Hi all I rooted my phone using SuperOneClick, and then using ES File Explorer as su I started uninstalling some of the system apps that I don't need/want. (I didn't uninstall anything specific to the Android system).
I have the GO Launcher EX installed as the launcher I use, although I don't have it set to default. I then moved the GO Launcher EX apk from /Data/App to /System/App. Somehow something messed up and ES File Explorer started moving a whole bunch of other apks. But I don't even know from which folder or to which folder.
And in the process it must have moved the Android system apks because I suddenly got pop-ups saying that the system had crashed (my paraphrasing, I don't remember the exact wording). So I unrooted using SuperOneClick and restarted the phone. Now it just shows the Sony Ericsson logo, the startup animation, and then restarts. And it keeps doing that.
Is there anything I can do to get things working again? I don't mind doing a complete reset of some kind. Is it possible to access the phone and perhaps reinstall the OS? I have GB installed.
Thank you for the help.
You can repair your phone using SEUS or PC Companion.
Or if you have the ftf, you can use Flashtool to flash it.
Either way, you'll lose data which isn't stored on the SD card.
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Thank you for your help. I'll try PC Companion. I did move some apps over to the SD card so hopefully I can quickly reinstall them. I can also download the rest of the apps.
Dude u did move system supporting files.. Tats y it is rebooting..tats y I say always make a backup first coz anything could go wrong and it just did in your case.. if u r unlock bootloader then install a custom rom or if u r on stock then make zip of all systems apps then flash it though recovery.. This way u won't lose any data
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Hi,
I have a rooted Arc with Locked BL, work with 4.0.4...
I have delete some Google sys apps like calendar and download interface. HOWEVER, I have tried many times to delete SE's apps but I failed. I have tried with titanium, explorer and Rom-toolbox. What I can do is just disable SE's apps from apps overview setting.
Any idea?
That's surprising. You can't delete apps even though you're rooted?
dajj said:
Hi,
I have a rooted Arc with Locked BL, work with 4.0.4...
I have delete some Google sys apps like calendar and download interface. HOWEVER, I have tried many times to delete SE's apps but I failed. I have tried with titanium, explorer and Rom-toolbox. What I can do is just disable SE's apps from apps overview setting.
Any idea?
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Try Root Uninstaller from the Play Market. I did not have any problem to delete any app I want, included SE. Actually, it does not delete, but let you uninstall.
with ics 4.0.4 there is a new folder for apps /vendor/app/
first mount it R/W with root explorer then u should be able to delete the SE apps
I have tried Root Uninstaller pro too. but I can't.
All rooted apps get rooted access, However, they give me an error when deleting apps.
Titanium gave me this error:"Failed to locate the apk file".
Root Uninstaller gave me this message:"Can not uninstall app, an unknown error occurred".
What really surprising me is: I could not find SE apps in system\app ?!!!!!!
NOTE THAT: I have rooted my ARC by flashing ARC S kernel, get the root, then, flash ARC kernel again. The root is there. All apps need root are working very well.
I tried another way to uninstall SE's apps. I reflashed ARC S kernel again... I deleted SE's apps. then, I reflashed ARC kernel, and I found all SE's apps?!!!
All what I can do is: Disabling these apps from system details (App info). But, I want to delete them to get more space.
ANY IDEA...
Remember that, I can't find SE's apps in system\app.
KRiODOXiS said:
with ics 4.0.4 there is a new folder for apps /vendor/app/
first mount it R/W with root explorer then u should be able to delete the SE apps
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Thanks alot for this great information.
I have delete what I want.
Dear Forum members!
Today I wanted to modify the smiles in the Mms.apk system app..
when i Copied back and tried to isntall, my phone started to reboot and not come back... (I know of course I mistake
From ADB I fixed my phone but just a half success, I copyed back the original Mms.apk and changed the permissions to 644, my phone boots up normally, but I still can't install the apk.. if i try to isntall from system/app it says: Replace app.. (I dont see in any list to be installed) If I press Ok, starting to install, then says: X App not installed. In downloaded apps I see messaging with 0 kilobytes, i can remove. After this if i try to install from system/apps it dont want to replace but the same thing happens... (X App not installed) Another interesting thing. On my Sd folder I still have a copy of Mms.apk, if I enter into this directory withy any file explorer, its quit I have ftp server where i can rename to mms.app -for example. In this case the explorers are not quit But I have no chance to install like user and not like root?..
Of course i have rooted my phone and it works.
Is someone have any idea?
thanks: Karoly
Please help me
I installed to my phone a catlog to read out what happens durring the installation.. I see in the log there is no odex file in the mms.apk ... Is someone can suggest me a solution to install back my factory mms application? I really don't want to reinstall my system because of this problem. Currently I use the latest android update 4.1.2. I have too much settings and apps on the phone :S
Thank you in advance.
