[Q] Accidentally deleted twlauncer, any hope of restoring it? - Captivate General

Is there any hope for my Captivate? I'm sort of a n00b at any sort of programming, but I'm pretty quick to learn. I know some people who will help me out if need be too. Even if I can just get it to boot in plain vanilla I'd be happy. As it stands it boots, but all I can do once everything loads is get to the notification bar. I meant to back it up in Titanium, but I was kind of on autopilot from all the bloatware... Thanks in advance if there is anything that can be done.

Search here in the Captivate section for Odin3 One Click. That will take you back to stock JF6 Rom, including TW launcher. From there you will need to root again to use TiBU etc., and then can start thinking about upgrading to 2.2.

Thanks, I actually found it right after I posted it. After reading some of the things about the 2.2 leaks I'm not sure I want to bother with it at the moment. I may just wait for the official release. I'm not looking to possibly having to do that again and loosing all my contacts again.

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Really!!!!!!!!batt with percentages

I can't get a batt with percentages unles i have a deoxed ROM? Really?
i have tried a few and they go into forced closed loops. But i would have to think that there would be one, no????
Stock froyo (udate Zip) Rooted....
Am i missing something or are they all for ROMS only???
P.S. I know i can get an additional display from apps. I want my origial batt indicator to have percentages in it. I don't care what the shape or color is. Please help
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Why not just flash a deodexed ROM and do what you like?
Theming simply requires deodexing, sorry.
bcgaynor82 said:
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Why not just flash a deodexed ROM and do what you like?
Theming simply requires deodexing, sorry.
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yeah. idgi. its like asking a plane to fly without wings. just flash the deodexed
Rmk40's deodexed Virtuous rom runs great. Been running it since the first day it was out.
guys, thanks for the help. I'm just used to WM where we could theme even before Root (I know it's not called "root" in WM). Everything was a nice easy "cab" file for people like me. I thought android was more user/hack friendly. I am coming to find out you need to be a genius to do some of this stuff (yes, i just called you guy's geniuses). I love my phone being 100% stock (while being rooted) and everything working perfectly. All as I want is the batt percentage meter. I don't like installing new ROM's because I have never found one that was 100%. They always have a few bugs or what not. Maybe I'm wrong on this also. Is there a ROM that is 100% stock except that it would be deoxed? how about if i got my Froyo via the RUU method rather than the update zip? Would that make me deoxed? And if i can achieve it that way, can i go back now that I have already done the update? All the ROM's i have read about are either missing something (took out apps that i need) or are really different from stock.
Again. I am Stock Sense, Rooted, 2.2 via update zip (the one that came out a few days before they started the OTA). help....
wedgemoose said:
guys, thanks for the help. I'm just used to WM where we could theme even before Root (I know it's not called "root" in WM). Everything was a nice easy "cab" file for people like me. I thought android was more user/hack friendly. I am coming to find out you need to be a genius to do some of this stuff (yes, i just called you guy's geniuses). I love my phone being 100% stock (while being rooted) and everything working perfectly. All as I want is the batt percentage meter. I don't like installing new ROM's because I have never found one that was 100%. They always have a few bugs or what not. Maybe I'm wrong on this also. Is there a ROM that is 100% stock except that it would be deoxed? how about if i got my Froyo via the RUU method rather than the update zip? Would that make me deoxed? And if i can achieve it that way, can i go back now that I have already done the update? All the ROM's i have read about are either missing something (took out apps that i need) or are really different from stock.
Again. I am Stock Sense, Rooted, 2.2 via update zip (the one that came out a few days before they started the OTA). help....
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Look into Virtuous, I bet you would like it.
wedgemoose said:
guys, thanks for the help. I'm just used to WM where we could theme even before Root (I know it's not called "root" in WM). Everything was a nice easy "cab" file for people like me. I thought android was more user/hack friendly. I am coming to find out you need to be a genius to do some of this stuff (yes, i just called you guy's geniuses). I love my phone being 100% stock (while being rooted) and everything working perfectly. All as I want is the batt percentage meter. I don't like installing new ROM's because I have never found one that was 100%. They always have a few bugs or what not. Maybe I'm wrong on this also. Is there a ROM that is 100% stock except that it would be deoxed? how about if i got my Froyo via the RUU method rather than the update zip? Would that make me deoxed? And if i can achieve it that way, can i go back now that I have already done the update? All the ROM's i have read about are either missing something (took out apps that i need) or are really different from stock.
