My brothers G2 is rooted and running the latest Virtuous Unity. Today i downloaded the new market onto both of our devices and noticed something. My phone (CM7.1RC1) didn't have the movie tab on the home screen on the market yet my brothers did. I've heard that rooted phones aren't allowed to download movies, but then why is his device getting the "movies" tab while mine is not yet both devices are rooted?
Edit: People are saying that you can have the movie tab if your device is rooted but you cannot watch/download the movies. If your device is rooted and does not have the "Movies" tab then clear your cache and possibly the data of the market from the application settings.
I just installed the newest market, I am running cm7 rc1, I have the movies tab.
Might have to clear your market cache if you haven't already..
Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > All > Market > Clear Cache
On a side note, where can I find the new market apk?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1165990
Mine works. After install and reboot the movies section is there and i can browse it.
hmmmmm. have to try this on my Vibrant...
wiped the market data
then I uninstalled the update
then renamed Superuser.apk
rebooted
reinstalled the new market update again
then rebooted again
stiiiilllll not workinnggggg. arggg
im going to the renaming su fix when I get home to see if i can get it to work
"open terminal on phone
Code:
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
mv /system/bin/su /system/bin/mu
close terminal and you will be able to watch rented movies on your rooted device
to revert open terminal
Code:
mu
mount -o rw,remount /system
mv /system/bin/mu /system/bin/su"
btw I take no credit in that fix.
Check /system/xbin if you're getting a "file does not exist" or similar error.
I still have movies cm7rc1 but I dnt get y we shouldn't is there actually a way to keep the movies or copy them?
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stumpyz9 said:
I still have movies cm7rc1 but I dnt get y we shouldn't is there actually a way to keep the movies or copy them?
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And that's the reason google doesn't want rooted users to have access to the movies. When you rent a movie from the market, you accept the market terms.
Related
The following information is for those who are still unsure of whether Apps2SD has been installed and if it is working correctly after root.
Open a Terminal Editor on your phone (I currently use ConnectBot, which is available for download via the Android Marketplace, comes with hotkeys, and it's free, link <here>).
When you have the client open, type "su" to gain super user access, and then hit enter. Now type "ls -l /data" and hit enter. You should see a few lines, a couple of which should read on the far right column:
dalvik-cache -> /system/sd/dalvik-cache
app-private -> /system/sd/app-private
app -> /system/sd/app
Notice the -> indicating symlinks and the 'sd'
You can also run: busybox df -h to check the /system/sd that the folder is being used
If this output is visible to you, then Apps2SD is working properly and you have installed it correctly. You will notice that by checking Menu > Settings > SD & phone storage, there is still some internal memory going down due to cache, other data, etc, but the main apps all go on the SD card given the above result. I currently have 29 apps installed (including Google Earth, which is 22.1 MB in size itself) and my internal memory currently shows 119MB of available space.
You can perform more extensive checks by executing the following command:
ls /system/sd/app (this will list all the apps which you have installed to the SD card)
If you prefer to run it from a PC with your phone connected, then this can also be checked via ADB by installing the relevant Android SDK for your OS. Downloads for SDK versions, link <here>.
Alternatively, you can use the script (written by theboxman from MoDaCo.com), which you can run via GScript Lite to test if Apps2SD is working correctly, link <here>.
how about unlock?
thank you for the info. btw, i havent seen in the forum if there a way to unlock the Desire form a certain network. any idea? sorry i know its the wrong place to ask and post this.
Hi Mastoid,
Could you tell me how exactly to run this from PC?
I've got the whole SDK installed but no idea what i have to do...open a prompt or something? Please inform as i'd really like to check.
You need to download the Android SDK and also Java.
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/widget/jdk6.jsp
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Then open a command prompt in Windows, plug in your Desire (your phone does not need to be in hboot/fastboot to access adb shell).
1) Open a command prompt on your computer and cd to your adb tools directory (it will be wherever you extracted the sdk; ie, c:\android-sdk_r04-windows\android-sdk-windows\tools
2) In that window enter the following commands:
adb shell
su
ls -l /data
this should list the top 2 items as:
lrwxrwxrwx root root 2010-04-28 22:54 app-private -> /system/sd/app-private
lrwxrwxrwx root root 2010-04-28 22:54 app -> /system/sd/app
ls -l /system/sd/app (will list apps on installed to your SD Card)
Now, for final proof, type:
busybox df -h
iom_jack said:
thank you for the info. btw, i havent seen in the forum if there a way to unlock the Desire form a certain network. any idea? sorry i know its the wrong place to ask and post this.