Greets: Karoly
If your on a stock Google ROM (Yakju?) you should be able to download the factory image and fastboot flash just the system.img & your apps & data should be fine.
Hi. Thanks your answer.
I tried to flash only the system yesterday, wipe caches and fix permissions, my datas remained, but the mms app still not works.. nothing changed. Is it possible maybe to install this apk from recovery (cwm) mode?
Im sure if i reflash everything will work but i dont want to lose my apps, so i'd like to fight for it if its possible
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Hello everybody...im trying to root my Xperia M with this guide ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2457174
Im comming from Htc sensation that i rooted + flashed another rom 2 years ago ... i read the steps ...i read other guides....but....
my main problem is that i cant do this,.....the first step...--->
1. Install framaroot 1.5.3 ,open , then select install supersu,.... i downloaded the files from this guide.....i put them in my sd card..
made this=USB DEBUGGING AND MSC MUST BE SELECTED AND TURNED ON ....but i cant see them to my phone to make the install....every program that i put in my sd card is not viewable from the phone...so...how to install them....any help please??
moviehunter2009 said:
....but i cant see them to my phone to make the install....every program that i put in my sd card is not viewable from the phone...so...how to install them....any help please??
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You must have a file manager installed on your phone. Go to Play Store and install ES File Explorer. Start it, and in the upper part you will see sdcard, click it and select sdcard1 (this is your sdcard).
Go to the location in your sdcard1 where you put framaroot, click it and install it.
Yesterday i updated my C1905 to new firmware (15.1.C.2.8) with PC Companion, and rooted my phone with the tutorial you mentioned,
and everything has gone well.
xrayhr said:
You must have a file manager installed on your phone. Go to Play Store and install ES File Explorer. Start it, and in the upper part you will see sdcard, click it and select sdcard1 (this is your sdcard).
Go to the location in your sdcard1 where you put framaroot, click it and install it.
Yesterday i updated my C1905 to new firmware (15.1.C.2.8) with PC Companion, and rooted my phone with the tutorial you mentioned,
and everything has gone well.
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well..thanks my friend...but..i made something else....i install them from the web....i think its rooted now....but now i have another problem...installed from my mail many apps that i used in my old phone ...one of this is root explorer(latest version)...but still i see only files that i download from the phone...and not the directories that i made from my pc in the card...with my fotos...songs...programs...i formated the sd (class 10 32 gb) from the pc ...you think i have to format it from the phone?? in my old phone i had no problem with that...root explorer sees nothing that i put from the pc...any ideas??? thanks for your answer...
Oh....and my sd card is sdcard0 ......root explorer says its this....not sdcard1..
Found it....oh....i used es explorer as you said....and i see that the system sees 2 sdcards.....well...my card is there...sdcard1.......seems like sdcard0 is my phones internal memory.....many thanks my friend....wish you happy holidays...
need help urgent
bro mu phones struck on sny logo not booting up its rooted nd tried to install chainfire.. so its rebooted and struck not starting i got only 1 phone so please help asap .. if my dad knows he will kill me:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
razasik said:
bro mu phones struck on sny logo not booting up its rooted nd tried to install chainfire.. so its rebooted and struck not starting i got only 1 phone so please help asap .. if my dad knows he will kill me:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
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download ur phone model firmware and download flashtool ...then flash ftf,...just search in Xperia m thread
I am a newbie to Android.
This is my first handset.
C2004 Build Number 15.2.A.2.5
(Xperia M Dual with Indian firmware)
I had tried all the methods, which are available our forum, and failed to get positive result.
Please help me someone, who is using same firmware, to get rid of my low memory issue.
I know apps to SD will not work on XM
I tried link2SD.
but, result is boot loop.
my handset is restarting after Xperia Logo.
I am using Verbatim UHS-1 class 10 64GB card.
i had partitioned my sd card and second partition is deleted to overcome restarting issue.
usually I make a partition on that unused space(10GB) in ext2 while doing experiments.
I have also one more issue,
.thumbnails folder become huge.
now it is 850MB !!!!! (aboubt half of our memory)
Can I transfer these thumbnails to external SD card??
Any one please :crying::crying::crying::crying:
spknair said:
Any one please :crying::crying::crying::crying:
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Bro you must be half rooted that's why you are getting bootloop, did you used remount reboot fix by nut after rooting?
And you can't move the thumbnails to extsd, better update your album app...it solves the problem of oversize thumbnail problem
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Shazam_strikes said:
Bro you must be half rooted that's why you are getting bootloop, did you used remount reboot fix by nut after rooting?
And you can't move the thumbnails to extsd, better update your album app...it solves the problem of oversize thumbnail problem
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maybe my fault.
as i said already, I am a newbie to Android.
