Hello everyone:
I've tried everything, I've looked at the entire vibrantdump.zip, Eugene's vibrant4.zip, and the only thing I can find is the Sims launcher. I cannot find the apk for the entire game. I'm running Bionix 1.9 and it's great, but since I paid for the game when I got the phone, It'd be nice to get it back up and running. Can anyone help out? PM me if you have to, I'd really appreciate it.
Cheers =^)
m00n
m00nshake said:
Hello everyone:
I've tried everything, I've looked at the entire vibrantdump.zip, Eugene's vibrant4.zip, and the only thing I can find is the Sims launcher. I cannot find the apk for the entire game. I'm running Bionix 1.9 and it's great, but since I paid for the game when I got the phone, It'd be nice to get it back up and running. Can anyone help out? PM me if you have to, I'd really appreciate it.
Cheers =^)
m00n
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Lol, I have the sims .apk but not the launcher. Search for com.ideaworks3d.thesims3.apk and you will find what you're looking for.
Thanks!!!
Thanks!!! I'll give it a shot!
Ok... I got the .apk, installed it, and it plays, but the graphics are off. Alot of it just displays as white without showing the original texture and color. Any ideas?
Just flash the stock ROM and you will have it !
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Just flash the stock ROM and you will have it !
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I agree. Reflash using odin and make a nandroid backup before deleting apps.
Ok, thanks for the replies, everyone. I know some of the stock roms out there have the bloatware removed, so does anyone have advice on which stock rom I can use that would get my phone back to factory stock with all the bloatware and hopefully will also includes the new OTA update. If you could point me to the right thread, I'd appreciate it. I'm not sure which one is the best to use for what I want to do.
I'm on Bionix 1.9 right now. I also noticed that The Sims and the Avatar launcher were removed. I never even played the Sims, but I figured I'd try it. The only thing I could think of to retrieve it was to nandroid back to stock, back up the .apk with Astro (titanium backup wasn't seeing it for some reason), nadroid back to Bionix, and then install it. That all worked out just fine. However, there seems to be no launcher for it. An dwhen you browse to the .apk in Astor, and try to "launch" it, it gives me this error:
activity not found - com.ideaworks3d.thesims3
Does anyone have any idea how to get it working again, after flashing a custom rom that removed it along with various other pre-installed apps? Thanks in advance.
Maybe along with the apk you need the 'data_tmo/games' directory that has the data files. That may be why your game runs but without the textures and graphics.
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For anyone having this same issue (had this happen when I installed Obsidian 4.2) here is the fix:
http://www.thegadgetnista.com/samsung-vibrants-sims-3-collectors-edition-on-droid/
Step 1: Download the files listed.
Step 2: Install BOTH files.
Done.
m00nshake said:
Ok, thanks for the replies, everyone. I know some of the stock roms out there have the bloatware removed, so does anyone have advice on which stock rom I can use that would get my phone back to factory stock with all the bloatware and hopefully will also includes the new OTA update. If you could point me to the right thread, I'd appreciate it. I'm not sure which one is the best to use for what I want to do.
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unofficial official has it
Bigbass12 said:
For anyone having this same issue (had this happen when I installed Obsidian 4.2) here is the fix:
http://www.thegadgetnista.com/samsung-vibrants-sims-3-collectors-edition-on-droid/
Step 1: Download the files listed.
Step 2: Install BOTH files.
Done.
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This method works. Thanks!
worked on 2.2 rom, thank you so much !!
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I have a Gtablet enroute right now and have been doing a lot of reading the last few days. When first released all the talk was that it was a nice peice of hardware but to be any good you had to use a custom ROM with it. Is this still the case with the latest 4xxx update?
Pexcer,
It all depends on what you want. That's what the choices XDA offers here are all
about.
When we started with G-Tablets back last fall, the software was so bad it was
almost unfunctional. It has improved with each update. With 4349 installed you
can put your apps on it and have a functional tablet -- but whether it is good enough
for you is your call.
