I have managed to follow the instruction to root and install the google play store from this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1905674 but it also mentions the ability to remove the Monarch kids interface and make it a regular ICS tablet. I am unable to find the system/vendor files to remove them. I have root permissions since it allowed me to run Titanium Backup.
I used ES File Explorer and wasn't able to find the necessary folders to remove Monarch. Any advice?
theonyxphoenix said:
I have managed to follow the instruction to root and install the google play store from this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1905674 but it also mentions the ability to remove the Monarch kids interface and make it a regular ICS tablet. I am unable to find the system/vendor files to remove them. I have root permissions since it allowed me to run Titanium Backup.
I used ES File Explorer and wasn't able to find the necessary folders to remove Monarch. Any advice?
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Go into the settings of ES file explorer and check everything under root settings. The only folder you want to get rid of is the Apps in the vendor folder. Anything else can harm the system. I just used the cut feature on the apps folder and pasted it to my sd card to make sure it worked first. Good Luck!
That worked great, thanks. I had to make sure to change it to always boot in parent mode or else it tried to boot the monarch interface on a cold start and, not having the necessary files any longer, just ended up with a blank screen. I had to restore a unit to factory and then switch to boot in parent mode, then remove the apps folder. Works like a charm now.
theonyxphoenix said:
. then switch to boot in parent mode, .
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how ?
theonyxphoenix said:
That worked great, thanks. I had to make sure to change it to always boot in parent mode or else it tried to boot the monarch interface on a cold start and, not having the necessary files any longer, just ended up with a blank screen. I had to restore a unit to factory and then switch to boot in parent mode, then remove the apps folder. Works like a charm now.
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Guess I missed something and should've read better, how did you set it to boot only into parent mode.
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theonyxphoenix said:
That worked great, thanks. I had to make sure to change it to always boot in parent mode or else it tried to boot the monarch interface on a cold start and, not having the necessary files any longer, just ended up with a blank screen. I had to restore a unit to factory and then switch to boot in parent mode, then remove the apps folder. Works like a charm now.
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How do you set it to boot into parent mode?
byohaserd said:
How do you set it to boot into parent mode?
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Did you try going to settings -Security - put a TIC in " Set Parent Mode as default mode " ?
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I found no need to delete the vender/apps folder as it can be used to help get rid of "Android is upgrading ' message after each boot up that seem to come when you install apps from play store
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theonyxphoenix said:
I have managed to follow the instruction to root and install the google play store from this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1905674 but it also mentions the ability to remove the Monarch kids interface and make it a regular ICS tablet. I am unable to find the system/vendor files to remove them. I have root permissions since it allowed me to run Titanium Backup.
I used ES File Explorer and wasn't able to find the necessary folders to remove Monarch. Any advice?
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I used TWRP to do anything - rooted or unrooted you can make change as you wish .
when you are in TWRP mount system then use advanced and file manager
hope this helps
I did not see that until you mentioned it...thanks
I was able to get it to work by going into a startup manager and freezing kidsmode2 and nabimode. I erased the apps folder though cause I wanted the space freed up.
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I deleted some files I shouldn't have. My nabi 2 keeps rebooting. It goes from the start up screen to "Android is upgrading..." Then back to the start up screen, then again. When I try to go to "Recovery Kernel" I get the Android laying down with the Red triangle over his chest..any suggestions?
Rest to Factory setting
mikewhit001 said:
I deleted some files I shouldn't have. My nabi 2 keeps rebooting. It goes from the start up screen to "Android is upgrading..." Then back to the start up screen, then again. When I try to go to "Recovery Kernel" I get the Android laying down with the Red triangle over his chest..any suggestions?
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1-switch off.
2-press power button & vol + together.
3-press vol - to go to recovery kernel and press vol + to select it.
3-android model should come lying down with red triangle!.
4-press vol - & vol + together.
5-select the system reset and press power button.
6-after that switch off and on with all new factory settings.
Best Regards.
Eric Karz said:
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I found no need to delete the vender/apps folder as it can be used to help get rid of "Android is upgrading ' message after each boot up that seem to come when you install apps from play store
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I created a new gapps package that does away with the upgrading message on every boot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35887804&postcount=1
Nabi 2 Charge/Reboot problem
t499user said:
I created a new gapps package that does away with the upgrading message on every boot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35887804&postcount=1
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Completed the OTA to 1.9.37, root, and gapps install - had the upgrading message on every boot but fixed that with the new gapps package (thanks a lot to all the great developers on this forum!)
However I still have a problem since the root process that I haven't seen addressed so far after searching the forums.
After my putting the Nabi 2 to sleep and plugging in the charger, it will fully charge and turn the battery light green as it should, shortly after that the device then powers off and requires a reboot/cold start vs. just a quick click of the power button to return from sleep mode. It does reboot fine and has a full charge - all other operations are normal.
Any suggestions on how to eliminate this power down/reboot after charging?
Thanks!
