G'day.
I have a Desire with it's fantastically small /data partition (~147mb - and no a hboot switch won't fix anything with my current rom). Running ICS and hence also have chrome installed except it has about 36mb of junk in /data/data which is not traditionally moved to SD for performance reasons.
You'll have to excuse me here - because this is where I get stupid - but I beleive what I'm trying to do is symlink /data/data/com.android.chrome to somewhere convenient in sd-ext.
Can someone clever please point me in the direction of the exact line I need and the best way to implement it?
Cheers!
M.
Just edit the manifest, add installLocation="auto" (I think, look at my patched version, it's in there) and it will enable moving to sd, and leave bugger all on internal.
Haven't updated the patched version because they removed the device check.
Edit:
Or if you don't wanna resign the apk, just type the following in the terminal (making sure chrome is closed beforehand)
mkdir -p /sd-ext/data
mv -f /data/data/com.android.chrome /sd-ext/data
ln -s /sd-ext/data/com.android.chrome /data/data/com.android.chrome
Thanks, I'll have a look at the install location options
As you've probably guessed I'm not a coder But happy to tinker and see what happens...
M.
Should ask, what do you use to decompile/compile? (if on windows)
APK Manager decompiles, found the line you mentioned and added that just fine, however it fails on compiling...
M.
I use autoapktool, using apktool v1.4.3
ICS apks can be a pain.
Had a couple requests via pm so I'll put out an update sometime soonish with move to sd enabled (follow link in sig)
http://www.mediafire.com/?uyjta1swtp0w459 should work
Thanks.
I'm going to continue trying to get it working myself for future releases / personal education.... but this works great for right now
M.
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Hi folks,
I have installed the Steel web browser and like it much more that the one supplied by HTC with the phone... is it possible to uninstall it and just leave Steel?
The above is just an example, my HTC hero has lots of stuff I don't really plan to use, ever. Is there a way to get rid of them FOR GOOD?
Thanks in advance!
frandavid100 said:
Hi folks,
I have installed the Steel web browser and like it much more that the one supplied by HTC with the phone... is it possible to uninstall it and just leave Steel?
The above is just an example, my HTC hero has lots of stuff I don't really plan to use, ever. Is there a way to get rid of them FOR GOOD?
Thanks in advance!
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I'm so with you on this one...I've added Twidroid and turned off Peep but would love to completely delete it in order to avoid any conflicts. Also the default messaging program is a bit of a dog when compared to Handcent SMS.
There used to be a way on the WinMo 6 phones to change the registry values to allow deletion of TouchFlo UI programs but I've not been able to find anything online yet. Maybe it's too early in the phone's life for anyone to have cracked this.
At the moment, the only thing I can do is to make sure that notifications from default programs that I have replaced with better ones are turned off so that they only come from the new software.
I realise this doesn't help you (or me) very much but I'd pay good money to have an add/remove program that works on the default apps (ASTRO, Appmanager and OI File Manager do not seem to be able to access the default programs for uninstallation).
Does anyone with modding experience (obviously I don't ;D) have any suggestions on how to achieve this?
DBR
i have installed QuickUninstall app and it offers all the built in apps as well as the added ones....didn't try to delete any though, they don't bother me that much to toy with it just yet
Kewl...thnx for the heads up. QuickUninstall is downloaded. I'll try to get rid of Peep and the inbuilt message program and if something goes wrong I'll be back here begging for more help
DBR
I've had some success with Root Explorer - I've successfully removed the stocks app and the stocks widget.
Big pointer before you start on removing default or stock Rom apps is to MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP!! You can do this by booting the temporary Recovery image from the rooting thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=543571
That way, if you do mess up, you can restore the Nandroid Backup.
Just ask Auntie Dayzee (BTW I wish I was this sensible with other stuff in my life!! LOL)
I need to partition my hard drive and install Windows in order to use Nandroid and root the phone (you need to root it in order to use root explorer right?).
As soon as I find a way for the installer to find my hard drive I'll poke you for advice, thanks dayzee
Does anyone know what's the name of the web'n'walk app? Can't find it in the app folder.
It's not an app afaik, it's just a shortcut.
all it does is open the default browser to the t-mob web and walk homepage.
Oh.. do you also happen to know where I can remove it?
