Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet but since we have a recovery now it works
http://uot.dakra.lt/
Need
root
Recovery
Framework.res (use root explorer)
Make sure to choose amended script in file upload since our recovery is 2.5.xx
You can customize battery, icons, font etc...
Have fun
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KKellett said:
Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet but since we have a recovery now it works
http://uot.dakra.lt/
Need
root
Recovery
Framework.res (use root explorer)
Make sure to choose amended script in file upload since our recovery is 2.5.xx
You can customize battery, icons, font etc...
Have fun
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Do you have any screen shots to share? I've never heard of this service.
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SciReal said:
Do you have any screen shots to share? I've never heard of this service.
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It's just a theme maker. You can change the statusbar color and design (Sense-looking, Cyanogen, etc.), the volume bars and notifications menu. It's just a quicker way of customizing your phone, without having to modify the framework and everything individually. It's safer and less advanced, but of course, it has its limitations since it cannot theme everything you could by decompiling, and such and such.
Looks like this:
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
That's just the battery icon portion. You can theme all the basics using it.
I only changed icons an battery icon
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will this work with eclipse rom?
Edit: Nevermind...it does work...very cool
The status bar section doesn't support our phone resolution...
Here's what I made. But...its for 480x800...Why does our X2 have to be such a black sheep of a phone.
did you try it on the phone? I changed the topbar at the max size and it worked fine...
mattfox27 said:
will this work with eclipse rom?
Edit: Nevermind...it does work...very cool
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I can't get it to work I get a (Status 0) error. The workaround they suggest is:
1. Unzip your ROM and find
META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary file
2. Put this file in the UOT zip (overriding UOT's file)
but, I there isn't a update-binary file in the ROM! I go into META-INF/com/google/android and the only file is /update-script. Help me!
EDIT: I got it. I'm an idiot.
KKellett said:
Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet but since we have a recovery now it works
Need
root
Recovery
Framework.res (use root explorer)
Make sure to choose amended script in file upload since our recovery is 2.5.xx
You can customize battery, icons, font etc...
Have fun
Sent from my DROID X2 using XDA App
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just what I was looking for, thanks
stick1300 said:
I can't get it to work I get a (Status 0) error. The workaround they suggest is:
1. Unzip your ROM and find
META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary file
2. Put this file in the UOT zip (overriding UOT's file)
but, I there isn't a update-binary file in the ROM! I go into META-INF/com/google/android and the only file is /update-script. Help me!
EDIT: I got it. I'm an idiot.
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Ya i just pulled the two file right out of my phone with file explorer the system-ui.apk and system-framework or whatever it is and followed the directions with amend scripting and it worked great.
^Yeah, I just forgot to switch to amend scripting.
i tried to use it but only got as far as making a settings.uot
anyone that know what they are doing willing to make this a theme for a stock rom?
just remove the txt extension on the end and upload to the UOT Kitchen?
You have to upload your framework-res.apk and systemui.apk then go to summary and click pickup...then it goes to the pickup page and it takes 15-30min for your theme to be made, use that settings file go back go straight to summary tab upload all needed files and cook it then just sit on the pickup page it will auto reload until your theme pops up then download and apply...do you know where to get the apk files you need, i pulled mine straight off my phone with es file explorer. Let me know if you have trouble
Is your phone rooted? what version OS are you running?
Related
Was missing my old D1 look, so I decided to port it over. Added the D1 lock to 2.45 only. Creds go to ghostlypickel for the pngs.
2.45 link: http://droid2files.com/themes/droid1_theme_2.45.zip
2.2.20 Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?qljn7weqog5fkb1
I'm not responsible for whatever happens to your phone. Do a backup and use at your own risk!!
Installation
1. Download file and place on the root of your SD card.
2. Use Koush's Bootstrapper to reboot into recovery.
3. Install .zip from sdcard, choose zip from sdcard.
4. Install D1 Theme.
5. Enjoy!
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"lightbox_share": "Share",
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Nice theme. Sent some donation love your way
i've been waiting for this! before i complain, i'd like to thank you, i'm such a huge fan of the stock android interface, the new blur stuff was making my eyes bleed..
is there any way i can exclude this from installing the droid 1 sms/mms app[mms.apk]? i'm using the modified sms app that comes with the epic rom and installing this theme messes seems to break it.
something to note- i used 7zip to browse through the theme zip and noticed a conversations.apk.
the interesting thing is that before installing your theme, the 'text messaging' app[conversations.apk] works.
after installing, i notice that there is an mms.apk. i used root explorer to rename it to .bak and the 'messaging' app that appeared after installing your theme disappeared.
but whenever i open 'text messaging' it just closes. no FC no error, it just closes.
