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[Verizon Droid Charge] CrimsonKnight13:
This is from a whole lot of brainstorming, reading, headaches & lack of sleep. I now understand Odin & Heimdall a whole lot better; & my skills with Samsung Android phones have increased a bit more. I hope that at least one person can benefit from having a modified param.lfs for a custom boot splash. :)

Let me know if there are any ways that I can improve this post.

Before you begin, this is for the fearless types that know what they're doing or go all out even if they're jumping into a tornado. Your phone may soft-brick if something goes wrong.

Modified Instructions (from kmalinich's thread):

Needed:

Rooted Samsung Droid Charge

Working ADB

Latest Odin3

Hacked param.lfs (attached & mirrored)

New jpeg boot logo size 480x800 (less than 64KB - test to see if larger works)

Steps:

Copy your new splash image (logo.jpg) to your sd card however you'd like.

Remove your SIM card for safe keeping until this process is finished

Start Odin

Enter download mode (reboot to it or disconnect the phone, take out the battery, press the volume down button, plugin the USB cable, wait for the download screen to appear & place the battery back in)

Extract param_mod.tar.md5 from droid_charge_param_mod.zip

Flash hacked param_mod.tar.md5 via Odin3 in the PDA area _*ONLY*_

Reboot into CWM recovery

Mount the system partition from within CWM

Open ADB shell

Enter these commands:

mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl7 /mnt/.lfs
cp /sdcard/logo.jpg /mnt/.lfs/logo.jpg

Reboot and enjoy!

Notes:

I've tested multiple versions of Heimdall with just the modified param.lfs & it fails to upload 99 times out of 100. I recommend Odin3, SamsungPST Lite, or redbend_ua.

The boot splash image only appears for a short while since the Droid Charge kernels have splash images, too. If you'd like the same image for the duration of boot, utilize an app or a guide to change your favorite kernel's splash image.

Mirror:

modded param.lfs - http://db.tt/fjyx4uEf

sample boot splash - http://db.tt/Nj26hmb6

original param.lfs - http://db.tt/HcCZ6O0H

Sources:

Free Your Android - Modifying Samsung Splash Screens (Galaxy S Series + SGS2) <- how I learned to do it

[Mod][ec09] samsung boot splash/image change 7.7.11 - xda-developers <- how I learned about it with the Fascinate

Fixes & verification of FP5E by Tanno of DroidForums
[Verizon Droid Charge] Endless2232:
Attempted and soft-bricked phone, I am sure it was my fault, but if you are not comfortable fixing your phone then do not try this mod. That being said it looks sweet and thanks for your effort!
[Verizon Droid Charge] CrimsonKnight13:
Did you happen to select "Re-partition"? That will soft-brick your phone if you're only flashing the param.lfs.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Endless2232:
Nope, not a complete idiot. =) haha. I will try again later and report back.
[Verizon Droid Charge] CrimsonKnight13:
I was hoping for the best. I'll do what I can to help & correct any errors that jack phones up. :fingers-crossed:
[Verizon Droid Charge] substanceD:
This looks great; thanks for doing this! I'll give this a try in a few days once I'm reunited with my laptop (and hence have access to Odin).

Some suggestions:

It would be good to provide the stock param.lfs for people who want to return to the original boot logo. Alternatively, you could provide a CWM zip for people who have the mod installed to revert to the original logo.

It's possible to mount filesystems and perform file operations using the Android recovery, so you could create a CWM zip and just instruct people to drop in their logo image of choice and flash it after applying the base modification through Odin. This would reduce the steps required to just flashing the Odin package and then flashing a CWM zip.

Would it be possible to flash the param.lfs file through CWM? This would simplify things even further.

Anyway, thanks again and I look forward to trying this out! :)
[Verizon Droid Charge] CrimsonKnight13:
Original param.lfs in tar.md5 format will be posted tonight.

I'm reading mixed news regarding /mnt/.lfs/ file flashing through CWM. Most people are saying its unflashable from CWM but I need to confirm that it can be done.

