Hey!
Ok, so I have an HTC Desire (hence where this thread is located). It is rooted with DefroST 6.0d Froyo custom ROM installed. Just discovered the ability for the HTC_IME keyboard (which came with the DefroST ROM) to be themed, as well as create your own themes for it which is freakin' awesome!
See [MOD] HTC_IME (8th June) v27: Small fix - xda-developers for the keyboard itself and http://www.gimpsta.com/themer/main.php to create custom themes.
So, immediately, according to instructions, I go and download the app Metamorph so I can install my custom created theme. Well, after installing and on first boot it says it needs to perform some checks to ensure that it can run properly. During those checks, the app quits with the message that I might not have enough space in /system.
After some research, it turns out that a rooted HTC Desire isn't fully rooted....I though Android was supposed to be open?!?! C'mon HTC, let us open 'er up if we want to!
Sorry about the quick rant....so basically /system is only modifiable in recovery mode, not while Android is running full out meaning that Metamorph can't do its thing.
What I'm wondering is if there is any way to install the custom keyboard theme that I have created (or on more general terms if there's any way to allow r/w privileges to /system while Android is running)? I would love to be able to mod my phone to all end, but it seems HTC doesn't want the same thing (where's that Nexus 2....).
Absolutely any ideas are greatly appreciated!
Thanks ahead,
Bob
Ok, so I have an HTC Desire (hence where this thread is located). It is rooted with DefroST 6.0d Froyo custom ROM installed. Just discovered the ability for the HTC_IME keyboard (which came with the DefroST ROM) to be themed, as well as create your own themes for it which is freakin' awesome!
See [MOD] HTC_IME (8th June) v27: Small fix - xda-developers for the keyboard itself and http://www.gimpsta.com/themer/main.php to create custom themes.
So, immediately, according to instructions, I go and download the app Metamorph so I can install my custom created theme. Well, after installing and on first boot it says it needs to perform some checks to ensure that it can run properly. During those checks, the app quits with the message that I might not have enough space in /system.
After some research, it turns out that a rooted HTC Desire isn't fully rooted....I though Android was supposed to be open?!?! C'mon HTC, let us open 'er up if we want to!
Sorry about the quick rant....so basically /system is only modifiable in recovery mode, not while Android is running full out meaning that Metamorph can't do its thing.
What I'm wondering is if there is any way to install the custom keyboard theme that I have created (or on more general terms if there's any way to allow r/w privileges to /system while Android is running)? I would love to be able to mod my phone to all end, but it seems HTC doesn't want the same thing (where's that Nexus 2....).
Absolutely any ideas are greatly appreciated!
Thanks ahead,
Bob