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Signing the update.zip in Mac OS X?

I'm sure this has been asked before but after prolific searching of the forums and our friend Google I turn to you guys for help. As the title says I'm using OS X and I need a solution (that isn't dual booting to use XP) to signing the update.zip so that I can customise aspects of my ROM, I'm very eager to learn how to do this and this so far seems to be quite an annoying problem.
Thanks for your time in advance

tristyB said:
I'm sure this has been asked before but after prolific searching of the forums and our friend Google I turn to you guys for help. As the title says I'm using OS X and I need a solution (that isn't dual booting to use XP) to signing the update.zip so that I can customise aspects of my ROM, I'm very eager to learn how to do this and this so far seems to be quite an annoying problem.
Thanks for your time in advance
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Hi korndub,
Cannot you post the answer here so everybody that uses OS X can also sign?
I'm also having problems signing full roms (update.zip files) with signapk.jar
Any help is appreciated

rommelin said:
Hi korndub,
Cannot you post the answer here so everybody that uses OS X can also sign?
I'm also having problems signing full roms (update.zip files) with signapk.jar
Any help is appreciated
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i have a folder on the desktop which contains the signapk.jar and both sets of keys...put the Archive.zip that you have created and want to sign in this folder, then open terminal
in terminal, you type
$cd FOLDER-containing-files
$java -jar signapk.jar testkeys.x509.pem testkey.pk8 Inputfile.zip outputfile.zip
the outputfile.zip is your update which is signed....

OK, I do all that I think.
Heres my process.
Download ROM
Extract downloaded zip to folder eg update
Make changes to files
Compress folder back to zip eg update1.zip
java -jar signapk.jar testkeys.x509.pem testkey.pk8 update1.zip update_signed.zip
rename and copy the signed file to sd
reboot recovery
wipe and apply update
It doesn't moan about the signing (so I assume its ok) but I get an update script not found error and it doesn't install.
I haven't changed the update scripts, only the boot.img and one or two scripts in system.
Does every file I change have to be resigned as well? I muct be missing something here
on OSX 10.5

Signing has nothing to do with that error. Make sure that the update-script is in the correct path.
META-INF/com/google/android/update-script

it is, is a normal update.zip (ie cyanogen rom), and the only file I've changed is boot.img and a2sd in system/bin

i have a folder on the desktop which contains the signapk.jar and both sets of keys...put the Archive.zip that you have created and want to sign in this folder, then open terminal
in terminal, you type
$cd FOLDER-containing-files
$java -jar signapk.jar testkeys.x509.pem testkey.pk8 Inputfile.zip outputfile.zip
the outputfile.zip is your update which is signed....
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Thank you so much, this works for me, I might try and build it into an automator workflow
Edit: I spoke too soon, I get the update script error also
Edit Again: my update-script is in the same place as it should be also

Wonder if this is a specific OSX problem? We do have apples 'interpretation' of java don't we?

dazcox5181 said:
Wonder if this is a specific OSX problem? We do have apples 'interpretation' of java don't we?
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haha, yeah that's right, those crazy cats at Apple. but I assume that korndub also has Apples 'interptretation' so something else could be the problem also

perhaps the way we zip the archive?

dazcox5181 said:
perhaps the way we zip the archive?
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sadly not, I just used a application that zips in a PC format (without mac hidden files) and no joy. Good idea though.
Edit: Just tried archiving the zip but not compressing. Thought I was on to something. I wasn't.

Another update, I have tried the same in Fedora 11 and again, getting the update script error message when I flash.

