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seeking help....flashing new recovery img

ok so im currently running theoriginal donut tmo US with the stock 1gig sd card wat imt trying to do is set up apps2sd but y probem is i cant get ext2(or 3 whichever s suggested) set up now before im burned at the stake and told to use the search or have someone redirect me google.com rest assured i hav tried both routes and i have even went as far as messaging users for help but still not working.... i tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=535232 didnt work and so nephron suggested i flash RA recovery but i get a message saying recovery image not found when i try to do the commands in the terminal...now i dont try to act like one of the elite around here but i can follow simple instructions or for that matter copy a command off the computer screen to the g1 terminal with out errors and just to make sure i didnt fudge something in the process i tried the command several time and now i come to the community for for advice and guidance ....
sorry for the long winded post...

bladepbc said:
ok so im currently running theoriginal donut tmo US with the stock 1gig sd card wat imt trying to do is set up apps2sd but y probem is i cant get ext2(or 3 whichever s suggested) set up now before im burned at the stake and told to use the search or have someone redirect me google.com rest assured i hav tried both routes and i have even went as far as messaging users for help but still not working.... i tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=535232 didnt work and so nephron suggested i flash RA recovery but i get a message saying recovery image not found when i try to do the commands in the terminal...now i dont try to act like one of the elite around here but i can follow simple instructions or for that matter copy a command off the computer screen to the g1 terminal with out errors and just to make sure i didnt fudge something in the process i tried the command several time and now i come to the community for for advice and guidance ....
sorry for the long winded post...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534714
well thats for editing your partitions.

You can look up a guide or try the root guide in my sig.

message saying recovery image not found when i try to do the commands in the terminal
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Are you sure you typed in right? make sure you use recovery-RA-dream-v1.3.2
and not recovery.img unless you renamed the file when flashing. also, it must be on the root of the sd card

B-man007 said:
Are you sure you typed in right? make sure you use recovery-RA-dream-v1.3.2
and not recovery.img unless you renamed the file when flashing. also, it must be on the root of the sd card
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Yea I'm pretty postive I typed it all in right I tried several times to make sure I wasn't makeing a stupid mistake like putting v1.2.3. (Did that once) I copied it letter by letter and still said recov_img not found
And ace I tried a few other guide and I'm hitting the same wall. But thanks for ur guys help and thanks for not telling me to search first( idid and got a bunch of posts telling people to search) ok well I'm gonna continue u looking for my answers but if someone happens to kno what I'm doing wrong by any chance throw a dog a bone here...lol alright well thanks again guys

bladepbc said:
Yea I'm pretty postive I typed it all in right I tried several times to make sure I wasn't makeing a stupid mistake like putting v1.2.3. (Did that once) I copied it letter by letter and still said recov_img not found
And ace I tried a few other guide and I'm hitting the same wall. But thanks for ur guys help and thanks for not telling me to search first( idid and got a bunch of posts telling people to search) ok well I'm gonna continue u looking for my answers but if someone happens to kno what I'm doing wrong by any chance throw a dog a bone here...lol alright well thanks again guys
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Just to rule out any typos, plug your phone into your PC. Mount the phone. Navigate to the SD card and rename the recovery file to "recovery.img". Now unmount the phone. Then go to Terminal and type the following, hitting Enter after each line:
su (if prompted for super user access, just tap "Always Allow")
mount -o rw,remount /system
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
Tell us if you get the same error message.

(THEME) Stock Music app not so boring anymore...

Ok so I have been tinkering around for the past few trying to get the Fender Music app on my dream. Well I did it but the app sucks cause it's not FOR my device. And being that I don't know how to make it work right, I decided to go back with the stock app.
Enough rambling, you want the goods...
Backup before doing this cause I take no responsibility.
remove the .zip from the name.
Wouldn't hurt to resign it either...
Put the file in your theme's .zip. In the app folder within the .zip of course.
I don't know how to take screen shots but I will tell you to try it and you will like it. This works on my dream flawlessly. I hope the same for you...
This wasn't really that hard to do. Mostly because I don't know how to modify/make .9's nor these .xml's for that matter. But most of the visuals are what I have modified anyway so I don't see the need...
The one thing I have a problem with is the lack of album art. As soon as I figure that out, things will be nice!
This will be on my theme as soon as I get it out. I have grown to understand how long this takes for you themeer's out there. I thank you all for everything you do. But I would like to thank Binary for helping me understand the basics of things around here!!!
Which brings to my attention, this is based on CM 4.2.13......

screenshot.apk from market...

Thanks much. I was waiting for that actually though.
But that's what I will use when I have everything finished.
Knowing this environment though, I'll never finish...

philosophics said:
Thanks much. I was waiting for that actually though.
But that's what I will use when I have everything finished.
Knowing this environment though, I'll never finish...
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You can take screenshots even easier with ddms.bat
In revision 4 just go to Device and Screen Capture (or whatever).
Simple.

Ok. Thank you. But I'm still going to wait until I finish my theme before I take screen shots. Until then, you'll just have to dl it to find out what it looks like...

Nice to see you getting so into this. If you want help with .9.pngs, Jairomeo taught me a nice trick that makes it very easy (assuming eclipse is set up).

Eclipse is set up I just don't know how to use it other than to start up a virtual android...

Gonna try it out now. I want to know what it looks like
/edit: here is the signed .apk (Or was it already signed?)
(push to system/app)

ok noob question lol... i downloaded the file but when i try to copy it to system/app folder it says file is read only.. something i missed?

rel500 said:
ok noob question lol... i downloaded the file but when i try to copy it to system/app folder it says file is read only.. something i missed?
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You need to root your device...

done that.. phones rooted with Dwang 1.7.1 rom. sd parted etc etc... im just confused, do i have to delete the current music apk and replace with the new one?

rel500 said:
done that.. phones rooted with Dwang 1.7.1 rom. sd parted etc etc... im just confused, do i have to delete the current music apk and replace with the new one?
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adb remount

ffff00 said:
adb remount
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yea. what he said.

This is outdated. I haven't had the time to work on it lately and I apologize for that. My theme hasn't seen any love for a few days either.
But it works and looks better than stock.
Here's how I install it.
Put music.apk in root sdcard folder. Use a file manager like Astro or And Explorer to navigate to it. Click it and install with package installer.
Enjoy!

[Release] HTC Sense Transparent LockScreen

Very old mod. Probably no longer works. Use at own risk. No longer supported by me.
ROOT REQUIRED
ONLY works on ROMS that include HtcLockScreen.odex.
So it wont work if you've flashed lwp patches, Sprint ROMS or anything that removes the .odex file.
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Originally created by JsChiSurf over in the Hero forums via my encouragement This version is made for the Eris, it is not the same as the Hero version (which doesn't work properly for us).
This is a modification of the STOCK HTC Sense lockscreen that removes the background so you can see your homescreen behind it.
*Users need to already be comfortable with using 'adb' I won't be providing support on that since there are numerous threads with instructions all around.*
**Before** pushing the apk into that folder, you'll need to FIRST perform the following steps to remove the stock lock wallpapers from loading, as well as any cached custom wallpaper you have applied. You can perform these via adb as listed, or if you have Root Explorer (on the marketplace), you can navigate to the folders listed and delete the items that way.
Code:
adb remount
adb shell
cd /data/misc/lockscreen
rm *
cd /system/customize/resource
rm htc_wallpaper*
exit
Note: You may or may not have anything to delete in /system/customize/resource, so if you get an error message while using adb, don't worry.
HtcLockScreen.zip MD5: 9423D8C3D6CBBF3E084CD185130F9649
*APK NOTE: APKs are case sensitive, be sure you install this without renaming it, or it wont overwrite your original APK*
After you extract the zip to your sdk/tools directory perform the following (case sensitive):
Code:
adb push HtcLockScreen.apk /system/app
adb reboot
If you get "read-only" errors, try "adb remount" OR "adb shell", then, "su", then "mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system" and then the other commands.
EDIT: Clock-less version now available for download! Same instructions apply.
Clock-less Info: **Since some users may have performed the 'experienced users' steps below, an Android image has been added to 'lockscreen_topedge.png' so that it isn't 100% transparent.
If you want to remove this image: First, download the ZIP below with the PNGs, take any one of those and rename it to 'lockscreen_topedge.png, open the lock apk in your favorite zip file manager (winzip, winrar, 7-zip), navigate to "res\drawable-normal-mdpi" and drag your newly-renamed PNG in there. If a dialog pops up, be sure you select the option that has NO compression, this is usually called "Store."**
Make a post if you have any problems NOT related to 'adb.' Again, support is not provided for that.
Clockless Lock.zip MD5: B604B530E02C47DA81AD8B4563BE71D2
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Now some optional additional steps for **experienced users only** (I suck at tech support so if you ask something, I'll try to answer, but no guarantees):
If you put the PNGs included in the zip below into 'com.htc.resources.apk\res\drawable-mdpi', it will remove the HTC "Arc" on the lockscreen. Now, to create your own Arc replacement, all you'll need to do is go into 'HtcLockScreen.apk\res\drawable-normal-mdpi' and change the lockscreen_topedge.png to your liking A much easier change than fiddling with your resources apk everytime and its only 1 image to change, instead of trying to line up three. Of course, if you remove the Arc and do not change your lockscreen_topedge.png, you will have a completely invisible lockscreen, so don't freak yourself out, just make something for that PNG.
*Does not seem to work with Hero or Legend ROMs*

