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[Q] How to create a zip compatible with CWR v3.0.0.5.

Hello.
For several days, I tried to create a "zip file" you can install via Clockwork Recovery 3.0.0.5. I tried to use "Update-Zip-Packager" but when I go to install the zip CWR tells me that the update is not good for the 3.0.0.5 version of Clockwork Recovery. Is there any software similar to Zip-Update-Packager creates update.zip compatible with version 3.0.0.5?
I want to create this zip only to delete some files that are always present in "system / app" so as not remove them manually each time.
I do the following steps:
1. Create a folder named Update.
2. Create "Update\META-INF\com\google\android\updater-script" in wich I write the following lines using Notepad:
ui_print("CLEANER");ui_print("-----------");mount("MTD", "system", "/system");show_progress(1, 10);delete("/system/app/app1.apk");delete("/system/app/app2.apk");delete("/system/app/app3.apk");show_progress(0.200000, 10);unmount("/system");ui_print("=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-");
where am I wrong?
Many thanks ..
PS: Sorry for my bad English...

help me please...

You are a Windows guy, Linux doesn't like Windows NOTEPAD.
You must use Linux friendly Text Editor.
Try Notepad++
Make sure you have update-binary still in the folder where your update-script is.
Code:
ui_print("CLEANER");
ui_print("-----------");
mount("MTD", "system", "/system");
show_progress(1, 10);
delete("/system/app/app1.apk");
delete("/system/app/app2.apk");
delete("/system/app/app3.apk");
show_progress(0.200000, 10);
unmount("/system");
ui_print("=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-");
Looks okay to me, but you do have to keep note, the code looks gibberish to me.
Uh.. there is a Update-Zip-Packager?!?? "-_____-
sigh, I was typing it in notepad++

[DEV][TOOL] easyFLASHABLEzipBUILDER v1.0

For those who want an easy way to create and sign CWM flashable zips via windows, look no further... this is about as easy as it gets!
1. Unzip contents of package to a folder we'll call this folder "tools"
2. in "tools" you will now have the included files plus and "update" folder
3. in "update" folder you have "META-INF," "system," & "data" folders
4. place any files you want copied to system in "system" folder, make sure your structure is proper.
5. place any files you want copied to data in "data" folder, make sure structure is proper.
6. once you have everything set in place, you have four options:
• 6a: drag the folder on top of "DRAGandDROPzipANDsign.bat" wait for it to finish, you will end up with {folder_name}_update.zip in the same folder as 7za.exe
• 6b: double click SIGNandZIPmanual.bat, type the name of the working folder, hit enter, wait for it to finish, it will loop back and allow you to complete another task, or hit X + Enter exit.
• 6c: double click SIGNonlyMANUAL.bat, enter just the zip filename you want to sign (no extension), hit enter and wait for it to finish. It will loop back and allow you to sign another one or hit X + Enter to exit.
• 6d: drag a ZIP on top of DRAGandDROPsignONLY.bat to sign/re-sign a zip that's already been built.
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I suggest if you are using this method to replace any system files, to delete the existing file first by adding some lines to the updater-script found in the META-INF folder. as follows:
Code:
delete("/system/app/Rosie.apk");
these lines can be added below the
Code:
mount("MTD", "data", "/data");
line... make sure filenames correct because they are case sensitive.
Hopefully this will make your lives a little easier =)
LATEST VERSION MIRROR: CLICK HERE
Code:
CHANGELOG:
1.1 - Current
~~* Silent update, forgot to include a couple of the updated files... oops! =)
1.0 - Update
~~* All drag & drop versions now support dragging and dropping from anywhere, not just the "working" directory.
~~* Fixed manual versions, where the loopback to work with more files was not working properly.
~~* Now deletes the unsigned zip after building the signed zip.
~~* Cleaned up folder a bit, now works from _bin folder, and outputs to _out folder. Batch file should stay in "main" folder, one level above _bin folder.
0.9 - Update
~~* Added sign only, manual plus drag & drop versions
~~* Included FR translation (google) of the d&d zip and sign
0.8 - Update
~~* removed the random .apk that was accidentally included in 0.6, not sure what happened to 0.7... lol
0.6 - Initial forum release

quick little update... apparently I had included a small .apk in the update folder... my bad, sorry for the waste of bandwidth =)
as the great homer simpson would say: DOH!

