What is happening with Open GApps? - Google Pixel Questions & Answers

What is happening with Open GApps? - Google Pixel Questions & Answers

Does anybody know why Open GApps still hasn't added support for the Pixel and Pixel XL?
After playing around with my new Pixel XL all day, I don't entirely see the problem stopping Open GApps from working. Can they not just tell the installer to install to /system/system on Pixel devices? I know one of the major issues is that there is no easy way to tell which slot to flash to, but I feel like if someone is flashing GApps, they are probably competent enough to switch slots in TWRP, and if they don't, it'll just install GApps to the other slot, which shouldn't hurt anything.
As a side note, does anyone know if it's possible to build an Open GApps package of our own that would flash to /system/system of the currently selected slot? BeansGapps aren't customizable and don't contain all of the apps I want.

admiralspeedy said:
I feel like if someone is flashing GApps, they are probably competent enough to switch slots in TWRP, and if they don't, it'll just install GApps to the other slot, which shouldn't hurt anything.
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But it hurts ppls brains when they have to answer the question of "Why are my gapps not loading" kinds of questions people raise often because they dont like following directions.
Also, I'm not sure. I think there is a modified OpenGapps installer floating around the forum somewhere that can be used to install to Pixel. I thought I read a not to long back, but not 100%.

uodii said:
But it hurts ppls brains when they have to answer the question of "Why are my gapps not loading" kinds of questions people raise often because they dont like following directions.
Also, I'm not sure. I think there is a modified OpenGapps installer floating around the forum somewhere that can be used to install to Pixel. I thought I read a not to long back, but not 100%.
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Well, I can not find it for the life of me if a modified version exists. I spent most of yesterday searching.

admiralspeedy said:
Well, I can not find it for the life of me if a modified version exists. I spent most of yesterday searching.
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I cannot find any either, and I wish there was. I much prefer to be able to remove any kind of aosp and lineage app and replace it with Google's app. 1st world problem I know, but it bugs me that the aosp and lineage app is there on the rom of my choosing. I want an easy way to flash the Google apps and replace them in the system partition.

jkashuba07 said:
I cannot find any either, and I wish there was. I much prefer to be able to remove any kind of aosp and lineage app and replace it with Google's app. 1st world problem I know, but it bugs me that the aosp and lineage app is there on the rom of my choosing. I want an easy way to flash the Google apps and replace them in the system partition.
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I actually figured out how to mod it myself and could give you a modified package if you want. I don't even use the flashable packages anymore because I started building my own copy of Lineage with a bunch of mods and Open GApps included and configured exactly how I want.

admiralspeedy said:
I actually figured out how to mod it myself and could give you a modified package if you want. I don't even use the flashable packages anymore because I started building my own copy of Lineage with a bunch of mods and Open GApps included and configured exactly how I want.
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I also have the same problem, I want to install Dirty unicorns on my Pixel , but I hate ASOP apps, but I am. not able to install OpenGapps after flashing the ROM, in order to remove ASOP apps from that ROM. So I have to use Pure Nexus....

admiralspeedy said:
I actually figured out how to mod it myself and could give you a modified package if you want. I don't even use the flashable packages anymore because I started building my own copy of Lineage with a bunch of mods and Open GApps included and configured exactly how I want.
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Wow, that be wonderful.
I basically want stock packages if possible. That replaces the aosp and lineage ones. If that's what you have or could give it would be much appreciated. If you have a guide or cheat sheet on how you did it, that would be ok too.
I have a Pixel XL Google Store Edition 128GB

jkashuba07 said:
Wow, that be wonderful.
I basically want stock packages if possible. That replaces the aosp and lineage ones. If that's what you have or could give it would be much appreciated. If you have a guide or cheat sheet on how you did it, that would be ok too.
I have a Pixel XL Google Store Edition 128GB
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Give me like 15 minutes to do it an upload it and then it will work exactly like a normal Open GApps package and you can use a gapps-config.txt file to configure it exactly how you want.

admiralspeedy said:
Give me like 15 minutes to do it an upload it and then it will work exactly like a normal Open GApps package and you can use a gapps-config.txt file to configure it exactly how you want.
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Thanks so much!

jkashuba07 said:
Thanks so much!
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Ok, I modded it but it's taking a bit longer to upload than expected

admiralspeedy said:
Ok, I modded it but it's taking a bit longer to upload than expected
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No worries

Here you guys go: https://mega.nz/#!4owiRa5a!j4hbQrGlK0Ugz6HoTn33kcKpkaauajKeMcXkzBVxz9g
It's the stock package and it will work on the Pixel and Pixel XL (and theoretically any other A/B device). You can use the standard gapps-config file to configure the installation. Also, it needs to be flashed on which ever slot the ROM is on, not the opposite like TWRP.

admiralspeedy said:
Here you guys go: https://mega.nz/#!4owiRa5a!j4hbQrGlK0Ugz6HoTn33kcKpkaauajKeMcXkzBVxz9g
It's the stock package and it will work on the Pixel and Pixel XL (and theoretically any other A/B device). You can use the standard gapps-config file to configure the installation. Also, it needs to be flashed on which ever slot the ROM is on, not the opposite like TWRP.
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Thx. I am uploading it to my drive. I am currently using RR. Next time they update their rom, I'll do a clean install and let you know how I made out.
Thanks again!

admiralspeedy said:
Here you guys go: https://mega.nz/#!4owiRa5a!j4hbQrGlK0Ugz6HoTn33kcKpkaauajKeMcXkzBVxz9g
It's the stock package and it will work on the Pixel and Pixel XL (and theoretically any other A/B device). You can use the standard gapps-config file to configure the installation. Also, it needs to be flashed on which ever slot the ROM is on, not the opposite like TWRP.
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Hi, was wondering if you could share how you modified the zip?
I downloaded a new aroma package and would like to be able not to bug you if I ever need a new one lol.