I've used adb push (to change my boot animation) but I can't say I know how to use it.
Can you specify which commands to use?
EDIT: do you have to have root for this?

Yes you have to have root. You would do 'adb install HtcLockScreen.apk'.

wshuman3 said:
You would do 'adb install HtcLockScreen.apk'.
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waahhh no X_X this isn't an app to be installed. you are overwritting the old one (after youve backed up!) the "install" command installs to data/app, which isn't what we want (but thanks for keepin an eye on the thread for me wshuman3 )
if you put the apk in your sdk\tools directory, then the command would be
Code:
adb push HtcLockScreen.apk system/app
you were correct about needing root tho

oh sweet!
one question though, what if your phone is locked? will it still show the homescreen?

Lemcott said:
oh sweet!
one question though, what if your phone is locked? will it still show the homescreen?
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please read the first post again before you post. your question is answered in both the thread title as well as the second line.
thanks!

no no no... okay I admit, i worded that question wrong.
if you phone is password protected, as in locked down, with the graphical password and all that. will it still show the homescreen?

Lemcott said:
no no no... okay I admit, i worded that question wrong.
if you phone is password protected, as in locked down, with the graphical password and all that. will it still show the homescreen?
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i believe it should still show you the home screen, considering with the normal lock app by htc in order to unlock it with the dot pattern, you have to pull the slider down, then it shows you the pattern. so going off of that, then it should still do the same thing, but instead of showing a pic on the lock screen, it shows the home screen, then you slide it down to unlock, which i would assume that it would then pop up the dot pattern.

ECLIPS3's explanation is entirely correct. locking will not hide your homescreen. but then, if someone wanted to see your homescreen with the normal lockscreen, they would just have to slide down the Arc most of the way and they'd see most of it. not secure either way.
but i dont think thats what you were even worried about Lemcott. but explained it anyway

yep, you got it I'm not really worried about them seeing the homescreen (oh no! they saw my poor organizational skills! I'm ruined! haha) I just have my phone locked done mainly because my friends and I have a pretty long running epic war to change each other's facebook status'/tweets to very embarrassing things, nosey family members, and just in case i ever forgot it somewhere.
cant wait till i get my new phone in tomorrow and patch this sucker on. speaking of which, if i were to patch this after flashing on Jamezelle's sense-abloe 2.0, would it look just like the normal htc lock screen just transparent? or will it look like sense-able's lock screen but transparent?

