[Tool] lsplash - Linux splash screen flasher - myTouch 4G Themes and Apps

Hello everyone,
This is lsplash, a linux port of EZ Splash Screen Flasher by TrueBlue_Drew + small additions.
You can use this script to convert picture file to image and flash this image as splash screen.
I added some crop feature to create multiple .img from a larger picture.
I think this script should work on Mac OSX but I did not test it...
Thanks
TrueBlue_Drew! Most of the command to convert / flash are coming from his script.
Original script and thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=956434
xda dev and community. Learning each day with you guys!
YOU ARE USING THIS TOOL AT YOUR OWN RISK AND I AM NOT RESPONSABLE
FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY OCCUR FROM YOU MODIFYING YOUR PHONE.
Dependencies
ffmpeg
imagemagick
android SDK / adb
fastboot
lsplash is not shipped with any dependencies. You must use your package manager to install them.
You can find fastboot here : http://koushikdutta.blurryfox.com/G1/
Info : http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Fastboot
* Using i386 on 64 bits system is fine
Usage
lsplash is a command line utilities. Use ./lsplash -h to print help.
You can find the result of each command in workdir/. lsplash create a copy of your picture and always work in this sub folder.
Convert an picture :
./lsplash.sh -i glacier.png -o mycustom.img
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Crop large picture :
./lsplash.sh -i One_Piece_wall.jpg -c 480x800
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Result :
$:>ls workdir
ffmpeg.log
One_Piece_wall.CROP-0.jpg
One_Piece_wall.CROP-0.jpg.img
One_Piece_wall.CROP-1.jpg
One_Piece_wall.CROP-1.jpg.img
One_Piece_wall.CROP-2.jpg
One_Piece_wall.CROP-2.jpg.img
One_Piece_wall.CROP-3.jpg
One_Piece_wall.CROP-3.jpg.img
One_Piece_wall.CROP-4.jpg
One_Piece_wall.CROP-4.jpg.img
One_Piece_wall.CROP-5.jpg
One_Piece_wall.CROP-5.jpg.img
One_Piece_wall.CROP-6.jpg
One_Piece_wall.CROP-6.jpg.img
One_Piece_wall.CROP-7.jpg
One_Piece_wall.CROP-7.jpg.img
One_Piece_wall.jpg
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You can also use the -c option with a smaller image. Black border will be added.
Backup your current splash screen :
./lsplash.sh -b
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Flash image to your phone :
./lsplash.sh -f workdir/mycustom.img
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Download
http://4nakama.net/share/dev/lsplash-1.0.tar.bz
Note
I'm a J2EE developer; not a bash developer. If you spot any error or if you want to contribute, feel free to contact me or to submit your suggestion here.
This script is available under wtfpl licence
Click Thanks button if you like it
Regards.

Related

|SETUP| To Build AOSP On MAC [Dev's Only]

(This is not nessesary for MAC but you can have this for further use later,
In general you will need:
Python 2.4 -- 2.7, which you can download from python.org.
JDK 6 if you wish to build Gingerbread or newer; JDK 5 for Froyo or older. You can download both from java.sun.com.
Git 1.7 or newer. You can find it at git-scm.com)
Setting up a Mac OS X build environment
To build the Android files in a Mac OS environment, you need an Intel/x86 machine running MacOS 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
Android must be built on a case-sensitive file system because the sources contain files that differ only in case. We recommend that you build Android on a partition that has been formatted with the journaled file system HFS+. HFS+ is required to successfully build Mac OS applications such as the Android Emulator for OS X.
Creating a case sensitive disk image
If you want to avoid partitioning/formatting your hard drive, you can use a case-sensitive disk image instead. To create the image, launch Disk Utility and select "New Image". A size of 25GB is the minimum to complete the build, larger numbers are more future-proof. Using sparse images saves space while allowing to grow later as the need arises. Be sure to select "case sensitive, journaled" as the volume format.
You can also create it from a shell with the following command:
# hdiutil create -type SPARSE -fs 'Case-sensitive Journaled HFS+' -size 40g ~/android.dmg
This will create a .dmg (or possibly a .dmg.sparsefile) file which, once mounted, acts as a drive with the required formatting for Android development. For a disk image named "android.dmg" stored in your home directory, you can add the following to your ~/.bash_profile to mount the image when you execute "mountAndroid":
# mount the android file image
function mountAndroid { hdiutil attach ~/android.dmg -mountpoint /Volumes/android; }
Once mounted, you'll do all your work in the "android" volume. You can eject it (unmount it) just like you would with an external drive.
Installing required packages
Install XCode from the Apple developer site http://developer.apple.com/. We recommend version 3.1.4 or newer, i.e. gcc 4.2. Version 4.x could cause difficulties. If you are not already registered as an Apple developer, you will have to create an Apple ID in order to download.
Install MacPorts from macports.org.
Note: Make sure that /opt/local/bin appears in your path BEFORE /usr/bin. If not, add
export PATH=/opt/local/bin:$PATH
to your ~/.bash_profile.