Nevermind, found it in the app folder as "urlshortcut.apk"
frandavid100 said:
I need to partition my hard drive and install Windows in order to use Nandroid and root the phone
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As far as i understand, ADB works in Mac and Linux as well, you just need to prefix the commands with ./
or have i missed something?? there's no point installing windows if you don;t have to....
how did you do it?
Dayzee said:
I've had some success with Root Explorer - I've successfully removed the stocks app and the stocks widget.
Big pointer before you start on removing default or stock Rom apps is to MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP!! You can do this by booting the temporary Recovery image from the rooting thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=543571
That way, if you do mess up, you can restore the Nandroid Backup.
Just ask Auntie Dayzee (BTW I wish I was this sensible with other stuff in my life!! LOL)
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Hi Dayzee,
noob here. i just rooted my htc hero and i have root explorer running.
can you explain how you removed those apps?
I want to ditch peep, footprints and possibly pc synchronization (if this is safe).
I am a little lost in this file directory structure...
...or could you point me to a really great link on this topic?
thanks so much,
sprinkles
had success using Paul's method on Modaco...all credit to him in my case.
http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-hero-hero-modaco-com/291521/if-you-want-to-remove-htc-sync/
Used a file explorer (astro in my case) to view the folder /system/app so that i could see what needed to be removed, but am now happily without Peep, Learn More, Stocks,HTC Sync, Mail etc.
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/app/xxxxxx
replace xxxxxx with the app you want to remove
HTC Sync - PCSCII*
HTC Stocks and Widget - *Stock*
Peep - *Twit*
Learn More - Learn*
Footprints - *Foot*
Mail - HtcMail*
there's plenty of others in there as well if you have a look. Just be sure to be careful what you delete, and remember that the app names are case sensitive.
The rooted 2.73 rom from Modaco works fine with this command, and i expect the Modaco custom roms will as well.
I used a similar method to get rid of some HTC app which kept bugging me since I upgraded to the new ROM (Peep, Stock, etc), works perfectly and no problem so far.
It's pretty straightforward, even for a newb like me, but if anyone is interested in the steps I followed :
0- Before doing anything that can mess up your phone, it's recommended to do a nandroid backup.
I'll explain how to backup each removed app individually, but we're never cautious enough !
1- Load the recovery image and mount the system:
Code:
fastboot boot cm-hero-recovery.img
adb shell mount /system
2- Get the list of app installed, spot the files you want to delete
Code:
adb shell ls /system/app/
3.a - First alternative : Backup on SDcard and delete
Mount sdcard.
Create a folder saveHtcApp.
Move (copy + delete in one go ! ) files from system/app to saveHtcApp
Code:
adb shell mount /sdcard
adb shell mkdir /sdcard/saveHtcApp
adb mv /system/app/Stock.apk /sdcard/saveHtcApp
adb mv /system/app/Stock.odex /sdcard/saveHtcApp
adb mv /system/app/com.htc.StockWidget.apk /sdcard/saveHtcApp
adb mv /system/app/com.htc.StockWidget.odex /sdcard/saveHtcApp
Then check that all worked right by doing some ls (Yeah, I'm found of double-checking)
Code:
adb shell ls /sdcard/saveHtcApp
adb shell ls /system/app/
3.b - Second Alternative : (don't do it after 3.a !) Backup on Computer and delete.
(on Windows, I assume Linux's folks won't need explanations to do the same on linux.)
Create a folder saveHtcApp : in the following example, in the working directory.
(Of course, you can make it anywhere, but it make the path smaller to work on working directory... and move the save folder afterwards)
Then pull (copy) the files from the phone to the computer.
Just to make sure, a little dir to see that all files were actually copied on the computer.
Code:
mkdir saveHtcApp
adb pull /system/app/Stock.apk ./saveHtcApp
adb pull /system/app/Stock.odex ./saveHtcApp
adb pull /system/app/com.htc.StockWidget.apk ./saveHtcApp
adb pull /system/app/com.htc.StockWidget.odex ./saveHtcApp
dir
Then, delete them :
Code:
adb shell rm /system/app/Stock.odex
adb shell rm /system/app/Stock.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/com.htc.StockWidget.odex
adb shell rm /system/app/com.htc.StockWidget.apk
4 - Reboot the device !
Hope that could help someone.
Tested on Brown French Hero, 2.73.405.5 ROM offi.
Brill stuff - I'm rubbish at the coding stuff - where does this back the apps up to? and what does the dot do? and if its pulling to the PC, does the slash have to go the other way?
