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ADB Push help

Ok Ive been searching for 2 hours and I worked lastnight so im exausted, I am trying to push apps to my evo that were taken out of a rom. I am doing the following:
cd c:/android-sdk-windows/tools
adb remount
adb push HTCMusic.apk /system/app
I keep getting an out of memory and I KNOW im not out of memory. Any help please?

aaron130 said:
Ok Ive been searching for 2 hours and I worked lastnight so im exausted, I am trying to push apps to my evo that were taken out of a rom. I am doing the following:
cd c:/android-sdk-windows/tools
adb remount
adb push HTCMusic.apk /system/app
I keep getting an out of memory and I KNOW im not out of memory. Any help please?
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I'm not by my computer but shouldn't it be something like
Code:
adb shell
mount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
exit
adb push HTCMusic.apk /system/app
or push before exit I can't remember off the top of my head.

MrDSL said:
I'm not by my computer but shouldn't it be something like
Code:
adb shell
mount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
exit
adb push HTCMusic.apk /system/app
or push before exit I can't remember off the top of my head.
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You posted it right, exit shell first, then use ADB push.
Code:
adb shell
mount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
exit
adb push HTCMusic.apk /system/app

Thx a lot guys will give it a try when I get up
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Ok now Im getting failed-read only file system. Can someone please help me push apps through adb it was so easy with my hero but its not working with this Evo for some reason.

Im even trying to pull apps(to delete them) and Im getting "Directory not empty" what am I doing wrong in adb? I can use the same sdk that I used for the hero correct?

I am getting the same out of memory messages when trying to push to the device. I can pull just fine.

aaron130 said:
Thx a lot guys will give it a try when I get up
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aaron130 said:
Ok now Im getting failed-read only file system. Can someone please help me push apps through adb it was so easy with my hero but its not working with this Evo for some reason.
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Make sure you don't have your SD Card enabled as a removable device. Make sure it says "Charging Only", under the notification pull down.

I am having some of the same issues with pushing bootanimation.zip onto my FroYo'd Aria with SDK 08 for 2.2 platform. I get Directory Not Empty. What am I not doing? I've tried 4 different methods I've read for this.

Help using ADB to push an app

Hi all, I am using a froyo rom based on richardtrips rom.
I'm trying to push a themed facebook apk. I have placed the apk in the tools folder.
This is what I did.. Boot to recovery, then open a cmd on my windows laptop. I then did the cd to go to my adb tools folder.
Then I typed
Code:
adb remount
This gave me an error saying error 0.
So I tried while the handset was booted normally. The remount was successful.
I then typed
Code:
adb push system/app/facebook.apk
This just gave me the help list with details of all the commands.
Can anyone tell me where I am going wrong?

how about
adb shell mount /system
adb push C:\Facebook.apk /system/app/
adb reboot

MasDroid said:
how about
adb shell mount /system
adb push C:\Facebook.apk /system/app/
adb reboot
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This one seems to have worked. Thanks very much. I'm half sleeping and it was doing my head in

socktug said:
This one seems to have worked. Thanks very much. I'm half sleeping and it was doing my head in
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No problem bud
It's pretty late here too and my eyes are half open and they feel as if they are burning lol.

Search key doesn't work.

I don't know if it has anything to do with it, but after I installed the new google voice search, my search key didn't work any more. When I touch the search key now, it doesn't do anything. Any idea?
Thanx in advance.
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Same boat.
Cm6.
Any ideas people?

Add me to this list same here

The voice search isn't to blame it's the new Google search widget that you need to blame.
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you got to hold it, hold it for like 3-4 seconds, it will work, at least on fresh does!!

What ive been looking for..
Sounds like a great fix to that annoying thing. I hate that it comes on all the time. Think ill install it just for the break rofl....................

jonathaflores said:
you got to hold it, hold it for like 3-4 seconds, it will work, at least on fresh does!!
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That asks for the long press one
I'm talking about the single press search

Here's how to fix (from your Terminal/Command Prompt, where ADB is):
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
adb shell rm /system/app/GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/VoiceSearch.apk
adb shell rm -r /data/data/com.google.android.voicesearch
adb shell pm uninstall com.google.android.voicesearch
adb reboot
Now go install the Google Search and Voice Search from the Android Market. Problem solved.
NOTE: You have to have full root. That means # in your shell, and NAND unlock. If you don't, you are SOL.

drmacinyasha said:
Here's how to fix (from your Terminal/Command Prompt, where ADB is):
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
adb shell rm /system/app/GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/VoiceSearch.apk
adb shell rm -r /data/data/com.google.android.voicesearch
adb shell pm uninstall com.google.android.voicesearch
adb reboot
Now go install the Google Search and Voice Search from the Android Market. Problem solved.
NOTE: You have to have full root. That means # in your shell, and NAND unlock. If you don't, you are SOL.
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I am fully rooted anyway to do this via titanium backul? Is the main goal here to uninstall the old apps?

