yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ruizit0:
Never tryed with a stock rom but I managed to "solve" the problem by letting kitchen make the normal conversions and after before zip edit the updater manually ..no problem ..

it works nice .. the glitch its only on mounting / formating lines ..

I think the rest symlinks and permissions convert it ok .. or till now I had or find any problem on that field :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] forumber2:
I have a big problem with kitchen.I am using this kitchen since 0.189. I usually updated it from github (with zipball). My problem is:

Kitchen can't extract ramdisk in some boot/recovery.img. Kitchen says "I extracted it without any errors" but,I can't see anything on ramdisk folder. This problem appear on

some

boot/recovery.img.

I put boot.img and recovery.img to down. Please,test it let me the result.

I'm using Cygwin and Kitchen ver 0.210

Thanks in advance :)

boot.img and recovery.img
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] carl1961:
the kitchen setup to work with standard boot.img and looks for ramdisk, most stock kernels only have zimage
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] blacknight1114:
hey guys, quick question herehow do i clear out the kitchen of all the roms in it so i can find the latest one i put in. im trying to build off the new ota jb release for my sgh-t999, but im not sure its detecting the new zip in the original update folder.......:confused:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] blacknight1114:
Wow..nvm
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] 3to4:
N5120

Well, this is an old thread, but I am posting hoping that some knowledgeable people can help me.

I am trying to learn Android Kitchen, and I set up the latest version (0.224). I made all the modifications I wanted, but I cannot flash my roms because I am getting error (status 6) in CWM. I sought and I came across this thread.

If I have well understood, I am getting this error because my updater-script has errors. I followed ruizit0's advice (post#30),and deleted METAINF folder from the working folder before building (not from the original zip, as I am working on a stock 4.1.2, and I cannot see any METAINF folder in it.). But, I am getting the same error. So, I have no other idea to try.

I have set mounting points (based on recovery.fstab), and I have made Edify_Defs file (konalte).

I am attaching the updater-script file which was generated by the kitchen. (This was generated after I deleted METAINF folder.)

Can someone have a look at them and tell me what is wrong?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] carl1961:
try removing delete("/data/local"); from your script also try to get the recovery log so you can find a what point the script failed. you can get the recovery log from the advanced menu while in recovery, right after your script fails
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] 3to4:
Thank you so much. I was thinking I would never get any help!!!

I deleted the line "delete ("/data/local"), and tried. It failed. So, I looked at the log. The log says, line 109 col8: Syntax error, unexpected STRING, expecting Send I parse errors.

Then, I looked at the script. The line 109 is just "unmount ("/system"); .. Also, its in the end of the script, and I did not see any copying action.. So, I am completely lost...

So, what can I do to correct this error? Can you advice me again?

I am attaching my updater-script again, as since my last post, I have started all over again. But, I always delete META-INF folder from the working folder in the kitchen before building roms.

---------- Post added at 04:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:04 PM ----------

Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!!

I deleted flash_modem (line 108), which did not have a semi-colon, and my rom flashed without errors. Now I am testing if everything is OK.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] carl1961:
good, yes when you find a error line in the log like you did , error is usually ahead of it.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] pisherthefisher:
Is there a way to change the the default app install to the internal storage?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jeffsf:
Because that is how GB and later works, especially since you can move to/from phone in Manage Applications.

# pm set-install-location 1

Posted from my SGS4G, thanks to Team Acid development
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Erhany:
Hey guys, we keep modding for GB users. It's a rework on Gin2ICS Theme's SystemUI.apk..

+ Added Recent_Apps button

+ Possibility Changing date format view by strings.xml

Changing date format>> Original topic HERE

Thanks sk0t for modding explanations. Credits go to him..

I edited DateView.smali file to use this mod.

Usage:

- Decompile apk. Go to res/values/strings.xml

- Find <string name="custom_date">MMMM d, yyyy</string>

and change items how you want to use..

I added RecentAppButton.smali and edited res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml

-- Lots of us use different icons etc so this mod is based from original SystemUI.apk of Gin2ICS Theme..

