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[?] How do you "sign" a .zip file?

I grabbed a ROM from here and deleted some unwanted apps, and added a couple that I wanted so I wouldnt have to do it after I flashed and zipped it back up. When going to flash it to my phone I get a "E: No signature (830 files)... E: Verification failed. Installation aborted."
Im very new to all this so please dont flame me. Is it simple enough to sign & verify it so I can flash it, or will I have to flash the original and uninstall the unwanted apps via adb?
Thanks in advance.

The Jero said:
I grabbed a ROM from here and deleted some unwanted apps, and added a couple that I wanted so I wouldnt have to do it after I flashed and zipped it back up. When going to flash it to my phone I get a "E: No signature (830 files)... E: Verification failed. Installation aborted."
Im very new to all this so please dont flame me. Is it simple enough to sign & verify it so I can flash it, or will I have to flash the original and uninstall the unwanted apps via adb?
Thanks in advance.
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You can sign it and then flash. Try this
http://androidforums.com/developer-101/8665-how-signing-roms.html

Jus10o said:
You can sign it and then flash. Try this
http://androidforums.com/developer-101/8665-how-signing-roms.html
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Thanks man! I got it all resigned and went to flash but now it got all the way to "Installing update..." then I recieved a "E:Can't find update script Installation aborted."
I guess I'm going to have to do a lot of forum searching and reading to get this running!

Jus10o said:
You can sign it and then flash. Try this
http://androidforums.com/developer-101/8665-how-signing-roms.html
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Just to add a little more info if your using someone elses updatezip make sure you delete the apks sha1 or anything else you aren't using out of the manifest. also avabox works great. all in one tool for signing apps unyaffs and so fourth

The Jero said:
Thanks man! I got it all resigned and went to flash but now it got all the way to "Installing update..." then I recieved a "E:Can't find update script Installation aborted."
I guess I'm going to have to do a lot of forum searching and reading to get this running!
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You need to zip the contents of the rom folder, and not the folder itself. Go into the ROM folder, select all the files (system, boot.img, meta-inf, etc) and zip it that way. Then, sign THAT zip, and you're good to go.

HeroMeng said:
You need to zip the contents of the rom folder, and not the folder itself. Go into the ROM folder, select all the files (system, boot.img, meta-inf, etc) and zip it that way. Then, sign THAT zip, and you're good to go.
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I'm editing the update-script with Word Pad, then re-saving it. Is this the wrong way to do it?
I'm getting an error (Status 6) when I run my .zip update, every time.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=763406
i just put this up bro check it out

Thank you now I learned how to sign roms I just modded...

Problems signing with stock recovery
I am trying to reuse an old LG L45C and I need to flash the stock rom however I get "E: failed to verify whole-file signature" Could anybody sign this for me?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/04o8d0har828chm/Stock_L45C_Rom.zip?dl=0
I am on the stock recovery <3e>

I'm trying to make a file package that will install a file manager and terminal emulator. The device only reads a file package that has am zip md5 and zip sig. Can anyone help me set up something like this

[Q] [HELP]Creating update packages for {GOT,Open}Recovery

Hi!
I have tried to create my own update for Milestone, unfortunately I can't get it to work. I copied the test updates from OpenRecovery and edited the update-script but it did not work.
I copied over test-update-or.zip and unpacked it, then I threw my stuff into the system and modified the bash script in META-INF. The whole thing look like this:
And when I try to apply this, I get:
Code:
(...) Using default updater...
E:Error in /sdcard/OpenRecovery/updates/moj-update.zip
(Status 4)
Installation aborted
What am I doing wrong?

Quintasan said:
Hi!
I have tried to create my own update for Milestone, unfortunately I can't get it to work. I copied the test updates from OpenRecovery and edited the update-script but it did not work.
I copied over test-update-or.zip and unpacked it, then I threw my stuff into the system and modified the bash script in META-INF. The whole thing look like this:
And when I try to apply this, I get:
Code:
(...) Using default updater...
E:Error in /sdcard/OpenRecovery/updates/moj-update.zip
(Status 4)
Installation aborted
What am I doing wrong?
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You should apply it as a nandroid restore through the nandroid menu!? Anyone?

vladstercr said:
You should apply it as a nandroid restore through the nandroid menu!? Anyone?
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Sir, do you realise that I'm trying to create an UPDATE package, not a NANDROID BACKUP?

