I am running Darky's Mod v9.5.XWJS28 on a rooted galaxy S GT-I9000, and SGS tools came pre-installed on it. Last night I had a look at the "upgrade stock apps" selection in SGS tools, and had a look at some of the apps. I installed the hacked camera app and the Galaxy tab E-mail app but I DID NOT install any of the launcher apps, only had a look at what each of them did. The stock launcher (touchwiz30.apk I am pretty sure it is called) worked perfectly fine after that.
Then late last night my battery ran dry. I plugged it in and charged it up, to notice that the launcher had changed to the extra one I got with Darky's Mod (so not the stock one that comes with an un-modified galaxy s). I went to "home switcher for Froyo" to find the only one showing up was the extra one (simply called "Launcher"). I was tired so I went to sleep, thinking that maybe if I restarted the phone it would fix itself.
So I woke up this morning and tried it, to no avail. I then tried downloading various Touchwiz30.apk from the internet, moving them over to my sd card and then using "My Files" to install them, but trying to do that just shows up with "application not installed" and nothing else to tell me why that is.
SGS tools also says that it backs-up the stocklauncher in sdcard/sgstools, and if I press "apply script" within the program and then "restore_launcher.txt" I will get my launcher back, but lo and behold, "apply script" works but then there is no "restore_launcher.txt". Using "My Files" to go to that folder, I find a Touchwiz30.apk in there, but checking its details, it takes up a whopping 0bytes of space!
Obviously I am going to uninstall SGStools after this, but in the mean-time how do I get my stock Home launcher back?
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Hi Shi-an,
The same thing happened to me running Darky 9.5. You have probably resolved this by now but I thought I might post this for other people. Firstly, I am a novice... but I tried using "nitrality" (free version) to restore the twlauncher, which it did well. But when I the twlauncher, it force closed when I selected any apps. So Nitrality is NOT the solution for this.
To fix this I restored Darky ROM without wiping. (like a factory reset of the system area I think, but leaves your data and apps in tact.)
1. Undo lagfix using Voodoo Controls (if you use it) (as I said, I am a novice, so not sure if you need to undo lagfix when reflashing your ROM). Reboot and wait for the robot voice to take care of this for you.
2. Used Darky ROM Configurator (you probably already have it, otherwise its on the marketplace)
3. Made sure all the options I want were selected. Not wiping data is fairly important ... so make sure you don't select it unless you want to start fresh.
4. Menu, save and exit.
5. Go back into it, then menu select zip and flash.
6. Select the Darky 9.5 zip file (approx. 251mb)
The phone should restart into recovery and start reinstalling Darky ROM.
When it was all done, twlauncher works properly again.
I hope this helps someone. I take no responsibility for this... and I have assumed quite a few things, like you are running Darky ROM, with a custom rooted kernel and recovery mode which can work with Darky Configurator. I think I am on Darky Core 1.5.
Cheers.
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Whenever I flash my phone with a custom kernel, be it YAOK; SpeedMod; Voodoo; Z4Mod etc. I *always* run into the same problem within the space of a few reboots / few hours of use (sometimes with only 2 reboots)
Essentially, the bug is that newly installed applications will NOT show up in TWLauncher. They're installed and work, but they have no icon. If I FC TWLauncher, kill it's data, or reboot, their icons show up. It's as though TWLauncher "can't be bothered" to re-scan installed apps when a new one gets added. (this seems to happen more with over 8 pages of apps; although there will be some spaces on page 2, 3 etc.)
This behaviour has previously been noted in both the modded versions of TWLauncher available on this site. I haven't tried this with ADW or LauncherPro as I don't like them as much.
I've now gone back to a completely stock kernel and merely rooted it (no lagfix) - so I'm waiting to see if this behaviour returns.
The ONLY thing I think may have possibly been causing this is either the Spare Parts application, or Samsung's new email / IM application. I've not restored those on this particular reset to see what happens.
I've tried everything I can think of to narrow down what's causing this, including NOT restoring any data from backups and instead downloading all my apps individually (there's currently 61 apps installed on my phone, in addition to the bundled ones)
............
