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Hi,
I've read through the WiKi on the extended ROM on the blue angel, and i think i have a basic understanding of how it works now.
I have several CAB files (Microsoft .NET framework CAB files, and some of my own). Would i be right in saying that to put these into my Extened ROM all i have to do is...
- Unlock The Extended ROM folder on my blue angel
- Paste in the CAB files
- Edit the config file to add my CAB files to the execute list.
- ReLock Extended ROM
Would that work? If i were to create this extended ROM arranngement would it be possible to install it on several XDA IIs so that they would always automatically reinstall my program upon a hard reset? I was also wondering if it would be possible to customise things like the splash screen, menus, and hardware button settings within the Extended ROM?
I hope that wasnt to much of a long question!! Any ideas or thoughts would be great!
Many Thanks
James.
but also remember there is a limitation on the rom max of file size is 16MB.
happy cooking
Hi,
I used ROM Extractor to transfer a copy of shellres.192.dll onto my PC. Then I used PE Explorer (claims this can read and modify windows mobile EXEs and DLLs, unlike Resource Hacker) to hack 2 windows mobile explorer folder icons. The icons that I replaced met the same image dimensions and bit depth as the originals so no problem there. However, after saving the file again and overwriting shellres.192.dll in my Windows folder, I came across a problem: The icons were changed sucessfully upon loading windows explorer, but my start menu button and some of the icons were missing from the top in my homescreen I don't understand it because I didn't modify anything apart from the folder icons. Maybe PE EXplorer has stripped some data from the original? If so, any ideas on how to fix this problem because I really wanted the XP looking folders on my device instead of the rubbish windows mobile ones. Has anybody had any success in changing their windows mobile icons without affecting any other icons in their phone. I had to restore a backup of my device using SPB Backup after this happened.
Please help!
Cheers
Hi, tozzy,
replacing the icons in shellres.192.dll shouldn't be a problem. I think you did it in the right way. One question for better understanding: have you re-signed the hacked DLL with MSigner? This could cause your issues.
Ciao
SeCo
Hi SeCo, many thanks for your quick reply! Oh I didn't know it had to be signed, I see now. Would you mind uploading MSigner here to this thread? if you have it as 4shared site isn't working for me . Thanks!
...here you go.
After ending the signing-process the signer will create a text-file with "...but not timestamped. Succeed." If you see this - all is ok.
You can delete the text-file and put the signed dll on your device. Best way: put it into the root of the storage card, rename the original dll (windows-folder) into "...dll.bak", copy the new dll into the windows-folder (using TotalCommander), perform a soft-reset and after this you may delete the "...dll.bak). Enjoy.
Hope it helps -
Ciao
SeCo
btw. - we should talk about the whole truth
There are three steps:
1. Unsign the dll (using unsigner.exe, see attachment)
2. Replace the icons (using ResHacker.exe, as you did)
3. Sign the dll (using MSigner.exe, like I described before)
and after the three steps: enjoy...
Hi SeCo, thanks very much matey that's great . Will check this out later.
Can I change the battery icon in the notification bar? I have a Captivate with 2.2 and rooted.
Yes you can... search the forums for framework-res.apk you can modify that to put the icon you want... make sure you replace files within your ROMS framework-res.apk else you will get into trouble!!
Thanks, I will see if I can do this.
And don't forget to back up the original framework-res.apk so if you mess something up you can push the original back and all will be well.
Check out this site. circle.glx.nl I've used it a number of times to make battery icon changes. Only requirement is that you do NOT have a highly customized framework-res.apk You can also add your own boot animations. The rest of the kitchen isn't usable for our phones though. It's pretty straightforward.
rob989_69 said:
Check out this site. circle.glx.nl I've used it a number of times to make battery icon changes. Only requirement is that you do NOT have a highly customized framework-res.apk You can also add your own boot animations. The rest of the kitchen isn't usable for our phones though. It's pretty straightforward.
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If the theme is properly created it should still work in the UOT kitchen.
I was hoping after rooting I could change the battery icon easily, but I noticed the note about not working with stock "odexed" roms... which I run. Does anyone have info on how to de-odex the framework-res.apk so that I could just replace the battery icon?
