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Hey Ace Users,
I am going to provide you all the guide to create your own CWM Flashable zip file.
The Best Part of this guide is that you wont need your computer to create the CWM Flashable zip file as this guide will teach you all how to create the CWM Flashable Zip file with the help of the Root Explorer App.
The things you will need for this guide are:-
1.Root Explorer App.
2.Your Ace.
3.A little patience.
So without much ado,Lets start the guide.
STEPS:-
1.Download and install the Root Explorer App.
2.Open the Root Explorer App and Navigate to the Root of your SD Card.
3.Create a Folder and name it whatever you like or whatever name you want to give to your Zip File(I will be reffering to the folder as "Main Folder" throughout this guide)
4.In the Main Folder,you will need to have Two Sub-Folders which are as "META-INF" And "system".
5.The META-INF Folder consists of various files and they should be untouched(The only file in the META-INF folder which we are going to edit is the updater-script).
6.The system folder which you put in the Main Folder contains the apps or various other mods which you want to apply to your ace.
Steps on How to Edit the updater-script:-
1.Go to the META-INF Sub-Folder in the Main Folder.
2.open the com folder which you will find in the META-INF Sub-Folder.
3.Then you will see google folder as soon as you enter "com" folder,enter the google folder,now you will see "android" folder,open it.
4.In the android folder,you wll see two files named as update-binary and updater-script.
5.Open the updater-script file by selecting it.
6.You will see various options.
7.Select the Text Editor option and then the updater-script will open in the text editor.
8.Now we need to type some code so as to have the following functions.
Editing the updater-script:-
So once the updater-script is opened in the text editor,you will need to type some code so as to have the following functions.
CODE:-
Case 1:-
To Display the information of the particular Mod when you select to flash it in CWM Recovery(It is the display you see when you flash a particular Flashable zip file. For Example:- if you are flashing beats mod then when you select to flash the zip file and when the flashing starts you see some infomation like "Beats For Ace" and when the flashing is over you can see that the display shows flashing is done and it tells to reboot phone and stuff)
CODE:-
ui_print("The Text you want to display");
For Example if you want to display "beats Mod for Ace" then you must enter the code as ui_print("Beats Mod for Ace");
NOTE:-
semi-colon and the double quotes in the above code are to be put as they are compulsary to execute the code.
Case 2:-
If You want the updater-script to mount the /system partition,then the code is:-
CODE:-
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/system");
NOTE:-
semi-colon and double quotes are compulsary.
Case 3:-
Now we need to put the apps in the /system partition and for that we need to type the code as:-
CODE:-
package_extract_dir("system", "/system");
NOTE:-
semi-colon and double quotes are compulsary.
Case 4:-
After typing the mount /system code you will also need to unmount the /system partition and to unmount the /system partition the code is:-
CODE:-
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "unmount", "/system");
NOTE:-
Semi-colon and double quotes are compulsary.
Special Case:-
After each case we need to have a special code.
At the start of updating the updater-script,we mostly write the introduction of the mod/script etc. in the ui_print.
so before you add the name & info of the mod in the ui_print you need to write show_progress(0.500000, 0);
and after writing the name/info of the mod,you will be mostly writing the code to mount the system partition,so after writing the code to mount the system partition,you need to write show_progress(0.500000, 20)
Now once you are done writing the code to mount the system partition the next thing you will be doing is extracting the package from the system partition by writing the code for extracting the system partition contents,so after you are done writing the code for extracting the system partition contents,you need to write show_progress(0.500000, 40)
Now after this,you will be writing the code to unmount the system partition so after writing that code you need to write show_progress(0.500000, 60)
After finishing writing the code to unmount the system partition,
you will add some more lines in the ui_print as for example Done flashing mod,so after writing that lines in the ui_print you will need to write show_progress(0.500000, 80)
After that you will probably write some more lines in the ui_print to notify the user to reboot his/her phone so after you write that code you will need to write show_progress(1.000000, 0)
Basically the show_progress command indicates the progress of the installation of the mod.
