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[how to] simply ext4 gb

When it comes down to it here's the order to get ext4 and nameless kernel on your GB rom only.
MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING FILES.
EP1H ON PC http://www.multiupload.com/MU_PRZ9RUD9ZZ
NEW CWM ON PC http://www.multiupload.com/31963EOUA0 *MUST DELETE MD5 EXTENSION
EXT4 FORMAT ALL ON SD http://www.mediafire.com/?6hx7f8g7c8vv6xz
KERNEL CLEANUP SCRIPT ON SD http://www.mediafire.com/?302ofs64v4ibp9l
NAMELESS KERNEL ON PC. http://www.multiupload.com/M7UYRWDE4R *MUST DELETE MD5 EXTENSION
Wipe all
Odin EP1F/H Leak
Odin new CWM (orange) *MUST REINSERT BATTERY BEFORE YOU ODIN THIS
Wipe all again
In CWM Flash ext4 format all
In CWM Mount system, data, etc. NOTE* MUST MOUNT EXTSTORAGE
In CWM Flash your rom one that supports this... (preferably Eclipse touchwiz)
In CWM Flash kernel cleanup script
Odin Nameless Kernel *MUST REINSERT BATTERY BEFORE YOU ODIN THIS
reboot...samsung will flash about 6 to 8 times before it boots
P.S. Forget the quadrant score once you get this you can feel the power your device was meant to have. However I score in the 1500s.

And here I thought I tried every combination of things lol. I will give this a try once my childrens go to bed. How is that eclipse rom btw? Everything stable and working? If you have time will you provide links to all the necessary files. If not I can rewrite the OP for you with all of them in there.

I would greatly appreciate if the OP had links to all the necessary files. I'm dying to get the most out of this amazing device but this site is somewhat difficult to navigate even with the attempts to establish a template for naming threads.

skydeaner said:
And here I thought I tried every combination of things lol. I will give this a try once my childrens go to bed. How is that eclipse rom btw? Everything stable and working? If you have time will you provide links to all the necessary files. If not I can rewrite the OP for you with all of them in there.
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Will get those links for you rite now....

brandonaspencer said:
Will get those links for you rite now....
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Just got done doing all the steps now and am waiting for it to boot up.
I can't thank you enough if this works right lol.
And this thread is going to be sooooo useful to EVERYONE once them links are up.
I already had most of the files sitting on my drive where I have been trying every combination to get it working, but you sir have figured it out and I am infinitely thankful.
I'm on the galaxy S screen now, so it looks like everything is going to go well.
EDIT:::
And everything booted fine and the mount command displays my partitions as EXT4! Great job OP.

skydeaner said:
and here i thought i tried every combination of things lol. I will give this a try once my childrens go to bed. How is that eclipse rom btw? Everything stable and working? If you have time will you provide links to all the necessary files. If not i can rewrite the op for you with all of them in there.
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eclipse is awesome and stable. The only reason it has a bug or 2 (nothing major) is because the gb leak came like that. I am very picky and extremely happy with this setup. Now that im on this i will never return to ee4.:d

skydeaner said:
Just got done doing all the steps now and am waiting for it to boot up.
I can't thank you enough if this works right lol.
And this thread is going to be sooooo useful to EVERYONE once them links are up.
I already had most of the files sitting on my drive where I have been trying every combination to get it working, but you sir have figured it out and I am infinitely thankful.
I'm on the galaxy S screen now, so it looks like everything is going to go well.
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The Galaxy S is a sign of success enjoy.

marcucci217 said:
I would greatly appreciate if the OP had links to all the necessary files. I'm dying to get the most out of this amazing device but this site is somewhat difficult to navigate even with the attempts to establish a template for naming threads.
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I understand where you are coming from...I have never been more happier with my device than since I first got it. I wish I knew how to dev. But for now all I can do is assist with what I know to all loyal droid charge soldiers lol

i've found everything but the orange cwm. i only found the blue, and using blue cwn i cant seem to find a mount ext storage option. =\

Do I need to reboot at any time before the very end?

This worked like a charm. I do really appreciate all the files being located in one area. I've been wanting to give this a try, but this was a no brainier! Thank you thank you!

