Here is an apk for Google Talk that I have hacked to work on the NC. Rename /system/app/Talk.apk to something else and stash this one in there.
http://www.muffinworld.net/android/nookcolor/Talk.apk
You WILL need a different keyboard other than the stock one! This one is great:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9826968&postcount=11
Known Issues:
App exits immediately if you tap on a contact's avatar. This is because the contact management dependencies are not available on the NC.
Thank you very much. It works well.
I'm curious... what did you modify to get the Talk.apk to work?
Could you post a link on how to replace the keyboard? I think you rename the new one latinime.apk and place it somewhere...
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No, you need to go to /system/app/ and rename LatinIME.apk to something else and then install the multitouch keyboard APK I linked to and reboot. That's it.
Mistar Muffin said:
Here is an apk for Google Talk that I have hacked to work on the NC. Rename /system/app/Talk.apk to something else and stash this one in there.
http://www.muffinworld.net/android/nookcolor/Talk.apk
You WILL need a different keyboard other than the stock one! This one is great:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9826968&postcount=11
Known Issues:
App exits immediately if you tap on a contact's avatar. This is because the contact management dependencies are not available on the NC.
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All hail the Muffin Man!
This got Talk to work...thank you...but the keyboard is being truncated. I am only seeing the top 2 rows...
rxr said:
This got Talk to work...thank you...but the keyboard is being truncated. I am only seeing the top 2 rows...
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That's why you need to switch keyboards
I am using smart keyboard pro and the talk apk you posted doesnt work. I even tried changing the permissions and nothing happened.
Ellerbestyle said:
I am using smart keyboard pro and the talk apk you posted doesnt work. I even tried changing the permissions and nothing happened.
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Did you also apply the hack to enable Gmail and Android Market previously posted by Mistar Muffin? I believe those steps are a prerequisite to get GTalk to work.
Hmm...this is where I am...gmail/market all set, original talk application didn't work, so I renamed the talk apk's to end in bak, so they wouldn't be running in the background.
I've renamed the other two back to normal, and have slid the apk from this thread over into system/apps. I can't install it from the unit (not allowed anymore since the gmail/market install)
Talk doesn't appear in my app list. Is it because I haven't installed the apk? Assuming this is the case, if I install it using adb when I get home, that should clear thigns up, correct?
graymulligan said:
I've renamed the other two back to normal, and have slid the apk from this thread over into system/apps. I can't install it from the unit (not allowed anymore since the gmail/market install)
Talk doesn't appear in my app list. Is it because I haven't installed the apk? Assuming this is the case, if I install it using adb when I get home, that should clear thigns up, correct?
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OK. I'm going to assume that you have remounted the /system filesystem as read-write since you say that you renamed the original Talk.apk. Really no need to rename it as it is not an original system binary and it doesn't and will never work.
So, with /system read-write, copy the NEW Talk.apk into /system/app
Change it's permissions to 755 (rwx-rx-rx).
Reboot.
works great. thanks, muffin!
johnopsec said:
OK. I'm going to assume that you have remounted the /system filesystem as read-write since you say that you renamed the original Talk.apk. Really no need to rename it as it is not an original system binary and it doesn't and will never work.
So, with /system read-write, copy the NEW Talk.apk into /system/app
Change it's permissions to 755 (rwx-rx-rx).
Reboot.
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can permissions be changed within root explorer?
on vending.apk, for example, long press to get to the permissions option. Theres a 3x3 grid with 'read' 'write' 'execute' as columns and 'user' 'group' 'others' as rows.
edit: dont mean to get off topic but my market worked when i checked all the boxes in the row 'user' then rebooted. so maybe that works for talk as well.
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OK. I'm going to assume that you have remounted the /system filesystem as read-write since you say that you renamed the original Talk.apk. Really no need to rename it as it is not an original system binary and it doesn't and will never work.
So, with /system read-write, copy the NEW Talk.apk into /system/app
Change it's permissions to 755 (rwx-rx-rx).
Reboot.
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I renamed them to .apk, from .bak. I had changed them rather than moving or deleting them, and meant that I had renamed them to their original names. Which still makes no sense...lol.
I didn't think to change the permissions...I had it sitting at rwx-r-r, swapping to rwx-rx-rx did the trick. Thanks for putting up with stupid questions, your help is greatly appreciated.
