Update.zip 2.0 Modifier/Creator [Script] Drag/Drop Support [Windows]

tnpapadakos · Sep 16, 2010

Daneshm90 said:
Im confused a little, why do u have folders you want to push to these directories ? You should use metamorph for this task of replacing images within the apk.

ok, was just trying to do it without metamorph, and i thought the folders was wrong, so any idea how i would do it with this tool without just plain adding the whole settings apk, or mms apk with my replaced images in them?

till now, i just take the rom and change everything i want changed on my pc, then sign and then i flash the zip...was just trying to make an update.zip that would "mod" the rom in one step

Daneshm90 · Sep 16, 2010

tnpapadakos said:
ok, was just trying to do it without metamorph, and i thought the folders was wrong, so any idea how i would do it with this tool without just plain adding the whole settings apk, or mms apk with my replaced images in them?

till now, i just take the rom and change everything i want changed on my pc, then sign and then i flash the zip...was just trying to make an update.zip that would "mod" the rom in one step

It wouldn't be possible using this batch script as its limited to what syntax it can insert into ur update-script. Perhaps what one could do, is have a .sh file which allows for the extraction of .apk's (essentially .zip's). Im not sure but doesn't the recovery support "unzip" command ? U cud just write urself a update-script which extracts, inserts, repacks.

tnpapadakos · Sep 16, 2010

Daneshm90 said:
It wouldn't be possible using this batch script as its limited to what syntax it can insert into ur update-script. Perhaps what one could do, is have a .sh file which allows for the extraction of .apk's (essentially .zip's). Im not sure but doesn't the recovery support "unzip" command ? U cud just write urself a update-script which extracts, inserts, repacks.

alrighty then...thanx

Toisan · Sep 26, 2010

Hallo,

one short question, are these steps right if i want to flash a .apk into system/app

Steps:

creat a folder called "app" in "placehere" folder
open .bat, wrote "y" -> enter
creat a update-script -> copy directories -> to SYSTEM -> app -> again app (for "app" folder in "placehere" folder)
wrote 8 -> enter
create update.zip
flash it

thats all cause i got this error in Clockwork recovery with the .zip:

Code:

"E:Can't open /cache/update.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted."

so if u can, here is it, than u can have a look at it:

Download

thank u for ur help!

Daneshm90 · Sep 26, 2010

Toisan said:
Hallo,

one short question, are these steps right if i want to flash a .apk into system/app

Steps:

creat a folder called "app" in "placehere" folder

open .bat, wrote "y" -> enter

creat a update-script -> copy directories -> to SYSTEM -> app -> again app (for "app" folder in "placehere" folder)

wrote 8 -> enter

create update.zip

flash it

thats all cause i got this error in Clockwork recovery with the .zip:

Code:

"E:Can't open /cache/update.zip (bad) Installation aborted."

so if u can, here is it, than u can have a look at it:

Download

thank u for ur help!

Hey,

Ur steps are correct. Just a question, can u try flashing another "proven to work" update.zip and see if it flashes ? Also can u check how much space you got left on ur /cache partition ? do

adb shell df /cache

Thanks

Toisan · Sep 26, 2010

Sry for this, rebuild the update.zip and now its works

best tool to do this

Maybe u can add some finished update-scripts to this like for framework, app...

and how to add to thins to flash, e.g. framework and apps?

regards and Thanks!

Daneshm90 · Sep 26, 2010

Toisan said:
Sry for this, rebuild the update.zip and now its works

best tool to do this

Maybe u can add some finished update-scripts to this like for framework, app...

and how to add to thins to flash, e.g. framework and apps?

regards and Thanks!

I guess lol so sort of a guide for different scenarios.

I'll see when i get the time.

deprecate · Oct 1, 2010

I took a rom that I have already flashed so I know it flashes fine to see how things actually worked.

I extracted it to placehere (META-INF, system, boot.img)
I replaced a few apks essentially changing the default language
I used option 2 per the video demo that you posted
I noticed that once it tells me that the update.zip is created and all is OK, the META-INF folder found in placehere vanishes. Is this normal?
I toss the update on my sdcard and attempt to flash it; it fails with "no update script found".

Out of curiousity, I open up the update.zip that was created and there is a META-INF folder present so it placed it correctly...for some reason though, when flashing, it assumes there is no update script found.

