I downloaded a few apps and thought they were going to be in the .apk format but to my surprise they were in the .bin format. What the hell do I have to do to get these installed?
SantinoInc said:
I downloaded a few apps and thought they were going to be in the .apk format but to my surprise they were in the .bin format. What the hell do I have to do to get these installed?
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I've never seen that before - where did you get then from?
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well the only time i've seen bin files are when I'm dling a pirated program like starcraft or rosetta stone or something. Then you have to mount the files to a virtual CD rom drive. essentially their an entire CD's image copied. Maybe for some reason the files your looking for are inside of the BIN ya could try magic disc or daemon tools to check inside perhaps.
turns out I was only having that problem when trying to d/l the files from my EVO. When I use my PC the same website downloads the files at .APK
Strange...
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i am trying to install some applications on my brand new touch pro 2..
but the bundles of files i get to install is not called .cad files. my computer tells me they are dll files..
anyone care to noob me around a bit ?
prokrank said:
i am trying to install some applications on my brand new touch pro 2..
but the bundles of files i get to install is not called .cad files. my computer tells me they are dll files..
anyone care to noob me around a bit ?
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Sure....what exact files are you downloading? You should be able to tell when you're downloading them that the extension is ".cab"...as long as that's the case, just put the .cab file on your phone and click it to run from there.
sirphunkee said:
Sure....what exact files are you downloading? You should be able to tell when you're downloading them that the extension is ".cab"...as long as that's the case, just put the .cab file on your phone and click it to run from there.
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in other words. Don't unpack the "cab" files on your computer or phone... just transfer the entire "cab" package to your sd card or phone. Use file explorer (on your phone) to navigate where you have saved the cab files. Select the cab file and the installation will begin
aaand this too just for the noobness haha.. if you've d/l'd a .cab to your pc and have winrar installed on it.. winrar will show the .cab's icon as that little set of books like a .rar file.. they're both archives, but the .cab doesn't need unpacking.. it's like a windows mobile version of a .exe for the pc.. just saying, i did that too at 1st.. a loong time ago.. haha
just copy and paste to your phone storage and you are all set
Sometimes, when I download a zip file of an apk, my mac unzips it into a folder with all the internal files, not as one apk file.
This almost always happens when I download from mediafire. Sometimes from other sites as well.
Any way to get around this without running windows? Or to quickly repackage the folder into an apk?
It seems to do the same thing on my evo when I transfer the zip from my mac.
If I could open mediafire and other such sharing sites on my evo, I would, but they don't run correctly in my browser.
I appreciate the help.
elr0y said:
Sometimes, when I download a zip file of an apk, my mac unzips it into a folder with all the internal files, not as one apk file.
This almost always happens when I download from mediafire. Sometimes from other sites as well.
Any way to get around this without running windows? Or to quickly repackage the folder into an apk?
It seems to do the same thing on my evo when I transfer the zip from my mac.
If I could open mediafire and other such sharing sites on my evo, I would, but they don't run correctly in my browser.
I appreciate the help.
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Those site should work fine in your browser, may want to check into that. Anyways, don't open the file after you download. Just rename to a .apk file and you'll be good to go. Macs can screw up zip files like apks and update.zips, so definitely don't open it. Renaming always works for me. Then you can load it on your phone.
If your using Safari it will all ways do that unless you change your settings in preferences in Safari so it wont automatically open files. It is set by default to open any folder when you download hope that helps I have a Mac too
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Thanks for the advice. I'll try all of that going forward.
I switched to a macbook pro last week, and ever since i can't flash files through clockwork recovery. The files open as folders instead of being flashable. Does any one know a work around, or the process of putting the file on the sd from the mac the correct and then flashable way. Thanks
When you downloading the file you have to right click and select download linked file as, that way it wont automaticaly unzip the file
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theres no right click on mac... look in trash for zip file then place on phones sd
madflasher said:
theres no right click on mac... look in trash for zip file then place on phones sd
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boy, are you wrong about that.
xfusejc said:
boy, are you wrong about that.
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...my bad! my macbook doesnt have one.
and dont be afraid to chime in with advice instead of being a **** and pointing out flawes!
madflasher said:
...my bad! my macbook doesnt have one.
and dont be afraid to chime in with advice instead of being a **** and pointing out flawes!
