First I feel the potential problems with the English, still need a little support from google translator.
I present my rom in version 5.1 (previous versions are in the Spanish forum I frequent There he will see only good things about it http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?p=2779093#post2779093 )
ScreenCapture
Version 8 (KK5)
- Kernel 2.0 and optional Siyah in MikiMod_CO
- No shutter sounds on camera
- Auto Brightness modified screen (minimum brightness is quite short to not stay in bed blind, and the rest a bit softer to improve battery)
- Possibility to make the installation to your liking lite,* NOTE * See the second post TUTORIAL
- Camera shutter buttons with physical
- Supports optional Arabic RTL (see download section extras)
- Call Recording and enlarged in the photo dialer.
- Modified Mms.apk unlimited recipients, 4 mms and sms is not more
- New cosmetic changes (letters of notice and watch the theme tune with colored icons etc)
- Apps themed to go in tune with the theme
- New binary superuser.apk and
- Further improvement of performance (especially for some alternative apps and launchers)
- GPS with European settings.
- Added angrygps.apk for better GPS reception
- New Jkay v12 thousand and one settings (you must install the app, is in a folder in / sdcard/MikiMod_CO/JkayDeluxesettingsV12.apk)
- Added new font smaller, which gives an HD look very cute.
- New lockscreen background
- Gtalk with support for video
- I think I solved some problems with external sd (slow) and the reproduction of some video formats.
- Browser user agent switcher with Options
- App CWM
- Support BLN (* NOTE * the kernel does not support BLN series, but if you install another rom has the necessary libraries)
- Values MDNIe modified to avoid screens Yellowish SuperAmoledPlus
- I recommend installing the App ScreenTunning to further improve the quality of the screen (especially colors in the same app can see the difference)
- Many Performance Tweaks
- With adjustable TouchWiz alphabetical order
- Cosmic Astronaut Bootanimation xD
- Special transition effects xD
- CRT-off without pixelation
- Extended Menu off
-% 1 in 1 battery
- Connection to google icons (change if you are connected or not with google services)
- Minimum consumption Maximum speed
- All my love and love
- And more things that are sure to forget
- Further improvement of performance and battery. I hope comments.
- Added TW4.5 on the sdcard MikiMod_Co
Installation notes and download link Please READ
- Wipes optional, as long as you come to a rom with KI4 Base.
- Install the folder / sdcard / app Mikimod_CO Jkaydeluxev12.1 necessary for the functioning of the task bar to scroll, the screen lock, On / Off crt effect, and a thousand things more.
- Once installed you can change the kernel rom at your will.
- Remember to do the installation lite to flash the zip Do_Lite_Normal.zip (CWM) or edit yours in Do_Lite_Al_Gusto.zip
LINK
http://www.multiupload.com/K6SZGD8G5B
Instalation
Very simple.
Download the zip for installation and place it on your phone.
We went into recovery (combo well with vol + Home button and power or some kind of external app if you have)
I am in favor of making all wipes when installing something new, to make the installation cleaner and avoid mistakes, but each to do what you want. (Even so check the installation notes for each rom to see if any were special)
To do this, wipe data / factory reset, wipe wipe dalvikcache cache and advanced.
And finally install the zip: install zip form sdcard / choose zip / and choose the zip
Reboot and ready
Onset is usually somewhat slower, since it is completely normal at the first boot android creates many files and that takes time.
Make lite Instalation
When CarbonOcean to flash (from v5.0) rom is full, ie it has each and every one of the standard apps, to lighten the rom and improve performance, we can make lite rom for it in / sdcard MikiMod_CO find a folder called within two zip you can find them.
DoLiteNormal.zip
For those who are here from the beginning, it would be like the normal versions of my old roms. For those new to flash this zip recovery are automatically deleted from the trash apps that comes with the phone as standard. Flasar this zip will get improved battery life and performance, and reduced application list.
I recommend this zip to flash people android newcomer to the world.
DoLite_editar_al_gusto.zip
So that, in this case we do 100% custom installation. and choose which apps we want and which not. To do this:
If we do from the PC is faster and better, but can be done from the mobile also but from the best cell phone only people who know how to do ...
Open the zip file with Winrar (open OJO not unzip or extract or anything) and we will META-INF/com/google/android / and open it with notepad + + (eye NOTEPAD + + is not worth the typical Windows notepad, if you have not look on Google's free) updater-script file. And something like that but it will be longer:
delete("/system/app/BuddiesNow.apk");
delete("/system/app/Days.apk");
delete("/system/app/DigitalClock.apk");
For it is as easy as deleting the lines of the apps you wish to keep. For example:
Days.apk need the app and do not want to delete. then you go to file and borrais this.
delete ("/ system / app / Days.apk");
so that looks like this:
delete ("/ system / app / AccuWeatherDaemonService.apk");
delete ("/ system / app / AnalogClock.apk");
delete ("/ system / app / BuddiesNow.apk");
delete ("/ system / app / DigitalClock.apk");
delete ("/ system / app / Dlna.apk");
And so with all the apps you wish to keep, if you leave this file flaseais unedited and will erase all apps not required for basic operation of the phone, the only application that is a little more delicate is the mtpaplication, which is for connect via USB (I think the kies). the rest you can delete without problems.
Once you finish editing the file you give it to the floppy. and saved. shut the notepad + + and the win rar will give you a message telling you if you want to update the file inside the zip, you say yes and go.
Will copy the zip to a folder so you can use yours and mikimods future and even in other roms then just go to recovery and to flash the zip file, or from the flash app update.zip CWM seek and accept it.
Themes
You can install any universal theme in the beginning, though it might not work as well as they should, this problem would be only the subject and not mine.
Here I will put the CarbonBlue of @ rastafary (best blue theme of the moment) a little touched up with the aesthetics of my rom. 100% functional on any version CarbonOcean [KI3]
CarbonBlue
For version 5.0 & 5.1 [KI4]
http://www.multiupload.com/8EM0VA01YP
BlueOcean not work in v5.0 at the moment
http://checkrom.com/threads/blueocea...eckrom-v5.101/
@ Lexullde theme Blackblue
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=230627
Extra-Downloads
RTL without keyboards
http://www.multiupload.com/YMJE1FUDUH
RTL with Keyboards (samsung and swype)
http://www.multiupload.com/XEVSG10MVT
Acknowledgements
-Especially and above all a @ Intronauta for the infinite patience with me has had their mods tutorials and tips, thank you machine.
- @ vauss to resolve any questions I had.
- A @ htcmania for giving us this great forum for sharing and learning.
- Xda developers, because without them ... practically cooked roms would not exist.
- Supercurio for their hard work with the screens SuperAMOLED
- MoDaCo,potatoman, sicopat, jkay moveszur
- A @ criskelo for their contributions here and there (xda).
- All the people I put in the features of the rom
- A @ sergiofct beta test for me
- A @ rastafary, because he learned many things in the sgs1 (and because he did not say anything but I've chopped the icons of H and H + on your mod hehe)
- A @ vvaleta, @ sihayqueirseva, @ jorge_kai, @ gembol @ jorge9s and other people for being active admins and other users
- Hardcore Ninphetamine to its kernel gokhanmoral Siyah, Leomar
- And for putting up with my girl ...
- In order impossible to name everyone, and if you believe that you must be one hehe tell me because the same thing I forgot to put ...
Thank you very much for ALL
What they say about my rom (in htcmania)
This does not do much about because I have these people on the payroll, usually paid with cold cuts, and a basket at Christmas.
But to get people to take an idea ...
Originally Posted by kpik0
I'm enjoying very much, and say that in the options bar scrolls notifications
Originally Posted by gembol
Yes sir!
Wifi is faster, but not only that, everything is going well. I continue with 1000MHz processor and limited to a single pull, not the least.
Tomorrow I'll see how it goes consumption, but for now, great!
Keep it up!
Originally Posted by gembol
Well I am very very happy with the consumption of the ROM. All day, with about 2 hours of screen and I have used the battery to 63%.
It is the first day I arrived at this time with more than 50% long.
Thanks miki!
