Boot and recovery mount locations...

[binarybishop]

Here is where you need to look.

Here you go, but like I said, I dont know if its right yet and I dont know which is which yet, but I think the first one is the boot and the second is the recovery:

/dev/block/mmcblk3p1
And
/dev/block/mmcblk3p2

If you wanna go at it, you will need linux to decompile and recompile the image files, but you can dump them through the terminal on the device.

 

[KenpoAP]

Thanks bro! You found the files, your the man! This is getting good!

From my rooted Streak 7

 

[binarybishop]

Again, thanks for the appreciation. Its guys like you that keep me working at it.

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[thatruth132]

if u list commands you use to de-recompile i can give it a try i run linux

 

[binarybishop]

http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Unpack,_Edit,_and_Re-Pack_Boot_Images

 

[thatruth132]

http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Unpack,_Edit,_and_Re-Pack_Boot_Images

yeah im going to need some coffe for this lol

 

[thatruth132]

@binarybishop what files do you have already etracted because i just realized i cant do anything with my device being stuck dell is sending one next week to replace this one

 

[jiwengang]

Guys,

I am just asking a question,

I got this from

/catche/recovery

"Starting recovery on Sat Jan 10 13:12:08 2009
framebuffer: fd 4 (800 x 480)
Removing OOB files
I:Mount SDCARD mmcblk3p14
Formatting DATA:...
Ione with formating of device
Formatting CACHE:...
Ione with formating of device
“
Does this mean that the recovery mount point is actually mmcblk3p14?

I just want to have some gurus to confirm this information is total irrelavant, or it actually means the devs at dell used to test the recovery this way.

Thanks,

I tried to copy it into sdcard, it is larger than 4.2gb, and cat does not work somehow,

adb shell cat /dev/block/mmcblk3p14 > /sdcard/sdcard2/p14.img

gives me an error message saying "the spedified path is not found..."

thanks,

 

[binarybishop]

I have all 17 mounts dumped, but,
/dev/block/mmcblk3p1 and /dev/block/mmcblk3p2 are the boot and recovery mounts, just cant guarantee which of them are which.

 

[binarybishop]

Its not recovery. What I think it is is just a mount backup of EVERYTHING on the streak. I was able ti dump the image, but I am about 89% sure that the p1 and p2 are the boot and recovery. But the boot is actually what I need to get the CWM recovery image built. I am working on building the android tree but its just taking a long time to dowbload on my ****ty tehtered throttled internet connection. I just hope I dont use the wrong image file or I will be ******. Lol

 

[KenpoAP]

Its not recovery. What I think it is is just a mount backup of EVERYTHING on the streak. I was able ti dump the image, but I am about 89% sure that the p1 and p2 are the boot and recovery. But the boot is actually what I need to get the CWM recovery image built. I am working on building the android tree but its just taking a long time to dowbload on my ****ty tehtered throttled internet connection. I just hope I dont use the wrong image file or I will be ******. Lol

Can you try and do it from starbucks! Lmfao! For real, lmfao! **** that throttled ****! Ha!

From my rooted Streak 7

 

[binarybishop]

Ok. In case you guys aren't aware of my situation:

I'm a Soldier in the US Army. Im going to deploy to Iraq VERY soon. Obviously for security reasons, I cannot tell you when. I will however let you guys know once I am in Iraq after I am already there. After I leave the states, it may be a while before I can get back on here because alot of things have to be done once the bird lands and we get off the plane over there.

Well, I am in El Paso with a unit that is in the same Brigade that I am assigned to at Fort Hood, TX. I only came here so that I could do the training with this unit so I can deploy with them. Then after the deployment, I will go back to Fort Hood to my original unit. I am here because I possess special skill sets that this unit needs for their mission in Iraq. So for the time being, I am in some ****ty ass barracks with no tv, and no internet. My wife has my car back at Fort Hood, so unless I wanna get a taxi for 15 bucks and go to Starbucks and hang out with a bunch of corporate hippie douche bag pacifists, then another 15 bucks home, and I,aint doing that.

Well just want you guys to know my situation.

 

[gizmosli]

I just came back from Baghdad!

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[binarybishop]

Still waiting on downloading the repository. Anyone else got this far yet?

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[binarybishop]

Oh yeah, dont forget. Unless you live in one of those backwards states like arizona, no offense, time went forward an hour last night.

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[binarybishop]

The only bad part is there is it doesnt show a percentage of completion for the entire repository. It shows a percentage for,each branch of,the tree, but not the entire tree, so I have no idea when it will be done.

 

[thatruth132]

i tried to download repo but i cant connect to it

 

[binarybishop]

Its not a normal apt-get download. Use this command. Well first go here to know how your machine must be setup first:

http://source.android.com/source/download.html

Well, actually go here first to see how to set up repo first, then go to the link above:

http://source.android.com/source/git-repo.html

When you are done, you dont need to get the manifest.git, you can go straight to koush's directions after you get your machine setup.

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[thatruth132]

Its not a normal apt-get download. Use this command. Well first go here to know how your machine must be setup first:

http://source.android.com/source/download.html

Well, actually go here first to see how to set up repo first, then go to the link above:

http://source.android.com/source/git-repo.html

When you are done, you dont need to get the manifest.git, you can go straight to koush's directions after you get your machine setup.

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koush directions ?