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[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] vitruvi0ne:
Many thanks to those who posted status bar mods and guides for creating the SystemUI.apk file properly, and thank you to the OP for this release!

I must say I was looking forward mostly to seeing a black status bar in this ROM out-of-the-box cause I despise Samsung's choice of using grey. The screenshots all appear to show a black status bar so I'm confused as to why this was reverted in the release?

Feel free to keep posting these mods everyone, would love to try them all on for size!
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Maverick777:
Right, that's the problem. When I delete the SystemUI.apk file, the status bar doesn't disappear. I don't get FC's unless I reboot my Tab without the file in there.

EDIT: OK, the oddest thing just happened. If I leave the new file named SystemUII.apk and delete the one that was in there, it works! I've tried renaming to SystemUI.apk and the stock bar returns. Renaming it back to SystemUII.apk and the themed bar loads. Weird.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Gam3r 4 Life:
Ok that is weird. I dont know whats different between yours and mine, and why it works if you keep both. After I got them both working and figured out the exact steps I went back to stock rom. One of the apps that I worked with the developer on so that it will work on honeycomb doesnt work with noob rom. The app is called "appzorter for touchwiz". It has several sorting features to sort the app drawer. I sent him an email saying it didnt work with noobrom, but I doubt he cares because I think hes only trying to get it to work on stock roms. Anyway thats the only reason I switched back to stock. Im sure it doesnt work because its designed for odexed.

If I could get that app and noob rom to both work Id be a happy camper. But Im no developer/ coder by any means. I wonder if it will work for "gtda". I sent him a pm to tell him I had the one he requested working, but havent heard back from him.

@Maverick777 I just remembered a question I wanted to ask you. Are you sure that when you put the new apk in system/apps that its actually replacing the old one? Because I have seen instances where it kept the old one, and it stayed the same after reboot. The way I verify it is by the file size. Normally they will be different. So if the stock one is for example 1.2mb, and the new is 1.5mb I make sure after replacing it that the new 1.5mb apk is there. If not somehow it kept the stock. This is why I do the process in such a specific order.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Maverick777:
Yes, I did verify that the app was replaced by verifying the app size and the modify date. I tried with multiple themes which all had different file sizes. Also, I don't currently have 2 SystemUI.apk in the system/app folder. Just the SystemUII.apk. That's right, I do not have a SystemUI.apk at all and somehow it loads the themed status bar.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Gam3r 4 Life:
When you say that taking the other "I" off that the stock theme returns, do you mean the stock noob rom theme, or the stock out of the box theme returns? Can you post a screen shot of what theme returns when you rename it to SystemUI.apk. Im determined to figure out how and what its doing.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] gtda:
I tried with the one made for me, same thing, I got no force closes, I removed the old one (made a back up first) after I put the one in that was made, rebooted. Got nothing the first time, rebooted again and it worked, I noticed on stock rom that I had two systemui, the modified one worked without renaming it.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Maverick777:
I meant the stock n00b rom theme returns. I also rebooted more than 3 times in each case.

SystemUI.apk (stock apk deleted and replaced by themed apk)

SystemUII.apk (stock apk deleted. Themed apk is present but has not been renamed)

If I change the SystemUII.apk to SystemUI.apk, the status bar in the first screenshot shows up once I reboot. I do not get FC's if I delete the files and leave the System/app folder without either APK unless I reboot.

Hope that helps.

Screenshot of my System/Apps folder.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Gam3r 4 Life:
Ok, I reflashed nOObRom to work on another app with a developer and decided to try the new apks I created for you guys to see what happens. Heres what I figured out and did.

1) Put the new SystemUII.apk into system/apps and changed permissions, showed new and stock apk's in system/apps

2) Deleted the stock SystemUI.apk successfully (status bar disappeared, and started getting force closes)

3) Tried to rename the new one by removing one of the I's, it

wouldnt

let me

4) rebooted while still named SystemUII.apk, after first reboot still no status bar, but was able to rename it to the correct SystemUI.apk

5) rebooted 2nd time, still no bar

6) rebooted 3rd time, and it works now with themed status bar, AND the name is the correct SystemUI.apk

7) Determined that it needs to be rebooted twice while the name is correct for the status bar to come back, and retain the correct name.

