i tried to dump it last nite, from bml12, and the file extracted is 12.5mb
i compared it to other modem.bin but no idea what should be deleted from the dump modem file
anyone know the offset or pattern to search for like dumping the zimage?
thx
this is my question, too.
anyone can help???
Before everyone jumps on me for posting this in the dev section, let me please say that I did ask this in Q&A and all anyone could come up with was "do a nadroid backup." So, I am purposely asking in here now.
If there is a guide somewhere that could take me through the process, please post a link. If it's simple enough, post a quick walkthrough here for me, please.
I just want to make an odin-flashable backup of my entire phone that I can flash back to when I hose things up.
Any help is appreciated.
I tried to make one actually. It seems there is a problem when you try to write back to the phone. Odin will fail part of the way through. I've been trying to look through everything and figure out exactly what the issue is but theres not much odin documentation...
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
I just found this:
http://androidforums.com/behold-2-all-things-root/54424-creating-custom-roms-backups-odin.html
It's for the behold 2, which shouldn't really matter, but could make some difference (I think...), and is geared for making roms for distribution. What I'm after is actually a backup for personal use only.
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Aspeds2989 said:
Smh. The arrogance of some people. Wow. Just wow.
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I'm not trying to start an argument or anything but why is that arrogant? I'm trying to think of how that could be construed as arrogant. I don't think it was a comment made in excessive pride or self-importance.
Also if he hadn't said that, he would have been bombarded with "wrong forum nub", and he already explained the "right" forum was no help.
BrandonB1218 said:
I'm not trying to start an argument or anything but why is that arrogant? I'm trying to think of how that could be construed as arrogant. I don't think it was a comment made in excessive pride or self-importance.
Also if he hadn't said that, he would have been bombarded with "wrong forum nub", and he already explained the "right" forum was no help.
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+1 sir, +1
OP try changing the title to Think Tank instead of a Question, because this is a pretty good idea and yall are rounding up info on how it can be done. that way noone will bash you...well most people lol
speedysilwady said:
OP try changing the title to Think Tank instead of a Question, because this is a pretty good idea and yall are rounding up info on how it can be done. that way noone will bash you...well most people lol
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Thanks for the tip... Noted and acted upon.
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Aspeds2989 said:
I used "arrogance" for lack of a better word, but damn.. You already posed a question and got back a ton of responses in another thread all saying to do a nandroid backup, but then u decide u don't like the only suggestion it seems anyone else could think of, so u "purposely" decide to violate forum rules simply to satisfy ur need.. Also, bluntly stating that you know its wrong but are doing it anyway is clearly an attempt at preventing being flamed by admitting to being guilty before anyone else could accuse u.. It just doesn't deserve a pass. Anyone else would've been flamed in the first reply.
Btw I'm not mad or trying to argue either, just trying to explain my previous post.
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The right forum was help, he just didn't like the responses/suggestions. I think what another user suggested would've been ok tho, to make it a think tank, other than that it doesn't belong in DEVELOPMENT.
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Now that you've explained it, I do understand why you said it and I do agree with it. I'm not excusing it or anything, but I will say that the Development forum seems to be a lot more helpful than the other Vibrant forums I've been to.
On topic, I would definitely like to see a custom ODIN backup.
I really don't see what is arrogant about my posting here. I asked in Q&A and all anyone could offer was: "Do something other than what you are asking how to do." If I wanted to know about doing a nandroid backup, I would have googled it. Believe me when I say that I have searched and searched and searched, and the documentation specific to what I am trying to accomplish is rare if it even exists. So, I am posing my question to an area of people who generally are more knowledgeable about such things. I even took the initiative to post something that might be helpful.
To make a Custom ODIN, all you have to do is edit the system how you would like it.. Then dd the system image like this
dd if=/dev/block/stl9 of=/sdcard/factoryfs.rfs bs=4096
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Next you will need a utility called Cygwin if in Windows, not needed for linux..
Command would be like so..
tar --format=ustar -cf JPK.tar factoryfs.rfs cache.rfs zImage
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This is an example if you have the system / cache / zImage
Eugene, I wanted to try this and the .tar file was created successfully but is it ok if I get these warnings/errors when creating the JPL.tar?
$ tar --format=ustar -cf JPK.tar factoryfs.rfs cache.rfs zImage
tar: cache.rfs: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: zImage: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
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Eugene, I wanted to try this and the .tar file was created successfully but is it ok if I get these warnings/errors when creating the JPL.tar?
$ tar --format=ustar -cf JPK.tar factoryfs.rfs cache.rfs zImage
tar: cache.rfs: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: zImage: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
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I'm guessing a similar command needs to be run for each type, but not sure what it is... damn curious. Would be great to Odin back to my current ROM state via Odin and not back to JFD, Kies update to JI5.... lol just flash and done.
