I put this in the Q&A but it is really a dev question so....
No bashing please, Im just asking for help
-download dsixda's Kitchen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=633246
-install/setup the kitchen
-cd to kitchen directory and type ./menu
-type 1 'setup working folder from ROM' and enter, choose the rom you want to port
-when you get back to the menu type 0 for advanced options and choose '19-porting tools', type a for 'port from another device, then move a rom made for the eris and the rom you want to port to the /kitchen/original_update/ directory, and follow the kitchen's prompts.
-once you completed the previous step, open up build.prop located at /kitchen/WORKING_XXXXXX_XXXXXX/system/build.prop and change the name of the device to desirec or eris (Ex. ro.product.device=desirec), and the carrier to Verizon (unless its a rom from a gsm phone, then you have more things to do). After that do the same thing for the update-script at /Kitchen/WORKING_XXXXXX_XXXXXX/META-INF/com/google/android/update-script.
-after that is done go back to the kitchen, hit 0 for advanced settings, type 20 for unpack or repack a boot.img, type w to extract ramdisk, then go to /kitchen/BOOT-EXTRACTED/boot.img-ramdisk/ and change init.heroc.rc (or whatever the devices name is) to init.desirec.rc
-finally get desirec-keypad.kcm.bin, desirec-keypad.kl, and sensors.desirec.so from an eris rom at /system/usr/keychars, /system/usr/keylayout/ and /system/lib/hw respectively, and copy them to the same location in your working folder.
-now go back to the kitchen, type 99, it will build an update.zip that you can flash of your ported rom
homewmt said:
-download dsixda's Kitchen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=633246
-install/setup the kitchen
-cd to kitchen directory and type ./menu
-type 1 'setup working folder from ROM' and enter, choose the rom you want to port
-when you get back to the menu type 0 for advanced options and choose '19-porting tools', type a for 'port from another device, then move a rom made for the eris and the rom you want to port to the /kitchen/original_update/ directory, and follow the kitchen's prompts.
-once you completed the previous step, open up build.prop located at /kitchen/WORKING_XXXXXX_XXXXXX/system/build.prop and change the name of the device to desirec or eris (Ex. ro.product.device=desirec), and the carrier to Verizon (unless its a rom from a gsm phone, then you have more things to do). After that do the same thing for the update-script at /Kitchen/WORKING_XXXXXX_XXXXXX/META-INF/com/google/android/update-script.
-after that is done go back to the kitchen, hit 0 for advanced settings, type 20 for unpack or repack a boot.img, type w to extract ramdisk, then go to /kitchen/BOOT-EXTRACTED/boot.img-ramdisk/ and change init.heroc.rc (or whatever the devices name is) to init.desirec.rc
-finally get desirec-keypad.kcm.bin, desirec-keypad.kl, and sensors.desirec.so from an eris rom at /system/usr/keychars, /system/usr/keylayout/ and /system/lib/hw respectively, and copy them to the same location in your working folder.
-now go back to the kitchen, type 99, it will build an update.zip that you can flash of your ported rom
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Wow thank you! I have messed with the kitchen before but it all seemed kinda confusing when it came to porting
Completely off-topic but, wow, another Nikolai in this forum
NikolaiT said:
Completely off-topic but, wow, another Nikolai in this forum
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ten char
Look at Froyolicious and SgShultz. I laid out the steps that I took to get them to where they are. The links are in my sig.
And this one -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723319
gnarlyc said:
Look at Froyolicious and SgShultz. I laid out the steps that I took to get them to where they are. The links are in my sig.
And this one -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723319
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What happens if i port a rom and the wifi doesnt work?
Nikolai2.1 said:
What happens if i port a rom and the wifi doesnt work?
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The most common issue is that you have the wrong wlan.ko. You need to have the wlan.ko that is compiled against the kernel that you are using. You can also look in build.prop and make sure you are assigning the correct interface. There are also some wpa_* and dhcp* setting in the init.desirec.rc (in the ramdisk part of the boot.img) that might mess you up. I have had one instance where I could never get it working. Apparently, more than one of us is having the same issue right now. Hopefully, someone will figure that out.