Quintasan said:
Sir, do you realise that I'm trying to create an UPDATE package, not a NANDROID BACKUP?
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Yes... But thats the same error I got when I tried to restore a nandroid backup through "apply update"
Thats why I said that...

Quintasan said:
Hi!
I have tried to create my own update for Milestone, unfortunately I can't get it to work. I copied the test updates from OpenRecovery and edited the update-script but it did not work.
I copied over test-update-or.zip and unpacked it, then I threw my stuff into the system and modified the bash script in META-INF. The whole thing look like this:
And when I try to apply this, I get:
Code:
(...) Using default updater...
E:Error in /sdcard/OpenRecovery/updates/moj-update.zip
(Status 4)
Installation aborted
What am I doing wrong?
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attach your update.zip file so we can have alook will make it easier for helping

Here you go, thanks in advance

bumping form the depths of hell and because I'm too lazy to keep note of what changes I do each reflash

ok well first of all your directory structure doesnt seem good , meta-inf and other folders needs to be in the root of the zip file .
I suggest you grab latest CM6 by kabaldan and copy what hes doing and replace files .
good luck

[Q] How to reinstall Youtube App

Hey guys, I accidentally deleted my youtube app like an idiot and have been trying to re-download it for a long time now. I used nookdevs enable android mark process but once I run autonook it tells me that I did not extract the files in the right folder. It tells me to put them into platform-tools. Only problem is I did put the files into the that folder and it still gives me the same answer. Any help would be appreciated. thanks guys

Why don't u just download it again off the market its free
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA Premium App

I've just tried to install the latest Youtube from the market. It fails to install for some reason. The message in notification bar is "Installation unsuccessful"

Use root explorer and copy it to system/apps and make sure the permissions are the same as rest of them and reboot see if that works make a backup of ur rom for incase it goes wrong for u
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA Premium App

I need it too.. can anyone help...
I own NC with FLASHED android Honeycomb... everything works great but Youtube is failing..
Is installed successfully but cannot open any video.

ironman_troop said:
I need it too.. can anyone help...
I own NC with FLASHED android Honeycomb... everything works great but Youtube is failing..
Is installed successfully but cannot open any video.
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Your deal problem is kind of an easier fix. Search the forums for "failing youtube app" and im sure something will come up. I remember that when I installed Auto-Nooter 3.0 it told me this
If your Youtube fails to launch, download the attached EVO HQ, and follow this code in adb
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
adb uninstall com.google.android.youtube
adb push YouTube.apk /system/app
adb reboot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=942424
Thats the forum for that so not sure if that helps lol

festa20 said:
Use root explorer and copy it to system/apps and make sure the permissions are the same as rest of them and reboot see if that works make a backup of ur rom for incase it goes wrong for u
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA Premium App
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How do you get the app though. I have been to the market and cant find it. Must my market be updated or is my intelligence getting the best of me lol?

Can someone help me out. I'm new to ADB and trying to learn. I followed the code posted above to push the YouTube apk to my NC but I keep getting this message:
cannot stat 'YouTube.apk' : No such file or directory
I have the YouTube.apk downloaded to my computer. What am I doing wrong?

Where is the file located on your hdd?
I have the youtube.apk in my C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools folder because that is the folder where adb.exe is located.

ourgangmn said:
Where is the file located on your hdd?
I have the youtube.apk in my C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools folder because that is the folder where adb.exe is located.
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So the youtube.apk needs to be with adb.exe? My only problem is when i run it, it tells me that I have extracted the files into the wrong folder which i didnt and stops.

wifirouter.apk

anyone know where I can find the wifirouter.apk? This file is found in any Sense based rom in the system/app folder. I inadvertently deleted the one form my phone and need to replace it. Can anyone help me out?

You probably already found it but...
jmmmmm said:
anyone know where I can find the wifirouter.apk? This file is found in any Sense based rom in the system/app folder. I inadvertently deleted the one form my phone and need to replace it. Can anyone help me out?
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Actually you should be able to get it from the zip file you flashed to your phone. Use 7Zip to open the file and look around. It should be in there.

or just try this one out..

wifirouter.apk installation failure
wifirouter.apk fails to install via the normal means. After viewing the message stating that "wifirouter.apk was not installed" I found a few other places on the internet mentioning this app. One of these places suggested copying the wifirouter.apk directly to /system/app/ and setting the permissions correctly (-rw-r--r--). I have placed this wifirouter.apk file in /system/app/ via root explorer, verified permissions, and rebooted my phone but the app is still not visible. Does anyone have any ideas? I'm attempting to do this on an HTC incredible 2.
Thanks.