Try reinstalling the conversations to apk by clicking it in root explorer. I got my terminal emulator to work when it was doing the same thing by doing that
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Try reinstalling the conversations to apk by clicking it in root explorer. I got my terminal emulator to work when it was doing the same thing by doing that
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i get a message saying "application not installed" :\
ecnahc said:
i've been waiting for this! before i complain, i'd like to thank you, i'm such a huge fan of the stock android interface, the new blur stuff was making my eyes bleed..
is there any way i can exclude this from installing the droid 1 sms/mms app[mms.apk]? i'm using the modified sms app that comes with the epic rom and installing this theme messes seems to break it.
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Sure, just open the zip file and navigate to /system/app. In there you will want to delete conversations.apk
I actually didn't even notice it was different. I will add the stock conversation.apk later. Thanks for the info
ecnahc said:
something to note- i used 7zip to browse through the theme zip and noticed a conversations.apk.
the interesting thing is that before installing your theme, the 'text messaging' app[conversations.apk] works.
after installing, i notice that there is an mms.apk. i used root explorer to rename it to .bak and the 'messaging' app that appeared after installing your theme disappeared.
but whenever i open 'text messaging' it just closes. no FC no error, it just closes.
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Where did you see mms.apk? If you go to /system/app inside the zip file, there is no mms.apk... It must've came from whatever ROM you're using.
draya1986 said:
Where did you see mms.apk? If you go to /system/app inside the zip file, there is no mms.apk... It must've came from whatever ROM you're using.
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yea i think i may be mixed up. i have to do some testing, i'll report back.
i also noticed that putting this theme on top of the epic rom makes doubles of a couple apps.
for example, now there are two music players. when you try to open either, it asks what you'd like to complete the actoin with, 'com.android.music' or 'com.google.android.music'
i'll compile whatever errors i can find for you and report back
ecnahc said:
yea i think i may be mixed up. i have to do some testing, i'll report back.
i also noticed that putting this theme on top of the epic rom makes doubles of a couple apps.
for example, now there are two music players. when you try to open either, it asks what you'd like to complete the actoin with, 'com.android.music' or 'com.google.android.music'
i'll compile whatever errors i can find for you and report back
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These themes are built for stock droid 2 after rooted and deodexed... I don't make them specific for any ROM's. If you're installing over a ROM, you're bound to run into problems.
draya1986 said:
These themes are built for stock droid 2 after rooted and deoxed... I don't make them specific for any ROM's. If you're installing over a ROM, you're bound to run into problems.
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so i've noticed :\
ecnahc said:
so i've noticed :\
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Yep, sorry. Would be too much work to do for each ROM.
draya1986 said:
Yep, sorry. Would be too much work to do for each ROM.
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with some slight modifications i got it working flawlessly. i ended up using the theme porter to modify the sms app included in epic's rom to be themed to the stock conversation app included in you rom.
if anyone is interested i'll post it.
I'm assuming this has the Stock D1 icons (the ones in stock android 2.0-2.2)?
Is there any way I can extract those icons and put them in another theme?
you could locate the png, extract it, replace it in the new theme.
Updated to 2.45. Also added the d1 lockscreen. Creds go to ghostlypickel for the pngs.
Link: http://droid2files.com/themes/droid1_theme_2.45.zip
also job as always. guys if you use the work of these developers remember to donate because they dont get paid for these things.
Ok guys, I'm looking to everyone who knows how to theme to contribute. I've been scouring the internet and I just cannot find a definitive HOW TO for creating a theme. There are bits of information here, dead links there, and lots of going back to square one.
I'm hoping we can pull together as a community and get the information posted up. I can take that info and add screenshots afterwards for whatever you guys contribute.
What I've Gathered:
Create a Nandroid backup in case of a softbrick!
The easiest way to create a theme is by using NinjaMorph. NinjaMorph is an app in the market, there's a paid version and a free version.