Again. I am Stock Sense, Rooted, 2.2 via update zip (the one that came out a few days before they started the OTA). help....
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Or there's always this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765930
Look in the very first post, near the end of the post. The OP offers an odexed as well as deodexed version. Of course you'll have to meet some criteria first (rooted, S-OFF, 2.x radio, ...)
Read carefully, and as always no one is responsible for what you choose to do to your phone than yourself.
bcgaynor82 said:
Or there's always this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765930
Look in the very first post, near the end of the post. The OP offers an odexed as well as deodexed version. Of course you'll have to meet some criteria first (rooted, S-OFF, 2.x radio, ...)
Read carefully, and as always no one is responsible for what you choose to do to your phone than yourself.
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I was just about ot come back here and ask "is this what I'm looking for?" http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765930
and you already beat me to it. Yes i have all that stuff. The 2.X came with my update zip. I used the new Enrevoked3 beta method to root and it gives me S-off.
the only question or worry i have (and you guys have been great helping me) is the 3G problem. A couple people were saying you had to switch airplane mode to get it to work. I don't have that problem right now nor do I want it. I now i can go back via nandroid but is there a fix fot that?????
unfortunately no one has been successful in pinning down the root cause of that particular problem just yet. if that's a show-stopper for you, put down your phone and walk away now. ;-)
but as far as i've been concerned, that minor bug (which isn't consistent or necessarily predictable, and as you've seen in your reading relatively easy to fix) is a small price to pay for more flexibility / control over the rest of my phone.
give it a shot -- as you said, you can always go back with a nandroid.
good luck!
Again, many thanks!!!!!!!! you guys are great.
And NO, it's not a show stopper. but it is kind of bad. I may be wrong and it may only be once and a while but if i have to CONSTANTLY switch airplane to get 3G(the most important/common feature of a smart phone) than yes, i might go back. But maybe it's only once and a while.
but thanks again. I am going to do it right now. I just had to make sure you pro's approved first. An idiot like me could install the total wrong thing by understanding one word the wrong way or something. I might have one more question for you guys later (haven't looked into it yet) on how to install that patch for Teeter. I never installed a patch before. But I'll do some reading first. I am not lazy just like to be helped and make sure I'm on the right track.
Can't wait the get some different things on this bad boy. I owe you all (even if you don't realize it-you guys helped me unbelievably yesterday and today)
Only time I ever have the 3G issue is when I restart the phone sometimes. 3G (Data in general) never enables. If I restart the phone again, it clears it up. Once the 3G icon shows up, I don't have any issues about it having problems again.
I get it. so it's kind of like a once a day thing (if at all). Perfect.
And it's DONE!!!!!!!!!!! i know have a Deotexed phone and i have my battery percentage. I can now stop crying.
couldn't have done it without you guys. I read for about 6 hours and if you guys didn't help it would have taken 16 instead.
Everyting is great so far. Of course it's only been a few minutes. the only bad thing i did was install without a wipe. I wanted to see if it worked first. So i will play around and see what happens.
I said "i DIDN'T want a ROM" and now I'm so happy that i do.
thanks a million. I wish there were "thanks"buttons on here.
PS. besides my batt meter, what else do you recommend for theming(that i might not realize we can do)
oh man! you are EXACTLY where I've been for the past couple of days. I've been looking for a way to add that very same battery percentage.
1. How is that ROM running (http ://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765930)
2. Which version did you install deodexed & odexed (whats the difference)
3. How did you add the battery percentage?
help is greatly appreciated
Theguy, it is perfect, easy and EXACTLY what we were looking for. Im have to go to breakfast right now but once done I'm gonna make a nice (easy to understand) write up for you. You will have a nice batt meter and other nice icons in less than 20 minutes once you see how easy it is. And then once your deotexed you can do a ton more. I'll have it up in a couple of hours. I can't get out of this breakfast I have to go to.
