Due to "high demand" here's a dedicated thread to explain howenable live wallpapers on Samsung i5800/i5801. You can find original tutorial by ali_alex here:
1) You need to root your i5800/i5801, you can find a tutorial here. An alternate method to root was described here
Video for the same see this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cus0yaC5ayY
Hope OP doesn't mind just trying to help - thanks hari
2) Download and unrar "sdcard.rar" (attached to this thread) in your SD Card
3) Download Terminal Emulator from the market (http://www.androlib.com/android.application.jackpal-androidterm-zxnC.aspx)
4) Start terminal emulator from your i5800/i5801 and write (in orders):
Code:
su
mount -o remount,rw,codepage=utf8,vfat,xattr,check=no /dev/stl5 /system
cat /sdcard/LiveWallpapersPicker.apk > /system/app/LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
cat /sdcard/libRS.so > /system/lib/libRS.so
cat /sdcard/librs_jni.so > /system/lib/librs_jni.so
reboot
When you write "su" and press enter, terminal ask for root permission, give it
5) Once rebooted you can use live wallpapers
Thanks, it works fine. Very nice tutorial!
Sent from my GT-I5800 using Tapatalk
when i write su and press enter it says not found what to do?
Live wallpapers not working on a rooted phone
I've sucessfully rooted the phone using adb and the root.rar from the thread but I cant seem to enable live wallpapers.
Tried the manual transfer of files as well as adding the files in the update.zip file before rooting.
Here is a transcript of an adb session
Code:
C:\root>adb shell
$ su
su
# ls /system/app/LiveW*
ls /system/app/LiveW*
/system/app/LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
# ls /system/lib/librs*
ls /system/lib/librs*
/system/lib/librs_jni.so
# ls /system/lib/libR*
ls /system/lib/libR*
/system/lib/libRS.so
#
So, I know i have the files in the right locations. Now, what am I missing. The Live wallpapers option doesn't appear at all in the "Select Wallpaper from" picker along with "Gallery" and "Wallpaper gallery".
Would appreciate some help.
Cheers.
vj.vijay20 said:
when i write su and press enter it says not found what to do?
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Root is required
It does work, but the best of them, like the Galactic Core, slows down the phone alot... it just cant handle most of the live wallpapers.
Guess theres a reason not to have them in the first place
hey buddy,
wen ever i prompt of live wallpapers, a msg pop ups "the application livewallpapers has stopped unexpectedly. please try again"
Plz help. hav already worked on this4 hours. dnt want my efforts to go waste.
got it working
Got live wallpapers working for my i5801. It was a problem with the owner/group settings.
Incase anyone else has the same problem do this.
su
mount -o remount,rw,codepage=utf8,vfat,xattr,check=no /dev/stl5 /system
chown root.root /system/app/LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
chown root.root /system/lib/librs_jni.so
chown root.root /system/lib/libRS.so
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Cheers
LenZoid said:
So, I know i have the files in the right locations. Now, what am I missing. The Live wallpapers option doesn't appear at all in the "Select Wallpaper from" picker along with "Gallery" and "Wallpaper gallery".
Would appreciate some help.
Cheers.
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Live wallpaper not working....
I have the files in the right locations. Now, what am I missing. The Live wallpapers option doesn't appear at all in the "Select Wallpaper from" picker along with "Gallery" and "Wallpaper gallery".
I've tried all the settings mentioned here....please help
Need your help urgently......real urgent....
Hi,
Need your help urgently......real urgent....
I had rooted my phone (samsung galaxy 3) to run live wallpaper, somehow that did not happen, i tried to root the phone again but now it is stuk on the Android System Recovery screen, giving me option to reboot the system / apply sdcard:update.zip....etc etc..
iv'e rebooted the phone multiple times...it is not starting ....please please please help me......
help...
when iwrite these code it shows "cannot create......:read only file system" what to do
I am also facing same problem as the one of the above user.I think that i have rooted my phone because when i type su i am granted special read write permission. when i type the cat & the rest of the command i get this read only error.
Pls help.
sonijd said:
Hi,
Need your help urgently......real urgent....
I had rooted my phone (samsung galaxy 3) to run live wallpaper, somehow that did not happen, i tried to root the phone again but now it is stuk on the Android System Recovery screen, giving me option to reboot the system / apply sdcard:update.zip....etc etc..
iv'e rebooted the phone multiple times...it is not starting ....please please please help me......
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remove sd card and reboot... sorry for my english
Wallpapers works great! Thank you!
Friends from India
hi friends,
Even i couldn't get the Live Wallpapers in the First Go.With Same Error "Cannot Create ... : Read only file System"
but i guess the mistake is simple jus try typing as it is given even Caps,Spaces etc.
it worked for me.
