yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Wildfire General] VigiDroid:
Easy, in the theming section I have wrote a very easy to follow guide on how to resize ... any Q's just give me a shout on the thread :)
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Peteragent5:
​

I know there are lots of apktools out there already, but I made this for two specific reasons:

#1: To be very straightforward (Unlike other tools...)

#2: To get off the Computer and go out and enjoy Life :D​

Features:

This tool is the

first

to support APKs, JARs, and ZIPs simultaneously!

This tool is also the

first

to support HTC Sense and MIUI decompiling. So no more errors ;)

Sign APK | JAR | ZIP

Zipalign APK | JAR | ZIP

Drag, type, or D | R | ecompile all APKs and JARs

Clean the installation of the frameworks in your User directory

Updated sources. Ex. apktool.jar

One way ticket

Very smart signing options.

Very smart exit options... LOL :D

Requirements:

Windows OS

Java JDK & JRE

Problems?:

Make sure your

file

has no spaces

When typing a file to Decompile, you must include its file extension

When typing a folder to Recompile, exclude the file extension

Help improve!!

This is still a first release, but it's very stable. Help me to improve by leaving a comment below.

Here's some ideas you can suggest to me:

Polish it up even more :eek:

I found a bug! Please fix ...

Add this feature please ...

Or anything you want to comment... LOL XD

What I will

not do

:

Make this multi-platform (Mac OSX & Linux) -- Because I do not know how :p (And not willing to...)

Changelog-

June.28.2012 (v0.02) -​

Re-wrote the entire script from scratch :eek: (Now much better)

Simplified and Cleaned up Menu

Added ICS support

Added feature to install twframework-res.apk

Changed text color to default

Added a feature called: One way ticket

It basically guides you through the whole installation of frameworks, Decompile then Recompile, and then sign & zipalign.

Able to customize text color and background color

June.26.2012 (v0.01) -​

First Release

Built using Windows XP

Includes lots of basic and extra features

Nothing much ...

Credits and thanks:

Microsoft

Google

Android

stackoverflow.com

xavierjohn22

Daneshm90

Brut.all

wanam

iBotPeaches

Everyone who contributed
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Peteragent5:
Reserved again...
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Peteragent5:
Reserved for something....
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] droid512:
First sounds good

CM9 Skyrocket
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] SpaceCaker:
add twframework-res.apk ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] voetbalremco:
hehe that would be usefull :)
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] :
i tries it

and must say: gr8 work

works perfectly
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] voetbalremco:
sure?

recompiling doesn't seem to work, I get a log of rebuilding the apk, but there isn't created a new one, or where does it gets saved?

not in the /place apk here folder or /complete
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] farzad.u235:
what about ics apks?could it compile/recompile them?
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Peteragent5:
It saves it in the place files here/filefolder/

Your recompiled apk should be in the dist folder and the contents of it should be in build folder

Lol. I forgot about that! You can try and report back. .
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Thatgrass:
ICS doesn't seem to work...

AWESOME WORK Btw ;) :D LOL
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Peteragent5:
You need modded apktool.jar
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Thatgrass:
It would be awesome if you could put it in here so you can handle ics and gb
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Peteragent5:
v0.02 Will have lots more features. Including support for ICS and installing twframework-res.apk.

It'll also have a very cleaned up Interface, and Improved decision making with the user.

This version will have an ability to customize the text color on the Interface :)
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] esilviu:
Decompiled Settings.apk from adrenaline ROM.

When tried to recompile-it get this:

[*] Place_Files_Here\Settings.apk
Recompiling Place_Files_Here\Settings.apk...
Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.directory.PathNotExist: apktool.yml
at brut.androlib.Androlib.readMetaFile(Androlib.java:142)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:159)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:154)
at brut.apktool.Main.cmdBuild(Main.java:182)
at brut.apktool.Main.main(Main.java:67)
Caused by: brut.directory.PathNotExist: apktool.yml
at brut.directory.AbstractDirectory.getFileInput(AbstractDirectory.java:103)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.readMetaFile(Androlib.java:138)
... 4 more
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Thatgrass:
Super awesome! Even with my gnex this will be awesome!! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] MatZ69:
I will try out.