Starting to see how apk files are structured as well... might make a dev outta me yet! Least a "MOD"...
frankencat said:
Eugene, I wanted to try this and the .tar file was created successfully but is it ok if I get these warnings/errors when creating the JPL.tar?
$ tar --format=ustar -cf JPK.tar factoryfs.rfs cache.rfs zImage
tar: cache.rfs: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: zImage: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
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You have to define you export path to the folder you are putting the images into
eugene373 said:
You have to define you export path to the folder you are putting the images into
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How do you generate the zImage and cache.rfs files?
Edit: Reading the wiki...
Edit Edit: That was wrong as well.
Making a zImage:
dd if=/dev/block/bml7 of=/sdcard/bml7.img
mv bml7.img zImage
tar --format=ustar -cf kernel-vibrant-version.tar zImage
md5sum -t kernel-recovery-vibrant-version.tar >> kernel-recovery-vibrant-version.tar
mv kernel-recovery-vibrant-version.tar kernel-recovery-vibrant-version.tar.md5
Making a factoryfs.rfs:
dd if=/dev/block/stl9 of=/sdcard/factoryfs.rfs bs=4096
Any ideas on how to make dbdata.rfs param.lfs cache.rfs and modem.bin dumps?
eugene373 said:
To make a Custom ODIN, all you have to do is edit the system how you would like it.. Then dd the system image like this
Next you will need a utility called Cygwin if in Windows, not needed for linux..
Command would be like so.. This is an example if you have the system / cache / zImage
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Eugene, thank you for your help. Quick question: Is that first command from an adb shell?
I have cygwin installed, and hope to try this out soon.
jereader i take back what i said about just using nandroid, it was my inexperience with Odin....messed with it more today.
Now to try to make an Odin backup
inverseflux said:
How do you generate the zImage and cache.rfs files?
Edit: Reading the wiki...
Edit Edit: That was wrong as well.
Making a zImage:
dd if=/dev/block/bml7 of=/sdcard/bml7.img
mv bml7.img zImage
tar --format=ustar -cf kernel-vibrant-version.tar zImage
md5sum -t kernel-recovery-vibrant-version.tar >> kernel-recovery-vibrant-version.tar
mv kernel-recovery-vibrant-version.tar kernel-recovery-vibrant-version.tar.md5
Making a factoryfs.rfs:
dd if=/dev/block/stl9 of=/sdcard/factoryfs.rfs bs=4096
Any ideas on how to make dbdata.rfs param.lfs cache.rfs and modem.bin dumps?
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Where is the wiki you are reading this from? I would definitely like to check it out.
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Where is the wiki you are reading this from? I would definitely like to check it out.
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I would really love to know how these dumps are done. It's one piece of this that prevents me from starting to break my own/other peoples stuff for fun. I can see the device names in that wiki, but unknown as to what i need to run against it to image that data.
Sorry for the screwy URL, to new to post them...
forum[dot]xda-developers[dot]com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S_Series
the backup creates the following files:
boot.bin - Bootloader?
cache.rfs - the cache of current programs?
dbdata.rfs - ?
data.rfs (which i didn't add to 'tar' cause i didn't want all the data to be added)
efs.rfs - ?
factoryfs.rfs - the ROM content?
modem.bin - 'PHONE'
param.lfs
pit.pit - I think that determines how the partition should be.
sbl.bin - Second Boot Loader?
zImage - Kernel? is that the 'PDA' version?
I'll be thankful if someone can help me understand each file purpose?
Put each word in google search and you will know more than you want.
Lol... I thought asking the experts will be a better idea ;-)
I can tell you only a little. For me, its like sausage -- I like to eat it, but I don't want to know too much about what's in it.
Someone can help me ?
I have a Galaxy S4 Active SGH-I537UCUAMF3 (AT&T)
I was doing everything to make my cellphone hotspot but accidentally I delete files form system/ app "TetheringProvision.odex
and the TetheringProvision.apk" I need it... please! :$ (both).
Could you pass the files to put them back?
Thank you very much!
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Someone can help me ?
I have a Galaxy S4 Active SGH-I537UCUAMF3 (AT&T)
I was doing everything to make my cellphone hotspot but accidentally I delete files form system/ app "TetheringProvision.odex
and the TetheringProvision.apk" I need it... please! :$ (both).
Could you pass the files to put them back?
Thank you very much!
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Attached are the files you've requested. This is not a flashable zip file, it's just an archive file containing the 2 files. Extract the zip and place the files in system/app with the right permissions. Good luck.
In the future, please use a title that describes your problem so that someone with a similar problem may find it when doing a search. "Really I need help!" does no one any good as far as searching goes.