Originally Posted by sergiofct
I had the Batista is a piece of rom, no doubt, but as flashing all, got this when I was a "beta" or so said the author ... and I liked the colors, fluidity and battery. But now with the included tweaks, updates, as I believe is the best rom for my needs. To taste ... colors. But only tell you that the testing and comparison and if you find something better ... heh, heh. Seriously, what you see is the battery. In terms of performance is couple to the Batista70 (about 5700, 5800 in antutu benchmark)
Originally Posted by Devriondast
I like your room guy, but still in version 1.2 ... I update it in a few days if you change the base, the comments I have read the rula KI4 Nueba perhaps quite well worthwhile, but that we value your .. . thank you very much by Rom clear hehehehe
Originally Posted by gembol
1.3.2 creme de la creme. For S2 with exquisite taste ... lol
Originally Posted by Nane
@ Mikisb1 after many tests and lots and lots of flashing ROMs ... versions .... etc etc ...
I must congratulate you because you've managed to make the best of all in my opinion.
I was blown away is leaving the battery life and good performance ... ... not a single problem or anything weird ...
Thanks for your input ...
Originally Posted by webssites
I do not know you did, but this room is the best long !!!!!
Originally Posted by paira
@ Mikisb1 only tell you that guy .... impressed with your rom .... very very stable battery consumption .... and it does not lack anything for my perfect ..... come .... of MIUI ....( I've been since I started and the truth about this is another world ... is normal as in not used MIUI bases weno Samsing but that's another topic XD)
Try it you will love
Looks beautiful mate.
That looks really nice. Will try it later. Lots of not so nice designs around, but this its really nice.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
Great rom!
Best performance/consumption of the ones I've tried.
Flashing to 5.0 and then will update to 5.1.
Thank you mikisb
That actually looks pretty nice. Good job OP!
Thanks all. install it and you like it
incredible... the best I've seen, fast and beautiful... congratulations! recommended!
Fonts required...
Can someone pls post the fonts used in this rom?
/system/fonts....
DroidSans.ttf
DroidSans-Bold.ttf
thanks!
thanks for ur hard work, downloading now will leave some feedback soon, Regards.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
I've tried DoLiteNormal.zip but nothing happens what's wrong??
Regards
If you have to flash the zip dolitenormal.zip in cwm, you have less apps. Check it and tell me if it is not.
Very good rom, Spain is diferent...thank you mikisb1.
vey nice rom mate , lots of mods and a great deisgn
Yes exactly what's expected but nothing changes... I'll try again..
Regards
it's ok now..
Let me see how is this rom... i came from androidmeda thas is really really good (battery life it's wonderful as less dpi font ) but your rom it's seems nice...
Regards
Rated as exellent.
Do you recommend "copy all system data" with titanium when updating to 5.1 from 3.5?
or just copy apps to avoid system bugs?
I'm an unconditional fan since version 1.0 of your ROM.
I think it's the best ROM for SGS2 at this moment, lesser battery drain and fast, really fast.
Keep working mikisb! See you here and at HTCMania!
Thanks mikisb for your job. I've got all your rom and all of them are simplily faster and no problems.
Salu2!!!
Desde mi bestia
So you finally posted your ROM here on Xda. Been following you're work on Htc mania.
Welcome, always liked you're work
Related
After searching high and low for a simple but eye-appealing stock quote and stock chart utility that I could use with ThrottleLauncher, I finally gave up and put one together myself. I call it ThrottleStocks.
I would like to acknowledge APBilbo for creating ThrottleLauncher. It ROCKS! I would like to also acknowledge the "PocketStock Center" work over on TreoCentral.com which helped give me the idea.
Release History:
V1.3 (28 Jan 09)
- changed chart source to www.marketwatch.com
- added week, month, 3month, 6month, 1year, and 2year stock charts
- added ability to edit stocks you've already entered into the database.
Important: If you are updating from a previous version then you will need to edit each of the stocks in your portfolio and change the chart stock symbol from the old Google one to the new www.marketwatch.com symbol.
V1.2 (26 Jan 09)
- fixed path to Mortscript and stock download scheduling
V1.1
- tried to improve error handling with stock downloading
Pre-Requistes:
1. You need ThrottleLauncher 0.9.6 installed (obviously)
2. The installation instructions below assume you are using APBilbo's TouchFlo3D theme that he distributes with ThrottleLauncher
3. You need Mortscript installed
4. You have the Segui fonts installed in your Windows\Font directory. If you don't you can find the fonts attached here. Unzip and place in windows\font directory.
To install:
1. Extract the attached zip file into your ThrottleLauncher\Setups\TouchFlo3D directory.
2. Start ThrottleConfig and Configure TouchFlo3D. On the new Stocks page choose whether you want the "Advanced" or "Basic" layout.
3. Enable the new "Stock" page in the TouchFlo3D config. Save and reload ThrottleLauncher
4. When ThrottleLauncher restarts you'll see a blank Stock page with buttons along the bottom. The first thing you'll need to do is click on the Settings button (it looks like a gear). This will open up the stocks config menu where you can perform the following;
a) Setup stock quote download schedule. Set the start and end time to download quotes, and the interval in minutes. Note that stocks will only be downloaded on week-days.
b) Enabled/Disable Stock Intra-Day chart downloads. If you are using the "Advanced" layout in ThrottleLauncher you'll need to Enable intra-day chart downloading. If you just want the basic layout you can leave chart downloading disabled and save on data downloading
c) Add stock. Here you'll be asked for the stock name, and the stock symbols. Note that currently it asks for both the stock symbol on Yahoo and on Google. The reason for this is that the quotes are downloaded from Yahoo while the charts are downloaded from Google and the stock symbols are not always the same on both sites. You'll be asked how many stocks you own and how much you paid for them...you can leave this blank as currently this data is not used.
d) Delete stock. Enter the stock symbol and it will delete it from the database.
e) Edit stock. Enter the stock symbol of the stock you want to edit...this will let you then modify its name and stock symbols.
f) Force chart refresh on exit. By default the 1month to 2 year stock charts are only downloaded once per day. If you select this option it will force an update of all the stock charts.
g) Exit. When you exit the setup it will automatically start a download of the stock data.
5. After the stock data has downloaded you will likely need to restart throttlelauncher in order for the stock page to display correctly.
Known Bugs/Issues:
This is a work in progress. The known issues are;
1. When stock charts are downloading there is a progress window that appears. I don't know yet how to get rid of this...but am looking into it.
2. ThrottleLauncher is currently unable to have a dynamic list. Currently the stocks.xml file is hardcoded to have 9 stocks displayed on the page. If you have more or less stocks in your portfolio you may want to edit the stocks.xml file and adjust the file accordingly. Look for the text in="1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9" and add or remove numbers accordingly. Note that there are two spots in the xml file where this is used. Hopefully this will get fixed in a future release of ThrottleLauncher
3. The stock tabs along the right side of the screen (in advanced layout) do not update their color correctly. This is a TL bug that is said to be fixed in the next TL release
4. Clicking on the stock chart is suppose to take you to the yahoo web-page for the stock. This doesn't work correctly at the moment.
Nice work, looks great!
my god this is great
there are people in this forum who're like Logitech. everything they do is impeccable.
one request tho.. and i hope it's doable.
is there a chance you could convert it to a regular today plugin so that people who're not using throttle launcher can use it?
This is awesome. great job!
Installed this and this causes my throttlelauncher not not load.
JukEboXAuDiO said:
Installed this and this causes my throttlelauncher not not load.
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Sorry!
A couple things to check;
1) You are using the TouchFlo3D theme that APBilbo released with TL v0.9.6
2) Prior to enabling TL you ran TL config and configured TouchFlo3D (enable Stock Tab)
3) Try running the StockConfig.mscr mortscript before enabling TL... It can be found in TouchFlo3D\Throttle Stocks\mscr
Ant plans to port this to the VGA Iphone theme?? The homepage has room for two new programs...
Thanks
24 hr Review
Using Hermes 6.0 and TL 9.6 and no problems whatsoever , well done! It runs faster than my shares are falling and looks great (only used advanced version to date). Incidentally I did not install to TouchFlo3d but straight into my own custom theme yet it still worked ok except I lost my own custom footer icons, I can still see the xml so am placing them into black n blue tonite. Thanks again
I've updated the mortscripts to try and make the stock download process more tolerant of errors (particularily timeouts). See 1st post for update.
