yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G General] sablesurfer:
Interesting...I have been messing with the camera since day one. I used it every day for first two weeks and even did a side by side compare of my Raphael's 3.2 and my Panasonic Luminex.

Now I figured the Panasonic would crush it...but set to the same 3mp test settings (so that the Raphael could compete)...the images turned out less 'better' than I would have expected.

The Raphael was what I'd call 'phone' camera quality. The Evo did pretty darn good but it does have some noise in it but with right settings the colors were pretty good. The Panasonic really only beats it by having much less noise in the photo. (No digital gets rid of all noise.)

In addition to those staged photos...(sunlight, indoors, basement, twilight)...I have also been using it to snap photos on the move. They turn out pretty darn good in bright daylight. (We all know that low light causes noise on this camera, yes it is most likely the software processing as it shows up on the screen too.) I snapped a pic of a very hot jogger the other day to see how it would work...no blurring or motion in the pic. Very clear.

I am probably in the minority, but I am satisfied with the camera on the phone. Only issue I have is how to 'take' the picture and still hold the phone with one hand. There are a lot of settings and I have set it all the way down to 1200 exposure to see..(not good, but it did take a pic in a conference room with lights off and just projector for light!)

The bashing just seems ignorant to me.
[EVO 4G General] mrmomoman:
I read somewhere that the EVOs camera is also an IPS camera and is as good as the iPhone but the conpression and software is horrid. I will try to dig that up.

If you want good shots use a real point and shoot or DSLR. Stop complaining. What's next? The phone sucks as a flashlight?
[EVO 4G General] dglowe343:
No complaints here. You wanna complain about a bad camera, get a G1. I loved the phone, but my old RAZR camera blew it out of the water. You have to realize, you can only get so much from a 1/4" fixed lens on a cell phone. Day or night, my EVO takes pretty damn good pics for something that can make calls, send texts, browse the web, run games, etc, etc, etc,.....it certainly isnt a digital slr. Dont expect it to be.
[EVO 4G General] engagedtosmile:
Same camera technology, different software.

iPhone 4: http://www.ovt.com/products/sensor.php?id=93

Evo: http://www.ovt.com/products/sensor.php?id=69
[EVO 4G General] lzlaxhacker:
True...one of the main reason iPhone 4 pictures appear to be much better is because by default, it cranks the saturation pretty good.
[EVO 4G General] Mecha2142:
If you're rooted and want to try something to increase the camera quality, do this:

1. With root explorer, go to /etc

2. Mount R/W with the button in the top right corner

3. Long press media_profiles.xml, scroll down on the list that pops up and select 'Open in Text Editor'

4. Go down about 4/5 of the way down the document, where you'll find the following three lines:

<ImageEncoding quality="90" />

<ImageEncoding quality="80" />

<ImageEncoding quality="70" />

I have reason to believe that these three lines are referring to the quality of images taken under Super Fine, Fine, and Normal quality, respectively.

5. With that being said, change either only the top line, or all three of the lines to 100.

6. Press menu, then hit save and exist.

7. After you've exited the program, reboot your phone.

8. Enjoy, hopefully.
[EVO 4G General] PikkonX:
If you have good lighting, I think the pictures turn out very well. Here's some I took last week:
[EVO 4G General] wuclan48:
Have you tried this yourself, or is this speculation only?
[EVO 4G General] wuclan48:
Hey, Neuschwanstein! Snap any pictures of that crazy grotto or his bed?
[EVO 4G General] PikkonX:
That's actually Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at Universal Studios :D.
[EVO 4G General] wuclan48:
lol, well it bears a striking resemblence to ludwig's pad.
[EVO 4G General] Minjin:
Super fine, fine, and such normally refer to the compression algorithm that is applied to the raw image coming from the sensor. With one mode, it will try to compress the file more, yielding more artifacting and less file size. With another mode, it will compress the file less, yielding less artifacting and larger file size. You'd think that you would want less compression if space isn't a premium right? However, there are two problems with that. The larger the file, the longer it takes to write to disk and the longer it is before the camera is ready for the next shot. And the artifacting that you get from high jpeg compression with this class of camera sensor pales in comparison to the noise from the sensor itself. In other words, it probably won't have a noticeable effect. Try it with your P&S (which will have much less noise inherently) and see if you can tell the difference.
[EVO 4G General] Mecha2142:
Raargh, here come you intelligent camera folk with your wisdom.

