[Q] Using nvflash directly (Ubuntu) to modify partition sizes

[cefn]

Does anyone know the proper command line (and source files) to use nvflash to overwrite the existing partition layout with one suitable for VegaComb, VegaCream etc.

More recent builds like this seem to demand a repartitioning of a stock Advent Vega before installing and they use nvflash to achieve this, but I don't know how I get the source images and the right calls to reflash the partition layout.

For recent Roms targeting the Vega, a Moddedstock modification to the partition layout of the internal nand was put together as an executable for Windows. I believe this makes a call to the 'nvflash' tool. However, I need to do this reflashing on Ubuntu, not having any Windows computers.

The nvflash package appears to be available for Ubuntu. I found a copy of this NVidia tool packaged for Ubuntu at ac100.grandou.net, assuming I've got the right thing. So now I'm just puzzling what image needs to be written and how to do it. Grateful for any help.

 

[cefn]

Successful sequence found for Ubuntu

Just wanted to record that I did in fact manage to use the Ubuntu nvflash utility which I downloaded as a .deb, and worked out how to arrive at the proper command line following the reply to a thread in Tabletroms and now I'm back with a working Jellybean OS - (Vegabean beta6) on the Vega which has completely solved all bugs and added more functionality than I could have hoped for.

Just google...
tabletroms "flashing nvFlash ROM from linux"
...to find the thread.

The approach seems to work pretty well universally, having already run a series of .exe NVFlash installers for different roms through Wine, and just copying the arguments in their (failed) attempts to my own command line in the terminal, but running the linux version of nvflash. So far Moddedstock_2, HoneyICE and Vegabean version 6 have all installed fine via nvflash from Ubuntu 12.04, once I got the Vega into NVFlash mode (a complicated button sequence well documented elsewhere).