Hiya All! most people like to know how to change their splash screen because they want to change it to something else.
as daft as this sounds i would really like to be-able to take the G3MOD splash screen and use it as my phones wallpaper
it just looks so good booting up since i have a silver galaxy and the exact same red phone cover as in the image!
but i have no clue where it is stored on my phone, i know where bootanimation.zip is stored but i can't figure
out where or how to get to the boot splash screen using root explorer
can anyone help me with this? also if it's a special file can you tell me how to convert it back to bmp thank you!
GraphiX2004 said:
Hiya All! most people like to know how to change their splash screen because they want to change it to something else.
as daft as this sounds i would really like to be-able to take the G3MOD splash screen and use it as my phones wallpaper
it just looks so good booting up since i have a silver galaxy and the exact same red phone cover as in the image!
but i have no clue where it is stored on my phone, i know where bootanimation.zip is stored but i can't figure
out where or how to get to the boot splash screen using root explorer
can anyone help me with this? also if it's a special file can you tell me how to convert it back to bmp thank you!
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If I remember correctly I think the splash screen image is inside the kernel I think, as I remember someone asked about it in another thread.
hulkbuster92 said:
If I remember correctly I think the splash screen image is inside the kernel I think, as I remember someone asked about it in another thread.
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I remember this too, but that was pretty long ago, should still apply though. So unless you know how to mess with the kernel, I suggest you don't try to change the splash screen.
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oh not trying to change the screen just want that splash.bmp to put as a wallpaper if i knew where it was on the phone
was hoping could get into /system put the fill convert it to bmp
GraphiX2004 said:
oh not trying to change the screen just want that splash.bmp to put as a wallpaper if i knew where it was on the phone
was hoping could get into /system put the fill convert it to bmp
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As they said above, the file isn't in the system since it's in the kernel so unfortunately it's not that simple. Maybe you can find out who made it and then ask them for the image file?
no worries was hoping someone who made the kernel would pick up on this post and hopefully PM me with a link to the splash.
see i don't know if it's the original G3MOD kernel it's crylo ROM but it says the kernel is 2.6 i only see GMOD 2.4 so it might of been a custom thing.
never know someone who made it might see this thread,
GraphiX2004 said:
no worries was hoping someone who made the kernel would pick up on this post and hopefully PM me with a link to the splash.
see i don't know if it's the original G3MOD kernel it's crylo ROM but it says the kernel is 2.6 i only see GMOD 2.4 so it might of been a custom thing.
never know someone who made it might see this thread,
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The version of the kernel made by android itself is 2.6... blah blah but the latest version of G3MOD is 2.5 and the splash screen was made by one of the G3MOD developers. It wasn't made by Kyrillos.
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Hey guys, I've been trying out ROMs for the past couple weeks and finally decided I wanted to replace my stock ROM with the energy rom to save space. I wiped all files from my stock ROM and then tried to flash the energy rom. I got an error so decided just to leave it for another day and created a second partition for the energy rom. Forgetting to flash my recovery back to my stock slot, I booted in to the energy rom. Now my recovery buttons don't work, probably due to the fact that they were installed on the stock rom. I don't have any way of getting in to the recovery and that kind of worries me. I've been reading up on fastboot, but don't know were to be begin or get ahold of rsdlite since all of the links send me to spam. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I am currently using Safestrap 3.1.2 and do have a backup image of my stock ROM on my external SD card (at least I was smart enough to remember that).
Figured it out
Figured it out! Just in case anybody else has this problem, use RSD to fastboot the stock image to your phone. I know everything I read was talking about this, but I couldn't find detailed instructions anywhere. Most time consuming part for me was editing the xml file due to "oem" command lines that weren't recongnizable. There is a fixed xml file on droidrazr forums for those who need it!
Please help same issue
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Figured it out! Just in case anybody else has this problem, use RSD to fastboot the stock image to your phone. I know everything I read was talking about this, but I couldn't find detailed instructions anywhere. Most time consuming part for me was editing the xml file due to "oem" command lines that weren't recongnizable. There is a fixed xml file on droidrazr forums for those who need it!
