This is a simple script i constructed to do some of your everyday usages such as mounting system as rw or ro, mounting sdcard, unmounting options and new features such as the option to install Zipalign to any rom and an option to execute Zipalign. Also the option to install bash and have a custom built bash_profile which you can edit anyway you like. Also there is an option to install my personal "mountSys" script which basically does mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 system, and all you have to type in terminal is "su" and then "mountSys" to mount system. Also reboot and exit options. If you have any special requests or bugs lemme know, im still in my rookie stages of self taught scripting nd developement.
Credit for Zipalign goes to wesgarner
Credit for bash shell goes to mzet
Credit for BFS311 ram edit goes to cyanogen
Credit for CFS ram edit goes to dwang
If you dont kno how to use or what exactly bash is click http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=537827&highlight=bash+profile to go to mzet's thread
Instructions
> if you dont have a folder called tmp (/sdcard/tmp) then copy the whole tmp folder to your sdcard, if you do then just cp the files to your tmp folder
> in terminal do:
sh /sdcard/tmp/ravensScript.sh
> make sure before you install anything that you mount your system by either installing my mountSys script first and then runing "mountSys" or choosing the "mount system as rw" option
AGAIN if you have any special requests or bugs lemme know nd like i said im a rookie so bare with me. Thanks
NOTICE TO DEV's, you can pull the Turbo Optimize script if you like
Changelog
v1.4
force close fix
v1.3
(added) BFS311 by cyan
(added) CFS by dwang
cleaned up a bit more
v1.2
Turbo Optimization (NEW)
Cleaned up look
Turbo Optimize is just dexopting your .apks in /system/app and a few of the framework.jar files. The idea came from digging into my friends Droid and uncovering new odex's. Also after optimizing it runs an updated 1.6 (donut) permissions script so there are no fc errors. Things should be slightly faster and a small increase in mb.
Downloads
v1.4 http://www.mediafire.com/?jtugujgnoth
v1.3 http://www.mediafire.com/file/0aybyynzzqm/RavenScript-v1.3.zip
All works well, sry for my noobinis but wats bash
cali50ex said:
All works well, sry for my noobinis but wats bash
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Bash is a linux command shell based off of Mac OS*
Oh, alrighty lol. Thanks again
Misleading history of Bash
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Bash is a linux command shell based off of Mac OS*
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Umm, I dont want to be the computer history nerd butting in, but Bash is not based off of Mac OS*. Bash predates Mac OS X, which is the only Mac OS that is a Unix (I am not a mac guy but I am pretty sure there was no Bash in Mac before OS X, at least not in an official capacity). Mac OS X does use Bash as its primary command shell, but so does several other OSs like many Linuxs, and the GNU operating system. From the wiki:
"Bash is the shell for the GNU operating system from the GNU Project." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash)
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Umm, I dont want to be the computer history nerd butting in, but Bash is not based off of Mac OS*. Bash predates Mac OS X, which is the only Mac OS that is a Unix (I am not a mac guy but I am pretty sure there was no Bash in Mac before OS X, at least not in an official capacity). Mac OS X does use Bash as its primary command shell, but so does several other OSs like many Linuxs, and the GNU operating system. From the wiki:
"Bash is the shell for the GNU operating system from the GNU Project." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash)
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Hmm interesting info, im not a windows guy period but you seem to be right so cudos
help
How do I mount system?
saenz4931 said:
How do I mount system?
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by reading the first post
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by reading the first post
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*****s bricks in astonishment*
care to explain what turbo optimize does?
cephaus said:
care to explain what turbo optimize does?
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haha seriously
Probably shouldnt use words like that without an explanation included... it IS a script that we'll be running on OUR phones
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haha. Guy's got bawls coming to a forum dominated by Linux nerds saying that bash is from Mac OS.
(Mac OS is just a pale, proprietary, expensive imitation of what GNU/Linux and the open source community can do--with shiny buttons )
That said... I would love to know what exactly this "turbo optimization" is?
Having looking at the script, turbo optimization is just dexopting your APKs and the framework.
And i'm pretty sure the OP just got the code from this thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=561579
IMO dexopting is ok idea if you're short on space; but when most people are either using A2SD or have larger devices, the drawbacks on dexopting everything means it's not worth it.
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care to explain what turbo optimize does?
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odex's apks, its actually juz part of it, messing around with the Droid i've found even more ways to optimize nd speed things up, only problem is only part of the script will work in terminal so im writing a new script to execute from recovery console, so it will be included in v1.3
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odex's apks, its actually juz part of it, messing around with the Droid i've found even more ways to optimize nd speed things up, only problem is only part of the script will work in terminal so im writing a new script to execute from recovery console, so it will be included in v1.3
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haha. Guy's got bawls coming to a forum dominated by Linux nerds saying that bash is from Mac OS.
(Mac OS is just a pale, proprietary, expensive imitation of what GNU/Linux and the open source community can do--with shiny buttons )
That said... I would love to know what exactly this "turbo optimization" is?
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Turbo optimize is just odexing apks and a few of framework.jars ,the idea came from observing my friends Droid, i removed all odexes and noticed a speed decrease, also noticing that all /system/framework/*.jars were odexed, so i just wrote the script to odex just a few of framework because im getting a bug when trying to odex the Dream's framework
there is no mountsys script in zip?
senab said:
Having looking at the script, turbo optimization is just dexopting your APKs and the framework.
And i'm pretty sure the OP just got the code from this thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=561579
IMO dexopting is ok idea if you're short on space; but when most people are either using A2SD or have larger devices, the drawbacks on dexopting everything means it's not worth it.
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Dexopting is fairly easy to write a script to execute, my script didnt come from any thread, another one of you nerds in my class actually just simply explained what it is and how to script it........that being said i pulled dexopt-wrapper from one of the first hero roms released, anyways no credit beeing taken likei said its just a basic tool and shouldnt cause any trouble but much respect due to you devs or wanna-bees......
Tried the script, after I rebooted I encountered many FC's.
It's a great idea and sounds good, but is a no-go at least for me on Cyanogenmod's latest firmware.
Most, if not all, of my apps are zipaligned already. The "Turbo optimization" only brought me more trouble, though.
Not trying to bash on your work, dev - I'm just posting my results; it's probably something gone wrong on my part.
Proxin said:
Tried the script, after I rebooted I encountered many FC's.
It's a great idea and sounds good, but is a no-go at least for me on Cyanogenmod's latest firmware.
Most, if not all, of my apps are zipaligned already. The "Turbo optimization" only brought me more trouble, though.
Not trying to bash on your work, dev - I'm just posting my results; it's probably something gone wrong on my part.
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run fix_permissions, report back....
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run fix_permissions, report back....
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I got it fixed, after a few failed attempts to get nandroid to restore my ext backup I just went to the computer and reinstalled all of my original apk's.
I would try again to see if the problem persists and if fix_permissions would fix it, but I'm going to be needing my phone this week for notes so I need it to be in working order.
Related
Hey Everyone,
I was just wondering that if we have a build to which we have BOTH RamHack kernels and the non-ramhack kernel, would there be a way to write a quick app or script to switch between them.
I guess we could store both kernels on the /sdcard and use a .sh script to flash_image between them, and reboot. I dont believe we can "hot-swap" between kernels, but if anyone knows a method, please respond here
If anyone can think of a better or more efficient method of doing this, I believe the whole community would benefit. Lets see if we can get something like this going....
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Hey Everyone,
I was just wondering that if we have a build to which we have BOTH RamHack kernels and the non-ramhack kernel, would there be a way to write a quick app or script to switch between them.
I guess we could store both kernels on the /sdcard and use a .sh script to flash_image between them, and reboot. I dont believe we can "hot-swap" between kernels, but if anyone knows a method, please respond here
If anyone can think of a better or more efficient method of doing this, I believe the whole community would benefit. Lets see if we can get something like this going....
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is it really that hard to boot into recovery and flash an update.zip?
