Make a nandroid before using
this is for Software Version 77.8.10.XT897.Sprint.en.US
you can check your version Settings > About Phone > SW version
Nothing has been stripped out or changed, this is completely stock.
To be clear it is NOT a full ROM and will replace your
/system/app
/system/framework
folders completely.
If you have added anything to these directories it will be removed.
I added Superuser to system/app is the only modification.
Again make a nandroid before flashing
77.8.10.XT897.Sprint.en.US DeOdexd
-Bryan
Previous deodexed tweaks
Rangerbry said:
Make a nandroid before using
this is for Software Version 77.8.10.XT897.Sprint.en.US
you can check your version Settings > About Phone > SW version
Nothing has been stripped out or changed, this is completely stock.
To be clear it is NOT a full ROM and will replace your
/system/app
/system/framework
folders completely.
If you have added anything to these directories it will be removed.
I added Superuser to system/app is the only modification.
Again make a nandroid before flashing
77.8.10.XT897.Sprint.en.US DeOdexd
-Bryan
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Will the previous packages (ie 1% battery/toggles, power menu) work with this updated deodexed? I can't get my phone to boot whenever I flash those .zip packages with this system file.
drakeheart77 said:
Will the previous packages (ie 1% battery/toggles, power menu) work with this updated deodexed? I can't get my phone to boot whenever I flash those .zip packages with this system file.
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No they won't I updated the power menu the downloads on the first post of that thread I'll get battery and toggles working soon.
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Rangerbry said:
No they won't I updated the power menu the downloads on the first post of that thread I'll get battery and toggles working soon.
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That's great I appreciate the work! However, after reflashing stock boot and recovery (I have two Nandroids already, one with aarrrrggghs kernel and one with shabby's kernel) and installing the update, I can't seem to get the darn system to boot after flashing the updated deodexed system. I have yet a few more things to try, so I will post an update as well. As far as testing all of this along with your mod zips, I am a willing volunteer! Send me whatever you come up with, I'll run the bugger without fear!
Peace,
-D-
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Perhaps I should've been more specific:
fastboot flash boot boot.img (taken from shabby's stock files)
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
voodoo ota rootkeeper protect then unroot
download update
installed
reflashed TWRP and made another Nandroid of updated stock system
...now here's where I get confused on the wipe before install...
do I just wipe cache/dalvik? or those two with factory reset? or a full system wipe?
that last one doesn't make much sense, but in science you analyze all steps, eliminating them, and whatever is left, however improbable, must be the way yadda yadda.
thanx again
-D-
drakeheart77 said:
That's great I appreciate the work! However, after reflashing stock boot and recovery (I have two Nandroids already, one with aarrrrggghs kernel and one with shabby's kernel) and installing the update, I can't seem to get the darn system to boot after flashing the updated deodexed system. I have yet a few more things to try, so I will post an update as well. As far as testing all of this along with your mod zips, I am a willing volunteer! Send me whatever you come up with, I'll run the bugger without fear!
Peace,
-D-
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Perhaps I should've been more specific:
fastboot flash boot boot.img (taken from shabby's stock files)
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
voodoo ota rootkeeper protect then unroot
download update
installed
reflashed TWRP and made another Nandroid of updated stock system
...now here's where I get confused on the wipe before install...
do I just wipe cache/dalvik? or those two with factory reset? or a full system wipe?
that last one doesn't make much sense, but in science you analyze all steps, eliminating them, and whatever is left, however improbable, must be the way yadda yadda.
thanx again
-D-
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Wipe Dalvik should be onlything you have todo when flashing unless someones mods say todo otherwise. also heads up i think Shabbys kernel is just stock no changes to it except he added P's and Q's for the description
Huh...because once I flashed shabby's p & q wifi was completely blacked out...interesting tho. And I did figure it out and am fully DeOdexed with the power boot menu...just used the XDA assistant widget to replace (loosely) the toggles, and I have several widgets that display battery %. I am patient.
