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I'd developed a pack of scripts who help to :
root (X10Mini methode)
Batch install (put all APK in a directory, my script will install all)
Clean (delete some constructor's packages)
Install a Theme (same method than my batch install)
Install a Boot Screen (same method than my batch install)
Its really good for 026 users... (un secured shell)..
It's in french, if you are interested, i'll translate it..
Install Theme and BootScreen is very easyer with my method...
WHo understood french see my work here :
http://forum.frandroid.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=21558
A translation will of course be of interest.
Most of us here at XDA-dev aren't of french origin.
i Know, but if it interest only a few (0-10) i don't want to loose my time..
If it look insterest many, i'll do it ...
Translate the script is fast... but it's longer for my Tutorial...
translate !^^
use google chrome it can translate it for us.., works awesome for me
i'll try to release a tranlated version in 1 or 2 days...
I hope i'll have more feedback than the french forum..
I'll try to test your "Theme install" script tonight or tomorrow.
Which theme did you use to test?
chandyperry said:
I'll try to test your "Theme install" script tonight or tomorrow.
Which theme did you use to test?
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NONE, it's just for the install...
You fill the apps APK theme in a folder (pop up)
The framework in an other folder (2d pop up)
continue the script... it push all APK to SD (in// it generate a shell script )
it launch a adb shell
you MUST to type all my script said... (4-5 lines)
wait a moment, your X10 will reboot... with the new theme..
if you want to test it, you must to at less le step 0_.. there adb in a directory where my other script come to check adb...
it to decompress on drive C:\
Released here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=756429
The README File. Important Read:
Code:
################################################################################
# #
# x10 After-Root Optimiser #
# by ttxdragon #
# README FIRST! #
# #
################################################################################
Index:
1. WARNINGS!!
2. Configuration
-> Important Info
a. JITv002
b. Density Changer
3. How-To Use This.
4. Credits
1. WARNINGS!!
a. I'm not reponsible for any damage to your device. You should always be
able to just re-flash your device, but who knows wth can go wrong.
This is provided as is without any guarantees.
b. DO NOT EDIT THE DEFAULT CONFIGURATION FILES MANUALLY UNLESS YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING! Everything that the config files contain is easily
edited by using the default-configuration as base in the task-editor.
2. Configuration
Follow the steps on screen in the task. It'll ask you a lot of stuff, but
don't worry, it should be extremely clear what you are selecting on.
Important info:
JITv002:
Users of x10a firmware have reported issues with JIT more often than
those using x10i. x10 SO-01B firmware doesn't work with JIT at all.
Furthermore, JIT is only useful to be enabled on SE Roms. Custom ROMs
will have JIT already enabled.
Density Changer:
The default configuration changes the Density to 200, down from 240.
It basically makes everything smaller on screen. Some applications
might not work properly with the new size (because the developers
thought it'd be a great idea to not code the program flexibly
enough to scale nicely)
You can always just set it back to 240 if you decide that's better
for you.
3. How-To: Use This
Requirements: a. Windows or Linux PC,
Ubuntu Linux 10.10 Recommended
@MAC Folks: Don't have one, can't test. feel free to
submit patches/make own version
Usage: 1. Enable USB Debuggin in
Settings -> Applications -> Development
2. Plug in USB Cable
3. On Windows: Run RunMeWindows.bat
On Linux : Run RunMeLinux.sh
4. Follow On-screen instructions.
4. Credits
x10dev-team for tirelessly working to free our x10's
z4mod team for z4root
Cygwin team for developing this GPL'd port of unix utilities to Windows.
( For License and Source-code of Cygwin visit http://www.cygwin.com/ )
CHANGELOG:
Code:
v0.99.1 [2010-11-18]
- Fix JIT installation/un-installation bug
- Fix Config Selection bug
- Add "Install extra System Applications" Option
- Add "AppWidgetPicker 1.2.1" to extra system apps
- Add "Wallpaper Set and Save" to replacement apps
v0.99 [2010-11-17]
- Almost complete Rewrite
- Better output
- Add Root-method
- Allow for custom configurations
- Allow for multiple configurations
- More flexible for easy feature-addons
- Configuration now inside program.
v0.2 [2010-11-10]
- Fix "Space in Path" Bug
- Fix "OS Detection" Bug
- Add "cancel" option before running script on phone
- Move backup folder from /sdcard/post-root/backup to /sdcard/prbackup
- Always push fresh configuration to phone (deletes old config on phone)
- Updated AlarmClock Plus to LCD Density friendly version
v0.1 [2010-11-09]
- Fix Busybox installation
- Add LCD Density Changing Option
v0.0 [2010-11-09]
- Initial Release
To-do List:
- Make Cygwin a Windows-Only Download happening at runtime
- Make useful for Custom Roms -- if possible/wanted.
Download Links:
v0.99.1
Multiupload || DepositFiles
(Please use Multiupload where possible, so that I can have some stats )
Extra Information on what system programs can be removed/replaced from a SE ROM
ttxdragon said:
Directly Replaced by Other apps
Alarm Clock -> Alarm Clock Plus v2
apk: AlarmClock
Browser -> Dolphin HD
apk: SemcBrowser
Drawbacks:
Some Applications are hardcoded to use the browser and won't work without it.
Example: DoCoMo Market
Calculator -> RealCalc
apk: Calculator
Email, Gmail -> K-9Mail
apk: Gmail GmailProvider SemcEmailLargeui
Drawbacks:
Gmail: Some applications don't support K-9Mail for pulling email-info
Examples are Executive Assistant, Pure Messenger Widget
Email: In the Phonebook Email Tab "Write New" doesn't work anymore.
Workaround -> Clicking mail-address in main-view works.
SE Launcher -> ADWLauncher
apk: SemcHomeL
Bloatware
Nordic Apps (Only in Generic Nordic ROM)
/system/etc/customization/applications/Supernytt.apk
/system/app/Telenor_Wrapper.apk
/data/app/com.apegroup.aftonbladet.supernytt.zip
/data/app-private/com.apegroup.aftonbladet.supernytt.apk
Backup And Restore
apk: backupandrestore
Documentation
apk: EManualLauncher EManual usersupport
Creatouch (SE)
apk: creatouch
DebugHelper (Service)
apk: CrashSMS
Digital Clock (Widget)
apk: DigitalClockWidget
Facebook (Client)
apk: facebook
Face Recognition (Service for Camera)
apk: FaceRecognition
Drawbacks:
Face Recognition doesn't work anymore
Learning Client (Service)
apk: LearningClient
Drawbacks:
Word-Learning for the default keyboards is removed.
Live Wallpapers (Wallpapers only)
apk: LiveWallpapers MagicSmokeWallpapers VisualizationWallpapers
Drawbacks:
Only Google Maps Live-wallpaper left
but market live-wallpapers still work
MediaScape
apk: mediascape MediaScapePluginManager
Drawbacks:
Camera App is hard-coded to use Mediascape for Gallery/Share.
Vignette Does well but doesn't help in Video mode.
Means: No easy sharing/viewing for taken videos
No easy way to create a wallpaper from taken pictures.
No way to set contact picture from phonebook. Need to go through Gallery3D instead.
MoxierMail
apk: moxiermail
Music Player (Hidden)
apk: Music.apk
OfficeSuite
apk: officesuite
PC Companion (PC-Sync Service)
apk: PcCompanion
PlayNow
apk: playnow*
Quadrapop (Game)
apk: quadrapop
Recent Calls (Widget)
apk: RecentCalls
Status Switch (Widget)
apk: StatusSwitch
Sony Ericsson Synchronisation
apk: Sync SyncWizard OmaDatasyncService
Search (Widget)
apk: SearchWidget
SetupWizard
apk: SEMCSetupWizard
TimeScape
apk: Timescape* TimeScape*
TrackID
apk: trackid
Voice Dialer
apk: VoiceDialer
Wallpaper Chooser (Selector in Titanium)
apk: Wallpaper Chooser
standard wallpapers: /etc/customization/content/com/sonyericsson/android/wallpaperchooser/wallpaper/
Drawbacks:
No Standard Wallpapers available anymore
Workaround: Get "Wallpaper Set and Save" from Market
Wisepilot
apk: wisepilot
YouTube
apk: YouTube
Excess Keyboards
Note: Keep one of these around, so you can type Or install some Keyboard from the Market before you remove these.
SE Default English
apk: textinput-tng
Chinese
apk: chinesetextinput
Danish
apk: Danish_Keyboard
English
apk: LatinIME
Korean
apk: SEMCTouchPalKoreanQWERTY
Japanese
apk: JapaneseIME
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Thank you very much but why deleting all the keyboards ?
Not everybody wants to keep any of them. I personally only keep the JP one (and install swype per custom-folder) because I haven't looked for a better JP one yet. And as a little hurdle for those that don't care to read. This is supposed to be configured to everyone's own needs, not to what I dictate, else it would just be scripts without a config-folder
So if i don't want ie the english keyboard to be removed i just remove the English file from the Clean Keyboards ?
Indeed.
It only removes those that have files in the folders.
If you want to keep all, remove the whole directory.
If you want to keep only english, just remove the English file.
It's kinda weird because the .bat went fine, closed and my phone rebooted but the fonts didn't change ,there were no amelioration of Quadrant's score and it's a bit laggy. But the replacements apps ect... are here so I don't know what went wrong :/
Can you pull the log files from your phone? (in /sdcard/post-root/logs) and post then zipped or pastebin them?
My phone went up to almost 700 on second quadrant-run after another reboot (I had one run with 400 before that reboot, one with 620 or so after it)
And that's with a lot of other junk installed.
Well I ran it a second time and same, I can't seem to mount my SD Card, I click on mount and it does nothing... I had this a problem a long long time ago and had to reflash the phone...
EDIT : it just mounted without me touching anything.
Here is the log
can you do adb pull /sdcard/post-root/logs in a cmd in the program folder from the extracted zip?
I zipped all the files there was in logs is it ok ?
Thanks =)
Seems I might've overlooked something simple.
I'm reflashing my phone again, atm.
As a quick fix for now:
install busybox from market, install the git-version and then run the scripts again
that *should* fix it, unless I overlooked something.
What do you mean by git-version ?
EDIT : Nevermind. I'm re-doing the .bat
Well it worked like a charm ! Thank you ttxdragon, the installation was way faster than before and the fonts worked.
Quadrant score : 575 at the first boot, i'm rebooting atm
698 after !
i cant do it :S
it always says that any device had been found
Jonika21 said:
i cant do it :S
it always says that any device had been found
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You need your phone to be turned on and USB Debugging also with of course the usb wire plugged to your phone.
If all of those things are done it should not display that.
debug mode... xD
problem solved
zyryck said:
What do you mean by git-version ?
EDIT : Nevermind. I'm re-doing the .bat
Well it worked like a charm ! Thank you ttxdragon, the installation was way faster than before and the fonts worked.
Quadrant score : 575 at the first boot, i'm rebooting atm
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Glad it worked.
Uploaded v0.1 -- Now it should work even without installing busybox from market first.
I was being an idiot...