Hang tight.
I'm going to write this as basic and complete as I can. So please don't be insulted if I write about easy procedures that you probably already realize.
First go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765930
And get the deodex version R2
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=O0COI6HO
then get the "Teeter" patch also
http://www.multiupload.com/0BOJHP1LP0
Of course the first step is to do a nand backup of your stock root you have now. (I had to restore a few times because of different things i tried)
All of the zip files you are going to download go to the root of the SD card (don't put in a special folder or anything just put on the SD Card as they are)
I have to assume you obtained root by Unrevoked3???
Once you get these zip files on your SD card (you can do one at a time if you like-that’s what I did).
Power your phone off and then boot into Recovery (power button and volume down at the same time).
Once the white screen comes up and you give it a few seconds for the things to load, navigate down(by the volume keys) to "Recovery" then hit the power button to select.
You will now be in Clockwork Recovery. You now navigate with the optical pad.
Go to "install Zip from SD Card"
Then go to "Choose Zip from sdcard"
Find the Zip you installed (obviously you are going to do the Deodex R2 file first).
Once you choose the file, another screen comes up that make you choose "yes" first.
Once you select that final "yes" it will download and after some time you will see "download complete"
Then I think it is ready for you to select "reboot system now" (up top)
Once you select "reboot system now" it will load your new ROM. It can take some time. Mine only took a few minutes but I have read it can take 20 minutes. So be patient!!
And that’s it. Then go and install the "Teeter patch" and then the "smooth sense icons" THEY all install the exact same way as above. The second one you install will be very easy.
I didn't use the round battery meter.
I used the one from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=743880&highlight=smooth+sense+icons
On page 3 of that thread is the zip I used (regular battery shape with white percentage indicator
It’s here http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=372998&d=1280920182
this ROM is exactly what your looking for. 100% stock. No bugs (so far) and you won't even notice you have a different ROM on your phone. Just so you know I have also changed my fonts (we can now do stuff like that because we have a deodex'ed Rom). These guys were great in helping me.
I forgot to answer one of your questions. I don' know the technical difference between Deodex vs. odex but i know we need deodex to install these type things (themes, fonts, certain clocks and a bunch of other stuff). and i do know that once you do above (what I did) we should be all set. I have never seen anything say "you must be odex". So we can now do anything (or at least mostly anything)
thank you very much!! you hit it right on... will start the install right now
No problem Sir. I love helping. I'm uually the one asking.
If i left out a step or youg et stuck, don't hesitate to ask. Or if you don't feel like waiting for me on here, PM me and I'll give you my e-mail.
but you will be allset. Trust me, if an idiot like me can do it you'll be able to do it no problem.
just finished my install and everything is running smooth as butter!!
theguy386 said:
just finished my install and everything is running smooth as butter!!
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NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! did you do the batt indicatr yet???? or just the ROM?
it's funny how a little thing like a number on top of the battery make ths phone brand new to me. It has probably made it worse for me. I check my batt every two seconds now. So now that i have a reading I'm gonna kill my baterry ten times faster.......LOL But i don't care....
good work though. and I'm sure I'll see you on here looking for the same things as me. I had to take my new fonts off. they made all my "exchange" e-mail look un-read (they were all in bold). have to find another one now...
installed the icons AND was able to hide away the location icon, alarm indicator, and standarad little clock (never understood why I needed a small clock on the status bar since I had a HUGE one on my lockscreen and a HUGE one on my main screen)

[Q] Why are Android stocks tied to the system?

I was just wondering, why if you delete certain stock apps (Or Bloatware for that matter), they cause FCs or instability in general? Are they tied into the OS somehow?
If somebody can explain this, (In layman
s terms, I'm still learning things about Android) I'd be very thankful.
Bloatware can be removed when you root your device through the explorer. But you can download custom roms with an unlocked bootloader which usually have no bloatware those are two ways of getting rid of the carrier crap. Your choice.
