Well is there any way to extract the contents of dell streak's UPDATE.PKG so that I can edit
it.?.
Any 1 who can help.....i really want to open and see the contents and all....
Rishabhv said:
Well is there any way to extract the contents of dell streak's UPDATE.PKG so that I can edit
it.?.
Any 1 who can help.....i really want to open and see the contents and all....
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I see searching isn't your strong suit. TheManii has made many of the stock Streak ROMs available here, already unpacked and ready for download.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
I see searching isn't your strong suit. TheManii has made many of the stock Streak ROMs available here, already unpacked and ready for download.
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Yeah.....some custom roms are available but.....i want to edit sone of the system files myself. So istead of fetching them through root access any other way you can help me In extracting the pkg file. That would br great
I also see reading isn't your strong suit. Either that or you simply do not know the difference between a stock and a custom ROM. Stock ROMs come direct from Dell. The link I provided has many stock ROMs, already extracted from their packages and ready for modification.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
I also see reading isn't your strong suit. Either that or you simply do not know the difference between a stock and a custom ROM. Stock ROMs come direct from Dell. The link I provided has many stock ROMs, already extracted from their packages and ready for modification.
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Oohhkk..i have seen that....i was only looking for the zip file so that I can simply extract them and see the content.
Download them from the link. The ROMs are in zip format along with their recoveries.
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For the 2.1 my Mac will not extract the 2.1.zip it just becomes PB(i forgot).zip.cpgz or something how can I see the contents to "customize" the leak and if i try to re-apply it will it let me
iloveandroid said:
For the 2.1 my Mac will not extract the 2.1.zip it just becomes PB(i forgot).zip.cpgz or something how can I see the contents to "customize" the leak and if i try to re-apply it will it let me
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Not sure about extracting it, but if you try to manipulate any files and re-flash, I believe it will break the rom signature and the phone will refuse to flash it. I'm sure some other folks here can give a more comprehensive technical answer, but that's what I remember from reading through the threads here.
false_apology said:
Not sure about extracting it, but if you try to manipulate any files and re-flash, I believe it will break the rom signature and the phone will refuse to flash it. I'm sure some other folks here can give a more comprehensive technical answer, but that's what I remember from reading through the threads here.
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I believe you need to have root to use a custom rom.
afoulke said:
I believe you need to have root to use a custom rom.
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yes u need root to flash a custom rom signed with test keys. but idk if hes wanting to unyaffs or extract the image files for building a custom rom or not. what sux is i know nothing about Mac software, so i can be no help here. except to offer him to dual bot ubuntu or another linux distro. linux in my opinion is better for this sort of dev work anyhow
Allo Allo!!
After jumping ship from the Samsung Captivate world... I found myself the proud new owner of a Dell Streak!!
I was happy to find a development forum for the device, and SUPER pumped getting to know my new toy!! Hehehe..
When I got the Streak.. it was used, and already had a Streakdroid 1.9.1 custom ROM installed on it,
Great ROM as far as I can tell, and will likely end up back on the ROM.
But... I am inclined to start from the ground up with the device.
I have been poking around the Streak forums looking for a definitive method to return the device back to its original state.
Any help or direction would be AWESOME!!! I learned my lesson bricking a couple of Cappys, to ask first instead of trusting sometimes conflicting methods posted.
I want to take my Dell Streak 5, running Streakdroid 1.9.1 ... and return it to the factory ROM, newest firmware.
Anybody?
Start reading:
Streak Wiki at xda-developers.com – includes DL links for ROMS and a ROM reference, lots of good info. Start here!
Radimus’s Universal Guide to Flashing a ROM – MUST READ if you want to flash a ROM or upgrade
Dell Streak – The Complete Guide – thread at XDA that includes a somewhat dated PDF with Streak hacking basics. Fastboot section a must read. Read the thread for follow-up!
And check out the links in my signature for more Streak related stuff.
Welcome.
Perfect!!
Thank you very much!!