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"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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Once you have NinjaMorph, you can open .apk's to edit the images and XML files inside of them. Open NinjaMorph on your phone and start a New Project. After that, navigate to system then framework and open up framework-res.apk. Once you open it, NinjaMorph will extract everything in that APK. In our case, framework-res is one of the big boys in making a theme, namely the status bar. Leave NinjaMorph and connect your phone to your computer. After mounting your phone, navigate to your phone's internal memory, not your SD Card, and go to the AndroidThemes folder. In this folder is a folder called workspace. In that folder is your newly extracted framework-res.apk. You can copy the contents of this folder to your computer and then edit the files as you feel necessary.
I recommend keeping a copy of the original workspace so that you can revert any changes, if you don't like them. Also a good idea is to keep a nandroid backup handy in case you screw something up and softbrick your phone.
Once you are done making files, you need to replace the old files that are inside of the workspace folder on your device and then unmount your phone. Go back to NinjaMorph and then hit finish your project. Ninjamorph will automatically re-apk the files into a framework-res.apk and then re-apply the framework-res.apk. Your phone will reset and you should be good to go.
Now, you CANNOT change the clock color or the text color of the notifications list unless you edit the services.jar file from your phone. This is where we need more information. I'm hoping the good people of XDA can chime in and help everyone benefit and get some seriously sick themes coming out. We can't until everyone spreads some information on how to do this!!
Thanks for this useful post!
phantomzer0 said:
Now, you CANNOT change the clock color or the text color of the notifications list unless you edit the services.jar file from your phone. This is where we need more information. I'm hoping the good people of XDA can chime in and help everyone benefit and get some seriously sick themes coming out. We can't until everyone spreads some information on how to do this!!
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yah i have no idea how to edit a .jar
TopShelf10 said:
yah i have no idea how to edit a .jar
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I'm hoping we can get some people who do know to contribute!
This should be a sticky. And 2 things.
1 If I want to edit the status bar Whats the png name and where's it located?
2. How do I change the png icons color? Like without it turning into a .img or a. Gif?
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The png file is status_barxxxx_9
This is how I do...
Adb pull and rename the extension to .zip open framwork-res.apk.zip with 7zip and extract only the files you want to edit,make changes and put the file back into the zip file and rename back to framwork-res.apk adb push.
Reboot...
Alex530 said:
This should be a sticky. And 2 things.
1 If I want to edit the status bar Whats the png name and where's it located?
2. How do I change the png icons color? Like without it turning into a .img or a. Gif?
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Fist things first.. I have a few tutorials in thee offucial vibrant morph sticky up top... Tells you how to use metamorph and ninjamorph... Tells you how to edit services.jar... Here is a good link that can never be posted enough..
http://www.google.com/m/url?client=...kQFjAC&usg=AFQjCNFSc5sNAgYdP04785eDI5jVIat3ZA
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junkdruggler said:
Fist things first.. I have a few tutorials in thee offucial vibrant morph sticky up top... Tells you how to use metamorph and ninjamorph... Tells you how to edit services.jar... Here is a good link that can never be posted enough..
http://www.google.com/m/url?client=...kQFjAC&usg=AFQjCNFSc5sNAgYdP04785eDI5jVIat3ZA
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Excellent tutorial....
one question: if i want to share the modified ROM with others so they use it. Is there a tutorial for that?
Thanks
junkdruggler said:
Fist things first.. I have a few tutorials in thee offucial vibrant morph sticky up top... Tells you how to use metamorph and ninjamorph... Tells you how to edit services.jar... Here is a good link that can never be posted enough..
http://www.google.com/m/url?client=...kQFjAC&usg=AFQjCNFSc5sNAgYdP04785eDI5jVIat3ZA
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Wow that is fantastic, I'll have to add some of that into the update and include the link!
Which eclipse do I download?
As part of my guide, I'm writing up instructions on how to use the UOT Kitchen.
Anyway, I am but one man and I have real-world constraints on my time so if anyone else has successfully used it, can they please post here detailing which mods they used and how they manually installed the files - especially what permissions they needed to apply.
Thanks.
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there you go with permissions for each of the files...
now the rest is trying... you wont brick you phone with the right permissions if you only use the kitchen.
I know that's the permissions required for framework-res.apk, I had kind of guessed it would be the same for SystemUI.apk.
It was more the other files the Kitchen spits out - like the fonts (that could be it, I'm not sure).
As for not bricking my phone, I know that - I've spent most of the day trying to make the Kitchen work and having to re-flash my handset to recover it.
