TrevStuff - Apps and Stuff to help with Alliance and Other Roms

This is a collection of tools and apps that I have produced to try to help users of Alliance ROM and various Kernels. Some of these apps may work for other ROMs or Kernels but I must stress that these will not have been tested.

Contents
My Apps - Apps or Flashable Zips that I have produced to address specific needs.
Guides - Guides I have produced to take you through fixes or modifications.
Other Stuff - Useful bits from others.
Bespoke Stuff - Custom stuff that is not Rom or Kernel specific.
Rom Share - Links to Mirrors I have set up for Roms I use with slow download speeds from their original host.

Other useful Links:
Alliance Thread
Alliance OTA Submission Thread
Rom Share - Mirror of ROMs and Kernels I use where the main link is very slow.
Adblock Hub - Some adblockers saved from the Play Store cull.

Apps

My Apps - These are Apps or Flashable Zips that I have created for Alliance Rom or a specific Kernel

SymlinkSD - App that runs on boot and Symliks the External SDCard as /mnt/sdcard - Only needed for Kernels that display this behaviour.

Reset Fuel Gauge - Function to rectify weird battery readings, code taken from Dori's kernel and turned into an app.

Tweaker - Allows you to toggle the following options on your phone if the installed Apps support it:
Camera Silent Menu Item
Disable auto convert SMS to MMS
Change the maximum number of contacts that can be joined to another contact

TogMods - Auto enables any Toggle Modifications you have made on reboot instead of having to make a change to enable them.

AccuWeather Widget - Flashable Zip for either Normal (with Background) or Transparent

LS Fix - Repairs Issue on some LS8 ROMs where the Lockscreen does not come up and a long press of the power button restarts the phone.

Stock Messaging no Convert and Sent Time - Stock Messaging app with the Convert to MMS function disabled and displayed times reflect the sent time not received time.

AOSP Themed Messaging no Convert and Sent Time - AOSP Themed Messaging app with the Convert to MMS function disabled and displayed times reflect the sent time not received time.

SilentCam - Camera app with Silent Option

CPU Idle - Allows user to specify the Scheduler used for CPU Idle for screen on and off as long as the Kernel supports it.

Crash Logger - Captures LastKmsg file automatically after an unexpected reboot. File is saved to SD and copied to Clipboard. Kernel must not have disabled Android Logging.

Boot Wifi - Automatically enables WiFi on Boot for ROMs or Kernels that deactivate WiFi on startup.

Auto Wifi - Automatically enables WiFi on Boot for ROMs or Kernels that deactivate WiFi on startup and renenables WiFi if it is enabled by the user and then immediately deactivated by the Kernel or Rom.

Cache Cleaner - Runs the Cache Clean feature from Dorimanx kernel as a stand alone application. Just run and that's it. It will show the Start Free Ram, End Free Ram and then close itself and remove from memory.

Rom Select - App for Dual Boot users to allow them to change Roms without waiting for STweaks to load first. Tested with Dorimanx, should work with Siyah as well.

The following Apps may no longer be required as they should be fixed.

Dori CamFix - Fixes problems with some CM and AOKP ROMS where the camera force closes when using Dorimanx Kernel.

Fake Notify - Fixes issue for users using AllianceROM where the Notification bar does not show up on boot.

Fake Notify Plus - Fixes issue for users using AllianceROM where the Notification bar does not show up on boot and also sometimes disappears during normal use at Random.

Crackle Stop - Automates TRB's method of fixing the problem of a crackling sound being produced along with notifications. Once installed run and you will need to grant SU access. You will then be presented with a Menu for your Normal 'Idle' mode, this should be the same as the awake idle mode set in STweaks, next you will be asked for an Alt Idle mode, this can be anything, just not the same as your normal mode.
Once set you will need to reboot for the fix to activate.
Once rebooted the app does what it needs to do over a 20 second period (not 20 seconds after the phone has booted as the app will probably be the last thing loaded - so to be safe I'd give it 2 or 3 minutes). You then need to let your phone get into Deep Sleep so leave it for a bit and then after that all should be OK.
Note this is not a one off fix, this process will run on each boot but you do not need to rerun the App unless you want to change the Normal Idle mode.

Guides

My Guides - These are useful Guides I have made to help with various ROM and Kernel Issues.

Swype LSx Fix - Problem where the Custom Dictionary stops working and saving new words when using Swype on LSx ROMS.

