Does anyone know if its possible to load stock Froyo on Nexus S via clockwork Recovery? Am I correct in assuming any Galaxy S ROM should work?
Need to do some benchmarking...
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Does anyone know if its possible to load stock Froyo on Nexus S via clockwork Recovery? Am I correct in assuming any Galaxy S ROM should work?
Need to do some benchmarking...
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I don't believe you're not going to be able to do that. There are enough differences between the Galaxy S devices alone that it is difficult to mix them, and there are even more differences between a Galaxy S and the Nexus S. You are probably going to end up with a brick if you go any further.
That said, if someone were to try and back port the drivers and whatnot, it might be possible, but it is probably easier bringing the Galaxy S devices forward to 2.3.
Chin is right, don't do this to yourself. None of the SGS series phones can have ROMs ported between them without alteration.
You need a ROM that is compatible with the hardware and has the proper drivers. So you would have to make your own custom Froyo stock ROM. None are compatible at the moment.
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I just wanted to know where the new galaxy s 2 will likely be able to accept custom roms if a developer develops one for it.
Is this going to be possible folks?
thanks
I'd have presumed so. The bootloader is unlocked so I guess it's just a case of the right developers getting their own hands on the phone so they can work through the kinks.
Bootloader is not locked and kernel is unsigned so we can flash custom roms....just check the sgs2 dev section...once the devs port roms to sgs2 we can easily flash without difficulty
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Hi
I just wanted to know where the new galaxy s 2 will likely be able to accept custom roms if a developer develops one for it.
Is this going to be possible folks?
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There is no need to talk about rooting & custom roms this soon.
It has not even launched in most of the major markets.
Bootloader is unlocked same as with SGS,no problem in that regard but still enjoy the stock version till some custom roms come
android_master said:
There is no need to talk about rooting & custom roms this soon.
It has not even launched in most of the major markets.
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I would say the UK is a pretty big market...
Bring on the custom ROMs!
So i jumped on the deal on sellout.woot today, and i'll be getting a verizon galaxy tab, hopefully next week, and wanted to get a few things together and start reading up.
I'll probably look at just updating it out of the box and playing around with the stock firmware, but i know i'll probably want to stick some kind of custom firmware on it. So are there any recommendations on a good custom firmware? I'd like one that enable the ability to connect to ad-hoc networks (which the few in the development section i saw did not seem to mention). Should any rom for the VZW tab work? or are there different versions of this tab that i need to be aware of?
As far as flashing goes, what is hiemdal and odin? do they do basically the same thing? what about the clockwork mod, what exactly does that do? I've done a bit of rooting of devices before, but nothing major, so are there good tutorials or guides that explain a bit more about flashing custom roms? I'd like to not have a paperweight when all is said and done.
Any info you can provide or link me to is greatly appreciated.
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So i jumped on the deal on sellout.woot today, and i'll be getting a verizon galaxy tab, hopefully next week, and wanted to get a few things together and start reading up.
I'll probably look at just updating it out of the box and playing around with the stock firmware, but i know i'll probably want to stick some kind of custom firmware on it. So are there any recommendations on a good custom firmware? I'd like one that enable the ability to connect to ad-hoc networks (which the few in the development section i saw did not seem to mention). Should any rom for the VZW tab work? or are there different versions of this tab that i need to be aware of?
As far as flashing goes, what is hiemdal and odin? do they do basically the same thing? what about the clockwork mod, what exactly does that do? I've done a bit of rooting of devices before, but nothing major, so are there good tutorials or guides that explain a bit more about flashing custom roms? I'd like to not have a paperweight when all is said and done.
Any info you can provide or link me to is greatly appreciated.
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There are not very many custom ROMs that have been developed for the Verizon Tab. Galaxy Cubed seems to be a good one. The same Dev created a stock rooted gingerbread ROM so you may want to start with that one. Some of the Sprint ROMs also work. The Sprint and Verizon are both CDMA and very similar. NEVER flash a GSM ROM to this device!
Odin and Heimdall both have the capability to flash ROMs to Samsung devices. Odin is leaked Samsung software and Heimdall is newly written software based on Odin code. I recommend you use Heimdall version 1.1.1, it is free and easy to use. Just do a google search and you will find their website.
Clockworkmod is a custom recovery that does what the stock recovery does only more. It adds the ability to flash various mods to the ROM from recovery and to do backups. But once it's installed you can only get to it by software on your system. If you try to get to it by booting, you get into the stock recovery.
