Modify Android file system

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I want to edit the system.sqhs and insert new fonts.
someone know how to do it?

in linux
unsquashfs system.sqsh

here is a tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=610303

Originally Posted by Maikeu Locatelli

in linux
unsquashfs system.sqsh

here is a tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=610303

Hey Maikeu,

Is there a tutorial something like that except for topaz maybe? I can successfully unsquashfs the XDAndroid 2.1 system.sqsh just fine...but when I try to unsquashfs the 1.6 (TopazKernal16) system.sqsh, it makes it to about 70% then stops saying "Killed".

If you could point me in the right direction for help, that would be great! If it makes a difference, I'm actually using Vector Linux instead of Ubuntu.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by iceman198

Hey Maikeu,

Is there a tutorial something like that except for topaz maybe? I can successfully unsquashfs the XDAndroid 2.1 system.sqsh just fine...but when I try to unsquashfs the 1.6 (TopazKernal16) system.sqsh, it makes it to about 70% then stops saying "Killed".

If you could point me in the right direction for help, that would be great! If it makes a difference, I'm actually using Vector Linux instead of Ubuntu.

Thanks!

Ok...it took me forever but I figured it out...

Just a couple things to note (in case anyone else is trying to do this)...when you "unsquash" the system.sqsh, it creates a "squashfs-root" folder where everything is. Move all that stuff up a folder so it's all in the "system" folder and you can delete the "squashfs-root".

Also, when using "mksquashfs" make sure to use " -nolzma" at the end...Don't quite know what it is, must be something with compression because I notices the end sqsh file is slightly bigger...but that's what you have to tag on so when booting Android it can actually mount the sqsh file.

Originally Posted by iceman198

Hey Maikeu,

Is there a tutorial something like that except for topaz maybe? I can successfully unsquashfs the XDAndroid 2.1 system.sqsh just fine...but when I try to unsquashfs the 1.6 (TopazKernal16) system.sqsh, it makes it to about 70% then stops saying "Killed".

If you could point me in the right direction for help, that would be great! If it makes a difference, I'm actually using Vector Linux instead of Ubuntu.

Thanks!

Sorry, i never tried and i dont understand a lot of this to help you, i know only how to unpack and repack, really sorry.

Have a lot of people that know, but i dont know why, they dont help us.

i know that the squashfstools 4 dont works, it unpack, but the repack dont works in kernel of pphusson, the 3.3.7 works good for me

http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/squashfs/

Originally Posted by iceman198

Ok...it took me forever but I figured it out...

Just a couple things to note (in case anyone else is trying to do this)...when you "unsquash" the system.sqsh, it creates a "squashfs-root" folder where everything is. Move all that stuff up a folder so it's all in the "system" folder and you can delete the "squashfs-root".

Also, when using "mksquashfs" make sure to use " -nolzma" at the end...Don't quite know what it is, must be something with compression because I notices the end sqsh file is slightly bigger...but that's what you have to tag on so when booting Android it can actually mount the sqsh file.

is rename the "squashfs-root" to "system" is good enough ?

Originally Posted by yosidia

is rename the "squashfs-root" to "system" is good enough ?

yeah, that will work...but you can just keep it the same name without every creating a "system" folder. I don't even bother using the "genext2fs" tool...I just "unsquashfs" it and it will create the "squashfs-root" folder and then when I'm done modifying it, just

mksquasfs squashfs-root system.img -nolzma

and that should do it.

You'll know if it doesn't work cuz Android will error while loading system.sqsh. =)

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