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Android Permision - Porting Of Rosie To Emulator Etc

Just for fun I have been looking at getting Rosie on to the Android Emulator and to see what I can do. All is well I believe except I am missing some shared librarys and a permisions file...
adb push com.htc.android.easopen.jar /system/framework/
adb push com.htc.android.pimlib.jar /system/framework/
adb push com.htc.framework.jar /system/framework/
adb push com.scalado.util.ScaladoUtil.jar /system/framework/
adb push com.htc.resources.apk /system/framework/
adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework/
adb push com.htc.framework.xml /etc/permissions/
Any way - I cant get these on to the relevant directory due to them ( framework / permissions ) been read only. I'm trying to do this in a way that wont massivly change a rom so i was hoping that I would be able to install to an unrooted device by changing just those directorys permissions.... in fact I assumed the emulator would be unrooted ???
Any way - pointers for this Android noob would be much apprciated......
PS I started by using the Android Toggle.bat so cudos to the Dev who started that.... I forgot your user name
Also is there any way to read the dependancys of an apk ? The know what they need and I am guessing by using logic..... might help to optimise my mess.
Heres the rest as is.... still a lot of messing to go...
Code:
@echo off
:start
cls
ECHO ********************************************************
ECHO * 1. Install HTC 2. Nothing to See *
ECHO ********************************************************
ECHO.
:opt
Set /p xch=Select Option:
If '%xch%'=='1' Goto choice1
If '%xch%'=='2' Goto choice2
ECHO That is not a valid choice, please try again.
ECHO.
Goto opt
:choice1
ECHO.
ECHO **********************
ECHO * Installing HTC *
ECHO **********************
adb push com.htc.android.easopen.jar /system/framework/
adb push com.htc.android.pimlib.jar /system/framework/
adb push com.htc.framework.jar /system/framework/
adb push com.scalado.util.ScaladoUtil.jar /system/framework/
adb push com.htc.resources.apk /system/framework/
adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework/
adb push com.htc.framework.xml /etc/permissions/
adb install AndFTP.apk
adb install AndExplorer.apk
adb install FlashPlayer.apk
adb install framework-res.apk
adb install com.htc.resources.apk
adb install Launcher.apk
adb install Rosie.apk
adb install com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk
adb install com.htc.MusicWidget.apk
adb install com.htc.StockWidget.apk
adb install com.htc.WeatherWidget.apk
adb install AccountManager.apk
adb install AndroidMarket.apk
adb install HTC_CIME.apk
adb install HtcAddProgramWidget.apk
adb install HTCAlbum.apk
adb install htccalendarwidgets.apk
adb install HtcClockWidget.apk
adb install HtcContacts.apk
adb install htccontactwidgets.apk
adb install HtcFootprints.apk
adb install HtcFootprintsWidget.apk
adb install htcinternetwidget.apk
adb install HtcLocationPicker.apk
adb install HtcLocationService.apk
adb install HtcLockScreen.apk
adb install HtcLog.apk
adb install htcmailwidgets.apk
adb install htcmsgwidgets.apk
adb install HtcMusic.apk
adb install com.htc.WeatherWidget.apk
adb install HTCNew.apk
adb install HtcPhotoWidget.apk
adb install HtcRingtoneTrimmer.apk
adb install htcsearchwidgets.apk
adb install HtcSettingsProvider.apk
adb install htcsettingwidgets.apk
adb install HTCSetupWizard.apk
adb install HtcSoundRecorder.apk
adb install HtcStreamPlayer.apk
adb install HtcTwitter.apk
adb install IM.apk
adb install ImProvider.apk
adb install Stk.apk
adb install SocialNetworkProvider.apk
ECHO.
ECHO Completed! Rebooting...
Pause
adb shell reboot
Exit
:choice2
ECHO.
ECHO **********************
ECHO * Nothing to see *
ECHO **********************
Exit
Terran

It would be easier to create a ROM that did not require the SWAP file, then flashing it into a G1, then doing a nandroid backup and using that for the Emulator (and adding much more RAM in the emulator.)