Seems to be a great job ;)

Thanks mate ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] voetbalremco:
what would you edit??
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Peteragent5:
Updated to v0.02

Crazyyy ;)

Please report back.
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] esilviu:
nothing.

it was just a test for decompile-compile
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] voetbalremco:
Oh ok.

Feel free to edit anything, im not monitoring, but you got me on an idea...
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] edan1979:
please add systemui.apk as well. TQ ^_^
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Peteragent5:
Heh? What are you talking about?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Narcotrix:
Today i tried to root my sgs2 applying liquidperfections method (odin & s2-root). I followed all the steps, but after flashing the secured kernel (step 11), it looks i don't have root access. SU is installed but does not react. Rootxplorer fails and Titanium backup also...

What happened? What do i do now?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjsmer:
Download this and flash via cwm problem will be solved

No custom count as well as no triangle

http://www.4shared.com/zip/IA_mpMSo/SU-Busybox-Installer-1.html

Cheers
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 4038153:
OP specifically mentioned he flashed an original kernel, therefore no CWM recovery.

@OP, I don't know why you're having that specific problem, but why not just do what most do and flash a CF-root kernel? One step instead of 11.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Narcotrix:
Re: No proper root?

Thanks for replying, but I'm pretty confused now...

I'm new to all this, and the only thing I want at the moment is rootaccess; then I'll check and learn, step by step about roms etc. - well, that was the idea.

Becaus SU and Root Exlorer were acting strange and Titanium Backup said I nedded root, I installed free app 'root checker' which says that "the device is not properly rooted" (not properly, that kind of says it is rooted, but not how it should... right??)

Another Senior member pm'd me today about it and says he will help me;

rjsmer tells me to install an apk

and oinkylicious, u, that's what I suppose, are telling me not to install that apk, becaus I have a original kernel again...

So, is there any1 that can tell me what to do exactly;

I don't have any preference for 1 specific method, but I'd like a method that is easy and not too risky...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Oinky was correct, assuming you have an I9100/T (check the sticker under the battery), CFRoot is simple & will install CWM by default which will enable you to to flash roms/kernels, backup & restore easily (among other things).

However, what you really should not do is rush it or take shortcuts. Rushing & taking shortcuts leads to borked phones & you having to pay to have said borked phone repaired/replaced.

Read the first page of the CFRoot thread thoroughly, and follow the instructions to the letter. Pay particular attention to the section a 3rd of the way down the page in bold red that says "Help ! Which file do I use". Read this bit thoroughly & understand it. If you do & then come back to this thread & ask "Hlap ! What kernel do I use ?", that means you haven't read/understood it properly & you're probably at risk of bricking your phone.

Edit - You want a method of rooting your phone that isn't risky ? There isn't one. Flashing stuff to your phone always entails (a normally very small) risk you'll brick your phone. That risk increases exponentially with how poorly you understand what it is you're doing to your phone (gets back to the no rushing/no shortcuts, following instructions & understanding what you're doing I mentioned above).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwannyBhoy:
What I would do is

1. Flash stock firmware

2. Flash insecure kernel (CF-Root)

3. Check for root

Root will be there and just a case of progressing to custom roms etc
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Narcotrix:
No proper Root

OK, thanks for the info

I don't want to rush anything, and I did inform me well. But for what I understand, is that I did everything alright yesterday, except re-flashing the stock/secured kernel (an optional step...)

Basically, if I apply the CF-Root method, I'll have a unsecured kernel?

So, what do I do now ?

Completely reset my phone, and apply CF-root ?

I think reset, because I have SU on my ophone now...

- Do I reset the gs2 or leave it & apply CF-Root?

- What is strange is that no one can tell me why this happened or what the problem is exactly ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Narcotrix:
CF-Root

Actually, my phone is a GT-I9100, no letter at the end...

And, I do know that flashing is risky, and I agree that it the less I know, the more it becomes risky, but, hey, I'm willing to understand and learn...

Anyway, my other contact send me this to flash ? What do you think ?

CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_LPS-v5.4-CWM5

That does not match my current firmware (XWLP4), does it ?

