How to replace Android 7.1.2 kernel

[mw2u]

Hello,

I'm also trying to replace my kernel on Nougat V14.2.2.73.
Because i'm not sure of the seek value I replaced via ADB

Code:

ls -l /dev/block/platform/ff0c0000.dwmmc/by-name/

and it's return:

Code:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 2013-01-18 10:50 backup -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p8
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 2013-01-18 10:50 boot -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 2013-01-18 10:50 cache -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p9
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 2013-01-18 10:50 kernel -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 2013-01-18 10:50 metadata -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p11
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 2013-01-18 10:50 misc -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 2013-01-18 10:50 recovery -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p7
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 2013-01-18 10:50 resource -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 2013-01-18 10:50 system -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 2013-01-18 10:50 trust -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 2013-01-18 10:50 uboot -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 2013-01-18 10:50 userdata -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p14
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 2013-01-18 10:50 vendor0 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 2013-01-18 10:50 vendor1 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p13

Now we know the kernel it's on /dev/block/mmcblk0p5
after that I run:

Code:

dd if=/sdcard/newkernel.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5

But after reboot I am still on old kernel.
Am I missing something?
Same procedure works with resource.img.

Thank you!

[k247tEK]

hi  mw2u..

Code:

dd if=/sdcard/newkernel.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5

could it be the && sync @ end...

Code:

dd if=/sdcard/newkernel.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 && sync

I also try conv=fsync for /system/bin/dd.. but nooo joy..

Code:

dd: conv option disabled

lucky they are 2 other dd..

busybox dd & toybox dd

Code:

rk3288:/sdcard/tinkerboard/bak # busybox dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 of=/sdcard/tinkerboard/bak/boot_conv_fsync.img conv=fsync
65536+0 records in
65536+0 records out
33554432 bytes (32.0MB) copied, 1234.008733 seconds, 26.6KB/s
rk3288:/sdcard/tinkerboard/bak #   LONG TIME....]]]...

over 20mins to make 32mb file... ;-]..

sync - flush file system buffers
i have no idea what that does 
------------------------------------ ;-]..
hope it helps,
k,
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ps.. also since you use adb...
maybe.. 

Code:

adb root
adb remount
adb shell
mount -o rw,remount /