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Swype

I searched around and couldn't find a definative answer. How can I take my backed up copy of swype from my g2 nandroid backup (or the official rom) and install it after installing cyanogenmod"
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If you want you could always download the stock rom (check dev forums) and take the Swype.apk out of /system/apps. You're also going to need to get the libSwypeCore.so from /system/lib good luck.
*thanks nvigrass, wasnt sure where it was

it is in /system/lib

here's a thread with some instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=837599

I ended up figuring it out with the first post, after figuring out how to open the /system/ nandroid img.
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How Do you take swype.apk out of system/apps?
waffleman911 said:
If you want you could always download the stock rom (check dev forums) and take the Swype.apk out of /system/apps. You're also going to need to get the libSwypeCore.so from /system/lib good luck.
*thanks nvigrass, wasnt sure where it was
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How do you do that? And what program do you have to use since System is an .img file thanks.

Brazildiogo732 said:
How do you do that? And what program do you have to use since System is an .img file thanks.
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have u heard of google?
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=extract+.img+in+windows

Thanks
waffleman911 said:
If you want you could always download the stock rom (check dev forums) and take the Swype.apk out of /system/apps. You're also going to need to get the libSwypeCore.so from /system/lib good luck.
*thanks nvigrass, wasnt sure where it was
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sundar2012 said:
have u heard of google?
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=extract+.img+in+windows
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hey thanks man . i got MagicISO but it is not letting me explore the system file, i can't even open it..what'd you use?

Okay here is what I did and it worked. Using SU File manager (found in the market if you search "root explorer") and on the stock ROM, copy the lib and apk files from /system/app and /system/lib. I copied them to the root of my sd card. Wipe everything and install CM and the addon. Grab SU File manager again and find the lib file on your SD card. copy it. There are two little buttons on the top of SU File manager with an S and a D. I pressed both of them to mount system and data as read/write. Go to system/lib and paste the lib file. Verify that it is there and since there are so many files sort by size its like 998kb. Then just use SU File Manager or astro or whatever to find Swype.apk on your sd card. Install it from there. With Astro click it and "open app manger." Then go to keyboard settings and enable it as an input method. Go to swype settings and it should not FC if you did this stuff correctly. Set your settings and enjoy! Oh yea dont forget to uninstall and refund SU File manager

Brazildiogo732 said:
hey thanks man . i got MagicISO but it is not letting me explore the system file, i can't even open it..what'd you use?
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If you are using windows, there is a command prompt application called unyaffs.exe that extracts the whole thing in windows. Might even work in linux with wine

jkoenig00 said:
Okay here is what I did and it worked. Using SU File manager (found in the market if you search "root explorer") and on the stock ROM, copy the lib and apk files from /system/app and /system/lib. I copied them to the root of my sd card. Wipe everything and install CM and the addon. Grab SU File manager again and find the lib file on your SD card. copy it. There are two little buttons on the top of SU File manager with an S and a D. I pressed both of them to mount system and data as read/write. Go to system/lib and paste the lib file. Verify that it is there and since there are so many files sort by size its like 998kb. Then just use SU File Manager or astro or whatever to find Swype.apk on your sd card. Install it from there. With Astro click it and "open app manger." Then go to keyboard settings and enable it as an input method. Go to swype settings and it should not FC if you did this stuff correctly. Set your settings and enjoy! Oh yea dont forget to uninstall and refund SU File manager
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I actually paid for root explorer because its useful enough to be worth the money and someone took their time to write the application. I did use Root Explorer to go in and paste the files into the appropriate directories after getting them extracted.

Opening System
jkoenig00 said:
Okay here is what I did and it worked. Using SU File manager (found in the market if you search "root explorer") and on the stock ROM, copy the lib and apk files from /system/app and /system/lib. I copied them to the root of my sd card. Wipe everything and install CM and the addon. Grab SU File manager again and find the lib file on your SD card. copy it. There are two little buttons on the top of SU File manager with an S and a D. I pressed both of them to mount system and data as read/write. Go to system/lib and paste the lib file. Verify that it is there and since there are so many files sort by size its like 998kb. Then just use SU File Manager or astro or whatever to find Swype.apk on your sd card. Install it from there. With Astro click it and "open app manger." Then go to keyboard settings and enable it as an input method. Go to swype settings and it should not FC if you did this stuff correctly. Set your settings and enjoy! Oh yea dont forget to uninstall and refund SU File manager
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Hey! When you go about opening /system/apps and system/lib, where do you go to open it? And How do you open it? The only system I've seen cannot been opened Idk how to do it and I'm seriously confused, thanks!!