I flashed your package but the android upgrading still shows up for me,only for a few secs and it seems as if no programs get upgraded...what are your thoughts on this? How can I find the stray files that are causeing this?
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stuck in TWRP
My tablet only boots in TWRP v2.2.2.1
I've flashed at least 5 different images in fastboot using at least 5 different methods. Every time I think I make any progress, I reboot my nabi2 and it reboots directly to TWRP. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
mikewhit001 said:
My tablet only boots in TWRP v2.2.2.1
I've flashed at least 5 different images in fastboot using at least 5 different methods. Every time I think I make any progress, I reboot my nabi2 and it reboots directly to TWRP. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Are you trying to flash a backup of 1.9.37 or just a program thru install? I know that if you wipe system and then flash another backup, if the backup is no good, twrp will not boot system but go right back to twrp. That is a safety setting, cause if it booted with no system installed you would most likely have a bricked device. That happened in the early days of Twrp, so they added the safety setting. If you flashed a backup, how long did it take, a good backup or image will take 10+ minutes, a bad 1 will say done in 1-2 minutes or less.
Might help if we had a little information about what you where doing.
ALD3 said:
Are you trying to flash a backup of 1.9.37 or just a program thru install? I know that if you wipe system and then flash another backup, if the backup is no good, twrp will not boot system but go right back to twrp. That is a safety setting, cause if it booted with no system installed you would most likely have a bricked device. That happened in the early days of Twrp, so they added the safety setting. If you flashed a backup, how long did it take, a good backup or image will take 10+ minutes, a bad 1 will say done in 1-2 minutes or less.
Might help if we had a little information about what you where doing.
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I tried flashing multiple backups and they all go to twrp. The backups only took a minute or 2.
mikewhit001 said:
I tried flashing multiple backups and they all go to twrp. The backups only took a minute or 2.
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Ok your backups are all bad, that's why it finishes so quick and won't boot out of TWRP recovery. You will have to download a image file and get it into the TWRP folder on your sdcard. You will have to download it on your computer unrar it and name the folder something like unrooted 1.9.37 and transfer it to your micro sdcard. Then put micro sdcard back in tablet. In TWRP recovery, you will have to go into Advanced>File Manager. In file Manager, you will have to click on external sdcard and copy the file from there back to sdcard>TWRP>backups>serial#>unrooted 1.9.37 it doesn't matter what the folder name is that you put in the serial# folder but the all the others are as named and your new folder HAS TO BE IN THE SERIAL# FOLDER, or Restore will not see it. When that is done go back to main menu and Restore, you should see your new folder, choose it and swipe to restore. This should take 10+ minutes. You should be able to reboot to system then.
Unrooted1.9.37 file to download
https://www.box.com/shared/ew0jcmch2ohvr43ubjqe
This thread can help you a lot quicker.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1905674
If you have problems, PM me and I will send you my email so we can work quicker and won't trash up this thread.
I'm having the same issue since the gapps update, where the Nabi shuts itself down while charging. Sometimes it can be a real pain to reboot after it does this.
Funhog51 said:
Completed the OTA to 1.9.37, root, and gapps install - had the upgrading message on every boot but fixed that with the new gapps package (thanks a lot to all the great developers on this forum!)
However I still have a problem since the root process that I haven't seen addressed so far after searching the forums.
After my putting the Nabi 2 to sleep and plugging in the charger, it will fully charge and turn the battery light green as it should, shortly after that the device then powers off and requires a reboot/cold start vs. just a quick click of the power button to return from sleep mode. It does reboot fine and has a full charge - all other operations are normal.
Any suggestions on how to eliminate this power down/reboot after charging?
Thanks!
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i cant delete /vendor/apps always tells me (app can not be deleted) thats in es file explorer the others say its deleted but its still there???
streetglide13 said:
i cant delete /vendor/apps always tells me (app can not be deleted) thats in es file explorer the others say its deleted but its still there???
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In es go to the menu where you turn on root explorer and tap the words 'root explorer' then a menu will pop up, tap mount r/w and then set /system to rw. You then should be able to delete the files. After you're done deleting set system back to read-only.
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So I've read on different ways to boot into CWM then flash to the Krylon fix, but the way I (have) to do it is completely different; First, hit ROM manager then boot into recovery. From there, I cannot click the update from zip option - I get an error and it fails - instead, I go to mounts and storage. Instead of the regular options, my only option is Mount USB Storage. I click that and after some script that I never read, my phone freezes. After the holding the power button to restart, it boots me into the CWM fix that I need to be in in order to flash my ROMs. - Why does it do this?
Also, every time I flash a different ROM, I use a nandroid backup. Recently I almost restored data on an old backup I had from a month ago. How do I delete the old backups that I don't need?
Jabrutal said:
So I've read on different ways to boot into CWM then flash to the Krylon fix, but the way I (have) to do it is completely different; First, hit ROM manager then boot into recovery. From there, I cannot click the update from zip option - I get an error and it fails - instead, I go to mounts and storage. Instead of the regular options, my only option is Mount USB Storage. I click that and after some script that I never read, my phone freezes. After the holding the power button to restart, it boots me into the CWM fix that I need to be in in order to flash my ROMs. - Why does it do this?
