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[Droid Eris Android Development] ban_dover:
This could be considered part of the development forum or the apps and theme forum depending on how you look at it. if you have an issue, just click the report button and request that it be moved. no need to flame and troll and post that you reported it, just do it and move on.

Lots of people have asked me how to put together a theme control file, and its actually VERY easy but this tool makes it even easier.

this is an example of a theme control file created by this tool

Test-Theme.xml

<themename>Test-theme</themename>
<author>tater-salad</author>
<phone>Android Phone Codename Hulk</phone>
<rom>CM 8</rom>

<item>Phone.apk</item>
<path>/system/app<path>

<item>framework-res.apk</item>
<path>/system/framework</path>
<description>Requires reboot</description>

<item>FM-Reciever.apk</item>
<path>/data/app<path>

<item>My-custom-app.apk</item>
<path>/data/app<path>

run the mm-builder script and follow the on screen directions. you will of course need to put the correct replacement files in their respective directories, but this script will make all the right folders and set up your theme.xml for you. Bash scrip means linux only. This is also a super easy script, so i may get a batch version soon.

You can extract this file to any directory

All thanks to Stericson. W/O him we wouldnt have a metamorph app to begin with :P

######################################################################################################

v2

includes these additions

mkdir $app
mkdir $app/res
mkdir $app/res/drawable
mkdir $app/res/drawable-mdpi
mkdir $app/res/drawable-land-mdpi
mkdir $app/res/drawable-port-mdpi

these are the commonly used directories when it comes to theming. now all the sub-folders should be set up right.
[Droid Eris Android Development] snyluc13:
I think this tool will be very helpful for newer themers and the like, looking forward to a windows adaptation.

also, what does it matter if ban_dover was andrizoid, seems to me hes not doing any harm here now, just trying to help people out, so give a guy a chance to rectify himself before you all start the flamethrowers
[Droid Eris Android Development] ban_dover:
windows version is certainly viable, but batch is SO alien coming from bash. there isnt even an ls command :eek:

im going to have to play around and get a feel for batch before i get to work on it.
[Droid Eris Android Development] ban_dover:
v3 is up. ive put together working metamorph themes using v3, so its been pretty well tested.
[Droid Eris Android Development] bftb0:
How about some constructive use of this thread?

ban_dover,

I've got a question. I read through Stericson's announcement post on XDA, and also the project page, and he mentions limitations due to signing checks of market apps.

Does it actually re-sign the .apk with the test key that all the devs use, or does it merely re-zip the .apk so that the manifest and keys are broken (won't pass a jarsigner -verify test)?

If it is the 2nd alternative, I guess that would means that Android does not check "non-market app" installs for valid signatures? Or that it doesn't check system apps but does check market apps?

The reason this piques my interest is that I noticed one of the devs recently released a ROM which had all its apps de-odexed and re-signed with the test key. (Can't remember which ROM, perhaps an xtr* ROM?)

Anyone else that knows how this goes is welcome to answer as well.

bftb0
[Droid Eris Android Development] Captainkrtek:
Im going to lock this thread if the flame war doesn't stop

Play nice

Edit: Thread re-opened, ban_dover and I discussed and hopefully we will not have any more issues.

Thanks

Captainkrtek
[Droid Eris Android Development] ban_dover:
to be honest im not sure. but i can say that the rom your talking about isnt going to have any issues with anything because of the re-signing.
[Droid Eris Android Development] ban_dover:
so the those who have downloaded it, what do you think?

ive tested it by putting together a few simple MMs, and it worked fne for me. have any of you ran into any issues?
[Vibrant General] merchomini:
Does anyone else have an issue with their unlock/power button? After the phone sits for a while and i come back to it and i hit the screen unlock button it will flash the lock screen at me and when i try to swipe the screen to unlock it just goes black again? i have to fiddle with the phone and its buttons to finally get it to unlock. The phone is rooted but it was doing the same thing before, and i have launcher pro, juice defender and task manager.