Link issues
The "talk.apk" link doesn't work for me; I've tried copying and pasting the link on both Google Chrome and also on IE9, chrome says the site doesn't exist and IE does nothing (acts as if I just clicked the refresh their default homepage).
Related
For those of you who got the Market working, there is a Market update that is getting released. I installed it on my HTC HD2, but the same file would not work on the Nook. I did some searching and found one that works on the Galaxy Tab w/stock Eclair. It works on the NC!!
Requirement: You MUST have a working market. Follow this thread or this thread for more excellent info (and work) on enabling the Market.
Simply replace the Vending.apk in /system/app/ with this file (rename it Vending.apk first), reboot, and you are good to go! I would recommend backing up the original Vending.apk so that you can replace it if anything should go wrong for you.
You can use Root Explorer with /system/app in r/w mode, but it is simple to do via adb as well:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
adb shell mv /system/app/Vending.apk /system/app/oldVending.apk
adb push Vending.apk /system/app
adb reboot
**If you have problems, simply delete the Vending.apk, and replace it with the oldVending.apk
There is a newer version of the Market posted by devis and Xhorder in this post. Please use it instead. It fixes the weird star artifacts of this version. Instructions are exactly the same.
DO NOT simply click it to install. If it happened to work for you that way, you were lucky. You really should replace the Vending.apk with this file. Also, I saw one user report that the search function didn't allow Market searches. I believe they are the only one with that issue, and I'm not sure how they installed this. I assume they did not follow instructions, as my guide backs up the original file, and the person with the issue is asking for the orig apk. So, YMMV, but follow this instructions, and you should be fine.
Sweet! Worked for me. Danke, Herr Bimboy.
Very nice!
I actually found that the new market apk you provided installs fine as an update (no replacement of /system/app/Vending.apk needed). I opted for that as the safer option.
Thanks again!
Works very well! Very nice interface.
One issue: The "OK" and "Update" buttons are sometimes just slivers at the top of the screen. Doesn't prevent it from working though. You just have to be careful with your clicking.
Adding: This version doesn't have the problem of not listing all of the apps when you're in portrait mode. It simply works. And when you tell it to install/update an app, it does it RIGHT FRIGGIN' NOW and I mean Fassssst!
Thanks! Works great.
One question - Is there any way to get the fingerprint from the tab w/eclair? This would potentially give us access to some tablet-specific apps, like WSJ...
The new auto nooter installs he mew market ffor you...
Pinesal said:
The new auto nooter installs he mew market ffor you...
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Awesome! I was hoping the script would get updated to include this.
FYI: Those considering updating to this version, it puts buttons up top where you can barely press them for confirmations.
-CC
EDIT: as mentioned by johnopsec above post
Anybody tried searching? Mine's kicking me back into the NC's search engine as opposed to the market one...
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Anybody tried searching? Mine's kicking me back into the NC's search engine as opposed to the market one...
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I just did a search for Zeam in the Market and it came up fine for me. So does pinball.
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Anybody tried searching? Mine's kicking me back into the NC's search engine as opposed to the market one...
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The old market did that too. I don't think we'll see a fix for that before a Froyo port. The upper search link doesn't always work either. The Market is expecting the upper status bar to be on the top of the screen, and we do not have that.
I wondered if that was just on mine lol , frustrating
So frustrated! I finally get my market working today and then I try this upgrade and it won't work. So I try to go back to the old one and it has stopped working too. I don't get what I did wrong. Of everything I did to get my nook rooted and working, this was the simplest part.
New version won't work in mine either. After accepting the agreement, it just closes.
Market 2.26 is supposed to be for Froyo+ only. How did you guys get it to Work?
Switched back to old Market.. everything is ok again
Tried this, got to click "accept" and then it vanished. Back to old market for me too.
I updated it with Astro and it worked fine. It's better to install apk's with Astro than others methods.
Guys, as I mentioned, do not just adb install, or click do a normal install. Save out your /system/app/Vending.apk and use this file to replace it, after renaming it Vending.apk. Then reboot.
I also tried simply installing it, and the Market app would only briefly flash or I could get to the catalog but not get to the details page of any app without force closing. That's why you should back up the Vending.apk file.
So, REPLACE the /system/app/Vending.apk, reboot and you'll be fine.