Also, every time I flash a different ROM, I use a nandroid backup. Recently I almost restored data on an old backup I had from a month ago. How do I delete the old backups that I don't need?
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to delete old backup you need to do it manually from the computer when your phone is mounted its in the folder clockworkmod/backups. or delete it from a file manager while on your phone. and what krylon fix are you trying to flash ? are you on stock ?
its the CWM3XX.zip file that I need to get to before flashing ROMs. I can get to it fine, its just that I use a different method of getting there than instructed in the dev threads. I'm running your gingerclone rom. and thanks for the backup advice.
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Jabrutal said:
its the CWM3XX.zip file that I need to get to before flashing ROMs. I can get to it fine, its just that I use a different method of getting there than instructed in the dev threads. I'm running your gingerclone rom. and thanks for the backup advice.
Sent from my SGH-T839 using XDA App
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what is the Method your using ?
said method above - flash to cwm, go to mounts ->mount USB (this is my only option) -> frozen screen -> restart ->and when i restart it boots to the krylon fix
That CWMxxx.zip should be update.zip, just checking to make sure you did that. try my updater script, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15831175&postcount=124
it will add the modded recovery binary and push krylon's good update.zip, and reboot you into recovery.
I ended up unistalling all launchers in my p500, now everytime i turn it on it gets stuck at the android logo screen, simply wont go any further
is there any way i can install an app from my computer or flashing it?
thx ahead
It is in boot loop because your phone has no launcher to boot into. Only way to install is via adb maybe or doing a fresh install of your ROM.
Swyped from my LG-P509 using XDA App.
check this or this
i still have spb 3d installed on this phone
is there any way i can set this as the default launcher outside the phone?
hugorafael said:
i still have spb 3d installed on this phone
is there any way i can set this as the default launcher outside the phone?
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ever tried searching before?
brench said:
ever tried searching before?
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yes i did, and didnt find anything
dont know where else to look
sweetnsour said:
check this or this
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have you checked both of these?
sweetnsour said:
have you checked both of these?
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my phone is not listed as a virtual device on AVD manager
im not sure if it is set to debugging mode either
what do I do?
thx for your help man
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edit: i created a new avd for my phone but when i start it the following comes up:
invalid command-line parameter: Files\Android\android-sdk\tools/emulator-arm.exe.
Hint: use '@foo' to launch a virtual device named 'foo'.
please use -help for more information
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i just realised how stupid my last post was, no need to mention it
ok heres the problem, even if i have to do a fresh install of my ROM, how can i set my phone into debugging mode first?
the only way i can access my phone is when i hard reset it then it boots once even with no launcher, but i cant go to configurations or anything
I do have recovery in this phone, is there any way i can flash a zip to install a launcher or something like that?
this is really starting to worry me
You are not telling us what ROM are you using. But since you have a custom recovery installed, I suppose it's not an official ROM. So, as a last resort, you can flash your ROM once again. You won't lose your apps, contacts, settings etc., but the default launcher of that ROM will be back on.
Also, for crying out loud, if you have a custom recovery, why don't you have a backup? It would have saved you a lot of trouble.
masteryx said:
You are not telling us what ROM are you using. But since you have a custom recovery installed, I suppose it's not an official ROM. So, as a last resort, you can flash your ROM once again. You won't lose your apps, contacts, settings etc., but the default launcher of that ROM will be back on.
Also, for crying out loud, if you have a custom recovery, why don't you have a backup? It would have saved you a lot of trouble.
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I have an official unbranded version from LG, v10a_02 if I recall correctly
when i try to flash the ROM from a zip file i get this message:
E: No signature (1 files)
E: Verification failed
the reason why i dont have a backup its because it was all a huge accident, i had launcher pro installed, then i wanted to try spb 3d out but it only worked as soon as i installed it, it kept coming back to launcher pro so i uninstalled launcher pro and thats the result
hugorafael said:
I have an official unbranded version from LG, v10a_02 if I recall correctly
when i try to flash the ROM from a zip file i get this message:
E: No signature (1 files)
E: Verification failed
the reason why i dont have a backup its because it was all a huge accident, i had launcher pro installed, then i wanted to try spb 3d out but it only worked as soon as i installed it, it kept coming back to launcher pro so i uninstalled launcher pro and thats the result
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Toggle Signature verification in the Recovery. You will not get the mentioned error.
gkarthik16 said:
Toggle Signature verification in the Recovery. You will not get the mentioned error.
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now another error came up, which means im doing something wrong
E:Can't find update script
thx for all the help guys
No info about which recovery you are using, no info about what ZIP you are trying to flash either... eh.
Anyway, what on earth are you doing here. Just adb push some launcher APK to /system/app from recovery.
Anyone kindly give him a flashable zip.
Or
When you boot up, press search button and type the name of file manager installed on your phone.