Glsoto said:
I also have the same problem, I want to install Dirty unicorns on my Pixel , but I hate ASOP apps, but I am. not able to install OpenGapps after flashing the ROM, in order to remove ASOP apps from that ROM. So I have to use Pure Nexus....
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jkashuba07 said:
Thanks so much!
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jkashuba07 said:
Wow, that be wonderful.
I basically want stock packages if possible. That replaces the aosp and lineage ones. If that's what you have or could give it would be much appreciated. If you have a guide or cheat sheet on how you did it, that would be ok too.
I have a Pixel XL Google Store Edition 128GB
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jkashuba07 said:
Hi, was wondering if you could share how you modified the zip?
I downloaded a new aroma package and would like to be able not to bug you if I ever need a new one lol.
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I've never modified the Aroma one but I assume it's similar. All you have to do is open the install script and replace "/system" with "/system/system", but you can't just replace all because there are several instances of "/data/system", where it would change to "/data/system/system" incorrectly (you could probably stop that with regex). Also, there were two lines with "/system" in regards to mounting that don't need to be changed (I don't remember the exact line numbers but you'll probably know as soon as you see them).

admiralspeedy said:
Well, I can not find it for the life of me if a modified version exists. I spent most of yesterday searching.
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admiralspeedy said:
I've never modified the Aroma one but I assume it's similar. All you have to do is open the install script and replace "/system" with "/system/system", but you can't just replace all because there are several instances of "/data/system", where it would change to "/data/system/system" incorrectly (you could probably stop that with regex). Also, there were two lines with "/system" in regards to mounting that don't need to be changed (I don't remember the exact line numbers but you'll probably know as soon as you see them).
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thanks, I actually found a super simple way while I waited for your reply, I assumed it was the installer file, so I tried just overwriting it with the one provided with your package and it worked lol.

jkashuba07 said:
thanks, I actually found a super simple way while I waited for your reply, I assumed it was the installer file, so I tried just overwriting it with the one provided with your package and it worked lol.
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That will work so long as file names remain the same, but if they ever change the name of a file or add/remove an app it will probably break.

admiralspeedy said:
That will work so long as file names remain the same, but if they ever change the name of a file or add/remove an app it will probably break.
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Ok thx, if that happens then I'll go your route with tweaking the file with /system/system

admiralspeedy said:
That will work so long as file names remain the same, but if they ever change the name of a file or add/remove an app it will probably break.
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So,
I think Open-Gapps finally put support in for Pixel and all other A/B partition devices. I found this in the Installer.sh code for their latest (5-28-17) super package for ARM64
# Detect A/B partition layout https://source.android.com/devices/tech/ota/ab_updates
if [ -n "$(cat /proc/cmdline | grep slot_suffix)" ];
then
device_abpartition=true
SYSTEM=/system/system
else
device_abpartition=false
SYSTEM=/system
fi
That is something I could not find in the Installer.sh file you modified. Unless you took that out and manually changed system/system?

jkashuba07 said:
thanks, I actually found a super simple way while I waited for your reply, I assumed it was the installer file, so I tried just overwriting it with the one provided with your package and it worked lol.
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jkashuba07 said:
So,
I think Open-Gapps finally put support in for Pixel and all other A/B partition devices. I found this in the Installer.sh code for their latest (5-28-17) super package for ARM64
# Detect A/B partition layout https://source.android.com/devices/tech/ota/ab_updates
if [ -n "$(cat /proc/cmdline | grep slot_suffix)" ];
then
device_abpartition=true
SYSTEM=/system/system
else
device_abpartition=false
SYSTEM=/system
fi
That is something I could not find in the Installer.sh file you modified. Unless you took that out and manually changed system/system?
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Yes they did. I actually posted about it in the news/announcement forum when the devs told me they added it on their Gitter chat.

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Hulu Plus not supported on Skyrocket...WAHT!

Not that I would pay for Hulu, but I watch their free content sometimes. This is a travesty.

yea I noticed this yesterday too...disappointing.

HULU works on the skyrocket........
just use one of the deodexed roms(like this one-- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1341616), which will let you edit the libs of the Flashplayer. use the Libflashplayer.so hack that is on xda replace it and give it the proper premission and BAM!!!! you got hulu
have been watching hulu on my phone since melvin dropped his first rom.
if for some reason you just cant manage to find the Hack i will post it up for you and give credit to the Dev.

the2rrell said:
HULU works on the skyrocket........
just use one of the deodexed roms(like this one-- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1341616), which will let you edit the libs of the Flashplayer. use the Libflashplayer.so hack that is on xda replace it and give it the proper premission and BAM!!!! you got hulu
have been watching hulu on my phone since melvin dropped his first rom.
if for some reason you just cant manage to find the Hack i will post it up for you and give credit to the Dev.
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Yeah, but.. Would be nice if it worked on Stock Rom.

fonewiz said:
Yeah, but.. Would be nice if it worked on Stock Rom.
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it IS a stock rom, its just deodexed(allows manipulation) but its str8 stock even has all those crap apps that you might like stock kernel as well.

the2rrell said:
it IS a stock rom, its just deodexed(allows manipulation) but its str8 stock even has all those crap apps that you might like stock kernel as well.
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I know that but what I consider stock is a ROM that hasn't been messed with at all.
I normally run Cyanogen Mod 7 but it's not available yet.
No, I don't like the crap bloatware apps.
Thing is, I will not die without Hulu and it's not enough reason for me to grab the first thing that comes along and install it.
I am actually enjoying the stock rom on this phone. Can't do everything I am used to but, I have to say that it's been pretty nice.
I will likely consider Cyanogen when it comes out for this phone but I am going to have to think pretty hard at this point. That rom has caused nothing but issues for me on multiple phones in regards to GPS which I rely on quite a bit. I know there are fixes and I got my GPS working after a lot of hassle on my Evo but never had success fixing it on my Inspire. Been nice having my GPS working without an issue on my Skyrocket. So... At this point, I just don't want to mess with the stock rom until I have a chance to evaluate it more.
My phone is rooted and that seemed to be all I needed to edit the needed files in the past but I guess not in this case.
Didn't Hulu come out recently and say they are supporting all Android devices now or was that Netflix?

