Follow The Directions As Prompted. This Program Is Case Sensitive.
Great For New Members.
All The Tools That Are Out There In One Place With More Features.
I Want To Thank All The Developers Who Have Invested Many Hours Into Making Some Of The Best Custom ROMs, MODs, And Themes.
**When This Is Updated Only The exe File Will Be Uploaded Here And Not The Whole Zip File. Extract The exe From The Zip Here Replacing The One Installed On Your Computer.
Version 2 --> Major Code Clean-up. Hopefully There Are No More Errors.
*Note: Temp Root Was Needed For Me To Flash The Unlock_code.bin File.
Xtreme-Android-Tools V2.0
The Zip Attached Here Updates The .exe Instead Of Downloading Everything.
Donations Are A Kind Gesture But If Nothing Else Clicking The "Thanks" Button Would Make My Day.
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Program Written To Automate Almost Everything.
Follow The Directions As Prompted. This Program Is Case Sensitive.
Great For New Members.
I Want To Thank All The Developers Who Have Invested Many Hours Into Making Some Of The Best Custom ROMs, MODs, And Themes.
Xtreme Android Tools
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What does it actually automate?
Not a lot of info in your op.
Thanks!
I Was Working On Coming Up With The Wording To Explain Everything. It's Up There Now.
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I Was Working On Coming Up With The Wording To Explain Everything. It's Up There Now.
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Wow, thats pretty cool. I am gonna check it out!
I was waiting for something like this!! Yayyyy
Great!
Though I feel I become reliant on these tools too much... sometimes I do it all manually just to refresh the skills.
I Totally Agree With Doing Things Manual At Times. I Made This More For The New Guys Who Aren't Really Sure About All That Code. They Can Use This To Be Rest Assured Things Will Go Well. While Still Able To Learn About Android.
Figures after I spend 8 hours figuring out how to do everything this comes out. Nice work! It was kinda cool learning how to use the cmd code though.
I'm Sorry Guys I Missed Something In The Code And It Opened An Extra Browser Window. Download Link Has Been Updated, Just Unzip And Replace The Files.
Well this just made my decision real easy... Thank you so much
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Figures after I spend 8 hours figuring out how to do everything this comes out. Nice work! It was kinda cool learning how to use the cmd code though.
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As far as I'm concerned a necessity as these tools aren't always going to be available for every phone you get.
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As far as I'm concerned a necessity as these tools aren't always going to be available for every phone you get.
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Agreed. The hardest part was understanding what the directions ment not knowing anything about using adb. I had some personal help from a few members which helped me understand but it made it that much more worth it knowing I kind of figured it out on my own. Thanks again to the people who helped me and those that have written threads with directions!
Nice tool you've put together. I'll try it out after work. It sounds dope.
I cant get past the first step.
I type "Unlock"
Then it says type the name of your browser ie: Chrome-Unlock
So I type "Chrome-Unlock"
and it just repeats itself.
Any help?
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I cant get past the first step.
I type "Unlock"
Then it says type the name of your browser ie: Chrome-Unlock
So I type "Chrome-Unlock"
and it just repeats itself.
Any help?
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Same here. Will keep messing around with it a bit.
Now I can go into the next step, option2, which seems to be somewhat of a repeat option 1. Thinking maybe option one kicks off the process of the htcdev and then option 2 is when business begins since it wants the device hooked up and ready for action. Will hold off for verification just to be sure.
I appreciate the work OP.
I Am So Sorry There's So Much Code I've Been Using Multiple Windows And Zipped Up The Wrong One. I Added A Zip With The 'exe' To Just Extract And Replace With The New Code. Keep Me Informed If Things Go Wrong. This Issue Was Just The '-' In All Three Names. Case Sensitive Sucks. Again I Apologize This Is My First Program Using MSDOS Code. Not Bad For 1 Week Of Studying.
No worries... updates mean you are actively working to make it better.
The 22Mb File Has Been Updated Was Missing 2 Files.
When I open the tool it says... "Make sure you have placed the files in the correct place"
What is this referring too?
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I Am So Sorry There's So Much Code I've Been Using Multiple Windows And Zipped Up The Wrong One. I Added A Zip With The 'exe' To Just Extract And Replace With The New Code. Keep Me Informed If Things Go Wrong. This Issue Was Just The '-' In All Three Names. Case Sensitive Sucks. Again I Apologize This Is My First Program Using MSDOS Code. Not Bad For 1 Week Of Studying.
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No worries at all. I appreciate your work regardless. It amazes me the things you devs can do.
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IF THIS POST CAN BE DELETED, PLEASE DO! I ACCIDENTAL POSTED THIS AGAIN BUT IT WAS IN THE STICKY SECTION. PEOPLE ARE OUT RAGED OVER IT BUT I DO APOLOGIZE. WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY?
DISREGARD THE BELOW. IT'S A DOUBLE.
Hi, I am trying to use Abd to do the stalling fix that Modaco Paul Obrien Provided, however (if im not mistaken) there arent any steps to making adb recognize your phone.
what should we press before doing this?
Enter the following commands in adb on your PC with your device attached (rooted, with USB debugging enabled):
CODE
adb shell
su
cp -rp /data/data /dbdata
mv /data/data /data/data.bak
ln -s /dbdata/data /data/data
reboot
I have showing in command promp before doing anything:
C:\Users\Eric>
Please someone get back to me. if this was posted, I aplogize.. you can delete it (if possibly) after im helped hopefully. I wonder why instructions don't clearly state the steps to avoid questions. There are 1 million threads and hard to search.