So, I did read page 1 of Chainfire's thread, and I think I have to go for the CF-Root-SGS2_XW_O2U_LP3-v5.4-CWM5 one...

So, once my phone is flashed with this one, what are the possibilities / opportunities, except installing apps that require root ?

Are there any guides or threads to introduce new people to this ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
I have no idea if the LPS kernel your 'contact' sent you will work or not. At worst your phone won't boot (you'll still be able to get into download mode & flash something else). As to what kernel you should use, all the info you need is in that section 'Help ! Which file do I use ?' which is why I drew attention to it. If you're apprehensive or unsure of what you're doing, don't until you are sure.

What are the possibilities/opportunities once you've rooted your phone ? Basically it gives you control over your phone. You can freeze or uninstall apps that carriers/Samsung have put on the phone for starters. And obviously if you use CFRoot to root your phone, you'll have CWM installed which makes flashing roms/kernels, backing up & restoring really easy (among other things).

As I said in another thread all of 5 minutes ago, I very much recommend you read the Stickies, just about everything you could ever want to know is in those threads. You just have to read & learn.

Edit - Re: your question 'What is strange is that no one can tell me why this happened or what the problem is exactly ?' in your earlier post, the reason for this (root failing) is we don't know. We're not there with you to know exactly what you did/didn't do, and besides, the method you used isn't from this site.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Narcotrix:
Well, thx a lot for tips and explicarions!

I'm still informing myself...

I'd go 4 cf-root, but still hesitating becoz my device looks "semi"-rooted, but is that possible? Some apps are 'seeing' root, but can't have access to it...

Oh and the method i did use initially comes from this forum, really. Thread by user LiquidPerfection...

Edit:

These are the results of the root checker-tool. Can some1 please explain or tell me what to do mow? Thank u

Superuser Application Status:

Superuser application - version 3.1.3 -is installed!

System File Properties for Root Access:

Alternative Location

Check Command: ls -l /sbin/su:

Result: /sbin/su: No such file or directory

Analysis: File /sbin/su does not exist.

Standard Location

Check Command: ls -l /system/bin/su:

Result: /system/bin/su: No such file or directory

Analysis: File /system/bin/su does not exist.

Standard Location

Check Command: ls -l /system/xbin/su:

Result: -rwsr-xr-x root shell 22228 2011-09-27 23:12 su

Analysis: Setuid attribute present and root user ownership present. Root access is correctly configured for this file! Executing this file can grant root access!

Alternative Location

Check Command: ls -l /system/xbin/sudo:

Result: /system/xbin/sudo: No such file or directory

Analysis: File /system/xbin/sudo does not exist.

Root User ID and Group ID Status:

SU binary not found or not operating properly

System Environment PATH: /sbin /vendor/bin /system/sbin /system/bin /system/xbin

ADB Shell Default User:

ADB shell setting for standard access, stored in default.prop, is configured as: shell (non root) user - ro.secure=1

Results provided on your GT-I9100 device by Root Checker Pro version 1.2.7 from joeykrim in the Android Market - http://goo.gl/NcnHn
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ChadBFlores:
I've got a super bad brick :eek:, I can my sgs ii in download mode w/ a jig but i can't boot or get into recovery at all. When i press the power button it just vibrates. Help would be much appreciated. Thank you!

EDIT: even tho I can get into download mode neither odin nor heimdall will not recognized my device, and I already tried deleting and re-installing drivers
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ZombieUsr:
I am in the same boat. Flashed the new TWRP recovery and bam...phone is dead. Does not turn on, can not recover, no Odin for download mode. Nothing. Going to try to return it tomorrow morning and see if the warranty will hold up for me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] s2x:
same here :( are you sure this is a brick? :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Don't say you used jelly bean Rom
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
Be sure and turn of your anti virus and fire wall, open Odin after you enter download mode.

If still no connection to Odin make sure you have the correct Odin (or it has worked in the past)...