Happy mods.. Please Click 'Thanks' if its useful for you or like my work..
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] n3n00:
Current date format is fine, but recent button is good to make it look more ICS. I too did some themeing, it looks awesome, few more mods and I'll upload.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] FlorinXstyle:
Only for this 2 things you made a new thread ?
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Erhany:
Yes I did. There are a lot of SystemUI topics on which users have their own mod (genereally ICS). You tell me which GB systemUI you saw recent apps and possibility to change date format.

I was working to enable settings shortcut near recent apps.. Anyway I stopped modding the file.

Moderators can delete topic.

Good mods everyone..
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] justkiddinghere:
Thank u keep gb alive its best rom
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] 'Shiino:
not have the quickettings? I can not change the toggles
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] joelquerty:
mate can you make one for me
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] sErDArcAAn:
Erhan sadece statusbar'ı saydam yapabilirmisin bu modu. Dogalda photoshhopla yapardım ama malesef bu komut satırlarıda . Yardımın için teşekkürler.

Can you transparent statusbar ?
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] hanygrandaton:
Help ME

And For Huawei Mate 8 .. How Can I Do That Please ?

Many Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PrajapatiKetan:
hello guys. i want android USB debugging Drivers for Windows7 bit32.

i find it everywhere but no luck yet. anyone here who can provide me? ans should be really appreciated. :cowboy:

lots of thanks in advance. :good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] h4ck3dm1nd:
ADB and fastboot drivers are everywhere so just google for ADB drivers....
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
SGSIII EFS Backup / Restore

Help to preserve and restore the image of EFS partition:

* Need Root

For Windows:

* Extract from the archive, connect the device to the USB debugging mode (System settings/Developer options/USB debugging) and run selected .bat (depending on the backup or restore)

* To retain the image of efs.img must be in a folder with Restore_EFS.bat

For Linux

* Extract from the archive, connect the device to the USB debugging mode (System settings/Developer options/USB debugging) and run RUN_ME into terminal (double click), select option...

On the basis of the findings made ​​on the basis of the loss of IMEI and serial numbers, decided to update the backup tool for those who have not lost ...

He will be in addition to backing up and restoring an image backup and recover efs is also a copy of the current modema.

I'm tried only backup, restore me unnecessarily!

Only I9300!!!

DOWNLOAD

SAMSUNG_I9300_EFS_BACKUP_RESTORE_AUTOMATIC

Instructions:

! Need for backup Root access and debugging USB

1. Extract from the zip and run. Bat file

2. Is okay to your PC and follow the menu

Automatically create a text file of all the parameters of the device at the time of the copy

Automatic backup of efs:

* Odin flash file. Tar.md5,

* raw.img

* Tar.gz archive

Automatic naming of files and backup archive version of the firmware

Restore to choose from archives and backup images

Automatic start of Odin and the transition to the flashing mode when selecting Odin Restore

DOWNLOAD

Thanks to:

shoma_81, tester99,

For help and assist in the creation of tool
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
What mode do you need to be in? I guess ADB debugging is also required.
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
System settings/Developer options/USB debugging, is all it takes...
[Galaxy S III General] mmrc01:
Hi, I have tried this but it does not seem to be working for me:

I have I9300, it is rooted with USB debugging enabled

When I click on Backup_EFS,bat file I get the following message:

Backup EFS

Press any key to continue . . .

--- STARTING ----

--- WAITING FOR DEVICE

--- Backup efs image ---

'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

Press any key to continue . . .

The script closes when I press to continue - no efs.img file

Please tell me what I am doing wrong

Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
1 didn't install samsung driver

2 haven't root

3 putn't debug usb...
[Galaxy S III General] lelinuxien52:
Thanks.

But a lot of apps which use adb to run "dd if=/of=" and pull the backup image in a folder are already release and work fine. What is new in this batch script ? Thank you anyway. It works correctly.
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
Nothing, except that, it's pull image to pc and back, and there is no excess, only backup and restore efs partition :)
[Galaxy S III General] Odia:
4 Script is wrong, last 2 adb commands not prefixed by files\

also adb pull will fail on later adb versions since no destination specified, so you need to add . on end, e.g.

files\adb pull /sdcard/efs.img .
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
fixed, but before it was worked...
[Galaxy S III General] Odia:
Maybe before when you tested abd was in your PATH and was older revision, anyway nice work, more EFS backup solutions the better.
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
perhaps...

thanx...
[Galaxy S III General] art_arev:
Hi. I located efs.img in my sd card(internal) Nothing on the laptop . Is that were its supposed to be? One more question.....For restoring you are sating to retain the img it must be in the same folder as restore.back...must i copy the efs.img and paste to the same folder were restore.back is on the computer?
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
None yet, the first time was right - the first version back
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
Download new...
[Galaxy S III General] art_arev:
Hi Downloaded new...The old version at least was backing in sdcard. The new download says adb not recognised external or internal command.