Your file manager should show up. Click it and go to SD card and install any launcher apk from there.
Play with search button. Look for file manager, settings, any other app by long pressing it and find your way to reach SD card.
Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk
lekhwani said:
Anyone kindly give him a flashable zip.
Or
When you boot up, press search button and type the name of file manager installed on your phone.
Your file manager should show up. Click it and go to SD card and install any launcher apk from there.
Play with search button. Look for file manager, settings, any other app by long pressing it and find your way to reach SD card.
Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk
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I did that, turns out its impossible to go anywhere without a launcher, i could only go to the wifi settings by turning it on
dr.notor said:
No info about which recovery you are using, no info about what ZIP you are trying to flash either... eh.
Anyway, what on earth are you doing here. Just adb push some launcher APK to /system/app from recovery.
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thanks this was really helpful, i didnt know you could use adb from recovery mode
Problem solved!
I mounted /data on recovery and pushed Launcher.apk to /data/app
and it worked
thanks everyone
Good. Now, do not do it again!
Two more things for you to do:
1. Optional: edit the topic's name to begin with [SOLVED]
2. Mandatory: make a complete backup using the recovery
New very simple solution
hugorafael said:
thanks this was really helpful, i didnt know you could use adb from recovery mode
Problem solved!
I mounted /data on recovery and pushed Launcher.apk to /data/app
and it worked
thanks everyone
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Actually I got this problem of no launcher on my galaxy mini, deleted samsung launcher and all other launcher also by mistake.
Search for "[GUIDE/DOWNLOAD] Install apk files quickly from computer to your device" thread on XDA, I follow that, installed GoLauncher using usb,
(I was stuck at Samsung logo, no notification bar, opened Kies, it automatically connected phone, still on samsung logo)
disconnected using kies, problem solved.
Hope this solution will help those who don't know about deeper android things. Thanks.
This thread is dedicated to hacking and development of the Sharp SH7218u. This is an Android phone with a somewhat unique clamshell form-factor.
Before proceeding, please note that all of the usual warnings apply. The software and techniques described here have the potential to break your device and make it unusable. By using the software and following these techniques you run the risk of bricking your phone. I take no responsibility if this happens - proceed at your own risk.
First, some credits for the work of others:
Z4root:
Developed by xda member RyanZA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
SH7218u Clockworkmod Recovery:
Clockworkmod original developer is Koushik Dutta:
www.clockworkmod.com
Dialer2:
Original developer of now open source dialer is dnaq Productions:
http://dnaq.tumblr.com/
Initial hacking and development work:
Gigi Tse is credited for early and ongoing work for the SH7218u:
http://gigitse.com/
http://www.msharp.cn/forum/t390991/page1/
Now on the instructions....
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Rooting Your Phone, Installing Clockworkmod Recovery, and Installing Google Apps
Gather the Required Files:
1. Go to the z4root xda thread, login in and download z4root.1.3.0.apk:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
2. Download SH7218u_recovery.apk:
(attached below)
3. Download the Clockworkmod recovery flashable Google Apps file from the following site:
http://goo-inside.me/gapps
In the table, you want to select the HDPI, CyanogenMod 6 version. The file that you download should be
called 'gapps-hdpi-20101114-signed.zip'
4. Place these three files on your micro-SD card and insert the card into your phone.
Root Your Phone
1. Boot up your phone and skip the system setup wizard. Go to the app drawer and run 'Settings'.
2. Select 'Applications', and enable 'Unknown sources'.
3. Select 'Development', and enable 'USB debugging'.
4. Exit back out to your home screen launcher, then go to the app drawer and run 'ES File Explorer'.
5. The file explorer should show you the contents of your sd card. Tap on the file 'z4root.1.3.0.apk'.
6. Confirm installation of z4root, and when this is complete select 'Open' to run the app.
7. From within z4root, press the 'Permanent Root' button.
8. Wait until this process is complete, and the phone will reboot by itself. It can take 30 seconds or so for this to happen, so be patient. You are now rooted.
Flash Clockworkmod Recovery Image
You must be rooted for this to work. Do this after you have successfully completed the rooting process above. Also please note that this is not the CWM recovery image developed by Gigi Tse. Her image contains CWM version 3.0.2.4. This is my recovery image and contains CWM version 5.0.2.8.
1. Open the app drawer and run 'ES File Explorer'.
2. Tap on the file 'SH7218u_recovery.apk'.
3. Confirm installation and run the application by selecting 'Open' once installation is complete.
4. On startup, the application will request Superuser privleges - press 'Accept' to allow this.
5. Press the 'Flash Clockworkmod Recovery' button.
6. Wait a few seconds until you see the confirmation message 'Recovery Flash Complete'.
7. Exit out of the application. You now have Clockworkmod as your recovery. You can uninstall the SH7218u_recovery app if you wish as you have no further use of it.
