I am trying to figure out how to extract the camera app from the stock ROM to use in the CM13 ROM. Partly because I would like to use it for slow-motion video and to experiment with it, but also because I would like to turn this into a learning experience. I've been following instructions to flash ROMs for a few years now, but haven't gone farther than that.
So here has been my experience so far:
- Backed up CM13, flashed stock (rooted), and converted the app to user app in order to back it up.
- I noticed that it would crash on startup as a user app, so I converted it back to a system app as an experiment. It still would crash on startup.
- I decided to try going another route and extracted the stock ROM in SuperR's Kitchen. Got the apk, flashed it in CM13. Same situation: crash on startup as user or system app.
I am unsure where to go from here. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Side note: I know there is a questions sub-forum too, but I figured it fit here better as it is about extracting an app to mod the ROM. If I was mistaken, please just move the thread over to the appropriate sub-forum.
Masterjuggler said:
I am trying to figure out how to extract the camera app from the stock ROM to use in the CM13 ROM. Partly because I would like to use it for slow-motion video and to experiment with it, but also because I would like to turn this into a learning experience. I've been following instructions to flash ROMs for a few years now, but haven't gone farther than that.
So here has been my experience so far:
- Backed up CM13, flashed stock (rooted), and converted the app to user app in order to back it up.
- I noticed that it would crash on startup as a user app, so I converted it back to a system app as an experiment. It still would crash on startup.
- I decided to try going another route and extracted the stock ROM in SuperR's Kitchen. Got the apk, flashed it in CM13. Same situation: crash on startup as user or system app.
I am unsure where to go from here. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Side note: I know there is a questions sub-forum too, but I figured it fit here better as it is about extracting an app to mod the ROM. If I was mistaken, please just move the thread over to the appropriate sub-forum.
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Did the logcat give any pointers as to why it might have crashed?
It's a camera app, for MiFavor, and only for MiFavor. It's probably depending on something else from the stock ROM, and that's why it's crashing in CM.
I like this idea. I might even look into modifying the app itself, to see if we can get it working outside of MiFavor.
I don't think I worded it clearly enough, the first time I converted it to a user app and back to system, it was still in the stock ROM. Something about the conversion screwed things up. I'll have to flash stock again at some point and grab logcats while it's working and after I screw it up.
In the meantime, I attached a logcat for everything containing "camera" after it was converted to a system app in cm13. It's kind of harsh to look at it in pure text format, but I used the matlog app with its color coding to record it.
To be honest, I'm not quite sure what I'm looking at with this, or if I went about this in the right way.
EDIT: I have no idea why the logcat is not attaching correctly. I'll need to find some other way of doing it.
It works fine under CM according to a friend. You just need the libs to go along with the app.
Here is the WHOLE folder of ZTE camera, he just put this inside the /system/priv-app/ folder and apparently it's working just fine after a reboot.
https://my.mixtape.moe/znyabg.7z
Remember to press thanks and buy me a beer.
It's still not working properly for me, but here are a few things I noticed:
- When I extracted the app from the ROM using SuperR's Kitchen, that folder did exist in /system/priv-app/ZTE_Camera/. However, the directory was completely empty, unlike your download.
- When I installed the app in CM13 and converted it to a system app, it moved to /system/priv-app/ rather than /system/priv-app/ZTE_Camera/.
- I copied the lib folder to /system/priv-app/, didn't work. I then created the folder ZTE_Camera and copied both lib and the apk into it. Didn't change anything. Of course rebooting with each change. I didn't think this would work in the first place, as the application shortcut on my home screen points to /system/priv-app/.
Definitely thanks though for helping me out. Beer... that's another matter. Nasty stuff that is. I can just hear people yelling at me behind their screens lol.
Was it a deodexed ROM? Might need to try it with the odex files? When I check /system/priv-app/ZTE_Camera, there's also an "oat" folder with odex files since this hasn't been deodexed...
Or maybe SuperR's kitchen was trying to automatically deodex while you were extracting.
To be honest, I never understood odex, just throwing ideas out at this point.
Masterjuggler said:
It's still not working properly for me, but here are a few things I noticed:
- When I extracted the app from the ROM using SuperR's Kitchen, that folder did exist in /system/priv-app/ZTE_Camera/. However, the directory was completely empty, unlike your download.
- When I installed the app in CM13 and converted it to a system app, it moved to /system/priv-app/ rather than /system/priv-app/ZTE_Camera/.
- I copied the lib folder to /system/priv-app/, didn't work. I then created the folder ZTE_Camera and copied both lib and the apk into it. Didn't change anything. Of course rebooting with each change. I didn't think this would work in the first place, as the application shortcut on my home screen points to /system/priv-app/.
Definitely thanks though for helping me out. Beer... that's another matter. Nasty stuff that is. I can just hear people yelling at me behind their screens lol.
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I'm sure it works, friend confirmed it works on CM13 and I'm using it on BrokenOS. To clear it up.
