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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JaSauders:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28122498&postcount=107

*head explodes*
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mvmacd:
As soon as I read your post I was going to recommend USB OTG Helper but _DrG_ beat me to it.

Anyway, I have had times where, even with USB OTG Helper, I would unmount the drive but it would still show up. The only way I could fix it was to reboot. And after that, things usually work better. And I recommend you delete Stickmount, because it's trash, and use USB OTG Helper. It is much better, because it supports read and write of NTFS drives, where stickmount only mounted NTFS read only.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JaSauders:
It has NTFS read/write support? Why does it only say NTFS read support available? Likewise, it says BusyBox not found, but BusyBox is installed....
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mvmacd:
Hm, that's strange. And about "NTFS read support available" I don't remember if it says that on mine, [it's upstairs and I don't feel like running up there this second] but I am pretty sure it does. I believe the reason it's not working is busybox isn't being found..

I'm not sure why it can't find busybox, what location did you install it to?

I installed mine to /system/xbin/, and not /system/bin/

Anyway if you can't get it to work, I'm sure the dev would be glad to troubleshoot it if you send the debug info [From the menu of the app].

All I can say is it's the only possible way, so far , [including ROMs] that I've found that lets me write to NTFS, and it works greaet for me, so it's an important app for me.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] putsometrebleinit:
Can you format it as ext2? I'm not as up to speed on Linux as I should be so I'm asking more out of curiosity than anything else.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JaSauders:
Tried that, no dice either.

Uhh.. no idea. I just kind of clicked install, and it did its thing. I didn't do anything out of the ordinary.
[Android Software Development] mateorod:
Well this is fascinating. I am going to read the files this afternoon .

That is quite a cool find. Thanks for the tip.
[Android Software Development] mateorod:
Trevd, I gotta try this. I finally had time to read it carefully. I am going to make a simple one tomorrow. Have you had time to give it a whirl?

Oh, the Google groups link is wrong, I think. It only took me to the Google groups home page.
[Android Software Development] trevd:
Fixed That google link for you, I'll attach some examples and try and put together some more resources on this. I'm going to test it on a couple of different devices. I can however confirm that the functionality is in the ICS code tree and I'm give it a test on CM9 on my HTC Sensations to make sure it functions as expected
[Android Software Development] trevd:
Hello Again.

I've done something further research into "weaponizing" this mod so it can be used in anger. The Incorrect Permission Issue highlighted in the first post is pretty much a show-stopper if you want to use this in a flashable zip update for example.

Problem: The idmap is successfully created but cannot be used as the file the world readable file permission is not set.

Solution 1: Patch the AssetManager to create the file with the correct permissions.

This would work but results in the extra overhead of changing core android libraries and would more than likely break Stock OTA Updates because the file hashes won't match.

Solution 1a: Patch the AssetManager to create the file with the correct permissions, Submit the patch to the AOSP project so it is upstream for future releases.

The Patch in the google groups post does not seem to have been submitted as the issue is still there in the latest master branch ( 4.2.1 ) of the AOSP Project. I held off submitting it myself because it is basically someone else's work, However if no-one else is going to do it I suppose someone should :). Obviously this solution is still dependent on google actually accepting the patch, carriers including it future roms and numerous other unknown factors which are out of your direct control.

Solution 2: Add a empty idmap in /data/resource-cache folder with the correct permission at the same time as adding the custom overlay.

Although a work around this does solve the issue. This is not as simple as just creating a placeholder zero byte file. The asset manager will reject the file when checking for stale cache files at startup. We need to actually create an empty idmap. Referring back to the original readme file (/frameworks/native/libs/utils/README), google explain the idmap file format

They also go on to give an example.

Further analysis of the asset manager code suggests that although aapt won't create an empty overlay apk it is possible create an idmap file which just contains the file magic along with the original and overlay resources.arsc CRC32 which can be set at zero. Assuming little endian byte ording, these are those magic twelve bytes you need in the /data/resource-cache/vendor@overlay@framework@framework-res.apk@idmap

69 64 6d 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

The file value will then be updated rather than created when a new overlay apk is provided.

