Changing DPI - One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
I could be wrong, but the fonts and icons (UI in general) on the M8 seems to be awfully big. I've tried editing the build.prop to a different dpi but it gets reverted back to default (480).
I've tried xposed and per app settings for a temp fix on some of the chat applications, it works, but that's not efficient.
Anyone got a way to change the dpi on our M8?
Thanks!

pull the build.prop via adb
edit with notepad ++ to the dpi u want
reboot phone into TWRP
adb push /sdcard/build.prop
adb shell
mount /system
cp -p /sdcard/build.prop /system/
chmod 777 the build.prop
reboot

djkinetic said:
pull the build.prop via adb
edit with notepad ++ to the dpi u want
reboot phone into TWRP
adb push /sdcard/build.prop
adb shell
mount /system
cp -p /sdcard/build.prop /system/
chmod 777 the build.prop
reboot
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Did that, and the phone wouldn't boot now..
All I did was modifying the build.prop, pushed it, copied the file over, chmod.

cy88 said:
Did that, and the phone wouldn't boot now..
All I did was modifying the build.prop, pushed it, copied the file over, chmod.
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Fixed. The phone wouldn't boot with a 777 build.prop.

cy88 said:
Fixed. The phone wouldn't boot with a 777 build.prop.
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odd i always do 777 on mine and it works lol. either way glad u got it working.

djkinetic said:
odd i always do 777 on mine and it works lol. either way glad u got it working.
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I haven't tried the modded build.prop with 644 yet, just reverted back to stock. Will try that later lol.

644 should work
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What DPI did you choose, are all the apps still working?
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Chmod the modded build.prop to 644, it works flawless.
Widgets don't scale properly, blinkfeed works, everything else works as is. Most htc app didn't change dpi.
Changed to Nova launcher and everything looks much better.
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

cy88 said:
Chmod the modded build.prop to 644, it works flawless.
Widgets don't scale properly, blinkfeed works, everything else works as is. Most htc app didn't change dpi.
Changed to Nova launcher and everything looks much better.
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what dpi you choose

Sorry, 400
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Gingerbread Keyboard Port + Extracted System From Sdk

Its merely a minsdk value change in the manifest.
Vibrate doesn't work.
Works on 2.2 (Not sure about 2.1)
Attached to post.
Here's the extracted system image :
Link
For roms using stock keyboard and failing to install this one, do this in adb :
Code:
adb shell
su
busybox mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cp /system/app/LatinIME* /sdcard/
rm /system/app/LatinIME*
pm uninstall com.android.inputmethod.latin
exit
exit
Now install this like a regular app.
Daneshm90 said:
Works on 2.2 (Not sure about 2.1)
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Tried it on 2.1 and gives package error, so I guess it's 2.2+
s_t_e_v_e said:
Tried it on 2.1 and gives package error, so I guess it's 2.2+
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Can u tell me the exact error ?
Daneshm90 said:
Can u tell me the exact error ?
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My phone is in spanish so I'll do my best:
"There's a problem analyzing the package"
s_t_e_v_e said:
My phone is in spanish so I'll do my best:
"There's a problem analyzing the package"
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Ok uploaded new version. try that.
Installs fine but keeps crashing. Do i need to do anything special?
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk
Daneshm90 said:
Ok uploaded new version. try that.
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No, same error.
ickyboo said:
Installs fine but keeps crashing. Do i need to do anything special?
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk
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Specify firmware plz.
Works fine here on jpo.
Edit : I reuploaded old one bymistake. Changing link
Uploaded.
Cool, doesn't have any auto-correct libraries tough. (not even english)
Important running darkly legendary steel 4.1 with speedmod 10h kernel. Do i need to use root explorer and copy it to system/apps or anything special? I had this problem ages ago with HTC ime but found a cwm zip and it worked fine. This has replaced that keyboard but ime fine with that ad i can cwm it back on
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk
O. No prediction libraries? well back to HTC multi touch ime for me
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fc error on ultimate 3.0
Im not sure, if ur using a rom that already has in /system/app then it will cause issues.
U will have to remove the older one first.
For me on jpo, it was just a regular app install and works fine.
Daneshm90 said:
Specify firmware plz.
Works fine here on jpo.
Edit : I reuploaded old one bymistake. Changing link
Uploaded.
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new version works fine on Jpa and hardcore's kernel. lots of languages included
Only vibration doesnt work when touching keys
It installs fine but fc. o well. Thanks for effort. I will try to copy it to system/apps for one last try
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Works fine for me over here, using Ultimate ROM v2 in conjunction with SpeedMod kernel 10E, EXT4NJ lagfix all tweaks, everything works except vibration function as stated, but in the predictive text bar at the top it shows my contact names, no other words. Here are some screens!
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ickyboo said:
It installs fine but fc. o well. Thanks for effort. I will try to copy it to system/apps for one last try
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Recall that adb is your friend.
Do adb logcat
Run the app and see why it force closes.
99% u can figure out why.
how to install with ultimate rom please mambo04?
always FC for me :/
g1mk1 said:
how to install with ultimate rom please mambo04?
always FC for me :/
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Can you post your adb log.
Thnx
g1mk1 said:
how to install with ultimate rom please mambo04?
always FC for me :/
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All i did was send the apk to my phone via bluetooth, and install it normally. I didn't mess around with system/app, it installed fine, and then i went to settings-->locale and text---> enabled keyboard and walla

Odex system files.

