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Hi,
After reading this thread and learning that you CAN replace HTC's apps with stock Android ones, I have started messing around to see what other apps I can / should change. I'll use this thread as kind of a log, so if I mess things up I can come back and see where I went wrong. Fellow noobs can surely use it too!
I am using SDK in Ubuntu, but the procedure should be pretty similar in Windows.
First, follow the Unlockr's method to root your phone.
Download a stock Android rom and extract its /system/apps folder inside /sdk/tools. I named the folder "Apps-stock
Check if Ubuntu recognises your phone:
Code:
./fastboot devices
Load the recovery image and mount the system:
Code:
./fastboot boot cm-hero-recovery.img
./adb shell mount /system
Replacing HTC's calendar:
Code:
./adb shell rm /system/app/Calendar.apk
./adb shell rm /system/app/Calendar.odex
./adb push Apps-stock/Calendar.apk /system/app/
I'll edit the thread, add details as I go on
Nice one!
Please keep us informed!
Thanks for this thread.
Post moved to a more appropriate topic :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4477971#post4477971
Thanks for setting this thread up!
Firstly, you should probably say in the first post that everyone should do a Nandroid backup first - it's saved my bacon. Might be an idea to link to the files, too?
Second, I've got a problem trying to run this method. I removed the original calendar.apk and .odex without any problems, and copied the new one over, but on rebooting, it wasn't in the list of applications anywhere. I browsed there in Astro and opened the file, which gave me an option to install it - which then gave an error of "Calendar could not be installed on this device".
I'm running the MoDaCo 2.1 custom ROM and using the calendar.apk from this thread.
Thanks for your time!
fastboot
can you tell me where this fastboot command is located? I am using Ubuntu too, but can not find fastboot. What is it for by the way?
dragonflyFZX said:
can you tell me where this fastboot command is located? I am using Ubuntu too, but can not find fastboot. What is it for by the way?
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fastboot and adb are executables you get from the Android SDK - see here.
This thread does require your phone to be rooted, though, which would require you to have already used adb at least once....
frandavid100 said:
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Replacing HTC's calendar:
Code:
./adb shell rm /system/app/Calendar.apk
./adb shell rm /system/app/Calendar.odex
./adb push Apps-stock/Calendar.apk /system/app/
I'll edit the thread, add details as I go on
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how about simply replacing those files using a file explorer (like linda)? possible, or would that screw up my system?
Hi
i want to build my own customized ROM...
How do i Remove and Add Apps (APK) correctly....
I want to know that bevor i start building...
you don't have to "build" anything... you can just remove apk-s you don't want using adb
enter recovery
adb-windows shell mount /system
adb-windows shell rm /system/app/app you want to remove.apk
link
http://android.modaco.com/content/h...apps-from-the-htc-desire-with-adb-in-windows/
hope this helpes
I believe that he's asking about removing apks from an existing Built rom...
Well from what I know:
extract the ROM
Remove apks you dont want, (??and mabe modify the script for the changes??)
re-compress ROM + Sign
extract the rom
Anyone with further knowledge please correct me.
Search the rom kicthen by dsixda
Hi,
When I try to run this command:
adb-windows shell mount /system
I get this message:
'adb-windows' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
richrach said:
Hi,
When I try to run this command:
adb-windows shell mount /system
I get this message:
'adb-windows' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
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Your home path variable not set correctly.
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If you just want to remove APKs from the a ROM (Zip), then open the zip with WinRAR (do not unzip it), and delete the APKs. When you're done, just close WinRAR.
If you don't want to use that method, you can use ROM Cleaner (check attachment). Just download, unzip and click "RomCleaner.exe".
Hey Boys and Girls,
where i can find an manual to root the tattoo with a mac?
sorry, i have search for this, but i cant find information for this
I don't thing that there is a difference.