Now, before you all ask / comment:
Each and Every time this happens, I have been reformatting both the internal AND external SD cards; then doing a complete flash in Odin, using the 502 PIT file. Firmware is stock XWJPO (with JPP modem).
Is no one else suffering from this at all?
I hope I am posting this in the right place. I successfully rooted using auto-nooter and almost everything seems to be working well - thanks to you all for the great instructions because I am a totally noob in the Android department.
You tube worked (not sure if it was before or after rooting but now it doesn't). This is found at the end of the auto-nooter instructions:
"If your Youtube fails to launch delete /data/data/com.android.youtube"
I can't find "data/data/com.android.youtube" to delete. I have ASTRO installed. Can someone lead me through this please? Thank you.
If you install Titanium backup, there is an option to "Wipe Data" for programs. Just scroll to Youtube in the list of installed programs, hit "Wipe Data" and it should work again. Just don't sign into Youtube afterward, or you'll be in the same place again.
THANK YOU, peiziyu
That was easy - it worked great. xda rocks!
You can use Titanium Backup or ES File Explorer.
No problem. Glad I could help.
You can also use Nook Tools. Sadly this fix doesnt work for me and everything I try only gets it to work for a short period of time.
Don't sign in next time you get it to work.
If you remain signed in when you quit YouTube, it will just close the next time until you wipe data again..
That's because this version of YouTube is not really for Android 2.1, ...
has anyone tried this version? its the froyo/gbread version ported to eclair.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=817528
I can't find the wipe data option in the free version, how do you do it?
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JRDroid said:
I can't find the wipe data option in the free version, how do you do it?
Start by getting Titanium Backup from the market (free), then start titanium and hit "backup/restore", go down to youtube and then hit "wipe data"
Hoe that helps
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I rooted fine last night (and added Zeem launcher) and apparently signed into youtube and closed out. As such youtube stopped working. I tried uninstalling YouTube via Zeem and was going to install it again from the marketplace. But could not find it in the marketplace. I then installed Titanium Backup and it started working again (I didn't go into TB, just installed it). Today it stopped working again, of course I know why now after finding this thread. However, I have already uninstalled it and TB shows that it is uninstalled and I can't find it in the MarketPlace. How can I reinstall YouTube if I can't find it in the MarketPlace?
I am getting the following error in Ti Backup.
Code:
"Warning - System Configuration"
Your system will prevent you form restoring application. To correct this, go to your phone's Settings the in "Applications" and tick the "Unknown Sources" checkbox.
I cannot find that menu so therefore I am stuck in trying to repair YouTube. ES File Explorer does not show anything inside the /data folder that I can delete.
Thx
Edit:
Nevermind, I found the answer. Ti Backup needs an empty SD Card in order to see Apps. YouTube Wipe Data worked perfectly.
I was able to fix my issue.
I shut the nook off (not just the screen) and put in the auto-nooter microSD card again. Plugged the Nook up to the PC and waited. Basicly I was trying to re-root it. My PC started chiming saying it it found new hardware and that it didn't have drivers for it. It did that a few times and after about 2 minutes the Nook was turned on. I first noticed it had my normal wallpaper on it, so I unlocked it and all my apps were still installed, and the YouTube app was on there again.
So it appears that the auto-nooter saw youtube was missing and put it back for me. Looks like I'm keeping that microSD card around in case I ever need it again.
Thank you
Ti Backup worked perfectly!
Can someone tell me how to safe root my incs? I'm on the stock ota gb. I want to do the Android revolution hd but I'm new to rooting. I'm confused about custom kernals and stuff. How do I get sense 3.0? It said there's a thing for that to. I'd search but I know that all that comes up is Rom garbage. I don't want to brink my first Android phone! Thanks.
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Oh and I'd like to be able to go stock if I need repairs.
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For Incredible S there is only one way to do this, and that's with the revolutionary tool, found here: http://revolutionary.io/
Download that tool and type in the necessary info you need to get the beta key
Make sure that during this, your phone is connected to your Windows PC via USB, and that USB debugging is checked ON (Settings > Applications > Development). Also make sure that Fast Boot is turned OFF(Settings > Power > Fastboot).
