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[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhijeet.pathak:
I also extracted contents of system.img and repackaged it as update.zip.

But after selecting "apply sdcard:update.zip", it gives error like:

unable to mount /dev/block/mmblk something... an then

unable to mount SDCARD;update.zip

Installation aborted.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kaleptik:
As I've already said, we cannot flash it because we don't have a custom recovery.

By default, FroYo recovery flashing is dead.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhijeet.pathak:
Then in this case, what can be done if I just want to package the files from system.img into factoryfs.rfs and flash them using ODIN?
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kaleptik:
I think converting them will corrupt them. As of right now, I do not know of a way.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cdesai:
A possible workaround is to mount a rfs image in magic iso and replace the files with yours

Then flash and it'll work

Another way is use update.bat method like lestat
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kaleptik:
The first one corrupts the system.

Sent from my ACID Lestatious 2.0 BUILD 1.7 Galaxy 3 FROYO
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cdesai:
Sorry didn't know that

So any other workaround?
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kaleptik:
Nope. Using adb to replace the lib files kills the connection.

So, the only way is to flash.

Sent from my ACID Lestatious 2.0 BUILD 1.7 Galaxy 3 FROYO
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arunmcops:
Lib files can be copied to sdcard then remove earlier lib files through terminal emulator via command

"rm -r /system/lib/*.ko"

Copy new files via same method

"cp /sdcard/*.ko /system/lib/"

I think it is possible way. :-)

ROM- Apocalypse 1.0 Beta

Base- XXJPM

Kernel- Apocalypse (Apollo)

Boot Animation- Rudolf

Theme- Arun Verma (Me)

Kernel Scripts- Motafoca

Lock Screen- Kyrillos
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pinak.ahuja:
forum.samdroid.net/f28/howto-extract-files-samsung-rfs-1693/

You can mount same base rfs file change all files you want or if you need delete all files add files you need and umount you may use root explorer to change files or any other method you find convenient. Remember One thing you'll have to mount rw to make changes.

Edit another link maybe helpful

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=751827&page=2
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kaleptik:
That doesn't matter. It still kills ADB.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superfrancy97:
Maybe someone can edit Heimdall source to add i5800 support and try to flash img from there :)
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stubborn_d0nkey:
we have update.zip now, so that can work
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shreyasharusia:
Hey where to do this.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajrocks:
guyzz plssss say how to read or extract d rfs file plesss

its vvery urgent..... pless guyzz

any software plsss give d link pls

plsss:o

:)

:rolleyes:

:confused:
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cdesai:
Chill man

Use magiciso and/or linux disk reader

Btw abhijeet, what about it now- u can flash via cwm or update.zip
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mohanshbhr:
Is it possible with g3mod multiboot, by putting system.img in /g3mod/rom then switch rom?
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rtindru:
So any update on this?

I am also currently building from Android AOSP.

My device does not support Fastboot. I need a way to flash the boot.img & system.img onto my device using Odin.

Any ideas people?
[General Topics] MarkusPO:
<rant>

what with this talk of dual core, quad core, it sounds bloody great on a spec sheet, but in reality do we really need a piece of kit that is powerful enough to squadron a fleet of f1 fighter jets automatically? "A piece of kit" of course being a smartphone.

Sure, there's use in it being able to play music, play video, take photos, and god-forbid be pretty decent at calls - something most smart phones seem to be forgetting lately - but what else? is it really of use to be able to connect to a tv to watch whatever via hdmi? is it really useful to be able to take stereoscopic photos? to be able to watch a blueray disc format at 60fps - when our eyes can detect no more than 30fps... then there's the apparent 11million colour limit of our eyes.

there's only so much you can do on a 4inch slab before usability issues kick in. and that inreality limits the max speed of a phone. anything else is superfluous.

sure geeks will buy the latest whatever smartphone simply because it's the latest one, but in reality it's no different to any other smartphone out there, just with a relatively small speed increase and higher price tag.

to me, it all sounds very much like flash websites. it all looks and sounds awesome, to someone who doesn't use it. but those annoying bleeps, animations and whatnot quickly add up to a useless website. is that the way smart phones are going? i'm sure 75% of users of smartphones these days don't use all the features.

yes technology can make super-small processors. but that doesn't mean it should immediately then shove it in a phone for no good reason. the age oif commercialism says otherwise though?

don't you agree?
[General Topics] eqzgkxokwa:
no :p :p :p
[General Topics] tolis626:
Dude,the whole point of smartphones becoming more and more powerful is making us,the end users,able to use our full desktop's experience on the go.Maybe not everyone needs/uses all the functions of a modern smartphone,but it has to meet everyone's needs,right?What might be useless for you might be the most important for someone else.

