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So, one day Kaos pointed out an old beta build, and this got me to looking around at old ROMs. I took a look at JF1.5. Vanilla Cupcake! It's a nice ROM, but was difficult to port. So, I said to myself... Tainted Cupcake! Here is the result.
Thanks to:
JesusFreke for, well, too much to list.
Kaos for the inspiration.
Hoban for the inspiration.
almost everyone in the IRC channel for teaching me something
dsixda for cranking out an awesome Kitchen, day after day
Anyone who has ever posted DETAILS to XDA about how to do things.
All devs for your time.
Both of you who want to go back to Android 1.5.
EDIT:I almost forgot Captainkrtek who did some early testing for me. (Did I get that in before he ban
The base ROM is a stock Eris 1.5 ROM that jcase put 'su' and 'superuser' in, but I won't thank him since he said not to.
What you get:
1) Android 1.5 base from HTC
2) su and Superuser (rooted)
3) deodexed
4) png optimization (most apks anyway)
5) zipaligned
6) most of Sense removed, much like the 'Tainted' ROMs
7) most remaining HTC apps have a Vanilla look and feel (at least the icons)
8) stability
9) responsive user interface
10) wireless and wired tethering (I haven't tested the wired yet though.)
11) bash and nano
12) 'Everything' should work.
What doesn't and never will work:
1) Marketplace apps that require Android 1.6+
2) any feature that requires Android 1.6+ (Live Wallpapers, for instance)
Other features this DOES NOT HAVE:
1) Cyanogen goodies
2) OC, UV, and other kernel tweaks
3) Apps2SD
4) any kind of Yogurt
TO-DO:
1) disable OTA updates - I renamed the ota cert file, but it still gets the update...
2) setup the initial home screen better - I've tried changing that in the Launcher.apk, but have yet to get it to work.
I highly recommend Connectbot for a terminal app, but v496 works best on this ROM.
Just so I'm clear, this is a really basic and clean ROM. There are not a lot of extra features. However, the battery life is really good because of this.
DO NOT install the Verizon OTA update. It will most likely unroot your phone. v2 won't ask anymore
DOWNLOAD:
http://surrette.org/roms/Retro1-v1.zip
http://surrette.org/roms/Retro1-v2.zip
What I did:
1) loaded up the base Eris 1.5 ROM in the Kitchen
2) looked at the Tainted Vanilla Kitchen to find the script used to remove Sense components
3) ripped that part of the script out and ran it to remove Sense
4) compiled AOSP Cupcake (using Android Builder) and copied several apps from there into ROM
5) tested and found AOSP MMS would FC, so I put HTC's back
6) tested and found that AOSP Cupcake's Email app does not have Exchange support, so put HTC's back in.
7) opened up several apks with APK Manager and replaced HTC's icons with icons from Vanilla apps
8) opened up Launcher and attempted to change res/xml/default_workspace.xml, but testing afterward always failed
9) also grabbed a handful of open source binaries from here and there, but really haven't used them much yet
10) zipped, signed, and uploaded the ROM
11) NOTE: While this is version 1, it's probably the 30th or more build that I have actually built and tested. Fun times.
12) v2 - removed Systemupdater.apk (thanks tenzomonk!) and a couple of things left over from testing (CorpCal & Vanilla Contacts)
13) v2 - added several tweaks from the forum and KaosFroyo's *.rc files (vm.dalvik.heap=32m and some possibly power saving tweaks)
I have been running some variation of this for most of the last two weeks, except for one day that I tried a Froyo ROM. While I am admittedly easy to please, I have had no issues that haven't been worked out by now.
Why not? I'm DLing now. Gonna try tonight.
Its about darn time you cooked us a rom lol
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looks good!!!!
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1) disable OTA updates - I renamed the ota cert file, but it still gets the update...
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is there a systemupdater.apk file in /system/app? if so, remove that... ota updates gone
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looks good!!!!
is there a systemupdater.apk file in /system/app? if so, remove that... ota updates gone
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Ha! Funny. Such an obscurely named app. How could I have known?