Note for users of Link2SD: This version of Clockworkmod recovery will perform backup and restore operations on the secondary SD card partition used by Link2SD. However, that partition must be formatted in the ext3 filesystem for this to work. Formatting the partition in any other filesystem (e.g. ext2, fat32, ext4, etc.), will result in failure to mount and backup the partition. An SD card can be prepared for use with Link2SD from within this version of Clockworkmod recovery by using the 'Partition SD Card' feature within the 'Advanced' menu.
Install Google Apps
1. Boot into Clockworkmod Recovery. This is done by powering down your phone, then turning it back on by pressing and holding down the number 3 and 6 buttons together, then pressing and releasing the power button. Continue to hold the number 3 and 6 buttons until you see the Clockworkmod screen.
2. Select 'install zip from sdcard' from the menu.
3. Select 'choose zip from sdcard' from the next menu.
4. The next menu will be the contents of your sdcard. Select the Google Apps file - 'gapps-hdpi-20101114-signed.zip'.
5. Confirm the installation and wait until it is complete.
6. Press the back button once to get back to the main screen and select 'reboot system now'. You now have Google Apps installed.
When you reboot the device, you will be taken through the Google account setup. Please note that in order for contacts applications to work with Google synchronization, you will need to install a modified contact editor. The stock firmware on this phone is not intended to sync with the Google servers as it was intended for Chinese users. The modified contact editor fixes this issue. It is free and available from the Market. Look for 'Contact Editor Free' by a developer named 'dmfs'.
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Thank you! Very good job!
No ideas how to get the phone to answer a call when you open?
TabletGuru said:
Thank you! Very good job!
No ideas how to get the phone to answer a call when you open?
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Hey someone read my thread!!
Sorry, no posts on this thread yet and it has been up for a while. I think most people who have this phone stick to Howard forums or other such sites that cater to the phone type and its region of origin.
As for your question, no...but I have tried. That would require a modification of the phone app or a change to the OS itself as the phone app is the active app when the phone is ringing and the device is opened. If I had the source code for the stock phone app, this would be a fairly easy thing to do. Unfortunately, I have been unable to find the source for the stock device firmware anywhere. I tried compiling a generic Froyo phone app from the Google source, but of course this did not work. This is a somewhat special app that needs to interface with several parts of the device's hardware, so a generic version just doesn't work. Unless Sharp releases the full source code for the stock firmware, I don't think this is going to be possible....at least not from someone with my somewhat limited development abilities.
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Google Play
Hey xdajunkman, amazing work you are doing here.
Have you considered adding Google Play to the mix? I was able to get the latest version working just fine on my SH7218u.
How hard would it be to hack the light notifications area of the phone, to make some of the notifications last for 1-2 seconds longer?
I should also add that my phone is giving some really flaky GPS information. It is putting me somewhere in the ocean near China unless I use wifi only. Do you have any experience with this?
EDIT: I don't know why, but the dialer is not working for me with regard to the long-press of the delete key and silent (#) key. No idea why...
EDIT2: It is because I had another keyboard installed; which must do something funky... switching back to a default keyboard and then trying seemed to work!
Thanks for your guide! Do you have got new version Rom? 2.3 or 2.3.5?
johnny8384 said:
Thanks for your guide! Do you have got new version Rom? 2.3 or 2.3.5?
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Not likely to come. This would mean building something like CM7 for a new device from scratch. This kind of task takes dozens of man-hours for an expert developer, and that assumes that they have access to the original source for the release build. We do not have the original source, and there is no such developer working on this device. We will be stuck with Froyo.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a guide xdajunkman!
I received my SH7218u today and did everything. The instructions were clear and the whole process took no more than 30 minutes.
Surprisingly, my SH7218u accepts 64 microsd card (after you format it).
Is it ok to have 2 partitions?
One is a ext2, and the other I just created using clockwork mod ext3...
I'm wanting to use that custom rom..
EDIT: clockwork mod Repartitioned my ext2 to ext3 now ಠ_ಠ
and all my apps are "installed"
Going to make a backup rom now.. and then Install xdajunkman's custom rom >__<
EDIT: Ok succesfully installed the Custom rom It looks great I might say awesome work xdajunkman
Ok the question is now.. how to I get back all my previous apps and stuff?
I followed the guide and made a backup already
My 7218u stuck at Sharp logo when boot because i've uninstalled a system apps ( don't remember exactly) what i've to do now? plz help me
P/S: My english sucks, sorry for that
delpan said:
My 7218u stuck at Sharp logo when boot because i've uninstalled a system apps ( don't remember exactly) what i've to do now? plz help me
P/S: My english sucks, sorry for that
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Boot into clockwork mod by pressing 3and 6 and the power on button, (assuming you have that installed)
Reinstall the rom.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22106340#post22106340
sirjoe1 said:
EDIT: Ok succesfully installed the Custom rom It looks great I might say awesome work xdajunkman
Ok the question is now.. how to I get back all my previous apps and stuff?
I followed the guide and made a backup already
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It is usually just easier if you wait until you have the new ROM installed before you try and install your apps. There is no reliable way from within CWM to restore your installed apps.
