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[ModdingMyMind]

Hmm I might try it out mind saying where it is?

Its inside the ramdisk found within the boot.img itself. If you plan to edit it, you will need to unpack the boot.img, then unpack the ramdisk, edit that file, repack the ramdisk, then repack the boot.img as a whole again.

If you try to edit the actual file from your phone via a file manager, then know that it will go away upon rebooting the device because the boot.img writes itself out every time.


Edit: the boot.img isn't like the system.img or "partitions" where you can simply mount said partition with RW permissions then change it back to RO as seen with the /system itself. The boot.img currently has to be handled differently.

 

[svz235]

Its inside the ramdisk found within the boot.img itself. If you plan to edit it, you will need to unpack the boot.img, then unpack the ramdisk, edit that file, repack the ramdisk, then repack the boot.img as a whole again.

If you try to edit the actual file from your phone via a file manager, then know that it will go away upon rebooting the device because the boot.img writes itself out every time.

Ah of course but I know nothing of unpacking the boot.img Dx

 

[ModdingMyMind]

Ah of course but I know nothing of unpacking the boot.img Dx

[Without PC] Unpack, Edit, Repack Boot.img/Recovery.img

 

[svz235]

[Without PC] Unpack, Edit, Repack Boot.img/Recovery.img

Much reading, much information, much knowledge

 

[ModdingMyMind]

Much reading, much information, much knowledge

If you have any questions about that thread, please, ask away in that thread, and I will be more than welcome to assist

Though, don't let the guide intimidate you. Way simpler and easier than what it appears while looking at my thread lol.

 

[Kreatur3]

Curious if anybody has a recent update debloated rom? I was going to make one and then my computer went down. If not than maybe a flashable rom so I can download it and then take everything out prior to flashing. TIA.

 

[Member1614188]

Curious if anybody has a recent update debloated rom? I was going to make one and then my computer went down. If not than maybe a flashable rom so I can download it and then take everything out prior to flashing. TIA.

PLC or CL?

 

[Kreatur3]

PLC or CL?

Sorry. CL. Good ol Boost. Lol.

 

[ModdingMyMind]

Sorry. CL. Good ol Boost. Lol.

I have a deodexed Rom. But it isn't bloated and it will require you to flash supersu.

 

[Member1614188]

Sorry. CL. Good ol Boost. Lol.

I'm pretty sure there's a 4.1 debloat/deodex for Boost on XDA.

I basically removed everything Cricket on my ROM by doing
"adb shell
su
rm *cricket /system/app".

 

[Kreatur3]

I'm pretty sure there's a 4.1 debloat/deodex for Boost on XDA.

I basically removed everything Cricket on my ROM by doing
"adb shell
su
rm *cricket /system/app".

I'll have to look. I browsed over there but didn't find one. Thank you.

 

[Kreatur3]

I have a deodexed Rom. But it isn't bloated and it will require you to flash supersu.

That would be perfect. I can remove all the crap. I like to remove all the boost stuff. All the apps I can get from playstore and also all the ring tones, notifications, etc. Slim it down as much as I can and install only what I want.

 

[ModdingMyMind]

I'll have to look. I browsed over there but didn't find one. Thank you.

I will send you a pm. Its bloated, without root, and no busybox. But it is deodexed.

 

[JohanToGood]

Hey guys do you you know where I can get a kernal for k2_cl that has working links cause all the threads I've been to have broken links I'd like to get rid of that write protection and get o/c

 

[russellvone]

Hey guys do you you know where I can get a kernal for k2_cl that has working links cause all the threads I've been to have broken links I'd like to get rid of that write protection and get o/c

OC hasn't been implemented except in shinu2004's ICS kernels.....

 

[JohanToGood]

OC hasn't been implemented except in shinu2004's ICS kernels.....

Oo ok well is there one for in that gets rid of write protection cause I've been to the sicklekernal but the links are down

 

[russellvone]

Oo ok well is there one for in that gets rid of write protection cause I've been to the sicklekernal but the links are down

use moonshine to s-off....no more write protection ever with s-off

www.moonshine.io

 

[JohanToGood]

use moonshine to s-off....no more write protection ever with s-off

www.moonshine.io

Ok thanks I'm s-off but it won't let me change things in the system like boot animation or system apps

 

[Member1614188]

Ok thanks I'm s-off but it won't let me change things in the system like boot animation or system apps

Good sir, you're root right. Bootanim is in /system/customize/resource. You can flash a recovery and then flash root if you don't have it.

 

[ModdingMyMind]

Ok thanks I'm s-off but it won't let me change things in the system like boot animation or system apps

Need to make sure you mount the system as RW, and when done, back to RO.

 

[Member1614188]

Need to make sure you mount the system as RW, and when done, back to RO.

Yea that's right...tedious when trying to delete boat.

 

[JohanToGood]

Need to make sure you mount the system as RW, and when done, back to RO.

How is that done ty for the help and sorry for so many questions.

Good sir, you're root right. Bootanim is in /system/customize/resource. You can flash a recovery and then flash root if you don't have it.

I'm rooted and have a recovery ty for the help and patience

 

[Member1614188]

How is that done ty for the help and sorry for so many questions.







I'm rooted and have a recovery ty for the help and patience

Depending on variant it might be called CKT_bootup_one.zip or Boost_xxx.zip idk for boost.

 

[russellvone]

boost_bootanimation.zip

 

[ModdingMyMind]

How is that done ty for the help and sorry for so many questions.

There are a few ways to do it. But to keep it simple for now. There is an app on the Google Play Store which is free called, System RW/RO. Install it, run it, select either RW or RO.