Once you have the beta key, open the zip file that downloaded and open the .exe file, it will bring up a command prompt (btw, you CANNOT have HTC Sync on your computer. Uninstall it if you do, or this won't work). In the command prompt, type in your beta key (case sensitive) and press enter. The revolutionary tool will now attempt to convert your phone to S-OFF. Congratulations, you have rooted your Incredible S! The developers that made that tool got your back, and the tool automatically creates a backup of your system as it is at that moment. That means from that from the moment your phone is rooted and on, if you ever mess anything up by flashing a ROM that isn't compatible with your OS or do anything to mess your phone up, you can reboot the backup file (saved on your SD card so it will never go anywhere) and you are back to normal the way you started, so no worries. You are free to experiment. You'll also notice you have a new recovery boot screen - that's ClockworkMod Recovery and it is installed automatically with the revolutionary tool. From now on whenever you want to flash a new ROM or make a backup without ROM Manager - you can "Boot to recovery" and it will bring you to that blue and black screen. From there you can create a backup, or mount your USB to your PC and move files onto the SD card (necessary for flashing new ROMs).
Now you need to ask yourself why you rooted your phone. If you're like me, you'll want a custom ROM and a new interface. Or maybe you just want a few apps that require root access. Either way - here are two logical next steps:
1) Download Titanium Backup. Shell out the money for the paid version if you can, it's worth it. If not, you can grab the free version. This app is perfect for backing up your apps AS THEY ARE. Do you have 3 stars on all Angry Birds levels and are afraid that switching to a new ROM will delete all your data? Fear no more. Download and install Titanium, go to the middle tab called "Backup/Restore", press Menu and go to "Batch" This automatically batches together your User Apps that you want to backup. BTW, after your phone is rooted, many apps will ask you permission to grant it root access. Always allow and always 'remember'.
Once your user apps are backed up, you can install a new ROM. Once your new ROM is installed, go back to the market and download Titanium again (yes, again, since after installing a new ROM, your apps are gone). Luckily, your apps are synced to your gmail account, so when you install Titanium back to your phone, it has all your information backed up, even though you technically uninstalled the app . Titanium is a miracle worker.
2) Download ROM Manager from the app store. Search the forums if you are interested in learning about ROMs. If you want to get straight into the action with a program that does the work for you. Go to ROM Manager > Download ROM, and download one of the choices it gives you, but DO NOT download Cyanogen Nightly unless you really know what you're doing. However, CyanogenMod 7.1.0 RC-1 is a perfect choice, and you'll find it's actually one of the most used ROMs. Download that one, and you'll also be prompted to download Google Apps along with it, which you should definitely do. It will ask you to clear your cache and davlik cache, which you MUST DO. Remember you already have a backup, so no need to make another one at this point. Check to clear caches, then it will reboot you straight into the process. Congratulations, you've installed your first custom ROM
Once Cyanogen is installed, go to the market and download Titanium, and re-install your backed-up apps by going to the middle tab and pressing menu > Batch, and scrolling down to "Restore". Click the "Run" button nect to "Restore missing apps with Data"
Now if you paid for Titanium, your work is done. If you didn't, you have to install one-by-one (basically just press Install a bunch of times instead of it being automated - it's not as laborious as it seems). Now you are running a custom ROM with all your old apps and you are now free to explore the world of rooted apps and system management.
2a - you said you wanted Sense 3.0, so choose a ROM that comes with that (I think Android Revolution HD does? not sure but search in the Sensation S development forum and you'll see all the ROMs available and what they come with). ROM Manager won't do the work for you on this though - you have to download the files and put them on your SD card (the same way you do it with the Revolutionary tool), then flash the ROM and corresponding kernel one by one (the link for the corresponding kernel will usually be given to you along with the ROM so it's just a matter of downloading it). Once the new ROM is flashed you can create a backup of it with ROM Manager (or you can do it from the Clockwork boot screen)
By the way, this question gets asked many many times here, so definitely do a search - the information is all here.