I guess this is what you're looking for:
http://wootroot.com/blog/?page_id=1463
Ive seen it implemented on one other rom on xda, but can't remember which one ..
I am trying to make it easier and more efficient to switch between them. The uneek switch seems exactly what im looking for
I put together a version of uneeks script that can be flashed over SuperD or FastTest3.1.
ISSUE THOUGH, I cant get it to flash correctly, as I get the "update-script not found" error, even though I signed it and created the appropriate META-INF directories.
Here is the file, if anyone thinks they can fix it
Uneek Script (needs to be fixed\signed) : http://www.4shared.com/file/257220832/8b6c2940/uneek.html
Alpha release
Here is a very alpha release of a working port of uneek's RamHack/NonRamHack Toggle script ported to SuperD 1.10.2 by myself.
http://www.4shared.com/file/257253893/a61182a2/Uneek_Script.html
Instructions
extract zip file to /sdcard/uneek
Launch terminal
type 'su'
type 'sh /sdcard/uneek/install-uneek.sh' -should see no errors/messages
execute 'uneek' from /system/bin
Chose Ram option or JIT (not tested) options, all others prob dont work as I didnt modify them
reboot (you must do so to see effects take place, the kernel doesn't "hot-swap" :-( )
WiFi still works, CC & Swap work.
Issues
Switch breaks boot screen - not sure why as its stored in framework-res.apk, but still a bug
Leave me feedback\ improvements\whatever......
You still have to boot into recovery so you might as well flash a zip containing a rhack or noram-hack kernel.
I did some scripts based off Kings,
get gscript from the market ( donate if you like it )
and drop script into the gscript folder
with a little uname query you could have just one script, which switches based on the current running kernel
Edit: , actually if your kernel needs different kernel modules, then you will have to build in a copy ( which I suspect is where king got his rwsystem bit from , he copied from a script which updates the kernel modules )
Firerat said:
...<snip>...
my faster, much safer script
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
if [ -e /data/kernels/full3d.img ];
then
if [ "`md5sum /data/kernels/full3d.img|cut -d " " -f1`" != "061284119d4ce46cbe0b585e0a8b2d0b" ];
then
echo "/data/kernels/full3d.img isn't the version I was expecting"
echo "I'm not going to flash it, as it may have become corupt"
exit 1
else
flash_image boot /data/kernels/full3d.img
echo "full3d Kernel Flashed..."
echo "Rebooting now"
sleep 1
shutdown -r now
fi
else
echo "Sorry, /data/kernels/full3d.img"
echo "seems to be missing....."
exit 1
fi
and yeah, I could never spell corrupt , is it one or two 'r's?
PS , the md5sums in the scripts are for the power off fix boot.img's I did for you guys
if you are wanting to switch to different boot.imgs then update the md5sum its checking for ( or remove the check )
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If you have an engineering SPL installed, there isn't any need for the recovery partition, so might as well install your second kernel to the recovery partition. Boot normal = normal, boot recovery = ramhack.
lbcoder said:
If you have an engineering SPL installed, there isn't any need for the recovery partition, so might as well install your second kernel to the recovery partition. Boot normal = normal, boot recovery = ramhack.
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and then have a script switch wlan.ko if incompatible
might as well switch with script and keep recovery for the odd times when you just want to quickly flash some zips from a list and not at your pc.
yeap, I've downloaded and flashed a rom while 'out and about' before.
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and then have a script switch wlan.ko if incompatible
might as well switch with script and keep recovery for the odd times when you just want to quickly flash some zips from a list and not at your pc.
yeap, I've downloaded and flashed a rom while 'out and about' before.
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If the only difference is ramhack on one but not the other, then the wlan module will be fine -- there is NO REASON to be switching modules around with your kernel unless you use a kernel that is binary incompatible -- which means DIFFERENT VERSION.
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If the only difference is ramhack on one but not the other, then the wlan module will be fine -- there is NO REASON to be switching modules around with your kernel unless you use a kernel that is binary incompatible -- which means DIFFERENT VERSION.
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yeap, true but why not keep options open?
What if they decide they want to switch between binary incompatible kernels?
They would need to switch kernel modules anyway.
so get a script that works, and is simple to 'generate'.
I know you are trying to keep it simple, but you are actually needlessly setting up restrictions, which would then require a script to get around.
So why not use a script from the start, keeping the added convenience of a recovery image?
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yeap, true but why not keep options open?
What if they decide they want to switch between binary incompatible kernels?
They would need to switch kernel modules anyway.
so get a script that works, and is simple to 'generate'.
I know you are trying to keep it simple, but you are actually needlessly setting up restrictions, which would then require a script to get around.
So why not use a script from the start, keeping the added convenience of a recovery image?
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If the only objective is to be able to easily toggle between ramhack and noramhack, then the recovery solution is (1) more reliable, (2) doesn't require reflashing NAND, (3) just easier to activate. With the reflashing approach, you have to either go into recovery and flash something, or pause-and-wait-and-autoreboot.
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If the only objective is to be able to easily toggle between ramhack and noramhack, then the recovery solution is (1) more reliable, (2) doesn't require reflashing NAND, (3) just easier to activate. With the reflashing approach, you have to either go into recovery and flash something, or pause-and-wait-and-autoreboot.
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did you ever read anything?
the script is as easy as a couple of taps, maybe home button, swipe tap tap.
( the key app here is gscript )
the flash is over very quickly, it checks md5sum first, it reboots.
you have to reboot with the recovery method anyway
recovery method restricts to binary compatible kernels, or require a script to switch kernel modules.
It is a no brainer imo, keep it flexible and keep the convenience of a true recovery.img
ok, so nand only gets what, on average 10,000 writes, is it really going to reduce its life in practice?
I like your idea, it will work but it just isn't as flexible as a script.
It is however more suited to an mt3g, offering duel ROM
I'm thinking mtdblock3 for one ROM, block4 for the other
errm, data , yeah might need to section that up somehow
any reason why a loopback can't sit on yaffs?
oh, and the ramdisk will need tweaking, obviously.
Sorry back on topic
Guys,
Either will work, if you do have incompatible kernels, and are having problems with scripts just let me know, I can probably make a script to generate a script for you.
1) Booting into recovery to change out your kernel image is totally unnecessary. You can do it via CLI with the flash_image command -- most every modded ROM already includes it.
2) Removing the recovery image just to put up a second install also seems somewhat overkill for devices as heavily limited on storage as most Android phones -- especially the G1.
3) I don't know about loopback on yaffs2 -- but I don't see any reason why it couldn't work.
4) It really seems to me that what we need is some kernel hacker who's familiar with hotswapping patched files -- a la ksplice ( http://www.ksplice.com/ ) -- to hack together a genuine, non-rebooting, RAMhack switch.
5) In all seriousness; what makes gscript superior to ASE ( http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting )?
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5) In all seriousness; what makes gscript superior to ASE ( http://code.google.com/android-scripting )?
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Nothing, apart from its easy, it works and I haven't looked at ase yet
btw , you missed a p/ in that link
http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/
btw , you missed a p/ in that link
http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/
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>_<
Pesky perniciously persistently phantasmagoric P!!!
I just keep on seeing people referring to gScript when ASE is a vastly more robust offering. It can run its scripts as daemons, run in background, run in terminal, it offers the same desktop shortcut option -- and more importantly, it can run Python, Perl, JRuby, Lua, BeanShell, JavaScript, Tcl, and shell scripts. (It loads the interpreters onto your /sdcard.) I've asked this question more than once before and I've never gotten an answer. It really seems like people just aren't aware of ASE -- which is kinda sad, considering the fact that ASE is still seeing continuing development whereas development ended on gScript sometime at the end of last year.
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>_<
Pesky perniciously persistently phantasmagoric P!!!