It should be /system/priv_app/ZTE_Camera. And inside that folder should be the apk along with the lib. If you just extract the zip I gave you into priv_app it should just work. I have no idea why it doesn't work for you. Everything about the camera works. Slomo, video h265, the works.
You can try making a backup of the stock camera app using titanium backup then install it on your phone after flashing CyanogenMod. What I would do is flash zad miix then back up the stock camera app with titanium backup. Then transfer the back up to your PC. Then flash CyanogenMod and reinstall the camera app with titanium backup.
as already I will have this phone I start doing this mods
if anyone can search the file this and tell me if an entry is interesting?
I'm currently using LOS 14.1, and the method suggested does not work - File Manager throws an error about R/W, TWRP claims /system is empty, and ADB push says "Successful" but isn't.
NadavCE said:
I'm currently using LOS 14.1, and the method suggested does not work - File Manager throws an error about R/W, TWRP claims /system is empty, and ADB push says "Successful" but isn't.
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It is working for me, just copied the files with root explorer to priv-app, restarted and it is up and running.
Thanks @BlazingBullets for providing the files!
PS. the only problem so far is that you can't access the pictures right through the app, i think we need the zte gallery for that.
lian00 said:
It is working for me, just copied the files with root explorer to priv-app, restarted and it is up and running.
Thanks @BlazingBullets for providing the files!
PS. the only problem so far is that you can't access the pictures right through the app, i think we need the zte gallery for that.
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Root Explorer doesn't work for me either. Did you root with SuperSU or with the Lineage root zip?
NadavCE said:
Root Explorer doesn't work for me either. Did you root with SuperSU or with the Lineage root zip?
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Used SuperSU 2.79SR3.
I can confirm using the files provided works. I have the stock MM camera working with all of it's shooting modes !
Any body have the files in a .zip they can upload? I have no computer access and the few apps I tried on my phone seem to corrupt the files.
First app I tried extracted the 7zip file just fine.
NadavCE said:
Root Explorer doesn't work for me either. Did you root with SuperSU or with the Lineage root zip?
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You have to disable the write-protect on the system partition: in a terminal emulator, preferably in TWRP, type out:
Code:
reboot disemmcwp
Erahgon said:
You have to disable the write-protect on the system partition: in a terminal emulator, preferably in TWRP, type out:
Code:
reboot disemmcwp
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Thanks, that did it. Copied successfully to /system/priv_app, but it doesn't show up after a reboot. When I accessed the folder and tapped the APK, I got "there is a problem parsing the package."
NadavCE said:
Thanks, that did it. Copied successfully to /system/priv_app, but it doesn't show up after a reboot. When I accessed the folder and tapped the APK, I got "there is a problem parsing the package."
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Maybe the app permissions are wrong?
Erahgon said:
Maybe the app permissions are wrong?
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Should I give it full permissions then?
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Update: After giving everything (ZTE_Camera folder, the APK, the lib folder, the arm folder, and all the libs) full permissions, the app works. However resolution is limited to 8Mp 4:3 (3200 x 2400). Can anyone else confirm this?
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laymil has posted a much better script for this. As such I will be discontinuing my work on this for now. Not for any hard feelings, but because it is now beyond me to help any further.
As always I am glad to have helped the community in some small way. Thank you all
CHEERS
Geniusdog254 Posted the exact lines in the build prop that needed to be changed. This is a pretty common fix for problems like this between versions of Android. There was some concern however that you may miss some of the newer apps released only for Froyo. I wrote some simple scripts that will fix this for us.
Simply: One puts the Froyo build.prop on your phone. The other puts the modded build.prop on your phone.
Prerequisites
YOU MUST HAVE GSCRIPT INSTALLED
YOU MUST HAVE BUSYBOX INSTALLED
(IF YOU ARE USING PAULS FROYO ROM FROM HERE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=686631
IT DOES NOT HAVE BUSYBOX INSTALLED
Also--
There are now 2 downloads.
One will reboot your phone automatically
One will not!
(I recommend this one for anyone that has problems, or doesn't know ADB well.)
Installation
Code:
Download the attached .zip file
Place the "buildprop" folder in the root of your sdcard
Place both "Normal_Froyo.sh" and "Modded_Froyo" files in the gscript folder on your sdcard
Code:
Open Gscript
Press menu and select Add Script
Press Load File button
Select Normal_Froyo file
Press Save button at bottom
Repeat for Modded_Froyo file
After that all you have to do is open gscript and select which one to run.
Normal_Froyo will give you stock froyo build.prop and let you see froyo only apps
Modded_Froyo will give you the market fix build.prop
You can also create shortcuts directly on your homescreen for each script if you wish
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I've decided to skip the update.zip, I've found no way to copy the scripts to the gscript folder on the sdcard this way.
I'm going for an app instead.
P.S. I've never written an app before, java looks like russian to me lol. So if anyone has any tips, or knows any good tut's let PM me and let me know.
