mTools 1.03 - Android Apps and Games

This app allows you to sync your files, contacts, and phone settings on a cloud server.
It's a project I am working on with computer science and engineering students at my university.
This app is available for free on the Android market. Please download, try it, and give us some feedback if you have the time. Thank you!
More info:
mtools DOT guiang DOT net
(not allowed to post links yet unfortunately )

How do you upload, I tried it yesterday and when I am selecting a folder, it wont go into it, just stays in the root of the SD. Tried a file also and it does nothing.

Same here, nothing works.
zul8er said:
How do you upload, I tried it yesterday and when I am selecting a folder, it wont go into it, just stays in the root of the SD. Tried a file also and it does nothing.
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[req]Torrent app needed for original HD2 ROM

Hi
i wondered if there is any kind of torrent app for the HD2.
Waiting for suggestions, ideas and stuff
Cheers
Here you go mate...
http://www.wmtorrent.com/home_index.html
great
works fine (i didnt even try to download anything yet...)
dowload tried and works!!
thanks
yes.comment said:
great
works fine (i didnt even try to download anything yet...)
dowload tried and works!!
thanks
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No problem mate
Are there any programs out there with the same functionality?
downloading question
can you just choose a torrent website and choose the file and download > open with the torrent program on the phone or is there a special process i might not be seeing to actually download something?
oh wow, soon as you download it, it auto opens, I saved it to the torrent program folder on the SD card, don't know if that makes a difference though
will downloading this stuff be likely picked up by your service provider and get you told on? I want to download UFC112 but it seems iffy

[APP] [HELP] Doom no longer working?

Seems like it was taken down due to legal reasons? Anyway, I'd really like to be able to play this again so any help on how to install this would be much appreciated. When trying to install the wad error comes up as Invalid or missing libdoom_jni.so.
im having the same problem, load a wad, 'missing libdoom_jni.so downloading'
But it doesn't download, anyone have a link to this file? Not the Google code doom page, i haven't been able to access it for the last few weeks.
I have the file....
Hi. I have uploaded the file to 4shared. Search for libdoom_jni.
I tried put in the doom folder, don´t work.
Anyone has a better guess?
AlexMartini said:
Hi. I have uploaded the file to 4shared. Search for libdoom_jni.
I tried put in the doom folder, don´t work.
Anyone has a better guess?
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couldn't find it :/
Not sure why it was taken down, doom was released under the GPL.
you'll have to drop the file into /data/data/android.game.doom/files
if you don't have root, you're basically stuck right now =(
Got the libdoom_jni.so but whenever I try and start playing the shareware wad it tries to download libdoom_jni.so again into /data/data/android.game.doom/files/ and leaves a 0KB file there that does nothing.
Tried overwriting that file, no dice either. Ideas?
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Got the libdoom_jni.so but whenever I try and start playing the shareware wad it tries to download libdoom_jni.so again into /data/data/android.game.doom/files/ and leaves a 0KB file there that does nothing.
Tried overwriting that file, no dice either. Ideas?
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yeah same problem :/
