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Apps missing and won't let me re-install

something weird happened on my phone when I installed the SuperD 1.9.3 rom. I've never had this problem before, so see if you can help me. I installed Chompsms and Acontacts amongst a variety of other apps. Well, I was texting earlier, when my phone froze. No biggy, I popped the battery out, placed it back in, and turned it on. Well I got the green boxes in place of the the logos for Chomp and Acontacts. I clicked on them and it said that the apps weren't installed? um, ok. I have aps2sd with ext3, so I figure something must have corrupted the file, no biggy, I'll just redownload it. So I go to the market, and it says the program is installed. I click on the program to try to reinstall, and the bottom where it says "open, uninstall" are greyed out. So the app isn't installed, but it is, so I can't uninstall and re-install. Anyone, help please? I really use these 2 apps!

Delete the apk's from /system/sd/

It also sounds like your marketdb file is still there too. I've had this problem with Backup for root users. It'll import the marketdb but sometimes it won't import the APK's. So that leaves you with no apps and the market seeing that you already have it. I'm trying to find where the program is pulling that file, and i'll let you know. If anyone else knows where it's at feel free to jump in.

nolimit78 said:
If anyone else knows where it's at feel free to jump in.
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/data/data/ I think.

evilkorn said:
/data/data/ I think.
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That's what I was thinking but I didn't see it there...
While Im still looking for that file, you could also do the following:
Code:
Use switchrom and save your rom
flash a new rom
download the apks that are giving you problems (if its not too many)
use linda to save the apks to your SD card
switchrom back to the old rom
download and use linda to install the apks you saved.
It's not pretty but it'll get the job done.

Had a little time to look at the phone, did you try to delete the folder in /data/data/com.android.vending/?

Goto terminal emulator.
Type - mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system (enter)
Type - rm /data/data/com.android.vending/databases/* (enter)
Type - reboot (enter)
Words in bracket are instructions and not to be typed.

shadowch31 said:
Goto terminal emulator.
Type - mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system (enter)
Type - rm /data/data/com.android.vending/databases/* (enter)
Type - reboot (enter)
Words in bracket are instructions and not to be typed.
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yeah I found that it was in the vending/databases folder, I just hadn't had time to post until now. Good job!

i had the same problem and it worked...at first the terminal emulator went like 'are you root' and im like whaaat...i have cynogen 4.2.14.1...so had to type su before the 3 lines of codes...it worked

Trying to learn ADB functions! Need some help!

I am trying to learn how to use ADB, so I can find the cause of a problem I am having on every 2.xx Rom I have tried, and I have tried them all!
So take a look at the screen shot, and you can see it finds my phone. For some reason thats as far as I have gotten, been screwing with it for 2 days but alas I have to ask!
Thanks for any help you can be!
Roman

OK, at a quick glance....
Instead of just typing "logcat", try "adb logcat". I think you'll have better luck.
Still looking through the rest, will edit in a few minutes.
EDIT 1: Don't actually put the "#" or the "$" on your command line. Those are prompts that the shell presents to you, not something you're supposed to type.
EDIT 2: Add the sdk\tools directory to your path. It will make your life much easier. You can get away with just doing a "cd" to that directory, but in the long run things will be much easier if you just put it in your path.
EDIT 3: "Operation not permitted"????? That command should have worked. Have you rooted your phone yet?

do adb "insert command here" logcat push pull install etc...

Cool thanks for the help subliminalurge, I think I got it now!
Now to start my bluetooth headphones with 1.5 and grab a log, then load up 2.1 and grab a log and see what the HELL is wrong!
Thanks again!

One last question, is it possible to save a whole string from CMD!
Also how do you do a dalvik wipe?
These are the 2 commands I have! Not sure if either one work or not!
DALVIK WIPE:
adb remount
adb shell
# cd /system/sd/dalvik-cache
# rm *
adb reboot recovery
adb shell mount /data
adb shell rm -r /data/dalvik-cache

I havent used adb since rooting my g1, since the release of the flashrec method.
Heres my noob question
Can terminal emulator do the same things as adb?
The only thing id ever use adb for is to push/pull, and i just use root explorer for that.
Jesus, youd think i became a senior just by spamming...

Terminal Emulator can not do the same thing as ADB. ADB is Android Developer Bridge (bridge as in computer to phone connection). Terminal Emulator, if you know Linux terms, emulates a Linux terminal on the phone... so, if you do "adb shell", you'll have the same commands as you would in terminal emulator... sorry I'm confusing

mrinehart93 said:
Terminal Emulator can not do the same thing as ADB. ADB is Android Developer Bridge (bridge as in computer to phone connection). Terminal Emulator, if you know Linux terms, emulates a Linux terminal on the phone... so, if you do "adb shell", you'll have the same commands as you would in terminal emulator... sorry I'm confusing
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Lol i see what you mean.
You need adb to theme, dont you?
Windows man, through and through
(oh the irony, of being such an android patron...)

