New ICS Theme for Arkas 1.5-1.7 BY john

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A new ICS theme is released for Arkas 1.5 by John (who earlier ported MIUI  )

It will also work on 1.6,1.7 or Perseus XL/Perseus S hopefully

You can check the screens .

Head to XDA for more details

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1793207

Or just Download from below and flash using Stock Recovery 

Download 

Also check out the Modded Touchwiz Launcher by him

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1699779

Cheers!!

Thanks to priyesh103 & John for the tip

50 responses to “New ICS Theme for Arkas 1.5-1.7 BY john”

  1. Gjuli Avatar
    Gjuli

    thanks

  2. André Avatar
    André

    Muito obrigado 🙂

  3. Gabriel Avatar
    Gabriel

    The Contacts is Buged, Don’t working. Have a Solution?

    1. john Avatar
      john

      only works with arkas 1.5
      link for beta version of ics callisto theme
      http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29250159

  4. Gabriel Avatar
    Gabriel

    This theme have a bub, in the contacts… don’t working.. have a solution?
    thank’s so much!
    in my phone galaxy 551 don’t work the contacts…

    1. priyesh103 Avatar
      priyesh103

      hey friend..
      in this version only
      – framework-res.apk
      – lidroid-res.apk
      – twframwork-res.apk
      – SystemUI.apk
      themed so contacts and other apk are themed in next release…
      so wait for new release by john..
      thanks…

    2. john Avatar
      john

      only works with arkas 1.5
      link for beta version of ics callisto theme
      http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29250159

  5. Gabriel Avatar
    Gabriel

    On my Galaxy 551, tested this theme with the roms Arkas 1.7 and 1.6 and the two Roms application (Contacts) didn’twork, don’t know why but it didn’t work … 🙂

    1. skilledchaos Avatar
      skilledchaos

      Ouch …
      Just use it on 1.5

  6. Gabriel Avatar
    Gabriel

    Ok… I will test this issue with Rom Arkas 1.5.

  7. Gabriel Avatar
    Gabriel

    in my G551 just works 100% in 1.5 Einherjar…
    yeah!!

  8. indra bsi Avatar
    indra bsi

    Yesss…. in my Gazzy its really work, but i can’t install TouchWiz 3… any solution????

    1. skilledchaos Avatar
      skilledchaos


      Did you set the permissions right ?

      1. vale446 Avatar
        vale446

        yezz, i set permission file rw-r–r–

  9. Anas Avatar
    Anas

    Hey hello

  10. Anas Avatar
    Anas

    Sorry for double post but skilled I am using Arkas 1.7 and recently my usb mode stopped working. Whenever I plug in my usb cable and attach phone it keeps charging but no usb mode pops up.
    I tried 3 different cables on different pc and ports. Phone is also not getting detected in odin by download mode so I can’t reflsh rom. Any ideas?

    1. skilledchaos Avatar
      skilledchaos

      hmmm.

      Since Download Mode is independent of ROMs ,most probably your micro USB port must have damaged 😦 .
      Ii is probably good to invest in a BlueTooth dongle or Wifi dongle for File transfer ..
      Or get mUSB port repaired .

      I can theorize on a method to flash different rom but it is a theory .
      It may damage the phone .

  11. Anas Ahmad Avatar
    Anas Ahmad

    Well i just wanted to flash the new ICS theme by John but i am reluctant cuz if something goes wrong i cant reflash my ROM back.

    It was working perfectly and used to pop up wen i restarted the phone but one day it itself stopped working all of sudden.
    Secodnly some apps like Hexamob Recovery cant work as they cant find the phone root path which again was working perfectly fine before.

    Will repair usb port as last resort, i am fine with the ROM until now and found no need to reflash but ICS theme is mouth watering 😉

    1. skilledchaos Avatar
      skilledchaos

      umm
      extract the framework and apps .
      Use WiFI or BT to transfer the apps to SD card .
      Use adb shell to transfer the apps to /data partition temp .
      assign chmod 644 permissions to all the apps/framework
      now stop the device and copy the stuff to /system/framework and /app
      reboot device …

      If you have any problems ,I can create Arkas Restore Zip for Stock Samsung Recovery ..
      It might help ..

      1. john Avatar
        john

        skilled please create one for me i dont like to go to stock recovery through whole procedure of flash stock rom and blah blah blah

  12. Anas Ahmad Avatar
    Anas Ahmad

    Well this sure is a unconventional way 😉 Am afraid to try it out :s

    Havent had any feedback from anyone regarding ICS on Arkas 1.7, jus read the comments and saw contacts apk doesnt work.. So i think i wont flash the theme then.. too risky. I dont want Samsung guys to mess the phone at service center.

    But thanks for prompt reply 🙂 I thot it was software problem.