FroyoBaggins said:
i've found everything but the orange cwm. i only found the blue, and using blue cwn i cant seem to find a mount ext storage option. =\
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http://www.multiupload.com/31963EOUA0

Jstevenett said:
Do I need to reboot at any time before the very end?
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Do not reboot the device until the end

Sorry this is extremely noob but what is "wipe all"?

marcucci217 said:
Sorry this is extremely noob but what is "wipe all"?
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In recovery you can see the option to wipe data factory reset, wipe cache and in advanced recovery you will see wipe dalvik. Doing this is what i mean by wipe all.

brandonaspencer said:
In recovery you can see the option to wipe data factory reset, wipe cache and in advanced recovery you will see wipe dalvik. Doing this is what i mean by wipe all.
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Thanks. That's what I thought but wasn't sure because you had "wipe all" before you have Odin latest Clockwork

These are the exact steps I took last night to get on ext4. Great post.
Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk

Ok another question:
Why would you want the new recovery (minus the md5 extension) on the SD card when you are using ODIN to push it to the phone? Wouldn't you want it on the phone? In the steps it says on SD.
Sorry I've never flashed kernels only roms so this is new for me.

marcucci217 said:
Ok another question:
Why would you want the new recovery (minus the md5 extension) on the SD card when you are using ODIN to push it to the phone? Wouldn't you want it on the phone? In the steps it says on SD.
Sorry I've never flashed kernels only roms so this is new for me.
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The new CWM stays on your PC and you Odin it. You have to erase the MD5 extension for it to work. Just follow those steps exactly and you will be fine. The dev that created the CWM created it to be flashed thru Odin.

brandonaspencer said:
The new CWM stays on your PC and you Odin it. You have to erase the MD5 extension for it to work. Just follow those steps exactly and you will be fine.
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I understand that. I erased the md5 extension and it turned into a zip file. The instructions say on SD in the OP. That's why I was confused. So I shouldn't put it on the SD card, correct
EDIT:
It turned into a tar file when I deleted the extension, not zip

[Download][GPE:JWR66V][ODIN] I9505GUEUBMG8 4.3 Google Edition

EXPERIMENTAL FIRMWARE
There you go
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-LJpWAVcg5uS3BOeWpqQkJaQjA/edit?usp=sharing
(thx @marcindpol)
Its safe to flash the boot,recovery,system images on your I9505 using Odin or CWM.
Make a tar file with the images and select in PDA and flash.​

Seriously will be awesome if you can. What region is this from ?
Presume pure Androi
Does this increase the counter or show as modified ?
Does everything work ?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda premium

If we flash platform and CSC, then what does that differ from the odexed/deodexed zips Faryaab ported?

Theshawty said:
If we flash platform and CSC, then what does that differ from the odexed/deodexed zips Faryaab ported?
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Its Odin flashable and doesnt require a custom recovery.

Aerys said:
Its Odin flashable and doesnt require a custom recovery.
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Fair enough.
Would it be safe to pack platform and CSC into a separate tar and flash as PDA?

Theshawty said:
Fair enough.
Would it be safe to pack platform and CSC into a separate tar and flash as PDA?
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Yes

So if I flash this will I be able to get OTA updates in the future?
I assume everything works fine?

Simmo3D said:
So if I flash this will I be able to get OTA updates in the future?
I assume everything works fine?
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No, I am still trying to make the bootloader+radio flash on our I9505.
Maybe it works idk:laugh:

This is a LEAKED, TEST BUILD, ppl keep forgetting that it is. Pls keep this in mind when things do not work, or if you want ota's, lol. And if ur worried about ota, jus use tri away.

We know it's leaked ... maybe most also won't OTA (for now) ... for me the most important thing is the partition-table of GE ...if this would work
I would help if I had the knowledge what to do when I brick my phone ... but I haven't.

Erkan75 said:
We know it's leaked ... maybe most also won't OTA (for now) ... for me the most important thing is the partition-table of GE ...if this would work
I would help if I had the knowledge what to do when I brick my phone ... but I haven't.
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Just warning ppl before they start *****ing and moaning about battery stats, etc.. I've only seen one thread title with the words LEAK in it. Let alone Leak or Test Build anywhere in OP's. Ppl are getting the wrong impression is all.

norml said:
Just warning ppl before they start *****ing and moaning about battery stats, etc.. I've only seen one thread title with the words LEAK in it. Let alone Leak or Test Build anywhere in OP's. Ppl are getting the wrong impression is all.
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I know ... I hate reading the other threads, people asking for percentage batt, reboot menue, how can I flash GPL ... they should stay on CM if they want that features. It's boring - wasn't that a dev board!? If I flash AOSP or leaked ROM I can't expect anything - I think most of us know this. GE on S4 was just born and is still experimental.
I hope any dev will find a way to repartition our phone and flash that ROM

Erkan75 said:
I know ... I hate reading the other threads, people asking for percentage batt, reboot menue, how can I flash GPL ... they should stay on CM if they want that features. It's boring - wasn't that a dev board!? If I flash AOSP or leaked ROM I can't expect anything - I think most of us know this. GE on S4 was just born and is still experimental.
I hope any dev will find a way to repartition our phone and flash that ROM
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I read somewhere that on XXUAMDM there is no Write protection: Enabled in Odin so I am gonna downgrade and try to flash the I9505G.pit and and others.

