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[Motorola Droid 3] ibsk8:
He has a point and a good one at that.

By mentioning warranties and them being void happens without the necessity of the carries to prove it was damaged by modded software.

+1
[Motorola Droid 3] somemadcaaant:
Yeah we buy these devices and come here to break them appart to enhance them, simple. If we were worried about it we'd be like the other 90% of the general public who are oblivious to most things.

-smc
[Motorola Droid 3] leobg:
I don't understand what's your point. Altering the software that is certified to run on your device voids your warranty. This is a fact made clear by manufacturer. It is not much different than altering the engine of a car for example.

Posts mentioning "this will void your warranty" are just a precaution to anyone attempting to use it, so people are aware of the consequences. Of course it must be mentioned. Just like the signs "do not eat" on silicagel packs that often come in electronic equipment packages. Or signs on plastic bags saying they are not toys.
[Motorola Droid 3] lordgodgeneral:
I have to agree that leaving the warning out is a bad idea. The warning is mostly about the fact that by modifying the software you're no longer using manufacturer or carrier approved software which is does void the warranty and also violates the carrier terms of service. There are always going to be first timers trying to follow rooting and mod directions, and its best for them to know the consequences if things go wrong and they brick, etc.
[Motorola Droid 3] limaxray:
I think everyone goes a little over the top about the whole 'void your warranty' bit. Look, you can't just 'void your warranty', it doesn't work that way.

There's a thing called the Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act that protects consumers and holds manufacturers responsible for honoring their warranties.

By simply rooting your phone, you're not going to 'void' any warranty. The only way you can 'void' your warranty is if you do something that causes your phone to fail, that failure isn't covered. So if you brick your phone because you're not worthy of the power of root, it's not going to be covered under warranty - just like if you smash your phone into the pavement it's not covered.

But regardless if your phone is rooted and ROMed to the MAXXX or totally stock and covered in unicorn stickers, if the screen starts bugging out because of a faulty connector or the like, it is still covered under warranty. They have to show that your actions caused the failure, the 'burden of proof' is on them.

Honestly though, I've never had a problem with warranty claims through VZW (and I've had many) - as long as you didn't get it wet, they will usually give you a refurbed device with little fuss.

So no, everyone who says 'doing X will void your warranty' is wrong. It will only 'void' your warranty if you **** it up and break something.
[Motorola Droid 3] donwhall70:
I agree that something has to be mentioned. The community has made this stuff very simple for those who know not what they are doing. Alot of them probably have no clue it would void their warranty. Telling them that the said action will void their warranty is probably a bit much but maybe pointing them to their manufacturers warranty for them to decide if the said action is allowable would be much better.
[Motorola Droid 3] JRowe47:
If you engage in an activity that explicitly states you're going to void your warranty, you're giving your assent to the warranty being voided.

I could make an app for the marketplace that simply sat on your phone, called "The warranty breaker!" and include in its ToS, in big blazing letters, an agreement to the effect of:

"If you install this app, you are voiding your warranty with your carrier."

By specifically mentioning it, there is now a legal basis for them to claim we willingly cancelled a warranty. It doesn't have to violate the terms of the warranty - contracts are two way agreements.

I'm not saying not to warn people. I'm saying, leave the warranty out of it. Something like " Hey, this procedure could have major negative consequences. Know what you're doing - the author/creator of this procedure is not responsible for your mistakes or misuse."

The warranty is something between me and the carrier, not something anyone on XDA should ever worry about. There's simply no need to mention it as part of a modding process.
[Motorola Droid 3] Dmw017:
This post was awesome down to the last punctuation mark ಠ_ಠ
[Motorola Droid 3] wootizzle:
If I brick my phone messing with the root I plan on dropping it and letting it sit in a rain puddle and sending it back to verizon asap. Do they really not send you a new phone if you brick it messing with the root?
[Motorola Droid 3] JRowe47:
If their techs bother to look at why, then yeah, by rooting or otherwise messing with it, they could tell you to take a flying leap.