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drakeheart77 said:
Huh...because once I flashed shabby's p & q wifi was completely blacked out...interesting tho. And I did figure it out and am fully DeOdexed with the power boot menu...just used the XDA assistant widget to replace (loosely) the toggles, and I have several widgets that display battery %. I am patient.
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Did you flash shabby's kernel on the update? Because both shabby's and arrrghhh's kernels work with the original software version (77.6.36.XT897.Sprint.en.US) only. Modules have been changed in the update and wifi breaks every time.
Yeah..that's where I goofed. Using kernel builds for a completely different software file system/build. I didn't realize at the time that they are software specific.
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Whenever I attempt to wipe dalvik cache, I always get this error:
E:unknown volume for path [sd-ext]
If you have apps2sd enabled in your rom the /sd-ext partition holds a separate dalvik cache from internal memory. Because of the way the sd card is mounted, there's no method of mounting an ext partition at this time but TWRP still looks for it when wiping dalvik cache. Its just the way the recovery's wired, but everything's fine.
Thanks ranger by I have been annoyed for the last 3 weeks about the update by moto
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Rangerbry said:
Make a nandroid before using
this is for Software Version 77.8.10.XT897.Sprint.en.US
you can check your version Settings > About Phone > SW version
Nothing has been stripped out or changed, this is completely stock.
To be clear it is NOT a full ROM and will replace your
/system/app
/system/framework
folders completely.
If you have added anything to these directories it will be removed.
I added Superuser to system/app is the only modification.
Again make a nandroid before flashing
77.8.10.XT897.Sprint.en.US DeOdexd
-Bryan
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I am not able to just wipe the dalvik, but I end up factory reset and it works. I have alot of info on my current backup, and I wonder how do you keep the info and still install this update?
SykkNyzz said:
I am not able to just wipe the dalvik, but I end up factory reset and it works. I have alot of info on my current backup, and I wonder how do you keep the info and still install this update?
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this shouldnt wipe any user data or play store installed apps just make a backup apply it and if anythings missing go back to your backup you just made
Dalvik & cache wipe was all I did, worked like a charm. Also I wanted to point out that the updated power boot menu works flawlessly.
AND I was able to mod my 3G/4G status bar icons using ROM Toolbox Pro. However for some reason that's the only ones it will do, all the other icons it will either run & tell me to reboot then no changes or run the innstall operation for literally over 20 minutes and I have to force-kill the app. I have emailed the dev team about that including a spec report on our phone. Have yet to hear anything back when I do will update again.
P.S. I changed the 3/4G icons to the Droid 4 style where it shows LTE next to the 4G.
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Curious... will this fix all the random glitches the update caused?
Also just to be clear... i just install via cwm, wipe cache and devlik and i'm good?
Its late at night and i am probably over thinking things
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That's right on the installation, but myself and the app developer are hashing out how to fix the status bar issues. Some work & the rest don't lol. Good luck!
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So far I am waiting for a response from Jared, ROM toolbox developer. I have emailed him my SystemUI.apk and the framework-res.apk so not only will this benefit me but perhaps a future re-vamped ROM Toolbox Pro.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2001226
Check out this latest post from me. Hope y'all find them to be of some use.
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What do those files do?
Sent from that one mopho...
They are stock image files to basically start from scratch to build your phone in case of a disaster or soft-brick.
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Has anyone else noticed leftover apps or info from your previous ROM that should not be in your current ROM? I am noticing this after the GB leak and the GB leaked based ROMs.
This is my process whenever I flash a ROM.
Boot into hboot and flash radio if neccessary.
Boot existing ROM and remove radio file from root of SD card.
Boot into recovery and clear data/factory reset. Wipe cache. Wipe Dalvik. Wipe battery stats. Fix permissions.
Flash ROM in recovery.
Flash kernel in recovery if neccessary.
(I don't use any type of app backup like Titanium or something like that. I just don't mind putting my apps back on because I don't have much to begin with.)
