget about the boot.img, just place the 'boot' directory from the ROM's zip (under /kernel/). If you do not have a Working folder setup, then follow my instructions to create a temporary ROM zip with the required folders - meta-inf, system and boot.
ph03n!x said:
just place the 'boot' directory from the ROM's zip (under /kernel/)
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Thanks a lot ph03n!x. It worked And also thanks for this great mod (Initrd.gz was great, now its time for this new method )

[Q] How do I package a zip file from the boot.img produced from kernel compile?

Hi,
I have compiled a note 3 kernel and packaged up a boot.img. I would like to flash via CWM Recovery with a zip file. How do I take the boot.img that was generated and place it within a zip for flashing? Is there some signing that needs to take place? I've noticed a META-INF directory in some kernel binaries that I've downloaded and checked.
Thanks for any help!
solved
xrebecca_kelly1993x said:
Hi,
I have compiled a note 3 kernel and packaged up a boot.img. I would like to flash via CWM Recovery with a zip file. How do I take the boot.img that was generated and place it within a zip for flashing? Is there some signing that needs to take place? I've noticed a META-INF directory in some kernel binaries that I've downloaded and checked.
Thanks for any help!
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I'm not quite sure yet on how to zip the newly packaged boot.img into a zip for flashing with CWM, but I did figure out how to flash regardless. CWM simply does this too.
adb push boot_repacked.img /sdcard/
adb shell su -c "dd if=/sdcard/boot_repacked.img of=/dev/block/platform/dw_mmc.0/by-name/BOOT"

