Hi guys i was wondering if its safe to move titanium backup into the rom, like installing it on the internal, then copying the app from the data/app folder to the system/app folder with root explorer? it is an important app so just want some tips if anyone has done it.
Thanks
Yep. Been doing that for quite a while. Better copy the apk file from data/app folder to SD. Afterwards do an uninstall of the app just to properly remove the app components. Then copy the TB apk file you saved on the SD card and paste it on to system/app folder. Don't forget to change the permissions and then reboot.
Make a NAND backup to before doing it as a precaution.
If you are going to flash a new ROM, you can put the apk file on the system/app prior to flashing. No need to update the permissions afterwards.
When you say, change the permissions, what do you mean? and change them to what? when i select the permissions option theres loads of boxes, some ticked and some unticked, therefore which ones do i need to tick and untick? thanks
Just long press on any existing app under system/app folder and select permissions via root explorer. find out what boxes that are checked. you need to set the same permission for Titanium apk.
It should be like this.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Root explorer being a paid app, you can set required permissions with Terminal emulator easily:
Anything in /system/app or /data/app should have permissions : rw-r--r-- / 644
So command is :
Code:
chmod 644 /system/app/com.keramidas.Titaniumbackup-1.apk
Check the file name.
This thread is awesome. I have 100 mb free in my system rom, and I'd like to move some apps over to it since I don't have too many options with my CDMA Desire. Thanks!
Okay, maybe I'm missing some final steps here. I've copied the apk files to the SD card, uninstalled the app, changed the permissions, then rebooted. I used Adobe Reader and Google+ since I don't use them often, and wanted to try something that wouldn't matter too much if I goofed it up. Well, the apps just forced closed when I tried to open them after rebooting. So I thought I had to install them (long press on apk file and click install). Well, that defeated the purpose because it installed them to internal memory. So was I supposed to do something else, or did I miss a step? And now I've got some stray files on the internal memories, since that has now shrunk. I was able to "uninstall updates" to Google+ and get rid of most of it, but I don't see where to uninstall them so I can start over.
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Hi, yesterday I removed a whole load of junk apps thanks to this thread, but I now have a problem and need help with it.
I decided to move 'SemcGallery3D.apk' and 'SemcCamera3D.apk' to the SD card because I didn't want the 3D option, but then afterwards the panorama and 3D panorama don't work also the whole gallery application doesn't work (not just the 3D gallery). I moved the two files back to the system/app folder, but it still doesn't work, is there another step involved in restoring these?
thanks
hold on the app until the dialog box come out, click permissions, check all the read/write/execute box , see if this help
wonggeo said:
hold on the app until the dialog box come out, click permissions, check all the read/write/execute box , see if this help
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I just tried this, but it made no difference
Put back both to /system/app. Permission should be rw-r-r
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teddymild said:
Put back both to /system/app. Permission should be rw-r-r
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I have put them put that in that folder and it still doesn't work.
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Put back both to /system/app. Permission should be rw-r-r
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Actually I just checked and the two apps in question aren't rw-r-r, but rwxr-x. So I am guessing that's the problem? I'm still new to all this, so how to I change them back to rw-r-r? Is it to do with how the folder is mounted r/w R/O etc.? Can you explain what's the difference, thanks
adsada arc said:
Actually I just checked and the two apps in question aren't rw-r-r, but rwxr-x. So I am guessing that's the problem? I'm still new to all this, so how to I change them back to rw-r-r? Is it to do with how the folder is mounted r/w R/O etc.? Can you explain what's the difference, thanks
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use Root explorer (Needs Root) copy the file to the folder, there is a button on the top right side to mount it as RW (re-writable) from RO (Read Only), if you long press on the file, a popup menu will open, from there select permissions, and set it in this order:
R W -
R - -
R - -
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
System files/apps without the correct permissions will not work, and may even result in bootloops.
Okay thanks, I did this and when I restarted the phone it worked again
same as title, i can't go inside sdcard via root explorer in arconium ics 1.0
Did anyone got same problem as me?
sorry for my bad english
What's message appear when u explore sdcard?
Have you try Astro?
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after update to 1.1 is also same
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
es file manager is run ok
oi file manager also ok to browse sdcard
but i need use root explorer to set permission for copy or moving system apk file
if you've restored root explorer from a previous rom you may need to clear root explorer data in apps
try pressing MOUNT AS R/W . not sure tho.
you can explore sd card and system files with es file explorer to, and is free. for this go in settings - go down and check root explorer and mount file system. now you can change your system files. care with this...
sinkster said:
if you've restored root explorer from a previous rom you may need to clear root explorer data in apps
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download new and clean install also same
Cedi0117 said:
try pressing MOUNT AS R/W . not sure tho.
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already try it
useless
cosmyndemeter said:
you can explore sd card and system files with es file explorer to, and is free. for this go in settings - go down and check root explorer and mount file system. now you can change your system files. care with this...
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but i cannot set the permission
i try use es file explorer copy apk to /system, before move to /system/app and i try use root explorer see the permission, it was auto set to rw-rw-rw-
why
Hello,
I have a problem with the calling feature of this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458749
and by the way i love this ROM, big thx to Abtekk
The problem is that i can not touch the # and *, there are behind the keyboard and i can not access them during a phone call when the robot on the phone aske me, WTF ???
Is there an extra phone/call apk that i can install or flash someting ?
Thx a lot for your help and sorry for my english
I ran this ROM for quite a while and never experienced any problems with dialer. Sorry, but I don't know what to suggest, only the fact it was fine for me. Might be worth trying a re-flash.
Do you know how can i change the dialer ?
