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Okay I made a custom ROM using the 2.1 RUU file and Android Kitchen. It works great but now I'd like to make a ROM with the 7-17 ota update already incorporated into it. I am using the same 2.1 RUU as a base but got lost after that. I thought it might be as simple as cutting and pasting the updated files into the RUU but it doesn't appear to be that simple. Can any one point me in the right direction?
well i did it the way it was posted in the kitchen thread, copied the boot and system image off of a backup. didn't really want to do it thios way but thought it was teh safest. it appears to be working, i have a rom with the 7-17 update + overclock kernal + root + wireless tether + some garbage apps removed + zip aligned apps and it appears to be working properly. did try and put aps2sd on too but haven't seen if it works yet.
using the boot and system image from a backup doesn't make the best rom's. facebook for htc sense will not sync with my contacts, the recovery image appears to be messed up, or at least that is what rom manager says. in fact rom manager barely functions. fortunately was able to restore a backup using clockwork mod recovery.
there has got to be a better way to get the 7-17 update into a rom.
You can take my rom as a base
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=718092
It has the July OTA already.
t2noob said:
You can take my rom as a base
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=718092
It has the July OTA already.
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thank you for letting me use yours as a base. i was going to ask you how you did it as i know that you had gotten the update in as soon as it came out. i think this is going to be more stable then copying it from my phone.
thanks again t2noob for letting me use your rom. i finally got a chance to work with it and am happy to have a stable rom to use to my liking. i'd been having problems with deleting all of amazons files, it always leaves a file in menu>setting>applications>manage applications (com.amazonmp3.apk) which bothered me to no end. tried everything to delete it but it always came back. even tried your plainjane v2 and still had it in there after using the bloatware removal zip. just bugged the hell out of me. i found the only way to remove it permanently is to remove the app in the rom so it never gets installed in the first place. like the work you've been doing on here keep it up.
t2noob said:
You can take my rom as a base
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=718092
It has the July OTA already.
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Hey t2noob what method/process did you use ? With there being a few options i was curious as to what worked best for you...
I used a system image file but would prefer a cleaner method.
Thxs!
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I've been looking for this July OTA file just about since it disappeared anyway.
Do any of you have a link to it?
I am making an ODEX'd version of Ivan's that has this integrated. I really dislike De-Odexing, and what it does to my space in /data, so I'm making my own flashable .zip.
Can't even find the link to the 7/17 OTA now (the original one doesn't work). Google yields 0 useful results.
I might have it at home on a flash drive. I'll check after work.
I think I found it on the linux partition of my laptop.
Uploaded it to megauploads.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q0BUP4Y2
You all might find this interesting -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=726604&highlight=Official+Obsession
*Check the second and third post for more icons*
Here is a spin off I made of the circle icons for the vibrant! These can be flashed in clockwork recovery. Huge thanks goes out to Fightspit for the original code that makes this work, and to zimphishmonger for his work/help with the original port of the circle icons... oh yeah I borrowed zimphishmonger's warning message below too because it was way better than mine. Sorry about the plagerism lol. All the icons in this one were done by me (took forever). Enjoy!!!
To Install:
Put zip on your sd and boot into clockwork recovery and "flash zip from sd"
To revert to stock from any of my icon packs download the "StockBatteryIconVibrant.zip" from the OP and flash with clockwork.
*Update* I have added my Gimp source files if anyone wants to modify my icons more, that should make it easier.
*Update* Added Orb Icons (2nd Post)
*Update 8-21-10* Added Moon Phase Icons (3rd Post)
WARNING: ALWAYS make a nandroid backup prior to installing any modification, including this one. You are making the decision to install this on your own, and I am not responsible for anything nuclear that may happen to your device.
Color Change Orb Battery Icons made by me.
Flash the same way as above in the OP. Enjoy!!
WARNING: ALWAYS make a nandroid backup prior to installing any modification, including this one. You are making the decision to install this on your own, and I am not responsible for anything nuclear that may happen to your device.
To go along with the Galaxy theme, I made some "Moon Phase" battery icons. I hope you enjoy these ones because they took a long time to make. Flash with clockwork the same way as the previous icon packs.
*Update* Added a theme (non-metamorph) with some icon changes (work in progress). I posted an undo for the theme below. Flash in clockwork also.
WARNING: ALWAYS make a nandroid backup prior to installing any modification, including this one. You are making the decision to install this on your own, and I am not responsible for anything nuclear that may happen to your device.
