[INFO] writing to flash directly

[digitalD]

@Lhon0901

Eakrin has done that job for us already.. look for Eakrin's Splash installer.. in stickys and you should get it..

[Dieu]

Does it work on an A1200i???

[macnick]

Hi
I have yan0's 34P fw.I want greek keyboard(i want when i press an english letter,write a greek latter).I think 2 solutions
1st:a.copy the /usr/language/inputmethods/english_cn.kbd.
b.Change this file
c.Put this file(greek.kbd) in sd card
d.Make a startup1.txt (i change the file who is for fonts:

#!/bin/bash
if [ -f /mmc/mmca1/myfont.ttf ]
then
mount --bind /mmc/mmca1/myfont.ttf /usr/language/fonts/AMCSL.TTF
fi

and i make new

#!/bin/bash
if [ -f /mmc/mmca1/greek.kbd ]
then
mount --bind /mmc/mmca1/greek.kbd /usr/language/inputmethods/english_cn.kbd
fi

e.I put this txt in sd card and restart the phone.But nothing.The startup works with the fonts but dont work with the keyboard,why???


2nd:i want erase the /usr/language/inputmethods/english_cn.kbd and after i want put the alterative file.
But in this method i am not understunt how can i do this.
When i unpack the mtdtools.tar.gz i found a folder(mtdtools) who have 18 files.those files i put in /mmc/mmca1(in sd card,not in anything folder),is this right?
When i open the ekonsole what i must write(exactly)???

[tmr]

macnick, I never say that with this method you can write filesystem files. Just only write flash blocks, like previously prepared codegroups.

So, in theory, you should make new codegroup with changes what you want, and flash new CG to the appropriate position (some of mtd's).

[macnick]

what you mean.i want change the file /usr/language/inputmethods/english_cn.kbd, with another file who have the same name and same size.why i can't?
what is diferent in /dev/mtd11?

[tmr]

macnick, you can't because the File is part of Filesystem, Readonly Filesystem. There is no method for write something into CramFS, just because CramFS not designed for writes.

You can write image of whole FS (with files, directorys, links and pipes, etc.) but not single files (in terms of FS statements).

[macnick]

/dev/mtd11 isn't only a file?
About startup1.txt what you can say?

[puppetshow]

Has anyone tried to replace /dev/roflash using this?
I know /dev/roflash is the cramfs partition containing the root fs, I already made some changes to it and compressed, so now I have ready-to-flash file that could replace the /dev/roflash. In theory it works, but I don't need a shiny new brick, so I'm not willing to test it
Oh - later I can upload this modified file, so brave people could test if it works or not. Anyone's interrested? I can even apply anything you'd want, if someone decide to test this...

Hm, maybe there is a1200/e6 emulator, so we could safely test things like that?

[swifty]

for me it looks save if you don't touch the bootloader.
everything can be restored with the usual tools (reflashed)
here is a bit more info, but i think you know this already
Backups - OpenEZX

[tmp_do]

Has anyone tried to replace /dev/roflash using this?
I know /dev/roflash is the cramfs partition containing the root fs, I already made some changes to it and compressed, so now I have ready-to-flash file that could replace the /dev/roflash. In theory it works, but I don't need a shiny new brick, so I'm not willing to test it
Oh - later I can upload this modified file, so brave people could test if it works or not. Anyone's interrested? I can even apply anything you'd want, if someone decide to test this...

Hm, maybe there is a1200/e6 emulator, so we could safely test things like that?

dont try do thise, u noob, u 100% damage your phone, because u dont know what u do and what it do