Its reeeeallly annoying and i need a solution for it.

thanks
[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] ban_dover:
This could be considered part of the development forum or the apps and theme forum depending on how you look at it. if you have an issue, just click the report button and request that it be moved. no need to flame and troll and post that you reported it, just do it and move on.

Lots of people have asked me how to put together a theme control file, and its actually VERY easy but this tool makes it even easier.

this is an example of a theme control file created by this tool

Test-Theme.xml

<themename>Test-theme</themename>
<author>tater-salad</author>
<phone>Android Phone Codename Hulk</phone>
<rom>CM 8</rom>

<item>Phone.apk</item>
<path>/system/app<path>

<item>framework-res.apk</item>
<path>/system/framework</path>
<description>Requires reboot</description>

<item>FM-Reciever.apk</item>
<path>/data/app<path>

<item>My-custom-app.apk</item>
<path>/data/app<path>

run the mm-builder script and follow the on screen directions. you will of course need to put the correct replacement files in their respective directories, but this script will make all the right folders and set up your theme.xml for you. Bash scrip means linux only. This is also a super easy script, so i may get a batch version soon.

You can extract this file to any directory

All thanks to Stericson. W/O him we wouldnt have a metamorph app to begin with :P

######################################################################################################

v2

includes these additions

mkdir $app
mkdir $app/res
mkdir $app/res/drawable
mkdir $app/res/drawable-mdpi
mkdir $app/res/drawable-land-mdpi
mkdir $app/res/drawable-port-mdpi

these are the commonly used directories when it comes to theming. now all the sub-folders should be set up right.
[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] droidkevlar:
So you are saying this will create the res folder and other folders needed?
[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] ban_dover:
ya.

it works by reading the user input.

you specifiy what apps you will be morphing, and the script adds the necessary lines to the .xml and creates the folders for them too.

EDIT:

nevermind, i see what you mean. it doesnt set up the sub-folders.

let me work that up and ill have a new version up-if you want to use before then you will need to make the sub-directories yourself.
[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] droidkevlar:
EDIT: Since this is Andrizoid, for all I know its a virus you stole from someone and put your info in.
[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] ban_dover:
as i said in the other thread, batch is pretty alien coming from bash, but im sure it can be done pretty easily.

it is really easy to install ubuntu on a VB though. i have wyndoze on a VB with Ubuntu as the host, so thats why all my stuff is bash haha.

once i start messing aroud on my VBox and get a feel for batch ill start working on it. its a really simple script if you look at it so it shouldnt involve too much hassle.
[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] ban_dover:
adding

mkdir $app
mkdir $app/res
mkdir $app/res/drawable
mkdir $app/res/drawable-mdpi
mkdir $app/res/drawable-land-mdpi
mkdir $app/res/drawable-port-mdpi

drawable, drawable-mdpi, drawable-port-mdpi, and drawable-land-mdpi seem to be the only onces ever used in a theme-i checked like 15 of them that i have saved. let me know if i missed any commonly used folders and ill be sure to get them in soon.

noticed that i missed two "/" characters in the script that will cause the them xml to not run right. ill fix it in a minute. just look at the other thread under development though-i dont want 2 threads :P
[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] Erisftw:
Are you serious? That's just stupid, leave him alone.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Blueman101:
Hello again XDA,

Another Boot Animation, this time for you Nintendo GameCube fans. I couldn't get the GIF to work so I attached a youtube review below.

[YOUTUBE]<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6CT2yHlzsDM&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6CT2yHlzsDM&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>[/YOUTUBE]
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] fredxclaus:
Loads really slow....really sick though
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hanseichel:
Hi there,

I have a Htc Desire with a T-Mobile branding which I wanted to update to Froyo.

So I debranded it using a goldcard and flashed the latest 2.1 rom.

Then I tried to update to Froyo but there was no update available.

So I downloaded the update manually and installed it using the recovery mode.

Unfortunately the phone doesn't work as expected.

It boots up but cannot unlock the sim card and reboots automatically after a couple of minutes.

