[Q] Opening MD5 Tar Files - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

It's 2:45 AM and I must be losing my mind, but for the life of me, I can't remember how to access the tar files that are signed with MD5. The file in question is the new EL30 source tar, labeled SPH-D700-EL30-8Gb-REL.tar.md5
Of course, I know there is no such thing as an MD5 file, and I have checked to make sure that the MD5 generated by the file matches the MD5 checksum posted, but I can't actually OPEN the file, even if I delete the MD5 part in order to force Windows to see a tar file. Obviously ODIN won't let me flash anything other than a readable tar ball.
What am I missing here?

7Zip. It's free.
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kennyglass123 said:
7Zip. It's free.
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7-Zip won't allow me to open the file with either an MD5 or TAR extension as an archive.

Dante of the Inferno said:
7-Zip won't allow me to open the file with either an MD5 or TAR extension as an archive.
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I think you got a bad download. I can open the tar right in Windows Explorer and in 7zip.
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There is such thing as an md5 file... an md5 is a check to make sure it isn't a bad download or to encrypt passwords so when a database gets hacked, passwords can't be compromised. The file is actually a tar with several disk images for files in partition. The .md5 tells Odin to not work if the file is bad.
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kennyglass123 said:
I think you got a bad download. I can open the tar right in Windows Explorer and in 7zip.
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Turns out it was just a bad download...from K0nane's mirror.
I was surprised because both the good and the bad downloads had the same correct MD5 checksum. If the checksum can be the same for both a good AND bad download, then what's the point of a signed tar file?

Dante of the Inferno said:
Turns out it was just a bad download...from K0nane's mirror.
I was surprised because both the good and the bad downloads had the same correct MD5 checksum. If the checksum can be the same for both a good AND bad download, then what's the point of a signed tar file?
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It's not signed. The .md5 is just a check. You might be checking the md5 wrong.
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[Q] How to extract firmware package via Kies Firmware Update

can u point out the folder???
It resides in the User Temp folder of your windows user profile.
And is deleted as soon as the firmware upgrade is completed on your phone.
can you post the exact compressed file name..what zip utility are you using.
I know winzip is suck..cant unzip alot of stuff.
What size is the package file ?
if the package is stored on non-english characters..that post problem too.
Its just any random file name ending with a TMP extension. Its about 257MB.
e.g. tmp2EFA.tmp
Still no leads to opening this file.
Post the first line of the file: some formats are identifiable based on their opening signature.
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i2umi said:
Its just any random file name ending with a TMP extension. Its about 257MB.
e.g. tmp2EFA.tmp
Still no leads to opening this file.
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What unzip program are you using ?
Can you try change the extension to .7z and use WinRar to unzip it..Winzip no go
Before Kies starts to flash the firmware, it decrypts the .tmp file to .zip file in the same directory. When Kies update window says "Extracting binary file" or something like that, you can copy the zip file from temp directory. It contains one tar and one dll file. Tar file can be flashed with Odin
Norpa76 said:
Before Kies starts to flash the firmware, it decrypts the .tmp file to .zip file in the same directory. When Kies update window says "Extracting binary file" or something like that, you can copy the zip file from temp directory. It contains one tar and one dll file. Tar file can be flashed with Odin
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If that's the case, are there any other ways to decrypt this file back to zip directly than doing the whole upgrade thing again just for the zip?
hmanxx said:
What unzip program are you using ?
Can you try change the extension to .7z and use WinRar to unzip it..Winzip no go
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Tired all. no go.
i2umi said:
Tired all. no go.
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Use the method given on post #8

sammobile files

i downloaded the stock rom for sgh-t989 2.3.6 from sammobile.com do i use odin or cwm recovery?
firechicken25 said:
i downloaded the stock rom for sgh-t989 2.3.6 from sammobile.com do i use odin or cwm recovery?
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Is it a zip (that doesn't have a tar inside) or is it a tar file? Zip will most likely be in CWM, tar is always ODIN.
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zip. it would even allow me to open it either. gave me a bunch of errors
i just tried to go thru cwm and it aborted installation. the error says its md5 file inside
firechicken25 said:
i just tried to go thru cwm and it aborted installation. the error says its md5 file inside
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What does the file structure look like inside of the zip?
i have downloaded 2 different files that are supposedly 2.3.6 and none of them are working. i have a zip version i got from sammobile.com that i think that is password locked but only gives me an error when i try to extract it. i can open it and theres a md5 file in there
the other one is a rar file and i dont know what to do with it.
i have darkside digital warfare rom but i cannot get it to install correctly thru cwm. i gets to darth vader loading screen blue line fills up then flashes samsung and turns off and thats it.
i just want to get back to stock and take the back and start over with a new one
skadude66 said:
What does the file structure look like inside of the zip?
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sorry i didnt see ur post before my last post
when i open the zip folder there is 2 files, one is an md5 file that is 350mb. the other is SS_DL.dll (application extension) 128kb. on the password column it says yes for both files
firechicken25 said:
sorry i didnt see ur post before my last post
when i open the zip folder there is 2 files, one is an md5 file that is 350mb. the other is SS_DL.dll (application extension) 128kb. on the password column it says yes for both files
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It's a .tar.md5 file extension?
in the type column just says md5. it doesnt say tar anywhere
Yes they are files to use through odin inside a zip file...
And they are password protected ... You must extract the zip first , then use the file in odin ...
usually samfirmware.com, sammobile.com or something like that ...
thanks for your help guys. i will try tomorrow when i get home from work. i have juggernaut running pretty good on it now
sounds like you have an incomplete dl too
where would i put in the password on the sammobile stock rom? i will redownload it to see if changes

.tar and .md5 question (file extension) trying to root.