Lemcott said:
yep, you got it I'm not really worried about them seeing the homescreen (oh no! they saw my poor organizational skills! I'm ruined! haha) I just have my phone locked done mainly because my friends and I have a pretty long running epic war to change each other's facebook status'/tweets to very embarrassing things, nosey family members, and just in case i ever forgot it somewhere.
cant wait till i get my new phone in tomorrow and patch this sucker on. speaking of which, if i were to patch this after flashing on Jamezelle's sense-abloe 2.0, would it look just like the normal htc lock screen just transparent? or will it look like sense-able's lock screen but transparent?
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it will look like the normal lock screen, just transparent. but you could edit the transparent lock screen to look like jameselles, just transparent. im sure someone would be willing to do that for you. i might, just dont have time right now.

I'll give it a whirl, but if anyone wants to race me be my guest, I'm pretty noobish when it comes to android/linux, but I'll give it my best.

Lemcott said:
if i were to patch this after flashing on Jamezelle's sense-abloe 2.0, would it look just like the normal htc lock screen just transparent? or will it look like sense-able's lock screen but transparent?
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99.9% sure your senseable lock would be in-tact, just transparent. since your senseable lock's graphics are stored in com.htc.resources.apk and this is only a change to your HtcLockScreen.apk

Running Ivan's 0.8T2, works like a charm. Thanks!
For all of those confused on how to install this, you simply unzip HtcLockscreen.zip on your computer, follow the instructions in the first post, then you:
Code:
adb remount
adb push HtcLockScreen.apk /system/app
adb reboot
and when your phone boots back up, you'll be looking at a shiny new transparent lockscreen.

Arcalyth said:
Running Ivan's 0.8T2, works like a charm. Thanks!
For all of those confused on how to install this, you simply unzip HtcLockscreen.zip on your computer, follow the instructions in the first post, then you:
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NOTE!: the code is case sensitive, make sure you capitalize as follows:
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adb remount
adb push HtcLockScreen.apk /system/app
adb reboot

When I try this I always get the nexus 1 lock screen. I'm running Ivan's latest build.
I will try again on a fresh flash since I have been messing with stuff.
Edit: OK, fresh flash without wiping allowed me to change to the Transparent Lock Screen. Thanks gohamstergo.
btw, I have no idea what I changed to not allow this mod.

@silver: not sure but youre not the only one with the issue. no idea what causes it. seems rare tho

AWW, I thought I was special.
But, If anyone ever needs any "rare issues or bugs" found....

Thanks for posting this!
Would anyone consider making a "lockscreen" that is nothing BUT a photo/walpaper?
No clock, no arc, nothing?
Maybe just a "walpaper" or photo?
Or even better- Truly Transparent!
That would be cool!

TheAtheistReverend said:
Thanks for posting this!
Would anyone consider making a "lockscreen" that is nothing BUT a photo/walpaper?
No clock, no arc, nothing?
Maybe just a "walpaper" or photo?
Or even better- Truly Transparent!
That would be cool!
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If read the "advanced" directions in the OP, it basically explains how to do this, even though he was trying to tell you how to AVOID doing that. but I agree, I'd like it too. It would almost be like a security feature cuz only you would know where to swipe to unlock

{UTIL}( Vibrant )Enable Adb Push / Pull

We had are First Sleepless Night with the New baby Boy.... Between Trying Figure out what was Wrong & taking turns with the Wife Holding Aries, I tried Pushing File's & forgot adb push didn't work...
Now this Script originally is what I made for the Behold 2, but the Basic still works For the SGV..
Just mod the script if your using the userinit.sh
Using this script you can place the userinit.sh any place you would Like...
I hope ever gets Good use out of this & Please Enjoy!
~Eugene
Download > adbpushGS1.zip
Installing*
Reboot to recovery, run the update.zip to run ClockworkMod Recovery, then installed the ZIP..

eugene373 said:
We had are First Sleepless Night with the New baby Boy.... Between Trying Figure out what was Wrong & taking turns with the Wife Holding Aries.
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Glad mine is now past that stage! lol
Thanks for the script.