Now i tried to go back to 2.1 but of course the bootloader is too new and this

doesn't work using the RUU ROM Update Utility (bootloader version error).

Any suggestion what I can do now?

I guess I just need another Rom with 2.2 but I don't know which one to take.

Thanks a lot!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hanseichel:
fixed it.

I run the update again this time WITH a goldcard :-)

thanks
[Desire General] mansoor5:
:mad: ha guys since i up dated my desire to froyo 2.2 ota .i cannot access root

any body know how to downgrade to 2.1.... thxx:confused:
[Desire General] jonloveslou:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=745903
[Desire General] mansoor5:
thx but still i cannot flesh rom :rolleyes:
[Desire Themes and Apps] theis82:
hi...does anybody have a twitter widget with black or dark background?

the original one ist too white ;)

or which twitter widgets do you use?
[Desire Themes and Apps] ephumuris:
Simply open the .apk and edit the image files to a darker type suitable. Then repack and push to system or wherever your apps are.
[Desire Themes and Apps] UltraLinx:
Could you or someone else give me the original twitter and facebook apk, I'll edit them to have a black background.

I can't download them myself because every time i try to install it fails :(
[Desire Themes and Apps] theis82:
This would be nice
[Desire Themes and Apps] UltraLinx:
Have a look at this, created by me,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=745854
[Hero, G2 Touch General] pinobird:
About 5 weeks ago my Hero (unbranded and unlocked!) got an OTA update for 2.1. Then i had a KPN sim. After that update i switched network to T-mobile. I wonder if i have the full 2.1 update now looking at the information:

Firmware: 2.1-update1

Kernel: 2.6.29-063c4d24

Build: 3.32.405.1 cl 191507

Software: 3.32.405.1

When I check with system-software updates the phone repiels with no updates available.

If i don't have the full 2.1 update how can I get it? Or, what can i do to install a custom 2.2 ROM with the actual firmware on the phone?

Thanks.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] captainstu72:
You do have it
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Andyt95:
Yes, you do. it says 2.1, that's a big hint.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] pinobird:
I thought 2.1 has a two stage update. Because it says 2.1-update1 i assumed that i only had the first stage.

Am i wrong?

Hans
[Hero, G2 Touch General] copex:
no you're not wrong you just misunderstood.

two-part update..

part one - boot rom update FW remains at 1.5

part two - update to FW 2.1

update-1 is just the revision number/version.

hope it helps.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] pinobird:
Thanks!

Hans
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] TalisaC:
Hello, is it possible to change the "blue" system colour ? maybe in black.

or does anyone know where in the root the system wallpaper is ?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] lanege:
install some like helix launcher 1.2 for donut .... it`s black, stable, quick and with possibility have more than one widget per screen ..... also your batery will be happy
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Eseb0:
Just tried it, it didn't change the backgrounds for me. ADW is sexier imo, too ;P
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] darebak666:
I found the folder with original SE system wallpapers, I also replaced that blue one which is as a background for system things, but it did not work.. :( I have it still blue even the originall wallpaper is different.. the folder with original walls is in my case:

etc/customization/content/com/sonyericsson/homescreen/wallpaper and the blue wallpaper is semcdefault.jpg
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] junglepunk:
Isn't it possible that the background files used is stored elsewhere? Also, how are the fonts defined. Can we change them or their color?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Mitchio:
I'd like to be able to change the status bar, that dark blue is just tacky.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Rallemann:
Yes, and many themes look aweful with this dark blue.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] TalisaC:
there is a guy in a nother forum he created a black theme with black status bar !

google with these words : "X10 Mini Pro Black - Theme"

and you find the post !

But there are some problems to run it, does anyone understand this ?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] landy88:
It is not for X10 mini, it is for Samsung...
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] zerobeat:
There is an .apk file on the phone called framework.apk as far as i recall, this is the one, which contains all the image resources, including things like the title bar and properbly also the system background, so with the know-how you should be able to pull it from the phone, extract it as zip file, replace the pngs inside, repack it and push it back on the phone. The tricky part is to get your apk signed. I did this on a HTC Hero, one time it completely frooze the phone, so i had to use nandroid to recover it, so it is risky, but it should work. You need to restart the phone to apply the changes.