Thank you very much for this optimizer, works like a charm
Quadrant score - 699.
One question though. I used the v0.0, and I'm not a fun on the LCD Change, so I'd like to know if I just remove the file as stated in v0.1, will it make it 240 as before?
quadrant score - 673
nice work !
Yes, it would change the Density back. It'll do everything over again, including the JIT (in which step the density gets changed, too)
Glad it worked for you =)
you can simply download from market lcd density. you will find 3 programs, choose the free one, and change to 240..
i've done that, it worked
sorry my bad english xp
First of all, I am not developer of these softwares. I found them over xda and web and thought to share with all of you, in all good intentions.
ADB Mask Controller
Dev- Mask-1
App info-
• push, pull, install apps and transfer between System <=> User apps and between SD <=> Device
• remove & uninstall apps, clean data from deleted apps and delete orphan files
• change min & max CPU frequency (from available steps)
• view and edit: gps.conf, Hosts, build.prop, hw_config and media_profiles.xml
• view and kill running processes
• zipalign
• keyboard functionality
• search files / folders
• push and pull Bootanimation, framework-res and Framework jar files
• clean cache & temp folders and application data cache
• Enable Market to show paid apps
• Create phone log (logcat, dmesg)
• View device info
• mount r/w and mount r/o (for system) function
• and others.
It's better to backup your data before Zipaligning, because some launchers don't work correctly when they are zipaligned, causing a reboot loop.
To launch the tool
*unzip the package
*run "ADB Mask Controller.exe"
*connect your phone (enable USB debugging)
*If this is the first time you use this tool click on "Check root access and busybox". If you are sure that your phone is rooted and the tool says otherwise, make sure that your phone allows the program to have SuperUser access.
*Busybox is required in order to use this tool. If you get the result "NO" next to the Busybox Version then you must push/install it on your phone.
Hints for Wireless connection:
- To connect your phone by wireless you must install and turn on adbWireless, adb over Wifi or another similar app
- Wireless connection is slower than USB connection. It is not recommended to do advanced tasks using wireless since the connection can be interrupted more easily than USB connections.
- The display must be turned on while connected with wifi (or a wakelock must be enabled through an app e.g. Waketimer) in order to prevent the cpu from going to sleep mode while it's working with wireless adb.
Download Link
xUltimate and Ultra ADB
xUltimate
Dev- xeudoxus
It is a great tool to deodex whole rom.
Tool Info-
xUltimate Main v2.2.8
*manual bootclasspath options
*Gingerbread support
Download Link
Ultra ADB
Dev-nightshack0
Features:
*+ GUI for ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
*+ Reboot to Download Mode, Recovery Mode, and Normal Reboot
*+ Device Information
*+ Start and kill ADB server
*+ Drag and Drop APK installer
*+ ZIP Flasher
*+ File Push/Pull
*+ Custom ADB Commands
*+ "ADB Shell" option
*+ Log and ADB Output text
*+ Wireless ADB Option
*+ Misc Commands
*+ Batch APK Installer
Download Link
QtADB
QtADB
QtADB is window app based on adb.it lets you to copy,remove etc your files and apps from PC and Android Phone
This app is under developing so be tolerant for any bug...
visit QtADB website: http://qtadb.wordpress.com/
Features:
1. File manager
-copying files and dirs between phone and computer
-removing files and dirs
-creating new dir
-and other
2. App manager
-installing apps
-removing apps
-creating backup of apps with data
-restoring backups of apps with data
3. Shell
-opens android shell
4. Screenshot
-take screenshot of your device
-save screenshot to png file
5. Fastboot
-flash bootloader, radio and recovery
-boot recovery
6. Recovery
-nandroid backup/restore
-wipe data
-flash rom
-wipe battery stats
-fix uid mismatches
7. Reboot
-to bootloader
-to recovery
-normal reboot
8. Settings
-set font used by app
-set starting paths (or remember paths on exit)
-and other
9. Automatically detects phone (device, fastboot and recovery mode)
Download Link
Android Commander
Android Commander
Dev- PanPiotr
Android Commander is windows application to keep control on your android apps and files from PC. This is a small, very very fast and intuitive app.
Features
Explore files:
- copy multiple files/dirs between Phone and PC
- copy multiple files/dirs between Phone folders
- delete multiple files/dirs from Phone
- new dir and rename options
- drag&drop multiple files/dirs in to progrm
- drag&drop files/dirs between program tabs
- partitions size info
- bookmarks
Manage apps:
- windows integration
- backup multiple apps to any dir on Phone/PC
- batch/single apps install
- install as private
- update
- batch/single uinstall apps
- uninstall with option to keep data or not
Console:
- type any shell command
- run sh script from PC
and more…
- flashing zip and img files
- options to reboot, reboot to recovery, reboot to bootloader, power off phone
- screenshots (beta)
Requirements
Phone Requirements:
- ROOT (only for Applications Manager and flashing options)
- BusyBox (required only for rooted phones; included to most ROMs)
- Settings->Applications->Development->USB debuging must be enabled
- USB cable
PC Requirements:
- Windows
- Instaled Android SDK *
- Instaled ADB USB Driver from SDK
- SDK/Tools set in System Path (program can set it for You )
* Download the Android SDK: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
* Installing the Android SDK: http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html
Download Link
Droid Explorer
Droid Explorer
Droid Explorer is a Open Source Android device manager for Rooted devices.
Device Requirements
Rooted Android Device with busybox
PC Requirements
Windows
.NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Some plugins require Java Runtime Environment and Java Web Start
Confirmed Devices
All Devices have been rooted and busybox installed
HTC Dream / G1 / ADP1
HTC Sapphire / Magic / MyTouch 3G / ADP2 / Ion
HTC Hero / G2 / CDMA Hero
Google Nexus One
Motorola DROID
Samsung Galaxy / i7500
Acer Liquid
HTC EVO
Samsung Galaxy 3
Samsung Galaxy S
Features
Includes the required windows USB drivers - you will be prompted to install the drivers during installation if running vista/7
Auto setup of Android SDK tools and drivers during install
Use an existing Android SDK if you already have one set up
Multiple Device Support
No need to mount SD card to access files
Copy any file on the device to PC
Copy files to clipboard
Copy update to device and auto-apply
Drag & Drop copying from Explorer to Droid Explorer
Auto detection of connected/disconnected device
Open files on PC
Plugin Framework
Application Manager
Right Click APK to install/uninstall
Take screen shots of device (landscape & portrait)
Open right from "My Computer" (a lot like how WinMobile is with active sync)
SQLite Manager Plugin
Uses System Icons for files displayed in explorer
Familiar Explorer like UI, including an Explorer like location bar
Android Screencast plugin
Install/Uninstall APK files right from explorer
Standalone plugin runner
Window 7 JumpLists for plugins
DesktopSMS plugin - Send SMS messages from your desktop
Service can be controlled now from the options dialog (can create the service if you do not use the installer)
Backup plugin for the "Bare Bones" Roms
Run shell scripts on the device by double clicking them
Download Link
youADB - Android Tool - v1.0
youADB
Dev- fabsn
youAdb is a very convenient tool for you android device which allows you to do various actions by just a couple of clicks.
Some features:
- SD-Partition-Manager (FAT32, EXT2/3/5, Linux Swap etc.!)
- App Manager (FULL BACKUP function!)
- File Manager (Push, Pull, Delete folders/files...)
- Reboot, Reboot Recovery, Adb Remount...
- View and automatically SAVE LOGS
- custom adb commands (like a shell)
- Install recovery images!
- Shows device's state and Serial Number
In contrast to most other android tools this tool is stable, leightweight (less than 1MB!) and easy to set up!
Download Link
Wondershare MobileGo
Wondershare MobileGo'
System Requirements
Operating System: XP/2003/Vista and Windows 7
Processor: 750MHz Intel or above, or AMD CPU
Free Hard Disk Space: 200 MB or more
RAM: 256 MB or above
Android system supported: Android1.5, Android1.6, Android2.0, Android2.1, Android2.2, Android 2.3
Features:-
Transfer Contacts from Symbian Phone
Simply transfer your Symbian Contacts to Android phone with 1 click.
Transfer Contacts from Nokia to Android, or Samsung to Android. The Symbian phones with S40/S60 are supported.
Import and Export Contacts
Easily import Contacts from Outlook, Outlook Express, or vCrad.
Export your Contacts to ensure you record all your Contacts easily and conveniently.
Easily add, delete, group and back up all of your Contacts for your Android smart phone.
Convert Movies or Music for Android Phone
Automatically convert the incompatible formats into compatible ones which Android phone can play when you try to import multimedia files from PC to your phone.
Freely transfer any of your favorite movies and music files from PC to your phone without worrying about the compatibility of file formats.
Set the video quality to get a suitable resolution for the enjoy of playing in your Android phone.
Backup and Restore Android Phone Data
Easily backup your Contacts, SMS, and APK Applications from Android to your PC in case that your phone is lost or stolen, or whenever you need to change your phone.
Quickly restore your backup data on PC to your Android phone.
Customized Media File Settings
Simply build a new playlist, rename or delete files, set ringtones, etc. to organize your media files according to your needs.
Quick Wi-Fi Connection
Besides USB connection, your Android phone can be also quickly connected via Wi-Fi connection.
Convenient SMS Management
Fast and convenient to receive, send, and organize all your SMS on your PC with PC keyboard.
Download Link
Nice share..! Thank you for the efforts..
Great work man!
Nice share!! Thanks!!
MyPhoneExplorer
Not for developing in first line, but realy the most big app for synching with pc!
Thanks mate!!
DaBigFreak said:
MyPhoneExplorer
Not for developing in first line, but realy the most big app for synching with pc!
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Thanks mate . Will add in the reserved post.
thanks for sharing
Thanks for that. Very useful.
Any linux app?
Sent from my GT-I5800 using XDA App
tucucumelo said:
Any linux app?
Sent from my GT-I5800 using XDA App
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I will post qtadb linux version today... thanks for reminding...
Me personal love most Total Commander for android (see signature link). Seems complicated to configure in the beginning but can nearly everything: root access, ftp, samba, webdav, execute scripts, remount rw, zip, tar, rar, shortcuts &&&.
I forgot since then what root explorer was
EDIT: Oh shhhh... seen too late in topic, it's not a PC app, sorry. But nevertheless very useful.
sent from g3 i5800
Thank you for this...i have never come across more useful softwares for my Android than those I found in this thread....Thanks for providing the link...if possible provide the original links to the threads too (if any) so that I can thank the individual developers too
This is an (hopefully) updated collection of all roms (not android based, but other linux OS, like ubuntu, archlinux, fedora...) for nexus 7 (grouper and tilapia) available using the MultiROM system.
MultiROM is an amazing hack (I want to thank again its author, Tasssadar) that permits to boot different OS (multiboot) and different android roms. It starts between kernel and rom init, showing a sort of bootloader dialog to choose which system to boot.
It supports installing (and booting, of course) roms to USB drives.
To use MultiROM you need multirom installation zip , a modified TWRP recovery and kernels with kexec support. Relax, is not hard or long to do this.