I signed modified update for 3 different builds on my Mac, everything worked w/o problems every time. I did everything like described in readme and several times here. So, it's not a global OS X problem.
BTW, I used muCommander to directly modify all zips.

neuro159 said:
I signed modified update for 3 different builds on my Mac, everything worked w/o problems every time. I did everything like described in readme and several times here. So, it's not a global OS X problem.
BTW, I used muCommander to directly modify all zips.
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When I find the time later on I will give the muCommander a go. Fingers crossed.

dazcox5181 said:
OK, I do all that I think.
Heres my process.
Download ROM
Extract downloaded zip to folder eg update
Make changes to files
Compress folder back to zip eg update1.zip
java -jar signapk.jar testkeys.x509.pem testkey.pk8 update1.zip update_signed.zip
rename and copy the signed file to sd
reboot recovery
wipe and apply update
It doesn't moan about the signing (so I assume its ok) but I get an update script not found error and it doesn't install.
I haven't changed the update scripts, only the boot.img and one or two scripts in system.
Does every file I change have to be resigned as well? I muct be missing something here
on OSX 10.5
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you dont archive (zip) the folder, this is where you are having the issue... say you extracted the rom to ROMFOLDER, what you need to do is go into that folder, select all, then right click or two finger click and choose Compress - you will end up with an archive that contains all sub folders, if you zip the folder then you have a folder within a folder and that is where all goes south..

korndub said:
you dont archive (zip) the folder, this is where you are having the issue... say you extracted the rom to ROMFOLDER, what you need to do is go into that folder, select all, then right click or two finger click and choose Compress - you will end up with an archive that contains all sub folders, if you zip the folder then you have a folder within a folder and that is where all goes south..
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Oh my god, you're right. And I think I actually read that somewhere before now you've reminded me. Damn. Thanks though! Thanks a lot!

Awesome, knew it was me being stupid.

sure thing guys! glad i could help...

Always something stupid...

[HOWTO] porting a ROM for old radio to work with new radio

I would love to help the community by using your kernel for the newer radios to port any roms for the older radio... is there any help you can give me? should i use your boot.img from the test-donut.img/test-eclair.img?
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first, a thing we must know for porting job is what boot.img included.
here: http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Unpack,_Edit,_and_Re-Pack_Boot_Images
the ramdisk do some initializing jobs, so if we port a ROM, we should ensure that the content in ramdisk and files which are included in ramdisk (like init.rc), have necessary things the ROM needed.
for the first step, we can just extract the boot.img from the ROM, and extract the ramdisk from the boot.img which extracted just now, then repack it with my kernel (you can extract the kernel from my boot.img with same tools).
(to execute the perl script in link above, you need linux or just cygwin. )
but if we are sure that the ROM we want to port have nothing special with ramdisk, just like common ROMs, we can use my boot.img files directly. for eclair ROM, I suggest you extract the boot.img from my ROM, and don't use the first boot.img (test-NOCDB.img) I had posted.
after this, make our update.zip (use other's ROM as an example, especially the update-script in META-INF directory). sign our zip with testkey and apply it, then we can make our phone booting into desktop.
(you can find information about sign and download tools here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=471586, though the thread is not talk about how to sign things)
the main troubles we may meet probably are symlinks and setperm* in the update-script. if there is already a file/link has a name we want to symlink to, or if there isn't a file we want to symlink from or setperm, we will fail. so check the files carefully.
the next step is make everything work properly. we can use file from a ROM which made for new radio (and work well of course) to replace the one in the ROM we are porting. we can find these files in my 2.x ROM for eclair, or other's 1.6 ROM for donut (and for new radio, since the maker of them tested them already).
the most important files are (to my knowledge):
system/lib/libhtc_acoustic.so
system/lib/libhtc_ril.so (if something wrong with mobile network)
system/lib/libcamera.so
system/lib/libcameraservice.so
system/lib/liboemcamera.so (for 2.x) or system/lib/libqcamera.so (for 1.6)
system/lib/libgps.so
system/bin/akmd
(are there something I missed?)
(if we want to use NCommander's work on CameraHardwareInterface with a 2.x ROM, we should use my kernel for DONUT instead. I didn't try it, and I don't recommend it.)
these files are some thing work with hardware partially, so different radio may need different files. but if something just work fine, don't hurry to replace the file for it.
and now...., I don't have more thing to talk about, since we have most things work well. but for further tweaks, there are lots of things to do.
everyone can post your question here. if I know the answer I will post it. if I don't or I am not online, I think others will response you. and if there are things I missed or made some mistake, plz point it out
I will update this post when we collection more info or correct something. I find that I don't organized everything in order . I will update it later.