However, because the new ROM is just a modified version of the stock ROM, it should be possible to flash the new ROM without wiping the existing user data and keeping your installed apps. Restore your backup that has all of your apps installed. Then, flash the modified ROM but skip the step in the instructions that tells you to wipe existing user data. Instead of wiping the user data, do the following:
1. In the 'mounts and storage' menu of CWM recovery, select to format both '/system' and '/cache'
2. In the 'advanced' menu of CWM, select 'Wipe Dalvik cache'
Now proceed with installing the ROM as per the instructions. This should result in the modified ROM being installed, but all of your installed apps should be protected.
If this does not work, then you will just have to re-installed the modified ROM according to the instructions (including wiping the existing user data), then re-install all of your apps. For future reference, a great app called Titanium Backup will allow you to backup your apps and restore them after changing the ROM.
sirjoe1 said:
-->My 7218u stuck at Sharp logo when boot because i've uninstalled a system apps
-->( don't remember exactly) what i've to do now? plz help me
Boot into clockwork mod by pressing 3and 6 and the power on button, (assuming you have that installed)
Reinstall the rom.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22106340#post22106340
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Agree with sirjoe1. Hopefully you flashed CWM as your recovery before you did this. However, if not then booting into recovery mode as described above should trigger a factory reset from the stock recovery partition. I have not attempted this myself with the stock recovery, but usually what this will do is simply return your device to it's stock state. You can then start over using the instructions in the OP....but without deleting critical system apps this time.
Hello again, I've a question, has anyone successfully Overclocked the cpu frequency on this phone using setcpu or similar apps?
Overclocking not possible without either a custom kernel or a kernel module of some sort. As the source for the stock kernel was never released, such a thing would be a HUGE undertaking. Very unlikely to ever happen.
xdajunkman said:
Overclocking not possible without either a custom kernel or a kernel module of some sort. As the source for the stock kernel was never released, such a thing would be a HUGE undertaking. Very unlikely to ever happen.
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Oh darn, that's such a downer..
These sh7218u threads are so dead nowadays :/
I might have messed up my phone -_- (again)
I went into the /data/sdext2/dalvik-cache and deleted everything and now a few apps have gone missing, and some won't work, they just give me a force close error >___<
I also lost my go launcher ex settings..
and to make things worse.... my internal memory went to 0% free... deleted a few things to clear up 8mb..
Any Ideas how to fix this ? @[email protected]
[Can you guys play 480p videos?
I can't.. 360p runs fine though..]
I am hoping to get this device this week.
Thanks for your tutorial, and I will let you know if it runs out just fine
So I'm using lfaber's Supercharged V5 ROM and I tried to add the Reboot option to the power menu (JRW's method).
I messed up when following the instructions, however. I downloaded the ZIP to my phone and then installed it from the SD card, but forgot to wipe the cache first like the instructions said. So I wiped the cache and then went back and installed the ZIP again.
When I booted back up, I got force close messages for what seemed to be all my apps. Is this because I messed up the instructions? And what should I do to fix it? Can I backup into SCV5 again like I did at first or should I go back to the stock deodexed 2.3.6?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Usually it will force close because of an issue with signing, not because of cache wiping... try flashing the different 1% battery mods. (Don't forget to wipe cache partition and Dalvik Cache)
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I'm not able to get my computer to recognize that my phone is plugged in (I think I saw a 'usb' force close message as some point) and I can't access the XDA app or the internet with my phone. Any suggestion on how to get the ZIP onto my SD card so I can flash it?
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I'm not able to get my computer to recognize that my phone is plugged in (I think I saw a 'usb' force close message as some point) and I can't access the XDA app or the internet with my phone. Any suggestion on how to get the ZIP onto my SD card so I can flash it?
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Is everything force closing or are just Google/Motorola apps force closing? Just keep closing the notification windows until they stop.
There's three ways of getting the zip onto your SD card, two of which may not be possible...
-Use the Motorola "Phone Portal" app to "Connect with wifi" and transfer the zip from your computer to your phone via wifi.
-Use the browser to download the zip file and make sure you can find it on your sd card
-Use a microSD card reader to put the file on your sd card
However there's another thing you can do that should fix you up.
-Make a CWM backup
-Flash SCV5, then the update zip
-Use CWM to "advanced restore" "data".
This will fix you up on any system modifications but restore your apps/data.
I didn't have an sd card reader, so I just backed up my system, then backed up into SCV5 and flashed the update. Phone is running fine with no force close issues.
If I understood you correctly, what I need to do now is put a different 1% battery mod than the one included in the ROM and then flash the reboot option again?
I'm a little confused as to why the 1% battery mod is involved at all?
Also, restoring data via CWM didn't seem to bring back my home screen setup. Would I need to restore system in CWM for that? I'm guessing if I did that my force close issue would just come back though, right?
Thanks again for all your help.
mcm743 said:
I didn't have an sd card reader, so I just backed up my system, then backed up into SCV5 and flashed the update. Phone is running fine with no force close issues.