Hi ...
I'm not developer but it seems what you're doing will help other developers (and in the end: I'll benefit from that)...
Here's a "thank you" note..
... note: this post is just my way to become a post-whore like you.... j/k

would it also work for Amon-RA?

bestofrhcp said:
would it also work for Amon-RA?
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yes, latest versions of amon-ra and cwm are both work only with edify scripts, so yes. you just need to know what your specific system & data paths are, system should be the same for everyone, but some devices use userdata /userdata instead of data /data... hopefully that makes sense =)
hope this helps =)
a new version, for the "manual" script will actually loop back when finished building/signing a zip, so that you can do multiple build/sign sessions, without having to reopen the script after every build/sign session will be updated shortly... I've already tested it and got it working... no real changes to the drag-and-drop file as it's not really necessary... I am trying to figure out a way to do a drag and drop sign only script, so once I have that figured out I will updated again...

updated =)

Thanks! This will save me from using Terminal Emulator after each cm nightly flash.

wilnotdie said:
thanks! This will save me from using terminal emulator after each cm nightly flash.
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oops! Oops! ^~^

UDPATED... sorry if you downloaded 1.0, download again now @ 1.1... forgot to include a couple of the updated files... double checked everything this time though... =) enjoy!

looks like you might be able to answer my question
was playing around and deleted systemui.apk from system\app folder...
was trying to replace with another one... that did not work...
so i tired putting back the original one... and that does not install either...
is there a way to install that back on ?
if it is just guide me a lil bit...
will this procedure actually install the file?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1268661
thank you

heart_crafter said:
looks like you might be able to answer my question
was playing around and deleted systemui.apk from system\app folder...
was trying to replace with another one... that did not work...
so i tired putting back the original one... and that does not install either...
is there a way to install that back on ?
if it is just guide me a lil bit...
will this procedure actually install the file?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1268661
thank you
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just do this
Code:
adb remount
adb push SystemUI.apk /system/app
adb reboot
no need to "install" it, it just needs to be in the system/app folder at boot time... you might actually want to "adb reboot recovery" instead of "adb reboot" and then clear dalvik before rebooting into OS again...

I tried testing it by droping a apk in a folder called app and then dropping the app folder in data and then went ahead and used the .bat. I went into recovery, flashed it without an error but nothing was installed once i booted. Any ideas? Dont scripts very like some have a run program system/xbin/busybox etc?
edit. I was able to move the folder from data to system and then ran the script and flashed it and it worked, it should up once it booted. Is there any way to get it to flash data/app?

benjamminzIS said:
just do this
Code:
adb remount
adb push SystemUI.apk /system/app
adb reboot
no need to "install" it, it just needs to be in the system/app folder at boot time... you might actually want to "adb reboot recovery" instead of "adb reboot" and then clear dalvik before rebooting into OS again...
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thanks for the code...
but i already had copied the file into system/app... and it wasnt working (wasnt installing) just did a dalvic wipe now... and looked at that file permission and it was different from all other system apps... so i matched them up.. and rebooted ... and systemtray is back
thank you!

jgrimberg1979 said:
edit. I was able to move the folder from data to system and then ran the script and flashed it and it worked, it should up once it booted. Is there any way to get it to flash data/app?
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here's the hint from the first post:
benjamminzIS said:
I suggest if you are using this method to replace any system files, to delete the existing file first by adding some lines to the updater-script found in the META-INF folder. as follows:
Code:
delete("/system/app/Rosie.apk");
these lines can be added below the
Code:
mount("MTD", "data", "/data");
line... make sure filenames correct because they are case sensitive.
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copy the extract_package line that references "system" and change "system" to "data" in all cases, or if you have no need to copy anything to system then just change all "system" cases to "data" rename the "system" folder to "data" then add your files as necessary...