I am going to stick with the circles but these are well done as well. Highly recommend either these or the ones they were based on for anyone.
Yes, definitely looks very nice, good job. You know what, a triangle wouldn't be a bad idea as well.
I plan on doing a couple more color variations in the square first (that's what the placeholders are for) then triangles sound like a good plan.
www.xxthe3dmanxx.com
Just flashed it. Nicely done!
Is there a way to undo this though? Not that I'm going to - but, in general, it's probably a good idea to be able to undo any modification.
Updated the OP with an undo.
www.xxthe3dmanxx.com
Sorry for the dumb question, but I'm completely new to the android world. I'm assuming you have to have metamorph installed to install this? Have to be rooted? I would LOVE to install this, but I'm unsure how to. I know with .apk, you just use the file manager and click the file, but I'm confused on how to do this one. Thanks.
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Sorry for the dumb question, but I'm completely new to the android world. I'm assuming you have to have metamorph installed to install this? Have to be rooted? I would LOVE to install this, but I'm unsure how to. I know with .apk, you just use the file manager and click the file, but I'm confused on how to do this one. Thanks.
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You have to be rooted and have clockwork recovery. No metamorph is needed. Just flash with clockwork recovery.
Learn about rooting here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739300 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723479
Learn about clockwork recovery here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734164
the3dman13 said:
You have to be rooted and have clockwork recovery. No metamorph is needed. Just flash with clockwork recovery.
Learn about rooting here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739300
Learn about clockwork recovery here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734164
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Thanks for the quick reply! I have already rooted, and I already have clockwork recovery installed, (and of course a backup made). Now, you say flash with clockwork recovery. I'm assuming you mean powering up with both volume up and down and boot into the recovery console (like I did when making a backup). So, another question. That file has several folders/files in it. I see the framework-res.apk file. So, I'm assuming I put that file on the main memory, and then boot up into the clockwork recovery console (using vol up/down power), and then select something from the choices offered??? I thought you just ran .apk files from file explorer and that installed them? I'm sorry for so many questions, and I've been doing a ton of reading. Android is so much different from Windows Mobile. (Thank GOD, and android rocks)
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Thanks for the quick reply! I have already rooted, and I already have clockwork recovery installed, (and of course a backup made). Now, you say flash with clockwork recovery. I'm assuming you mean powering up with both volume up and down and boot into the recovery console (like I did when making a backup). So, another question. That file has several folders/files in it. I see the framework-res.apk file. So, I'm assuming I put that file on the main memory, and then boot up into the clockwork recovery console (using vol up/down power), and then select something from the choices offered??? I thought you just ran .apk files from file explorer and that installed them? I'm sorry for so many questions, and I've been doing a ton of reading. Android is so much different from Windows Mobile. (Thank GOD, and android rocks)
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You put the whole zip file in the root (not in a folder) of your internal memory (not your removable sd) then yes boot up into clockwork recovery (where you made the backup) and click "install zip from sd" then click "choose zip from sd" and select the zip and it will flash.
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You put the whole zip file in the root (not in a folder) of your internal memory (not your removable sd) then yes boot up into clockwork recovery (where you made the backup) and click "install zip from sd" then click "choose zip from sd" and select the zip and it will flash.
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Thanks for the quick reply. Worked like a charm!!! Finally, I can see what my battery level is at. Thanks a million!!!
Delicious! Purple is my fav, goes with my purple adw theme. Thanks.
fykick said:
Delicious! Purple is my fav, goes with my purple adw theme. Thanks.
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Anytime. Purple is my fav also, and I put it toward the 85-100 because I generally keep my phone pretty charged up.
Updated with some different icons.
So, I flashed this, and when my phone boots up afterward, I get an error that says something like "android-phone crashed, use #09990# to get log" (currently nandroiding back, so I can't get exactly what it was) then the phone just goes black. I did do a restore with Odin some time ago using the stock stuff given in the FAQ in the general section, and I've noticed this was slightly different from stock. Might that be the problem? I haven't seen anyone else talk about this particular issue in either one of the battery mod threads.
Not sure on that issue I am still on the original stock. I have not seen that before either. Which mod did you try to flash?
I actually fixed it, turns out the baseband I had was JE8 or some nonsense, flashed back to JFD and flashed Vibrant6, then the battery mod. Worked like a charm. Absolutely love it!
Great! Glad to hear everything is working out well now.