Brazildiogo732 said:
Hey! When you go about opening /system/apps and system/lib, where do you go to open it? And How do you open it? The only system I've seen cannot been opened Idk how to do it and I'm seriously confused, thanks!!
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What app are you using? You need to use a root explorer app like SU File Manager or Root Explorer.

thanks! got the files! i am about to intall! thanks!!

Got the Files, but no luck :/
jkoenig00 said:
Okay here is what I did and it worked. Using SU File manager (found in the market if you search "root explorer") and on the stock ROM, copy the lib and apk files from /system/app and /system/lib. I copied them to the root of my sd card. Wipe everything and install CM and the addon. Grab SU File manager again and find the lib file on your SD card. copy it. There are two little buttons on the top of SU File manager with an S and a D. I pressed both of them to mount system and data as read/write. Go to system/lib and paste the lib file. Verify that it is there and since there are so many files sort by size its like 998kb. Then just use SU File Manager or astro or whatever to find Swype.apk on your sd card. Install it from there. With Astro click it and "open app manger." Then go to keyboard settings and enable it as an input method. Go to swype settings and it should not FC if you did this stuff correctly. Set your settings and enjoy! Oh yea dont forget to uninstall and refund SU File manager
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I got the files, but its not working on Desire Z rom... All it does is force close.. any ideas, anyone?!

you need to make sure the Swype Lib file copied into the /system/lib directory. Even if the app says it copied it, restart the app and navigate to the /system/lib directory and make sure the file is there. Then install swype normally. If the lib file is not successfully copied, swype will FC all the time.

not letting me paste!
jkoenig00 said:
you need to make sure the Swype Lib file copied into the /system/lib directory. Even if the app says it copied it, restart the app and navigate to the /system/lib directory and make sure the file is there. Then install swype normally. If the lib file is not successfully copied, swype will FC all the time.
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Cool! thanks guys! I found how to do everything, but its not letting me paste into /system/lib :/ any sugestions? :/

it says "this folder is read only" and its refering to the /system/lib ..what do i do?

Open terminal emulator and type this
mount -o remount,rw /system
Then try again.
[G2/HTC Vision]

Still not working
luis86dr said:
Open terminal emulator and type this
mount -o remount,rw /system
Then try again.
[G2/HTC Vision]
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After I put that in, it comes up "mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type device directory] and it still doesnt let me paste into the lib folder...whats happening? lol

Where do Installed Apps Go?

So I'm slogging around with a file explorer looking at all the neat stuff in my rooted EVO 4G (rooted only). I see all the canned apps, like the Amazon MP3, Sprint crap - in the /apps folder....
...but where are all my downloaded/installed apps - the ones I haven't been able (or just chose not to) move to my SD card - things like the Astro file browser, or my Wireless Tether -- where are those .APKs? They're not in the same directory as the canned ones.

Wifflepig said:
So I'm slogging around with a file explorer looking at all the neat stuff in my rooted EVO 4G (rooted only). I see all the canned apps, like the Amazon MP3, Sprint crap - in the /apps folder....
...but where are all my downloaded/installed apps - the ones I haven't been able (or just chose not to) move to my SD card - things like the Astro file browser, or my Wireless Tether -- where are those .APKs? They're not in the same directory as the canned ones.
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Depending on your configuration, your "3rd party" apps can be found in the /data/app folder
or
/system/sd/app folder

they are in /data/app

My data folder shows as empty in both ES and Astro. This some sort of file perm thing?

dougjamal said:
Depending on your configuration, your "3rd party" apps can be found in the /data/app folder
or
/system/sd/app folder
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didn't have a system/sd/app folder and the /data/app folder shows as empty with both Astro and ES. I'm guessing it's a file permission thing, why I'm not seeing them with these phone browsers.