First, rename the file to Vending.apk
Use adb:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
adb shell cp /system/app/Vending.apk /system/app/oldVending.apk
adb push Vending.apk /system/app/
adb reboot
king conan said:
I updated it with Astro and it worked fine. It's better to install apk's with Astro than others methods.
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I did this too, I just saved it to my mircoSD card and open Astro, clicked on the .apk and ran upgrade and everything works great now. My market is working 100%
I guess Astro knows what is doing because before update it warns about you' re updating a system app.
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The new auto nooter installs the new market for you...
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Is this confirmwed that auto nooter (Windows version) does include the newer Market app?
Here is the correct way to use root explorer for manually replacing system files:
1. Mount the system as r/w (read/write) per the top right corner. Navigate to the file that you plan to replace (e.g., system/framework/framework.jar).
2. Copy (not move) the file and paste it somewhere on your SD card (internal or external, doesn't matter - as long as you can locate it in case you need to put it back). Rename the file you just pasted, but very subtly. For example, when renaming framework.jar, I would only throw something in front of the file name, such as "Backup - framework.jar", so I can easily distinguish it from the new file if I put them in the same spot.
3. NANDROID BACKUP!
4. Download/put on your sd card (whatever you do) the new file that you want to replace the old one with.
5. Move the new file to /system (not in a subfolder yet). Here you will change the permissions, which is crucial to avoid FCs and problems. In root explorer, you would long press the file, press permissions, and set them to whatever the old file's permissions are. This may require going to verify what they are before starting this step. For example, in a lot of cases, the permissions will be RW-R-R. In Root Explorer, this would mean checking the first two boxes on the first line and only the first box on the next two lines. In any situation, confirm that the permissions you see after you've changed them (right below the file name) match exactly what you're replacing.
6. Ensure that your new file is correctly named to exactly what it is replacing (case actually matters) and double check the permissions.
7. Move your new file to the folder, root explorer will ask if you want to replace the file. Confirm.
8. Back out of root explorer and immediately reboot.
No force closes, no problems .
It may seem like a lot to someone who doesn't do it often but for me, I actually do this method faster than any other and fly through it every time. I got tired of seeing people explain ways to use Root Explorer which result in bootloops, FCs, etc. without fail. So, I decided to put an end to it.
Great post Simba501! Thank you for this...
Obviously a "noob" thing I'm over-looking but when I try and paste the file I'm moving into /system it's prompting me that it's "read-only"?
Audiochild said:
Obviously a "noob" thing I'm over-looking but when I try and paste the file I'm moving into /system it's prompting me that it's "read-only"?
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Toggle "Mount R/W" button at the top.
Audiochild said:
Great post Simba501! Thank you for this...
Obviously a "noob" thing I'm over-looking but when I try and paste the file I'm moving into /system it's prompting me that it's "read-only"?
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Sounds like you need to mount \system as read-write. There is a button in the upper right corner of root explorer to mount
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Thanks wonner and kbilly70! That was the issue
Awsome. Bookmarked!
thanks for the awesome guide. worked great for me!
Thanks, that clears things up.
I'm still wondering, though, how does one handle certificate files etc? For example, the ones found in this fix provided by zdzihu, in the META-INF folder.
kZard said:
Thanks, that clears things up.
I'm still wondering, though, how does one handle certificate files etc? For example, the ones found in this fix provided by zdzihu, in the META-INF folder.
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Those are only for flashing purposes. Not needed if you're not flashing it. You only need to pull everything besides that folder and place them appropriately.
Using this method resulted in "app not installed" tried it with black Google search box, and just now with Mms.apk rw-r--r-- backed up old one, but method didn't work... had to nandroid last time because phone wouldn't let me install backup or market version. Looks like I'm in for it again. fudge. what went wrong?
System folder was r/w and moved apk into system/app said OK to overwrite and used hard key back button to exit root explorer. Hard key power button and selected reboot within 1-4 seconds of moving apk over system app.
Edgarhighman said:
Using this method resulted in "app not installed" tried it with black Google search box, and just now with Mms.apk rw-r--r-- backed up old one, but method didn't work... had to nandroid last time because phone wouldn't let me install backup or market version. Looks like I'm in for it again. fudge. what went wrong?
