I have Conflippers 10-21 ROM on my alltell touch.. So far I have not had to many issues and the problems I have had, I found the answers pretty easy either here or over @ ppcgeeks.. But these themes are killing me.. I'm sure it is something simple I am just not seeing but here I am anyway..
I have found and read through the theme threads, found some I like and downloaded the zip files. I unzip them to my pc no problem.. Here is where the problems start.. about half the time when I try to move them to my storage card through activesync I get a alert telling me it cannot convert a file.
now if it does copy over ok, I can go through the md2c and see the folder on my storage card but if I try to add it to my themes folder I get a error that says I am missing the HTChomesettings.xlm(I think) file and it will not add it?
what am I missing here.. since this does not seem to be a common issue I know it's something simple... but it is just escaping me...
P.S.. sorry for the poor grammar. I am doing this at work from my phone...
Thanks for the help.
U're absolutely missing .xml file (HTCHomeSetting). Try to use another xml file, m2dc should be working after u put .xml file on windows folder
Is there just one file for all themes or is this a file that should be included with every theme I download??
the reason I ask is a couple of the themes I have tried work just fine.. most though give me the error though..
Some of the themes has no .xml file. Just look at the clock style in the home tab. If it's similar with another themes that u ever used succesfully, simply put the .xml file in windows folder. Good luck
What file are you copying to your device? The file you copy should be some how compressed and contain the xml in the root folder.
Some of the themes I have downloaded seem to be packed into a folder and some of when you unzip it are all the file individual.... (does that make since?)
Either way I put them on my storage card and then point M2DC at the storage card a couple of them seem to work fine and some of them give me the error
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How to clean up my windows folder
- Remove touchflo 2d
- remove Htc Home plugin
my folder size more than 136 mb :S make my deivce so heavy :S
Dr.Mazika said:
How to clean up my windows folder
- Remove touchflo 2d
- remove Htc Home plugin
my folder size more than 136 mb :S make my deivce so heavy :S
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install a clean rom, or customize your own. the windows directory is going to be a little large regardless, the operating system is there..
what is the normal size of windows folder
any how can i customize my room to remove and add new applications
That's basically what got this community started... just about everyone here can testify to having looked into ROM Cooking... please research before asking how to do it, because I PROMISE there's a thread or two out there about it
Clean windows folder possible ?
I'm trying to cook my own rom but when I add an EXT module, all files are in Windows directory and the app.dat file only copy them in the app directory.
So is it realy possible to have a clean windows directory, how to put files directly in app folder? must I use an OEM module with initflashfile or ???
thanks all
superraoul said:
I'm trying to cook my own rom but when I add an EXT module, all files are in Windows directory and the app.dat file only copy them in the app directory.
So is it realy possible to have a clean windows directory, how to put files directly in app folder? must I use an OEM module with initflashfile or ???
thanks all
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All files go into \windows. The first thing you need to ask is this: do I need to copy the file into another directory, like \program files? A lot of apps work just fine if you leave all of the files in \windows. The files are going to be in \windows in one form or another, so you save space by just running the app out of \windows. You need to change shortcut paths and sometimes registry key paths to get this to work, but in my experience, it works about 95% of the time. Usually, if you've got a multi-component application (several files besides just the .exe), the .exe will search for other files it needs to run in the same directory that the .exe is located in, so you're good to go if everything is in \windows. Some apps have sub-folders, so you'll have to get that folder and its contents into \windows. The best way to do this is with a .cab file or a zip file during customization (using a mortscript for the latter). Zip files are nice, because they install really quickly and are easy to make and edit.
Anyway, if you need to get files into another directory for whatever reason, I'd say that the app.dat method is probably the worst, because if you have multiple files, then you increase the file count in \windows by that amount. Put them in a zip file or a cab file, and then you'll reduce the file count to 1 for the particular package. You will also compress the files, and save some rom storage space.
You can also look into \extendir for another method to clean up the \windows directory.
You do need to be careful with some apps if they have an .ini file or an .xml file or something similar that is basically a settings file. It's usually better if these files aren't read only, so you may need to figure a way to copy the file into the \windows directory.
The file I'm trying to copy is ezinput.dll. Specifically, the version from my new Sprint Diamond Touch Pro.
I never had any problems copying files from ROM, but this one resists.
I tried using 1) Explorer via Activesync, 2) Resco Explorer (error: Cannot copy, Invalid parameter), 3) Total Commander (Cannot copy), 4) zipping the file (result is a 0 byte file), and stopping all the related services but results are the same.
Thinking that the dll is locked because it is loaded, I renamed all references of this file in the registry, reset, no joy.
Using Memmaid, I see that Services spawns many threads, and some of the et9 related dlls are started by it. Is this why I can't copy the file? If so, how do I keep Services from starting the .dlls?
The big questions are 1) Why can't I copy? and 2) How do I copy a file that resists copying?