There are a number of alternate ROMs and each has it assets and liabilities.
The only way I know to approach it is to read the threads related to each rom and
see what those advantages and disadvantages are. You can eliminate some that way.
And whatever you have left, you will just have to try and see what you like.
I know this is not the "Go use the _______________ rom" that a lot of people will
give you -- but I'm not pandering for anybody's rom. I believe everyone should
research, try and make their own choice.
Rev
Pexcer said:
I have a Gtablet enroute right now and have been doing a lot of reading the last few days. When first released all the talk was that it was a nice peice of hardware but to be any good you had to use a custom ROM with it. Is this still the case with the latest 4xxx update?
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I'm more inclined to go with the fastest rom I can get my hands on. I don't care about looks. And stock rom will never be able to fun as fast as custom rom.
That said, you should make this decision on your own. Depends on what you want. If you are like my brother in law who wants everything to be official and fully officially supported, then I suggest you stay with the stock upgraded rom. If you're like me who doesn't care that it's the official release and would rather have a super fast tablet, then custom rom is definitely the way to go.
In another thread, I was endorsing the new calk/clems combo v3, which my quadrant test resulted in 4081. I've posted a picture in this post. Right now, the only thing that seems to be faster than this is the modded xoom, which is only about 80 more. I highly doubt the stock rom will ever be able to give us this much power.
Thanks for the response. I may try the stock UI for a few days when I get it. I have been having difficulty in really seeing the differences between the different ROMs out there though. One thing I plan to do a lot is watch TV shows I've downloaded from TVtorrents, these are 720p x264 in an MKV, is there one mod that can handle Video like that or is that a non issue. I can also grab non HD formats which would have a higher chance of working, but would rather not.
I've also read that hulu can be made to work, at least on one ROM, can't recall which now. If one does Hulu and another doesn't that would be an issue as well. I only download shows that Hulu or Netflix doesn't have.
Any guidance from people familiar with the different options would be appreciated, might save me from some trial and error in the next couple weeks.
Pexcer said:
I've also read that hulu can be made to work, at least on one ROM, can't recall which now. If one does Hulu and another doesn't that would be an issue as well. I only download shows that Hulu or Netflix doesn't have.
Any guidance from people familiar with the different options would be appreciated, might save me from some trial and error in the next couple weeks.
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Torrents blows goats. their download speeds are as fast as my original G Tab os. File Hosting is the way to roll.
Off my soapbox, I agree with goodintentions. Speed and stability is the key. after that, ADW, 3D Launcher, VTLauncher and a few other Home screen launchers can customize your experience. let us know how yours runs. I won't go that route until the ROM's for it (1.2) are out and stable.
I don't have the newest update that just came out, so I can't comment on that. But I can mention why I went back to the stock ROM. I got my g tablet when woot was selling them. I left the stock rom on for a week and it worked pretty well as a shared device between me and my wife. The stock apps let you keep separate accounts. I put on clockwork and formatted the drive as recommended, then I tried TNT lite, g harmony, and cyanogen. They make your tablet like a big phone. When you sign in to the google apps, all you contacts, calendar, and emails are imported. This didn't work so well as a shared tablet. I decided to leave clockwork mod and the recommended formatting but put the original ROM back on. With the proper formatting, the thing isn't too bad. Probably not as fast as some of the folks here would like, but it serves our purpose as a shared device.
Half the fun (and half the aggravation) is trying different roms. Which is best? That is hard to say. Here is what I suggest. Don't get the latest update with the locked bootloader because then there is nothing you can play with. Get Titanium Backup so you can back up your apps. Learn how to connect t o your pc with usb so you can copy your stuff safely away while you play. Install clockworkmod so you can fix things and install different roms. NVflash is also a good thing to set up and learn but you don't have to right away unless you got the latest update. Now do this.
