[Q] can't mount system.img

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i'm trying to mount system.img to extract the files, but i get errors every time.
i think i don't use the right command, can anyone tell me what is the command for mounting the system.img?

can someone please help me?

should be mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system

Originally Posted by sinkster

should be mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system

no i get this error:

can't find system.img in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab

Originally Posted by OverLo4d

no i get this error:

can't find system.img in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab

Which command you are using?

Originally Posted by ameer1234567890

Which command you are using?

this time i tried the command he suggested, but i tried also this:

mount -o loop system.img system

or this:

mount -t ext4 -o loop system.img system

and nothing works

Originally Posted by OverLo4d

this time i tried the command he suggested, but i tried also this:

mount -o loop system.img system

or this:

mount -t ext4 -o loop system.img system

and nothing works

I am guessing that you are trying to mount yaffs2 image from nandroid backup! Android does not support mounting yaffs2 images. Perhaps it's a kernel thingy, but I haven't come across any kernel which can do it. Perhaps someone could make a module or something?

In case if you are trying to mount an ext4 image, first create a folder in your sdcard named "system". Then:

mount -o loop system.img /sdcard/system

Originally Posted by ameer1234567890

I am guessing that you are trying to mount yaffs2 image from nandroid backup! Android does not support mounting yaffs2 images. Perhaps it's a kernel thingy, but I haven't come across any kernel which can do it. Perhaps someone could make a module or something?

no, it's a system.img converted from system.sin
is there any other way to way or command to extract the files?

Originally Posted by OverLo4d

no, it's a system.img converted from system.sin
is there any other way to way or command to extract the files?

system.img converted from system.sin is the same as system.img from a nandroid backup.

Since you want to extract the img file, you could use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1645412 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1112906

Originally Posted by ameer1234567890

system.img converted from system.sin is the same as system.img from a nandroid backup.

Since you want to extract the img file, you could use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1645412 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1112906

doesn't work, i already tried any kind of unyaffs2