need help with .tar file

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hello all i need to know is how you make the .zip rom into a .tar are used a program but converting it doesnt work, if u could pls just help me i want to put together my own rom, thank you..

Originally Posted by johndoeshmoe

hello all i need to know is how you make the .zip rom into a .tar are used a program but converting it doesnt work, if u could pls just help me i want to put together my own rom, thank you..

http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gtar.htm

However you may want to consider doing a Linux install. I think most Android hacking is done i Linux. I recommend doing a Wubi install of Ubuntu(google it) if you want to try out Linux without messing with your partitions. Another option is to run Linux from within Virtualbox.

An easy way is to install 7zip. With it you can store files in tar.

The best way of learning how to put together a custom Android build is to start by studying the way that the .tar files are structured, I started by using 7-zip to study and change some of the files, ( you can really mess up your android doing this ).

However you will need to have access to a PC running Linux for some of the more advanced tasks. There are ways of running Linux without disturbing your PC's partitioning, but honestly, a dual-boot is the best way to go, you only need about 10-50GB of hard disc space for a decently set up Linux install, (10GB is enough for a well set up slackware based install like zenwalk).

Good luck on your journey into Android

Originally Posted by zenity

There are ways of running Linux without disturbing your PC's partitioning, but honestly, a dual-boot is the best way to go, you only need about 10-50GB of hard disc space for a decently set up Linux install...

Actually a Wubi install of Ubuntu is a dual boot solution that does not touch your partitioning. There is a small performance penalty for keeping the file system within a large file on your NTFS file system but I doubt most people will notice. Installation is as easy as next-next-finish and uninstallation is easily handled from within Windows.

http://wubi-installer.org/

In fact, it's very similar to doing FAT32 SD-card install of Android except that the performance penalty is much, much less noticable and it's really dual boot so you do not need to boot Windows in order to boot Linux.

A wubi install is pretty good if you like the Ubuntu way of doing things, I don't, just personal taste, I like my Slackware distros too much

But yes, since everyone seems to be on ubuntu/debian based these days, wubi is indeed a good solution to having to partition your HDD.

thank you guys u have been very helpful and also iv had ubuntu before so i know how to install, u guys have been very helpful thank you..