Hello, guys, i need some help...does someone know how to unpack or extract the files from userdata.sin, located in the FTF? Ive searched all the threads, but with the methods there i can only unpack system.sin...for some reason userdata.sin shows only empty folders when i unpack it...no files inside....which is impossible i think....i guess userdata.sin content the preloaded photos, videos etc....can you please tell me a way i could extract them?
AFAIK this should work, only ever used it on system.sin though.
Use flash tool to dump the data into an .ext file, then use ext2explorer to open the .ext file.
PS, I have already asked the mods to move your QUESTION to the QUESTION AND ANSWER section
Im sorry for posting it in the wrong section, i wondered where to post it. Can you please assist me on how exactly should I do this? Because I used the same method, first extract the sin file using flash tool, than it makes a big ext4 file. After that I was using ext2read, but in the extracted folder there was nothing except emtpy folders. Now I downloaded ext2explore (its the same penguin icon as ext2read), but i cant seem to get it working, it doesnt find any file on my system...?
I have just done it, and it works.
If you are after the preloaded photos and videos you wont get them from FTF, however, I have them so will upload them for you when I get a moment
Ok, so how it works? If you do it that way what do you get in the extracted folder?
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So obviously the problem is not in me, i thought im doing something wrong...wondering where those preloaded pics and videos and songs are then...Thank you very much for your attention and time!
They come preloaded on the internal storage and you lose them if you flash a FTF or repair your phone.
I will upload them later tonight and put a link here. PM me if I forget
Mmm so they should be somewhere in system.sin in the FTF? Strange, i cant find them there
No, they are not in FTF.
They come preloaded on the internal storage and if you flash a FTF you lose them.
They are not included in a FTF, that's why you can not find them
I will upload them for you later
Thank you very much...dont worry about them, i have them, i just wanted to check them out on every model of sony, just to see what preloaded files there are.....but obviously they are not in the FTF...very strange, on symbian they could be found on every system flash file...so you mean that after they are produced and installed, they put those files afterwards, and they cant be found anywhere in the flash files
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When I look in my sdcard, some of the apps that I've backed up end up as zip files. According to search, I should be able to just rename it from .zip to .apk
I did that, and tried to install, but it keeps giving me a warning that says this app cannot be installed on the phone.
Why? and how can I fix this so I can install these apps back?
Thanks
maybe because changing extension names on files makes them unstable. look in app private. im sure the zips came from the apps folder it happens like i said look in appsprivate folder
does anyone know if there is a apk file or something so i could flash the my files app on my cappy that usually come on the cappy with the official firmwares? i just need some kind of file to do that because i dont like astro and es file manager, etc. even a link to somewere where this has been done before would help, thanks.
I don't have an answer for you, just a recommended alternative in case you cannot find My Files.
I put Dual File Manager on every rom I try.
View attachment MyFiles.apk
here is
I promise nothing
ok mabye not, i meant a .tar file so i can flash with odin3
sorry about that
Why did you just open a new thread for that???
Take this apk and follow any of the ways i described in that thread....and in the future DON'T OPEN NEW THREADS FORE THE SAME THING!
sorry, then how do i do that with the apk file? like how do i make that a tar file or something to flash it with odin
Check your other thread...i listed 3 options.
Hey guys , i was trying to flash a camera mod , but i got a problem and every time i lunch it i have force close so please i need anyone to upload "SemcCameraUI.apk" From "system/priv-app" and another frile name is "media_profiles.xml" from System/etc
-Thanks in advance
Before you do that, have you tried clearing the data in
settings/apps
for ALL the camera apps
gregbradley said:
Before you do that, have you tried clearing the data in
settings/apps
for ALL the camera apps
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yea i did but the same :|
well,
I am sure you can restore the backup you made before flashing something new..
In the mean time, which FW of the SemCamerisUI do you need, you can always download a FTF and extract it from that..by now you will have had it...
gregbradley said:
well,
I am sure you can restore the backup you made before flashing something new..
In the mean time, which FW of the SemCamerisUI do you need, you can always download a FTF and extract it from that..by now you will have had it...
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i tried to extract from the ftf , but it didn't work the tool i have to extract files from .ext4 only for ICS/JB , i had searched on the internet for the for the KK but i didn't find .
m0urazz said:
i tried to extract from the ftf , but it didn't work the tool i have to extract files from .ext4 only for ICS/JB , i had searched on the internet for the for the KK but i didn't find .
