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[Q] Using 'dd' or other block level utility to clone my Eris

Hey all, I tried searching for this subject, but was surprised to not find much. Anyway, I'll be on my 4th replacement Eris (all defective trackballs so far) and I am tired of getting everything back the way I want it.
I'm running KaosFroyo 35-1 (so of course I'm rooted), and I have Titanium Backup, but I wanted to try out a clone/backup at the block level.
Has anyone done this? Any HowTo's? If not, I'll write one up (if I decide to go this route) I'm just really surprised there isn't more "forensic" level stuff about Android. Using google-fu I came across some posts, but not much in the way of hard information.
Being a Linux sysAdmin, I always use 'dd', or some of the forks of 'dd' to do this on filesystems mounted R/O. Being a noob to Android, I should be able to use my "standard" Linux tools through 'adb' to accomplish this, correct?
Many thanks,
Bruce
PS - On another note, Verizon says if my next Eris breaks, they will replace it with a different model. I kind of feel that it's a matter of time, so I've been thinking Droid Incredible or Droid2. Probably the Incredible, because one the major reasons I got the Eris over the original Droid was the form factor, and "sleekness". It just feels nice

This looks like it has some good info in it:
http://viaforensics.com/services/android-forensics/

nandroid backup?

Yeah, there was some thread a while ago on AF about moving a nandroid backup to another phone. I think you just had to change a file name or two.

If you use clockwork mod recovery (with or without rom manager) it doesn't matter what folder you keep your nandroids in, you can restore it anyway. I've been happy with it for about a month. No bugs.
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Thanks.. I'll check out doing this with a nandroid backup...
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I just got a new Eris yesterday. Did a nandroid backup on the old one and restored it on the new one. Although, I did have to Nand restore via adb.

You're welcome. I should've mentioned that although I wasn't using clockwork mod recovery when I traded Eris's at Verizon due to the trackball going left all the time and my speaker dying, I did as a previous person above suggested and renamed the folder my previous nandroid was in once I did a nandroid on the new phone and found out what folder name it would use on the new phone.
It's just so much easier just dealing with clockwork, though. Being able to flash roms and things from any folder I want is great for the organization of the (dare I use the word root in a different context?) SD card.
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My Nandroid restore worked great! The only thing you really have to do from going from one phone to another is to rename the folder which is essentially the phones serial number. On mine:
'cd /sdcard/nandroid/'
'mv HY9Bxxxxxxxx HT03xxxxxxxx'
then through recovery, the restore will work. Failing to change the name of the folder to the phones current serial number will cause the restore to fail.
Now my phone is just like it was when I performed the nandroid backup, but my trackball fully works!
Wonder if I can get a week out of this one
Next phone is going to be without a trackball - that's for sure.

bgarlock said:
My Nandroid restore worked great! The only thing you really have to do from going from one phone to another is to rename the folder which is essentially the phones serial number. On mine:
'cd /sdcard/nandroid/'
'mv HY9Bxxxxxxxx HT03xxxxxxxx'
then through recovery, the restore will work. Failing to change the name of the folder to the phones current serial number will cause the restore to fail.
Now my phone is just like it was when I performed the nandroid backup, but my trackball fully works!
Wonder if I can get a week out of this one
Next phone is going to be without a trackball - that's for sure.
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That's good news! This is my second Eris. I've had it for maybe two months and just last night the trackball started straying on it's own like the last one. My first one only lasted two months although by then the speaker had quit, too.
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If you're going to get a new phone and you're big into rooting and modifying I suggest reading the XDA forums about each phone. I did some research for a friend about a month or so ago and their is a lot of development for the Incredible. (At the time) the D2 was not rooted, the DX was rooted but their were no custom roms available. If I had my choice it would be the Droid X or the new Samsung Fascinate (super skinny and light weight).
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Replaced my 3G icons for 4G

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...caused me to lose mobile data

Man this is super nice I'm trying this tonight I'll post results lol 4g ha ha nice
Root-Hack-Mod-Always™

I should have waited before posting this...hours later I lost mobile data...probably has to do with editing the framework-res.apk so I had to redownload cm6 and flash it to get mobile data working
If anyone has a solution I could send them the zip I was flashing....
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Vandelay007 said:
I should have waited before posting this...hours later I lost mobile data...probably has to do with editing the framework-res.apk so I had to redownload cm6 and flash it to get mobile data working
If anyone has a solution I could send them the zip I was flashing....
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i need to know too because i installed some 3g icons (along with some other cool ones i found in a rom) and now im not getting as much 3g as i should... kinda wierd...

