[TOOL] Huawei Update Extractor [UPDATED: v0.9.9.5] | OPEN-SOURCE LIBRARY

Huawei Update Extractor

After messing around a bit with the perl tools available for extracting Huawei update.app files,
i got the idea to create an own (windows) tool.

Requirements

(All versions <= v0.9.9.3 need .Net Framework 3.5)
Latest version uses .Net Framework 4.6.1

Install

Extract the content of the zip to a folder somewhere on your system.
Execute HuaweiUpdateExtractor.exe
I'm planning to create an installer sometime.

Usage

Press the browse (...) button and select an update.app file. Select a device or unknown and press on the open button.
You'll see the content of the update.app file in the listview.

Select one or more files and right click. Choose Extract selected from the context menu.
Choose the ouput folder and press ok.
Or just right click on the list and select Extract all, choose the output folder again and press ok.
Press close on the extract window.

You can sort the list on sequence, filename and size. Just press on the desired column header.

Command line:

HuaweiUpdateExtractor extract input output [profile]
HuaweiUpdateExtractor repack input output profile

Profile

The profiles.xml file is used to identify the files in the update.app file. Every file in the update.app has a sequence or type, which is also
shown in the list. Those sequences or types are used to identify the file/device partition.

Example:


<Profiles>
- Root tag of the xml file.

<Profile>
- Identifies a device
- attribute name: name of the device
- attribute author: author of the device

<Files>
- File root tag

<File>
- Identifies a file
- attribute sequence: sequence of the file in update.app
- attribute type: type of the file in the update.app
- attribute partition: destination partition on the device
- attribute filetype: can be one of the following values:
* signature: used to identify the signature file
* checksum: used to identify the checksum file
- value: file name

You can add or edit devices. If you want them to integrate in newer version, pm 'em to me.
I'm gonna make some auto update for the device file somewhere in the future

To add your devices profile you'll have to identify your device partitions and map them against the files inside the update.app.
Thread about identifying partitions: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1959445

Roadmap

- You tell me ...

Credits

ZeBadger (zebadger@hotmail.com) for figuring out the file headers
S34Qu4K3 for the P6 partition layout
ngamyarthar for adding ALOT of devices!

Changelog

v0.9.1.0
- Create update zip works now, this requires to have a PERFECT device entry in the devices file. The sequence is used to identify the file AND partition. Only files that have these two will be included in the zip. USE WITH CAUTION, MAKE SURE THE PARTITION IS CORRECT OR YOU'LL END UP FLASHING THE WRONG IMAGES TO THE WRONG PARTITION !! I'M NOT RESPONSABLE FOR BRICKING YOUR DEVICE! IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, THEN DON'T USE IT!

v0.9.1.1
- Added Type to the filelist (shows INPUT for g510 roms, but shows some useful info on P6 roms)

v0.9.2.0
- Files now can also be identified by the type attribute in devices.xml
- Added P6 device

v0.9.3.0
- Crc check during extract
- Crc check during creating flashable zip
- Added row to see file is flashable

v0.9.5.0
- Added repack
- Added icons and tooltip
- Added settings
- Experimental, no signing on repack, crc file gets generated
- Alot of stuff i forgot

v0.9.6.0
- Added command line options

v0.9.7.0
- Added G300 profile (thx ZeBadger)
- Added detailed info about the file (libmagic) in the tooltip on the extract list. This way it is easier to identify files inside the update.
(see screenshot). It will detect ext/fat/... partitions.

v0.9.7.1
- Alot of devices added in profiles (Credits to ngamyarthar, thanks alot dude!)
- Added android boot/recovery image recognition in magic.mgc

v0.9.7.2
- Made setup

-v0.9.7.4
- App will now remember last used profile.
- Fixed bug in repack code (remainder writing)
- Added signing options (During repack, once set, it will use the selected keyfile (PEM format) and algorithm to create the signature file. If there is no file selected or the file doesn't exist, it will use the existing signature file.)

Example of keyfile content:


-v0.9.7.5
- Default sorting on filename
- Small changes in structure of profiles.xml

-v0.9.7.6
- Added progress for signing and checksum generation
- Extract/CreateZip order by offset
- Repack order by Signature, Checksum, Files

-v0.9.7.7
- Doubleclick on item in extract files listview copies tooltip text to clipboard
- Added detailed android boot/recovery image detection to magic.mgc
- Added SecVRL header (the 2048 byte header in front of fastboot/boot/recovery image) detection

-v0.9.7.8
- Added timestamp options in settings
- Added tooltips in settings
- Some ui changes (which hopefully fix the missing "..." button issue)

-v0.9.7.9
- Some small ui fixes
- When saved location of the app is on a monitor that isn't attached anymore, app location is restored to center of primary screen.

-v0.9.8.0
- Some small ui changes
- Sort profiles by name
- Remember last used directory
- Added profile for Huawei G526 (Credits Roman Dmitriev)

-v0.9.9.0
- Added compatibility for wine/mono
- Fixed bug in settings (Verify header checksum)
- Made the app localizable (Download the Resources_EN example, if you make a translation, make sure that your assembly start with "Resources_" and ends with the TwoLetterISOLanguageName (eg. EN for english) of your culture and put the assembly in the same directory as the application)
- Added profile for Huawei Ascend Mate 7 (Thanks to sketchykingy)

-v0.9.9.1
- Added missing translatable resources (updated Resources_EN)
- Added profile for Huawei MediaPad X1 7.0 (7D-503L) (Credits ElectroMyStyle)

-v0.9.9.2
- Fixed int overflow (extracting big files)

-v0.9.9.3
- Added drag/drop for files and folders.

-v0.9.9.5 - 12/12/2016
- Upgraded to .Net Framework 4.6.1
- Fixed libmagic calling convention
- Huawei Mediapad M2 8.0 (M2-802L) profile by @beast.in.black
- Huawei Ascend P8 (GRA-L09) profile by @nexolight
- Huawei Mate S profile by @philipp900
- Huawei P8 lite profile by @linus2014
- Huawei Honor 5x (Kiwi-L2X) profile by @deadman96385

26122015

Created an opensource c# library to work with update.app files:
https://github.com/worstenbrood/HuaweiUpdateLibrary

Enjoy

Download

- v0.9.9.3: Setup - Zip
- v0.9.9.5: Zip

Mirror

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Huawei Update Extractor [UPDATED: v0.9.9.4]

Huawei Update Extractor [UPDATED: v0.9.9.4]

I have Added Huawei P8 lite profile.

xan said:

Is it possible to repack update.app?

If so, could you implemet such feature?

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Since i almost finished update zip creation (new version tomorrow), i have put it on the roadmap (already thought about it anyway )

serpentxx said:

not sure if it has been mentioned but it would be a great feature to drag the update.app into the programs window to open it

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Latest version has drag/drop for files and directories, files for update.app files, directories for repacking.

Next version will have a repack function included, i'm adjusting the UI but most of the repacking code is already written.