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[HOW-TO] Create Flashable ZIP Files, Convert IMG to TAR and TAR to ZIP.

Making Flashable ZIP Files, Converting IMG to TAR and TAR to ZIP​
NO, the tools, methods below are not my work. I've just combined some useful info into 1 place.
Flashable ZIP Creator :
1. Download Flashable ZIP Creator tool from attachments. Extract it into a folder.
2. Open (don't extract) 'Template-for-non-auto-perm-fix-kernel_v1.1.zip' with WinRAR in this folder.
3. Drag the files you want to flash/copy to the device into a corresponding folder in this ZIP or /data/media/0/ for copying a file into the internal memory directory on the phone.
4. Set the compression method as Normal and hit OK.
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5. Move this zip file (Template-for-non-auto-perm-fix-kernel_v1.1.zip) which you just modified to \ZIP Auto Signer\put-zip-to-sign-here folder.
6. Run 'zip-auto-signer.bat' in the ZIP Auto Signer folder. Press any key.
7. Press 3 and Enter.
8. Your ZIP is signed! It's there in the finish folder. :highfive:
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IMG to TAR :
1. Download IMG to TAR tool from attachment. Extract it into a folder.
2. Copy your IMG file into this folder.
3. Rename it to - ' recovery.img ' .
4. Open Runme.bat .
5. Done! You have your recovery.tar ready in this folder, a file flashable via Odin. :highfive:
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TAR to ZIP :
1. Open your TAR file with WinRAR and extract it.
2. Delete all files except system.IMG.ext4 & recovery.img.ext4 & boot.IMG.ext4 .
3. Remove .ext4 from their name if there were.
4. Now you should have system.img and recovery.img and boot.img.
5. Copy system.img and recovery.img and boot.img into the 'Odin to Recovery' folder (download attachment and extract).
6. Now you should have 'META-INF', 'System.img', 'Boot.img', 'Recovery.img' in this folder.
7. Make a ZIP file of this folder with WinRAR with the Compression Method as 'Normal'. :highfive:

first ever "easy to follow" guide that i have come across. not sure if this is gonna work but i will be trying this out. thank you :good:

[GUIDE][WIN]Modify kernel splash!

Hello everyone!,
Here you'll find a guide on how to modify the kernel splash screen (the image that shows up before the bootanimation) of you Xperia Z1 on almost any kernel!
Requirements:
Download and extract these files into any directory you want: link
A photo editing program like gimp, photoshop, ...
Important info:
For the bootimg.zip file i will use the directory
Code:
c:\boot
And for the convert png to rle file I will use
Code:
c:\RLE
Code:
I am not responsible for any damage done to your phone!! Even though a broken kernel will not hard brick your device, be carefull!
Steps:
1: Copy the kernel you want to modify to
Code:
c:\boot
2: Press shift and right click, then press open command window here.
3: Type this in cmd:
Code:
bootimg.exe --unpack-bootimg bootname.img
4: You do not need the extracted files yet.
5: Open your image editor and create a splash screen to your liking BUT the size has to be exactly 1080x1920 And make sure to save it as a .png!!
6: After creating your splash screen, copy the .png file over to
Code:
c:\RLE\PNG-images
7: Now shift right click and press open command window here, then type:
Code:
PNG-2-RLE splashscreenname
8: Go to the
Code:
RLE-Images
folder and copy your .rle file over to
Code:
c:\boot\initrd
(there are already 2 rle files in the RLE-Images directory, you can ignore them!)
9: Remove the original
Code:
logo.rle
file and rename your custom file to
Code:
logo.rle
.
10: Now you should have your modded
Code:
logo.rle
file in the initrd directory!
11: Go back to
Code:
c:\boot
and shift right click and open command prompt, then type
Code:
bootimg.exe --repack-bootimg
.
12: Now you have 2 files in the
Code:
c:\boot
directory:
Code:
boot-new.img, boot-old.img
.
13: Now flash the boot-new.img file using fastboot!
14: Enjoy your new splash screen
Here are some images I already made:
1:
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2:
3:
Enjoy,
noahvt

Mayby off question. Would it be possible to make a script instead of showing a splash screen, turning on the phone when you plug in power?.
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[GUIDE][TUT][WINDOWS/LINUX] How To Extract Nexus Factory Images [EASY METHOD]

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HOW TO EXTRACT FACTORY IMAGES​
Hello...Friends,
I want to present my new guide for Nexus and Pixel Users. This is how to extract Google's Nexus and Pixel Factory Images.
I hope you will love it.
INTRODUCTION
Here is how to extract factory image( system.img ). Some people want to get any apk from factory images. This guide is useful and need for beginner, and I aimed for Google Nexus and Pixel android beginner users.
THANKS YOU
REQUIREMENT
• Computer ( Windows OS or Linux OS )
• SystemImage Extractor Tool ( Windows )
• Image Extractor Tool ( Linux )
HOW TO SETUP TOOLS
This is very easy method.
For Windows OS :
• Download Tool Zip
• Extract File
• Move to Desktop or Home
• Go to Tool's Folder
• Run batch File
For Linux OS :
• Download Tool Zip
• Extract File
• Move to Desktop or Home
• Go to Tool's Folder
• Right Click
• Click Open Terminal
DOWNLOAD
Image Extractor Tool ( Windows )
Image Extractor Tool ( Linux )
THANKS & CREDITS
@xda-developers
@xpirt
@matrixex
Thanks You All Sir Developers for Your Tools.

