AlaskaLinuxUser's Scratchpad

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. - Proverbs 16:3

Stop: Recovery theme is not valid!

While compiling OmniRom 6.0.1 for the Samsung Galaxy S4, T-Mobile variant (JFLTETMO, SGH-M919), I ran into this problem, which halted the compiling process:

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bootable/recovery/gui/Android.mk:127: ****************************************************************************
bootable/recovery/gui/Android.mk:128: * TW_THEME is not valid: ''
bootable/recovery/gui/Android.mk:129: * Please choose …

How old is too old?

A while back I was helping my brother move some old equipment out of a place he use to live. One of the items that I saw there was an old laptop laying on top of some boxes that were stacked up on the floor. It looked kind of old …

My simple calendar script

As some of you know from previous posts, I use JWM as my default window manager. I like to keep things simple and cut down on wasted resources. This helps a lot, as I often run Qemu, Aqemu, or compile Android variants on my older laptop, which is not exactly …

Changing the default wallpaper in an Android build

The other day, God graciously allowed me to compile PAC-ROM MM for the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S4 (JFLTETMO SGH-M919). So there are a lot of great things about this rom, but there were also a few things that I thought were lacking in creativity. Simple things really. Like the background …

The Every Day Screenshot

A good friend of mine has a blog that focuses on his EDC, or every day carry. It is actually quite interesting because of my friend's unusual assortment of items to which he carries every day. As a general contractor and laborer, as well as an avid outdoors-man, his pocket …

Error: That is already defined!

After a quick re-run of compiling OmniRom for my Samsung Galaxy S4, T-Mobile variant (JFLTETMO SGH-M919), I ran into another issue:

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including ./hardware/qcom/display/Android.mk ...
build/core/copy_headers.mk:15: warning: overriding commands for target `/home/alaskalinuxuser/Documents/projects/phones/compile/omni5/out/target/product/jfltetmo/obj …

Scatter-brained or Diligent?

Having little to no professional equipment, it is necessary to do everything that I do from an older computer, namely an HP Compaq 6715b laptop. From running Qemu to compiling Android roms, it is all done from a laptop that is several years old. Perhaps you also find yourself in …

Error: No resource found that matches the given name

Well, as I continue to attempt to build OmniRom 5 for the Samsung Galaxy S4, T-Mobile Variant (JFLTETMO SGH-M919), I encountered this error:

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frameworks/base/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml:328: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name (at 'icon' with value '@*android:drawable/ic_shortcut_action_theme_switch').

frameworks/base …