How to make edify compatible zip file. - Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Okay, so I have been doing some work on some themed .apks and I want to make a edify install file with them. How do I make one. I can't seem to find a tutorial on how to make a edify zip.
Thanks,

Download a theme that is already edify. /unzip it/delete the contents of system/framework and system/app and add your own files to the newly cleared out folders and re zip up the META-INF and system folders and flash.
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I tried that and it worked, but it still has the little install quote thing from the kangbang rom. I was wanting to try and make a custom topper to mine, or find a zip that is completely blank on top.
Thanks,

Go to META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script and use notepad++ or like program to change the content of the script that is displayed when installing.
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or use amend2edify to convert your amend zips

chopper the dog said:
Go to META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script and use notepad++ or like program to change the content of the script that is displayed when installing.
good day.
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Fantastic, just what I was looking for. Thanks.
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[GUIDE][HOWTO] theme for the Nook

I've seen it asked quite a few times now, so I thought I would share how I've been creating my own themes for the Nook. This is a quick and dirty guide as I've almost got it down to a science for quick, keyboard shortcut, theming.
Things you'll need
Photoshop or The Gimp for editing files
Android SDK so you can push and pull files to/from the Nook.
draw9patch app in the Android SDK /tools folder for creating 9.png files
APK Manager (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6703735&postcount=1)
Notepad++ or some other text editor for editing XML files. After using Notepad++ on this, I'd highly recommend it though
An attention span
Some restraint
This is a rather good guide that helped me get started. My only complaint is that it is almost to complicated and includes more information than what is needed for a basic theme.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=916814
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Getting Started:
Download the Android SDK and get it installed.
Download APK Manager
ADB pull /system/framework/framework-res.apk
Make a copy of the framework-res.apk files as a back-up in case you need to revert
Copy the framework-res.apk file to the /place-apk-here-for-modding folder under the APK Manager folder
Launch the APK Manager Script.bat file
Type in 22 to select the default project
Type in the number next to framework-res.apk in the list to select it as your project
Select 1 to extract the files
Select 9 to decompile (this is what makes the XML files readable)
Go to the /projects/framework-res/res folder under the APK Manager folder to view all the files from the theme
Images are located in the /drawable-mdpi folder. XML files are located throughout, but the files specific to layout are under the /layout folder. To change global settings, such as color codes and strings, edit the XML files under the /values folder.
Creating custom PNG files: If you are using Photoshop, use the Save For Web feature when saving. Save the image as PNG-24. Select None under the Matte option. Select None under Metadata.
A word on 9.png files: 9.png files are files that can be stretched by the OS. There is a 1 pixel border all the way around the image. In that 1 pixel border, you'll notice solid black lines here and there. The black pixels indicate which portions of the image are to be stretched. You can add this border and the black pixels in Gimp or Photoshop, or you can open the file the draw9patch app under the Android SDK /tools folder. The draw9patch app will actually display how the image will look when stretched as you add the black pixels around the border, so it can come in handy and it's what I prefer to use. You can open and edit .9.png files in draw9patch and edit the border even after you save the file.
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Once you have all your files edited, recompile the APK package with APK Manager
Option 11
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y
It will tell you to delete the files under the /keep folder that you have edited. Delete any images and XML files, from the /keep folder, you edited under the /projects folder. If you edited XML files, delete the /keep/res/resources.arsc file as well
Press any key to continue and let the script finish
In a separate command line window, mount your Nook's /system folder (adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /system)
