need help with system apps - G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I tried to delete calander.apk because I don't need and it could boost my phone up. I did the following:
Su
Cd /system/app
Rm -f Calendar.apk
But it can't delete it because. It is a readonly system file. I also tried rebooting and doing it by pressing atl+x. That also didn't work what do I do now????
(I am still a newbie so I think I might have placed this thread in the wrong place...sorry)

Unfortunately it won't boost your phone up it'll most likely mess it up
$ su
# busybox mount -o rw,remount /system
...
This is the wrong forum. There is a dream Q&A section for questions like this. And there is a sticky at the top of the forum pointing you in the right direction. Well... 2 stickies actually, you can look up what alt+x does. Oh, and familiarize yourself with nandroid

you have to mount your system, on terminal go with
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/app
rm nameapplication.apk
reboot

Ok. I will try and tell u later. Thanks for the help. Do u guys know what qxdmlog.apk is

read the two posts about yours, they already told you how...

Yes it worked. thx man. There is force cloase or anything thanks again

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Help create a script to remove .apk's on CM.9999 PLZ??

ok now there is a few apps i dont like that come in the ROM like
Voice Dialer
Music(dont use it)
IM
Mail
Amazon MP3
Talk
now im tired that everything i flash i need to go trew terminal to delete these apps can i like write a script that i can run an do all of these for me? (is that what scripts can do?) can some one help me out
I know that you CAN, I just don't know exactly how... but I'm interested as well, so here's hoping someone with the knowledge lays it on you.
so a specific script can be created?? now to find who can help me go about it
brios86 said:
ok now there is a few apps i dont like that come in the ROM like
Voice Dialer
Music(dont use it)
IM
Mail
Amazon MP3
Talk
now im tired that everything i flash i need to go trew terminal to delete these apps can i like write a script that i can run an do all of these for me? (is that what scripts can do?) can some one help me out
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im about to leave right now, but when i get back i can write it up .. i usually delete VoiceDialer/VoiceSearch and Amazon everytime I flash a new ROM
IIRC, miketaylor00 posted up a script a while back to automatically remove a couple apps. I sent him a message with a link to this thread, but it looks like the board's Dominicano can help.
this would remove the apps:
Code:
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/app
rm VoiceDialer.apk
rm Music.apk
rm com.amazon*.apk
rm IM.apk
rm Mail.apk
rm Talk.apk
Just remove the .txt extension from the attachment
What's the difference between "rm" and "rm -r"?
uansari1 said:
What's the difference between "rm" and "rm -r"?
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the -r switch will make it recursive, but since we're not doing it to directory, we don't need it ... i was gunna add some more to the script to remove the data/data/ directories for each of those apps up there, but i gotta look to see what they are first
thankx this is great i knew i wasent the only1 tired of doing that...
xidominicanoix said:
this would remove the apps:
Code:
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/app
rm VoiceDialer.apk
rm Music.apk
rm com.amazon*.apk
rm IM.apk
rm Mail.apk
rm Talk.apk
Just remove the .txt extension from the attachment
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to remove the data of those apps:
Code:
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /data/data/
rm -r com.android.voicedialer
rm -r com.android.music
rm -r com.amazon.mp3
rm -r com.android.im
rm -r com.htc.android.mail
rm -r com.google.android.talk
wow even more thankz never new that one of removing the data, im sure this can come in helpfull to others. looking at the script i didnt know it could be that easy(atleast thats what it seems like to me)
brios86 said:
wow even more thankz never new that one of removing the data, im sure this can come in helpfull to others. looking at the script i didnt know it could be that easy(atleast thats what it seems like to me)
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yup just gotta be careful with removing an app that could be dependent on another app
Is there anything stopping me from combining both into one shell script? I was going to make a script to do this myself because I am so sick of that damn teeter app! I will never play it and almost every ROM has it included.
Dyonas said:
Is there anything stopping me from combining both into one shell script? I was going to make a script to do this myself because I am so sick of that damn teeter app! I will never play it and almost every ROM has it included.
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go ahead and combine them .. it should still work as long as you dont interleave the 2
also, the 2nd script doesnt need that mount command since we are messing with /data/ instead of /system/
I hand-typed the commands in console and received this error:
"mount: mounting /dev/block/mtdblock3 on /system failed: Invalid Argument
Any ideas?
theartar said:
I hand-typed the commands in console and received this error:
"mount: mounting /dev/block/mtdblock3 on /system failed: Invalid Argument Any ideas?
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you dd a typo check again look between (mtdblock3 /system) you wrote (mtdblock3 on /system) <~~~ no good
this is:
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
ok now that i got my phon working again i was having a SPL problem all done now thank god lol yes thank god i love my phone. anyways one question were do i put this script at??
also foundout MMS is save to remove and use a replacement app and you will work fine for those who use chop or handcent app
xidominicanoix said:
this would remove the apps:
Code:
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/app
rm VoiceDialer.apk
rm Music.apk
rm com.amazon*.apk
rm IM.apk
rm Mail.apk
rm Talk.apk
Just remove the .txt extension from the attachment
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a noob question... how do you run a script? and what do you mean by removing .txt extension...
thank you!!!
Save his file to your SD card, and rename it to RemoveApp.sh instead of RemoveApp.sh.txt. To run it, you can go into Terminal Emulator and type "sh /sdcard/RemoveApp.sh", substituting the correct file path where you have saved the script.
uansari1 said:
Save his file to your SD card, and rename it to RemoveApp.sh instead of RemoveApp.sh.txt. To run it, you can go into Terminal Emulator and type "sh /sdcard/RemoveApp.sh", substituting the correct file path where you have saved the script.
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or to save you time get GScript in the market

