I feel like such a noob for asking.
How to delete preinstalled ringtones
How to delete preinstalled notification tones
How to add notification tones (without an SD card)
It's MotoBlur causing all these troubles for me, not Android, right?
none is causing trouble. To delete, you first of course need root. mount the system. then you can delete and add and just reboot to have it take affect. Navigate to the directories below to delete or push your new sounds over to them.
system/media/audio/ringtones
system/media/audio/notifications
ES File Manager, cannot paste. Eh? I'm rooted though?
Is it easier to use some other file manager? Or some app to chmod? Or is that terminal only?
you can use root explorer. es file manager, is that a root browser? if so you have to mount read/write before you can edit.
ah and a reboot
FNugget said:
ah and a reboot
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yeah in post 2 i mentioned you need a reboot for it to take affect. glad this is solved haha.
you will need to root, make sure you have moto mediascape installed on your computer so you have the drivers and software installed,
after you have rooted, you simply open up a folder that is within your atrix's memory, it will state "RINGTONES" just slip your ringtone in there and go ahead open up ringtones from your phone and set it to whatever you have installed.
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Anyone have issues with custom ringtones after rooting?
I had a custom ringtone in the mpga format that was working fine before I rooted. After rooting my phone, applying the lag fix, applying the gps fix, and installing ADW launcher, I can no longer use it as a ringtone.
I can navigate to the file in Astro, but the option to set it as a ringtone is greyed out. Anyone experience this?
Oh, I also clicked on "Fix Permissions" in Rom Manager and it went through the process (I figured it would have a prompt or something), don't know if this has caused it or not, is there a way to reverse whatever it did?
Thanks in advance! I am in Love with XDA and am devouring all the info I can!
I have since tried putting the file in a folder named ringtones in my root sdcard directory and have had no luck getting the file recognized.
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I make custom .mp3 ringtones on my laptop then transfer them over to the phone thru Windows Explorer.
1. Connect your phone to the PC via USB
2. On your phone, it should show that USB is connected on the drop down menu...click on it and mount
3. Now open My Computer on your PC and double click to open your internal sdcard (phone memory)
4. There should be a folder called "media." Double click to open that folder and then then double click the folder called "audio"
5. Create a new folder called "ringtones" (for custom ringtones) and another new folder called "notifications" (for custom message tones)
6. Now drag your audio files into the corresponding folders and you should be able to choose your custom ringtones/message tones through the phone settings
There are also apps in the market that enable you to create your own ringtones on the phone using the music in your library (Ringdroid)
Hope this helps
Thank you! That fixed my issue. I just needed to have the ringtone folder in the right directory. Kinda strange it didn't make me do that before the rooting though. Nonetheless, thank you very much for your help!
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I have no experience using Root explorer. I have MMS issues with Axura 2.2 and want to change the current MMS.apk with another. I have the MMS.apk i want to change on my external SD card and dont get how to get it in the internal to replace the other MMS.apk. I have tried but im obviously doing something wrong.
Can anybody with know how fill me in how to use root explorer to do this?
Thanks in advance
Root Explorer allows you to easily view and modify the entire file system on your phone. You, of course, must be rooted to do this. You can copy, move, paste, delete, etc. It works just like Windows Explorer which should be very familiar if you are a PC user.
To replace your mms.apk you just have to copy the new file over the old one and reboot.
Put the new apk on your internal SD card. Then find it in root explorer (it will be in the 'sdcard' folder.) Long press on the apk and select 'move'. Then move it to where the current mms.apk is. It will ask you if you want to replace the existing file. Select yes. Exit, and reboot. Be sure to do a backup before doing any of this though.
One important thing - There is a little button at the top of the Root Exporer UI. It says either mount r/o (read-only) or mount r/w (read-write) and you can toggle between the two. To make modifications you have to be in r/w.
pdefazio said:
Root Explorer allows you to easily view and modify the entire file system on your phone. You, of course, must be rooted to do this. You can copy, move, paste, delete, etc. It works just like Windows Explorer which should be very familiar if you are a PC user.
To replace your mms.apk you just have to copy the new file over the old one and reboot.
Put the new apk on your internal SD card. Then find it in root explorer (it will be in the 'sdcard' folder.) Long press on the apk and select 'move'. Then move it to where the current mms.apk is. It will ask you if you want to replace the existing file. Select yes. Exit, and reboot. Be sure to do a backup before doing any of this though.
One important thing - There is a little button at the top of the Root Exporer UI. It says either mount r/o (read-only) or mount r/w (read-write) and you can toggle between the two. To make modifications you have to be in r/w.
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Thanks, that was easy. Must of been that top button(mount r/w) that was not making it work for me. I didnt know what it was for.
