https://github.com/xpirt/sdat2img
sdat2img
Convert sparse Android data image (.dat) into filesystem ext4 image (.img)
Requirements
This binary requires Python 2.7 or newer installed on your system.
It currently supports Windows, Linux, MacOS & ARM architectures.
Usage
sdat2img.py <transfer_list> <system_new_file> [system_img]
<transfer_list>
= input, system.transfer.list from rom zip<system_new_file>
= input, system.new.dat from rom zip[system_img]
= output ext4 raw image file (optional)
Example
This is a simple example on a Linux system:
~$ ./sdat2img.py system.transfer.list system.new.dat system.img