Get make, git, and GPG packages from MacPorts:
$ POSIXLY_CORRECT=1 sudo port install gmake libsdl git-core gnupg
If using Mac OS 10.4, also install bison:
$ POSIXLY_CORRECT=1 sudo port install bison
Reverting from make 3.82
There is a bug in gmake 3.82 that prevents android from building. You can install version 3.81 using MacPorts by taking the following steps:
Edit /opt/local/etc/macports/sources.conf and add a line that says
file:///Users/Shared/dports
above the rsync line. Then create this directory:
$ mkdir /Users/Shared/dports
In the new dports directory, run
$ svn co --revision 50980 http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/trunk/dports/devel/gmake/ devel/gmake/
Create a port index for your new local repository:
$ portindex /Users/Shared/dports
Finally, install the old version of gmake with
$ sudo port install gmake @3.81
Setting a file descriptor limit
On MacOS the default limit on the number of simultaneous file descriptors open is too low and a highly parallel build process may exceed this limit.
To increase the cap, add the following lines to your ~/.bash_profile:
# set the number of open files to be 1024
ulimit -S -n 1024
Next: Download the source
Your build environment is good to go! Proceed to downloading the source....
Why you posted this? It can be found on android's website. Also,you didn't post the whole tutorial.
why not simply install VirtualBox vor Mac and install a VM within?
...sometimes the life is complicated^^
@SWEATTAIMI did you actually manage to get a fully working build on mac? And if yes which version of OS X?
I've tried many times on OS X 10.7 and eventually ended up installing ubuntu on a separate partition...
secondary partition? what about the users here?
i use a VM on a small **** x86 notebook and can do all the development work + complete compiling. i thought a mac has much better hardware^^
I used to have ubuntu installed in vmware too but compiling took too long and it was really annoying. I rather prefer it this way... No shared resources
popdog123 said:
@SWEATTAIMI did you actually manage to get a fully working build on mac? And if yes which version of OS X?
I've tried many times on OS X 10.7 and eventually ended up installing ubuntu on a separate partition...
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Fully working what ?
Sent from my LG-P500 using xda premium
ciaox said:
Why you posted this? It can be found on android's website. Also,you didn't post the whole tutorial.
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This is full for mac
Its a setup only
Sent from my LG-P500 using xda premium
SWEATTAIMI said:
Fully working what ?
Sent from my LG-P500 using xda premium
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:|
10 char
popdog123 said:
:|
10 char
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You mean build then i have not came to that point yet as i downloaded all sources on my Japanese lesson xD
Sent from my LG-P500 using xda premium
I wonder if this will work for ICS on 4GB macbook
caslca said:
I wonder if this will work for ICS on 4GB macbook
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Yes it will worked on a macbook 2010 version
Sent from Mexico

[N1] {EXP} UbuntuPhone

Ubuntu Phone for Nexus One brought to you by Evervolv
Prereq:
Sdcard with sd-ext part. i.e. A second partition formated as ext4 and AT LEAST 1.5GB FREE space
Micro sdcard reader for pc.
Linux pc with sudo access. NO WINDOWS PCs
Will work on any hboot (including stock)
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Intro:
Ubuntu is ~1GB so we must install to the sdcard. Instead of ****ing with a2sd
I have just modified the ramdisk to mount mmcblk0p2 (sdcard second partition)
directly to /data. The 'copy-tarball' script will push the ubuntu rootfs to the
proper location which is mounted as /data/ubuntu. The perms on this folder must
be correct or it will not boot, therefore no windows (unless someone gets it
working).
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How it works:
Ubuntu did a fantastic job making this easy. Essentially all that is happening
is it boots android sans gui. During the bootup a service called ubuntu_chroot
runs which exports some vars, bind mounts some things, then chroots /data/ubuntu
and starts the ubuntu init process. From there the prebuilt ubuntu takes off.
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Building:
The android side is now based on Evervolv v3.2.0 every device we support
can run ubuntu with minor changes.
to get source:
Code:
repo init -u git://github.com/Evervolv/android.git -b jellybean-ubuntuphone
repo sync
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Whats working:
Wifi, Browser, THAT IS IT. It is slow, very very alpha.
Only install if you are curious.
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Install:
---Download:
Grap the latest installer script, and android image from http://archive.evervolv.com/ubuntuphone/
Ive also uploaded the ubuntu rootfs i used to test it, you can try the latest nightlies but if they dont work download the latest ubuntu rootfs from above url
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---Insert sdcard and mount
Most distros will automount. In that case just figure out what folder its in
e.g. /run/media/drew/blablabla
If not just open in in nautilus and figure out what folder its in.
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---Unzip installer tools
Code:
$ cd ~/Downloads
$ unzip ev-nexusone-ubuntu-tools-1.zip
$ cd ev-nexusone-ubuntu-tools
---Copy the ubuntu rootfs to sdcard
Code:
# adjust paths accordingly.
$ bash copy-tarball.sh quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip /run/media/drew/blablabla
---Install android images
like any other rom, fastboot update package and flashable zip available
no wipe needed
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---Bootup
There is no bootanimation, just black screen. It might take up to 5 minutes to boot ubuntu. If you think it is stuck. Check logcat and dmesg
$ adb logcat -C
->> check for repeating errors
$ adb shell dmesg
->> check repeating errors e.g.
