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quake 3 install help

Can someone please give me detailed instructions how to install quake 3 on the samsung captivate

You have to be able to sideload applications and/or install non market apps. There are multiple threads on how to do this, which typically also include rooting. Anyway I would
1. Root the phone
2. Install the Phones drivers on PC
3. Download Qwaak3 Arena for your device
4. Unpack the rar file to somewhere on your PC
5. Copy the quake3 folder to sdcard/ (this is the internal SD card NOT the external sdcard/sd)
6. Put your phone in Debug Mode (Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging)
7. Fire up Droid Explorer and load the APK file (Tools > Manage Packages > Install Package)

I cant install it using a powermac.
I download the apk
I cant open on my mac
I tried to install the apk onto my sd card
The file is there but when i install it and try to open it the game force closes.
Im a noob so I figure Im doing something wrong. I have some experience with installing files like this onto mobiles but new to android. any ideas?

*EDIT: This is for vanilla kwaak3. Not the kwaak3 arena that was pasted in the Captivate Apps forum*
I just got it working on my Captivate. I'm using Win7 64 bit though. You do not need to root to install and play Kwaak3.
Download adb - I got it through the Android SDK (you would only need to install the tools, nothing else unless you were going to develop). Then use adb to install Kwaak3.
List devices:
Code:
adb devices
If you don't have any Android emulators running, it should be the only thing that shows up. It'll be a bunch of letters and numbers followed by the word "device".
Then use adb to install the kwaak3.apk file. The '-s' flag designates which device to use - if you have multiple Android devices plugged in or emulators running.
Code:
adb -s <put your device ID here. It's the string of letters and numbers from above without the brackets> install kwaak3.apk
Then use adb to push each individual .pk3 file onto the sdcard. Use pak0.pk3 from the quake3 demo or from your cd if you own it. Take pak1-pak8 from the Quake3 1.32 point release.
You have to do it individually for each .pk3, for example, pak0.pk3...
Code:
adb -s <device> push <full path to pak0.pk3 without brackets> /sdcard/quake3/baseq3/
Once all .pk3's are in that folder, you're good to go.
Hope that helps.
Link to Android SDK:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Link to adb instructions for your reference:
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html

Boot Animation with SkyRaider

Sorry about the post but I cannot find the post were it tells me how to install custom boot animations. I also need to be able to do the sounds. As far as I understand I have to put it in the media folder. I found the original one but it does not allow me to move it. I'm assuming I have to do it from recovery but I don't know how. Detailed instructions would be appreciated. I have a cold and the old brain is doing so well. Thanks

s-off your dinc and you can do it while booted

I was trying to avoid that because they do not have a way to undo s-off yet. Just incase my phone dies I dont want verizon to say I voided the warranty. Any way to do it without?

You can flash some of them from rom manager...that's how I did mine.

If you have rooted your phone, which you must have in order to install a custom ROM, you've already voided your warranty.
Adding S-OFF wouldn't change anything in the eyes of Verizon, and you can always drop your phone until it's physically broken if you need to take it in.

rom manager -> download rom -> Ihtfp69 -> boot animations -> download -> pick one
thats where i got mine from

MMBosstones86 said:
rom manager -> download rom -> Ihtfp69 -> boot animations -> download -> pick one
thats where i got mine from
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When I try to install from Rom manager it doesn't load it says verification failed or something. Does anyone know how to manually install Droid 2 boot screen.
HTC incredible
SR sense 2. 5. 2
Radio 2. 15
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Did mine 'manually', since I'm rooted I have clockwork mod installed.
1. Boot into recovery (clockwork mod)
2. launched android SDK adb daemon
3. moved file from 'tools' folder of sdk to the proper destination on the phone.
4. Done.

