[SOLVED] Can anyone please explain this ROM? - XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have problems in installing part of **FeraLab*** ICS v1 heres the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25331067&postcount=2452
Please help...
i did was:
-flash the kernel *done
-go to CWM 5.5 and format all partitions and mount all partitions...install it and reboot ***problem part..
-Installing ROM **not done
-Reboot and done **not done
the problem part is what id dont know how to do...its messed up.. or something.. please help

did the rom download properly. check again if its downloaded fully.

Yes it downloaded fully.. I dont know why it does not show up in CMW?
When I check the downloaded fule its a .tar not a .zip.. I tried to get to zip but it just takes erroe
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Gooperz06 said:
Yes it downloaded fully.. I dont know why it does not show up in CMW?
When I check the downloaded fule its a .tar not a .zip.. I tried to get to zip but it just takes erroe
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so the rom doesnt show up in cwm?
make sure the extension is .zip
also check if its inside some folder and not directly in root directory of sdcard

On the computer open up the .tar file and see if the .zip file of the rom is in there the TAR extension is a compressed file which has other files in it
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dunc4n88 said:
On the computer open up the .tar file and see if the .zip file of the rom is in there the TAR extension is a compressed file which has other files in it
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yeah theres a zip file in there but theres a kernel in the .tar too..

THeLogiC said:
so the rom doesnt show up in cwm?
make sure the extension is .zip
also check if its inside some folder and not directly in root directory of sdcard
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inside the .tar theres a .zip called update_es209ra_ICS_alpha1_CWM5 and a kernel wich is a SIN file thats it..maybe i need to flash the .zip... and what will i do to tha kernel?

Gooperz06 said:
inside the .tar theres a .zip called update_es209ra_ICS_alpha1_CWM5 and a kernel wich is a SIN file thats it..maybe i need to flash the .zip... and what will i do to tha kernel?
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you need to flash zip file

THeLogiC said:
you need to flash zip file
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and what will i do to the kernel.sin?

ignore that.
just flash ferakernel
boot into cwm and install the zip file.

THeLogiC said:
ignore that.
just flash ferakernel
boot into cwm and install the zip file.
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ok..tnx again for ur continues help...

will my current ROM will affect the new ROM... my current is X10S ROM

Gooperz06 said:
will my current ROM will affect the new ROM... my current is X10S ROM
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not really.
make sure to wipe data before installing feraICS

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[Q]How 2 Remove CWM 4.0.0.9?

help me out 2 remove CWM
killerxswagat said:
help me out 2 remove CWM
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WhY? Any way you can just flash stock FW.
bcoz i cannot install deodex file of DDKQ5
killerxswagat said:
bcoz i cannot install deodex file of DDKQ5
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Make sure you see "System" and "META-INF" when you open the zip(these should NOT be in sub folder)
Make sure the zip is correct, and is indeed for your firmware
open the zip with winzip and check there should not be a sub folder
if you find one then try to extract it using any archive tool like winrar
Make sure you see "System" and "META-INF" when you open the zip(these should NOT be in sub folder)
Does flashing APBOOT file of appropriate firmware using Odin work?

