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To the many excellent folks here at xda-developers.com, I'm releasing MobilMon 0.5 for free.
I wrote a simple app that monitors file system access (specifically, file creation, deletion, or modification). This sort of tool can be invaluable when you are trying to figure out what's happening on your system. You can export the findings to a log file.
It's pretty bare bones at this point, but that was somewhat intentional. I wanted to see what folks wanted out of such an app before spending more development time on it.
Check it out, and let me know what you think: http://www.mobilmon.com
wow! thank you! this is pretty much exactly what i was wishing for ever since i started playing around with new apps and such on my phone.
it's a great help for just before a system backup. for example, i have SPB backup set to run every other morning. let's say it runs on Saturday at 5:00am. I install some apps and do some random things from 8:00am to 9:00am. 9:30am, my phone crashes. I reset to 5:00am, and I lost all that stuff i did from 8 to 9. now i know! thanks for this app.
Feature changes
A couple of things I was considering:
1. CSV EXPORT. Would it be better to leave the plain text formatting for easy readability, or format it for CSV export?
2. DIRECTORY. I was originally going to include the ability to change the directory (i.e. something other than just "\") but that would involve some significant work on my part. And, I'm not sure if you'd really want to do that anyway.
3. VIEW FILE READS. As delivered, it monitors file adds, deletes, and changes - not reads. This was done intentionally for performance reasons. Would people want to see all the file reads, even if it bogged the device down?
This is awesome! I haven't seen anything else like it, so I am really happy to see someone from the xda-forums to make this magic!
I think that you should add in the view file reads, but only as an option. Maybe also an option to select which operations you want logged (eg. when I only want to see the files created, and not deleted). Although being able export to CSV would give me the same results, but with some editing.
3. VIEW FILE READS. As delivered, it monitors file adds, deletes, and changes - not reads. This was done intentionally for performance reasons. Would people want to see all the file reads, even if it bogged the device down?
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Many thanks for the app.
It would be nice to have (even as a separate app) something like mamaaich's file monitor: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=247425, with ability to start/stop and good frontend - to capture all file activities in the whole system.
It helps a lot to find frequent, unintended system file reads (in most cases - draining batteries)
monitor lost memory
i wonder if you could add some powerful memory mgmt to check where my pda memory is lost and what is the process,application or service which is causing memory leaks or using too much memory. maybe you could draw a graph or monitor memory usage during time for all processes. when i start my pda i have 48% free ram, after a day i am back to 80% without any visible app running.
Thanks!
Thanks
Thanks for the good feedback; I'll look into making it where you can select the types of events to monitor and then go from there.
Good lead on mamaich's program - I wasn't aware of it. I will take a look. I'm all about working smarter, not harder
Hello,
I stumbled over this (admittedly quite old) thread on the search for a windows-mobile version of something like iTunes FolderWatch or iPad ShutterSnatch.
Would it be possible to extend MobiMon such that an action can be triggered once a new file is found? In my case that action would be to start a picture viewer with the newly created file name as a parameter.
Scenario: Send pictures I take with my camera to my Windows Mobile Phone (HTC HD2) via FTP (MochaFTP) through an Ad-Hoc Network directly from the camera (using Eye-Fi). MobiMon would recognize the new file and fire up the picture viewer. This way, the latest picture taken will be shown on HD2's big display right after the shot was taken.
Of course, if there is a more streight-forward way of doing this (like a picture viewer with integrated FTP-Server ) I'd be more than happy to hear about it!
Regards and a happy new year!
Alex
Yes, it's possible.
In regards to your inquiry, it's programmatically possible, but would require a re-write. This has to do with the way things are instantiated. Whether I could afford the time to do it is a different question
1. What is the target OS?
2. Do you have the means and skills to adjust my code and compile it yourself if I just pointed out the changes needed?
allright, heres my question:
is it possible to add (i.e)tray/taskbar icon showing card r/w activity?
I am thinking not exactly about this specific project, but general idea related to it.
Hi,
I got a few spare androids' and i'm considering giving them to my kids (11 and 12) to play around with it and enjoy the android experience. however I don't want them being able to put 3rd party applications. how do i go about removing the option of "unknown sources" and maybe wifi from the settings.apk.
