tested on JACxHEROSki2.2 A.B.RMX & Drizzy's last HERO rom. Maxisma1.6.1
If your on HERO rom but hate the ARC lockscreen here's how to change it.
get the attached file, unzip *.apk and extract it to the root of your sdcard, then perfrom the following:
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk
adb shell cp /sdcard/com.htc.resources.apk /system/framework/
adb shell reboot
or console
mount /system/
rm /system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk
cp /sdcard/com.htc.resources.apk /system/framework/
reboot
UPLOAD KEEPS TIMING OUT CHECK BACK LATER - IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO HOST THE FILE PLEASE LET ME KNOW...if you want the file please send me a PM
this should be the same for the hero build you are on, but since the last hero build i downloaded was new vision revision 2 for a friends phone, i don't have a more current hero. with that said
it was in data/app_s/HtcLockScreen.apk/res in that folder there are 4 drawables. each of them contains parts to it. i would imagine you could just drop that .apk into another hero rom, sign it, and flash it.
though i would definitely make a nandroid first
david1171 said:
this should be the same for the hero build you are on, but since the last hero build i downloaded was new vision revision 2 for a friends phone, i don't have a more current hero. with that said
it was in data/app_s/HtcLockScreen.apk/res in that folder there are 4 drawables. each of them contains parts to it. i would imagine you could just drop that .apk into another hero rom, sign it, and flash it.
though i would definitely make a nandroid first
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thanks, what i actually ended up doing since both lockscreen.apk were the same i figured the "difference" i wanted laid somewhere else so through trial and error i figured it out.
it was the .com.htc.resources.apk from drizzy's rom that made the difference from an ARC lockscreen to a FULL lockcreen.
adb shell rm /system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk
adb shell cp /sdcard/com.htc.resources.apk /system/framework/
adb shell reboot
i should post a [how to] lol
UPDATED OP MADE MY FIRST HOW TO WOOT WOOT!!
wrong thread.
screenshots of this please?
johnnylicious said:
screenshots of this please?
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a bit pointless to show screenshots of something that is not there. the lockscreen just shows the info that is normally on the arc, but no arc (the png files have been replaced with transparent versions)
Big thanks to the OP. I was doing this myself but didn't know enough adb to get my revised graphics back on to the phone.
Baldyman1966 said:
a bit pointless to show screenshots of something that is not there. the lockscreen just shows the info that is normally on the arc, but no arc (the png files have been replaced with transparent versions)
Big thanks to the OP. I was doing this myself but didn't know enough adb to get my revised graphics back on to the phone.
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AGREED, this just removes the arc from your lockscreen and shows the complete image - leaving just date and time.
I'll post a screenshot later, I guess.
haha oooh i got cha i didnt undestand exactly what you changed or modifited to the lockscreen =D
i have the transparent lockscreen also on mine hero rom
thanks!
console commands
So i unziped it to my sd card, but I can't remember if i put it in the root of my sdcard or if its in /sdcard/downloads, but I don't know the console command to list the directories or files in that folder, i know on ADB/terminal emulator its 'ls'
NVM i figured it out, had to also type mount /sdcard because it kept saying no such file, but mount /sdcard did the trick
Has anyone got this to work on 1.7r2?
djunio said:
Has anyone got this to work on 1.7r2?
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nope feel free to try it out.. just make a nandroid backup first using the recovery console if you have CM's new recovery image. if it doesnt work you can always just do a restore..
post back results
cest hero 2
My results on "cest hero 2" were well..take a look.
Kidd_Hanma said:
nope feel free to try it out.. just make a nandroid backup first using the recovery console if you have CM's new recovery image. if it doesnt work you can always just do a restore..
post back results
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I did it seems like it worked but it gets stuck on the htc screen, I also tried to modify the file in 1.7r2 and that put me in a bootloop
does anyone know what hero built this resourse.apk is from?
im gonna test the resourse apk from drizzys elite and champion rom.
ill post back with results.
just tried it. none works. idk how to edit so im not gonna attempt to do it.
Follow up
djunio said:
I did it seems like it worked but it gets stuck on the htc screen, I also tried to modify the file in 1.7r2 and that put me in a bootloop
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dont modify the file in the actual rom - you'll get stuck in a boot loop due to the rom needing to be resigned.