Now some examples, I flashed Teslacoil which I was running for about a week. It has a file manger app that I did not download. Then I flashed dhemke17's plain debloated GB ROM. The File Manager app remained in there which I thought was a little weird because he didn't say he was going to include it but I didn't pay much attention to it.
Then I flashed jcases GB ROM and played with it a little and noticed I couldn't lock GPS for the weather clock. Flashed back to dhemke's ROM and couldn't get a lock with the clock either but the first time it locked fine.
It seems like to me when flashing between other chef's roms it may be carrying over apps and/or info. This might be why we have been seeing extremes from both sides of some have been having great experiences and others it doesn't work for them at all.
Maybe flashing back to stock first before flashing to a new rom may he in order, I know we had to do that with some of the old skool winmo phones (remember those days?).
Anyhow, has anyone noticed these types of instances. Those of you who may be flashing to another's rom try to take notice and see if anything carries over.
Thanks gang!
And just to be sure, I do a wipe everytime I flash someone else's ROM.
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This also might be why some devs have been seeing their work in others Roms without being given credit.
Just guessing on this one.
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I also noticed, I don't like Sense so I normally change some of files to get a Sense-reduced experience from the GB Roms since we don't have a Senseless GB rom yet. I use Root Explorer to change the extension to .bak, when flashing the rom and doing this process for the new rom it would have the new file and still have the .bak file. So it would have like a Rosie.APK file and a Rosie.APK.bak file.
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I've also noticed something similar.. I also wipe on every install even updates to the rom i'm currently running. What I noticed is that after about five to ten minutes the wallpaper will change back to a custom one that I have saved on my sd card. Also when I turn on wifi it still remembers my password and connects to my network. to me if it isn't wiping these things it may not be wiping things that will conflict with any changes to my rom.
Now what I do is wipe data factory reset 3x, wipe cache, wipe davlick 2x, wipe battery stats ..thats clears out the issue I explained above.
To my knowledge that is just the built in restore Froyo has. You probably click to allow Google to store/backup your apps on setup, right?
Built in restore or you are not wiping.
Devs are seeing their work elsewhere because "devs" are asses.
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jcase said:
Built in restore or you are not wiping.
Devs are seeing their work elsewhere because "devs" are asses.
Sent from my LG Revolution
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OK so why am I seeing the .bak files when I change roms? It only does it from the rom right before it. Like I said I flashed from Tesla to dhemke and it had the file manager app. Then I flashed to your rom this was your first GB leak. It did not have the file manager but the weatherclock was not finding my current location. I flashed back to dhemke and this time there was no file manager app and weatherclock would not find current location. Flashed back to Tesla then back again to your rom jcase because you updated yours and file manager was there and weatherclock locked.
If the devs are being asses that's fine I was just throwing that out there, but I am sure our phones are not complete wiping when going from gb rom to gb rom. Like I said I wipe everything everytime because I don't have much crap to begin with and I am used to reinstalling my crap from the winmo days.
Try to flash and see if anything carries over.
And the wallpaper and wifi settings like others suggested is from your g account.
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This happens when you don't wipe and clear cache
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Well I do wipe everything before each install via recovery. Read the first post for exact steps I take when flashing. When it boots it seems fresh, I have to resync my gmail account, download and install market apps, reinstall my apps that I sideload via sd card, etc. Just the apps that are in the core rom like in the system/apps folder are still there. I was just on chingys gingeritis version IV then flashed and wiped to version VI. On version IV I changed a few files to add .bak extension to get a senseless version like the Rosie.apk. After I flashed to version VI I went into system/apps and the .bak files were still there.
Again to my knowledge this is only happening with GB based roms. If I am wiping the wrong way please let me know that is why I posted my steps in the first post but that is how I wiped and flashed this whole time. The only thing I can think of is wiping, flash the rom, then wipe again. Or wipe via the settings menus.
Before someone flashes, could they try editing a core app in the system/apps folder with a .bak extension. Then wipe and install your ROM, and see if that .bak file is still there? Thank you.
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From looking at the updater-script file of the rom I flashed (1.13.605.7 Debloat/Deodex), it does a rm -rf /system
If your rom's updater-script file does not do that, then you should contact the head dev and ask them to add it in.