Sample of the whole updater-script codes in short:-
ui_print("Battery Mod For SGA");
ui_print("|-----by XYZ-----|");
ui_print("10% starting installation");
show_progress(0.500000, 0);
ui_print("20% mounting /system");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/system");
show_progress(0.500000, 20);
ui_print("40% Extracting Files");
package_extract_dir("system", "/system");
show_progress(0.500000, 40);
ui_print("60% unmounting /system");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "unmount", "/system");
show_progress(0.500000, 60);
ui_print("|---Mod Flashed Successfully---|");
show_progress(0.500000, 80);
show_progress(1.000000, 0);
ui_print("Please Reboot Your Phone");
If you don't understand the show_progress procedure then check this link:-
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/6761-show...me-flashables/
NOTE FOR CM7 USERS:-
IF THE ABOVE CODE FOR MOUNTING AND UNMOUNTING THE /SYSTEM PARTITION DOESNT WORK FOR YOU,THEN YOU CAN MANUALLY MOUNT /SYSTEM BEFORE FLASHING AND THEN MANUALLY UMMOUNT IT(IF YOU WANT TO) AFTER FLASHIMG.
NOTE:-
AFTER SAVING THE CHANGES DONE TO THE updater-script,A FILE WILL BE CREATED AS "updater-script.bak".DELETE "updater-script.bak" file.
Okay so we are almost done.
Now some information about the system Sub-folder in the Main Folder.
The system Sub-folder contains another Sub-folder(s) like:-
For example if you want to add an app's apk file then the system sub-folder will contain "app" sub-folder and that app folder contains the apk file(s) that you want to put in the system partition of the ROM.
If you want to Put Framework Mods then the system sub-folder will contain "framework" sub-folder and the "framework" sub-folder wil contain the framework Mod(mostly the Framework mods are in Framework-res.apk file.)
If you want to put libs then the subfolder in the system subfolder will be "lib" and it will contain the libs.
If you want to put bin files then the subfolder in the system subfolder will be "bin" and it will contain the bin files.
If you want to add scripts then the subfolder in the system subfolder will be "etc" subfolder and in that "etc" subfolder there will be another subfolder as "init.d" and in the init.d subfolder there you can put the scripts.
After doing all that(i.e editing the updater-script and putting the files in the subfolders in the system subfolder) go back to the directory where you created the Main Folder and in Root explorer long press the Main Folder and you will get various options.
scroll down and select "zip this folder" and after the folder is zipped you can go to /SD Card/speed software/zip and find the flashable zip there.
Here ends my guide
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Good..!!Helpful for lot of people:thumbup:
side_effect said:
Good..!!Helpful for lot of people:thumbup:
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Helpful. Thanks
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great guide :good::good::good:
but AFAIK guides are supposed to b in general...EET will move this soon
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great guide :good::good::good:
but AFAIK guides are supposed to b in general...EET will move this soon
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No they are meant to be in Development section.
I have seen many guides in development section of many phones.
Nope. Guides should be in General Section. Guides are not developing project.
This was sent from my impulses, not my Galaxy Ace.
Moving to General
Well we will have to remember alot of things before making a zip..
It will not be so easy
Really great guide....................
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thanks for sharing
helpful
for
newbies
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i will try this when i get time.
thanks for this man!!
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Thx!!!!!
Thx a lot man !!
Depuis mon Galaxy Ace GT-S5830-SGSII v9 modifié !!!
@Ace King 34
Hahaha...i think that you have forgot of put some things in this guide, and then about the command show_progress i think that you not have understood really how works.
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@Ace King 34
Hahaha...i think that you have forgot of put some things in this guide, and then about the command show_progress i think that you not have understood really how works.
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You Surely don't know how to read.
Read the Special Case in the OP Carefully.
It has got the show_progress.
and btw read the OP carefully next time before posting such replies.
Ace King 34 said:
You Surely don't know how to read.
Read the Special Case in the OP Carefully.
It has got the show_progress.
and btw read the OP carefully next time before posting such replies.
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Surely you don't know read because i know read better than you Ace Chick, at least you know what do the value 40 in the command show_progress? your guide has only some commands copied from others updater-scripts but you don't know not even what they do...pfff...
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@ EVIL THOR Thanks for Reporting me the issue mate.
I have changed the OP a bit.
Have a Look.
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@ EVIL THOR Thanks for Reporting me the issue mate.
I have changed the OP a bit.
Have a Look.
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Yes ok but the last show_progress should be 100 not 0 if not the bar of progress show only 80% and then go back to 0%.
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EVIL THOR said:
Yes ok but the last show_progress should be 100 not 0 if not the bar of progress show only 80% and then go back to 0%.
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mate I have changed the 0.500000 to 1.00000 and then I have written 0 so it changes the progress from 0.500000 to 1.000000 and I have tested it mate
it worked flawlessly.