It's literally the only mod I'm really interested in doing since I hate how (even in pics of 2.3) they don't show the battery % which I would think to be a very basic feature people would want!
On my rooted captivate on Rogers 2.2 I did install a battery icon change appt now the phone turns into an vibrator and black screen, any help to bring it back to life.
chickennoodle said:
On my rooted captivate on Rogers 2.2 I did install a battery icon change appt now the phone turns into an vibrator and black screen, any help to bring it back to life.
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Do you have a back up of the original framework-res.apk ???
I have backup all my apps a couple days ago through titanium but now I can't even access to my phone v my pc.
It's literally the only mod I'm really interested in doing since I hate how (even in pics of 2.3) they don't show the battery % which I would think to be a very basic feature people would want!
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If you would go through adding this, then why don't you pick a new ROM that has it included? Cog v3.04 has it on my phone, and my guess is that it is just as easy to flash a new ROM as it is to change up your battery icon. PLUS...you get the benefits of a new ROM too! Just my two cents.....
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If you would go through adding this, then why don't you pick a new ROM that has it included? Cog v3.04 has it on my phone, and my guess is that it is just as easy to flash a new ROM as it is to change up your battery icon. PLUS...you get the benefits of a new ROM too! Just my two cents.....
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In my past experience with custom ROMs, it seems that the developers like to toss in too much of their own "personal taste" that I usually don't like. I rather like the setup of the stock Rogers ROM I'm using - I just wish they'd upgrade to 2.3 or whatever the current version is now.
I will admit, the more time it takes before any news of Rogers updating this phone, the more appealing looking in to custom ROMs is becoming.
Besides, going with a new rom containing the mods I'm interested in doesn't help me learn how to do them myself ;P
is there any update on this? does anyone know how to do it and want to help me out? so basically i went back to stock rooted 2.2 kb1 and now i just want to change the battery icon.
the UOT kitchen will work with 2.2 stock. I have tried it.
http://uot.dakra.lt/
you will need something like Root Explorer to extract the framework-res file then it will work.
jack man said:
the UOT kitchen will work with 2.2 stock. I have tried it.
http://uot.dakra.lt/
you will need something like Root Explorer to extract the framework-res file then it will work.
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so it root explorer i go to /system/framework and copy twframework-res.apk? and i upload that to the Uot kitchen?
Then how would you install it? do i just need to replace the old apk. with the new apk? im waiting for it to be cooked.
ok i got the .zip file and it contains a framework folder and a META-INF folder. what should i do from here? TIA!!!
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so it root explorer i go to /system/framework and copy twframework-res.apk? and i upload that to the Uot kitchen?
Then how would you install it? do i just need to replace the old apk. with the new apk? im waiting for it to be cooked.
ok i got the .zip file and it contains a framework folder and a META-INF folder. what should i do from here? TIA!!!
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Dont use the TWFramwork-res.apk. You should be using a file called framework-res.apk.
Should be the framework-res.apk in the system/framework/framewwork. When you go to the kitchen, choose your battery mod. If you do a custom design, make sure you click "generate preview" to make sure it's what you want. remember you can change the colors of the battery mod near the bottom.
You can upload the file on the File Upload tab. click system files, and upload it using the first option. I tried doing a boot animation on stock 2.2 but I couldn't get it to work. I just used the battery mod for stock. I also did NOT change any of the options on the file upload page, and it worked fine.
When done with editing the battery options and uploading file, click summary tab at far right. It will show the options you chose. If anything is highlighted red, there are errors.
When you submit it, it will give you your order number and tell you to go to the pickup page. When your order shows up on that page, just download the zip, and install it though ClockWorkMod. If you don't have CWM, you will need it, obviouosly. Find it on the forums if you dont have it. And if you're on 2.2 without CWM, then you will need to read about getting past 3e recovery so you can install zips through recovery. If you're not famiiliar with all this, it will be a little confusing at first.
Hope this helps.
jack man said:
Dont use the TWFramwork-res.apk. You should be using a file called framework-res.apk.