Fortunately, most of the time, nobody on the other side bothers with why a device fails, and you'll just get one back.
[Motorola Droid 3] wootizzle:
I was wondering if they were like Microsoft was with 360's, lol.. I got 3 replaced for cd drive failures but said it was RROD.
[Fascinate General] sam.assad:
droidstyle ...thanks a lot
[Fascinate General] dc iz 2 legit:
Is this powerwash 1.2 the stock with touchwiz and will I have data problems
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
Yes the rom link I provided is powerwashed 1.2 ed05 w/ otb fusion kernal by ccompos.
[Fascinate General] timmymarsh:
You will all now see that the troll has been banned, so move on please. (trolls like this will always be banned (@xHoLyx), if people cant contribute dont post!)

Thanks.

Thread cleaned.
[Fascinate General] Native89:
Just wanted to say thanks for making the process noob-friendly.

Came from a OGDroid and Continuum so Odin was fairly new to me. Love the Rom you provided and look forward to trying new ones in the future.
[Fascinate General] park_timmy:
really well explained, and easy to follow.
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
Thanks for the kind words sir!!
[Fascinate General] martyxng:
Great post - easy to follow. I'm ready to try flashing my first custom ROM. You say that I can use any Froyo rom. Does that mean no Gingerbread? I was thinking of trying CM7 first.

[UPDATE] Just saw your directions for a gingerbread rom at the bottom of the post. Just a suggestion - you might want to put a note in the first paragraph that gingerbread directions are on the bottom. Thanks!

Anyway, I went ahead and flashed the powerwashed rom. Works perfect!
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
Thanks! If you want to install cm7, click on the installing a mtd rom link and follow that guide.
[Fascinate General] Xenopha:
Oh most sublime of XDA members, may I please buy you a tasty beverage of your choice in massive quantities?
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
sure, I love me some sweet ice tea or bud light when the work is done :D
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
Update...Included guides for eh09/ei20 gingerbread and mtd roms(cm7,miui,aosp)
[Fascinate General] icemanwbs:
I must say , AWESOME job my friend ! This is EXACTLY what people are looking for when they come to sites like XDA. Site just needs more people like you.
[Fascinate General] wabbitinspace:
Awesome thread, this is exactly what I needed. A quick question though, if I went back to stock using DL09 and want to get MIUI back on my phone, is it alright that im on ED05 now? Can I just flash the recovery and use ED05 for MIUI?
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
yes, I just put dl09 up there because a few members including myself had troubles getting on mtd roms from ed05. Go ahead and try with ed05 first, you can always odin dl09 if you have trouble. GL!!
[Fascinate General] Reatork:
Ok.. I have to first off state that I am a NOOB.. sorry i just finished watching that lovely video and had to quote it..

I have never done anything like this before.. I purchased a second hand Fascinate and the owner advised me that it had been rooted..

I did massive searching and came across your Guide.. * which rocked by the way *

I followed the steps to flash the system back to a factory phone.. I am about to call them and have it activated to my line on which i had a Fascinate but it found the underside of a tire doing 110 down the interstate.. * belt clip broke *

I only am worried that the phone will not activate or that the big red V will know it had been rooted and will not allow me to use the phone on their service.. Is this at all possible? Was I an UBER NOOB for flashing it back to stock? * sorry had to ask that *
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
no worries, once you flash back to stock ed05 vzw will never know what was previously done to the phone!
[Fascinate General] Reatork:
Thanks.. I followed the provided steps at the beginning of this thread and it worked flawlessly.. And looks like my stock phone did when before it met its demise..
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] rwholden:
Can anyone out there let me know how to create a XAP file to alter a registry setting?

I just updated my HD2 to 7720 (thanks to Yuki and XMOD) and now the registry editors will not run...

I need to change the value of [HKCU]ControlPanel\Volume\MaxdBAtten to 70 (from 45), since my volume currently is way too loud even on 1...

Or if some body already has a xap for this would appreciate it if it could be shared?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
I know how to flash but wondering will all settings I changed in qpst revert back to sprint settings once put back to original rom and unrooted?