[Q] Converting a .zip ROM into .tar to flash with Odin

I was asking if there's any way to convert a .zip ROM into a .tar ROM to flash with Odin..
The reason why I'm asking this is because I'm unable to flash any ROM via CWM recovery. I can only flash ROMs via Odin. Please see this for further information to my problem.
I'm particularly fond of the MIUI ROM, but there's no Odin version of that.. and CWM doesn't work for me
Have you got usb debugging enabled on your phone?
Thaw.Bytes said:
Have you got usb debugging enabled on your phone?
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Yeah, always ._.
This is the installation instructions from adys miui rom which i usually use...not sure if you do this already but this usually works for me (wipe cache n devlik aswell)
1. Copy Zip to SDCard.k
2. Reboot to Recovery.
3. Wipe data/factory Reset.
4. Wipe /system from Mounts and Storage.
5. Install *your Rom* zip from SDCard.
6. Reboot (First boot may take time due to alot of init.d scripting)
Convert ZIP to TAR
Thaw.Bytes said:
This is the installation instructions from adys miui rom which i usually use...not sure if you do this already but this usually works for me (wipe cache n devlik aswell)
1. Copy Zip to SDCard.k
2. Reboot to Recovery.
3. Wipe data/factory Reset.
4. Wipe /system from Mounts and Storage.
5. Install *your Rom* zip from SDCard.
6. Reboot (First boot may take time due to alot of init.d scripting)
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ArcConvert is a free portable tool for Windows that allows you to convert many different types of archives to known formats.
tuesmonhero said:
ArcConvert is a free portable tool for Windows that allows you to convert many different types of archives to known formats.
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Tried it, converted a kernel .zip file to.tar for Note 2 and it blue-screened Win7 during .tar installation. No damage to PC or phone, but DAYUM!
Justin Demoude said:
Tried it, converted a kernel .zip file to.tar for Note 2 and it blue-screened Win7 during .tar installation. No damage to PC or phone, but DAYUM!
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I don't think direct conversion like that will ever work, just ask the related developer to generate a tar file for you, ask one of the most helpful devs like salesale(NeatRom creator) or the dev of RevoltRom.
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I want to convert .tar rom to .zip flashable file
tariq2kn said:
I want to convert .tar rom to .zip flashable file
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Why?
You'd need to write a script that specifies what files get flashed to where & create your own flashable zip. Or you could swap the files from the tar into an existing CWM flashable I guess; not sure if this will work tho, the script may be specific to those particular files & might not work with different ones (I'm not au fait with these scripts, hence not being sure). I personally wouldn't try this tho, just flash the tar in Odin already.
The last sentence says it all
MistahBungle said:
You'd need to write a script that specifies what files get flashed to where & create your own flashable zip. Or you could swap the files from the tar into an existing CWM flashable I guess; not sure if this will work tho, the script may be specific to those particular files & might not work with different ones (I'm not au fait with these scripts, hence not being sure). I personally wouldn't try this tho, just flash the tar in Odin already.
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Could you make a .zip(without rom) for xwlss .tar rom file so that I can flash through recovery without the pc odin.
tariq2kn said:
I want to convert .tar rom to .zip flashable file
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That's easy (well can cause catastrophe if handled without proper knowledge) just use android kitchen.
Edit :Seriously though must be very careful, I used it to deodex JB firmware for my tab 7 plus (it doesn't have any proper developer support so had to do it manually) and I had a plethora of minor bug's popping up, insignificant but annoying nonetheless, quite frankly must be ready to spend hours for proper tweaking and understanding framework to build a good flashable zip, I didn't have the patience nor the time.
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Could I make one for you ? Absolutely not.
I don't sit around all day doing nothing just waiting for n00bs to give me stuff to do for them. If you really want to make one, you'll work out how to do it for yourself. Or you won't *shrugs*
tariq2kn said:
Could you make a .zip(without rom) for xwlss .tar rom file so that I can flash through recovery without the pc odin.
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how to convert rom files from .zip to odin flashable .tar.md5
I am really in need of help to save a bootlogo stuck bricked Galaxy S5 SM G900F ...i need to flash a new rom ... I need to convert ".zip" Rom to "Odin" usable ".tar.md5" ....faaaaaast...
H E L P !!! :confused :silly:
I need that piece of info as well got to convert a zip Rom to tar to flash via Odin. Not too comfortable with flashing through zip files.
I also need to convert a flashable zip file tar file
oqaab said:
I need that piece of info as well got to convert a zip Rom to tar to flash via Odin. Not too comfortable with flashing through zip files.
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Brothers. i also need a program that converts a flashable zip file into a tar file, so that it could be installed via odin.
thanks
add me to the list that need to convert the zip to tar
Donnie Sins said:
Why?
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To build his custom stock rom ?

[GUIDE]How to extract Stock firmwares from Samsung?