You're probably right, so ah well. I did say it was an ATTEMPT at getting better image quality. I guess I'll take some more shots under this setting and see if there's any difference at all.
[EVO 4G General] Hanson68:
Maybe you've tried this already, but if you keep getting blurry shots, turn off auto focus and tap the screen to manually set the focal point and then snap the picture. It helps a lot with the sharpness.
[EVO 4G General] cnstarz:
that's not right. the evo link is for a 5mp sensor; the evo has an 8mp sensor.
[EVO 4G General] sablesurfer:
Holey crap...

Droool!!! Can devs replace hardware...LOL!
[EVO 4G General] Minjin:
Get out your soldering iron and go for it. They're probably both I2C with mostly the same registers.
[EVO 4G General] Itchiee:
It takes decent photos for a phone... User error perhaps.
[EVO 4G General] adelaney:
Wipe your lense off douche.
[EVO 4G General] v_lestat:
i'll chime in and say mine is crap too, but i think the wifes works better than mine from the pics i see.

mine are 100% totally blurry, ie; out of focus and yes the lens cover is clean anytime i use it. (your not wiping the lens your wiping the crappy plstic cover over the actual teeny tiny lens.)

as far as grain goes, just go into the settings and change from Auto ISO to 100.

this should clear up most grain issues for people but it causes a much slower shutter speed unless there is alot of light, ie; outside, daytime.

the camera is garbage, i'll stick with my Canon dSLR gear if i want pictures and movies, but i was hoping that it would be usable.... its not.

i am about to take it to the sprint store and demand a replacement because of several things but the camera is one of them.

you can also kick the camera resolution down to 3 or 5mp.

i do not, for one second, believe this is a true 8mp camera.

i firmly believe it is a 3 or 5mp camera that is just expanding the images to 8mp in size.

try kicking it down and see if that helps clear things up. this shows that the 8mp sensor isnt 8mp at all, or atleast its the worst 8mp camera i have ever seen.
[EVO 4G General] Minjin:
I love when people come in here with their foot stomping "I refuse to believe!!!". The phone has been disassembled. The camera sensor has been identified. The link to the exact sensor used is above. Are you saying that Omnivision is lying to everyone and that you, not one of the dozens of HTC engineers who designed and engineered this phone, are the first person to pick up on it? That instead of creating an 8mp sensor (which is nothing new or incredibly advanced), they created a 3 or 5mp sensor and then added in the necessary FPGA or PLD that performs the complex calculations needed to smoothly extrapolate the missing pixels? Are you familiar with Occam's Razor?
[EVO 4G General] engagedtosmile:
.....

OV8812 Color CMOS 8-megapixel (3264 x 2448) Image Sensor with OmniBSI™ Technology

Are you blind?
[EVO 4G General] lzlaxhacker:
So much win in this post. Well done!
[EVO 4G General] crakerjaks:
whoa whoa whoa um my 8 mega pixels is not as gud as thier 5 meeega pixxalls fix it or die!
[EVO 4G General] superlinkx:
Mine works pretty good for stills. The video leaves a lot to be desired, but here's a link to a still I took, and the subject was moving pretty fast...

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/z577ObK2ZcYHQ42baJbl7w?feat=directlink
[EVO 4G General] frankencat:
Haha! :D ......
[EVO 4G General] mengy007:
My pics are usually fine. You do have to hold it steady though. I'll share some samples.:)
[EVO 4G General] zone23:
Generally they come out fuzzy because YOU GOT A GIANT FINGER PRINT ON THE LENS. Its a phone not a Cannon Rebel. Also if you don't think the 720P is any good, get out an older 8mm camcorder and compare them on a HD television. HUGE difference. I think your the joke posting this garbage on the internet. Go back to Steve and tell him it didn't work.
[EVO 4G General] donatom3:
Htc's stock software only takes pics at 6.3 MP. They did this to fit the screen on pics. If you use Cyanogen's CM6 you can actually take pics at the original 6.3 MP or the full 8 MP
[EVO 4G General] neodorian:
Mine takes pretty damn good photos for a cell. My Pre took OK pics in bright light but the white balance was way off if you used the flash and it made for some really yellow pics.