Swiped from my rooted Evo running Metrodroid 2.2 on Metro PCS
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] nejer:
i tried to replace the original file with a new one but i have this message "error " or " system restricted " .
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Blefish:
Do you have the phone rooted? If not, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1044765

It worked for me on B138 rom.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] XphX:
It is not necessary to root the phone for this. Is the device mounted with read and write? If you do only have the permissions to read you cannot delete the file of course. Which OS do you have?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] nejer:
im using androzip to move the file .
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] XphX:
Wait, what? You want to replace the file for the recovery-mode, right? You need to do this on a computer, you cannot do this on your phone. Start up your handset while holding vol+ and vol- at the same time. You will get a coloured screen and on the computer you can replace the file.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] levibuko:
Of course he can do it on his x5, but this way needs root.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] nejer:
i did it !! but i cant do step 4 below i just get the same pink screen then nothing happened

1. Important: If your handset does not come with a sd-card you need to install one. Otherwise you cannot install a custom ROM.

2. Install this. You just need to replace one file (backup the old one on your computer before overwriting).

3. Download a zipfile containing the ROM you want to install and place it onto your sd-card. Do not unzip it.

4. Start the phone while holding the vol+-button, you will then boot into the recovery mode you installed in step 2.

5. I saved the install-instructions in case I forget them:
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] XphX:
Ah alright.

The instruction is a bit misleading. Do only press the vol+ button, that will boot into recovery. Did you install the recovery from here, by the way? That is the newest.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] nejer:
I did it , thanks for your help . finally i can turn off orientation lock :cool:.

by the way , how i can get the US market with paid apps ??
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] XphX:
Well if you browse the Market with an american IP-adress (VPN/Proxy) you should be good to go. But I don't know, maybe you run into other problems then. I have not tried this out...
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] nejer:
i heard that there is a hacked version or maybe i have to root the phone to get this market .now i can get only free apps cuz i am not from US or a country that support this type of market .
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djice000:
I know I'm possibly going to get verbally bashed for this but here goes....can anyone tell me how to get the Xperia X8 Launcher working with the shortcut corners? Thanks in advance :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zahinasaur:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1240059
[General Questions and Answers] frankie51:
I have roam control v1.6.0 on my nexus s 4g and when I click roam only nothing happens.
[General Questions and Answers] watt9493:
I don't think it works on Samsung phones

Please lengthen your message to at least 10 charters
[General Questions and Answers] frankie51:
Is there any way to force roam on the nexus s 4g?
[General Questions and Answers] MrGreg:
The version in the market works...
[Droid X General] m16-maniac:
i wiped everything in cwr...data/cache/dalvik/batt

i then pulled batt and put it back in and booted into moto recovery and wiped data and cache

i then sbf 4.5.596 official

i did the OTA to 4.5.602

at this point am i absolutely 100% stock?

i mean did i need to format /system in cwr to make sure it got it all?

if i am missing something please let me know.

does the procedure above take the phone to 100% factory 4.5.602 in the end?
[Droid X General] Jubakuba:
Lol, sending your phone in 'eh?

And yep, you're stock.

I had to send my phone in twice...

Once I used Maderstock340 and then sbf'ed after to be double-sure.

The second time I just SBF'ed...

Booted into stock recovery and factory reset.

They never said a thing.

BUT...

I don't condone sending a phone in that was broken via something YOU did wrong trying to root/mod/etc.

I had screen problems, for example...not at all caused by root.

That is one reason Verizon hates root users! They get "bricked" phones and assume we're all idiots.
[Droid X General] DawidD:
I've had a LOT of hardware related issues with the droid X (ive sent in 5 phones, plus 2 for my girlfriend) every time I maderstocked and sbf'd (sbf never got rid of custom boot animations for me), and sent it in - and I've never had a problem. You should be fine, just dont lie if you actually broke the phone yourself from hax.
[Droid X General] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
While I agree with the overall sentiments of not making warranty claims for screwing your phone up with root/rom, it seems to me that if he's able to all he said he did,

then the phone isn't bricked :)
[HTC EVO 3D] freeza:
Team Xposed at it again with another mod for all of you. This time it is transparent notification pulldowns. "Sharing is caring."

Step 1: Decompile SystemUI.apk with apktool, apk manager, or baksmali.