Doctor Butts said:
Did mine 'manually', since I'm rooted I have clockwork mod installed.
1. Boot into recovery (clockwork mod)
2. launched android SDK adb daemon
3. moved file from 'tools' folder of sdk to the proper destination on the phone.
4. Done.
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I'm not sure how to do step 2 your referring to. If you have a link to a thread that explains how to do that, it would be greatly appreciated.
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Well, you have to go to the android website and download the android SDK. Install it somewhere on your computer that's easy to access, preferably put the folder at the root of one of your hard drives.
You'll go into command prompt after that to do a lot of the work to transfer files.
So, make sure USB debugging is enabled (just in case) and boot your phone into cwm recovery. Connect the phone to your computer via USB.
in command prompt, cd to the android sdk's tools directory. From there, you can use the adb commands to transfer files.
So, for me, after connecting the phone I do the following in command prompt:
cd G:
cd androidsdk/tools
and then I use ADB to communicate with phone, first by verifying the phone is connected:
adb devices
(if adb is on your pc, it will auto run the daemon if it is not running)
If your phone shows up in recovery mode, you're set.
You may need to go into cwm and mount your system/sd card before transferring the file.
From there, you use adb shell to acess the phone's file systems.
If you put the boot animation to the phone you'll do something like (while in shell) mv bootanimation.zip system/somethingorother/bootanimation.zip
But don't take the above line as gospel. I dont remember the exact command line to use. Check the thread on "How 2 - ADB, Rooting...." for a list of commands in ADB shell and search for a webpage that gives basic linux commands.

Doctor Butts said:
Well, you have to go to the android website and download the android SDK. Install it somewhere on your computer that's easy to access, preferably put the folder at the root of one of your hard drives.
You'll go into command prompt after that to do a lot of the work to transfer files.
So, make sure USB debugging is enabled (just in case) and boot your phone into cwm recovery. Connect the phone to your computer via USB.
in command prompt, cd to the android sdk's tools directory. From there, you can use the adb commands to transfer files.
So, for me, after connecting the phone I do the following in command prompt:
cd G:
cd androidsdk/tools
and then I use ADB to communicate with phone, first by verifying the phone is connected:
adb devices
(if adb is on your pc, it will auto run the daemon if it is not running)
If your phone shows up in recovery mode, you're set.
You may need to go into cwm and mount your system/sd card before transferring the file.
From there, you use adb shell to acess the phone's file systems.
If you put the boot animation to the phone you'll do something like (while in shell) mv bootanimation.zip system/somethingorother/bootanimation.zip
But don't take the above line as gospel. I dont remember the exact command line to use. Check the thread on "How 2 - ADB, Rooting...." for a list of commands in ADB shell and search for a webpage that gives basic linux commands.
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THANK YOU SIR. MUCH APPRECIATED.
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adb commands not recognized

my adb commands in windows cmd are not recognized. I have done the following and am trying to install a custom boot animation
-Installed android SDK
-Installed Java SDK
-Have phone charging only while in debugging mode
-Added environment variable on windows 7 pc
First install of sdk yielded no recognition of adb commands, reinstalled and adb help command worked so downloaded the bootanimation i wanted, went back to command, ran adb command again - not recognized as valid command. So it seems the adb script commands just aren't sticking...arrggg
UPDATE : I have adb running commands now, but my device is not recognized [error: device not found] I have installed the google usb drivers and manually installed them on my computer but do not know if they are working correctly, there are three:
-Android ADB interface
-Android Bootloader interface
-Android composite ASD interface
FIXED : 1.Needed HTC Sense driver for adb inteface, found standalone driver 2. adb commands wouldn't run unless your in the adb directory - duh

