I'm a noob to flashing and roms, but i am rooted and running the evil fascination rom. first theme i put on was nitro's honeycomb. i have flashed probably 8 or themes since then, and i always wipe cache and delvik before each one. My issue is the past 3 themes i have flashed on there, some of the icons are no longer changing, such as youtube, camera, and gallery for some. they are stuck as icons from cyanbread. how can i get this fixed? And also since the first honeycomb theme, my power off screen shows current theme animation, then shows the honeycomb animation. how can i get the honeycomb screen off? Thanks for your help and advice.
[Q] need help with themes and boot
- Thread starter kendall316
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Sometimes when flashing themes over other themes some of the old theme stays so the best to do is when flashing a new theme I found is best to reflash the rom then the new theme. This will make sure the old theme is no longer there.
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No you shouldnt have to since you are not doing a data wipe.
Do you backup your apps with TB anyhow?
yes i do. so should i just go into recovery, wipe the cache, then reflash EF 3.5.1 from my sd card? then go back into recovery and flash the theme i want?
yes
reboot recovery
wipe cache
in advanced wipe dalvik
flash ROM
reboot
then repeat with compatible theme of your choice
You should make a nandroid backup... just in case. That way if you ever mess up or something goes wrong, you can always go back to a good setup you had before.
Actually, just tried rebooting. my icons are fixed but my shut down screen now goes from my themes, to the evil fascinations lol. so i still have 2 boot downs
do you use root explorer or super manager? if you do you can check under system/media. you are using EF3.5.1 and what theme?
i use rom manager. and yes its EF3.5.1 with nitsuj17's gingerbread theme v4 beta
honestly you would be better served with com rom 1.3...it has a much better (well more themed) version of gb i did and it has all the mods ef uses from tsm plus more that werent incorporated in that particular rom
ok. Like i said i am a noob to this, i just read that EF was a great rom, so i chose that not knowing much about it. how do i change to com rom? and where do i get that gb theme thats better? And what is really the difference between the 2 roms? do they differ in speed or battery life? sorry so many questions, just trying to understand it all
To learn the differences just read the two threads....The Comm ROM is for me a better performing ROM with more options as he said and a full Gingerbread theme built in....no need to flash an external theme unless you want a completely different look...
Speed and battery are similar depending on your usage etc....its more subjective as far as that goes because every user experiences differences in performance...
To change Roms you can simply flash in recovery after making a backup, wiping is optional but you may experience issues if you do not do a full wipe...at the least you want to wipe cache and dalvik cache in advanced option per CWMR and you can use Titanium Backup to backup your apps/data prior to wiping
ok i will try that when i get home from work. question with the gb theme that comes with it. The one i downloaded, im actually using launcher pro on top of it bc i could not find a way to stop my home screens from auto rotating out of portrait. is there anyway to do that with the one that comes on com rom?
can someone post a link to where i can download the com rom?
well it has nothing to do with the theme and LPro is def a good launcher to run....in COMM ROM there are setting in TSM settings that allow you to turn off auto rotate for the Launcher2 thats included as well as in settings/display on the phone itself....
Kendall you might be new but you will learn fast and you are getting answers from 2 very smart people nitsuj & tapout. You will just have to flash different Roms to see which you like better. Both Comrom and EF are great Roms but basically to each their own and also you might find your battery is better with one or the other. Just keep asking questions and you will before you know it have a better handle on all this. I read these pages everyday and i ask questions. Now i want to learn to theme, even just to make my phone the way i want. Have fun and be glad you are getting answers from these amazing people.
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