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How do i compile a rom using zip?

Hello,
I am wondering how i can compile all the parts of a rom using winzip. i have done modding everything to the rom and will test it out, then upload it to the DEV section. please help me. winzip is not accepting my folder add option but just files.
Thank you so much!

Here is more info, when I add the files to the Roms zip file, it does not allow adding the full folders such as system folder but only single files in it. The file boot could be transferred.

You cant just add mods to the framwork ect before flashing you will end up with a bootloop, you have to decompile the apk's like framework-res.apk, modify them and recompile ..... you should use winrar not winzip in any case
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Thanks for your time What about if i did a theme on a online kitchen and i have to use that framework-res.apk instead of the original? than what do i do? Or do i really need to change it?
thanks again!

[Q] (GUIDE) How to make a theme template

This will guide you through making a theming template.
Why: it was requested
What is it for: This is the base in which you start your custome theming. If you have read through Dreamsforgotten thread on theming, you will see that he refers to a theming template to start with.
Be advised, This is not a rom. It is just a template that some dev/themers use as a base for their custome themes or to return to a stock deodex theme. Also, this assumes that you are on a stock rooted system
The Difference you ask:
Theming templates : do not have a modem or kernel, They do have a system folder with and App, font, and framework folder.
Rom: has everything needed to run the OS. Modem (sometimes), kernel, and a full system folder
This is how I do it. That is not to say it is right or wrong, but it works for me. There may be other/easier way developed by other devs.
EI22 Theme Template
Tools:
Rom kitchen form here ( follow the thread and set it up )
7zip from here
Notepad++ from here
Rooted device: if you are not rooted look in the dev section of your device for the instructions on that
Clockwork mod: if you don’t know what this is or don’t have it go to the dev section and research.
Instructions:
1: get a copy of the STOCK system folder. It really does not matter how you get it. JUST GET IT
HINT: if you are rooted already, use root explorer or equivlant and copy it to the sdcard….
Depending on how you got it, you may need to copy it to your computer desktop ( do so now)
2: now you will need to make a zip file (by now you should have 7zip installed)
r-click on system folder that you just copied to your desktop
choose 7zip > add to archive.
under archive change name to (build#).zip ( replace (build#) with the build you are using i.e ec05, ei22 ect….)
At this point you will need the rom kitchen. So, if it is not set up, DO SO!!!!!!!
3: copy to the zip folder to kitchen > original_update. Then open the kitchen.
Choose option 1, answer the next few questions as you need to. For me, I just hit enter at the 4 questions. You should be back at the main screen now
option 0 (enter) > option 11 (enter) > option b (enter) > enter ( best so that if there are errors you can troubleshoot) ( this takes a while: 20 min) assuming all went well, you should get
0 *.odex in system/app
0 *.odex in system/framework
Hit the enter key
option 99 > option 2
At this point, there should be a new folder named “output_zip” with your rom in it. (enter) you should be back to the mail menu. We are done with the kitchen so you can close that.
BUT your not done yet. 
4: go to the above mentioned folder. In the folder there will be a zip file.
r-click on it and rename theme_template_(build#) ( replace (build#) with the build you are using i.e ec05, ei22 ect….)
r-click> 7zip> open archive - There you will see two folders and a boot image.
delete the boot.img file
go into the system folder and delete everything except app, framework, and font folders
back out one level and go into meta-inf >com > google >android
Now delete the updater-script (leave 7zip open)
Now we need to write the updater-script for CMW to read
5: open notepad++
BE ADVISED, this portion is for the EPIC 4G and the updater-script may change formats based on your device. So do some research first. I tend to look at other script for my devices to see how it should be formatted.
You can copy and past this in or type it yourself:
show_progress(0.1, 0);
delete_recursive("/system/framework");
delete_recursive("/system/app");
delete_recursive("/system/fonts");
mount("MTD", "system", "/system");
package_extract_dir("system", "/system");
delete_recursive("/data/dalvik-cache");
show_progress(0.1, 10);
unmount("/system");
Or use this: updater-script
file >save as
Name file: updater-script
File type: chose all types (*.*) you may need to scroll up or down to find it.
save to desktop
drag and drop the updater-script into the 7zip screen. ( you will be prompted with a ?. just hit yes.)
You should now have 3 files on the 7zip screen
Updater-script, update-binary, update-script.orig
close 7zip.
Connect phone via USB
Copy file to sdcard
Disconnect phone
Reboot to CMW
Choose: backup and restore >backup (when its finished you will have a nandroid to restore if you F.U.B.A.R. your phone.
Choose: install zip from sdcard and install your theming template.
Reboot.
Now use your favorite file explorer and go to system/framework and make sure it has been deodexed. If so, the flash was successful and your theme template works.
Congradulations you built your first theme. All be it a stock one. lol

mine for the thank you's
dreams - for all of his tuts
dsixda - for the kitchen.

