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Creating my 1st theme

Well I am now finally going to create my first theme and I am getting myself pretty familiar with everything but I had a question...
I know the stuff that cannot be messed with and all seeing as how I am working with the cm builds but would anyone know where I could find the terminal stuff. I wanted to change up that icon if I could to something a little more theme filling?
Thanks in advance and as soon as I get something going I will posts images.

brilliant - i for one look forward to seeing you work.
but sorry, can't help you with your Q.

APEX.7 said:
brilliant - i for one look forward to seeing you work.
but sorry, can't help you with your Q.
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Terminal stuff?
/apps/term.apk has the terminal app 'stuff'
All you can change images wise is the terminal icon basically.

Are you just wanting to change the terminal icon (such as in the drawer?)
If thats the case, open the apps folder in your ROM and find the term.apk and open that. navigate to the drawable folder and the icon is in there.

Thats cool. Thanks for the confidence boost on creating...

Yeah pretty much just the icon...And thanks all for the help

Question...yet again...
I am using the auto signing program and am signing my little beta theme for testing and when I am loading it via the recovery mode I get E:Can't find update script. I am still new so if any help I would appreciate much.
Also should I include the fonts folder just as a precaution. I am not including that in my theme as I know there is the font chooser program out there as well so I figure let people have there own choice in font...again thanks

Yeah you need an update script, which will be found at /META-INF/com/google/android/update-script
and should look like this:
Code:
copy_dir PACKAGE:framework SYSTEM:framework
copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM:
or something along those lines.
This script is assuming your zip file contains the following structure:
/framework
/system
/system/app
There is a simpler one that only needs to contain the second line and has the structure like this:
/system
/system/app
/system/framework

daveid said:
Yeah you need an update script, which will be found at /META-INF/com/google/android/update-script
and should look like this:
Code:
copy_dir PACKAGE:framework SYSTEM:framework
copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM:
or something along those lines.
This script is assuming your zip file contains the following structure:
/framework
/system
/system/app
There is a simpler one that only needs to contain the second line and has the structure like this:
/system
/system/app
/system/framework
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Ah ok...Any idea where I can get that file or folder by chance?

holmes901 said:
Ah ok...Any idea where I can get that file or folder by chance?
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Here is a completely blank update.zip that has a proper update script in it, drop your files in re-sign, and go.

daveid said:
Here is a completely blank update.zip that has a proper update script in it, drop your files in re-sign, and go.
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Thanks so much for the download and the help.I should be good to go now so no more worries.

So far what I have for my first
So the screen below shows what I have so far...I am still working on it and hoping I can get the blur transitions into the mix as well as maybe more or better icons...If anyone has a link where I could get the blur transitions from feel free to send my way.
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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holmes901 said:
Question...yet again...
I am using the auto signing program and am signing my little beta theme for testing and when I am loading it via the recovery mode I get E:Can't find update script. I am still new so if any help I would appreciate much.
Also should I include the fonts folder just as a precaution. I am not including that in my theme as I know there is the font chooser program out there as well so I figure let people have there own choice in font...again thanks
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Same problem. Even with the update script in there from the template update folders, I still get this error. I seem to have the resigning working. Any idea how to fix this error?

Dena theme 1.2 for JPM

Here is dena theme for I9000XXJPM
Root your phone
install lagfix
install busybox
Managed to get it working using Android SDK tools. ROOT needed
Connected my phone via usb with the computer ... USB debuging needs to be enabled before connecting the phone.
copy the files included in Dena Theme 1.2 to your internal SD card.
1. adb shell
2. su (grant su rights on your phone when asked)
3. mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
3. rm system/framework/twframework-res.apk
4. rm system/framework/framework-res.apk
5. rm system/app/settings.apk (if no file is found try Settings.apk ... no ide if it matters tho)
6. busybox cp sdcard/twframework-res.apk system/framework
7. busybox cp sdcard/framework-res.apk system/framework
8. busybox cp sdcard/Settings.apk system/app
Then reboot your phone manually.
So i suggest you bacup the original *.apk`s
Have Fun!!!!
Link:
rapidshare.com/files/426871246/Dena_theme_1.2_for_JPM.zip
New Version for JPO
Link:
rapidshare.com/files/428036654/Dena_theme_v1_3_for_JPO.zip

a screenshot would be nice

Sorry i can not upload pics but it works perfect

Can anyone make an update.zip icluding all these files (framework,twframework,setting.apk) ?
it would be much easyer.
I installed the dena Theme for JP6 on JPM and my phone crashed, i had to flash the JPM aggain.
Is this Version sure for JPM? and what´s the differens btw this and that from dena for JP6??