fonewiz said:
I know that but what I consider stock is a ROM that hasn't been messed with at all.
I normally run Cyanogen Mod 7 but it's not available yet.
No, I don't like the crap bloatware apps.
Thing is, I will not die without Hulu and it's not enough reason for me to grab the first thing that comes along and install it.
I am actually enjoying the stock rom on this phone. Can't do everything I am used to but, I have to say that it's been pretty nice.
I will likely consider Cyanogen when it comes out for this phone but I am going to have to think pretty hard at this point. That rom has caused nothing but issues for me on multiple phones in regards to GPS which I rely on quite a bit. I know there are fixes and I got my GPS working after a lot of hassle on my Evo but never had success fixing it on my Inspire. Been nice having my GPS working without an issue on my Skyrocket. So... At this point, I just don't want to mess with the stock rom until I have a chance to evaluate it more.
My phone is rooted and that seemed to be all I needed to edit the needed files in the past but I guess not in this case.
Didn't Hulu come out recently and say they are supporting all Android devices now or was that Netflix?
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I agree the Stock rom on the SR is great thats why im not even worried about not having 5 or 6 roms to choose from. i thinks its pretty nice as is. but i like to be able to edit certain files. and i think all you need it root explorer and you CAN edit pretty much everything on the phone.
but i didnt notice that you cant edit the build.prop, or the libs. i had to pull the build prop and edit on my comp and push it back.
and CM7 is a buggy nice little rom one of those things were you deal with the problems cuz its so damn nice. same with miui.

the2rrell said:
I agree the Stock rom on the SR is great thats why im not even worried about not having 5 or 6 roms to choose from. i thinks its pretty nice as is. but i like to be able to edit certain files. and i think all you need it root explorer and you CAN edit pretty much everything on the phone.
but i didnt notice that you cant edit the build.prop, or the libs. i had to pull the build prop and edit on my comp and push it back.
and CM7 is a buggy nice little rom one of those things were you deal with the problems cuz its so damn nice. same with miui.
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What did you change in the build.prop? The manufacturer, the model screen settings? I have done this on multiple devices including my Honeycomb tablet. My HoneyComb tablet (Acer A100) is running stock rom and I know I was able to edit the build.prop on that just using ES Explorer.
Let me know what to change and I will give it a whack, after backing up the build.prop file and making a nandroid

fonewiz said:
What did you change in the build.prop? The manufacturer, the model screen settings? I have done this on multiple devices including my Honeycomb tablet. My HoneyComb tablet (Acer A100) is running stock rom and I know I was able to edit the build.prop on that just using ES Explorer.
Let me know what to change and I will give it a whack, after backing up the build.prop file and making a nandroid
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i just wanted to edit the DPI.......but had no luck with RootExplorer. or Prop editor.
i had to use note pad on my PC.

the2rrell said:
if for some reason you just cant manage to find the Hack i will post it up for you and give credit to the Dev.
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I've been looking all over for the Libflashplayer.so Hack... I can't find one that applies to Flash 11.
Anyone find the link?

jmreed97 said:
I've been looking all over for the Libflashplayer.so Hack... I can't find one that applies to Flash 11.
Anyone find the link?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119530 <<<<Thanks Slider
here is a full thread about how to use it......just ignore the apk and stage fight.
all you need to do is grab the .so file and insert into the data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib and change the permissions
and your done

the2rrell said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119530 <<<<Thanks Spider
here is a full thread about how to use it......just ignore the apk and stage fight.
all you need to do is grab the .so file and insert into the data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib and change the permissions
and your done
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I did that, no luck. I double and triple checked the instructions. I did not do the stagefright thing or use the APK available.

fonewiz said:
I did that, no luck. I double and triple checked the instructions. I did not do the stagefright thing or use the APK available.
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what permissions did you give it?
are you on the STOCK rom?? if so thats the problem<<

the2rrell said:
what permissions did you give it?
are you on the STOCK rom?? if so thats the problem<<
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I have it permissions specified in the post.
Yes, I am on Stock but I didn't see that running a custom ROM was required.
Thanks for the help.

fonewiz said:
I have it permissions specified in the post.
Yes, I am on Stock but I didn't see that running a custom ROM was required.
Thanks for the help.
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It shouldnt be......
may i ask what files you are seeing in the Lib folder on the com.adaobe.flashplayer.
you shouuld have four files in there already right? i have seen it where it is empty sometimes and that means this wont work. ALSO if you unistall flash and reinstall flash 11 it repopulate the lib folder and i have had luck with this as well. once you get it will stick though. you wont have to this every reboot or anything.

the2rrell said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119530 <<<<Thanks Spider
here is a full thread about how to use it......just ignore the apk and stage fight.
all you need to do is grab the .so file and insert into the data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib and change the permissions
and your done
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Sweet! Thanks!
It's working great for me.
FYI - this is on top of the SkySTOCKeteer rom.

the2rrell said:
It shouldnt be......
may i ask what files you are seeing in the Lib folder on the com.adaobe.flashplayer.
you shouuld have four files in there already right? i have seen it where it is empty sometimes and that means this wont work. ALSO if you unistall flash and reinstall flash 11 it repopulate the lib folder and i have had luck with this as well. once you get it will stick though. you wont have to this every reboot or anything.
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On my skyrocket flash 11 is already installed and i ve updated it to 11.1. however i cant seem to find the "com.adobe.flashplayer." folder at all
ive attached a picture of my folders.

syairahhanis said:
On my skyrocket flash 11 is already installed and i ve updated it to 11.1. however i cant seem to find the "com.adobe.flashplayer." folder at all
ive attached a picture of my folders.
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thats the Internal SD....you have to go through Data/Data/Com.adobeflashplayer.lib/Lib<<<<you will find it in there.
but i believe you have to be on a DEODEXED rom....not the stock unless you know how to pull a lib file from the phone extract and edit. then push it back(this meathod is harder)

syairahhanis said:
On my skyrocket flash 11 is already installed and i ve updated it to 11.1. however i cant seem to find the "com.adobe.flashplayer." folder at all
ive attached a picture of my folders.
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You also need root access. I used root explorer (from the market) to access the appropriate folder on my phone.

jmreed97 said:
You also need root access. I used root explorer (from the market) to access the appropriate folder on my phone.
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this is true, but even with root on the stock rom(odexed) i dont think you can edit the lib files.
im pretty sure.

