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Welcome to the Droid X guide! I hope to expand up on this as much as possible, so be sure to check back for updates!
The Benefits of rooting
So why root your android phone? Well, there are several benefits... First, you can backup up your phones current state whenever you would like (makes is easy to jump back and forth if you mess things up!). In addition, you can also install different themes (different color interfaces for the basic framework and applications). You can also install custom ROMs (this is an Android OS that has been built from either Motorola's source, or the Google SDK and released through their generosity for the rest of us to enjoy!
Rooting: Many people are unsure of rooting their phones but have heard of other people doing it. Here is my stance on rooting your phone:
If you are technically savvy, or can follow instructions well and have confidence in your ability to do so, I would definitely recommend it! If you are unsure of your abilities to do so, and simply use your Droid X because it is a great phone right out of the box, then I would recommend reading through this guide and some other threads on the Droid X forums so you can familiarize yourself with the potential possibilities and process' involved with rooting and customizing your phone. I do not say any of this to deter anyone from wanting to root their phone, it just can be a dangerous situation for those who are not familiar with how it could potentially damage their phone.
I have seen many ask about the dangers of rooting. First off, yes it will void your warranty, but you CAN unroot your phone. I will include this information later =)
#1 rule of modding your phone: ALWAYS TAKE A BACKUP BEFORE MAKING ANY MODIFICATIONS!
with that said... let's continue =)
Rooting: Just because you have a rooted phone, does not explicitly open up new features on your phone.... What it does do, is open up the possibility for features on your phone =) Keep reading...
Themes: In order to theme your phone, you first have to deodex it. If you attempt to theme the phone without deodexing it, you can run into issues... Themes allow you to change the look of the phone framework and applications (e.g. different colors or images). Make sure to follow rule #1, and then follow any specific instructions that the creator of the theme may have included with their post.
Droid X Bootstrap: This is the saving grace for the Droid X created by Koush. Installing this application once rooted allows you to create backups, restore backups and install custom themes, ROM's, and other modifications that have been made into flashable zip format. I will explain how to use this later as well.
Custom ROMs: Custom ROM's are a developers build of the android operating system either using the Motorola ROM as their base, or building directly from Google's SDK. Many of the ROM's for the Droid X are "blur-free" which means that they look like a generic android OS install the way Google intended it. The default "ROM" that comes on your phone has what is known as "blur" by Motorola. It is just graphical enhancements to the way the phone operates that mostly tie into social networking applications and widgets. Many Android enthusiasts believe that Motorola Blur or HTC Sense ruins the Android feel. Whether or not to use a blurred or blur-free ROM is really up to you and how you like your phone to look and feel.
I will cover more about ROM's later in my posts and try to give an overall description of each. As usual, before trying to flash any ROM, be sure to backup your phone.
Overclocking your phone: Overclocking for those who do not already know what this means, is basically the ability to tell your phone's processor to run at a higher speed. This basically just improves performance on your phone, but can be harder on the phone as well. By telling the phone run at a faster processor speed, you can decrease the battery life of your phone. The droid X overclocks in a different manner than with most Android phones, due to the inability to run custom kernels on the Droid X.
For those who are not familiar with the potential of overclocking your phone, I highly recommend not doing it. While rooting can be dangerous, if you mess up overclock settings on your phone, you can do more harm than good.
So I have seen a bunch of people asking questions that seem to pop up repeatedly on the forums... I plan on adding to this as i put this guide together for a few people who really needed more step by step instructions to get going. Feel free to suggest stuff for me to add, and I will throw it in.
Thanks, and enjoy the following:
Ok, here are the steps for setting up the sdk, getting rooted, and all that good stuff... have a feeling I will be making this into a new thread...perhaps....
SDK:
First off... you will want to go to the following site to download the sdk:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Grab the following download: android-sdk_r08-windows.zip
I saved it to C:\sdk (i created a folder called SDK right at the root of C: drive). When it finishes, unzip this using 7zip (or any other unzip program you like) to the sdk folder. When it is finished unzipping, you should have a folder called "android-sdk_r10-windows". If you open up that folder, you will find a folder called "android-sdk-windows". Open this folder up and double click on the "SDK Manager.exe". This will open up a window, and bring up additional windows, one of which will ask you to "choose packages to install". You can download any or all of them. I recommend downloading the following: (NOTE: this may have changed as I don't recall the API versions for sdk r10)
• Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 1 (the top-most download)
• SDK Platform Android 2.3, API 9, revision 1
• SDK Platform Android 2.2, API 8, revision 2
• USB drivers (I don't think this shows up in the latest version of the sdk's first download window. I believe it is found if you go to the available packages section the "Android SDK and AVD Manager and expand the 3rd party section....but if you happen to see it in there...grab it)
This should be sufficient for now. All packages are accepted by default. If you do not wish to download all of them, simply highlight each one (one at a time) and then click the reject button towards the bottom middle of the window. When you have selected the packages you wish to download, click the install button.
After this has installed, you now have the Android SDK installed on your machine. You can close all windows related to the SDK, as we don't actually need to do anything with it, it simply has tools within it that we will need later. (This is where the adb command originates from. There is an adb.exe tool in the "platform-tools" folder of the sdk install, but we will get to this later).
Now you will want to go to your desktop (or anywhere you have a shortcut or icon for My Computer), right click on My Computer, and select properties. Under the "advanced" tab of the window that opens, you should see a button at the bottom that says "environment variables". Click on this, and then find the "Path" variable under System Variables NOT user variables. Click Edit and go to the end of the "Variable Value" field. You will want to make sure there is a semicolon ";" at the end of this before typing any additional info. You will want to add the full path of your android SDK install. For example, if you followed my example for download/saving/extracting/installing above, you would type the following information into the end of the "Variable Value" section:
C:\sdk\android-sdk_r10-windows\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
If you installed to another location, be sure to type the correct path to the "tools" folder within your installation of the Android SDK. Then click the OK button, and close any windows that were opened from adding to the "path variable".
Droid X Drivers
This section is a little more difficult to explain, as there are so many variables depending on what operating system you are running (windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, etc). and whether or not you are running a 32-bit or 64-bit instance of your chosen Operating system.
Here is one link for Droid X drivers:
http://www.verizon-phones.org/verizon-motorola-droid-x-usb-drivers-pc-charging-drivers-download.html
I simply googled Droid X drivers, I'm sure this isn't the best link, but just for example I'm throwing it out there. If you google Droid X USB drivers you should be able to find the drivers you need, as well as help and instructions on how to get everything working.
Once you get the usb drivers installed, you will want to connect your Droid X to your computer. If it is recognized, you will get a notification in your drop down bar on your phone. On your phone, press on the USB connection in the drop down menu, and select "charge only". Next, open up a command prompt on your computer. Type the following in and hit enter:
adb devices
You should see something simiilar to the following come up if everything is configured correctly:
C:\>adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
015A882315005010 device
If you see something similar to what I have above... then ADB is working correctly, and we can continue! Now we will move on to getting your device rooted! You will want to grab the z4root.apk that I have attached earlier in this thread and download it onto your computer. We will now test out if adb is indeed working! Save the z4root.1.3.0.apk and put it in the "tools" folder of the sdk we downloaded earlier. Now open up a new command prompt (or use the one we opened earlier if you haven't already closed it!) Change directories to the "tools" folder of the sdk:
If you installed the SDK where I used in my example.... type the following:
cd C:\sdk\android-sdk_r10-windows\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools (press enter)
type the following: adb install z4root.1.3.0.apk (press enter)
You should now see the following:
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb install z4root.1.3.0.apk
1833 KB/s (978414 bytes in 0.521s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/z4root.1.3.0.apk
Success
z4root and ROOTING
If you get all of this, you have now installed a package using adb and we know the interface works. If you don't want to have to mess with this method of installing, you could also download "Astro File Manager" from the android market. You would then need to save z4root.apk to your sdcard of your Droid X. Then open the Astro program and browse to your SDcard and file the z4root.1.3.0.apk. Press on the .apk file and it should come up with a box that says something similar to "open with app installer" or "app manager"... don't recall exactly what it says, but should be something similar to package management or install of some sort. After pressing on that, you should see an install button. Press on that to install z4root.
Now that z4root is installed, you will want to go to your application list on your phone and press on the z4root to open the application. Press on the permanent root button and wait! This process may take a while, and your phone will reboot, but when it does, you are now rooted.
Make sure when trying to root your phone that you go into Settings-->Applications-->Development make sure "usb bebugging" is enabled.
Removing BOOTSTRAP COMPLETELY (You only need to follow these steps if you WANT to remove Droid X bootstrap by Koush, this is not installed on your phone by default).
If you would like to completely remove Droid X bootstrap from your phone, here is what you need to do:
1) connect your phone to ur pc in charge only mode. Make sure it is recognized by adb
A) open command prompt and type "adb devices" (hit enter, your phone should show up)
2) in the command prompt, type "adb shell" (press enter)
3) type "su" (press enter)
4) type "mount -o rw, remount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system" (press enter)
5) type "cp /system/bin/logwrapper.bin /system/bin/logwrapper"(press enter)
6) type "adb reboot" (press enter)
Your phone will reboot after typing adb reboot, and may take a little bit longer to boot the first time after bootstrap is removed (it may not, I just haven't gone through this process in a while).
Bootstrap should now be completely removed.
Note: all text in quotes is just what you should type...do not include the quotation marks when entering commands.
Disclaimer: I take no responsibility if you mess up your phone. Typing these commands incorrectly CAN mess up your phone. By following these directions, you do so at your own risk.
Installing Droid X Bootstrap
You can grab this .apk file from this thread as well, as I have it posted in one of my previous posts. You will then install this .apk file the same way that you installed z4root. Obviously if you are using the adb command prompt method, you will want to replace z4root.apk with the full name of the droid X bootstrap apk; if you are using a file manager or installer, just follow the same instructions as before as well.
With the bootstrap installed, you are now able to take backups and restore them as well in the event your phone has problems.
Will be adding SBF instructions and links soon =)
If this guide has helped you, please say thanks!
THEMES AND HOW TO USE:
NOTE: In order to install a theme, you must deodex your phone. If you attempt to try and install a theme without deodexing your phone, you can run into problems down the road.
How to Deodex Your phone the EASY way:
Below is a link that Septhin (from Sephtin.com, all credits go to him for this) posted. This is a SYSTEM ONLY flashable .zip that will give you root, as well as deodex your phone ONLY if you are on the 2.3.340 OTA for verizon. Copy this to your sdcard, and flash in bootstrap recovery! Note: If coming from anything other than an existing 2.3.340 system, then you should wipe data/factory reset for safety's sake!
http://www.mediafire.com/?gvvgnum0uma2huk
If you are on the 2.3.15 OTA looking for Deodexed system:
http://www.mediafire.com/?drixq6ry6ja83oq
How to Manually Deodex your Droid X:
Note: all credit for this portion of the writeup goes to Webst3r on droidxforums and those he has mentioned at the bottom of this section. I did not write up the deodex portion of this guide. I am simply including it as a one stop guide to help as many people as possible.
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHATEVER HAPPENS TO YOUR PHONE!
You must be rooted!
What you'll need:
A Windows based machine
xUltimate v2.2
Patience
Process:
1. Unzip xUltimate v2.2, and launch "Main.exe"
2. If everything goes well xUlt should recognize the phone and make a connection. You now should see a list of options.
3. Run option 1. After option 1 is done, run option 2.
4. Now these well take a while. Run option 3.
5. IMPORTANT: After you have run option 3, you MUST navigate to the xUltimate folder and find "origi_frame" folder, and delete "guava.odex". It's a bad file, and interferes with deodexing process.
6. Now run option 4, and wait.
7. Exit xUltimate, and put the phone in USB mass storage.
8. Go back into the xUltimate folder and copy "done_frame", and "done_app", and move them to the root of the sdcard.
9. Open a command prompt, and do the following: (note: at the end of each of the following lines, press the enter/return key on your keyboard)
Code:
adb shell
su
stop
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
cp /sdcard/done_app/* /system/app/
cp /sdcard/done_frame/* /system/framework/
rm /system/app/*.odex
rm /system/framework/*.odex
mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
reboot
Your phone should now be deodexed!
You may notice an increase in speed, and you now have the ability to edit certain files with greater effects. (i.e. services.jar)
Credits: (note these credits are from the original post made by Webst3r, not me, but I would also like to thank them for their work and contributions!)
Rainabba and Mike919: For initially working with me to get a white clock, and later deodex.
toxman: For testing, and being a huge risk taker.
teenfaces: For letting me use his services.jar
And especially Xeudoxus: For letting me a guinea pig, for xUltimate, and answering my questions. And also for the making the xUltimate tool. It defiantly makes thing easier.
SBF: What is it, and what does it do?!?
An sbf file contains the data files necessary to return an Motorola phone back to its "out of the box state". This means it is as if you just pulled the phone out of the box and turned it on. A successful sbf will return you to stock status without any custom ROM, or theme. Usually when one uses and sbf file, you will also want to wipe data/factory reset before hand, and after using and sbf for best results.
SO WHAT DO I NEED?
• RSDlite 4.8 http://www.multiupload.com/HL0ZAL9GK8
• Motorola Drivers: http://www.motorola.com/consumers/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=bda09ec8009a0210VgnVCM1000008806b00aRCRD
• Correct SBF files for your phone:
o If you are on 2.3.15 OTA (bootloader 30.03): http://www.multiupload.com/HS3Q4U95CG
o 2.3.32 Full SBF: Then go to this site for all the mirror lists. I will post a few direct links below: http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/droid-x-discussion/5633-droid-x-2-3-32-full-sbf.html
• http://www.multiupload.com/QX7Q3B53UQNOTE: http://depositfiles.com/en/files/60kvlswk2
o If you have already flashed 2.3.32, and/or have 30.04 bootloader: 2.3.34 SYSTEM ONLY SBF:
• DIRECT LINK TO SBF: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OXK9Q1ZG
• some have preferred to flash individual files through Bootstrap recovery from MyDroidWorld. If you would like to use this method and are more comfortable flashing files than SBF, use this site:
o http://mydroidworld.com/forums/droi...ystem-baseband-2-3-340-kernel-bootloader.html
• 2.3.340 FULL SBF: http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/droid-x-discussion/6367-new-full-sbf-droid-x-2-3-340-a.html
• Thanks to Maderschramm, there is any easier way to get back to stock on 2.3.340 OTA WITH ROOT
MADERSTCOK "SBF" (note I did not do this write-up, all credit goes to Bouchigo on android forums. Original credit goes to Maderschramm over at DroidXforums and XDA)
NOTICE: Coming from ANY non-blur based ROM and doing Maderstcok is guaranteed to bootloop due to mismatch in framework without a data/cache wipe.
http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-hacks/15666-maderstcok-ota-2-3-340-update-zip.html
maderstcok - OTA 2.3.340 update.zip
None are responsible for your phone but you.
After a bit of work I've created an update.zip for you guys that want a fresh install of 2.3.340 without sbfing.
This is the FULL, OTA 2.3.340 - contains radio, kernel, and all other updates, even those EXCLUDED by the 2.3.340 system only sbf.
What that means is that if you have 2.3.15, 2.3.151, or 2.3.320 you're one update.zip away from the OTA 2.3.340
This is useful in many ways:
• You want stock .340 but didn't create a nandroid backup
• Can't OTA (modded phone)
• Get ready for an OTA
• Remove Root
• Add bloat back
• Re-Odex
• Your phone is acting weird on the update
• Something broke
• Fresh ROM install
• You don't want to flash 5 update.zips or sbf to update your phone
• etc.
