https://dumping.guide/ 2026-06-06T14:29:20+00:00 https://dumping.guide/ https://dumping.guide/_media/logo.png text/html 2025-11-06T03:19:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/assemble_202sh?rev=1762399140&do=diff * Download the assemble_202.sh script from the Various Keitai Assemble GitHub repository. * Place the assemble_202.sh script in the same folder as the nand dump and the oob dump. Make sure that both files have the same name, but the main nand part ends in .bin and the oob part ends in .oob text/html 2025-11-22T22:40:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/assemble_934sh?rev=1763851242&do=diff You can download assemble_934sh.py here. Tutorial is under construction. text/html 2025-11-17T06:08:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/assemble_d900i?rev=1763359682&do=diff Step 1: Byte-swap Using the byteswap_2.py script from Keitai Archive, create a byteswapped version of the file python byteswap_2.py D900i_PF48F4400L0ZDQ0-f1.BIN Step 2: Assemble Using assemble_d900i.py script from various-keitai-assemble, process the byteswapped output python assemble_d900i D900i_PF48F4400L0ZDQ0-f1.BIN_2swapped.bin text/html 2025-12-27T18:52:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/assemble_f0?rev=1766861530&do=diff First, you must download the Various Keitai Assemble GitHub repository. We will be using the assemble_f0.py script as well as the tools in the utils folder. The nor for this dump comes in two parts that need to be concatenated. Examples: Windows Command Line copy /b SH700iS_LRS13B7-f1.bin + SH700iS_LRS13B7-f2.bin SH700iS_LRS13B7-f1f2.bin text/html 2026-04-22T17:17:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/assemble_jp51?rev=1776878244&do=diff * Download assemble_jp51.py from the various-keitai-assemble project * Use the following command python assemble_jp51.py <file>.bin output_dir Example python assemble_jp51.py J-P51_M6MGT641S8TP-f.bin output_dir text/html 2025-11-12T20:13:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/assemble_sh704i_d904i?rev=1762978406&do=diff Before using assemble_sh704i_d904i.py, you must separate the NAND and OOB (out of bounds) data. * Download the separate_nand_oob.py script from Github and place it into the folder generated by ktdumper * Execute the following script python separate_nand_oob.py nand_mixed.bin text/html 2025-03-30T04:21:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/assemble_sh900i?rev=1743308483&do=diff * Download the assemble_sh900i.py script from Github * Execute the following command with your dump-specific variables python assemble_sh900i.py <input file> <output file> After this, you must use TestDisk to acquire the data. text/html 2025-10-25T02:28:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/assemble_sh902i?rev=1761359326&do=diff First, you must download the Various Keitai Assemble GitHub repository. We will be using the assemble_sh902i.py script as well as the tools in the utils folder. Concatenate all pieces of the file. Examples: Windows Command Line copy /b SH700iS_LRS13B7-f1.bin + SH700iS_LRS13B7-f2.bin SH700iS_LRS13B7-f1f2.bin text/html 2025-12-10T01:49:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/assemble_superand?rev=1765331343&do=diff You can download assemble_superand.py here. * Place all files and assembly script into a single folder * Combine any split NOR files into a single file * Use the following command: python assemble_superand.py -c <config> <nor>.bin <nand>.bin output_dir text/html 2025-12-12T03:41:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/assemble_v501t?rev=1765510874&do=diff Extract this type of phone with assemble_v501t.py. Tutorial under construction. text/html 2025-12-27T03:15:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/assemble_vsh?rev=1766805340&do=diff Use assemble_vsh.py from Irdkwia's various-keitai-assemble project. Instructions coming soon. text/html 2025-11-22T22:33:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/assemble_w31s?rev=1763850803&do=diff Under construction, check back soon! text/html 2025-07-17T19:50:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/b4-ftl-extract?rev=1752781815&do=diff * Download the b4-ftl-extract scripts from Github * Place scripts in the same folder as nand.bin * EITHER drag nand.bin into b4b4.bat or enter the following command python extract.py -s nand.bin output_dir This code will unscramble the FTL and place all data into a folder called output_dir text/html 2026-05-13T01:23:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/c5a3?rev=1778635384&do=diff * Download c5a3-assemble from GitHub * Check for your phone model in the read me, and update the arguments to the command below based on your phone model and the file you exported. If you used the apoxi-tool to dump all memory regions, you will specifically need the FLASH region. text/html 2026-01-02T22:15:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/carts_important_notes?rev=1767392145&do=diff [ This template was moved to dumping_important_notes ] text/html 2023-03-11T17:04:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/community_equipment_discs?rev=1678554291&do=diff Hit Save! has Plextor disc dumping kits available for community members to borrow. text/html 2023-02-14T19:50:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/community_equipment?rev=1676404247&do=diff Hit Save! has RetroBlaster cart dumping kits available for community members to borrow. text/html 2026-05-04T17:33:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/ds_3ds_carts_important_notes?rev=1777915991&do=diff ---------- DS/3DS-specific * If you have a dev/test cart that seems to have nothing on it - it may be actually be an ntrboot cart, and therefore need to be dumped using a different method. ---------- text/html 