osm0sis' Odds and Ends -- Misc./Batch Tools, Flashable Zips, Scripts, etc.
General Information
In a nutshell, I just wanted a single thread to gather links to some of my other, larger projects, but also serve as a spot I could put some smaller scripts and zips I've created that I don't think merit their own separate threads. This is partially for my own sanity and will hopefully make it easier for others to find some things as well. A lot of the stuff here was developed with the GN, N4, N5, N7s or N5X, OP5/T, OP6/T, OP7Pro/T, OP8Pro/T or OP9Pro (my devices) and Windows in mind, but could generally be applicable to most devices either out-of-the-box or with some slight modification. If you see something that inspires you, go ahead and mod it, just let me know and give me some credit somewhere. If anyone would like to know the specifics of what's in a particular script that I haven't already linked to more information on, just let me know and I'll post that in here as well.
Note: Older zips with a "cwm-" prefix are NOT only for the now-defunct ClockworkMod Recovery, the prefix was used to denote a flashable zip before I adopted Chainfire's "UPDATE-" prefix. Please use a currently maintained recovery, like TWRP, for all zips to ensure the best compatibility/results.
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Misc./Batch Tools
AnyKernel3 (many devices) - link
AnyKernel was a simple template for an update.zip that could apply any kernel to any ROM, regardless of ramdisk to reduce the chance of any issues arising from the custom kernel pairing. The drawback to this is that some kernels require modifications to the ramdisk to enable/set up kernel features, and in the old AnyKernel format there was no way to do this. AnyKernel3 pushes the format even further by allowing kernel developers to modify the underlying ramdisk for kernel feature support easily using a number of included command methods along with properties and variables to customize the install experience.
APK-Patcher (many devices) - link
A proof-of-concept, simplifies APK modification to make it easier for modification creators to keep creating. Using JesusFreke's brilliant bak/smali and iBotPeaches' excellent apktool, modified to run on-device along with the various binaries required, allows on-the-fly APK modifications to be applied via recovery, to whatever ROM APK is present, taking the constant update burden off of the modification creator. The zip is smart and automated, using the APK name to run all the various parts involved for complicated patches and is extensible to any number of APKs in a single zip.
Android Image Kitchen (many devices) - link
A collection of Windows/Android ports of the necessary Linux utilities for Android image (kernel+recovery) mod work, and my own automation script to unpack, edit and repack the ramdisk. Other guides/scripts exist but none of them are universal for target device, compression and/or developed for Windows/Android. Now also Linux builds to bring my improved featureset back to where it came from, recently extended to macOS as well. Has been extremely useful for me in my messing around with kernel ramdisks.
ADB Screenshot (many devices) - attached
Take screenshots while in recovery. Useful for development of recovery apps or error reporting. Original method had lots of different threads around with the general method for various devices but I figured out a couple tricks required for getting it working on the Galaxy Nexus and then automated the process. Tested and confirmed working with both pixel formats of CWM and TWRP. More information in this GN Q&A FFmpeg thread. New method uses fb2png and should work on all ARM devices.
ADBsync sdcard Backup (many devices) - attached
Backs up the entire sdcard so that you can have a complete snapshot of your device when you make periodic backups, and be able to restore things exactly as they were. Automates the sync process of Renate NST's great adbsync utility which makes only newer files get pulled, significantly decreasing backup time for the sdcard compared to "adb pull". Original version posted in the old adbsync thread. Defaults for devices with /data/media/ internal sdcards (Nexus devices, etc.), but is easily customizable to backup other mountpoints or backup via ADB over WiFI.
Flashable Script Zips
TWRP A/B Retention Module script (many devices) - link
We need an interoperable root ecosystem again. A/B and system-as-root were a big setback to the root community in this respect. To help alleviate this issue, this atypical Magisk script zip "module" will keep TWRP installed to both slots when flashed from Magisk Manager after an A/B OTA has installed in the background, but before you use Manager to install Magisk to inactive slot.
Nexus BootUnlocker script (GN, N4, N5, N7 '13, N10) - attached
I don't know about everyone else but sometimes I find I've rebooted into the bootloader only to realize I've forgotten to unlock it in segv11's excellent BootUnlocker App beforehand. Well, I decided to make a BootUnlocker Script for my Galaxy Nexus so I could just boot to recovery quickly, unlock, then adb reboot-bootloader (or use my Reboot To Bootloader script below) to get back without having to fully boot the OS to make the change. Also extremely useful in the case you aren't able to boot. As with the app there is no data loss like there would be with fastboot, allowing you to relock for safety. Originally posted in the GN EDIFY Scripting thread. Modified for the newer Nexus devices and combined into a single Nexus BootUnlocker zip with tamperbit reset support added using information from the BootUnlocker App Dev thread. For newer devices using Factory Reset Protection (N6 and later), the BootUnlocker Script can't directly toggle the lockstate due to new security tokens, but it does now toggle the ability to use "fastboot oem unlock" without needing a booted device.
N7 BootUnlocker script (N7 '12) [creation guide] - link
The Nexus 7 2012 is a special case. Per-device encryption of an entire partition makes it impossible to support the N7 '12 in a simple root app, or flashable zip as above, however using my guide and included script you can now create a working BootUnlocker Script Zip for your specific device. As with the above scripts there is no data loss like there would be with fastboot, allowing you to relock for safety.
sdcard Fix Permissions script (many devices) - attached
A little flashable zip script to fix ownership and permissions of files and directories on the sdcard to what they would be if Android OS had put them there itself, since some apps can't access pushed files that have root.root as owner/group. This is useful when restoring to your sdcard backup, as with my ADBsync sdcard Backup batch script above, since generally, pushed files get root.root from adb shell and higher permissions than usual. Also a solution for a bug where sdcard files get lower permissions somehow, resulting in similar access problems. Currently written for devices with /data/media/ internal sdcards (Nexus devices, etc.), but could easily be modified for other mountpoints. No longer required on Oreo since it fixes these itself at boot.
Recovery SLAM script (many devices) - link
Recovery "Simple Legacy Auto-Mount" (SLAM!) is for devices that have been updated to SAR, but there are older zips that break in TWRP because they rely on the mounts occuring a certain way, especially during a ROM OTA. Recovery SLAM mounts them more as the zips would expect, generally allowing them to proceed. Most useful for premounting /system before a legacy zip with my FlashAfterUpdate addon.d script.
SUmount script (many devices) - attached
Another tool for the toolkit of anyone using Chainfire's SuperSU or topjohnwu's Magisk systemless root, this simple flashable zip script toggles the mounting of the su.img, magisk.img and magisk_merge.img while in recovery to allow easier access to the /su, /magisk and /magisk_merge filesystems, simplifying manipulating it via ADB shell, AROMA Filemanager or TWRP's terminal/file manager. Especially useful to anyone who uses su.d/post-fs-data.d scripts or can't boot due to some issue with a user addition in /su/su.d, /su/bin or a Magisk module.
unSU script (many devices) - link
While experimenting with Chainfire's brilliant SuperSU systemless root, I discovered that uninstalling the older style system-modifying root through his app (<2.60) didn't restore all of the modified system files correctly, so I wrote this script to do so and aid in people wanting to unroot from recovery. Expanded to support uninstallation of Koush's SuperUser, phh's Superuser, SuperSU Systemless (su.img and BINDSBIN), Magisk, LineageOS addonsu and custom ROM su binaries.
Adreno Systemless Installer script (N5, N6, N7 '13) - link
For use with Qualcomm's official updated preview GPU drivers packages for Adreno 3xx/4xx-powered Nexus stock images. This is a different frontend to take whatever device zip from Qualcomm is in the same directory as it (also searching /sdcard), then unpack and install it as a Magisk module or into the SuperSU systemless root /su filesystem, instead of the usual /system.
Kernel MultiROM Injector script (many devices) - attached
Intended for use in Chainfire's excellent FlashFire app to automate re-injecting the current boot image ramdisk with Tasssadar's brilliant MultiROM's trampoline bootmenu; this avoids having to do this as an extra step in MR-TWRP following an OTA, ROM Delta or SuperSU update. Should work for all EMMC devices with MultiROM installed.
