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how to access files stored in meory card.

i am using android 2.1 on my xperia x1.i am not able to access folders present in memory card.android file explorer shows the list of folders present but doesn't open them.
plz guide me how to access any specific folder as i want to install and test android applications.
thanx

any help

cheekugr8 said:
i am using android 2.1 on my xperia x1.i am not able to access folders present in memory card.android file explorer shows the list of folders present but doesn't open them.
plz guide me how to access any specific folder as i want to install and test android applications.
thanx
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Hi, you cannot access the files. =(

hello,
it's not clear if you want access file within android or just connecting your SD card to a computer.
Can you install apk file (i.e. downloaded from market place?)

i want to access files within android because i want to install apk files from memory card.
i tried to install apk files from market palce but after selecting any application, it shows downloading but doesnt finish download even after several minutes.

I have had similar problem, my 2GB sdcard was not full but I could non use at all, I formatted full FAT32 and put back the file. This solved the problem.

any luck

Are you saying that when you use something like OI file manager, you can not see any files on the memory card ?

i want to rom version of android2.2 too.

cheekugr8 said:
i want to access files within android because i want to install apk files from memory card.
i tried to install apk files from market palce but after selecting any application, it shows downloading but doesnt finish download even after several minutes.
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i dont have a solution for your problem, but if you have .apk files put it in the "Androidapps" Folder on your sdcard via PC and then run Android. It install automaticly if you start Android.

[Q] Voodo Lagfix

Hi there,
My knowledge about lagfix can be said 0%..but i am planning to try this lagfix on my Galaxy S running Froyo 2.2 JPO....so i went to the project website and i found there are 2 ways for me to instal it on my phone :
1) Update.zip method
2) Odin
It stated that Odin is for expert only of course i am not eligible for that but i just want to know what is the differences between those 2 methodes?
My second question is, can i deinstall this lagfix in case i found it not helping and how to do so?
Last question, will this lagfix affects my phone to been upgraded via Kies in the future (upgrade to 2.2.1/2.3 and so on....if Samsung still care about us!!!)
Thanks in advance for all your help and maybe can be guide lines also to other Noobs like me..but i guess i am the only noob here!!!!

nazrazr said:
Hi there,
My knowledge about lagfix can be said 0%..but i am planning to try this lagfix on my Galaxy S running Froyo 2.2 JPO....so i went to the project website and i found there are 2 ways for me to instal it on my phone :
1) Update.zip method
2) Odin
It stated that Odin is for expert only of course i am not eligible for that but i just want to know what is the differences between those 2 methodes?
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A: Update.zip is the safest method. You need to boot in recovery mode to install update.zip. How-to Recovery-Mode can be found in the SGS FAQ in this forum. Odin needs the Odin flashtool and is, like stated, more for experts and more risky, therefore use update.zip.
nazrazr said:
My second question is, can i deinstall this lagfix in case i found it not helping and how to do so?
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Yes, this info can also be found in the voodoo documentation on the voodoo homepage. "You can disable Voodoo lagfix by creating a file or folder named “disable lagfix” in a Voodoo folder on your internal SD card.
Then Reboot to apply changes."
to Uninstall it completely you need to flash another kernel. this needs advanced knowledge in flashing. how-to can be found on the voodoo homepage as well.
nazrazr said:
Last question, will this lagfix affects my phone to been upgraded via Kies in the future (upgrade to 2.2.1/2.3 and so on....if Samsung still care about us!!!)
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If you ever plan to flash or do an update on your SGS remember to disable voodoo lagfix before that. Even when using Kies. Always disable it.
nazrazr said:
Thanks in advance for all your help and maybe can be guide lines also to other Noobs like me..but i guess i am the only noob here!!!!
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Hope my answers are correct otherwise correct me.
BTW, voodoo lagfix is simply great !!!

ok maybe i am too lazy to scroll down all the infos in the voodoo lagfix project....bad me...one more thing....can you explain this one:
Copy the Voodoo package as /sdcard/update.zip at the root of your SD Card.
is it the ext. or int. SD card?...what is root of SD Card???? totally blank!!!

nazrazr said:
ok maybe i am too lazy to scroll down all the infos in the voodoo lagfix project....bad me...one more thing....can you explain this one:
Copy the Voodoo package as /sdcard/update.zip at the root of your SD Card.
is it the ext. or int. SD card?...what is root of SD Card???? totally blank!!!
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when you open your standard file manager (app eigene dateien) you are automatically in the root of the folder sdcard, which is the highest level of a folder structure you can't go upper/higher, unless your android is "rooted" (but thats another story). this is the internal sdcard memory. the external sdcard is located under /sdcard/sd, which is a subfolder of /sdcard.
just save this update.zip at this place.
hope you understand what i mean.

ok..now it is very clear...thanx again.

hmmm new problem....when i try to apply the updatezip.file......my phone cannot find the file eventhough i have copied the file in my sd card...btw 1st time i just copy paste the RAR file into sd card and the same problem happened...so i think i need to extract the file 1st. so i extract the file first and copy it into my sd card and try to apply it...the same problem happened...did you see anything wrong i did?????

