*** NVflash Toolkit - Backup, Restore, Resize, Recovery, Rescue ***
**** NOOBS READ THIS ****
What is the first thing you see when you boot up your phone?
It will be one of three things:
1. A white LG logo - you are running the original bootloader and partition layout.
2. A pink LG logo - you are running the new bootloader with the new partition layout.
**** It is important to know which one you are on before using nvflash or flashing any roms ****
I have put together a little toolkit to make NVflash a bit easier to use for the most common functions. The toolkit is still a work in progress, so not everything may work as intended! I would advise taking a nandroid backup to your external SD card and copying any important files from your internal SD to somewhere safe before trying this out. This version is for the original partition layout.
First, download and unzip the toolkit to your PC, it is available here: NVflash_Toolkit_0.2.zip - 218.14 MB
Second, connect your phone in NVflash mode (battery out, Volume UP+DOWN buttons pressed, connect to USB) and install the NVflash drivers if necessary (they are included in the download)
Third, run the nvflash-toolkit.bat batch file which will guide you through the functions.
After each NVflash attempt, I would recommend disconnecting and reconnecting the phone before the next flash - I had problems trying to recover the data partition in the same nvflash session as intitialising the partition layout.
The Internal SD card partition is too large to recover using NVflash, but you can mount the backed up internalsd.img file using something like DiskInternals Linux Reader if you want to access the files on it.
***NEW ICS TOOLKIT*** NVflash_ToolkitICS_02.zip - 291.39 MB
This is for the new ICS partition format with unlocked bootloader included.
1. Backup internal partitions (useful for rooting any new builds)
2. Flash v28e ICS rom or backed up partitions using new LG partitition table
3. Revert to gingerbread partition layout with normal and large (ICS) partition size (no rom included, boot to CWM only)
4. Restore ICS data partition
I will add more functions later...
Let me know if there are any other useful NVflash functions it would be worth putting into the toolkit. My initial version has a supersized option as well as large which has a larger 2Gb Data partition. Would it be better to have a 1Gb system partition rather than 512Mb in the supersized partition layout so that it is useful for anyone who is using dual boot? Also, I have put in v10b as a rescue rom for now, but I could put in a different one there, or even have a selection of rom images that could be used for a quick rescue of the phone. Tell me which you think would be the most useful one to have, since nobody actually uses v10b any more!!
Changelog
Version 0.2 - Fixed CWM 5.0.2.8 installation, Rescue rom now includes CWM 5.0.2.8
Thanks to Koush for his indispensable CWM recoveries, Rusty! for his NVflash recoveries which inspired me to make this script, and the search button for teaching me everything I know.
do you think this can be usefull with the RCs cm10 since we don t have any space left in system
mivv said:
do you think this can be usefull with the RCs cm10 since we don t have any space left in system
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The main reason I made this was because it's going to be a struggle fitting modified ICS and CM10 roms into the original system partition, but we still want to use the original unlocked bootloader if we can get kernels that are compatible.
There are various threads with tips on how to use nvflash to change partition sizes, or go back to a stock rom in an emergency, or flash a recovery, but I thought it would be worth making a one stop shop for all the common nvflash functions. Also I haven't seen any discussions in the O2X forums about using nvflash for backup and restore, so those are the functions I am not quite so confident about yet...
Hi
I wanna thank for yet another fantastic tool. Trying it as writing. I have a wish for an updated resque rom like 20s if possible. And maybe add the dual boot development as an additional feature.
Anyways, great work
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cant access it...maybe upload somewhere else
Thanks
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cant access it...maybe upload somewhere else
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OK, Guys!...
Code:
http://depositfiles.com/files/huuok0szl
I kind of think many would like to have your tool with bigger system partitions to avoid the risk of editing the file(s)
SuperSkill said:
I kind of think many would like to have your tool with bigger system partitions to avoid the risk of editing the file(s)
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I'll probably put up versions with different rescue roms. AT the moment I'm most likely to be switching between LG leaks with the totally insane new partition layout (what the hell is that AP2 partition 6 all about?), and good old fashioned roms with a bigger system partition for better tweakability. I'll do a CM7 stable release, and then add a CM10 once it the milestone build is out.
Might not happen immediately as I am playing around with all the new leaks and my batch file is a mess just now because of all the switched partition numbering and tweaking it to help me use bitdomo's root method.
This is the Linux version, I hope will be useful.
INSTALLATION:
Decompress RAR and copy its contents into the folder NVflash_Toolkit_0.2
EDIT:
Correction of error in v0.2 and uploaded new version ICS
Homero2 said:
This is the Linux version, I hope will be useful.
INSTALLATION:
Decompress RAR and copy its contents into the folder NVflash_Toolkit_0.2
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Thanks for that. I don't have a Linux machine at the moment.
If you have one you could try injecting the superuser files into a backed up v28 system image and then copying it back to the phone. That's how I was going to try rooting the v28 roms, and it might be simpler than the rather roundabout method of doing it using the old bootloader and recovery.
Not sure how that would work with file ownership and permissions though - my Linux skills are very rusty.
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Better late than never, great work. It is now easier to work with NVFlash
I have several NVFlash to CWM recovery and with system.img rooted.
The only problem is that with ICS I cannot mount the file system correctly, and course, if I don't ride I can not modify its contents.
But I'm still doing tests.
Homero2 said:
Better late than never, great work. It is now easier to work with NVFlash
I have several NVFlash to CWM recovery and with system.img rooted.
The only problem is that with ICS I cannot mount the file system correctly, and course, if I don't ride I can not modify its contents.
But I'm still doing tests.
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There's still more chance of doing it in Linux as all the windows toold for reading EXT filesytems are read only.
I've just made a cfg file for the new ICS partitions layout, but without an unlocked bootloader and recovery it's not much use as nvflash cannot properly write the encrypted bootloader.
I'm going to try wkpark's unlocked bootloader for the SU660 and see what happens....
SUCCESS WITH THE UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER!! --- wkpark is officially an O2X Genius
....now, to get some kind of CWM working on it....
Great joy gives to try something and that works, really!?
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Great joy gives to try something and that works, really!?
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We need a new version of CWM compiled for the new partition layout, but the unlocked bootloader is great. I'm just uploading and nvflash version in the big ICS leak thread and will be updating my toolkit with a version for the new ICS partition layout with a few useful tools.
Rmein, how to change system partition to 768 with ur tool? As the max it go is 512. Tks
LG-P990
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rmein said:
There's still more chance of doing it in Linux as all the windows toold for reading EXT filesytems are read only.
I've just made a cfg file for the new ICS partitions layout, but without an unlocked bootloader and recovery it's not much use as nvflash cannot properly write the encrypted bootloader.
I'm going to try wkpark's unlocked bootloader for the SU660 and see what happens....
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Here's a tool that reads and writes EXT files in Windows:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...artition-from-windows-7-a-799039/#post4394675
http://www.ext2fsd.com/
Sir rmein, I apologize now if my question is nubbish but you can add a tool to the option to back up only the data partition? In the section up to the number 3 option also includes the system and I think it would be a good thing that the two options are separated.
Thank you for your attention and for the great job you did with the tool.
bree1 said:
Sir rmein, I apologize now if my question is nubbish but you can add a tool to the option to back up only the data partition? In the section up to the number 3 option also includes the system and I think it would be a good thing that the two options are separated.
Thank you for your attention and for the great job you did with the tool.
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Just uploading a toolkit for ICS partition layout which includes that function, and then I will go back to do another version of the GB toolkit to make that easier and include a supersized system partition which can fit dual boot roms.
***NEW ICS TOOLKIT*** NVflash_ToolkitICS.zip - 291.31 MB
This is for the new ICS partition format with unlocked bootloader included.
1. Backup internal partitions (useful for rooting any new builds)
2. Flash v28e ICS rom or backed up partitions using new LG partitition table
3. Revert to gingerbread partition layout with normal and large (ICS) partition size (no rom included, boot to CWM only)
4. Restore ICS data partition
I will add more functions later...
Related
SAFESTRAP v3.05 (2nd-System Bootstrap / Recovery)
PRIOR TO UPGRADING TO V3.x FROM V2.x MOVE THE /sdcard/safestrap FOLDER FROM YOUR /sdcard TO THE /sdcard-ext. THIS OPENS UP VALUABLE INTERNAL EMMC SPACE WHERE ROM SLOTS ARE CREATED. AND KEEPS YOUR V2 BACKUPS SAFE IN CASE YOU WANT TO REVERT TO V2 AND USE THEM TO RESTORE.
** INSERT STANDARD DISCLAIMER: I'm not responsible for any damage you do to your phone using my tools. Always have a fastboot available for disaster recovery. **
Download the "Droid3Safestrap-3.05.apk" Installer Here for "DROID 3"
FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS: How to Safestrap
[ DOUBLE-CHECK you have the DROID3 VERSION ]
CHANGES:
[10/17] (3.05) Fixed SD card / emmc sharing in recovery (UMS)
[10/17] (3.05) Fixed recovery installation/removal from ROM-slots
[10/14] Updated to v3.04 BETA.
