Hey I have 2.2.1 Android version and 2.3.340 Sytem version on my Droid X and I need some help. When I first rooted my X I very quickly uninstalled all the bloatware that I didn't want bc I didn't know that you could just keep it and rename it. Now I have Root Explorer and I have the capability of renaming files, but I'm missing a TON of bloatware. Do any of you guys have link directing me towards a place where I can download those missing files? Thanks!
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Did you make a backup before you. Started your install spree
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Unfortunately, no. I'd already uninstalled a few apps before I made my first backup. Yeah, I know....stupid, right? Lol.
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Lol I'm pretty new at all this but I'm sure you could find a stock rom and flash it on your dx. Search around. I'm sure your not the only
One whose done this. If not you can get the apks for em
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Yes I recieved the pm. Thanks for the help!
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Okay, so I've got the file now that has all the stock droid x apps on it. I tried to copy and paste the apps from my sd card to system/apps. Unfortunately that crashed my phone and I had to flash back to my backup ROM. What did I do wrong?
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Okay, so I've got the file now that has all the stock droid x apps on it. I tried to copy and paste the apps from my sd card to system/apps. Unfortunately that crashed my phone and I had to flash back to my backup ROM. What did I do wrong?
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you cant just copy the files over.
you need the apk and the odex files
then you need to change the permissions to rw-r-r and install it
then you need to reboot
i would SBF and start over renaming them to bak or try a custom ROM thats 10x better than stock like apex, darkslide or if you prefer ASOP then Liberty.
You'll have to excuse my ignorance, but what's sbf? Lol.
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Oh, and after reading your helpful info on changing the permissions I still wasn't able to install some of the files. So, a few questions:
#1- What folder do I need the files to be in before I try to install the apps?
#2- Do the still end up in /system/app like all my other apps once I install them?
#3- Why would an app like for instance "friendfeed.apk" say "Aplication not installed" after I click on "install"? Bc that's what a lot of my apps are saying when I try to install them.
Please help! I'd rather install each of these apps 1 by 1, THEN rename them, instead of completely returning my phone to stock, customizing it (ringtones, apps, wallapapers), THEN rooting it again, installing the rest of the apps that I can't run without Superuser access, and THEN renaming all those files. Ugh, this is a pain in the butt. Please give me step by step instructions on how to do this (move "x" file and "y" file to folder "z", etc....). I'm a noob at this so I need it basic. Thanks!
Back up your contacts to your Google account and return your phone to stock. All your apps can be redownloaded from the "my apps" section of the market once you sign in w/ your Google account. Your contacts will also be resynced. It's a piece of cake. And rooting with z4root is so, so, so, easy.
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Ugh....I was trying to avoid returning it to stock. I've got all my ringtones and stuff customized. Is there no way to leave my phone as is and just put the files back on there?
Also, would just doing a factory data reset put all the stock apps back on there? Or do I have to do more?
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how do i remove blockbuster? etc? do i have to root?
sorry for asking dumb question. i am new to android and a new verzion customer
IF you've rooted your phone, then the easiest way is to buy Root Explorer (trust me it's worth the couple bucks) and navigate to /system/app and find blockbuster.apk or whatever it's called. Click mount r/w and longpress, then delete it. Or rename it to .bak instead of .apk
There is another way to do it using ADB, but if you're new to Android it's probably a bit more complicated than buying the app. If you wanna know how to do it on adb just let me know.
edit: Also, welcome to the Android side.
lol thanks....
i think i already rooted. im using DroidXRoot to rooted the driod x. i just install root explorer and its not working.
blockbuster.apk cannot be renamed because the file system is read-only.
Do you guys know where the files for the bloatware 3G Hotspot are? I would prefer to use wifi tether vs the included app.
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Hide it then. You don't HAVE to use it.
Also when you get the read only message, as was previously stated, you have to mount it as r/w rather than read only.
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3g hotspot is mynet.apk
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lol thanks....
i think i already rooted. im using DroidXRoot to rooted the driod x. i just install root explorer and its not working.
blockbuster.apk cannot be renamed because the file system is read-only.