Hello XDA people,
I'm trying to make a zip file which can be flashed through CWM. The zip file will include:
Code:
a batch of apps in the /system/app folder
The purpose of this zip is to quick install a bunch of apps after installing a new rom.
I'm guessing that simply drag dropping a bunch of apps inside the system/app zip folder will be enough, right?
The problem is that i don't have a dummy flashable zip file to work with. Can someone please help with this?
ps: i've tried app2zip from market, it doesn't work on s5360
its easy,but system partition have a size limit
i've tried making it but keep getting a "status 0 aborted" error.
What is the system size limit?
Will it help if i delete some big apps from system like maps and swype? I already have almost 50mb free on sys partition.
Can you give me the dummy file to test. preferably both for /data/app and /system/app
broadways said:
Hello XDA people,
I'm trying to make a zip file which can be flashed through CWM. The zip file will include:
Code:
a batch of apps in the /system/app folder
The purpose of this zip is to quick install a bunch of apps after installing a new rom.
I'm guessing that simply drag dropping a bunch of apps inside the system/app zip folder will be enough, right?
The problem is that i don't have a dummy flashable zip file to work with. Can someone please help with this?
ps: i've tried app2zip from market, it doesn't work on s5360
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you need to sign the zip via zip signer (search in themes and apps) and write an updator script (google it)
i dont think size matters much because many rom zips contain only a /system folder
system folder has only 1limitation
the total memory is 222 mb so be carefull about that
your apps should not exceed this size
I got it working... Here is the code for anyone who needs it... found @ META-INF\com\google\android\updater-script file
Code:
ui_print("Partitions mount");
#Properly unmounting to avoid issues
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "umount", "/system");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "umount", "/cache");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "umount", "/data");
#Then mounting
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/system");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/cache");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/data");
ui_print("System folder application installation");
package_extract_dir("system", "/system");
ui_print("Unmounting partitions");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "umount", "/system");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "umount", "/cache");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "umount", "/data");
ui_print("Finish");
With this code, anyone can load multiple apps from flash in 5 seconds.
There's another problem. While installing apps @ system/app works fine with the above script, a different script for installing apps @ data/app doesn't work at all. I have created a thread for this issue at the following link below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35698853
broadways said:
Hello XDA people,
I'm trying to make a zip file which can be flashed through CWM. The zip file will include:
Code:
a batch of apps in the /system/app folder
The purpose of this zip is to quick install a bunch of apps after installing a new rom.
I'm guessing that simply drag dropping a bunch of apps inside the system/app zip folder will be enough, right?
The problem is that i don't have a dummy flashable zip file to work with. Can someone please help with this?
ps: i've tried app2zip from market, it doesn't work on s5360
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I think its better to make a backup using CWM and restore only data.
copy the zip from my signature (stock deadexed)
its for flashing bunch of apps to our device
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add or delete any apps from app folder..
dont forget to delete framework folder as u not need it..
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Hello guys! Hope you can help me with this.
I want to include some apps in my rom, but this app CANT be in the normal /system/app I want that they install as usar app every time i flash. It upose -i read it- that i should create a folder called "data" in the Root of my ROM. So i will have 3 folders: /META-INF/ /system/ and /data/
Along with this i have to edit with notepad++ the updater-script in the directory META-INF\com\google\android and add just below the line package_extract_dir("system", "/system"); the following:
format("yaffs2", "MTD", "userdata");
mount("yaffs2", "MTD", "userdata", "/data");
package_extract_dir("data", "/data");
set_perm(1000, 1000, 0771, "/data");
set_perm_recursive(1000, 1000, 0771, 0644, "/data/app");
And save the file. So i just have to put the .apk files in the /data/ and they will appear like *****in' magic every time i flash... But no, is not working .
Where is the error or what is the right wat to do it? Thanks
And yeah, english is not my native language
mauriciognr said:
Hello guys! Hope you can help me with this.
I want to include some apps in my rom, but this app CANT be in the normal /system/app I want that they install as usar app every time i flash. It upose -i read it- that i should create a folder called "data" in the Root of my ROM. So i will have 3 folders: /META-INF/ /system/ and /data/
Along with this i have to edit with notepad++ the updater-script in the directory META-INF\com\google\android and add just below the line package_extract_dir("system", "/system"); the following:
format("yaffs2", "MTD", "userdata");
mount("yaffs2", "MTD", "userdata", "/data");
package_extract_dir("data", "/data");
set_perm(1000, 1000, 0771, "/data");
set_perm_recursive(1000, 1000, 0771, 0644, "/data/app");
And save the file. So i just have to put the .apk files in the /data/ and they will appear like *****in' magic every time i flash... But no, is not working .
