decompiling and recompiling framework-res for ics

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greetings

this is a basic tutorial on decompiling and recompiling framework-res for ics.

thanks to this thread here which posted the latest aapt and the idea to use two versions of apktool. more is needed though and there are some unnecessary actions so i am adding to this for the rezound.

download this file which contains two versions of apktool and the latest aapt

apktools

add the contents to your apktool folder. rename apktool 1.4.2 to just apktool

install your ics framework

apktool if framework-res.apk
apktool if com.htc.resourses.apk

you will see flag errors but disregard.

decompile framework-res

apktool d framework-res.apk <out>

again you will see flag errors but disregard.you will also see errors in values-hdpi and values- xdpi pointing to the drawables xml. i deleted both xmls to mod the battery percentage.

to recompile. rename apktool to apktool 1.4.2. rename apktool 1.4.3 to just apktool.

this is rather strange but this is what has worked. go to res/values/anims

change this

<anim name="htc_ime_decelerate_interpolator">@anim/zzz_htc_ime_decelerate_interpolator</anim>

to

<item type="anim" name="htc_ime_decelerate_interpolator">@anim/zzz_htc_ime_decelerate_interpolator</item>

then recompile.

apktool b <out>

the anims xml is rebuilt as before which is the strange part.

please post any questions or issues

dude ty so much for this.... u are the king of theme

you are then man bro. thanks for this. now off to mess with stuff.....

Thank you kind sir.. On to the fun

EDIT: I have not tackled the framework yet but it fixed the problem I have been having with SystemUI. I finally get a consistent decompile and re-compile of it.

Thanks

Originally Posted by NilsP

Thank you kind sir.. On to the fun

EDIT: I have not tackled the framework yet but it fixed the problem I have been having with SystemUI. I finally get a consistent decompile and re-compile of it.

Thanks

How because I cant get SysUI?

Originally Posted by scrosler

How because I cant get SysUI?

I just set it up this way and de-compiled with 1.4.2 and re-compiled with 1.4.3 and it only gave me warnings. I actually think the aapt is the answer since that was where I was getting the "could not execute error" after it could not do resources.

It is not 100% because the SystemUI flashed over a live ROM fine but I lost the notification bar on a full wipe. Not sure yet if it is apktool or me.

did you guys get sysUI decompiled yet? i olny get a smali folder and nothing else.

Originally Posted by racinwarrior

did you guys get sysUI decompiled yet? i olny get a smali folder and nothing else.

i didnt have an issue with systemui with the newer aapt. i decompiled, modded and recompiled with apktool 1.4.3

Originally Posted by NilsP

I just set it up this way and de-compiled with 1.4.2 and re-compiled with 1.4.3 and it only gave me warnings. I actually think the aapt is the answer since that was where I was getting the "could not execute error" after it could not do resources.

It is not 100% because the SystemUI flashed over a live ROM fine but I lost the notification bar on a full wipe. Not sure yet if it is apktool or me.

I recompiled my SystemUI last night with a few Smali edits to see if I could get data working. Did a full factory wipe(still no good on the data) but it didn't hose anything else.

Originally Posted by fernando sor

i didnt have an issue with systemui with the newer aapt. i decompiled, modded and recompiled with apktool 1.4.3

Originally Posted by MrSmith317

I recompiled my SystemUI last night with a few Smali edits to see if I could get data working. Did a full factory wipe(still no good on the data) but it didn't hose anything else.

I finally got a good compile of SystemUI with the new aapt and 1.4.2 apktools. Then I redid it with 1.4.3 and it worked fine. So they key is the aapt fernando provided.

By the way, de-compile with 1.4.2 and re-compile with 1.4.3 was the way I got a failure of the apk with losing the notifications bar.