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[HTC Inspire 4G] iknowhugh:
Hi. I was messing with my phone last night and thought it would be a great idea to put a passcode lock on my messaging.well, i cant remember the pattern and now cannot get 2my messages. I am using handcent. I can get into the security settings and change/disable it for the home screen but i dont see anything for messaging. It was really late when i did this and i was functioning on half a brain cell, if that.i dont remember where i was when i set it..dugh..I hope i dont have 2do a hard reset but if so, oh well. Can someone please help me? I am using the stock rom btw. Thank you :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] kofrad:
I'm not sure where the files are located but I would start by locating the configuation files for handcent and deleting them. You'll lose all your customization on the settings, but it should eliminate the passcode.

Another thought: Can you access the messages in the stock messaging app?
[HTC Inspire 4G] mudknot2005:
go into settings>applications>manage applications> all> find the messaging app select it, and clear data. Post with results.
[HTC Inspire 4G] iknowhugh:
wahoo :-}

Thanks guys...I uninstalled the message majigger and it worked. No more tryin 2get all James bond super spy and lock all my stuff and then lock the stuff that's locking the stuf..lol...I appreciate ur time, for reals :
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] NFHimself:
Has anybody had any luck with transparency and draw9patch? for example, take the music.apk file and change the background for the widget to be 80% visible, toss it into the sdk draw9patch tool, save it. You get a simple stretching operation.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Nottach:
read up on setting pixel borders using the draw9 tool usually in the sdk/tools folder. the outer most pixel basically has to be either completely transparant or completely filled. otherwise it won't work. and its a pain finding the perfect stretching area.
[Vibrant General] fear676:
Not sure if everyone else knows but there is a easy way to load a rom on the vibrant.

In rom manager:

1. Select install rom from sd

2. Select your rom from the list

3. Select wype

4. And press ok

I've don't it and it works! No more going into CWM.

TRIGGER 2.9.4

Overstock 1.4.2

KB1 modem

KB5 kernel

Quadrant score 1797
[Vibrant General] xriderx66:
Thats the reason rom manager was created.

:facepalm:
[Vibrant General] fear676:
Surprised more people don't use it
[Vibrant General] xriderx66:
Not really.

Rom Manager has issues still, CWM doesn't.

CWM has more features and its safe, because the phone's UI and everything is off.

CWM is the most used, because well, its on every rooted phone.
[Vibrant General] dcaples002:
I prefer using CWM because its safer with more options
[Vibrant General] regP:
Not tryin to be an ass but fear676 you have 4 threads in the front page right now.. Is that really necessary?
[Vibrant General] deadpass:
I see it like the difference between flashing a BIOS update from the command prompt compared to doing it within windows. While the windows version is usually safe, the odds of things getting messed up is greater.
[Vibrant General] fear676:
Just figured out how to use the app. Plus don't we have to have 10 posts to start commenting on otherwise threads in here? Correct me if im wrong!
[Vibrant General] xriderx66:
No you need 10 to start posting links and i believe posting in the DEV section.
[Vibrant General] fear676:
But I guess your right. I did get a little carried away. Oops!!!!
[Vibrant General] nomadrider123:
Don't think so you need 10 to post in the devs maybe and to post a link
[Vibrant General] fear676:
That makes sence! Thanks
[Vibrant General] upsalarunvk:
cwm is much safer
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
But I don't exactly know how to get there.

I'm runing Wolfbreak's CM ROM V055, afraid to go to V06 because it might break my kernel install(still getting info on just what to do)

What I'm wanting is:

The status/pulldown bars(all icons except Wifi, and I want to keep Cyanogen 6's default slidey bar[the thing that ends up at the bottom]), and the animations from the theme used in SEMPITERNAL's Eternity 2 Build 0003a ROM. That will have to be ported to FroYo, I'm afraid(unless my theory at the bottom of this post will work).

I want the menu from LUCID-X10 by SicNside, with the black BG and white elements, but the png forthat i guess I'll have to negative a white hdpi one.

That's about it, the rest i want from arc theme which is default on my current ROM, including tickboxes, those arrows inside circles, the menu icons, etc.