Dayzee
Good question, I should have explain that a little
I'll update my previous post.
For the slash-thing... I'm always switching from windows to linux to windows, so I'm always confused between which slash use.
When I have issue with /, I try with \.
BTW, in the present case, I run all those lines on Windows 7 without any issue.
Edit : post step-by-step edited. Is it clearer ?
If anyone see anything to change or explain, just say so.
removing htc hero sucka apps
Tweedeldee said:
Good question, I should have explain that a little
I'll update my previous post.
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great and thanks. while you were sleeping, i went in and did some removals; just the apk files. what about the .odex files?
I took these apps out at the knees
-peep
-footprints
-tutorial
any other suggestions?
thanks.
Hey, I wasn't sleeping ! Just finding a way to save on sdcard instead of pc and re-redacting the post ! >.<
I didn't knew what was an odex file either, so I googled it :
http://groups.google.com/group/android-framework/browse_thread/thread/70ee61a240edc84a?pli=1
They are created for a final system image. They are not required --
if they don't exist, the system will create them in /data during
boot.
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I backuped them too, just in case...
For the suggestion, the list to remove is pretty simple : anything you don't use at all.
As long as you keep the backups, there shouldn't be any problem to put them back if there is any issue.
Of course, any app used by other apps must stay on the phone.
I removed :
Stock
Peep
Footprints
Tutorial
HTC Sync
rhedgehog says he removed HtcMail too.
removing htc hero sucka apps
Tweedeldee said:
Hey, I wasn't sleeping ! Just finding a way to save on sdcard instead of pc and re-redacting the post ! >.<
I didn't knew what was an odex file either, so I googled it :
http://groups.google.com/group/android-framework/browse_thread/thread/70ee61a240edc84a?pli=1
I backuped them too, just in case...
For the suggestion, the list to remove is pretty simple : anything you don't use at all.
As long as you keep the backups, there shouldn't be any problem to put them back if there is any issue.
Of course, any app used by other apps must stay on the phone.
I removed :
Stock
Peep
Footprints
Tutorial
HTC Sync
rhedgehog says he removed HtcMail too.
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thanks dog.
technically, if you wipe the device and start over all these apps are reinstalled from the get go.
this list is great. i am going to do some more cleaning and move onto the next task of partitioning my storage.
dayzee did a wonderful job for that newb root posting...i wish there was locked how to list that was easy enough for anyone to:
-1- root the htc hero (completed)
-2- remove and replace htc's crapware apps (maybe this thread is part 2)
-3- partition storage (not seeing an easy way yet but downloaded apps2sd)
-4- recommended replacement apps and next steps
i'd be glad to help put this together, make it easy to read, make it pretty, etc.
-sprinkles
Not a bad idea, you're on your way !
I want a pretty, clean, post with colors, pics, screencasts, videos, nice fonts...
Good luck with that !
sprinkles said:
thanks dog.
technically, if you wipe the device and start over all these apps are reinstalled from the get go.
this list is great. i am going to do some more cleaning and move onto the next task of partitioning my storage.
dayzee did a wonderful job for that newb root posting...i wish there was locked how to list that was easy enough for anyone to:
-1- root the htc hero (completed)
-2- remove and replace htc's crapware apps (maybe this thread is part 2)
-3- partition storage (not seeing an easy way yet but downloaded apps2sd)
-4- recommended replacement apps and next steps
i'd be glad to help put this together, make it easy to read, make it pretty, etc.
-sprinkles
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I agree - I've added Tweedeldee's method to the Hero Wiki which is here
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Hero
and has some other guides - Sprinkles, there is also a Dayzee Walkthrough for installing MoDaCo Roms, including some tips on Aps2SD partitioning methods.