1.7 uses a new hero dump so it may not work.. My phone fell in Kool-Aid so im useless for the time being lol
johnowa636 said:
My results on "cest hero 2" were well..take a look.
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looks okay but i notice the "AM" is off the actual time display
hiroots said:
does anyone know what hero built this resourse.apk is from?
im gonna test the resourse apk from drizzys elite and champion rom.
ill post back with results.
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you may have done something wrong as this works with drizzys elite 100%
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=538942&highlight=skinning+hero+app
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can someone port the lockscreen from this thread to the new 2.8xxx builds???
the com.htc.resources.apk has some extra images added into this build which is causing the crash when u load in the old one
ok how do i reverse this i use twisteds hero i want the arc back
bigballa said:
can someone port the lockscreen from this thread to the new 2.8xxx builds???
the com.htc.resources.apk has some extra images added into this build which is causing the crash when u load in the old one
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i have already done this - send me a pm and ill get you set up- im running it on jachero 1.8
Related
is it possible for me to replace my camera wit the htc camera app that is on the hero rom, and if so where can i get it??
not sure if possible, but it's easy to find out.
all you have to do is download the hero rom and extract the files. go into the system folder and look inside of the app folders and look for HTCCamera.apk OR Camera.apk.
take it and push it to your phone and reboot, it should work or not work you can test. it wont harm your phone. make sure you backup your current camera app first so you can revert if the hero camera dont work. Make a note of what file name your current camera is, and rename the hero camera to be the same thing. then push it.
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not sure if possible, but it's easy to find out.
all you have to do is download the hero rom and extract the files. go into the system folder and look inside of the app folders and look for HTCCamera.apk OR Camera.apk.
take it and push it to your phone and reboot, it should work or not work you can test. it wont harm your phone. make sure you backup your current camera app first so you can revert if the hero camera dont work. Make a note of what file name your current camera is, and rename the hero camera to be the same thing. then push it.
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you dont think i can jus install it as a normal app?? and if not, how do i "push it to my phone"??
gamefan231 said:
you dont think i can jus install it as a normal app?? and if not, how do i "push it to my phone"??
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this is the exact steps you need to take.. first you need adb installed
adb remount
adb pull /system/app/Camera.apk
adb install directoryoffile/HTCCamera.apk
adb install directoryoffile/HTCAlbum.apk
adb shell remount
if it doesnt work or you get a FAILURE when pushing either one of these .apk files just push back your old Camera.apk
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this is the exact steps you need to take.. first you need adb installed
adb remount
adb pull /system/app/Camera.apk
adb install directoryoffile/HTCCamera.apk
adb install directoryoffile/HTCAlbum.apk
adb shell remount
if it doesnt work or you get a FAILURE when pushing either one of these .apk files just push back your old Camera.apk
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where can i find "adb" and how do i install it?
gamefan231 said:
where can i find "adb" and how do i install it?
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ay yi yi... look here... it will tell you exactly how to get ADB up and running... once you do, you will wonder how you ever lived without it...
ADB, Fastboot, Nandroid for n00bs
also, this write up is for the 1.5r2 SDK, the setup for 1.5r3, which is the newest one is exactly the same
IF YOU HAVE THE SDK INSTALLED, THEN YOU ALRREADY HAVE ADB. needed that in caps so you dont go installing stuff u might not need.
if you are on windows, hit start > run. then type CMD, then the dos box will pop up. here you can enter in the commands that palosjr gave earlier.
i was following the directions on the thread posted but when i tried to put the sdk folder in my c/ drive it told me i didnt have enuff space...would it be possible for someone to put the htccamera app into a theme for me?
I tried it but it resulted in following error:
Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION]
For either one (HTCCamera and HTCAlbum)
ya nm good luck im going to see how it turns out i would love to have HTC camera and Album seems nice.
abraxas_son said:
I tried it but it resulted in following error:
Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION]
For either one (HTCCamera and HTCAlbum)
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probably needing some other framework from hero to make this work... i will do some searching for you and see if i cant get it to work. if you guys want the HTC camera, why dont yall just flash jacheroski1.8 or 2.0? both are solid, and in case you didnt hear, all the SMS issues are fixed.