I'm not new to java and xml but sort of new to android development, I've tried several ways to remove it from the apk only (ark, ddx, baksmali, apksign) I did it in so many ways that i can't remember them all. I've also tried to decode the apk with apktool, ddx, baksmali, and creating a new project from existing source in eclipse, and I couldn't figure out what parts I have to modify to get it working (i kept on getting errors in eclipse so i wasn't even able to compile and test it in DDMS-eclipse).
Also i would like to know if maybe it is necessary to port the whole kernel source into eclipse?
I've searched all over the internet for a information for this specific thing and I couldn't find anything.
Btw, I'm using nix lucid.
Thanks In advance.
any help would be appreciated!
how about flash the supere rom without the google apps? that way they wont be able to access the market..
lagu805 said:
how about flash the supere rom without the google apps? that way they wont be able to access the market..
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I know, the problem is not the market, i can pull it out from the phone with adb in a second w/o superE, but they can still install stuff on it with a sd card, and I would hate to not put in a file browser on the phone.
I think it would be a good idea to make a rom that's made for kids, for playing games and stuff without me worrying about it.
I'm sure that they will try to figure out a way to get around the "no market on the phone" and I should not underestimate a kid (even a 12 year old). I've seen him getting around lots of technological obstacle's.
I think that the world could use a kid's version of android, you know, get them hooked when they're young. The last thing i would like to hear from my kids is talking about iPhone or Windows. We're all linux in our house
Interesting. I too gave Magics to my 11 & 12 yr olds, one without a data plan and the other without a SIM at all. I think the right way might be multiuser like we already do on the desktops. Sudo would be a nice touch but I'd be happy to login as admin to install or whatnot.
Multiuser is something I'd like to see anyway with most or some settings on a per user basis. Or at least just for security, normal login can't do critical tasks that might cause issues. I think we'll hear about this again once we hear about some seriously dangerous apps/scams/viri on the phones.
In the meantime your best bet is education and rules about what can and can't be done. Then once per week or so you take the phone and check things out, update as needed, etc. So far my kids have little interest in breaking the rules and are happy browsing the market for fun things.
I think the only way to achieve this is to download the AOSP, edit the sources to remove the options and then compile your own ROM.
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Interesting. I too gave Magics to my 11 & 12 yr olds, one without a data plan and the other without a SIM at all. I think the right way might be multiuser like we already do on the desktops. Sudo would be a nice touch but I'd be happy to login as admin to install or whatnot.
Multiuser is something I'd like to see anyway with most or some settings on a per user basis. Or at least just for security, normal login can't do critical tasks that might cause issues. I think we'll hear about this again once we hear about some seriously dangerous apps/scams/viri on the phones.
In the meantime your best bet is education and rules about what can and can't be done. Then once per week or so you take the phone and check things out, update as needed, etc. So far my kids have little interest in breaking the rules and are happy browsing the market for fun things.
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well, it is just a nix and SUDO should be possible, but setting this up is a quite a project and I don't think this is a one day project.
As for educating, I think they know right from wrong and I don't think that they will willingly break the rules, the market however is full of apps that are not meant for young kids..... what do you think they're going to do when they bump in to one of those apps? .
Actually what i wanted to do is to give them a phone with a line and no data plan so they can play games or watch movies, If the kids want to use the internet, there are more than enough boxes at home they can use. This phone is strictly for voice text and games.
What I want to accomplish in general, is having a child safe phone, and have the other parents here who want their kids to have to have an android, enjoy it. My way of giving back to the community.
But to have a phone that will be suitable for the purpose (not just for my kids) the data has to be completely disabled, and wifi is going to be the issue. putting on an encryption on wifi is a joke, ever heard of aircrack? I'm sure there are lots of determined horny 15 year olds that will get around that. (am i paranoid?)
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I think the only way to achieve this is to download the AOSP, edit the sources to remove the options and then compile your own ROM.
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That's exactly what i want to do. The question is how do I do it?
Again, I'm not a complete noob, I just never played around with android as an OS. so if I can have the first push here here what I'm supposed to do to start this I would really appreciate it.
As I've said in my first post, I tried a few things and i couldn't get it right. what part of this don't i get??