I just keep on seeing people referring to gScript when ASE is a vastly more robust offering. It can run its scripts as daemons, run in background, run in terminal, it offers the same desktop shortcut option -- and more importantly, it can run Python, Perl, JRuby, Lua, BeanShell, JavaScript, Tcl, and shell scripts. (It loads the interpreters onto your /sdcard.)
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no, I am very interested in it,
I have been meaning to have a proper look at it for sometime
, I think I first saw it on @google
gscript is just handy,
unzip this, gscript from market,add, load, tick su, save , tap
But I promise , I will look at ASE
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and then have a script switch wlan.ko if incompatible
might as well switch with script and keep recovery for the odd times when you just want to quickly flash some zips from a list and not at your pc.
yeap, I've downloaded and flashed a rom while 'out and about' before.
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Glad this is getting your attention....My script was pretty dirty anyways.
Anyway you can package it up in signed-zip format for easy access and modification of boot.imgs. Im having some issues with the update-script portion during the signing process tos keeping me from getting mine to be "flashable"
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Glad this is getting your attention....My script was pretty dirty anyways.
Anyway you can package it up in signed-zip format for easy access and modification of boot.imgs. Im having some issues with the update-script portion during the signing process tos keeping me from getting mine to be "flashable"
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still having update-script issues?
if you post it, I'll be happy to take a look for you
Oh, I've started a kernel switch script
I'll do some testing when its done and post it here for you
Introducing...
Darktremor Apps2SD 2.7.5.3 Beta 04
Date of Release: January 29, 2011
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Instructions - Change Log - Commands - ROM List - Developer's Guide
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Darktremor Apps2SD Development Group
Are you installing Darktremor Apps2SD on your phone? Here are the instructions to help you: Facebook
Are you a developer wanting to include Darktremor Apps2SD in your latest ROM? Here is the Developer Guide: Facebook
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Update on Beta 4
It seems I'm getting mixed results with these betas. I'm not sure why this is occurring, some people have been able to get this working right while others have had a hard time with it.
Currently, I'm rebuilding the entire program. This takes a while because I have to figure out how to pack all these options into the program but make it small enough to where it will run correctly.
I will say that some of the beta features are coming back out...one of them is the search for a partition code. I suspect that code may be leading me into issues with certain platforms, so I'm going back to the 2.7.5.2 method of mounting (mmcblk0p2 or mmcblk1p2).
Also, parts of the code will use Busybox Ash (the only code that won't will be starta2sd, which will still use Bash for the time being). The startup code will definitely use Busybox Ash.
Until then, here are the links to the the last two betas and the last official release:
Version 2.7.5.3 Beta 04 - http://www.darktremor.info/files/a2sd/dtapps2sd-2.7.5.3-beta04-signed.zip
Version 2.7.5.3 Beta 03 - http://www.darktremor.info/files/a2sd/dtapps2sd-2.7.5.3-beta03-signed.zip
Version 2.7.5.2-1 - http://www.darktremor.info/files/a2sd/dtapps2sd-2.7.5.2-1-signed.zip
And, if you want past versions, you can view the repository: ftp://dtuser:[email protected] (ignore the smiley face...that's XDA doing that.)
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Beta 04 took longer than I expected to release. I have done major changes to the code:
1. New commands: convert-ext4 - This will convert your EXT3 partition into EXT4. Just a friendly reminder on this command: Not every rom supports EXT4, so it is possible to go into a boot loop if you switch roms. Use with caution.
2. Reworked convert-ext3 (convert-ext4 gets similar code)...now a flag file is set before the reboot (no conversion is done before the reboot). At load time, the conversion is performed. This takes longer in the reboot process and you may think your phone has locked up...wait about five minutes before doing anything with the phone.
3. Repair is rebuilt...now it uses existing commands to repair the setup (reinstall, remove, cachesd, cachepart, nocache, datasd, nodata). Definitely shrinks the code.
4. Added fix_permissions program to the package. This may help with Superuser issues when using the datasd feature. It is used in reinstall, remove, datasd and nodata.
5. a2sd install is back!!! Both a2sd install and a2sd reinstall do the exact same thing.
6. Dalvik heap code has been shrunk and now creates a file called dalvikheap. Actually, the code has been doing this all along (since about 2.7.5.2, I think), but I never put the code in to use the file.
7. Low Memory Killer code has also been shrunk and uses a file caled dtset_lowmem to set the low memory killer parameter.
8. Replaced Busybox PS function with Toolbox PS. The issue with Busybox PS is that it gives a false reading when I look for android.process.acore (which is the main program when the GUI starts up). If that is present, the program thinks you are trying to run Darktremor without any command line parameters. This was because Busybox would report the process was there when, in reality, it wasn't (validated this when my phone was boot looping.) Toolbox's PS reports the correct setting. This should fix the bootlooping issues some people are experiencing.
9. New commands: usedtbusybox and usedefaultbusybox - these commands may help in diagnosing issues that is may be related to the native Busybox on your rom. a2sd usedtbusybox will use the Busybox that is packaged with Darktremor. a2sd usedefaultbusybox will turn back on the scan behavior of the program introduced in Beta 03.
10. Support for Darktremor Apps2SD version 2.7 and earlier has been discontinued. To upgrade correctly from one of those versions, use version 2.7.5.3 Beta 03b or earlier.
11. Finally fixed stalled boot issues (or at least my tests with several roms says so.)
See the change log for additional details.
You will notice that if the program runs repair and finds a problem, it will correct the issue and reboot. You will see a second reboot when the dalvik-cache clears (this is to fix timing issues with CyanogenMod...I can't control that startup as well as I can other roms). This only happens if repair is ran or you flash a new rom (as repair will realign all data). If you are upgrading from a previous version of Darktremor, you should not see the reboots.
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This is Darktremor Apps2SD, a multipurpose program that primarily allows a user to execute applications created for the Android OS on their Secure Digital card (with the proper setup...more on that later). But, Darktremor Apps2SD is all about stability. The goal is to be able for all users of the Android OS to be able to take advantage of a method to run their applications from a secure digital card.
But just because the Darktremor Apps2SD is all about stability, doesn't mean it isn't packed with features:
- Move applications (both free and paid) to the Secure Digital card.
- Move Dalvik Cache to run either from your Secure Digital card or from your cache partition and clears the cache on demand.
- Boot Loop Protection: prevents the phone from boot looping in the event the SD card could not be mounted.
- Dalvik JIT for faster performance on Roms which support it.
- User selectable sizes for the Dalvik heap sizes, allowing a user to freely optimize their system.
- Activate a swap partition on your SD card and sets how often the swap partition is utilized.
- Automatically fixes configuration issues.
- Users can check the free space on their SD card and check the installation to make sure all is setup correctly.
- Runs ZipAlign on demand...this makes your programs load faster.
- Built in help system for easy reference of commands.
- All features can also be reversed without repartitioning your Secure Digital card.
- New logging features assists in troubleshooting issues.
- Commands to set the Low Memory Killer feature at boot time. Great for those people who are the "set it and forget it" type.
- And more...
Darktremor Apps2SD is not the same as Froyo Apps2SD. Froyo Apps2SD creates a secure folder on the FAT32 section of your SD card (this is the section that you see when you mount your phone to your computer) and stores the programs there. This is nice as you don't have to do anything special with the phone, but it isn't backwards compatible with older versions of Android (Cupcake, Donut, Eclair) and, because of the way Froyo works, older programs not designed for Froyo will automatically stay on your internal storage (unless you install a program that forces the move to your SD card).
Darktremor Apps2SD takes a different approach. Based on the original CyanogenMod works, Darktremor Apps2SD uses symbolic linking to force Android into moving your applications to the SD card. Because Android will not allow anything to be ran from the FAT32 partition on your SD card (and, in Froyo, it will only allow you to run programs from a special folder), Darktremor utilizes filesystems called EXT2, EXT3 and EXT4. Each one of these filesystems is native to Linux (the operating system running Android), which allows you to run programs from them (same as, say, a computer running Ubuntu). This method is completely compatible with all versions of Android, including Froyo. In fact, you can run both the Darktremor Apps2SD and Froyo Apps2SD at the same time.
