i want to extract my routers firmware, and modify it. so i used bitsum s firmware mod kit. it seems there is no error. i can get image_parts directory also there is rootfs.img (squashfs image) file. but the problem is i can neither mount it nor unsquashfs.
This is extraction output:
# ./extract-ng.sh AirTies_Air5021RU_FW_1.2.0.16_FullImage.bin
Firmware Mod Kit (extract-ng) 0.69 beta, (c)2011 Craig Heffner, Jeremy Collake
http://www.bitsum.com
Scanning firmware...
DECIMAL HEX DESCRIPTION
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65228 0xFECC Squashfs filesystem, big endian, version 2.0, size: 1369418 bytes, 382 inodes, blocksize: 65536 bytes, created: Tue May 3 13:44:22 2011
Extracting 65228 bytes of header image at offset 0
Extracting squashfs file system at offset 65228
Extracting 160 byte footer from offset 1972107
Extracting squashfs files...
Firmware extraction successful!
Firmware parts can be found in fmk/*
Mount attempt output:
fmk# ls
image_parts logs rootfs
fmk# cd image_parts/
fmk/image_parts# ls
footer.img header.img rootfs.img
fmk/image_parts# file rootfs.img
rootfs.img: Squashfs filesystem, big endian, version 2.0, 1369418 bytes, 382 inodes, blocksize: 65536 bytes, created: Tue May 3 13:44:22 2011
fmk/image_parts# mount rootfs.img /mnt/rootfs/ -o loop -t squashfs
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop0,
missing codepage or helper program, or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail or so
fmk/image_parts# dmesg | tail -n 1
[24799.284066] SQUASHFS error: Can t find a SQUASHFS superblock on loop0
unsquashfs attempt output:
fmk/image_parts# unsquashfs rootfs.img
Reading a different endian SQUASHFS filesystem on rootfs.img
Parallel unsquashfs: Using 1 processor
336 inodes (377 blocks) to write
[=============================| ] 99/377 26%
gzip uncompress failed with error code -3
Failed to write squashfs-root/lib/libqueue.so, skipping
[=============================| ] 100/377 26%
gzip uncompress failed with error code -3
gzip uncompress failed with error code -3
gzip uncompress failed with error code -3
...
Failed to write squashfs-root/lib/modules/2.6.8.1/extra/blaa_dd.ko, skipping
[====================================| ] 123/377 32%
gzip uncompress failed with error code -3
gzip uncompress failed with error code -3
...
Failed to write squashfs-root/webs/management/ui_password.html, skipping
[========================================================| ] 191/377 50%
gzip uncompress failed with error code -3
Failed to write squashfs-root/webs/index.html, skipping
[========================================================| ] 192/377 50%
gzip uncompress failed with error code -3
...
Failed to write squashfs-root/usr/sbin/brctl, skipping
[===============================================================================================================|] 377/377 100%
created 188 files
created 46 directories
created 52 symlinks
created 95 devices
created 1 fifos
i searched "error code -3", it is Z_DATA_ERROR ( data is corrupted or incomplete ). now what should i do?
thanks