Thanks a lot.
well your not even going in the right direction..
do you have an IDE with compiler and the android SDK all set up? then you can check on dferrera post on how to compile android from source... its listed in this forum.. please search
if your not a programmer or have no idea what classes - functions etc are then this might now be an option for you that is something you can be instructed on
you are going to need to learn to compile android from source and modify it, this is a very big task mate - be prepared, and no one can answer all the questions for u
alan090 said:
well your not even going in the right direction..
do you have an IDE with compiler and the android SDK all set up? then you can check on dferrera post on how to compile android from source... its listed in this forum.. please search
if your not a programmer or have no idea what classes - functions etc are then this might now be an option for you that is something you can be instructed on
you are going to need to learn to compile android from source and modify it, this is a very big task mate - be prepared, and no one can answer all the questions for u
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Thanks for the reply, but i can't seem to get java5 working on 10.04 (the 10.04 repos have only java6 but i did add the old repos and ran in to some issues), I had it working on 9.04 though. anyone made it run on 10.04? or should I downgrade (or run it in VB) to 9.04/.10?
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Thanks for the reply, but i can't seem to get java5 working on 10.04 (the 10.04 repos have only java6 but i did add the old repos and ran in to some issues), I had it working on 9.04 though. anyone made it run on 10.04? or should I downgrade (or run it in VB) to 9.04/.10?
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Add these 2 lines to the end of /etc/apt/sources.list file
Code:
deb http://pl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty multiverse
deb http://pl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty universe
then do:
Code:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java5-jdk
@k50aker
Hiding Wifi and other things should be quite easy task, but... how do you want to protect against system reinstallation? They could download any ROM from internet and install it in just 10 minutes. Backuping is easy too, so they could have 2 systems installed and switch between them when their dad comes home.
Android phones aren't desktops. You can't have root and don't give it to other users of a device.
Mod. edit: not dev related, moved to general
I wouldn't want to hide WiFI, the device is useless without connectivity, much cheaper toys out there for that if I wanted stand alone.
My two children each have a Magic and this is my experience, none of the worries that many parents seem to fear. They are well behaved and so far no problems and they are ready for 2.1 since 1.5 is just too confining even for them. Education goes a long way.
The best choice I made was to not put a SIM in one of the phones. WiFI is ideal since she is nearly always in a zone. This has gotten her used to IM instead of texting. Same effect but costs nothing. A SIP app works almost as well as SIM voice. Someday I'll do a data only SIM so she has total coverage, she'll understand that heavy data is to be done over WiFI and cell data is for VoIP and for times when it is really needed and can't wait.
However it would be nice if there was a limited setting requiring admin password for certain functions. But really, there hasn't been any problems but my kids might be grateful enough to not abuse the rights I give them. Best advice besides education if they are very young is to not SIM until after they get into the alternatives and not be addicted to texting. The older one has learned to watch her usage patterns and has to pay if she goes over budget.
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Add these 2 lines to the end of /etc/apt/sources.list file
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deb http://pl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty multiverse
deb http://pl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty universe
then do:
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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java5-jdk
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those ropes are for jaunty not for lucid, and I have tried that before anyway and this is what i get:
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desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install sun-java5-jdk
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
sun-java5-jdk is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libwv2-4
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 11 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up sun-java5-doc (1.5.0-19-0ubuntu0.9.04) ...
This package is an installer package, it does not actually contain the
J2SDK documentation. You will need to go download one of the
archives:
jdk-1_5_0-doc.zip jdk-1_5_0-doc-ja.zip
(choose the non-update version if this is the first installation).
Please visit
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.html
now and download. The file should be owned by root.root and be copied
to /tmp.
[Press RETURN to try again, 'no' + RETURN to abort] no
Abort installation of J2SDK documentation
dpkg: error processing sun-java5-doc (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
sun-java5-doc
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Brut.all said:
@k50aker
Hiding Wifi and other things should be quite easy task, but... how do you want to protect against system reinstallation? They could download any ROM from internet and install it in just 10 minutes. Backuping is easy too, so they could have 2 systems installed and switch between them when their dad comes home.
Android phones aren't desktops. You can't have root and don't give it to other users of a device.
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You are right, but one of the later steps I thought about would be a custom boot and custom or no recovery. But I will figure that out later in the project.
But i will probably change my direction on this (wifi etc.) based on what you guys say.
I'm a programmer; I don't do Sales, I don't do Marketing LOL
I'm working on an app that has my partner and I debating on pretty much a daily basis. I'll try to explain best as possible without too much detail.
The app takes a pre-loaded database (a "template") from assets folder and loads into the app. Works fine. Thing is, there will be more templates, probably up to 20 for which we want to charge (we're talking small amounts here).