You need to have update.zip under /sdcard/ folder, not under /sdcard/sd/ which is external memory.
And file must be in zip format and named exactly like update.zip, lowercase.
voodoo-fix-blah-blah.zip is WRONG, if you have a RAR file, you should extract what's inside, probably it contains an update.zip for you to put under /sdcard/

How do I install an APK file from my SD card?

Hi.
I have been emailed an APK file for an App and need to install it.
I have transferred to the root directory of the phones SD card, but am stuck from there.
Any ideas?

have you tried just going into your files and selecting it. Usually it will prompt you to install the .apk and thats about it. You might need to allow non market apps, but it again should prompt you to do all this. There is probably another way, but i've never had to do any other extra steps.

scott2ride said:
Hi.
I have been emailed an APK file for an App and need to install it.
I have transferred to the root directory of the phones SD card, but am stuck from there.
Any ideas?
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Download Easy Installer from the market. It is free and will install from internal or external memory.

Thanks. Mucy appreciated

I usually have defaulted to easy installer but have had an eye opener with system apps because they are not that easy. I guess sys apps you need to push with adb or need a root file explorer co copy and paste the app within a specific directory file

[Q] Root drive copy permissions - Serendipity 6.4

I have the Captivate with AT&T. I've installed the latest drivers and have tried connecting to 2 different computers; one running XP and the other running Windows 7.
I have only had this problem since flashing Serendipity 6.4. I'm trying to upgrade to Serendipity 7, but cannot get the update file to my root drive. I've tried multiple file managers (none will move the file from the sd card folder to the root folder). I've also tried multiple browsers, but the only one that has an option to change the download folder is Opera, and that won't go to the root.
Any ideas on how to get this to my root folder, or a fix to connect to the computer??

No need to put the file on the root " / " of the drive. Placing the file anywhere in the " /sdcard " wil work just fine.
Edit: in fact you actually need to put the file somewhere on /sdcard to flash with cwm
And if you ever need to place files on the " / " root, root explorer file manager from the market will work, but you will not want to put files directly on the root of the partition that you flash with cwm.

Please post in the ROM-specific sticky in Q&A. That's what they're there for.

Problem installing CM7 google Apps Update.zip

Hi guys , I installed CM7 Rom (from 2.1 JFD) through Rom Manager, it works good, i put update.zip on card, but ddnt put google apps .zip file.
CM7 installed correctly. when i tried to put googleAppsUpdate.zip on card (and removed th CM7Update.zip ) and restarted in recovery from rom manager , i got An Exclamation White triangle Above and Android Man Symbol. and no progress !!!
wht is wrong ?? and how can i Install google Apps update ??

I'm kind of confused here bud, but update.zip is clockwork mod not cm7. By putting the update.zip and applying it via recovery, that would have installed clockwork recovery, and from there you would have needed to install the cm7 zip via recovery to flash cm7. The Google apps zip can be downloaded through your ron manager or via cm7 server, then it needs to he flashed the same way via clockwork recovery (install zip from sdcard).
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Here comes the fire!!! :-D simple beginner mistake lol
Galaxy S Vibrant CM7.1

google apps....are apps!
you can extract all the apps from the zip, and push them to system/app.
if you cant do that, try mounting system in recovery before you flash....if this was the hd2 forum, you will be hot Cheetos right now...flamed! lol

dapoharoun said:
google apps....are apps!
you can extract all the apps from the zip, and push them to system/app.
if you cant do that, try mounting system in recovery before you flash....if this was the hd2 forum, you will be hot Cheetos right now...flamed! lol
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seems easy , but how exactly is system/apps ??
when i decompress the .zip i found 2 folders:
-META-INF
-system
each of , contains another files and folders , can you tell exactly where to put in details ?
thx

This belongs in the Q&A, NOT in the Vibrant Android Development

tarreq said:
seems easy , but how exactly is system/apps ??
when i decompress the .zip i found 2 folders:
-META-INF
-system
each of , contains another files and folders , can you tell exactly where to put in details ?
thx
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First fo all, this is in the wrong forum.
Second of all, I really believe you are probably trying to flash a version of gapps that is not correct for your device.
But either way...
The two compressed folders are
-META-INF
-system
decompress the system folder..maybe put it on your desktop or something. Inside the system folder is a series of different folders. Look for the one that is named "Apps" take that folder and place it on the root of your SDcard. Now, go back onto your phone and use Root explorer to manually move each of the apks from that app folder that you would like...and move them to system>apps. fix the permissions on the apk once you move it so that it has the same permissions as every other apk already in the folder and once you are done moving whichever apps you'd like on your phone and fixing the permissions, reboot your phone.