Following the latest youtube video on how to root the S3. The guy (QBking77) directs me to download the CWM file (tar file). The CWM download file has .md5 after the .tar (example: CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.m*d5). In his video there is no .md5 - - just .tar... should i delete the .md5 so it's just .tar or leave it alone?
saeroner said:
Following the latest youtube video on how to root the S3. The guy (QBking77) directs me to download the CWM file (tar file). The CWM download file has .md5 after the .tar (example: CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.m*d5). In his video there is no .md5 - - just .tar... should i delete the .md5 so it's just .tar or leave it alone?
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Leave it!!!! It just add a MD5sum to the tar file, Odin will check the MD5sum and make sure the file is good before you flash it
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saeroner said:
Following the latest youtube video on how to root the S3. The guy (QBking77) directs me to download the CWM file (tar file). The CWM download file has .md5 after the .tar (example: CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.m*d5). In his video there is no .md5 - - just .tar... should i delete the .md5 so it's just .tar or leave it alone?
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As above poster said, leave it.
QBking77 just has "Hide extensions for known file types" enabled in Windows.

[Q] [HELP NEEDED] Can not extract .tar.md5??

! C:\Users\user\Desktop\N7100XXDMB2_N7100OLBDMA4_XSE.zip: CRC failed in N7100XXDMB2_N7100OLBDMA4_N7100DXDLK5_HOME.tar.md5. The file is corrupt
That is what I get every time I try to extract the file. It gets to 99% and then errors out. I've redownloaded twice already. Am I doing something wrong?
Try using 7zip if you arent and tell us if it continues... also have you tried re-downloading? might just be a simple corruption?
Try another browser or download client to get the file
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Userade said:
Try using 7zip if you arent and tell us if it continues... also have you tried re-downloading? might just be a simple corruption?
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after try to extract with 7zip, it got extracted with md5 on it but still get the eror notice (corrupt file) on rar file. Then does this md5 file save to flash?
Rename the *.md5 you just extracted from the original *.zip to... *.md5.zip extension. Then extra the file you've just renamed again. If you can extract the contents to see files like recovery.img, then the md5 is safe to use. Else try a different browser...
You don't need to unzip it.
Check it's checksum and match it if it's available.
Also check the source.
You can also try to flash it directly.
It won't be flashed if it has a corrupt hash.
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Checksum hash miss match doesn't mean the data is corrupted because the hash is appended to the end of the tar file. If you can untar (or unzip if you prefer) the contents successfully, means you can rebuild the *.tar.md5 to flash with odin or just flash the extracted contents using mobile odin...:good:
Close antivirus while downloading as well extract.
Check log of antivirus, if there is reports regarding virus notice for zip file then select restore and try extract.
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zhaolung said:
! C:\Users\user\Desktop\N7100XXDMB2_N7100OLBDMA4_XSE.zip: CRC failed in N7100XXDMB2_N7100OLBDMA4_N7100DXDLK5_HOME.tar.md5. The file is corrupt
That is what I get every time I try to extract the file. It gets to 99% and then errors out. I've redownloaded twice already. Am I doing something wrong?
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You must download it again. Your zip is corrupted.
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Possibly corrupted as at source.
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Marsh file for OS X and Heimdall

Totally lost. Try to download marshmallow tar and update. But I download, open heimdall and use browse for file. But it is not valid to open and put in cue. I don't know what to do. Is it a different file for Apple. Mac socks by the way. I have no other choice.
cherubashe said:
Totally lost. Try to download marshmallow tar and update. But I download, open heimdall and use browse for file. But it is not valid to open and put in cue. I don't know what to do. Is it a different file for Apple. Mac socks by the way. I have no other choice.
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Try watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7u-iUo5C6M
If you need the latest TAR file, it is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...ide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862/
koop1955 said:
Try watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7u-iUo5C6M
If you need the latest TAR file, it is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...ide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862/
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Have done already. Thank you.
koop1955 said:
Try watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7u-iUo5C6M
If you need the latest TAR file, it is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...ide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862/
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Tried again. Just fails to load pit file. Doesn't recognize tar file. Can't even choose file. Tried jodin, can't download. Tried smart switch but apparently sprint doesn't allow that either
cherubashe said:
Tried again. Just fails to load pit file. Doesn't recognize tar file. Can't even choose file. Tried jodin, can't download. Tried smart switch but apparently sprint doesn't allow that either
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You have to extract the tar file. What you actually flash is the file with an extension of .MD5.

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