<6>[ 181.698364] init: ubuntu-session state changed from starting to pre-start
<6>[ 181.698608] init: ubuntu-session state changed from pre-start to spawned
<6>[ 181.715667] init: ubuntu-session main process (724)
<6>[ 181.716003] init: ubuntu-session state changed from spawned to post-start
<6>[ 181.716583] init: ubuntu-session state changed from post-start to running
post full logcat and dmesg
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---Once booted
Code:
#swipe right to unlock
#drag down on network icon and connect to network (confirmed wpa2 personal works)
#use adb to set timezone and install ssh
$ adb shell
[email protected]:/ # ubuntu_chroot shell
#change to yours
[email protected]:/# echo "America/Chicago" > /etc/timezone
[email protected]:/# dpkg-reconfigure --frontend noninteractive tzdata
[email protected]:/# apt-get update
[email protected]:/# apt-get install openssh-server
# set reasonable hostname
[email protected]:/# echo n1 > /etc/hostname
# get out and reboot
[email protected]:/# exit
[email protected]:/ # exit
$ adb reboot
# do NOT reboot from within ubuntu chroot you must reboot from android
#connect ssh password phablet
ssh [email protected]
enjoy full command line goodness on your phone
[email protected]:~$ lsb_release --all
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.10
Release: 12.10
Codename: quantal
[email protected]:~$ uname -a
Linux n1 2.6.38.8-evervolv-perdo-jellybean #1 PREEMPT Sun Feb 24 16:34:07 CST 2013 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux
---Navigation
Softbuttons (home/menu/back/search) dont work and wont. ubuntu is swipe based and these would only inhibit usage
swipe up from bottom to get to app specific menu
swipe up from bottom to about halfway up screen untill you see the button (see last screenshot) to get to main menu (where you can close apps)
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---Caveats
Allways keep it plugged in. There is no power management
Screen stays on all the time, and there is no way to turn off the device
except through adb.
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To get back to regular android
boot recovery and run nandroid or flash latest evervolv nightly (or whatever)
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Re: [N1][DEV] UbuntuPhone {EXP}
You are awesome thank you somuch!
Sent from my Nexus One using xda premium
Re: [N1][DEV] UbuntuPhone {EXP}
My God, this is beautiful. At this rate I'm never going to get rid of my nexus one.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
Cool! Thanks very much! Love it and love you!!! Haha...
Nexus one ine the best of all time.
Awesome! Thanks texasice!
Superb!
Just when I thought that 4.2.1 is going to be the last flavor of Android I flash on my beloved N1, along comes texasice with a Ubuntu flavor.
Thanks a lot man! You rock!
Re: [N1][DEV] UbuntuPhone {EXP}
Can't wait until this is stable
You just got trolled by Dark Knight
This deserves a portal post
-DarkKnight- said:
Can't wait until this is stable
You just got trolled by Dark Knight
This deserves a portal post
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+1 I agree with Dark Knight. Thoroughly deserves a portal post!
Re: [N1][DEV] UbuntuPhone {EXP}
Everyone send PMs to the portal writers
Nexus One deserves some glory again
You just got trolled by Darkknight
-DarkKnight- said:
Everyone send PMs to the portal writers
Nexus One deserves some glory again
You just got trolled by Darkknight
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Didn't know whom to contact, so just sent a message to Jimmy Mcgee ( he posted something in the portal ). Not just this, but texasice's hard work deserves to be appreciated.
oh my god , i just formatted my PC and remove all development and linux stuff =/
i wanna try this so bad ,,, but i'll wait until we have windows installation guide
R: [N1][DEV] UbuntuPhone {EXP}
Ahmed radi said:
oh my god , i just formatted my PC and remove all development and linux stuff =/
i wanna try this so bad ,,, but i'll wait until we have windows installation guide
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Use a virtual machine installation
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app
Once ubuntu gets it more stable we'll post a custom ubuntu rootfs that can be flashed directly from recovery ( the *phablet*.zip is flashable but can only be used on devices with enough space on /data) For now you can probably modify the updater-script to install to /sd-ext/ubuntu if you dont have linux.
omg this is amazing man...
lovely though of making ubuntu touch for r beloved N1
would be booting to this soon
m in love with ubuntu touch
Re: [N1][DEV] UbuntuPhone {EXP}
Is ubuntu supposed to be less power hungry than JB or is exactly the same? Is it going to run fast on old phones?
I have my old nexus one and would love to revive it but JB is too buggy and power hungry for the n1.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
Time For Ubuntu on my N1
Hey texas thanks again n u r official canonical dev
ill be ur tester
as i m thinking of keeping only ubuntu on my device as i dont use it .. its just in my shelf..
@texas just a question i m lil confused with sd card ....
as u say v need 1.5gb space n v have to make 2 partition
so should it be 1st partition of ext4 and 2nds partition ext4
or 1st partition fat32 and 2nd partition ext4 ??
and which partition should have 1.5gb free space?
sorry srrry sorry sorrryy dint read it in the xcitement lmao
got it right
thanks alot
n a slight error in android image flashable link
http://goo.gl/DGBOS]Flashable is not working
http://goo.gl/DGBOS <<< this is the right link
enjoy
I will use this if it can use as daily driver (text, call, wifi).
