Hi all. I want to open this post for those who want to modify or make a wonderful ROM for this wonderfull Lenovo P780 phone. Let me be excused for my not so good English language.
Let's cut to the chase: I want to create or modify a ROM specifically composed of all archives in this picture.
As you can see there are more archives to modify ... lets say .. Of course all these shall be modified inside in linux or windows environement. I have them both.
The first archive boot.img. With what opens what shall be modified inside and with what tools?
EBR1 and EBR2 if tabs can someone post modified partitions from from 1 to 2 to 2.5 and to 3 GB. Or maybe post a tutorial better than those found here in the forum.
Logo.bin how to remove and add your own custom image inside.
Recovery.img how to add updated TWRP or CWM directly.
System.img how to edit this file without damaging something inside and not start the phone after flash.
What system.img is better odexed or deodexed img, and why?
I do not want a zip file to update from recovery, i vant this kind of rom witch can be flashed with FlashTools.
If you want to help us, all of you who are good at this things, we who dont know all of this things, thanks you very very much for teaching us.
Iff you like this post pushing Thanks button will be mutch appreciated .
Hi
i'm with you i need to know how to cook a custum rom
every one have thought which can make a good rom..
stympy said:
Hi all. I want to open this post for those who want to modify or make a wonderful ROM for this wonderfull Lenovo P780 phone. Let me be excused for my not so good English language.
Let's cut to the chase: I want to create or modify a ROM specifically composed of all archives in this picture.
As you can see there are more archives to modify ... lets say .. Of course all these shall be modified inside in linux or windows environement. I have them both.
The first archive boot.img. With what opens what shall be modified inside and with what tools?
EBR1 and EBR2 if tabs can someone post modified partitions from from 1 to 2 to 2.5 and to 3 GB. Or maybe post a tutorial better than those found here in the forum.
Logo.bin how to remove and add your own custom image inside.
Recovery.img how to add updated TWRP or CWM directly.
System.img how to edit this file without damaging something inside and not start the phone after flash.
What system.img is better odexed or deodexed img, and why?
I do not want a zip file to update from recovery, i vant this kind of rom witch can be flashed with FlashTools.
If you want to help us, all of you who are good at this things, we who dont know all of this things, thanks you very very much for teaching us.
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check This thread Beginners
Guide to Android ROM Development
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272270
I saw that post. Thank you. I already have Android Kitchen. As far as I'm concerned I'm looking to make a ROM like the one in picture, or change some things inside. I am looking how to unpack an image or bin, to delete or add applications, to change boot picture, or logos, to odex or deodex apps in system.img, to modify partitions, etc etc.
For repartition mod you can check my guide here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2602089
It's for Oppo R819, same MediaTek 6589 chip like P780. I own both Oppo R819 and Lenovo P780.
My mod is derived from P780 - 4GB edition repartition mod by Xakep from lenovo-forums.ru. Xakep's mod only modified EBR1, my mod modified both EBR1 and EBR2.
In my guide above you could see how to edit EBR files, which segment to edit and how to change the partition size value and also a bit info on how to modify Aroma Installer used in CWM / TWRP.
Xakep's mod only works for 4 GB though, I guess because he only modified EBR1 and left EBR2 untouched.
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distan7 said:
For repartition mod you can check my guide here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2602089
It's for Oppo R819, same MediaTek 6589 chip like P780. I own both Oppo R819 and Lenovo P780.
My mod is derived from P780 - 4GB edition repartition mod by Xakep from lenovo-forums.ru. Xakep's mod only modified EBR1, my mod modified both EBR1 and EBR2.
In my guide above you could see how to edit EBR files, which segment to edit and how to change the partition size value and also a bit info on how to modify Aroma Installer used in CWM / TWRP.
Xakep's mod only works for 4 GB though, I guess because he only modified EBR1 and left EBR2 untouched.
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Hi. Thank you for the answer. I would like to know one thing: iff i extract 2gb EBR files from your file and put them in my custom ROM, who looks like in the picture, do you think it will work ? or should i use your program ?
stympy said:
Hi. Thank you for the answer. I would like to know one thing: iff i extract 2gb EBR files from your file and put them in my custom ROM, who looks like in the picture, do you think it will work ? or should i use your program ?
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Only use EBR1 and EBR2 from your official ROM, not from other phones even using similar chipset since partition layout could be different.
Try to find official P780 ROM in Flash Tool Format. It doesn't matter which ROM version -- S112, S116, or even S123 as long as it has EBR1 and EBR2. And don't mix 4GB with 8GB files.
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distan7 said:
Only use EBR1 and EBR2 from your official ROM, not from other phones even using similar chipset since partition layout could be different.
Try to find official P780 ROM in Flash Tool Format. It doesn't matter which ROM version -- S112, S116, or even S123 as long as it has EBR1 and EBR2. And don't mix 4GB with 8GB files.
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OK. Ill try to edit my EBR files. I do not really know how to edit this file but I will try. If not too much trouble you can help me edit my two EBR1 and EBR2 file for partitions look like this? The first partition to be 3 GB and the second to be 500 MB.
The photo is from another phone. It is better to be bigger the partition where applications are installed..
Here are the EBR files extracted from P780_ROW_S123_131231 ROM
stympy said:
OK. Ill try to edit my EBR files. I do not really know how to edit this file but I will try. If not too much trouble you can help me edit my two EBR1 and EBR2 file for partitions look like this? The first partition to be 3 GB and the second to be 500 MB.