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Do you mean to have it sim-unlocked?
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100328154024AA1abkl
Great!
That worked, though the items you mention are not at the top but a couple of rows down. Busybox did show the apps installed on the SD.....ah, peace of mind
thx for the instructions!
no problem bud, glad it worked out for you
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Question about APP2SD.....if anyone can answer
can it stop working halfway? i mean at first it really looked like apps were on SD but now it takes the flash memory instead....
i have 38m left with APP2SD
totorip said:
can it stop working halfway? i mean at first it really looked like apps were on SD but now it takes the flash memory instead....
i have 38m left with APP2SD
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I posted a thread recently showing how to check if Apps2SD has been installed correctly and is working:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=677073
How to setup App2SD?
Anyone got a clear, easy guide on getting it working? Can you install it on the standard rooted ROM from MoDaCo? Do you need to have it cooked into a ROM?
A video or something would help but I'm interested in getting it setup incase I need to get a load of apps
î did your think i i use better terminal pro
app => system/sd/app
dalvik cache => /system/sd/dalvik cache
app private => /system/sd/ app private
so how can i have around 40mb left only?
Re: Question about APP2SD.....if anyone can answer
How many apps have you installed?
How have you partitioned your sd card? i.e. swap size?, ext2 size?
Have you applied the Apps2SD update zip?
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ive got maybe 40/50apps
i partitionned , 66 cache 1280m EXT 2=> EXT3
and no update....i dont need with the latest modaco R2 custom rom do i?
im afraid to reboot everything again, spent the whole day to isntall everything
30mb left :x
Re: Question about APP2SD.....if anyone can answer
I would suggest that you apply the dalvik-cache update zip and that should hopefully fix it. Note that you should only allocate 512MB to 1024MB (max) for the ext2 size and, you do not require a swap of 66MB, it is not recommended. I have my swap set to 0MB, ext2 set to 512MB which is more than enough space for apps, and rest to FAT32.
Search google for the "Apps2SD mini guide" (found via MoDaCo website) click the link and scroll down to the bottom of page one, the update zip file is available there.
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is it bad? (64 swap)
i calculated, i installed 170m worth of app. And i have "43" left (started at 138)
so , somewhere, APP2SD is working...but not verry effective
Re: Question about APP2SD.....if anyone can answer
I think it is working, run the command (ls /system/sd/app) in terminal editor in the link i posted earlier and check what apps are stored to the sd card. Also, download and install "cachecleaner" from the marketplace (free) to free up some cache space.
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Re: Question about APP2SD.....if anyone can answer
You have something wrong. I have also this Rom with about 53 apps and have still 134MB free.
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i installed the update.zip
i went from 38 to 53mb
then i use cache cleaner , i now have 60....
and still 170m worth of app...
so is my app2sd working in half?
Re: Question about APP2SD.....if anyone can answer
I ran the command in Su, and only the 2 app ones said sd, my dalvic cache didn't say SD card. I ran the suggested update fix but had bootloop, do I need to wipe anything first? I'm using evil 1. 0 Rom and thought it came pre app2sd. . .
Id like to get dalvic moved. . .
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Lol since thazt update zip i have no more wifi....cant start wifi it says. Great
I'm trying to update my eBay app and keep getting this error. The weird thing is, I have plenty of memory. I've also been able to download other apps and install them fine.
I thought it was just the app itself, but from reading comments in the market, other Evo users have been able to download the update.
What can I do?
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Check your /cache partition. In terminal or via adb shell, "df /cache". If it's full, you'll get this message, as the market downloads APKs there before installing them.
bkrodgers said:
Check your /cache partition. In terminal or via adb shell, "df /cache". If it's full, you'll get this message, as the market downloads APKs there before installing them.
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How do I do it via terminal? And what do I do if its full?
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Basically download Terminal Emulator from the market open it, and type "df /cache" <enter>
Your sig says you're rooted, so you can wipe cache from recovery.
Yea, I know how to get into terminal. I already have it. Just didn't know the command.
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Also, here are my results:
df /cache
/cache: 163840K total, 3692K used, 160148K available (block size 4096)
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Hmm. Well, it doesn't look like /cache is your problem then. I'm not sure what else to check.
Bumping up an old thread. It happened to me too after the app disappered while I was twisting the phone setup. Both market and Titanium Backup failed.
