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Hello, all,
I have recently taken an interest in developing Android 2.1 ROMs. So far, my work on 2.1 has been going well, except I cannot seem to get Android Market to install. I have tried re-signing the apk file, but the result is the same.
Can someone help me out on this? This has probably been answered before, but I cannot find anything truly relevant to this question. Any help is greatly appreciated.
someone needs to close this thread before this flame war gets any bigger
tekgek said:
Hello, all,
I have recently taken an interest in developing Android 2.1 ROMs. So far, my work on 2.1 has been going well, except I cannot seem to get Android Market to install. I have tried re-signing the apk file, but the result is the same.
Can someone help me out on this? This has probably been answered before, but I cannot find anything truly relevant to this question. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Have you tried just pushing with adb? By development do you mean cooking or compiling your own?
Please be respectful of others ...
I taken the time to cleanup this thread and move to Q&A where it should have been. If someone has an answer post a reply; plans to respond using trolling tactics are ill-advised.
If the thread goes OT again, a moderator will be forced to close it and likely remove it ... would be nice if it didn't have to come to that.
Regards,
I am building this directly from AOSP, from scratch. Thanks to the mod for cleaning up the flame war, by the way
Oh, from AOSP. How are you adding them in? AOSP does NOT include the Google Apps by default, I'm not expert in ROM building but I am sure there are some .libs needed (I know GTalk requires some) and possibly need the other Google Apps as well.
And this is why I love this place . What you said about libraries and what carz12 said about adb helped a lot.
Here is what I knew:
AOSP does not include the Google Apps, including the market. The market is somewhat difficult to install to an aosp build, and I think needs to be resigned with another RSA key.
What the forum helped me figure out:
The advice about trying the adb shell gave me some help. When I tried to push the market app to the phone, I got this:
./adb install alpha-1-signed/system/app/Vending.apk
898 KB/s (1274068 bytes in 1.384s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/Vending.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY]
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This tells me that I am missing some libraries. But I'm also missing some other stuff. I'll recompile from source, install the libraries, and report back after I flash this to the phone. Until then, if anyone thinks any of my conclusions are wrong, please tell me so I don't waste my time, or yours.
EDIT: For all of you who are currently viewing this thread, how many of you would like a very fast (possibly faster than OpenEclair), stable, no-frills Android 2.1 ROM? I would like your opinions, because this will give me a good idea of how many people would be interested in this kind of thing.
Tekgek
tekgek said:
And this is why I love this place . What you said about libraries and what carz12 said about adb helped a lot.
Here is what I knew:
AOSP does not include the Google Apps, including the market. The market is somewhat difficult to install to an aosp build, and I think needs to be resigned with another RSA key.
What the forum helped me figure out:
The advice about trying the adb shell gave me some help. When I tried to push the market app to the phone, I got this:
This tells me that I am missing some libraries. But I'm also missing some other stuff. I'll recompile from source, install the libraries, and report back after I flash this to the phone. Until then, if anyone thinks any of my conclusions are wrong, please tell me so I don't waste my time, or yours.
Tekgek
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It's good to know that you are missing libraries
Your best bet is to compile your rom, and then compare it to a rom that already has the google apps included (WesGarner build, CSDI, etc...) and see what libs are missing from yours, add them in and then try again
I was having the same problem too. I am gonna try this too.
And ya besides the libraries, the aosp build doesn't include some of the framework files and permission files too, like the framework files relating to gtalk and google maps should be added as well to the system/framework folder and the permission files in system/etc/permissions relating to gtalk and maps should be added as well.
I tried with all the missing libraries but with no luck...there must be some other files tooo. Gonna continue on Thursday.
Did you try resigning the apk file?
Not really. I am gonna try that too. Got coll tomorrow so may be later tomorrow. By the way did you got the video working?? I tried pushing some libraries from supereclair. But not workin till date. it works in his build though.
College is more important than android, imho. whenever you get the chance .
I hope to get video working in the future, but not right now. My primary computer (the core i7 rig I use for all my computer work) needed an OS reinstall, so I have made no progress since my post on ADB. My fist priority is to get the basics working, then I'll work on the other issues, like video playback and the camera. However, as of right now, I am re-downloading the source, and hopefully building it in the very near future, expect an update tomorrow, and maybe even a finished product (keep in mind that this is ALPHA, so don't expect anything wonderful).
Alright, I got it... mostly. The market appears installed, now all I need to do is make it not crash. Whenever I select the market app, I get a white screen, and then the home screen. I'm also getting a force close on the gapps process. What am I doing wrong
How did you got market show up???