I was in the same spot a week ago where i just got my incredible s and i was debating whether to flash a custom rom. The only thing that was holding me back was that i was scared i might mess up and end up with a bricked phone but everything went rather smoothly. The process is pretty simple just follow the instructions from this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036581
Hello everybody,
After flashing my phone with Temasek ROM RC1-87, i got problem with Car Mode. I can not really remove it, because ether i could not find it with file manager and there is no such app in application menu, not even in titanium backup with superuser rights.
It pop up very often, when i am answering my call, even walking. Just random pop up in phone top bar. Then i need to slide it down and lick it to close. I could not even turn it on, because there is no such app in my phone, but somehow it turns on. It is very annoying, because if i answer my phone call and it pop up, then speaker turns on, or for example i am surfing the net and it pops up, when i click it to close my web browser closes.
Maybe someone have the same issue? How could i remove it for lifetime .. My phone is rooted and full wiped. I did all the wipes in CWM. I tried only Temasek's ROM, so maybe it's it fault? Thank you for your answers.
P.s. I had the same problem in my stock kernel/rom, the only difference was that then the app showed up in screen and i needed to click EXIT. I get rid of it uninstalling with titanium back up back then. Now it does not work.
I don't have that problem mate. Sorry.
But seriously, how could that be even possible. There is no car home/mode*.apk, or i can not find it, there is no such app in titanium backup, there is no such app in applications menu and so on... Maybe there is some FULL WIPE or something..
Tried to use System Toolbox app, could not find any Car app.. I noticed before on other ROM that it appeared after installing gapps! Please someone, let me know how to get rid of that evil app
yes there is. goto applications "running services", its not under running but its under "ALL". u goto it and u cannot click stop / etc. cause its not running. atleast on mine anyway. .87
So how should i get rid of it?
If you are using my 2.3.7 gapps, there are 2 apks that you need to remove from /system/app in order to remove Car Home. They are as follows:-
CarHomeGoogle.apk
CarHomeLauncher.apk
Try finding it and delete it. If you still couldn't find it, I can make a simple flashable zip for you to remove the above 2 files from /system/app
Gimme a page if u need more help.
Cheers
I tried Super Manager,System Toolbox, stock file manager, non of them show that there are such files like CarHomeGoogle.apk or CarHomeLauncher.apk. I am looking at system/app/. Is that even possible? Could you make a zip for me? Oh and i did not install any gapps, just wiped my phone, installed your rom and that was it.
ive got it there. can see it in ALL (*not running)
i can browse to system/apps/ theres 2 there. cannot delete.
says error deleting file (permisions or something) what program can definatley delete these files?
Hi,
I'm running Slim ICS 4.2, with semaphore kernel.
I tried installing the 4.2 JB camera, and the photosphere didn't work. Before trying to flash the file, I did a nand backup.
Since the camera didn't work, I just restored my backup.
But now for some reason gtalk disappeared from my phone. The icon is on the home screen, but when I click it, a warning appears saying "App isn't installed".
In the app drawer, the app doesn't appear, neither in the "Apps" menu in the settings.
I've tried several things now, the most extreme of which was factory reset + wipe cache + wipe dalvik cache + format /system + reinstall slim ics 4.2. Even with a fresh install, Talk wouldn't appear anywhere.
There is a "Talk.apk" in /system/app (and I didn't put it there manually). Tried installing it and it obviously doesn't let me (with the default android apk installer, I don't know if there are others out there).
Another thing I've noticed was that the chrome icon I had on the home screen changed to a little android figure (could be from semaphore). Other than that, everything seems pretty much normal.
I use gtalk a lot, so I really need this working. I don't know what else to do.
Just found out a couple more things:
- Apparently the weird icon on Chrome also happened on my girlfriend's ICS tablet, so that has nothing to do with the problem.
- Found this link: h**p://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Barebones (I can't post links, so you have to copy/paste)
When I do ls on /system/apps, there is a "Talk.apk" there. However, when I tried removing it, it returned "No such file or directory". (screenshot attached)
Also, when I do "pm list packages", the talk package isn't there (com.google.android.talk)
After that I tried deleting "Talk.apk" through OI File Manager (the default file manager of slim) and it just fails.