I still haven't figured out how to stop Mortscript from display the download progress window...
I've updated the theme and scripts to now include week, month, 3month, 6month, 1year, and 2year stock charts. See the first post for the new v1.3
Version 1.3
Working very well, a good improvement, thanks.
thanks to you Great Job man!!!
Your program looks good from description but I couldn't install it correctly since I am using Throttle Launcher 1.0 RC1 (the config.xml doesn't work). Any plans to upgrade to work for TL 1.0? I would love to try and get it working. Or perhaps you could guide me in tweaking so it will work for TL 1.0. I am newbie at this so any help would be greatly appreciated.
johnko said:
Your program looks good from description but I couldn't install it correctly since I am using Throttle Launcher 1.0 RC1 (the config.xml doesn't work). Any plans to upgrade to work for TL 1.0? I would love to try and get it working. Or perhaps you could guide me in tweaking so it will work for TL 1.0. I am newbie at this so any help would be greatly appreciated.
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If you use the TouchFlo2d theme, the Stock tab is already there. You can download that theme in the ThrottleLauncher website.
stock quotes are real time or 20 min delay?
thanks
pinktaco said:
stock quotes are real time or 20 min delay?
thanks
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Stock quotes are from finance.yahoo.com
Stock charts are from www.marketwatch.com
These are not real-time sources. I'm not sure what the delay is.
great prog man! any further with hiding the update window? could it be changed to smaller graphic MB introduce a container for the update process? Keep up the good work man!
First things first! As the topic states, this is a *TEST ROM*
DO NOT expect this ROM to be usable for every day use
DO NOT expect this ROM to be well tweaked for performance
DO NOT expect this ROM to ... you get the idea, i hope!
This is the first Test ROM for the Image Update service - this ROM has a 1024KB free space buffer for NK partition, 20MB free space for OS partition. This should be enough to facilitate several ImageUpdates for testing. (It's not intended to have enough space for you to add all your chosen apps for every day use - this is just for TESTING!)
It's based on WM 6.5 21812. This ROM is unique in that both the NK and OS partitions are completely uncompressed, rather than using either XPR or LZX - so i'm testing that too. Please report on overall system performance of the BUILT IN applications (not cabs or packages you install) - i'm wondering if Uncompressed is viable at all vs. XPR and LZX. So far i'm thinking no (60MB LZX -> 80MB XPR -> 150MB Uncompressed) - but testing is warranted!
The Image Update packages for this ROM are now in post 2!
Here's the download link!
Again, this is BAREBONES, the ONLY thing it has is drivers and comm manager, this is done on purpose, so that we can have as few variables as possible while testing deployment
http://rapidshare.com/files/244900505/ImageUpdate-ready-ROM-Raphael.rar
Some notes:
The ROM has an OS pagepool size of 26MB
The ROM has a ULDR pagepool size of 4MB (up from 1mb)
All compression is disabled entirely (not XPR or LZX, but Uncompressed - both on NK and OS partition, also compression is disabled on individual modules and files)
Dr. Watson (Error reporting) buffer reduced from 300K to 0K
Update Packages
QuickGPS
EzInput+eT9
Camera - This will install the Camera, Dshow, Mhub, and SensorSDK packages (Camera is dependant on the others)
Here's the test case scenario - create a directory named "Release" in your filesystem, at the root \ folder (so \Release)
Copy the cab.pks to your device, or sd card, and run it as you would a cab
Note any errors or anything that might occur before the process succeeds or fails
If the process fails - please attach the logs found in \ and \Release to a post, so we can analyze it further
If it succeeds, time to hard reset your device!
Check and see if the package remains after hard resetting.
If it does - We have a winner
A live-updating rom with no need to reflash the device after each upgrade? I love it!
Keep up the good work!
Interesting concept.
this is awesome! cant wait to cook one for kaiser(hint, hint) thanks for all your work, this is going to change EVERYTHING.
Image Update System
I have been following the WM Image Update System thread and the idea sounds very doable. How can we help?... David.
I can Hard reset my phone every day, so if you in need of any volunteers Im here .
I have been following your kitchens for a while, and it's time to return the favor.
Thanks so much for your hard work Da_G!!
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HTC Fuze - WM6.5 21812
Da_G...Sir, you are a saint and a scholar...when this is finished it will be the coolest thing since velcro...
I would love to help just let me know how...would be happy to test..report...etc.
Dreaming of the day...no more hard reset
Da_G,
Thanks for your hard work.
I'll been dreaming of the day when I don't have to reflash my ROM or hard reset just to update the software.
I'll beta test and give you report.
D/Ling now, will report after work this evening. :excited:
i am really enjoying the speed. its unreal. every thing else seems normal. i am still loading up my apps right now. i'll post up some more when i get home.
the speed and respon se is secon d to none . i am very much plea des with the performance .
i know you said its barebo nes....so. i will view the lack of came ra e xe and .net. fram ework as by design . let me know if there is anyt hing spe cific you want me to test .
rzanology said:
the speed and respon se is secon d to none . i am very much plea des with the performance .
i know you said its barebo nes....so. i will view the lack of came ra e xe and .net. fram ework as by design . let me know if there is anyt hing spe cific you want me to test .
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I'm going to need you to test your awesome space bar, it seems to be more than working well... =P
LOL, didn't overwrite CompIME.dll in this release (again for compatibility reasons) so that's why the jacked up spacebar..
But hey, it's a test
Hoping to have packages for you soon
Everything is working smoothly, no issues yet. I read your other post on the image update and want to know how far into user customizablity we can go without messing up the update process, ie. regedits, packages, etc.. Or if its a secure core that we can't really mess up.
Oh, yeah, its supper snappy and extremely responsive. And running at 26% Memory isn't bad either.
Is it safe to assume any updates needed to be deployed, such as over writing the CompIME.dll will be done thru the this new Updating system, correct?
Thanks for your hard work Da_G!!!
So, am I correct that any chefs who want to incorporate the working updating system into their roms will have to cook unprotected? This could get really interesting, LoL.
Thanks for the awesome work!
@Farmer Ted:
Yes, to support Image Update, ROM's will need to be fully "unprotected" - protection is really just damage to the ROM structure that still allows the phone to work
@NFRCER:
Yep, that will be one of the first test packages probably
@danthman2000:
The only thing you need to be concerned about in doing mods is that any files you replace or registry settings you change that might be in a future update, the update will not apply them, unless its specifically set to override your settings by using an mxipupdate_*.provxml - but the creator of the package should be aware of this before hand - so if it needs to override any of your settings it should be set to.
By the way, I plan to have the first test .cab.pkg up by tomorrow, so if you're sitting there with the test rom flashed, might wanna go back to a working one for now
Da_G said:
@Farmer Ted:
Yes, to support Image Update, ROM's will need to be fully "unprotected" - protection is really just damage to the ROM structure that still allows the phone to work
@NFRCER:
Yep, that will be one of the first test packages probably
@danthman2000:
The only thing you need to be concerned about in doing mods is that any files you replace or registry settings you change that might be in a future update, the update will not apply them, unless its specifically set to override your settings by using an mxipupdate_*.provxml - but the creator of the package should be aware of this before hand - so if it needs to override any of your settings it should be set to.
By the way, I plan to have the first test .cab.pkg up by tomorrow, so if you're sitting there with the test rom flashed, might wanna go back to a working one for now
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A working one? This one is working beatifully lol .
Im curious, I checked the system tab, and I didnt see the Windows Update Icon...
How will we check for the update then? Just wondering, thats all.
My apologies if im asking too many questions
Great news Da_G. I'll test it once you post the update tomorrow. How do the updates get delivered?
Is the .cab.pkg a small file which contains the server information so the phone can go out and retreive it? Or is the .cab.pkg the whole kitten caboodle?
Update: New release (RLS 5)
-Comes with 'rogue tools' for overclocking and setting display density will need an update over market to support nike, myn told me he will push it to the market during the next day or so)
-feels smoother, connectivity seems to be a lot better (I never had a faster browsing experiance on my nike than with this build and opera mini), rejoining network after lost signal also seems to be faster
-nice new weather/clock widget
-if you use installd version, the androidupdate.tar from rls4 is still necessary for powermanagement
Myn's new (16.03.2010) Donut android build runs quite smooth on nike! Finally a decent alternative to Ion on nike.