[10/14] Recovery is now based off TWRP 2.2.2.1 (fully featured touch-based recovery)
[10/14] Can create up to 4 Virtual ROM-slots to flash ROMs to and when "Active" ALL TWRP functions affect that ROM-slot (For example: Flashing .zips, Backup and Restore)
[10/14] Nearly instant swapping from ROM to ROM
[10/14] User selectable data partition sizes during ROM slot creation: 1GB, 2GB or 3GB
[10/14] ROM slots are saved on the internal emmc space so that preinstall and webtop partitions are no longer used and shouldn't break OTAs.
[10/14] Charging in recovery
[10/14] Supports "Reboot Recovery" from Android OS
Entry to recovery via Splashscreen on boot-up. The screen stays up for around 8-10 seconds and if you hit the menu button, it takes you to Safestrap Recovery.
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
The entire TWRP team who has built an AMAZING recovery system.
The testers which have helped in past and present versions of Safestrap, knowing that it could mean they brick their devices.
As always, let me know what you think!
A quick note about why I made a MotoBlur 5.6.890 ROM .zip for Safestrap:
1. This is the stock version of our Phone's software. If you want to swap back and forth between CM7 and the standard software, but NOT turn off "Safe System" then you need a stock ROM to use. This is it.
2. Devs can use this ROM as a sort of base for making their skinned ROMs without fear of bootlooping into an SBF. Feel free to tweak and hack away.. nothing you can do to the ROM will force you to fastboot restore. At worst you're looking at a battery pull -> bp-tools -> recovery -> restore.
3. I know some people are checking dev servers for future Moto updates. In theory I will pull the /system images from those updates and put out updated MotoBlur ROMs in the future as a way of test driving upcoming Moto patches w/o fear of leaving yourself stranded on an upgrade path that won't be supported.
So, im just curious, if I wanted to...
I could run say steel droid, then install safestrap, flash cm7,
And by turning safestrap off/on, I could technequally go back and forth
between 2 custom roms? Or do I have to keep the /system partition clean?
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Actually the idea for Safestrap is to keep the main system clean.
I'm working with ChevyCam to get a Safestrap version of SteelDroid. Then you can use Safestrap exactly like regular recovery where you would swap from ROM to rom via backup and restore. The advantage being your method of recovery entry and ROM booting is always protected.
Great news !!!
Safestrap works on the XT883 rom too at least w/o the ota update, I'm going to test it on the updated system.
Thanks so much for clarifying, and thanks a million times over for all the great work you've selflessly done for the Droid3 community. I look forward to future CM7 updates.
hey hashcode, just a clarification, we can use safestrap like koush's bootstrap, but we just must turn safe system off right? cause your post makes it seem as if we cant do this
Right now, zips applied with Safestrap are applied to the 2nd-system only. In theory I could make some adjustments to allow for applying zips to the original system as well.. and while I understand the idea of "dual booting" a phone seems fantastic, it's really just an unrecoverable bootloop waiting to happen.
I'd rather that Droid 3 users turn on "Safe System" and never turn it off again (or need to). If all of our ROMs were installable via Safestrap I really feel that we would see alot less "I've bootlooped" postings on the boards.
For the recovery portion of Safestrap: it does NOT backup the original system. Only the 2nd-system, data and cache partitions. (Remember the idea is that you basically root your original system, toss on Safestrap and then enter recovery and toss a .zip onto your 2nd system)
I'm considering changing this in the next version of Safestrap so that backups from Safestrap can be used for full system recovery.
Another question with which to bother you...
When you have the option to do a backup, will you have the ability to choose the destination where the backup is stored as well as the location from where the backup can be restored (either internal or external storage)?
Thank you for your time.
Excellent work, I think this is a fabulous idea and should be the de facto standard for these locked devices. Were you still thinking about using a 2nd data/cache partition as well?
I think it would be pretty sweet if you could loopback mount file system images stored on internal storage for the system/data/cache partitions to implement a proper and safe multiboot system. I don't know how much of a performance hit this would take though.
Anyway, the one suggestion I would make about backing up the original system is to not do it as part of the regular backup/restore. Since system should rarely change, it'd be a waste of time and storage space to back it up every time. Could you either make it a separate option, or perhaps only back it up if the partition's checksum changed?
Besides, if you hose your system and need to restore it, you're probably not going to be using this recovery anyway.
The Solutor said:
Great news !!!
Safestrap works on the XT883 rom too at least w/o the ota update, I'm going to test it on the updated system.
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I can confirm it works on the updated system too, btw for some odd reasons I'm unable to do a nandroid backup.
I''m investigating what's going on...
So in order to switch to another ROM (from CM7), that is not Safestrap compatible, I just need to toggle safe mode in recovery?
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Yes. But beware of bootloops caused by not wiping your data between ROM switches.
To prevent that from happening you currently need to maintain copies of your data via backup/restore.. This will get addressed in the next version of Safestrap.
I have a version of Steel Droid that is supposed to be safestrap compatible. Im uploading it now. Will test it really quick, to be sure, and if its all good, will post a link!
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I can confirm it works on the updated system too, btw for some odd reasons I'm unable to do a nandroid backup.
I''m investigating what's going on...
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Ok I spoke too soon, backup and restore doesn't works on XT883
The backup folder is created correctly on the SDcard, the backup process starts normally with the /system partitons and then the process fails telling that there was an error while backing up the system partition.
Hashcode do you have any idea ?
The only differences in the partitioning between the two systems are the mount options
this is the 862
/dev/block/system on /system type ext3 (ro,noatime,nodiratime,barrier=1,data=ordered)
and this the 883
/dev/block/system on /system type ext3 (rw,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered)
Do we install the MOTOBLUR Rom via safestrap or can we install it via bootstrap if coming from another Rom?
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I guess it's safe to assume that this is not OK for international Droid3's like the XT860 / ME863?
Just a few short hours later I'm feeling adventurous, but the backup step indicates the MD5 generation failed. Any ideas?
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I guess it's safe to assume that this is not OK for international Droid3's like the XT860 / ME863?
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There would probably be radio issues.
Joe.cotto said:
Do we install the MOTOBLUR Rom via safestrap or can we install it via bootstrap if coming from another Rom?
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This MotoBlur ROM is specifically for Safestrap to run as 2nd-system.
All-In-One Toolkit
It is an easy to use tool (especially for noobs) with On-Screen instructions step-by-step to do what the following main menu screen says .. Read detailed information below.
!!! Open to suggestions and ideas !!!
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This toolkit runs under Windows. Installation Instructions:
Download the package from these links: Mirror1 Mirror2
Run the downloaded package and select a folder to extract the files (your user account must have write permissions in this folder). You can now extract it over a previous version because any un-needed previous files will be removed automatically.
SU660 Users: Download Both P990 & SU660-AddOn packages. Run & extract the P990 first and then extract in the same folder the SU660-AddOn. AIO-Toolkit will be converted to support SU660 device. Short & useful description for these options
1 - Backup/Restore Options.
A) Backup/Restore your internal SD Card (via USB Mass-Storage) which is taken with 7z open source tool. Auto-Detects the SD-card’s drive letter (by searching for external_sd or _ExteralSD folder). It just makes a compressed file (7z) of all the files in SD-card as backup action, and extracts this file in SD-card as restore action.
B) Backup/Restore ROM and/or Data partition with nvflash. Backup saves images under Bachup\OldLayout or Backup\NewLayout folder. Restore checks the sizes of current partitions and the backed up images and aborts restore if a partition is smaller than its image or warns if larger. It is needed because anyone now can resize the partitions easily with option 9. Note!! Smaller images can be restored to larger partitions but the final usable size will be the image’s one.2 - Change your Recovery Image.
Easily change the recovery. It supports two methods: via ADB or NVFlash. It detects the current partition layout and lists the suitable recovery images available for you to choose.
A) Change Recovery via ADB (rooted devices only). It is done with adb tool and dd command.
This works on both normal operation and recovery mode.
On normal operation the device must be rooted and USB debugging must be enabled.
Note: LG Driver package (or at least ADB drivers) must be installed at your PC for these to work.
B) Change Recovery with NVFlash. The recovery is flashed by NVFlash tool.
All latest available recovery images are located in ToolKitFiles\P990-imgs folder to be used by toolkit in any option needed. (or ToolKitFiles\SU660-imgs if SU660-AddOn package is installed).
1) The latest versions of cwm v5, v6 and twrp v2.6, for old BooLoader based ROMS prefixed as oldbl-
2) The modified cwm ones v5, v6 and twrp v2.6 for new BooLoader based ROMS prefixed as newbl-
Any procedure in toolkit, if needed, automatically detects the current partition layout, old or new and lists the suitable recoveries from imgs folder for you to choose.
Tip: You can add/remove/modify the recovery images yourself by copying/deleting/renaming them, in ToolKitFiles\<device>-imgs folder and just prefixing them as oldbl- or newbl- The toolkit will include them automatically. 3 - Root a Stock ROM (with NVFlash method).
Roots a stock ROM with the method of NVFlashing a recovery of your choice and then installing SuperUser or SuperSU within recovery mode. This method always worked when other tools failed. 4 - Repartition your device with preferred layout and bootloader:
ATTENTION!! This operation totally wipes your device's internal memory including internal SD-Card. Make sure you have a backup of your critical files, contacts, sms, etc.
