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Droid 2 Bootanimation

OK so i put this in and it works like a charm...... i am running CM6-RC1 with BF Kernel and again it works like a charm....
i did not make this...... just felt like i should share the love....
Steps i took to put this in...
adb pull bootanimation.zip
deleted it from the adb tool folder
adb push this back to /system/media...
adb reboot and enjoy......
if anybody knows how to put the mp3 in and make it work let me
know i have it.....
Ps... i would like to have the sound in it but cant get it to work
if you know how to do it please let me know.......

This looks awesome thenx 4 sharing

cool.... let me know if it worked for you.....

Np..ill do it in like 10 min

not working on 9/1 nightly for me hmm this might make me flash rc1 to test

xII v EnFamouz 2 IIx said:
not working on 9/1 nightly for me hmm this might make me flash rc1 to test
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What do you get your old one or solid black screen...
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i got it i just needed to reboot...probably sumthing with my phone

Yeah I had to do the same.... now If I can only figure out how to put the sound it would be great...
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Big-O-Devil said:
Yeah I had to do the same.... now If I can only figure out how to put the sound it would be great...
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This might help? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747145

yeah so i think i have tried almost all the ways that i can fine... and still no luck.... so again if anybody out there knows how to add sound to this please show me the way to salvation......please........

Thanks for the bootscreen.

Works great (no sound, which I prefer)!
Thanks!

read-only file system
even after setting my android-sdk-windows to have the read only box unchecked I still get an error in the cmd prompt saying i have a read-only system

Vandelay007 said:
even after setting my android-sdk-windows to have the read only box unchecked I still get an error in the cmd prompt saying i have a read-only system
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yeah i got that to.....you have to exit and keep on trying... like i said it happened to me to and on the second try i got it....

do you mean to keep re-trying the command prompt or keep retrying setting the folder so its not read-only

Vandelay007 said:
do you mean to keep re-trying the command prompt or keep retrying setting the folder so its not read-only
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i think the problem is the whole adb thing.... exit out of your command prompt and try again.... it should go....

Being so new at this - only a month with a rooted hero - I didn't think to change my folder permissions on the phone level - so I went into Root Explorer and changed it to R/W - and it gets further than I had before - but no file transfer takes place
This is what I'm typing into cmd
adb push c:\bootanimation.zip \system\media
then I get: 950kb/s - (0 byes in ###s)

adb push bootanimation.zip /system/media

when I do that I get 'no such file or directory' which folder should I have the .zip in to make this easiest ? I just have it in c: right now

Vandelay007 said:
when I do that I get 'no such file or directory' which folder should I have the .zip in to make this easiest ? I just have it in c: right now
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Go to you c :/ drive then into your sdk folder then into your tools folder and put it in there...
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Problem Changing System Background Image

Hi all.. Having a problem changing the system background on my daughters x10.. (The background you get behind all the system menus and apps like calculator and calendar etc..)
I did this on my Arc recently and it was a doddle - once I'd got the images cropped to the right size..
So here's what I did on the X10.
Copied the framework-res.apk to the SD card
Opened it using 7zip
navigated to res\drawable-hdpi
replaced the semc_bg and semc_general_bg images with the new ones I'd created.
then navigated to res\drawable-land-hdpi and replaced the semc_bg image in there.
copied the file back into the system folder.
changed the permissions to rw-r--r--
copied it to framework folder...
phone reboots and then gets stuck at sony ericsson white logo screen...
reflashed using SEUS twice now!..
On the Arc I also had to amend the image files in another place.. SemcGenericUxpRes\res
but I don't seem to have that folder on the x10...
Thanks.

** BUMP ** Anyone?

What rom/firmware are you on?
How are you moving the framework-res?
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stock 2.1 unbranded.. moving it using root explorer.. which is what I did on my arc..
Sent from The Arc!

Try moving it using adb push. Or use adb mask controller or x10 mod tool if you like/need a gui. You could also make a zip for xrecovery if you have it installed. Root explorer method never worked for me on x10 either...
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Thanks Might try ADB pushing it.. although if I knacker her phone up again she'll not be happy.. so I might just let her decide if she wants me to take the risk... haven't bought titanium for her phone cos I don't want to register MY card on HER phone... recipe for disaster!

im_iceman said:
Thanks Might try ADB pushing it.. although if I knacker her phone up again she'll not be happy.. so I might just let her decide if she wants me to take the risk... haven't bought titanium for her phone cos I don't want to register MY card on HER phone... recipe for disaster!
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adb should work just fine. Also have you installed recovery ? If no do it and take nandroid before doing it. It would go back to just like it was before.