Just remember: no matter how big that sensor is, if your lens is a little chip of glass your camera won't really be able to do a whole lot in terms of aperture or shutter speed. As a result, it does a lot of processing in software to make up for it and sometimes you get mixed results. I've found it to be pretty good for snapshots and I carry my Nikon DSLR for real photos. It's only got a 6 megapixel sensor but the photos look a lot better because I have control over the settings and the lens is nice and big.
[EVO 4G General] Minjin:
Or you could just turn the widescreen setting off so you don't get the top and bottom cropping. No fancy ROMs required. :rolleyes:

Note that cropping has no effect whatsoever on the image quality.
[EVO 4G General] ViViDboarder:
Pics or it didn't happen! ;)

But really, my camera is fine. It was fine running stock firmware and still fine running CM6. It does get more noise than my old Canon PowerShot, but since that just broke I'm using my EVO for all my P&S needs. If I'm really going to be picky about my photo quality I can use my DSLR.
[EVO 4G General] ca_million:
Wow

The camera and camcorder worked pretty good. I shot a snippets of a wedding, my nieces graduation from 6th grade as well as some friends on their sportsbikes and everyone online thought the pictures and video were great. I'll go out on a limb and guess amybe some of the crappy pictures are the person taking them. I have had a few truly bad shots but what doesn't. It takes alot better pictures than my Raphael did. It's nowhere on par with my Canon but the pics and video were actually better than the people with the camcorders from a few Christmas's ago.
[EVO 4G General] donatom3:
Man it's been a few weeks since I've been on stock, I must have missed that setting, but I still like my fancy rom :p.
[EVO 4G General] supdawg:
Yep, that's what makes it so much worse. The camera is capable of so much more, it's being crippled by crappy firmware. I believe most of the camera's shortcomings can be addressed by a software update.
[EVO 4G General] adelaney:
The iphone 4 doesn't have an 8mp camera. I don't know what you what you guys are *****ing about. Get a camera. It works fine for a phone. Clean the lense once and awhile.
[EVO 4G General] cnstarz:
defensive much? jesus christ, i'm only human. sometimes i get dyslexic. please forgive me all-perfect master who never makes mistakes...
[EVO 4G General] engagedtosmile:
That is being defensive to you? I was pointing out to you that you are incorrect. It's the internet, don't take it so serious.
[EVO 4G General] donatom3:
Yup and the pixel pitch between the iPhone sensor and Evo sensor isn't that far off. I believe it's 1.4 vs 1.7
[EVO 4G General] nolageek:
I was going to say the same thing, minus the "douche" part. I can't tell you how many times with my iPhone and EVO that I was disappointed in a picture and was cursing the camera only to look at the lens and see a fingerprint or a hunk of pocket link.

It helps a LOT.
[EVO 4G General] badengrish:
So true, the biggest problem with the camera and software is the abundant amount of noise in poorly lit environments. This could be remedied if they work on the firmware. It didn't help that that put an 8MP camera, as all those extra pixels on a smaller sensor by design, create more noise. IP4's 5MP was probably a more balanced approach to with the smaller sensor.

Oh well, hopefully a DEV can come along and make life better for all of us EVO owners.
[EVO 4G General] donatom3:
What are you guys saying that if my optics aren't clean that my optical sensor won't make good images?
[EVO 4G General] HondaCop:
No problem, I'll just use my Nikon 5000 with VR lenses for my photography cravings. I'll use my $199 smartphone's camera for simple, capture the moment, type of photographs.
[EVO 4G General] donatom3:
As photographers say the best camera is the one you have on you.
[EVO 4G General] HondaCop:
And if the evo's cam is the best you can have on you, then don't expect professional results with it.

- Sent via my EVO from the back seat of your Momma's car.
[EVO 4G General] stparker38:
Have you had it checked out? I went on vacation and took 1/2 pics with my camera and the other 1/2 with my EVO camera... the EVO pics were sharp and clear and the colors were vivid.... even on moving subjects (shot pics in an aquarium). I noticed that once I chose the settings I wanted, I tapped the middle of the screen to ensure the green focus box and then snapped pic....

But all in all phones were designed to make calls... the added features are a super bonus...but you got to remember it is still a phone. If you want photography quality photos, you should stick with your product for that.... a camera. :-)
[EVO 4G General] PlankLongBeard:
The droid x much better. hd recording and the pictures are just spectacular i did compare it to the htc evo and i think the aperture in the x is much better.

Sent from my DROIDX via Telepathic DLNA.
[EVO 4G General] shadowhawk2020:
Oh yeah, well we're getting froyo... Enjoy 2.1 sucker :D

;)
[EVO 4G General] PlankLongBeard:
Haha... I was waiting for that one. ITS ALL cool. Its in what you choose. Everyone here knows i've had the evo twice over, i gave it up, i like the x and all the camera features on this one. ;-)

Also I get 1200 and 1300 on a quadrant with 2.1 and bout 150 apps including system and data installed. So its all in the design you like, I love HTC but die for Hello Moto!

LOL.

