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[Q][SOLVED] Dhiru's CM9 Root don't work!!!

Hello there, my fellow CM9 users. Is it just me or the root doesn't work on CM9??
Here's the problem:
I have tried to delete an APK on the /system/app partition, but when I tried to delete an APK, Root Explorer says "Delete Failed". I have no idea why this happens ?? :crying:
I have also tried updating the Superuser Binary by using the Superuser app itself, but still no root. I had also checked if root is enabled by going to Settings>Developer Options>Root Access and it's Apps
I can't post a logcat now, since I reverted back to a stock rom. I use my phone all the time..

Try reflashing.. Also try not to update super user.. If so.. once u update clear app data and use..
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kishankpadiyar said:
Try reflashing.. Also try not to update super user.. If so.. once u update clear app data and use..
Sent from my GT-I9003 using xda premium
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I've already done reflashing, but still superuser permissions don't works.. :crying::crying:

Silentkiller101197 said:
I've already done reflashing, but still superuser permissions don't works.. :crying::crying:
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dude i have tried almost all versions of cm9.. never got this problem.. only once i had problem after updating superuser..
i guess you are doing something wrong.. or else all must have had the same problem, not only you..

Root Explorer
Have you tried mounting the file system as r/w in root explorer?

Sonoo said:
Have you tried mounting the file system as r/w in root explorer?
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Yeah, this is also another problem!
When I open Root Explorer, then by going to /system, then there's no RO/RW button!!
Another problem: When I am going to the Preferences of Root Explorer, then after pressing the back button, Root Explorer will FC!

Silentkiller101197 said:
Yeah, this is also another problem!
When I open Root Explorer, then by going to /system, then there's no RO/RW button!!
Another problem: When I am going to the Preferences of Root Explorer, then after pressing the back button, Root Explorer will FC!
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dude u do a clean flash and install some other ROM like Remics, or try the latest version of cm9.. alpha 12..
see if it is still the same..

kishankpadiyar said:
dude u do a clean flash and install some other ROM like Remics, or try the latest version of cm9.. alpha 12..
see if it is still the same..
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Ok, will reflash twice CM9 Alpha 12 and will report back..
Downloading now.. Hope root works now..

Silentkiller101197 said:
Ok, will reflash twice CM9 Alpha 12 and will report back..
Downloading now.. Hope root works now..
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just follow these instructions properly..!
1. Flash CWM Compatible Kernel (CF ROOT)
2. Reboot to Recovery.
3. Select the ROM zip from your SD Card and flash.
4. Go to Advanced -> Reboot Recovery.
5. After the Recovery restarts, Wipe Data / Factory Reset.
6. Mounts and Storage -> Format dbdata
7. Flash Google Apps.
8. Reboot

Silentkiller101197 said:
Ok, will reflash twice CM9 Alpha 12 and will report back..
Downloading now.. Hope root works now..
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Are u using root explorer from market??? Warez apps sometimes give problem.

vishal24387 said:
Are u using root explorer from market??? Warez apps sometimes give problem.
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Ok, i have changed my Root manager/explorer (Solid Explorer)
Now I can delete APK's from system.. Anyways thanks alot for your time and responses.

[Q] is there a camera app on cm10 ?

hi guys
ive been using CM since cm9 and for a while now im one 10
but i keep reading that people have battery issues with the camera on the CM releases a while ago
the strange thing is a dont have the default camera app, im using a app from the market that isnt that good
is there a camera app on the cm10 releases if so
can any CM10 user upload the default camera app if they have one ?
and how should i install it ADB ?

qwerty warrior said:
hi guys
ive been using CM since cm9 and for a while now im one 10
but i keep reading that people have battery issues with the camera on the CM releases a while ago
the strange thing is a dont have the default camera app, im using a app from the market that isnt that good
is there a camera app on the cm10 releases if so
can any CM10 user upload the default camera app if they have one ?
and how should i install it ADB ?
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Camera is part of the Gallery apk. If you don't have a camera icon in your app drawer, try reflashing ROM and Gapps. If still not there, you might have to wipe and reflash (hopefully you wiped between CM9 and CM10).

ok i just flashed the newest CM10 rom
( wiped first ) ...
then flashed the included boot.img
and i still dont have the camera app
are u sure this rom even has a camera app ??
EDIT:
come to think of it
i might have flashed cm10 over cm9 without wiping ... hmm

qwerty warrior said:
ok i just flashed the newest CM10 rom
( wiped first ) ...
then flashed the included boot.img
and i still dont have the camera app
are u sure this rom even has a camera app ??
EDIT:
come to think of it
i might have flashed cm10 over cm9 without wiping ... hmm
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Very bad idea...I've had the camera app present in over a month worth of nightlies.