Step 2: Navigate to \com\android\systemui\statusbar\StatusBarService.smali

Step 3: Open StatusBarService.smali in Notepad++ or any other qualified text editor.

NOTE: Notepad and Wordpad will not edit the file properly.

Step 4: Search for:

.local v7, view:Lcom/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarView;

Look below at:

const/4 v1, 0x2

Replace 0x2 with -0x3

Next, search for:

.line 1797

Directly below, look for:

const/4 v5, 0x2

Replace 0x2 with -0x3

Step 5: Save and close the file.

Step 6: Navigate to \res\layout\status_bar_tracking.xml

Step 7: Open status_bar_tracking.xml in qualified text editor.

Step 8: Replace the 2 instances of "list_item_background" with "status_bar_background"

Step 9: Look for:

<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:background="#ff000000"

Replace #ff000000 with #00000000

Step 10: Save and close file.

Step 11: Grab the existing status_bar_background.png from \res\drawable-hdpi\status_bar_background.png

Step 12: Edit it with your photo editor of choice and add your transparency.

Step 13: Save the file, and replace status_bar_background.png in \res\drawable-hdpi\status_bar_background.png with the one you just edited.

Step 14: Recompile SystemUI and flash it to your phone from recovery.

End result:

NOTE: You may notice that the entire thing is transparent, and that the text is black. If this is not to your liking, you can make items appear white (or any other color) by looking at this line:

<View android:id="@id/tab_header"

This is the second of the lines that you changed to status_bar_background in Step 8. Change that back to list_item_background to get your white item list back while still maintaining a transparent background.

To change text color, look for this line:

<TextView android:textSize="@com.htc:dimen/list_primary_m" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="#ff000000"

Look for #ff000000 and change that to your desired color. The same applies to quicksettings, which is a line below.
[HTC EVO 3D] Scott:
Great tutorial. I have one question, how do you get the Notification text from black to white.

I highlighted the exact text I am referring to in the attachment.
[HTC EVO 3D] theimpaler747:
NOTE: You may notice that the entire thing is transparent, and that the text is black. If this is not to your liking, you can make items appear white (or any other color) by looking at this line:

Code:

<View android:id="@id/tab_header"

This is the second of the lines that you changed to status_bar_background in Step 8. Change that back to list_item_background to get your white item list back while still maintaining a transparent background.

To change text color, look for this line:

<TextView android:textSize="@com.htc:dimen/list_primary_m" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="#ff000000"
[code]

Look for #ff000000 and change that to your desired color. The same applies to quicksettings, which is a line below.
[HTC EVO 3D] freeza:
Oops.... The text font color is probably located in layout or values folder under ids or public.xml
[HTC EVO 3D] Scott:
Been looking for it all night... lol

I knew that I didn't misread your post! Thanks for confirming that before I went crazy, lol
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
There are a few changes that need to be made. If you want all transparent background then there are text color edits that need to be made in three or four systemui xmls, download provider.apk and download provider ui .apk. also a text change in framework. This is a good thread. I'll type up something coherent when I get home to add to it.
[HTC EVO 3D] Scott:
You sir are the BOMB!

This was what I was looking for. I was changing line by line to see what woudl happen but eventually gave up and modded someone else mod... To get it the way I want.

This is getting save in favorites for next time!

Thanks!
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
thanks ! you can even go further into framework/res/values/styles and com.htc.resources but i found that these changes cover most notifications
[HTC EVO 3D] HackDPlanet:
Pulled the SystemUI.apk from my phone and when I decompiled with Apktool I receive this.....any ideas what is the problem?
[HTC EVO 3D] steal25:
Did you install the framework to decompile with. You need to use the -t (framework) command. Make a folder in your sdk/tools folder and name it, "framework" I named mine "234" then place framework-res.apk and com.htc.resources.apk in that folder and in Adb type "apktool if (your framework-res) 234 (or what ever you named the folder)" and then type "apktool if (your resources) 234 (folder name)" and then to properly decompile type "apktool d -t 234 (folder name) .APK. Try that.
[HTC EVO 3D] steal25:
To add to your changes, I also had to change text in the voicemail apk. Mostly in res/ layout/in about 5 notificaton .xmlsIll write the exact changes when I get to a computer
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
if your adding a text color the line should read < android:textColor="#ffffffff">

i just used white as an example
[HTC EVO 3D] HackDPlanet:
Not adding color, simply changing transparent notification pulldown. I followed the directions for the status_bar_tracking.xml and double checked my work and made no other changes than what the directions said.