The gapps framework file is also missin in the /system/framework folder in AOSP build.
Did you tried pushing the missing file?
I downloaded openeclair, pulled all the apps that had the word google in them, resigned the the market with another key, integrated them into a rom package, flashed, and voila, the market appears. I also added in a couple framework files, but I think I'm still missing something. Do you know what the name of the file is? I'm not sure what or where it is.
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I downloaded openeclair, pulled all the apps that had the word google in them, resigned the the market with another key, integrated them into a rom package, flashed, and voila, the market appears. I also added in a couple framework files, but I think I'm still missing something. Do you know what the name of the file is? I'm not sure what or where it is.
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ya its com.google.android.gtalkservice.jar
okay, added it in, still getting a force close on the gapps. Where to go now???
As i mentioned earlier there are some files missing in system/etc/permissions. Did u tried pushing those files.
All permission files are in place, all gapps are resigned. The framework is in place. The setup wizard i also resigned, which now crashes. If anyone has any suggestions please post them. I am at my wit's end here.
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.
ok, so maybe im slow or stupid & yes ive searched & searched, but no luck for me.
im trying to make some "flashable" update,.zip files to install to the system/app section of my htc cdma hero, & ive read & read, & researched, but im still at a loss.
so can anybody please in "noob/dummies" terms explain on how to do this, what files i need, b/c i see these "manifest.mf, cert.sf, & cert.rsa" files inside the update.zip files, & then theres the update-script file, & the apk.
how/where do i make/get these files, etc.
im ADHD & dyslectic, so please make it as simple as possible to follow.
also, how do i uninstall system apps & all the apps folders/cache files w/ adb, ive tryed but get "failed" error, i mean i can go in w/ root explorer & delete these, but it seems like a pain to track it all down, i just dont want to remove the app, but uninstall them completely, & not leave any junk behind.
thanks a million!
im trying to swap out some system apps (same apps), just different versions & size, & i tryed to just replace them w/ root explorer & reboot, but it doesnt work.
im on cm6.1 stable if that helps
jcj77d said:
ok, so maybe im slow or stupid & yes ive searched & searched, but no luck for me.
im trying to make some "flashable" update,.zip files to install to the system/app section of my htc cdma hero, & ive read & read, & researched, but im still at a loss.
so can anybody please in "noob/dummies" terms explain on how to do this, what files i need, b/c i see these "manifest.mf, cert.sf, & cert.rsa" files inside the update.zip files, & then theres the update-script file, & the apk.
how/where do i make/get these files, etc.
im ADHD & dyslectic, so please make it as simple as possible to follow.
also, how do i uninstall system apps & all the apps folders/cache files w/ adb, ive tryed but get "failed" error, i mean i can go in w/ root explorer & delete these, but it seems like a pain to track it all down, i just dont want to remove the app, but uninstall them completely, & not leave any junk behind.
thanks a million!
im trying to swap out some system apps (same apps), just different versions & size, & i tryed to just replace them w/ root explorer & reboot, but it doesnt work.
im on cm6.1 stable if that helps
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Check out http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Barebones for a great guide on using adb to uninstall system apps.
As for update.zip info, I'm just starting to break into it myself. For a noob, I would suggest using the attached update.zip template (a read me is included ), and then you will need to sign the update. Two easy options:
1) Search the market for signapktic by Stericson.
2) Check out this amazing program: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/android-development/126517-pc-ppcgeeks-android-apk-zip-signer.html
jcj77d said:
so can anybody please in "noob/dummies" terms explain on how to do this, what files i need, b/c i see these "manifest.mf, cert.sf, & cert.rsa" files inside the update.zip files, & then theres the update-script file, & the apk.
how/where do i make/get these files, etc.
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Those three files are created when you sign the zip. If you just want the apks flashed to the system then you don't need to modify the script file in that template - as for the framework.jar/apk part of the instructions, you can ignore those because that part was added bc the zip was initially created for themers
If you're interested in doing more than flashing to /system, such as flashing to /data or /sdcard, or removing items with a flash zip then check out my old post HERE - as a forewarning some of the stuff can get pretty technical
Otherwise follow the above post and you should be set both signers he/she listed are pretty easy to use
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If you're interested in doing more than flashing to /system, such as flashing to /data or /sdcard, or removing items with a flash zip then check out my old post HERE - as a forewarning some of the stuff can get pretty technical
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LOL, I wasn't sure exactly where I got that .zip template from (That was a looong night of Google'ing and reading ) And the blog that you linked to is where I learned a lot of what I was after. Thanks! Now, if I can just figure out a way to create an update-script that will flash MY memory with all there is to know about Linux...