Fyi I've installed all the drivers and things for my device. I just need to know the next steps.
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use this thread for your vibrant... this works like a charm....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739647
this will move your data to the sdcard on an ext2/3 partition... this is what I am using now and it flies... hope this helps
if you dont want to do it that way, you are missing the script to mount as rw... dont know it off the top of my head...
junkdruggler said:
use this thread for your vibrant... this works like a charm....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739647
this will move your data to the sdcard on an ext2/3 partition... this is what I am using now and it flies... hope this helps
if you dont want to do it that way, you are missing the script to mount as rw... dont know it off the top of my head...
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Hey thanks for replying. My sd card has avatar on it. I don't want to partition it and lose it.. I mean I could but the last time I partitioned the sd, my phone was blank. Maybe that's because when I flashed clockworks recovery it sent the backedup Rom to my sd car and not the internal memory?
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Dont take this the wrong way, but what you are trying is extremely experimental, and I would not recommend it to you. You will end up frustrated later waiting for more advice, as you dont seem to have any experience w/ ADB. Maybe research ADB a bit, play around w/ it, and then possibly try this again.
I dont mean to discourage you, but this type of mod/hack is somewhat advanced, and may require some troubleshooting to get it working properly. You should also know EXACTLY how to undo what you are attempting to do before you go through with it, which is generally a good idea for these type of mods, as you may undo it soon
Thanks a lot. And u right. I'm about to unroot and wait for 2.2 because these developers know there are new people to this and it wouldnt hurt to go into a little more detail. I used Amonras Recovery method on my nexus and didn't have to go through all this download moad stuff and Odin etc. Its not that easy when people get annoyed by questions lol but thanks a lot though.
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Search ADB for dummies on the forum, there are a few threads that will be very helpful. They'll give you a general idea of what you're doing with ADB. Sorry, but we're not here to spoon feed you. If you want to mod the phone, learn how to do it.
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Search ADB for dummies on the forum, there are a few threads that will be very helpful. They'll give you a general idea of what you're doing with ADB. Sorry, but we're not here to spoon feed you. If you want to mod the phone, learn how to do it.
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this is exactly why people are discouraged and lost because of comments like this. thanks anyhow. im not going to worry about it right now because clearly people are too lazy to help. I just said there's a thousand forums and it's not easy to single out which ones are the right ones. Please get a senior member or someone to delete this thread. No need for it now. I'll wait for 2.2
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this is exactly why people are discouraged and lost because of comments like this. thanks anyhow. im not going to worry about it right now because clearly people are too lazy to help. I just said there's a thousand forums and it's not easy to single out which ones are the right ones. Please get a senior member or someone to delete this thread. No need for it now. I'll wait for 2.2
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If you're to lazy to do a simple search and learn how to set up adb and how to in put in simple provided commands then you're a lost cause. Sorry to be so blunt, don't cry to hard about it.
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Search ADB for dummies on the forum, there are a few threads that will be very helpful. They'll give you a general idea of what you're doing with ADB. Sorry, but we're not here to spoon feed you. If you want to mod the phone, learn how to do it.
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If you're to lazy to do a simple search and learn how to set up adb and how to in put in simple provided commands then you're a lost cause. Sorry to be so blunt, don't cry to hard about it.
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be gone. i don't even know why you are still in here and not helping. let alone talking to me. what's your point? ignorant peeps on here.
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this is exactly why people are discouraged and lost because of comments like this. thanks anyhow. im not going to worry about it right now because clearly people are too lazy to help. I just said there's a thousand forums and it's not easy to single out which ones are the right ones. Please get a senior member or someone to delete this thread. No need for it now. I'll wait for 2.2
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To be fair, this is the development forum. It's for developers to talk to other developers. We are generally willing to help people out, but do try to make sure you know the basics as much of what we do here is very experimental, and it may well not work right for everyone. As such, it's not really for general consumption. When we think our stuff is ready, we will make a thread in the general forum.
As for partitioning, just copy avatar somewhere else first. Or get a new card to experiment with. They are cheap and the stock one is small and slow.
Note that the comments thing is a double edged sword, we have lost developers to posts like yours. Keep in mind that people are giving their free time to give the community these roms, hacks, and apps, for free. They don't owe you or anyone else anything.
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To be fair, this is the development forum. It's for developers to talk to other developers. We are generally willing to help people out, but do try to make sure you know the basics as much of what we do here is very experimental, and it may well not work right for everyone. As such, it's not really for general consumption. When we think our stuff is ready, we will make a thread in the general forum.
As for partitioning, just copy avatar somewhere else first. Or get a new card to experiment with. They are cheap and the stock one is small and slow.
Note that the comments thing is a double edged sword, we have lost developers to posts like yours. Keep in mind that people are giving their free time to give the community these roms, hacks, and apps, for free. They don't owe you or anyone else anything.
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Yeah thanks. But if I'm a donator to people making these roms, how are we not owed anything? I do donate and I know the basics. I have everything installed but I am missing a simply command in which someone could provide for me if the knew. But this is my past post. Dont want to take up any more space. I understand this is the dev section.
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As I stated earlier, we are not telling you how to do it EXACTLY because we do not recommend this for you. You are free to go research and do it anyways, but you've been warned. There will be builds out soon that make everything much easier, but until then, I recommend waiting...