I am not sure i understand. Let me try and clarify what i am in trying to do. I am trying to build a flashable zip that contains an apk that i want to essential be installed in data/app directory. thats it.
What i see from the script below is that you have everything covered, system and data, so i am assuming if nothing is in the folder as system then it will be skipped over, correct
ui_print("");
ui_print("");
ui_print("Clearing dalvik cache ...");
delete_recursive("/data/dalvik-cache");
mount("MTD", "system", "/system");
mount("MTD", "data", "/data");
ui_print("");
ui_print("");
ui_print("Installing files to system ...");
package_extract_dir("system", "/system");
unmount("/system");
ui_print("");
ui_print("");
ui_print("Installing files to data ...");
show_progress(0.700000, 50);
package_extract_dir("data", "/data");
unmount("/data");
show_progress(10.000000, 1);
ui_print("Done.");

jgrimberg1979 said:
I am not sure i understand. Let me try and clarify what i am in trying to do. I am trying to build a flashable zip that contains an apk that i want to essential be installed in data/app directory. thats it.
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oh ok... sorry... yeah I think for anything that goes to data, there needs to be an install command try adding install("/data/app/filename.apk"); for each file, after the package_extract_dir("data", "/data"); function... not sure if that is correct, but maybe?

[Q] Some help with creating an Update.zip for my A7 please

I'd appreciate it if someone could give me some assistance. Basically the situation is that I wanted to get VPN working on the A7 which required tun.ko. I cross compiled the kernel and managed to get a tun.ko file and I added it to my device. Installing the module did not work, so I left it.
At some point my A7 shut off, and now it will not boot, it hangs at the ANDROID screen, before getting to the HC animation (dexmod 1.42). I am assuming at this point that my tun.ko is the issue so I created a patch update to remove the modules I had added to see if that would work.
Note: This patch is exactly the same as the ElocityMod 1.4.2 ad-hoc patch, I just changed the script actions and re-bundled.
The script only does this:
delete_recursive SYSTEM:lib/modules
delete SYSTEM:lib/tun.ko
I created the /system/lib/modules dir, so I know it exists, as does the /system/lib/tun.ko. When I try to run the update script I get the following error:
Installing Update
close from_child
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 6[1536])
Installation aborted.
I am trying not to flash back to the 1.4.2 as I have some investment and stupidly did not back-up before I started this venture. Any help would be appreciated.
Brad
As a side note, according to the /proc/config.gz on the tablet (kernel config) the TUN/TAP is compiled into the kernel, but not compiled as a module. For this reason I doubt VPN will work unless the apps can recognize the TUN device instead of failing because the module does not exist.