    1. skilledchaos Avatar
      skilledchaos

      Just dont copy the contacts apk …
      It works for Arkas 1.5 flawlessly since was made and tested on 1.5

  13. Anas Ahmad Avatar
    Anas Ahmad

    You wont belive this but Usb mode started working now.. I just cleaned usb port with lil bit alchohol now and it works 🙂

    Will flash the theme now 🙂 thanks skilled.. if i get a problem i wil report at once 🙂

  14. Anas Ahmad Avatar
    Anas Ahmad

    Flashed Arkas 1.6 and its taking too much RAM.
    Even at idle RAM clocks 160mb so if i start more then 2 apps the other close.
    Is there a way i can get rid of this?

    Secondly if u can make a update.zip so i can replace the status bar with multitoggle that was present in 1.7 and use it in 1.6 would be great 🙂

    Thanks again.

    1. skilledchaos Avatar
      skilledchaos

      ..
      Hmmm ,what about 1.5 ?

      1. Anas Ahmad Avatar
        Anas Ahmad

        Sorry for late repy but I didn’t try on 1.5
        Apparently somehow the root are is getting corrupted or something.
        After the Usb mode came up the Rom was working stable for quite some time, I replaced the stock launcher with the modded one from John it was working fine too.

        Yesterday I tried to connect usb again but it won’t come up, then I installed ICS theme but I had backed up my framework apps and later when I dint like it I tried to replace them suing root explorer but it won’t work because Superuser app stopped working.. it won’t come up..

        I tried to update the binaries but the binaries were not downloading too.. so I downloaded the zip file from here and flashed the su app in recovery and after reboot it started woorking but the binaries still don’t download.
        Althoug root explorer started working now and I cud replace the ics theme apps.. the toggle bar is now working fine with the modded launcher but superuser binaris won’t update.. tried the update fixer from market it says everything is fine.. but when I use hexamob recovery it doesn’t show phone root memory neither thee sd card directory. USb mode is working now but its shaky so I guess it ain’t hardware problem. Strange now..

      2. skilledchaos Avatar
        skilledchaos

        Try SuperSU .
        I find it more reliable over Superuser .

  15. Donny Avatar
    Donny

    Any option to install via CWM recovery in arkas 1.7 ? i tried.. its not working

    1. john Avatar
      john

      you can’t get it through cwm because it can’t mount rfs based /system which is needed to replace files

  16. Donny Avatar
    Donny

    I did it.. copied and replaced the files to the destination using root explorer and restarted….

    1. skilledchaos Avatar
      skilledchaos

      You have to fix permission to 644 before restarting …

  17. Donny Avatar
    Donny

    I did so.. but there is problem with twframework-res.apk . the contacts wont work if we replace it.

    1. skilledchaos Avatar
      skilledchaos

      on GB ,twframework is a pointless file dont replace it …..
      on Froyo it was necessary …

  18. jmf Avatar
    jmf
  19. jmf Avatar
    jmf
    1. skilledchaos Avatar
      skilledchaos

      Will make a post later

  20. john Avatar
    john
    1. skilledchaos Avatar
      skilledchaos

      I dont see the need to use twframework-res.apk or Contacts ..
      I had ICS themed Dialer .,Will try to search it on computer ..
      had 50 or so versions and only one of them worked ..
      Dont remember if it is on Perseus S or not ..

      1. john Avatar
        john

        The reason behind theming twframework-res is that many app has relation with it like lext color of many apps is related to the colors.xml of twframework

    2. john Avatar
      john

      i think you are talking about the dialer which is in arkas 1.6, ya i am going to use that for making ics dialer 😀

      1. skilledchaos Avatar
        skilledchaos

        No..It is another …I may have to search it …I though I packed it in Perseus …

      2. skilledchaos Avatar
        skilledchaos

        Here you go ..
        There may be a bug or two ,Hope you can fix it …
        I dont have a phone to test but I think it is almost complete
        http://www.mediafire.com/?59kgove5rleq1cv
        Please check the landscape mode and test it

        Copy to /system/app/ and fix the permission to 644 and reboot .

      3. john Avatar
        john

        Thanks for that ics dialer it is really awsome….:)

  21. john Avatar
    john
    1. vale446 Avatar
      vale446

      after patch “ICS_Callisto_Patch_01.zip”..my message,gallery and calculator not change theme like ICS but other preference its work…. any solution??

      1. john Avatar
        john

        dude the patch is for beta
        first flash beta and flash patch over it.

  22. john Avatar
    john

    LG UI 2.0 Launcher ported by me for you all.
    Head to XDA
    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130482

  23. rishabh Avatar
    rishabh

    can i get a ics task manager!!!!!!!!!!! plzzzzzzzzzz

    1. skilledchaos Avatar
      skilledchaos

      Task Managers are not required after eclair…

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