Disclaimer: If your phone explodes, dies a miserable death, or any of a million things, don't come crying to me. Do this at your own risk!
Having said that... this is THE EASIEST way to change the Carrier Name in CM9, CM7, and MIUI on the Triumph.
This will NOT work on stock FROYO!
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Download flashable Zip at end of post -- triumph_cm7_miui_carrier_name.zip
2. Open the Zip file and extract the eri.xml file in /data/ to your desktop using a zip utility such as WinZip, 7-zip, etc.
3. Open the eri.xml file in your favorite text editor such as notepad++.
4. In LINE 7, change Virgin Mobile in Eritext="Virgin Mobile" to whatever text you want, for example:
Code:
<EriInfo RoamingIndicator="1" IconIndex="1" IconMode="0" EriText="I am AWESOME" CallPromptId="0" AlertId="0" />
IF you want to use the following special characters in the text, you will need to use the escape characters instead (for example instead of & use & ):
Code:
Character Reference
& &
< <
> >
" "
' '
5. Save the eri.xml file after making your changes.
The following are 3 methods of updating your phone. Use whichever method you are most comfortable with.
A. Using the flashable zip and flashing in CWM.
1. Add the updated eri.xml back into the /data folder in the triumph_cm7_miui_carrier_name.zip -- make sure that you use "no compression" or "store" when adding it back.
2. Save the triumph_cm7_miui_carrier_name.zip on your sdcard.
3. Reboot into CWM and flash the zip file as usual.
B. Using ES File Explorer, Root Explorer, or another file explorer capable of root. (In the instructions below, I'll reference ES File Explorer since that is what I use but the instructions should be similar for any of the file explorers.)
1. Copy the updated eri.xml file onto your sd card.
2. On your phone, open up ES File Explorer.
Make sure that you have your settings set to mount the file system as writable:
2a. In ES File Explorer, hit menu --> Settings.
2b. Make sure there is a checkmark in the following checkboxes: "Root Explorer" and "Mount File System".
3. In ES File Explorer, browse to your sd card where you saved the eri.xml file.
4. Long press on eri.xml to bring up the popup menu.
5. Select Copy.
6. Next, browse to /data/. To do that, click the Favorites button on the toolbar and select the / from the Favorites popup window and then go into /data/.
7. Hit the Menu button on your phone and select Operations --> Paste.
8. You should now see the eri.xml file in your /data/ folder.
9. Close out of ES File Explorer.
10. Toggle Airplane Mode on and then off. When your service comes back, the carrier name should reflect your new Carrier name text. If not, reboot your phone.
C. Using ADB. The following instructions are for windows but you should be able to do the same in any other OS.
1. This assumes that the updated eri.xml file is on your desktop as I instructed above and you already have your phone connected to your computer. Open the command line in Windows.
2. type the following commands:
Code:
cd %userprofile%\desktop
adb push eri.xml /data/eri.xml
3. Toggle Airplane Mode on and then off. When your service comes back, the carrier name should reflect your new Carrier name text. If not, reboot your phone.
If you are uncomfortable using adb or don't have it installed or don't know what it is, then I'd recommend using method A or B.
To UNDO all changes:
This is SUPER EASY:
1. Using ES File Explorer, browse to /data/
2. Delete the eri.xml file.
3. Toggle Airplane Mode on and then off. When your service comes back, the carrier name should reflect your original Carrier name text. If not, reboot your phone.
Nevermind. I got it. Lol. very nice.
Sent from my Motorola Triumph using Tapatalk
woot.. been looking all over for a simple method to get my phone to stop saying sprint all the time...
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Okay, folks this is my first tutorial on xda. I am a loyal member that gets most of his info from searching and rarely needs to post. But, I just spent the last few hours figuring out how to install a specific font. I thought I would compile that info here so it is a lot easier for folks in the future.
You will need:
-Basic understanding of cmd and adb
-A file called UnSigner.exe (thanks baniaczek http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=329160)
There are many free fonts you can find online and for many of them you will not need to follow the directions pertaining to UnSigner. For the sake of this tutorial, lets assume you want to use a font from windows. You should pick 2 variations of the same font file; one for regular and one for bold.
1. Find the font file. On Windows 7, C:\Windows\Fonts
2. Copy the font file to a folder on your desktop called "Fonts"
3. Download and extract UnSigner.exe to the same folder called "Fonts". Download from the link above.
Now, in the Fonts folder you should have the desired font file(s) and the UnSigner.exe.
