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add Qualcomm Snapdragon bootloader for Android. #471
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add Qualcomm Snapdragon bootloader for Android. Only processes the
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qualcomm bootloader: rename, add docs, several review suggestions
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android_bootldr_qcom: add samples and devices that use the format
generalmimon be44c6e
android_bootldr_qcom: clarify the origin of samples
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android_bootldr_qcom: rename `img{_info => }_header`
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android_bootldr_qcom: parse `img_bodies`, write about `bootldr_size` …
generalmimon 69b6c77
android_bootldr_qcom: change `encoding` to ASCII, explain
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meta: | ||
id: android_bootldr_qcom | ||
title: Qualcomm Snapdragon (MSM) bootloader.img format | ||
file-extension: img | ||
tags: | ||
- archive | ||
- android | ||
license: CC0-1.0 | ||
endian: le | ||
doc: | | ||
A bootloader for Android used on various devices powered by Qualcomm | ||
Snapdragon chips: | ||
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devices_using_Qualcomm_Snapdragon_processors> | ||
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Although not all of the Snapdragon based Android devices use this particular | ||
bootloader format, it is known that devices with the following chips have used | ||
it (example devices are given for each chip): | ||
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* APQ8064 ([devices](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devices_using_Qualcomm_Snapdragon_processors#Snapdragon_S4_Pro)) | ||
- Nexus 4 "mako": [sample][sample-mako] ([other samples][others-mako]), | ||
[releasetools.py](https://android.googlesource.com/device/lge/mako/+/33f0114/releasetools.py#98) | ||
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* MSM8974AA ([devices](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devices_using_Qualcomm_Snapdragon_processors#Snapdragon_800,_801_and_805_(2013/14))) | ||
- Nexus 5 "hammerhead": [sample][sample-hammerhead] ([other samples][others-hammerhead]), | ||
[releasetools.py](https://android.googlesource.com/device/lge/hammerhead/+/7618a7d/releasetools.py#116) | ||
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* MSM8992 ([devices](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devices_using_Qualcomm_Snapdragon_processors#Snapdragon_808_and_810_(2015))) | ||
- Nexus 5X "bullhead": [sample][sample-bullhead] ([other samples][others-bullhead]), | ||
[releasetools.py](https://android.googlesource.com/device/lge/bullhead/+/2994b6b/releasetools.py#126) | ||
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* APQ8064-1AA ([devices](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devices_using_Qualcomm_Snapdragon_processors#Snapdragon_600_(2013))) | ||
- Nexus 7 \[2013] (Mobile) "deb" <a href="#doc-note-data-after-img-bodies">(\**)</a>: [sample][sample-deb] ([other samples][others-deb]), | ||
[releasetools.py](https://android.googlesource.com/device/asus/deb/+/14c1638/releasetools.py#105) | ||
- Nexus 7 \[2013] (Wi-Fi) "flo" <a href="#doc-note-data-after-img-bodies">(\**)</a>: [sample][sample-flo] ([other samples][others-flo]), | ||
[releasetools.py](https://android.googlesource.com/device/asus/flo/+/9d9fee9/releasetools.py#130) | ||
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* MSM8996 Pro-AB ([devices](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devices_using_Qualcomm_Snapdragon_processors#Snapdragon_820_and_821_(2016))) | ||
- Pixel "sailfish" <a href="#doc-note-bootloader-size">(\*)</a>: | ||
[sample][sample-sailfish] ([other samples][others-sailfish]) | ||
- Pixel XL "marlin" <a href="#doc-note-bootloader-size">(\*)</a>: | ||
[sample][sample-marlin] ([other samples][others-marlin]) | ||
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* MSM8998 ([devices](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devices_using_Qualcomm_Snapdragon_processors#Snapdragon_835_(2017))) | ||
- Pixel 2 "walleye" <a href="#doc-note-bootloader-size">(\*)</a>: [sample][sample-walleye] ([other samples][others-walleye]) | ||
- Pixel 2 XL "taimen": [sample][sample-taimen] ([other samples][others-taimen]) | ||
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<small id="doc-note-bootloader-size">(\*) | ||
`bootloader_size` is equal to the size of the whole file (not just `img_bodies` as usual). | ||
</small> | ||
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<small id="doc-note-data-after-img-bodies">(\**) | ||
There are some data after the end of `img_bodies`. | ||
</small> | ||
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--- | ||
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On the other hand, devices with these chips **do not** use this format: | ||
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* <del>APQ8084</del> ([devices](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devices_using_Qualcomm_Snapdragon_processors#Snapdragon_800,_801_and_805_(2013/14))) | ||
- Nexus 6 "shamu": [sample][foreign-sample-shamu] ([other samples][foreign-others-shamu]), | ||
[releasetools.py](https://android.googlesource.com/device/moto/shamu/+/df9354d/releasetools.py#12) - | ||
uses "Motoboot packed image format" instead | ||
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* <del>MSM8994</del> ([devices](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devices_using_Qualcomm_Snapdragon_processors#Snapdragon_808_and_810_(2015))) | ||
- Nexus 6P "angler": [sample][foreign-sample-angler] ([other samples][foreign-others-angler]), | ||
[releasetools.py](https://android.googlesource.com/device/huawei/angler/+/cf92cd8/releasetools.py#29) - | ||
uses "Huawei Bootloader packed image format" instead | ||
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[sample-mako]: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=96039337900113996 "bootloader-mako-makoz30f.img" | ||
[others-mako]: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=search&s=bootloader-mako&type=files | ||
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[sample-hammerhead]: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=385035244224410247 "bootloader-hammerhead-hhz20h.img" | ||