So, here is the debate we're having:
1. Create 20 apps with each having the one template. Easy as hell for me but goes against my programming standards as to why have 20 apps when ONE does the work? NOTE: Does not need any permissions
2. Create one app, ask user for template on startup, download from cloud. A little tougher, but not much. Problem here is that what if they want 2 templates? Or 5? We want to charge for each template. I could do "AppName +2" or "AppName +5"
versions and charge accordingly. NOTE: Max templates a user would have is probably 5.
3. In-app purchasing...I've read about this. Not so easy. You either hide content (and over bloat your app or code a mechanism that allows Joe to have in-app purchase app, but not Julie). Google makes clear note of this in their docs. NOTE: my bloat would be about a 7,000 row database on user's phone.
So, just looking for some other opinions...all comments welcome!
TIA,
Roots
From what I can understand, I think # 1 is the most tried and true method, as most launchers with themes work this way. The upside for you as far as making money is concerned is that there are people who want all their options, whether or not they will ever use them... I have been guilty of it myself with lp+ themes. I've paid for ones I'll never use, because it's there and most apps tend to be in the "impulse buy" price range.
I agree, #1 is your best option, it may require a lot more work as far as deploying goes, but it is the most reliable method.
Interesting! Thank you for your replies.
A little more information...the templates (e.g. database) will probably never change from initial download, so that update is a moot point.
One thing I didn't think about is creating and SAVING 20 keys!!! Yikes. I've lost those before...very bad situation when that happens. Not to mention 20 distinct package names.
One thing I didn't think about is creating and SAVING 20 keys!!! Yikes. I've lost those before...very bad situation when that happens. Not to mention 20 distinct package names.
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You can sign all packages with the same key.
As of package names, all you need is to change the application package not the code packages. The ADT has a tool for renaming application packages.
1. Create 20 apps with each having the one template. Easy as hell for me but goes against my programming standards as to why have 20 apps when ONE does the work? NOTE: Does not need any permissions
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Here is my suggestion, although I never tried it:
Create 20 apps for templates with no logic at all.
For each one of these apps:
(1) Put a single template file in the res/raw folder
(2) Create an Activity that doesn't do anything at all (call finish on onCreate).
(3) Set intent-filter for your null activity with android.intent.action.MAIN and your own custom category.
Create 1 main application with all application logic and code but with no templates at all (or just one default template).
(1) Search for installed templates using PackageManager.queryIntentActivities with an Intent that match Intent.ACTION_MAIN and your custom category.
(2) Read templates using Context.createPackageContext, getResources of the created context, getIdentifier to find the id of the template file and openRawResource to actually open it as an InputStream.
There are other methods to share resources, take look at android:sharedUserId.
Interesting concept, but if I read it right, I sill need 20 "dummy" apps to go with the main "driver".
I've got some time to mess with this because I have to implement drag and drop on some ListViews. I might just end-up coding the in-app purchase stuff.
EDIT: LOL, I can't wait till I can afford an iPad and port all my stuff to iOS
I have a broken G1, the screen is shot, and something else is screwed up, because it won't process anything. Once it boots it shows the background for a moment, then the lock screen comes on, but without a background. Then it looses all functionality. I can't get it to do anything. However, what's interesting, is that if I get an incoming call, I can answer using the button (not screen), and talk normally. Anyway, I want to know if there is a way, probably using ADB to get all my contacts minimally (since they're not all sync'd w/ Google), but ideally I would like to make a system image from it and run it in one of the emulators (Eclipse, Spring Source or Android SDK is what I have installed now). Any help would be awesome. There are also a few nandroid backups that I could use somehow, but they are a little old.
As far as I know, contacts data is stored in a sqlite-database which is located on /data. As long as you can connect with adb to your phone, you can copy that database to your pc and analyze it using sqlite3.
In this article you can find some additional information. It's a bit old, but still valid and at least it can give you a hint.
If you cannot access to your phone using adb, you can also extract the contacts.db from your latest nandroid backup. You can use unyaffs or mount your image on a linux system as yaffs file system and extract the file(s) you want. Then you can use again sqlite3 to extract the contacts data.