Finally
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Zeinzu said:
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your welcome.... lol

Download doesn't work. Just downloads and empty zip.
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You can use this thread or learn to do the XML code changes and mods by hand as most of the seasoned theme devs do... I find it a whole lot more rewarding than letting this kitchen or the UOT Kitchen do the work for me....
This also works hand in hand when something goes wrong with your theme you know where to look to fix the problem.
FYI, even with the various themes that myself and ZiggSVO have worked on we still don't know everything and we all do exchange ideas and trouble shoot among each other. That is what makes all this stuff fun and rewarding.
Just my opinion...

Zeinzu said:
Download doesn't work. Just downloads and empty zip.
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looking into it.
just dl'ed - worked fine for me.

Paul627g said:
You can use this thread or learn to do the XML code changes and mods by hand as most of the seasoned theme devs do... I find it a whole lot more rewarding than letting this kitchen or the UOT Kitchen do the work for me....
This also works hand in hand when something goes wrong with your theme you know where to look to fix the problem.
FYI, even with the various themes that myself and ZiggSVO have worked on we still don't know everything and we all do exchange ideas and trouble shoot among each other. That is what makes all this stuff fun and rewarding.
Just my opinion...
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i tend to agree. but a noob has to have someplace to start. I wish there was the help i needed when i started doing these things a yr ago. I've learned alot throught the guids that i've found, but yes learning to do them by hand is great to.

Z..
what are you tring to dl. the template "worked fine for me" or the updater-script?

Paul627g said:
You can use this thread or learn to do the XML code changes and mods by hand as most of the seasoned theme devs do... I find it a whole lot more rewarding than letting this kitchen or the UOT Kitchen do the work for me....
This also works hand in hand when something goes wrong with your theme you know where to look to fix the problem.
FYI, even with the various themes that myself and ZiggSVO have worked on we still don't know everything and we all do exchange ideas and trouble shoot among each other. That is what makes all this stuff fun and rewarding.
Just my opinion...
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I definitely agree, doing it by hand gives you a more broad understanding of how the xml code works. This allows you to perform other modifications as well, and like Paul said it is rewarding and also exciting.
Don't get me wrong, I definitely appreciate the guide! Perhaps you could divide it into a noob section and a more involved section.
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thomasskull666 said:
I definitely agree, doing it by hand gives you a more broad understanding of how the xml code works. This allows you to perform other modifications as well, and like Paul said it is rewarding and also exciting.
Don't get me wrong, I definitely appreciate the guide! Perhaps you could divide it into a noob section and a more involved section.
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Paul627g said:
You can use this thread or learn to do the XML code changes and mods by hand as most of the seasoned theme devs do... I find it a whole lot more rewarding than letting this kitchen or the UOT Kitchen do the work for me....
This also works hand in hand when something goes wrong with your theme you know where to look to fix the problem.
FYI, even with the various themes that myself and ZiggSVO have worked on we still don't know everything and we all do exchange ideas and trouble shoot among each other. That is what makes all this stuff fun and rewarding.
Just my opinion...
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Not sure what you are asking for. There is no XML editing involved here. If you are talking about the deodexing process, sure i can write out the long way to do it by hand. But there are alomost 200 odex files btween the apps folder and the framework folder to deodex. This process would take you all day to do if it wasnt for the kitchen.

spdwiz18 said:
Not sure what you are asking for. There is no XML editing involved here. If you are talking about the deodexing process, sure i can write out the long way to do it by hand. But there are alomost 200 odex files btween the apps folder and the framework folder to deodex. This process would take you all day to do if it wasnt for the kitchen.
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Maybe some are misunderstanding the guide? I'm a little confused also lol. The way I read it...it comes across as just how to deodex your ROM? No actual themeing? Just to get a base template to start themeing...
Is that right?
Further clarification would be appreciated.
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I probably jumped the gun myself on thinking this was a theme guide. Only point I was trying to make was I hate seeing people use UOT Kitchen or other means to do themes or build a ROM using it and then put it out as their own work. These methods I think are great for personal use but to build an entire themed frameworks, etc and then expect to take credit for it is a bit overboard and trust me there has been plenty of work here in the past based off of UOT Kitchen and other means.
Bottom line, its more rewarding in the long run when you do as much as possible by hand and learn how its all done. Heck I even recently went back and learned how to use APK TOOL itself to decompile and recompile apks aside from just using APK Manager. Sure I know APK Manager is the tool of choice but I still wanted to see how others did it before the big move over to APK Manager.
Otherwise, this is a great thread having a tool to deodex a ROM. Personally I have never successfully deodexed a ROM myself, I've come close and had working ROMs but usually ended up with one thing or another broken in the deodexing process.

