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Being a newbie that is learning A LOT, my most recent question is:
If I have flashed a BYOR (midnight rom) then added the apk files that I wanted, is there a way of saving my modified ROM so that if I try something else and need to flash back, I can without reloading all of the apps from the zip files?
Make a backup in CWM before wiping, then restore it later when you want to switch back. That's all you can do as far as I know.
notmyepic said:
Being a newbie that is learning A LOT, my most recent question is:
If I have flashed a BYOR (midnight rom) then added the apk files that I wanted, is there a way of saving my modified ROM so that if I try something else and need to flash back, I can without reloading all of the apps from the zip files?
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1st download Titanium Backup and save all your files on your and window information email etc etc . u hit menu then BATCH then back up all files and data ......
CWM ... got to restore n backup then select back up and let it work ..........
now after u check out the other Rom u go back into CWM .... RESTORE UR OLD FILE .... then download TITANIUM BACKUP and restore everything or just choose what you want NOTE: YOU CAN DO TITANIUM w the ROm IF U CHOOSE TO KEEP IT
Also, you can take applications from say the midNight v5 upgrade zip(use 7zip to open the zip file) navigate to system/app folder. Copy the apks from the upgrade zip to the same folder in the BYOR zip file; same for files in system/lib.
You can repeat that step for other apps you like from the midNight Extras folder.
If you ever have to flash fresh; then you'll have a rom zip pre-built with your apps and you wont have to flash each zip.
Absolutely utilize the backup in CWM .. that can save you butt ... before any theme, kernel or ROM install. That way if you hit a boot loop or freeze .. simply boot to recovery and restore your phone back to before that flash attempt.
Thanks everyone. When I get a chance I may try something different
I would download and install 7zip. make a backup copy of your midnight 5.0 byor zip incase you mess something up but not likely. right click on one of the rom zips and 7zip open archive. in that archive you opened there should be an sd card folder. open that and extract the midnight extras folder to your desktop (drag it to the desktop). open that archive up again and navigate to system/app. go into your midnight extras folder and copy all the apk's you want on your phone and paste them in the system/app folder. After this any time you flash this zip you will have all the apps you put in the system/apps folder and wont have to flash multiple zips for apps. this can be done for themes, boot animations, shutdown animations, fonts, pretty much anything you can flash as long as you know where to put them. ps always backup before flashing
I thought I read somewhere installing zip file with CWM, it needed the apk and another file (believe it was meta file)
Is this the case, or is the zip files with meta also for something bigger than just apks?
hi everyone im new to the forum and wanted to say my god i love this forum ,all you guys help each other and im glad to be part of this forum .=) i have the htc evo 4g and its rooted .i just flashed miui rom and love it ,however,i wanted to know how i can load the call of duty bootanimation to this rom if possible .and i have 3 roms backed up that are all 3 the same how can i delete 2 of them thanks
1. Download the animation, re-name it to bootanimation
2. Place it on the root of your sd card, using a root file explorer [es file explorer, root explorer, ect] move it to /system/media and overwrite the existing one
3. Use a file manager to explore your sd card. You'll see a folder called clockwork if on cwm recovery, or nandroid if on amon ra. Open then folder and you'll see all your backups. Simply delete the ones you don't want
i have the miui rom .i have done this before and still wont work .can i delete everything i see with bootanimation? and just download a link with bootanimation and put it on my sd card ? and i figured out how to delete the back ups i did not want anymore thanks a bunch .i am using nandroid back up
g35slammed said:
i have the miui rom .i have done this before and still wont work .can i delete everything i see with bootanimation? and just download a link with bootanimation and put it on my sd card ? and i figured out how to delete the back ups i did not want anymore thanks a bunch .i am using nandroid back up
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Check for the /data/local folder for the bootanimation.zip [ I haven't used MIUI, but its either in /system/media or /data/local]
i went to date /local/using root explorer and get 3 folders one folder says parent folder second folder says download third folder says tmp now i go to systems and i see a folder called bootanimation.zip is that the folder im doing it as i type to you
You're in /system/media? What is the path exactly?
root eplorere its mounted as r/o i go to system and i see bootanimation .zip and i scroll down to media and if i open media i see audio bootanimation than bootanimation.zip than cod-bootanimation-aosp which is the bootanimation i want on my evo than gadget than lockscreen and so on
g35slammed said:
root eplorere its mounted as r/o i go to system and i see bootanimation .zip and i scroll down to media and if i open media i see audio bootanimation than bootanimation.zip than cod-bootanimation-aosp which is the bootanimation i want on my evo than gadget than lockscreen and so on
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You need to delete the original bootanimation.zip, then rename cod-bootanimation-aosp to bootanimation [should still be .zip], reboot, and you should be good.