I always use WinMerge to compare build.prop, init.devicenamehere.rc, and init.rc to stock Eris versions to try and catch settings that I would miss otherwise. And then rename init.devicenamehere.rc to init.desirec.rc.
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The most common issue is that you have the wrong wlan.ko. You need to have the wlan.ko that is compiled against the kernel that you are using. You can also look in build.prop and make sure you are assigning the correct interface. There are also some wpa_* and dhcp* setting in the init.desirec.rc (in the ramdisk part of the boot.img) that might mess you up. I have had one instance where I could never get it working. Apparently, more than one of us is having the same issue right now. Hopefully, someone will figure that out.
I always use WinMerge to compare build.prop, init.devicenamehere.rc, and init.rc to stock Eris versions to try and catch settings that I would miss otherwise. And then rename init.devicenamehere.rc to init.desirec.rc.
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Wow thanks alot! I will use all this if I ever decide to port something. Lol I was gonna try porting that 2.2 Sense Rom, but it looks like 2 people with experience beat me to it
Nikolai2.1 said:
Wow thanks alot! I will use all this if I ever decide to port something. Lol I was gonna try porting that 2.2 Sense Rom, but it looks like 2 people with experience beat me to it
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You should still try, even if you don't release it to the public. I have several ROMs that no one has ever seen but me. It's a good way to learn, and I find that it is easier to please me than me + other people. That's not necessarily a good thing, because I wind up not fixing things that I should.
I would like to add something that I have recently learned about the wifi issues. Apparently, in the past, some devs have had success with hex editing any references to the wifi driver that are in libhardware_legacy.so to make them point to wlan.ko instead of whatever driver the ROM has. So far, this hasn't worked with the 2.2 Sense as far as I know, but it's something else to add to the list.
Well I tried porting an Aria Rom, but when i flashed it, it failed..
I dont mean to resurrect a dead thread that i created, but i cant port anything to save my life. GSM or CDMA (in fact, how do you port a GSM rom?)
Help?
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So I'm trying my luck at ROM creation and am learning as much as I can. One thing I haven't been able to find through Googling etc is how to port a ROM from one device to another, or more specifically what folders/files need to be replaced in a ROM to make it work on another device?
Appreciate any guidance, thanks guys!
PS I'm using DsiXDa's Kitchen, but it "doesn't support any devices besides HTC devices" and I want to port a ROM to a Dell Streak from an HTC Nexus One. Is it even possible and what files can I manually replace to get it to run?
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So I'm trying my luck at ROM creation and am learning as much as I can. One thing I haven't been able to find through Googling etc is how to port a ROM from one device to another, or more specifically what folders/files need to be replaced in a ROM to make it work on another device?
Appreciate any guidance, thanks guys!
PS I'm using DsiXDa's Kitchen, but it "doesn't support any devices besides HTC devices" and I want to port a ROM to a Dell Streak from an HTC Nexus One. Is it even possible and what files can I manually replace to get it to run?
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I'm looking at a Streak ROM right now, and it looks fairly standard for Android. I would search for 'vendor tree' and/or 'extract-files.sh' to get an idea about what files and settings you might need. That will get you started. You have to swap kernels, that's a given. You'll probably need a few additional things from a stock Streak ROM, like:
files in:
/system/usr/keychars
/system/usr/keylayout
/system/lib/hw
/system/lib/modules
/system/etc
some libs in /system/lib
Probably a few things from /system/bin and /system/xbin
Look at the *.rc files in both the N1 ROM and the stock Streak ROM. They will call binaries and make changes. It's all tied together and is quite complex for such a 'small' thing... Get ready to do some research and testing and don't expect it to just work right away. If it does, your lucky.
I use WinMerge to compare ROMs all of the time. It will give you clues as to what is needed for the ROM to work on your device. And logcat will also point you in the right direction on occasion
Thanks a bunch gnarlyc!
Least I have a starting point now, going to get to Googling and see what I can figure out. And WinMerge is an awesome tool, thanks for that. I'll post back here if anything. Thanks again!