IMEI Recovery - Step by step guide on how to backup your IMEI and then how to recover should you need to. This an essential guide, as should you not be able to recover your IMEI your phone will become a very expensive Paper Weight.

Change System DPI Settings - Step by step settings to change the system DPI.

YouTube fix - How to fix the error signing in problem in YouTube.

Other Stuff - Useful bits from others

The Red Blur's Cave - The Red Blur's page of helpful hints and knowledge. Don't bother reporting a problem until you have checked here, this guy is the best resource for all things Galaxy S 2!

Dorimanx Kernel Discussion Thread - Discussion Thread for all things Dori, especially things that should not be posted in the Dev Thread.

HawkerPaul's ROM and Kernel Wipe / Nuke scripts - These scripts should be used before flashing new ROMs or Kernels to clear up all of the left behind bits from your old installation.

Stock Video Fix - Flashable fix for issues with the Stock Video Player Force Closing when opened from the App Drawer, usually only present with Dori and Siyah Kernels. Thanks TRB.

Auto Call Record Mod and Disable increasing Volume Mod - Mods for LSx based ROMs to enable Automatic Call Recording and disable Increasing Ringtone volume.

LSx Dual Boot Mod - Manual Mod to allow Dual Booting of Roms when one of them is LSx

Ficeto's Kernel - Flashable Zip of Alliance 6 and 7 stock kernel.

AC!D Audio Installer - For Alliance Rom
Instructions:
Download and flash through Recovery.
After flash Wipe Dalvik Cache and Fix Permissions
Once booted enter the following into a Terminal Prompt to test install:
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
aaengine

You shouldn't need to run the above command, the install should do it but just to be sure

Reserved 1

Alliance Rom FAQ

How do I install 7.02?
You need to uninstall the Rom Customiser that comes with the Rom then install the new one from play store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ficeto.alliancemanager) once installed go into Rom Customiser and then OTA and select the updates.

OTA does not mean Samsung or System OTA.

How do I install 7.3? I can't find it in OTA.
7.3 is a full Rom and not an update. As such you need to download the full Rom zip from the OP on the Alliance Thread. Once downloaded flash it through Rom Customiser.

How do I flash the Stock Theme for 7.3?
During installation uncheck the box next to "Alliance Theme".

What can be installed through Rom Customiser?
Anything can be flashed through Rom Customiser as long as it is a Flashable zip, an Odin Tar file or an OTA download.

I have Downloaded a mod or update from OTA which I cannot flash through recovery. What am I doing wrong?
You need to flash these files through Rom Customiser which will then automate recovery. You cannot flash these independently.

What is the default blue colour used in the Rom?
Uncheck the Alpha box Colour Hex code #33b5e5

How can I get the Dandelion Lock Screen Wallpaper back?
Download it from here.

Bespoke stuff

These are bits that have been requested by others for a specific requirement not Rom or Kernel specific.

MTU 1300 (tun0) - App to set the MTU value to 1300 for a VPN connection using tun0.

Changing the DPI

Change the Entire System DPI setting.

1. Open Root Explorer
2. Navigate to /System folder
3. Open the build.prop file
4. Scroll down to the 'Additional_build_properties' you are looking for the line
"ro.sf.lcd_density = 240"
The default value for the LCD density is 240, the lower the number the more on
the screen. 200 is a good value to start with.
Save the change.
5. Reboot phone for the change to become effective.

Re: TrevStuff - Apps and Stuff to help with Alliance Rom

nogo8888 said:

Initial report: just working on note2.
Thank you so much sir.
Without this mod, i cannot access our internal website.

Sir can you post this playstore?

Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2

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Glad it's working for you and thaks for the feedback and explanation for others.

As for Play Store I have yet to purchase a dev account to allow me to upload as I really only make things for people who know how to install from anywhere. Please feel free to trek people to download from this page, I won't be removing the app.

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Rom Share

Alliance Rom

Version 6.00 MD5 ad9ef7e3f95b746de4bbc938ebf89a9a
Version 6.10 MD5 eab8fc5f40e47bc1a1a2d06b3d9253e1
Version 7.00 MD5 ae964c3a07aeb460c8d21fe3c0f087e9
Version 7.01 MD5 d761e4625b8406eee3b97fd5eec6ea87

IMEI Recovery

IMPORTANT
FOR THIS PROCESS TO WORK YOU MUST HAVE A GOOD COPY OF YOUR /efs DIRECTORY TAKEN PRIOR TO THE PROBLEM HAPPENING. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THIS YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECOVER.

