Hello,
I was thinking the other day about how we dont see any metamorph themes for the HD2 at all. I use to have a MT3G and back then, you could Metamorph ANYTHING you wanted to in a build that wasnt your taste. I hear a lot of newer people asking how they can change this or that and its not really possible unless they are familiar with ADB. So to make a long story short, I thought maybe a few people would like to get together and make a few Metamorph themes with me. I see some really cool ones in other phone threads, maybe we can start by porting a few over.
Any themers with me?
I think if we can get a few to work, a lot of people would use them.
P.S. I would've posted this in the HD2 themes and apps but EVERYTHING in there has to do with Windows.
Count me in, I will love to help out..
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So, first off... I'd like to apologize about my laziness over the past few days.
I was in a car accident and am on some serious pain meds, and have been sitting at home bored as hell the past week. I'm having a hard time concentrating/thinking, yet I'm learning alot.
I've been toying with the latest FreshToast 1.1 alot, and would like to create an update.zip to maybe share with others. I'm going to also begin theming as well, as I'm SICK and TIRED of green... and I'd like to be able to share my creations. I'm not looking to make any ROMs or anything, as there's too many people out there doing what I'm doing, then calling it a ROM. I think its better to let the "big guys" create the ACTUAL ROMs doing the hard work, and the little guys make updates that will theme it/tweak it to someone else's liking. Maybe doing the actual updates etc etc may make it a "ROM" I dont know...
I'm not asking for someone to hold my hand necessarily, but I'm having a hard time finding a how-to. I'm beginning to get more and more familiar with ADB commands, busybox and what not, linux commands in general, so I feel confident I could create the update scripts needed etc etc.
I tried. I suck at writeups. Sorry.
poor_red_neck said:
So, first off... I'd like to apologize about my laziness over the past few days.
I was in a car accident and am on some serious pain meds, and have been sitting at home bored as hell the past week. I'm having a hard time concentrating/thinking, yet I'm learning alot.
I've been toying with the latest FreshToast 1.1 alot, and would like to create an update.zip to maybe share with others. I'm going to also begin theming as well, as I'm SICK and TIRED of green... and I'd like to be able to share my creations. I'm not looking to make any ROMs or anything, as there's too many people out there doing what I'm doing, then calling it a ROM. I think its better to let the "big guys" create the ACTUAL ROMs doing the hard work, and the little guys make updates that will theme it/tweak it to someone else's liking. Maybe doing the actual updates etc etc may make it a "ROM" I dont know...
I'm not asking for someone to hold my hand necessarily, but I'm having a hard time finding a how-to. I'm beginning to get more and more familiar with ADB commands, busybox and what not, linux commands in general, so I feel confident I could create the update scripts needed etc etc.
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Here is my windows toolbox. its called avabox. inside it has dev tools for windows. and with it you can create anything and everything for android.
there is a read me for auto sign. and everything else. any other questions pm or gtalk.
http://www.4shared.com/file/ui5pnREV/AvaboxV2.html
hey avalaunch im sure you dont mind if i download your toolbox as well right, i want to give it a go............im trying to become a boot screen man lmfao i too would also love to start theme-ing and signing my own zips etc.
Demoyo23 said:
hey avalaunch im sure you dont mind if i download your toolbox as well right, i want to give it a go............im trying to become a boot screen man lmfao i too would also love to start theme-ing and signing my own zips etc.
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not at all. thats why i made it. we need to see people with joining the dev scene. whether it be making fixes for audio haha or making themes. do what you can.
K before u flame me. or say search or whatever..this is just an idea I had and though I would post and see how people felt bout it.
since most devs and theme makers left for the evo..things are slowing down on the hero front..
My idea is lets find out who is staying etc..( devs and themers ) and work on a single rom that will make all others ( evo nexus etc ) jealous or envy our hero..etc.. this might be a pipe dream.. but i figured wth right..with so many of of left im sure we could scrape together and find a happy medium on a single rom that we all will like to use etc..
the thing is we have so many nice roms to choose from.. but have to search hi and low to find what will work with them etc..
or maybe clean up the area so to speak and have what roms work with what themes and such..
I just hate that the hero will be a thing of the past before its time..
maybe we can work together pic one rom..or two..and and just work on those and theme for for them..etc..
I mean does that make sense? If we let it go it will fragment etc..and we will lose touch etc..
So who likes this idea? or better yet who has some suggestions related etc..