System folder was r/w and moved apk into system/app said OK to overwrite and used hard key back button to exit root explorer. Hard key power button and selected reboot within 1-4 seconds of moving apk over system app.
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You don't install it after placing it. Placing it in the folder does install it. If you put it there, ensure the permissions are correct, and reboot, it should work.
EDIT: I don't see any mention of setting the permissions, so that was probably the issue. Again, no need to "install" it; just put it in the appropriate folder and set the permissions.
Simba501 said:
You don't install it after placing it. Placing it in the folder does install it. If you put it there, ensure the permissions are correct, and reboot, it should work.
EDIT: I don't see any mention of setting the permissions, so that was probably the issue. Again, no need to "install" it; just put it in the appropriate folder and set the permissions.
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I did state the permissions. It's in your quote lol. Your method caused my phone to say app not installed. I had trouble getting the default app back after your method failed. Why didn't it work? I'm telling you I followed it to a T.
Sgs2, android 2.3.6, unnamed rom, December 2011 entropy kernel
Edgarhighman said:
I did state the permissions. It's in your quote lol. Your method caused my phone to say app not installed. I had trouble getting the default app back after your method failed. Why didn't it work? I'm telling you I followed it to a T.
Sgs2, android 2.3.6, unnamed rom, December 2011 entropy kernel
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If the apk is compatible, it will work. At no point should you get an "application not installed" prompt, unless you attempted to manually install it at some point. If it wouldn't work, it just wouldn't appear in the app drawer: no prompt.
I guess this should be mentioned in the OP, but some times, clearing data of the application may be necessary after finishing. Usually a force stop at the most will allow you to see changes (which is why the steps include a reboot). You've piqued my interest. Post the files of question and I'll see if they work on my device. There was a similar issue someone else was having; I told him to redownload the apk and that was the problem. Some kind of botched file/download.
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can you edit or create new folders in the /sys directory?
mikoal said:
can you edit or create new folders in the /sys directory?
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No. Why would you want to?
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Simba501 said:
No. Why would you want to?
Sent from my Galaxy Tab 10.1
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just wondering what the limitations of root explorer are.
is it only that folder? and why that folder?
mikoal said:
just wondering what the limitations of root explorer are.
is it only that folder? and why that folder?
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You can edit and create new folders in that directory, but there's just no need to, unless you want to break the functionality of your phone.
mikoal said:
just wondering what the limitations of root explorer are.
is it only that folder? and why that folder?
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Idk: that's the only one I've seen. I've created folders in other directories. At any rate, virtually every modification you'll ever make will be in /data or /system.
dsmboost said:
You can edit and create new folders in that directory, but there's just no need to, unless you want to break the functionality of your phone.
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It fails if attempting to create it within Root Explorer. You could use other means though (on a PC, an edited ROM zip, or potentially another root file manager). But again, no real reason to: other than for development purposes, perhaps. I'm no developer though, so I can't say.
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Simba501 said:
Idk: that's the only one I've seen. I've created folders in other directories. At any rate, virtually every modification you'll ever make will be in /data or /system.
It fails if attempting to create it within Root Explorer. You could use other means though (on a PC, an edited ROM zip, or potentially another root file manager). But again, no real reason to: other than for development purposes, perhaps. I'm no developer though, so I can't say.
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Ah okay, I was referring to ES file explorer, which can modify other files in that directory.
thanks to you both!
Per request Im posting some Asus native widgets:
Notes:
For email to work, copy: Email.apk, EmailWidget.apk and Exchange.apk into system/app dir OVERWRITING exisiting files(backup exisiting apks if you wish). Change permissions to rw-r-r. Reboot. Widget will appear under 'Widgets' section.
For date/time and weather to work, copy: weather.resized.ics.apk and DeskClock.apk into system/app folder. Change permissions to rw-r-r. Reboot. Widget will appear under 'Widgets' section.
For TaskManager to work, copy: taskmanager.apk into system/app folder. Change permissions to rw-r-r. Widget will appear under 'Widgets' section - no need to reboot for this one.
I have some more Asus native apps/widgets/wallpapers - if anyone wants let me know.
the rest:
Thanks for these. Would love to see the others please!
Cheers
Nice. I'm going to try these out when I get home.
Can't seem to reposition the emailwidget file into the system/apps drawer
Cullers said:
Can't seem to reposition the emailwidget file into the system/apps drawer
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I dont quiet get what you are saying. Are you saying you cant place the file in the system/app directory on your sd card?
