Topic created on: January 24, 2009 07:08 CST by rfdes .

HI..
I posted several weeks ago in regards to reversing some embedded code.  Here is where I stand:
Target: Embedded HP-UX (9.?) Motorola 68030.
Tools: IDA 5.2 on WinXP system

Here is what I have done:
1) recreated the ROM images and have verified correctness
2) Used IDA 5.2 with custom IDC to disassemble to the best of my ability.
3) I have been emailed the library files for HP-UX 9.1.  These were compressed in tar.gz. format.
4) I successfully uncompressed these files and am trying to create a pattern file from the "filename.a" files.  There are also some "filename.o" files as well.  I cannot create the pattern file as the plb.exe tool claims that the lib files are not OMF format.  They don't appear to no longer be elf/coff, etc format either.

My question, when I uncompressed the HP-UX files and save them in WinXP, have I corrupted the OMF/ELF formatting?  If so what do I need to do to get a sig file built to run on my WinXP machine.  This seems fundamental, but I am drawing a blank here.

If my problem is that I am using a Windows environment and not a Unix, would someone create the patter/signature file for me if I emailed the lib files?

Thanks for any help that you can offer.
Jim