It's also dependent on your device & what type of rom you're running. There should be a list of safe to remove apps for your device/rom.
If you're iffy of something, try freezing it first with Titanium Backup. If all goes well then you can uninstall it.
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Thanks for your quick reply, but what I meant was why is it that if you delete a stock apps (Like DriveSmart from Samsung)
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well if u delete driver smart. every time you go to settings and select driver smart you will get a force close... also with wifi calling. and startup setup.
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it messes with the system.
EDIT: Figured it was worth mentioning that I don't own an Android device yet (But it'll either be the Epic 4G or the Sidekick 4G [I lurk in the latter's forum]), so I'm trying soak up as much info as I can receive.
So when I get either device [Even though hands on experience always trumps reading things off forums] I won't waste time figuring things out.
EDIT #2: And thanks plainjane, missed your post somehow.

[Q] Tediously specific questions

Hey XDA!
I rooted my Infuse months ago and flashed a custom ROM I found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412957) with little trouble. ZEUS has worked great ever since and rarely fails for my purposes. I have a Limited Data plan (200 MB/Month) with AT&T and no warranty to worry about voiding
Anyway, I have some specific questions that seem to be affected by the conditions I've described. I apologize in advance, I'm by no means an expert and would appreciate any guidance offered
1) Being that I'm rooted and running a custom ROM, the usual methods of changing certain preferences are complicated. Specifically, how do I enter the "saved words" or "dictionary" that autocorrect uses for inputted text? I'd like to add/edit/delete words. Is there a method? With the stock ROM, it was pretty simple, but now I don't see any similar options when I'm in the settings menu.
2) I think Swype isn't supported by the new ROM because I no longer had the option of selecting it once I rooted and I do find I miss it lol. Any way to restore it without downloading an app?
3) Recently, I tried paying for an app* in the Market (or Play Store or whatever you wanna call it, but it'll always be the Market to me lol) and found that the only way to do that was through using Google Wallet. I found that Google Wallet wasn't listed in the Play Store when I searched the exact words "Google Wallet" and somewhere in this effort, concluded that ZEUS was too outdated to support the app. I think a prompt from the Play Store confirmed this, but I'm still not sure. Isn't ZEUS just a variation of Gingerbread, anyway? So, since I'm rooted with a custom ROM, am I ineligible from purchasing in the Market?
4*) APPS: Do you guys even "buy" apps? I'm vaguely familiar with the idea of "cracked apps" but have no idea how to safely procure any.
5) Generally, should I just flash to a newer ROM? ZEUS has worked pretty well, but the above issues (the most pressing being 1 and 4) have made me rethink ZEUS. That was months ago, is it now outdated? Any good ICS ROMS (unported, because I don't like dealing with the bugs that inevitably follow ported ROMS) available?
Any help would be a appreciated, I'm sorry this was such a long post and I did scour the forums as best I could before posting this thread.
Thanks a lot!
Rayk1080 said:
Hey XDA!
I rooted my Infuse months ago and flashed a custom ROM I found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412957) with little trouble. ZEUS has worked great ever since and rarely fails for my purposes. I have a Limited Data plan (200 MB/Month) with AT&T and no warranty to worry about voiding
Anyway, I have some specific questions that seem to be affected by the conditions I've described. I apologize in advance, I'm by no means an expert and would appreciate any guidance offered
1) Being that I'm rooted and running a custom ROM, the usual methods of changing certain preferences are complicated. Specifically, how do I enter the "saved words" or "dictionary" that autocorrect uses for inputted text? I'd like to add/edit/delete words. Is there a method? With the stock ROM, it was pretty simple, but now I don't see any similar options when I'm in the settings menu.
2) I think Swype isn't supported by the new ROM because I no longer had the option of selecting it once I rooted and I do find I miss it lol. Any way to restore it without downloading an app?