Get it from the vogue forums (SQSH version):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=619980
Here is a link to the basefiles I am using:
http://84.23.71.227/kerneloftheday/RootfsBasefiles20100318.zip
The kernels are from dzo's branch with a few minor fixes (vibration, irq-wakeup, red led blinking when in sleep mode). Additionally the kernels should work with enabled HW3D in eclair with boot parameter hw3d.version=1 (not tested yet...).
HowToInstallInANutshell:
-delete old android files from sd
-extract basefiles to sdcard
-extract system.sqsh from myns package and copy to sd
-if you are on a nike100 make sure deafault.txt points at the kernel without vibration (included)
-otherwise default.txt should be fine, most parameters are ignored anyway.
-run haret
-be happy
Impressions:
-sleepmode 1 ok, wakes up, red led blinking. Battery life seems ok, but i only tested a few hours...
-very fast
-many locales, not just english like in good ol' ion
-quite stable net, nice apn autodetect (just had to select from two alternatives), working google stuff
-still not working: bt, incall volume, cam
So, give it a shot and leave your impreesions here!
mblaster
********** UPDATE ************
Installation with the NoRootfs Method is now possible with working net and powermanagement. This gives us the possibility to use the Themes and the default font and everything else that can be provided via androidupdate.tar
See the Wiki for installation instructions. Make sure that you have the provided 'androidupdate.tar' (see attachment, file is in the zip archieve) in your andboot folder along with the androidinstall.tar when installing.
To install themes just copy them in you andboot folder (must be named androidupdate.tar), reboot into menu -> update (-> fix permissions).
PS: Doesn't seem to work with eclair builds, but could work with other donuts
PPS: This should also work with ext2, if someone tried successfully please let me know. €: Works with ext2
Additionally the kernels should work with enabled HW3D in eclair with boot parameter hw3d.version=1 (not tested yet...).
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you've added hw3d support? I tried to do that - all that I got is 3D without textures or simply nothing - black screen. I did same as in this commit in repo.
I did the same. The only build i saw it working was aosp eclair for kaiser (gallery3d worked). Otherwise i got the same errors. I read that the other devices suffer from similar problems.
Ps: Writing this on myns donut. Everything stable so far.
mblaster said:
Myn's new (16.03.2010) Donut android build runs quite smooth on nike! Finally a decent alternative to Ion on nike.
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So, give it a shot and leave your impreesions here!
mblaster
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Hi mblaster,
works like a charm here. Very fast and stable. This is the first ever Donut Build with stable working Data i've seen....
Only Point is, that icons are really very small. Seem to me even smaller than in the old Cupcake Releases with 320x480...
Tried higher settings for lcd.density, but screens don't fit than anymore.
Have you tried it with a non modded system Image ?
Greetz, lagloose
ECLAIR
because you are starting another section of the eclair?
already has almost no one accessing the other thread ...... I have a question there for two days and no one responds more ..
I am very impressed with the progress of the android in my eclair NIKI100 (20 keys)
is making calls, receiving messages, all volumes of the system are working (calls, music (I had to install another player why that came standard did not work), alarm etc. ..) I'm using it for three days, battery lasts long , it does not heat the unit, since I use it in everyday life.
now I have some questions for you:
is so difficult to operate the headphones?
I love listening to music, especially in the way of work, if possible, please someone do work ....
particularly hate wm, I think one day we niki users, we can get the WM and definitely use the android, (because you can try to do everything, are the gods of HTC ....).
another question, I can change the theme of the eclair? wanted it like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=600154, it is possible??
I'm not charging, just begging! rsrsrsrs
Congratulations XDA....( GODS OF HTC)
Hi there,
together with mblaster's combination of basefiles in the first post of this Thread, the sqsh Version of the image in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591104 works also...
mblaster; seem's you've found/made the ultimate combination for Donut Images. PERFECT !
Greetz, lagloose
Theming with Metamorph
I been reading around on Vogue's thread and Metamorph catched my attention. It can style up android theme. Is this apps runs well on this build. I am confused because based on this site http://www.androlib.com/android.application.stericson-xda-metamorph-xnFD.aspx it can only run n Rooted phones. What is rooted phones anyway and can this run well in nike100 with the android build posted in this thread?
When is the nand version available? I think the only thing missing now in nike100 are camera and vibration features. Great job!
More Power!!!
Anyone encountered the "Half Size" icon problem ?
This is, when there's a reload of the Home Screen, all icons are suddenly half the size than normal. I had this after leaving the Browser.
Couldn't find a solution for that behaviour. Any ideas ?
Greetz, lagloose
ohh, nice ROM, everything is fine except one - it says that my pin code is incorrect ;//
and what else.. is it possible to get to wifi on Nike using wifi-enabled android?
jefins said:
ohh, nice ROM, everything is fine except one - it says that my pin code is incorrect ;//
and what else.. is it possible to get to wifi on Nike using wifi-enabled android?
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You have to disable PIN in WinMobile afaik for all builds so far.
About wifi: The stickies say no wifi on nike. Never.
"never ever say never" ;DD
thanks anyway for Pin code tip.
Network problem
got two bugs here.
1. browsed from wm then switchd to android. i cannot connect anymore when in android. even if i reconfigure my apn.
2. switching from phon mode to airplane mode and airplane mode to phone mode will stuck in airplane mode.
@mblaster
how to enable apn autodetect?
@mblaster
First of all, good idea with the new wiki. Hope to add some things in the near future...
had the idea of creating system.sqsh files of all variants (Themes) of the original Vogue Thread. So i downloaded one of the androidupdate.tar files, und untared it "over" the files of the original ones in the androidinstall.tar file. Made an ext2 System and then a Squashfs System with genext2fs.
But no success....
Booting stucks obviously just before the Android Setup Wizzard should appear. Any Ideas ? Perhaps a permission problem ?
Greetz, lagloose
lagloose said:
@mblaster
First of all, good idea with the new wiki. Hope to add some things in the near future...
had the idea of creating system.sqsh files of all variants (Themes) of the original Vogue Thread. So i downloaded one of the androidupdate.tar files, und untared it "over" the files of the original ones in the androidinstall.tar file. Made an ext2 System and then a Squashfs System with genext2fs.
But no success....
Booting stucks obviously just before the Android Setup Wizzard should appear. Any Ideas ? Perhaps a permission problem ?
Greetz, lagloose
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me again...
just got a flash in my brain...
probably a story about the rootfs because of different load types (NoRootFs vs. Classical sqsh File) ?
so what about mounting the original sqsh Image and untaring the update "over" the rootfs ? ...
@lagloose: Might be an issue because the androidupdate.tar files are made for norootfs. Perhaps its time to move on to an installed version without rootfs...
@ebautista: Sorry, but I do not maintain myn's build. Perhaps it would be a good idea to report bugs in myn's thread in the vogue forums. APN detection worked for me right out of the box. Do you use the basefils from this thread?
€: your brainflash was faster than my typing... but perhaps you should at laest try to set the right permissions, it might work
Hi all,
Just tested sqsh Image from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=628459. Not completely tested but seem to work also with our basefiles.
I'm working on a way to get themed Images for us Nike Users. Still some problems to solve, but shouldn't be that difficult...
As soon as i've found a way, i'll state it here.
Greetz, lagloose
I really would suggest to move on to NoRootFs for various reasons:
The theme packages are already available there
The basefiles are still supported and regularly updated, while SQSH is dying out, and as there are very few devs for nike we should try to profit from the progress made on other devices
There should be no drawbacks, just a few more MB on sd-card for the system
The installer for systems / updates is extremely useful (theming, installing your favourite apps in one shot ...)
Give it a try, you will find a little howto and links to ressources in the wiki
mblaster,
€: OK, I have good and bad news. The good news is that it seems like you can keep your datafile after switching to norootfs. The bad news is that sleep doesn't work anymore (same settings/build/kernel) -> The problem that prevents us from using more recent builds seems to exist inthe basefiles!!!