back in APK Manager, select 8
/system/framework/framework-res.apk
Reboot your Nook
Boot Loop: If you messed something up and are stuck in a boot loop, most of the time you can still mount your Nook, push the original framework-res.apk to it and reboot. Or, you can use an unedited version of the CWM flashable zip file from the link below.
NOTE: it is not smart to push your framework-res.apk file to the Nook. I've learned the hard way that you can only do this about 10 times before you run out of memory and can no longer boot your Nook until you reflash Froyo again.
I'd recommend only a few flashes on a bare bones copy of Froyo until you feel comfortable with working on the framework theme. After that, I'm attaching a base, flashable zip for you to use in CWM so you can flash the theme instead of pushing. This will prevent you from getting stuck in a boot loop (unless you do something wrong yourself).
To add your framework-res.apk file to the zip, just open the zip and replace the /system/framework/framework-res.apk file (I'd recommend 7zip).
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A Few Goodies
I'm including all of the PSD files I use to edit and create themes. If you want to create your own, custom theme, these will get you started. The only downside to these PSD files is that they are at the MDPI scale. If you want to create an HDPI theme, you'll need to increase the sizes.
Link to PSD files for creating your own theme, plus the flashable CWM zip file:
http://jjis.me/android-theme-templates
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Hey man, I know you theme the froyo roms, but Im attempting a theme for the Phiremod CM7 and I cant seem to get anything but splash hangs and bootloops. I theme CM7 for the hero so I know my way around that, but Im wondering if theres something about the Nook that I have to do differently. For instance what is the mount.sh file you have in the tools folder on your themes? Is that only for froyo? Any help you could give me would be appreciated.
PMDColeslaw said:
Hey man, I know you theme the froyo roms, but Im attempting a theme for the Phiremod CM7 and I cant seem to get anything but splash hangs and bootloops. I theme CM7 for the hero so I know my way around that, but Im wondering if theres something about the Nook that I have to do differently. For instance what is the mount.sh file you have in the tools folder on your themes? Is that only for froyo? Any help you could give me would be appreciated.
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CM7 is a little different than the stock builds of Froyo and others. They use the theme manager for it. If you are looking to theme for CM7, I'd suggest learning what it is needed to package it for the theme manager. I spent about an hour one day trying to find documentation, but couldn't. If can, or have it, please let me know where to find it so I can link to it and use it myself.
With that said, it appears that CWM does not flash, or at least mount, the same on the Nook. I'm assuming it's because it's on the external SD card and not internal. The mount.sh file was borrowed from samuelhaff's flashable ROMs. It actually tells CWM to mount the internal memory and flash to it.
If you are flashing without the mount.sh, it could be why you're getting the boot loops.
CWM uses edify language instead of amend. Again, it took me forever to find little to no documentation on it.
If you are using the mount.sh file and you are still getting stuck in a boot loop, I did discover a little issue with it yesterday. I was trying to use it to flash my new theme without the Vending.apk mod and I kept getting stuck in a black screen during start up. I forgot my edify code deletes the Vending.apk file so that was causing my problem. If you know how to edit the file, go for it. If not, I'm planning on updating it to correct this. If you need to, for now, just copy the Vending.apk to your flashable zip file.
It deletes the services.jar file as well. This was a requirement on Froyo since the status bar text is black by default. The services.jar file has to be edited to change the status bar text to white. Since CM7 does not need that change, try pushing just the framework-res.apk file, reboot and see if you boot successfully. If so, that is more than likely your problem.
wretchedlocket said:
CM7 is a little different than the stock builds of Froyo and others. They use the theme manager for it. If you are looking to theme for CM7, I'd suggest learning what it is needed to package it for the theme manager. I spent about an hour one day trying to find documentation, but couldn't. If can, or have it, please let me know where to find it so I can link to it and use it myself.
