[ROM] [Coby MID1042] Alien Droid (Advanced GUI customization) [11.18.12]

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Dieselrider

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powerpoint45 said:
Hey guys! I origionaly made this ROM for The Kindle Fire and I decided to port it over to the Coby MID1042. This ROM is based off stock firmware but it has many GUI additions.Lets get into it!!!

DOWNLOAD>>>>
CURRENT BUILD:
V 1.0 11.18.12 download here

OLD BUILDS:
none

STOCK ROM FIRMWARE:
download here

DESCRIPTION>>>>
This ROM is made for people who love customization, It has an advanced theme chooser, battery icon changer, WiFi icon changer, and a soft key style picker. All these options will be in the app I developed called "GUI Settings". More GUI settings are to come in later builds. In addition to all that it has lots of other tweaks including add blocking.

FEATURES>>>>
These are just some of the features of this ROM:
*alien shop: download free themes and mods and apply them directly from the app
*custom theme switcher app made from scratch by me (app is called GUI Settings)
*battery icon changer
*soft key changer
*WiFi icon changer
*custom boot animation (made by hyperrunner)
*gapps are preinstalled
*custom default wallpaper
*add blocking
*root file manager
*some bloat removed
*added zip and zipalign binary (used by my app)
*added updated wget binary
*added cp binary because for some wered reason it did not come with it
*disguised as Galaxy Nexus for more apps to choose from app store
*rooted

HOW TO INSTALL>>>>
You will need CWM recovery. If you do not have CWM recovery then follow this guide and make a backup!
(1)download ROM form computer of directly from tablet and transfer to built in sdcard
(2).reboot into recovery by typing "reboot-recovery" from terminal emulator/adb shell or by holding down the silver button and power button
(3).go into "install zip from sdcard">"choose zip from sdcard">then select the ROM to install. (The install will take a long time)
(4).once it is done then WIPE data and cache then reboot and it should take about 30 sec to a min to boot into ROM.

DISCLAIMER & BUGS>>>>
I am not responsible for a bricked device but I will surely help If something goes wrong. The only bug that I have noticed is that after installing a theme, sometimes the screen acts abnormally by rotating randomly until you reboot.

THANKS>>>>
Coby for providing base
people around the internet i grabbed some graphics from,
tobiascuypers and josepho1997 from xda for some icons,
this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1201255 ,
this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1413582 ,
this thread: [MOD] ★★★ Super Circle Battery with % ★★★ Version A-P & Z (Custom) ★★★ - xda-developers ,
this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1889522 ,
anyone I forgot to mention,
myself,
and Jesus for everything else.
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Okay I had a big long response to this post but lost it somewhere bouncing back and forth. I am trying to root a Coby kyros 1042 to get google apps running on it with no success as yet. I was able to copy the alien android onto the sdcard but I cannot get the install to complete. Holding the power button and the silver button will get me into theandroid system recovery but, if I run the "apply update from external storage (the only option that seems to allow anything) I get this message:
'--install /sdcard...
Finding update package...
opening update package...
verifying update package...
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted."

What have I done wrong? I just need to get google apps to work. (The apps this comes with are a joke.) Can I do that through the stock build you provided?

I get the same error when trying to use the stock build as well. Please help.
 
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powerpoint45

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Dieselrider said:
Okay I had a big long response to this post but lost it somewhere bouncing back and forth. I am trying to root a Coby kyros 1042 to get google apps running on it with no success as yet. I was able to copy the alien android onto the sdcard but I cannot get the install to complete. Holding the power button and the silver button will get me into theandroid system recovery but, if I run the "apply update from external storage (the only option that seems to allow anything) I get this message:
'--install /sdcard...
Finding update package...
opening update package...
verifying update package...
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted."

What have I done wrong? I just need to get google apps to work. (The apps this comes with are a joke.) Can I do that through the stock build you provided?

I get the same error when trying to use the stock build as well. Please help.
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You need to turn signature verification off. Go to >install zip from sdcard>toggle signature verification.

Hey do you allready have it rooted. If so do you mind doing me a favior and sending me a file inside the default rom before installing another rom. I need the build.prop file from within the stock rom from /system/build.prop
 
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Dieselrider

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powerpoint45 said:
You need to turn signature verification off. Go to >install zip from sdcard>toggle signature verification.

Hey do you allready have it rooted. If so do you mind doing me a favior and sending me a file inside the default rom before installing another rom. I need the build.prop file from within the stock rom from /system/build.prop
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Okay, I'm lost. How do I do that? Through the pc or through the tablet. Not finding anywhere to toggle it either way so far but, thanks.
 
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powerpoint45

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Dieselrider said:
Okay, I'm lost. How do I do that? Through the pc or through the tablet. Not finding anywhere to toggle it either way so far but, thanks.
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If you download root browser, just go to /system/build.prop then move it to /sdcard then upload please. The toggle is in cwm recovery. Once in clockworkmod go to "install zip from sdcard" and you will see "toggle signature verification"
 
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You will no doubt think I am really dense (might be true too) but, where do I download "root browser" from and where to (pc or tablet)? The only root browser I found was through google play which I cannot download unless I download it to my phone. I wish google play would just let me add a device to the account. I could just add the tablet and get apps.
 
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powerpoint45

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Dieselrider said:
You will no doubt think I am really dense (might be true too) but, where do I download "root browser" from and where to (pc or tablet)? The only root browser I found was through google play which I cannot download unless I download it to my phone. I wish google play would just let me add a device to the account. I could just add the tablet and get apps.
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Oh wow my bad. Here http://db.tt/Lki4BXSh
Edit:nevermind i dont need the file anymore. Thanks anyways
 
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Dieselrider

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powerpoint45 said:
If you download root browser, just go to /system/build.prop then move it to /sdcard then upload please. The toggle is in cwm recovery. Once in clockworkmod go to "install zip from sdcard" and you will see "toggle signature verification"
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Wow! I am again at a loss. I downloaded the root browser but, I cannot see anywhere in there for' /system/ build.prop' in order to move it to the sd card. Should I just move the whole zip file over there and extract it there?
I also do not see anywhere on there to find the cwm recovery. Thanks for your help. I think this is all just over my head.
 
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powerpoint45

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Dieselrider said:
That is just as well. I was trying to get the alian android set up and yes, this thing is already rooted (I think I got that right earlier). Just cannot get the sig verification off that you mentioned. Thanks anyway.
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I will send a short vid to toggle sig ver
Edit: here: http://db.tt/LwBDKChH
 
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Dieselrider

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powerpoint45 said:
I will send a short vid to toggle sig ver
Edit: here: http://db.tt/LwBDKChH
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Well, that explains why I can't see it. Mine does not give me that option at all. There is nothing on the screen that ever pops up for toggling the signature verification on or off. I don't know what I am doing wrong?

By the way, do you know you can select the 'backup and reset" option from the settings and then choose :recovery Mode" and the tablet will reboot to that same screen with the same options as holding the power and silver buttons? At least it does on mine.

The options I get in that screen are
"reboot system now"
"apply update from external storage"
"wipe data/ factory reset"
"wipe cache partition"
"apply update from cache"

Never anything about toggling the switch. I am lost here. Thanks though.
 
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