with specifics to an update script, the script desired should be as follows
Code:
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "-orw,remount","/system");
delete("/system/lib/tun.ko");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "-oro,remount","/system");
you will need to remember to sign your update.zip after creation if you're not familiar with the process. searching on xda should turn up results for 'sign update.zip'.
i'd list the specific files and not do recursive deleting. though if introducing a kernel module caused you problems, i don't think it was merely copying/removing that had an effect, but wouldn't you have had to either issue an 'insmod' command manually or you added a call to that module using insmod added to the init.rc or a bash script. you need to remove that reference too if you did.
if your 'investment' is related to your /data folder (with your stored apps and app settings), you can use my cwm fakeflash recovery to backup and restore your /data contents (installed apps, and system settings) after a factory reset and reloading dexter's rom (using factory recovery).
alternative solutions; maybe if you were doing these kind of experiments you MIGHT have left the usb device setting on (for adb connectivity). if so, try to adb shell into the device to correct your problem by hand; type adb devices from a command prompt for fun to see if the device still lists (it did for me when softbricked once).
domito said:
I'd appreciate it if someone could give me some assistance. Basically the situation is that I wanted to get VPN working on the A7 which required tun.ko. I cross compiled the kernel and managed to get a tun.ko file and I added it to my device. Installing the module did not work, so I left it.
At some point my A7 shut off, and now it will not boot, it hangs at the ANDROID screen, before getting to the HC animation (dexmod 1.42). I am assuming at this point that my tun.ko is the issue so I created a patch update to remove the modules I had added to see if that would work.
Note: This patch is exactly the same as the ElocityMod 1.4.2 ad-hoc patch, I just changed the script actions and re-bundled.
The script only does this:
delete_recursive SYSTEM:lib/modules
delete SYSTEM:lib/tun.ko
I created the /system/lib/modules dir, so I know it exists, as does the /system/lib/tun.ko. When I try to run the update script I get the following error:
Installing Update
close from_child
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 6[1536])
Installation aborted.
I am trying not to flash back to the 1.4.2 as I have some investment and stupidly did not back-up before I started this venture. Any help would be appreciated.
Brad
As a side note, according to the /proc/config.gz on the tablet (kernel config) the TUN/TAP is compiled into the kernel, but not compiled as a module. For this reason I doubt VPN will work unless the apps can recognize the TUN device instead of failing because the module does not exist.
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..alternatively alternatively i also did a update.zip of the latest factory rom that may assist with your issue, if the above solutions do not work. assuming your 'investment' isn't in the /system folder, it can format your /system folder and reinstall the /system files from the factory firmware with all correct permissions. a little examination of my update.zip could be used as a template for creating a similar one for dexter's rom, for these particular times when you'd like to re-do your /system folder and leave the rest of your partitions and data intact.
locatable, roundabout, from my twitter. same name as here.
oh. you could just write a script to execute a bash script (file.sh) thats got simple copy commands to copy your 'investment' to sdcard (/sdcard in recovery). that might be the simplest non creative approach that would allow you to continue on with a normal factory reset and reload of dexter's rom.
using bash scripts might also aid you in doing what you want without having to know or experiment with proper scripting syntax.
..oh, AND you could just edit dexter's rom update.zip to only install the system.img, and remove the rest of the files for installation, and DON"T do a factory reset..
that could help with restoring your system filesystem while leaving the rest of your data intact. didn't occur until this morning, that might be you EASIEST of the multiple suggestions listed.

Thanks for the response!
bestialbub said:
with specifics to an update script, the script desired should be as follows
Code:
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "-orw,remount","/system");
delete("/system/lib/tun.ko");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "-oro,remount","/system");
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This was actually what I did for my first try, with the same result.
bestialbub said:
you will need to remember to sign your update.zip after creation if you're not familiar with the process. searching on xda should turn up results for 'sign update.zip'.
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I did not do this, I was not sure I had to.
bestialbub said:
i'd list the specific files and not do recursive deleting. though if introducing a kernel module caused you problems, i don't think it was merely copying/removing that had an effect, but wouldn't you have had to either issue an 'insmod' command manually or you added a call to that module using insmod added to the init.rc or a bash script. you need to remove that reference too if you did.
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I did insmod it as well as modprobe, it gave me an error which was likely because (as I found later) the TUN is compiled into the kernel, which means a module could not possibly load.
bestialbub said:
if your 'investment' is related to your /data folder (with your stored apps and app settings), you can use my cwm fakeflash recovery to backup and restore your /data contents (installed apps, and system settings) after a factory reset and reloading dexter's rom (using factory recovery).
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I'll have to take a look at that, I was no aware it existed.
bestialbub said:
alternative solutions; maybe if you were doing these kind of experiments you MIGHT have left the usb device setting on (for adb connectivity). if so, try to adb shell into the device to correct your problem by hand; type adb devices from a command prompt for fun to see if the device still lists (it did for me when softbricked once).
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The issue with the A7 is that it's got USB host only which means I cannot connect it to my PC and adb it. This was a known issue before I bought the A7.