Hugs - Dayzee xxx
Not a Rom builder but I am looking for a custom BASIC rooted rom based off the newest 2.1 leak version3 (or 4th leak) due to the many fixes i need no custom themes or colors
its a rom so guys like me who are stuck in the middle of being a noob but not a developing pro, who cannot yet customize a basic rom ourselves or go into the kitchen but at least we can make a few personal tweaks to our liking
so please someone just basic with a few tweaks including i think it would be a great way to learn more......
removal of....
stock 2.1 photo viewer app if possible...in favor of 2.1 flan gallery
remove mp3 store
remove htc peep (if possible)
remove stocks
remove visual voice mail
and other useless apps or information cluttering the memory
no live wall papers (just basic)
include......
sense ui
wireless tether
wired tether (working)
apps2sd
2.1 flan gallery
latest kernel for over-clocking with setcpu
and a few of your personal speed and memory tweaks
I would really like to see this happen i think it would be a great thing for new devs to get their feet wet and xda
I'd really recommend using somethong like the new evil eris then running code to remove what you don't want. this ROM has OC and apps2sd so seems ideal for your requested specs.
to remove a program just open a termonal and enter:
adb shell
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/app/
ls
and then if yoi want to remove anything just type in
rm -r
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jsarn1 said:
I'd really recommend using somethong like the new evil eris then running code to remove what you don't want. this ROM has OC and apps2sd so seems ideal for your requested specs.
to remove a program just open a termonal and enter:
adb shell
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/app/
ls
and then if yoi want to remove anything just type in
rm -r
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i had evil eris 2.0 but its based off an older rom. version 3 has i the fixes i really need having google voice working correctly finally.
But i will give this a try. im assuming i would need to type the exact name of the app i want to remove right after /app/*nameofapp* OR /system/*nameofapp*
rm -r/*nameofapp*
also how do i acquire these names of apps ?
thanks for your help
DS36 said:
i had evil eris 2.0 but its based off an older rom. version 3 has i the fixes i really need having google voice working correctly finally.
But i will give this a try. im assuming i would need to type the exact name of the app i want to remove right after /app/*nameofapp* OR /system/*nameofapp*
rm -r/*nameofapp*
also how do i acquire these names of apps ?
thanks for your help
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Read through this thread. It has all the information you need to remove apps from ROMs.
http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-eris/53646-unwanted-apps.html
zandroid said:
Read through this thread. It has all the information you need to remove apps from ROMs.
http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-eris/53646-unwanted-apps.html
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excellent my friend thank you
Root Explore can remove those unwanted apps and it's very easy to use.
guys thanks for all the great feed back i got everything sorted out and i did find that perfect rom...its called ivans eris official 1.0 overclocked to 633mhz but still working on getting apps to sd working and i have been using rm -r in adb that much better for me i can see all the bloatware
DS36 said:
guys thanks for all the great feed back i got everything sorted out and i did find that perfect rom...its called ivans eris official 1.0 overclocked to 633mhz but still working on getting apps to sd working and i have been using rm -r in adb that much better for me i can see all the bloatware
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just a lil tip get titanium back up its free in the market and its easy as hell t use and u can remove apps like that too
I looked for a while, and found parts of the method, but no guide....
can someone give me a link as to where i can find it?
I'm not sure that all the ROM devs are using the same code, so:
"Use the force; read the source."
On my current ROM (Aloysius V12), a2sd is a shell script at /system/bin/a2sd - 453 lines long. At the beginning of that script are the comments
Code:
# A2SD version 3
# Edited By: TrevE @ xda for damagedrom
# Based on the modded Apps2SD by Robert Travis Kirton
# Automatic ZipAlign by Wes Garner
Not the easiest read in the world, but "what it does" is right there; you just need to decipher the script.
In the Aloysius version, it becomes apparent that it just "runs" automatically (started from /init.rc). It can be configured by toggles in
/data/data/com.damaged.DConfig/dc.conf -or-
/system/etc/dc.conf
It appears from examination of that version of the script that it tries to be reversible - that is, if you turn it off with a toggle in the configuration file, the next time it boots, it will move the apps back to /data. Don't quote me on that, though; YMMV.
Make sure you have backups and test thoroughly.
bftb0
There's not much of a guide for it, but I'll try to explain it as best as I can.
Apps2SD (or A2SD) is a script originally created by Cyanogen. The script, in its basic form, does one thing: moves your applications from the internal storage (/data/app and /data/app-private) to a linux-formatted (ext2, ext3 and sometimes ext4) partition created on your SD card. The way it does that is the following:
1. Creates /system/sd/app and /system/sd/app-private directories on the ext partition of your SD card
2. Moves the programs in /data/app and /data/app-private to /system/sd/app and /system/sd/app-private, respectively
3. Deletes the /data/app and /data/app-private directories
4. Recreates the /data/app and /data/app-private entries as symbolic links pointing to /system/sd/app and /system/sd/app-private, respectively.
