Is there anyway i can backup my whole ROM as a zip file? I want to be able to bring it to my computer, edit some png's, then reflash and have the modifications up. If there is such thing please let me know. I am extremely interested in this!!
Why not just transfer the rom.zip you used to flash and edit the framework-res and systemui.apk's and then gut a flashable zip and place those in appropriate folder and flash that? That's what I do if you need a plain empty flashable I can upload one for you
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Let me elaborate on that
You take a flashable that already contains an updater-script in it aka meta-inf.
Make a framework folder and this is where you will put your signed and renamed Framework-res.apk then make a folder named System and in system folder make an App folder and this is where you'll place the SystemUI.apk.
*note* you need to sign these when your done swapping pngs and rename them appropriately.
Once done sign the whole.zip boot into cwm and flash it this will replace the stock framework-res etc and you'll be good to go
http://db.tt/xfQOB8Kg
Use this .zip for your flashable this will do all the work in cwm mounting wise. Just delete the folders in the system folder and do what I told you above
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this post was so noobish i feel stupid
joe_d08_17 said:
Thank you very much. That sounds like a plan. But how can I make it so the apps will stay on the desktop and settings can be saved? I take it I would have to edit the XML files or something difficult right?:/
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What do you mean? All you'd have to do is open the zip and find the .apks extract them edit the pngs and sign them put them in the flashable and flash it... I'm not understanind your issue
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its because what i want is literally like a clockworkmod backup but as a flashable zip. This is not possible is it? I want all my settings and referennces to be saved along with my messages etc.
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its because what i want is literally like a clockworkmod backup but as a flashable zip. This is not possible is it? I want all my settings and referennces to be saved along with my messages etc.
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No if you create this flashable what you edit to put it this it will only change what your flashing like if you put nothing in the flashable then nothing will change. If you want to flash a vending.apk put in this flashable and flash it that's all that's going to change is the replacing of the market...
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What do you plan on editing anyways? An app? Your theme?
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Oh ok wow i am so dumb. I didnt understand you but now i get it. Thanks this sounds better
joe_d08_17 said:
Oh ok wow i am so dumb. I didnt understand you but now i get it. Thanks this sounds better
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No problem
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There also is a way to make a flashable from your nandroid backup. I don't remember where I saw the thread offhand but will look tonight.
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ok i got more questions-.- what is sign? and which apk's do i have to sign?
that would be great. if you find please post a link
joe_d08_17 said:
ok i got more questions-.- what is sign? and which apk's do i have to sign?
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Lol if you have windows 32bit ill find my installer on my pc for the apksigner and ill upload it for you xD
If you plan on editing an applications png then once you've opened it and replaced said pngs then it needs to be resigned and renamed to not have the "signed" in it
Signing means its certifed and has the ability to be installed as application
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lol upload it please. im using apk manager 4.9 but man this really tough. can u elaborate a bit more? im so sorry lol im just not grasping it.
do not give up on me!! lol
how bout this look: so im trying to make a minor change to an app just for fun. its airdroid. so is the first step to extract the apk or to decompile?
and lol i was trying to accomplish the task of making mynandroid backup a flashable zip but this interests me to.
So, lets get clear, what exactly r u helping me do now? In my head im thinking ur trying to help me edit an app and then install it in my phone right?
if im wrong then tell me what we are trying to do!! lol
Yeah that sounds like its much more difficult then what I use what I use you drag and drop the finished apk and it signs it lol simple give me a minute to find it upload it and paste a download link..pc sucks arse phone is much faster....
Edit: yes I'm helping you edit an apk and then have it install on the phone or be able to be pushed to the /system/app folder...
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http://db.tt/SxsN7FdP
Extract this and install it once done open the android apk signer and drop the apk file in the box hit sign and done
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Go into Themes subforum in the sticky at the top and read Guide to Themeing by Dreamsforgotten....it is awesome and has all the programs and links...plus he answer all questions.
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ok great im gonna try it. i tried it another time with apk manager and it didnt work. hopefully urs works.
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so basically i have flashed cm6 on my incredible and a theme and i want to know if there is a way i can make a rom of what i have on my phone now of if i can combine the zips to make a working rom i can further edit. i have a rom kitchen set up and i am still trying to learn all the in's and out's of it.
