[THEME] Vanilla Lockscreen NON-Transparent Background [UPDATED: 07/05/2010]

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[THEME] Vanilla Lockscreen NON-Transparent Background

This has been discussed on other threads. It's simple to remove or delete the HtcLockScreen.apk to revert to the stock lock screen. The problem with most ROMs is that the stock lock screen has a transparent background and a clock. Most people do not like this because it clashes with the home screen clock. In addition, the HTC alarms do not work with the stock lockscreen.

I found a glitch in EE 2.0.1 that allowed a background and allowed you to set it with MetaMorph. I discovered after loading EE 3.0, it too had a transparent background when reverting to the stock lock screen. I did not like this at all so I set off on a mission to try and duplicate the glitch. I am happy to say I have found a solution!

EDIT: I have uploaded the new MM patch for this mod. This easy to use theme works on all ROMs (except Cyanogen based ROMs where this is not needed). The previous issue with Ivan's Official has been resolved. Fuzzy letters have been reported with the Aloysius ROMs.




Instructions:

1. Do a NAND backup first!!! I am not responsible for anything that may happen to your phone.
2. Download LockWallpaper.zip
3. If you like, change the wallpaper in the zip to your own
----- LockWallpaper.zip\framework-res\res\drawable-mdpi\create_contact.png
----- Must be a 320x480 PNG file named "create_contact.png" (all lowercase)
4. Push the zip file to your sdcard
5. Open MetaMorph and apply the theme.

Changing the wallpaper via MetaMorph:

1. Update the background in the theme by pushing a new create_contact.png file into the zip. (The file name MUST remain the same)
2. If you unzip and then re-zip make sure you do not use compression
3. Copy it back to your sd card
4. Install the theme from within MetaMorph
----- Use the 'Unzip/Extract new theme' option and tell MM to replace all the files
----- Apply the theme
5. It will more than likely reboot your phone when it is finished
6. Rinse and repeat

Thanks to jcase for the idea of removing the HTC lock screen apk file
Thanks to csstikman89 for the original lockscreen script
Thanks to everyone who tested this

Reserved for future ....

first try unsucessful

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It Works!!! I almost was going to say it didn't but just had to be patient about 1 minute longer

I ran the batch file.. it went into reboot.. comes up on skateboard guys.. and then black screen.. i waited about 2 minutes and figured something was wrong. Pulled battery, powered on and skateboard guys again to black screen.. figured something was still wrong and i'd have to restore backup.. then all the sudden the phone woke up and bam! background on the lockscreen.

Just be a lil patient when it reboots.

Thanks again!

Yes, I was watching the logcat and noticed it seems to rebuild the cache on reboot. It only happens with the first script though. That does not happen when you use Metamorph to change the wallpaper.

Just tried this on XTRRom 2.0 and it worked perfectly. Thank you so much for this.

Semi-n00b here. Can't get this to work...what am I doing wrong? I am following the instructions in the op and decided I liked the wallpaper that's already included so I didn't add any additional files to the wallpaper folder. When I double-click on the START-SCRIPT.bat file I get a windows pop-up that says "Windows cannot find './Tools/adb'. Make sure you typed the file name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search."

What am I doing wrong? The phone is not currently active on Verizon's network as I'm testing a LG Ally...could that have anything to do with it? I really want a new lockscreen!!!

Any help appreciated.

NVM: not sure what I did but I redownloaded/extracted the zip folder and now it's working.

Well...I'm still doing something wrong because the wallpaper didn't change. After I executed the file and it rebooted the phone it came up with the correct lockscreen but the background is like, buttons or something. Not the "dots" from the photo. I tried adding my own .jpg to the wallpaper folders and executing it again. No luck. Tried deleting the .jpg that was there in case it was causing a conflict and still no luck. So...I've got the lockscreen but an ugly wallpaper.

Originally Posted by KacieB

Well...I'm still doing something wrong because the wallpaper didn't change. After I executed the file and it rebooted the phone it came up with the correct lockscreen but the background is like, buttons or something. Not the "dots" from the photo. I tried adding my own .jpg to the wallpaper folders and executing it again. No luck. Tried deleting the .jpg that was there in case it was causing a conflict and still no luck. So...I've got the lockscreen but an ugly wallpaper.

It sounds like your wallpaper did not get loaded. Try the Metamorph theme. It should fix your problem.

Originally Posted by ihtfp69

It sounds like your wallpaper did not get loaded. Try the Metamorph theme. It should fix your problem.

Tried the Metamorph theme, first it made me download AndExplorer - a separate program...when I click on the EE.zip folder using AndExplorer thru MetaMorph I get an error that says: "theme control file missing."

If I don't add a wallpaper to the extracted files the lockscreen should show up with the "dot" theme like the screenshot above, correct? When I browse out to the wallpaper folder that is the file that's already there. Not sure why I would be getting the "button" theme. So confused...