This will format your system data (helps prevents bootloops - not 100%) and system (in case a rom put some apps in the /system/app) partitions and also changes the boot image to the stock moto M (to fix the Tranquility boot logo - something even an SBF won't fix).
As always, make a backup and I'm not responsible for what happens to your phone.
Download the file here and place it on your sdcard: http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/
• Mirror 1 http://ubuntuone.com/p/XAk/
• Mirror 2 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4AO672L1
Instructions:
1. Using the Droid X Bootstrapper make a backup. (more information here)
2. Browse (using volume buttons) to "install zip from sdcard" and select it with the camera button.
3. Select "choose zip from sdcard".
4. Select "maderstcok340.zip"
5. Confirm the install.
6. Be patient, wait for the install to finish.
7. Reboot the Droid X. DO NOTHING ELSE IN CLOCKWORKMOD!!!!!!!
8. Activate the phone with VZW (more instructions below).
If you attempt to create a backup or flash a rom post maderstcok installation you're going to have a paperweight. This seems to be because maderstcok removes root and the clockworkmod recovery area, so it doesn't like you playing around in there. Re-root and reinstall the bootstrapper, then create a backup or flash a new rom, DON'T DO IT BEFORE REBOOTING THE DX AFTER ISNTALL.
Formatting Data and Cache is optional; however, if you want a really clean install do so. If you factory reset you'll be forced to activate the phone automatically while if you don't you'll have to follow the quick and dirty activation instructions below - the choice is ultimately yours.
Quick and dirty instructions for activation:
1. Dial *228
2. Press 1
3. Enter last 4 of primary acct holder's SSN
4. Wait - more in depth instructions in a link further down.
This can take some time, especially on the two system installs and the radio install. Don't battery pull unless you want a brick.
The file won't flash properly if you have a botched download - this seems to be caused by the size of the file. Please check your file size before flashing:
Size: 284.7 MB (298481300 bytes)
MD5: ce7122280eafad4a39ba7fefeb764bf5
My free filehosters sometimes .zip the .zip - it looks like maderstcok340.zip.zip
Just unzip once and check the md5 to make sure it checks out - if not, redownload. Don't try to flash the .zip.zip without unzipping it once!
You'll have to activate your phone again after the install. See this for additional help.
If you encounter any problems during the flashing process follow standard ROM installation troubleshooting (i.e. battery pull, factory reset, etc.)
A lot of this stuff is from Team Black Hat - I did pull some of my own phone files too - but if you're looking to donate, please hit them up. Without them we'd be up a creek. Tell 'em I sent ya
One final note - z4root seems to work flawlessly after flashing this file. Just thought I'd throw that in there...
Enjoy!
How to use RSDlite and an SBF file:
NOTES ABOUT USING SBF and RSDlite: Make sure your battery is fully charged. If your phone dies while applying an SBF file, you could be stuck...Be sure to create a backup before using SBF, this could be a nandroid backup, and I would also recommend backing up your SMS messages and applications and any application data (use Titanium backup).
I have found this to have the best results.... before applying an SBF, boot into bootstrap recovery and do a wipe data/factory reset.
1. Turn off your phone. Hold down the "Volume down" + camera button while holding the power button. Your screen should flash and say
Bootloader
30.03 (or 30.04 if you are on the latest update)
Battery OK
OK to program
Connect USB
Data Cable
2. Open up RSDlite and click the " ... " button to browse to the appropriate SBF that you need to use.
a. If on bootloader version 30.03 then you will want to use the VRZ_MB810_2.3.15_1FF_01.sbf file
b. If on bootloader 30.04, then you will more than likely want to flash the 2.3.34 system only sbf (SHADO_X6_2.3.34_SYSTEM-ONLY.sbf)
3. Once it recognizes the file, connect your droid X to the computer via the usb cable. You should see your phone listed in the bottom section of RSDlite.
4. Click the start button, and watch the magic at work =)
5. When your phone reboots, I generally try to do another wipe data/factory reset.
a. When turning phone on, hold down home button + power button. When the droid with the ! comes up, press the search button. You can use the volume up/down buttons to navigate, and the camera button to select.
If your phone dies during sbf, A) make sure to charge your battery before sbf next time B) here are some instructions
IF YOUR PHONE DIES DURING SBF
How to Fix
One thing that you may notice is that when you have this error, your phone will not charge the battery and you'll only be able to see the screen turn on if its plugged into the wall. Somewhere on the screen it will say "Your Battery is Low" and "Cannot Reprogram" or something like that. The easiest way to get through this is to find a friend with a charged battery or go to your local Verizon store and see if they have a demo phone they can use to charge your battery. If you're like me though you will not be lucky in any sense like this so you will have to find the MacGyver inside of you and get a little creative. What you need for this is an old USB cord. One end must be a standard USB cable head and the other can pretty much be anything. Once you have that, follow these steps:
NOTE: I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE DONE TO ANY PHONE, BATTERY, ETC. FOLLOW THESE STEPS WITH CAUTION TO AVOID RISK OF DAMAGE.
1. Take your cable and cut off one of the ends, leaving a standard USB plug at the opposite end to plug into your computer.
2. Now you need to strip about and inch of the wire off until you get to the core where you should see 4 colored wires (red, black, white, and green). The colors don't really matter and they may vary, just as long as you can see a red wire and a black wire.
3. Strip off about a quarter inch of the rubber sleeving on the red and black cables, exposing the actual metal wire.
4. Twist the metal strands of each of the wires a couple of times so that all of the wires from the black cable are together and all of the wires from the red cable are together. This is just to make sure that you don't create a short circuit.
5. Here's where it gets a little tricky. You are going to use this cable to make the phone think the battery is fully charged, when in fact you will just be powering the phone using the power from the USB port. Pull out the battery on your phone and find the 4 exposed metal slots (the battery terminals).
6. Each of the far terminals should be labeled with a plus (+) or a minus (-). What you need to do is put exposed leads on the red wire up to the positive terminal and the leads of the black wire up to the negative terminal.
7. While still holding the leads on their respective terminals, slide the battery back into place in the phone. MAKE SURE THE WIRES ARE NOT TOUCHING WHEN YOU PUT THE BATTERY INTO THE PHONE! BAD THINGS COULD HAPPEN ONCE YOU PLUG THE CORD INTO THE COMPUTER!
Note: As tested by parm289, you can skip step 7 and just use the cable to charge the battery if you'd like. He recommends allowing it to charge for 6-7 minutes before placing it back into the phone. Thanks parm!
8. Once the battery is in place and the wires are on the correct terminals but not touching each other, plug the USB cord into the computer. If all has gone as it should, the screen on your phone should come on (may have to press the power button) and the phone should be telling you that the battery charge is okay and that it is okay to program. YAY! Your phone is almost back to normal!
9. Go back up to the previous section in this post that tells you how to reflash the .sbf and follow all of the instructions there. Once that has finished flashing the .sbf to your phone, your phone should be back to working order! You will most likely have to redo the entire setup on your phone but at least your phone is no longer a fancy paperweight
ROM overviews:
Note due to the constant change in version numbers, I have may not have updated this list. I will try to keep it updated as I can.
BLUR ROMs: Apex 1.3, ZapX Bazinga, Rubix Blurry 1.8, Simply Stunning X, DarkSlide 4.2, Fusion 2.0, Tranquility 3.7.0 (has option to add blur)
Blur-less ROMs: Tranquility3.7.0, Rubix Focused 1.9.7, Liberty 1.5, Cobalt 1.0 , Ultimate Droid, FlyX, Darkslide 4.2, GummyJar 2.5, Incredibly Re-Engineered 1.0, Obsidian 2.0.2, Fission 2.5.7
LIBERTY 1.5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939592
ROM Features:
Base....Originally based on GummyJAR, I would call Liberty's bas a evolution of GummyJAR at this point
95% of all the apps were built from source.... rather than decompiled and hacked apps via APKmanager!! And it shows in pure speed!!!!
Blurless
Wycontacts
Cytown Phone
AOSP Pattern lock
AOSP tab Lockscreen with the option for Rotary as well
Custom terminal emulator with added color options
Reboot option in power down menu
Launcher2 with increased snap velocity
Custom Liberty wallpapers app
Custom Liberty live wallpapers (nexus Mod like, modded from CM source)
Music control's in lockscreen (will control any music source including Pandora)
MusicMod by Eliot Stocker (built from CM source and compiled by Team Liberty)
Inverted Gtalk and Gvoice
Gingerbread keyboard - built by hotaru modified by Team Liberty for better button size
AppWidgetPicker - credit boombuler
Latest Market included
build.prop tweaks - thanks to LexusBrian400
Ads blocked via hosts file - thanks to delta_foxtrot2
10% battery increments support
Clockwork recovery (bootstrap) installs on initial install
Working init.d with config file (start-up scripts)
Liberty scripts:
(Run them in terminal emulator. Type script_name -help for more info)
** ads, allinone, apploc, backup, bootani, cache, camsound, compcache, chglog, donate, exe, fixperms, freemem, install_zip, load, pulldown_text, install_zip, load, market_history pulldown_text, rb, restore,rmapk, setcpu, setprops, slim, sound, switch, symlink, sysro, sysrw, usb, zipalign_apks **
All apps optimized and zip aligned
More to come...
Toolbox Features:
• App Management:
* Apps2SD
* Remove/Backup system/data apps
* Install Add-Ons on the fly (blur, non-blur, extras, etc.)
* Backup/restore feature
• Liberty Mods
* Switch between transition animations
* Change boot logos
* Set Build Properties * File editor included by Fr4gg0r *
* Install Fonts
* Install Themes from the toolbox
* Pulldown-bar text editor
* Icon Chooser (change application and battery icons)
• Liberty Tweaks
* Ad Blocker (Block/Unblock)
* Cache Manager (clear/move to SD)
* Free Memory
* Manage Boot Animation
* Mount system rw, fix permissions, zipalign apps, etc.
• Reboot Options
* Reboot, reboot bootstrap, reboot recovery, powerdown
• Settings
* App Theme (change theme of toolbox)
* Notify for ROM updates/patches
* Lockscreen Settings
* Recovery safe mode
* Overclocking
* Sysctl Support
* Camera Shutter Sound
* Tools (Spare Parts, Dev Tools, Testing Menu)
* Restore apps feature
* Set install location on boot
* Zipalign apps on reboot
* Clear cache on reboot
* Fix permissions on reboot
Rubix 1.9.7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=927644
Rubix Focused 1.9.7 overview: If you are looking for a ROM with great stability and battery life, then look no further than Rubix Focused 1.9.7. Drod2169 has thrown some amazing scripts in this ROM that allow for app backup, ad-block, and many others. His direct support for the ROM and great speed and responsiveness from his dev work makes it a solid choice. In addition, he has fully customized sysctl.conf to help improve battery life, Java VM management, speed and performance.
* SMART One-Click Overclock App (QuickClock for rubiX) (Credit to Paul Anderson’s amazing work!)
* This is a very brilliant OC app. It configures specifically for your device, and OC’s to the BEST value, and voltage settings for your phone.
**If your max speed turns out to be <1100, it will only overclock to 1100. This is for the sake of Overclocking, and the safety of your device to not push it higher.
* Base is GummyJar (Credit Kejar)
* Full firstboot functionality.
* Rotary Lockscreen Option
* AOSP Settings Menu (No Compass Calibrate/Battery Manager. For Battery Info, check out About Phone/Battery Use)
* GB Keyboard with working size (cause size does matter )
* Theme by Mycahya
* Working 3G HotSpot
* Phone as Modem/USB Tether Option (Instructions stored in rubiX Folder on your SDCard)
* AOSP Lock screen instead of themed Moto tabs!
* Lockscreen pattern no longer on a timer.
* Market Apps installed to Data Partition
* This Includes:
* Maps
* Gmail
* Voice Search
* YouTube
* ADW Launcher
* Street View
* Spare Parts
* Adobe Flash Player
* DL Crutch Lite (For Browser Downloads)
* Tweaks adjusted
* File Manager (Credit to Cyanogen)
Gingerbread Parts: (Credit to Pete)
* Launcher 2
* Gallery 3D
* Alarm Clock
* Desk Clock
SCRIPTS: Credit to Fabulous, JRummy, Sephtin and myself.
adblock: block or view ads
apps: run the script for directions. If you choose restore, you must reboot after for it to take effect
backup: backs up all of your user apps. backup -bk is the correct way to run the script
calc: remove/restore the calculator
carhome: remove/restore the car home launcher
dxeye: remove/restore the DX LWP Please note that this is removed by default, and placed in /data/rubix run the script to restore.
email: remove/restore the email app
fixperm: fixes permissions (credit Koush)
gallery: switches between the 2D (credit to Cyanogen) and 3D AOSP Gallery
genie: remove/restore the news/weather app
office: remove/restore QuickOffice: Please note that this is removed by default, and placed in /data/rubix run the script to restore.
sys: write the system read/only (-ro) or read/write (-rw)
zipalign_apks: zipaligns all the apps in system. Unnecessary since this is ran on every boot!
Fission 2.5.7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=839246
About Fission: The first generic Android platform for current and future Droid devices. We are a bunch of mad hackers, modders and developers that were not happy with the current model of Droids being "Blurred" so we began a mission to rid our devices from the blurriness of VZW Android systems. It started with a crazy idea of messing with the Droid2 SDK that has turned into a full fledge AOSP generic type of ROM. We have incorporated many features that were only seen in AOSP ROMs before this. Some of the features include Reboot in Power Menu, custom built Framework, vanilla Android GUI, totally blur free app folder and many more AOSP like features to come in the short term future.
Features:
True Vanilla ROM with generic Android feel, not themed to look like one. No blur apps...
Reboot in Power Menu.
Custom Framework - 10% battery increments with display percent number & without.
Overclock ready out of box.
Lots of free memory.
ROM has root and has been deodexed, and zip aligned.
Busybox installed and symlinks have been applied.
Clean base for you to customize how you like.
And many more...
WILL COVER MORE THIS WEEK! Will also clean up this list to cover most important features to reduce lengthy posts.
Short Little MetaMorph Guide for Changing Icons
Had someone in a post ask about changing some battery icons... So this is a little blip about using it...
I recommend checking out DroidPirate.com if you are looking for images. If anyone else has a place they use for icons, please let me know, and I will add it to this post! Thanks
How-To
MetaMorph ONLY installs the current theme files to the app that exist in the /system/app/ if there is no file you must find the .apk on your phone and place it into the /system/app/ directory.
1) pick the icons you want and download the .zip
2) The file should be a “.ZIP” extension, make sure you do not unzip the file.
3) Connect your device via USB and mount
4) On the root of your SD-Card you need to create a folder called “AndroidThemes” IT MUST LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THAT OR IT WILL NOT WORK
5) Copy the .ZIP file you downloaded and place it in the “AndroidThemes” folder.
6) Assuming you already have the MetaMorph application installed on your phone. Open the MetaMorph app.
7) Click on “Unzip/Extract New Theme”
8) You should the .zip file you have added to the AndroidThemes folder like in the image shown below.
9) Click on the file inside of MetaMorph a MetaMorph install screen should come up telling you about the theme you are installing like shown below (just click Close)
10) Now you should see a button located on the bottom click on “Apply All” this will begin the process of the application skinning.
