img2sdat

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

Requirements

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

Usage

img2sdat.py <system_img> [-o outdir] [-v version]

• <system_img> = input system image
• [-o outdir] = output directory (current directory by default)
• [-v version] = transfer list version number (3 - 6.0, 4 - 7.0, more info on xda thread)

Example

This is a simple example on a Linux system:

~$ ./img2sdat.py system.img -o tmp -v 4

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

Info

For more information about this binary, visit http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/how-to-conver-lollipop-dat-files-to-t2978952.