And,comes another guide from me.... I was actually extracting a stock firmware and this came into my mind
Ok,I made this guide since the process of extracting firmware is a bit confusing sometimes.So,lets start with it​
What you would need:
1.7zip or any other zip utility
2.Stock Firmware
3.MagicISO
4.Nothing else
Tutorial:
1.Start off by downloading a stock firmware,for this guide,we assume its DDKQ8
2.You will get 2 files, S5830DDKQ8_<bla bla>.tar.md5 and SS_DL.dll
3.Ignore the second file,we only need the first file which has an extension of .md5
4.Now its not possible to extract the file with the current extension.
5.So,rename the file S5830DDKQ8_<bla bla>.tar.md5 to S5830DDKQ8_<bla bla>.tar
6.Now,the file is extractable,so extract it.
7.You will get approx. 9 files: arm11 boot,amss,csc.rfs and various others.
8.Delete all the files except boot.img and system.rfs.These are the only files we need.
9.Now,using MagicISO,open up system.rfs and extract it.
10.Make a new folder named Rom_working
11.Now,move the boot.img there
12.Make a folder called system
13.Move all contents of system.rfs to this this folder.
14.Now all you need is a META-INF folder to complete the rom.(Unless you messed up)
Thats it! Pretty easy huh,this is something really basic,but a few people get confused on extracting it anyway.Its just meant to be a basic guides for those people.If you want to get more info on making a rom,refer this guide which i wrote a few months ago.Hope this helped you guys out.
NOTE: I am not responsible if you mess up your phone or w/e happens to it.Btw,<bla bla> stands for the rest of the filename ​
thanks for that,, i was woundering how it was done,, i ended up using a nandroid backup with kitchen to make my own lol
How can I root the rom??
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Where do we get a META-INF folder?
Do we use CWM recovery to restore with the new folder?
lypang said:
Where do we get a META-INF folder?
Do we use CWM recovery to restore with the new folder?
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You can get a META-INF folder by creating one yourself
I don't understand your 2nd question though
dredremon said:
How can I root the rom??
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Take su bin file from a rooted rom and insert it in your rom.Done.
lypang said:
Where do we get a META-INF folder?
Do we use CWM recovery to restore with the new folder?
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Make one yourself,refer other stock roms for the path,then get the update binaries and script from BlackHawk (if stock ONLY).
okay, this is to flash via CWM is not it? how to change the kernel?
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modolheula said:
okay, this is to flash via CWM is not it? how to change the kernel?
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Kernel is in boot.img. If u want to change kernel, you should change the boot.img
Sent from my fingers to your face,take it or leave it.
okay, I'm trying to find out about the boot.img .... thanks for sharing knowledge
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Well, on Linux I usually do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28933492&postcount=3
Hmm is it possible to extract a stock ROM from the phone itself? Or not extract but get the stock ROM as zip (with those md5 files, etc) so that it can be flashed via Odin on another phone?
It's because i can't find anywhere to download the stock ROM i had...
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Millenium3 said:
Hmm is it possible to extract a stock ROM from the phone itself? Or not extract but get the stock ROM as zip (with those md5 files, etc) so that it can be flashed via Odin on another phone?
It's because i can't find anywhere to download the stock ROM i had...
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Many ways:
1.Adb pull /system
2.Manual copy and paste with file xplorer
3.Use Qtadb and copy /system
Sent from the year 3000 using a SGA where sheep's are not present.
Prawesome said:
Many ways:
1.Adb pull /system
2.Manual copy and paste with file xplorer
3.Use Qtadb and copy /system
Sent from the year 3000 using a SGA where sheep's are not present.
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Y U No like cwm backups ?
Prawesome said:
Many ways:
1.Adb pull /system
2.Manual copy and paste with file xplorer
3.Use Qtadb and copy /system
Sent from the year 3000 using a SGA where sheep's are not present.
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Thanks i will try and post if i have any problems
madman said:
Y U No like cwm backups ?
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I want to flash the rom in another phone... or maybe it works by copying the backup files cwm made into the another phone? But anyways i tried to restore the stock rom once but it failed.. but thanx
PS: i actually thought the thread was the guide for my question
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Don't forget to press thanks button..!!
Prawesome said:
Many ways:
1.Adb pull /system
2.Manual copy and paste with file xplorer
3.Use Qtadb and copy /system
Sent from the year 3000 using a SGA where sheep's are not present.
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ok sorry for late reply
after pull /system how can i make the stock ROM flashable through ODIN on another phone?
or at least another way to flash the rom? adb push?
Millenium3 said:
ok sorry for late reply
after pull /system how can i make the stock ROM flashable through ODIN on another phone?
or at least another way to flash the rom? adb push?
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For Odin flash,refer freeyourandroid.com.
For CWM flash,take updater script and binary from Blackhawk and put it in your rom
Sent from the year 3000 using a SGA where sheep's are not present.
dredremon said:
How can I root the rom??
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Download root file with su and extract it you will find the files you need there.
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can some1 tell me what i did wrong? I made a flashable zip, and after installation phone is not booting.
TechNoJerky said:
can some1 tell me what i did wrong? I made a flashable zip, and after installation phone is not booting.
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Logcat or it didn't happen
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Flashing zip Rom with Odin.

