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Learning to cook. Need a little help

I'm using alex's kitchen and am trying to create a cooked wm6.1 rom from the CE OS 5.2.19170 (BUILD 19170.1.0.0).
I've extracted the rom loads of times and can create a flashable RUU_signed.nbh with additional apps from packages (and some packages i made myself) but if i try to add the new polaris camera or anything that the rom may have a previous version of it errors out and can't create the default hives.
It says for a lot of the added packages they do not contain rgu's.
Anyone fancy trying to mentor me a bit?

read the wiki on how to make oem packages bro im in the midst of making my own custom rom right now based off of dcs1.1

Cheers for the reply.
I've done that and made some working packages but it seems thats not the problem. i think i need to remove all the older stuff from oemapps first but i don't know how to do that and can't find any pointers.
I know i could start deleting stuff but thats probably not wise.

ive been lerning myself the past 3 days non stop just testing n testing new stuff seeing what goes well, trying to take pkgs from roms and merge to other etc takes some time but ull get it if u keep at it, i really recommend the packages creator 5.4 util for making ur pkgs

i just wish i cood find the pkgs for dutties beautiful red phone dialer and call history etc. i tried removing it but its a bit too advanced for me atm

I've been using the package creator in the kitchen (ervius' one).
I'm on nightshifts at work and i think the sleep deprivation is making me miss the obvious.
I'll stick at it for a bit though and then have a proper go when i get a day off.
I'll have a bash with the rom your using as its got the camera in already but i'd still like to know how to do it myself.
Now where'd i put that cup of coffee?

oh and i find with the pkg tool i have to delete the rgu files to avoid the hv registry errors in buildos hope that helps

It says they are missing for most of them anyway.

Please watch this.

to get my pkgs to work i found that i had to uncheck prefix files and leave all others checked, then after creating the pkgs i delete the rgu files

_Alex_ said:
Please watch this.
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Now that's funny.
Now i know it's the wrong thread and all but i don't want to start a new one just to thank you for your kitchen and tutorials. So ta very much.

xzon said:
to get my pkgs to work i found that i had to uncheck prefix files and leave all others checked, then after creating the pkgs i delete the rgu files
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Cheers for the advice xzon.
I'm gonna call it a day for now but will definitely check out what you've said.

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Thanks Alex

Old cooker want to cook something

After many many tweaking and cooking ROMs for WinMo I want to do same with Android. The reason I cooked for WinMo was speed, but since it is not an issue with mine Desire(but it can be better I want to customize ROM a little bit, so remove some stuff and later maybe add few apps. If this want be a problem I will try to tweak too.
However in WinMo I have always have served kitchen, I just tweaked removed and add few things and job done but here there are no kitchens..yet(I hope somebody will sooner or later post it
So is there anybody who can help to set up kitchen so that I can cook few roms for me and this community?
So if I understanded correctly I need following to start cooking
android sdk
java jdk
signing tool
stock ROM
I have downloaded them all, extracted SDK in D:\HTC Desire\Android SDK, installed Java JDK in C:\Program Files (x86)\Java and I don't know what to do next?
Extract ROM, where(?), extract system.img which is in rom.zip if yes how and where?
Thanks for your help

Benko, you can extract the ROM anywhere you want. But, you don't want images. You should look at Pauls rootedupdate.zip as a starting point. Unzip that.

eViL D: said:
Benko, you can extract the ROM anywhere you want. But, you don't want images. You should look at Pauls rootedupdate.zip as a starting point. Unzip that.
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Ok extracted that rootedupdate.zip and found a lot of apks and obexes so after I delete those files that I dont want how to put that all back together to file that is flashable?

You'll have to resign the zip after removing stuff, otherwise it will give verification errors when trying to flash.
You need to remove the current certificates from the file, there are three files in the META-INF folder - delete those, but keep the update script (the COM folder inside), it's needed for flashing.
I use this little thingy for signatures: http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Generating_Keys
Hope this helps!
PS-beware of any dependencies between the various apk's and any framework modding that might be needed, otherwise you'll get more fc's than you can carry; I know I did
PS2- if you want a served kitchen, you'll find one over at Modaco, for a CyanogenMod port (a link is posted in a thread here) - see if that suits you're needs.
PS3- check out the Chef Central sticky here, too - it should be easier to get quicker/more accurate info from the seasoned cooks there

benko286 said:
Ok extracted that rootedupdate.zip and found a lot of apks and obexes so after I delete those files that I dont want how to put that all back together to file that is flashable?
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Rezip the folders: meta, system & boot.img.
Then resign them. You can then transfer it to sd and try to flash. If it doesn't boot, then you have to troubleshoot.

