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Okay, I rooted my N1 with Universal Androot and removed the stock Froyo Twitter app without backing it up. (Shame on me.) Now, I can't update to 2.2.1 because of it (a status 7 error complaining about not finding /system/app/Twitter.apk)
I have, at the advice of some other forum posts I've read, installed Twitter from Android Market and backed it up to the sd. Renamed it Twitter.apk and used the Terminal Emulator to copy it to /system/app. That worked and the file is there, but the update still will not apply. Do I also need a .odex file? Is there any way to update at this point?
Any help would be super appreciated. THANKS!
if this is the new twitter app would you be kindly enough to share it..lol
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grab it from an older update like from frf91 update.. then do adb push /system/app
if you cant do that...
put the twitter app in sdcard then go to terminal and do
cp /sdcard/twitter /system/app
reboot then apply it.. i had trouble with amazon and i did it that way and it worked well
ilostchild said:
put the twitter app in sdcard then go to terminal and do
cp /sdcard/twitter /system/app
reboot then apply it.. i had trouble with amazon and i did it that way and it worked well
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That's exactly what I did. It didn't work.
I'd love to pull the app from a FRF91 build but I have no idea how that's done.
Flash a GAPPS update (try the on listed with CM6)
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danger-rat said:
Flash a GAPPS update (try the on listed with CM6)
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It looks as though I can't flash the GAPPS without unlocking the bootloader and installing a new recovery, correct? I'm really not that motivated if that's the case. I appreciate the information.
OK, just download the GAPPS, then use something like estrongs file manager to unzip to a folder of choice (with estrongs, longpress and select extract).
The Twitter apk will be in the extract folder/system/app. Just click the apk to install...
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BTW, if you have root, you may as well install a custom recovery (without touching the bootloader).
Easy way with ROM Manager (has Clockworkmod and Amon-Ra), or use adb if you wanna learn something...
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Thanks for the tips. I'll check it out tomorrow when I can make a data transfer. I am doubtful that installing from the zip will solve much since I already loaded the app and its already in the system folder.
could someone verify whether or not the Twitter app has a corresponding odex file that I might need?
I ran into the same problem when I removed Amazon Mp3, but I was impatient so I ended up reflashing the stock rom and then updating.
There is a thread that has all n1 updates look for it and download froyo fr91 update then unzip it go to system app and look for twitter apk then put in sdcard and do commands again .. I tried to do with market twitter and it failed so I did it the way I'm explained andnworkd
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ilostchild said:
There is a thread that has all n1 updates look for it and download froyo fr91 update then unzip it go to system app and look for twitter apk then put in sdcard and do commands again .. I tried to do with market twitter and it failed so I did it the way I'm explained andnworkd
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You sir, have saved my life. I swear I used that same exact Twitter.apk but I must not have. I used 3 different apks all with the same result but the one in the zip I found somewhere in this forum worked perfectly. I appreciate all the help and feel like such a 'tard for not trying something so seemingly simple earlier.
68pontiac said:
You sir, have saved my life. I swear I used that same exact Twitter.apk but I must not have. I used 3 different apks all with the same result but the one in the zip I found somewhere in this forum worked perfectly. I appreciate all the help and feel like such a 'tard for not trying something so seemingly simple earlier.
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No problem man.. glad you got it working.. now reroot the phone and back up all the apps from then phone.. doin adb pull /system/app
So, I rooted with gingerbreak successfully (android 2.3.2). When I try to remove any bloatware from the system/app folder, it won't delete. Does gingerbreak not give us rw access of / or did I miss something?
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d31b0y said:
So, I rooted with gingerbreak successfully (android 2.3.2). When I try to remove any bloatware from the system/app folder, it won't delete. Does gingerbreak not give us rw access of / or did I miss something?
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are you using a root enabled explorer?, have you mounted /system/ as r/w?
Use titanium backup to uninstall programs
I am using a root enabled explorer. I didn't know I had to mount it in r/w. I thought it would be r/w after rooting and allowing access. How can I mount it rw? Something I can do in terminal?
I don't want to use titanium backup.
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I am using a root enabled explorer. I didn't know I had to mount it in r/w. I thought it would be r/w after rooting and allowing access. How can I mount it rw? Something I can do in terminal?
I don't want to use titanium backup.
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what file explorer are you using? i suggest using root explorer, it's a great app
Whoops, silly me.. I never realised that there was an option to mount it as rw. I use file expert by the way. I recommend testing it. It's very good.