If it does have that, then there is definitely something going wrong to cause files to be left behind since that command is literally, "force recursive remove /system"
JM2c
P.S. BTW, wiping does not erase anything in /system. A rom that includes a file manager will have it in /system.
So the rom you flashed after the one with the file manager didn't erase /system before flashing its changes..
As the title states, still in beta, but since someone put it on the ACS updater, I guess its now a public beta...
New in 1.0.0.5:
Fixed busybox minimal to have --install -s, using DRockstars hack
Features:
Power off from menu
Download Mode from menu
Toggle Confirmations from menu
No more Update.zip in the menu
Cleaned up all the menus
Pre-Theme Wipe in the Flash menu (Wipes Cache and Dalvik)
Pre-Rom Wipe in the Flash menu(Wipes System,Data, and Cache)
Cleaned up all the menus
New color scheme (ACS Colors)
Various under the hood speed and stability enhancements
Ability to use Tar format for Nandroid backups by adding a line to the build.prop
http://www.forums.acsyndicate.net/s...IN-ACSRecovery-1.0.0.4-CWM4-Based-Public-Beta
How to Video by QbKing77 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f19hrioGobc
Su flashable zip to root after flashing recovery:
su zip: http://downloads.androidsu.com/super...fgh-signed.zip
SU 3 Binary and apk, is now stable... that is a cwm flashable zip signed and straight from ChainsDD
Thanks to:
DRockstar for help, and for getting the ball rolling on recovery compiling for epic.. also his recovery kernel...
Koush
ACS Testers..
ACS
Johncorleone immense feedback
QBKing77
Known Issues that I'm looking into:
When using Power Off, turning back on goes back to recovery... (good or bad?)
advanced> toggle confirmations does not work
you guys are the best i have been waiting for awhile and i am so glad you guys have released it, thanks once again ACS 4 LIFE
Glad to see this up!
Great work!
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I have been testing for Chris for a while now. It is great! I was wondering why it was on the Updater app and not released and now I know. Guys, you will enjoy this!
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Nice, i have been wanting to try this as well. I was never able to install it from the app.
Edit: just flashed the cwm zip and it installed with no problems. I like the new options and clean menus. I powered off and turned back on several times, and am not seeing the issue you reported in the op about booting to recovery. It boots to system every time. 3 finger boots to recovery like normal. I am currently running randomrom hawk v4. Nice work, i'll try some more functions with it throughout the day.
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Dopeness now I just need a reason to use it lol
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Notice the extra wipe options after you select "install zip from SD"....
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Can i suggest a re-name option for the acs updater app in the "manage and restore backups" section. I like how the acs app lets you immediately give the backup a custom name, but I like the ability of that "other" rom managing app to easily rename a nandrod created from the 3 finger boot.
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jeffro18 said:
Can i suggest a re-name option for the acs updater app in the "manage and restore backups" section. I like how the acs app lets you immediately give the backup a custom name, but I like the ability of that "other" rom managing app to easily rename a nandrod created from the 3 finger boot.
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Great idea.
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chris41g said:
As the title states, still in beta, but since someone put it on the ACS updater, I guess its now a public beta...
Features:
Power off from menu
Download Mode from menu
Toggle Confirmations from menu
No more Update.zip in the menu
Cleaned up all the menus
Pre-Theme Wipe in the Flash menu (Wipes Cache and Dalvik)
Pre-Rom Wipe in the Flash menu(Wipes System,Data, and Cache)
Cleaned up all the menus
New color scheme (ACS Colors)
Various under the hood speed and stability enhancements
Ability to use Tar format for Nandroid backups by adding a line to the build.prop
http://www.forums.acsyndicate.net/s...IN-ACSRecovery-1.0.0.4-CWM4-Based-Public-Beta
Known Issues that I'm looking into:
When using Power Off, turning back on goes back to recovery... (good or bad?)
advanced> toggle confirmations does not work
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My apologies if I'm misunderstanding, but these would then be "Odin-able" backups?