Check out the list of Roms that either have Darktremor Apps2SD installed or are compatible with Darktremor Apps2SD. Click on the link labeled ROM List at the top of this message.
Darktremor Apps2SD Installation Instructions
For the list of people that helped me test this on the various roms that use or can use Darktremor Apps2SD and the changelog: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7034326&postcount=3
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The installation instructions can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7021325&postcount=2
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If you want a list of commands for Apps2SD, type a2sd help.
Desire aint listed??
I don't have any roms using it in Desire...hence why I'm posting this. But:
Kurt666
- For testing on Pay's ROM for Desire v1.4 (HTC Desire)
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So there is one rom that is tested with it.
I've checked a good segment of the roms here, and it should work just fine, especially the 2.7.5 version (as the swap, dalvik-cache and the applications are all separate functions now).
I'm trying to expand the program's scope. I have six different platforms that run it (21 roms total) and I have one Desire rom tested...but none actually using it (my fault...should've expanded this a month ago).
Nekromantik said:
Desire aint listed??
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Backing up just now my Open Desire 1.5 on nandroid.
Going to be your guinea pig for Open Desire (AOSP)
I will paste the logcat output of my first boot (if there will be any)
Will try to test on modaco r3.1, wish me luck
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well, it seems that it changed... Nothing.
http://pastebin.com/6D346gwX
Maybe the chef was already using your script?
So it didn't work?
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antz88c said:
So it didn't work?
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It booted in the same time that it booted without applying the tremor script, and I think that the logcat was quite similar too.
And the free space reported is the same than before.
So, it didn't work, or it was already working before
EDIT:
I decompressed the script inside OSx, and I looked inside folders.
Well, it seems that the script didn't run at all, since I have no "a2sd" neither "app2sd" on my /system/bin.
REEDIT:
I ran it again, now it seems that it actually ran.
I will provide my new pastebin later
http://pastebin.com/mx3PsHwZ
First run, then I got a reset. Then it reset-loop. With the same message.
Sorry man, it isn't quite ready for AOSP it seems
Those are a couple of after-install output, it doesn't do much though.
http://pastebin.com/ZVx5svQj
Boot loop only here, nandroid back to my previous ROM.
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antz88c said:
Boot loop only here, nandroid back to my previous ROM.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
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Please provide logcat, otherwise your test wil be useless to the developer.
This sounds very interesting, and I would like to try and help when I can, which probably won't be for a couple of days.
But........for when that day comes.......how do I do a logcat?
Sorry, I am still relatively new to the whole Android thing.
StuMcBill said:
This sounds very interesting, and I would like to try and help when I can, which probably won't be for a couple of days.
But........for when that day comes.......how do I do a logcat?
Sorry, I am still relatively new to the whole Android thing.
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yes, i got a bootloop on defrost 1.8.
how to do a logcat?
bradputt said:
yes, i got a bootloop on defrost 1.8.
how to do a logcat?
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decompress android sdk (check on google for the sdk package, is quite small), then go inside the "tools" folder (I assume you have already your drivers installed).
then go on command prompt, and
Code:
adb logcat
will show the logcat.
Code:
adb logcat > bootlog.txt
will create the boot log (you won't actually see anything on screen since the output is redirected on the txt file.
You can:
start your phone
type adb logcat
CTRL+C when the phone is booted.
It will automatically stop if a reset occurs.
Then you go on pastebin (search on google) and paste the txt inside the pastebin.
And you can provide here simply the pastebin url that you can find after the submit button.
Nope...I can tell that's not my script. That must be what's already in Modaco...which means it's another file I haven't caught on the renaming script.
Are you using Modaco?
gatsu_1981 said:
well, it seems that it changed... Nothing.
http://pastebin.com/6D346gwX
Maybe the chef was already using your script?
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Last time I saw that message, root wasn't working correctly. At least it wasn't working correctly on my phone.
Is there something different relating to root on these phones? Does the boot sequence have root access to /system (or is this phone have nand protection on it? I know the Evo has that but can be circumvented).
That part is just a piece that moves other apps2sd/dalvik-cache/zipalign programs so they don't interfere...the 2.7.5 Preview Fix 2 also removes those files during the flashing process, so that part really is only a failsafe.
The main program comes after that part (04apps2sd for busybox run-parts, a2sd for direct run).
gatsu_1981 said:
http://pastebin.com/mx3PsHwZ
First run, then I got a reset. Then it reset-loop. With the same message.
Sorry man, it isn't quite ready for AOSP it seems
Those are a couple of after-install output, it doesn't do much though.
http://pastebin.com/ZVx5svQj
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The important piece is the part after the realignment program...the one that starts with:
[*] Starting Darktremor Apps2SD version 2.7.5 preview fix 1
The lines after that one is the Apps2SD portion.
gatsu_1981 said:
http://pastebin.com/mx3PsHwZ
First run, then I got a reset. Then it reset-loop. With the same message.
Sorry man, it isn't quite ready for AOSP it seems
Those are a couple of after-install output, it doesn't do much though.
http://pastebin.com/ZVx5svQj
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tkirton said:
The important piece is the part after the realignment program...the one that starts with:
[*] Starting Darktremor Apps2SD version 2.7.5 preview fix 1
The lines after that one is the Apps2SD portion.
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I can't understand what you mean.
Do you need some other line from adb logcat output? Since there is no more lines after the * line it just keeps resetting.
Or are you telling that it's installed? If so, why it keeps resetting our phone on froyo?
If I can help please send more flashable version or update this thread, I already have my nandroid so testing it for you will be very quick.
EDIT: double post...sorry.
Originally this was going to be something I would do for Kyorarom v0.2.0, but I will also let the general public in on my works.
I am currently going through every single file in CM6.2 and seeing if it will work on Froyo with little to no effort. Why? Well think of it as a poor mans alternative to a fully functioning CM6.2. I respect marcellusbes work 100% but there are so many people who are being impatient about the non-existant ETA of CM6.2 and CM7 (BECAUSE IT SAYS THERE IS NO ETA AND THERE SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE AN ETA), I decided to give the people half of what the want: the performance and open sourceness of CM6.2 while still retaining 100% functionality of the Samsung firmware.
Current Status
99% of the bins are working
A few CM apps are working
Some of the libs are working (but they are more just sitting in there)
--- CONSIDER THIS VERY MUCH IN BETA - THIS WILL HAVE A FEW BUGS HERE AND THERE SO PLEASE REPORT ALL OF THEM SO I CAN FIX THEM ---
Now remember, this is by no means an alternative to CM6.2, it is more of a stopgap for people who really want our phone to have CM6.2 on it.
I have been working on this all day today and haven't been able to actually test it properly, but it appears to be stable with the files I have added, and it also appears to be quicker. Not by much, but it feels a little smoother.
Why would I need this?
As I said, it's a poor mans CM6.2. It will give you 90% of the performance of CM6.2 while still giving you 100% functionality (provided I haven't broken anything) from Samsung firmware. Programs run quicker, the system responds faster, and the system just feels smoother in general. It's not like FuguTweaks or V6 Supercharger which gives you a tiny change, the goal of this is to give you a HUGE change.
What is noticably quicker?
Well I need people to tell me that, but what I have noticed is quicker is:
Screen rotate happens quicker
Scrolling through menus
Swiping around websites
System boot time
What do I need to use this?
Well I have only tested this on Kyorarom v0.2.0 alpha (unreleased), so I don't know how your results may go, but it SHOULD work on all JPS based SAMSUNG ROMS.
THIS IS NOT A PATCH FOR CM6.2! THIS IS A PATCH FOR SAMSUNG!