I have ran those roms and ya they are solid but i like to stick with cyanogen roms. Im only really after the ablum app with multi touch. Now that BFS has hit the scene I'm tempted to give a hero rom a look see but i want to see what cyanogen will do next lol.
I looked around in two hero roms and found in the lib folder two *.so files for the camera and one for album. Those are the only files that are named after the apps. On a side note, do the camera and ablum app rely on one another? The reason i ask is the thread was started about the camera app and then it is recommended to push both by adb. Getting album to work is what caught my eye to begin with all though htc camera app would be nice.
Any progress on this front? I tried a couple Hero roms and really liked the camera and gallery. I can't stay on Hero because it doesn't work right with Google Voice dial-thru. Is there a way to get them ported into Cyanogen 4.1.11.1?
Install_failed_already_exists
Interesting... trying to adb install HTCCamera.apk (taken from the Sprint Hero dump) into Cyanogen 4.1.11.1 fails with the message [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]
Doing the same for HTCAlbum.apk gives the message [INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY]
Hey themers and modders,
I saw somewhere there was a transparent HTC_IME in a theme.
thing is, I dont remember what theme it is.
So my request it for someone to make the HTC_IME from here
thanks in advance.
agreed... that would be nice. i'm actually working on getting it now, if i do i'll post it here
WOuld be nice to se a screenshot of what you are talking about.
Wicked,
Nice, keep us posted here if you make any progress.
goa200 said:
WOuld be nice to se a screenshot of what you are talking about.
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Would love to post it. but I can't find the original theme that had the IME. I can't remember the name. and I can't remember if its in here or the Dream Theme forum.
edit : found the original thread with the transparent HTC_IME
link
its the 8th picture in the first post.
thing is, i am not sure if its based on the original HTC_IME (that requires htc framework files) or the one modified to run on its own (like the one i linked to in my OP).
I have this one, its stock with 50% opacity added to the background. If you need it completely transparent I can do that for you just let me know.
http://alldroid.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=167&p=911#p911
i got a 100% transp. background HTC_ime.apk
100% transp HTC_ime
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=H5K3B26T
goa200 said:
100% transp HTC_ime
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=H5K3B26T
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Is this the HTC based one or the stand alone modified version?
Beast84 said:
Is this the HTC based one or the stand alone modified version?
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the one i pushed to Amon_ra's donut rom 1.6.2 so should be the standalone i take it
Tbh i think i extracted it from amon_ra's rom then just simply edited it
goa200 said:
the one i pushed to Amon_ra's donut rom 1.6.2 so should be the standalone i take it
Tbh i think i extracted it from amon_ra's rom then just simply edited it
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Sweet gonna try it out now, thanks!
i cant get it to install. i keep getting "application cannot be installed" error.
anyone can enlighten me?
str4vag said:
i cant get it to install. i keep getting "application cannot be installed" error.
anyone can enlighten me?
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Code:
adb pull /system/app/HTC_IME.apk c:\
adb remount
adb push HTC_IME.apk /system/app/HTC_IME.apk
adb shell reboot
edit: be warned that i forgot to change the landscape background since the rotatation doesnt work for me i didnt bother editing that file. if need be i can do it easily, just lemme know.
The one I posted will install like any ol apk
goa200 said:
Code:
adb pull /system/app/HTC_IME.apk c:\
adb remount
adb push HTC_IME.apk /system/app/HTC_IME.apk
adb shell reboot
edit: be warned that i forgot to change the landscape background since the rotatation doesnt work for me i didnt bother editing that file. if need be i can do it easily, just lemme know.
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tried that. ADB cannot find HTC_IME.apk in /system/app/ i dont even see touch input/htc_ime in my apps list in settings.
brandenk said:
The one I posted will install like any ol apk
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if you can make its 100% it will be awesome. i will try and use yours.
Here you go: http://www.4shared.com/file/141156029/8c9e6832/HTC_IME-kspec-clear.html
brandenk said:
Here you go: http://www.4shared.com/file/141156029/8c9e6832/HTC_IME-kspec-clear.html
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awesome stuff. thanks man.
brandenk said:
The one I posted will install like any ol apk
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still get the this application cannot be installed on this phone error
danfozzy said:
still get the this application cannot be installed on this phone error
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Same for me...
danfozzy said:
still get the this application cannot be installed on this phone error
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- download astro file manager from the market
- put a copy of htc_ime.apk on your sd card
- select this file in astro, then select app manager
- press the 'uninstall' button
- select the htc_ime.apk file again
- this time, install it
this will remove the existing version which is causing the conflict and let you reinstall the new themed version.
for CM 4.2.3.1 just push the apk to /system/app/ using adb. reboot and you're done
Here's my first attempt at a boot image for the G1. It is sad, but true, that haters will, given the opportunity, hate.