el_smurfo said:
Very bad idea...I've had the camera app present in over a month worth of nightlies.
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but now what ?
i wiped and made a clean flash
still not there
searching for "camera" with a file manager shows lots of stuff including camera and camera2
can any one help ?

qwerty warrior said:
but now what ?
i wiped and made a clean flash
still not there
searching for "camera" with a file manager shows lots of stuff including camera and camera2
can any one help ?
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I'm not sure how you managed that twice. When you say you wiped did you do a factory reset also through recovery? Factory reset wipe cache then wipe the dalvik cache then install the ROM. As fas as I know all cm10 builds for our device have a camera. Also if your taking pictures with a camera from the market what do you view them in since you don't have a gallery either?
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Roundtableprez said:
I'm not sure how you managed that twice. When you say you wiped did you do a factory reset also through recovery? Factory reset wipe cache then wipe the dalvik cache then install the ROM. As fas as I know all cm10 builds for our device have a camera. Also if your taking pictures with a camera from the market what do you view them in since you don't have a gallery either?
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never said that i dont have a gallery
i just dont have a camera app
ok this is what i did tell me if there is something wrong here
running cm10
wiped - cache - davilik etc (through recovery)
flashed img
flashed rom
flashed gapps
taking pics with a separate app can be viewed in gallery
still same issue no default camera

This is not a ROM problem. You need to do a full wipe between ROMs, not just cache.

el_smurfo said:
This is not a ROM problem. You need to do a full wipe between ROMs, not just cache.
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Thats what i did twice today
EDIT
when i said "wiped - cache - davilik etc (through recovery)"
i meant - wiped data - wiped cache - wiped davilik

qwerty warrior said:
Thats what i did twice today
EDIT
when i said "wiped - cache - davilik etc (through recovery)"
i meant - wiped data - wiped cache - wiped davilik
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have you tried a fresh download of the rom?
cm10 has a camera app. has to be a bad download or bad flash.

If you have a gallery, you have a camera. The camera is built into the gallery in JB.

usaff22 said:
If you have a gallery, you have a camera. The camera is built into the gallery in JB.
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Then why don't I have a cam ?
Made numerous fresh installs with complete wipes

qwerty warrior said:
Then why don't I have a cam ?
Made numerous fresh installs with complete wipes
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Sorry dude, we're all tapped out. Pretty sure you're the only one experiencing this, so you're going to have to find a solution on your own. In the meantime, try some Market camera apps...many are better than stock anyways. You can also find the MIUI app in the themes section which is pretty good.

qwerty warrior said:
Then why don't I have a cam ?
Made numerous fresh installs with complete wipes
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Try copying and pasting Gallery.apk from a different CM10 ROM (Galaxy Nexus, etc.) and pasting it in /system/app. Then set permissions 644. (rw--r-r)

usaff22 said:
Try copying and pasting Gallery.apk from a different CM10 ROM (Galaxy Nexus, etc.) and pasting it in /system/app. Then set permissions 644. (rw--r-r)
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im gona first try deleting system then flashing cm10 back again

qwerty warrior said:
im gona first try deleting system then flashing cm10 back again
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Sure

usaff22 said:
Try copying and pasting Gallery.apk from a different CM10 ROM (Galaxy Nexus, etc.) and pasting it in /system/app. Then set permissions 644. (rw--r-r)
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LOL thanks i fixed it
just deleted the app folder and re flashed CM10 without wiping
weird

Same problem - No camera app
qwerty warrior said:
LOL than. ks i fixed it
just deleted the app folder and re flashed CM10 without wiping
weird
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I'm having the same problem as you did. I have no camera app, but I do have the gallery app. Wondering if you would be kind enough to post step by step guide on how you corrected this?
Thank you

anialator said:
I'm having the same problem as you did. I have no camera app, but I do have the gallery app. Wondering if you would be kind enough to post step by step guide on how you corrected this?
Thank you
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Get the gallery.apk from CM10 or JB AOKP and paste. Set permissions, done.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 2

Need steps for CM9 Build 8

I have few doubts regarding installation and operating CM9. Currently, I'm on JaggyROM 3.
Q1.
- Copy GApps and CM9 ZIPs to your SDCard
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I need 20120429.zip for CM9 #8, right?
Q2.
- Flash CM9 zip from SDCard
- Flash GApps zip from SDCard
- DO A DATA WIPE / FACTORY RESET (otherwise your device will be stuck at boot)
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Is this actual order of steps? Cause afaik, we have to first do the reset/wipe & then apply update. And in which order should I apply the CM9 & GApps? or any order is OK?
Q3.
- Don't restore data using Titanium Backup! they might cause FC's
- Restoring Apps + Data might cause problems and is not recommended, avoid it if possible!
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This is THE most important question. How should I restore data?
Will it be OK if I installed ONLY APPS first with help of an installer and then used Titanium to restore data?
Can't wait to install this wonderful ROM.
Thanks.