My theory to sort of make this is to get the two involved APK's(default in CM and default in Eternity) onto my computer, and make them ZIP's. Then i can extract the drawable-hdpi folders from each and paste what I want from Eternity into Arc. Then I can replace the drawable-hdpi folder in the Arc framework file, and zip it at store.

That's where I stop knowing what I'm doing. Searching has not found me a guide on just how to make a framework-res.apk, nor even really making a theme altogether. All i can find is about xml files, resources, never anything about actually making the apk correctly.

Help, please?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] yournameshouldbehere:
I am stuck at the same point as you, I have no idea where to go from here :S
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
Anyone? I'm sure the two of us aren't the only ones...
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
Here's a zip of what I want. All I did was:

Took the framework-res.apk from the ETERNITY Rom and from the CM ROM, and pasted the png's i wanted from Eternity into drawable-hdpi-v4 in CM framework. Now, can someone make this work, please?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] realunited123:
Its quite easy.

Just select the images you want to change.

Then open the framework-res.apk of your ROM with winrar or 7zip your choice.

Without extracting the files drag and drop the files to the winrar window in the right place. If you want to change images in drawable-hdpi migrate to res/drawable-hdpi and drag and drop images there.

Now close the archive and type this:

adb push <path to modified framework> /sdcard/framework-res.apk
adb shell mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/framework-res.apk of=/system/framework/framework-res.apk

Make sure you take a backup with xrecovery before doing this. If you do something wrong you may end up in a bootloop. In that case just restore from backup and try again!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
Grr, sorry but right now all my failure is just making that less clear. Type that where? Drag the files to the winrar/7zip window? Isn't that where i dont want them?

Ive followed all the different sets of instructions including yours on this forum as closely as i can make sense of them and always end up with a stream of FC's and reboot loops.

EDIT: does it only work on the stock kernel? I'm running Trip's kernel. I just pulled the framework apk then pushed that same apk back and it's still doing it.

EDIT 2: ok no stock kernel and its still doing it WHY THE HELL IS IT DOING THIS?!?!? I FLASHED THE SAME DAMN STOCK FRAMEWORK!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
ok if i got the modded framework apk to my sdcard and used root explorer to paste it in, should that work? This laptop might be what's causing it
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Shiwantha:
I have posted few tips here n there when ever people ask about it.

Check this for overall requirements

For your requirement, skip the optimization part out and just do image swap.

Like realunited123 said, dont extract, just open from 7zip, I use Win RAR and drag and drop the new image to the correct folder.

You need to remember few things here, check images name matches against old to new. Other important thing is resolution. you might get in to trouble if you take mpdi and put it to hdpi.

after updating the framwork I made a small template for you guys to play with.

Download attaches zip file open and go to

Framewrok-SJ.zip\system\framework folder and drag and drop the modified framework-res.apk

Dont try to install the attached file. its only a template for you guys to start working on....

After drag and drop you will see zip file size increased.

Simply copy to SD card and install via Xrecovery

You can try any framework to install like this without adb stuff :D

Remember to make a backup... because you will definitely screwup... we all have...... LOL

Well my friend if you have already did this. it will be your first screwup :)

Dont use root explorer or titanium for this work. Read this post I mention yesterday.......
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
Well i did try swapping mine with the framework apk in the froshed zip. I'll try it with yours though.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
Is it just me is are you a savior!! Thanks, it's working now!!!!

Hey, by the way, can you teach me how i can make an xrec zip of a dialer mod I made? I want to post it on the CM 6 thread so people can like actualy install it but the only way i currently have for that is adb(which works on apps, but not themes...)

And one more thing, Is any sort of file transfer possible with ADB, or will i have to stick with WiFi File Explorer?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Shiwantha:
Thats good news.. one less problem to deal with.... :p

create a folder call app on your pc and drag it to system folder in the zip file.

So you should have framework and app folders inside of it.

then copy Phone.apk & Contacts.apk and try to install via xrecovery.

there is a chance you might not be able to install as my initial signing of Zip file dosent included app folder and so MANIFEST.MF & CERT.SF dont have reference. on the other hand during installation Xrecovery dont check

key signature.