As far as I know, param.lfs can't be flashed through CWM.

Edit: It appears I can create a CWM zip but I'll need to dig into what others have made to verify that its doing what I need it to do.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1474753
[Verizon Droid Charge] dwitherell:
I'm sure others will get to this before I do, but I'll tinker a bit with this as well - at least in reference to exploring what cwm recovery can do.
[Verizon Droid Charge] kvswim:
Works.
[Verizon Droid Charge] CrimsonKnight13:
Any community effort to make this into a smooth working mod is fine with me. I'll do more research myself tonight.

Great to know. :D
[Verizon Droid Charge] CrimsonKnight13:
I attempted to make a usable CWM zip but it fails with a line in the updater-script.

It gives the error:

I'm wondering if /dev/block/stl7 is even writable from CWM.

I have attached both zips for anyone's perusal.
[Verizon Droid Charge] dwitherell:
I've been playing around with things on my end - but it seems you are right. I've had no luck w/ this as well. Tried a few changes but to no avail. Ah well - other than that your original method worked for me :)
[Verizon Droid Charge] CrimsonKnight13:
I'm glad that the original method does work & that we both came to the same conclusion. Thanks for looking into it.

Is there a method to split the zImage, change the RLE, & rejoin it into a workable kernel? Making this thread into a boot & kernel splash image mod combo would be nice. I'm coming up empty handed with my searches through Google & XDA. Most modifications are for Sony phones. :confused:
[Verizon Droid Charge] nismology:
Is step #7 something that can be done within the stock recovery or is that a separate ADB command?
[Verizon Droid Charge] CrimsonKnight13:
I don't recommend EVER using stock recovery due to the possibility of complications with custom-built zips.

/system can be mounted via adb shell as well. The step assumes that you know how to do it via cwm or adb. If I need to clarify, I can.
[Verizon Droid Charge] nismology:
I was in the process of attempting the ADB method of this mod and had CWM installed which was overwritten by the modded param file and step 6 says allow it to boot into recovery which turned out to be the stock one. I guess that is what threw me off. :o

I guess I didn't know I had to re-Odin CWM to remount the system partition. Just for posterity though, what is the command for mounting it via ADB? I have it all setup already. Thanks for your patience!

Edit: I got it to work. I had to let it boot up, enter shell, get superuser permission, then execute the mount command. This was great ADB practice for a newb like myself. Excellent work and it looks great! Thanks for the how-to!

:good:
[Verizon Droid Charge] CrimsonKnight13:
It doesn't & won't overwrite CWM. It is merely overwriting the /dev/block/stl7 partition of your phone.

The mount for system varies if you have rfs or ext4.

rfs

mount once: mount -t rfs -o rw /dev/block/stl10 /system

remount: mount -t rfs -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl10 /system

ext4

mount once: mount -t ext4 -o rw /dev/block/stl10 /system

remount: mount -t ext4 -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl10 /system

Good to know. I'm glad it worked out for you. :)

Just doing mount is another good way since it calls up fstab or whatever equivalent it might be on the system.
[Verizon Droid Charge] nismology:
Thanks for that. I used a slightly different syntax for mounting /system but it seemed to work out anyway. :D

And by "just doing mount" are you referring to doing it through CWM? That might be a more straight-forward method indeed. I could use the ADB practice though.:cool:
[Verizon Droid Charge] nismology:
And the original source of my confusion was that step #6 says "allow the phone to reboot into recovery". When you flash the modded param and power on the phone, it automatically boots into stock recovery. It might help other people if the step mentions the fact that you must enter into CWM to mount the system partition instead of "allowing" it to boot up normally, which will result in stock recovery after initial boot-up. :)
[Verizon Droid Charge] CrimsonKnight13:
As I said, it shouldn't be booting into stock recovery when the modded param.lfs is pushed. If you have already flashed a custom kernel, CWM recovery will stay. If you still have a stock kernel, stock recovery will constantly take over.