I used this steps without a problem.
1. Download and copy rom to sdcard
2. Boot/Reboot into CWM
3. Backup your existing ROM (just in case)
4. Wipe Data/Factory Reset
5. Goto mounts/storage, mount cache, data, system
6. Format boot, cache, data, system, advanced menu dalvik
7. Install zip from sdcard, choose zip from sdcard, choose "cm-9-20121102-UNOFFICIAL-pico.zip"
8. Wait for it to install, when finished reboot, wait until on homescreen, leave to settle for afew minutes then reboot again
9. Flash gapp
Those are instructions for installing a clean stock cyanogen rom.
-from liverpool-fan
and this is the CM9#8 filename cm-9-20121004-UNOFFICIAL-pico.zip

Actually, I am confused about GApp file name.
And should I install apps in two steps? First only apps and then the app data?

BatsDroid said:
Actually, I am confused about GApp file name.
And should I install apps in two steps? First only apps and then the app data?
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Why are you confused with gapps file name? Just install apps like normal apps

bluerain28 said:
Why are you confused with gapps file name? Just install apps like normal apps
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because there are so many of them.

BatsDroid said:
because there are so many of them.
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Ohhh just choose the one in the "table". :silly:

cm9 build 8
bluerain28 said:
Ohhh just choose the one in the "table". :silly:
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I just want to know did camera works fine on cmp build 8 also video recording? on cm9 mod link2sd does not make 2nd partation. Is link2sd works fine on cm9 build 8 rom?

[Q] Pushing apks to system

Hi guys,
I am trying to install the Asus PadFone clock apk, which requires being in system apps.
I pushed it to system/apps and set permissions to rw/r/r and rebooted- nothing happened
I tried wiping cache and dalvik cache but still nothing.
I used root explorer to push it
Any suggestions?
EDIT:
Never mind, I solved the problem. It turns out the APKs I was pushing needed to be de-odexed before I could use them.

Kougrakub said:
Hi guys,
I am trying to install the Asus PadFone clock apk, which requires being in system apps.
I pushed it to system/apps and set permissions to rw/r/r and rebooted- nothing happened
I tried wiping cache and dalvik cache but still nothing.
I used root explorer to push it
Any suggestions?
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After the file is in /system/app/ and you set permissions, install it manually from there then reboot.

Theonew said:
After the file is in /system/app/ and you set permissions, install it manually from there then reboot.
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Tried that, it just says "App not installed"
Any other suggestions?

Kougrakub said:
Tried that, it just says "App not installed"
Any other suggestions?
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That means its not compatible with your ROM.

Theonew said:
That means its not compatible with your ROM.
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Are you running Stock? If you are then you won't be able to install a system app like that. Happened to me, and trust me it really sucks. Only other real solution I found was to flash a custom ROM for example CM 10. You could also try getting a flashable zip file for the apk and try installing it that way. That could work.
Let me know how it all works out for you,
Regards,
Bomboholic

Bomboholic said:
Are you running Stock? If you are then you won't be able to install a system app like that. Happened to me, and trust me it really sucks. Only other real solution I found was to flash a custom ROM for example CM 10. You could also try getting a flashable zip file for the apk and try installing it that way. That could work.
Let me know how it all works out for you,
Regards,
Bomboholic
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I'm running ParanoidAndroid based off of CM10.

Kougrakub said:
Hi guys,
I am trying to install the Asus PadFone clock apk, which requires being in system apps.
I pushed it to system/apps and set permissions to rw/r/r and rebooted- nothing happened
I tried wiping cache and dalvik cache but still nothing.
I used root explorer to push it
Any suggestions?
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Hey have you tried using Titanium Backup from the Play Store? You can manually install apps with it. I would post a link but the forum doesn't let me

jualin said:
Hey have you tried using Titanium Backup from the Play Store? You can manually install apps with it. I would post a link but the forum doesn't let me
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I have it installed, however I have no idea how you manually install an app with it.
Should I try to make it into a flashable zip?

Camera App keeps crashing, error displayed

For some reason the Camera app on my galaxy 2 10.1 keeps throwing an error when I try to launch it.
It says can't connect to camera and I just get to close the APP.
I tried rebooting the tablet - it didn't help. Also tried clearing the cache for the APP and it didn't make a difference.
Running SlimKat rom 4.4.4.
Can someone shed some light for me on how to fix this issue?