And Thanks To the Admin for posting this it took me a little more than 5 hrs to figure out the correct file even after giving the links (there's a spl file for I5801 india) please try rooting through that.
Love this forum
I'm able 2 run first line but when i tried 2 execute 2nd line it gave me following error
cannot create /system it is a directory
wat is that special file i'm also from india plz rep me back 2 my email if possible send d file also my id is [email protected]
Rooting and installing the live wallpaper worked perfectly for me, although I had a little hard time typing the codes.
The only problem I face now is that my phone isn't coming as a storage device when I plug it in the USB. I tried the USB settings, Debugging etc in the phone. The PC detects it as "Samsung USB Composite Device". Any solutions to my problem?
Its probably a typo that causes the error. I suggest going to ur internet browser on your phone, to this website, and simply copy each kernal 1 line at a time.
also, I have enabled live wallpapers, and while its an amazing feature, i seem to have a problem, and that problem is that the phone switches off once in a day due to locking up and then restarts.
i have been at it for 5 god damn hours and nothing has happened....it jus keeps saying no such dir found....
its there u damn phone!!! look!!
what do i do to fix this....have read all the threads relating to live wallpapers....no luck!
Related
First of all, all credits for this tutorial go to wolfilein and batemann
wolfilein's original app2sd thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804574
Since the other "how to" thread is a bit cluttered, I decided to tell the community how I got app2sd running on my phone flawlessly, in details.
I'm assuming that you have already rooted your x10 mini/pro and you are familiar with partitioning your SDcard, running ADB tool and root explorer.
If not, then please refer to these threads
For rooting your phone -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739874
How to use ADB -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=502010
So lets get going -
Step 1) Create 2 partitions on your SDcard, a) Fat32 b) ext2. I used Mini Tool Partition Wizard to create partitions. Remember if you are a windows user, you need to create first partition as Fat32 and second as ext2 other wise windows will not recognize your SD card when you will connect your phone/card reader.
A detailed tutorial on how to partition your card can be found here-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=SD_card_partitioning
Step 2) Download attached rar file and extract them on your SDcard root (not inside any folder)
Step 3) Open ADB Shell and type - busybox. If you see the list of busybox commands you can move to Step 5. Otherwise refer to Step 4
Step 4) If you do not have busybox installed or recognized on your system, you need to install it. I found that best way to install busybox is the manual one, so even if you mess up with busybox installation, your phone is not bricked, yet.
So to install Busybox please enter the adb shell and type su, prompt should change to # sign, confirming that you have entered rootshell successfully.
Now type :
Code:
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock0 /system
Code:
cat /sdcard/busybox > /system/xbin/busybox
Code:
chmod 755 /system/xbin/busybox
Code:
/system/xbin/busybox --install -s /system/xbin/
Once you finished the installation, typing busybox from rootshell should list busybox commands. If you can not get the list of busybox commands, or get message like permission denied, or busybox not found, please confirm that you can see busybox in /system/xbin/ and the permission is set to 755. you can use root explorer for this.
Step 5) Now its time to run App2sd.sh
So from rootshell, type:
Code:
sh /sdcard/app2sd.sh
and PRAY.. Its very important to pray, because anything goes wrong here, you will end up with a PROPER bricked phone. Nah, just kidding.
Your phone should reboot itself upon finishing. and when it comes back online, app2sd should be running on your phone..
good luck.
Disclaimer: I'm not responsible for anything that happens to your phone. You take the sole responsibility of your phone, if it gets bricked, vanished or turned into cheese in the proccess.
great .. and PRAY.. LOL
I tried this procedure last week. And it went wrong cause my transcend sdhc (class 2) was faulty OMG!!!
So I bricked my phone, repaired it, and now I'm waiting another 16Gb (class10) card ... so I can brick again my phone.. ROTFL.. no no.. I'm sure this procedure is going to be ok
Thanks to titanium backup I have not lost one bit
Mate seems like a great tut, I'm just flashing my phone to follow this properly =]
P.S. what is rootshell?
Manny- said:
Mate seems like a great tut, I'm just flashing my phone to follow this properly =]
P.S. what is rootshell?
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You enter into rootshell When you type su on adb shell. the prompt in rootshell is #.
Thanks, I thought so just making sure so anyways I'm about to try this way now will report back soon
PS. lil mistake, should be 'sh /sdcard/app2sd.sh'
PS.2 check your inbox please
IF rooted using universal androot app
1. Does this work if phone is rooted with universal and root??
2. I don't have a card reader to format the sdcard.
I formatted using the Phone itself (through usb cable), but the card didn't mount, and prompting to format it
sridharrn said:
1. Does this work if phone is rooted with universal and root??
2. I don't have a card reader to format the sdcard.
I formatted using the Phone itself (through usb cable), but the card didn't mount, and prompting to format it
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1. Yes it will work regardless of the rooting method.