So stop criticising,you won't achieve anything.We probably also don't need 50" TVs and 7.1 surround speekers,but we all love these things,right?

I in no way want to insult you or anyone else here,but just sayin'. :)
[General Topics] Kickasskev:
I use all the features of my desire from making calls, text, music, video, games, email, internet, downloading, photo's, alarm clock, watch, torch, the list goes on

It's like a Swiss army knife of technology

;)
[General Topics] Kailkti:
Well as you posted, there is no reason as to not have it. In having it we have no disadvantages, but there are possible advantages, so that's good. So if we can have more, why not?
[General Topics] JediFonger:
ummmm have you watched anything science fiction like star trek tng? we want those tech... TODAY. that's the whole point.
[General Topics] FLAC Vest:
Exactly. If you don't see the reasoning behind it, don't bother upgrading to the latest and greatest thing. Technology in general is like this; personal computers powerful enough to run pretty much ant program out there.... laptops that are over 6 lbs and containing Max specs...

There is obviously a reason to do it, if you cant find one then don't get one.
[General Topics] farcry27:
Ill be happy when I can do everything on my phone that I would do on a PC. Why else would I want a smart phone. Definitely not so I can tweet and FB. Thats allways been possible. I think we are a far way away from that. Also battery technology and power efficiency have a long way to go. I need more than 1day battery life
[General Topics] lude219:
It's really simple, OP. Carriers/Mfgrs still sell dumbphones for the general public who aren't ready to embrace that much power in the palm of their hand. Another REALLLYYY simple point, you're not forced to buy one.
[General Topics] Step666:
Even if you don't want/need the latest and greatest, the constant improvements and advances in technology also serve to push prices further down and that benefits everyone.
[General Topics] ngarcesp:
i think when phones reach some capacity they won't be called phones anymore
[General Topics] Silvrb6:
dude, our phones will be able to teleport us to anywhere in the world ( standard rates apply of course ) just watch! :D
[General Topics] oxide-:
battery technology is holding them back i think, until there are some advances in that area i dont think we will see mind-blowingly powerful phones
[General Topics] Step666:
I've felt that for a while but I'm not so sure now - advances in battery technology could be superseded by improvements (ie reductions) in CPU power usage/requirements.

With each new generation of CPUs/SoCs, the manufacturers not only increase processing capabilities but also improve efficiency, meaning that you can get processing grunt from less battery usage.

That could, potentially, render drastic improvements in battery technology less of a priority than they are/should be.

Of course, we'd all love something like a micro fuel-cell or a super-capacitor or whatever and have phones that last for a week of extremely heavy usage but most people would and probably will have to settle for their next iPhone/Android handset being more powerful and having the same battery life as their existing phone.
[General Topics] onsht1kll:
I'm waiting for the phones they implant in our heads :)
[Android Software Development] clownfish:
Hello everyone!

I am thinking of making a new app, including a website. Since I am a website builder I would love to get some help with building the android app (my knowloedge of java is minimal...).

The fact is; I always have good ideas for building websites etc, but never really have the motivation to develop it. Now I have this thing; I am an athlete and study sports marketing. There are a lot apps for running and fitness, but there is no database-like app for athletics.

What should the app do?

- The app should syncronize with the website I will build, it should be able to upload the user data to the MySQL database.

- It will be a 'social' app so you should be able to put things on twitter with it.

- You should be able to upload your new personal records to it. So you can keep track of your best performances

- There should be information about specific technics (for example the fosbury flop, on high jump).

and more if I can come up with more ideas.

What am I looking for?

- A developer that has about 2 or 3 hours time a week for this project

- Creative people

- People who know how developing for android works.

In a later stadium the developer(s) can earn money from selling the app and adds, 100% of the profit of the app is for the developer(s). The profit I get from the website is 100% for me.

If there's nobody interested, do you guys know where to find someone like this? I can't do it all myself since that's way too much work. But I would love to make it. I will make a logo, and we can discuss about a name for the website and the app.

Please help me. If you have questions, please ask!
[Atrix 4G General] bongd:
**** the carriers. There will be a revolt. There are enough intelligent people in our community to stop this from happening. I went with the Android OS because Apple is a POS and RIM just doesn't offer what I need in a smart phone. The carriers can try doing what they want but there will be an ugly battle. :mad:

Despite this being extremely upsetting news, thanks for sharing it. I'm hoping for the best and not going down without a fight.
[Atrix 4G General] bongd:
Just thought of a potential solution. We could have someone develop a program which accepts these apps and finds whatever sort of signature the carriers are checking for. It can keep it on our phone and ping back to the carriers when queried.