It's there. I'll try that now. I have a couple of other minor changes anyway, so I'll do them all at once.
Thank you very much for the help!
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Its about darn time you cooked us a rom lol
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You know... This IS my second ROM. It's just the first one that works.
I just flashed SgtShultz again. Weren't you going to help with that?
gnarlyc said:
You know... This IS my second ROM. It's just the first one that works.
I just flashed SgtShultz again. Weren't you going to help with that?
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What the heck is that and what do you need help with?
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I just flashed this a while ago and so far i like this rom but i couldn't place a call, sync with google, there's no gallery, and none of my music would show up. I also just caught that there's no calendar app right before i was about to post this. Other than those problems, everything seems fast and smooth.
Update: just reflashed and phone is now working, music showing up, and google synced all my contacts.
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I just flashed this a while ago and so far i like this rom but i couldn't place a call, sync with google, there's no gallery, and none of my music would show up. I also just caught that there's no calendar app right before i was about to post this. Other than those problems, everything seems fast and smooth.
Update: just reflashed and phone is now working, music showing up, and google synced all my contacts.
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I'm glad it started working for you. As I said in the OP, I've had no issues. (Of course, I'm just one tester.) You are going to miss some things that you would have with a newer version of Android, but it should just work. And the battery life is really good.
Congrats on the release!
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Congrats on the release!
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Thank you and thanks for the help.
I've started grabbing the logcat while it boots to work out any possible issues. It's crazy stable already though. And I haven't put it on the charger since yesterday morning and still have %60+. That's by far the best battery life this thing has had in a long while.
Don't you miss the extra features of 2.0+ though? The amazing battery life you described sounds great but I feel like rolling back from 2.2 to 1.5 would be tough to deal with lol.
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Don't you miss the extra features of 2.0+ though? The amazing battery life you described sounds great but I feel like rolling back from 2.2 to 1.5 would be tough to deal with lol.
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Yeah, I know what you mean. I change ROMs at least every couple of weeks though. So, I'll have those features again soon enough. This is just another fun learning experience for me and a chance to put something out there that is different than any thing else. I like to be different. And shake things up a little. That's just how I roll. Wait until I really understand what I'm doing!
There might actually be a handful of people who really like this ROM and use it daily. Although I'm sure that it won't get the user base of some of the others, but so what...
<JOKE>
Maybe next I'll make a ROM that just has the phone/dialer app with all of this bluetooth, wifi, gps, market, data connection crap disabled. That would be awesome. I'll call it 'Startac'. </JOKE>
Here is a flashable version of the full HTC Eris stock ROM - v 2.41.605.6.
March2011_OTA_ReferenceROM_v1.zip ( 99,606,802 Bytes; MD5: 770786915545a16f564a42e344ce7bb6 )
( 02/15/2012 - Re-hosted download link - thanks to XDA user doogald for providing a home for this ROM )
This is what you would get if you took the HTC 2.1 Leak-V3 PB00IMG.zip (same thing as the "Official 2.1 RUU") ROM, and then upgraded it twice - first with the July 2010 OTA, and then after that with the March 2011 OTA. (Using this ROM flash basically saves you that trouble.)
The ROM itself is completely stock, but unlike the "Flashback21" series of ROMs, this flash does not restore a stock recovery, nor flash any radio firmware - you can use it just like any other ROM.
(It is not meant to used for preparing a phone for resale or return - use the FlashBack21 ROM for that).
AGAIN, please note that this ROM is completely stock - it is not even rooted.
Feel free to use it as the basis for other 2.1 Sense ROMs.
If you want to have a "pure HTC stock ROM", but with the benefits of overclocking and rooting, I suggest you flash the "engtools3.zip" and Conap's "CFSv9" kernel immediately after flashing this. This would get you "stock+root+overclocking" - kind of like the original "PlainJane" ROM, but patched up to the current (3/2011) HTC software release.