Could someone please either post here or on rapidshare etc the file libdoom_jni / libdoom_jni.so.gz or whatever it is ??
As I cannot find it anywhere its not on 4shared or anywhere ??? I have found only one site but its in russian and I can type in the letters for their spam check as I have UK keyboard.
Anyone please have the heart and upload this file or post a link if allowed.
Huge thanks in advance.
ATB
I got the file, and used root explorer to paste it in the appropriate folder but still get the same error when alunching the app. Not sure why, but figured I would share.
Any update on this?
I just got a G2 and would love to play this again. I had it working perfectly on my G1.
I get the same libdoom error
I'm getting the same libdoom_jni.so error. I've downloaded the file and placed it in /data/data/game.android.doom/files/ and still nothing... The game keeps looking for the file when I try to launch it. I even placed a copy of the file under /lib/ just in case and I'm still coming up empty handed. I checked the permissions of the file and it's readable across the board. Does anyone have any ideas?
yeah, getting the same error here. anyone know a work-around?
worked perfectly on my nexus 1. Now I regret switching to a mytouch 4g. didn't know I would have to lose doom
maybe someone could completely re-port it haha
after all, isn't doom freeware?
I've been out for a while but as the person responsible for the google code site and the google group site for Doom for Android (FREE) I've gone ahead and modified the project to include the library in the .apk file.
The library is now included and will be copied to the correct spot when the game is ran for the first time. You can download this updated version @ Doom.for.Android.1.33.666.apk
There is plenty of work to still be done to make this a bit more playable on devices without a hardware keyboard so I'll try to get things back up and running. Feel free to join the google group for all the updates.
lithium76 said:
I've been out for a while but as the person responsible for the google code site and the google group site for Doom for Android (FREE) I've gone ahead and modified the project to include the library in the .apk file.
The library is now included and will be copied to the correct spot when the game is ran for the first time. You can download this updated version @ Doom.for.Android.1.33.666.apk
There is plenty of work to still be done to make this a bit more playable on devices without a hardware keyboard so I'll try to get things back up and running. Feel free to join the google group for all the updates.
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just tried it out and i couldn't get it running :/
it was same something about a java io exception
same here, getting the same java io error.
*EDIT
hang on...working now. I uninstalled the new version you posted, and reinstalled my old version. Then I clicked "upgrade" but it said upgrade failed. So I uninstalled the old version and installed your new version again and it is now working great.
don't know what finally made it work in all that mess, but thanks so much!
Ok, someone help a noob. I've installed the apk from this thread but can't get the WAD install to work. I get some java exception error. I've tried following the help me link but it takes me to a forbidden Google page.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I installed the old doom then the one from here and in the doom folder rename the doom1.wad to freedoom.wad and that worked but i cant start the game i get the menu fine but. There isnt a button to select new game in the menu i have galaxy s
^ you need to use a Bluetooth gamepad. Like a wiimote or classic controller
Tapatalk - Nexus One