2 .Make sure that first partition of your SD card is fat32.
Thanks for a great guide!
Finally got it working on my mini pro.
Don´t know if it´s your script or my phone but it didn´t want to run for me.
When I hit "sh /sdcard/app2sd.sh" the command-window just turns to # again without doing anything.
So I ended up running all commands manually instead and that worked nicely.
Same happened with me... how did you run the commands manually?
Manny- said:
Same happened with me... how did you run the commands manually?
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Opened the app2sd.sh-file in an text-editor, then I can see all commands listed.
Then I just Copy-And-Paste the commands line by line (Not all at once) in the command-window.
@OP
please delte this
i and batman are already working on an picture howto
i've invested many time and this and now..... yes you scribe on you post that all credist go to us but why we must have 2 threads if you so interestet to help you easy can send me an pm or write an post
@other
I woukd making a howto on monday but batman has no time so i will do it whit him tommorow
and you script doen't work if you have an sdcard malfunction
yes you made a failsafebut you don't use it in ln.sh
if you run this script without an sdcard you will brick your phone !!
and by the way please ask before you edit/use my script
you coukld write a pm
wolfilein said:
@OP
please delte this
i and batman are already working on an picture howto
i've invested many time and this and now..... yes you scribe on you post that all credist go to us but why we must have 2 threads if you so interestet to help you easy can send me an pm or write an post
@other
I woukd making a howto on monday but batman has no time so i will do it whit him tommorow
and you script doen't work if you have an sdcard malfunction
yes you made a failsafebut you don't use it in ln.sh
if you run this script without an sdcard you will brick your phone !!
and by the way please ask before you edit/use my script
you coukld write a pm
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Mate, I only made this thread to help the community. Since this is the method I used to get a2sd running on my phone. And I did not edit/changed your script, I wrote it down, which involved my own corrections and researchs (which I contributed to your thread as well). True that ln.sh was provided by batemann, that's why I gave you two full credit.
I can not delete the thread as there are posts there, however if you claim all the rights on the method, I'll pm the moderators and ask them to merge this thread with yours.
As for helping with picture how to, I would be more than happy to help the community.
Sent from my U20i using XDA App
Manny- said:
Thanks, I thought so just making sure so anyways I'm about to try this way now will report back soon
PS. lil mistake, should be 'sh /sdcard/app2sd.sh'
PS.2 check your inbox please
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Replied to your pm. Manny, mate tell me do you have a mini or mini pro?
Sent from my U20i using XDA App
Ive got a Mini, btw I sent you some msgs on MSN but you went offline it should still be there, I wrote the output there too.
and wolfilein, I cant get it to work from looking at your thread this just makes things easier in my eyes, and hes right it is too cluttered that thread
@OP
i don't say don't do this i only ask why you hadn't write me an pn or some other info about this ?
and btw i and batman are aktually working on the picture howto please let us time
/system/bin/shcd: not found
Everything is OK, but when I run the script returns # so i run commands manually but first command returns "not found this command"
can somebody help me please ?
thanks
SOLVED, thanks anyway
Manny- said:
Ive got a Mini, btw I sent you some msgs on MSN but you went offline it should still be there, I wrote the output there too.
and wolfilein, I cant get it to work from looking at your thread this just makes things easier in my eyes, and hes right it is too cluttered that thread
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Mate, I checked msn, but I did not get your msg there.. I'm online now, try sending it again..
Sent from my U20i using XDA App
so I've made a picture howto so now it's verry easy even with my howto
With app2sd, can i pick where i want to install an app?
on Main memory or SD?
and what would happen if i removed my SD card when its on?
or when i plug it in to the PC to add files?
thanks!
if you use this your phone won't not boot after reoving the sdcard
but if you use the orginal howto (my) my script makes a failsafe by installing app2sd and use that,
THIS METHOD IS NOW OUTDATED.
For everyone that is starting from scratch with a wiped NookColor, I have made a linux script available that will do everything for you. This includes enabling apk installs on the device, live wallpapers, multitouch, etc. It will also download and install YouTube, Gmail, and the Market. It also changes the Market fingerprint to that of a Droid Eris on Verizon so you can see protected apps. It does not require use of the Android Emulator to generate an AndroidId as this is done automatically thanks to clockworx. All it does require is that you be nootered and have working Superuser.
Thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=871210
DISCLAIMER:
These steps are what worked for me and some may not even be required. If this guide needs any clarification, post a reply and I will do my best to update it. I'm 99% certain all the steps are here.
