EDIT: it seems as if a lot of people are having problems with this. about half the people get it working, and half don't. i recommend that you test out Launcher2 first before setting it as your home launcher. I'll try and see what's going on and why it doesn't work right. for now, though, pushing the libs is confirmed to make lwps like the nexusmod on helix.
EASIER WAY: USE RECOVERY TO FLASH THE SIGNED ZIP ATTACHED ON BOTTOM.
okay, so konikub posted the market app that gets the nexus launcher working on our ROMs, but it seemed a bit slow and the app drawer wasn't very intuitive for me, as i had to press the back key and everything for it to work. so, i found out a way to get the REAL nexus one Launcher2.apk to work on DamageControl v1, but i haven't test on fresh 2.0b2 or anything else.
the main two files that are needed to get the launcher2.apk to work seem to be libRS.so and librs_jni.so
since i used waffle 2.1 as my first ROM and the nexus launcher worked, albeit unstable at times, i looked there first. when compared with DamageControl, the necessary libs are missing.
so, the libs that i'm posting are taken straight from bikcmp's Waffle 2.1 ROM.
it's a pretty simple procedure, since you're just placing the libs in the right folder
step 1: extract the libRS.so and librs_jni.so to a folder where you know the location
step 2: push the files to /system/lib
Code:
adb remount
adb push <location of libRS.so> /system/lib
adb push <location of librs_jni.so> /system/lib
adb reboot
step 3: install launcher2.apk
Code:
adb remount
adb push <location of Launcher2.apk> /system/app
adb reboot
and then it works!
so far, it's been stable for me after a few reboots, and i don't get any force closes like i did when i used it on bikcmp's waffle ROM.
any problems, just pm me or post a reply.
if things don't work on the first try, like your bootscreen just keeps on going and going, just reboot your phone. after i set it to my default homescreen and rebooted, my bootscreen kept going on and on and on, even though the lockscreen and whatever else was definitely loaded. i'm not using the htc lockscreen, so i knew where the unlock button was, and when i touched there, it vibrated. i could 'unlock' the phone but it stayed at the bootscreen.
so when in doubt, just reboot
see below for all three files. i put it all into one zip for convenience.
enjoy!
EDIT: oh, and live wallpapers DO work. i've tested some from the market, but it seems as if (AGAIN) it's the nexusmod one that doesn't play nice and freezes your phone but i do recommend the Substrate (search Substrate in market) lwp, they're pretty fancy and they look nice too! performance isn't too bad either
Konikub requested a flashable zip for this. it's in post #5, but for those who are too lazy to scroll down, i'll post it here too
naturally, its named launcher2-signed.zip
UPDATE: i just tested this, but JIT works if you use this launcher! just follow these instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=637419
when i first installed it, though, my bootscreen just stayed and kept going for a good ten minutes. for some reason, the lockscreen still 'worked', as in you could unlock the phone underneath but it'd still display the boot animation. i just pressed the SEND+END+MENU button combo to reboot the phone, and it worked! if you get a few FCs at first, just make sure you press the 'Force Close' option. if you reboot again, it should work.
there's always the possibility that it'll screw up your phone(not a brick, i mean like it wont boot, etc.), and if it does, just go to recovery and follow the instructions to restore dalvik w/o JIT (in the link).
justinisyoung said:
okay, so konikub posted the market app that gets the nexus launcher working on our ROMs, but it seemed a bit slow and the app drawer wasn't very intuitive for me, as i had to press the back key and everything for it to work. so, i found out a way to get the REAL nexus one Launcher2.apk to work on DamageControl v1, but i haven't test on fresh 2.0b2 or anything else.
the main two files that are needed to get the launcher2.apk to work seem to be libRS.so and librs_jni.so
since i used waffle 2.1 as my first ROM and the nexus launcher worked, albeit unstable at times, i looked there first. when compared with DamageControl, the necessary libs are missing.
so, the libs that i'm posting are taken straight from bikcmp's Waffle 2.1 ROM.
it's a pretty simple procedure, since you're just placing the libs in the right folder
step 1: extract the libRS.so and librs_jni.so to a folder where you know the location
step 2: push the files to /system/lib
Code:
adb remount
adb push <location of libRS.so> /system/lib
adb push <location of librs_jni.so> /system/lib
adb reboot
step 3: install launcher2.apk
Code:
adb remount
adb push <location of Launcher2.apk> /system/app
adb reboot
and then it works!