Will old CWM3 Nandroid backups be useable with this?
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anfrany said:
My apologies if I'm misunderstanding, but these would then be "Odin-able" backups?
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No they would not be 'Odin'able, just easily extracted using 7zip and better compression, as well as a tad faster.. but no backwards compatibility..
and as far as I'm aware any backup going back to 3.0.0.25 should work... but as always YMMV, so don't rely on it...
tony45x220 said:
Will old CWM3 Nandroid backups be useable with this?
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I haven't had luck using nandroid backups from other recovery versions. That is just my experience, though.
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EMBIGGEN ALL THE STUFF!!!!!!!!
I love you Chris. Oh yes.
3.1.0.1 nandroids will restore on this recovery. I am not sure about 3.0.2.5 though. It was the first thing I tried during testing.
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3.1.0.1 nandroids will restore on this recovery. I am not sure about 3.0.2.5 though. It was the first thing I tried during testing.
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THX 4 that much needed info ( I am so glad for testers )
Using this now. Looks great! Well done
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jeffro18 said:
Nice, i have been wanting to try this as well. I was never able to install it from the app.
Edit: just flashed the cwm zip and it installed with no problems. I like the new options and clean menus. I powered off and turned back on several times, and am not seeing the issue you reported in the op about booting to recovery. It boots to system every time. 3 finger boots to recovery like normal. I am currently running randomrom hawk v4. Nice work, i'll try some more functions with it throughout the day.
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Try powering off using the menu option in CWM4, OP wasn't referring to any other form of power off. I tried it, and experienced the slight inconvenience he mentioned - but it was as easy as selecting "reboot system" from CWM to get back to the main system, so it's not a deal breaker.
I haven't had time or cause to test much else yet, but this looks promising
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How to and review video is up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f19hrioGobc
qbking77 said:
How to and review video is up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f19hrioGobc
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qbking77 = U the Man !!!
EDIT = or at least you will be once the video is loaded
I have been trying endlessly to find the cause of the bootloops when you factory reset(wipe data/cache)> I believe I have narrowed it down to either in the framework-res.apk(however I do not believe it is the battery mod causing this). Its not the reboot recovery mod either because I made a version of my theme of the stock deodexed theme with no mods, and just modded services.jar to change some colors around and it still bootlooped.
But the normal unthemed stock deodex template you can wipe data(however I believe the android keyboard fc's everytime)
I need some advice/help from some of the experienced devs out here. At first I thought it was because of compressing the .jars when modding them(for example serives.jar) however I realized that if the stock deodexed template or ROM didnt bootloop on data wipe, it couldnt be that because when deodexing you have to compress the .jar's when adding the classes.dex using 7zip or somthing.
I also took a version of my theme that has the reboot recovery mod, and the 1% battery mod(both of which I confirmed not to be causing it by process of elimination) and unzipped the .jars I had modified, and zipped them up with no compression, and it still bootlooped.
It seems like its a combination of several things. If anyone out there experienced with theming and how the framework works that can help I'm all ears because I want my ROM to wipe data on the first release to give the best possible install without them having to go back to stock to wipe data. Hoewever at the moment it just bootloops if I wipe data.
I am at a complete loss lol! It's so frustrating and confusing!
Have you been unzipping and rezipping with the latest version of apktool (1.4.2, unofficially distributed by Brut.all)? And if so, then... I may be at a loss for words too. Then again I haven't wiped data in a while, but never had any issues either...
The very act of recompiling those files might result in smaller ones (blame apktool not me)... maybe that's the reason?
Going to check that out on my BL right now.
Extra thought: Where are you wiping data from? I remember on my old Optimus, if you wiped data from the regular phone, it would crash the phone into a bootloop too. But if you did it from recovery, everything was fine.
Recovery. I never wipe from phone menu. Its somewhere in the framework Res but I don't know what it is!
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How does your phone look with the stock framework-res applied?