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fixed no buildprop folder
added NON-autoreboot download.
buildprop switcher v0.3.zip ORIGINAL
buildprop_switcher_no_rebootv0.3.zip NO REBOOT
buildprop swticher v0.3.1.zip DOWNLOAD THIS ONE
When the file is unzipped, there are 4 files - No Buildprop folder. Now I get the part about putting the two .sh files into Gscript folder.
Do I make another folder called buildprop and put build.2.1 and build.2.2 inside?
OR
Do I put build.2.1 and build.2.2 onto the root of the SDCARD?
Dayz xx
Dayzee said:
When the file is unzipped, there are 4 files - No Buildprop folder. Now I get the part about putting the two .sh files into Gscript folder.
Do I make another folder called buildprop and put build.2.1 and build.2.2 inside?
OR
Do I put build.2.1 and build.2.2 onto the root of the SDCARD?
Dayz xx
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So sorry lol Didn't notice until I was making the update.zip that I didn't put the other files in a folder IN the zip. Just make a folder on your sdcard called buildprop. and put them in there.
BTW testing the flashable update.zip method right now
thx, seems to work
so no more *#*#etc.. afterwards?
watercool said:
thx, seems to work
so no more *#*#etc.. afterwards?
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Right.. the checkin service runs on each reboot. So it is not needed.
Worked just fine, but I did have to do the checkin thing. Possibly had poor signal but checkin hadn't done on reboot. Worked fine after that...
Dayz xx
followinginsanity said:
Right.. the checkin service runs on each reboot. So it is not needed.
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Can the checkin method be used, instead of rebooting? I'd much rather switch back and forth via checkin rather than having to reboot.
Thanks.
Namuna said:
Can the checkin method be used, instead of rebooting? I'd much rather switch back and forth via checkin rather than having to reboot.
Thanks.
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The reboot is built into the script. On my phone, if I checkin, the apps still don't show till I reboot. But show if I only reboot. If checkin alone works for you though, you can remove the reboot command from the script.
I'm not sure what happened, but after following the instructions exactly, my phone crapped. It got as far as the first nexus logo (non-animated), then the buttons lit up and I got a black screen. And that's how it stayed.
Any ideas?
This worked great for me I also solved my (unrelated) prob with SlideIt by forcing the dictionary to save in the settings, so I'm no longer bothered about losing shortcuts stuff on a reboot.
Dandy!!
tested again with a second n1. works perfect! automated checkin works perfect.
Can you please post what changed in the .prop file.
Also you didn't add the video codecs in the "new" prop file
InGeNeTiCs said:
I'm not sure what happened, but after following the instructions exactly, my phone crapped. It got as far as the first nexus logo (non-animated), then the buttons lit up and I got a black screen. And that's how it stayed.
Any ideas?
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Mine did this as well, though I am unsure why just yet. Been busy all day.
Mikey1022 said:
Can you please post what changed in the .prop file.
Also you didn't add the video codecs in the "new" prop file
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The only thing I changed from the stock to the "modded" build.prop were these 2 lines
from this
ro.build.description=passion-user 2.2 FRF50 38042 release-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=google/passion/passion/mahimahi:2.2/FRF50/38042:user/release-keys
to this
ro.build.description=passion-user 2.1-update1 ERE27 24178 release-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=google/passion/passion/mahimahi:2.1-update1/ERE27/24178:user/release-keys
I didn't add anything else to these. If you would like other things added to the build.prop files. You are welcome to edit them yourselves, or let me know what things you want changed, and I can include them.
I can make it user friendly. With descriptions for each modded line, then you can simply un-comment the options that you want.
PS: I thought I had the flashable update ready, but the update-script is giving me problems. ANYONE that wants to help please let me know. I'd really like to get this out to everyone.
InGeNeTiCs said:
I'm not sure what happened, but after following the instructions exactly, my phone crapped. It got as far as the first nexus logo (non-animated), then the buttons lit up and I got a black screen. And that's how it stayed.
Any ideas?
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same thing here....ANY IDEAS????????????
This is a great find, inductions were perfect and easy to follow. Not one issue getting all my paid apps back! Thank again!
JDMSirEK4 said:
same thing here....ANY IDEAS????????????
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To anyone that can't get thier phone to boot all the way after doing this
Its not a big deal. Your phone booted. But the build.prop didn't get copied before the reboot.
If you did a nandroid before you tried it. Restore that!
If you didn't, OR you know how to use adb. Do this
Code:
adb remount
adb push [COLOR="red"]/path/to/build.2.1(or)build.2.2[/COLOR] /system/build.prop
adb reboot
I hope to have this fixed quickly.
ANYONE WHO'S PHONE WILL NOT BOOT AFTERWARDS!
Check and make sure you put the files in the right place.
build.2.2
&
build.2.1
go in
build.prop FOLDER ON YOUR SDCARD
that was the only reason I got the error, i deleted the files off my card when i was testing the flashable update.
If you still get an error. open both files in the gscript folder, and remove or comment out the reboot line. Then tell me what error you get in gscript.