The Fer-Shiz-Nizzle said:
Check out http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Barebones for a great guide on using adb to uninstall system apps.
As for update.zip info, I'm just starting to break into it myself. For a noob, I would suggest using the attached update.zip template (a read me is included ), and then you will need to sign the update. Two easy options:
1) Search the market for signapktic by Stericson.
2) Check out this amazing program: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/android-development/126517-pc-ppcgeeks-android-apk-zip-signer.html
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thanks, i know how to sign
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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
Hi all.
Noob here on the forum, my very first post so i am not allowed to post this where i imagine this would belong - the 'Original Android development'. That's why it is posted here.
First of all, i wish to express my sincere gratitude to all you people that work hard on making it possible for rest of us mortals to make the best of those small devices that somehow managed to become so big parts of our lives.. I have been following the forum for a while and been using some things posted here to fiddle with several devices without actually bricking any of them as yet. And this is the first time i felt the need of actually asking for help and/or guidelines.
Anyhew - here's the thing: i still run a N910F on stock marshmallow as my main device. (Please no lectures about this). And lately i came to really, really resent mr.Google. I did make a Lineage version of the Android Pie work together with microG (without google), and that actually is rather sweet, runs smooth as silk. I run that on my backup N910F device. (Ok, so i am a Note 4 freek, sue me).
But for different reasons, actually mainly because i really appreciate the s-pen, i want to continue using stock rom on my daily driver so now i am looking for a google-free version of the stock marshmallow for the N910F (trlte) model. I tried to find it here on the forum, but i couldn't, or i couldn't understand the terminology. Haven't found in the rest of the internet either. So i would appreciate if somebody here could either:
1. point me to the direction of such a version if it's already existing, or
2. give me very specific information as to how i could de-google the stock rom by myself. Either on the device or in Windows. I haven't used adb or fastboot yet, but perhaps i could learn if i don't have to take a class in engineering first…
Or could i simply use Titanium backup and just delete (freeze first of course) all the apps that have 'google' in their name?
The third option is perhaps that some kind sould de-googles the stock rom for me and lets me download it. I would donate, of course.
I would really appreciate all the pointers you could give me.
Regards,
prkfsz
Nope, the N910F stock firmwares are definitely not de-Googled. Flash one for yourself and see. I would recommend flashing a LineageOS/AOSP-based ROM, they are generally Google-free.
If you are really insistent on running stock, then do this to completely de-Google it:
In Titanium backup, search for 'goo', this will find almost all Google apps on the ROM. Uninstall them.
Also, download the latest OpenGapps ARM 6.0 nano zip from opengapps.org. Extract the gapps-remove.txt file from the zip. Use the contents of that file as a reference, find all the files listed in it, manually delete them. The reason for this is that Titanium will miss some things.
Now you should be mostly if not entirely Google-free.
Once you have done that, you can optionally patch your ROM for signature spoofing support, and install MicroG, which is an open source Google Play Services alternative. These 2 steps are optional, your choice.
Very simple. I've done this before, things will work fine overall. But some things (apps) requiring Google components may not work correctly, if at all. MicroG can help mitigate this to an extent. You've been warned.
I'm running Resurrection Remix Nougat v5.8.5 (Android 7.1.2), SPen works fine here. Every app I've tested that can use the pen, works fine. There is really no reason to stay with stock just for pen functionality. I also like the huge amount of customization options that RR has compared to stock. And I can use Substratum (no go on stock) with all black themes, for battery savings.
Thank you! Wasn't aware of the google-remove.txt file within gapps. Will definitelly use it. Otherwise it's like i thought: use Titanium and just go loose on everything that starts with 'go'...
I know about microG and use it regularly. Happy customer…
I do like stock marshmallow on note 4 and want to run it as long as it can go. I will perhaps try the RR nougat you suggested on the backup unit. Even tho i am in no particular need of customisation.
Thanx again.
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Thank you! Wasn't aware of the google-remove.txt file within gapps. Will definitelly use it. Otherwise it's like i thought: use Titanium and just go loose on everything that starts with 'go'...
I know about microG and use it regularly. Happy customer…
I do like stock marshmallow on note 4 and want to run it as long as it can go. I will perhaps try the RR nougat you suggested on the backup unit. Even tho i am in no particular need of customisation.
Thanx again.
