[ROM+Kernel] MiRaGe-CM7.2-IHO (07132013)

[Jakethedrummer]

Don't know if this will help, but there was a thread about this : http://forums.androidcentral.com/optimus-v-rooting-roms-hacks/273439-error-498-package-file-invalid.html

Just saw that, ended up bootlooping, so I just flashed Harmonia. Now my home button doesn't work.. What a long night this was lol

 

[moore.bryan]

I've always had the "package file is invalid" and 498 errors on the mirage build and my research leads me to believe it has something to do with the size of the cache partition... if I install every app I could ever want from the very first install--with Link2SD, as well--there doesn't seem to be a limit, but if I wait a few days I am guaranteed to have anything over ~9mb tell me I can't download/install it with a 498. If I choose option one--the install everything--I am guaranteed within the first month to have an update to an already installed app fail because of size constraints. I've tried every possible app and/or tweak to cure this and nothing works... however, I always come back to this ROM because it is, by far, the best on the OV!

 

[upconvert]

Have you tried using any of cronmod's scripts instead of link2sd?

 

[happyboy7]

Which Gapps version did you use? Never heard tell of anyone having to reflash Gapps after an update, and I've been crusing the V forums for over 2 years.

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Hi AndyOpie150,

I'm using the gapps-gb-20110828-signed. Thank you for your message.

 

[happyboy7]

If it was me, i would switch recoveries. I would go with the zengarden or cot recovery. Both have touch screen control and both have the options to get yourself out of a bootloop. Plus both are way more user friendly and far more advanced.

That's just me. F.Y.I.

Hi badblue1,

I will look into those recoveries. Thank you for your message.

 

[Chris Clawson]

I've always had the "package file is invalid" and 498 errors on the mirage build and my research leads me to believe it has something to do with the size of the cache partition... if I install every app I could ever want from the very first install--with Link2SD, as well--there doesn't seem to be a limit, but if I wait a few days I am guaranteed to have anything over ~9mb tell me I can't download/install it with a 498. If I choose option one--the install everything--I am guaranteed within the first month to have an update to an already installed app fail because of size constraints. I've tried every possible app and/or tweak to cure this and nothing works... however, I always come back to this ROM because it is, by far, the best on the OV!

I looked into this not long ago and found that the Google Play Store downloads apps directly into the cache partition before installing, so if there's not enough space in /cache for it (and maybe the .dex too) then you get an error. It's possible to get around this by deleting "/cache/download" and making it a link to "/data/sdext2/download" or some such. That causes Link2SD to not display the correct size of the /cache partition anymore but otherwise doesn't seem to hurt anything.

Apart from that, I'd keep an eye on your /cache space and keep linking app dalvik-cache files to leave 10-20 MB free.

 

[Chris Clawson]

I'm having power problems too after this update, but I'm not sure what's causing it. I've narrowed it down somewhat: there's a service process called com.google.process.gapps that's always eating CPU time while Wi-Fi is on (see picture.) It doesn't matter if Auto-sync is on or off. I thought maybe it was because I deleted Talk, but I tried putting it back and nothing changed. I'm hesitant to "upgrade" to Hangouts since it had severe crashing problems before. Any guesses?

I installed this one clean, ie. wiped everything but /sdcard, flashed ROM, flashed Gapps, reloaded apps with Titanium and Play Store. Upgrade flashes have never worked right for me.

 

[stayplation]

Thanks for this mod. I applied to optimus s and all's well. I did notice that the build dates are wrong though.
Can I unzip the zip file modify the contents, re-zip and reload onto the phone? I guess the only problem I
could think of was if there is some kind of checksum check but I don't think there is. Thought I'd ask before
I do anything bad to the phone. I want to fix the build dates and also remove some apps.
I would also like to know more about the files in the /data/system/dropbox directory. What is their purpose?

 

[flapjack.fiasco]

Thanks for this mod. I applied to optimus s and all's well. I did notice that the build dates are wrong though.
Can I unzip the zip file modify the contents, re-zip and reload onto the phone? I guess the only problem I
could think of was if there is some kind of checksum check but I don't think there is. Thought I'd ask before
I do anything bad to the phone. I want to fix the build dates and also remove some apps.
I would also like to know more about the files in the /data/system/dropbox directory. What is their purpose?

You can do what you want on the phone itself. There's a file on the system partition called build.prop. Edit this file by using a file explorer like Root Explorer, or Root Browser, or ES File Explorer. Save your changes, reboot, and you're all set.

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[badblue1__]

Thanks for this mod. I applied to optimus s and all's well. I did notice that the build dates are wrong though.
Can I unzip the zip file modify the contents, re-zip and reload onto the phone? I guess the only problem I
could think of was if there is some kind of checksum check but I don't think there is. Thought I'd ask before
I do anything bad to the phone. I want to fix the build dates and also remove some apps.
I would also like to know more about the files in the /data/system/dropbox directory. What is their purpose?