But this is goods news that even our N1 can flash this.
WOOOWWWWWWWW
Booted n was amazed with its UI
all finger gestures....to control the OS
Soon Lots of pics to be Uploaded
N Texas great oppurtunities ahead
Pics >>>> https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B8s85NYpuJpgVlF2WkdFZGJBNzA/edit?usp=sharing
fkardame said:
WOOOWWWWWWWW
Booted n was amazed with its UI
all finger gestures....to control the OS
Soon Lots of pics to be Uploaded
N Texas great oppurtunities ahead
Pics >>>> https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B8s85NYpuJpgVlF2WkdFZGJBNzA/edit?usp=sharing
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Thanks man for sharing those pics..... I know its bad of me, but i cant help asking...
Can you upload a short video ???
Keep up the good work all the devs,, especially texasice...
regards
greg

[HOW-TO] extract kernel from source, compile, and insert on GPE (510)

How to extract the boot image from your tablet, set up adb, compile a new kernel with cool options, and put it back on your device!
UPDATED for Lolipop 12-4-14
This is a complete guide from start to finish, copy and paste style. If you own a gpe510, or any other AOSP device and a computer running Debian Linux, you can do all of this.
If all you want is the modified kernel, download from here:
Sleekai Kernel For The LG GPad 8.3 V510(GPE)
​
I am hoping people will add to this with new ideas and patches in order to make the GPE a better device. I see the potential for all sorts of neat stuff.
This guide assumes a basic knowledge of linux operating systems. I am using a Debian 64 bit (wheezy stable) to compile my kernel. I have used many, many hours of the day to figure this out properly, with specific thanks going to Pete of Pete's Blog for his image tools.
But first, lets keep this simple. As usual, you are on your own if you brick your device, though I don't see how you could if you are paying attention!
There are dependencies for building your own kernel, and you will definitely want to use a 64 bit system as a 32 bit will not work properly for kitkat.
Here are all of the packages you will need, and they will draw in further dependencies when you install, but these are it! So, here we go:
Open a terminal, su to root and:
Code:
dpkg --add-architecture i386
##This will allow for the use of some 32 bit librarys that we will need for both adb and the kernel compile. Then:
Code:
apt-get update ; apt-get install libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libc6-i686:i386 lzop liblzo2-dev libgpm2:i386 git-core git gnupg flex bison gperf libsdl1.2-dev libesd0-dev build-essential zip curl gedit libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev fakeroot lib32z1-dev lib32ncurses5-dev gcc-multilib g++-multilib
Next, you will need to install adb and have your permissions set up.
In order to do this you will need to go into the developer options on your device to enable debugging on your tablet. Go to settings/about tablet/build number, and tap on build number several times to unlock the developer options.
then:
You will need to create new udev rules for your device in/etc/udev/rules.d on your computer.
Use "lsusb" in your terminal to find the manufactures code of your device. it will show up as a nexus 4, or Google device.
You will need to create a file in your computer in /etc/udev/rules.d/99-android.rules.
You can use gedit if you like:
Code:
gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/99-android.rules
Put the following inside and save, changing the manufactures code as necessary to fit your device, and change “your-login” to your login name on your computer.
Code:
# Google Nexus devices
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", MODE="0666", OWNER="your-login" # Google Nexus devices
18d1 is the manufacturers code.
You will then want to restart udev on your computer:
Code:
service udev restart
you will now have permissions to access your android device from user space.
Now to download adb and get started. You should probably not use adb from the Debian repositories, as it may be an older version. the V510 is using kitkat android and needs the latest build of adb to work properly. It is a good idea to get rid of any old adb files on your computer first. The code below will do just that.
Code:
apt-get purge android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot
Now download the latest adb bundle from here:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Move it into a new directory,
*note -the version number may be different.
Code:
mkdir ~/adb
Code:
cd ~/adb
Code:
unzip adt-bundle-linux-x86_64-20131030.zip
su to root and Move the bundle to /opt:
Code:
mv adt-bundle-linux-x86_64-20131030 /opt/android-sdk-linux-x86_64-20131030
Other google products reside in /opt, this should too. This takes a minute or so on slow machines.
Next we need to link adb to /usr/bin
Code:
ln -s /opt/android-sdk-linux-x86_64-20131030/sdk/platform-tools/adb /usr/bin
Code:
ln -s /opt/android-sdk-linux-x86_64-20131030/sdk/platform-tools/fastboot /usr/bin
We are ready to begin working on the device! first start the adb server and look for your device.
Code:
adb start-server
Code:
adb devices
You will then need to confirm the connection on your tablet screen to allow access from your computer.
Okay, wev'e got this first part set up. it's time to begin working on a kernel!
Lets get started.
I want to extract and build my zimage in $userspace, so open a terminal from /home and:
Code:
mkdir ~/android
Download the source package LG-V510(G-Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition)_Android_KK_V510_11c from here :
https://www.lg.com/global/support/opensource/opensourceList?types=ALL&search=lgv510
and open it to find three folders, including a kernel folder. Move the kernel folder to ~/android and then:
Code:
cd ~/android
Download the current eabi-4.6 Google tool chain to ~/android to cross compile your android kernel:
Code:
git clone https://android.googlesource.com/platform/prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/arm/arm-eabi-4.8
When it completes, enter ~/android/kernel and get ready to compile a new kernel from the source code.