With the exception of the emailwidget file, all the asus files moved smoothly into the system/app folder. Whenever I try and put the emailwidget file in, it says 'transfer failed'. As said, everything else is in the folder.
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With the exception of the emailwidget file, all the asus files moved smoothly into the system/app folder. Whenever I try and put the emailwidget file in, it says 'transfer failed'. As said, everything else is in the folder.
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Hmm. Thats odd. If everything else moved fine, I dont see why that one wouldnt. Is that the only file that REPLACES another one? Maybe the original needs to be removed first. Back it up and delete it. Then try again.
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I get what I want and share what I can do.
AsusTaskManager for dark backgrounds:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23950448/Apps%20Modified/AsusTaskManager.apk
i can't get the email app to work....it wasn't installed so when I try to install this new one it says "not installed". That means the widget won't appear either =S
Try to install it with a root explorer like Rom Toolbox.
Paste it to system/app.
ace9988 said:
i can't get the email app to work....it wasn't installed so when I try to install this new one it says "not installed". That means the widget won't appear either =S
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You don't really install it - get yourself some file explorer; 'root browser' is the best IMO. Then go to system/app and delete the 3 original email apks(back them up first if you want). Copy the 3 email apks attached to this post to system/app, change permissions on all 3 files to rw-r-r reboot and the email widget should be there.
I will post some more Asus stuff tomorrow. The thing I'm looking for is Asus quick settings status bar widget. If anyone has a port please upload.
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i know we usually don't install this kind of stuff, but it won't work for any reason. the app doesn't even show up in the app drawer.
i pasted it into system/app and changed permissions like the instructions said. The weather and clock worked fine, the email wont =S
Hmmm the only thing I can think of is perhaps your explorer app makes a backup of original apk by default without overwriting the original - check if you have something like email-backup.apk in your system/app folder. Also see what the modified date says on those apks. Don't forget to reboot.
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it works now, i installed the apk on a different ROM i'd made a nandroid of earlier, which is what i'll stick with.
PS: Would you do this with Sense widgets/apps aswell in the future?
here are a few more:
copy BatteryWidget.apk to your system/app folder, change permissions to rw-r-r, reboot.
Simply install dayscene apk
move to system/app
Should these work on the CM9 Nightlys?
cdzo72 said:
Should these work on the CM9 Nightlys?
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They're working for me. I have the 04/04 nightly installed.
mistabelmont said:
here are a few more:
copy BatteryWidget.apk to your system/app folder, change permissions to rw-r-r, reboot.
Simply install dayscene apk
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mistabelmont said:
move to system/app
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Can someone post a screenshot of what these look like?
File names didnt transfer. I'm talking about the BatteryWidget, asusdayscene and the Mycloud
I used root explorer to move some system apk & its corresponding odex file from /system/apk to sdcard. I rebooted and found that I have moved some essential app like the stock dialer (it wasn't possible to figure out from the apk name). So now the dialer was gone. I then moved them back from sdcard to /system/app using root explorer thinking that it would undo the mess.
However the apps didn't come back, for example the dialer. The phone still tells me that there is no dialer.
What do I need to do?
Maybe you copied framework or something that dialler need to work... Try put bac all files. If that doesn't help see if the dialer is inn apps.
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Maybe you copied framework or something that dialler need to work... Try put bac all files. If that doesn't help see if the dialer is inn apps.
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I didn't move anything from any other directory. I moved back each and every file to /system/app that I had moved from it earlier. Still no luck.
I didn't delete anything in this process. I don't see dialer in app drawer either.
Reboot?
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Reboot?
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Yes, umpteen number of times.
Fix permissions. if u copied everything back to original location, it should work. then remove ONLY unwanted apps
RavinduSha said:
Fix permissions. if u copied everything back to original location, it should work. then remove ONLY unwanted apps
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Yes, you are so right.
The apk permissions have screwed up after all the moving. I issued ls -l command in adb shell and this is what I found out.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3973 May 7 2012 HTMLViewer.apk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8784 May 7 2012 HTMLViewer.odex
----rwxr-x 1 system sdcard_r 562553 Feb 9 04:31 LatinIME.apk
----rwxr-x 1 system sdcard_r 327896 Feb 9 04:31 LatinIME.odex
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14569 May 7 2012 LiveWallpapersPicker_gles20.apk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21392 May 7 2012 LiveWallpapersPicker_gles20.odex
LatinIME.apk is the keyboard with screwed up permission.