It wipes internal memory, recreates partitions, and flashes the right bootloader and recovery image of your choice. You'll be able to boot in recovery mode only to install a new ROM or restore a previous nandroid-backup. It can be used for:
Quick switching to different partition layouts and bootloaders
Repairing a bricked device
It also offers a choice between pre-sized partition tables (for the selected layout and BL) to flash:
Stock [512MB System, 1536MB Data]
Double-Sized System [1024MB System, 2048MB Data] DualBoot Ready
Your own custom one (if you created one with option 9).
After repartition is finished you are prompted to:
a) Fix internal SD-Card automatically, because it is un-mountable after repartitioning.
b) Enable Dual-Boot (only if a DualBoot Ready partition table is selected).
For controling/maintaining Dual-Boot please refer to the DualBoot-Manual.pdf.
Note: LG Driver package (or at least ADB drivers) must be installed at your PC for these to work.
Safety keys: If any of the “SD-Card fix” or “Enable Dual-Boot” step fails go to ToolkitFiles\tools folder and run the IntSD-MountFix.cmd or DualBoot-Enable.cmd accordingly.
Attention: Both scripts are designed to run as standalone scripts also. The IntSD-MountFix.cmd is harmless but DualBoot-Enable.cmd always leaves system switched to ROM1 at the end, so use it ONLY if needed and ONLY on full-wiped data & boot partition e.g. after repartitioning.5 - Extract LG KDZ and/or AP.bin file.
Use this to extract a downloaded kdz file to get the baseband (fls file) and/or the ROM (bin file) to flash with SmartFlash.
Additionally you may need to extract the bin file to separate the included partition images like chefs need to cook their new ROM. 6 - LG Update Tool (Off-Line mode) to flash any KDZ ROM file.
It helps you flash any KDZ file, since the LG Update Tool does not allow a flash if the device is not in the current version LG expects. So we make our PC to serve LG update tool locally (offline).
The script automatically:
Adds 127.0.0.1 csmg.lgmobile.com entry (temporarily) in hosts file,
Sets the mini mongoose web server on the PC listening to port 9002 which serves the requests of the LG flash utility and run from wherever this package is extracted),
Installs MSXML needed for the tools to run
Runs all the utilities automatically for you (you only have to set to ON the windows enabler)
Opens in your web browser the instructions to follow and flash the ROM.
Finally it reverts back your hosts file, after closing the utility (R&D Test Tool), removing the above entry and stops http server and windows enabler.
7 - SmartFlash a Stock ROM and/or BaseBand.
It flashes a full Stock ROM (bin file) AND/OR Baseband (fls file) as I mention before in option 5.
For BaseBands information and downloads visit the detailed and helpful Complete Baseband overview thread by tonyp.
For official Stock ROMs (KDZ files) visit this site8 - Replace Stock (locked) ICS BootLoader with the New un-locked one.
ONLY for devices already partitioned to ICS layout.
It detects the current partition layout and does not proceed if OLD layout found.
Needed for those who:
Installed Stock ICS with SmartFlash or LGUpdate
Flashed a ready-rooted system.img only and trying to flash a recovery image after
Have a P990 device but are still on the bootloader logoed with a white padlock, which does not enter SmartFlash mode.
9 - Create your own custom-sized partition table to flash with option 4.
It launches the Partitions Customizer GUI tool I created (see attached picture), to help you easily create your own custom-sized partition table to flash with option 4.
Attention!! DO NOT use it if you don’t know what and why you are doing it.A – Get useful logs.
This option gets 4 different useful logs (Normal Logcat, Radio Logcat, Kernel and Last_kmsg) as very nicely described in this useful TonyP’s thread. All four commands are integrated in AIO-Toolkit for quick use without having to remember the commands. Thanks to TonyP.I - Install APX (NVFlash Recovery) Drivers if not already installed.
It starts the windows device driver wizard to help you install the drivers needed for NVFlash. It detects your system OS and gives additional on-screen instructions needed if your PC is running Windows 8.
FYI: The drivers are located under ToolKitFiles\nvflash\driver folder.Spanish Translation here by elxufas (Thank you)Change Log
V6.0: Date 10 November 2013:
Evolved DualBoot-Control.zip v6.0:
It now supports two different sized system parts for ROM1 & ROM2 (not only two half) depending on total system size. You can also have a standard 512MB for one ROM and the rest for the other.
One zip for both P990 & SU660 devices (no more different zips for the two devices)
An option is added to re-join the previously split /system partition after enabling DualBoot.
Some bug fixes
New icons and short descriptions for each option added.
DualBoot-Enable.cmd (under ToolKitFiles\tools) is also updated to support different sized system parts too. This is called by Option 4 after repartitioning to enable Dual-Boot, when a DualBoot Ready layout is selected.
Small HTTP server (http.exe) which was used by option 6 for off-line LG update, has been substituted by mini web server mongoose, cause http.exe was considered infected by most Anti-Virus SW.
Prefixes ICS- and GB- of files and recovery images changed to newbl- and oldbl- accordingly, as these are commonly used at all XDA threads to declare the bootloader and partition layout. (SU660-AddOn package also updated to v6.0 with prefix changes).
New Update mechanism: When extracting toolkit-package into existing toolkit-folder, any previous manually added recovery image(s) will be kept and properly prefixed automatically (SU660 recoveries too). Recovery images are now reside under new folder named ToolKitFiles\<device>-imgs where <device> is P990 (or SU660 if SU660-AddOn package is installed).
You can now add more than 9 recovery images per layout. No more limits of nine (9) recovery images per layout. (That’s only because I don’t like limits, not because more than 9 recoveries exist )
TWRP Recovery images updated with TonyP’s latest v2.6.0.0 versions. Thanks TonyP
SuperSU install zip updated to latest version 1.65 (SU\SuperSU-v1.65.zip)
Some warning msgs added about adb drivers when they are gonna be needed.
Of course updated manuals to reflect new changes.
A HowTo.. Steps Guide (pdf) is included, to help (mostly new) users.
Older versions' changes:
V5.6: Date 03 June 2013:
SDCard can now be fixed if TWRP recovery is selected.
a typo corrected that caused the toolkit to close without any explanation after option 4 was completed.
V5.5: Date 07 May 2013:
New and more efficient DualBoot-Control.zip v5.5:
Dual-Boot is NO MORE dependent on the specific re-sized layout DualBoot-Control.zip auto-detects the system partition’s total size and splits it into two parts when enabling dual-boot. Note: If you create your own custom partition table (Option 9), the minimum system’s total size for enabling Dual-Boot is 1024MB.
It is noob-proof because it detects the current system part (ROM1 or ROM2) and gives only the appropriate options for maintaining Dual-Boot.
An additional option is added in its aroma menu, to switch ROMs within recovery (not only through SystemChangerX app in normal operation).
Improved and more detailed aroma GUI and more..
Same zip for both P900 & SU660 devices. (Till now a different file was included in SU660 add-on pack)
Option 4 renamed to: Repartition your device with preferred layout and bootloader
Optimized and updated to support Dual-Boot. Besides layout and bl you can now choose between a) stock, b) dual-boot ready partition table and c) your own created with option 9 (if you created one)
It fixes automatically the Internal SD-Card after repartitioning (if you select so when prompted). Necessary for devices with no external sdcard available. No more need to install the IntSD-MountFix.zip.
Simplified and clearer display messages to eliminate newbies’ confusion.
It also enables dual-boot (if you accept when prompted), if a dual-boot partition table is flashed and save you some steps and reboots from installation instructions.
Option A – Prepare device for Real Dual-Boot is removed. The existing Dual-Boot ready re-sized layouts are now available in Option 4.
Option 8 renamed to:Replace Stock (locked) ICS BootLoader with the New un-locked one to eliminate newbies’ confusion about its use.
TWRP Recovery images updated with TonyP’s latest v2.5.0.0. Thanks TonyP
New Option: A – Get useful Logs is now added in toolkit as requested by some of you. All commands described very nicely in TonyP’s thread are integrated in toolkit for quick use. Thank you TonyP.
Minor fix in backup/restore sd-card: When canceling it didn’t return correctly.
ADB tool updated to latest 1.0.31
V5.0: Date 08 Feb 2013:
Toolkit is now modular: It can support theoretically more LG devices with AddOn packages. An AddOn package for SU660 is already implemented.
Option: A – Prepare device for Dual-Boot is added to repartition the device for Dual-Boot support. Attention: DualBoot uses a spesific partition table, so if you are on dual-boot you cannot resize partitions because it will mess-up the device.
Changing recovery via adb now also works when device is into recovery (not only on normal operation) and gives the option to boot into the newly flashed recovery right after.
In option 8 is now clearly mentioned that it is not needed if option 4 has been used, It is needed only if the device is still on Stock locked bootloader. A lot of people still think that they have to use option 8 every time they change to ICS partition layout. Option 4 had always been flashing the un-locked ICS bootloader when changing to ICS partition.
After repartitioning the device enters recovery automatically when powered on. No need to keep pressing Vol- & Pwr.
For OLD BL only the extended (512MB system) partition table is included, to support up-coming new ROMs. If someone wants the stock 350MB he can always make one with PartitionResizer.