Should be the framework-res.apk in the system/framework/framewwork. When you go to the kitchen, choose your battery mod. If you do a custom design, make sure you click "generate preview" to make sure it's what you want. remember you can change the colors of the battery mod near the bottom.
You can upload the file on the File Upload tab. click system files, and upload it using the first option. I tried doing a boot animation on stock 2.2 but I couldn't get it to work. I just used the battery mod for stock. I also did NOT change any of the options on the file upload page, and it worked fine.
When done with editing the battery options and uploading file, click summary tab at far right. It will show the options you chose. If anything is highlighted red, there are errors.
When you submit it, it will give you your order number and tell you to go to the pickup page. When your order shows up on that page, just download the zip, and install it though ClockWorkMod. If you don't have CWM, you will need it, obviouosly. Find it on the forums if you dont have it.
Hope this helps.
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does animated battery icons work? have you tried it?
smanzor88 said:
does animated battery icons work? have you tried it?
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I havent tried all of the battery choices, but if it works with one, it should work with all of them.
IMPORTANT: remember to save a copy of your original framework-res.apk incase something goes wrong with the custome ones.
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in the updated UOT kitchen it says it supports touchwiz based roms....should i upload framework.apk and twframework.apk?
Hi Guys,
I'm coming from Windows Mobile 6.5 where theming was a bit different:
When I started with 6.5 I used to think the only way to change the look of my phone interface was to flash a custom rom, but then I realized I could theme individual components (6.5 theme, Taskbar, Icons, Start Menu, ect) and it turned out to be pretty easy.
With Android I'm begining to think the opposite exists, is it basically true that in order for me to change the colors of the taskbar, or menus, taskbar icons - I have to use a custom rom?
I have been reading over these threads for the past three days and I have learned a lot, but I'm still confused...
I used to do M2D themes and change the xml and such, but when I read the Android theming guides ALL of it seems foreign to me...does't seem like I can just swap out pngs for pngs I made in Photoshop Am I making this seem more difficult than it is?
Are there individual themes for my taskbar, dialer, ect (not roms)? And if so can a former Windows Phone user explain them in comparison to installing a cab?
I know I have a ton of questions so any help at all would be appreciated
Thanks
MEGA MAN
There are MANY apps out there that will allow you to make these changes. Do some searches on the market and you'll find them. Do some research into rooting your phone (at your own risk) which will allow even more options.
You do not have to use a custom ROM to theme your phone, but it makes it a lot easier overall. AFAIK, you still have to have your phone rooted to theme more than icons.
To theme images, it really is just swapping out your images for the images already there as long as they contain the same dimensions, format (pretty much always .png), and name.
The .xml files are easiest to edit if you have decompiled the apk with a tool call apktool, because then they are in readable format.
Apktool is also really great for getting .9.png's in decompiled format with the stock guidelines intact.
You can theme various different components with an app called Metamorph or Ninjamorph, otherwise, you're going to have all your different parts together.
I've been theming android for getting close to two years now, so if you would like more help, you can PM/email (david1667jones gmail) me for more specific answers.
megaman - ain't it a trip coming from WM to android? yeah...WM seems such a simpler way. especially CHT2...that is really the best modding system ever.
been experimenting for the past 2-3 weeks and have been successful. (even have a usable CM7 theme that i may post...)
so let's hash this out. maybe teach eacho other a thing or two. if i am being too basic, let me know.
apk - like a cab. tricky thing is that (i believe) if you edit an apk, you replace the entire apk. unlike a cab where you can replace 1 single file. there are theme programs (metamorph - haven't used it, ADW and others that allow replacement with a single file...but they take a little work. nothing easy like cabs for WM.)
to begin you need 7zip (or winrar i hear works.) this will allow you to open apks, replace files and restore them in seconds:
http://www.7-zip.org/
i assume your rom is rooted (i really don't understand the term, but it allows freedom to mod your phone. i am using an HD2 - WM phone - running nand android so by default my phone is rooted.)
