I am wondering if it is possible to get a standard Android settings menu on the stock rom rooted. Anyone know if it is possible? I tried installing "settings.apk" from CM7 and it wouldn't install over the factory app.
Set as R/W and changed permissions B4 installing
Matt V said:
I am wondering if it is possible to get a standard Android settings menu on the stock rom rooted. Anyone know if it is possible? I tried installing "settings.apk" from CM7 and it wouldn't install over the factory app.
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Are you using root explorer and mounted the system as r/w, copy n pasted it into /system/app, changed permissions to match the ones inside /system/app _before_ installing it? Then you reboot the system. That work?
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sorry for the double post
Curious..........when we install .apks do they alreadly know where to install its self. some apks i can completely move to the /system/app/ and others go straight to /data/app where most apks go and cannot be moved without FCing
IS there a way to force all data that i want to system/app/
just wanted to know if this is possible...would be sweet
TIA
As far as I know if you install them manually you can install them wherever you want. System or data.
While rom building I've put non-standard apps into the system/app folder with no problem.
If you put them in the system/app folder you might need to make sure the permissions are set right.
bp328i said:
If you put them in the system/app folder you might need to make sure the permissions are set right.
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Well here is my situation.........
i want to use the HTC_IME_lo.apk mod found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416
then I would like to Remove the stock HTC_IME.apk im sure everyone does this...
then i cook
bake and
flash but it doesnt install
how do i edit the permissions or maybe there is another solution ???????
TIA fellow chefs
DS36 said:
Well here is my situation.........
i want to use the HTC_IME_lo.apk mod found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416
then I would like to Remove the stock HTC_IME.apk im sure everyone does this...
then i cook
bake and
flash but it doesnt install
how do i edit the permissions or maybe there is another solution ???????
TIA fellow chefs
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I'm probably out of my league here, but I would guess that you should be able to add in the new keyboard (to the SYSTEM folder), select the new keyboard as your default keyboard (using an SMS app or something), then once it's selected you're good to go. You may be able to even delete the old one at that point without any errors?
However, you mentioned cooking and baking so this is what's over my head. Sorry if this doesn't help you.
Also, like that other dude said... "other" apps like the ones installed from the Market usually go in DATA. I noticed that when some ROMs have Maps installed in SYSTEM and you go to update it, it will install the newer version in DATA. I remember seeing in the logcat during boot that the phone detects both versions and just ignores the older version in the SYSTEM folder.
DS36 said:
Well here is my situation.........
i want to use the HTC_IME_lo.apk mod found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416
then I would like to Remove the stock HTC_IME.apk im sure everyone does this...
then i cook
bake and
flash but it doesnt install
how do i edit the permissions or maybe there is another solution ???????
TIA fellow chefs
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I have used that exact keyboard on ROMs in the past. I did a straight install from the SD card using a file explorer, Astro to be exact.
Maybe I'm missing what you are trying to accomplish, but that's how I installed it. I'm not up on the cooking and baking, but maybe it's different if you are trying to add it to the ROM prior to flashing?
To remove the standard HTC_IME.apk, I would install the new one first then go into adb shell and remove it that route.
The only way I know how to change permissions is by using the Root Explorer app. If you have that you mount r/w and navigate to the apk you wanna change. Then you long press it and go to permissions. It looks like all the ones in /system/app are "User: Read, Write; Group: Read; Others: Read". Hope this helped!
zwade01 said:
The only way I know how to change permissions is by using the Root Explorer app. If you have that you mount r/w and navigate to the apk you wanna change. Then you long press it and go to permissions. It looks like all the ones in /system/app are "User: Read, Write; Group: Read; Others: Read". Hope this helped!
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Great info guys but actually im trying to build a Rom from scratch in the Rom Kitchen.......
when i flash the Rom to my Phone i want the keyboard i want and not the stock one built in at all....i actually remove it while in the kitchen....
so basically if you were to flash this rom to you phone the stock is gone and the custom will be there.....
P.S. I already know about removing the htc ime_mod via ADB after i flash but i want it gone before
TIA everyone great info
ANYBODY ??????
i deleted the mms.apk and mms.odex, and now i want to reinstall the stock one to system/app, i tried many time ,and it failed, who can tell me how to?
many thanks !
Daniel_liu said:
i deleted the mms.apk and mms.odex, and now i want to reinstall the stock one to system/app, i tried many time ,and it failed, who can tell me how to?
many thanks !
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How this you go about installing it ? Am assuming if you managed to delete it you must have rooted and got adb running or Root Explorer.
If you have root explorer and have placed the files in system/app the only issue I think you have is with the permission.
Mount as RW
Navigate to system/app , long press the mms.apk and select permissions, change the permissions to
Read Write
Read
Read
Now do the same for the other file, once your done check below your file description , the permissions should now be similar to the other files present there.