I didnt test this way so try, no harm will come to your phone.

Dont know about wifi explorer much. Im testing with adb generally. only final version im publishing in xrec.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
Can you teach me how to make that meta inf stuff?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Shiwantha:
You cannot, after putting stuff, need to sign by app sign tool or there are alternative called APK manager... search its on XDA i think........
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
I'm not getting it. The update script ange all that forxrecovery...?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] AyDee:
In META-INF create \com\google\android folders for update-script file.

Make update-script a text file containing the following

show_progress 0.1 0

copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM:

show_progress 0.1 10

Be sure to add an extra blank line after "show_progress 0.1 10"

Compress META-INF and system folders to a zip, then move to your sd and sign with signAPKtic which is a free app in the market. Use "test keys" to sign. (signAPKtic is easiest to me,or you can use 1 of the methods Shiwantha suggested to sign)

I would also suggest zipaligning your apks before adding them to optimize your phone's performance when accessing them. Search zipalign on XDA and you'll find what you need...

*Edit- Also, X10 Mod Tool is great for pushing/pulling apks via adb without all the typing. I use it a LOT when testing different pieces of themes.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
I think adb mask controller can do it in the zipalign tab> zipalign /system/app button.

And what format does the text file need to be in?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
Signapktic is either telling me the zip doesnt exist or gives me an unzp error... and I supposed to me signing the apk's or the zip?

EDIT: I think I got it. Zip signer instead of signapktic. Let's see what my phone does.

Ok it looks like it worked.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] AyDee:
Make sure there are no spaces in the zip's name. Looks like you got it!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
So does that mean it worked for you?

EDIT: Oh, I'm stupid, I didn't even post it. Can you test it please?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] AyDee:
It looks like it's signed already. Are you asking me to test the app or signature?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
I need to know if xrecovery will flash it for you and everything works out. IF it does, your dialer should be blackened, the bg i mean.

EDIT: Wait, are you on a froyo rom? I just modded the BG of the contacts apk from Wolfbreak's ROM.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] AyDee:
Nope, sorry. Still on 2.1.

Have you tried it?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
Yeah. It made the log screen on my kernel freeze, reflashing the the kernel fixed that and all was normal.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Shiwantha:
I just checked package, it seems installable. I didnt try it though.

You want ppl to test this? better specify what is the ROM this is for.

my guess, 2.2 based any rom?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
Yep, it's from Wolfbreak's ROM. I've posted it in there too but haven't got anything yet.

EDIT: Ok it seems the button i though would zipalign isnt working. Can someone link me to a thread with a method that works?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] AyDee:
So it installed the themed apks?

Not sure what the problem was.

Maybe replace the space in the zip's name with an underscore before signing?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
Worth a try, yes.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
Edit: works. Now fire that thing about zipaligning... Please
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Shiwantha:
This is my method.

Go to your SDK folder...

In my case its like this.

D:\X10\SDK\android-sdk-windows\tools

Copy your signed file in to tools folder

Open CMD from your on tools folder

Type zipalign -v 4 Old_file_name.apk New_file_Name.apk

Ex:

for framewrok-res-apk

zipalign -v 4 framework_mod.apk framework-res.apk

Thats it. make sure you do this after signing application, as last step. because if you zipalign and sing it, it will break the optimization

Cheers......
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] AyDee:
+1

Zipalign your apks before adding them to the xrec zip. Xrec zip itself can be aligned too but it's not necessary.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
Ok I had to redo some .9 guides. Now after saving the .9 patch in draw9patch, i get the image simply stretched again on the phone, but with those guies in there too. What am I doing wrong now?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Shiwantha:
when you pull any 9.png out from the apk file its already in final model.

After decompiling an apk you will see some 1px black borders or dots to mark the margins. you need to again compile the images before you put it back to your moded apk.

I use Eclipse on SDK, create test project and simply put images to respective folder and export to unsigned apk after that extract images and put to moded file.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
DLing eclpise now. I'm readin elsewhere too, and it mentions an aapt tool in the SDK... im not seeing on in the folder. Did i miss something there, or is it installed with Eclipse?