ivanmmj said:
It would be easier to create a ROM that did not require the SWAP file, then flashing it into a G1, then doing a nandroid backup and using that for the Emulator (and adding much more RAM in the emulator.)
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Can you please elaborate on this a bit? How do I translate a nandroid backup into an avd file that the emulator can boot? I wanted to do this exact thing but never really figured out how. Will really appreciate your step by step?

devsk said:
Can you please elaborate on this a bit? How do I translate a nandroid backup into an avd file that the emulator can boot? I wanted to do this exact thing but never really figured out how. Will really appreciate your step by step?
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This is a step by step walkthrough:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3952890&postcount=7
If you get it up and running, I'd appreciate a copy of that system.img (without the swap partition requirement). ^_^

ivanmmj said:
It would be easier to create a ROM that did not require the SWAP file, then flashing it into a G1, then doing a nandroid backup and using that for the Emulator (and adding much more RAM in the emulator.)
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MMmmmm - where I was trying to get to was the point where some one could just run this batch and update their eum / phone with out messing around with custom roms etc.... I have a feeling I am flogging a dead donkey going down that route though.
Terran

ccsnet said:
Just for fun I have been looking at getting Rosie on to the Android Emulator and to see what I can do. All is well I believe except I am missing some shared librarys and a permisions file...
adb push com.htc.android.easopen.jar /system/framework/
adb push com.htc.android.pimlib.jar /system/framework/
adb push com.htc.framework.jar /system/framework/
adb push com.scalado.util.ScaladoUtil.jar /system/framework/
adb push com.htc.resources.apk /system/framework/
adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework/
adb push com.htc.framework.xml /etc/permissions/
Any way - I cant get these on to the relevant directory due to them ( framework / permissions ) been read only.
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You can make /system rw by using a remount command. It's not enough to just push the framework files onto system though. They need to be added to BOOTCLASSPATH in the init.rc as well. You'll have to unyaffs boot.img
Also is there any way to read the dependancys of an apk ? The know what they need and I am guessing by using logic..... might help to optimise my mess.
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Look in the AndroidManifest.xml

jashsu said:
You can make /system rw by using a remount command. It's not enough to just push the framework files onto system though. They need to be added to BOOTCLASSPATH in the init.rc as well. You'll have to unyaffs boot.img
Look in the AndroidManifest.xml
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Thanks....
Terran
EDIT - Remount command info - http://groups.google.com/group/andr...7ecb631689/da581f1b398fdf8b?#da581f1b398fdf8b

Safe Apps to Remove - Root Access + custom Recovery Required

I thought I would provide information that I've been compiling and will continue to compile on which apps are safe to remove. I'm going to be testing what other apps can be removed. I suggest pulling your entire app directory before you start removing apps as well as doing a nandroid backup first. I've attached a bat file for windows users.
To mount \system folder:
1. Reboot into recovery mode ( power device down then hold power button + volume -)
2. choose partitions
3. choose mount \system
NOTE: Remove Facebook account from device before remove friendstream widget. Do not remove Friendstream.apk
Code:
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/com.htc.TwitterWidget.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/HtcTwitter.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/HtcFootprintsWidget.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/HtcFootprints.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/Stock.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/com.htc.StockWidget.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/VVM.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/Quickoffice.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/PDFViewer.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/Calculator.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/Mail.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/htcmailwidgets.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/htcmsgwidgets.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/HtcRingtoneTrimmer.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/Flickr.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/CityID.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/com.htc.FriendStreamWidget.*
I updated this post with the recovery directory. Just unzip to root of C: drive and run the bat file and it should push all the removed apps back to your device. You must be in recovery mode to do this and you must mount \system directory as well.
Change log
removal_V2.zip
-removed the removal of frienstream.apk
Restore_V2.zip
-First Restore batch file was incorrect. If you downloaded restore_v1 replace with restore_V2

Very nice, just what I've been waiting for.
Thanks!

