GTV FileSystem
The Google TV File System is similar to most other Android Operating Systems.
File System Layout
The File System is created by the mounting of 13 partitions into a *nix-based file system.
Below is a list of the paritions, their contents, and their mount points:
| Identifier? | Partition Name | Description | Mount Point |
| 0x00000000-0x00200000 | "mbr" | Mostly blank, repeats "01c0000 b00b dead 000f a901 0000 0000 0000 0000" | |
| 0x00200000-0x00a00000 | "cefdk" | Boot loader? It's Data - Wouldn't say crypted, but no strings. | |
| 0x00a00000-0x00c00000 | "redboot" | All FF's | |
| 0x00c00000-0x00e00000 | "cefdk-config" | Holds Box SN, repeats (like MBR) | |
| 0x01000000-0x01800000 | "splash" | Says its a BMP, doesnt totally look like one (on quick look) | |
| 0x01800000-0x01900000 | "fts" | Repeats this data, mostly: "F*TS..e.L.......bootloader.command=boot-recovery.bootloader.recovery=recovery.--wipe_data." | |
| 0x01900000-0x02d00000 | "recovery" | Full image, including kernel and small ramdisk (in squashfs format), boots to recovery menu | |
| 0x02d00000-0x03200000 | "kernel" | The kernel image | |
| 0x03200000-0x07200000 | "boot" | Root partition, goes in hand with the kernel image, also in squashfs format | |
| 0x07200000-0x1f200000 | "system" | /system partition. Holds most of the crucial system files. It's YAFFS | |
| 0x1f200000-0x3fa00000 | "data" | Where user data is stored. YAFFS | |
| 0x3fa00000-0x3ff00000 | "keystore" | Don't delete this . Has Keys for communication w/ Google & Logitech YAFFS | |
| 0x3ff00000-0x40000000 | "bbt" | Bad Block Table |
Sources: MTD Parition listing came from [ http://googletv.pastebin.com/233dZqZx Revue Boot Output]. Partition mount points came from /init.rc & init.<board>.rc
Updates
Updates to the Google TV, unlike most the incremental updates that most Android phones receive, come as a complete file system meant to replace the previous. It is assumed that since Google TV devices are meant to be connected to high speed internet connections, downloading a full File System is more palatable than on a limited-bandwidth mobile device.
Updates are retrieved without user intervention from the Google Servers. You can use the device version number to check your current file system implementation (See GoogleTV - Version Numbers for more information). Updates are distributed as signed zip files including a recovery, system, and userdata image. The current update packages are:
List of all updates for:
The Updates each include: boot.img: A file system including the root file system for the device. The "system" folder: This is the guts of the Google TV and it's applications. These files are copied into the system folder on update. The META-INF directory which includes the manifest and other certififacts shipped with the device for authenticaiton.
File System Obfusication
How to access the File System contained within an image
The Zip File is a simple matter to extract, however the images within them tack some massaging in order to explore. While they are a typical SquashFS File System, they have some padding bytes that prevented a simple "Unsquashing."
- It would be great if we could create a way to use dd to truncate the image instead of using a hex editor. You should be able ot somehow grep for the start and then dd the proper bits into a new file that could be explored correctly.*
Some data on the process is available here: http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Unpack,_Edit,_and_Re-Pack_Boot_Images
GTV Recovery Mode vs GTV(System) Mode
GTV Boot Loader
The Boot Loader is included on the File System, currently in the X directory. The Boot Loader is based off of the Y Loader (More information can be found at Z). For the Sony BlueRay player, the Boot Loader is ABC.