With that said, it appears that CWM does not flash, or at least mount, the same on the Nook. I'm assuming it's because it's on the external SD card and not internal. The mount.sh file was borrowed from samuelhaff's flashable ROMs. It actually tells CWM to mount the internal memory and flash to it.
If you are flashing without the mount.sh, it could be why you're getting the boot loops.
CWM uses edify language instead of amend. Again, it took me forever to find little to no documentation on it.
If you are using the mount.sh file and you are still getting stuck in a boot loop, I did discover a little issue with it yesterday. I was trying to use it to flash my new theme without the Vending.apk mod and I kept getting stuck in a black screen during start up. I forgot my edify code deletes the Vending.apk file so that was causing my problem. If you know how to edit the file, go for it. If not, I'm planning on updating it to correct this. If you need to, for now, just copy the Vending.apk to your flashable zip file.
It deletes the services.jar file as well. This was a requirement on Froyo since the status bar text is black by default. The services.jar file has to be edited to change the status bar text to white. Since CM7 does not need that change, try pushing just the framework-res.apk file, reboot and see if you boot successfully. If so, that is more than likely your problem.
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Thanks for the reply! I actually took yours apart and was able to correct my script and I noticed that the delete services.jar line was causing issues as well. If you can I'd like you to take a look at the updater script after I edited it and see if you see any errors. It's attached below. I have gotten the framework and other themed apps to flash fine, but for some reason the themed market will not install. After flash it is in the /system/app folder as vending.apk. but it doesn't actually replace the stock market anywhere else. I actually spent several hours today trying to get the market back because I got frustrated and went all delete happy in root explorer, lol.
As far as Theme Chooser goes, here is a decent tutorial, but I haven't taken the time to really try and change my whole MO to use it. I theme the aospCMod for the heroc without using the chooser app. You can also get some good tips on building themes for the chooser in the #aospbot irc channel. A few of the guys in there build themes for it.
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PMDColeslaw said:
Thanks for the reply! I actually took yours apart and was able to correct my script and I noticed that the delete services.jar line was causing issues as well. If you can I'd like you to take a look at the updater script after I edited it and see if you see any errors. It's attached below. I have gotten the framework and other themed apps to flash fine, but for some reason the themed market will not install. After flash it is in the /system/app folder as vending.apk. but it doesn't actually replace the stock market anywhere else. I actually spent several hours today trying to get the market back because I got frustrated and went all delete happy in root explorer, lol.
As far as Theme Chooser goes, here is a decent tutorial, but I haven't taken the time to really try and change my whole MO to use it. I theme the aospCMod for the heroc without using the chooser app. You can also get some good tips on building themes for the chooser in the #aospbot irc channel. A few of the guys in there build themes for it.
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Stupid question, but you are copying the vending file as Vending.apk and not vending.apk, correct?
Also, if you're using my themed market, there are only two icons that are customized. The rest looks stock.
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Stupid question, but you are copying the vending file as Vending.apk and not vending.apk, correct?
Also, if you're using my themed market, there are only two icons that are customized. The rest looks stock.
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Yeah the file is Vending.apk but its my themed market.
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PMDColeslaw said:
Yeah the file is Vending.apk but its my themed market.
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Sorry for the delay in response. I had too many things to do with the family yesterday.
If you haven't got this working yet, I'd suggest trying to start with removing just the /system/app/Vendind.apk file via the updater-script. If it works, then go back in and add each additional line until you run into problems again. At that point, you'll know what your problem is.
Since everything else (framework-res.apk, services.jar, etc.) gets replaced successfully, leave those lines alone. I'd just start with the basics of replacing the Vending.apk first and then work your way back up from there.