11) You should see a message box that pops up that says “All Themes Applied” like shown below
12) Reboot your phone and make sure whatever app you where skinning is now skinned.
Recovering Contacts If You Lose Backup Assistant When Using a Custom ROM:
For those of you who relied on Backup Assistant in the default Moto ROM for your contacts, you are in luck =)
Go to backupassistant.com and log in. From here, you can see all of the contacts as of your last sync, and then you can back them up as an Outlook CSV. Next, login to your gmail account, click on "Contacts" and then click "Import". Import the .csv file that you generated from backupassistant.com and....VOILA, all of your contacts are now synced to your gmail account, and you can kiss backup assistant goodbye!
SysCtl.conf Tweaks
Credit for this section goes to macpro88 at DroidXforums and Marius from whom macpro mentions below
Liberty 1.0 and Syssctl Config
Listen up everyone! Since the release of Liberty 1.0, JRummy16 also released a new app in the market called Sysctl Config, which gave users an interface to manually edit and tweak the sysctl.conf file. Alongside this, Liberty made it easier to configure the sysctl.conf file using the integrated menu option under Liberty Settings without the use of the app.
Please take special note! That any ROM can utilize these sysctl.conf tweaks, not just Liberty, and rooted stock as well.
(You must be rooted and have busybox installed for this to work on stock)
So what is the purpose of this thread? And what is Sysctl.conf all about?
First of all, we are going to explore what sysctl.conf is.
Second of all, we are going to explore what sysctl.conf does, and what it can do for your phone.
Lastly, we are going to explore how sysctl.conf works and what kind of benefit is has on the Android OS.
Now, before we get started, we need to clear something up! The tweaks and modifications we will discuss in this thread, WILL NOT IN ANYWAY INFLUENCE BENCHMARK SCORES SUCH AS QUADRANT! Benchmark apps are meant to measure hardware performance only and are in no way affected by these tweaks and modifications, but make no mistake! You will notice at least a slight increase in Android's performance and a possible increase in battery life as well.
Another thing that everyone needs to know is that the Android OS is a Linux based operating system, so there will be a lot of references to Linux, just so you are not confused.
So lets get started shall we?!?!
Ok, so first of all, let’s explore what sysctl.conf is.
The sysctl.conf is a configuration file for "sysctl" which is an interface for dynamically changing kernel parameters in the Linux OS. The configuration file contains the following elements, vm.min_free_kbytes, vm.dirty_ratio, vm.dirty_backgroud_ratio, vm.vfs_cache_pressure, vm.oom_kill_allocating_task. There are many other elements within the file, but we will be primarily focusing on these specifically (the vm prefix stands for virtual memory). The sysctl.conf file should be located in /etc (/system/etc) by default. To enable it you need your ROM to execute "sysctl -p" somewhere during the boot process (or shortly afterward). We will also be discussing how to enable it if it is not already done so. You can also run sysctl -p manually to enable it any time after the OS is started.
Now, let’s get down to what sysctl.conf does and how it works.
Min Free KBytes (vm.min_free_kbytes) - This is used to force the Linux VM to keep a minimum number of kilobytes free. The VM uses this number to compute a pages_min value for each lowmem zone in the system. Each lowmem zone gets a number of reserved free pages based proportionally on its size. Default is 2048kb.
Dirty Ratio (vm.dirty_ratio) and Dirty Background Ratio (vm.dirty_background_ratio) control how often the kernel writes data to "disk" (in our case the internal microSD system card, not the removable microSD card). When your apps write data to disk, Linux actually doesn't write the data out to the disk right away, it actually writes the stuff to system memory and the kernel handles when and how the data is actually going to be flushed to the disk. These values represent a percentage, the higher the percentage, the longer it waits to flush, the lower the percentage, the more often flushes will occur. Now remember, we are dealing with solid state storage, not the traditional disk platter and spindle. So we are actually able to delay flushes a little longer with solid state versus a traditional hard drive disk.
VFS Cache Pressure (vm.vfs_cache_pressure) -Now here is where it gets interesting! File system cache (dentry/inode) is really more important than the block cache above in dirty ratio and dirty background ratio, so we really want the kernel to use up much more of the RAM for file system cache, this will increas the performance of the system without sacrificing performance at the application level. The default value is 100, as a percentage, and what you want to do is lower the value to tell the kernel to favor the file system cache and not drop them aggressively.
Oom Allocating Task (vm.oom_kill_allocating_task) (enable or disable, generally in Linux this value is either a "1" or a "0," representing as on or off.) -This enables or disables killing the OOM-triggering task in out-of-memory (oom) situations. If this is set to zero, or disabled, the OOM killer will scan through the entire task list and select a task based on heuristics to kill. This normally selects a rogue memory-hogging task that frees up a large amount of memory when killed. If this is set to non-zero, or enabled, the OOM killer simply kills the task that triggered the out-of-memory condition. This avoids the expensive task list scan, which can take mass amounts of time and "hang" or freeze the system.
This information has been pulled from the following sites:
imoseyon: Sysctl tweaking for faster, longer lasting Android
imoseyon: sysctl (and minfree) tweaks revisited
http://www.linuxinsight.com/proc_sys_vm_hierarchy.html
How to edit the values manually, follow these steps:
1) First enable sysctl from Liberty settings, if you are on Liberty
2) Run Root Explorer
3) Modify /data/liberty/init.d.conf to make sure that sysctl is enabled ("sysctl = 1")
4) Go to /system/etc/, and mount it r/w
5) Modify sysctl.conf by long pressing the sysctl.conf file and selecting "Open in Text Editor." When finished, save the file and exit
6) Run Terminal Emulator
7) Type "sysctl -p" (output should confirm whether you've done step 4&5 correctly)
(Soon to come, how to enable if your ROM does not support sysctl, which will require much more tweaking.)
If you want to check to see if your changes take hold after reboots, run this in Terminal Emulator:
sysctl -a| grep vm
or
sysctl -p
This command will give you all the sysctl values, scroll down to find the ones you edited and verify that they are the same values you changed them too.
Now, if you want the easy way out, our good friend Marius has been great, and created a flash-able .zip that does all of the work for you!
The .zip can be found here, at Marius' blog titled "imoseyon."
When you flash the .zip file, in Bootstrap Recovery, the following will take effect, and please note, any settings you may have altered, will be overwritten!
Applying the .zip will do the following:
1. Install BusyBox 1.18.0 (in an alternate location)
2. Enables cron, which is a Linux time-base job scheduler
3. Tweaks certain kernel elements (vm, minfree, etc.)
4. Tweaks build.prop (on some ROMs)
5. Flushes system caches once a day (1AM PT)
This .zip should be all you need to get your phone running in tip-top shape. The zip is fairly ROM agnostic, meaning that almost any rooted ROM is going to work (rubiX, Liberty, ApeX, Darkslide, etc. and maybe even stock ROM, as long as you are rooted). It should also work for both Droid X and Droid 2.
Please make sure you create a backup before flashing anything!
After you flash the .zip, you can run the following command in Terminal to make sure it was applied successfully:
pgrep -f crond
If you get a value on the following line, the .zip has been applied successfully, don't worry about what number you, everyone may end up with a different number.
If you are really feeling adventurous and are down for a good read, and really want to get to know the Android OS even better, please follow Marius' blog, as it is a great read!
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There really is NO right answer when you research sysctl. The best thing to do would be to search VM Linux tweaks. Most of the time, you'll see sysctl values that people optimizing their Linux systems use. Take a look at those, and then look into the actual name of what you're tweaking, to find out what it does.
VFS Cache Pressure, go ahead and disable that. I think the stock value is 100, so enter that. At the value of "12" which is the default in Liberty (from one of my old sysctl's) causes a slowdown after a while, even though makes everything much more responsive at the get go. The slowdown is why I removed it from rubiX roms. OOM Kill Allocating Task kills off the app that caused you to run out of memory, which runs better than the stock android configuration.
The default values in Liberty sysctl tweaks are what I suggested to JRummy after extensive research and testing with Drod on RubiX. The settings Marius used up above are actually the stock settings, so you would have those values by disabling sysctl all-together, which is definitely an option. By raising the dirty ratio and dirty background ratio to 95 and 60 respectively, you are allowing for fewer memory flushes which results in much improved battery life. I found, as Drod mentioned, that with vfs_cache_pressure too low, you will see some slowdowns in performance at around 50 hours without a reboot. Through additional testing, I determined that a setting of 50 here, half that of stock will provide a good blend of benefits without risk. You would need to be running for something like 150 hours without a reboot in order to ever see a slowdown with this setting. It may be even more than that.
From what I have gathered it seems the general consensus in this thread is that there are two main approaches to this:
vm.min_free_kbytes = a
vm.dirty_ratio = b
vm.dirty_background_ratio = c
vm.vfs_cache_pressure = d
One is the self-maintained, improved overall performance approach:
3072 => a => 2048
95 => b => 70
60 => c => 40
50 => d => 25*
*at 25 you’re probably going to have to reboot after about two days
Recommend values in bold
The other is the automated purge cache controlled, extreme performance approach:
3072 => a => 2048
95 => b => 70
60 => c => 40
10** => d => 1***
**Need to run a script to purge cache every 22-30
*** Need to run a script to purge cache every 10-16
Personal recommendation for most people (no manual flushing required):
dirty_ratio = 90
dirty_background_ratio = 55
vfs_cache_pressure = 20
If you are willing to play around with manual or timed flushing I think you can squeeze a little more performance and battery life with:
dirty_ratio = 90
dirty_background_ratio = 70
vfs_cache_pressure = 1
A lot of this stuff is subjective and very dependent on your usage pattern. I've gone about 3 days with the latter without having to flush and probably could have gone a lot longer except i was running some other experiments that caused my phone to reboot.
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thanks I really needed this thread
Glad to hear it helped. I will be adding to it this weekend hopefully if I can escape from work...
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Your example of a semicolon turned into a winky face instead of a ( ; ). Might wanna put a couple spaces in there for the noobs
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zwade01 said:
Your example of a semicolon turned into a winky face instead of a ( ; ). Might wanna put a couple spaces in there for the noobs
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Haha, oops. Thanks for catching that. Think I fixed it... But dont think it shows up with the same formatting on my phone, so I cant tell.
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<-- n00b
So I rooted my phone and tried to install a rom with rom manager and nothing happened. I tried manually and no roms appeared in the boot menu. Soooooooo my question is, do I need the bootstrapper app in order to install roms?
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angryjello said:
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So I rooted my phone and tried to install a rom with rom manager and nothing happened. I tried manually and no roms appeared in the boot menu. Soooooooo my question is, do I need the bootstrapper app in order to install roms?
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Yes, you do.
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angryjello said:
<-- n00b
So I rooted my phone and tried to install a rom with rom manager and nothing happened. I tried manually and no roms appeared in the boot menu. Soooooooo my question is, do I need the bootstrapper app in order to install roms?
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I think if you press on "flash clockwork" that you dont necessarily need bootstrap recovery, as it is built in.
I personally only use bootstrap recovery as you can still do backups/restores, and install themes and Roms. Just one less step in my opinion. I just manually download the ROMs or themes and move them to my sdcard.
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SysAdmin-X said:
I think if you press on "flash clockwork" that you dont necessarily need bootstrap recovery, as it is built in.
I personally only use bootstrap recovery as you can still do backups/restores, and install themes and Roms. Just one less step in my opinion. I just manually download the ROMs or themes and move them to my sdcard.
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alright so i downloaded a rom from romManager but it won't load it from the app. I located the file on my sd card:
clockworkmod/www sephtin.com/rubix/rubiX.js
Now can i just zip the rubiX folder and do a manual boot to it?
angryjello said:
alright so i downloaded a rom from romManager but it won't load it from the app. I located the file on my sd card:
clockworkmod/www sephtin.com/rubix/rubiX.js
Now can i just zip the rubiX folder and do a manual boot to it?
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Um... I'm not super familiar with ROM manager, as I don't personally use it to download ROMs, but from what I know, that looks like a javascript file, and not a .zip for a ROM or theme installation. This looks more like a script that sephtin may have written... I'm not sure if maybe ROM manager calls a javascript file to install the ROM or not, but to my knowledge, if you download the ROM from within ROM manager, it should be able to install it.
Here is my suggestion (I'm assuming you are trying to install Rubix 1.9.7...
Download the ROM from here:
http://bit.ly/hw6rE8
Then connect your phone to your computer via the usb cable. Put the phone in USB mass storage mode and copy the file you downloaded to your SDcard.
Before installing the ROM, use one of the free apps from the market to backup your SMS messages if you don't want to lose them. Also download Titanium backup to backup your applications and data if you don't want to lose that as well. As for your contacts, if you don't have those backed up to your google (gmail) account, then those will be wiped out as well with the Rubix installation.
Then if you haven't already... download Droid X bootstrap recovery and install it. Open the app, and press the top button to hijack the boot process. Then press the "reboot recovery" button to reboot into bootstrap recovery. When the phone reboots in bootstrap, use the volume up/down buttons to move the green highlighted selection, and the camera button the phone to make your selections. Go to the option that says "Wipe data/factory reset, and do this use the camera button to select this (this will wipe out all the downloaded apps and user data on your phone). Next, use the back arrow button on your phone to get back to the main menu if necessary. Browse to install .zip from sdcard, then locate the Rubix file that you copied to your sdcard and use the camera button to select it. This will then install the Rubix ROM. when it finishes, it should bring you back to the main menu, but if not, use the back arrow button on the phone to get back to the main menu. Choose the "reboot system now" button and it will reboot normally.
From the first reboot after installing, it may take SEVERAL minutes before the phone actually boots up, this is normal; give it some time and let it do its thing. If it does not boot up after 15 minutes, something is wrong, and you should post back here for more help (or browse on the forums and google, they are both your friend).
Good luck!
@SysAdmin-X thanks alot bro i was trying so hard to find that file on the web. Must have not been looking hard enough!
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@SysAdmin-X thanks alot bro i was trying so hard to find that file on the web. Must have not been looking hard enough!
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No problem at all, im glad I could help. Post back if you have more questions
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So I backed everything up, hit the top and bottom buttons on the bootstrapper app.
took me to the bootstrap recovery. I wiped all the data, then i selected install from zip. Selected the rubiXFocused1.9.7.zip, and the this happened:
Can't Open rubiXFocused1.9.7.zip
(bad)
installation aborted...
Not Good, any idea why?
Great guide for noobs and for-getters like me.
Is their any reason why you don't also include Maderstcok's SBF method ??
Personally I use it every few weeks especially when jumping Rom's so much.
Thanks for all you do.
Ps when I see someone "new" this is one guide that I refer them too.
kdkinc said:
Great guide for noobs and for-getters like me.
Is their any reason why you don't also include Maderstcok's SBF method ??
Personally I use it every few weeks especially when jumping Rom's so much.
Thanks for all you do.
Ps when I see someone "new" this is one guide that I refer them too.
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Thanks, I havent included Maderstcok's yet just cuz I havent gotten to type it up =( plan is to get that and hopefully a lot more info.thrown up there this week!
Appreciate you referring people here! My plan is to make this a one stop guide for all the basics at a minimum.