Aerys said:
I read somewhere that on XXUAMDM there is no Write protection: Enabled in Odin so I am gonna downgrade and try to flash the I9505G.pit and and others.
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Granted the bootloader lets you downgrade.

Does it wipe the internal SD? I'd already flashed it, but im backing up the data just in case... if it doesnt im gonna flash it now.
Ok, i've flashed it, but now i have a weird problem: after the reboot i setted the phone up and then turn it off to put the SIM card and the SD back in, turned it on again and inserted the pin code and then i got stucked on "unlocking SIM card" and i cant use my phone. I tried to take the battery off (because i cant turn it off since the banner doesnt let me tap on turn off) but the it keeps happening. Should i flash the CSC too?
EDIT: flashing CSC fixed the problem, now im restoring my apps with Helium, it's so smooth, cant believe stock is so laggy.

DJ_Jedi said:
Does it wipe the internal SD? I'd already flashed it, but im backing up the data just in case... if it doesnt im gonna flash it now.
Ok, i've flashed it, but now i have a weird problem: after the reboot i setted the phone up and then turn it off to put the SIM card and the SD back in, turned it on again and inserted the pin code and then i got stucked on "unlocking SIM card" and i cant use my phone. I tried to take the battery off (because i cant turn it off since the banner doesnt let me tap on turn off) but the it keeps happening. Should i flash the CSC too?
EDIT: flashing CSC fixed the problem, now im restoring my apps with Helium, it's so smooth, cant believe stock is so laggy.
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I hope you don't have battery drain with your Odin flash. I did with the cwm version. Massive battery drain. Please keep us informed

Aerys said:
EXPERIMENTAL FIRMWARE
There you go
https://mega.co.nz/#!vU8xQBQI!Wb4d3gRp_Qjk0vb79LsBAUlSnHAgt8h2mxg_cfpHsc8
Its safe to flash the Platform + CSC image on your I9505 using Odin
Select both in PDA and flash.​
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Where you get this? is this same like faryaab release?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda premium

@Aerys Did the downgrade work?

Theshawty said:
@Aerys Did the downgrade work?
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Same question..."write protection enabled" is so annoying, even if I'm sure that prevents newbies from bricking their devices ! :laugh:
But if I have a good memory, I think my i9505 was already running XXUAMDM out of the box and write protection was already enabled in Odin mode...Hope I'm wrong !

It was for me.. MDM had write protection enabled for me
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda premium

[Q] Cannot update custom Rom with OTA update

Hi gents/ladies.
I'm using the deox ROM from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2535024 and last night I got the 4.3 Sense 5.5 update from HTC.
When it tries to update it goes into TWRP recovery and does nothing.
I found the update myself in sdcard/downloads. When I try to run it I get all kinds of errors which sadly i Don't know how to screen print.
When I reboot into the system the update is still sitting in the notification bar.
Any ideas?
Love n hugs

You can't update over a custom rom. You need to use stock or the guide posted in general or q and a forum.
Sent from my HTC One using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2

noob question
hello everyone and happy new year guys n gals!!
i have my new htc one mini for almost a week so i haven't been playing around with any roms etc. I upgraded to the new ota 3-4 days ago and i have managed to get my phone saying
**TAMPERED**
**UNLOCKED**
im using the TW recovery and im about to try the Odex rom.
Am I good to go like that and flash it or do I need anything else? The tampered means that Im rooted?
Thats my 2nd smartphone..my 1st was a wildfire S so as u can understand Im feeling like a pimp at the moment the device is amazing and i cant taste the proper feeling it yet

I think i've soft bricked my phone.
I cracked open the ZIP file and did a fastboot flash recovery recovery.zip
This wiped my phone but put me back on the stock recovery.
I then tried to pull down the OTA update. It got half way then bombed out with a red explination mark.
I then went back to fastboot and did fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot -w update 0B4S9ke6WTqTJSVEzZkExV0xzdnM.zip
I got the error:
archive does not contain 'android-info.txt'
archive does not contain 'android-product.txt'
error package has no android-info.txt or android-product.txt
Now i'm stuck on a white HTC ONE screen.
Any suggestions?