Just a clarification....donations are made to devs (and anyone) without any consideration of something in return.
for example, I sent a donation to @wesgarner the moment he started considering working on CM6 for the vibrant. I am not "owed" anything from him, and he can use the donation as he wishes, although I hope he used it towards something android related.
There is a huge difference between what you said regarding donations, and how I put it. I'm sure some developers get annoyed when people expect things after donating. Its not a purchase, its a donation to a cause
Did you guys know that NO FLAMING is an XDA rule??
@OP First you should make sure you've installed the android sdk properly by visiting developers.android.com
Before you write any command in a CMD window you should specify where your android sdk is by writing
> cd C:\android-sdk_r06-windows\android-sdk-windows\tools (just using this SDK as an example, you may be using the 2.1 SDK)
You can also read up on ADB by visiting this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=502010
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Did you guys know that NO FLAMING is an XDA rule??
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While you are of course welcome to disagree, I thought the thread had been quite civil. I'm out though, the op said they want to wait a bit.
This might come in handy:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html
The thing most people miss is they don't add the path to the sdk so the adb command only works from the tools directory. To make it work everywhere, you need to: Right-click on My Computer, and select Properties. Under the Advanced tab, hit the Environment Variables button, and in the dialog that comes up, double-click on Path (under System Variables). At the end of the PATH, make sure there is a semicolon separating the last entry from the one you are about to type, which will be the location of the android sdk tools directory (for me it's C:\android-sdk-windows\tools). Once that's in your PATH, click ok, ok, then apply, reboot and you can
Code:
adb shell
from any directory. Of course, anyone without at least a little experience with command-line interfaces will be at a disadvantage; there's definitely a learning curve.
Ok, here is my super quick summary but you would get better help in the general forum. Most of the answers are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728809
These are the instructions if you are in windows 7, it's probably the same for whatever version you're on.
If you have installed ADB correctly and the samsung drivers you should have the files located somewhere like C:\android-sdk-windows. You should also have usb debugging enabled on the phone (settings->applications->development) and the phone plugged in. Open the tools folder since that's where the ADB executable is. In that folder hold down shift and right click on a white part of the screen between files. You should see "Open Command Window Here". If not, click the start button and select run. Type CMD and press enter. In the command prompt type "cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools" and press enter. Fill that in with whatever your path is. When you are in the correct folder you can now run adb commands in the command prompt. To test that your device is ready to work with ADB and everything is installed correctly just type "adb devices" and you should see some numbers and letters. If you don't see it list your device, something isn't setup correctly.
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Yeah thanks. But if I'm a donator to people making these roms, how are we not owed anything? I do donate and I know the basics. I have everything installed but I am missing a simply command in which someone could provide for me if the knew. But this is my past post. Dont want to take up any more space. I understand this is the dev section.
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This is not a flame post, it's an explanation post.
The good people of these forums have been giving you resources to find your answers.
If you're going to step into this world, it requires a certain level of due diligence.
The thing is, they are helping you just like you asked, just not the way you expected. The name of the forum is Vibrant Android Development, not Vibrant Android Support.
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This is not a flame post, it's an explanation post.
The good people of these forums have been giving you resources to find your answers.
If you're going to step into this world, it requires a certain level of due diligence.
The thing is, they are helping you just like you asked, just not the way you expected. The name of the forum is Vibrant Android Development, not Vibrant Android Support.
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Very well said. One quick note, I think the op should look up the definition of the word donate in the dictionary. If you donate to the make a wish foundation does this entitle you to a wish?
Yes... Yes it does. Maybe even two wishes!
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All In One Toolkit By hasoon2000:
Go here and Try this tookit first, its extremely simple and Hasoon has made a lot of effort making this. This will take care of a lot of your rooting needs outlined below.
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Basic Knowledge:
I have been getting questions regarding unlocking and rooting a lot and I keep refering people to Binary's page he has made and spend a lot of time making. In Order to root you need to the the following in THIS order:
1. Unlock bootloader (For mac and linux go to this thread its for the rezound, but is exactly the same for the amaze. For pc go here)
2. Put Custom recovery on your phone (for mac, pc and linux look below on post #2)
3. Root your phone, Either with a custom rom (in the development section), or by flashing/installing su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip, via custom recovery that you just installed in step 2. In order to learn how to flash su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip go here. For extreme newbies look at the bottom of the post here to show you easy way to get into your recovery and flash/install su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip, via taking out back battery.
All this found in thread [HOW TO] ROOT HTC RUBY / AMAZE 4G in the first sticky post in General Section, in much more detail.
NOTE: ONE CLICK ROOT TOOL DOES NOT NOT UNLOCK YOUR PHONE NOR DOES IT PUT CUSTOM RECOVERY, IT ONLY ROOTS. YOU MUST FOLLOW BASIC KNOWLEDGE ABOVE
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Troubleshooting:
1.Common Problems: You can find more common problem questions answered here
2.Custom Recovery Problems: If have problems with step 3 (Custom Recovery) in [HOW TO] ROOT HTC RUBY / AMAZE 4G, or from the post below, go to this page.
3.WiFi and Bluetooth Problems: This is due to your kernel. I have seen multiple threads about this. Here are the ways to resolve this:
Whenever you download a rom there's a boot.img file in there. always extract the boot.img file and use xobarders kernel flasher to flash your kernel before you install your custom rom. If you are running a stock rom, download All in One Toolkit by Hasoon. Alternatively you can use the one and only custom kernel we have right now Faux's Custom kernel.