You will also need CWM with update.zip signing disabled. This is provided as an update.zip as there are SO MANY permissions that need to be set in the bins/xbins/libs that it would be ridiculous to tell people to run an ugly script which will probably not work on 99% of peoples computers, so an update.zip without signing is how I will do this. Why no signing? Because every guide I have followed to tell me how to sign a zip or an APK has done nothing useful. SOMEONE TELL ME HOW PLEASE!
How do I install this?
Just put this on your SD Card, go into CWM and tell it to update from an update.zip. Pretty simple. I highly recommend doing a system.img backup first though to be on the safe side in case something goes terribly wrong. Format your /system before restoring the system.img.
What should I do if I get a bug such as a force close or a random reboot
Get your phone right to just before the crash happens
Plug your phone into ADB
Go into ADB SHELL
Type logcat > /sdcard/crashlog.txt
Reproduce the crash
Wait until it has rebooted/force closed
Press Ctrl-C on ADB SHELL
Get the crashlog.txt off your SDcard and paste the last about 20-30 lines in a code box here telling me what you did to cause the crash.
Links
Patch 0.3.1 (requires Samsung firmware, recommended to be on JPS)
CMapps 0.3.0 (should work on Samsung firmware without CMbins)
CMbins Remover (will only replace the bins with the original Samsung bins)
Patch v0.2.0 (requires Samsung firmware, recommended to be on JPS)
Busybox Fix (for in case you installed any of the patches v0.0.3 and below - NOT AN UPDATE.ZIP: THIS IS A BUNCH OF FILES WITH A README)
Please note that this may play up with some custom themes, especially large ones such as MIUI as this replaces a lot of files which these themes may be using or rely upon.
Credits
marcellusbe for his incredibly hard work on CM6.2 and CM7 which sadly seems to not be appreciated as much as it should by some of this community. Please go over to both the CM6.2 and CM7 threads and thank him for his hard work, even if you have already done so.
Change Log
v0.3.1
Removed more pointless stuff such as the etc and libs as they won't provide a performance boost. They were more decoratio.
Fixed install script which removed TW apps but didn't replace them from v0.3.0.
v0.3.0
Removed pointless bins which don't provide any performance boost, such as ping and stuff.
Fixed force close lag bug.
v0.2.0
Added the last few bins that were missing. Only bins missing are the ones that cause the system to break.
Added a few more things from etc from CM. They shouldn't cause any difference.
v0.1.1
Fixed dalvik-cache building.
v0.1.0
Removed xbin. It was causing too many problems
Added a few libs (ones that aren't in Samsung)
Added a few items from etc
Replaced a few stock Samsung apps in order to clean the system up before I remove twframework.
v0.0.3
Fixed the missing meta-inf folder in the update.zip. Sorry guys!
v0.0.2
Fixed the busybox issue. the patch removed the old busybox and replaced it with a broken one. If this doesn't fix it then 'mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/stl6 /system' and 'chmod 755 /system/xbin/*'
I was doing something like this , cm framework on jps
But you did more
np
i didnt have the time to complete it fully(exams)
Best of luck!
cdesai said:
I was doing something like this , cm framework on jps
But you did more
np
i didnt have the time to complete it fully(exams)
Best of luck!
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If you wish to help me then by all means I'll be grateful. I am nowhere near finished as there are a few files in /system/bin that still need checked to see if they cause issues. I just went through the alphabet and if a file such as 'dexopt' caused problems then I left out all of D. However that's just an example. Dexopt is left out, but I left in the rest of D as I found it causing problems later down the track. I know I am missing Q and S. I'm gonna go through them all tomorrow.
EDIT: Not to mention I want to go through frameworks and libs and the etc folder too.
I am not sure if this is helpfull or not... I instaled the update in my phone. At the moment, only issue is that busybox installer is not working after it get superuser permisions, and then i cannot open any other app. I need to reboot my system. If i find any other issue, i will let you know.
Sergiales said:
I am not sure if this is helpfull or not... I instaled the update in my phone. At the moment, only issue is that busybox installer is not working after it get superuser permisions, and then i cannot open any other app. I need to reboot my system. If i find any other issue, i will let you know.
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Hmm, I might have done somethign weird with xbin. Try going into adb shell and run 'chmod 755 /system/xbin/*'. I might have to get it to set permissions in the update.zip for that folder.
EDIT: Try restore your system back to how it was prior the install of the update, and then try the other zip I just put in the first post. I think it'll be the xbin folder doing it.
@hillbeast
you also plan to port the framework of cm6?
ale_bot said:
@hillbeast
you also plan to port the framework of cm6?
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I hope I can. The plan is to get everything that will work from CM6.2 in Samsung firmwares to work.
New version uploaded. See first post for details.
I fixed the busybox issue. I thought I fixed it earlier but aparently not. It was CM6.2s Busybox being in there that killed it. I put the Samsung one into v0.0.2 so it'll fix the grief it caused with version 0.0.1.
If it still causes issues then go into adb shell (or Terminal Emulator) and run this code:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/stl6 /system
chmod 755 /system/xbin/*
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Good work, hillbeast.
I wish you would work more togother, i mean most of the main developers in g3.
you know the names.
And some more support from the community with donating and thanks or appriciation.
You (just caught you user reading this), could donate a little bit, so that your galaxy 3 is got tuned with great software, so it worth allmost double the price then you paid for it, because it expands with possibillities and powers.
Just click someones (dharamg3, marcelubes.. and some of all the other great programmers) donate button, type the number: 5 or 10 or 20 or 100 +++ etc, log in to paypal and DONATE!
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Gut work, hillbeast.
I wish you would work more togother, i mean most of the main developers in g3.
you know the names.
And some more support from the community with donating and thanks or appriciation.
Yes You, could donate a little bit, so that your galaxy 3 is got tuned with great software, so it worth allmost double the price then you paid for it, because it expands with possibillities and powers.
Just click someones donate button, type the number: 5 or 10 or 20 or 100 +++ etc, log in to paypal and DONATE!
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I actually work with dharamg3 on occasion and have given him ideas for G3Mod. I just don't take credit for anything because my contributions have been very minor at best and my credit isn't deserved considering how much more he and marcell have done for our phone.
hillbeast said:
I actually work with dharamg3 on occasion and have given him ideas for G3Mod. I just don't take credit for anything because my contributions have been very minor at best and my credit isn't deserved considering how much more he and marcell have done for our phone.
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Yeah, i mean it for all developers, but you included of course. so why not.
Just for every user to remind if he reads my post.
(•.•) said:
Yeah, i mean it for all developers, but you included of course. so why not.
Just for every user to remind if he reads my post.
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Yeah that is the entire point of the XDA: developers helping developers to make our phones incredible and help them reach their true potential.
People bash the Galaxy 3 but undreneith it's actually a really good phone with really good hardware. It's no dual-core Cortex-A9 with 1GB of DDR2 RAM or anything, but it's certainly a very good mid-range phone. It was just held back by Samsung not programming it right.
Nice vision man...best of luck
To make things easier i guess you can consult marcellusbe about what all stuff is not working in CM6.2...then u'll need to replace only those files instead of going through evry file !!
niteshtak said:
Nice vision man...best of luck
To make things easier i guess you can consult marcellusbe about what all stuff is not working in CM6.2...then u'll need to replace only those files instead of going through evry file !!
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Yes however I also need to find what is compatible with the rest of Samsungs firmware.
hillbeast said:
Hmm, I might have done somethign weird with xbin. Try going into adb shell and run 'chmod 755 /system/xbin/*'. I might have to get it to set permissions in the update.zip for that folder.
EDIT: Try restore your system back to how it was prior the install of the update, and then try the other zip I just put in the first post. I think it'll be the xbin folder doing it.
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I have just installed that 0.1 you told me and now is working good. I am gonna try the 0.2 and tell you if all is ok.
Guys I totally forgot the meta-inf folder in v0.0.2. You can just use the one from v0.0.1 as there is no signing or anything. I'll see if I can get the link on my phone for v1
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But why using cyanogenmod files in samsung firmware ?
