ramdisk

As getting raspberryPI is impossible now a days, i wanted to use my old device(Honor 7x) like one by installing PostmarketOS on it. Got successful in Unlocking the bootloader. But :cry: not able to root it. Will walk though all the steps and tries i did so far. If i have posted this question in...

Hello everyone, i am new here :) I know from the official guides of Magisk that you can NOT flash Magisk from recovery or use a custom recovery if you have no ramdisk(if i understood correctly) and that you must patch your recovery and flash it back to the phone using Odin or other flashing...

After flashing arrowos 11.0 with TWRP, I got this error message as follows: cd / && sha256sum --status -c ramdisk-files. sha256sum proess ended with ERROR: 1 ramdisk files have been modified, unable to create ramdisk to flash, fastboot twrp and try this option again or use the Install Recovery...

So i have latest stable branch and when i patched my boot.img. Install them from TWRP. In app they appears like Magisk Installed N/A Zygisk No Ramdisk Yes Application Availible 24.3 (24300) (27) Installed 24.3 (24300) Package name com.topjohnwu.magisk Have finger scanner on...

I was able to extract UPDATE.APP and all of the files in it, but for some reason files are missing some characters like ERECOVERY_RAMDI.img and RECOVERY_RAMDI.img weird enough I had RAMDISK.img without the weird misspellings, is this normal? can I still flash that UPDATE firmware? EDIT: also...

After searching the forum thoroughly, trying multiple found solutions and trying to find the answer on my own I decided to ask here. What is the right procedure to clean flash A12 AOSP-based roms and getting root? Some time ago, after updating to A11 rom, I noticed I can't use Magisk the way I...

Hi, I'm problem to backup\find ramdisk on my tablet Hudl 1 What can i do to move on. Please help me. Have Nice Day

Hello, I just want to make sure if I can flash twrp after rooting my Samsung M21 with Magisk or not? This device has ramdisk in boot, so I guess it's not a problem if I just flash twrp after rooting, am I wrong? Is there anything I should take care of? I read the official topjohnwu guide to...

Hi, I hope everyone is fine. Nexus 6P has 3GB RAM. I want to reduce the RAM size i.e., I want to bring RAM to 1GB or 512 MB for my research purpose. Can anyone please guide how can I reduce RAM size using ramdisk and how can I use that so that my application only see 1GB or 512 MB? Thanks

Dear All, I'm new to this forum, so apologies if this is not the right section for my question. I'm entering the world of AOSP and I built the product target aosp_arm64-eng on a MacOS M1 (ARM64 processor). Unfortunately when I launch the emulator I get a kernel panic with the below message...

Hello, i'm trying to unpark boot.img But then i got this error here. how can that be fixed? (Android-Kitchen-0.224) Copy boot.ing into -> bootimg_040621_161723 Creating folder /home/fredy/Desktop/Android-Kitchen-0.224/bootimg_040621_161723 ... ---> Place boot.img/recovery.img into the folder...

[QUESTION] Is it possible to install Magisk on "boot.img" while on MIUI 12 (no TWRP)? Hi, when I was on MIUI 11, I installed Magisk by patching the boot.img of the official ROM. Now, I updated to MIUI 12 and the Magisk app shows Ramdisk: NO. While reading on Magisk website, I noticed that now I...

Hi, anyone knows how can i extract ramdisk img? I tried with HuaweiUpdateExtractor but it don't showme that partition so i don't know what is wrong.

Here we have a collection of development tools I've either created/painstakingly compiled or scavenged from other developers that I've found useful for this device. All of these files can be run directly from the device (via adb) without the need for external tools. Obviously this goes without...

[Achieved] Acer Predator 8 Gt-810 With Unsecured BOOT.IMG Flashing What I have: Acer predator 8 GT-810 (I already Unlocked Bootloader) Downloaded Acer's OLD Stock full image in zip which contains BOOT.img ---- Modified Stock build.prop Bootloader2.img from Acer Zip which is a FAT HDD image Linux...