4.Touchscreen and Multitouch issues (Gaming Etc): It seems like installing a third party lockscreen widget such as Widgetlocker, Go locker, or Flyscreen, tends to interfere with the multitouch of the HTC amaze. Disable these widgets and restart your phone. Then use this program from the market to get 4 solid points touch points, If you are not getting it, uninstall the lockscreen widget altogether, and restart until you are constantly getting four touchpoints.
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Rules and General Knowledge:
Over time we get many many questions in the General Section about things that can easily be found. I assure you if you read these in this order, you will learn a lot, and have almost no questions left.
1. Read the FAQ section: Here
2. Please Read the Bible in the development section, This is very helpful: Here
3. Look in the development section for what you need before asking for roms, stock roms, how to root, or how to unlock. (The development section is only three pages, I urge you to go through it if you want to learn how to do things and are unfamiliar with things: Here
4. Use the search feature before asking a question.
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Camera Quality:
There have been many debates among people about camera quality, this is a guide that provides good information on camera and why the amaze has the best camera on the market
1. Aperture 101: http://inluminent.com/2005/12/14/digital-photography-101-aperture/
2. Lens size/focal length (wide viewing angle): http://www.paragon-press.com/lens/lenchart.htm
Some comparisons:
HTC Amaze: F/2.2, backside illuminated sensor, Excellent camera software, Close to zero shutterlag. 28 mm lens, very wide viewing angle (get more real estate in one picture)
Iphone 4S: F/2.4, backside illuminated sensor, Above Average camera software, Close to zero shutterlag 35 mm lens, wide viewing angle
Galaxy S II: F/2.65, NO backside illuminated sensor, Above Average camera software, Normal shutter lag, I think 28 mm lens (seems to be more like 30 or 35), very wide viwing angle.
Galaxy nexus: F/2.75, NO backside illuminated sensor, Basic ICS camera software, Zero shutterlag, 35 mm lens, wide viewing angle
The Amaze has the widest viewing angle, as it has a 28 mm lens, the lower the number the more real estate you get, look at number 2 (lens size) above. Look at how much wider of a field you get with galaxy s II and amaze 4g. Amaze has the lowest f/stop (aperture), f/2.2, meaning more light gets to the sensor. However lower f stop comes at a price, I prefer a f/2.4 on the iphone 4s but with a wide viewing angle of 28mm, no phone on the market has that right now. The higher your f-stop, the easier it will be to focus on larger subjects and objects and to keep more of the frame in focus, at the cost of a darker image. The lower f-stops will give you a blurrier background and possibly create some darkness around the corners of the frame, but a brighter overall image
compare images a when it shows you the distance: http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/i...axy-S-II-vs-Amaze-4G-camera-comparison_id2883
For Those who want to really learn how to take Great pictures with any camera here's a really good complete guide: http://www.camera.canon.com.my/archive/photography/art.htm
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I made this thread to help you and I have spend time editing it and linking important threads that are all collections from this amaze forum. I am in no way responsible if you manage to mess up your phone computer etc. With that said these events are very unlikely to occur. I assure you by reading this thread, 99 percent of your questions will be answered and you will go from a noob to a semi pro! Unlocking and Rooting require knowledge that can be found by reading this thread; there are only a few people to answer hundreds of questions in this forum, so it will be faster for you to read this than to ask questions
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If I have helped you please don't forget to click thanks
If you Loved this Post you can always rate it up on top right where the stars are
EASY CUSTOM RECOVERY NOOB PROOF FOR MAC, PC AND LINUX
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1. Go to Settings > Applications > Development > Make sure USB Debugging is checked
2A. For PC. Unzip and Run Flash.bat
2B. For Mac and Linux Unzip and Run Flash.sh
Thanks to Binary: this is a modified version of a script Binary made for windows. This one is a one i modified; will work on Mac, Linux and Windows.
Although There have been no problems, please use at your own risk
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Haha. I know what you mean. It is pretty annoying, but people never read. When they say I think I bricked my phone, we should ask them "Did you read before you started". Some people just never listen or want to search.
seansk said:
I can't believe I just got this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426676 5 minutes after I posted this thread... binary something needs to be done...3 threads started in the past two hours...asking dev stuff...can you sticky this...and start closing threads if the next person asks how to get a rom.
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I'll sticky it under the condition that you keep this orderly and under control. As the OP you'll have to keep this thread on topic and friendly at all times.
I might suggest losing the CAPS in post #1. People want a friendly atmosphere to learn in and get their questions answered. By having all CAPS it loses that effect almost immediately. Lose the CAPS and I'll stick it.
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Haha. I know what you mean. It is pretty annoying, but people never read. When they say I think I bricked my phone, we should ask them "Did you read before you started". Some people just never listen or want to search.
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Sadly, there is nothing I can do about the members that don't want to use the search feature. I can't make them read either. That's what school is supposed to be for.
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Sadly, there is nothing I can do about the members that don't want to use the search feature. I can't make them read either. That's what school is supposed to be for.
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Done. Edited. I hope you approve
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Done. Edited. I hope you approve
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Approved and stuck.
Thanks!
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Approved and stuck.
Thanks!
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Now Lets hope we don't have to put another read this "read this" thread lolol....