Jsimon9633 said:
I am fully rooted anyway to do this via titanium backul? Is the main goal here to uninstall the old apps?
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No way that I found. His way is flawless and just requires typing what you see.

the adb commands worked awesome...I still have a slight lag with the "hard" key search button...still requires a long press.
Thanks!!

Quick note: If you do all of that, and when short-pressing the Search key, you don't get the Google Search (and assuming you've installed Google Search from the Market), use these commands:
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
adb shell cp /data/app/com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox-1.apk /system/app/GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
adb reboot
This thread oughtta be stickied. I've already quoted my post in here three times.

drmacinyasha said:
Here's how to fix (from your Terminal/Command Prompt, where ADB is):
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
adb shell rm /system/app/GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/VoiceSearch.apk
adb shell rm -r /data/data/com.google.android.voicesearch
adb shell pm uninstall com.google.android.voicesearch
adb reboot
Now go install the Google Search and Voice Search from the Android Market. Problem solved.
NOTE: You have to have full root. That means # in your shell, and NAND unlock. If you don't, you are SOL.
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I've already uinstalled/rebooted/installed both the voice search and the google search. Do i still proceed with the above steps? And if so, can I type these commands as I see them into the Terminal Emulator on the phone itself?

The commands are meant to be done via ADB (a command prompt/shell on your computer).
If you already have everything working (including the search key) then there's no need for you to do this.

drmacinyasha said:
Quick note: If you do all of that, and when short-pressing the Search key, you don't get the Google Search (and assuming you've installed Google Search from the Market), use these commands:
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
adb shell cp /data/app/com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox-1.apk /system/app/GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
adb reboot
This thread oughtta be stickied. I've already quoted my post in here three times.
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You are a lifesaver. Was freaking out when my search button broke. This fixed it. Thank you!
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drmacinyasha said:
The commands are meant to be done via ADB (a command prompt/shell on your computer).
If you already have everything working (including the search key) then there's no need for you to do this.
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I've just uinstalled/rebooted/installed both the voice search and google search. Voice search works fine, but as I said previously, the google search button is broken.
I want to use your instructions but I've never used adb on my computer before. Can you help me out? I've always avoided using it, but maybe it's time I learn.

tranquilchaos said:
I've just uinstalled/rebooted/installed both the voice search and google search. Voice search works fine, but as I said previously, the google search button is broken.
I want to use your instructions but I've never used adb on my computer before. Can you help me out? I've always avoided using it, but maybe it's time I learn.
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there's a thread in development on how to use adb.
seriously, once you get the least bit familiar with it, you won't want to use anything else...
i do everything from adb. it's just easier. trust me. i've tried all the other methods, and they're a pain in comparison

timothydonohue said:
there's a thread in development on how to use adb.
seriously, once you get the least bit familiar with it, you won't want to use anything else...
i do everything from adb. it's just easier. trust me. i've tried all the other methods, and they're a pain in comparison
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Wowsers, so I found the following post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=502010 (adb for dummies) but I'm lost.
It seems to be designed for Windows users....So far I have:
downloaded the newest SDK package, Eclipse and installed the ADT Plugin. Now what? I'm so confused...any help would be great!

tranquilchaos said:
Wowsers, so I found the following post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=502010 (adb for dummies) but I'm lost.
It seems to be designed for Windows users....So far I have:
downloaded the newest SDK package, Eclipse and installed the ADT Plugin. Now what? I'm so confused...any help would be great!
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You don't need Eclipse or anything like that.
Just go to Start>Run, type in "cmd" (no quotes) and then type the command:
cd *location of where you saved the Android SDK*
cd tools
So if you copied the Android SDK to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Android SDK", you would type:
cd "C:\Program files (x86)\Android SDK\"
cd tools
Now just type in the commands, starting with "adb " such as "adb reboot" or "adb shell" and so on.
EDIT: Since there was an update for the Nexus One version of CM6, there's now a new GApps ZIP which contains the new search, Voice Search, etc. Just copy it to your SD card, reboot into recovery, and flash it:
http://mirror.kanged.net/gapps/gapps-hdpi-20100814-signed.zip

Quick ADB Question

I have ADB installed and working, just really new to it. Can someone help me understand how to:
Mount /system as r/w with root explorer.
Really appreciate it.

If you're using Root Explorer you don't need adb to write to system. Just navigate to system and press the r/w button on the top right of the screen. What are you trying to do in system?
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If you have root
Code:
adb remount
adb shell
I hope that is what you are asking for. Not really clear.
(This is for removing apps with adb)

Thanks for the responses. I was a little confused. I am trying to do the 2.2 dialing fix and transfer the old espt onto my phone so I can do manual prl updates.

rafroehlich2 said:
If you have root
Code:
adb remount
adb shell
I hope that is what you are asking for. Not really clear.
(This is for removing apps with adb)
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this doesnt work always and if it doesnt, this most definitely does
Code:
adb shell
mount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
cd /system/app

t3project said:
this doesnt work always and if it doesnt, this most definitely does
Code:
adb shell
mount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
cd /system/app
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Got it working. Appreciate it everyone.