Is there a bare minimum of a /data structure you can flash back onto your phone to get it to worK? If so, you could make a /data-flashing update.zip instead. A little hacked, but it would still work...
Tried that. Too many permission complications!!
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Is there a way to just delete stuff until you can't delete any more, and then make a nandroid backup of that specific image, and then make the image flashable?
Or just delete all your data or something, then Nandroid it... I dunno. Opening images for editing is too much of a pain.
Stupid permissions, why can't everything be more like Windows?
If you use the latest CWM(5.0.2.3) with the blue text it defaults to making .tar backups instead of .img nandroids. But if you wanna unpack a nandroid use a tool called unyaffs.exe compiled for windows.
The new CWM can be found in a flashable zip here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282951
And I'll attach the unyaffs.exe program. You just use it through the command prompt and change directory to where you unyaffs.exe is located at and put you system.img or data.img in there with it and call unyaffs system.img or unyaffs data.img. It will extract everything to that folder. Pretty neat its how I made the stock ROM for this phone originally!
One of these days, you devs gotta tell me where you find these tools, after I googled and googled and only came up with a Python script! (Heck, even the name "unyaffs" sounds familiar.)
Is there an easy way to throw those files back together? I mean, the structure would probably be the worst part, but from what it sounds like you can just throw a bunch of files together by practically appending to them... (Edit: from the unyaffs source page. "Now it can only extract images created by mkyaffs2image" probably answers my question.)
again, not like I know what I'm doing. But ah well .w.
Edit 2: Herp derp, this would be a little easier from Linux... I think. But I really, really don't want to put Linux on my computer.
Edit 3: I suddenly don't feel totally stupid... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16084313&postcount=17
Try this; wipe data, flash, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, and fix permissions. I just did that testing my rom. It booted. I didn't flash back to stock. But, my dumb ass didn't include the set up wizards in my rom so I really couldn't do much. Had to restore. I always flashed with this procedure with my vibrant with no problems. Hoping it will work for y'all.
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Does your rom have a modded framework. Like reboot recovery, themes or 1% battery mod?
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b_randon14 said:
Does your rom have a modded framework. Like reboot recovery, themes or 1% battery mod?
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Reboot/recovery in power menu, and 100 charging/100 discharging battery mod. Tried it again, it booted, but had a slew of acore FCs. It boots though.
Dan_Brutal said:
Reboot/recovery in power menu, and 100 charging/100 discharging battery mod. Tried it again, it booted, but had a slew of acore FCs. It boots though.
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As cool as that is, I don't think that counts... hmm. Is your framework-res.apk signed? I had bootloop issues with an unsigned framework-res.apk (just pushing it over, file-explorer style), and then force-close up the wazoo when I signed it.
Ironically, I solved the problem by putting the framework-res.apk into a flashable zip and, well, flashing it.
Feels weird man. This is like deja vu or something...
primetechv2 said:
As cool as that is, I don't think that counts... hmm. Is your framework-res.apk signed? I had bootloop issues with an unsigned framework-res.apk (just pushing it over, file-explorer style), and then force-close up the wazoo when I signed it.
Ironically, I solved the problem by putting the framework-res.apk into a flashable zip and, well, flashing it.
Feels weird man. This is like deja vu or something...
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And why wouldn't it count? Signed with testkey x509.pem and testkey.pk8.
Dan_Brutal said:
And why wouldn't it count? Signed with testkey x509.pem and testkey.pk8.
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Because ACore force-closes just don't make a working rom Although they're... marginally closer to it.
primetechv2 said:
Because ACore force-closes just don't make a working rom Although they're... marginally closer to it.
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True, but I got the system to boot without a loop.
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Yeah I'm giving up lol. My rom will ist not wipe data and if you do wipe data then you will have to restore a stock backup for data!
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Big problem I just discovered with Titanium Backup that everyone should be aware of... We all know not to backup/restore system settings between Roms...
Well now TB has rolled out a new feature that let's you move the DEX information into the system folder to save space on your data partition. Sounds good, right?