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PLEASE HELP ME
I am in the same trouble you were in here is my thread.
Okay, so I have a Samsung Galaxy S 5, specifically the SM-G900H.
I rooted it some months ago and yesterday wanted to use the Screen Mirroring, so I found that you could get that function back by adding a line to the build.prop file.
Did that using this build.prop editor in F-droid.
It worked, but it also gave me a 2048 resolution and tablet layout (odd, I just added the key "wlan.wfd.hdcp" with the value "disable"), since I saw it stated that it had made a backup I chose to use the "restore" option and then boot. I'm not sure if it restored the wrong file or what but now after the first splash screen I get a black screen.
I went into Recovery Mode (Home+Power+VolumeUp) and tried to do adb from there but I only see the phone as "Host" and adb gives me an "error: closed" message whenever I try to do anything else than adb devices. If I try this without going into recovery mode I see the device as "offline".
So giving up hope to do this smartly by fixing the build.prop I tried a data wipe from recovery mode, the error persists but now I get stuck hearing the second splash screen's sound over and over again.
If I start ODIN mode I can see the device and flash (?) the auto-root found here without problem.
So, what do you recommend I do at this point? is there any way to edit the build.prop file with either ODIN or recovery mode's adb sideload?.
Or should I just flash a new ROM? I downloaded Cyanogenmod but I'd rather keep using stock for now. Where can I find the latest stock rom?.
Sorry if this has been solved elsewhere, I've looked and tried a bunch of them... there's a lot of noise out there.
update (making progress)
In case anybody wants to chime in (or this helps anyone else in the future)
I think I made some progress but the phone is not functional yet.
I flashed the TWRP found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/development/rom-kian-rom-bog6-t3187812
and went into recovery mode with that.
I did a backup, although I'm not certain what it backed up and where because neither the free space it needed nor the used space I had match up very much with that... a bit worried.
Then I mounted the /system and saw that there was no build.prop but only the build.prop.bak so I renamed that to build.prop and now I can see the second splash screen and don't hear it (I think this is because I might have had the volume down before) and it gets stuck there.
But hey, now I can edit the build.prop and maybe backup my files (mostly the chat logs and pictures) into the SD card. Will see what happens... I'll try to remember to come back and update.
build.prop.bak is the original it backed up when you edited it, it saves a new copy
Just rename to build.prop and reboot
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build.prop.bak is the original it backed up when you edited it, it saves a new copy
Just rename to build.prop and reboot
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hmmm Detection I did that at some point and it didn't seem to work, but it could have been that I didn't wait long enough.
After several more changes it worked (although my phone is still in tablet mode and I lost all my personal data).
Here's my understanding of getting custom ROMS for your device by doing little to no work.
If SHARP isn't releasing the source code, can't we just go and flash a ported ROM zip?
First, you find a device with exactly the same specs as yours: Easiest way to do this is googling phones with the same processor.
https://www.kimovil.com/en/list-smartphones-by-processor/qualcomm-snapdragon-400-msm8926
Now, we press "Compare" and see if we can find a phone that has exactly the same camera and/or other components.
Let's assume that our cameras are going to work out-of-the-box, and sort it down.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/leon
Oh, lookie! A phone with pretty much exactly the same specs, and a community that is making/porting ROMS for it?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/leon/development/aosp-5-1-1-lg-leon-ms345-t3611883
Hey, an Android 5.0 ROM?
Now, knowing the information we know now. Can't we logically go into the (aosp-5-1-1-lg-leon.zip) and change around the MANIFEST values to make sure they point to the correct places? Can't we change around the configuration so it will install?
I don't know all too much about porting ROMS, but if it's as truly as easy as I'm explaining it, why haven't we done it yet?
(Feel free to correct me if I have any details wrong! I'm open to criticism!)
Quick Update:
To begin porting other ROMs, I am compiling an actual flashable ZIP (Stock ROM Image) to use as a base for the other images. I am getting my sources from here: http://www.sharpusa.com/Home/CustomerSupport/SharpCareCenter/MobileSupport/OpenSourceCode.aspx
And compiling them using AnyKernel. I will post flashable ROM.zip here when I am done.