If I understood you correctly, what I need to do now is put a different 1% battery mod than the one included in the ROM and then flash the reboot option again?
I'm a little confused as to why the 1% battery mod is involved at all?
Also, restoring data via CWM didn't seem to bring back my home screen setup. Would I need to restore system in CWM for that? I'm guessing if I did that my force close issue would just come back though, right?
Thanks again for all your help.
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Restoring a CWM data backup should bring back your homescreen setup, as it restores the entire /data folder... Interesting. Don't restore system otherwise your problems will comeback
Very strange, shouldn't be nothing with the reboot.zip that would affect any of that unless you got a bad download?
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Restoring a CWM data backup should bring back your homescreen setup, as it restores the entire /data folder... Interesting. Don't restore system otherwise your problems will comeback
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Yea, I got an error when I backed up through CWM, but it was just generic. I was more worried about having the phone working at that point than having everything backed up, so I didn't worry about.
JRW 28 said:
Very strange, shouldn't be nothing with the reboot.zip that would affect any of that unless you got a bad download?
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Are you saying that you don't think flashing a different 1% mod would allow me to flash the reboot.zip without getting those force close errors again?
Thanks guys.
mcm743 said:
Are you saying that you don't think flashing a different 1% mod would allow me to flash the reboot.zip without getting those force close errors again?
Thanks guys.
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Not at all. When I first released the reboot.zip it worked fine with V5 but I have always run my 1% vertical mod and when I flashed it I lost the ability to reboot with the power menu. So I then went back and modified all of my 1% battery mods to work correctly with my reboot.zip. you should have zero problems with them as long as they are mine or the one that comes with V5. I have not had a chance to test with anything on 2.3.5 yet though
The reason I first recommend you to flash a different 1% battery mod was because it re-writes any system files that the first flash may have messed up. Now that you're up and running again you don't need to do anything else.
It's odd that your homescreen configuration wasn't saved... what launcher do you use?
cogeary said:
The reason I first recommend you to flash a different 1% battery mod was because it re-writes any system files that the first flash may have messed up. Now that you're up and running again you don't need to do anything else.
It's odd that your homescreen configuration wasn't saved... what launcher do you use?
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I use the one that comes with SCV5, Go Launcher. I was able to restore the home screen directly from the Go Launcher app. So at this point, I'm up and running, but I still don't have the reboot option. Should I just backup as is (with SCV5.1) and try flashing the reboot option again the same way I did before? I would just seem weird if I just did the same thing again, because why I wouldn't just have that same force close issue like the first time?
mcm743 said:
I use the one that comes with SCV5, Go Launcher. I was able to restore the home screen directly from the Go Launcher app. So at this point, I'm up and running, but I still don't have the reboot option. Should I just backup as is (with SCV5.1) and try flashing the reboot option again the same way I did before? I would just seem weird if I just did the same thing again, because why I wouldn't just have that same force close issue like the first time?
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Sure, backup and try flashing reboot again. But this time redownload the zip first.
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Sure, backup and try flashing reboot again. But this time redownload the zip first.
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I second that. Do a CWM backup then redownload the mod, and flash it. The download may have been corrupted last time around.
farshad525hou said:
I second that. Do a CWM backup then redownload the mod, and flash it. The download may have been corrupted last time around.
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Running the backup now. I will let you know how it goes and I'll make sure to do a fresh download. Thanks.
Edit: this worked perfect. I realized when I did the download again that originally downloaded via the QR code, so maybe there's something wrong with that? Or something wrong with my phones QR code reader? I used Goggles.
Thanks again!
If you ever lock Your Samsung because of disabling Samsung Payments or by debloating and You have TWRP installed here is a fix.
Boot to TWRP and using File Manager copy data/system/users/0/package-restrictions.xml to SD and then copy this file to PC to and open in notepad or any text editor.
Remove <pkg name="com.samsung.android.kgclient" ceDataInode="-4294836077" enabled="3" enabledCaller="0/" /> line from the file. It can have different values but package name must be the same. Remove whole line, save file and place it back to data/system/users/0/. I suggest to delete old package-restrictions.xml and package-restrictions.xml.bak before placing back edited file.
That's it, phone should be unlocked now.
Thank you! This saved me from several hours of tweaking this stupid samsung security.
Thank you @Chamelleon! I was about to get in to a full reflash stock, reroot, reinstall situation. Damn, I love xda!
BTW, the thing I did differently was to remove the three lines inclusive of
<disabled-components>
<item name="com.samsung.android.kgclient.receiver.KGAgentReceiver" />
</disabled-components>
...and changed enabled="3" to enabled="1" in this line
<pkg name="com.samsung.android.kgclient" ceDataInode="2643" enabled="1"
Probably not required, but thought I'd mention it.
Galaxy Tab S6
Android 9
Stock-Rooted
i cant find the line even if i search it
I tried attempted to debloat an S8 (running Pie), but I started receiving this message afterwards. There's no “com.samsung.android.kgclient” in the package-restrictions.xml file. Is there any other place this restriction could be enforced?