Only one of the latest v5, v6 & twrp v2.4 recovery versions is now included for each bootloader to reduce the package size. It will not remove the existing recoveries if extracted into the same folder. Remember that any other recovery image wanted can be added manually as always. (Thanks to Tonyp for his modified twrp v2.4 for the new bl)
Fixed: Extracting kdz under WinXP not working. It was due to different behavior of Microsoft expand.exe on WinXP than on Win7,8 (it doesn't accept wildcards as input file).
Toolkit now checks its write permissions in the folder extracted and gives a warning.
Updated IntSD-MountFix.zip & System-ReFormat-ext4.zip to work on both P990 and SU660 devices independently of the partition layout and bootloader.
SuperSU install zip updated to install latest v1.04 version.
V4.0: Date 05 Jan 2013:
Includes the fix for the options 1 & 5 not starting under certain circumstances.
Off-Line LG-Update Instructions now converted to html and will be opened on your default browser. (NO doc file, NO need to be associated to some application like office to open). It also has an info page of its own too.
More checking and error handling. Now checks (where possible) prerequisites and errors and gives possible reasons and solutions. It is important at least to prevent showing that an operation finished successfully while it didn't. I had to use other mechanisms to do that since some tools don’t return error codes.
KDZ extractor will stop if file is corrupted
BIN extractor will also check if images extracted successfully.
Off-Line LG Update will check if http.exe is not blocked by AV S/W and if the hosts file is modified successfully.
NVFlash Restore checks the sizes of current partitions and the backed up images and aborts restore if a partition is smaller than its image or warns if larger. It is needed because anyone now can resize the partitions easily with option 9. Note!! Smaller images can be restored to larger partitions but the final usable size will be the image’s one.
Completed instructions for flashing a recovery image via ADB successfully on CM10 ROMs too.
Minor changes in displayed messages.
V3.6: Date 01 Jan 2013:
Fixes the nvflash configuration file error: file not found In option 4, which happens if error occurs and user presses any key to retry.
V3.5: Date 30 Dec 2012
Option 1 changed to Backup/Restore options and now (additionally to SDCard backup/restore) includes NVFlash Backup/Restore of full ROM (boot, system, data), ROM only or Data only.
Option 2 changed to Change your Recovery Image and have two options (to select the method)
1 - Change Recovery via ADB (rooted devices only). It now works in CM ROMs too
2 - Change Recovery with NVFlash
The new versions of intSD-MountFix.zip and System-ReFormat-ext4.zip (already attached in OP) now included in toolkit
IntSD-MountFix.zip now works on both layouts and fixes SD only if needed to avoid formatting wrong partition when flashed by mistake.
System-ReFormat-ext4.zip now works on both layouts too.
More detailed information On-Screen for newbies by just pressing H when prompted.
ics-partitions.cfg file for nvflash has the ext3 FS-fix for the MSC partition (thanks pengus77 for your advice).
New ICS recovery 6.0.2.5 by pengus77 is now included. (Thanks pengus77).
Install APX Drivers now as new option (I) in main menu with on-screen instructions for win8 users. (In gray color cause it's an one time action and needed only if drivers are not already installed).
The AIO-Toolkit now zipped as self-extracted exe. It can be extracted over a previous version also, because now any un-needed previous files will be removed automatically. Also creates a shortcut in your desktop for quick access.
V3.0: Date 23 Dec 2012
A new tool “PartitionCustomizer.exe”added with option 9 to help you easily create a re-sized partition table to flash with option 4.
Windows 8 users won’t be asked anymore to install MS .Net Framework 3.5.
Toolkit now checks your windows version and uses system’s choice.exe in Vista,Win7& Win8. In WinXP systems it will use the alternate Choice.exe (under ToolKitFiles\tools, renamed to Choice4XP.exe.
CMxx_IntSD-Mount-Fix_AfterRepartitioning.zip added in CWM folder. Install this in recovery mode after repartitioning and installing a CMxx based ROM.
Install-APX-Drivers.cmd script is added in ToolKitFiles\nvflash\driver. It installs APX drivers without having to plug the phone first (in nvflash mode pressing vol- & vol+)
All instructions and help of OP now Included in pack as a pdf document for quick help. I will keep working on it to make it a full manual and guide.
V2.0: Date 16 Dec 2012
Two more options added.
SmartFlash a Stock ROM and/or Baseband (Completing this way the toolkit’s name “All-In-One”)
Flash New Un-Locked ICS Bootloader.
Added more safeties (like automatic detection of partition layout) and warnings to prevent wrong choices.
Added a cwm-flashable SuperSU-v0.99.zip inSU folder also for those who prefer it instead of SuperUser. Every zip can be flashed over an already installed SU or SuperSU. Removes previous occurrences of these.
Added two flashable zips in CWM folder for re-formating system partition in ext4 in case nandroid restore fails after repartioning.
Simplified/shorter instructions for the automatic off-line LG Update Tool
2nd minor fix in BIN extractor occurring sometimes when drag/drop a folder or file. Thanks to SuperSkill for discovering the bug.
Bugfix of not backing-up files with no extension from internal SD-card.
DPInst32.exe& DPInst64.exe files have been added under ToolKitFiles\nvflash\driver. Run one depending on your windows platform (x86, x64) to install APX drivers easier if needed.
An extra Addon pack available for fixing the not mounting interal sd-card bug in CMxx ROMs.
V1.1: Date 2 Dec 2012 Fixes a weird bug in BIN Extractor, when the full pathname of the BIN file contains parenthesis ( ) either in a parent folder or the name itself.
V1.0: Date 29 Nov 2012 First version uploaded.
Credits
rmein & Stefan for the idea and parts of their scripts I integrate
wkpark for the modified cwm v5.0.2.8e the BIN extractor and of course for Unlocking the ICS Bootloader, Big thanks to him. Without him we would have no ICS development.
Tonyp For: baseband instructions, his modified twrp recovery for new BL and adb commands for getting logs.
pengus77 for his custom v6.0.2.5 cwm image
Rusty! for cwm 5.0.2.8 (internal – external)
Stefan again for modified v6.0.1.5 cwm image
homero2 for part of his script in bin extractor.
unknown_world for his original instructions how to officially update in off-line mode.
ProgMaq: For his Full Brick Repair tool that helped with CMxx mount bug.
jes0411 for his original script for P970 to extract KDZ files.
navossoc and XDA team for creating LGExtract tool
thomas_polaert for his colorizing echo (cecho.exe)General Info: How to install unsigned drivers in Windows 8.
For APX Drivers needed for NVFlash operations, use Option I.
For any other unsigned drivers needed, this is the way to install them:
Move your mouse to Right down Corner.
Click Settings (gear icon)
Click Change PC Settings
Click General (On right panel of the screen) under Advanced startup
Click Restart now
OR
Easiest way for the above: Hit WinKey + R, type in the following command and hit enter:
shutdown -o -r -t 0
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Wait for next menu..
Click Troubleshoot.
Click Advanced Options
Click Startup Settings
Click Restart.
Wait to reboot. It will come back with boot menu with many options
Press the number of the Disable driver signature enforcement
Windows will boot normally.Now install the drivers you want.
Note:After your next reboot the enforcement gets enabled again.
thanks for sharing
Oh nice. thats hell lot of options. will try sometimes this weekend. Thanks a lot for your work. P990 is unbrickable phone and many nvflash builds available, so not afraid of trying anything these days. lolz.
Thank You! This toolkit is very useful! From new ics layout back to GB layout smartflashing 28G baseband was easy!
Thanks...
Looks to be very promising, Thanks, will try it.
Nice work indeed!
I love the fact that there's still fresh development on this old phone
But I don't think I should appear in the credits for providing CWM 6.0.1.5 touch.
I just dowloaded the official build from here: http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
For removing me you could highlight wkpark a little more, especially for cracking the new bootloader.
Without him there wouldn't be any CWM with the new bootloader.
What was the data size? 1.5GB? Can u make a size of 744 for the system? Tks alots....
tonyp said:
Nice work indeed!
I love the fact that there's still fresh development on this old phone
But I don't think I should appear in the credits for providing CWM 6.0.1.5 touch.
I just dowloaded the official build from here: http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
For removing me you could highlight wkpark a little more, especially for cracking the new bootloader.
Without him there wouldn't be any CWM with the new bootloader.
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Thank you,
You are right about wkpark and the bootloader I forgot the new bootloader completely.
I will correct it.
@wkpark sorry,
cmahendra said:
Oh nice. thats hell lot of options. will try sometimes this weekend. Thanks a lot for your work. P990 is unbrickable phone and many nvflash builds available, so not afraid of trying anything these days. lolz.
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Glad you found this to be true in your case Been struggling with a bricked P990 for a few days now that errs out when nvflash tries to flash a new bootloader. Will definitely try this tool when I get home tonight and see what I find. Crossing my fingers here
[EDIT] No dice. Still bricked. Happy for any input here; I'm clueless at this point. Seems I've tried everything the internet can suggest. Can't even read the partition table from my phone; can't download bootloader; always errors. Full info at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34754117&postcount=38 [/EDIT]
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What was the data size? 1.5GB? Can u make a size of 744 for the system? Tks alots....
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Noted.
Maybe in next version I will include different system sizes for the user to select.
But for now you can always edit the .cfg file (gb-large.cfg or ics-partitions.cfg) under ToolKitFiles\nvflash folder.
Search for the partition named APP and change its size to 780140544 (744*1024*1024).