GN PIT Editor script (GN) - link
Dumps and alters the Galaxy Nexus' Partition Information Table (PIT) to reclaim unneeded space from the /cache partition and add it to /system to allow for larger ROMs and GApps packages to make continued support for Lollipop+ easier. The resulting file is byte-for-byte identical to those created by external tools like PIT Magic, so that it may be flashed back to the device in Odin Mode to complete the repartitioning.
Kernel Emergency Reset script (many devices) - link
Basically a go-to cure-all for custom kernel users experiencing issues after an upgrade due to old settings left over in a kernel control app (eg. franco.Kernel updater, Trickster, etc.), or problematic init.d/userinit.d scripts. It's also useful if you just want to make sure you're running clean defaults without conflicts.
Reboot To Bootloader script (all devices) - attached
Those who preferred using CWM may have noticed a couple of things missing that the other popular custom recovery, TWRP, has built-in. One of these is a file explorer/manager, which is answered by amarullz' brilliant AROMA Filemanager. Another thing I found myself wanting was a way to reboot back to the bootloader once I'm in recovery, so I created this very very simple flashable zip script. (No longer required on CWM >=6.0.3.5). Note: Once in the bootloader, "Start" will boot you back to recovery. Not sure why, but it's not a big deal, just reboot normally from recovery at that point.
Flashable Installer Zips
Flashlt Installer (many devices) - attached
Installs my Flashlt script to allow easy flash and dump of boot, recovery and radio/modem (possibly others) EMMC or MTD partitions while booted, and trimming of null characters from files. Also installs a script zip that makes flashing boot.img (kernel), recovery.img, and radio.img/modem.img (baseband) files via recovery simple. It aims to save the average user the hassle of repacking their own image zip, or using the command-line or fastboot to flash it. Place an appropriately named file in the same directory as the zip and flash away! Should work on all devices with normal partition naming ("boot", "recovery" and "radio" or "modem") which accept Android standards-compliant images (including a/b slot devices like Pixel). Extremely handy when used with amarullz' brilliant AROMA Filemanager, and/or my Android Image Kitchen: Mobile Edition (linked above).
Busybox Installer (all devices) - attached
A byproduct of building my own static busybox compiles in all Android architectures for my AIK-mobile package, I figured I might as well offer them up separately as well since there weren't any providers making Android x64 builds when I was researching. Detects device (ARM/64, x86/_64, MIPS/64) to install the busybox binary, cleans up symlinks from any previous install and generates new ones. Detects and supports SuperSU/Magisk systemless installs. Please read the release post about applet inclusion and special features.
nano Terminal Editor Installer (many devices) - attached
An installer to push my own static Android ARM build of the nano editor and required files to /system/xbin and /system/etc/terminfo, with a wrapper adding a --term option to try terminfo profiles more easily. Detects and supports SuperSU/Magisk systemless installs. Can then be used from Terminal while booted. When flashed in recovery also allows temporary recovery use by pushing a script to /sbin/nano with the required setup, so you can trigger it from adb shell or TWRP Terminal. Makes it extremely easy and worry-free to tweak and mod on the go, knowing you can edit the faulty build.prop or startup script if something goes wrong.
adb + fastboot Installer (many devices) - attached
Marshmallow removed adb from the /system/bin directory. For those wanting this functionality back, here's an installer to push static compiles of adb and fastboot to /system/xbin, with a wrapper to point adb to the correct HOME directory and set TMPDIR for compatibility. Detects and supports SuperSU/Magisk systemless installs. Can then be used from Terminal while booted.
Nexus Media Installer (many devices) - attached
Custom ROMs usually don't include Google ringtones/notifications/system sounds and bootanimation, instead including numerous terrible sounds and often less-than-desirable visuals. This installs the media from old Nexus devices systemlessly (SuperSU and Magisk supported), or to system with an addon.d script to survive a ROM update or dirty flash, and using the zip name (also reading from /data/.nexusmedia) to allow user choice.
mtd-utils Installer (many devices) - attached
mtd-utils (flash_erase, nanddump, nandwrite) are necessary for mod work on a number of Android devices using mtd/char devices instead of the more standard emmc/block devices, and where the busybox versions have been less reliable in the past (especially where it doesn't include flash_erase), using the official suite is preferable. The older ARM builds available on XDA were about a decade old, so I worked out how to configure and cross-compile from the latest source. Detects and supports SuperSU/Magisk systemless installs. Can then be used from Terminal while booted
ZipSigner + Zip Installer (many devices) - attached
Signing zips and APKs on-device has always been a tricky proposition due to memory requirements of the old SignApk.jar, running a jar on an Android device, and other complications for script-based zips. Android has always been missing a zip binary (for unzip see my Busybox Installer). ZipAlign is also handy if you do APK work. To remedy this once and for all, here's an installer to push my dexed version of topjohnwu's brilliant zipsigner.jar and static ARM compiles of zip and zipalign to /system/xbin, with a wrapper to run zipsigner with Android's dalvikvm. Detects and supports SuperSU/Magisk systemless installs. Can then be used from Terminal while booted.
odex Script Installer (all devices) - attached
Based on the great work and binaries from this thread, a simple installer to push my odex script along with the required dexopt-wrapper and zip binaries to /system/xbin and set the appropriate permissions. Automates the procedure to odex any apk or jar from the commandline to potentially improve performance. Dalvik runtime (KitKat and below) only. Also uses cut from busybox.
N5X/6P BLOD Workaround Injector (N5X, N6P) - link
When, unfortunately, my Nexus 5X was recently stricken with the abominable Bootloop of Death, I looked into the well-publicized workaround and turns out it was all contained in the ramdisk and cmdline of a Android image. This is the perfect application of AnyKernel2, so I made an AK2 add-on zip to patch both the current boot and recovery partitions with all the current workarounds to help others afflicted by this issue to hopefully regain their data/device as easily as possible. Linked is the Nexus 5X thread, the Nexus 6P thread may be found here.
N7'13 TWRP flo2flox Injector (N7 '13) - link
The Nexus 7 2013 (flo) has seen a bit of a resurgence with official Lineage 18.1 support repartitioned as "flox". Since official TWRP is still automatically being built only for flo and this isn't compatible with flox, and the minor changes required for flox support were a great application of AnyKernel3, this zip automates the patching process so making official TWRP from flo2flox is easy for all going forward.
GN Synapse Support Injector (GN) - link
This AK2 kernel add-on for the Galaxy Nexus injects support for the Synapse tweaking app into the current boot partition ramdisk, including all the Synapse interfaces for the GN I've maintained since the Franco Kernel and DirtyV Kernel days.
GN Recovery Color Correction Injector (GN) - link
The aging screen on the Galaxy Nexus was looking pretty rough in recovery until I discovered the recently added new OMAP kernel color correction was also present in the most recent TWRP recovery versions. So this add-on zip uses AK2 to patch the current recovery partition ramdisk to add the command to reduce that green/yellow SAMOLED nastiness.
Kernel init.d Support Injector (many devices) - attached
An experimental proof-of-concept. Following from great ideas by Captain_Throwback in my AnyKernel2 thread and using script from my Flashlt script above, this AK2 zip will inject basic init.d bootscript support into any kernel ramdisk on any emmc device with normal partition naming and using the Android bootable image standard, without having to bloat a ramdisk using a busybox binary. This zip is also signed, so could potentially be used with non-Nexus stock recovery on a locked bootloader.
CMSetup Fix for GApps Installer (many devices) - attached
Installs a su.d script fix to work around the CyanogenMod/LineageOS 13 ROM issue of a broken Quick Settings pull-down when CMSetupWizard is removed as part of a GApps installation. Removing CMSetupWizard is useful because it allows Google's SetupWizard to grant apps default permissions, so the workaround automatically executes the only required command at the appropriate time following first boot. Requires a SuperSU/Magisk installation (for su.d/post-fs-data.d support). Flash after the SuperSU/Magisk zip and your GApps.