Also, maybe it's time to get a listvof bloat ware that is sfe to remove. I'll edit my first post with my list in the next day or 2. If anyone has anything that they would like to add just post it and ill add it to the first list.
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d31b0y said:
Whoops, silly me.. I never realised that there was an option to mount it as rw. I use file expert by the way. I recommend testing it. It's very good.
Also, maybe it's time to get a listvof bloat ware that is sfe to remove. I'll edit my first post with my list in the next day or 2. If anyone has anything that they would like to add just post it and ill add it to the first list.
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There is already a safe apps to remove thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046699&highlight=safe+to
i tried gingerbreak on my play clicked root said it was rooting left it for over 30mins & it did nothing so i gave up & rebooted???!?
xperiaplay said:
i tried gingerbreak on my play clicked root said it was rooting left it for over 30mins & it did nothing so i gave up & rebooted???!?
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Reboot and try again?
I had this problem the first time and sometimes it would take longer than usual. There was once I left it to root the whole night and the next morning it was rooted, lol.
Anyway, can I ask whether does the "repair" button on SE's PC Companion restores all the bloatwares such as postcard and timescape?
Thanks in advance!
regarding removing bloatware? do we have a list here of the "Facebook Inside Xperia" APKs that we can safely remove? I know they're pretty in-your-face as the filenames under Titanium Backup says it all already, but you know it's still good to have a complete list...
yup agree
Please do look at the last post's date... Oy vey
Has anyone received N900VVRUBMJE yet?
Not yet. I wonder if it will break root and the free Wi-Fi tethering
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iceman6996 said:
Not yet. I wonder if it will break root and the free Wi-Fi tethering
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One of the mentioned updates on the little graphic for the update was "Mobile Hotspot reliability has been improved" , so I'll be very surprised if the Home button trick still works
I'm very much looking forward to better Cellular reliability. With MJ7, I often can't make a call. No signal whatsoever. If I change to MI9, I have much better reception and reliability. Not great but much better. I'm hoping MJE will be great. Fingers crossed!
What home button trick? Sorry for the noobiness...
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What home button trick? Sorry for the noobiness...
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When you start the mobile hotspot and youre not subscribed it pulls up an error box telling you to subscribe. You just hit the home button and it goes away and the hotspot still stays on and works
NeoMagus said:
When you start the mobile hotspot and youre not subscribed it pulls up an error box telling you to subscribe. You just hit the home button and it goes away and the hotspot still stays on and works
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Even if VZW fixes Hot Spot, there is a Tether patch available that will allow the hot spot to bypass the subscription check. Runandhide05 made up a .zip yesterday for the N2 running 4.3 and it works flawless.
Does this zip work for non-root, or only rooted N3s?
Cheers,
B.D.
droidstyle said:
Even if VZW fixes Hot Spot, there is a Tether patch available that will allow the hot spot to bypass the subscription check. Runandhide05 made up a .zip yesterday for the N2 running 4.3 and it works flawless.
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Have a link to this zip? apparently the update did kill the home button bypass
Did you get the update?
NeoMagus said:
Have a link to this zip? apparently the update did kill the home button bypass
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I got it a few minutes ago. Too soon to tell if there are any improvements.
I took the ota with root survival mode checked on the Super su pro app and kept root just fine..I first unistalled xposed and modules, defrosted the bloat I had froze with titanium, checked ota survival mode with Super SU Pro (Paid Version) while keeping root enabled, Rebooted, took OTA and it works fine while maintaining root.....to early to notice any improvements but I have notice spell checker is enabled on the Samsung keyboard...+1!
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I get an error while its trying to update on my stock slot following jankers method
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NeoMagus said:
One of the mentioned updates on the little graphic for the update was "Mobile Hotspot reliability has been improved" , so I'll be very surprised if the Home button trick still works
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It will not work since the patch is tied into the frame work. Will need a dev to pull the update and apply the patch.
So I can enable keep root and safely update?
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droidstyle said:
It will not work since the patch is tied into the frame work. Will need a dev to pull the update and apply the patch.
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Modded it already, its been tested and confirmed working by open1your1eyes0. Download here
you have to rename it to framework-res.apk.
Edit: I assume you know you have to either flash this with a zip or copy it to /system first then change its permissions to rw-r--r-- (chmod 644) and then MOVE it to /system/framework and overwrite framework-res.apk (remember must rename N3-framework-res.apk to framework-res.apk prior to this step)
Simply copy and pasting will cause you to boot loop so instead move it to /system first and change the permissions then and only then move it to /system/framework/ and overwrite the original
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Modded it already, its been tested and confirmed working by open1your1eyes0. Download here
you have to rename it to framework-res.apk.