Thanks to a thread (which I do not have permission to post) I located and deleted /data/data/com.ebay.mobile folder using Root Explorer. Titanium Backup then restored it successfully. Market was still weird but in a different way though.
Steps from andyme/Pedro Mari on abovementioned thread for fixing skype:
1. Root your device.
2. set USB debuging on the device
3. go to shell with adb
3.1 su
3.2 accept su on the device
3.3 rm -R /data/data/com.skype.raider
Well I used Root Explorer instead of adb, and the folder path for ebay is /data/data/com.ebay.mobile.
jjane45 said:
Bumping up an old thread. It happened to me too after the app disappered while I was twisting the phone setup. Both market and Titanium Backup failed.
Thanks to a thread (which I do not have permission to post) I located and deleted /data/data/com.ebay.mobile folder using Root Explorer. Titanium Backup then restored it successfully. Market was still weird but in a different way though.
Steps from andyme/Pedro Mari on abovementioned thread for fixing skype:
1. Root your device.
2. set USB debuging on the device
3. go to shell with adb
3.1 su
3.2 accept su on the device
3.3 rm -R /data/data/com.skype.raider
Well I used Root Explorer instead of adb, and the folder path for ebay is /data/data/com.ebay.mobile.
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All I had to do is kill all apps with a task killer app. Then apps install
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For like a week I can't access my app list from the Android Market. The new version says "Once you have apps on this account you will see them here" (meaning that I haven't downloaded any apps, which isn't true); also tried unistalling to an older version which simply said "Server error. Can't access your apps right now".
I uninstalled a few phone apps using Titanium, and maybe I deleted something that is interfering with this? Or there could be a problem with my Google account? I sincerely don't know.
Do you remember which system apps you deleted?
another way to determine which apps are removed is to give us a list of all the apps.
i believe the command in ADB would be.
adb shell
ls /system/app > apps.txt
please note i have no idea if the above command will work not to good with ADB.
Or you could just install Terminal Emulator on your own phone, CD to /system/app and after that do a ls. Then do a screenshot and post it over here.
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Ive had this prob now for a while and its driving me crazy! I have searched for queries
here but cant find the exact problem or working solution.
Problem:
I want to install a program from the Market. I click to install, but as soon as I hit the
button it throws me back to the main Market page. The download starts in
top Android bar. It downloads to 100% (Ive checked the data usage and it does download all)
but then disappears! No error message, nothing installed.
The funny thing is that if I 'open' the download icon on the top bar. I can see the green
download bar. If I click this there is no option to cancel the download(!) instead clikcing on it
it opens up another app on Android Market! Weird!
Same happens with wifi or on 3G. I have about 30mb free at moment.
I tried emptying all possible caches on all apps can think of
***Rebooted
***Unmounted SD card - tried download and install with or without SD card
***Taken SIM card out nad battery
***Cant downgrade Market, its 2.3.4 version
***Tried different apps, big and small. Nothing is installing now...
Nothing seems to help!
Depending on your Rom and hboot your /cache partition might be full, so you could try to reboot into recovery and wipe the cache-partition. If I recall correctly, that's where market usually (i.e. this depends on the rom you are using - some use the sd-card to cache market downloads to allow hboots with small /cache partion) downloads and stores the apps prior installation.
Also deleting market data and cache might be worth a try. Actually, try this first. ^^
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Hi Tillus. Thanks for quick reply!
Im on 'stock' rom. Gingerbread 2.3.3 the official one from HTC. Can I still go to the recovery mode?
I have emptied the Market data and cache dozens of times. I went even to android-secure folder deleting all the old unused stuff. Nothing seems to help... its weird: Market starts to download but it just vanishes after 100%!
hmm, I don't think, you can wipe the cache-partition when using stock-setup and I don't think /cache is the culprit, because in stock-setup the /cache-partition is quite large.
But you can still check: Download a terminal-app and check the output of 'df -h'. There is a line saying Filesystem: '\dev\block\mtdblock04' and Mounted on: \cache and the size, used and available space on this partition.
Edith Says: Download a terminal-app...
Can you install apks without using the play store?
Hi
Ive got a terminal app. How do I check the output df -h? Sorry im bit novice using it.
I typed in \dev\block\mtdblock04 but it says permission denied. Mind let me know what to type exactly?
Many thanks!
just type df -h . Let's see, if it works, without root-permissions.
