hey guys since i was getting so many requests to make custom bootscreens/bootlogo, and lots of ppl asking me how to do this i am making this how to...
it took some time for me to get all this info and tools in one place and make it easy to use...
[ INTRO ]
this little how-to/tutorial will cover points on how to convert between image files and (static) bootscreen/bootlogo files (initlogo.rle/logo.rle)
THIS WILL NOT COVER INFO ON HOW TO INTEGRATE IT IN CUSTOM boot.img, i will add this later cause it requires different tools
initlogo.rle/logo.rle are image files which are in the integrated ramdisk in custom kernel boot.img
these .rle files are shown during booting of the custom kernel (boot.img)
if u want to remove showing of these images then just delete the initlogo.rle/logo.rle from the ramdisk
if u want to change it to the image that u want then follow this tutorial
after creating the .rle files u will need to rename the files to initlogo.rle / logo.rle and place it within extracted ramdisk folder then repack the ramdisk and then repack it with kernel (zimage) using proper boot address and specific command line parameters
[ CREDITS ]
makers of 5652rgb, to565 for freely providing the sources!
ImageMagick for the brilliant convert.exe tool
me for creating the cygwin binaries and batch files & making it little simple to use
[ REQUIREMENTS ]
windows PC (u can find compatible linux tools if u search online)
this package
correct resolution images (check post #2 for details)
[ WHATS INSIDE? ]
the package i have provided has:
precompiled cygwin binaries for
5652rgb
to565
convert.exe from ImageMagick-6.7.0-Q16-windows
all required dlls for standalone installations
easy to use batch files i made
convert_image_to_rle.bat
convert_rle_to_image.bat
[ HOW TO USE? ]
Converting any image to rle file
open command prompt and browse to folder with those bat files
execute:
Code:
convert_image_to_rle.bat <path_to_image_file>
the <path_to_image_file>.raw file and <path_to_image_file>.rle file will be created at the same location as <path_to_image_file>
Converting any rle to image file
open command prompt and browse to folder with those bat files
execute:
Code:
convert_rle_to_image.bat <path_to_rle_file>
the <path_to_rle_file>.raw file and <path_to_rle_file>.png file will be created at the same location as <path_to_rle_file>
[ ADDITIONAL INFO ]
the batch files i have made are specific to X10 screen resolution (480x854) if u need to use it for another device just edit the convert_rle_to_image.bat file and changed this like
Code:
[user=220077]@bin[/user]\convert -depth 8 -size 480x854 rgb:%1.raw %1.png
[ DOWNLOAD LINK ]
boot_screen_logo_creation_package.rar
[ REFERENCES ]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6775233&postcount=5
http://www.androidtablets.net/forum...-before-animated-boot-animation.html#post1895
http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/build.git;a=tree;f=tools/rgb2565
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Unpack,_Edit,_and_Re-Pack_Boot_Images <<< has info on how to pack/unpack boot.img files
aZuZu has uploaded newer tools!!!
Chumby_666 said:
new version of custom boot image toolkit is up!
minor fixes ...
added image to android logo & android logo to image ( external tools ) ( cygwin again! god damn! )
working on new ramdisk handle procedure ... soon will be fixed
thanks DooMLoRD for finding tools
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get them here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1090217
[ INFO ON SCREEN RESOLUTIONS ]
the resolution of the image to use depends on ur the capabilities of ur device
following is a list of the resolutions
QVGA (320×240)
WQVGA (432×240)
HVGA (480×320)
VGA (640×480)
WVGA (800×480)
FWVGA (854×480)
Very useful！
Thank a lot.
& this is WHAT i want!
Great work bro!
Cheers
SX,
Just what I needed..
Many thanks, no need to pester you any more for bootscreens, but many thanks for the ones you provided t me
For some reason it isn't working on my computer, I have no clue why .Running everything exact ,but it could be my phone .Does any one have some spare time to whip one up for me? Any help would be greatly appriciated
Does not work it creates a rle file on 0.00kb
Sent from my X8 using XDA App
getting a bit farther but it tries to take my image to rle but it says it can't find the file
any chance there could be a bit more noobish instructions to follow or is there any way to set it up like the moto devices could with a logo.bin file
pouxonu said:
getting a bit farther but it tries to take my image to rle but it says it can't find the file
any chance there could be a bit more noobish instructions to follow or is there any way to set it up like the moto devices could with a logo.bin file
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make sure that there are no spaces in the path to the image file... best way is to place the image file in the same folder as the batch files
for exapmle how should this be typed. I have the set up in my c drive near my sdk
convert_image_to_rle.bat
Program Files_Android_boot_screen_logo_creation_package
does all that need to be together with underscores? And do I need the name of the image?
i found draging and droping the logo.rle on top of "convert_rle_to_image.bat" did the trick for me. before it was giving some errors.
jus shared my find.
i'm making a bootscreen, anyone know what's the name of xda developer's font or can share it, please?
ayyu3m said:
i found draging and droping the logo.rle on top of "convert_rle_to_image.bat" did the trick for me. before it was giving some errors.
jus shared my find.
