ELF2VKP

This program:

1. Converts each .elf section into a V-Klay patch string.

2. Add old patch data if a fullflash path is specified.

The main reason for the existence of this program is that the sources of the old elf2vkp.exe have been lost.

DOWNLOAD

• Windows: download .exe in Releases.
• ArchLinux: yay -S elf2vkp-git
• OSX: brew install siemens-mobile-hacks/tap/elf2vkp
• Ubuntu/Debian: download .deb in Releases.
• Build from sources:

   git clone https://github.com/siemens-mobile-hacks/elf2vkp
   cd elf2vkp
   git submodule init
   git submodule update
  
   # Ubuntu/Debian
   fakeroot debian/rules binary
  
   # OSX, Linux, Unix, MinGW
   cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
   cmake --build build
   cmake --install build
  
   # Windows
   cmake -B build
   cmake --build build --config Release

USAGE

Usage: elf2vkp [--help] [--version] --input VAR --output VAR [--fullflash VAR] [--base VAR] [--header VAR]... [--header-from-file VAR] [--section-names] [--chunk-size VAR] [--format VAR] [--no-substract-base-addr] [--no-pragma] [--use-crlf]

Optional arguments:
  -h, --help                shows help message and exits
  -v, --version             prints version information and exits
  -i, --input               Path to patch.elf [required]
  -o, --output              Path to patch.vkp [default: "-"]
  -f, --fullflash           Path to fullflash.bin [default: ""]
  -b, --base                Firmware base address [default: "A0000000"]
  -H, --header              Add patch header [default: {}] [may be repeated]
  --header-from-file        Add patch header (from file) [default: ""]
  --section-names           Show section names in .vkp
  --chunk-size              Maximum bytes per one line [default: 16]
  -F, --format              Patch output format: v-klay, armdebugger, sony-ericsson [default: "v-klay"]
  --no-substract-base-addr  Disable substracting base address from patch addr
  --no-pragma               Disable use of #pragma in the patch
  --use-crlf                Use windows \r\n instead of Unix \n

Output formats

Format	Description
--format v-klay	Default format.
--format armdebugger	Shortcut for: --no-pragma
--format sony-ericsson	Shortcut for: --no-substract-base-addr --no-pragma

Convert patch.elf to patch.vkp with old data

$ elf2vkp -i patch.elf -o patch.vkp -f EL71sw45.bin

Convert patch.elf to patch.vkp without old data

$ elf2vkp -i patch.elf -o patch.vkp

Convert patch.elf to patch.vkp (Sony Ericcson)

$ elf2vkp -F sony-ericsson -i patch.elf -o patch.vkp -f firmware.bin