Now how do I fix it? What command do I issue?
fix permissions in recovery. or in connectbot or another shell program:
chown root:root /system/app/*.apk /system/app/*.odex
chmod 644 /system/app/*.apk /system/app/*.odex
reboot
You can also change permissions in Root Explorer itself. Hold down on the files, choose permissions and tick the first column and the first box of the second one. Leave the rest blank and press ok. That's it. If it still doesn't show, reboot. Fixing permissions in recovery does exactly this, but for all files in /system/app, /data/app and /data/data. Every time you copy something to /system or /data, you have to set the right permissions. Either in a root explorer app, adb shell, terminal emulator or fixing permissions in recovery.
LatinIME is the stock Android keyboard btw.
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calisro said:
fix permissions in recovery. or in connectbot or another shell program:
chown root:root /system/app/*.apk /system/app/*.odex
chmod 644 /system/app/*.apk /system/app/*.odex
reboot
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Issued the above commands. They all now show the same as others and are back.
Unfortunately the dialer still doesn't appear. Which apk is the dialer? My phone has gingerbread.
sashank said:
LatinIME is the stock Android keyboard btw.
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You are right. LatinIME is the keyboard. That too had got screwed up. But by changing permission, now its back.
However as I mentioned above the dialer is still absent. Under all applications, the dialer shows up. But not in drawer.
Is there any android application or windows tool to help identify which apk corresponds to which android application. Some apk files have no bearing to the actual application name. Hence all this mess happened.
Well if you open the apps folder in a root explorer, the icons of all the apps will show. So you can identify from there. It works this way in Solid Explorer for me. Also in system apps most of the apps are named according to what they are. Example, dialer is Phone.apk, contacts are Contacts.apk etc. For other Play Store downloaded apps, which names starting with com.xxxxx, you can see their icons too.
Dialer is Phone.apk in Gingerbread. The screenshot I've put below is of the /system/app folder in Solid Explorer. I think even Root Explorer shows icons like that.
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sashank said:
Well if you open the apps folder in a root explorer, the icons of all the apps will show. So you can identify from there. It works this way in Solid Explorer for me. Also in system apps most of the apps are named according to what they are. Example, dialer is Phone.apk, contacts are Contacts.apk etc. For other Play Store downloaded apps, which names starting with com.xxxxx, you can see their icons too.
Dialer is Phone.apk in Gingerbread. The screenshot I've put below is of the /system/app folder in Solid Explorer. I think even Root Explorer shows icons like that.
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I can see two apks in my phone with dialer icon.
Phone.apk (& Phone.odex)
TelephonyProvider.apk (& TelephonyProvider.odex)
How do I get back the dialer? This is a dual sim phone and only the stock dialer gives the option to select sim before dialing. None of the market dialers provide this option.
phone.apk is the file.
I like using fix permissions from recovery. it fixes every permission within few seconds.
RavinduSha said:
phone.apk is the file.
I like using fix permissions from recovery. it fixes every permission within few seconds.
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I have CWM v5.0.2.8. Pls let me know how to fix permissions from recovery.
ontherocks62 said:
I have CWM v5.0.2.8. Pls let me know how to fix permissions from recovery.
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advanced section. look through. it should be self explanatory.
ontherocks62 said:
Issued the above commands. They all now show the same as others and are back.
Unfortunately the dialer still doesn't appear. Which apk is the dialer? My phone has gingerbread.
You are right. LatinIME is the keyboard. That too had got screwed up. But by changing permission, now its back.
However as I mentioned above the dialer is still absent. Under all applications, the dialer shows up. But not in drawer.
Is there any android application or windows tool to help identify which apk corresponds to which android application. Some apk files have no bearing to the actual application name. Hence all this mess happened.
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the dialer is Phone.apk
calisro said:
advanced section. look through. it should be self explanatory.
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Fixed permission. Still dialer doesn't appear. :crying:
ontherocks62 said:
Fixed permission. Still dialer doesn't appear. :crying:
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reflash the rom. easy peasy. next time careful what you delete! sry guy.
if u have a backup just restore only system partition
RavinduSha said:
if u have a backup just restore only system partition
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I have a backup. Unfotunately, I took a backup after messing up. So after re-flashing it with the backup, it boots in the messed up state.