You know that CM 6.2 is the most awesome rom for froyo ! I've almost never had any lags and the rom is fast even after installing a tons of app's !
Darius_AWS said:
But why using cyanogenmod files in samsung firmware ?
You know that CM 6.2 is the most awesome rom for froyo ! I've almost never had any lags and the rom is fast even after installing a tons of app's !
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Well its just a try to get the CM6.2 speed and smoothness on the samsung ROM..without having the bugs of CM6.2 which arent solved yet...
Sergiales said:
I have just installed that 0.1 you told me and now is working good. I am gonna try the 0.2 and tell you if all is ok.
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Same problem in 0.2 with busybox installer, even trying to fix it with adb.
Darius_AWS said:
But why using cyanogenmod files in samsung firmware ?
You know that CM 6.2 is the most awesome rom for froyo ! I've almost never had any lags and the rom is fast even after installing a tons of app's !
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As I stated in the OP, Cyanogenmod is incomplete and is buggy. The camera doesn't work, the FM radio doesn't work, no Bluetooth, and some things are buggy. By working in the opposite direction of moving to Cyanogenmod with small steps by using the working components from it, we get a balance.of speed and functionality which is what a lot of people have been moaning about all this time since CM went alpha.
Again, huge respect to marcell for getting it this far. This is a huge achievement from him.
Also here is the mediafire link for v1 so people can grab meta-inf and insert it into the v2. I will fix this in v3 later today.
Sent from my hybrid Kyorarom + Cyanogenmod Galaxy 3
Updates
10/1/2011 - Added 00remounti9001 to remount the major partitions to noatime and disabled barriers for as well as delayed journaling to every 60 seconds (as opposed to 5) to /data, /persist, /cache. Added Acid Tweaks - Removed Useless Stuff i9001.zip to remove journaling from /cache and /system (It's safe). Also added JournalingOn.zip to revert back the two partitions to being journaled.
For the 00remount script, here's the how to:
0. Wait till Android finishes loading everything.
1. Install Script Manager from Market
2. Point script manager to the script you placed in the sdcard.
3. Run as root.
4. Do this at every boot, as mount points are reset to its default as set by the type of your lagfix. Voodoo (from what I am using will set barriers for /data and atime for every mount point except /system, /data, /cache, /dbdata which puts a slight risk at your disk for using atime.
5. You can add a widget to your home screen for the script so that you can
activate it easily.
The other two are CWM zips. You should know how to flash CWM zips right?
Introduction
I've made a Definite Guide on Android thread for i9000 that focuses on a few optimizations/scripts I've picked up over the months I've spent on XDA. I truly enjoyed sharing my knowledge with the i9000 community and since the tips/guide/scripts can also be applied here (save some exceptions that I would list down below),I would like to share this with the Captivate community too.
Exceptions
Take note that the guide is primarily for i9000 units. There are a few differences I can note here that you should be aware of:
1. The guide points out some kernels/ROMs that are for i9000. Hence the phones you are using may have different ROMs/kernels that may or may not correlate with the one in the guide.
2. The guide also mentions some apps/tweaks that are particularly alien to your unit and you may have never encountered it in your use of your phone or in XDA. Please ignore them for now, I'll make an effort to make the guide compatible in the future (with feedback from you guys of course )
3. Journaling scripts that are attached like the JournalingOn.zip and Acid Tweaks - Removed Useless Stuff and 00remount may not work well with your unit or it may completely brick it. I don't know this, but if you can post your mount partition configuration, I am willing to make the scripts work for you. You only have to type "mount" on your Terminal Emulator and provide the output to me, and I'll provide the rest. Zach's script however, have high compatibility towards a lot of phones, and thus can be used for your unit. Take note that there is a slight risk that it won't work well. If it doesn't, please post your problems here, and I'll try to fix it. Hence, it's best that you make a nandroid backup before attempting to use any tweaks here.
3. I've compiled a guide on a few notable tweaks in XDA here: LINK. If you would like me to evaluate scripts/tweaks/anything that you do not understand due to their terms being alien to you, I'll be glad to explain it here
Guide
You can refer to the guide here:
LINK
Hi pikachu!
I've made a screenshot of the terminal output after entering the mount command. Hope it provides you the needed informations!?
reneph said:
Hi pikachu!
I've made a screenshot of the terminal output after entering the mount command. Hope it provides you the needed informations!?
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Thank you
I'll get to work on the scripts. Give me an hour or two
pikachu01 said:
Thank you
I'll get to work on the scripts. Give me an hour or two
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Updated the scripts. Please read my guide before flashing any of those zips/scripts to know about its risks.
I am not responsible for any damages/bootloops if you did not read the guide before flashing those scripts/zips.
UPDATE 10/1/2011 - Added 00remounti9001 to remount the major partitions to noatime and disabled barriers for as well as delayed journaling to every 60 seconds (as opposed to 5) to /data, /persist, /cache. Added Acid Tweaks - Removed Useless Stuff i9001.zip to remove journaling from /cache and /system (It's safe). Also added JournalingOn.zip to revert back the two partitions to being journaled.
For the 00remount script, here's the how to:
0. Wait till Android finishes loading everything.
1. Install Script Manager from Market
2. Point script manager to the script you placed in the sdcard.
3. Run as root.
4. Do this at every boot, as mount points are reset to its default as set by the type of your lagfix. Voodoo (from what I am using will set barriers for /data and atime for every mount point except /system, /data, /cache, /dbdata which puts a slight risk at your disk for using atime.
5. You can add a widget to your home screen for the script so that you can
activate it easily.
First of all, thanks for the work.
I have tried to execute the remount-script using the script manager as root as you mentioned, but something fails. When running the script it outputs "mount: No such file or directory, mount: Invalid argument" and then the predefined echos of the script.
I had to remove following lines of code to get an output without the mount-errors:
mount -o noatime,remount,rw /mnt/.lfs /mnt/.lfs;
mount -o noatime,remount,rw /sys/kernel/debug /sys/kernel/debug;
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more scripts and tweaks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227269
reneph said:
First of all, thanks for the work.
I have tried to execute the remount-script using the script manager as root as you mentioned, but something fails. When running the script it outputs "mount: No such file or directory, mount: Invalid argument" and then the predefined echos of the script.
I had to remove following lines of code to get an output without the mount-errors:
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Thanks for the heads up. I forgot to remove those lines actually. I reupload the script with those two lines remoevd.
sakindia123 said:
more scripts and tweaks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227269
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Thanks for the link. Yes, I've read this one before. My guide would explain more about what some of the tweaks do, and the script incorporates more than the link that you provided. You can edit the script and take a look if you want
is this working?
larry200ro said:
is this working?
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Which tweak are you specifically asking about?
They should work provided you read the guide to know what those tweaks are
can i use this in my rom?thanks
sakindia123 said:
can i use this in my rom?thanks
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Why not?
Let me know how good it is working for you. Remember to read the guide, as the scripts might not work well with other scripts (if your ROM also implements other scripts)
pikachu01 said:
Which tweak are you specifically asking about?
They should work provided you read the guide to know what those tweaks are
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Honestly, I am at work now, I tried to read some things really quickly from your guide but I think that this is to technical for me. In a few words can you please describe what are they doing? I own a i9001 with Kernel 2.6.35.7-perf [email protected] #1 and build number gingerbread.xxkg1 android 2.3.3.
Sorry if my english is not to good, I am at work , have no time to concentrate, I am Romanian
larry200ro said:
Honestly, I am at work now, I tried to read some things really quickly from your guide but I think that this is to technical for me. In a few words can you please describe what are they doing? I own a i9001 with Kernel 2.6.35.7-perf [email protected] #1 and build number gingerbread.xxkg1 android 2.3.3.
