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Drawer Fix for Haykuro's 6.0r1 / **ADB**

Please delete this thread.

works a treat a-la;
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link is down..

Can someone please re-upload or is there an updated link?

there isn't the full link in the startpost
full link
edit: works great, no reboot needed - thank you

Download link is ok all works fine for me, have the launcher back working correctly.

you can extract Launcher.apk from the Dude's or JF's build.
all you need to to is actually:
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/app/HTCLauncher.apk
adb push Launcher.apk /system/app
the os will find the new launcher aotumatically, so there's no need to install it.

billc.cn said:
you can extract Launcher.apk from the Dude's or JF's build.
all you need to to is actually:
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/app/HTCLauncher.apk
adb push Launcher.apk /system/app
the os will find the new launcher aotumatically, so there's no need to install it.
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Doing this broke my clock widget...

I managed to get mine working (as my post shows) by using ADB via;
Putting Launcher.apk onto the root of the SD card (drag and drop)
adb devices
adb remount
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /sdcard
install Launcher.apk /system/app/Launcher.apk
reboot
so basically instead of downloading terminal emulator i just quickly did it through ADB and Boom!! it works!

Dantehman said:
I managed to get mine working (as my post shows) by using ADB via;
Putting Launcher.apk onto the root of the SD card (drag and drop)
adb devices
adb remount
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /sdcard
install Launcher.apk /system/app/Launcher.apk
reboot
so basically instead of downloading terminal emulator i just quickly did it through ADB and Boom!! it works!
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Hey thanks Dantehman! Worked like a charm!

zombierockstar said:
Hey thanks Dantehman! Worked like a charm!
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Its what I do

Noticed an interesting (and very welcomed) side effect to fixing this issue today...
In order to fix the tab orientation issue, i used the only other Launcher.apk file i had at the time, which happened to be from the Aero15 Theme designed for TheDudes cupcake build. Turns out, not only do i now have the slick Aero styled Launcher, but it gave me 5 desktops in Haykuro's new build as well!
Figured it was worth a mention

Download link is this : http://www.4shared.com/account/file/.../Launcher.html
With the ellipsis in it.
Here's the correct link:
http://www.4shared.com/account/file/100449173/70db245/Launcher.html

oxeneers said:
Download link is this : http://www.4shared.com/account/file/.../Launcher.html
With the ellipsis in it.
Here's the correct link:
http://www.4shared.com/account/file/100449173/70db245/Launcher.html
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im assuming this (the second link) is for 5 screens desktop??

Dantehman said:
im assuming this (the second link) is for 5 screens desktop??
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No, it's just a fixed link from the first post. It didn't parse correctly, I guess.
Anyways, here's another annoying bug (or feature?) that is prevalent in 6.0r1 and not there in JF1.5. Take a look at the difference between the two screens, left is JF1.5 and right is Haykuro's 6.0r1:
It seems as though all the "bold" fonts in the browser actually are blurry, and seem to be rendered twice, or something similar. ****.
Oh, and of course we all know about the broken-as-**** location API for the browser and weather widget (among other receivers)..

Interesting
On mine Location is working fine?? im starting to think 6.0h1 is especially different for everyone

Possibly. It worked the first time I tried it, but then after that it doesn't work anymore. I saw another thread where 2 people were claiming the same.
Do you notice that bold font issue? For example, look at twidroid, anything "bold" in there looks like crap.

oxeneers said:
Possibly. It worked the first time I tried it, but then after that it doesn't work anymore. I saw another thread where 2 people were claiming the same.
Do you notice that bold font issue? For example, look at twidroid, anything "bold" in there looks like crap.
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i can see what you mean about the fuzzy/bluryness but it only looks bad when blown up on a PC screen a-la screenshots,, on the G1 itself i can hearly notice any problems

jgrose said:
Doing this broke my clock widget...
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The two Launchers store widget information differently, so you'll have to remove your old widget and add them back.