Additionally, whenever I did it, due to lack of logo.jpg, it would kick me straight into CWM. I'm unsure what your setup on your phone looks like though.

Yes, mounting through CWM is the easiest way.
[Verizon Droid Charge] CrimsonKnight13:
I will update this thread to FP5E soon.
[Verizon Droid Charge] CrimsonKnight13:
Main post updated!
[HTC EVO 3D] Juanito216:
Hey guys, I let go of my former Nexus S 4G for an EVO 3D today. I'm from the Nexus S section, but this forum will be my new spot. This is a good phone.
[HTC EVO 3D] sailio:
We have amazing devs here. Welcome and play nice
[HTC EVO 3D] notasimpleway:
Welcome. While some will say our 3D is a gimmick, I say once the iPhone adds 3D it will be all the rage. I love watching movies and videos in 3D. Here's one that will make you go "oh sh*t!".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foQNrtUsEjw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

- Ken

Sent from my iPhone with the bigger GeeBees.
[HTC EVO 3D] Juanito216:
From what I seen of the video, that looked cool. Really looked like his hands were coming out the screen. It may be called a gimmick but it seems cool. This is a nice phone. I have to get it rooted. All my previous Android phones were rooted.

Edit: Crazy video.
[HTC EVO 3D] akiradavis:
Why the switch from the Nexus S? Doesn't have the same amount of horsepower as the 3D but it can also get the latest updates from Google (i.e. Jelly Bean)?
[HTC EVO 3D] Juanito216:
The 3D has more muscle, but the Nexus S is no slouch. I maybe can understand now why some say they will only get Nexus phones though. I made a Craigslist posting about trading sometime back, and yesterday someone offered a 3D so i took advantage. A wack thing about this phone is not the phone itself but how long Sprint is taking to drop the ICS update when Jellybean is around the corner. But I'm the type to root anyway. Either phone has its perks, it seems that even though the Nexus S is not latest and greatest, after having a non Nexus, it seems like the NS phones still have some type of relevence. I maybe wanted more power etc. The NS also doesn't have expandable storage. This phone shouldn't be overlooked, its a strong phone. If only I knew Android development? :( Lol
[HTC EVO 3D] eXplicit815:
I loved my EVO 3D. Unfortunately, I have this habit of just buying the newest thing out... So I bought the EVO 4G LTE. My wife has my EVO 3D now. If they made the new EVO in 3D, I would've bought it still.
[HTC EVO 3D] edufur:
Speaking of... could we get a roll-up sticky for hellos as well as goodbyes?
[Atrix 4G General] disynthetic:
I recently came across an issue where TWRP recovery would hang and then cause the bootloader to be stuck trying to boot into a broken recovery. The only way I could fix it was to reflash the recovery.img with fastboot, boot into the freshly flashed android recovery through VOL- method, and then power-off device from within recovery menus.

No other method I tried broke the bootloader-looping-while-trying-to-unsuccessfully-initialize-recovery cycle.

Only downside is that I am really not sure actions cause(d) TWRP to hang on init (the "curtain" logo never began to raise to the top of the screen) the three times I have caused it.

Just a little helpful info for people that experience(d) this.
[Atrix 4G General] anaschillin:
It could be a bad memory sector.
[Atrix 4G General] d3athsd00r:
Has this happened with any other recovery?
[Atrix 4G General] disynthetic:
Not in my extensive cowboy-flashing (aka potentially jacking things up). I have used multiple versions of Clockwork, TWRP, and Clockwork touch.

It was mostly a puzzle about how to proceed and I wanted to share it with others. I say that because I see a lot of "is my device bricked?!?"-type posts. It seems to me that the only way to actually brick most devices is during direct firmware flashes using RSD (in the case of the Atrix) or some other equivalent like you see with NVidia Tegra interfaces.

