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[HOWTO] Modify CM6 nightly to include your "stuff" on *nix system!

OK, so I've been using Android Kitchen (URL provided) to modify other ROMS (not CM6 cuz the kitchen is not compatible) to add my own apps and whatnot. So I flash nightly about ever couple of days or so, and hate having to flash the core CM zip and then gapps then copy over my apps, and do mods that I like, etc.
Now you can do all of that in one shot here's how.
In this example, I will demonstrate adding Gapps, change density of LCD, and add my own apps to /system/app (note, this might prevent market from auto update on your apps).
1. Download nightly zip
2. Extract it using your favorite zip program
3. You should get a directory (if not unzip it into a directory) of CM6.
To change LCD Density:
4. go into /system/ folder and open build.prop and look for "ro.sf.lcd_density" and change the value to some'n you like. I have mine at 170 instead of 240 (default)
5. Save the file and do a chmod 755 system/build.prop
Note: I'm not sure if step 5 matters but I thought I would put it back to original state when it was found in the archive.
To Add Gapps:
6. Download Gapps zip file
7. Extract to a directory other than the ROM directory
8. Go into system folder and copy over all the respective files in the folders into CM6 corresponding folder. For example: Gapps => /system/app/Vending.apk then you will copy that apk into /CM6_extracted_folder/app/ and so on so forth.
To add your own apps:
9. Simply add all apks into /CM6_extracted_folder/app/
10. Do a chmod -R 755 /CM6_extracted_folder/app/
Note: same note as in step #5.
Putting it all together:
11. Now create an zip archive with your favorite zip app
12. Add all the contents of /CM6_extracted_folder/ into the archive. NOT the /CM6_extracted_folder/ folder itself but everything underneath it.
13. IMPORTANT: DO NOT set any compression rate, just add it as normal rate (default in most app). I tried it with diff. compression rate and recovery flash have hard time reading it.
After all of that you should have the following folder structure in your archive:
boot.img
META-INF
system
If you don't see it like that then redo ur archive.
Now you can transfer the file over to sdcard and flash it all in one sweep.
If you really want to get fancy, you can write script to automate all of this.

[GUIDE] Creating Rom Update.zip

Hello Guys,This is an updated guide for creating an update.zip for your rom.I know that there are a few guides out there but i think my guide is a bit simpler and straight forward.
Step 1:
Download AutoUpdateCreator_V1.1
Step 2:Extract file and click on "CreateUpdateZip.exe"
Step 3: You can either drag your created zip file or press ENTER (If you did not compress your rom yet)
Step 4:Now drag & drop your ROM Folder in the program
**NOTE** Structure of ROM folder should be as follows:
ROM FOLDER(Containing)
---System
---Data
Note: If you get an error it means that your ROM Structure is incorrect!!)
Step 5:Now that everything is done,zip is signed go to GENERATED ZIPS in autoupdatecreator folder.
Step 6:Copy your update-script in your generated zip file at /META-INF/COM/GOOGLE/ANDROID/
(Do NOT replace Update-binary file!)
Other Notes:
(Update Script must be created,there are templates available)
(Editing Update Script with normal windows text editor will cause Status 6 Error)
(Adding an incorrect or non existing file in update-script will also give you a Status 6 Error)
Cheers

Thanx for work.means now i can convert .tar files into zip?and can flash from cell

not working in last cwm
switch to Edify error

Hey man, i guess you can help me. I have a samsung double time and it can't be flashed via odin, my wifi and all connections, except mobile data are not working. So i have the .tar firmware extracted. Is there any way to create an update.zip file from this firmware.