[Mod][Tool] Gingerscript - Framework mod tool

I dusted off a script I had been working on to allow easy customization on my original EVO.
It all still works on my rooted Evo 3D without many changes!
The script automates the use of adb. Downloads and decompiles the frameworks from your evo/evo 3d. Then you can make any desired changes (examples provided). Recompiles and uploads back to device.
Offering it for people to play with. I also included precompiled framework-res.apk and SystemUI.apk for those that like my choices. Otherwise use the script and create your own.
Enjoy
NEW! 1.1 Beta. Now creates flashable update zips
Beta update posted for new OTA
After recompiling your frameworks select option 5 from the Main Menu. An update.zip will be created in a directory called "flash" Try it out and please give feedback.
1 - Extract GingerScript to a folder on your desktop.
2 - Connect your phone via USB cable to your computer.
3 - Open the GingerScript folder you created and doubleclick on GingerScript.bat.
4 - Select item 1. (Process Framework-res.apk) This will download your framework-res.apk as well as create a back up in the /tools folder. When prompted, select yes to decompile this framework. This will create a folder called extracted-framework.res.
5 - This is where it gets tricky. Inside the extracted-framework.res folder, there is a folder called res. Inside THAT folder are multiple directories. The two you are concerned with are marked drawable and drawable-hdpi. *NOTE* In some builds the "drawable-hdpi" folder is named "drawable-hdpi-v4" Thats why it's best to modify your own framework.
6 - In the GingerScript folder, we will work with the Example.Icon.Framework-res.Circle.Battery folder. In this folder, you will find two directories: drawable and drawable-hdpi. Copy and paste the contents of the two directories from the Example folde into the corresponding folders in the extracted-framework.res/res directory. This may overwrite some of the files in each directory. This is okay!
7 - Go back to the script; it should still be on the gray screen. Select option 3 - recompile framework. This will take a minute or two so go grab a drink while it does its magic. It will seem to be hung; I don't have a progress bar created in the script so just hold tight while it finishes.
8 - Next, select option 4 - Upload new framework to phone. This will prompt you to put the phone in recovery mode; I'm not going to explain that part. Once the phone is in recovery mode Mount the /system partition using the recovery mount feature then press any key in the script window to push the file to your phone.
9 - At this point, clear the Dalvik Cache at a minimum and press a key once finished. the phone will reboot. Now, this provides the battery mod. To modify the other status bar icons, return to the main Menu and select option 3 to modify the systemUI.apk. The process is EXACTLY the same as the framework-res.apk but it uses the contents of the Example.Icons.SystemUI.mod directory. If problems occur, recover the backups from the /tools directory and push them to your phone.
I hope this helps. If you are still running into issues, please post what step you having issues with and remember, black and white goes with everything! *grin*
Do you install the apps or push them with abd, a little more clarity on how to install
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dog44 said:
Do you install the apps or push them with abd, a little more clarity on how to install
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Extract the Gingerscript.zip on your Windows PC with your phone connected via USB.
Inside the folder double click on Gingerscript.bat. It's fairly easy to figure out from there, It creates a backup of the files before modification as a safety precaution. This just makes all of the framework compiliing/decompiling less of a hassle
Everything needed is in the zip file so you will need nothing except a text editor and a program to manipulate the png images. There are example folders in the zip that contain my modified png images and edited xml files
Note: The script references the use of Clockwork Mod Recovery, but TWRP works just as well. Just clear the Dalvik cache after uploading the framework. Then Reboot. I'll clean up the scripts wording at a later date
I will give it a shot here in a minute, and I will let you know how well it works.
I like your icons. Which APK does what?
The framework-res.apk contains the battery mod and a few minor icons. The rest of the status bar icons are in the SystemUI.apk.
The com-htc.resource.apk wasn't modified in my example, but it does contain images.
I wish there was a easy way to determine what resources are used but there isn't. Some status icons are located in the individual applications resource file as well (My script can't handle those)
I'm going to give this a go in a little bit when I can. Can anyone else confirm their success and any additional steps required (eg - clearing cache and dalvik). Thanks.
Can you please make a clear taskbar...thanxs
Can you make it simple zip file? so I can just flash it.
Thx
one up on this i like your blue battery ya got there, can ya make a zip for us
to flash please?
justwonder said:
Can you make it simple zip file? so I can just flash it.
Thx
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That didnt work
Can you make a stock % battery?
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nabbed said:
That didnt work
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What part of "That" didn't work?
townsenk said:
What part of "That" didn't work?
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After pushing the files, wiping dalvik cache, and rebooting, there was no status bar at all.
This is viper rom rc1.1, netarchy test3 kernel.
jayjay7411 said:
one up on this i like your blue battery ya got there, can ya make a zip for us
to flash please?
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I've never been successfull creating a update.zip. I can never seem to get the syntax correct on the update-script.
If someone more experienced wants to create one, I'd love to take a look at it and see what I'm doing wrong.
nabbed said:
After pushing the files, wiping dalvik cache, and rebooting, there was no status bar at all.
This is viper rom rc1.1, netarchy test3 kernel.
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Did you modify *Your* framework files or use the ones provided? The ones I used as examples are from a stock rom that is still odexed
I recommend you modify a copy of your own framework files since there may have been changes in the viper rom. It should still work. If you want you can send me a copy of your unaltered framework files and I can take a look.
mexiking713 said:
Can you make a stock % battery?
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That requires the creation of about 60 new icons.
Easier method. Find me the icons..or even a Original Evo mod package and I can extract the icons from that.
townsenk said:
Did you modify *Your* framework files or use the ones provided? The ones I used as examples are from a stock rom that is still odexed
I recommend you modify a copy of your own framework files since there may have been changes in the viper rom. It should still work. If you want you can send me a copy of your unaltered framework files and I can take a look.
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Ah! Viper is deodexed, so there's the problem right there.
Ill try to modify...
I have stock rom, if I do Push command and restart it should work right?
adb push new_SystemUI.apk /system/app/SystemUI.apk
adb push new_framework-res.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk
justwonder said:
I have stock rom, if I do Push command and restart it should work right?
adb push new_SystemUI.apk /system/app/SystemUI.apk
adb push new_framework-res.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk
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That is correct - You'll still have to wipe the Dalvik and let it rebuild on boot
Let me know if it works for you

