The topic says it all... How do i create my own .zip rom from my NAND backup?? (made using CWM or xRecovery)
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championswimmer said:
The topic says it all... How do i create my own .zip rom from my NAND backup?? (made using CWM or xRecovery)
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Why would you want to do that, you can just restore the backup.
Dont forget the backup holds lots of personal info on it, so you dont want to share it....
Just curious as to why you would want to do this?
The data portion contains sensitive info right??? Not the system.img isn't it
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I wanna make my own Rom and share it with ppl... I've added toggle panel to notification bar, changed animations in framework-res, changed icons in systemui, did some build.prop tweaks, some out-of-memory manager tweaks, took some apps from the arc s firmware, removed some preinstalled apps and added some apps to system partition itself (like browser replaced with opera, titanium backup included in system partition, applied adblocker...) and many other things.... I hope that qualifies me to call it my *own* ROM????
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Oh and includes circular battery with percentage...
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championswimmer said:
Oh and includes circular battery with percentage...
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Oh ok,
You need to use sdk and pdk software to make your own roms, I am sure its much easier that way.
Just google them and download
PS, just themeing a custom rom doesnt make it your own, but developing from the stock rom in any way does, especially if it more than just the UI. Circular battery mod and other UI's are easily achieved in UOT, but changing OOM values and build.prop is different, as long as you know the benefits you are making
I've made changes to stock only. Not on anyone else's custom ROM. Yes did make some oom changing scripts. (umm.. Yep I guess I know what changes and what advantages. Lol) also removed some stock-ware added better alternatives like go sms n dialer in place of stock ones.
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I have the android sdk. I'll get the pdk... But what after that?? How to make the zip file of the ROM?
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Just pull (with adb or root explorer) everything you changed then make a flashable zip of that. No need to post a whole rom, just call it a mod or theme...
Btw I'm not even a proper firmware-tinkerer.. Far from being a dev or anything. I'm just a humble 12th grade student. Still pretty much in my teens.. Lol
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Ok that's a good idea now... Lemme see if I can pinpoint which files I need to pull and which I can do without.... But about the zip thing.... I never really understood the certificate thingy... That meta.inf and all... What is that about??? Basically how to create a flashable zip??
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Same here, I am not a dev, but I teach 12 grade!!!
As far as I know that can be done with apk manager, the update zips I use are generally borrowed from other zips, as I only mod things others have done for myself, or make them in UOT.
Try getting in touch with a dev called DooMLoRD
He is very good and friendly (Also from your neck of the woods) but he is very busy. He helped me out inmy noob days, and I am sure he will help you if he has the time.
Ya he did seem helpful.... I know him of course... Anyone who aspires to overclock their xperia knows him....lol... But ya he is busy usually.... And he's more of a deep dev...tinkering with kernels....not the one to make custom ROMs and all isn't it???
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So what I can do is take the zip of someone's rom, keep the certificate in it. Remove all other files, add mine into it and voila I'm done???
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I've made a lot of modifications to my stock rom, and would like to share it.... so is system.img a valid way to share my *own* rom or mod ? (valid as in technically feasible? means ppl can d/l it n flash using recovery n use it?)
my main concerns are... will it boot on someone else's device? (i tried it myself... total wipe + clean stock instal, followed by flashing only my backed up system.img, *didn't flash data.img, only system* it took an eternity to boot first time but it ran)
second concern... system.img doesn't have any personal data right? logs, msgs etc are in data partition i guess??
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request this to be deleted please
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where should i put font files?
also ive installed mclock and im looking at adding skin files from d3stroy but cannot find 'sdcard/mClock/MI-GENIE' file path, any suggestions?
This is the thread you want.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875280
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ahh thanks
I have installed an ICS custom rom.
I tried installing new fonts but the font that came with the custom rom still shows up in some applications.
I would like to change the font completely but I am not sure how I can do this.
Try using ROM Toolbox. Its a really handy app. It let's you change fonts and other stuff directly from it.
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I tried using .zip files from the 300 Font thread in TWRP recovery, and it said "Failed".
I've used Font Installer from the market, but it changed certain things, and then didn't change them back later when I wanted to try something else.
Is there a new and special way to flash these .zips in recovery?
You would need zips specifically for ics. The font files are different. Also, I don't know if twrp can read anything other than edify.
fachadick said:
You would need zips specifically for ics. The font files are different. Also, I don't know if twrp can read anything other than edify.
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Thanks... That is a start.
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mcwups1 said:
Thanks... That is a start.
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Check here for more information on making flashable font packs for ICS. You might be able to take his zipfile, and just replace the fonts inside with your own using 7zip (make sure they're named correctly - exactly like they are in his example fontpack). He's also got a bunch there to choose from. maybe he'll make one for you if you're uncomfortable doing it yourself.
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Thanks... That is a start.
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Im using font installer and extracting the zips in es to a folder called fonts and doing it that its working for me....im trying to figure out how to change the color of my font now any help would be qppreciated.
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Ok so I got the lenovo s880i googlefied. All is syncing and I have cleaned all the crap from lenovo on it. Now, I have some more questions : How can I find the system APK for system languages? I wang to add some european languages. It is android 4.0.4 ICS. I installed GO desktop too, wich is a way better launcher/desktop than the crap lebovo default. How can I make it the default system launcher ? Will it work if I just place the apk in to system/app and erase the original desktop? Or should I link it to the system somehow? Then finally I would like to replace the stock phone dial module for the original ICS one. Is that possible or it's a compiled part instead of an apk?
Many thanks!!
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