DISCLAIMER - THIS IS AN AMALGAMATION OF IDEAS, PROCESSES AND GUIDES FOUND ONLINE ALONG WITH MY OWN MODIFICATIONS AND PROCESSES THAT I HAD TO MAKE TO GET THE PROCESS TO WORK FOR ME.
ALTHOUGH I HAVE PERFORMED THIS PROCESS IN FULL AND IT HAS WORKED FOR ME I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR DATA LOSS THAT ARISES FROM FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE. BY USING THIS GUIDE YOU ARE ACCEPTING ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL ACTIONS AND THEIR RESULTS.
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT PERFORMING THIS PROCESS WILL INVALIDATE YOUR WARRANTY BUT IF YOU ARE ALREADY ROOTED AND RUNNING CUSTOM SOFTWARE THEN YOU HAVE ALREADY INVALIDATED YOUR WARRANTY ANYWAY.

This is a common problem that usually occurs when a problem is encountered flashing a file from Recovery. Please take the precautions listed below, it will save you a lot of trouble should you ever suffer from this problem.

Backup Process

There are 3 ways that I use to back up the /efs directory.

These are:

1 - Manually copy /efs to your SD Card and make another copy somewhere safe (Computer, Dropbox, etc).
2 - Use HC-kTool to make a backup image of your /efs directory.
3 - Use Galaxy S Unlock AND GSII Repair to make backups of your original /efs directory (These are both the same but by doing both you have two copies of /efs available should you need it).

All Apps available from the Google Play Store or can be downloaded in the AppPack from here

At the end of this process you will have 4 copies of your /efs directory on your SD Card as well as any dulicates you created externally in step 1. This might seem like overkill but trust me taking 5 minutes creating these will save you hours and possibly quite a bit of money in repair costs in the long run should you ever need to recover!

Now you have your backups lets hope that you never need them, but should you then...

Recovery Process

Acknowledgements
Based on original post by XDA Member vaskodogamagmail with more detail and modifications to make process work added by me.
Original Post

Symptoms
You may have one, some or all of the following:
No Signal
Emergency Call Only
No Network
IMEI 004999010640000
IMEI 000000000000000
IMEI

(To check your IMEI number either enter *#06# dial into the dialer or check in Settings, Phone Information)

Prerequisites
Rooted Phone

Try the following processes in order until the problem is resolved.

Method 1:
Open HC-kTool and choose "Restore efs from backup (DANGEROUS!)" then choose "Restore IMG". Once completed you will be prompted to reboot. Perform Reboot and if all has gone well you will have a working phone again.

Method 2:
Open Galaxy S Unlock app and select "Restore saved EFS Folder". This will come up with a response saying "Done". Reboot and see if your phone is working again.

Method 3:
Open GSII_Repair and perform Options 2 and 3. Your phone will reboot. Once it has rebooted see if your phone is working.

Method 4:
Open GSII_Repair and select "Restore saved EFS Folder". This will come up with a response saying "Done". Reboot and see if your phone is working again.

Method 5:
This is the last chance (and the one that after tweaking to what you see below worked for me).

You will Need the following:
Stock GB ROM
Insecure Kernel
ODIN
Quick Root
All of these can be downloaded in the IMEIFix.zip which can be downloaded from here.

Android SDK and ADB instaled on your Computer or a Terminal App on your Phone (Personally I prefer ADB from Computer but you choose whichever you are most comfortable with).

We are going to restore your phone to as close to original stock a possible. No data wil be removed from your SD Card(s) but all installed apps, customisations, ROMs and Kernels will be removed. Please backup everyting you need before runnng this process.

If you are able to make a Nandroid Backup of your Rom you will be able to recover this at the end of the process.

Open ODIN
In Options select "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time".
Select the following files from the "OriginalRom" folder on your computer:

Bootloader -> KERNEL_I9100XEKDB_CL161513_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
PDA -> CODE_I9100XEKDB_CL161513_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
Phone -> MODEM_I9100XXKDH_REV_02_CL995882.tar.md5

Reboot your phone into Download Mode (Hold down Home, Volume Down and Power when turnng on).
When in Download Mode connect to Computer via USB.
You will get a Ready message in one of the top boxes in ODIN. When you have this press the Start button.

