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Author Topic: how to edit/create fw/mp  (Read 12742 times)
itamoto
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« on: December 11, 2008, 03:22:45 am »

heeyy,,,

anyone can tell me how to edit fw? what kind of software to do it?

thankss... hehe,
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ilove3d
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« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2008, 08:24:23 am »

good question. complicated answer.

first of all I should ask do you know about linux and shell scripting
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itamoto
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« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2008, 09:08:42 pm »

yeahh,, i know just a little. hehe Cheesy
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ilove3d
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« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2008, 10:14:11 pm »

you can use unsquashfs to extract files from the firmware

eg. CG52 CG43 is squashfs image, you can "unsquashfs" it

when you finished modifying files, use mksquashfs to build new smgs

and append 0xFF to the end of each to fix their size

then use sbf-recalc replace your new smgs into sbf file
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ilove3d
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« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2008, 10:21:41 pm »

note mksquashfs should use 2.2-r2
and unsquashfs should use 3.1-r2(maybe, forgotten Smiley)
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itamoto
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« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2008, 10:43:22 pm »

ok,,,

thank for explanation... i will try it.
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kolkata_don
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« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2009, 09:31:36 am »

and append 0xFF to the end of each to fix their size

Tell us something more on it. I cannot understand this line.
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kolkata_don
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« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2009, 09:35:03 am »

note mksquashfs should use 2.2-r2
and unsquashfs should use 3.1-r2(maybe, forgotten Smiley)

Plz give us the link of mksquashfs 2.2r2 and unsquashfs 3.1r2.
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alxbrt
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« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2009, 09:33:08 am »

Take a look here:
http://www.rasputin007.co.uk/storage/webpages/cygwin/index.htm

But in this site mksquashfs is version 2.1 and unsquashfs is 1.3
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nacho-m
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« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2009, 04:28:16 pm »

it would be great if we could document all this. you know... how to edit the files, which files to edit and why, etc. basically an e8 knowledge base!
is there any interest in a project like this?, anyone wants to join me with the documentation? i know some linux and shell scripting but close to nothing about phone firmware modding, but maybe, with the help of our hackers, we could get somewhere Smiley
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alxbrt
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« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2009, 06:31:18 am »

nacho-m,
I know linux scripting and i'm interested in modding too but don't know the first steps...
In my opinion a project like this would be great, but could not be only about E8... maybe it would work better with generic guides for moto-linux modding...

Maybe a wiki format would be the best format to such thing. i also could help with translation to portuguese...

Not sure if our modders already have something like that....
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Czarnas
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« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2009, 07:36:40 am »

when you finished modifying files, use mksquashfs to build new smgs
and append 0xFF to the end of each to fix their size

Could You explain how to do it ?
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nacho-m
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« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2009, 10:34:49 am »

alxbrt,
glad you're interested! i too want to start coding but know nothing about how to start doing it... not because i can't code but because i dont know the enviroment :S ...that's why i think a project like this would do a lot for the comunity. btw, i could also help with a spanish translation.
about the generic guides, it would be awesome! but we should start small and expand it as we get more help.
anyone else is up for it? (documenting is one of the best ways to learn the process!)
nacho
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JEMAU MANAK
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« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2009, 11:14:24 am »

Hmmm..really interesting..maybe i should follow this for my knowledge
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ilove3d
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« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2009, 11:28:05 pm »

http://moto.it168.com/thread-442908-1-1.html

there may be something you can find out
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