[Q] Big launcher problem, need help ASAP

Alright, when I turn my phone on LauncherPro keeps forceclosing on me, and I can't do ****. I just get 'the application LauncherPro doesn't answer', and an option to force close. When I push force close, the same message pops up again, so I can't access my phone. Is there any way I can fix this via adb or something? What I think caused the problem was that I downloaded and adb pushed a LauncherProPlus.apk (don't know the exact .apk name of it) to my phone (extremely stupid, I know).
Also, is there an adb command to view your phones files? Please help me out with this.

Have you tried wiping dalvik from recovery and then rebooting?
If that doesnt work, you could try pushing another launchers apk to /system/app or /data/app.
Or do you have a backup that you can restore?
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Just remove the launcherpro apk again with adb. It's either a normal adb command or you have to use a shell. Make sure you have a other launcher on the phone when doing this.
If this sounds to complicated and you pushed the apk to /system you can reflash your rom without wiping data.
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mikep99 said:
Have you tried wiping dalvik from recovery and then rebooting?
If that doesnt work, you could try pushing another launchers apk to /system/app or /data/app.
Or do you have a backup that you can restore?
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Do you have an adw.apk or something? I'd like to try this first, as I have no recent backup. What do you mean wiping dalvik?

nvm guys, I managed to uninstall LauncherPro by adding a shortcut to installed programs on widgetlocker. I didn't manage to remove it with adb for some reason. Thanks anyways! Appreciate it.

Try wiping dalvik cache through recovery first.
Boot phone with vol down and power. Then choose recovery.
In the advanced menu, there should be the option to wipe dalvik cache.
Reboot.
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Actually, I have one more question. I downloaded this file: http://www.4shared.com/file/EMhprjdn/LauncherPro_Plus_v083.htm and pushed it to my /system/app using ''adb push file name and location /system/app''. Now I can't find any way to delete it, doesn't work with any file manager, neither do I have any adb command. This is a problem because as long as I have this file in my /system/app, I obviously can't use LauncherPro downloaded from the market. Anyone know how?

You need to do...
adb remount
adb shell
cd /system/app
rm launcherproplus.apk
This is going from what I remember. Check the apk name also.
You can do
ls -al before the rm command to list the files in the directory.
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mikep99 said:
You need to do...
adb remount
adb shell
cd /system/app
rm launcherproplus.apk
This is going from what I remember. Check the apk name also.
You can do
ls -al before the rm command to list the files in the directory.
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Thanks a bunch, but when I do ls -al, it says the launcherpro.apk name is ''LauncherPro Plus v0.8.3.apk''. An .apk isn't supposed to have spaces I guess? Anyway, when I type in rm LauncherPro Plus v0.8.3.apk I get:
# rm LauncherPro Plus v0.8.3.apk
rm: can't remove 'LauncherPro': No such file or directory
rm: can't remove 'Plus': No such file or directory
rm: can't remove 'v0.8.3.apk': No such file or directory

Can you try putting the apk name in quotes?
rm "xxxx.apk"
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No, that didn't work either... damn

Tried single quotes? rm 'Xxx xx.apk'
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When I tried that I got:
# rm 'LauncherPro Plus v0.8.3.apk'
rm: can't remove 'LauncherPro Plus v0.8.3.apk': Directory not empty
At least seems like a step forward

And you're booted into recovery?
Also, try putting
su
Before issuing the command.
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mikep99 said:
And you're booted into recovery?
Also, try putting
su
Before issuing the command.
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Guess like this; su rm 'LauncherPro Plus v0.8.3.apk'
but that gave me permission denied.
I tried booting into recovery earlier, but when I did that ''adb remount'' didn't work.
btw, i really appreciate all your help. thanks a lot mate

Ok, you need to be in recovery.
There's an option in one of the menus to 'mount system' - choose that.
Then try
adb shell
cd /system/app
rm 'xxxxxx.apk'
You wont have access to delete from /system while your phone is booted as I don't think you're S-OFF.
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It worked! Thank you so much! You literally saved my day!

No problem mate, happy to help
Might be worth taking a backup for the future
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Will definitely do that!

Hi Guys,
I am having pretty much the exact same problem as CH3Z, however i'm having problems locating LauncherPro.apk (free ver).
I've tried using the ls -al command and it doesnt show up there so i'm stuck @ the moment on what to do. I understand that i need the exact name of the apk but i dont know where it is. Any help would be appreciated.
Am running SuperNova Gingersense ROM.