Stavr0s91i said:
Hello Guys,This is an updated guide for creating an update.zip for your rom.I know that there are a few guides out there but i think my guide is a bit simpler and straight forward.
Step 1:
Download AutoUpdateCreator_V1.1
Step 2:Extract file and click on "CreateUpdateZip.exe"
Step 3: You can either drag your created zip file or press ENTER (If you did not compress your rom yet)
Step 4:Now drag & drop your ROM Folder in the program
**NOTE** Structure of ROM folder should be as follows:
ROM FOLDER(Containing)
---System
---Data
Note: If you get an error it means that your ROM Structure is incorrect!!)
Step 5:Now that everything is done,zip is signed go to GENERATED ZIPS in autoupdatecreator folder.
Step 6:Copy your update-script in your generated zip file at /META-INF/COM/GOOGLE/ANDROID/
(Do NOT replace Update-binary file!)
Other Notes:
(Update Script must be created,there are templates available)
(Editing Update Script with normal windows text editor will cause Status 6 Error)
(Adding an incorrect or non existing file in update-script will also give you a Status 6 Error)
Cheers
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[BOOT ANIMATION][ROOT] custom boot sound & animation on stock rom

MPORTANT:
1) you need a rooted device ( don't know how to root core, just google it or follow instructions below)
2) a root explorer (attached here, very good one)
3) if you have cwm things will be easy
4) busy box (download busy box installer and install busy box. And run mount system R/W script)
5) backup of your rom before executing any anything
6) a helathy and peace ful mind
Instructions:
So you have every necessary thing mentioned above let's begin with work
A) For .qmg boot animations
1) download any .qmg extension file from the link
(https://m.app.box.com/view_shared/w...achment.php?attachmentid=2164433&d=1375631419)
2) rename the file to bootsamsung.qmg
3) open root explorer and navigate to System> media and paste the renamed file
4) long press on the file bootsamsung.qmg (if you are using root explorer attached here) select prrmission and set it to -rw-r-r
(For newbie just tick all 3 checkboxes in first coloum and first check box of second column or best way is to see the permission of other file )
5) reboot and enjoy
6) before altering backup your orignal bootsamsung.qmg file
B) to change shut down amimation
1) download .qmg format file
2) rename it to shutdown.qmg
3) open root explorer and navigate to System> media> video> shutdown
4) paste renamed file and set permissions mentioned above
C) changing boot sound
1) select any .mp3 file (preferably small size and it should be for 15 -20 seconds)
2) just rename the file to PowerOn.ogg be careful for capitalization of P and O while renaming
(Renaming is very easy using root explorer)
3) open root explorer and navigate to System > media > audio> ui
4) paste renamed file here and set permissions as mentioned above
D) for .zip boot animation file
1) download bootanimation.zip file (one attached here)
2) paste the file to System > media and paste the file and set right permission
3) download the enable.zip attachment and decompress it you will find a file named bootanimation
4) paste the file to System > bin and set permissions to -rwxr-xr-x (or just see the permissions of file above that and give same permission)
Now your bootanimation.zip file is active and bootsamsung.qmg will stop working
5) backup orignal bootanimation file from system> bin. So that if you want bootsamsung.qmg to work again just paste back orignal file and give right permissions. This will stop bootanimation.zip
E) if you have CWM
Just reboot to revovery, wipe cache, install
enable_custom_bootanimation.zip, mount system and reboot
F) using the root explorer ( it has name file manager)
For making it root explorer just go to settings of file manager. Tick root explorer tick box and give superuser permession and the tick mount system as writable
2) for setting permisdion or renaming just long press on file
3) beaware that you need to sprcify file format in this explorer while rename
For example if you want to rename example.mp3 to song.mp3 rename exactly as song.mp3 just renaming the file to song will mot do.
For changing .mp3 to .ogg just put a .ogg after file name. Example song.mp3 -- rename as song.ogg
4) while pasting files to system override the previous files
G) HOW TO ROOT
1) JUST download framaroot from link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2164433&d=1375631419
2) install framaroot. Open it select install SuperSU
3) select GANDALF press ok and reboot
4) open supersu and update superuser binary if prompted.
This is my first post to xda.
don't flash enable.zip or boitaimation.zip only flashable file is enable_custom_bootanimation.zip
Thanks to
--xda
--Omkar $
--the core guy
--vvaibhavv
-- & me