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Now Lets hope we don't have to put another read this "read this" thread lolol....
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I say we have someone make a video since some people seem to be incapable of reading and following instructions. I'm sure if SassyBoB made a video it would attract a bit of attention.
Link my thread in. I made a FAQs page. Atleast it would help!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426959
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Link my thread in. I made a FAQs page. Atleast it would help!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426959
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Now make them read it.
seansk said:
I can't believe I just got this http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1426676 5 minutes after I posted this thread... binary something needs to be done...3 threads started in the past two hours...asking dev stuff...can you sticky this...and start closing threads if the next person asks how to get a rom.
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I've read somewhere there are 3.7 million Android devices activated on Christmas day alone. Assumed that 1% of those new device is the Amaze and that'll give us 37,000 new Amaze owner with assuming/estimately/approx. 10% wanted to root their phone ... that equal to 3,700 newbies and at least 1/2 of them will head to this forum
I wouldn't be suprise if my Mom log-in here and ask is rooting will allow her newly Amaze steamed her rices for her though.
So, get ready and be a little gentle if you could lads.
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I say we have someone make a video since some people seem to be incapable of reading and following instructions. I'm sure if SassyBoB made a video it would attract a bit of attention.
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LOL
antiquezip said:
I've read somewhere there are 3.7 million Android devices activated on Christmas day alone. Assumed that 1% of those new device is the Amaze and that'll give us 37,000 new Amaze owner with assuming/estimately/approx. 10% wanted to root their phone ... that equal to 3,700 newbies and at least 1/2 of them will head to this forum
I wouldn't be suprise if my Mom log-in here and ask is rooting will allow her newly Amaze steamed her rices for her though.
So, get ready and be a little gentle if you could lads.
LOL
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I believe if you are unable to unlock and root your phone, you better not do (actually not be allowed to do) it in the first place and first spend some time learning before doing it...people just want to root for the heck of it without understanding anything and they probably will have 2000 more questions after rooting and trying to customize and flash roms.
Do you know how much I had to read before I decided to unlock and root my nexus one the first time!!! I wanted to know what it meant what I could do etc. I screwed my phone up 2 times and tried different things to fix it and was able to...that's how you learn. with all the guides provided here people should have no problem learning SO SO much... This way they can get better use of their phone...learn how to flash themes, learn what hboot, fastboot, kernel, etc all that stuff does.
Please folks I urge you to read read read...It's not like your reading a boring textbook, its cool stuff that'll make you be able to use your phone much more effectively and to your liking.
I say binary should take out the noobproof recovery zip file and let people learn how to do it in fastboot and adb, thats how i learned, but then that'll create a massive load of questions i guess. learning a little bit of dos in the process its always usefull.
seansk said:
I believe if you are unable to unlock and root your phone, you better not do (actually not be allowed to do) it in the first place and first spend some time learning before doing it...people just want to root for the heck of it without understanding anything and they probably will have 2000 more questions after rooting and trying to customize and flash roms.
Do you know how much I had to read before I decided to unlock and root my nexus one the first time!!! I wanted to know what it meant what I could do etc. I screwed my phone up 2 times and tried different things to fix it and was able to...that's how you learn. with all the guides provided here people should have no problem learning SO SO much... This way they can get better use of their phone...learn how to flash themes, learn what hboot, fastboot, kernel, etc all that stuff does.
Please folks I urge you to read read read...It's not like your reading a boring textbook, its cool stuff that'll make you be able to use your phone much more effectively and to your liking.
I say binary should take out the noobproof recovery zip file and let people learn how to do it in fastboot and adb, thats how i learned, but then that'll create a massive load of questions i guess. learning a little bit of dos in the process its always usefull.
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We're still getting the questions and I'm still getting the private messages but not as much now. I agree with you that the people that can't root the device because they can't follow the instructions should not be allowed to do so. Here's a simple reason why. When I used to develop ports and themes (couple roms back in the G1/MT3G days) I always had to include a disclaimer that WAS the link. In other words I would say download by clicking the disclaimer below which would waive their rights to blame me should something go wrong. Why did I do that? Because people couldn't read or follow instructions which caused a quite a bit of grief for me. Funny thing was that when I began using that method people were asking me "Where can I download?" and that would prove to me that they did not read the disclaimer or the instructions for that matter. I have also learned that you have to put words in color, different sizes, use underlines and even in bold to get their attention. In fact, I'll be willing to wager that that last sentence was the first to get your attention. Which proves my point. Developers need to make things stand out without making it look tacky.
Here's an example of one of my themes with what I was talking about:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8899943
You must add pictures, underlines, changelogs that are easy to find, read and understand. Then you need to add the disclaimer. That way you don't need to worry about getting people pissed off at you for messing up their device.
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We're still getting the questions and I'm still getting the private messages but not as much now. I agree with you that the people that can't root the device because they can't follow the instructions should not be allowed to do so. Here's a simple reason why. When I used to develop ports and themes (couple roms back in the G1/MT3G days) I always had to include a disclaimer that WAS the link. In other words I would say download by clicking the disclaimer below which would waive their rights to blame me should something go wrong. Why did I do that? Because people couldn't read or follow instructions which caused a quite a bit of grief for me. Funny thing was that when I began using that method people were asking me "Where can I download?" and that would prove to me that they did not read the disclaimer or the instructions for that matter. I have also learned that you have to put words in color, different sizes, use underlines and even in bold to get their attention. In fact, I'll be willing to wager that that last sentence was the first to get your attention. Which proves my point. Developers need to make things stand out without making it look tacky.
