About the Aphrodite Family: Harmonia, daughter of Aphrodite, is the immortal goddess of harmony and concord.
The idea is pretty much a bare rom, based or as close as possible to what a stock rom should have been, that you add your themes and such to. You won't find any bloat, what is here is here because it needs to be and not much more. This allows you to create the phone you want without anything you don't want or need. Just a lean, mean phone, your way.
Warning
While I do all I can to ensure these work properly, but things do happen, so use it at your own risk.
To upgrade from any previous version of Harmonia 2.x, go into "mounts and storage", wipe cache, systems and boot, go into "advanced" and wipe Dalvik, then flash. If you have issues, do a complete wipe. All others do a complete wipe.
Current Issues:
None at the moment
Screenshots!(simulated, I need fresh images, from a user)
Important changes:
Initial Release
Info, Changed and Removed
Based on stock rom (Includes Email, Gmail and Google Play)
Memory and network tweaks
Init.d support
Uses stock GB Launcher (Does not auto rotate!)
No Mobile ID!
SuperSu
All included items are up to date (as far as I can tell)
Lightweight boot animation and shutdown animation.
Wifi tether (uninstallable) - may not function
VMroms App (uninstallable)
Flashlight (uninstallable) - may not function
New default wallpaper
Removed:
Boot sound
GenieWidget (map and weather widget)
Google Books
Live wallpapers (they still work however)
Maps
Mobile ID
Office Suite
Protips
Street View
Youtube
❤❤❤Ahhhh, the wonderful life of a developer, so romantic, so glamorous! The candles, the music, the gentle glow of your phone as it sits on your desk stuck in a boot loop.❤❤❤
thanks leslie, but i have one question, when i open a file from the zip (such a build.prop) and save it, winzip re compresses the zip automatically. is this ok? i have 3 options, save and update(that one saves it and recompresses) (which mind you after recompression its 43% lighter so i am going to assume thats bad),, keep - which keeps the file locally but does not save it back into the zip, and discard, which saves no changes.
any ideas anyone?
oh, i have the paid (cough) version of winzip if that makes a difference
sorry guys! been super busy lately! just got my backup venture rooted and CWM installed, so i have a backup now. just downloaded harmonia, and about to flash! i'd like to post screenshots for u Leslie! what's a good screenshot app? oh, and Curtis, ill be on top of ur theme soon as im done with harmonia, so hang tight!
so, harmonia installed successfully! so far, so good! only thing ive noticed so far was at bootup, after the hello screen, it goes to a blank screen for a few seconds in place of where the virgin mobile animation should be. i assumed that it was intentional to remove the animation, but from the screenshots u posted, it looked like it was supposed to be replaced with your harmonia logo. not an issue, just figured id let u know. i havent activated it yet, but i can confirm that wifi tether works. it loaded successfully and started tethering fine. no data since im not activated yet, but i also have wifi tethering currently working on my other Venture with no issues, so i assume it will work just fine. i can also confirm the flashlight app works with no issues. currently testing all other apps. if there are any specifics u would like tested, please let me know!
so, i dont seem to be able to take screenshots. ive tried like 4 different apps, and the shots come in all garbled (i like that word...garbled...). as fun as the word is to say, it's still quite frustrating that i cant upload shots for u! screenshot ux wouldnt even open, just force closes. any suggestions on what could cause the corrupted shots??
nevermind. found the SDK capture method. included shots of both wifi tether and flashlight app turned on so u can confirm their working status. any other shots u need, let me know!!
so, harmonia installed successfully! so far, so good! only thing ive noticed so far was at bootup, after the hello screen, it goes to a blank screen for a few seconds in place of where the virgin mobile animation should be. i assumed that it was intentional to remove the animation, but from the screenshots u posted, it looked like it was supposed to be replaced with your harmonia logo. not an issue, just figured id let u know. i havent activated it yet, but i can confirm that wifi tether works. it loaded successfully and started tethering fine. no data since im not activated yet, but i also have wifi tethering currently working on my other Venture with no issues, so i assume it will work just fine. i can also confirm the flashlight app works with no issues. currently testing all other apps. if there are any specifics u would like tested, please let me know!
Any special settings for wifi tether?
And yes, there should be a Harmonia animation.
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Originally Posted by Dracable
so, i dont seem to be able to take screenshots. ive tried like 4 different apps, and the shots come in all garbled (i like that word...garbled...). as fun as the word is to say, it's still quite frustrating that i cant upload shots for u! screenshot ux wouldnt even open, just force closes. any suggestions on what could cause the corrupted shots??
no special settings for wifi tether. worked perfectly as installed. also discovered that the power off animation doesnt work either. after exploring the file system a bit (kind of a n00b to android/linux, so still exploring to learn exactly how the OS functions), i found the bootanimation.zip and poweroffanimation.zip files in /system/media, which im assuming are your custom animations. so it appears the files are intact. where is the script/scripts that points to those files (just out of curiosity)? is there anything i could have done wrong at install that would have affected the boot/poweroff animations? as for screenshots from the phone, im guessing just some sort of hardware incompatibility? im guessing it's that since i had probs with multiple screenshot apps.
i can confirm that the first link that u posted did NOT work on our harmonia rom. that was one of the ones i tried. never tried that other one though. i'll test it later and post results.