Just a rough idea. But I know there are people far more intelligent than me that can get this done. Or perhaps something more ingenious. I have faith. It will be a nuisance but if we support our strongest devs we will get through this until the carriers piss the **** off.
[Atrix 4G General] GoodFoot:
Isn't Google throwing out the baby with the bathwater here? If the main objective of the carriers is to prevent unauthorized tethering, isn't there a way to do that without blocking root access?
[Atrix 4G General] kdspiv:
This is my gut reaction as well. However...... Having spoken with a friend and engineer in the industry (I cannot say her name so take this quote with as much salt as needed) it was explained to me like this.

" Most cell carrier's infastructure are having a tough time dealing with the current customer load as it is. In fact, if you look at events where the influx of people can shut down networks such as AT&T ( the South by South West music fest in Austin TX for example) the cell carries are currently not too worried about losing, what they believe to be, a few customers.

Especially when you figure in the fact that you modding your phone and placing it on thier network is looked upon as you violating their contract. And as it was YOU who violated the contract in thier eyes, the cell carrier can continue charging you for your contract as well as making you purchase an "approved replacement handset"

I am not sure if this is truly the outlook of the carriers or simply the way one employee understands the situation to be......but it wouldnt surprise me if this was exactly how the dev community was viewed by them.

BUT, being around and playing with my phones for a few years now has taught me one thing. There are people on these forums with everybit the brains and know-how as the engineers the carriers employ. And given enough time EVERYTHING can be cracked.
[Atrix 4G General] cegna09:
responses like this make me laugh. A revolt? What, more petitions, more rants on forums? This is a momentum shift that the end user can't do much about. There is pressure from a bunch of angles to start locking down certain aspects of android. If you read the whole post you'd notice the part about how a bunch of these security measures are being baked into android at the google level. This is not just verizon making demands of their phone makers.

and as intelligent as some devs are here, we're going to see their advances slowing way down. People are so hopeful that the devs will crack the bootloader (even though they've driven most of them away), yet they ignore the fact that the droidX has been locked down since release, and little to no progress has been made there. (i'm well aware they are slightly different, so don't bring it up). Even look what they did with the last update to the atrix, they blocked known root methods. No matter what the devs manage to do, teh makers have teams of people that just have to look at the exploits, and close them up.

i'm not saying i agree with the way things are going, i'm just trying to remain focused on the facts and be realistic.
[Atrix 4G General] bongd:
I am being realistic. Nothing has been implemented yet, so how can we start brain storming? Nothing but ideas at this point, but it's a hard.

And by a revolt I don't mean one of those stupid petitions. We have people with varying specialties and occupations. Perhaps someone can find a legal clause that will help the battle, something in the ToS that would prevent the segregation of rooted versus non-rooted customers, etc.

Don't get all pissy on me about things. I'm not dreaming of anything outlandish. It's better than being a pessimist and taking it in the ass. Many people chose the Android platform for the freedom it provides. It enough customers are grossly outraged, it will NOT come to pass.

Look at Usage Based Billing. I work for one of the biggest ISPs in Canada and when we tried to introduce UBB we saw customers CHURN tremendously. We've received death threats for Christ sakes... and now ask me, cegna09, please ask if we've decided to go forward and bill customers under UBB? ;)

In case that wasn't blatantly obvious and cynical enough, no, we haven't. It scared CEOs ****less and irritated the hell out of front line staff to the point where many of us feel no loyalty to the company anymore. It has shaken what little trust the consumers had in us and they've flocked for other providers. If Google wants to do this, they'd better be prepared for a ****storm of negative press. This is either fear mongering, exaggerations or a bad idea for Google and wireless carriers.

P.S. I type most of my posts at work so they're not always grammatically sound or eloquent. I don't give a **** though. Thanks for caring.
[Atrix 4G General] WiredPirate:
Okay tracking rooted users is new to me. but I thought the rest was normal procedure?

...Root exploit>carrier update (patches root)>new root exploit>new carrier update (patches new root)>newest root exploit...

How is the op any different than current procedure.? Is it just the addition of carriers tracking rooted users that makes this post notable? Because it seems like scaremongering to me. Should I really be that concerned? I already knew att doesn't like me to tether without a plan, and will do what it can to stop me. I dont have any more reason to believe att will stop service to my phone now than before I read this post.
[Atrix 4G General] G-Man.:
Basically what started all this guys, was theft of services (free tethering) Everyone who has used the free tethering 'hacks' are largely responsible for this movement. Had everyone modded their phones responsibly, and not stolen services from the carriers because they thought they 'had that right' then this would probably not be happening to the extent that it is. I, for one, do not nor have i ever used a free tethering hack. I have unlimited data and use that freely on my phone. I use my pc for web browsing when i have a lot to do online. Below is a quote from a friend of mine on the Atrixforums.com site that is a very good view and quite accurate interpretation of whats happening.
[Atrix 4G General] cegna09:
The world of mobile devices is a bit different though. I would wager a bet that 90% of users have no interest in rooting, modding, etc, or even a knowledge of what it is. They just don't care. So when 10%, or even if it's as high as 20%, of the user base shows dissatisfaction, i doubt it would sway them. In the mobile world you always have the choice to change platforms, carriers, etc. With ISPs (at least here in the US), you really have no choice over who you use for where you live.