4. Rename the font file(s) to DroidSans and DroidSans-Bold, respectively.
5. Open cmd. In Vista and above; hit windows key, then type "cmd". Right click on "cmd" & run as administrator.
6. Change directories to the Fonts folder on your desktop.
Code:
cd c:\users\NAME\desktop\fonts
7. Run the UnSigner.exe on the desired font file
Code:
UnSigner.exe DroidSans.ttf
(Repeat for every font file desired)
For the following you should be in Unrevoked Recovery and already have made a backup.
8. In command prompt, start adb shell
Code:
cd c:\sdk\tools
adb shell
9. Mount system directory on your phone
Code:
mount /system
10. Copy font file from your sd card to the system directory overwriting the current one
Code:
cp /sdcard/DroidSans.ttf /system/fonts/
*It may be wise to backup the current fonts before overwriting them. I never worry tho, because every ROM has them & I can just pull it out and do the above for them, too.
(Repeat for every font file variation)
Tips: I use a light variation of the font for DroidSans.ttf & the regular variation for DroidSans-Bold.ttf, Clocktopia.ttf, gcsh00d-hkscs.ttf, & ucsh00d_c.ttf. The last two are the htc fonts in the widgets and such, I think. Also, a font file degrades with each copy that is made. It is best to make one copy of each font file desired and then rename them accordingly.
Have fun!
Or you could just put them all in one folder named fonts in sdk and adb push to system/fonts. That way you don't have to do all of them individually. Just my 2 cents.thanks for the tutorial though.
coolingout said:
Also, a font file degrades with each copy that is made.
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Wut? Doh, the unsinger requirement. Even that should only make a difference the first time it's run on a file. Running it again shouldn't modify the file any more -- anything else is a bug.
Do you have links to any fonts that this actually does something with?
I installed Microsoft's Calibri, Cambria, and Consolas fonts (the Windows 7 versions) on my phone w/ Type Fresh without using that and they work fine. (Looks awesome too!)
I tried running unsigner.exe on those and some other fonts I had on my system that the font viewer say have digital signatures and it didn't modify them at all. They have the same MD5 hash.
Okay, so i trying to push a file to my SGS4G... I thought i got it to work but when i went to find the file it was just some random file with no extension.
e.g. I typed (adb push FFFFFF.FFF /sdcard/download) it says the file was copied but when i go to my phone ffffff.fff is not there, instead a file called /sdcard/download
I followed these instructions....
A:android-sdk-windows installed
B: (on your phone) go to menu>settings>applications>developement and make sure usb debugging is checked.
C: the file you are pushing must be placed in the tools folder of adb so if you are pushing file "build.prop.txt" this needs to be downloaded/copy and pasted in C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
1: go to run and type cmd (or just open your command prompt)
2: cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
3: adb remount
4: adb devices *if everything is set up right this should output a serial number*
5: adb push FFFFFFF.FFF /#####/###### *i hope my notes help here you need to put the file name in for the F(s) and in the pound signs you put the destination on the devices example adb push build.prop.txt /system/bin
6. repeat step 3 for multiple files
7. adb reboot this is how you finish
What am i missing?
i see you are trying to push a file to your download folder on the sd card...
you can just drag and drop for stuff like this.
true true, not sure why i didnt think of that, i do it all the time... But would i use those instructions if i wanted to move a file say a recovery file to the bin directory?
i have never seen the need to use adb for this phone. it is not a nand locked device, so there is no real use for it (im speaking for users, not devs). if you want to push a file, jsut use root explorer or similar. thats all you need.
also, it seems to me like you are trying to get krylons cwm. just flash bali instead. no need for the recovery file or update.zip.
[Noob friendly tutorial]
A typical problem when decreasing the DPI of your device is sometimes the lock screen will offset to the right(usually).
This tutorial might help fix this problem.
Requirements:
1. Rooted device
2. File manager for viewing and managing the root directory (e.g. Root Explorer)
3. Software for decompiling and recompiling .apk files
4. Text editor, I recommend Notepad++
Prerequisite:
Backup your current ROM so that I will not be held responsible for problems the may occur on your device
Instructions:
1. Open Play Store and download "ZipSigner" by Ken Ellindwood
2. Go to the root directory which is designated as "/".
3. Open "system" folder
4. Open "framework" folder
5. Look for "framework-res.apk"
6. Copy "framework-res.apk"
7. Navigate back to your SD card directory and paste it to where you want it.
8. Connect your device to your PC.
9. Expand your phone's the notification bar, press "Charging" and change it to "USB mass storage" and press "OK". Your PC will access your phone's storage directories (SD Card and Phone Storage)
10. On your PC, go to your SD Card's directory and navigate to where you put framework-res.apk and move it to your PC's desktop (you can put it to anywhere you like, just make sure you have it in your PC's storage directory).