One other note. Out of curiosity, I decided to run some benchmarks on a GB ROM vs. this HTC ROM, but using the same kernel (CFSv9), and clocked at a fixed rate (setCPU min = max = 748Mhz). So, I performed the kernel replacement and then ran a couple benchmarks.
This allows a crude comparison of what the improvements in the underlying dalvik engine have been between the Eclair release and the Gingerbread release - it is sort of "apples to apples" because the same kernel, scheduler, applications, and clock rates are used.
The numbers here are not the absolute benchmark values, but rather their RATIO - GB:Eclair. (In the cases where the benchmark value is "lower = better", or elapsed time, the value is inverted so that in all cases, a number greater than 1.0 indicates an improvement in Gingerbread). I used JIT = on, and compcache off for the GB ROM.
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Ratio Benchmark
1.57 Quadrant Full
1.16 Elapsed Time (wall clock time) for Quadrant Full
1.10 setCPU "Long Bench"
0.96 setCPU "Native Bench" **
-.-- Linpack for Android - Skipped (not meaningful - too sensitive to JIT)
** This one should be very close to 1.0, as native code does not depend on the dalvik app engine.
In "real world" terms, Quadrant's raw score probably is not too meaningful - but notice that in elapsed time for the full benchmark, the GB ROM was consistently about 16% faster to completion. That measurement - wall clock time - is a "real world" metric. So, in addition to all the other goodness of Froyo/GB, you do seem to get a decent improvement - 10 to 15% - by switching to GB.
cheers,
bftb0
ah nice work man
Good work! I will definitely use this because I always keep falling back in love with stock HTC Sense xD
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nice! bftb0 always providing quality work/info for the Eris community! i was actually doing something similar! good to see you providing the Eris users even more choices!
thanks again!
Great work!!! This will definitely come in handy
Very nice!
This is great - thanks!
Thank you bftb0!
This saves a lot of time for all the base work on future updated versions of xtrROM and xtrSENSE! I really appreciate all you do for us in the Eris community.
Cheers
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I think that the superlatives being tossed around here are causing the eyes of the real devs in this forum to roll backwards in their heads. I hope not!
There's not much skill in putting a stock ROM together - just a bunch of checking to make sure you've got all the symlinks, file modes, and permissions set up correctly. Then, zip it up and sign it!
( I did load it onto my phone and check everything to make sure nothing had gone horrible wrong; I suppose that counts for something - but that's not mad skilz, either. )
bftb0
bftb0 said:
I think that the superlatives being tossed around here are causing the eyes of the real devs in this forum to roll backwards in their heads. I hope not!
There's not much skill in putting a stock ROM together - just a bunch of checking to make sure you've got all the symlinks, file modes, and permissions set up correctly. Then, zip it up and sign it!
( I did load it onto my phone and check everything to make sure nothing had gone horrible wrong; I suppose that counts for something - but that's not mad skilz, either. )
bftb0
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Oh stop being modest. You rock admit it.
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So what's different in this new ota?
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CPCookieMan said:
So what's different in this new ota?
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Looks like it is mostly bug fixes with some enhancements in the Exchange client, MMS capabilities, and several other things.
Here is what Verizon had to say about it.
I did a "file differences analysis" (see this XDA post) that showed that 101 (out of ~127) different pre-installed apps had (.apk) changes, and 20 different framework libraries (.jar) showed changes too. Whether they were major or minor, I don't really know - just that it was apparent that a lot of stuff got "touched". The "system" image in both releases have a little north of 810 files in them - about 260 of those got changed.
I only had the ROM running for a short period of time (to do testing); the one thing that I noticed is that on my home WiFi (uses WPA), the association process was instantaneous - that was sort of rare for me in the past.
Was the radio changed at all in this update?
endoki said:
Was the radio changed at all in this update?
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NO.
10char
semmtexx said:
Oh stop being modest. You rock admit it.
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Agree
bftb0 said:
I think that the superlatives being tossed around here are causing the eyes of the real devs in this forum to roll backwards in their heads. I hope not!
