img2sdat

Convert sparse filesystem images (.img) into sparse Android data images (.dat)

Requirements

This binary requires Python 3 or newer installed on your system.

Usage

img2sdat.py <partition_img> [-o outdir]

• <partition_img> = input partition image
• [-B map_file] = block map file
• [-c size] = cache partition size
• [-o outdir] = output directory (current directory by default)

Example

This is a simple example on a Linux system:

~$ ./img2sdat.py system.img -o tmp

It will create system.new.dat, system.patch.dat and system.transfer.list in the tmp directory.

Info

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