The photo is from another phone. It is better to be bigger the partition where applications are installed..
Here are the EBR files extracted from P780_ROW_S123_131231 ROM
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Well, you're using Lenovo P780 - 4 GB version right ? Then I see no reason to reinvent the wheel. Such repartition mod is exist already, Xakep already made it. Check this thread here :
[P780][4GB][Mod][Root]Repartition Storage
You can use HxD to edit EBR files (or any files)
Hi all. Here are my EBR files. Please tell me what is to be modified so i can have the partitioning like in that picture.
Hi,
Can i use some language pack from other P780 ROM and how to add it?
Thanks
I'm going to move this into the General sub-forum for now, but if you guys get somewhere with this and have something you want to release then let me know. It may require a new thread by that point, but either way we can cross that bridge when we come to it
Archer said:
I'm going to move this into the General sub-forum for now, but if you guys get somewhere with this and have something you want to release then let me know. It may require a new thread by that point, but either way we can cross that bridge when we come to it
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Ok. We wil continue our work here.
PreRoot ROM
Hi all again.
First: I would like to preroot original Lenovo P780 ROM. I was looking on the forum and found nothing to show me step by step how to doit. Please can someone show me or us how to preroot original firmware, step by step, or what tools to use ?
Second: Who can show me how to change recovery.img to replace the original recovery. A tutorial would be great. Thank you. Thank you.
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Hello, I have a T4242 Iolite htc and would like to dump my rom. How doing it? Thanks
I like too
Here is a tutorial:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=490236
I successfully dump my rom, but I think that we must to have a rom for this device(cause needed an os.nb) to can use the raw files, and there isn't one yet.
If someone knows if this can be done with a rom from another device, let me know cause I want to edit my rom and put some localized files inside.
Hi all,
I need help extracting apps from Omnia i8000 original Rom (Dump ROM)..
I am about to flash with WinMo 6.5.3, but I need some of Samsung apps and games from my original ROM
Below are my finding till now.. please let me know if there is something else I need to do to extract apps from Rom.
Steps:
1. Dump ROM using Sorg Utility (dskdump.exe)
2. Rename the rom_dump.bin to PDA.nb or I can use O2util.exe to convert it to .nb
Then can I follow the below tutorials to expand my PDA.nb files in Kitchen and then find different app folders and then convert them to .Cab..??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=413782
Aafi-rocks said:
Hi all,
I need help extracting apps from Omnia i8000 original Rom (Dump ROM)..
I am about to flash with WinMo 6.5.3, but I need some of Samsung apps and games from my original ROM
Below are my finding till now.. please let me know if there is something else I need to do to extract apps from Rom.
Steps:
1. Dump ROM using Sorg Utility (dskdump.exe)
2. Rename the rom_dump.bin to PDA.nb or I can use O2util.exe to convert it to .nb
Then can I follow the below tutorials to expand my PDA.nb files in Kitchen and then find different app folders and then convert them to .Cab..??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=413782
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To save you some time, here is a i8000 Cab Repository
Thanks for that link.. it has good collection..
But i also want to learn how to extract Cab's from Rom..
So I am looking for any1 who can guide me to right direction..
Hi there,
I have a chinese phone Haier W718, as I buy it to make ROM modifications and learn how to compile and edit Android ROMs. I have the system.img dump from the original ROM and now I want to make the following.
1. Decompile the system.img file
2. Add new system languages
3. Compile and flash the ROM
So my question is how to properly decompile it and add the language that I want? I search for some tools in XDA but I am not sure if the things that I found are the proper ones. Can you please give me the right links for tools about this whole process. I also want to find some more information how to properly add a system language. Thank you in advance! By the way, I am using Linux so it will be better if the tools for compile and decompile are Linux compatible.
Cheers
hello,
i search and found out that there is a way to Extract a Device Tree File from Android Firmware Files , using a linux tool "device tree compiler".
I tried to follow the instructions from the link below, but without luck to install it.
How to Extract a Device Tree File from Android Firmware Files
source for the compiler..
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/device-tree-compiler
i hope it will help as to make a better rom .
Dmxsir said:
hello,
i search and found out that there is a way to Extract a Device Tree File from Android Firmware Files , using a linux tool "device tree compiler".
I tried to follow the instructions from the link below, but without luck to install it.
How to Extract a Device Tree File from Android Firmware Files
source for the compiler..
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/device-tree-compiler
i hope it will help as to make a better rom .
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The kernel does not implement the dtd format sadly, but we are working on a device tree as well as a better twrp.
Thats a good news.
Thank you!!
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hey dev,
I'm trying to translate the Chinese version to my language, and to remove some apps .
i know i need the framework-res.apk
when i extract the zip file there is no system folder .
I have the "rom porter" and "kitchen", and not one of them extract with the system .
i know im missing something, i tried to google it but i didn't find any info.
please guide me .
thank you very mach.
Hello there,
I am new here and I would like to modify system.img for my phone which is XIAOMI MI A2
i can't really find any way to do that,some posts are too old,and others I understand nothing:silly:
First of all I would like to know if there is any tool available for modifying .img files
I would also appreciate if you guys could explain me how that works,I mean I just unpack and repack the image file and done,I can just flash it with TWRP?
:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
Thanks in advance ?