[Q] Launcherpro force close - Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps

Hi!
i flashed Elelinux 2.1 and use Launcherpro the paid edition.
But is force closes on me all the time getting pretty fed up with it!
somebody got an idea?
thnx..

go into adb and type:
adb shell
su -ENTER
cd /system/app
mount -o rw,remount /system
ls -a
*find LauncherPro, and copy the name EXACTLY (for the next step)*
rm -r LauncherPro.apk
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Now re-install LauncherPro through the market, and enter your key again to activate Plus features.
I think that you need to do this because the LauncherPro version you have is old, and Plus doesn't like to work with the old versions. (correct me if I'm wrong)

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Now have "Home" after adding Compcache ? about it

With the abilty to switch between touch flow and home now, would it be possible to change the launcher icon for the app drawer? IE the look to make it look like Oreo instead of a modified Hero tab? Thanks!!!
Yes, just find a theme with the app draw you want. Extract the Launcher.apk from the zip and adb push it to where it is in your current build.
adb push Launcher.apk /data/app_s
or paste it in the root of your sdcard and type in terminal:
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
rm -r /data/app_s/Launcher.apk
rm -r /data/app_s/Launcher.odex
cp /sdcard/Launcher.apk /data/app_s/
AdrianK said:
Yes, just find a theme with the app draw you want. Extract the Launcher.apk from the zip and adb push it to where it is in your current build.
adb push Launcher.apk /data/app_s
or paste it in the root of your sdcard and type in terminal:
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
rm -r /data/app_s/Launcher.apk
rm -r /data/app_s/Launcher.odex
cp /sdcard/Launcher.apk /data/app_s/
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And this wont mess up Rosie when i go back to touch flow?
-For some reason i went into force close heaven and when rebooted would get stuck right before the Android screen and stayed black

ADB/Term app install/uninstall

I'm having trouble finding a definitive way of uninstalling/installing apps onto my phone. this is what I've found.
Either through terminal or ADB:
mount -o rw,remount /system (another thread had mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs, /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system... or something along those lines)
rm -r /system/app/appname.apk
That only seemed to work for com.amazon.mp3.apk.
I've used astro file manager to find out the app names, for example on CM 4.0.4 he has the Work email, which I don't use. Under astro it is called just "Mail". I tried removing mail.apk and i've tried removing com.htc.android.mail.apk (which is what the app says under astro) but I cannot remove that one, nor any of the easier ones (camera.apk etc...). Only amazon mp3 was removed.
Am I missing something?
Also, installing apps. I am having trouble finding out how to push your own.
Any help with these?
Thanks
Easiest way would be to get root explorer off the market.
Or with adb do
Code:
adb remount
adb shell
rm /system/app/xxxx.apk (or if that doesn't work put -r after rm
In recovery console do
Code:
mount system
rm /system/app/xxx.apk (or -r if doesn't work)
Thats how i remove system apps.
same thing...
I tried rebooting into the console and trying this, here's what I got.
# Mount System
# rm /system/app/com.amazon.mp3.apk (this one works)
# rm /system/app/mail.apk
rm: cannot remove '/system/app/mail.apk' : No such file or directory
# rm /system/app/com.htc.android.com.apk
rm: cannot remove '/system/app/com.htc.android.com.apk' : No such file or directory
the others don't. I am finding the root address the same as with amazon mp3.
I am running CM 4.1.9. I tried it with 4.0.4 but I get the same issue. Only app that comes out is the amazon mp3. I am trying to delete the Work Email, Voice Dialer and push in the My Faves.
Any ideas what I am doing wrong?
Filenames are case sensitive.
/system/app/Mail.apk
/system/app/Camera.apk
Go to your apps directory to see the filenames with
Code:
cd /system/app
ls
Forum search adb explorer
AdamPI said:
Filenames are case sensitive.
/system/app/Mail.apk
/system/app/Camera.apk
Go to your apps directory to see the filenames with
Code:
cd /system/app
ls
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Ahhh, Case sensitive. I didn't realize. Thanks for the info. You are the man!!!!!!!!
That was exactly it.
Thanks again!!!!!

