I tried to decompile, modify 1 xml file and recompile the framework-res.apk.
But everytime I do it, I either get into a boot loop, or when In succeed it displays glitches (like notification bar, and messed up lock screen, and settings)
This is for AURORA ICS 4.0.3 and I do have the latest aapt.exe file .. so I don't know what is wrong!
I tried to use the original framework-res but replace the resources file inside, stored and compressed methods.
Tried to get the compiled framework-res but add the META-INF and Manifest file (again, both with compressed and stored resources file) and always.. it just glitches or bootloops.. and the mod that I tried (ICS on screen buttons or the CRT effect when you switch off the screen, mainly used in Oxygen roms, but it's available in all ROMs).. it never works.. only glitches the lock screen, notification bar etc..
Any help?
Thanks.
I might know the answer to this..
Which files are you modifying in framework-res? And how are you pushing it back to your phone?
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I am modifying some files in the values folder, bools.xml, arrays.xml .. but even if I edit bools.xml alone, it still glitches.
To push it back: I go to recovery mode on my phone, plug it into my linux machine (the system partition mounts), paste the new framework-res.apk to replace the old one, fix permissions (otherwise it boot loops), and restart the phone. This method works for other files and never had any problems, like the android.policy.jar
Would be great if you can help me. Thanks
Well, the XML files you're editing are all part of resources.arsc so it's something to do with that which is causing the problem. I used to get all sorts of annoying bugs when I edited anything in resources.arsc and I eventually found out that I was pushing the final apk back to the phone incorrectly.
I use a Windows PC, not Linux, so I might not be that helpful but this is what I do to modify and replace framework-res.apk. Hopefully it'll help. What I do is..
Decompile framework-res.apk
Make my changes
Recompile the file
Use a program like 7zip to open the old and the new files
Drag and drop the "res" folder from the new file into the old
Extract resources.arsc from the new framework-res.apk and add it to the old one in "STORE" mode, so it's not actually compressed
Go into recovery, mount the system partition and push the old file
..and that's it. Works a charm every time.
I would have thought that you would need to do the same thing on Linux but with the additional step of correcting the permissions. If you do all that and it still doesn't work, then there has to be a problem with the actual mod you're trying to do.
Thank you very much, I actually tried that method. It sort of worked, but everytime it breaks the notification bar. It becomes like double the size and I'm not sure why.
Thanks.
Then the issue must be with the modification itself. What exactly are you changing to what?
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I tried different ones.. but even a simple one.. enable CRT animation.. which is pretty much open bools.xml and edit one true to false.. it breaks it :/
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So guys as title says, is there a possibility to add this nice feature in power menu?
Actually i was looking for some similar threads, but my knowledge isn't so advanced to bring me to any success, and meanwhile I bricked my phone so..
Waiting for skilled people to post!
Galaxy S has the so-called extended power menu. Many you can goto that forum to check.
It should be possible, you would have to decompile services.jar, android.policy.jar, and framework-res.apk, probably with lge-res.apk as a dependency.
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It should be possible, you would have to decompile services.jar, android.policy.jar, and framework-res.apk, probably with lge-res.apk as a dependency.
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wat tools u use to do tht stuff?
there is tool called APK manager it can decompile apk files
i use a reboot apk for the meantime...
and yes, a Reboot option on the power menu would be nice, just like in Cyanogemod.
can't find the power menu dialog anywhere!
I have been spending hours tearing through virtually everything in the /system/framework folder. I pulled the whole folder to my computer and used baksmali to disassemble several of the .jar files, including framework.jar, services.jar, android.policies.jar and I unpacked the lge-res.apk and framework-res.apk and I can't find anything mentioning the dialog in the shutdown menu. I tried following another another thread but iI think it only applies to Cyanogen Mod ROMs which are radically different compared to the handful of ROMs available for the Optimus. If anyone who has knowledge of where to find this please let me know and I would be more than happy to use what knowledge of java I have to hack the power menu to include the reboot options that CM has.