Just keep trying different solutions. If you are indeed in download mode. reboot your pc redownload Odin charge your battery, just keep trying coherent fixes and you might nurse your phone back to health.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bmg1001:
Hey everyone, I noticed that my Camera app and Gallery app doesn't work on any rom. I do a full wipe and it never works. I'm on AOKP and when I use camera it doesn't save the pictures, then I flash a new rom and it still happens. I have 13gb free on my Virtual SD Card. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: Nevermind, my /data/media was messed up. I just flashed back to stock and presto!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fcortes626:
i will keep updating as i play arround with diferent values. if you have any other tweaks you want to add let me know and i will add to the list.

add or edit existing lines to build.prop with text editor. you can do it with rootexplorer or copy it to the sd card and open on your computer using notepad++ or any other text editor and then push it back using abd or root explorer. these should help with performance and battery life.

*MAKE SURE YOU MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP FIRST*

Note: if you dont know what you are doing please dont try. read first and make sure you understand what you are doing and make a backup before doing any mods. i am not responsible for messing up your device but the s3 community and i may assist.

Edit Existing lines:​

dalvik.vm.heapgrowthlimit=256m

better scrolling:

windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=300
ro.max.fling_velocity=12000
ro.min.fling_velocity=8000

Signal and data:

ro.ril.hsxpa=3
ro.ril.gprsclass=12

Add to the end of build.prop:

batter battery: ro.mot.eri.losalert.delay=1000 might break tethering

ro.ril.disable.power.collapse=1
wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=100
ro.mot.eri.losalert.delay=1000

Video acceleration and hw debugging

debug.performance.tuning=1
video.accelerate.hw=1

Better audio and video recording quality:

ro.media.dec.jpeg.memcap=12000000
ro.media.enc.hprof.vid.bps=12000000

Better image quality:

ro.media.enc.jpeg.quality=100

Gives better image quality when enabled(1) but lowers performance:

persist.sys.use_dithering=0

Dalvik VM tweaks:

dalvik.vm.startheapsize=8M
dalvik.vm.dexopt-flags=m=y
dalvik.vm.execution-mode=init:jit
ro.kernel.android.checkjni=0
ro.kernel.checkjni=0

Rings faster when dialing:

ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=0

Phone sleeps better:

pm.sleep_mode=1

disables android debugging notification:

persist.adb.notify=0

Frees up more ram when needed

persist.sys.purgeable_assets=1

faster streaming:

media.stagefright.enable-meta=true
media.stagefright.enable-record=false

disables waking up with volume rocker:

ro.config.hwfeature_wakeupkey=0

signal and data tweaks:

ro.ril.hep=1
ro.mot.eri.losalert.delay=1000
ro.ril.enable.dtm=1
ro.ril.hsxpa=2
ro.ril.gprsclass=12
ro.ril.hsdpa.category=28
ro.ril.enable.a53=1
ro.ril.enable.3g.prefix=1
ro.ril.htcmaskw1.bitmask=4294967295
ro.ril.htcmaskw1=14449
ro.ril.hsupa.category=9

UPDATE 6/27 (should give better net speeds than the previous values):

net.tcp.buffersize.default=6144,87380,1048576,6144,87380,524288
net.tcp.buffersize.wifi=524288,1048576,2097152,524288,1048576,2097152
net.tcp.buffersize.umts=6144,87380,1048576,6144,87380,524288
net.tcp.buffersize.gprs=6144,87380,1048576,6144,87380,524288
net.tcp.buffersize.edge=6144,87380,524288,6144,16384,262144
net.tcp.buffersize.hspa=6144,87380,524288,6144,16384,262144
net.tcp.buffersize.lte=524288,1048576,2097152,524288,1048576,2097152
net.tcp.buffersize.hsdpa=6144,87380,1048576,6144,87380,1048576
net.tcp.buffersize.evdo_b=6144,87380,1048576,6144,87380,1048576

Use Google DNS:

net.ppp0.dns1=8.8.8.8
net.ppp0.dns2=8.8.4.4
net.dns1=8.8.8.8
net.dns2=8.8.4.4

No boot animation

debug.sf.nobootanimation=1
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Markdental:
What changes does this make?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fcortes626:
it gives you a better benchmark score. i had snapshots but my phone is hard bricked so i cant post them. but i did get to pull the buildprop before it bricked. it gives the phone better performance and makes it run smoother. theres also some tweaks that are supposed to increase data speeds but i was still testing those. then there are some tweaks that save battery and a few that give you better picture and video quality.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] zaventh:
This used to force the home/launcher into memory. ICS no longer supports this setting.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fcortes626:
thanks for the info. i will remove it.:good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] howtomen:
Some of these don't do anything and are for gb and they all require updater perm....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kscasper13:
wait what?!? first post, is build.prop modifications

your second post you say your phone is hard-bricked? yea i'll get right on applying your mods:silly:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mskip:
@ OP

Please explain what each of these mods do to the system. If you dont know what they do then how will you know whether they work on the S3 and exactly how they will affect the system.