the cod bootanimation-aosp does not say zip next to it .does that mean its not zipped ? how do i know the bootanimation.zip is the original one ?
looking at the bootanimation folders i have about 3 folders with the name bootanimation if i long press the folder it saids i can zip the folder
g35slammed said:
the cod bootanimation-aosp does not say zip next to it .does that mean its not zipped ? how do i know the bootanimation.zip is the original one ?
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Also make sure you're mounted as r/w. Long press it and hit rename, it should still be .zip, just doesn't show on the preview. Then do what I said previously.
i just switched it to r/w and i can only find the bootanimation file under s/d card and when i open the folder this is what it shows five files 1 file is parent folder 2 folder DS-STORE THIRD FILE ANDROID FOURTH FILE BOOTANIMATION.ZIP FIFTH FILE DESC.TXT WHEN I CLICK ON FOURTH FILE WHICH IS BOOTANIMATION.ZIP I GET THIS PARENT FOLDER TWO DS-STORE FOLDERS THAT HAVE A LITTLE YELLOW STAR ON THEM .NEXT FOLDER META-NF AND SYSTEM HOW CAN I START THE PROCESS FROM SCRATCH
I was following some guy called zeromax on youtube .i did what he said to do and still not worked
Well you saw all those folders because you opened the bootanimation.zip zip, which you don't need to.
1. from the sd card, copy the renamed cod bootanimation, that has been renamed to bootanimation.zip
2. go to /system/media, delete the bootanimation.zip in there
3. paste your bootanimation.zip in its place, done.
teh roxxorz said:
Well you saw all those folders because you opened the bootanimation.zip zip, which you don't need to.
1. from the sd card, copy the renamed cod bootanimation, that has been renamed to bootanimation.zip
2. go to /system/media, delete the bootanimation.zip in there
3. paste your bootanimation.zip in its place, done.
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Dont forget to set the right permissions
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I really think i messed this up like wow ive named files bootanimation.zip and its pissing me off .i feel im going to mess things up .how can i start from fresh .like where i can take step by step in doing it the right way
g35slammed said:
I really think i messed this up like wow ive named files bootanimation.zip and its pissing me off .i feel im going to mess things up .how can i start from fresh .like where i can take step by step in doing it the right way
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My post 2 above is the 'restart' from the beginning.
On MIUI you apply boot animations through the Theme Manager. You can either pm me a link to the animation and I'll make you a mtz to apply through theme manager, or you can follow the normal directions. If you do it the same way you would do it on any other rom, you have to go into theme manager afterwards and reapply the default animation. You would do so by going to customize at the bottom of the main screen, then choose boot animation and select the default one. You may need to choose another before you're given the option to apply the default. If you don't have one then youcan download one from the theme manager.
MIUI is different from other roms in many ways, but theming is much easier as well. If you ever need help getting certain things working on MIUI, feel free to pm me. I've been running it for over six months and know it better than I know stock Android or Sense.
Edit: You can also place the boot animation in /data/system/theme/boots, name it bootanimation.zip, set permissions to rw-r--r--, and reboot. Applying through theme manager is easiest if you're not familiar with modifying system files. As I already mentioned, I'd be happy to make an mtz for you.
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your the man dude .wow i finaly got it with what you said to do my god but it has no sound lol is that normal .im happy i was able to do this lol
g35slammed said:
your the man dude .wow i finaly got it with what you said to do my god but it has no sound lol is that normal .im happy i was able to do this lol
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You can add the boot sound through the Theme Manager. If you have the mp3, open theme manager. Select customize at the bottom, select boot sound, then choose the music app to find the sound.
I replied to your pm, do you still need me to make the theme? It's best to have the theme on hand. It'll take less than 15 minutes for me to make it, so if you want it just respond to my pm. I get notification that way, I might forget to check the thread.
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So after much tinkering
I managed to inject an emoji font into CM9
I am now able to see iphone peoples emojis (in black n white) in ALL apps
On the latest CM9 Nightly for Maguro
I would asume you can do this on ANY AOSP rom and its REALLY REALLY EASY!!