Code:
cd ~/android/kernel
Do the following each time you compile another kernel. This insures the correct path.
Code:
export PATH=$PATH:~/android/arm-eabi-4.8/bin
Code:
arm-eabi-gcc --version
you should get:
Code:
arm-eabi-gcc (GCC) 4.6.x-google 20120106 (prerelease)
Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Continue on! we are not done yet!
Code:
export ARCH=arm
Code:
export SUBARCH=arm
Code:
export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-eabi-
Code:
export KERNEL_DEFCONFIG=palman_defconfig
Code:
make clean
Code:
make palman_defconfig
Doing the above prepares your kernel build environment, while the following code opens a interface to configure the kernel. You can simplify this later however you wish.
But for now,
Code:
make menuconfig
At this point make whatever changes you wish to the config file. for a list of the changes I have made, and that are in the kernel available to download, look in the sleekai kernel thread. (At start of thread, or in my signature).
After saving your changes,
Code:
make
Or conversely
Code:
make -o2
which will optimize the make. I recommend using simply "make" first, as the other may not properly show errors should any occur.
and go make a pot of coffee, and probably drink the whole pot! This will take a while.
At the end you will see that the "zimage is ready"
If you have errors, then you probably have dependency problems. If not, Yay! You compiled your first kernel, but we are not done yet!
The zimage you just produced is stored in /kernel/arch/arm/boot/zImage
To put both the zimage and any modules into a separate folder inside of ~/android so as to make extracting them easier:
Code:
mkdir ~/android/kernel_output
Code:
cp ~/android/kernel/arch/arm/boot/zImage ~/android/kernel_output/zImage
Code:
find ~/android/kernel -name "*.ko" -exec cp {} ~/android/kernel_output/ \;
The above code will find all the modules for your kernel. We don't need them for this tutorial, but it still is mighty handy!
Extract your boot image (boot.emmc.win) for the ramdisk You may also download the stock.zip from the sleekai kernel thread
Now make a backup to transfer to your computer.
Reboot to recovery on your tablet. I'm using TWRP. If you are using something else it should be just as easy.
Code:
adb reboot recovery
Only tick the boot
make a backup to your sd card. I changed the name to boot.bac to keep it simple
reboot
make sure the backup of boot is present using a file explorer. I am using ES File explorer.
On your computer, pull the file using adb
Code:
adb start-server
Code:
adb devices
Code:
adb pull /storage/sdcard1/TWRP/BACKUPS/LG0000606708987/boot.bac /home/sleek
sleek is my user name, replace with yours or use tilde.
What we are after is the "boot.emmc.win" file. We will only need this and the zImage to compile a new boot image and run it on your tablet.
The tools to extract the kernel and ramdisk from the boot.emmc.win you will need the following boot image tools installed on your computer.
So, again, lets keep this simple. All the tools are forked to my github for ease of use.
So lets install the tools! Ready?
As Root:
Code:
mkdir /usr/src/android
Code:
mkdir /usr/src/android/boot
Code:
cd /usr/src/android/
Code:
git clone https://github.com/sleekmason/bootimg-tools.git
Code:
cd bootimg-tools/libmincrypt/
Code:
gcc -c *.c -I../include
Code:
ar rcs libmincrypt.a *.o
Code:
cd ../mkbootimg
Code:
gcc mkbootimg.c -o mkbootimg -I../include ../libmincrypt/libmincrypt.a
Code:
cp mkbootimg /usr/local/bin/
Code:
cd ../cpio
Code:
gcc mkbootfs.c -o mkbootfs -I../include
Code:
cp mkbootfs /usr/local/bin/
Code:
cd /usr/src/android/bootimg-tools/mkbootimg/
Code:
wget https://raw.github.com/sleekmason/bootimg-tools/master/mkbootimg/unmkbootimg.c
Code:
gcc -o unmkbootimg unmkbootimg.c
Code:
cp unmkbootimg /usr/local/bin/
Now everything is in place to make a new boot image for your tablet!
Finishing this up is easy.
As root, we made a directory in /usr/src/android/boot for your boot.emmc.win file to be torn apart:
Code:
cd /usr/src/android/boot
Copy your new zImage and the boot.emmc.win file you extracted from your device.
Note* "/home/sleek" is the path on my computer, and should be changed to reflect yours!
Code:
cp /home/sleek/android/kernel_output/zImage /usr/src/android/boot
Code:
cp /home/sleek/boot.emmc.win /usr/src/android/boot
Now unpack the boot.emmc.win file to get the ram disk
Code:
unmkbootimg -i boot.emmc.win
Now you may remove the current boot.emmc.win file, and the resultant kernel file as we will be making new ones, and rename the zImage file you moved here to "kernel".