Help with apps2sd

Im running damagecontrol and wanted to know how to make sure apps2sd is working.... I am getting a "phone storage space is getting low" notification. Is there somthing i need to do to get the apps to download on the sdcard? Thank you in advance

taken from the main a2sd thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=670087
How to tell if it is working:
1. On your computer in the Android SDK Tools directory, type adb shell
2. In the adb shell, type /system/bin/a2sd check
3. Read the report. It will tell you if all is well. If you see anything with [X], type a2sd repair
If you want to move the apps to the SD card (when the program doesn't do it for you or you have moved the apps to the internal storage in the past):
1. Enter the ADB Shell by typing adb shell
2. In the ADB shell, type /system/bin/a2sd install
To prevent A2SD from running, type /system/bin/a2sd remove
If you have any issues, you can PM me for assistance, send e-mail to rtkirton at gmail dot com, or look me up on gtalk.

That works with the Darktremor A2SD/Apps2SD. Those procedures have unpredictable results in DamageControl (although it is based on an earlier version of Darktremor, it has been heavily modified and some of the commands aren't working the way they were originally designed). DamageControl uses a GUI interface for its settings (and I'm not sure it has any output checks in it...I would imagine it does).
cbarth3 said:
taken from the main a2sd thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=670087
How to tell if it is working:
1. On your computer in the Android SDK Tools directory, type adb shell
2. In the adb shell, type /system/bin/a2sd check
3. Read the report. It will tell you if all is well. If you see anything with [X], type a2sd repair
If you want to move the apps to the SD card (when the program doesn't do it for you or you have moved the apps to the internal storage in the past):
1. Enter the ADB Shell by typing adb shell
2. In the ADB shell, type /system/bin/a2sd install
To prevent A2SD from running, type /system/bin/a2sd remove
If you have any issues, you can PM me for assistance, send e-mail to rtkirton at gmail dot com, or look me up on gtalk.
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digital3721 said:
Im running damagecontrol and wanted to know how to make sure apps2sd is working.... I am getting a "phone storage space is getting low" notification. Is there somthing i need to do to get the apps to download on the sdcard? Thank you in advance
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Normally, you could use a2sd check, but that works for Darktremor Apps2SD.
But, if you go into an adb shell, type the following:
cd /data/app
pwd
If the pwd command returns /data/app, then Apps2SD isn't setup. If it returns /system/sd/app, then you are using the SD card for storage.
Now, I think DamageControl has a setting in the GUI that will allow you to use the SD for dalvik-cache. If so and that is checked, you can check where dalvik-cache is being stored by typing the following commands:
cd /data/dalvik-cache
pwd
Again, if pwd returns /data/dalvik-cache, you are storing dalvik-cache on the SD card. If it shows /system/sd/dalvik-cache, you are storing dalvik-cache on the SD card.
Dalvik-cache takes up a lot of space on the data partition, so if you are running low on space, you could move that cache to the SD card.

Just go with regawmod . Damage control's over the air update is useless now since he left us for the dead...
I use a2sd check for regaw, works perfectly. Everything on regaw is perfect. I think I may begin to develop something for regaw soon. An over the air updater... that way us hero people can enjoy it since regaw plans to ditch us too.
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[SCRIPT] Add BASH shell to your rooted Milestone

Don't know if this has been mentioned anywhere, but I'll post it anyway...
This utility will come in handy for those who use terminal emulators. "Bash" features command completion (by holding the center button on the directional pad) and can execute previous commands from history (by pressing Up on the direction pad).
Simply unzip the attachment to anywhere on your SD card, and, using a terminal emulator like ConnectBot do the following:
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cd sdcard/[I]<folder where bash was saved>[/I]
su
sh bash.sh
Or, if you want to run from OpenRecovery, then unzip the files under /sdcard/OpenRecovery/scripts, then edit "bash.sh" so that the "cp bash/bash /system/bin" line is changed to "cp /sdcard/OpenRecovery/scripts/bash/bash /system/bin". To install it, use the "Miscellaneous->Run Script" option from OpenRecovery.
It will automatically take effect as your default shell the next time you start a terminal session or reboot. Or just type 'bash'

Thanks for the script , I havent had a chance to use it just yet but it would be extremely useful
~PsyCl0ne

PsyCl0ne said:
Thanks for the script , I havent had a chance to use it just yet but it would be extremely useful
~PsyCl0ne
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No problem! It's a time saver for me... no more need to re-type commands or type out the long folder names.

Isnt busybox sh acting the same way ? whats advantage over busybox sh ?