Yea, xrecovery is super-easy to install & well worth it. Plus you (or one of us) could add the framework-res into a flashable zip we know will work.
BTW, there is a free version of titanium... &/or xrecovery will back up your entire phone as realunited said.

Thanks - Yeah - realised there was a free version after I posted - got it mixed up in my head with Root Explorer!.. yes - have xrecovery on there too.. is nandroid on the market? or is it part of xrecovery - not used it for a few months..
Cheers.

It just means using the backup option in xrecovery. There is a tut for making xrec zips in the dev section or post the framework-res here & I can look at it later when I get home.
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Hi Aydee - Thanks for your help with this so far!!.. I've done a nandroid backup on the x10 and trying to ADB push the file - it won't let me - says "permission denied".. I tried ADB Remount and shell commands...
$ adb shell
$ su
$ mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
both not giving me r/w access...
X10 is rooted and busybox installed....
What am I doing wrong?!
[edit - got the su working in shell.. and tried mtdblock2 also.. still won't let me push!]
[edit2 - unsecured the shell and mounted as rw... still won't let me push!!.. saying permission denied!]

To be honest I havent used just straight up adb in a while other than zipaligning, I usually use x10 mod tool or xrecovery zips lately. They have been a reliable and quick. So my manual commands are rusty at best.. Would you want to try one of the other ways maybe? Or I'm sure someone else will know why push isnt working...
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Thanks Aydee tried x10 mod tool last night - was getting the same error - seems the phone isn't properly unsecured... will try a few different things later.. if anyone else has other ideas.. I'd appreciate it!

Could you post a copy of the apk? You are on .435 right?
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im_iceman said:
Hi Aydee - Thanks for your help with this so far!!.. I've done a nandroid backup on the x10 and trying to ADB push the file - it won't let me - says "permission denied".. I tried ADB Remount and shell commands...
$ adb shell
$ su
$ mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
both not giving me r/w access...
X10 is rooted and busybox installed....
What am I doing wrong?!
[edit - got the su working in shell.. and tried mtdblock2 also.. still won't let me push!]
[edit2 - unsecured the shell and mounted as rw... still won't let me push!!.. saying permission denied!]
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It looks like it didn't get the su permission. Check your phone after typing su. If you want i can make a zip to flash.

Hi - Yeah it got the SU ok.. don't really know why it wasn't working - Think it may be to do with the way I was using ADB push - I was trying to push the file directly into the system or framework folders.. x10 mod tool pushed it to a "SD" folder first then ran another shell command to replace it in the framework folder.. don't really know enough about it !!.. anyway.. got it working via x10modtool.. just need to figure out how to do the same now for the phone and phonebook.. presume it's a PNG within those individual apps?
When making a ZIP.. does it need to be a complete system image or can you just zip the framework-res file on it's own and zip that via xrecovery?
Cheers!

im_iceman said:
Hi - Yeah it got the SU ok.. don't really know why it wasn't working - Think it may be to do with the way I was using ADB push - I was trying to push the file directly into the system or framework folders.. x10 mod tool pushed it to a "SD" folder first then ran another shell command to replace it in the framework folder.. don't really know enough about it !!.. anyway.. got it working via x10modtool.. just need to figure out how to do the same now for the phone and phonebook.. presume it's a PNG within those individual apps?
When making a ZIP.. does it need to be a complete system image or can you just zip the framework-res file on it's own and zip that via xrecovery?
Cheers!
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Just drag the framework-res.apk into the framework folder without extracting it. After that just flash it.

so presumably I would need to either ADB pull the whole FRAMEWORK folder first? or take a copy using a file manager (AKA root explorer etc)..?

im_iceman said:
so presumably I would need to either ADB pull the whole FRAMEWORK folder first? or take a copy using a file manager (AKA root explorer etc)..?
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Just the modified apk into the framework folder of the zip.
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Nah m8 he said he got the framework-res working he needs to do the same for phone & phonebook. They are both in system/app.
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[Q] Mod'ing System APKs

Hoping someone can give me a hand here... I feel like I am missing something obvious.
I wanted to learn how to make changes to system APKs, more educational than anything else... figured I'd do something simple like edit mms_config.xml for a slightly larger width/height in Mms.apk
I downloaded APK Manager and followed the steps (I thought). I decomplied the APK, made the adjustment, and recompiled the APK... choosing 'y' when it asked if it was a system file. The new APK was created (called unsignedMms.apk, which I figured was correct since it said never to sign system apps).
I renamed the file to Mms.apk and used root explorer to copy it over to /system/app. However, upon reboot the app doesn't install, as if the file is not there (but it is there and has the proper permissions).
Anyway... feel like I am missing something obvious, but I'd appreciate some enlightenment.
Thanks in advance.