I had used root checker & it shows root access & busybox installed.
will you please share boot fix, you are using, to me
&
also any specific windows updates have to be installed ????
My album is up to date as per update center.
Edit:-
I was forgot to say that I am on locked boot loader
move thumbnails to extSD ???
How? just cut n paste ???
spknair said:
maybe my fault.
as i said already, I am a newbie to Android.
I had used root checker & it shows root access & busybox installed.
will you please share boot fix, you are using, to me
&
also any specific windows updates have to be installed ????
My album is up to date as per update center.
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Check this forum for full root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2523597
And here is the latest album app - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2727819
Hit thanks
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spknair said:
maybe my fault.
as i said already, I am a newbie to Android.
I had used root checker & it shows root access & busybox installed.
will you please share boot fix, you are using, to me
&
also any specific windows updates have to be installed ????
My album is up to date as per update center.
Edit:-
I was forgot to say that I am on unlocked boot loader
move thumbnails to extSD ???
How? just cut n paste ???
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if u r having unlocked bootloader then unroot ur phone,reset ur phone[this will remove all of ur internal data]
then flash kernel with cwm and then flash supersu...[this is full root..]..and after this update ur phone...
Requirements :
for flashtool download and install from here---> https://unrestrict.li/flashtool
for kernel download from here [for ur device use c2004 or c2005] ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2494793
for supersu from here ---> http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
for how to install driver from flashtool ---> install Flashtool Driver.exe which is located in C:\Flashtool\drivers folder ....select all and install..it will ask lot of permission...give yes for all...then u r ready
and for guide how to flash see here ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1963961
Thannks
Thanks to both of you for guiding me.
going through the threads, which has given to me, it is known that our second partition should be in fat32.
I always tried ext!!!
maybe that was the problem of my boot loop
I will try & Inform you the results
OMG!!!!!
What did I said!!!
I am on locked boot loader with stock ROM 4.2.2
those bootfix scripts will not work with 64bit windows?????
Once I had successful bootfix on 32bit Windows 7
(I had made more than 20 attempts)
My second partition was in FAT32
I was able to link apps
but still my internal memory is not increasing even after linked&moved apps; Why?
As I am using windows, I couldn't copy data files to second partition.
Then how could I install games?
after that, I had installed more than 10 apps
due to high drain of battery, I had to hard reset my phone.
Now I am not able to fix boot loop :crying:
Please guide me....
(Now All rooting methods fails, but still I could install superSU manually
& root checker shows I have root access.
Installed busybox..
and all root required apps works without any problem)
Hello,
I have had my HTC One M8 for a while now but I wasn't really happy with the soundquality while playing through my headphones, so I looked for ways to improve it. I found a few methods and finally decided to give it a try. These methods require a root so yesterday I have rooted my phone for the first time. Unfortunately I am experiencing some problems now.
The rooting process went without too much trouble. I used hasoon2000's toolkit and have TWRP version 2.7.0.2 installed as recovery and used it to install the provided SuperSU, which didn't work at first. On the forums I found a newer version and installed that one, updated it and got it to work.
Now this is where I think I messed up: I read somewhere that when rooted, you are able to delete pre-installed apps from the phone. I downloaded SD maid and deleted Kid Mode, Zoe and 7digital. When I deleted Kid Mode I got an error saying it has crashed. I tapped away the error but from this point I couldn't go back to my homescreen anymore because my launcher kept crashing (com.htc.launcher crashed). I rebooted the phone and the launcher worked again, but the phone still seemed to be buggy.
After this I tried to install the snapdragon audio+ (this was my first choice for an equalizer). I downloaded the apk and moved it to the system folder using ES file manager. I installed but when I tried to use it (through settings in google play music app) my phone would crash. I uninstalled it and tried again, but when I tried to move the apk to the system map like before, my phone would crash everytime. I then found out the file I used doesn't work for lollipop so I figured that's what caused the crashes.
My next move was to try and install viper4android. I downloaded it from the Play Store and opened it. It told me it needed an installation of BusyBox so I downloaded that too. But when I opened the BusyBox app and clicked install my phone would crash again. After some searching I found that the HTC One M8 requires BusyBox to be flashed manually so I downloaded the file but when I tried to load it onto my phone I noticed this wasn't possible anymore.
Now when I connect my phone to my PC the PC recognizes it, but when I open the map in Windows Explorer it only shows three maps; .showme, _nero_sync and Ringtones. I know there should be more as they were there before. It also shows my phone's capacity as a total of 10GB (shouldn't this be 16GB?). Also when I try to connect it with Sync Manager it gives me an error everytime I reconnect the phone; Device unavailable. Please reconnect your device [4].