1. Use clockwork mod to make a backup of your original rom and copy it to your pc.
2. Download and install a new rom calkulin/clemsyn is nice. Use clockwork mod again to make a backup of that installation.
3. download another rom and install. Use clockworkmod to make a backup of that one.
4. When you've tried enough of them you can decide which one you like and restore it using clockwork mod.
5. Changed you mind? Restore one of the others!
6. Rinse and repeat as needed.
Remember Titanium Backup will backup your apps and data - so, if you install a new rom you can restore your apps and data. That means you don't have to go fetch them all in the market and you don't have to restart angry birds at level one.
There are lots of tutorials on how to do this stuff - read the stickys.
Good luck
Try a bunch of ROMs
I agree with enigma. I got my Gtablet last week and immediately updated hoping that the new stock ROM was good enough. It isn't. It's slow and "chunky" plus doesn't have access to the Android market.
I've heard good stuff about the calkulin/clemsyn and Vegan. Being that Vegan is Honeycomb I just went with that though I really should have tried calkulin/clemsyn too as so many must like it for a reason.
I'm new to Android as well so don't get too hung up on the difficulty of installing ROMs. There are very clear, step by step instructions to be found here. Each install takes maybe 15 minutes. So in an afternoon you could easily install and play with half a dozen ROMs before deciding on which you like better.
enigma0456 said:
Half the fun (and half the aggravation) is trying different roms. Which is best? That is hard to say. Here is what I suggest. Don't get the latest update with the locked bootloader because then there is nothing you can play with. Get Titanium Backup so you can back up your apps. Learn how to connect t o your pc with usb so you can copy your stuff safely away while you play. Install clockworkmod so you can fix things and install different roms. NVflash is also a good thing to set up and learn but you don't have to right away unless you got the latest update. Now do this.
1. Use clockwork mod to make a backup of your original rom and copy it to your pc.
2. Download and install a new rom calkulin/clemsyn is nice. Use clockwork mod again to make a backup of that installation.
3. download another rom and install. Use clockworkmod to make a backup of that one.
4. When you've tried enough of them you can decide which one you like and restore it using clockwork mod.
5. Changed you mind? Restore one of the others!
6. Rinse and repeat as needed.
Remember Titanium Backup will backup your apps and data - so, if you install a new rom you can restore your apps and data. That means you don't have to go fetch them all in the market and you don't have to restart angry birds at level one.
There are lots of tutorials on how to do this stuff - read the stickys.
Good luck
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if you need vpn, cifs then you need a custom ROM
It depends on what capabilities you want. I need VPN and COFS so I use TNTL 4.4. Also, you can install alternate keybaords. The custom ROMs also tend to fix a lot of issues.
Shame on Viewsonic for locking bootloader in the 1.2 branch.
ConfuciusTse said:
. Being that Vegan is Honeycomb I just went with that though I really should have tried calkulin/clemsyn too as so many must like it for a reason.
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I know somebody is gonna see this and say something, so I figure I'll be the first to point out its gingerbread not honeycomb.
muerteman said:
I know somebody is gonna see this and say something, so I figure I'll be the first to point out its gingerbread not honeycomb.
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haha, GB is good almost HC good so far.
This Belongs To "Saint Isaiah". I Do Not Own This.
I Have Taken His ROM And Completely Deodexed It.
This Has 3 Scripts 3G TurboCharger, KickassKernel, And Supercharger(Preset To Megamemory) By zeppelinrox.
I Have The SD Card Switched Using The New vold.fstab By chevyowner.
No More Stock Messaging As It Has Been Replaced With Cyanogenmods Newest.
New GPS And Host FilesBy nitroglycerine33.
Droid Pro Bootanimation. (My Personal Favorite)
*If For Some Reason Your Launcher Or Text Messaging Doesn't Appear To Work Flash The Attachment(s).
A Special Shout Out Goes To c21johnson For Reading That Chinese Website And Getting Us Our First ROM.