The same way, you can extract other data. It's enough to concentrate on the /data partition of the G1. As long as adb is running, you can copy them to your local PC, if not, you need to extract them from your latest nandroid backup in the same way I described above.
there is an awesome application called droid explorer (i forget the developers name) that you can download free to your pc (probably mac too) if you have usb debugging turned on then all you have to do is plug your phone into pc via usb.
when your phone comes up you have all the options you need here plus more!
seriously i recommend it to everyone. i use it at work sometimes to access my phone without getting caught, it has a great screen-cast function (a bit laggy)
if you dont have usb debugging turned on then look in the forum how to do it via adb. if you cant find droid explorer let me know and i can put it in my dropbox.
another option is get a used g1 from ebay and swap motherboards. or just fix your screen or whatever the problem is
Ok... So I did a little snooping via adb, and fortunately I did leave usb debugging on, so that's a plus. Now there were 2 things that I've tried pulling:
/data/data/com.android.contacts
and
/data/data/com.android.providers.contacts
Unfortunately, these both just gave me .xml files that only had a few lines of code, none of which included contacts or any kind of useful info.
@AndDiSa: I'm going to read the linked article now, but currently I don't have anything useful from /data. Any tips on how I would go about extracting the contacts.db? Articles or links are always great!
@demkantor: I will check that out. Since I don't really know how messed up the phone is, I don't know how useful droid explorer will be, but it sounds like a good utility anyway.
I don't really feel like getting parts for my phone. It's already waaaay behind the curve, and while it's a super fun phone to mess around with, I think it's time to move to something new (like the Droid 1 that I got as a toy phone/media player since I don't have verizon).
Anyway, further help appreciated!
(Oh, and I have to replace the digitizer for my Droid. LOL)
I am not on my PC at the moment, but try to look for
/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts2.db
at least in GB this should be the right file or do a
find /data -name "cont*db" -print
in adb shell to look for it.
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I'll check it out tomorrow and let you know how it goes. Thanks!
OK! Good news. I found the contacts2.db and was able to pull it. I got SQLite3.exe and started messing around with it. Now what I tried from the link didn't work, as I couldn't get the .db file imported, and don't really know how to declare that as the target of commands. Using the .tables or .databases commands didn't get any results either. .databases just said something like 0-Main and 9-local or something. Do you know how to pull this part off? Hope to hear back soon.
Thanks,
kyle_engineer
Didn't try to use sqlite3 on windows yet, on the phone, you need to do
sqlite3 contacts2.db
> .dump
and you will get all content of the database dumped as sql statements.
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Awesome man!!! the .dump worked and I was able to actually get a table output on the screen. Now I just need ot know how to make that something printable (ideally), and I need to try it with my actual G1, not my Droid1... I'll thank you tomorrow when it's done.
Ugh!
So I've been able to correctly import a .db from my droid 1 and get it properly printed on the screen using sqlite3. That worked fine. Now I've pulled the .db from my G1 (which has the needed contacts), and I can't get it to print correctly. Here is what I'm dealing with...
Code:
SQLite3 version 3.7.20
Enter ".help? for instructions
Enter SQL statements terminated with a ";"
sqlite> .tables
_sync_state settings
_sync_state_metadata status_updates
accounts v1_settings
activities view_contacts
agg_exceptions view_contacts_restricted
android_metadata view_data
calls view_data_restricted
contact_entities_view view_groups
contact_entities_view_restricted view_raw_contacts
contacts view_raw_contacts_restricted
data view_v1_contact_methods
groups view_v1_extensions
mimetypes view_v1_group_membership
name_lookup view_v1_groups
nickname_lookup view_v1_organizations
packages view_v1_people
phone_lookup view_v1_phones
properties view_v1_photos
raw_contacts
sqlite>
From here, no matter what I try to use the .schema and "select * from XXXX" on, I don't get any user friendly table like I did with the other .db file... could something be messed up with this .db?
Please let me know when you get a chance.
Thanks in advance!
-kyle_engineer
Can't post yet in Developers, but wanted to share this, since I read that a number of people are literally being tormented by their HTC Droid Incredible (DINC) phones because of a "feature" in the latest (and likely final) OTA stock update to build 4.08.605.15 710RD. The OTA contains a script to force the phone to reboot and rebuild certain files and databases overnight when activity with the phone is anticipated to be minimized. Problems arose when the rebuilding process repeatedly failed to complete, forcing the phone to reboot repeatedly over a series of nights. I know this happened to most of you back in June and July, but the OTA was pushed to me just recently (I got a used DINC a couple of weeks ago) so this could still be affecting people.