Note: This is enough for old layout (gb-large.cfg). For ICS one (ICS-partition.cfg) since all partitions are sized (in contrary with OLD layout that UDB partition is set to 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF which means all the rest) you have to reduce UDB size (internal SD) by the additional size you added in APP partition.
So for this example you have to reduce UDB by (744-512)*1024*1024 = 243269632.
Have in mind that you are not gonna have this system size available if you flash one of the current ICS NVFlash ROMs because their system.img is 512MB.
The whole 744 size will be avalable only with ROMS that are flashed with CWM zips, which don't have a system.img inside but a system folder.
OR
After you flash an nvflash ROM make a nandroid backup, resize the partitions and restore the backup (I haven't tried it but it should work)
can you add the bootloader install?! old and ne, may be useful after flash ics via smart flash ie
solrakk6 said:
can you add the bootloader install?! old and ne, may be useful after flash ics via smart flash ie
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I am not sure I understood.
Which new and old? You mean the GB and the ICS one or the ICS locked and unlocked one?
The new unlocked one is usefull in case you want to be able to boot in a cwm recovery and it is flashed in rooting option along with the recovery of your choice.
What would be the reason to flash only the bootloader.
Great tool, but is it only me who can't extract the bin file? Thanks
Sent from the new smoothly LGP990
I just uploaded an update v.1.1
It fixes a weird bug in BIN Extractor that it's not working, when the full pathname of the BIN file contains parenthesis ( ) either in a parent folder or the name itself.
If you already have downloaded the v1.0 just download the updated-script attached in post.
EDIT: It is a batch scripting bug.
I had used conditional “IF something DO (….) ELSE (….)” in BIN extracting script, to extract all partitions or just one. A BIN file’s pathname with parenthesis breaked the IF ELSE condition. Batch just s***ks
spyrosk said:
I just uploaded an update v.1.1
It fixes a weird bug in BIN Extractor that it's not working, when the full pathname of the BIN file contains parenthesis ( ) either in a parent folder or the name itself.
If you already have downloaded the v1.0 just download the updated-script attached in post.
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I got it working last night, so this is my reply, I got another output on the bin file
Thanks for updating
Sent from the new smoothly LGP990
Internal SD
Hey, I really like your ToolKit. I've been messing around with it, but I have one problem (not sure whether it lies in your ToolKit or me being stupid). After I flashed to a rooted ICS leak a few days ago, I wanted to revert back to CM10 (to check out the in-call-bug fix). Now, it seemed to me that your toolkit would come in handy to revert back to the old bootloader and partition layout. At first i was messing around with CWM: I couldn't mount my SD to flash a CM.zip. It seems that only the older CWM version (1st option in your menu) lets me mount the SD. Ok, so I was able to mount my micro-SD again and I flashed the rom, gapps and the fix. After booting, my phone didnt recognize my internal nor external SD; after connecting to USB, my computer only showed my micro-SD, but when I entered it, it seemed empty. The internal storage isn't recognized by my computer at all. I tried some other tools to flash a few different roms but I ended up reverting back to the ICS-leak I was using in the first place: then both the internal and external storage were recognized again (with no loss of data on the micro-sd).
Well, I'm no developer at all but I read some things about formatting the internal storage; could it be that, after repartitioning, your tool doesn't format my internal storage partition and that this causes mounting problems? I tried formatting it manually through ADB, but it didn't work (probably because my ADB/linux s*ck).
Maybe you have any idea to help me out here Thanks in advance
Thank you for this great tool!
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Hey, I really like your ToolKit. I've been messing around with it, but I have one problem (not sure whether it lies in your ToolKit or me being stupid). After I flashed to a rooted ICS leak a few days ago, I wanted to revert back to CM10 (to check out the in-call-bug fix). Now, it seemed to me that your toolkit would come in handy to revert back to the old bootloader and partition layout. At first i was messing around with CWM: I couldn't mount my SD to flash a CM.zip. It seems that only the older CWM version (1st option in your menu) lets me mount the SD. Ok, so I was able to mount my micro-SD again and I flashed the rom, gapps and the fix. After booting, my phone didnt recognize my internal nor external SD; after connecting to USB, my computer only showed my micro-SD, but when I entered it, it seemed empty. The internal storage isn't recognized by my computer at all. I tried some other tools to flash a few different roms but I ended up reverting back to the ICS-leak I was using in the first place: then both the internal and external storage were recognized again (with no loss of data on the micro-sd).
Well, I'm no developer at all but I read some things about formatting the internal storage; could it be that, after repartitioning, your tool doesn't format my internal storage partition and that this causes mounting problems? I tried formatting it manually through ADB, but it didn't work (probably because my ADB/linux s*ck).
Maybe you have any idea to help me out here Thanks in advance
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your tool doesn't format my internal storage partition and that this causes mounting problems?
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Repartitoning uses nvflash to recreate all partitions again and nvflash wipes all partitions including internal SD for sure.
At first i was messing around with CWM: I couldn't mount my SD to flash a CM.zip. It seems that only the older CWM version (1st option in your menu) lets me mount the SD
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where your CM.zip was? In external or Internal SD? 1st option should be the cwm-5.0.2.8-ext.img. That recovery mounts the external SD by default.
Could you give me more details of what exactly you did step by step? Somewhere I lost you.
1) you repartioned to old layout
2) which cwm did you choose?
3) Your CM.zip should be in your external SD because internal would be wiped.
I would also suggest that if you have a nandroid backup of a previous CM ROM try to restore it first, make sure that everything is working as it should and then flash the newer CM you want. Maybe the problem with SD cards is in the ROM you are trying to flash.
Please let me know
can i root the 30A with the root toolkit option??!
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I am not sure I understood.
Which new and old? You mean the GB and the ICS one or the ICS locked and unlocked one?
The new unlocked one is usefull in case you want to be able to boot in a cwm recovery and it is flashed in rooting option along with the recovery of your choice.
What would be the reason to flash only the bootloader.
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exactly
solrakk6 said:
can i root the 30A with the root toolkit option??!
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exactly
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I tested it with V28G and it worked. It should work with 30A also
Dual Boot for P990 & SU660 on Both Bootloaders
Now with more and more new ROMs being released every day and only one phone (at least for most of us) to try them all, I think this was needed.
It is based on the method Bihariel found on a Chinese forum and his latest v2 version for the old bootloader and my previous version 3 for the new one.
It is now modified to work on both bootloaders and Partition layouts. Read change log for details.
Thanks to:
SuperSkill personally, for digging it up from the grave and giving me the vote of confidence to port dual boot into the new bootloader. He is also the 1st after me, who tested it. (thank you again my friend)
KingMGT personally, for helping me make the necessary modifications for SU660 and of course for testing it since I don’t own a SU660. (thank you again my friend)
Bihariel of course, for his great work on which I based the new version (and for copying a lot of text from his thread)
ChinaGB, the creator of the System changer app and the original idea.
What is this useful for?
Devs: you can have one ROM configured and ready for use in one partition and a second partition to test your ROMs without touching your daily ROM, so you won/t need to wipe or backup anything.
Users: you can have a stable ROM, let’s say a stock ROM with everything working and configured and you can have a second partition to test ROMs (for example a custom stock based one or a CM10 beta) so you won't need to do backups and wipes.
How Dual Boot works?
Dual-Enabler.zip: this file enables Dual boot by splitting system partition into two.
Dual-ROM-1-to-XX.zip: this file have to be flashed after flashing ROM 1, after flashing it and boot the phone, you will find an app called system changer, by launching this app and selecting Switch ROM, the phone will reboot and start the ROM 2.
Dual-ROM-2-to-XX.zip: this file have to be flashed after flashing ROM 2, after flashing it and boot the phone, you will find an app called system changer, by launching this app and selecting Switch ROM, the phone will reboot and start the ROM 1.
What ROMs can I use?
P990 Devices:
You can use theoretically, any combination of ROMs for dual booting, working on the same Bootloader of course.
SU660 Devices:
On OLD layout you can use theoretically, any combination of ROMs for dual booting, working on this Bootloader of course.
On ICS layout, due to lack of any custom ROMs for SU660, the p990 layout and bootloader is used so only custom CM, PA & MIUI ROMs are compatible, working on this Bootloader of course.
Attention !! The only ROMs you should not use are Auto-wipe ROMs because they will delete your data partition and with it ROM1 and ROM2 save files. Of course if you are an advanced user, you can open the wipe rom and modify the updater-script to remove the auto wipe lines.
Download from here the package for your device and follow the instructions in post #2.
For older versions follow the instructions included in package.
Change Log:
v5.0 Date 05 Feb 2013
DualBoot-Control.zip. All five zips used till now for enabling/maintaining Dual-Boot have been replaced by this aroma-style flash-able zip.
SU660 package now supports also the su660 ics bootloader & layout.
V4.6 Date 30 Jan 2013
512MB-512MB system partitions for both bootloaders,
Reduced data (to 2000MB) for old-bootloader (because a 2048MB one cannot be formatted on old bootloader)
Bug-fix for dual-boot remover (SystemChanger app wasn't removed).
V4.5 Date 22 Jan 2013
Now it auto enters recovery after repartitioning. No need to keep pressing Vol- & Pwr.
Linux nvflash binary added. (I had forgotten to include it in package, sorry.)