Just be careful when flashing things to your Tab, it is easy to bork it up. There are a lot of tutorials here on XDA, so read them carefully.
I jumped on the same deal! Got a question too, if you don't mind the piggyback...
I chose the Verizon model and I'm interested in using a bluetooth keyboard... I understand that upon release not all keyboards would work but that Verizon put out an update and now all do work.
How do I know other than trial and error if this unit has been upgraded?
My plan is to root and go with a basic gingerbread upgrade and then pretty much leave it be. But if this is a Verizon specific update I'm wondering if I don't need to do a one month data deal in order to get the upgrade.
Any help is appreciated!
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I jumped on the same deal! Got a question too, if you don't mind the piggyback...
I chose the Verizon model and I'm interested in using a bluetooth keyboard... I understand that upon release not all keyboards would work but that Verizon put out an update and now all do work.
How do I know other than trial and error if this unit has been upgraded?
My plan is to root and go with a basic gingerbread upgrade and then pretty much leave it be. But if this is a Verizon specific update I'm wondering if I don't need to do a one month data deal in order to get the upgrade.
Any help is appreciated!
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If you install the stock vanilla rooted ROM by dsb9938 you will have the latest Verizon upgrade, only rooted. Look on settings, about device, and the latest says EI04. Even if your unit comes with the latest ROM, you may want to flash the rooted vanilla since that is the easiest way to get rooted. Most of the other methods fail or are very difficult to implement on EI04.
No need to subscribe to data unless you want to. I personally like having data everywhere.
Lagfix ASAP
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If you install the stock vanilla rooted ROM by dsb9938 you will have the latest Verizon upgrade, only rooted. Look on settings, about device, and the latest says EI04. Even if your unit comes with the latest ROM, you may want to flash the rooted vanilla since that is the easiest way to get rooted. Most of the other methods fail or are very difficult to implement on EI04.
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Thanks! That was very helpful!
I have a droid 3 with data and it looks like there are ways to tether the Tab to the droid... I'd only need to send a few files via email a few times a month and even then it's not a necessity so much as it is a convenience.
So it now seems clear that OTA will NOT come for the very nice Google IO version of this device, I recently learned that the rooted versions will handle DRM material from Google play,,(correct?) so I think I'm ready to take the plunge,,
Any advice and step by step instructions? Is there a good JB version (if I'm going to do it might as well go all the way?)
Have not rooted the thing at all, so a bit nervous,, I have installed early ADB's on other devices.. so I get generally how the process should go,, but of course the 10.1 is different and the GIO one is even different from all the rest.
Direction/advice and cautions appreciated.. I love the device and don't want a brick in it's place..
And yes I have both the Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus from this year's GIO...
Thanks in advance!:fingers-crossed:
You need to make use of the search feature here. Lots of great info on rooting and flashing.
The Google I/O version is a different build and doesn't get any updates pushed to it by Samsung.
Thanks but...
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You need to make use of the search feature here. Lots of great info on rooting and flashing.
The Google I/O version is a different build and doesn't get any updates pushed to it by Samsung.
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Yes I have been searching diligently but as you note the GIO tab is "different" so it is not clear which run and which are eligible solutions.
I see from the views that a number are interested in this question but from searching I don't see great solutions..
It seems that the JB versions are not fully baked.
The ICS versions each seem to have issues and it is not clear which if any are running smoothly on the GIO version.
Hence my attempt by asking the question, to gain some authoritative clarity!
The google io version is the same just is fully unlocked by default. Samsung has indeed pushed more then 1 update to this device in the past. Doesn't seem like they will further. It is NOT 100% GOOGLE on this tab... Not sure why everyone thinks so. Anyways, anything that runs on the retail versions will run on the io just make sure u don't flash a new bootloader keep the one u already have. Use Odin to flash a custom recovery then use that recovery to flash a CUSTOM Rom. I'm running cm10 with very few problems
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Thanks! That helps!
That will help a lot.. The clarity on how the GIO version fits in is the main thing that was confusing me.
Now I have a path to follow.. I think.. The CM10 looks very tempting with JB from what I have been reading here,, I take it the only somewhat real issue is the front camera?
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The google io version is the same just is fully unlocked by default. Samsung has indeed pushed more then 1 update to this device in the past. Doesn't seem like they will further. It is NOT 100% GOOGLE on this tab... Not sure why everyone thinks so. Anyways, anything that runs on the retail versions will run on the io just make sure u don't flash a new bootloader keep the one u already have. Use Odin to flash a custom recovery then use that recovery to flash a CUSTOM Rom. I'm running cm10 with very few problems
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Sorry but need pointers..