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angryjello said:
So I backed everything up, hit the top and bottom buttons on the bootstrapper app.
took me to the bootstrap recovery. I wiped all the data, then i selected install from zip. Selected the rubiXFocused1.9.7.zip, and the this happened:
Can't Open rubiXFocused1.9.7.zip
(bad)
installation aborted...
Not Good, any idea why?
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Sounds like it might have been a bad download. Try downloading from that link again, if th at doesnt work, here is another link:
http://bit.ly/ga0ejk
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Sounds like it might have been a bad download. Try downloading from that link again, if th at doesnt work, here is another link:
http://bit.ly/ga0ejk
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Alright bro it worked for sure now! I got it up and running, thanks so much for this op and all the extra help!
Script is standalone : you can download latest version without upgrading from previous version
v1.6 > Big update on 3G+ tweak addon, more powerful and much faster
Build.prop Worktool - A powerful but safe build.prop manager/editor
Hi !
Okay guys, since I know how powerful the build.prop can be, I love to play with it.
But I was bored to edit using Root Explorer, or using ADB command-line...
So... Let me present you my outrageously complicated (internally) script to manage your build.prop right from your computer, with ease, fun and safety !
GENERAL :
For any Windows NT kernel (Developped under Windows 7 x64... so should work everywhere )
Portable and ready to use - No installation required, all files included (ADB with drivers also)
Lightweight (<3Mb unzipped, because of ADB very big lol)
Tested on XPERA x10i but should work on ANY Android powered device (if your ROM uses a build.prop located into /system/)
KEY FEATURES :
Easy open/edit your build.prop in your default text editor
Backup creation/management
Save backup on your computer and/or on your device
Safe (Automatic backup generator - Manages up to 2 backup files, exhaustive log file)
Automatic permissions management
Add-on capability : possible to add automated installation scripts to tweak your build.prop
List of present add-ons : 3G+ enhancement tweak
Very clean : deletes all temporary files, auto start/stop ADB server and kills the process when useless
Convenient : direct access to this thread, easy to use
v1.6+ : (beta) Build.prop XPlorer, to check with ease your build.prop
I based the main script on my 3G+ enhancement script, available on the official thread.
** As usual... Use at your own risk **
Test, comment, criticize, if you find anything, just drop a comment or PM
FAQ
FAQ- Supported devices
It is first developped for Sony Ericsson XPERIA x10, but it should work on any Android device with these requirements :
* Rooted
* File system is mounted Read/Write.
* Build.prop is located into /system/ and named "build.prop"
Sony Ericsson XPERIA x10 : fully working
Samsung Galaxy S2 : half working (file system is read-only...)
- How it's working ?
The script works generally in this way :
It downloads from your device your build.prop and creates two temporary backups.
Then, it opens one of the temporary backup into notepad, to let you edit all you want.
Once file closed/saved, the file is reconfigured automatically, then sent back to your device.
The script allows you next to keep, on wish, the remaining backup and to reboot your device.
- Is this safe ?
The script makes a backup of your build.prop every time you try to access it. There's also human-friendly log file to help you identify problems with ease.
There is also NO automatic upload to your device : the script will always ask you before if you want to upload the new build.prop to your device. Even if you upload it, backup is stored and can even be stored safely on your device for future use.
- Is this all automatic ?
Yes. The script makes backups by itself, reboot your device for you (if you wish), and of course change permissions. But don't worry : it will ask your approval for any important process
- The 3G tweak makes my connection unstable !
The Manager is based on my 3G+ enhancement script, using "Full Mode". In the original script, there is also a "Lite Mode" for some networks (like AT&T) I included in v1.3.
To make your network stable, the script will disable the two lines below :
ro.ril.enable.dtm=1 (will be turned to 0)
ro.ril.enable.a53=1 (will be turned to 0)
To get full details about the 3G+ tweak, check the thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=951765
Why is there "so many" different batch files ?
It's easier for me to improve/maintain the batch by splitting it into different functions. There's a main script, and subroutines called when needed.
Of course, all the subroutines, including addons, are programmed to be run only from main script. You can run any subroutine separately, but it will mostly crash and create useless files not being deleted. Always run the main script, and do no try to run separately subroutine - not dangerous, but 100% useless/buggy.
- It's not working.
* Make sure your device is :
** ROOTED,
** Full external access to system (su command) [if not, will drop errors like "Operations not permitted" or "file system is mounted read only")
** USB Debugging is enabled,
** Connected using USB and all USB drivers are installed/working.
* You might need administrative privileges in Windows to fully run the program.
* If you're running your device from recovery, you may need to mount /system/ folder before running the script (Partition tools > Mount /system).
- It's still not working.
* Drop a message in the official thread.
* If you get errors about file system Read only, try to run your device in Recovery mode, and fix permissions.
- Will the script create lots of files/make a big drive footprint ?
I hate programs creating lots of temp files. So, the script was developped to create files AND to clean/remove them all once everything is done. Even if it crashes without removing files, you just need to restart the script - it will clean all previous temporary files.
If ADB is run, it WILL be fully closed once everything is done. Server will be killed, then ADB process (named adb.exe) will be killed. Your system will be as clean as it was before running the script.
The script is of course fully portable : there's no installation needed. You can put the script where you want, but you just need to keep all script files/folders in the same folder.
In a future release, I'll add something to purge the log file.
- Which OS is supported ?
It's developped in Windows 7 x64. You should be able to fully run it on any 2000+ Windows NT OS.
As it is NT script, it will work only on Windows computer. It will also not work properly on pure DOS (it's using NT commands and Windows-related commands not included in older Windows NT systems, like NT4).
Report if you tested it on other Microsoft OS (NT 4, Windows 95, 98 or 2000, Dos 6.22...)
- I wanna contribute.
Just right click the .cmd/bat files, edit them with Notepad or anything you want
You can also send me a message (thread or PM) if you notice some piece of code I can improve with other commands (I don't know DOS commands enough )
v1.0 (11/5/2011) = initial release
v1.1 (13/5/2011) = removed BFC tags, updated error 2 (ADB get-state, to help you identify problem), removed 3G tweak returns error 3 if not present (addon = not necessary), added template.bat to create add-ons, improved launcher.bat (add-on primitive detection), added add-on installation detector (displays backup/reboot options only when add-on was installed), corrected folder "\" bug
v1.2 (13 may formely 14/5/2011) = added automated deleter/file checker for 3G+ tweak. Still early stage but looks to work. Automated batch thanks to http://www.dostips.com
v1.3 (16/5/2011) = added 3G+ enhancement lite mode (for networks like AT&T) and removed 1 step on auto deletion, fixed bug of false error when trying to download from device a build.prop.bak not existing, added management options to Backup (send local backup to device, delete backup on device), solved backup internal error
v1.4 (29/5/2011) = fixed window console size, enhanced menus, faster script closing, log file generator, several bugs fixed, enhanced help (readme in Notepad, direct open XDA thread in Firefox), added adb.exe process killer
v1.5 (6/6/2011) = added console title, fixed some menu bugs, updated Readme, weblinks now open in the default user browser, build.prop will now open in default notepad editor, improved interface, fixed unexpected exit bug, added contact me using default email (still experimental)
v1.6 (15/6/2011) = improved ADB process killing, deeply improved 3G tweak script with sed and no more TXT file, readme opens in your default editor, improved interface, updated template, unified common subroutines into BAKengine.bat, user-friendly explorer of build.prop (not great for now), deleted Substengine (deprecated), "0" in menues now refers to Go Back/Exit, improved missing engines detection, added general temp/log file purger/deleter ** To celebrate The Legend of Zelda series 25th Anniversary, my script is now tagged "Powered by Hyrule DOS"
DETAILLED 3G Addon update :
- detects presence of previous installation and files
- Sed command : fastest detection and subtitute of lines
- Optimized for fastest operation and fully clean build.prop file
- Several stuff...
External SED support thanks to GNU Utilities for win32 @ http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/
v1.7 (26/7/2011) = fixed no deletion of TEMP folder/files, fixed ADB command not found, new entries for XPlorer
Known bugs :
* (Main) Will not detect if build.prop.bak and build.prop.old are the same (not very important, I'll improve this later)
* Report anything you find
Developper/Advanced user addendum
(Write in progress)
Backup management
The script creates up to two backups, localed in main directory :
- build.prop.bak
- build.prop.old
Build.prop.old is generated if the script detects there's an existing build.prop.bak, to avoid accidental loss of it.
Build.prop.old is the final backup, and WILL BE DELETED if detected. The script manages backups like this :
1. If an existing build.prop.bak is present...
>> Script will detect for build.prop.old presence - if it exists, it will be deleted,
>> the build.prop.bak will be renamed to build.prop.old.
2. If there is no build.prop.bak detected...
>> Script will generate a build.prop.bak.
ADB Error detection
Error 2 (device not connected) works using a trick - it's not really related to device state.
In fact, the script will attempt to connect your device to download your build.prop. Once it is done - or not - the script checks if a local build.prop file was created. If it's not present, it means ADB encountered an error - about 90% because device is not connected - and will display error 2.
Keep in mind then there is small chance that your error does NOT come of device not connected : administrative privileges missing (don't allow the script to create the file), drivers buggy, ...)
Hi,
I cant use your WorkTool V1.6
It says ADB cmd not found.
v1.7 out, sorry for delay, I prepared it few days ago then I forgot to upload ^^
Really good work
Perceval from Hyrule said:
FAQ- Supported devices
It is first developped for Sony Ericsson XPERIA x10, but it should work on any Android device with these requirements :
* Rooted
* File system is mounted Read/Write.
* Build.prop is located into /system/ and named "build.prop"
Sony Ericsson XPERIA x10 : fully working
Samsung Galaxy S2 : half working (file system is read-only...)
- How it's working ?
The script works generally in this way :
It downloads from your device your build.prop and creates two temporary backups.
Then, it opens one of the temporary backup into notepad, to let you edit all you want.
Once file closed/saved, the file is reconfigured automatically, then sent back to your device.
The script allows you next to keep, on wish, the remaining backup and to reboot your device.
- Is this safe ?
The script makes a backup of your build.prop every time you try to access it. There's also human-friendly log file to help you identify problems with ease.
There is also NO automatic upload to your device : the script will always ask you before if you want to upload the new build.prop to your device. Even if you upload it, backup is stored and can even be stored safely on your device for future use.
- Is this all automatic ?
Yes. The script makes backups by itself, reboot your device for you (if you wish), and of course change permissions. But don't worry : it will ask your approval for any important process
- The 3G tweak makes my connection unstable !
The Manager is based on my 3G+ enhancement script, using "Full Mode". In the original script, there is also a "Lite Mode" for some networks (like AT&T) I included in v1.3.
To make your network stable, the script will disable the two lines below :
ro.ril.enable.dtm=1 (will be turned to 0)
ro.ril.enable.a53=1 (will be turned to 0)
To get full details about the 3G+ tweak, check the thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=951765
Why is there "so many" different batch files ?
It's easier for me to improve/maintain the batch by splitting it into different functions. There's a main script, and subroutines called when needed.
Of course, all the subroutines, including addons, are programmed to be run only from main script. You can run any subroutine separately, but it will mostly crash and create useless files not being deleted. Always run the main script, and do no try to run separately subroutine - not dangerous, but 100% useless/buggy.
- It's not working.
* Make sure your device is :
** ROOTED,
** Full external access to system (su command) [if not, will drop errors like "Operations not permitted" or "file system is mounted read only")
** USB Debugging is enabled,
** Connected using USB and all USB drivers are installed/working.
* You might need administrative privileges in Windows to fully run the program.
* If you're running your device from recovery, you may need to mount /system/ folder before running the script (Partition tools > Mount /system).
- It's still not working.
* Drop a message in the official thread.
* If you get errors about file system Read only, try to run your device in Recovery mode, and fix permissions.
- Will the script create lots of files/make a big drive footprint ?
I hate programs creating lots of temp files. So, the script was developped to create files AND to clean/remove them all once everything is done. Even if it crashes without removing files, you just need to restart the script - it will clean all previous temporary files.
If ADB is run, it WILL be fully closed once everything is done. Server will be killed, then ADB process (named adb.exe) will be killed. Your system will be as clean as it was before running the script.
The script is of course fully portable : there's no installation needed. You can put the script where you want, but you just need to keep all script files/folders in the same folder.
In a future release, I'll add something to purge the log file.
- Which OS is supported ?
It's developped in Windows 7 x64. You should be able to fully run it on any 2000+ Windows NT OS.
As it is NT script, it will work only on Windows computer. It will also not work properly on pure DOS (it's using NT commands and Windows-related commands not included in older Windows NT systems, like NT4).
Report if you tested it on other Microsoft OS (NT 4, Windows 95, 98 or 2000, Dos 6.22...)
- I wanna contribute.
Just right click the .cmd/bat files, edit them with Notepad or anything you want
You can also send me a message (thread or PM) if you notice some piece of code I can improve with other commands (I don't know DOS commands enough )
v1.0 (11/5/2011) = initial release
v1.1 (13/5/2011) = removed BFC tags, updated error 2 (ADB get-state, to help you identify problem), removed 3G tweak returns error 3 if not present (addon = not necessary), added template.bat to create add-ons, improved launcher.bat (add-on primitive detection), added add-on installation detector (displays backup/reboot options only when add-on was installed), corrected folder "\" bug
v1.2 (13 may formely 14/5/2011) = added automated deleter/file checker for 3G+ tweak. Still early stage but looks to work. Automated batch thanks to http://www.dostips.com
v1.3 (16/5/2011) = added 3G+ enhancement lite mode (for networks like AT&T) and removed 1 step on auto deletion, fixed bug of false error when trying to download from device a build.prop.bak not existing, added management options to Backup (send local backup to device, delete backup on device), solved backup internal error
v1.4 (29/5/2011) = fixed window console size, enhanced menus, faster script closing, log file generator, several bugs fixed, enhanced help (readme in Notepad, direct open XDA thread in Firefox), added adb.exe process killer
v1.5 (6/6/2011) = added console title, fixed some menu bugs, updated Readme, weblinks now open in the default user browser, build.prop will now open in default notepad editor, improved interface, fixed unexpected exit bug, added contact me using default email (still experimental)
v1.6 (15/6/2011) = improved ADB process killing, deeply improved 3G tweak script with sed and no more TXT file, readme opens in your default editor, improved interface, updated template, unified common subroutines into BAKengine.bat, user-friendly explorer of build.prop (not great for now), deleted Substengine (deprecated), "0" in menues now refers to Go Back/Exit, improved missing engines detection, added general temp/log file purger/deleter ** To celebrate The Legend of Zelda series 25th Anniversary, my script is now tagged "Powered by Hyrule DOS"
DETAILLED 3G Addon update :
- detects presence of previous installation and files
- Sed command : fastest detection and subtitute of lines
- Optimized for fastest operation and fully clean build.prop file
- Several stuff...
External SED support thanks to GNU Utilities for win32 @ http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/
v1.7 (26/7/2011) = fixed no deletion of TEMP folder/files, fixed ADB command not found, new entries for XPlorer
Known bugs :
* (Main) Will not detect if build.prop.bak and build.prop.old are the same (not very important, I'll improve this later)
* Report anything you find
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Hey mate...
lovely piece of work..!
saved me hours at my work...
thanks a lot works flawlessly on
sony xperia tipo dual with cm 10
Ur da bomb
As you probably already know, you are DA BOMB, BABY!