Confused! I have a sound file on the SD card that I used to use for the notification sound of my prior phone (shift). All the sound files need to be in a dir under system/media/audio/ notifications. I tried copy paste via Astro but the permissions prevent the paste action. How do I get the file moved to where the LTE is expecting it?
I can get it to show up as a ringtone choice. But when I go to settings, sounds, default notification, it is not there.
I have had some issues with astro lately when using it to 'move' (copy paste). Just a hunch, but try doing this using Root Explorer.
Solved:
After failing to copy via all file explorer apps I connected to my computer with debug mode on. I was able to copy paste to the notifications folder & now the phone lists it as a choice. I made it my default & all is well. Lot of work for a simple task?
GeezerB said:
Confused! I have a sound file on the SD card that I used to use for the notification sound of my prior phone (shift). All the sound files need to be in a dir under system/media/audio/ notifications. I tried copy paste via Astro but the permissions prevent the paste action. How do I get the file moved to where the LTE is expecting it?
I can get it to show up as a ringtone choice. But when I go to settings, sounds, default notification, it is not there.
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If you are not r00ted, or S-OFF, HTC Dev unlocked, you will not be able to use Astro or Root Explorer (my personal favorite) to move the files to the correct location, so you would need to download the notification.
Settings => Sound => Notification Sound
Then, you will see an option called "Shifter" which might be the same.
If not, click on the [Get More] button in the upper-right hand corner, to download whatever you like.
If this fails, then you can connect to your computer via USB ~ TWRP Recovery has a great mount option as well... ~ and you can copy and paste at will.
Can anyone here help or assist me, How to change the Galaxy S3 Touch Sound???
changing system sounds
Devils77 said:
Can anyone here help or assist me, How to change the Galaxy S3 Touch Sound???
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This requires root!
The sounds (by default) are stored in /system/media/audio/ui/
!NOTE: This is for system/OS sounds. Notifications etc are not stored here!
Screen touch sound is "TW_Touch.ogg" and back and menu button sounds are "S_HW_Touch.ogg"
If you would like to change the sound to something else, find a mp3 or something that you would like to use then convert it to a .ogg format.
Can be done on this website: htt$p://audio.on$line-convert.$com/convert-to-ogg *Remove $ symbols from URL
Then rename your new .ogg to either "TW_Touch.ogg" or "S_HW_Touch.ogg" dependent on what sound you would like to change.
Place the .ogg file on your sd card and move it the mentioned directory and overwrite (delete) the original .ogg file (backup first).
Then remember to set the permissions of the .ogg file to "rw-r--r--" and make sure it is named correctly, it is case sensitive.
Reboot system and enjoy your new sounds :good:
I tried everything that you said and it doesn't work for me. When i try to move/overwrite the file it tells me "Cannot copy or move file". When i try to delete the orginal file first it tells me "Warning - Could not delete". I am on stock rom and rooted. When i try to change permissions to the original files it gives me error "unable to chmod /system/media/...bla bla". What to do?
Ok. I got it. Thanks for everything!! Thumbs up!
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I tried everything that you said and it doesn't work for me. When i try to move/overwrite the file it tells me "Cannot copy or move file". When i try to delete the orginal file first it tells me "Warning - Could not delete". I am on stock rom and rooted. When i try to change permissions to the original files it gives me error "unable to chmod /system/media/...bla bla". What to do?
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Your root has failed, download root checker to see.
If it fails you will need to re-root with CF-Root.
Very Awesome. Thanks for the help.
I am running into an issue. My phone has been verified as rooted by rootchecker. The only way I can see the root directory on the phone is with Astro File Manager. Once in the correct folder, I can see the TW_TOUCH.OGG file and have a replacement. However I can't write to the folder. I can't even rename the original. Checking the properties of the file I don't see any notations that the file or folder are write protected. I assume the entire drive is per se with the exception of the \SDCARD directory.
Is there a better tool for doing all this? I'd like to have something I can use from a PC as well.
Thanks,
Karl
Use Super Manager or Android Commander .
jje
First you need to Root.
There are good guides around here.
I'd recommend ES File Explorer
Download it then
Open ES File Explorer
Menu > Settings > Root settings.
Check Root Explorer
Click Grant when SU popup appears.
Check Up to Root
and Check Mount File System.
Now it will copy succesfully to the system folder.
Slightly easier
No need to do renaming. Save desired oggs to your ext sd card.
Use Root Browser (ES doesnt seem to go to system no matter)
Use Root Browser. Go to your ext sd card. Long press on the desired .ogg. Copy it.
navigate to the folder l /system/media/audio/ui/ as instructed above.