After a while your phone will reboot and load up into it's Stock setup.
Configure the settings and then Power down the Phone.
Once Powered down go into Download Mode again (same process as above).
In ODIN press Reset.
Set the same options as before.
This time only set the Bootloader box. Select the file from the "InsecureKernel" folder on your computer - NOTE Insecure means that it is able to be rooted, not that there is a security issue with using it. We will be replacing this later anyway.

Check you have the Ready in the top box in ODIN and press Start.

Once finished your phone will reboot to stock again. IMPORTANT - Disconnect the USB cable before proceeding.

Go to Settings, Applications, Developer Options.
Turn ON "USB Debugging".
Connect USB cable to Computer and Phone.
Open "Samsung Quick Root"
Select "Reboot Device When Finished"
Press "Root Device"
Some text will scroll on the screen and then phone will reboot.

This will have installed SuperUser, Busybox and Rooted your phone.

Install a Root capable Explorer app, I used Es File Explorer, either download from the Play Store or you can install if from the Apps folder of IMEIFix downloaded above.

Open a Command Prompt on your Computer
Enter the following commands:
adb shell
su
busybox umount -l /efs
exit
exit

Using your chosen exporer delete the efs folder from the root of your phone.

Reset the phone, after that open your explorer again and browse to the Root, the efs folder should have recreated and will contain files. These are new and are system generated.

Go to the efs folder using your chosen explorer, and delete "nv_data.bin" and "nv_data.bin.md5".

Go to the working back up of your efs folder on your SD Card, copy the "imei" folder to the efs folder at the root of your phone, then again go to the backed up efs folder on your SD Card and copy the "nv_data.bin" file to your efs folder at the root of your phone using your explorer. Once you have copied this file, please rename the new file to "nv_data.bin.bak".

Make another copy of the "nv_data.bin" file in the backed up efs folder on your SD Card and paste this into the efs folder at the root of your phone again.

On your Computer open a command prompt and enter the following commands:

adb shell
su
chown 1001:radio /efs/nv_data.bin

Reset your phone.

You should now have your Original IMEI, check this by dialing *#06# call into the dialer. If you have the correct IMEI then you are done. You can either reinstall your usual ROM, Apps, Kernel etc manually or restore an existing backup.

If you need to install a Recovery with CWM (to restore backups or install new ROMs and Kernels then please follow these steps:

Install Mobile Odin from ChainFire from the Play Store (or if you are an XDA user you can download from here)
If you have used the XDA version you will also need the eu.chainfire.mobileodin.flashkernel.i9100.v2-1 apk file, this is in the IMEIFix download above in the Apps folder.
Copy the Kernel-V7.tar file from the CWMKernel folder in IMEIFix to your SD Card.
Open Mobile Odin and from there open the Kernel-V7.tar file. This will flash Dorimanx 7.45. If you now boot into recovery you can flash what you need to in the usual way.

By following the process above you will likely find that the Triangle Alert is now on your screen when booting yor phone indicating that your bootloader has been modified. Although this makes no functional difference to your phone you can remove this alert by installing TriangleAway from the Play Store (or if you are an XDA user you can download from here. This will reset the flash counters in your phone and remove the warning.

If you still have the wrong or no IMEI then you will need to seek further help.

There is no obligation but if this guide has just saved your phone and you feel you would like to show your appreciation there is a "Donate" button on the left, please feel free to use it.

YouTube fix

The problem is actually with Xlory's Inverted Play Store so far a fix had not been released by Xlory so we have to use the following workaround based on suggestion from Nos_20 and modifications from Andreas75k.

Fully uninstall YouTube, firstly from the Play Store or Settings, Applications and then from Rom Customiser (Manage System Apps).
In Rom Customiser go to OTA then select and flash Stock Play Store.
Goto Settings, Applications and wipe cache, data and any updates for Google Play Services and Google Play Store.
Reboot to recovery.
Wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache.
Reboot.
Once rebooted reinstall YouTube in Rom Customiser and update through the Play Store or just install directly from the Play Store but obviously it wont be a system app.

That's it, all should now work.

Key here is: don't use any modified versions of Google Play Services, Google Play Store or YouTube, only STOCK.

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Ba7rani123 said:

By that ^^ you mean to clear data and cache for google play and google play services and their updates also...

Because I cleared only for the updates and it didnt work... could you please make it clearer for other users

Thanks Alot for the guide and ur 'stuff' very useful

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Thanks for that. Yes wipe cache and data after uninstalling updates.

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