I just dont want the hero section to die..when u have smartphones like the vogue and tp/diamond tp2 etc still being dev'd on and such..
What do u guys think!!! and please be nice.. lol just trying to help and get us remaining hero peps to unite..
I'm not a dev, nor a themer, but if I could get myself into learning how to theme, then I'm down. I visit this site several times a day, and admire all the awesome work that everyone has done, maybe answer a few questions that I can answer, etc.
I've had my Hero since January, and stumbled to this site sometime in late March and I've been hooked since. My dad just bought the EVO, so I've been following the EVO threads, but I still have my Hero roots.
Having one solid thing is the way of the iPhone. I beleive that fragmentation is actually helping Android, solely because there are so many different things to choose from.
Think about it, most people are just going to see it as
"Oh, the Hero only has one ROM, but then Evo has six"
People are still coming in and asking "Does X work in this ROM" "What ROM is the best ROM" and all that nonsense (Pun intended).
TL;DR people rarely read the first post.
Hi,
I am newbie on HTC HD2. It seems really good phone. I am happy to have it but I want to add some interesting apps on it to make it mine. I am not talking about wallpapers or screens. I mean other usefull apps . When I search apps section I can not see much. I belive it is new phone so not have much apps. When I read boards peoples says if I make my phone ANDROID ( I do not even know what it means) i will be able to have lots more apps. I am not good on systems so I scare I broke my phone and will not be able to fix it. For windows it is easy . I can go on market and pick what I like and phone automatic install it or I can get cab file from here and instal it. Please tell me if can run android and windows together? Or I better stay away from it? I read on board android is not developed yet and even good htc users having problems. Maybe someone assist me about it?
Regards
Okan
Dude I understand your problem, but seriously there is nothin like rocket science over here..!!!
Unless you develop that is..!!!
Anyways I suggest you search the thread properly you'll find what you need..!!!
I also presume this thread will be closed soon..!!!
okan11 said:
Hi,
I am newbie on HTC HD2. It seems really good phone. I am happy to have it but I want to add some interesting apps on it to make it mine. I am not talking about wallpapers or screens. I mean other usefull apps . When I search apps section I can not see much. I belive it is new phone so not have much apps. When I read boards peoples says if I make my phone ANDROID ( I do not even know what it means) i will be able to have lots more apps. I am not good on systems so I scare I broke my phone and will not be able to fix it. For windows it is easy . I can go on market and pick what I like and phone automatic install it or I can get cab file from here and instal it. Please tell me if can run android and windows together? Or I better stay away from it? I read on board android is not developed yet and even good htc users having problems. Maybe someone assist me about it?
I understand you love your phone! We all do! But this forum was made for Android Development only! And yes you can run Android on your phone and take advantage of all the apps the android market offers!
Regards
Okan
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Ok...take a deep breath and think zen. ;-)
First of all, this is not a question you should bother developers with. They are, suprise suprise, busy developing.
Considering your experience with the hd2, my personal advice is to keep WinMo and search the forums for your cabs. You can customize about everything on your WinMo. You just need to invest some time and energy in it.
If you are stubborn like me...read further:
Yes it's possible to run Android and WinMo on your hd2. If you're new to linux/android/hd2 it'll cost you more time and energy to understand it all.
Very Important:
To install Android besides WinMo, please make sure you have read and understood this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732380
Also, make sure you read and understand this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734335
Please make sure you know what you're doing before you start using Android. It's not that you'll brick your phone, but you'll risk being flamed for asking questions which already have been asked 100 times before.
Good luck and be careful!
Ok I will read more. thanks.
dusdus said:
Ok...take a deep breath and think zen. ;-)
First of all, this is not a question you should bother developers with. They are, suprise suprise, busy developing.
Considering your experience with the hd2, my personal advice is to keep WinMo and search the forums for your cabs. You can customize about everything on your WinMo. You just need to invest some time and energy in it.
If you are stubborn like me...read further:
Yes it's possible to run Android and WinMo on your hd2. If you're new to linux/android/hd2 it'll cost you more time and energy to understand it all.
Very Important:
To install Android besides WinMo, please make sure you have read and understood this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732380
Also, make sure you read and understand this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734335
Please make sure you know what you're doing before you start using Android. It's not that you'll brick your phone, but you'll risk being flamed for asking questions which already have been asked 100 times before.
Good luck and be careful!