green_rebel said:
hello everyone and happy new year guys n gals!!
i have my new htc one mini for almost a week so i haven't been playing around with any roms etc. I upgraded to the new ota 3-4 days ago and i have managed to get my phone saying
**TAMPERED**
**UNLOCKED**
im using the TW recovery and im about to try the Odex rom.
Am I good to go like that and flash it or do I need anything else? The tampered means that Im rooted?
Thats my 2nd smartphone..my 1st was a wildfire S so as u can understand Im feeling like a pimp at the moment the device is amazing and i cant taste the proper feeling it yet
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Which ROM are you on now, pure stock? You have unlocked the bootloader, and can still boot, so I assume you are S-ON?
Question: Any reason why you are flashing the odex rom? If you want to pimp proper style, deodex is your best bet....you are flashing tr1gg3r84's 4.3 stock right? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575766
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elmuziko said:
I think i've soft bricked my phone.
I cracked open the ZIP file and did a fastboot flash recovery recovery.zip
This wiped my phone but put me back on the stock recovery.
I then tried to pull down the OTA update. It got half way then bombed out with a red explination mark.
I then went back to fastboot and did fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot -w update 0B4S9ke6WTqTJSVEzZkExV0xzdnM.zip
I got the error:
archive does not contain 'android-info.txt'
archive does not contain 'android-product.txt'
error package has no android-info.txt or android-product.txt
Now i'm stuck on a white HTC ONE screen.
Any suggestions?
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Yup, you've gone soft....
Not to much of a problem - please supply the following information:
ROM base (stock/custom?)
Bootloader status - locked/unlocked
S-ON or S-OFF
You get to the bootloader menu by pressing the power key and volume down buttons together until it appears....

Thanks for your response, totally soft!
I'm trying to go back to stock ROM from triggers Stock 4.2.2 - 1.22.401.1 Odexed, the OTA zip is 4.3 sense 5.5
Unlocked, s-on
There was a zip folder within the OTA zip called firmware with a bunch of .img files and the android-version.txt.
I unzipped them into the OTA zip and ran fastboot -w ota.zip again and this time got
archive does not contain boot.sig
archive does not contain recovery.sig
archive does not contain system.sig
I extracted the whole folder looking for sig files but can't find anything.
In a perfect world I'd sooner go to a ROM without all the bloatware crap like best deals etc. Failing that I'd like to stick as close to stock as possible.
Thanks for your help, appreciate it.

Well..not sure why i flashed the odex one...if i flash the deodex what will i keep from the setup i ve done so far?? I think im s-on and rooted. Is there a way to see if im s on or not??
Yes im flashing the 4.3!
The specific rom tho is nice and clean..the option to have blink off is a charm!!
I have an issue with my back up tho..i think im having duplicated data..
So the deodex is the one that really boosts the dev??
Sent from my HTC One mini using Tapatalk

elmuziko said:
Thanks for your response, totally soft!
I'm trying to go back to stock ROM from triggers Stock 4.2.2 - 1.22.401.1 Odexed, the OTA zip is 4.3 sense 5.5
Unlocked, s-on
There was a zip folder within the OTA zip called firmware with a bunch of .img files and the android-version.txt.
I unzipped them into the OTA zip and ran fastboot -w ota.zip again and this time got
archive does not contain boot.sig
archive does not contain recovery.sig
archive does not contain system.sig
I extracted the whole folder looking for sig files but can't find anything.
In a perfect world I'd sooner go to a ROM without all the bloatware crap like best deals etc. Failing that I'd like to stick as close to stock as possible.
Thanks for your help, appreciate it.
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First off, I'd suggest you flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575766 which IS stock, only SuperSU and kernel mods added.
Fastboot flash the TWRP recovery, factory reset from wipe menu, reboot to recovery, ADB push the ROM and SuperSU v1.86 (download from chainfire). Flash the ROM and SuperSU.
Once you are up and running, and still want to de-bloat, then search for my post about Romcleaner.....
If you need detailed instructions, let us know!
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green_rebel said:
Well..not sure why i flashed the odex one...if i flash the deodex what will i keep from the setup i ve done so far?? I think im s-on and rooted. Is there a way to see if im s on or not??
Yes im flashing the 4.3!
The specific rom tho is nice and clean..the option to have blink off is a charm!!
I have an issue with my back up tho..i think im having duplicated data..
So the deodex is the one that really boosts the dev??
Sent from my HTC One mini using Tapatalk
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The bootloader menu shows your phone status (hold power key and volume down until it appears).
Install DiskUsage from the store, it will show you if you have large files/cache on your sdcard.
Yes, deodex is more dev "friendly"

