Cyanogen 7.1.0 Final ColorMOD + Nightlies
I have spent several hours/days/weeks compiling a simple yet powerfully awesome ColorMOD for Cyanogen7. I would not call this a "Theme" by any stretch of the imagination as all I wanted was some gosh-darned COLOR in my ROM aside from the puke-green of Gingerbread.
I pulled icons from about 7 different theme-packs, I edited a crapton of them in photoshop, and some of them I made myself. I did *NOT* add color icons to the google apps for several reasons, the largest of which is that modifying them can cause them to not update.
If you see any glitches, or an icon I missed please holler at me here and I will fix it immediately. I try to stay on top of the nightly builds as best I can but whatever.
I started this MOD as a request from a friend of mine, and figured it was really nice and maybe some of you out there would like to run it.
I am seriously struggling with the new Theme engine, so this is a .zip flashable that overwrites your default system theme. Other theme packs will of course still work perfectly.
Credits that I can remember...
UrBaN Theme By: R3Ds ~> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=948109&highlight=urban
MiXeR Theme By: MrDSL ~> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920165
CM 7 and 6 Colorized Mod By: tnpapadakos ~> http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/11545-cm-7-and-6-colorized-mod/
Liquid Battery (since removed) By: haledroid ~> http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-themes/56651-liquid-battery-icon-android.html
BootAnimation I use By: Crackanug ~> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=989683
1% Battery Percentages and "Fly" Window Style By: Ultimate Online Kitchen ~> http://uot.dakra.lt/kitchen/
Androidian Theme By: Fyb3roptik ~> http://www.appbrain.com/app/mytouch-4g-theme-androidian/com.fyb3roptik.theme.Androidian
Anyways heres the snaps, download will be attached at the bottom.
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I've been making changes slowly and subtly but I figured it was high and time to make a change-log seeing as I plan to keep this updated due to its popularity.
Changelog:
Added color birthday icon & changed the profile icon when holding down power button (the other one looked out of place)
Added colored icon for the screenshot option when holding down the power button
Changed the vertical color bar from yucky orange to awesome BLUE~!
Updated the WiFi Icon, embossed & changed the single dot to RED when theres no signal
Updated the 4G Icon in the notification bar with ones made by member "Vegasden"
Updated the system Font from ubuntu10.10 to ubuntu, makes scrolling text less laggy and looks the same
Updated window animations to the "Fly-IN" method. Very smooth, very cool.
To Do:
Make the notifications in the drop-down bar transparent (looks like butthole, gonna try and just inverse the colors)
Convert what I can to a theme manager .apk file (WIP, maybe never, Im having issues/lack of help)
And Finally, the Download
BETA Theme Manager APK done by MrDSL (Please Thank Him!) ~> http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=364909
ColorMOD beta APK (For Use With Theme Manager by MrDSL
http://www.multiupload.com/0B2IL26VGQ
Cyanogen 7.1.0 FINAL
http://www.multiupload.com/2CA3TY8LCC
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Older
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Cyanogen 7.0.2.1 FINAL (works on 703...)
http://www.multiupload.com/46DEA5M04R
Cyanogen 7.1.0 RC1
http://www.multiupload.com/MZDT5CLI7C
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THEMES FOR COLORMOD!
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-MUST Flash the above file 1st!
-After flashing the above ColorMOD, Flash any of the below Theme Files
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Cyanogen 7.1.0 Nightly 200 & Higher THEME (DrWho)
http://www.multiupload.com/1TQ1FH4XCA
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Cyanogen 7.1.0 Nightly 200 & Higher THEME (Mario)
http://www.multiupload.com/STWNP6E38U
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Cyanogen 7.0.2.1 FINAL THEME (Dolpin)
http://www.multiupload.com/0OKLH1R2L9
Cyanogen 7.1.0 Nightly 200 & Higher THEME (Dolpin)
http://www.multiupload.com/C659VKALM0
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Cyanogen 7.0.2.1 FINAL THEME (Ezio)
http://www.multiupload.com/UBBOILT4BI
Cyanogen 7.1.0 Nightly 200 & Higher THEME (Ezio)
http://www.multiupload.com/8WGSLEEIWU
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Cyanogen 7.0.2.1 FINAL THEME (Portal)
http://www.multiupload.com/Z91EISV9ZN
Cyanogen 7.1.0 Nightly 200 & Higher THEME (Portal)
http://www.multiupload.com/3SL38AM9CJ
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Cyanogen 7.0.2.1 FINAL THEME (Sword)
http://www.multiupload.com/MG0TL08WE1
Cyanogen 7.1.0 Nightly 200 & Higher THEME (Sword)
http://www.multiupload.com/7JB3M4W5HY
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Cyanogen 7.0.2.1 FINAL THEME (Ichigo)
http://www.multiupload.com/QI3V72QO00
Cyanogen 7.1.0 Nightly 200 & Higher THEME (Ichigo)
http://www.multiupload.com/P12XXAEVT5
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Cyanogen 7.0.2.1 FINAL THEME (Voodoo)
http://www.multiupload.com/44AJSASMBZ
Cyanogen 7.1.0 Nightly 200 & Higher THEME (Voodoo)
http://www.multiupload.com/AKUS31YCD9
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TUTORIAL
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If you want to modify this theme, use its pictures, make your own themes, distribute whatever, here is my "method" for creating this color modification. Download the files below and lets play "follow-along"
Android "Auto-Sign" Tool
http://www.soulpirates.info/downloads/android_autosign.zip
ColorMOD Template Package
http://www.soulpirates.info/downloads/Cyanogen7_ColorMOD_Template.rar
Open this webpage in a browser
http://uot.dakra.lt/kitchen/
Download the version of Cyanogen you wish to modify
http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=supersonic
Download the last previous version of the ColorMOD
Links above
Know how to use Adobe Photoshop
Have a good zip program for opening .apk files (I use 7zip)
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Step 1:
Download & Extract the latest Cyanogen ROM to a folder on your computer
Download & Extract the latest ColorMOD to a folder on your computer
Download & Extract the Cyanogen7_ColorMOD_Template to a folder on your computer
Step 2:
Rename the ColorMOD folder to reflect the new version number i.e. rename "Cyanogen7-rc4_ColorMOD(stock)" ~> "Cyanogen7-n36_ColorMOD(stock)"
Open folder from the latest ROM & the latest ColorMOD side-by-side
Navigate down to the \system\app folder on both
Notice that the ROM has several dozen apk files, and the ColorMOD has only 5
In the ROM folder, grab the 5 .apk files that you see in the ColorMOD folder
Contacts.apk
Mms.apk
Phone.apk
Settings.apk
SystemUI.apk
Move them into the ColorMOD folder overwriting the 5 that are in there, this way you have the latest versions of them directly from the ROM
Step 3:
Navigate both folders to \system\framework
Open the website
http://uot.dakra.lt/kitchen/
Navigate to the "File Upload" tab
Under "framework-res.apk"
Choose "Select File"
Upload the "framework-res.apk" from the ROM folder
You will now see a progress bar that it is uploading
When it says "Complete"
Click on the tab that says "Windows Animation"
For ColorMOD I use "Flying"
Check the box that says "Use this mod" and click the radio button that says "Flying"
Click on the tab that says "Battery"
Check "Use this mod"
Click on the option that says "SCB with %"
This allows you to use 1% battery increments
Pick ANY option, it doesnt matter, we will be overwriting the battery image files anyways
Click on "Summary" Tab
You will now see three items in green
-Battery
-Windows Animation
-File upload
Click on "Submit work to kitchen" and wait approx 10 minutes.
