Every time I flash a new build of CM9... It always writes over my installed font, boot animation, and installs a fresh build prop...
YES, I know how to edit these files prior/post flash, however... it would sure be nice to have an app to edit things such as your build prop, font, and boot animation at download. With a single button push.
Would make lives a lot simpler. - and if I'm not mistaken it could work on more than just CM9/AOSP roms as long as the boot animations and fonts are located in the same place in the file system.
I know there's a dev out there that can accomplish this... even with a script maybe?
If this already exists, please... educate me. =)
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Hi all,
I know how to change the wallpaper on the lockscreen but I was wondering if it's possible to remove the grey band displaying the operator and the time. It really doesn't match my wallpaper I've searched for this but I can't find any solution.
Drizzys rom has the type of lockscreen you are after. Drop him a PM and see if he can help.
It would be great if Drizzy could provide the way that the lockscreen can be customized so we can all know, instead of PMing each other.
Thanks ritdaw. I'll give it a look.
ill second that, this would be really really interesting!!
ZenorGR said:
It would be great if Drizzy could provide the way that the lockscreen can be customized so we can all know, instead of PMing each other.
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Sorry I only said PM because I'm sure Drizzy doesn't get a chance to read all of the posts on here, Heck I try, but it takes a lot of time!
Perhaps once spamianspoon has some answers he can share with the rest of us.
You need to get one a ressource apk from your phone (/system/app/htc-ressources.apk or something like that), extract it (renaming it to .zip will do magic ), mod the ressource you need to, zip it and upload it back to your phone after renaming it to .apk .
Of course, you need to be root, and you must do a backup (nandroid is perfect for that) since it can make your current system unbootable
Thanks Dream team. I'll give it a try. Bit busy right now, so it'll be a few days. Have you done this yourself?
Cheers.
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You need to get one a ressource apk from your phone (/system/app/htc-ressources.apk or something like that), extract it (renaming it to .zip will do magic ), mod the ressource you need to, zip it and upload it back to your phone after renaming it to .apk .
Of course, you need to be root, and you must do a backup (nandroid is perfect for that) since it can make your current system unbootable
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cant find that file in the path you posted.. are you sure name and path of the file are correct?
look here:
/system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk
i edited the file as described by dream_team. it works perfectly
Hey everyone, I have successfully made a few ROMS for myself (using the DSIXDA HTC Android ROM kitchen v 1.00). I am making a ROM for the HTC Evo.
I know how to do most of it, I have managed so far:
To add my own ringtones
To add my own notification sounds
To set the default ringtone, notification, and change the default wallpaper
Add a theme to my ROM
But there is a few questions I have. I have Googled, looked around on here, and done what I can to find the answers but I am so far unsuccessful.
My first question: Ok, I know that the default wallpapers reside in the system/customize/resource directory. I have attempted to replace the wallpaper (and small preview) wallpapers with my own custom ones. I tried using Paint.net for Windows to resize to the same dimensions as the default wallpaper. For example, to replace htc_wallpaper_01.jpg, I edited a 960x800 wallpaper to have the same size and name (everything the same) and changed htc_wallpaper_small_01 with a matching 80x60 smaller version of the new graphic. I have found sometimes it works, but if I do a few using the method mentioned above, the ROM fails to load up. Can someone help and explain why?
Question 2: I am trying to place the removed apps automatically on the SD Card. I made a "sdcard" folder in the root directory of my ROM. I tried editing the update.zip to include copy_dir PACKAGE:sdcard /sdcard and when I do a check for errors I get none, yet when I try and install the ROM it gives me the "E:syntax error in update script" meaning I am not doing it right. I tried doing it the same way Fresh did it and it also threw me the same error.
So can anyone please tell me how to do this? I know I am close with both and I have tried dissecting other ROMS to see how they did it but I cannot figure it out.
First question:
It could be many possibilities. Maybe not enough room on system, file names not matching, etc...
Try each png on seperate flashes to find the culprit.