Hi do not know if I can help but I installed the track chain on galaxy with JPM and luxury goes, I've installed it and tracing the rootexplorer r / o-res.apk framework files, Settings.apk, twframework-res . apk in their folders, the only thing that looks good is the lock screen that goes transparent, but I've replaced by Simply lock screen and is great and the theme is beautiful, the best thing on the Internet for our galaxy .
Well I hope I have helped a little to the creators of such great item, thanks

Not gonna download without a screenshot. :/

small bug
>>Jumba Not gonna download without a screenshot. :/
The screen shot is here
"forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770507"
there is a small bug in the theme for JPM tho...the battery animation when charging only animates at a quarter of the circle...not doing the full circle as it should..perhaps the animation sequence is off a little bit...

Without a Screenshot -> no chance

DENA Theme for JPO
rapidshare.com/files/428036654/Dena_theme_v1_3_for_JPO.zip

screenshoot please!

Dont anyone read the threads?
Post 7 quite clearly has a link to the thread with a screenshot.. also theres screenshots throughout the Docs Rom thread.
TrOjAn

this is screenshots
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Just downloaded this and its 5mb smaller than JPA... checking to see whats difference

any multiupload mirror please?
Thanks...

TrOjAnUK said:
Just downloaded this and its 5mb smaller than JPA... checking to see whats difference
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Did you find the difference?

There is no installer script in this, it is just 3 x .apk files.
I will look through them and compare with default .apks, as of this moment I am NOT installing as I dont know the author (7posts) and its not how a theme is normally released.
TrOjAn

I've used Dena's theme with Doc v7 JPA and Doc v6, awesome both times!

Tried installing JPO theme via CWM and it just didn't do anything, just got stuck on installing, didn't progress.

yep,but with XJPO stuck me on CWM
not instaling I dont now why
file is 7mb(view on root explorer)
wirkin nice V6

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DEV help needed boot.img/assert failed

hi guys,
im running into problems.
after using kitchen and signing my rom etc, I try to flash it but it says:
Code:
assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img","boot" android
I saw many people have this problem, and some say coverting to edify works.
however edify is not supported by newer recoveries.
any devs faced this problem and know how to fix??

Nope. Never had this problem. Just download Phiexz's or Delanoiter's kernel and look at the updater-script. Just copy the boot.img part

Peteragent5 said:
Nope. Never had this problem. Just download Phiexz's or Delanoiter's kernel and look at the updater-script. Just copy the boot.img part
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Maybe ill try that, but I can still use my own boot?
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Yes you can still use your boot.img
In the updater-script look for the process where it's flash the kernel / boot.img

Peteragent5 said:
Yes you can still use your boot.img
In the updater-script look for the process where it's flash the kernel / boot.img
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Ok will try that
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now im getting
error in update.zip
status 6
downloaded notepad++
is it necessary to remove unneeded spaces?

now it works, it says installation done, but, if I reboot, nothing happened, im just on the rom I whas.
it says its installing, but doesn't really do anything..
you know how to fix this??

voetbalremco said:
now im getting
error in update.zip
status 6
downloaded notepad++
is it necessary to remove unneeded spaces?
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Yes you need Notepad++.
Select all your text and go to Edit > EOL Conversion > UNIX Format
And if you want to see the hidden format look at the picture below. It should say LF for UNIX and CR LF for Windows
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
You can erase unneeded spaces if you want to but it's not necessary.
voetbalremco said:
now it works, it says installation done, but, if I reboot, nothing happened, im just on the rom I whas.
it says its installing, but doesn't really do anything..
you know how to fix this??
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Hmmm... I really don't use kitchen that much because it's really annoying getting the Rom to boot up. Plus it's not specifically for Gio. So I don't know lol

You can grab an boot.img of phiexz cm7?

jaapteeuw12 said:
You can grab an boot.img of phiexz cm7?
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No.
The boot isnt the problem, its just not installing, also the system doesnt do anything..
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[SCRIPT] shellpaste v0.4

This is a handy little shell script I wrote today that I used to copy files to /system/app folder. This is the first thing I ever wrote for Android so I don't know if anyone has any use for this but there ya go.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
To use simply download the shellpaste.txt from below and rename it to shellpaste.sh. Put the file in the root of your SD card then go to android terminal and type the following:
Code:
sh /sdcard/shellpaste.sh
Changelog:
Code:
shellpaste v0.4
-now supports all folders not just /system.
-added chmod to actually make it useful. Thanks Tigger31337.
shellpaste v0.3
-cleaned up the code a bit.
shellpaste v0.2
-first release.

Thanks man this is very helpful for the things I do. Cheers.
-rezo609

Awesome! Hope it serves you well.

small scripts, medium tricks, big handy

Does this address permissioning after the file(s) are copied?
No offense, but yours seems like a rather convoluted method when you've got things like adb push or just drag and drop from the PC. If the apk is already on your phone, then you need only do a cut and paste to /system (with, say, Root Explorer) and then set permissions. Done.
Also, it's not very flexible. What if I want to copy to /data? Another script??