Also, do I get everything into the apk and then import to eclipse and export?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] AyDee:
You could use xultimate draw9patch compiler from here http://www.droidforums.net/forum/xeudoxus/47283-release-xultimate.html
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] realunited123:
Just download APKManager from the Android Section. Search for it.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
Thanks! Ok Now I need to learn what to type in order to do what in that update-script file. Possible?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
Btw what file has the menu font color?

From my X10a running CM 6.1.3 by Wolfbreak and Swype Keyboard
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
Ok I have a problem. I added a line copying that one for system but saying sdcard instead. Did EVERYTHING same as before, except adding an sdcard folder with CMTHEME in it for the theme Im making. Xrecovery is saying the file is bad. Did I sign it with the wrong key?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steftymo:
Does the unit charge whilst in sleep mode ?

Also does battery lose power whilst in sleep mode ?

I know the answers to these questions are probably elsewhere but cannot find them.

thanks
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djdevine2:
Sleep mode is like standby on a computer as far as I know so it will use a small(ish) amount of power when in it. I think it will charge in it, it only charges by USB if it's in sleep mode.
[Xperia Arc General] Scottland:
Hi, I was having a play with one earlier - and it appeared that when you take a picture there is no way within the app to see the picture you just took? You have to exit out and go into gallery?

Is there a way around this? Ta
[Xperia Arc General] Mano1982:
There is an list of latest taken photos on right side... You can even expand it & then it shows all files in image-folder...

Take a look:
[Xperia Arc General] Scottland:
Thanks, I thought it strange there was no way to do this. Buy the model I was playing with (three uk branded) definatly didn't have it - must be different rom versions?

Thanks anyway
[Xperia Arc General] punkmonkey1984:
Remember that you can flash a normal non-messed up rom from the dev section,

like my orange uk version, is now a on the global rom minus the orange bloatware
[Xperia Arc General] im_iceman:
If you swipe the thumbnails to the right, they will disappear... if you swipe from the very right edge of the screen toward the centre.. they will come back!... same with the menus on the other side (but in reverse!)
[Xperia Arc General] michael miq:
Is it possible to remove compression from our phone? Try to take a picture and the size only around 700kb when i use 8mp setting.
[Xperia Arc General] im_iceman:
you can use vignette off the market - but in the tests I've done it doesn't really improve the image quality very much at all.. and actually in some shots I preferred the stock camera's results.
[Xperia Arc General] michael miq:
yeah, i like the result of the stock camera apps. But when i transfer the file to my PC and zoom it, the quality still not too good because of the compression. that is why i'm trying to remove the compression.
[Xperia Arc General] vegetaleb:
Wait for my MOD once we get root :D

I will add photo preview too
[Xperia Arc General] nsourtgr:
Is there any way to have multi shots option???

To press camera button and take 3-5 pictures in a row...

I miss that capability....

:(
[Xperia Arc General] michael miq:
will wait for that! thx!
[Xperia Arc General] vegetaleb:
Yeah but pray that we get root before the SGS2 get it, I will not keep a phone without root undefinitly :(
[GT540 Optimus General] zolloz:
I cant seem to install the android market on my gt 540..... last week did i update it from android 2.1 to 2.3.3 swiftdroid 1.8 and i got market running on the phone fine and all but now today when i decided to change from 1.8 to 1.9..... i cant install the market like i used to before.... what i used before was a zip file called gapps_gb_20110120.zip that seemed to work before..... but know it doesn't seem to work for me.... and i did delete some folders from my sd card..... might it be because of that?
[GT540 Optimus General] VirtualVassi:
connect your phone with internet and it should be downloaded automatically
[GT540 Optimus General] zolloz:
i have my wifi on and all that but.... it doesn't seem that it downloads or anything like that.....
[GT540 Optimus General] sanmit:
Log into your google account..
[GT540 Optimus General] zolloz:
thx it works :D i forgot to do that.... an op could close this if they would want or plz do it
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] localceleb:
So I was either dreaming or I actually did see a widget like this in a screenshot around these forums. I can't remember where I saw the picture so I will just have to describe it and hopefully someone knows what it is. Its basically a notification widget that shows your number of unread sms, phone calls, and email messages. But its a completely text based widget so it has a nice clean look like minimalistic text. Any help would be much appreciated. :D
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenHolliday:
You were dreaming dude.... But if that was real it would be cool.