As soon as you have SDK installed and adb works, the commands are the same.
hi,
i'm also doing all the rooting process from mac, just put the directory contain 'adb' shell into your home/user places and executing it with 'terminal'..
Same here, using a Mac ever since and also using it for Android development. Due to the underlying Unix core of OS X you just have to follow the steps as described for Linux. If it's just adb commands it's the same on every platform anyway.
You might want to add a
Code:
export PATH=${PATH}:/Users/yourusername/android.sdk/tools
to your .bash_profile file in your home folder so you don't have to cd to the SDK tools folder everytime. Happy rooting!
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Okay thanks for yours answers but i'm a newbie.
the background story is, I want to edit the boot.mp3. Because the startsound is really annoying
So i have download SDK, open the terminal and switch to usb-debbugging mode on my tattoo.
And now? sorry, I'm still missing a few knowledge
thanks for your help
well just use the various adb commands in Terminal Just type in "adb", press enter and you'll get a list of all possible commands. Assuming you've added the path to your sdk tools folder to your bash profile. Otherwise just drag & drop the adb binary from the tools folder onto your Terminal window, et voila.
The most used commands are probably push and pull where you can, well, push stuff to your phone or pull it to your computer.
So if you want to modify the boot.mp3 you would pull the original from the phone to your computer, modify it and push it back, overwriting the original file. In Terminal speak: ;-)
adb pull /system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3
adb push /path/to/boot.mp3 /system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3
Please note depending on the ROM you're using the paths may be different. To browse the device via Terminal type in "adb shell" and make a simple "ls" to list the directories, "cd" to change directories etc.
Or if you just want to use another mp3:
adb push /path/to/whatever.mp3 /system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3
Again, on the Mac you can just drag & drop files onto the Terminal to get their full Unix paths like to your custom mp3
Thanks a lot. i love it its really simple
and now i have load and edit the the boot.mp3. But i can't push it to my tattoo, because i can only read but not write
I have tried to root my phone with "adb root" but it is the message "adbd cannot run as root in production builds"
Terminal: "adb remount", then push again
damn the next bad message "remount failed: Operation not permitted"
You need to root your phone first.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=637927
Okay i have executed the instructions. But I've stop at this part:
You should get something like this:
Code:
# id
uid=0(root) gid=1000(shell) groups=1003(graphics),1004(input),1007(log),1011(adb),1015(sdcard_rw),3001(net_bt_admin),3002(net_bt),3003(inet)
uid=0(root) is important.
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Yes i've root but i'cant download the "su binary" because its doesnt exist.
But its absolute essential to need the "su binary" to only copy the boot.mp3 to my phone? Or there is an other way? What are the commands to push the boot.mp3 back to may tattoo then i'm in the root mode like >> "#".
okay hope you understand me
You need "su" to do root stuff... no other way.
Download the package from 1 click root thread and find "su" there...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=644279
now, i have install the su binary. Then i does this command
user:~ user$ /Users/user/android-sdk-mac_86/tools/adb shell
$ /data/local/bin/su
#
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And now? Is there a comand to push the boot.mp3 back to the phone in this mode >> "#" ?
I have try to open an new terminal window and type
adb push /path/to/boot.mp3 /system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3
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but the answer is
failed to copy '/Users/android-sdk-mac_86/boot.mp3' to '/system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3': Permission denied
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and adb remount doesnt work to
You also need tattoo-hack.ko file and do insmod tattoo-hack.ko to make /system writable.
Or even better... flash custom amon_ra recovery image and then a custom rom with all this already included.
Mine for example http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=702401
It doesnt have boot sound enabled
Okay thank you very much.
now it was successful
this light sensor is really pissing me off , is there any way to shut it off , i'v found a way that is telling me to chmod 777 the patch file after installing it manually but idon't know what chmod 777 is and how to do this please help me
Is stock eclair there isn't a GUI option to disable it.
About chmod 777, I haven't done it yet... but I guess you have to adb shell something.