I have root,debuging on, and all the samsung drivers ....but.........its failing
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
Connect device and run command console and paste

adb shell

What happend?
[Galaxy S III General] art_arev:
exactly the same in command prompt: adb not recognised..blabla....( I hope we are talking about Windows version the rar download)
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
I make tool with new ADB

Dowload...

Mast work :)
[Galaxy S III General] art_arev:
Works like a charm:good::good::good::good::laugh: Tks your a Star. Spasibo bolshoye
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
My pleasure!
[Galaxy S III General] dlx509:
Do I need to setup adb on my pc for this to work?

Can i push my efs folder( not image file) to my device using this tool. The situation is the efs folder on my gs3 is empty but i have an efs backup folder and I am trying to push it to my device. Please help
[Galaxy S III General] ASG11:
Wich file size should be created? I ve a *.img wich have 20MB. Is this correct?

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9300 mit Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
compare with the picture in the first post...
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
No. You must return the files via Root Explorer and assign permissions and owners to files, as in this picture:

owners radio.radio
[Galaxy S III General] Skunk Ape1:
Rooted "Check"

USB Mode enabled "Check"

Drivers Installed "Check" Odin recognizes it, Phone shows up in my computer and device manager recognizes it as Samsung Android ADB Interface.

Unzipped the file extracted 5 files to: "C:\Users\Skunkape\Desktop\EFS Backup

Device plugged in, double clicked on Backup_EFS.bat Pressed key to continue. Results are as follows.

What am I doing wrong?
[Galaxy S III General] X-Nemesis:
pending...
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
Try into supersu select Access is allowed by default...

May be something is wrong with the root access adb...

And more, check again setting/developer options/usb debugging...
[Galaxy S III General] alpamis:
Cannot Restore

Hi guys,

I've applied the procedure and got a backup. I can see the efs image file inside the folder. However, when I click on the restore_efs.bat and follow the prompts, it just says : STARTING, WAITING FOR DEVICE...And it just stays like that, nothing happens.

-My phone is rooted

-Samsung drivers are installed on the pc

-Debug mode is active

Thanks in advance !

BTW: I had written down my IMEI number before I installed a new rom. Maybe there is another way of enabling my IMEI number and being able to make phone calls etc.
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
Why you do restore? Are you has problems with IMEI?
[Galaxy S III General] honeysamsam143:
should i connect through usb and mount it?
[Galaxy S III General] MarkBonz:
isnt working for me.

says " remote object /sdcard/efs.img does not exist"
[Galaxy S III General] cyberdroxxx:
Well Sir,

You must have forgotten to enable the Debugging mode.

Settings>System>Developer options>Enable Developer option button>check USB debugging box>

Next run bat file again.

Good luck Sir.
[Galaxy S III General] MarkBonz:
Debuggin was enabled
[Galaxy S III General] cyberdroxxx:
Looks like your EFS folder on your device cannot be access,

Kindly check post #5

1 Install samsung driver

2 root your device

3 debuging usb mode enabled

Root access must be granted. Check SuperSU log whether ADB was allowed,
[Galaxy S III General] bdorr1105:
What do we need the tar file for??

SGSIII_backup_restore_efs.tar.gz - [Click for QR Code] (75.0 KB, 1656 views)
[Galaxy S III General] pixbuf:
Backing up EFS partition on US SGS III with Linux

Unfortunately, this method does not work with the US version of the SGS III (at least on my AT&T version, i747), but it gave me enough hints on how to do it manually, which is very simple.