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If you're looking for that APK, try downloading [NUT]'s .108 flashable zip file from here. In this zip file there is a file called "system.tgz", extract it, then in "system.tgz" there is a file called "system.tar". Extract the "system.tar" file and you'll see the folder structure of your "/system" partition, including the "priv-app" folder which contains the APK you're looking for. Bare in mind that this APK is odexed, so you'll have to copy the .odex file as well.
If you need the de-odexed version of said APK, download the de-odex package instead and grab the APK from there.
thanks guys , fixed
hello...
can anyone guide me how to extract an .xap file and view its contents ?
tried renaming the extension but that didnt work, so need some expert advice to solve this...
THANKS
Until a dev responds with the proper answer, I've found this by searching : http://www.solvusoft.com/en/file-extensions/file-extension-xap/
frosty.furious said:
hello...
can anyone guide me how to extract an .xap file and view its contents ?
tried renaming the extension but that didnt work, so need some expert advice to solve this...
THANKS
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XAP file is simply a zip file, so open with Windows Explorer or WinZip, WinRar, etc..
Well, unless it's a .XAP from the store. Then it's a Windows PlayReady container full of DRM-encrypted data which *probably* decrypts to ZIP format (but might not).
We can't open those at this time (except by having the phone install them, obviously).
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XAP file is simply a zip file, so open with Windows Explorer or WinZip, WinRar, etc..
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i couldnt do that so simply ?
did you try it anytime ?
LOL, yes, with 1200 posts (including possibly *the* most popular one on this whole forum section) and 850 Thanks, I'm quite sure @anaheiim knows of what he speaks.
You, on the other hand, are almost certainly trying to open a .XAP from the store, didn't read *MY* post for some reason, and also didn't do much searching or other forms of research before beginning. As I said, Store XAPs are encrypted with PlayReady DRM, and we don't currently know how to decrypt them.
I recently got the Z1s and decided I wanted to lighten it up a bit (coming from an N4, the SYSTEM footprint of the Z1s seems huge). Since the bootloader is locked (thanks, T-Mobile) I was just going to modify the stock ROM. So, I grabbed the newest FTF C6916_14.5.B.0.236_T-mobile_US.ftf, extracted the system.sin with 7-zip, and then extracted that to EXT4 using Flashtool 0.9.18.6. However, the resulting EXT4 can't be read by EXT4 Unpacker.
I also tried downloading and unpacking the FTF with XperiFirm (now built in to Flashtool), but the system.ext4 was still unreadable.
Does anyone have some tips on what I may be doing wrong?
elmerohueso said:
I recently got the Z1s and decided I wanted to lighten it up a bit (coming from an N4, the SYSTEM footprint of the Z1s seems huge). Since the bootloader is locked (thanks, T-Mobile) I was just going to modify the stock ROM. So, I grabbed the newest FTF C6916_14.5.B.0.236_T-mobile_US.ftf, extracted the system.sin with 7-zip, and then extracted that to EXT4 using Flashtool 0.9.18.6. However, the resulting EXT4 can't be read by EXT4 Unpacker.
I also tried downloading and unpacking the FTF with XperiFirm (now built in to Flashtool), but the system.ext4 was still unreadable.
Does anyone have some tips on what I may be doing wrong?
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You're not doing anything wrong, I've had the same problem back in the days when my Z1 was alive. Anyways, I've found 1 app to extract system back in the days, I don't remember the name but I belive it's still somewhere on my PC/HDD I'll tell you if I find it.
And I don't think it'll be useful for modding the ftf as you can't re-pack it (or at least that was my case back in the days)
Regards,
~J2C
Just2Cause said:
You're not doing anything wrong, I've had the same problem back in the days when my Z1 was alive. Anyways, I've found 1 app to extract system back in the days, I don't remember the name but I belive it's still somewhere on my PC/HDD I'll tell you if I find it.
And I don't think it'll be useful for modding the ftf as you can't re-pack it (or at least that was my case back in the days)
Regards,
~J2C
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Thanks, that would be helpful.
I'm actually going to try making a flashable ZIP/ROM rather than repack it as an FTF. I'm just wanting to use the FTF as a source as I don't remember getting a NANDROID of my SYSTEM prior to any modifications.
Use PRFCreator http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/tool-prfcreator-easily-create-pre-t2859904 then you can unpack the system.ext4 file.
Thanks for the tips. I found that AccessData's Imager Lite, a tool for reading various disk images, was able to properly read the System.ext4 and export its whole file tree. Now it's on to the next step: seeing if I can make the system dump flashable.