In relation to ROMs, what is a mirror? I see that on there a lot and don't know what they are and what purpose they serve.
Mirror is not a ROM term at all, but a web term. A mirror is a server that is hosting a file for download. The idea is that in order to either reduce load on the original server or expedite the download by allowing you to choose a server closer to you. The term mirror is derived from the idea that it is a remote server with an exact copy of the original file. Because of the mirror system being out of the original content provider's hands, a checksum of the download is usually provided to help ensure that the file has not been modified in any way.
lineman78 said:
Mirror is not a ROM term at all, but a web term. A mirror is a server that is hosting a file for download. The idea is that in order to either reduce load on the original server or expedite the download by allowing you to choose a server closer to you. The term mirror is derived from the idea that it is a remote server with an exact copy of the original file. Because of the mirror system being out of the original content provider's hands, a checksum of the download is usually provided to help ensure that the file has not been modified in any way.
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Awesome. Thanks. Do you know how to check the 'checksum' or 'md5sum' as I've seen it? I'm working on the MacOS platform.
BTW - do you know how to get a term added to the glossary?
Not so sure about the "checksum" thingy, try searching the forums??
However, adding a word is as simple as going:
Settings > Language & Keyboard> Touch Input> User Dictionary> Add New OR you can just spell the word when you're texting (for example) and click the correct spelling instead of the suggested spelling, that adds it too.
Awesome. Thanks. Do you know how to check the 'checksum' or 'md5sum'
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On linux and windows you go to file directory and type md5sum {file name}. Couldn't see it being different for mac, don't forget the .zip, .apk, etc. at the end of the file name.
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On mac the command is md5 (filepath)
HeroMeng said:
On mac the command is md5 (filepath)
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I don't have my UNIX book in my office, but this sounds right. OSx is based on FreeBSD, so it has a md5 utility built in. Just open up the terminal and type the above command. On windows, you will need to download a project called unixutils, which can be found on sourceforge. The command is md5sum {filepath}. But in order to get this working you will either need to provide the location of md5sum.exe or add the wbin folder from unixutils to your path environment variable.
I have Mac and if I type for example this:
Code:
md5 /Users/kevinsimac/downloads/darchdroid-v265.zip
it returns
Code:
MD5 (/Users/kevinsimac/Downloads/darchdroid-v265.zip) = 9a7af785d5ba97bbbac1ea044c99b420
What's the whole purpose of the md5 in relation to our work here?
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What's the whole purpose of the md5 in relation to our work here?
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As I explained above, the MD5 is usually included for files hosted on a server other than the content provider so that you can ensure that the file has not been modified. For example, I could volunteer to be a mirror for Fresh and if flipz didn't post the md5, I could add an apk into system that could do something like send me your location or a copy of all your e-mails or something else and you wouldn't know that I had modified the file since flipz handed it off to me.
Hi
How can you be a developer in here and post zip files (apk's) which are with password ?
Aren't there any rules in here...
Look here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=980835
Files with password is in this link :
http://www.multiupload.com/JJ2LS1CHZ2
simply ask for a pm to send password... what is going on here ?
Files with password is in this link :
http://www.multiupload.com/JJ2LS1CHZ2
Tested > downloaded and Unzipped .
NO PASSWORD REQUIRED .
However inside that zip is the apk in another zip that
DOES REQUIRE A PASSWORD .
As per instructions inside zip .
To get the password:
-We like what we do, but would be nice if you support our contribution,
you only need one minute more
-HOW? Simple, go to the main post and press thanks
-Send me a PM and you will get the password
(please in your PM which hack: G1? GA?)
MAIN POST: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11852791&postcount=1
PM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1225388
jje
This mainly for anyone creating roms, themes, etc, etc
Is it possible for you to supply an MD5SUM check for your downloads so users know there downloads are not corrupted in any format.
regards
if they don't supply the md5 sums you can check with winrar, with test archive if there is no error then you can flash it. or if you like, you can check with md5sums program search with google. i use md5ums 1.2
Hello, I think this would be the right subforum to post this thread but if it ain't feel free to move it where it belongs.
I'm helping out a friend which has an S5570I. His phone used to work but all of a sudden it didn't so he downloaded Odin and started to do god knows what with it following a YouTube video until it failed. End result: the phone seems to be soft-bricked.
In essence if started normally it would stay put in the Samsung logo, recovery can be accessed and the download mode apparently too. It was too bad this morning when I didn't see a procedure detailed here to (try to) restore the phone, so I'll try that when I have the chance.
Before knowing that it was bricked I was downloading the stuff necessary for a reflash, the questions I have are related to the firmware for the device.
I looked for the right firmware for it: matching model number and latest version matching current customization (just in case) which happens to be Movistar (Spain). I downloaded an archive with the firmware. Then I downloaded the latest version I could find of Odin (4.43 although I have 4.38 and 4.42 around here as well) and an OPS file for the model (named TASS_v1.0.ops).
So doing a dry-test here (without the actual phone) I did the following:
- Opened Odin (4.38 and later 4.43).
- Selected the OPS file.
- Checked the "One Package" option.
- Selected the tar.md5 file in the proper section.
And that's where Odin crashed, so at first I though "OK... bad firmware image?". I went on and downloaded a different one, customized for Spain as well but without any operator branding specifics; only to arrive at the same result. So the thing should be the image unless that other one was corrupted as well...
I started researching about that "tar.md5" format and it seems it should be a tar file (in ustar format) with the results of an md5sum execution appended to it.
Examining any of the firmware files I have through an hex editor I saw the output of the md5sum program in the end, which was expected, but then what should be a tar archive didn't seem to be (or I don't recognize its format). There is no magic number at 0x101, and the "file" utility in Linux recognizes the files as data instead or tar archives.
I'd like to know if anyone knows something about this, if there's anything wrong with the firmware or if those files were created in different way. I'd like to convert them to the appropriate format to use with Odin once/if the phone is debricked.
Thanks everyone for the time dedicated to at least read all this .
PS. I uploaded the files I have here to a hosting place so that you may download them if you wish to help out, here are the links (add https:// before the link because I don't seem to be allowed to post links just jet):
(S5570IBGMB2_S5570IXECMB1_XEC in SamMobile)
Link: copy.com/poYZ64CZLLvU
(S5570IXXMC1_S5570IOXXLK3_PHE in SamMobile)
Link: copy.com/onfqEYD3rQlw
PPS. By the way, how should I detect the phone when connected in download mode in the device manager? I'm unsure of what to look for there.
I have followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2166921 to try to install Touch on the p3113, but the device and ubuntu specific links are down. I have the device specific that I got from a mediafire link that someone posted on there, but people say that it might not work. I tried to search in http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ and the old version, but I was out of luck as I could not find the "quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip" which is the ubuntu generic file. If I DID find a quantal folder in those archives, it would always be for the desktop. In the link to the ubuntu download page for that file, "cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip" You can see the "ubuntu-touch-preview" part of the link, which does not exist. I'm thinking that the people hosting the server have deleted the preview, for us to be left with only a "ubuntu-touch" folder which does not contain anything to do with quantal. May someone please reupload that file if you have it?