[old guide] moderators please unsticky and replace with the new guide

THIS GUIDE HAS BEEN REDONE. PLEASE VISIT THIS THREAD:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761819
Just reading through the document now, seems the first link, http://www.soft‐go.com/get/Samsung‐Kies_79632.html isn't working. Not sure if the site is just down right now or if there's a mistake.
Rad_Fishy said:
Just reading through the document now, seems the first link, http://www.soft‐go.com/get/Samsung‐Kies_79632.html isn't working. Not sure if the site is just down right now or if there's a mistake.
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Thank you I didn't actually add that link it was from systoxity, but i will fix it.
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Thank you I didn't actually add that link it was from systoxity, but i will fix it.
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I Fixed it
A few small things:
Intel should be intel.
Under CPU Optimization:
"Samsung’s CPU is set by default the run at 1gHz."
The should be to.
Sideloading:
"(don’t forget that after you install it from the market you still have to go to your app drawer and run busybox once so it installs)."
Should this be after you download it from the market?
ClockworkMod Recovery:
"ClockworkMod written for us by a developer that goes by the name of Koush"
Missing is.
"This gent puts a ton of work into helping us captivate owners out"
Replace puts with put and Capitalize Captivate.
Changing Your Messaging Ringtone:
"well the ones that matter anyway.."
Extra period.
Other than that, excellent guide. I'll definitely be using it when my Captivate arrives.
Rad_Fishy said:
A few small things:
Intel should be intel.
Under CPU Optimization:
"Samsung’s CPU is set by default the run at 1gHz."
The should be to.
Sideloading:
"(don’t forget that after you install it from the market you still have to go to your app drawer and run busybox once so it installs)."
Should this be after you download it from the market?
ClockworkMod Recovery:
"ClockworkMod written for us by a developer that goes by the name of Koush"
Missing is.
"This gent puts a ton of work into helping us captivate owners out"
Replace puts with put and Capitalize Captivate.
Changing Your Messaging Ringtone:
"well the ones that matter anyway.."
Extra period.
Other than that, excellent guide. I'll definitely be using it when my Captivate arrives.
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Thanks! I fixed all those errors but I'm not gonna upload the new version just yet because I will keep finding more errors so it just seems wasteful. I did not actually write most of the guide myself I just formatted it so there may be some mistakes I didn't pick up on.
i used this guide today and it delivered.
orlandoxpolice said:
i used this guide today and it delivered.
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If there was anything you found difficult or anything you would like to change just tell me and I will add it to tonight's update.
Hi,
Thanks for publishing this. It looks very useful, similar to Energy ROM.. But I am very new to Android phones (trying this on Samsung Captivate from AT&T, bought yesterday). I am running windows 7 ultimate 64bit and I exactly followed this guide. But somehow I am still not able to see the sd card. I tried placing the update.zip at Computer\SGH-I897\Phone and shut down the phone and tried restarting the phone by holding the up/down keys as well as power button. But after selecting reinstall packages it said could not find /sdcard/update.zip.. Pls held. Again very sorry if I did some mistake..
ask_j said:
Hi,
Thanks for publishing this. It looks very useful, similar to Energy ROM.. But I am very new to Android phones (trying this on Samsung Captivate from AT&T, bought yesterday). I am running windows 7 ultimate 64bit and I exactly followed this guide. But somehow I am still not able to see the sd card. I tried placing the update.zip at Computer\SGH-I897\Phone and shut down the phone and tried restarting the phone by holding the up/down keys as well as power button. But after selecting reinstall packages it said could not find /sdcard/update.zip.. Pls held. Again very sorry if I did some mistake..
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The SD card is simply the root directory of your phone. You do not need to open a folder, it is the highest folder you can place it in. Hope that helps
Somehow it was not able to find the sdcard root. Then I realized that you mentioned something called as Droid Explorer, I searched for it and installed it on my PC. But when I opened Droid Explorer, my device was not recognized, then I clicked on link on the explorer window, upon watching that video I enabled the USB Debugging, then I was able to see my device, then I selected connect to my device. After that I saw an explorer but it had empty root and I was not able to copy anything. There was a menu button at the top row named "Transfer to device or Copy to device" I selected that and selected update.zip file and tried to transfer. Something happened but still explorer was empty. Then from my phone Top slide down menu I selected mount USB storage and I started seeing windows explorer on my PC. Then apart from other folders I could see a folder sd in the root. Then I again put update.zip in the root.