[APP][4.0] Google Now for ICS Installer/Restorer [flashable Aroma Zip]

The Google Now Installer/Restorer v1.1
Purpose
There have been a lot of users with issues installing and uninstalling Google Now for ICS. This is my solution for those users.
This is only an installer for the many different variations of Google Now that were created in this news worthy thread: The Google Now for ICS Project
This installer allow user of different types of roms and devices to quickly install Google Now to see if it works for them and if it does not, it allows these users to restore their original Google Search.
This thread is not and will not be about issues with specific modded Google Now apks, go here: The Google Now for ICS Project for that. I have no problem incorporating new apks into the installer. But I will not attempt to deal with issues outside of the installer.
Testing(Green = working, Red = not working)
(Need more people to test as many different devices, roms, and recoveries)
Devices
HTC EVO 3D
HTC EVO 4g LTE
Roms
OTA_Shooter_ICS_35_S_Sprint_WWE_2.89.651.2-2.17.651.5
Tranquility rls1b
Recoveries
CWM 5.0.2.0
TWRP s-on
So if you experience any issues, I will attempt to help, but understand that I if you are not setup the exact same, I may not know what is wrong.
Touch recovery is not active in this aroma installer, so use up and down to make a selection and the power button to confirm the selection.
Requirements
Rooted
ICS
CWM (only recovery tested, others may work, you let me know)
Instructions(should already know this, but here you go)
1. Transfer .zip to the root of your sd card
2. Boot into recovery
3. Select "install zip from sdcard"
4. Select "choose zip from sdcard"
5. Select "GoogleNowforICSInstaller_v1.0.zip"
6. Select "Install GoogleNowforICSInstaller_v1.0.zip"
Once the installer is up, the rest should be self explanatory, if not just follow the prompts.
I hope this helps someone.
Change Log
v1.1
-- Change file host
-- Added support for different versions of Google Search
-- Added support for Velvet
v1.0
-- Initial
Downloads
Google Now for ICS Installer v1.1

I havent been following google now lately, but it seems that you're using stock rooted ics on evo where this works. is this also true for touchwiz phones?
will it work on stock rooted samsung?

Just checked it out on my HTC EVO 4g LTE running tranquility rls1b and TWRP s-on, works great back and forth. Thanks!

YoColdRain said:
I havent been following google now lately, but it seems that you're using stock rooted ics on evo where this works. is this also true for touchwiz phones?
will it work on stock rooted samsung?
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It should work on any ICS phone, but it has only been tested on the phone listed in the 1st post.
jdcasino confirms that it works on his HTC EVO 4g LTE.

Download link is down
Hello,
Any chance we can get another link?
Regards

MichaelMun0z said:
Hello,
Any chance we can get another link?
Regards
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link seems to be up. If someone has a mirror I can post it in the 1st post.

MichaelMun0z said:
Hello,
Any chance we can get another link?
Regards
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I just upload it for you, i'll not try it now
http://ge.tt/api/1/files/3NAw6KM/0/blob?download

frooss said:
I just upload it for you, i'll not try it now
http://ge.tt/api/1/files/3NAw6KM/0/blob?download
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Got it, it's in 1st post.

reekotubbs said:
Got it, it's in 1st post.
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Great, thank you :good:

Will this work on any phone running ICS you think?
Ive got the Korean SGS III, a lot of things arent made for this phone......

reekotubbs said:
It should work on any ICS phone, but it has only been tested on the phone listed in the 1st post.
jdcasino confirms that it works on his HTC EVO 4g LTE.
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yes, but if I remember correctly, touchwiz differs from sense in framework files or something. I have epic 4g touch. can anyone else confirm that google now can work on stock rooted touchwiz phone if /system space wasn't an issue?

[email protected] said:
Will this work on any phone running ICS you think?
Ive got the Korean SGS III, a lot of things arent made for this phone......
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Sure, give it a try.
edit: there may be an issue with the Installer not finding the original Google Search apk, someone posted this and basically it states that you may have a some extra characters at the end of the apk.

YoColdRain said:
yes, but if I remember correctly, touchwiz differs from sense in framework files or something. I have epic 4g touch. can anyone else confirm that google now can work on stock rooted touchwiz phone if /system space wasn't an issue?
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I don't think it has anything to do with sense or touchwiz, the modified Google Now was modded for AOSP, which doesn't have either, but has worked on HTC and Samsung.

reekotubbs said:
I don't think it has anything to do with sense or touchwiz, the modified Google Now was modded for AOSP, which doesn't have either, but has worked on HTC and Samsung.
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thanks, I've used the installer and works flawless as far as finding that my /system doesnt have enough space. need to figure out what i can get rid off to make some space.

I wl ging to try.......

porky008 said:
Since it won’t let me post to the forum I thought I would just do it this way. On my Verizon S3 I’m rooted, unlocked, OTA kernel, running a stockish rom (cleanrom) and CMW 6.0.1.2. The installer said it worked but it broke Google search. In the installer it said everything was fine but nope. I went to do the restore and it said it couldn’t find the backup so I went with the one provided and that worked fine. When setting up I chose the first one which I think was v7 for arm7. If I chose wrong I’ll try again but otherwise I’ll just wait for an updated version. Unlike others I’m in no hurry and was just testing it out on my phone. If you want more info I can try to install it again and try to provide whatever you might need or want.
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What do you mean by it broke Google Search (what were the indications that it did not work)?
When you restored did Google Search work again?
Check if you hae the follow "GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk" in your "/system/app"
Are there other files with this same name?