Dev Team init.d Pack Installer (all devices) [see "950iosettings, etc." below] - link
A simple installer I wrote to create the /system/etc/init.d/ directory, extract the latest init.d scripts as published by the "Franco's Dev Team" tuning collective (of which I was a member), then set correct owner, group and permissions to the entire init.d directory. If you are a developer and would like to include these tunables/scripts in your kernel or ROM please provide credit. A lot of time and effort has gone into this project and that's all we ask.
Scripts
950iosettings + 875mntsettings + 925vmsettings + 975experimental init.d scripts (all devices) [with Franco's Dev Team] - links
Also available bundled in an installer. The scheduler tunables have already gained a bit of attention/adoption on various devices and kernels, but this is the init.d script I wrote to set the new custom scheduler tunables values as "default" by an independent loop, sleeping in the background and detecting each time the scheduler is changed. There is no effect on idle drain or deep sleep. The settings included are the complete work of the "Franco's Dev Team" (or "Team Franco") tuning collective, of which I was a member. We strove to perfect the scheduler, vm and various other settings for the smoothest and fastest experience available. The collective was: malaroth, osm0sis, joaquinf, The Gingerbread Man, pkgnex, Khrushy, shreddintyres. If you are a developer and would like to include these tunables/scripts in your kernel or ROM please provide credit. A lot of time and effort has gone into this project and that's all we ask. Lollipop(+) updated versions now also available through the continued excellent work of pkgnex.
999-flashafterupdate.sh addon.d+addon.d-v2 script (many devices) - attached
For ROMs that don't have "Flash After Update" support built into their delta/update process. During an upgrade, this script will flash zips from an sdcard directory, with several options (listed in the script header) for displayed output, after all other addon.d backup/restore actions have completed. This can be used to flash SuperSU and then an AnyKernel2 kernel on LineageOS, for example. Only zips that specifically support addon.d-v2 can be supported on A/B devices. See this how to for instructions for use with A/B devices. Unzip once downloaded and place in /system/addon.d/ with rwxr-xr-x (755) permissions.
98-twrp_ab.sh addon.d-v2 script (many devices) - attached
Allows you to keep TWRP installed in a boot partition through A/B OTAs with Magisk installed by copying the TWRP ramdisk from the current slot to the updated one, before Magisk's addon.d-v2 script patches it. Requires a current Magisk installation since we need the tools and Magisk's the only way to ensure a working addon.d-v2 environment across ROMs at the moment. Unzip once downloaded and place in /system/addon.d/ with rwxr-xr-x (755) permissions.
97-dumpimages.sh addon.d+addon.d-v2 script (many devices) - attached
For ROMs with boot.img, etc. inside an OTA payload.bin or otherwise inaccessible, it dumps the updated chosen partitions before further modifications (TWRP, Magisk, etc.), saving it to /sdcard/Download/boot.img or to/from other customizable locations at the top of the script. Unzip once downloaded and place in /system/addon.d/ with rwxr-xr-x (755) permissions.
00-omnirootfix.sh addon.d-v2 scipt (many devices) - attached
OmniROM appears to include 69-gapps.sh automatically in its /system/addon.d directory despite not shipping with any GApps; when not rooted this doesn't appear to present a problem, but really this is only because the script doesn't have enough permissions to run how it's supposed to since Omni's sepolicy doesn't let addon.d-v2 work correctly. Once Magisk is installed, providing more privileges to the addon.d-v2 update_engine, Omni's 69-gapps.sh would remove important system files during an A/B OTA when no GApps were installed, so this script will simply prevent that for those wanting to run Omni minimally and with root. Remove the .txt extension once downloaded and place in /system/addon.d/ with rwxr-xr-x (755) permissions.
00-resizesystem.sh addon.d script (many devices) - attached
One common solution for aging devices is to resize the /system partition so that it can hold newer, larger ROMs and, of course, GApps packages. On devices where the /system partition has been resized to hold larger GApps packages, but the ROM in use has system.dat format zips with no resizing functionality, the extra space would get lost in a ROM delta flash, breaking things when GApps attempted to restore. This script will resize the system partition to its maximum before the GApps restore occurs on EMMC-based devices with standard partition naming. Remove the .txt extension once downloaded and place in /system/addon.d/ with rwxr-xr-x (755) permissions.
10-extract-lineage-kernel.sh addon.d script (many devices) - attached
Nowadays with systemless root and other boot.img mods out there, it's good to have a backup of your ROM's unmodified boot.img handy in case you want to do a clean flash of your boot partition. Since LineageOS moved their update zips to a /data/data subdirectory that made this harder to get to, I automated the procedure as an addon.d script so that the newest gets extracted on each update. The output directory may be changed by editing the script. Remove the .txt extension once downloaded and place in /system/addon.d/ with rwxr-xr-x (755) permissions.
999-customkernel.sh addon.d script (many devices) - attached
Addon.d is awesome at restoring your GApps, root app, and other things after a ROM Delta, update, or dirty flash, but of course this can leave a lot of stuff out that you'd also have to re-flash (see below for a personal addon.d script you can modify to cover anything else you want to save). This script aims to help remedy the issue for custom kernel users on EMMC-based devices with standard partition naming by dumping the current kernel as part of the addon.d backup process, and then restoring it after the ROM has flashed its included kernel. Remove the .txt extension once downloaded and place in /system/addon.d/ with rwxr-xr-x (755) permissions. This is deprecated by my FlashAfterUpdate addon.d script, above.
logohack.sh (GN) - link
Galaxy Nexus bootloader image replacement hack script. Inspired by bitdomo's brilliant imgdata tool and replicating the functionality of Ezekeel's abandoned, broken paid Logo Me app, this script improves upon the app version by working on all Galaxy Nexus bootloaders and on-the-fly, to allow replacement of the Google logo and lock images within the sbl partition. Remove the .txt extension once downloaded and place in /system/bin/ or /su/bin/ with rwxr-xr-x (755) permissions. It can then be run from the Terminal.
flash_image (many devices) - attached
MTD devices require a little extra finesse when flashing partitions from the command prompt and multiple commands, versus MMC devices, for which we can just use the dd command both ways. I wrote this little script to simplify the process for myself in my MX Box tinkering. It parses /proc/mtd so you only need to enter the partition name. It requires _n0p_'s excellent MTD-Utils compiled for Android, and uses grep and cut from busybox. Remove the .txt extension once downloaded and place in /system/xbin/ with rwxr-xr-x (755) permissions. It can then be run from the Terminal.
getprio (all devices) - attached
Android doesn't allow you to check the priority (or "niceness") of a process with the getpriority command as you would with normal Linux, and busybox doesn't provide this functionality either, so I wrote this reasonably simple script to allow you to check the niceness of a process. Some kernels have been experimenting with increasing the priority of com.android.systemui for smoothness, so this command can be used for testing different levels and whether the renice command set it correctly. Remove the .txt extension once downloaded and place in /system/xbin/ with rwxr-xr-x (755) permissions. It can then be run from Terminal with either the pid (default), class or a class name search string. Uses pidof and pgrep from busybox.
gappsintegrator init.d script (many devices) - link
ROM GApps Auto-Integration of /data/app GApps into /system, complete with libs (unlike Titanium Backup), for Jelly Bean through Marshmallow. It should process things early enough in the boot that afterwards Dalvik will immediately do the cleanup ("Android is upgrading..."), much like following an OTA. An initial GApps installation is one requirement and there are some important notes for support of Lollipop and above. Intended for ROMs with a busybox installation. Can also remove libs from and zipalign the integrated APKs if those binaries are present in the ROM.
lmkwhitelist init.d script (all devices) - link
Users running ROMs or kernels with extremely aggressive custom lowmemorykiller (lmk) driver settings may notice their launcher redrawing frequently. Some kernels/ROMs also include an exclusion for this by making stock (or the included) launcher unkillable, however that still leaves all the 3rd party launchers out there that people use. I wrote this init.d script with a community created list of the most common launchers to make whichever one is installed unkillable. This also has instructions for how to set up init.d scripts. If your launcher isn't included in the list, you can modifiy it by adding the application class name (from the Play Store URL) to the list within quotes, separated by spaces. Also part of the 975experimental Franco's Dev Team init.d script, linked above.
dalvik2cache init.d script (all devices) - link
Bind mounts the dalvik-cache directory to the cache partition. Useful on devices where the cache is sizable and unlikely to be used for OTAs (custom ROM, etc.), and the data partition is not. Every little bit counts!
settingsdump.sh (all devices) - attached
In comparing vm settings from various kernels and ROMs to see what's out there, I wrote this script to generate a list of the values of all the relevant sysfs files and directories. Now expanded to cover cpu and governor as well. Remove the .txt extension once downloaded. To run it, assuming you just put it in /sdcard/, open Terminal Emulator and type: "sh /sdcard/settingsdump.sh" (without quotes). It will output the file to /sdcard/r*-output.txt where * is the revision of the kernel you're running. This makes it easier to compare what's changed between different nightlies, for example.