Anyone else have some information to share as well that could help?
EDIT: How do I get WinMerge to work? I installed it and tried to compare the two .zip files and it just shows jibberish in each window?
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EDIT: How do I get WinMerge to work? I installed it and tried to compare the two .zip files and it just shows jibberish in each window?
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Well, it shouldn't show gibberish. I have it up right now with two init.desirec.rc files from two different ROMs. It's not going to be able to compare .zips though. Only text files and folders. You'll have to unzip those.
There are other programs that do the same thing, like 'N-way folder compare' and 'Beyond Compare' and plain old 'diff' in Linux or cygwin. Find what works best for you.
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It's not going to be able to compare .zips though. Only text files and folders. You'll have to unzip those.
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I actually found that they have a .zip plugin to allow you to compare .zips and I tried to install it but it just isn't working. When I try to unzip them and just select the unzipped folder it opens it in the selector window instead of just using the folder.
I'll keep messing with it, thanks again for the starting point at least
It's not much, but I thought everyone should be able to theme their Legend
Requirements: WinZip(or any other zipping program), Android SDK, testsign, some graphics editor...
So what you need to start with is your framework files:
framework-res.apk, com.htc.resources.apk ... both are located in SYSTEM:framework/
These files are just renamed zip files, so rename them back to .zip and extract them (you can also edit them inside WINRAR or something, but it is more comfortable if you extract them)
In these, images are usually saved in res/drawable-mdpi or such, but you have to think here, allways modify all files from one resource
Now locate the images you want to edit but I only know how to edit .png files (.9.png files are for a different howto, probably not by me as I've never really mastered it)
Pick those you want to edit, and edit them (I'm not gonna tell you how here, I usually use photoshop to do that )
Once you have edited those images, it is recomended to optimize those png's (Firstly to make them smaller, but more importantly, most of the times the png's from Windows graphics editor didn't work for me...)
To optimize png's you can use:
OptiPNG: DOWNLOAD This one is drag'n'drop batch conversion capable...
Pngcrush: DOWNLOAD Command line utility, but it has more settings
...or something else, but I find these two the best
Once you have these optimized, copy and re-write them to folders you took them from to edit...
Now you need to zip these back, for framework files I was told it is usual to zip them as "store", but correct me someone if I'm wrong.
After you have zipped those, they will have to be re-signed. To do this, use testsign from code.google.com
Then run this in cmd line (or create a .bat file as I did, it's much easier):
Code:
java -classpath testsign.jar testsign [COLOR="DarkRed"]file.zip[/COLOR] [COLOR="DarkRed"]file-signed.zip[/COLOR]
Now that you have signed it, it is recomended to zipalign it:
(zipalign.exe is located in /tools in your SDK)
Run this in cmd line:
Code:
zipalign 4 [COLOR="DarkRed"]infile.zip[/COLOR] [COLOR="DarkRed"]outfile.zip[/COLOR]
(4 is alignment in bytes)
Now that you have aligned the .zip, rename it to the original name and then you just need to push it back to your phone:
Code:
adb shell mount /system
adb push [COLOR="DarkRed"]com.htc.resources.apk[/COLOR] /system/framework/[COLOR="DarkRed"]com.htc.resources.apk[/COLOR]
or
adb push [COLOR="DarkRed"]framework-res.apk[/COLOR] /system/framework/[COLOR="DarkRed"]framework-res.apk[/COLOR]
And you're done
I hope this helps someone! Enjoy!
note: This way you should be able to modify any apk I think
Is this the thing that has the potential to break the power menu in BlaY0's ROM, among other things?
Amongst other things...but this works on any ROM as long as you follow the guide I've succesfully ported my BattMod and Cryshop's navbar/lockscreen to B0.8 while doing these exact steps
Dr.Romca said:
Amongst other things...but this works on any ROM as long as you follow the guide I've succesfully ported my BattMod and Cryshop's navbar/lockscreen to B0.8 while doing these exact steps
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can you post them?
stegg said:
can you post them?