Sorry if my english is not to good, I am at work , have no time to concentrate, I am Romanian
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Umm, if you only want to use the scripts, you could scroll down to Zach's scripts and 00remount (Hint: They are in quoted text form). They are pretty short and simple to read. All the others in the guide would reinforce the things that are explained in there. If you don't understand something in the guide, post it here, and I'll offer up a simpler more laymen explanation of it
And you'll need a custom kernel with init.d support if you want to use the scripts.
pikachu01 said:
Umm, if you only want to use the scripts, you could scroll down to Zach's scripts and 00remount (Hint: They are in quoted text form). They are pretty short and simple to read. All the others in the guide would reinforce the things that are explained in there. If you don't understand something in the guide, post it here, and I'll offer up a simpler more laymen explanation of it
And you'll need a custom kernel with init.d support if you want to use the scripts.
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Sorry but you lost me in the bold section. Where do I get a custom kernel with init.d support? I am searching for a month now for a custom kernel/custom rom/custom anything for my phone but found nothing than the successfull rooting guide in this forum.
Am I so stupid?
pikachu01 said:
And you'll need a custom kernel with init.d support if you want to use the scripts.
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But not for the remount-script!?
Anyways, is there an existing custom kernel for the phone at all?
larry200ro said:
Sorry but you lost me in the bold section. Where do I get a custom kernel with init.d support? I am searching for a month now for a custom kernel/custom rom/custom anything for my phone but found nothing than the successfull rooting guide in this forum.
Am I so stupid?
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Ahh, it appears that i9001 doesn't have a custom kernel If supercurio or chainfire is free, they could patch the initramfs with theirs and publish it here. I'm not an expert in initramfs and I don't have this phone
reneph said:
But not for the remount-script!?
Anyways, is there an existing custom kernel for the phone at all?
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The remount script will always work, yes with Script Manager. No, I can see that i9001 doesn't have a custom kernel for it. Too bad
Actually, even without init.d support, you could use Script Manager to launch the scripts at boot. The only thing is that the screenstate_scaling would need the Script Manager to be on all the time, which will drain more battery than save it.
pikachu01 said:
Actually, even without init.d support, you could use Script Manager to launch the scripts at boot. The only thing is that the screenstate_scaling would need the Script Manager to be on all the time, which will drain more battery than save it.
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So, you are saying that it's better not to use any scripts until a custom Kernel will appear?
larry200ro said:
So, you are saying that it's better not to use any scripts until a custom Kernel will appear?
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You can use the scripts with Script Manager. A custom kernel only makes it easier to apply the scripts.
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You can use the scripts with Script Manager. A custom kernel only makes it easier to apply the scripts.
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Ok, This I understood very well but, as you said before, this will need Script manager to be running all the time which will result in more battery spent.
Isn't the purpose of all tweaks/scripts to improve performance without lose of battery life and the phone to run the applications that you need and freeze/uninstall those you never use?(I've uninstalled the applications that I don't need with Titanium Backup and I have improved my battery life significantly).
Thanks very much pikachu for all the scripts and for the good work but I think this is not worth it because 1. galaxy s plus i9001 has a good 1.4Ghz processor and runs almost anything perfect. 2. You can safely improve the battery time with a simple software available on the market for free without risking with scripts.
Many thanks again, if you need any information from my phone for development purposes just let me know. I am willing to help
i want to create a rom for i9001..i have already started a thread for this.
and init.d will be one of the first things i would do!
all ur scripts will load automatically at startup!
Welcome
I have started this thread for the THEORETICAL development of the mt6732/mt6752 from source if such a thing happened to exist which of course it does not.
While compiling from source is pretty well documented :good: compiling MTK is not so well documented especially the mt6732/6752.
I have tried to keep this thread as ambiguous as possible and hopefully we will be left in peace to iron out any difficulties.
DO's:
I am a Total Noob myself to compiling from source but experienced enough to use the xda search box, Google and Youtube first before asking any questions. If your still confused after using the above then by all means ask here.
DON'T s:
If your a noob who should happen upon this thread then by all means read and learn but please respect the dev's by not asking random question without searching first :fingers-crossed:
SHARING:
Please only share things of a sensitive nature with recognised members who you know and via the PM. :good:
Lets just see how far we can push this Kernel
Recommended Reading:
[GUIDE]Building a Kernel from source{Mediatek}
Build Kernel MT6577 - Can't boot after build
How To Port CyanogenMod Android To Your Own Device
XDA:DevDB Information
k01q_e k01q_h, Kernel for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
bigrammy
Kernel Special Features: Remains to be seen
Version Information
Status: Testing
Created 2015-02-25
Last Updated 2015-02-25
I am here, reporting for duty. If anyone wants an extra "potato" because he has too much "ketchup" for use feel free to ask me
Just to be clear
I am new to compiling from source in any shape or form
I believe the kernel to be not a problem and I know dev's are working on getting our phone on cm and maybe others :fingers-crossed:
But me being me I am very curious and would like to understand how we would go about doing what @varun.chitre15 managed to do for the mt6582 Here
I have the PC all setup for building now thanks to @carliv great guide Here and the cm and android tut's I also found this useful guide on youtube by Dave Bennet Here
Our device is not on the cm or google repo so how do we add it locally.
Do we need any special commands for mediatek
Could we use the mt6582 repo and substitute or mod the files
As you can see I have more questions than answers as normal :laugh:
I dont want to tread on any toes here or take over current developing but just want to learn as said in the OP there is a lack of mtk guides regarding this.
If I missed a clear mtk guide then please post the link to it. :good:
In short your looking at manifests. http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Doc:_Using_manifests
carliv (I think) posted the device config on github - link in your SPFlash thread somewhere.
Found it: https://github.com/carliv/device_elephone_p6000?files=1
Vendor files
I have compiled and flashed a kernel, I've been running it for 24+ hours with no obvious issues. It's honestly very easy to just get it to build if you don't try to make major changes.
I have (very lazily) tried to change a couple of things in the config to fix the known issues (OTG, compass): unfortunately I have no way to test the OTG function right now, while the compass did not magically start working. On the other hand, the notification light issue which is introduced by V8.4 is not strictly or exclusively kernel-dependent, since I am running V8.3 with my own kernel and the notification function is intact. That's all I can share at the moment.
xenonism said:
I have compiled and flashed a kernel, I've been running it for 24+ hours with no obvious issues. It's honestly very easy to just get it to build if you don't try to make major changes.
I have (very lazily) tried to change a couple of things in the config to fix the known issues (OTG, compass): unfortunately I have no way to test the OTG function right now, while the compass did not magically start working. On the other hand, the notification light issue which is introduced by V8.4 is not strictly or exclusively kernel-dependent, since I am running V8.3 with my own kernel and the notification function is intact. That's all I can share at the moment.
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Can you switch on and post the /proc/config ?
Regarding the notification lights, I think v8.4 introduced the custom partition (might be wrong on that). Running grep -r "ro.notification.breath" /system/ the only result I got was services.odex (might have been settings.odex). I've bak(smali)ed it but couldn't see the difference between the two that would explain the change.
HypoTurtle said:
Can you switch on and post the /proc/config ?
Regarding the notification lights, I think v8.4 introduced the custom partition (might be wrong on that). Running grep -r "ro.notification.breath" /system/ the only result I got was services.odex (might have been settings.odex). I've bak(smali)ed it but couldn't see the difference between the two that would explain the change.
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The config file is attached to the post, it's too big to paste it.
I have tried the new ROM which came out today, then flashed my kernel. I can't use either SIM card anymore. Flashed the boot.img that comes with the ROM - same. I guess I gotta go back to V8.3 for now.
The new ROM doesn't seem to be the same as the OTA: it reports as: Elephone_P6000_02_V8.0_20150206.
About the notification issues (which bothers me the most), I haven't had much time do to more experiments, but I was thinking this (which probably also led to my confusion*): there's a chance the functionality is not removed or shut down, at least in the intentions of the maker. After all, in V8.4 (and in the new ROM), when the phone is connected the light stays on, while notifications make it breath. While not a desirable behaviour (at least IMO), I wouldn't call it... a non-behaviour, so to say. So perhaps the functionality itself is intact but something is altering the way it works, for whatever reason. I also did some unpacking and grepping a few days ago, but I couldn't find anything useful.