let's explore - take any apk and open it with 7zip. you will see 3 files (this is off of memory as i am at work right now.) open them and look around. ((want to find your installed apks and back them up? search market for Astro. (settings> backup and save your apks to your sd card)))
under res you will see drawable folders - this is the jackpot. in there you will see your images. there is a lot of redundancy in apks. the trick is finding the right image. try changing some, etc. this is the most basic of theming.
before moving on to xmls, etc (which there are quite good guides for this) just try the above. when you replace the files move up the folder hierarchy and it will ask you something about saving/restoring - cilck yes. the apk is now modded.
install the apk and see the changes.
however, if you are editing the core apks - system and framework-res, we will need to talk about how to do that (i use clockworkmod flashing...easy to do.)
let me know if this helps.
Thank you guys so much for your knowledge!
I do have my phone rooted and I have bootloader installed
The one reason I thought that I had to download a "ROM" is because I keep reading about having to be deodexed in order to modify...and I was underthe impression that most custom roms provide this deodexing?
on to APK's...I do have 7Zip and I have opened some up and found where the graphics are...now I am actually extracting the apk so I can manually go through each folder and see whats there including graphics...there does seem to be another way of opening the APK with 7Zip and not actually extracting it, but I don't thing I can actually see the image previews this way. >>>so I extract, change my desired images, re-zip and change the file extention back to .apk - BUT then I read about signing APK's? ...and signing zips?
After some researching I found a thread in which someone posted something like they make a copy of there current ROM "theme?" and then copy it in zip form on to their PC where they goe through all of the desired APKs and then Zip it back together and install it from the screen that you get to after holding the power button and home (recovery screen maybe?) <<< Anyway is this possible? This seem most like what we did in windows phone...but again I think where I'm getting caught up is the signing aspect...I've seen auto signers, but I feel like the ones I've seen were only for XP and I have Windows 7.
Woo... ok wrote a lot there - if you have anytime to elaborate on anything, I'd be happy to hear.
...and jsmccabe - that HD2 is one awesome device...I remember everybody asking if Windows 7 would everbe available and now you guys are dual booting with WP7 and Android - AWESOME!!! (if I didnt have Verizon
megaman...sorry it took a bit. "real life" and all that...
megaman 2 said:
The one reason I thought that I had to download a "ROM" is because I keep reading about having to be deodexed in order to modify...and I was underthe impression that most custom roms provide this deodexing?
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- not sure what deodexed means. is your rom cm7? if so, tmobile themes is an "easy" way to make a theme.
- are you theming to share or for yourself? if the latter just replace the the files in your rom and flashe the rom. if the former, what type of rom?
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on to APK's...I do have 7Zip and I have opened some up and found where the graphics are...now I am actually extracting the apk so I can manually go through each folder and see whats there including graphics...there does seem to be another way of opening the APK with 7Zip and not actually extracting it, but I don't thing I can actually see the image previews this way. >>>so I extract, change my desired images, re-zip and change the file extention back to .apk - BUT then I read about signing APK's? ...and signing zips?
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- you can extract to make life easier. but when you are ready to make the changes just drag the new icons into the original apk. it will update it for you and you can install it and done.
megaman 2 said:
After some researching I found a thread in which someone posted something like they make a copy of there current ROM "theme?" and then copy it in zip form on to their PC where they goe through all of the desired APKs and then Zip it back together and install it from the screen that you get to after holding the power button and home (recovery screen maybe?) <<< Anyway is this possible? This seem most like what we did in windows phone...but again I think where I'm getting caught up is the signing aspect...I've seen auto signers, but I feel like the ones I've seen were only for XP and I have Windows 7.
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CWM themes are pretty easy to do. i started with this, the problem is it replaces the entire apk to replace 1 image. which if you are modifying systemui or frameworks, may overwrite other things (colors that you didn't want to.) easiest thing to do....find an already established CWM theme and keeping the same structure, replace the images and flash via CWM.
let me know if you want more details...cheers and good luck!
Hello all, I'm fairly new to the android modding, but I figured out a way to modify the stock battery icon in the status bar to show the percentage.