The first time I experienced it I did have an "oh ****" moment or two, mostly because of having to reboot without having a functioning recovery partition.

In short I would say that touch-type recoveries carry an additional level of risk over hardware-key recoveries like CWM. The moral of the story for newbies is to RTFM and follow directions, especially when flashing a .sbf on the Atrix through RSD.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuzzynco:
Every script I've tried fails ... I guess whatever was being exploited was fixed?

Is it possible with a stock system to downgrade to a version that can be rooted?
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cavsoldier19d:
Try this method...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26918790

Just make sure that you don't try to flash recovery unless your bootloater is unlocked, for it may hard brick you.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuzzynco:
[Resolved] I'm dumb, I figured put why it failed

My system has adb.exe and its DLL's in the system path.

the script also provided an adb.exe and the 2 dll's. :confused:

Every time I ran it (or the others) adb kept saying it

was not right and killing server. After I deleted

the 3 files, to ran to completion. I guess the

system got confused with two sets of files.

the script said uid was 0 gid was 0

but when I ran titanium backup

it could not get root. I updated

the superuser.apk from Google

play and reloaded titanium backup

it requested and was granted root

rights!

Everything seems to be working

as expected now.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AfterForever666:
See my post here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28173187

Sent from my GT-N7000
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Zork-:
Try it, i did it yesterday and very easy....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1689193
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] orb360:
Supposedly the SGS2 supports 1080 resolutions...

When I plug mine in, even when viewing 1080 content it still somewhat grainy.

The homescreen, high quality youtube videos, 1080 videos over Plex, I can't find anything that will display a crisp picture...

Does anyone have some sample app or video I can run on my device that they know outputs 1080 to make sure I have an issue?

I am not using the Samsung adapter, so maybe that's the issue?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] orb360:
Also, has anyone used a bluetooth mouse/keyboard with this setup and comment on it's viability?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] namakemono1776:
Download tubemate and you can get 1080p video off it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rangie:
It works great with gingerbread. ICS hosed up the mouse buttons.
[Off-topic] komiks0916:
Hi Guys! For All the Filipinos/Pinoys out there Say HI! and Present here!

let's make this thread a meeting place!

Post your Phone and add some screenshots too plus the Rom you are using.. :D

phone: sony xperia mini st15i

firmware: xperia clean n' tweaked (v2.3.4 gingerbread)

launcher: go launcher ex

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Please do try my site app.. thank you!

>>>>>>> http://ta.gd/PDA-app <<<<<<<

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[Off-topic] 85gallon:
Not Filipino, but just saying it is REpresent!
[Off-topic] komiks0916:
hoho.. hello there.. XD
[Off-topic] komiks0916:
where are the others? hoping to see devs here.. XD
[Off-topic] deathnotice01:
lawl,

hi there kababayans,

kohmustah kahyoh?

lol

I LIKE PIE
[Off-topic] komiks0916:
hi there kabayan.. :D nice to see one post from a pinoy.. :)
[Off-topic] rockstarjar:
hi there, this is great. im new in android world and in xda too. tubong pilipinas :D
[Off-topic] MissionImprobable:
This is the Pinot thread, right?
[Off-topic] saywhatt:
Wasap mga pinoy :P
[Off-topic] saywhatt:
Lol

D!!
[Off-topic] EYESTRA1N:
magandang araw, kabayan,

akala ko wala pang pinoy thread

i made a mistake by creating one :D

Hope to be one of your online friend here in xda,

EYESTRA1N po lamang
[Off-topic] deathnotice01:
its okay,

not much homies here in the off-topic,

just me and saywhatt,

anyways,

hope you enjoy your stay at xda,

magandang araw at mabuhay
[Off-topic] EYESTRA1N:
salamat deathnotice,

I created a small software for installing games

using ADB command,

pero nung inilabas yong update ng androidlib ni regaw un na ang ginamit ko sa application ko

nahihiya akong share dito ;))
[Off-topic] EYESTRA1N:
thanks!