Other
BootUnlocker app (many devices) [with segv11] - link
With a number of users researching and contributing the bootloader lockbit and tamperbit offsets in threads around xda and to the development thread for seg11's excellent BootUnlocker app, I have begun making beta builds with these new devices added. With hopes of adding any/all that can be, it now supports all the older Nexus devices, OnePlus devices and several others. We are accepting Pull Requests and collaborators for further device/design updates. Check my original revival post for more details.
G-Box Midnight MX2 g18ref ROM, recovery and kernel osmods (MX Box) [with BenniBenassi & relol] - link
I bought one of these unbranded Android TV boxes and was immediately determined to tweak it as much as possible following my work on the Galaxy Nexus. Flashing the official Matricom stock ROM over the generic included one I also discovered the recovery didn't have any A/V output to my old CRT TV. I set out to dump the kernel and recovery images, fix the recovery images and tweak the kernel defaults for the most performance.
Holo Stock Notification Icons for Notification Toggle (many devices) - link
This was likely my first post ever on xda. It is a "Notificon" pack for j4velin's fantastic Notification Toggle App, bringing a seamless stock look to this indespensibly useful app. Also a great way to get back to Settings easily from the notification shade since Android 4.2, and add shutdown/reboot menu functionality to stock/vanilla ROMs.
My GN Kernel Settings + 900colorsettings init.d script (GN) - link
I was being asked a fair amount for my kernel settings over in the GN f.K thread where I helped out, so I posted them up. I also put up an init.d script for setting color values on boot, which can drastically change the outcome on older panels, and at least makes custom values seamless. Instructions for how to set up init.d scripts are included.
Galaxy Nexus Baseband Collection: maguro - i9250 / M420 / SC-04D Radios (GN) [with josteink] - link
Original thread author josteink moved on to other devices and asked me to take over the thread. Lots of great information on the GN radios, posted alphabetically by region and chronologically by the build string date I found embedded in the images. Huge respect and massive thanks to josteink for seeing the need for a baseband thread almost as soon as the Galaxy Nexus was launched, way back in December 2011, and maintaining it diligently.
TK GApps (many devices) [with TKruzze] - link
After helping TKruzze with some of the concept and script work for his famous Paranoid Android Google Apps packages (PA GApps 2.0), we decided to collaborate again for his return to XDA after a much-needed hiatus, with me doing the thread setup and management with DevDB, and a Q&A section so things don't get overwhelming for those trying to follow along. The main thread remains locked and can be subscribed-to for those wanting notification only when there's a new GApps release, and the Q&A functioned as the main discussion thread where people can help each other. Much of the script is the same from PA GApps but TKruzze has added some impressive new features, made many fixes and revamped a large portion of the documentation. I also continued as an adviser and submitted script when needed.
Nexus Louder Audio Improvement Patch (GN, N4, N5, N7 '12, N7 '13) [with Misledz] - link
One of my earliest forays into EDIFY scripting, I wrote the flashable zip install/revert scheme for this great volume boost mod by Misledz. The scripts check to see if the mod is already installed and if so recommends you flash the version-specific revert that goes with it. More on that in the Intelligent EDIFY thread. During install the script also backs up the ROM files it replaces so that you don't need to reflash your whole ROM if something goes wrong, just use the revert to restore the backups. I eventually rewrote this completely in shell script with a Universal install/revert, that detects which files to backup and leaves a list for itself to revert. I also wrote automation batch scripts for Misledz as the "Louder Build Farm" to simplify his work for all the versions of the mod he maintains for various devices, linked in the knowledge base below. GN/Dev thread linked; Other links can be found there.
Payload-Dumper-Go for Android Magisk Module (many devices) [with ssssut] - link
payload-dumper-go arm compile and wrapper for use extracting from payload.bin on-device.
Git for Android Magisk Module (many devices) [with Termux] - link
Hacked arm64 git commands for use on booted Android.
Google Experience XML Magisk Module (many devices) [with Google] - link
Hacked Google Nexus/Pixel/Android One sysconfig feature xml entries for use on non-Google devices.
Digital Wellbeing Add-on Magisk Module (many devices) [with Google & Open GApps] - link
Digital Wellbeing for Android 12L and 13 GApps that don't properly support it (like MindTheGapps).
Model Mod Magisk Module (many devices) - link
Experiment to append _SN to the existing device model to get CTS passing again after the September 2021 server-side SafetyNet changes, (superceded by kdrag0n's excellent Universal SafetyNet Fix module).
Xposed Framework Installer Zip (many devices) [with rovo89 & Tungstwenty] - link
When JB4.3 broke all previous root methods I made this simple frontend script to install rovo89's brilliant Xposed Framework for modding ROMs until they could release a new version themselves. Xposed Framework files and the install.sh used are the work of rovo89 and Tungstwenty; I have only created a recovery flashable zip and shell script to function as an alternative frontend for the framework installation process. Then updated to mimic the APK installation and allow devices with /system write protection like HTC's S-ON to install the framework. (Deprecated as of Xposed 2.5).
BBCode for my xda Signature (n/a) - link
Last and definitely least. A number of people have asked me about the formatting of my signature, so here are some simple BBCode tricks and workarounds I thought others might like too. Keep in mind that my signature can be significantly larger because of my RC status.
Enjoy!
Questions, comments and feedback welcome.
Credits & Thanks: All authors of any included binaries and libraries for their amazing work. Anyone who's helped me with these projects along the way.
Disclaimer: Naturally, you take all the responsibility for what happens to your device when you start messing around with things.
Knowledge Base
Links to information/research posts I've made and other experiments.
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avbtool-arm (zip package) - link
AOSP's BootSignature.jar for AVB v1 was relatively simple to run on-device for boot.img modifying flashable zips like SuperSU and AnyKernel2 but avbtool for AVB v2 is written in Python, so that makes things a bit trickier. For experimentation I whipped up a little wrapper script to run avbtool on-device with an actual Python interpreter.
Omni SoundPacks (and Nexus Stock pack) - link
My suggested expansion to the Omni SoundPacks feature to allow it to cover all SystemUI sounds.
OnePlus FingerPrint Material Icons (Information) - link
My preferred fingerprint icon for the in-screen OP6T sensor using Zacharee1's excellent OPFPControl app.
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Complete Shell Script Flashable Zip Replacement + Signing Documentation (Reference) - link
Using a shell script instead of an update-binary in flashable zips can make them universal for architecture and put a lot more power in the hands of the developer. This reference documents all of the analogous functions myself and others have written to make this easy.
Booted Zip Flashing Shell Setup Script (Reference/How-To) - link
My implementation of booted zip flashing, originally for AnyKernel2 in Franco Kernel Updater (now Franco Kernel Manager) and since expanded to support AK3's ability to be flashed from anywhere and support most other flashable zips on devices that allow remounting /.
Unified ext4/f2fs ramdisk + ROM installer (Reference) - link
Supporting multiple filesystems like ext4 and f2fs in a custom kernel boot.img ramdisk required some work before custom ROMs were updated to do this themselves and use fallback fstabs. This is the roll-up post gathering all the changes necessary for someone to add this pre-official support to their ramdisk, kernel and ROM installers.
