Running Blackhole 4.4 w/Black Alien 2.2 theme, got everything set the way I liked it with Launcher Pro Plus, then on battery pull with a SetCPU related lockup all my LP widgets are gone, as well as all launcher pro icons, and now it says I don't have an unlock key installed. Gone through and checked, uninstalled and re-downloaded unlocker, tried everything short of another flash. Anyone know what's causing this? Second time I've had it happen today, I'm rather tired of re-flashing and reorganizing everything at this point.
I had the same issue and asked LP. They replied with the following:
"You can solve this issue by using a root explorer and erasing /dbdata/databases/com.fede.launcher"
I did this and it worked. You will need to rekey the unlock code. This can be obtained by saying you forgot the code on the phone and they will send it to your email.
mlfp said:
Running Blackhole 4.4 w/Black Alien 2.2 theme, got everything set the way I liked it with Launcher Pro Plus, then on battery pull with a SetCPU related lockup all my LP widgets are gone, as well as all launcher pro icons, and now it says I don't have an unlock key installed. Gone through and checked, uninstalled and re-downloaded unlocker, tried everything short of another flash. Anyone know what's causing this? Second time I've had it happen today, I'm rather tired of re-flashing and reorganizing everything at this point.
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Launcher pro does have a few issues I use it and every other time when I reboot my phone I either have to task kill it or it force closes. Its the only launcher that does it but its the most complete launcher in my opinion. Although I wish someone would make a gingerbread standard launcher that's able to use custom homescreen iconS.
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I've looked thru the forums and found similar queries, but I haven't found any success yet, so this seemed like my only recourse. All I want to do is change my default home screen. I tried using the SGS Screen Changer, but couldn't root my phone because there was never any option to apply the update in recovery mode. I then tried to just switch to LauncherPro, but for some reason if I use that launcher I don't have access to all my Samsung widgets like Feeds & Updates. I had a similar issue w/ the ADW launcher. If someone could direct me as to what I'm doing wrong and how to do it correctly, I would greatly appreciate it.
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I've looked thru the forums and found similar queries, but I haven't found any success yet, so this seemed like my only recourse. All I want to do is change my default home screen. I tried using the SGS Screen Changer, but couldn't root my phone because there was never any option to apply the update in recovery mode. I then tried to just switch to LauncherPro, but for some reason if I use that launcher I don't have access to all my Samsung widgets like Feeds & Updates. I had a similar issue w/ the ADW launcher. If someone could direct me as to what I'm doing wrong and how to do it correctly, I would greatly appreciate it.
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I suppose we should back up a step. The two methods I am aware of would either be SGS Screen Changer or installing the GTG Revamped Launcher from within SGS Tools. Both are going to require root. There isn't a way to do what you ask that I am aware of that does not require root access.
Rooting the phone is stupid simple, depending on which firmware you are currently running. So, check out SuperOneClick root at the top of the Vibrant Bible thread...linked below in my sig.
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I've looked thru the forums and found similar queries, but I haven't found any success yet, so this seemed like my only recourse. All I want to do is change my default home screen. I tried using the SGS Screen Changer, but couldn't root my phone because there was never any option to apply the update in recovery mode. I then tried to just switch to LauncherPro, but for some reason if I use that launcher I don't have access to all my Samsung widgets like Feeds & Updates. I had a similar issue w/ the ADW launcher. If someone could direct me as to what I'm doing wrong and how to do it correctly, I would greatly appreciate it.
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You cannot use your samsung widgets with any other launcher OTHER than TW launcher. Its the same with Sense UI and the pro widgets that launcher pro provides. They are directly tied in with the launcher app so your just out of luck I guess unless your willing to give them up.
So I got the SuperOneClick and it seems to have successfully rooted my phone. I tried using the SGS Screen changer and it asked for su permission then said it worked and I just needed to reboot. But after I rebooted the home page still hadn't changed. So just to make sure I went and d/led the official busybox app and installed that. Again I tried the SGS Screen changer and again it was still the same after I rebooted. I don't want to abandon the TWLauncher, so is there something I'm doing to keep the screen changer from working?
Just use touchwiz gtg mod version. All you have to do is replace the stock twiz in file explorer
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I don't think anyone has found a way to get a stock TWiz to accept a default home change in the Vibrant.
-bZj
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I have a buddy who recently rooted (1.0.1 autonooter) and has the paid version of ADW as his launcher. He's getting a lot of trouble when he tries to use different themes. His NC will freeze, reboot, and sometimes boot loop and he has to force it to power off, boot into recovery and reflash back and reroot to restore.
I can't imagine this is common or i'd see more info about it. Anyone else have these troubles?
I used it for awhile with no issues. I switched to LauncherPRO tho and used the fix to remove all the unworking shortcuts.
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I have a buddy who recently rooted (1.0.1 autonooter) and has the paid version of ADW as his launcher. He's getting a lot of trouble when he tries to use different themes. His NC will freeze, reboot, and sometimes boot loop and he has to force it to power off, boot into recovery and reflash back and reroot to restore.
I can't imagine this is common or i'd see more info about it. Anyone else have these troubles?
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i rooted using autonooter 1.0.1 and rock ADW EX with the Minimalist theme and haven't had any issues. does this happen with all themes? has your friend made any other mods to his nook besides the root? has he tried LP or used LP themes? i'd be interested if LP gave him the same issues as ADW EX.
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Stock=the launcher Motorola shipped the Atrix with.
When I install custom launchers (in this case Zeam), my phone restarts every 24-36 hours.