Paul627g said:
I probably jumped the gun myself on thinking this was a theme guide. Only point I was trying to make was I hate seeing people use UOT Kitchen or other means to do themes or build a ROM using it and then put it out as their own work. These methods I think are great for personal use but to build an entire themed frameworks, etc and then expect to take credit for it is a bit overboard and trust me there has been plenty of work here in the past based off of UOT Kitchen and other means.
Bottom line, its more rewarding in the long run when you do as much as possible by hand and learn how its all done. Heck I even recently went back and learned how to use APK TOOL itself to decompile and recompile apks aside from just using APK Manager. Sure I know APK Manager is the tool of choice but I still wanted to see how others did it before the big move over to APK Manager.
Otherwise, this is a great thread having a tool to deodex a ROM. Personally I have never successfully deodexed a ROM myself, I've come close and had working ROMs but usually ended up with one thing or another broken in the deodexing process.
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Ya I will admit so did I lol, the xml portion is in reference to theme porting, not deodexing.
Carry on >_>
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Paul627g said:
I probably jumped the gun myself on thinking this was a theme guide. Only point I was trying to make was I hate seeing people use UOT Kitchen or other means to do themes or build a ROM using it and then put it out as their own work. These methods I think are great for personal use but to build an entire themed frameworks, etc and then expect to take credit for it is a bit overboard and trust me there has been plenty of work here in the past based off of UOT Kitchen and other means.
Bottom line, its more rewarding in the long run when you do as much as possible by hand and learn how its all done. Heck I even recently went back and learned how to use APK TOOL itself to decompile and recompile apks aside from just using APK Manager. Sure I know APK Manager is the tool of choice but I still wanted to see how others did it before the big move over to APK Manager.
Otherwise, this is a great thread having a tool to deodex a ROM. Personally I have never successfully deodexed a ROM myself, I've come close and had working ROMs but usually ended up with one thing or another broken in the deodexing process.
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thomasskull666 said:
Ya I will admit so did I lol, the xml portion is in reference to theme porting, not deodexing.
Carry on >_>
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And this is why im not in the field that i went to school for. lol (cysco networking) i got to the last class and they told me i had to document everything. I just dont have the skills to do that. I am going to edit the OP to better clarify what i was tring to do.
No worries to everyone. your opinions are wellcome. I am not all knowing, but i love to learn and share what i do know.

Theming questions?

I have been theming on the x2 for awhile now building custom themes .. I just got my nexus yesterday so I downloaded the gummy rom and tried to theme first with apktool and also with apk manager.. I see there have been themes made.. I have yet to be able to decompile any system apks successfully.. are there any new tools I'm missing or steps... would love to start theming again if I can get things to work
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Kevin3328 said:
I have been theming on the x2 for awhile now building custom themes .. I just got my nexus yesterday so I downloaded the gummy rom and tried to theme first with apktool and also with apk manager.. I see there have been themes made.. I have yet to be able to decompile any system apks successfully.. are there any new tools I'm missing or steps... would love to start theming again if I can get things to work
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yep, you need to update apktool for use with Android 4.0
edit: more specifically...
-Wrong version of apktool (get the latest)
-Wrong verison of apktool dependancies files (same site)
-Wrong version of aapt.exe in Android SDK (get latest SDK)

Alright awesome I'll look into it tonight after work
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I have the latest version of all of that and can decompile with apktool. The problem is when I build the new apk and copy over the edited files and push back to the phone the app won't work.
A run down of everything I did is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452530

Did u try putting it back in the flash able zip with 7 zip? I never use adb push.... in theory if u are able to compile the apk without errors it should work
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Kevin3328 said:
Did u try putting it back in the flash able zip with 7 zip? I never use adb push.... in theory if u are able to compile the apk without errors it should work
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I pulled the music apk, edited it, rebuilt it, and put the edited files back in the original apk. I did that because I don't know how to sign my own apk so I just used the already signed one with some edited png and xml files. The thing I don't understand is that I pulled an apk once and opened it via 7zip and edited some things, pushed it back and everything was fine (changed out some icons on the contacts.apk)
Do you know where an up-to-date theming guide can be found? I'm very interested in making my own themes instead of requesting themers to make one. Learning experience and all that jazz.
Thanks.