I attached screen shot of correctly named apk, and themed status bar.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Maverick777:
Mine is still named SystemUII.apk. I've rebooted more than twice already with it that way as seen in my screenshot and yet my Tab seems to function properly. If I rename my file to SystemUI.apk like you did, I get the stock n00b rom theme instead.

Seems like our Tabs are opposites of each other. :p
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Gam3r 4 Life:
Im at a loss. At least it works for you. I have no idea where its getting the icons from though when you name it SystemUI.apk. Ive looked in the files and dont see them.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Maverick777:
Did you look in the res/drawable-mdpi folder?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] gtda:
just wanted to ask, how can i change the battery icon, i dont like the fact that its blue when in higher percentage and green in lower percentage, im happy to just have the blue one from the screenshot i posted. i personally just use a widget to display the percentage as its very hard to see it in the battery icon. is it the same process as just moving png's from one systemui to the modded one?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Gam3r 4 Life:
I havent figured out how to change that. Its separate. Also I cant figure out how to change the brightness slider in the notification area. It also is separate. Most likely part of the framework-res.apk, and Im not confident in playing around in there. Sorry.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] gtda:
yeh thats cool mate, appreciate your work so far

i mite have a look myself and see if i can find anything

im trying to get transparent program widget to work, i had it on my stock rom

but cant get it to install on this one, ill keep trying :)
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] snobrdinrtiste:
You have to modify the framework-res.apk

all the battery png files are in the hdpi folder

plus if you want to mod the animation, you need to decompile the apk instead of extracting (unzipping) it in order to modify the xml files that manages the charging animation
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Gam3r 4 Life:
This is exactly why Im not even going to try. Dont want to mess anything up. Question for you snobrdinrtiste. Do you have any idea why the app called appzorter for touchwiz doesnt work on noob rom? Its an app that has several sorting features for the app drawer. The available market version doesnt support honeycomb, but I have been working with the developer and was able to get a version of the app that works on the stock rom with my 7.7. But when I load it up in Noob rom the first thing I noticed is that the ads that are in the free version wont load. And then the sorting itself doesnt work. I sent the developer some more info so he can try to figure out why it works on the stock rom, but not noob rom. Im waiting for him to email me back. But I figured since its your rom you might know.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] furius:
installed, working fine;

nice extended power off button, TW seems a little bit smoother but replaced with ADW ex

thanks

[Q] I'm new to samsung devices ... what's the "download" mode on power menu? something related to odin tool?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] snobrdinrtiste:
yes the download mode is for flashing your tab in Odin... if you wanna go back to a stock firmware, you'll go into download mode and then flash the tar file in Odin

The ads have been blocked with the modded host file... you can take a look at the host file in /system/etc/hosts ... delete everything except the first line that says 127.0.0.1 localhost (its the loopback address for the host tab)

you should then start to see all the ads in the free version...

As far as the AppSorter app, i'm not sure what's going on... i'm working on a new custom rom for the LB4_FOP firmware for myself... PM me if you wanna try it out. I'm not going to modify anything in the framework-res.apk or the SystemUI.apk... so it should be mostly stock with init.d support, deodexd and zipaligned. I however, added all the servers in the hosts file to block ads so you might wanna mod that in the new rom for your ads to work (i personally don't like the ads at all thats why i block them all ... plus i've read from an AndroidCentral article that those ads add to the battery drain :))

edit: just installed appzorter lite and it says that it doesn't recognize the version of touchwiz in the LB4_FOP version.....
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Gam3r 4 Life:
Thats because the markets version doesnt support honeycomb yet. The one I am using and testing for the developer is a custom version he sent me. I guess Im sort of the honeycomb tester for now, until he gets it right and releases a working version in the market. I am going to try to add the ads back in and see if that is whats wrong. Trust me I hate ads too, but this isnt my app. Im just testing it for him.