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You might find this of some interest.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/guide-degoogle-device-install-microg-t4058743
I'm afraid i got stuck here and i need a bit further assistance.. :-/
Coming from stock marshmallow on Galaxy Note 4. I uninstalled google things first using Titanium. Then manually cleaned some leftovers using file manager in TWRP (not sure i did the right way), altho it looked quite empty in the /system map. Another time erased just the Google Play-services before going to TWRPs file manager and it looked just as empty. At both occasions i lost auto-rotate. Is this normal?
After deleting all the google (and in the second try only google play services app) i tried just for the heck of it to run the Nanodroid patch file but i got an error message that it couldnt deodex services.jar file, which was pretty much expected. My skills are not sufficient for deodexing files so i tried other approaches for patching. Smalipatcher - the damn thing couldn't even see i had admin privileges in Win no matter what i did and just refused to run alltogether.
Then i tried the link that was put here by @MrJavi in the post above (thank you sir!). Did everything as the tutorial says, got no error message, everything seemed to run smooth and the apps i chose were installed. (altho TWRP did freeze a couple of times during aroma setup so i had to reset by taking out the battery). When i wanted to set up the microG settings, the microG icon and the app is nowhere to be found. The modul named NanoDroid exists and is activ in Magisk, but it's not possible to open it.
Last, but not least of course, i tryied patching with fake gapps module in Xposed, but Xposed of course does not want to play nice with mr.Samsung. Even when i try and run Xposed from Magisk...
Not sure how to proceed from here.. I'm thinking of switching my starting point to the already deodexed version of marshmallow i thought i saw around here, because it would be easier to patch.
If it's still out there available for download, which i don't take for granted anymore nowadays..
But i would like to make it work on my device anyway. So, if anyone has any ideas, they will be so welcome.
Perhaps Samsung knox is causing issues with Xposed framework/installer. The link below is for a different "Samy" but the the Knox remover is a flashablw .zip made specifically for the Note 4 .
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....-how-to-deodex-root-remove-knox-t3458921/amp/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....al/toad-source-android-deodexer-t3848307/amp/
Always take a full Nandroid backup by checking all partition beforehand and save to your external sd card. You can then choose to flaah an Aroma Google debloater .zip .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/aroma-google-services-debloater-t3668456
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Perhaps Samsung knox is causing issues with Xposed framework/installer. The link below is for a different "Samy" but the the Knox remover is a flashablw .zip made specifically for the Note 4 .
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....-how-to-deodex-root-remove-knox-t3458921/amp/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....al/toad-source-android-deodexer-t3848307/amp/
Always take a full Nandroid backup by checking all partition beforehand and save to your external sd card. You can then choose to flaah an Aroma Google debloater .zip .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/aroma-google-services-debloater-t3668456
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wow, those were really some good links! thanks, @mr.javi. However....
tried the first link and to work with firmware but the ext4uninstaller does not want to recognize the ext4 file (wtf??), regardless from where i download the software and regardless what ext4 file and from what firmware (tested a few), and without that part working it was pretty much impossible to go on. So i ran only the deknoxing tool through twrp. No error. But still when i try and install the xposed - boom! it will not boot. Not even damn zip uninstaller for magisk will work as it should..
Tried the second link with the TOAD. Weird: some versions get recognized as malware by my antivirus and windows does not want to run other versions for safety reasons. Strange..
Tried the third and that de-googling script is rather sweet.
But my conclusion from all this is that it is not so hard to exorcise the google, but to patch the rom in the next step... If i understand correctly i have to get the rom deodexed first to be able to patch it with nanodroid?
I tried some deodexing tools on pc, but i'm not really sure if i'm doing it correctly. I take it i have to copy some folders (/apps, /framework and one more) from the phone to the computer to work with them there, but i get error message when i try to copy files through file manager in twrp. Am i supposed to do it some other way? And can you do that directly in the phone? I tried an app called 3c -all in one-toolbox that has native option of deodexing but i get error message there, something about classes i think, i don't remember and i can't see it now cause the phone is just being reflashed..
Any more thoughts and ideas? As usual, grateful for anything you can give me.
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Once you have done that, you can optionally patch your ROM for signature spoofing support, and install MicroG, which is an open source Google Play Services alternative. These 2 steps are optional, your choice.
Very simple. I've done this before, things will work fine overall. But some things (apps) requiring Google components may not work correctly, if at all. MicroG can help mitigate this to an extent. You've been warned.
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HOW?! did you manage to patch it??