Device(s): ZTE Warp Sequent-Rooted-Cyanoid Rom,
ZTE Warp(Wife's New Phone)-Rooted,
VM Venture(Wife's Old Phone)
Carrier: Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile
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im downloading this right no to install on my girlfriends phone. finally got cmw installed through terminal emulator on the phone cause i have no clue to abd. but i will let you now how this works out. :-)
ive flash and tested this on all 3 of my Ventures in many different senarios. u should b fine. any probs, feel free to ask. the boot/power off anis dont work. its just black screen. also, if wifi tether doesnt work, try changing the lan setting to 192.168.3.0/24. worked for me.
ive flash and tested this on all 3 of my Ventures in many different senarios. u should b fine. any probs, feel free to ask. the boot/power off anis dont work. its just black screen. also, if wifi tether doesnt work, try changing the lan setting to 192.168.3.0/24. worked for me.
could i just add my own boot/power off anim's? i mean to the rom? or is it an issue with the rom codeing?
Device(s): ZTE Warp Sequent-Rooted-Cyanoid Rom,
ZTE Warp(Wife's New Phone)-Rooted,
VM Venture(Wife's Old Phone)
Carrier: Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile
Thanks: 16
Thanked 18 Times in 15 Posts
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Originally Posted by Dracable
ive flash and tested this on all 3 of my Ventures in many different senarios. u should b fine. any probs, feel free to ask. the boot/power off anis dont work. its just black screen. also, if wifi tether doesnt work, try changing the lan setting to 192.168.3.0/24. worked for me.
no problems at all besides the boot animation you spoke of. but this works fine. her phone was acting weird before and now it is acting fine
well, as i understand it, there was an issue with the anis resizing when being converted to the rom. i would say it would be worth a shot to change it once the rom is already flashed. just make sure the resolutions are correct (320x240 i believe). as always, just make sure u backup before u start. i havent played with anis yet, so im not positive it will work, but id say as long as u r backed up, take a shot at it. make sure to post results if u decide to try it!
hmm, if i do it. it try it only for that. could i change the anim before flashing?
i really want the ics theme. omfg it looks and sounds amazing.
drac, is the play store working as expected? seeing as your the one who did tested the isc theme, ill get your opinion, i like my phones current deal its got going on, but i know that stability and space are a problem. i have gotten rid of some bloat ware already. but some i wasnt sure of.
idk, i guess i can always go back to stock if need be right?
another question, does a cwm back up, back up everything? like will it go back to just like it was before i re-flash?
-_-
in my opinion, the ics theme makes the phone 100x better than the stock rom. the theme is totally customizable with soooo many easily changable options. it feels much much snappier than the stock rom. the ics theme comes with the virgin mobile boot ani intact, just in case u were wondering. i believe there are programs on the market that can inject boot anis without flashing a full rom, but i cant attest to their success. and yes, a cwm backup will bring everything back exactly to the way u had it.
oh, and with the play store... the ics theme comes with the old market, and i dont think it will update itself. i dont recall testing the market as-is (oops!). i had done a titanium backup of my previous rom with google play, and just restored it to the new rom. i had to clear the data of play store and google services framework afterwards tho, or else it gives u an error about google talk not being able to authenticate or somethin like that.
Last edited by Dracable; October 17th, 2012 at 03:03 PM.
WELL THAT WAS HELPFUL. i use boot animation changer, bac from the play store.
so, that is good i can restore the play store from titan backup. which also answered another question, if i can restore any app from titan backup in the new rom.
excellent!
did you change your ( i cant remember the name) i.d number with titan backup to your original? you know that number it says "this number has changed! blah blah blah...change it back?"
if that works, then i think im good to go...after of course the battery icon is fixed.
!question tho, if i restore a back up with titan, will it give me the option to update it as needed via Google play? because i have tried to force attach apps to Google play with zero luck. for instance apps i have acquired off market, they will not update in Google play, which leads me to believe that Google play apps wont update after a restore/force attach.
no prob leslie. varen, some people experience probs with some apps that required network access after flashing a new rom without restoring the android id. some people didnt. i personally did restore android id. note, it will only let u restore your previous in titanium backup pro. also, if u look into a program called root toolbox, it has an option to fix broken market links. might be what u r looking for. i recommend u do ur research on it first tho, as i havent tried that option, just recall seeing it in there. its a powerful app tho, so b careful with it. remember, always backup first!