The first section of the Backup_efs script fails because the /dev/block/platform folders are named differently. Instead of dw_mmc it is called msm_sdcc.1. Inside /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name is this line:

lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-05-14 13:43 efs -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p11

So, the efs partition is not mmcblk0p3, but p11. Using this piece of information, I was able to backup my efs partition easily like this:

adb shell
su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 of=/sdcard/efs.img
exit
exit
adb pull /sdcard/efs.img

Don't know if it was necessary to be superuser for this, but it didn't hurt.
[Galaxy S III General] Jaymie1989:
Hi,

First thanks for this tool.

Secondly I am having trouble using it. I need to backup my EFS file to unlock my S3 but when I run your tool it gives me this error:

View attachment 1621442

I dont have an SD card in my phone.

Please could someone point me in the right direction please?

Thank you.:cyclops:
[Galaxy S III General] force majeure:
For those getting the error "the system cannot find the path specified", if you're using windows vista, windows 7 or windows 8, do not run the file as administrator.

For those getting the error "remote object 'sdcard/efs.img' does not exist", make sure that you have root, USB Debugging is ticked and drivers are installed. If they are and you're still getting the same error message, this may be the first you're using adb on your phone. So once you open the file and you press any key when prompted, unlock your phone and take a look at your screen - SuperSU is running asking for your permission to provide ADB root access.

Good luck!
[Galaxy S III General] Crys7y:
Worked like a charm. If the console is saying that "efs.img does not exist" go into Dev Options - Root access - Apps and ADB. Not only Apps as it is default. It worked for me.
[Galaxy S III General] qavro:
worked perfect for me.
[Galaxy S III General] Nelix:
i have i9300 stuck on logo after wrong efs file restore, i have wright file but now i cant put it in debbug mode because its stuck on samsung logo, also tried flash with odin but still the same. Rooting is going fine ....
[Galaxy S III General] stanzlavos:
Stuck... ?

How much time does this actually take... I ran the script..... And it has been there for some time now (check the attached image)..... Is it doing something or just stuck ? :)
[Galaxy S III General] askaguilr:
It is not restoring for me, no errors, but everything is the same as before, I cannot open the img file with anything in windows, not winrar not magic iso which supports linux img files
[Galaxy S III General] Nejik:
thx for tool, rly useful
[Galaxy S III General] Slint:
I'm having the same problem right now. How long should this take?
[Galaxy S III General] Ishan Sardar:
The process went smoothly and exactly as you've shown in the image and I got an efs.img file too. I was just wondering if it does the same thing as this ? I mean I did the nandroid backup and now the imei backup using your tool. I dont need to do this one now right?
[Galaxy S III General] aabhash:
Can anyone confirm if this works for S3 progre, variant from Au KDDI Japan also known by model name, SCL21?
[Galaxy S III General] ster97:
Hello :)

Does it work with AOSP ROMs such as CyanogenMod ?

Envoyé depuis mon Galaxy S3 avec Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III General] triyaki43:
thanks
[Galaxy S III General] vali_ics:
What can i do ?
[Galaxy S III General] Renato Frotaw:
After click the key to start the process, you should see a root access auth question for ADB in your phone. Allow it.

You're running the backup from temp folder or write protected folder (maybe inside the zip?). Unzip it first. If still no success, run the batch file as admin (right click > run as administrator).
[Galaxy S III General] adrenalin100:
4.2.2

Powered by 4.2.2 ?
[Galaxy S III General] salvatore94:
I have the same problem. After a restore the phone stucks on Samsung logo. Flashing a new rom through odin did not solve the problem.

Anyone could help?
[Galaxy S III General] JJEgan:
Wipe phone / Format through recovery and flash a stock rom via Odin .

See multiple posts>>>> phone stucks on Samsung logo.
[Galaxy S III General] dudes45:
This did not work for me.. Now my phone is dead - its not your fault I know. The restore completes fine but my phone still doesn't work...
[Galaxy S III General] Johnfromspain:
That was the solution

Changed permission for both ADB and data and restoring worked like a charm, Thank you

GT-N7100
[Galaxy S III General] whitelyon78:
tognomys Piano

great I needed this for my s3:cowboy:
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
Added

SAMSUNG_efs.img_BACKUP_ODIN
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
Added

SAMSUNG_I9300_EFS_BACKUP_RESTORE_AUTOMATIC
[Galaxy S III General] x_marco_x:
Error!