More information and installation (of MultiROM, recovery and kernels) --> [ MULTIROM ]
PS: I need to specify I coded nothing, my only work was helping with issues, repacking roms, make them work. I want to say thank you to all devs are developing for Nexus 7, I'm doing this because I appreciate their work and I want MultiROM to rise. It deserves to.
HOW TO INSTALL A ROM.
Tasssadar provided also a zip template (see the [ WIKI ] for more info) that is incredibly easy to use.
To install a linux os to sdcard, you just need to download the zip and flash it like a normal update.zip.
It won't replace your internal rom, because it is going to install in /sdcard, not in /system or /data. And it WON'T wipe anything.
Remember that flashing ubuntu or android rom is DIFFERENT from flashing those zips. To flash ubuntu or another android rom you need to use MultiROM menu under ADVANCED voice in recovery (again, see wiki or multirom thread if you need more information).
ROM PACKS.
In the next post I'll share links for rom zips. If you have other zips or if you have built other zips, please share them. They will be (hopefully) added to the list. If not, please pm me. I can't read all posts.
If you want to share a zip, please try it first. I don't know if I'll be able to test everything real-time, and I don't want anyone to see his sdcard erased or strange things like this. MultiROM has a percent of risk, but nobody has lost his data till now. So please share zips consciously.
ROM LIST (DOWNLOADS)
* [NEW] PLASMA ACTIVE 4.0 (20140121)
mirror: http://d-h.st/Khh
old version: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9ZvdqAbuJi2blQ0TDgweFFKTlU/edit
description: KDE for embedded devices. Very cool and interesting. 4.0 version is more stable, video codec is working as well. Little slow booting.
* BODHI LINUX 20130109
old version: INITIAL RELEASE
notes: old version passwd for root and armhf user is trustno1 (sorry for that, is my fault. In new release it is again bodhilinux)
description: Ubuntu with E17 (Enlightenment) with mobile GUI. Pretty stable and... veeery fast.
*ArchLinux 20130113-2
old version: -
description: ArchLinux. Simply. Not designed for basic users. Really powerfull, with already packed KDE, Gnome-shell, LXDE, XFCE, Enlightenment environments (and many others probably). Needs testing, and some love, as it's initial release.
*WebOS ALPHA
old version: http://www.mediafire.com/?3m58uuvysxiwypw
description: still in alpha stage, unstable. Interesting project. Needs love.
* [MANUAL INSTALL] Ubuntu Touch Tablet DEVELOPER PREVIEW
old version: -
description: developer preview, android-based, with the new Ubuntu Touch UI.
[NEW] Use MultiROM app to install the latest version in the easiest way
ROMS TO BE PACKED/MADE WORKING:
fedora4nexus7?
PAY ATTENTION: NEW MULTIROM CHANGED THE ROM ZIP STRUCTURE!
NEW STRUCTURE HERE.
I GUESS YOU CAN USE OLD ZIPS, BUT I CAN'T TRY AND IT'S BETTER TO USE NEW METHOD (REPACK NEEDED)
STEPS TO CREATE A NEW ROM ZIP (EASY-WAY):
* first, download the template (reworked by me)
* then, unzip the template, put the root.tar.gz and rom_info.txt inside rom folder (if you don't know what I'm talking about, read again the wiki - link above)
* edit rom name inside of scripts/extract.sh script (it's the only thing you have to edit, unless you want it to do something else, but be careful in that case)
* select the 3 folders (META-INF, rom, scripts) and zip them in a zip called <DISTRONAME>-MultiROM-Installer-<VERSION>.zip (I think it's a good standard, if you don't like simply name it another way, but I reckon that using a standard would be a very good thing)
*when the zip is finished, upload your zip somewhere (I use google drive now, but I hope I'll have my storage sometime in the future) and share the link here. I will add it to the list.
If I don't, pm me.
[EDIT] new packing method for webos available https://github.com/Tasssadar/webos_multirom_packer [/EDIT]
MORE INFORMATION.
PLASMA ACTIVE.
known bugs: https://wiki.merproject.org/wiki/Community_Workspace/Tegra3/Nexus7/PA_Known_Issues
username/password : mer/mer, root/mer
Interesting features : Plays 720p movies full screen with sound and 1080p full screen down scaled with sound.
BODHI LINUX.
known bugs: http://forums.bodhilinux.com/index.php?/forum/40-nexus-7/
username/password: armhf/bodhilinux
useful page (customization, add software, guides): http://wiki.bodhilinux.com/doku.php
ARCHLINUX.
armv7h images: http://os.archlinuxarm.org/os/ (see tegra directory)
username/password: arch/arch, root/root
useful link (bible): https://wiki.archlinux.org/
infos: needs an OTG keyboard or to use "sudo screen /dev/ttyACM0 115200" to connect via usb.
While you are connected you need to configure wifi. I use a script that simply uses iwconfig, wpa_supplicant.conf and dhcpcd to get a wifi connection.
The rest is up to you.
Enlightenment is preinstalled in build 20130113-2.
UBUNTU TOUCH.
infos: use MultiROM Manager app to install it.
GENERAL.
lintz said:
Recomended "fixes" after first install (Mer, Plasma ndr) :
Install custom keyboard (write this comands in terminal start with su and after the password for root by default mer)
1. zypper ar -G http://repo.pub.meego.com/home:/won...wonko:branches:Project:KDE:Trunk:Testing.repo
2. zypper up maliit-active libmaliit-quick
3. killall -9 maliit-server
Update the system (use su and root password first)
zypper ref && zypper up
Install GUI package manager (same here su and root password)
zypper in apper
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Thanks to lintz for the suggestions.
LATEST HOT NEWS.
-updated with latest Plasma version.
-updated with Ubuntu Touch
-updated with latest Plasma & WEBOS version (repacked for new MultiROM structure)
-updated with Ubuntu Touch Dev Preview
-updated OP with arch infos.
-Making zip for new BodhiLinux version, that now has correct passwd
Code:
bodhilinux
as it should be.
xela92 said:
Making zip for new BodhiLinux version, that now has correct passwd
Code:
bodhilinux
as it should be.
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thx xela, I'm still having trouble creating a zip with the template. perhaps you could post the steps you took to create the new bodhi release
bonzer2u said:
thx xela, I'm still having trouble creating a zip with the template. perhaps you could post the steps you took to create the new bodhi release
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Steps how-to done
Later (when upload ends) I'll share Bodhi new version installer link
Nice thread. Can't wait to try some other distro's.
xela92 said:
ROM LIST (DOWNLOADS)
* PLASMA ACTIVE 20130109
old version: -
description: KDE for embedded devices. Very cool and interesting, but still an alpha.
* BODHI LINUX (uploading new version)
old version: INITIAL RELEASE
notes: old version passwd for root and armhf user is trustno1 (sorry for that, is my fault. In new release it is again bodhilinux)
description: Ubuntu with E17 (Enlightenment) with mobile GUI. Pretty stable and... veeery fast.
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Needs more info.
Add following kategories
Plasma Active
Bugs : https://wiki.merproject.org/wiki/Community_Workspace/Tegra3/Nexus7/PA_Known_Issues
Username passwords : mer/mer, root/mer
Recomended "fixes" after first install :
Install custom keyboard (write this comands in terminal start with su and after the password for root by default mer)
1. zypper ar -G http://repo.pub.meego.com/home:/won...wonko:branches:Project:KDE:Trunk:Testing.repo
2. zypper up maliit-active libmaliit-quick
3. killall -9 maliit-server
Update the system (use su and root password first)
zypper ref && zypper up
Install GUI package manager (same here su and root password)
zypper in apper
Features : Plays 720p movies full screen with sound and 1080p full screen down scaled with sound.
Same thing for Bodhi. But I dont know the detales about it since I don't use it.
PS as it is now this thread feels as a start to a redundant thread to what is written in Tassadars first 3 posts in the MultiRom thread. Better if you focus on the current distros that don't have any "real" maintener here on xda.
I will add those categories later
lintz said:
Needs more info.
Add following kategories
Plasma Active
Bugs : https://wiki.merproject.org/wiki/Community_Workspace/Tegra3/Nexus7/PA_Known_Issues
Username passwords : mer/mer, root/mer
Recomended "fixes" after first install :
Install custom keyboard (write this comands in terminal start with su and after the password for root by default mer)
1. zypper ar -G http://repo.pub.meego.com/home:/won...wonko:branches:Project:KDE:Trunk:Testing.repo
2. zypper up maliit-active libmaliit-quick
3. killall -9 maliit-server
Update the system (use su and root password first)
zypper ref && zypper up
Install GUI package manager (same here su and root password)
zypper in apper
Features : Plays 720p movies full screen with sound and 1080p full screen down scaled with sound.
Same thing for Bodhi. But I dont know the detales about it since I don't use it.
PS as it is now this thread feels as a start to a redundant thread to what is written in Tassadars first 3 posts in the MultiRom thread. Better if you focus on the current distros that don't have any "real" maintener here on xda.
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thanks
this solved my onscreen keyboard problem (not working over browser) ... now only gui glitches was left (multitasking bar )
xela92 said:
STEPS TO CREATE A NEW ROM ZIP (EASY-WAY):
* first, download the template (reworked by me)
* then, unzip the template, put the root.tar.gz and rom_info.txt inside rom folder (if you don't know what I'm talking about, read again the wiki - link above)
* edit rom name inside of scripts/extract.sh script (it's the only thing you have to edit, unless you want it to do something else, but be careful in that case)
* select the 3 folders (META-INF, rom, scripts) and zip them in a zip called <DISTRONAME>-MultiROM-Installer-<VERSION>.zip (I think it's a good standard, if you don't like simply name it another way, but I reckon that using a standard would be a very good thing)
*when the zip is finished, upload your zip somewhere (I use google drive now, but I hope I'll have my storage sometime in the future) and share the link here. I will add it to the list.
If I don't, pm me.
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Hi xela,
I understand the process except for creating the 'root.tar.gz' file from a compressed image (.img or .raw) file. Do you need to extract the image file to the /root folder and then recompress with a command similar to:
sudo tar --numeric-owner -zpcf root.tar.gz ./*
Nice Topic, i've tried your first Bodhi Zip and it seems very fast and stable to me. A few bugs, but nothing major.
I'm waiting for the new Version to finish uploading
bonzer2u said:
Hi xela,
I understand the process except for creating the 'root.tar.gz' file from a compressed image (.img or .raw) file. Do you need to extract the image file to the /root folder and then recompress with a command similar to:
sudo tar --numeric-owner -zpcf root.tar.gz ./*
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I couldn't find out how to mount those IMG files. I thought they were ext4 fs but they aren't. I tried to use dd to flash them on a drive but failure again. So to extract rootfs I install them with standard procedure (Ubuntu) and the repack roofs to tar.gz. It could be useful to find out how to directly extract rootfs, because it's the same method used by Ubuntu. With the difference that Ubuntu uses zsync to permit fast upgrade...!
xela92 said:
I couldn't find out how to mount those IMG files. I thought they were ext4 fs but they aren't. I tried to use dd to flash them on a drive but failure again. So to extract rootfs I install them with standard procedure (Ubuntu) and the repack roofs to tar.gz. It could be useful to find out how to directly extract rootfs, because it's the same method used by Ubuntu. With the difference that Ubuntu uses zsync to permit fast upgrade...!