There's not much skill in putting a stock ROM together - just a bunch of checking to make sure you've got all the symlinks, file modes, and permissions set up correctly. Then, zip it up and sign it!
( I did load it onto my phone and check everything to make sure nothing had gone horrible wrong; I suppose that counts for something - but that's not mad skilz, either. )
bftb0
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semmtexx said:
Oh stop being modest. You rock admit it.
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zach.xtr said:
Agree
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bftb0, the amount you help EVERYONE, no matter what ROM they are running or trying to run, is extraordinary. You may feel that you're "just doing your thing", but you deserve the praise that you get.
bftb0 said:
I only had the ROM running for a short period of time (to do testing); the one thing that I noticed is that on my home WiFi (uses WPA), the association process was instantaneous - that was sort of rare for me in the past.
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I never had problem with WiFi and stock, but I do for sure with CM ROMs running CFS when I turn on WiFi from a widget. However, just to test, I flashed CFS v9 over this last night, turned off WiFi for a while, then turned it back on from the widget, and it also associated right away for me.
I have themed this ROM and am about 80% done with it. Thanks for this runs really well on the stock kernal. I am just wondering how popular 2.1 is now with Froyo and GB out. If there was a base of people that like sense eclair I would consider releasing it once it was finished.
jonathanphx1 said:
I have themed this ROM and am about 80% done with it. Thanks for this runs really well on the stock kernal. I am just wondering how popular 2.1 is now with Froyo and GB out. If there was a base of people that like sense eclair I would consider releasing it once it was finished.
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I would love a theme with a blue battery and themed dialer! Would it be similar to the "Sensibility for Sense 2.2" theme you were working on?
No offense to anyone, but I would likely only even try the March OTA in the form of an updated ROM from zach.xtr, or if I modified it myself.
Nothing against you, it's just that whenever I want to go back to near stock, xtr's ROMs are just too well established for me to experiment with anything else.
**UPDATE 4/20/11**
Thread started for new release here ----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1043750
MODS, Please close this thread. All future support will take place on new thread
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I present BoltOfPhotons Hybrid ROM (de-Sense'd with some Vanilla apps)
[SIZE="3"]Stock 1.12.605.9 RUU Base
Rooted (Patched version)[/SIZE]
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Removed Apps:
HTC Widgets
Rosie
Blockbuster
CityID
HtcCarPanel
HtcFootprints
HtcMIM
HtcMusic
WorldClock
Metal
Slate
Wood
SkinPicker
VZMarket
VCast
VzNav
VVM
VZW_BitBop
VZW_Golf
VZW_Rhapsody
VZW_Rockband
Slacker
Uncapped Data (using yojoe600's method: [url]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=891047[/url])*[/COLOR]
[COLOR="DarkRed"]* It's been pointed out that the uncap hack is not necessary and may even cause problems for some users. I re-uploaded the ROM without the uncap hack. Download link is below.[/COLOR]
[COLOR="SeaGreen"]Added:
Google DeskClock
Google CarHome
Google Music v3.0.336
GB Keyboard (Thanks incubus26jc/Myn)
GB Launcher (Thanks Paul @ MoDaCo)
Google Email**
Motorola Connected Music
SU/Busybox (working version)
sysrw/sysro Scripts for easy remounting /system
DroidDream protected! (via /system/bin/profile method)[/COLOR]
[COLOR="SeaGreen"]** Both HTC and Google email apps are included if you want to use this Google app for Exchange, skip the Exchange part of the initial Setup Wizard and then add your exchange account via Menu -> Accounts and Sync -> Corporate[/COLOR]
ROM is fully Deodexed and Zipaligned.
During Flash, three folders will be copied to your SDCARD.
1) Media (contains a few of my fav sounds)
2) lp_icons (contains my custom LP icons)
3) Wallpapers (contains my "Brushed Aluminium" set)
Many thanks to the Devs listed above for the bits I've used. And also many thanks to all you Devs out there working hard to make this phone better than ever!
known issues:
Menu -> Settings -> Personalize does nothing (Rosie is removed)
Menu -> Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> Mobile Networks FC (due to uncap hack) ^^^No Longer Applies^^^
Let me know if you find any others!