Thanks for the post... what's the difference between your eclair/donut kernel? (This is based on your original post about your kernel... is there an updated kernel somewhere i should know about?)
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Nevermind i figured it out by reading your post more. carefully thanks for the detailed instructions

Thank you very much for this sanpei. This is the type of posts that really should be on this forum
Appreciated so much. waiting for your next updates.

Phil_McRevis said:
Nevermind i figured it out by reading your post more. carefully thanks for the detailed instructions
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asero said:
This is the type of posts that really should be on this forum
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I expect more people can share their knowledge, and we can make a wiki for all

Hello!
I have to edit some lines of init.rc of your kernel. I've thus extracted the ramdisk, edited the file, repacked and tried booting with fastboot boot kernel-img ramdisk-img, but the phone hangs on the operator logo. I've tried even just extracting kernel+ramdisk and boot them - same result (the boot.img works well).
how can I fix it? Thanks

Wrong post

Old cooker want to cook something

After many many tweaking and cooking ROMs for WinMo I want to do same with Android. The reason I cooked for WinMo was speed, but since it is not an issue with mine Desire(but it can be better I want to customize ROM a little bit, so remove some stuff and later maybe add few apps. If this want be a problem I will try to tweak too.
However in WinMo I have always have served kitchen, I just tweaked removed and add few things and job done but here there are no kitchens..yet(I hope somebody will sooner or later post it
So is there anybody who can help to set up kitchen so that I can cook few roms for me and this community?
So if I understanded correctly I need following to start cooking
android sdk
java jdk
signing tool
stock ROM
I have downloaded them all, extracted SDK in D:\HTC Desire\Android SDK, installed Java JDK in C:\Program Files (x86)\Java and I don't know what to do next?
Extract ROM, where(?), extract system.img which is in rom.zip if yes how and where?
Thanks for your help

Benko, you can extract the ROM anywhere you want. But, you don't want images. You should look at Pauls rootedupdate.zip as a starting point. Unzip that.

eViL D: said:
Benko, you can extract the ROM anywhere you want. But, you don't want images. You should look at Pauls rootedupdate.zip as a starting point. Unzip that.
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Ok extracted that rootedupdate.zip and found a lot of apks and obexes so after I delete those files that I dont want how to put that all back together to file that is flashable?

You'll have to resign the zip after removing stuff, otherwise it will give verification errors when trying to flash.
You need to remove the current certificates from the file, there are three files in the META-INF folder - delete those, but keep the update script (the COM folder inside), it's needed for flashing.
I use this little thingy for signatures: http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Generating_Keys
Hope this helps!
PS-beware of any dependencies between the various apk's and any framework modding that might be needed, otherwise you'll get more fc's than you can carry; I know I did
PS2- if you want a served kitchen, you'll find one over at Modaco, for a CyanogenMod port (a link is posted in a thread here) - see if that suits you're needs.
PS3- check out the Chef Central sticky here, too - it should be easier to get quicker/more accurate info from the seasoned cooks there

benko286 said:
Ok extracted that rootedupdate.zip and found a lot of apks and obexes so after I delete those files that I dont want how to put that all back together to file that is flashable?
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Rezip the folders: meta, system & boot.img.
Then resign them. You can then transfer it to sd and try to flash. If it doesn't boot, then you have to troubleshoot.