My DINC is rooted so I did not accept the OTA and experience the problem, but I really sympathise with folks being awakened at 02h00 night after night by the harsh "DROID" audio accompanying the standard VZW boot animation as it repeatedly rebooted for nearly 3 hours (or until exasperated owners pulled the battery -- which only made things worse!). Also, I happen to find the audio rather offensive at any time of day. Perhaps others do as well, even without this nasty nightime experience, and would like to eliminate it -- or just possibly substitute something else.
There are plenty of apps and scripts out there to help replace the boot video animation, but I have not come across an automated method of removing or changing the audio. (The audio is not integrated, because the "video" is actually a series of pictures, not unlike the sort of video created by flipping through a page-book animation full of still pictures that create the illusion of movement. It only looks high-tech because of the remarkable speed at which even a smartphone processor can "flip" the pages)
For those of you who do not visit the developers portion of XDA or other similar sites, here is a simple (but admittedly technical) fix.
You will need to be rooted. If you are not already so, this might be a good time to give it a try, since the DINC has surely reached the end of its supported lifespan, and is likely well past any warranty that might be invalidated by performing a root. Search the web and pick your favourite method to follow. Mine is the guide posted by Scotty85 here at XDA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1600904
Once rooting is done, all you need is a good file manager capable of gaining "superuser permissions" (one of the benefits of rooting includes the installation of a superuser app),. I recommend ES File Manager, but there are ones such as Astro and plenty more to suit any taste. For those who want a file manager designed especially for rooted phones, you can pay a little bit for the Root Explorer app. All you need to do after opening the file manager of your choice is to allow it to receive the superuser permissions. After that, it will be able to see anything in the Android setup. That's why it's called super-user!
When you open the file manager, you will probably find yourself looking at all the files on your SD card (/sdcard/), if like nearly everyone you have one installed. Locate the "up one level" button in the menu or on the screen, and touch it to go to the root of your entire DINC. There you will find in the list or collection of folder icons a directory named /system. Touch it to open it, and then touch the following directories as they appear on-screen:
/customize
/resource
Once you are inside the /resource directory, you will see lots of picture and video files. Amongst them is a single .mp3 audio file with the following name:
VZW_Droid.mp3
That is the one making all the noise at boot time!
Hold your thumb down on top of the file's icon until a list of options pops up.
I suggest you rename it with an extra extension on the right end of the file name. That way, if you change your mind and want to revive it, all you have to do is remove the suffix you are adding now.
For example, this is what I did:
VZW_Droid.mp3.ORIGINAL
That's all there is to it! Close the file manager. Restart your phone if you like, to make sure that the phone now boots silently. I promise you it will!
There is an opportunity here to substitute any MP3 audio file you like (but keep it brief - 30-45 seconds at most) . Simply put it in the same location where you found the Droid audio file, and rename it VZW_Drois.mp3. That way, the boot programming will invoke the audio at the right time.
I have tested the silent approach and using substitute audio, and they both work as expected in my DINC.
Sorry this was not more timely for you folks who ended up locking your DINC in the closet (or worse!) earlier this summer, but you can still give yourself some peace and quiet -- or even a bit of nice music to boot by if you like. :laugh:
Cheers!
Good thing I never excepted the update
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zachf714 said:
Good thing I never accepted the update/QUOTE]
So true! There are ways to block both the download and the notification, but only if your DINC is rooted. If pure stock (not rooted), then you must forever resist the urge to hit the Update button on the notification or in your settings. Not an easy thing for device users to do -- we are well trained like Pavlov's dogs to salivate at the sight of a software upgrade!
In case anyone can't resist the urge, at least there is a way to silence the DROID sound. See the opening post for details... :angel:
-- Stopping OTA downloads permanently (or at least until you reverse this fix):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=844702
-- Eliminating the notification in your notification bar (harmless, since the download is now stopped up, but perhaps a bit annoying. It actually takes MORE work to do this bit than the really important one regarding the download... :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836120
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=844702&page=8 (starting with post #73)
Thanks to Senior Member ejdavis72; Member Mach3te; and Senior Member cmlusco for their contributions in these threads.
Oh, and don't forget to use a root-capable file manager (e.g. ES File Explorer) to find and delete that little OTA bomblet hovering in your /cache directory. Alternatively, you can just reboot into your recovery and reformat the /cache.
:good: Cheers!
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