Where are all my APk's

Just went from Cm To Drawg. A change is as good as a rest.
All my Apk's have gone, when i go to the market, there showning as installed.
Which means i can't un-installed.
Can i use the console. and if so what comands should i use.
thanks in advance.
dj westie said:
Just went from Cm To Drawg. A change is as good as a rest.
All my Apk's have gone, when i go to the market, there showning as installed.
Which means i can't un-installed.
Can i use the console. and if so what comands should i use.
thanks in advance.
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This will remove all apps so, I hope you didn't install hundreds
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
rm /system/sd/app/*
rm /system/sd/app-private/*
reboot recovery
Now wipe your dalvik-cache, and you should be good to go
Getting ;-
mount Can't find /dev/block/mtdblock3/system in /proc/mounts
is there another way?? Or should i just keep trying??
Now getting invalid Argument???
Only App i really want back is Download crutch.

SuperD latest changing physical layout

I ve noticed that many people have posted having problems with keyboard layouts after flashing a rom. I have a German G1 which was rooted to Cyanogens 4.2.14.1 before, and I never had problems keeping the phone in English but retaining the German keyboard (I ve gotten use to it).
But after flashing Super D just now (which is AWESOME), my keyboard has defaulted back to the U.S keyboard, which is really annoying.
Anyone know exactly why this problem didnt exist in Cyanogens rom and why it does exist with SuperD? Also, Im assuming this is something I have to live with, as I couldnt find an easy fix for it? I really just want the German keyboard back.
Any help would really be appreciated.
1.SuperD isnt Cyanogen
2.Most Likely in the scripts that have to do with the keyboard.
Hope that didnt sound rude but yeah =/ You would probably have to change something in the system/usr directory.
I had the same problem and solved it like so:
1.) DL and unzip the zip file I have attached
2.) copy the file to your SD card root folder
3.) open a Terminal Emulator app and type the following (press Enter after each line and allow if it ask for permission):
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/usr/keychars/
dd if=/sdcard/trout-keypad-v3.kcm.bin of=trout-keypad-v3.kcm.bin
4.) Reboot your phone.
5.) Profit...
You will have to do this after every ROM flash, but it literally just takes a few seconds, so not worth mentioning.
kugelfish said:
I had the same problem and solved it like so:
1.) DL and unzip the zip file I have attached
2.) copy the file to your SD card root folder
3.) open a Terminal Emulator app and type the following (press Enter after each line and allow if it ask for permission):
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/usr/keychars/
dd if=/sdcard/trout-keypad-v3.kcm.bin of=trout-keypad-v3.kcm.bin
4.) Reboot your phone.
5.) Profit...
You will have to do this after every ROM flash, but it literally just takes a few seconds, so not worth mentioning.
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This is exactly what I tried, but after the "dd if=/sdcard/trout-keypad-v3.kcm.bin of=trout-keypad-v3.kcm.bin" command in terminal, I get an error that says:
"cannot open for write: Read-only file system"
Not sure what Im doing wrong. I unzipped the file, put it on sd card, and entered in the commands.
I heard this method works for everyone, but for some reason I get this error when i try it.
Sadly, I'm not to familiar with linux or coding in general, but I would assume something went wrong when remounting. Your system folder seems to remain read-only...
Maybe someone more qualified can help with the right command line... ?
Edit
make sure there is a space between mtdblock3 and /system like so (shown red):
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3SPACE/system
kugelfish said:
Sadly, I'm not to familiar with linux or coding in general, but I would assume something went wrong when remounting. Your system folder seems to remain read-only...
Maybe someone more qualified can help with the right command line... ?
Edit
make sure there is a space between mtdblock3 and /system like so (shown red):
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3SPACE/system
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Still no luck. I double checked, and its typed correctly. I tried swapping this command:
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
for this one:
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system (found in another thread)
but it still didnt work. After I tried using the "mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system" command that I found in the other thread, I didnt get the error, and thought this may have fixed the keyboard. But when I rebooted, the keyboard was still wrong.
Sorry dude, that's all I got. All I can say is, it works for me.
Maybe this'll help?
http://www.handy-faq.de/forum/htc_d...ogle_g1_qwertz_tastatur_wiederherstellen.html
try: mount -o rw,remount yaffs2 /system
bubonik said:
try: mount -o rw,remount yaffs2 /system
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It worked!!! Thanks to everybody for all there help. It was this one command line that made all the difference!
So nice to have a keyboard again where all the keys actually display what they are supposed to. It was driving me crazy.
Thanks again guys

