[ROM] Lithium Mod - Source built awesomeness! Themes galore!

[carlz28]

For those with the unlock slider issue, try changing your font to a smaller font and see how that works for you. Solved it 100% for me.

That did not work for me. For some reason, the font size does not "stick" when I try to use spare parts to change the font size. No biggie though. The newest WaterMark'D theme uses invisible sliders so it is not as obvious.

Changing font size from within Spare Parts only changes the font in Spare Parts itself. It's not a system-wide change. As soon as you exit the app, you'll notice everything else is normal (still).
Kind of a stupid feature, IMO...but that's my $.02

 

[Baked Potato Soup]

I was able to uninstall Chrome to Phone with Absolute System. Titanium Backup would probably do it to.

I installed the new Voice Search updated, but it doesn't do any of the cool stuff that the videos show. If I say "Note to self: buy milk," for example, it just googles "note to self buy milk."

Not really that big of a deal, though. I'm sure the next version of Lithium will be coming soon and will be even better.

It probably has something to do with the market hack, now that I think about it.

 

[sandman1987]

Lithium Mod is running great so far. Loving all the choices too. Has there been a fix for the call answer screen alignment? I see in this thread there are several posts about the problem, but I didn't see a fix. Did I miss that post or is the fix still in the works. At this point its just comsetic because I can answer calls just fine, but then again cosmetics is why I load the themed ROMS in the first place

I would like to know that as well. I love the Watermark'D Theme and the Rom runs great but that off centered call slider bugs the heck out of me!

No fix yet. Be patient guys, Jrummy has been on a well earned vacation.

Not trying to seem impatient . I was just making sure I wasn't missing a fix buried in this massive thread. Jrummy does great work and deserves the time off.

 

[samsonite801]

Maybe someone else has answered this... I just scrolled through 40 pages of post and my eyes are about to start bleeding. I'm trying to un-install Chrome to Phone (to install the new market version) and the Voice Search app (for the same reason). I've tried to use Absolute System, to no avail. Fails every time, even if I rwmount / mountsys first. Can someone help?

Thanks.:greendroid:

Whenever I've had a stubborn system app that would not uninstall by using Absolute System or some other automated script method, then there are a couple of manual ways of uninstalling system apps that I use with success. Please read through this entire post before attempting anything, so you fully understand what I am describing, because I am scatter-brain tonight and my post might have some procedures out of correct order.

Open a terminal window and type following commands (use Root Explorer to identify exact file names to use below):

Method #1:

su
mountsys
rm system/app/NameOfApp.apk
pm uninstall com.google.android.apps.NameOfApp (com.google.android.apps.NameOfApp is an example name)
unmountsys

(To figure out the name to type in the above bold section of the command above, use Root Explorer and browse to /data/data/ and scroll through that whole list and find the name of the folder which pertains to the system app you are trying to uninstall (using common sense), and use that folder name in the above pm uninstall command above).

AND PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, people, be smart and make a backup ROM of your system before attempting any of what I suggest here. This procedure works fine for me, but I cannot be responsible if you hoze or bork your system resulting in damages, or loss of data because something went wrong using my procedures on whatever theme you may be running.

If you have trouble with method 1 above, there is a slightly less clean way to uninstall as a last resort...

Method #2:

...which is to just delete the /system/app/whatever.apk file with Root Explorer and usually this at least allows me to be able to finally install that same app from the Market now. To do so, make sure you click on the 'Mount R/W' button in Root Explorer, then you can delete the apk file from there. Finally, you can go to the /data/data/ folder and remove the folder that pertains to the apk file or app that you are trying to take out. But when you're done, make sure you click the 'Mount R/O' button before leaving the folder you enabled R/W in, so that given folder will be safe again.

Just for good measure, before attempting to uninstall anything, I always go to Settings>Applications>App Management> and go to the app I want to remove, and clear the cache and data first for that app, just so it will remove any space-hogging cache or data that might be placed on my SD Card or in some other weird place. Then you can go to terminal server and attempt the rm command for that apk and attempt the pm uninstall command (as per the method 1 shown above). This way if it doesn't work right and you need to use method 2 to delete the files/folders manually, any potential clutter left behind will be minimized since you first cleared the cache and data.

But usually, I have not had any trouble installing apps from the Market after using one of these methods to remove system apps. Please let me know if you have any trouble removing the app after attempting one of these methods. Good luck.
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[foxdog]

i find that titainum backup dose a good job of uninstalling apps and all the data that gose with it

 

[samsonite801]

For those with the unlock slider issue, try changing your font to a smaller font and see how that works for you. Solved it 100% for me.

That did not work for me. For some reason, the font size does not "stick" when I try to use spare parts to change the font size. No biggie though. The newest WaterMark'D theme uses invisible sliders so it is not as obvious.

Changing font size from within Spare Parts only changes the font in Spare Parts itself. It's not a system-wide change. As soon as you exit the app, you'll notice everything else is normal (still).
Kind of a stupid feature, IMO...but that's my $.02

Yeah, you should be able to change the fonts in 'Absolute System' app, or 'su allinone' script in the terminal server.

 

[samsonite801]

I would like to know that as well. I love the Watermark'D Theme and the Rom runs great but that off centered call slider bugs the heck out of me!

No fix yet. Be patient guys, Jrummy has been on a well earned vacation.

Not trying to seem impatient . I was just making sure I wasn't missing a fix buried in this massive thread. Jrummy does great work and deserves the time off.

