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[q] tmous hd2 help!

Is it possible for someone to post the newest ROM upgrade with the extracted renamed nbh file? I don't readily have access to a computer, will be flashing from the micr sd card. Thanks!

Are you sure? If you flash a stock ROM via SD it will overwrite the SPL.. just fyi.

Yes...
Yes, my current ROM is giving me the fits, so thought for now, a stock version would have to suffice. Coupled with no computer access, my last choice seems to flash the latest TMOUS LEOIMG.nbh from the micro-sd card. Having trouble locating such a file...

Try downloading PocketRAR or even most file explorers (resco and I think TC) can extract zips.. then just extract the nbh and rename it leoimg.nbh. I would upload it for you but don't have the time right now.. sorry :/

Thanks...
I have tried installing PocketRAR to no avail. Resco file explorer can't seem to extract the necessary file(s). If there is someone out there that can provide some information on how to perform such action, or even post the correct LEOIMG.nbh file, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

[Q] How to load system.img?

I've compiled and installed a modded kernel. I'm trying to figure out how to load AOSP compiled binaries. I've tried using adb flash_image system /sdcard/system.img, but I get "failed with error: 6." Does anyone know what this means or how to load system.img on a Galaxy Tab from VZW? I'm working on reactivating the phone dialer...

the galaxy tab has nothing like fastboot, so its pretty hard to flash it! but u can try to overwrite a stock factory.rfs with the files from ur system.img and flash via odin!

That sounds like a great idea. However, I'm trying to figure out how to put the vendor specific drivers in the system.img, which is mountable and editable. If I could get my hands on an original stock system.img, that'd be awesome.
Sent from my SCH-I800 using XDA App

As far as I know, the Tab doesn't use mtd file system, so I don't think it uses .img extensions.
Not positive though. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

I know for a fact that img files are created as the output of an Android system build. This img can be broken apart with standard Linux tools. I've already done this. I've also mounted factoryfs.rfs to a local directory, which allows me to move apps to and from the file system.
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If you have a md5 of it too, you should be able to flash it via an advanced restore in CWM recovery. That is if it is only the data that is flashed to /system. otherwise I would suggest converting it to a .fs or .tar and flash via heimdall or Odin (respectively).

What PC tools can I use to open .img files in a nandroid/CWM backup set?
Must I set up an Android ROM cooking kitchen using Virtual Box + Ubuntu, or is there another way?

zyborg said:
What PC tools can I use to open .img files in a nandroid/CWM backup set?
Must I set up an Android ROM cooking kitchen using Virtual Box + Ubuntu, or is there another way?
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use the attached unyaffs.exe to extract a system.img! simply drag the created system.img onto unyaffs.exe and it will extract alle the files in the same directory!
to rebuild, i think it might be able to create a image file in magic disk maker but im not sure

zyborg said:
What PC tools can I use to open .img files in a nandroid/CWM backup set?
Must I set up an Android ROM cooking kitchen using Virtual Box + Ubuntu, or is there another way?
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http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.p...cking.2C_Editing.2C_and_Re-Packing_the_images

Landroid said:
use the attached unyaffs.exe to extract a system.img! simply drag the created system.img onto unyaffs.exe and it will extract alle the files in the same directory!
to rebuild, i think it might be able to create a image file in magic disk maker but im not sure
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thanks! this was very easy to use

Acer Decrypter Tool

For those that need the Acer Update Decrypt Tool.
Unzip contents.
Select encrypted zip
Select Start
Decrypted file will have the same name, but includes the word "decrypted"

the decryption key ($12) doesn't seem to be working anymore
Have tried it a coupla times. Seems the key has been changed.
Moscow Desire said:
For those that need the Acer Update Decrypt Tool.
Unzip contents.
Select encrypted zip
Select Start
Decrypted file will have the same name, but includes the word "decrypted"
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mannubhatt said:
Have tried it a coupla times. Seems the key has been changed.
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The decrypter tool has been the same for a long time. The keys haven't changed. $12. And has worked till a couple of weeks ago.
Depends on what you are decrypting. If it's the files we have here in the Dev forum, it works.
If you try it on files elsewhere, it may not work. It probably will not work on A51x or 70x update files. Nobody has tried.
Definately won't work on Asus updates
MD