I tried to do some research of this, and ended up installing an app called "Home Manager", and the results was kind of interesting. It didn't matter which launcher I set as default, I couldn't get the stock launcher to stop running.
When I had cleared the defaults for launchers, I pressed the home button, I noticed that stock wasn't even an alternative default. After a little more research I found an app that made it possible to choose stock as default for launchers (Moto Home Fix).
Again I went into Home Manager and had a peek. And guess what, Moto Home Fix was running aswell as Stock.
Anyone has any ideas of what is causing this? Any way to fix it?
Running on 2.2, rooted not unlocked.
The stock launcher will always run, its part of the phone. Launcher pro, zeam, they kinda like a "mask" over the stock launcher. Someone correct me if im wrong, but that's what I always thought before. Like having sense, with zeam over it. Can't get rid of sense.
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Running on 2.2, rooted not unlocked.
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If you're rooted and really don't even want to use the stock launcher, just adb into your systems/app directory and rename BlurHome.apk to BlurHome.apk.bak, that should stop it from running... and you can always rename it later if you ever wanted to go back to it..
I pulled ADW from CM7 and use that as my launcher and renamed my BlurHome.apk to what I mentioned aboved... now, if you like to switch alot between different launchers(including stock) on the fly using home switcher or what ever, then I guess you don't want to do that... unless you never want to switch back to BlurHome again..
Once i have a launcher replacement set up (currently GoLauncher) I just go into titanium backup and freeze all but the current launcher.
If you want to rename you don't need to adb to change it. You can do the same in root explorer. find folder system/apps find BlurHome.apk and rename it to BlurHome.bak or something.
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The stock launcher will always run, its part of the phone. Launcher pro, zeam, they kinda like a "mask" over the stock launcher. Someone correct me if im wrong, but that's what I always thought before. Like having sense, with zeam over it. Can't get rid of sense.
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When I tried this on my girlfriends HTC Desire, I was able to kill the stock, so I'm going to guess custom lanchers work as stand alone lanchers, not masks?
Also, if I use titanium backup to freeze the stock launcher, and then do something stupid like uninstalling my new launcher, would a factory reset restore wipe it clean?
Hello, i'm new to this forum, kind of a noob still with rooting and everything but anyways, just the other day I had a new update for go launcher ex. Everything ran fine until after the update. It won't let me change the effects, go into settings, or change themes. It also still displays icons for APPS that i have fully uninstalled before and I can't get rid of them unless I use Astro to delete the raw files of the app. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Go Launcher several times, but that doesn't work.
I'm running this on a brand new Galaxy Nexus so it might be compatibility issues with the new ICS OS... Anyone else have this issue?
Yep might be a compatibility issue, have you tryed adw ex launcher? i saw it in a post and installed it and have been in love with it ever since
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Yep might be a compatibility issue, have you tried adw ex launcher? i saw it in a post and installed it and have been in love with it ever since
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I've tried it out, but I like go launcher because it has an ICS theme for free while keeping all the cool effects and stuff. the problem with adw for me is that i can only set one app in my appdock on my homescreen with a custom icon.. and that really bothers me with the looks. it also doesn't change any of the app icons in the app drawer. prob compatibility issues too. i hope they update both of them soon!
so...now that we have an unlocked bootloader and development will start pouring in, i have a question for you all
i have hubs...i love my hubs
(adw ex)
but it takes a hell of a long time to install the hubs..if i flash a new rom, is there any way to restore those widgets?
i would have to install adw ex, i am assuming
can i just save the current settings and then reinstall adw after flashing rom and restore the settings in adw? will that bring everything to what it is now?
just want some info for anyone who has tried this already or knows..
thanks!
I have tried to backup the settings and what not but everytime I restore them the widgets always states.... problem loading widget, so I have to replace the widget back, a real pain but it has to be done when you flash alot of different roms as far as I can tell. I have tried doing it via titanium backup as well same result.
that's what i was scared of...back in my droid days, i got that "problem loading widget" when restoring settings with launcherpro plus...probably a common problem with all launchers..they just can't accurately save data/widgets in order to restore them...
hopefully something comes out that could support it
i am going to wait to flash any rom because of how long it takes...it really would have to blow me away with its' stats for it to be worth it..
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that's what i was scared of...back in my droid days, i got that "problem loading widget" when restoring settings with launcherpro plus...probably a common problem with all launchers..they just can't accurately save data/widgets in order to restore them...
hopefully something comes out that could support it
i am going to wait to flash any rom because of how long it takes...it really would have to blow me away with its' stats for it to be worth it..
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I'm with you. I have 8 hubs and it took several hours to set this up once.
I remember spending hours on getting pages set up with heavy use of the Minimalistic Text widget on my Droid X2, being all proud about it, and then becoming a flash-addict only to find the dreaded "problem loading widget". Wish they could fix this soon but I'm sitting on the sideline for now as far as unlocking my bootloader anyway.
The question is, how long can I hold out? Getting my flash-fix through my X2 will only satisfy for so long...
i'm sure some people have figured it out...but i just wanted to give an update to my question...
nova launcher is almost perfect in restoring widgets..so as long as you use nova launcher between roms or doing whatever, it'll restore your widgets and settings almost perfectly...
saves a lot of time...especially on my flash happy galaxy nexus...but helps with the prime as well, so in case someone stumbles on this forum, hopefully that'll help them out...
you must use nova launcher first...save your settings, then when you do a clean wipe and flash a rom...install all your old apps via titanium or whatever, then restore settings back with nova and voila, all widgets and such will be restored..