hi
i downloaded the apktool file...
its requires jre to run
i also download latest jre (around 30mb) and installed it successfully
bt still when i click on apktool nothing happens on my pc
i tried it both on xp and win7
m i missing any other prerequisite??
drsanket_xperia_u said:
hi
i downloaded the apktool file...
its requires jre to run
i also download latest jre (around 30mb) and installed it successfully
bt still when i click on apktool nothing happens on my pc
i tried it both on xp and win7
m i missing any other prerequisite??
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Which OS are you on.????
You will have to set environment variables for apktools to work after installing JAVA........
Goto system properties and then advance system settings and at the bottom you will find environmental variables.......
click on it and then click on first new option at top........
then there add
Variable Name: PATH
Variable Value : C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0_09\bin (path to your bin directory of java where its installed, this one is mine)
the OK>>OK>>OK
and thats it......
@[email protected] said:
Which OS are you on.????
You will have to set environment variables for apktools to work after installing JAVA........
Goto system properties and then advance system settings and at the bottom you will find environmental variables.......
click on it and then click on first new option at top........
then there add
Variable Name: PATH
Variable Value : C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0_09\bin (path to your bin directory of java where its installed, this one is mine)
the OK>>OK>>OK
and thats it......
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its not necessary
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drsanket_xperia_u said:
hi
i downloaded the apktool file...
its requires jre to run
i also download latest jre (around 30mb) and installed it successfully
bt still when i click on apktool nothing happens on my pc
i tried it both on xp and win7
m i missing any other prerequisite??
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I downloaded the full java jdk its about 90 mb and it works like charm!
Related
This is a problem i encountered while installing android kitchen, i searched a lot and found many people had this same issue where the kitchen would say Java not found, but when done editing the bash_profile (fix by dsixda for java not found error) cygwin would come up with an error with a bunch of chmod command not found bla bla and that application clear not found.
So heres a simple fix, follow these steps;
1)go to my computer>system properties from the top menu>advanced system settings from sidepanel>open advanced tab
2)at the bottom click on environment variables> the add a new USER variable, and enter the following inside:
Variable name : path
Variable value : C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_03\bin;
replace the bold part with your version of JDK (check from program files), and make sure ur directory is same, if its not then change it.
Now run cygwin, then try to open the menu and VOILA!
zeeshanhassan nice post. is it you zeeshu007 ????
this is wrong section to post this.
mor_1228 said:
zeeshanhassan nice post. is it you zeeshu007 ????
this is wrong section to post this.
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nope this my first account, and i thought the kitchen is related to rom making so i put it in development section
not worked
I installed ubuntu 12.10 as my only OS now my question is can I use Flashtools? following various guides I found a wild where he said that Flashtools of ubuntu did not work for flashing the kernel, and if so do I have to install windows?
I downloaded Flashtools for ubuntu I extracted the folder but I can not start the program can anyone tell me how to do?
when i try to open flashtools answer me thisView attachment 1504335
I do run but nothing happens
Flashtool works just fine with any linux distro, so does fastboot which u can use to flash kernel.
I'm using debian unstable and both working great.
Anyway u should atleast explain what does the error in screenshot mean, in english.
ubuntu asks me how to open the file asks me if I run it in terminal or run normally, but nothing happens in any of the ways
try run it directly in terminal. by the screenshot it should be
Code:
cd ~/FlashTool
./FlashTool
I think the problem is java....View attachment 1504353
you need to take it from oracle.com and install it for your distro.
it should set your java_home by default and if not put it into ~./bashrc
exactly. its java. flashtool needs java installed, either oracle jdk or openjdk.
with regard to the recognition of the device in fastboot I need the drivers? for ubuntu I do not know where to get the driver for my xperia active
no. u dont need driver whatsoever for linux. just need adb and fastboot to set up correctly.
u should install android sdk, it'll pull adb and fastboot too.
then just add path to adb and fastboot into your bashrc, add semc usb device id in udev rules, reboot once and u good to go.
still nothing I'm doing something wrong but I do not understand what
[email protected]:~$ cd ~/FlashTool
[email protected]:~/FlashTool$ ./FlashTool
Not running as root but Sony/SonyEriccson Vendor ID found on your udev rules
if Flashing didn't work well, run flashtool as root
No Java in specified path in JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java
Set the variable to a valid Java installation
[email protected]:~/FlashTool$
did u install java?