coverton341 said:
I pulled the music apk, edited it, rebuilt it, and put the edited files back in the original apk. I did that because I don't know how to sign my own apk so I just used the already signed one with some edited png and xml files. The thing I don't understand is that I pulled an apk once and opened it via 7zip and edited some things, pushed it back and everything was fine (changed out some icons on the contacts.apk)
Do you know where an up-to-date theming guide can be found? I'm very interested in making my own themes instead of requesting themers to make one. Learning experience and all that jazz.
Thanks.
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You can't replace xml's in that way.
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If u properly recompile the apk then yes u can .. u edit it all the XML s and pngs in the apk then recompile.. then drop the recompiled apk into the system app section of the rom u r using unless its the framework Res apk or other framework apk.. once u do this put the new rom zip back into your phone and flash in recovery ... bottom line I'm not the most experienced themer in the forums I just got the phone yesterday so its gonna take time for me to begin theming anything.. that being said perhaps if this thread stays open and more experienced themers can chime in with some tips and advice
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coverton341 said:
I pulled the music apk, edited it, rebuilt it, and put the edited files back in the original apk. I did that because I don't know how to sign my own apk so I just used the already signed one with some edited png and xml files. The thing I don't understand is that I pulled an apk once and opened it via 7zip and edited some things, pushed it back and everything was fine (changed out some icons on the contacts.apk)
Do you know where an up-to-date theming guide can be found? I'm very interested in making my own themes instead of requesting themers to make one. Learning experience and all that jazz.
Thanks.
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Also in my short experience theming u should not have to sign a system app... u should recompile then rename it.. then reinsert into the rom you are using.. reflash the rom without any wiping and u should be good try it that way
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Kevin3328 said:
Also in my short experience theming u should not have to sign a system app... u should recompile then rename it.. then reinsert into the rom you are using.. reflash the rom without any wiping and u should be good try it that way
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Hey Kev did u figured it out yet? I replied to ur PM...
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Kevin3328 said:
Also in my short experience theming u should not have to sign a system app... u should recompile then rename it.. then reinsert into the rom you are using.. reflash the rom without any wiping and u should be good try it that way
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Actually, GoogleMusic.apk is found in data/app not in system, at least in the ROM I am on. But, am I correct in assuming that I can do the same thing in this instance?
Furthermore, is there no way to theme a single application? Do I need to always theme an app, place it back into the ROM zip, and reflash said ROM?
Can I make my own flashable zip file for a single app?
Sorry to ask so many questions, I just really like tinkering with things and I would really like to get good at theming.

Kevin3328 said:
If u properly recompile the apk then yes u can .. u edit it all the XML s and pngs in the apk then recompile.. then drop the recompiled apk into the system app section of the rom u r using unless its the framework Res apk or other framework apk.. once u do this put the new rom zip back into your phone and flash in recovery ... bottom line I'm not the most experienced themer in the forums I just got the phone yesterday so its gonna take time for me to begin theming anything.. that being said perhaps if this thread stays open and more experienced themers can chime in with some tips and advice
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Sorry misread what you were saying then.
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I am at work until 1030 then I am gonna set up shop on my CPU first... gotta get the new sdk and apktool then I will gtalk u from there with issues.. all I know is this should be a learning experience lol.. by the looks of this phone it could be awhile b4 I learn what everything "is" framework will be all the apks will be different than what I'm used to
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coverton341 said:
Actually, GoogleMusic.apk is found in data/app not in system, at least in the ROM I am on. But, am I correct in assuming that I can do the same thing in this instance?
Furthermore, is there no way to theme a single application? Do I need to always theme an app, place it back into the ROM zip, and reflash said ROM?
Can I make my own flashable zip file for a single app?
Sorry to ask so many questions, I just really like tinkering with things and I would really like to get good at theming.
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U can make update zips and yes u should b able to do the same.. I usually borrow someone else's at first
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wut? i've never done what you guys have when it comes to compiling/decompiling and replacing stuff. i'm not so sure that works, but i'll take your word for it for now since i've never tried it either. in theory, you can decompile and change xml, recompile and replace that xml, but not if you're dealing with the actual xml folder in apks. your resources change when you mess with that. this is the same for changing smali, except something else changes (it's been a bit since i've dealt with actual dev stuff).
also, it's a big waste (and sometimes troublesome) to flash an entire ROM to update one or a few apks. making one for just testing out things in \system\ will save you time and frustration. you can also make a backup easier for if something bootloops you

Success!!!
All right, first and foremost, thank you immensely for all the suggestions Kevin and others as well.
Here's what I did. I searched the ROM zip to no avail, but then found the apk in the gapps zip. I took it out of there, decompiled, messed around with just a few png files, recompiled and put it back into the gapps zip. Flashed it and it worked. Problem is, only a couple of the edits I made showed up which brings me to my next issue, ICS optimised apps have a tonne of "drawable-***" folders. Drawable, drawable-hdpi, drawable-hdpi-v8,v9,v11, drawable-xdpi, etc....ad nauseum.
I am not messing with any smali code, xml files, or .9.png files yet as I don't know what smali does, xml is a headache, and I have heard horror stories about .9.png files.
I'm going to dink around and see if I can sort out what items need to be changed for my current dpi setting (241) and will report back any findings, but probably not tonight as I have an early course in the morning followed by work.