Trying to push system odex files, from a different ROM to my current. I've fixed permissions, etc. I can't get it to install. Btw, its the sense clock widget. No matter what I do, I can't find it in the widget list. Even after a reboot. What am i missing? The ROMs are compatible, same Sense version. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Sent from my ADR6300
countryfolk07 said:
Trying to push system odex files, from a different ROM to my current. I've fixed permissions, etc. I can't get it to install. Btw, its the sense clock widget. No matter what I do, I can't find it in the widget list. Even after a reboot. What am i missing? The ROMs are compatible, same Sense version. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Sent from my ADR6300
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So you are trying to push the HtcClockWidget.apk from your pc to your phone? Have you tried using a file manager to move the file to the app folder?
cmlusco said:
So you are trying to push the HtcClockWidget.apk from your pc to your phone? Have you tried using a file manager to move the file to the app folder?
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Actually just using file manager. Didn't figure a push from PC would be any different.
EDIT: Just pushed from pc , till no go.
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countryfolk07 said:
Actually just using file manager. Didn't figure a push from PC would be any different.
EDIT: Just pushed from pc , till no go.
Sent from my ADR6300
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Have you set group and owner to root? Actually pushing from a pc should give it the correct owner and group, using a file explorer wont. Other than that im not sure why it wont show up.
cmlusco said:
Have you set group and owner to root? Actually pushing from a pc should give it the correct owner and group, using a file explorer wont. Other than that im not sure why it wont show up.
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Both are root and perms are 644. This is frustrating because I can't even get the stock clock back now.
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countryfolk07 said:
Both are root and perms are 644. This is frustrating because I can't even get the stock clock back now.
Sent from my ADR6300
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Try flashing this thru recovery after wiping dalvik-cache and the cache partition. (http://dinc.does-it.net/Htc_Clock_Widget.zip)
cmlusco said:
Try flashing this thru recovery after wiping dalvik-cache and the cache partition. (http://dinc.does-it.net/Htc_Clock_Widget.zip)
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Thanks, but no go. I guess ill be restoring my backup. Man this is frustrating me.
Sent from my ADR6300
Try downloading the file above again and flashing it. I have made a couple additions to it that may be needed for the widget to work.
cmlusco said:
Try downloading the file above again and flashing it. I have made a couple additions to it that may be needed for the widget to work.
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Thank you, but I just restored a nandroid. I was trying to get the EVO classic minimal flip clock on my current hybrid. I'm gonna look at the EVO mikg hybrid. It got a theme with the same clock.
Edit: Just did it the hard way. I just replaced all the .png files and pushed.
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[SCRIPT] shellpaste v0.4