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Rhioun said:
Quick Update:
To begin porting other ROMs, I am compiling an actual flashable ZIP (Stock ROM Image) to use as a base for the other images. I will post flashable ROM.zip here when I am done.
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any progress?
Yes, I managed to make a flashable Aquos Sharp zip, based off Kernel Version S4081.
Currently, I'm attempting to get a ported ROM over.
I'll post the flashable Stock ROM though:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0Fuy6MV4s8RU0NUMzRvLVp5WjA/view?usp=sharing
hi thanks for all very good news
can i flash with 305sh factory unlocked and rooted ?
No, that is a ROM for the 306SH.
The 305SH files are on a Japanese version of the Sharp website.. the links on these forums somewhere.
I can't test 305SH files, since I only own a 306SH.
If you could find the links for the 305SH system.img and boot.img, I could compile a flash able ROM for you.
Else, search around for a TWRP backup for the 305SH that you could restore on your phone.
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Yes, I managed to make a flashable Aquos Sharp zip, based off Kernel Version S4081.
Currently, I'm attempting to get a ported ROM over.
I'll post the flashable Stock ROM though:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0Fuy6MV4s8RU0NUMzRvLVp5WjA/view?usp=sharing
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Can you paste a few pictures? THX
This seems like a cool idea. I'm willing to help with some testing if I can catch up. I remember getting this phone a few years back and due its low popularity I never thought it would get rooted. Now that it is I am at a loss of what to do. (I think I may have messed up a few things during my previous attempts at rooting, I can no longer access my security tab and my phone no longer detects the sim card.)
Any tips on how to get it safely backed up? (not that it's in great shape) I tried the TWRP tool and that gave me the option to backup "recovery" and "boot" (not that I really know what those are). I am not sure if it's actually making the files or where I should be storing them or how I would recover from them. I can see the files with ES file explorer but not with windows.
I really need to figure out what I'm doing XD
A TWRP Backup is a nandroid backup, in essential, it took a backup of the whole partitions. The partitions include names that identify them, such as boot, recovery, cache, system, etc.
It is just asking you to restore what partitions you want from your nandroid backup.
Let's say, you updated to a new TWRP version, but it is buggy or something, and you wish to switch back. Simply click "Restore" and select only "recovery" and it should flash your nandroid backup of the recovery partition to your existing recovery partition, and you'll have your old TWRP again.
Since you messed a few things up already, I'd suggest you go with the full nandroid backup, leave everything selected, and click "Restore".
Hopefully you made the backup before you began fiddling too much with your phone!
Rhioun
Any progress at work?
I've tried porting multiple ROMs, looking for compatibility. I've had zero success in getting one to boot up. Either the device goes to a black screen after the primary Sharp Boot Logo, or it boots up TWRP immediately after the Sharp Logo.
I saw how another guy on these forums also made a flashable room for the Sharp Aquos Crystal using Superr's Android Kitchen, so I believe my next trial-and-error phase will lie there. However, before I do that, I plan to use his flashable ROM as a base to port other ROMs, and see if I have any more luck.
Maybe my flashable ROM was invalid somehow.
Anywho, I highly recommend anyone who's interested in porting ROMs for this phone to begin to do so. We have plenty of materials scattered about, and DuckDuckGo is your friend.
Don't hesitate to try.
Thanks, and I'll hopefully keep this thread updated about my progress.
I've working on an Android 5.1 RR ROM from the LG Leon. I've (so far) replaced a majority of firmware files and updated symlinks, dumped vendor files, replaced a few .ko files, edited the build.prop and updater-script, configured the fstab from the ramdisk, copied over the kernel built for the Sharp Aquos Crystal, and rebuilt the boot.img. I customized the updater-script to include chameleon.img, modem.img, and persist.img (partitions that assist with connecting to Sharp, and some kernel configurations).
