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Im keeping this on my phone forever!
how do you get this to work it aborted when flashing in recovery??
Okay here's the thing. It's not flashing in recovery because you are missing the update-script (usually found under a few subfolders within the meta-inf folder. take a look at someone elses update.zip (for anything, theme, rom, some of my keyboard themes etc) and you should find what I'm talking about.
Second problem, the framework-res.apk you provided contains only your changes. Had this successfully flashed, you'd now be boot looping as your framework-res.apk would be jacked up.
I took your images and made them into a morph (hope you don't mind, I put your name on the "author" line). I just applied it via metamorph and it's working great!
Benefit to this is it *should* be cross rom compatible, and shouldn't need any updates (whereas if you built a true update.zip that contained all of framework-res.apk, you'd have to update it every time it changed and release different versions for different roms).
Feel free to grab this attachment and throw it on first post!
remember, it's a metamoprh, you must have metamorph from the market to apply it!
kamikazimonky said:
how do you get this to work it aborted when flashing in recovery??
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Right now unfortunately you can't flash through recovery yet.
I am hoping to have a fix for that later tonight.
See post above. You can now use this with Metamorph thanks to gIMpSTa.
LOL....
This is great!
One thing though, can you make it a bit more discernable for us colour blinds?
hmmm I posted this on the MORPH thread yesterday!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6056140&postcount=7
If you want to get a mod to delete my post and put yours in there that would be fine by me.
I have no idea how to delete this off my captivate. I reset my phone, format internal sd and reflashed the unleashthebeast rom. Please help me. Its still there! I want the original battery icon back
I like the default Froyo theme but the battery Icon in the status bar is completely worthless because it doesn't accurately reflect the current percent remaining.
Is is possible to change only this icon?
obliviator33 said:
I like the default Froyo theme but the battery Icon in the status bar is completely worthless because it doesn't accurately reflect the current percent remaining.
Is is possible to change only this icon?
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If you have flashed the Froyo Pick-n-Pack ROM, you can go to the UOT kitchen here, and upload the framework-res.apk file from the ROM. It will implement accurate battery mod for you and then you just have to flash the package that comes out. Pretty easy to do.
Success! Thank you. That website is very handy.
phidelt82...what are your super secret mods and rom...i wanna try it...not knowing is killin me...lmao
Without getting too in depth, I'll try to explain;
To change battery pictures, you must open the framework-res.apk file in 7zip and replace the existing .png files with the ones you want (while i'ts still "compressed" aka packaged, DO NOT UNZIP IT. Sounds easy, but it get's complicated;
Accurate battery mod means that the XML has been edited to show an image at more specific battery levels (1,2,3,4,5...) So, if what ever theme/rom you're trying to change already has this mod in it then you just have to make sure that the theme you're pulling the new clock images from also has the mod. This is obvious because there are more images than the stock version (it went by 10's and 15's)
EDIT: Just going to leave this random bit of info here lol..
bdemartino said:
Without getting too in depth, I'll try to explain;
To change clock pictures, you must open the framework-res.apk file in 7zip and replace the existing .png files with the ones you want. Sounds easy, but it get's complicated;
Accurate battery mod means that the XML has been edited to show an image at more specific battery levels (1,2,3,4,5...) So, if what ever theme/rom you're trying to change already has this mod in it then you just have to make sure that the theme you're pulling the new clock images from also has the mod. This is obvious because there are more images than the stock version (it went by 10's and 15's)
If you're trying to create a new theme, the best thing to do is to take the pick and pack rom over to UTO Kitchen choose the new icons you want with their tools, then upload the framework-res.apk from PNP and it will add the mod and the new images for you, which you can then flash on your phone.
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I think he was actually referring to Phidelt's "projects" he's been hinting at and referring to in his sig lately. Good info on themeing though!
akellar said:
I think he was actually referring to Phidelt's "projects" he's been hinting at and referring to in his sig lately. Good info on themeing though!
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Yea.... for some reason I didn't even see phidelt's post...we'll just pretend that question was asked instead lol (you may want to edit your quote since I was a dumbass the first time)
I'm having trouble finding the rom on the website. What is it under?
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gr4ybu5h said:
I'm having trouble finding the rom on the website. What is it under?
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After you've selected your battery icons and color it should give you the option to upload your framework-res.apk, after that when you go to the pickup page there should be a heading of "my uploads" or something, seperate from the rest of them. That will be the one you did.
It seems as though this has to be done from your computer. Am I wrong? I tried doing it from my phone and when I click on "choose file", it takes me to a page where it says "no files found"
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Alright. I finally found where to upload the file (using the computer and not the phone). Now everytime I try to upload the framework-res.apk file, the upload fails. Am I doing something wrong?
