[SOLVED] Accidentally froze clock, then partial restore messed things up! - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Need some help here guys, I accidentally froze the default clock app with Titanium. (The one with stopwatch, timer,alarm, timezones etc.)
Then when I realized that the alarms weren't ringing, I tried to restore it from Titanium Backup Pro, but it was hanging at the restore screen and now only the alarm symbol shows up in the status bar but there's no app.
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Edit: Restart doesn't fix the alarm symbol issue, and Titanium is constantly hanging at the restore screen. I tried running the clockpackage.apk in /system/app, but it says "not able to install".
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if u are using a custom ROM just reflash it doing a full wipe...should sort it out

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vsohail said:
if u are using a custom ROM just reflash it doing a full wipe...should sort it out
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No I am on stock ROM LF2 with CF-Root.
I have flashed a lot of mods though, and don't want to lose them all in the wipe and reinstall process.
Is there a way to solve this without reflash?
Thanks!
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this is from one of the issues on an S2...it should work on the S3
Here is how to solve the problem:
1. Find /data/system/packages.xml with Root Explorer or an equivalent
2. Make a backup of packages.xml right away in the same folder in case we mess anything up any need to restore it later
3. Copy packages.xml onto the root of your internal or external storage
4. Plug your device into your computer and copy packages.xml from the root of your storage over to your computer
5. Open the packages.xml on your computer with your editor of choice - I suggest Notepad++
6. Search for the string {enabled="2"} (without the { }). Every line ending in this represents a frozen app. The lines should look something like this:
for ex:
<package name="com.sec.android.widgetapp.socialhub" codePath="/system/app/SocialHubWidget.apk" nativeLibraryPath="/data/data/com.sec.android.widgetapp.socialhub/lib" flags="1" ft="11b7e237e00" it="11b7e237e00" ut="11b7e237e00" version="1" sharedUserId="10001" enabled="2">
7. Now for every app you wish to unfreeze, replace {enabled="2"} with {enabled="1"} (again, without the {})
7. Save packages.xml, move it back onto your phone's storage, and use Root Explorer or an equivalent to replace your original packages.xml at /data/system/packages.xml with your new one
8. Reboot
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vsohail said:
this is from one of the issues on an S2...it should work on the S3
Here is how to solve the problem:
1. Find /data/system/packages.xml with Root Explorer or an equivalent
2. Make a backup of packages.xml right away in the same folder in case we mess anything up any need to restore it later
3. Copy packages.xml onto the root of your internal or external storage
4. Plug your device into your computer and copy packages.xml from the root of your storage over to your computer
5. Open the packages.xml on your computer with your editor of choice - I suggest Notepad++
6. Search for the string {enabled="2"} (without the { }). Every line ending in this represents a frozen app. The lines should look something like this:
for ex:
<package name="com.sec.android.widgetapp.socialhub" codePath="/system/app/SocialHubWidget.apk" nativeLibraryPath="/data/data/com.sec.android.widgetapp.socialhub/lib" flags="1" ft="11b7e237e00" it="11b7e237e00" ut="11b7e237e00" version="1" sharedUserId="10001" enabled="2">
7. Now for every app you wish to unfreeze, replace {enabled="2"} with {enabled="1"} (again, without the {})
7. Save packages.xml, move it back onto your phone's storage, and use Root Explorer or an equivalent to replace your original packages.xml at /data/system/packages.xml with your new one
8. Reboot
Plzzz Click the Thank Button if this helped!!!
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Thanks for that, but there's not a single instance of enabled="2" anywhere in that file.
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Some apps use {enabled="false"} so u gotta delete that..ex in galaxy Note Stock....By the u indian right....just flash CM9 or paranoid android just amazing...any help just contact me..
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if it still does not work...then ill look into the matter and get back tomorrow..just temme u tried defrosting via titanium like more than once na ???
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i presumed it should be like the s2 so things should be the same...ill just look into it..
btw i came across this on the forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28146536
it seems u cant defrost apps on the s3 yet!!!so i think its bbye to stock kernel
however i think titanium working on it cause if you see their changlog you will understand
http://www.titaniumtrack.com/changelog/titanium-backup-changelog

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Yes buddy I'm from Mumbai.
Ok, so here's what I did:
I reflashed official LF2 ROM without doing any wipes since I didn't want to lose my apps and settings.
Now the clock app has appeared in my app drawer, and I'm able to open it. However all the other apps that I had frozen are all back. No problem, I'll freeze them again later.
Original problem is solved, alarm icon is functioning fine. Though I will now have to do all the mods again. :-\
Thanks for all your help Sohail.
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Yeah..your welcome..just try out the CM9 nightlies or the paranoid android ROM..its amazing..u can see the screenshots in my album..chal..later