It will now prepare the framework-res.apk for you that you will be using for the finishing touches on the ColorMOD. You use this kitchen because it prepares all of the REALLY hard stuff for you, such as editing XML files to allow 1% battery and flying in window animations. You can actually just save the xml files it modifies and use them going forward so your not impacting the website, but for this tutorial were going through all the steps from scratch.
Step 4:
Download the file you just "cooked" and save it into your working folder
Open the zip file, it will start with UOT, and extract the framework-res.apk file from it
Now take the "framework-res.apk" file, and OVERWRITE the one in your ColorMOD folder in \system\framework
Step 5:
You are now ready to overwrite the stock image files (nasty green piles of puke) with your beautiful and glorious colorized ones.
Most of this has been prepped for you so it is now SUPER easy. Getting the apk files over and the framework prepared are the hard parts. Now its really just a matter of drag/drop.
Open the ColorMOD template folder side-by-side to the working ColorMOD folder
You will notice that in the \system\app folder you have .apk files that match the FOLDER names in the template folder
Now, simply open the .apk file (I use 7zip), and its corresponding folder in the template
Drag and drop, overwriting all the files when it prompts you
Once you have done that for all of the .apk files in \system\app
Open the \system\framework folder and repeat the same process
Step 6:
You have now replaced every puke-green picture and black & white nonsense with glorious color
Now you need to zip it, sign it, and flash it. Ill show you how to customize it a little bit first
-Close all your folders now except the ColorMOD folder, you are done with the ROM and Template now.
Go to the root so all you see is "META-INF" & "system"
Dig all the way down to \Cyanogen7-n36_ColorMOD(stock)\META-INF\com\google\android
Open the "updater-script" file (I use notepad2)
This should look familiar. Its where you can customize the messages that are played out while flashing the zip file
I shouldnt have to tell you, but dont F*CK with the stuff that doesnt say "ui_print" You have probrably flashed this enough times to know what shows up on the screen and what doesnt. The stuff that doesnt show up, is the stuff that is actually telling the system how to flash the zip file. Anyways, change it up a little, remove my name, put your own ascii art in there, do whatever you want - save/close
You may have also noticed some extra folders in there that we didnt discuss here, "fonts" & "media" ~> Well open them up, the fonts is what replaces your system font with ubuntu10 font, and media is where the bootanimation is located, as well as a few ringtones/notifications I put onto your phone when you flash. You can replace the files in here with whatever you want, add your own bootanimation, dump some ringtones, change the system font etc. When your all done having fun...
-Head back to the root folder so all you see is "META-INF" & "system"
select both folders and zip them up like so
Step 7:
IMPORTANT
-Do NOT flash this if you have modified ANYTHING in the TEMPLATE!!! (This includes ringtones/notifications/etc)
IMPORTANT
You can technically now flash this file, it is signed and ready to go, however, if you modified ANYTHING from the template at all you need to re-sign the file. Signing the file generates a "manifest" of every file that is included in the archive, if you add or remove a file, you need to resign the archive or it will completely bork on install.
To sign files easily, you MUST have the android-sdk installed, I would assume that most of you have this but if not download and install it.
Extract the auto-sign file you downloaded from the top and put the files in the \android\tools folder (android being the folder of your sdk installation)
You will see a beautiful and wonderful .bat file called autosign.bat -YAY!
Move your .zip file to a location that has ZERO spaces in the path. If you have a space the bat file will hang and freeze
To make things easy just put it on the root of your c: drive or something and make sure the zip file name has ZERO spaces
Double check that the patch and file name has ZERO spaces, if your not sure, put it on the root of the c drive and name the file like "a.zip"
Open the autosign.bat file
Choose option (4) Sign files manually
now type the path of your colormod, for example c:\a.zip
Hit enter
If it reads
File signed successfully if no Errors above.
Your good
Step 8:
Copy the zip file to your phone and flash it
Your a god-damned champ! Pat yourself on the back.
Looks like a winner to me! Ty for sharing.
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Looks good...
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I'm getting a boot loop...... Is this for rc2? I'm currently running rc1. thanks in advance
chefdave12118 said:
I'm getting a boot loop...... Is this for rc2? I'm currently running rc1. thanks in advance
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This is Specifically for Nightly 22 (I put that at the very top of the post)
You will need to re-flash rc1, or I would HIGHLY reccomend moving to nightly 22 as it fixes several issues like the gps/wifi/hotspot/ and misc kernel fixes.
here is a link to nightly22, once you flash that it should boot up fine (remember to wipe your cache before upgrading.... no need to wipe data though).
Once you boot up fine, THEN reflash the colormod and you will be happy!!!
http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=supersonic
NOTE: if you want to stay on RC1 for whatever reason, just download the RC1 mixer theme from this thread, it should get you out of your bootloop
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920165
Theme is awesome only think I don't like Is dont the sword thing while on the phone.
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is there any chance the OP can fix the screenshots.
guess i should ask first, if anyone else can't see them
shawnten said:
Theme is awesome only think I don't like Is dont the sword thing while on the phone.
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Like i said, I made the theme for a friend, that is the sword in the forest from zelda game series.
I can darken it up quite a bit or remove it all togethor and do a dark gradient for everyone here. Ill post up some pics later and see what everyone likes.
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The screenshots are hosted on my website but I can dump them over to photobucket if anyone else is having issues.
JBabey said:
Like i said, I made the theme for a friend, that is the sword in the forest from zelda game series.
I can darken it up quite a bit or remove it all togethor and do a dark gradient for everyone here. Ill post up some pics later and see what everyone likes.
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The screenshots are hosted on my website but I can dump them over to photobucket if anyone else is having issues.
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Can't see pics either
Edit: works now.
I don't like status bar everything else is a mazin
A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
JBabey said:
Cyanogen 7 Nightly 22 ColorMOD
I have spent several hours/days/weeks compiling a simple yet powerfully awesome ColorMOD for Cyanogen7. I would not call this a "Theme" by any stretch of the imagination as all I wanted was some gosh-darned COLOR in my ROM aside from the puke-green of Gingerbread.
I pulled icons from about 7 different theme-packs, I edited a crapton of them in photoshop, and some of them I made myself. I did *NOT* add color icons to the google apps for several reasons, but meh.
If you see any glitches, or an icon I missed please holler at me here and I will fix it immediately. I try to stay on top of the nightly builds as best I can but whatever.
I started this MOD as a request from a friend of mine, and figured it was really nice and maybe some of you out there would like to run it.
I am seriously struggling with the new Theme engine, so this is a .zip flashable that overwrites your default system theme. Other theme packs will of course still work perfectly.
Oh and one final thing, the battery only ticks off in increments of 5. I wouldnt mind doing 1% ticks but I dont know how to edit the .xml files that control how often it pulls the battery image. If any of you have insight, well.... awesome! Drop me a PM.
Anyways heres the snaps, download will be attached at the bottom.