Minor changes in flash.sh (for linux).
V4 Date 20 Jan 2013
It now works on both bootloaders. During repartition with nvflash you have the option to select which one
In old bootloader the system partition is splitted in 370MB for ROM1 and 512MB for ROM2 (in case someone wants to install tonyp's & harsh's full ICS version for old bootloader).
Same simple procedure to enable and maintain dual-boot.
Common flash-able zips because they detect current bootloader and partition layout and act accordingly.
Re-compiled SystemChanger app to display more correct messages and also in which ROM you are switching to.
V3 Date 12 Jan 2013
System partition size is 512 MB for each ROM.
Data partition is still shared but with the max size of 2GB.
Included latest cwm recovery 6.0.2.5 by pengus77. It works for all available ROMs for new BL (DM X, FLEX-ICER & unofficial CM10 CM10.1 ones)
NewBL-Dual-Enabler’s scripts are modified not only for the new layout but now also check and format (if needed) the internal SD (the first time after NVFlash is always needed). It also returns to recovery automatically to let you install or restore the 1st ROM.
NewBL-Dual-ROM-1-to-XX.zip & NewBL-Dual-ROM-2-to-XX.zip no longer need to be updated with the boot images of the ROMs.
SystemChanger app’s scripts, before switching to the other ROM, check if current ROM is changed (by md5 checksum of its build.prop as before) and saves the boot.img for next switch.
noshare file, containing the data folders list, is now also saved under /data/dual-boot. This way it will be always accessible and updatable if needed, no matter which ROM is running.
Boot images and md5 checksums are also saved under /data/dual-boot.
Two more flash-able zips added:
Wipe-ROM-data.zip This will wipe the data of the current ROM. Useful for changing ROM or if required by ROM’s chef
Remove-DualBoot.zip This will wipe the data of the other ROM and will also remove the SystemChanger app and scripts from the current ROM. Useful if you want to make a clean nandroid backup, to restore after a repartition to normal layout.
For V2 change log see bihariel's thread
Here is the guide to get Real Dual boot on both BLs.
Please read carefully because this may mess up your phone if you don't know what you are doing.
Oh!! I forgot, this phone is unbrickable, so give it a try.
Installation Instructions
Extract the downloaded package with WinRAR or similar to any folder.
Copy ROM1, ROM2 and the DualBoot-Control.zip to external SD.
Go to the folder DualBoot-Partition-resizer and run flash.bat (or flash.sh for linux) follow on-screen instructions select BootLoader and wait until NVFlash process finishes and the screen goes black.
Disconnect the USB cable, put the battery back and just power on the phone it will enter into recovery automatically. (It takes about 40 secs to enter recovery 1st time after NVFlash)
Install DualBoot-Control.zip and select Enable Dual Boot option. The phone will reboot (if supported by recovery) and enter in recovery again (if not select reboot recovery from recovery).
Make a full wipe just in case to avoid boot-loops and format /system because it may not be formatted by ROM’s updater-script (mounts and storage --> format /system)
Now flash ROM1 (or restore a nandroid backup of ROM1) and without rebooting install DualBoot-Control.zip, select ROM1 update and reboot when it finishes.
When the phone completely boots, you will find an app called SystemChanger, launch it and click Switch ROM, it will ask you for root rights, click yes, the phone will reboot quickly, press and hold Pwr button + vol down when the screen goes black to enter recovery, if the phone doesn't go to recovery, remove the battery, plug it again and enter recovery.
Format /system (the 2nd system now), because it may not be formatted by ROM’s updater-script.
Now flash ROM2 and without rebooting install DualBoot-Control.zip, select ROM2 update and reboot when it finishes. (Attention: do not restore a backup of ROM2 because it will wipe data files of ROM1)
And that is all, if you want to switch to ROM1, as before, run SystemChanger and click Switch ROM.
Note for those having experienced the older version 2: No need to add boot images in Dual-ROM zips any more.
How to change/update a ROM or Kernel
You have to be on the ROM you want to change/update.
Enter Recovery
If you are changing the ROM or kernel and/or a wipe is needed, install the DualBoot-Control.zip and select Wipe current ROM data.
Flash the ROM or kernel and before reboot install the DualBoot-Control.zip and select ROM1 update if you flashed ROM1 or ROM2 update if you flashed ROM2.
Info: There is also the wipe-rom-x-data.sh in /data/dual-boot/ which can be used to delete the non-running Rom’s data. You can also run this from terminal or adb shell to clean the data of the non-running Rom quickly. For example if you are on ROM1 and you want to change the ROM2 run the script, switch to ROM2 but when screen goes black press pwr & vol- to enter recovery.
How to disable Dual Boot
You have to be on the ROM you want to keep.
Enter Recovery
Install the DualBoot-Control.zip and select Remove Dual Boot. This will wipe the data of the other ROM and will also remove the SystemChanger app and scripts. Useful if you want to make a clean nandroid backup, to restore after a repartitioning to normal layout with AIO-Toolkit.
Enjoy it !!
Wow......one thing i ws missing on NEW BL......thank you so much....now can hold onto this phone for 1more year....
This is just Aweosme <3 will give a try for sure ! LG O2X still the Crazy phone will try today eveng and comment back again ! can i try CM10.1 & V30B (Roms available) ???
Kudooos 4 ur post
This is what i need, i often flash rom 1 to another and restore my app and setting manualy... with this i would keep my daily rom and other for testing
thanks good job
Spyrosk, again, CONGRATULATIONS, this is another great product useful for all of us. To drop the bomb; i think you should add this in AIO, it would be natural if possible. Ive tested this during the weekend, its more easy than the previous gb version. Huge thanks for doing this spyrosk and also huge thanks to Bihariel who did the gb version, you have my deepest respect
Let me give you another challenge lol
It should be possible to.......no no, I must shut up now.
Thanks mate
Nice ! Trying soon... :fingers-crossed:
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Spyrosk, again, CONGRATULATIONS, this is another great product useful for all of us. To drop the bomb; i think you should add this in AIO, it would be natural if possible. Ive tested this during the weekend, its more easy than the previous gb version. Huge thanks for doing this spyrosk and also huge thanks to Bihariel who did the gb version, you have my deepest respect
Let me give you another challenge lol
It should be possible to.......no no, I must shut up now.
Thanks mate
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Thank you too again.
No, don't give me another challenge now. :laugh:
I am thinking on making a v3 version for old bootloader too, or even better a v4 hybrid one for both bootloaders. So I do have work for now.
Yes I could integrate that into AIO-toolkit eventually in an "Addvanced Options" menu , but let's see how it is working, when more users will try it and "cure" any "baby sicknesses" that may come up first.
I can't thank you enough for your testing it so thoroughly.
I really appreciate it.
i don't really understand how this dual boot work
but, can i use my internal sd card for booting stock-based custom rom and using my external one for booting CM10 based rom?
what about ics and gingerbread on dual boot!?
jhonjames09 said:
what about ics and gingerbread on dual boot!?
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you couldn't do that unless someone release GB rom for ics bootloader (is that even possible?)
Nice man" I ll try it soon!
jhonjames09 said:
what about ics and gingerbread on dual boot!?
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babi_perang said:
you couldn't do that unless someone release GB rom for ics bootloader (is that even possible?)
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I don't know if this will be ever possible or if it's worth trying it.
The only thing that can be done at the moment, is having one 370MB & one 512MB system partitions on the upcoming gb dual-boot version for installing the tonyp's and harsh's full ics 28g version as 2nd ROM on old bootloader.
I installed yesterday dual boot on my 2X and worked fine without any problems!
Great tool Spyrosk!!
You have done our life easier!!!
Thank you for dual boot
is indeed something very special!!!
It works beautifully for me,
the P990 is significantly upgraded:laugh:
And what about dual boot with linux?
tomsi91 said:
And what about dual boot with linux?
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What do you mean? Read step 3 carefully.
3.Go to the folder NewBL-DualBoot-Partition-resizer and run flash.bat (or flash.sh for linux) follow on-screen instructions and wait until NVFlash process finishes and the screen goes black.
sorry, i didnt see it with linux
EDIT: no sorry. i mean, i want to dualboot android/linux (debian, ubuntu, etc.).
tomsi91 said:
sorry, i didnt see it with linux
EDIT: no sorry. i mean, i want to dualboot android/linux (debian, ubuntu, etc.).
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And iOS & Windows Mobil 8...
How about flashing the second rom that have aroma installer??
Hi to all!! I've done a little modification to the original CWM to add support to the secondary partition we use in every CM/MIUI etc...
All is done! Now works without an error of mounting "/sd-ext" due to an "unknown volume type!!" in recovery.fstab.
I also included the recovery for the SDMerge and also a linux script. Sorry, but the archive is too big to post it here on xda so i had to upload it on 4shared.
Requirements:
1) Rooted phone (obviously!!)
Instuctions Windows:
1) Download the package from 4shared
2) Extract it in any folder you prefer
3) Make sure you have USB Debugging on
4) Run "CWM-Installer.bat" as administrator
5) Hit enter
6) Wait, if it takes too long simply disconnect the device and reconnect it immediatly.
