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[Solved without flashing] Messed up TouchWiz.

Right, I applied this mod and didn't install another launcher as a backup before hand, now all I get is a black screen wit the top bar when I boot up the phone. (it boots fine, just there's no launcher)
Is there anyone out there that can provide me with an update.zip with the original touchwiz.apk for JM1? If there is anyone that can do this it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Luke.
EDIT: What I did was found a way of getting to the market (via a link in a text message that was sent to me and accessible via the notifications bar) and hence could access all my apps. I then downloaded another twlauncher.apk (it was jm8 but works fine on jm1, I'll post it here) and followed the instructions in the mod thread to put the modded launcher on the phone, but instead of pushing the modded one to the system/app folder it pushed the non-modded one, thus fixing the phone.
The link sent in the text was "http://cyrket.com/qr/15550" it searches for a tower defence game but you can then use the search to get to "Terminal Emulator" which is the app used to move the .apk in the first place.
Steps to fixing the launcher:
1)Get a TouchWiz30Launcher.apk (different firmware versions need different ones?),
2)Put the launcher.apk onto the internal SDcard (/sdcard/) I did this via USB mass storage, if you have Kies as default for USB or something other than mass storage then follow the next step but find "launcher pro" instead to get into the phone settings list to change USB settings.
3)Send a text to your phone with "http://cyrket.com/qr/15550" or another link to open the Android Market,
4)Search for "Terminal Emulator" to open the app,
5)Follow these steps (found in the mod thread):
chickie.tobias said:
3. type su then hit enter
4. type mount -o remount,rw / system then hit enter.
5. type cp -f sdcard/TouchWiz30Launcher.apk system/app then hit enter
6. type sync then hit enter
7. type reboot then hit enter
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That's it, this is how I fixed my TouchWiz

Right I've managed to installed LauncherPro but I'd really like to be able to get TW back, can someone please help?
Also I keep getting force closes saying android.process.acore has stopped working... No idea what that is either...

Hi. I had the exact same problem. Only solution for me was a re-flash using Odin. But at least I now have Froyo.
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One more thing. Don't try a system wipe, it will make things worse.
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Hey there, I was thinking of doing that but I found a (crude) way of sorting it. It's now fixed with a new twlauncher I'll post a tutorial once I'm home on how I did it to see if it can help anyone. =)
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no CWM after reboot

hi
Ive rooted my nexus s & unlocked the boot-loader
installed superuser
Ive tried installing CWM a couple of times
it installs
but after reboot no recovery or CWM
checked the following posts but no luck
it says install aborted
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317524
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098168

Read : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
as far as i remember, CWM will be removed each time you restart your phone,unles you have a custom kernel/rom.
but its been long time ago when i did that x3

If stock there is a file that needs to be removed or renamed,
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Try to flash again.... Works for me...

ghost010 said:
Read : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
as far as i remember, CWM will be removed each time you restart your phone,unles you have a custom kernel/rom.
but its been long time ago when i did that x3
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No. You merely need to rename / remove the install-recovery.sh script in /etc to prevent the stock recovery from writing at boot.
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krohnjw said:
No. You merely need to rename / remove the install-recovery.sh script in /etc to prevent the stock recovery from writing at boot.
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Thanks I to was having the same issue. I assume that to revert you just rename the aformentioned file back to original?
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spaz2k7 said:
Thanks I to was having the same issue. I assume that to revert you just rename the aformentioned file back to original?
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Yeah, restoring the file will then cause the stock recovery to be written upon reboot (if you want to go back to the stock recovery for some reason).

same but i solved it
clockworkmodrecovery rom manager find and install
open it and touch flash clockworkmod recovery(first item)
select reboot into recovery manual
mount and storage select
mount USB storage
unmount
++++ go back +++++
install from zip sdcard
find
'' super user.zip'' flash
reboot
es file explorer select setting mark root explorer and mount file system after
select phone in file explorer find etc folder select and find ''install-recovery.sh'' file and rename file for example ''install-recovery.sheski'' and
open rom manager again touch flash clockworkmod recovery(first item)
check it...

Sometimes when I restart my menubar is missing, how can I start manually?

As the topic says, when I reboot fire I don't have a menubar. I am using stock, with some additions. What is the location of menubar app, so I can start manually with root explorer?
Thanks
Cp

If you are using nolock this can happen. Just toggle nolock on and off after a reboot and that will fix it.
Not using nolock... No idea...