2026-01-02T22:04:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/dumping_important_notes?rev=1767391471&do=diff ---------- Important Notes * Unopened games should have their ROM and save data dumped before attempting to play them. This avoids inadvertent modification of the data and helps preserve any possible rewritable data in its unused/“factory” state. This is especially important for types of cart that store the ROM on rewritable media, or games that come with special save data pre-installed. But it is not necessarily possible to know in advance, hence why its advisable to dump first. Note in you… text/html 2025-12-14T19:22:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/efs2?rev=1765740156&do=diff Prerequisites * Python * crcmod pip install crcmod * reedsolo pip install reedsolo * Download dumpefs2 * Place file dump in main folder and use the following command dumpefs.py IN_FILE OUT_FILE.zip Example python .\dumpefs.py .\N600i_SKS01880_JTAG.bin output.zip text/html 2025-11-26T04:48:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/epoc32?rev=1764132496&do=diff EPOC32 is a mobile operating system. It is a predecessor to Symbian, and its data can be extracted using tools from the Symbian 3 SDK. * Install the Symbian SDK (Windows) * Find readimage.exe. In a typical Symbian 3 SDK install, it will be located here. C:\Nokia\devices\Nokia_Symbian3_SDK_v1.0\epoc32\tools\readimage.exe text/html 2022-05-10T13:56:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/factory_save_shared_rom_and_save?rev=1652191004&do=diff [delete] text/html 2026-04-27T00:36:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/flash-ftl?rev=1777250167&do=diff Flash-ftl is a tool for reading FlashFX 3.00 file systems from older DoCoMo Panasonic devices. * Make sure the dump is interleaved. If it is not interleaved, you can use this script. * Download the flash-ftl script here * Use the following command python assemble_flash3.py <nand file>.bin output_dir text/html 2025-03-29T21:08:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/fsr_f?rev=1743282532&do=diff NOTE: This extraction method may not work on WSL. If you are having errors after trying all steps, try switching from WSL to a full Linux installation. * Download the FSR_F tools from fs-tools on Github * In the FSR_F folder, run the following command pip3 install unicorn text/html 2025-11-16T04:39:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/fsr_ii?rev=1763267994&do=diff NOTE: This extraction method may not work on WSL. If you are having errors after trying all steps, try switching from WSL to a full Linux installation. * Download fs-tools from Github * Set up the environment with the following commands sudo apt install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi pip3 install qiling text/html 2025-03-30T04:16:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/fugue_nand?rev=1743308161&do=diff Fugue Nand Regular * Download the fugue-tools repository from Github * Place extract.py from fugue-tools into the same folder with nand.bin and nand.oob. Run this command: python extract.py nand.bin output.bin The file system can now be read and extracted with TestDisk. text/html 2023-04-10T22:51:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/important_notes_end?rev=1681167109&do=diff ---------- text/html 2025-12-15T04:03:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/jffs2?rev=1765771389&do=diff The JFFS2 file system can be extracted with Jefferson, which runs on Python. You can install Jefferson in a pre-existing Python using pip: sudo apt-get install python3-pip sudo pip3 install jefferson The following command creates a folder called “jffs2_extracted” to contain the data extracted from nand.bin. text/html 2025-08-13T22:26:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/keitaiwiki_help?rev=1755124011&do=diff If you need help, please come chat with us on the Keitai World (previously Keitai Wiki) discord server. text/html 2025-09-13T19:53:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/ktdumper?rev=1757793230&do=diff Ktdumper is a tool for extracting data from feature phones that are compatible with the Foma debug adapter, which includes all Docomo phones and select SoftBank phones. Please note that ktdumper will not work unless you have the Foma debug adapter. text/html 2025-06-17T05:03:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/kttools?rev=1750136634&do=diff Keitai Tools is a python tool for extracting valid DoJa files from a variety of phone file systems. * Download keitai-tools from GitHub * Copy the top level java folder into the keitai-tools project. NOTE: This folder has different names on different devices including text/html 2026-05-10T02:11:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/m4?rev=1778379119&do=diff Our extraction method for the M4 file structure is currently incomplete, but our tools are sufficient for extracting apps. Step 1: assemble_m4.py (backup link) The assemble_m4.py will divide the regions of the nor dump python assemble_m4.py <file name>.bin Example python assemble_m4.py N506i-2_PF38F4462LLYDB0-f1.bin text/html 2026-02-06T04:07:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/n505is?rev=1770350842&do=diff N505iS * Download assemble_ssr200.py from various-keitai-assemble and remap the NAND dump with the following command: python assemble_ssr200.py <nand dump>.bin output.bin * Download read_n505is.py from various-keitai-assemble and extract output.bin with the following command: text/html 2026-05-13T01:24:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/node-sie-serial?rev=1778635484&do=diff Instructions for new tool (apoxi-tool) * Follow the installation instructions for apoxi-tools. If you are using Windows, you will need the Windows driver for your particular phone model. You can search for these on archive.org. * To use this tool, you