Hmm, great post. But I actually just realized (opening my phone on the home screen for the first time for this build) that the tab GOES to the bottom...I actually think thats really neat. The bug is correct, the screen seems to get off-centered, but, I like the tab at the bottom. It seems more like common sense, thats how your looking at it when its closed (tab at the bottom) when its open, tab should be at the bottom (I think anyway).
So anyone know how to fix that off-center but keep the tab down there?
Thanks

[LAUNCHER2] No transparency, wrap-around effect!

I discovered this apk in an Ahmgsk rom (v2)
Its awesome, works on all eclair 2.1 roms i've tried.
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gonna try it out on manups 1.5!!!
EDIT::: it will not let me install it on manups...balls

XD thanks for posting that it is awsome

xillius200 said:
XD thanks for posting that it is awsome
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Works! Not perfect, but definitely better than what we had until now. Thanks!

Part Four said:
Works! Not perfect, but definitely better than what we had until now. Thanks!
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Cheers for clearing that up

Having install issues with king klick v1.6.1. When its on my sdcard astro recognizes it as the same launcher that is already on 1.6.1. And I cant seem to find a way to uninstall the stock launcher on 1.6.1.

GBerg2119 said:
Having install issues with king klick v1.6.1. When its on my sdcard astro recognizes it as the same launcher that is already on 1.6.1. And I cant seem to find a way to uninstall the stock launcher on 1.6.1.
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Well there's your problem right there. Move on and up to Open Eclair.

GBerg2119 said:
Having install issues with king klick v1.6.1. When its on my sdcard astro recognizes it as the same launcher that is already on 1.6.1. And I cant seem to find a way to uninstall the stock launcher on 1.6.1.
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su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
rm /system/app/Launcher2.apk
mount -o r,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
exit
then you can install the new one.

tried uninstalling with your instructions and still says application install failed. any ideas?

im trying to figure it out too i uninstalled it and still it wont install the new launcher..
Edit:
Type this in Terminal Emulator or in Better terminal Emulator if you have it
su
rwsystem
cp /sdcard/Launcher2.apk /data/app_s/Launcher2.apk
that should work it did for me

Y'all should be adb pushing only (no astro or w/e) until devs start including this in their roms...
Working on OE 1.2.2, should work on anything that already has some inferior launcher2.
Try
Code:
adb push c:\wherever\Launcher2.apk /system/app
And if it says read only file system, type
Code:
adb remount
and then retype above code.

Thanks gonna use root explorer, to late at night for me to be typing commands and what not.

Ace42 said:
Thanks gonna use root explorer, to late at night for me to be typing commands and what not.
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will not work do not do it like that use the terminal Root explorer wont register it just copy it so use the terminal for it to work or else it wont.

death1246 said:
will not work do not do it like that use the terminal Root explorer wont register it just copy it so use the terminal for it to work or else it wont.
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Punctuation is key.
Here's what I did on King's 1.6.1
su
rwsystem
rm /system/app/Launcher.apk
cp /sdcard/Launcher.apk /system/app
reboot
Thanks for the drop.

After further review, while this version of Launcher 2 has fixed the transparency issue, it's a LOT slower than the existing Launcher 2 we've been using. Until this is resolved, it's not worth installing IMO.

death1246 said:
im trying to figure it out too i uninstalled it and still it wont install the new launcher..
Edit:
Type this in Terminal Emulator or in Better terminal Emulator if you have it
su
rwsystem
cp /sdcard/Launcher2.apk /data/app_s/Launcher2.apk
that should work it did for me
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Is your sig showing the correct rom you are using?

j0hnZ said:
Is your sig showing the correct rom you are using?
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I have 3 mytouch 3G's the main one is running Cyan
and yes
rm /data/app_s/Launcher2.apk
on Kings ROM 1.6.1 the Launcher2.apk is located in app_s you might also want to save the new launcher2.apk in the same app_s directory

is there any way to modify this launcher so that it works properly on landscape mode?
im guessing theres sizing issues and whenever you click an app
it oppens the one above it.
ideas?