sawan.aware.1 said:
MPORTANT:
1) you need a rooted device ( don't know how to root core, just google it or follow instructions below)
2) a root explorer (attached here, very good one)
3) if you have cwm things will be easy
4) busy box (download busy box installer and install busy box. And run mount system R/W script)
5) backup of your rom before executing any anything
6) a helathy and peace ful mind
Instructions:
So you have every necessary thing mentioned above let's begin with work
A) For .qmg boot animations
1) download any .qmg extension file from the link
(https://m.app.box.com/view_shared/w...achment.php?attachmentid=2164433&d=1375631419)
2) rename the file to bootsamsung.qmg
3) open root explorer and navigate to System> media and paste the renamed file
4) long press on the file bootsamsung.qmg (if you are using root explorer attached here) select prrmission and set it to -rw-r-r
(For newbie just tick all 3 checkboxes in first coloum and first check box of second column or best way is to see the permission of other file )
5) reboot and enjoy
6) before altering backup your orignal bootsamsung.qmg file
B) to change shut down amimation
1) download .qmg format file
2) rename it to shutdown.qmg
3) open root explorer and navigate to System> media> video> shutdown
4) paste renamed file and set permissions mentioned above
C) changing boot sound
1) select any .mp3 file (preferably small size and it should be for 15 -20 seconds)
2) just rename the file to PowerOn.ogg be careful for capitalization of P and O while renaming
(Renaming is very easy using root explorer)
3) open root explorer and navigate to System > media > audio> ui
4) paste renamed file here and set permissions as mentioned above
D) for .zip boot animation file
1) download bootanimation.zip file (one attached here)
2) paste the file to System > media and paste the file and set right permission
3) download the enable.zip attachment and decompress it you will find a file named bootanimation
4) paste the file to System > bin and set permissions to -rwxr-xr-x (or just see the permissions of file above that and give same permission)
Now your bootanimation.zip file is active and bootsamsung.qmg will stop working
5) backup orignal bootanimation file from system> bin. So that if you want bootsamsung.qmg to work again just paste back orignal file and give right permissions. This will stop bootanimation.zip
E) if you have CWM
Just reboot to revovery, wipe cache, install
enable_custom_bootanimation.zip, mount system and reboot
F) using the root explorer ( it has name file manager)
For making it root explorer just go to settings of file manager. Tick root explorer tick box and give superuser permession and the tick mount system as writable
2) for setting permisdion or renaming just long press on file
3) beaware that you need to sprcify file format in this explorer while rename
For example if you want to rename example.mp3 to song.mp3 rename exactly as song.mp3 just renaming the file to song will mot do.
For changing .mp3 to .ogg just put a .ogg after file name. Example song.mp3 -- rename as song.ogg
4) while pasting files to system override the previous files
G) HOW TO ROOT
1) JUST download framaroot from link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2164433&d=1375631419
2) install framaroot. Open it select install SuperSU
3) select GANDALF press ok and reboot
4) open supersu and update superuser binary if prompted.
This is my first post to xda.
don't flash enable.zip or boitaimation.zip only flashable file is enable_custom_bootanimation.zip
Thanks to
--xda
--Omkar $
--the core guy
--vvaibhavv
-- & me
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I did as u said...
I m able to see the boot animation ...but i m stuck at tje boot animation:banghead::what:
---------- Post added at 04:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:10 PM ----------
Please help...
My core is unable to boot...
Stuck at bootanimation screen..
After doing as u said...
I put the bootanimation.zip file in media and set permission...
And then extracted the bootanimation file from enable.zip...and set the permission...

sunamit37 said:
I did as u said...
I m able to see the boot animation ...but i m stuck at tje boot animation:banghead::what:
---------- Post added at 04:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:10 PM ----------
Please help...
My core is unable to boot...
Stuck at bootanimation screen..
After doing as u said...
I put the bootanimation.zip file in media and set permission...
And then extracted the bootanimation file from enable.zip...and set the permission...
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Wipe data and cache and then restore your nandroid backup if u have one........
Press thanks if I helped......

