How to dump system and boot from a standard device

[Guest malez]

I have written a full how to dump system and boot partition.

The goal is to keep your device as untouched as possible and to be able to provide the dump.

It is specially usefull if you have a new devices for wich we don't have the dump. So please dump you system if your are this one.

First of all i don't advice you to install lastest sdk because adb tools where updated for froyo and can have problems to access device. That's why i provide you an archive with adb in it.

I) Before device (preparing operation)

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1) install acer drivers : http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E5PTHL3O (reboot the computer to be sure they are isntalled)

2) download this archive (in next step i will call it superboot.zip)

http://acer-liquid-community-rom-bugtracke...s/Superboot.zip

3) Extract the content of Superboot.zip to a directory, let's say c:\superboot.

4) Copy adb-windows.exe to adb.exe (copy not move) IMPORTANT. To be clear you can even rename adb-windows.exe to adb.exe or duplicate the adb-windows.exe file and rename the duplicate file to adb.exe

5) Download this archive http://www.4shared.com/file/-0yByOIb/mzTools.html

6) Extract the content of mzTools.zip in the same directory as the content of superboot.zip

7) Test can you can use adb :

7a) open a terminal emulator ( start / execute / cmd )

7b) move to the directory where you have stored tools using cd command (for exemple cd \superboot)

7c) adb devices -> should return "List of devices attached" and nothing more.

7d) you adb installation is ready

II) When you have the device (dumping)

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1) Go in Settings / About Phone and note all informations provided

2) Go in Settings / Applications / Developement and enable USB debuging (without this will not be able to do nothing)

3) Connect the phone to usb

Connecting to the device

4a)open a terminal emulator ( start / execute / cmd ) From now : all operation must be done in the terminal emulator

4b) move to the directory where you have stored tools using cd command (for exemple cd \superboot)

4c) adb devices -> should return "List of devices attached" and a device with a number (that is your phone)

Dumping system content

5) adb root

5) adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/

6) adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/busybox

7) adb shell /data/local/tmp/busybox tar czvf /sdcard/liquidEsystem.tgz /system

Dumping boot content (does not always work)

need to be completed to gain root access

8) adb root

8a) adb push dump_image /data/local/tmp/

9) adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/dump_image

10) adb shell /data/local/tmp/dump_image boot /sdcard/liquidEboot.img

Getting files

11) adb pull /sdcard/liquidEsystem.tgz . (will take a long time)

12) adb pull /sdcard/liquidEboot.img .

Files will be in your superboot directory

Cleaning all traces of operation on your phone

13) adb shell rm /data/local/tmp/dump_image

14) adb shell rm /data/local/tmp/busybox

15) adb shell rm /sdcard/liquidEsystem.tgz

16) adb shell rm /sdcard/liquidEboot.img

Disable usb debugging. You phone is the same as out of box.

Provide us

liquidEsystem.tgz and liquidEboot.img files

Edited October 7, 2010 by malez

[Guest mirox3m]

This needs to be a 'pinned topic'.

[Guest nameless']

Nice post, thanks :(

[Guest Edward.W]

Important note for the New Devices(Liquid E/Stream) users...

I hope they can dump the system out and we can start our work on the dump :(

[Guest m4ss]

yep, this one must be pinned. :(

c'mon acer liquid ferrari and liquidE, now no excuse for the dump ! :(

[Guest G_Technik]

4) Copy adb-windows.exe to adb.exe (copy not move) IMPORTANT

Do you mean rename or what?

I'm trying to translate this instruction to Russian and I'm not sure I understand it right.

[Guest jayziac]

Rename will have 1 copy in the end (like move), copy will have original 'adb-windows.exe' and new 'adb.exe'

[Guest G_Technik]

Rename will have 1 copy in the end (like move), copy will have original 'adb-windows.exe' and new 'adb.exe'

Thanks/

I understood that Ihave had 2 files.

I've got 1 more question

C:\Superboot>adb shell rm /sdcard/liquidEsystem.tgz .

rm failed for ., Is a directory

Is it correct answer?

Russian Instuction/Инструкция на русском

Edited June 4, 2010 by G_Technik

[Guest jayziac]

I think the intent is to remove '/sdcard/liquidEsystem.tgz' afterwards. The extra '.' is where the error is from, not sure if it's really needed or a typo.

[Guest Pretoriano80]

Maybe we will have an official 2.1 dump (Acer Liquid E) soon...check this --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread...3803&page=3

[Guest bais]

If you look at the baseband you notice it's older than the one we have.

We have: 04.02.XX, this have 04.01.01

[Guest HustlinDaily]

DAMN IT ACER

[Guest Pretoriano80]

If you look at the baseband you notice it's older than the one we have.

We have: 04.02.XX, this have 04.01.01

Yep,i've seen that but we can't jump to any conclusion until our developers get their hand on it.So far we can only see two different Baseband version but is hard to say wich on is older (not always newer =better).

Btw now that Acer is selling a product with Eclair on it they should release the source,right?

Edited June 9, 2010 by Pretoriano80

[Guest Seth Cold]

this is weird... build is acer_liquid_1.100.03_pa_rog

model id is liquid with no e

what the?

[Guest Pretoriano80]

this is weird... build is acer_liquid_1.100.03_pa_rog

model id is liquid with no e

what the?

I guess they use the "Liquid E" just for the commercial brand....pointing out that is using Eclair.

[Guest malez]

I think the intent is to remove '/sdcard/liquidEsystem.tgz' afterwards. The extra '.' is where the error is from, not sure if it's really needed or a typo.

Typo error, sorry. No dot needed

edited

[Guest malez]

Changed path from /data to /data/local (to suit permissions)

[Guest jiego]

Changed path from /data to /data/local (to suit permissions)

we have the device, build is liquidE1.100.09-AAP_GEN2

when dump system 10) adb shell /data/local/dump_image boot /sdcard/liquidEboot.img

need root , <can't get info of partition boot:Permission denied>

how to do it

[Guest simoneser]

Try to follow also this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=693803

:)

[Guest vanahaim]

to jiego: Good news!

[Guest jiego]

Try to follow also this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=693803

:)

try try,failed again again

[Guest ahsid]

try try,failed again again

did you try to install malez's recovery, do a nandroid backup => partial dump :)

[Guest jiego]

did you try to install malez's recovery, do a nandroid backup => partial dump :)

flash malez ，but it's black when into recovery

[Guest vanahaim]

Black screen after adb reboot recovery command? :)

Edited June 13, 2010 by vanahaim

[Guest jiego]

Black screen after adb reboot recovery command? :)

yes,u r right.

and the device is not mine,so tomorrow continue,i wish i get everybody's help.thx