So I did this and am able to see the new apps. When I reboot the phone I cannot see a bunch of old apps in my launcher. I revert to the normal script and reboot again and still cannot see a bunch of my apps. Appbrain says theyre installed and I can open them from there but no widgets or shortcuts for them Any Ideas?
r0adki111 said:
So I did this and am able to see the new apps. When I reboot the phone I cannot see a bunch of old apps in my launcher. I revert to the normal script and reboot again and still cannot see a bunch of my apps. Appbrain says theyre installed and I can open them from there but no widgets or shortcuts for them Any Ideas?
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Are those apps moved to the SD by any chance? If so, best bet is to go to Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>Find your launcher, and force stop it. Should work after that.
dictionary said:
Are those apps moved to the SD by any chance? If so, best bet is to go to Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>Find your launcher, and force stop it. Should work after that.
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Nope they're not on SD. I'll try the fc of launcher.
Ok it worked thank you! but my xiia widget still is not back and I'm assuming others. Anything I can do for the widgets?
Ok installed and reinstated the app. Works great thx again.
Update:
Ok after another reboot, apps don't show again. FC the launcher they come back but not the widgets.. Grrrrrr...
Here is the correct way to use root explorer for manually replacing system files:
1. Mount the system as r/w (read/write) per the top right corner. Navigate to the file that you plan to replace (e.g., system/framework/framework.jar).
2. Copy (not move) the file and paste it somewhere on your SD card (internal or external, doesn't matter - as long as you can locate it in case you need to put it back). Rename the file you just pasted, but very subtly. For example, when renaming framework.jar, I would only throw something in front of the file name, such as "Backup - framework.jar", so I can easily distinguish it from the new file if I put them in the same spot.
3. NANDROID BACKUP!
4. Download/put on your sd card (whatever you do) the new file that you want to replace the old one with.
5. Move the new file to /system (not in a subfolder yet). Here you will change the permissions, which is crucial to avoid FCs and problems. In root explorer, you would long press the file, press permissions, and set them to whatever the old file's permissions are. This may require going to verify what they are before starting this step. For example, in a lot of cases, the permissions will be RW-R-R. In Root Explorer, this would mean checking the first two boxes on the first line and only the first box on the next two lines. In any situation, confirm that the permissions you see after you've changed them (right below the file name) match exactly what you're replacing.
6. Ensure that your new file is correctly named to exactly what it is replacing (case actually matters) and double check the permissions.
7. Move your new file to the folder, root explorer will ask if you want to replace the file. Confirm.
8. Back out of root explorer and immediately reboot.
No force closes, no problems .
It may seem like a lot to someone who doesn't do it often but for me, I actually do this method faster than any other and fly through it every time. I got tired of seeing people explain ways to use Root Explorer which result in bootloops, FCs, etc. without fail. So, I decided to put an end to it.
Great post Simba501! Thank you for this...
Obviously a "noob" thing I'm over-looking but when I try and paste the file I'm moving into /system it's prompting me that it's "read-only"?
Audiochild said:
Obviously a "noob" thing I'm over-looking but when I try and paste the file I'm moving into /system it's prompting me that it's "read-only"?
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Toggle "Mount R/W" button at the top.
Audiochild said:
Great post Simba501! Thank you for this...
Obviously a "noob" thing I'm over-looking but when I try and paste the file I'm moving into /system it's prompting me that it's "read-only"?
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Sounds like you need to mount \system as read-write. There is a button in the upper right corner of root explorer to mount
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Thanks wonner and kbilly70! That was the issue
Awsome. Bookmarked!
thanks for the awesome guide. worked great for me!
Thanks, that clears things up.
I'm still wondering, though, how does one handle certificate files etc? For example, the ones found in this fix provided by zdzihu, in the META-INF folder.
kZard said:
Thanks, that clears things up.
I'm still wondering, though, how does one handle certificate files etc? For example, the ones found in this fix provided by zdzihu, in the META-INF folder.
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Those are only for flashing purposes. Not needed if you're not flashing it. You only need to pull everything besides that folder and place them appropriately.
Using this method resulted in "app not installed" tried it with black Google search box, and just now with Mms.apk rw-r--r-- backed up old one, but method didn't work... had to nandroid last time because phone wouldn't let me install backup or market version. Looks like I'm in for it again. fudge. what went wrong?
System folder was r/w and moved apk into system/app said OK to overwrite and used hard key back button to exit root explorer. Hard key power button and selected reboot within 1-4 seconds of moving apk over system app.
Edgarhighman said:
Using this method resulted in "app not installed" tried it with black Google search box, and just now with Mms.apk rw-r--r-- backed up old one, but method didn't work... had to nandroid last time because phone wouldn't let me install backup or market version. Looks like I'm in for it again. fudge. what went wrong?
System folder was r/w and moved apk into system/app said OK to overwrite and used hard key back button to exit root explorer. Hard key power button and selected reboot within 1-4 seconds of moving apk over system app.
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You don't install it after placing it. Placing it in the folder does install it. If you put it there, ensure the permissions are correct, and reboot, it should work.