May I know that how to change layout of the home screen?
e.g. HTC sense has news/mail widget where first installed and booted.
Where can I change these settings?
Also , I want to know if I made my own rom, and updated to my desire.
If it doesn't boot or anything, can I updated the rootedupdate.zip from Paul to get the desire back working?
Thanks

eViL D: said:
Rezip the folders: meta, system & boot.img.
Then resign them. You can then transfer it to sd and try to flash. If it doesn't boot, then you have to troubleshoot.
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kevin612 said:
May I know that how to change layout of the home screen?
e.g. HTC sense has news/mail widget where first installed and booted.
Where can I change these settings?
Also , I want to know if I made my own rom, and updated to my desire.
If it doesn't boot or anything, can I updated the rootedupdate.zip from Paul to get the desire back working?
Thanks
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Ok zipped those folders(META-INF, system, boot.img) in rootedupdate.zip, used autosign.bat to manually sign that .zip and now it should be flashable?
@Kevin-yes if it is not bootable you can flash Pauls rom again

benko286 said:
Ok zipped those folders(META-INF, system, boot.img) in rootedupdate.zip, used autosign.bat to manually sign that .zip and now it should be flashable?
@Kevin-yes if it is not bootable you can flash Pauls rom again
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Hopefully. After a few hundred times you'll get the hang of it. ;P
If it boot loops, it won't boot. Try again. Always remember what you're adding and subtracting. Maybe start out with only a couple things.

eViL D: said:
Hopefully. After a few hundred times you'll get the hang of it. ;P
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OK Since I returned my device to my store because of warranty can you try that ROM, I will upload it for you ?

benko286 said:
OK Since I returned my device to my store because of warranty can you try that ROM, I will upload it for you ?
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Sure, why did you return it?

Uploading it now
Some very very bad battery leaking...80% in one night and sync was off!
Thank you so much eViL D: and everybody else for help

Ok I also want to create my own rom but I don't know how to sign it..
Any help would be most appreciated.

ROM Link here
http://www.mediafire.com/?zt4ymz42jzj
I hope it works
So for now I even don't need Android SDK?

I downloaded the rom kitchen from Chef Central...Does the rom need to be sign after I built them out in Linux?
Also there are some folders I not understand yet....
Inside system folder - customize, etc, framework, usr and xbin I dont understand yet.
Cause looking at eVil D:'s rom and paul's rom is very different in those. And even paul's rom doesnt have customize folder.
Would like to understand all and see if I can make a rom out.
Thanks

Anybody tried my ROM ?

benko286 said:
Anybody tried my ROM ?
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Got corrupted DL. Will have to try again.

kevin612 said:
I downloaded the rom kitchen from Chef Central...Does the rom need to be sign after I built them out in Linux?
Also there are some folders I not understand yet....
Inside system folder - customize, etc, framework, usr and xbin I dont understand yet.
Cause looking at eVil D:'s rom and paul's rom is very different in those. And even paul's rom doesnt have customize folder.
Would like to understand all and see if I can make a rom out.
Thanks
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the kitchen signs the rom automatically. run the menu from terminal ( using linux) and u will see all the what the kitchen is doing.
do not try to compare custom roms ... they are different. some have extrafiles & folders depending on their customisations.
best thing is to compare with an original rom for the desire. and u see what has been added to get X and Y. involves a lot of trials and errors.

eViL D: said:
Got corrupted DL. Will have to try again.
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I will try downloading too, if it wont work I will reupload it
I know that this can sound wierd but can anybody of you upload his kitchen?
Thank you all for help!
EDIT: File is corrupted, uploading again!

