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Ok guys please help me. I am fairly new to linux so all of the commands and script dont click with me as it will in a few more months so please be thorough if you can.
I have been searching and trying different things for almost 3 days now and Im just going to ask for help before giving up.
For now im trying to get familiar with further hacking for modifying apk's and roms but I am having a terrible time getting the correct information on how to resign an apk to make it installable on an android phone.
In order to keep this simple lets assume this is what Im trying to do.
(im using ubuntu, and every tuturial I see is for win or mac. I have seen 1 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3271434) for ubuntu but it seems that it either does not apply to me or is simply over my head at the time with my limited ubuntu knowlege).
Im wanting to take avp.apk and change the icon. I replace the ya.png with a properly sized png named ya.png. I then have tried both ways of either deleting the meta-inf file (do I need to do this?)
And then after that I am stuck. I have tried some different autosign and testsign and different tools but Im obvousially typing something wrong or just not getting something right because it simply does not work with me.
Can someone please help me or tell you what to do or point me to a youtube vid? I keep coming up with the same threads and videos at this point and none of them seem to apply to me (for win/mac).
It seems like what Im trying to do should be simple enough. So please show me what Im being dumb about.

[Q] Custom Boot Animation Help?

Is anyone experienced with making custom boot animations? I tried making one, following a guide, but can't seem to get it working. The problem is probably with the archive compression, though I've tried multiple methods / programs, as everything else is in order. If anyone is willing to take a look, it'd be greatly appreciated - I've uploaded it to Mediafire here: mediafire.com/?x8v3b7b0mdb7a5u
Thanks,
marie :]

Take a look at my thread although its for a particular device you just need to change the resolution for other devices
And I'll try solving your problem one I get back home
PM if you want to know anything more

im takign a look at it and will test on my device, give me a minute or two and i will pm you when i have it figured out.
edit: i sent you a PM here is the fixed .zip works fine now just put it in your devices /data/local folder
might also suggest enlarging the image some as its REALLY small on my device

NSCoyote said:
might also suggest enlarging the image some as its REALLY small on my device
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its because the resolution is set to 480x480 in desc.txt
change it to that of your device and it'll work fine

Thank you all. NSCoyote found that the problem was a thumbs.db file within the archive. Yikes.
Thanks again.

no problem glad i could help

7310 bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg

I am trying to find the stock 7310 boot animation files: bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop qmg files from the 7310. Please.
Thanks,

you need to have root... then go to system->media and there they are... enjoy

JU57FL1P said:
you need to have root... then go to system->media and there they are... enjoy
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Thanks for replying. I knew I should have given more information, darn it! I have a rooted i957 LTE that has a really ugly Telus boot screen, Since I don't plan on using this tab for data with AT&T or Telus, I'd like to just get a Samsung (or a generic android) boot animation. I've found some other boot animations in different forums, but I thought that the 7310 would be my best bet because the resolution should be correct without any tweaking. I've seen people posting links to boot files in the past and was hoping someone could do the same with the 7310. Thanks again for your reply.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1648314
but you have to download the rom file, put it in there and then flash the rom with the modified .zip inside it (DON'T EXTRACT THE ROM ZIP FILE)

JU57FL1P said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1648314
but you have to download the rom file, put it in there and then flash the rom with the modified .zip inside it (DON'T EXTRACT THE ROM ZIP FILE)
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Here's the situation. I am using the DannoRom_2xx. His Rom has the two qmg files in question located in system>media. I have tried replacing those files with other qmg animation files and they don't seem to want to be replaced. Do I need to replace the files in the ROM and then re-flash the ROM? Actually, I did accomplish part of what I wanted to do (although I'm not sure how I did it.) I did get rid of the Telus screen so now I just have a black screen while my tab is booting. Obviously this is not an urgent problem, I'm just determined to figure out how to do this. It was much easier using zip files on the Nook Color last year. Thanks for trying to help.

heliosue said:
Here's the situation. I am using the DannoRom_2xx. His Rom has the two qmg files in question located in system>media. I have tried replacing those files with other qmg animation files and they don't seem to want to be replaced.
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How did you try to replace them?
The /system file-system is mounted read-only. It needs to be re-mounted read-write before you can modify it. And then re-mounted read-only in the interest of safety.

boscorama said:
How did you try to replace them?
The /system file-system is mounted read-only. It needs to be re-mounted read-write before you can modify it. And then re-mounted read-only in the interest of safety.
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Even after setting system permissions to R/W, this is the message I get when I try to move or replace those QMG files that are located in system.
Thanks,

heliosue said:
Even after setting system permissions to R/W, this is the message I get when I try to move or replace those QMG files that are located in system.
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Hmmm. There is another explanation (other than not being rooted, which you already seem to be).
Is the /system/media a distinct file-system? Or a symlink?
(I don't believe the i957 is that different, though)
What does the mount or df command say?
And 'ls -ld /system/media' ?
Also, have you tried doing the mv/cp using adb?