ill try to post it maybe next week :D

i have to update the games with the new release games, kasi yong iba po is old version...

this is my first apk installer with games included din,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU_vOxnRiys

mostly po sa sandwich lahat nakapost yan :victory:

sino kaya po ang pinoy na gumagawa ng custom rom dito?

salamat po
[Off-topic] komiks0916:
hello.. how's everybody doing? what phones are you using right now? any screenshots there?

i'm using the new Cherry Mobile Flare 2.0.. anyone who can teach me how to create a ClockWorkMod for my new phone? i've already rooted it.. thanks..
[Off-topic] deathnotice01:
Hello

Using the S4 i got since the first week of may.

This post has been approved by the supreme potato overlord of earth.

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[Off-topic] Groot:
hi kababayan, an x8 user here, Bacolenyo pala!

Sent from my muffintalk
[Off-topic] komiks0916:
i'm using Cherry Mobile Flare 2X now.. :P

i also have a Sony Xperia Ray.. :D those are my phones..
[Off-topic] Sanjay:
:thumbup:

Sent by 桑傑庫馬爾 :stirthepot:
[Off-topic] Groot:
the sad part on owning them is that you have no root and custom rom support, although there might be, but not that big

Blood is thicker than water, but loyalty is thicker than blood...
[Off-topic] gelo01:
Pwede ba tayo magtagalog dito? :p

(Can we speak filipino dialect here?)

Anyway, One S and Wildfire user here.. currently waiting for HTC's 2014 flagship before i upgrade. :D
[Off-topic] DowntownJeffBrown:
As long so you also include an English translation

>^.^< Sent From Meow HTC One
[Off-topic] komiks0916:
my CM Flare 2X is already rooted.. usually, CM rebrands phones.. so you just need to find which phone they rebranded.. and luckily you will find some devs on that phone too..
[Off-topic] akosicarlo:
maganda nman yung flare dba ?
[Off-topic] komiks0916:
Yup.. with a price like that? it really is worth it.. :D
[Off-topic] akosicarlo:
agree:good:
[Off-topic] hanisod:
Hello there

A friendly "Hi" from a brony :p
[Off-topic] shane18:
anung custom rom ang apng 4.2.2

myphone a848i ang phone ko salamat po
[Off-topic] elekonsult:
Musta po mga igan. Cherry Mobile Cosmos S, Flare 2x at Samsung Galaxy Win Duos po ang mga gamit ko.
[Off-topic] Ljbenjobojos:
May lam ka bang madaling install na ram sa cosmos s natin
[Off-topic] deathnotice01:
Everyone is encouraged to speak in english or include english translations in their posts.

This post has been approved by the supreme potato overlord of earth.

[via Galaxia S Cuatro LTE]
[Off-topic] elekonsult:
Marami po available na custom rom ng cosmos s, search mo facebook group nila.
[Off-topic] ironman38102:
Please provide a translation with the original text using google translate or

Its Going To Be LEGEND--wait for it--DARY!- Barney Stinson(How I Met Your Mother)
[Off-topic] gelo01:
Haven't you read the post above you?
[Off-topic] elekonsult:
Sorry master.

No sir, I had not. You mean the post before my post? Oh sorry, I thought you can post in Filipino only. So you must be the master.
[Off-topic] gelo01:
You can post in tagalog as long as you would also provide an english translation together with it. You have been warned.
[Off-topic] rojo_salas:
Yow mga kababayan! Let's make this thread alive again!! I'm on rooted S4 (I9505) now.
[Off-topic] Seraz007:
kaba wut? :eek:
[Off-topic] rojo_salas:
Yo sorry there! Haha! It's kababayan. Kinda means countrymen. :D
[Off-topic] megtanael:
Hello kababayans!

