Finally figured out a solution to the problem of getting ROM Toolbox to paste .apk files into the system/app/ folder. Could not find a solution anywhere and saw a few people posting similar problems...
Simply download BusyBox from Play and then install it from within the app. Problem solved! No more R/W access issues, etc, etc
If you searched, may you find this solution - would have saved me some time to date! :victory:
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Help, I uninstalled "clock 1.0" and can't restore it (system app apparently)
I uninstalled clock 1.0 because i thought it would get rid of the widget of clock pictures I didn't use. I backed up clock 1.0 on titanium backup, but now it won't restore. even after i extract the apk and install it from there manually, it says installation failed.
i don't want to do factory reset because i have already rooted the phone.
help? or point me in a much better clock app than the one that came with the galaxy s2?
Apparenly it was a system app?!? com.sec.android.app.clockpackage
ok, so after some digging i found that com.sec.android.app.clockpackage.apk still existed in system/apps but just wasn't running. I also noticed for almost every .apk, there was a .odex. But for my clockpackage, there was no .odex, maybe that's why it's not working?
on that thought, maybe anyone here can copy their .odex files for the 2 clock .apks and send them to me? Just use Root Explorer to see the system/app folder, mount R/W if you need to, then copy the 2 .odex files and then upload them somewhere? Pls?!?
if you want root explorer, holla at me via pm
jeanclaudevandamme said:
I uninstalled clock 1.0 because i thought it would get rid of the widget of clock pictures I didn't use. I backed up clock 1.0 on titanium backup, but now it won't restore. even after i extract the apk and install it from there manually, it says installation failed.
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Stupid me did exactly the same and has exactly the same problem. Any help appreciated!
Regards, edi
same problem - thanks in advance
Well, found a solution: installed KE7 through Odin, Rootet again, everything was still there except google account binding...
Regards, Edi
THIS IS HOW I SOLVED IT. This is a superior solution to the one above as you do not need to reflash or reroot and you keep all data and settings. Apologies for not replying earlier.
1)keep your clockpackage.apk in system/apps
2)download this .odex file
3)put the file in system/apps, remember to mount r/w in rootexplorer to enable pasting it in there, then mount r/o when finished
4)turn phone off.
5)turn phone on.
(You need Root Explorer, or a similar app that will let you read/write system files) (Pls also refer to this thread)
Here's the odex file.
No success...
Guys, I did all you said here, following the step-by-step, managed to get both files in system/app folder, but still can't see the icon as if it were installed.
I have Root Explorer and Root explorer installed.
I noticed all files were set as "rw-r--r--" so I changed it on both apk and odex... I'm doing this on a Galaxy W running stock 2.3.6...
What am I forgetting???
All and any help will be deeply appreciated...
[Update]
I managed to get the ClockPackage.apk and the ClockPackage.odex from another device (running on 2.3.5 instead of 2.3.6) and now I get the following error while trying to install the apk:
"Parse Error: There is a problem parsing the package"
Does anybody know what to do?
jeanclaudevandamme said:
THIS IS HOW I SOLVED IT. This is a superior solution to the one above as you do not need to reflash or reroot and you keep all data and settings. Apologies for not replying earlier.
1)keep your clockpackage.apk in system/apps
2)download this .odex file
3)put the file in system/apps, remember to mount r/w in rootexplorer to enable pasting it in there, then mount r/o when finished
4)turn phone off.
5)turn phone on.
(You need Root Explorer, or a similar app that will let you read/write system files) (Pls also refer to this thread)
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Mate, it might sounds silly, but where's system/apps? Can't find it, no matter what pro version of any software I use (MyBackup Pro, ES File Explorer). It's like it's missing on my phone. Can you help me more? I've the same problem for the case.
fifth_root said:
Mate, it might sounds silly, but where's system/apps? Can't find it, no matter what pro version of any software I use (MyBackup Pro, ES File Explorer). It's like it's missing on my phone. Can you help me more? I've the same problem for the case.
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Did you do what the instructions said? They clearly say 'use Root Explorer'. If you open Root Explorer, and scroll down, you will find the 'system' folder. Inside there will be another, 'apps'. That's what the post says....