Sry, my last post was confusing
Doesn't seem to work on my phone...
I tried:
df -h
No such file or directory
df-h
Permission denied
'df-h'
Permission denied
More ideas love to hear!
Hmm, I'm out. Sorry I couldn't help. :/
Code:
busybox df -h
Tillus said:
There is a line saying Filesystem: '\dev\block\mtdblock04' and Mounted on: \cache and the size,
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jannen said:
Hi
I typed in \dev\block\mtdblock04 but it says permission denied.
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Android is based on Linux. You dont use a backslash on Linux.
Hi
I tried that busybox df -h, but it says:
Busybox: permission denied
Is this because of stock Rom, or because a fault?
Atm I can't download and install any more apps from Market...
Menu>Settings>Applications>Market>Clear data
And try again after a restart.
This exact path doesnt exist: Menu>Settings>Applications>Market>Clear data
The following does: Menu-Settings-Applications-Manage Applications-All-Market->Clear data
This one I have done dozens of times now, as well as claering the Market Updater and Download Manager. Restarted, taken off battery, SIM, SD card.. nothing seems to help.
Im gutted...
The past few days I've been having problems with the past store, wonder if anyone can help, google search and xda search not turning up much help...
I had an update for Sygic, first it gave that it couldn't load to SD or USB storage, then it would download and hang without installing. Sygic support recommends deleting some settings files from the app, still awaiting confirmation on one point.
In several attempts to download and update various other apps I am getting insufficient storage space (app2SD should be working... ran through the installation procedures again last night, and left it overnight) and download that just hang and won't install. Erased play data to no effect, uninstall FB app to try and work around it, now I can't download it, just hangs.... there goes my social life
Ready to factory reset if needed, any help before I do?
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Re: App2SD, play store, problems..
App 2 sd probably is working, but I'm guessing your dalvik cache is still on the phone and needs moving to the card.
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Re: App2SD, play store, problems..
Do I need to move dalvick with recovery, or a script?
edit- another search led me to S2E, but if i look for it on play, its not compatible.... still dont know if i could download it anyway......
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How to move the data folder or dalvik-cache:
Sometimes this is also described by the term "A2SD+". Some Custom ROMs support it (e.g. MoDaCo Custom Froyo, according to the comparison table). So if you use MoDaCo Custom Froyo and have A2SD enabled (by having created the ext2 partition on the sd card as explained in section A), then also the dalvik-cache will be moved to the sd card.
However you also can do it by yourself if you already have A2SD enabled (this is necessary, as well as root access).
start the terminal and type (without |):
in order to move /data/data:
| su
| cp -pr /data/data /system/sd
| rm -r /data/data
| ln -s /system/sd/data /data/data
Be careful! you will loose all your application data if this fails. however usually the default data can be restored by android using the .apk file. I recommend creating a Titanium Backup before doing this (as well as an nandroid backup).
and in order to move dalvik-cache:
| su
| cp -pr /data/dalvik-cache /system/sd
| rm -r /data/dalvik-cache
| ln -s /system/sd/dalvik-cache /data/dalvik-cache
If the dalvik-cache should get lost, it's not such a problem because it will be easily recreated on reboot (taking some minutes the first time). However, the dir /data/dalvik-cache should exist and be accessible for the system (or the according symlinked dir).
Caution! If you do this, most of the apps or even the whole system won't work if the whole SD card is ejected / unmounted!
this any use? not sure i like the last line though......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342387
found this will post on his thread later and await reply, still dont understand why the downloads are hanging though, anyone?
you can use int2ext
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.codlab.int2ext
this app or script via te?
edit- wiping data now, enabling app2sd on JV-JB, and when activating one permission is to move dalvik, getting confused now....
SOLVED- kinda complete wipe and re-flash.........
Skivit said:
SOLVED- kinda complete wipe and re-flash.........
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That was my first thought
Aye, was trying to avoid it, maybe learn something in the meantime, but I was going round in circles. Funny that when I tried mount2sd, it gave a warning, must have been something with the script. Seems to have settled down, just wondering why Play store was acting up too...
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Aye, was trying to avoid it, maybe learn something in the meantime, but I was going round in circles. Funny that when I tried mount2sd, it gave a warning, must have been something with the script. Seems to have settled down, just wondering why Play store was acting up too...
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Dunno what kind of update they did back in september, but since then many people noticed that something is wrong. Must be that OAuth2 they implement.
I'll Google that one later
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