If you have already tried to get the Market or other Gapps working, etc then it is very likely you will have to do a full factory reset before this will work for you. I have no idea why, but if these steps don't work I would try that first.
In my experience the factory reset is two steps:
8 failed boots restores the /system partition. You can easily trigger this reset without 8 failed boots by running this command from a Linux or Mac OSX command line:
echo -n -e "\008\000\000\000" > /tmp/foo; adb push /tmp/foo /rom/devconf/BootCnt; adb reboot
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Afterwards:
Booting while holding power+volumeup+nook button restores /data
I had to do both of these steps in this order to get a full reset on the device.
Required:
nc_gapps.zip
system.img for AVD
Youtube for Eclaire
Optional:
Root Explorer really speeds this up. If you have it, I recommend using it as this tutorial is written with it in mind.
* Copy nc_gapps.zip onto the 4gb internal partition of the NC, /media/
* Unmount both the internal partition and the SD card (if applicable) from within your OS but leave the USB cable connected.
* Using a command prompt on your OS, navigate to android-sdk/tools (or platform-tools in newer SDK) and type the following:
adb shell
mount -o rw,remount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system <-----This can be also done by going to /system/ in Root Explorer and clicking "Mount R/W" at the top
cd /media
miniunz -x nc_gapps.zip -d /system/ <-----Overwrite [A]ll if prompted!
echo "ro.config.nocheckin=no" >> /system/build.prop
exit
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* Leave this command prompt open, we will need it in a minute!
* Install Youtube App. If you have a previous version installed it's best to use Titanium Backup to wipe it's data then uninstall.
* Run Youtube. Press Menu->My Channel. Log in with Gmail account. If you get the authentication error here you can try rebooting and wiping Youtube data again with Titanium Backup.
* Reboot NC
After reboot:
* Using the command prompt on your OS from before, type:
adb pull /data/system/packages.xml
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*In this file find the string "uid.system". You should find a line that looks like:
<shared-user name="android.uid.system" userId="1000">
Remove the 3 lines beneath this one. They should look similar to:
<sigs count="n">
<cert index="n" />
</sigs>
n is an integer that may be different for everyone. After removing these lines, the line immediately after "<shared-user...>" should be "<perms>"
Save.
* Using the command prompt on your OS:
adb push packages.xml /data/system/
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Reboot NC and disconnect USB.
Gmail should work but running the Market should load the TOS after which you will get a server error. This is caused by our device not having a valid androidId. Let's generate a valid androidId using the AVD emulator.
Create a new AVD for Android 2.1-API Level 7 using these settings:
SD Card Size: 100M
Skin: Built-in: Default (HVGA)
Hardware Properties:
Abstracted LCD Density: 160
Touch-screen support: yes
Device RAM size: 1024
Once the AVD is in your list, click on it and then click Details on the right hand side. Note the path and move the system.img you downloaded in that directory.
Start the AVD. When prompted, sign in with your existing Gmail credentials. Use CTRL+F11 to slide the keyboard in and out when prompted.
Run this command to get the androidId from the emulator:
adb shell sqlite3 /data/data/com.google.android.googleapps/databases/accounts.db "select * from meta";
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It's the long number after androidId|, SAVE IT!
Now, connect your NC back to USB.
On the third command below, be sure to replace ANDROID_ID_FROM_EMULATOR with the number I just told you to save.
adb pull /data/data/com.google.android.googleapps/databases/gls.db
sqlite3 gls.db
update meta set intvalue='ANDROID_ID_FROM_EMULATOR' where name='androidId';
.q
adb push gls.db /data/data/com.google.android.googleapps/databases/
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Reboot NC
Wow, that was quite a bit of work to figure out, to be sure.
Thanks, will give it a try!
Does this also provide the Google account setup capability (Reader, Listen, etc.)?
Thanks for the fix first of all!!!
I used root explorer and copied over all of the files recommended, then installed the youtube app you linked to, but when I tried to go to menu/my channel it flashes a message that there was a problem authenticating.
Any ideas?
Thanks!!!
Never mind...
Before doing the androidID stuff, Gmail is supposed to work? It doesn't. Just flashed for a sec and goes back to home screen
Also, there is no Market icon available. Am I supposed to install Vending.apk after putting it in /system/app?
EDIT: Youtube now doesn't work either...
EDIT2: Youtube works after an uninstall/reinstall, and I can sign in. Gmail still doesn't work and no market icon
bazzly said:
I'm confused....
"Using Root Explorer:
1) copy etc, framework, and lib folders into /system."
Those files are already in the /media/system directory....ohh...you talking the root /system not media/system....correct...?
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Yes, that is correct.
bbtheory said:
Thanks for the fix first of all!!!
I used root explorer and copied over all of the files recommended, then installed the youtube app you linked to, but when I tried to go to menu/my channel it flashes a message that there was a problem authenticating.
