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How do I flash a rom in a .rar file

Yes Iv'e used the search button but I still can't find an exact answer.
I would like to flash another rom > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1700749 but it's contained in a .rar file and not a .zip file.
How the hell can I use this file and flash it??
Ant help is appreciated.

golfgtiedition30 said:
Yes Iv'e used the search button but I still can't find an exact answer.
I would like to flash another rom > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1700749 but it's contained in a .rar file and not a .zip file.
How the hell can I use this file and flash it??
Ant help is appreciated.
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You sure that the ROM is in a .rar file? Maybe you have the wrong file, because I think this link for the ROM and it isn't compressed in a .rar file, it's on a normal .zip.

The link you post is for another version of the rom.
The final edition is in a .rar file... http://www.mediafire.com/?96lczfm20959kgn
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golfgtiedition30 said:
The link you post is for another version of the rom.
The final edition is in a .rar file... http://www.mediafire.com/?96lczfm20959kgn
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Ohh man,
Download that and
Extract that .rar file to your computer,you will get 3-4 files in that. Some are for ics layouts and 1 is for file manager.apk.
copy the apocalypse 09072012.zip into your sd card and flash via cwm...

Ah ok thanks,will give that a try :beer:
EDIT: Worked like a charm
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KranTi said:
Ohh man,
Download that and
Extract that .rar file to your computer,you will get 3-4 files in that. Some are for ics layouts and 1 is for file manager.apk.
copy the apocalypse 09072012.zip into your sd card and flash via cwm...
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You shouldn't have even answered that. It is clearly mentioned in the OP

Prawesome said:
You shouldn't have even answered that. It is clearly mentioned in the OP
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I know this, but why the people don't read the thread before they flash??
If they read, then its saves time to making a new thread and asking the questions..
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KranTi said:
I know this, but why the people don't read the thread before they flash??
If they read, then its saves time to making a new thread and asking the questions..
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Because they are lazy :silly:

Well if I had seen the answer to my question in the op,after reading it,then clearly I would not have asked the question.
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Xperia Z - 4.1.2 - 10.1.A.1.350 - C6602 / C6603 Firmware - for DEVS

Hello, this is just for some Developers or ROM cookers
C660x_APP-SW_1269-5309_10_1_A_1_350
C6602_FS_STOREFRONT_1272-8768_R4A_10_1_A_1_350 - part1
C6602_FS_STOREFRONT_1272-8768_R4A_10_1_A_1_350 - part2
C6603_FS_STOREFRONT_1272-8768_R4A_10_1_A_1_350 - part1
C6603_FS_STOREFRONT_1272-8768_R4A_10_1_A_1_350 - part2
Regards Pavel

Can you upload to devhost or another free host please?
And your part 2 link doesn't work
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i check the links and all are working perfectly and yes - i can also upload them to some oher hosting - what did you prefer?

PavelX1 said:
i check the links and all are working perfectly and yes - i can also upload them to some oher hosting - what did you prefer?
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Devhost
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http://d-h.st/ (Dev-Host.org) dont work for me now (upload of file does not start)

PavelX1 said:
http://d-h.st/ (Dev-Host.org) dont work for me now (upload of file does not start)
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ok, btw what is this package?
C660x_APP-SW_1269-5309_10_1_A_1_350

bootloader / modem

PavelX1 said:
bootloader / modem
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Ok, thx I'll mirror it for you if that's ok?
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How come you have the source of non-released phone's firmware?

And has anyone succeeded in decrypting system.sin?

krabappel2548 said:
Ok, thx I'll mirror it for you if that's ok?
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yes you can mirror anywhere you want

How to unpack system.sin?
Do you upload apps folder?

przemo5020 said:
How to unpack system.sin?
Do you upload apps folder?
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I can't find a way to unpack it, tried with flashtool, convert with sin2img and mount, none of them work..
@op:
- Is this the right fw?
- What's the filesystem format of the files?

krabappel2548 said:
I can't find a way to unpack it, tried with flashtool, convert with sin2img and mount, none of them work..
@op:
- Is this the right fw?
- What's the filesystem format of the files?
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I also tried it and I can not unpack. It is possible that JB unpacks differently?

i will try decrypting
thanks OP

Try this for decrypting the files to signed image form, however Sony might have changed encryption method: http://justdanpo.cheb.ru/data/projects/gsm/emmaextract.rar

lollylost100 said:
Try this for decrypting the files to signed image form, however Sony might have changed encryption method: http://justdanpo.cheb.ru/data/projects/gsm/emmaextract.rar
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They are already UNCRYPTED! i am not fool to post crypted stuff, they come from EMMA and yes Sony changed SIN format - so developers do something new (sin2img) - you have a chance to have all tools ready before Phone hit the market.