Can I use these on Cm6?

Apparently this does not work well so I deleted it....if the mods could delete this thread that would be great
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Awww man this would have been cool but a good work still man hope u get it working
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If the only thing you did was change the Icons then its not what caused you to lose data..
Changing .png files within apks is probably the most simple mod you can do and I would give it another try. Cause unless you messed with some xml file i doubt its what caused your issues. You can actually edit apks pngs without unzipping or apktooling.

I wish I could explain it -
all I did was take 4g icons from the Epic - rename them to their 3g icon counterparts in CM6 - I opened the apk with 7zip and dragged them from my desktop to the folder
the only snag I hit when doing that was renaming them again inside the apk - because they were being named: random4gimage.png.png because I didnt have windows set to show known extensions - perhaps if I didn't do this it would have worked better? I honestly think that cant be it - but you never know - considering I have never edited an apk before that -
I didn't edit any other files - I didnt 'sign' anything before flashing it considering I dont even know how to sign files -
but I def would love to know what caused me to lose mobile data so I could try it again without thinking I may have to RUU again

This is all probably over my head but, would Metamorph provide some sort of work around for this.

Guys, a .png has no control whatsoever over 3G data you get... it's just like a paranoia effect that's spreading that you lose 3G from this. You won't lol.

If anyone is brave enough to try this. If not I will flash it tomorrow when I get to my Hero.
I accept no responsibility for what happens to your phone.
I have not tested this out as I do not have my Hero with me at this time. Also, this is the first update.zip I have made. I'm not 100% on what I'm doing, I used these instructions here to create the folder structure, and this application here to sign it.
If it works, awesome. If not, I apologize in advance.
Instructions:
- Copy 4g-icons-heroc_signed.zip to your sdcard
- Reboot into recovery
- Make a nandroid backup (or two if you don't trust me - I wouldn't either)
- Flash 4g-icons-heroc_signed.zip
- Reboot
It is my sincere hope that this is exactly what the OP was trying to accomplish.
Links:
4g icons only
Full CM6 rom with changes added

mrinehart93 said:
Guys, a .png has no control whatsoever over 3G data you get... it's just like a paranoia effect that's spreading that you lose 3G from this. You won't lol.
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No, I know it is paranoia...lol...I just began to lose interest in it...but I tried flashing the 4g update using the nov2 blackmod rom and it sent me into a boot loop
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The bootloop could've been caused by a difference in the framework-res.apk files. When you flashed it, the whole framework-res.apk was replaced, and was likely incompatible with the ROM version you were using.

mbobino said:
If anyone is brave enough to try this. If not I will flash it tomorrow when I get to my Hero.
I accept no responsibility for what happens to your phone.
I have not tested this out as I do not have my Hero with me at this time. Also, this is the first update.zip I have made. I'm not 100% on what I'm doing, I used these instructions here to create the folder structure, and this application here to sign it.
If it works, awesome. If not, I apologize in advance.
Instructions:
- Copy 4g-icons-heroc_signed.zip to your sdcard
- Reboot into recovery
- Make a nandroid backup (or two if you don't trust me - I wouldn't either)
- Flash 4g-icons-heroc_signed.zip
- Reboot
It is my sincere hope that this is exactly what the OP was trying to accomplish.
Links:
4g icons only
Full CM6 rom with changes added
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I just flashed this to my own Hero and ran into a slight problem. My Hero doesn't have service. However, I did pull the framework-res.apk and upon looking at the files I changed they did stick. No bootloops or force closes at all. I'm happy to say that I believe this to work and I hope that someone else will try it and post whether or not it works for them as verification!