HOW TO EXTRACT ON WINDOWS
• Download SystemImage Extractor Tool Zip
• Extract Zip and Move to Home or Desktop
• Go to Tool's Folder
• Copy your "system.img" and Paste to Tool's Folder.
• Run as batch File
• Choose No.3 and Enter
• Enter
• Extraction Time
• Enter and Done
• Finally, You can see on your Tool location's system folder

HOW TO EXTRACT ON LINUX
• Dowanload Image Extractor Tool Zip
• Extract Zip and Move to Desktop or Home.
• Go to Tool's Folder Location
• Copy your "system.img' and paste to Tool's Location Folder
• Right Click and Open Terminal.
• Enter this
HTML:
mkdir sys
• Enter this
HTML:
./simg2img system.img sys.raw
• Enter this
HTML:
sudo mount -t ext4 -o loop sys.raw sys/
• Enter this
2048MB is the depend on your "system.img" disk size.
HTML:
sudo ./make_ext4fs -s -l 2048M -a system new.img sys/
• Finish
• Finally, You can seen system files on sys Folder.

Have a nice day all of my friends. :highfive:
Thanks You
•••

ZawZaw said:
HOW TO EXTRACT ON WINDOWS
• Download SystemImage Extractor Tool Zip
• Extract Zip and Move to Home or Desktop
• Go to Tool's Folder
• Copy your "system.img" and Paste to Tool's Folder.
• Run as batch File
• Choose No.3 and Enter

• Enter

• Extraction Time

• Enter and Done

• Finally, You can see on your Tool location's system folder
• Enter

• Extraction Time

• Enter and Done

• Finally, You can see on your Tool location's system folder

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If on Windows 10, bash could be used to do it the Linux way .

LazerL0rd said:
If on Windows 10, bash could be used to do it the Linux way .
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Yeah Bado. :highfive:

Dev whether this method could also change BOOTLOGO reviews for review (NO BOOT ANIMATION)? I Want One change the original default BOOTLOGO see ... Since I newbie / very beginner ... Thanks in advance ... ?
(Sorry bad for English).

yan_saputra said:
Dev whether this method could also change BOOTLOGO reviews for review (NO BOOT ANIMATION)? I Want One change the original default BOOTLOGO see ... Since I newbie / very beginner ... Thanks in advance ... ?
(Sorry bad for English).
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I don't for Boot Logo, Sorry Bro.
Thanks You.
•••

Brilliant work
I spent some time over the weekend to dig deep into your guide, works as expected but for repacking modified system.new.dat.
This has been some challenges for Windows users especially after unpacking a system.new.dat file. I did some test on Windows with LineageOS and it ended up to be not successful. I ended up in an issue like "file_contexts not found please copy it to current" meanwhile the file is already in the folder. I don't if anyone also faced the same issue and how it was by-passed because I tried several time & same issue. pls kindly look at that, thank you.

xdagee said:
i spent some time over the weekend to dig deep into your guide, works as expected but for repacking modified system.new.dat.
This has been some challenges for windows users especially after unpacking a system.new.dat file. I did some test on windows with lineageos and it ended up to be not successful. I ended up in an issue like "file_contexts not found please copy it to current" meanwhile the file is already in the folder. I don't if anyone also faced the same issue and how it was by-passed because i tried several time & same issue. Pls kindly look at that, thank you.
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Thanks you very much.

:highfive:

Getting "Exception EListError in module Imgextractor.exe at 000164F6. List index out of bounds (655360)" when extracting pixel 2 factory image on Windows :c

Please HELP
Andorid 8

Link down, pls fix

f0rb1d said:
Link down, pls fix
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Found this. Hope it helps.
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=745849072291699788
Alternatively; you can right-click and Save link as... from here:
https://qc3.androidfilehost.com/dl/...2291699788/SystemImgExtractorTool-Windows.zip

0E800 said:
Found this. Hope it helps.
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=745849072291699788
Alternatively; you can right-click and Save link as... from here:
https://qc3.androidfilehost.com/dl/...2291699788/SystemImgExtractorTool-Windows.zip
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Thanks, have a nice day

[GUIDE][TUT][WINDOWS/LINUX] How to Extract Nexus Factory Images [EASY METHOD]