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wow, those were really some good links! thanks, @mr.javi. However....
tried the first link and to work with firmware but the ext4uninstaller does not want to recognize the ext4 file (wtf??), regardless from where i download the software and regardless what ext4 file and from what firmware (tested a few), and without that part working it was pretty much impossible to go on. So i ran only the deknoxing tool through twrp. No error. But still when i try and install the xposed - boom! it will not boot. Not even damn zip uninstaller for magisk will work as it should..
Tried the second link with the TOAD. Weird: some versions get recognized as malware by my antivirus and windows does not want to run other versions for safety reasons. Strange..
Tried the third and that de-googling script is rather sweet.
But my conclusion from all this is that it is not so hard to exorcise the google, but to patch the rom in the next step... If i understand correctly i have to get the rom deodexed first to be able to patch it with nanodroid?
I tried some deodexing tools on pc, but i'm not really sure if i'm doing it correctly. I take it i have to copy some folders (/apps, /framework and one more) from the phone to the computer to work with them there, but i get error message when i try to copy files through file manager in twrp. Am i supposed to do it some other way? And can you do that directly in the phone? I tried an app called 3c -all in one-toolbox that has native option of deodexing but i get error message there, something about classes i think, i don't remember and i can't see it now cause the phone is just being reflashed..
Any more thoughts and ideas? As usual, grateful for anything you can give me.
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You're very welcome @prkfsz
https://mtkcustomroms.com/deodex-stock-rom-custom-rom-without-pc-2018/
https://how-to-easily-deodex-android-stock-rom-without-pc/
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You're very welcome @prkfsz
https://mtkcustomroms.com/deodex-stock-rom-custom-rom-without-pc-2018/
https://************/how-to-easily-deodex-android-stock-rom-without-pc/
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Thanx again, @Mr. JAVI! :good:
Both links are about the same app and i've tried that one recently, so it seems like we think rather alike.
I get the exact same error message like the guy that wrote that one comment at the bottom of the second link (error saying "needs rebuild classes.dex").
And strangely enough when i open the deodexing window in the app it says that of the number of apps in the rom not all are odexed (says something like "deodexed 124/187"), which is rather perplexing because it's on the freshly installed stock (from nandroid backup directly after factory reset). So I tried to fool the app and get all the apps odexed first, but that didn't fly either..
Btw, thanks for the advice before - i always back the device upp (all partitions) before messing with it.. I forgot to do that on one device before and instantly regretted it..
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Edit: the second link in your last post was dead so i tried to correct it in my message, but xda forum doesn't like that.
Tried to post in the right link here in the message too, but that didn't work either for some reason.
but searching the phrase 'how to easily deodex Android stock rom without pc' will give you the first search result.
Oat2dex.jar
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....eral/tool-deodex-tool-android-l-t2972025/amp/
https://github.com/testwhat/SmaliEx/releases
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prkfsz said:
Thanx again, @Mr. JAVI! :good:
Both links are about the same app and i've tried that one recently, so it seems like we think rather alike.
I get the exact same error message like the guy that wrote that one comment at the bottom of the second link (error saying "needs rebuild classes.dex").
And strangely enough when i open the deodexing window in the app it says that of the number of apps in the rom not all are odexed (says something like "deodexed 124/187"), which is rather perplexing because it's on the freshly installed stock (from nandroid backup directly after factory reset). So I tried to fool the app and get all the apps odexed first, but that didn't fly either..
Btw, thanks for the advice before - i always back the device upp (all partitions) before messing with it.. I forgot to do that on one device before and instantly regretted it..
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Edit: the second link in your last post was dead so i tried to correct it in my message, but xda forum doesn't like that.
Tried to post in the right link here in the message too, but that didn't work either for some reason.
but searching the phrase 'how to easily deodex Android stock rom without pc' will give you the first search result.
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Well to tell you the truth, even a full Nandroid backup couldn't fix a dm-verity/drk issue on one of my Note 4's. Up until then I have always recovered from softbricking my devices. Stubborn as I am, I spent hours and hours and hours o no avail. I connected my other N4 but still kept trying to revive my old N4. It wasn't until a year and a half later, assisting another member that I came across a possible solution and it worked. Spent more time than my old N4 was worth but my record is untarnished non the less. lol I sure hope you never ever encounter either of thoughts @prkfsz .