Basically thids leaves two possibilities: Either its in the part of the nonexistant rootfs that now is part of the system, or (my guess) it is in the initrd. At least it does not seem to be a problem with the kernel.
mblaster said:
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€: OK, I have good and bad news. The good news is that it seems like you can keep your datafile after switching to norootfs. The bad news is that sleep doesn't work anymore (same settings/build/kernel) -> The problem that prevents us from using more recent builds seems to exist inthe basefiles!!!
Basically thids leaves two possibilities: Either its in the part of the nonexistant rootfs that now is part of the system, or (my guess) it is in the initrd. At least it does not seem to be a problem with the kernel.
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..same here after trying. I also couldn't get a Data Connection. Obviously Network Device ppp0 is missing. So i'd guess, that your guess concerning the initrd is correct. Unfortunately, i won't have the time to look after the problem in the next days. So for now we still have to use the SQSH files, until the problems are fixed...
hi, mblaster,
i want to download the file as "Get it from the vogue forums (SQSH version):
but i cant aceessed "mediafire"
Could you email to me a file that it can running on nike100, thnks
my mail is [email protected]
See Post 1 for UPDATE!
lagloose said:
..same here after trying. I also couldn't get a Data Connection. Obviously Network Device ppp0 is missing. So i'd guess, that your guess concerning the initrd is correct. Unfortunately, i won't have the time to look after the problem in the next days. So for now we still have to use the SQSH files, until the problems are fixed...
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I am quite sure now that the initrd is fine and the problem is in the Rootfs, or better what is left of it. The latest working basefiles include a Rootfs dated to 2009-11-16. There is a newer Rootfs on sourceforge (sometime in december 09) that shows the same problems (net/powermanagement/shutdown). As parts of the rootfs are included in the androidinstall.tar images, thos errors are still there. My update file (now included in post 1) overwrites those files with versions from the 11/16 rootfs. That leeds to a working system (with the new initrd).
Unfortunately the update is incompatible with the newer eclair builds that are around. Seems like they use another rootfs that rejects the old files...
Does anyone maintain a git repo of the rootfs? It would be interesting to patch the problem for good
[ ROM here ] TeamLeader FB05 ROM, 1.3 & 1.2 for the new Galaxy S II LTE HD SHV-E120L
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Updated: FB05 by Teamleader [ latest ROM ]
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NOTE , all these roms are for the E120L only. This phone is pretty new ( last i checked and is only available in Korea so most of the functions may not work on your carrier - or you'll have to find ways around them or just ask on the thread ).
> general instructions for FB05 ROM below curtesy of prodigiez
Flash your phone with tegrak kernel FB05 ( guide here )
Boot into tegrak recovery , back up system and then back up data
Go to you phonememory/tegrak/backup and copy both your system and data back to your computer or other folder. Remember to leave tegrak/backup empty
Then download the backup tar part1 part2
Extract the FB05.rar and you will see 2 files ( system.tegrak.tar and text file )
Place the system.tegrak.tar ( the one you just extracted ) into phonememory/tegrak/backup
Reboot your phone into tegrak recovery mode and choose restore from back up
Once restored , go into stock recovery mode and do a factory reset.
Voila , the new custom FB05 is now running in your phone
I removed all preinstalled chinese app with 520mb ram available and english as first language.
This rom is made by TL and some Chinese Dev from BBS forum. Credit to them. I just make it convenient for non chinese user.
Been using it for few days. No FC , acceptable battery life and able to send sms with default sms app.
In case this rom is not working for you or you dont like it , copy your system.tegrak.tar and data.tegrak.tar back into tegrak folder and restore it.
> thanks to prodigiez
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Teamleader v1.3
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Teamleader 1.3 is an update to 1.2, an international version of the stock rom for our phones from Korea. Its made for the Asia market but works for most other areas provided you have the same frequency - check with your telecom providers.
> Root ready: This rom is already rooted ( has superuser + rebooter ).
> Keyboards: English (U.S), Korean, Chinese
> Market, Gmail, Youtube....the usual suspects
> Chinese software for the keyboard (Baidu,...UC Browser ) << remove these with Root Explorer if needed / Freeze with Titanium Backup Pro ( see my list below of junk )
> Samsung Apps << remove these with Root Explorer if needed / Freeze with Titanium Backup Pro ( see my list below of junk )
Safe way: Use Root Explorer copy the Systems / App folder to your pc or SD card just incase you screw things up. Have Odin on standby I think this phone is unbrickable..use stock recovery tool if needed.
Let me know if you have any problems so we can share the list of bugs ( even though I'm not the dev ). Press the Thank button if it helps you, ask questions if your not sure.
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Happy to report that I got some time today to flash 1.3 on the old MBP.
For those who were asking how to do this
1. Download the file E120L_Teamleader_V1-1.3.7z from here ( let me know if the source is down and I can upload mine somewhere )
( use password - "koxda" .com to extract the file<< without space on the dot com part ). After you extract the file you'll get a Odin useless file ( I assume ), and a tar extension file. You need the tar file to flash with Odin in step 8 below. Put both files in a folder on your desktop or somewhere you can easily fetch with windows explorer.
2. Make sure you have a full battery ( its recommended for better battery performance )
3. Back up important Data with the following options:
(a) Titanium Backup Pro ( if you need all your app data and installs )
(b) SMS Backup & Restore (if you need sms conversations )
(c) Call Logs Backup & Restore ( if you need call history )
(d) You can skip a,b, and c, and just use Tegrak Kernel tool to do a Nanoid backup ( but you need to flash the Tegrak Kernel via Odin found here << thanks to Prodigiez. There's instructions in Korean - please google translate it and choose the appropriate file according to your phone model.
4. Clear your Cache and Davlik Cache ( I did, I think it helps )
5. You'll need a windows pc ( I bootcamped my mac ), you'll need Samsung Drivers, you'll need Odin3 - you can find them here << thanks to Prodigiez. There's instructions in Korean - please google translate it and choose the appropriate file according to your phone model.
6. Install the Samsung Drivers, now connect your phone and windows will do its thing to install the drivers. Your phone will now be visible as a USB device.
7. Install Odin and keep Odin running. Connect your phone. Turn it into download mode , it will look something like this ( see attached photo "downloadmode" )
8. Click on "PDA" in the Odin program, choose the file ROM file ( in my case its "PDA_TeamleaderV1.3.tar ", then hit start. Odin will do its thing, the screen would look something like this ( see attached photo "odinprocress"). Once its done Odin will display something like this ( see attached photo "odinsuccess"). Your phone will reboot, disconnect the cable and you'll have a junk load of apps that you may want to remove. ( refer to my junk load apps section ). Your phone will now have the following build specs ( see attached "1.3about" photo)
Junk Apps that are running on my task manager ( see attached "junkload" photo )
I'll find time later on to clean up the apps. If you plan to remove these apps you need to use Root Explorer but first make a backup of the systems/app folder otherwise you may end up screwing up your system with FCs. Its easy to know which app is a problem. The safest way is to use Titanimum Backup Pro and freeze some apps.
Here's a list of the apps I consider "junk" on 1.3 ( if your a native English speaker that doesn't like bloatware ). Removing these apps is for experts I recommend you freeze them with Titanium - again backup your systems/app folder to avoid FC's.
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JUNK (Bloatware) on Teamleader 1.3 Rom
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Not all this is junk, if you like to have these apps please don't remove them ( experts only ).
> All Share
> Baidu Input
> Whatever the icon is with the twitter like bird
> Photo Editor
> Polaris Office ( I use Documents To Go )
> DMB
> Email ( I use Gmail )
> Kies Air ( its client on the mac has a major security hole that runs fans high - I use AirDroid )
> Home Change ( I use Launch Pro )
> Internet ( I use Dolphin Browser HD )
> Youni SMS
> QQ Security ( really guys?? Probably's stealing my data its out )
> Samsung Apps ( I've got Market + Market Enabler + Galaxy Nexus Build prop)
> Readers Hub
> Tags
> UC ( whatever - browser - crap - I use Dolphin HD )
> Voice Recorder
> There's 2-3 other apps which all have Chinese writings ( all gone )
> The Samsung JUNK. If you are like me and want to really streamline your phone and know exactly what functions you will never use, then here's a safe list ( here ) from the SGS 2 list of safe to remove apps you can try out:
If you want to do nanoid back-ups and CWM style, you will need to flash tegrak kernel using Odin again on the windows box. Then you can do the back-ups.