Yes, several people have stated that changing to a different font that was smaller in size has fixed the issue which is just a workaround, and it was also stated here before, that the real issue causing the problem with the larger sized fonts has been fixed and the fix will be applied in the new release which has not dropped to QA yet (QA is us).

 

[kmdavisjr]

That did not work for me. For some reason, the font size does not "stick" when I try to use spare parts to change the font size. No biggie though. The newest WaterMark'D theme uses invisible sliders so it is not as obvious.

Changing font size from within Spare Parts only changes the font in Spare Parts itself. It's not a system-wide change. As soon as you exit the app, you'll notice everything else is normal (still).
Kind of a stupid feature, IMO...but that's my $.02

Yeah, you should be able to change the fonts in 'Absolute System' app, or 'su allinone' script in the terminal server.

Unfortunately, the absolute system ap only lets you change the font, but not the font size.

 

[kmdavisjr]

Battery Life Question:

Hi everyone. I have read several posts about the extended battery life that LithMod provides. I have found the exact opposite to be the case. A collegue of mine switched to saphire from lithmod because he, too, experienced a big battery drain with LithMod using a totally different theme than me (he was using Gala, I am using Watermark'D). Here is what I am using:

Kernel: P3 LV 250-1Ghz
Set CPU: profile
Default 600M-1Ghz ondemand
Temp>50 100, 250-250 ondemand
Bat<25% 85 500-125 ondemand
Screen off 80 800-400 ondemand
Charging USB 61 800-400 ondemand
Charging full 56 900-250 ondemand

I am also using Auto Memory Manager configured a bit above the "mild" setting.

Any suggestions?

 

[Geoffery]

How would one go about turning the camera click off when taking a picture in Lithium? I know there was a script to do it in Kangerade, but I don't find it in Lithium.

 

[samsonite801]

Changing font size from within Spare Parts only changes the font in Spare Parts itself. It's not a system-wide change. As soon as you exit the app, you'll notice everything else is normal (still).
Kind of a stupid feature, IMO...but that's my $.02

Yeah, you should be able to change the fonts in 'Absolute System' app, or 'su allinone' script in the terminal server.

Unfortunately, the absolute system ap only lets you change the font, but not the font size.

Yes, I realize that font size is not adjustable, but I was referring to finding another font that happens to be a smaller size by coincidense.

 

[kmdavisjr]

Yeah, you should be able to change the fonts in 'Absolute System' app, or 'su allinone' script in the terminal server.

Unfortunately, the absolute system ap only lets you change the font, but not the font size.

Yes, I realize that font size is not adjustable, but I was referring to finding another font that happens to be a smaller size by coincidense.

Ah. I understand. I am currently using "stock" and have tried Arial, but both are a no go for fixing that problem. I could try running the allinone script to change the font size, but I have to look at it before I run it from terminal because I have never nun it before.

 

[samsonite801]

How would one go about turning the camera click off when taking a picture in Lithium? I know there was a script to do it in Kangerade, but I don't find it in Lithium.

Go to /system/media/audio/ui/ in Root Explorer and you'll see the .ogg files for camera noises. There are 2 of them. Just add on a .old to the very end after the ogg to rename them and then camera won't be able to use them any more.

 

[xKoldFuzionx]

Ok, not sure if this is a bug with you guys or it something else was going on. This is what happened:

First had this happen a couple days ago. Handcent was not playing notification sounds when new text was coming in. I believe it may have been something with app itself. I initially wiped data and flashed a backup, but problem came back after awhile. Then, last night, uninstalled Handcent, then reinstalled, problem seems to have gone away. That's why I think it was the app, though I've only seen this problem since flashing ROM.

Another thing I noticed is that apps installed on SD card lose icon after reboot. Never had that problem before with any other ROM.

The last thing I've noticed is that the home launcher that came pre-installed lost it's ability to move icons/folders from original location on home screen. When pulled from app drawer, apps don't even appear on home screen. Folders created on home screen, once created, can't be moved to different screen or have a hard to.e even moving them on the same screen. Initially, I just wiped data and reflashed ROM, but problem came back after a short time. Remedied it by installing launcher pro. Like that better anyways, cuz original launcher wouldn't allow you to change the apps dock apps.

Has anyone else had these problems? I'm on a moto Droid, running the stock theme.

Overall, extremely happy with the ROM. So far, it's the best 2.2 I've tried with the fewest amount of problems. Have recommended this mod to everyone I come in contact with.

Thanks in advance!

 

[tdweng]

Maybe someone else has answered this... I just scrolled through 40 pages of post and my eyes are about to start bleeding. I'm trying to un-install Chrome to Phone (to install the new market version) and the Voice Search app (for the same reason). I've tried to use Absolute System, to no avail. Fails every time, even if I rwmount / mountsys first. Can someone help?

Thanks.:greendroid:

I just finished doing that exact same thing. Uninstalled the beta then installed the official release. Did you try the old fashion way? Just go into settings>Applications>Manage applications, select all and scroll down to chrome to phone and hit uninstall, then install the app from the market. As for the voice search app, I did not uninstall the old one, I installed the new one from the market and it replaces the old one. At least it seams to have for me. when I long press the search button the new app launches. Same for the new Google search app.

You must not be running Lithium Mod, because those are protected apps that can't be upgraded. I've tried it and failed on install every time.

Just got done uninstalling both using absolute system lithium mod. Then i had to reboot my phone for in order for the installs to take place otherwise they would fail every time. Hope that helps everyone out with getting the latest ones