Making and flashing a .zip help

I'm trying to change the icon in my status bar that is displayed when i'm playing rhapsody. i've modified the notification icons in the .apk that i found in data/app. I created a .zip using the structure /META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script. in the main folder where META-INF resides i have a folder called data and inside that i have the modified com.rhapsody-1.apk. my updater script is as follows:
ui_print("Applying my update";
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/data";
package_extract_dir("app", "/data/app";
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "umount", "/data";
i zipped everytihng up, put it on the root of my sd card. I then used zipsigner2 (from the market) to sign the .zip. Rebooted to recovery, made a back up, navigated to install the .zip from the sd card, flashed and it looked like it was working but the last line of the script simply said "installation aborted". Any help or guidance on where i'm failing here would be greatly appreciated.
thanks in advance!
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Best advice I can give you is use an existing zip.
I have a template zip if you would like a copy.
Just insert your apk into it and flash.
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dsb9938 said:
Best advice I can give you is use an existing zip.
I have a template zip if you would like a copy.
Just insert your apk into it and flash.
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I concurr. That is how I started to make mine.. Much easier..
dsb9938 said:
Best advice I can give you is use an existing zip.
I have a template zip if you would like a copy.
Just insert your apk into it and flash.
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Would love your template of you don't mind.
Swyped Thunder coming at you
hotelmrrsn said:
Would love your template of you don't mind.
Swyped Thunder coming at you
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Whatever template zip yopu end up with, just check your ROM, some mount things differently etc. some mount ext3, some mount using busy box, some mount with certain permissions.
Another way, is to grab a mod, or theme that someone has done for your ROM you are using and then just delete out all the apps and such and use that for a base zip. Of course edit the update-script file as well.
Gunthermic said:
Whatever template zip yopu end up with, just check your ROM, some mount things differently etc. some mount ext3, some mount using busy box, some mount with certain permissions.
Another way, is to grab a mod, or theme that someone has done for your ROM you are using and then just delete out all the apps and such and use that for a base zip. Of course edit the update-script file as well.
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I tried this with a uot zip buy the directory I need wasn't included, and want sure just how to update the script
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hotelmrrsn said:
I tried this with a uot zip buy the directory I need wasn't included, and want sure just how to update the script
Swyped Thunder coming at you
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I can upload one tonight if need be.
using something like 7Zip open a flashable zip in view. Dont extract it.
You will see at least two folders. The one you want is the Manifest folder. go through that one and find the updater-script. One will be the binary, dont edit it. the othe ris the actual script, pull it out by dragging it out and use a text editor of some type to edit it. once done, drag file right back into the 7Zip you already have open.
Gunthermic said:
I can upload one tonight if need be.
using something like 7Zip open a flashable zip in view. Dont extract it.
You will see at least two folders. The one you want is the Manifest folder. go through that one and find the updater-script. One will be the binary, dont edit it. the othe ris the actual script, pull it out by dragging it out and use a text editor of some type to edit it. once done, drag file right back into the 7Zip you already have open.
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really appreciate it!