[ EXAMPLES TO FOLLOW ]
[Android Software Development] shockwaverider:
So I don't know if anyone has done any follow-up with this, but we have a situation with the Xperia V (and T, more or less the same device in many respects) that makes it impossible to flash or push a modified framework-res.apk. Specifically, the resource-id's inside resources.arsc (public.xml) are getting mangled during recompile and while apktool doesn't show any errors (this is a known, reported issue), the apk is unusable and causes bootloops.

What you've presented here seems like a light at the end of the tunnel. But while I'm confident in my ability to follow directions, I'm afraid I'm too much of a noob to foresee possible reasons for this not working, which is basically what I'm requesting feedback on. Here's what I have in mind, please feel free to point out the holes in my plan...

1. Create the overlay, with the config.xml containing the proper resource-id's as found in public-xml.

2. Push the overlay. It seems to me that with an unmodified framework-res.apk in place, the overlay will simply replace the values from resources.arsc with identical values, thereby having no effect on the system. Any problems at this stage, then, would be from errors on my part, and naturally I would rather weed them out before the next step...

3. Push a modded framework-res.apk and hope that with the overlay in place and doing its business, the corrupted resource-id's will be quarantined and unable to wreak havoc on the system.

It sounds easy, so I'm sure I've missed something. I appreciate any feedback, scathing or otherwise.
[Android Software Development] trevd:
Hi There.

It's sound's plausible. I will say that I was attempting to implement this "trick" on a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 which had a TouchWiz Rom installed without any luck. In that case it wasn't retaining the correct permissions for the resource-cache directory. I didn't go as far as patching the init binary... yet!!! I think that will probably sort it out with if you have control of the device so there is still hope on that one.

I've also not tested it with anything other than settings found in the config.xml I suppose if it gets compiled into the resources.arsc it should be alright.

Have you tried recompiling the using aapt instead? I'm afraid I'm no expert on aapt and it's many switches so I'm afraid you're are on your own as far a making the apk goes if you are trying this outside of the AOSP source tree!

Good Luck
[Android Software Development] shockwaverider:
Thanks for the input! I haven't tried compiling using aapt, I'm afraid that I'm working way beyond my abilities here due to a mix of frustration and determination. I ended up here after somebody pointed to barrykr's thread HERE, so I suppose the first thing to do is try out his method and see what comes of it. If it's not successful, then I'll try to sort through all the big words and smart-people talk and figure out how to get it to work.

:)
[Android Software Development] Kookie_Monster:
Hey mate... just noticed this thread of yours. This is awesome... I wonder why it didn't draw more attention.

Anyway... you've probably seen my mods thread over at Rootzwiki, right? I was wondering if this "overlay" thing would actually work for SystemUI too?
[Android Software Development] skifyr123:
Hi there! Just wanted to let you know that I have successfully made an overlay.apk which overrides the framework-res.apk default 'settings'. I have a Xperia S with the same problem with framework-res.apk. For my example I used the showNavigationBar boolean value and edited it, and the navigation bar showed after boot :victory: :victory:

[MENTION=4179234]trevd[/MENTION] I have not time to test this now, but do you know if it is possible to make an overlay.apk, only with images instead of the resource file? Thanks, I'm quite exited now :D

edit. Yes it is possible with images. ****. I'm in heaven right now. Everything will be soooo much easier.
[Android Software Development] trevd:
[MENTION=3850916]skifyr123[/MENTION] That's a pleasant surprise, I was under the belief that it had stopped working... maybe I was doing my own mod wrong :D ..