I had to try a few times too, it's finicky.
Swyped from my Mesmerize
I got it to upload and it spit out a file. I flashed the file it gave me and the battery icon is still the same
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Sorry I keep bringing up this topic but I've tried flashing the .zip that the kitchen spits out twice. I've disabled lagfix. It doesn't seem to want to work for me. I may to give up on this mod. Is there a detail that I'm missing? Heres what I'm doing:
I have the unzipped PnP file on my computer.
I go to the kitchen and cook up my file.
I upload my framework-res.apk.
It takes like 10-15 mins. And receive my file.
From my computer, I put the file it cooked up on my sd card.
Boot into recovery, Disable lagfix and reboot
Boot into recovery again, select install .zip from sd card
Select my cooked up file, and reboot
And my battery is still the same
What am I doing wrong?
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Ive been trying to change my pulldown menu to transparent without any luck! ive tried replacing the status_bar_background.png with one i made via Ninjamorph, and no luck.....i tried unzipping the "systemui.apk" and putting the png file in the drawable-hdpi folder and then zipping the systemui and renaming it to apk, and then replacing the current systemui.apk with the one i did using "RootExplorer", rebooted the phone, fixed permissions,rebooted again and still no change.....im using Eaglesblood 2.3.5 Rom! Please help!
Simer03 said:
Ive been trying to change my pulldown menu to transparent without any luck! ive tried replacing the status_bar_background.png with one i made via Ninjamorph, and no luck.....i tried unzipping the "systemui.apk" and putting the png file in the drawable-hdpi folder and then zipping the systemui and renaming it to apk, and then replacing the current systemui.apk with the one i did using "RootExplorer", rebooted the phone, fixed permissions,rebooted again and still no change.....im using Eaglesblood 2.3.5 Rom! Please help!
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Use the UOT Kicthen. Much easier method of getting that notification bar modded as u lease.
zimphishmonger said:
Use the UOT Kicthen. Much easier method of getting that notification bar modded as u lease.
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im a hardcore noob....what is UOT kitchen? oh, and i have a mac!
Edit: Tried the UOT kitchen, did the notification bar the way i wanted, and for some reason, i cant submit it to the kitchen because the button "submit to kitchen" is not able to be pressed! ugh!
Edit: never mind, got it to work....now uploading!
created the zip, tried to flash it, and it said installation aborted........why is this so damn hard (for me)????
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created the zip, tried to flash it, and it said installation aborted........why is this so damn hard (for me)????
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try copying the update-binary from a working zip to your "kitchen" file. Install should work
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try copying the update-binary from a working zip to your "kitchen" file. Install should work
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it didnt work....still aborted.... curse my noobness! :/
If you're on the latest version 1.08 of Eaglesblood for 2.3.5, then just push this SystemUI.apk into /system/app , fix the permissions, and reboot, and it should do the trick.
The reason you were having trouble before is because the stock image is a .9.png...I won't go into the details of that, but a little extra work is needed to make those files work.
This file I've included should work for ya.
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If you're on the latest version 1.08 of Eaglesblood for 2.3.5, then just push this SystemUI.apk into /system/app , fix the permissions, and reboot, and it should do the trick.
The reason you were having trouble before is because the stock image is a .9.png...I won't go into the details of that, but a little extra work is needed to make those files work.
This file I've included should work for ya.
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Still didn't work man....sorry I'm having so much trouble, maybe I'm just unable to do it! Thanks for trying guys and taking the time to try and help :/
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Ok, so you're on the latest version (1.08) of Eaglesblood for 2.3.5, correct? If you are not 100% sure, you can check in "About Phone" and check on the build.
Using the SystemUI.apk that I uploaded, what is your procedure for getting it into your phone?
Because that file has a transparent status_bar_background.9.png with correct patch handles drawn...not sure why it won't work. I will admit, that I don't have a 2.3.5 nandroid backed up to test. Anyone else?
I think I found the problem. Your rom's SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_tracking.xml points to shade_bg.png for the background. I made that image transparent for you, and recompiled the apk. I really hope this works for you. I have to admit, I"m feeling rather dumb right now.
Yes I'm on 1.08 and my exact procedure was I downloaded the file on my phone, I went to root explorer to the xda download folder where it was located, I copied it to system/app and overwrote tthe current systemui.apk that was there, at that time, a constant endless force closes occurred so I had to pull my battery and rebooted that way, as it rebooted, the notification bar was gone, I then went to the systemui and changed permissions to where the first column is all checked and the first of the 2nd ccolumn is checked, I then pulled the battery again (cuz of the apn issue without the hard reset) and when it came back, nothing changed, so I fixed permissions via rom manager, to no avail......its frustrating!
