📀 Boot Patch v1.0.0

Allows unpacking and packing the boot.img or recovery.img of most Android devices.

Credits

• BlassGO: Developer of this plugin.
• topjohnwu: For his amazing tools for editing boot.img in his Magisk project.
• osm0sis: For enhancing the patching logic in his AnyKernel project.

note

You can design your own plugins. Check this.

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Installation

1. Download the plugin here.
2. Add boot-patch file in your META-INF/addons.
3. Import it:

   import_module "$addons/boot-patch"
4. Enjoy your new functions!

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unpack_boot

Unpacks an existing IMG/Partition.

Argument	Description
IMG/Partition	Path to the IMG file or partition to extract
FOLDER	Directory where the extracted contents will be saved
NUMBER	Optional: Set to 1 to skip unpacking the ramdisk

# Unpack some existing IMG
unpack_boot "$TMP/boot.img" "$TMP/first_boot"

# Unpack from some Partition
unpack_boot $(find_block boot) "$TMP/second_boot"

# Unpack without unpacking the Ramdisk
unpack_boot $(find_block boot) "$TMP/second_boot" 1

tip

You can check if there were any problems during unpacking:

if unpack_boot $(find_block boot) "$TMP/first_boot"; then
  ui_print "Success"
else
  abort "Some error"
fi

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repack_boot

Rebuilds the IMG unpacked by unpack_boot.

Argument	Description
FOLDER	Directory containing the unpacked contents
OUTPUT	Path to save the rebuilt IMG or partition to write to
OPTION	Optional: Set to recovery to use AVB1 signing for recovery images

# Repack some unpacked IMG
repack_boot "$TMP/first_boot" "$TMP/result.img"

# Repack and send it to some Partition
repack_boot "$TMP/second_boot" $(find_block boot)

# Repack some unpacked Recovery image
repack_boot "$TMP/second_boot" $(find_block recovery) recovery

note

Automatic Behaviors:

• If Magisk is detected in the original boot.img, a restore will be attempted.
• If the restore fails (for example, due to complete Ramdisk replacement), Magisk will be completely removed.

tip

You can check if the resulting IMG lost Magisk. Verification of other ROOT methods is not supported.

repack_boot "$TMP/first_boot" $(find_block boot)
result=$?

if is_equal $result 0; then
   ui_print "No error and Magisk ensured"
elif is_equal $result 1; then
   ui_print "Some fatal problem! and no changes were made"
elif is_equal $result 2; then
   ui_print "No error but Magisk is not present"
fi

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update_ramdisk

Updates the ramdisk of an existing IMG or partition.

Argument	Description
NEW RAMDISK	Path to the new ramdisk file
IMG/Partition	Path to the IMG file or partition to update

# Update the Ramdisk in some existing IMG
update_ramdisk "$TMP/new_ramdisk.cpio" "$TMP/boot.img"

# Update the Ramdisk in some Partition
update_ramdisk "$TMP/new_ramdisk.cpio" $(find_block boot)

note

You can save the error code to know if the IMG lost Magisk. Check repack_boot.

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update_kernel

Updates the kernel of an existing IMG or partition.

Argument	Description
NEW KERNEL	Path to the new kernel file
IMG/Partition	Path to the IMG file or partition to update

# Update the Kernel in some existing IMG
update_kernel "$TMP/new_kernel" "$TMP/boot.img"

# Update the Kernel in some Partition
update_kernel "$TMP/new_kernel" $(find_block boot)

note

You can save the error code to know if the IMG lost Magisk. Check repack_boot.

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patch_cmdline

Patches properties of the cmdline of an IMG unpacked by unpack_boot.

Argument	Description
PROPERTY	Property to add or replace (Multiple allowed)

# It is necessary to be in the directory
cd "$TMP/first_boot"

patch_cmdline androidboot.selinux=permissive

note

Automatically replaces or adds props (if you patch the same prop twice, it won’t repeat).

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remove_cmdline

Removes properties of the cmdline of an IMG unpacked by unpack_boot.

Argument	Description
PROPERTY	Property to remove (Multiple allowed)

# It is necessary to be in the directory
cd "$TMP/first_boot"

remove_cmdline skip_override

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flash_image

Installs an IMG to a partition or saves it to a file.

Argument	Description
IMG	Path to the IMG file to install
OUTPUT	Partition to write to or file to save

flash_image "$TMP/boot.img" $(find_block boot)

note

This function is provisional for this plugin, it is not strictly necessary to use it. DI already provides specific functions to do the same.