From where u grab file bootanimation which is in enable.zip
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[TUTORIAL] Create Flashable Zip From CWM/TWRP Backup (MTK)

Hi,
today I'm going to show how to create a flashable
zip from a CWM/TWRP Backup. This is specially for MTK
device(you can try in other device,may work). Here is
my step by step tutorial...
Requirements:
* PC
* CWM/TWRP Backup
* Winrar
* Brain
you need META-INF,system & boot.img for making a
flashble zip rom, so you have to collect these from
your backup
*CWM method:
1. Copy the CWM backup from Phone to PC
2. Extract system.ext4.tar file with winrar, you
will get the system folder
3. Collect the boot.img from the backup
4. Now collect a META-INF folder from any custom
rom which is made for your device
5. Now select META-INF,system & boot.img, click
right button of your mouse and select 'Add to archive'
now select archive format 'ZIP' and press ok
6. Your flasable zip rom is ready. Just copy it
to your sd card and flash with CWM or TWRP
7. Done.
TWRP method:
1. Copy the TWRP backup from Phone to PC
2. Collect the file 'system.ext4.win' rename it
to 'system.ext4.tar'
3. Extract the system.ext4.tar. Now in case if your
TWRP backup is not in compression method, you will
directly get the system folder. Or if your TWRP
backup is in compression method, you will get a
file named 'system.ext4', don't worry just again
rename it to 'system.ext4.tar' and extract to get
the 'system' folder
4. Collect the 'boot.emmc.win' file and rename it
to boot.img, now ypu manage the boot.img also
5. Now collect a META-INF folder from any custom
rom which is made for your device
6. Now select META-INF,system & boot.img, click
right button of your mouse and select 'Add to archive'
now select archive format 'ZIP' and press ok
7. Your flasable zip rom is ready. Just copy it
to your sd card and flash with CWM or TWRP
8. Done.

akash_bd said:
Hi,
today I'm going to show how to create a flashable
zip from a CWM/TWRP Backup. This is specially for MTK
device(you can try in other device,may work). Here is
my step by step tutorial...
Requirements:
* PC
* CWM/TWRP Backup
* Winrar
* Brain
you need META-INF,system & boot.img for making a
flashble zip rom, so you have to collect these from
your backup
*CWM method:
1. Copy the CWM backup from Phone to PC
2. Extract system.ext4.tar file with winrar, you
will get the system folder
3. Collect the boot.img from the backup
4. Now collect a META-INF folder from any custom
rom which is made for your device
5. Now select META-INF,system & boot.img, click
right button of your mouse and select 'Add to archive'
now select archive format 'ZIP' and press ok
6. Your flasable zip rom is ready. Just copy it
to your sd card and flash with CWM or TWRP
7. Done.
TWRP method:
1. Copy the TWRP backup from Phone to PC
2. Collect the file 'system.ext4.win' rename it
to 'system.ext4.tar'
3. Extract the system.ext4.tar. Now in case if your
TWRP backup is not in compression method, you will
directly get the system folder. Or if your TWRP
backup is in compression method, you will get a
file named 'system.ext4', don't worry just again
rename it to 'system.ext4.tar' and extract to get
the 'system' folder
4. Collect the 'boot.emmc.win' file and rename it
to boot.img, now ypu manage the boot.img also
5. Now collect a META-INF folder from any custom
rom which is made for your device
6. Now select META-INF,system & boot.img, click
right button of your mouse and select 'Add to archive'
now select archive format 'ZIP' and press ok
7. Your flasable zip rom is ready. Just copy it
to your sd card and flash with CWM or TWRP
8. Done.
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where is thanks button

This is awesome. Thanks for the easy tutorial. What about adding the cache and data segments as well? How would we go about doing that with the twrp backup? Thanks!

What if my TWRP backup folder got 2 system.ext4.win files?
system.ext4.win000
system.ext4.win001
What should i do to combine these 2 files into single .tar ?

You are 1 bright mutha effa
Dude,
You are the brightest Mutha Effa Ever. Thanks for sharing that; Good Thinking dude.

