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Removing unwanted sense applications.

So i have rooted my HTC desire phone, now i wonder if is it posibble to remove any stock applications from it, without flashing someones rom.
Apps like, Flick, Footprints, Google Talk, Peep, Quickoffice, Stocks.
This are the apps i would like to remove, or atleast make them stop starting and restarting each time i kill them with some task manager.

Yes, it's possible.
You have to do all the steps of rooting till you'll reach "recovery" mode (just before wipe and flash).
than just run the debugger
Code:
./adb shell
withing the shell
Code:
mount /system
list your apps with:
Code:
ls /system/app
now you can delete app:
Code:
rm /system/app/FriendStream*
and so on
It's good idea to backup your apps on sdcard
Code:
mount /sdcard
mkdir /sdcard/backup
cp /system/app/* /sdcard/backup
after work is finished
Code:
umount /sdcard
umount /system
reboot and you're done
It's good idea to wipe data after removing apps to avoid some junk in app manager.

Wow! Thanks a lot for that!
I was trying adb commands with the phone in USB Disk Drive mode (debugging enabled) and I couldn't touch anything off the /system partition.
It never occurred to me to try in Recovery mode though

by saying it's a good idea to wipe data after removing some apps do you mean hard reset ??? or this just deletes the junk files?????
also do i need to flash the rooted update for this or just enter recovery mode ?

[Q] remove app from rooted g2 (not disable)

Hi,
Now that i've rooted my tmobile G2, i'd like to remove completely some of the apps that i disabled previously (like amazon or photobucket)
I've done some research and found this out
su
mount -o rw,remount /data (or /system)
rm -f /system/app/<apkname>.apk //Replace the blue text, <apkname>, with the name of the APK you want to remove.
pm uninstall <package name> //Replace the blue text, <package name>, with the name of the APK you want to remove.
however, when i run the mount command, i get
Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory
if i try to remove the app directly without running the command
package:/system/app/PbAndroid.apk=com.photobucket.android
i get
rm -f PbAndroid.apk
rm failed for -f, Read-only file system
how do i do this now?
thanks

try
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system

Best app is root explorer from the market... it deleted anything from the phone.
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OR HERE'S THE FREE *AND* EASY WAY: download the free version of titanium backup, go to the middle tab, find your app, tap on it, then tap the uninstall button. App uninstalled!
Obviously this requires perma root.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 running Cyanogenmod.

umm is it supposed to reboot my phone into recovery everytime i remove a stock app?

dietotherhythm said:
umm is it supposed to reboot my phone into recovery everytime i remove a stock app?
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You're using the force uninstall in titanium backup. This was only necessary for nand locked devices, you can use the normal uninstall function now. Just tap, don't long press -- it'll give you a list of options.

so finally i have a chance to test this.
Thanks all for responding.
I tried the easier way with titanium backup.
I did the mistake of doing the long press and it rebooted.
But after that i just tried the "uninstalled" and it worked like a charm.
Thanks a lot.

Used titanium backup to delete all that crap. =)
Posted on my T-mobile G(spot)2 xD
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i ended buying root explorer ( lcd density mod) my question is...
should i do a backup with titanium and then delete bloatware with root explorer?
I want to use R.E as it did cost me $

-FuRBz- said:
i ended buying root explorer ( lcd density mod) my question is...
should i do a backup with titanium and then delete bloatware with root explorer?
I want to use R.E as it did cost me $
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If you have any doubt in your mind about whether you want to remove proprietary system app or not then yes, back them up with TB.

[Q] Superuser permissions not working well

Now I know I'm rooted. I unlocked my bootloader, flashed CWM 3.0 and installed the Superuser (ef) and even installed Rom manager and gave it permission. But for some reason almost every other rooted app I download and try to use it says that my phone isn't rooted?? I'm using a Nexus S. Anybody had similiar issues and resolved it? Thanks for all responses.

Yes the answer has been posted. Go into the recovery from rom manager or by volume and power. Go to mounts and storage and mount / system. You are see it unmount now so mount the system.

