[ROM][ICS THEMED] DarkforestROM RC2 [GSM][RC2] - Xperia Play Android Development

DarkforestROM - 4.0.2.A.0.42 - Release Version: RC2​*************************​- Features -​
+ Based on stock 4.0.2.A.0.42 firmware.
+ Notification Toggles
+ Ice Cream Sandwich Themed
+ Busybox and Superuser installed
+ GPU UI Rendering enabled
To install, first flash the stock rom then flash the zip file in ClockworkMod.
Version 2 changelog:
Code:
Version 2:
- Removed BBC iPlayer
- Removed Bruce Lee game
- Removed Facebook
- Removed the following:
FBCalanderSync.apk
FBIAppshare.apk
FBMediaDiscovery.apk
FBMusicLike.apk
FBNotificationPublisher
FBSetupwizard.apk
Fifa.apk
- Removed EventStream stuff
- Removed NeoReader
- Removed OfficeSuite
- Removed Star Batallion and The Sims 3
- Removed Tetris
- Removed Timescape & TrackID
- Removed YouTube + Wikipedia -> you can get them on the market
- If you need any of the above apps, back them up.
Changelog:
Code:
Version 1:
+ Added ICS bootanimation
+ Modified SystemUI and framework for ICS theme.
+ Added notification toggles
+ Added busybox and superuser
+ Removed Sony Ericsson Update Centre
+ Added Bravia Engine
+ Enabled UI GPU Rendering
Sony Ericsson stuff will be removed, and I will try to get the lockscreen as stock too.
Download Links:
My website -> click the link in the topic, you might have to sign up, takes less than two mins
via Xperia Tweak (look in Android Development board for this device) - easier way to avoid the capatcha.
Mirror -> RC2, seems dropbox account is suspended... http://www.multiupload.com/R3MWND041Q
If you use this ROM, please click the thanks button as a lot of time will be going into future development.
It seems I may have been neglecting this ROM and my kernel lately, rest assured, I will be back to work soon

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good luck. I will try it when its released.
PS: i like your tweaksI hope they will be a part of the ROM.

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Its nice to see some people developing roms, good luck.

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my tuppence
it would be nice to see notification widgets
supercharger and your own tweaks incorporated
although that probably unvanillas it

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mulllen666 said:
it would be nice to see notification widgets
supercharger and your own tweaks incorporated
although that probably unvanillas it
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with the above also try to keep the CM7 theme manager. thanks

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bornotty said:
with the above also try to keep the CM7 theme manager. thanks
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Theme manager would be hard to do, requires edited framework iirc. Still, I can try.
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Could you do it off the ICS source?

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dmcb123 said:
Could you do it off the ICS source?
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Would love to, but getting it working properly would take months by myself.
Of course what I would do, is use CM9 source for the zeus, but there is no source yet (FXP are not working on CM9 for the play as I type, or at least if they are, it isn't in their repo's), and don't bargain on sony releasing their source (most manufacturers don't release android platform source code, at least sony releases the kernel source code **cough cough** unlike HTC who "miss" out bits of their code).
Anyway, if I did it from ICS, touchpads wouldn't work.
Doing a /system dump as we speek:
Command is:
adb reboot recovery
adb shell
**mount /system in CWM**
adb pull system ~/system/
After that, I will work on vanilla porting xD

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Dude, you hero! I've been wanting to do this myself for a while now for the same reasons you have stated. I was using Zero's ROM for a while, but I was having WiFi issues (from the stock, not his fault). I have tried FXP a few times, but the touchpads rarely work (which kinda defeats the point in having a PLAY).
The stock look would be awesome, as well as removing as much of the SE stuff as poss. I would prefer to keep the game launcher (that launches when you open the slider) as it's great for showing off
You may run in to some troubles trying to merge AOSP & the SE stuff (ie the dialer, game launcher, etc). I've read somewhere about this before and may be related to the PSX emulator (bandicoot, etc) too. Not that I know a fix, just sayin'.
And if you manage to get in the power controls in the status bar (like FXP) then you get a cookie (or make sure you've got a donate button anyway).
Willing & waiting to test..

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alreadyused said:
Dude, you hero! I've been wanting to do this myself for a while now for the same reasons you have stated. I was using Zero's ROM for a while, but I was having WiFi issues (from the stock, not his fault). I have tried FXP a few times, but the touchpads rarely work (which kinda defeats the point in having a PLAY).
The stock look would be awesome, as well as removing as much of the SE stuff as poss. I would prefer to keep the game launcher (that launches when you open the slider) as it's great for showing off
You may run in to some troubles trying to merge AOSP & the SE stuff (ie the dialer, game launcher, etc). I've read somewhere about this before and may be related to the PSX emulator (bandicoot, etc) too. Not that I know a fix, just sayin'.
And if you manage to get in the power controls in the status bar (like FXP) then you get a cookie (or make sure you've got a donate button anyway).
Willing & waiting to test..
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Just replacing one image made all apps containing that image force close eek...
Will have to see what I can do.

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I forgot to set permissions xD lol
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Looking forward to this Keiran, sounds promising, keep up the good work
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Can't seem to theme the framework without force closes, don't know what I am doing wrong...
Looks like I will have to stop this for now until I figure it out.
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KeiranFTW said:
This ROM will be stock SE firmware with bloatware removed.
Features:
JIT
Bravia Engine
My tweaks
Gingerbread Launcher
Stock apps
Anything you want
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would be nicer if you first post your machine as a VM image with all the env ready so other can use it.

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labbala said:
would be nicer if you first post your machine as a VM image with all the env ready so other can use it.
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Have decided to change the plan due to heavy theming work, it takes ages to make a theme and so I am going to add an existing one into this ROM.

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My eyes are on CM9, GoUI and this, pretty cool, Can't wait until its released.

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TheCraig said:
My eyes are on CM9, GoUI and this, pretty cool, Can't wait until its released.
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Release will come soon

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Can you make some screenshots of it, please?
Thanks

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evo_racer said:
Can you make some screenshots of it, please?
Thanks
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Doing that now
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