Well, the info seemed confusing so I tried signing it anyway... and then after pushing the signed APK and rebooting the app was installed. I thought finally it was fixed.... but no, lol.
The app FC'd instantly upon opening, even if data was wiped and permissions fixed. I restored the original so I'm fine... but I wish I knew what I was being stupid about, lol.

Never re sign a system app, don't push it either. Flash it in cwm, and if it boots and force closes run adb logcat to see what your exact error is.
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dreamsforgotten said:
Never re sign a system app, don't push it either. Flash it in cwm, and if it boots and force closes run adb logcat to see what your exact error is.
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Hrm... no dice. I took the unsigned APK I created and flashed it instead of pushing it and it acts as if it's not installed (the apk is in the right place with the right name and permissions).
I must be missing some fundamental step in the creation process.
Edit: This is the APK if that is useful in identifying my ignorance, lol.

How to install Google Currents (and other apps requiring the maps framework)

I was able to install Google Currents by manually adding the framework from the gapps zip normally used by CM7 and other roms.
I've included a View attachment maps-framework-kfire.zip modified zip (maps-framework-kfire) file with only the files you need. The files are in the folders necessary inside the zip. As we can't flash zips from recovery like other devices yet (that I know of) you'll have to put the files in manually. As this uses google services you probably need to have View attachment GoogleServicesFramework.apk installed already in your /system/apps directory (to do this if you haven't either install the market which will include this step or transfer the GoogleServicesFramework.apk there and chmod to 644 like the others below [do this before you reboot as it will be required])
1. Extract the zip file on your computer
2. Copy the extracted files to your device
3. Copy com.google.android.maps.jar into /system/framework via ADB or Root Explorer
4. Chmod (long hold select file in Root Explorer and select permissions) to 644 (owner read/write, group read, others read)
5. Copy com.google.android.maps.xml to /system/etc/permissions the same way
6. Chmod that file to the same permissions
7. Restart your Fire to allow it to recognize the new framework
8. Install this APK View attachment Google_Currents_1.0.apk
9. Open the app and select your Google account to continue
This should also allow any other apps to install that require this framework.

Works like a charm, thx a lot.

Good write up. Thanks.

works very well. Good instructions.
thanks

Worked perfectly, you rock rooobbbbb, thanks a million!!

Excellent find and easy to follow instructions. Thank you!

excellent, and now OpenTable installs too! thank you!

Glasairmell said:
Excellent find and easy to follow instructions. Thank you!
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Ditto from me!

Happy I could help guys and gals.
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You rock dude!

done, thanks very much!!

did not work for me :-(
Followed the instructions the files are in the correct locations and the permissions are 644
When I try and install it just says not installed. Rebooted a couple times. The instructions did not seem to mention anything about the features.xml so I also tried adding that to /system/etc/ as well with 644 still no go :-( anyone else not get this to work or run into this then figure out the solution?

kernelsandirs said:
Followed the instructions the files are in the correct locations and the permissions are 644
When I try and install it just says not installed. Rebooted a couple times. The instructions did not seem to mention anything about the features.xml so I also tried adding that to /system/etc/ as well with 644 still no go :-( anyone else not get this to work or run into this then figure out the solution?
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I accidentally included that file, I didn't need to use it myself. You could try connecting your Fire to your computer and run logcat to live view the console of the device. That's how I saw that this was needed in the first place.

Sorry, got it working, when I read the path /system/etc/permissions it wrapped in my browser and I only put the xml in system/etc so I had placed the file a level lower. So it was my bad. thanks for the info. So far I really like the app, had been using news360 but this seems a bit nicer even though its still early.

kernelsandirs said:
Sorry, got it working, when I read the path /system/etc/permissions it wrapped in my browser and I only put the xml in system/etc so I had placed the file a level lower. So it was my bad. thanks for the info. So far I really like the app, had been using news360 but this seems a bit nicer even though its still early.
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I did this exact same thing. Thanks for posting so that I realized my error.
BONUS: Tweetdeck now installs and works!! (A couple of other apps now working via sideload: Redbox & Speedtest.net)

Great directions. Thank you for the great work!
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Thank you so much!

works for me!!

xdalaw said:
I did this exact same thing. Thanks for posting so that I realized my error.
BONUS: Tweetdeck now installs and works!! (A couple of other apps now working via sideload: Redbox & Speedtest.net)
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Oh, this is perfect. I was going to ask about this app, explicitly.
//Tapatalk.EVO3D//

thanks
it makes KF worthwhile now ...