5) Enjoy the new recovery!!:victory:
Instructions Ubuntu/Debian/Mint:
1) Download the package from 4shared
2) Extract it
3) Make sure you have the sdk properly installed with adb (if not check here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2100673 )
4) Run the script by typing
Code:
./CWM-Installer.sh
5) Enjoy the new recovery
The script is for stock roms but it works well even on CM or CM-Based ROMs so don't worry if you get errors, it's normal.
If you want your old recovery back you can open the CWM-Installer.bat with an editor and replace this
Code:
Files\adb push Files\recovery.img /data/local/recovery.img
With this:
Code:
Files\adb push Files\[COLOR=Red]CWMrecovery_orig[/COLOR].img /data/local/recovery.img
or if you want the recovery for the SDMerge just replace:
Code:
Files\adb push Files\recovery.img /data/local/recovery.img
with this:
Code:
Files\adb push Files\SDmergerecovery.img /data/local/recovery.img
And then run the script again.
Feel free to post comments!!
Download here:
http://www.4shared.com/archive/8HmnogYQ/CWM-Installer-E400tar.html
wow, long time no see...
keep it up buddy
yayakuya said:
wow, long time no see...
keep it up buddy
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Thanks yaya, I was busy with work and home and I haven't internet at home so I can't download the huge GBs of a repo.
Works like said great job keep it up buddy!
Cobmaster said:
Hi to all!! I've done a little modification to the original CWM to add support to the secondary partition we use in every CM/MIUI etc...
All is done! Now works without an error of mounting "/sd-ext" due to an "unknown volume type!!" in recovery.fstab.
Requirements:
1) Rooted phone (obviously!!)
Instuctions:
1) Download the attachment
2) Extract it in any folder you prefer
3) Make sure you have USB Debugging on
4) Run "CWM-Installer.bat" as administrator
5) Hit enter
6) Wait, if it takes too long simply disconnect the device and reconnect it immediatly.
5) Enjoy the new recovery!!:victory:
The script is for stock roms but it works well even on CM or CM-Based ROMs so don't worry if you get errors, it's normal.
IT DOESN'T WORK WITH SDMerge MOD!!!
If you want your old recovery back you can open the CWM-Installer.bat with an editor and replace this
Code:
Files\adb push Files\recovery.img /mnt/extra-sd/recovery.img
With this:
Code:
Files\adb push Files\[COLOR=Red]CWMrecovery_orig[/COLOR].img /mnt/extra-sd/recovery.img
And then run the script again.
Feel free to post comments!!
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i created a flashable zip for the recovery her it is please thank me.:good:
jeffreyvh said:
i created a flashable zip for the recovery her it is please thank me.:good:
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I used the script written a long time ago for who has only the device rooted but hasn't the recovery installed... Btw good job!
@Cobmaster, could you make similar recovery specifically for data2sdext on stock rom?
I already create similar mod based on this tutorial and it works flawlessly but lack of support from recovery (i.e can't backup/restore from sd-ext)
andwie said:
@Cobmaster, could you make similar recovery specifically for data2sdext on stock rom?
I already create similar mod based on this tutorial and it works flawlessly but lack of support from recovery (i.e can't backup/restore from sd-ext)
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Are you talking about e405? Or you want a recovery modded to support the partition table in stock rom?
I think I can but I need more specs of the partitioning you use for the sd. I need the specific "/dev/block/mmcblk***" of the partitions in the sd. Nothing more (and a little bit of time obviously!).
Cobmaster said:
Are you talking about e405? Or you want a recovery modded to support the partition table in stock rom?
I think I can but I need more specs of the partitioning you use for the sd. I need the specific "/dev/block/mmcblk***" of the partitions in the sd. Nothing more (and a little bit of time obviously!).
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it's for stock rom in E400 (E400 and E405 shared the same partitioning system though).
it's the same partition structure created by CWM recovery :
swap -> /dev/block/mmcblk1p1
ext4 -> /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 -> mounted as /data
vfat -> /dev/block/mmcblk1p3
thanks again for your effort
andwie said:
it's for stock rom in E400 (E400 and E405 shared the same partitioning system though).
it's the same partition structure created by CWM recovery :
swap -> /dev/block/mmcblk1p1
ext4 -> /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 -> mounted as /data
vfat -> /dev/block/mmcblk1p3
thanks again for your effort
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Here it is, to flash it use my script replacing the recovery.img with the one attached and report if it works or not.
Btw, are you sure that the "/data" partition is ext4? Because if it's wrong the recovery doesn't mount it.
Very sorry for the very late reply, I just had the time to test your new recovery (I had to create flashable zip for it since the script didn't work) and it work perfectly.
Now we have alternative to increase data partition without having to edit apps like gellmar's StockMergE400, means it will be compatible with all stock-based rom :victory:
Thanks again @Cobmaster :good:
Don't worry about it. It's very pleasing to see that it works.
hi!
@Cobmaster, could you make recovery for E405?
after make SDMerge MOD from '' lgl3e405.blogspot.com/2013/05/sd-merge-mod-for-e405-under-testing.html''. i can't restore my backup and i can't mount internal sd.
can you help me. Sorry for my english. i am not good
dricoarmani said:
hi!
@Cobmaster, could you make recovery for E405?
after make SDMerge MOD from '' lgl3e405.blogspot.com/2013/05/sd-merge-mod-for-e405-under-testing.html''. i can't restore my backup and i can't mount internal sd.
can you help me. Sorry for my english. i am not good
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Could you give me the link of the recovery for e405?
and if you can give me the partition layout of your phone using this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cls.partition
Or this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.kuder.diskinfo
Cobmaster said:
Could you give me the link of the recovery for e405?
and if you can give me the partition layout of your phone using this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cls.partition
Or this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.kuder.diskinfo
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How about L5 E455 users? what do you think would happen if i try this recovery on e455?
will it brick it for good ?
-Rant
most of my previous droid phones were SE and then Sony and i never had to deal with any of this
int mem/int sd/ext sd crap. just int mem and sdcard .period
now i've two Chinese tablets and a sammy and now this e455 cuz i needed an affordable dual sim.
man, it's a clusterF. most my backups wont work cuz they've restored on the wrong partition and
yesterday i got some error message like "this dosnt work on emulated storage" and i was like wtf?
/Rant off
Axims said:
How about L5 E455 users? what do you think would happen if i try this recovery on e455?
will it brick it for good ?
-Rant
most of my previous droid phones were SE and then Sony and i never had to deal with any of this
int mem/int sd/ext sd crap. just int mem and sdcard .period
now i've two Chinese tablets and a sammy and now this e455 cuz i needed an affordable dual sim.
man, it's a clusterF. most my backups wont work cuz they've restored on the wrong partition and
yesterday i got some error message like "this dosnt work on emulated storage" and i was like wtf?
/Rant off
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It will probably get bricked. It's a matter of kernel...
Sent from my LG-E400 using xda premium
Cobmaster said:
It will probably get bricked. It's a matter of kernel...
Sent from my LG-E400 using xda premium
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hi all,
i have a problem with sdmerge roms. when i install a rom with sdmerge wipe doesn't work.
in cwm i see wipe done succesfully, but nothing happens, and when i reboot i have the same background, same apps etc...
with this update i could fix the problem?
lomax84 said:
hi all,
i have a problem with sdmerge roms. when i install a rom with sdmerge wipe doesn't work.
in cwm i see wipe done succesfully, but nothing happens, and when i reboot i have the same background, same apps etc...
with this update i could fix the problem?
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only use gellmar recovery, because it is fixed for sdmerge
kien_vip said:
only use gellmar recovery, because it is fixed for sdmerge
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Where can i find gellmar recovery?
Do you mean step1?
Inviato dal mio LG-E400 con Tapatalk 2
lomax84 said:
Where can i find gellmar recovery?
Do you mean step1?
Inviato dal mio LG-E400 con Tapatalk 2
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it contain in step 2 or you can see it on some sdmerge rom
TWRP is an open source, community project. TWRP development is done by roughly 4 people at this point. We also have a large support community with many people who are willing to answer questions and help people with their devices either through our IRC channel or on forums like xda-developers.
Team Win was originally formed to work on porting WiMAX to CM7 for the HTC EVO 4G. After our work on the EVO 4G we wanted to work on a project that would work on more devices than just the EVO 4G and we settled on working on a recovery. Today TWRP is the leading custom recovery for Android phones.
A custom recovery is used for installing custom software on your device. This custom software can include smaller modifications like rooting your device or even replacing the firmware of the device with a completely custom "ROM" like OmniROM
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WARNING!!! Be careful what you do here. One mistake and the device is soft-bricked. I take no responsibility for bricked devices, lost warranty or even OTAs not working!! Booting and/or flashing files from this post is on your own risk.
Requirements
Unlocked bootloader
Yoga Tablet 3 Plus with and without LTE (YT-X703L and YT-X703F) are supported
Known Issues
WARNING! Our device uses dm-verity (verified boot). The system partition should remain read-only. Otherwise a bootloop will occur. You can flash my modified kernel or SuperSU to resolve this but OTA's are no longer possible! You have to restore a factory image or clean system backup to receive OTAs
Potentially DRM keys are lost! Pure unlocking and rooting does not cause the issue. However, there have been reports of lost DRM keys by some unknown action. It is advised to act with caution. Losing your DRM keys can lead to issues with some apps which use DRM which could then have limited or no functionality. E.g. Netflix will only stream in SD (480p). You can check with DRM info if you still have L1 security level which means DRM keys are intact.