Here's an example of one of my themes with what I was talking about:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8899943
You must add pictures, underlines, changelogs that are easy to find, read and understand. Then you need to add the disclaimer. That way you don't need to worry about getting people pissed off at you for messing up their device.
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well I made some changes look much less tacky...It'll be a work in progress!!!
Binary I modified your script to work with linux and mac. I need someone to test it. I think it should work, I posted it in the second post of this thread.
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Hope this helps
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Would have saved me a few minutes the other day if this was posted, but I just opened the .bat files in textedit and ran them in terminal(with whatever tweaks to the commands needed). Glad it is here for future osx/linux people though.
I never did figure out why, but a few different versions of fastboot didn't work for me- one of these had a version that worked for me, the others didn't, can't remember which worked.. RecoveryInstallerForNoobs, EasyKernelFlasher, Xboarder56-All-in-One-Tool. Or maybe it was fastboot-mac that I think I found on the htcdev site..
Either way, definitely cool to see more mac/linux friendliness in the forums I don't touch my pc if at all possible..
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Would have saved me a few minutes the other day if this was posted, but I just opened the .bat files in textedit and ran them in terminal(with whatever tweaks to the commands needed). Glad it is here for future osx/linux people though.
I never did figure out why, but a few different versions of fastboot didn't work for me- one of these had a version that worked for me, the others didn't, can't remember which worked.. RecoveryInstallerForNoobs, EasyKernelFlasher, Xboarder56-All-in-One-Tool. Or maybe it was fastboot-mac that I think I found on the htcdev site..
Either way, definitely cool to see more mac/linux friendliness in the forums I don't touch my pc if at all possible..
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did you use RecoveryInstallerForNoobs version 2.0?? I just made it!
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did you use RecoveryInstallerForNoobs version 2.0?? I just made it!
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I don't know about 2.0, I downloaded it and some other files 2 nights ago when I got my amaze. Like I said, there were a few versions of fastboot that I tried that didn't work.. still the entire process of unlocking bootloader, flashing recovery, and flashing a rom took less than 30 minutes once I figured out that the fastboot file was the issue. It probably helps that I thought I'd have this phone a month ago, so already researched everything I would need to know.
Binary tell me if you need me to change anything, or how the posts look. Feel free to change them. After seeing what you have done before, you have a better design sense than I do I guess
do you flash rom consistantly thought about making your own update.zip with all of you apps that you can flash on top of all of your rom avoiding titanium backup whitch imo takes forever solution found here so far tested on uke here ya go!!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=scd.app2zip.pro&hl=en
Or just open up the ROM and place your apps inside.
We need a 'thumbs down' option or something similar for certain replies.
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We need a 'thumbs down' option or something similar for certain replies.
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Is this a passive aggressive attack at my reply? I assume so, as there are not other replies. Please enlighten me as to your issue. Though I do little these days, I used to build a lot of my own ROMs, along with flashing others. With each flash I made a script to extract (via adb) the desired apps, unzip the ROM, and place within the apps. Afterward, it would zip, sign, push to the phone, and flash. All that was required was a mouse click, and I did not have to have someone else's work (with that much access) on my phone. So, please tell me why you should give me a thumbs down.
It was not a stab at just you, just a random thought caused by a string of replies I had seen from various users in the shift forums upto and including yours.
Who cares if you find this application useful, obviously others(including the OP) have. I have no need to convince you to use this, and really have not used it nor plan to. How about instead of acting arrogant and listing a string of 'accomplishments' as if it adds weight to your OPINION about the usefulness of an app, you take that 'skill' and teach people to write a script similar to the one you felt so compelled to brag about writing?
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It was not a stab at just you, just a random thought caused by a string of replies I had seen from various users in the shift forums upto and including yours.
Who cares if you find this application useful, obviously others(including the OP) have. I have no need to convince you to use this, and really have not used it nor plan to. How about instead of acting arrogant and listing a string of 'accomplishments' as if it adds weight to your OPINION about the usefulness of an app, you take that 'skill' and teach people to write a script similar to the one you felt so compelled to brag about writing?
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I posted the script quite some time ago. I am not trying to be arrogant, it is just that I see all of the app put out that people really do not need (if they spend a few minutes learning how to work at the phone). But thank you for actually responding.
ditto
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+1. He was trying to be helpful.
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/bootloader-customization-now-open-to-more-s-off-htc-devices/
Just wanted to know if anyone tried this tool on the Evo 3D.
I too would like to know, downloading now.
Edit: Or not due to the download link is broken
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Very cool, keep us posted!
So, I downloaded it. And I'm trying to configure the template to work with the 3VO. But my C# knowledge is a little lacking. I'll still try plugging away at it but if someone with a little more knowledge could post some better directions than the creator. Not to mention, once a template is created it should work for all 3VOs, we could just post it here so no one else has to go through this.
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So, I downloaded it. And I'm trying to configure the template to work with the 3VO. But my C# knowledge is a little lacking. I'll still try plugging away at it but if someone with a little more knowledge could post some better directions than the creator. Not to mention, once a template is created it should work for all 3VOs, we could just post it here so no one else has to go through this.
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did not want to post this in development because i learned some C long ago and i do not remember much, but maybe you should post there and ask for help.