Yes I am using no lock. Will try toggling.

[Q] Galaxy S4 i9505 Yellow window, no files in efs folder

Hello, im a new to this kind of things. Yesterday I flashed a rom and when I booted the rom up a yellow window poped up, check the attactment how the window looks like. I have tried many solutions on the internet but none of them has worked. My efs folder is also empty, and I didn't make a backup of it i just made a full backup in cwm. I'm hoping that somebody can help me because my S4 is the only phone that I have. Sorry for my bad english.

QuaTiMxi said:
Hello, im a new to this kind of things. Yesterday I flashed a rom and when I booted the rom up a yellow window poped up, check the attactment how the window looks like. I have tried many solutions on the internet but none of them has worked. My efs folder is also empty, and I didn't make a backup of it i just made a full backup in cwm. I'm hoping that somebody can help me because my S4 is the only phone that I have. Sorry for my bad english.
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Efs folder is not empty.
Use root explorer or file explorer with mount option and do the following:
open file "factorymode" in efs/factoryApp directory, it probabely says "off", change to "on" (yes "on" is the correct setting to turn it off), then save
reboot
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samersh72 said:
Efs folder is not empty.
Use root explorer or file explorer with mount option and do the following:
open file "factorymode" in efs/factoryApp directory, it probabely says "off", change to "on" (yes "on" is the correct setting to turn it off), then save
reboot
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I have tried both Root expolorer and root browser none of them dosen't find the files in efs, I have attached some thumbnails of the apps

QuaTiMxi said:
I have tried both Root expolorer and root browser none of them dosen't find the files in efs, I have attached some thumbnails of the apps
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Can you make a call?.
Any way use this file mansger (go to setting and enable "root explorer" and "mount system folders" ) https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5yaG1zb2Z0LmZtIl0.
sent from my Galaxy

I forgot to say that the lockscreen isn't working, when I press the sleep button the phone turns black but when i press it again it won't ask for my lockscreen code. I can't make calls because the mobile network isn't functional. No luck in that file manager either

QuaTiMxi said:
I forgot to say that the lockscreen isn't working, when I press the sleep button the phone turns black but when i press it again it won't ask for my lockscreen code. I can't make calls because the mobile network isn't functional. No luck in that file manager either
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and i think that power menu is gone also...
go to efs/imei folder, and make a file called "keystr" (without " ") (it is probably missing)
open "keystr" file and write "on" (without " " ),save. set permission of the file (all ticked).
But unfortunately, i think that your efs partition is corrupted. You must make a backup for this partition after rooting.
Try to flash stock firmware, some reported that it worked
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samersh72 said:
and i think that power menu is gone also...
go to efs/imei folder, and make a file called "keystr" (without " ") (it is probably missing)
open "keystr" file and write "on" (without " " ),save. set permission of the file (all ticked).
But unfortunately, i think that your efs partition is corrupted. You must make a backup for this partition after rooting.
Try to flash stock firmware, some reported that it worked
sent from my Galaxy
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I managed to get the yellow text away by uninstalling the factorytest apk.
I have tried to install stock firmware trough odin no luck there to. How can I make a backup for this partition?

Now my mobile network works to, I managed to fix it by turning my simcard lock of. The only problem that is left now is the lockscreen and powermenu. I can use the keystr solution and it works but every time I reboot my phone the /efs folder gets empty. Please help me im so confused
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Guys i've got the same problem but i dont have a backup :'(
I wanted a fully clean system so i've wiped everythimg and flashed the me8 firmware as pda in odin.
Everything works but i've got no lockscreen and no power menue.
I would be so happy if someone could help me to solve my problem.
I'm using a 9505.

benni2903 said:
Guys i've got the same problem but i dont have a backup :'(
I wanted a fully clean system so i've wiped everythimg and flashed the me8 firmware as pda in odin.
Everything works but i've got no lockscreen and no power menue.
I would be so happy if someone could help me to solve my problem.
I'm using a 9505.
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Root your phone and see post number 6 in this thread
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I've tried that but it doesnt work for me. Also i've tried to flash a few firmwares but the proplem still exists.

benni2903 said:
I've tried that but it doesnt work for me. Also i've tried to flash a few firmwares but the proplem still exists.
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Have you tried my solutions? The only problem that is left for me is the lockscreen and powermenu But we need a solution for this problem a permanent solution!