Wifflepig said:
My data folder shows as empty in both ES and Astro. This some sort of file perm thing?
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Did you try the other folder I mentioned?
/system/sd/app

Wifflepig said:
didn't have a system/sd/app folder and the /data/app folder shows as empty with both Astro and ES. I'm guessing it's a file permission thing, why I'm not seeing them with these phone browsers.
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I use Root Explorer and they are indeed present. I just tried to view both folder via ES explorer and, you're right, it displays empty folders.

dougjamal said:
Did you try the other folder I mentioned?
/system/sd/app
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Yes sir, I did. I have /system/media then /system/tts - no /system/sd exists (or at least that Astro and ES are showing me).

dougjamal said:
I use Root Explorer and they are indeed present. I just tried to view both folder via ES explorer and, you're right, it displays empty folders.
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Excellent, I'll give Root Explorer a looksee. Thanks very much for the help.
edit: just bought root explorer, went to /data/app - and there they all were. Thanks very much again.

Wifflepig said:
Excellent, I'll give Root Explorer a looksee. Thanks very much for the help.
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Yea, astro and es file manager will show the folder to be empty, as they don't have permission to use them really.

Wifflepig said:
Excellent, I'll give Root Explorer a looksee. Thanks very much for the help.
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You're very welcome....

teh roxxorz said:
Yea, astro and es file manager will show the folder to be empty, as they don't have permission to use them really.
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Great googly moogly, lots of stuff in there.
I just wanted to satisfy my curiosity of "when I uninstall something, does every little bit of it go away, or does it leave crap in the system?"

Wifflepig said:
Excellent, I'll give Root Explorer a looksee. Thanks very much for the help.
edit: just bought root explorer, went to /data/app - and there they all were. Thanks very much again.
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You're very welcome, my friend. Also, get into the habit of copying those 3rd party apps to a separate folder on your SD card or an external drive, just in case.

dougjamal said:
You're very welcome, my friend. Also, get into the habit of copying those 3rd party apps to a separate folder on your SD card or an external drive, just in case.
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I have titanium backup keeping copies to the SD card, plus sending to my dropbox. I'm also keeping copies of my nandroid and ruu there on dropbox, just for sanity sake.

The reason Astro and ES won't show anything in /data/app is because to access that folder in /data, you need Root permissions, which I'm guessing those apps don't get.
As RootExplorer's name suggests, it gets root and so can browse through that folder and others.

Remove preinstalled apps ->cm7

How would I go about deleting some of the preinstalled apps in cm7? I read to download titanium backup and do it with that. When I did it using that app, nothing was uninstalled even though it said it was.

There are a few ways. You can do it through a paid app called System App Remover, adb or you can delete the apk's from the zip archive before you flash it. I do a combo between the first and third way. Just to point out, you need to be s-off to do out through the app.
Swyped...

I just delete .apk files from /system using root explorer.
S-off needed for this method.

stringer7 said:
I just delete .apk files from /system using root explorer.
S-off needed for this method.
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I have S-off but in my file explorer when I go to syste/app and try to delete those apk files it says that it can't. The titanium uninstall which I did after getting S-OFF, done by some recovery exploit also does not work.

NovaStark said:
I have S-off but in my file explorer when I go to syste/app and try to delete those apk files it says that it can't. The titanium uninstall which I did after getting S-OFF, done by some recovery exploit also does not work.
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Enabled root explorer option in your explorer? Which explorer do you use?
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

And have you got /system mounted r/w, not r/o?

use the latest "root explorer" from the market and make sure superuser allows it
when u open root explorer press the "mount r/w" button at the top to have write access

Xgeda said:
use the latest "root explorer" from the market and make sure superuser allows it
when u open root explorer press the "mount r/w" button at the top to have write access
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Although root explorer is well enough to pay money for it, there is a good free alternative called "file explorer". But you have to mount as r/w, too.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Thank you all. If it wasn't for you all I'd be following instructions and not know to mount r/w.