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so basically i have flashed cm6 on my incredible and a theme and i want to know if there is a way i can make a rom of what i have on my phone now of if i can combine the zips to make a working rom i can further edit. i have a rom kitchen set up and i am still trying to learn all the in's and out's of it.
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I would say that is what alot of people are doing right now with incredible rom's.....that is why people are releasing patches and fixes after seeing them working in other roms.
......I have a rather easy question that applies to this subject also....
before loading a rom to my phone, can i go into the zip file and remove some 3rd party app apk files that i don't want before running it and will it still be ok ?
JustinD,
U can not just unzip it change things and rezip. It needs a signiture. Use the basic htc kitchen that's posted in chef central, it will unzip it into a working folder allowing u to change things at your will, u also use the kitchen to rezip and sign.
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tcberg2010 said:
JustinD,
U can not just unzip it change things and rezip. It needs a signiture. Use the basic htc kitchen that's posted in chef central, it will unzip it into a working folder allowing u to change things at your will, u also use the kitchen to rezip and sign.
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Excellent. Thank you. I figured it wasn't as simple as I put it, but I just wanted to make sure before I did something stupid.
Or use 7zip to manipulate files in the archive without even having to unzip it.
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Or use 7zip to manipulate files in the archive without even having to unzip it.
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No. Changing even 1 byte will change the signature needed. You need to use the kitchen so you can resign the ROM and flash it.
Even if u did just unzip, rezip, and flash it would just throw back an invalid signature error and return u to recovery menu. No real harm done.
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Clockwordmod has signature validation disabled by default. So it will still flash if you change a kb or remove an app.
Im wondering if it is possible to be able to make it from my phone? Can I use the app ZipThemer to accomplish this? Like, is there a way to take a regular zip file, and use an app to make it edify compatable? How does one make files cwm 3.0.0.6 compatable?
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Im wondering if it is possible to be able to make it from my phone? Can I use the app ZipThemer to accomplish this? Like, is there a way to take a regular zip file, and use an app to make it edify compatable? How does one make files cwm 3.0.0.6 compatable?
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Found this thread in Dev and Hacking:
[Q] Upgrading Amend Scripts to Edify
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=898289
maybe that will help?
Dont overthink it. Find a zip that is edify ready and does something similar to what u wanna do and replace ur files in it. Yes it can be done on the phone. I have created flashables from root explorer before. Just extract it replace what u want and re-create it.
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Im wondering if it is possible to be able to make it from my phone? Can I use the app ZipThemer to accomplish this? Like, is there a way to take a regular zip file, and use an app to make it edify compatable? How does one make files cwm 3.0.0.6 compatable?
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Make the zips just like you see them, usually all files and folders will match where they go, then google and download amend2edify and use that on them. But I prefer the previously mentioned file swaps.
Thanks guys. I downloaded amend2edify ad that took care of the files. I'm not real good at doing the file swap thing, as I wouldn't even know what I was looking at. But, the file/zip I ran thru amend2edify didn't work after I ran it thru. It was the file in Epic android and development about adding the reboot mod to the power menu. It was the complete power mod. I mean, in cwm3.0.0.6 it said "appy from sdcard complete", but after I rebooted, no power mod was there. I'm guesing that I did something wrong.
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Maybe, upload the zip that amend2edify spit out and we can debug the updater-script. That mod requires a framework.jar change and an android.policy.jar change and a framework-res.apk change. Are those all in the zip you made?
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Thanks guys. I downloaded amend2edify ad that took care of the files. I'm not real good at doing the file swap thing, as I wouldn't even know what I was looking at. But, the file/zip I ran thru amend2edify didn't work after I ran it thru. It was the file in Epic android and development about adding the reboot mod to the power menu. It was the complete power mod. I mean, in cwm3.0.0.6 it said "appy from sdcard complete", but after I rebooted, no power mod was there. I'm guesing that I did something wrong.
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I was tring to mod a launcher apk that I have and I re named it to a .zip so I can extract it. So. Edited the icons I wanted to changed, and when I trid to rename it .apk it just stays in a folder form. How do I make it back to how it was before I renamed it .zip so I can install it on my phone? Thanks in advance guys
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Put it on the SD card and rename it from Root Explorer.