Seems I have hit my first bump...
marvin02 said:
Start reading:
Streak Wiki at xda-developers.com – includes DL links for ROMS and a ROM reference, lots of good info. Start here!
Radimus’s Universal Guide to Flashing a ROM – MUST READ if you want to flash a ROM or upgrade
Dell Streak – The Complete Guide – thread at XDA that includes a somewhat dated PDF with Streak hacking basics. Fastboot section a must read. Read the thread for follow-up!
And check out the links in my signature for more Streak related stuff.
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Thanks again for the great links....
I had already discovered the Wiki and pdf... some AWESOME info..
But...
After feeling confident enough to flash... I went ahead with the instructions from http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?t=9694
Reached step #11 - "Software upgrade via Update.pkg on SD Card" ... And find myself staring at a screen on my Streak with the Dell logo with a triangle/exclamation mark.
This does not seem right... lil' help before I touch anything?
B.B.
sikstiks said:
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Reached step #11 - "Software upgrade via Update.pkg on SD Card" ... And find myself staring at a screen on my Streak with the Dell logo with a triangle/exclamation mark.
This does not seem right... lil' help before I touch anything?
B.B.
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This sounds like you are using a custom recovery to flash a stock rom.
Stock recoveries flash .pkg files, the custom recoveries flash .zip files.
It sounds like you need to flash a stock recovery for the rom you are trying to install.
Read this and this. The first link is to a part of a longer article on modding basics.
Edit: If you are trying to install a .zip at that screen just hit the power button to get past it.
marvin02 said:
This sounds like you are using a custom recovery to flash a stock rom.
Stock recoveries flash .pkg files, the custom recoveries flash .zip files.
It sounds like you need to flash a stock recovery for the rom you are trying to install.
Read this and this. The first link is to a part of a longer article on modding basics.
Edit: If you are trying to install a .zip at that screen just hit the power button to get past it.
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Perfect assessment,
I am unsure how I ended up with the custom recover image... sorted and flashing properly.
Than you
sikstiks said:
Perfect assessment,
I am unsure how I ended up with the custom recover image... sorted and flashing properly.
Than you
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The previous owner probably put it on to install Streakdroid. Glad you got it sorted out.
sikstiks said:
Allo Allo!!
After jumping ship from the Samsung Captivate world... I found myself the proud new owner of a Dell Streak!!
I was happy to find a development forum for the device, and SUPER pumped getting to know my new toy!! Hehehe..
When I got the Streak.. it was used, and already had a Streakdroid 1.9.1 custom ROM installed on it,
Great ROM as far as I can tell, and will likely end up back on the ROM.
But... I am inclined to start from the ground up with the device.
I have been poking around the Streak forums looking for a definitive method to return the device back to its original state.
Any help or direction would be AWESOME!!! I learned my lesson bricking a couple of Cappys, to ask first instead of trusting sometimes conflicting methods posted.
I want to take my Dell Streak 5, running Streakdroid 1.9.1 ... and return it to the factory ROM, newest firmware.
Anybody?
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Welcome aboard fellow Streaker
Sammobile has a new function, namely the possibility to download pre-release OTA update files.
When you do so for the S2, you get a .zip containing 6 files:
debug_info
delta.hidden
delta.modem
delta.platform
delta.Sbl
delta.zImage
Does anybody know how to use these pre-release zips?
I think they should be flashed from recovery
Also they don't look like standalone full firmwares but small patches for full firmwares
Also I think they might be for specific ROMs.
If you have to ask this, I wouldn't suggest you use any of these. You need to do more research and understand what they are and how to use them.
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kilometers4 said:
If you have to ask this, I wouldn't suggest you use any of these. You need to do more research and understand what they are and how to use them.
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Give me a starting point then please.
darth_mickrig said:
Give me a starting point then please.
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Google them, search the xda site, possibly pm a nice dev and see if they might be kind enough to explain them.
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These files ain't got normal Recovery flashable file. The problem its, google doesn't give any information on this file content, only as much as that they are files with the difference between the two firmware versions.