Thank You All Who Have Helped And Worked On This. It Is Becoming More Badass Then I Ever Thought. Continue The Hard Work We All Appreciate It.
MUST BE RUNNING AFFINITY FIRST!
Boot Into Recovery
Do NOT Wipe
Install From SD Card
Choose Zip From SD Card
Flash It
Reboot
Enjoy!
Link:
https://rapidshare.com/files/4001354734/Affinity_Tweaked.zip
Bottom Right Hand Corner Click Free Download.
I'm going to try this right now had to SPF after trying to edit lanucher2 and framework.apk lol. I Have an idea in my head to tweak, but i'm not completely familiar with android. If i just edit images to start out with, should I have to edit any code if the file names are the same?
I flashed this and there's no home lanucher on it. Not even default one, I even SPF'd and there's no home launcher!
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I flashed this and there's no home lanucher on it. Not even default one, I even SPF'd and there's no home launcher!
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same problem wouldnt pass through setup sceen
reignofernie said:
I flashed this and there's no home lanucher on it. Not even default one, I even SPF'd and there's no home launcher!
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Yes There Is I See One Launcher2.apk
I'm Sorry You're Having Trouble.
regardless of if it's there or not, it's not properly working. 2 out of 2 have had the same problem so far. I'm not trying to be a douche, but I really want to try this.
reignofernie said:
regardless of if it's there or not, it's not properly working. 2 out of 2 have had the same problem so far. I'm not trying to be a douche, but I really want to try this.
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No No No I'm Not Implying That. Did You Do A Factory Reset? As Far As I Know You Shouldn't Have To If Already On Affinity.
I've Had From What I Can See 2-3 People With Success.
I had just SBF'd, I'll try with just using my backup of his rom.
reignofernie said:
I had just SBF'd, I'll try with just using my backup of his rom.
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I Really Don't Know Why The Home Launcher Would Be Removed As I Did Not Even Touch Those Files.
It worked once i flashed over affinty, thanks Mike!
So with the supercharger, we shouldnt have to run the script our selfs right?
I might actually try this.... all the scrips work right, what the bug report
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So with the supercharger, we shouldnt have to run the script our selfs right?
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Yes You Need To Run The Supercharger Script. Remember That Gets Added Into /data Not /system.
the text messaging apk isn't in there and does not work. How do I go about adding it?
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I might actually try this.... all the scrips work right, what the bug report
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The Only Bug I've Heard Is Some That Don't Get A Home Launcher. I Haven't Been Told If They're Coming From Stock, Minimal, Or What. I Don't Think It Needs To Be Wiped As It's The Same Base ROM. I Flashed Mine 3 Times With No Wipe Just To Be Sure It Was Gonna Be Okay.
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the text messaging apk isn't in there and does not work. How do I go about adding it?
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Another Posted "I had to download market texting app for texts to come back"
Not Sure Why The Texting Isn't Working...
This Is Also The First Time I've Packaged A ROM And Uploaded It. Please Bare With Me As I'm Not Trying To Upset Anyone. I Wanna Get This All Figured Out.
it's no problem man, I understand how hard it is! thanks for working on something for all of us!
I Think This Makes Sense That You Need To Flash This Directly Over Affinity Like You Would A Theme.
I did this, still no text messaging
Hey all used this guide to upgrade stock jellybean,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1909819
Worked brilliantly and then got above my skill level when removing some bloatware, normally i copy the apks i remove however this time i pressed delete by mistake, now have huge issues with play store and other apps. I have deleted too many apks
Have tried installing google apks again but still no joy. Does any one know of a way i can install JB again to start afresh i did try downgrading as per the guide but that didnt actually remove the JB firmware. I feel although even with huge amounts of help from flumpster (many thanks) we arnt cracking it so a fresh install is prob best, i just hope someone knows how to.