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I could never get it mounted as well.... Is this why your having a delay in uploading the new bodhi release?
bonzer2u said:
Hi xela,
I understand the process except for creating the 'root.tar.gz' file from a compressed image (.img or .raw) file. Do you need to extract the image file to the /root folder and then recompress with a command similar to:
sudo tar --numeric-owner -zpcf root.tar.gz ./*
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If you can get the files from the .img files, you really dont need the zip to install it, just creat a dir with the name for the OS, then inside create a dir called root, then inside extract the .img
For the rom_info.txt file, just make the changes needed and put them on the same dir that ../root is and restart and you should be able to boot form it.
Rafase282 said:
If you can get the files from the .img files, you really dont need the zip to install it, just creat a dir with the name for the OS, then inside create a dir called root, then inside extract the .img
For the rom_info.txt file, just make the changes needed and put them on the same dir that ../root is and restart and you should be able to boot form it.
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Unfortunately we have been unable to mount/extract anything from the image although it appears it may install via the multirom/ubuntu method
bonzer2u said:
I could never get it mounted as well.... Is this why your having a delay in uploading the new bodhi release?
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I'm not at home right know, but in 30 minutes I'll post it
shared the latest bodhi linux version get the link in OP
bonzer2u said:
Unfortunately we have been unable to mount/extract anything from the image although it appears it may install via the multirom/ubuntu method
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I think zip solution is the best and most "standard". When I make a zip I know it will work, because it's the final, multiROM surely compatible, version. And I can test it immediately, fix it, reflash, and try without messing the world up. I think update zips are the most user-friendly way too. But that's only MHO.
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I will cover up all small n big details that one can need to step his/her foot on the road to android development.
What are you gonna find in this Guide/Tutorial :
Basic knowledge of Android Development.
Tutorials to set up a full working environment or Your Workspace.
Knowledge about tools used/needed in Development.
Easy tutorial for cooking one's own custom rom.
What are you not gonna get :
Spoon fed help to do even a simple work.
Pre modded Apps or Roms.
A pre built option to carry on a project.
TUTORIAL CONTENT:
#1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION & REQUISITES[REQUIRED TOOLS] OF ANDROID DEVELOPMENT;
#2 OS WISE WORK ENVIRONMENT SETUP GUIDE;
#3 GUIDE TO MODIFY APPS PART-1.
#4 GUIDE TO MODIFY APPS PART-2.
#5 GUIDE TO COOK CUSTOM ROM PART-1.
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
#13
THINGS YOU NEED TO START YOUR JOURNEY
PER-REQUISITES:
COMPUTER/LAPTOP TO WORK ON
A WELL KNOWN OPERATING SYSTEM THAT YOU ARE USED TO:
WINDOWS OS : VISTA OR 7 PREFERRED.
LINUX DISTRO : UBUNTU 12.10 64 BIT PREFERRED. DOWNLOAD LINK
MAC OS-X : THIS GUIDE DOES NOT SUPPORT MAC OS-X. SORRY MAC USERS.
JAVA DEVELOPMENT KIT[JDK] : V6 N V7 BOTH FOR BETTER RESULTS. [USE V6 IF YOU DON'T HAVE A HUGE CAPACITY DATA PLAN. IT'S THE PREFERRED ONE.] DOWNLOAD LINK
DOWNLOAD THIS ANDROID SDK ADT BUNDLE TO MAKE YOUR OWN APPS.[RECOMMENDED]DOWNLOAD LINK.
TOOLS/SOFTWARES REQUIRED AS PER YOUR NEED:
TOOLS REQUIRED BY WINDOWS USERS ONLY:
NOTEPAD++ FOR EDITING : .xml & .smali FILES OF APPS, build.prop TO ADD TWEAKS & Updater-scripts FOR YOUR ROM & UPDATE PACKAGES.[DO NOT USE WINDOWS NATIVE NOTEPAD/WORDPAD. THEY WILL DAMAGE THE FILES.] DOWNLOAD.
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7zip ARCHIVE MANAGER : USED TO MAKE UPDATE PACKAGES, SIGN APPS, & OTHER ARCHIVE RELATED JOBS.
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PAINT.NET : IT IS USED FOR MAKING .PNG FILES FOR UI. YOU CAN ALSO EDIT THEM. DOWNLOAD LINK.
[YOU MAY EVEN USE GIMP IMAGE MANIPULATION PROGRAM OR ADOBE PHOTOSHOP.]
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TOOLS REQUIRED BY LINUX USERS ONLY:
p7zip ARCHIVE MANAGER : USED TO MAKE UPDATE PACKAGES, SIGN APPS, & OTHER ARCHIVE RELATED JOBS.
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GIMP IMAGE MANIPULATION PROGRAM : IT IS USED FOR MAKING .PNG FILES FOR UI. YOU CAN ALSO EDIT THEM. ITS ALREADY INCLUDED IN UBUNTU.
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TOOLS REQUIRED TO COOK YOUR OWN ROM: TOOLS REQUIRED FOR COOKING ROM THROUGH METHOD NUMBER 1:
FOR WINDOWS USERS
CYGWIN : ITS A UNIX LIKE TERMINAL APP FOR WINDOWS USERS. YOU NEED TO INSTALL THIS TO RUN ANDROID KITCHEN.
DOWNLOAD LINK
ALSO DOWNLOAAD N EXTRACT THIS PACKAGE : DOWNLOAD LINK
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dsixda's Android Kitchen: USED FOR COOKING A CUSTOM ROM.
DOWNLOAD THE LATEST ONE.ORIGINAL THREAD
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FOR LINUX/UBUNTU USERS
dsixda's Android Kitchen: USED FOR COOKING A CUSTOM ROM.
DOWNLOAD THE LATEST ONE.ORIGINAL THREAD
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TOOLS REQUIRED FOR COOKING ROM THROUGH METHOD NUMBER 2
FOR SAMSUNG DEVICES:
ODINATRIX: IT IS REQUIRED TO GET SYSTEM.img FROM SAMSUNG FIRMWARES COOKING CUSTOM ROM FROM KITCHEN. DOWNLOAD
ORIGINAL THREAD
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FOR XPERIA DEVICES:
FLASH TOOLS FOR XPERIA DEVICES : DOWNLOAD
UNYAFFS TOOLS : DOWNLOAD
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ORIGINAL THREAD
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TOOLS REQUIRED TO MOD/EDIT AN APK : USE ANY ONE OF APKTOOL/APK BOX/APK MULTI TOOL & BAKSMALI MANAGER IS NECESSARY TO DOWNLOAD FOR ADVANCE MODDING.
APKTOOL : THIS TOOL HELPS YOU TO DECOMPILE N RECOMPILE APK: ITS THE BEST FOR NEW COMERS DOWNLOAD LINK
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
Windows:
Download apktool-install-windows-* file
Download apktool-* file
Unpack both to your Windows directory
Linux:
Download apktool-install-linux-* file
Download apktool-* file
Unpack both to /usr/local/bin directory (you must have root permissions)
ORIGINAL THREAD
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APK BOX
DOWNLOAD :
Windows batch version: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xrzids3oyc...ApkBox_1.0.zip
Linux shell version: https://www.dropbox.com/s/y7fks74mvi...pkBox2_1.0.zip
Install
- Download the .zip file
- Extract the .zip file in your working folder[or anywhere in your computer/laptop as u like]
- Open ApkBox folder n double click apk.bat to run it.
ORIGINAL THREAD
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APK MULTI TOOL: DOWNLOAD LINK
AVAILABLE ONLY FOR WINDOWS OS.
Installing APK Multi-Tool Itself
Run the installer and make sure it is pointed to the root of hard drive
Example
C:\APKMultiTools\
ORIGINAL THREAD
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BAKSMALI MANAGER: IT IS USE TO BAKSMALI N SMALI .JAR FILES.
DOWNLOAD LINK.
INSTALLATION : EXTRACT THE DOWNLOADED ZIP FILE WHERE EVER U WANT.
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==========================================================================================
CREDITS :
TO YOUR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS FOR THE PC OR LAPTOP U R USIN.:angel:
TO DEVELOPERS OF VARIOUS OPERATING SYSTEMS.
TO:
iBotPeaches FOR APKTOOL.
iptux FOR APK BOX.
raziel23x FOR APK MULTI TOOL.
TO: UNKNOWN FOR BAKSMALI TOOL.
TO DSIXDA FOR HIS AWESOME KITCHEN.
TO THE TEAM BEHIND CYGWIN, NOTEPAD++, PAINT.NET.
TO GOOGLE FOR ANDROID & ANDROID SDK
TO noobzFTW FOR THE GREAT ODINATRIX TOOL.
LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST TO ME FOR THE GUIDE ITSELF.
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PLEASE PRESS THE THANXXX BUTTON IF THIS POST/THREAD HELPED YOU EVEN A BIT. BE GENEROUS N DONATE TO HELP ME N TO PRAISE MY HARD WORK.
GUYS I WILL UPDATE THE GUIDE SLOWLY SO THAT I DON'T MISS ANY NECESSARY INFO.
Setting up a perfect user friendly build environment
WORK ENVIRONMENT SETUP GUIDE
WINDOWS OS
1ST OF ALL MAKE SURE TO HAVE A LOT OF FREE SPACE IN LOCAL DISK C. [REASON : ALL YOUR TOOLS ARE GONNA STAY THERE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE.]
SETUP 1: COMPLETE SETUP
DOWNLOAD & INSTALL JAVA DEVELOPMENT KIT [JDK].
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DOWNLOAD N EXTRACT ANDROID SDK ADT BUNDLE IN THE ROOT OF C DRIVE [My Computer/Local Disk C/here].
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DOWNLOAD N INSTALL CYGWIN IN THE ROOT OF C DRIVE [My Computer/Local Disk C/here].
Q.]HOW TO INSTALL CYGWIN?
ANS.] DOWNLOAD setup.exe
DOUBLE CLICK ON THE DOWNLOADED FILE.
PRESS YES IF ASKED.
PRESS NEXT.
SELECT THE 3RD OPTION [INSTALL FROM LOCAL DIRECTLY].
PRESS NEXT.
IF DESTINATION DRIVE IS SET TO "c/cygwin" PRESS NEXT ELSE 1ST SET DESTINATION DRIVE TO "c/cygwin".
SELECT WHERE YOU WANT TO DOWNLOAD THE FILES.
THEN WHEN IT SHOWS ALL THE PACKAGE NAMES, GO TO THE TOP & CLICK ON THE ARROW NEAR "all default" UNTIL IT CHANGES TO "all install" N PRESS NEXT.
WAIT FOR THE INSTALLATION TO FINISH.
THEN TICK BOTH THE OPTIONS FOR ICON PLACEMENT n PRESS FINISH/NEXT.
OPEN THE CYGWIN FOLDER.[My Computer/Local Disk C/cygwin/home/make a new folder here].
