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[Q] .tar and .tar.md5 difference

can anyone tell what is the difference between a .tar file and .tar.md5 file? cos i downloaded a pda file that is .tar.md5 from here:
http://hotfile.com/dl/104777809/7737...A.tar.rar.html
and normally when flashing via odin theres always the .tar file only...
so i renamed the md5 file by deleting the ending(.md5) and seems like nothing changed to the file size etc(is it still safe to use in odin?). just need to know which file should i use to flash the single pda, the .tar or .tar.md5?(which is safer?)
thanks!!!

mab71 said:
can anyone tell what is the difference between a .tar file and .tar.md5 file? cos i downloaded a pda file that is .tar.md5 from here:
http://hotfile.com/dl/104777809/7737...A.tar.rar.html
and normally when flashing via odin theres always the .tar file only...
so i renamed the md5 file by deleting the ending(.md5) and seems like nothing changed to the file size etc(is it still safe to use in odin?). just need to know which file should i use to flash the single pda, the .tar or .tar.md5?(which is safer?)
thanks!!!
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Ahahahaha for real? Nothing changed to the file size? . You know my HDD got suddenly light as I deleted some big files
Sorry, really sorry for that . I just couldn't resist .
the file is the same, has nothing to do with the "ending"
you can flash it .the md5 just suggest it has a checksum/hash maybe there
http://goo.gl/SGj1d

Just Google MD5 .
Its a verification of the file is all ..
jje

SHW-M180S: Need PIT file

Does anyone have the PIT file for the SHW-M180S they can share? I have googled for a week now and can't seem to find the file.

CobraKing said:
Does anyone have the PIT file for the SHW-M180S they can share? I have googled for a week now and can't seem to find the file.
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Download the attached file and unzip it. .pit file will not work unless you have complete flash files. good luck

[Q] Cannot open Kies/Samsung firmware file

Hello forum-comers,
I want to update my cell's firmware using Kies, but neither this nor FOTA are possible. I've trying using Kies to download a firmware file (to %username%\appdata\local\temp\Binary\GT-I9000 folder), and got a "download complete" notice. The file is supposed to be a *.tar archive containing other *.tar archives that are flashable with Odin, but it has no extension (just a name) and I can't open it. I've tried adding a *.tar or a *.zip extension but it didn't seem to help.
Does anyone know how to open or use that file?

Problem solved
Okay, it turns out that the file is encrypted somehow, and there's a program that can open it (as well as check and download firmware without the Kies suite) - it's called Check Fus, and you can read about it on this thread from a couple of years ago, or head to the dev's website. The decrypted file is a zip containing both a firmware *.tar file that can be flashed using Odin, as well as a *.dll the purpose of which I don't know.

Is .tar.md5 the same as .img.tar?

So I tried to install Magisk via patching my boot image, but it failed, and I know from the instructions that I need my stock image rom to be a .img.tar if I want to flash through ODIN. However my stock boot image is a .tar.md5, and even trying to research the issue I just end up getting more confused. Does the rom need to end in .img? Can I convert/extract my .tar.md5 to an .img.tar(.md5?)? Is a .tar.md5 the same as a .tar (the hashing bit I understand) so that whenever someone refers to a .tar, either a .tar or a .tar.md5 is acceptable?
These Linux extensions driving me crazy and I really can't figure out what's what. It might be useful for the main Magisk thread to have a section that explains this kind of basic stuff for the less-savvy. If someone could straighten me out I would be highly appreciative, thanks in advance!

.tar.md5 is a text file which contains hash of the original file. It is used to check the integrity of files.
Compare the sizes of .tar and .tar.md5 files.

Sorry @Shished that has really not helped me at all, I'm just as confused as ever. Thank you for trying though. What is "the original file"? What am I comparing, should I have some other kind of file here? Can I get the original file out of my .tar.md5? I have one file that I believe is a factory boot image and it's a .tar.md5. Believe me when I say I am a complete noob on this and I need the basics of the basics.
Edit: The file originally came as a zip, is THAT the original file?
screenshot of files: https ibb.co/fas1o7

Questioneer said:
So I tried to install Magisk via patching my boot image, but it failed, and I know from the instructions that I need my stock image rom to be a .img.tar if I want to flash through ODIN. However my stock boot image is a .tar.md5, and even trying to research the issue I just end up getting more confused. Does the rom need to end in .img? Can I convert/extract my .tar.md5 to an .img.tar(.md5?)? Is a .tar.md5 the same as a .tar (the hashing bit I understand) so that whenever someone refers to a .tar, either a .tar or a .tar.md5 is acceptable?
These Linux extensions driving me crazy and I really can't figure out what's what. It might be useful for the main Magisk thread to have a section that explains this kind of basic stuff for the less-savvy. If someone could straighten me out I would be highly appreciative, thanks in advance!
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.tar is the compression used for Samsung. If you extract the .tar, you will find an .img in it. A .tar.md5 is just the .tar with the hash file appended.

madbat99 said:
.tar is the compression used for Samsung. If you extract the .tar, you will a .img in it.
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Does it mean that .img file can always be extracted from a .tar or .tar.md5 file?

A S Ovin said:
Does it mean that .img file can always be extracted from a .tar or .tar.md5 file?
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There will likely be several .img files inside of it.

magisk manager gives me a file named magisk_patched.img, but I need a tar file instea

I need a tar file because ODIN doesn't accept img files. Magisk used to be able to give a tar file, what happened?
As long as I'm unable to figure out how to make this work, rooting my device will be impossible. I don't want to give up now, not after getting through so many headaches...

Did you feed it a tar file? If you do it should give a tar file as output.

Didgeridoohan said:
Did you feed it a tar file? If you do it should give a tar file as output.
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That's the problem, I only have a .img file, and have no idea how to turn it into a .tar file, or how to get one from my firmware. There are plenty of guides around on how to convert .img into .tar, but I don't know whether they work for this purpose. I would appreciate some guidance here.