3) Recently, I tried paying for an app* in the Market (or Play Store or whatever you wanna call it, but it'll always be the Market to me lol) and found that the only way to do that was through using Google Wallet. I found that Google Wallet wasn't listed in the Play Store when I searched the exact words "Google Wallet" and somewhere in this effort, concluded that ZEUS was too outdated to support the app. I think a prompt from the Play Store confirmed this, but I'm still not sure. Isn't ZEUS just a variation of Gingerbread, anyway? So, since I'm rooted with a custom ROM, am I ineligible from purchasing in the Market?
4*) APPS: Do you guys even "buy" apps? I'm vaguely familiar with the idea of "cracked apps" but have no idea how to safely procure any.
5) Generally, should I just flash to a newer ROM? ZEUS has worked pretty well, but the above issues (the most pressing being 1 and 4) have made me rethink ZEUS. That was months ago, is it now outdated? Any good ICS ROMS (unported, because I don't like dealing with the bugs that inevitably follow ported ROMS) available?
Any help would be a appreciated, I'm sorry this was such a long post and I did scour the forums as best I could before posting this thread.
Thanks a lot!
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1) Don't know about that. It's never been an issue for me. In general you'll find the settings for that type of stuff by opening the settings in the keyboard. But in general I think most people add words one at a time as it is necessary... I don't know if you can access the whole dictionary in an easy way, and even if you could... why?
2) Swype is an app. You don't have it, you can't use it. I would just reinstall.
3) ??? No. You shouldn't have any issues like this. Never happened to me; can't think of a reason why. Maybe problem with data connection? Maybe you should install a different ROM and start from scratch.
4) You'll get in trouble for even mentioning that, probably. Buy your apps, support the devs, period.
5) Yes, IMHO. ZEUS has been surpassed (again, IMHO.) I would run AEON or Vagabond for GB... both stable, great pieces of work. ICS still has room to grow and progress to be made, I think. There are some great choices there, and exciting features too. ParanoidAndroid, RemICS, jblparisi's... great stuff, (also none of it would be possible without jt1134 and Entropy) but I always end up going back to GB for the time being because of speed and stability.
Flash a new ROM, I would suggest. If your problems persist... search xda or ask.
But to me it sounds like your ROM just isn't working for you and you need something a little different...
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1) Don't know about that. It's never been an issue for me. In general you'll find the settings for that type of stuff by opening the settings in the keyboard. But in general I think most people add words one at a time as it is necessary... I don't know if you can access the whole dictionary in an easy way, and even if you could... why?
2) Swype is an app. You don't have it, you can't use it. I would just reinstall.
3) ??? No. You shouldn't have any issues like this. Never happened to me; can't think of a reason why. Maybe problem with data connection? Maybe you should install a different ROM and start from scratch.
4) You'll get in trouble for even mentioning that, probably. Buy your apps, support the devs, period.
5) Yes, IMHO. ZEUS has been surpassed (again, IMHO.) I would run AEON or Vagabond for GB... both stable, great pieces of work. ICS still has room to grow and progress to be made, I think. There are some great choices there, and exciting features too. ParanoidAndroid, RemICS, jblparisi's... great stuff, (also none of it would be possible without jt1134 and Entropy) but I always end up going back to GB for the time being because of speed and stability.
Flash a new ROM, I would suggest. If your problems persist... search xda or ask.
But to me it sounds like your ROM just isn't working for you and you need something a little different...
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Thank you SO MUCH for that comprehensive and helpfully speedy reply! Definitely will flash one of the newer ROMs you mentioned after I do some reading up. That, I think, will resolve most of these issues
In regards to why you would access the inputted text dictionary: to add/edit/delete words that appear as suggestions for autocorrect. I have several recurring words that are either in caps lock or misspelled ("you" becomes "yoy" way too often because I accidentally saved it one day). With the stock ROM and most others, accessing the setting is pretty straightforward. Settings/Language and Input/Dictionary or something like that.
In any case, I'll just flash something else, it's time for a change. Thanks again!
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New to SK4G and rooting

Hey, new to these forums and new to rooting. I got my sidekick about a month ago (always loved em) and was dissapointed by all the bloatware it came with and how it likes to lag and freeze up quite often.
I didn't want to get a new phone as I figured with a root and new ROM all could be saved.