Without further adieu:
[URL="http://www.multiupload.com/QX1FYAF4J6"][COLOR="RoyalBlue"][SIZE="4"]Download BoltOfPhotons_Hybrid_v1 [/SIZE][/COLOR](with uncap data hack removed)[/URL]
Flash via CWR like any other ROM (DON'T FORGET to BACKUP and WIPE FIRST!)
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MOD-Pack:
[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][SIZE="4"][URL="http://www.multiupload.com/0DD03S0U74"]http://www.multiupload.com/0DD03S0U74[/URL][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[SIZE="2"]This is just a combination of two MODs already released. See threads below for details.
Reboot Options: [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1023960"]http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1023960[/URL]
Notification Power Control: [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1024220"]http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1024220[/URL][/SIZE]
I take no credit other than packaging the two together as one.
:D
Full Flickr Set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/sets/72157626358314453
Nice!!! I am about to download this and try it out
photonmedia said:
Uncapped Data (using yojoe600's method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...95&postcount=1)
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What is this? The link didn't work.
sdorn77 said:
What is this? The link didn't work.
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Hmm. I guess that post had been moved since. It was a link to the instructions I used to modify the classes.dex to remove the data throttling.
updated link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=891047
(updated in OP as well)
Still using htc messenger? Or CM?
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Looks great... I'm excited to give this a whirl... And its great to see your addition to the growing development for this device
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ajftl said:
Still using htc messenger? Or CM?
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It has the vanilla Email app, but still uses the stock HTC Messages app (that is the one I prefer) ;-)
Please give me any feedback (positive or negative) and feel free to provide mirrors is you have space
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Hmm. I guess that post had been moved since. It was a link to the instructions I used to modify the classes.dex to remove the data throttling.
updated link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=891047
(updated in OP as well)
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Thanks. Is that mod applicable to the T-Bolt? Is there a cap on our data, or is this just related to 3G data? The only cap I heard of was the April Fool's prank jcase put together that added a rick roll boot animation.
This is much older issue we had over on incredible. The throttle files were on the Thunderbolt RUU so I removed them just in case. Unfortunately I am in a non-4g area so I'm stuck using 3g for now.
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Uncapped Data (using yojoe600's method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=891047)
DroidDream protected! (via /system/bin/profile method)
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(You asked for feedback, negative or positive, else I wouldn't of left a comment. So please don't take this negatively.)
Droiddream does not affect our devices, we are not vulnerable to exploid nor ratc (This comment is coming from the originator of the protection trick, me.)
That "uncap hack" is complete nonsense, you are removing classes that ensure network integrity. "Uncapping" them does little (most likely nothing) to boot speed, but can seriously screw up the quality of the user's connection.
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(You asked for feedback, negative or positive, else I wouldn't of left a comment. So please don't take this negatively.)
Droiddream does not affect our devices, we are not vulnerable to exploid nor ratc (This comment is coming from the originator of the protection trick, me.)
That "uncap hack" is complete nonsense, you are removing classes that ensure network integrity. "Uncapping" them does little (most likely nothing) to boot speed, but can seriously screw up the quality of the user's connection.
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Thanks for the comment. I was under the impression that all non-Gingerbread builds of Android were vulnerable. I figured it was better to be safe than sorry.
As for the uncap hack, if that is the case then I will not include that "fix" in my future releases. I personally have not experienced any issues with that patch on my Incredible or Thunderbolt, but if it is not necessary, why bother.
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Thanks for the comment. I was under the impression that all non-Gingerbread builds of Android were vulnerable. I figured it was better to be safe than sorry.
As for the uncap hack, if that is the case then I will not include that "fix" in my future releases.
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Also, while .9 might help with some minor (not signal) related networking issues, .6 is a more stable base for some other things like GPS.