bestialbub said:
..alternatively alternatively i also did a update.zip of the latest factory rom that may assist with your issue, if the above solutions do not work. assuming your 'investment' isn't in the /system folder, it can format your /system folder and reinstall the /system files from the factory firmware with all correct permissions. a little examination of my update.zip could be used as a template for creating a similar one for dexter's rom, for these particular times when you'd like to re-do your /system folder and leave the rest of your partitions and data intact.
locatable, roundabout, from my twitter. same name as here.
oh. you could just write a script to execute a bash script (file.sh) thats got simple copy commands to copy your 'investment' to sdcard (/sdcard in recovery). that might be the simplest non creative approach that would allow you to continue on with a normal factory reset and reload of dexter's rom.
using bash scripts might also aid you in doing what you want without having to know or experiment with proper scripting syntax.
..oh, AND you could just edit dexter's rom update.zip to only install the system.img, and remove the rest of the files for installation, and DON"T do a factory reset..
that could help with restoring your system filesystem while leaving the rest of your data intact. didn't occur until this morning, that might be you EASIEST of the multiple suggestions listed.
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In the end I went more heavy handed than all that and it worked out fine. I did this before I saw your response otherwise I would have tried to finesse it some more just for the fun of it.
I re-flashed with dexmod 1.41 but I did not reset or wipe anything first. Applying this over top got me booted again with all my apps. 1 quick 1.42 update (and annoying root FB upgrade) and I am back to pre-fail conditions. I backed up my stuff too.
Thanks again for all the useful tips. This type of event has happened a few times and my gut says I am getting some corruption on the NVRAM or something. Only time will tell.

adb connectivity works fine, the solution is buried in one of 5stronginos threads, maybe the cwm recovery one. google for USB_OTG.APK i think, its posted on xda w a download link.
..i also prepackage it in my firmware repack.. findable from my twitter.
Sent from my X10i using Tapatalk

bestialbub said:
adb connectivity works fine, the solution is buried in one of 5stronginos threads, maybe the cwm recovery one. google for USB_OTG.APK i think, its posted on xda w a download link.
..i also prepackage it in my firmware repack.. findable from my twitter.
Sent from my X10i using Tapatalk
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I found this one, which looks right.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12813894&postcount=36
I'll give it a shot. Thanks for the info.

[TIPS] If you mess up the system partition

I edited a file manually in the system partition and my phone didn't boot and I didn't have a CWM backup.
By creating a new backup in CWM and mounting the SD card, I could open system.ext4.tar with "7-zip File Manager" and change back what I messed up and restore the system partition successfully!
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What I discovered was that the MD5 mismatch would still appear even if I changed to the new MD5 string by using a MD5 generator.
This is a problem in CWM and appears in Abyss Kernel and Francos Kernel (The ones I tried and newest version as of this date), BUT luckily, SpeedMod kernel saved me!
By emptying the whole nandroid.md5 file, SpeedMod kernel's CWM did not check the MD5 sum and the system partition got restored with the corrected files and the phone booted successfully.
Hope this helps others as well and hit the Thanks button if it did, Thanks!

Could you not just boot into recovery, mount the system partition and then connect via an adb shell and/or use adb pull/push on the problem file?
Your method seems good though.

knightnz said:
Could you not just boot into recovery, mount the system partition and then connect via an adb shell and/or use adb pull/push on the problem file?
Your method seems good though.
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That would work too of course!
Though many basic user are not familiar with adb or think it's complex.
If not, your method works as well.
Off Topic:
You should add "then" and "than" to your list. Also a common mistake.