This is a handy little shell script I wrote today that I used to copy files to /system/app folder. This is the first thing I ever wrote for Android so I don't know if anyone has any use for this but there ya go.
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
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"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
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"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
To use simply download the shellpaste.txt from below and rename it to shellpaste.sh. Put the file in the root of your SD card then go to android terminal and type the following:
Code:
sh /sdcard/shellpaste.sh
Changelog:
Code:
shellpaste v0.4
-now supports all folders not just /system.
-added chmod to actually make it useful. Thanks Tigger31337.
shellpaste v0.3
-cleaned up the code a bit.
shellpaste v0.2
-first release.
Thanks man this is very helpful for the things I do. Cheers.
-rezo609
Awesome! Hope it serves you well.
small scripts, medium tricks, big handy
Does this address permissioning after the file(s) are copied?
No offense, but yours seems like a rather convoluted method when you've got things like adb push or just drag and drop from the PC. If the apk is already on your phone, then you need only do a cut and paste to /system (with, say, Root Explorer) and then set permissions. Done.
Also, it's not very flexible. What if I want to copy to /data? Another script??
None taken. The script changes the permissions to r/w, copies the file, then changes it back to read-only. As I said, this was just a script I wrote to help me with what I needed to do at the time. Maybe I'll write a new version that supports any folder the user chooses.. I agree, it's not exactly an elegant solution but I'm a complete noob at this. You gotta start somewhere, right?
Edit: Also, I am completely open to feature suggestions. So if there's anything more advanced you guys would like to see in newer versions feel free to post. I'm using this as a tool to learn as much as possible.
Sent from my htc wildfire s a510e using XDA
I don't mean permissions at the f/s mount level, I mean permissions at the file level (i.e. chmod).
If you're copying an apk to /system/app, then eventually you'll need to chmod it to 644 before it will execute properly. Maybe I'm missing something, but copying an apk from SD card to /system isn't going to do this for you automatically.
I have a suggestion to your script
Example: I pushed a systemUI.apk in system/app folder through adb now when you look at your phone the statusbar dissappears, of course because of push, now can you make a script to rerun the apk or execute it, like mounting it dunno the exact word, so that you won't have to reboot your phone to see your statusbar again, instead just run it like windows run. This is usefull if your modding the APK.
Gotcha. Completely forgot about chmod.
I'll try to make it reinstall the systemui.apk without rebooting but could use some pointers on how to achieve this.
Edit:
Made a new version that supports mounting of all folders and added chmod into the mix. Should work properly now.
einstein.frat said:
I have a suggestion to your script
Example: I pushed a systemUI.apk in system/app folder through adb now when you look at your phone the statusbar dissappears, of course because of push, now can you make a script to rerun the apk or execute it, like mounting it dunno the exact word, so that you won't have to reboot your phone to see your statusbar again, instead just run it like windows run. This is usefull if your modding the APK.
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I've never used android scripts before but I'm guessing you could just do
exec /system/app/whatever.apk
But idk on that one.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using xda premium
einstein.frat said:
I have a suggestion to your script
Example: I pushed a systemUI.apk in system/app folder through adb now when you look at your phone the statusbar dissappears, of course because of push, now can you make a script to rerun the apk or execute it, like mounting it dunno the exact word, so that you won't have to reboot your phone to see your statusbar again, instead just run it like windows run. This is usefull if your modding the APK.
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I do exactly this on the WildChild ROM, using pm disable/enable.
It's a method I came up with by myself (so, it's not very elegant but it gets the job done ). There might be other ways of doing it, but I haven't seen any yet.

[Q] Debuggerd.bin asking for root permission?

I've Googled this and not found anything I could understand. debuggerd.bin is asking for root permissions. What is it? Ive never seen it ask on any of my other devices, apparently it's something to do with the Android OS. Why is it asking for root? Should I allow it? I am running MOAR v 1.1.
Any insight is greatly appreciated!
Sent from my SIII
I can't say for sure but I've never seen it before. Definitely suspicious. I'm going to take a shot in the dark and say you don't have supersu pro. Noww is Def a time when full logging would come in handy
I set it to log the debuggerd.bin and rebooted. Now its not using the access. I had JUST rebooted from a permissions fix when it asked for the permission and I posted this. I am at a total loss here.....
Sent from my SIII
If you dont know what it is, dont give permissions. If you find that any app is acting wonky, still dont give permissions and see if uninstalling that app removes that file asking for permissions
Sent from my PG06100
I have since denied it permission. Think I'll post about it in the ROM thread. Maybe someone there can shed some light on what the heck it is or why it would be asking for root.
Sent from my SIII
Hi.
I have a SGS2 with the same issue.
Here post the sequence of the petitions (not all, sorry)
- lsof
- sqlite3 .....(sorry i couldn't write it down)
- netcfg
- iptables -L -nvx
- ip6tables -L -nvx
- iptables -t nat -L -nvx
- ip6tables -t nat -L -nvx
- wpa_cli list_networks
- ping -c 2 -i.5 192.168.69.1 (using Connectify)
- cat /data/system/packages.xml
- cat /proc/28115/maps (the 28115 changes to 17859 in the next sequence)
I know that isn't the sgs2 forum but for information: I used NeatROM Lite LS8 4.1.2 rom, with Dorimanx 7.46 kernel.
More information: Yesterday I installed CrossBreeder (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113150). Inside the zip I see the script "install_debuggerd.sh", but i don't know if this could be the problem.
Thanks and sorry about my english
Hmm. Those lines are exactly what it's logging on my S3. I also am running CrossBreeder. Now we know what's up. Time to visit that thread.
Sent from my SIII
My S3 also using latest crossbreeder.
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mw86 said:
My S3 also using latest crossbreeder.
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I am not using crossbreeder at all I am seeing this as something link2sd is doing?
curioct said:
I am not using crossbreeder at all I am seeing this as something link2sd is doing?
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Yes. They are link2sd commands. Do you have any other lag apps or mods? Seeder? I can confirm it was Crossbreeder for me. I denied and forgot debuggerd.bin and installed the new version of Crossbreeder with the fix and debuggerd.bin has not asked for permissions again. But you are correct that link2sd uses the same command line for what it does. I also use link2sd and have not had this problem with it. Try going to that thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919326
[App] Link2SD
Sent from my SIII
hi guys , i've installed link2sd and it still same and i don't use Crossbreeder so is there any ideas ?

