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So maybe I'm slow, but I'm just now figuring out that 7zip can unpack/repack .apk files.
I do notice that the filesize is different after recompressing, and a search turns up some people saying that it's ok. Does anyone have experience repacking with 7zip and have any recommendations on how to do so optimally?
Thanks!
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Well, one thing I've ascertained is that simply telling it to make an .apk isn't the right method. It will do it, but size is wrong, and the resultant file does not work within the phone. :S
Why is this here and not in q&a
from my phone duh
CheesyNutz said:
Why is this here and not in q&a
from my phone duh
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why is your comment here? more annoying then the OP.
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Check link in my sig.
All the tools you need to compress as you like.
Thanks man, and THANKS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThIx_X7KL-E&playnext=1&list=PLB51E246983769403
Anyone know where i can find this exact Boot animation? and do i install it same way as i would a custom rom.
1. Put in root
2. Boot to recovery
3. Flash it
and thats it? this will be first time i download just a boot animation. i normally use the one that come with the rom.
and i left a youtube comment but the creator hasn't posted a message in over a month
Thanks.
Joey_UFC said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThIx_X7KL-E&playnext=1&list=PLB51E246983769403
Anyone know where i can find this exact Boot animation? and do i install it same way as i would a custom rom.
1. Put in root
2. Boot to recovery
3. Flash it
and thats it? this will be first time i download just a boot animation. i normally use the one that come with the rom.
and i left a youtube comment but the creator hasn't posted a message in over a month
Thanks.
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I'm not sure where to find it, but it depends on how its packaged, on how you install it. If its a flashable zip, then yes you do exactly as you said. If its just the bootanimation.zip, and isn't flashable, then you can use root explorer to put the file where it belongs. If you're on a sense rom, it goes in /system/customize/resource. If you're on aosp, it goes in /system/media. Just put it in the right folder, set permissions, and reboot.
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thanks. hopefully this files out there somewhere
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thanks. hopefully this files out there somewhere
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Your welcome. I'm sure its on xda somewhere. I'd check and search in the themes and apps section, or use Google to search it.
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k2buckley said:
Your welcome. I'm sure its on xda somewhere. I'd check and search in the themes and apps section, or use Google to search it.
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I Did a XDA search and it pretty much people like me asking for a Transformers boot animation but it wasn't the specific one i was asking for.
Google is my next stop
got a youtube message back from the guy with the boot and he gave me this file
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747987
its the right one but the links are dead.
anything we can do?
Joey_UFC said:
got a youtube message back from the guy with the boot and he gave me this file
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747987
its the right one but the links are dead.
anything we can do?
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Damn, you're right. The mp3 file (for the boot sound) will download it seems, but the actual boot animation links me to 4shared and says 'the file link is no longer valid', or something like that. Maybe look thru that thread and see if there are any mirror's posted in it? I got nothing to do, I'll take a gander for ya in a sec.
EDIT: I found it. Check out post #40 in that thread. I just downloaded it. The download works fine. If you want the sound, the link in the OP looks like it works, if not, I saw two other mirrors for the MP3 sound somewhere between post 10 and 40.
BTW, that download is not flashable. you'll need to put the file where it goes. It's easy, especially if you know a little adb, it'll take 20 seconds. If not, using root explorer or ES file explorer can get the job done.
EDIT2: attatched the animation for you.
i'll take a look as well, don't want you to be having all the fun
Its in there, page 4 or 5
damn it its not flashable.
gotta learn how to do it the other way now
Root explorer works great-sweet find!
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Damn, you're right. The mp3 file (for the boot sound) will download it seems, but the actual boot animation links me to 4shared and says 'the file link is no longer valid', or something like that. Maybe look thru that thread and see if there are any mirror's posted in it? I got nothing to do, I'll take a gander for ya in a sec.
EDIT: I found it. Check out post #40 in that thread. I just downloaded it. The download works fine. If you want the sound, the link in the OP looks like it works, if not, I saw two other mirrors for the MP3 sound somewhere between post 10 and 40.
BTW, that download is not flashable. you'll need to put the file where it goes. It's easy, especially if you know a little adb, it'll take 20 seconds. If not, using root explorer or ES file explorer can get the job done.
EDIT2: attatched the animation for you.