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Point taken.
If you're downloading a zip file through Safari, which I'll assume you are considering what you're going through, the file is automatically unzipped for you and the files in it are what remains in the Downloads folder, while the .zip is moved to the trash. This would render you unable to flash it using any kind of Recovery.
Simply use a different (and infinitely better) browser, like Chrome.
Otherwise, in Safari -> Preferences -> General, make sure "Open 'safe' files after downloading" is not checked.
You'll be good to go.
xfusejc said:
Point taken.
If you're downloading a zip file through Safari, which I'll assume you are considering what you're going through, the file is automatically unzipped for you and the files in it are what remains in the Downloads folder, while the .zip is moved to the trash. This would render you unable to flash it using any kind of Recovery.
Simply use a different (and infinitely better) browser, like Chrome.
Otherwise, in Safari -> Preferences -> General, make sure "Open 'safe' files after downloading" is not checked.
You'll be good to go.
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Thanks for the response, sorry I'm so late. I waited a few hours and then gave up and started to download files straight to my phone. Funny thing about chrome is that i started using it 2 days ago, and man is it great. Read a lot about it on forums for macs.
OFF-TOPIC- just wondering you seem like you know a lot about the mac, do you know any good websites or forums. I've found a few but not any i got hooked on like xda. Thanks
I am trying to change my boot animation on cm7 and have tried to change it to a pc36img file and it says parsing file. I also have tried to move it into the systems media folder using rootexplorer but I get a message stating its a read only file. I tried changing the permissions and still nothing. Any help would be appreciated. Im sure Im missing something here.
On root explorer, press on the top right where it says "mount" before you paste, it'll let you paste it.
Then just set permissions.
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I now have the file there but I just get a black screen. Ive tried a few different ones and still get nothing.I renamed the file bootanimation.zip
jwrenches said:
I now have the file there but I just get a black screen. Ive tried a few different ones and still get nothing.I renamed the file bootanimation.zip
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You have to make sure that you moved the file to the correct place, that the permissions match the original's, and that the boot animation was built properly. Try another and see if you get the same result. If you do, you're doing something wrong. If it works, there's something wrong with the boot animation you're trying to use.
You said it was a PC36IMG, so I'm thinking that it's the file. Usually boot animations are either moved manually or made into a flashable zip - splashscreens come as PC36IMGs. If you can attach the file, I'll take a look at it for you.
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If you're manually placing it in the /system/media/ folder, which is what I recommend doing, then the file needs to be named bootanimation.zip and contain ONLY the png files and the required txt info file.
As plainjane said, splash screens are usually what are flashed via PC36IMG.zip files.
disk space?
it keeps tellin me i dont have enough disk space to copy and paste? i deleted the old boot anime, so how could i possibly not have enough??
paallday said:
it keeps tellin me i dont have enough disk space to copy and paste? i deleted the old boot anime, so how could i possibly not have enough??
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Do you have a bunch of apps, maybe delete some that you dont use
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K will try thanks would moveing apps to sd free space?
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I had memory problems as well my first time applying a boot animation. I suggest using root explorer to delete some system wallpapers that you don't use. Should free up enough space for your big bootanimation
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paallday said:
it keeps tellin me i dont have enough disk space to copy and paste? i deleted the old boot anime, so how could i possibly not have enough??
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FYI, NEVER delete anything from your system folders that is currently working until you have a replacement that you know for a fact works. I usually rename the file with (backup) appended to the file name. That way I can go back if the file I am replacing it with is junk.
It dosent matter if its just a boot animation... I cut my phone back on before i got it workin
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paallday said:
It dosent matter if its just a boot animation... I cut my phone back on before i got it workin
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Uhh.....what?
1. Place the bootanimation.zip file below into /system/media/
2. DO NOT change the name at all.
3. Move preexisting bootanimation file somewhere into your SD card so that you don't lose it.
4. Then reboot your phone.
I know for a fact that the file is a good file because I've used it before. If your phone still screws up then you're most likely not putting it in the right location. The zip file size is just under 5MB. So make sure you have at least that much space free in your phone's internal storage.
I included thumbnail previews of the bootanimation. (I don't remember who created this bootanimation but it was not I.)