Naghahanap po ang companya namen ng developer / themer. Hit me up! :) gusto niya kase filipino
[Off-topic] gelo01:
While it is very convinient to post arguments in our own dialect, we have been advised to have an english translation after the post we've made in tagalog. It's nice to see filipinos here, but i'm afraid this thread could be closed since posting a non-english statements without a translation is against xda rules.. thanks guys. :)
[Off-topic] rojo_salas:
Let's make this thread alive again and we'll comply with the rules tho. Haha! Starting now! :D
[Off-topic] Groot:
hello kababayan
[Off-topic] gelo01:
So what are you guys planning to buy next year? Specially those who upgrade their phones every 2 years, like me. :)

I'm currently waiting for htc m8 (htc's 2014 flagship). I skipped the One since i'm not that satisfied with 4MP camera, plus majority of early batches suffer from pinkish/purple tint in low light pictures..

Please, share your insights guys. :)
[Off-topic] Groot:
no plans, no budget cause im a poor student atm, but if i get successful someday, would buy every good phone!!!:p
[Off-topic] raineverafter:
Anyone knows where I can find custom rom of cm flare 2.0? Not sure what the rebranded phone of cm flare 2.0 and the stock rom is so slow...
[Off-topic] deathnotice01:
You can look at my profile ;)

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[Off-topic] avatarxero:
Hello to all Noypi here. Cherry Mobile Cosmos Z user here. Anyone who knows how we could build a custom rom for this unit so that it would not be a battery-hogger?
[Off-topic] chinito15:
HI to all Pinoy droid users :)

myPhone a919i user here
[Off-topic] rojo_salas:
Mga sir! Question, how's the performance of MyPhone and Cherry Mobile? Are your phones rooted now? How was it? What version are you on now? :D
[Off-topic] Jubremelle:
It's good. CM Cosmos S user here. Android version 4.2.1 JB. Rooted na din.
[Off-topic] paol0:
wuiii

Gud day po s inyu!!!

Pa hlp nmn po kze

Nka myphone.a848i duo po aq.naghahanap po kze ako ng rom pra d2

Bka nmn po may alam kaung rom or linkz pra.ma download q kaka root ko lang po nitong phone po

Thx in advance po sna matulungan nyo po ako.,

Mabuhay pinoy!!!!

Sent frm myphone a848i :)
[Off-topic] deathnotice01:
English please. If you want to post in tagalog include an english translation.

How are all my homies doin? Lol, who's here at cebu for sinulog

[A gorilla dies for every smartphone.

Stop using gorilla glass and save planet earth]
[Off-topic] Ciecon:
Got mine here in Saudi Arabia and i don't know if it's working in Philippines...bahala na si batman...:crying:
[Off-topic] noknok79:
hi people! tanong naman kung saan meron as Pinas ng mga I-Blason screen protector for Nexus 7. mahal sa eBay.pH aabot ng $75 kapagnag pa ship. ok lang Sana kung below $50.

thanks people
[Off-topic] deathnotice01:
Bro please use English next time.

Just buy a custom cut screen protector, I got one for the n7 2013 only for 180 with free cutting
[Off-topic] macwilbz:
Hi everyone! Does anyone know what is flare 2x unrebranded name? I'm also having a hard time finding some custom rom for this model unlike other cherry mobile units
[Off-topic] ervinpm:
490

Hello Hello! Pinoy from Minnesota :)
[Off-topic] rocysalve:
Hello. I'm still a kid though (16) and new in this world. ☺

Using S4 GT-I9505 LTE w/ Echoerom S5 interface. Android 4.4.2
[Off-topic] droidfantastisco:
bootloop

please...anyne.

my rooted cm thunder 2.0 just keep rebooting sa logo.
[Off-topic] igeigeige:
Hi, kamusta kayo mga kabayan? :)
[Off-topic] KURUMICHAN09:
meron na ba custom rom ng android 4.4 version para sa cherry mobile cosmos s? penge na rin ng link

is there a custom rom android 4.4 version for cherry mobile cosmos s? can i have a link pls. ty
[Off-topic] komiks0916:
hey kumusta kayo jan?