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Why? He gave you quite simple instructions on how to construct it yourself, so he wouldn't need to do that for every single release for any of you.
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Right on I think it's simple enough...besides, I had to figure this all out myself...
It's nice when people use that round head sitting on their neck
BlaY0 said:
Why? He gave you quite simple instructions on how to construct it yourself, so he wouldn't need to do that for every single release for any of you.
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you have some personality disorder, you'd better see someone specialised in mental health care
stegg said:
you have some personality disorder, you'd better see someone specialised in mental health care
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I will do that as soon as you contribute at least one theme for three different roms and then supply new updates for every new release of those roms...
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stegg said:
you have some personality disorder, you'd better see someone specialised in mental health care
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Oh come on stegg, that was uncalled for I just think it's a better idea to share how I did it rather then do all the work for you. Hell it would be a full time job - making themes for everyone
...too bad there isn't a "what the hell?" button ...
Question ; are there any limitations to what you can port like different functioning slide bar / nav bar?
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This howto only tells you how to replace png's inside those framework .apk packages. And you can change navbar as well, but you'd have to make it in the same shape as long as you don't want to decompile the apk...
Cool thanks, I'm giving this a go now
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I guess my device has to be rooted to do this?
You are correct, sir
Damn...
Just got a PM about this and I figured since I spent 30 minutes typing this out I would share. Please click +thanks if this helps anyone. Enjoy
Heres a quick QUICK tutorial. Before we begin have android sdk installed to your computer in the C:/ area. You will want it there, not in the program files area. Next install both java platforms.. Android SDK Setup Tutorial. There is a tutorial on how to set it up.
SBF to stock(BARE BONES STOCK! NOTHING ELSE)>Install ROOT>Install Bootstrap>Make Nandroid Backup of STOCK system(This way you can go back if you mess up)>DEOdex system/app & system/framework(see note 1)>Put deodexed files in correct folders of a flashable .zip(see note 2)>Make/Edit an update-script(see note 3) and put file in the META-INF/com/google/android/ folder>sign the .zip(see note 4)>flash
Tools
Note 1:
Use the tool ultimatex or w/e in the tools provided to deodex your phone. It will pull the system/app and system/framework files from your phone and deodex them for you.
Note 2:
Flashable .zip tree
_Name_.zip
-----data(optional)
--------app
-----META-INF
--------com
-----------google
--------------android
-----system
--------app
--------framework
^^^these are folders in the .zip and the tree will look almost identical to this when you go to flash.
Note 3:
Amend&Edify scripting
There is a good tutorial on how to make the update-script. Make sure you download and install Notepad++ and use that as the text editor. NOT regular notepad! Not Wordpad! Example for update-script for this tutorial is:
Filename: update-script (save as any file or whatever, not RTF or anything else, click down arrow and select all or whatever doesn't have an extension(ie we don't want .rtf or .txt) If you are having trouble saving this file, download a flashable .zip and use its update-script.
Note 4:
Here is the tool I use to sign .zip files to flash, as well as a tutorial.
http://androidforums.com/developer-101/8665-how-signing-roms.html
delete_recursive SYSTEM:app
delete_recursive SYSTEM:framework
copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM:
set_perm_recursive 0 0 0755 0644 SYSTEM:app
set_perm_recursive 0 0 0755 0644 SYSTEM:framework
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after you sign the .zip just flash and you should be set.... hope this helps.
There is some very useful stuff here. I'm glad you have the link to naven's post with android tools. That's where I got started. I have SDK and set up already but always good to check out other ways of getting things done. Thanks.
hedwig34 said:
There is some very useful stuff here. I'm glad you have the link to naven's post with android tools. That's where I got started. I have SDK and set up already but always good to check out other ways of getting things done. Thanks.
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no problem... Im at work with no way of deving the rom so I'm constantly searching for this or that or looking at different ways to do things. I was going to make a update-script tutorial but I found that one.. Maybe ill do one just on permissions with the provided link to get everything else you would need, maybe compile a super thread... idk im just bored haha
Peperm1nt said:
no problem... Im at work with no way of deving the rom so I'm constantly searching for this or that or looking at different ways to do things. I was going to make a update-script tutorial but I found that one.. Maybe ill do one just on permissions with the provided link to get everything else you would need, maybe compile a super thread... idk im just bored haha
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I was a work myself when responding to your first post. I tend to look around a lot during the day too. I usually end up emailing links to tutorials or other various to myself so I can check them out later at home.
I see that you have ultimatex on your list too. I used that to deodex my stock 2.3.4. Then I saw your post where you were sharing 2.3.4 already deodex'd. If you would have posted your deodex image sooner I probably wouldn't have tried it myself and just used yours. Good thing though cause I learned to do it for myself.
I'm really starting to get into the android thing now. Keep wanting to learn more about how it runs.
hedwig34 said:
I'm really starting to get into the android thing now. Keep wanting to learn more about how it runs.
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I've rooted/modded all kinds of other devices(non-phone), but I've never went as in depth as I have with android. I've learned a lot and these tuts/references/roms I have put up are things I was looking for in the beginning. I just would like more development on the x2 and this is, I guess, my way of getting more into it.
I'm Still Looking For The Answer To Creating The "update-binary" I Know The Syntax For Amend And Edify.
Wondering....
I have an old G4 PowerPC Mac I am wanting to repurpose. I have never been able to get the SDK installed and working on my Windows or Linux machines... I want to install Ubuntu PPC on that machine and am wondering if I will have any problems with getting the SDK working since it is not an Intel/AMD processor... Any thoughts?
you get the binary in your system folder
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thanks for perfect tut.
i have some question:
1.i want to add fonts ? just adding to system/fonts ?
2.how to add update binary?
3.How To sign the zip?
thanks.
MikeJ92YJ said:
I'm Still Looking For The Answer To Creating The "update-binary" I Know The Syntax For Amend And Edify.
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Good to see ya Mike
How's that unlock treating ya?
I decided I'm getting a computer before.a new phone. I really need one lol
How to sign .zip
http://androidforums.com/developer-101/8665-how-signing-roms.html
OP updated.
Tapin the Talk on the xSquared
Peperm1nt said:
you get the binary in your system folder
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I can't find anything there. Where is it peperm1nt?
Preinstall folder...or you can grab the one out of my ROM's .zip
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Peperm1nt said:
Preinstall folder...or you can grab the one out of my ROM's .zip
Tapin the Talk on the xSquared
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What? That is from rerecovery, no others there.
I assume they are the same that's why I suggest it....
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Mikey is right we are guessing. Might as well use DKs latest from his 5027 cwr or p3droids prerooted aio.
If I recall correctly, the guys at CWM made edify scripting? I could be WAY wrong on that, and there are several different versions that have different commands within them. But most are generally the same. You can use any of the update-binary files in the uploads... Eclipse doesn't use edify scripting to my knowledge, but the other uploaded ROMs and most of the mods have it... in my GB Battery fix upload, that is the Binary I use.
I am sure it is a lot more than just this but, amend = update-script and has no binary
edify = updater-script and needs a binary.
Forgive me if I'm wrong but we don't have roms or anything that use edify because our BSR will only work with amend...for now
At least that was my understanding
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/3851-cwr-errors/page__view__findpost__p__89813
Our cwr has updater-script and a binary.
How to modify your framework-res.apk
There are plenty of "How-to's" out there that I've seen for modifying the framework-res.apk. I've tried probably 20 of them...all resulted in getting stuck in a bootloop. Finally figured out a method that works.
Here goes:
THIS IS FOR LINUX BASED USERS
Go to www.jokersax.com and grab my tool.zip under Th3Bill Mods
Extract it in your HOME folder
Inside it you will find 2 versions of apktool. There is a good reason for that, which you will see later.
You also need a good xml editor like Editra (available in most distros packages)
Need an archive manager as well (I recommend File Roller)
[COLOR="green"[B][U]]Initial Setup:[/U][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE]
[SIZE="3"]1) Open your Home folder and select to show hidden files
2) Open your .bashrc file
3) Add the following lines to the bottom of the file
export PATH=${PATH}:~/bin
export PATH=${PATH}:~/tool/reg
export PATH=${PATH}:~/tool/ics
Then save the file
4) Open your .profile file
5) Add the following line to the bottom of the file
PATH="$HOME/tool/ics:$HOME/tool/reg:$PATH"
Then save the file.
Now, on to editing
1) Navigate to the framework folder that your framework-res.apk is in.
2) Open a terminal
3) Type in "reg if framework-res.apk" no quotations and press Enter
4) Type in "reg d framework-res.apk" no quotations and press Enter Now minimize terminal (you'll use it later)
5) You should see in your file manager the folder called framework-res. This is your decompiled framework-res.apk
6) Make your edits. be careful....this file controls a TON of things in your system, and you can make some major problems for yourself if you edit things incorrectly.
7) Once your edits are done, go back to your terminal session
8) Type in the following "ics b framework-res" no quotations (where *username* is your account username) and press Enter.
9) It should recompile correctly. You'll have a framework-res.apk in the /framework-res/dist folder. DO NOT USE THIS ONE WILL CAUSE BOOTLOOPS!!
10) Open it with an archive manager and extract the resources.arsc as well as any files you edited in the xml folder.
11) Go back to your ORIGINAL framework-res.apk and open (not extract) it in your archive program
12) Add in the files you extracted from the edited framework-res.apk, placing them in the appropriate folders
13) You're done!
Cheers!
P.S. If you get a recompile error that mentions plurals, you have some work to do. Go to the values folders one at a time and look for the plurals.xml files. You will see a bunch of entries....scroll all the way down till you see a section that looks like this:
<plurals name="matches_found">
<item quantity="other">%d of %d</item>
<item quantity="one">1 match</item>
you need to edit this section to look like this:
<plurals name="matches_found">
<item quantity="other">%1$d of %2$d</item>
<item quantity="one">1 match</item>
This must be done for EACH plural.xml file...placing 1$ behind the first % and 2$ behind the second one. Save each as you go. Then recompile, and you should be good to go.
HOW TO LOGCAT PROPERLY
Here's how to logcat so that a dev can actually help fix your issue
SETUP
1) Download Android SDK from HERE
2) Place it directly in your HOME folder
3) Extract the file there and rename the folder android-sdk
4) Go to the platform-tools folder and double-click android
5) Download at least the tools and platform-tools. You can download other stuff, but that's unnecessary for this exercise.
6) Close SDK when it's done
Now to LOGCAT
1) Navigate to the /platform-tools folder.
2) Open a terminal
3) Type in either A or B depending on your system
A) (works on Ubuntu derivatives)
sudo ./adb kill-server
sudo ./adb start-server
B) (Suse, Fedora, etc)
su
(enter your password)
./adb kill-server
./adb-start-server
Now, the server should be running....leave it open!
4) Plug your phone into the PC (making sure that if it's ON, that you have android debugging enabled...or the proper edit in build.prop listed below)
5) If your phone is OFF(meaning you can't get it to boot from a rom/mod you did), follow A). If your phone is ON (meanint working but has a FC somewhere), follow B)
A) Type into the terminal the following
./adb logcat -C
and press enter. Should say waiting for device. Turn on your phone. When it gets to a section where you see a large amount of red pass by on the screen (like 8-10 lines), go to step 6
B) Be sure to turn off ALL apps that are NOT related to your FC (this makes it nice and neat for us to read the logcat)
Open terminal and type in the following
./adb logcat -C
and press enter. You should see it start to log stuff...it'll be going by really fast...don't worry about that right now.
NOW, do whatever it is that fcs (open the app, process, etc) and wait for it to FC. When it does, go to step 6
6) With the Terminal being your primary window in the PC, Press Ctrl +Z. This will stop the logcat output
7) Search through the logcat for the section with all the red (you'll see a bunch of E's). Don't cut this up on us...we may need some of the other info
8) Select about 30-40 lines ABOVE the red error section through about 10-20 lines AFTER the error section
9) Paste this into Pastebin. Please don't send us this in an e-mail...it just looks a hot mess that way.