For now I will stick and test the kernel 1.3 comes with as I was experiencing some horrible battery drain on 1.2, my suspicion was the FC Commando game I was playing and the Alarm ( for some reason I would get FCs when setting up alarms on the clock app ). Once the alarm had gone off the phone would remain very hot until I manually ended the task using AirDroid <<< I highly recommend this app.
I'll keep testing the stock 1.3 kernel and see if my situation is solved and report. ( so far, 3 hours later, my battery is pretty good at 90% ). I still have the junk on my phone I'll remove it this weekend to see if it helps ( I'm sure it will ).
I'll keep testing this out and report, if you guys could post any bugs on here too that would be great. Lets share
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OLD - Rom Teamleader 1.2 ( flash it the same way as 1.3 )
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Here's a link to the Team Leader 1.2 ROM that's very stable, fast, and good battery life as an alternative to the other stock roms out there like EJ...
Flash this through Odin and # see instructions on the attached screenshot of which button to click ( I'm not Chinese but its not rocket science to figure it out ). It downloads pretty fast inside China I have 150KB/sec...pretty impressive for Shanghai internet speeds.
Go here to download it.
Password for the extracted file is" www#.koapk.com " (remove the # )
If it downloads too slow I'll have to upload my file somewhere and hope not to get cought by the feds
Enjoy and hit that " Thank" button if you find this useful
So why post in the wrong forum ????.
Its not a question .
jjt
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
it seems download speed is very good outside china
tnx buddy
JJEgan said:
So why post in the wrong forum ????.
Its not a question.
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I've asked the mods to create a forum for this phone, hopefully it will get moved there so chillax.
Glad the speeds working out well for you mailwork. Let me know how your install works.
Does this work for e120s? Or do I need a different Team Leader rom?
there's v1.3 actually which is good rom... and fixed some fc issues... google around and you will find it..
as requested , i have uploaded this rom to a fast file hosting for free users..
Hey Prodigiez, I haven't experienced any FC issues on v1.2, did they fix the color issues on 1.3 yet? Also if you find an ICS 4.0 rom for this I'd love to get a hook up. I'm starting to miss Serendipity Rom.
Things that could get improved on this phone
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> Power button for shooting photos like on Serendipity
> Silence the camera shutter noise
> Easier access to Data on/off, and other settings where the current the Wifi on/off, Rotate, Bluetooth, and other usual suspects on the top slide down menu on the phone
> Automatic Bluetooth visibility to ON for 30 mins upon turning on Bluetooth ( right now its a 3 click procress - pretty messed up I assume Android would have got it right by now
> Quicker shutdown / Power on
> Samsung qWerty Keyboard ( I miss the big keys even though I got a replacement app )
> Remove the funky icon next to the signal bar ( there's an icon with a no-call looking thingi next t the signal bar and power bar)
> Better audio management ( for some reason the speaker doesn't sound that loud / good ) on playing certain media.
Otherwise, this phone without doubt the best smart phone out there currently.
Sounds good thank you
Sounds good thank you !
@michael1982t,
New HD LTE owner here.
I've flashed 1.2 and am happy to report that SMS is now working properly. -relieved-
However, don't you find the colors are way off? Or maybe the brightness level is just too dim.. (apparently, this was intentional to avoid the phone overheating) Have you heard of any fix for this?
This. Phone. Rocks.
@neverborn,
Glad the rom solved your issues, I haven't experienced any overheating, just the normal heat rise due to playing the new Captian America game too long which is normal.
As for the colors, I didn't notice that on mine, strange. I did notice that the auto brightness under Settings > Display has some issues with dimming the screen on and off. So I have mine manually set to this level ( see attached photo ) which works ok for my battery and eyes.
@ prodigiez , Do you know how to remove this damn icon? See photo attached with pointed arrow, its right next to my phone signal bar.
This. Phone. Rocks.
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For sure, its a monster like non other !
It's much, much, much dimmer than what it was stock. Pity for such a great screen..
Also, where are you reading about the ROMs? I'm at angeeks and google translate's not doing a very good job on it..
There's several Korean forums, this phone is basically tailored for the Korean market, there's better updates on them than on the Chinese sites I've been looking at. I'll get some links posted when I get time later today.
As for the colors, maybe its a hardware thing on your phone? Not sure. But on mine they look pretty vivid and pretty bright ( I'm on manual, I don't use the auto brightness under display settings as there seems to be a bug with it) , I care more about the battery life cause I use it for web + games + emails + lots of calling (voip + regular ). The display is the only thing that makes this phone eat battery like hell ( next to wifi). I'm sure you'll sort out and adjust it according to your daily needs.
Thanks, that'd be great.
As for the brightness, it was properly bright when I first got it. It was only after I flashed TL 1.2 that it became this dim. There was even a message when I first booted up into TL saying that they intentionally lowered the brightness levels to prevent overheating...
Wish this is better in 1.3
can someone upload screenshots or tutorial what to click on odin please?
thanx
SG2HDLTE said:
can someone upload screenshots or tutorial what to click on odin please?
thanx
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There's the same as with any Odin install ( something like this ) but you can google for more info:
a) Download the odin zip
b) Download the drivers for your phone, there was a thread about it
c) Download the image that you need to flush
d) Plug in your phone, put it into the recovery mode I think ( on this phone its not the same as the big yellow android guy ).
Here's the full instructions for your specific phone thanks to Prodiquez
://pspmaster.tistory.com/176 << add http to the front. translate this site to english and follow the instructions. there are 3 version there ... E120S E120L E120K and the kernel itself are rooted and comes with superuser... Choose E120L or S I suppose. In your case you just need the drivers + odin zip, you don't need the kernel to flash CWM. But if you want to flush CWM you can grab the files from there. Enjoy
I could easily share the files on here if your scared of all the Korean
By the way, everyone, we are trying to get a forum home for our phone please vote on this post forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22096490 << add http to the start.
Hope this helps:
-Open Odin from the package downloaded
-Click the PDA button, pick the PDA......tar from same package
-Get into download mode
-plug in phone, make sure Odin acknowledges
-click Start
--oops, beat me to it
About to try 1.3. Hope it sorts out my brightness issue.
neverborn said:
Hope this helps:
-Open Odin from the package downloaded
-Click the PDA button, pick the PDA......tar from same package
-Get into download mode
-plug in phone, make sure Odin acknowledges
-click Start
--oops, beat me to it
About to try 1.3. Hope it sorts out my brightness issue.
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Neverborn is probably correct. Youtube it as well, plenty of videos that show how to use Odin. By the way im not a back fan of it, or mainly used it to rescue my old bricked Captivate. If you want the Odin, see the page I gave you a link to the file name is "Odin3_v1.85.zip"
@Neverborn
Let me know how 1.3 turns out, post any issues up on here, I may just update this to be a 1.3 rom post as well as 1.2 and keep the devs busy. Depending on your feedback I may upgrade this or next week if I get time to mess with it.
michael1982t said:
Do you know how to remove this damn icon? See photo attached with pointed arrow, its right next to my phone signal bar.
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It seems that icon means you can not make any video call under current network while the icon is similar to the video call icon in the dialer.
Do TL 1.3 support english?
dannytanky said:
Do TL 1.3 support english?
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yes
and micheal , that icon is video call icon... mean video call disable...i dont know how to remove it but in my phone it nvr appear since i themed it..
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kindly vote for sgs2 hd lte at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416406 so we can get our own section
This thread is now deprecated, look for the all new 5 layouts Floating Multi Windows mod here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-floating-multi-windows-t2820366/post54240351
What about minimizable, maximizable, resizable floating multi windows on your Mega?
Interested?
DISCLAIMER
I'm not responsible for anything that may happen, your Mega, your responsability . The mod works fine on mine but one never knows, so make sure you have a Nandroid backup in case.
WHERE ARE THE UPDATES?
If you had already installed the previous version (s) just scroll down until the update chapters by the end of this post...
MEGA 5.8 OWNERS
This mod has been tested on Mega 6.3 but it should work as well on Mega 5.8.
Follow the instructions, but DO NOT flash the Floating_Multi_Windows_I9200.zip since it's for the Mega 6.3 only.