larva_pro said:
Hello , sorry for bother you with a PM ,, but forum dont let me post in the topic because i have less of 10 post.
your installer is great , i really like the features on it. but i do have a problem. everytime i try to install the Google now
no matter what files from the installer it always return the error that i need to free space on the devide. and i have 4GB free on the external
and 2gb in the internal.
im using ICE stock rooted. with AGAT CWN. my device is the epic 4g touch.
any advice here?
also i tried to install with this instructions. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29756226&postcount=2856
and i does install but google now opens and close cant do anytnig at all with it.
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How much space does it state that you have free in the /system directory?
It would seem that you don't have enough space in your /system directory of your internal memory.
One thing to try to see if this is the case, when you do it manually, don't modify or add any files to /system/usr/srec/ directory

larva_pro said:
if i go to settings>storage its says
Device memory: Total 1.97GB ; available 1.3GB.
i did installed manually with out changing nothing on the /system/usr/srec . and im able to opent he register of google now.. as soon i click im'in
it close and dont show nothing.
in the notification bar i get cards notification but if i click to open it it close again. i cant see any card. nor command .....nothing.
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To get the total /system directory size you need to run the following command in a program like "Terminal Emulator" or "aShell":
df /system
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porky008 said:
Yes I have that GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk in /system/app and yes it is without the _usa after it. On the line under it it has the odex version. Then the Google search widget apk and odex. It is this way with before and after I try to install.
Just tried it again choosing mikeyxda v7 it says created backup ok and return status 0. Google now installed return status 0 once the phone boots up it says “unfortunately, Google search has stopped”. I also get that message no matter how i try to search or tap on the google app it puts on it. Double checked the permissions from the main thread and all permissions are set right, if that helps. Went to restore and it says I never backed it up but I can use the generic one which I select and get again return status 0 for everything and once the phone comes back up Google search works just fine again. Hope this helps.
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That's good to know. I see that the problem has to do with your system being odexed.
The reason it FCs is because when replacing the Google Search apk there is no matching modified odex.
This is modified for deodexed roms.
Check on this thread and ask about a modified odexed velvet.apk and velvet.odex

reekotubbs said:
That's good to know. I see that the problem has to do with your system being odexed.
The reason it FCs is because when replacing the Google Search apk there is no matching modified odex.
This is modified for deodexed roms.
Check on this thread and ask about a modified odexed velvet.apk and velvet.odex
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I'm using GN on an odexed ICS ROM, no problems. Just had to delete the *.odex files for the apk's that the installer replaces.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using Tapatalk 2

New Builder Question

This should probably go in some general Q&A forum, but this is by far the most helpful community I've come across so I wanted to try here first. I've finally got my Ubuntu box up and running again (upgrading to 14.04 wasn't pretty) and was able to build for both my 700t and my n5 without error, but I'm afraid to pull the trigger and flash it. I'm building straight CM for the tablet and AOSP for the phone, so what is the worst that could happen? I haven't gotten either of them to run in the emulator, but I'm not completely sure that is even possible. Any insight you may have would be most appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Just thought of this, since I'm running Crombi ROM2SD, could I just install my zip on external, and then refresh the right kernel?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk

psudeke said:
but I'm afraid to pull the trigger and flash it. I'm building straight CM for the tablet and AOSP for the phone, so what is the worst that could happen?
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The worst thing that can happen is that you brick your device, but you must do something sufficiently stupid for that to happen. I can't say anything about your phone, but for the TF700T, as long as you have a working recovery, flashing a ROM won't brick it. You may want to create the nvflash blobs if you want to have another safety net - it is possible to brick the TF700T if you force it to boot to the recovery and the recovery is broken.
psudeke said:
I haven't gotten either of them to run in the emulator, but I'm not completely sure that is even possible.
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That's normal - ARM devices are just too different, and the emulator is just another different device.
psudeke said:
Just thought of this, since I'm running Crombi ROM2SD, could I just install my zip on external, and then refresh the right kernel?
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See my Android dual-booting thread in the dev subforum. I originally developed ROM2SD to be able to test my self-built ROMs without breaking my working installation.

_that said:
The worst thing that can happen is that you brick your device, but you must do something sufficiently stupid for that to happen. I can't say anything about your phone, but for the TF700T, as long as you have a working recovery, flashing a ROM won't brick it. You may want to create the nvflash blobs if you want to have another safety net - it is possible to brick the TF700T if you force it to boot to the recovery and the recovery is broken.
That's normal - ARM devices are just too different, and the emulator is just another different device.
See my Android dual-booting thread in the dev subforum. I originally developed ROM2SD to be able to test my self-built ROMs without breaking my working installation.
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Thanks _That, I appreciate your help! After reading your post and the f2fs post, i thought i was in the clear, but i still managed to screw something up. i'm unable to get the tablet to boot off of external, regardless of whether its my ROM or CROMBi. I see a "segmentation error" listed in the output from the the preinit, and then it always boots to internal. I thought maybe i got the mount points reversed in recovered, so i reflashed recovery, but no luck. i also tried deleting the preinit script and then reinstalling CROMBi, but i still get the same error. any thoughts?

psudeke said:
I see a "segmentation error" listed in the output from the the preinit
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For some unknown reason, dynamically linked executables don't work for preinit in KitKat. So if your *internal* ROM is not stock 4.2-based (I have no data about 4.3), the only way to run a preinit script is to use a statically linked busybox.

You still get that fault with a static busybox but it seems to copy files fine.
@psudeke you can compile the static busybox yourself simply with make static-busybox in your build folder - or just steal mine from /system/boot

sbdags said:
You still get that fault with a static busybox but it seems to copy files fine.
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Your fault may come from one of the programs that you call in your script (did you forget to prefix some line with "busybox"?).

