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Help needed for UOT Kitchen

Does anyone know hoe to make themes for gingerbread in UOT Kitchen?
When it comes to "file upload", I dont know what to do.
Please help.

If you have a gingerbread ROM then you have to unzip the ROM file you flashed and go into the folders (/system/framework and /system/app) To find the 2 files it requires.
If its froyo then only the frameworkres.apk is needed
The files are found within the zip file of the ROM you downloaded

Willievi said:
If you have a gingerbread ROM then you have to unzip the ROM file you flashed and go into the folders (/system/framework and /system/app) To find the 2 files it requires.
If its froyo then only the frameworkres.apk is needed
The files are found within the zip file of the ROM you downloaded
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Thanks. That seams more complicated then I thought.

Its actually really easy. What you need to do is get the rom you've installed and if its gingerbread, get the framework-res.apk and the systemui.apk and upload those files.
Then once you've got the zip file from the kitchen, you will also need to get the update binary file from the rom too and replace the one in the zip from the kitchen and then put it on the sdcard and install from CWM.
It may sound a little daunting, but once you've done it once or twice it will become second nature

[Q] How to merge update.zips

Hello,
I am running CM7 A8.1, and I am wondering how to merge the following update.zip files into 1 update.zip so I don't have to install 1 by 1?
Here is the order in which I install the following zips after flashing the Alpha8 through Odin:
1. CM7.2.0-GT-I5800_Alpha8.1a_CWM.zip (http://cm7-i5800.googlecode.com/files/CM7.2.0-GT-I5800_Alpha8.1a_CWM.zip)
2. Google Apps (http://goo.im/gapps)
3. Deodexed version of A8 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415179)
4. ICS Complete patch by AChep (same as above)
5. MegaBassBeats audio (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1602753)
6. Hillbeast's test002 kernel of G3Mod (http://db.tt/PteQpsdY)
If someone could merge all of these into 1 update zip I would be very grateful, if not just tell me what I should do to merge them
And if that's not possible could you link me a thread on how to make my own rom with the current things i have installed (all of the above update.zips) and convert it into a tar so i can just flash that instead of update.zips

mrdjibrilo said:
Hello,
I am running CM7 A8.1, and I am wondering how to merge the following update.zip files into 1 update.zip so I don't have to install 1 by 1?
Here is the order in which I install the following zips after flashing the Alpha8 through Odin:
1. CM7.2.0-GT-I5800_Alpha8.1a_CWM.zip (http://cm7-i5800.googlecode.com/files/CM7.2.0-GT-I5800_Alpha8.1a_CWM.zip)
2. Google Apps (http://goo.im/gapps)
3. Deodexed version of A8 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415179)
4. ICS Complete patch by AChep (same as above)
5. MegaBassBeats audio (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1602753)
6. Hillbeast's test002 kernel of G3Mod (http://db.tt/PteQpsdY)
If someone could merge all of these into 1 update zip I would be very grateful, if not just tell me what I should do to merge them
And if that's not possible could you link me a thread on how to make my own rom with the current things i have installed (all of the above update.zips) and convert it into a tar so i can just flash that instead of update.zips
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This can be done via Aroma Installer Script which is a full GUI Mode for Installing which Runs in Recovery.. I think Rubensollie was making one.. Not sure when he will release..

aimad100 said:
This can be done via Aroma Installer Script which is a full GUI Mode for Installing which Runs in Recovery.. I think Rubensollie was porting one.. Not sure when he will release..
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Can I try and overwrite one after another with total commander and then apply the zip that is made of all the overwritten files (also delete the .odex files and the unnecessary apps from system/app)?

mrdjibrilo said:
Can I try and overwrite one after another with total commander and then apply the zip that is made of all the overwritten files (also delete the .odex files and the unnecessary apps from system/app)?
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Sorry but can't understand what you mean. You asking how to Deodex?