And Finally, the Download (Please note this is for Cyanogen 7 Nightly 22)
http://www.soulpirates.info/downloads/ColorMOD_cm7n22_signed.zip
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Link is broken...
Can someone upload a mirror plz?
cordell12 said:
Link is broken...
Can someone upload a mirror plz?
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Mirrors Added at multiupload in OP
Updated for Nightly 23
And for 25 ?
1970mueller said:
And for 25 ?
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Updated for Nightly 25
=)
Well, believe it or not, this is the only reason why I use cm7 now, I never liked the no color menus, unlike sense.. You did some awesome work here, thanks a million, and deeply appreciate how you keep up with the nightlys... Thanks again
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Will there be a theme chooser apk?
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Waiting for the update for nightly 26! You can probably flash the .zip for 25 over it I assume but I will wait for the new .zip. really does look great, maybe try getting in touch with the developer of the honeybread theme to get your theme into theme chooser!!
Seems like a dirty version of the mixer theme...
Looks great. I like how it isn't overpowering yet you changed enough things that it sticks out in a clean detailed way.
-viperboy- said:
Waiting for the update for nightly 26! You can probably flash the .zip for 25 over it I assume but I will wait for the new .zip. really does look great, maybe try getting in touch with the developer of the honeybread theme to get your theme into theme chooser!!
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Updated to nightly 26
Yes, I did borrow from Mixer, some from Urban, some from a cm6 mod in their hack forum called "colorized". I photoshopped up all the stuff that was still orange, to the blues on "Hue change" (dark blue is +175 and light blue is +155). I also had an old color icon pack on my computer Scramble that I took some from. And a few I just took the b/w versions, embossed them in photoshop, then changed them to RGB color and hue shifted them till i got the color I was looking for. Its not a unique work to be sure, but I think that its a nice blending of the many themes found here on XDA. I did add some noticeable "personalized" touches, like the zelda themed call screen and the bootanimation. I even snuck in some rings/notification sounds if you didnt notice. But overall Im happy with it.
Thank you for the feedback, im glad you are all finding it as useful as me.
Once the final revision of Cyanogen 7 releases, I am going to post up the template Im working from and a quick & dirty "how-to" so you guys can all tweak and modify it however you like.
Also, I spoke with the gentlemen that makes the mixer theme, and he pointed me to a site that is helping me get the 1% battery increments implemented so stay tuned for that!
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MetaMorph has been updated so that all old MetaMorphs that use a .thm control file WILL NOT WORK! This guide has been updated to instruct you on how to convert your themes to the new format
MetaMorph uses .zip files for its themes which the app unzips and places in a folder.
Inside the .zip is a .xml file and several folders for the apps you want to edit. (For example, you'll see com.htc.resources and Rosie folders in themes that change the bottom bar.) Treat these folders as if they were the .apks themselves. They use the same folder structure. So if you have a file in the folder Rosie/res/drawable/ in your theme's .zip, then MetaMorph will open up Rosie.apk and stick it in the /res/drawable/ folder. Get it?
So that's how you place the files. And the great part about MetaMorph is that you only need to put in the files that you're changing. That's all it needs. This keeps the themes very small and easy to edit, since you can see exactly which files need to be changed!
To create your theme control file, download the attached theme_control_template.xml.txt (rename it to remove the .txt extension) and fill in the required fields using any xml editor (I recommend Notepad++). Name the .xml file the EXACT SAME NAME as the name of the theme. If they do not match they the theme won't work.
Once you have your .xml file created, zip up the folder, place it in the AndroidThemes folder on your sdcard and start MetaMorph. MetaMorph will unzip it, create a new, unzipped folder in AndroidThemes, and add a .nomedia file in there.
This is a very simple process that can easily be done in as little as 5 minutes.
Here is a more in-depth guide if you so desire (by the author of the app): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591329
And here is a collection of MetaMorphs created (Note: most of these WILL NOT work on Sense ROM's! Read what ROM each theme is created for carefullly! If you have a question, ask and someone will tell you if the theme is usable on your Hero): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=589315
Thanks for the tutorial. I've always wondered why more people don't use metamorph (for the Hero at least). It's such a great application. Hopefully we'll see some new themes popping up soon. Thanks!
So If I wanted to change a file in rosie.apk I would only need to place the modded file in the apk into metamorph? All the other junk can be left out?
Just did a little more reading and looking at some examples and looks like I got it. Thank for the information
Yea I hope to see more themes using this, seems alot easier and more flexible for designers/themers
I have a few font replacements that I found within the G1 forums:
SonySketch - Credit teradaz
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Custom_Font - Credit DeadBody79 *(note that this font causes some stacking in the text, such as the alarm clock time and some app names)*
Please Nandroid before installing. Both were verified with Damage Control v.2.05. Should work for any ROM based on DC v2.05, not verified on 1.5/6 ROMs although I think they would work if the font files are in the /system/fonts directory and named the same as the Morphs. Stock fonts have also been provided.
I am having bit a problem with MetaMorph. After I open up Metamorph, it says that it needs to check a few things to make sure the phone meets all the requirement. After I press "Start Checks" it opens up Superuser but does nothing. I know superuser is working fine cuz it works for wifi tether. What am i doing wrong?
What ROM version do you have installed? After it checked for updates did you get the option to select "allow", "Always Allow", etc.? If there was something wrong Metamorph would probably have given you and error.
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so use meta to change those fonts you zipped. wondering if there is a way to apply the font changes to only certain parts of the phone. would this make it easier to change the colors of backgrounds and menus etc?
souless poet said:
so use meta to change those fonts you zipped. wondering if there is a way to apply the font changes to only certain parts of the phone. would this make it easier to change the colors of backgrounds and menus etc?
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Not sure if you could change certain fonts without it affecting all fonts on the phone.
srkmagnus said:
What ROM version do you have installed? After it checked for updates did you get the option to select "allow", "Always Allow", etc.? If there was something wrong Metamorph would probably have given you and error.
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I am using Fresh 2.0d. I just get a blank screen on superuser. It doesn't show the option to "Allow" just blank screen!
skhonda said:
I am using Fresh 2.0d. I just get a blank screen on superuser. It doesn't show the option to "Allow" just blank screen!
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I have the same issue on my phone, using DCv2.05. Most of the time SU force closes.
skhonda said:
I am using Fresh 2.0d. I just get a blank screen on superuser. It doesn't show the option to "Allow" just blank screen!
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Hey I'm new to these forums but I had a previous issue that did the same thing on Fresh's 2.0d. I did a search on here and it told me to make sure USB Debugging was on. It wasn't but once it was problem solved. Hope I could help!
OsNaYa said:
Hey I'm new to these forums but I had a previous issue that did the same thing on Fresh's 2.0d. I did a search on here and it told me to make sure USB Debugging was on. It wasn't but once it was problem solved. Hope I could help!
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Yeah, that did it. Just turned on USB debugging and everything worked. Thanks
Does anybody have a good resource for metamorph themes?