May I know that how to change layout of the home screen?
e.g. HTC sense has news/mail widget where first installed and booted.
Where can I change these settings?
Also , I want to know if I made my own rom, and updated to my desire.
If it doesn't boot or anything, can I updated the rootedupdate.zip from Paul to get the desire back working?
Thanks

eViL D: said:
Rezip the folders: meta, system & boot.img.
Then resign them. You can then transfer it to sd and try to flash. If it doesn't boot, then you have to troubleshoot.
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kevin612 said:
May I know that how to change layout of the home screen?
e.g. HTC sense has news/mail widget where first installed and booted.
Where can I change these settings?
Also , I want to know if I made my own rom, and updated to my desire.
If it doesn't boot or anything, can I updated the rootedupdate.zip from Paul to get the desire back working?
Thanks
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Ok zipped those folders(META-INF, system, boot.img) in rootedupdate.zip, used autosign.bat to manually sign that .zip and now it should be flashable?
@Kevin-yes if it is not bootable you can flash Pauls rom again

benko286 said:
Ok zipped those folders(META-INF, system, boot.img) in rootedupdate.zip, used autosign.bat to manually sign that .zip and now it should be flashable?
@Kevin-yes if it is not bootable you can flash Pauls rom again
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Hopefully. After a few hundred times you'll get the hang of it. ;P
If it boot loops, it won't boot. Try again. Always remember what you're adding and subtracting. Maybe start out with only a couple things.

eViL D: said:
Hopefully. After a few hundred times you'll get the hang of it. ;P
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OK Since I returned my device to my store because of warranty can you try that ROM, I will upload it for you ?

benko286 said:
OK Since I returned my device to my store because of warranty can you try that ROM, I will upload it for you ?
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Sure, why did you return it?

Uploading it now
Some very very bad battery leaking...80% in one night and sync was off!
Thank you so much eViL D: and everybody else for help

Ok I also want to create my own rom but I don't know how to sign it..
Any help would be most appreciated.

ROM Link here
http://www.mediafire.com/?zt4ymz42jzj
I hope it works
So for now I even don't need Android SDK?

I downloaded the rom kitchen from Chef Central...Does the rom need to be sign after I built them out in Linux?
Also there are some folders I not understand yet....
Inside system folder - customize, etc, framework, usr and xbin I dont understand yet.
Cause looking at eVil D:'s rom and paul's rom is very different in those. And even paul's rom doesnt have customize folder.
Would like to understand all and see if I can make a rom out.
Thanks

Anybody tried my ROM ?

benko286 said:
Anybody tried my ROM ?
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Got corrupted DL. Will have to try again.

kevin612 said:
I downloaded the rom kitchen from Chef Central...Does the rom need to be sign after I built them out in Linux?
Also there are some folders I not understand yet....
Inside system folder - customize, etc, framework, usr and xbin I dont understand yet.
Cause looking at eVil D:'s rom and paul's rom is very different in those. And even paul's rom doesnt have customize folder.
Would like to understand all and see if I can make a rom out.
Thanks
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the kitchen signs the rom automatically. run the menu from terminal ( using linux) and u will see all the what the kitchen is doing.
do not try to compare custom roms ... they are different. some have extrafiles & folders depending on their customisations.
best thing is to compare with an original rom for the desire. and u see what has been added to get X and Y. involves a lot of trials and errors.

eViL D: said:
Got corrupted DL. Will have to try again.
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I will try downloading too, if it wont work I will reupload it
I know that this can sound wierd but can anybody of you upload his kitchen?
Thank you all for help!
EDIT: File is corrupted, uploading again!

Reuploaded and tested, RAR file is ok
http://www.mediafire.com/?w5wommomzmk
Please somebody try ROM
Thanks

benko286 said:
Reuploaded and tested, RAR file is ok
http://www.mediafire.com/?w5wommomzmk
Please somebody try ROM
Thanks
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Anybody tried ROM ?
P.S anybody has link to CyanogenMod port, anybody uses that kitchen?