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HOW TO EXTRACT FACTORY IMAGES​
Hello...Friends,
I want to present my new guide for Nexus and Pixel Users. This is how to extract Google's Nexus and Pixel Factory Images.
I hope you will love it.
INTROUDUCTION
Here is how to extract factory image( system.img ). Some people want to get any apk from factory images. This guide is useful and need for beginner, and I aimed for Google Nexus and Pixel android beginner users.
THANKS YOU
REQUIREMENT
• Computer ( Windows OS or Linux OS )
• SystemImage Extractor Tool ( Windows )
• Image Extractor Tool ( Linux )
HOW TO SETUP
This is very easy method.
For Windows OS :
• Download Tool Zip
• Extract File
• Move to Desktop or Home
• Go to Tool's Folder
• Run batch File
For Linux OS :
• Download Tool Zip
• Extract File
• Move to Desktop or Home
• Go to Tool's Folder
• Right Click
• Click Open Terminal
DOWNLOAD
Image Extractor Tool ( Windows )
Image Extractor Tool ( Linux )
THANKS & CREDITS
@xda-developers
@xpirt
@matrixex
Thanks You all Sir Developers for Your Tools.

HOW TO EXTRACT ON WINDOWS
• Download SystemImage Extractor Tool Zip
• Extract Zip and Move to Home or Desktop
• Go to Tool's Folder
• Copy your "system.img" and Paste to Tool's Folder.
• Run as batch File
• Choose No.3 and Enter
• Enter
• Extraction Time
• Enter and Done
• Finally, You can see on your Tool location's system folder

HOW TO EXTRACT ON LINUX
• Dowanload Image Extractor Tool Zip
• Extract Zip and Move to Desktop or Home.
• Go to Tool's Folder Location
• Copy your "system.img' and paste to Tool's Location Folder
• Right Click and Open Terminal.
• Enter this
HTML:
mkdir sys
• Enter this
HTML:
./simg2img system.img sys.raw
• Enter this
HTML:
sudo mount -t ext4 -o loop sys.raw sys/
• Enter this
2048MB is the depend on your "system.img" disk size.
HTML:
sudo ./make_ext4fs -s -l 2048M -a system new.img sys/
• Finish
• Finally, You can seen system files on sys Folder.

Reserved for future because it will increase price this thread thank you

TurkishBoy1 said:
Reserved for future because it will increase price this thread thank you
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Thanks You Bro.

[GUIDE][TUT][WINDOWS/LINUX] How To Extract Pixel Factory Images [EASY METHOD]

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HOW TO EXTRACT FACTORY IMAGES​
Hello...Friends,
I want to present my new guide for Nexus and Pixel Users. This is how to extract Google's Nexus and Pixel Factory Images.
I hope you will love it.
INTROUDUCTION
Here is how to extract factory image( system.img ). Some people want to get any apk from factory images. This guide is useful and need for beginner, and I aimed for Google Nexus and Pixel android beginner users.
THANKS YOU
REQUIREMENT
• Computer ( Windows OS or Linux OS )
• SystemImage Extractor Tool ( Windows )
• Image Extractor Tool ( Linux )
HOW TO SETUP
This is very easy method.
For Windows OS :
• Download Tool Zip
• Extract File
• Move to Desktop or Home
• Go to Tool's Folder
• Run batch File
For Linux OS :
• Download Tool Zip
• Extract File
• Move to Desktop or Home
• Go to Tool's Folder
• Right Click
• Click Open Terminal
DOWNLOAD
Image Extractor Tool ( Windows )
Image Extractor Tool ( Linux )
THANKS & CREDITS
@xda-developers
@xpirt
@matrixex
Thanks You all Sir Developers for Your Tools.

HOW TO EXTRACT ON WINDOWS
• Download SystemImage Extractor Tool Zip
• Extract Zip and Move to Home or Desktop
• Go to Tool's Folder
• Copy your "system.img" and Paste to Tool's Folder.
• Run as batch File
• Choose No.3 and Enter
• Enter
• Extraction Time
• Enter and Done
• Finally, You can see on your Tool location's system folder

HOW TO EXTRACT ON LINUX
• Dowanload Image Extractor Tool Zip
• Extract Zip and Move to Desktop or Home.
• Go to Tool's Folder Location
• Copy your "system.img' and paste to Tool's Location Folder
• Right Click and Open Terminal.
• Enter this
HTML:
mkdir sys
• Enter this
HTML:
./simg2img system.img sys.raw
• Enter this
HTML:
sudo mount -t ext4 -o loop sys.raw sys/
• Enter this
2048MB is the depend on your "system.img" disk size.
HTML:
sudo ./make_ext4fs -s -l 2048M -a system new.img sys/
• Finish
• Finally, You can seen system files on sys Folder.