aimad100 said:
Sorry but can't understand what you mean. You asking how to Deodex?
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Not only that, I am thinking about overwriting the files in that particular order which I would usually run update.zip, so I can get 1 instead of 6 update.zips

mrdjibrilo said:
Not only that, I am thinking about overwriting the files in that particular order which I would usually run update.zip, so I can get 1 instead of 6 update.zips
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Ah! now I get what you actually meant. Actually what you want can be done without Aroma Installer.. You just need files at proper place directories..
1.Take CyanogenMod Alpha 8.1 Extract the ZIP.
2.Remove zImage and add the zImage of HB Kernel
3.Remove Apps and Framework folder from /system and add from Deodexed CyanogenMod
4.Go to each folder in Achep Patch and replace the files in the CyanogenMod 7 Folder..
5.Do similarly and replace file for MegaBassBeats and Gapps.. Be careful to place in correct directory.
Repack the META-INF, system and zImage folder at Store Compression Level. Apply it and there you go!

aimad100 said:
Ah! now I get what you actually meant. Actually what you want can be done without Aroma Installer.. You just need files at proper place directories..
1.Take CyanogenMod Alpha 8.1 Extract the ZIP.
2.Remove zImage and add the zImage of HB Kernel
3.Remove Apps and Framework folder from /system and add from Deodexed CyanogenMod
4.Go to each folder in Achep Patch and replace the files in the CyanogenMod 7 Folder..
5.Do similarly and replace file for MegaBassBeats and Gapps.. Be careful to place in correct directory.
Repack the META-INF, system and zImage folder at Store Compression Level. Apply it and there you go!
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Thanks that's the guide i've been looking for!