So I'm not worried, it's more the hassle of having to check it all myself - especially when there are some of the mods I'm not personally interested in.
I too learned my lesson. You learn from mistakes and I had to either go on safe mode or use seus to fix my arc to factory settings. What I do now to avoid semi-brick.
* Create a folder in sd..i named it kitchen.
* Copy what ever you made in UOT KITCHEN in that kitchen folder
* With root explorer..copy the folder KITCHEN from SD to your ROOT
* Open the Kitchen set your permission for each files you need. sample systemui.apk
* Move the file to the correct folder and Yes to overwrite.
* You can delete that copied KITCHEN in the root.
* Last step reboot
That's how, I do it now.
Just to add
If your not sure what permission the file needs to be. You can always check the original file permission first, before you edit your themed file permission.
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after I themed a bit with the UOT kitchen my volumebar is all strange and I can't fix it with the kitchen, does any one know how to mod this one manual ?
Step666 said:
It was more the other files the Kitchen spits out - like the fonts (that could be it, I'm not sure).
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Choose font also when cooking in kitchen, and after extracting your "kitchen theme", you will get a folder "fonts".. Don't need to try root explorer. Download "Font Changer" from Market (It's free) & choose fonts you downloaded..
Thanks, I'll bear that in mind.
I need to over-haul my guide again - go away for a week and a load of new ways to root the Arc are invented
I'll try and flesh out the UOT section at the same time.
Boot Animation.
You don't need to upload any files from your phone to UOT for bootanimation changes.
Select the BA you want and have UOT cook it for you.
Get the zip file and open it..
go into /system/media
copy and paste the embeded sanim.zip somewhere on your PC, outside of the kitchen ZIP.
Rename it to bootanimation.zip
copy that to your SD card
use root explorer copy from SD card to system/media
change permissions to rw-r--r--
All system files/ apps should be rw-r--r--
he guys I want to confirm here that the UOT zip can be aplied trough the new CWM all works perfectly fine its not so much fun but a lot easier you know
Pull-down Animation
Do you have any idea how to get the pull-down animation to show?It's in the SystemUI.apk that i made,but does not show.
Sorry, exactly what animations are you referring to?
Step666 said:
Sorry, exactly what animations are you referring to?
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On the UOT kitchen you can select the option of having an animation for the background of the pull down status bar... c status bar mod
So far i've only gotten the android circle option to work, tesseract and the matrix have caused fc's and resulted in loss of status bar...
Ps I think animation pull down background causes our arc system to lag a little... just a little so be carefull... I will continure to test the other mods and report back to c if any others work
PSS step666 thanks for all your work in helpin getting our arc modded like a street racer... lol
Oh, yeah, I see now.
That option wasn't there last time I used the kitchen.
I would imagine any unnecessary animations would cause lag.
Also, the compatibility issues may be due to SE's use of the slightly unconventional 480x854 screen res but that's just wild speculation on my part.
How are you applying the mods?
Using the manual file-replacement method discussed in this thread or flashing the zip using CWM?
Step666 said:
Oh, yeah, I see now.
That option wasn't there last time I used the kitchen.
I would imagine any unnecessary animations would cause lag.
Also, the compatibility issues may be due to SE's use of the slightly unconventional 480x854 screen res but that's just wild speculation on my part.
How are you applying the mods?
Using the manual file-replacement method discussed in this thread or flashing the zip using CWM?
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Wow step666 i never thought about the 480x854 resolution being the culprit for the fc's.. thats y u r the man, lol
Yes I have been using the manual file-replacement method and switching the permissions to get my themes to work because I have a locked bootloader, but sim unlocked... hopefully blagus can find a solution soon (he seems to be on the right track)
I'm not the man, I'm just thinking out loud...
It just struck me that the page in the kitchen were you mod your notification area specifically states 480x800 and while a fixed image would stretch ok, an animated one might now.
But that doesn't explain why some animations work and others don't.
I take it you're not getting any errors from the kitchen when it spits out your modded apks?
No errors or shft errors... everything cooks just fine but like i said i've tested three animations and only one works.. its just such a pain in the ass to keep building mods and waiting for them to cook and then applying them only to get fc's... but I will keep trying and report my results
Thanks, any feedback you can provide is very much appreciated.
What META-INF for?
Yeah, I don't know...
uyo_kun said:
What META-INF for?
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Not required if using the manual method, just discard.
Hello all.