10) Link to the Dev.
CHEERS!
Blank flashable zip
For all of you out there wanting to flash an app or framework file, here is a flashable zip that is blank. It contains instructions inside it, so PLEASE
READ THE FILE LABELED "READ ME FIRST!!!!"
This will make a simple process of flashing the items you want to flash.
CHECK POST 8 FOR CORRECTED INFORMATION
Any questions...ask me
Could we use this to turn our phones into a space/time bending machine??
Lol jk. Thanks for the information and flash able zip!!!
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tsdeaton said:
Could we use this to turn our phones into a space/time bending machine??
Lol jk. Thanks for the information and flash able zip!!!
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Don't I wish...or an intelligence enhancer...LOL
Glad to share
th3bill said:
don't i wish...or an intelligence enhancer...lol
glad to share
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lmao! +1476930593
Bad ass thread buddy thanks for the how to's and blank flash zips these will surely come in handy....
MIUI/ICS for the Photon
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1536161
For deodexed I'm guessing.
Th3Bill said:
For all of you out there wanting to flash an app or framework file, here is a flashable zip that is blank. It contains instructions inside it, so PLEASE
READ THE FILE LABELED "READ ME FIRST!!!!"
This will make a simple process of flashing the items you want to flash.
If you wish to flash other items, you simply need to make sure that the item you want is in the folder it would be in within your phone, so if you want something to go into /system/lib, make sure that you create a folder /lib inside the /system folder in the zip and put the file inside that folder.
Any questions...ask me
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Also, I should add that I forgot something in the explanation for this file. Wherever you are putting the file you're flashing (app, framework), you will need to adjust the permissions portion of the updater-script to show that file. Otherwise, you will set your entire /system to those permissions and you will get wonderful boot-loops
So, for app Music.apk, that line would look like:
set_perm(0, 0, 0755, 0644, "/system/app/music.apk");
Here is the updated file with the corrected instructions inside it Sorry for any issues fellas!
Blank CWM2.zip
Go to the site to download the file
Cheers!
TOOLS
Who doesn't love tools?
I've seen a lot of confusion over which versions to use for decompiling. Magic values being off with the current version of Android being pushed to 4.0.4.
Here's a helpful little tool kit. Disclaimer: It's for Linux based systems(save for the Androidsuite). I will try to find all these for Windows at some point, but with MIUI for Photon and Atrix, CNA for Photon, and Kitchen Sinks for both Photon and Atrix, I'm spread a little thin for some of these how-tos. I will post more soon once Kitchen Sink is Beta.
Tool.zip
Go to the site and download the file.
There's a small file inside with an explanation of each tool. NOTE: I put that Android suite works in Wine. It does not. It will OPEN and look like it might work, but does not recompile or decompile anything. It's a windows only wonder...LOL
Is there any way you'd be able to write up a How-To on how to use Diff/Patch in the laments terms, with Android specific type files directions cuz I'm trying to figure it out but since all the info I find is for applying it to everything other than Android. I'm on a mac and have it all setup correctly but I fk shyt up cuz I lose a step or something.
By the way, thanks for this How to also. Awesome.
MoPhoACTV Initiative
moonzbabysh said:
Is there any way you'd be able to write up a How-To on how to use Diff/Patch in the laments terms, with Android specific type files directions cuz I'm trying to figure it out but since all the info I find is for applying it to everything other than Android. I'm on a mac and have it all setup correctly but I fk shyt up cuz I lose a step or something.
By the way, thanks for this How to also. Awesome.
MoPhoACTV Initiative
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What are you trying to do? You looking to do rom porting? Try to change some features? Change colors in a menu? Need a bit more info. Depending on what you're wanting to do will determine what the steps will be.
Idiots guide to porting ROMs for Photon, now THAT would be great. Sure it'd be a PITA and 3/4 to make though lol, great work on keeping up this how-to thread and all your ROM work!
w0lf215 said:
Idiots guide to porting ROMs for Photon, now THAT would be great. Sure it'd be a PITA and 3/4 to make though lol, great work on keeping up this how-to thread and all your ROM work!