If you want the full version on your Mega 5.8, upload your androidpolicy.jar and I'll mod it.
REQUIREMENTS
A rooted Mega I9200 or I9205 on JB 4.2.2, with a custom recovery (either CWM, or TWRP, or whatever) installed.
It works on both odexed and deodexed Roms, but odexed Roms will allow less features. It has been tested on XXUAMEE and I can't tell for sure whether it works on other Roms or not, but my guess is that it does. Please try and report (but don't forget to make a backup beforehands):silly:
MEGA 6.3 ON DEODEXED MJ2
DO NOT flash the Floating_Multi_Windows_I9200.zip attached here cuz it's not compatible with MJ2. Go to post #13, I've attached a MJ2 version there (it has been tested and it works, see post #14).
INSTALLATION
Using your favorite root browser navigate to /system/etc/permissions folder and find com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml.
Rename it com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml.bak (do not delete it, in case you want to revert back to static stock multi windows).
That's it for people on an odexed Rom, reboot. Now when you open an app you see an icon at the top right or at the top bottom, press it, the app switches to floating window view (I'll explain everything in a minute, let me finish this paragraph first).
For people on a deodexed Rom, flash in recovery the attached zip (if you are running MJ2 don't flash the zip attached here but the one in post #13), wipe cache and dalvik cache, reboot.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
As said above, now when you open an app you see an icon that enables you to switch to floating mode. In floating mode you see on the top bar a close, a maximize and a pin button, plus a minimize icon (for deodexed Roms only, the difference between odexed and deodexed Roms is that deodexed Roms get on top of the other features a minimize icon and a double tap feature while in floating mode).
The close and maximize icons speak by themselves. The pin button, press it, it becomes green and enables you to keep the floating window (s) allways on screen. With the pin button activated you can resize windows from the bottom, the left and the right.
Use the space between the pin and the other icons to drag and move the window to wherever it pleases you.
While in floating mode you can press the maximize icon, or double tap the center of the bar (deodexed Roms only), to get the window back to full screen mode.The minimize icon (deodexed Roms only) shrinks the window to a bar like on a computer.
Depending on your phone settings the Flash Bar may or may not work. If it still works then you can use it to launch apps directly in floating mode, and you don't need to have the pin activated to be able to rezise windows. What makes it work or not? Good question, when I first set up this mod on my phone it worked, but at one point it stopped and never came back. I have to investigate and well, you are free to investigate too, any help is highly appreciated...
Anyway, with or without Flash Bar you can have as many Floating Windows as you want, cool...:good:
YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO THE STOCK STATIC MULTI WINDOWS VIEWS?
No worries, just delete the .bak in the com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml and reboot. If you flashed the zip don't bother, it won't harm your phone since the editing I made doesn't work when com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml is active.
NOT ALL YOUR APPS DISPLAY IN FLOATING MODE?
The latest update (7 JULY 2014) takes care of that, just keep on reading
BUGS
1-When one changes screen orientation the floating windows are back to full screen size.
Solution:
change your phone's DPI. I changed mine to 195 and the bug is gone. Don't go below 193 as the systemui doesn't like it and would force close everytime the orientation changes.
2-Some apps that are natively multi windows enabled don't display nicely (they show a huge floating window). To tame them, one has to decompile the app, open res/values/dimens.xml and edit the app default and minimum sizes to have them to look as follows:
<dimen name="app_defaultsize_w">300.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="app_defaultsize_h">200.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="app_minimumsize_w">300.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="app_minimumsize_h">200.0dip</dimen>
300 and 200 are the values I use but of course you can use other values that suit you better. The default size means the size the app has when it's opened in floating mode, and the minimum size means the smallest size you can resize/shrink it.
3-When an apk is minimized as a bar, if one opens a new apk and makes it float the first mimized apk has disappeared. It doesn't happen if two or more apks are open in floating mode and then minimized/maximized (I mean, in that case one can swith between minimize/maximize without loosing the other minimized apks), it happens only if a new apk is opened while one or more are minimized. I don't know if I explained it clearly but play a bit with the mod and you'll see what I mean...
Edit: 11 dec update (see below) more or less fixed this bug.
4-You tell me:cyclops:
UPDATE 11 DEC (Tested on deodexed I9200, but it should work for all 6.3 and 5.8 Mega models)
Today I decided to install the flash bar and some xmls permissions from the note 3, and see what would come out.
To my surprise it brought three interesting improvements.
1 - Multi instance, which means that one can open at the same time two or more windows of the same app (I could open up to 4 windows of the same app, not that I would really use it but just to say:cyclops.
Quite a handy feature if you want to compare two books, or two maps, or two pics or two whatever, but note that not all apps support multi instance, and note that for some apps one can't open two windows one after the other (one has to open one window of let's say app A, then app B, then one can open a second window of app A with the first app A still open).
2 - The disappearance of minimized bars is gone (still some random disappearing) when the windows are launched from the flash bar (but it still occurs when they are launched from somewhere else).
3 - The windows are resizable to a very small size, even smaller than the minimized bars (like 50x60, and don't need anymore to have the pin enabled to be resized.
No need to drag the apps from the flash bar, just touch them and they open in floating mode (set your prefered floating size with multi windows manager).
The 5 xmls files are attached below. This zip is not flashable, I did it intentionally in order one to know what files one pushes into one's phone, in case one day one wants to remove them. So you have to unzip first, and then manually copy the 5 xmls to your /system/etc/permissions folder, set perms to rw, r, r (644), reboot.
Careful!
One of these 5 files is called com.sec.feature.multiwindow.xml, and you may think that you already have it in your /system/etc/permissions folder. Well, you certainely have a file that has the same name, but it's not the same file (look at the weight). Rename your existing file com.sec.feature.multiwindow.xml.bak and then copy the new com.sec.feature.multiwindow.xml onto the folder.
A word about static stock multi windows
I tested these files in static stock multi windows (by renaming the com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml.bak to com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml, see above) and the multi instance works, plus there is a funky recent multi windows opened apps feature on the top of the flashbar, and a bookmark function on the bottom. Well, I found these features a bit wonky, but I didn't test too much so see by yourself if you feel like it.
Your flash bar doesn't show up, and you don't have the option anymore in your settings?
It's normal, it's because com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml has been renamed com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml.bak.
Rename it com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml, reboot. Go to display in your settings, enable the flashbar. Check that it appears. Rename again com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml to com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml.bak, reboot, your flash bar is still there (Note that you don't have the option to enable/disable it in the settings. You can force stop it from the applications section in the settings, but in that case it won't restart until you reboot).
UPDATE
I found a way to have that multi windows option to show in the settings all the time.
Since it's a heavy file I didn't upload it (my internet connection is dreadful) but if someone wants it then I'll upload it.
I'm a bit busy at the moment and I didn't test all the new features extensively, but if you do and find some tricks or fine settings/improvments please report here. Thanks in advance.:silly:
UPDATE 21 DEC (tested on Mega 6.3 XXUAMEE but it should work on all 6.3 Roms, and probably 5.8's)
It's a two layouts mode, which means that you will have the ability to switch between dual and cascade mode at the press of a button.
Go to your system/app folder and rename FlashBarService.apk to FlashBarservice.apk.bak (in case you need to get back to it if the mod is not compatible with your rom).
Flash the 2LayoutsFlashbarServiceMega.zip, wipe cache and dalvik cache, reboot.
Now open your FlashBar (the bar from where you launch the multi windows) and look at the top, you'll see two icons. That's it, one is for cascade mode, and the other for dual mode. When you press one it turns green, which means that the mode is activated.
If some windows disappeared and you want them back, or if you had too many windows opened in dual mode and want to put everything in order, press the cascade icon and they'll open in cascade mode (but it only works if the apps were still active, if they had been closed it obviously doesn't work).
If the FlashBarService fc, it means that it's not compatible with your rom. In this case delete the FlashBarService.apk from your system/app, remove the .bak you put at the stock one, reboot. If you want it for your rom, upload here your FlashBarservice.apk and your framework-res.apk and I'll mod it to make it two layouts enabled.