I found some boot animations that I really liked, so I decided to port them for our Atrix.
All credits go to Dysgenic for creating these (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905538). I just changed the values in desc.txt
Also thanks to CaelanT for showing a noob how to zip these correctly
I tested most of these on stock 2.3.4 , so let me know if anyone has problems getting them to work on another rom.
Rename the files as "bootanimation.zip" and place them in /system/media. You can do this with ADB or a file explorer like root explorer.. or if you are cheap ass like me ES File explorer. /system must be mounted as writable to be able to write to the correct location.
Personally I do this.
1. Place bootanimation.zip on sdcard.
2. open ES file explorer. Go to Settings> Check mount /system as writable.
3. Cut bootanimation.zip
4. Paste in /system/media. Click ok to overwrite old boot animation
5. Reboot
Enjoy!
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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41404591/particles1greenATRIX.zip
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41404591/particles1blueATRIX.zip
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41404591/particles2ATRIX.zip
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41404591/AndroidMinimal1green_ATRIX.zip
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41404591/AndroidMinimal1_Blue_ATRIX.zip
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41404591/AndroidGlow1_ATRIX.zip
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41404591/AndroidGlow2_ATRIX.zip
Neat - Thanks!
Cool.....thanks!
Pretty cool and thanks for the port.
-using the carbon fiber like one
Glad you guys enjoyed them
"open ES file explorer. Go to Settings> Check mount /system as writable."
I did that and
" Paste in /system/media."
I couldnt find that directory.
I have rooted Atrix with stock gingerbread.
I am currently using the android vs iPhone boot. Android Guy kicks then eats an iPhone.
Sass86 said:
I am currently using the android vs iPhone boot. Android Guy kicks then eats an iPhone.
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Where did you get it?
LSUtigers03 said:
Where did you get it?
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Simple search will net it for you. Sorry, but this was a lazy question. The boot animation is in this forum!
running the first one, blue
they look awesome mate
cheers for the upload
LSUtigers03 said:
Where did you get it?
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I personally got it from absolute system tool. The developer is always adding and updating. You can change Res and fps. Its 2 bucks in the market and you can choose from over 200 boot animations.
I'm having a weird problem changing my bootanimation on my atrix. It has android 2.3.4 and I have rooted it and am using super manager file explorer to copy and paste from /sdcard to /system/media but when i reboot i only get a blank screen in place of where the bootanimation should have shown. The phone does boot up all the way and does work properly but when it is supposed to show the bootanimation.zip the screen just stays blank.. i even copied back the original but it still wont work. weird... any ideas?? I also tried "bootanimation utility - lite" from the market but still same issue..
discovered in making your own bootanimation.zip file that you dont use any compression on the zip file. thats why it wasnt running.. the zip file is just a "store"..
My favorite is still this one:
These are awesome! Thank You!
Thanks dude!!
thanks for sharing... the first is my fav
Aaronneyer said:
My favorite is still this one:
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LOL! Thanks for sharing!
nice, these are fantastic
pcdocta said:
I'm having a weird problem changing my bootanimation on my atrix. It has android 2.3.4 and I have rooted it and am using super manager file explorer to copy and paste from /sdcard to /system/media but when i reboot i only get a blank screen in place of where the bootanimation should have shown. The phone does boot up all the way and does work properly but when it is supposed to show the bootanimation.zip the screen just stays blank.. i even copied back the original but it still wont work. weird... any ideas?? I also tried "bootanimation utility - lite" from the market but still same issue..
discovered in making your own bootanimation.zip file that you dont use any compression on the zip file. thats why it wasnt running.. the zip file is just a "store"..
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+1 for this. I had the same issue with it. I'm using Ubuntu to zip my file and I think that was the issue. Gonna try it on a virtual machine to see if that's what the issue is. I'll be sure to share it when I'm done. It's a nice simple Scott Pilgrim animation for all you fans out there.
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After many flashes and dead batteries I finally figured this out and it was not fun!
Seeing it is a little out of the ordinary I wanted to share my findings for anyone else wanting this mod.
First you need the m10 tools.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060648
You will also need Rosie.apk for the navbar and Idlescreen_Base.apk for the lockscreen shortcut backgrounds depeding on what you are changing. These are in the system/app/ directory of the rom zip.
Open m10 tools, and select Rosie.apk.
Once decompiled, find the Rosie_navbar.m10 file.
Expand the file until you see the options shown in the screenshot below.