wilburb said:
wifirouter.apk fails to install via the normal means. After viewing the message stating that "wifirouter.apk was not installed" I found a few other places on the internet mentioning this app. One of these places suggested copying the wifirouter.apk directly to /system/app/ and setting the permissions correctly (-rw-r--r--). I have placed this wifirouter.apk file in /system/app/ via root explorer, verified permissions, and rebooted my phone but the app is still not visible. Does anyone have any ideas? I'm attempting to do this on an HTC incredible 2.
Thanks.
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Same problem with me in htc explorer. First i have installed cm10 (jelly bean) with recovery mode then i found some problme in operating it. i want to go back to original htc rom, i download the original rom from some site & everything is perfect, only wi fi hostpot option disappear.
any body have any solution, please tell me.....

[Q] Relative Newbie Question on updating to 4.3

Hi All,
I'm relatively new to Android (had the Nexus 7 for about a year). My questions is this:
I have 4.2.2 currently loaded. When I orinally got the nexus 7, I used a toolkit to unlock the bootloader and root the device, so I could install SixAxis and a few other apps that required root.
What is the easiest way for me to now update to 4.3? Will the OTA update that is bound to show up on the device shortly work?
BTW This is the WiFi only Nexus 7, 16 GB and my main PC at home is a Mac.
Thanks.

Foxman2k said:
Hi All,
I'm relatively new to Android (had the Nexus 7 for about a year). My questions is this:
I have 4.2.2 currently loaded. When I orinally got the nexus 7, I used a toolkit to unlock the bootloader and root the device, so I could install SixAxis and a few other apps that required root.
What is the easiest way for me to now update to 4.3? Will the OTA update that is bound to show up on the device shortly work?
BTW This is the WiFi only Nexus 7, 16 GB and my main PC at home is a Mac.
Thanks.
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Get it locked and unrooted to get OTA possiblt easiest way.
Otherwise flash the factory images:thumbup:
Sent using Nexus 7

basuraunak said:
Get it locked and unrooted to get OTA possiblt easiest way.
Otherwise flash the factory images:thumbup:
Sent using Nexus 7
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Do you have a link of a guide that I could follow on how to flash the factory image?
Can I download the zip and then use the clockwork recovery i have installed to load the zip?

I don't think that having the bootloader locked or unlocked will really affect the OTA..
Am I right or am I right?

Foxman2k said:
Do you have a link of a guide that I could follow on how to flash the factory image?
Can I download the zip and then use the clockwork recovery i have installed to load the zip?
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Just use wug's toolkit. Its over in the android development in the n7 section...
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drake90001 said:
I don't think that having the bootloader locked or unlocked will really affect the OTA..
Am I right or am I right?
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I dont think having it unlocked will effect the ota (it hasnt in the past for me), but it sounded like he wanted to flash the factory image. I actually have a nandroid of it on my unlocked n7. Gonna flash the official and see if I can get the ota later...

I've taken OTAs no problem on an unlocked, rooted device with TWRP recovery. So you're fine.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Here you go for flashable zip :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2376522
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

So I downloaded what I believe to be the right file, ab67ca07c4b2e03eca795ada10ff041b77fbb7bf.signed-nakasi-JWR66V-from-JDQ39.ab67ca07 (1).zip.
I then reboot my nexus 7 into clockworkmod revovery and select install zip, choose zip from sdcard, browse to the aboev file but then get an error:
It ends in (Status 7) Installation aborted.
What am I missing?

Also, just tried via adb sideload and that didn't work either.

Foxman2k said:
So I downloaded what I believe to be the right file, ab67ca07c4b2e03eca795ada10ff041b77fbb7bf.signed-nakasi-JWR66V-from-JDQ39.ab67ca07 (1).zip.
I then reboot my nexus 7 into clockworkmod revovery and select install zip, choose zip from sdcard, browse to the aboev file but then get an error:
It ends in (Status 7) Installation aborted.
What am I missing?
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Did you install the aosp browser and rename the default browser apk and odex files or modify the buildprop file? Those must be as original to take the update. Also, you should have gotten a message about what failed when you get the Status 7 error. What else did it say?