And my point on the developers is just that's always easier to close exploits than to find them. And it looks like there is new modification to close exploits. I think it's going to start to turn into a 1 step forward 2 steps back game. I sincerely hope it doesn't go that way, but that's where i see it with the information presented.

The place you might have a chance of fighting is the recent ruling that made it legal to root/jailbreak phones. Though i bet AT&T and verizon's lawyers are hard at work finding ways around that.

Oh, and i never commented on your grammar.
[Atrix 4G General] bongd:
I'm sure there are a slew of celebrity lawyers on speed dial, and I know that the Apple jailbreaking case will be strongly referenced if there is a class action lawsuit.

I also recognize and appreciate the circumstances regarding closing and finding exploits. It's always a game of cat and mouse. And it sucks having to find exploits and holes. Sometimes it's easy but sometimes it's extremely tough. I'm hoping it's not the latter.

In any event, I'm going to hold out. I know that there'll be a work around or at least a ton of backlash. You bring up a good point that it's a very small percentage of users who root. But that small percentage is virtually all made up of power users. While we're small in numbers, we're more intelligent than the tweenies who just get Androids for texting and Facebook.

I know that petitions and things like that normally don't get done (I never bothered with the bootloader petition for example) but I know that more constructive and intelligent users will chime in with glorious ideas to keep this **** at bay. I sincerely hope it was a late April fools day joke or something. I don't mind Google data mining and harvesting all my consumer logistics as long as they don't clamp down on my phone. Win win situation. I don't mind their parasitic or insidious intentions at all.
[Atrix 4G General] Deleted member 2488575:
Except Motorola's bootloaders. :)
[Atrix 4G General] phobos512:
jgc121 -

The two parts of the car arguments are invalid. First, loss of warranty, is invalid due to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (federal law) and states that a manufacturer cannot automatically invalidate a warranty because of what an end-user has done. There's a burden of proof. It's a consumer protection.

On your friend's second point, exceeding the speed limit is illegal. It is not in the same class as modifying a device. There is no law being broken. You might argue that unauthorized tethering is theft, which I'd need to hear the argument for - who has sustained damages? How can those damages be quantified?

I do, however, agree that this has been brought upon by the end-users who do naughty things (unauthorized tethering, malware creation, piracy).
[Atrix 4G General] Kueller:
It only takes one disgruntled or sympathetic employee...Where are the social engineers?
[Atrix 4G General] PixoNova:
If only someone was willing to risk their job ;)
[Atrix 4G General] G-Man.:
If you read how the car arguments are compared - you will understand my friends point. And just by rooting your device, you void your warranty - just like if you add nitrous to your car - warranty gone.... its the same thing. It is the same as modifying these devices, running 'unauthorized firmware' IS technically a warranty voiding action.

Also - these are not MY opinions - just opinions and information from others that im passing along - dont shoot the messenger buddy :) And tethering without a plan - the way its setup on the network - is theft. It costs them money, and they dont like it.
[Atrix 4G General] G1-8701:
ok i can sorta understand them wanting to stop free tethering, but why root in general, some people like adding custome roms, or tweaking themes to make their phone that THEY purchased look the way they want it to. I really don't use tether, but locking down root, that's just ridiculous...smh
[Atrix 4G General] phobos512:
No; that's exactly my point. Modifying something you own does NOT automatically void the warranty. Read the act; it isn't complicated. I've been modding vehicles for 10 years - I know the law.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty_Act
[Atrix 4G General] G-Man.:
I too have been modding vehicles for nearly 15 yrs now, I am an ASE certified technician with EPA certifications, and an Associates Degree in Business Management as well. (Feel free to pm me for proof) I am well aware of this act and the laws. You are missing the point of the previous posts.

A manufacturers warranty would never cover a blown engine due to N20 use.... it just wont. Its intended to cover the engine as it was from the factory. Any changes to the factory setup (within certain limits) are ok. Something like N20 - thats a deal breaker.

As i said before - the previous posts are not MY opinions.... just information i was passing along.