[App] Flash Image GUI - Flash Kernels and Recoveries from normal Android mode!

Credits:
birbeck for the usual random java guidance, slushpupie for his previous java guidance, dodgejcr for extreme amounts of testing, and one_love_420 and shift for some great graphics!
testers: JT-, couga6442, happytweak and many others I might have forgot in the furry of the initial three days I built a lot of the app from scratch!
Thanks to SDX

Background:
flash_image (bmlwrite) is an extremely useful utility for flashing custom kernels, boot logos and recoveries. This binary has made it possible to easily flash all these items and is used almost everywhere behind the scenes (i.e. in custom recoveries, packaged into kernel /sbin, etc).

Description:
This Android App is a GUI interface for the linux binary, flash_image provided by google in AOSP for loading custom kernels and recovery images onto the phone.
This app allows the flashing of kernels and recovery images in normal android mode.
No recovery or adb needed!
LG Optimus One, V, S and T support includes flashing of anykernel type .zip files, boot.img type zip files and recovery.img files!

Current Device Support:
Full Kernel, Logo and Recovery flashing: Samsung Moment, Transform, Intercept and Acclaim - the s3c6410 series of devices
Full Kernel (Anykernel and boot.img) Flashing and Recovery flashing: LG Optimus, HTC EVO 3D (CDMA & GSM), HTC EVO, HTC EVO Shift & Nexus S/Nexus S 4G
Full Kernel (zImage) Flashing: Samsung Epic

Future Support:
Looking for feedback regarding making the app more user friendly or simplier to use for the HTC EVO. Thanks!

Install Directions:
Install process is the same as any other .apk. Download to computer and adb push or mount sdcard on computer and copy over or download directly to the phone. Use any file manager, adb, connectbot/terminal emulator to install.
My preferred method, maybe a bit technical: adb install c:\downloads\FlashImageGUI.apk

Download Locations
Market (99 cents!): Flash Image GUI
Release versions (free from my personal hosting): Flash Image GUI

Contact:
Any questions, comments, concerns, or issues, please post in this thread or send me an email! Thanks for all the help and support!

FAQ:
Q: Will this app support a marketplace to pick and chose kernels from?
A: No. Use Kernel Manager!

Screenshots:
Splash Screen


Main Screen


Options in Main Screen


Flashing Netarchy Kernel with Progress Bar Details


Flashing Clockworkmod Custom Recovery

lolphirae said:

P500 now appears as an unsupported device with CM9.

With CM 7.2.0., we have this in /system/build.prop

Code:

ro.build.id=GRI40
ro.build.display.id=GWK74
ro.build.version.incremental=eng.jenkins.20120615.190413
ro.build.version.sdk=10
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=2.3.7
ro.build.date=Fri Jun 15 19:04:23 PDT 2012
ro.build.date.utc=0
ro.build.type=user
ro.build.user=jenkins
ro.build.host=cyanogenmod
ro.build.tags=test-keys
ro.product.model=LG-P500
ro.product.brand=lge
ro.product.name=cyanogen_p500
ro.product.device=p500
ro.product.board=p500
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi
ro.product.manufacturer=LGE
ro.product.locale.language=en
ro.product.locale.region=US
ro.wifi.channels=
ro.board.platform=msm7k
# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device
ro.build.product=p500

With CM9 RC2, we have:

Code:

ro.build.id=IMM76L
ro.build.display.id=IMM76L
ro.build.version.incremental=eng.mint.20120726.140253
ro.build.version.sdk=15
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=4.0.4
ro.build.date=Thu Jul 26 14:03:34 EEST 2012
ro.build.date.utc=1343300614
ro.build.type=user
ro.build.user=mint
ro.build.host=androidmeda
ro.build.tags=test-keys
ro.product.model=LG-P500
ro.product.brand=lge
ro.product.name=lge_p500
ro.product.device=p500
ro.product.board=p500
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v6l
ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi
ro.product.manufacturer=LGE
ro.product.locale.language=en
ro.product.locale.region=US
ro.wifi.channels=
ro.board.platform=msm7x27
# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device
ro.build.product=p500

I frankly do not see what it the problem here with the device identification, pretty much the only relevant difference being ro.product.name=cyanogen_p500 vs ro.product.name=lge_p500

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The build.prop is generally helpful but not being used by FIG in this case.