By default the I927 stock rom is setup to show in increments of 5%. after following CarpeNoctem's guide for rooting the device, I was able to extract the framework-res.apk in the system and change the battery icons. in order to do this you need to have installed on your device, Root Explorer, NinjaMorph, and BusyBox. You also need to have a file manager like Astro, but it's much easier to use the usb cable and insert the icons using the pc.
I have included the complete framework-res.apk file that already has the icons inserted and a compressed file of the icons if you would rather insert them your self. If you plan to inserrt them on your own, just simply overwrite the files in the framework-res.apk with the ones in the compressed file. use NinjaMorph to extract the framework-res.apk then connect the usb cable to your pc and when you are done, disconnect the usb, open NinjaMorph and repack the framework-res.apk. Be sure before you reboot to set the permissions of framework-res.apk to rw-rw-rw- with root explorer. just to be safe use root explorer to make a backup copy of that file and check the permissions to see what they are before making any changes.
Remember there is always a risk of bricking your device. use the information at your own risk.
dbrannon79 said:
Hello all, I'm fairly new to the android modding, but I figured out a way to modify the stock battery icon in the status bar to show the percentage.
By default the I927 stock rom is setup to show in increments of 5%. after following CarpeNoctem's guide for rooting the device, I was able to extract the framework-res.apk in the system and change the battery icons. in order to do this you need to have installed on your device, Root Explorer, NinjaMorph, and BusyBox. You also need to have a file manager like Astro, but it's much easier to use the usb cable and insert the icons using the pc.
I have included the complete framework-res.apk file that already has the icons inserted and a compressed file of the icons if you would rather insert them your self. If you plan to inserrt them on your own, just simply overwrite the files in the framework-res.apk with the ones in the compressed file. use NinjaMorph to extract the framework-res.apk then connect the usb cable to your pc and when you are done, disconnect the usb, open NinjaMorph and repack the framework-res.apk. Be sure before you reboot to set the permissions of framework-res.apk to rw-rw-rw- with root explorer. just to be safe use root explorer to make a backup copy of that file and check the permissions to see what they are before making any changes.
Remember there is always a risk of bricking your device. use the information at your own risk.
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Thanks for your work, mind posting a screenshot to show how it looks?
vil33 said:
Thanks for your work, mind posting a screenshot to show how it looks?
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I would love to, but I'm still new to this, have to figure out how to take a screen shot of my phone to post!
I did find a small bug while testing my own mod. I lost all of my contacts after modding the framework-res.apk file! For now please backup your contacts through google or another app.
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I would love to, but I'm still new to this, have to figure out how to take a screen shot of my phone to post!
I did find a small bug while testing my own mod. I lost all of my contacts after modding the framework-res.apk file! For now please backup your contacts through google or another app.
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Either long press the home button + power or install a screen shot app.
Ok thanks, here are two screenshots.
Losing contacts, I mean the accounts like google and Facebook are removed, and your wallpaper is reset. You'll have to go back and add those accounts back.
this "MOD" is called the "Accurate Battery Mod" you should change the title of the thread....
TRusselo said:
this "MOD" is called the "Accurate Battery Mod" you should change the title of the thread....
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Agreed, title has been changed.
Here's a couple more shots. If anyone wants a different style icon make some requests, I'll begin some work on different styles. If y'all can find online or extract the framework-res.apk file that has the icon sets you want, post them and I can use them to make custom sets. I believe I can,also change the other icons like the wifi and signal icons too.
Can somebody please make a video guide? I have no idea, or somebody post exactly what I need to do? Do I download the two files on my phone? On my computer? If I download on computer, do I choose "Open to see files"? where do I put it? etc..
extremely helpful mod. I currently have been using a series of widgets from the android store to show the percentage/time left, but this is what I was truly after.
Using a rooted AT&T ROM, and was extremely easy to install and operate.
I commend you on your efforts, and speaking for myself, I came over to the Samsung Captivate Glide from the HTC Tilt2 (windows mobile 6.5.3/various energyROMs), and I look forward to all the MOD's and other goodies that are made for the SCG.
I feel so dumb >_< How did you do it, could you tell me briefly?