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Installing applications (i am noob)

Hi, everyone I have one question about applications who have files like this
and I don't know how to install them? i was trying to find this, about 4 hours,,, please help

Its been explained over and over before. Copy the cab`s to your device and run them from the phone. By that I mean the two files who are ending on: .cab The other files in that folder you got by extracting the cab which does not work like that. You need a app like WinCE CAB manager to edit them.

man I still don't get it i can't run eny of these files please write me how exactly i will install apps like that please man please

Shaggy007 said:
man I still don't get it i can't run eny of these files please write me how exactly i will install apps like that please man please
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They are not .cab files, they are .rar files. Copy the .rar files to your phone and un-zip them with pocket rar. And then just click on the resulting cab files and they will self install.
http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=820

You done something strange here, I bet you have tried to rename the file? I can see one is ending on .cab while the other doesnt. This means the one you renamed is now called vmvistacab.cab.cab
Download the file, if its packed then extract. Copy the cab (not the .zip or other) to youre phone. Use File Explorer or other and navigate to the place you stored the cab and run it by opening it. Problem here is that you cant separate the cab and .zip cause you have hidden the extension of the files like .zip and .cab Fix this by going to folder options and tick "Hide file extension for known file types" (open a folder then click alt then you can find folder option).
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No raiisak, I think the folder is named wmvista.cab after he unzips it. What he neds to do is unzip the original zip file. Then he needs to open the folder and find wmvista.cab and copy it to his phone. He then needs to run the cab file.

MarkanthonY said:
No raiisak, I think the folder is named wmvista.cab after he unzips it. What he neds to do is unzip the original zip file. Then he needs to open the folder and find wmvista.cab and copy it to his phone. He then needs to run the cab file.
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Not if he choose extract here.... And its not even certain he downloaded a .zip

I think I remember the file he downloaded. I believe it was a zip. It was in the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=474919
The mediafire link leads to a download named: wmVistaCAB.CAB.zip so when it is unzipped, it gives a folder named wmVistaCAB.CAB. The CAB is inside the folder. I was also going to install to test it but it is still not complete. The clock does not update, it is just still picture. It looks nice though.

[BOOT ANIMATION / SHUT DOWN ANIMATION] Nexus S Alternate Colors

I replaced the Google RGBY colors with alternate hues.
NOTE: you need to extract this file.
Inside you'll find your bootanimation.zip and the "shutdown" folder:
Copy the "shutdown" folder into your /system/media/video folder.(Delete or backup the original shutdown folder)
Copy the bootanimation.zip into your system/media folder
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everytime i try to place a boot animation in system/media i get an error, i was told to mount in r/w so i used sgs tools script but that didnt work.

ksimilie said:
everytime i try to place a boot animation in system/media i get an error, i was told to mount in r/w so i used sgs tools script but that didnt work.
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use root explorer, makes things way easier

I keep getting an error that there isn't enough room

Sorry if the instructions were unclear.
You will have to make the /system/ folder Read/Write before you can make any changes, then change it back to Read Only again when you are finished.
In Root Explorer, look at the upper right-hand corner and you will see a grey button with "Mount R/W", click the button and it will change to "Mount R/O". Now it will allow you to make changes...
Using Root Explorer, navigate to your system/media/ folder and copy bootanimation.zip there. Then move to system/media/video/. Backup or delete the current shutdown folder, then copy the new shutdown folder there...
When you are done copying the files into the /system/ folder, click the "Mount R/O" button and you're done.

AtariBorn said:
Sorry if the instructions were unclear.
You will have to make the /system/ folder Read/Write before you can make any changes, then change it back to Read Only again when you are finished.
In Root Explorer, look at the upper right-hand corner and you will see a grey button with "Mount R/W", click the button and it will change to "Mount R/O". Now it will allow you to make changes...
Using Root Explorer, navigate to your system/media/ folder and copy bootanimation.zip there. Then move to system/media/video/. Backup or delete the current shutdown folder, then copy the new shutdown folder there...
When you are done copying the files into the /system/ folder, click the "Mount R/O" button and you're done.
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it says:
Paste Failure
There was not enough free disk space to complete the past operation.
Please note that the free space displayed by Root Explorer (as reported by linux) is not always 100% accurate.
*Edit: In my settings, I have 12.1gb available on my internal

AtariBorn said:
I replaced the Google RGBY colors with alternate hues.
NOTE: you need to extract this file.
Inside you'll find your bootanimation.zip and the "shutdown" folder:
Copy the "shutdown" folder into your /system/media/video folder.(Delete or backup the original shutdown folder)
Copy the bootanimation.zip into your system/media folder
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is there a Nexus Boot animation that is bigger??