Found Another Way 2
in my case i copied the file package restrictions but did not found the line or the package in it.
What I Did
1. download the Samsung payment services apk from apkmirror.com
2. installed this app as a system app using lucky patcher.
Note: i guess we can use the adb tool too to install apps as system apps.
3. Nothing just restart and done.
Also this can be overcome in every restart without installing the above app. As you may have noticed device waits some time after the restart before pushing the notification and locking the device. What i found is that if we restart the SystemUI it disables the lock and does not show it up until next restart.
Enjoy and Keep Sharing.
I went in and deleted package-restrictions.xml and the bak file, I can reboot now and get in with the message, I initially uninstalled payment services, I tried flashing a zip of payment services apk couldn't get that going, now I'm getting android set up pop ups and my twrp won't boot to the recovery loader from within the app, and super su has lost all the settings for applications!?¿ rlly don't want to do a clean flash and re root ... bloody system packages arggghf help
Wow, this was easy. Thanks!
harismuntazir said:
in my case i copied the file package restrictions but did not found the line or the package in it.
What I Did
1. download the Samsung payment services apk from apkmirror.com
2. installed this app as a system app using lucky patcher.
Note: i guess we can use the adb tool too to install apps as system apps.
3. Nothing just restart and done.
Also this can be overcome in every restart without installing the above app. As you may have noticed device waits some time after the restart before pushing the notification and locking the device. What i found is that if we restart the SystemUI it disables the lock and does not show it up until next restart.
Enjoy and Keep Sharing.
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Hi..how to restart system ui within so limited time
Chamelleon said:
If you ever lock Your Samsung because of disabling Samsung Payments or by debloating and You have TWRP installed here is a fix.
Boot to TWRP and using File Manager copy data/system/users/0/package-restrictions.xml to SD and then copy this file to PC to and open in notepad or any text editor.
Remove <pkg name="com.samsung.android.kgclient" ceDataInode="-4294836077" enabled="3" enabledCaller="0/" /> line from the file. It can have different values but package name must be the same. Remove whole line, save file and place it back to data/system/users/0/. I suggest to delete old package-restrictions.xml and package-restrictions.xml.bak before placing back edited file.
That's it, phone should be unlocked now.
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i cant find this xml anywhere, please help
Any advice if twrp isn't yet installed but device is already rooted?
Solution is to reboot to Samsung recovery and factory reset. Worked for me.
JoshReuben said:
Solution is to reboot to Samsung recovery and factory reset. Worked for me.
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luckily factory reset solves it. i was already getting anxious about paying "ransomware" to samsung service oof
thanks
but my TWRP doesnt mount data
CANDco said:
but my TWRP doesnt mount data
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Only hard reset can fix Your phone then. If TWRP can't mount data it means that your phone is encrypted and without full wipe you won't be able to unlock it.
Thanks! I just fixed my m51 with this method. I was thinking about restoring full TWRP backup or flashing stock rom as last resort. So glad I found this thread.
I don't know what is wrong with my phone. I disabled the app, and got the message. I did what you suggested and rebooted. but the app re-enabled itself. I tried disabling again and the message came up again. I checked and that line is no longer in my package-restrictions.xml
Luckily for me, just rebooting unlocks my phone, but I think that defeats the purpose....
I kinda want to get rid of that app
adb shell pm enable com.samsung.android.kgclient
will solve the problem
jafferkhan said:
i cant find this xml anywhere, please help
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Man, that was a trip to do, but on my unlocked S9+, it worked! I could only see the exact file when I opened the .xml file with wordpad on my Win. 10 to edit it, otherwise it's very hard to spot scrolling in TWRP on the device, particularly since the long package list can freeze up while you scroll down.
I should add, that I used an OTG USB Bridge with a type C connector to paste the copied .xml file to the connected flash drive I mounted in TWRP (just scroll up through the directories for "OTG USB' to find the drive to paste it), then put it on my PC, this made the process go even faster.
But it's better to proactively check what apps can be disabled, removed, or in my case frozen with Titanium Pro, before ever having to deal with such a scare as this!
Chamelleon said:
If you ever lock Your Samsung because of disabling Samsung Payments or by debloating and You have TWRP installed here is a fix.
Boot to TWRP and using File Manager copy data/system/users/0/package-restrictions.xml to SD and then copy this file to PC to and open in notepad or any text editor.
Remove <pkg name="com.samsung.android.kgclient" ceDataInode="-4294836077" enabled="3" enabledCaller="0/" />line from the file. It can have different values butIpackage name must be the same. Remove whole line, save file and place it back to data/system/users/0/. I suggest to delete old package-restrictions.xml and package-restrictions.xml.bak before placing back edited file.
That's it, phone should be unlocked now.
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What are procedures on how to remove the file after disabling the package, my Samsung A03 CORE can't mount. So kindly assist me here..