EDIT: I don't see any mention of setting the permissions, so that was probably the issue. Again, no need to "install" it; just put it in the appropriate folder and set the permissions.
Simba501 said:
You don't install it after placing it. Placing it in the folder does install it. If you put it there, ensure the permissions are correct, and reboot, it should work.
EDIT: I don't see any mention of setting the permissions, so that was probably the issue. Again, no need to "install" it; just put it in the appropriate folder and set the permissions.
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I did state the permissions. It's in your quote lol. Your method caused my phone to say app not installed. I had trouble getting the default app back after your method failed. Why didn't it work? I'm telling you I followed it to a T.
Sgs2, android 2.3.6, unnamed rom, December 2011 entropy kernel
Edgarhighman said:
I did state the permissions. It's in your quote lol. Your method caused my phone to say app not installed. I had trouble getting the default app back after your method failed. Why didn't it work? I'm telling you I followed it to a T.
Sgs2, android 2.3.6, unnamed rom, December 2011 entropy kernel
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If the apk is compatible, it will work. At no point should you get an "application not installed" prompt, unless you attempted to manually install it at some point. If it wouldn't work, it just wouldn't appear in the app drawer: no prompt.
I guess this should be mentioned in the OP, but some times, clearing data of the application may be necessary after finishing. Usually a force stop at the most will allow you to see changes (which is why the steps include a reboot). You've piqued my interest. Post the files of question and I'll see if they work on my device. There was a similar issue someone else was having; I told him to redownload the apk and that was the problem. Some kind of botched file/download.
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can you edit or create new folders in the /sys directory?
mikoal said:
can you edit or create new folders in the /sys directory?
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No. Why would you want to?
Sent from my Galaxy Tab 10.1
Simba501 said:
No. Why would you want to?
Sent from my Galaxy Tab 10.1
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just wondering what the limitations of root explorer are.
is it only that folder? and why that folder?
mikoal said:
just wondering what the limitations of root explorer are.
is it only that folder? and why that folder?
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You can edit and create new folders in that directory, but there's just no need to, unless you want to break the functionality of your phone.
mikoal said:
just wondering what the limitations of root explorer are.
is it only that folder? and why that folder?
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Idk: that's the only one I've seen. I've created folders in other directories. At any rate, virtually every modification you'll ever make will be in /data or /system.
dsmboost said:
You can edit and create new folders in that directory, but there's just no need to, unless you want to break the functionality of your phone.
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It fails if attempting to create it within Root Explorer. You could use other means though (on a PC, an edited ROM zip, or potentially another root file manager). But again, no real reason to: other than for development purposes, perhaps. I'm no developer though, so I can't say.
Sent from my Galaxy Tab 10.1
Simba501 said:
Idk: that's the only one I've seen. I've created folders in other directories. At any rate, virtually every modification you'll ever make will be in /data or /system.
It fails if attempting to create it within Root Explorer. You could use other means though (on a PC, an edited ROM zip, or potentially another root file manager). But again, no real reason to: other than for development purposes, perhaps. I'm no developer though, so I can't say.
Sent from my Galaxy Tab 10.1
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Ah okay, I was referring to ES file explorer, which can modify other files in that directory.
thanks to you both!
Ok (after rooting) here is how I installed GApps (Market, Google Framework, etc) on the Nook Tablet, as well as the steps I took to stabilize everything...
1. Downloaded GApps package from goo-inside.me and extracted files.
2. Deleted the setupwizard.apk file from the set of extracted files (in the system\app folder).
3. Copied "system" folder from extracted files to tablet via USB.
4. Used Root Explorer to remount /system and copy files into their designated locations, and also set permissions (644) on all copied apk's in /system/app folder.
5. Rebooted.
6. Ran the market, signed in with my Google account, and downloaded/installed Superuser. Ran the binary update within the app.
7. Install any additional apps from Android Market.
8. Profit.
Known issues...
1. If setupwizard.apk ends up on your tablet you will not be happy.
2. A factory reset is recommended after installing GApps (though probably not necessary).
3. Not all apps show in the Market. Perhaps a build.prop tweak will fix this???
Enjoy!!!
this is a second good news after rooting!
anlong:
Use either wireless adb found here: https://market.android.com/details?id=siir.es.adbWireless
or use debugging toggle found here: http://code.google.com/p/secure-set.../detail?name=ADBWidget-0.2-alpha.apk&can=2&q=
^ instructions for that:
Download ADBWidget.apk
Copy ADBWidget.apk to /system/app (you can use root explorer or something.)
Add ADBWidget to your home screen
Anlog,
I was able to get SuperUser installed following the directions on the other discussion! Thanks for much for all your hard work.
Working on getting Google Apps installed right now.
Update: Well I have SuperUser on my Nook, but whenever I try to copy anything to \system\app it tells me I don't have permissions. Looks like I can't get root to actually run.
run chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
which version of Gapps do I need Cyanogen 6 MDPI?
Make sure root is fully working before you try to install GApps. Use the latest ones for CM7 (I think its from August). You need to remount /system as RW before copying the files and setting permissions. Root Explorer lets you do all of that.