boscorama said:
Hmmm. There is another explanation (other than not being rooted, which you already seem to be).
Is the /system/media a distinct file-system? Or a symlink?
(I don't believe the i957 is that different, though)
What does the mount or df command say?
And 'ls -ld /system/media' ?
Also, have you tried doing the mv/cp using adb?
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Okay, I surrender! I am not afraid to admit that I am apparently in over my head. I just wanted to replace the current QMG files with some others,and it looks like I have ventured into, what is for me, unchartered territory. I have used ADB in the past, but I don't think I know enough to be really comfortable with it. Samsung's proprietary animation files are way beyond my ability to deal with. I'll be following this thread to see if someone out there who is much more knowledgeable than I, comes up with a procedure that I can understand and actually implement.
Thanks to any and all who have tried to help me solve this problem.

heliosue said:
I'll be following this thread to see if someone out there who is much more knowledgeable than I, comes up with a procedure that I can understand and actually implement.
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Really? Wow. OK.
I will note that this is your thread and this is xda-developers, not Samsung user support.
Sitting back and waiting to have the solution spoon-fed to you while someone is trying to help you is not exactly the way to endear yourself to the community.

boscorama said:
Really? Wow. OK.
I will note that this is your thread and this is xda-developers, not Samsung user support.
Sitting back and waiting to have the solution spoon-fed to you while someone is trying to help you is not exactly the way to endear yourself to the community.
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Easy for you to say. Sorry if this offends. Please tell me what I should do in this circumstance. Your most recent response is way over my head. I gave as much information that I could come up with. Other than that, what would you have me do. Should I pretend that I know what you are talking about, or should I acknowledge that this thread has moved beyond my ability to understand. I was hoping to find someone with some recognition of the problems I was dealing with. Obviously not something you have experienced for yourself. I tried everything that was suggested until I got to this last post which made absolutely no sense to me. Of course I can google until the cows come home, and I probably will, trying to figure out what all of the references you made actually mean. I really am sorry if I led anyone to believe that I knew and understood more than I do. I come from the earlier XDA threads for the Nook Color which was a very special place for all of us newcomers who were so excited about learning what we could do. It has been all too obvious that those Nook Color forums were the not the norm. I have managed to work my through a few other android products: the touchpad, the nexus s, and the galaxy 7.7. All rooted with help fro XDA. The 8.9 doesn't seem to have the same interest and dedication that some of the other forums have. Sorry to have been a distraction.

heliosue said:
Please tell me what I should do in this circumstance. Your most recent response is way over my head.
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If you'd simply said ^^^^ this ^^^^ before, I'd have said:
"Download a terminal app from the store and run the commands I mentioned before."
and then I wouldn't have thrown away the update.zip I had prepared for you.

I need help and i'm not giving up... lol
boscorama said:
Really? Wow. OK.
I will note that this is your thread and this is xda-developers, not Samsung user support.
Sitting back and waiting to have the solution spoon-fed to you while someone is trying to help you is not exactly the way to endear yourself to the community.
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ok so i'm having the same problem as this guy.... except i want my stock bootanimation changed. the animation is labeled bootsamsung.qmg, i have rooted my samsung galaxy s3 and my samsung galaxy tab 2 but both have same file type.... have done lots of research and still have not found out why when i root does not change bootanimation to a zip.... i have root explorer and it shows the same in both devices. Any help would be great. I really appreciate all the help with the rooting i have had just from reading xda threads.

BillyBigRoot said:
ok so i'm having the same problem as this guy.... except i want my stock bootanimation changed. the animation is labeled bootsamsung.qmg, i have rooted my samsung galaxy s3 and my samsung galaxy tab 2 but both have same file type.... have done lots of research and still have not found out why when i root does not change bootanimation to a zip.... i have root explorer and it shows the same in both devices. Any help would be great. I really appreciate all the help with the rooting i have had just from reading xda threads.
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Hello there!
It seems that you can get new QMG files by following this tutorial:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189934
It says shutdown but it's actually for both

Need help flashing to cm10 or cm10.1

curently have cm9 with twrp 2.2. How do I start over and load the new ROMS that are out. Any help would be appreciated. I don't care about he current apps and don't have files I need to save. Can someone point me in the right direction? thanks

Please read at least the first page of this excellent guide and view the videos by Roland Deschain.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2147284
It contains all the info you need and and file links. either individually or as part of a package, which should make installation pain and stress free.
Have fun.

sstar said:
Please read at least the first page of this excellent guide and view the videos by Roland Deschain.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2147284
It contains all the info you need and and file links. either individually or as part of a package, which should make installation pain and stress free.
Have fun.
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I appreciate the information but still have a question. Does the acme uninstaller remove the twrp and do I need to reinstall something else?

r3nem1 said:
I appreciate the information but still have a question. Does the acme uninstaller remove the twrp and do I need to reinstall something else?
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ACMEUninstaller2 (uninstalls Android and removes recovery, All versions) That's what it says in Rolands thread .
Yes you do need to install something else.But the files and info are all in his thread.
I know it's not easy reading but if you read just the first page your questions have already been answered.