DHeffernan said:
For some reason the Camera app on my galaxy 2 10.1 keeps throwing an error when I try to launch it.
It says can't connect to camera and I just get to close the APP.
I tried rebooting the tablet - it didn't help. Also tried clearing the cache for the APP and it didn't make a difference.
Running SlimKat rom 4.4.4.
Can someone shed some light for me on how to fix this issue?
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Sometimes (this worked on a different ROM for the 7 inch version, but its worth trying) installing Google camera to system/app and removing stick camera works (always nandroid backup first so if something goes wrong you dont have to reflash.)
Sent from my SGH-T989
EDIT: also, did you clean flash or dirty flash SlimKat?

jrc2 said:
Sometimes (this worked on a different ROM for the 7 inch version, but its worth trying) installing Google camera to system/app and removing stick camera works (always nandroid backup first so if something goes wrong you dont have to reflash.)
Sent from my SGH-T989
EDIT: also, did you clean flash or dirty flash SlimKat?
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Clean flash Kitkat, can't recall if the camera worked or not when I first flashed it but I'm pretty sure it did. So it just randomly stopped.
Where does one obtain Google Camera? Right in the playstore?
And can I just uninstall the stock Camera app using the Dev tools of the rom?

DHeffernan said:
Clean flash Kitkat, can't recall if the camera worked or not when I first flashed it but I'm pretty sure it did. So it just randomly stopped.
Where does one obtain Google Camera? Right in the playstore?
And can I just uninstall the stock Camera app using the Dev tools of the rom?
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Yes, google camera is in the play store. It actually probably does not need to be installed as a system app. Idk what tools are in SlimKat ATM but I've always just gone into es file explorer as root or used root explorer, mounted / and /system as R/W and deleted the camera apk from /system/app. Then just wipe cache and Dalvik in recovery and reboot. This may or may not fix the problem, but it worked for me. Again, make a backup first.
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jrc2 said:
Yes, google camera is in the play store. It actually probably does not need to be installed as a system app. Idk what tools are in SlimKat ATM but I've always just gone into es file explorer as root or used root explorer, mounted / and /system as R/W and deleted the camera apk from /system/app. Then just wipe cache and Dalvik in recovery and reboot. This may or may not fix the problem, but it worked for me. Again, make a backup first.
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How do you install something as a system app?

DHeffernan said:
How do you install something as a system app?
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Don't install it with package installer. If you installed it from the Play Store, cut the apk from /data/app and move it to /system/app and change the permissions to the same as the other apps in folder. Google camera shouldn't matter though.
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jrc2 said:
Don't install it with package installer. If you installed it from the Play Store, cut the apk from /data/app and move it to /system/app and change the permissions to the same as the other apps in folder. Google camera shouldn't matter though.
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Google camera does not come up on my device in the results from the playstore..
What I get for Google Camera is this here.. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netco.camera&hl=en

DHeffernan said:
Google camera does not come up on my device in the results from the playstore..
What I get for Google Camera is this here.. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netco.camera&hl=en
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See if you can install this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera
Sent from my SGH-T989

jrc2 said:
See if you can install this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera
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Don't get it in the search results at all.

DHeffernan said:
Don't get it in the search results at all.
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Did you click the link? If you are not viewing this on your tablet, email the link to yourself and open it in your tablet.
Sent from my SGH-T989

google camera is not compatible with our tabs....even if you do get it installed its pretty useless IMO. Grab your ROM zip and go into it and find your camera.apk. unzip it to your sd card and then go back in and long press it and reinstall it. It may (did for me) work that way. If not try another (different) ROM. Grab zip file go in and find the camera apk under apps, unzip and then reinstall. NOTE: for me, I had to go into Titanium and completely remove the camera app that i had and then do the above procedure. I trial and errored it and it worked for me. Finally
Edit: and yes, please nandroid backup b4 trying anything

CSP III said:
google camera is not compatible with our tabs....even if you do get it installed its pretty useless IMO. Grab your ROM zip and go into it and find your camera.apk. unzip it to your sd card and then go back in and long press it and reinstall it. It may (did for me) work that way. If not try another (different) ROM. Grab zip file go in and find the camera apk under apps, unzip and then reinstall. NOTE: for me, I had to go into Titanium and completely remove the camera app that i had and then do the above procedure. I trial and errored it and it worked for me. Finally
Edit: and yes, please nandroid backup b4 trying anything
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@Android-Andi posted in another tab2 thread that flashing next kernel (and vendor blobs) will fix the problem.
Sent from my SGH-T989

jrc2 said:
@Android-Andi posted in another tab2 thread that flashing next kernel (and vendor blobs) will fix the problem.
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True, True....Andi is the man around here. (very thankful for him) Good luck bro!