so far, it's been stable for me after a few reboots, and i don't get any force closes like i did when i used it on bikcmp's waffle ROM.
any problems, just pm me or post a reply.
if things don't work on the first try, like your bootscreen just keeps on going and going, just reboot your phone. after i set it to my default homescreen and rebooted, my bootscreen kept going on and on and on, even though the lockscreen and whatever else was definitely loaded. i'm not using the htc lockscreen, so i knew where the unlock button was, and when i touched there, it vibrated. i could 'unlock' the phone but it stayed at the bootscreen.
so when in doubt, just reboot
see below for all three files. i put it all into one zip for convenience.
enjoy!
EDIT: oh, and live wallpapers DO work. i've tested some from the market, but it seems as if (AGAIN) it's the nexusmod one that doesn't play nice and freezes your phone but i do recommend the Substrate (search Substrate in market) lwp, they're pretty fancy and they look nice too! performance isn't too bad either
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launcher2 works out of the box on my testing rom, just push it to /system/app. i already have the necessary libs in place.
darchstar said:
launcher2 works out of the box on my testing rom, just push it to /system/app. i already have the necessary libs in place.
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well, i guess it's for people using damage's and fresh's rom
This might be pushing it...but I have been with out a computer screen for a few days now (it died), and have been running off my hero since. I have no way to pushfiles to my phone...is there any chance you can package up the launcher2 apk to be flashed, and I will put it on Darchs ROM....?
Thanks either way man!!!!
Question, does this launcher have the 4 shortcuts cause thats bout as slick as have 7 screens and as sliced bread.
konikub: attached!
Tipharet: no, that's only in the helixlauncher app
it's a nice feature, but this is just for those who want the 'real' nexus one feel to it, with the 3d app drawer and the dots on the bottom. otherwise there isn't much of a difference.
though personally, i prefer this to the helixlauncher.
Just curious, does the nexus launcher still have the sense widgets enabled? Say im just trying to take Rosie phone,app,and add button away; all I want is the little square down at the bottom that leads to my app drawer.
This knowledge will also help in development of a custom UI I am wotking on. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Side note: like one of the other posters, I am not familiar with the sdk or changing files through the computer. However, I managed to root my phone, andinstall a custom ROM, all FROM MY PHONE.. Never once did I connect to my PC. Point being, Ive basically cooked my own roms from my phone. I am running DamageV1 and through terminal emulator was able to uninstall the bloatware that came along with it. I have a DamagedPancake LOL. Is it possible to push these files through t.e. or could someone post a update.zip that woulde removie just the RosieBar and leave only the boxlauncher?
Cheers
is there way a to revert back to the default sense ui?
sinistermeshes: unfortunately, you can't keep the sense widgets and not be using sense itself. something about the framework prevents you from being able to access or use HTC widgets if you aren't using sense. i also don't believe you can make the sense bar only be an app drawer. there was a thread starter a few days ago about mapping the buttons to different areas, but it was deemed not possible, or at least probably not going to happen.
the signed zip that i posted here only makes your phone's homescreen look, act, and feel just like what it does on the nexus one homescreen. no htc widgets (i know, i'm sad too =/)
vox: yeah, you can go to appliations and clear defaults. but the best way is to go to the market and install Home switcher. its very useful when dealing with homescreens and all.
works 100% perfectly, thanks OP.
personally, i started liking the helix launcher better than nexus, it allows only 2 screens, and you can put icons on the bottom. and, after pushing the libs, the nexus MOD wallpaper in market works with helix launcher!
im so happy right now
Really nice work.. All we need now is to remove the black notifcations bar and replace it with the white one and we can have a AOSP-Like rom
Just did this from my hero and it worked like a charm thanks a million for the signed zip I freaking love the nexus launcher and its really smooth
i cant seem to get the nexusmod lwp to work.. i downloaded it but i dont know how to set it.
i don't think the nexusmod lwp works if you use the launcher that's included.
but, if you use helixlauncher, it does work.
but first, you have to manually push LiveWallpapersPicker.apk and LiveWallpapers.apk to /system/app. they're posted on another thread, i believe.
i got it now i had to flash livewallpapaerpicker.apk
justinisyoung said:
i don't think the nexusmod lwp works if you use the launcher that's included.
but, if you use helixlauncher, it does work.
but first, you have to manually push LiveWallpapersPicker.apk and LiveWallpapers.apk to /system/app. they're posted on another thread, i believe.