CYGWIN Unpacking TWRP Backup Files
limcs79 said:
What if my TWRP backup folder got 2 system.ext4.win files?
system.ext4.win000
system.ext4.win001
What should i do to combine these 2 files into single .tar ?
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This is for Latest TWRP used with safestrap (my phone is AT&T Note 3)
rename them both seperatly
system.ext4.win000.tar
system.ext4.win001.tar
winrar and 7-zip failed for me
I used CYGWIN
CYGWIN Unpacking TWRP Backup Files

akash_bd said:
Hi,
today I'm going to show how to create a flashable
zip from a CWM/TWRP Backup. This is specially for MTK
device(you can try in other device,may work). Here is
my step by step tutorial...
Requirements:
* PC
* CWM/TWRP Backup
* Winrar
* Brain
you need META-INF,system & boot.img for making a
flashble zip rom, so you have to collect these from
your backup
*CWM method:
1. Copy the CWM backup from Phone to PC
2. Extract system.ext4.tar file with winrar, you
will get the system folder
3. Collect the boot.img from the backup
4. Now collect a META-INF folder from any custom
rom which is made for your device
5. Now select META-INF,system & boot.img, click
right button of your mouse and select 'Add to archive'
now select archive format 'ZIP' and press ok
6. Your flasable zip rom is ready. Just copy it
to your sd card and flash with CWM or TWRP
7. Done.
TWRP method:
1. Copy the TWRP backup from Phone to PC
2. Collect the file 'system.ext4.win' rename it
to 'system.ext4.tar'
3. Extract the system.ext4.tar. Now in case if your
TWRP backup is not in compression method, you will
directly get the system folder. Or if your TWRP
backup is in compression method, you will get a
file named 'system.ext4', don't worry just again
rename it to 'system.ext4.tar' and extract to get
the 'system' folder
4. Collect the 'boot.emmc.win' file and rename it
to boot.img, now ypu manage the boot.img also
5. Now collect a META-INF folder from any custom
rom which is made for your device
6. Now select META-INF,system & boot.img, click
right button of your mouse and select 'Add to archive'
now select archive format 'ZIP' and press ok
7. Your flasable zip rom is ready. Just copy it
to your sd card and flash with CWM or TWRP
8. Done.
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Thanks for your thread
Just 1 question: i have see multiple flashable zip on XDA, and they have a diffrents compression level, so how decide it?

Thank you for such a simple and amazing tutorial

Great tutorial
[my phone iz better than urz]

I want to make KK Stock ROM for iBall Slide 3G 7271 HD70
Hi,
Regarding the 4th step, Their are no ROM available for this device so I don't have the files.
I have the block MAP for the device,
So could u plz guide me to make the meta files?
"4. Now collect a META-INF folder from any custom rom which is made for your device"

babai93 said:
Hi,
Regarding the 4th step, Their are no ROM available for this device so I don't have the files.
I have the block MAP for the device,
So could u plz guide me to make the meta files?
"4. Now collect a META-INF folder from any custom rom which is made for your device"
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What version is your phone

These are the files i have.. Is UBOOT.img is necessary?
boot.img
cache.ext4
data.ext4
nandroid.md5
recovery.txt
system.ext4
uboot.img
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akash_bd said:
Hi,
today I'm going to show how to create a flashable
zip from a CWM/TWRP Backup. This is specially for MTK
device(you can try in other device,may work). Here is
my step by step tutorial...
Requirements:
* PC
* CWM/TWRP Backup
* Winrar
* Brain
you need META-INF,system & boot.img for making a
flashble zip rom, so you have to collect these from
your backup
*CWM method:
1. Copy the CWM backup from Phone to PC
2. Extract system.ext4.tar file with winrar, you
will get the system folder
3. Collect the boot.img from the backup
4. Now collect a META-INF folder from any custom
rom which is made for your device
5. Now select META-INF,system & boot.img, click
right button of your mouse and select 'Add to archive'
now select archive format 'ZIP' and press ok
6. Your flasable zip rom is ready. Just copy it
to your sd card and flash with CWM or TWRP
7. Done.
TWRP method:
1. Copy the TWRP backup from Phone to PC
2. Collect the file 'system.ext4.win' rename it
to 'system.ext4.tar'
3. Extract the system.ext4.tar. Now in case if your
TWRP backup is not in compression method, you will
directly get the system folder. Or if your TWRP
backup is in compression method, you will get a
file named 'system.ext4', don't worry just again
rename it to 'system.ext4.tar' and extract to get
the 'system' folder
4. Collect the 'boot.emmc.win' file and rename it
to boot.img, now ypu manage the boot.img also
5. Now collect a META-INF folder from any custom
rom which is made for your device
6. Now select META-INF,system & boot.img, click
right button of your mouse and select 'Add to archive'
now select archive format 'ZIP' and press ok
7. Your flasable zip rom is ready. Just copy it
to your sd card and flash with CWM or TWRP
8. Done.
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I try to follow the tutorial you created but when the flash still fails , a description that appeared md5 not found , and whether the Meta - Inf / updater - script that must be made because I was dizzy with it