FlashFire Recipe Book (Reference/How-To) - link
Just a quick reference of common tasks (OTA flashing, etc.) for people figuring out how to use Chainfire's brilliant flashing app.
personal addon.d (How-To/Template) - link
I was tired of having to redo a number of tasks (remove files, backup Nexus sounds and replace the AOSP ones, etc.) to get my device back to where I wanted it after flashing a newer nightly, so I wrote an addon.d script to do it all for me. Provided if anyone wants to modify it for their own personal setups.
KBox2: Set Up A Build Environment On Android (How-To) - link
Very cool Linux-like command prompt environment on Android. I originally had it set up as a native build environment with rudimentary git support. You can follow my steps to do the same.
Keeping SafetyNet Passing With Incremental Google OTA on Virtual A/B Devices (How-To) - link
Post-reboot checks added to the incremental OTA process for Virtual A/B devices using Google's servers made it impossible to remain rooted throughout the OTA process, but following these instructions you can complete the OTA then re-root without SafetyNet catching you.
Cygwin-Linux Cross-Compiler (How-To) - link
Compiling from Cygwin with a Linux target required some fixes to the toolchain, so I detailed them for future reference.
N4/N5/N7 '13 Qualcomm Optimized Bionic/Dalvik Patch Comparisons (updated zips) - link
Using Qualcomm optimized files on Snapdragon devices improves performance greatly on KitKat. Especially good on Nexus devices or AOSP ROMs. I took the time to dissect the required files and see what worked best.
AIK Build Farm (desktop shell script) - link
The Cygwin shell script "build farm" I wrote for my Android Image Kitchen project to perform all of the cross-compiles required for the mobile and Linux versions. Allows someone to setup the repos from scratch and build.
Louder Farm (zip packages) - link
The Nexus Louder project was a pretty massive system file modifcation undertaking. This details my work to make building the patch zips easy for co-dev Misledz, and includes the farm packages at various stages.
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N7 '13 Bootloader cracking (Information) - link
Sat down with my parents' Nexus 7 2013 (before I got my own) over Christmas and cracked the bootloader for unlock support via my Nexus BootUnlocker Script zip and later the official BootUnlocker App.
N7 '13 Unbricking (Information) - link
Instructions I put together for recovering from a hard brick (bad bootloader flash usually), via the exposed Qualcomm/Marshall London "HS-USB Diagnostics 9006" mode.
Default System Alarm Setting Script (Information) - link
A script snippet function to allow easily changing the default alarm sound on ROMs that hide this ability, like OnePlus' OxygenOS.
SELinux Audit2Allow Script (Information) - link
A script snippet for turning SELinux audits in a logcat into allow statements ready for supolicy or magiskpolicy.
Partition Dumping Script (Information) - link
A script snippet for dumping all non-userland partitions from any eMMC device, useful for bootloader lockstate hacking.
GN Partition Information Table (PIT) Research (Information) - link
Wanting to push the GN as far as possible, several remaining users came together to discuss how it could be repartitioned to add more space to /system to better support Lollipop+ and I contributed a large amount of R&D over several posts throughout the thread which resulted in the PIT Editor script zip (posted above). Could be useful for other devices using PITs as well.
GN/N7 '12 tunables post (deprecated) (Reference) - link
The list of supported basic tunables on franco.Kernel for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 2012 back when those were my primary supported devices.
GN scheduler tunables HZ scale (Information) - link
The Galaxy Nexus scheduler (and other) tunables opperate on an odd scale due to the the device's HZ value in the source being weird. This post experiments with that and finding the method/equation behind it.
LMK boot timing (Information) - link
The Android lowmemorykiller module default tunables go through a bizarre sequence during boot, so I experimented and came up with a script to allow setting alternates as soon as possible.
LMK Launcher Whitelist/Niceness settings reversion (Information) - link
Setting oom_adj values and changing the niceness on launchers and systemui improved responsiveness and helped avoid these important processes being killed by LMK. Then I noticed sometimes they spontaneously reset; experimentation followed.
MTD partition flashing (Reference) - link
My MTD-based MX Box set-top device gave me a few hours of headaches until I figured out how to dump and flash the boot (kernel) partition correctly. This details my experiments and the correct procedure I discovered.
nano Android static build instructions (Reference) - link
A little documentation of all the dirty tricks I used to get the nano terminal editor utility to build for Android from the official git repo source.
mtd-utils Android static build instructions (Reference) - link
A little documentation of all the dirty tricks I used to get mtd-utils to build for Android from the official git repo source.
Pixel Launcher bind mount instructions (Reference) - link
I was annoyed that on stock Nexus 5X and 6P Pixel Launcher wasn't available and when sideloaded lost the Google Feed pane, so I replaced Google Now Launcher with Pixel Launcher using bind mounts.
Netflix broken DRM workaround instructions (Reference) - link
Custom Nexus 7 2013 ROMs Nougat+ have all had issues with Netflix due to some peculiarities of the DRM libraries the ROMs use, but some found that intentionally semi-breaking DRM using files from other devices allows Netflix to work again, but this broke Google Play Movies. I did some more testing, resolved the Play Movies issue and wrote up how to install the single needed replacement library either to system or with a systemless bind mount.
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Thanks for the interest! More to come, I'm sure!
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Thanks for these great useful infos!
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Thanks for sharing. Very useful.
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Nice collection osmosis
Many thanks osm0sis, to you and all the team for all your contributions Almost feel as though I know you since I've been hanging round GNex and N7 franco.Kernel threads for so long and if you pop up on the N4 thread it's like seeing an old friend I'm mostly quiet, but really appreciate all you do :thumbup:
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Thanks back to you, everyone! I've learned a hell of a lot about Linux and Android in the year since I got my GN, and I mostly have xda to thank for that, even though I've always been the type to tinker and Google things. Still lots more to learn though! But, at the very least I guess nobody can say I haven't been busy since becoming a RC, huh?
Nice to see all these settings are adopted by others, also the interactive tuneables are used in ak kernel now.
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New version of testvalue.sh up. I added the input value to the output.txt file to make it easier to read since it starts at 0. Right now we're trying to work out the equation for the scale of certain cfq and deadline tunables on the GN, which is a bizarre one:
7, 15, 23, 31, 39, 46, 54, 62
Increases by 8s but occasionally (on the 5th jump, though sometimes 6th) it increases by 7.
Edit: Every 3rd increase of 7 occurs on the 6th instead of the 5th.
Edit 2: Stats genius of the group, @pkgnex worked out what the trick was; dropping the decimals once calculated.
So in Excel: y=TRUNC(x*7.8125,0)
:good:
The "why" of the GN tunables working this way, with a value of 125/16 is a very good question. No ideas there, personally. Something to do with the GN having a HZ value of 128 (where on others it's 100 or even 200) I'd assume, but I don't see the direct connection.
This was very handy to know though, because the cfq+deadline source requires the number of jumps (x) to hardcode the values, not the actual desired numbers like you'd expect.
Perfect!!!
Very interesting
Created a getprio script last night for use in /system/xbin as a runnable script to check the niceness of a process. It's up in the 2nd post now. It attempts to make up for Android not having "getpriority", and not displaying the niceness in "top" or "ps" like it would on mainstream Linux.
Code:
usage: getprio [-p] <pid> | -c <class> | -s <search string>
note - class name search will only use the top result
So you can either -p the numeric pid of a process if you know it (this is the default so the -p argument is optional), -c the class name of the process (eg. com.android.systemui), or -s a search string using part of the class name (eg. systemui). If there is more than one result for the search only the top result will be returned so if you are trying something like "-s mms", you'll only see the system mms process and not com.android.mms until you get more specific with "android.mms" or something. It's likely you've got a lower level process if you get the response "Warning: empty class name!" so that's your tip your search was too broad. Naturally, processes must be running in order to return info as well. :good:
Edit: ps -p will display niceness on Android, but it's not ideal if you want it only for a specific process like with getpriority. Thanks boype.
Hi folks!
