simg2img - “Invalid sparse file format at header magi”
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I installed android-tools-fsutils using the terminal on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and ran simg2img to extract RemixOS's system.img file but each time I get the same error - "Invalid sparse file format at header magi."
Can someone tell me how to fix it?
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I installed android-tools-fsutils using the terminal on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and ran simg2img to extract RemixOS's system.img file but each time I get the same error - "Invalid sparse file format at header magi."
Can someone tell me how to fix it?
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I installed android-tools-fsutils using the terminal on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and ran simg2img to extract RemixOS's system.img file but each time I get the same error - "Invalid sparse file format at header magi."
Can someone tell me how to fix it?
extract
asked May 26 '16 at 7:17
user1928108
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I installed android-tools-fsutils using the terminal on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and ran simg2img to extract RemixOS's system.img file but each time I get the same error - "Invalid sparse file format at header magi."
Can someone tell me how to fix it?
extract
extract
asked May 26 '16 at 7:17
user1928108
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asked May 26 '16 at 7:17
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asked May 26 '16 at 7:17
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Okay, so I figured out what the problem was. Turns out simg2img converts system.img to raw img, but RemixOS's system.img is already a raw image. So, I just had to mount the image as a loop device.
answered May 26 '16 at 17:38
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! I recommend editing this answer to expand it with specific details about how to do this. (See also How do I write a good answer? for general advice about what sorts of answers are considered most valuable on AskUbuntu.)
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Okay, so I figured out what the problem was. Turns out simg2img converts system.img to raw img, but RemixOS's system.img is already a raw image. So, I just had to mount the image as a loop device.
answered May 26 '16 at 17:38
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! I recommend editing this answer to expand it with specific details about how to do this. (See also How do I write a good answer? for general advice about what sorts of answers are considered most valuable on AskUbuntu.)
– David Foerster
Dec 28 '16 at 10:59
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Okay, so I figured out what the problem was. Turns out simg2img converts system.img to raw img, but RemixOS's system.img is already a raw image. So, I just had to mount the image as a loop device.
answered May 26 '16 at 17:38
user1928108
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! I recommend editing this answer to expand it with specific details about how to do this. (See also How do I write a good answer? for general advice about what sorts of answers are considered most valuable on AskUbuntu.)
– David Foerster
Dec 28 '16 at 10:59
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Okay, so I figured out what the problem was. Turns out simg2img converts system.img to raw img, but RemixOS's system.img is already a raw image. So, I just had to mount the image as a loop device.
answered May 26 '16 at 17:38
user1928108
111
Okay, so I figured out what the problem was. Turns out simg2img converts system.img to raw img, but RemixOS's system.img is already a raw image. So, I just had to mount the image as a loop device.
answered May 26 '16 at 17:38
user1928108
111
answered May 26 '16 at 17:38
user1928108
111
answered May 26 '16 at 17:38
user1928108
111
answered May 26 '16 at 17:38
user1928108
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111
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! I recommend editing this answer to expand it with specific details about how to do this. (See also How do I write a good answer? for general advice about what sorts of answers are considered most valuable on AskUbuntu.)
– David Foerster
Dec 28 '16 at 10:59
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! I recommend editing this answer to expand it with specific details about how to do this. (See also How do I write a good answer? for general advice about what sorts of answers are considered most valuable on AskUbuntu.)
– David Foerster
Dec 28 '16 at 10:59
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! I recommend editing this answer to expand it with specific details about how to do this. (See also How do I write a good answer? for general advice about what sorts of answers are considered most valuable on AskUbuntu.)
– David Foerster
Dec 28 '16 at 10:59
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! I recommend editing this answer to expand it with specific details about how to do this. (See also How do I write a good answer? for general advice about what sorts of answers are considered most valuable on AskUbuntu.)
– David Foerster
Dec 28 '16 at 10:59
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