Code:
rm boot.emmc.win kernel && mv zImage kernel
Now repack using the command given to you during the unpack:
Code:
mkbootimg --base 0 --pagesize 2048 --kernel_offset 0x80208000 --ramdisk_offset 0x82200000 --second_offset 0x81100000 --tags_offset 0x80200100 --cmdline 'console=ttyHSL0,115200,n8 androidboot.hardware=palman lpj=67677 vmalloc=300M' --kernel kernel --ramdisk ramdisk.cpio.gz -o boot.emmc.win
Note* For 500 users this may be different. Simply use the command from the prompt.
You should now have a brand new boot.emmc.win image in /usr/src/android/boot!!
To push back on your device to test
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Code:
fastboot boot boot.emmc.win
USING the above will only put your kernel build into memory and should not hurt your device if something goes wrong. Use the command below to make it permanent.
If everything works well, you should see the change you made to the /general/perf-localversion/ in your settings under kernel. from there it's up to you to hack away! make new and unique kernels!
If you want your kernel to survive reboot do;
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.emmc.win
then:
Code:
fastboot reboot
You can expect a slow bootup on the first go around as your new kernel populates the widgets, etc..
NOTE*For the use of the latest eabi-4.7 google toolchain, you will need the libglibc libraries from the "testing" branch as gcc 4.7 is in testing. I advise completing the guide with eabi 4.6 first before trying 4.7.
The gamma correction though enabled in 4.6, isn't near as good as the native compile using 4.7. If you want the screen to look like it does in my kernels, you will need 4.7
For the eabi-4.7:
Code:
git clone https://android.googlesource.com/platform/prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/arm/arm-eabi-4.7
That's it! Good luck! Remember, If you post a kernel you have made, you will need to show your kernel source, etc . . . Git hub is a good choice to keep track of changes you make. Best regards, Sleekmason
If you are a v500 user and want to build your own kernel!
First, read the above post as you will be following the steps listed there.​
There are just a couple of changes that you will need to do, and maybe a riddle to figure out as well. Read on.
You will need to download the v500 source from here: https://www.lg.com/global/support/opensource/opensourceList?superOsCategoryId=CAT00000001&osCategoryId=
Look for the LGV500 kernel source.
Where it says "palman" for the defconfig items, you will want to replace that with the defconfig for the 500, so replace palman with awifi-perf,
like this:
Code:
export KERNEL_DEFCONFIG=awifi-perf_defconfig
Code:
make awifi-perf_defconfig
Important
Follow the guide and build with the Google Toolchain eabi4.6 first
LG compiled for the 500 and 510 using the eabi4.6. It works, and will give you a feel for the process, and allow you to use your kernel.
Note*
I use the google toolchain eabi-4.7 for the sleekai kernels as it changes the gamma to reasonable defaults on the 510 without further tweaking. After compiling a kernel or two to get a feel for it, you should try using the 4.7 toolchain. To do so, you will probably need the libglibc libraries from the "testing" branch. Look it up.
caveat: I recieved a compile error for the v500 when I used the eabi-4.7 . . . . . yeah. You'll have to work that out.
There is a modified anykernel script for emmc devices out there (Search Google or here in xda). You will have to use the anykernel script after making your boot.emmc.win image as fastboot won't work on the 500. There may be another way .... But I don't know what it is.
Edit* There are now two different kernels for the LG GPad 8.3 V500(awifi) located in the development section of the forum.
Best of luck! -sleekmason
Can this be used to create a kernel for the non Google Play Edition Gpad to be able to allow us to install the Google Play edition ROM on it
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Canadoc said:
Can this be used to create a kernel for the non Google Play Edition Gpad to be able to allow us to install the Google Play edition ROM on it
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I would think so. I edited the above to show how to put the image back on your device. You should be able to use any source you wish to compile with. My thoughts are that you might wish to examine the differences in the ram disk if any.
sleekmason said:
Howdy, I would like to share how to download the kernel source for the gpe, compile a new custom kernel, and insert into your LG gpad GPE 510.
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Thanks for the guide. Making GPE kernel was my next step in trying to get the GPE ROM to work on v510.
I just made guide for getting your Android build environment going if you want to use it on your blog or where ever.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2629008
The problem with v500 is that it does not have fastboot so we can not flash kernel like how you can on v510.
@ AndroidUser00110001 Hi! I know that somebody tweaked the Any kernel to work on emmc devices... Maybe it could be adapted? Actually getting the menuconfig and make should be the same process as well as repacking the image. I take it just getting it back on the 500 device is the problem?
I will add your link to this post for setting up a build environment if that is okay.
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@ AndroidUser00110001 Hi! I know that somebody tweaked the Any kernel to work on emmc devices... Maybe it could be adapted? Actually getting the menuconfig and make should be the same process as well as repacking the image. I take it just getting it back on the 500 device is the problem?
I will add your link to this post for setting up a build environment if that is okay.
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Is that the koush any kernel? I was going to mess with that too. I just need a small break now. Took a few days to get new system exactly how I want it.
Go ahead and use guide...mo problem at all.
AndroidUser00110001 said:
Is that the koush any kernel? I was going to mess with that too. I just need a small break now. Took a few days to get new system exactly how I want it.
Go ahead and use guide...mo problem at all.
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Yes, from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847265
I noted that boot was on block nncblk0p21 on our device, and not 22? better double check that. I tried it Anykernel as well to no avail when getting this set up. Fastboot is Awesome!