Download
Official TWRP for YT-X703F (Wifi): twrp.me
Official TWRP for YT-X703L (LTE): twrp.me
Instructions
Install fastboot and adb on your PC, e.g. from here
Enable developer options and in there select to unlock your bootloader by enabling OEM unlock and enable USB debugging
Connect your PC to your tablet and run
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
using adb on command line. The tablet will reboot into bootloader mode where you will only see the Lenovo logo. Now you use
Code:
fastboot oem unlock-go
to unlock. This will factory reset your device
Setup the tablet again and reboot again to the bootloader
Then run
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-3.2.1-0-yt_x703f.img
to temporarily boot into TWRP. You can also flash if you are sure
Select to keep system read only when TWRP starts to avoid modification which will make OTAs impossible
Optionally flash SuperSU or Magisk in TWRP which should install system less. Keep OEM unlock enabled if you flash or modify anything
Additional Downloads
Backup of original boot, recovery and system image for YT-X703F S000936: MEGA
Modified Boot image with forceencrypt disabled and it switches off CABC fully. You need to factory reset after flashing to format data without encryption boot_yt_x703f_s000963_noforceencrypt_cabc.img (YT-X703F S000963) / boot_yt_x703l_s000963_noforceencrypt_cabc.img (YT-X703L S000963) . Use
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot_yt_x703f_s000963_noforceencrypt_cabc.img
to flash the kernel in fastboot. SuperSU or Magisk should be flashed afterwards if root is desired.
Full factory images with flash tool and instructions YT_X703F_S000689, YT_X703L_S000704, YT_X703F_S000725, YT_X703L_S000725, YT_X703F_S000734, YT_X703L_S000734, YT_X703L_S000744, YT-X703F_S000744, YT-X703L_S000963, YT-X703F_S000963 and OTA updates: MEGA (These images contain the individual boot, recovery and system images that you need to restore from any modification mentioned above)
System Updates (OTA)
In order to successfully apply Lenovo system updates after root you have to restore the original boot, recovery (if you flashed TWRP) and system partitions from your current installed version (e.g. S000744) for your variant of the tablet. This will NOT delete your apps and data but will unroot. Note that OTAs are block based and always check the contents of most of the partitions. This means that all of these partitions (except your data) have to be original and have to be on the exact same version (e.g. S000734) for the update to succeed.
See here for instructions how to restore the partitions with fastboot.
Credits
@pogo1975 - for providing the factory images and fixing the AV sync issue
@launcher20 and @deecept - for testing the LTE version
TeamWin
Changelog
v4:
Now official TWRP with version 3.0.3-0
v3:
enable full disk encryption for access to the encrypted data partition
update TWRP kernel to latest S000725 version
v2:
add support for LTE variant (YT-X703L)
add further mount points to be able to backup more data
Thanks buddy! You are an absolute champion! Tell me what you need me to do and I'll do it before rooting and up load what you need.
Doing good work here.
Who wants to bet on a race between matshias and Lenovo support for who can fix the issues with this device first?
That's great and fast, I'm thinking tab 3 plus is getting hot now.
Great to see there is something moving for the yoga now. You think it will support the lte Version anytime? Or maybee even lineageos?
so you know, i've managed to install xposed thanks to this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/unofficial-systemless-xposed-t3388268 and is working well.
wayney said:
Thanks buddy! You are an absolute champion! Tell me what you need me to do and I'll do it before rooting and up load what you need.
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Well if you haven't modified anything yet then it'd be great if you can boot into TWRP with system read only and then connect via ADB to the tablet with a big SD card inserted which has enough free space (4 GB).
The run the following command
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system of=/sdcard1/system.img
This will take a while. Then copy the file system.img from your SD card to a PC and zip it (or 7z, rar). Then upload it
Gogoho said:
Great to see there is something moving for the yoga now. You think it will support the lte Version anytime? Or maybee even lineageos?
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The LTE variant is probably very similar and it wouldn't be much work. But I don't own the device, so I would need some help. So someone with the LTE variant who is not afraid to experiment with fastboot and adb and who can provide me with the details needed I am happy to compile a TWRP for it.
LineageOS is much much more work than TWRP. For an experienced cyanogenmod/LineageOS dev it is not much of a thing and would take only a few days, especially since it is a Qualcomm device and there are already ports for devices with SD 652. But for me this is new as well so it'll take much longer. As soon as I have time I'll look into it.
matshias said:
Well if you haven't modified anything yet then it'd be great if you can boot into TWRP with system read only and then connect via ADB to the tablet with a big SD card inserted which has enough free space (4 GB).
The run the following command
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system of=/sdcard1/system.img
This will take a while. Then copy the file system.img from your SD card to a PC and zip it (or 7z, rar). Then upload it
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You forgot to tell me to go to adb shell :silly:
DD is currently doing a dump, non interactive so I hope it is still alive, it has been close to 1 hour so far. I will upload the clean image once it is done and await further instructions from you. :good:
I'm in Perth, Western Australia (UTC +8:00), so we might be playing timezone tag.
wayney said:
You forgot to tell me to go to adb shell :silly:
DD is currently doing a dump, non interactive so I hope it is still alive, it has been close to 1 hour so far. I will upload the clean image once it is done and await further instructions from you. :good:
I'm in Perth, Western Australia (UTC +8:00), so we might be playing timezone tag.
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I think I forgot one more thing. The external SD card needs to be mounted in the TWRP menu. I believe it's not mounted automatically. So the DD command does nothing. It shouldn't take that long. Sorry about that!
It's UTC +1:00 here in Germany
matshias said:
Well if you haven't modified anything yet then it'd be great if you can boot into TWRP with system read only and then connect via ADB to the tablet with a big SD card inserted which has enough free space (4 GB).
The run the following command
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system of=/sdcard1/system.img
This will take a while. Then copy the file system.img from your SD card to a PC and zip it (or 7z, rar). Then upload it
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matshias said:
I think I forgot one more thing. The external SD card needs to be mounted in the TWRP menu. I believe it's not mounted automatically. So the DD command does nothing. It shouldn't take that long. Sorry about that!
It's UTC +1:00 here in Germany
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I was wondering why nothing was happening after 3 hours.
I have rared it and it is uploading at the moment, it is going to take 5 hours.
wayney said:
I was wondering why nothing was happening after 3 hours.
I have rared it and it is uploading at the moment, it is going to take 5 hours.
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Wow ok. Well thanks a lot for your efforts. This will not just help me but anyone with modified system partition to get OTAs.
Unmodified System Image
Here is the vanilla image via DD of the system partition.
Software Version : YT-X703F_160817
Android Version : 6.0.1
Security Patch Level : 1 September 2016
Kernel Version : 3.10.84-perf
Build Number : YT-X703F_S000689_161105_ROW
Tablet purchased retail from Australia.
https://mega.nz/#!bos0GIjI!vcO9dpSJX...Grjb7k3z6mjnqA
wayney said:
Here is the vanilla image via DD of the system partition.
Software Version : YT-X703F_160817
Android Version : 6.0.1
Security Patch Level : 1 September 2016
Kernel Version : 3.10.84-perf
Build Number : YT-X703F_S000689_161105_ROW
Tablet purchased retail from Australia.
https://mega.nz/#!bos0GIjI
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Perfect!!
Can you send me the key for the download via PM or post it?
matshias said:
Perfect!!
Can you send me the key for the download via PM or post it?
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Let's try that again.
https://mega.nz/#!bos0GIjI!vcO9dpSJXp6cKtdH07Kt0RSaqpqQ7Grjb7k3z6mjnqA
matshias said:
Wow ok. Well thanks a lot for your efforts. This will not just help me but anyone with modified system partition to get OTAs.
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Thank you guys for spending times on it, it would be wonderful if Lenovo people do thing like this way, too.
In the depths of the Russian Internet i have found this
YT-X703F_USR_S000689_1611051146_Q00237_ROW.zip
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_jGuhC9WsNfYUZzZmhRY2NhQlU?usp=sharing
it is supose to be complete image to Wifi-Version.
I HAVE NOT FLASHED THIS YET. Do it on your risk.
pogo1975 said:
In the depths of the Russian Internet i have found this
YT-X703F_USR_S000689_1611051146_Q00237_ROW.zip
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_jGuhC9WsNfYUZzZmhRY2NhQlU?usp=sharing
it is supose to be complete image to Wifi-Version.
I HAVE NOT FLASHED THIS YET. Do it on your risk.
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Hahaha got to love the dark corner of the Russian internets :laugh:
pogo1975 said:
In the depths of the Russian Internet i have found this
YT-X703F_USR_S000689_1611051146_Q00237_ROW.zip
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_jGuhC9WsNfYUZzZmhRY2NhQlU?usp=sharing
it is supose to be complete image to Wifi-Version.
I HAVE NOT FLASHED THIS YET. Do it on your risk.
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If that's real it would have saved me a lot of time finding the loophole in the system to extract the boot and recovery image. But still a great find which will rescue some soft-bricked devices.
matshias said:
If that's real it would have saved me a lot of time finding the loophole in the system to extract the boot and recovery image. But still a great find which will rescue some soft-bricked devices.
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so long as it's safe and not loaded with malware...