All of this could be done with an ADB script as well, but I won't have time to write one today. Anyone?
anlog said:
3. Not all apps show in the Market. Perhaps a build.prop tweak will fix this???
Enjoy!!!
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Chainfire should fix it too, and youll be able to run all the tegra 2 also.
Drewmungus said:
Chainfire should fix it too, and youll be able to run all the tegra 2 also.
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Do not install chainfire! I just tried it and it boot-looped, had to force factory restore.
Finally figured out what was wrong initially, root does not seem to work unless you manually enter commands. Attempted market setup, for some reason it is still force closing every time. Any chance someone who got it working could upload exact files they used.
bkerk25 said:
Finally figured out what was wrong initially, root does not seem to work unless you manually enter commands. Attempted market setup, for some reason it is still force closing every time. Any chance someone who got it working could upload exact files they used.
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What gapps did you use?
I used the cyanogen 7 universal gapps.
Well, I may have royally screwed up. I followed this tutorial, and I copied over the entire Apps folder from the gapps download. Now I get numerous force closes, and I have no keyboard! Any suggestion?
theundeadelvis said:
Well, I may have royally screwed up. I followed this tutorial, and I copied over the entire Apps folder from the gapps download. Now I get numerous force closes, and I have no keyboard! Any suggestion?
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I ran into issues copying the whole folder over. I am currently running the google market though.
do everything one step at a time, install the googleframework first (from the directions on the kindle page), then do the market. I ran into the first time through the market would not actually connect so I rebooted the NT.
*note*
each time you reboot your NT you need to go in and what appears is toggle the usb debugging off then on, same with the "auto mount", and I did the unknown sources as well (not sure if this is necessary). It appears a reboot resets the flags and our menu isn't actually writing the settings so you have to toggle it.
Push comes to shove, start over with fresh reboot. It took me a few times (as it probably did others as well).
ok, so can someone who is patient tell me where I need to copy the system folder? help the feeble minded, please.....
JoeM01 said:
ok, so can someone who is patient tell me where I need to copy the system folder? help the feeble minded, please.....
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lol, i have been struggling with this exact same thing. for those of us who cant fill in the blanks of the brief instructions we need an exact step by step please
suicideclown said:
lol, i have been struggling with this exact same thing. for those of us who cant fill in the blanks of the brief instructions we need an exact step by step please
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It needs go in system/apps
Drewmungus said:
It needs go in system/apps
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i'm copying from the system/apps directory (unzipped gapps files), to where on the nook?
I tried copying the files into several locations, but nada.
this is literally the last thing need to knock out for me to be set until the days of ported roms.
please. halp (lelu dallas, multipass).
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It needs go in system/apps
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that part is clearly stated but using root explorer and getting it to mount doesnt seem to work properly on my device. I have root and superuser. titanium backup works fine. for some reason root explorer on es explorer says it fails every time
-1 Go download latest Gapps and extract the contents to your HD. There will be two folders, one of which is "system."
-2 In the system folder there will be more folders, one of which is "app." Inside of app are all the system APKs.
-3 Detele SetupWizard.apk
-4 Now copy the app folder to the root of your NT SD card via USB.
-5 Next step you need to use ADB or Root Explorer...I used Root Explorer.
-6 Open root explorer, then go to sdcard and you should see the APP folder you copied.
-7 Once there, hit menu -> multi select > then put a check mark to what you want copied then hit the copy button.
-6 now hit back untill you're back in the root
-8 Then navigate to system, and at the top you should see button "Mount RW" hit that button.
-9 Then go into the App folder, and hit paste.
-10 All the selected APKs are now in the system/app folder.
-11 Now you need to give each of the copied apps permission by long-clicking on it till a menu comes up, hit permissions, then check all the check boxes next to "Owner"
-12 After you did that to all the apps hit the "mount RO" button on top of the screen
-13 Reboot the NT.
That should do it...hopefully I havent missed anything.
I guess it's called "Richnote." I'm wondering if someone could export that APK and upload it somewhere so that I can try and get it running on a Galaxy S4. I found http://koolwap.in/games_app/dld.php...ba/comlgeapprichnote-30200111-v32.htm&ext=apk, but the phone just says "application not installed." I have a notes backup from an old E970 that I'd like to view, but I obviously can't with the GS4 (the format is .rnt, whatever that is), and I don't have any other LG device to view them from.
Here it is.
I extracted the app from my phone using Stock 4.1.2
Its called Rich Note
Here is the
PHP:
[URL="http://www.mediafire.com/download/x483o5gtq3o8a8c/com.lge.app.richnote.apk"]link[/URL]
I have this one. Copy to system app and set permissions. Doesn't work with kitkat in ART mode.
https://app.box.com/s/qfxao2m9rcctp2b03eom
Thanks guys!
Unfortunately, for both of those APKs, the phone just says application not installed.
It won't install as a normal app. You need to copy it with a root explorer to system apps, set permissions and reboot.