Edit: I assume you know you have to either flash this with a zip or copy it to /system first then change its permissions to rw-r--r-- (chmod 644) and then MOVE it to /system/framework and overwrite framework-res.apk (remember must rename N3-framework-res.apk to framework-res.apk prior to this step)
Simply copy and pasting will cause you to boot loop so instead move it to /system first and change the permissions then and only then move it to /system/framework/ and overwrite the original
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Thanks for this. How would I modify my own file instead of copying yours?
Surge1223 said:
Modded it already, its been tested and confirmed working by open1your1eyes0. Download here
you have to rename it to framework-res.apk.
Edit: I assume you know you have to either flash this with a zip or copy it to /system first then change its permissions to rw-r--r-- (chmod 644) and then MOVE it to /system/framework and overwrite framework-res.apk (remember must rename N3-framework-res.apk to framework-res.apk prior to this step)
Simply copy and pasting will cause you to boot loop so instead move it to /system first and change the permissions then and only then move it to /system/framework/ and overwrite the original
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Worked great! Thanks!!!
Surge1223 said:
Modded it already, its been tested and confirmed working by open1your1eyes0. Download here
you have to rename it to framework-res.apk.
Edit: I assume you know you have to either flash this with a zip or copy it to /system first then change its permissions to rw-r--r-- (chmod 644) and then MOVE it to /system/framework and overwrite framework-res.apk (remember must rename N3-framework-res.apk to framework-res.apk prior to this step)
Simply copy and pasting will cause you to boot loop so instead move it to /system first and change the permissions then and only then move it to /system/framework/ and overwrite the original
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Thanks for posting this, you kick ass! I have one question, I thought that KNOX worked in such a way that modifying anything in System could result in bad news for the KNOX fuse.. Just wanted to confirm, this didn't trip it on your device and shouldn't on mine?
Thanks again for posting this.
razzbaronz said:
Thanks for this. How would I modify my own file instead of copying yours?
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Modify framework-res.apk with apktool
bschrib said:
Thanks for posting this, you kick ass! I have one question, I thought that KNOX worked in such a way that modifying anything in System could result in bad news for the KNOX fuse.. Just wanted to confirm, this didn't trip it on your device and shouldn't on mine?
Thanks again for posting this.
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Didnt trip it. You should be good
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This solution works for anyone that doesn't want to root their device.
however required a unlocked boot loader.
you can use TWRP file manager to replace below files. (hence not needing root).
(or someone can kindly create a flashable)
I have recomplied the power.shamu.so (replacing the missing codes from https://android.googlesource.com/device/moto/shamu/+/2084f7d0cf50baf394759d175bc28ad80cf7cace^!/ )
What this does is also re-enable the double-tap to wake.
to use,
backup a copy of
/system/lib/hw/power.shamu.so
then copy the attached power.shamu.so to /system/lib/hw/
change the permission of power.shamu.so to 0644
then boot your device. volia... you now have double tap to wake again.
Note. this has been tested with my own nexus 6.
Thanks. I think this would be better in themes n apps section though.
Thank you Sir! I'm going to remove the app and try this on Elix-R!
EDIT: Works great! Thank you again.
Which permissions are 0644?
smalltownbird said:
Which permissions are 0644?
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User: R,W
Group: R
Other: R
Thanks that's what I thought I just wanted to make sure
Can I just flash the zip file that's in the beginning of the thread? Also would I need to re-install after wiping and flashing different roms or will it stay?
Figured it out.
No Worky on Slim
mr_clean5953 said:
No Worky on Slim
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Working fine here. You probably never set permissions
suzook said:
Working fine here. You probably never set permissions
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I did. And triple checked it
mr_clean5953 said:
I did. And triple checked it
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Strange working here on beta 8
suzook said:
Strange working here on beta 8
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I redownloaded and reloaded the file and its working fine now
Awesome
.....working like charm....
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Working great here!!! Thank you.
Stock ROM...
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nice, although no root required makes no sense considering you have to copy and paste this to /system that requires root... or am i missing something?
BeansTown106 said:
nice, although no root required makes no sense considering you have to copy and paste this to /system that requires root... or am i missing something?
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You can do it from recovery which has system access even if the ROM doesnt have root privileges.
What I am wondering though is if you can use fastboot to simply boot recovery without flashing it, and would you be able to do that command without unlocking the bootloader? Or does booting a custom system file require it to be unlocked?