coverton341 said:
Success!!!
All right, first and foremost, thank you immensely for all the suggestions Kevin and others as well.
Here's what I did. I searched the ROM zip to no avail, but then found the apk in the gapps zip. I took it out of there, decompiled, messed around with just a few png files, recompiled and put it back into the gapps zip. Flashed it and it worked. Problem is, only a couple of the edits I made showed up which brings me to my next issue, ICS optimised apps have a tonne of "drawable-***" folders. Drawable, drawable-hdpi, drawable-hdpi-v8,v9,v11, drawable-xdpi, etc....ad nauseum.
I am not messing with any smali code, xml files, or .9.png files yet as I don't know what smali does, xml is a headache, and I have heard horror stories about .9.png files.
I'm going to dink around and see if I can sort out what items need to be changed for my current dpi setting (241) and will report back any findings, but probably not tonight as I have an early course in the morning followed by work.
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Let us know how you (hopefully) succeed. Im a bit tempted to try theming myself but ive cant seem to find a guide that is up-to-date - and im learning somthing with every question you are asking - and with every answer the other nice fellows are providing.
:thumbs up!:

I am still trying to figure out how to setup everything.. I know I need newest sdk and newest apk multi tool which I didn't get yet.. I'm gonna tinker around today/tonite and see what I'm doing wrong
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mrvirginia said:
wut? i've never done what you guys have when it comes to compiling/decompiling and replacing stuff. i'm not so sure that works, but i'll take your word for it for now since i've never tried it either. in theory, you can decompile and change xml, recompile and replace that xml, but not if you're dealing with the actual xml folder in apks. your resources change when you mess with that. this is the same for changing smali, except something else changes (it's been a bit since i've dealt with actual dev stuff).
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See this is how I read it too. I believe the OP means that he's making changes and then replacing the apk in the flashable zip. Not actually replacing the edited xmls in the original apk. Glad I'm not the only one that read it that way though

coverton341 said:
Success!!!
All right, first and foremost, thank you immensely for all the suggestions Kevin and others as well.
Here's what I did. I searched the ROM zip to no avail, but then found the apk in the gapps zip. I took it out of there, decompiled, messed around with just a few png files, recompiled and put it back into the gapps zip. Flashed it and it worked. Problem is, only a couple of the edits I made showed up which brings me to my next issue, ICS optimised apps have a tonne of "drawable-***" folders. Drawable, drawable-hdpi, drawable-hdpi-v8,v9,v11, drawable-xdpi, etc....ad nauseum.
I am not messing with any smali code, xml files, or .9.png files yet as I don't know what smali does, xml is a headache, and I have heard horror stories about .9.png files.
I'm going to dink around and see if I can sort out what items need to be changed for my current dpi setting (241) and will report back any findings, but probably not tonight as I have an early course in the morning followed by work.
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no decompiling is necessary for tweaking pngs.
smali code is for messing with policies, etc.
.9.png files can be a pain if you don't recompile the apk correctly.
and this should help with your dpi as far as what to edit so you can see it...
http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html

[Discontinued][GUIDE] N00b_friendly PARANOIDANDROID rom porting guide

How to port PARANOIDANDROID ROM on Defy​
After porting the PARANOIDANDROID ROM, I am getting too many PMs from users about how to port. So I decided to make a guide so that you all can port it yourself based on your choice of CM9 nightly. This will also make my job easier and I wont need to take the pain of uploading new build every other day.
Anyone who knows how to operate a computer can port using this guide, just bring the confidence in you that you can do it.
What all you need:
CM9 Nightly (For base)
Original PA ROM, I prefer galaxy s2 PA ROM.
Notepad++
Winrar
A Human Brain in preferably working condition
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20 simple steps
Make a folder and name it whatever you want.
Copy original S2 PA ROM and the latest cm9 nightly which you want to make the base to your rom.
Rename the cm9 nightly rom to "my_ported_pa" and original S2 PA ROM to "s2_pa"
Now open the "my_ported_pa" with winrar and navigate to system folder.
Delete the "app" and "framework" folder one by one.
Now open original "s2_pa" rom and navigate to system folder.
Drag "app" & "framework" folder from "s2_pa" zip to "my_ported_pa" zip one by one.
Just press the "ok" button on winrar dialogue box, dont change any settings there.
Drag "pad.prop" from "s2_pa" zip to "my_ported_pa" zip
Navigate to /system/media folder of both the zip
Drag the bootanimation.zip from "s2_pa" zip to "my_ported_pa" zip
Close the "s2_pa" zip now.
Now, open the app folder of "my_ported_pa" and just delete the following apks (galaxys2settings.apk, samsungservicemode.apk, tvout.apk, torch.apk)
Open the original un-altered cm9 nightly and navigate to /system/app folder.
Drag the following apks from original un-altered cm9 nightly zip to "my_ported_pa" zip (audioeffectsettings.apk, compasscalibrate.apk, defyparts.apk, droidsshd.apk, filemanager.apk, motophoneportal.apk, torch.apk, usb.apk)
Close the cm9 nightly zip now.
Open the build.prop file using notepad++ of "my_ported_pa" system folder.
Find "# additional_build_properties" and add these lines after it
Code:
ro.cm.version=paranoidandroid
ro.modversion=paranoidandroid
ro.pa.version=paranoidandroid-pa_galaxys2-1.5a-25jun2012-170644
it shud look like this
{
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Find and delete the following lines
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ro.cm.version=9-20120710-nightly-jordan
ro.modversion=cyanogenmod-9-nightly-120711-defy
Save the build.prop and close the "my_ported_pa" zip.
That's it, if you followed the process correctly then the rom will boot and that's 100% assurance.
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This is just the basic thing in order to make the ROM boot. You will further need to decompile the framework-res.apk of both the ROMs and modify the xml files of the following folder as per our device value.
/res/values
/res/XML
and then re-compile.
At the moment, If you are not able to decompile and recompile using apktool, you can get the compiled framework from here. I will make a guide for this later.
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The AIM here is to make all the users knowledgeable. Maybe some other guys can joing this thread and we can teach every little thing to every one, step by step. This will be in the interest of the community. Knowledge share is the best way to learn.
Warning: Please do this thing at your own risk, It maybe harmful for your device. I have explained the process which I follow.
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Please post your feedback. I will be happy to help you in every possible way.