[Tutorial] Add TWRP to AOSP LP 5.0 boot.img

I've updated the boot.img for paxb build 504 with TWRP to replace CWM. Some were asking how to do this.
Always keep a backup of a file known as working. If your device doesn't boot after flashing a modified file, just reflash that backup.
To perform this mod on your own follow these steps:
1. Download and unpack the Android Image Kitchen
2. Extract the boot.img from the downloaded ROM to the kitchen directory
3. Unpack the image:
Code:
unpackimg.bat boot_cwm_pabx_504.img
Output:
Code:
Android Image Kitchen - UnpackImg Script by osm0sis @ xda-developers
Supplied image: boot_cwm_pabx_504.img
Removing old work folders and files . . .
Setting up work folders . . .
Splitting image to "/split_img/" . . .
BOARD_KERNEL_CMDLINE androidboot.hardware=sony user_debug=31 msm_rtb.filter=0x3F ehci-hcd.park=3 vmalloc=400M
BOARD_KERNEL_BASE 80200000
BOARD_NAME
BOARD_PAGE_SIZE 2048
BOARD_KERNEL_OFFSET 00008000
BOARD_RAMDISK_OFFSET 02000000
BOARD_TAGS_OFFSET 00000100
Unpacking ramdisk to "/ramdisk/" . . .
Compression used: gzip
9694 blocks
Done!
This process will overwrite previously extracted contents!!!
4. Create a directory for the original image content, e.g. "boot_cwm_pabx_504" and COPY the created directories "ramdisk" and "split_img" into it. This ensures you can recreate it if necessary or access its original contents
5. Repeat step 4 for a downloaded TWRP (or any other recovery) image, e.g. "openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.1-yuga.img".
6. Locate the "*-ramdisk.cpio.gz" file in the dirs from step 5, most likely in "split_img".
7. Ensure the "ramdisk" and "split_img" directories in the kitchen root dir are those from the image you want to modify (i.e. copy back from the folder created in step 4. Then remove the "*.cpio" from the "ramdisk\recovery" directory
8. Extract the TWRP "*.cpio" file from the "*-ramdisk.cpio.gz" in step 6 to "ramdisk\recovery" and rename it to "ramdisk-recovery.cpio"
9. rebuilt the image with the updated content:
Code:
repackimg.bat
Output:
Code:
Android Image Kitchen - RepackImg Script
by osm0sis @ xda-developers
Packing ramdisk . . .
Using compression: gzip
Getting build information . . .
kernel = boot_cwm_pabx_504.img-zImage
cmdline = androidboot.hardware=sony user_debug=31 msm_rtb.filter=0x3F ehci-hcd.park=3 vmalloc=400M
board =
base = 80200000
pagesize = 2048
kernel_offset = 00008000
ramdisk_offset = 02000000
tags_offset = 00000100
Building image . . .
10. Step 9 creates a file called "image-new.img". Rename it to something more self-explanatory, i.e. "boot_twrp_2.8.0.1_pabx_504.img"
11. To flash the file flash it like any other file using the new name:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash boot boot_twrp_2.8.0.1_pabx_504.img
fastboot reboot
That's it, enjoy your new recovery.
Note: I had issues getting TWRP 2.8.1.0 working, so I'm still using the predecessor 2.8.0.1.
The latest pabx "boot.img" modified with TWRP is attached.
Known issues
after restoring a Nandroid backup access to the internal storage isn't allowed anymore
Open a terminal or run through a adb shell:
Code:
restorecon -FR /data/media/0
Thank works dobře.TWRP I like long ....
cant understand what you mean in step 7 and 8..... i just unpacked boot.img (the img that i want to put a recovery on it) and then i created a folder and i copied split_img and ramdisk into it.....then i unpacked twrp.img and it replaced the previous split_img and ramdisk folders with the twrp ones..... i still have the folder i created with the original split_img and ramdisk folders from boot.img but i can understand what to do next....
well, sorry for that,...i think i got it now that i read it about 20 times..... one question though :
i copy ramdisk.cpio.gz from the twrp and i move it to the recovery folder of the boot img without extracting? just renaming it from ramdisk.cpio.gz to ramdisk-recovery.cpio ???
arismelachrinos said:
cant understand what you mean in step 7 and 8..... i just unpacked boot.img (the img that i want to put a recovery on it) and then i created a folder and i copied split_img and ramdisk into it.....then i unpacked twrp.img and it replaced the previous split_img and ramdisk folders with the twrp ones..... i still have the folder i created with the original split_img and ramdisk folders from boot.img but i can understand what to do next....
well, sorry for that,...i think i got it now that i read it about 20 times..... one question though :
i copy ramdisk.cpio.gz from the twrp and i move it to the recovery folder of the boot img without extracting? just renaming it from ramdisk.cpio.gz to ramdisk-recovery.cpio ???
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Yeah I didn't fully understand that either, but i just tried it.
You delete ramdisk-recovery.cpio from /ramdisk.
You extract ramdisk.cpio.gz to the /ramdisk folder.
You rename it to ramdisk-recovery.cpio.
Repack image.
(note that when the kernel you use is already a dualrecovery kernel -lightning for example, cwm philz+twrp- and u want it to be multirom twrp, u need to edit init.sh also found in /ramdisk folder somewhere)
BTW thanks for this guide! I was messing with this a few days ago and I couldn't get it to work, thanks to you I now understand why!:thumbup:
I tried to put latest twrp into latest boot.IMG of Thomas lollipop 23/11/14 build and I thought it worked but I press volume up and down to enter the recovery and it does nothing....it doesn't boot,it just freezes with the led lighting.... please help I really want twrp to work with lollipop
arismelachrinos said:
I tried to put latest twrp into latest boot.IMG of Thomas lollipop 23/11/14 build and I thought it worked but I press volume up and down to enter the recovery and it does nothing....it doesn't boot,it just freezes with the led lighting.... please help I really want twrp to work with lollipop
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Reread what I wrote.
You probably didn't extract ramdisk.cpio.gz, or you putted it into /split_img I think. Cuz I had that too, but if you follow the exact steps it will work!
no I did exactly what you said... I fully understood the instructions,I extracted it , I named it right and I moved it right... well, I will try again tomorrow but I don't think it will boot into it... Thomas boot.img has a cwm recovery ,does this have smthg to do with it?
arismelachrinos said:
no I did exactly what you said... I fully understood the instructions,I extracted it , I named it right and I moved it right... well, I will try again tomorrow but I don't think it will boot into it... Thomas boot.img has a cwm recovery ,does this have smthg to do with it?
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What version of TWRP did you use? 2.8.1.0 will likely not work, use an older one instead.
arismelachrinos said:
cant understand what you mean in step 7 and 8..... i just unpacked boot.img (the img that i want to put a recovery on it) and then i created a folder and i copied split_img and ramdisk into it.....then i unpacked twrp.img and it replaced the previous split_img and ramdisk folders with the twrp ones..... i still have the folder i created with the original split_img and ramdisk folders from boot.img but i can understand what to do next....
well, sorry for that,...i think i got it now that i read it about 20 times..... one question though :
i copy ramdisk.cpio.gz from the twrp and i move it to the recovery folder of the boot img without extracting? just renaming it from ramdisk.cpio.gz to ramdisk-recovery.cpio ???
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Adjusted the description of step 8, should be more clear now what to do.
I've also added a note to point out explicitly that each run of "unpackimg.bat" will overwrite existing data.
Thank you so much for the guide! Really appreciate it =D
mcfisch said:
What version of TWRP did you use? 2.8.1.0 will likely not work, use an older one instead.
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I used the latest twrp...maybe that's why....I will try again and I will post here
thank you sooooo much.... i did it with the second try...the only thing i changed was that i downoaded a previous version of twrp because it wont work with the latest one...thanks a lot.... what about cwm? is it the same proccess?
CWM is included already. But you could split the latest cm boot.img and grab ramdisk-recovery.cpio from ramdisk/sbin to get the most up to date version
is this mean can add TWRP into .FTF files ?
that will be awesome
Can anyone share their twrp included boot.img for the latest thomas release?
i tried to do this on the cm12 expirimental build and the boot.img of that zip doesnt have a recovery folder inside ramdisk folder... i did create one just to see if it works and it didnt
arismelachrinos said:
i tried to do this on the cm12 expirimental build and the boot.img of that zip doesnt have a recovery folder inside ramdisk folder... i did create one just to see if it works and it didnt
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Look for a *.cpio or *.cpio.gz file and replace that accordingly. The place doesn't really matter for you, the ROM knows where to find it. CM might expect it respectively at another place. Will take a look later if I can find something...
mcfisch said:
Look for a *.cpio or *.cpio.gz file and replace that accordingly. The place doesn't really matter for you, the ROM knows where to find it. CM might expect it respectively at another place. Will take a look later if I can find something...
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can you please take look at this?because i did search all the ramdisk folder and i found nothing.... i uploaded the boot.img so that you dont have to download the rom zip
https://www.mediafire.com/?5d6swrdegr53iel
mcfisch said:
Look for a *.cpio or *.cpio.gz file and replace that accordingly. The place doesn't really matter for you, the ROM knows where to find it. CM might expect it respectively at another place. Will take a look later if I can find something...
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Won't work like that. Needs a script to be inserted into the ramdisk, @pabx style, plus the recovery folder with ramdisk-recovery.cpio inside.
was thinking why the latest TWRP was not working, then realized that the TWRP is written to be loaded into the FotaKernal.
then it worked with TWRP flashed into FotaKernal.
have pabx_aosp_yuga-509 installed
1. Followed your steps exactly to create a new boot_pabx_aosp_yuga-509.img (with the latest TWRP image "recovery-twrp-2.8.4.1-yuga.img").
2. Flashed recovery-twrp-2.8.4.1-yuga.img into the FotaKernal.
3. Flashed the new boot_pabx_aosp_yuga-509.img
it works
Edit: On my Xperia Z c6002 (yuga)

