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All theme installaion issues here

Alright, it seems that a lot of people have started trying out all of the themes that are popping up here. And why not eh there's a lot of great looking themes flying around (once I've finished constantly messing up my phone with dodgy modifications I might even settle on one myself )
Problem as I see it is, the same questions are getting asked over and over again. And the same solutions are being presented. I know there's the 'How To' sticky for using chewitts installer, but the installation issues are getting posted everywhere: all through each theme thread, in the sticky and even in new threads (I have to admit, I've only seen one, but I don't really want to see a trend starting).
My suggestion is to make this the one-stop shop for all installation and restoration issues. I'll use the next few posts for the different kinds of issues (phone won't boot, market doesn't work etc) and their known solutions.
As the thread progresses with new issues I'll update.
Please note: I do not want to do this on my own
I will need (and I expect) the help of all of you out there that are creating these things that mess up our phones But, seriously, it would be nice if you guys subscribe and help out when you have the time.
This is really just an effort to clean up the forum here a bit, and make life easier for people trying to get information out of the theme threads, and, last but not least, to help the themers (is that a word??) avoid posting the same answers to the same questions over and over again.
I will look at the poll again after the weekend. If the aye's have it, then I will ask for it to be stickied and fill in some gaps. If not then this thread will self-destruct... well... you know... I'll ask a mod to delete it...

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First of all, great idea
As for me the problems i mostly met was:
- Market issue not installing Apk's after applying themes, to solve it you have to clear cache and uninstall updates from the "manage applications" menu.
- The other issue was the phone not booting and stuck on SE logo, and had to do a reflash, i remember seeing somewhere that you can flash only on file using flash tools and it will make your phone boot and keep your data but i actually don't remember where i read it
- Other issues at start of my theme"ing" life was chmod, installing adb and setting environment in windows settings but thats easy now - at least for me -
i will try to add more later

mezo9090 said:
First of all, great idea
As for me the problems i mostly met was:
- Market issue not installing Apk's after applying themes, to solve it you have to clear cache and uninstall updates from the "manage applications" menu.
- The other issue was the phone not booting and stuck on SE logo, and had to do a reflash, i remember seeing somewhere that you can flash only on file using flash tools and it will make your phone boot and keep your data but i actually don't remember where i read it
- Other issues at start of my theme"ing" life was chmod, installing adb and setting environment in windows settings but thats easy now - at least for me -
i will try to add more later
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Market issue - uninstall market update. Not related to theming.
Phone boot problems - improper installation of framework-res.apk.
chmod - if you have the improper permisions (shell root) you wont be able to push framework-res.apk to your phone, that's why they have you check your permissions. If they aren't proper the installer tells you how to remedy that.
Protip: backup your apk's after you've flashed your phone the last time and set them all up. In theory all your setting should be saved as well. The backup and restore program should be useful as well if you have to reflash.
***I voted no for us needing this thread because all the theme installation questions are easily answered in the theme's thread itself if the person properly reads the post. Also, if people are having doubts they shouldn't be theming their phones without properly figuring out what they have to do, let alone rooting it.***

crecsky said:
***I voted no for us needing this thread because all the theme installation questions are easily answered in the theme's thread itself if the person properly reads the post. Also, if people are having doubts they shouldn't be theming their phones without properly figuring out what they have to do, let alone rooting it.***
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Theoreticaly you're absolutely right, that's why it took until now to open this thread. Practically, however, things look a bit different... I think another two or three threads popped up yesterday... And how many times have you read about "the market issue" on one (or all) of the theme threads?

crecsky said:
Market issue - uninstall market update. Not related to theming.
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Absolutely correct. The Market has been having issues since 1.6, and it's not just on the X10 either. Do we need the thread, not really, as most themes popping up use Chewitts installer and there is a sticky for that already or the issue has already been addressed in the themes thread.
However, you could change the thread to a common X10 issues thread which could be moved to general or rewrite THIS thread as you seem to be covering issues that are more general than theme related anyway.

yeah, fair enough. I just saw all the issues coming up in all the theme threads and how you guys were having to repeat yourselves again and again. I don't really want to get into any other issues other than theme related stuff.
Like I said, I agree that the market issue has nothing do do with themes, but just count up the number of users that posted in the res mods thread because of it.
Anyway, as I was primarily going to put this together to make yours and chewitts life easier (as you two bare the brunt of this), I'll ask the mods to delete it.
I might just write a little bit on recovery and send it to zm4.

_calum_ said:
I don't really want to get into any other issues other than theme related stuff.
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TBH, I'd rather you focus on your your reference thread, as that will be of more benefit.

XperiaX10iUser said:
TBH, I'd rather you focus on your your reference thread, as that will be of more benefit.
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Hint taken I'm back on the case right now

Thread closed as per OP's request.

[Q] Custom rom for Alcatel OT-908?

Hello to everybody,
I have an Alcatel OT-908 and I have a problem with constant warnings about low space. I have rooted the phone using Gingerbreak v1.2 and I have deleted several bloatware applications using Android Mate from the /custpack/app folder (including some games, Google maps etc.). Every once in a while and even though I am not doing anything fancy - just some basic browsing, I get warnings about low space. I use an application to clean the phone cache etc. but the whole problem is quite annoying. I have read in several threads that one solution to my problem may be to install a new custom rom to speed up the phone (it is quite slow as it is anyway) that will support the creation of a virtual partition in my SD card recognized by the phone as "internal memory". I am a fairly new user of android phones (my first experience is with this phone and I have it for about 4 days...) so any help would be most welcome.
I've browsed through several sites on the net but so far I haven't found a custom rom.