Just want to share this tool for everyone who wants to try this.
Requirements:
- Machine with Windows OS
- Java on Windows (will auto download and install if not exist)
Installation:
+ Extract zip file and double-click exe file to launch (in any location).
+ Then follow simple instructions. It will ask you to select the following:
- 1. your Working Directory - drag and drop it. "WS_Default" workspace inside your working directory will be automatically created. You can add and delete after.
- 2. smali jar version **
- 3. baksmali jar version**
- 4. apktool jar version**
**In 2, 3 and 4, latest versions are recommended but if you're having issues on the ROM your working, you can select the earlier versions (add it if it's missing) for the specific workspace.
- 5. api level - select according to your android version
- 6. signature files: pk8 and pem - you can use your own signature files
- 7. java heap size - recommend not less than 512M. Increase if you want better java performance
- 8. PNG optimization level - recommend 3. The higher, the longer the process will take.
- 9. app compression level - recommend 5. The higher compression, the smaller the app. But app launches more
- efficient if less compressed (but not much significant impact)
Same instructions to follow when adding new workspace.
ANDROID SUPERTOOL v1.0b
Features:
- ESSENTIAL TOOLS for android modding hacking or backward engineering in one place with pretty intuitive interface (noob-friendly, i guess)
+ ADB Commands [select preset adb commands (pull, push, install, reboot, logcat) or throw your own]
+ Deodexing tool [select all, just apks or just jars; may use custom bootclasspath]
+ Apk/jar Decompiler
+ Apk/jar Recompiler [with original signature]
+ Dex (only) Decompiler
+ Dex Recompiler [will auto-inject to respective app]
+ Re-sign apk/jar
+ Optimize apk/jar
+ Extract ROMs [tar.(md5)]
+ Img to ext4 convertion [for samsung ROMs]
+ Open ext4 imgs [using Linux Reader - will autodownload and install if not exist]
+ Extract YAFFS img- FLEXIBLE WORKING DIRECTORY
+ Select your own working directory
+ Multiple WORKSPACE [create, select, delete workspaces] - you can use separate workspace for each ROM or for each app (depends to you)- MULTIPLE WORKSPACE
+ Different settings per workspace: Installed Framework, smali*.jar, baksmali*.jar, apktool*.jar, ignore mode, app compression, png optimization level, signature files, java heap size.
+ Auto-creates folders structure per workspace:+ Frameworks => where installed framework is located
+ Odexed (\app, \framework, \priv-app) => destination for ADB pull for ODEXED ROM; Deodex tasks select apps from these folders
+ Deodexed(\app, \framework, \priv-app) => destination for ADB pull for DEODEXED ROM; Decompile tasks and optimize tasks select apps from these folders
+ DecompDex (\app, \framework, \priv-app) => destination for decompile dex tasks; Dex recompiler tasks select apps from these folders
+ Decompiled (\app, \framework, \priv-app) => destination for decompile apk/jar tasks; Apk/jar recompiler tasks select apps from these folders
+ Recompiled (\Unsigned, \Signed) => destination for recompile dex/apk/jar tasks; App optimizer tasks can also select apps from these folders; App signer tasks select apps from Unsigned subfolder
+ Optimized (\app, \framework, \priv-ap) => destination for optimize apk/jar tasks; ADB push tasks also select from these folders
+ temp => misc tasks utilizes this folder; log files is located in log subfolder.- OTHERS
+ You can update or add your own - apktool*.jar, smali*.jar, baksmali*.jar, signature files, new api-level
+ Auto-open destination settings (ON/OFF)
+ 2-generation-autoback-up system
+ More may come soon.
BUGS, SUGGESTIONS AND FEATURE REQUEST:
-Just report it here or PM me.
Please click THANKS if you :good: this tool.
CREDITS:
code.google (apktool, smali, baksmali, unyaffs)
Igor Pavlov/7zip.org/sourcefourge (7zip tool)
Cosmin Truţa/sourcefourge (optiPNG tool)
gnu.org (wget)
Red Hat (cygwin)
Oracle (java RE)
DiskInternals (LinuxReader)
Kai Wei/Bernhard Ehlers/ (unyaffs)
Xda developers (for various guides and tools)
Google (for everything)
Changelog:
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Introduction
DarkMatter is a totally reworked version of the discontinued official PhoenixOS project and to be honest, it'd be quite much of a crime to even call DarkMatter as a part of PhoenixOS now. Not alike others, it has some special features which makes it unique. Since this is based on PhoenixOS, thus many thanks to the offical POS devs & android-x86 devs. The only reason we used this as base was because of their keymapper, otherwise we'd just build one from source. The main purpose of this project is to make it easier to perform advanced customizations over the stock POS. It's not about just a fancy wallpaper or bootanimation and obviously there is no question at adding them, because it's not really a thing. That's all, thank you. No such changes/implementations were made which would potentially harm the pos/android-x86 devs in any means.
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Features
Record both internal-audio+screen with ultra smoothness without any app!
There is no black-screen issue or force-close in CALL-OF-DUTY [This is the first ever android-x86 nougat build to achieve this]
Fixed the “Compiling resources” Issue on all variants of PUBG on both mesa v17 and v18 (Will support Intel, AMD & Nvidia GPU seamlessly) [ Exo1.0->Exo4.1 gang will remember that... It was the first Unofficial build to achieve that™]
Fixed the bug where PUBG doesn’t allow transactions over PhoenixOS builds [It’s the first Unofficial build to achieve that™ ]
Total rework of the SystemUI, now you won't literally feel it's phoenixOS anymore ! (The initial idea was mine btw - based on PhoenixOS Edu)
Introducing native AOSP's NightMode. You can activate from Settings>Display (First ever android-x86 nougat to have this !)
* Thanks to @HMTheBoy154 for implementing it
WideVineDrm L3 implementation for DRM-content support !
Updated Webview to a native and stable one.
Change `iftop` - A Real Time Linux Network Bandwidth Monitoring Tool from toybox version to better version that Linux distro's have.
Spoiler: here
Introducing `wavemon` by uoaerg, an ncurses-based monitoring application for wireless network devices
Spoiler: here
Updated alsa-lib and alsa-utils to 1.2.3.2 with the new alsamixer! With it you can fine tune your audio from core level! ( Compiled by @HMTheBoy154 )
(note from @HMTheBoy154 : Not only Darkmatter is the first POS mod have this, but also the first Android-x86 build to have it )
Spoiler: here
Introducing GalliumHud Extension! WIth it you get a GPU monitoring overlay directly from Gallium3D with realtime FPS and more! (Gallium include AMD GPUs, Nvidia through nouveau and Intel 8th+ Gen using Intel Iris if install Mesa 20.1+)
Cut out ads showing function of VIP Service, so if it got silently install (which might be never), no app will be shown to ruin your experience.
DarkMatter-Help app for new users to quickly get familiar with Darkmatter, recreated from the old NoviceHelp by PhoenixOS. (All credits to @Night for developing it)
Added some ncurses games like : snake, 2048 (not ncurses) , tint. And hey, we have sl too
Spoiler: here
GoogleServices can no longer slow down your OS by overusing your CPU, yes that's right! Not only that, Play Services can now updated automatically or manually using apk.
Added many keylayouts from Google to support game controllers like Dualshock 4 or Xbox One controllers. Also we added some .idc files from Android-x86 and BlissOS too.
You can install HomeLaunchers directly from PlayStore and switch between them as you do in a Mobile Phone! (Not possible in OfficialPhoenixOS)
* Again, thanks to @HMTheBoy154
Magisk issue workaround where Magisk makes the terminal (Alt+F1/ALT+F2) unusable [It’s the first build to achieve that™]
GearLockProgram for extensive customization (That's why DM is made!)
Spoiler: Features
Install any custom kernel / mesa or pretty much anything. There are also tons of other extension & packages available in our RESOURCES section for you to install with a powerful package-manager.
Install flashable zip files. (BETA)
Use RECOVERY-MODE even before your android starts.
+ MidNight Commander FileManager integration in recovery mode.