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I think I found the problem. Your rom's SystemUI/res/layout/status_bar_tracking.xml points to shade_bg.png for the background. I made that image transparent for you, and recompiled the apk. I really hope this works for you. I have to admit, I"m feeling rather dumb right now.
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holy crap it worked.....a million times THANKS!!! You effin rock dude! thanks for taking the time to help me! So to my understanding, u just edited the shade_bg file???? that was it??
Yeh, essentially, all I would have needed to do was edit that shade_bg.png file. But I didn't know to look there until I was forced to try to save face after giving you bad advice, lol. Now I know that some roms will point to status_bar_background.png, some will point to shade_bg, and some even simply define a hex color code...just have to decompile the SystemUI.apk, and look in res/layout/status_bar_tracking.xml to see where it's looking....and then edit that file.
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Yeh, essentially, all I would have needed to do was edit that shade_bg.png file. But I didn't know to look there until I was forced to try to save face after giving you bad advice, lol. Now I know that some roms will point to status_bar_background.png, some will point to shade_bg, and some even simply define a hex color code...just have to decompile the SystemUI.apk, and look in res/layout/status_bar_tracking.xml to see where it's looking....and then edit that file.
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so now that i know it works, i was wondering if i wanted to create one, do i make it 200 x 200 like the current shade_bg file is? i kinda want to make one with a black background with semi transparency! I tried editing the shade_bg file u made, with a program called Gimp, but it didnt work
Can you give me your exact method to doing this? I created an image from gimp, i saved it as shade_bg.png, so basically , i extracted the systemui.apk from root explorer, it put the extracted in my sd card, so i plugged in my phone in my mac, and i took that folder from my sd card, now from here, the extracted file is a zip file, so i double clicked it b/c macs can unzip files easily, so in the folder, i placed my shade_bg file into the appropriate folder.....now this is where i think i mess up, what do u do from here? I "compressed" the systemui folder to make it back into a zip, and then placed it into my sd card, i then "renamed" the file thru my phone from a .zip to a .apk, now in root explorer there is usually an icon that shows up next to the name of the files, now when i changed it, a green android icon showed up, but on the file that you had edited for me, there was a "settings" icon, u know, the standard icon for the settings app in android! i put the apk in the system/app and it didnt work, even after permissions set up! hmmm.....i promise, this will probably be my last post!
please keep in mind, i have a mac, and i do have that 7zip u mentioned in the development thread, but its called EZ7Z.....just in case i need it
If you are doing it the way you described, then you need to find a way to zip with no compression. 7 zip does that with the "store" setting...not sure about the mac version.
You don't wanna know where this was sent from.
mmapcpro said:
If you are doing it the way you described, then you need to find a way to zip with no compression. 7 zip does that with the "store" setting...not sure about the mac version.
You don't wanna know where this was sent from.
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man, for some reason i just cant get the "settings icon" to appear after renaming the .zip to .apk from root explorer.......im pretty sure thats way too easy, i must be doing it wrong?
my apk file is not right...i tried signing it with an app from the market, tried searching for a fix, and nothing.....ur my only hope man! lol! :/
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man, for some reason i just cant get the "settings icon" to appear after renaming the .zip to .apk from root explorer.......im pretty sure thats way too easy, i must be doing it wrong?
my apk file is not right...i tried signing it with an app from the market, tried searching for a fix, and nothing.....ur my only hope man! lol! :/
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anyone know how to convert a .zip to .apk correctly?
So I been playing with this and some help as some things I was able to manage to work and some not. Tried coping and pasting some of the files using root explorer as well some worked some didnt. I read that I needed the deodex rom to use kitchen so... I Flashed that with oden as well. Still the same problems occur. I really like to customize my phone but, it seems I can get some things to work right some not. If somone would be so kind to help me out get this straighten out I would HIGHLY appericate it. Im using the EP1W debloated rom with TW4 Launcher. Im missing a few widgets but, the only I really would like to get on there is the Feeds & Updates (preferly not pink header) which seems to be the only one around I can find. In the kitchen I was able to get the battery icon changed and with some copy paste I was able to change the boot animation. The Icons themselfs on the top like time,date etc... didnt take. Thanks in advance if someone can lend me there expertise.
Honestly, UOT I really only find useful for the battery icons. Yeah it can do other things, but its so much easier to just modify the files yourself. I use apk manager and it works great for me. Here is the thread for it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1100696 My suggestion, if you want to modify the appearance of your phone is to do it manually via apk manager.
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Honestly, UOT I really only find useful for the battery icons. Yeah it can do other things, but its so much easier to just modify the files yourself. I use apk manager and it works great for me. Here is the thread for it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1100696 My suggestion, if you want to modify the appearance of your phone is to do it manually via apk manager.