Reuploaded and tested, RAR file is ok
http://www.mediafire.com/?w5wommomzmk
Please somebody try ROM
Thanks

benko286 said:
Reuploaded and tested, RAR file is ok
http://www.mediafire.com/?w5wommomzmk
Please somebody try ROM
Thanks
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Anybody tried ROM ?
P.S anybody has link to CyanogenMod port, anybody uses that kitchen?

[TOOL] RegawMOD Zip Signer v1.0 | 9-28-2010

Description:
RegawMOD Zip Signer is a tool for Windows that allows one to sign an unsigned zip (ie: a complete ROM zip, a theme zip, or any update zip) to enable flashing from a custom recovery on your Android device.
Usage:
To use, just drag the zip that you want signed onto the program's icon and it will sign it for you. All you do is drag and drop, and it signs it! Can be run from anywhere on the computer
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Version 1.0 | 09-18-2010:
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Please post here with feedback so I can make it better, if necessary

Awesome, thank you sir. I would test it out, but I just switched my laptop over to Linux (don't ask why because I am questioning myself right now.)
But I will add a mirror for you because I know some people have issues with 4Shared.
MegaUpload Mirror

exactly what I was waiting for! Thanks for another great tool!!!!

thank you sir.

would we still need to delete the three files: CERT.RSA, CERT.SF, MANIFEST.MF prior to zipping and then drag/drop, or is it not necessary to do so?? Thanks in advance.
edit: looks like deleting those files and then signing them re-adds those files into the zip

Thanks regaw. I have been trying to find a way to sign my zip file.

heyman123 said:
would we still need to delete the three files: CERT.RSA, CERT.SF, MANIFEST.MF prior to zipping and then drag/drop, or is it not necessary to do so?? Thanks in advance.
edit: looks like deleting those files and then signing them re-adds those files into the zip
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Not sure about that, I usually just go ahead and do that anyways.. I in fact have never tested it without deleting those 3 cert files, so I wouldn't know. I'll test it tonight.
joshhunt said:
Thanks regaw. I have been trying to find a way to sign my zip file.
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Awesome, this should be a great way to sign it easily
heyman123 said:
exactly what I was waiting for! Thanks for another great tool!!!!
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No prob Hopefully more coming soon!
I am uploading it to a real server now, no more 4shared

Awesome. I am going to be starting my themeing project this week and this will save me a step. Great job.

If you like this, check out a cool program I just made for Omegasuns BareBone App and Sense Removal Script! Allows full editing of the zip's script without having to resign it afterward.
HERE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8363452&postcount=52

Thanks! I'll be saving this for when I flash new roms.

link is down? or am i down?

Hmmm, that's odd, the entire server is down... I'm contacting the owner right now to see what's up.. all of my files are down for right now...

Download worked fine. Script worked like a charm.
Thanks

Is there a reason why it just sits on "Checking zip...." for 10mins and doesn't do anything? I've done this several times.
I can't get this to work

This thing is awesome. Fyi.

Thanks a lot for the program. Do I have to follow any special procedures if I want to sign a rom, or is it really as simple as removing the apks I dont want, adding the ones I do want, changing the boot animation and dragging and dropping the changed rom? Most roms come with programs that I would rather remove before flashing and there are a lot of little things I like to add before flashing--saves me the trouble of removing them w/ TI.
Cheers!

nice work, glad to see you in the evo forums

I can't seem to get this to work. Says it has created a new .zip file but it's not listed. any help??

re2gie01 said:
I can't seem to get this to work. Says it has created a new .zip file but it's not listed. any help??
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Try searching for the file. Whenever I use it, it says it created the signed file in the same directory as the original file, BUT it was actually in C:\documents and settings\user.

Editing APK files

Hi i have read a few posts about editing apk files but most are only about editing the image files. i need to edit the classes.dex file inside the apk i have done this but when i try and install the apk it doesnt work is this possible to do? thanks
this is not to do anything illegal it is simply to make an android app i use equal to the iphone equivalent (there are less servers for the android app) so i basically want to change the url from the apk to the iphone url)
Cheers

morgs640 said:
Hi i have read a few posts about editing apk files but most are only about editing the image files. i need to edit the classes.dex file inside the apk i have done this but when i try and install the apk it doesnt work is this possible to do? thanks
this is not to do anything illegal it is simply to make an android app i use equal to the iphone equivalent (there are less servers for the android app) so i basically want to change the url from the apk to the iphone url)
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Tried signing the file after modding it?
Sent from my GT-S5360 using xda premium

Hi thanks for your reply, yes i have and it still doesnt work unfortunately

Use apktool to extract the APK, you'll get .smali files instead of classes.dex (this is the decompiled version). Edit these files appropriately, then repack the APK with apktool and sign it. Should work.