UPDATE: I was able to get ads working in the app by modifying the hosts file you mentioned. But the app still doesnt work. I was hoping that maybe he had added some code that detected ad blocking and prevented the app from working. Because his free version is ad supported. So for now Ill just wait on him. He is still working on it to try to figure out why it works on stock, but not your rom.

I love your rom, so if I could get the appzorter app to alphabetize the app drawer in your rom Id be a happy camper. So if I had any request for future mods or releases from you it would be a way to auto organize the app drawer, either by install date, or my preference alphabetically.

One thing that I just dont understand is why the 7.0 plus has this feature, but the 7.7 doesnt. They are very similar, released close to each other, and the 7.7 is MUCH more expensive. But since when does Samsung make sense. Dont get me wrong I love their products, but software wise Im not as happy with.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] snobrdinrtiste:
i was looking thru the smali code of the framework.jar and android.policy.jar files and noticed that there are differences in the code for the ZSLA1-TGY firmware vs the LB4-FOP firmware...

so i'm sure the 7.0 plus' code is slightly different and that difference really makes a difference on how things work
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Gam3r 4 Life:
Well I voted yes for the new firmware. So that would be awesome.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Gam3r 4 Life:
Can someone else running noob rom verify something for me. On the stock rom I can run all videos on ign.com, but none will run on noob rom. Ive tried the stock browser, skyfire, and dolphin. And to the developer, is there anything removed or different in your rom that might cause this? Ive tested it twice switching from stock to noob, and noob rom wont play any of the videos on ign. Now this might not seem like a big deal, but its one of my favorite sites.

PS: Running current market version of adobe flash.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] myuzi:
Hey, ign videos only work for me when I use dolphin and set user agent to ipad. This forces the site to show me HTML5 video instead of flash.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Gam3r 4 Life:
Its weird because videos work with all browsers in the stock rom. So theres a difference somewhere. Im sure the dev will know.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] snobrdinrtiste:
hmmm... it might be that I took out the oem flash player that came with the stock rom... try downloading the bloatsoftware in the 2nd post and install the oem flash player

i'll keep the oem flash player in the next version and test it... don't have much time to do anything this week
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] chung0816:
I am using 1.0 full version!

Can i don't swpe thrn update the slim version!?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] snobrdinrtiste:
i ran into a couple problems on my tab. but that's just probably all the crap i installed on 1.0. I would recommend a full wipe

but...

if you want, you can try flashing without full wipe... it doesn't hurt... Just do a nandroid (cwm backup) first, then wipe cache, wipe dalvik, and flash it

let me know how it goes :)
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Beerkan:
I ran into a few problems trying to install the 2.1 Rom

I did a full wipe then wipe cache, wipe dalvik etc.

But I got stuck on the Samsung Galaxy 7.7 boot screen.

After 20 mins I gave up.

I then tired to restore both the 1.0 nOOb Rom and the Eclipse Tab v3.0 Rom

Each time with a full wipe then wipe cache, wipe dalvik etc, and each time it got stuck on Samsung Galaxy 7.7 Boot screen.

I then tried using odin to restore standard Official ROM.

The only Official ROM I could restore was P6810OXALB3_P6810XXLB3_HOME.tar.md5

Any others failed the MD5 Check.

Now going to try flashing the nOOb 2.1 again.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] snobrdinrtiste:
hmmm... that's weird

try downloading the file again... maybe its a bad file?

i've never had that happen to me from a fresh install/flash (after full wipe, cache, dalvik)

have you tried doing a full wipe 2 times? one time i did a 2nd full wipe by accident (too a long while to wipe) and all was good after flashing

i also played around with Full wipe, cache, dalvik, batt stats and fix permissions and then flashed... worked fine too...

the times when i get stuck on the boot screen is when i modify the framework-res.apk or systemui.apk with the wrong version of apkmanager...
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Beerkan:
Ok, I got nOOb 1.0 installed. but it still hangs on Samsung Galaxy 7.7 boot screen when I try to install 2.1

I'll try downloading the file again, although I can load it into WinRAR and see the files ok.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] snobrdinrtiste:
Can someone else confirm they are also getting this problem?