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I tried running it with hexilauncher and it just froze my phone...
justin, thanks for the lib file find. got the "modded Nexus" working with helix. I think I am going to stick with that just for the 7 screens but great find man.
NexusMod only works with helix. but its a bit laggy. if you use it on any other homescreen like nexuslauncher or home it just crashes.
Do we still have to push the lib files even with the zipped file that you provided... I nay have to wait toll I get home then
anyone gotten live wallpapers working??? i downloaded several and they are not in the wallpapers...
I've put CyanogenMod 7.2 Alpha on my Nexus S, and i was wondering how i could integrate the default Nexus S static wallpapers on CyanogenMod. I have the images as jpgs, but all the other wallpapers seem to be in an APK, is there anyone who could rip the static wallpapers APK off of a stock Nexus S and post it here, or either tell me how to integrate the jpgs I have.
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I only ask as Car Home can't find any wallpapers (I presume because its looking for the wallpapers in a location/package thats included with the Stock android, yet Cyanogen Mod doesn't include this. I also would like to have the default wallpapers back on the System as well.
bergqvistjl said:
I only ask as Car Home can't find any wallpapers (I presume because its looking for the wallpapers in a location/package thats included with the Stock android, yet Cyanogen Mod doesn't include this. I also would like to have the default wallpapers back on the System as well.
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I just noticed this as well, finally fixed Car Home in CM7 ALPHA 2-January 6th release. and Car Home when you select Gallery, u just get black screen
Car home wasn't actually fixed for me in that release, the app was there, but I needed to install the launcher. Anyway yeah, it would be nice to have the stock non-live wallpaper gallery included as well, mainly as i'm sure some other applications might need it.
I actually just have my static wall papers on mass memory. Use astro, find your image, long press, set as wall paper and done.
If you want to put all your images into the actual proper place you will need to rebuild the apk I think. Or maybe you can use root explorer and pull push to the apk, but I'm not too sure about that one.
I just manually set from my folder in astro.
RogerPodacter said:
I actually just have my static wall papers on mass memory. Use astro, find your image, long press, set as wall paper and done.
If you want to put all your images into the actual proper place you will need to rebuild the apk I think. Or maybe you can use root explorer and pull push to the apk, but I'm not too sure about that one.
I just manually set from my folder in astro.
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I have a feeling they're in an APK like the live wallpapers. We just need someone who has a stock build of android 2.3.1 (rooted) to pull the apk off of his device and post it here. I'd do it myself but i don't want to put my device back to stock just to get 1 apk.
bergqvistjl said:
I have a feeling they're in an APK like the live wallpapers. We just need someone who has a stock build of android 2.3.1 (rooted) to pull the apk off of his device and post it here. I'd do it myself but i don't want to put my device back to stock just to get 1 apk.
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Yes, they are in the Launcher2 apk itself, inside the drawable-hdpi folder.
You say you already have the images? What else are you after? I think if you want to include them in the list of wallpapers that you select from on Cyanogen that you would take your Launcher2.apk (or whatever Cyanogen calls it), then you would unpack it, add these jpgs (the small and the large, you need both) to the /drawable-hdpi folder, then repack, and resign the apk. Then push it back to your phone.
Here's the whole launcher apk as requested, as well as the images pulled separately.
OK I've come up with a solution (Sort of), On my Nexus S at least, if (in this case Car Home) it can't find the stock wallpapers, it instead searches for any photos in the DCIM Directory. Put some pictures in there, wait for them to show up in the gallery and then you can choose a seperate background for Car Home. I got a blank screen initially with Car Home, because there were no pictures in DCIM.
I had installed a cool weather/clock widget the other day, and it was working perfectly. All of a sudden, I have this message on my home screen:
"Problem loading widget". I can't find any way to remove this message.
The widget is no longer on the list of my loaded programs or widgets, and strangely I cannot seem to find it on the market. It's as though some update decide to remove it, but the bootup loader is still looking for it.
Ideas?
HD2 running 2.2.1 CleanDroidv1.11, Kernel 2.6.32.15
Baseband 15.42.50.11H_2.15.50.14
Thanks for any assistance.
Edited post to include screen shot
Here's a screenshot of my problem, taken with "shootme", an outstanding and simple-to-use screen capture app for Android.
uninstall and installl this app
I would if I could. When this first happened, I tried what you said, but the app had seemed to disappear into thin air -- off my HD2 AND off the Android Market. I'll keep trying. Thanks for the suggestion. I appreciate your reply.