However, if you do so, make sure you don't plan on ever flashing a theme, no-wipe update or any other kind of mod to your phone.
See, with those odex files now in the system partition instead of the dalvik cache, flashable updates that used to wipe the dalvik cache to prevent force closes now can't. Even doing a factory reset won't solve it, because factory reset doesn't wipe /system. You've effectively re-odexed your ROM, preventing ANY changes.
If you've already used this feature, you'll need to either flash a full-wipe ROM to remove the odex files (factory reset isn't enough), or go in and manually delete them through adb shell. If you don't, any time you flash a theme or update to your ROM that doesn't do a full wipe, you'll have force closes.
Good post. (I always avoid odexed roms) . I've used TB for 18mo., and still dont know what 70% of the features do lol. Like market doctor. What is that?
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scottspa74 said:
Good post. (I always avoid odexed roms) . I've used TB for 18mo., and still dont know what 70% of the features do lol. Like market doctor. What is that?
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Doesn't that attach your apps to the marketplace, in case you downloaded a file that was not on the market? Im not exactly sure, but that is what my guess would be.
to wipe system in cwm just go to..
mount/system/format
no probs
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d12unk13astard said:
to wipe system in cwm just go to..
mount/system/format
no probs
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Well if you wipe system, you would have to re-flash because you would have no system.... which is essentially the same as re-flashing a full-wipe Rom...
The point is it breaks modding system files through normal methods (just push/flash without wiping)...
oic lol i fail'd
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I posted this in the general section, but no one has answered it. Please release the platypus egg kernel as a .zip file or post a link to where I can download the kg2 odin file so that I can flash the bali port. I want voodoo and refuse to flash an entire rom just to get voodoo.
check the heimdall thread i have it posted there last 2 pages
heimdall isnt working on my computer unless you posted an odin file in that thread its not going to help me.
Unless you are in love with the Samsung launcher vs. GOv2's Launcher Pro (or my preferance: download ADW.Launcher), there is no reason not to upgrade to GOv2 and get all the other tweaks in addition to the Kernal.
I know you say you've had trouble in the past, but just try it like this:
1) Boot in to CWM with the GOv2 zip on the sdcard.
2) Check your mounts
3) Run a backup
4) Check your mounts
5) Wipe data, wipe cash, wipe dalvik-cache
6) Check your mounts
7) Flash GOv2
8) Check your mounts
9) Advanced-Restore data partition only
10) Check your mounts
11) Reboot
Best case, everything works great and you just upgraded the Kernal as well as many other good things / tweaks, while still keeping all your apps and all your config.
Worst case, just boot in to CWM and restore what you currently have. You only waste about 15min of your life in trying, and I don't see how GOv2 could have any drawbacks over stock+bali (other then the alternate Launcher and themed icons/widgets - I installed AWD, unthemed all my icons, and I love the transparent-black widgets).
You should NEVER need to Odin unless you can't get in to CWM (which should never happen).
NOTE: When I say check your mounts, each partition on that CWM page should read "unmount" (meaning they are currently mounted). Check your mounts before/after each step, including before the final reboot.
I know how to check mounts. I want to keep touchwiz because of the themes. I really like the stock themes, and none of the launchers from the market have the option to view the app drawer as a list. if they did, i would consider using one of them. the stock themes are not really what is important. viewing the app drawer as a list is. my process thus far has been as follows: odin to kd1, kies to kj2, root, backup, flash rom, then restore system only from the backup. it hasnt been stable enough so far, but right now i am considering trying it a little different. i am going to get back to stock kj2, then delete all bloatware and all google apps from the system, then backup, then flash, then restore system from the backup, then reinstall any apps i want from the market. I also have the .apk file for play store, so i am also going to delete market and market updater before backing up. then after restoring system, i am just going to install google play store from my sd card. if anyone has any thoughts, please respond soon. i already odined back to kd1, getting ready to do kies to kj2. that takes a few minutes as i have to unplug the phone from the pc and reinstall the drivers through kies.