It's taxing to get it set up right. Seems like things change very often for the dependencies based on other package changes. I ussually go with testing but redid two partitions with stable. The 32 bit is just going to sit there, which seems kinda silly due to the need for extra packages in 64 to compile for 32 but whatever. Yeah.
AndroidUser00110001 said:
Thanks for the guide. Making GPE kernel was my next step in trying to get the GPE ROM to work on v510.
I just made guide for getting your Android build environment going if you want to use it on your blog or where ever.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2629008
The problem with v500 is that it does not have fastboot so we can not flash kernel like how you can on v510.
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I don't understand, what are the differences bettween the v500 and v510? they both have the same hardware, but not the same boot partition or something like that?
ayziaa said:
I don't understand, what are the differences bettween the v500 and v510? they both have the same hardware, but not the same boot partition or something like that?
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The boot on the 500 cannot be fully unlocked.
This is not the appropriate place to ask that kind of question should be asked in general or in troubleshooting. Also, there are already many threads about this same question please use the search utility to find them. Thank you.
i was thinking of writing a tutorial about this as well for the v500 but this better than i would have done Well done...
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Yes, from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847265
I noted that boot was on block nncblk0p21 on our device, and not 22? better double check that. I tried it Anykernel as well to no avail when getting this set up. Fastboot is Awesome!
It's taxing to get it set up right. Seems like things change very often for the dependencies based on other package changes. I ussually go with testing but redid two partitions with stable. The 32 bit is just going to sit there, which seems kinda silly due to the need for extra packages in 64 to compile for 32 but whatever. Yeah.
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Another tool that i ported to the lg g pad a bit back along with loki-doki...
Quick hint, dont bother with direct mmc naming as qcom (i dont know if the other chip makers do the same thing, as i have only had qcom devices) has given us a simple naming scheme...
should only be used by people who know how to use this,
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i was thinking of writing a tutorial about this as well for the v500 but this better than i would have done Well done...
Another tool that i ported to the lg g pad a bit back along with loki-doki...
Quick hint, dont bother with direct mmc naming as qcom (i dont know if the other chip makers do the same thing, as i have only had qcom devices) has given us a simple naming scheme...
should only be used by people who know how to use this,
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Thank you! Have you successfully used your script to push a kernel onto the 500 Or 510?
I would think this could be very handy for sharing a custom kernel for the 510, but would like to see somebody report a positive test result. Very cool!
sleekmason said:
Thank you! Have you successfully used your script to push a kernel onto the 500 Or 510?
I would think this could be very handy for sharing a custom kernel for the 510, but would like to see somebody report a positive test result. Very cool!
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yes back before when there wasnt a overclocked kernel i basically used this to push it when i would compile just the kernel (didnt maintain so i now use dyn's)...
yes this is only for the v500 as this has the extra loki step, but it shouldnt be hard to modify so it does not do that extra step
darkassain said:
i was thinking of writing a tutorial about this as well for the v500 but this better than i would have done Well done...
Another tool that i ported to the lg g pad a bit back along with loki-doki...
Quick hint, dont bother with direct mmc naming as qcom (i dont know if the other chip makers do the same thing, as i have only had qcom devices) has given us a simple naming scheme...
should only be used by people who know how to use this,
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Hi, can you just use a generic anykernel updater script too?
For example to flash a packed boot.img
Code:
run_program("/tmp/busybox", "dd", "if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot", "of=/tmp/boot.img");
run_program("/tmp/unpackbootimg", "-i", "/tmp/boot.img", "-o", "/tmp/");
run_program("/tmp/repack-ramdisk.sh");
run_program("/tmp/mkbootimg.sh");
run_program("/tmp/busybox", "dd", "if=/tmp/newboot.img", "of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot");
mako and flo can do like this.. I think HTC One as well, since they are all similar qcom chipsets maybe this device can too
poondog said:
Hi, can you just use a generic anykernel updater script too?
For example to flash a packed boot.img
Code:
run_program("/tmp/busybox", "dd", "if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot", "of=/tmp/boot.img");
run_program("/tmp/unpackbootimg", "-i", "/tmp/boot.img", "-o", "/tmp/");
run_program("/tmp/repack-ramdisk.sh");
run_program("/tmp/mkbootimg.sh");
run_program("/tmp/busybox", "dd", "if=/tmp/newboot.img", "of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot");
mako and flo can do like this.. I think HTC One as well, since they are all similar qcom chipsets maybe this device can too
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thanks for reminding me the any kernel uploaded by me won't work as it doesn't parse Loki images xorrectly, I'll upload the correct one once I have access to my pc
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thanks for reminding me the any kernel uploaded by me won't work as it doesn't parse Loki images xorrectly, I'll upload the correct one once I have access to my pc
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could you please re-post to a different thread rather than hijacking this thread, as your script does not work with the 510 currently and I do not want to go to get confused with my kernel how to. what started out to maybe become relevant apparently will not and so shouldn't be confused with what I'm doing here. I will be happy to try working with your script if you would open up an appropriate thread. Thank you.
Installed kenel and booted. Now to install trickster mod and fix the dang gamma.
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Installed kenel and booted. Now to install trickster mod and fix the dang gamma.