The example in the aosp includes images. http://androidxref.com/4.2_r1/xref/...ytests/OverlayTestOverlay/res/drawable-nodpi/ . I don't know whether you can exclude resources, however that shouldn't be an issue as you can "override" a resource that doesn't exist so won't effect anything. I suspect you probably can excluded them...... as we say in the trade "Try it yourself" :D

[MENTION=2971202]Kookie_Monster[/MENTION] : No , I'm fairly certain that it won't the code only handles framework-res... however there a comment in the code that is quite interesting http://androidxref.com/4.2_r1/xref/frameworks/base/libs/androidfw/AssetManager.cpp#198 Line 198. "apps are handled by the Java Package Manager", I'll have to look deeper into that one ;)
[Android Software Development] skifyr123:
Images worked ;) Do you know if this is any different from Xposed engine (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1574401).. At least in this you don't have to install anything extra.
[Android Software Development] trevd:
Hi

I keep hearing things about the Xposed engine, It's looks a very cool project although not something I'd ever use.

Yes this is completely different It's part of Android core platform source code and is implemented by the asset manager http://androidxref.com/4.2_r1/xref/frameworks/base/libs/androidfw/AssetManager.cpp I believe it's been in there since day 1 ( or close enough ). The main difference is Xposed will let you code where as this is limit to certain types of resources.

I'm GUESSING that this was the original method for vendor overlays but possibly not picked up by HTC ( and others ) in Android's early days so the Idea was abandoned, the way the README in the AOSP reads it was fully intended to extend much more than the framework-res. With all that in mind I also wouldn't be surprised if it suddenly disappeared one day because there's no oem's ( that I know of ) using it
[Android Software Development] shockwaverider:
You, sir, are my hero!! :good: :good: :good:
[Android Software Development] SXUsr:
Thank You. :)
[Android Software Development] awadh730:
is't possible to use vendor overlay to add/ change a value in build.prop file ?
[Android Software Development] TheRealModder:
Can someone solve this? I tried to make an overlays to my rom by placing the overlays to /system/vendor/overlays. It works. But when I try to changing to other themes, my overlays gone, I tried to reapply stock theme but didn't worked. Must I try another folder like /system/overlays?
[General Questions and Answers] Morris51:
the tablet will not Boot Up. It hangs at the inital screen. I contacted the company for help. They informed me to hold the power button wth the back button at the same time, nothing occured. I have even tried the reset pinhole but no luck. The software version: Android OS 2.2 Kernel 2.6.3.2 Bulid# V1.5.2 Any ideas???
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crunozaur:
Hey,

I'm currently running SuperNexus Build2, any like in any other AOSP rom, i cannot use my SD card. It is detected in the settings, but can't do anything else with it. I can use it CWM without problems, though.

I guess it is formatted in EXFAT, which isn't supported by AOSP roms.

What is the easiest way to reformat it? Should I format it in FAT32? I don't have any adapter, hope it won't be necessary. I bet it was asked many times before, but can't find anything relevant...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SirKunon:
Format this card via phone in Settings - storage. It will be reformator in FAT32 filety system readable by phone. Backup all your data first from this sd.

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m4rk84:
i tried this..to no avail. i cant even begin to understand why this only affects some people..guess that's the magic of these lovely devices..cant wait to make JB my daily driver tho..i cant wait
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crunozaur:
I don't see such option available in settings. How about formatting external card via CWM? Any programs for W7 so I can do it via USB?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m4rk84:
No,I formatted the card to fat 32, but it didn't solve the problem...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Simmo3D:
I dont think Supernexus really supports SD Cards. Sure it appears there as available storage, but since all Google Nexus devices dont support external SD Cards, im guessing the AOSP doesnt include any code for formatting/using the cards. This is all left for device manufacturers and developers to implement... just a guess.

We would need someone with the expertise such as Faryaab to add real support for external cards.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m4rk84:
good thinking batman!!
[HTC EVO 3D] AlexxSeven:
i've been wondering if anyone else has been having any issues with mean rom ics, i've flashed it twice, and even done a full wipe and everything. but it seems every time i restart (or the phone powers down) i go through about 6 - 10 crashes before it can run stable enough for me to use it at all. has anyone else had this issue or have this issue and can shed any light on what could be causing it?
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
Strange. Are you s-on or s-off?