[Guide] Unpack Update.app in phone

So there's threads about how to unpack UPDATE.APP on windows/PC/OS X so i decided why not do it on android too, this apps requires some additional tools to be downloaded just as OS X/Windows and linux needs as well. but process is otherwise similar. this tutorial doesn't need root!
NOTE THIS TUTORIAL isn't fully working on OREO on Huawei devices, it has some issues and i haven't found a workaround for it yet!​
Needed apps
Termux https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.termux
Recommended apps
Hacker keyboard
Needed files
https://github.com/atarii/split_updata.pl/blob/master/splitupdate
@Atarii 's modification of splitupdate to manually enter the partitions you want to unpack
The desired FW you wan't to unpack
Unpack process:
Download Termux
Open termux and type
termux-setup-storage This will allow termux to access your /sdcard
pkg install perl (this will install perl which the update.app process is using) once asked press y and enter.
copy the downloaded files to root of your SDCARD *We keep this simple*
Once copied type: cd storage
perl splitupdate UPDATE.APP partitionyouwanttoextract if everything goes well you should be good to go and having the selected files in a folder called output where selected files should be stored.
The unpack tutorial is done. But wait! If you want to browse the files you need to do one more thing or two.
Download android image kitchen
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redlee90.imagekitchenforandroid
This will allow you to *unpack boot/recovery and convert system image (also vendor, product, cust and version)
*in order to unpack a boot or recovery file you'll need to remove all code using a hex edit file until you see ANDROID text. Else it won't unpack. You can unpack aosp images easily with this tool and modify what you want and repack to flash it on your device tested with twrp image for honor 8.
I would suggest to not unpack/repack boot using this tool since it'll cause problem.
There's a python script that works to unpack boot and recovery which can be found https://github.com/liudongmiao/bootimg/blob/master/bootimg.py
For this you'll need to install python.
pkg install python and hit y and enter
Now you just do as the splitupdate part where you extract the file.
Command to unpack
python bootimg.py --unpack-bootimg similar is for ramdisk but you replace bootimg with ramdisk.
To repack just simply python bootimg.py --repack-bootimg
Please note if you repack ramdisk the boot might not work (it's a while since I tested this) now this covers up how you unpack boot and extract update.app from phone.
Credits to @Atarii for telling how to unpack boot on phone and for his custom splipupdate script
Sent from my FRD-L09 using Tapatalk
Known Issues:
If you get Killed when trying to extract system.img this is most likely because the image size is too big, this isn't due to small space available i guess its due to all ram is being taken yet i can't tell.
i get permission issues. yeah this can happen sometimes try chmod +x or chmod 0777 with root, it might help.
when typing termux-setup-storage i get lots of errors and i'm on 8.0 EMUI
This is not your fault it's a bug caused by android i'd guess, or app isn't adopted completely for 8.0

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