11. On your PC, transfer framework-res.apk in the directory of your decompiling/recompiling tool with respect to what "tool" you are using.
Main Part:
12. Decompile framework-res.apk
13. Go to its "decompiled" directory
14. Navigate to /res/layout
15. Look for "keyguard_screen_tab_unlock.xml"
16. Open it with a text editor
17. Look for this line:
Code:
<com.android.internal.widget.multiwaveview.GlowPadView
18. Rigt next to this line, look for the lines, "android:gravity" and "android:layout_height".
19. Change their values to "left|top" and "wrap_content" respectively
So "android:gravity" and "android:layout_height" should look like this:
Code:
android:gravity="left|top"
and
Code:
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
20. Recompile framework-res.apk
21. Sign the new, edited framework-res.apk
22. Place it back to your SD Card
23. Disconnect your device from your PC.
24. Go to your SD Card and navigate to where you have put the modified framework-res.apk
25. Using the ZipSigner app, press "Choose In/Out..." and navigate to where you put the edited framework-res.apk
26. Press "Sign The File" and ZipSigner will begin to produce a signed version of the selected apk.
27. Navigate back to where you have created the edited-and-signed framework-res.apk and it will have a "-signed" in it's name.
28. Remove the "-signed" and MAKE SURE the newly-edited-and-signed framework-res.apk is named AS IS, "framework-res.apk".
*If there are others' named "framework-res.apk" in the same directory, rename them into something different before renaming the "newly-edited-and-signed framework-res.apk" so it won't conflict with step 28.
29. After you have successfully renamed the "newly-edited-and-signed framework-res.apk", copy it.
30. Go to the root directory which is designated as "/".
31. Open "system" folder
32. Open "open "framework" folder
33. And paste-and-overwrite/override the "newly-edited-and-signed framework-res.apk" to this "framework" directory.
Note: If in some case you were prevented to paste in the "framework" directory, check to see if your root file manager is mounting the root, if not check for an option to mount the root directory
34. If you have successfully overwritten/overridden the original framework-res.apk, your device should begin to Soft-Reboot automatically. If not then, manually force your device to reboot.
And your lock screen should now be at the center.
35. Done
durancharles27 said:
[Noob friendly tutorial]
A typical problem when decreasing the DPI of your device is sometimes the lock screen will offset to the right(usually).
This tutorial might help fix this problem.
Requirements:
1. Rooted device
2. File manager for viewing and managing the root directory (e.g. Root Explorer)
3. Software for decompiling and recompiling .apk files
4. Text editor, I recommend Notepad++
Prerequisite:
Backup your current ROM so that I will not be held responsible for problems the may occur on your device
Instructions:
1. Open Play Store and download "ZipSigner" by Ken Ellindwood
2. Go to the root directory which is designated as "/".
3. Open "system" folder
4. Open "framework" folder
5. Look for "framework-res.apk"
6. Copy "framework-res.apk"
7. Navigate back to your SD card directory and paste it to where you want it.
8. Connect your device to your PC.
9. Expand your phone's the notification bar, press "Charging" and change it to "USB mass storage" and press "OK". Your PC will access your phone's storage directories (SD Card and Phone Storage)
10. On your PC, go to your SD Card's directory and navigate to where you put framework-res.apk and move it to your PC's desktop (you can put it to anywhere you like, just make sure you have it in your PC's storage directory).
11. On your PC, transfer framework-res.apk in the directory of your decompiling/recompiling tool with respect to what "tool" you are using.
Main Part:
12. Decompile framework-res.apk
13. Go to its "decompiled" directory
14. Navigate to /res/layout
15. Look for "keyguard_screen_tab_unlock.xml"
16. Open it with a text editor
17. Look for this line:
Code:
<com.android.internal.widget.multiwaveview.GlowPadView
18. Rigt next to this line, look for the lines, "android:gravity" and "android:layout_height".
19. Change their values to "left|top" and "wrap_content" respectively
So "android:gravity" and "android:layout_height" should look like this:
Code:
android:gravity="left|top"
and
Code:
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
20. Recompile framework-res.apk
21. Sign the new, edited framework-res.apk
22. Place it back to your SD Card
23. Disconnect your device from your PC.
24. Go to your SD Card and navigate to where you have put the modified framework-res.apk
25. Using the ZipSigner app, press "Choose In/Out..." and navigate to where you put the edited framework-res.apk
26. Press "Sign The File" and ZipSigner will begin to produce a signed version of the selected apk.
27. Navigate back to where you have created the edited-and-signed framework-res.apk and it will have a "-signed" in it's name.