try installing openjdk. its in official ubuntu repo. oracle java is unsupported anymore.
btw u should logout and relogin back after installing openjk for its path in bashrc to be effective.
jfox22 said:
still nothing I'm doing something wrong but I do not understand what
[email protected]:~$ cd ~/FlashTool
[email protected]:~/FlashTool$ ./FlashTool
Not running as root but Sony/SonyEriccson Vendor ID found on your udev rules
if Flashing didn't work well, run flashtool as root
No Java in specified path in JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java
Set the variable to a valid Java installation
[email protected]:~/FlashTool$
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Is java installed in "/usr/lib/jvm" ? If yes, then add the path variable /usr/lib/jvm/bin to your bash profile.
flashtool is searching for binary program named "java" in your operating system's path (ubuntu in your case) so you have to edit the path variable in your bash profile or what ever command line interpreter you use to direct it to the "java" binary . Normally java binary and it's associated binaries are present in the bin directory inside your java installation directory so you have to add the path variable which directs the interpreter to look for binaries inside the java's bin directory where java's binaries are present.
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I installed openjdk View attachment 1504457
but I have always this View attachment 1504458
Open your home directory and press ctrl+h to see hidden files . Can you see files called .profile and/or .bash_login or files which start with" .bash" ? Tell me what files are present.
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what is wrong with the error is that it cant find any java installed in your path.
openjdk should be added to your path automatically if u installed it via apt-get, aptitude or synaptic. and again, after installing openjdk u need to logout and relogin for java path in bashrc to be effective. if still doesn't work even after relogin then try rebooting.
my bet is u doesn't even do the logout and relogin, that why flashtool whines about cannot find java path.
gouthamthemostwanted said:
Open your home directory and press ctrl+h to see hidden files . Can you see files called .profile and/or .bash_login or files which start with" .bash" ? Tell me what files are present.
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an0nym0us_ said:
what is wrong with the error is that it cant find any java installed in your path.
openjdk should be added to your path automatically if u installed it via apt-get, aptitude or synaptic. and again, after installing openjdk u need to logout and relogin for java path in bashrc to be effective. if still doesn't work even after relogin then try rebooting.
my bet is u doesn't even do the logout and relogin, that why flashtool whines about cannot find java path.
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I also tried to reboot but nothing.
an0nym0us_ said:
my bet is u doesn't even do the logout and relogin, that why flashtool whines about cannot find java path.
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That might be the problem but I've edited the path side by side and accessed binaries from terminal (which were not accessible before editing the path) without reboot or relogin.
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jfox22 said:
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Open .profile and read the first few lines. Does it say anything about "this profile will not be effective if .bash_login or .bashrc is present" or something like that?
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run these in terminal and paste the output here
Code:
sudo update-alternatives --config java
Code:
sudo update-alternatives --config javac
Code:
sudo update-alternatives --config javaw
# ~/.profile: executed by the command interpreter for login shells.
# This file is not read by bash(1), if ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bash_login
# exists.
# see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files for examples.
# the files are located in the bash-doc package.
# the default umask is set in /etc/profile; for setting the umask
# for ssh logins, install and configure the libpam-umask package.
#umask 022
# if running bash
if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
# include .bashrc if it exists
if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
. "$HOME/.bashrc"
fi
fi
# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then
PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
I am having problems getting my APKTools to decompile an APK (I'm new to this). Here is my process:
- Downloaded the 3 apktool files and pasted them in the folder C:\APKTool
- Put framework-res.apk in the same folder
-Opened a command prompt in the folder C:\APKTool (Held shift and right clicked on folder)
- Typed "apktool if framework-res.apk"
I get the error:
'java' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
- I have the android SDK installed (everything in 32 bit, my eclipse works)
- I have installed the Java JDK in the same folder as the SDK
- Java Runtime environment 7 is installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7
I'm pretty stuck at this point. If it helps my operating system is windows 8 pro 64bit. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Im stupid
Sorry I just reinstalled JRE and it worked fine. Wish I could go back in time before I posted this
Hi,
I've backup a few apps from my Nexus 5 (Unrooted),
I've copied the .ab file to my PC and I wondered how can I extract it to edit some file and then repack it again.
I've already tried to extract it using DroidExplorer but I'm getting an un-openable tar file.
Can someone please point me how to can I do it right? and how can I repack it again,
Thanks in advance!