[others-hammerhead]: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=search&s=bootloader-hammerhead&type=files | ||
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[sample-bullhead]: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410963190603870177 "bootloader-bullhead-bhz32c.img" | ||
[others-bullhead]: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=search&s=bootloader-bullhead&type=files | ||
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[sample-deb]: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358552487 "bootloader-deb-flo-04.02.img" | ||
[others-deb]: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=search&s=bootloader-deb-flo&type=files | ||
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[sample-flo]: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=23991606952593542 "bootloader-flo-flo-04.05.img" | ||
[others-flo]: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=search&s=bootloader-flo-flo&type=files | ||
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[sample-sailfish]: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=6006931924117907154 "bootloader-sailfish-8996-012001-1904111134.img" | ||
[others-sailfish]: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=search&s=bootloader-sailfish&type=files | ||
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[sample-marlin]: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=6006931924117907131 "bootloader-marlin-8996-012001-1904111134.img" | ||
[others-marlin]: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=search&s=bootloader-marlin&type=files | ||
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[sample-walleye]: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=14943124697586348540 "bootloader-walleye-mw8998-003.0085.00.img" | ||
[others-walleye]: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=search&s=bootloader-walleye&type=files | ||
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[sample-taimen]: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=14943124697586348536 "bootloader-taimen-tmz30m.img" | ||
[others-taimen]: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=search&s=bootloader-taimen&type=files | ||
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[foreign-sample-shamu]: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=745849072291678307 "bootloader-shamu-moto-apq8084-72.04.img" | ||
[foreign-others-shamu]: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=search&s=bootloader-shamu&type=files | ||
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[foreign-sample-angler]: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410963190603870158 "bootloader-angler-angler-03.84.img" | ||
[foreign-others-angler]: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=search&s=bootloader-angler&type=files | ||
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--- | ||
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The `bootloader-*.img` samples referenced above originally come from factory | ||
images packed in ZIP archives that can be found on the page [Factory Images | ||
for Nexus and Pixel Devices](https://developers.google.com/android/images) on | ||
the Google Developers site. Note that the codenames on that page may be | ||
different than the ones that are written in the list above. That's because the | ||
Google page indicates **ROM codenames** in headings (e.g. "occam" for Nexus 4) | ||
but the above list uses **model codenames** (e.g. "mako" for Nexus 4) because | ||
that is how the original `bootloader-*.img` files are identified. For most | ||
devices, however, these code names are the same. | ||
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doc-ref: https://android.googlesource.com/device/lge/hammerhead/+/7618a7d/releasetools.py | ||
seq: | ||
- id: magic | ||
contents: BOOTLDR! | ||
- id: num_images | ||
type: u4 | ||
- id: ofs_img_bodies | ||
-orig-id: start_offset | ||
type: u4 | ||
- id: bootloader_size | ||
-orig-id: bootldr_size | ||
type: u4 | ||
doc: | | ||
According to all available `releasetools.py` versions from AOSP (links are | ||
in the top-level `/doc`), this should determine only the size of | ||
`img_bodies` - there is [an assertion]( | ||
https://android.googlesource.com/device/lge/hammerhead/+/7618a7d/releasetools.py#167) | ||
for it. | ||
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However, files for certain Pixel devices (see `/doc`) apparently declare | ||
the entire file size here (i.e. including also fields from `magic` to | ||
`img_headers`). So if you interpreted `bootloader_size` as the size of | ||
`img_bodies` substream in these files, you would exceed the end of file. | ||
Although you could check that it fits in the file before attempting to | ||
create a substream of that size, you wouldn't know if it's meant to | ||
specify the size of just `img_bodies` or the size of the entire bootloader | ||
payload (whereas there may be additional data after the end of payload) | ||
until parsing `img_bodies` (or at least summing sizes from `img_headers`, | ||
but that's stupid). | ||
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So this field isn't reliable enough to be used as the size of any | ||
substream. If you want to check if it has a reasonable value, do so in | ||
your application code. | ||
- id: img_headers | ||
-orig-id: img_info | ||
type: img_header | ||
repeat: expr | ||
repeat-expr: num_images | ||
instances: | ||
img_bodies: | ||
pos: ofs_img_bodies | ||
type: img_body(_index) | ||
repeat: expr | ||
repeat-expr: num_images | ||
types: | ||
img_header: | ||
-webide-representation: '{name}' | ||
seq: | ||
- id: name | ||
size: 64 | ||
type: strz | ||
encoding: UTF-8 | ||
- id: len_body | ||
type: u4 | ||
img_body: | ||
-webide-representation: '{img_header.name}: {img_header.len_body:dec} bytes' | ||
params: | ||
- id: idx | ||
type: s4 | ||
seq: | ||
- id: body | ||
size: img_header.len_body | ||
instances: | ||
img_header: | ||
value: _root.img_headers[idx] |
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@armijnhemel Doesn't
kaitai_struct_formats/archive/android_asus_bootldr.ksy
Lines 14 to 15 in 82d9493
in fact apply here as well?
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Could very well be. I am not entirely sure though and perhaps it is a silly comment. All the files I have tested with so far had ASCII characters.