[zip] Empty Flashable Zip Template

Some people aren't sure how to create a flashable zip. So here is a template zip file.
Instructions add your APK files to the appropriate directory within the zip.
ie framework-res.apk would go in system/framework/
SystemUI.apk would go in system/app/
Vigor_VZW_bootanimation.zip would go in system/customize/resource/
*You may need to create directories within the zip*
lol nice idea i have never thought about making one for people I forget people dont know how
This could be very useful for people who are new to theming and from development and who are still learning how to sign zips.
Nice work and good idea.
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ljbaumer said:
This could be very useful for people who are new to theming and from development and who are still learning how to sign zips.
Nice work and good idea.
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Agreed. This is pretty sweet and actually an idea I was going to ask someone for once (I had no idea how to do these).
And MrSmith, now I can try to get all the boot anims updated with flashables also so that everyone will have different options. Thanks!!
Thanks for dropping this. Already have one, but this helps anyone trying to learn. You may have given the next big developer a good first tool. Congrats.....
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Thanks. I'll give this a go on cleanrom.
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Is this just the required directories for theming or does it include the ones required to make a flashable ROM?
ShaneMA said:
Is this just the required directories for theming or does it include the ones required to make a flashable ROM?
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this is just a flashible zip only you will need to add your files to the right folders to make it theme
is there a list of the folders? for example what folders should i make to add ringtones to the ones that are already on my phone? how about notifications, wallpapers, etc.?
bal1985 said:
is there a list of the folders? for example what folders should i make to add ringtones to the ones that are already on my phone? how about notifications, wallpapers, etc.?
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The three things you've listed are items that can be freely transferred via USB. This is more for theme elements and applications.
However to answer your question, stock ringtones and notifications are in /system/media/audio/ringtones and /system/media/audio/notifications . The stock wallpapers are stored in /system/customize/resource.
MrSmith317 said:
Some people aren't sure how to create a flashable zip. So here is a template zip file.
Instructions add your APK files to the appropriate directory within the zip.
ie framework-res.apk would go in system/framework/
SystemUI.apk would go in system/app/
Vigor_VZW_bootanimation.zip would go in system/customize/resource/
*You may need to create directories within the zip*
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Good idea.. I have my own templates I use. Never thought to post.. kinda nervous that someone out there would brick their phone and blame me...been busy as hell past month, hopefully soon I'll get some time to port over some of my previous work over to the rezound, since now all the issues with compiling and decompiling have been figured out.. I got some catching up to do
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Mr. Smith,
So if I wanted to make a flashable zip of say the market apk or root explorer that I can keep on the root of my SD card so if for some reason the rom I flash is missing gapps. Would I just make a folder called data with a subfolder called app and then it would get installed in data app ? Then drop the apk within the app folder and resign using android signer ?
I just had that happen while trying to flash the anthrax kernel , for some reason I lost my market apk and since it was a fresh flash I had no access to a file explorer. So ended up googling the commands to adb push the market apk to system. It worked, but made me think if I had my own flashable market zip I could have just flashed that and been up and running easier .
mjh68 said:
Mr. Smith,
So if I wanted to make a flashable zip of say the market apk or root explorer that I can keep on the root of my SD card so if for some reason the rom I flash is missing gapps. Would I just make a folder called data with a subfolder called app and then it would get installed in data app ? Then drop the apk within the app folder and resign using android signer ?
I just had that happen while trying to flash the anthrax kernel , for some reason I lost my market apk and since it was a fresh flash I had no access to a file explorer. So ended up googling the commands to adb push the market apk to system. It worked, but made me think if I had my own flashable market zip I could have just flashed that and been up and running easier .
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You got it. As long as you get the structure down right, flashing the zip will drop the files in the proper directory on your phone/device.
What about file permissions and owner? How do we set that in the zip (eg. if I need to flash a file to /system that requires permissions 644, owner 0/0.
Nighthound said:
What about file permissions and owner? How do we set that in the zip (eg. if I need to flash a file to /system that requires permissions 644, owner 0/0.
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Android handles that. However you can edit the script : META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script to make whatever changes you need. So you could add a line: run_program("/sbin/busybox", "chmod", "644", "xxx_file");
MrSmith317 said:
Android handles that. However you can edit the script : META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script to make whatever changes you need. So you could add a line: run_program("/sbin/busybox", "chmod", "644", "xxx_file");
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Ahh, I googled for edify scripts and found there is a set_perm command which does exactly what I need. Thanks!
Nighthound said:
Ahh, I googled for edify scripts and found there is a set_perm command which does exactly what I need. Thanks!
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haha that too.
MrSmith317 said:
Come a day there won't be room for naughty men like us to slip about at all.
This job goes south, there well may not be another.
So here is us, on the raggedy edge. Don't push me, and I won't push you.
Dong le ma?
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Shiny!
MrSmith317 said:
Some people aren't sure how to create a flashable zip. So here is a template zip file.
Instructions add your APK files to the appropriate directory within the zip.
ie framework-res.apk would go in system/framework/
SystemUI.apk would go in system/app/
Vigor_VZW_bootanimation.zip would go in system/customize/resource/
*You may need to create directories within the zip*
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Quick Q. is it possible to create 1 flashable zip that would flash more than 1 file into different directories I.e a file into System/app and another in System/Framework ?
funnyangrykid said:
Quick Q. is it possible to create 1 flashable zip that would flash more than 1 file into different directories I.e a file into System/app and another in System/Framework ?
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Yeah man, that's what this blank flashable zip does
You can put as many files in the 'app' or 'framework' folder and it will flash them all