[Bootanimation] NyanCat!!

Hi everybody
This is my first bootanimation,so please be patient
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Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4
(the bootanimation is without sound )
how to install:
1. copy the bootanimation.zip into SD card.
2. go to all apps > root explorer > system > media > and you will see a bootanimation.zip
3. press PASTE and your new bootanimation.zip will replace it.
ore just push it trough ADB to /system/media
enjoy!

lol, this is fantastic!

thanks for the animation! honestly I dont want nyannyannyan on my phone but it got me a cool idea for a personal boot animation, however I can not install it: when trying to paste it to "system\media " folder with root explorer I got this message: "you cannot paste here because the file system is ready only"
phone is rooted but still on stock rom, any ideas where do i go wrong?
anyways, nyannyannyan nyannyan...

topanyel said:
thanks for the animation! honestly I dont want nyannyannyan on my phone but it got me a cool idea for a personal boot animation, however I can not install it: when trying to paste it to "system\media " folder with root explorer I got this message: "you cannot paste here because the file system is ready only"
phone is rooted but still on stock rom, any ideas where do i go wrong?
anyways, nyannyannyan nyannyan...
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If you have root explorer you should be able to just paste it right in. All you need to do is mount the sd as R/W. To do this just click on the R/W button at the top right hand side of root explorer. After pasting it I think you need to change the permission of the zip file as well to let the system access it. You can also do this with root explore.
I'm new on XDA so please press the THANKS button if I was any help. I need at least one thanks to look a bit respectable in this forum.

Giiar said:
If you have root explorer you should be able to just paste it right in. All you need to do is mount the sd as R/W. To do this just click on the R/W button at the top right hand side of root explorer. After pasting it I think you need to change the permission of the zip file as well to let the system access it. You can also do this with root explore.
I'm new on XDA so please press the THANKS button if I was any help. I need at least one thanks to look a bit respectable in this forum.
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your answer is correct sir! (its not necessary to change zips permission, they should be fine allready)
@topanyel, remember to NOT COMPRESS your zip folder with the bootanimation in it, else it will not work.

topanyel said:
thanks for the animation! honestly I dont want nyannyannyan on my phone but it got me a cool idea for a personal boot animation, however I can not install it: when trying to paste it to "system\media " folder with root explorer I got this message: "you cannot paste here because the file system is ready only"
phone is rooted but still on stock rom, any ideas where do i go wrong?
anyways, nyannyannyan nyannyan...
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i realy like the part where its says nyan!

[Q] Issue Changing Boot Anim. SGS Captivate uckk4 v706

Ok I have read quite a few threads and havent found this issue just yet...
I am followed directions on how to create custom boot animations and did so, I have made a simple metal gear solid boot animation containing 19 frames my issue is when I go to system/media to look for the "Bootanimation.zip" it isnt there...
then I used the search tool on my phone app to find it and ended up in system/bin and the file has no specs... -_- see for yourself I backed up my files and opened the backup on my PC for a screen shot of my folder.
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bootanimation.zip not in stock firmware at all. You need a custom kernel that supports bootanimation.zip then if there is one present it will supersede the stock animation.

studacris said:
bootanimation.zip not in stock firmware at all. You need a custom kernel that supports bootanimation.zip then if there is one present it will supersede the stock animation.
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Understood thanks, would Cyanogen mod be considered a custom kernel? I can try installing that then try again. or is there another method of changing the boot animation that would be considered more simple? eventually I will be installing CM7 anyway.
BTW I am running Gingerbread 2.3.5 and just recently I flashed corn and got cwm as well... as you might already know.
I am reading directions now and will be installing soon, I will get back to this when I am successful.
After reaching step 6 on http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Captivate:_Full_Update_Guide
I googled the issue tried installing the driver and that didn't work :/ I'm stuck on step 6 now.
I tried starting heimdall-frontend and received an error MSVCR100.dll is missing...