Well. I'm pretty sure I got the template worked out correctly. And I just reread the OP from the creator and just realized that the program doesn't work yet. He pushed the whole thing out so we could mess with creating the templates, but the program wont work until tonight-ish. So I guess we wait and see.
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Well. I'm pretty sure I got the template worked out correctly. And I just reread the OP from the creator and just realized that the program doesn't work yet. He pushed the whole thing out so we could mess with creating the templates, but the program wont work until tonight-ish. So I guess we wait and see.
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Ok. thank you.
OK. I have constructed a template for anyone that used the JuopunutBear S-OFF. BUT! My SD card is undergoing a midlife crisis and ran off to Bermuda (either that or it just stopped working). So I could email the template to anyone who wants to test it. I HAVE NOT TESTED IT. But I am 99.99% sure everything will be fine. MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. So if you would like to try it out PM me with your email and I will send it. You will need to download the full release program from here in order to create the zip that will customize/stockify your hboot screen.
P.S. Sorry it took so long, stuff came up. And also if you used the REVOLUTIONARY S-OFF then i can't help you because I know nothing about it. But if someone can tell me if it uses the stock hboot.img than I can build a template. If you used another S-OFF technique, just tell me what hboot.img it uses and I should be able to create a working template.
I have a big project about Android. So you know noobs can't use ADB and Fastboot well. I have an idea for this; I'll make a custom file extension. That is an script. That will be a custom script. So how can I make my own scripting language ? And how can I export a file format from scripting language ? For example; Perl' s file format is .pl and Shell' s is .sh and so on...
Imagine I made an scripting language. But how can I make a program for running that ?
Go on, my idea is; user will install executer program. And he/she can run special scripts with that. So rooting, bootloader unlocking will be pretty easy with that. What do you think ?
My scripting language's scripts will be like this:
[ADB] reboot; ( Calls adb reboot command )
[FASTBOOT] oem unlock;
And here is a rooting script in my mind:
[FASTBOOT] oem unlock;
[FLASH R] [FILENAME:twrp.img];
[MESSAGE] Put your device to sideload mode.;
[SIDELOAD] [FILENAME:root.zip]
[ADB] reboot;
So noobs can use ADB and Fastboot commands without using CMD. .When user openes .myscript file with notepad, he/she will see that codes.
Thanks for your help...
Sorry to burst your bubble but this is a rediculous idea!
CtrlAltDelIrl said:
Sorry to burst your bubble but this is a rediculous idea!
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Why? I don't think so..
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yashade2001 said:
Why? I don't think so..
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I know you don't think so but think first.
Is your script gonna setup adb for these users?
Is it gonna know what phone or tablet or version of android each is running?
Has it error checking?
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The tools exist to do all this and they work well. Reinvent the wheel if you want, just make sure it's not square!
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Explain to me please,
You talk about noobs not being able to use adb or flashboot but you expect them to be able to run your imaginary scripting language with your own imaginary extension (which makes no sense).
It's obvious that you know NOTHING about scripting or programming.
Leave this stuff to the experts.
CtrlAltDelIrl said:
I know you don't think so but think first.
Is your script gonna setup adb for these users?
Is it gonna know what phone or tablet or version of android each is running?
Has it error checking?
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Look man, I have not got an idea for how. I am about learning. Even i don't know how can i write a scripting language. Your opinion is not bad but i know i can do this..
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Edit: I know i can not give very good ideas but idea is just an idea. Keep it easy.
yashade2001 said:
Look man, I have not got an idea for how. I am about learning. Even i don't know how can i write a scripting language. Your opinion is not bad but i know i can do this..
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Edit: I know i can not give very good ideas but idea is just an idea. Keep it easy.
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It's an idea but not a good one! It's funny that you even think you need to invent a scripting language and extensions! It really is very funny!
I suggest you start with "Hello World" and work your way up. You'll soon see how stupid an idea this is.
CtrlAltDelIrl said:
It's an idea but not a good one! It's funny that you even think you need to invent a scripting language and extensions! It really is very funny!
I suggest you start with "Hello World" and work your way up. You'll soon see how stupid an idea this is.
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Thanks for opinions... But that is YOUR opinion.
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Edit: So Adam Outler's casual is a stupid idea in your case, right?
yashade2001 said:
Thanks for opinions... But that is YOUR opinion.
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Edit: So Adam Outler's casual is a stupid idea in your case, right?
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Hahahaa - you compare your idea to Adam Outler's?
You silly child!
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Hahahaa - you compare your idea to Adam Outler's?
You silly child!
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I say, just an idea. Keep it easy. I am not comparing this sh*t with casual. And stop giving damn negative energy. This is my idea and i am saying this is a good idea in my case. Your opinion is good, but I am saying mine is better. But i like yours, that means you should like my idea even if you hate this. I know this is not a super idea and i am not Koushik Dutta. I just wanna make it. Are you understanding me? I am saying yeah this is not a good idea. But idea is just an idea. Keep it easy. But you are saying you are wrong i am right.
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I say, just an idea. Keep it easy. I am not comparing this sh*t with casual. And stop giving damn negative energy. This is my idea and i am saying this is a good idea in my case. Your opinion is good, but I am saying mine is better. But i like yours, that means you should like my idea even if you hate this. I know this is not a super idea and i am not Koushik Dutta. I just wanna make it. Are you understanding me? I am saying yeah this is not a good idea. But idea is just an idea. Keep it easy. But you are saying you are wrong i i am right. I just wanna give some energy from others to do this. Especially positive energy...