I couldnt manage to make a flashable zip from the files they kept failing trying to flash in TWRP
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Download this zip:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t9ge0djys3wlean/Droid.zip
2. Install 7zip
3. extract the Droid.zip to a folder on your pc
4. Open your CM9/AOSP/AOKP zip in 7zip (dont extract it, just right click and open with 7zip)
5. Navigate to /system/fonts in the zip (Double click system, then double click fonts)
6. Open the folder where you extracted the contents of Droid.zip
7. Drag and drop EVERYTHING from the Droid.zip into the fonts folder
8. Click YES when it asks are you sure you want to add the files
9. Once it finished adding to the zip archive close 7zip
10. Copy newly Emoji enabled rom to your sdcard and flash as normal
11. Profit!!
Credit goes to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093197
I got Droid.zip from there
RESERVED
For non XDA members:
Yo, Sweetness is hot.
If she's your girlfriend, I have nothing more to say.
Sent from the future.
Oh yeah, nice mod.
Sent from the future.
write up!
i would love a write up for this, im sick of having to use a third party sms app to stay in the loop
alec801 said:
i would love a write up for this, im sick of having to use a third party sms app to stay in the loop
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The thing is this
It will SEE emoji in ALL apps
But to write emoji, you need to install emoji keyboard
Thats the combo i have been using
1. Download this zip:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t9ge0djys3wlean/Droid.zip
2. Install 7zip
3. extract the Droid.zip to a folder on your pc
4. Open your CM9/AOSP/AOKP zip in 7zip (dont extract it, just right click and open with 7zip)
5. Navigate to /system/fonts in the zip (Double click system, then double click fonts)
6. Open the folder where you extracted the contents of Droid.zip
7. Drag and drop EVERYTHING from the Droid.zip into the fonts folder
8. Click YES when it asks are you sure you want to add the files
9. Once it finished adding to the zip archive close 7zip
10. Copy newly Emoji enabled rom to your sdcard and flash as normal
11. Profit!!
havent emoji been added a while ago to cm9
Mine is in full color .. but I have a modified/inverted mms.apk
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dcowboys2184 said:
Mine is in full color .. but I have a modified/inverted mms.apk
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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mine are in color also
In MMS they are full color
But in MMS ONLY
This mod allows you to see them EVERYWHERE in b/w and in color in SMS/MMS
Im thorough;ly confused why we can see and use them in mms but not everywhere else
updating rom
have you tried updating to another cm9 nightly yet? i was wondering if we will need to reinstall this after every nightly
alec801 said:
have you tried updating to another cm9 nightly yet? i was wondering if we will need to reinstall this after every nightly
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If your wipe data/factory reset then yes you will have to
I havent updated my nightly yet ti see if flashing over an existing build will remove the emojis
Just got a Transformer and I been tinkering with that.
So I have tried it on a Sensation with a Sense rom, Transformer Tablet with stock rom, cm9 and aokp, Galaxy nexus aokp and cm9
And it worked in ALL of those
Jellybean actually has it included though
i'm on jellybean stock and i don't see any emoji -_-
So with a lot people running custom AOSP/AOKP/CMx ROMS I noticed the last couple days that some may want the stock sounds back. So I have extracted the sounds from a stock ROM and zipped them up.
Instructions 1- download the zip you want
2- unzip with winrar or 7zip, direct download straight to phone most file explorers should unzip
3- move files to phone sd card
4- use a file explorer app to move wanted sound to /system/media/audio and then copy into appropriate folder there
5- reboot phone and the new sound should be available
I have just done the AT&T stock sounds but comparing them to Bell and Rogers they are the same so don't be worried about the file name, they are all titled AT&T just to keep things straight on my own computer.
Ringtones
Notifications
Alarms
Edit--> you should also be able to create the three folders(or whichever you need) on your internal/external SD card and move sounds into those and reboot and they should also show up. /system is write protected by default so if you don't know how to change that then use this method.
jethro650 said:
So with a lot people running custom AOSP/AOKP/CMx ROMS I noticed the last couple days that some may want the stock sounds back. So I have extracted the sounds from a stock ROM and zipped them up.
Instructions 1- download the zip you want
2- unzip with winrar or 7zip, direct download straight to phone most file explorers should unzip
3- move files to phone sd card
4- use a file explorer app to move wanted sound to /system/media/audio and then copy into appropriate folder there
5- reboot phone and the new sound should be available
I have just done the AT&T stock sounds but comparing them to Bell and Rogers they are the same so don't be worried about the file name, they are all titled AT&T just to keep things straight on my own computer.