*The best way to find out for sure is to use "adb logcat" on boot. This tells you all your errors the OS has.*
Second question:
Im not understanding what your trying to do?
Root of a rom is /
sdcard is mounted to a folder on /
If you want to store the apk on sdcard then,
the proper code to install in /sdcard from update.zip:
Code:
copy_dir PACKAGE:sdcard SDCARD:
If this is not what your asking please explain to me what your asking.
RichieDaze said:
First question:
It could be many possibilities. Maybe not enough room on system, file names not matching, etc...
Try each png on seperate flashes to find the culprit.
*The best way to find out for sure is to use "adb logcat" on boot. This tells you all your errors the OS has.*
Second question:
Im not understanding what your trying to do?
Root of a rom is /
sdcard is mounted to a folder on /
If you want to store the apk on sdcard then,
the proper code to install in /sdcard from update.zip:
Code:
copy_dir PACKAGE:sdcard SDCARD:
If this is not what your asking please explain to me what your asking.
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Thank you RichieDaze for the response.
You mentioned png., but all the ROMS I have seen have the wallpaper in .jpg format. I was just wondering if there was a certain size they have to be (I mimic the exact size of the default ones).
I think I got this part worked out by doing exactly that, installing 1 at a time until I find the culprit.
For question 2: Thanks to using the DSIXDA kitchen, I cannot use updater.script, which seems to be the way ROM makers like Calkulin, Hero_over, and other have used to set their removed apps to automatically copy on to the SD card when you install the ROM.
I have to use update.script instead, and when I try and do it using that I run into an error.
What I am trying to is remove the usual bloat from the ROM, but copy the removed apps so that users can have the option of installing them if they use any of them.
You are answering my question and are on the right track to helping me. I will try to add that (the way you wrote it out) and see what happens to my update.script.
Thank you very much for your help, greatly appreciated and please let me know if there is some other way to do this if you are aware of any or if someone is using update.script instead of updater.script.
While converting a boot animation installer to Edify, I found out you can include both the Amend and the Edify install scripts in the CWM zip file and they both play nice with each other. So, in effect, you can make CWM* installers, instead of releasing two different zip files. This is especially nice when you are uploading a ROM which is 400MB+.
Thought I would share, as I've seen plenty of poeple releasing separate zip files for no benefit.
I've devised a standard, if all agree, for these universal installers, to put a _uni at the end, so people know the CWM version does not matter. eg: helix_animation_uni.zip
To each their own on the naming, but I thought a universal naming scheme would be helpful to all.
Cheers, and sorry if this is old news. I still see tons of releases with two zip files, so at least some people haven't figured this out yet.
Attached is a zip file with example amend and edify scripts, for anyone who is new to either. The example is for a boot animation with boot, shutdown graphics and sound effect.
Interesting find
Im just sticking with edify personally going forward as it works with both cwr 2.5 and 3.0+
Haha, well color me pointless. I had no idea Edify worked with 2.5.x as well as 3.x. Ignore this thread :/
Ive Noticed that the DX2 Has number of atrix ports and a couple of roms.. Any how i would love some more support than CM7 for the photon. I know we only have a handful of wonderful devs for the photon and they can only concentrate on so much at once.
I am wanting really bad to contribute..Can some one show me where to brush up on my skills I am wanting to attempt to Dev. I know IT HAS BEEN ASKED i just want to go to the right places...Just seems like there is not enough interest in the photon in general.. I have all the free time in the world right now...
Id like to thank all the wonderful Devs in the photon forum and for making CM7 boot!! Some good ISH!! i cant wait!!
If you want to make a custom, stock-based ROM, it is fairly easy. A number of us on the forums just think that it is not very necessary to have so many ROMs when there is little-to-no changes between them.
