Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of flashgc_x86

Timestamp:

03/19/13 22:44:31 (13 years ago)

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admin

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flashgc_x86

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+= flashgc_x86 (by Guhl) based on flashgc (by scorgon)=
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+flashgc_x86 is a tool to create a goldcard for the HTC android phones on your linux x86 pc. It is mainly intended to be used together with a external card reader.
+The intention of the tool is to be able to create a goldcard for your phone in the case that you can not use the phone itself anymore (i.e. bootloops) but you know the CID of the sdcard.
+
+It creates the goldcard image standalone and writes it either to a file or a block device that contains the micro-sdcard.
+
+== License ==
+flashgc_x86 is licensed under the GPL v3.
+
+Its source code can be found at [https://github.com/guhl/flashgc_x86].
+
+'''Please respect the license'''!
+
+== Mini How-To ==
+* Download flashgc that is in the attachments of this page and copy it to your x86 PC running linux.
+* Put the sdcard in the card reader and determine its block device (usually /dev/sd<a..z>).
+* Find the CID of your sdcard i.e. by putting it into another phone and using a tool like GoldcardHelper.
+* Create and flash the goldcard image to the sdcard using a command like (assuming that you know the reversed CID and the device is /dev/sdb):
+{{{
+./flashgc_x86 --cid-reverse 6ebb0078dc87751030303030304d531b --out /dev/sdb
+}}}
+
+== flashgc_x86 and its options ==
+
+{{{
+flashgc usage:
+Usage:
+        ./flashgc_x86 [options]
+Options:
+        --help                          Print this help message and exit.
+        --cid-file <cid file>           Read CID from file <cid file>.
+        --cid-forward <cid>             Use the normal (not reversed) CID <cid>.
+        --cid-reverse <reverse cid>     Use the already reversed CID <reverse cid>.
+        --out <out file>                Write to file (or block device) <out file>.
+        --backupfile <file>             Create a backup of the current MBR to file <file>.
+        --restore <backup image>        Restore backup image to sd-card.
+        --dumpgc                        Dump gold-card image to the file goldcard.img.
+}}}
+
+'''Note'''
+Running flashgc_x86 without options will try to read the CID from file /sys/block/mmcblk1/device/cid, generate and install the goldcard image to location /dev/block/mmcblk1.