RENAME THE NEW FOLDER AS YOUR USER NAME. [My Computer/Local Disk C/cygwin/home/xxx12 or xxx.12].
NOTE: YOUR USERNAME IN WINDOWS SHOULD NOT HAVE SPACE IN BETWEEN. [EXAMPLE: "xxx 12" is not recommended. "xxx12" or xxx.12" ARE THE BEST FORMAT OF USERNAME.] [REASON : IN SIMPLE WORDS CYGWIN WILL NOT UNDERSTAND THE SPACE]
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DOWNLOAD N EXTRACT dsixda's ANDROID KITCHEN IN CYGWIN FOLDER. [My Computer/Local Disk C/cygwin/home/xxx12 or xxx.12/kitchen].
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DOWNLOAD AND EXTRACT APKTOOL/APK MULTI TOOL/APK BOX IN LOCAL DISK C. [ANY ONE OF THEM YOU LIKE.][RECOMMENDED: APKTOOL][My Computer/Local Disk C/apktool/apk multi tool/apk box].
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FOR APKTOOL YOU NEED TO DOWNLOAD N EXTRACT TWO PACKAGES IN SAME FOLDER.[My Computer/Local Disk C/apktool/].
Download apktool-install-windows-* file
Download apktool-* file
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DOWNLOAD N EXTRACT BAKSMALI MANGER IN LOCAL DISK C.[My Computer/Local Disk C/baksmali].
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IF YOU HAVE FOLLOWED ALL THESE STEPS CORRECTLY THEN U SHOULD HAVE SET UP A PERFECT COMPLETE WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR YOURSELF. IF NOT THAN FOLLOW THE STEPS AGAIN IN THEIR ORDER. IF STILL U GOT STUCK SOMEWHERE FELL FREE TO POST ABOUT WHERE U GOT STUCK OR WAT U R NOT ABLE TO UNDERSTAND. JUST NOT POST CANT DO OR ITS TO HARD OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SETUP 2: ROM COOKING SETUP
DOWNLOAD & INSTALL JAVA DEVELOPMENT KIT [JDK].
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DOWNLOAD N INSTALL CYGWIN IN THE ROOT OF C DRIVE [My Computer/Local Disk C/here].
Q.]HOW TO INSTALL CYGWIN?
ANS.] DOWNLOAD setup.exe
DOUBLE CLICK ON THE DOWNLOADED FILE.
PRESS YES IF ASKED.
PRESS NEXT.
SELECT THE 3RD OPTION [INSTALL FROM LOCAL DIRECTLY].
PRESS NEXT.
IF DESTINATION DRIVE IS SET TO "c/cygwin" PRESS NEXT ELSE 1ST SET DESTINATION DRIVE TO "c/cygwin".
SELECT WHERE YOU WANT TO DOWNLOAD THE FILES.
THEN WHEN IT SHOWS ALL THE PACKAGE NAMES, GO TO THE TOP & CLICK ON THE ARROW NEAR "all default" UNTIL IT CHANGES TO "all install" N PRESS NEXT.
WAIT FOR THE INSTALLATION TO FINISH.
THEN TICK BOTH THE OPTIONS FOR ICON PLACEMENT n PRESS FINISH/NEXT.
OPEN THE CYGWIN FOLDER.[My Computer/Local Disk C/cygwin/home/make a new folder here].
RENAME THE NEW FOLDER AS YOUR USER NAME. [My Computer/Local Disk C/cygwin/home/xxx12 or xxx.12].
NOTE: YOUR USERNAME IN WINDOWS SHOULD NOT HAVE SPACE IN BETWEEN. [EXAMPLE: "xxx 12" is not recommended. "xxx12" or xxx.12" ARE THE BEST FORMAT OF USERNAME.] [REASON : IN SIMPLE WORDS CYGWIN WILL NOT UNDERSTAND THE SPACE]
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DOWNLOAD N EXTRACT dsixda's ANDROID KITCHEN IN CYGWIN FOLDER. [My Computer/Local Disk C/cygwin/home/xxx12 or xxx.12/kitchen].
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SETUP 3: APP MAKING SETUP
DOWNLOAD & INSTALL JAVA DEVELOPMENT KIT [JDK].
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DOWNLOAD N EXTRACT ANDROID SDK ADT BUNDLE IN THE ROOT OF C DRIVE [My Computer/Local Disk C/here].
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SETUP 4: APP MODDING/EDITING SETUP
DOWNLOAD & INSTALL JAVA DEVELOPMENT KIT [JDK].
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DOWNLOAD AND EXTRACT APKTOOL/APK MULTI TOOL/APK BOX IN LOCAL DISK C. [ANY ONE OF THEM YOU LIKE.][My Computer/Local Disk C/apktool/apk multi tool/apk box].[apktool/apk multi tool/apk box means EITHER apktool or apk multi tool or apk box.][RECOMMENDED: APKTOOL]
FOR APKTOOL YOU NEED TO DOWNLOAD N EXTRACT TWO PACKAGES IN SAME FOLDER.[My Computer/Local Disk C/apktool/].
Download apktool-install-windows-* file
Download apktool-* file
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DOWNLOAD N EXTRACT BAKSMALI MANGER IN LOCAL DISK C.[My Computer/Local Disk C/baksmali].
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==========================================================================================================================
LINUX DISTRO : UBUNTU
GUYS PLZ FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO SUCCESSFULLY ROOT YOUR UBUNTU:
To get started, press Ctrl – Alt – T on your keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the commands below to create a root password.
sudo passwd root
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Next, run the commands below to enable root login in Ubuntu 12.10:
sudo sh -c 'echo "greeter-show-manual-login=true" >> /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf'
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THEN TYPE:
$ sudo -i
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THEN FOLLOW THE ONSCREEN INSTRUTION.
NOW THE LOGIN PART.
TO SUCCESSFULLY BOOT INTO ROOT USER ACCOUNT RESTART YOUR PC/LAPTOP AND WAIT FOR THE PC TO SLEEP. NOW REACTIVATE IT. WHEN ASKED FOR PASSWORD SELECT DIFFERENT USER ACCOUNT N PUT root AS USERNAME n UR ROOT PASSWORD N LOGIN.
SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR PICS
HERE ARE THE VIDEO TUTORIALS TO SET UP WORKING ENVIRONMENT ON UBUNTU:
VIDEO-1 | VIDEO-2 | VIDEO-3
SETUP ANDROID SDK:
Download the SDK.
169.9 MB [http://developer.android.com/sdk/dow...x86-1.5_r3.zip]
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Right-click and select Extract Here.
Move the contents of the android-sdk-linux_x86-1.5_r3 directory to your desired location.
Close directory window.
Using your favorite text editor, open the .mycshrc file in your home directory.
Add the following text to the end of the file:
set path=($path <android_sdk_dir>/tools)
set path=($path <android_sdk_dir>/platform-tools
Open up a terminal, navigate to your home directory and execute the following command:
source .mycshrc
INSTALL JAVA DEVELOPMENT KIT 6[JDK-6]
STEPS:
OPEN THE TERMINAL WINDOW
TYPE N HIT ENTER:
sudo apt-get purge openjdk*
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NOW TYPE N PRESS ENTER:
sudo apt-get purge *jre*
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OPEN UP YOUR SYNAPTIC PACKAGE MANAGER AND DO A SEARCH FOR JRE OR ANY JAVA RELATED PACKAGES N IF YOU FOUND ANY THEN UNINSTALL THEM.
ONCE YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOUR SYSTEM IS CLEANED OF ANY JAVA PACKAGE, DOWNLOAD THE SCRIPT FROM HERE : DOWNLOAD SCRIPT
ONCE YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED THE SCRIPT FROM THE ABOVE GIVEN LINK, YOU WILL NEED TO ENABLE THE EXECUTING PERMISSION BIT. SO CHANGE YOUR DIRECTORY TO WHEREVER YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED THE SCRIPT N THEN IN TERMINAL WINDOW TYPE THE CODE BELOW N HIT ENTER:
chmod +x ./whatever_the_script_is_named
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NOTE: AFTER "./" YOU WILL HAVE TO WRITE THE NAME OF THE DOWNLOADED SCRIPT.
THEN IN THE TERMINAL WINDOW RUN THE SCRIPT WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE:
sudo ./whatever_the_script_is_named
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NOTE: AFTER "./" YOU HAVE TO PUT THE NAME OF THE SCRIPT.
ABOUT ALL THESE STEPS: THESE STEPS HELP YOU BUILD PACKAGES FOR YOUR SYSTEM AND PLACE THEM IN LOCAL REPOSITORY FOR apt-get TO INSTALL THEM. THIS BYPASSES JAVA ANAL RETENTIVE LICENSING BULL SQUASH.
SO, NOW YOU NEED TO INSTALL IT WITH THE HELP OF FOLLOWING CODE:
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre
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WAIT FOR IT TO FINISH INSTALLING.
TO ENSURE YOUR VERSION IS CORRECT RUN THIS CODE:
java -version
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YOU SHOULD GET AN OUTPUT SIMILAR TO:
[email protected] ~ $ java -version
java version "1.6.0_32"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_32-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.7-b02, mixed mode)
[email protected] ~ $
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THIS GUIDE ON JAVA INSTALLATION WORKS ON: Precise/Mint-Maya/Ubuntu.
INSTALL JAVA ON 64BIT UBUNTU.[GUIDE BY THE AWESOME dsixda- THE CREATOR OF REVOLUTIONARY ANDROID KITCHEN.][EDITED BY ME FOR NEW COMERS]
STEPS:
OPEN TERMINAL WINDOW BY PRESSING : CTRL + ALT + T
TYPE THE FOLLOWING CODE TO INSTALL 32BIT libs SO THAT YOU CAN INSTALL JAVA IN 64BIT.
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
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OPEN UBUNTU SOFTWARE CENTER[UBUNTU MARKET].
CLICK ON THE SEARCH OPTION N SEARCH FOR JAVA
YOU WILL GET A HELL[SORRY IF U MIND THIS WORD] LOT OF SEARCH RESULTS.
IN THE LIST LOOK FOR "OpenJDK Java Runtime" N CLICK INSTALL.
AFTER THE INSTALLATION FINISHES, OPEN UP TERMINAL WINDOW AGAIN N RUN THE FOLLOWING CODE TO CONFIRM THAT JAVA HAS BEEN INSTALLED SUCCESSFULLY:
java -version
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SETTING UP ANDROID KITCHEN
DOWNLOAD THE LATEST VERSION OF ANDROID KITCHEN;
EXTRACT THE FOLDER WHEREVER YOU LIKE;
NOTE: GUYS I WILL BE ASSUMING A NEUTRAL FOLDER FOR ALL ANDROID DEVELOPMENT. \home\username\android\kitchen; [PLZ NOTE: kitchen FOLDER NAME SHUD BE IN SMALL LETTERS]
THESE FILES & FOLDERS SHUD BE INSIDE THE kitchen FOLDER
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CREDITS
the1dynasty FOR THE UBUNTU ENVIRONMENT SETUP VIDEOS.
wddglr FOR THE GUIDE TO SETUP SDK On linux.
who_ohw FOR THE GUIDE TO INSTALL JDK IN A LINUX DISTRO.
dsixda FOR HIS GUIDE TO INSTALL JAVA IN A SYSTEM RUNNING 64BIT UBUNTU
LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST TO ME FOR THE GUIDE ITSELF.