Click paste. If your file is named correctly it will ask 'replace?' click yes. Do the same for the other file.
Reboot. You have to reboot. How it still plays water droplets before rebooting Idk. But reboot and you back to clicky goodness. (who thought of that water droplet. Chinese water torture.)
Edit: I attached the two files. Change from .txt to .ogg.
operation failed?
maluminse said:
No need to do renaming. Save desired oggs to your ext sd card.
Use Root Browser (ES doesnt seem to go to system no matter)
Use Root Browser. Go to your ext sd card. Long press on the desired .ogg. Copy it.
navigate to the folder l /system/media/audio/ui/ as instructed above.
Click paste. If your file is named correctly it will ask 'replace?' click yes. Do the same for the other file.
Reboot. You have to reboot. How it still plays water droplets before rebooting Idk. But reboot and you back to clicky goodness. (who thought of that water droplet. Chinese water torture.)
Edit: I attached the two files. Change from .txt to .ogg.
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Did as per the above but responded "Operation Failed!".
What did I do wrong?
masterex567 said:
First you need to Root.
There are good guides around here.
I'd recommend ES File Explorer
Download it then
Open ES File Explorer
Menu > Settings > Root settings.
Check Root Explorer
Click Grant when SU popup appears.
Check Up to Root
and Check Mount File System.
Now it will copy succesfully to the system folder.
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Thanks bro...worked for me!!!
help plz
Ok so i ran into a problem. Im using es file explorer and i accidentally changed my keyboard tap sound without backing up the original one. I also didnt look at the permissions before i changed it. Can someone tell me what the permissions are? Thx in advance. Im on a Samsung Galaxy s3. Im working on turning it into a halo themed phone, complete with halo system sounds and even halo themed icons.
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Ok so i ran into a problem. Im using es file explorer and i accidentally changed my keyboard tap sound without backing up the original one. I also didnt look at the permissions before i changed it. Can someone tell me what the permissions are? Thx in advance. Im on a Samsung Galaxy s3. Im working on turning it into a halo themed phone, complete with halo system sounds and even halo themed icons.
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Rw-r-r. In a grid of 1 to 9, top left to bottom right, 1,2,3,4 ticked. 5,6,7,8,9 unticked. Should be immediate but if not, just reboot.
Beamed in by telepathy.
Ok thanks. One more thing is it possible to add system sounds to it? Like a sound when i press the home button?
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Rw-r-r. In a grid of 1 to 9, top left to bottom right, 1,2,3,4 ticked. 5,6,7,8,9 unticked. Should be immediate but if not, just reboot.
Beamed in by telepathy.
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Ummm the sound is still the same even tho i overwrited it.
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It took forever but i'm rooted, Supersu installed, Busybox installed, Root Checker verified. I still cannot move apps to sd, app2sd program still says external sd is emulated??? Please help, did all this for nothing, it seems!!
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It took forever but i'm rooted, Supersu installed, Busybox installed, Root Checker verified. I still cannot move apps to sd, app2sd program still says external sd is emulated??? Please help, did all this for nothing, it seems!!
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Same here. Tried link2sd and it worked once until phone was rebooted, then it can't create script.
I found this at www link2sd info/faq:
In order to use Link2SD you need to do "S-OFF" to disable this NAND lock. (a.k.a. "NAND unlock" or "unlocking the bootloader")
So maybe the bootloader has to be unlocked to move apps to SD. ???
Georgiazen said:
It took forever but i'm rooted, Supersu installed, Busybox installed, Root Checker verified. I still cannot move apps to sd, app2sd program still says external sd is emulated??? Please help, did all this for nothing, it seems!!
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Megado said:
Same here. Tried link2sd and it worked once until phone was rebooted, then it can't create script.
I found this at www link2sd info/faq:
In order to use Link2SD you need to do "S-OFF" to disable this NAND lock. (a.k.a. "NAND unlock" or "unlocking the bootloader")
So maybe the bootloader has to be unlocked to move apps to SD. ???
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Hello Guys,
Hold ON!! Hold ON!!!
You no need to do all that stuff to increase your phone's internal memory. Using Link2SD on L9 for increasing memory is a HORRIBLE !dea.
If you have a Class 10 (at least Class 8) SD Card with good storage capacity then Just Follow Me:-
1. First Download This script file and Install SManager (free app) from the link below:-
Script
SManager
2. Now use a file manager with root access and copy above script file to /system/etc/ Folder of your device.
3. Run SManager, It will start with explorer. Tap on UP Arrow at top left until the first directory icon left only with "/".