Anyone know if we are able to use CWM?

Has CWM been ported to this device yet? Or something like the Droid X recovery?
If so, I'd like to start making a pseudo-ROM of sorts.
If not, I'll start working on making some batch files

PixoNova said:
Has CWM been ported to this device yet? Or something like the Droid X recovery?
If so, I'd like to start making a pseudo-ROM of sorts.
If not, I'll start working on making some batch files
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To make a long story short I find if you use Fedya/bootstrapped_recovery, HERE: https://github.com/fedya/bootstrapped_recovery. And you substitute Dexter_nlb's "mot_boot_mode.p2.sh" file from his recovery, HERE: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=942160. You have a recovery you can do things with. Just had problems with mounting usb for file transfers, and one or two unmount options. CAUTION... if like me you have a second partition on your sdcard to work with link2sd, it will wipe your second partition. And you'll find that Nandroid works and will backup your second partition but will NOT restore it. But it's progress... I used ubuntu to extract Dexter_nlb's apk. Let me upload the recovery I threw together and I'll post a link. Naturally credit goes to the authors, I did nothing but swap files and pull what's left of my hair out trying to fix what I ultimately couldn't . The link is on the way...

Here's the Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?618nl545za0b6ax
Just install like Fedya specified on Github: https://github.com/fedya/bootstrapped_recovery

Nice! Thanks so much!
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I think we will be able to soon!

Working on it
I am in talks with the people at CyanogenMod forums, and they are giving me pointers and lessons on how to build a custom ROM from their source tree. Hopefully I will begin this weekend (and won't brick my wifes phone more than 10 times). I will let you guys know what I come up with when I have something.

Yay that's exciting....i'm in talks with a guy at those forums too and he said he's almost done building a custom recovery

Major WTF Issue! CWM Backups Just Disappeared...

After a ridiculous snafu on Sprint's part involving upgrading my wife's HTC Hero to a Nexus S, which has resulted in a long winded complaint to the BBB concerning Sprint's idiocy, I encountered a problem with my phone. In the upgrade process, the dumbass as the Sprint store decided he needed to deactivate my phone for a few mins to do some voodoo magic (?) and then accidentally reactivated it to the old Hero, rather than my Epic (I was not at the store when this all went down). Needless to say I was unable to reactivate my my phone by updating the profile even, so I spent an hour on the phone with Customer Care trying to get my Epic working again, and SOMEWHERE in that whole process the CWM backup files and the CWM folder the resided in on my SD card were erase. I had done a factory reset right after a backup this morning since the EF02 ROM I was running, which was just the basic deodexed with the screen off animation and overscroll flashed in, would force close every time I tried to go to Settings > About Phone > System Updates. So back on factory EF02 I was and though the System Updates worked I couldn't get the profile to update since the MSID got all messed up. The Customer Care rep had me perform a RTN reset from the dialer, but that is about it, and now all my data is just gone... I'm trying in earnest to recover the back .img files, but am having little success so far (trying TestDisk on my Ubuntu laptop). I took a raw image of the SD card immediately, before trying any sort of recovery efforts, so if anyone has ANY advice, tips, trick, or ideas for me to get my CWM .img files back, I would love you for forever.

cant be much help,
but i recommend you start using titanium backup to backup stuff so u can go from phone to phone

davidrules7778 said:
cant be much help,
but i recommend you start using titanium backup to backup stuff so u can go from phone to phone
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I figured the backups in CWM would be good enough, but I guess not...

gremlyn1 said:
...so if anyone has ANY advice...
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Not directly related to solving your problem but will prevent it in the future... Make a backup and/or remove SD card prior to giving to tech (same applies w/ the hard drive in your laptop, ps3, toaster, etc.).

machx0r said:
Not directly related to solving your problem but will prevent it in the future... Make a backup and/or remove SD card prior to giving to tech (same applies w/ the hard drive in your laptop, ps3, toaster, etc.).
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I had the phone and was walking through this with the Sprint Customer Care rep on the phone, and there was nothing I did that should have had any effect on specifically the CWM directory on the SD card... just doesn't make sense.