Over time, developers such as myself has expanded on Cyanogen's basic script (even Cyanogen has improved the script quite a bit since the original version). The program has evolved to do the following (depending on developer):
1. Moving dalvik-cache to the SD card (and even to the Cache partition in Modaco's version)
2. Enabling JIT functionality (an enhanced Dalvikvm)
3. ZipAligning programs to make them load faster
4. Changing the Dalvik heap size to minimize dalvik-cache bottlenecks
5. Enabling swap partition
6. Diagnostic functions to check if your setup is correct
7. Automated repair function
Currently, there are three popular versions of Apps2SD: CyanogenMod's version by Cyanogen (commonly known as Apps2SD 1.x, though I know it has evolved as well), Darktremor A2SD by me (version 2.x), and DamageControl's version by TrevE (version 3.x). The version numbers really don't mean anything nowdays. When I created Darktremor A2SD, I based my code from CyanogenMod's first versions (1.x). TrevE based his code from my 2.5 code. At the time, TrevE's code was the most feature-rich, but over time Cyanogen's version and my version have evolved, so now all three are close to the same features.
The way each controls the various options is different. Both Cyanogen and TrevE uses custom properties (Cyanogen starts his custom properties with cm for CyanogenMod, while TrevE uses dc for DamageControl). I use a series of files stored on /system/sd (the root of the ext partition) that control which options are loaded.
Cyanogen and TrevE's versions have GUI interfaces while mine is all terminal based commands. Theirs is easier to program, but mine is more flexible with immediate feedback (designed for diagnostics). Also, whatever roms don't work with Treve's version will usually work with Cyanogen's version. Darktremor A2SD was designed to work with most roms (whether it does is another question, but that's why it's constantly evolving as well).
Trying to keep this from sounding like I'm trying to pitch my program.
I don't know what else there is to say...if you want to ask more questions, I will be happy to answer them to the best of my abilities.
adammsu said:
I looked for a while, and found parts of the method, but no guide....
can someone give me a link as to where i can find it?
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excellent replies, thanks you very much, both of you. That definitely clears some things up.
if i were to take what i read (from this and other things) and try to make it practical for me:
1: partition SD (after backups and what not)
2: install rom that supports
3: use one of the 3 a2sd apps (depending on rom) to move the files and set up functionality
sounds about right?
adammsu said:
excellent replies, thanks you very much, both of you. That definitely clears some things up.
if i were to take what i read (from this and other things) and try to make it practical for me:
1: partition SD (after backups and what not)
2: install rom that supports
3: use one of the 3 a2sd apps (depending on rom) to move the files and set up functionality
sounds about right?
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Steps #1 and #2 sound about right - a2sd is already set up in them, and merely detecting an ext2 (or ext3) partition on your SD card will kick it in place.
Wiring it into another ROM that doesn't already have it is a little bit more detailed, and - because you need to start up the mounting and symlinking pretty early in the boot, part of the fixups need to be done inside the boot image. (That means that you would have to unpack the boot image, edit it appropriately, repackage it, and then flash that boot.img back to the phone). A fair bit of work.
Thankfully, the ROM devs that have everything set up for you have already done this work for you... just do steps #1 and #2... and then afterwards, make sure you understand the implications of doing regular Nand backups versus Nand+ext backups.
bftb0
Hi there, i was trying to run Debian on my pro, but i cant install it! i try two methods, the Linux installer Beta 1.7 (say kernel dosnt have ext and loop support) and the SU terminal emulator way (cant chmod to 4755 any file, even using the su command - from here: http://www.talkandroid.com/android-forums/android-development/1091-install-debian-android.html )...
My pro is ROOTED with latest z4root, i even do a factory repair with pc companion...
Any advice???
Regards!
I tried this as well... no loop is no loop ( required for chroot type runs )
works on a Samsung i5700 I have at work tho...
thnx for the reply, so i can add loop and the ext thing? or we need a custom kernel? , what rom have the samsung?, in other hand i dont know why i cant chmod the files, even using root explorer! regards...
needs a new kernel yes.
i5700 is running samdroid cooked ( forget which version, but added multitouch )
damn :/
now why i cant chmod the files using su terminal emulator or root explorer? maybe is because my sdcard is formated in fat32, regards!
fat32 knows nothing about *nix style permissions, in a way though... all files on a fat32 are set 0777, but not really... heh
For what it's worth, I've just had Debian running in a chroot on my X10 Mini Pro, using the instructions at talkandroid.com, as mentioned by the original poster. Sorry, but as a new poster, I'm not allowed to link directly to those directions. This is with stock ROM, upgraded to Android 2.1, rooted with SuperOneClick.