Absolutely nothing wrong with the decrypter. You have to wait a few minutes depending on PC. Has to decrypt 400mb remember.
MD

Hi,
Sorry for the newbie question.
I cannot run the tool. Here is what I do:
Using PC window 7 to download the zip file.
Unzip it.
Have an exe file but get an error message when run it. (Window can not find the path ...)​
Can you please explain how to use this decrypt tool ? or tell me what kind of error I did ?
Thanks a lot for your help,
sviet

sviet2k said:
Hi,
Sorry for the newbie question.
I cannot run the tool. Here is what I do:
Using PC window 7 to download the zip file.
Unzip it.
Have an exe file but get an error message when run it. (Window can not find the path ...)​
Can you please explain how to use this decrypt tool ? or tell me what kind of error I did ?
Thanks a lot for your help,
sviet
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Sounds like you're trying to run it from within the zip file itself? Helps to know the full error message.
Try unzipping it to your C:\ drive. Then run it again.
It's a small app, and basically you will get a button to select the file (zips only), then select Start. After a couple minutes, it will write the decrypted file in the same folder as the original (says decrypted at the end of the file name).
MD

Thanks a lot for your quick help.
This is a fault of may anti virus that prevents to run the tool.
Just turn it off and I can run the tool.
Thank you,
sv

Antivirus block download
Hi!
I'm trying to download the tool to decrypt the zip files but my antivirus (a business version of Trend Micro that i can't disable) block the download.
Is it possible to rename or change the extension to avoid this issue?
thank you

no solutions?

[HELP] Retrieving TWRP data [SOLVED]

Hello, I would like to know how I could extract backed up TWRP data on my computer? maybe because the data was large TWRP split it into two files : data.ext4.win000 and data.ext4.win001 (sizes 1.5 and 1.2 GB)
How I got there:
I've been using XenonHD rom for quite a while, and this rom uses koush's superuser app.
I noticed there was a newer version on the market so I installed it; however it appears the one used by the rom developer was modified and therefore had a different package name: I ended up with two superuser apps, one of them asking to update the binaries, which I did.
After that the phone got stuck and rebooted two or three times before being stuck indefinitely at 'updating app' message right after the bootanimation. I tried:
- to wipe dalvik cache but it was still stuck;
- I reflashed the rom + gapps but it was still stuck;
- then I went to the /data/app/ folder (via TWRP) and deleted the superuser app i installed from market, as well as the corresponding data in /data/data, wiped cache and dalvik again: still the same...
-the I decided to make a backup via TWRP : one of the whole system, and one of Data partition only;
- then I realised I couldn't transfer it to my computer in TWRP, so I finally made a factory reset, re-flashed the rom+gapps, and then (it worked) copied my backup to the computer
now; how can I retrieve the data of my apps only, as I guess it is the system data that is messed up?
Of course I tried to restore the Data backup in twrp and it got stuck again the same way....
any help greatly appreciated!

You could try appextractor on the play store
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app

forvrknight said:
You could try appextractor on the play store
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
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It didn't work for me...
I finally got my data back by this tricky procedure (there might be an easier way but google+xda was not my friend on this one, I tried ext2explore and ext4explore, linux_reader, Andoird_ICS_JB_ext4_unpacker and maybe some more without success)
I renamed the two files:
data.ext4.win000 renamed as data.ext4.tar.001
data.ext4.win001 renamed as data.ext4.tar.002
Unzipping the first one with 7zip recreates a .tar archive named data.ext4.tar, which is not really a tar archive (extracting it will only give a very few files, for me it only included the image files of my custom bootanimation)
On this file I used AccessData FTK Imager, which would recognise the 'evidence' as a tar file and would allow you to export the data, however this is only the data contained originally in the first file (data.ext4.win000) (although the reconstructed archive was the right size, for me 2.7GB, the part extracted by this software was only 1.5GB)
To recover the second part, simply rename the second file (initially data.ext4.win001) into data.7z and then extract. (this does not work with the first file, all you would get is again a very few files, for me it looked like the content of a single apk file)
All you have to do now is to merge the two data folders and voilà
I could then retrieve my sms mms messages by retrieving the file smsmms.db (and eventually smsmms.db-journal) located in /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases, and putting them on the phone in the same folder
I could also retrieve my phone call logs by retrieving the files contacts2.db (and eventually contacts2.db-journal) located in /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases, and putting them on the phone in the same folder
Hope it helps someone someday
For some reason replacing the data folder of a particular app does not always work, I have to investigate a bit or maybe start fresh with a new rom and try again