Anyone test this with the init script + this?
Sorry for double doubting again ) But i just want confirmation.
Also, Some of us are still having force close and other issues with the init sript. Just FYI.

rhcp0112345 said:
Anyone test this with the init script + this?
Sorry for double doubting again ) But i just want confirmation.
Also, Some of us are still having force close and other issues with the init sript. Just FYI.
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FYI, I don't have nor Run the inituser.sh, so FC IDK... doubting People Gets Old ( Mainly when you state it )..
I will never Release Something that Don't work &/or would brick a Device!
Script Does work, I'm leaving up to the User to add back in support for userinit.sh though.
~Eugene

Word. so ill wait till someone tests this with the userinit
I think it has something to do with davik cache. I have to figure out a way to clear all cache without wiping. I dont want to go through all that non-sense.
Great work though. *Hats off*

Thank's Eugene for all your hard work,your the sh**

Hey eugene you think your battery hack will work on the vibrant?
sent using my xda app

this won't work with the userinit because it replaces the same file as the userinit. Now it could easily be modified to do both.....

anomalous3 said:
this won't work with the userinit because it replaces the same file as the userinit. Now it could easily be modified to do both.....
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That's what I said
Just mod the script if your using the userinit.sh
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eugene373 said:
That's what I said
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This is what happens when I don't read the whole thread

anomalous3 said:
This is what happens when I don't read the whole thread
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np
Honestly you could just add the script from userinit.sh inside of the script, or the other way around & should still work fine.

Question, I would like to do as you said. Just add to the userinit
Is the problem just having the system/data mounted? It seems thats all your script does. If so, I can just use a widget to unmount/mount as i go. and not bother to have my system/data mounted all the time Please let me know.
Thanks!

Nicely done! I appreciate the work, I was hoping someone figured out a way to do adb push.. xda to the rescue again

hi, somewhat n00bie-ish (sorry) but what could
..deamon started.. "remount failed: no such file in directory"
in command prompt after i enter "adb remount" mean??

fit333 said:
hi, somewhat n00bie-ish (sorry) but what could
..deamon started.. "remount failed: no such file in directory"
in command prompt after i enter "adb remount" mean??
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Am having the exact same problem, with a Samsung spica (i5700) though. Any ideas?

adb remount is not needed with my script.. system / rootfs is already mount via the script.

shameless bump
so I can find this easier... I wish our Moderator would get on his job...
thanks for your work eugene..

Change Screen Resolution on legend ???

is it possible to change the resolution of htc legend..........i tried lcd density but no use ...i am using azure cyanogen mod 6.....
i tried to edit the build pro..but no use
some one help me.......
Change Your Screen Resolution on HTC Evo 4g

I have successfully done this now. Remember that we don't have root in the same way that the EVO 4G does.
So:
Using any file manager that can read the / partition of your phone find and copy "/system/build.prop" onto your SD card.
Now copy the file to your desktop, and take a backup of that file too.
Open notepad and make sure word wrap is on, then open build.prop in notepad
Edit the required value (I chose 120), save and copy the file to your ADB/tools directory
Reboot your phone into clockworkMOD recovery, and connect your phone to the PC. Also go into the partitions menu of ClockworkMOD and click "mount system"
Open up ADB, and run "adb devices" to make sure the phone is connected and everything is working
Run these commands in this order:
adb push build.prop /sdcard/build.prop
adb shell
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/system /system
cp /sdcard/build.prop /system/build.prop
Then reboot your phone.
Let me know if this helps
Also, for other readers:
Make sure you read the post that is linked to in the above post, otherwise my instructions might not make sense... I might edit it later when I have time

@TheGrammarFreak
What is the resoultion of your screen now?

qzem said:
@TheGrammarFreak
What is the resoultion of your screen now?
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I dunno how I'd work it out, sorry.