FireTV boot animation replacement

Here is a replacement for the Amazon FireTV bootanimation. With the new root available for the Amazon FireTV2, I decided to make a new boot animiation for it.
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Here is a 1920x1080 version of the bootanimation.zip.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ciybr59yw5sjgrn/bootanimation_-_freedom1_-_1920_30fps.zip/file
(fixed zip file. was zipped with wrong compression. bootanimation files need to be zipped using compression method as 'store', not 'normal'.)
If there is any desire for a lower res bootanimation, let me know.
Here are the basic Windows steps to replace the bootanimation per
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-customize-the-boot-animation-on-a-rooted-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/
adb connect 192.168.xx.xxx (your ip)
adb push c:\'directory'\bootanimation.zip /sdcard/
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
rm -f /system/media/bootanimation.zip
cd /system/media
cp /sdcard/bootanimation.zip /system/media/bootanimation.zip
chmod 0644 /system/media/bootanimation.zip
exit
exit
reboot FireTV
If you don't see an animation during boot up, the bootanimation file is not supported.
Freedom 2
Or another one.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/fn6l61kntd6xnr6/bootanimation_-_freedom2_-_1920_30fps.zip/file
(fixed zip file. was zipped with wrong compression. bootanimation files need to be zipped using compression method as 'store', not 'normal'.)
My freedom.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/s8d03ts18tsnct5/bootanimation_-_my_freedom_-_1920_24fps.zip/file
Have a bunch more and will upload as I get time...
http://www.mediafire.com/file/52tskf4j10a1th4/bootanimation_-_firetv-_1920_24fps.zip/file
http://www.mediafire.com/file/mk1fhrbuz53afr2/bootanimation-min.zip/file
Haven't been able to test this one yet but here it is. Hopefully the audio works correctly.
Sloane FireTV 2
Excellent work mate exactly what I was looking for
Thanks appreciated big time
ATV 11 Bootanimation
0815hoffi said:
ATV 11 Bootanimation
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I like this one @0815hoffi, excellent work thanks again, somehow it froze on the coloured dots first reboot, (sloane)
I reboot twrp wipe cache, all good friend. :good:
scottcruss said:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/mk1fhrbuz53afr2/bootanimation-min.zip/file
Haven't been able to test this one yet but here it is. Hopefully the audio works correctly.
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best bootanimation ever, but after installation (
scottcruss said:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/mk1fhrbuz53afr2/bootanimation-min.zip/file
Haven't been able to test this one yet but here it is. Hopefully the audio works correctly.
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Best bootanimation ever, but after installation (AFTVnews) firestick4k does not boot. Any idea?
adb shell "cp /sdcard/bootanimation.zip /system/media/bootanimation.zip"
adb shell "chmod 644 /system/media/bootanimation.zip
0815hoffi said:
adb shell "cp /sdcard/bootanimation.zip /system/media/bootanimation.zip"
adb shell "chmod 644 /system/media/bootanimation.zip
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I did, by using chmod "0644" via terminal in TWRP. File has different attributes by viewing it with "7zip under Windows" ( all "store").
try to delete /system/media/bootanimation.zip an check if it now boots
stick boots, by displaying "android"
Ok than there is a problem with the zip.
try with my bootanimation
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachments/bootanimation-zip.5135003/
works, it's the nice "ATV11", the zip-file seems to be defect! I will try again with a new download.
Many THX
Fire TV Boot Lite New Interface
works fine on my firestik4k, THX
Thanks bro .
Used to work before but with newest firmware it seems something has changed. Did anyone got theese working again on stick 4k yet?
Okay i got it working again.
For anyone else:
If you have some magisk modules active check the file in the directory:
/data/adb/modules/"your module"/system/media/bootanimation.zip
and
/system/media/bootanimation.zip
you need to replace both zip-files in order to get the custom boot animation to work again.
If you often update and test your new bootanimation.zip then you may want to check my update script. Will be improving it from time to time to get a more fluid and fast way to update.
FireTV-boot-animation-update-script/bar.sh at c0b8a222cdafbccf281c9a6adcac0c5d7c6629a2 · SoulInfernoDE/FireTV-boot-animation-update-script
Makes it easier to update bootanimation.zip from twrp recovery terminal - FireTV-boot-animation-update-script/bar.sh at c0b8a222cdafbccf281c9a6adcac0c5d7c6629a2 · SoulInfernoDE/FireTV-boot-animatio...
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