Can you post the results of ls -l / from each version?
This information is in the kernel and also important.

lolphirae said:

Uuuuh. Cannot find a nandroid backup of CM 7.2 anywhere and unfortunately do not have time to reinstall the entire phone ATM. Hopefully someone else on official CM7 will post the info here. Meanwhile, the info from CM9:

Code:

$ adb shell ls -l /
drwxr-xr-x root     root              2012-07-27 05:08 acct
drwxrwx--x system   cache             2012-07-26 17:31 cache
-rwxr-x--- root     root       248808 1970-01-01 02:00 charger
dr-x------ root     root              2012-07-27 05:08 config
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2012-07-27 05:08 d -> /sys/kernel/debug
drwxrwx--x system   system            2012-07-26 17:23 data
-rw-r--r-- root     root          116 1970-01-01 02:00 default.prop
drwxr-xr-x root     root              2012-07-27 05:20 dev
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2012-07-27 05:08 etc -> /system/etc
-rwxr-x--- root     root       102816 1970-01-01 02:00 init
-rwxr-x--- root     root         2344 1970-01-01 02:00 init.goldfish.rc
-rwxr-x--- root     root          717 1970-01-01 02:00 init.p500.rc
-rwxr-x--- root     root         7809 1970-01-01 02:00 init.qcom.rc
-rwxr-x--- root     root         1997 1970-01-01 02:00 init.qcom.sh
-rwxr-x--- root     root         2482 1970-01-01 02:00 init.qcom.usb.rc
-rwxr-x--- root     root        18533 1970-01-01 02:00 init.rc
drwxrwxr-x root     system            2012-07-27 05:08 mnt
dr-xr-xr-x root     root              1970-01-01 02:00 proc
drwxr-xr-x root     root              1970-01-01 02:00 res
drwx------ root     root              2012-07-26 13:36 root
drwxr-x--- root     root              1970-01-01 02:00 sbin
drwxrwx--x system   system            2012-07-26 17:24 sd-ext
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2012-07-27 05:08 sdcard -> /mnt/sdcard
drwxr-xr-x root     root              2012-07-27 05:08 sys
drwxr-xr-x root     root              2012-07-26 17:17 system
-rw-r--r-- root     root          272 1970-01-01 02:00 ueventd.goldfish.rc
-rw-r--r-- root     root         5562 1970-01-01 02:00 ueventd.p500.rc
-rw-r--r-- root     root         5562 1970-01-01 02:00 ueventd.qcom.rc
-rw-r--r-- root     root         3825 1970-01-01 02:00 ueventd.rc
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2012-07-27 05:08 vendor -> /system/vendor

Thanks! :good:

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this is exactly the type of information i need. im investigating the issue. optimistic it should be a simple fix. will keep you updated here.
if it is simple as i hope, ill push some other things aside and aim for releasing an update this weekend.

smokeboy67 said:

Does this work for the optimus v

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Yes, it should. If you have any issues, please post up the error message with a screenshot. Thanks!

androidisfuture said:

+1 actually it doenst work for me too i first flashed recovery with this only and gone in fastboot
i have read about this app in optimus v forum but not anywhere else for the p500

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androidisfuture said:

try flashing recovery
ok just joking ya i think sweetnsour tried fLashing recovery like me

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Thanks for reporting this issue. I searched through the code and I think I know the problem area but will need a tester who is knowledgeable with ADB and using fastboot to recovery from a bad recovery flash. If any of you have time and have those skills, please send me a PM and I can work on fixing the issue!

jerry7389 said:

Hmm..were you flashing a recovery or kernel? I used to use this all the time to flash kernels(Franco days) but I've never used it to flash a recovery..
EDIT: just flashed caf kernel using flash image GUI and worked without any problems.. I think at one time it wasn't working correctly on cm9 roms and Joey was gonna try and fix the issue..knowing his dedication to this app im sure he did
Sent from my LG-P509 using Tapatalk 2

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Thanks for confirming the kernel flashing portion works well on the P500

Thanks to everybody for the support!