Sent from my DROIDX via Telepathic DLNA.
[EVO 4G General] engagedtosmile:
Enjoy your 3G when Verizon launches LTE later this year. :rolleyes:
[EVO 4G General] echoside:
Megapixels aren't the only thing thats makes a camera good....FYI

***edit just read on further into topic and it already has been said...and still....
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] xeviro:
Here are the list of branded rom which are already decrypted, meaning that you can use flashtools to flash back to your Xperia X10. So you can root, debrand and play around with your X10 without fear that you cannot go back to your branded rom for any purpose like warranty claim.

Some of the link i take from Decrypted x10 roms.

This thread serves as a list of branded roms, while the other decrypted x10 roms thread serves as a last up to date list of ROMS that you can use to upgrade your X10. Hope this thread does not conflicts with each other :D

2.1 Firmware

X10a Generic WORLD - http://www.multiupload.com/FK20OSO84H

X10i Generic INDONESIA - http://hotfile.com/dl/83414883/e69095b/2.1_ROM_X10i_Indo.rar

X10i Generic UK - http://www.multiupload.com/TVLQVFW4OA

X10i UK Orange - http://www.multiupload.com/K1XB74M1WO

1.6 Firmware

X10i - Telenor R2BA020 - http://hotfile.com/dl/50396515/a7d6e8a/i_WWE_R2BA020_DEK.rar.html

X10i - SingTel R2BA020 - http://hotfile.com/dl/56041035/e47fadd/SingTel_WWE_R2BA020_DEK.rar.html

X10a - Latin America RB2BA026 - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JOE29DZ0

X10a - Telcel Mexico RB2BA026 - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14953652/X10a_R2BA026_TELCEL.rar

See my thread about how to make your own branded rom and i hope you upload and post it here.

[GUIDE] Decrypting your own branded ROM

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=730282

And also, if next root update come, which means i might reset my whole phone and root, and configure all over again, i might as well help you guys decrypt your branded ROM.

Please upload somewhere like megaupload or hotfile (except rapidshare) for me to download, and later i will decrypt and post to this thread.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] pinkmota:
Could some kind soul please upload the X10i - SingTel R2BA020 file to a different host? Hotfile is a pain in the S!!!:mad:

Please? Thank you.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] xeviro:
get your self a hotfile premium account. its really worth. a lot ****s are hosted in hotfile :D
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] syxxfiggaz:
Does anyone have the decrypted rom or the build.prop codes for an at&t x10a? I can't seem to decrypt it myself using seus.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Bin4ry:
Here is more easy Tool for decrypting.

Regards

Bin4ry

Usage:

SEUSDECRYPT.BAT FILE_XXXXXXXX -> That gives you a FILE_XXXXXX.tgz -> Unzip -> Then Untar the File which comes out

If you SEUSDECRYPT the small 64kb File you get directly the loader.sin no need to unzip and untar
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] syxxfiggaz:
All I have is the firmware files right now. I can't get seus or pc companion to work long enough to create the files to decrypt.

Will the decrypter allow me to skip that step?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Erofich:
1.6 Generic Russia R2BA026

http://rapidshare.com/files/428373592/R2BA026_ru.rar
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] fightingroost12:
+1
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] delbuenno:
Whats the SI number on the label under the battery?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] fightingroost12:
1203-8161
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] delbuenno:
Thats the number ON the battery, the SI number is printed on the label underneath the battery, just above the serial number of the phone.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] fightingroost12:
oh woops sorry ill try again
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] fightingroost12:
1237-4604
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] delbuenno:
I can't find the CDA (number to alter build.prop to), if you upload the three largest files from the fs_blob folder in SEUS I'll decrypt it for you.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] fightingroost12:
thnx but unfortunatly i dont have those files anymore, i changed my build file to read as generic latin american for the 2.1 update and i didnt save the original db folder
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] delbuenno:
Edit:

CDA: 1237-3761

Decrypted ROM: X10a - AT&T R2CA016 - http://www.multiupload.com/TNDA6OG60U
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Erofich:
mirror

http://narod.ru/disk/27101039000/R2BA026_ru.rar.html
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] eightmm:
Telstra Mobile X10a 1.6 R2BA023 Decrypted with flash tool

Hi Guys,

Here's the Telstra 1.6 branded firmware decrypted and ready to go.

http://hotfile.com/dl/84102448/950ab0d/AUS_Telstra_Mobile_X10a_1.6_R2BA023_Decrypted_FINAL.7z.html

Cheers,

8MM
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] seimur:
2.0.A.0.504 Russian firmware

http://hotfile.com/dl/84041187/4d328d0/2.0.A.0.504_RUS.rar.html

Hi guys, I've added some usefull application that can be installed separately.