But I would prefer to just flash the kernel. I dont see any reason why they wouldnt release it.
well, after a very lengthy and complicated process, i finally have the platypus kernel on kj2. here is what i did. i started kies mini but didnt plug my phone in yet. i just went to menu and install driver. then i odined. after reboot, unplug the phone, back to kies, install drivers again. plug phone in and update firmware through kies. after reboot, unplug and install driver again. turn on usb debugging and root through super one click. reboot. install drivers again. then go through the system and delete all google and tmobile apps. get cwm running and take a backup. connect mass storage and copy b2tb to sd card. flash according to instructions. reboot. let the phone sit while i walk my dog. come back, boot into recovery, select advanced restore, system only. fix permissions, wipe dalvik, reboot. reinstall desired apps through market website. that was all last night. today i supercharged. so far so good.
well, its been almost 24 hours since i finished everything up. stable so far. no random reboots, no force closes, no screen lag or freeze, no crashes. i kept my backup from before the flash, just in case. gonna give it another day or two to make sure everything really is stable, then take a backup of the current setup. once i do that, im leaving this phone the hell alone lol.
To clear the record, I never had trouble flashing roms except for once and it was because i flashed cwm through rom manager before i knew not to do that. my most recent trouble started when i attempted to move dalvik to my ext2 partition. something went wrong when i attempted to move dalvik, and it got deleted. i had a backup and tried to restore, but got an md5sum mismatch. i did a factory reset through voodoo and it screwed up my apn settings. i restored default settings, but it didnt work. so basically after much trial and error, i have a stable advice again.
Do you still want this as a flashable zip???
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Do you still want this as a flashable zip???
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I would like this as a flashable .zip, cant find it anywhere.
so if i flash GoV2 , ill get kj2 and all the other goodies? cause i am having a hard time finding stuff on here. and honestly once i get gov2 on my soon to be sidekick. thats all im doing to it since its dead here. i hear its the best
I'm on Generic Ginger 3.8 with the platypus egg V1 kernel, blaze 4g radio. Kicks ass! Battery life is amazing... I just wanted to flash the kernel on some other roms..
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HateMeILoveIt said:
I'm on Generic Ginger 3.8 with the platypus egg V1 kernel, blaze 4g radio. Kicks ass! Battery life is amazing... I just wanted to flash the kernel on some other roms..
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i don't have a flashable zip unfortunately, but what i've been doing is flashing the zimage thru Odin. if that helps you at all, if you're comfortable with Odin, i've been meaning to upload the tar file for the kernel that i made to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538576
WolfV2 said he would add it to the OP once i uploaded it. other than that, ReActiveDisorder had made a flashable zip, but i see that all his links have been removed.
edit: there's also nxd's tutorial on flashing a kernel with Hemidall here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1665150
yogi2010 said:
i don't have a flashable zip unfortunately, but what i've been doing is flashing the zimage thru Odin. if that helps you at all, if you're comfortable with Odin, i've been meaning to upload the tar file for the kernel that i made to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538576
WolfV2 said he would add it to the OP once i uploaded it. other than that, ReActiveDisorder had made a flashable zip, but i see that all his links have been removed.
edit: there's also nxd's tutorial on flashing a kernel with Hemidall here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1665150
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Thanks a alot, man. Appreciate it.
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HateMeILoveIt said:
Thanks a alot, man. Appreciate it.
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Wait hold up, what am I thinking... had a little brain freeze there!. You could just use nxd's build of the Bali Kernel for KJ2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663622
That also has the keystroke logger removed, AND a patch to improve keyboard responsiveness and efficiency!
yogi2010 said:
Wait hold up, what am I thinking... had a little brain freeze there!. You could just use nxd's build of the Bali Kernel for KJ2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663622
That also has the keystroke logger removed, AND a patch to improve keyboard responsiveness and efficiency!
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Sweetness! Thanks again.
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Sweetness! Thanks again.
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no problem, enjoy. if you haven't already, read the thread to see how to play with the timer and column delay settings for the keyboard!
Moved thread to general where it should be