Please press the thanxxx button if this post/thread helped you even a bit. Be generous n donate to help me n to praise my hard work.
App modding & editing : Decompile, edit, recompile.
WELCOME TO APP MODIFICATION GUIDE POST-1.
FOR WINDOWS.
WHAT YOU WILL GET HERE :angel::
TUTORIAL TO EASILY DECOMPILE N RECOMPILE APPS.
A SIMPLE EXAMPLE MODIFICATION THROUGH DIFFERENT TOOLS.
LINKS TO VARIOUS GUIDES TO MOD DIFFERENT APPS.
WHAT YOU WONT GET HERE :
PRE MODDED APPS
SPOON FED GUIDE TO MOD EACH AND EVERY APP U LIKE.
TOOL NO. 1: APKTOOL
STEPS:
DOWNLOAD N EXTRACT THE REQUIRED FILES TO : "C/APKTOOL/HERE"
OPEN APKTOOL FOLDER IN LOCAL DISK C : "C/APKTOOL"
COPY PASTE YOUR "framework-res.apk" IN THIS FOLDER. [C/APKTOOL/HERE].
NOTE: SAMSUNG USERS YOU ALSO NEED TO COPY PASTE "twframework-res.apk" HERE.
HTC USERS YOU ALSO NEED TO COPY PASTE "com.htc.resources.apk" HERE.
OPEN CMD WINDOW : CLICK ON START/RUN N TYPE "cmd" WITHOUT QUOTES & PRESS ENTER
TYPE : cd C:\apktool N PRESS ENTER
U WILL SEE A NEW LINE STARTING WITH : "C:\APKTOOL>"
THEN TYPE "apktool if framework-res.apk" WITHOUT QUOTES N PRESS ENTER.
NOTE: SAMSUNG USERS YOU NEED TO DO AN EXTRA STEP. AFTER ABOVE STEP AGAIN TYPE : "apktool if twframework-res.apk" WITHOUT QUOTES N PRESS ENTER.
HTC USERS YOU NEED TO DO AN EXTRA STEP. AFTER ABOVE STEP AGAIN TYPE : "apktool if com.htc.resources.apk" WITHOUT QUOTES N PRESS ENTER.
ABOUT THIS STEP: THESE STEPS INSTALLS YOUR FRAMEWORK DEPENDENCIES SO THAT YOU CAN EASILY DECOMPILE AND RECOMPILE APPS.
MINIMIZE THE CMD WINDOW FOR NOW.
COPY PASTE ANY APP THAT YOU WANT TO EDIT TO THE APKTOOL FOLDER : [C/APKTOOL/YourChoice.apk].
MAXIMIZE THE CMD WINDOW N TYPE : "apktool d YourChoice.apk" WITHOUT QUOTES N PRESS ENTER.
ABOUT THIS STEP: THIS STEP DE-COMPILES YOUR APP FOR YOU TO EDIT IT.
MINIMIZE THE CMD WINDOW AGAIN FOR NOW.
AFTER DOING ALL YOUR MODIFICATIONS MAXIMIZE THE CMD WINDOW N TYPE : "apktool b YourChoice" WITHOUT QUOTES N PRESS ENTER.
NOTE: HERE IN THIS CODE "YourChoice" IS THE NAME OF THE APP THAT YOU DECOMPILED BUT WITHOUT THE EXTENSION ".apk", FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU DECOMPILE SystemUi.apk THEN YOU WILL WRITE : "apktool b SystemUI"
YOU WILL GET A "dist" NAMED FOLDER IN C/APKTOOL/YourChoice/here.
OPEN THAT FOLDER. THERE YOU WOULD FIND YOUR RECOMPILED APK.[C/APKTOOL/YourChoice/dist/YourChoice.apk].
NOW SIGN YOUR MODDED APK BY FOLLOWING THE GUIDE IN THE END OF THIS POST.
IF EVERY THING GOES WELL THEN YOUR APP WILL BE RECOMPILED WITHOUT ANY ERRORS.
IF NOT THEN ASK FOR HELP IN THE CONCERNED THREAD OF THE GUIDE THAT YOU USED FOR MODDING.
TOOL NO. 2: APK MULTI TOOL
STEPS:
DOWNLOAD N EXTRACT APK MULTI TOOL AT : "C/APKMULTITOOL/HERE"
YOU WILL GET THESE FILES AND/OR FOLDERS IN THE FOLDER AFTER EXTRACTING THE DOWNLOADED FILE:
docs
other
themer
.gitattributes
.gitignore
APK-Multi-Tool.log
CHANGELOG
README
Script.bat
Setup.bat
setuplog.log
RUN Setup.bat BY DOUBLE CLICKING ON IT.
TYPE 3 N PRESS ENTER.
ABOUT THIS STEP: THIS STEP SETUPS THE TOOL FOR USE. YOU NEED TO DO IT ONLY ONCE.
MINIMIZE THE WINDOW.
COPY PASTE YOUR "framework-res.apk" IN other FOLDER. [C/APKMULTITOOL/other/HERE].
NOTE: SAMSUNG USERS YOU ALSO NEED TO COPY PASTE "twframework-res.apk" HERE.
HTC USERS YOU ALSO NEED TO COPY PASTE "com.htc.resources.apk" HERE.
MAXIMIZE THE setup.bat WINDOW N TYPE 2 N PRESS ENTER
NOW TYPE THE DESIRED OPTION N PRESS ENTER
ABOUT THIS STEP: THIS STEP INSTALL THE FRAMEWORKS. YOU NEED TO DO IT ONLY ONCE.
YOU CAN NOW CLOSE THIS WINDOW.
YOU HAVE NOW SUCCESSFULLY SET UP WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR APK MODDING THROUGH APK MULTI TOOL.
COPY PASTE THE APP YOU WANT TO MOD TO THE FOLDER NAMED : "place-apk-here-for-modding" [C/APKMULTITOOL/place-apk-here-for-modding/YourChoice.apk]
RUN Script.bat BY DOUBLE CLICKING ON IT.
PRESS ENTER TO GET TO THE MENU.
TYPE 25 N PRESS ENTER.
A NEW MENU APPEARS.
TYPE THE DESIRED OPTION N PRESS ENTER.
ABOUT THIS STEP: THIS STEP LETS YOU CHOOSE THE APP YOU WANT TO EDIT.
TYPE 9 N PRESS ENTER TO DECOMPILE YOUR APK. [YOUR DECOMPILED APP WOULD IS AT "projects" FOLDER.[C/APKMULTITOOL/projects/YourChoice.apk]
MINIMIZE THE WINDOW FOR NOW. DO NOT CLOSE IT.
DO ALL THE MODS YOU LIKE TO N SAVE ALL THE FILES.
MAXIMIZE THE script.bat WINDOW N TYPE 12 N PRESS ENTER.
THEN WHEN ASKED TO SELECT THE WAY TO CREATE THE APK TYPE 2 N PRESS ENTER
NOTE: ALWAYS TYPE 12 TO RECOMPILE THE APK. DO NOT TYPE 11 EVEN IF ITS A SYSTEM APP. THAT MAY GIVE FORCE CLOSE. ONCE YOU ARE FLUENT WILL ALL THESE YOU CAN TRY THAT OPTION. BUT FOR NOW IGNORE IT.
ABOUT THIS STEP: THIS STEP RECOMPILES YOUR MODDED APK.
YOU WILL GET AN UNSIGNED APK IN "place-apk-here-for-modding" FOLDER NAMED "unsignedYourChoice.apk"
RENAME IT TO "YourChoice.apk" [YourChoice = THE ORIGINAL NAME OF THE APK, EXAMPLE SystemUI.apk]
NOW SIGN YOUR MODDED APK BY FOLLOWING THE GUIDE IN THE END OF THIS POST.
A SIMPLE GUIDE ON MODDING AN APP:
No Clock: THIS SMALL GUIDE WILL TEACH YOU TO REMOVE THE CLOCK FROM YOUR STATUS-BAR. ITS ONE OF THE SIMPLEST GUIDE IN THE FORUM.
Decompile systemui.apk with apktool or any other app u like.
Go to C\APKTOOL\SystemUI\res\layout\ and open status_bar.xml with notepad++
Search for this line and remove it:-
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.Clock android:textAppearance="@android:style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Icon" android:textSize="16.0sp" android:gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/clock" android:paddingRight="6.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" />
Now compile back apk file, sign it and push back to system/app.
CONGRATULATIONS...!! YOU HAVE JUST SUCCESSFULLY MODDED YOUR FIRST APP. KEEP IT UP.:good:
IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO DO SUCH A SIMPLE MODDING... NOT TO WORRY.:angel: TRY N TRY TILL YOU SUCCEED. NO 1'S PERFECT.
FEEL FREE TO ASK IN THIS THREAD OR ELSE HERE.
SIGNING THE MODDED APP[ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THING][SAME FOR EVERY OPERATING SYSTEM].
OPEN THE ORIGINAL APK THROUGH AN ARCHIVE MANAGER [WINDOWS USERS YOU USE 7zip FOR BEST RESULTS]
DO THE SAME WITH THE MODDED APP
NOTE: DO NOT EXTRACT THE APK. JUST OPEN THROUGH THE MANAGER.
NOW MULTI SELECT Meta-inf FOLDER & Android-manifest.xml IN THE ORIGINAL APK N DRAG N DROP TO THE MODDED APK.
CLOSE BOTH THE WINDOWS.
VIOLA... YOUR APP HAS BEEN SIGNED.
LINKS TO VARIOUS GUIDES AROUND XDA:
[GUIDE] [MODS] Collection of mods for all gingerbread[2.3] phones... GUIDE BY lokeshsaini94
[GUIDES COLLECT] Update 24/7/2012 GUIDE BY zcop
[SIMPLE GUIDE + LOCKRINGS] [ALL ANDROID ROMS] Change lockrings on any rom GUIDE BY daveyannihilation
[GUIDE] ICS Style 'Settings.apk' - Make it yourself !! !! GUIDE BY balamu96m
{UPDATE} (Guides)All Guides At one place By hpsgill {10:03:2013} GUIDE BY Hpsgill
CREDITS
TO THE CREATORS OF VARIOUS TOOLS.
TO Master&Slave™ FOR THE DEMO GUIDE MOD Nlokeshsaini94 for the guide itself.
TO lokeshsaini94 ONCE AGAIN FOR TEACHING ME HOW TO DECOMPILE/RECOMPILE APPS N ALSO HOW TO SIGN THEM BACK.
TO
lokeshsaini94
zcop
daveyannihilation
balamu96m
Hpsgill
FOR ALL THE GUIDES
LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST TO ME FOR THE WHOLE GUIDE.
