Trouble installing framework-res.apk

[acidcore]

I have my phone rooted, I have pulled off the framework-res.apk file and changed a few images maybe like 12 total. I rezip the apk and then I change it back to framework-res.apk then I use the autosign.bat tool i downloaded to resign the app. I then use adb to try and push the framework back onto my phone into /system/framework/ and I get permission denied. am I doing something wrong? I also have tried an install with adb install framework-res.apk and i get this..

C:\androidsdk\tools>adb install C:/androidsdk/pulledapps/framework-res/framework-res.apk

1931 KB/s (2348096 bytes in 1.187s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/framework-res.apk

Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]

C:\androidsdk\tools>

I have been trying for a couple days all kinds of things to get my framework file altered and I just can't figure it out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[vpshockwave]

I have my phone rooted, I have pulled off the framework-res.apk file and changed a few images maybe like 12 total. I rezip the apk and then I change it back to framework-res.apk then I use the autosign.bat tool i downloaded to resign the app. I then use adb to try and push the framework back onto my phone into /system/framework/ and I get permission denied. am I doing something wrong? I also have tried an install with adb install framework-res.apk and i get this..

C:\androidsdk\tools>adb install C:/androidsdk/pulledapps/framework-res/framework-res.apk

1931 KB/s (2348096 bytes in 1.187s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/framework-res.apk

Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]

C:\androidsdk\tools>

I have been trying for a couple days all kinds of things to get my framework file altered and I just can't figure it out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

This is how I do it. Make sure you've got your old one backed up.

adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/mtdblock4 /system
dd if=/sdcard/framework-res.apk of=/system/framework/framework-res.apk

When you do these commands, you're replacing a file in use, and android doesn't like that so it'll auto-reboot, but its the way I've always used. Also the if=/sdcard/framework-res.apk just refers to wherever your framework is (this assumes it's on the root of the sdcard).

[acidcore]

Ok now i got the framework on you definitely made me understand what I was doing wrong. However, now when I reboot the phone i get no service and all my apps are being force closed... any ideas??

Note: If you attempt this and you can't figure out what to do don't panic! This happened to me and I thought my phone was gone but i went and got a micro sd reader from target for $6 downloaded a stock update.zip for droid 2.0.1 loaded onto my sd card put it back in my phone rebooted in recovery mode and applied update.zip and woohoo it went back to normal I didn't lose anything! Just a note incase someone reads this and tries to replace their framework-res.apk and this happens to them.

[ashkev843]

I get the force closing thing sometimes. You have to be careful what you are changing. Everything has to be the same size as the original .png image and has to be in the .png format. Generally try not to mess with any of the .9 files because they have to be changed using eclipse or something or they will not work properly.

[ashkev843]

and if you are using adb I always just push the file over. Boot the phone into recovery mode and then go to the mount menu and mount the system. Make sure you move the framework-res.apk into your tools folder and then type this in the command prompt
adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework

[acidcore]

I get the force closing thing sometimes. You have to be careful what you are changing. Everything has to be the same size as the original .png image and has to be in the .png format. Generally try not to mess with any of the .9 files because they have to be changed using eclipse or something or they will not work properly.

Thanks for al lthe help I figured out how to put framework-res.apk on the phone now but i just don't know how to edit my images correctly. What is the ideal graphic editor to use to edit and save them to the correct size? I was using Corel Paint Shop Pro but apparently it doesn't save the .png to the correct format. I mean it saves it to .png but i was reading somewhere it has to be a PNG8 file? Any help would be wonderful. I just loaded a framework-res.apk and the file sizes and image sizes definitely differentiate from the stock ones that come on the droid so now I am all confuzzled lol.

[19DroidRage84]

Another easy way to edit your framework-res is using Metamorph from the market. There is also an easy to follow video on youtube.

[tktouch12]

Another easy way to edit your framework-res is using Metamorph from the market. There is also an easy to follow video on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9y3ooUZZrg

helpful video. thanks for posting it

[ashkev843]

I think if they are close in size it will work. I always just use gimp for my edits. I haven't had problems with it. The only thing I have had issuse with is messing with any file that had .9 in it's title. Some of them you can change, but some of them it will really screw up things when you push them back over. It really can mess things up if you are changing things on one of the system apps. Which things are you trying to change?

[blake2050]

Here's my advice.

1. I use fireworks mx to edit the .png files, its great. (and FYI it doesnt need to be the exact same size)

2. If you have winzip installed then just use that to delete the files you want to replace and then just add the new ones. (changing back to .apk of course)

3. Do NOT do any kind of signing to the apk it will be fine without it.

4. Use this method to put back on phone:
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
busybox cp -R /sdcard/framework-res.apk /system/framework
reboot

You should be good to go...