This has been a lot of tweaking to the ROM, and I tested it and was thoroughly disappointed when my device began to bootloop. (Goes to Sharp 1st boot screen, and reboot, go to 1st boot screen, reboot, etc.). TWRP won't boot when this happens, and holding Volume Down+Power will yield nothing. You can't even power off the device, troubling because the battery is (nigh impossible to remove) not meant to be removed. No matter, although, holding Power Up+Power puts the device in fastboot more (the led will hold solid white) and from there you can successfully power off the device and start up TWRP. Luckily, I made a TWRP backup before I tried flashing the ROM, so I was able to restore back to that. However, I edited a good deal of things, so I just need to know what is causing the bootloop, or maybe then ROM, even ported, is simply incompatible with our Crystals.
I looked around, and found XDA Forums that promote the use of logcat to figure out why a device isn't booting. I am going to try this next, and if it yield nothing, I will find another phone to try porting a ROM from. (We have a good deal with the same processor, shouldn't be too hard.)
Sent from my Aquos Crystal
Still patiently waiting for a ROM. I'm still holding on to this device just because i have been watching this thread and i have hope it will have run custom ROM one day.
Geodripp said:
This seems like a cool idea. I'm willing to help with some testing if I can catch up. I remember getting this phone a few years back and due its low popularity I never thought it would get rooted. Now that it is I am at a loss of what to do. (I think I may have messed up a few things during my previous attempts at rooting, I can no longer access my security tab and my phone no longer detects the sim card.)
Any tips on how to get it safely backed up? (not that it's in great shape) I tried the TWRP tool and that gave me the option to backup "recovery" and "boot" (not that I really know what those are). I am not sure if it's actually making the files or where I should be storing them or how I would recover from them. I can see the files with ES file explorer but not with windows.
I really need to figure out what I'm doing XD
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Sorry for my reply earlier, I skimmed your post and thought you were trying to RESTORE a backup since your phone was in such terrible condition.
Just to be clear, unless the 306SH gets a new recovery, there is usually no reason to backup "recovery" as that is just backing up your current TWRP.
(Usually used in case a new TWRP version is buggy and you want to restore back to your old one)
However, certainly backup boot as that contains all kernel files and ramdisk settings, and without it, the phone would not 'boot'.
Just backup everything. Leave everything checked. (Unless you're a stickler for space.)
I recently made a flashable Aquos Crystal Stock ROM (seems camera and data and everything work fine) with no carrier-specific apps installed.
I can supply you with that, or, if you'd prefer, I can make a TWRP backup of a factory default 306SH phone and send it your way,
for either of them, just put one on your SD Card and if TWRP Backup, press "restore" and select the backup I provided you with, or for flashable ROM, press "flash" and navigate to it.
There is really no difference between them.
However, some things to note if you do want me to supply you with a backup.
It has SUPERSU preset installed. (I can't change this. It made its way into about everything.) So, if you want to use apps like (Android Pay, Applike), you will have to open SuperSU, and click "UNRoot" and take it off.
I have fixed Kitkat 3rd Party SD Card write privileges, (bug in android 4), and that fix has also seemingly worked itself into my factory default as well. (No disadvantages to it, although..)
Both of these files will fix your issues and supply you with a factory default environment.
If you, or anyone else in this forum would like a factory default TWRP backup, or flashable zip, feel free to say so.
I'm at a standstill. I've gotten my hands on a niche version of CyanogenMod 11, and replacing some vital files, I got it to boot on Sharp Aquos Crystal.
However, files I replaced were apk's, system ui, libs, and breaks some (most) functionality of Cyan 11.
I need a boot log tool of sorts so I can replace files, do a boot log, figure out what is causing a boot loop, or forever boot, and fix it.
I looked online, and everyone is all about the logcat. However, I tried this and it says "waiting for device".
So the device does not reach booting adb daemon.
I need a tool that will save a boot log.txt to the SD card at boot, (I imagine init.rc ) so that I may debug the ROM and then use the working ROM (and logging tool) to port more recent ROMs.
Anyone know of any such logging facility/tool?
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Does anyone know of a boot debugging/logging tool? There must be one. Please reply to this forum or PM me about one, as I do need one.
It is vital to building a ROM, rather than stupidly copy-pasting and blind guessing playing at Roulette trying to get the ROM to work.
Please. I need one.