The boot animations were properly resized.
Probably one of those instances where I have to build them from scratch.
I have been playing around with boot animations a lot and it seems that framerate effects then greatly. I will attach two of the same bootanimation, one has a framerate of 10 and the other 12. the first shows only black screen... I dont make any other changes...
i dont know... ive been playing with boot anis for the rom im making too without even a hiccup. im runnin a 30fps ani right now, and it displays awesome.
I tried installing this but I think Im doing something wrong...
I'm kinda new to this so please give me a step-by-step guide to doing this. I installed ClockworkMod & Backed up my current rom but when I go to install from SD it reboots & stays on a black screen. Had to remove the battery & reboot, everything is fine with the phone after that but Id really like to do this also what will happen to the apps Ive already installed on my phone? Will they be gone, should I back them up?
how long did you let it sit on that black screen before taking out your battery? its normal after installing a new ROM for the first boot to take quite a while. also, the custom boot animation that is in the Harmonia ROM is not functioning correctly, so it just displays a black screen. reinstall the rom and just wait thru the black screen. ive had the first boot take up to 3 minutes before. hope this is your issue! if not, please let me know! we'll get this all figured out for ya! good luck!
just to be clear though, did you make it through the installation successfully? did it tell you that the installation was complete?
No, it did not & I let the phone sit for 10mins on that blank screen
Will I lose all my apps, can I add anything/remove from the rom file (i.e. Open the zip, add new apps, remove some I dont want)?
If so, do I have to redo the zip as 'store'?
To avoid confusion, it asks me if I'd like to reboot into recovery & just sits on the black screen thats slightly lit from behind (no matter HOW I try to reboot into recovery) SIDE NOTE
I took the Harmonia Rom & changed ALOT of stuff in it (part of the coding, bootanimation & poweroffanimation, added/removed apps, I call it Hades 1.0)
Thats the boot image down there
*boot image works, kinda... it flickers on the screen for a 2nd then goes black, Ill be uploading the rom but since I cant make the Harmonia rom work on mine this will be untested... I used the base stats of the harmonia rom but changed stuff.
OK, it was a problem with my recovery.img but I fixed that now the problem is in the signing of the rom... How do I do that?
Last edited by Jeni_James; December 3rd, 2012 at 02:18 AM.
u can either sign the rom with dsixda's kitchen, or you can just leave it unsigned and toggle the verification before flashing. as for your image, did you change the "hello" screen, or the virgin mobile animation that plays after it? btw, you should get it working on your phone before uploading to the forum for testing. ;-)
also, you should probably be starting off with the aeneas rom for building. its considered a base rom or "B.Y.O.R". harmonia was a customized release by leslie ann, but she released aeneas at the same time for people wanting to develop/theme.
Last edited by Dracable; December 3rd, 2012 at 12:35 PM.
O ok, Ill give that a try. I havent uploaded it or even tested it on my phone yet. I changed the Virgin Mobile bootanimation.zip (custom) & ot only shows up for like a second - how can I fix that?
I did a recovery to stock, removed the root (impossible to flash a rom that way) & realized I didnt have a Launcher, luckily I did something that asked me to sign into market so I went there, downloaded my antivirus, restored my apps & was good to go
im not sure if u quite understand, but it is totally possible to flash a rom while rooted. i do it almost everyday. before you tried flashing harmonia, did you do a full system wipe through CWM? if not, im sure that is the reason why it didnt work. in any case, i would re-root, install Titanium Backup, and back up all of the apps you dont want to lose. with titanium backup, you can always restore your apps and data from your old rom after flashing. a full wipe of the system is going to be necessary for u to flash a custom rom (harmonia, aeneas, etc...) and have it work. the method i use in CWM is: wipe data (factory reset), wipe cache partition, and wipe dalvik cache (in advanced menu). did you do these steps before trying to flash?
if you would like, you can go ahead and upload your bootanimation.zip, and ill take a look at it for u.
well, why dont you try downloading the aeneas rom and try flashing that one. maybe it was just that rom, or might have been a bad download. lets get this problem worked out before you go any further. also, i downloaded your boot ani. ill check it out here in a little bit when im home from work.
yeah, the best and easiest was to flash is cwm recovery. u can try replacing the launcher, just might take some trial and error. just make sure u dont throw any "pro" version of anything in ur rom, as that is piracy. i changed the launcher in my rom just fine, but just make sure to choose a launcher that will have good performance on the venture. just do a little testing. some "launchers" also rely on the stock launcher still being intact. like i said.... trial and error.
When I tinkered around with my previous phone I set GO Launcher as the system launcher but I was wondering should I rename it to 'Launcher2' or does that not matter?
Also is there ANYway to completely remove the stock lock screen from the system?
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