I went with v9 dues to the reports of better battery life, and I have to say it's been great so far. * hours into my day with light-moderate usage and I still have 72%. This is with the stock kernel. I could have never done that before...
Op I would like to try the rom, but can you remove the data hack and add it as a extra addon. This way is up to the user to apply and deal with any problems in the future. Thanks.
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Well... I'm sure the dev will straighten this out so we can start flashing away...
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Is this AOSP or sense?
Its de-sensed with sum asop apps but sum sense apps also...hence "hybrid"
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Op I would like to try the rom, but can you remove the data hack and add it as a extra addon. This way is up to the user to apply and deal with any problems in the future. Thanks.
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Same, I want to try it but not with the data hack.
If you are like me, and the biggest joy you get from owning an Android phone is theming your phone until it is totally badass and unmistakably yours, then you are going to want to wait on the Note 4.
I got mine the other day, rooted, and began tearing into apks. Here's what I images I found in the drawables:
1) a whole bunch of .astc images (ARM)
2) A lot of .qmg files (Samsung)
3) a few .9's you can work with
4) 0 png images.
You can do limited themes on them. But nothing great. Until someone figures out how to extract/compile these new formats, the only way to do full themes is to port apks from other devices. I am disappointed in what can be accomplished with them so far. I may end up trading for an S5 or Note 3.
qmg's arent new, they are older than android itself.
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If you are like me, and the biggest joy you get from owning an Android phone is theming your phone until it is totally badass and unmistakably yours, then you are going to want to wait on the Note 4.
I got mine the other day, rooted, and began tearing into apks. Here's what I images I found in the drawables:
1) a whole bunch of .astc images (ARM)
2) A lot of .qmg files (Samsung)
3) a few .9's you can work with
4) 0 png images.
You can do limited themes on them. But nothing great. Until someone figures out how to extract/compile these new formats, the only way to do full themes is to port apks from other devices. I am disappointed in what can be accomplished with them so far. I may end up trading for an S5 or Note 3.
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If you ever wanna trade for an s5 hit me up. I would love to have the note4. I would throw u some cash in the trade.
kevinoliva113 said:
If you are like me, and the biggest joy you get from owning an Android phone is theming your phone until it is totally badass and unmistakably yours, then you are going to want to wait on the Note 4.
I got mine the other day, rooted, and began tearing into apks. Here's what I images I found in the drawables:
1) a whole bunch of .astc images (ARM)
2) A lot of .qmg files (Samsung)
3) a few .9's you can work with
4) 0 png images.
You can do limited themes on them. But nothing great. Until someone figures out how to extract/compile these new formats, the only way to do full themes is to port apks from other devices. I am disappointed in what can be accomplished with them so far. I may end up trading for an S5 or Note 3.
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It's alot of work, but you csn certainly cover all this pkm or other files, to PNGs or jpegs, by deleting the original files, and swapping it out with the image you want. Yes, it's alot of work but once you got a base, its an easy port for newer versions and such
No need to down grade your device, cause all Samsung devices are seeing this transfer in newer files in all apks, cause Samsung is trying to cut down the file sizes. So no matter which way you go, you'll run into this issue! No fun for sure!
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If you ever wanna trade for an s5 hit me up. I would love to have the note4. I would throw u some cash in the trade.
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It's a company phone.. I would have to trade with another employee.
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reverepats said:
It's alot of work, but you csn certainly cover all this pkm or other files, to PNGs or jpegs, by deleting the original files, and swapping it out with the image you want. Yes, it's alot of work but once you got a base, its an easy port for newer versions and such
No need to down grade your device, cause all Samsung devices are seeing this transfer in newer files in all apks, cause Samsung is trying to cut down the file sizes. So no matter which way you go, you'll run into this issue! No fun for sure!
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I am going to try swapping out with pngs. I tried one, but it was too try to get an image on my dialer. I haven't tried for any stock images yet.