I just [snicker] used your tool to save my rather idiotic...er, 'brain' from suffering through a dumb, hard night re-flashing SlimKat 4.4.2 back onto my LG Optimus G e970 just to fix something I should've never done to begin with (change screen density to make it easier to read, of course, but without really knowing what I was doing)...
aherm...well, anyway, here I sit at a pre-midnight hour thanking you profusely, sir, because, as I said at the start...
UR DA BOMB!!!
Here's hoping you get bored a lot more often...it's a keeper, fer sure.:victory:
Good work dude... Nice toolkit, loved it very much... I am integrating your tool into my new upcoming toolkit. Dont worry i am not gonna steal it, will just use it. Will surely give you proper credits for that
Does this work with the stock recovery without root?
My device: Xperia XA2
thanks for this useful helper. i know how to modify build.prop - thats not the reason why i came here. what i don't know is the meaning of all this different entries in build.prop for example ro.expect.recovery_id - which there was a catalog with information about included in a build.prop Tweak GUI
sorry but the program cant detect/ acces build.prop
my device is rooted, has debugging on and is connected via USB
plz help
what are some tweaks everyone is using on their stock F/W's?
I have removed:
sony sync, setup and guides, some of the stock apps that i don't use
added:
bravia engine (might remove due to suspicious battery consumptions)
misc tweaks:
build.prop
changed vm heapsize to 48m
added windowsevent line
added scripts to change read_ahead to 3072 (works best with my sccard)
disabled a lot of start up apps
hitting around 1372 in quadrant and 36-37 in linpack
what are some other tweaks that can be added that others are using?
Fps uncap by z. Im also want to removed bravia, could you show me how to do it pls?
Sent from my X10i using XDA App
teddymild said:
Fps uncap by z. Im also want to removed bravia, could you show me how to do it pls?
Sent from my X10i using XDA App
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i just restored system from a previous backup
Im hoping an easier
Way. Tks anyway.
Sent from my X10i using XDA App
- prevent lag after boot if you have lots of pictures and don't use the 3D gallery at all but QuickPic or another alternative: install Rescan Media Root from Market.
Another way would be to simply rename the gallery but then adding images to contacts doesn't work.
- free root explorer: Estrong File Explorer, the root mode didn't work in 2.1, but it does now!
- AppWidgetPicker still works in GB (display submenus for widget selection instead of a long list)
- turning off the button leds still works in GB:
#! /system/bin/busybox sh
DIR=$(cd /sys && find | grep brightness | cut -c 3- | cut -d : -f 1 | head -n 1)
LED=/sys/$DIR
LEDB=$LED:sled/brightness
echo 0 > $LEDB
exit
zorglub08 said:
- prevent lag after boot if you have lots of pictures and don't use the 3D gallery at all but QuickPic or another alternative: install "Rescan Media Root" from Market.
Another way would be to simply rename the gallery but then adding images to contacts doesn't work.
- free root explorer: Estrong File Explorer, the root mode didn't work in 2.1, but it does now!
- WidgetPicker still works in GB (display submenus for widget selection instead of a long list)
- turning off the button leds still works in GB:
#! /system/bin/busybox sh
DIR=$(cd /sys && find | grep brightness | cut -c 3- | cut -d : -f 1 | head -n 1)
LED=/sys/$DIR
LEDB=$LED:sled/brightness
echo 0 > $LEDB
exit
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Can you share WidgetPicker with me? I can't seem to find it in the market.
@OP - i was just about to start a thread like this!!
For those of us that would like to keep the stock rom and apply tweaks ourselves we need people that know the tweaks to share them! Should we use autokiller/sysctl for example?
How about spare parts with compcache/[email protected]?
i look forward to hearing what is possible!
@op, i set VM to 64, but not sure if there is a noticeable difference!
Sorry, it's AppWidgetPicker, I added the link now.
svtfmook said:
what are some tweaks everyone is using on their stock F/W's?
I have removed:
sony sync, setup and guides, some of the stock apps that i don't use
added:
bravia engine (might remove due to suspicious battery consumptions)
misc tweaks:
build.prop
changed vm heapsize to 48m
added windowsevent line
added scripts to change read_ahead to 3072 (works best with my sccard)
disabled a lot of start up apps
hitting around 1372 in quadrant and 36-37 in linpack
what are some other tweaks that can be added that others are using?
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Hi, what do u mean "windowsevent line" ?
as quoted here in step 13. < this is from a tweaks guide for 2.1
For the thread, if you are experiencing problems downloading from your browser:
d/l astro file manager from the market, go into preferences (more/preferences) and tick the "enable browser downloads" box. this is not my find, I read it earlier somewhere here on xda
I direct rooted my fw and flashed Bravia engine, so far so good.
Is there any way to flash FPS uncap for stock ROM without the need of a new ROM?
Edit : Already done.
some hacks on mine
build.prop
HTML:
ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=1000
ro.mot.eri.losalert.delay=1000
ro.min_pointer_dur=100
mot.proximity.delay=750
dalvik.vm.startheapsize=64m
dalvik.vm.heapsize=64m
windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=260
ro.FOREGROUND_APP_MEM=5120
ro.VISIBLE_APP_MEM=6144
ro.SECONDARY_SERVER_MEM=8192
ro.BACKUP_APP_MEM=8192
ro.HOME_APP_MEM=8192
ro.HIDDEN_APP_MEM=21000
ro.CONTENT_PROVIDER_MEM=23000
ro.EMPTY_APP_MEM=25000
create a new file without extension on \system\etc\init.d\ folder and name it to S96sdcardspeedfix
HTML:
#!/system/bin/sh
if [ -e /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb ]
then
/system/xbin/echo "2048" > /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb;
fi;
if [ -e /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:8/read_ahead_kb ]
then
/system/xbin/echo "2048" > /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:8/read_ahead_kb;
fi;
if [ -e /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/default/read_ahead_kb ]
then
/system/xbin/echo "2048" > /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/default/read_ahead_kb;
fi;
create a new file without extension on \system\etc\init.d\ folder and name it to 99SuperCharger - use busybox 1.18.2 and script manager for this
HTML:
due limit of characters to post, download the file attached and delete .txt
check this to find out more about SuperCharger
enjoy some of the "hidden" hacks out there
there´s so much more....search
as an addition to rendiero's post, results will vary depending on your sdcard. try other settings like 1024m, 2048m, 3072m, 4096m
svtfmook said:
as an addition to rendiero's post, results will vary depending on your sdcard. try other settings like 1024m, 2048m, 3072m, 4096m
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yap, you´re right i forgot to mention that thanks
Stating the obvious but remove apps that aren't needed!
SEMCSettings
Livewallpapers
etc etc.
here's a list of stock apps that i haev found to be ok when removed (results may vary, you may have something installed/using may depend on some of these)
device-monitor.apk - error reporting
OMAClientProvisioning.apk - part of sony sync
OmaDatasyncService.apk - part of sony sync
OmaV1AgentDownloadServices.apk - part of sony sync
PcCompanion.apk - pc companion installer
POBoxSknPink.apk - skin for japanese keyboard
POBoxSknWood.apk - skin for japanese keyboard
SecureClockJava.apk - not sure what it's for, but i have had no problem after removing it
SemcCrashMonitor.apk - more error reporting
Sync.apk - part of sony sync
SyncWizard.apk - part of sony sync
usersupport.apk - teaches you how to use your phone
SEMCsetupwizard.apk - initial setup, once you've done it, you don't need this anymore
LiveWallpapersPicker.apk - live wallpapers
MediaWidget.apk - media widget
MusicWidget.apk - music widget
Japaneseime.apk - japanese keyboard
koreanime - korean keyboard
removing the above will have no effect on timescape/facebook integration (that i have found, everything has been working fine for me)
@rendiero: for the 2 tweaks 99SuperCharger and S96sdcardspeedfix,can you write a step by step please?
Because i am little confuse with busybox and script manager.
On the tuto in the links for supercharger i write some value like 6,16, ...
For X10 the value are same or?
I have add same line on my build.prop now my phone stuck on Sony Ericsson logo.
I need to restore my backup
Are you on any moded Rom? Cause as I understood this thread is for stock one. That may cause some instability issues?
sent from tapatalk on my Domm's mod rom
@Renderio, thanks for those, i will stop and try these later! the build prop is easy enough but will test the other 2 as well
thanks dude - you rule! please (all) let us know if any 'other tweaks/performance apps' can be applied - OR if they clash with any already stated (tweak conflicts where 2 process are doing the same thing, for e.g setcpu & other cpu app both doing the same tasks - you get my meaning i hope!!)
Thanks
The last 2 may conflict with wolf's Rom.
To use those you need to know witch files you must delete/change on it.
sent from tapatalk on my Domm's mod rom
Hi. A week ago I had no clue about any of this so I'm definitely a noob. I wanted to say thanks to everyone on this site who have contributed to the software, who've made guides, and who have answered questions. Special thanks to kinfauns for his Beginner's Guide and his Howto Root, etc. I had already started taking notes and piecing together definitions of the various parts of this process when I found his guide and fell over in worship. Also big thanks to Jcase for his 6.3 root guide, which gave me confidence in the procedure for rooting my 6.3.2 KF. I must also extend my gratitude to Thepooch for maintaining his Index of links for the KF. Unfortunately, I found this later rather than sooner, but it was an immense help anyway. Pokey9000, ChainsDD, TWRP, the CryanogenMod team, and Hashcode deserve thanks and recognition for their development and maintenance of software. (Links to each of these pages in next post.)
My story is that from the first day I bought the KF I had planned on ditching Amazon's crappy OS, but I just didn't have time or get around to it for years. I finally got googling the other day. I saw some simple directions, but not knowing what certain things did I wasn't willing to go running programs or commands on my computer and KF without having a better understanding and trust in the authors' instructions, so I kept reading. As I always do with complicated procedures that I'll probably forget by the time I do it a second time, I began taking some fairly detailed notes, especially on procedures. When I felt knowledgeable enough, I gave it a go and had only a minor hiccup. In the spirit of helping, I'm posting those notes here for others to use.
Experts, if you care to please feel free to correct anything you see that is wrong, or make suggestions. I'll probably incorporate some corrections, but I doubt I'll maintain this for too long. In other words, read the comments, people.
Noobs, please be aware that this is in no way a fully proper and tested procedure, nor is it in any way definitive. It is merely the things I learned starting from zero and getting to the point where I was comfortable enough to move forward. So keep this in mind. It does, however, also include many of the links and sources for my information, which should also help people make their own determination on things when it's clear I'm speculating. It also extends beyond the setup process into discussing apps a bit, which should be helpful for the complete noob like me.
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##### Android / Kindle Fire Rooting and Romming #####
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Read this (skip the windows driver section, but check out the section after that for fastboot and adb commands):
----- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
And then this:
----- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
And then note this for v6.3:
----- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568340
And here is the repository for links to ROMs (including stocks), bootloaders, recoveries, et al.
----- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859851
FYI: The Kindle Fire uses the ARM architecture in an TI OMAP 4430 chip.
----- http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/inside-the-kindle-fire-processor/16317
----- The OMAP 4430 is a dual-core ARM A9 part clocked at 1GHz built using 45nm CMOS process. It features Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) and an integrated POWERVR SGX540 graphics accelerator (supporting OpenGL ES v2.0, OpenGL ES v1.1, OpenVG v1.1 and EGL v1.3) for 3D games and UI. It also features IVA 3 hardware accelerators to allow full HD 1080p video encode/decode. The chip also features on-board USB 2.0 support.
----- FYI: The 1st-generation Kindle Fire (which I have) is 'codenamed' Otter. The 2nd-gen is Otter2.
----- ----- http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Otter_Info
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#### Key Terms #####
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ADB (Android Debug Bridge) - Communicate with and control an Android-powered device over a USB link from a computer; part of the Android SDK; has a client, server, and daemon.
----- http://www.androidauthority.com/about-android-debug-bridge-adb-21510/
Code:
./adb help
Fastboot - A diagnostic and engineering protocol that you can boot your Android device into so you can modify the file system images from a computer over a USB connection, that is, you can flash roms to it. Is part of the ASDK (Requires more than the SDK - does it?), and specific USB drivers for windows. For fastboot to work, the device has to be in fastboot mode in order for the computer to send commands to it.
----- http://www.elinux.org/Android_Fastboot
Code:
./fastboot help
----- Usually commands are in the format: fastboot <operation> <kf_source/destination> <file>
----- So to change the splash screen image, something like:
----- ----- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21262416&postcount=126
Code:
fastboot flash splash1 splash1.img
Recovery Mods - Essentially a rudimentary OS / advanced bootloader. Many are ROM managers that allow you to switch between various OS's you have stored on your device in ROM format, or to add/delete them. You basically wipe the system then install a new one each time you switch ROMs. Recovery mods also serve backup functions, and allow tethering (so you can use your phone as an internet connection for your laptop). The term 'recovery' comes from Android's /dev/mtd/mtd1 recovery partition, as compared to the /dev/mtd/mtd2 boot partition; the latter is the primary boot holding the kernel and initrd with rootfs for default boot, while the former is the backup boot holding another kernel and initrd with rootfs in case the primary borks; note that mtd3 is the system partition holding the bulk of the Android system files, mtd4 is the cache which is only used for OTA (Over The Air Amazon/Sprint/Verizon updates) so largely unused, and mtd5 is userdata for user-installed apps and data.
----- http://www.elinux.org/Android_Fastboot
----- TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) is one popular recovery, built on ASOP (Android Open Source Recovery) recovery.
----- ----- http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp
----- ----- http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/79 <- the kindle fire page
----- CWM (ClockworkMod) is another recovery, but there is some sort of bug with certain chips in 1st-gen Kindles that will brick sometimes with CWM, so don't use it.
----- ----- http://www.clockworkmod.com/
----- COTR (Cannibal Open Touch Recovery) is a newer recov. Open as in open source, touch as in touch screen.
----- ----- http://www.redmondpie.com/cannibal-...ures-of-all-custom-recoveries-under-one-hood/
Bootloader - Just like a linux bootloader. This is the first thing you install (after you get root access). The Kindle requires a special one because there needs to be a way to access recovery with just one button (as opposed to a cell phone).
----- FFFe (FireFireFire Extended) - Seems to be the most popular for Kindle Fire. The extended, I believe, is a variations where dual boot is enabled (see Recovery Mods info to get an idea of how that works.) To use it, when the logo pops up after you turn on the Fire press the power button. It also does some other stuff, like make fastboot easier (I think the usb detection triggering fastboot is the 1st stage, and the rest of FFF is second). I believe that FFF is based on kf_u-boot (which is now outdated?).
----- ----- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369405
----- ----- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615093 dual boot with FFFe
----- kf_u-boot - Pokey9000's (from http://forum.xda-developers.com) KF-specific fork of the firmware Das U-Boot (typically abbreviated as just "U-Boot") for Embedded PowerPC, ARM and MIPS systems.
----- ----- http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/
Bootmode - "As the Kindle Fire powers up or reboots, the bootloader begins to do its job and checks for the bootmode of the device. The bootmode tells the bootloader how it should proceed in the boot up process. Most users will just be concerned about three of these bootmodes: normal (4000), fastboot (4002), and recovery (5001). In a great majority of the cases, the Kindle Fire will be in the normal bootmode setting, telling the bootloader to continue right on to booting the operating system. However, there are circumstances when the device needs to be started up directly in fastboot or recovery mode. This is possible by changing the bootmode setting and rebooting the device. Bootmode is a persistent setting, meaning the Kindle Fire will remember this new setting until it is changed again. No amount of restarts or ROM flashes will change the bootmode until it is explicitly changed again."
----- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
SU and Superuser.apk - Superuser is an app that manages what apps on your rooted device have access to the su binary. Apps that are granted su have elevated permissions and can modify just about any part of the system. Superuser.apk runs as any other app and gives you, the user, a place to see what apps you have allowed or denied, as well as view a log of which apps have used su when. The su binary is what other apps call when they need superuser rights. The binary checks the database maintained by Superuser.apk to determine if you have already granted rights to the requesting app, and if not tells Superuser.apk to display a prompt asking you for permission. Superuser comes pre-installed on any rooted ROM. In fact, without it, you don’t have a rooted device at all. You cannot uninstall it, it lives on the system partition with other apps that came pre-installed on your device. It can be updated from the Market if the developer of your particular ROM has used a version that is signed with the proper keys, which are publicly available on my github (see link).
----- http://androidsu.com/superuser/ (You want the ARM architecture for the KF.)
##########################################
##### Set up ADB and Fastboot (via ASDK) #####
##########################################
http://androidtweak.in/general/installing-and-setting-up-android-sdk-adb-and-fastboot-on-gnulinux/
1. Download and unpack the Android SDK from Google to /opt. Get the full ADT bundle.
----- http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html#ExistingIDE
2. Inside its directory, inside sdk/tools, run ./android.
3. In the SDK Manager that opens check that under Tools the Android SDK Platform-Tools are installed. If not, install them.
4. Exit the SDK Manager.
5. Verify that there is now a sdk/platform-tools directory, and that adb and fastboot are in it.
6. If you want, you can add blah/sdk/platform-tools to your $PATH.
Code:
PATH=$PATH:blah/sdk/platform-tools
####################################################
##### Get ADB to recognize the device (Kindle Fire) #####
####################################################
1. Plug in your device. The screen that comes on is called Mass Storage Mode, which allows you to mount /mnt/usb (with fstab setup correctly: /dev/sdh /mnt/usb auto defaults,noauto,user,uid=1000,gid=100 0 0 # kindle fire). Pressing 'Disconnect' on the Kindle will turn off this mode. The following I did with it on, but I don't think it matters.
2. Run 'adb devices'. If you see the first results, ignore the rest of this section.
----- https://rechtzeit.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/adb-devices-shows-no-permissions/
Code:
adb devices
List of devices attached
0123456789012345 device
----- If you see the following, then udev is unable to determine the permissions for this USB device.
Code:
adb devices
List of devices attached
???????????? no permissions
3. Verify the device is connected and get some basic info. (If you're unsure which device is yours, do a lsusb before plugging it in as well.)
Code:
lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1949:0006 Lab126
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
...
----- So the Kindle is device 004 on bus 002, the vendor ID# is 1949, and 0006 is the device #.
4. Get more info. Note that the first result will probably be the last usb device plugged in, but verify by looking at the idVendor and idProduct as well as the manufacturer and product attribute lines.
Code:
udevadm info --attribute-walk --name=/dev/bus/usb/002/004
looking at device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-5':
KERNEL=="2-5"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb"
DRIVER=="usb"
ATTR{configuration}==""
ATTR{bNumInterfaces}==" 2"
ATTR{bConfigurationValue}=="1"
ATTR{bmAttributes}=="c0"
ATTR{bMaxPower}=="500mA"
ATTR{urbnum}=="1473"
ATTR{idVendor}=="1949"
ATTR{idProduct}=="0006"
ATTR{bcdDevice}=="0216"
ATTR{bDeviceClass}=="00"
ATTR{bDeviceSubClass}=="00"
ATTR{bDeviceProtocol}=="00"
ATTR{bNumConfigurations}=="1"
ATTR{bMaxPacketSize0}=="64"
ATTR{speed}=="480"
ATTR{busnum}=="2"
ATTR{devnum}=="4"
ATTR{devpath}=="5"
ATTR{version}==" 2.00"
ATTR{maxchild}=="0"
ATTR{quirks}=="0x0"
ATTR{authorized}=="1"
ATTR{manufacturer}=="Amazon"
ATTR{product}=="Kindle"
ATTR{serial}=="123456789012345"
5. If you haven't up to this point, switch to root.
6. Create a udev rules file for the device.
Code:
cd /etc/udev/rules.d/
vi 99-android.rules
----- Note that udev is being replaced by hal (at least in Slackware), and so a rules/policy file will probably need to be made in /etc/hal/fdi/policy instead of this in the future.
7. Enter the following into it and save. You should be able to leave out owner:group to let anyone use, and there are probably several other variations that will work (e.g., I believe instead of SYSFS you can have ATTR or ATTRS).
Code:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="1949", OWNER="me" GROUP="users", MODE="666"
8. Try it again as root, and then as your user. You should now see the serial number from the udevadm command.
Code:
adb devices
List of devices attached
123456789012345 device
9. You will also need to add a second, identical line changing the idVendor attribute to "18d1". This may not become a problem for you, but when the KF boots into fastboot mode it ceases to be recognized as a standard Kindle and instead looks like this:
Code:
lsusb
...
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 18d1:0100 Google Inc.
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
######################
##### Temp Root It #####
######################
In order to gain root access to the device, you must use one of several methods. Which one you use will depend on the device and its current system (firmware?) version. To find your version go to Settings -> More -> Device -> System Version. As of this writing (2013-09-20), my 1st-gen Fire is version 6.3.2. The generic Android root util called SuperOneClick is known to work on at least the 6.2 Kindle software versions. You can also install an app on your Kindle called ES File Explorer (Apps -> Store -> search for 'ES', select the app, click Free, click Get App, click Install, etc., Open App) that has a root util that comes installed in it (which should show up right there, check out youtube vids for details). You can also do it by hand using fbmode (known to work with 6.2 through 6.3.1). Note that most of the one click type utils just batch run fbmode commands or similar by hand methods.
1. Go to Settings -> More -> Device
----- 1a. -> Allow Installation of Applications, change it to on.
----- 1b. Be sure you see Battery Fully Charged. If something goes wrong, you don't want it running out of juice before you can fix it.
2. Connect your device to the computer, and disconnect (aka turn off Mass Storage Mode).
3. Verify that adb is working. The prompt in the first result means it is. If it's not you'll see the device not found error. (Be sure to exit the adb shell when done.)
Code:
adb shell
$
$ exit
adb shell
error: device not found
4. (Be sure to exit the adb shell first.) Check to see if you already have root access. If you get the first result, then you have root access and can skip the rest of this section.
Code:
adb root
adbd is already running as root
adb root
adbd cannot run as root in production builds
5. Get into fastboot mode somehow, fbmode is the easiest. This is a workaround to get you into fastboot mode when you don't have root privileges. Note that once you have root privileges, you can change the bootmode with "adb shell idme bootmode 4002; adb reboot" instead. (Also, I'm not sure if fbmode gives permanent root privileges.) First download fbmode and unzip it into the platform-tools dir.
----- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414832
----- MD5sum: 091dc2ca822eab525d85aad629add7d3 fbmode.zip
----- I extracted it to sdk/platform-tools/fbmode(by_pokey9000).
----- 5a. Place the fbmode file onto your KF in /data/local/tmp. (You can also use /data/local. The /data partition is write accessible to unprivileged users so that's why we use it.)
Code:
adb push fbmode(by_pokey9000)/fbmode /data/local/tmp
3225 KB/s (510876 bytes in 0.154s)
----- 5b. Change the file to executable by running a command in a remote shell on the KF, and verify.
Code:
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/fbmode
adb shell ls -l /data/local/tmp/fbmode
-rwxr-xr-x shell shell 510876 2011-12-29 01:32 fbmode
----- 5c. Now run the binary via a remote shell, and verify.
Code:
adb shell /data/local/tmp/fbmode
----- 5d. Reboot the device (will reboot into fastboot).
Code:
adb reboot
6. Immediately continue with installing a bootloader.
############################
##### Install a Bootloader #####
############################
There are lots of these available. Currently (2013-09-20) FireFireFire Extended v1.4a seems to be the most popular. Note that the older version of FFFe (prior to 1.4) caused the yellow triangle boot hang problem you may read about. As mentioned in the Key Terms above, you will need a bootloader specifically designed for the Kindle Fire so you will be able to access the recovery partition/software using the only (power) button.
1. Download FFFe, and unzip it into the platform-tools dir.
----- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1632375
----- ----- https://code.google.com/p/kindle-alt-roms-cm10-cm9-dev/downloads/detail?name=fffe-1.4.1-awidawad.zip
----- ----- SHA1: b99620e382ea5d01cb6fa9e465ab719f63621780
----- or: http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/otter/bootloader/ <- this one is hashcode's and I think I trust it more.
----- ----- MD5sum: 419c53b922c963082454b14b7de75a90 fff-u-boot_v1.4a.zip
----- I extracted this into sdk/platform-tools/fff-u-boot_v1.4a(by_hashcode)
2. Flash the fff binary to the bootloader partition. The binary will be in the cache directory. I'm not sure you even need the META-INF files or the padfile. I expect it would have been fine to go from sdk/platform-tools/fff-u-boot_v1.4a(by_hashcode)/cache/fff-u-boot_v1.4a.bin, however, I'm not sure how important the other files are so I unzipped it all to the sdk/platform-tools dir and used it from there. The -i 0x1949 switch is required for non-root privileged devices.
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash bootloader fff-u-boot_v1.4a.bin
sending 'bootloader' (243 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.065s]
writing 'bootloader'...
OKAY [ 0.177s]
finished. total time: 0.242s
3. Continue immediately with flashing the recovery.
##########################
##### Install a Recovery #####
##########################
1. Download TWRP. As of this writing (2013-09-20) TWRP is at 2.6.3, and we want the Otter. (Note the codename for KF 1st-gen is Otter. So I assume Otter is what we want, but I've seen people mention or reference Blaze a lot. I'm not sure what that is, but since the references were usually a year or so old and since I know Otter will be correct, I'm going with Otter.)
----- http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/79
----- MD5sum: 8b5e6f15ab88ce52022991925dcd4ac0 openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-otter.img
----- I extracted this directly into sdk/platform-tools/.
2. Flash the openrecovery image to the KF's recovery partition. The -i 0x1949 switch is required for non-root privileged devices.
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-otter.img
sending 'recovery' (6564 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.648s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 1.416s]
finished. total time: 3.064s
3. You now need to reboot the KF. Do not do 3a, but read because in Jcase's 2.6.3 instructions, he tells you:
----- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568340
----- 3a. Your device will now boot into twrp recovery, and flash the firefirefire bootlaoder. When done it will prompt you to reboot. Upon reboot you will get stuck on the "yellow triangle" screen of firefire fire.
Code:
fastboot oem idme bootmode 5002
fastboot reboot
----- I have no idea what he's talking about. Those commands did not work for me. When I figured out how to restart in a manner that made more sense (see 3b.), I selected to boot into the TWRP recovery, and as far as I could tell, TWRP did not flash its own version of FFF, nor did it reboot. It simply started TWRP. I poked around in there. It did at one point tell me that it was not yet rooted and asked me if I wanted to have it do it, but I declined to follow the rest of Jcase's instructions. Point of the story: ignore 3a, and do 3b instead.
----- 3b. Reboot the KF.
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot
rebooting...
finished. total time: 0.000s
4. This will now boot into the FFF bootloader, which will offer you a choice prior to booting into the primary OS of booting into recovery. You will want to do that for the next commands to work. You need to immediately continue to permanently root it.
############################
##### Permanently Root It #####
############################
1. Get Superuser/Su and unzip it. As of this writing (2013-09-20) the latest is Superuser 3.2 RC3. The KF uses the ARM chip architecture so we want the ARM version (see above in the Key Terms section). Note that you need to make its own directory to unzip it into because all but two of its files are the same that as those that came with FFF, and in case they are different (use diff) you don't want to replace them; if they are different, you'll have to make the call which versions you want to use. The two files you do want no matter what will be in the system/ directory.
----- http://androidsu.com/superuser/ (You want the ARM architecture for the KF.)
----- MD5sum: 6462ac14cd38ed7c539ce3e29a6b92a8 Superuser-3.2-RC3-arm-signed
----- I extracted it into sdk/platform-tools/Superuser-3.2-RC3-arm-signed(by_ChainsDD)
----- 1a. Once in recovery, mount the /system partition in read/write mode. ("adb shell remount system" might also do this, and it will change a mounted /system between r/w and ro.)
Code:
adb shell mount system
----- 1b. Copy su to the right place in /system.
Code:
adb push Superuser-3.2-RC3-arm-signed(by_ChainsDD)/system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
3447 KB/s (85096 bytes in 0.024s)
----- 1c. Change the ownership to root only (so nobody can mess with it).
Code:
adb shell chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su
----- 1d. Change the permissions to executable (so anyone can try to get su), and verify.
Code:
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
adb shell ls -l /system/xbin/su
-rwsr-sr-x 1 root root 85096 Feb 29 2008 /system/xbin/su
2. Disable the root checker by renaming the executable. (I suppose you could just chmod a-x it, but this is how the pros do it, so I'll stick with their method.) I'm not entirely certain what check_rooted does, but I assume it is used by Amazon and will cause headaches.
Code:
adb shell ls -l /system/bin/check_*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root shell 54680 Aug 1 2008 /system/bin/check_prereq
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root shell 5556 Aug 1 2008 /system/bin/check_rooted
adb shell mv /system/bin/check_rooted /system/bin/check_rooted.bak
adb shell ls -l /system/bin/check_*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root shell 54680 Aug 1 2008 /system/bin/check_prereq
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root shell 5556 Aug 1 2008 /system/bin/check_rooted.bak
3. Return to normal bootmode (4000), and reboot. (Actually I'm not sure we ever changed it since we didn't use Jcase's "oem idme bootmode 5002" command, and I'm pretty sure fbmode only changes it for 1 reboot. But doing this will not hurt anyway.)
Code:
adb shell idme bootmode 4000
<idme> write 4000 to offset 0x1000
adb reboot
4. After reboot, when you're back in Amazon's default OS, install the Superuser app. It will appear in your carousel. Play with it.
Code:
adb install system/app/Superuser.apk
7539 KB/s (1500495 bytes in 0.194s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
Success
######################################
##### Make A Full (up to 8GB) Backup #####
######################################
This will back up all partitions and the hidden NVRAM data. If you ever have to restore from scratch, you can get fastboot to write a new partition table and then fastboot in these backups. Need >8GB local free, and adb installed and able to get a shell.
----- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369405
1. Make a new directory to store the dump files and cd into it.
Code:
sudo mkdir /mnt/1.2tb.pri_my300/KindleFire
sudo mkdir /mnt/1.2tb.pri_my300/KindleFire/preROMing.backup
2. Make sure that your KF is running adb as root (as above in #? of the Root It section).
Code:
adb root
adbd is already running as root
3. Then pull the blk copies from the device. This will place them on the root fs, and then I move them to the backup directory. (I'm sure you can direct them to the end destination with pull, but I didn't figure that out before I ran this.)