Dont know what the apktool "Error: No resource type specified <at 'textSize' with value '@33882153'> is all about because I did not modify anything on that line.

Any ideas? I attached the an image of the .xml.
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
ok i was just going by a little information. the text size reference has no reference. this is of little importance so replace that line with this

<TextView android:textSize="@com.htc:dimen/list_primary_m" replace both.
[HTC EVO 3D] HackDPlanet:
Worked and was able to compile the .apk. How do I go about flashing the .apk thru recovery rather than installing?
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
you will need to sign it.

here is one of my flashes. open it with seven zip and place your systemui in the app folder. it will replace the systemui that is in there
[HTC EVO 3D] jkrough0728:
I don't know why but this is the one thing I can not figure out and have been trying since day 1... No matter what I try I always get this..

Any ideas?
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
You want transparency right?
[HTC EVO 3D] jkrough0728:
Ya I followed the steps.

Changed the smalis and the xml and added 50% transparency to the png file and it still shows solid lol
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
your on viper? post your systemui here
[HTC EVO 3D] jkrough0728:
This is the one I edited... Maybe you can see what I missed
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
your all set. you missed method on bar review in statusbarservice.smali. this is already in a flash
[HTC EVO 3D] jkrough0728:
Wow fail on my part. Thanks so much man Ill test it now.
[HTC EVO 3D] jkrough0728:
It worked! Thanks so much man!
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
glad to help bro
[HTC EVO 3D] jkrough0728:
Uh oh! I was running into this problem before when I edited systemui... My settings force close now instantly
[HTC EVO 3D] Scott:
Did anyone pull this off yet and want to share?
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
pull what off?
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
thats from viper rom?
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
i ran your systemui for about an hour but i dont think i used the settings much. i would start over. you may have borked something in smali. i have modded quite a few systemui's here and they all work on our phones. even the sensations works. ive uet to see a force close. also you can grab one off my theme thread and use that as a guide.
[HTC EVO 3D] jkrough0728:
Ha nevermind it was my fault.

BTW what are you using to decompile SystemUI?
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
Apktool
[HTC EVO 3D] jkrough0728:
Weird. Everytime I have tried apktool with SystemUI I get issues after install. I either loose my statusbar or settings force close.
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
Did you install framework resources in Apktool?
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
What version of Apktool are you using?
[HTC EVO 3D] HackDPlanet:
Looks great man, wondering if you can change font to blue?
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
Yeah I can do that
[HTC EVO 3D] jkrough0728:
I just redownload the other day I think 1.4...

And ya I install framework-res and com.HTC.resources.apk

sent from my Evo 3D from xda app
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
then recheck your edits. you can compile without errors and still have fc if you edited something wrong
[HTC EVO 3D] jkrough0728:
Ahh good to know thanks man

sent from my Evo 3D from xda app
[HTC EVO 3D] mayfield103:
Which xml's do I need to edit to I'm system UI to change the clock color and notification and quick settings buttons got the others down.
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
That's in my post in the first page.
[HTC EVO 3D] patricio16:
It looks great, keep up the good work
[HTC EVO 3D] AndroidGraphix:
I could really use some help on this. I've made changes according to the OP but the entire status_bar becomes transparent. I've managed to get the status_bar_background to show which is nice but I want it to also point to:

status_bar_background_normal so it ends up looking like this:

Any help would be great. Thank you very much for the tutorial.

EDIT: And YES, this is for the EVO 3D not the Thunderbolt as you see in the picture.
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
can you show a pic of how it looks the wrong way? not really following. the pics look great
[HTC EVO 3D] AndroidGraphix:
Thanks. Here's what I have now. I have been trying to get this right for two days now with no luck.
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
your taskbar image is fine. your text color is off in a lot of places. i have a tutorial in the first page on text color