I downloaded one gingerbread Phone.apk yesterday. I renamed the Phone.apk and Phone.odex in my phone to Phone.apk.bak & Phone.odex.bak. Then copied the downloaded Phone.apk to /system/app. Then fixed permissions via recovery and rebooted.
To my horror, not only did the dialer didn't appear, but also the phone wouldn't detect the sim cards. It would say no connection available...
So Phone.apk is affecting other stuff too. So I deleted the new Phone.apk and renamed the .bak to its original names, fixed permissions via recovery and rebooted. The phone still wouldn't detect the sim cards.
Then I went back to recovery, cleared Dalvik cache & user data, and performed clear data & factory reset. After reboot, the phone started detecting the sim cards again.
So this leads me to believe that something else other than permissions has a role to play.
PLEASE READ
This mod ONLY applies to UNLIMITED USERS who DO NOT have tethering on their plan
This mod DOES NOT apply to SHARE EVERYTHING plans
I took a peak over at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/help/g3-hotspot-hack-t2812305 and saw that there were issues with using the G2 apk. I decided to take a looksy at it and see if I can replicate the functionality of the G2 apk with out having to re-apply settings to turn on tethering.
I have always had issues using root explores and database explorers messing up permissions and causing boot loops so until I have a proper recovery I use the android terminal emulator. Many people here have had plenty of success using file explores so give it a shot if you like!
Skip down to the bottom for a video walkthrough created by { owenbeals aka DroidModderX}
First things first you will need root!
0.) Start a root shell
Code:
su
1.) mount the system partition for read and write access
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /system
2.) Rename stock files HotspotProvision.apk and HotspotProvision.odex to something memorable. I use .bak and .bakdex
Code:
cd /system/app
mv HotspotProvision.apk HotspotProvision.bak
mv HotspotProvision.odex HotspotProvision.bakdex
3.) Now copy over the new file, can be the root of the extSD card which is /storage/external_SD/HotspotProvisionVzG3.apk
Code:
cp /storage/external_SD/HotspotProvisionVzG3.apk .
4.) The last thing is to change permissions to 644 (RW- R-- R-- for you file browsy types )
Code:
chmod 644 HotspotProvisionVzG3Mod.apk
5.) Now reboot and enjoy your glitch free hotspot action!
You must reboot! Do not try to "install" it, it does not function like that.
N.B.
Some users have noted that their cpu governors change to Performance while the hotspot is on and change back to On Demand when off instead of normal Interactive. This is the stock behaviour of the kernel, and not a bug introduced by this mod.
Thanks to { owenbeals aka DroidModderX} for this handy video walkthrough.
Thanks { Robshr, JayGoat } for bringing this up
Also thanks to { nrage23 } for answering a ton of questions on here
CREDIT:
Guest who started previous thread
Anonymous original creator
WACOmalt for making the original G2 thread
what was glitchy about the first hotspot app? HotspotProvision_24A_mod.apk
rp201 said:
what was glitchy about the first hotspot app? HotspotProvision_24A_mod.apk
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You have change something every time you use it.
The modded apk works perfectly. I used root explorer to do it though. I renamed the original files, copied your apk to system/app, renamed it to HotSpotProvision.apk, fixed the permissions and rebooted.
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Pretty cool. I'll have to give this a try when I'm bored later on today at work. Could you explain what you actually did to the hotspot apk though?
One thing though - why not just append ".bak" to the end of the existing filename/extension? That way, you don't lose the original extension so you can't forget what it was. It works fine. That's what I always do. In other words, your files would end in ".apk.bak" and ".odex.bak". The system only sees the extension after the final period.
nrage23 said:
You have change something every time you use it.
The modded apk works perfectly. I used root explorer to do it though. I renamed the original files, copied your apk to system/app, renamed it to HotSpotProvision.apk, fixed the permissions and rebooted.
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How do you launch tethering after moving, renaming, and re-permissioning the apk? I've tried to launch from Settings app but nothing happens.