Hi everybody, I am starting this thread as it wouldn't be correct to keep writing under the main thread by Mentor.37 (as per disclaimer) . I am having issues installing anything into the "Safe Slot". First thing: " E:Unable to mount '/data' " " E:Unable to mount '/cache' " That happens all...

It seems to be quite problematic to implant compression formats into SuperSU systemless install other than gzip. Here is a method i used for lz4 compression on my lg k8 (mt6753) http://www.chinaphonearena.com/forum/Thread-root-lg-k8 and...

As the title states, why can't I boot a custom boot.img when I repack the ramdisk.cpio.gz. It freezes and doesn't boot past the logo, with the text "KERNEL is not SEANDROIDENFORCING". BUT I know that the phone can boot custom boot.img 's as I removed the word "SEANDORIDENFORCING" from the...

Hello. I'm trying to compile a custom kernel for the M8, for desktop distributions support. The last development i had done was on the HTC HD2, where we could just copy the compiled zImage and it will boot with an initrd.gz. i'm feeling this is kinda different on the m8. compiling was first a...

I know I build an app and run it on my phone and perhaps even publish it. That is not my goal however. I want to add an executable to a rom, which I have built from source. Little bit of background: I have a build environment for Samsung Note 3. I downloaded the source code from Samsung and...

Hi, im sorry to bother some DEVS here, but anyone is willing to try to make a Kernel 5.1.1 for N910U variant ? is exactly as N910C just change MODEL NAME and with some ramdisk mods could work !!! I can be a Tester and Im sure there are others who can be Testers !!! Please !!!

Due to certain kernels being compiled with different ramdisks and such, what is the safest way to flash a new custom kernel over an existing custom kernel?

Hi, I am trying to extract boot.img from TWRP backup (its just dd of dev/block/mmcblk0p14). I use perl script. While it works perfect on Stock kernel from AOSP based Sony Concept firmware (got kernel and ramdisk), with Stock kernel from .546 on D6603 it ends up with "Android Magic not found in...

I downloaded the source from opensource.samsung.com, and seem to be able to get a zImage. But I am not sure if I am doing everything correctly. Here have a couple of questions as follows: Question 1- I don't see a system.img and / or a ramdisk in .../out/target/product/generic/ folder...

Ok. I have a question about building my own ROM from source, and wonder if I am in the right forum. On one hand, this is somewhat of a development question, and on the other hand it is too basic to go to the developer forums. So what should I do? And please do not ask why I am doing this. I...

Hi, can someone help me with extracting boot ramdisk from boot partition? I am on Z3 .690 LB and need to modify init.rc and other files. I can without problems extract the boot partition using dd from /dev/block/mmcblk0p14 however the resulting image fails any extraction tries with abootimg or...

Here is the custom stock ramdisk with stock kernel for G355HN. Have the ro security atributes unset and adb insecure ( default.prop ) # # ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES # StratOS's rechange ro.secure=0 ro.allow.mock.location=1 ro.debuggable=1 ro.adb.secure=0 persist.sys.usb.config=mtp What is...

Hi guys After few days of tinkering around with Zenfone 4 stock ROM I could finally modify Shaka Huang's Zenfone Boot Tools to work with stock Zenfone 4 boot images. The tool can successfully extract and repack ramdisk and kernel from the Kitkat versions of boot.img. Ramdisk repacking is still...

EDIT: The solution is in post #6. Hi, I'm trying to make a kernel modification which would create a file on boot before any partition is mounted. I wrote a simple shell script which tries to create a file in the root directory. The problem is I can't write any file to the / directory from a...

hi i know this seems like a over asked question but my case is different at least i could find a solution .. i did look for it so i need to unpack a boot.img and i did try with dsixda's kitchen and championswimmers kitchen but no hope .. they both say android magic header not found and doesn't...

Okay, so I have created and modified my own kernel name BionicSheep and have done couple releases (check my signature for link). My main question is how do I create a flashable zip with a boot.img I have asked a few people and they told me to use the kernel kitchen or google, but this is the...