_that said:
Your fault may come from one of the programs that you call in your script (did you forget to prefix some line with "busybox"?).
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it comes from the ls -l /init* which indeed doesn't have the busybox prefix but if I do it gives some other error I forget now
Anyway it doesn't harm the boot process - just an error message

_that said:
For some unknown reason, dynamically linked executables don't work for preinit in KitKat. So if your *internal* ROM is not stock 4.2-based (I have no data about 4.3), the only way to run a preinit script is to use a statically linked busybox.
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_that said:
Your fault may come from one of the programs that you call in your script (did you forget to prefix some line with "busybox"?).
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Internal is the 5/17 build of Crombi, and its a brand new install. with a full format of the data partition (which in my haste to get this working yesterday, i wiped out my nandroid from right before i tried this).
is there any connection between when the internal is flashed compared to the external? in other words, if i reflash the internal rom, it should still recognize an existing external rom? hope that makes sense, i'm still shaking off the effects of a little too much whiskey last night.:laugh:

psudeke said:
Internal is the 5/17 build of Crombi, and its a brand new install. with a full format of the data partition (which in my haste to get this working yesterday, i wiped out my nandroid from right before i tried this).
is there any connection between when the internal is flashed compared to the external? in other words, if i reflash the internal rom, it should still recognize an existing external rom? hope that makes sense, i'm still shaking off the effects of a little too much whiskey last night.:laugh:
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No currently if you reflash internal it will only see internal. You need to reflash external for that to work.

sbdags said:
No currently if you reflash internal it will only see internal. You need to reflash external for that to work.
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Ahh, thanks sbdags! that fixed the issue with ROM2SD. i got that impression when i pulled the preinit and saw it only had an entry for internal. but, i'm still very much in a learning phase so i didn't want to jump to a conclusion.
and after getting crombi to boot on external, i swapped sd cards and my build of CM11 actually booted! now the real learning process begins as i figure out how to customize it.
Thanks again to both you and @_that, you guys are the best:good:

@sbdags and @_that
Just wanted to thank you both again for your help. After much trial and error, i was able to build the 5/27 version of CM and merge in that's 9 f2fs kernel, its running well so far. not a bad quadrant score for someone who doesn't know what they're doing!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/khq17h04b715eyd/C11%20Benchmark%20ART.png
Hats off to both of you! :good:
--- Guess I can't insert an image directly from my DropBox, link is to a screenshot of my score ---

psudeke said:
After much trial and error, i was able to build the 5/27 version of CM and merge in that's 9 f2fs kernel, its running well so far. not a bad quadrant score for someone who doesn't know what they're doing!
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Congratulations! If you can build a working ROM from source, you're already in the top 1% of people here who know what they're doing.

_that said:
Congratulations! If you can build a working ROM from source, you're already in the top 1% of people here who know what they're doing.
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Good to finally be a "One Percenter" in something! :laugh:
Thanks again for your help, I'm sure that was the first of many questions I can't figure out.

psudeke said:
Good to finally be a "One Percenter" in something! :laugh:
Thanks again for your help, I'm sure that was the first of many questions I can't figure out.
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Just ask away and congrats! :good:

sbdags said:
Just ask away and congrats! :good:
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Be careful what you wish for, I've got a laundry list of questions ranging from basic Linux commands to the nature of the multiverse, lol.
I do have one question out of the gate about the update-binary file. I'm trying to add a couple apps to either the system or data folders, but I'm not sure what commands are available from the stock CM file. I think for the most part by looking at your updater-script file I can figure out the commands to do what I want, but given the little I know about this and the size difference of the binary file between CM and the one i was looking at of yours, I'm curious. Is the best way to see what's available CM's git? I basically just want to install a different Launcher and Viper instead of DSP manager for sound. Do I need to study up on edify to look at the binary or is there an easier way?
Thanks again!
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk

psudeke said:
Be careful what you wish for, I've got a laundry list of questions ranging from basic Linux commands to the nature of the multiverse, lol.
I do have one question out of the gate about the update-binary file. I'm trying to add a couple apps to either the system or data folders, but I'm not sure what commands are available from the stock CM file. I think for the most part by looking at your updater-script file I can figure out the commands to do what I want, but given the little I know about this and the size difference of the binary file between CM and the one i was looking at of yours, I'm curious. Is the best way to see what's available CM's git? I basically just want to install a different Launcher and Viper instead of DSP manager for sound. Do I need to study up on edify to look at the binary or is there an easier way?
Thanks again!
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk
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yes the easiest way to do it is just make 2 folders with your extra apps in it say /extras/app
then add the following to the updater-script (you don't need to touch the update-binary unless you start using aroma)
package_extract_dir("extras", "/system");
delete("/system/app/DSPManager.apk");
delete("/system/priv-app/Trebuchet.apk");
What that does is copies the extras/app folder into system and deletes your unwanted apps
note apps can be installed into 2 folders /system/app or /system/priv-app
similarly you can install your user apps into /data/app but this is dangerous with launchers as if the user manually uninstalls it you can't do anything on the tab

sbdags said:
yes the easiest way to do it is just make 2 folders with your extra apps in it say /extras/app
then add the following to the updater-script (you don't need to touch the update-binary unless you start using aroma)
package_extract_dir("extras", "/system");
delete("/system/app/DSPManager.apk");
delete("/system/priv-app/Trebuchet.apk");
What that does is copies the extras/app folder into system and deletes you unwanted apps
note apps can be installed into 2 folders /system/app or /systempriv-app
similar you can install your user apps into /data/app but this is dangerous with launchers as if the user manually uninstalls it you can't do anything on the tab
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Thanks again! i can see how this becomes addicting fast :fingers-crossed:

@sbdags do I need to mount data before installing anything to the /data/app folder? I saw in your updater-script this line, and i'm assuming i need the same:
Code:
mount("f2fs", "EMMC", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p8", "/data");
one other quick question (hopefully), I saw in the XDA WIKI that i can possibly test the script using the update-binary, do i have to do this on the tablet itself? i spent all afternoon trying to fix a problem that amounted to an errant quotation mark in my script (and i knew it was something like that too. too many years of non-terminated string errors to not look there first:laugh, but the only way i could find to test it was to rezip the file and flash. any suggestions?
thank you good sir! :highfive:

psudeke said:
@sbdags do I need to mount data before installing anything to the /data/app folder? I saw in your updater-script this line, and i'm assuming i need the same:
Code:
mount("f2fs", "EMMC", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p8", "/data");
one other quick question (hopefully), I saw in the XDA WIKI that i can possibly test the script using the update-binary, do i have to do this on the tablet itself? i spent all afternoon trying to fix a problem that amounted to an errant quotation mark in my script (and i knew it was something like that too. too many years of non-terminated string errors to not look there first:laugh, but the only way i could find to test it was to rezip the file and flash. any suggestions?
thank you good sir! :highfive:
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just zip the /meta-inf folder, and flash that to test. obviously comment out any format commands as they will fail. That is what I do.