On the data circled in red change the opacity from "1" to "0". (you can also change it to any value in-between like 0.5 for half transparent)
Make sure you select the data how it is shown in the screenshot or else other images will disappear!!
Once done with the edits save and m10 tools will repackage Rosie.apk.
Then push the new Rosie.apk to your phone or install via a flashable zip.
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This is essentially the same process for the lockscreen shortcut backgrounds.
Open m10 tools again, and select Idlescreen_Base.apk.
Once decompiled, find the Lockscreen_Shortcut.m10 file.
Expand the file until you see the options shown in the screenshot below.
On the data circled in red change the opacity from "1" to "0"
Make sure you select the data how it is shown in the screenshot or else other images will disappear!!
Once done save and m10 tools will repackage the apk.
Then push the new apk to your phone or install via a flashable zip.
One incase anything else comes up :fingers-crossed:
Thank you for sharing.
Same to you zhp pilot, you've been pumping out some good stuff!
I don't know if I have something personal against those images :laugh: or If its just the fact it looks so much cleaner without them.
Nice discovery
Thanks
With the screen shots this was a real easy mod to apply.
should this work for any htc phone running sense 3.6? i have an evo 3d running the "cool-ics-v10-evoc" rom and when my phone loads i get a black screen with the notification bar at the top. if i put the stock idlescreen_base.apk back in and leave the modded rosie it loads to the lock screen but when i unlock i get the white screen with the htc logo and thats as far as it goes. if someone could please help i would really like to learn how to do this...
did you fix permissions when you replaced the apks?
No I didn't. Sorry. I'm a complete noob to all this. I honestly don't know how to do that yet...
jeb192004 said:
No I didn't. Sorry. I'm a complete noob to all this. I honestly don't know how to do that yet...
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Long press the apk with the file explorer you used, assuming that's what you did. You should see an option for permissions. Make it rw-r--r--. If that's confusing then check the permissions on another apk in the system folder. Just make yours match the existing. If you didn't replace the apk via a file explorer, more info on your method would be helpful.
After making changes to the apk I saved it to my desktop. Opened the rom I was working with and replaced it there while on my computer. Then reflashed the rom to my phone. Made a copy of the rom first in case it didn't work I could easily go back to the working one... Which is what I'm using now.
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After making changes to the apk I saved it to my desktop. Opened the rom I was working with and replaced it there while on my computer. Then reflashed the rom to my phone. Made a copy of the rom first in case it didn't work I could easily go back to the working one... Which is what I'm using now.
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Oh. Well nevermind the permissions thing then. Doing it that way would have set them correctly.
Do you have any idea what I'm doing wrong? I tried your transparent nav bar from here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1814171
But it didn't do anything for me. Once the phone rebooted the nav bar looked the same as before...
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I have experienced some versions of rosie that are very fussy. After m10 edits i have had to decompile and recompile with apktool (no other edits) just to properly compress the m10
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Do you have any idea what I'm doing wrong? I tried your transparent nav bar from here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1814171
But it didn't do anything for me. Once the phone rebooted the nav bar looked the same as before...
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That mod only works on the rezound due the updater script. It specifically uses the mount points for the rezound.
The issue may be due tho the fact your are placing a modified apk into the rom zip. The modified one has a broken signature and/or one that doesn't match the other files. When you boot a rom for the first time, the signatures have to match. After the rom boots once, it no longer does sig checks on the system folder. I would suggest placing the modified apk into a flashable zip and flash it after the rom has booted.
Alternatively, you can adb push Rosie.apk to the phone or manually replace the file with a file explorer that has root access.
If it still doesn't work, then the problem is with the apk itself.
Well...didn't get home till late last night, had to be to work early today, so I didn't really get a chance to try everything. I did try to manually replace the apk using root explorer and after doing that and setting permissions right, pressing the home button did nothing. Pressed back button to back out of root explorer and got to a white screen. And that's it... Tried rebooting my phone, same thing, a white screen... Idk if those other options will work but I'll try when I get home today...
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Got the transparent nav bar working!!! Ended up trying a different Rom and had no problems at all. Thank you everyone for your help.
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Got the transparent nav bar working!!! Ended up trying a different Rom and had no problems at all. Thank you everyone for your help.
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no prob, glad you got it working. The only other thing I was gonna toss out there was if you had signed them but i don't think that m10 tools breaks the signature anyways.