asim0 said:
It didn't work for me...
I finally got my data back by this tricky procedure (there might be an easier way but google+xda was not my friend on this one, I tried ext2explore and ext4explore, linux_reader, Andoird_ICS_JB_ext4_unpacker and maybe some more without success)
I renamed the two files:
data.ext4.win000 renamed as data.ext4.tar.001
data.ext4.win001 renamed as data.ext4.tar.002
Unzipping the first one with 7zip recreates a .tar archive named data.ext4.tar, which is not really a tar archive (extracting it will only give a very few files, for me it only included the image files of my custom bootanimation)
On this file I used AccessData FTK Imager, which would recognise the 'evidence' as a tar file and would allow you to export the data, however this is only the data contained originally in the first file (data.ext4.win000) (although the reconstructed archive was the right size, for me 2.7GB, the part extracted by this software was only 1.5GB)
To recover the second part, simply rename the second file (initially data.ext4.win001) into data.7z and then extract. (this does not work with the first file, all you would get is again a very few files, for me it looked like the content of a single apk file)
All you have to do now is to merge the two data folders and voilà
I could then retrieve my sms mms messages by retrieving the file smsmms.db (and eventually smsmms.db-journal) located in /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases, and putting them on the phone in the same folder
I could also retrieve my phone call logs by retrieving the files contacts2.db (and eventually contacts2.db-journal) located in /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases, and putting them on the phone in the same folder
Hope it helps someone someday
For some reason replacing the data folder of a particular app does not always work, I have to investigate a bit or maybe start fresh with a new rom and try again
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It actually helped me, thanks a lot!

Two Questions
asim0 said:
On this file I used AccessData FTK Imager,
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This is a 4.6 Gigs professional software. If TWRP can read this type of file there must be a smaller tool available for this.
Can you please let me know of any other toll which would do the same?
asim0 said:
All you have to do now is to merge the two data folders and voilà
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For the 2nd file do we need to follow the same procedure like 'evidence' and stuff?
Thanks, I am desperate to read some information from TWRP backup and cannot wait 6 days while the 4.6 Gigs of ISO will download.

pi_yush said:
This is a 4.6 Gigs professional software. If TWRP can read this type of file there must be a smaller tool available for this.
Can you please let me know of any other toll which would do the same?
For the 2nd file do we need to follow the same procedure like 'evidence' and stuff?
Thanks, I am desperate to read some information from TWRP backup and cannot wait 6 days while the 4.6 Gigs of ISO will download.
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These files (at least the ones produced by TWRP2 on my phone) are just standard gzipped tar archives. The tar command has supported this format for at least 20 years. You can extract with a command like this:
Code:
tar xvfz data.ext4.win000
tar xvfz data.ext4.win001

number_thirty_two said:
These files (at least the ones produced by TWRP2 on my phone) are just standard gzipped tar archives. The tar command has supported this format for at least 20 years. You can extract with a command like this:
Code:
tar xvfz data.ext4.win000
tar xvfz data.ext4.win001
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Thanks number_thirty_two, I copyed thes to a folder I named untar in my home folder of CYGWIN, and extracted my system files perfectly
C:\cygwin\home\carl\untar\
system.ext4.win000
system.ext4.win001
tar xvfz system.ext4.win000
tar xvfz system.ext4.win001

Apologies for resurrecting this, but does anyone know how to extract them if they were compressed as .comp files?

asim0 said:
It didn't work for me...
I finally got my data back by this tricky procedure (there might be an easier way but google+xda was not my friend on this one, I tried ext2explore and ext4explore, linux_reader, Andoird_ICS_JB_ext4_unpacker and maybe some more without success)
I renamed the two files:
data.ext4.win000 renamed as data.ext4.tar.001
data.ext4.win001 renamed as data.ext4.tar.002
Unzipping the first one with 7zip recreates a .tar archive named data.ext4.tar, which is not really a tar archive (extracting it will only give a very few files, for me it only included the image files of my custom bootanimation)
On this file I used AccessData FTK Imager, which would recognise the 'evidence' as a tar file and would allow you to export the data, however this is only the data contained originally in the first file (data.ext4.win000) (although the reconstructed archive was the right size, for me 2.7GB, the part extracted by this software was only 1.5GB)
To recover the second part, simply rename the second file (initially data.ext4.win001) into data.7z and then extract. (this does not work with the first file, all you would get is again a very few files, for me it looked like the content of a single apk file)
All you have to do now is to merge the two data folders and voil
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Need help