[MOD] Black & white Emoji on system font

If you ever wondering what your iPhone/Mac friends were sending you, wonder no more.
To install: You need root! Download the .ZIP attached to this thread. Make a backup first of the following fonts under your /system/fonts folder! If you don't find some of these in your /system/fonts folder, don't worry.
DroidSansArabic.ttf
DroidSansFallback.ttf
DroidSansHebrew.ttf
DroidSansThai.ttf
gcsh00d-hkscs.ttf
Then, extract the zip to the /system/fonts folder and replace all fonts it tells you to replace. That's it!
For those of you who have your phone plugged in to your computer and prefer a command line, extract the ZIP to an ADB folder. Open a command prompt in the directory and then type:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount rw /system
chmod 777 /system/fonts
adb push DroidSansArabic.ttf /system/fonts/
adb push DroidSansFallback.ttf /system/fonts/
adb push DroidSansHebrew.ttf /system/fonts/
adb push DroidSansThai.ttf /system/fonts/
adb push gcsh00d-hkscs.ttf /system/fonts/
I'm thinking of modding some other system fonts with these files I found, I will update this thread if I ever do. Enjoy.

Nice. Thank you so much, this kicks all sorts of ass.

This is amazing.
Does this replace the stock smileys or is there a way for us to insert them?

Mms.apk with Emoji support
I lifted the MMS apk from AOKP, which is modified from cm9. Has full emoji support baked right in.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0btrygelu5004f2/Mms.apk
You have to go in to settings and enable emoji support.

how do i install it. when i try to it says an existing package by the same name with a conflicting signature is already installed

Darealshht said:
how do i install it. when i try to it says an existing package by the same name with a conflicting signature is already installed
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I used es file explorer. The messaging app is stored in /system/app
Just backup the old messaging app by renaming the file extension to .apk.bak or something, and then drop the mms.apk in to the /system/app folder. Make sure permissions are set to -rw-rw-rw. Reboot the phone when finished.
Edit: You'll need to have root access, and have "Root Explorer" and "Mount File System" enabled in es file manager.

thanks works well

Thanks! I tried changing the fonts but it did not change anything for me. I replaced the MMS.apk and it looks great.

im having problems sending MMS when i try it just doesnt even show up it just disappears as soon as i hit send

Darealshht said:
im having problems sending MMS when i try it just doesnt even show up it just disappears as soon as i hit send
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Blast, you're right. I hadn't tried sending an MMS yet but the same thing happens when I try. I'll mess around with it a bit when I'm off work and see what I can do.
Edit: I didn't do anything, and it seems to be working now. I sent a couple of test MMS messages, and they just straight up disappeared...but then when the person I sent them to replied they all just magically reappeared. Now it seems to be working fine.

Mine is working fine too. Try reinstalling the app.
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its still not working for me after the person replied :/ did u reboot your phone?
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reinstalled rebooted and still nothing :/

There was a second file called message with an extension ".odex" I moved that one out as well. I reboot the phone too.
After putting the new mms.apk in make sure you reboot the phone. Good luck.
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still not working idk what else to do

Can you send regular sms messages? If not try downloading tha apk again. Force stop the app and clean cache.
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Darealshht said:
still not working idk what else to do
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Try this - it didn't work for me until I tried inserting a picture from an app other than the gallery. I tried sending two pictures from the gallery, neither of them appeared. I then tried attaching a image using ES file explorer instead, and that one didn't appear immediately, but it did show up after a moment. After that, I had no trouble attaching an image from the gallery app.

Just wanted to say thanks to you guys. I got it to work after reinstalling it thru the download manager. I have a question. There's a software update for my phone from at&t but when I try to install it it says there was a problem with my software. I'm new to android so is it because I'm rooted? If so can I unroot to upgrade?

Do not update, unless you do not want root again.... Well at least for a while.
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Either way I can't because it won't update for someone reason

I have follow all the steps and now can type emoji but there is another problem: My HTC One X can't display traditional chinese and korean character Could you help me with a solution?