irwandwiyanto said:
I try to follow the tutorial you created but when the flash still fails , a description that appeared md5 not found , and whether the Meta - Inf / updater - script that must be made because I was dizzy with it
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You need to use the Meta folder from a working rom installer for your phone, you then select the Meta folder, system folder (hold down the ctlr key to select each folder, then right clink the selected file and zip.

carl1961 said:
You need to use the Meta folder from a working rom installer for your phone, you then select the Meta folder, system folder (hold down the ctlr key to select each folder, then right clink the selected file and zip.
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how do I get the Meta folder from the backup of my ROM ?

irwandwiyanto said:
how do I get the Meta folder from the backup of my ROM ?
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sorry I meant META-INF folder, you use the META-INF from a working rom install for your phone. Look under your phones thread here on XDA and locate a rom and use it to go with your backup files so you can make a install of your backup

Question onf TWRP Step 3
akash_bd said:
Hi,
today I'm going to show how to create a flashable
zip from a CWM/TWRP Backup. This is specially for MTK
device(you can try in other device,may work). Here is
my step by step tutorial...
Requirements:
* PC
* CWM/TWRP Backup
* Winrar
* Brain
you need META-INF,system & boot.img for making a
flashble zip rom, so you have to collect these from
your backup
*CWM method:
1. Copy the CWM backup from Phone to PC
2. Extract system.ext4.tar file with winrar, you
will get the system folder
3. Collect the boot.img from the backup
4. Now collect a META-INF folder from any custom
rom which is made for your device
5. Now select META-INF,system & boot.img, click
right button of your mouse and select 'Add to archive'
now select archive format 'ZIP' and press ok
6. Your flasable zip rom is ready. Just copy it
to your sd card and flash with CWM or TWRP
7. Done.
TWRP method:
1. Copy the TWRP backup from Phone to PC
2. Collect the file 'system.ext4.win' rename it
to 'system.ext4.tar'
3. Extract the system.ext4.tar. Now in case if your
TWRP backup is not in compression method, you will
directly get the system folder. Or if your TWRP
backup is in compression method, you will get a
file named 'system.ext4', don't worry just again
rename it to 'system.ext4.tar' and extract to get
the 'system' folder
4. Collect the 'boot.emmc.win' file and rename it
to boot.img, now ypu manage the boot.img also
5. Now collect a META-INF folder from any custom
rom which is made for your device
6. Now select META-INF,system & boot.img, click
right button of your mouse and select 'Add to archive'
now select archive format 'ZIP' and press ok
7. Your flasable zip rom is ready. Just copy it
to your sd card and flash with CWM or TWRP
8. Done.
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QUESTIONS
---------------------------
1. On STEP 3 I did the following:
Extract the system.ext4.tar.
If your TWRP backup is in compression method, you will get a file named 'system.ext4',
Rename it to 'system.ext4.tar'
Next part, " Extract to get the 'system' folder", does not work. What do I do here?
2. Doing #1 in Linux or does this need to be done win Windows?
3. META-INF - My HTC ONE X+ (code name evitare UL) does not have any custom ROMs I can find. What other sources of META-INF are there?
Please notify me at [email protected] when you post answers. Thanks
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[email protected] said:
QUESTIONS
---------------------------
1. On STEP 3 I did the following:
Extract the system.ext4.tar.
If your TWRP backup is in compression method, you will get a file named 'system.ext4',
Rename it to 'system.ext4.tar'
Next part, " Extract to get the 'system' folder", does not work. What do I do here?
2. Doing #1 in Linux or does this need to be done win Windows?
3. META-INF - My HTC ONE X+ (code name evitare UL) does not have any custom ROMs I can find. What other sources of META-INF are there?
Please notify me at [email protected] when you post answers. Thanks
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Rom List
You can get your META-INF from one of them
Extract to get the system folder:
CYGWIN Unpacking TWRP Backup Files
Download CYGWIN http://cygwin.com/
rename:
data.ext4.win to data.ext4.win.tar
system.ext4.win000 system.ext4.win000.tar
system.ext4.win001 to system.ext4.win001.tar
Make a directory in your CYGWIN Home [Username]folder
Example: untar
Use Windows File Explorer go to your CYGWING Home
C:\cygwin\home\carl (your user name will be here)
make any folder you choose
Example:
C:\cygwin\home\carl\untar
and C:\cygwin\home\carl\untar\data ( for data files)
put your renamed data files in a folder named data
C:\cygwin\home\carl\untar\data (this is to keep files separate when unpacked)
While in Explorer put your renamed system files in untar folder
start CYGWIN ( Use the Cygwin Terminal and then you can copy and paste these commands)
cd to untar folder
example:
cd\untar
do these commands one at a time, it will extract to a folder named system
tar -xvf system.ext4.win000.tar
tar -xvf system.ext4.win001.tar
cd to data
do this command
tar -xvf data.ext4.win.tar
tar -xvf data.ext4.win000.tar
tar -xvf data.ext4.win001.tar
all your data files will extract
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carl1961 said:
What version is your phone
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This is iBall Slide 7271 HD70 with preloaded KitKat 4.4.2