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Put it on the SD card and rename it from Root Explorer.
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Tried that it still stayed in a folder format
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You can, in 7zip anyway, extract an apk directly.
As far as renaming the folder to work? No dice. Windows doesn't work that way.
You can open the original zip and just swap the files or add it to a new zip(without compression).
You could also get APKManager to auto extract it from the batch file.
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You can, in 7zip anyway, extract an apk directly.
As far as renaming the folder to work? No dice. Windows doesn't work that way.
You can open the original zip and just swap the files or add it to a new zip(without compression).
You could also get APKManager to auto extract it from the batch file.
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So in other words zip it up and flash it?
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Esteway.619 said:
So in other words zip it up and flash it?
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You could try that yes.
I'm pretty sure Windows does basic compression. Which might mess up something or other.
Try 7zip!
The portable version is only 2.38mb. And the install is even smaller.
darkierawr said:
You could try that yes.
I'm pretty sure Windows does basic compression. Which might mess up something or other.
Try 7zip!
The portable version is only 2.38mb. And the install is even smaller.
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OK ill try that thanks.
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I am trying to Deodex my rom in my phone. I've customized it and i want to extract it to the PC. Then I will deodex it with the DSIDXA Kitchen and then I will put it back.
How can i extract the rom in a form that the kitchen can use.
I tried CWM Touch 6.0.1.2 backup, export and image. The backup as both normal and tar.
None of them were compatible with the kitchen.
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks in advance....
Hmm. I thought it could use the nandroid img.
Did you rename the extension to.img?
Otherwise just grab the firmware for the build you want and use it instead.
Stickies in development.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Hmm. I thought it could use the nandroid img.
Did you rename the extension to.img?
Otherwise just grab the firmware for the build you want and use it instead.
Stickies in development.
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from tar to img?
No it should be something like .ext4.cwm
I know in twrp its .ext4.win
Dont know if itll work but u can try.
Why not just use the original fw?
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DocHoliday77 said:
No it should be something like .ext4.cwm
I know in twrp its .ext4.win
Dont know if itll work but u can try.
Why not just use the original fw?
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Because I have made several mods to the stock roms on the phone already (beats, using supersu, pimp my room, debloating, etc). And I don't feel like having to redo all of that.
There must be a simple way to do this. This is at least one of the ways that stock rom images are acquired so they can get posted.
In ClockWorkMod i have tried all of the following:
from the backup and restore menu
Create image.zip
Backup to external sdcard dup format
Backup to external sedcard tar format
None of them worked.
For image.zipo I copied the image.zip file and tried it zipped and unzipped and neither way worked.
For backup I copied all of the files from the /mnt/extSdCard/clockworkmod/backup/<DateOfTheBackup> directory.
I must be missing something stupid here
Thanks again...
Ok. Lets try something entirely different. Find a tool called Apk Manager, (google wanam apk manager ics).
Now extract all your files into a folder, or if you prefer you can plug into the computer and do adb pull /system.
Install/set up apk manager per instructions you should see where you download it. Then basically follow instructions to deodex the app and framework folders.
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Ok. Lets try something entirely different. Find a tool called Apk Manager, (google wanam apk manager ics).
Now extract all your files into a folder, or if you prefer you can plug into the computer and do adb pull /system.
Install/set up apk manager per instructions you should see where you download it. Then basically follow instructions to deodex the app and framework folders.
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thanks for your help. That will deodex my rom but not let me load it into the kitchen.
deodexing is just step one towards my attempts at themeing.
how can i download the rom from my phone so i can use it in the kitchen.
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Well, it not only would deodex, but you can also use apk mgr to decompile, mod/theme, recompile....pretty much do everything you want to do.
But if you are insistent on the kitchen, use tge stock fw to get started, then adb pull your system and plug your files in place of the ones from the stock fw.
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Well, it not only would deodex, but you can also use apk mgr to decompile, mod/theme, recompile....pretty much do everything you want to do.
But if you are insistent on the kitchen, use tge stock fw to get started, then adb pull your system and plug your files in place of the ones from the stock fw.