[Guide]Create Custom ROMs | Modify Apks

Hello xda.
This is a Guide to help anyone who wishes to create custom ROMs. This Guide aims to be as complete as possible, and will give all information related to creating a custom ROM... editing apks, adding or removing apps, de-odexing apps, and so on.
Al suggestions to improve upon this guide are welcome.
0. Pre-requisites
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Credits to...
1. puppet13th... My mentor, teacher, and a great friend.
2. Wanman... ApkTool for ICS
3. langthang... For a great Guide on Creating Update Script
4. lokeshsaini94... For lots of help
Downloads
You need to Download the following...
1. Apk Tool [link(ICS)|link(GB)]... A tool for De-Compiling apks
2. 7 zip [link]... A tool for un-compressing any sort of compressed file
3. ROM signer [link]... Restores the signing of the ROM zip file, which is messed up while uncompressing
4. Any Image Resizer​
Setting up your PC
You need to do the following...
1. Create a folder (preferably in Desktop, and name it "Android")
2. Create Sub-Folders by the names "Base ROM" and "Custom ROM". Also make Sub Folders by the name...
a. ApkTool... Extract contents of ApkTool Here
b. Signer... Extract Autosigner here​
I. Let's get our Base ROM
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You need to get the base ROM in the ./Desktop/Base ROM folder. It is also recommended that you flash the Base ROM into your phone, as it will help in testing the mods, as you make them.
The process of getting the base ROM will depend on the scenario your situation fits in, from amongst the following...
1. You want an already made Custom ROM as your Base... Download the ROM [willl come in .zip folder], and extract it in /Desktop/Android/Base ROM folder
2. You want to base your ROM on a stock firmware, which came in an ftf package... Use the following tool to extract the files from the ftf file.
3. You want to base your ROM on a stock firmware, which is instaled on your phone...
Take a back up of the ROM using ClockWork Mod, and copy the back up files (from /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup), somewhere to your computer. Then, using this tool, extract the files to /Destktop/Android/Base ROM
Copy the following folders from /system of your phone using Root Browser
/app
/bin
/etc
/fonts
/framework
/lib
/media
/semc
/usr
/xbin
build.prop​
4. You want to base your ROM on a stock firmware, that comes as a ready to flash .zip file on the internet... Download the ROM, and extract it in /Desktop/Android/Base ROM folder
After completion, the Base ROM will have the following Folder Structure
Desktop
Android
Base ROM
META-INF [only if you got your base from another Custom ROM][/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT]
system
apps
bin
etc
.
.
.
data [may be]
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*ScreenShots*
Copy the contents of Base ROM folder to Custom ROM folder.
We now have the foundation of our ROM laid out in front of us, inviting us to show our creativity.
II. Let's work on the Base ROM... Creation of the Custom ROM
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A. Apks Make up the Android System...
We will now work, only on the /Desktop/Android/Custom ROM Folder
1. Look into the /system/apps...
You will find apk files which will be raninging frm 100 to 200 in number. Err, half or more are known as "Crapware". You need to remove files which are useless, that's a very important step to enhance performance of your final ROM. Look into your device's forums, to get the list of Safe-To-Remove appks from the respective firmware. In case your base is an already built custom ROM, you will have to remove lesser or none of the files.
2. Here, you can add your desired files as well, keeping compaitability in mind.
3 [Optional]. On a .txt file, keep a record of all the apps your removed or added, as it will help in troubleshooting at a later stage.​
B. Implementing Already-Built-MODs in your ROM...
1. Download any Mod you want to keep in your ROM [Make sure your device, and the Base ROM is compaitable]
2. Extract the zip file and you will get a system folder.
3. Copy the files from the system folder to /Custom ROM/sytem, making sure the files go into the folders they came from.
That is, all apk files from /system/apps folder of the Mod should go to /Custom ROM/system/app folder, and so on...​
C. Changing the Interface... Let's Mess with SystemUI[nterface].apk
Go to /system/app and copy SystemUI.apk to
/Desktop/Android/ApkTool/place-apk-here-for-modding
Working with ApkTool
The link provided in this post is of an easy to use software called ApkTool.
1. Double Click on the Script.bat file to open up the software.
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2. Decompress the SystemUI.apk using option '9'.
Wait for the process to complete
3. Go to /Projects, and you will find a folder called SystemUI.
Open the /SystemUI.apk/res/drawable folders and you will find lots and lots of .png files
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4. Look into the files carfully.
Bingo, they correspond to the various system elements of the SystemUI of the Base ROM.
5. Open any file you want to edit, edit it, and save in the original location, replacing the original un-edited file. [On a temporary notepad file, note which all files you edit]
Note: You will notce that there are .png files for, say the Battery Icon. You will find that there are files for each state of the Battery Icon. So if you intend to edit the Battery Icon, you need to edit all the files corresonding to each of the states.
5.A. A common exaple of such editing is making the elements of a Gingerbread SystemUI.apk look like ICS SystemUI.apk. For this get hands on any ICS SystemUI.apk and extract both the files in seprate locations, and then copy the files from the ICS SystemUI folder to GB SystemUI folder. However, here you must make sure that the names of the files coming from ICS SystemUI are changed to corresponding values of the GingerBread SystemUI.apk. Here, also ensure that the new files, which replace the original files, have the same dimensions as the original files. If not use any image resizing tool.
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6. If you want to edit some values in the .xml files, carry on. Edit the files as you wish, and replace the original files. Once you are done with the editing...
7. Open the Script.bat file and run command 11. [Say NO when it asks if the file is a system file]You will have a new SystemUI.apk file called unsignedSystemUI.apk in /place-apk-here-for-modding folder.
Go and fill your pockets with some cookies from the kitchen. Start having them.
8. Keep the temporary notepad file on one side and open the unsignedSystemUI.apk with 7zip, and open the original SystemUI.apk using 7zip besides it.
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9. Drag and extract the files you edited to a temporary folder.
10. Drag the extracted files to the SystemUI.apk, replacing the older files, making sure all the edited files go to the proper place. [That's why I asked to keep a note of which all files were edited].
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11. If you edited some .xml files, then you MIGHT need to copy the resources.acrc file at the root of the unsignedSystemUI.apk file to the root of the original SystemUI.apk file.
Once done, the original SystemUI.apk has now become a modded SystemUI.apk, with your creativity embedded into it. Time to test the SystemUI.apk.
12. Using Quick ADB, push the edited SystemUI.apk to your phone.
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13. Re-boot your phone and you shoud see the changes you made in the UI. .
In case it gives force close message, you messed up somewhere. So you will have to push the original SystemUI.apk [from /Base ROM/system/apps folder], and try to mod the file from scratch again.
14. Copy the sucessfully modded SystemUI.apk from /Apktool/place-apk-here-for-modding folder to /Custom ROM/system/app folder, replacing the older file.​
D. Changing the Interface... Editing other .apks
1. As earlier, copy the apk you want to edit from /Custom ROM/System/app to /Apktool/**** folder, and perform the modification to optain a new modded .apk file.
2. Test this file if you wish, by pushing it using Qucik ADB.
3. If the modded file wrks, copy this new file to /Custom ROM/System/app and replace the original file​
E. Changing the Interface... Editing the font
1. Take your desired font.ttf file and rename it as DroidSans.ttf..
2. Go to the folder system/fonts/
3. Now, replace the file DroidSans.ttf with your desired DoridSans.ttf...
4. To change the lock screen clock font...replace the Clocktopia.ttf with your desired one (rename first)...​
If you did a good job in the above steps, the /Custom ROM folder should be having the contents of a wonderful ROM in making.
Here, I will like to mention that, if you want to upload your custom ROM on the internet and share it, you must ensure that you did lots of hard work in the above steps. There's no point making a custom ROM without modifying lots of files and adding lots of tweaks.
Just make sure that you do so much of modding that, say, your Gingerbread ROM looks like Jellybean, or say, your ROM made for Galaxy Y works as smooth as an SIII.
III. Compiling the Custom ROM
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A. If you got your base ROM as in [1 or 4] in step I above
1. Copy the META-INF folder from /Base ROM to /Desktop/Android/Custom ROM
2. Rename the Custom ROM folder to whatever-you-want-your-ROM-to-be-called.
3. Add the Folder to a zip file using 7zip.
4. Take this zip file to /Desktop/Android/Signer folder and run sign.bat.​
X. The new zip file called Update.zip is your ROM.
Copy this file to the SD Card of your phone, format /system, /data, /cache using CWM and flash your .zip file. And enjoy your custom ROM.
B. If you got your base ROM as in [2 or 3] in step I above... Creating your own Update script
Read the following Tutorial. [link]
Once you are done, try the ROM on your phone. Share it if you feel it's great. And hit Thanks Button.