Hi guys. I was wondering a few things. When you theme your phone successfuly, Im under the asumption that if you re-theme it with another them it goes right on top of it correct? How do you remove a theme and is it possible to do that? Or if there are different thems out there you like, how do you go about switching them out? Just keep putting them on top of eachother? Any advice would be great. Thanks guys.
--> [GUIDE] Want to learn how to theme? <--
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--> [GUIDE] Want to learn how to theme? <--
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I appreciate the link. But all its showing me is how to actually create a theme. I cant find where the answers to my questions are for the person that just installs the themes but doesnt make them?
Depending on what version of software you are running (1.26, 1.57, 1.83 ATT) I think the best method to completely re-theme is to use a program like Titanium Backup * Root, free version from the market, to back up your apps and data. SBF flash the proper version of deodexed files for your current software version to completely eradicate the current theme. After that apply your new theme and then re-install Titanium Backup to restore your apps and data.
You will most likely need to use gingerbreak to regain root after flashing the SBF. Since this will, most often, result in a clean wipe of your internal and external SD card, make sure to back them both up to your computer before flashing the SBF and proceeding. That way you can just put anything back onto the internal or external memory that isn't put back by titanium.
Putting one theme on top of another really won't hurt anything most of the time, but if the new theme doesn't use all of the same files as the previous theme did then you will end up with items from the old version that weren't replaced.
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Hi guys. I was wondering a few things. When you theme your phone successfuly, Im under the asumption that if you re-theme it with another them it goes right on top of it correct? How do you remove a theme and is it possible to do that? Or if there are different thems out there you like, how do you go about switching them out? Just keep putting them on top of eachother? Any advice would be great. Thanks guys.
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You can pull fresh copies of everything that the themes change (framework-res.apk, services.jar, blur-res.apk, are the main ones) and make a CWM update with those in it. Then you can install a theme, and in order to uninstall it all you need to do is go into CWM and use the backup update.zip.
To switch themes, I just keep all themes I have downloaded in a folder called THEMES on my phone. I just boot into CWM and use the backup .zip I made, then I install the new theme .zip and reboot.
If your talking about Gingerblur/Grey blur I think a SBF flash would be your best way to uninstall.
Thanks for the tip guys. I actually had GingerBlur installed before but wasnt all that fond of it. I went ahead and flashed the sbf of 1.8.3 back. Now I have the HoneyGlow theme installed and actually I like it a lot. I was just wondering what its like re-flashing themes over top of themes. I have Tansfers (I think thats the name) Recovery already installed with root access. I got the files already saved on the computer, but thats good advice to put the updates in folders on the phone and do it that way.
Yes, now On im gonna take that external SD card out when I flash. I also tried using Titanium and having a hard time with understanding how it works fully lol.
Terrigno said:
Thanks for the tip guys. I actually had GingerBlur installed before but wasnt all that fond of it. I went ahead and flashed the sbf of 1.8.3 back. Now I have the HoneyGlow theme installed and actually I like it a lot. I was just wondering what its like re-flashing themes over top of themes. I have Tansfers (I think thats the name) Recovery already installed with root access. I got the files already saved on the computer, but thats good advice to put the updates in folders on the phone and do it that way.
Yes, now On im gonna take that external SD card out when I flash. I also tried using Titanium and having a hard time with understanding how it works fully lol.
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yes you can flash new themes on top of old ones. They just replace various framework files. all themes modifies the same set of framework files pretty much. so when you flash on top, it overwrites the current one with the new one, that's it. the important thing to remember is to flash a theme meant for your rom because framework files can change from rom to rom, so you may get bootloops (soft bricks) if you flash incompatible frameworks.
I downloaded matted blue theme earlier today and installed. I didn't like it. So after that I downloaded and installed the steel blue theme which I don't even know if that one is working right because the icons aren't different. Anyways I downloaded and installed the theme and didn't uninstall the matted blue theme because I wasn't sure how to.....now my Gmail wont load it keeps force closing and for some reason there is 2 text message apps that neither can't be uninstalled and I am getting double the texts at once....does anyone have any ideas to help please. I tried going into the removable drive via USB to computer and just deleting the folder that in boot menu I tried to update.zip and it said it was looking for drive e: and couldn't find anything....I am lost and fairly annoyed please help.
Deders *****es!!!!!!!
Why dont you reflash a SBF?