This launcher I am sure will not have landscape mode for a long time...
Maybe when 2.1 goes to the Droid? But then again this Launcher was built by google not HTC so the update might not be on Droids 2.1

death1246 said:
I have 3 mytouch 3G's the main one is running Cyan
and yes
rm /data/app_s/Launcher2.apk
on Kings ROM 1.6.1 the Launcher2.apk is located in app_s you might also want to save the new launcher2.apk in the same app_s directory
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I was just wondering if you put this launcher on cyan's rom cause I'm using superD's right now would like this launcher on it. I'm guessing I could also install this in linux by just putting the apk in that location?

Pushing modified apk files breaks them

I was trying to push a modified apk into /data/app but it broke the program and I had to re-install the original. All I did was modify the png files in the Pandora widget and some of the colors of Widgetlocker. I'm using terminal emulator as well. I've pushed framework, blur and swype files with no problem. Why is this happening?

Did you use 7zip? If not try it because it won't break it.
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7zip isnt always the way to go, Sometimes it works in the data sometimes it doesnt. What string are you using to mount the data partition?
Have you tried pushing the same app to system/app? I have had that work when data wouldnt play well.

I'm using WinRAR to replace the res file and that worked with framework and blur. But I also tried putting a red background into Fancy Widgets and that broke the apk too. This is the string I'm using.
su
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
cp /sdcard/com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker.apk /data/app
cp /sdcard/com.pandora.android.apk /data/app
mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
reboot
Doesn't the modified apk have to overwrite the original installed one? If pandora and widgetlocker are both in /data/app how would pushing them to /system/app help? I'm not trying to sound like a jerk I have never messed with any type of Linux stuff literally just started Android hacking this week. I'm getting it for the most part. I've come back from the Dark Side of Windows Mobile.

Nah you dont sound like a jerk, always fun to learn. I only got heavy into changing pngs one I got my x. I hade the D1 for awhile but never did my own themes.
Winrar... not sure that might be your problem, I switched to 7zip since thats what everyone recommended.
Also that string is for mounting the system part, not the data.
for data use
su
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/userdata /data
then push your file
mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/userdata /data
odds are it wont remount it will say busy
so type
reboot
sometime you have to push over the original, sometimes you have to uninstall the original, sometimes you have to uninstall the original and push the file to system/app instead, and the worst one I ran into.... left the original in data/app and had to push the modified one to system/app..... yeah that one sucked.... i was scratching my head for days!

i usually resign the app , uninstall the original and reinstall the modified one using astro or somethin.
xda has a autosign program in here somewhere that can resign the app

Link?
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Hmm that killed the apps too. Any other ideas? This is the last bit of customizing I'm trying to do then my phone will have an awesome red theme which I'm sure you will appreciate bad.
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Could you send me the modified and original apk? Ill see if I can finger it out. I'll pm you my email.
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sorry took so long to reply
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=473580
basically i have the .bat file in same folder as tools
so before i push an app back to sdcard or w/e i run the program real quick
then astro will install it successfully<sp>
sometimes even using 7z the app just breaks when you mess with it and the only way it will run is if you push it to /system or resign it
just my experience on this
good luck

Ehh I use Terminal Emulator, I haven't graduated to SDK yet...

not to be rude, but of course pushing modified files like that will cause them to not install. You HAVE to resign the app even if you are just messing with the res pics.