Does apktool require command line? if so it is too complicated for me

Yes, it does. If command line is too difficult, it's probably unlikely you'll be able to get this working I'm afraid. You could try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1619473
It's an IDE for editing APKs, might help. But honestly, the command line part is the easy bit

Just never had any luck with any command line stuff for android never works for me and i hate all the extra crap you have to install to use it. Thanks anyway ill see how i go.

morgs640 said:
Just never had any luck with any command line stuff for android never works for me and i hate all the extra crap you have to install to use it. Thanks anyway ill see how i go.
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If you wanna do basic stuff wid apktool then its a reaaly easy tool.. The commands are really very small!
Apktool d xxxx.apk for decompile
Apktool b xxxx for compiling n ur done!
Even the complex ones arent difficult! Only the installing of apktool takes time and its the hardest thing in the whole procedure
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in theory apktool is faily simple. but if you compile for android 4.0 better prepare yourself for huge headaches and a couple of white hairs as this thing wont work. i know two solutions, one consists of a really stupid juggling with two versions, one old which you can barely find, and one new, decompile with the old one, compile with the new one. some guy made a mod though and it finally ends the trouble, but i haven't seen it officially pronounced, which made it so damn hard to find it, hidden in some internet forums. another problem was that aapt needs to be present in the same directory, error codes will just spew out a bunch of gibbersish and you will never know whats wrong so all thats left is trying. but once you got it working it is as easy as pie.

molesarecoming said:
some guy made a mod though and it finally ends the trouble, but i haven't seen it officially pronounced, which made it so damn hard to find it, hidden in some internet forums. but once you got it working it is as easy as pie.
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You mean this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1551236 ? (It was about two threads below this one at the time I posted this )

nice! i made myself little batch files for this. i just go "apkd skype" to decompile skype.apk and apkb skype for building it, zipping it, signing it. didnt even know theres a guy out there now.

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Yes, it does. If command line is too difficult, it's probably unlikely you'll be able to get this working I'm afraid. You could try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1619473
It's an IDE for editing APKs, might help. But honestly, the command line part is the easy bit
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This program worked perfectly thank you so much

Need help with updater-script

Im trying to learn how to port as along with creating a rom but anyways.im having trouble with the updater-scripts. I dont know how to re write them so that the Base's script is like the Ported script, without messing up the symlinks. Ive tried writing them about 7 times. Then when I come to flash the rom and doesn't work and im pretty sure the updater-script is my problem.

Ty113096 said:
Im trying to learn how to port as along with creating a rom but anyways.im having trouble with the updater-scripts. I dont know how to re write them so that the Base's script is like the Ported script, without messing up the symlinks. Ive tried writing them about 7 times. Then when I come to flash the rom and doesn't work and im pretty sure the updater-script is my problem.
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Most of what I learned from updater-scripts (edify) comes from googling and downloading many of the firmware from the i997 and other devices for comparison.
If you are creating new or editing another, make sure you use a linux text editor like Note++. Notepad, Word or other text editor will give you errors. Note++ is also free.
Syntax is also very important. Edify is not very forgiving.
gl

Ty113096 said:
Im trying to learn how to port as along with creating a rom but anyways.im having trouble with the updater-scripts. I dont know how to re write them so that the Base's script is like the Ported script, without messing up the symlinks. Ive tried writing them about 7 times. Then when I come to flash the rom and doesn't work and im pretty sure the updater-script is my problem.
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Along with qkster's advice, id like to also suggest actually looking at other ROM's updater scripts.. Or any flashable zip package as a matter of fact.. Just look through it and see if you can put together what does what.. It doesnt hurt to use something as a base if you are using it to further your own knowledge and actually trying to understand what your doing.. If you have any questions send me a PM and ill help the best i can.