As with so many other boot animations, this is not flashable. You have to push it via adb to /system/media.
Code:
adb remount
adb push C:\(location)\bootanimation.zip /system/media/bootanimation.zip
Enjoy, and do not let the haters break your stride.
Note, for the resized Evo boot you need the new Evo .zip (hurf durf), and the new adb command would be:
Code:
adb push C:\(location)\bootanimation-evo.zip /system/media/bootanimation.zip
If anyone has an Evo and this process is blindingly stupidly wrong, or if you flash it and it doesn't work, please tell me. I am poor and still live in the land of Dream. If you feel like buying me an Evo I will make you bootanims from here until the end of time, but until that happens I'm relying on other people for guineapigging it.
Also, if anyone that has permissions to do so felt like popping a .gif up, that would be lovely.
THANKS!
is it animated?
jewishjawsh said:
is it animated?
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yup
10char...
Anyway we can get the resolution upped to the EVO screen res?
Here it is animated. I used the Boot Animation app in my signature
camalot said:
Here it is animated. I used the Boot Animation app in my signature
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I lol'd so hard! Nice boot!!
lmao I think I just found my new bootscreen! keep em coming!
wOooow! i love this!
AHrubik said:
Anyway we can get the resolution upped to the EVO screen res?
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+1 please.
Why would haters wanna hate on fatboy?
Nice work though
Freaking awesome!
Nice work!
I tried putting this into the system/media directory using Root Explorer and it is telling me there isn't enough diskspace for it. Any ideas on how to accomplish this without adb?
exSD said:
I tried putting this into the system/media directory using Root Explorer and it is telling me there isn't enough diskspace for it. Any ideas on how to accomplish this without adb?
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I literally had never tried adb before until maybe 5 minutes ago and I've already pushed the boot animation, so I'd give it a shot! (unless there's another reason you don't want to use adb?)
Download for the sdk: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
I found this video on youtube (it's for mac users, but there are a ton for windows users too) and just followed what the guy said and was done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79F7hZkui6U
APJG said:
I literally had never tried adb before until maybe 5 minutes ago and I've already pushed the boot animation, so I'd give it a shot! (unless there's another reason you don't want to use adb?)
Download for the sdk: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
I found this video on youtube (it's for mac users, but there are a ton for windows users too) and just followed what the guy said and was done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79F7hZkui6U
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On CM based roms and some others, you copy it to /data/local/bootanimation.zip and you dont have to erase the default bootanimation.
APJG said:
I literally had never tried adb before until maybe 5 minutes ago and I've already pushed the boot animation, so I'd give it a shot! (unless there's another reason you don't want to use adb?)
Download for the sdk: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
I found this video on youtube (it's for mac users, but there are a ton for windows users too) and just followed what the guy said and was done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79F7hZkui6U
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I'm at work
camalot said:
On CM based roms and some others, you copy it to /data/local/bootanimation.zip and you dont have to erase the default bootanimation.
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Thanks bruvva.
Just installed the sdk at work just for this. Thanks for this, great work. Would it be possible to make it sized to fit the Evo?
I thought is was full screen... But it's so small that I can not even show it to my friends...
Flashed it on HTC Desire!
Very nice boot btw...
Nice anim
Tried to change it and got the following:
D:\!Android\!BOOT_SCREEN>adb push d:\!Android\!BOOT_SCREEN\bootanimation.zip /system/media/bootanimation.zip
failed to copy 'd:\!Android\!BOOT_SCREEN\bootanimation.zip' to '/system/media/bootanimation.zip': Out of memory
Got 2.2 Froyo on HTC Desire with A2SD...
Any idea what the problem might be?
+1 for making it Evo friendly!
Anyone?
Matt H said:
+1 for making it Evo friendly!
Anyone?