Hello. Is it possible to flash a zip Rom using Odin? I need to flash a zip.
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yes, just take whats inside the zip and make it into a tar.md5 file and that way you can flash it through odin.
PD: it's better to make it .tar.md5 in a linux machine, don't know why doesn't seem to work on windows.
cheers
sebarg said:
yes, just take whats inside the zip and make it into a tar.md5 file and that way you can flash it through odin.
PD: it's better to make it .tar.md5 in a linux machine, don't know why doesn't seem to work on windows.
cheers
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a .tar.md5 is just a .zip renamed?
sebarg said:
yes, just take whats inside the zip and make it into a tar.md5 file and that way you can flash it through odin.
PD: it's better to make it .tar.md5 in a linux machine, don't know why doesn't seem to work on windows.
cheers
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I don't understand. How do I create a .tar.md5 file with a flashable zip?
Lol when your a making .zip then why are you not flashing it directly on your device through cwm??
Edward Cullen
zapcow said:
a .tar.md5 is just a .zip renamed?
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Do I use a program to convert zip to tar.md5 ????
Avilove.Cullen said:
Lol when your a making .zip then why are you not flashing it directly on your device through cwm??
Edward Cullen
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Recovery or my Rom just isn't reading my zip file!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1750960
This link gives some background to what I've already done...
What do I do after I make the zip into a tar file?
extract the zip via winrar or 7 zip and reveal its contents please sir
ajay8055 said:
extract the zip via winrar or 7 zip and reveal its contents please sir
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Meta inf, system, boot.img and installbusybox
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go to jaggys. rom thread following the tutorial unlock your bootloader and install the recovery after that install this zip via recovery. you can't install this zip via odin and you can't convert it to .tar. ....have a nice day sir any questions fell free to post here or ask Google
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sebarg said:
yes, just take whats inside the zip and make it into a tar.md5 file and that way you can flash it through odin.
PD: it's better to make it .tar.md5 in a linux machine, don't know why doesn't seem to work on windows.
cheers
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you can't blindly do a .tar file of extracted files coz Odin wouldn't recognize it like Meta inf is a script for cwm not Odin the rom is packed in such a way that cwm installs it not Odin
Could I use fastboot? I am not having a nice day, my phone is not reading the zip file because it thinks it is corrupted.
ri123 said:
Could I use fastboot? I am not having a nice day, my phone is not reading the zip file because it thinks it is corrupted.
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you need to flash it via recovery...fastboot wont work redownload the file...........
just extract the zip file ,click with right mice button and choos extract,you get a SS_DL.dll document and a tar.MD5 package.
I got this file
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357471
that references odin in the subject of the thread. I tried flashing it via cwm, but kept getting a black screen on boot after the s4 screen.
so I wanted to try odin. but it's a zip. Is there a process to convert to tar.gz? Do I just extract, then recompress to a tar.gz?
sebarg said:
yes, just take whats inside the zip and make it into a tar.md5 file and that way you can flash it through odin.
PD: it's better to make it .tar.md5 in a linux machine, don't know why doesn't seem to work on windows.
cheers
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Ahh, that's because in the \system\etc\terminfo\e\ directory there are two files with the respective names: Eterm and eterm. Linux file names are case-sensitive, Windows file names aren't,so Windows will overwrite one. If you then create a gz file, one of the files is missing.
Avilove.Cullen said:
Lol when your a making .zip then why are you not flashing it directly on your device through cwm??
Edward Cullen
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what is cwm? i want ot flash my s4, i search and i found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Flashing_Guide_-_Android
but it won't help me, please send me some links
This Is Not Working At All
sebarg said:
yes, just take whats inside the zip and make it into a tar.md5 file and that way you can flash it through odin.
PD: it's better to make it .tar.md5 in a linux machine, don't know why doesn't seem to work on windows.
cheers
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I have tried this already....
but Odin Pops up a window saying: ".md5 binary is invalid"
tar/tar.gz from zip file
have seen this question a lot.
to create the tar file, you normally have to be in a Unix environment and an app like File-Roller can do the job of compressinf the files you extracted from the original zip file.
Allright, the solution is simple. You don't even need a Linux machine!
First, check your ZIP file. Does it contain a folder only? And are there some files in that folder? Then you have to make a ZIP file, which only contains those files, otherwise Odin cannot flash it. If there are just some files (and folders?) in your ZIP file, you can just leave it as it is.
Then, you have to download this little tool (direct link) and the thread here . Extract it somewhere you like to have it.
Place your ZIP file in the main directory (the folder where Runme.bat is located) and rename it to yourfile.img, then run Runme.bat (as Admin, probably?)
Now you have a TAR file!
Have a nice day,
VengaXDA