Just messin with ya...

MissedIt! is what you saw:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1015752&highlight=missedit

Put it on my Dinc a week ago, now I see there's a new version. Hard to decide how I like the look of it but here's my current MissedIt! layout:
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ronron2:
Hello everyone,

Here is my issue :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=847499

I mostly did the same thing : a long time ago, tried 0.33 version of HBOOT, had the Black Screen, managed to fix it, but since then I have that dam RToD.

Someone I met on a forum with the same exact issue once found the solution : installing the CM, then modifying some values in the light detectors in the CM options. Eventually the RToD would stop, but the 4 softkeys would never light (as they usually do when it's quite dark in the place you are).

But that non-lighting issue was mostly nothing compared to the RToD so I always accepted it.

The point is, today I wanna try some other ROMs (like MIUI, and some French and very interesting ROMs as well) and that RToD came back to my mind as I flashed some ROM.

As the link above mentions, Amon_RA said that reflashing some LCD Nexus One misc partition would solve this problem.

First, I have a question :

By saying S-OFF, did he do a mistake by just meaning unlocking the bootloader? Which I did a long time ago. But if he meant switching the Security to Off, well actually, I think that it's impossible on the Nexus One (some topics deal with that exploit on XDA) , so I do hope he just meant "unlock your bootloader"

Anyway, assuming that my bootloader is unlocked, here are the steps I followed :

- Since the link given by Amon_RA to download the misc.img is over, I asked to a french member of another forum who had a LCD Nexus One to do this :

su
cat /dev/mtd/mtd0 > /sdcard/misc.img

and to give me the file, which he did.

- Renamed it to mtd0.img (I think it's actually useless, but I did want to follow the exact advice of Amon_RA)

- Found a flash_image file from some forum (are there different flash_image files? May it be the issue?)

- Copied both flash_image and mtd0.img in C:\Android\platform-tools (where my adb.exe is)

- Went to that foled with the Windows CMD

- Did it with my phone on (not in Bootloader nor in Fastboot, otherwise the

adb devices

command would not return any phone ID :

adb push flash_image /data/flash_image
adb push mtd0.img /data/mtd0.img
adb shell
chmod 755 /data/flash_image
/data/flash_image misc /data/mtd0.img

Got that :

http://img825.imageshack.us/i/mtd0img.png/

But still, whatever ROM I flash, the RToD is still there. Only the CM allows me to "hide" the problem, not really to solve it.

What did I miss? Was my approach wrong?

Thanks if someone could help me with that 6 months remaining issue...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ronron2:
Hello,

Sorry, I don't like much to use that kind of means, but I'm doing a little "Up" cause I'm really surprised that none here could solve my issue, since we are a lot to encounter such a problem...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aborroncho:
Hello,

Same problem.

Have tried the Amon_RA method without success.

I would appreciate any suggestions to solve the issue,

Thanks,
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gf_gollum:
I have a near stock (rooted) 2.3.3 - from an early kitchen release of Gingerbread. I was wondering if I could flash Redstar kernel onto this - and it all still work? Everyone seems to be using CM7 - (which I want to avoid at the moment), but I've heard really good things about this kernel.

OK to try? (I'd nandroid first of course)

Graham
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismgan:
I was having trouble installing GAPPS in Cyanogenmod 7 stable and I then tried installing an older version. Now I'm stuck with the Cyanogen skateboard screen that then goes to the Google welcome to PC36100-Touch the Android to begin. With and without touching it it goes back to the skateboard screen and continues the rotation. Any help please?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phatmanxxl:
Boot loop, how fun. Wipe and flash.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismgan:
How do I wipe and flash? I can't get past the above described screens?