APKtool guide for modding framework-res.apk:
Credit: blindndumb
There might be an easier way of doing all of this, but this is what I found works for me. I know there are several other tools out there that automate it for you, but I have not really used them too much except for when I needed to do troubleshooting, since it saves the log when it compiles.
I like doing it manually so I can understand what is going on exactly. Also I think the automation tools do not come with the right apktool.jar versions to decompile framework-res.
Download the these apktools that I gathered and put together apktools-ics - Minus , there are several files in there. Apktool 1.4.2, Apktool 1.4.3, apktool.bat, and aapt.exe
You do not need the sdk installed, but you will need to have Java runtime installed. I am using Java version "1.6.0_29", but I am sure you can just downloaded the latest java runtime.
First thing you want to do is make sure you keep backups of any apk files just in case.
What I do is create a folder to work in and call it for example:
Code:
c:\apktools
1) Take the zip and unzip all 4 files to c:\apktools. You can call this folder whatever you want or put it anywhere, that is up to you.
2) You will need to pull the framework-res.apk from the rom you are working on. Copy it to c:\apktools.
3) Rename apktool.jar.1.4.2 to apktool.jar
4) Open a command window and make sure everything you do from now on is while you are in this folder c:\apktools
We now need to install the framework and type the following:
Code:
java -jar apktool.jar if framework-res.apk
You only need to do this once, unless you are working on a different Rom, then you will need to copy the framework-res.apk from that Rom and run the above command again.
5) We can now decompile framework-res with apktool (most important thing is to make sure we are using version 1.4.2 or will get errors)'
at the command prompt type:
Code:
java -jar apktool.jar d framework-res.apk
the d option stands for decompile and you will now see a folder under c:\apktools\framework-res. Here is all the output and can make any changes you want, and then can recompile. I would test to make sure you can recompile before making a lot of changes though.
6) We will now compile framework-res.apk and what is most important is we need to compile it with apktool version 1.4.3
So what I do at this point is rename apktool.jar to apktool.1.4.2, and then rename apktool.jar.1.4.3 to apktool.jar
now we compile by running the following make sure you are still in c:\apktools
Code:
java -jar apktool.jar b framework-res
It will take a few minutes and it should complete without any errors.
7) Once it is done compiling you will need to go to c:\apktools\framework-res\dist and you will now see your new framework-res.apk
If you get any errors about plurals when compiling it means you used the wrong version of apktool.jar
For any other apk including systemUI.apk, you can decompile and recompile with apktool.jar version 1.4.3. Basically you will have to keep renaming the apktool.jar if you doing a lot of building with framework-res, otherwise most of the time you can decompile/recompile all other apk files with 1.4.3
Just remember to copy any apk you want to decompile right into the root of c:\apktools, run the decompile command and it will create a folder of the output that has the same of the apk file.
Once you have your apk file built you will need to open it with 7zip, and copy out any files you changed to the original apk. If you only changed xml files, then you just need to copy the resources.arsc file and place it in the original apk file. The reason you need to do this is the siganture will change and you want to keep that intact.
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Reserved for me
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Thanks brajesh, ngu ! I am an electronics final yr student... nd m thinking to try this! Can i use crc studio? I am nooob!
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Is there a way to bring in the aokp
Toggles and rom control in cm9 hwa based rom?
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vedhasd said:
Thanks brajesh, ngu ! I am an electronics final yr student... nd m thinking to try this! Can i use crc studio? I am nooob!
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This guide is intended for noobs and ur a electronics student so It should not be a problem for you. It's just a simple copy/paste operation.
vedhasd said:
Is there a way to bring in the aokp
Toggles and rom control in cm9 hwa based rom?
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Haven't tried it but it looks to be a bit hard as there will be need to mod framework.jar which is beyond my expertise. Anyways I will make some attempt for sure.