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reverepats said:
It's alot of work, but you csn certainly cover all this pkm or other files, to PNGs or jpegs, by deleting the original files, and swapping it out with the image you want. Yes, it's alot of work but once you got a base, its an easy port for newer versions and such
No need to down grade your device, cause all Samsung devices are seeing this transfer in newer files in all apks, cause Samsung is trying to cut down the file sizes. So no matter which way you go, you'll run into this issue! No fun for sure!
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Just wanted to jump in and say I'm called to see you here on the Note 4 reverepats! Big fan of your work and themes on the S4! Sounds like it's going to be a bit rougher this time around but I can't wait to see what you come up with!
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kevinoliva113 said:
It's a company phone.. I would have to trade with another employee.
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Understandable was just thriwing it out there. Good luck.
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It's alot of work, but you csn certainly cover all this pkm or other files, to PNGs or jpegs, by deleting the original files, and swapping it out with the image you want. Yes, it's alot of work but once you got a base, its an easy port for newer versions and such
No need to down grade your device, cause all Samsung devices are seeing this transfer in newer files in all apks, cause Samsung is trying to cut down the file sizes. So no matter which way you go, you'll run into this issue! No fun for sure!
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I am sticking with it. It is coming slowly but surly. It is hard to determine some of the image files that need to be replaced, because I can't view them. So a little guess work involved
Hey kevin, how did u rip the apk apart?
kevinrocksman said:
Hey kevin, how did u rip the apk apart?
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I use apktool. If you need the tools, and want to pick some tips and tricks, @Bubbajoe40356 has a great tutorial here.
kevinoliva113 said:
If you are like me, and the biggest joy you get from owning an Android phone is theming your phone until it is totally badass and unmistakably yours, then you are going to want to wait on the Note 4.
I got mine the other day, rooted, and began tearing into apks. Here's what I images I found in the drawables:
1) a whole bunch of .astc images (ARM)
2) A lot of .qmg files (Samsung)
3) a few .9's you can work with
4) 0 png images.
You can do limited themes on them. But nothing great. Until someone figures out how to extract/compile these new formats, the only way to do full themes is to port apks from other devices. I am disappointed in what can be accomplished with them so far. I may end up trading for an S5 or Note 3.
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I use apktool. If you need the tools, and want to pick some tips and tricks, @Bubbajoe40356 has a great tutorial here.
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Thanks, could u tell me if there is a "SamsungCamera.apk" or a "SecCamera.apk" under system/app or anything like that.
kevinrocksman said:
Thanks, could u tell me if there is a "SamsungCamera.apk" or a "SecCamera.apk" under system/app or anything like that.
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Just looked. It's system/app /SamsungCamera3.apk
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kevinoliva113 said:
Just looked. It's system/app /SamsungCamera3.apk
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lmao wow samsung.. so original im sending u a pm
Good to see some people are making headway on the Note4. @kevinolivia113 do you have a Gmail for hangouts? PM if you're down
how did u edit the images? I was able to convert the qmgs to pngs but cant figure out what to do next
kevinrocksman said:
how did u edit the images? I was able to convert the qmgs to pngs but cant figure out what to do next
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Just put them back as png images. It will compile and run with pngs. They don't need to be .qmg or .astc. you can also replace the chrome images with pngs.
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kevinoliva113 said:
Just put them back as png images. It will compile and run with pngs. They don't need to be .qmg or .astc. you can also replace the chrome images with pngs.
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when i recompile there arnt any images in the spots where there is supposed to be, the app opens but no images..
kevinoliva113 said:
Just put them back as png images. It will compile and run with pngs. They don't need to be .qmg or .astc. you can also replace the chrome images with pngs.
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here is a snapshot of before compiling, the file structure is completely different after compiling and the camera doesnt want to start
(check attachment)
Also I noticed the size of the files expand quite a bit
this is my problem now, as a test i took 6 of the images i converted to png (video button) and this is what it does now, it deletes it and and wont let me chick that area to activate the option (video)
Is there a way for me to install the stock apps on a custom rom?
Android_noob17 said:
Is there a way for me to install the stock apps on a custom rom?