Hey @psudeke you ever need any help with anything to do with source or git let me know
I am also willing to help out
and just a FYI be careful of @sbdags :cyclops: LOL
Just kidding....
Let me know thx Josh

Does anyone want Mods for Pixel 2?

If someone will upload the SystemUIGoogle.apk and framework-res.apk 8.1 december final I'll make some clock, statusbar, and Navbar mods.

Tulsadiver said:
If someone will upload the SystemUIGoogle.apk and framework-res.apk 8.1 december final I'll make some clock, statusbar, and Navbar mods.
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Edit: Sorry these are for Pixel 2 XL
Here you go...
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CVBC_ClF8fasEjwJTza7M3cTTNq2wJQF
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kp7hh-_XAlT-aSLPb9zwr0LLlYoFtekb

an21281 said:
Edit: Sorry these are for Pixel 2 XL
Here you go...
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CVBC_ClF8fasEjwJTza7M3cTTNq2wJQF
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kp7hh-_XAlT-aSLPb9zwr0LLlYoFtekb
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Thanks anyway. I have those.

Anyone?

For the status bar, I'd love the ability to remove the battery symbol, yet retain the battery percentage. Also, to change the clock to time and date.
Though, I cannot locate the files your requesting. Would they be in the OTA on the developer's page on Google?
Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Diesel_Jeremiah said:
For the status bar, I'd love the ability to remove the battery symbol, yet retain the battery percentage. Also, to change the clock to time and date.
Though, I cannot locate the files your requesting. Would they be in the OTA on the developer's page on Google?
Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
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The system image files can't be extracted correctly. If you have a root explorer on your phone you can copy off the /system/framework/framework-res.apk and /system/priv-app/SystemUIGoogle/SystemUIGoogle.apk. if you can use adb you can open CMD window on PC and adb pull /system/framework/framework-res.apk and adb pull /system/priv-app/SystemUIGoogle/SystemUIGoogle.apk

Tulsadiver said:
The system image files can't be extracted correctly. If you have a root explorer on your phone you can copy off the /system/framework/framework-res.apk and /system/priv-app/SystemUIGoogle/SystemUIGoogle.apk. if you can use adb you can open CMD window on PC and adb pull /system/framework/framework-res.apk and adb pull /system/priv-app/SystemUIGoogle/SystemUIGoogle.apk
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Here ya go. At least I think this is what you want.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ysk44I27fTB5eBQWoJiI_DFbeycgFRW6

robocuff said:
Here ya go. At least I think this is what you want.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ysk44I27fTB5eBQWoJiI_DFbeycgFRW6
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That is it!! Thanks!!!!

Tulsadiver said:
That is it!! Thanks!!!!
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Thanks for being faithful to building mods for phones that don't have any.
Appreciate it very much!!. You are usually the first or one of them when a phone comes out!
Thanks again ??

razrlover said:
Thanks for being faithful to building mods for phones that don't have any.
Appreciate it very much!!. You are usually the first or one of them when a phone comes out!
Thanks again
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You're welcome. It is difficult when you don't have the phone but I hope to get one for Christmas. That'll make it easier.

Tulsadiver said:
You're welcome. It is difficult when you don't have the phone but I hope to get one for Christmas. That'll make it easier.
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Send me a pm and i will get you my contact info if you need any other files and where you can get a quicker response than posting here

razrlover said:
Send me a pm and i will get you my contact info if you need any other files and where you can get a quicker response than posting here
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Will do, and thanks.

Tulsadiver said:
That is it!! Thanks!!!!
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You're welcome. If you need anything else, let me know. I'll do what I can.

razrlover said:
Thanks for being faithful to building mods for phones that don't have any.
Appreciate it very much!!. You are usually the first or one of them when a phone comes out!
Thanks again
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I have a couple of things to try as far as mods go. Rather than doing onesie twosie mods at a time I'm trying to come up with a Aroma and ADB installer with several mods to choose from. Without a custom rom, I have no binary installer to use as a basis for an Aroma update-binary-installer. I took a stab at creating one but have no idea if it will work. With both the Aroma and the adb method, you need to install the base first. Then you can try some others. Magisk is another complication.
Aroma installer of course you flash in recovery. Base is the very last selection. I could try the binary from the pixel. Maybe it is close enough.
Aroma
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=962021903579498645
ADB installer- unzip it on your PC. Run the TulsadiverModsInstaller.bat. There will be a menu to choose from. After the Base is installed your phone will reboot. You can then continue to install mods. Your SuperSU should ask you to give adb permission to run as root. After flashing the base, look to see if you have 4 columns in the QS pull down. If you don't, it didn't work, probably because of Magisk.
ADB
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673791459329067453
I need someone willing to try these.

Tulsadiver said:
I have a couple of things to try as far as mods go. Rather than doing onesie twosie mods at a time I'm trying to come up with a Aroma and ADB installer with several mods to choose from. Without a custom rom, I have no binary installer to use as a basis for an Aroma update-binary-installer. I took a stab at creating one but have no idea if it will work. With both the Aroma and the adb method, you need to install the base first. Then you can try some others. Magisk is another complication.
Aroma installer of course you flash in recovery. Base is the very last selection. I could try the binary from the pixel. Maybe it is close enough.
Aroma
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=962021903579498645
ADB installer- unzip it on your PC. Run the TulsadiverModsInstaller.bat. There will be a menu to choose from. After the Base is installed your phone will reboot. You can then continue to install mods. Your SuperSU should ask you to give adb permission to run as root. After flashing the base, look to see if you have 4 columns in the QS pull down. If you don't, it didn't work, probably because of Magisk.
ADB
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673791459329067453
I need someone willing to try these.
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I am at work now but I can in a couple hours if nobody beats me to it
Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Anyone try this yet? I just took off SuperSU, rooted with magisk and tried the adb method again on my Pixel on 8.0 and it worked fine.