Edit: nevermind, missed the link on the first post. Any other suggestions are welcomed
Every theme I download and put on my sd card gives me a invalid theme or theme is missing error. I would know exactly what it said if it stayed up for more than a second and 1/2. I am downloading themes based on the Rom I have yet NOTHING will work. Am I missing a step here. I download, put it in the AndroidThemes dir on the sd card then open Metamorph Pro and extract. I then get the message about it being invalid or it is missing.
redram38 said:
Every theme I download and put on my sd card gives me a invalid theme or theme is missing error. I would know exactly what it said if it stayed up for more than a second and 1/2. I am downloading themes based on the Rom I have yet NOTHING will work. Am I missing a step here. I download, put it in the AndroidThemes dir on the sd card then open Metamorph Pro and extract. I then get the message about it being invalid or it is missing.
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I'm getting the same message? I have no idea what I am doing wrong, I followed the guides?
Running Dammage 2.06ROM
Looking for a little help here. I want to change my bluetooth images in the framework-res.apk.
I keep getting this error.....
"The theme you selected is invalid because the the theme control file could not be read and may be missing"
This is what I have in my .thm file...
framework-res.apk
/system/framework/
This is the directory structure for my zip file (test.zip)....
-test
- framework-res
- res
- drawable-mdpi
My .thm file is in the test directory my images are in the drawable-mdpi directory.
Any idea what I might be doing wrong? Is BusyBox required for this to work? I saw some posts that led me to believe it was but others don't say anything about it. I am rooted and downloaded Metamorph and it seem to run okay accept for the error when trying to load my zip file.
Thanks.
Ok, for the people who are getting invalid theme messages:
Recently, Stericson changed MetaMorph - Donate to MetaMorph Pro. MetaMorph Pro uses a different theme format than MetaMorph free does! Instead of using .thm files, it uses .xml files. This means that any themes that were made for MetaMorph free WILL NOT work for MetaMorph Pro! Kinda lame, I know, but that's the case for right now.
My best advice for you is to just install the free version for now. I know you paid $3 for the Pro version and I don't want you to waste your money, so as soon as I am able to I will look into converting these into themes compatible with MetaMorph Pro.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Gregalous said:
Ok, for the people who are getting invalid theme messages:
Recently, Stericson changed MetaMorph - Donate to MetaMorph Pro. MetaMorph Pro uses a different theme format than MetaMorph free does! Instead of using .thm files, it uses .xml files. This means that any themes that were made for MetaMorph free WILL NOT work for MetaMorph Pro! Kinda lame, I know, but that's the case for right now.
My best advice for you is to just install the free version for now. I know you paid $3 for the Pro version and I don't want you to waste your money, so as soon as I am able to I will look into converting these into themes compatible with MetaMorph Pro.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
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I saw that and also tried a xml file.
"<?xml version="1.0"?>
<item>framework-res.apk</item>
<path>/system/framework/</path>
"
That's what I had. Very basic but thought it was enough to work but got the same message.
I am running the free version 1.9.4 I think?
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I started porting some of the themes done in 2.x to metamorph by popular demand. This has many advantages over just using apks as these should be pretty standard across roms & they are easier to work off of. Id consider all of this experimental as I havent had time to test every rom/scenario so if something doesnt work please leave details on what rom & theme + whats broken. Nandroid first.
Please leave feedback if stuff works & Feel free to work off of these, post your own metamorphs with screenshots and ill update this.
To apply get metamorph from the market. Dump zip file in /sdcard/AndroidThemes/ Do not rename zip file. Run metamorph & apply all.
If you were running a previous non metamorph theme or you do not get all the intended updates try pushing a 'stock' com.htc.resources.apk & framework-res.apk to /system/framework/ (or whatever APK its tripping up on) from the original rom & trying again.
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STOCK LOOKS
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Stock Espresso Download - Stock_Espresso.zip
Resets EVERYTHING modified in these zips back to stock Espresso.
Espresso bottom rosie Bar ONLY (keeps statusbars & everything else intact)- JustEspresso_TrevE.zip
Stock bottom curved rosie bar ONLY (keeps statusbars & everything else intact) - JustCurvedRosie_TrevE.zip
Other stock looks & Droid Launcher (thanks gregalous) - ?t=656958
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Full Themes
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My Darkstar Mod:
Download- http://www.4shared.com/file/259420679/f42a8086/TrevE_Darkstar_mmv1.html
Heres the version of darkstar i just did. I think i got all the changes in here. Black dialer, clock mods, launcher mods, status bar, fade in/out animation:
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-BlackIce Theme- Ported from ( ) Download: http://www.4shared.com/file/259501736/81bd584/BlackIce_TrevEMMPort.html
-MarksTheme Taskbar Skin with cleared lock (FIXED EVDO/1x symbols- ported from ?t=576256) Download: MarksTaskbar_TrevEPort.zip
-Brocks Taskbar - (ported from here) - Brocks_Taskbar_TrevEmm.zip
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Dialers:
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-Black Dialer: Download - http://www.4shared.com/file/259475733/8e6fb9e9/BlackDialer.html
This is just the black dialer, not the statusbar.
-DarchVader Dialer (ported from ?p=5946362&postcount=1092) Download - http://www.4shared.com/file/259477611/f99c18fb/DarkVaderDialer_TrevE.html
Just dialer, not statusbar.
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LockScreens
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Cleared Lockscreen (thanks gregalous) ?t=652623
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FONTS
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New fonts (thanks srkmagnus) ?p=6118436&postcount=6
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IN PROGRESS (some of these are done already will update as my slow dsl connection gets them uploaded)
-Original 'Full' Taskbar Skin with espresso look & cleared lock (see screenshots for full mod)
&postcount=44
-BuffDwang theme (ported from ?t=574139)
-ADWon theme - (ported from ?t=641247)
-Darkstar theme (in progress)
-AlienAqua Theme (in progress)
reserved for future
Are you using this thread just for your own morphs or for ALL morphs?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=656958
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=652623
If it's for all morphs, those are a few I did.
Hey TrevE I flashed the the Darkstar mod metamorph you posted in the other thread which is what I assume the same as the one you posted here. Just some more feedback, I noticed that the one thats on my phone is the normal Darkstar theme and not the mod version with the grey battery icons and what not. Applied it a second time to make sure. Also the stock espresso spits out an error about halfway through stating that it cannot be processed due to theme control file being invalid.
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Hey TrevE I flashed the the Darkstar mod metamorph you posted in the other thread which is what I assume the same as the one you posted here. Just some more feedback, I noticed that the one thats on my phone is the normal Darkstar theme and not the mod version with the grey battery icons and what not. Applied it a second time to make sure. Also the stock espresso spits out an error about halfway through stating that it cannot be processed due to theme control file being invalid.
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What APK was metamorph on when it died off? Did you try to apply the metamorph from inside launcher instead of having sense running? I had some issues inside sense. I applied the espresso one again and it seemed OK.
TrevE said:
What APK was metamorph on when it died off? Did you try to apply the metamorph from inside launcher instead of having sense running? I had some issues inside sense. I applied the espresso one again and it seemed OK.
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That was on just extracting the espresso zip. it died at 57% everytime and spat out that error and shutdown metamorph. I'll try running both from launcher instead.
Edit: Actually I noticed when I was about to clear defualt it says there is no default set. I'm running DCv2.05 btw.
Files appear to be missing from:
-MarksTheme Taskbar Skin with espresso look & cleared lock (FIXED EVDO/1x symbols- ported from ?t=576256) Download: MarksTaskbar_TrevEPort.zip
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The screenshot shows different indicator lights, but they're not in the framework-res directory.