Beercan,

What steps did you do prior to flashing? Full wipe, wipe cache, wipe Dalvik right?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Beerkan:
Re-downloaded nOOb 2.1.zip

Start:

Flashed P6810OXALB3_P6810XXLB3_HOME.tar.md5 in odin

Then again in odin, flashed [GT-P6810] CWM Recovery 5.5.0.4 .tar

Then Reboot. All is good.

From CWM Recovery v5.5.0.4

Wipe data/factory reset

then Wipe Dalvik Cache.

then install nOOb1.0.zip from sdcard.

All good.

From CWM Recovery v5.5.0.4

Wipe data/factory reset

then Wipe Dalvik Cache.

Then install nOOb2.1.zip from sdcard.

Hangs on Samsung Galaxy 7.7 Screen.

End:

Go back to start.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] snobrdinrtiste:
one thing i noticed is that you're on the latest version of cwm... i tried it but had some problems (can't remember which) so i went back to 5.0.2.7 from davp's post. try to flash the older cwm and do a full wipe and then flash

also try to flash the XXLB4_FOP stock firmware in odin and then flash nOOb 2.1 since i used that version as base...
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Beerkan:
nOOb_2.1s.zip: CRC failed in system\tts\lang_pico\en-US_ta.bin. The file is corrupt

nOOb_2.1s.zip: CRC failed in zImage. The file is corrupt

nOOb_2.1s.zip: CRC failed in system\lib\libadobermsdkwrapper.so. The file is corrupt

I tried unzipping the contents of nOOb_2.1s.zip to my hard drive.

Notice the above errors.

---------- Post added at 12:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:08 AM ----------

Yep that's the issue.

Downloaded the file twice and these files are all corrupt, yet the nOOb 2.1.zip is ok.

Replacing these files with versions from nOOb 1.0.zip now lets me install nOOb 2.1.zip

Can you rebuild the nOOb2.1.zip and re-load?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] snobrdinrtiste:
Ok I'll take a look at the zip file tonight when I get home

Update: I just downloaded the zip file and extracted it with 7-zip and then with WinRar and both times I did not get the errors that you got beercan.... i'll attempt to flash it after doing a nandroid and see how it goes...

btw... the zip file should be 278mb when its done downloading.

Update 2: ok i went into recovery 5.0.2.7 and

1. Full Wipe

2. Wipe Cache

3. Wipe Dalvik

4. Flash nOOb_2.1.zip

No Problems whatsoever...

Beercan, can you please make sure that your internet is not cutting your download session off? After downloading the file, check the md5 sum to see if it matches the one on the download page...
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Gam3r 4 Life:
Question about 2.1. Is the bloatware in post #2 for your original rom, or is it the same that was removed from your new 2.1. If its not the same is it compatible? Thanks
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] UpInTheAir:
Thanks for the ROM update mate. Was in the process of cooking the same ROM, but do like all your included tweaks. Hopefully you'll be able to whip up that flashable zip for the full version soon.Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] davp:
Thanks snobrdinrtiste, I used this approach for 2.1slim upgrading from noob1(slim),

it worked for me. So far tested wifi, market updates, file txfer to pc, gps.

Haven't noticed any issue yet. Thanks for your work.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] snobrdinrtiste:
I'll upload the bloatware for 2.1 to post 2 tonight
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] snobrdinrtiste:
nOOb 2.1 slim bloatware is now available for download in the 2nd post
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] ftgg99:
Ill be trying this. Keep up the good work, you have my 8 thanks for today ;)
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] dfkt_:
I've edited the status bar of Noob 2.1 to have a plain black background without grey stripe on the top border. I found the grey stripe to be distracting in some apps, I like it more without it. The background of the mini-app bar is black too.

Thought I share it, maybe it's useful for someone else too. Just replace the old SystemUI.apk in /system/apps, and give the new one RW-R-R permissions, then reboot.