Where is the error or what is the right wat to do it? Thanks
And yeah, english is not my native language
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If you want the app to be a system app, have you tried extracting the library files in the .apk? Open the .apk using WinRAR (an .apk is real
y like a .zip file) and open the folder 'lib' (if there is one). The folder within should be called something like 'armv7a' or 'armv6'. If your device is an ARMv6 device (search it up) the app may be incompatible with your device if there is no matching 'armv6' folder. If there is, open the folder and extract the .so file(s) and put them under /system/lib/ on your device, either with a root file browser, or with a .zip via CWM, Anyways, what app are you trying to install
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If you want the app to be a system app, have you tried extracting the library files in the .apk? Open the .apk using WinRAR (an .apk is real
y like a .zip file) and open the folder 'lib' (if there is one). The folder within should be called something like 'armv7a' or 'armv6'. If your device is an ARMv6 device (search it up) the app may be incompatible with your device if there is no matching 'armv6' folder. If there is, open the folder and extract the .so file(s) and put them under /system/lib/ on your device, either with a root file browser, or with a .zip via CWM, Anyways, what app are you trying to install
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Thanks for reply, but I already know that and already did it. Due to my phone have REALLY little rom memory. So my dream was to allow some apps to be instaled along with the rom.zip but as a user app. Im sick and tired already have almost a week like 6 hours day making my mod of a rom and now that is ready and sexy i cant "transfer the data folder from de rom.zip to data. Thanks for replay.
Have you looked into dsixda's kitchen? It will load your ROM and add in the bits needed to do what you want. The only downside is it isn't really updated anymore. You could also find a mod that flashes user apps in your phone's respective forum, then open it up and look at the updater-script.
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netwokz said:
Have you looked into dsixda's kitchen? It will load your ROM and add in the bits needed to do what you want. The only downside is it isn't really updated anymore. You could also find a mod that flashes user apps in your phone's respective forum, then open it up and look at the updater-script.
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Now here I am with identical problem. In my case,
A. There is no forum with other mods for the TV Stick I am coding.
B. Dxixda's Kitchen chocked up with the AMLOGIC Kernel and refused to help further.
So here's my problem that, I have been breaking my head on this for a week now.
I have a TV Stick with android ICS 4.0.4, and has "yafss2" format. I have attached the mountpoint info, partition info and my updater script.
I am trying to mount the /Data Partition so that I can copy a test APK to /Data/App folder for now. Eventually I need to copy other stuff like app data to /data/data.
Although edify script requires the format
mount(type, device, mountpoint);
I need to do
mount("yafss2","MTD", "/dev/block/mtdblock7", "/data");
for some reason, otherwise the AMLOGIC Recovery gives error of missing parameter.
Anyway, even after following that format, its not working.
The subsequent "package_extract_dir" operation is not successful and I can see the files are not getting copied.
I'd dearly appreciate any pointers and advice.
may be you should set the permission on the /data instead of on the /system/app in you updater script.
hope this can help....
tepar said:
may be you should set the permission on the /data instead of on the /system/app in you updater script.
hope this can help....
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I should have commented out that statement. I realized it after I posted. No it doesn't really matter anyway. The files didn't get copied to there's no permissions to set.
Hello xda..I have been working on a custom rom based on 6.0.1 from the past few days and want to integrate xposed framework, supersu and some other mods in it but all are flashable zip files. My question here is how do you actually integrate the contents of .zip files in rom instead of manually flashing the file through recovery? I am looking forward for to your answer guys. Thank you
Fix:
Code:
package_extract_dir("root", "/tmp");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "unzip", "/tmp/supersu/supersu.zip", "META-INF/com/google/android/*", "-d", "/tmp/supersu");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "sh", "/tmp/supersu/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary", "dummy", "1", "/tmp/supersu/supersu.zip");
Add that to your updater script. Make a folder in the root of your zip (where u have system, metainf folder and boot.img) called "root" inside that folder make another called "supersu" inside that folder put SuperSu zip in it and rename the zip to "supersu"
For xposed or other zips just do the same thing.