If you dont know exactly what each mod does then please do not use other people as testers until you know how they work and if they are safe.

MArk.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nonmindo:
DO NOT USE

video.accerlerate.hw=1

I thought I would enable this and see if it made gaming a little better on some of the games we have issues with....like an idiot i forgot to nandroid before hand, and my stock nandroid is on my external SD...i'm now stuck in a bootloop with no way out aside from odin, which on all 3 of my computers crashes with error report.... anyone have any ideas??
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cwalker0906:
Reflash the rom your own now unless you erased it off phone....always keep a rom on phone for situations like this
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nonmindo:
i normally do!! just forgot that the recovery cant read the external sd yet, and thats where all my backups are...hopefully soon, just read that they have the recovery pointing to the external sd on the international sgs3, so hopefully soon we will have it for ours.... i guess its back to the sensation till then :(
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] moshe22:
Op mentioned that he bricked his phone so he is probably in the same situation as you.

This should be closed and content should be deleted from op.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] uoY_redruM:
It had no effect on my phone with that line......booted up fine and is working just fine..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nonmindo:
well it most certainly is not booting on my phone, only added that line
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] FiveOhFox:
I hope you did not spell it like you did in your post. That might be a problem.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] zaventh:
You can edit your build.prop while in recovery. Boot to recovery, go to Mount settings and mount /system, do an "adb pull /system/build.prop", modify it, then "adb push build.prop /system/build.prop". Clear caches and reboot.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fcortes626:
yea and did you read why i got hard bricked? it had nothing to do with the build.prop. you need to read some more. and no one is forcing you to use the tweaks.:p
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fcortes626:
i am not using people as testers. i applied these to my s3 and it worked fine. you can delete the thread if you like. i dont mind. people here havent been helpful at all so from now on anything i find i will keep to my self and will not share anymore. i guess thats what i get for trying to be helpfull can a mod please delete this thread? thanks.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Paras Lehana:
He has not done anything wrong by sharing that.

Ask him for the result of any of the mods rather than giving your crap conclusions and advices.

Few years back, only these types of sharing led to formation of THE XDA!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kscasper13:
i read and understand everything in your thread, it's just a hilarious thread that's all. Mark had a good point ; anything you post in these forums should have an explanation of what they do so that users can understand what they are doing. your thread just has "here, flash this", "oh yea, and btw, my phone is bricked" i know it had nothing to do with what you're are posting, but if you had an explanation of the changes to the build.prop, then you wouldn't have @ssh0les like me give you a hard time about it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fcortes626:
where does it say flash? it says edit existing lines or add to build.prop. and nowhere in the op did i ever mention i was bricked. the bricked happened days after i added these and had nothing to do with the build.prop. i made the mistake of FLASHING AN INTERNATIONAL ROM. (just in case you didnt read that part ;)

Oh and how many people are using redruM ROM? because he has the same lines in his build.prop
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] uoY_redruM:
I can tell you that I'm running these tweaks on my current ROM and I have absolutely NO ISSUES AT ALL.

There have been ~50 downloads of my ROM and nobody has had an issue that I know of.

There's nothing wrong with this guys tweaks.

Some of they may no be relevant anymore to ICS, but they won't break your phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] howtomen:
Well are they helping... i dont think so as most of these are used as gb and whats worse is they dont have perms

im on my phone. expect terrible typos.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fcortes626:
do a benchmark test and compare it to his. and if they arent helping they arent hurting it either. ;)

just don tuse them bro. no one here is forcing anyone to do any of the mods found at xda or any other website:laugh: