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Root [Guide] Deodexing Stock ROM

NeoSabin

NeoSabin

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Deodexing is the process of recombining .odex files to an apk and making it a complete package again, mainly for themeing. This is really for those of you out there that want to stay on stock and theme it.

As a shortcut i have uploaded the deodex and zipaligned files for those who want to save time. If so skip to step 4.

Deodexed files
PLEASE DO A BACKUP IN RECOVERY BEFORE PROCEEDING

1.The user friendly way to deodex your system apps is by using xUltimate

2.After downloading it run main.exe and choose option 5. This will copy your system apps to your PC and deodex them. The originals will be in the folders "origi_app" and "origi_frame". The deodexed files will be in "done_app" and "done_frame".

3.For optimization run zipalign on the "done_app" folder by starting zipaling.exe, choosing the folder then running the zipalign.bat that was created.

4.Copy the "done_app" and "done_frame" onto your internal sd.

5.After copying, set your phone to internet connection on USB and make sure USB debugging is on. Now run these commands in cmd.

adb shell
su
stop
mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system
cp /sdcard/done_app/* /system/app/
cp /sdcard/done_frame/* /system/framework/
rm /system/app/*.odex
rm /system/framework/*.odex
mount -o ro,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system
reboot

7.Delete the "done_app" and "done_frame" folders of you like.

6.Done. Enjoy your deodexed phone and the themes being provided by this great community :)
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Base source used for this guide: [HOW-TO] Manually deodex your phone - RootzWiki
 
every pc i put it on says driver missing or deviice malfunctioned. idk why. just randomly happened a week ago. idk if the usb connectivity thing messed up on my phone or something, but i know it has to be the phone because my optimus works fine.
 
Are you using the usb cord that came with your Esteem and have you uninstalled/reinstalled the LG USB drivers? If I use the Samsung cord for my Indulge, it wont recognize my Esteem.
 
did uninstall/re. reboot pc. upgrade. roll back drivers. nada and tried it and several others. still nothing and all my cords worked with optimus
 
Which version of windows? On my XPsp1 pc I cant make the Esteem recognize no matter what I do but on Windows 7 it found the device without the drivers lol. Also, mine had to search windows update to find some things even though I had the complete driver package installed.
 
JayBondzeWell said:
well i have xp. i guess ill try windows 7. thankx. ill let u know what happen? thankxx
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win xp dont play to nice with android, another possible fix is, if you have cwm recovery install, try putting the stork recovery back on it, cause when we was testing the cwm before the actual release the sd card didnt mount that good, but it seems likeits your phone thats causing the problem.
 
yeah. i think its the phone. i tried the stock and it still says device malfunctioned. .right now its in win 7 and its saying problem with device =*[
 
JayBondzeWell said:
the file downloaded. but the phone still didnt work on pc which is what im going to give up on =[
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The file shiny linked was a zip flashable through CWM. Do you have a multi reader that you can put your SD card in and copy over the file? You can try removing files in /system/app/ and copy the system apps into that folder then disable signature verification and try installing.
 
it installed and everything. but. i got theut when i out phone on pc to test it says device malfunctioning (drivers not installed) when they r
 
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