Can latest aokp for s2 be fused to our defy using ur guide? I wanna try it! But there will be need of restructuring framework-res na? Wasse?
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I will help u in testing sharmaji
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does the battery drain a lot? i think this is more important than performance

Good guide mate however, I think many of us will appreciate the planned guide for de/recompile which can be tricky to get running. When that's posted with link from first post everyone can do this. One question, are winrar preferable instead of 7zip for this task?
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SuperSkill said:
Good guide mate however, I think many of us will appreciate the planned guide for de/recompile which can be tricky to get running. When that's posted with link from first post everyone can do this. One question, are winrar preferable instead of 7zip for this task?
My favourite devs made me send this from my phone
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well, with the method mentioned in the OP you all can get the ROM running. You need to edit the framework-res.apk for changes to take effect according to our device. The decompile/recompile method is nothing but knowing apktool. There are lots of guide on xda for framework modding.
Edit: 2nd post updated
And for the 2nd question: Both Winrar and 7zip can be used but I prefer using winrar (now).

brajesh.sharma87 said:
Edit: 2nd post updated
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Hmm that's the same post I used. But then I switched to this version of apktool along with your posted link as a guide, so there was no need to use one version for decompile, one for re.
Also I used this post to figure out which framework-res to decompile, which to edit, which to use finally etc. That bit was a little confusing, how to use the edited framework apk. Didn't realize I have to then open it as an archive and transplant the innards back to the base rom's apk!

I wanted this process to be as easy as 1 click, in the process kadavil made his attempt and I must say he produced desired results.
We are just working to polish it more and then you all will have a 1-click ROM porting option (Only for CM based ROMs) very soon.

Hi brajesh.sharma87! first i want to thank you for all the stuff that are you doing for the defy! I have some questions:
First: with this method we can use all cm9 roms but, i have a green lens defy, and for that reason i have to use a froyo kernel cm9 rom right?
Second: There is no problem in using a CM9 rom with a PA rom based in CM10? or i have to use a CM10 nightly as base?
Because i want to port the last PA (1.95a) to my defy green lens and i dont want to make misstakes with the kernel and ruining my beloved Defy. Thanks for all!!

Isma1306 said:
Hi brajesh.sharma87! first i want to thank you for all the stuff that are you doing for the defy! I have some questions:
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Thanks
First: with this method we can use all cm9 roms but, i have a green lens defy, and for that reason i have to use a froyo kernel cm9 rom right?
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Well, u will use CM9 nighly which doesn't have kernel in zip. Dont worry about that, you wont need to change the kernel.
Second: There is no problem in using a CM9 rom with a PA rom based in CM10? or i have to use a CM10 nightly as base?
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PA 1.95a is based on CM10 so use defy CM10 nightly.
Because i want to port the last PA (1.95a) to my defy green lens and i dont want to make misstakes with the kernel and ruining my beloved Defy. Thanks for all!!
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Just use this tool to automate this process for everything, its completely based on my guide.

brajesh.sharma87 said:
I wanted this process to be as easy as 1 click, in the process kadavil made his attempt and I must say he produced desired results.
We are just working to polish it more and then you all will have a 1-click ROM porting option (Only for CM based ROMs) very soon.
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So what extra steps/how did you get the PA-JB port working?
I've tried following your instructions as well as the 1-click rom port tool (versions 4.5 and 5). I've used Epsy's 8/6 build, as well as Q's 8/10 build and have now tried GN, NS, and S2 PA 1.97 builds. The only I can get to even boot is the GN port, but as soon as I include the paranoid properties.conf, it starts going crazy with FC in system.ui making it unusable. The rest of the combos won't boot and either just plain hang on the boot screen, or boot loop with a flashing red led.
Suggestions?

This guide work for armv7 to armv6?

antonio8297 said:
This guide work for armv7 to armv6?
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I doubt, because this guide is about 'porting' the overlaying OS. For armv7 to armv6 its change in hw. So its not that easy.. both hw may have diff kernel modules..
Or else may be i mustn't b knowing
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vedhasd said:
I doubt, because this guide is about 'porting' the overlaying OS. For armv7 to armv6 its change in hw. So its not that easy.. both hw may have diff kernel modules..
Or else may be i mustn't b knowing
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If i change only app,framwork and media?
Inviato dal mio GT-S5660 con Tapatalk 2

Will it work for miui
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[Tool][MOD] Add any battery image to any TW ROM for all S3 models