How to extract zip64 archive?
I have j510fn nougat firmware, but while extracting it stuck on 90%. I/O device error ?
My operating system win7 32bit

What are you trying to do? Extracting prom phone to pc (so as a backup) o like downloading the file from the web and extracting the content to flash it?

BlackJack67 said:
What are you trying to do? Extracting prom phone to pc (so as a backup) o like downloading the file from the web and extracting the content to flash it?
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Extracting the firmware to flash it
sorry late reply

ivan'z said:
Extracting the firmware to flash it
sorry late reply
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I never saw someone uploading a zip64 file as a rom, are you sure about what you're doing? ?
Anyway, try extracting it onto the pc hdd/ssd making sure you have enough space to do it, then put the rom on the phone's sd card via usb cable, that should do it :good:
Btw, what rom are you trying to flash?

BlackJack67 said:
I never saw someone uploading a zip64 file as a rom, are you sure about what you're doing? ?
Anyway, try extracting it onto the pc hdd/ssd making sure you have enough space to do it, then put the rom on the phone's sd card via usb cable, that should do it :good:
Btw, what rom are you trying to flash?
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I'm trying to flash nougat firmware, but cannot to extract the firmware, always stuck on 90% (can't read I/O device error). When I see the firmware info on winrar it seem that use zip64 archive format (zip64 library), because the content after extracting is 3gb, I think that's the problem while extracting. My laptop is low specification, also I'm trying to transfer to another pc using usb flashdisk but I got stuck while transferring, transfer failed. I never seem like this before , cannot to transfer unable to extract, wtf? Firmware corrupted? I think not.

ivan'z said:
I'm trying to flash nougat firmware, but cannot to extract the firmware, always stuck on 90% (can't read I/O device error). When I see the firmware info on winrar it seem that use zip64 archive format (zip64 library), because the content after extracting is 3gb, I think that's the problem while extracting. My laptop is low specification, also I'm trying to transfer to another pc using usb flashdisk but I got stuck while transferring, transfer failed. I never seem like this before , cannot to transfer unable to extract, wtf? Firmware corrupted? I think not.
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Since I never had to deal with zip64 format (I always ended up downloading only zip file ready to flash), can you share the link where you downloaded the firmware? Let's see if it's a hardware problem or a bad file

BlackJack67 said:
Since I never had to deal with zip64 format (I always ended up downloading only zip file ready to flash), can you share the link where you downloaded the firmware? Let's see if it's a hardware problem or a bad file
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The firmware is downloaded from samsung-firmware.org, region asia INS. I was download marshmallow firmware too and flash it to my phone but I don't see any problem while extracting the firmware, I'm using another pc with operating system window 10 64bit. I think the problem is my pc can't handle/read zip64 format even using winrar or 7-zip with latest version. The dialogue show error mssg "problem read file, I/O device error".

ivan'z said:
The firmware is downloaded from samsung-firmware.org, region asia INS. I was download marshmallow firmware too and flash it to my phone but I don't see any problem while extracting the firmware, I'm using another pc with operating system window 10 64bit. I think the problem is my pc can't handle/read zip64 format even using winrar or 7-zip with latest version. The dialogue show error mssg "problem read file, I/O device error".
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On the site you linked, every firmware is in zip format, so ready to flash. I can't find any zip64 archive.
If you still face the problem, try looking up the firmware on sammobile

BlackJack67 said:
On the site you linked, every firmware is in zip format, so ready to flash. I can't find any zip64 archive.
If you still face the problem, try looking up the firmware on sammobile
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I'm not sure is the firmware in zip format or zip64 format, but while repairing the firmware it detect as zip64, don't know. Maybe the firmware is brocken, damage, cause trying to extract many times. Anyway thanks for help.

Maybe the file is corrupt.Changing compression method won't help.You can't repair an archive.Just download it again.