Any ideas?
Thanks!!!
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Try rebooting first. If that does not fix it then try clearing the data for the youtube app. If all else fails do a complete factory reset and start this from scratch. The youtube authentication issue was my biggest hurdle and I ended up doing a factory reset myself.
Xhorder said:
Before doing the androidID stuff, Gmail is supposed to work? It doesn't. Just flashed for a sec and goes back to home screen
Also, there is no Market icon available. Am I supposed to install Vending.apk after putting it in /system/app?
EDIT: Youtube now doesn't work either...
EDIT2: Youtube works after an uninstall/reinstall, and I can sign in. Gmail still doesn't work and no market icon
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Same here...
Does the build.prop contain a valid version string which allows market access?
Also, there's a new version of the market going about too
Ok so I got past the youtube and now gmail works and the market gets the server error. However, I cant seem to get started with AVD to get the android ID... are there some more detailed instructions for an AVD noob???
bbtheory said:
Ok so I got past the youtube and now gmail works and the market gets the server error. However, I cant seem to get started with AVD to get the android ID... are there some more detailed instructions for an AVD noob???
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Were there any variations from the steps above that you made to get gmail working? Not sure why mine is flashing then closing.
norkoastal said:
Were there any variations from the steps above that you made to get gmail working? Not sure why mine is flashing then closing.
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No variations from the steps above other than fixing the permissions on the files that I copied over... They need to match the permissions of the other files in the respective folders.
Managed to get Gmail, Reader, and Market working. However, every download on the market fails. When I run a logcat i get "authentication failed"
I did replace androidId using the emulator.
Any ideas?
Nice! this works great! just tested out couple free apps from Market and both installed and worked fine. Thanks for figuring this out! finally I don't have to hunt for apk files
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buy the way, AppBrain works fine with Market too.
From my pandigital days I have this question: does enabling google market and other apps prevent your nook color from staying in deep SLEEP?
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I had an issue because I had not ever logged into youtube with my gmail account. I went to youtube.com and logged in, then was able to log in using the YouTube app.
Can someone plase post some AVD or emulator instructions??? That would be awesome!!!
For avd, you have to have the Android SDK installed. Then you can run (sdk folder)/tools/android to start the avd manager.
msid said:
For avd, you have to have the Android SDK installed. Then you can run (sdk folder)/tools/android to start the avd manager.
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When I do that I get this message:
[INFO] Starting Android SDK and AVD Manager
'java' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
bbtheory said:
When I do that I get this message:
[INFO] Starting Android SDK and AVD Manager
'java' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
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You need Java. (java.com)
Hi,
Sorry for my English; I'm French people.
I have an HTC Tattoo with HCDR ROM 1.7 since one year. But with the patched market i can't have the new version of the market. I read lot of topic about the subject in this forum and the Frandroid forum but I not found a running issues.
Have you got a solution for my probem ?
Thaks a lot,
Florian
florianlyon
Dude, hey! I ran into same problem.
Here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723255&page=66
read last messages in the thread, especially my posts
Hey !
Thanks for you answer. I have already read this posts but it's not work for me !
If you have successfully fix this problem please leave me the procedure and shell command.
Follow the URL and download original market:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/wrw9tdzhveoqvgh/Vendingtrue.apk
Then reboot your phone to recovery.
Start cmd in windows.
Go to C:\rtattoo folder (i presume u use 1-click root-rec too).
If necessary mount your phone's system partition as RW:
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw system
And the main command u have to run here is:
Code:
adb push Vendingtrue.apk /system/app/Vending.apk
note: of course it's implied that Vendingtrue.apk should be in the same directory as adb or locate it in a different way if u want.
If push command executes successfully just restart your phone, if not - then, naturally, do some work around. U may even try running it under loaded Android, it may do the trick too (for example, once when i tried installing hosts file it worked).
The main idea, as u might have already guessed , is to replace Vending.apk. Then it will autoupdate itself at the first time u launch it.
Hope it helps, good luck, dude!
I have try this procedure when Android running but it was impossible to push the new Vending.apk even with the system partition mounted.
But in Recovery mode I could push the new apk.
But when I launch the market it not auto update and when I run
Code:
adb pull /system/app/Vending.apk
The Vending.apk size is 1158ko, as the vendingtrue.apk size is 1146ko.
So I conclude that the replacement was not performed.
Have you got a solution ?
Thanks a lot
Dude !
I retry and it's work !
My system partition was not mount correctly.
I launched the following command with my tattoo in recovery mode :
Code:
adb shell
mount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system -o rw
ctrl+c (or exit)
adb push Vendingtrue.apk /system/app/Vending.apk
I reboot my tattoo and launch :
Code:
adb pull /system/app/Vending.apk
The size is 1146ko (YES my APK has successfully replace).