+ Repair corrupted EXT partitions before booting up the OS.
Decompress / extend the size of your system image
Backup & restore your whole data
Mesa Version faker
Change CPU governor & frequency
Change MAC Address
Update google apps directly from a opengapps package
Install latest/custom magisk version directly from github source by patching the ramdisk. (on-device)
GoogleLess Mode feature
Unity Game Engine Crash Fix
Resolve the issue for magisk installation, in which magisk makes the tty unusable
SU-Handler for switching between SuperSU & MagiskSU
Introducing GearProp, which can force overwrite any system property.
Purge / remove extra kernel modules from your system
MultiLang support with UTF8. (EN, VN, CN, ES)
Record screen with audio without any app. (Directly from gearlock with internal audio support)
Very developer friendly with tons of easy to use tools
Disable / Enable Laptop touchpad or keyboard
Extensible by installing custom extensions
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Kernel Multi-booting....! Yes, you heard it right, you get two different kernel to boot from! (The primary one is the offficial POS kernel4.14.15 and the secondary one is 4.19.92 build by @HMTheBoy154 with passion ❤ . Note: Only the primary kernel can be changed through GearLock) [ As always, it's the first public android_x86 OS to have such capability ] (Deprecieated since exo4.7)
Introducing Virt_Wifi support! (It will transform your ethernet connection into a Simulated wifi, meaning apps which dont support ethernet will work flawlessly now!) [Thanks to @HMTheBoy154 for the suggestion and @Chih-Wei Huang for his git patch]
Added vulkan graphics api support ( Was requested by @MethMan ) { Special thanks to @HMTheBoy154 }
60 FPS will be unlocked for most devices without any GFX/Gltools (Is not true for 4.14.x kernels)
Fully automated Windows installer for both EXT4 & NTFS disk (Manual mode is there too)
Boot-up sound (first ever)
Custom screen resolution changer without any app.
Adjusted laptop touchpad sensitivity and fixed touchpad gestures.
Replaced Stardust Browser with Kiwi Browser [similar to Chrome + has dark mode + Extension suppport + you can set to desktop mode by default]
You can configure DarkMatter on first-boot as you want from core-level ! (Re-born from Exo4.4 but next-level)
>> Including the options of =
* GoogleApps
* microG Apps
* Pre-install keymapper-config
* SuperSu Handler
* ViperAudio_FX
* And many more !!
Fixed the UI-Stuck/Hangup issue on newer kernels as some users reported [Thanks to @mido.fayad]
All PhoenixOS VIP services are intact. No changes were made to them.
SuperSU is the default root handler, you can install any magisk version directly from gearlock!
Emulator Detected system.
Dual bootable with Windows through Grub2Win Bootloader
[Compatible with both Legacy and UEFI, special thanks to @drummerdp]
Disabled EGL logging [For more performance]
Mic issues fixed [Credits: A few redditors]
Terminated a few locating processes during the boot.
WiFi issues fixed for some devices (incl. RTL8723DE, using Comet kernel)
[Special Thanks to @mido.fayad and @HMTheBoy154 ]
All your hard-disk partitions + darkmatter partition will show directly on FX file-manager home.
Configured system for Xposed Framework installation. (Which is available as a GearLock-Package)
Unnecessary buggy boot functions removed from the Initial Ramdisk image [aka initrd.img]
-->Example: ntfs-fix removed from the stock POS initial ramdisk Image, as it can cause damage to hibernated ntfs drives [initrd-stock.img]
Updated toybox and some busybox applets
And a lot more features for you to discover.......
What?? You want more?! ?
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GearLock
DarkMatter comes with pre-installed GearLock.
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Installation & Upgrade
Spoiler: Windows Installation
Video Tutorial (Updated) [Arabic /Eng / Hindi / Portuguese / Bangla
Spoiler: Linux Installation
You can either extarct the os files for manual installation or just simply flash the iso image into an usb-pendrive and install it through the bootable android-x86 installer --You can flash it using rufus(windows) / etcher(mac/linux)]
Make a folder/directory named DarkMatter in an EXT4 partition.
Open that directory/folder.
Use a archive extractor for extracting the iso.
Extract the following files: system.sfs initrd.img ramdisk.img gearlock kernel findme
Make a folder named data
Open /etc/grub.d/40_custom
Copy the code below and paste it on the bottom of/etc/grub.d/40_custom
Bash:
menuentry 'DarkMatter' {
insmod all_video
search --set=root --file /DarkMatter/findme
linux /DarkMatter/kernel quiet noibrs noibpb nopti nospectre_v2 nospectre_v1 l1tf=off nospec_store_bypass_disable no_stf_barrier mds=off mitigations=off intel_pstate=disable root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=android_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive acpi_sleep=s3_bios,s3_mode SRC=/DarkMatter
initrd /DarkMatter/initrd.img
}
Then run this command in your terminal
Bash:
sudo update-grub
For Old versions check the RELEASES Tab
For ChangeLogs from Exo4.1 check the UPDATE-LOGS Tab
For GearLock Packages/Extensions [Mesa / Kernel etc] click here
Spoiler: Old ChangeLog
Exo1.0
Released On 30/8/2019
Initial release
Updated mesa driver to v18
Updated the init boot scripts
Used the latest PhoenixOS x86_64 nougat build
Adjusted laptop touchpad sensitivity and fixed touchpad gestures.
Fixed the “Compiling resources” Issue on PUBG
Using “Rootless Launcher” [You can enable CZ-FileManger/launcher using a mod in the mod section]
Using FX File Explorer as the default File Manager
Replaced StarDust Browser with CM Browser
Pre-Rooted with latest magisk
Lspeed included. [Not advised to use unless necessary, system-level balancing optimizations already made. Use it only if building structures are not rendering fast upon landing.]
Emulator Detected system. [ You may download emulator patch from the mods section below for Emulator Detection bypass ]
Dual bootable with windows through grub2win bootloader
Exo2.0
Released On 7/9/2019
PUBG Compiling Resources issue is solved with mesa 17.1.10
Rebuild from the ground up
Added PUB GFX+ TOOL
Using stock PhoenixOS mesa 17.1.10 drivers
Optimized for gaming (Introducing gaming-protocols)
Used the Latest PhoenixOS to build this with mesa 17.1.10 (Will support Intel, AMD & Nvidia GPU seamlessly)
Configured system for low-end PC’s to run PUBG smoothly
New Emulator mods available
Exo3.0
Released On 23/9/2019
Disabled EGL logging
New intelligent windows installer [can be also used for upgrading from Exo2]
Fixed the bug where PUBG doesn’t allow transactions over PhoenixOS builds [It’s the first Unofficial build to achieve that]
PUBG Compiling Resources fixed for all versions on Mesa 17
Magisk bug fixed where magisk makes the android_x86-command-terminal[ALT+F1/F2] unusable while magisk is installed. [It’s the first build to achieve that]
Added GearLock program [Dev: AXON]
Bash and 7z binary integrated into the system [compiled from source, gnu]
Mic issues fixed [Credits: A few redditors]
Terminated a few locating processes during the boot
Wifi issues fixed for some devices [Special Thanks to @Mido fayad]
Now all your hard-disk partitions will show directly on FX file-manager home.
Configured system for Xposed framework installation.
Xposed Framework can be installed from GearLock.
New emulator masker will be supplied through GearLock [Then it can be toggled on/off from GearLock]
Unnecessary buggy boot functions removed from the Initial Ramdisk image [aka initrd.img]
ntfs-fix removed from the stock POS Initial Ramdisk Image, as it can cause damage to hybernated ntfs drives [initrd-stock.img]
Updated toybox and some busybox applets
Multibootable between stock-initrd.img and mod-initrd.img
Some grub boot code changes
What?? You want more!? I gotta sleeeep……. Had to work for the last 6 days over it -_-
Exo3.1
Released On 04/10/2019
Magisk bugs fixed
New mesa18 gearlock package available
New kernel available
darkmatter partition will be mounted on FX
GearLock 4.0
*GearLock updated to 4.0 from 2.6 (No longer BETA)
*Data folder backup and restoration function added
App Management function added
New improved package installing engeine
*Added cool misc. functions
*Offline magisk additional setup function at >misc. functions
Dalvik-cache clear function
Custom disk mount function
Hot reboot
etc.