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Excellent!! Pleased to know that you are able to use it. Have you changed your gamma settings?
I did on mine and am pleased with the result. I'm using 248, 252, 255 using trickster mod What are you going with?
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Excellent!! Pleased to know that you are able to use it. Have you changed your gamma settings?
I did on mine and am pleased with the result. I'm using 248, 252, 255 using trickster mod What are you going with?
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havent messed around too much.
I had a thought about this and I think it would be awesome if we could incorporate faux123's bits for gamma and color control. His fauxcontrol offers much more granular control than trickster.
I'm thankful to have what we have, and THANK YOU for sharing it, but like any good geek I WANTS MOAR!!!!!
gunnyman said:
havent messed around too much.
I had a thought about this and I think it would be awesome if we could incorporate faux123's bits for gamma and color control. His fauxcontrol offers much more granular control than trickster.
I'm thankful to have what we have, and THANK YOU for sharing it, but like any good geek I WANTS MOAR!!!!!
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me too! I'll look into it. There are other apps besides trickster to give you more control. I think at the kernel level everything we need is unlocked. And yeah, he knows his business like nobody else eh? I'm just persistent.

[Q] Using fastboot -c

Hello everybody. I need help figuring out what command line configuration to put inside of the parentheses of
Code:
fastboot -c " "
How can I find out what command line to put in so that I can use
Code:
fastboot boot
Apparently since Android 4.4 you can no longer simply do the command
Code:
fastboot boot img.mg
and you have to do it something like
Code:
fastboot -c "console=ttyHSL0,115200,n8 androidboot.hardware=mako lge.kcal=0|0|0|x" img.img
or
Code:
fastboot -c "lge.kcal=0|0|0|x" boot img.img
or else it won't boot. The above commands work for the nexus 4. I do not have the source for my device but I do have the boot.img and zimage. I need this info to help me root the HD6!
can you put the boot and zimage somewhere so i can download them.
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can you put the boot and zimage somewhere so i can download them.
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Yes I will do that later today
[quote name="AdamOutler" post=57883049]So that is your CMDLINE. You can get the default CMDLINE from the stock boot.img. If you are on Ubuntu, you can
apt-get install abootimg
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, then
abootimg -x path/to/boot.img
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The file named something.cfg will contain the stock CMDLINE. Hope that helps.[/QUOTE]
I appreciate your reply. Neat tool. Before I was using unpackbootimg and it would create a blank boot.img-cmdline file. I just tried out your method and got similar results:
bootsize = 0x51f100
pagesize = 0x800
kerneladdr = 0x10008000
ramdiskaddr = 0x11000000
secondaddr = 0x10f00000
tagsaddr = 0x10000100
name =
cmdline =
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I am guessing that the image should not require an additional command line param. But I am unable to boot even the stock boot img with fastboot boot. Is this a result of a locked bootloader?
kernel
Any progress? may be you can give us the kernel binary, so we can also test together
senzhk said:
Any progress? may be you can give us the kernel binary, so we can also test together
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HT123 said:
can you put the boot and zimage somewhere so i can download them.
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https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx_94ujbh0qoTm5rd0R5a041Ymc&authuser=0
Tried fastboot boot boot.img. It said Downloaded, and booting, but nothing happened.
I remember you have UART output, do you get any output whille 'booting'?
senzhk said:
Tried fastboot boot boot.img. It said Downloaded, and booting, but nothing happened.
I remember you have UART output, do you get any output whille 'booting'?
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It shows some log about kernel size and ram size and then stops loging

[Q] Searching for a Howto - Ubuntu SDK build QML APP runs system commands

Hello,
sorry about my poor english.
Searching for a step by step how to to build a QML App for Ubuntu Touch.
- How to run system commands like " ls -la > test.txt "
- How to translate the Buttons, Texts etc.
- How to create a button to exit the App
- How to include a Icon for the App
I have installed a Ubuntu 14.04.2 (amd64) and Ubuntu SDK 1.126
can create a Simple QML App and install it on my Ubuntu Phone.
But no Icon, an did not sucess to run system commands.
Thanks for help.
ds2k5 said:
I have installed a Ubuntu 14.04.2 (amd64) and Ubuntu SDK 1.126.
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First of all, please update your Ubuntu SDK installation to the latest version (1.194) from the PPA from the installation page.
ds2k5 said:
- How to run system commands like " ls -la > test.txt "
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This is possible if you add a C++ backend to your application but you'll have to ship every binary you want to execute in your click package or you'll have to run your app unconfined to achieve this. The latter will result in your app not being included in the official Ubuntu Store. There's an unofficial one for unconfined applications though.
ds2k5 said:
- How to translate the Buttons, Texts etc.
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Simply wrap strings in i18n.tr() calls and use gettext to create pot and po files.
Example:
Code:
Button {
text: i18n.tr("Translatable string")
}
ds2k5 said:
- How to create a button to exit the App
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I don't know whether this is possible from QML but you will for sure be able to do this from a C++ backend.
ds2k5 said:
- How to include a Icon for the App
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Set the icon path in your desktop file to your custom one which you place in the app directory.
Check out the Qt.quit() function call for closing your app.
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