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[HTC EVO 3D] AlexxSeven:
Im s-off via Juopunutbear. My phone came with bootloader 1.50 but I updated for ics using what was posted Here, so I could retain s-off
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
I was having some odd things happen when I first moved to MeanROM 2.6 as well so I flashed the 2.89 RUU when it became available to make sure that the software and firmware were completely in sync. That's pretty easy to do if you are S-OFF since all you have to do is connect your phone to a Windows PC and run the RUU.exe, then flash a custom recovery and optionally a different bootloader.

Things seem to be a little smoother for me after flashing the 2.89 RUU as a base.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] AlexxSeven:
but isn't flashing via bootloader the firmware bits doing (the long-ish way) the same thing as what the RUU would do? I'm still on the stock HTC bootloader for 1.58 because i was updated to it from the firmware bits, but if the RUU does something extra then maybe i would benefit from flashing with it. but i mean i also have MIUI 2.8.17 and i installed it (after i was able to use my phone) through boot manager a few weeks after installing MeanROM and booting to it yields me no issues of crashing or anything. do note its based off (supposedly) the GSM port for the E3D as well as files from the sprint/htc ICS release
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
There's no guaranty that flashing the RUU will fix anything but it did seem to help on my phone. The RUU flashes both the stock ROM and all the firmware, including the bootloader, so it makes your phone 100% stock except for the S-ON/S-OFF radio security and bootloader locked/unlocked status. It won't change either of those, but you must have your bootloader locked (or relocked) to run the RUU if S-ON.

After running the RUU.exe you can flash a custom recovery and bootloader if you want. It should be the same as returning to stock and taking the OTA update, but flashing the RUU.exe is faster and easier.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] sandman121383:
Hboot 1.5 s-on and I'm running meanrom ICS 2.6 .

I did the HTC unlock. Then installed Su zip from this site. Then I installed 4ext and rebooted into recovery...flashed the meanrom zip (it flashed the kernel that comes w the Rom ) and that was it. Now I'm on sw 2.89 build w the 3.0.16 kernel and like I said still s off and hboot 1.5

If anyone knows any where to get a kernel to overclock please let me know
[HTC EVO 3D] AlexxSeven:
i actually decided to give it a try after making a nand backup ofc, and still had the same issues :s after re-flashing from my backup though it seems to boot fairly stable now. even between switching roms :eek: im not sure exactly why but could it have been an issue with anything that is permanent between any rom?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] seky0405:
Hello :)

I successfully rooted my Xperia P with locked bootloader while upgrading to ICS...

I will be very grateful if someone know how can we install CWM on our devices with locked bootloader?

I tried X-parts and RecoverX but without success :(

Thank you very much in advance!

Best regards
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Delnic:
Hi, how did you root your phone with LB please ?

Thx.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] seky0405:
Just fallow instructions in this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29752123&postcount=530

and read my notes in post 568: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30402401&postcount=568

:)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Delnic:
As i have already upgrade my phone with ICS, do you know a way to go back on GB ?

i can find a ftf file with another kernel than ICS...

Thx.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lebartman:
+1

Envoyé depuis mon LT22i avec Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] LilBlinx:
I am not sure but try this app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pvy.CWMinstaler&hl=en
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dimon2242:
Yesterday unlocked bootloader! Where was this topic before?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] seky0405:
X-parts said that this phone is not supported :crying:

Maybe someone know is it posiible to do it with Root explorer by manually copying files and changing permissions?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tej911:
As a senior member, i think you might also know that Relocking bootloader is possible for Xperia P. :good:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tadhara:
This still doesn't help on ppl who can't unlock it. Don't get me wrong, I just don't want to unlock it. I'm waiting for a solution like the X10 had (with "bypassing" a kernel and so. I still have a .apk file from Z which gives a recovery0.2 but that's not CWM ofc)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Lietotajs:
Does you tray CWM installer from Xperia S developement forum?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1756346
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] seky0405:
I didn't try it because I'm not sure is it compatible with Xperia P devices...