Please press the thanxxx button if this post/thread helped you even a bit. Be generous n donate to help me n to praise my hard work. ALSO THANK ALL THE PERSONS WHOSE NAMES ARE THERE IN THE CREDITS. CUZ WITOUT THEM THIS GUIDE WOULD HAVE BEEN INCOMPLETE.
App modding & editing : Decompile, edit, recompile Cont...
welcome to app modification guide post-2.
For linux distro/ubuntu.
Cooking A Custom Rom Method 1.
Welcome To The Guide For Cooking Custom Roms Method-1.
THIS GUIDE WILL WORK FOR ANY ANDROID DEVICE, NO MATTER GINGERBREAD, ICS OR JELLY BEAN.
WHOM WILL THIS TUTORIAL HELP?
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS;
PEOPLE WITH LITTLE OR NO DEVELOPING SKILLS;
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO COOK THEIR OWN ROM N WANT TO TRY FEW BASIC MODS;
THUS, THIS TUTORIAL IS FOR ANYONE & EVERYONE.
PLZ NOTE EACH ONE OF YOU READING THIS POST I ASSUME YOU HAVE ALREADY READ ALL THE PREVIOUS POSTS/GUIDES TO SETUP YOUR COMPUTER/LAPTOP N HAVE DONE SAME ALREADY N THAT YOU ARE NOW READY TO COOK YOUR ROM.
BASIC GO-THROUGH WITH THE TOOLS YOU WILL NEED.
WINDOWS USERS:
JAVA;
CYGWIN;
ANDROID KITCHEN;
NOTEPAD++;
PAINT.NET/GIMP IMAGE MANIPULATION PROGRAM/ADOBE PHOTOSHOP;
7-ZIP.
LINUX DISTRO/UBUNTU USERS:
JAVA;
ANDROID KITCHEN;
ANY TEXT EDITOR;
GIMP IMAGE MANIPULATION PROGRAM;
ANY ARCHIVE MANAGER[RECOMMENDED : p7zip]
THE ACTUAL GUIDE STARTS HERE.
WINDOWS USERS FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
STEP 1. START THE ANDROID KITCHEN
PLZ NOTE:
First our folder structure should look like this:
Code:
cygwin folder/home/your user name/kitchen
Inside the kitchen it should look like this:
OPEN THE CYGWIN TERMINAL FROM THE DESKTOP/START MENU SHORTCUT;
TYPE:
Code:
cd kitchen[PRESS ENTER]
./menu[PRESS ENTER]
TRICK-O-TREAT!!
PICTURE TUTORIAL:
LINUX / UBUNTU USERS FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
STEP 1. START THE ANDROID KITCHEN
PLZ NOTE:
First our folder structure should look like this:
Code:
\home\username\android\kitchen;
Inside the kitchen folder it should look like this:
OPEN TERMINAL PROGRAM;
NAVIGATE TO THE FOLDER WHERE YOU HAVE EXTRACTED THE KITCHEN by TYPING:
cd android
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NOW TYPE THE FOLLOWING CODE TO GET INTO KITCHEN:
cd kitchen
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NOW TYPE THE FOLLOWING CODE TO BOOT INTO KITCHEN:
./menu
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NOTE: GUYS IF U GET ERROR LIKE PERMISSION DENIED THEN FIRST TYPE THE FOLLOWING CODE:
chmod +x menu
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THEN AGAIN TYPE:
./menu
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TRICK-O-TREAT!!
PICTURE TUTORIAL
PLZ NOTE FROM THIS POINT EVERY STEP IN THIS POST IS COMMON OR ALMOST SAME FOR BOTH WINDOWS & LINUX / UBUNTU USERS. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND ANY PART FELL FREE TO POST A COMMENT WITH YOUR PROBLEM. BUT BEFORE THAT DO TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BENN ASKED TO DO.
STEP 2. Collecting Required Files And Folders :
Main Files/Folders Required :
META-INF
system
/app
/bin
/etc
/fonts
/framework
/lib
/media
/semc[ONLY FOR XPERIA USERS]
/usr
/xbin
build.prop
boot.img[ITS NOT NECESSARY]
HOW TO GET THESE FILES/FOLDERS?
ANSWER: GUYS YOU WILL NEED A FRESHLY FLASHED/FACTORY RESTED MOBILE PHONE TO GET BEST RESULTS.
A USED MOBILE WILL HAVE A LOT OF JUNK FILES WHICH WE DON'T NEED AT ALL.
NOW IF YOU HAVE ROOTED YOUR MOB THEN SKIP THIS STEP OR ELSE FOLLOW THIS TO ROOT YOUR MOBILE :
GUYS GO TO THIS POST BY ME TO ROOT YOUR SAMSUNG GINGERBREAD MOBILE : ROOTING GUIDE BY MEE =)
OTHER GB/ICS/JB USERS PLZ SEARCH XDA FOR ROOTING YOUR MOBILE PHONE.
NOW USERS YOU NEED CLOCKWORK MOD CUSTOM RECOVERY OF YOUR MOBILE. DOWNLOAD IT FROM XDA N MOVE TO THE ROOT OF UR SD CARD.
WHY DO I NEED THIS? ANSWER : IT WILL HELP YOU TO BACKUP UR CURRENT ROM & AS WELL AS GET THE SYSTEM FOLDER REQUIRED FOR COOKING YOUR CUSTOM ROM. =)
BOOT INTO STOCK RECOVERY WITH THE KEY COMBINATIONS OF YOU MOBILE N THEN SELECT INSTALL ZIP FROM SD CARD N SELECT CWM.ZIP[WATEVER THE NAME U HAVE] TO BOOT INTO CWM RECOVERY. CHOOSE THE OPTION TO BACKUP N RESTORE N DO A BACKUP OF YOUR CURRENT ROM.
CONNECT YOUR MOBILE TO PC WITH USB N COPY PASTE[DO NOT DO CUT PASTE] THE BACKUP FOLDER FROM YOUR MOBILE TO YOUR PC WHEREVER YOU LIKE. OPEN IT N EXTRACT THE SYSTEM.TAR/SYSTEM.ZIP ARCHIVE THERE ITSELF. THIS WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE FILE & FOLDERS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO COOK YOUR ROM.
NOW MINIMIZE THIS WINDOW N OPEN A NEW WINDOW.
THEN GOTO :
Code:
cygwin folder/home/your user name/kitchen
IF YOU USE WINDOWS; Or Else
Code:
\home\username\android\kitchen
IF YOU USE LINUX / UBUNTU.
MAKE A NEW FOLDER HERE AND NAME IT AS : "WORKING_YOURROMNAME"[PLZ NOTE,THE WORD "WORKING" SHUD BE ALL IN CAPITAL LETTERS.] [THIS IS CALLED YOUR WORKING FOLDER.]
MAKE A NEW FOLDER IN YOUR WORKING FOLDER & NAME IT "system"[PLZ NOTE, THE WORD "system" SHUD B ALL IN SMALL LETTERS.
NOW AGAIN MAXIMIZE THE WINDOWS WHERE YOU HAD EXTRACTED THE SYSTEM BACKUP IN PREVIOUS STEPS. OPEN THE EXTRACTED SYSTEM FOLDER & COPY PASTE THESE FILES & FOLDERS FROM THERE TO THE system FOLDER IN WORKING FOLDER:
/app
/bin
/etc
/fonts
/framework
/lib
/media
/semc[ONLY FOR XPERIA USERS]
/usr
/xbin
build.prop
IF YOU HAVE A boot.img OF YOUR MOBILE THEN COPY PASTE IT TO YOUR WORKING FOLDER.[WORKING_YOURROMNAME/boot.img]
STEP 3. COOKING YOUR ROM WITH FEW BASIC FEATURES :
START KITCHEN AS STATED BEFORE AS PER YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM N ENTER OPTION 8. THIS WILL SHOW WHAT FEATURES YOU HAVE IN YOUR ROM & WHAT YOU MAY ADD. IT WILL ALSO SHOW THE NAME OF YOUR ROM. THIS ALSO MAKES THE META-INF FOLDER APPEAR IN YOUR WORKING FOLDER.
THIS COMPLETES ALL YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR COOKING THE ROM.
PRESS ENTER TO GO BACK TO KITCHEN MENU.
ENTER OPTION 0[ZERO]
ENTER DIFFERENT OPTIONS THERE TO ADD THOSE FEATURES IN YOUR ROM.
ENTER OPTION0[ZERO] AGAIN TO GO BACK TO THE STARTING SCREEN OF KITCHEN.
OPTION 2 & 3 ARE ALMOST COMPULSORY AS A CUSTOM ROM WITHOUT ROOT N BUSY-BOX IS NOT LIKELY TO BE LIKED BY USERS.
ONCE YOU FINISH ADDING FEATURES AGAIN PRESS 8 TO SEE THE STATS OF YOUR ROM. PRESS ENTER TO RETURN BACK N PRESS OPTION 99 TO COOK THE ROM.
HERE ENTER OPTION 1.
GO THROUGH THE ONSCREEN INSTRUCTION N THEN COLLECT YOUR ROM FROM:
Code:
C:\cygwin\home\YOUR USER NAME\kitchen\OUTPUT_ZIP
IF YOU ARE WINDOWS USER; Or Else,
Code:
\home\username\android\kitchen\OUTPUT_ZIP
IF YOU ARE LINUX / UBUNTU USER.
CONGRATS YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COOKED YOUR CUSTOM ROM.=)
Cooking A Custom Rom Method 2.
Welcome To The Guide For Cooking Custom Roms Method-2.
Only For Windows Users.
SAMSUNG DEVICES EXPLAINED AS EASILY AS POSSIBLE.
THIS GUIDE WILL WORK FOR ANY ANDROID DEVICE, NO MATTER GINGERBREAD, ICS OR JELLY BEAN IF YOU HAVE ITS STOCK FIRMWARE.TAR FILE AND YOU KNOW TO EXTRACT THAT.
WHOM WILL THIS TUTORIAL HELP?
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS;
PEOPLE WITH LITTLE OR NO DEVELOPING SKILLS;
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO COOK THEIR OWN ROM N WANT TO TRY FEW BASIC MODS;
THUS, THIS TUTORIAL IS FOR ANYONE & EVERYONE.
PLZ NOTE EACH ONE OF YOU READING THIS POST I ASSUME YOU HAVE ALREADY READ ALL THE PREVIOUS POSTS/GUIDES TO SETUP YOUR COMPUTER/LAPTOP N HAVE DONE SAME ALREADY N THAT YOU ARE NOW READY TO COOK YOUR ROM.
BASIC GO-THROUGH WITH THE TOOLS YOU WILL NEED.
JAVA;
CYGWIN;
ANDROID KITCHEN;
ODINATRIX;[Only For Samsung Devices]
FLASH TOOLS FOR XPERIA DEVICES;
UNYAFFS TOOLS;
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SAMSUNG STOCK FIRMWARE.tar.md5 FILE;
Xperia ftf SYSTEM FILE;
NOTEPAD++;
PAINT.NET/GIMP IMAGE MANIPULATION PROGRAM/ADOBE PHOTOSHOP;
7-ZIP.