Talking from previous experience I wouldnt just remove the apps unless you first have a backup to restore from. It is safer to just mv example.apk example.apkback then to rm the apk.
Also when removing VVM.apk I saw on Killa200 that it did something with the sms apk.
Here is killa200's findings so far.
http://bluraynetworks.com/android/

zerf said:
Talking from previous experience I wouldnt just remove the apps unless you first have a backup to restore from. It is safer to just mv example.apk example.apkback then to rm the apk.
Also when removing VVM.apk I saw on Killa200 that it did something with the sms apk.
Here is killa200's findings so far.
http://bluraynetworks.com/android/
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I 100% agree. Although i was never able to get the mv to work so i just pulled all apps to my desktop and then i push them back if i need to restore them.

Worked great Thanks. I just edited the file for the ones I wanted to keep and then ran the .bat while in recovery.

zerf said:
Here is killa200's findings so far.
http://bluraynetworks.com/android/
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Excellent list as well. I'm not sure about VVM.apk. I removed it and i still have the htc messaging app. I don't use that message app but its still there and opens just fine.

Bxsteez said:
I thought I would provide information that I've been compiling and will continue to compile on which apps are safe to remove. I'm going to be testing what other apps can be removed. I suggest pulling your entire app directory before you start removing apps as well as doing a nandroid backup first. I've attached a bat file for windows users.
NOTE: Remove Facebook account from device before remove friendstream.
Code:
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/com.htc.TwitterWidget.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/HtcTwitter.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/HtcFootprintsWidget.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/HtcFootprints.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/Stock.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/com.htc.StockWidget.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/VVM.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/Quickoffice.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/PDFViewer.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/Calculator.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/Mail.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/htcmailwidgets.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/htcmsgwidgets.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/HtcRingtoneTrimmer.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/Flickr.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/CityID.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/FriendStream.*
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/com.htc.FriendStreamWidget.*
I updated this post with the recovery directory. Just unzip to root of C: drive and run the bat file and it should push all the removed apps back to your device. You must be in recovery mode to do this and you must mount \system directory as well.
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For us noobs, what is the command to mount the /system directory?

you mount it with the recovery on the phone.. click partitions on the custom recovery

WhammyDroid said:
For us noobs, what is the command to mount the /system directory?
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yojoe600 said:
you mount it with the recovery on the phone.. click partitions on the custom recovery
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Added mounting information to first post. I'm a NOOB to android as well

I noticed i kept seeing the syncing notification even though nothing was actually syncing so i pushed friendstream(See recovery.bat) back onto the device and that seemed to fix it.

I also removed the Teeter game without any issues using the following:
/system/bin/rm /system/app/teeter.*

Is it just me or is the
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/VVM.*
not working?
No such file or directory everytime =/ and the icon is still on my phone...also want to remove the messaging application. I don't even use messaging

Thanks man i removed a couple apps that bothered me.
Sent from my Droid Incredible

0mie said:
Is it just me or is the
adb shell /system/bin/rm /system/app/VVM.*
not working?
No such file or directory everytime =/ and the icon is still on my phone...also want to remove the messaging application. I don't even use messaging
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I do not think you can remove the text messaging app. I'm not sure else besides never being able to text will happen. the VVM should remove just fine. Do an " cd /system/app" and then an "ls " and make sure its present. Also son't forget to mount /system
.

havent used it but may later thanks

Can I delete files in the Backup folder of the Restore and then run restore so it will just put back the apps that i want?

GooTz66 said:
Can I delete files in the Backup folder of the Restore and then run restore so it will just put back the apps that i want?
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sure. It will just error when it hits the push command for that file. What i would recommend is to delete the commands from restore.bat that restore the programs you don't want to restore. Then you will have the backups on ur computer just in case u ever decide to remove them.

Bxsteez said:
sure. It will just error when it hits the push command for that file. What i would recommend is to delete the commands from restore.bat that restore the programs you don't want to restore. Then you will have the backups on ur computer just in case u ever decide to remove them.
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Awesome. Thanks!

Question regarding FB/FriendStream. So if I remove my FB for HTC Sense then delete FriendStream and re-add my FB account will it work normally or will it still hangup when it trys to sync.

GooTz66 said:
Question regarding FB/FriendStream. So if I remove my FB for HTC Sense then delete FriendStream and re-add my FB account will it work normally or will it still hangup when it trys to sync.
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Actually you have to keep the friendstream.apk. I didn't have sync issues but i did have a sync icon preset all the time. Others have reported sync issues.