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Try this app it opens the notes I made with the lg notebook app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rookiestudio.perfectviewer&hl=en
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It won't install as a normal app. You need to copy it with a root explorer to system apps, set permissions and reboot.
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Try this app it opens the notes I made with the lg notebook app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rookiestudio.perfectviewer&hl=en
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That probably explains it. The phone currently isn't rooted.
Regarding Perfect Viewer, it's unable to find the "backup.rnt" file that Richnote made during the export, even if I tell something like ES File Explorer to open that file with Perfect Viewer.
So there's no way to install that app without rooting?
So I rooted, copied one of the two APKs that were posted here into /system/app, changed the permissions to match the other APKs that I saw, rebooted, and nothing new showed up. Do these APKs need a matching OPEX file? Both of the Richnote APKs do this.
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So I rooted, copied one of the two APKs that were posted here into /system/app, changed the permissions to match the other APKs that I saw, rebooted, and nothing new showed up. Do these APKs need a matching OPEX file? Both of the Richnote APKs do this.
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The one I posted shows up as "notebook" in app drawer and it doesn't have an odex file. Not sure if that would keep it from working on an odexd ROM. It is a modded apk. and I am pretty sure I found in a Samsung forum.
Oh...and googling .rnt it says it is files for CNC machines, but there are some free programs to open them.
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The one I posted shows up as "notebook" in app drawer and it doesn't have an odex file. Not sure if that would keep it from working on an odexd ROM. It is a modded apk. and I am pretty sure I found in a Samsung forum.
Oh...and googling .rnt it says it is files for CNC machines, but there are some free programs to open them.
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Ah... I'm really confused, then. I tried putting some random APKs in /system/app and they ended up showing up after a reboot, so I'm not sure what's happening with the APKs that you guys posted.
I might just go to a T-Mobile store to open up my Richnotes backup and email all of the text to myself.
This is where I got it from downloaded the zip and pulled app from it. Does it look like the same note app you are trying to get?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1938414
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This is where I got it from downloaded the zip and pulled app from it. Does it look like the same note app you are trying to get?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1938414
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I'm not sure what it looked like before (I barely used the phone), but I don't think that that's it.
I think I skipped out on your APK (the first two that I mentioned, one was from Alex_XV6700, the second was RichNote_a003.apk from a stock AT&T ROM for the E970). I put it in /system/apps, and the app works, but it's a different app overall, unfortunately. Thanks anyway.
I think the idea of going to a store to get the notes would be the easiest.
PLEASE READ
This mod ONLY applies to UNLIMITED USERS who DO NOT have tethering on their plan
This mod DOES NOT apply to SHARE EVERYTHING plans
I took a peak over at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/help/g3-hotspot-hack-t2812305 and saw that there were issues with using the G2 apk. I decided to take a looksy at it and see if I can replicate the functionality of the G2 apk with out having to re-apply settings to turn on tethering.
I have always had issues using root explores and database explorers messing up permissions and causing boot loops so until I have a proper recovery I use the android terminal emulator. Many people here have had plenty of success using file explores so give it a shot if you like!
Skip down to the bottom for a video walkthrough created by { owenbeals aka DroidModderX}
First things first you will need root!
0.) Start a root shell
Code:
su
1.) mount the system partition for read and write access
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /system
2.) Rename stock files HotspotProvision.apk and HotspotProvision.odex to something memorable. I use .bak and .bakdex
Code:
cd /system/app
mv HotspotProvision.apk HotspotProvision.bak
mv HotspotProvision.odex HotspotProvision.bakdex
3.) Now copy over the new file, can be the root of the extSD card which is /storage/external_SD/HotspotProvisionVzG3.apk
Code:
cp /storage/external_SD/HotspotProvisionVzG3.apk .
4.) The last thing is to change permissions to 644 (RW- R-- R-- for you file browsy types )
Code:
chmod 644 HotspotProvisionVzG3Mod.apk
5.) Now reboot and enjoy your glitch free hotspot action!
You must reboot! Do not try to "install" it, it does not function like that.
N.B.
Some users have noted that their cpu governors change to Performance while the hotspot is on and change back to On Demand when off instead of normal Interactive. This is the stock behaviour of the kernel, and not a bug introduced by this mod.
Thanks to { owenbeals aka DroidModderX} for this handy video walkthrough.
Thanks { Robshr, JayGoat } for bringing this up
Also thanks to { nrage23 } for answering a ton of questions on here
CREDIT:
Guest who started previous thread
Anonymous original creator
WACOmalt for making the original G2 thread
what was glitchy about the first hotspot app? HotspotProvision_24A_mod.apk
rp201 said:
what was glitchy about the first hotspot app? HotspotProvision_24A_mod.apk
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You have change something every time you use it.
The modded apk works perfectly. I used root explorer to do it though. I renamed the original files, copied your apk to system/app, renamed it to HotSpotProvision.apk, fixed the permissions and rebooted.
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Pretty cool. I'll have to give this a try when I'm bored later on today at work. Could you explain what you actually did to the hotspot apk though?