Corn is a custom kernel...if you apply root in recovery you should be able to use a root file explorer and paste your zip in /system/media to get to work.

studacris said:
Corn is a custom kernel...if you apply root in recovery you should be able to use a root file explorer and paste your zip in /system/media to get to work.
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OK so I am sure that I've done everything correctly to root the phone thanks to many helpful people in this forum, but I still cannot find that damn .zip file to replace!
Its killing me because I am so ready to put my edited PNG files in there and test my work out, then share it with everyone
At this very moment my phone is in recovery mode but I will check root explorer once more and take some screen shots. Everything is in QMG under /System/Media and as for /System/Bin there are no file types, I'm so confused

As i said earlier, if You are on a stock firmware there is no bootanimation.zip those qmg files ARE the stock boot animation, just drop your zip in /system/media (make sure you tap the "mount r/w" button on the top right of root explorer before pasting or it won't be able to write there) the kernel should detect the presence of the newly placed zip and play that on boot instead of the stock S.

studacris said:
As i said earlier, if You are on a stock firmware there is no bootanimation.zip those qmg files ARE the stock boot animation, just drop your zip in /system/media (make sure you tap the "mount r/w" button on the top right of root explorer before pasting or it won't be able to write there) the kernel should detect the presence of the newly placed zip and play that on boot instead of the stock S.
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That was all your quote about donations made me laugh, and the help was much appreciated, I made a small donation but better than nothing

[Q] Individual ringtones not working with Slim

I recently upgraded my i897 with Slim 4.2.2 build 3 from 4.1. Before this, I was using stock Gingerbread. With the slim roms my individual ringtones have never worked. I wiped the cache and Davlik before I upgraded the rom. Not sure what is going on but it always plays the default ringtone. Thanks in advance for your help!

I think it is the same problem with media scanner/storage app that surfaced in cm10.1 nightlies in mid March.
If you open up the settings/sound dialog immediately after boot, then try to select a ringtone, you will only see the stock ringtones that are stored in the system/media/ringtones folder. about five minutes later, when media scan has completed, the tones from your internal sd will be available.
any assignments made to tones located on sdcards (vfat) won't survive a reboot.
my workaround has been to copy my custom mp3 tones to /system/media/ringtones and chmod 644 to make sure they are readable by all apps.
before I use cwm to flash an update, I add the custom tones to the zip file under the system/media/ringtones folder and they are included in the new rom. my ringtone choices, including assigned tones to contacts, are preserved.
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Thank you! I will try it!

Ok, I tried it. I plugged the phone into my computer by USB and copied all the mp3 into the system/media/ringtones folder. Now for the chmod part....I unplugged my phone and thought it would be simple to figure out how to do it through Root Explorer and I was wrong. How do I chmod? Do you think it would be simpler to compress the mp3s into a zip files and flash 4.2.2. again? Thanks for your help!

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the correct app name is Xplore. see play store link in next post with screenshot.
I use an app called xplorer, from google play, with the root settings enabled, both to copy and to change permissions. there are other file manager apps that do the same. if you long press the file in xplorer, a menu opens and change permissions is at the bottom of the list. behind the screen, xplorer takes care of remounting the system as writable, writing the revised permissions, then remounting system again as read only.
in the dialog for permissions, you want to make sure that all the boxes in the read column are checked. the dialog box will show 644 below the boxes, and you click okay.
xplorer also supports adding the files to a zip file.
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oops. it is called xplore, no r on the end.
play store link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lonelycatgames.Xplore
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I downloaded Xplore and when I long press on the file, at the bottom of the list is "hex viewer". What am I doing wrong? And thank you in advance for your help!

You need to set X-Plore for root mode in the settings or 'configuration'.
also, it won't show permissions if the file is still on your internal or external sd card, due to vfat partition on the sd cards.
you need to move or copy the files to system/media/ringtones first, then change permissions. that is a linux ext4 partition that supports permissions.
if you are adding them to an existing update.zip then don't worry about permissions - it should get set as part of the update scripts in the zip.
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