How can I turn my framework-res.apk into flashable zip?

Hello. I just learned how to create flashable zips, but every tutorial Ive seen only explains how to turn apps into flashable zips. I made a few updates to the framework-res.apk file for a rom and would like to save the changes into a zip file.
My concern is if I save my whole backed up framework-res file, when someone else goes to add this to their system, does it add the changes or does it completely replace their file with mine?
If this happens, how can I make a flashable zip that only adds a few changes to the framework-res.apk file without messing with any other settings?
sparkplug619 said:
Hello. I just learned how to create flashable zips, but every tutorial Ive seen only explains how to turn apps into flashable zips. I made a few updates to the framework-res.apk file for a rom and would like to save the changes into a zip file.
My concern is if I save my whole backed up framework-res file, when someone else goes to add this to their system, does it add the changes or does it completely replace their file with mine?
If this happens, how can I make a flashable zip that only adds a few changes to the framework-res.apk file without messing with any other settings?
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it would kill the old file. Not sure how to stop that i it is even possible.
sparkplug619 said:
Hello. I just learned how to create flashable zips, but every tutorial Ive seen only explains how to turn apps into flashable zips. I made a few updates to the framework-res.apk file for a rom and would like to save the changes into a zip file.
My concern is if I save my whole backed up framework-res file, when someone else goes to add this to their system, does it add the changes or does it completely replace their file with mine?
If this happens, how can I make a flashable zip that only adds a few changes to the framework-res.apk file without messing with any other settings?
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Not sure what you mean by "turning apps into flashable zips", but if you edit an apk and want to flash that to a phone through recovery (in a flashable zip package), it will replace the entire apk, not just your edits in the apk. It is not possible to flash only parts of an apk over another - it will always change the entire apk.
Ok thanks for the info.
What I am doing is creating a mod for my phones rom, several have been created and posted on the thread, the mod is just a simple crt animation disable. I had to edit the framework file in order to make this happen.
I've opened a few zip files and I see they have framework-res.apk files attached, so everytime I flash a mod to my phone, it is wiping all previous changes I've made to my framework-res.apk file?
sparkplug619 said:
Ok thanks for the info.
What I am doing is creating a mod for my phones rom, several have been created and posted on the thread, the mod is just a simple crt animation disable. I had to edit the framework file in order to make this happen.
I've opened a few zip files and I see they have framework-res.apk files attached, so everytime I flash a mod to my phone, it is wiping all previous changes I've made to my framework-res.apk file?
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Yes, the files in the zip will overwrite your existing files. If you like one of those other mods, just decompile the framework-res with the themes that you want and edit the bools.xml line for CRT (config_animateScreenLights, or something like that if I recall), and recompile (deleting the resources.arsc from the keep folder if you use APK Manager). Or make your own themes for your mod...
Thats really strange, ive added plenty of mods to my phone and they all stayed intact, but when I check them out, they are all apks being flashed from zip files. Maybe I am missing something, or maybe I am not asking the question right, its just really hard to understand how it works. Also, I havent slept for over 24 hours so im really sketchy with processing info right now

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