No worries, like I said, I started Androiding on Monday. I signed the apk using the method a couple posts ago, but I can't copy the file to the phone. It says the device has either stop responding or is disconnected. I can throw a regular apk like Fancy Widget on no problem. I tried pushing it to the phone but it says the phone isn't mounted, even when plugged in and I can explore it through windows. What am I doing wrong?

hmm make sure you have the proper drivers for the phone for pushing files.
also the phone has to be in pc mode for adb make sure you have debugging checked in applications > development in the phone settings.
or just plug in the phone and switch to mass storage and drop the file in the phone that way.
think if you dont have the proper drivers none of those will work, check motorola website for the drivers or somewhere in xda im sure theres a link.
edit: http://www.motorola.com/consumers/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=bda09ec8009a0210VgnVCM1000008806b00aRCRD

explodee you get my reply email? All the images look the same. Double check those zips and get back to me.

yeah i sent it right back fixed
edit - I just sent another email

Oh **** I just got it! I've been schooling myself in SDK for the last day and got ADB goin on it with the resigner from the other post. First I sign the app I want to install and then in adb just to the adb install command. But... I couldn't get the modified Pandora to install. Check it out.
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Just got Pandora working too. I un-installed and renamed to pandora.apk and just pushed it to \system\app in terminal emulator.

Explodee said:
Just got Pandora working too. I un-installed and renamed to pandora.apk and just pushed it to \system\app in terminal emulator.
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was the new one signed? I just pushed my themed handcent and themed laucher pro to system, still have yet to sign anything.
Come to think of it the pandora i had to push to system/app was only named pandora...

Pandora was not signed. I uninstalled the official pandora and renamed the com.pandora.android.apk to just pandora.apk, then pushed it to \system\app. So now all that is left is to theme the google search widget and I might be done for a while...

[7/13/2011]New method to get "temp-root"(root won't disappear until reboot!)

[7/13/2011]New method to get "temp-root"(root won't disappear until reboot!)
Sorry for poor English
This method is based on joel.bourquard's method,here is the orignal link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1151735
Thanks to joel.bourquard's.
I've tried almost all the method in xda And the newest perma-root caused that i can not install apps from computer..Today i found that link /data/bin/su to /system/bin/su and then root explorer works and i can delete apks easily..I shutdown my phone(fastboot enabled)and boot it twice,root still exists..That will be nice
Root Explorer 2.16, Titanium Backup 3.8.9.2 ,Setcpu 2.2.4 all tested,workds perfect
Requirements:
Original "out of the box" Sensation or EVO 3D (untested).
Android SDK tools ("adb" command) on a computer.
USB connection between computer and phone.
USB debugging enabled(Settings, Applications, Development
Initial (one-time) setup:
Extract Easy_Fre3vo_Bat.7z
Put all the files in the "Resource"folder" to User's folder(For example,My computer user's name is Jerry,so i put them into C:\Users\Jerry)
run cmd and input the following command
adb push fre3vo /data/local/tmp/
adb shell "cd /data/local/tmp ; chmod 755 fre3vo ; ./fre3vo"
adb shell "mkdir /data/bin ; mv /data/local/tmp/fre3vo /data/bin/"
adb push su /data/bin/
adb push root.sh /data/bin/
adb shell "chmod 4555 /data/bin/su ; chmod 755 /data/bin/root.sh"
adb shell "/data/bin/root.sh"
adb shell mount -oremount /dev/block/mmcblk0p22 /system
adb install Superuser.apk
adb shell chmod 06755 /data/bin/su
adb shell ln -s /data/bin/su /system/bin/su
After every reboot:
adb shell "/data/bin/fre3vo"
adb shell "/data/bin/root.sh"
adb shell mount -oremount /dev/block/mmcblk0p22 /system
adb shell chmod 06755 /data/bin/su
adb shell ln -s /data/bin/su /system/bin/su
And here is a bat(No need ADB from SDK)
Thanks to Wisefire
View attachment Easy_Fre3vo_Bat.7z
And here is some picture to see:
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Have fun!

Will try and report back. It's a shame eugene's version is so buggy.. It was working really great until the last few releases where it was deemed 'stable' but had the memory bug that prevented some apps like Root Explorer from running and the installation glitch
EDIT: Been using it. Don't know if there is any diff from the one you used the method from, but it definitely doesn't have the glitches in eugene's version so I will continue using this one for now.