28. Remove the "-signed" and MAKE SURE the newly-edited-and-signed framework-res.apk is named AS IS, "framework-res.apk".
*If there are others' named "framework-res.apk" in the same directory, rename them into something different before renaming the "newly-edited-and-signed framework-res.apk" so it won't conflict with step 28.
29. After you have successfully renamed the "newly-edited-and-signed framework-res.apk", copy it.
30. Go to the root directory which is designated as "/".
31. Open "system" folder
32. Open "open "framework" folder
33. And paste-and-overwrite/override the "newly-edited-and-signed framework-res.apk" to this "framework" directory.
Note: If in some case you were prevented to paste in the "framework" directory, check to see if your root file manager is mounting the root, if not check for an option to mount the root directory
34. If you have successfully overwritten/overridden the original framework-res.apk, your device should begin to Soft-Reboot automatically. If not then, manually force your device to reboot.
And your lock screen should now be at the center.
35. Done
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This is Q and A thread tutorial should not be here .... Plz post this thread in right place.....
samith.shetty3 said:
This is Q and A thread tutorial should not be here .... Plz post this thread in right place.....
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Well, can I move this thread in "General"?
durancharles27 said:
Well, can I move this thread in "General"?
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yup..
samith.shetty3 said:
yup..
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well I can't I would have to pray that an Admin/Moderator would see this and move it.
Jokesy said:
Solution: there are two ways of solving it. Pick the one you find easier.
Root access needed
Option 1.
Download from Market "Terminal Emulator"
Open it and type this commands:
su
echo -n ON > /efs/imei/keystr
sync
reboot
Option 2.
You need a root capable explorer. I recommend Root explorer, solid explorer or Es file explorer.
- Using root explorer locate the /efs/imei/ folder.
In that folder there should be a file called "keystr", but will most likely be missing in your case
- using root explorer create a new file called "keystr"
- also in root explorer open the file keystr in text editor and type "ON"
- make sure you save the file.
-reboot.
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I tried both methods but still that nagging screen comes. What I am missing, please advice. With second method I couldn't edit file so I set permission as 7777 to open and write Capital ON.
Please help if possible. I got P5110 (Tab 2)
How can I edit some xml files? I want to try the Gpu 1gz but my system fails to save the file once I open it.
I am rooted by the way
I don't think anyone really understands your post, so you haven't received any responses. XML files are just text files so any editor should work. You would need to be sure that you have read / write access to the file.
vijer said:
I don't think anyone really understands your post, so you haven't received any responses. XML files are just text files so any editor should work. You would need to be sure that you have read / write access to the file.
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Ok, to make it more clear. I am trying to edit a XML file ( Yes Text file ) onthe Product/ETC folder.
The thing is once I open the file with any text editor, or even root browser and try to save the changes I made it gives an error saving file. Tge same thing goes to the Build.prob
If I edit something on it and try and save the changes they won't stick. All the access are correct, read and write permissions are set. Don't know why I can't save the files.
try to edit it on your sd card!
1.) copy xml file to sd
2.) edit and save to sd card
3.) rename original file to . bak
4.) copy xml file from sd card to target folder
5.) compare right permission management flag!!! (rw-r-r /644!)
6.) reboot
(use totalcommander app or similar for it!)
btw: if this doesn’t work for you, you can try the "fastboot" mode (adb shell and connected phone to your pc for it! - push/pull)
this should work going this way:
* you need usb drivers and mini adb to be installed.
* you have to connect phone to pc (debugging must be allowed!)
* check connection with > adb devices in fastboot mode
* if connected, you should be able to copy xml file to pc -> adb pull <source-path>/xxx.xml <target-path>
* then edit and safe xml to pc folder
* then copy file to phone -> adb push <source-path>/xxx.xml <target-path>
maybe you have to remount target folder r/w with:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /targetfolder
at first to be able to copy.
* set file permission with -> adb shell su -c "chmod -R 644 /target folder/xxx.xml"
BTW: following this description at your own risk!!! Maybe it doesn’t work!!
I have no own experiences with Mate 9!!
non-toxic said:
try to edit it on your sd card!
1.) copy xml file to sd
2.) edit and save to sd card
3.) rename original file to . bak
4.) copy xml file from sd card to target folder
5.) compare right permission management flag!!! (rw-r-r /644!)
6.) reboot
(use totalcommander app or similar for it!)
btw: if this doesn’t work for you, you can try the "fastboot" mode (with adb shell and connected phone to your pc for it! - push/pull)
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Great! Gonna give it a go that way! I'll check and return with results
Yes let me know too
and? How does it have worked?