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Thank you for the helpful post!
okan11 said:
Ok I will read more. thanks.
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Please do before you open a new thread!
I know its kinda weird but I was just wondering does anyone else like "watching" the dev's work, I like going to the custom rom thread and reading the post for fun even tho I hardly know what they're talking about O_O
i often find myself doing the same ... mainly looking for a post saying Custom Roms now possible.
I do the exact same thing
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I do the same, I just wish all the people who did watch the tread, only watched and stop asking Devs silly questions.
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spent about an hour last night reading trhough most of it lol
I like to follow it as well. Did some basic linux scripting so I know some of the commands here and there but it's all beyond me. Still fun to read though
I read it all the time, I actually have a shortcut directly to the dev section on my X10 and watch it once in a while for updates... To be honest, this phone is keeping me quite entertained (As opposed to my iphone 4 which I got tired of within 2 days)
I read it regularly. I'll be honest and admit I don't understand everything they're talking about (I'd like try and help if I did), but it still makes for an interesting read and keeps my hopes of success up.
Although (or rather because) i used one of the most user-friendly linux distribution (Unbuntu) for some time, i don't have a clue about linux at all. in the beginning i didn't understand a thing, but just reading the thread regularly lets me understand a little bit about what they're talking. A VEERY little bit...
Developes thread is one of the best places to just read and see how they work. Specially when there is a dscussion about new findngs.
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Hey guys can someone translate the so far progress on the cynogen mod and stuff thanks?
Also your not the only one, I keep a eye on those threads but don;t fully understand what they mean
very first thing i do when i visit XDA is go right there to dev thread and read ... even though i dont understand a bit ..
Lol, its nice to know I'm not the only one. Its also nice to know that most of are waiting patiently for a custom rom while others moan.
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vrs2610 said:
Hey guys can someone translate the so far progress on the cynogen mod and stuff thanks?
Also your not the only one, I keep a eye on those threads but don;t fully understand what they mean
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I think that the devs are trying to:
(In order of 'best' approach?)
-Create (or complete) an autobootable bootloader to allow us to run custom roms.
-Run another firmware on top of the current one (but a certain file, (build.prop?) has to remain in place (one of SE's checks, i think). At the moment, the devs seem to be fixing problems one by one, and at the moment the phone doesn't reboot anymore, but there are still some other problems.
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I like to follow it as well. Did some basic linux scripting so I know some of the commands here and there but it's all beyond me. Still fun to read though
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i dont know much Linux but still like to read the progress they make
can't help it...!!
This may sound odd.. but it popped up in my head while driving home.
I have been messing around a lot lately with theming, and also playing with the UOT Kitchen... This got me thinking for us less "able" members here..
Is it ethically okay to use someone elses rom (Ie- CM7) as a baseband... and theme it to your liking? then add in the app's you like and whatever you might like in the package and upload it as a different "rom"?
Thanks, and sorry for the odd question
There's a specific post approaching this issue, see
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317929
PS: If you want to theme CM7, the best way to do so is with a theme chooser theme No need to re-release roms or anything, just post your theme apk for people to download.
ssmr2t said:
This may sound odd.. but it popped up in my head while driving home.
I have been messing around a lot lately with theming, and also playing with the UOT Kitchen... This got me thinking for us less "able" members here..
Is it ethically okay to use someone elses rom (Ie- CM7) as a baseband... and theme it to your liking? then add in the app's you like and whatever you might like in the package and upload it as a different "rom"?
Thanks, and sorry for the odd question
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as long as you quote your sources (let everyone know that you used CM7 as a base, and who created all the apps you put in there, etc. etc.) then it's perfectly fine. just be sure to quote every single source you used.
also, don't make it the habit of just releasing themed versions of CM7 or the dev forum will get full of the same ROM with a different look. i'm pretty sure that's the whole reason CM7 comes with a theme engine that makes theming it super easy.
but on the note of your question, just be sure to give credit where credit is due and no one should have a problem with it.
Wow- That stinks... Wish I would have realized that thread pertained to my question.. Sorry about that.
& regarding my theme- It's such a half assed bork job that I'd be embarrassed to post it... Let me do a couple more run's and I hope to have something nice brewed up for you guys
Thank you, and sorry again.
Also- I wasent really thinking to use CM7 Specifically.. I was just using it as an example.
damn, theming is fun! It's a lot of redundant stuff... but fun!