You can use Root_uninstaller_pro_v1.13.apk and uninstall the system application you don't use. I use this app and have no problem.
Sent from my HTC Desire

NovaStark said:
Thank you all. If it wasn't for you all I'd be following instructions and not know to mount r/w.
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Direct in the programm you use. To name two examples:
1.) In root explorer you have an extra single button at the top
2.) In file explorer: menu>more>settings>file explorer settings>check root explorer option (and enter superuser request). Go back to root of your sd card. Now menu>more>mount>mount as read write. File explorer should show "access".

[Q] Silence Camera?

Is there an app or a custom rom mod that can silence my camera without having to turn the actual sound down on the phone?

Just delete the audio file or rename it with the extension .bak. You can also do this for the low battery sound. I don't remember the location off hand, but it isn't hard to find if you poke around.

delete or rename /system/media/audio/ui/camera_click.ogg

str355 said:
delete or rename /system/media/audio/ui/camera_click.ogg
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Which Filemanager can remove or delete systemfiles?
I tried Astro File Manager, Explorer and ES Explorer but they all are not able to remove files

Mondfahrer said:
Which Filemanager can remove or delete systemfiles?
I tried Astro File Manager, Explorer and ES Explorer but they all are not able to remove files
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Root Explorer can, assuming you are rooted.
i used to run an update.zip i made after flashing roms, to remove a load of junk apps, install a couple and also remove this click sound.
I've not made a version for the GNex yet though as i havent bothered with custom roms.

Assuming you are rooted? Try Root Explorer - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer
Make sure you click the Mount R/W button first or it will not let you edit the file. I would recommend just renaming the file camera_click.ogg.bak - never know when you'll want it back!

With ES file explorer you can also access the system partition. Just have a look to the options (of course you need a rooted phone).

Thanks to this thread, my camera/camcorder shutter is now silent- but i still have the loud focus-confirm noise. I can't find the file for that in the media folders to rename/delete.
Anybody got an idea for that?

HELP: Can't write to internal storage?

Whenever I try to move a file to internal storage when I connect my phone to laptop, it won't let me transfer. Same thing when trying file explorers on my phone.
ARHD, Elemental Kernel, S-off?

"Won't let me" means exactly what?
Maybe your firewall is blocking it?
Does your device show up as media device in WinExplorer?
What kind of files and size?
Have you tried Superbeam or Airdroid = transfer over WiFI?
Or even better: set up a shared folder (shared with everyone) on your laptop's C: drive, get File Manager HD or ES Explorer on your phone and transfer files via the network share.

berndblb said:
"Won't let me" means exactly what?
Maybe your firewall is blocking it?
Does your device show up as media device in WinExplorer?
What kind of files and size?
Have you tried Superbeam or Airdroid = transfer over WiFI?
Or even better: set up a shared folder (shared with everyone) on your laptop's C: drive, get File Manager HD or ES Explorer on your phone and transfer files via the network share.
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I cannot write any files to my Viper4Android folder that I'm supposed to be allowed to (put IRS files in there). Computer and ES Explorer won't let me copy to that folder.

BrandonPrice31 said:
I cannot write any files to my Viper4Android folder that I'm supposed to be allowed to (put IRS files in there). Computer and ES Explorer won't let me copy to that folder.
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Check the folder's permissions. Long press and details
You sure the folder is not on the system partition which is write protected?
Post it's path

berndblb said:
Check the folder's permissions. Long press and details
You sure the folder is not on the system partition which is write protected?
Post it's path
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Nope - files are supposed to be copied there.
It says readable and writable :S
I can't even delete the folder. This makes no sense!

BrandonPrice31 said:
Nope - files are supposed to be copied there.
It says readable and writable :S
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And the path?

berndblb said:
And the path?
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/sdcard/

BrandonPrice31 said:
/sdcard/
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Crazy!????
Do you have TWRP? Boot into it and under Advanced choose 'fix permissions'.

berndblb said:
Crazy!????
Do you have TWRP? Boot into it and under Advanced choose 'fix permissions'.
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Tried dirty install, see if that works.
Yes I have TWRP, will try if dirty install of ARHD doesn't work.