Is this ok to do? I have searched and did not find the answer to this. LOTS of threads here too so sorry if I missed it. Thanks.
frankencat said:
Is this ok to do? I have searched and did not find the answer to this. LOTS of threads here too so sorry if I missed it. Thanks.
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Don't see why not... I usually for my own well being flash the cyanogen mod again then the theme over that... idk why just makes me feel better, but pretty sure you can flash one theme over another...
just do a nandroid before hand and try it out.. worst case just restore your nandroid backup...
your not supposed to. flashing the rom then the theme makes it like a new installation type thing stuff lol.. but really its better to just flash the rom. if you go from the theme to theme you could and probably will get some errors from leftover stuff? not sure how it works, just know that the pros have said its best to flash the rom.
I've done it before on Cyanogen Mod. It's not like it will brick you phone or anything, but doesn't be surprised if weird things start happening. Jusr reflash your ROM, it only takes a minute and will make sure everything is flashed correctly.
It depends on whats in the theme most themes use the same template and will overwrite the files from the old theme now if the theme has say stericsons lockscreen and the new one doesn't u def need to flash the rom first or you'll def have problems but its always safer to just flash the rom first to overwrite the old theme just in case the new theme has a different template or different apk's inside
Cool. That's exactly what I thought. Thanks
here's my solution.
Since I started playing with themes....
I flash the Cyanogen (the best!) ROM. - Install all my apps (or restore them).
Then boot into recovery and do a Nandroid backup. (you can manage/copy this backup-file as your 'golden-copy')
Then flash the theme I want and between flashing themes, do a Nandriod restore.
Works so far pretty good!
here's my solution.
Since I started playing with themes....
I flash the Cyanogen (the best!) ROM. - Install all my apps (or restore them).
Then boot into recovery and do a Nandroid backup. (you can manage/copy this backup-file as your 'golden-copy')
Then flash the theme I want and between flashing themes, do a Nandriod restore from the 'golden-copy'
Works so far pretty good!
Depends on the theme. If the original theme has files the new theme does not, the new theme won't overwrite them. An example is the NFL themes, my first updates, I am not touching framework, so if you flash it over another theme, your status bars and some other things will be that of your original theme. If the contain all the files then the second theme should overwrite everything in the first.
I noticed that if I flash a theme over another one that they have been blending together OR that icons and details will switch in and out from one to another. It hasnt affected the phone and I thought I was going crazy but restoring the backup then flashing again solved the problem
smacky63 said:
I noticed that if I flash a theme over another one that they have been blending together OR that icons and details will switch in and out from one to another. It hasnt affected the phone and I thought I was going crazy but restoring the backup then flashing again solved the problem
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Well yeah you suppose to flash the cyan rom again then you can flash whatever theme.
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Ok heres the got deal I just a mytouch and one click rooted it and flashed cynaogen 4.0.2 rom. Thats ok. BUT I wanted to apply a theme and everytime I apply a theme I get stuck on the mytouch green screen. What am I doin wrong?!?!?!?
Make sure
make sure u dont wipe after u install your rom and before u install ur theme
JonFolse said:
Ok heres the got deal I just a mytouch and one click rooted it and flashed cynaogen 4.0.2 rom. Thats ok. BUT I wanted to apply a theme and everytime I apply a theme I get stuck on the mytouch green screen. What am I doin wrong?!?!?!?
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Same thing happens to me.
I don't wipe before the theme update and it still gets stuck at the green screen.
it might depend on the theme u are trying to use. post in the theme thread for support from the theme creator. if you are using a theme from the g1 thread, make sure it is for 4.0.2, and not for a previous build. and make sure the theme is meant for cyan's rom and not for another
I thought you couldnt one click root the cyanogen 4.0.2?
I did a one-touch root too and loaded cyan's 4.0.2 and have no problems applying the themes.. i download them from the browser and move them from the sdcard 'download' folder to the main folder and rename it to update.zip (using ASTRO).. and when i boot it to the recovery screen i select the update.zip file and reboot.. reboot takes about 5 mins after applying a theme but i'm good to go
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I did a one-touch root too and loaded cyan's 4.0.2 and have no problems applying the themes.. i download them from the browser and move them from the sdcard 'download' folder to the main folder and rename it to update.zip (using ASTRO).. and when i boot it to the recovery screen i select the update.zip file and reboot.. reboot takes about 5 mins after applying a theme but i'm good to go
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This method works for me, too...I installed the Community Hero Mix theme for CM 4.0.4 with it, and it hung at the Green screen for a few mins before booting up fine.