The downloaded apk he modded is named differently from the original one in the system/app folder. After I changed the names for the original files in system/app. I changed the name of the modded apk to match the original apk in system/app. I copied the renamed modded apk to system/app, set the permissions correctly, then rebooted. I went into Settings then More... under wireless networks,Mobile HotSpot and changed the SSID and password. I can turn it on via settings or the quick setting in the notification bar.
sstapley_56 said:
How do you launch tethering after moving, renaming, and re-permissioning the apk? I've tried to launch from Settings app but nothing happens.
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I'd guess for it to work from stock menus (i.e. without starting the apk directly from a file browser app or terminal emulator) you'd have to rename it the same as the stock apk so that the path is the same for the various apps that would call it.
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The downloaded apk he modded is named differently from the original one in the system/app folder. After I changed the names for the original files in system/app. I changed the name of the modded apk to match the original apk in system/app. I copied the renamed modded apk to system/app, set the permissions correctly, then rebooted. I went into Settings then More... under wireless networks,Mobile HotSpot and changed the SSID and password. I can turn it on via settings or the quick setting in the notification bar.
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So I have renamed it exactly as the original apk was and rebooted but still no go. On reboot I get a force close of VZWAWSService. I have some of the system bloat frozen, maybe this has something to do with it.
phobos512 said:
I'd guess for it to work from stock menus (i.e. without starting the apk directly from a file browser app or terminal emulator) you'd have to rename it the same as the stock apk so that the path is the same for the various apps that would call it.
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Sweet it's working now, I had the lgmobilehotspot GUI.apk frozen and that's what was causing the issue. Thanks for the apk and tutorial guys!
sstapley_56 said:
How do you launch tethering after moving, renaming, and re-permissioning the apk? I've tried to launch from Settings app but nothing happens.
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Did you reboot?
There should be no reason to rename the apk. When android installs applications it goes into the /data... Dir as the package name. All intents are handled via package names therefore the apk name is inconsequential.
To use you should be able to go settings > more and see all the tethering options.
To verify placement and permissions use
Code:
su
ll /system/app/Hotspot*
You should see your two backup files and the new HotspotProvisionVzG3Mod.all
Permissions should be rw-r--r--
Let me know if you still have issues.
I will post a DIY response so that people who want to learn about the modification can play along at home. Think of it as source code for this mod:good:
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Did you reboot?
There should be no reason to rename the apk. When android installs applications it goes into the /data... Dir as the package name. All intents are handled via package names therefore the apk name is inconsequential.
To use you should be able to go settings > more and see all the tethering options.
To verify placement and permissions use
Code:
su
ll /system/app/Hotspot*
You should see your two backup files and the new HotspotProvisionVzG3Mod.all
Permissions should be rw-r--r--
Let me know if you still have issues.
I will post a DIY response so that people who want to learn about the modification can play along at home. Think of it as source code for this mod:good:
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Thanks for the detailed response, I got it working now. I had previously frozen some of the bloat on the phone when I got it and one of the apps I froze was the lgemobilehotspotui.apk which is needed to work correctly. Thanks for all the help from the awesome devs here.
Nice work, thanks. I just installed it with Root Explorer, and it worked perfectly. Just have to do it to the wife's phone, now.
Well done. Working great!
Thanks! Works perfect. And now I can use the toggle on the drop down menu to activate the hotspot. Thanks so much.
Worked
Worked perfectly for me. Used ES file explorer to move the files around.
I have downloaded, changed permissions, changed the file names to .bak but when I try to install the nodded split says application not installed. I'm using root explorer. I did have the othe mod installed and deleted it first. Wondering if that is the problem
Edit...Stopped trying to install and just rebooted and it turns on just fine, and my laptop connects...the app shows it connected and listed as an approved device...yet I'm not able to actually get a a connection.
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Thanks! Works like a champ.
works great!
I'm also getting the VZWARSService has stopped message, and when I go into settings and turn on the hotspot, nothing happens. If I go into mobile hotspot and turn it on from there, I get this message: Unfortunately, com.lge.mobilehotspot.ui has stopped. Followed the directions exactly, so I'm not sure what's going on.
Works perfectly. I used Root Explorer to rename and move everything. Thanks!
Worked like a charm the only thing is still changes the cpu governor to performance the g2 one did it to I don't know if someone is able to fix that
It's just when I turn on the hotspot afterwards I use android tuner and change it back to interactive
Does anyone else have this issue