Should be these files:
indicator_code_lock_drag_direction_green_up.png
indicator_code_lock_drag_direction_red_up.png
indicator_code_lock_point_area_default.png
indicator_code_lock_point_area_green.png
indicator_code_lock_point_area_red.png
indicator_input_error.png
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Do you know where they came from if they're not in this zip?
Cordy said:
That was on just extracting the espresso zip. it died at 57% everytime and spat out that error and shutdown metamorph. I'll try running both from launcher instead.
Edit: Actually I noticed when I was about to clear defualt it says there is no default set. I'm running DCv2.05 btw.
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Id try to redownload + make sure you have ~30mb free on your sd card to extract to after putting the zip on.
TrevE said:
Id try to redownload + make sure you have ~30mb free on your sd card to extract to after putting the zip on.
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I tried downloading it a 2nd time but I will again. I have about 90MB free on my SD
I also just downloaded homeswitcher to check but on DCv2.05 there is only Sense no launcher2 or anything else. Seems kinda strange cause I always remembered being able to atleast use the default Home on other roms before.
Xerxes321 said:
Files appear to be missing from:
The screenshot shows different indicator lights, but they're not in the framework-res directory.
Should be these files:
Do you know where they came from if they're not in this zip?
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good catch - uploaded something iw as testing with by mistake. heres new download - http://www.4shared.com/file/259521856/2fdd665f/MarksTaskbar_TrevEPortv2.html
Cordy said:
I tried downloading it a 2nd time but I will again. I have about 90MB free on my SD
I also just downloaded homeswitcher to check but on DCv2.05 there is only Sense no launcher2 or anything else. Seems kinda strange cause I always remembered being able to atleast use the default Home on other roms before.
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I dont think DC had it in it. You can just push this to /system/app/ its the launcher i hexed with 5screen home. If its failing extracting can you open the zip in winzip?
TrevE said:
I dont think DC had it in it. You can just push this to /system/app/ its the launcher i hexed with 5screen home. If its failing extracting can you open the zip in winzip?
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Thanks, interestingly even though my sd card said it had about 90MB free I extracted it on my pc and then transfered it to my phone which initially gave me disk full so I cleared some space and transfered it. Whats wierd is it only shows as being 17.6 MB
Font replacements for 2.x ROMs: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6118436&postcount=6
your darkstar theme and blackice didnt work for fresh 2.0d :/
Got a question. Which file do I have to edit to change the font color of the text in the task bar? I'm working on a theme, but the white text doesn't work on a light background.
I was intially going to just post the results after a couple days of playing around with your metamorph themes and what worked and didn't. The only one theme that I got the best results out of was your Darkstar Mod them. Most of the team applied with a few exceptions. And I could never get the stock espresso to work it would always loop on com.htc.resources. I had minimal luck with MarksTheme. After a little bit of digging I noticed after comparing what was working with what wasn't as well as the original rom apks the folder structure was incorrect for some themes or they weren't in the right folder which explained why things wouldn't change. What I noticed thus far:
Darkstar Mod - HtcClockWidget: pngs are in root instead of /res/drawable-normal-mdpi
Darkstar Mod - WorldClock: pngs are in /drawable-mdpi instead of /res/drawable-mdpi
Marks Theme - com.htc.resources: pngs are in /res/drawable-mdpi/drawable-mdpi instead of /res/drawable-mdpi
Thats what I got thus far from examining the themes and just wanted to give you a heads up. I'm gonna fix them myself as realized how relatively simple it is to port to Metamorph. Hopefully you can look through yourself and fix anything else you find. Thanks though for giving me a reason to get into this a little bit more. Personally I'm still reluctant to actually try editing png's myself.
Edit: After a little more playing I made a stock Metamorph of Damage's Rom so I can revert back to. I found that just like you're stock espresso it would stay forever on com.htc.resources.apk. Just like you I extracted the stock apk's and put them in the corresponding folders and created a thm for it. I noticed that it wasn't frozen at com.htc.resources it just seemed to keep going forever and ever (+5min). My logical thought was it's trying to replace sooo many files in there that it's taking very long. After checking most Metamorph themes I realized they don't even change half of the files inside of com.htc.resources.apk so I removed all of them except drawable, drawable-mdpi, and drawable-port-mdpi tried again and voila it finished installing. (Note there is only 1 Metamorph theme that I found that changes drawable and drawable-port-mdpi everything else thus far is only drawable-mdpi)
Edit2: After putting the correct file structure and nandroiding back to a pre-metamorphed backup I was able to apply your theme and everything changed that should have changed without a problem. I'm assuming as well that the current themes will still work on the new DamageControl as the frameworks should still be the same from the previous version.
TrevE said:
reserved for future
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wondering if we can get some color changes to the contacts lists etc.....maybe some grey and black....or even godzons ported over to the new damage?
Clear Colored Powerbar:
Icons borrowed from Aloysius mod. Changed 'on' indicator to the stock green.
How do you just install the notification bar
Anyway to use MetaMorph to only install the notification bar on one of these themes? I like the different notification bars but want to leave the remainder of my Rosie Stock theme intact...
Any guidance would be appreciated.
jonesdana said:
Anyway to use MetaMorph to only install the notification bar on one of these themes? I like the different notification bars but want to leave the remainder of my Rosie Stock theme intact...
Any guidance would be appreciated.
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You need to track down what files were modified in what apk's in order to create a metamorph theme. It's a pain to do it the first time around, but from then out on, it's much easier than incorporating the changed files into a new apk with every new rom.
I decided to start this thread because I just finished my first EVO mod.
I'll continue to use this thread to post any more stuff I do in the future.
Don't expect too much from this thread, I'm pretty much a weekend warrior when it comes to this stuff but I do like to tweak things to my preference and if anyone else digs it then cool.
I'm partial to DC roms so anything I post here was built on DC, if it's not I will clarify.
Most DC mods will work on other roms also built on the Sprint release but I make no guarantees and will probably not be doing any testing on other builds
NANDROID FIRST!!!
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Gray Dials for DC 3.5
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signed zip
graydials_signed.zip
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Battery Gauge Icons
I haven't figued out how to make the .xml's for metamorph so these are flashable signed.zips of each battery set.
I've also included a NON flashable .zip of all the flashable .zips and a .zip of the images for
those who would like to drop the .png's in themselves to preserve any other themes/mods (to the framework-res.apk).
See the bottom of this post for "How To Add .pngs to framework-res.apk".
None of these have a BG, I put gray behind them so you can see the depth a little better
DOWNLOAD - batt_gauge_black_signed.zip
DOWNLOAD - batt_gauge_blue_signed.zip
DOWNLOAD - batt_gauge_red_signed.zip
DOWNLOAD - batt_gauge_glow_signed.zip
My first Metamorph!! METAMORPH _ GlowBattery.zip
Metamorph - View attachment GlowBattRN.zip
DOWNLOAD - batt_round_blue_signed.zip
DOWNLOAD - batt_round_white_signed.zip
These two .zips are NOT flashable.