HI, thanks for your work! I'm trying to make an EFS backup with your tool. It fail to create the tar.gz backup showing "--Z option not available" during the following batch command:

bin\adb shell su -c "busybox tar cZvf /sdcard/%var%EFS.tar.gz /efs"

What's wrong?

Maybe the Z option should be lower case?

Thank you!
[Galaxy S III General] A.S._id:
Try to update busybox
[Galaxy S III General] sanju_143:
help!!!(solved*)

i backed up my efs folder before flashing the rom..after i flashed the omega rom my imei no. was changed....i hv been trying to restore my backup but it is in .tar.gz format....its been 5 hours of searching n trying different tools but still no luck......

plz can any1 help me n guide me how to restore .tar.gz backup

so i finally did it...n my s3 is working again...

so, what i did is as follows:-

deleted efs folder frm root

copy the content of efs.taz.gz(after extraction)from the sdcard to root

change the permission of each file in efs folder using terminal emulator

restart...then i saw that my imei no. was generic(before it was not even showing)

then i flashed the MG2 modem as zip file frm cmw recovery...rsterted n my imei no. got restored but still no network

so i flashed a stock based rom...again no network thenni flahed the modem again n finally i got the network

but still my s3 was in factory mode...so frm terminal emulator i did this

su
rm /efs/FactoryApp/keystr
rm /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode
echo -n ON >> /efs/FactoryApp/keystr
echo -n ON >> /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode
chown 1000.1000 /efs/FactoryApp/keystr
chown 1000.1000 /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode
chmod 0744 /efs/FactoryApp/keystr
chmod 0744 /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode
reboot

n evrything is normal now....

hope it will help someone else also...(press thanks if it helps u also)
[Galaxy S III General] george stamatos:
It really works! Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] mircea89fzr:
I'm new, but doesn't .tar.gz flash with odin?
[Galaxy S III General] Striatum_bdr:
No.
[Galaxy S III General] cujopasubojica:
IMEI restore

I had a similar problem with my SGS3 i9300. I backuped the efs in aroma installer and then flashed omega rom, lost my IMEI (it changed to 004999...), could not connect to my network etc. I restored the IMEI by unraring the efs_29Sep2013-2102.tar.gz to my external sdcard (I got te efs folder). Then I pressed delete on efs folder located in root using root explorer (te efs folder stayed but everything inside it was deleted). Next I copyed the contents of my unrared efs folder from external sdcard to the efs folder in root. I didn't change any permissions, just restarted my phone and IMEI came back and everything worked for me.
[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
yes, root explorer will retain permissions
[Galaxy S III General] speedracer1979:
hello,want to backup mine efs but which one (file) do a have to download thx

SGSIII_backup_restore_efs.tar.gz

EFS_Backup_Restore_new_ADB.ra

EFS_Backup_Restore_20130826.zip

SAMSUNG_I9300_EFS_BACKUP.zip
[Galaxy S III General] meledz:
same question here
[Galaxy S III General] speedracer1979:
A took the rar file is easy to do;)

Verzonden vanaf mijn GT-I9300 met behulp van Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III General] alwayseric:
Hi OP,

i got a warning: GT-I9300MBJVAU_I9300TDUEMB1_RF1C75NXRJX_EFS.tar.gz: the system cannot find the file specified.

it seems the raw.img and tar.md5 have both been created without any issue.

could you let me know what the problem and how i can fix it? thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] ramani:
can any body confirm SAMSUNG_I9300_EFS_BACKUP_RESTORE_AUTOMATIC tool work with windows xp edition.

because i am getting an error in executing the batch file.

thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] Mord0rr:
Newbie question:

I made a backup using Touch Wiz recovery, and a copy all past EFS to external SD just in case.

Is this any option of credit? Can i use this in a future problem?:confused:
[Galaxy S III General] Timbajazz:
Hello,

On my Galaxy GT-i9305T when I type * # 06 * IMEI appears null / null.

With the file posted at the beginning of this topic can repair my phone?

Thanks...
[Galaxy S III General] JJEgan:
This is a tool that requires you to backup your EFS no backup no restore .

You need a service centre repair .
[Galaxy S III General] diegonnc:
I need help, i made a backup, but the file it created was a efs_raw.img, and when i want to restore it says image not found?.Please i need help as i need to restore my imei.