I post a question in http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1841613 thread where I asked for CWM files. We can them easily past in wright directories as we have root rights now :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] s4tch:
I tried it, it does not work.

I have a SIM-locked phone, CWM would be essential.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Lietotajs:
Strange, I try to root my phone and stuck after step2.bat - phone not boot (stuck on fluid xperia screen)!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] XperianPro:
Do full wipe in CWM
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] okokies:
how can you do a full wipe in CWM if you don't have root access?

im also having trouble with this procedure, are there anything i need to have or do before following those steps?

Do i locate the bat 1 file in command prompt as im having no success

my p is new so i don't nothing to it besides update the firmware but its still on GB

any help would be greatful
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] hagen.von.tronje:
you can do a full wipe :

call *#*#7378423#*#*

Customisation Setting → reset customisation

or

fastboot.exe -w

or

use pc companion to repair device (this will also lead to full reset of the device)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Neylan_Weishzha:
You can do a full wipe by manual. There is an option to do that on Setting.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dhansiddh:
I have a boot loader locked xperia p i want to root it without unlocking boot loader(as it voids the warranty) also my device is sim unlocked....so i want to know that will i be able to root my device with this method???and after rooting will i be able to install CMW in my device????if yes then can someone guide through the process of installing CMW?????
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Lietotajs:
Root by toolkit for Xperia S, works fine on Xperia P!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] olm3ca:
I had an extra Nexus S dock and wanted to use it for the T989. The problem was - the micro USB slot was too low. Here's a great tutorial on how to fix that by moving it up, as well as adding in an MHL (HDMI) adapter to make the dock 10x more useful:

http://blog.sohjsolwin.com/2012/02/galaxy-nexus-multimedia-dock.html

Hope this is useful to someone else out there. Was for me.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeroen12345:
hi, I have my xperia x10 now for about 2 years and since some weeks my x10 reboots a lot when doing things. I tried many different roms and with all the same from cm7 to cm9 to mokee and stock roms.

I think my processor is getting to hot or something that he starts to reboot or something i dont know.

Does someone know how to fix this or what rom will be the best to use ?

i hope someone knows the answer and can maybe help!!

regards,

Jeroen
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] udupa82:
Since you said you tried CM7/CM9 I'm assuming that your phone is rooted and bootloader unlocked.. if yes then you need specific kernel for a specific ROM...

Fxp kernels for cm7 and cm9

DoomLords kernel with wifi fix for x10s/tech devil ROMs

Fear kernel for feraroms...

Download and do a clean install(delete everything from your MICRO SD card, wipe system, cache and dalvik. Mouth system,cache and wipe them) of kernel and ROM....
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeroen12345:
hi dude, thnx for your fast reply i just formatted my sd card but now i did a terrible mistake. i wanted to try an other rom and forgot that my sd card is empty.. now i just formatted system and everything and just on the moment i wanted to flash new rom i forgot i have no rom on phone...

so now im ****ed i think, do u have a soluiton maybe? i have flashed cosmic ui kernel but i have no rom on my phone or on sd card how do i get something on my sdcard or my telephone to run?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] udupa82:
You r not screwed.... chill its ok.......... If you have a card reader use it or mmc to SD card adapter and plug it into laptop... then you can copy what zip files you want onto memory card...

look for this kind of readers from eBay/best buy/amazon/chroma/big bazaar. Etc.....

http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/catalog/list.jsp?id=abcat0404007

Once you have it download and install any rom with required kernel....
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netox187:
Ive got that reboots that u r talking about, on every rom, even on stock with no root so today my phone went to service the motherboard is damaged i think
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vichoh:
Hey, i'm using this kernel right now, and didn't have any problem

Also, did you try with another battery?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lilinbakar:
Got this prob once...my solution...get new baterry...