Ah...
I think I've found the first of many flaws with this, and it was mentioned in the EVO 4G post. Some apps ignore this and use the old resolution, and thus don't fill the screen (see attachment)
As you can the the status bar goes a lot wider than the app. The status bar is the full width of the screen.
Other problems arise too, a reinstall of the app doesn't help, and some apps just end up completely screwed...

qzem said:
@TheGrammarFreak
What is the resoultion of your screen now?
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The resolution is the same - HVGA (pixels are hardware). You only change the dpi value which means that more things will fit to your screen but it will appear coarser than before.

grandioso said:
The resolution is the same - HVGA (pixels are hardware). You only change the dpi value which means that more things will fit to your screen but it will appear coarser than before.
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Cool, thanks grandioso
On a slightly different note I've found that changing the value to 130, and using the 5 icon rows feature of launcher pro, is quite nice.

grandioso said:
The resolution is the same - HVGA (pixels are hardware). You only change the dpi value which means that more things will fit to your screen but it will appear coarser than before.
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Thanks for clearing that .

There are some problems, but if you want to try it out, you can flash the update.zip I've just made.
160lcd.zip takes you back to default and 120lcd.zip makes your screen resolution higher.

@Briix
Can you make update for 130, like TheGrammarFreak suggested

I'd make one but I'm currently struggling to sign my .zip
EDIT:
Done it, just testing then I'll upload. I also notice that ROM Manager is one of the apps that ends up being screwed by this mod...
EDIT 2:
Wow, lots of edits. Anyhoo, 130lcd right here:

really nice

TheGrammarFreak said:
I have successfully done this now. Remember that we don't have root in the same way that the EVO 4G does.
So:
Using any file manager that can read the / partition of your phone find and copy "/system/build.prop" onto your SD card.
Now copy the file to your desktop, and take a backup of that file too.
Open notepad and make sure word wrap is on, then open build.prop in notepad
Edit the required value (I chose 120), save and copy the file to your ADB/tools directory
Reboot your phone into clockworkMOD recovery, and connect your phone to the PC. Also go into the partitions menu of ClockworkMOD and click "mount system"
Open up ADB, and run "adb devices" to make sure the phone is connected and everything is working
Run these commands in this order:
adb push build.prop /sdcard/build.prop
adb shell
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/system /system
cp /sdcard/build.prop /system/build.prop
Then reboot your phone.
Let me know if this helps
Also, for other readers:
Make sure you read the post that is linked to in the above post, otherwise my instructions might not make sense... I might edit it later when I have time
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thanks man its working...........

Has anyone tried GrammarFreak's zip ?
Are there any problems with it ? Is it worth the effort ?
Do I have to wipe for this to work ?

Explicitly my zip? Or any of the zip's in this thread?
No wipe is needed.
Also, this method is inherently flawed. Some apps just don't use the edited resolution. Unless a way can be found to force these apps to scale up then there will always be ugly moments.
One of the things that I've found to not work is the HTC-IME mod. So is it worth it? That for you to decide... Lol
Sent from my Legend using XDA App

I mean yours or Briix' - are there any others ?
I don't want to edit the file manually if I don't have to

grandioso said:
Has anyone tried GrammarFreak's zip ?
Are there any problems with it ? Is it worth the effort ?
Do I have to wipe for this to work ?
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Yup.. Tried.. working like a charm..
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Could you make a 140 and a 110 .. Just to try and see the result!?
I'll gladly test them both..

whitetigerdk said:
Yup.. Tried.. working like a charm..
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Could you make a 140 and a 110 .. Just to try and see the result!?
I'll gladly test them both..
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I'd love to, but I can't at the moment, I'm at school and didn't bring my laptop. Unless someone beats me to it I'll make one in about an hour and a half; when I'm home.
I did try 140 myself but I didn't think it was worth it. I use 5 icon rows in launcher pro and the widgets started overlapping again. Like they did in the default resolution.
Sent from my Legend using XDA App

I'll wait..
Would be great though if WF & Clock Widget (The Sense look Clock) would adapt to new screen and fill it out..
Totally sweet indeed..

Yeah, if I knew more about android I'd look into forcing apps to scale up. I'm not sure if it's even possible, but hey.
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