They are even different to S3 OTA-Update files, which have an Update-Script and so on. Thus being CWM flashable.
To flash sammobile ota files on Galaxy S2 it is really easy :
1. First, create a "fota" folder on internal memory (/sdcard/fota)
2. Unzip the zip file in it
3. Reboot into Android recovery and select the last option (tesband service [fota])
And that's it. But you have to be sure to be on the right firmware before being able to apply it. If more info needed I could give you more details.
First, I'm not a developer, I've never made a rom now do I know how. Not that I can't learn. I'm just broke and have a horrible computer its so bad I haven't used it since I got my evo 4G. Anyway I'm not new to flashing, modding or anything to do with my evo. What I like to do is flash a rom as a base then find other tweaks and mods and flash them. remove things the developer put in and maybe replace them with other thing I find from other roms. Eventually I have a custom "rom" mostly unrecognizable from my original base. My question is, is it possible to nand my "rom" and turn it into a flashable rom to share with the community?
caddermeran said:
First, I'm not a developer, I've never made a rom now do I know how. Not that I can't learn. I'm just broke and have a horrible computer its so bad I haven't used it since I got my evo 4G. Anyway I'm not new to flashing, modding or anything to do with my evo. What I like to do is flash a rom as a base then find other tweaks and mods and flash them. remove things the developer put in and maybe replace them with other thing I find from other roms. Eventually I have a custom "rom" mostly unrecognizable from my original base. My question is, is it possible to nand my "rom" and turn it into a flashable rom to share with the community?
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I believe you can use the latest version of clockwork mod to create a flashable update.zip of your current ROM that you could then share with people.
Edit: Option can be found under backup and restore options and is called "create image zip"
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What about Ra? I guess I can check myself. If I rename the zip, would you still be able to flash it? Would it be considered a rom? Would I post it in developers section? With proper credit of course.
caddermeran said:
What about Ra? I guess I can check myself. If I rename the zip, would you still be able to flash it? Would it be considered a rom? Would I post it in developers section? With proper credit of course.
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Amon Ra (I assume thats what you mean by Ra) is pretty old, I think its a CWM (Specifically clockwork mod 6 and above) only feature. Yes I'm pretty sure if your just renaming the zip and not modifying any thing else once you create the update.zip you should be able to flash it just fine. And yes it would be considered a ROM more of a cooked ROM since you didn't compile it from source, but still a ROM non the less. And yes since it's a ROM post you would post it in the development section (Not Original Development Section though), and as always like you mentioned proper credit is important :good:.
Thanks for the information. I'm using smelkus amon ra, I heard cwm didn't wipe properly. Has that issue been fixed? I'm gonna work on cooking my rom polish it up a bit and post it soon Thanks again for the information, gonna put you in my credits
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Thanks for the information. I'm using smelkus amon ra, I heard cwm didn't wipe properly. Has that issue been fixed? I'm gonna work on cooking my rom polish it up a bit and post it soon Thanks again for the information, gonna put you in my credits
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I'm pretty sure this issue has been fixed, besides when you want to whipe something it's best to do whipe cache or data or whatever else your whipping at least 2 times just to be on the safe side. And thank you for putting me in the credits make sure to send me the link when you post the link would love to check it out :thumbup:
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I'm gonna have to post elsewhere a few more time before I'll even be allowed to post in the development section. Sucks, that's the only section I use. This is the first time I've had any real questions.
caddermeran said:
I'm gonna have to post elsewhere a few more time before I'll even be allowed to post in the development section. Sucks, that's the only section I use. This is the first time I've had any real questions.
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The easiest and most legitimate way to get enough posts if to look through the the various Q & A threads and try and answer some peoples questions, or you can look through topics that interest you and comment on them in some way that adds to the discussion.
Thanks for the tip. That's what I was going to to do. Thanks again for the info.
So I finally got my rom how I want it, I flash the latest cwm, and the option to create a flashable zip is not available for the evo 4g. Any other ideas?
caddermeran said:
So I finally got my rom how I want it, I flash the latest cwm, and the option to create a flashable zip is not available for the evo 4g. Any other ideas?