Well I rooted it myself (using SuperOneClick) a few days ago. Installed superuser, titanuim backup, and rom manager.
Used titanium backup right away to make a copy of full factory system, then got rid of what bloatware I felt safe getting rid of and made another backup.
Now I wana look at flashing a new rom but aren't too sure how to go about it?
Read a few things here and there and aren't 100% sure, id say I'm around 75-80% on how to do it.
A lot of places say I need Nandroid for backup, true? Or can I stick with Titanium and go on?
Next, I can't seem to find many good roms w/ detailed info about installing it and about the rom istelf. Id like to know wat it comes with, wat it doesn't, wat ill need to make it work right and some images to see how it changes the appearance and any performance boosts.
Maybe I'm not looking in the right places or searching the right things.
So what I'm asking is if anyone knows a good rom (ik eveyone has opinions so ill look into all) and how to go about installing the rom and pros/cons of each.
Thanks so much for any and all help guys!
Also if someone thts gotten rid of bloatware on the SK4G, what did you get rid of? I dnt wana take off anything ill need or important.
Again thanks!
I've also been having problems with the phone turning off if the screen is off after a while and sometimes when I turn it on it says something like 'new sidekick tune a few things to get started' and takes about a good 5-10 min before its even useable.
The problem started before the root and as another reason I rooted hoping to fix the problem with some tweaking or flashing a new ROM.
Anyone heard of this problem before or have advice about it?
So I've been looking at the Glorious Overdose V2 and V5. Which have less problems/bugs?
I can't seem to find a definitive answer. Features seem to be similiar.
Some say that on V5 they score lower quadrants but seems to be faster but on V2 ppl are saying battery life and performance are both bumped big and V2 sees to has a battery % mod.
Which of the 2 are better? Or is there anything out there better than either?
Most of the devs include installation instructions with their ROMs, which are usually pretty easy to follow. Just make sure you follow the ones for the recovery you have (orange or red). If you haven't flashed the voodoo kernel, you're probably on the orange recovery. Once you flash a new ROM, you'll get rid of most of the T-Mo bloat. Personally, all my stuff is backed up with Google, Evernote, etc., so I don't worry about making Titanium or nandroid backups. I've tried a few different ROMs, and here are my thoughts:
GOV33+LEAN-PERFORMANCE-RELEASE - Started out good, but over time SU stopped working, battery life degraded. Liked LauncherPro. Maybe it just needs to be reinstalled
neXus_JB_v1.2 - Colors hard to read (white on gray). Seems like too many unnecessary apps (live wallpapers, etc).
MeMoRy - Based on GOV3.3 Lean. Uses Lightning Launcher, which I didn't like at first, but it's very simple and presumably lightweight. However, the supplied Jelly Bean keyboard keeps crashing. I installed the ICS keyboard and removed the JB keyboard, and this is now the ROM I use. You can find it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1837071
Your phone shouldn't turn off just because your screen is off for a while. Are you sure you have a good battery? Your phone will go dead if the batter is dead. If you get the "tune up" screen again, just go through the settings and you shouldn't get it again until you flash a new ROM.
Battery is good, holds a charge all day with moderate use.
When I do get the tune screen, I unlock it, and everything is fine and normal.
Ill start looking for more ROMs and info on them.
And the orange/red thing confuses me. How do I know what I am?
Okay to root is simple to flash a ROM you first need a "recovery" and a "update" file which is located either in sticky on the development page or you can find my thread which has basics you may need
Aldo have the ROM you want on the sk put in downloads on sd
Move recovery to system/bin
Move update to SD card but not in any folders
Now reboot into recovery
Reinstall packages
Now the menu will be yellow
Backup using nan droid if you don't wanna lose a lot of stuff
Now you need to wipe everything on main page an then in advance page if
go to mounts mount all except data I believe (I posted guide a few time but no longer use phone)
install zip from SD card now wait 10 mins an listen to device should say everything is mounted
Now you have a flashed ROM
Now from this point if you want to use a new ROM you
Hold power button go to recovery should now be red
Backup just invade you like the last one but wanna see the new ROM
Check mounts (should be fine but better safe then sorry)
Now wipe everything from main page and advance page
Now install new zip
Going back from one ROM to another
Recovery > restore > "file" done
Sorry I have been on sg3 forums a lot now don't use SK at all anymore either
But before I left I preferred ricandroid nexus roms most up to date I believe
All guides should be find able in other fourms as I post it a lot to help people
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Well things have been going good on the sk4g for a while. Didn't flash a rom as I feel uncapable so I left it rooted and only removed 4 apps tht I seen as bloatware tht I don't use. (Removed right after root in the very beginning).
