[GUIDE] Have Webtop over HDMI and want to OTA update? - Motorola Photon 4G

Okay, we discovered that having the Webtop over HDMI breaks the OTA update.
So to update you're going to have to undo that mod, and possibly any others.
If you backed up your original files great, go restore them, clear the dalvik-cache and you're fine.
Otherwise, use the attached files and these steps to recover:
Credit: _unknown for the original posted instructions I'm using as a template
Please let me know if there are any adjustments that need to be made to the code, as I'm pulling this from memory and had stored the backups on my phone and was restoring from there.
Requirements:
Be rooted
Be able to work with adb
First, unpack the attached zip-file.
Go into the correct directory for your version.
Now run (in a terminal)
Code:
# I use /data/tmp as the storage location, you can also use /sdcard/
adb push DockService.apk /data/tmp
adb push PortalApp.apk /data/tmp
adb push DockService.odex /data/tmp
adb push PortalApp.odex /data/tmp
adb shell
# you are now in the phone shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system
# you could mv these files to backups if you intend on doing the mod
# again after the update
rm /system/app/DockService.*
rm /system/app/PortalApp.*
rm /data/dalvik-cache/*DockService* /data/dalvik-cache/*PortalApp*
# move the files from /data/tmp to /system/app
mv /data/tmp/DockService.* /system/app/
mv /data/tmp/PortalApp.* /system/app/
reboot
NOTE: This zip will not in any way help you to obtain root! You must be rooted prior to attempting to apply this patch, or it will not work!

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pksublime said:
Okay, we discovered that having the Webtop over HDMI breaks the OTA update.
So to update you're going to have to undo that mod, and possibly any others.
If you backed up your original files great, go restore them, clear the dalvik-cache and you're fine.
Otherwise, use the attached files and these steps to recover:
Credit: _unknown for the original posted instructions I'm using as a template
Please let me know if there are any adjustments that need to be made to the code, as I'm pulling this from memory and had stored the backups on my phone and was restoring from there.
Requirements:
Be rooted
Be able to work with adb
First, unpack the attached zip-file.
Go into the correct directory for your version.
Now run (in a terminal)
Code:
# I use /data/tmp as the storage location, you can also use /sdcard/
adb push DockService.apk /data/tmp
adb push PortalApp.apk /data/tmp
adb push DockService.odex /data/tmp
adb push PortalApp.odex /data/tmp
adb shell
# you are now in the phone shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system
# you could mv these files to backups if you intend on doing the mod
# again after the update
rm /system/app/DockService.*
rm /system/app/PortalApp.*
rm /data/dalvik-cache/*DockService* /data/dalvik-cache/*PortalApp*
# move the files from /data/tmp to /system/app
mv /data/tmp/DockService.* /system/app/
mv /data/tmp/PortalApp.* /system/app/
reboot
NOTE: This zip will not in any way help you to obtain root! You must be rooted prior to attempting to apply this patch, or it will not work!
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mv /data/tmp/PortalApp.* /system/app/
# mv /data/tmp/DockService.* /system/app/
mv /data/tmp/DockService.* /system/app/
failed on '/data/tmp/DockService.apk' - Cross-device lin
# mv /data/tmp/PortalApp.* /system/app/
mv /data/tmp/PortalApp.* /system/app/
failed on '/data/tmp/PortalApp.apk' - Cross-device link

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Okay working on it...
try using cp instead of mv

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Thank you. Will do this tonight

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cp worked instead of mv

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was able to update, thankyou.

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lcpl said:
cp worked instead of mv
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thanks, i updated the instructions
at least the important part was getting the files up for people, most can figure it out from there

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Has anyone that has updated to the newer OTA version been able to re-hack the Webtop / HDMI output using the original method?
Thanks!

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alohajeff said:
Has anyone that has updated to the newer OTA version been able to re-hack the Webtop / HDMI output using the original method?
Thanks!
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You rave to re-root after the update, but yeah, it's the same thing.
Haven't got that far yet, I'm just starting.
Give me a bit and I'll tell you how it went.
Update 1:
Installed the update with out a hitch, save for a line of code
"rm /data/dalvik-cache/*DockService* /data/dalvik-cache/*PortalApp*"
I had to change to
"rm /data/dalvik-cache/*.*"
The dalvik chache is rebuilt at the next reboot, so there isn't much harm wiping the whole thing.
And Yeah, i had to change that the "mv" to"cp"
Update 2:
Rooted just fine using :/showthread.php?t=1217416
Update 3:
Followed : /showthread.php?t=1199443
But as of again, I changed
"rm /data/dalvik-cache/*DockService* /data/dalvik-cache/*PortalApp*"
to
"rm /data/dalvik-cache/*.*"
and
"mv" to"cp"
Works just as well as before. Even with 9/12's update

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I had some trouble before, but It looks like I just had to re apply the hack one again. It's all good now. Dockless webtop on the latest OTA.

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It's not working for me for the 10/12 update. Any ideas? Do the odex files have to be renamed to .bak?

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Airwolf79 said:
It's not working for me for the 10/12 update. Any ideas? Do the odex files have to be renamed to .bak?
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Yes.
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John Kotches said:
Yes.
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So what is the easiest way to go about this? Do I have to rename them before I push, or once they're installed?