must put the phone into debug mode. With the battery inserted and charged, press these three keys simultaneously: # + * + Power. Wait a few seconds, and a screen should appear showing various vertical stripes of color. When the phone is connec… text/html 2023-02-19T18:23:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/see_hardware_page?rev=1676830996&do=diff Check the dumping hardware overview for a list of known preservation hardware. text/html 2023-02-15T01:55:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/see_submission_page?rev=1676426142&do=diff Once you've dumped your games, it's time to generate and submit metadata to a preservation project for validating and cataloging. See the dump submission instructions for more information. text/html 2026-02-05T21:18:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/so505i?rev=1770326283&do=diff To extract games from some Sony phones, you will need to remap the bin dump and then convert the files for emulator. * If nand and oob have not yet been separated: download separate_nand_oob.py from Keitai Scripts and use the following option: 0: Data = 512 Bytes, OOB = 16 bytes, divisible = True text/html 2026-02-06T04:23:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/soffs?rev=1770351800&do=diff * Download assemble_soffs.py from various-keitai-assemble * If needed, use Keitai Script's byteswap_2.py script to byteswap the dump * Input the following command python assemble_soffs.py <byteswapped dump>.bin output_dir * From here, files must be carved out by hand. text/html 2026-04-12T17:01:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/ssr200_mova?rev=1776013280&do=diff This guide is for SSR200 as used in mova phones (500i series). * Download assemble_ssr200.py from various-keitai-assemble and remap the NAND dump with the following command: python assemble_ssr200.py <nand dump>.bin output.bin * Download read_n505is.py from various-keitai-assemble and extract output.bin with the following command: text/html 2025-12-24T05:58:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/ssr200?rev=1766555930&do=diff UPDATED * Downlod the ssr200 tools from fs-tools * Download assemble_ssr200.py from various-keitai-assemble * Place assemble_ssr200.py in the same folder as nand.bin and nand.oob * Use the following commands: python3 assemble_ssr200.py nand.bin nand_remapped.bin python3 carve_nec_fat.py nand_remapped.bin fat_dir python3 convert_fat.py fat_dir converted_fat_dir text/html 2023-03-03T16:30:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/submitting_dump_info_nointro?rev=1677861013&do=diff If you aren't already registered, create an account on the forum. Once your account has been activated, post the info in the “New Dumps & Redumps” sub-forum. Users with datter rights can submit the dump info directly to the database by using the “Submit” form in text/html 2025-03-29T03:45:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/testdisk?rev=1743219916&do=diff TestDisk can be used on either Windows or Linux. It is available for download here. Once you have downloaded TestDisk, use the program to open your current .bin file. * When you open a .bin file with TestDisk, you will have the option to select a media. There should only be text/html 2025-10-18T15:52:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/unlicensed_cart_warning?rev=1760802727&do=diff * Some unlicensed carts (mostly modern/aftermarket carts, including flashcarts) are badly made and can only take 3.3V rather than the standard 5V that most carts take and is provided by the console, and will be damaged and potentially damage the console/dumping hardware, if provided with more than 3.3V. You should check what voltage the components of an unlicensed cart can take before using it, and if it requires 3.3V, make sure to set your dumper to the correct voltage, and not use the cart on… text/html 2023-05-03T13:09:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/vgpc_help?rev=1683119345&do=diff If you need help, please come chat with us on the VGPC or No-Intro discord servers. text/html 2025-12-15T06:03:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/xsr1?rev=1765778598&do=diff Current tools for extracting XSR1 require Windows. * Download rfs_dumper_xsr1app.exe from here. * The input file should be stripped of everything before the first 91 5A 49 2C header. In HxD, you can do this by going to the menu and selecting Search>Find, then selecting the Hex-values tab and pasting in 91 5A 49 2C. Once you find this location, delete everything before it. Save this new file as input.bin. text/html 2025-12-12T18:55:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/xsr2?rev=1765565701&do=diff * Download assemble_xsr2.py from Github * IF onenand is split into onenand_a and onenand_b, combine the bin files and the oob files * Use the following command python .\assemble_xsr2.py onenand.bin output_dir * In the output directory, select the largest partition and use TestDisk text/html 2026-04-05T17:59:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/xsr3?rev=1775411955&do=diff * Download assemble_xsr3.py from Github * Use the following command python .\assemble_xsr3.py onenand.bin output_dir * In the output directory, select the largest partition and use TestDisk (for XSR3, this will generally be partition_0000000E) * Inside TestDisk, use [UNDELETE] instead of Analyze to examine and extract the data text/html 2025-03-29T02:46:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dumping.guide/template/yaffs?rev=1743216404&do=diff * Download the yaffs-tools repository from Github * Look in the /config folder for the config file that matches your data based on phone model and memory type (MLC or SLC) * Fill in the following command based on the file you are trying to extract python extract.py <bin file> <output folder> <config>