[TUTORIAL] Create your own UPDATE.ZIP

Hi all! This is a guide from PIRATEPARTY about the creation of a simple UPDATE.ZIP to flash on your Android phone, in recovery mode.
I've created a repository on GITHUB where you can download the "update.zip" that we'll use and modify.
So, this is the repository: update.zip--for-Android-Devices-
You can download it as ZIP archive and rename it as update.zip .
So, we have now the most important file, that we're going to modify:
All the apps that you want to insert in the archive and install on the phone, must have the .apk estension and you have to put them in /data/app . Then, if you want also the app data files, you have to take these files from your phone, going with a rooted file manager (i suggest Root_Explorer) to /data/data , copying the app folder and pasting it in /data/data of the UPDATE.ZIP.
So we have all the apps and datas that we want. Now, we have to write the script.
Let's go to META-INF/com/google/android/ and open 'updater-script' with a simple text editor.
The only lines that you have to modify are:
Code:
set_perm(1000, 1000, 0644, "/data/app/[PACKAGE].apk");
set_perm_recursive(1000, 1000, 0777, 0777, "/data/data/PACKAGE_DATA_FOLDER");
delete("/data/dalvik-cache/[email protected]@[PACKAGE][email protected]");
For each app you have to write these lines. This is an example if you want to put ROOT_EXPLORER.APK in the UPDATE.ZIP:
Code:
set_perm(1000, 1000, 0644, "/data/app/ROOT_EXPLORER.APK");
set_perm_recursive(1000, 1000, 0777, 0777, "/data/data/ROOT_EXPLORER_DATA_FOLDER");
delete("/data/dalvik-cache/[email protected]@ROOT [email protected]");
That' all. But if you want to delete some apps from your phone, you have to write between
Code:
ui_print("| 80% Installing Applications |");
and
Code:
package_extract_dir("data", "/data");
this line:
Code:
delete("/APK_DIR/APP.APK");
IT'S IMPORTANT TO LEAVE AN EMPTY LINE AT THE END OF THE SCRIPT, OTHERWISE THE ZIP WON'T WORK!
You can easily find the name of the app going with Root Explorer to /system/app and searching the same app.
If you also want to add your modified Apps, you've to sign them with a simple app: Auto-Sign, putting them in /auto-sign/update/app and renaming it to Launcher.apk .
You can download AUTO-SIGN from the attachements!
With it you can sign your apks or your zip. So, finally, when you'll finish your zip, you'll have to put it in Auto-Sign folder ("/auto-sign").
Then, open Auto-Sign, choose your zip or apk, and click AUTO-SIGN. It will create a new apk or zip, name as SIGNED-apk/zip.
Now, you only have to put the update.zip on your sd-card and flash it! Have fun guys!

mackief,
Thanks for your tutorial. I wrote a removal script for GB that deletes everything i don't use in my ROM. I recently moved to ICS and that very script is still working but, each time, during restart, I lose root rights.
Any idea where it could come from?

What rom are u using?? What device??
I think that the problem is about the rom, cause you said that u didnt have problem in previous rom and you used the same script...
So, to find the problem, i have to know the rom, the device, and the script.
Can you post the script here?

mackief,
Sorry for having been so long to answer, I was not monitoring the thread
I use nightly CM9 roms for my Note (N7000). You'll find attached my latest script that still bothers me.
If you can have a look at it, it would be nice.

good lession for tweaking my one x

vua777 said:
good lession for tweaking my one x
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I'm glad do help you!
The_Steph said:
mackief,
Sorry for having been so long to answer, I was not monitoring the thread
I use nightly CM9 roms for my Note (N7000). You'll find attached my latest script that still bothers me.
If you can have a look at it, it would be nice.
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I read your script, but i think that the only problem is about the root app: Superuser and his components. So, check out if some elements that you want to delete are associated to Superuser, and dont delete superuser.apk .
However, usually, in CM9 there are some apps that you CANT and HAVE NOT to delete. I suggest to you to read this file: REMOVABLE APPS
So, Superuser gives you root rights, so dont delete it.
Dont delete the list of apps that is on the link above.
The last suggestion is that you have to check if you're deleting something else that can create bugs with superuser and his working.
Write me if you want to know something else or also if these solutions arent useful: i'll help you! Bye!

Interesting guide. I am curious though, you have it setting permissions but have you tried it without doing so? I ask because I made a script for CWM which copies my apk's to data/app/ and I don't set permissions and have no issues. In theory you shouldn't need to, the apk should retain the proper permissions even when copied. As well, why not set the permissions for the entire contents of the folder, ie, set the permission recursively like you do for data/data and have it run at the end of the script once everything is copied?
Lastly, one thing to note with this method of installing apps is that your first boot will take awhile, the ROM has to create the Dalvik for all the apps you just flashed, I hadn't considered that when i first ran my script and thought something was wrong.