Loses root just like the rest of them, thanks for you effort...

kartikb said:
Loses root just like the rest of them, thanks for you effort...
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I don't mind losing root and re-enabling. It's the bugginess that crept in using other version that caused me some grief. Not meant as a complaint at all. Just reporting the issue. My bugs included wifi error, the negative values already reported and touch screen wonkiness that included inability to use the password touch screen pattern lock utility at all. Turning off rotation as a fix for the password touch screen utility fix did NOT work for me BTW. I ended up doing the factory reset.

kartikb said:
Loses root just like the rest of them, thanks for you effort...
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After rooting it is 14 hours and i have shutdown－boot many times, root still existAnyway,htc will unlock our devices
next month
EDIT:If you have any error in the command window when using bat ,please reboot your phone and use adb to input command by yourself
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Are you sure you have unchecked Fastboot?

Kid Poker said:
Are you sure you have unchecked Fastboot?
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Of course fastboot enabled..And have you looked the title it said "temproot" Now there is no mothed to get permroot..
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Using his method has anyone been able to get AdFree to work? No root options have this working [yet].

quailallstar said:
Using his method has anyone been able to get AdFree to work? No root options have this working [yet].
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AdFree must reboot your phone then it will work..It needs permroot.. I am sad as well because of too much advertisement!
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Use the apk hot reboot and do a hotreboot. Root should stick. Did for me.

Fails on second command.
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djmaz said:
Fails on second command.
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fail in bat?
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Appears to be okay right now...I'm running a Titanium restore at the moment.
One thing I did notice, as alluded to in the OP: if you've used some of the other Fre3vo offshoots before this one you likely will see a fail when trying this one out. I suspect it has to do with changes the other Fre3vo's make being incompatible with this latest?
At any rate, I did a factory restore and now this temp root process works, from what I've seen so far.

I'm currently live in China and I got the phone from here and I tried this method too. didn't work for me, it's because I have a asian one.

chesterr said:
I'm currently live in China and I got the phone from here and I tried this method too. didn't work for me, it's because I have a asian one.
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I am asia sensation as well,matePlease reboot your phone and then use adb to get root.
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[HACK]LCD Density Changer That Doesn't Mess With Market

Hello All. Its me again. This time I bring you a long awaited solution. I'm sure you can remember changing your LCD density and then going to install an app which has always worked only to find that the market says its incompatible with your device. Well wait no more, This little hack will make you able to set any density and not be limited in the market.
EDIT: NOW A FLASHABLE ZIP
Process:
Download the zip and flash in recovery. (MOUNT SYSTEM FIRST)
Code:
/system/bin/density (YOUR DESIRED DENSITY)
reboot
Thats it. With every boot, the init.d script spawns the marketdensity script and it waits 45 seconds for boot to complete... Then it swaps the build.props so the market sees the correct one.
Have fun changing your density and not being limited.
Wanna help pay my bills???? Consider Donating
http://goo.gl/qQVRs
atc3030

Edited OP with new zip. Now flashable.

It didn't take when I flashed it. I'm using twrp recovery. does this support edify?
I could just put those files in there place with root explorer, right? What permissions do they need?
EDIT: I just realized I forgot to mount system. Will try again

Yes you can do root explorer. Idk the perms they need through that but if you use chmod in terminal, the perms are 775
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It worked this time mounting system like I should have, lol.
But where do I enter the density? In place of the $1?

No. You run the script in terminal
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I'm surprised more people aren't taking an interest in this. I understood this was a problem
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atc3030 said:
I'm surprised more people aren't taking an interest in this. I understood this was a problem
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I'm interested This has been a thorn in my side for a while now...
Gonna try this out
m.