Search XDA for a way to sign. I remember i found a small java app which could sign apks, which was the one i used (the time it did NOT brick my phone).

But this is one of the things that definatly got a high fail-rate, so i would wait until i had a recovery image installed!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] darebak666:
re

superb, I found those bcgrounds as you described, I already modified them to simple black, now just to pack it back and apply to the device.. :/
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Weencent:
Id someone managed to replace the blue tjene would that person be so kind and share it as an .apk file herr om the forum?

Thanks in advance
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] junglepunk:
Be really interesting to see if you can get it to work. Post some pics if you do.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] darebak666:
done :)

after short discussion in this thread (Edit system apks?), I am almost black :)

edit:but I must say that first time I totally bricked my device, so I had to do a recovery and reload all backups. Also the secont time I copied the file to the device, it worked, but only on 20%, I was not able to access system apps, everything was FC after I tried to launch it. Third time I had a success and here is the result. I will try to change all other blue buttons to gray, but not today.. black status bar and main backgrounds are enough for me for now :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] abhi98228:
Can u post ur framework.apk?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] abhi98228:
and post those fonts also :P
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] darebak666:
fonts I use find here

and the modified apk, give me one day and I'll post black one with grey buttons/bars ;) ...that blue is still irritating me :D

..I'm currently working on it ;)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] darebak666:
due to the fact there is a black/gray already available here

I am going to modify my one to black and instead of blue button, I'll make red ones ;)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] kimb0:
Hi darebak666

I really like your work, Can you please post a how to for us newbi's pls

Please save the black and blue one before you modify it .. i really like it :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Lola_79:
would you be able to post it with the blue buttons as well? :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Rylo:
Try HTC 'green' > http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=553771

for the buttons ;)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] darebak666:
yes I will post it here, I already tried to modify the colours, but no success, I always brick my device, so for now I stop my activities, must find the rootcause, cose I am starting to be tired to recover my device 3-4 times per day.. I will post the modified files here soon.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] abhi98228:
how do u reacover? by pc companion? lol and everytime u hav to install all apk? :P
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] darebak666:
yes I use PC companion, and I restore all apps and settings with titanium backup...
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] darebak666:
..so here are my files I use in my device.. font is in earlier post

..it's combination of files from this thread and I added the simple black backgrounds.

As already metioned, I tried to change the blue colors, but still struggling to get the device work after mods.

...current result looks like screenshots

..download attached file, extract and copy the files to proper folders in framework-res.apk, I did it without extracting the apk. Just opened with 7-Zip, and moved the files there. (done in PC of course)

IMPORTANT: there is a risk that you brick your device, so If you are not able to make the recovery, backups, I do not recommend you to try it.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] shnitzel:
Big thanks to darebak666 and everyone else on this thread.

I succesfully got rid of the blue background without bricking my phone.:)

(the phone did stop working, so I took the battery out, put it back in, and it's

been working fine since then.)

Many thanks:D
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] kimb0:
Very nice :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] bingobadgo:
Nice work, well done!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] thabobo:
Hey guys!

Anyone that can post the default framework-res.apk file please?

Thanks
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] shnitzel:
As requested...

This file is from the x10 mini pro / U20i
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] bingobadgo:
Hmmmm...I think I broke my phone. I copied the framework_res.apk and inserted these files into it then recopied it back to the phone. Now when I reboot it gets stuck at the Sony Ericsson screen right at the start. Is there an easy way out?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] bingobadgo:
I tried restoring it through PC companion and get an error that it cant download the update, despite me clearly having an internet connection. I am starting to get worried that i have killed it!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Eseb0:
Have you tried putting the default one back in? Check the post at the top of the page.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] bingobadgo:
I would do, but the phone wont boot up and I cant find it with ADB on the computer either. Thats my problem.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] shnitzel:
This is what I do when I brick my phone.

