I want to play around with framework-res.apk but I keep getting bootlooped. I heard that I can fix the problem without having to flash the whole ROM and consequently losing my data. How do I only flash system.img?
Via fastboot, same way as you root phone with Bin4ry's image.
Or with FlashTool, flash only system.sin and loader.sin.
Do I extract the system.sin from the .ftf file? How? I used Gingerbreak to root so I'm not familiar with Bin4ry's method.
I did this myself... you need to get the ftf file for your rom and open it with 7zip or similar.. then extract system.sin and loader.sin put them into a directory. load flashtool. and create a new package in there containing these two files, then use flashtool to flash them to your phone... reboot..done..
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Can i flash the system.img from a ROOTED o2 arc file after I have flashed the stock unrooted o2 image (FTF) onto my arc first.
I have a locked bootloader. So I am trying to find away of flashing a pre rooted system image via flashtool after upgrade via the latest 145 FTF.
regards
No..you need unlocked bootloader to use fastboot flash..
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In other words, you cannot make a ftf with root. Only signed ROMs can be loaded with Flashtool.
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Hi.. Has anyone got, or can someone create a default system image that I can flash using fastboot??
I don't want to completely wipe my phone, but I do want put the fresh clean, unrooted system image on my phone...
Help appreciated!
Cheers.
Why unrooted? Flash only system.sin and loader.sin with FlashTool.
want to test something with the original firmware..
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Has anyone seen a prerooted FTF File yet?
I need one and not a flashable *.zip after bricking DualRecovery and flashing a Stock FTF.
I don't think I have ever seen a prerooted FTF... just flash one of the old exploitable FTF files using flashtool and then use geifroot etc to install recovery, and then use recovery to flash something like:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-...e-rooted-2-t3090505/post60297414#post60297414
Doesn't take long
Ok. Thx.
Hello the community,
i'd like to ask you for help because i don't manage to make it.
Here is the problem :
1/ i flashed last firmware for the phone
2/ then root it, install latest busybox....
3/ dump from my phone cache & system using this :
dd if=/dev/block/platform/13540000.dwmmc0/by-name/CACHE of=/sdcard/cache.img
dd if=/dev/block/platform/13540000.dwmmc0/by-name/SYSTEM bs=4096 of=/sdcard/system.img
I check it using linux reader. No problem at all
4/ Then repack those 2 files with others files which are on stock tar file (boot, hidden...)
5/ Launch Odin, put my tar on AP then flash.
- All were ok until it came to cache.img then fail
On stock tar, there is a system.img (not .raw). Don't know if it is sparsed but....i suppose as it needs to be converted to bre used with linux reader.
So i dunno what to do to have a valid cache.img & system.img
If you can help me, i will be grateful.
Thanks for all.
Hi
I'm trying too making a pre rooted stock rom flashable through odin. But i get everytime a "failed" from Odin.
However why are using your cache instead of cache.img present in stock firmware?
Try unpack stock firmware and replace only custom "system.img" that contains root and finally repack stock firmware!
Well some info i need is in cache
why don't you make a flashable zip since you know the partions then add root
malbert16442 said:
why don't you make a flashable zip since you know the partions then add root
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A stock firmware pre-rooted flashable through odin is more comfortable whenever you wanna reset your phone isn't need to using FlashFire or Mobile Odin. IMHO
Last day i downloaded the latest firmware Xperia E4 Dual (filename: E2115_24.0.B.5.14_RU.ftf), it has Mediatek MT6582 Processor, that why i want download it and ported it to my device.
I extracted the .ftf file to my computer, then i saw many .sin files here....
I downloaded the latest flashtool (flashtool-0.9.19.8-windows.exe) with 0.9.19.10 patch installed ......
Im trying to convert system.sin to system.img using Flashtool, but when i press extract raw, this software does nothing.... (no activity/progress)
the .ftf is not corrupted anyway, its fine... im trying to use some tool (.sin converter) like sin2img, aZuZu tool, but still no luck....
Please someone give me guide to extract .sin file from Xperia E4 Dual Firmware correctly, because i wanna port this ROM to my device, cleaner....
Thank you...
Hello Canada. I'm on Rogers and updated a few days ago to the new 6.01 Marshmallow ROM. I have root. Seems to be not much development work on our device, the G900W8, wanted to try some custom kernels and see if they would work but they all seem to be for the 900F. I'm interested in battery life improvements.
So I wanted to get a stock kernel I could flash in case something goes wrong and it won't boot, or if I just don't like the kernel. Some custom kernels require you to flash from stock rather than other custom kernels.
So how do we get things like kernel and radio out of our new G900W8 download? The download I have from Rogers is G900W8VLU1DPD3_G900W8OYA1DPD3_G900W8VLU1DPD3.
Use 7zip to open archive the stock rom. Then extract boot.img. IMG files can flash via TWRP.
Did some searches, seems like Flashify will do it. Gonna give it a try.
Saquing18 said:
Use 7zip to open archive the stock rom. Then extract boot.img. IMG files can flash via TWRP.
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Thank you. I grabbed the file boot.img from the downloaded Rogers ROM file and copied to my PC. It has a file size in Windows Explorer of 12319. I also used Flashify to extract it, copied it to the PC, it has a size of 13,312. Wonder why the size difference?