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Root [THEME] MS910 LD-ICSK v2.4 {ZVD} [ICS Hybrid]

p-bOt said:
Hey drift! Quick question. I'm having trouble successfully decompileing some of the system apks like the contacts app and the power control widget. I am following your guide on how to properly do it but I get an error saying that it can't decompile the .9 images. (I think that's what its saying anyways) what am I doing wrong?
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you gotta get yourself a copy of the stock apk, then take the drawable-hdpi folders out with 7zip, put them inside the apk ou are trying to decompile BEFORE you decompile using 7zip lol then when you decompile you should no longer have image issues

but remember some of the themed apk's have images added, so if you remove those you might still have issues, so the best thing to do is have both image folders (drawable-hdpi) next to each other, then just take whats in the stock one and add it to the themed one, so you'll only replace what needs to be replaced but still keep whatever has been added :D

perfect example would be the framework-res.apk, the stock one does NOT have the image files for reboot and screenshot options, so if you just took the whole folder from stock and placed it in the themed apk you will have issues decompiling saying it cant find certain files ie: the reboot image file.
so you only want to add stock images to the folder so it only replaces the images it has duplicates of, but will not delete the added files you need to keep! :D i hope i explained that good enough lol it sounds right to me only because i know what im talking about.. and im not saying im smart i just mean i've done it before lol
 
haha makes perfect sense man thanks! I thought the one that was in your 03 test was stock that's why I didn't do that lol. But it wouldn't makes sense if you put a stock apk into a theme so idk what I was thinking lol. Thanks again!! :D
 
Also a couple more questions lol. What is you image editor of choice? I use gimp and i can't edit .9 images unless I decompile with apk multi-tool then edit the .9s then optimize the images then recompile lol. I was wondering if there was an easier way?

And do you know how to edit the text color of the top of the power menu without also changing the primary text color in the settings?
 
p-bOt said:
Also a couple more questions lol. What is you image editor of choice? I use gimp and i can't edit .9 images unless I decompile with apk multi-tool then edit the .9s then optimize the images then recompile lol. I was wondering if there was an easier way?

And do you know how to edit the text color of the top of the power menu without also changing the primary text color in the settings?
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i also use gimp, to edit the 9.patch images you need to open 'image' menu located on top bar of gimp, then select 'mode' sub menu and choose 'RGB' format, but when you do this you lose the .9 patch.. which explains the errors you have when trying to decompile the themed apk's lol mostly out of laziness i guess...

as for that text color.. i think there is an actual xml in drawables folder or layout folder you can edit to change that.. if there is no text color value in the xml you can manually add it in to force that specific line/object to do the specific task.. make sure it's in <text view> line lol
 
Yeah I change them to RGB format but how do you get the .9 patch back without having to decompile them and optimize them? Or is that the only way?? If I just change them to RGB then edit them the borders of the images look all weird when I apply the theme lol. And I'm not sure who you were calling lazy there lol :P
 
I can't get this to work at all. I've tried installing both from downloading on the phone as well as the computer. Once past both lg screens, it merely stays blank. It's illuminated...but blank. I have nfi what this could be. Has anyone else experienced this problem?


BTW..This would be my first post. I think the work you guys do is amazing and if I had more free time, I'd love to contribute in one way or another.
 
apeiiron said:
I can't get this to work at all. I've tried installing both from downloading on the phone as well as the computer. Once past both lg screens, it merely stays blank. It's illuminated...but blank. I have nfi what this could be. Has anyone else experienced this problem?


BTW..This would be my first post. I think the work you guys do is amazing and if I had more free time, I'd love to contribute in one way or another.
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Are you on ZVD?? It sounds like you might not be.
 
apeiiron said:
I can't get this to work at all. I've tried installing both from downloading on the phone as well as the computer. Once past both lg screens, it merely stays blank. It's illuminated...but blank. I have nfi what this could be. Has anyone else experienced this problem?


BTW..This would be my first post. I think the work you guys do is amazing and if I had more free time, I'd love to contribute in one way or another.
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what rom & fw you on? zvb, c, d?
 
Yes it is. But the only thing you were suppose to wipe was cache and dalvik cache.Did you wipe anything else besides that?
 
Did you make a backup? if so just restore it-CWM recovery.