Use the un-theme CWM (found in the apps theme forum) zip. Or the deodexed CWM zip (found in the Dev forum). Some themes, such as MattedBlues, include themed apps, which won't be overwritten if the new theme doesn't include them. A tip to theme users: always check whats included inside the zip and backup your files. I personally did a complete backup after deodexing and before installing any themes so I'll never have to reflash an sbf.
I hate to say this but I don't know how to do that
Did a back up earlier today and am running it now well see what happens
im running back up now, can I ask you how to do that?
I hate to say this but even if you can swim you should first test the water.
I assume you know how to use the CWM zips since you've already flashed themes. I also assume you are deodexed since those themes applied correctly.
The deodex zip is the same as GladiAtrix or GingerBlur only minus the themes, they both convert an odex system to a deodex system.
Flashing the deodexed CWM will return you to a "fresh" system. The un-theme CWM is the same thing but it only resores the files themers go after. I would first try the un-theme CWM as the full deodex CWM may cause a few easily recoverable issues, such as unroot.
So my suggestion is flash this CWM first to return you to "stock". Then flash the theme of your choosing.
Good luck.
Hey thank you so much I did a restore, for a lil bit there I wasn't able to get into the boot loader. I appreciate it alot though I prolly will use that theme unloader quite a bit
ouch dude this was A VERY EASY FIX... all you had to do was go to manage apps click on gmail and clear data that fixes gmail. then just use titanium backup and uninstall one of the messaging apps(i specifically uninstalled "messaging 2.2.1")...
P.S. Nottach maybe you can add this bit of info in your post for the theme
Thnx a lot that was a huge help. I just got done backing everything up with TB....that really is a awesome app. And for the thread post idea thank you twice sir. May I ask what u replaced your messaging app. With ? And you didn't cause any instability in ur system hy deleting that message 2.2.1.? Since I'm guessing you removed the one that came with the rom. Thnx again.
Deders *****es!!!!!!!
I've had no preblems or instability issues since you're still left with a messaging app
Oh, well since I did a restore on my phone I have only the one message app. 2.2.1. Crazy stuff for real
Deders *****es!!!!!!!
So to clarify, the un theme cwm will work with the 2.1.1 ?
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Bump. The 2.1.1 is the french rom
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Find myself in an odd predicament I may not be able to solve.
The LCD digitizer on my Fascinate went out, taking the screen with it. When it had started happening, I was using Powerwashed GB rom, on Clockwork Mod 3.0x. I had a previous backup, and made another one as well, and both worked fine when restoring to that phone.
I received the replacement, and assumed it'd be as simple as re-ODINing clockwork Mod, and then restoring the backup. Neither worked. So, I had a lot of my apps back up with Titanium, no problem, but I lost my version of Swype. I was one of I guess the lucky few who managed to grab the full version of the Nexus S Swype release before it got pulled. It exists in those backups, but I can't restore them, and the release isn't readily available anymore.
I've looked into extracting the .img files and finding both the Swype.apk and libswypecore.3.25.91.30637.so files to manually readd them, but seem to be at a brick wall as far as getting into them.
Any solutions, or am I just kicking a dead horse?
t_buzz said:
Find myself in an odd predicament I may not be able to solve.
The LCD digitizer on my Fascinate went out, taking the screen with it. When it had started happening, I was using Powerwashed GB rom, on Clockwork Mod 3.0x. I had a previous backup, and made another one as well, and both worked fine when restoring to that phone.
I received the replacement, and assumed it'd be as simple as re-ODINing clockwork Mod, and then restoring the backup. Neither worked. So, I had a lot of my apps back up with Titanium, no problem, but I lost my version of Swype. I was one of I guess the lucky few who managed to grab the full version of the Nexus S Swype release before it got pulled. It exists in those backups, but I can't restore them, and the release isn't readily available anymore.
I've looked into extracting the .img files and finding both the Swype.apk and libswypecore.3.25.91.30637.so files to manually readd them, but seem to be at a brick wall as far as getting into them.
Any solutions, or am I just kicking a dead horse?
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there is a special nexus s version of swype?
I found no Swype on CM7/vanilla gingerbread, so I signed up for the swype beta at swype's website and I got the latest [which was way newer than what my Stock rom has] beta, and it works great.
When i would restore from a nandroid back up i would always flash the rom first.
Try flashing Power washed again then restore nandroid.
Titanium now supports extracting apps from cwm backups.
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Domush, thank you for that, got it up and running.
mvmacd, the Nexus S version contains a Sprint skin for Swype that is, in my opinion, the best keyboard I've ever used.