I ran the market, 5 minute after, it was up to date.
thank you very much for your precious help !
the new market is rubbish...too bug...too slow...get the old market...I have download the old market I can ensure you it's better than new
Hello all!
I realize that many many Android users have that issue and don't get any satisfying answer.
Let me introduce you my own experience. This may help and clear things up about Android safe mode.
It started one week ago when I got into a party and the barman threw lots of water at my friends and me. When I went to bed I didn't bother dry myself up, went straight to bed and slept.
When I woke up the next morning (with such a bad headache by the way ), my phone was acting really weird :
1 : it couldn't recognize my SIM card or any SIM card
2 : the little textbox "Safe Mode" had appeared
3 : My Volume up/Volume Down buttons weren't working anymore.
I rebooted the device several times, wondering why would it do that to me!! I googled that all day to understand what was happening to it.
All of the sudden, after a reboot, the Sim Card was recognized again and this problem was fixed. Yay!
Then, I tried all I could about the buttons (opened the device with youtube tutorial and a Torx screw driver T5) tried to clean the volume flex cable, dry it... Nothing to do.
The volume buttons still not responding, safe mode still here.
There are several reasons for safe mode to show itself :
-Holding a button while booting (depending on the device and manufacturer) : simply reboot the device to get back in normal mode.
-A previously downloaded and installed app is causing issues on the device (Android self protection) : you'll need to find that app and uninstall it to get back in normal mode.
-I ran into a forum where someone was explaing how changing one of his internal components that wasn't working anymore fixed his safe mode problem (mostly non responding buttons like my phone).
So I ordered a brand new volume flex cable for my HTC sensation and I am still wating for it (long delivery...) I'll let you know as soon as I replace the component if that has fixed it.
The problem is : in the meantime I just can't access non system apps (in other words : all origin apps, no others). I bought a smartphone to be able to do many more things on it than just call, text message or email...
So I found a solution about it (I am going to test it tonight and will let you know) :
You need to have a rooted device in order to install all apps that you need to run, even though Android is running under safe mode, into /system/apps location. This will "make believe" those apps are actually system apps and will force your device run them at boot.
How does this work?
You need to get ADB tool in order to push command shell to the device (because terminal emulator or other apps that ease root commands directly on the device can't be loaded... Thanks safe mode!!)
!!!!! Important !!!!!!! I haven't tested this myself yet but will tonight and will let you know on that thread, so watch it before doing anything you wouldn't understand.
from Adb terminal you'll need to get into the system partition and mount it as read and write :
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/null /system
give everyone permissions to write in that folder :
chmod 777 /system/app/
Then, you'll need to store the apks you need into your sdcard (wherever).
Then, copy all apps you need into the folder :
cp -a /sdcard/[pathtoyourapk/theapkyouwanttoinstall] /system/app/
reset the permissions on that folder :
chmod 755 /system/app/
mount -o remount,ro /dev/null /system
sync
Reboot the device :
reboot
You're done.
Don't hesitate correct me if I gave any wrong information, but trust me, I spent enough time on this problem to get self confident and write in here.
Thanks for your attention!
Regards!
Adding information
I tested it and it does work.
However I forgot something :
Once you've copied your apk into the system\app folder just chmod it with 644 :
chmod 644 /system/app/[yourapp.apk]
This will give the system and yourself access grant to the application.
There! =)
Hi all,
EDIT
Thanks to techdudester on the second page, getting rid of the malware is now even easier!
Just flash the image he found here with the following procedure and you're good to go!
Instruction:
1. Flash the new ROM.
a. Get the ROM here . (Use this ROM only if you have a Venstar V140D tablet!)
b. Follow the linked tutorial to install the flash software and flash the new ROM on your device with: Phoenix Suit.
Voila, ready!
Enjoy your malware free tablet!
Tips and tricks. (or something...)
Get adb working (needed for all the other tricks down below):
1. Download the Google development tools (sdk) here and install them on your computer. I assume you have windows 7 installed during the rest of this tutorial.
2. Connect your device to your computer and make sure it is installed correctly.
a. Connect your device while its powered on via USB to your pc.
b. Go to Start, right click "My Computer" and select "Properties". Click "Device Manager".
c. Right click the Android device with the exclamation mark and select "Update Driver Software...".
d. Select "Browse my computer for driver software".
e. Select "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer".
f. Keep "Show All Devices" selected and click Next.
g. Click "Have Disk..." and click "Browse..."
h. You can find the drivers in the "SDKInstallLocation"\sdk\extras\google\usb_driver directory and click OK. Replace SDKInstallLocation with the location that you selected during installation of the SDK.
i. Select the "Android ADB Interface" driver from the list and click Next.
j. Confirm installation by clicking on "Yes". Sometimes you also have to click on "Install" if a screen pops up to ask you again if you really want to install the driver...
k. Click "Close".