For testing purposes, I took the rom that flashes fine, placed it in placehere and did not alter a single thing. I created a fresh update.zip with it and attempted to flash it as well. The same result, "Can't find update script".

What am I missing?

update: So for some reason it is not carrying the com folder in META-INF when creating the update.zip, nor updating the updater script found within. I suppose I can simply drop the previous one in there, but for all new apks I add, or for any I remove, things will not go as planned when flashing.

No bueno

Stoney 666 · Oct 8, 2010

i really want to start using this with your porting tool, but when i run this, it says "java was not found, you will not be able to sign apks or use apktools" any help please!! i just updated my java right before i tried running this...

sisterchick · Oct 12, 2010

Fix Permissions???

Is it possible to fire off fix_permissions (Amon RA recovery) via this scripting tool? I tried just adding "fix_permissions" to the script and it returned a syntax error.

stevendeb25 · Oct 12, 2010

great tool bud

i tried this tool at first apk wasnt being copied when flashing update.

i had folder in placehere called app with apk file inside

then used 1,1,SYSTEM,app,app,8,2

but that didnt work

i had to use 1,2,SYSTEM,app,app,8,2 then it worked

this right?

yep META-INF is failing

ok only had to do 1,2,SYSTEM,system,system,8 coz it was copying a folder of the same name my bad

droidman101 · Oct 13, 2010

heh, would love this to be combined with apk manager

rudim · Oct 15, 2010

updated.zip

@Daneshm90

I am completed noob i try to follow the video but is too fast for me
i want to make several apk onto updated.zip into the system/app
my device is SGS mod samdroid v2
can describe here the step
i read that ppl has problem too
sorry to bothering you
sorry my bad english

Thanks

jpcastedo · Oct 27, 2010

Daneshm90 said:
Hmm then java might not have been successful at adding it to your path if u get "java not found" when u type in cmd.

Do this :

Right click my computer
Select properties
Select Advanced system settings
Select Environment Variables
Then from the bottom half ("System Variables")
Scroll down to path and double click it
Now, add the path to your java directory, for reference heres wht my path looks like

Code:

c:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenLibraries\bin;C:\Users\Danesh\Android\AndroidSdk\tools;[B]C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin[/B]

OP should add this to the main post hehe
Thanks for the script

fisha21 · Oct 27, 2010

jpcastedo said:
OP should add this to the main post hehe
Thanks for the script

Perfect, making this addition worked a treat. Thanks Danesh, for both the utility and the Java suggestion!

rycheme · Oct 28, 2010

Just for fun, I tried porting DarkEdge UI http://www.droidforums.net/forum/xeudoxus/61048-release-darkedge-ui-2-2-a.html to the Eris. I was able to create the update.zip and script without an issue and it ran, but nothing happened

Oh well.

What I did want to say is that this is one snappy piece of work - thank you so much for the work that you've put into making this, absolutely fantastic!

nachobkcc · Nov 5, 2010

thx

trying it now! thx

TmobileDash12 · Nov 10, 2010

Hi, so I reformatted my laptop and now I'm having the same issue as before. I don't remember how I fixed it, I'm having trouble setting the variables and stuff.

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=369994&d=1280521702

That's my current situation. If anyone can use TeamViewer to help me, I would appreciate it so much. Thanks in advance :]

crisvillani · Nov 19, 2010

Hello i i am trying to make an update.zip to copy two apk's to system partition, this is my update script:

Code:

copy_dir PACKAGE:SYSTEM SYSTEM:app 
delete SYSTEM:app/Swype.apk

but everytime i try to flash i get Syntax error in update script, i looked through thread but my update script seems to look the same as everyone elses soo i dont know what the problem is .

by the way the two files im trying to copy over are FancyWidget, and HTC_IME.

thank you

crisvillani · Nov 19, 2010

crisvillani said:
Hello i i am trying to make an update.zip to copy two apk's to system partition, this is my update script:

Code:

copy_dir PACKAGE:SYSTEM SYSTEM:app delete SYSTEM:app/Swype.apk

but everytime i try to flash i get Syntax error in update script, i looked through thread but my update script seems to look the same as everyone elses soo i dont know what the problem is .

by the way the two files im trying to copy over are FancyWidget, and HTC_IME.

thank you

Ok i got it working and both apps were moved to system/app but now Fancywidget installs , but the HTC_IME doesnt, its just in the system/app but doesnt show up in settings or in apps installed??

any idea?

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