Mount as RO
Reboot,
hopefully it should work.
Cheers,
Vikram.
Daniel_liu said:
i deleted the mms.apk and mms.odex, and now i want to reinstall the stock one to system/app, i tried many time ,and it failed, who can tell me how to?
many thanks !
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I think that only .apk will be needed. .odex exist after start of application, so I think that it is only some cashe/data file.
My mms.apk can try download here.
i have tryed a couple of times but get force closes when i overwrite framework-res, it stuck in reboot one try
what am i doing wrong?
also how can i get a custom lockscreen?
xperiaplay said:
i have tryed a couple of times but get force closes when i overwrite framework-res, it stuck in reboot one try
what am i doing wrong?
also how can i get a custom lockscreen?
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you need to set the permissions right.
how do i do that?
Well when you use root explorer to copy the files to /system folder long press on one of the files and a menu will appear click on permissions and set like this: rw-r--r-- then you can move them to the right folders and all should be good
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If you use adb to push the framework.apk and systemui.apk, there is no need to set permissions .... also you need to make sure the theme is compatible with the build you are using .... for example, if a theme is made for .143 build, it will never work on the .145 build ect
Hello. I searched for a problem like mine, but I haven't found an answer. I'm using GingerDX v21 2.3.7. I wan't to install the Xperia Active Launcher, which I have downloaded from two different places :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1188048
http://www.mediafire.com/?y2z28bb1z5kn5bu
I tried the both files. I used Astro File Manager, AppInstaller and Root Explorer with full premissions. Also I tried to put the file into system/app I than to install it, but the result was the same - application not installed. I searched for the same problem, but I coulnd't find a solution. So how can I install this Launcher? Any ideas?
P.S. Sorry for the bad English
Try to full wipe
d3co said:
Hello. I searched for a problem like mine, but I haven't found an answer. I'm using GingerDX v21 2.3.7. I wan't to install the Xperia Active Launcher, which I have downloaded from two different places :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1188048
http://www.mediafire.com/?y2z28bb1z5kn5bu
I tried the both files. I used Astro File Manager, AppInstaller and Root Explorer with full premissions. Also I tried to put the file into system/app I than to install it, but the result was the same - application not installed. I searched for the same problem, but I coulnd't find a solution. So how can I install this Launcher? Any ideas?
P.S. Sorry for the bad English
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after pushing to system/app did u set permissions?
i had same problem
what helped for me: full wipe, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache reinstall GingerDX
hit thanks if i helped
I downloaded the file run it from my phone and it installed and ran fine, gdx v21
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kirmada said:
after pushing to system/app did u set permissions?
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How to set permission? Which want to tick?
mrxperiax8 said:
How to set permission? Which want to tick?
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push the launcher with root explorer into system/app, remember to mount r/o before pasting, then long click into the launcher,then tap on permissions and set pemissions this way
xxo
xoo
xoo
where x means to be ticked
and o means to be left unticked
after dat exit and reboot phone
I am having a problem with the package installer on my Nexus 7. (Wi-Fi, 32 GB) I think I may have done something to it accidentally while browsing through the system files. I did click to install the installer itself out of curiosity, though, but I don't know if that could have any adverse effects on anything. I cannot install any apps, whether they're from the Play Store or an APK through a file explorer. I get error 406 when I try to download anything from the Play Store. (Except when I tried to update ES File Explorer. That worked fine... Every other app that I've tried will not update/ download.) When I try to install an APK, I get a message like, "There is no program to open this file." I had just rooted my Nexus after having it for nearly a year with the Motochopper root exploit, so the bootloader is still locked. I could still install apps, though, until after my first reboot. Could anybody identify the problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
you might have removed packageinstaller.apk thats in the system. you can fix it by getting the correct packageinstaller.apk from the interent and move it to the correct /system/app path and apply CORRECT permissions for it
Billchen0014 said:
you might have removed packageinstaller.apk thats in the system. you can fix it by getting the correct packageinstaller.apk from the interent and move it to the correct /system/app path and apply CORRECT permissions for it
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It's still there. I think installing it with itself out of curiosity is what messed it up. It now shows up in the installed apps menu in Settings.
TheZeldaLova said:
It's still there. I think installing it with itself out of curiosity is what messed it up. It now shows up in the installed apps menu in Settings.
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Change its permissions to the same as the other apps in the same folder should fix it
Billchen0014 said:
Change its permissions to the same as the other apps in the same folder should fix it
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It doesn't seem that I am able to change permissions. I'm just going to back everything up and either flash a stock rom or another good rom. Thank you very much for your help anyways.
Same problem..
What do you mean about "changing permissions"? If you mean to change the file properties to -rw-r-r- then that didn't worked for me .. pls help!