Ok I am going to keep this simple. These tool will allow you to add any battery image to any TW ROM. First unzip the tools. Then all you need to do is grap the framework-res.apk, twframework-res.apk, and SystemUI.apk from which ever ROM you are using and/or want to change the battery images for. Now grab the 204 PNG's for your new battery. Place these in the folders that are named as such. I have included a zip with a bunch of battery PNG's for you to use. Even the ones from my ROMs. Some are complete and some are not though. You HAVE to have 204 images or the tool will not start. Enjoy!
Side note, need a tester for the Windows tool as I tweaked it but have not tested. Thanks!
How to:
Code:
For Linux (Tested on Ubuntu12.04 64-bit)
Before anything:
add the required apks (framework-re.apk, twframework-res.apk and SystemUI.apk) to the folder "Input_APKs."
then you will need to add all 204 battery PNG'd to "Input_Images"
now you will:
1) Make sure these packages are installed.
sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jre openjdk-6-jdk (step 4)
****** Do not just click on the Mod_Battery.sh file. Open a terminal
and run it! *************************
2) Open terminal in the Battery_Mod_Tool_v1.2/Working_Dir folder and run:
./Mod_Battery.sh
3) If you are having problems then make sure the following files are executable.
./Working_Dir/Mod_Battery.sh
./Working_Dir/7za
./Working_Dir/aapt
4) You may notice some java errors whilst running the Mod_Battery.sh script.
If so you need to install java. The instructions for Linux are below...
5) As of now for Infamous 4.4 the Framework-res.apk, twframework-rek.apk, and SystemUI.apk are included. 4.5+ you will need to add the apks yourself.
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Code:
[B]For Windows:
Before anything:
add the required apks (framework-re.apk, twframework-res.apk and SystemUI.apk) to the folder "Input_APKs."
then you will need to add all 204 battery PNG'd to "Input_Images"
now you will:
- Double-click "Mod_my_battery!.bat" and sit back and wait
NOTE:
If you modify ANY files within the "Working_Dir" folder, the process will not work. Do not rename, remove or add any files to this directory
URL for Java Development Kit:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk-7u1-download-513651.html
to download JDK, Simply;
1) Select "Accept License Agreement".
2) Select "jdk-7xx-windows-xxx.exe" for your version of Windows. (Windows x86 = 32-bit, Windows x64 = 64-bit)
3) Run installer with default settings should be fine.[/B]
Link(s):
Linux tool download link
Windows tool download link
Battery PNG's #Infamous as of Feb 22, 2013
Install Java for Linux
Big thanks to shayne77 for making this. I only modified it to work for our phones and Jelly Bean.

saved just in cause

and one more for whatever

Re: [Tool][MOD] Add any battery image to any TW ROM
Nice work but it seems faster to pull the apks open them, paste your images and zip and flash, just saying.
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This is very true. This tool is for every user even the less experienced.

Re: [Tool][MOD] Add any battery image to any TW ROM
Jamison904 said:
This is very true. This tool is for every user even the less experienced.
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Yeah, I see how it could benefit the less experienced. Either way, nice tool.
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Thanks buddy. Didn't make it just tweaked it to work for the S3. All the credit goes to shayne77.

Battery PNG's #Infamous as of Feb 13, 2013
Says url not found might me my firewall but could you please check it.
Thanks

weird... here you go
http://goo.im/devs/Jamison904/T999/Infamous_S3/Tools/Battery PNG
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Jamison904 said:
weird... here you go
http://goo.im/devs/Jamison904/T999/Infamous_S3/Tools/Battery PNG
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The file you requested was not found
Lets see if we can find that for you...
Search results for devs/Jamison904/T999/Infamous_S3/Tools/Battery PNG
That is what I got from Goo.
maybe I need to try a different browser
Thanks

yeah just tried myself. Goo most of lost it. Ill check go see if I have an older one on my mirror. Give me a sec and thanks for the heads up
Ill have to reupload it tonight. Thanks again
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Battery_PNG
Fixed link.

Jamison904 said:
Battery_PNG
Fixed link.
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I give up this is what it is saying again.
The file you requested was not found
Lets see if we can find that for you...
Search results for devs/Jamison904/T999/Infamous_S3/Tools/Battery_PNG
Thanks though I got the other files so All I have to do is find images and place them into your formula.

Dang it. I even tested yesterday after up loading it. OK good deal. Ill upload it to my mirror some time this weekend. I dont get why it keeps doing that...
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LINK
Different server. Third time is a charm.

I am really surprised that this didn't get the attention I thought it would. People afraid of it? Or don't have a need for it.

Jamison904 said:
LINK
Different server. Third time is a charm.
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Thanks Worked great!
:good:

Jamison904 said:
I am really surprised that this didn't get the attention I thought it would. People afraid of it? Or don't have a need for it.
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Alright, giving this a shot, I def like battery #5. I like the idea of having a tool, but what's the easy way akapaul26 is speaking of?

Chefedogg said:
Alright, giving this a shot, I def like battery #5. I like the idea of having a tool, but what's the easy way akapaul26 is speaking of?
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Tool won't work for me, I've followed every direction to the T...

Windows or Linux? Thanks