Exo3.2
Made some system optimizations
You will find a disk named “Package_Dir” in fx file manager
Dependencies renew
Modding Engine updated [Old Mods can be used]
Few system bugs fixed
Fully working Mesa 18.1 for all GPU’s is available [Credits: @Midofayad]
GearLock kernel packages will work flawlessly
And most importantly…>! Updated GearLock….!
GearLock 5.0
GearLock core rewrite
New Developer-Mode
Now you can build your own gearlock package!
Pre-Build Kernel Package engine added (Dev)
Custom Core Package added (Dev)
All bugs fixed
New Package Engine
Improved functionality
All functions reviewed and rewrote
And a lot more but I can’t spell them in words ?
Exo3.3
COD MOBILE graphics-glitches fixed within the system level
Gaming-Protocols updated, will make the system more stable and smooth for games & apps
Fixed the bug where Package_Dir wasn’t being created if DM was installed inside a folder
System configured for performing OTA updates
Gearlock 5.1
Built-in OTA-UPDATER added [#feature-request by: !VISARD#4301 ]
Now you will receive OTA-UPDATES directly from GearLock
Optimized GearLock Core
Sub-menu function improved
A lot of tiny bug fixes
Added a new Dev-Placeholder Game/System Tweaks
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Exo3.4
There has been a lot of changes since Exo3.3
All sorts of Magisk issues has been said good-bye!
Minor improvements within the system for fluid performance and smoothness! [Includes tiny bug fixes]
Reverted back to Legacy-Gaming-Protocols; You can switch to Alpha GP using GearLock
Major improvements in the DarkMatter booting process and it’s affiliates.
No more Google-Play-Service updating issues.
Implemented the use of microG instead of Play-Services
Got rid of Google-Play_Store, bought a brand new supercool Play-Store mirror app!
Updated the external_user_apps alongside adding new ones. [Includes a better YT alt. and a web-browser & +1]
New Windows Installer
Re-coded the setup-engine from scratch
Ai based installation functionality
Fixed all sorts of possible errors (Based on mind simulated situations and some user reports)
Now the installer has the capability to install external-software’s in a automated way
Replaced Ext2Fsd with a better ext4 partition mirror driver (dokan-dev/dokany)
GearLock 5.2
Vast amount of improvements over the gearlock core
Optimized all the old Functions for more stability
Perfected the OTA-Updater
Added a Game/System Tweaks menu with lot of new functions
Added Magisk-Extended menu with awesome functions
From now on you will be able to directly Update magisk-core using GearLock!
Added few other cool stuffs
Can’t remember the others ; find them yourself
Additional Contributions
@diaz allowed me to use his VPS freely to use it for hosting this website.
@r*k bought me the domain supreme-gamers.com.
@and everyone else in our community who provided feedback and bug-reports with much respect.
Credits & Thanks
Android-x86 Project [ Licenced under Apache 2.0 ] (No android OS for PC's would have been possible without them)
PhoenixOS [ DarkMatter was based on POS ]
7zip as i use it for gearlock [ Licenced under GNU LGPL ]
@drummerdp for his grub2win project [ I use his grub port for our windows installer ]
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Introduction DarkMatter is a totally reworked version of the discontinued official PhoenixOS project and to be honest, it'd be quite much of a crime to even call DarkMatter as a part of PhoenixOS now. Not alike others, it has some special...
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As always
Nice thread !
wish you all good luck for future builds !
The greatest rom that has amazing performance for all variants intel, amd and nvidia and can play pubg smoothly @60fps on it ..
Also gearlock is just masterpiece ❤❤❤
incredible performance on v3.3
This Is awesome mod!!!!
RECOMMANDED TO ALL PHOENIX OS USERS!!!!!!:good::good::good::good:
a decompression error has ocurred (#2026)
unknown decompression error
PureKino said:
a decompression error has occurred (#2026)
unknown decompression error
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It's a very rare error. It could be due to some missing dependencies on your windows installation.
Try the ISO image.
I saw phoneix is have so much bloatware. For that I choose the primeos. Does this mod have cleaned the bloatware?!
Chazy12 said:
I saw phoneix is have so much bloatware. For that I choose the primeos. Does this mod have cleaned the bloatware?!
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you can easily remove bloatware with any system app removal software like link2sd.
Chazy12 said:
I saw phoneix is have so much bloatware. For that I choose the primeos. Does this mod have cleaned the bloatware?!
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All the bloatwares are removed expect VIP-SERVICES.
Although, there is an unofficial mod for it to remove that.
decompression error fix
PureKino said:
a decompression error has ocurred (#2026)
unknown decompression error
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open ext2 Volume Manager Then Duble_Click On Your DarkMatter Drive And untick Mount Volume in read-only mode And Click Apply Botton. Done .
I am using windows installer for installation & after all procedure no boot entry of phoenix OS created in boot menu. BIOS mode is legacy, your installer says grub2win working fine.
I also tried manually adding GRUB2 entry using EasyBCD but it won’t loads phoenix OS.
Any fixes ?
Peyman2409 said:
open ext2 Volume Manager Then Duble_Click On Your DarkMatter Drive And untick Mount Volume in read-only mode And Click Apply Botton. Done .
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oh thanks! for pointing it out! Doesn't happen with me, so I never knew that was the case ...
so, it seems like some people might had their ext4 drive in read-only mode
AXONUS said:
oh thanks! for pointing it out! Doesn't happen with me, so I never knew that was the case ...
so, it seems like some people might had their ext4 drive in read-only mode
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I am using windows installer for installation & after all procedure no boot entry of phoenix OS created in boot menu. BIOS mode is legacy, your installer says grub2win working fine.
I also tried manually adding GRUB2 entry using EasyBCD but it won’t loads phoenix OS.
I also tried USB iso installation it gives following Error
"Could not find ramdisk image: /initrd.img
boot:
Any fixes ?
GΔM€Rβ0Y said:
I am using windows installer for installation & after all procedure no boot entry of phoenix OS created in boot menu. BIOS mode is legacy, your installer says grub2win working fine.
I also tried manually adding GRUB2 entry using EasyBCD but it won’t loads phoenix OS.
I also tried USB iso installation it gives following Error
"Could not find ramdisk image: /initrd.img
boot:
Any fixes ?
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Remove uninstall grub2win & re-download it from sourceforge website.
after new install copy the following custom boot entry to grub2win :
menuentry 'PhoenixOS DarkMatter' { insmod all_video search --set=root --file /dark.matter linux /kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.selinux=permissive acpi_sleep=s3_bios,s3_mode SRC=/ initrd /initrd-stock.img }
Booting problem
I have got a triple boot system i.e. Windows 10, Linux Mint, PhoenixOS DM. I installed via the windows installer. After the ota update to exo 3.3, Phoenixos DM gets stuck at boot screen (screenshot attached). However, if I boot into linux and then boot again into phoenix os, it boots successfully. It's a real hassle if I have to boot into linux again and again everytime I run phoenix os.
Am I missing something here ?? Is there any solution in sight? :crying:
System info :-
Processor - (4 Core 64 Bit) Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-5010U CPU @ 2.10GHz
RAM - (4 GB)
Model - ASUS X555LF
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I have got a triple boot system i.e. Windows 10, Linux Mint, PhoenixOS DM. I installed via the windows installer. After the ota update to exo 3.3, Phoenixos DM gets stuck at boot screen (screenshot attached). However, if I boot into linux and then boot again into phoenix os, it boots successfully. It's a real hassle if I have to boot into linux again and again everytime I run phoenix os.
Am I missing something here ?? Is there any solution in sight? :crying:
System info :-
Processor - (4 Core 64 Bit) Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-5010U CPU @ 2.10GHz
RAM - (4 GB)
Model - ASUS X555LF
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Try to boot with initrd-stock.img instead of initrd-mod.img.