samersh72 said:
Root your phone and see post number 6 in this thread
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I can't see the link to the thread

benni2903 said:
I've tried that but it doesnt work for me. Also i've tried to flash a few firmwares but the proplem still exists.
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It must work, no other solution, be sure that you set "keystr" file permission when you finish
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samersh72 said:
It must work, no other solution, be sure that you set "keystr" file permission when you finish
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I got it to work! I followed all the steps and when i was done I edited the keystr file in hex editor so the values was 4f and 4e and all others 00. This solution worked but its not permanent, each time I reboot the phone I have to do the same thing again, is there any permanent solution?

QuaTiMxi said:
I got it to work! I followed all the steps and when i was done I edited the keystr file in hex editor so the values was 4f and 4e and all others 00. This solution worked but its not permanent, each time I reboot the phone I have to do the same thing again, is there any permanent solution?
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Save the file after editing
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samersh72 said:
Save the file after editing
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I save it but each time I reboot the phone the efs folder is empty again

Yeah I have followed your advice but the only way to disable the yellow window is to freeze/uninstall it :/ The permissions are all ticked (0777). Even after a reboot. Tried the solution from post 2 and 6 ...
This wouldnt be so bad but the power menue and the lockscreen are more important. I hope someone can help
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I'm so glad... everything works again. Download the android terminal emulatir from the playstore and enter the following commands:
su
echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode
sync
reboot
This was the only way I was able to get the locksceeen and power menue
Hope that helps you!
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benni2903 said:
I'm so glad... everything works again. Download the android terminal emulatir from the playstore and enter the following commands:
su
echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode
sync
reboot
This was the only way I was able to get the locksceeen and power menue
Hope that helps you!
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Good to hear:thumbup:
This command leads to same result posted in second post
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[FIX] Cant turn WIFI on? You are missing this file

So after lots of flashing of different roms on my Moto G 2nd gen (XT1068) I ended up unable to turn WIFI on in any rom, including stock!
Thing is, after days of breaking my head with this, I figured out I was missing the WCNSS_qcom_wlan_factory_nv.bin file from the /Persist folder.
How did that file go missing and why it was not restored when restoring to stock or flashing roms? Dam good question, I don't have an answer to that yet, BUT, I have a fix.
Simply download the attached .rar, unzip it, and manually put the WCNSS_qcom_wlan_factory_nv.bin file in your /Persist folder using any root explorer / file manager on your device and reboot!
Such a simple little thing gave me so much trouble, hope this will help future users who might face the same problem, as I already saw around that other people are also having the same issue.
This should work for any Moto G version, even the 2013 model, XT1063, XT1064, XT1068, XT1069, all share the same WIFI file.
Happy surfing on your now working WIFI!

Nice Work!

I have that file in /persists but still no WiFi.

Obagleyfreer said:
I have that file in /persists but still no WiFi.
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Most likely its the perms issue. If you have 'adb' and can connect to the phone using adb, do this:
adb logcat -d -v time | grep "avc: denied"
right after a fresh start. If the file shows up in that grep, it means that you are running into permissions issue. And it can be fixed if you have root.

Where cn i find persist folder... ??? I m using CM12
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immy8796 said:
Where cn i find persist folder... ??? I m using CM12
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Root of your device,
/persist

Exelios said:
Root of your device,
/persist
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Found it... Thanx.. bt which permission i hv to give that .bin file.. ???
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immy8796 said:
Found it... Thanx.. bt which permission i hv to give that .bin file.. ???
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Mine is 777, read write execute to everyone, probably not the right cmod, but it works

after try like 5 kernels and almost start to crying i found this post
AND WORKS!!!!
Thanks you so much!!

ZenKeep said:
after try like 5 kernels and almost start to crying i found this post
AND WORKS!!!!
Thanks you so much!!
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O yeah I know the feeling, went trough the same, glad I helped!
Also pressing the tnx button on my post would help me!

I already have persist folder and file in root directory and overwrite it with rw-r-r permission but still not working plz help.

