Im using BB Boss OS Shrinker version 2.2.1 , and whenever i shrink the OS, it installs perfectly but when the OS loads there is no UI!!!! I just get a bunch of black text on a white background, and then a menu full options instead of a homescreen. The menu looks like an options menu is OS5 (white background, black text). Ive tried everything and it seems no matter what i shrink out , this always happens!! I'm shrinking os 6.0.0.499
I had even worse issues with BB Boss 2.2.1. When I shrunk out Japanese, my device bricked. It was stuck on the loading bar and never booted.
Once I did not shrink Japanese and simply did not install it with loader, it booted fine. Problem was I did not know about the bug until wiping and reinstalling 5 times at 4am.
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Just don't shrink out the Japanese language files. There is a bug where an extra file is removed that shouldn't be removed. There is a fix in the works and currently being tested. Don't shrink out the Japanese language files and make sure that they are not checked to be installed when AppLoader is running. BB Boss 2.2 takes out the Japanese language files but it also mistakenly takes out jaxrpc cod as well (ja= japanese ja= jaxrpc) and this causes the GUI problems.
I have used this at least half a dozen times and each time I removed the Japanese language and all the others with every font but 2 and never had an issue.
I have used this at least half a dozen times and each time I removed the Japanese language and all the others with every font but 2 and never had an issue.
If you're using Boss version 1.1 it works ok and you can remove all the languages. It's version 2.2 that displays the problem.
Yes, this is a known issue and there WILL be an update to resolve it THIS weekend.
I have a couple copies out for testing right now and am making sure that everything is in working order before I release an update.
I want everyone to know that I am sorry for the inconvenience this has caused and am working as hard as I can to make sure that everyone has as many options as possible while still maintaining a high level of satisfaction for everyone.
Just to clarify: Until the update is released (will be Ver2.2.2), DO NOT delete the Japanese Language files. They will not be loaded onto your phone by default unless you select it in AppLoader to be installed. Japanese Font is OK to shrink out.
You can blame me, I can take it! Seriously I should've caught that - dunno how I missed it. Oh well.
K cool, once the fix is out I'll update the hybrid and reup it to opensourcebb.
After you've installed a stock .461 OS, can you reinstall a shrunk .461 by running apploader.exe?
No need if you are running 2.2, just direct shrink on the phone. Plug the phone in, select what you want to remove (minus the Japanese files of course) and press Direct Shrink. It'll search for files already on your phone and take them off. This process does not add files though. So it's only good for shrinking.
Right, if it's already been removed on disk, it will not be moved. If it was removed from the build that you installed, it will not be on the phone, therefore there's no need to remove anything from the phone and no action will be taken.
Apparently you don't read the threads completely though, as I posted the update in the post just before yours. This problem has been solved and the update is available.
had some people get their hybrid installs bricked and blame me for it 
You can blame me, I can take it! Seriously I should've caught that - dunno how I missed it. Oh well.