THE ACTUAL GUIDE STARTS HERE.
SAMSUNG USERS FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
DOWNLOAD ODINATRIX FROM THE FIRST POST;
EXTRACT IT ANYWHERE YOU LIKE[SAY c:/ODINATRIX];
DOWNLOAD THE LATEST STOCK FIRMWARE OF YOUR MOBILE FOR YOUR COUNTRY FROM XDA OR ANYWHERE IN THE INTERNET;
EXTRACT THE DOWNLOADED FILE, YOU WILL GET A SINGLE FILE NAMED XXXX_XXXXX_XXXX_HOME.tar.md5;
MOVE THE ABOVE FILE TO ROOT OF ODINATRIX FOLDER;
THUS THE ROOT OF ODINATRIX FOLDER SHOULD HAVE THESE FILES & FOLDERS:
DOUBLE CLICK ON runme TO OPEN ODINATRIX TOOL;
PRESS ENTER TO START THE SEARCH;
WHEN YOU SEE THAT YOUR FILE HAS BEEN FOUND AGAIN PRESS ENTER TO START THE EXTRACTION PROCESS;
WAIT FOR THE EXTRACTION PROCESS TO FINISH. IT MAY TAKE FEW MINUTES TO FINISH DEPENDING UPON YOUR COMPUTER'S SPEED.[MY LATEST HP LAPTOP TOOK NEAR BOT 10-11 MINUTES TO DO THE JOB.]
WHEN THE EXTRACTION IS FINISHED CLOSE THE CMD WINDOW N OPEN THE output FOLDER;
THERE YOU WILL GET 4-6[YOU MAY EVEN GET ONLY 3] .tar FILES ACCORDING TO YOUR MOBILE;
COPY THE ONE NAMED PDA_XXXX_XXXX_XXXX_HOME.tar & PASTE IT TO THE original_update FOLDER IN ANDROID KITCHEN FOLDER:
Code:
cygwin folder/home/your user name/kitchen/original_update
MINIMIZE THE EXPLORER WINDOW N RUN KITCHEN BY FOLLOWING THE STEPS BELOW.
OPEN THE CYGWIN TERMINAL FROM THE DESKTOP/START MENU SHORTCUT;
TYPE:
Code:
cd kitchen[PRESS ENTER] ./menu[PRESS ENTER]
TRICK-O-TREAT!!
PICTURE TUTORIAL:
AFTER THE KITCHEN STARTS PRESS THE OPTION 1;
NOW IGNORE EVERYTHING WRITTEN & SIMPLY PRESS ENTER;
WHEN YOU SEE YOUR PDA FILE SELECTED PRESS ENTER;
NO NEED TO CHANGE THE NAME OF YOUR WORKING FOLDER. JUST PRESS ENTER TO START THE EXTRACTION PROCESS;
NOW FOLLOW THE ONSCREEN GUIDE IN KITCHEN CAREFULLY TO GET SYSTEM FOLDER & ITS FILES.
AFTER DOING THE ABOVE STEP CORRECTLY YOU WILL AGAIN RETURN TO THE HOME OF KITCHEN IN CYGWIN, NOW ENTER OPTION 8;[THIS WILL SHOW WHAT FEATURES YOU HAVE IN YOUR ROM & WHAT YOU MAY ADD. IT WILL ALSO SHOW THE NAME OF YOUR ROM. THIS ALSO MAKES THE META-INF FOLDER APPEAR IN YOUR WORKING FOLDER]
THIS COMPLETES ALL YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR COOKING THE ROM.
PRESS ENTER TO GO BACK TO KITCHEN MENU.
ENTER OPTION 0[ZERO]
ENTER DIFFERENT OPTIONS THERE TO ADD THOSE FEATURES IN YOUR ROM.
ENTER OPTION 0[ZERO] AGAIN TO GO BACK TO THE STARTING SCREEN OF KITCHEN.
OPTION 2 & 3 ARE ALMOST COMPULSORY AS A CUSTOM ROM WITHOUT ROOT N BUSY-BOX IS NOT LIKELY TO BE LIKED BY USERS.
ONCE YOU FINISH ADDING FEATURES AGAIN PRESS 8 TO SEE THE STATS OF YOUR ROM. PRESS ENTER TO RETURN BACK N PRESS OPTION 99 TO COOK THE ROM.
HERE ENTER OPTION 1.
GO THROUGH THE ONSCREEN INSTRUCTION N THEN COLLECT YOUR ROM FROM:
Code:
C:\cygwin\home\YOUR USER NAME\kitchen\OUTPUT_ZIP
ROM EDITING : Adding &/Or Removing Files As Per Your Liking
EDIT ROM AS YOU WANT IT - ADD OR REMOVE APPS, CHANGE DEFAULT LAUNCHER, CHANGE DEFAULT WEB BROWSER, CHANGE BOOT ANIMATION & SOUND, ETC[END OF THINKING CAPACITY :silly:].
GO TO /system/app to GET THESE APPS.
APPS THAT YOU CAN REMOVE WITHOUT DISTURBING THE SMOOTH FUNCTIONING OF YOUR ROM:
Calculator.apk
ChatON.apk[May Be Only Samsung Users Will have This app.]
DualClock.apk
Email.apk
EmailWidget.apk
FmRadio.apk
LiveWallpapersPickup.apk
Maps.apk
Memo.apk
PlusOne.apk
PolarisViewer.apk/QuickOffice app
Swype.apk
APPS THAT YOU CAN REPLACE WITH DIFFERENT APPS:
Calculator.apk with any other calculator app
MyFiles.apk/File manager app with any other app that has file manager facility
TouchWizxxLauncher.apk[Only For Samsung Users][Or Any Other launcher Application That Is Present in Your Rom] with custom Launchers.
Browser.apk
Gallery3D.apk/or any other gallery app present in your ROM
Camera.apk
Memo.apk
Mms.apk
Music.apk
FmRadio.apk
CUSTOM APPS THAT YOU CAN USE TO REPLACE STOCK APPS IN YOUR ROM:
For Web Browser: Opera Mini, Uc Browser, TT Browser, ETC.
Custom Launchers: Holo Launcher, Nova Launcher[ICS 4.0+ Mobiles], GO Launcher, ETC.
Sms Applications: Go Sms, Pansi Sms, ETC.
Music apps: Google Play Music, Winamp for Android, ETC.
APPS THAT YOU SHOULD REMOVE SO THAT THE SIZE OF THE ROM REDUCES & YET THE ROM FUNCTIONS PROPERLY:
I AM RECOMMENDING TO REMOVE THESE APPS CUZ USERS CAN EASILY DOWNLOAD THEM FROM GOOGLE PLAY AS PER THEIR NEED.
ChatON.apk
Email.apk
Maps.apk
PlusOne.apk
PolarisViewer.apk/QuickOffice app
Swype.apk
APPS THAT YOU SHOULD NOT DELETE EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT OF MUCH IMPORTANCE:
Gmail.apk
Talk.apk
Phonesky.apk[Google Play App]
Calender.apk
CHANGING THE BOOT ANIMATION & SOUND OF YOUR ROM:
SEARCH AROUND XDA FOR BOOT ANIMATION FILES OF YOUR MOBILE'S SCREEN SIZE.
IT MUST BE NAMED bootanimation.zip, IF NOT THEN MANUALLY RENAME IT.
FOR BOOT SOUND TAKE ANY SMALL TUNE YOU LIKE & CONVERT IT TO .ogg FORMAT.
NOW RENAME YOUR TUNE.ogg TO poweron.ogg[PLZ NOTE YOU MAY NEED TO RENAME IT TO PowerOn.ogg, BUT FIRST TRY THE ALL SMALL LETTERS.]
NOW DOWNLOAD bin.zip FROM ATTACHMENT N EXTRACT IT ANYWHERE YOU LIKE.
NOW OPEN THE EXTRACTED FOLDERS N COPY THE TWO FILES IN IT N PASTE TO THE bin FOLDER IN YOUR ROM[/system/bin].
COPY PASTE YOUR CONVERTED N RENAMED poweron.ogg TO THE ETC FOLDER IN YOUR ROM[/system/etc].
COPY PASTE bootanimation.zip TO THE media FOLDER IN YOUR ROM[/system/media].
NOW FLASH YOUR ROM WITH NEW BOOT ANIMATION & SOUND
Rom editing- ui + features
ROM EDITING- UI + FEATURES
THIS POST WON'T TEACH YOU MUCH BUT WILL LINK YOU TO DIFFERENT GUIDES ACROSS XDA SO THAT U CAN MODIFY UR ROM AS PER YOUR LINKING.
GIVING YOUR ROM A NEW NAME : FOLLOW THIS GUIDE TO ADD EXTRA FIELDS IN SETTINGS MENU TO GIVE YOUR ROM A NEW NAME.
BUILD.PROP TWEAKS TO ENHANCE PERFORMANCE : VISIT THESE : 1 || 2 || 3
MOD THE UI OF YOUR ROM : VISIT THESE : ICS STYLE SETTINGS FOR GB ROM || STATUS BAR MODDING GUIDE FOR DUAL SIM MOBILES || STATUS BAR MODDING GUIDE FOR ALL MOBILES
EDITING BUILD.PROP FOR MINOR CHANGES IN ROM INFO :
EDIT THESE IN RED IN COLOR AS PER YOUR ROM :
Code:
ro.build.id=[COLOR=Red]ICICLE AGE[/COLOR]
ro.build.display.id=[COLOR=Red]LUNUX OS™_GT-S5302[/COLOR]
ro.build.version.release=[COLOR=Red]2.3.7[PRE ICS][/COLOR]
THE SECOND LINE WILL CHANGE THE NAME OF YOUR ROM TO WHATEVER YOU RIGHT THERE.
THE THIRD ONE CHANGES THE ANDROID VERSION YOU HAVE IN YOUR ROM.
CREDITS : TO EVERYONE WHOSE GUIDES HAVE BEEN LINKED THERE.
R8
R8
R9
R9
R10
R11
R12
so many reserved posts
can't wait for the full guide
Re: [WIP][TUTORIAL][GUIDE] A COMPLETE ANDROID DEVELOPMENT GUIDE FOR NEWBIES BY SArnab
CrayzyBoy said:
so many reserved posts
can't wait for the full guide
Click to expand...
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All are not gonna be used now.
Kept for future updates...
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tutorial/guide updated.
10-03-2013.
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Greta Stuff!
this is brilliant and has helped me alot i am almost ready to release my rom WOOP WOOP!
Thanks (an yes i clicked the thnx button lol):cyclops:
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Inside 4ndroid said:
this is brilliant and has helped me alot i am almost ready to release my rom WOOP WOOP!
Thanks (an yes i clicked the thnx button lol):cyclops:
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Am happy that my tutorial helped u.
Will update it sooon...
Jus to infrm u ur thanxxx dsnt shows up...
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Don't be lazy.
Lift your hand n press the Thanxxx Button.=)
Guys updated the build environment setup post #2...
How to install java in linux added.
Don't forget to press thanxxx. =)=)