Mr. JAVI said:
Oat2dex.jar
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....eral/tool-deodex-tool-android-l-t2972025/amp/
https://github.com/testwhat/SmaliEx/releases
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Well to tell you the truth, even a full Nandroid backup couldn't fix a dm-verity/drk issue on one of my Note 4's. Up until then I have always recovered from softbricking my devices. Stubborn as I am, I spent hours and hours and hours o no avail. I connected my other N4 but still kept trying to revive my old N4. It wasn't until a year and a half later, assisting another member that I came across a possible solution and it worked. Spent more time than my old N4 was worth but my record is untarnished non the less. lol I sure hope you never ever encounter either of thoughts @prkfsz .
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And i thought i was stubborn for this, insisting on tweaking an age-old os and spending hours on looking for solutions.. thank you!
Not sure about what that issue you mentioned was, since i'm not really on that experience level, but i'm sure it was a mean one.. lol Good job of fixing it! I ended up a few times in similar situations (not with that high level issues apparently) and i just couldn't let go untill i resolved them or bricked them completelly... Luckily haven't bricked anything even tho i play mostly with older devices so it wouldn't be such a waste. But as you too apparently feel - unblemished record is a matter of pride..
And yes, i too recently understood that nandroid backup isn't allmighty - it can't for instance save certain safety settings, fingerprints and such. I always thought of nandroid backup like a 'clone' feature on PC. Loved that..
Aanyhew - back to business.
I hit the wall here again, the same one as with Fulmics deodexer. It's not that it isn't working, it's that i don't know how to point it to the right maps for deodexing.
As far as i understand, i have to copy those 3 folders from the phone to the PC, do the deodexing on the pc, and then move back to the phone and replace the original folders. Is this correct? I tried doing this in TWRPs file manager using micro sd card, but i gott error message that it wouldn't copy all the files for some reason. Should i use some other method of copying those folders to the PC?
Perhaps a stupid question but is there any way to let the deodexer on the pc find the folders directly on the phone?
As always - a huge thank you from the struggling noob, @Mr. JAVI. :good:
Perhaps this is the Xposed framework and installer that might be compatible with your N910f
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/themes-apps/unofficial-xposed-v87-3-magisk-v18-t3897017/amp/
As far as TWRP you might be able to patch it and save internal data with Tipatch apk. The drawback is you backups will be much larger.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....pp-twrp-tipatch-backup-internal-t3831217/amp/
PS: Thsnks for the compliment my friend but I'm still learning. Modifications is just a hobby of mine. We learn from each other here on XDA.
PC : skills are not my strong point . Your skills with PC far
exceed your ability. I actually bought a laptop years ago, just so I could flash TWRP Odin and root . The complete ssd laptop cost alot more than my Note 4. I port or create my own flashable .zips. Although, I've never been faced with having to deodex a custom rom, simply because there readily available from the developers on xda for the n910p. Sucks there hasn't been one developed for your n910f.
Something posted by @IBNobody
"Anything past Magisk v15.3 will not pass SafetyNet on QI5.*
Magisk v15.4+ added a check in its Magiskhide subsystem that looks a service (logd) to be loaded. That service is not running on our stock or slightly modified QI5 build. If this service check fails, Magiskhide does not get loaded. If Magiskhide is not running, it can't hide Magisk from the SafetyNet checks.
(You'll know if this is affecting you because the Magisk Manager app won't remember any settings you make in the Magisk Hide tab.)*
Our only options are:
1. Build our own fork of Magisk that skips this check.
2. Enable logd by modifying the init.rc file in boot.img. (logd is commented out. I have not tried un-commenting it.)
3. Remain on v15.3."
DQ15 is the Sprint firmware 6.0.1 and not n910f but it could be the same with yours as well.
A slightly lower version Xpoaed framework api 23
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862685344
Mr. JAVI said:
Perhaps this is the Xposed framework and installer that might be compatible with your N910f
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/themes-apps/unofficial-xposed-v87-3-magisk-v18-t3897017/amp/
As far as TWRP you might be able to patch it and save internal data with Tipatch apk. The drawback is you backups will be much larger.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....pp-twrp-tipatch-backup-internal-t3831217/amp/
PS: Thsnks for the compliment my friend but I'm still learning. Modifications is just a hobby of mine. We learn from each other here on XDA.
PC : skills are not my strong point . Your skills with PC far
exceed your ability. I actually bought a laptop years ago, just so I could flash TWRP Odin and root . The complete ssd laptop cost alot more than my Note 4. I port or create my own flashable .zips. Although, I've never been faced with having to deodex a custom rom, simply because there readily available from the developers on xda for the n910p. Sucks there hasn't been one developed for your n910f.