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I await eagerly the opinion of others.
Firstly, you don't need to invent any scripting language - you just have to know how to script.
Secondly, you don't need to invent any extensions.
Thirdly, adb is super simple to use, even for noobs.
Lastly, It would be impossible for you to setup adb for all devices.
But hey - I'm not stopping you.. if you still think this is a good idea, message Adam and ask his opinion. With something this groundbreaking and astoundingly clever I'm sure he'll be delighted to work with you on the project!
Personally I've better things to do.
I understand where you're coming from and but I agree with the tactless poster above, it is not necessary nor would it accomplish what you think it would
If you are interested in making things easier along the lines of adb and fastboot, maybe consider making a GUI for this with simple buttons for new users to press. Some already exist and the interface on most could use updating but it may be a better and more useful step (and one that would actually work in reality)
But I stand by the mantra that if you give a man a fish he eats for a day, teach a man to fish he eats for a lifetime
In other words simplifying often leads to ignorance and more trouble in the future, best thing to do is to direct new users to guides in hopes they can understand more clearly what they want to accomplish
But kudos to you for thinking outside the box, just in this case I'm afraid your idea won't work as you hope
Best of luck in future endeavors!
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Scripting languages have what's called an "interpreter." You have to write the interpreter in native code, something the underlying OS understands. For Android that might be C or Java. The interpreter reads your script (which can be structured however your heart desires), then it's actually the interpreter that executes the commands.
The OP is being naive, not ridiculous. We've all been at the point. There's no shame in that.
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I await eagerly the opinion of others.
Firstly, you don't need to invent any scripting language - you just have to know how to script.
Secondly, you don't need to invent any extensions.
Thirdly, adb is super simple to use, even for noobs.
Lastly, It would be impossible for you to setup adb for all devices.
But hey - I'm not stopping you.. if you still think this is a good idea, message Adam and ask his opinion. With something this groundbreaking and astoundingly clever I'm sure he'll be delighted to work with you on the project!
Personally I've better things to do.
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Thanks man. But i wanna make my 'own' ... Thanks anyway.
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I understand where you're coming from and but I agree with the tactless poster above, it is not necessary nor would it accomplish what you think it would
If you are interested in making things easier along the lines of adb and fastboot, maybe consider making a GUI for this with simple buttons for new users to press. Some already exist and the interface on most could use updating but it may be a better and more useful step (and one that would actually work in reality)
But I stand by the mantra that if you give a man a fish he eats for a day, teach a man to fish he eats for a lifetime
In other words simplifying often leads to ignorance and more trouble in the future, best thing to do is to direct new users to guides in hopes they can understand more clearly what they want to accomplish
But kudos to you for thinking outside the box, just in this case I'm afraid your idea won't work as you hope
Best of luck in future endeavors!
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Yeah, I already made AndRootKit for adb and fastboot gui. But this is a different thing. With this, user installs a program for running special scripts. Like xposed. exactly like xposed framework. Xposed framework runs modules, and there is many module devs... In other words: I want to build a car with not Diesel or Unleaded. I want to make my own gas... who do I build an engine that uses my gas only... And one more thing; I don't wanna make a big project like casual. Just wanna make my "own". Just for fun and maybe it will be a big project...
Edit: Hey, i found this article : http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/376631/How-to-make-your-own-file-type-for-your-Csharp-app . I know c# ok no porblem but that article only teaches how to open a custom file. I'm looking for "how to RUN ( Execute ) a custom file type"... Thanks for your help....
OK guys everything is ok. Just making commands for scripting language. The hardest thing is finding a name
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Yeah, I already made AndRootKit for adb and fastboot gui. But this is a different thing. With this, user installs a program for running special scripts. Like xposed. exactly like xposed framework. Xposed framework runs modules, and there is many module devs... In other words: I want to build a car with not Diesel or Unleaded. I want to make my own gas... who do I build an engine that uses my gas only... And one more thing; I don't wanna make a big project like casual. Just wanna make my "own". Just for fun and maybe it will be a big project...
Edit: Hey, i found this article : http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/376631/How-to-make-your-own-file-type-for-your-Csharp-app . I know c# ok no porblem but that article only teaches how to open a custom file. I'm looking for "how to RUN ( Execute ) a custom file type"... Thanks for your help....
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I don't believe you have made these or that you can code either. If you could then you'd know basics like you can make ANY file executable in linux and android.
Moral - don't try to bull**** a bull****ter.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2399385 this is thread of androotkit. I know C# and why do you don't belive me?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2399385 this is thread of androotkit. I know C# and why do you don't belive me?
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Not one report of success with that program of yours from the thread you linked. Not one.
If you can't make flashboot work with sony devices then yeah you can't code. I stand by my statement.
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Not one report of success with that program of yours from the thread you linked. Not one.
If you can't make flashboot work with sony devices then yeah you can't code. I stand by my statement.
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Come on dude what do u saying? I have no problem with u. And i'm designing my scripting language now...
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Don't worry about the haters, although I do agree that what you're trying to accomplish won't work I hope it does somehow. People should be encouraged to think outside the box
There is such a thing as constructive criticism and then there's being a ****, don't listen to the ****
Keep up the good work and hopefully something pans out, you learn something new even if it doesnt
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