To use it:
Open a command prompt (in search type "cmd" followed by ENTER) and go to the following directory ""SDKInstallLocation"\sdk\platform-tools".
If you want a backup of your tablets system directory (highly recommended!) use:
"adb pull /system C:\system"
where C:\system is the target location on your local computer where you want the backup of the system directory.
Remove the update package (this doesn't work for updating the tablet, so, useless.)
adb remount
adb shell
cd system/app
rm Update.apk
exit
Remove the unwanted apps (dragonfire.apk etc)
adb remount
adb shell
cd system/preinstall
rm *
exit
If you would like to have your tablet in the correct time zone after factory reset, you will have to adjust the build.prop file.
First you need to get it to your pc so you can edit it:
in the command prompt window and at the same location as in the tutorial above type "adb pull /system/build.prop C:\temp\build.prop".
Just in case, make a copy of the build.prop in Windows Explorer so you always have the original file if something goes wrong.
Now you can edit the build.prop, but DON'T EDIT IT WITH THE WINDOWS NOTEPAD! Use Notepad++ or similar to edit the build.prop.
After you made the changes (and be careful here, you could end up with a tablet that does not want to boot up, solution further down below) you have to upload the file back to your tablet.
in the command prompt type:
adb remount
adb push C:\temp\build.prop /system/build.prop
adb shell chmod 644 /system/build.prop
Don't forget the last line! If you do not chmod the file (set the correct permissions) your tablet will not boot up.
Changes in the build.prop:
Time zone:
Default time zone is "persist.sys.timezone=Europe/London"
you can change this to your locale time zone like "persist.sys.timezone=Europe/Amsterdam" (for the netherlands )
Search the internet for valid time zones.
Change the default language:
The default language is determined by these two values in the build.prop:
persist.sys.language=en
persist.sys.country=US
For dutch change them to:
persist.sys.language=nl
persist.sys.country=NL
and again, search the internet for valid language values.
Higher brightness after factory reset:
Add the following line to the build.prop file (at the top of the file)
ro.ph.def_brightness=225
You pushed the build.prop without changing the permissions:
No problem. Just connect your booting tablet to the PC, install the driver if its not installed correctly like explained in the tutorial, and then change the rights via adb. It's no problem that it's not fully booted!
in a command prompt in the adb directory:
adb remount
adb shell chmod 644 /system/build.prop
adb reboot
If you pushed a wrong non functioning build.prop, just use this method to push the original build.prop (you know, the copy you made ) back to the device (followed by setting the correct permissions of course).
Remove the (in my opinion) irritating boot sound:
adb remount
adb shell
cd system/media
rm boot.wav
exit
rom download
can you provide another way to download the rom file ,i cant seem to get the registration process to work
stevethesignguy865 said:
can you provide another way to download the rom file ,i cant seem to get the registration process to work
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I have dropped it here. Hope this helps
I bought the same tablet for my daughter. She's (and so am I) suffering from a lot of annoying popups and ads.
Thanks for sharing your instructions here, very hard to find them!
Since I'm a complete newbie: one important question. When you flash the ROM, all of the apps (games) will be removed I guess?
Second question: can you put the stock rom on a different location? Both of the links (including Filedropper) don't contain any files...
Thanks!
1ce/ said:
I bought the same tablet for my daughter. She's (and so am I) suffering from a lot of annoying popups and ads.
Thanks for sharing your instructions here, very hard to find them!
Since I'm a complete newbie: one important question. When you flash the ROM, all of the apps (games) will be removed I guess?
Second question: can you put the stock rom on a different location? Both of the links (including Filedropper) don't contain any files...
Thanks!
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Yes, all applications will be removed. As soon as you configure the tablet again with the same gmail account, it will probably start installing the applications and games automatically, but in game progress will be lost for most (not online) games.
I am re-uploading the file. Will update this post with the link as soon as it finishes
edit: upload finished, get it while its there LINK
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edit: upload finished, get it while its there LINK
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Great! Thanks for the swift response. The file is about 307 MB. Is this correct? I'll start working on it, probably this weekend. I'll keep you posted.
1ce/ said:
Great! Thanks for the swift response. The file is about 307 MB. Is this correct? I'll start working on it, probably this weekend. I'll keep you posted.
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Yes, thats correct. Once unpacked it will be around 520 MB.
Good luck!
Hi BlueFlame,
Thanks for the post. Is it possible to get the image uploaded again? Would be much appreciated.