HELP!
I have restored to stock firmware, and my wifi just turns off when i turn it on. I think i am missing this file but as im on stock I dont have root access. How can i install this file if i dont have root access.
A quick reply would be amazing!
Thanks

mrangryoven said:
I have restored to stock firmware, and my wifi just turns off when i turn it on. I think i am missing this file but as im on stock I dont have root access. How can i install this file if i dont have root access.
A quick reply would be amazing!
Thanks
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You could just root again. Using super su you can unroot using the super su app after you finish the fix.
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still have the same issue. stock rom and stellar kernel

Thank you man, this really worked!!! You saved my ass!
PS: I have another problem similar to this one. I can' t acces to my mobile network, I have them turned on, but when I press on Network operators, a message pops up saying "Error while searching for networks ". Have you ever encountered this problem? Because I can' t find an answer

sumit227 said:
I already have persist folder and file in root directory and overwrite it with rw-r-r permission but still not working plz help.
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I also tried to reload the stock boot.iso but that did not help me in this case. In the end what fixed this issue for me was to wipe the phone and load cyanogen mod 12.1.
I downloaded the following files to my phones SDCARD before starting the process below.
cm-12.1-20150816-NIGHTLY-titan-recovery.img
cm-12.1-20150816-NIGHTLY-titan.zip
gapps-5.1-arm-2015-07-17-13-29.zip
0) reboot into fastboot
1) fastboot flash recovery cm-12.1-20150816-NIGHTLY-titan-recovery.img (this was done from the command line on my Mac, and that file was on my Mac at the time)
2) reboot into recovery
3) choose "Wipe data / Factory Reset"
4) choose "Apply Update" -> "Choose From SDCARD1 -> "cm-12.1-20150816-NIGHTLY-titan.zip"
at this point I rebooted but could have probably installed GAPPS right away. The wifi was working again at this point!
5) choose "Apply Update" -> "Choose From SDCARD1 -> "gapps-5.1-arm-2015-07-17-13-29.zip"
I think I will stick with CM for now. I've used it in the past and it was fine.

jreeve0805 said:
I also tried to reload the stock boot.iso but that did not help me in this case. In the end what fixed this issue for me was to wipe the phone and load cyanogen mod 12.1.
I downloaded the following files to my phones SDCARD before starting the process below.
cm-12.1-20150816-NIGHTLY-titan-recovery.img
cm-12.1-20150816-NIGHTLY-titan.zip
gapps-5.1-arm-2015-07-17-13-29.zip
0) reboot into fastboot
1) fastboot flash recovery cm-12.1-20150816-NIGHTLY-titan-recovery.img (this was done from the command line on my Mac, and that file was on my Mac at the time)
2) reboot into recovery
3) choose "Wipe data / Factory Reset"
4) choose "Apply Update" -> "Choose From SDCARD1 -> "cm-12.1-20150816-NIGHTLY-titan.zip"
at this point I rebooted but could have probably installed GAPPS right away. The wifi was working again at this point!
5) choose "Apply Update" -> "Choose From SDCARD1 -> "gapps-5.1-arm-2015-07-17-13-29.zip"
I think I will stick with CM for now. I've used it in the past and it was fine.
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This also worked for me, loaded the latest CM nightly and Wifi came back. Previous steps outlined in this thread did not work.

Had issues with Moto G2 wifi after rooting.. wotks fine after Blisspop
Tom flash
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pls help
persist folder gets removed every time i put it there using root explorer... when i click add new folder into the / (persist is not there) and type in persist it creates a folder with the files already there then i quit the explorer and come back only to find out the the folder is not shown there anymore but if i created again is gets in there and has all the files but again when i quit it disappears...
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Tel864 said:
You could just root again. Using super su you can unroot using the super su app after you finish the fix.
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pls help me i have the folder but its not shown in the explorer it only shows when i add new folder and name it persist but then it disappears again

WiFi turns off instantly I try to turn it on
I have the same issue like you guys, and i've already try to copy the file to the /persist folder, with all the permissions... and nothing but error message pop ups (I can't modify the files in the folder, but accidently I erase one of the WCNSS files. It doesn't make any sense)
I've also tried to install the stock firmware to my XT1068, several ROMs with LP 5.0.2, 5.1, etc (everytime doing wipe cache and data); and the issue is still going.
What can I do? Downgrade to KK can restore all the missing files?
Maybe I can copy a /persist folder entirely with all the files... I don't know.
I'm running out of ideas! And I don't want to live with the idea of 'no-wifi' in such an excellent phone! :crying:
Thanks for your time, guys!