[Q] Porting mail from other device (f.e. Cyanogenmod)

Hi all,
Haven't found a thread in the SGS+ forum yet, and therefore my question.
I have tried porting Email and Calendar from the Cyanogenmod as I hate the default (very bulky) mail & calendar apk's from Samsung. Haven't succeeded yet, but honestly have no idea what I am doing either as I have only started modding in Android just recently... Anyone any thoughts on how to do this? I have tried following some older threads but the Email client keeps FC-ing on me...
Regards,
Nika.

nikagl said:
Hi all,
Haven't found a thread in the SGS+ forum yet, and therefore my question.
I have tried porting Email and Calendar from the Cyanogenmod as I hate the default (very bulky) mail & calendar apk's from Samsung. Haven't succeeded yet, but honestly have no idea what I am doing either as I have only started modding in Android just recently... Anyone any thoughts on how to do this? I have tried following some older threads but the Email client keeps FC-ing on me...
Regards,
Nika.
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Have you just tried ripping the apks from CM. Also get the libs and framework files.

I think I did get it going eventually!
Here's what I did:
1. Take Email.apk and ApplicationsProvider.apk and copy it to the adb folder
2. Run the following code using (USB debugging and root access are required for this!):
Code:
adb -d pull /system/app/Email.apk Email.apk.bak
adb -d pull /system/app/ApplicationsProvider.apk ApplicationsProvider.apk.bak
adb -d pull /system/app/ApplicationsProvider.odex ApplicationsProvider.odex.bak
adb -d pull /system/app/Email.odex Email.odex.bak
adb -d remount
adb -d push Email.apk /system/app/
adb -d push ApplicationsProvider.apk /system/app/
adb -d shell rm /system/app/Email.odex
adb -d shell rm /system/app/ApplicationsProvider.odex
adb -d remount
adb -d reboot
3. Clear E-mail cache from Manage Applications
4. That didn't work, E-mail still FC-ed. Then I modified the Permissions using Root Explorer (others & group needed to be checked off)
5. One more reboot
All is ok now
Will try with Calendar.apk too.
Who knows what ApplicationProvider.apk is for (did I need that or not?) and for Calendar, will I need CalendarProvider.apk too?
Regards,
Nika.

[Q] How to deodex my phone?

Hi guys,
i got one question to ask - how to deodex my phone?
I used xUltimate and deodexed the apps but the commands to coppy it to the phone seems not to work at all.
So how to copy done_app and done_framework to phone? I tried to use cmd in windows and adb shell but it says that cd command is not valid.

cube7 said:
Hi guys,
i got one question to ask - how to deodex my phone?
I used xUltimate and deodexed the apps but the commands to coppy it to the phone seems not to work at all.
So how to copy done_app and done_framework to phone? I tried to use cmd in windows and adb shell but it says that cd command is not valid.
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FOLLOW THIS:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1068027
Deodex
Advantages or disadvantages
- Odexed ROMs are slightly faster, deodexed ROMs are slightly slower
+ You can make custom themes for your ROM
+ Performance los is negligible.
Requirements:
Download XUltimate
Busybox installed
Root
1. Connect phone to computer
2. Start xUltimate, we will now get the required files from our phone to deodex and zipalign it which we will describe in the 3rd step.
3. On the main menu of xUltimate, choose option 5 (Pull and deodex all). Everything will be done for you here. Don't worry. You will see all your finished files in the folders 'done_app' and 'done_frame' which are located in the installation directory of xUltimate.
4. move folders 'done_app' and 'done_frame' folders to your sdcard, you can find these folders in the directory of xUltimate as described in the previous step.
5. Make sure the sdcard is not mounted to pc anymore
6. Open Windows Command Prompt and type the following commands.
adb shell
su
stop
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl12 /system
rm /system/app/*.odex
rm /system/framework/*.odex
busybox cp /sdcard/done_app/* /system/app/
busybox cp /sdcard/done_frame/* /system/framework/
chmod 644 /system/app/*
chmod 644 /system/framework/*
mount -o remount,ro /dev/block/stl12 /system
sync
reboot recovery
7. Now data and cache reset in the recovery menu...
8. reboot
If one of the commands, for example 'cp' is not found, try putting busybox in front of the command:
eg: busybox cp /sdcard/done_frame/* /system/framework/

both ways don't work. The program seems not to recognize this commands. Can i do it via root explorer?