nelvinchi said:
The bootloader menu shows your phone status (hold power key and volume down until it appears).
Install DiskUsage from the store, it will show you if you have large files/cache on your sdcard.
Yes, deodex is more dev "friendly"
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Silly me..i hadnt read the lines until their end Im S-on.. Is that good or do i need s-off?
Thnx a lot for the info about the diskUsage. Very handy prog! And I saw that Ive messed up the internal mem..too many partitions for no specific reason and around 600mb of cache.
If I want to make a fresh install of the deodex do I need to make a clear storage along with the davlik/cache wipe and factory reset?
Sent from my HTC One mini using Tapatalk

green_rebel said:
Silly me..i hadnt read the lines until their end Im S-on.. Is that good or do i need s-off?
Thnx a lot for the info about the diskUsage. Very handy prog! And I saw that Ive messed up the internal mem..too many partitions for no specific reason and around 600mb of cache.
If I want to make a fresh install of the deodex do I need to make a clear storage along with the davlik/cache wipe and factory reset?
Sent from my HTC One mini using Tapatalk
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Yes, you need to format data, not just wipe - BE WARNED, this will remove ALL user data from your phone, INCLUDING any nandroid backups.....
If you are flashing the 4.3 deodex you don't need to be S-OFF
Oh, and remember to flash boot.img which you extract from the rom zip file - do this AFTER you have wiped, adb pushed rom and supersu, installed both, rebooted to recovery, then reboot to bootloader - when there, use: fastboot flash boot boot.img

nelvinchi said:
First off, I'd suggest you flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575766 which IS stock, only SuperSU and kernel mods added.
Fastboot flash the TWRP recovery, factory reset from wipe menu, reboot to recovery, ADB push the ROM and SuperSU v1.86 (download from chainfire). Flash the ROM and SuperSU.
Once you are up and running, and still want to de-bloat, then search for my post about Romcleaner.....
If you need detailed instructions, let us know!
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And I'm baaaaaaack!
Thanks for your help, I had to sideload the ROM as push locked up TWRP but got it on in the end. SuperSU installed itself, possibly from the market, it didn't stick so had to download it from the link and push it via TWRP.
The ROMCleaner is a gem, got rid of loads of ****. I'm guessing the parent controls are there to stay though yes?
Other than that, thanks again, really helped me no end, I appreciete it.

elmuziko said:
And I'm baaaaaaack!
Thanks for your help, I had to sideload the ROM as push locked up TWRP but got it on in the end. SuperSU installed itself, possibly from the market, it didn't stick so had to download it from the link and push it via TWRP.
The ROMCleaner is a gem, got rid of loads of ****. I'm guessing the parent controls are there to stay though yes?
Other than that, thanks again, really helped me no end, I appreciete it.
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No problem, happy that I helped!
You can get rid of Kid Mode/Parent controls by either freezing (or uninstalling) Kid Mode using Titanium Backup, or add KidMode-google.apk to your romcleaner user file....

nelvinchi said:
No problem, happy that I helped!
You can get rid of Kid Mode/Parent controls by either freezing (or uninstalling) Kid Mode using Titanium Backup, or add KidMode-google.apk to your romcleaner user file....
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Hi again,
Sorry to pester you once again, hope you don't mind.
So I used the ROM cleaner and may have stuffed things up.
It got rid of some crap like Best Deals, but now my blink feed only has Facebook and Google+ updates, I can't seem to use it for the news; which oddly enough is all I use it for!
Also I'm looking at the text file and it does say:
com.twitter.android*.apk Twitter
yet Twitter is still installed. A piece of software I care not about.
Did I use the wrong file or something? Is there a way of reverting or do I start from scratch?
Thanks again

elmuziko said:
Hi again,
Sorry to pester you once again, hope you don't mind.
So I used the ROM cleaner and may have stuffed things up.
It got rid of some crap like Best Deals, but now my blink feed only has Facebook and Google+ updates, I can't seem to use it for the news; which oddly enough is all I use it for!
Also I'm looking at the text file and it does say:
com.twitter.android*.apk Twitter
yet Twitter is still installed. A piece of software I care not about.
Did I use the wrong file or something? Is there a way of reverting or do I start from scratch?
Thanks again
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Hi, apologies for the delay replying.... Do you still need help?
The script removes most HTC bloat - there are a couple of apk's you need to install back to system.....
You can either flash the ROM again, and modify the the user file, or install the missing apk's which you can extract from the ROM zip - if you need help, let me know....