Can't try this myself right now, but should do the trick.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1834081

EDIT: I have been able to extract the files, I was so stupid
I should have known I should have done bundle creation first with flashtool
- Unless someone can tell me how to find the XZ loader.sin file?
EDIT2: Still same issues, and about the emmaextract, it does nothing. I'm probably using it wrong.
- And how big is Xperia Z system partition size? 2GB or not?

There is no loader in the packages. PavelX1 didn't upload it.

DELETE

DELETE

Search for dsixdas kitchen on xda to learn how to make flashable zips for roms
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Please
gregbradley said:
Search for dsixdas kitchen on xda to learn how to make flashable zips for roms
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please can you tell me how to do this?

iDezTeam said:
please can you tell me how to do this?
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http://bit.ly/19HouFo
its the first hit....

Please
thank you for your support but i want to tell me if you can the steps to do system.ext4.tar to flashable zip

iDezTeam said:
thank you for your support but i want to tell me if you can the steps to do system.ext4.tar to flashable zip
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Did you read this thread? It has all the instructions in it. If I were to explain it to you here I would just copy and paste the instructions from that thread....
So please read it.
gregbradley said:
http://bit.ly/19HouFo
its the first hit....
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Nothing comes from nothing.
XDA has many tutorials, but you should be able to read.

Delete this thread
DELTE

[TOOL][EFS][LINUX][ROOT]Simple efs backup Grand DUOS

Hello XDA,
I created a simple backup-script for the efs-partition of the GT-I9082
Instructions
1. Download the .zip file
2. Extract it
3. Open terminal and "cd" to the directory, where you extracted it.
4. type
Code:
./efs_backup.sh
if you got "rm failed for /sdcard/efs_tmp.img, No such file or directory", just ignore it
5. You can now find a file named "efs_backup_cwm.zip", you can flash it with cwm to restore your efs-partition
Why should I do that?
That's a simple question: Every Rom you flash and every root-app you use could have a simple bug and override/delete your efs-partition
What is the efs-partition?
It's a partition, wich is needed for any device-specific number like IMEI, Wlan-MAC-adress and so on. If it gets deleted/damaged, your mobile
will nothing more than a Mp3-player, unless you can flash back your old efs-partition.
Can you release it for Windows?
No, because I think every android-user should have linux installed on their pc and it doesn't cost anything. I have a dual-boot, too. If you want it on Windows, feel free to port it, it
won't be hard. If you want to install linux, I suggest you a debian-based distribution, because there will be the best support for android.
I WILL NOT ANSWER TO STUPID QUESTIONS!
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE ON YOUR DEVICE!

Thanks bro, it works fine with me
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good work!!! but this thread should be in app tools section!!

k2wl said:
good work!!! but this thread should be in app tools section!!
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Ok, sorry . If anyone is able to move it, you could do that.
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CoolDevelopment said:
Ok, sorry . If anyone is able to move it, you could do that.
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i have reported your post just now so mostly moderator will move your thread to proper section

Cook a stock rom

How can I cook the stock ICS rom?
I had experience cooking the Galaxy S2 roms but it is very diferent, how can i extract the system?

Hey,
If u mean by 'cook', zip modding(my opinion), then extract the ICS system img and make a zip file which includes the system and all the files and a x86 update-binary. Should be in one of the ROMs uploaded in this forum. But u will need a update-script from an ICS ROM. Maybe it is somewhere.
Than the your actual question about extracting the system.img, it has been asked a few times and been answered. I don't have the link, use the search function somewhere in q&a IIRC.
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Hazou said:
Hey,
If u mean by 'cook', zip modding(my opinion), then extract the ICS system img and make a zip file which includes the system and all the files and a x86 update-binary. Should be in one of the ROMs uploaded in this forum. But u will need a update-script from an ICS ROM. Maybe it is somewhere.
Than the your actual question about extracting the system.img, it has been asked a few times and been answered. I don't have the link, use the search function somewhere in q&a IIRC.
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Sorry for the double posting (and my english, im spanish )
Yes, mean modding an stock rom but i didn't find any "kitchen" or something with tutorials
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jvpag said:
Sorry for the double posting (and my english, im spanish )
Yes, mean modding an stock rom but i didn't find any "kitchen" or something with tutorials
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ah okey,
There is no such kitchen for the razr i. The only thing u can try is to use the tutorials u found and try to apply them on the razr i. Most likely u need to modify some things