To know how to use those commands, just have a click on the search button...
maveloth said:
Is stock eclair there isn't a GUI option to disable it.
About chmod 777, I haven't done it yet... but I guess you have to adb shell something.
To know how to use those commands, just have a click on the search button...
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i searched and found nothing please help it's pissing me off for real !! se u suck i bought this phone because of it's design but their software update service sux !
I have found what you were looking for [just search in devs forum].
Here it is an explaining link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=888232
maveloth said:
I have found what you were looking for [just search in devs forum].
Here it is an explaining link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=888232
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thanks i found this thread before but i can't apply this method because i don't know how to chmod777 the file so i can't get this to work ? can you try it and then tell me how to exactly do it please , thanks again m8
First thing, you have to learn how to adb shell.
But you have to make everything ok before using it.
So, let's see how it has to be done..
Download the .zip file posted on the other thread [linked above].
Using root explorer, just copy and paste the content of the .zip file under the /etc/ path of the phone.
After you have done this, let's adb shell.
1. Download this file: http://db.tt/cq44S4v
2. Extract the adb.zip file to C:\adb [there will be a folder named "adb" within the C:\ path, with 3 files within it].
3. On your phone, click Settings > Applications > Development, and make sure USB Debugging is on.
4. Plug your phone into your computer via USB cable [it needs to be on]. It should say installing drivers if your phone is plugged for the first time and you are using Windows.
4.1 You'd better install the drivers which comes with X8 software [PC Companion], or just google for them.
5. After it installs the drivers, go to the Start menu and type "cmd" into the search bar to open the command prompt.
6. Type the following into the command prompt window [hitting enter at the end of every line]:
Code:
cd\
cd adb
adb devices
You should see a serial number pop up, it’s the serial number of your phone. This means you are all set.
After all this procedure, you can finally "chmod" your files.
Always from the CMD, type this:
Code:
adb shell
You should see a "#" on the left. That's good.
Now enter the path with the file to chmod:
Code:
cd /etc
Then finally chmod it:
Code:
su chmod 777 hw_config.sh
You're done.
Hope this helps.
maveloth said:
First thing, you have to learn how to adb shell.
But you have to make everything ok before using it.
So, let's see how it has to be done..
Download the .zip file posted on the other thread [linked above].
Using root explorer, just copy and paste the content of the .zip file under the /etc/ path of the phone.
After you have done this, let's adb shell.
1. Download this file: http://db.tt/cq44S4v
2. Extract the adb.zip file to C:\adb [there will be a folder named "adb" within the C:\ path, with 3 files within it].
3. On your phone, click Settings > Applications > Development, and make sure USB Debugging is on.
4. Plug your phone into your computer via USB cable [it needs to be on]. It should say installing drivers if your phone is plugged for the first time and you are using Windows.
4.1 You'd better install the drivers which comes with X8 software [PC Companion], or just google for them.
5. After it installs the drivers, go to the Start menu and type "cmd" into the search bar to open the command prompt.
6. Type the following into the command prompt window [hitting enter at the end of every line]:
Code:
cd\
cd adb
adb devices
You should see a serial number pop up, it’s the serial number of your phone. This means you are all set.
After all this procedure, you can finally "chmod" your files.
Always from the CMD, type this:
Code:
adb shell
You should see a "#" on the left. That's good.
Now enter the path with the file to chmod:
Code:
cd /etc
Then finally chmod it:
Code:
su chmod 777 hw_config.sh
You're done.
Hope this helps.
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lol it's freaking hard , thanks for your help m8 i appreciate it is there any easier way?
Have you tried installing Spare Parts from the market. I know it has light sensor tweak option plus has tons of other useful tweaks and monitors.
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Master Darko said:
Have you tried installing Spare Parts from the market. I know it has light sensor tweak option plus has tons of other useful tweaks and monitors.
Sent from my I7500 using Tapatalk
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tried it still no use , the sensor is still working !!