Tulsadiver said:
Anyone try this yet? I just took off SuperSU, rooted with magisk and tried the adb method again on my Pixel on 8.0 and it worked fine.
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Will flash aroma now
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Tulsadiver said:
Anyone try this yet? I just took off SuperSU, rooted with magisk and tried the adb method again on my Pixel on 8.0 and it worked fine.
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Recovery log, error 1 with newest twrp for P2
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xNCNGlOzvcYm5sw_2itF038N_T82LGBn/view?usp=drivesdk

razrlover said:
Will flash aroma now
---------- Post added at 02:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:10 PM ----------
Recovery log, error 1 with newest twrp for P2
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xNCNGlOzvcYm5sw_2itF038N_T82LGBn/view?usp=drivesdk
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Messed up on syntax somewhere. Could you unzip it and replace the Meta-inf folder with this one? These binaries are from pixel but might work.

Tulsadiver said:
Messed up on syntax somewhere. Could you unzip it and replace the Meta-inf folder with this one? These binaries are from pixel but might work.
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Yes will do, got it replaced and zipped. Will flash again in a bit

Tulsadiver said:
Messed up on syntax somewhere. Could you unzip it and replace the Meta-inf folder with this one? These binaries are from pixel but might work.
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Still got a error, not sure if it was the app i used to zip.
Here is new log
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ic7D6MMfTX84oroHEU_aotXnUkXiZaAI/view?usp=drivesdk

[OP6/T] Effortless ROM Flashing...

I created a script that'll ease Custom ROM installation on A/B devices. The script is generic and will work w/ any rom, device.
General flash instructions:
-Flash OxygenOS
-Flash your Custom ROM of choice
-Flash Finalize.zip
-Boot to System
Download finalize script from here
#######################################
For the intellectuals: This script copies firmware to both slots, clears dalvik-cache and deletes the useless India partition.
Hope this saved you guys some headache while flashing ROMs.

Good job
Sent from my OnePlus6 using XDA Labs

Links off

Link not found.

anhenrique said:
Links off
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kaziupal said:
Link not found.
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https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=4349826312261712574
New script in the OP, look there again

I used this same zip on my Motorola G7 Power device. It worked well and is no doubt a life saver. Does anyone know how this is different than finalize zip? I guess I could take a look inside both of them and try to determine what the differences are that way....

There's Finalize.zip I found and I think it is easier. Bacause all you have to do is flash the zip file after installing OOS and ROM with built-in TWRP, then format data and reboot to system. No reboot to recovery in between and save you time.

tiga016 said:
There's Finalize.zip I found and I think it is easier. Bacause all you have to do is flash the zip file after installing OOS and ROM with built-in TWRP, then format data and reboot to system. No reboot to recovery in between and save you time.
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Link ?

lazye53 said:
Link ?
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Finalize zip: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=8889791610682890605
Finalize also deletes India partition.
Flash OOS, flash rom, flash finalize, format data, reboot system.
For some info on finalize see op on Pixen here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...ross-device-development/rom-pixen-os-t3969005
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PokemonTotalWar said:
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=4349826312261712574
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Stahp

Prakyy said:
Stahp
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Did you take it down for a reason? It's still accessible through Lineage's website, and people are asking for it. Ask a mod to lock your thread if you don't want any more posts on it, brother

anhenrique said:
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Updated w/ AFH link

PokemonTotalWar said:
Did you take it down for a reason? It's still accessible through Lineage's website, and people are asking for it. Ask a mod to lock your thread if you don't want any more posts on it, brother
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I said stop because you are posting incorrect file. Anyways, I also made a script called "Finalize.zip" which is the one I suggest people use and I've updated the thread to reflect the same.
Didn't check on XDA for a while cuz it wasn't on my mind, really.

Prakyy said:
I said stop because you are posting incorrect file. Anyways, I also made a script called "Finalize.zip" which is the one I suggest people use and I've updated the thread to reflect the same.
Didn't check on XDA for a while cuz it wasn't on my mind, really.
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Ah, alright. Not trying to be rude, just didn't get the idea from your previous response. Now that Finalize is up on the main post, I'll go ahead and edit my comment to say so

flash713 said:
I used this same zip on my Motorola G7 Power device. It worked well and is no doubt a life saver. Does anyone know how this is different than finalize zip? I guess I could take a look inside both of them and try to determine what the differences are that way....
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tiga016 said:
There's Finalize.zip I found and I think it is easier. Bacause all you have to do is flash the zip file after installing OOS and ROM with built-in TWRP, then format data and reboot to system. No reboot to recovery in between and save you time.
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Yes I made the finalize thingy as well lol.
And PiXeN uses that in the official flash instructions so yeah, it works and is definitely the one I recommend you use.
Also, updated the OP.

Prakyy said:
I created a script that'll ease Custom ROM installation on A/B devices. The script is generic and will work w/ any rom, device.
General flash instructions:
-Flash OxygenOS
-Flash your Custom ROM of choice
-Flash Finalize.zip
-Boot to System
Download finalize script from here
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For the intellectuals: This script copies firmware to both slots, clears dalvik-cache and deletes the useless India partition.
Hope this saved you guys some headache while flashing ROMs.
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Dude! This ist Genius! Thank you so swirling much!

Prakyy said:
Download finalize script from here
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using this with no issue at all.
this is what XDA Developers was originally meant for.
thank you very much for this share!

Thank you so much for this. It has made all the flashing hassles much convenient. Works very well on the 6T. I have tried it on couple of different ROMs, no problems yet.

Thank u mister for created this zip fils and script inside in it :good:

Database Info

welcome