They are a .zip of all of the flashable .zips above (if you want to try more than one )
and a .zip of the .pngs themselves along with the .psd (if anyone wants to play )
They also both include this Alarm ON Icon
Battery_Gauge_Set.zip (all the flashable zips above)
nebs_2.2_batt_Icons.zip (all the icon .pngs)
I just realized the Alarm ON Icon I included has the stock Sense taskbar bg..
Here is one w/o the bg if anyone wants it:
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The following transparent notification tray works on 2.1 ONLY
Please don't flash this if you are running 2.2 or you WILL get boot loops after your first boot animation cycle
I'm sorry I haven't posted it for 2.2 yet, I'm too damn lazy
Transparent Notification Tray
For: DC 3.2.3 - THIS ONLY WORKS ON 2.1 ROMS
-some have reported the ear icon showing up, I have not seen this myself..
Be warned:
The notification bar background is part of the system framework. If you flash this
it will undo any mods you have done to the framework-res.apk
Download HERE
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HOW TO CHANGE FRAMEWORK ICONS AND PRESERVE OTHER MODS:These instructions will work on Sprint/HTC as well as AOSP builds
MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP !!!!
Plug phone into PC (USB)
Open a cmd prompt (may need to open as administrator in win7/vista, not sure)
Navigate to "c:\android-sdk\tools" (unless it's in your path)
Type the following:
Code:
adb remount
adb pull /system/framework/framework-res.apk c:\
Open a windows explorer window and locate the framework-res.apk you just pulled to c:\
Use 7zip or WinRAR to open the archive of the framework-res.apk (right click on the .apk)
In the archive of the .apk open res/drawable-hdpi, you should see a TON of .pngs
Open the folder that contains the images you want to use
Drag and drop the images into res/drawable-hdpi (the new images must be the same name as the original)
Close 7zip/WinRAR
Go back to your cmd prompt and type:
Code:
adb push c:\framework-res.apk /system/framework
[COLOR="green"][B]#Once the push is finished QUICKLY TYPE:[/B]
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adb reboot
*Replacing framework-res can have some funky effects on the phone. When you are booted (only once, the first time after pushing the apk) it's likely your wallpaper will be reset to stock and you may have to add your google account back and re-sync, neither have been terribly inconvenient for me
how do you install? sorry for a noobish question.
lawnmower said:
how do you install? sorry for a noobish question.
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place on root of sd, in recovery flash from zip.
works great with new DC rom.
^^ Boot into recovery and flash it like an update package.
BTW, flashed this and it works beautifuly had to re metamorph my battery icon, but other than that looks fantastic. Thank you.
Badious said:
BTW, flashed this and it works beautifuly had to re metamorph my battery icon, but other than that looks fantastic. Thank you.
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cool
Yeah I should have mentioned the notibar bg is part of the framework so there's lots of stuff that will return to stock if you flash this.
I expected it to replace it so it was no surprise when it did
Badious said:
I expected it to replace it so it was no surprise when it did
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What battery icons are you using?
I really liked the glassy looking 6bar battery icon set on the hero.
Beautiful man! Love it, had my nexus like that too. Looks real slick with the clear lock screen too. My phone is comming together perfectly, and you helped with that. So THANK YOU
Its one from the nexus one. Its a circular six part one. See attached.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
Looks great on Calkulin's ROM. Thanks a lot
Thanks
Sup Nebz.. been a minute hope all is well. Thanks for the mods, awsome work.. added to themes for easy find. Keep up the skills
good stuff Nebz
FYI .. this messes up the battery icon with the ROMS with the new RUU .. ex fresh 1.01 .. battery icon turns into an ear
iTouch24 said:
FYI .. this messes up the battery icon with the ROMS with the new RUU .. ex fresh 1.01 .. battery icon turns into an ear
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FROM THE OP said:
Be warned:
The notification bar background is part of the system framework. If you flash this
it will undo any mods you have done to the framework-res.apk
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makes sense if you are running acustom rom. you made a nandroid right?
[email protected] said:
makes sense if you are running acustom rom. you made a nandroid right?
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yup i am back to normal from the backup .. hopefully there will be an update on this mod
Working on stuff for 2.2 now..
I will be posting a transparent tray for DC FroYo soon
Right now I'm working on some taskbar icons. I thought it might be cool to have a fuel gauge for the battery..
I have the whole battery set done once I get a couple more things done I'll zip and sign an update if anyone's interested
I thought about doing a speedometer for cdma but FroYo only uses 4 icons..
nebenezer said:
Working on stuff for 2.2 now..
I will be posting a transparent tray for DC FroYo soon
Right now I'm working on some taskbar icons. I thought it might be cool to have a fuel gauge for the battery..
I have the whole battery set done once I get a couple more things done I'll zip and sign an update if anyone's interested
I thought about doing a speedometer for cdma but FroYo only uses 4 icons..
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That is a cool idea!
SteelH said:
That is a cool idea!
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thanks man
I thought they would look kinda hokey when I got them on the phone but I just put them on this morning and I have to say they're actually pretty cool
I'm starting to like where these gauge icons are headed
These are WiFi, dBm, and battery
I don't know how I'm gonna do EvDo yet. There are 8 images for evdo/1x...
Desire Theme v3 [update.zip] MCR21/Cyanoen 6-RC1/RC2 [7/29/10]
Will only work on Modaco's r21 ROM and CyanogenMod 6 RC1/RC2!
Here is my theme for those that really wanted it
It contains everything from the Desire Status bar and Settings Icons to my customizations to the launcher and framework-res. Enjoy!
PS: I will continue to update this theme
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This is an update.zip that you flash through the recovery! Metamorph sucks to me till I read more on it...
Changelog:
Code:
v2: (cyan6-RC2)
Added:
-Music App Icon
-SpeechRecorder Icon
v3: (MCR21)
Added:
-Settings Icons Redon (added Dock Icon New)
-Stock Camera/Camcorder/Music/Contacts/Gallery/Phone Icons from Desire Rom added
-My Wallpaper to Launcher2
Fixed:
-Desire Close Bar (Was weird when in landscape so I fixed it. Looks better now)
-Many Problems with update-script fixed..
-HTC Sense LWP
Download v3:
MoDaCo r21 ROM Links
Desire Theme v3 - w/Transparent Power Widget
Desire Theme v3 - w/Stock Power Widget
CyanogenMod 6.0.0 - RC1! ROM Links
Desire Theme v1 - w/Transparent Power Widget
Desire Theme v1 - w/Stock Power Widget
CyanogenMod 6.0.0 - RC2! ROM Links
Desire Theme v2 - w/Transparent Power Widget
Desire Theme v2 - w/Stock Power Widget
Stock Clock and PowerWidget! RC2 ONLY!! (If you dont like the Cyan Clock and Cyan In power Widget)
Stock Clock and Power Widget Colors
Just copy to your SD card boot to recovery and flash the zip file
If you Like my work read my Sig! Would greatly appreciate it!
EnJoY!
Thanks for the Morph. Looks like I am the first one to try
Will report how it goes.
looks pretty good
but how can i apply it on modaco's r21 frf91 rom?
i m new to themes
EDIT: nevermind,i found about the MEtamorhp app,but why does it require "full internet access"?