Thanks.
question here is why do you want to copy the file, well i would like to know why lol
Have you got a rom update for the diamond rom you could extract the file from that, maybe it is protected ,which is why it cant be copied. Have you tried clicking copy in resco then just paste a copy back into the windows directory it will just rename it copy of ezinput.dll ,then maybe you will be able to copy that copy of the file?
Yes, I can extract the ROM (no update as far as I know) if I needed to, but I'm trying to avoid that.
I want to copy that file because the Touch Pro has slightly variations in its soft keybard that I would like to use.
I asked one of my developers, and he explains that the file is opened as "exclusive". I need to find a way to keep that file from running on startup. It's not running as a service, it's not in the startup, it's a registered .dll that is being called by another process.
Does WM6.x have a .dll cache?
There must be a way to copy this file... Help?
use total commander; works for me
zeezee said:
use total commander; works for me
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As I indicated in the original post, TC did not work. If you have a Diamond/Touch Pro/WM6.x w/ HTC's soft-keyboard, I would like you to try to use TC to copy windows/ezinput.dll to another location. My guess is that it will NOT work.
snovvman said:
As I indicated in the original post, TC did not work. If you have a Diamond/Touch Pro/WM6.x w/ HTC's soft-keyboard, I would like you to try to use TC to copy windows/ezinput.dll to another location. My guess is that it will NOT work.
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ohh...i didnt read carefully enough, sorry.
Might be a way to see content of the flashdisk on the PC while in the erm...tricolor screen (i cant believe i dont remember the term at the moment x.x) - but then again, probably not.
Hello,
After having installed MBarvian Touchflo 3d Skin, I only see "Click here to srart TouchFlo" when I touch my screen I see "Starting TouchFlo", than again "Click here to srart TouchFlo".
Does anyone have a solution to this ?
Thanks
Note : I own a Kaiser with the french original HTC ROM 6.1
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i have same problem
well, i also ever got the same problem
Sometimes, HTCHomeSetting.xml is not made to be put on windows folder but on Manilla gfx folder. And that used to be my problem
try to reinstal manilla2D, and use M2DC to backup and restore your default skin, i hope it's work
Your HTCHomeSetting.xml file is messed up.
Here is the stock XML file. Turn off M2D (untick TouchFLO in your today settings), drop this xml file in your windows folder and try reloading M2d.
I always keep the stock XML for instances like this. Even sometimes the restore doesn't fix itm2d issues.
Need Help setting up theme
I have tryed and tryed to figure out how to apply the theme ive downloaded and no luck. after downloading the theme it try to place the file into the windows folder on my phone and it will not go. I keep getting a error message that says the stuff is running, or can not copy it cuz its protected. or there isn;t enuff memory, witch i know thats not the case. I made sure that the touch flow is off in my today screen before i did it. i am kinda a noob at least when it come to the themes. so anything from someone would be nice. Manilla 2D is the theme and icons the whole bit that i want to get working. Please someone help b 4 i go insain. or point me in the right direction so i can find sum answers. Thanks
What kinda device are you installing this on?
How are you using to transfer the files? Activesync? WMDC? Total Commander?
Are you manually applying the theme or using M2D Customizer?
Corpsegrinder said:
What kinda device are you installing this on?
How are you using to transfer the files? Activesync? WMDC? Total Commander?
Are you manually applying the theme or using M2D Customizer?
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its a tmobile wing/ htc herald I put the files on my sd card throu activesync and then tryed to copy them to the windows folder on my phone memory. Not sure on how to do this at all I have figured out alot of other stuff just not the theme stuff
You shouldn't have to drop the XML on your SD card. Just browse for the windows folder on your device and drop it in there right away. If it doesn't let you drop it in the Win folder, then I would drop it on my SD card and use software called ''Total Commander''. TM is pretty much a file explorer but will let you change system files that would normally error.
Being I dont know all your circumstances, this is what I would do and how I have it setup on my phone. Works flawless as well. I can change themes in seconds.
If that XML file didn't cure your problems then I'm assuming you have issues elsewhere as well.
First I would remove M2D and reinstall it. Once you have that working again, download and install Manilla 2D Customizer...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=427392
Create a new folder on your storage card and name it ''M2d Themes''. M2D customizer works with a file extension of ''.mtdct'' Some skinners will create there theme's file with this extension for you. It is nothing more then a zip file with the extension renamed.
If the theme's files your trying to install is compressed into zip format, just rename the file from ''.zip'' to ''.m2dct''. Drop the file into your new ''M2D Themes'' folder on your storage card, open up M2D Customizer and browse for the themes ''m2dct'' file you wish to install. Click ''Apply Theme'' and it does all the work for you.
I must have 30 themes in my M2D Themes folder and as I feel the need for a change, I'll load M2D Customizer and switch themes. It's a piece of cake!
Hope this helps.