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apparently I'm just a little bit dumb. I figured out how to decompile the framework-res.apk and then used notepad++ to make some edits in the xml files. I got as far as modding the framework to where it "should" have shown the new options in the power menu, but after recompiling and flashing the new framework-res to my phone it just soft bricked it. Nandroid recovered back to earlier today, and now it's back to the drawing board...
See LOL ROM dev
PaoloM70 was able to pull this off for his LOL rom see dev section. If someone is able to do it please post how to or files that I can pirate, er...incorporate, into my ROM. I would like to have it available on the vanilla theme for P509. All this home+vol down+power button sucks after a minute...G'luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11194287&postcount=13
okay, so I followed all of the instructions in the other forum on how to add the reboot option (granted it's written for the Galaxy, but it should still work in theory) and I properly decompiled the framework-res.apk, edited the xml files and recompiled, signed, zipaligned, and used baksmali to decompile the framework.jar and android.policy.jar, made the necessary edits, double triple and quadruple checked all of my hex edits and such (using notepad++) and then recompiled the jar files.
I had to push the files to the sdcard, delete (rm) the originals and then cat the new ones over. reboot phone and...
hangs at the LG screen again. WTF?
Whitch ROM do you have?
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Paolo of LOL rom posted the following in his thread. If this works is it possible to change just the files in framework folder package in a signed ROM/update and reflash without wipe? If so someone should make one for the default UI!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11193071&postcount=2
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
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.
Once you have all your files edited, recompile the APK package with APK Manager
Option 11
y
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).
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
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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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.
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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.
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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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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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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.
I've been trying to make a couple of modifications to framework-res.apk and I've been having a lot of trouble. I've bootlooped the DX2 more than a few times (and was able to recover with the recently released SBF).
I've tried making one change, I've tried signing the file, I've tried not signing it, I've tried different compression levels on the zip, all with no luck. The one time I got my apk into the phone with my change on board (I verified that it was there) my change was ignored by the phone. (I've been trying to replace /res/drawable-hdp/zz_moto_list_texture_bg.png to change the default list background from the light gray to black.)
Has anyone been successful making modifications to this file in a DX2? If so, how did you do it?
What did program did you zip it with?
What was the compression set to?
Did you sign the file? If so, with what program and key?
What method did you use to drop framework-res.apk back into the phone?
Are there any files that should not be modified? (I've heard to leave the ".9" files alone.)
Thanks,
Chris
I've been trying to do the exact same thing and haven't got too far. I'm doing dev stuff thru Ubuntu and it seems to be very friendly along with gimp. I've actually been able to drag and drop replacement files without extracting the apk but haven't been able to flash it inside a theme. I haven't actually tried just replacing the framework.
Staying tuned...
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You can make a theme at uot.dakra.lt and flash the .zip file to your phone.. jus upload your framework-res.apk to the site once you make it, but anyway, they modify the file and it worked for me.
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You can make a theme at uot.dakra.lt and flash the .zip file to your phone.. jus upload your framework-res.apk to the site once you make it, but anyway, they modify the file and it worked for me.
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Yes I've been using this but it's not really set up for blur. we're talking about going deeper than UOT can reach with current software.
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You can recompile and decompile with apkmanager, but its not without some hiccups. First, it compresses the resources.arsc which unlike the rest of the apk needs to be decompressed. To fix this I pull it out then with 7zip I add it back to the framework-res archive with zip as the format and store as compression. That fixes the boot-loops. Even after that there's been some minor problems with it recompiling certain .xml a little goofy.
But at least it doesnt cause a boot loop.
I've looked through many posts. I am very new to creating my own Rom's, and I am having a problem after editing framework-res.apk. I started by downloading a popular rom for the Evo 3D, and decompiled it, edited framework-res, and after flashing the rom it wouldn't boot past the startup animation. The screen just remained black, but the capacitive buttons remained lit. Heres my process:
1.) Download the rom I desired.
2.) Extract zip
3.) Locate Framework-res.apk, copy, paste on desktop.
4.)Extract framework-res.apk, edited icons to my liking.
5.) Delete Meta-inf.
6.) Compress framework-res back to .zip, then to .apk.
7.)Sign Framework-res.apk.
8.) Replace framework-res.apk in my desired rom.