cube7 said:
both ways don't work. The program seems not to recognize this commands. Can i do it via root explorer?
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Explain me the exact scenario.
This given method should work by all means. There is no escape.
Check the USB drivers.
Check the connectivity.
Then do it again.

drivers must be right 2 days ago i've flashed the phone. maybe it's adb, i copied it from one click folder.
i will copy the text from cmd as soon as i will be home.
btw, the process is ok till 6th point of the instruction. then it fails at cp command (busybox cp also).

cube7 said:
drivers must be right 2 days ago i've flashed the phone. maybe it's adb, i copied it from one click folder.
i will copy the text from cmd as soon as i will be home.
btw, the process is ok till 6th point of the instruction. then it fails at cp command (busybox cp also).
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Try booting linux on ur pc as sometimes adb doesnt work for me on windows but for linux users it worked perfectly
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[HOW TO] re-odex your ROM by yourself...

Big Thanks: original [email protected] [http://classic.cx/android/dexo-universal-odex-tool/]
ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTANGES OF RE-ODEX
Advantages:
-All needed things are in one apk, so modding/theming is (better) possible
-Needs less space on /system
Disavantages:
-Needs more space on /data
-Is not so stable than a odexed rom
-Slower on first boot(because a odexed rom has already execute ready .odex files, a deodexed rom needs to generate dalvik cache)
===============================================
First step, please make a nandroid if you are unsure of what you are doing.
Second step, install busybox if it is not already installed. Either from the app or
from the binary I included (ie, adb shell busybox –install /system/xbin/)
Third step, push the four files zip, zipalign, dexo and dexopt-wrapper to /system/bin/
Fourth step, give the three files executable permissions (ie, chmod 755 zip zipalign dexo dexopt-wrapper)
Fifth step, run it!
Once the script is done, your phone will reboot. Your device will appear to be “frozen” until it reboots. That is ok.
Then all you will have to do is run:
adb pull /system/framework # JUST INCASE...YOU CAN SKIP THIS STEP.
adb pull /system/app # JUST INCASE...YOU CAN SKIP THIS STEP.
You are now done! The tool will automatically remove the classes.dex from your files as well as zipalign them. So you are optimized and ready to go.
Sample Terminal/Command prompt session. Basically you can copy and paste, ignoring the text after the # of course:
# Commands on Host computer
cd Downloads/universal-odex # change to the location you unzipped the odex tool.
adb remount
adb push dexo /system/bin/
adb push dexopt-wrapper /system/bin/
adb push zip /system/xbin/
adb push zipalign /system/xbin
adb push busybox /system/xbin # you may or may not already have busybox installed, but this will ensure that you have the correct applets installed
# Commands in ADB SHELL
adb shell # you just entered your Device’s shell
chmod 755 /system/bin/dexo /system/bin/dexopt-wrapper /system/xbin/zip /system/xbin/zipalign /system/xbin/busybox
busybox –install /system/xbin # maybe fail in this step..but it seems okay,go to the next step anyway.
dexo # this will be the last command before your exit adb shell and your device reboots
# The “dexo” command executes SUPER fast. It should be done within 30s-1m, depending on ROM and device
# Commands on Host computer
cd Desktop
mkdir framework
mkdir app
adb pull /system/framework framework
adb pull /system/app app
# Rejoice.
If it doesn’t work for you, then you did something wrong. This is version 3.1 of the script and I’d like to think that I’ve fool-proofed it pretty well.
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please post here.
Exclusive to theMikMik.
Tommy
enjoy the possibilities…
FILES_NEEDED:
View attachment re_odex_needed.tar.gz

Bro, you mean de-odex instead of re-odex??

Or even re-de-odex lol
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kingCV said:
Bro, you mean de-odex instead of re-odex??
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yesyes..