Anyhow, the basic gist is like this:
Find some app/theme you want to include into a ROM. Extract the ROM (.zip), and then place those files into their respective folders. Generally, themes are in framework-res.apk files and go in /system/framework. Apps usually go into /system/app. Keep in mind if you want to port a theme, you will have to resize the images and rename them (usually), which involved extracting the .apk, modifying the necessary files, and then pushing them back into an unextracted copy of the .apk (to deal with signing issues). When you are done with your modifications to the ROM, highlight/select all of the folders and files (usually META-INF, system, boot.img), and compress them into a zip archive. Bam, new ROM made.
mrinehart93 said:
If you want to make a custom, stock-based ROM, it is fairly easy. A number of us on the forums just think that it is not very necessary to have so many ROMs when there is little-to-no changes between them.
Anyhow, the basic gist is like this:
Find some app/theme you want to include into a ROM. Extract the ROM (.zip), and then place those files into their respective folders. Generally, themes are in framework-res.apk files and go in /system/framework. Apps usually go into /system/app. Keep in mind if you want to port a theme, you will have to resize the images and rename them (usually), which involved extracting the .apk, modifying the necessary files, and then pushing them back into an unextracted copy of the .apk (to deal with signing issues). When you are done with your modifications to the ROM, highlight/select all of the folders and files (usually META-INF, system, boot.img), and compress them into a zip archive. Bam, new ROM made.
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Thanks BRO!!!! And Thank you for all your hours and dedication you have put fourth with school and all!! I would not of held on to my Photon If it weren't for you!! Honestly!!!
If you guys want I could upload my recent creation.
Its yays deodexed rom with the alien theme embedded in. I can't seem to get the blur launcher to work though and I could slim it down. Remove ringtones notifications and apps if ya'll want...its nothing special just themed no special tweaks.
Don't think you can add tweeks without unlocking the BL...
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If you guys want I could upload my recent creation.
Its yays deodexed rom with the alien theme embedded in. I can't seem to get the blur launcher to work though and I could slim it down. Remove ringtones notifications and apps if ya'll want...its nothing special just themed no special tweaks.
Don't think you can add tweeks without unlocking the BL...
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That would be awesome!!!! Im working on something NOw!! I would like to use what u created!!
Its pretty much yays rom + kenneths theme and a working settings apk lol
You want it stripped down as possible? I suck at making update zips for gapps and such but I can strip it and you can command mount the things you want.
and applications? not everything is shareable I try to make a build did not work well but gets stuck on the logo of motorola
what are you adding and taking away?
I have searched up and down the net to find exactly how to allow us the ability to customize our boot animations. Finally came across this post here on XDA that made it all possible. Original thread
I have included a flash zip file to allow the ability to add custom boot animations. I will be providing a much robust solution in the near future, but for now I must share what I have. I have tested this and it works. That being said you know the drill, use at your own risk.
Installation instructions:
Download and flash in recovery
Insert your own bootanimation.zip in the system/media folder
Reboot and enjoy!!!
I built this flash tool using Aroma for our Player to allow you to choose from different bootanimations. Please let me know if there are any bootanimations you would like to see. I can also make them, however they are a bit time consuming so let me know what you are thinking and I will determine if it is worth the time and effort. It helps to have either video or gif files to go off of. Anyways this flash tool was originally developed by betoNL here: Original Thread. I had to modify it to be used on our device and changed all the boot animations to fit our screen. I will be doing a lot with this once I find the time. For now please enjoy and feedback is always welcome. Also for the other Galaxy Player owners, please let me know if you want one developed for your devices? I can modify it to work with pretty much any Samsung device.
Updated: 23:24 PST 06May2015
Fixed Brazil Animation; All boot animations verified to be working correctly
YP-GI1_BootAni_All.zip
Future updates to include:
Updated Sounds
Categories
All Android Bootanimations up to Lollipop
Custom Animations designed by myself
I will be removing some of the animations that I think are a bit lame from this first version
Clean up the theme for easier viewing
Try to implement a preview pic of the bootanimation within the program
resize and reformat pics to shrink the size of the zip while maintaining the quality of the pics
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Thx...
Thanks