9.) Go into Meta-inf, delete Cert.RSA, Cert.SF, Manifest.MF (everything but the com folder)
10.) Re-sign .zip
11.) Flash via CWM, reboot, see Android startup animation, black screen?!!?!?
I am 99% I didn't change any dimensions of any of the images, and I re-signed everything perfectly. I know my mistake(s) are probably very noob, but as of now, I can't figure out what I am doing wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
(Before you say anything, I have searched the forums several times, with no luck. I also tried this process several times, only editing one.png in framework-res, and I still get the same result.)
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I've looked through many posts. I am very new to creating my own Rom's, and I am having a problem after editing framework-res.apk. I started by downloading a popular rom for the Evo 3D, and decompiled it, edited framework-res, and after flashing the rom it wouldn't boot past the startup animation. The screen just remained black, but the capacitive buttons remained lit. Heres my process:
1.) Download the rom I desired.
2.) Extract zip
3.) Locate Framework-res.apk, copy, paste on desktop.
4.)Extract framework-res.apk, edited icons to my liking.
5.) Delete Meta-inf.
6.) Compress framework-res back to .zip, then to .apk.
7.)Sign Framework-res.apk.
8.) Replace framework-res.apk in my desired rom.
9.) Go into Meta-inf, delete Cert.RSA, Cert.SF, Manifest.MF (everything but the com folder)
10.) Re-sign .zip
11.) Flash via CWM, reboot, see Android startup animation, black screen?!!?!?
I am 99% I didn't change any dimensions of any of the images, and I re-signed everything perfectly. I know my mistake(s) are probably very noob, but as of now, I can't figure out what I am doing wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
(Before you say anything, I have searched the forums several times, with no luck. I also tried this process several times, only editing one.png in framework-res, and I still get the same result.)
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Are you editing .9.pngs? If you are then you can't edit them the normal way. Also you don't sign anything that goes into the system folder.
Hey you can't do apk editing that way it wont work. You have to decompile the apk use apktool. Then make changes and recompile back.
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I tryed with the apk tool and gave all green icons a blue color with gimp but after recompiling the framework-res.apk and uploading it to the phone it won't boot anymore. (bootloop)
Does anybody know if I have to sign the apk or do I have to do something different to make this work? (I did'n't change the size of the pictures, only recolored it.)
It's about the png files in the "drawable-hdpi" folder.
I followed the instructions from this site: http://www.miui-au.com/add-ons/apktool/)
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I tryed with the apk tool and gave all green icons a blue color with gimp but after recompiling the framework-res.apk and uploading it to the phone it won't boot anymore. (bootloop)
Does anybody know if I have to sign the apk or do I have to do something different to make this work? (I did'n't change the size of the pictures, only recolored it.)
It's about the png files in the "drawable-hdpi" folder.
I followed the instructions from this site: http://www.miui-au.com/add-ons/apktool/)
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You never sign a system apk. You main issue may be your trying to edit a .9.png if that is the case then you can't just recolor them in Gimp. They have to be decompiled and edited a certan way, then ran threw the draw9patch tool from the android sdk.
I believe the framework.apk and rom have to be deoxed to make these modifications
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Problemen is half solved. I re-colored all green icons to blue, exept the .9.png
Tryed the .9 patch tool but didn'd manage to change the .9.png without problems.
My ROM is deodexed, so this couldn'd be the problem.
When uploading the framework without recolored .9.png files the ROM works well.
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Nemesco said:
Problemen is half solved. I re-colored all green icons to blue, exept the .9.png
Tryed the .9 patch tool but didn'd manage to change the .9.png without problems.
My ROM is deodexed, so this couldn'd be the problem.
When uploading the framework without recolored .9.png files the ROM works well.
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If you're only changing colors you can modify a .9 with PhotoShop or Gimp just do not touch the black patch lines around the edges and they have to be decompiled then recompiled in order for it to work properly. The way I personally do theming of system apks is as follows:
Decompile apk with apktool.
Modify the images I want to change. Compile with apktool.
Copy the new images from newly compiled apk to original apk.
Push apk to proper location to test.
If you make xml changes you will need to copy those as well as the newly compiled resources.arsc file. You only need the resources file if you change xml files though.