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Thanks man, im pretty excited.
is there a thread on how to install it the proper way, im only good at flashing things ahaha
Joey_UFC said:
Thanks man, im pretty excited.
is there a thread on how to install it the proper way, im only good at flashing things ahaha
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Couple quick questions to help me help you get it installed.
1) What rom are you currently on
2) Do you have a root level file explorer such as Root Explorer, or ES File explorer?
3) Do you have adb set up to use on your computer?
4) If you're on a sense rom, I might be able to make a flashable zip for you, let me know.
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Couple quick questions to help me help you get it installed.
1) What rom are you currently on
2) Do you have a root level file explorer such as Root Explorer, or ES File explorer?
3) Do you have adb set up to use on your computer?
4) If you're on a sense rom, I might be able to make a flashable zip for you, let me know.
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Yes all i use is sense. if you could i would really appreciate it and i know so would others. maybe we can make a thread and get this boot back out their.
but to answer your questions anyway
1. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035107 SMOOTH n SEXY
2. yes i got Astro
3. i don't know what ADB is so no lol
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Yes all i use is sense. if you could i would really appreciate it and i know so would others. maybe we can make a thread and get this boot back out their.
but to answer your questions anyway
1. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035107 SMOOTH n SEXY
2. yes i got Astro
3. i don't know what ADB is so no lol
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Try flashing this. It should work. Make a nandroid backup first, just in case. Unless you already have a current one.
yeah it worked but no sound?
edit: that was fastest bootloader i have ever had lol 6 or 7 seconds tops
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yeah it worked but no sound?
edit: that was fastest bootloader i have ever had lol 6 or 7 seconds tops
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Ooops. I forgot to edit the sound file. Sorry. I can edit and re upload it, or all you'd need to do is open up the zip you downloaded. Click the folder that says system. then click customize. then click resource. then you'll see the bootanimation.zip and the mp3 file. rename the mp3 file to SPC_animation_final. Or it might be spc_animation_final. I forget if the spc is capitals or not. It's one or the other. Then reflash it.
Edit> and what do you mean that was the fastest bootloader? The fastest it's ever booted up you mean? confused.
k done. do i just reboot my phone to see if it works or do i gotta flash again
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k done. do i just reboot my phone to see if it works or do i gotta flash again
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Once you edited it, flash it again. And also, as I said, I don't remember if it's spc_animation_final or if it's SPC_animation_final. And I may have not been clear, but make sure that when you renamed it, you left the .mp3 extension on the file. It needs to be there.
yeah i know. flashing now. 1 min bud
Is it possible for somebody to create a completely stock framework (status bar, pulldown, etc) for juggernaut 5.0? I always thought the green battery really stood out when everything else was at an understated grey color. i wish i knew how to do this myself
but i turn to the experts on here for some love. hopefully i am not the only one who wants this and there is an actual demand for this type of theme
if anybody takes on this task, i thank them greatly
All you gotta do is search for empty zip file to flash theme. Then take out framework, twframework and systemUI from original Jug. Make folder called framework put both framework in there. another folder called app and put systemui. Then without extracting the zip file/use 7zip to put both this folder in it and then flash that zip. That's all!
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Is it possible for somebody to create a completely stock framework (status bar, pulldown, etc) for juggernaut 5.0? I always thought the green battery really stood out when everything else was at an understated grey color. i wish i knew how to do this myself
but i turn to the experts on here for some love. hopefully i am not the only one who wants this and there is an actual demand for this type of theme
if anybody takes on this task, i thank them greatly
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Oh... When I meant stock, I meant stock out of the box..not stock juggernaut. Sorry for the misunderstanding. And by any chance, do you know where I can get a totally stock Tmobile sgs2 ROM? The roms I have seen on here are on multiupload.com and that site seems to be down
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All you gotta do is search for empty zip file to flash theme. Then take out framework, twframework and systemUI from original Jug. Make folder called framework put both framework in there. another folder called app and put systemui. Then without extracting the zip file/use 7zip to put both this folder in it and then flash that zip. That's all!
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Mr.X has dedoxed stock rom in Dev section! Just download it and make sure you flash radio with it because it does not come with!
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Oh... When I meant stock, I meant stock out of the box..not stock juggernaut. Sorry for the misunderstanding. And by any chance, do you know where I can get a totally stock Tmobile sgs2 ROM? The roms I have seen on here are on multiupload.com and that site seems to be down
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Thanks, man.. I'm gonna check that out in the morning. I'm super tired right now
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Mr.X has dedoxed stock rom in Dev section! Just download it and make sure you flash radio with it because it does not come with!