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Sounds a bit complicated ill look more into it but im no expert for sure. I got some some stuff working I guess I should be happy with that lol. Ill look into it thanks. Im confused on this deodexed stuff thats probally when i need to figure out first
babyjake said:
Sounds a bit complicated ill look more into it but im no expert for sure. I got some some stuff working I guess I should be happy with that lol. Ill look into it thanks. Im confused on this deodexed stuff thats probally when i need to figure out first
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Its actually very easy. I'll help you out. Go on uot and go to the kitchen. Select all the tweaks/themes/icons/boot animations you want. When you are done go to the file upload tab. From here, open up your rom using winrar. Go to framework and drag and drop your framework-res.apk and twframework (something along that line, youll see it.) Then look for systemUI.apk. I think its under the app folder right when you open up your rom with winrar. After you got these files out of the rom then upload them to uot by clicking file upload and then click on system files. When this is done uploading click on summary and if everything is highlighted in green then your good to go, submit the work to the kitchen. It will give you a pickup number, copy that number and click on the pickup tab... From there, just wait for your order to come up. Download the file and flash in recovery. Profit? Yes. I hope this helps.
And if your rom is deodexed,then your good to go. Dont over think things, itll give you a headache.
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Its actually very easy. I'll help you out. Go on uot and go to the kitchen. Select all the tweaks/themes/icons/boot animations you want. When you are done go to the file upload tab. From here, open up your rom using winrar. Go to framework and drag and drop your framework-res.apk and twframework (something along that line, youll see it.) Then look for systemUI.apk. I think its under the app folder right when you open up your rom with winrar. After you got these files out of the rom then upload them to uot by clicking file upload and then click on system files. When this is done uploading click on summary and if everything is highlighted in green then your good to go, submit the work to the kitchen. It will give you a pickup number, copy that number and click on the pickup tab... From there, just wait for your order to come up. Download the file and flash in recovery. Profit? Yes. I hope this helps.
And if your rom is deodexed,then your good to go. Dont over think things, itll give you a headache.
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Did all that thast the problem some of things will work some wont which is why im wondering why certain things take and the others do not
I'm trying to remove the clock on the notification bar and I specifically remember the instructions from somewhere on the Mikmik forums, on how to do so with Ninjamorph. I tried going to; system/framework.apk/res/layout (I think it's in the right order) and I see no "status_bar.xml" to switch it out with. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Oh yeah, I tried a zip to remove it, but it resulted in bootloops and I'm running SSv7.5. Thanks and God bless in advance.
EDIT: I found the post thank you Father . It was in the Evo section of the Mikmik forums. I guess I will post it, in case someone needs the info;
"Anyway, you just need two things. One is the mod you want, so you'll need to download steal25's mod, two is Ninjamorph, its a free app on the market. Oh, you'll also need a file explorer. Root explorer is the best but es will do. Use the file explorer to extract the systemui apk from steal25's zip. Go to the extracted apk, long press and extract all. Make sure the extracted files are in an easy to find area. Exit the file explorer. Launch ninjamorph, authorize superuser, and start checks. Then select new project, go to system, then apps, and select systemui apk. When the select item you'd like to change comes up, select res, then select layout, and find and select the statusbar.xml. Then it will ask you to select the item to replace it with, navigate to where you put the extracted files from the mod, and go select the modded statusbar.xml. You won't need to make any other changes, so hit back after it applies, then hit finish project and select the newly modded systemui.apk. Hit yes to overwrite, yes to zipalign, and no to clean up. Then your phone will start acting crazy, its ok it happens when you change stuff in that apk with this app. Just yank the battery and reboot." - (urrgevo)
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I'm trying to remove the clock on the notification bar and I specifically remember the instructions from somewhere on the Mikmik forums, on how to do so with Ninjamorph. I tried going to; system/framework.apk/res/layout (I think it's in the right order) and I see no "status_bar.xml" to switch it out with. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Oh yeah, I tried a zip to remove it, but it resulted in bootloops and I'm running SSv7.5. Thanks and God bless in advance.
EDIT: Of course, I did try to find it, but couldn't.
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If I'm not mistaken the guide you talking about was writing by jkilo no? Look under MikShift, I just woke up so give me a few to limp around the house and see if I can dig it up for you
http://themikmik.com/showthread.php?5825-Guide-How-To-Remove-Clock-From-Statusbar-FROYO
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I talked to one_love he said this thread wouldn't be of any use to us, but nevertheless I found it LOL Ill look into it to see what i can do it might not be today tho as I'm planning a trip to the ER...
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Lol, it's okay, take your time and I pray everything is okay on your end.