To start off I want to say, I am NOT claiming to have created this exploit, I am merely letting people know that it works on the arc.
All credit for this goes to Chainfire and The Android Exploid Crew
The origional thread is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
Download here
Install the APK and run it.
For people getting "could not extract assets" error execute
adb shell rmdir /data/local/tmp
and then
adb shell mkdir /data/local/tmp
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Quote posted by jassired
works for me
So just push the apk to the phone, install and you're done?
no need to "push", just stick it on your sd card and install
diggedy said:
no need to "push", just stick it on your sd card and install
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I get the error thing...and I can't find the effing map where I need to remove stuff....
where do I find the god damned map to remove the files I need to remove when it only fails to install?????
I've checked every single map on the memory card, going nuts here...
Cim_XII said:
where do I find the god damned map to remove the files I need to remove when it only fails to install?????
I've checked every single map on the memory card, going nuts here...
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What do you mean?
double post :s will use this later
I have put the .apk in my download map on the sd card of the phone, installed the apk and run it and I get the: "could not extract assets" error execute
and then when I get that I am supposed to remove some files from a map on the sd card, and I cannot find said map....I hava rebooted the phone, and I still cannot find data/local/tmp or what ever map I need to find.....
Cim_XII said:
I have put the .apk in my download map on the sd card of the phone, installed the apk and run it and I get the: "could not extract assets" error execute
and then when I get that I am supposed to remove some files from a map on the sd card, and I cannot find said map....I hava rebooted the phone, and I still cannot find data/local/tmp or what ever map I need to find.....
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you need to execute the commands in the origional post via ADB with USB debugging enabled, because the location is in the system and ironicly you dont have the root privelages to delete them
I don't even know what ADB is....that's how much I know...
Cim_XII said:
I don't even know what ADB is....that's how much I know...
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I have attached it to this post. ADB is the Android Debug Bridge. It is used to excecute commands on android devices. Just extract the zip, then open a command prompt and change to the directory of ADB, then excecute the commands.
if you get the error for esset you need to remove all the files inside to /data/local/tmp/
press: adb shell
press ls /data/local/tmp
and remove one by one the files as my example:
$ ls /data/local/tmp/
ls /data/local/tmp/
Superuser.apk
Gingerbreak
runscript
sysrun
$ rm /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
rm /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
$ rm /data/local/tmp/Gingerbreak
rm /data/local/tmp/Gingerbreak
$ rm /data/local/tmp/runscript
rm /data/local/tmp/runscript
$ rm /data/local/tmp/sysrun
rm /data/local/tmp/sysrun
and now try again with app and may it works (in my case, works)
dh2311 said:
I have attached it to this post. ADB is the Android Debug Bridge. It is used to excecute commands on android devices. Just extract the zip, then open a command prompt and change to the directory of ADB, then excecute the commands.
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maybe I should've mentioned I'm on a Mac computer with no access to windows....damn, this is so frustrating....
Ah... Its still possible you just have to get the android sdk for mac.
Get the SDK from here
Then in the tools folder ADB should be there
Then its commands as normal I think... not sure tho, don't have a mac.
Search around on here for tutorials, I'm sure someone has put up a tutorial on setting up adb on mac
dh2311 said:
Ah... Its still possible you just have to get the android sdk for mac.
Get the SDK from here
Then in the tools folder ADB should be there
Then its commands as normal I think... not sure tho, don't have a mac.
Search around on here for tutorials, I'm sure someone has put up a tutorial on setting up adb on mac
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kewl, and the exact commands is in post #1 right?
so this root's the OS, title is confusing, does it enable fastboot? allow you to flash custom roms?
should be....
dh2311 said:
you need to execute the commands in the origional post via ADB with USB debugging enabled, because the location is in the system and ironicly you dont have the root privelages to delete them
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did exactly what you said, but get the message
adb: permission denied
No does not enable fastboot