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Laptop cost way over Note 4? I see i'm not the only one..... ehh, let's say determined bloke around here haha.. Hope it was worth it.. And btw creating your own flashable zips is way above my level of skills, i can tell you that, my friend. Never did that, nor am i planning to. But since i am stubborn (or so i've heard.. lol) and i feel uttermost distaste for mrGoogle and, like you said, noone has apparently done the deodexing the stock N910F - I am simply forced to take matters into my own hands. Flashing a pie and microG is ... apparently too easy. Besides, i am already running that on one of my spare Note 4s.. And i appreciate xda, just like you say people can give each other a hand. What i dislike tho is lots of dead download links... Oh, well..
ok, back to business again.
I guess i am going to need a more detailed help now.
I tried with that version of Framework you linked to. At that page the link for Xposed installer app for Magisk is dead. Tried to play a little with the other file, the version 87.3 of Xposed and just flashed it in TWRP, but nothing happens.
As far as the Tipatch, excuse my ignorance but i have to ask here: what difference would it make for deodexing to be able to copy internal storage? I am thinking it's other folders that need to be copied, like /system.
Apart from that, i love the idea of Tipatch! Will install it anyway.
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I am beginning to realize that there are not many reasonable options left, since i'm not sure it is worth much more time and effort on my part. I am not going to be an engineer over this..
So there is but one more question to perhaps get solved before i run out of options and go with custom Pie anyway.
And that is - how do i copy the needed 3 folders intact to PC for deodexing software? I can't find that information anywhere together with this pc based deodexers.
Oh well. I have vague memory of ES file manager being mentioned somewhere. So i guess that will be my last attempt before i give up. Unless some new solution emerges.
Mr. JAVI said:
Something posted by @IBNobody
"Anything past Magisk v15.3 will not pass SafetyNet on QI5.*
Magisk v15.4+ added a check in its Magiskhide subsystem that looks a service (logd) to be loaded. That service is not running on our stock or slightly modified QI5 build. If this service check fails, Magiskhide does not get loaded. If Magiskhide is not running, it can't hide Magisk from the SafetyNet checks.
(You'll know if this is affecting you because the Magisk Manager app won't remember any settings you make in the Magisk Hide tab.)*
Our only options are:
1. Build our own fork of Magisk that skips this check.
2. Enable logd by modifying the init.rc file in boot.img. (logd is commented out. I have not tried un-commenting it.)
3. Remain on v15.3."
DQ15 is the Sprint firmware 6.0.1 and not n910f but it could be the same with yours as well.
A slightly lower version Xpoaed framework api 23
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862685344
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Ok, i managed to actually copy the system directory from the phone to the pc using Root explorer app. And none of the deodexers work. Fulmics says it needs smali and baksmali versions over 2.2 even tho i fed it with versions 2.4. SVADeodexerforart runs through all the files without actually doing anything. Logfile shows error 'cannot acces jar file' on all 300+ files.
So i believe this is it for me at this point. I just can't see how further struggle would be meaningsfull since it would just take even more time and i already invested way too much of it on this. But i guess being stubborn has it's price.. :silly:
I want to extend my sincere gratitude, @Mr. JAVI, for your patience, tips and guidelines. I think if it wasn't for you i would given up much quicker.. Which perhaps would've been a smart thing to do... But i wouldn't learn anything..
We will probably bump into each other more times here, since we seem to share the common affection towards a certain gadget.
all the best to you
prkfsz said:
Ok, i managed to actually copy the system directory from the phone to the pc using Root explorer app. And none of the deodexers work. Fulmics says it needs smali and baksmali versions over 2.2 even tho i fed it with versions 2.4. SVADeodexerforart runs through all the files without actually doing anything. Logfile shows error 'cannot acces jar file' on all 300+ files.
So i believe this is it for me at this point. I just can't see how further struggle would be meaningsfull since it would just take even more time and i already invested way too much of it on this. But i guess being stubborn has it's price.. :silly:
I want to extend my sincere gratitude, @Mr. JAVI, for your patience, tips and guidelines. I think if it wasn't for you i would given up much quicker.. Which perhaps would've been a smart thing to do... But i wouldn't learn anything..
We will probably bump into each other more times here, since we seem to share the common affection towards a certain gadget.
all the best to you
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I am just one of the "common folk". One of my hobbies is modifying my rooted Note 4. I have learned from my failures as well. The creating custom zips is not as hard as you think, in fact it was a failed camera .zip fash that ended in FC's. I came up with an idea to take the previous working camera .zip. left the meta-imf and replaced tge rest with an N7 camera from another rom and fkashed it. It's much easier explained with screen shots.