Волк said:
Interesting guide. I am curious though, you have it setting permissions but have you tried it without doing so? I ask because I made a script for CWM which copies my apk's to data/app/ and I don't set permissions and have no issues. In theory you shouldn't need to, the apk should retain the proper permissions even when copied. As well, why not set the permissions for the entire contents of the folder, ie, set the permission recursively like you do for data/data and have it run at the end of the script once everything is copied?
Lastly, one thing to note with this method of installing apps is that your first boot will take awhile, the ROM has to create the Dalvik for all the apps you just flashed, I hadn't considered that when i first ran my script and thought something was wrong.
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At first, i have to say to u that permissions can be not specified: i think that all the files that u put in a folder have the same permission of the folder. I set permissions only for safety.
Then, about the first boot duration, there's nothing wrong.
The system only take a while to put into effects the changes, creating the Dalvik for example.. Don't worry: it's normal!

I know it's building dalvik, it simply hadn't occurred to me initially that that was the reason for it not booting. A file can have a different permission than the folder, but I think it's only that you can have the folder r/w and a file r/o. Then, on your script you can just set permissions recursively and save yourself setting permission for each app/file individually.
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Yeah! You can just do it!

Before CWM 5, I used to have a script that would let me add lots of files without individual lines for each.
It worked similar to gapps, where files are separated by commas.
Any ideas?
I will be adding sound files to system/media/audio/alarm.

What are symlinks?
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hermeticist said:
Before CWM 5, I used to have a script that would let me add lots of files without individual lines for each.
It worked similar to gapps, where files are separated by commas.
Any ideas?
I will be adding sound files to system/media/audio/alarm.
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U can easily write the package_extract command:
Code:
package_extract_dir("???", "/???");
You write the folder, and then the android folder when you want to extract the script package.
Then you set the permission of the folder and all is done!
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What are symlinks?
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Symlinks are Simbolic Links, so they link a folder to another folder, for example, a linked folder...
In Windows, you can create a link on the desktop and you can change the name of the linked icon, but it is anyway connect to the same file, with different name.
So, the symlinks are files that connect with other files. When the os see this symlinks, it read the element info to which it is connected??
It's not difficult to understand. I suggest to you to read this: SymLinks
Hope i've helped u all! If it doesnt, ask me again!

mackief said:
U can easily write the package_extract command:
Code:
package_extract_dir("???", "/???");
You write the folder, and then the android folder when you want to extract the script package.
Then you set the permission of the folder and all is done!
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Thanks.
I'm a little unclear about setting permissions though. Would you mind explaining?

Thanks i understood
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hermeticist said:
Thanks.
I'm a little unclear about setting permissions though. Would you mind explaining?
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So, if u want to set folder permissions, this is the code:
Code:
set_perm_recursive(1000, 1000, 0777, 0777, "/data/data/PACKAGE_DATA_FOLDER");
And these permissions are for a 'read-only' folder.
If u want to set file permissions, this is the code:
Code:
set_perm(1000, 1000, 0644, "/data/app/[PACKAGE].apk");
Also these permissions are for a 'read-only' file.
So do u need something else??
Hope u understood!

OK, here's one I can't seem to figure out, I want to copy data/app to my SD card. I tried(with /data mounted):
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mkdir", "/sdcard/app/");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "cp", "r", "/data/app/", "/sdcard/app/");
it fails with status 6, and log shows syntax error. I'm at a loss.

You're telling it to copy a file named "r". Change it to "-r".

I tried that already, I actually changed it to that, I played with my code a few times before posting.
Here is the last version I tried: http://db.tt/10DQzTQM
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nice tuto thank you very much for it
please i am noobe here
i have a unpadte to make but i don't know how here the structure of it
how to do the script please