Groid said:
Did you install the aosp browser and rename the default browser apk and odex files or modify the buildprop file? Those must be as original to take the update. Also, you should have gotten a message about what failed when you get the Status 7 error. What else did it say?
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No to all of the above. I don't know what odex files or buildprop file would refer to, so I defintely haven't modified them.
It says:
Warning: No file_contextsVerifying current system...
assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/bin/debuggerd", "a whole bunch of letters and numbers", "a whole bunch of letters and numbers")
E:Error in /sdcard/0/update rom/ab67ca07c4b2e03eca795ada10ff041b77fbb7bf.signed-nakasi - JWR66V - from - JDFQ39.ab67ca07 (1).zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.

Groid said:
Did you install the aosp browser and rename the default browser apk and odex files or modify the buildprop file? Those must be as original to take the update. Also, you should have gotten a message about what failed when you get the Status 7 error. What else did it say?
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Foxman2k said:
No to all of the above. I don't know what odex files or buildprop file would refer to, so I defintely haven't modified them.
It says:
Warning: No file_contextsVerifying current system...
assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/bin/debuggerd", "a whole bunch of letters and numbers", "a whole bunch of letters and numbers")
E:Error in /sdcard/0/update rom/ab67ca07c4b2e03eca795ada10ff041b77fbb7bf.signed-nakasi - JWR66V - from - JDFQ39.ab67ca07 (1).zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
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Does it make a difference that my current build number in "about tablet" shows as JDQ39 and not JDFQ39 as above?

The problem file is 'debuggerd' in the /system/bin folder as it says in the error message. I had the same issue previously on the last N7 update. I had to get the original file from someone since the file had been replaced by another app (possibly Stickmount) or it can be extracted from the previous update to 4.2.2. I don't know about the JDFQ39 compared to the download file showing JDQ39, but that is the same file I downloaded. The (1).zip means you had previously downloaded the file and this is an additional d/l. That shouldn't be a problem, but you can delete the (1) if you want.
I'll try flashing through CWM and let you know if mine worked. If so, I can send you the right 'debuggerd' file.

Groid said:
The problem file is 'debuggerd' in the /system/bin folder as it says in the error message. I had the same issue previously on the last N7 update. I had to get the original file from someone since the file had been replaced by another app (possibly Stickmount) or it can be extracted from the previous update to 4.2.2. I don't know about the JDFQ39 compared to the download file showing JDQ39, but that is the same file I downloaded. The (1).zip means you had previously downloaded the file and this is an additional d/l. That shouldn't be a problem, but you can delete the (1) if you want.
I'll try flashing through CWM and let you know if mine worked. If so, I can send you the right 'debuggerd' file.
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Ok great. I do have stickmount installed...

Well, I got the debuggerd error also. I'll try the backup debuggered file I used in the last update. Otherwise, I'll have to find the debuggerd file from 4.2.2. Any help out there?

Groid said:
Well, I got the debuggerd error also. I'll try the backup debuggered file I used in the last update. Otherwise, I'll have to find the debuggerd file from 4.2.2. Any help out there?
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Glad I'm not alone lol

Still no joy. I think someone will have to get the right debuggerd file and get it to one us on a pm or email. Also, I noticed on my update try that the file was listed as JDQ39. ... and not the JDFQ39. ... that you saw.

Groid said:
Still no joy. I think someone will have to get the right debuggerd file and get it to one us on a pm or email. Also, I noticed on my update try that the file was listed as JDQ39. ... and not the JDFQ39. ... that you saw.
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once we get the file, how do I replace the file with the debuggerd that is currently on the nexus?

What I will do is to copy the debuggerd file to the N7 internal storage root folder from my pc. Then I will rename /system/bin/debuggerd to debuggerd.bak (or whatever extension you want to add). Then I will copy the correct debuggerd file from sdcard to /system/bin and try the update again. I started a new thread asking for someone with an unaltered 4.2.2 debuggerd file to send it to me. If I get it I'll pass it along to you.

Groid said:
What I will do is to copy the debuggerd file to the N7 internal storage root folder from my pc. Then I will rename /system/bin/debuggerd to debuggerd.bak (or whatever extension you want to add). Then I will copy the correct debuggerd file from sdcard to /system/bin and try the update again. I started a new thread asking for someone with an unaltered 4.2.2 debuggerd file to send it to me. If I get it I'll pass it along to you.
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Are you using a tool like ES File Manager to do the moving and renaming of files etc?