I have tried to reset the phone through settings, wipe with TWRP and fix permissions with TWRP. I also tried reinstalling Sync Manager and the drivers on my PC. What I'm thinking now is I maybe have done something wrong in the ES file explorer that would make the folders unaccessible.
My phone is running stock android 5.0.1 and my PC Windows 7 64-bit.
I hope someone can help me, Thanks.
P.S: Sorry for the long post, I figured I'd give as much info as possible.
@Steef076 First update recovery to the latest one (2.8.6.0)
Second if you go and delete vital or integrated parts of the stock rom you will get a lot of bugs. Third, viper4android requires to write system and you can't write system with the stock kernel, you need an unsecured kernel or unsecure it yourself.
10GB is right since 6 is eaten by android. At this point I would just revert to a backup or install any custom rom around here. Most are close to stock and with no bloatware and come with root. You can even clean them further using a tool called ROM Cleaner. It will most likely solve all your problems
Did the deleted system apps reappear after reboot, or do they remain "uninstalled"? If the system is write protected like TempestZ states, any deleted system apps should reappear after a reboot.
Revert your nandroid to restore the system apps. And you didn't make a nandroid, you really should before making any system modifications for the very reason that it allows you to revert if you run into problems.
Another good practice, is if you don't know what effect deleting a system app will have (such as "safe to delete" lists that can sometimes be found on XDA) you should first freeze the app with Titanium Backup. If freezing doesn't cause any issues, then go ahead and delete. If you do have issues, just unfreeze the app.
Steef076 said:
Now when I connect my phone to my PC the PC recognizes it, but when I open the map in Windows Explorer it only shows three maps; .showme, _nero_sync and Ringtones. I know there should be more as they were there before. It also shows my phone's capacity as a total of 10GB (shouldn't this be 16GB?). Also when I try to connect it with Sync Manager it gives me an error everytime I reconnect the phone; Device unavailable. Please reconnect your device [4].
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No, Windows will never show 16 GB. It only shows "internal storage" partition, or the user accessible portion of the storage. A good chunk is reserved for the OS.
Does what is shown in Windows differ from what is shown in ES if you browse to internal storage?
Thanks for the replies. @TempestZ @redpoint73
First of all I managed to update twrp to 2.8.6.0 using adb/fastboot.
To answer your question @redpoint73 the system apps I had deleted indeed reappeared after reboot. Also I didn't make a nandroid before I deleted the files, as I did not even know this was possible. Now I have made a nandroid of my stock ROM that is working decently, except for the TV app keeps crashing (I'm not opening it) and the connection to the PC is not working properly (not sure if this is ROM based?). I have noticed when the phone is in recovery I CAN see the folders through windows explorer. HTC sync manager still doesn't find it though. I am working on finding a proper stock ROM or maybe flash a custom one to see if that will fix it.
I understand now that the OS is taking up the storage space. The space windows is showing is the same as ES file manager so I guess this is fine.
HTC Sync is a hot mess. It often causes more troubles than it solves.
One thing you can try (to see if it fixes the USB connectivity) is uninstall HTC Sync and all HTC drivers. Than connect the phone. Don't let it install HTC Sync. Go to Windows Device Manager, find the device. Then pick the option to manually select the drivers, and pick the generic "Android MTP device" (or something to that effect) drivers.
This doesn't work for everyone. But it worked for me to be able to "see" the internal storage of my M8 on my home PC (Win 7). Annoyingly, it seems to vary from one PC to another. My work laptop (also Win 7) works fine with HTC Sync.
Steef076 said:
So if I understand correctly, 'version-main' is the same as 'firmware' and 'software number' (found in settings)? If so, my current firmware seems to be 4.19.114.2.
Now, what you're saying is I should do an OTA but this isn't possible because I have a custom recovery right?
Also, when I want to flash stock rom and stock recovery or do a nand don't I need the files that fit my cidnum? How would your file work for me?
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If yours already on 4.19.114.2 then no need to do OTA as that the latest.
and my backup will bring back your device back to stock as you first bought it when restore with a full wipe.
Try to solve your problem first, only when you really need the backup then only I will upload ... let me know
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If yours already on 4.19.114.2 then no need to do OTA as that the latest.
and my backup will bring back your device back to stock as you first bought it when restore with a full wipe.
Try to solve your problem first, only when you really need the backup then only I will upload ... let me know
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Hello, sorry for the late reply.
I have decided to give a custom ROM a try. I now have ARHD 41.0 installed and it seems this took care of my problems. All the maps are showing in windows explorer and HTC sync manager is connecting properly with my phone again. Also no more crashing apps. Your backup would still be of much use for me as I am not sure I want to stick with a custom ROM and therefore would like to have a stock ROM backup.
Thanks in advance.