Well the other day I went to update an app I got recently after rooting (theCHIVE) and it'll download and start installing but I get a red/orange warning triangle in to notification bar saying packing file not signed correctly?
I don't unerstand why its doing this?
Tried it on my normal 4g connection an on wifi as well, same problem. Any help guys?
Your issue is the apk the person didn't sign it correctly or the update took out 2.1 an went to newer firmwares.
If anything back up with titanium just that app you are updating. And then delete the app an install the new one. You then can go back to titanium an restore data
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I tried that and I got the same message, ill try emailing the dev and see what the problem could be?

[Q] N7100 Keeps Reinstalling Google Crapware. (Long)

This is gonna be long, so please bear with me.
New Android user here, since December and never looked back.
But I have a big problem that just started two days ago, and coincided with the installation of Vonage for Android.
My N7100 is rooted and I also installed a new kernel (Perseus), but kept the stock ROM for the time being, but I'm getting closer to installing CyanogenMod ROM through ROManager Premium.
I just read the article posted here by Will Verduzco on Android security which led me to a bunch of articles on VOIP and it's scary.
My problem is that my N7100 will kind of do a half-baked reset without my doing anything... and then after watching the download light blinking on my router here in the house, Airport is downloading for about five minutes and then, BANG!!!, up comes the screen asking me for my language, and to set up a Google acct, Samsung acct, and I have to re-enter the passwords for my WiFi, etc, etc... you know the drill.
What's causing this?
I've been on XDA hundreds of times doing research on one thing or another, and I've removed all the Google bloatware possible except for the few things that I want to keep, and I got that comprehensive list from the XDA site... but after my device gets done doing it's thing, everything is back with dozens of notifications... AND Titanium Backup, ROM Manager, Triangle Away, SuperSu, Root Explorer, ES File Explorer/Task manager, etc are all missing and no backups on the SD card. WHAT!!!
One more thing which might be peripheral to my problem.
A couple of days ago I installed the new OS for my Mac... 10.9.
With my prior OS, I uninstalled almost all of anything that said "Google" from my computer but have to go through it again and repeat.
This morning, I do a search for anything Google on my drive, and came up with files with executable update files that all had "Android/GT-N7100 in the path.
Yes, I did connect to Kies by USB just once to check things out there but I don't think that's the underlying problem. Maybe it is.
I've seen some REAL genius help on this site, and hope that somebody that has a grasp on my problem can help.
I joined this site a few minutes ago just to ask this question, by the way.
If I went off track as to the posting guidelines on the site, just tell me.
Hey, I'm pushing 70 and the mind wanders. Haha!
Thanks in advance, guys!
Official_Noob said:
This is gonna be long, so please bear with me.
New Android user here, since December and never looked back.
But I have a big problem that just started two days ago, and coincided with the installation of Vonage for Android.
My N7100 is rooted and I also installed a new kernel (Perseus), but kept the stock ROM for the time being, but I'm getting closer to installing CyanogenMod ROM through ROManager Premium.
I just read the article posted here by Will Verduzco on Android security which led me to a bunch of articles on VOIP and it's scary.
My problem is that my N7100 will kind of do a half-baked reset without my doing anything... and then after watching the download light blinking on my router here in the house, Airport is downloading for about five minutes and then, BANG!!!, up comes the screen asking me for my language, and to set up a Google acct, Samsung acct, and I have to re-enter the passwords for my WiFi, etc, etc... you know the drill.
What's causing this?