In PC Companion click on the support zone tab

click on the start tab under software update

click on the repair tab

click on the continue tab in the bottom right hand corner

select your phone model and click next

follow the instructions on how to connect the USB cable to your phone

important

you have to hold down the back

and

home buttons when you connect the usb cable.

The green power button should come on, and the pc companion will start to

repair your phone.

Hope this makes sense.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] bingobadgo:
I am just heading home to try again, it may be something up with my work internet connection but when I tried the above it failed to connect with the SE server and download the firmware.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] thabobo:
Res.apk

Thanks man, appreciated
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] pulpoff:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=759320
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] santi_g:
How did you take out the battery? Did you disassemble your phone?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] shnitzel:
I have the x10 mini pro. You can take the back cover off on this phone.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] afreitas2:
Change system colour ?

Can someone create an .apk file for this???

Why not? For those like me... that doesn´t know how to work on Linux.

It would be fantastic.

This is one of the thing´s that separate Android from Windows Mobile and so many people says to me that it´s the mean reason why they don´t buy an Android.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] loger8:
An apk for what?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] kiwiBratwurst:
Heh.. and I thought he was joking... I guess he wants an .apk to install a theme..?:confused:

how about... a few .apk's and a .zip?

Z4root.apk (if your still on .504, superoneclick if your on .24, but thats an app not an apk :p)

busybox.apk

xRecovery.apk

whatever-theme-you-want.zip (installed with xRecovery)

its getting pretty easy now, thanks to all the hard working xda DEV's :D
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] halfpastsix:
Hi. I've tried doing the above with no joy. It all appears to work, black screens and lovely buttons, but the phone won't reboot. It hangs after the SE logo and keeps restarting. It's a shame because I managed to get a couple of days use with the black backgrounds before I discovered it won't restart and now have to put up with the blue poo glare again! Help!
[XPERIA X10 General] Plujer:
My x10i hanged when making a call, had to remove the battery.

Now the problem is the damned phone wont startup. I get the vibration from pressing the startbutton and the screen turns on (if tilted you can see the "backlight") but then nothing absolutely nothing happens, dont react on any keypresses after the "startup".

Tried removing battery for extended period but no change phone just wont go any further then

1 vibrating on startpress

2 turning on backlight on screen

any tips help would be apretiated.

after 10 consecutive batteryout and restart the phone magicly started again but seems like serius software errors so will have to reroot
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] eppoelman:
Hello,

I have a boot problem witk my HTC Tytn II.

I have read several treads with solutions but none of them worked.

At this moment when I boot my HTC, it starts with the screen "smart mobility" and then it goes to black. I have tried to get into the bootloader screen. This has worked a few times, but for some reason I can't get into it anymore.

I have tried the following things:

When I could get into the bootloader screen, is said something like this:

KAIS 130

SPL-1.93.0000

CPLD-8

I have tried mtty:

boot command did not work;

info 8 showed some bad blocks

set 16 0 did work

task 8 did not work (caused mtty to hang)

task 28 did work

task 0 did not work

I have tried Cmonex solution:

I formatted a 4 gb SD card with FAT32, then I downloaded and extracted KAISDIAGSD.zip and RUU-329-patch-nostuckinSPL.zip. I renamed RUU_Signed.nbh to KAISIMG.NBH and copied the two files to my SD card.

After a reboot nothing was changed, it still says "smart mobility" and then it dies.

So, now I am stuck, has my phone died???

Please let me now what else I can do?
[Vibrant General] agentscuba314:
I was just wondering if anyone else was having an issue with their web browser closing when surfing the web? I have been paying attention to this issue and I noticed that it could be sites with flash ads. I'm running stock, and I get the same results when I browse through skyfire. I'm just wondering is it just me experiencing this issue.
[Vibrant General] vinaychopra:
disable plugins and it works just fine.