4. Now tap on etc-> /system/etc, in list. It will take you directly to /system/etc/ Folder of your device.
5. Find extsd2internalsd-jellybean.sh file which you copied in 2. Step. Tap on it.
6. An open as ... dialog will appear. Tap on Script/Executable
7. Next dialog will appear with some icons and text with it.
8. Now tap on Su icon (Android with crossed bones).
9. Then tap on Boot icon (gear).
10. Now last one, just tap on RUN Button.
DONE
now go to setting=> storage and check the size of internal memory :silly::silly:
this tutorial will exchange your phone's internal storage with external storage.
and all this tutorial is not my work. All credits goes to Roker1, so thanks to him. Just explained it in a simple way that I am using my Self
gdjindal said:
Hello Guys,
Hold ON!! Hold ON!!!
You no need to do all that stuff to increase your phone's internal memory. Using Link2SD on L9 for increasing memory is a HORRIBLE !dea.
If you have a Class 10 (at least Class 8) SD Card with good storage capacity then Just Follow Me:-
1. First Download This script file and Install SManager (free app) from the link below:-
Script
SManager
2. Now use a file manager with root access and copy above script file to /system/etc/ Folder of your device.
3. Run SManager, It will start with explorer. Tap on UP Arrow at top left until the first directory icon left only with "/".
4. Now tap on etc-> /system/etc, in list. It will take you directly to /system/etc/ Folder of your device.
5. Find extsd2internalsd-jellybean.sh file which you copied in 2. Step. Tap on it.
6. An open as ... dialog will appear. Tap on Script/Executable
7. Next dialog will appear with some icons and text with it.
8. Now tap on Su icon (Android with crossed bones).
9. Then tap on Boot icon (gear).
10. Now last one, just tap on RUN Button.
DONE
now go to setting=> storage and check the size of internal memory :silly::silly:
this tutorial will exchange your phone's internal storage with external storage.
and all this tutorial is not my work. All credits goes to Roker1, so thanks to him. Just explained it in a simple way that I am using my Self
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When you say "folder of your Device", is it the firmware folder, there are several?
Georgiazen said:
When you say "folder of your Device", is it the firmware folder, there are several?
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Also this script link is a text file not a downloadable script file, how would i put it wherever it has to go? Copy/paste the text?? So confused....
I found the script but ES file explorer will not allow you to paste it into etc folder.....
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Also this script link is a text file not a downloadable script file, how would i put it wherever it has to go? Copy/paste the text?? So confused....
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Okay Let me clear your confusions.
Before copying script to etc folder es explorer have to obtain root access.
To do so, open es file explorer, tap in a small icon with a globe behind mobile, located at top left of ES file Explorer.
A menu from left side will appear, tap on TOOLS option, it will get expanded.
Now scroll Down until you see ROOT Explorer option with on OFF button.
Tap on OFF button in front off Root Explorer. A message or dialog will appear asking to allow root access to es file explorer (if your l9 is rooted & super user is installed).
Tap on allow. Now the off button should change to ON. Thats it, ES file explorer has gained root access. Now try to copy that script file to etc folder and then follow rest of tutorial.
if still you are confused, let me know
gdjindal said:
Okay Let me clear your confusions.
After looking your above queries, it look's like you are not familiar to android development or to any other programming languages.
So help you more deeply am gonna update my above tutorial more deeply. Try to follow it again
Again if you got confused, you can ask again. For now follow my updated tutorial again.
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First voff I appreciate all your help, I really do. Where do i put the script in the etc folder specifically?
I have root but i get permission denied when i try and paste into system/etc folder using es file explorer
Georgiazen said:
First voff I appreciate all your help, I really do. Where do i put the script in the etc folder specifically?
I have root but i get permission denied when i try and paste into system/etc folder using es file explorer
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Root permission is getting denied because your es explorer is not allowed. to do so i have updated my last answer just chk it out.
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Thanks gdjindal! I have some questions.
Does the SD need two partitions? Does this move any system apps to SD? Does it automatically move EVERYTHING else to SD or just apps newly installed after setting this up? Can you control which apps to move and/or move things back to internal? What happens if your SD card fails? Can this setup be uninstalled and revert back to stock? Do apps operate much slower running from SD this way?
Thanks again!
Megado said:
Thanks gdjindal! I have some questions.
Does the SD need two partitions? Does this move any system apps to SD? Does it automatically move EVERYTHING else to SD or just apps newly installed after setting this up? Can you control which apps to move and/or move things back to internal? What happens if your SD card fails? Can this setup be uninstalled and revert back to stock? Do apps operate much slower running from SD this way?
Thanks again!
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Read my post here, this will help you understand what this swap script is actually doing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45268460&postcount=61