EfpophisHacks

The source for my own flashable ZIP that I use after every ROM flash.

Here's what's here:

• data/
  • local/ - contains necessary stuff to play a short sound on boot. This depends on the 90userinit script found under system/etc/init.d
• system/
  • app/ - contains ApexLauncher.apk because I like it.
  • bin/ - contains sysrw and sysro scripts. They mount /system as read+write and read-only, respectively.
  • media/ - contains a file with a silent camera_click.ogg so the camera is quiet.
  • etc/
    • init.d.config - configuration file for most scripts found in init.d
    • init.d/ - contains various init.d scripts I've kanged and modified
    • security/ - contains the root CA file for the efpophis.net domain. Allows your browser and stuff to trust web sites that I sign for SSL.
• META-INF/ - contains updater script that installs all this and gets rid of some stuff I don't like.

Here's what you get by flashing this:

• bootup sounds - plays 16 bit PWM wav file located under /data/local/audio/bootup.wav on boot.
• shutdown sound - my favorite shutdown sound. You can use the app E-Robot to configure it to play on shutdown.
• Apex Launcher added to your choice of launchers.
• sysro and sysrw scripts so you don't have to remember that goofy mount -o rw,remount syntax. These also make sure they use a version of mount that is actually capable of doing the operation. This was a problem for me on some ROM/Kernel combinations.
• Silent camera shutter.
• Init.d scripts that always run:
  • 000fixadb - sets up some properties and sets SELinux to Permissive mode.
• Configurable init.d scripts - edit /system/etc/init.d.config to turn options on and off.
  • re-calibrate the proximity sensor - default: ON
  • CPU and Governor tweaks, credit willl03 (some may or may not work, depending on kernel) - default: OFF
  • SD Read-ahead optimization, credit willl03 - default: ON, 2048
  • zipalign all APKs on boot - default: OFF
  • network buffer size tweaks - default: OFF
  • remount some ext4 partitions with better options - default: OFF
  • re-index and vacuum sqlite 3 databases - default: OFF
• The following APKs are deleted from /system/app, if they exist there in the first place:
  • Email2.apk
  • Email.apk
  • Gmail2.apk (I use K9mail instead of all these)
  • Exchange2.apk
  • Nova.apk (remember how I like apex?)
  • Calculator.apk (I use realcalc+ instead - it's got scientific stuff)
  • Trebuchet.apk (another launcher I don't use)

Credits:

The following developers have made some contributions to this that I either blatantly kanged or used for inspiration. They are all pretty awesome and deserve their props.

• Adrenylyn
• willl03
• DerTeufel1980
• jt1134
• The guys over at Beanstalk
• CyanogenMod team
• AOKP team
• Koush
• Steve Spear
• Temasek
• TKGlitch
• Anyone else I've forgotten - hit me up and I'll add you if you feel I've kanged your stuff without proper credit.

License / Copying / Kanging:

Do whatever the f*ck you want. I kanged most of this stuff and modified it to suit my needs, anyway, so why should I say someone else can't do the same? I don't care if you give me credit, but it would be good if you gave the devs who I've kanged from some credit.

Above all, I hope this proves useful to you.

To install:

git clone (this repository's url)
git archive -o efpophis_hacks.zip
Flash in TWRP (other recoveries are probably ok, too, but I haven't used them in a long time).
Enjoy!