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i did one a while back. Here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=710955
is it possible to change the resolution of htc legend..........i tried lcd density but no use ...i am using azure cyanogen mod 6.....
i tried to edit the build pro..but no use
some one help me.......
Change Your Screen Resolution on HTC Evo 4g
I have successfully done this now. Remember that we don't have root in the same way that the EVO 4G does.
So:
Using any file manager that can read the / partition of your phone find and copy "/system/build.prop" onto your SD card.
Now copy the file to your desktop, and take a backup of that file too.
Open notepad and make sure word wrap is on, then open build.prop in notepad
Edit the required value (I chose 120), save and copy the file to your ADB/tools directory
Reboot your phone into clockworkMOD recovery, and connect your phone to the PC. Also go into the partitions menu of ClockworkMOD and click "mount system"
Open up ADB, and run "adb devices" to make sure the phone is connected and everything is working
Run these commands in this order:
adb push build.prop /sdcard/build.prop
adb shell
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/system /system
cp /sdcard/build.prop /system/build.prop
Then reboot your phone.
Let me know if this helps
Also, for other readers:
Make sure you read the post that is linked to in the above post, otherwise my instructions might not make sense... I might edit it later when I have time
@TheGrammarFreak
What is the resoultion of your screen now?
qzem said:
@TheGrammarFreak
What is the resoultion of your screen now?
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I dunno how I'd work it out, sorry.
Ah...
I think I've found the first of many flaws with this, and it was mentioned in the EVO 4G post. Some apps ignore this and use the old resolution, and thus don't fill the screen (see attachment)
As you can the the status bar goes a lot wider than the app. The status bar is the full width of the screen.
Other problems arise too, a reinstall of the app doesn't help, and some apps just end up completely screwed...
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@TheGrammarFreak
What is the resoultion of your screen now?
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The resolution is the same - HVGA (pixels are hardware). You only change the dpi value which means that more things will fit to your screen but it will appear coarser than before.
grandioso said:
The resolution is the same - HVGA (pixels are hardware). You only change the dpi value which means that more things will fit to your screen but it will appear coarser than before.
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Cool, thanks grandioso
On a slightly different note I've found that changing the value to 130, and using the 5 icon rows feature of launcher pro, is quite nice.
grandioso said:
The resolution is the same - HVGA (pixels are hardware). You only change the dpi value which means that more things will fit to your screen but it will appear coarser than before.
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Thanks for clearing that .
There are some problems, but if you want to try it out, you can flash the update.zip I've just made.
160lcd.zip takes you back to default and 120lcd.zip makes your screen resolution higher.
@Briix
Can you make update for 130, like TheGrammarFreak suggested
I'd make one but I'm currently struggling to sign my .zip
EDIT:
Done it, just testing then I'll upload. I also notice that ROM Manager is one of the apps that ends up being screwed by this mod...
EDIT 2:
Wow, lots of edits. Anyhoo, 130lcd right here:
really nice
TheGrammarFreak said:
I have successfully done this now. Remember that we don't have root in the same way that the EVO 4G does.
So:
Using any file manager that can read the / partition of your phone find and copy "/system/build.prop" onto your SD card.
Now copy the file to your desktop, and take a backup of that file too.
Open notepad and make sure word wrap is on, then open build.prop in notepad
Edit the required value (I chose 120), save and copy the file to your ADB/tools directory
Reboot your phone into clockworkMOD recovery, and connect your phone to the PC. Also go into the partitions menu of ClockworkMOD and click "mount system"
Open up ADB, and run "adb devices" to make sure the phone is connected and everything is working
Run these commands in this order:
adb push build.prop /sdcard/build.prop
adb shell
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/system /system
cp /sdcard/build.prop /system/build.prop
Then reboot your phone.
Let me know if this helps
Also, for other readers:
Make sure you read the post that is linked to in the above post, otherwise my instructions might not make sense... I might edit it later when I have time
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thanks man its working...........
Has anyone tried GrammarFreak's zip ?
Are there any problems with it ? Is it worth the effort ?
Do I have to wipe for this to work ?
Explicitly my zip? Or any of the zip's in this thread?
No wipe is needed.
Also, this method is inherently flawed. Some apps just don't use the edited resolution. Unless a way can be found to force these apps to scale up then there will always be ugly moments.