Check your LOST.dir folder? perhaps they got corrupted and ended up there?
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I use EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard Professional 4.3.6 on HDD & Flash media all the time & have had good luck with it. WinXP I have recovered pics from sdcards out of 3 Epics & a Ton of data from mine when my sdcard got all FUBAR

Sorry to hear that, but wht I do is make 2 nand backups when I do a backup, save both on the phone, and then save those 2 on my pc.
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Sprint Cant Activate Service - Needs Kernel or someting - Total Noob

Hey yall,
I recently purchased what I consider to be one of the best phones one the market (Epic 4g) for the second time and this one I bought off of Swappa.com for $100. The phone is in great condition, with ICS which my last Epic didnt have, and it also has cyanogen 9 mod which my old phone didnt have either. I have never modified a phone or rooted them or anything like that. But I like the cyanogen mod so I dont mind it. The phone also has the latest clockwork recovery.
But the phone cannot activate with Sprint because the rep says the numbers have been wiped from the phone. I read somewhere that I may need a certain kernel that mimics the codes or replaces the codes or something?
Can anyone point me to a stable, reliable source for a kernel that will let me activate the phone and keep cyanogen 9 mod?
Sorry if this is just a total f**#$# noob question that makes you want to pull your hair out but I honestly dont know anything about the latest software or anything like that. However I am very resourceful and I got this far, I think I can install a kernel if someone could just point me in the direction of a good file to download.
Thanks in advance!

Mobile odin the kernel for directboot cwm, and then flash the temporary gb rom to provision your phone and update the prl
watch this videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdx-kIxpitg
But this is for Epic 4g touch, not for Epic 4G

edlee said:
Mobile odin the kernel for directboot cwm, and then flash the temporary gb rom to provision your phone and update the prl
watch this video
But this is for Epic 4g touch, not for Epic 4G
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can you tell me where to find the "temporary gb rom"? Also looks like I need the EL29 EMMC utility, can you tell me where that is as well?
And how to get mobile ODIN on my phone? Do I need mobile ODIN or can I use regular ODIN? In the video he said you could use either one...
Sorry again for the noob questions. This is overwhelming.

Follow the instructions in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464791
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edlee said:
Mobile odin the kernel for directboot cwm, and then flash the temporary gb rom to provision your phone and update the prl
watch this videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdx-kIxpitg
But this is for Epic 4g touch, not for Epic 4G
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We don't have mobile odin. You will need to odin stock and the cwm recovery and nubernel so you can keep the recovery because samsung has it so stock recovery returns after a reboot, and nubecoder fixed that so you'll need his kernel. Then you can reflash cm9. Once the cm team or me include nexus s 4g ril and modem in a build, then we can make updating prl and profile and activating possible. With ours it is impossible.
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tazfanatic said:
Follow the instructions in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464791
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There is no link inthe OP, there is a link in a quoted reply and while I got that link to work at home and began the download,I cannot begin the download here on my work computer. Is there an updated link anywhere for the stock el30 multiboot for samsung epic? Any clue why the download worked at home but not on my work PC? It might be a firewall or something so I am going to go home and put the file on my thumb drive.

edlee said:
Mobile odin the kernel for directboot cwm, and then flash the temporary gb rom to provision your phone and update the prl
watch this videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdx-kIxpitg
But this is for Epic 4g touch, not for Epic 4G
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If he already has CM9 then he already has custom recovery (and root, etc) All he needs is the multiboot flashable to temporarily boot into the stock rom. The latest version is FC09 - I'll see if I can link to that thread, but it is in the development section (Epic 4G development)
EDIT: Here is the multiboot thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...te PRL and Calibrate Sensors for CM9 and AOKP
The OP of that thread contains a link to the correct page on the Epic CM team blog, in which you find full instructions, a link and the md5sum (definitely verify the md5 before continuing)
You will need your computer to extract the archive (most android apps for archive files seem to struggle with this one, and while I swear I did it successfully once, I have been unable to duplicate that result or find the app that worked), and it's generally easier to download on the PC as well to avoid a few quirks.
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styles420 said:
If he already has CM9 then he already has custom recovery (and root, etc) All he needs is the multiboot flashable to temporarily boot into the stock rom. The latest version is FC09 - I'll see if I can link to that thread, but it is in the development section (Epic 4G development)
EDIT: Here is the multiboot thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...te PRL and Calibrate Sensors for CM9 and AOKP
(I need to test the link, so if you still see this disclaimer, then I'm not yet sure that the link works as intended)
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That link is the one in the previous post I mentioned. I got the link to download at my house, my work had it firewalled.
Ok so I got the file, now how do I install it or run it? Just put it on the SD card and then boot in recovery and flash it to everything? Do I need to unzip the files before putting them on the SD card or anything?

matt2k12 said:
That link is the one in the previous post I mentioned. I got the link to download at my house, my work had it firewalled.
Ok so I got the file, now how do I install it or run it? Just put it on the SD card and then boot in recovery and flash it to everything? Do I need to unzip the files before putting them on the SD card or anything?
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Yeah, I just noticed that TazFanatic had already posted it without a description - but the same link from two people is better than no links from anyone, I suppose
That archive needs to be extracted to your sdcard in a very specific directy structure. Check the instruction in the blog where you downloaded the multiboot, but I believe you should be able to extract to the root of the sdcard (with a computer, not your phone - I can't stress that enough) with the option checked to recreate the folder structure.
Once extracted, the actual flashable zip is found in the FC09 folder, which is in the multiboot folder (and may still be EL30, although I have an updated version which I was sure came from that page). Flashing that zip from custom recovery will not actually install anything, but it will reboot the phone after setting it up to boot the rom on the sdcard instead of reading the internal storage where your rom (CM9) is installed.
But as I said, that page should cover all of the details, so be sure to read it thoroughly and you shouldn't have any problems (or additional questions on the subject) from this point forward
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Now my work PC wont recognize the device! Mass storage is turned on, but the pc wont recognize the device or the SD card in the computer. I cant transfer anything to the SD card because it isnt showing up.

matt2k12 said:
Now my work PC wont recognize the device! Mass storage is turned on, but the pc wont recognize the device or the SD card in the computer. I cant transfer anything to the SD card because it isnt showing up.
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Go to the settings screen (menu capacitive key, then "settings" on the touch screen - just in case, I don't know how familiar you are with android or the Epic so I'm just covering the bases, lol)
From there, look for the "storage" sub menu, where you'll be able to see if the phone is detecting the sd card (if you have the card in and it does NOT give you the option to mount or unmount the sd card, then it thinks no card is present)
If the phone is also not detecting the sdcard, then it sounds like the card was corrupted - you may have to reformat it, which will erase everything on it. If it is detected, then maybe rebooting your computer will clear out whatever is preventing it from detecting the card when you put it in the computer... but it sounds like you'll most likely find that the phone isn't even detecting it - try rebooting the phone and checking it again under storage, before you start worrying about reformatting the card...
Also, for everyone else following along - this is why you should not sell a phone with a custom rom on it. Too many problems, better to give the new owner a link to xda and let them decide if they want to take the leap
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styles420 said:
Go to the settings screen (menu capacitive key, then "settings" on the touch screen - just in case, I don't know how familiar you are with android or the Epic so I'm just covering the bases, lol)
From there, look for the "storage" sub menu, where you'll be able to see if the phone is detecting the sd card (if you have the card in and it does NOT give you the option to mount or unmount the sd card, then it thinks no card is present)
If the phone is also not detecting the sdcard, then it sounds like the card was corrupted - you may have to reformat it, which will erase everything on it. If it is detected, then maybe rebooting your computer will clear out whatever is preventing it from detecting the card when you put it in the computer... but it sounds like you'll most likely find that the phone isn't even detecting it - try rebooting the phone and checking it again under storage, before you start worrying about reformatting the card...
Also, for everyone else following along - this is why you should not sell a phone with a custom rom on it. Too many problems, better to give the new owner a link to xda and let them decide if they want to take the leap
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I'm a huge noob at this... the phone was in android debug mode so it wasnt showing the device to the computer. Got it now I think I can figure it out.