Then followed the restart sequence, this time it found the file but exited after Signal 7. It was trying to asert something but could not find the correct model number I guess. My cell phone's model number is Samsung i897.
Please help
ask_j said:
Somehow it was not able to find the sdcard root. Then I realized that you mentioned something called as Droid Explorer, I searched for it and installed it on my PC. But when I opened Droid Explorer, my device was not recognized, then I clicked on link on the explorer window, upon watching that video I enabled the USB Debugging, then I was able to see my device, then I selected connect to my device. After that I saw an explorer but it had empty root and I was not able to copy anything. There was a menu button at the top row named "Transfer to device or Copy to device" I selected that and selected update.zip file and tried to transfer. Something happened but still explorer was empty. Then from my phone Top slide down menu I selected mount USB storage and I started seeing windows explorer on my PC. Then apart from other folders I could see a folder sd in the root. Then I again put update.zip in the root.
Then followed the restart sequence, this time it found the file but exited after Signal 7. It was trying to asert something but could not find the correct model number I guess. My cell phone's model number is Samsung i897.
Please help
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I did not write the PC instructions, so I can not help you (I only have a Mac). But the person who did can probably help you his username is systoxity.
Because not enough errors were found to make it worthwhile to update the PDF i will wait till tomorrow to fix the minor errors.
Good source of information
Thank you for putting this together. I am going to sticky this for the time being.
For installing the latest version of busy box, you should include that before the instructions for running titanium backup...the latest version of busybox installed from the market will work with titanium backup so theres no need to have to click the "problems" button...this way you wont have to do the busybox download step twice...should also save a few megs since titanium backup wont have its own copy of busybox installed BTW nice guide
You can also just mount the phone memory using windows explorer and move the file over. I was never able to get droid explorer to transfer the file. It always said it went but then was never there.
Anyway all I did was connected just as I was going to connect to kies but then when windows asked me what I wanted to do I clicked on open file view and dropped updated.zip on my phone.
Only issue that I had with rooting was I accidentally opened the file in windows(winrar). After I moved the file over it found it and attempted to install it but then exited with an error(do not remember exact error), but had to do with mounting. Anyway I re-downloaded file and saw file size was different. After I moved the file over again everything went great. I still haven't removed bloat-ware and such but thats next on the agenda.
Also I was on windows 7 64 bit, saw some other users in other threads saying they had issues connecting the phone. Everything so far has worked great for me
Thank you very much for this handy pdf file!
Somelinks aren't working
First of all I have to say very good guide for noobs!
1. when I downloaded the update.zip folder I didn't work I guess because the name of Samsung captivate is not in the folder or something. So I just downloaded the other file from the forums.
2. Link to CPU optimization doesn't work.
3. I downloaded the droid explorer. It connected to my phone but I was unable to transfer anything. So I just tapped on the USB connected in the notification bar and mounted the phone. This allowed me to use windows explorer to transfer files. I believe one can transfer files by selecting the option of Samsung Kies under USB settings.
I got all your feedback. It will all be corrected by tomorrow night.
Cool guide however the rumor is the GPS only gets turned on when pulling up an App that uses it, so that step in the "battery saving" section might not be necessary.
Also you may want to replace Market Enabler with Market Access. It's a rehash of Market Enabler but also has a Set on Boot option that keeps it persistent versus being reset each time.
You also Might want to add a Tips/Tricks Section..
Here You can put some cool tips like the one i found out about backlight control.
(found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=735394 )