This is for the P6810 - I don't know if it will work with the P6800 as well.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] aridoasis:
just got my tab yesterday, and flashed this rom today. so far, i'm very, much enjoying the rom.

if you are panning to release a new version, please include the hidebar application and customizeable UA Strings for the stock browser...
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] snobrdinrtiste:
i'll keep this in mind for the next version... but i'm hoping ICS will come out by then
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] aridoasis:
thanks! i'm really hoping for that ICS will be release for us soon so that modding can start. :-)
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] LBN1:
For those using nOOB 2.1, do you have the normal Android USB Mass Storage Mode when you connect to your computer? Or does it still default to MTP?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Jaevlar:
Shows up as an MTP-device for me. Running n00b 2.1 Wifi-version.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] MagicMan3:
Editing the mini app bar, does that mean adding to or removing the apps already there? Or just changing the order of the apps?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] snobrdinrtiste:
yes to everything

Add (only the mini apps by Samsung)

remove(hide) apps

change order
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] orion13236:
EXCELLENT rom, i use everyday, work perfectly !!

Glad not to have the package of applications that Samsung I do not use

THANK YOU !!
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] dfkt_:
I've tweaked SystemUI.apk and framework-res.apk a bit more. Next to the black status bar without line on top there's green Wifi and battery icons (battery charging is still blue, was too much hassle to fix another 100 images). Also removed the awful blueish gradient background that's seen on many menu pages, and a few more subtle tweaks here and there. Replaced the included default wallpaper and default lockscreen with much smaller images, resulting in framework-res.apk being 5MB instead of 10MB.

This is for the P6810, no idea if it works with the P6800 as well.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] funkyblue04:
Thanks. Working well.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] steveathome:
Just put my 7.7 back to stock ready for ICS. Been running the Noob Slim 2.1 for a few months continuously with no problems. A reboot every couple weeks keeps it smooth. Thanks to snobrdinrtiste for a good Rom. :)
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] snobrdinrtiste:
i for one think samsung should just skip ICS for the Tab 7.7 and give us JB 4.1 instead!
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] steveathome:
And they would instantly have a Nexus 7 beater. But with holding hands with Google won't happen. Do you think you may do a build with ICS? :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] scottyn:
How did you do this?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] steveathome:
You will find all the info here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21930173&postcount=1. If you haven't done this before make sure you read carefully the steps. Every device I have rooted I always return to stock after rooting to make sure all is ok then back to rooting, enjoy device. Make sure you download the firmware for your Tab for best results. Any issues just ask but best in thread link above that this post starts. Also before you do anything you may have to update Kies if you haven't and make sure the drivers are installed. If that won't work uninstall Kies go through the motions and set it up again. Best to do when you have time just in case. ;)
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] feenty:
Any chance for an ICS version? :)
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] lambstone:
Calm down. Relax. Have a cuppa. Samsung ICS just got released not too long ago. It'll take time for custom roms to appear.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] snobrdinrtiste:
not really, if you want ICS, look at the CM9 thread... i see that locerra has gotten almost everything down...

i'm planning on using CM9 instead of custom stock
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] UpInTheAir:
I would have loved to release one the day ICS was available, but unfortunately I'm away for a while, and no time when I return home and moving house, before heading off again.....

It does take quite some time to get a new ROM ready, even a basic rooted deodexed stock with a few mods and customisations.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] UpInTheAir:
Hi snobrdinrtiste,

Have enjoyed your HC ROM alot :good:

As you posted that you weren't doing a Sammy ROM, I have cooked up a beta (FTM & more to come).

To save a little time, I have have borrowed some lines from your updater-script and also the update-binary.

Credit of course given.

I will be posting ROM soon and uploading.

Cheers
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Development] Arqs:
I need this file Sammy Bloatware for nOOb 2.1 - XXLB4 203.11 MB. Who can help me? I have destroyed esc, my device works only this rom.
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] amd4phenom:
Hi!

I install Cm9 beta 4 and my phone does not vibrate on notifications. When I put it in silent mode, it will vibrate for phone calls but not for any other notification such as SMS, Google Voice, etc. Anyone else having this issue?

[EDIT] Problem solved, I use Go-sms-pro App and apply ICS theme, and when SMS recieved,,,It did VIBRATE and also give head on text,,,