PC script to auto remove apk's

Hey everyone!
On the rom I currently use there are about 20 apk's I have no need for. What I do is download the rom, and individually delete the apk's before flashing the rom. The thing is I flash quite often (cheeky, I know ) and this is getting quite frustrating.
Ideally I want a script that does this all for me. I found one but it seems be for running on the phone, after the apk's have been installed. Does anyone know how I can create a script for the PC that does this before I even install the rom?
Thank you for any suggestions.
Oh and here's the thread I found that looked relevant...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=674357

edcoppen said:
Hey everyone!
On the rom I currently use there are about 20 apk's I have no need for. What I do is download the rom, and individually delete the apk's before flashing the rom. The thing is I flash quite often (cheeky, I know ) and this is getting quite frustrating.
Ideally I want a script that does this all for me. I found one but it seems be for running on the phone, after the apk's have been installed. Does anyone know how I can create a script for the PC that does this before I even install the rom?
Thank you for any suggestions.
Oh and here's the thread I found that looked relevant...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=674357
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Over what OS?
If in Windows (or any M$ OS, incl. DOS) you can make a batch file.
My file is adjunted as example (modify as you like, put in the root dir -obviously to the unzipped ROM- and run. Rezip and maybe re-sign)
salu2

Thank you. This is exactly the kind of thing I am after. If I had of been born just a few years earlier I would probably know all about batch scripts. Fortunately, I just missed the DOS days!
Anyway, I puzzled out / looked up the commands in the script you posted. Based on that I extracted the rom, then placed the batch file within it, so that the cd (current directory) command runs correctly.
Unfortunately this mucks up the signing on the rom. Do you re-sign your CM7 roms every time you do this or is there an easier way?
Edit: My PC is Win 7, 64bit, soon to be Win 8 Consumer Preview.
Edit: The roms do not need resigning.

I don't re-sign the ROM, simply flash again over Clockworkmod Recovery.. and work.
But, you can:
1) sign using Auto-Sign....
2) Click [Thanks]...
Salu2
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I know, I know.... my english is ****ty... but my spanish is much better... ;-)

Big thank you. That's solved that one nicely for me!

You're welcome.
Updated zip in my first Post.
Salu2

Hey again. I was hoping to build on the script you kindly provided. At the moment I am using various alpha roms where the exact apk's present changes fairly often. It would be great if I could see the outcome of each action. This way I would know if the apk has had it's name changed or been removed. How would I enable this?

how can i make flashable zip from IMG-files

i have read some topic here about my question. the only thing i can find is using cygwin with android kitchen. and also android kitchen has the limitation of supported devices.
and my device is not supported. is there any other easy way to make flashable zip from img-files of BOOT, RECOVERY, KERNEL, SYSTEM?
on my device i can use only adb-command, i cannt get my device into fastboot-mode. that is why i ask for flashable zip.

Creating a flashable .zip. This might help.
ari2asem said:
i have read some topic here about my question. the only thing i can find is using cygwin with android kitchen. and also android kitchen has the limitation of supported devices.
and my device is not supported. is there any other easy way to make flashable zip from img-files of BOOT, RECOVERY, KERNEL, SYSTEM?
on my device i can use only adb-command, i cannt get my device into fastboot-mode. that is why i ask for flashable zip.
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I hope the following link may provide some help, it helped me create a few flashable .zip files for my mediate tablet, for uses when needing various versions of android or Linux for various jobs and projects.
The Link: https://www.xda-developers.com/create-your-own-packages-with-android-flashable-zip-creator/
Hope it helps.
Merseygeek.

merseygeek said:
I hope the following link may provide some help, it helped me create a few flashable .zip files for my mediate tablet, for uses when needing various versions of android or Linux for various jobs and projects.
The Link: https://www.xda-developers.com/create-your-own-packages-with-android-flashable-zip-creator/
Hope it helps.
Merseygeek.
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ok, but with this application i cannt import img-files. the img-files i have, are:
boot, kernel, misc, recovery and system.