nelvinchi said:
Hi, apologies for the delay replying.... Do you still need help?
The script removes most HTC bloat - there are a couple of apk's you need to install back to system.....
You can either flash the ROM again, and modify the the user file, or install the missing apk's which you can extract from the ROM zip - if you need help, let me know....
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Hiya mate.
So I decided to rebuild my phone rather than restore APK's. I've attached a no-sense.txt file from your post and hashed out a few apps and added the kid mode thing.
does this look right? I think this is the one I used before and yet it never removed twitter. Does it sometimes have to be ran more than once?
Thanks again. Lots of thumbs up to you.

nelvinchi said:
Yes, you need to format data, not just wipe - BE WARNED, this will remove ALL user data from your phone, INCLUDING any nandroid backups.....
If you are flashing the 4.3 deodex you don't need to be S-OFF
Oh, and remember to flash boot.img which you extract from the rom zip file - do this AFTER you have wiped, adb pushed rom and supersu, installed both, rebooted to recovery, then reboot to bootloader - when there, use: fastboot flash boot boot.img
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Many thnx for the info..all worked fine and ive got the deodex rom running on my dev, although i havent seen any differences from the odex one..could u plz tell?..plus the fact that two apps that use gps keep on crushing. Any ideas why that happens??
thnx a lot
Sent from my HTC One mini using Tapatalk

green_rebel said:
Many thnx for the info..all worked fine and ive got the deodex rom running on my dev, although i havent seen any differences from the odex one..could u plz tell?..plus the fact that two apps that use gps keep on crushing. Any ideas why that happens??
thnx a lot
Sent from my HTC One mini using Tapatalk
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Credit to @R_a_z_v_a_n for the explanation (save me doing it!)
Odex Vs Deodex:
What is an ODEX file?
In Android file system, applications come in packages with the extension .apk. These application packages, or APKs contain certain .odex files whose supposed function is to save space. These ‘odex’ files are actually collections of parts of an application that are optimized before booting. Doing so speeds up the boot process, as it preloads part of an application. On the other hand, it also makes hacking those applications difficult because a part of the coding has already been extracted to another location before execution.
What is an DEODEX file?
Deodexing is basically repackaging of these APKs in a certain way, such that they are reassembled into classes.dex files. By doing that, all pieces of an application package are put together back in one place, thus eliminating the worry of a modified APK conflicting with some separate odexed parts.
So, Deodexed ROMs (or APKs) have all their application packages put back together in one place, allowing for easy modification such as theming. Since no pieces of code are coming from any external location, custom ROMs or APKs are always deodexed to ensure integrity.
The advantage of deodexing is in the ability to modify various APKs.
On the other hand, since the .odex files were supposed to quickly build the dalvik cache, removing them would mean longer initial boot times. However, this is true only for the first ever boot after deodexing, since the cache would still get built over time as applications are used. Longer boot times may only be seen again if the dalvik cache is wiped for some reason.
Re GPS, please install GPS Status Test & Fix - No Ads from the store and let me know if this runs ok....

MANY MANY THNX for the reply and credits to Razvan indeed
Reg the gps, do i have to be outside on open space to test it?? how long do i have to wait for it to synchronise?
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GPS will require sight of sky, so go near a window..... You should get a number of satellites within seconds, and a fix seconds after that.....
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nelvinchi said:
GPS will require sight of sky, so go near a window..... You should get a number of satellites within seconds, and a fix seconds after that.....
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Ok..gps found 8/9 satelites and fixed according to the prog..thats good, right?
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adb Nexus tool kit help

Night folks
I have an Nexus 5. I'm trying to update the OS to 4.4.4 using NEXUS TOOL KIT (Last released version). But When the tool kit makes its way by cheking my ADB STATUS it gets an error saying I must turn on Debugging opitions and stuff but i've aready done that! and all the other procedures and still I cant get it to work!
My device:
Nexus 5 D821
Ktu84M
Xposed
franco Kernel
Please Guys, if u can help on something. Let me know
x Chowder

x Chowder said:
Night folks
I have an Nexus 5. I'm trying to update the OS to 4.4.4 using NEXUS TOOL KIT (Last released version). But When the tool kit makes its way by cheking my ADB STATUS it gets an error saying I must turn on Debugging opitions and stuff but i've aready done that! and all the other procedures and still I cant get it to work!
My device:
Nexus 5 D821
Ktu84M
Xposed
franco Kernel
Please Guys, if u can help on something. Let me know
x Chowder
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As many people will soon comment, toolkits aren't recommended by people on here. Short explanation: they don't teach people the process which keeps people from solving simple issues. Seeing as you're using a custom kernel I would flash the factory image of 4.4.4. There's also a thread currently in the general forum about an auto updater which might help me you out as well.

