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[Q] help with my kernel.zip, doesn't install kernel modules

In my kernel installer ZIP file, I have added some modules in system/lib/modules ... however they never end up getting installed.
My updater-script is:
Code:
ui_print("");
ui_print("Flashing Kernel");
mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p24", "/system");
package_extract_dir("system", "/system");
symlink("/lib/modules", "/system/lib/modules");
set_perm(0, 0, 0644, "/system/lib/libhardware_legacy.so");
set_perm(0, 0, 0644, "/system/lib/hw/lights.msm8660.so");
set_perm(0, 2000, 0550, "/system/etc/init.qcom.post_boot.sh");
set_perm_recursive(0, 0, 0755, 0644, "/system/lib/modules");
unmount("/system");
show_progress(0.500000, 0);
assert(package_extract_file("boot.img", "/tmp/boot.img"),
write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p8"),
delete("/tmp/boot.img"));
show_progress(0.100000, 0);
ui_print("Done");
I've included my kernel zip file also so you can extract it and find the directory structure. Is it because the initramfs in boot.img overwrites this directory or something?
http://users.ece.cmu.edu/~gnychis/hedpe_kernel.zip

it appears that anything put in the root of /system or in /system/lib is not honored. If I put something in /system/etc it will get installed via the updater script

Update script permission?

I am finishing off an update script and ran into a problem trying to set the permissions on an init.d script that I am loading to the system. Here are a few things I have tried to set on "crystal_clear" without success.
set_perm_recursive(0, 0, 0777, 0777, "/system/etc/init.d");
set_perm(0, 0, 0777, "/system/etc/init.d/crystal_clear");
Am I even close with this? This is my first update script. I bet i'm just missing something stupid but it's been killing me for hours and tried so many variations.
Here is everything so far. If there is something else you see here that doesn't look right please let me know.
show_progress(0.1, 0);
ui_print("Mounting System Partition");
mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p14", "/system");
package_extract_file("tweaks/buildprop.sh", "/tmp/buildprop.sh");
package_extract_file("tweaks/sysmount/sysrw", "/tmp/sysrw");
package_extract_file("tweaks/sysmount/sysro", "/tmp/sysro");
set_perm(0, 0, 0777, "/tmp/buildprop.sh");
set_perm(0, 0, 0777, "/tmp/sysrw");
set_perm(0, 0, 0777, "/tmp/sysro");
ui_print("");
ui_print("Patching Build.prop");
run_program("/sbin/sh", "/tmp/sysrw");
run_program("/sbin/sh", "/tmp/buildprop.sh");
ui_print("");
ui_print("Patching adreno_config.txt, and egl.cfg");
package_extract_dir("system", "/system");
run_program("/sbin/sh", "/tmp/sysro");
show_progress(0.1, 10);
ui_print("");
ui_print("All tweaking processes are done");
ui_print("Adjusting framebuffer and color depth");
package_extract_file("system", "/system/etc/init.d");
set_perm(0, 0, 0777, 0777, "/etc/init.d/crystal_clear");
show_progress(0.2, 0);
unmount("/system");
ui_print("DONE");

General comments.
A simple
Code:
set_perm_recursive(0, 0, 0755, 0755, "/system/etc/init.d");
after I've extracted the all the files I've wanted to the right place has always worked fine in the CWM ZIP I keep for personal use to install BusyBox etc.
razz1 said:
package_extract_file("tweaks/sysmount/sysrw", "/tmp/sysrw");
package_extract_file("tweaks/sysmount/sysro", "/tmp/sysro");
set_perm(0, 0, 0777, "/tmp/sysrw");
set_perm(0, 0, 0777, "/tmp/sysro");
run_program("/sbin/sh", "/tmp/sysrw");
run_program("/sbin/sh", "/tmp/sysro");
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You don't need these. CWM/TWRP will mount /system rw by default and you don't really need to remount it ro in CWM.
package_extract_dir("system", "/system");
package_extract_file("system", "/system/etc/init.d");
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Is "system" a directory or a file?
That said, I think you want the former - just have a system folder in the root of your ZIP mirroring where you want the files to be placed (so in your ZIP, create a "system" folder at the same level as META-INF and then have a "etc" folder inside that, then a "init.d" folder inside "etc" with your script inside "init.d").

THANK YOU!
I'm going to try a few things you said and go from there.
Here is my current hierarchy...
4xMultiSampling_Antialiasing.zip
......META-INF
..........com
.............google
................android
.....................update-binary
.....................updater-script
......system
.........etc
.............Init.d
................crystal_clear. <-----this is what would not change to 0777
......lib
........egl
..........egl.config
......tweaks
.........build.prop.sh
.........sysmount
..............sysro
..............sysrw

razz1 said:
.............Init.d
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If that's not a typo, it needs to be init.d - ext* file systems, unlike Windows', are case-sensitive

Yes that was a typo, but I appreciate your attention to detail because that's is exactly what I need. As you know, its that sort of thing that can kill a script. Critique away!

It appears I was able to pull it off with your help. Thanks. All is well here now.

Glad to hear it.

[Q] DPI??

So i have my dpi set manually to 440 in build.prop. Is there a way to retain my dpi settings after flashing nightly. I know it's possible with a script but can't find any for nexus 5. Maybe someone here knows how and can kindly guide me. I don't want to use an app. I am running cyanogenmod.

Yeah easy.
Create a flashable zip and in the system folder create a text file called "build_prop.sh"
The contents of which being
Code:
#!/sbin/sh
sed -i 's/density=480/density=440/g' /system/build.prop;
Then in your updater-script, do this
Code:
show_progress(0.500000, 0);
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/system");
package_extract_dir("system", "/system");
set_perm(0, 0, 0777, "/system/build_prop.sh");
run_program("sbin/sh", "/system/build_prop.sh");
delete("/system/build_prop.sh");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "umount", "/system");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "umount", "/sdcard");
ui_print("");
ui_print("...and we're done!");
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Recovery Flashable ZIP Error

Hi All,
I am trying to create a flash-able zip to remove some apps and I am getting this error
E: error executing updater binary in zip
Now here comes me question: is there a universal update-binary that I can use with CM11 / CM12 and is there a sample how to use it.
This is the updater-script I have written so far
Code:
ui_print("");
ui_print("Moutings Partitions");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "umount", "/system");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/system");
ui_print(" ");
ui_print("Cleaning System Apps");
delete("/system/app/BasicDreams/");
ui_print("Adding Codename Lungo Sounds & Apex Launcher")
package_extract_dir("system", "/system");
set_perm_recursive(0, 0, 0755, 0644, "/system");
ui_print(" ");
ui_print("Unmounting partitions");
ui_print(" ");
ui_print("Finish");
I am using a Mac if that makes a difference..

Stuck at Sony bootloop after *.zip

Hey,
today I got my Z5 and tried to make myself a Deodexed rom. but somehow after I flash it my phone stucks at the Sony logo for a few seconds and then reboots.
I extracted the /system from the ext4 file, deodexed priv-app, app, framework, and put them into a .zip as well as the updater-script file. It seems to be installed properly, just yea, it boot loops.
Thats my "update-script"-File
show_progress(0.2, 1);
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/system");
ui_print(" Extracting files... ");
ui_print(" ");
package_extract_dir("system", "/system");
ui_print(" Setting Permissions... ");
set_perm_recursive(0, 0, 0755, 0644, "/system");
ui_print(" Done... ");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "umount", "/system");
show_progress(1, 1);
ui_print(" Please Reboot! ");
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