I'm trying to install rooted 4.0.28 but I don't have enough space on the ramdisk for archos.ext4.update! What can I do? Thanks in advance!

I wanted to change the bootsplash. I search every where in xda but i couldn't find a way to do it on Xperia phone. Can anybody help me to archive it. Please guide me step by step. I figured out half a way i doknow howto extract ramdisk. Thanks in advance:angel:

I have not seen this posted anywhere, so I thought I would post it here. This is NOT purely my work, and I do not take credit for it as such. Included in the attached ZIP are the following files: boot_info - prints information about the boot.img passed to it, including the base address and...

Hi people, well, the question is very simple. I have no idea at all 'bout android developing. As far as i know, the ramdisk in the E10i it's in the <kernel>.ftf, now, how can i increase the size of the ramdisk through kernel editing to improve performance. I want to edit the nAa 14 [GB] 2.6.29...

Hi guys! In this tutorial I am going to show you how to compile a kernel for our devices. In this tutorial I will be using Xperia S as an example[stock ics 6.1.A.2.55]. So, let's get started. Thins you will need:- --->A Linux PC [32 bit works fine:D] --->Sony sources from here -...

I am making this trying to port the patch files to atis112 patch integrator, but I need a recompiled CWM turned into a ramdisk.tar for the Xperia T. The atis112 patch integrator is used to use unlocked bootloader roms on locked boot loader roms...

Android Image Kitchen -- Unpack/Repack Kernel+Recovery Images, and Edit the ramdisk. Windows ports of the necessary Linux utils for Android image (kernel/recovery) mod work: mkbootimg, unpackbootimg: https://github.com/osm0sis/mkbootimg pxa-mkbootimg, pxa-unpackbootimg...

Can someone please tell me how to include init.d support, autoroot , recovery in the ramdisk of my kernel? Also, how do I make any script execute which is in my kernel? I had kept a script in the sbin folder and in init.rc I added the following lines, but the kernel doesn't boot:crying: : -...

I've seen you haven't been able to unpack the boot images so I investigated a bit on this "weird format" Moto used. This is what I could figure out by looking at the image and the bootstub code Motorola released: 0x00000000 kernel CMDLINE, filled with zeroes where unused 0x00000400 bzImage size...

WHAT'S IN THE RAMDISK So anyone who has compiled a kernel (for the X8) or is about to step into the world of developing android awesomeness through kernel building, should know that there are 2 (two) parts to the kernel: The kernel image compiled from source code, and The ramdisk Both are...

AnyKernelEpic MTD ONLY!! Try at your own risk. It should work, but its not my fault if you have to bring out ODEN. As always, backup first. Inspired by AnyKernel by koush https://github.com/koush/AnyKernel I've noticed most of the kerne's for the Nexus 7 are using AnyKernel now, and its...

Does anyone know how to do this using am broadcast or some other variant to make the nookcolor think the sdcard is mounted when in reality there is no real sdcard inserted but a ramdisk on /dev/block/ram1 I made.I am not very good with the andriod os internals but i am average with a lunix...

After successfully extracting the ramdisk for zImage, I would like to edit init.rc and repack my chnages back to zImage. I have searched throughout the forums but didn't find it, only guys like me who were able to extract the ramdisk... Can anyone help here? Thanks, Johny

Taken from the Mini Rom: a RamDisk driver Attached are a cab which one can install at it's own risk (worked on my custom rom w/o any problems) and a zip, that contains the driver (to be installed in the windows directory) and a registry file. The RamDisk size is setted default to 8Mb. I...

Hi, I saw that in one of the roms a ramdisk was used to increase performance, so I thought, lets try that. I found this ramdisk on the forum, even referenced from a HD tread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=382944 Installed it (in Windows directory, exe and dll), ran it...

Wm2005 file for creating a RandomAccessMemory Disk. Tool needs to have a patched version ROM, with free RAM for remaining the data on it after a softreset. If you have 128mb of OS RAM U can have a 0 mb Ramdisk OS RAM RAMDisk ================ 128 - - - / - - - 0 96 - - - / - - - 32...