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Press mount r/w in the upper right hand corner or root explorer.
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Just watch out what you delete...I wasn't able to update to froyo because it was missing system apps. I ended up having to reinstall the system apps and resetting all of the permissions.
Now I just use LauncherPro to hide stuff. If you are dead set on removing them though, I am sure most of us would recommend only renaming the apk files instead of deleting. While you can definitely reinstall them, it tends to be a pain. Also, I heard that removing some apps would cause a boot loop. Haven't experienced it myself, but something to watch out for I guess.
Use launcher pro to hide as well
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Just watch out what you delete...I wasn't able to update to froyo because it was missing system apps. I ended up having to reinstall the system apps and resetting all of the permissions.
Now I just use LauncherPro to hide stuff. If you are dead set on removing them though, I am sure most of us would recommend only renaming the apk files instead of deleting. While you can definitely reinstall them, it tends to be a pain. Also, I heard that removing some apps would cause a boot loop. Haven't experienced it myself, but something to watch out for I guess.
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I accidentally deleted the Conversations.apk... for future reference how do you reinstall system apps and reset permissions?
Thanks in advance,
Brandon
Instead of renaming or deleting apps/bloatware, just use "Titanium Backup" donate version and you can freeze apps/bloatware so they don't load up. This way if you want to update the phone later, you don't have to worry about things you deleted that need to be on the phone for the update to work.
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I accidentally deleted the Conversations.apk... for future reference how do you reinstall system apps and reset permissions?
Thanks in advance,
Brandon
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This is the tutorial that I used below from android forums
http://androidforums.com/droid-x-al...w-reinstall-system-apps-_as_-system-apps.html
I was wondering if someone with all the stock apks could post them on a link for download. I'm unable to complete the Samsung update and I believe it's because I have some of the stock apks removed.
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Here is a file with all the bloatware, but you need to use TiB in order to restore it...
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FE6H6MJI
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Here is a file with all the bloatware, but you need to use TiB in order to restore it...
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FE6H6MJI
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Do I need the premium version? I can't figure out how to restore apps with .gz files.
No you don't, just copy ALL the files into the Titanium Backup folder, then launch TiB. If you scroll to the bottom, you should see all the apps with lines through them. click them,and then hit restore, easy as pie.
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No you don't, just copy ALL the files into the Titanium Backup folder, then launch TiB. If you scroll to the bottom, you should see all the apps with lines through them. click them,and then hit restore, easy as pie.
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I feel like an idiot because this should be easy but I'm having issues. When I click the slashed out name of the app I want to install I don't have a restore option. I've tried running batch commands to do the install but that also doesn't work. I have BusyBox installed. Ideas?
Have you tried clicking the button that says "Problems?" yet?
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Have you tried clicking the button that says "Problems?" yet?
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Yeah thats how you install busybox via TiB
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ummm....
idk what else to tell you, any body else got any ideas?
Sdx stock app remover
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Sdx stock app remover
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So the directory SDX uses for restores is '/sdcard/sdx/backup/app/' but this directory doesn't exist. I've tried creating this directory and placing my .gz files in there with no luck. Any other ideas?
Google it, install the app, run it, navigate to /sdcard/sdx/backup and put all the bloat there, unmount your sd card, open the app again and find the restore option, check them all and hit restore, accept the superuser permissions, and your done. Then you can update with the update.zip I posted in the android development section for DL17.
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Google it, install the app, run it, navigate to /sdcard/sdx/backup and put all the bloat there, unmount your sd card, open the app again and find the restore option, check them all and hit restore, accept the superuser permissions, and your done. Then you can update with the update.zip I posted in the android development section for DL17.
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I've completed all these steps. However, when SDX installs it doesn't create the backup directory. I've tried manually creating this directory, placing the bloat I want to restore in the directory, and searching for the bloat via SDX but nothing shows up.
I'm having the same problem with Titanium Backup. TiB shows the bloatware I want to reinstall but doesn't actually have an option to restore.