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nice guide!

thanks for the tutorial.

Nice guide, continue finish it.:good:

Awesome
Adds some more tutorial please:thumbup:
Thanks for your work
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Please also add link to original thread....
Btw .. Nice guide....
In 1. Looking into system apps... you should delete .apk as well as .odex files when you want to remove an app... Like browser.apk and browser.odex... Many peoples won't delete them....
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Thanks for this nice guide. :highfive:
Please add the placeholder *Screenshot* s :good:

beautiful
Thanks a lot for this beautiful guide. Loved it

i tried it ............
i followed the guide n tried editin my custom rom technoduos on sgy duos GT-s6102
all i did was extract the rom using CWM and then added removed some apps at /system/apps
no other tweaks just addin n removin apps dats all then compressed it n signed it
then wen i flashed it on my set it worked (yayyyyyyy)
but there were some problems the apps which i del were gone but the ones i added were not there ..........
also wen i flashed the rom again the apps which were del were back how is it possible i made sure i had del em
plz help

thank you very much for your tutorials are very helpful to me

nice guide! thx

Nice Guide...
Thanks for the hard work to track down all this information and publish for us.
Thanks

Thanks... im gonna give this a whirl
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R: [Guide]Create Custom ROMs | Modify Apks
Very useful giude thanks ; )
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thanks

[Q]How to add indian language support to cm7?