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i did a drag and drop and it seems to have worked, now i'm totally lost in what to do next
Doomlord... you are a miracle worker XD even when I'm not looking for something for my X10 you seem to solve all my problems XD
Hi DooM bro,
How to cpio.gz the ramdisk folder after editing it?
I tried the azuzu tool but i get error.
Any other way?
Linux, windows, anything any other script? Or can u gz the ramdisk for me?
weaponXandroid said:
Hi Doom bro,
How to cpio.gz the ramdisk folder after editing it?
I tried the azuzu tool but i get error.
Any other way?
Linux, windows, anything any other script? Or can u gz the ramdisk for me?
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u need to use linux
go to the folder which has the ramdisk files (init,etc)
give this command:
Code:
find . | cpio -o -H newc | gzip > ../ramdisk.cpio.gz
can you please divert me a link how to import this rle file into phone/tablet ?
thanks
indigo_blue said:
can you please divert me a link how to import this rle file into phone/tablet ?
thanks
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it depends from device to device...
some devices have bootlogo in boot.img (ramdisk) other have a seperate partition to dump this splash image
DooMLoRD said:
it depends from device to device...
some devices have bootlogo in boot.img (ramdisk) other have a seperate partition to dump this splash image
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Well, I managed to make .rle file... So, how can I add it into DooMLoRD kernel?
I am using ARC S...
Ninolina said:
Well, I managed to make .rle file... So, how can I add it into DooMLoRD kernel?
I am using ARC S...
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u need to repack ramdisk and then repack it zImage to get boot.img (using correct mkbootimg arguments)
there was a thread somewhere by SE on how to make kernels for Xperia 2011 devices... they have provided info on how to repack ramdisk and the correct mkbootimg arguments...
DooMLoRD said:
u need to repack ramdisk and then repack it zImage to get boot.img (using correct mkbootimg arguments)
there was a thread somewhere by SE on how to make kernels for Xperia 2011 devices... they have provided info on how to repack ramdisk and the correct mkbootimg arguments...
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Thank you very much for answering me, but I am afraid it wont help me much... I dont want to make a Kernel, I only want to change the SplashScreen... On HTC Desire it was easy to do that (there is a Tool for that) and with ARC this and everything else is so much complicated... I also see that there is not much support for this device and so little number of people is willing to help...
Thank you one more time... I hope there will be easier ways to do this and other stuff which are standard on other devices...
Just one more question... Is it easier just to remove the SplashScreen that is now in DooMKrenel? I will be satisfied with that too...
***I added some minor reliability improvements, by including more error checking, seems to run pretty smooth***
I've been playing around with making a deodexer script and having some issues, did a google search and came across these two posts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=598026
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5775540&postcount=57
So I merged what I had with theirs and modified it to work on the Captivate ROM's.
I thought it would be a useful tool to have and thought I would share with anyone interested in deodexing their own stock ROM.
Why would you want to deodex your own ROM when you could download somebody elses? Something to do I guess.
It deodexes the app and framework folders in three passes, the first pass does the files that don't require a specific boot class path, the second pass deodexes the files that do require a boot class path and the third does a check for any files the for-do loop may have skipped.
It takes approximately 10 to 30 minutes to complete, depending on your computer, but considering that it took me almost a day to deodexed a ROM manually, , thats not so bad.
It can pull a stock ROM from your phone and deodex it, using adb or you can extract a factoryfs.rfs file and place app and framework folder into the app and framework folders for the script.
It also has a batch zipalign tool for when its done deodexing.
You have the option to select boot class paths for Captivate i897 (gingerbread or froyo), or you can input a custom boot class path string.
Extract the Deodexer_i897.zip to a folder that does not have spaces in the name.
Pull the system from your phone or add your app and framework folders to the extracted folder for the deodexer.
Then just doubleclick on deoall.bat and your off and running.