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By the way they have thnx button so instead of saying it make sure you hit that button! I shows your appreciation!
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Thanks, man.. I'm gonna check that out in the morning. I'm super tired right now
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i didnt realize that they reposted it in the end of the thread for the stock rom.... i was only checking the first page. and i think i did hit the thanks button. it was on my phone through the app and that is kinda laggy for me sometimes. did your meter go up by 3?
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By the way they have thnx button so instead of saying it make sure you hit that button! I shows your appreciation!
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last question... lol
do i put both the apk and jar files in the zip or just the apk?
appdroid said:
All you gotta do is search for empty zip file to flash theme. Then take out framework, twframework and systemUI from original Jug. Make folder called framework put both framework in there. another folder called app and put systemui. Then without extracting the zip file/use 7zip to put both this folder in it and then flash that zip. That's all!
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were there any other files i was supposed to add with the zip file? i added all the files you mentioned and when i tried to flash it, it just said installation aborted.
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By the way they have thnx button so instead of saying it make sure you hit that button! I shows your appreciation!
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were there any other files i was supposed to add with the zip file? i added all the files you mentioned and when i tried to flash it, it just said installation aborted.
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Did you "sign" the zip file?
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Damn... I never felt so much like a "noob" till right now... Lol. How do you sign it?
G1ForFun said:
Did you "sign" the zip file?
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doubled227 said:
Is it possible for somebody to create a completely stock framework (status bar, pulldown, etc) for juggernaut 5.0? I always thought the green battery really stood out when everything else was at an understated grey color. i wish i knew how to do this myself
but i turn to the experts on here for some love. hopefully i am not the only one who wants this and there is an actual demand for this type of theme
if anybody takes on this task, i thank them greatly
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For what it's worth, I always wanted a stock sgs2 theme for juggernaut as well. If you get it working, let us know.
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doubled227 said:
Damn... I never felt so much like a "noob" till right now... Lol. How do you sign it?
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You don't need to sign it.
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You don't need to sign it.
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oh okay... thats cool. i actually learned how to sign things so that's a plus for learning new things. lol.
but it stops as soon as i try to flash it when it gets up an update part... i'm going to attach the zips that i have and maybe somebody can tell me what i am doing wrong because i really wanna fix this now
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oh okay... thats cool. i actually learned how to sign things so that's a plus for learning new things. lol.
but it stops as soon as i try to flash it when it gets up an update part... i'm going to attach the zips that i have and maybe somebody can tell me what i am doing wrong because i really wanna fix this now
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If you have Root explorer or something similar, you could probably copy and late the appropriate files in the correct spots and then reboot. Then you wouldn't need to sign or flash.
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i thought that would have worked before too... but as soon as i pasted the new framework apk, everything force closes and i had to load up a prior backup
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If you have Root explorer or something similar, you could probably copy and late the appropriate files in the correct spots and then reboot. Then you wouldn't need to sign or flash.
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doubled227 said:
oh okay... thats cool. i actually learned how to sign things so that's a plus for learning new things. lol.
but it stops as soon as i try to flash it when it gets up an update part... i'm going to attach the zips that i have and maybe somebody can tell me what i am doing wrong because i really wanna fix this now
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Are these the exact same zips you are trying to flash? if so they are not set up right for CWM to be able to apply them. Here is a CMW flash for you. Open it with 7 zip or an appropriate progam, i recomend 7zip its great. You will see the app folder and the framework folder. Place your modfied app.apks in the app folder and any modified framwork.res files in the framework folder. Dont try to mess with too much at first just framework.res twframework.res and systemui.apk make sure when you transfer images you are taking them from stock and adding them to Juggs files or you will get a force close. dont just try and take stock .res files or .apks and flash them.
hahahahahaha.... i wish i saw this sooner. i actually went ahead and pushed the stock images over the modified images i wanted into the systemui.apk within the juggernaut zip file and then reflashed it. that would have saved me loads of time configuring everything all over again. but thanks though... if this doesn't help me now, it should help me later. and it probably helps other people looking to do their own thing as well.