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Unfortunately, no. The most useful Moto apps only work w/stock Moto ROMs. Which work great BTW - especially when enhanced with Magisk mods and/or Xposed Framework. The only downside is dealing with OTA updates and the lack of robust theming support.
Davey126 said:
Unfortunately, no. The most useful Moto apps only work w/stock Moto ROMs. Which work great BTW - especially when enhanced with Magisk mods and/or Xposed Framework. The only downside is dealing with OTA updates and the lack of robust theming support.
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Yeah that is unfortunate. The only things I don't like about the stock rom is the bloat, and like you said, lack of theme support.
Android_noob17 said:
Yeah that is unfortunate. The only things I don't like about the stock rom is the bloat, and like you said, lack of theme support.
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Bloat is almost certainly carrier related and removable with root. I have the XT1768 (unlocked/carrierless) variant and found very little in the way of 'bloat'.
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Bloat is almost certainly carrier related and removable with root. I have the XT1768 (unlocked/carrierless) variant and found very little in the way of 'bloat'.
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I have the XT1766 (boost) and there's a decent amount of bloat on it.
Android_noob17 said:
I have the XT1766 (boost) and there's a decent amount of bloat on it.
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Most carrier builds do. But unlike the unrootable/unlockable Verizon XT1767 you can easily cleanse your device yielding a close AOSP experience that is fully functional. A quick read through most of the custom ROM threads will yield various issues that range from minor annoyances (most) to significant gaps.
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I have the XT1766 (boost) and there's a decent amount of bloat on it.
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So get rid of it. Much of lies in the oem partition. But only edit oem while booted into twrp or the phone will freeze. Start by adding a ~ to the end of a file or APK you want to get rid of to test stability. If no ill effects, then delete it (or move somewhere for safe keeping). Anything can be brought back with the stock firmware package though.
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So get rid of it. Much of lies in the oem partition. But only edit oem while booted into twrp or the phone will freeze. Start by adding a ~ to the end of a file or APK you want to get rid of to test stability. If no ill effects, then delete it (or move somewhere for safe keeping). Anything can be brought back with the stock firmware package though.
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...or just disable/freeze unwanted items and mitigate most of the risk of renaming/removing. Especially if it lives in the system/oem partition which is largely inaccessible/unusable in day-to-day operations. Yes - one can move stuff around and marginally increase space in the somewhat cramped user/data partition. Not worth the headache IMHO unless you are very comfortable with the procedures.
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So get rid of it. Much of lies in the oem partition. But only edit oem while booted into twrp or the phone will freeze. Start by adding a ~ to the end of a file or APK you want to get rid of to test stability. If no ill effects, then delete it (or move somewhere for safe keeping). Anything can be brought back with the stock firmware package though.
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Davey126 said:
...or just disable/freeze unwanted items and mitigate most of the risk of renaming/removing. Especially if it lives in the system/oem partition which is largely inaccessible/unusable in day-to-day operations. Yes - one can move stuff around and marginally increase space in the somewhat cramped user/data partition. Not worth the headache IMHO unless you are very comfortable with the procedures.
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Yeah I'll just disable them. Are there any major incentives to go back to the stock rom, especially now that the LTE is pretty much fixed for custom roms?
Android_noob17 said:
Yeah I'll just disable them. Are there any major incentives to go back to the stock rom, especially now that the LTE is pretty much fixed for custom roms?
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Not so sure about LTE being "fixed". As for incentives:
- if the ROM you are using now works stick with it; if it ain't broke don't f#%k with it
- already addressed arguments for stock (here); I like stuff that works and minimizes upfront work; my goal is to USE my device, not MANAGE it
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Not so sure about LTE being "fixed". As for incentives:
- if the ROM you are using now works stick with it; if it ain't broke don't f#%k with it
- already addressed arguments for stock (here); I like stuff that works and minimizes upfront work; my goal is to USE my device, not MANAGE it
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Hmmm yeah you're right, I'll just stick with what I have.
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Not so sure about LTE being "fixed". my goal is to USE my device, not MANAGE it
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Well said