EDIT 2: unzipped theme from MEtaMorph, applied,and was getting repeated FC's (process.android.PHONE)
took the battery out
gonna try for a last time
EDIT 3:reboot and i m missing two home screen icons, setting menu is using new coloured icons,rest of the phone not
EDIT 4: (last one) just noticed its for your own ROM but i m not gonna install it,i m happy with modaco's ****
Doesn't work
The control file is missing or is not written correctly according to metamorph.
didnt work
Ok tried on theofficial ROM but unforutnately didnt work. says some files were missing. too bad, as i really liked theoffical rom but at the same time desire feel...
Sorry guys im new to metamorph but all you really have to do is copy the files to the folders in the apk's I suggest using winrar or an app such as that and just coopy them in and push them :\ sorry I dont know how to do it right..but ill upload just the files if you guys want?
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Sorry guys im new to metamorph but all you really have to do is copy the files to the folders in the apk's I suggest using winrar or an app such as that and just coopy them in and push them :\ sorry I dont know how to do it right..but ill upload just the files if you guys want?
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Thanks, so nice of you to offer to upload files. I assume I can unzip files from theme you already uploaded. So if you could just point what files to be copied to what folders it would be very helpful.
Thanks man!
someone that knows how to do,can create a flashable package?
I gave this a go but got a few issues.
First time I ran it on MCR R21 I noticed that there where spelling mistakes in the XML file which may have meant the theme was trying to be applied to apk that didnt exist!
So i corrected the spelling mistakes however when it was trying to apply the changes to the phone.apk this caused it to Force Close in a loop.
The only way to get round this was to reboot. No major problem...
I took out the section in the morph xml to not apply anything for the phone.apk and tried again this wen't through without any problems however on reboot it caused the phone to boot loop. it got past the static X logo but didnt get to the animation and was boot looping on a black screen
again no major issue as i had done a nandroid so just did a wipe and restore
Just trying to help really
ok scratch that!
I managed to create an update.zip however it caused a couple of FC's and the clock and notification text wasn't white! in fact the text for the network identification doesn't exist!
I thought this might have been because i didnt include androidmanifest.xml and resources.arsc so i included them into the framework-res.apk but this caused a bootloop! :S
anyone got any suggestions?
I really, really like this. Simple, clean, sexy. But I'm not grasping what needs to be done to apply this. Could someone explain?
Update.zip added for simple install.. Since metamorph was having problems...
make sure you are installing the update.zip on a clean install because all its doing is replacing some files with the customized ones
made it easier and should not be any problems now.
Code:
Opening update package...
Installing update...
E:Syntax error in update script
Installation aborted.
Clockwork Recovery on fresh MoDaCo MCR r21.
theophile2 said:
Code:
Opening update package...
Installing update...
E:Syntax error in update script
Installation aborted.
Clockwork Recovery on fresh MoDaCo MCR r21.
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Redownload and reboot your N1 and reflash..
There was a screw up in the update-script :\
Patch applied without error, didn't change anything
It ran without an error but everything looks exactly stock. It didn't change anything. Keep up the good work though death, once again sorry we got into it!
UPDATE:
Ok so I went through everything, the update-script, the manifest and there's no reason that this shouldn't be working. I have ****ed with a lot of stuff -- it is MCR21. All I've really done though is change applied some Swype skins in metamorph and moved APKs that I consider critical (Swype, LauncherPro), to the system/app folder because I'm using a2sd and I'm only using a Class 2 SD. So the question is is it just my device or are other people facing this problem too?
I'm going to try pushing this stuff manually -- I'll get back to you.
edited due to wrong post
brashmadcap said:
It ran without an error but everything looks exactly stock. It didn't change anything. Keep up the good work though death, once again sorry we got into it!
UPDATE:
Ok so I went through everything, the update-script, the manifest and there's no reason that this shouldn't be working. I have ****ed with a lot of stuff -- it is MCR21. All I've really done though is change applied some Swype skins in metamorph and moved APKs that I consider critical (Swype, LauncherPro), to the system/app folder because I'm using a2sd and I'm only using a Class 2 SD. So the question is is it just my device or are other people facing this problem too?
I'm going to try pushing this stuff manually -- I'll get back to you.
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A few things changed when I applied this theme, but the most noticeable change to me (the bar up top) remained white. That's one of the most important aspects of the phone I wanted changed.
Just push the files out manually
Push the files to the device manually according to the directory structure in the ZIP file. It takes a little longer but it's totally worth it. It looks AWESOME. Thanks death!
brashmadcap said:
Push the files to the device manually according to the directory structure in the ZIP file. It takes a little longer but it's totally worth it. It looks AWESOME. Thanks death!
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Np!
should be working fine on RA Amon recovery
v2 added
Changed SMS/MMS Icon for status bar notification
Now you can create a consistent theme for any ROM (even for different phones) by Universal Flasher issues.
Latest version: 3.4 (29/01/2012)
(Attached at the end of this first post)
What is Universal Flasher Tool?
It is a complete template that is used to create the simplest possible way from recovery flasheable issue without having to include or edit files. Apk.
The operation of this template is based on the VillainTheme System, for VillainROM ROM.
Link: http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/sh...inTheme-System
Credits and thanks to all XDA team who has worked in the original script: Doctorcete, Stericson, Matt and Seshy
This new method uses the file system MetaMorph Application (just have to place files or folders on their respective routes), with the advantage that the system identifies and injects them into their applications without the need for external application. The subjects are flashed directly from recovery.
At the end of the post is attached blank template and a sample issue to start testing.
What are the advantages of this method over the MetaMorph or traditional flasheables issues?
Do not include. Apk complete, only the files you want to include in the subject.
A theme created with this template is valid for any ROM, even among different phone roms (the tests have been conducted and Nexus SGS2 one).
Optionally, the template can include complete files if desired, can even be used to install applications not system.
Does not depend on external applications such as MetaMorph because it flashes directly from recovery.
Performance of staff
At the end of the post are attached a number of considerations to take into account, but basically works like this:
Identify the applications that you want to thematize and verifies that exist in the rom. Once the check, the system compares folders that will be introduced as well as files and injects them into the apk as long as the new apk file exists within. This has been thought well to avoid filling an apk with files that do not belong because they are from another rom or because you made a mistake when typing the name, for example.
Once injected the files is one of the apk zipalign to optimize RAM usage.
Optionally, if the topic includes external files or copy them to install applications on your path.
While the issue is being applied, the system will generate a backup of changed files and automatically creates a file. Flasheable from zip recovery, in case something goes wrong or do not like the changes back to its previous state.
Finally, it also generates a small log with the outcome of the whole process is recorded on the SD to verify that all changes are applied correctly.
How to create and edit your own theme
Download the template from the attachment in this post or the link below.
Recommended Tools: 7zip to include files and browse the file system (you can also use winzip or winrar with no problem) and Notepad + + or any other plain text editor to edit the name of the mod.
Once downloaded, open the template with double-click will observe and folders inside a file in the root. Here's are in each folder and how to create the theme.
MOD.config file (new from version 3.0)
It is an editable text file (recommend Notepad + +) where he also set the name of the MOD to set different parameters of the template.
MOD_VERSION = name (name of the mod to be displayed in the system properties after the name of the rom. It is recommended not to put a very long name and try to avoid as far as possible in the blanks.
