[Q] Converting a .zip ROM into .tar to flash with Odin

Azure Flame Kite · Apr 21, 2012

I was asking if there's any way to convert a .zip ROM into a .tar ROM to flash with Odin..

The reason why I'm asking this is because I'm unable to flash any ROM via CWM recovery. I can only flash ROMs via Odin. Please see this for further information to my problem.

I'm particularly fond of the MIUI ROM, but there's no Odin version of that.. and CWM doesn't work for me

Thaw.Bytes · Apr 22, 2012

Have you got usb debugging enabled on your phone?

Azure Flame Kite · Apr 22, 2012

Thaw.Bytes said:
Have you got usb debugging enabled on your phone?

Yeah, always ._.

Thaw.Bytes · Apr 22, 2012

This is the installation instructions from adys miui rom which i usually use...not sure if you do this already but this usually works for me (wipe cache n devlik aswell)

1. Copy Zip to SDCard.k
2. Reboot to Recovery.
3. Wipe data/factory Reset.
4. Wipe /system from Mounts and Storage.
5. Install *your Rom* zip from SDCard.
6. Reboot (First boot may take time due to alot of init.d scripting)

tuesmonhero · Oct 4, 2012

Convert ZIP to TAR

Thaw.Bytes said:
This is the installation instructions from adys miui rom which i usually use...not sure if you do this already but this usually works for me (wipe cache n devlik aswell)

1. Copy Zip to SDCard.k
2. Reboot to Recovery.
3. Wipe data/factory Reset.
4. Wipe /system from Mounts and Storage.
5. Install *your Rom* zip from SDCard.
6. Reboot (First boot may take time due to alot of init.d scripting)

ArcConvert is a free portable tool for Windows that allows you to convert many different types of archives to known formats.

Justin Demoude · May 9, 2013

tuesmonhero said:
ArcConvert is a free portable tool for Windows that allows you to convert many different types of archives to known formats.

Tried it, converted a kernel .zip file to.tar for Note 2 and it blue-screened Win7 during .tar installation. No damage to PC or phone, but DAYUM!

king_below_my_lord · May 9, 2013

Justin Demoude said:
Tried it, converted a kernel .zip file to.tar for Note 2 and it blue-screened Win7 during .tar installation. No damage to PC or phone, but DAYUM!

I don't think direct conversion like that will ever work, just ask the related developer to generate a tar file for you, ask one of the most helpful devs like salesale(NeatRom creator) or the dev of RevoltRom.

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tariq2kn · May 9, 2013

I want to convert .tar rom to .zip flashable file

Donnie Sins · May 9, 2013

tariq2kn said:
I want to convert .tar rom to .zip flashable file

Why?

MistahBungle · May 9, 2013

You'd need to write a script that specifies what files get flashed to where & create your own flashable zip. Or you could swap the files from the tar into an existing CWM flashable I guess; not sure if this will work tho, the script may be specific to those particular files & might not work with different ones (I'm not au fait with these scripts, hence not being sure). I personally wouldn't try this tho, just flash the tar in Odin already.

Donnie Sins · May 9, 2013

The last sentence says it all

tariq2kn · May 10, 2013

MistahBungle said:
You'd need to write a script that specifies what files get flashed to where & create your own flashable zip. Or you could swap the files from the tar into an existing CWM flashable I guess; not sure if this will work tho, the script may be specific to those particular files & might not work with different ones (I'm not au fait with these scripts, hence not being sure). I personally wouldn't try this tho, just flash the tar in Odin already.

Could you make a .zip(without rom) for xwlss .tar rom file so that I can flash through recovery without the pc odin.

king_below_my_lord · May 10, 2013

tariq2kn said:
I want to convert .tar rom to .zip flashable file

That's easy (well can cause catastrophe if handled without proper knowledge) just use android kitchen.

Edit :Seriously though must be very careful, I used it to deodex JB firmware for my tab 7 plus (it doesn't have any proper developer support so had to do it manually) and I had a plethora of minor bug's popping up, insignificant but annoying nonetheless, quite frankly must be ready to spend hours for proper tweaking and understanding framework to build a good flashable zip, I didn't have the patience nor the time.

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MistahBungle · May 10, 2013

Could I make one for you ? Absolutely not.

I don't sit around all day doing nothing just waiting for n00bs to give me stuff to do for them. If you really want to make one, you'll work out how to do it for yourself. Or you won't *shrugs*

tariq2kn said:
Could you make a .zip(without rom) for xwlss .tar rom file so that I can flash through recovery without the pc odin.

OUSCA2007 · Apr 9, 2015

how to convert rom files from .zip to odin flashable .tar.md5

I am really in need of help to save a bootlogo stuck bricked Galaxy S5 SM G900F ...i need to flash a new rom ... I need to convert ".zip" Rom to "Odin" usable ".tar.md5" ....faaaaaast...
H E L P !!! :confused :silly:

oqaab · Feb 22, 2016

I need that piece of info as well got to convert a zip Rom to tar to flash via Odin. Not too comfortable with flashing through zip files.

bakhthiar · Feb 26, 2016

I also need to convert a flashable zip file tar file

oqaab said:
I need that piece of info as well got to convert a zip Rom to tar to flash via Odin. Not too comfortable with flashing through zip files.

Brothers. i also need a program that converts a flashable zip file into a tar file, so that it could be installed via odin.

thanks

nickhere · Jun 13, 2016

add me to the list that need to convert the zip to tar

Concept48 · Oct 6, 2022

Donnie Sins said:
Why?

To build his custom stock rom ?

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