Help with terminal emulator?

I'm trying to copy a Camera.apk from my sdcard into the /system/app/
so far this is what i've come up with and I get an error saying I don't have the permission to Change the original Camera.apk:
su
cp /sdcard/Camera.apk /system/app/
reboot
Can somebody please help me with this? I just switched from Win7 to Linux and I realized that using the terminal emulator might be the fastest way to do this without installing the sdk.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4900207&postcount=1
Use the mount line from this thread:
$ su
# mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
that should work..
Thank you
thatdudebill said:
Thank you
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Assuming it worked?
No problem man, welcome to the rooting world.

[Q] Mounting /system partition under adb shell

Hi,
I want to deodex stock rom myself, so...
what variables in mount command I should use to properly mount /system partition in rw under adb shell?
Cheers
masi0 said:
Hi,
I want to deodex stock rom myself, so...
what variables in mount command I should use to properly mount /system partition in rw under adb shell?
Cheers
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try: adb shell mount -o remount,rw system
Code:
adb remount
It should do the trick too
gromez said:
Code:
adb remount
It should do the trick too
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lol, that's shorter indeed
adb remount will only remount an existing mount, it won't create one.
It's not clear what the OP wants.
You don't need rw to deodex a ROM because you certainly don't want to write to system whilst you're doing it.
Also, I thought the stock ROM was deodexed?
To mount system in recovery, which will give you rw access and allow you to pull the files you need you just type:
Code:
mount /system
or
Code:
adb shell mount /system
Because system is included in /proc/mtd
to all: the answer is:
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
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masi0 said:
to all: the answer is:
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Hello
in my case, what it worked:
mount -o rw,remount /system
Why is this thread in development section, are you that stupid?
Sent from my LG-P990 using xda app-developers app
Micronuub said:
Why is this thread in development section, are you that stupid?
Sent from my LG-P990 using xda app-developers app
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I already reported it
In my case except adb nothing is working as i cannot access system folder.
In my case except adb nothing is working as i cannot access system folder.
Can anyone suggest me what to do or what i should do as no flash tool or anything other option is working except adb.
also $ SU is not working please help me its driving crazy.
TheSSJ said:
I already reported it
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Here's a solution
masi0 said:
Hi,
I want to deodex stock rom myself, so...
what variables in mount command I should use to properly mount /system partition in rw under adb shell?
Cheers
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Hi, this seems to work for me:
Open a terminal (Command Prompt).
type adb shell
type su
You should see a # in your prompt.
type mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
and Bingo! Your /system is now mounted as r/w. [NOTE: There will be no confirmation message. Your command will simply be printed again, and that means its a success)
The possible error might be that you forgot the su part. I'm making a wild guess that it stands for superuser. The first time I tried this, I didn't know about the 'su' and I wasted a little time because of that.
Hope this helped.
helllpppp
rktcool said:
Hi, this seems to work for me:
Open a terminal (Command Prompt).
type adb shell
type su
You should see a # in your prompt.
type mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
and Bingo! Your /system is now mounted as r/w. [NOTE: There will be no confirmation message. Your command will simply be printed again, and that means its a success)
The possible error might be that you forgot the su part. I'm making a wild guess that it stands for superuser. The first time I tried this, I didn't know about the 'su' and I wasted a little time because of that.
Hope this helped.
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i used an app ldc dpi modder n its bricked with black screen n im on cm10 now it want to change chmod to 644 for my lww but i dont know how to do that please help me with step by step guide im new to this things
this worked for me:
mount -o rw,remount /system

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