I've been on XDA hundreds of times doing research on one thing or another, and I've removed all the Google bloatware possible except for the few things that I want to keep, and I got that comprehensive list from the XDA site... but after my device gets done doing it's thing, everything is back with dozens of notifications... AND Titanium Backup, ROM Manager, Triangle Away, SuperSu, Root Explorer, ES File Explorer/Task manager, etc are all missing and no backups on the SD card. WHAT!!!
One more thing which might be peripheral to my problem.
A couple of days ago I installed the new OS for my Mac... 10.9.
With my prior OS, I uninstalled almost all of anything that said "Google" from my computer but have to go through it again and repeat.
This morning, I do a search for anything Google on my drive, and came up with files with executable update files that all had "Android/GT-N7100 in the path.
Yes, I did connect to Kies by USB just once to check things out there but I don't think that's the underlying problem. Maybe it is.
I've seen some REAL genius help on this site, and hope that somebody that has a grasp on my problem can help.
I joined this site a few minutes ago just to ask this question, by the way.
If I went off track as to the posting guidelines on the site, just tell me.
Hey, I'm pushing 70 and the mind wanders. Haha!
Thanks in advance, guys!
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as for your note 2 problem, so your saying you flashed Cyangenmod on it correct? if so did you flash a the current gapps for whatever version you flashed? im thinking that's the problem, otherwise another flash of the cyangenmod ROM might fix it.
Trozzul said:
as for your note 2 problem, so your saying you flashed Cyangenmod on it correct? if so did you flash a the current gapps for whatever version you flashed? im thinking that's the problem, otherwise another flash of the cyangenmod ROM might fix it.
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No, I haven't flashed CM yet, but as I said, I'm moving in that direction after looking a a bunch of ROMs.
This is gonna sound kind of dumb, but the reason that I'm holding on to the stock rooted ROM is just because of one active screen saver, and that's Windy Weather. Like when it's raining here, you get rain drops sliding down the inside of the glass. HA!
And believe it or not, I agonize over the small stuff... like whether or not I want to go with an AOSP or AOKP ROM.
Believe it or not, when I got done with massaging the stock ROM today, all of the junk that I had formerly removed through Titanium Backup were still gone even though it showed that it was all re-downloaded in the Notifications.
I just have a sneaking hunch that the Vonage VOIP App that I installed had "something" to do with my problem, so I have not reinstalled it, and I also destroyed all of the Play Store links with Titanium Backup and still no problem.
I'm still running the stock 4.1.2 stock ROM.
Even if I do go with CM, I'm a little worried that if I download Gapps, something in there just might want to gain control and zap my device again.
Anywhooo... for the last several hours, I'm not having any problems.
Thanks for your reply.
Official_Noob said:
^^^
No, I haven't flashed CM yet, but as I said, I'm moving in that direction after looking a a bunch of ROMs.
This is gonna sound kind of dumb, but the reason that I'm holding on to the stock rooted ROM is just because of one active screen saver, and that's Windy Weather. Like when it's raining here, you get rain drops sliding down the inside of the glass. HA!
And believe it or not, I agonize over the small stuff... like whether or not I want to go with an AOSP or AOKP ROM.
Believe it or not, when I got done with massaging the stock ROM today, all of the junk that I had formerly removed through Titanium Backup were still gone even though it showed that it was all re-downloaded in the Notifications.
I just have a sneaking hunch that the Vonage VOIP App that I installed had "something" to do with my problem, so I have not reinstalled it, and I also destroyed all of the Play Store links with Titanium Backup and still no problem.
I'm still running the stock 4.1.2 stock ROM.
Even if I do go with CM, I'm a little worried that if I download Gapps, something in there just might want to gain control and zap my device again.
Anywhooo... for the last several hours, I'm not having any problems.
Thanks for your reply.
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yeah anytime man thanks for explaining a little bit, well if you want to stay on stock like ROM i would recommend jedi mind trick, its pretty much stock but just removes the carrier bloatware and puts in a few custom goodies and should have your rain drop effect you want xD, i have been trying to find a link for you but i dont know what carrier you have, its a note 2 right? also, it rains in las vegas? lol come over to washington and see the difference.

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