One thing though - why not just append ".bak" to the end of the existing filename/extension? That way, you don't lose the original extension so you can't forget what it was. It works fine. That's what I always do. In other words, your files would end in ".apk.bak" and ".odex.bak". The system only sees the extension after the final period.
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You have change something every time you use it.
The modded apk works perfectly. I used root explorer to do it though. I renamed the original files, copied your apk to system/app, renamed it to HotSpotProvision.apk, fixed the permissions and rebooted.
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How do you launch tethering after moving, renaming, and re-permissioning the apk? I've tried to launch from Settings app but nothing happens.
The downloaded apk he modded is named differently from the original one in the system/app folder. After I changed the names for the original files in system/app. I changed the name of the modded apk to match the original apk in system/app. I copied the renamed modded apk to system/app, set the permissions correctly, then rebooted. I went into Settings then More... under wireless networks,Mobile HotSpot and changed the SSID and password. I can turn it on via settings or the quick setting in the notification bar.
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How do you launch tethering after moving, renaming, and re-permissioning the apk? I've tried to launch from Settings app but nothing happens.
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I'd guess for it to work from stock menus (i.e. without starting the apk directly from a file browser app or terminal emulator) you'd have to rename it the same as the stock apk so that the path is the same for the various apps that would call it.
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The downloaded apk he modded is named differently from the original one in the system/app folder. After I changed the names for the original files in system/app. I changed the name of the modded apk to match the original apk in system/app. I copied the renamed modded apk to system/app, set the permissions correctly, then rebooted. I went into Settings then More... under wireless networks,Mobile HotSpot and changed the SSID and password. I can turn it on via settings or the quick setting in the notification bar.
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So I have renamed it exactly as the original apk was and rebooted but still no go. On reboot I get a force close of VZWAWSService. I have some of the system bloat frozen, maybe this has something to do with it.
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I'd guess for it to work from stock menus (i.e. without starting the apk directly from a file browser app or terminal emulator) you'd have to rename it the same as the stock apk so that the path is the same for the various apps that would call it.
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Sweet it's working now, I had the lgmobilehotspot GUI.apk frozen and that's what was causing the issue. Thanks for the apk and tutorial guys!
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How do you launch tethering after moving, renaming, and re-permissioning the apk? I've tried to launch from Settings app but nothing happens.
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Did you reboot?
There should be no reason to rename the apk. When android installs applications it goes into the /data... Dir as the package name. All intents are handled via package names therefore the apk name is inconsequential.
To use you should be able to go settings > more and see all the tethering options.
To verify placement and permissions use
Code:
su
ll /system/app/Hotspot*
You should see your two backup files and the new HotspotProvisionVzG3Mod.all
Permissions should be rw-r--r--
Let me know if you still have issues.
I will post a DIY response so that people who want to learn about the modification can play along at home. Think of it as source code for this mod:good:
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Did you reboot?
There should be no reason to rename the apk. When android installs applications it goes into the /data... Dir as the package name. All intents are handled via package names therefore the apk name is inconsequential.
To use you should be able to go settings > more and see all the tethering options.
To verify placement and permissions use
Code:
su
ll /system/app/Hotspot*
You should see your two backup files and the new HotspotProvisionVzG3Mod.all
Permissions should be rw-r--r--
Let me know if you still have issues.
I will post a DIY response so that people who want to learn about the modification can play along at home. Think of it as source code for this mod:good:
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Thanks for the detailed response, I got it working now. I had previously frozen some of the bloat on the phone when I got it and one of the apps I froze was the lgemobilehotspotui.apk which is needed to work correctly. Thanks for all the help from the awesome devs here.
Nice work, thanks. I just installed it with Root Explorer, and it worked perfectly. Just have to do it to the wife's phone, now.
Well done. Working great!
Thanks! Works perfect. And now I can use the toggle on the drop down menu to activate the hotspot. Thanks so much.
Worked
Worked perfectly for me. Used ES file explorer to move the files around.
I have downloaded, changed permissions, changed the file names to .bak but when I try to install the nodded split says application not installed. I'm using root explorer. I did have the othe mod installed and deleted it first. Wondering if that is the problem
Edit...Stopped trying to install and just rebooted and it turns on just fine, and my laptop connects...the app shows it connected and listed as an approved device...yet I'm not able to actually get a a connection.
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Thanks! Works like a champ.
works great!
I'm also getting the VZWARSService has stopped message, and when I go into settings and turn on the hotspot, nothing happens. If I go into mobile hotspot and turn it on from there, I get this message: Unfortunately, com.lge.mobilehotspot.ui has stopped. Followed the directions exactly, so I'm not sure what's going on.
Works perfectly. I used Root Explorer to rename and move everything. Thanks!
Worked like a charm the only thing is still changes the cpu governor to performance the g2 one did it to I don't know if someone is able to fix that
It's just when I turn on the hotspot afterwards I use android tuner and change it back to interactive
Does anyone else have this issue