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Thanks i will give it a try.
I still would like learn how to copy the rom image in a kitchen compatible format.
Thank you again...
Ill look over dsixdas instructions to see. I know it should be possible to do, I just havent used it that way.
Itll be a bit later before I can look though.
Have you read through his threads here and the one he links to. Hes got pretty detailed instructions.
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Ill look over dsixdas instructions to see. I know it should be possible to do, I just havent used it that way.
Itll be a bit later before I can look though.
Have you read through his threads here and the one he links to. Hes got pretty detailed instructions.
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Thank you for your time and effort. I did wade through some of them but most of them seem to assume that you already have the rom image. I guess I'm just trying to do thinks backwards. I get like that sometimes, just ask my wife
I really appreciate your help. It's really difficult to not be a newb but trying to learn something new when you know half of what you are doing.
Please there's no real rush my phone is up and running fine just trying to tweak it a bit more.
Thanks....
Hi, did you manage to get an image of your current ROM?
The easiest way is to use Root Explorer and the "Zip this folder" option, by long-pressing on the system folder.
Another way is to use ADB:
e.g. #1 (Copy all files and folders to your PC)
Type on your PC:
Code:
mkdir my_system_dir
adb pull /system my_system_dir
e.g. #2 (Pull all files into an image file)
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p14 /system
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 of=/sdcard/system.img
Likewise, I believe you could do the same for the boot.img (mmcblk0p7).
This is just an empty zip pre configured to flash what every you put in /system/
App and Framework folders pre-exist.
If you dont know what any of this means then this is not for you
Reserved...
Thanks, might try some mods tomorrow.
Awesome. Things are really rolling now
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oh snap did you get a note scott?
BLOWNCO said:
oh snap did you get a note scott?
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Yep!
I had it on Sprint but data was so bad I took it back and got ATT.
scrosler said:
Yep!
I had it on Sprint but data was so bad I took it back and got ATT.
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nice man well we are always on irc come say hi
freenode #attnote2
Thank you a lot for the empty flashable file... Really, really useful...
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This should be a sticky.
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i've done themes and signing in the past when it came to android 2.0-4.0. my question is this. is this just an empty stock folder or is it some sort of drag and drop autosigner. thanks.
opasha said:
i've done themes and signing in the past when it came to android 2.0-4.0. my question is this. is this just an empty stock folder or is it some sort of drag and drop autosigner. thanks.
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Just an empty zip with the nesscessary script and binary needed for flashing. Drop what you want to flash in the /system folder. Non-system apks need to be signed with another program like APK manager.
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Chronzy said:
Just an empty zip with the nesscessary script and binary needed for flashing. Drop what you want to flash in the /system folder. Non-system apks need to be signed with another program like APK manager.
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awesome thanks!
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awesome thanks!
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Your welcome!
How would I go about modifying this empty flashable zip to flash a file manager [like root explorer] after installing a rom?
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kingofkings11 said:
How would I go about modifying this empty flashable zip to flash a file manager [like root explorer] after installing a rom?
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By using either 7zip you can make a folder and put the file in it to flash. For instance if you wanted root explorer to go into system\app you would create a system folder in the root of the flashable, then open that and create a folder called app in that, then open the app folder and place your app to flash there.
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kennyglass123 said:
By using either 7zip you can make a folder and put the file in it to flash. For instance if you wanted root explorer to go into system\app you would create a system folder in the root of the flashable, then open that and create a folder called app in that, then open the app folder and place your app to flash there.
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The system/app folders are already in the zip. So the only folders you would need to add is if you wanted it to go into data/app. If so you would just follow kenny's instructions but make a folder named data and then inside that make another folder named app and place your app inside that. But if you want it to be in system just use 7-zip and open the system/app folders and drag your app in, close it and flash.
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Perfect. Thanks Tiffany.
scrosler said:
This is just an empty zip pre configured to flash what every you put in /system/
App and Framework folders pre-exist.
If you dont know what any of this means then this is not for you
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ZIP file not available, where I can download it. Please
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Perfect. Thanks Tiffany.
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Your welcome. Thanks for all you do.
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ZIP file not available, where I can download it. Please
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It's in the op. I just downloaded it and everything is fine.
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