This happens to me too when i move widgets or home items to the sdcard.
The sdcard ins't mounted quickly so it fails to load the home app.
Try moving it to phone storage.
I installed Khal's MIUI ROM successfully. But there is no Desk Clock on the Home Launcher pages. I used the "search" button on my phone and type "clock" so I can found it and use it.
But is there any method to make a icon on the Home Screen for quick use later. Please help me. Thank you.
Is there any solutions. If you don't know just let me know, or you guys look down on me.......
You can use MIUI clock widget and just click on it to launch the clock app. Alternatively you can use a different launcher.
You can try going into manage applications & clearing the cache and/or data on Launcher2
im pretty sure the clock app is in the tools folder on the home screen. my phones at motorola getting fixed so i cant look right now.
@CrystalShield no one looks down on anyone here. well at least they shouldnt. we have all had problems and it never hurts to ask. thats why we all come here, for community support
@easye420: I am sure that when I install the ROM of Khal of MIUI in this link. There is no app call "DeskClock" on home screen. I can list them here.
Page1: Gallery, Camera, music, Settings, Root Explorer (it's mine) , [Chinese something] and Theme manager.
Page2: Some Google Apps, facebook, memory, overclock, fast boot, twitter, and FM Radio.
page3: Wireless tether, Voice Search, News and weather and some of my apps (because everyone know our apps will stay at the end the these)
But I also use the "deckclock.apk" in /system/app to run the Clock. But i want it stay on my screen. I try use Shortcut, but when I click the shortcut, it "open App Manager" (like when we try to Run a APK file in ASTRO) and I also need to click on "launch" to run the app. It isn't what we want when we try to make a shortcut for an application, is it?
@3rdstring: I did, but it restore to original (still don't have it on Home).
Is there any solution for me.
By the way, Thanks all you guys very much. English is not my first language, if there is something impolite or immodest in my words. I'm sorry.................
And I am also newbie of this forum, so I don't have enough 10 posts to post and ask in the Development Box. That why I disturb you guys here. Sorry about that.
Reinstalling the app works. I just move the apk out from /system/app and install it as if it's another use app.
I have the same problem. Copying and installing doesn't work as the app has 0 bytes (!) and I always get the parsing error-obviously
If someone could upload the original with its proper size that'll be lovely.
Thanks.
milestone xt720 on froyo miui
psirage said:
Reinstalling the app works. I just move the apk out from /system/app and install it as if it's another use app.
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I removed the DeskClock.apk from /system/app. But when I use the "search" button and type "clock". It's still there (and of course it still can be used). I have no idea about where the real app is.
It's really weird for me.(of course because I don't have enough knowledge)
This is what i do to get deskclock app to show on the screen.
1)Using root explorer copy the deskclock.apk from system/app to sdcard.
2)Using root explorer again delete deskclock.apk from system/app and in data/dalvik-cache look for [email protected]@[email protected] and delete it.
3)Restart ur phone.
4)install the deskclock.apk from sdcard and the app should appear on your screen.
Use launcher pro. Its faster, sexier and will show all your applications!
I managed to delete the original gallery on my KF while trying to delete something else. Should this be the the 3d gallery apk? Well I couldn't seem to find it on line so I pulled the one off my Samsung Droid Charge and attempted to push it to system\app with Root Explorer but when I attempt to install it just says that it did not install. Any ideas? Wrong apk or permissions? Need a quick class on what I am doing wrong, did not see it posted elsewhere. I am rooted and like to use it to put some family pics on the ADW home screen.
Thanks!
Ok, got the right apk from krelvinaz (thanks so much). Using Root Explorer I clicked install and it installed in data\app. Didn't do anything to permissions. So now while rooted OR unrooted, I try to use the picture frame widget. If picking the picture from Gallery it lets me resize, hit save and it just closes without adding anything to the screen. If I hit the widget and use QuickPic for the picture selection, it creates the frame on the screen but it is black with nothing in it.
Any ideas? Do I need to change permissions or load the apks in a different folder? This all worked fine before I screwed up and deleted gallery. Worked when it was rooted too.
Bump.
Anyone? Tried several different apps. The ones that work either just put up a black box or put up the pic but it doesn't stay and reverts to the black box. Worked before so something is missing since I deleted the gallery the first time.