I'm trying to make modifications to the system such as moving an app to system Adblock and edit for hotspot. But when I unroot by flashing another kernel these changes are lost. What am I missing?
At the end of the day I wants my mods to be applied to system but not be rooted.
Anyone with any ideas?
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Im running a rooted transformer overclocked with clemsyn kernel on 8.6.5.9 and i recently flashed the htc jetstream (puccini) system bar and it went without a hitch. Problem came when the new 8.6.5.13 update was released and i had to revert the mod in order to update. I made the mistake of just deleting the systemUi.apk from the /system/app folder by way of root explorer and after a series of force closes i reboot, only to find that i no longer have a system bar. I have tried to manually put the systemUi.apk that i pulled from a system dump back in the correct folder and reboot to no avail. Ive even tried to flash the puccini system bar again, but still no luck. Is there any way to get back the system bar without completely reseting the transformer?
the puccini mod only changed the button images not the system ui apk as a rule of thumb dont delete system apps. you do not have to revert an asthetic mod before flashing. Just re flash whatever rom you are on and you should be fine. also post in the correct section next time
im on the stock rom, i was under the impression that i had to revert the mod i made to the systemui.apk because the update process would not work
if you made changes to the system ui then that means you are rooted if you are rooted you will not get the stock update. you just have to do it manually
go here and get the right one for your model "http://ca.asus.com/en/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/#download"
tried to flash it through cwm but it wouldnt work i got,
assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/blob". "staging")
E:Error in /sdcard/WW_epad-user-8.6.5.9.zip
K i would just suggest flashing a custom ROM like revolver or prime that will fix all of your issues or maby one of the repackaged firmwares
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1281161
The repackaged firmware cannot be flashed without the systemui.apk fix and as for flashing a new rom will that erase all my data or will it stay intact?
your data will stay there on a custom rom unless you clear data in cwm but always best to make a backup with titanium before you do it
i just restored my asus to stock from the settings menu and after the process, still no system bar, cwm will not allow me to flash the update you posted above because it "cannot open it". Im not sure what else i can do, maybe somebody had the systemUi.apk i can put back in the correct folder or a flashable .zip
i just integrated my updated system apps for my nexus s 2.3.4 root. it disabled market, music, and a few other apps. the only way i can think to reverse it would be to simply install a different rom.
But i am now unable to do so. Not thinking i ended up removing all apps from my phone in an attempt to completely reset it to stock, but it didnt change anything with the os system data. the files still dont work properly and keep force closing.
i can use my phone so its not a complete brick.
but how do i go about regaining access to market and other system apps?
claylay said:
i just integrated my updated system apps for my nexus s 2.3.4 root. it disabled market, music, and a few other apps. the only way i can think to reverse it would be to simply install a different rom.
But i am now unable to do so. Not thinking i ended up removing all apps from my phone in an attempt to completely reset it to stock, but it didnt change anything with the os system data. the files still dont work properly and keep force closing.
i can use my phone so its not a complete brick.
but how do i go about regaining access to market and other system apps?
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If i was in your situation, I would try one of the official OTA updates that are a full rom. you will loose root and custom recovery, but those are easy to re-obtain. Since it's a full rom, it will rewrite all system apps and/or updated apps that are system integrated.
As always, since you are not coming from a full stock rom, A full wipe/reset should be done once flashing
i tried that actually. my issue was then error 7. it wouldnt verify the signature. all of the methods i have seen to make it verify the signature require me to have some apps on my phone and the ability to use market.
i also downloaded the sdk package and the adb software. i can link my phone up to it and lock/unlock the oem that way; but when i do a search for devices, it doesnt show my phone as a listed device. i tried to simply install titanium backup anyway to at least get my apps back and es file explorer, but it says device not found.
it really has become a puzzle for me.
and it is a stock rom. i just rooted it. unless that un-stocks it??
I've only ever seen the signature error on the incremental updates. Make sure you use the full ROM. Alternatively you could look for a CWM image of stock.
Root will not prevent an ota from being applied.
Sent from my Nexus S
Hello,
Is it possible to simply modify any rom to contain pre-installed security app with user data ?
For example I have extracted lookout.apk and data from /data/data/com.lookout. My idea is simply copy these files to zip with custom rom. In case of lost/stolen phone, applications would stay with my settings even after factory reset.
I tried to put lookout.apk into system/app and data in data/data/com.lookout into the custom rom. The application was installed ok, but the data was completely missing. I am quite new in modifying roms, but I think there is some problem with missing instructions in manifest or update script.
Hi
Ive recently rooted my phone using v root (the chinese version). I needed to root the phone to remove some unwanted firmware, after i amended the firmware i unrooted the phone which deleted the chinse superuser. I then unistalled the apps the chinese superuser left, i also found some sort of files left by the rooting app which i deleted (these apps could not be opended by the phone). I ve run AVG which confirms my phone is not under threat but wondered if the rooting app will have left anything unwanted.
Thanks
Hi,
Thanks For using XDA Assist
Rooting allows unrestricted access to applications and there is a chance that some kind of background script and/or other malicious app might be installed in the background. One of the common ways to check the apps pushed/installed is to use application like root explorer and check the date stamps of files in /system. Files with unusual date stamps might be the ones modified.
It's better if you restore your phone to stock firmware and root again. Try these methods to root your phone
http://www.xda-developers.com/root/
Good day !
What specifically am I lookin for, won't some of the system dates have been changed because of the root. I've now unroofed the phone.
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What specifically am I lookin for, won't some of the system dates have been changed because of the root. I've now unroofed the phone.
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Unless there is a specific method used on ALL of your system files ,your system dates will remain unchanged. I don't think someone will resort to that method imo.
But you have a point. Rooting might modify some important system files.
Unrooting is not a complete solution . Flashing back to a stock ROM/firmware is the complete solution. After unrooting ,you need to change read only status to read write which can only be done if you are rooted. Or via running a shell exploit. It's a catch 22 situation.
Thats why I would recommend flashing Stock Firmware if possible !
Have a good day
Hi guys,
i want to get access to the 'hidden' multiwindow feature from marshmallow.
I'm on the stock 4.4 version with unlocked bootloader and stock recovery and dont really want to change anything because i've allways had performance issues once i rooted my device.
So i googled a bit and found this article to edit the build.prop file without root.
It works fine (using twrp3020, pulling/pushing build.prop and editing ro.build.type=userdebug) but once i reboot the build.prop is back to default with "ro.build.type=user".
I feel like i just have to root my shield tablet to get the multiwindow feature but maybe somebody knows why the build.prop reverts back to its original after rebooting...?
Greets & happy new yeah
EDIT: Never mind, forgot to mount system -.-