I lost my nandroid backup of stock network carrier's ROM so my friend made backup using same TWRP recovery and now I want to build flashable zip. He excluded only data and cache.
There are some things that confuses me.
This device (Alcatel OT M' Pop) has custpack.ext4.win. Do I have to include it and how?
This is all files from backup:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Also I used Cygwin Terminal to unpack system.ext4.win because 7Zip and WinRar gave me errors during unpacking process but interesting thing is that when I open archive with 7zip I can see META-INF folder Can I use that META and how the hell WinRar doesn't show it? Or is it safer to include META from another ROM for this device?

[Guide] 4 ways to unpack/repack boot/recovery/logo without pc [IMG and BIN files]

In this guide I'm going to tell you about unpacking/repacking your boot(kernel),recovery.
I won't be responsible if u kill your phone and your mom beat the hell outta u.
Please do some research before trying this stuffs.
Method 1----
Put your boot or recovery.img in root/cache/here folder.
Get apktool mobile.
Open it and navigate to root folder.
Press hold on cache folder
Click on 'Get access permission(root)'
Now click on your img file
Select and click unpack all(mt6***) and bang...
U will see unpacked everything there.
And to repack click ramdisk folder and hit repack mt**** ...
Method 2---
Get unpack repack boot.img apk from google play
Put your boot.img in your SD card(default write disk)
Create a folder and name it unpack in SD CARD.
open that app and search for boot.img in SD CARD
Select it
Choose where to unpack(choose unpack folder)
Hit start and done
To repack,find out kernel base,page size in unpack folder.
Write them down in repack option
Select the zlimage(kernel) and select ramdisk
select the 'unpack' folder(where new img will b created)
click start and done
Method 3---(Advance Stuff)
Get Android Image Kitchen from play store
Open and click on ( ) sign
Select unpack and select boot.img or recovery.img
(U must should put the img in root of your default sd card and don't rename it)
U will see two folder like
ramdisk
and
kernel stuff
press hold on them and export them to modify
U can repack in same way by clicking repack option.
Method 4---
There is already a guide on xda about un/repack using terminal emulator.
U can check that out if u want to.
Facing problems?
comment below..

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