One of my favourite apps is ZArchiver apk. Downliad it and you'll see why. Ext4, tar, zip, roms, jar, apks and more. Freaking Awesome!!!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...pk&pcampaignid=APPU_1_YUIBX4STE-aD9PwPh7ylmAg
Its like gold and did I mention free? lol
Welcome to XDA @prkfsz
Mr. JAVI said:
I am just one of the "common folk". One of my hobbies is modifying my rooted Note 4. I have learned from my failures as well. The creating custom zips is not as hard as you think, in fact it was a failed camera .zip fash that ended in FC's. I came up with an idea to take the previous working camera .zip. left the meta-imf and replaced tge rest with an N7 camera from another rom and fkashed it. It's much easier explained with screen shots.
One of my favourite apps is ZArchiver apk. Downliad it and you'll see why. Ext4, tar, zip, roms, jar, apks and more. Freaking Awesome!!!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...pk&pcampaignid=APPU_1_YUIBX4STE-aD9PwPh7ylmAg
Its like gold and did I mention free? lol
Welcome to XDA @prkfsz
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Why thank you good sir, @Mr. JAVI! :good:
Every noob should get this friendly a welcome..
See? All that meta-inf, FC-talk is a bit over my lever right now. But i will check out your tool. Might come in handy for some future project. And free it is you say? Sold! haha
As for this project i had, i had to abandon it for now. I realized it wasn't the degoogling that was the problem, but the patching afterwards, and the deodexing that turned out to be downright impossible to get done. And it just gotten too time-consuming in relation to how much time i actually have and how much win i would get out of it. So i took the easy way for now and i went with the custom Pie. I do want the audio from the headphones..
@prkfsz: I used Tingle patch to integrate signature spoofing. You have a few options:
Tingle patch (requires deodexed framework.jar)
Needle patch (requires deodexed framework.jar)
Nanodroid patcher (requires deodexed services.jar)
Haystack patch (requires deodexed services.jar)
Smali patcher (services.jar can be odexed or deodexed, it will deodex and patch the file for you)
FakeGApps (requires Xposed)
Options 1/2/4/5 require a PC. Options 3/6 can be done on device without PC.
Hope this helps!
I don't really have a lot of time to go into detail, but if either of you are looking for a comprehensive way to properly deodex a ROM, check out SuperR's Kitchen. There a free and paid/donate versions. The free version can do what you want just fine.
I had recently used this to deodex the latest stock MM UK firmware for the N910F. In addition to deodexing, the Kitchen can also customize your ROM, and even build a zip that you can flash in TWRP. It flashed and booted fine for me. Once you have done this, you can debloat the ROM (or let the Kitchen do it for you). It won't remove all Google stuff by default, but you can configure it to delete pretty much any file/directory in the system partition. My advice is to use the Kitchen's debloater/Knox removal features, then use gapps-remove.txt and a root file manager to delete the rest. Once you have debloated/deodexed, you can then easily signature spoof patch with any of the tools I mentioned in my previous post.
I have also discovered that you can also run the Tingle patch without a PC, by using QPython3 app. Just supply the deodexed framework.jar and build.prop, it will do the rest. Grab the Tingle master zip from GitHub, unpack it into QPython3's scripts directory on the internal storage, then provide the 2 files into input folder, and run main.py from within the app. You will find the patched jar file in output folder, replace your ROM's framework.jar with the patched one. Use Signature Spoofing Checker to confirm that it worked. I don't think root is required, but it's better to have it anyway, just enable root in QPython3 settings.
Some last notes: don't use Titanium to debloat Google apps, it may also remove some needed shared library files that Android uses. Namely, a library file called libgnustl_shared.so, which will cause autorotation to not work. Use Titanium to determine the locations of Google apps, then delete them manually. This will keep the shared library files while still deleting the apps. On top of this, use gapps-remove.txt.
But while you are debloating, there may be 2 Google apps present that you should not remove, period:
/system/app/WebViewGoogle
/system/priv-app/GooglePackageInstaller
The first is needed by Android and apps to provide webview functionality (this might not sound important, but it is). The 2nd is needed to install apps, remove it and you won't be able to install any app from anywhere (Play Store, manual APK install, etc).
On the subject of Xposed, do *NOT* install the Xposed installer from the Magisk Manager downloads. It isn't designed to work on stock Samsung MM firmware, you won't be able to boot. Use the custom Xposed by wanam (available on XDA). Or you can google for "Xposed kevintm78", this will come up with an AndroidFileHost link that you can install from Magisk. The latter is just a systemless Magisk version of Wanam's Xposed.