Maylar said:
Hi BlueFlame,
Thanks for the post. Is it possible to get the image uploaded again? Would be much appreciated.
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On request. You can find it here. (Adjusted link. Stored on Google Drive)
Thanking you. Very much appreciated.
Thank's for a fantastic procedure... Worked very well.
First step doesn't work for me: Phoenixsuit gives an error: 'Open Firmware failed'
with three possible reasons:
- firmware version is too old
- firmware format is broken
- firmware is used by other application.
Version used: 1.0.6
Firmware file: a33_599x_v11_1024x600_gc0308_2035_1015a.img
Any ideas?
1ce/ said:
First step doesn't work for me: Phoenixsuit gives an error: 'Open Firmware failed'
with three possible reasons:
- firmware version is too old
- firmware format is broken
- firmware is used by other application.
Version used: 1.0.6
Firmware file: a33_599x_v11_1024x600_gc0308_2035_1015a.img
Any ideas?
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Is that the firmware that I provided?
If not, try to download it again.
If so, I think that your tablet has a newer firmware than this one. You could contact the seller of your tablet for the current (latest) firmware for this tablet.
If you get a newer firmware, please share
Image file invalid
Hi Blueflame,
I've tried to re-flash, but at some point i'm getting the message at livesuit V1.11 that the image file is invalid.
It's the 3rd time i have downloaded the file, what could be cause of this error?
Greetz Mike
mcwheelz said:
Hi Blueflame,
I've tried to re-flash, but at some point i'm getting the message at livesuit V1.11 that the image file is invalid.
It's the 3rd time i have downloaded the file, what could be cause of this error?
Greetz Mike
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Not sure. Will upload it again this weekend just to be sure that it's not my uploaded image. (I will let you know once I've done that)
You can, on the other hand, contact the supplier (where you bought the tablet) and ask them for the latest version of the ROM. I would also be interested in that
BlueFlame said:
Not sure. Will upload it again this weekend just to be sure that it's not my uploaded image. (I will let you know once I've done that)
You can, on the other hand, contact the supplier (where you bought the tablet) and ask them for the latest version of the ROM. I would also be interested in that
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Uploaded again! same link (just made it a new version in Google Drive).
Open Firmware failed - possible solution
1ce/ said:
First step doesn't work for me: Phoenixsuit gives an error: 'Open Firmware failed'
with three possible reasons:
- firmware version is too old
- firmware format is broken
- firmware is used by other application.
Version used: 1.0.6
Firmware file: a33_599x_v11_1024x600_gc0308_2035_1015a.img
Any ideas?
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Try to put the image file in a directory without special characters (i.e. c:\temp). Worked for me.
wundabua
Te real FIX is In!
Ok, i have one of these allwinner, Venstar, "whatever", A33 D140v tablets. It had all the usual problems and more, because the first thing I tried, was to use the built in recovery to "restore to factory". This made things even worse, because after the recovery, I couldn't reach the Google authentication servers.
I am pro tech with 25 years in the trenches and I have to admit this thing really threw me for a loop, because I spent an entire day researching the solution, installing Android SDK, drivers, Phoenix Suit, Live Suit, etc. These were all very complicated "solutions" that took me exactly nowhere. I finally found the answer in a rather stupid Youtube video.
The REAL answer is actually very quick and easy compared to all these other recommended methods.
In the first place, model V140d image is only used for these infected tablets. The actual model is V11 and once you use the quick restore method I discovered, you will have a malware free V11 model. The whole secret to this method, is the fact that these units were designed to be quickly, automatically and completely restored in less that 5 minutes through the use of their built in micro SD slot.
Imagine that!
If you check your tablet that came new in the box as something other than V140d, the method I used will most probably not work for you.
Anyway, the quick method I discovered, can be seen on my own tech support site. To find it, Google: Just Call Techdude
Then click on the support link at the top of the page on my site and all will be revealed.
techdudester said:
Ok, i have one of these allwinner, Venstar, "whatever", A33 D140v tablets. It had all the usual problems and more, because the first thing I tried, was to use the built in recovery to "restore to factory". This made things even worse, because after the recovery, I couldn't reach the Google authentication servers.
I am pro tech with 25 years in the trenches and I have to admit this thing really threw me for a loop, because I spent an entire day researching the solution, installing Android SDK, drivers, Phoenix Suit, Live Suit, etc. These were all very complicated "solutions" that took me exactly nowhere. I finally found the answer in a rather stupid Youtube video.
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Hi techdudester,
The combination "pro tech with 25 years in the trenches" and "very complicated "solutions"" sounds a bit strange.
But either way, a THANK YOU is in order!
The ROM you found works on my tablet (flashed yesterday) and so far so good. No popups and no unwanted application downloads!
I will adjust my initial post to incorporate this image.