If not just reflash the ROM you originally flashed (you will have to set up again though) :(
 
Yeah I already restored, playing around with some ICS themes. They're alright..but not as impressive as this one looks. I tried out the ICS launcher off the market as well (didn't buy pro), kinda stumped as to what I should run if this won't work. Maybe back to basic? :p

*Edit: Well..it's working. lol thanks a lot for helping me out guys. I suppose I was just thinking too hard /sigh
 
No worries we've all been there :D. And do what biggie said. He can help you in any situation regarding your esteem
 
apeiiron said:
Yeah I already restored, playing around with some ICS themes. They're alright..but not as impressive as this one looks. I tried out the ICS launcher off the market as well (didn't buy pro), kinda stumped as to what I should run if this won't work. Maybe back to basic? :p

*Edit: Well..it's working. lol thanks a lot for helping me out guys. I suppose I was just thinking too hard /sigh
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Have you tried this one?

http://androidforums.com/showthread.php?t=557122
 
gbiggie said:
Did you make a backup? if so just restore it-CWM recovery.

If not just reflash the ROM you originally flashed (you will have to set up again though) :(
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lol you dont need to re-install the rom if he wiped data... wiping data is literally just the root users version of a factory wipe.. the rom is still intact located in system folder :D not data folder lol

data folder only consists of personal user settings, changes, and downloaded or updated apps.. it is only required to wipe data before flashing a new rom because you may have things set up and saved in data from 1 rom that doesn't exist or could affect something from the new rom your installing.. the reason i make you guys wipe data is because my updates usually have a big enough change that it could mess something up if you dont wipe. specially if you use root required apps and change around system settings..
 
ldrifta said:
lol you dont need to re-install the rom if he wiped data... wiping data is literally just the root users version of a factory wipe.. the rom is still intact located in system folder :D not data folder lol

data folder only consists of personal user settings, changes, and downloaded or updated apps.. it is only required to wipe data before flashing a new rom because you may have things set up and saved in data from 1 rom that doesn't exist or could affect something from the new rom your installing.. the reason i make you guys wipe data is because my updates usually have a big enough change that it could mess something up if you dont wipe. specially if you use root required apps and change around system settings..
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Figure it meant he/she wiped data/factory
It's illuminated...but blank
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Wiped everything...
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data :/
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without recovery installed:rolleyes::p
 
gbiggie said:
Figure it meant he/she wiped data/factory without recovery installed:rolleyes::p
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ooo that actually does make sense :D haha well aren't you a smartie! haha nah but really man good eye actually putting all that together lol i kinda skimmed through it and assumed it was the same ol same ya know ;)
 
oh yea..glad i had cwm installed. It's the first time I've ever gotten stuck loading anything on the phone. At first I panicked a little, but now things are wonderful. After getting things settled I went out for a little bit and toyed with settings and what not. Found some interesting stuff out.

I knew there were some issues with menu settings font colors not coming through, but when I scrolled up or down I could see the menu I was looking for rather than it not being overlayed. Also, I don't know if it's too much junk on my phone (which I may or may not be guilty of lol), but I had a nasty lag spike for a bit when trying to xfer some money in a rush. Eventually it resolved itself but caught me offguard. The last thing actually happened a little while ago. After looking at some youtube vids, I turned the phone from horizontal to vertical and was spammed repeatedly with the prompt for entering a voice search/command. Menu nor back buttons worked, ended up rebooting. All in all, it looks fantastic and I'll definitely be running it for awhile. These issues I kinda feel were most likely user error :D
 
Hey Drifta, I've been having a problem when i flash the theme. When I install it and boot it up, i get a FC for the status bar... Am I doing something wrong? I've never had the problem before.
 
ldrifta said:
K well this isn't some official guide im posting.. but it's a few things i do to save battery life.. If you have your own preffered method than feel free to share:

-If your a person who doesn't use mobile data much... turn it off lol
-brightness low
-animations off
-uncheck whatever you dont use in google and other sync accounts
-turn off all unwanted features in keyboard settings
-limit the amount off screens and amount of widgets on screen
-open up rom toolbox and set cpu slider to 1024max
-will add more...
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I've been using your #2 ROM with the LD-ICK theme and so far I've been running 7 hours 32 minutes and 15 seconds on battery. I still have 43 percent and I've been gaming and downloading apps pretty frequently. Keep up the good work, man!!
 
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