A few modifications are necessary to make it work. I'm going to try to describe what I've done, but I am working backwards, so it's entirely possible that I'll leave something out and you could suffer disastrous consequences. So please be sure you back up all crucial data before proceeding, and be prepared to accept the possibility that your phone could be destroyed in the process.
First of all, the instructions tell you to run scripts from your SD card, which isn't going to work unless the card has a partition with a Linux-compatible file system. I suggest following the directions as far as step 4. Then replace the "bootdeb" file in the "debian" directory with the modified version attached to this post. Rename it "bootdeb". Then you will have to run the following commands manually, preferably using adb shell, but it can be done in a terminal on the phone. Either way, using the ash shell helps by providing command completion and history.
As root (su):
Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock0 /system
mkdir /data/local/mnt
cd /sdcard/debian
cp bootdeb /data/local/bin #note: you may need to mkdir /data/local/bin first
cd /data/local/bin/
chmod 4777 bootdeb
You should now be able to run the bootdeb script to start up Debian.
The installation file says, "Be sure to run /scripts/onetime.sh as root from the shell after your FIRST 'boot'." This will prompt you to set a root password.
At this point, the Debian installation is command line only and root only. The image file needs to be resized before much can be added.
The other files in the Debian directory may be useful, but they all need to be modified before they can be used.
This is only a beginning. I don't know that I'm likely to get very far with it, so anyone else who's inclined to jump in and make this work better is welcome to do so!
edit: correcting grammatical error
Just in case anyone else shares my obsession -- I mean interest in getting Debian to run on an X10 Mini Pro, I thought I should report my progress. Or lack thereof.
Actually, as I said in the previous post, command line Debian works, and that's a lot of power to have available. But it would be nice to get X working, despite the lack of video drivers.
There's a lot of information out there about setting up X with a VNC server on an Android phone, then running a VNC client to access the graphic environment. The source of most accounts seems to be a thread at the androidfanatic forums, with the title "Gnome, KDE, IceWM or LXDE Desktop on your Android!"
(Sorry, I'm still too new at this to be allowed to post links, so this is the only way I can indicate where to find the information.)
I've tried lots of variations on those directions, trying to adapt them to the X10 Mini Pro. And I've had a little success. I can get to the Icewm or LXDE desktop and run the terminal program, but I can't start any programs that use X. Invariably, I get this error:
Error: Can't open display: :1.0
I've run out of ideas, so I'm taking a break from the project. If anyone else is interested enough to try, good luck to you!
For what it's worth, the most recent and comprehensive account of running Debian with X on Android phones appears to be at lanrat.com, in the "android" directory, filename "debian".
@RobbH
Very interesting! I'm waiting a new 8gb card so that I try it! Should you come up with any new progress please report here
Hello!
I wanted to know if it is possible to copy my modified host file into /etc/hosts to block ads on web pages.
I want to block some sites like Facebook, Twitter and Google because I don't use them.
I think it should work without any probolems.
I have tested it myself and it works great!
I have tried it with an ad blocking host file and browsing with that is a lot quicker and might save a lot of mobile data.
I like Linux based systems. I can hack and tweak them easily.
But how? The system is read-only on my Bq Aquaris M10 and r/w means losing OTA updates...
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Do this at your own risk.
It has worked for me, make sure it's correct before trying it (i.e. check another source regarding correctness of syntax).
In terminal:
sudo mount -o remount,rw /
Make a backup of the hosts file (optional but very much recommended, chose destination as you please but make sure to keep it):
sudo cp /etc/hosts /etc/hosts.bak
Edit the file:
sudo nano /etc/hosts
(or export the original file, edit it on a computer and replace the original, that's what I did)
Keep the defaults and add the blocking stuff after that.
Then reboot and the system will be read only again as you haven't changed fstab.
Be careful though, be very restrictive regarding what you change when / is rw, I believe this is safe (I'm willing to take the risk because I cannot tolerate adds).
I edited my hosts-file in August and until now I've had no problems with ota:s.
I haven't updated the list since then, the list was quite big to begin with and it still works very well.
The blocking also survives factory reset which is nice.