[Q] Stock GB 2.3.6 task manager widget

Hello, can anyone extract this widget and send it to me by email? I removed it accidentally but I don't wanna re flash whole system and loose all my settings because of that. I suppose it should be apk and odex files. They can be found in one system directory. Please pm me for email. Thanks
blackfire74 said:
Hello, can anyone extract this widget and send it to me by email? I removed it accidentally but I don't wanna re flash whole system and loose all my settings because of that. I suppose it should be apk and odex files. They can be found in one system directory. Please pm me for email. Thanks
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Why don't you open the flashable zip of your rom? Then you can extract it yourself
How to do that? What ROM?
blackfire74 said:
How to do that? What ROM?
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Download a 2.3.6 rom flashable zip file. Open it and go to system/app extract the file and copy it to your phone. Install it and your done.
If you want to install a system app then you need to be rooted. So i thought you already had a flashable zip file.
I got my firmware downloaded only. It is md5.tar file. Is this what you are talking about or should I download something else?
blackfire74 said:
I got my firmware downloaded only. It is md5.tar file. Is this what you are talking about or should I download something else?
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No, it should be in that tar file.
Christiaan91 said:
No, it should be in that tar file.
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Inside there are few BIN files.
blackfire74 said:
Inside there are few BIN files.
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Extract those. It must be there somewhere
Christiaan91 said:
Extract those. It must be there somewhere
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Not working!
Anyway I foung other ROM in zip file and I got all extracted. I already have ODEX file in my SGS2 but I was trying to install apk file and it says it cannot be installed.
blackfire74 said:
Not working!
Anyway I foung other ROM in zip file and I got all extracted. I already have ODEX file in my SGS2 but I was trying to install apk file and it says it cannot be installed.
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You have root?
Enough space?
Making a flashable zip and flash it in recovery?
Christiaan91 said:
You have root?
Enough space?
Making a flashable zip and flash it in recovery?
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1. YES
2. YES
3. HOW?
I tried to copy apk file , widget opens but it is scrambled and not responding... Cannot copy ODEX file thou
blackfire74 said:
1. YES
2. YES
3. HOW?
I tried to copy apk file , widget opens but it is scrambled and not responding... Cannot copy ODEX file thou
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Im confused. You did install it? What error do you get when trying to move the odex file?
Christiaan91 said:
Im confused. You did install it? What error do you get when trying to move the odex file?
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I didn't install anything, just copied apk file from SD card into system/app directory. Odex file can't be replaced. No matter what error, just tell me if I have to run 7ZIP program, pack both files and then flash via CWM?
blackfire74 said:
I didn't install anything, just copied apk file from SD card into system/app directory. Odex file can't be replaced. No matter what error, just tell me if I have to run 7ZIP program, pack both files and then flash via CWM?
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Reboot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik cache. Reboot. Maybe that will work.
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Christiaan91 said:
Reboot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik cache. Reboot. Maybe that will work.
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I probably created zip file, signed it and this time widget completely dissapeared from list. Wiped cache etc
blackfire74 said:
I probably created zip file, signed it and this time widget completely dissapeared from list. Wiped cache etc
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You flashed a zip file?
Is the apk file still in system/app? If not just place it there and wipe the caches. Without flashing a file.
BTW I don't know exactly how I make a good flashable zip file. Search and it shouldn't be hard to find and make.
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Christiaan91 said:
You flashed a zip file?
Is the apk file still in system/app? If not just place it there and wipe the caches. Without flashing a file.
BTW I don't know exactly how I make a good flashable zip file. Search and it shouldn't be hard to find and make.
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The thing is it is not possible to just copy system files into proper directory because it returns error that it can't be replaced.
blackfire74 said:
The thing is it is not possible to just copy system files into proper directory because it returns error that it can't be replaced.
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Deleting the old file and then copy the right file doesn't work?
Christiaan91 said:
Deleting the old file and then copy the right file doesn't work?
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I'm not allowed to delete system files as they are in use and any operation is restricted, even while rooted!
Whatever, I flashed my firmware from scratch and f**k it still won't work because I run Go Launcher Ex which is not compatible with stock widget.
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