[GUIDE]List all installed apps that don't allow adb backup

Some apps can't be backed up using adb backup. It is mainly because on its AndroidManifest.xml the flag android:allowBackup is either not set or set to "false". This tutorial will get you a list of apps that are currently installed on your device but will not be backed up, either using the official adb backup, LG Backup, Sony Backup and Restore, etc. (because they all use adb backup internally). So you can be cautious on advance and you are aware that the backup methods used officially have its flaws.
1) REQUIREMENTS
I will make the list of apps using a computer, so you need several things set up on the computer and the android phone.
1.1) SMARTPHONE REQUIREMENTS
-> USB Debugging enabled: How to enable USB Debugging on Android [Youtube]
1.2) COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS
-> aapt.exe and adb.exe installed. I recommend to install the Android Studio Bundle. The binaries will be installed in a path similar to this:
Code:
C:\Users\YourUser\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\build-tools\24.0.3\aapt.exe
Code:
C:\Users\YourUser\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe
-> Add the paths of aapt.exe and adb.exe to your current PATH in Windows: How to Edit Your System PATH for Easy Command Line Access in Windows
-> Cygwin is mandatory to run bash commands on Windows. The x86 version is recommended because it has more commands than the 64bit version. This is where you will actually type the commands.
-> adb drivers for your smartphone. Windows 10 usually will install them flawlessly.
2) GETTING THE LIST OF APPS THAT DON'T ALLOW ADB BACKUP
2.2) CHECKING FOR SOFTWARE AND SMARTPHONE
Go into cygwin to a working directory to store there your temporary files:
Code:
cd /cygdrive/c/Temp/
Check with Cygwin that you PATH is currently set and that adb.exe and aapt.exe are usable:
Code:
which adb
/cygdrive/c/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb
which aapt
/cygdrive/c/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Android/sdk/build-tools/24.0.3/aapt
Now connect your android smartphone to the computer with the screen unlocked, accept any data connection (use MTP method if asked or from notifications panel), authorize the computer and run on Cygwin:
Code:
adb devices
List of devices attached
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
LGH815b4b2c42e unauthorized
adb devices
List of devices attached
LGH815b4b2c42e device
2.3) GETTING THE LIST OF ALL APPS ON THE DEVICE
On this step, a list of all apps on the smartphone, will be saved to a file called all_packages.txt in the format of package name. That string that appears at the end of the url when you browse an app on the Play Store.
Code:
adb shell pm list packages | grep -v '^$' > all_packages.txt
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It looks like somebody released an application for that and works great:
No ADB backup app lister

Computer Setup for executing fastboot commands

Credits : XDA developers
This is not my work I just make all of them at one place
Procedure for making your computer ready for executing fastboot commands
1 ) Install ADB drivers in windows using below link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lZ2pZLne6TV9YJLmS9P_EAteuAZn_BPs/view?usp=drivesdk
2) Download platform tools below link for windows :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HUAUNJnlOKUJCxSqVxNVRagV4XBGe-2Q/view?usp=drivesdk
linux and mac users download platform tools from this link :
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html
2 ) extract it
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‎3) whenever you want use fastboot commands
Goto platform tools and paste required file in platform tools folder
4) then from platform tools folder open Power shell or command prompt using (shift + right click ) in empty space
Then it will open command promt then you can execute fastboot commands
That's it now your computer can be used for executing fastboot commands

On Linux, you can type "whereis adb" to find the location, and then "sudo cp adb fastboot location(usually /usr/bin)", to replace it and use it system wide. Afterwards, always check "adb version", to make sure you did it right.
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Harris P said:
On Linux, you can type "whereis adb" to find the location, and then "sudo cp adb fastboot location(usually /usr/bin)", to replace it and use it system wide. Afterwards, always check "adb version", to make sure you did it right.
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Thanks for the information
I only know about windows OS

Easier method for installing adb and fastboot in Ubuntu
For those running recent Ubuntu versions or distributions based on them, there are packages for adb and fastboot available in the default repositories. To install them, execute this command in the terminal:
Code:
sudo apt install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot
Addendum: This works on all Ubuntu versions from 16.04 and beyond. I haven't tested this on the 14.10, 15.04, and 15.10 releases. However, I can confirm that this doesn't work on 14.04 and below.