Code:
for F in `seq 1 12`; do adb pull /dev/block/mmcblk0p$F; done
adb shell idme ? > nvram.txt
sudo mv mmcblk* nvram.txt /mnt/1.2tb.pri_my300/KindleFire/preROMing.backup
#######################
##### Install a ROM #####
#######################
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
1. Download the one you want from the link. Hashcode, who is active on xda-developers, maintains the CryanogenMod, and he seems to be trusted to do quality work so I'll use the latest CM ROM. As of this writing (2013-09-20) the CryanogenMod-10.2 is current. Note the codename for KF 1st-gen is Otter (not Otter2, not sure what blaze is for).
----- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2410112
----- http://goo.im/devs/loosethisskin/otter/cm-10.2
----- MD5sum: 7a5c807f410ecaeb37220bda8c7b4eee cm-10.2-20130913-0258-otter-sgt7.zip
2. Copy the ROM.zip file to the /sdcard directory on the KF, and checksum it.
Code:
adb push cm-10.2-20130913-0258-otter-sgt7.zip /sdcard
6569 KB/s (186800117 bytes in 27.769s)
adb shell md5sum /sdcard/cm-10.2-20130913-0258-otter-sgt7.zip
7a5c807f410ecaeb37220bda8c7b4eee /sdcard/cm-10.2-20130913-0258-otter-sgt7.zip
md5sum cm-10.2-20130913-0258-otter-sgt7.zip
7a5c807f410ecaeb37220bda8c7b4eee cm-10.2-20130913-0258-otter-sgt7.zip
2. Definitely check and follow the instructions on the specific ROM's info page. In this case, I believe it is the standard methodology. Since it tells us to also install Gapps, we need to download that as well. (See Install Gapps section below for more info.)
----- 2a. Download it. In my case, Hashcode has given instructions to get it the following link. You are to match up your CryanogenMod version with the appropriate Gapps version, which is made easy with the table at the top.
----- ----- http://goo.im/gapps
----- ----- MD5sum: 1f51b5cc6370c1f45dc951109b6ce6ed gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip
----- 2b. Copy it to the KF, and checksum it.
Code:
adb push gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip /sdcard
adb shell md5sum /sdcard/gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip
1f51b5cc6370c1f45dc951109b6ce6ed /sdcard/gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip
3. Wipe cache, dalvik, data and system (full wipe). Wipes typically remove the existing files in the data and cache partitions that could interfere with the operation of the new system software. A "Factory Reset" will delete any installed apps, software/network settings, etc. It will not touch the /sdcard directory that contains music, eBooks, and files of that nature. In our case, we need to do the four listed by Hashcode.
----- 3a. From the main menu of TWRP, Wipe -> Advanced Wipe -> Select Partitions to Wipe
----- 3b. Check the dalvik, data, cache, and system boxes.
----- 3c. Swipe to Wipe.
4. Install from your ROM.zip, and tell it to install Gapps while you're at it.
----- 4a. From the main menu of TWRP, "Install"
----- 4b. Navigate to the /sdcard directory on the left (should be the default the first time you use TWRP) and select the cm-10.2-20130913-0258-otter-sgt7.zip file from the list on the right.
----- 4c. Check the box "Zip file signature verification?" if you've placed .md5 files with the zips. Even though you already have, it's nice to make sure TWRP agrees with you.
----- 4d. Press "Add More Zips"
----- 4e. Select the gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip file from the right.
----- 4f. Swipe to flash install them.
5. When it's finished and you are prompted, press "Reboot.
6. When you reboot, CM will take some time to get going the first time, just let it. Then walk through the setup process. All your setings, like the Wi-Fi password, will be gone and need to be recreated.
7. Cleanup by deleting the zips within the File Manager app.
###################################
##### Install Google Apps (Gapps) #####
###################################
You may not actually need this. It may come installed with the ROM, but you'll definitely want Gapps either way because this includes Google Marketplace where you can get all the Android apps.
1. Download it. In my case, Hashcode has given instructions to get it the following link. You are to match up your CryanogenMod version with the appropriate Gapps version, which is made easy with the table at the top.
----- http://goo.im/gapps
----- MD5sum: 1f51b5cc6370c1f45dc951109b6ce6ed gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip
###################################
YOU'RE DONE MOTHER****ER!
Play around.
Try some other stuff:
###################
##### ~/.android #####
###################
It's useful to have a single place on your main box to keep everything you want/need. So:
1. Make a ~/.android dir and cd into it.
2. Make some dirs.
----- .Bootloader
----- .Recovery
----- .ROM
----- .ROM/CM-10.2
3. link to platform tools
Code:
ln -s ../../../opt/adt-bundle-linux-x86_64-20130917/sdk/platform-tools/ .platform-tools
4. Move the fbmode and superuser dirs from there to here.
----- .fbmode(by_pokey9000)
----- .superuser-3.2-RC3-arm-signed(by_ChainsDD)
5. Move fff-u-boot_v1.4a(by_hashcode) into .Bootloader, move openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-otter.img into .Recovery, move cm-10.2-20130913-0258-otter-sgt7.zip and gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip in .ROMS/CM-10.2 (you move gapps with it because it is fairly specific to the ROMs)
6. CD to the real /opt/.../platform-tools. Symlink to those six dirs and files.
#####################
##### App Backup #####
#####################
Besides complete backups, you can also simply save the apps you have installed to you 'puter. This is useful before you go uninstalling **** that you only think you don't need. Of course, there are apps that will do most of the following for you, namely Titanium Backup, which you should probably use since they'll sync things instead of just overwriting.
1. Navigate to your ~/.android/ director.
2. mkdir an apps folder, an apps/system, and an apps/data.
3. Copy all the apk files to your pc. Note that the data/app files are all unimportant apps that you've downloaded. The system ones are what you really need to be concerned about removing.
Code:
adb pull /system/app ./app/system
pull: building file list...
pull: /system/app/FaceLock.apk -> ./FaceLock.apk
pull: /system/app/VoiceSearchStub.apk -> ./VoiceSearchStub.apk
pull: /system/app/TalkBack.apk -> ./TalkBack.apk
...
adb pull /data/app ./app/data
pull: building file list...
pull: /system/app/FaceLock.apk -> ./FaceLock.apk
pull: /system/app/VoiceSearchStub.apk -> ./VoiceSearchStub.apk
pull: /system/app/TalkBack.apk -> ./TalkBack.apk
...
----- You can also look at the package list via the package manager, and include their associated files (-f) if you want.
Code:
adb shell pm list packages
...
adb shell pm list packages -f
...
----- Or grab the list files directly and look at them.
Code:
adb pull /data/system/packages.xml .
adb pull /data/system/packages.list .
----- You can install or uninstall via adb (assuming you have root access and system is mounted rw)
Code:
adb root
adb remount (or adb mount -o rw,remount /system)
adb install <package name>
adb uninstall <package name>
----- Or more viciously:
Code:
adb shell rm -f /system/app/<apk-name>.apk
----- Or via the package manager:
Code:
adb shell pm uninstall <package-name>
###############################
##### Remove Unneeded Apps #####
###############################
Check out this page to give you a list of apps included with your specific CM OS version. Then remove ones you don't want. You will want to use ES File Explorer to shutdown, clear data/cache, then uninstall these. For some you'll need to use ES in root mode, which can be found in ES's settings.
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Android Keyboard (AOSP) - If you replace this with a different keyboard, you can remove this safely. I like Hacker's Keyboard, but honestly I don't feel quite safe eliminating this one altogether.
Apollo - Music app/widget. You will probably want to replace with something else that handles more codecs.
Bluetooth Share - The KF doesn't have bluetooth.
Bubbles - This and other wallpapers can obviously be removed.
Calculator - Might want to replace this with a better one.
Calendar, Calendar Storage - You can remove this, but Google uses it to sync with your Google account. More importantly, it appears that _LOTS_ of calendar apps use Google's Calendar/Sync as a proxy. So even if you find a different calendar app, it might need Google's stuff here to work correctly. Leave it alone.
Cell Broadcast (Receiver) - This app operates on a different frequency than primary cell/data/text service. This means that when an emergency happens and too many people are calling each other at the same time, the cell carriers, and really the govt, can broadcast emergency info that will get to everyone. You can also use it to listen to a specific channel if you know someone is broadcasting on it. Obviously, since the KF doesn't have cell service, this is completely useless and can be removed.
Clock and cLock - You can remove both, but the system Clock might need to be kept for certain apps to function. cLock doesn't need to be there. I did take out both, and FancyWidget's clock kept working so it obviously didn't depend on this app and took date/time from the system itself. That said, Clock does provide an alarm, and so might possibly be the primary alarm service.
Downloads & Download Manager - You might be able to replace these, but why bother.
DSP Manager - Digital Sound Processing. This is basically an equalizer, but does let you make different settings for speakers, headphones, etc. There are probably better, but why bother. More, do you really need this at all? Wait and find out.
Email - An email client. Can be replaced by something else. You don't need this as long as you're solely using gmail or other web-based email.
Exchange Services - This is a client for MS Exchange. It provides the server-client sync.
Face Unlock - Provides capability to unlock screen with face recognition. With no camera, the KF has no need for this whatsoever.
File Manager - If you've replaced it with ES File Explorer, you can remove this. However, I think it's not a bad idea to keep this around as a backup. Of course, with the ability to use ADB to install, it's really not necessary.
Focal - This is CM's replacement for android's standard camera app. The KF has no camera, remove this.
Gallery - Is a simple 3d photo browser. There are probably better ones, but since your KF doesn't have a camera this will only be useful for pics you grab from the net. You probably will not need anything better.
Google Ears - This is a widget that will ID songs for you by listening. This is a problem since the KF doesn't have a built in mic. It might work via a headset device's mic. You can try it and see. I'm not sure if this might also ID a song playing through the KF, like if you're listening to internet radio.
Google Feedback - This is the app that reports back to Google when apps bork. I always turn error reporting off, but removing this would ensure nothing hinky takes place without your knowledge. On the other hand, other Google apps might wig out if it's not there. CM says it's safe to remove.
Google One Time Init - This runs the first time you start the device. That CM link says that it conflicts with another Google app. Remove it after the first run.
Google Partner Setup - Not sure what it does, but according to the second link it's no problem to remove. I removed it from the startup list so far.
Live Wallpaper Picker - Yeah, you need this.
Market Feedback Agent - It's a Google app that allows other apps to call it and ask you to provide market feedback, you can safely kill or remove it.
Media Uploader - This is an app for use with Swingular.com that lets you take pics of yourself and share them to people you're cybering with. It has things like auto-faceblurring. You can use this without a cam, but with the KF it seems unlikely. Remove.
Mobile Data - Used for data xfer on cell carrier network. Pretty sure it won't hurt to remove.
Mobile Network Config - Used for configuring cell network. Pretty sure it won't hurt to remove.
Movie Studio - This is a fairly low-rated video editor. It was probably included by CM for size and/or simplicity. You don't really need a vid editor on your KF since with no camera you can't take vids. I honestly can't imagine needing to replace this, so remove.
News & Weather - A simple news reader app. Probably should find a replacement.
Notepad3 - This is a simple text editor app. It is very small, so you could probably leave it even if you replace it with something else.
One Time Init - See Google One Time Init above. I think these are two parts of the same thing, but this one might be to trigger the CM Account app and prompt for registration.
Picasa Uploader - Uploads pics to your Picasa account. Since no camera on KF, remove this.
Pico TTS - Is a service for Text to Sound. It might only be used by TalkBack below, in which case you can eliminate it. But, it also might be used by other TTS apps, in which case you'll probably want it around.
Provider Telephony - Provides APIs for monitoring the basic phone information, such as the network type and connection state, plus utilities for manipulating phone number strings. Probably can safely remove this.
Search Applications Provider - This has to do with Google Search. Apparently there's a bug in it that makes this slow down search. I don't think it's a good idea to remove this, but you should disable it in the App Manager. This could, however, cause problems so keep it in mind.
Setup Wizard - Runs the first time you start phone. Remove it.
SMS Push - This has to do with text messaging and also WAP Push. You can probably remove it, but might want to wait.
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Sound Recorder - A simple recorder. Probably don't need more.
TalkBack - This is a Google app that will read and speak aloud text from your phone's menus and some Google apps. So for Gmail it'll read the subject line of each email you touch. It's for blind people and probably not all that great for them, either, since it's pretty limited. There are other apps that do TTS (Text to Sound), and I'd recommend looking into those. I'd say remove this, but who knows how *****y Google will get about it. See Pico TTS above.
Terminal Emulator - Is one of the most popular terms. I think Terminal IDE is better, so you should at least add that, if not replace this altogether.
Trebuchet - This is a launcher service which does a lot more than just launch apps. Good launchers provide _lots_ of additional ui customizations, and Trebuchet is one of the better ones. Keep it unless something changes in the near future. Halo (notification manager) is somehow related to this, although I think it is a seperate app; Halo is also considered excellent.
User Dictionary - A user dictionary addon for android devices that do not have a standard user dictionary component. It is used by the keyboard and god knows what else. Do not remove it. There are similar apps. It might be possible to replace this with one of the others, but why bother.
Voice Dialer - This is a voice activated dialer for phones by Google. Obviously the KF doesn't need it.
Voice+ - Another phone related Google app; it catches all outgoing calls and uses Google Voice service to connect you with the dialed number by calling you back on your selected callback number first, then calling the number you dialed. I think it basically covers your cell phone's number with an online one. Obviously the FK doesn't need this, either.
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##### Add Apps #####
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Important:
DroidWall - Simple firewall app, lets you whitelist apps to give access to the internet.
Titanium Backup - System backup/restore app, lets you transfer apps/data/settings from one OS/mod to the next.
ES File Explorer - File manager.
ES Task Manager - Lets you kill apps.
TrustGo Security - FW/AV. Lets you scan your system/apps, scan incoming, etc. Currently one of the better free Firewall/AntiVirus for Android. It will probably be replaced by the next time you need to dl one, so google.
Greenify - Resource manager of sorts, it lets you choose which apps to have free reign of resources, and which to stick into hibernate mode when you're done using them. This means you don't have to constantly use ES Task Manager to kill apps when you're finished with them.
Adfree - Downloads/Updates a hosts file to block ads from the internet and apps.
System Tuner - Has endless tweaks, diagnostics, and functions.
Terminal IDE - A terminal emulator with all sorts of nice features and commands. Just poking around in this for a couple minutes and I'm in love. It installs a bunch of C binaries of commands you're used to, giving a much more familiar robustness. Note that this will create a $HOME directory for you that exists within the app's own /data/ directory tree. If you want to create a single home for all apps, you will need to make some changes.
ROM Manager - This would be useful if it would use TWRP, but since it's developed by the same guys as ClockworkMod Recovery, it insists you install that. Since at this time it seems CWM has problems with Kindle Fire?, you probably won't be able to use much of this for a while. What you really need is to find an entire system image creator for backups. ROM Manager does have a function for fixing permissions, which presumably makes sure nothing has messed up the permissions on important sys files.
Apps:
Amazon App Store - This is the second largest after Google's, but you'll have to get the app store app to use it. And there will be apps only available there.
Keyboard - You can remove the keyboard that comes with your OS if you replace it with a different one.
Hacker's Keyboard - This is a full keyboard complete with arrow keys. It also has a function key to get Home, End, the F row, etc. You can set it so that it will use the Android Keyboard in portrait mode, but switch to the HK in landscape.
Swype - Lets you drag finger across screen to each letter rather than tapping.
SwiftKey - Predictive text is the specialty here, gets to know you and can predict your next word.
Widgets:
FancyWidgets - Not perfect, but gives you a nice clock/weather widget.