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

Updated to Cyanogen 4.2.5 quick question

I was previously running cyanogen mod with black-ice theme.
I've now updated to 4.2.5 and even though I've done a wipe and repaired the ext filesystems some of the icons are from the black-ice theme and also unable to update maps from market and some bits are left from the black-ice theme.
Should I also format the partition which has the apps?
Also running fix_permissions from console gave the following error message
cat: can't open 'data/system/packages.xml': no such file or directory.
I know there were some instructions on running fix_permissions as used them before but forgot to write them down and now unable to locate the exact sequence via search option
regards
update:
followed the instructions below
#mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
#cd /system/sd
#rm -rf /system/sd/*
#reboot recovery
I then done the following steps as well
alt-wipe
installed 4.2.5
fix_permissions.sh
rebooted, but again some icons are still from black-ice theme
regards
I am pretty sure the only way to get the Google Apps icons back would be to Flash the HTC image and then flash CM 4.2.5... If I am wrong, I am sure that someone will correct me...
Think I've sorted it
google maps was force closing all the time, even with using the fix_permissions so ran the following which I found on another thread on how to install a different version
#mount -o remount,rw /system
#rm /system/app/Maps.apk
#pm uninstall com.google.android.apps.maps
#find /system /data -name \*google\*maps.apk\* -o -name Maps.apk | xargs rm
rebooted phone, then downloaded it again from market place
the only ones left with the wrong icon are google mail, market and you tube
Just flash a new theme and you will be good to go.
If you originally used the HTC Recovery to flash CM, you can use my theme template to flash back. Make sure you update google maps from the market again though

[Q] Problem with ADB and Removing Apps

I'm not new to coding per se, I'm a web designer and developer and most of this makes complete sense to me, but I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong here. I have decided I want to learn more by customizing the stock .5 RUU rom (reverted back from .6). So I am working on removing the stock Sprint apps at the moment. I rooted via UnrEVOked one-touch. I am running ROM Manager with the ClockWorkMod Recovery Image.
Here's my setup. I'm running Parallels on my Macbook with Windows XP. I added android-sdk-windows to my C:\ drive and started into the ADB. (I do have SU permission). I have USB Debugging running and I'm in Charge Only Mode.
Code:
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell
$ su
su
[B]mount -o rw,remount Permission denied[/B]
$ # mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
# mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
$ cd system/app
cd system/app
$ ls
[Returns the long list of System Apps that are installed ]
$ # rm amazonmp3.apk
# rm amazonmp3.apk
$ exit
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools> exit
This is just an test, trying to remove the amazonmp3.apk. I reboot into recovery and reboot the system from there, but the app isn't removed. I've highlighted the possible "problem" commands. - The "Permission denied" error is automatic, I don't get to finish writing the remount code before it automatically gives me the "denied" error
Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong? I've read that the UnrEVOked app doesn't give you full root access, is this correct?
When in tools directory type
Adb remount
Adb shell
Rm (app name).apk /system/app
or if you removing several apps you may want to cd into the app dir
Code:
adb remount
adb shell
cd /system/app
rm amazonmp3.apk
yeah, I think that the UnrEVOked one-touch just doesn't cut it because I get Permission denied on the "adb remount" command
getting this:
Code:
adb shell
$ cd /system/app
cd /system/app
rm amazonmp3.apk
rm failed for amazonmp3.apk, Read-only file system
TexasTerp said:
getting this:
Code:
adb shell
$ cd /system/app
cd /system/app
rm amazonmp3.apk
rm failed for amazonmp3.apk, Read-only file system
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Not really sure cause I've never used that method of rooting. Try using the regaw version found in the android Dev forum

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