Nextbook next3 root with market!!!

Android OS 2.1
RockChip RK2818
dual Core CPU, at ~600MHz
8.4" 800x600 resistive touch / 4:3 display
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UR080WKG
working market and full root!
move this to the sd card or the internal and update it once you get back to the main screen open the market login first try to download some thing if it fails then do this
Market Fix if not working:
1. Open Settings.
2. Select Applications.
3. Select Manage Applications.
4 Press Menu > Filter > All
5. Clear Cache for - Checkin Service, Download Manager, Gmail, Google Talk Service and Market
6. Reboot Device
if you wish to donate pm me and ill give you my mailing address
enjoy
BEEN SOOOOOO Looking for this!!!
YOU ROCK!!! And you're SURE... the root is perm and not temp????
Had to use your fix, but I'll be a monkey's aunt... IT WORKS!!!!!! Mind if I spread the word? There are a TON of us patient Next3 owners who want to know about this!!!!!
donaldj83 said:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UR080WKG
working market and full root!
move this to the sd card or the internal and update it once you get back to the main screen open the market login first try to download some thing if it fails then do this
Market Fix if not working:
1. Open Settings.
2. Select Applications.
3. Select Manage Applications.
4 Press Menu > Filter > All
5. Clear Cache for - Checkin Service, Download Manager, Gmail, Google Talk Service and Market
6. Reboot Device
if you wish to donate pm me and ill give you my mailing address
enjoy
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Will purchased books still work?
I have purchased a book through the built in ebook reader. If I install this build, will I still be able to read the purchase book?
Thanks,
Ben
Dude,Pinch me right now,I'm dreaming right? When i read this at work I was like"No F-ing Way!!." Thanks man.Downloading now.
Ok,on the root of my sd card,only thing that says update is in my seetings that says update media library..guess im a noob on this thing because i dont see a update for the img,and does this install more apps with it?
onlysafonne said:
Ok,on the root of my sd card,only thing that says update is in my seetings that says update media library..guess im a noob on this thing because i dont see a update for the img,and does this install more apps with it?
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I have the same situation... how do I update "update.img"?
DaremoS said:
I have the same situation... how do I update "update.img"?
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For some reason after like two days my next 3 asked me to update automatically.ALl you have to do is connect a usb cord to the pc and then turn off usb and it will update on its own and go into recovery.
So great ..thank u
Greetings all!
I have made several attempts at installing Market on my Next3 tablet with varying failures. Here is what I've done (with some details for those who haven't gotten this far):
1. Downloaded update.img from the provided link onto my Windows 7 64 bit PC.(I assume update.img to be a compressed opsys file which the Nextbook's Linux opsys recognizes (by its name/extension) and automatically launches it.)
2. With the Next3 running, I connect the USB cord to my computer.
3. I copy the update.img to the root of my 4gig sdhc card. (root being NOT in a folder or directory but at the top of the dir tree i.e. ROOT)
4. from my PC, I click on Safely Remove Hardware icon (found in the system tray) and disconnect the Next3 Tablet.
5. As soon as the PC disconnects the Next3 Tablet, a bar pops up on the Next3 screen asking if I wish to install the newly found update.img. (I disconnect the USB cord prior to answering)
6. I tell Next3 to install.
7. The screen displays update.img's installation progress and then reboots.
8. After Next3 arrives at the HOME page, I access SETTINGS-> WIRELESS & NETWORKS and enable an internet connection
9. Then I access APPS (middle icon at the bottom of the screen) and tap MARKET.
10. I am then asked for a google login. I provide a GMAIL e-mail address
11. I am prompted to accept a license agreement (don't recall which came first #10 or 11)
12. After a few moments, there is the huge list of apps!!!
13. Have done this 3 times now. I have never been able to actually download an app. It always fails.
14. On the first occasion, I checked to clear the cache as mentioned in item #5 of the instructions on this page: Market Fix if not working
15. I found every time that I followed this step, the only item cache that was not grayed out was Market.
16. QUESTION! Exactly what means "Reboot Device"? (Item #6 of the instructions). Does it mean powering down (shutting off) the Next3 and then turning it back on or is it referring to the RESET button on the back of the Next3?
17. I powered it off and then turned it back on; still no luck downloading. Each and every time, it failed.
18. I then redid steps 2 thru 10. This time, the same google e-mail login (I believe) would not allow me to connect to the Market network.
19. I then redid steps 2 thru 10 AGAIN. This time, using a different Google gmail account. I was successful connecting to the Market Network.
20. and again, see #13
21. and again, see #15 - 17
So there you have it. Truly wish to get this installed. I welcome any suggestions!
Thank you!
can you post the link other than megaupload since they are shutdown now
Any one has that rooting file for nextbook3 please?
I heard about the ing file that worked for many people but I could not find it because Megaupload is shutdown. can someone give a substitute link or post the file here please.
Thanks in advance
Current update.img file location
Hello All,
I am new to the forum. I recently acquired the Next3 and wanted to install the the market. Was excited someone had worked on the image.
Can someone forward the file to me? The download location provided is no longer valid.
Your help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Luis
Need file
Does anyone have a copy of the file? Can you email or PM the link to me?
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Does anyone have a copy of the file? Can you email or PM the link to me?
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Ditto...
Please PM the link to me as well, thanks!
Ditto
I need the link, please PM it and you will have many years of great luck!!!
nextbook 3
Brooks32 said:
I need the link, please PM it and you will have many years of great luck!!![/QU
I would like the same please...share the wealth and you too will have many years of good luck
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Did anyone get a link to the file now?
I too am looking for the download link (that works - - poor Megaupload) to mod a friend's Next3.
If I can't get root and the market on this thing for him, I will have to try to figure out how to tell him he bought a crap tablet.
Thank you for any help you can provide!!