Hello fit users,
As i am using cm7 as my daily purpose ROM and i am an indian i need indian language support for many things..and cm7 official doesnt support it so my question is how to add indian language support to cm7? any .ttf to copy or any thing else?
Thanks in advance

Download file from these link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1560715
open zip extract on ur sd card
download font changer n go to file n install

Abhi04 said:
Download file from these link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1560715
open zip extract on ur sd card
download font changer n go to file n install
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Dude it did not work..i installed the fonts with given procedure but it changed my default font also

I have attached a file - DroidSansFallback.ttf
Just replace this file with the original one in system/fonts and reboot the phone
It worked for me
Ps- its not a flashable zip . Extract it and replace via root explorer

soham jambhekar said:
I have attached a file - DroidSansFallback.ttf
Just replace this file with the original one in system/fonts and reboot the phone
It worked for me
Ps- its not a flashable zip . Extract it and replace via root explorer
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Thank u very much soham it worked for me

But rendering is not like stock. Hope someone should renderize it properly for cm based roms.:sly:
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[Tool] Theme Porter(Optima Team)

THEME PORTER
hey guys i have ported a couple apps from similar devices to mine. One of the main problems is finding missing
libs. And when you go to theme apps like you want to make your systemui look like xperia, you never know what png images you can replace.
I made a small script that will build a list of what you have then you have the option to choose wether you want to delete files with the same name(if you are finding missing libs) or only keep files with the same name
(if you are finding png images to replace you stock ones)
HOW TO
1. Run The exe
2. Copy the base zip or apk in the base folder
3. Copy the port zip or apk in the port folder
4. click ok
5. select whether you want to remove files with same name (for lib or rom porting) or only keep files with same name(for png/theme porting)
6. wait for process to complete
WARNING THIS PROGRAM CAN DELETE FILES AND FOLDER WITHOUT GOING THREW RECYCLE BIN
WHATS TO COME
Next build will clean up empty folders leaving it easier to read​

USING THEME PORTER TO THEME SYSTEMUI OR FRAMEWORK-RES
THINGS YOU NEED
# WinRAR
# Theme Porter
How To
1. Run Theme Porter.exe
2. Copy the Base SystemUI to Base folder
3. Copy Port SystemUI to Port folder
4. Click OK
5. Click on Only Keep Files With Same Name
6. Open Base SystemUI.apk with WinRAR
7. Replace png images in each folder
8. push to your device
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USING THEME PORTER TO PORT OEM APPS
THINGS YOU NEED
# WinRAR
# Theme Porter
How To
1. Run Theme Porter.exe
2. Copy the Base Rom to Base folder
3. Copy Port RomI to Port folder
4. Click OK
5. Click on Remove Files With Same Name
6. Open Base Rom with WinRAR
7. Copy all libs from Port folder to Base Roms lib folder
8. Copy permissions from port folder to Base Roms permissions folder
9. Copy framework from port folder to Base Roms framework folder
10. Copy the apps you want to port to Base Roms app folder(priv-app folder)
11. Push to device and flash
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I used this when first trying to port areffects to my Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 and it worked like a charm​

thanks for the tool
Just one doubt, im trying to port xperia Z systemui to stock Xperia L
In this case which will be base and which will be port?

Will try

Is possible porting all the system UI and launcher from huawei p8 marshmallow to oneplus one cm13? I am interested in emui 4.0.

I want to replace the UI and look of Lenovo P2's stock Android 7 rom with that of Custom rom (Resurrection Remix or AOSP Extended) made for this device. I just want to relace the look and feel of the stock lenovo factory rom with the Custom roms looks. Can I use your method to achieve this?
If not, can you guide me on this?