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Try doing a data dump (dd) of all the partitions on your device using commands along the lines of: (Can be done from ADB shell or terminal emulator)
$ su
# cat /proc/mtd
Also try "mounts" if that doesn't work
Then based on that output you dump the partitions using the dd command (Following is an example do not copy verbatim).
# dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 of=/mtd/sdcard/system.img
Then take a meta-inf folder from a working ROM for your device, extract the contents of the system.img file so you have a system folder, and the boot.img once you have these three files zip them all up, and sign the Rom then flash in recovery.
Another suggestion, would be to just take the stock Rom or even Cyanogenmod for your phone and modify that using notepad++, Gimp, and 7-zip (PM me if you want some help with this).
Finally, you could look into compiling AOSP or Cyanogenmod from source for your device.
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I've noticed a lot of the new ROMs are requiring an LGNPST to stock and then OTA update to install new ROMs.
Are there any guides on how to do this?
I'm fairly confident I can do the procedure, I just don't know where to get the LGNPST software and how to specifically do it for the LG Optimus G as well as the stock files to flash.
Any help would be appreciated!
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3a under the FAQ on this page points you in a good direction for finding/using LGNPST. You can probably google the names of the files and download them, they aren't provided for copyright-related reasons.
You can restore using this tot file, it'll take you straight to a full stock jellybean. You'll have to re-root and unlock again.
boxfan said:
3a under the FAQ on this page points you in a good direction for finding/using LGNPST. You can probably google the names of the files and download them, they aren't provided for copyright-related reasons.
You can restore using this tot file, it'll take you straight to a full stock jellybean. You'll have to re-root and unlock again.
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ok how do you obtain those files, it just shows what you need, how or where do you get the necessary lg files and the other one? no one has download links are we suppose to magically create them?
Go to the IIRC #lg-optimus-g there a pastebin guide in the intro when you get into the channel that has all the files you need. 20j is in the general section of the forums
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HyDRo1X said:
ok how do you obtain those files, it just shows what you need, how or where do you get the necessary lg files and the other one? no one has download links are we suppose to magically create them?
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The links regarding lgnpst downloads aren't allowed on xda, which has been stated several times in many different threads, along with stating all the information can be found in the IRC channel, #lg-optimus-g. But people who don't use Search wouldn't know that.
I didn't want to start a new thread to ask this but why is it that you must go back to stock to flash a new ROM. I can say this has been a big reason i haven't wanted to flash anything as freely as i normality would with previous phones. Thank goodness i like my stock ROM after debloating and custom kernel. This is my first lg phone by the way
kappa546 said:
I didn't want to start a new thread to ask this but why is it that you must go back to stock to flash a new ROM. I can say this has been a big reason i haven't wanted to flash anything as freely as i normality would with previous phones. Thank goodness i like my stock ROM after debloating and custom kernel. This is my first lg phone by the way
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Ok here's the deal.
in order to flash the new AOSP ROMS (AOKP CM10.1 etc) you MUST have the new Trustzone/RPM files in place on your phone.
With the new Jellybean update from At&T, our phones now share trust zone compatibility with the Canadian LGOG and the Nexus 4.
This is why there was an influx of AOSP ROMS. The kernels are common now so ROM builders can modify N4 ROMS for our phones much more easily than before.
There are three ways to get the Trustzone/RPM:
1) accept the OTA for Jellybean from AT&T
2) LGNPST to Jellybean
3) use the TeenyBin LGNPST found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230994
Is there a way to look in root explorer to see if our phone has this format needed for the new ROMs.
The reason I ask, I used LGNPST with TeenyBin, but gave flashed a few different ROMs, both ICS and JB and just want to be sure my phone is ready.
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Really?? Since u took the time to reiterate proper XDA procedure u could have done it in a NON-TROLL way. you could have said what should be searched or even given the link. TROLLS are rare in our LGOG section so please be human or Go Away.