Gilco:good:
There is a sweet guide here
UltraWelfare said:
There is a sweet guide here
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Thanks man, I tried but I get an error while trying to extract the tar file,
also I saw this warning at the end of the guide:
Warning about Helium (Carbon): helium backups are just android adb backups that are not compressed with Java Deflater. It means they were created with the option static final boolean COMPRESS_FULL_BACKUPS = false.
A normal adb restore should work.
see log from first step:
C:\Users\Gil\Desktop\BandR>java -jar abe.jar unpack com.gameinsight.airport.ab A
C.tar
Strong AES encryption enabled
Magic: ANDROID BACKUP
Version: 1
Compressed: 1
Algorithm: none
20664320 bytes read
gilc8 said:
Thanks man, I tried but I get an error while trying to extract the tar file,
also I saw this warning at the end of the guide: ...
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Hi all, I play a bit with the conversion from Helium backups. Here is the utility:
xaos.ic.cz/Helium_ab2tar.zip . Still don't know what are the last four bytes in the Helium .ab file. Is that some checksum or what? Anyone knows?
xaos.cz said:
Hi all, I play a bit with the conversion from Helium backups. Here is the utility:
xaos.ic.cz/Helium_ab2tar.zip . Still don't know what are the last four bytes in the Helium .ab file. Is that some checksum or what? Anyone knows?
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Thank you so much! It's working. I was able to extract my (unencrypted) Helium backup. Did you publish the code somewhere else? Here's a Makefile in case someone wants to build it for Linux. (Just remove .txt before running make or make extract)
Archived utility on Github
Hey everyone,
since the original utility has vanished and is somewhat hard to find, I've archived it at Github for convenience: github.com/floe/helium_ab2tar
If the original author wishes, I can transfer the repo to their ownership.
Best, Floe
floemuc said:
Hey everyone,
since the original utility has vanished and is somewhat hard to find, I've archived it at Github for convenience: github.com/floe/helium_ab2tar
If the original author wishes, I can transfer the repo to their ownership.
Best, Floe
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Hi, the "helium_ab2tar" finally helped me. Good work!
I was running Win7 and didn't have any C compiler installed, so here is what I found:
• from the link above, extract helium_ab2tar-master.zip to a new directory
• from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm download Binaries and Dependencies and extract files make.exe, libintl3.dll, libiconv2.dll to your helium_ab2tar-master directory
• from https://bellard.org/tcc/ download a recent TinyCC build and extract the whole zip into your helium_ab2tar-master directory
• edit the makefile and change "CC=gcc" to "CC=tcc\tcc.exe"
• change "-o ab2tar_cut" to "-o ab2tar_cut.exe", "-o ab2tar_corr" to "-o ab2tar_corr.exe", "-o tar2ab_cut" to "-o tar2ab_cut.exe", "-o tar2ab_corr" to "-o tar2ab_corr.exe"
• finally run make.exe
How to use:
ab2tar_cut [.ab file] [temporary file]
ab2tar_corr [temporary file] [.tar file]
Thanks Commander!
It doesn't work for me =(
That's what I'm getting while trying to start it thru terminal
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
download https://github.com/floe/helium_ab2tar, unzip, run make.exe from helium_ab2tar-master folder
aIecxs said:
download "https://github.com/floe/helium_ab2tar"]https://github.com/floe/helium_ab2tar, unzip, run make.exe from helium_ab2tar-master folder
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there is no such file as make.exe.
of course, you must follow the steps in Post #7
or use linux. you can use Unetbootin and install Xubuntu to usb flash drive
aIecxs said:
of course, you must follow the steps in Post #7
or use linux. you can use Unetbootin and install Xubuntu to usb flash drive
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I did so and it gives me another error
Code:
tcc\tcc.exe ab2tar_cut.c -o ab2tar_cut.exe
process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, tcc\tcc.exe ab2tar_cut.c -o ab2tar_cut.exe, ...) failed.
make (e=2): The system cannot find the file specified.
make: *** [ab2tar_cut] Error 2
try with full path in makefile for example CC="C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\helium_ab2tar-master\tcc\tcc.exe" (path to tcc.exe)
aIecxs said:
try with full path in makefile for example CC="C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\helium_ab2tar-master\tcc\tcc.exe" (path to tcc.exe)
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ok it seems to work,
PS C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master> C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master\make.exe
C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master\tcc.exe ab2tar_cut.c -o ab2tar_cut.exe
C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master\tcc.exe ab2tar_corr.c -o ab2tar_corr.exe
C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master\tcc.exe tar2ab_corr.c -o tar2ab_corr.exe
C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master\tcc.exe tar2ab_cut.c -o tar2ab_cut.exe
PS C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master>
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what's next ?
