after flashing several roms back and foward, I'm having this problem, if I go into recovery I can't see any zip file at all, folders are there, but no zip files, I can still install from Rom manager but not from recovery since i cant find them, Please help
Running Ginger Beast 2.1.2.
But regardless what rom I'm running Zip's are gone
Are they on root of SD card or in a folder? If in a folder, try them in the root. I have never tried with them in a folder, but instructions always say put them on the root so there must be a reason.
they are on root, just can't see them from recovery, but can see and flash from Rom Manager.
I place my ROMs in a folder along with another folder containing kernels and system tweaks, there really is no problem placing them in folders.
I will try that, will let you know
Well guest what I can see them when I place them under a folder! Weird but I guess is another way to do it, I will still like to know why I can't see them on the root.
dragonfuego said:
Well guest what I can see them when I place them under a folder! Weird but I guess is another way to do it, I will still like to know why I can't see them on the root.
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Try throwing a z in the file name and scroll all the way down while in CWR and see if it appears...maybee you couldnt decipher the right file out of a lot of others.
Folders make everything easier
Nope I always erase old roms from my phone, for some reason they just won't show
Hmm... Well thank you for that bit of info. I had a few roms j downloaded to play around with in folders never tried flashing! I always assumed since they stress placing them on a root there must be some reason! Well I guess the old saying about what happens when we assume holds true! I would thank now but can't from the app. Will do it soon!
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I am not positive why Devs tell people to place them on the root of the SD card, but I have somewhat of an idea...
Many users simply do not know how to work there way around a file system and so they just infer every user doesn't understand and so placing on the root is just the easiest to do.
Yeah that's what I was thinking too... You'd think anybody who could root and use cwm would not be big enough noobs to fail with folder structures. Oh well. Thanks again!
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I'm running into this issue and don't know what I'm doing wrong. When I download things they automatically go into my sdcard/download folder. I downloaded a theme for the Xoom and I verified it was on my SD card by going into Root Explorer and looking for it.
When I reboot into recovery and go to install the .zip the file doesn't who up at all. Also if my card is corrupted is there a way to wipe from the Xoom itself?
It needs to go in the external folder within your sdcard.
So I have to make a folder called external and move the things? Is there a way to have the browser through downloads to a particular folder instead of me having to do it manually? I prefer to browse XDA from the browser and I like to download things from XDA. I will try that now and see if that works. Thanks I'll post back if it works out for me.
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It won't work
You can't just make a file called external. I assumed that you had installed one of BRD's custom kernel's. This is the only way you can use the external SDcard. I assumed since you had cwm recovery working that you had done this.
Start with this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978013
You need to be updated to 3.1 to use the latest kernel.
I also don't know of away to (easily) change the download location with the stock browser. An aftermarket browser may let you change the download location.
Awesome. It worked when I moved it into the extracted folder. I was able to flash the theme.
I was wondering if there was a way to change download path by editing something in root explorer.. Most if not all the things I download are from XDA and are flashable.
ok, guess you got it working
Hopefully this is a simple answer. I'm using a custom rom on my phone, flashed through CWM. I would like to delete most of the ringtones that come inside the zip file, prior to flashing it to my phone, to make the process quicker/easier than doing the cleanup after they are installed on my phone in /system/media.
If I open the custom rom zip file, and simply delete the ringtones, will CWM simply skip those files? Or will this error on me and cause the installation to fail?
If i cannot simply delete these files, what process would i need to do to remove these from the rom zip?
I have been lurking for a while, and slowly digging in more and more on my android phone, getting more comfortable doing things with it, without being afraid of breaking it. I'm still a bit cautious so far though.
Thanks in advance for any help with my question!
It should be safe. I haven't removed ringtones before, but i have deleted apps before flashing.
Do not unzip the file, but just open thg zip file with WinRAR or something and delete the stuff from within WinRAR. Then flash it.
If you don't feel good about doing this, check out ROM Cleaner (google it). If you want to completly delete stock apps and stuff after you've flashed, use "Root App Remover" from the market
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Some apps such as system ones will cause errors on the final product once done flashing, but removing such unimportant files as ringtones will cause no problem what so ever. Go ahead with it.
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Thank you very much for the answers!
I have googled this alot and have not found any helpful results. I have unziped a rom I like to remove some .apks and add some of the ones I always find myself re-installing. I also have been playing with the build.prop, and the framework. I'm not trying to steal anyones work I just want to have a fresh version of this rom when I go back to it (which I do about once a week). my intent would be to flash, enter my wifi and google passwords, and start using it. I know I can just do a backup and reinstall that, but this has been helpful with my trying to understand how to build a rom and what makes it work. My question being what are the steps to rezip this rom into a flashable update. I have tried dsixda kitchen with no luck, just reziping it, and some other dumb methods. What am I missing here? plz help thank you.
also don't think it matters but this is for a o.g. evo
we got same problem, i edited a working rom for galaxy y (adding and removing some apk) then i was like huh??? what to do next, tried zipping it but doesnt work. hope.someone will reply here.
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The problem is the signature verification of the ROM. We sign the ROMS when we create them.