CLEAN_MORPHING = not (compare the new files before injection into the apk, only introduced if the file already exists. By checking the speed is drastically reduced)
V4_MORPHING = yes (support to manage compatibility with existing folders-v4 system in some applications).
DO_BACKUP = yes (enable or disable the creation of the backup flasheable from recovery to restore the existing theme).
LOG_ENABLED = yes (enable or disable the creation of a log file with the results of the process).
SCREEN_LOG = yes (shows the process of recovery on the screen or not. Notices are always important but turned off the option).
Optionally, you can set a different path for memory cards (no need to touch these lines in most cases, you should not touch):
default_internal_sdcard = / EMMC
default_external_sdcard = / sdcard
Optionally, you can add special commands to mount partitions (no need to modify these lines in most cases, you should not touch):
mount_system = mount / system
mount_data = mount / data
README.txt:
Includes some additional notes on the operation and leave. Please read before using the template to create a theme (in English).
Cartet / tools:
This is the folder where you have placed the scripts and binary files needed to flash the issue and make subsequent restoration. No need to touch anything in this folder to edit the theme. From version 3.0 has been deleted because busybox binary is no longer involved in the process.
Folder / META-INF:
System Folder which includes the signature and the script file to launch from recovery. It is recommended not to touch.
Folder / MORPH:
This is the template folder where files should be included with the theme. In turn, the folder is divided into two subfolders called / data (for applications theming system NO) and / system (for theming system and applications framework).
In the folder / MORPH / system / app files are included for applications and / MORPH / system / framework for the framework files.
ATTENTION: NO application theming system in / MORPH / data / app / myapp.apk digital signature is change, so from that time can not be updated from the market or will you installed in the market (like if it had installed by 'other means' non-statutory ...). Therefore, we do not recommend any downloaded application thematize the market. You are advised that the complaints do not come then ...
For each application you want to thematize is to open a new folder called / nombre.apk (eg / Contacts.apk if you want to change the system application Contacts.apk). You must respect the use of upper / lower case. Within each of these folders you have to respect that there are logical paths within applications, so that the files would have to place them in folders named / res / drawable, res / drawable-hdpi, etc ...
It's the same structure of the subject MetaMorph, so that any item is readily convertible MetaMorph simply dragging folders.
No need to create any control file or anything like that. The system is responsible for reviewing the folders you want to know tematitar applications.
Folder / Xtras / system:
in this folder is where, if desired, can include files or complete applications that you wish to flash in conjunction with the subject. For example, sound files, bootanimation, scripts, complete applications, etc ...
Folder / Xtras / data:
in this folder is where, if desired, can not add applications to be installed system during flashing.
Folder / Xtras / sdcard:
in this folder can be copied to add files to make the SD card, such as packs of icons, sounds, videos, etc ...
Considerations to take into account
Always respect the use of upper / lowercase in the names of files or folders and logical paths located within the apps.
With this system the themes may be universal, although depending on the type of files a user input may cease to be:
If only image files are included the theme is compatible with any rom from any phone.
If you also are included. Xml files, you may only work in one rom, but can still work on future updates of the same.
If resources are included for translations (resources.arsc) the issue would only be valid for a particular rom.
The. Zip file to the topic is not necessary for you to sign flashes, and is valid for CW-Recovery and Recorevy-RA. If you do not have to remember signing off signature checking before flashing.
Download (dropbox): http://db.tt/V7WsJ9Zw
Special thanks to @ lexullde [email protected] HtcMania to follow the entire process, to adapt its themes, and suggest new things.
Nice one...
Awsome work way to go you are welcome.
Best Regards.
itsme_4ucz.
thanks, this mod is a very easy to create themes, I already I have created the elegance note for Kingdroid sgs2 and good is not to be afraid of reactions each with each version or adapt to different roms, the installer is responsible to adapt
Hello
UT doesn't work on last Turkbey v35 framework-res.apk and SystemUI.apk (SGS2) for morph modding. UT 3.4 uses 7z for repacking. I found old 1.0 tool, where repacking was done by unzip and zip. So, I don't know how, but UT 1.0 works great, UT 3.4 gave up
I found another thing: "7z" on Windows says "Not implemented" while repacking these apk's... I don't know how Turkbey is zipping his files, but WinRar says that they are corruped
Maybe it's good idea to implement in UT two ways of repacking? If error occurs with 7z, just do old-way unzip/zip?...
Here are "unmorphable" SystemUI.apk and framework-res.apk.
Link dead... can you return it over ? please
Thanks and good job
you can give a image? .
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matt54600 said:
Link hs please
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http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=258333 its in spain,
ishay_maimon said:
you can give a image? .
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what image do you need?
its a script/tool!
Drop box link errror 4.04
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gattari said:
Drop box link errror 4.04
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Look 2 posts above!
send with a sandwich in my hand
can anyone post a link please
Lantek23 said:
can anyone post a link please
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look 3 posts back,
TUN_SD said:
look 3 posts back,
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Thanks for the reply i fund it
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All I want to do is be able to change my status bar icons like I was able to before ICS. I have no idea how to use this tool, why has it all become so f-ing complicated
Bryce2010 said:
All I want to do is be able to change my status bar icons like I was able to before ICS. I have no idea how to use this tool, why has it all become so f-ing complicated
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not complicated! :laugh:
just unzip your systemUI,
search for the icons, should be in systemUI.apk/res/drawable(hdpi or xhdpi or ldpi or what kind of device you use)
than, mod it to your liking.
now create a folder in the morph section, like this:
morph/system/app/systemUI.apk(*its a folder, exactly named, as the apk!!*)/res/drawable-
place your icons, corect named of course, into the proper folder, zip the whole stuff, make a nandroid, and flash.
if you are used to zip, editing files, that should be no problem.
Well thanks for trying to help...
But would it be the same thing if I'm using a non-stock ROM (I'm using Rocket ROM 7)?
And what about if one is using all these themes going around? I'm using trinev's mini-dark theme which I may be trying to switch to 'NEW ICEY Blue THEME With Sense 4.0 Recent Panel For Touchwiz ROMS!!' both already have status bar icon mods.
It's just I'm terrified of the dreaded boot loops! Plus, because I basically have a stock ROM with all the bloat doing nandroid backups & restores take forever!
Bryce2010 said:
Well thanks for trying to help...
But would it be the same thing if I'm using a non-stock ROM (I'm using Rocket ROM 7)?
And what about if one is using all these themes going around? I'm using trinev's mini-dark theme which I may be trying to switch to 'NEW ICEY Blue THEME With Sense 4.0 Recent Panel For Touchwiz ROMS!!' both already have status bar icon mods.
It's just I'm terrified of the dreaded boot loops! Plus, because I basically have a stock ROM with all the bloat doing nandroid backups & restores take forever!
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Well, it should be working for all Roms,
Just keep the folder structure and icon names. Or use a cm9/aokp rom, which supports theme apks.
AOKP powered HOX
TUN_SD said:
Well, it should be working for all Roms,
Just keep the folder structure and icon names. Or use a cm9/aokp rom, which supports theme apks.
AOKP powered HOX
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It's works great on a custom galaxy s3 t-mobile in this picture its still in the works all the red was green
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few posts above
On the Galaxy S III US version we are having recovery issues not recognizing external SD card. So what do I need to put in the script to mount or read the internal SD Please help!!