One of the things that I've found to not work is the HTC-IME mod. So is it worth it? That for you to decide... Lol
Sent from my Legend using XDA App
I mean yours or Briix' - are there any others ?
I don't want to edit the file manually if I don't have to
grandioso said:
Has anyone tried GrammarFreak's zip ?
Are there any problems with it ? Is it worth the effort ?
Do I have to wipe for this to work ?
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Yup.. Tried.. working like a charm..
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Could you make a 140 and a 110 .. Just to try and see the result!?
I'll gladly test them both..
whitetigerdk said:
Yup.. Tried.. working like a charm..
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Could you make a 140 and a 110 .. Just to try and see the result!?
I'll gladly test them both..
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I'd love to, but I can't at the moment, I'm at school and didn't bring my laptop. Unless someone beats me to it I'll make one in about an hour and a half; when I'm home.
I did try 140 myself but I didn't think it was worth it. I use 5 icon rows in launcher pro and the widgets started overlapping again. Like they did in the default resolution.
Sent from my Legend using XDA App
I'll wait..
Would be great though if WF & Clock Widget (The Sense look Clock) would adapt to new screen and fill it out..
Totally sweet indeed..
Yeah, if I knew more about android I'd look into forcing apps to scale up. I'm not sure if it's even possible, but hey.
Sent from my Legend using XDA App
I shall take no credit for any of this. Smartsreenath first put me onto the idea, and pretty much anyone if this forum could've managed it. I just had the time to do it all.
Woo! Snakehult, being a genius, has made a clever little zip that uses proper scripts to just change the required value, instead of the whole file. So! Instead of me making an insane number of zips every time ROMs are updated use these instead. Cheers Snakehult!
Attached is a zip file with a whole lot of flashable zips in it. Don't flash the zip you download, extract that one somewhere and look inside
How to use:
Download the attached zip file, and extract it to somewhere on your computer. Inside the zip are a bunch of folders, each folder named after a ROM for the HTC Legend. Navigate into the folder that shares the name of whatever ROM you are using and inside you will find 6 zip files. These zips are flashable. The the zips are names thus: xxx.zip, where xxx is a number. The lower the number, the higher the apparent resolution. Choose a zip, copy it to your SD card and flash it like any other zip. To revert back to how it was simply flash the "160.zip". This just flashes a completely un-modified version of build.prop for your ROM. Make sure you only use the zips form the correct folder for your ROM, or funny things *might* happen.
More info:
By editing the build.prop file it is possible to increase the dpi of an Android device. This essentially scales everything down, so you can fit more on the screen. This is especially nice for browsing the market and the internet; as well as improving, in my opinion, the overall Android experience. The lower the number in the name of the zip, the higher the apparent resolution. It's worth noting that this does *not* change the actual resolution of the Legend; it's still a HVGA device. So you still can't install apps designed for bigger, more powerful phones, like the HTC Desire or Nexus One. This is a somewhat flawed way of achieving this effect, and can have some ugly side effects:
Some apps simply don't scale
HTC-IME mod ends up screwed
Games *can* be rendered unplayable, but not always. Often the menu is the worst affected part.
A work around to fix a number of issues is to disable the built in compatibility mode of Android, and if I knew a way to do this through a zip, rest assured that I would. It'd save me having to explain how to do it. Alas, I don't know how, so here's how:
In your ROM look for an app called "Spare parts". If it's not there look for it in the market. If you open that app and scroll down to the bottom you will find a checkbox option for "Compatibility mode". Ensure that this is *un-checked*, then reboot. Most issues will be resolved. As I learn more about Android I shall keep an eye out for a way to force apps to scale correctly, and if I ever find one I'll update these.
I have also tried values higher than usual, just for kicks. I don't expect them to be useful, nor will I make actual zip files for them, but I went all the way up to 200; and it felt like I was using an HTC wildfire: everything was really quite cramped.
My personal favourite setup is as follows:
CM 6.1, with a 768MHz overclock
My "lcd-density" (this MOD) set to 130
Launcher Pro Plus with 5 icon rows
Below is a paste of what was the first post (when I was just trying to fix a ****-up on my part), and is now here for reference. It has all of the original build.prop files attached.