Thanks in advance.
wesley.neary said:
Hey all used this guide to upgrade stock jellybean,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1909819
Worked brilliantly and then got above my skill level when removing some bloatware, normally i copy the apks i remove however this time i pressed delete by mistake, now have huge issues with play store and other apps. I have deleted too many apks
Have tried installing google apks again but still no joy. Does any one know of a way i can install JB again to start afresh i did try downgrading as per the guide but that didnt actually remove the JB firmware. I feel although even with huge amounts of help from flumpster (many thanks) we arnt cracking it so a fresh install is prob best, i just hope someone knows how to.
Thanks in advance.
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You are in the wrong section, please go to Q&A for assistance.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1465
wesley.neary said:
Hey all used this guide to upgrade stock jellybean,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1909819
Worked brilliantly and then got above my skill level when removing some bloatware, normally i copy the apks i remove however this time i pressed delete by mistake, now have huge issues with play store and other apps. I have deleted too many apks
Have tried installing google apks again but still no joy. Does any one know of a way i can install JB again to start afresh i did try downgrading as per the guide but that didnt actually remove the JB firmware. I feel although even with huge amounts of help from flumpster (many thanks) we arnt cracking it so a fresh install is prob best, i just hope someone knows how to.
Thanks in advance.
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first off, do no post here for questions
secondly, download the stock rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1911024
take the APPS out you removed and adb install them or cp them to /system/app/
Well guys, introducing myself, I'm SunSpree, and I dun goof'd
So this afternoon, I felt it'd be a great idea to goof around and root my S III because hey! What's the fun in vanilla if you can get more?
So I used Chain Fire's root + Odin and succesfully rooted my phone. No problem here (yet). I quickly installed Adblock plus (this isn't the problem), and Titanium Back Up and used them. So far, I haven't deleted anything, so that can be ruled out. So now my phone can't download anything. Yes, I can go ahead and download APKs' online and put them unto it, but aside from that I can't do any downloading (including updates) from any source. If I try to download with the playstore, it'll display the blue downloading bar for some 3 minutes without displaying what percentage of downloading is left, and right after it'd show an error that it couldn't be downloaded.
If I go on the playstore, it'll say that the app has downloaded and I need to install it, but the whole download bar thing would happen again. Then I tried going on pimp my rom (downloaded the apk online), but it can't download anything either. It just says 0/100 and 0%.
Someone please help! I'd highly prefer if I didn't have to restore my phone (I only have backups for my contact book, a few games, and that's it).
Thank you XDA community!
SunSpree said:
Well guys, introducing myself, I'm SunSpree, and I dun goof'd
So this afternoon, I felt it'd be a great idea to goof around and root my S III because hey! What's the fun in vanilla if you can get more?
So I used Chain Fire's root + Odin and succesfully rooted my phone. No problem here (yet). I quickly installed Adblock plus (this isn't the problem), and Titanium Back Up and used them. So far, I haven't deleted anything, so that can be ruled out. So now my phone can't download anything. Yes, I can go ahead and download APKs' online and put them unto it, but aside from that I can't do any downloading (including updates) from any source. If I try to download with the playstore, it'll display the blue downloading bar for some 3 minutes without displaying what percentage of downloading is left, and right after it'd show an error that it couldn't be downloaded.
If I go on the playstore, it'll say that the app has downloaded and I need to install it, but the whole download bar thing would happen again. Then I tried going on pimp my rom (downloaded the apk online), but it can't download anything either. It just says 0/100 and 0%.
Someone please help! I'd highly prefer if I didn't have to restore my phone (I only have backups for my contact book, a few games, and that's it).
Thank you XDA community!
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Pretty sure Adblock Plus IS the problem. This kind of thing is typically caused by a modified hosts file. Rename or delete the one you find in /system/etc and reboot and see if that doesn't help.
es0tericcha0s said:
Pretty sure Adblock Plus IS the problem. This kind of thing is typically caused by a modified hosts file. Rename or delete the one you find in /system/etc and reboot and see if that doesn't help.