A quick scan and I could not locate the Odin recovery instructions or software, and can you clarify that you mean the CM10 rom, not sure if you are implying something more by specifying CUSTOM Rom?
Anything I need to know about Not replacing the bootloader?
I'm assuming that I can ignore instructions relating to rooting/unlocking? Since it is a GIO device?
Do i need to do anything special to keep apps/access to app store, Google provided apps Gmail etc or does CM10 have all the basics??
Sorry to be so basic...Just don't want to end up with a shiny brick!
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The google io version is the same just is fully unlocked by default. Samsung has indeed pushed more then 1 update to this device in the past. Doesn't seem like they will further. It is NOT 100% GOOGLE on this tab... Not sure why everyone thinks so. Anyways, anything that runs on the retail versions will run on the io just make sure u don't flash a new bootloader keep the one u already have. Use Odin to flash a custom recovery then use that recovery to flash a CUSTOM Rom. I'm running cm10 with very few problems
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A quick scan and I could not locate the Odin recovery instructions or software, and can you clarify that you mean the CM10 rom, not sure if you are implying something more by specifying CUSTOM Rom?
Anything I need to know about Not replacing the bootloader?
I'm assuming that I can ignore instructions relating to rooting/unlocking? Since it is a GIO device?
Do i need to do anything special to keep apps/access to app store, Google provided apps Gmail etc or does CM10 have all the basics??
Sorry to be so basic...Just don't want to end up with a shiny brick!
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Google is your friend. You'll find ODIN and instructions on how to use it easily.
I believe you have to flash or install the Google Framwork apk separately. I'm sure the CM10 folks have a sticky or FAQ to help.
Read as much as you can about the process before doing it!
Found this on Odin on Android Authority
this appears to answer some of my questions at least where to find Odin
http://www.androidauthority.com/gal...kmod-recovery-5-5-0-4-custom-recovery-102580/
But of course I want to go to CM10 so I need to think how that modifies things...
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Google is your friend. You'll find ODIN and instructions on how to use it easily.
I believe you have to flash or install the Google Framwork apk separately. I'm sure the CM10 folks have a sticky or FAQ to help.
Read as much as you can about the process before doing it!
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Is their a cyanogenmod version that works for non developers editions of the verizon note. I just got my note 3 and without cyanogenmod it would stink.. has the bootloader been unlocked ?
No, still can't flash custom kernels
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No, still can't flash custom kernels
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there are may subjects and threads on this matter. I realized that not everyone understands everything, but if you know enough to register on this site, you must know how to use the search function.
to sum up:
search before posting
for the time being s4 and above on verizon wont be able to run aosp roms*
*besides developers edition. (if you have to ask, you don't have one)
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Is their a cyanogenmod version that works for non developers editions of the verizon note. I just got my note 3 and without cyanogenmod it would stink.. has the bootloader been unlocked ?
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i did the same thing back in January and i'm kicking myself in the ass for not doing a lot more research first. samsung software has got to be the worst, thats why this phone has 3 gb ram. use towel root and at least get root access to shut half the ****ty software off. the custom roms for this phone are just rework versions of bloatwiz.
That blows... has anyone been working on it ?
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That blows... has anyone been working on it ?
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The likelihood that our bootloader will even be unlocked or that any real development will go into kexec allowing us to flash custom kernels is probably close to 0%, meaning there will not be a cyanogenmod for retail N3.
However, if you are looking for a closer to AOSP rom check out Eclipse Rom. The dev has put much coding into the rom to make it feel like AOSP, it's not without its faults but what rom is perfect?
Also the devs for Alliance Rom have said they will be releasing an AOSP version in the future and many people are looking forward to that.
With practically any rom you will find yourself uninstalling a lot of bloatware unless you are one of the few who bought a Samsung device to use the proprietary software.
Either way, have fun.
I've been working on a custom ROM for the Verizon Galaxy Tab 4 (SM-T537V and the SM-T337V) but haven't had much luck flashing them to my devices.
I've been trying to flash the 8" version using ODIN after making customizations to the ROM (removing apps, etc.). This worked fine on my Verizon Galaxy Tab 2 7", but it doesn't seem to be working well on the Tab 4.
My process: unpack the system.img.ext4 and mounting it, then modifying and repacking, using simg2img and make_ext4fs, respectively. Both of these are made as 2400M size partition.
I've tried ODIN 3.0.9 and 3.0.4 and flashing the system.img.ext4 alone vs batched with the rest of the stock ROM files, but always get the error: "secure check fail: system" when the system.img.ext4 starts to flash.
Yes, these are .tar.md5.
Any ideas how I can get this to work?
Bump bump. Anyone have an idea about how to do this?
More generic question -
Does anyone know why it would be difficult to flash a custom ROM from Odin? What is locked down by Samsung to prevent this?
I was able to do this easily with the Galaxy Tab 2, so I'm trying to isolate what may have changed.
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More generic question -
Does anyone know why it would be difficult to flash a custom ROM from Odin? What is locked down by Samsung to prevent this?
I was able to do this easily with the Galaxy Tab 2, so I'm trying to isolate what may have changed.
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Most custom roms now a days are usually zip flashed roms. Probably has to do something with Samsung not flashing unsigned firmwares in which you can do so. I never use odin but only for cfautoroot. Thats my guess. Maybe it has to do with how the rom is built in order to flash it.
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Most custom roms now a days are usually zip flashed roms. Probably has to do something with Samsung not flashing unsigned firmwares in which you can do so. I never use odin but only for cfautoroot. Thats my guess. Maybe it has to do with how the rom is built in order to flash it.
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Thanks for the tips! That's basically the answer I've settled on as well, after lots of testing. I'm not sure why the Tab 2 would allow unsigned ROMs to flash, while the Tab 4 seems to dislike me repackaging the /system partition and flashing it.
I'm assuming there is no way to re-sign a ROM in the same way as the stock signed firmware, so I guess I'll have to explore flashing with a zip. In order to do this, I would need either Clockworkmod or TWRP on the device, right? I don't think it is available for the Galaxy Tab 4 yet. Is it possible to flash a custom recovery on the tab 4 that is meant for another system, or does that basically always brick it?
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Thanks for the tips! That's basically the answer I've settled on as well, after lots of testing. I'm not sure why the Tab 2 would allow unsigned ROMs to flash, while the Tab 4 seems to dislike me repackaging the /system partition and flashing it.
I'm assuming there is no way to re-sign a ROM in the same way as the stock signed firmware, so I guess I'll have to explore flashing with a zip. In order to do this, I would need either Clockworkmod or TWRP on the device, right? I don't think it is available for the Galaxy Tab 4 yet. Is it possible to flash a custom recovery on the tab 4 that is meant for another system, or does that basically always brick it?
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What size is the tab 4 your talking about? Sorry I only own the tab s 10.5 and both of our devices got ported to twrp. Not sure why there isnt a custom recovery for some tab 4 devices but there are developers in the tab s thread that ported cwm to the tab s. Maybe someone can build on for the tab 4? And what version of twrp are you talking about/ tab 4 varint? It probaly would boot into recovery is what I think. Sorry as I do not own the device or know any of the model numbers :/
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What size is the tab 4 your talking about? Sorry I only own the tab s 10.5 and both of our devices got ported to twrp. Not sure why there isnt a custom recovery for some tab 4 devices but there are developers in the tab s thread that ported cwm to the tab s. Maybe someone can build on for the tab 4? And what version of twrp are you talking about/ tab 4 varint? It probaly would boot into recovery is what I think. Sorry as I do not own the device or know any of the model numbers :/
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It's the Verizon Tab 4 10.1" (SM-T537V) I've been thinking about porting CWM for my Tab 4 but I don't know if it's possible or if I'm up for the challenge technically. Maybe the S is similar enough to flash onto the Tab 4.
Would all the Tab 4 variants have the same recovery? Or would they likely be different?
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It's the Verizon Tab 4 10.1" (SM-T537V) I've been thinking about porting CWM for my Tab 4 but I don't know if it's possible or if I'm up for the challenge technically. Maybe the S is similar enough to flash onto the Tab 4.
Would all the Tab 4 variants have the same recovery? Or would they likely be different?
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I believe the recoverys should be the same as they are the same size and almost identical devices. If the recovery was built on the wifi tab 4 10.1 it most likely will work. Idk if it will though. People that on the tab s forums that recoverys for our wifi tab s work on the lte also. Idk. I think as long as they have the same chipset (exynos etc) and size it should he good. I cannot confirm this though and ill have a look at the tab s forums to see if it really does. Idk if it will.
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I believe the recoverys should be the same as they are the same size and almost identical devices. If the recovery was built on the wifi tab 4 10.1 it most likely will work. Idk if it will though. People that on the tab s forums that recoverys for our wifi tab s work on the lte also. Idk. I think as long as they have the same chipset (exynos etc) and size it should he good. I cannot confirm this though and ill have a look at the tab s forums to see if it really does. Idk if it will.
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Ok, good to know. I couldn't find any places where people were referencing using the wifi Tab S recoveries on the LTE / Verizon versions, but I'm probably just missing it. Any idea why the Tab S bootloader is unlocked / able to have a custom recovery installed? It seems like a lot of newer samsung devices don't have this ability. Was it through some workaround like a Loki equivalent? Thanks again for all the great info!
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Ok, good to know. I couldn't find any places where people were referencing using the wifi Tab S recoveries on the LTE / Verizon versions, but I'm probably just missing it. Any idea why the Tab S bootloader is unlocked / able to have a custom recovery installed? It seems like a lot of newer samsung devices don't have this ability. Was it through some workaround like a Loki equivalent? Thanks again for all the great info!
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Only wifi and lte models such as sprint perhaps verizon and unlocked lte devices have unlocked bootloaders. I think we had custom recoveries because either from the firmware release or someone got their recovery. Img pulled for beanstown to port. We had root on both 8.4 and 10.5 inch the following week after launched and custom recoveries by ds troy (recovery builder for twrp) few weeks later. I dont know whats up with your guyes tab 4s not getting recoveries. Are your tab 4 chips exynos? Because the tab s have exynos chips. We have developers working on kernels and roms even though they dont own the tablet. Must be how much sources are availbe? Idk if verizon bootloaders are unlocked but sprint and wifi ones are.
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Only wifi and lte models such as sprint perhaps verizon and unlocked lte devices have unlocked bootloaders. I think we had custom recoveries because either from the firmware release or someone got their recovery. Img pulled for beanstown to port. We had root on both 8.4 and 10.5 inch the following week after launched and custom recoveries by ds troy (recovery builder for twrp) few weeks later. I dont know whats up with your guyes tab 4s not getting recoveries. Are your tab 4 chips exynos? Because the tab s have exynos chips. We have developers working on kernels and roms even though they dont own the tablet. Must be how much sources are availbe? Idk if verizon bootloaders are unlocked but sprint and wifi ones are.
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So if I end up not being able to flash a custom ROM on this, is it possible I can just build a script to change everything on my ROM's system files using my root permissions? Not sure where to get started with this, since I've been so focused on the ROM until now. Maybe some sort of batch file run through adb?
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So if I end up not being able to flash a custom ROM on this, is it possible I can just build a script to change everything on my ROM's system files using my root permissions? Not sure where to get started with this, since I've been so focused on the ROM until now. Maybe some sort of batch file run through adb?
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Not sure.?! Sorry! But good luck with the ROM! I never built one either.
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Not sure.?! Sorry! But good luck with the ROM! I never built one either.
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you can do it via ADB, just make sure to issue the "stop" command first. you can batch all this with the help of "su -c" which runs a su command without interactive shell
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you can do it via ADB, just make sure to issue the "stop" command first. you can batch all this with the help of "su -c" which runs a su command without interactive shell
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Yeah, thanks! That's what I've been working on recently. Mostly just stripping out bloatware and changing a few things. I'll post the full command here once I'm further along.
I'd like to be able to change the SystemUI.apk but haven't been able to successfully deodex it yet (the deodexed version loses the notification panel!)
make sure you use apktool 1.5.2 and see what the results are
then try apktool 2.0.0 RC3 if no luck
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Yeah, thanks! That's what I've been working on recently. Mostly just stripping out bloatware and changing a few things. I'll post the full command here once I'm further along.
I'd like to be able to change the SystemUI.apk but haven't been able to successfully deodex it yet (the deodexed version loses the notification panel!)
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Also, try deodexing with QuickDeodex, it tends to create good results for me. experiment with different Smali, baksmali in the tool's resources folder. sometimes you need smali/baksmali 2.0.3 and sometimes you don't. it's a crapshoot.
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Also, try deodexing with QuickDeodex, it tends to create good results for me. experiment with different Smali, baksmali in the tool's resources folder. sometimes you need smali/baksmali 2.0.3 and sometimes you don't. it's a crapshoot.
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This worked really well, thank you for the tip!
Did you ever solve the custom ROM challenge - or did someone else solve it elsewhere, please?
I can get one for $95. used but I only want it if it can be changed to a custom ROM with Google, MS, etc. bloat, spyware, etc. purged.
Thanks!
How can I get the file download