None taken. The script changes the permissions to r/w, copies the file, then changes it back to read-only. As I said, this was just a script I wrote to help me with what I needed to do at the time. Maybe I'll write a new version that supports any folder the user chooses.. I agree, it's not exactly an elegant solution but I'm a complete noob at this. You gotta start somewhere, right?
Edit: Also, I am completely open to feature suggestions. So if there's anything more advanced you guys would like to see in newer versions feel free to post. I'm using this as a tool to learn as much as possible.
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I don't mean permissions at the f/s mount level, I mean permissions at the file level (i.e. chmod).
If you're copying an apk to /system/app, then eventually you'll need to chmod it to 644 before it will execute properly. Maybe I'm missing something, but copying an apk from SD card to /system isn't going to do this for you automatically.

I have a suggestion to your script
Example: I pushed a systemUI.apk in system/app folder through adb now when you look at your phone the statusbar dissappears, of course because of push, now can you make a script to rerun the apk or execute it, like mounting it dunno the exact word, so that you won't have to reboot your phone to see your statusbar again, instead just run it like windows run. This is usefull if your modding the APK.

Gotcha. Completely forgot about chmod.
I'll try to make it reinstall the systemui.apk without rebooting but could use some pointers on how to achieve this.
Edit:
Made a new version that supports mounting of all folders and added chmod into the mix. Should work properly now.

einstein.frat said:
I have a suggestion to your script
Example: I pushed a systemUI.apk in system/app folder through adb now when you look at your phone the statusbar dissappears, of course because of push, now can you make a script to rerun the apk or execute it, like mounting it dunno the exact word, so that you won't have to reboot your phone to see your statusbar again, instead just run it like windows run. This is usefull if your modding the APK.
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I've never used android scripts before but I'm guessing you could just do
exec /system/app/whatever.apk
But idk on that one.
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einstein.frat said:
I have a suggestion to your script
Example: I pushed a systemUI.apk in system/app folder through adb now when you look at your phone the statusbar dissappears, of course because of push, now can you make a script to rerun the apk or execute it, like mounting it dunno the exact word, so that you won't have to reboot your phone to see your statusbar again, instead just run it like windows run. This is usefull if your modding the APK.
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I do exactly this on the WildChild ROM, using pm disable/enable.
It's a method I came up with by myself (so, it's not very elegant but it gets the job done ). There might be other ways of doing it, but I haven't seen any yet.

[Aosp]How To Port For Dummies

Here is a quick guide that is PRETTY reliable by ET4G
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This for now is for aosp/ maybe touchwiz.......
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First things first
Find a Base From and The From you want to port......
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Make sure these devices are extremely similar or else you have to do framework edits/resizing and other stuff
So if you want to port use something close for the epic
Like international sgs2
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Next.....
Go into system of from you plan to port......
And take the
System/apps
System/framework
System/fonts
And system/media
And replace the same files in the base from for those......
SO AGAIN MOVE THOSE FILES FROM PORT TO THE BASE
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Next .......
Go into xbin and replace su
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Next.......
Go into libs and replace
libandroid_runtime.so
*****Also make sure you dont mismatch your libraries....easiest way to make an unstable rom(they must be built to match eachother)****
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After that......
Go into build prop with Linux or windows if using windows get the program notepad++
Change the
ro.build.id
ro.build.display.id
ro. build.incremental
All to that of the port....
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Now go into updater script in
Meta-inf/Google/android
Nothing really has to be changed for now.......
If you would like to make it fancy
U can go into notepad++
And edit it
For example
Add a line in front of the first and type
ui_print("");
ui_print("");
ui_print("Whatever you want");
ui_print("");
ui_print("like your username");
ui_print("");
ui_print("info on the rom");
ui_print("");
ui_print("whatever");
ui_print("");
ui_print("");
Just make sure you don't write anywhere you want or replace something..........
Will result in status 6 or 7 error in cwm
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Now zip up that file and flash.......
If the phone doesn't go past boot animation
Connect to PC while in animation
.......
Make sure you have adb and type
adb logcat d> logcat.txt
And a txt file will save to where sdk is located
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If it says there is a lib missing in Debug
Just replace FROM PORTED AS WELL.....
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And your good to go
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Guys I'm open to questions Just Ask
PM or In this Thread
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HIT THE THANKS BUTTON IF THIS HELPS

Reserved for additions
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******Why not one more******
Sent from inside the box

Am i missing anything just pm me no need for anything like that in thread
PM and ill add immediately
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Mismatching libraries is the number one way to make an unstable ROM.
Always make sure your libraries are built to match each other.

Very true thankyou for the tip will add immediately
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Edit:Added to thread
SENT FROM OUTSIDE THE BOX
*****Hit The Thanks Button****
When I Deserve It
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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No changes to kernel? Would i used a kernel for this device and i should be fine?
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Would it be possible to port a SGS3 Touchwiz ROM? I would love to give that a try.
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hey guys
1. the base kernel should be fine
you shouldnt have to edit the ramdisk in aosp ports
2. this is a porting guide for aosp
Touchwiz maybe different porting steps but its always worth a try be careful

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