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I've looked through many posts. I am very new to creating my own Rom's, and I am having a problem after editing framework-res.apk. I started by downloading a popular rom for the Evo 3D, and decompiled it, edited framework-res, and after flashing the rom it wouldn't boot past the startup animation. The screen just remained black, but the capacitive buttons remained lit. Heres my process:
1.) Download the rom I desired.
2.) Extract zip
3.) Locate Framework-res.apk, copy, paste on desktop.
4.)Extract framework-res.apk, edited icons to my liking.
5.) Delete Meta-inf.
6.) Compress framework-res back to .zip, then to .apk.
7.)Sign Framework-res.apk.
8.) Replace framework-res.apk in my desired rom.
9.) Go into Meta-inf, delete Cert.RSA, Cert.SF, Manifest.MF (everything but the com folder)
10.) Re-sign .zip
11.) Flash via CWM, reboot, see Android startup animation, black screen?!!?!?
I am 99% I didn't change any dimensions of any of the images, and I re-signed everything perfectly. I know my mistake(s) are probably very noob, but as of now, I can't figure out what I am doing wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
(Before you say anything, I have searched the forums several times, with no luck. I also tried this process several times, only editing one.png in framework-res, and I still get the same result.)
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Without signing and deleting meta-inf. Just extract it with winzip, past ur png s then rezip it. It should work.
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Open rom with 7-zip, open framework inside 7-zip, pull the folder to your desktop and keep 7-zip open, edit your pngs, drag folder back into 7-zip, accept changes, press back til it asks you if you wanna update framework inside the zip, select yes. Flash rom. Profit.
.9 editing (assuming you have eclipse set up, google how to)
Same steps as above until where you edit the pngs, copy the .9 files to a new folder on the desktop, name it 9pngs (or whatever), remove the .9 just make it a png (background.9.png to background.png), edit the colors, open draw9patch, color in the whole right side and bottom all black, then place one black dot in the middle of the top and one black dot in the middle on the left side (this might not work on every one, but it has worked fine on every one ive edited, theres more info on how to use draw9, google is your friend), save the image, this will make it a .9 but it wont be recognized by android til putting it thru eclipse, do the same with all of the images, open Eclipse, start new android project, name it whatever you want, open the project folder, go to res, drag all images to appropriate folder, right click on the project folder, choose android tools, extract unsigned application, open the application you made with 7-zip, drag out the images into your drawable folder, insert folder into framework inside of 7-zip, back out of 7-zip until it asks if you want to update framework inside of zip, select yes, flash rom, profit.
Sorry for all the questions lately, even though I'll probably have more.
I'm working on the SystemUI.apk from IE20 and my method of compiling consists of using the keep folder method and deleting all the files I changed with apk manager 4.9.
Now I can change the Status_bar.xml and status_bar_tracking.xml without a hitch, however if I delete status_bar_expanded.xml from the keep folder (whether I change anything in it or not) I get force closes when I get it loaded onto my phone.
There's no error in the log so I'm pretty lost...So I was wondering if there's something else I have to do that anyone knows of?
Thanks if you can help!
The only thing that should be deleted are images that you edited (if you didn't edit any images just leave the folder). But if you edited ANY xml ONLY delete the resourses.arc from the keep folder. But don't delete any individual xml's from keep. And yes the size will change because of the compression used in apk mgr.
good day.
chopper the dog said:
The only thing that should be deleted are images that you edited (if you didn't edit any images just leave the folder). But if you edited ANY xml ONLY delete the resourses.arc from the keep folder. But don't delete any individual xml's from keep. And yes the size will change because of the compression used in apk mgr.
good day.
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Thanks for the response,
However, by not deleting the xmls I edited in the keep folder it seems it just replaces them with the stock files.
Soo...This stopped the force closes, but none of my edits took.
Maybe it's time to to switch to a linux build environment...I'm frustrated to say the least. Google'd every possible problem and nothing...
EDIT: But before I do that could someone possibly try to compile this SystemUI.apk with a color edit in the res/layout/status_bar_expanded file?
Would highly appreciate this ^^^