The trick is to make sure the theme is for the right branch and build of your ROM...that confused the heck out of me for awhile before I figured that out! It might work if its for a different build of CM, but I haven't tried so I'm not sure.
can someone please point me in the right direction on how to install themes? if you install a rom, you have to install a theme on top of it? this is the only thing i'm really not understanding. appreciate the help
donwonlee said:
can someone please point me in the right direction on how to install themes? if you install a rom, you have to install a theme on top of it? this is the only thing i'm really not understanding. appreciate the help
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Don't 'have' to, but you can... main thing, make sure the theme you are about to flash is compatable with your rom version... good thing is I haven't seen too many (or any for that matter) bricking from a theme flash gone wrong...
1 because you can't brick your phone with adding a theme thats why you haven't and wont. If all fails just root it the "long way" here
Phone keeps getting stuck at 4g screen have waited for as long as 15 min b4 pulling battery and restoring
First of all I'm running the newest public version on fresh. It is deodexed correct?
Have tried themes with different roms
I have tried putting themes on my phone using the recovery method and the Rom manager
Also have tried with both clockwork and ra recovery
Haven't tried again since I switched back to ra recovery. I will try after work
I may only have 2 posts but I have gotten this far by simply reading then trial and error. Tried searching for someone with same problem and cannot find anything please help.
Sent from my FRESH Evo using XDA App
what theme are you using. Something to watch out for is that some themes will say they are for CM6 currently themes for CM6 or ASOP roms do not work for sense and vice versus. some will have 2 versions of the theme and you want to make sure with fresh that you have the Sense version.
another thing since i dont know exactly what you are doing when you flash is make sure you do not wipe cache or dalvik when flashing a theme. I have always run into problems when doing so and when i dont have been just fine.
Lastly if you are flashing a rom before flashign a theme make sure you boot the rom fully at least once before flashing a theme. My normal procedure is to
factory wipe/cahce/dalvik.
flash kernel
boot into the rom
go back into recovery and flash the theme i want
flash any additional addons to the theme (some have these like manups and riptide)
flash to remove htc lock screen (i prefer vanilla)
So after yesterdays Clockwork debocle(and current for some, including me occasionally still) I tried multiple different ROM's.
I can restore through clockwork(doesn't say Nandroid though, says Backup and Restore) but I have to "Update" the PB13MG.zip through the bootloader everytime I reboot. Cyanogen loads fine but I can't add any themes to it, like IncRevo. After I do add I get into a bootloop
I really want to run Cyanogen with either ManUps original theme or IncRevo.
What should I do?
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So after yesterdays Clockwork debocle(and current for some, including me occasionally still) I tried multiple different ROM's.
I can restore through clockwork(doesn't say Nandroid though, says Backup and Restore) but I have to "Update" the PB13MG.zip through the bootloader everytime I reboot. Cyanogen loads fine but I can't add any themes to it, like IncRevo. After I do add I get into a bootloop
I really want to run Cyanogen with either ManUps original theme or IncRevo.
What should I do?
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Flash the last version of clockwork recovery before the update.
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I don't know what version that is unfortunately. Is there anything else?
bluekornchips said:
I don't know what version that is unfortunately. Is there anything else?
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Hey blue, no offense, but this is the wrong forum to post these types of questions. It's for development threads.
That said, It sounds like you flashed the latest version and it caused you issues. Try ClockworkMod 2.5.0.5.
You can download it here
EDIT: I suggest that one because that's what I'm running without issue.
My apologies. I hope a mod moves this thread appropriately then
Thanks for the help, trying it now.
bluekornchips said:
My apologies. I hope a mod moves this thread appropriately then
Thanks for the help, trying it now.
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No problem. Let me know if it resolves the problem.