My icons don't update correctly when I apply a new theme using M2DC...Someone mentioned that there are v1 and v2 themes but I can't for goodness sake distinguish between them. Apparently some hacked versions of M2D will only correctly use v2 themes...Any ideas/suggestions? I have searched all over but can't seem to find a solution other than overwriting the HTCHome...xml file...
greetings all,
i've attempted to search this site and have read the wiki. i saw the sticky on not starting threads until exhausting other options, but i didn't find the answer to my particular question.
i installed teh Tf3d config, but none of the themes i've installed are showing up in the drop down menu under appearance. i've tried relocating them to various spots on my device and storage card, but nothing seems to work. in one tutorial, i read to creat a new folder named Internal Storage/Themes/ but my device would not allow this as a folder name and i've tried slanting the slashes in both directions.
one of the themes was a zipped file, the other was not. the zipped file was DL'd to my PC first, then i extracted the files to my device.
the TF3D config seems to be, otherwise, working fine. i've deleted a tab and rearranged the others.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
injunwil said:
greetings all,
i've attempted to search this site and have read the wiki. i saw the sticky on not starting threads until exhausting other options, but i didn't find the answer to my particular question.
i installed teh Tf3d config, but none of the themes i've installed are showing up in the drop down menu under appearance. i've tried relocating them to various spots on my device and storage card, but nothing seems to work. in one tutorial, i read to creat a new folder named Internal Storage/Themes/ but my device would not allow this as a folder name and i've tried slanting the slashes in both directions.
one of the themes was a zipped file, the other was not. the zipped file was DL'd to my PC first, then i extracted the files to my device.
the TF3D config seems to be, otherwise, working fine. i've deleted a tab and rearranged the others.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
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for ease of use several people have create cabs out of their themes.. simply install the cab file. look for a thread created my mobile matt (username mchapman) it has several themes and mods in it.
one of the themes i've installed is a cab. however, it does not show up. that's what the problem is.
i guess the title of thread could be a little misleading. i'm not having trouble locating themes to install - tf3d config is having trouble finding them, after i do.
ETA - i searched for the thread you mentioned, but it says "mchapman" is an invalid username
ETA - i've found this instruction to be a little confusing. if somebody could PLEASE give me a little clarity on exactly what they are telling me to do:
- Create the root of internal storage of your HTC Touch Diamond a folder named: Themes
thank you
can someone just explain this one sentence, please.
- Create the root of internal storage of your HTC Touch Diamond a folder named: Themes
injunwil said:
can someone just explain this one sentence, please.
- Create the root of internal storage of your HTC Touch Diamond a folder named: Themes
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Means create a folder named Themes. no sub folder (or folder inside a folder).
injunwil said:
greetings all,
i've attempted to search this site and have read the wiki. i saw the sticky on not starting threads until exhausting other options, but i didn't find the answer to my particular question.
i installed teh Tf3d config, but none of the themes i've installed are showing up in the drop down menu under appearance. i've tried relocating them to various spots on my device and storage card, but nothing seems to work. in one tutorial, i read to creat a new folder named Internal Storage/Themes/ but my device would not allow this as a folder name and i've tried slanting the slashes in both directions.
one of the themes was a zipped file, the other was not. the zipped file was DL'd to my PC first, then i extracted the files to my device.
the TF3D config seems to be, otherwise, working fine. i've deleted a tab and rearranged the others.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Go to here for find themes, wallpapers, everything you need....please read and read some more before posting....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=470023
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Means create a folder named Themes. no sub folder (or folder inside a folder).
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is this something that requires a registery editor? i ask because, i've attempted making a folder with that name in several locations then placing the file in it. it still won't show up in the drop down menu.
exactly where do create the folder named "themes"?
thanx
injunwil said:
is this something that requires a registery editor? i ask because, i've attempted making a folder with that name in several locations then placing the file in it. it still won't show up in the drop down menu.
exactly where do create the folder named "themes"?
thanx
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Maybe this will help. If you were to create this folder on your pc instead it would look like this:
C:\themes <- C:\ is your root directory.
so on your phone the folder should appear in the list with windows and program files and document and storage card. It should be \themes NOT something like \Program Files\themes
Hello all,
I am new here and just got my Galaxy S 4g. I am used to creating themes on the iphone and am getting very frustrated with this phone so far. I have rooted my phone, and also downloaded go launcher and a couple widgets. and a couple different file explorers.
Problems I am having is that everyone says the apps and themes are located in the phones data folder. My data folder is always blank with nothing inside. I search for the exact name or location of the apps and it says 0 files. I look at the apps running and details of them tell me they are in the /data folder, but My folder says empty. I even have the show hidden files checked.
Also I am trying to find a way to browse the phones files (not the memory card files) from my computer. I have now read over hundreds of pages of searches and can not find any answers.
Please help me.
the files that you are going to want to find are the framework-res.apk and twframework.apk.
those files are located in the system/framework/
i use android commander to push and pull files cause it is the easiest for me. you will need winrar to unzip the apk's but if you want to edit the .9.png's you will need APK manager to unpack the .9.png's and Ultimate Compiler to recompile after you edit or the png's will stretch wrong and look horrible.
There is a link on the main Android Themes page on XDA that has a wonderful write up in PDF about theming...
ill see what else i can post when i have time later to help you out.