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Well now playstore is working, so there's that For pimp-my-apps, nothing will actually download. Do I need to unlock my boot?
SunSpree said:
Well now playstore is working, so there's that For pimp-my-apps, nothing will actually download. Do I need to unlock my boot?
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Not familiar with that one, sorry. But unlocking your bootloader won't have any difference in whether or not things will download, I do know that for sure.
es0tericcha0s said:
Not familiar with that one, sorry. But unlocking your bootloader won't have any difference in whether or not things will download, I do know that for sure.
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Oh, okay. Thank you for your help today!
Happy to be of service.
I am on Virgin Mobile CDMA and looking for a new rom to install. I have been running NegaLite BlueROM,an old rev of it, and its nice but like everyone want more. I use the 3d camera frequently, wifi tethering, and obviously text message and phone calls. What's the best or recommended ROM where all the stock features along with wifi tethering work? I want to be able to view the 3d photos in the gallery as well. What's stable and would be an upgrade to what I am running? If the ROM you suggest has bugs please let me know what they are. Also if the ROM has added features, definitely mention those! Thanks!!
mortimerjd said:
I am on Virgin Mobile CDMA and looking for a new rom to install. I have been running NegaLite BlueROM,an old rev of it, and its nice but like everyone want more. I use the 3d camera frequently, wifi tethering, and obviously text message and phone calls. What's the best or recommended ROM where all the stock features along with wifi tethering work? I want to be able to view the 3d photos in the gallery as well. What's stable and would be an upgrade to what I am running? If the ROM you suggest has bugs please let me know what they are. Also if the ROM has added features, definitely mention those! Thanks!!
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Here's a modified stock Rom called Midnightrom, I've tweaked it some, along with the kernel. Everything works, follow directions carefully from my posts if you want all to work. I'll help you if you need it. Can download from my drop box, please only download once if your interested. Here's post you can get it all from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53139398
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Did you tried MIUI rom? You can change themes and also use 3D camera. I'm using it now for 3months beacuse I'm s-on.
PiggyFlooper said:
Here's a modified stock Rom called Midnightrom, I've tweaked it some, along with the kernel. Everything works, follow directions carefully from my posts if you want all to work. I'll help you if you need it. Can download from my drop box, please only download once if your interested. Here's post you can get it all from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53139398
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I just installed the rom using the directions in the link you included. For some reason the goodies and themes failed to load but the music mods installed fine. the goodies said there was an error in one of the files in the zip. the themes said unable to mount sd card after it gave an error code I didn't write down. I still wiped dalvik and installed everything mods. I am re-downloading the 2 failed installs in case they were corrupt. Any suggestions? the unlock ring is missing but can still unlock like its hidden. I have backups so no big deal if I need to wipe again or do something else.
mortimerjd said:
I just installed the rom using the directions in the link you included. For some reason the goodies and themes failed to load but the music mods installed fine. the goodies said there was an error in one of the files in the zip. the themes said unable to mount sd card after it gave an error code I didn't write down. I still wiped dalvik and installed everything mods. I am re-downloading the 2 failed installs in case they were corrupt. Any suggestions? the unlock ring is missing but can still unlock like its hidden. I have backups so no big deal if I need to wipe again or do something else.
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Okay, I'm going to test. I'll get back to ya soon. Fusion.apk is in the systemUInThemes zip, that'll give you the lock ring, and FrameworkGoodies is other one giving trouble? Have you tried re downloading yet?
Edit- Framework zip was only one not working, this one will-
https://db.tt/Liai0ei4
Don't forget to flash other nicities on that thread
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I finally got around to trying this again, got super busy with other things. I re-downloaded the original files and used your new link in this post for that file. I am still getting errors on both the goodies and the themes zip files but music mods installed fine. The same error for both files and failed install on both. The error I am getting is "error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip (status 6)) any suggestions? I flashed the midnight rom, rebooted the device all the way to the lock screen and unlocked then rebooted into recovery. Still no lock ring either.