A simple command line utility for working with logo.bin files for Android head units based on the ac8227l SoC.
This utility is made to simplify the process of extracting the MediaTek header from a logo.bin file or adding it to an image file you want to use as your boot screen. All the units I've seen need a 1024x600 pixel bitmap image in 8-bit RGB color.
To install:
Clone this git repository, and from the top-level directory (where setup.py is):
pip3 install .
Alternatively, you can get the package from PyPi using:
pip3 install logobin
Once installed, the logobin utility should be available from the command line. Example:
logobin -u logo.bin
Help is available from the command line with the -h or --help option, but basic usage is as follows:
-c (file) Test a file for the presence of a valid header.
-u (logo.bin file) Unpack logo.bin to a header and image file.
-p [(header file) (image file) (optional: filename)] Pack header and image into a flashable binfile.If not given, filename defaults to logo.bin
If you'd like to use this script as a module in some other code, it exposes the following methods:
check(these_bytes): *Accepts a list of bytes as input, and tests to see if they start with a valid header.*
logo_bin_pack(header, bmp, filename): *Accepts an MTK header, a bitmap file and an optional output filename as input. Packs a logo.bin file. If not given, filename defaults to logo.bin*
logo_bin_unpack(binfile): *Accepts a logo.bin with a valid MTK header as input, and unpacks it, producing header.bin and logo.bmp*
Questions or comments can be directed to [email protected]. Pull requests are welcome if you discover any issues.
Copyright [2020] [Michael Podrybau]
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