Attached is a .zip file, which you will need to extract somewhere. It's not for flashing. Within this zip are several folders, each containing a "build.prop". You'll notice that each folder is named after a ROM: Azure, NeonMOD etc. The "Based-on-stock" folder should cover these ROMs:
[ROM] Based on Official WWE_2.03.405.3 ROM + A2SD [Rev 03 - released]
[ROM] UPDATED Almost Stock Legend HTC WWE 2.03.405.3 Radio 7. 08.35.21
You'll need to use ADB to push these files, as I haven't had time to make flash-able zip's for them yet
Instructions:
1. Extract the zip to a suitable directory, and locate the appropriate build.prop
2. Copy the build.prop to your AndroroidSDK/tools folder
3. Reboot your phone into ClockworkMOD recovery and navigate the the "Partitions menu", then click "mount /system"
4. Connect your phone to the PC and start CMD/a terminal window in your AndroidSDK/tools folder
5. Run the command "adb devices" to ensure that the ADB server is running, and that the PC has detected your device correctly
6. Run these commands in this order:
adb push build.prop /sdcard/build.prop
adb shell
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/system /system
cp /sdcard/build.prop /system/build.prop
This will put your resolution back to default, but should fix everything else too. If you still want a higher resolution then follow the guides in posts 1 and 2 of the other thread. This one.
If you can't use ADB for whatever reason you'll just have to wait it out until myself or someone else create proper, flash-able, fixes. I have done this to try and quickly rectify the issue; assuming, of course, that most people in this forum can use ADB
I will make proper zips, but it's getting late for me...
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hi
here is a zip for neonmod 0.21 with 135lcd, flashed it on my legend today with rom manager
Wow do we have a lot of ROMs...
Anyhoo, I am currently working on appropriate flashable zips for each ROM, and each ROM will have the following versions:
110
120
130
140
150
160 (original)
I'm doin' 'em as fast as I can..
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Current thoughts:
All build by Ali Ba have nice, short build.prop files. The current record for the longest one it held by MyTouch Legend...
TheGrammarFreak said:
Wow do we have a lot of ROMs...
Anyhoo, I am currently working an appropriate flashable zips for each ROM
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Awesome!
All our lovely ROMs are actively being used, and its great.
Thx for all hard work!
No worries, I hope I haven't missed one
Now to sign 50 60 zip files...
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DONE! All finished. I really hope they work. I can't test them all, but there is no reason why they won't work. Lemme know either way.
nice job
thanks bro
nice
spare parts is also in neonmod
xennr3 said:
nice
spare parts is also in neonmod
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Cool, and you can turn compatibility mode off?
TheGrammarFreak said:
Cool, and you can turn compatibility mode off?
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sure
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TheGrammarFreak said:
Cool, and you can turn compatibility mode off?
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thanks for your work! i just tried 130 dpi and it seems really good.. i'll try also others zip asap!
yes with compatibility mode off all softwares i tried work really well!
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sure
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Cool, thanks for the info. I'll update the OP when I'm home
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Wow, really cool mod Love it!
Good job!
Cool, glad you like it
Just flashed 130 for SpeedLegend and it worked like a charm
HTC_IME works here (this isnt the mod)
images dont look so good anymore and stuff, but alright
works fine
edit; TBH I find the 140 to be 'more' compatible overall, and show a better picture (ive tried all the flashables)
thats besides the orgnal setting btw, it gives the best picture by far.
Im on the same DPI and rom as you TheGrammarFreak. works great. Too bad there is no function for more icons on the homescreens with LauncherPro...
SimDroid said:
Im on the same DPI and rom as you TheGrammarFreak. works great. Too bad there is no function for more icons on the homescreens with LauncherPro...
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Yeah it does. On your homescreen press menu, then preferences. In advanced options there is something for it.
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i glad to hear that someone like you got the idea from my thread........good work ...........and nice job.....you will get all help from me and from my friends
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Yeah it does. On your homescreen press menu, then preferences. In advanced options there is something for it.
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yeah, that is for 5 rows on a screen, but you still can't have 5 icons on a row... That's what I want. I tried ADWLauncher again, but it feels so god damn slow.
Ummm, I have 5x5 icons on my desktop with the stock ADW launcher. Just check out "Settings > ADW > Screen prefs > Desktop cols/Desktop rows"