UPDATE 7 JULY 2014 (tested on Mega 6.3 DDUCNB1, it should work on other 6.3 Roms but it won't work on Mega 5.8. If you want it for your rom upload your FlashBarService.apk, services.jar, framework-res.apk and I'll mod it)
Here is a mod to make all your apps floating multi windows compatible.
I know that there are some apps here and there that do the same job but the advantage of this mod is that:
1-it works without any third part app which means that you'll save some ram and some battery,
2-with third apps when you install a new app you have to reboot to have that new app to show in the multi windows tray and to have the cascade/minimize icon to appear in full mode, whereas with this mod you don't need to reboot, the app shows straight away in the tray and so does the cascade/minimze icon.
Download AllAppsFloatingMultiWindowsMega6.3.zip, flash it from recovery, clean dalvik cache, reboot.
Bugs:
1-In dual mode, before to minimize a window press the pins from both apps to avoid the black screen issue (you'll understand what I mean when you get it).
If you get the black screen no worries, just maximize your windows, or press recents, or home, or settings, well press whatever takes you out from the black. And next time don't forget to pin both the windows before to minimize them:cyclops:...
2-You tell me...
WHAT'S NEXT?
I will mod some files to try to enable 5 layouts or Note 3's quad view, and I will try to add 2-3 things I have in mind. But no promises
YOU WANT TO HELP MAKE THIS MOD BETTER?
You are welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!
CREDITS
@rovo89 for the amazing Xposed Installer
@xperiacle cuz he was the one that found out that Samsung Roms are Floating Windows compatible
@THEDEVIOUS1 for porting the mod to the Galaxy Tab 7 Plus, and for all his help when I made my first Floating Windows mod for the Galaxy Grand
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i will be following your project and testing everything ) thank you for this
will give feedback
i9205
yeah man you ROCK. Im on i9205 and it works perfect. thanks.
no problem in rotation screen for me for moment.
I tried to flash it but now i'm stuck on the samsung logo...
what should I do?
I'm using stock MJ2, deodexed, and TWRP...
-rename com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml to com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml.bak
-restart to TWRP
-wipe cache/dalvic
-flash the zip
-reboot
than stuck at samsung logo....
i04055 said:
I tried to flash it but now i'm stuck on the samsung logo...
what should I do?
I'm using stock MJ2, deodexed, and TWRP...
-rename com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml to com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml.bak
-restart to TWRP
-wipe cache/dalvic
-flash the zip
-reboot
than stuck at samsung logo....
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I'm sorry to hear that you have issues...
The wiping must be done after the flash.
What you can do is go into recovery, wipe cache and dalvik, then reboot.
Anyway, that's strange since the zip is harmless. Which Mega do you have? I9200?
That could be an incompatibility with MJ2...
Or, did the zip download properly? When you are flashing it do you see some text on your screen?
Sometimes, since the zip contains a jar, one has to reboot twice. I don't know why but it's an issue that I have once in a while.
In the worst scenario, I mean if it still bootloops, then you'll have to restore your backup.
Good luck!
If you still don't manage to install it then it means that it's an incompatibility with MJ2, in that case upload your androidpolicy.jar and your framework-res.apk and I'll mod it.
unclefab said:
I'm sorry to hear that you have issues...
The wiping must be done after the flash.
What you can do is go into recovery, wipe cache and dalvik, then reboot.
Anyway, that's strange since the zip is harmless. Which Mega do you have? I9200?
That could be an incompatibility with MJ2...
Or, did the zip download properly? When you are flashing it do you see some text on your screen?
Sometimes, since the zip contains a jar, one has to reboot twice. I don't know why but it's an issue that I have once in a while.
In the worst scenario, I mean if it still bootloops, then you'll have to restore your backup.
Good luck!
If you still don't manage to install it then it means that it's an incompatibility with MJ2, in that case upload your androidpolicy.jar and your framework-res.apk and I'll mod it.
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I tried to flash again than wipe cache/davic, but still no luck.
I use I9200, i don't see any error message when flashing the zip, try to restart several times but still stuck at samsung logo...
So I reflash the full rom than it back to normal.
Maybe it just not compatible with MJ2
i04055 said:
I tried to flash again than wipe cache/davic, but still no luck.
I use I9200, i don't see any error message when flashing the zip, try to restart several times but still stuck at samsung logo...
So I reflash the full rom than it back to normal.
Maybe it just not compatible with MJ2
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Yep, I think it's the XXUAMEE androidpolicy.jar that doesn't fit MJ2.
Upload your androidpolicy.jar and your framework-res.apk, and I'll mod for you and for other MJ2 users.
OP updated.
The update can be used with all rooted Mega variants, deodexed or odexed, 6.3 and 5.8.
It brings amongst other multi instance but well, just have a look at the OP
Is it now support mj2 firmware?
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i04055 said:
Is it now support mj2 firmware?
Sent from my GT-I9200 using xda app-developers app
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Nope, cuz nobody uploaded MJ2's framework-res.apk and androidpolicy.jar...
As I already said, if one wants this mod for a particular firmware (including Mega 5.8 inches) one has to upload those 2 files...
But that's in order to get the full mod. Otherwise it's possible to get 75 % of it by just renaming some files in the system/etc/permissions folder and adding some other files in the same folder, for any firmware on both Mega 6.3 and 5.8, see OP...
unclefab said:
OP updated.
The update can be used with all rooted Mega variants, deodexed or odexed, 6.3 and 5.8.
It brings amongst other multi instance but well, just have a look at the OP
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tested and working perfectlyy .. you are the one
unclefab said:
Nope, cuz nobody uploaded MJ2's framework-res.apk and androidpolicy.jar...
As I already said, if one wants this mod for a particular firmware (including Mega 5.8 inches) one has to upload those 2 files...
But that's in order to get the full mod. Otherwise it's possible to get 75 % of it by just renaming some files in the system/etc/permissions folder and adding some other files in the same folder, for any firmware on both Mega 6.3 and 5.8, see OP...
By the way, I modded the flash bar (the bar from where one can launch multi windows apps), if someone is interested it's there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2567109
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here are the files... just got a chance to use my comp after so long...
android policy : https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/31220121/MJ2 FW/android.policy.jar
framework-res : https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/31220121/MJ2 FW/framework-res.apk
MJ2
Ok mate, here it is
Please do report whether it works or not, for other people on MJ2 to know. Then if it works I'll update OP:good:.
Stay tuned, some more updates are on the way. I managed to have stock dual static multi windows and cascade/floating multi windows to work at the same time, and I'm currently working on enabling quad view and/or five layouts (no promises on those ones though, but I'll try my best:silly...
Edit;
confirmed working on MJ2 (see next post).
unclefab said:
Ok mate, here it is
Please do report whether it works or not, for other people on MJ2 to know. Then if it works I'll update OP:good:.
Stay tuned, some more updates are on the way. I managed to have stock dual static multi windows and cascade/floating multi windows to work at the same time, and I'm currently working on enabling quad view and/or five layouts (no promises on those ones though, but I'll try my best:silly...
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confirm working....
Working perfect on my GTi9205 ...
Thanks mate ...
Post #13 works in my gt-i9205 good.tnx
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thank you very much. Excellent yet so simple and elegant modification!
Can this be used on note 10.1 2014?
inertiaholic said:
thank you very much. Excellent yet so simple and elegant modification!
Can this be used on note 10.1 2014?
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Probably, since it will have note 3 style multi windows, but I can't tell for sure (it hasn't been released yet).
I briefly tried a note 3 and I didn't see any floating option, but I know there are some mods like quad views (easy to implement on note 3, but not on mega )
Check note 3's forum, I think I saw something about floating windows...
thanks for the quick reply suitably named unclefab!
With note 3, yes mw etc easily created the floating window presumably on the back of the pen window feature, but not as elegant as yours or as universal as your where every window can be minimised etc. Indeed the multiwindow method is somewhat convoluted.
on my huawei ascend mate, i used the floating notifications plus xhalo windows but also somewhat iffy.
unclefab said:
Probably, since it will have note 3 style multi windows, but I can't tell for sure (it hasn't been released yet).
I briefly tried a note 3 and I didn't see any floating option, but I know there are some mods like quad views (easy to implement on note 3, but not on mega )
Check note 3's forum, I think I saw something about floating windows...
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Working on att galaxy mega i527 .thanks
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