Ringtones
Notifications
Alarms
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Thank you! Much appreciated!
This are flashable in CWM zip in HERE
Didn't know that was there guess I should have searched but I didn't because I didn't remember seeing it and I'm here several times a day, and this way people can pick and choose what they want and delete the rest.
BTW--> great work on the splash screens....got a new one almost every day :thumbup:
No I did not see them too that why I made flashable zip.
BTW. I'm trying add one splash screen a day. Thanks for kind words
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Just FYI, in my experience the ringtones/notifications (and maybe alarms?) don't need to be anywhere in particular. I keep all mine on my external MicroSD card and the phone automatically picks them up and adds them to my choices for ringitnes/notifications. No flashable zip needed. Just copy & paste.
Lols yup the beauty of android, ten different ways to do almost everything. I was just presenting these in an organized way to help people who aren't sure or are not used to exploring files on their phone keep things straight and organized.
[email protected] CZ Eddie ever use the gscript tutorial I sent you a link to a while back?
AWESOME!! Was definitely missing the stock sounds. Thanks.
jethro650 said:
So with a lot people running custom AOSP/AOKP/CMx ROMS I noticed the last couple days that some may want the stock sounds back. So I have extracted the sounds from a stock ROM and zipped them up.
Instructions 1- download the zip you want
2- unzip with winrar or 7zip, direct download straight to phone most file explorers should unzip
3- move files to phone sd card
4- use a file explorer app to move wanted sound to /system/media/audio and then copy into appropriate folder there
5- reboot phone and the new sound should be available
I have just done the AT&T stock sounds but comparing them to Bell and Rogers they are the same so don't be worried about the file name, they are all titled AT&T just to keep things straight on my own computer.
Ringtones
Notifications
Alarms
Edit--> you should also be able to create the three folders(or whichever you need) on your internal/external SD card and move sounds into those and reboot and they should also show up. /system is write protected by default so if you don't know how to change that then use this method.
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Just found this thread. I'm wondering if you can add a category called "sent mail" to the notifications folder, and have it appear on the phone, then attach an appropriate sound. Thanks.
Moved to themes and apps
FNM
I luv the stock sounds and noises, can you do the same for themes and wallpapers too? I want stock theme and stock wallpapers Please
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im on CM !0.1 and my wife is on the same rom and she wants her Stock sounds back so i am trying to find a .zip or somewhere that has the Default Stock sounds that i can get .
i tried Google but it only brings up ringtones not Stock
thanks
Re: [Q] looking for GS3 Default Notifacation/Rintones zip
Its not necessary to find a zip for it, you can do it yourself very easily
Download one of the stock roms (I suggest freezas rom) and extract it
Copy the "/system/media/notifications" and "/system/media/ringtones" folders (from the extracted rom) to a temp folder on your wife's phone's sdcard
Unmount the sdcard
Now on the phone, navigate to the sdcard with some sort of file manager (that supports root privileges) and copy the "notifications" and "ringtones" folders to /system/media
If prompted for superuser perms, allow it and then select "merge folders" or something along those lines when prompted
Now reboot and those sounds should be available. Any questions, just ask :good:
scoot0073 said:
im on CM !0.1 and my wife is on the same rom and she wants her Stock sounds back so i am trying to find a .zip or somewhere that has the Default Stock sounds that i can get .
i tried Google but it only brings up ringtones not Stock
thanks
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Not actually from a sprint rom but someone else wanted the same sounds .... is this what ya looking for?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663081
(I myself would just pull them from a ota jb stock rom, just open the .zip and drag out system/media)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099 (thanks billard412!!)
Re: [Q] looking for GS3 Default Notifacation/Rintones zip
Not /system/media, only /system/media/ringtones and /system/media/notifications
Copying the entire /system/media folder would cause a lot of issues, especially since the OP is talking about AOSP.
Re: [Q] looking for GS3 Default Notifacation/Rintones zip
Thanks everyone for the information ill just nand back to stock rom and pull it from there. She loves that whistle notification or whatever sound that is. Lol
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CNexus said:
Not /system/media, only /system/media/ringtones and /system/media/notifications
Copying the entire /system/media folder would cause a lot of issues, especially since the OP is talking about AOSP.
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developers forum if the person doesnt understand the obvious then DUH ur in the wrong place or more reading required,,, obviously if a file is not a SOUND file u wouldnt need it.... again find something better todo with ur time