Edit: I think it was Dysgenic, or something like that, that created this bootanimation.
What i was saying is it doesent matter if you delete all boot animations and cut your phone on. It just defaults to a very simple android one... And that i had got it workin.
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Oh ok. Glad to hear it.
Hello,
I have an idea to make an App, and I have one problem, I have to upload one folder that its content have a lot of files and folders in order to upload to skydrive. I think that it is more easy if I compress the main folder and then upload this compressed file. How Can I compress this folder?
Thanks you
cansado2930 said:
Hello,
I have an idea to make an App, and I have one problem, I have to upload one folder that its content have a lot of files and folders in order to upload to skydrive. I think that it is more easy if I compress the main folder and then upload this compressed file. How Can I compress this folder?
Thanks you
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have you tried zip...
dazza9075 said:
have you tried zip...
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Hi dazza9075,
Thanks by your answer, but I thought the same, but I don't know how to use this, Can you explain about use of zip? Or, Where can I find information about this?
Thank you again
cansado2930 said:
Hi dazza9075,
Thanks by your answer, but I thought the same, but I don't know how to use this, Can you explain about use of zip? Or, Where can I find information about this?
Thank you again
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+1 for the idea... I also want a program like winrar which also available in symbian phones.plz any dev note this and develop an app for compressing and decompressing files...
WP will unzip zip files, make the sip, copy to sky drive, open via IE, it will then give you the contents of the zip,, it can't compress files to zip though. Technically there would be little point since docs auto sync to sky drive, and WP doesnt support anything else or file system access, but its doable for unlocked devices I suppose
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dazza9075 said:
WP will unzip zip files, make the sip, copy to sky drive, open via IE, it will then give you the contents of the zip,, it can't compress files to zip though. Technically there would be little point since docs auto sync to sky drive, and WP doesnt support anything else or file system access, but its doable for unlocked devices I suppose
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Hi dazza9075,
Thank you by answer, I had thought that it isn't possible, because I want to compress a folder of other app that her content are a lot of files and folders. So, Do some api exist in order to compress this? Or, Have I upload files and folders one by one?
Thank you again
I think it's completely possible
sombody names Ego zheng,wrote an application. It is program manager.
u can repack your apps,and save apps data in a single .zip file.
i think he can do this
contact him for this idea.
Leo_zodiac said:
I think it's completely possible
sombody names Ego zheng,wrote an application. It is program manager.
u can repack your apps,and save apps data in a single .zip file.
i think he can do this
contact him for this idea.
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its doable so long as you have interop unlock and WP tools installed and setup
if the Windows Phone SDK is missing Zip functionality (it may be called "DEFLATE" which is the name of the compression algorithm; ZIP is the file format) then there are surely libraries for various compression methods which you could download. Alternatively, if you don't mind using native code homebrew, there are compression libraries (zlib, etc.) that can be compiled to a native DLL, and you could then access them via COM.
i add this to new version of my file manager and now you can compress and decompress file and folders
Hi!
Thanks you by your answer, they have been very useful.
Thanks you
Hi again,
I'm using the lib "SharpZipLib" and I have problems with it. Can you explain how use it? or what is the problema? I probe in a program of pc and it working correctly but in app for my mobile say it crashed when it go to create the file, this is code:
FileStream fsOut = File.Create("Copia.zip"); //here is the problema at this moment
ZipOutputStream zipStream = new ZipOutputStream(fsOut);
zipStream.SetLevel(3);
zipStream.Password = null;
........
It can't create the file.
Thank you again
Generally speaking, Silverlight (which WP7 uses for apps) doesn't even allow normal file access, so you might just be getting a MethodAccessException on File.Create. If not, that still won't work without elevated privileges. The default working directory for a program is it's install directory. For a WP7 app, that's going to be either its install location (\Applications\Install\<GUID>\Install) or the Windows directory where the taskhost.exe file lives (\Windows\). Trying to create a file without specifying full path will crete it relative to the working directory, which in this case means creating it in the working directory directly (no path specified). Since the app can't write to the working directory, you'll get an error from that too.
To get around the permissions error, use the IsolatedStore folder (\Applications\Data\<GUID>\Data\IsolatedStore\) or run the app with full permissions ("Trusted" or root unlocked).