You may also need to zap the system with chmod.
You do this by going into Clockwork Recovery's Mounts & Storage. Mount /system. Then in ADB from your computer type in:
1) adb shell
2) cd /system/bin
3) chmod 6775 su
exit and reboot.

Cannot get r/w access in /system with new froyo release

Since updating to the new froyo I have root, but I cannot get root explorer to be able to access /system in any way possible, it reads it but cannot write/modify.
I have replaced every root file with a new version, even tried the /system on boot set to r/w method with that market app. Its getting frustrated as this has ALWAYS worked before.

Did you come from voodoo?
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I had a lot of trouble with Root Explorer as well. Super Manager has worked much better with the r/w access.
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I'll give it a shot using that other app and see what happens.

That app still only has r/o access. Super user isn't granting my phone r/w access for /system.

Ev3rM0r3 said:
Since updating to the new froyo I have root, but I cannot get root explorer to be able to access /system in any way possible, it reads it but cannot write/modify.
I have replaced every root file with a new version, even tried the /system on boot set to r/w method with that market app. Its getting frustrated as this has ALWAYS worked before.
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You positive you still are root? Try the root process again just for ****s and giggles...

Run one of the following with your phone connected to your computer and try again.
Voodoo:
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/stl9 /system
Non-Voodoo:
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw -t rfs /dev/block/stl9 /system

Yes, I'm getting this too.
Not only this. I use android commander to see what's in the folders.
While I'm in CWM in the phone, Android Commander shows only one folder in /system. That folder is /system/etc. This might explain why I can't flash anything into my phone to save my life. Anyone know what could be causing this?
It's odd because when my phone boots up, Android Commander shows /system will all of it's glory...

ev3rm0r3 said:
since updating to the new froyo i have root, but i cannot get root explorer to be able to access /system in any way possible, it reads it but cannot write/modify.
I have replaced every root file with a new version, even tried the /system on boot set to r/w method with that market app. Its getting frustrated as this has always worked before.
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and don't double post!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=955487

I have the exact same issue. Just talked it over with Adrynalyne.
You are going to have to download an All-In-One Odin Package such as
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=867648
Then, you're going to have to start over and flash your CWM Recovery from jt
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=942021
Then you Odin flash the modem of the ROM that you want to install, then you use CWM to flash the ROM that you want to install...
Make sure that you do to not flash using Phone. Use PDA option in Odin.
Apparently, it's a corrupt dbdata partition that is causing it. This can happen occasionally when installing VooDoo... Just another reason to stay away from VooDoo...
BTW, Is this working for you? I think it's working for me as of yet. I'm not done yet so I can't assure you yet.

I don't think is working for me... If it worked for someone else let me know. I don't know what happened.

Re-establishing ROOT using CWM with Adrynalyne modified ChainsDD superuser +busybox package from the link below...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=913470

I just installed root explorer and set my system to RW, I can see it all the way through in ADB. Then I re-locked it in root explorer.

Can't delete file in system folder even though I'm rooted

I'm trying to delete the audio conf file in system/vendor/etc but it won't let me. I'm rooted and running Pure Nexus.
Also when I go into the recovery and try to use the file manager it doesn't show me any files in that folder even though there are files in there.
I just updated the Rom the other day. What could have gone wrong?
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you need to mount the system partition as writable first. Issue from the dos command prompt:
adb root
adb remount
and then try again and it should work.
*EDIT* that's from within the normal system. You're also asking about recovery. In that case you need to mount /system first. Click on the 'mount' button inside TWRP and select system and vendor. Then you should be able to delete the file too (make sure you didnt select 'mount system partition read-only'). So that's a solution if you don't have adb installed.

gekkehenkie11 said:
you need to mount the system partition as writable first. Issue from the dos command prompt:
adb root
adb remount
and then try again and it should work.
*EDIT* that's from within the normal system. You're also asking about recovery. In that case you need to mount /system first. Click on the 'mount' button inside TWRP and select system and vendor. Then you should be able to delete the file too (make sure you didnt select 'mount system partition read-only'). So that's a solution if you don't have adb installed.
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The worked when I did it in the recovery. Thanks so much
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