[Q] Inevitable Newbie questions

Bought a rooted Captivate on ATT with ICS 4.0.4 and cyanogen 9. Tried to unlock it but could not get nv_data.bin to copy to my sdcard. Ended up just calling ATT and they gave me the code.
Forgive me if these answers are here. I looked, I couldn't find them.
Why doesn't cat /efs/nv_data.bin >> /sdcard/nv_data.bin result in the file being copied to the sdcard next to the sim card? Does that sdcard have a different name? I put an apk file on there via my computer (LOST.DIR was there from the phone, btw) but the phone said nothing was on the sdcard, which means I'm looking at the wrong sdcard somehow?
Why does my SGH-i897 have an i9000UGKG3 baseband and does that make the phone a GT-i9000 or is it still an i897?
Why does Google Play not allow registering a second device so that the app store can be accessed? I got the apk for the store downloaded and installed, but it just launches and then immediately closes.
I found KIESAIR-1.apk, downloaded it but that halts with a message "Application not installed." No idea why. Tried two versions of Kies Air. Both installations halted. I did check allow unknown sources. I want Kies Air because I cannot get USB to work with the phone on three different Windows laptops and that's a whole other kettle of fish.
Much appreciate any info you can share.
-Bob
To answer your first question, i think the command would be going to /mnt/sdcard instead of just /sdcard.
I loathe kies air. You can use "Air Droid", it should be on the market. There are other similar applications where you can transfer files via Wi-Fi. Hopefully someone else here will help you with accessing the market.
The baseband is the modem(or radio, not sure what term exactly) your phone is running, which is what the phone uses to get a signal and access the data network People report higher data speeds, better signal, and better GPS reception with different modems. It's still a Samsung Captivate. I'm using an I9000 modem as well.
That's all I can answer for you, I'm sort of a newbie too. Lots of reading and googling helps.
the micro sd card is mounted as
/sdcard/external_sd
the path /sdcard is the internal user storage.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using xda app-developers app
Thank you very much. So that I can have better luck with Google searches in the future, can you tell me how you came to know this? All I came up with in my searches was /mnt/sdcard but that turned out to be the system card and I'm lucky I didn't screw up anything.
Found the various wikis on XDA for Captivate and now reading through them.
laughingT said:
the micro sd card is mounted as
/sdcard/external_sd
the path /sdcard is the internal user storage.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using xda app-developers app
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I had tried that, but forgot to mention it. As somebody else pointed out, that turned out to be the system card.
bobcov said:
Why does Google Play not allow registering a second device so that the app store can be accessed? I got the apk for the store downloaded and installed, but it just launches and then immediately closes.
-Bob
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Are you sure gapps was ever flashed once CM9 was installed? You might flash it again anyway and see if that helps. I've never known Play to limit registrations.
It has to be part of the firmware? Is that what you mean by it has to be flashed? Where can I read about that? BTW, I now have access to the phone via Android Sync Manager over wifi. Trying to find a way to put contacts into it without using Gmail. Seems I can't see the entire file system. The contacts are supposed to be in a file in this path data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts.db, but that path doesn't show up. How come? I'll be looking back at this post someday chuckling, but for now, I'm mystified.
bobcov said:
It has to be part of the firmware? Is that what you mean by it has to be flashed? Where can I read about that? BTW, I now have access to the phone via Android Sync Manager over wifi. Trying to find a way to put contacts into it without using Gmail. Seems I can't see the entire file system. The contacts are supposed to be in a file in this path data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts.db, but that path doesn't show up. How come? I'll be looking back at this post someday chuckling, but for now, I'm mystified.
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When you install cyanogenmod Google apps (gapps) aren't included. If the previous owner didn't add them then none of your Google apps nor your sign in will be present. Even if it is already installed a reinstall may help.
Download this: http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip
Reboot to recovery and install zip from sdcard. You'll have to find and choose the file you just downloaded. Reboot and see if things aren't square.
You can also do a nandroid backup from the recovery so you can get back to where you are now if things go awry. Side note, if you want to install the latest cm9 nightly the method is the same.
You can find clearer instructions via the cyanogenmod site should you feel uneasy about proceeding. I'm away from the PC and typing from my phone or I'd try to be more thorough. Good luck!
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bobcov said:
It has to be part of the firmware? Is that what you mean by it has to be flashed? Where can I read about that? BTW, I now have access to the phone via Android Sync Manager over wifi. Trying to find a way to put contacts into it without using Gmail. Seems I can't see the entire file system. The contacts are supposed to be in a file in this path data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts.db, but that path doesn't show up. How come? I'll be looking back at this post someday chuckling, but for now, I'm mystified.
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I just checked and found my contacts where you mentioned. You probably just need to copy the file using a file manager and move it to an accessible location you can see from the PC. I like root explorer. ES file manager is good, too, and free.
Since you may not have gapps I'd try that first and it may create the contacts db.
Hi,before I can try what you suggested, I need to straighten out what's up with my file system. I still cannot see my external sd card in file operations, even though the phone shows it is present, lets me mount and unmount it. If I copy something to it from the laptop using a card reader, nothing shows up when it is mounted in the phone. The other mystery is that with ES file explorer, I still do not see the contacts.db file path, so I'm doing something wrong. Once I can see that path and see the external sd, I'll follow your instructions.
-B
Make sure you have root function enabled in es file explorer. It's in settings.
With the external sd , on cm9 you'll find it at /emmc. (or /mt/emmc)
But read up on flashing.... You won't regret it.
Sent from phone with app
i believe the external sd card is called emmc on the ics roms
try opening a terminal emulator, then type:
df
the ouput from df will give you total space and free space for mounted paths, including your sdcard, if it is mounted.
if you want to see rootsystem files, run su before df.
there is a free terminal emulator on google play, aka market, if you need it.
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bobcov said:
Hi,before I can try what you suggested, I need to straighten out what's up with my file system. I still cannot see my external sd card in file operations, even though the phone shows it is present, lets me mount and unmount it. If I copy something to it from the laptop using a card reader, nothing shows up when it is mounted in the phone. The other mystery is that with ES file explorer, I still do not see the contacts.db file path, so I'm doing something wrong. Once I can see that path and see the external sd, I'll follow your instructions.
-B
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At this point, how do you feel about starting over? Some people aren't comfortable with a full factory reset and/or starting over with stock gingerbread, but I'd be leaning toward that at this point. I'm not completely sure it's necessary but I've wiped clean for less.
Well, after many days, I am now finally importing 750 contacts without exposing any of them to a 3rd party server such as Google, etc.
1. There's a link here somewhere for version 1.3.450.0 "Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones. The filename was SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_x86.exe
2. Forget about Kies. Somebody said it won't work unless it sees Touch Wiz. I don't know if it would work under any circumstances.
3. For my 750 contacts in blackberry, I made an .ipd backup of the blackberry using the RIM software, then used ABC Amber Blackberry Converter which can extract data from IPD backups and exported my contacts as CSV.
4. I used Windows Address Book to read the CSV file created by Amber and saved the file with .WAB as a Windows Address Book file.
5. I used the inexplicably free and astoundingly well-executed Wondershare MobileGo for Android program to link to my phone. On one computer it immediately identified the model and showed all contents. On another computer, it could not see the phone, and went to the web without prompting, downloaded a driver, installed it and loaded the phone into the program. Amazing. All I did was click on contacts on the left and then the small down arrow under the word "Import" on the Import icon. It took me about an hour to realize this was how to get the program to import different formats other than vcard. It somehow immediately found the .WAB file, and imported the 750 contacts where are now on the phone.
6. For the purposes of entertainment for those who know better and education for those who don't, here were some of my downfalls: All the apps may respond to that little funny symbol on the left, below the keyboard adjacent to "Samsung." I didn't know for the longest time that was a critical menu key. Also mirthful, I didn't know that you can just draw downward from the top of the screen and get a kind of status page where you will see "USB connected" which you must press if you want to copy stuff to the phone. I will now read the phone's manual.
It seems that the external card under Cyanogenmod 9 is /mnt/emmc/ instead of where programs expected it to be. I got a program called Directory Bind and tried to make it so that /mnt/emmc/ would automatically be seen as /mnt/sdcard/external_sd but it said that that wasn't a valid target. Any ideas there? Meantime I have done it from terminal but I don't think that will stick beyond a reboot.
Damn you learn quick. When I first discovered the menu key it was like discovering a while new world.

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