matt2k12 said:
I'm a huge noob at this... the phone was in android debug mode so it wasnt showing the device to the computer. Got it now I think I can figure it out.
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I thought you said the computer wouldn't read the sd card even if you took it out of the phone and put it into the computer? Hopefully I misunderstood - your wording above seem to suggest a successful usb mount...
I'll keep checking this thread periodically just in case you need more help (I tend to neglect my PMs, or I'd say send me one, but posting here will reach more of our knowledgeable and helpful users)
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Thank you to all who participated in this thread. I did themultiboot and it automatically activated OTA. The sprint rep already had my account linked to the DEC number, it just needed to send out that proper signal. Thanks again to everyone here who helped me.

matt2k12 said:
Thank you to all who participated in this thread. I did themultiboot and it automatically activated OTA. The sprint rep already had my account linked to the DEC number, it just needed to send out that proper signal. Thanks again to everyone here who helped me.
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Awesome news, and welcome to the Epic community
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Now what badass stuff can I do with this cyanogen that I couldnt do with my old Epic??? What re yall's favorite features?
Can anyone tell me how to add icons to my desktop or homescreens? I want to add apps and contacts on my home screens and I cant figure out how. Its not the same as on the old epic, now when I hold on the screen it just pops up the wallpaper selector, I can't add a shortcut, someone tell me what to do?

matt2k12 said:
Now what badass stuff can I do with this cyanogen that I couldnt do with my old Epic??? What re yall's favorite features?
Can anyone tell me how to add icons to my desktop or homescreens? I want to add apps and contacts on my home screens and I cant figure out how. Its not the same as on the old epic, now when I hold on the screen it just pops up the wallpaper selector, I can't add a shortcut, someone tell me what to do?
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Hold your finger on the app/widget while in the app drawer.
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matt2k12 said:
Now what badass stuff can I do with this cyanogen that I couldnt do with my old Epic??? What re yall's favorite features?
Can anyone tell me how to add icons to my desktop or homescreens? I want to add apps and contacts on my home screens and I cant figure out how. Its not the same as on the old epic, now when I hold on the screen it just pops up the wallpaper selector, I can't add a shortcut, someone tell me what to do?
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Your first question is quite broad, so I highly recommend reading the EpicCM blog site and the official site, cyanogenmod.com, because there are so many features that we will likely forget a few (unless we read the web pages for you, but then you have to trust our summaries... anyone remember the telephone game from childhood? Best to go straight to the source, lol)
That doesn't mean we won't try, of course... but I can't decide on a favorite feature, lol. The theme engine is a well-known feature that is almost a CM exclusive (it originally came from T-Mobile phones). I'm currently on the CM7 side of my usual cycle of roms, so I have to work from memory until I decide to switch back (I stay with 7 most of the time because I can't afford a decent replacement battery, lol)
As for homescreen shortcuts, both apps and widgets can be found in the app drawer - long-press and drag to drop them on the homescreen. There may be a direct dial widget (I haven't messed with direct dial shortcuts since long before CM9, so no guarantees on this part) - dropping it on the homescreen should open a dialogue where you can choose the contact to shortcut to. I know that other widgets that have variables that lack logical default values, like the direct navigation widget, work that way... I'm just not 100% sure if there is a direct-dial, or just a shortcut to the contact info
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Ok that works for apps, what about putting specific individual contacts as shortcuts on the homescreen(s)? Can't figure that one out... need to get my wifey on there... thanks in advance y'all.

matt2k12 said:
Ok that works for apps, what about putting specific individual contacts as shortcuts on the homescreen(s)? Can't figure that one out... need to get my wifey on there... thanks in advance y'all.
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I think nova launcher allows normal widget placing. You can always try adw launcher
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