decompile settings apk (help) - Optimus One, P500, V General

OK so i want to decompile and compile settings apk, i tried apkmanager and different versions of apktool but for me all give out errors. The problem is that even if
i don't modify the settings.apk it still can't compile it... Sometimes it will decompile sometimes it won't but no matter what i can't compile it
I also searched for 5-6 hours on this but i couldn't get apkmanager to compile .... all it dit was to change the error type...
Any way i put the log file maybe someone can give me some tips to get the apkmanager to work....
And what alternatives are for compiling settings apk ? (cause other apk files work with apktool) Are there some safe, sure-fire programs that can do the job?

use option no. 10 and put framework-res.apk to Apk manager script by dragging

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Well if you take a look at the screenshot my framework-res.apk is in the folder with the apktool and the Mms.apk which I wanted to decompile and those are the commands I used except I didnt need to decompile systemUI but rather Mms.apk. So I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong since I've done exactly what you suggested in the first place. the 1.apk is from the first command as it installed correctly according to cmd.
Have you type those word in cmd? You need to type in those code while decompiling ssystem app
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yes i typed in cmd: apktool if framework-res.apk but not apktool d systemui.apk I don't want to decompile that file. I'm confused about why you're telling me to decompile that file. can you please give me an explanation as to why I need to decompile that file to decompile mms.apk?
EDIT: Nevermind, I figured out what the problem was. I also needed to bring out and install the resources from the rom for the decompile to work.
SprintTouchPro2 said:
yes i typed in cmd: apktool if framework-res.apk but not apktool d systemui.apk I don't want to decompile that file. I'm confused about why you're telling me to decompile that file. can you please give me an explanation as to why I need to decompile that file to decompile mms.apk?
EDIT: Nevermind, I figured out what the problem was. I also needed to bring out and install the resources from the rom for the decompile to work.
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Seeing as it is the stock messaging app, you would be better to download the source of the app from AOSP, edit that and compile. As said above, dex2jar does not give perfect Java code, so even if you did recompile it, you might not get a working app.
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I try to compile systemui.apk using apktool, but it wont work. Its say alot of line called lost of translation. But the decompile success with no error. I try decompile and recompile directly without touching anything in the apk it wont work either. Tx in advance for your help

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