Unfortunately no
I'm going to backup the internal card and sd card and re root the entire phone
how would you go about flashing a new theme over a theme that i already flashed
Create a nandroid backup of course.
flash the rom you are using again without wiping data.
wipe dalvik.
reboot.
reboot back into recovery.
flash new theme.
should work fine
I always just flash the new theme over the old one.......haven't ran into any problems yet.
bluebeast213 said:
I always just flash the new theme over the old one.......haven't ran into any problems yet.
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Me too id o make a nand first just in case but i just flash the new right over the old and have yet to have problems (and i flash a LOT)
i actually flashed a new theme over another one and some of the icons from the first one stayed....gmail, and the notification to match, as well as the calendar icon and notification.
Hi,
I rooted my DHD and flashed Revolution HD (2.1) ROM yesterday for the first time!! This site helped massively so thanks to all the devs and posters for the information!! I do have a couple of questions though, please excuse me if these are a bit obvious but until yesterday i had no idea how to even root it!
So i flashed the ROM and rooted fine, then i flashed a custom theme as well from clockwork mod recovery (installed from zip on sdcard). If i want to change the theme to a different custom one do i have to flash it from CWM recovery or can i do it directly from the CWM app??
Also if i now flash a different custom theme will all my user data (apps, settings, media etc.) be preserved?
Basically i like to change my theme quite often but if im going to loose my data everytime then ill have to pick more carefully!
Thanks in advance for your help and thanks again to all the devs and posters for making my DHD even better!!
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Hi,
I rooted my DHD and flashed Revolution HD (2.1) ROM yesterday for the first time!! This site helped massively so thanks to all the devs and posters for the information!! I do have a couple of questions though, please excuse me if these are a bit obvious but until yesterday i had no idea how to even root it!
So i flashed the ROM and rooted fine, then i flashed a custom theme as well from clockwork mod recovery (installed from zip on sdcard). If i want to change the theme to a different custom one do i have to flash it from CWM recovery or can i do it directly from the CWM app??
Also if i now flash a different custom theme will all my user data (apps, settings, media etc.) be preserved?
Basically i like to change my theme quite often but if im going to loose my data everytime then ill have to pick more carefully!
Thanks in advance for your help and thanks again to all the devs and posters for making my DHD even better!!
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Welcome on board ARHD user
You flash theme from CWM. Changing themes means giving new look to your phone, so unfortunately you ll have to personalize everything once again. Flashing themes would not remove your data but only your personalized home screen. You can however try mybackup and see if that helps you restore your settings.
Thanks for the reply!! Just flashed a new theme (revolution) and loving it.
One more question though, im trying to flash a different boot screen and animated framework to the theme but its not working
Im putting the zip on my sd card and flashing via CWM as i did with the theme but its not applying for some reason, is there something im missing?? Both the bootscreen and framework are made for the theme by the way!
Thanks
dansharpy said:
Thanks for the reply!! Just flashed a new theme (revolution) and loving it.
One more question though, im trying to flash a different boot screen and animated framework to the theme but its not working
Im putting the zip on my sd card and flashing via CWM as i did with the theme but its not applying for some reason, is there something im missing?? Both the bootscreen and framework are made for the theme by the way!
Thanks
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have you replaced the bootanimation.zip file? i do not know if you need to flash the bootanimation. I have flashed splashscreen but not the bootanimation so i do not exactly know. But i m sure if you replace bootanimation.zip file in /system folder it would work.
Thanks again for the reply. For some reason i went back to recovery 2.5.1.3 to flash something else and just tried the boot animation just in case it made a difference and its all working fine now!!
Cheers
Im having the same problem, Im running DHD Revolution Gingerbread beta 3.1 and the boot animations never work. Even if I do replace the bootanimation.zip file. Changed permissions to the zip file too.
Seems there is a difference in opinion on which bootanimation file to replace. I replaced the one in system/customize/resource.
Any ideas?
Gingerbread works completely differently i think. There is script that also needs to be modified to change the boot animation, i dont know what or where im afraid!
I was on gingerbread for a few days (i think it was mike's second beta) and didnt like it much, so im back on froyo leedroid for now. Might change when there is a few more themes about, bugs are all sorted and custom kernels are available!!