No Joy.
Out of the box, the density script wasn't running, failing on the mount command.
I made a few changes to get it to run:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
echo "Setting Density to $1"
# mount only runs as root, so execute 'su' before 'mount'
su
# mount was failing without specifying the device
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p24 /system
sed "s/^ro\.sf\.lcd_density=.*/ro.sf.lcd_density=$1/" /system/build.prop > /system/.build.prop.hack
# not sure if this next mount is needed, but it makes sense to me to remount as ro once we've made the changes
mount -o remount,ro /dev/block/mmcblk0p24 /system
exit
After those changes, I was finally able to run density, and it does everything its supposed to, ie it creates /system/.build.prop.hack and the density is set to what I want there.
However, when I reboot, the changes are not applied. I'm guessing that the 98density init.d script is not being called.
I'm running a Telus SGH-T989 with Juggernaut 4.1 ROM.
Any thoughts on how to get this last piece to fall into place?
Clever idea btw, we really need something like this
m.

It works for me. I will work on it when I get home
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I wanna try this out when I get home. awesome awesome awesome
Question: the 98density file in init.d is it suppose to be 755? cause all the other files in init.d are like so
I'm getting an sed:command not found. To fix it I had to write:
Busybox sed etc ....
this also needs needs SU
--EDIT-- just noticed a user above me had similar tweaks I wrote below (now striked out).
BTW for the mounting.. I think it will have to depend on your device..I got mine to mount by
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p24 /system
which I believe is different per device. I'll try the script again by changing that part of the code
After all the changes and no error. after reboot nothing changed.
very excited though

I am going to work on the scripts when I get home. They are on that computer.
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emmdub said:
No Joy.
Out of the box, the density script wasn't running, failing on the mount command.
I made a few changes to get it to run:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
echo "Setting Density to $1"
# mount only runs as root, so execute 'su' before 'mount'
su
# mount was failing without specifying the device
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p24 /system
sed "s/^ro\.sf\.lcd_density=.*/ro.sf.lcd_density=$1/" /system/build.prop > /system/.build.prop.hack
# not sure if this next mount is needed, but it makes sense to me to remount as ro once we've made the changes
mount -o remount,ro /dev/block/mmcblk0p24 /system
exit
After those changes, I was finally able to run density, and it does everything its supposed to, ie it creates /system/.build.prop.hack and the density is set to what I want there.
However, when I reboot, the changes are not applied. I'm guessing that the 98density init.d script is not being called.
I'm running a Telus SGH-T989 with Juggernaut 4.1 ROM.
Any thoughts on how to get this last piece to fall into place?
Clever idea btw, we really need something like this
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Not all devices use the same memory block as your devices. therefore, the way you are mounting system will not work. I am working on fixing this now

Great idea but the hacked market works great.
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Yeah, my setting wasn't applied after I ran it either but im not sure if it's the same problem as emmdub. I do see that it creates the .buildprop hack file. But i'm not sure why the setting isn't sticking.

I noticed that even with the hacked market sometimes I have to clear data/ cache because sometimes it kind of reverts itself.
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I would like this to work, but I don't think this solution is permanent for a few reasons:
1. The market does not read the build.prop file directly. It uses the prop values that are stored in memory, and retrieved by the DisplayMetrics class. That is why after changing your density you have to reboot to get the market to recognize your new density.
2. The market does not use your device density to check compatibility. The check is server side. The market sends your density to their servers along with other info about your device when you accept their terms and services (and sometimes periodically, but not every time you use it). It registers your device info with your deviceID, and determines compatibility that way. Its how the website market knows which devices you have and if they are compatible.
Note that I am not an expert, but I have written an app to change lcd density, as well as decompiled the market and studied it a bit, so i am pretty knowledgeable in the subject.

disconnecktie said:
I noticed that even with the hacked market sometimes I have to clear data/ cache because sometimes it kind of reverts itself.
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got a link for the hacked market?
edit: i got it, thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20623581&postcount=10

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434037
Here ya go. Just copy the original vending apk from data app to somewhere safe take the new market put in the data/app folder and rename it to vending and change the permissions to
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Did not think of that. I'm going too look into the memory thing right now.
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