Not a very popular model I see... ╯▽╰

Searching for something similar myself, but sadly, I think the ZTE smartphones have a larger userbase on the budget device end, so don't hold your breath..

@fixxxer667: If you come across something (even though highly unlikely as you've said so yourself), please do share it with the rest of us who are searching for custom ROMs for our not-so-popular phones

Moving focus to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1273508
As it's the first one showing some promising activity with Recovery, hopefully development to follow

@fixxxer667
I totally agree. Let's hope for the best!

How can I download the original T-Mobile Move/Alcatel OT 908 ROMs ?
Sorry google translate helped!

viktor36 said:
How can I download the original T-Mobile Move/Alcatel OT 908 ROMs ?
Sorry google translate helped!
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here is the link
http://files.podtwo.com/roms/stock/alcatel/ot908/
BUT
1st is for T-Mobile Hungary
2nd is for Wind Canada
so take care!
also use this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1273508
now this is "official" for OT 908 phone

Android
Is there android 4.0.4?

[Q] ICS

"Factory wipe will only reset it back to how it was when you got the device... with all those apps. I know in ICS it lets you all but remove apps like hides them and kills them but your device doesn't have ICS."
Quote from another post. Will someone please explain this? What do you mean kills them?
I have an Acer tablet that is due for ICS, and most of the other stuff that comes with it isn't exactly interesting. If the camera works, it works. If I can run the apps I want, fine. If it will do what I want, fine.
I'm debating about rooting it, just to get rid of all the extra junk and buy what I want. (Built in vid player will not play FLV), so have to get another. I don't mind buying one if I like it.
I want to give the tablet to a family member eventually, and I don't think they'd want root.
That leads to another thing I don't like. Why can't the mfg let you know you can't use the SD card like you can on a phone? Right now, I also have a Coby 7024 and I swap the card between them.
I have a rooted Galaxy phone - did the upgrade to GB, had to reroot, and wasn't that impressed. Plus I lost Gallery and sounds. (got them back) I don't use the social type apps, so TB froze or deleted them. I use the phone as a reference center.
Thanks

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[HOW TO] disable OTA updates

Forgive me if this is the wrong section and I know there are some threads on it, but not specific enough in my opinion as to how this device works. I was going to go to General, but I figured this was important regarding possible impending doom to our phones should a critical update be released. I've seen a lot of confusion throughout some threads on disabling updates. While the process is mostly the same for almost any phone, there is still a lot of different information out there so I figured I'd explain it pertaining directly to i337 owners.
Let's get started, shall we?
1. You'll need to be rooted - see the thread on rooting your phone in original development by djrbliss
2. Once rooted, get Titanium Backup (yes I know there are other ways, but this is the most straight forward - feel free to add if you think there is a better way)
3. Once in Titanium Backup, go to the backup/restore tab at the top and find the following three items on the list:
-keychain
-fwupdater
-AT&T software updater
4. Click on each one individually and hit the "freeze" button at the top. I'm not positive that the fwupdater and keychain will need to be blocked along with the software updater, but it certainly wont hurt anything and it is a general prereq on most phones to disable ota updates.
5. As soon as you disable them (specifically the AT&T one), you'll notice that your postponed notification will be gone. If you did the OTA update already, you wont receive them anymore which is probably a good thing until the unlock is released.
I just figured I'd post this here to be safe rather than sorry. I don't claim to be a professional with these devices and am certainly not a developer so don't flame me, but I thought I'd post and try to be as accurate as possible for those questioning these updates.
Always know that when using root to modify system files, you run the risk of bricking your device. If you are willing to accept this risk and know that your device can be rendered unusable, then proceed with caution. See you all on the other side when we are unlocked!

Just an FYI, I posted this yesterday...
OTA Update now available! - Update: Instructions to block if desired
Using a slightly different method... But works all the same.

Moved to general forum, please pay attention to what forum you are posting to

Just found that actually. I'm sorry about that. I guess it doesn't hurt to have two of them, but I didn't mean to take over yours.

Bootloader - How bad is it? How much functionality is really lost?

OK, I didn't realize how crappy web browsing is with out Adblock! I can't live like this! I'm so tempted to bootloader unlock and root. But my concern is losing camera features. Can someone really outline EXACTLY what I will lose if I bootloader unlock and how different the camera is as well.
I actually don't take a lot of photos with my camera anyway, but I really want a list of things that change to help me make the right decision. I haven't even installed all my apps yet because we all know what happens when you BL unlock. Actually now that I think about it...I didn't install my apps because I can't restore using Titanium Backup because I have to be rooted. How anyone lived without root, adblock/adaway, and Titanium backup is beyond me. But I'm also a chronic phone swapper. It's a nasty addiction. My favorite phone thus far has been the M8 though. Definitely covered all the bases all it was missing was 3GB of ram and wireless charging. I didn't even mind Sense which I thought I would immediately get rid of and convert it to a GPe edition.
Anyway anyone with UL BL that can tell me exactly what changed I would appreciate it.

I don't know myself, but you might want to ask in the Q&A section instead.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/bootloader-unlock-t2888735 - This thread contains a fair amount of information relating to what is lost, and what isn't lost.

Something worth considering and not listed nearly as often as a possible result of unlocking without trim area / DRM backup (to restore later) ~ upcoming sony apps / not yet released apps that will rely on the keys to run. (hypothetically, a video version of track I'd is released and needs the keys not to fc)
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Thanks all. I figured this has been answered but couldn't find a comprehensive list

Still.open to any other feedback that thread didn't go into a lot.of detail.

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