How to Recompile APKs the right way?

Dear forum readers, geeks & developers,
I have been trying to seek for that one thread that could solve my issue which the title said it all. I have followed many guides & use multiple different tools, both on device & PC but to no success. Most of the threads would just say; "recompile after finished editing whatever you want". But that's definitely not the proper way. Some guides there were hints of keeping/replacing the Manifest.xml & META-INF folder, yes I kept it somewhere else & replace it just before I want to recompile, no it didn't work too.
One of the guides said decompile the APK, copy the *_src folder somewhere else & recompile it back right away, edit the copied _src folder & edit whatever you want. After editing, open/view the recompiled APK as zip & drag/drop the files you edited, yes it was recompiled successfully but when I apply it to the device it FC right away & were unable to boot up although I wiped Dalvik and Art Cache. One more example was, instead of replacing the edited files, this guide replaced the META-INF & Manifest.xml. The problem was I can't even get it to recompile successfully.
Something could be really wrong with me, my PC or my device, if only some generous kind soul would spare some knowledge to help this poor soul I would appreciate it very much, thank you for whoever spared the time for reading this, I hope my noobness made your day.
Cheers all,
- Merry Xmas &
A Happy New Year

DaRdamnDoG said:
Dear forum readers, geeks & developers,
I have been trying to seek for that one thread that could solve my issue which the title said it all. I have followed many guides & use multiple different tools, both on device & PC but to no success. Most of the threads would just say; "recompile after finished editing whatever you want". But that's definitely not the proper way. Some guides there were hints of keeping/replacing the Manifest.xml & META-INF folder, yes I kept it somewhere else & replace it just before I want to recompile, no it didn't work too.
One of the guides said decompile the APK, copy the *_src folder somewhere else & recompile it back right away, edit the copied _src folder & edit whatever you want. After editing, open/view the recompiled APK as zip & drag/drop the files you edited, yes it was recompiled successfully but when I apply it to the device it FC right away & were unable to boot up although I wiped Dalvik and Art Cache. One more example was, instead of replacing the edited files, this guide replaced the META-INF & Manifest.xml. The problem was I can't even get it to recompile successfully.
Something could be really wrong with me, my PC or my device, if only some generous kind soul would spare some knowledge to help this poor soul I would appreciate it very much, thank you for whoever spared the time for reading this, I hope my noobness made your day.
Cheers all,
- Merry Xmas &
A Happy New Year
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Are you still having issues with this? If so can I suggest using my decompiling tool Tickle My Android? The link's in my signature.
Yes, I'm advertising my work but I also think it could help so..

Ticklefish said:
Are you still having issues with this? If so can I suggest using my decompiling tool Tickle My Android? The link's in my signature.
Yes, I'm advertising my work but I also think it could help so..
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Well, you're back in business! I was letting you finished off your "Xmas & new year's off" with your 3 sons. I was trying to venture into Linux, hoping it would be more convenient to get tools & because it's free! However, I was wrong. 2 weeks later I am still installing/testing out different distributions. I have kinda abandoned my device most of the time now, unless you fix Toad & deodex my rom i wont be motivated to do anything
P/S: Im not even bothered of you advertising. Google is the main advertiser here, the main mastermind of Android.
The guides & tutorials needs a spring clean too.

DaRdamnDoG said:
Well, you're back in business! I was letting you finished off your "Xmas & new year's off" with your 3 sons. I was trying to venture into Linux, hoping it would be more convenient to get tools & because it's free! However, I was wrong. 2 weeks later I am still installing/testing out different distributions. I have kinda abandoned my device most of the time now, unless you fix Toad & deodex my rom i wont be motivated to do anything
P/S: Im not even bothered of you advertising. Google is the main advertiser here, the main mastermind of Android.
The guides & tutorials needs a spring clean too.
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Things are still really busy at work so I'm not back to normal right now. But I'm trying to get as much done here as I can.
I don't know enough about Linux really - I just don't have the time or a free PC to play with so I can work it out. Which is a shame as it'd be great for modifying Android.
I did reply to your post on the TOAD thread though. You said about moving apps away and I asked for more clarity about what you were moving and how.