WeatherBug - Gives you detailed weather info.
Browser:
Android Browser: Seems fast.
Dolphin - I think this is the winner. Pretty fast, and also has a lot of good features.
FF - Seems slow, and also has your familiar add-ons, but there would be the nice advantage of bookmarks sync. Of course, with a hosts file based ad block (AdFree) you won't need adblock and that should help.
Opera - Seems fast but limited in features.
There are many others.
Browserlike Apps:
Gmail - Google's gmail reader app.
Tapatalk - A BBS forum reader/interface app.
Facebook - Some say a good, others say a ****ty FB reader app.
DuckDuckGo - Is a search app that I believe you can set up to punt you off to a browser if you're going to do much more.
Ebook Reader:
----- TTS (Text to Sound) - I'm not sure if you'll need one of these or if one will come in your ebook reader, but I think you'll eventually want to check it out. It'd be nice to be able to have a book or wikip page read to you while doing other ****. Also see Pico TTS.
There are a lot.
Video Player, Video Editor:
tbd
Music Player:
tbd
News Reader:
tbd
Pic Viewer, Pic Editor:
tbd
RSS Reader:
tbd
Maps:
Google Maps - Supposedly there's a way to get offline maps, but I couldn't figure it out.
Maps With Me - Offline. I dig it.
OsmAnd - Offline. Didn't like.
RMaps - Offline. Didn't like.
MapsOn - Offline. I dig it.
Misc:
Google Sky Map - A very fun app to have to see the location of stars, planets, galaxies, and constellations.
Bubble Level (not sure of name) - An app that will act like a carpenter's level.
Screenshot UX - Lots of root and non-root screenshot apps. I liked this the best.
Games / Learning - Be very careful of these. Definitely want to AV scan these before using. Watch their permission requests for strange things they shouldn't need.
Chess Free
Sudoku Plus
Duolingo - Learn a language.
Solitaire
Tetris
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##### Stop Auto Startup of Apps #####
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It will scare you how many apps and services startup by default. Use SystemTuner -> Startups. And uncheck all these (note that some need to have other things installed before you do this, like the Android Keyboard, so be smart).
Android Keyboard AOSP
Calendar, Calendar Storage
Clock - This might cause probs, but shouldn't.
CyanogenMod Account
DSP Manager - You may want to check that this starts on its own when you start your media apps. If not, if you want this you'll have to start it by hand, or turn this startup back on.
Firefox
Gallery
Gmail
Google Contacts Sync
Google Partner Setup
Google Play services
Google Play Store
Google Search
News & Weather
ROM Manager
System Tuner
Titanium Backup
WeatherBug
Fixed. No links in 3rd post, sorry.
Sent from the 404
Feature list
- sets hostname to LG-G4 something that was missing at first from lineage/aosp 7.1.1 (maybe i will remove that)
- Better mount point flags
- Internal storage:
nomerges
nr_requests
lower safe read_ahead_kb
cfq scheduler
cfq scheduler tweaks
remove add_random (if its enabled in the kernel by default)
rq_affinity
- external storage:
nomerges
nr_requests
lower safe read_ahead_kb
cfq scheduler
cfq scheduler tweaks
remove add_random (if its enabled in the kernel by default)
rq_affinity
- Net and virtual memory:
tcp_congestion_control
disable_ipv6
dirty_writeback_centisecs
dirty_expire_centisecs
dirty_background_ratio
dirty_ratio
drop_caches
kernel.panic
min_free_kbytes
overcommit_ratio
panic_on_oom
swappiness 0 #llama doesn't have zram feature, it's useless on Lg G4
vfs_cache_pressure
- CPU customisations ~depends on your choice of script~
balanced ~doesn't make any cpu changes~
less ~for less battery drain, cpu rests more~
more-less ~for a lot less battery drain, but with a big lag (will soon try fix stability and smoothness)~
performance ~for full cpu power, but rest when the screen is off~
- Kernel customisations
msm_thermal ~off on battery save / on and set a safe temp. for performance~
lowmemorykiller
read_wakeup_threshold
write_wakeup_threshold
hotplug customisation
- Only the safe internet customisations
tcp_timestamps
tcp_tw_reuse
tcp_sack
tcp_tw_recycle
tcp_window_scaling
tcp_keepalive_probes
tcp_keepalive_intvl
tcp_fin_timeout
For stock based roms follow the guide in post #2
How to "install" it ? Simple
1.unzip
2.place it in /system/etc/init.d
Code:
adb root
adb remount
adb push <your tweak> system/etc/init.d/
3.change its permissions to 755
4.lastly change owner:group to root:shell
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount rw /system
chmod 755 /system/etc/init.d/<your tweak>
chown root:shell /system/etc/init.d/<your tweak>
If you don't have a pc, type in a terminal inside your g4
Code:
su
mount -o rw remount /system
chmod 755 /system/etc/init.d/<your tweak>
chown root:shell /system/etc/init.d/<your tweak>
Those of you that use the new systemless root method of chainfire you can put the script in /system/su.d or in /su/su.d with permissions 700 (same permissions at folder and script) and set owner:group to root:root
Those of you that use the new magisk root method you can put the script in /magisk/.core/service.d/ with the same permissions and ownership as in init.d
Those coming using search bar and don't have this phone and this kernel, don't try it, unless you know what to edit to "fit" your own kernel.
These tweaks aren't just for faster easy setting up our phone, they are more useful for those that don't want to have root access ON, for various personal reasons. They can apply those settings on boot and setup their phone without the need of root and an app asking for root.
Easy removal: delete the script and reboot. And never use more than one of these scripts inside init.d
Careful, some stock based roms have preinstalled some scripts inside init.d by default.
Those must be removed after flashing Llama Sweet Kernel. They are not compatible and they cause instability !
BIG Thanks to this genius
@genesixxbf3
for his kernel to our lg g4.
XDA:DevDB Information
[Tweaks][MM/N][H815][H811]Kernel Tweaks[CM/STOCK/AOSP], Tool/Utility for the LG G4
Contributors
kessaras, genesixxbf3
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2016-12-09
Last Updated 2017-04-25
Reserved
This is a guide for ALL stock based roms and all kernels.
My script will only add tweaks that apply to all kernels.
For those that are rooted with SuperSu, they must first fully remove it.
Nub guide to change SuperSu for Magisk root:
Step 1.
SuperSu must be removed.
Go into supersu -> settings -> fully remove root access.
###Or download and flash in recovery mode the UnSu script from osm0sis thread.###
Step 2.
Use hardware key combination to boot to TWRP.
###If you used the UnSu script, no need to reboot to recovery, skip step 2 and go to next one.###
Step 3.
Flash latest magisk flashable zip for users that are not rooted yet.
It sais: "If you're not rooted, or something went wrong and you need a clean start"
Download that .zip file and flash it.
Now you are rooted again. Reboot to your rom.
Step 4.
Download Magisk Manager from play store. In that app you can even enable systemless root to hide root from the apps, or do many things that you like.
Questions further go to magisk thread not here. And don't forget to re-enable usb debugging. After you removed root, that was toggled, ###Unless you used the UnSu script again. That means that before reboot you were already rooted.###
Now it's time to install your script.
Download the compressed tweak from this post , uncompress it and follow the next guide.
The steps are the same with the lineage based roms and it works for ALL lineage based roms too
If you use a root file manager then you can skip the guide and just cut - paste the script in /magisk/.core/service.d/
set permissions to 755, ownership to root:shell and reboot.
INSTALLATIONStep 1.
place it in /magisk/.core/service.d/
Code:
adb push /<path to the script>/90balanced /sdcard/
adb shell
su
mv /sdcard/90balanced /magisk/.core/service.d/
Step 2.change its permissions to 755 if it's not already set to 755 by default
Code:
chmod 755 /magisk/.core/service.d/90balanced
If you don't have a pc, type the same commands in g4 terminal but of course without the adb command. Script is supposed to be in path /sdcard/
not in /sdcard/download/ or whatever path. Otherwise edit the command "mv ..." to match the script path.
That's it. Reboot to apply your tweaks.
~I will add Llama Sweet kernel tweaks for stock based ROMS when Genesixxbf3 fixes the bluetooth issue.
Until then all use this one that applies to all kernels including Llama.
Special thanks to:
@topjohnwu for developing Magisk
and to
@osm0sis for his UnSU script
My scripts are not meant for use with kernel adiutor.
Changelog
31/01/2017
- fixed stability for "90less"
- changed to "westwood" tcp congestion control
01/02/2017
- changed to Fiops scheduler only for the 90less and 90more-less
- fixed stability for 90more-less
12/02/2017
- when screen is on, 3 cores always online not 1.
- fixed stability for 90less , 90more-less
- 90balance, interactive governor stable and at the same time conserving some battery
- big cores governor is same with small cores
15/02/2017 and 20/02/2017
- changed back to cfq scheduler
- added cfq scheduler tweaks
- fixed path to disable ipv6
09/03/2017
- fixed a bug for those that big cores were found disabled on boot
Although this is something caused from dirty flashing and can only be fixed with a clean flash
18/03/2017
- Added better mount point flags for Lineage/Aosp based roms, for f2fs, for those that prefer using f2fs partitions format
- i changed the way the mount points get set, now you don't need busybox if you don't want to.
- bigger timer rate for interactive governor for the balanced tweak, balanced can conserve battery now too.
25/04/2017
- Less-more is not lagging anymore but of course it still loads slow since cpu runs at a lower frequency
- interactive governor in balanced script saves more battery than before
- All scripts now give a small cpu frequency amount on input to reduce lag
- At less and less-more the hotplug sets the cores online at a lower frequency. Before, with those scripts you could rarely see the other cores online
kessaras said:
You can request any setting for kernel and cpu you want. I can add them for you.
Screenshots of battery with 90less.
~Haven't done anything special. Brightness is at normal with "auto" ON, gapps stock, usage: Normal, chat, xda, phone Calls/Messages, GPS ON.
Many factors determine the battery drain, such as 3rd party apps, ads from apps, services and more, don't blame my settings. Those settings are absolute and tested and i only do this to help everyone.
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Thanks for you work, I am using H818p without BL unlock. Currently, I can modify /etc/init/qcom.post_boot.sh from this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...-msm-8992-cpu-io-ram-interactive-gov-t3351478).
The question is, can I port some tweaks from this thread to the stock kernel using qcom.post_boot ? I am not familiar with the seqence of boot, any idea ?
Thanks,
jskasia said:
Thanks for you work, I am using H818p without BL unlock. Currently, I can modify /etc/init/qcom.post_boot.sh from this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...sm-8992-cpu-io-ram-interactive-gov-t3351478).
The question is, can I port some tweaks from this thread to the stock kernel using qcom.post_boot ? I am not familiar with the seqence of boot, any idea ?
Thanks,
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Scripts are only for Llama kernel. So,
it depends if the stock kernel has same file "trees". Worst case scenario is to not be able to boot. If you can enter recovery you can fix it by doing :
Code:
rm /system/etc/init.d/<name of the script>
Or use the recovery file manager to delete it,
reboot and you are fine.
Don't use 90less as it is or for sure you won't boot. Less is using alucard governor which doesn't exist in stock. Open script and edit those lines, change alucard to interactive.
"kernel tweaks" delete them. the stock kernel doesn't have same hotplugs and heat protection.
EDIT:
a part of the scripts does work for stock without llama kernel. it's not dangerous because the stock lg rom doesn't have init.d support on boot and the script only can be applied inside kernel adiutor by enabling init.d emulator.
you can use it then. you will just not get the 100% out of it.
in the 90less you wont get the alucard governor and the hotplug to let the cpu rest.
the only alternative available is to make you one that edits the interactive governor to work almost the same as alucard and conserve a bit more battery than the stock interactive does.
@matgesiarz
follow the op
kessaras said:
Scripts are only for Llama kernel. So,
it depends if the stock kernel has same file "trees". Worst case scenario is to not be able to boot. If you can enter recovery you can fix it by doing :
Code:
rm /system/etc/init.d/<name of the script>
Or use the recovery file manager to delete it,
reboot and you are fine.
Don't use 90less as it is or for sure you won't boot. Less is using alucard governor which doesn't exist in stock. Open script and edit those lines, change alucard to interactive.
"kernel tweaks" delete them. the stock kernel doesn't have same hotplugs and heat protection.
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Okay, I successfully put the tweaks (balance) on to init.qcom.post_boot.sh. My phone boot without any problem. After few days we will see the result.
Thanks
we just need to push scripts or I need also to clean the init.d folder first from other scripts? I am on ChyperOS 3.1.4
If I understand right, if I put this tweak I don't need to setup any kernel modification in apps like EX Kernel manager, isn't?
Vipery said:
we just need to push scripts or I need also to clean the init.d folder first from other scripts? I am on ChyperOS 3.1.4
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no you don't clean the init.d folder. if you do that you will lose important script that needs the rom to boot. you only use one of those scripts in init.d, if you put 2 of those in, delete the one.
Oletros said:
If I understand right, if I put this tweak I don't need to setup any kernel modification in apps like EX Kernel manager, isn't?
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exactly and if you need any change and you don't know how to edit the script, you can ask me to add it for you
kessaras said:
no you don't clean the init.d folder. if you do that you will lose important script that needs the rom to boot. you only use one of those scripts in init.d, if you put 2 of those in, delete the one.
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Thank you. Another thing, I need to set owner and group to shell or just group? The other scripts are set root/shell and not shell/shell.
Vipery said:
Thank you. Another thing, I need to set owner and group to shell or just group? The other scripts are set root/shell and not shell/shell.
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only what the op sais. only group owner. its already set from me, but you have to at least check if its set, if not, set it. group owner shell
Thanks for the tweaks!
Sorry for this perhaps silly question, but which is supposed to be more battery friendly between balanced and less?
joaste said:
Thanks for the tweaks!
Sorry for this perhaps silly question, but which is supposed to be more battery friendly between balanced and less?
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less refers to less battery consuption and its only by a little cause we don't want to have lags. Of course we can do it even more battery friendly but we will have a very slow phone.
kessaras said:
less refers to less battery consuption and its only by a little cause we don't want to have lags. Of course we can do it even more battery friendly but we will have a very slow phone.
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Thanks for the clarification!
kessaras said:
exactly and if you need any change and you don't know how to edit the script, you can ask me to add it for you
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Thanks
Ok,I applied your 90less tweaks and here's what I've got after reboot:
The big cores governor-interactive,max.freq.-1248
The little cores governor-alucard,max.freq.-1440
MSM Hotplug-OFF
MSM MPDecision Hotplug-ON
Is that ok or...?
welder73 said:
Ok,I applied your 90less tweaks and here's what I've got after reboot:
The big cores governor-interactive,max.freq.-1248
The little cores governor-alucard,max.freq.-1440
MSM Hotplug-OFF
MSM MPDecision Hotplug-ON
Is that ok or...?
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nothing applied on boot.
in less,
max for the big is set to 1536
and hotplug is off to not get load for nothing since the temp wont go higher than 60 even under the hot summer sun.
kessaras said:
nothing applied on boot.
in less,
max for the big is set to 1536
and hotplug is off to not get load for nothing since the temp wont go higher than 60 even under the hot summer sun.
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So I should change the max for the little cores to 1536 and everything else is ok?
Vipery said:
Thank you. Another thing, I need to set owner and group to shell or just group? The other scripts are set root/shell and not shell/shell.
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