* At some point I thought the issue was fixed because the light was breathing while connected to my PC, but it was probably because I had a notification to read.
xenonism said:
The config file is attached to the post, it's to big to paste it.
I have tried the new ROM which came out today, then flashed my kernel. I can't use either SIM card anymore. Flashed the boot.img that comes with the ROM - same. I guess I gotta go back to V8.3 for now.
The new ROM doesn't seem to be the same as the OTA: it reports as: Elephone_P6000_02_V8.0_20150206.
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Lets not speculate too much - but perhaps there was a minor board change between the first and second preorders, notification could be a problem with granting notification access (in settings) - could this be a selinux issue? It would explain why things like Light manager work - as you grant them notification access.
For lost Imei - can you compare the custom partition to the one in the ota?
If anyone needs an easier way to grab the 'ketchup', my GitHub has it. Click on my blog link in my signature.
BachMinuetInG said:
If anyone needs an easier way to grab the 'ketchup', my GitHub has it. Click on my blog link in my signature.
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Thanks bro,
Nice log
I was going to try use the sprout config as this is nice and clean Here when I have worked out how to do things that is.
My eyeballs are bleeding now with all this reading but from what I can see most of files are the same names so maybe we could just replace them with ours probably 98% ish
I did see one ROM some place for the mt6732/52 that had mt6582 references I just wish I could remember where I had seen it
Like I say I am a noob to this compiling and linux stuff so I maybe talking out of my ass :laugh:
bigrammy said:
Thanks bro,
Nice log
I was going to try use the sprout config as this is nice and clean Here when I have worked out how to do things that is.
My eyeballs are bleeding now with all this reading but from what I can see most of files are the same names so maybe we could just replace them with ours probably 98% ish
I did see one ROM some place for the mt6732/52 that had mt6582 references I just wish I could remember where I had seen it
Like I say I am a noob to this compiling and linux stuff so I maybe talking out of my ass :laugh:
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I'm actually a noob too, and honestly I've only ever successfully built a fakeflash (temporary recovery) that didn't even work.
bigrammy said:
Thanks bro,
Nice log
I was going to try use the sprout config as this is nice and clean Here when I have worked out how to do things that is.
My eyeballs are bleeding now with all this reading but from what I can see most of files are the same names so maybe we could just replace them with ours probably 98% ish
I did see one ROM some place for the mt6732/52 that had mt6582 references I just wish I could remember where I had seen it
Like I say I am a noob to this compiling and linux stuff so I maybe talking out of my ass :laugh:
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Can anyone actually make a guide noob friendly to build kernel from source? I got kernel with me locally zip file I want to build it please any help?
Tech N You said:
Can anyone actually make a guide noob friendly to build kernel from source? I got kernel with me locally zip file I want to build it please any help?
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I think you can use the scripts in the root of the source code to build the kernel? make<something>.sh.
Make sure you're on Linux (Ubuntu preferred) and that you have all dependencies installed correctly. To execute the script, simply go to the Terminal, cd to the location, then type . make<something>.sh
Tech N You said:
Can anyone actually make a guide noob friendly to build kernel from source? I got kernel with me locally zip file I want to build it please any help?
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Have a look at the README.
Does make menuconfig work here?
These few simple instructions from the readme file enable you to build a working kernel (at least in a Linux environment):
Code:
How to Build
kernel
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1. Get the prebuilt cross compiler from AOSP website:
$ git clone https://android.googlesource.com/platform/prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/arm/arm-eabi-4.6
2. Add required cross compiler to PATH:
$ export PATH=/YOUR_TOOLCHAIN_PATH/arm-eabi-4.6/bin:$PATH
$ export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-eabi-
3. Then use the following commands to build the kernel:
$ ./makeMtk k01q_e new k
make menuconfig can be made to work, but you need to set some parameters and I can't look into it right now.
You previously asked something about the custom partition, I need some guidance there as I am not familiar with the IMEI issue.
xenonism said:
These few simple instructions from the readme file enable you to build a working kernel (at least in a Linux environment):
Code:
How to Build
kernel
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1. Get the prebuilt cross compiler from AOSP website:
$ git clone https://android.googlesource.com/platform/prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/arm/arm-eabi-4.6
2. Add required cross compiler to PATH:
$ export PATH=/YOUR_TOOLCHAIN_PATH/arm-eabi-4.6/bin:$PATH
$ export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-eabi-
3. Then use the following commands to build the kernel:
$ ./makeMtk k01q_e new k
make menuconfig can be made to work, but you need to set some parameters and I can't look into it right now.
You previously asked something about the custom partition, I need some guidance there as I am not familiar with the IMEI issue.
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Yea wasn't sure about menuconfig as mtk uses projectconfig rather than def_configs.
In the custom partition there are files like /custom/etc/firmware/modem.img etc. When messing with a Flyme port it was these files (and possible conflicts in /system) that caused an IMEI:nul.
FYI I opened the custom partitions on windows using an ext viewer after running the imgs through sgs2toext4.
Kernel building Mediatek
Tech N You said:
Can anyone actually make a guide noob friendly to build kernel from source? I got kernel with me locally zip file I want to build it please any help?
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Not sure if you guys have seen or read this but it's a pretty comprehensive guide to building the mediatek kernel by @MasterAwesome and should really be compulsary for all kernel related things thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2754513
@HypoTurtle
Regarding the custom partition this is or could be a problem for us now and in the future and may require further investigation. The cm sprout branch has the modem.img in the (normal place /system/etc/firmware) but as you say ours is in the custom partition which is probably to protect it from bad /system flashes
Thing is I see no normal type link to it in the /system/etc/firmware so it must be linked some other way which may explain why all my port attempts failed as none of them used a custom partition (Asus_X002)
Maybe we will have to repartition the emmc to a standard config and alter the kernel (if the links are set via the kernel that is) for cm and other ports to work smoothly as I am unsure just how everything is linked up.
I have not had much experience with custom partitions so someone one know's of a good info source please link it. :good:
Hopefully Master @Santhosh M can figure out what's going on with the custom partition :fingers-crossed:
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@HypoTurtle
Regarding the custom partition this is or could be a problem for us now and in the future and may require further investigation. The cm sprout branch has the modem.img in the (normal place /system/etc/firmware) but as you say ours is in the custom partition which is probably to protect it from bad /system flashes
Thing is I see no normal type link to it in the /system/etc/firmware so it must be linked some other way which may explain why all my port attempts failed as none of them used a custom partition (Asus_X002)
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The partition is symlinked from .../by-name/custom (which is symlinked by the kernel from dev/block/mmcblk0p12) to /dev/customimg which is mouned after an e2fsck to /custom. /custom isn't linked to /system, it's just added to the global environment (init.environ.rc), will need to check on the environ, I'm on flyme and it has /custom/lib added to the library path (which doesn't exist).
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The partition is symlinked from .../by-name/custom (which is symlinked by the kernel from dev/block/mmcblk0p12) to /dev/customimg which is mouned after an e2fsck to /custom. /custom isn't linked to /system, it's just added to the global environment (init.environ.rc), will need to check on the environ, I'm on flyme and it has /custom/lib added to the library path (which doesn't exist).
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Haha thanks that explains a lot of weird things perfectly. :good:
What's the problem or what is the issue here.
Mediatek compiling guide ( by masterawesome ) that you have linked to is not actually practically this mtk kernel is done and is just way too complicatedly explained.
There is no defconfig stuff or pulling config.gz from phone in mtk. In this new source its just simple. Set up your toolchain path. Execute the makeMtk followed by the project no u want. Get zImage and patch it for mtk header and merge it with stock ramdisk. For this newer mtk chipsets repack has an extra stuff where u have to be careful of kernel command line parameters.
That's it the kernel stuff in mtk