[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iamtheug:
ok,

due to capacative button lag on the ics leaks (for me, not sure why its there.) i decided to try and follow a tutorial found at android authority. everything seemed pretty strait forward and easy, till i tried to recompile. i've tried the method shown in that tutorial, i tried following several random guides i found for autoapktool that agat posted, i've tried using apk manager(which wouldnt even let me decompile it). i'm not sure what i'm doing wrong. using the method in the android authority and the autoapktool threw out the following error message.

"[*] framework-res folder

recompiling framework-res.apk...

W: Could not find sources

I: Building resources...

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/animator

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/drawable-sw600dp-hdpi

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/interpolator

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/layout-sw400dp

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/layout-sw600dp

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/layout-w600dp

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/mipmap-hdpi

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/mipmap-ldpi

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/mipmap-mdpi

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/mipmap-xhdpi

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/values-h720dp

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/values-sw400dp

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/values-sw600dp

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/values-sw600dp-land

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/values-sw600dp-w1024dp

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/values-sw600dp-w1280dp

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/values-w360dp

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/values-w480dp

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/values-w500dp

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/values-w600dp

invalid resource directory name: C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res/values-w720dp

Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [aapt, p, -F, C:\Users\Manimal\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL828961179068498327.tmp, -x, -S, C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res, -M, C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\AndroidManifest.xml]

at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.java:193)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Androlib.java:301)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResources(Androlib.java:248)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:171)

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.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [aapt, p, -F, C:\Users\Manimal\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL828961179068498327.tmp, -x, -S, C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\res, -M, C:\AutoAPKTool2.0.4\_INPUT_APK\framework-res\AndroidManifest.xml]

at brut.util.OS.exec(OS.java:83)

at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.java:191)

... 6 more

The system cannot find the drive specified.

"

i know i could just install cm9 or aokp, but i find myself strangely ditermined to see this through. however, as i know just enough to get myself in trouble, perhaps i'm glad its getting stuck on recompiling before i pushed it to my device and inadvertently caused damage.

i'm obviously missing something. is there a better guide to follow?