I included a Readme file with instructions.
You have to have the Java sdk and samsung usb drivers installed on your computer for it to work.
The script is a windows batch file and was modified on Windows 7. I assume it will work on XP as well, but haven't tested it.
I've tested it on:
i897 - KB1, KF1, KH3, KI1, KI2, KJ1, KJ2, KJ3, KK1 and KK2
Rogers - KH2
i9000 - JVO, JVR and JVS stock ROMs.
I've flashed and tested KF1, KH3, KI2, KJ1, KJ2 and KJ3 on my phone with no problems.
(Remember, stock KH3 - KJ3 do not have any ringtones so you will have to copy them to the media/audio folder from another ROM)
Note: Remember to check the app and framework folders for files that got skipped. If there is, try running the deodexer again just to make sure it just wasn't a glitch.
Thanks and credits goes out to Daneshm90 and crzyruski for the deodexer scripts and JesusFreke for giving us baksmali-smali and not to forget, Igor Pavlov for 7zip.
UPDATE- I'm adding a basic clockworkmod flashable script template that you can pop your system into. It includes redbend_ua, wipe, busybox, su and superuser.apk for root. You will have to add a kernel (zImage) and the appropriate modem (modem.bin) to the updates folder.
You will have to flash an update.zip (Froyo) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734163
or flash a kernel tar using odin, that has clockwork mod baked in (Gingerbread), and will need to add a cwm modded kernel to the update folder in the template if you want to keep clockwork mod recovery (Gingerbread). The template will not work with special kernels that have scripting included such as init.d, you will have to flash special MOD kernels that contain scripts, afterwards.
*****CAUTION:This is a full wipe template so be careful and know what you are doing.*****
***Fixed the Core_ROM.zip so it will install the modem and kernel, plus added the wipe script.***
It is beyond the scope of my talents and time to completely teach someone how to do all of this, but google is your friend when it comes to learning this stuff. There are allot of resources out there to help you accomplish your task. I'm just merely supplying some basic tools for you.
TOOLS
Notepad++ works great at editing the updater-script in the META-INF folder.
And the smali and xmls in the apks and jars.
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
And Apkmanager is great to decompile and compile apk and jar files - Thanks raziel23x
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227179
Just add .apk to the end of the .jar, do your modding, change it back to jar when you're done, works great.
Plus raziel23x has a new apk multi tool that is still in beta but is worth watching http://apkmultitool.com/
Also for those that want a free alternative to Photoshop to modify your graphics, there is a great program called Paint.Net http://paintnet.org/
If you are serious about MODDING here is another valuable tool, Beyond Compare available here $$ http://www.scootersoftware.com/
And this is a valuable reference for those interested in Modding
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822311
KERNELS
For KF1 I found this link for the cog5-beta2-kernel.tar, thanks to designgears. http://ftp.captivate.org.ua/samsung/captivate/2.3.x/2.3.3/ROM/cognition_5/
And of course, for KH3 and KI1-KI2 use Boogs kernel available here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242533
For KJ1, KJ2 and KJ3 use Boogs kernel here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1294849
***The script has been updated to include the boot class path as an option, instead of having to copy and paste the whole thing, so the Bootclass_path.txt file is no longer needed... Thanks to ralphreyes ***
**NOTICE: due to the nature of DOS (Windows) environmental variables, the deodexer needs to be extracted to the root folder, or any folder it resides in, can't have a space in its name. e.g. Android SDK as opposed to Android_SDK***
As always, I am not responsible if it messes up your phone.
I hope someone finds this useful.
***NOW ITS FINAL***
This is awesome !! Thanks for sharing.
I will have to check this out when I get time this weekend...or sooner.
What about an odexer?
I would like to odex the ROM on my phone after I get my desired modifications in. Any chance on an odexer script?
Thanks I've been looking for an easy way to deodex my own stock rom. I will put it to good use.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
gibson3659 said:
I would like to odex the ROM on my phone after I get my desired modifications in. Any chance on an odexer script?
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Odexing is a little tricky, I haven't found a compiler to do that, something exclusive to google and phone manufacturing developers. Though the performance of an odexed ROM is so slight over a deodexed one, it probably wouldn't be worth it.
Nice job on the "Read me".
Will be trying my hand at this asap...
thanks again
4-2ndtwin said:
Nice job on the "Read me".
Will be trying my hand at this asap...
thanks again
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Thanks, let me know how it goes. I did three more ROMs after I fixed it and flashed two of them and had no problems. When I get home tonight, was going to add an option to root plus will upload some templates for cwm recovery.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
crt60 said:
**NOTICE** I added another deodexer for high performance computers with quad-core or high end dual core processors, even though the original deodexer works fine, because the script would run so fast, it can produce errors, or skip files because of possible memory segment overlap, causing null pointer exceptions, so I added a 3 second pause between each operation to solve this issue. It only adds a minute or two to the deodexing time, but should add reliability and integrity to the deodexed ROM -> Deodexer_i897x.zip
I've been playing around with making a deodexer script and having some issues, did a google search and came across these two posts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=598026
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5775540&postcount=57
So I merged what I had with theirs and modified it to work on the Captivate ROM's.
I thought it would be a useful tool to have and thought I would share with anyone interested in deodexing their own stock ROM.
Why would you want to deodex your own ROM when you could download somebody elses? Something to do I guess.
It deodexes the app and framework folders in three passes, the first pass does the files that don't require a specific boot class path, the second pass deodexes the files that do require a boot class path and the third does a check for any files the for-do loop may have skipped.
It takes approximately 10 to 30 minutes to complete, depending on your computer, but considering that it took me almost a day to deodexed a ROM manually, , thats not so bad.
It can pull a stock ROM from your phone and deodex it, using adb or you can extract a factoryfs.rfs file and place app and framework folder into the app and framework folders for the script.
It also has a batch zipalign tool for when its done deodexing.
You have to manually add the boot class paths at the beginning when prompted, but I included a text file that you can just copy and paste the appropriate boot class paths into the script. I did that in case of future or other ROMs, so the boot class paths could be modified.
Just doubleclick on deoall.bat and your off and running.
I included a Readme file with instructions.
You have to have the Java sdk and samsung usb drivers installed on your computer for it to work.
The script is a windows batch file and was modified on Windows 7. I assume it will work on XP as well, but haven't tested it.
I've tested it on KB1, KF1, KH3, KI1-KI2, KJ1, KJ2, KJ3 and Rogers KH2 stock ROMs.
I've flashed and tested KF1, KH3, KI2, KJ1, KJ2 and KJ3 on my phone with no problems.
(Remember, stock KH3 - KJ3 do not have any ringtones so you will have to copy them to the media/audio folder from another ROM)
Note: Remember to check the app and framework folders for files that got skipped. If there is, try running the deodexer again just to make sure it just wasn't a glitch.
Thanks and credits goes out to Daneshm90 and crzyruski for the deodexer scripts and JesusFreke for giving us baksmali-smali and not to forget, Igor Pavlov for 7zip.
UPDATE- I'm adding a basic clockworkmod flashable script template that you can pop your system into. It includes redbend_ua, busybox, su and superuser.apk for root. You will have to add a kernel (zImage) and the appropriate modem (modem.bin) to the updates folder.
You will have to flash an update.zip (Froyo) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734163
or flash a kernel tar using odin, that has clockwork mod baked in (Gingerbread), and will need to add a cwm modded kernel to the update folder in the template if you want to keep clockwork mod recovery (Gingerbread). The template will not work with special kernels that have scripting included such as init.d, you will have to flash special MOD kernels that contain scripts, afterwards.
*****CAUTION:This is a full wipe template so be careful and know what you are doing.*****
It is beyond the scope of my talents and time to completely teach someone how to do all of this, but google is your friend when it comes to learning this stuff. There are allot of resources out there to help you accomplish your task. I'm just merely supplying some basic tools for you.
TOOLS
Notepad++ works great at editing the updater-script in the META-INF folder.
And the smali and xmls in the apks and jars.
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
And Apkmanager is great to decompile and compile apk and jar files - Thanks raziel23x
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227179
Just add .apk to the end of the .jar, do your modding, change it back to jar when you're done, works great.
Also for those that want a free alternative to Photoshop to modify your graphics, there is a great program called Paint.Net http://paintnet.org/
KERNELS
For KF1 I found this link for the cog5-beta2-kernel.tar, thanks to designgears. http://ftp.captivate.org.ua/samsung/captivate/2.3.x/2.3.3/ROM/cognition_5/
And of course, for KH3 and KI1-KI2 use Boogs kernel available here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242533
For KJ1 and KJ2, use Boogs kernel here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1294849
As always, I am not responsible if it messes up your phone.
I hope someone finds this useful.
***Fixed Root***
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thanks for your work ,so i can build my own rom by myself with less work
crt60,
Didn't get a chance to try this out last weekend. I hope to get to it this Sat. I'll give u some feed back afterwards.
Appreciate the work u are doing and sharing.
Sent from i897uckj3
How can I extract a one-click .exe stock ROM?
Thansk.
chappatti said:
How can I extract a one-click .exe stock ROM?
Thansk.
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You can't that I know of, it is a microsoft mfc program and I haven't found a decompiler for it. You will have to find the original odin tar file
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
crt60 said:
You can't that I know of, it is a microsoft mfc program and I haven't found a decompiler for it.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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Thanks for your quick reply !!
One thing is not clear in your reademe? Do I need to run the deodexer from the stock ROM folder, or do ineed to edit my win $path.?
chappatti said:
Thanks for your quick reply !!
One thing is not clear in your reademe? Do I need to run the deodexer from the stock ROM folder, or do ineed to edit my win $path.?
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Copy the app and framework folders in system into the deodexer folder and merge with the app and framework folders already there.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
crt60 said:
Copy the app and framework folders in system into the deodexer folder and merge with the app and framework folders already there.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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I have checked the updater-script and found it doesn't extract the 'updates' folder ，so the zImage and modem.bin can't be installed
q659503934 said:
I have checked the updater-script and found it doesn't extract the 'updates' folder ，so the zImage and modem.bin can't be installed
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I will check it out when i get time
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crt60 said:
I will check it out when i get time
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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I just add the script
ui_print("");
ui_print("extract files...");
package_extract_dir("updates", "/tmp");
set_perm(0, 0, 0777, "/tmp/redbend_ua");
i think you could build a ROM template ,it's more useful.
Yep, you're right. I must have accidentally deleted that, when I removed the wipe program, trying to simplify the script. It has been fixed, plus I went ahead and added the wipe script back in. Thanks for your input...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
I thought I would make it a little easier on your script by adding a couple extra lines to the 'deoall.bat' file so the bootclass path is included within. When it prompts you to enter the bootclass path, you can enter 1 for GingerBread, 2 for Froyo, or you can just enter your custom one.
Replace the line that starts with
Code:
set /P INPUT=Enter BootClassPath (ex 1.jar:2.jar:3.jar): %=%
with the following:
Code:
echo Enter BootClassPath: 1=GingerBread, 2=Froyo,
set /P INPUT=or custom (ex file1.jar:file2.jar:file3.jar): %=%
IF %INPUT%==1 (set INPUT=core.jar:bouncycastle.jar:core-junit.jar:twframework.jar:services.jar:framework.jar:seccamera.jar:javax.obex.jar:com.google.android.maps.jar)
IF %INPUT%==2 (set INPUT=core.jar:twframework.jar:android.policy.jar:services.jar:framework.jar:seccamera.jar:javax.obex.jar:com.google.android.maps.jar)
Thank you for your excellent work crt60!!
ralphreyes said:
I thought I would make it a little easier on your script by adding a couple extra lines to the 'deoall.bat' file so the bootclass path is included within. When it prompts you to enter the bootclass path, you can enter 1 for GingerBread, 2 for Froyo, or you can just enter your custom one.
Replace the line that starts with
Code:
set /P INPUT=Enter BootClassPath (ex 1.jar:2.jar:3.jar): %=%
with the following:
Code:
echo Enter BootClassPath: 1=GingerBread, 2=Froyo,
set /P INPUT=or custom (ex file1.jar:file2.jar:file3.jar): %=%
IF %INPUT%==1 (set INPUT=core.jar:bouncycastle.jar:core-junit.jar:twframework.jar:services.jar:framework.jar:seccamera.jar:javax.obex.jar:com.google.android.maps.jar)
IF %INPUT%==2 (set INPUT=core.jar:twframework.jar:android.policy.jar:services.jar:framework.jar:seccamera.jar:javax.obex.jar:com.google.android.maps.jar)
Thank you for your excellent work crt60!!
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Nice, I did make a script like that but thought it would be too confusing for those that use this for non-captivate ROMs. I'll update the link with the new code.
Thanks
could add option 3 , custom boot class list (as it is now) for other devices! or have them save it to a txt file in a list one per line and have the bat read the custom txt list
Any settings made in the value files found within framework-res.apk can be overlaid with new values if an archive called framework-res is placed in /system/media/theme/default.
The framework-res archive is just a zip file without the .zip extention and must contain a file called theme_values.xml
The format of the contents of theme_values.xml is critical and all value entries placed in the <MIUI_Theme_Values> section:
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<MIUI_Theme_Values>
inset lines here
inset lines here
inset lines here
</MIUI_Theme_Values>
If you already have a framework-res file in /system/media/theme/default, this means you already have some overlaid settings. Just merge your wanted settings into the same file being careful not to contradict existing lines.
I have attached the decompiled value files that contain the majority of what you may wish to play with. Copy and paste lines from these files into theme_values.xml with your edited values.
The value files come from 6.12.29 but are almost universal across all MIUI8 ROMs.
I have also included a file called framework_tweaks.xml which is my quick reference for useful tweaks - it is by no means exhaustive. Remove my comments from lines if you copy directly from this file.
The big advantage in modding this way is that it is very easy to re-edit the mod and easily reversed by simply deleting the file. This is much easier than decompiling and recompiling the parent file every time you want to change something. Furthermore, some files simply will not recompile successfully.
Other overlay files that can be created and placed in /system/media/theme/default
com.miui.home
values from MiuiHome.apk
Commonly used to change grid size for launcher
com.android.systemui
values from MiuiSystemUI.apk
Commonly used to change Status bar and toggles grid
framework-miui-res
values from framework-ext-res.apk
Commonly used to set toggles grid columns
Mods that are pure overlays will be attached here.
A comprehensive MIUI Home Launcher grid mod will be added next time I run a ROM with stock launcher
Contributions to the mods welcome
This is amazing!!!
After trying so hard to decompile/recompile/package/sign etc the framework-res.apk just to change two values in dimens.xml AND FAILLING
This is SOOOO much easier!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!
@ugene1980 Download TickleMyAndroid from its XDA Thread for decompile/recompile apks - it will do everything you need. Don't re-sign framework files or system apps.
Note that the full complement of framework files consist of the following:
framework-ext-res.apk
mediatek-res.apk
framework-res.apk
miui.apk - rename this to miui-res.apk to be recognized as a framework file
miuisystem.apk - rename this to miusystem-res.apk to be recognized as a framework file
jajk said:
@ugene1980 Download TickleMyAndroid from its XDA Thread for decompile/recompile apks - it will do everything you need. Don't re-sign framework files or system apps.
Note that the full complement of framework files consist of the following:
framework-ext-res.apk
mediatek-res.apk
framework-res.apk
miui.apk - rename this to miui-res.apk to be recognized as a framework file
miuisystem.apk - rename this to miusystem-res.apk to be recognized as a framework file
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Nice, i'll give it a try, hope it works for miui 9.
I'm assuming mediatek-res.apk won't be needed if the device uses a SD835 instead of a mediatek processor?
@ugene1980 It works on MIUI9. You assume correctly
Can I use this mod to create AMOLED theme? And which app will be themed?
Coz MIUI theme manager failed to theme other than icon and wallpaper on MIUI 9 (Marshmallow).
Thanks.
Hi, thanks so much for your hints.
I've created two mods for MIUI9 on MiMix2 8.1.26 Beta rom, com.miui.home and framework-miui-res.
The mods flaulessly work, but only if the phone is rooted.
- Firstly rooting was needed because I had to put the files on /system and change permissions... but once checked I created a flashable zip that makes the work from TWRP.
- Once created the flashable .zip... rooting is not needed to modify system partition... but it doesn't work without root.
- Looking at same files but inside /data/system/theme (files created by themes app) I discovered some things to try:
-- Put 0755 permission with 9801 owner and group
-- Make framework-miui-res with the same structure... with filters.xml and framework-miui folder
- No way... I cannot make it work without root... and all the attempts worked very well if the phone is rooted.
Do you know how to make it work withour rooting?
Best regards.
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jajk said:
@ugene1980 Download TickleMyAndroid from its XDA Thread for decompile/recompile apks - it will do everything you need. Don't re-sign framework files or system apps.
Note that the full complement of framework files consist of the following:
framework-ext-res.apk
mediatek-res.apk
framework-res.apk
miui.apk - rename this to miui-res.apk to be recognized as a framework file
miuisystem.apk - rename this to miusystem-res.apk to be recognized as a framework file
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Only to get your attention
@Huexxx It could be an sepolicy issue. What version Android and what version security update will determine how hard it is to get something foreign in System to execute.
jajk said:
@Huexxx It could be an sepolicy issue. What version Android and what version security update will determine how hard it is to get something foreign in System to execute.
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Alright, I'll look deeper inside the logs.
Thanks for the point.
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