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<<<[----RECOGNIZED CONTRIBUTOR now
I feel bad that I haven't written more "how to's" in a while, but with 6 downloads I'm currently doing (MIUI Photon, MIUI Atrix, CNA Photon, Kitchen Sink Photon, Kitchen Sink Atrix, TabletUI Photon), I'm being spread pretty thin....LOL. It's all good. I love doing this stuff.
I promise to write more of these as I get a chance. I like to have more people help with stuff.
Th3Bill said:
<<<[----RECOGNIZED CONTRIBUTOR now
I feel bad that I haven't written more "how to's" in a while, but with 6 downloads I'm currently doing (MIUI Photon, MIUI Atrix, CNA Photon, Kitchen Sink Photon, Kitchen Sink Atrix, TabletUI Photon), I'm being spread pretty thin....LOL. It's all good. I love doing this stuff.
I promise to write more of these as I get a chance. I like to have more people help with stuff.
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I noticed that a little while ago, Congrats on the new title thats whats up.
btw check your pm
moonzbabysh said:
I noticed that a little while ago, Congrats on the new title thats whats up.
btw check your pm
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Check yours...got a book in there for ya...LOL
Updated OP How Tos.....Framework-res edit and Logcatting
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Updated OP How Tos.....Framework-res edit and Logcatting
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Just setting up on pc. Ready to try this. You may be hearing from me! LOL
Hi all!
Dont know if ill get flamed because this a noob post, but i searched all over, (xda, google) and i cant find a solution to my problem.
Im starting in this cooking deeds but i have problems setting up my kitchen.
I want to cook to an HTC ONE X, i got my dsixda kitchen setted up in a VM, everything works with no problem.
But i have this problem when flashing rom
QUESTION: When flashing my ROM I get the error "mount expects 4 args got 3" or similar.
This refers to the fact your mount command takes 4 parameters (e.g. ext4, EMMC, /dev/block/.., /system) and your update-binary file only checks for 3 parameters. You'll have to change the update-binary file to a compatible one, found under the /tools/update_files folder. Just copy the appropriate file and rename to update-binary. e.g. If you're going to be using MTD partitions, copy 'mtd-update-binary' to /META-INF/com/google/android as "update-binary".
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i know this is an answered question on dsixda FAQ, but my english is not so good to understand the easy solution to fix it :\
i tryed some several ways to fix this but with no sucess.
i already tryed, copying the update-binary from my ROM.zip to /tools/update_files folder no sucess
i already tryed copying the update-binary from my ROM.zip to /META-INF/com/google/android before script conversion, but with no sucess
i even tryed to make the kitchen my device compatible, renaming the evita (HTC ONE XL) to enderavou (HTC ONE X) in /tools/edify-defs/ in a chance that will have the same "specs" .. but it outputs me another error when flashin :\
sorry for the noob question, i know the solution is in front of my eyes and its easy, but my english is weak and i cant figure this alone with the short explanation on FAQ.
so if anyone can give me a more detailed help, or maybe if anyone has the templates for HTC ONE X to make dsixda kitchen compatible, ill appreciate.
thanks all
I have replaced the updater script from a working rom with the one the kitchen comes up with. Depending on the changes you made in the kitchen that has worked well for me. Looks like your script needs to match the partition setup. Compare the 2 scripts, 1 from working and 1 from kitchen and you should be able to see the difference.
I am far from a dev, and I'm sure someone will chime in with better info. but maybe this will work for you.
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I have replaced the updater script from a working rom with the one the kitchen comes up with. Depending on the changes you made in the kitchen that has worked well for me. Looks like your script needs to match the partition setup. Compare the 2 scripts, 1 from working and 1 from kitchen and you should be able to see the difference.
I am far from a dev, and I'm sure someone will chime in with better info. but maybe this will work for you.
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that was my first solution ... no sucess... maybe if i try another updater from another rom ... hum but i dont see any logic .. its supose to work with update from any working rom