No idea what custom recovery you might use but there should be an option to disable it before you try flashing.
I hope this helps.
No I have cwm and I disabled signature verification, it still starts fine says updating than immediately says its failed
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I also just have it in the folders it unzips in then inside a folder and I just zip that folder is that not right I don't know lol hope someone can help
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That's what's wrong. You can't zip an entire ROM as a folder then zip that folder. Doesn't work that way.
Open a ROM. See how its packed. You'll have a system folder, data, sdcard perhaps. But that's how you package it.
This isn't as easy as you think. You can't just hack stuff up and expect it to work if you don't do it properly.
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That's what's wrong. You can't zip an entire ROM as a folder then zip that folder. Doesn't work that way.
Open a ROM. See how its packed. You'll have a system folder, data, sdcard perhaps. But that's how you package it.
This isn't as easy as you think. You can't just hack stuff up and expect it to work if you don't do it properly.
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No I'm leaving the folders inside the ROM intact. everything is in a folder with all the folders ( data folder, META-INF folder, system folder ect..., and the boot image inside that single folder and then I am ziping all those items in the folder into a zip. I just can't get it to flash it starts then after a second of installation it says aborted.
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No I'm leaving the folders inside the ROM intact. everything is in a folder with all the folders ( data folder, META-INF folder, system folder ect..., and the boot image inside that single folder and then I am ziping all those items in the folder into a zip. I just can't get it to flash it starts then after a second of installation it says aborted.
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Zip up the ROM you want. Take that ROM to the kitchen then build it again. Try that. Sign it and everything. If you want a walk through PM me and ill give you my gtalk address.
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No I'm leaving the folders inside the ROM intact. everything is in a folder with all the folders ( data folder, META-INF folder, system folder ect..., and the boot image inside that single folder and then I am ziping all those items in the folder into a zip. I just can't get it to flash it starts then after a second of installation it says aborted.
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After reading this more I'm still understanding that the data and meta, system folders are in a folder, then that folder is zipped.
This is incorrect way to package it. The data, meta, system etc needs to be zipped all together as one. Not in a folder that is zipped. Make sense? Hope this explains more.
I'll try that I guess Mabry them all being in a folder is the prob I hope thanks man
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Yup. Let me know if you need anymore help and if that works for you.
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After reading this more I'm still understanding that the data and meta, system folders are in a folder, then that folder is zipped.
This is incorrect way to package it. The data, meta, system etc needs to be zipped all together as one. Not in a folder that is zipped. Make sense? Hope this explains more.
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lol so I find this funny but after some research I found that their were some commands in my update script I was leaving in that needed to be removed because I was removing the apk from the rom but it was looking for them and causing errors so after all my headaches it was something simple that'll teach me not to mess with something that aint broke
just tryed to flash it and now after it almost finished flashing I got
"update sdcard/romname/blah blah. failed"(status 6)
does that mean anything to you besides that I messed something up?
I playing with a sense 3.5 rom on a gb 2.3.5 base. Is their an easier rom to play with thats is more user freindly for a newb? mabey takeing the original ruu and tweaking that? I just want to start somewhere and develop my skills.
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just tryed to flash it and now after it almost finished flashing I got
"update sdcard/romname/blah blah. failed"(status 6)
does that mean anything to you besides that I messed something up?
I playing with a sense 3.5 rom on a gb 2.3.5 base. Is their an easier rom to play with thats is more user freindly for a newb? mabey takeing the original ruu and tweaking that? I just want to start somewhere and develop my skills.
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k I got it now thnx for your help MattCrystal
Your welcome. Every phone works a little differently but get used to having problems and fixing them. Part of the struggle. And to me the fun. I love troubleshooting.
i think just open the zip (not unzip it)..
when dialog box open,,you can choose the apk or the others you want to delete..
if you want add somthing to zip,,just open the folder location you want add that,,and than drag n drop the file(s)..
thats it..
than close the dialog box..
winrar will ask you to save the change or not,,choose,,save..
its work for me..
P.S.
use the rom by yourself..
as your personal rom..
if you want to publish it,,ask the permit from the devs..
Sometimes I find helpful apps on the internet using my pc. When I download them, they come as an apk, which i put into the root of my sd card. I use a file manager to find it, click it, then install it. EASY.
Well, lately I've run into a few that only come as a .zip. Most of them look like they have the same stuff in them. Anyways, how would I install an apk that comes as a .zip? Do i do it like how I flash stuff, by going into recovery and installing zip from sd?
If it is a flashable zip you can flash it. Otherwise, extract the apk from the zip and install.
Can I delete apks and zips from my root folder that i have installed, to make space and keep it neat, without it hurting the functionality of the stuff? For example, I put a ROM's zip in the root, and flashed it. can i delete that zip now?
I cant install the zips from recovery! It starts the install, then goes to 'finding update blah bla" ... 'installing update blah blah" installation aborted
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Can I delete apks and zips from my root folder that i have installed, to make space and keep it neat, without it hurting the functionality of the stuff? For example, I put a ROM's zip in the root, and flashed it. can i delete that zip now?