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/shell/shell-differences/
Scroll down till you see a table...

zewelor1 said:
Isnt busybox sh acting the same way ? whats advantage over busybox sh ?
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I think the most visible is the permanent history.
Busybox has the permanent history as compile option but nobody cares to enable it.
For the rest the busybox's shell is more than enough for the limited usage on a cellphone.

oh this is awesome.
Gonna come in real handy for ro/rw mounting. I'd been cheating by throwing a bunch of common commands into the 'first command' line and saving different connection profiles in ConnectBot
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bummer, couldn't get Terminal Emulator to initialize the session. Attached is a zip with sh.sh to restore your shell to sh - actually, it just redirects the sym. link from bash to sh (sh0 binary), so you could use it to swap back and forth if you want - bash is left on the system.

[Q] What is terminal emulator?

Is this so i can push files through my phone, without having to do it on the computer? How does this work. Anyone have a link? I did a search and came up with nothing. Just wondering, thanks!

It's the same as a Terminal on a unix/linux box or for that matter, command line on a windows box.
Terminal emulator app will give you command line access to your (rooted) phone. You can then go into SU mode, as well.
Yes, you are correct, it will allow you to do things that an ADB shell would allow, from a computer.
You can download it from the market.

im sure that you might have known this already, but when you are using a terminal emulator, and you get root access (su), you really should follow the directions to the letter. if you make a mistake in the typing, it is possible that you could do some damage.
it is also recommended to not enter in terminal commands unless someone with more experience than you (based off their post number) reports success in completing the wanted task. so essentially, use the terminal at your own risk.

(all this is pulled from my previous post which you can find in my signature - "Terminal/adb shell commands")
Adb commands are completely different than terminal commands.
First enter "su" to get substitute user (the # sign)
Then enter "mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system" to make the root r/w
to copy files use "cp" command
to move files use "mv" command
to remove files use "rm" command
to change file/dir permissions use "chmod"
to change directories use "cd" - "cd .." will bring you back one directory - "cd //" brings you back to root
to list files in the dir use "ls"
to read/mod/combine a file use "cat"
to edit a value use "echo"
to see running processes use "top"
to kill a process use "kill -9 PID#HERE"
ex) cp /sdcard/download/myapplication.apk /data/app/myapplication.apk
If you know any linux commands then you should know your way around terminal emulator. If you want i can give you more examples just let me know. Hope this helped

What does "cat" mean?

Oh my bad i didn't see it in there, all the times i lookedO sorry.

where could i get this app?
i couldnt find it on market using keyword "terminal", "terminal emulator" or even "adb terminal emulator"

bla.k.offee said:
where could i get this app?
i couldnt find it on market using keyword "terminal", "terminal emulator" or even "adb terminal emulator"
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https://market.android.com/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&feature=search_result

Terminal Emulator Hell!!!!
I have wiped and restored more times tonight than I can count....HELP!!!! I have a very lean rom. So lean it that it has no file explorer and I don't want to install gapps. All I want to do is install Titanium Backup (the .apk file is on the root of my SD card) with the terminal emulator and I'll be all set. I have had all different error messages, and I'm more confused now then when I started this adventur, 6+ hours ago. Any help would be great.

hockeyfamily737 said:
I have wiped and restored more times tonight than I can count....HELP!!!! I have a very lean rom. So lean it that it has no file explorer and I don't want to install gapps. All I want to do is install Titanium Backup (the .apk file is on the root of my SD card) with the terminal emulator and I'll be all set. I have had all different error messages, and I'm more confused now then when I started this adventur, 6+ hours ago. Any help would be great.
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I keep TB on the root of my sdcard named TB.apk. Then I go into terminal emulator (it is in most roms already).
su
cp /sdcard/TB.apk /data/app/TB.apk
Then I back out of TE and TB is installed. Any commands you type in TE are case sensitive. All file names are case sensitive and spaces do not work well. So if your TB apk is "Titanium Backup-1.3.3.apk", I would rename it to something without the spaces like Titanium_Backup-1.3.3.apk.
I rename it TB.apk because who wants to type all of that?

kyouko said:
(all this is pulled from my previous post which you can find in my signature - "Terminal/adb shell commands")
Adb commands are completely different than terminal commands.
First enter "su" to get substitute user (the # sign)
Then enter "mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system" to make the root r/w
to copy files use "cp" command
to move files use "mv" command
to remove files use "rm" command
to change file/dir permissions use "chmod"
to change directories use "cd" - "cd .." will bring you back one directory - "cd //" brings you back to root
to list files in the dir use "ls"
to read/mod/combine a file use "cat"
to edit a value use "echo"
to see running processes use "top"
to kill a process use "kill -9 PID#HERE"
ex) cp /sdcard/download/myapplication.apk /data/app/myapplication.apk
If you know any linux commands then you should know your way around terminal emulator. If you want i can give you more examples just let me know. Hope this helped
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