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aIecxs said:
try with full path in makefile for example CC="C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\helium_ab2tar-master\tcc\tcc.exe" (path to tcc.exe)
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what should be instead of [temporary file] ?
backup.ab.tmp (or any other name)
aIecxs said:
backup.ab.tmp (or any other name)
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PS C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master>
>> ab2tar_cut backup.ab backup.ab.tmp
ab2tar_cut : The term 'ab2tar_cut' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable
program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:2 char:1
+ ab2tar_cut backup.ab backup.ab.tmp
+ ~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (ab2tar_cut:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
Suggestion [3,General]: The command ab2tar_cut was not found, but does exist in the current location. Windows PowerShell does not load commands from the current location by default. If you trust this command, instead type: ".\ab2tar_cut". See "get-help about_Command_Precedence" for more details.
PS C:\Users\danbe\Downloads\folders\helium_ab2tar-master\helium_ab2tar-master>
Sorry I was using powershell for it, it doesn't work in PS but it works in CMD
Hello, I am feeling as dumb as a caveman right now because I could not figure out how to decompress and .ab file created with an old version of Helium which pretty much screw me over this.
I'm pretty much an illiterate with command lines in general. I tried cygwin but can't manage to find the right command combo, also android backup extractor doesn't even work despite I've installed the Java SE SDK etc (running Win10 x64). Can someone tell me step by step how I can decompress this hellish .ab file once for all? Thank you in advance.
P.s.= And yes, I also tryied using the method described on these last 2 pages and I get this:
C:\Users\Dingo Dash>"C:\Users\Dingo Dash\Desktop\helium_ab2tar-master\bin\make.exe" ab2tar_cut "C:\Users\Dingo Dash\Downloads\com.koushikdutta.backup\SM-G900F - 353687063301086\backup.ab" xxx.tmp
make: *** No rule to make target `ab2tar_cut'. Stop.
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- download and edit makefile from post #5
- compile the binaries (.exe files)
- unpack backup + convert to tar
- unpack tar file
aIecxs said:
- download and edit makefile from post #5
- compile the binaries (.exe files)
- unpack backup + convert to tar
- unpack tar file
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Thank you but I wanted to know what I was doing wrong on the prompt because I had already compiled the binaries aka followed the whole procedure.
Anyway, I managed to extract the whole damn file on another device. I don't have an explaination of why helium behaved this way but it actually worked on a more recent device instead of the original one, were the backup was created, also using a 2015 or so old version of the app, which should be the one the file came from.
I want to decompile some system apps and I can't even get apktool to work. I installed java jre and jdk both and I get the following error in cmd:
Java is not recognized as an internal or external command
So I set my environmental system variables for Java on my windows xp computer as shown below:
View attachment 2825945
But I still get the same error as before! I need someone to please help me figure this out before I get even more frustrated!
Make sure you have installed apktool correctly
Windows:
Download The Following From Here
apktool1.5.2.tar.bz2
apktool-install-windows-r05-ibot.tar.bz2
Unzip both files with winrar and put the contents (there should be 3 files) in C:\Windows
if you have java jdk installed you should be able to type apktool and hit enter at the command prompt and if installed it will give you all the options for apkool
Linux:
Download apktool-install-linux-* file
Download apktool-* file
Unpack both to /usr/local/bin directory (you must have root permissions)
Mac OS X:
Download apktool-install-macos-* file
Download apktool-* file
Unpack both to /usr/local/bin directory (you must have root permissions)
did everything still not working
I Followed this guide here which is very similiar: http://androidforums.com/esteem-all-things-root/520917-guide-how-properly-decompile-recompile-apks-apktool.html
I stopped at installing framework because CMD would not let me be able to do so!
Any other advice?
I really need to get this working!
Thanks for your help!
JT1510365 said:
I Followed this guide here which is very similiar: http://androidforums.com/esteem-all-things-root/520917-guide-how-properly-decompile-recompile-apks-apktool.html
I stopped at installing framework because CMD would not let me be able to do so!
Any other advice?
I really need to get this working!
Thanks for your help!
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what version of apktool are you using? maybe the apktool doesn't support it.. download de jar and the appt http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1755243 , open the cmd window holding shift+ right button where the apktool is placed