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Yes you can and also those zipped apps some are cracked apps which I believe it's against rules to discuss but for the rest that do come zipped just extract them your pc and look for the apk and put it on your SD card and install
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no camera, no power button but at least I got miui lol
Installing: /sdcard/"file that im trying to install"
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation Aborted...
WTF?
erikmm said:
Yes you can and also those zipped apps some are cracked apps which I believe it's against rules to discuss but for the rest that do come zipped just extract them your pc and look for the apk and put it on your SD card and install
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no camera, no power button but at least I got miui lol
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Thanks for chiming in, Erik. I'm talking about legit apps, no cracked. I cant find an apk file in any of the zips I have.
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Can I delete apks and zips from my root folder that i have installed, to make space and keep it neat, without it hurting the functionality of the stuff? For example, I put a ROM's zip in the root, and flashed it. can i delete that zip now?
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Could still use an answer for this.
Also, to give you guys an example of what I'm talking about:
I'm trying to test the security of my home network in various ways. I downloaded DroidSheep, which comes as a ZIP. There is no apk file in the zip. Trying to 'flash' it, isn't working. I'm getting the messages i posted earlier.
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Could still use an answer for this.
Also, to give you guys an example of what I'm talking about:
I'm trying to test the security of my home network in various ways. I downloaded DroidSheep, which comes as a ZIP. There is no apk file in the zip. Trying to 'flash' it, isn't working. I'm getting the messages i posted earlier.
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Lol well I don't wanna "chime" anymore lol your flashing something that might not be for this phone get the zip unzip it open app folder and the apk should be there also make sure its for GB
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no camera, no power button but at least I got miui lol
Alright, thanks. I'll look into it.
Can I delete Final-Fixed.zip off my SD card without it messing stuff up? Same with the install files for the kernel, and booster?
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Alright, thanks. I'll look into it.
Can I delete Final-Fixed.zip off my SD card without it messing stuff up? Same with the install files for the kernel, and booster?
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Yes once installed the zips aren't necessary
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no camera, no power button but at least I got miui lol
BIG THANKS.
I finally figured out what to do, about the installing. If i download a zip file, that comes like these that i can't get to install..... it's because I was supposed to click the d/l link from my phone! It's all good now!
While you can delete zips after installation, it's always a good idea to keep your ROM zip on the SD card. That way if you decide to play around with stuff that you don't know alot about, and mess up your phones functionality, you can reflash without needing a computer.
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I prefer to have a recovery backup. I never leave the ROM installation on my SD.
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I prefer to have a recovery backup. I never leave the ROM installation on my SD.
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I do both. I like to keep 2 backups and at least the ROM I'm on.
I currently have 6 ROMs on my SD. Plus a few movies. And my music collection. A few kernels. Maybe 50-60 apps. Yeah, as you can see I put everything on there LOL and I still have 18.5GB free out of 29.7 available (32GB card).
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sometimes you can just rename the file extension .zip to .apk then just install as normal.
Anyone still on stock care to upload them, or have a link where they're already uploaded?
Some are strongly against them, but I love them. I'd much rather wake up to a soft acoustic piano, then some annoying/loud alarm.
funny, the first thing I did was go and find a "real" ringtone....
This place doesn't have the S3 yet, but they have quite a few others..
http://droidpirate.com/ring-tones-notifications/
If no one posts by tonight I'll upload them.
Synergy-I535
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If no one posts by tonight I'll upload them.
Synergy-I535
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^__^ That ^^
Please do, I need them too.
+1
I was just thinking about that when considering moving to a new rom soon. I sort of like the stock notifications, the whistle when I get an e-mail is nice.
Let me guess , You installed a custom rom Right ???
LOL
Here you go: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20448899/audio.zip
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Here you go: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20448899/audio.zip
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Thank you.
Is it flashable through recovery, or does it need to be manually placed in a folder. If the latter, what folder(s) do the files need to go into, I'm guessing in /system somewhere?
UPDATE: NM, found where it goes, in media/audio, it doesn't look like a flashable zip.
Download zedge from play store and get all u can imagine
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newuser134 said:
Thank you.
Is it flashable through recovery, or does it need to be manually placed in a folder. If the latter, what folder(s) do the files need to go into, I'm guessing in /system somewhere?
UPDATE: NM, found where it goes, in media/audio, it doesn't look like a flashable zip.
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No, it's not a flashable zip. I should have said that. You would need to copy these into /system/media to work. You might also need to change the permissions on them to get them to work. I copied one sound to another folder (I wanted to use it as an alarm), and I needed to change the permissions to RW to do so.
http://db.tt/ar1GZz61
Here also is a link to a zip of the whole audio folder from a stock SGSIII on verizon.
Just got it two days ago, and had a chance to do an adb pull of the device earlier today.
I remembered seeing this thread yesterday, so made the zip of the folder in linux earlier, just got on lunch and upped it to dropbox.
I see someone else already has it up, but, figured i'd share it anyway as another copy. Also not flashable, just a zip of the folder itself.
Sent from a digital distance.
both links are dead.... does anyone still have these to share? been looking all over for them
Edit: just copied them from system/media to the SD card using Astro
http://db.tt/9mTGMVtu I hope this is what you wanted.