Hi, I am having problems buying from the play market.
free apps are fine and install ok, and if i buy a app from the market from my pc, that works fine to.
but if i try to buy a app with my phone i get this error
''An error occurred. Please try again.''
I have cleared the data for google market and google framework, and this didnt work.
I have also download that play market and flash via cwm
http://www.sendspace.com/file/wnfo9f
but still getting problems
can anyone help please
my rom etc is
foxhound revolver ocelot
kernel abyss 1.2f
thanks
ian
I would like to say a bit thank you to kantjer for helping me with this. so if anyone else has the same problem, this is how it was fixed
I used Root Explorer/root browser to do this.
Navigate to the system/app folder
set to Mount R/O
look for the Phonesky.apk file and delete it
copy the attached Vending.ap to the system/app folder
set permisssions of Vending.apk to rw-r--r-- (owner: read/write, group: read and others: read)
reboot
you can download the Vending.apk here
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rntnmhwsqemrn6w/Vending.apk
thank
ian
I would've posted in the development forum but I don't have enough posts. I would like to add the stock mail apk back to the rom. I thought I read how on my first read through, now I can't find it (I searched also). I downloaded the removed apk's zip and put the mail apk on my sd card. I tried to add it to the system/data folder but it didnt work. Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction
You put it in /system/app and rebooted and it wasn't installed? It should have been... Do you have a pc with adb installed? If so, you can just push it to /system/app and reboot. Both methods should work... Or you could put the Mail+PRIME.apk in the ROM zip file in /system/app before you flash it by opening the zip as archive then re-flash it.
Thanks for trying my ROM out! Sorry you didn't get an answer to your question sooner. Feel free to PM me if you ever need help.
When I add it to system/app there is already a mail apk there. So I replaced it with the file from my SD card and rebooted . Now it shows in my app drawer but force closes when I try to open it.
There being a Mail+PRIME.apk already in /system/app doesn't make sense unless you already added it in at some earlier point. In any event, I would make sure you only have one of those in there. If there's somehow one in there called just 'Mail', delete it. After you put the new mail+prime apk in /system/app, set the permssions so it looks like all the other /system/app apks, reboot into recovery, wipe your cache and dalvik-cache, and then reboot. That should do it.
Thanks for the help, I'll give that a try
Hey. I have a question about moving files after rooting, installed supersu allready and give root browser permissions in supersu.
I can't find another thread on this.
I have a problem with moving a apk file from downloads/direct to system/priv-app.
It says after i'm trying to moved it "failed operations" and it seems like it's the only directory i can't move files to.
I have read that the files or directory should have some special permissions, but i'am sure that the criteria are met.
Also when i go to supersu to see logfiles on the "action" it says that i need supersu pro to move that files. But will it works or what should i do to get this to work?
Sorry for my english.
hope you understand.
move files to one directory to another
I found the problem.
In system directory the permissions is only to r/o.
But theres is a problem more. When i try to mount r/w in root explorer nothing is happening?
I want to edit one of my apks (specifically Clash of Clans) and I can't find it's location on my phone. I have ES File Explorer and I have still have trouble locating it. My phone is the Galaxy S4 and there is no data/app folder or system/app folder so I have no clue where it is. If anyone could help me that would be great, thank you.
tredonkulous said:
I want to edit one of my apks (specifically Clash of Clans) and I can't find it's location on my phone. I have ES File Explorer and I have still have trouble locating it. My phone is the Galaxy S4 and there is no data/app folder or system/app folder so I have no clue where it is. If anyone could help me that would be great, thank you.
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Applications that don't come bundled with the ROM are installed in /data/app (not data/app - even though your file explorer may hide the leading slash).
You can't read /data/app without root permissions. That's probably your problem.
k1mu said:
Applications that don't come bundled with the ROM are installed in /data/app (not data/app - even though your file explorer may hide the leading slash).
You can't read /data/app without root permissions. That's probably your problem.
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Eh, my device is rooted and I still couldn't find /data/app even with root permissions enabled. All I did instead was send a copy app and that seemed to work (ES File Explorer to Dropbox). Thank you though.
How do I change the root permissions?