[dev] Opensource (multiboot) Bootloader: Efidroid (formerly Grub4android)


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I managed to port the uboot api to LK which means we don't need uboot anymore :)
Code: 
couldn't get memory map, not enabling caches[1430] API_env_get: grub_term
[1430] API_dev_enum
Welcome to GRUB!

error: unknown terminfo type `r'.
[1430] API_env_get: grub_bootdev
[1430] API_env_get: grub_bootpath
GNU GRUB  version 2.02~beta2

  Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB 
  lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists possible 
  device or file completions.                                           


grub> help
authenticate [USERLIST]                boot
break [NUM]                            clear
continue [NUM]                          devicetree
echo [-e|-n] STRING                    export ENVVAR [ENVVAR] ...
gettext STRING                          help [PATTERN ...]
initrd                                  insmod MODULE
linux                                  ls [-l|-h|-a] [FILE ...]
menuentry BLOCK                        normal
normal_exit                            parttool PARTITION COMMANDS
probe DEVICE                            return [NUM]
set [ENVVAR=VALUE]                      setparams [VALUE]...
shift [NUM]                            submenu BLOCK
terminal_input [--append|--remove] [TE  terminal_output [--append|--remove] [T
terminfo [[-a|-u|-v] [-g WxH] TERM [TY  unset ENVVAR

grub>
 
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you're talking about datamedia? :)
I already thought about automatically patching systems to support this. the following changes are needed:
fstab(not a problem)
init.aries.rc(requires some crazy string parsing, but still possible)
storage_list.xml - that's a problem because this file is packed into android frameworks. maybe xposed could work around this problem.
 
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M1cha said:
you're talking about datamedia? :)
I already that about automatically patching systems to support this. the following changes are needed:
fstab(not a problem)
init.aries.rc(requires some crazy string parsing, but still possible)
storage_list.xml - that's a problem because this file is packed into android frameworks. maybe xposed could work around this problem.
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Maybe with some other crazy stuffs with init files you can patch the framework every boot checking the number of partitions (BTW stop this ot here, someone plz make a thread for this and quote everyone interested :) )
 
linuxx said:
Maybe with some other crazy stuffs with init files you can patch the framework every boot checking the number of partitions (BTW stop this ot here, someone plz make a thread for this and quote everyone interested :) )
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this isn't really offtpic because it's about bootloader features. and no, framework isn't something u can easily patch because apktool needs java and even if it would be written in C you'd mess with signatures. Especially on MIUI this would be a problem.
 
M1cha said:
this isn't really offtpic because it's about bootloader features. and no, framework isn't something u can easily patch because apktool needs java and even if it would be written in C you'd mess with signatures. Especially on MIUI this would be a problem.
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What about VRTheme? It uses edify/bash to decomplie, apply changes and recompile fw and apps
 
M1cha said:
u know that grub has one core only? :D
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With init scripts when booting system you can do this

EDIT: @M1cha see here
Code: 
#!/sbin/sh
# Copyright VillainROM 2011. All Rights Reserved
# cleanup from last time
[ -d /data/vrtheme-backup ] && rm -r /data/vrtheme-backup

# we need to first go through each file in the "app" folder, and for each one present, apply the modified theme to the APK
# let us copy each original APK here first.
echo "Processing /system/app/"
busybox mkdir -p /data/vrtheme-backup/system/app
busybox mkdir -p /data/vrtheme/apply/system/app
cd /data/vrtheme/system/app/
for f in $(ls)
do
  echo "Processing $f"
  cp /system/app/$f /data/vrtheme/apply/system/app/
  cp /system/app/$f /data/vrtheme-backup/system/app/
done
echo "Backups done for system apps"

# repeat for /system/framework now


[ -d /data/vrtheme/system/framework ] && framework=1 || framework=0

if [ "$framework" -eq "1" ]; then
echo "Processing /system/framework"
busybox mkdir -p /data/vrtheme-backup/system/framework
busybox mkdir -p /data/vrtheme/apply/system/framework
cd /data/vrtheme/system/framework
for f in $(ls)
do
  echo "Processing $f"
  cp /system/framework/$f /data/vrtheme/apply/system/framework/
  cp /system/framework/$f /data/vrtheme-backup/system/framework/
done
echo "Backups done for frameworks"
fi

# repeat for /data/app now


[ -d /data/vrtheme/data ] && dataapps=1 || dataapps=0

if [ "$dataapps" -eq "1" ]; then
echo "Processing /data/app/"
busybox mkdir -p /data/vrtheme-backup/data/app
busybox mkdir -p /data/vrtheme/apply/data/app
cd /data/vrtheme/data/app/
for f in $(ls)
do
  echo "Processing $f"
  cp /data/app/$f /data/vrtheme/apply/data/app/
  cp /data/app/$f /data/vrtheme-backup/data/app/
done
echo "Backups done for data apps"
fi

# for each of the system apps needing processed
cd /data/vrtheme/apply/system/app/
for f in $(ls)
do
  echo "Working on $f"
  cd /data/vrtheme/system/app/$f/
  /data/vrtheme/zip -r /data/vrtheme/apply/system/app/$f *
done
echo "Patched system files"

if [ "$dataapps" -eq "1" ]; then
cd /data/vrtheme/apply/data/app/
for f in $(ls)
do
  echo "Working on $f"
  cd /data/vrtheme/data/app/$f/
  /data/vrtheme/zip -r /data/vrtheme/apply/data/app/$f *

done
echo "Patched data files"
fi

if [ "$framework" -eq "1" ]; then
cd /data/vrtheme/apply/system/framework
for f in $(ls)
do
  echo "Working on $f"
  cd /data/vrtheme/system/framework/$f/
  /data/vrtheme/zip -r /data/vrtheme/apply/system/framework/$f *
done
echo "Patched framework files"
fi

# time to now move each new app back to its original location
cd /data/vrtheme/apply/system/app/
cp * /system/app/
chmod 644 /system/app/*
if [ "$dataapps" -eq "1" ]; then
cd /data/vrtheme/apply/data/app/
cp * /data/app/
chmod 644 /data/app/*
fi
if [ "$framework" -eq "1" ]; then
cd /data/vrtheme/apply/system/framework/
cp * /system/framework/
chmod 644 /system/framework/*
fi

# Do not remove the credits from this, it's called being a douche
echo "VillainTheme is done"
# we are all done now
With this you need only 4 files [this script, a new storage_list.xml, zip and zipalign)
 
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I just think that the bootloader shouldn't make permanent change sto the system so it will still work if you take a backup and install it to a device without this bootloader. I think I'll stay with the xposed method.
 
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