Rooted users should flash a rooted stock zip. It's the easiest and quickest method. Link in my signature under resources section
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Thank u very much guys. So I'm supposed to flash the ROM through recovery. Will my data be wiped?
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Thank u very much guys. So I'm supposed to flash the ROM through recovery. Will my data be wiped?
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If its the one from my signature under the resources section, its just a rom It doesnt wipe. Flashing zips via recovery doesnt wipe the data unlike flashing factory images. In fact factory images only wipes data if you flash the userdata.img (which happens if you use the flash-all.bat) but if yo just flash system.img and boot.img, it doesnt wipe anything, although rooted users are best using the zip anyway

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If its the one from my signature under the resources section, its just a rom It doesnt wipe. Flashing zips via recovery doesnt wipe the data unlike flashing factory images. In fact factory images only wipes data if you flash the userdata.img (which happens if you use the flash-all.bat) but if yo just flash system.img and boot.img, it doesnt wipe anything, although rooted users are best using the zip anyway
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Sorry to ask but, What is ODEX and DEODEX ?? Does it have anything to do w/ AOSP?
Sorry mate but I'm sort of a complete noob

x Chowder said:
Sorry to ask but, What is ODEX and DEODEX ?? Does it have anything to do w/ AOSP?
Sorry mate but I'm sort of a complete noob
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Stock is odexed
When you install an app from play, those apps default settings are stored dalvik-cache however apps that come with a ROM use .odex files instead.
With a deodexed ROM , the apps that come with the ROM also use dalvik-cache.
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Stock is odexed
When you install an app from play, those apps default settings are stored dalvik-cache however apps that come with a ROM use .odex files instead.
With a deodexed ROM , the apps that come with the ROM also use dalvik-cache.
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Adding some more info, deodexed ROM's or apps allow for easier theming, with a (questionable or not) small performance loss.

beekay201 said:
Adding some more info, deodexed ROM's or apps allow for easier theming, with a (questionable or not) small performance loss.
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True. I ALWAYS go for deodexed as it's easier for theming and mods, This excludes xposed however. There may be a small perormance hit being deodexed, but customisation wins out for me.
That said, those wanting stock experience should stick with odexed

rootSU said:
True. I ALWAYS go for deodexed as it's easier for theming and mods, This excludes xposed however. There may be a small perormance hit being deodexed, but customisation wins out for me.
That said, those wanting stock experience should stick with odexed
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Performance difference is way too slight to notice on the Nexus 5, it's only a bit noticeable on low-end/old devices. Might as well be going for deodexed.

[Q] Newb with a couple questions

I'm currently on 4.4.2. I ve been doing a lot of reading so bare with me. I'm simply getting tired of my phone, its been getting incredibly slow lately so I've thought about finally rooting and getting rid of the bloat. I should have done some roms before it was too late to get anything custom. I realize my options are incredibly limited now so I'd at least like to root and flash the debloated rom that seems to be the only one available. I found the sticky in the development section with all of the links to the only files available for 4.4.2 but when I attempt to download the root file, my computer flags it as a trojan so I can't go any further. What's the deal there? I"m on windows 8.1 so it it just my computer stating its not safe when it really is or can someone point me to a root file that will work.
Any programs that I need to download as well on my computer to flash this and anything else. I had my last phone set up well with custom roms but its been a little while so i'm out of the loop currently.
Thanks :good:

pbsandman7 said:
I'm currently on 4.4.2. I ve been doing a lot of reading so bare with me. I'm simply getting tired of my phone, its been getting incredibly slow lately so I've thought about finally rooting and getting rid of the bloat. I should have done some roms before it was too late to get anything custom. I realize my options are incredibly limited now so I'd at least like to root and flash the debloated rom that seems to be the only one available. I found the sticky in the development section with all of the links to the only files available for 4.4.2 but when I attempt to download the root file, my computer flags it as a trojan so I can't go any further. What's the deal there? I"m on windows 8.1 so it it just my computer stating its not safe when it really is or can someone point me to a root file that will work.
Any programs that I need to download as well on my computer to flash this and anything else. I had my last phone set up well with custom roms but its been a little while so i'm out of the loop currently.
Thanks :good:
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Why not just download it to your phone? Unless your using Odin then I can understand the need for a pc.
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In years past I just downloaded the apk file, connected the phone to my laptop and then ran the file in order to root. I thought it had to be done that way.