BeansTown106 said:
nice, although no root required makes no sense considering you have to copy and paste this to /system that requires root... or am i missing something?
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Idea is just like rooting.
You need to some how replace the power.shamu.so once, and thats it.
Some people dont like phones to be rooted, as some software are really particular with root such as 'good for ent' or banking app. Idea is so that these people can still have doible tap to wake.
Hence you require a unlocked boot loader.
Eg, i guess i can also repack the file to a flashable zip, then user can just flash from recovery.
Note, i found that your tap needs to be quite consistant (can't be too fast or slow. There is a specific window)
what about pocket detection? (proximity sensor)
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what about pocket detection? (proximity sensor)
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Don't think there is such feature. One you Mentioned is ambient display which I choose to switch off. As I believe it might detect lots of false pick up.
Awesome! Works great!
Stock rom
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Hey guys, i quite unfortunately own a galaxy a8 (a800i). It has almost no dev support. After rooting my phone, i tried converting an app to system(through limk2sd). It did but when i rebooted my phone the app disappeared! Had to manually locate the system files (yes they were there, including the apk) and delete them.
Again,tried it with titanium backup, didnt work out.
Also tried moving the folders manually and i took care to set the correct permissions, the app just wouldnt appear.
At last, after deleting all the system app data and files again, i finally placed the apk with correct permissions in the/system/app folder and rebooted my phone. The app was there but it was force closing.
I tried doing this with 4 different apps, to no avail.
I run stock firmware.
(please note- Although a800F and A800i have same hardware, a800i will not support the others custom recovery, root methods,kernels etc.)
Any devs who might be interested in this? Id be glad.
You need to create a folder with the same name as the apk and push the folder to system app.
Then put apk in the folder with same name
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LastStandingDroid said:
You need to create a folder with the same name as the apk and push the folder to system app.
Then put apk in the folder with same name
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Tried that too, been working on this since 2 days. Nothing seems to work. I have never encountered an error like this before on any other of my devices. All the pre installed system apps are odexed, and the one im trying is not, for obvious reasons. Do you think it has got something to do with the error?
abhinavparasher said:
Tried that too, been working on this since 2 days. Nothing seems to work. I have never encountered an error like this before on any other of my devices. All the pre installed system apps are odexed, and the one im trying is not, for obvious reasons. Do you think it has got something to do with the error?
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Hmm missing Libs? Or the odex file itself?
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Hmm missing Libs? Or the odex file itself?
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No, the lib and the .dex file of the user app im trying to move to system is intact, all im trying to ask is that do you think the system is not accepting the converted app because it has a .dex instead of the regular .odex file which is the case with all system apps?
This assumption might be wild, but considering that i have never faced such an issue before in 10-12 android devices that i have owned in the past, it might be of some use.
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No, the lib and the .dex file of the user app im trying to move to system is intact, all im trying to ask is that do you think the system is not accepting the converted app because it has a .dex instead of the regular .odex file which is the case with all system apps?
This assumption might be wild, but considering that i have never faced such an issue before in 10-12 android devices that i have owned in the past, it might be of some use.
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Has nothing do do with it, if it's a "user app" as long if the app has all needed files in correct folder it should run. it should be working if it doesn't it might be any issue that the app won't run while in system/app
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So for now, we havnt arrive to any conclusion. All apps break if they are converted to system apps. Tried to do it via TB/Link2sd/various other tools and manually. App components are present in /system/app including the apk and lib, but the app wont appear anywhere on the phone.
abhinavparasher said:
So for now, we havnt arrive to any conclusion. All apps break if they are converted to system apps. Tried to do it via TB/Link2sd/various other tools and manually. App components are present in /system/app including the apk and lib, but the app wont appear anywhere on the phone.
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That's because it has to be placed inside a folder with the same name as the app
Like /system/app/viper/viper.apk
It can't be /system/app/viper/base.apk
Also libs should be in
System/app/viper/lib/arm/*****.so
Hope this issue helps
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i did try this before. tried it again. It doesnt work. I was extremely careful with directries, app names, libs and permissions.
Like ive said iv done this countless times before on other devices, and it has always worked.
Something else i would like to mention- Thought the app shortcut doesnt appear anywhere, whenever i open the apk file (on my sd card) it says "do you want to update the app" which means the app is actually already installed. I click yes and the app is installed, app icon returns.
I open application manager and open up this app's settings. I get the option of "Uninstall updates" instead of uninstall apps which proves the first time i moved to system, the app became a system app but it disappeared. If i click uninstall updates, the app disappears again. If i try to integrate update with link2sd the app disappears any ways.