1. Skype

2. SmartKeyboard Pro

3. Sms Back & Restore

4. AppsOrganizer

5. TitaniumBackup

6. Root Explorer

7. Gallery 3D

8. Swype
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ttxdragon:
Japanese 2.1 ROM (SO-01B) http://www.multiupload.com/VANKXFZCEM
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Lef.teris:
Flash decrypted branded Rom on non-android Sony Ericsson Phones

Please tell me how can i use the SEUS converttool with other Sony Ericsson pnones (non-Android)

Anyone knows how can i flash with branded rom non-Android phones?

Any link, forum etc???

Please
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Peppoid:
X10i_Generic_Italian_2.1
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] delbuenno:
X10i Singapore 1.6

CUST-SG GENERIC 1237-0334

http://www.multiupload.com/8GAMNF1CN4
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] gangsterholla179:
Has anyone tried power strip, and is it better than the adw launcher feature seen in CM6?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] habitual_line_stepper:
Power strip works great, it really does simplify multitasking on the evo
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] rockdrummersrock:
I agree 100%, it is quite a fantastic app. Well made, easy to use and extremely customizable. It makes things like turning GPS on without leaving the maps/navigator map simple. It's great at getting rid of the constant app open, home screen, toggle, re-open app. dance that I constantly found myself doing.

Well worth the soon to change price of $.99
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] gangsterholla179:
soon to change as in more than 99 cents
[HD Mini General] salimabbas:
Hi all

I tried to install CHT editor 1.85 but nothing happened, i wanted to install some additional themes into my device, can anyone offer help.
[HD Mini General] Rade80:
You need themes that support minis resolution HVGA(320x480).
[HD Mini General] salimabbas:
Thanx for the reply

I installed CHT however, the same problem arose as u mentioned, it did not support HVGA resolution so i ultimately removed CHT Editor. Do u knwo of ant link where can i get themes supported by HVGA??
[Windows Mobile Themes] drew2000:
​

Just wanted to share some wallpapers I have been given, found, or modified.....enjoy and add to the collection. These are 480x800..........​

zip 07​

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[Windows Mobile Themes] drew2000:
zip 09​

zip 10

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zip 11

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zip 12

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zip 13

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zip 15

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[Windows Mobile Themes] drew2000:
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zip 17

zip 18

zip 19

zip 20

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from emcn84​

brands

from kingpin440

zip 21

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[Windows Mobile Themes] drew2000:
From emcn84

Vanilla

Caramel

Chocolate

abstact

abstract 2

nature

tv

rides

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[Windows Mobile Themes] scudo2709:
wallpapers

hi drew,

very nice collection,well done

thx scudo
[Windows Mobile Themes] drew2000:
from emcn84

Vanilla 02

Caramel 02

Chocolate 02

motorcycles 01

ladies 01

nature 02

drop 5

drop 6

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[Windows Mobile Themes] windows7:
nice but my wallpapers is better
[Windows Mobile Themes] drew2000:
more zips

zip 23

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zip 24

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zip 25

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zip 26

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[Windows Mobile Themes] drew2000:
from emcn84

drop 7

drop 08

drop 09

from kreyon

various 01

various 02

from scudo2709

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[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Thanks for the wallpapers. What .tsk are you using to get the glass soft keys? Looks really good :).
[Windows Mobile Themes] drew2000:
I use the HQ Wall option on Cookies Home Tab and this softkey button cab, I just can't remember who the creator is I think it is Dic3ptor...........

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cheers.........

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[Windows Mobile Themes] godgodgod:
downloading……

└(^o^)┘

480x800 suits me well.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Thanks!

10 thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] drew2000:
No problem......................zip 09 is up!
[Windows Mobile Themes] saurabh88:
r u using max sense rom?then how u got this such beautiful hm screen?

where is that hqwall option on cht?i cant find it dude.
[Windows Mobile Themes] drew2000:
I am using Cookie Home Tab on my device with Sense. You have CHT editor on your device? If not download it then open it on your device go to misc then choose hq wallpaper option. Then apply options and exit, now choose your wallpaper of choice and I choose the same wall for home tab, cht lock screen, all tabs, and taskbar and softkey as well then I restart my device. On the ROM I use I also go into settings tab and choose personalize then I pick the lock screen option there and choose the same wall, on my ROM this applies it to the start menu and lock screen. Hope this helped you out, let me know.

If Cookie Home Tab is not on your device here's the link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=625483

You will also need Cookie Home Tab Editor with the same version number, here's the link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=633590

and I attached the glass softkey cab in this post just to make it easier.