Replace supersu with the name of the zip... Another alternative would be to use AROMA installer.
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Fix found guys. Thanks to my developer friend ShinySide..
KingRaheel said:
Hello xda..I have been working on a custom rom based on 6.0.1 from the past few days and want to integrate xposed framework, supersu and some other mods in it but all are flashable zip files. My question here is how do you actually integrate the contents of .zip files in rom instead of manually flashing the file through recovery? I am looking forward for to your answer guys. Thank you
Fix:
Code:
package_extract_dir("root", "/tmp");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "unzip", "/tmp/supersu/supersu.zip", "META-INF/com/google/android/*", "-d", "/tmp/supersu");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "sh", "/tmp/supersu/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary", "dummy", "1", "/tmp/supersu/supersu.zip");
Add that to your updater script. Make a folder in the root of your zip (where u have system, metainf folder and boot.img) called "root" inside that folder make another called "supersu" inside that folder put SuperSu zip in it and rename the zip to "supersu"
For xposed or other zips just do the same thing.
Replace supersu with the name of the zip... Another alternative would be to use AROMA installer.
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This works well for zips where the updater-script is dummy.....
what about the zips like A-Gapps and Arya-Sound mod...where their is a actual working updater-script....
this code doesn't work in this situation....
Hello community!
I was wondering if anybody can help me integrate GAPPS in a ROM.
Some ROMS have them inbuilt and don't require a seperate GAPPS installation.
So yeah, is it possible and if yes, what is the procedure?
Device is Note 8 (N950F).
ROM I'm working on currently is stock based but debloated.
Thanks in advance!
SaadatM said:
Hello community!
I was wondering if anybody can help me integrate GAPPS in a ROM.
Some ROMS have them inbuilt and don't require a seperate GAPPS installation.
So yeah, is it possible and if yes, what is the procedure?
Device is Note 8 (N950F).
ROM I'm working on currently is stock based but debloated.
Thanks in advance!
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Hi ....
first flash gapps after flashing your stock debloated rom and after booting find what apps and files are added by using sort options according to time desending in any file manager like mix and include those files in the same folders in your stock rom........Thats it......
Note: You dont have to update your update-script afterwards.....
Hope this helps
Add this code in the end of your updater script and rename your gapps file to gapps and place it inside your meta-inf folder
Code:
ui_print("Installing GAPPS...");
package_extract_dir("META-INF/gapps", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "unzip", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps/gapps.zip", "META-INF/com/google/android/*", "-d", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "sh", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary", "dummy", "1", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps/gapps.zip");
Trex2017 said:
Add this code in the end of your updater script and rename your gapps file to gapps and place it inside your meta-inf folder
Code:
ui_print("Installing GAPPS...");
package_extract_dir("META-INF/gapps", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "unzip", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps/gapps.zip", "META-INF/com/google/android/*", "-d", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "sh", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary", "dummy", "1", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps/gapps.zip");
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Thanks, exactly what I was looking for!
Trex2017 said:
Add this code in the end of your updater script and rename your gapps file to gapps and place it inside your meta-inf folder
Code:
ui_print("Installing GAPPS...");
package_extract_dir("META-INF/gapps", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "unzip", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps/gapps.zip", "META-INF/com/google/android/*", "-d", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "sh", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary", "dummy", "1", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps/gapps.zip");
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Hi, I would like to ask putting gapps-config in the same meta-inf folder will work or not??
MrMoon said:
Hi, I would like to ask putting gapps-config in the same meta-inf folder will work or not??
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yes , but you have to grep and change all paths to the cnfg file i other files
Can you tell me how you add play store in ROM while editing. I want to do this all step in Android Oreo 8.1 Please help me.
Zip file is corrupt error pops up when I try flashing.
Didn't work
Little more help, please.
Trex2017 said:
Add this code in the end of your updater script and rename your gapps file to gapps and place it inside your meta-inf folder
Code:
ui_print("Installing GAPPS...");
package_extract_dir("META-INF/gapps", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "unzip", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps/gapps.zip", "META-INF/com/google/android/*", "-d", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "sh", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary", "dummy", "1", "/tmp/install/bin/gapps/gapps.zip");
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hey there pal, I have unpacked the whole ROM package and then I've replaced all the stock apks with the google ones. But once I repack and I install the zip, Android Setup crashes.
I'm on Android 11. Any help?
I would really appreciate it.