Its been forever since ive used it its probally a diffrent folder name...just delete the folder you made go into the app and vackup an app then the directory will br on the sdk card delete the apk in there and place the bloat there and restore.
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Well I realized why I couldn't see the bloat I wanted to restore in SDX. It's because SDX backups files as an .apk. The bloat I have is .gz backed up from TiB. I don't have original .apk's for the bloat I deleted only the .gz's from TiB. I still can't understand why TiB won't allow me to restore the apps with .gz's. It shows them on the list but there is no restore option.
Okay, I know some people think it's redundant to Have backups of my contacts in both Google AND Verizon Backup Assistant, but I'm OCD and like having backups of everything. Also, at some point in time in the future I may not have an Android phone (God forbid) and I would need Verizon Backup Assistant to port all my contacts over to my new phone. Anyway, I'm running Liberty 1.5 which doesn't have BA. I have a folder on my SD card where I've saved all the stock Droid X apps, so I went there and copied both the apk and odex files to system/app and I changed the permissions to rw-r-r. Then I rebooted hoping that it would work, but it didn't. I did a bit of Google searching and found out that BA needs additional Blur components to run. Obviously I have those too, but I don't know which Blur components I need to install to make BA run. Does anyone know the Blur files I need to install in order for Liberty 1.5 to run Backup Assistant? Thanks in advance!
i believe its buacontactadapter.apk
I tried copying the apk and odex for that just now in addition to the backup assistant apk and odex (and I still changed the permissions to rw-r-r). It still didn't work. Do you think there are more files I need to copy? Or is blur stuff just NOT compatible with Liberty 1.5?
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It is designed to be blurless. However, if you keep installing files you may get it to work. Also, when you are in /system/app mount it as rw and install the app. You may have to do that as well
So you're saying I need to just keep randomly installing blur files and hope for the best? I'd rather not. I'm hoping someone knows exactly what files to install. Anyone?
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Well, I went and deleted something off my phone that I probably shouldn't have deleted.
If someone would be so kind to use tibu and backup (BackupAssistanceClient) and send me the back up files, that would be awesome!!
I did try extracting the .apk and .odex from TBH's 2 part install and moving those two files to /system/apps, changing there permissions, and changing their owners and still nothing happened. Those two files are still not registering in my phone.
i am on rooted .596, just incase anyone was wondering
Why don't you just sbf to froyo and reinstall tbh 2 part? Or am I missing something simple that you need?
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yeah, its simple what i need. I just need someone to go into their TiBu and look for backupassistantclient, back it up, and send me the file. I dont feel like sbfing again.
I have no idea how to do that. Wish I could help. Can you google that and install?
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TiBu is Titanium Backup. If you have TiBu, you can do this.
I have tb. I'm no pro but if you want to walk me through it I'll see what I can do.
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milski65 said:
I have tb. I'm no pro but if you want to walk me through it I'll see what I can do.
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thanks for offering to help. Someone else helped me before you. but i will still tell you how to do it.
All you have to do is open up TiBu and find what you want to back up. Back it up. Then you go to your sd card and go into the titanium backup folder. Find the file that you backed up and share it. you can share it via what ever options you have available.
So my stock messaging app decided ton leave my device and not come back. Could someone please pull theirs off of their device and post it so I can place it back on to my device. And would there be a special way to put it into the system apps folder or can I just stick it in there using root explorer?
Thanks
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Jaggar345 said:
So my stock messaging app decided ton leave my device and not come back. Could someone please pull theirs off of their device and post it so I can place it back on to my device. And would there be a special way to put it into the system apps folder or can I just stick it in there using root explorer?
Thanks
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Reflashing works. Or if you have a deodexed zip take it out there *extract it* then just put it on your phone and through root explorer put it in the system/app. Reboot usually helps to make sure it comes back.
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Reflashing works. Or if you have a deodexed zip take it out there *extract it* then just put it on your phone and through root explorer put it in the system/app. Reboot usually helps to make sure it comes back.
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Im just using go sms I like it better anyways, I dont know why it left but honestly I dont care anymore because go sms is so much nicer.