Do not unzip the file and change anything and then zip it back up, you will run into problems. Make sure that your Md5 sum matches the one in the OP.

Then you can do as flapjack fiasco suggests.

 

[flapjack.fiasco]

Do not unzip the file and change anything and then zip it back up, you will run into problems. Make sure that your Md5 sum matches the one in the OP.

Then you can do as flapjack fiasco suggests.

I'm not suggesting making any changes to .zip files. I'm saying edit the build.prop on the installed system. This way, you don't have to reflash anything.

 

[stayplation]

Do not unzip the file and change anything and then zip it back up, you will run into problems. Make sure that your Md5 sum matches the one in the OP.

The md5sums are in the OP so that you know the zip file you downloaded has not been corrupted during download or have been tampered with. As for the zip files I found out that
the manifest within contains hash digests of the different packages and altering the contents of the zip would cause the hash digest comparisons to fail. (that's what I understand)
Then I'm not sure what happens, possibly some things just don't run.

 

[Chris Clawson]

The zip files need to be zipped/unzipped in Linux. If you do it in Windows, it screws up the file permissions or something.

 

[badblue1__]

I'm not suggesting making any changes to .zip files. I'm saying edit the build.prop on the installed system. This way, you don't have to reflash anything.

@flapjack.fiasco sorry for the confusion, i understand what your saying and i totally agree.

I just wanted to make sure that he don't unzip the mirage. zip and change anything and zip it back up BEFORE he flashed it as he stated in his first question. ;-)

 

[tli]

...
Can I unzip the zip file modify the contents, re-zip and reload onto the phone? I guess the only problem I
could think of was if there is some kind of checksum check but I don't think there is. Thought I'd ask before
I do anything bad to the phone. I want to fix the build dates and also remove some apps.
...

Do not unzip the file and change anything and then zip it back up, you will run into problems. ...

... As for the zip files I found out that
the manifest within contains hash digests of the different packages and altering the contents of the zip would cause the hash digest comparisons to fail. (that's what I understand)
Then I'm not sure what happens, possibly some things just don't run.

The zip files need to be zipped/unzipped in Linux. If you do it in Windows, it screws up the file permissions or something.

...

I just wanted to make sure that he don't unzip the mirage. zip and change anything and zip it back up BEFORE he flashed it as he stated in his first question. ;-)

I guess I've just been lucky since I've unzipped, added & deleted files (i.e., unused/outdated system apps, custom scripts, and ringtone audio) and re-zipped on every MiRaGe update that I have flashed without any issue for over a year now. I do this with 7-zip on Windows platforms. I haven't encounter any issue with checksums, hashes, permissions or whatever unknown reasons with the modified zip file. I just generate a new MD5 for the modified zip file so that I could check its integrity during transfers from PC to PC and my OVs. I do not recommend that anyone could/should be modifying the zip, but if you know what you're doing, it can be done without any issue. At least, that's been my experience...

 

[flapjack.fiasco]

This works in Windows or Linux, but the key is that you open the file, not extract it. That is very likely what you did tli. You can open an archive and add or remove certain files, but you will start running into problems when you extract it and then compress it again. This is the method that badblue1 has been suggesting, and it's the method you want to use before a flash. However, if you want to modify things after you've already flashed, you can modify the files on the system partition as I suggested.

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[tli]

... the key is that you open the file, not extract it. That is very likely what you did tli. You can open an archive and add or remove certain files, but you will start running into problems when you extract it and then compress it again. This is the method that badblue1 has been suggesting, and it's the method you want to use before a flash. ...

Nope, again, I guess I've just been lucky... but I've always extracted and re-zipped without any problem.

 

[flapjack.fiasco]

Okay, always possible, but still, I wouldn't recommend that anyone else try it. There's several well documented cases of people wrecking their installation with that method. That being said, it's not gonna do any permanent damage to your phone. Personally, I don't have the time to waste risking having to flash twice. Both methods give you the same amount of access to the files in the archive, one method just carries less risk.

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[tli]

Okay, always possible, but still, I wouldn't recommend that anyone else try it. There's several well documented cases of people wrecking their installation with that method. That being said, it's not gonna do any permanent damage to your phone. Personally, I don't have the time to waste risking having to flash twice. Both methods give you the same amount of access to the files in the archive, one method just carries less risk.

I believe the majority of problems occur when users wantonly/unknowingly/accidentally remove/modify necessary system/dependent files, and falsely attribute the problems to the extract and re-zip process. That's the reason for me not recommending that anyone be mucking with the zip if they don't know what they're doing...

 

[AndyOpie150]

I have had no problems extracting, changing (deleting/adding system files including the framework.apk), then zipping,signing,creating md5 sum-all from phone.
I have Root Explorer.zip signer, and AFV (Android File Verifier).

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