pbsandman7 said:
In years past I just downloaded the apk file, connected the phone to my laptop and then ran the file in order to root. I thought it had to be done that way.
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Well it would only make sense for the laptop running Windows to flag a android file which is an apk file as a virus. Windows doesn't and can't open it. If it's towelroot your referring to then yea downloading it to your phone is a lot easier
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ShapesBlue said:
Well it would only make sense for the laptop running Windows to flag a android file which is an apk file as a virus. Windows doesn't and can't open it. If it's towelroot your referring to then yea downloading it to your phone is a lot easier
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That makes sense. I took your advice and just downloaded it to my phone, loaded the towelroot and rooted. Simple. Also download safestrap and busybox. I rebooted and in safestrap created a backup file. This version is a bit different than the last that I'm use to. Is there a location that it saves to on my phone ? I thought I'd copy it to my computer to keep a backup there also.
I'm trying to get use to the differences but seems fairly simple. Is there a specific method to flashing a rom thru safestrap? Or do I just drop the zip file to my ext sd, reboot, wipe and flash via safestrap? Thanks for the help.

pbsandman7 said:
That makes sense. I took your advice and just downloaded it to my phone, loaded the towelroot and rooted. Simple. Also download safestrap and busybox. I rebooted and in safestrap created a backup file. This version is a bit different than the last that I'm use to. Is there a location that it saves to on my phone ? I thought I'd copy it to my computer to keep a backup there also.
I'm trying to get use to the differences but seems fairly simple. Is there a specific method to flashing a rom thru safestrap? Or do I just drop the zip file to my ext sd, reboot, wipe and flash via safestrap? Thanks for the help.
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That I'm not sure of, I'm on an unlocked bootloader. May want to check in the safestrap thread
I know a little about how safestrap works. You utilize what's called a rom slot basically making the main rom as secondary and whatever BL rom you flash as the default one
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ShapesBlue said:
That I'm not sure of, I'm on an unlocked bootloader. May want to check in the safestrap thread
I know a little about how safestrap works. You utilize what's called a rom slot basically making the main rom as secondary and whatever BL rom you flash as the default one
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Ya its a little confusing to me. It sounds like you use a rom slot to flash a rom and keep the stock one available to switch back to if need be? But it seems that people are flashing a new rom into the stock rom slot for better battery life. But that would mean then that the stock rom is no longer available to toggle to?

pbsandman7 said:
Ya its a little confusing to me. It sounds like you use a rom slot to flash a rom and keep the stock one available to switch back to if need be? But it seems that people are flashing a new rom into the stock rom slot for better battery life. But that would mean then that the stock rom is no longer available to toggle to?
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Unsure of the true answer there. I'd suggest posting in the safestrap thread for that answer. Sorry wish i could help
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ShapesBlue said:
Unsure of the true answer there. I'd suggest posting in the safestrap thread for that answer. Sorry wish i could help
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If you flashed on stock slot you only have one O/S to work with and it's recommended to use stock slot for better battery life. Safestrap is using TWRP for backup, restore and other functions so when you backup you should keep your backup on your external SD card. When you select backup, you should choose external sdcard and it will create a backup in the TWRP folder on your external sdcard, then make a copy on your pc if needed. Don't ever keep your backup on your internal storage because some day you're so drunk that you may wipe the internal by mistake..lol

buhohitr said:
If you flashed on stock slot you only have one O/S to work with and it's recommended to use stock slot for better battery life. Safestrap is using TWRP for backup, restore and other functions so when you backup you should keep your backup on your external SD card. When you select backup, you should choose external sdcard and it will create a backup in the TWRP folder on your external sdcard, then make a copy on your pc if needed. Don't ever keep your backup on your internal storage because some day you're so drunk that you may wipe the internal by mistake..lol
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Ok why did you quote me? I know how twrp works, I use it myself
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ShapesBlue said:
Ok why did you quote me? I know how twrp works, I use it myself
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Sorry I meant @pbsandman7

buhohitr said:
Sorry I meant @pbsandman7
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No problem. Just giving you a hard time lol
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