Black notification bar using Rom Manager

[jloya]

Hey,

I am having trouble getting a black notification bar on my device

I am currently running OTA 2.2 and am rooted. I have not doedexed

using Rom manager I have selected "download Rom"

there is an option for "Onix Concepts", I select Onix concepts and it downloads the files, I then receive a message that says click ok to boot into clockworkmod recovery to continue download, I click ok and the phone seems to just reboot normally and return to my home screen like nothing every happened?

any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[jloya]

anyone have any experience with this?

im sure other people would find this quite usefull as well

 

[xliderider]

I believe you need to install Bootstrap to get into CW Mod recovery, but I'm not sure if anything has changed after the 2.2 OTA.

 

[Juicemane]

I believe you need to install Bootstrap to get into CW Mod recovery, but I'm not sure if anything has changed after the 2.2 OTA.

^ what he said :icon_ banana:

 

[jloya]

downloaded boot strap

then i saw in Rom Manager a button that said boot into clockwork mod recovery

clicked that

device rebooted but everything still looks the same?

hmm

 

[xliderider]

You have to install Bootstrap after you download the apk file.

 

[jloya]

ok so im booted into recory

the options I have

-reboot system now
-apply sdcard:update.zip
-wipe data/factory reset
-wipe all cache partition
-install zip from sd card
-backup and restore
-mounts and storage
-advanced

noo idea which one to select or how to select it

 

[jloya]

figured out how to move up and down and select using the volume rocker / camera button

however I do not know which option to select

 

[xliderider]

figured out how to move up and down and select using the volume rocker / camera button

however I do not know which option to select

You need to select "install zip from sd card", then you need to navigate through the folders to find the bootstrap.zip file. It's probably in a folder somewhere in the Clockwork folder.

 

[jloya]

got it thanks for all your help and putting up with my questions xliderider, i have learned sooo much about the android within the past couple of days

 

[xliderider]

You're welcome.

I just realized you weren't looking for the bootstrap file but the black bar file.

Glad you got it.

What method did you use to root your X? Let me know if you have any problems, I'd like to get the black bar on my X as well.

 

[jloya]

You're welcome.

I just realized you weren't looking for the bootstrap file but the black bar file.

Glad you got it.

What method did you use to root your X? Let me know if you have any problems, I'd like to get the black bar on my X as well.

yeah i figured you mixed the 2 files up but either way it helped me as I stumbled across the black bar file i was looking for lol

I used the droid 2 2.2 rooting method using Doroot and it worked flawlessly. I downloaded root manager & root explorer and changed my keyboard to a black one (i also found it much easier to type on). From there I downloaded the black bar and my phone is exactlyyy how I want it

let me know if you have any questions getting that black bar going

 

[jloya]

only minor setback I saw is that the time is also displayed so its hard to read it

however I use beautiful widgets so I have a nice huge clock already on the display so not really a problem.

 

[xliderider]

only minor setback I saw is that the time is also displayed so its hard to read it

however I use beautiful widgets so I have a nice huge clock already on the display so not really a problem.

My understanding is the Black on Black Bar problem is because the ROM isn't deodexed.

I am currnetly deodexing my stock OTA 2.2 rom using this guide:

[HOW-TO] Manually deodex your phone.

When deodexed, I will apply the Black Bar mod and see how it goes.

 

[jloya]

only minor setback I saw is that the time is also displayed so its hard to read it

however I use beautiful widgets so I have a nice huge clock already on the display so not really a problem.

My understanding is the Black on Black Bar problem is because the ROM isn't deodexed.

I am currnetly deodexing my stock OTA 2.2 rom using this guide:

[HOW-TO] Manually deodex your phone.

When deodexed, I will apply the Black Bar mod and see how it goes.

I got the black notification bar to load just fine without deodexing so i dont see why it wouldnt work once youve deodexed as well

let me know how it goes