There is just no reason for this to happen! So basically im stuck with a phone which barely got a root method, doesnt have a custom recovery, has a enforcing kernel, and doesnt allow me to move apps to /system.
Do you think it might be possible to "flash" the app zip file via a custom recovery? (if we get one for a800i lol)
abhinavparasher said:
i did try this before. tried it again. It doesnt work. I was extremely careful with directries, app names, libs and permissions.
Like ive said iv done this countless times before on other devices, and it has always worked.
Something else i would like to mention- Thought the app shortcut doesnt appear anywhere, whenever i open the apk file (on my sd card) it says "do you want to update the app" which means the app is actually already installed. I click yes and the app is installed, app icon returns.
I open application manager and open up this app's settings. I get the option of "Uninstall updates" instead of uninstall apps which proves the first time i moved to system, the app became a system app but it disappeared. If i click uninstall updates, the app disappears again. If i try to integrate update with link2sd the app disappears any ways.
There is just no reason for this to happen! So basically im stuck with a phone which barely got a root method, doesnt have a custom recovery, has a enforcing kernel, and doesnt allow me to move apps to /system.
Do you think it might be possible to "flash" the app zip file via a custom recovery? (if we get one for a800i lol)
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Well to be honest I did face same issue with Samsung s health I'm not sure what causes it, can be system related or something.
Don't you have spacex kernel which is set to permissive?
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The only difference is that it happens with me for every app lol.
I did hear about it but im pretty sure its for a800F. Anything related to a800F causes a bootloop in a800i. Someone on the forum tried the spacex kernel. Do you think you can make it compatible somehow?
If nothing works i might just compile a kernel with always_enforce set to false. Then i should be able to change the policy to permissive with seteneforce 0 command.
abhinavparasher said:
The only difference is that it happens with me for every app lol.
I did hear about it but im pretty sure its for a800F. Anything related to a800F causes a bootloop in a800i. Someone on the forum tried the spacex kernel. Do you think you can make it compatible somehow?
If nothing works i might just compile a kernel with always_enforce set to false. Then i should be able to change the policy to permissive with seteneforce 0 command.
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Are you the dude that's going to test twrp?
I have built a permissive kernel for this device also.
You are welcome to try it.
Sure il try that too. Permissive kernel is something that many of us need. Infact i was gonna make it. Thanks for the effort!
You can pass me the flashable tar file. In the meanwhile, il test the recovery and get back to you.
abhinavparasher said:
Sure il try that too. Permissive kernel is something that many of us need. Infact i was gonna make it. Thanks for the effort!
You can pass me the flashable tar file. In the meanwhile, il test the recovery and get back to you.
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Here you go, flash with odin or extract the boot.img from the archive and flash with TWRP.
SM-A800I_A800IXXU2AOL2 _boot
ashyx said:
Here you go, flash with odin or extract the boot.img from the archive and flash with TWRP.
SM-A800I_A800IXXU2AOL2 _boot
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The kernel works perfectly! Root+ selinux set to permissive. Flashed the boot.img with the twrp recovery provided by @ashyx . The recovery as well as the kernel work with no issue whatsoever. The problem with the wifi did not occur this time. Must be related to the old kernel i flashed, it somehow changed the build.prop everytime i flashed something (Including the recovery)
Anyways, now we know that the kernel as well as the recovery works as it should.
I think you should make the post official, recovery as well as root+selinux set to permissive.
Thanks!
abhinavparasher said:
The kernel works perfectly! Root+ selinux set to permissive. Flashed the boot.img with the twrp recovery provided by @ashyx . The recovery as well as the kernel work with no issue whatsoever. The problem with the wifi did not occur this time. Must be related to the old kernel i flashed, it somehow changed the build.prop everytime i flashed something (Including the recovery)
Anyways, now we know that the kernel as well as the recovery works as it should.
I think you should make the post official, recovery as well as root+selinux set to permissive.
Thanks!
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Released on XDA in Development section: http://forum.xda-developers.com/sam.../kernel-permissive-ll-5-11-kernel-sm-t3312817
DONATE ME HERE IF YOU WANT TO BUY ME A BEER OR HIT THE THANKS BUTTON IF I HELPED YOU
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Tried flashing your apps with twrp?
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LastStandingDroid said:
Tried flashing your apps with twrp?
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Yes, thats the only thing that works. This issue really garners my interest as i have never seen this happening before.