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Are these the exact same zips you are trying to flash? if so they are not set up right for CWM to be able to apply them. Here is a CMW flash for you. Open it with 7 zip or an appropriate progam, i recomend 7zip its great. You will see the app folder and the framework folder. Place your modfied app.apks in the app folder and any modified framwork.res files in the framework folder. Dont try to mess with too much at first just framework.res twframework.res and systemui.apk make sure when you transfer images you are taking them from stock and adding them to Juggs files or you will get a force close. dont just try and take stock .res files or .apks and flash them.
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finally fixed
here's an end result of how i finally got it to come out if anybody is interested. it's the subtle differences with the system bar, the dock and the weather widget that make the difference. haha... thanks everybody for the help
If I download a zip file and it has an app in it, can i flash it? Theres a lot of out-of-market apps available on cloud storage sites like mediafire which have apps inside the zips. You have to extract it to get the APK file. My question being : Can i flash the zip file which has an app in it causing it to be installed as a system app? (Using recoveries)
P.S I'm really sorry if I've posted this in the wrong place but I'm in need of answers. I did search for the FAQ section. But I'm using tapatalk so I'm down to the phone view.
Nooo buddy.. Flashable zip requires updater script n proper path to install... An ordinary zip is jus an compressed form of a file...
P.s you cant use an ordinary zip file to install apps via recovery...
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raolemo said:
If I download a zip file and it has an app in it, can i flash it? Theres a lot of out-of-market apps available on cloud storage sites like mediafire which have apps inside the zips. You have to extract it to get the APK file. My question being : Can i flash the zip file which has an app in it causing it to be installed as a system app? (Using recoveries)
P.S I'm really sorry if I've posted this in the wrong place but I'm in need of answers. I did search for the FAQ section. But I'm using tapatalk so I'm down to the phone view.
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Please do not post questions here
Mod please move or delete this one(again....)
Thanks! Before this thread gets deleted. Again. :/ But 1 more, if i do flash it, does anything happen? Like, does the phone get bricked?
raolemo said:
Thanks! Before this thread gets deleted. Again. :/ But 1 more, if i do flash it, does anything happen? Like, does the phone get bricked?
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It wont get flashed.. It will show error... Yeah may it can soft brick ua phone.... Wats fun in tryn wen yu knw it wont work... Act wise buddy ..
Don't be shy.. Juss hit thanks..
Got to be a busy night
You've got your answer anyway..
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Hey so I'm trying to convert the FTF file to a flashable zip using this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849867 but once I go through the command prompt all seems to have gone well but I can find the system folder. Anyone have an Ideal of what I'm doing wrong? I would post on that thread but I don't have enough posts yet lol.... always seem to be able to find answers without posting... until now this phone lmao.
RaWrGs said:
Hey so I'm trying to convert the FTF file to a flashable zip using this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849867 but once I go through the command prompt all seems to have gone well but I can find the system folder. Anyone have an Ideal of what I'm doing wrong? I would post on that thread but I don't have enough posts yet lol.... always seem to be able to find answers without posting... until now this phone lmao.
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Yes, it does not work. I had tried too. You could post the query in that thread. May be the dev could enlighten us.
Well at least its not just me ..... I would post in there..... but I still need 2 more posts before I can post in "developers section". well one more after this lol
RaWrGs said:
Well at least its not just me ..... I would post in there..... but I still need 2 more posts before I can post in "developers section". well one more after this lol
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Another method is to take a backup using CWM recovery and then use the system.ext4 file created during backup.
Just unzip it, it will give you the complete data under /system.
This file is found under clockworkmod folder in the external sd card.
Damn why didn't I think of that thankyou! lol..... I've been using Rom toolbox to copy system folders into a different folder so I could take them off my phone lmao..... I shall continue my "brick a Sony" project tomorrow
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Good Luck
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Good Luck
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lol thanks I'm gonna need it! hopefully its successful! and ill have cm9 on my ion
or not..... I think I just hard bricked it using flashtool to flash the stock rom..... its not doing anything now..... not charging wont turn on.... wont go to flashmode....
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or not..... I think I just hard bricked it using flashtool to flash the stock rom..... its not doing anything now..... not charging wont turn on.... wont go to flashmode....
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Its not easy to hard brick xperia phones. Its probably just a soft brick. Follow popfan's post to recover from soft brick.
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I know ive done that a few times now lol ..... It came back to life randomly it would react to any button presses.... then after a few hours look down and it was on lol
stuck!
I am also stuck in extracting ftf file!
It's really confusing!