Here is a picture
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
So as you can see i can not access the # and *
Thx a lot
You could try putting this file in System/app with a root explorer then reboot, its from CM 7. Do a nandroid first though just in case.
I can not copy it in my /system/app , it not allow me to copy on /system/app !?
(i try with io file manager)
EDIT: I read some info on the net and my phone is S-On, i try to put it on S-OFF for editing system files
Thx
You need to mount the /system partition as read-write.
Easiest way (and free) is to download ES File Explorer and in the settings tick Root Explorer and Mount File System.
You should be able to copy files into /system/app now.
Ok i install ES explorer, give root eccess, super user permission and mount system but it still not allow me to copy something to /system/app !
Maybe it is because of the S-ON thing ?
Thx again
You should be able to flash it I think, use winrar to place your apk in the /system/app folder in this zip http://db.tt/ji223eQK then mount system and flash it in cwm.
The contacts.apk that's already in the zip is from cm7.2.
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Scratch0805 said:
You should be able to flash it I think, use winrar to place your apk in the /system/app folder in this zip http://db.tt/ji223eQK then mount system and flash it in cwm.
The contacts.apk that's already in the zip is from cm7.2.
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I directly use your zip with the contact.apk inside, i reboot on recovery, mount system in the advance recovery menu and flash the zip like a ROM. Flash complete but nothing has change when a make a phone call, it's still the same dialer ...
Hey guys
I've searched around a lot for this but haven't found anything that helps me...Basically recently my phone has been telling me that there is around ~520mb free left on internal storage.
Here's some pics from "Storage" and from the StorageAnnilyser app.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Everything I have (pictures, etc) is stored on my external SD, so I really don't know what is clogging up my internalSD at this point...
Also, I have made two CWM backups, which are not showing up in either internalSD/Clockworkmod, or on my externalSD/Clockworkmod as I have it set to.
Any ideas where they can be found?
Any help would be appreciated...
Thanks guys,
Elliott
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Did you check under TWRP. That would be the place your backup would go to with the newer TWRP recovery.
I'm using CWM.
Use a root explorer and browse to /data/Lost+found if it's packed, delete everything
Empty but thanks...any other ideas?
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Could try Diskusage from play store. It gives a little bit more info of what files are taking up space. Can be set to scan Internal/SD and if you have root, even the main directory. (personally never used the root scan) It reminds me of a pc app called Windirstat. It will even allow you to delete files straight from the app.
I actually just ran into this same problem myself last week. In your storage analyser app (the same one i use btw) change the path its looking at to the /data partition (the pie chart button). If it is as i suspect your lost+found folder is probably brimming with junk file fragments. This folder is protected even beyond normal root elevations and doesn't show the files contained within. I was able to use File Manager! from the play store, change the permissions on the folder and delete some of the junk but there were still some that it couldn't delete for some reason. I deleted the contents of the folder using the file manager in TWRP which supersedes the permissions on the folder, in CWM you can probably do the same with the AROMA file manager http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952862. Its probably worth mentioning im using an AOSP based ROM and the permissions may be different in TW.
Thanks guys.
Disk usage worked great for me in ways that storage analyser never did.
I found my CWM backups in the root directory of my phone (not even in internal storage). I moved/deleted a bunch of them and problem solved...
Don't know why the backups are saved there but whatever...going to be saving to external storage from now on (where I thought they were being saved originally)
Elliott
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Yo guys, I've got a situation here.
So I was using the tablet of my mum, and when I tried to install a navigation app for her, it said that I don't have enough space left. Well I checked and found that:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
can any of you guys tell why the heck gallery takes up 8,37 gb?! my mum never ever does any photos with this tablet...
Not sure exactly why it's that big but did you look into the "App info" screen & try to clear data?
I've kinda experienced this on another device but nowhere near that much was being used, turned out it was a temp thumbnail cache file, it just grew bigger & bigger, over 1GB at one time, still have to keep clearing/deleting it every so often.
Gilly10 said:
Not sure exactly why it's that big but did you look into the "App info" screen & try to clear data?
I've kinda experienced this on another device but nowhere near that much was being used, turned out it was a temp thumbnail cache file, it just grew bigger & bigger, over 1GB at one time, still have to keep clearing/deleting it every so often.
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Tried it, nothing changed
devil188 said:
Tried it, nothing changed
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provided you have root and custom recovery AND your rom is de-odexed
pull the gallery.apk from system and store it on your sdcard, then delete the original.
then go jnto dcim/.thumbnails and clear it. then goto app settings and clear data.
then reboot to recovery and wipe caches. then reboot. then drop gallery apk back into
system, the reset permissions on gallery.apk to 644 then reboot.
now recheck.
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moonbutt74 said:
provided you have root and custom recovery AND your rom is de-odexed
pull the gallery.apk from system and store it on your sdcard, then delete the original.
then go jnto dcim/.thumbnails and clear it. then goto app settings and clear data.
then reboot to recovery and wipe caches. then reboot. then drop gallery apk back into
system, the reset permissions on gallery.apk to 644 then reboot.
now recheck.
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K the problem is that this tablet is not mine, it's from my mum, and she doesn't want to root /unlock it because it still got warrenty
with root, i wouldn't be a great problem for me to reset that
I have faced this problem multiple times, this is how i resolved it.
There are two .thumbnails folders
1.) Sdcard
2.) dcim\.thumbnails
Enable hidden files in My Files or ex explorer settings and delete these directories
And using es explorer create a file .thumbnails where the directory used to be
This will ensure that the .thumbnails directory is never created as there is already a file with the same name there.
The dcim/.thumnails is for the gallery
The sdcard/.thumbnails is for the video player
Note: in kitkat use Mx player as the stock video player seems to crash if you create a file at sdcard/.thumbnails