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"Package file was not signed correctly"
Is this because i had a non market version of facebook installed before?
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Getting
"Package file was not signed correctly"
Is this because i had a non market version of facebook installed before?
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Yes. Uninstall and try again.
I am also getting an install error.
I have tried to uninstall the existing 1.1.1 version using the Expsetup but still won't install.
I'm thinking that clearing all associated data for facebook would help but don't know the directories etc that I would need to delete.
phil
That did it, thanks!
Chahk said:
Yes. Uninstall and try again.
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Where to get Facebook 1.1.2?
I unistalled V1.1.1 but still cant install new version 1.1.2!!! went to aplication manager and found a file that says com.facebook.katana but doesnt let me do anything with it.
Any ideas?
If you're having problems uninstalling, that's because you used an update.zip and it is installed in the system/app folder. You have to use terminal or adb to mount the folder as rw to remove it.
My question, though, is it better than the one from droid? Cuz if not then I don't want to waste my time updating...
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Where to get Facebook 1.1.2?
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Android Market.
Anyone mind upping the APK? Removed all traces of FB from my phone and packages.xml and it still refuses to install.
Jonno12345 said:
Anyone mind upping the APK? Removed all traces of FB from my phone and packages.xml and it still refuses to install.
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http://www.myhangoutonline.com/downloads/?did=15
Most importantly would be to ask how do you get your system back to normal so you can install updates later.
I know at one time I messed with my prop file to install the Nav at one time. I wonder if that could be a problem. I removed the Facebook app, but it told me it wasn't compatable so I wonder if it that prop file is affecting anything.
Put the original build.trout.prop file back in the /system folder. Deleted the old Sholes/droid version via the market and it installed without a hitch.
It doesn't seem to like a modified prop file.
To me personally it looks just like the droids version except the white bar at the top is fixed.
Heres the line you want to change back.
ro.build.fingerprint=tmobile/kila/dream/trout:1.6/DRC83/14721:user/ota-rel-keys,release-keys
or upload this buid.trout.prop file to your /system folder. Just drop the .txt from the end.
EDIT.
After fighting a bit with the prop file I ended up just reflashing the rom that I originally installed which over wrote the modded prop file. Now I'm back to the orginal file and then I used the APK provided here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5147596&postcount=16
After that I uninstalled it via the market and reinstalled it now I'm back to where I should be.
So you could use that stock prop file, but after 5 or so tries it was sorta mixed results.
Anyone got the apk? I tried the site posted above but nothing happened.
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Anyone got the apk? I tried the site posted above but nothing happened.
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I just went to the main site and clicked download, however it refuses to install on my G1 with no traces of facebook on it. So annoyed right now
i reinstalled Ver. 1.1.1 and unistalled aqain from aplication manager, went to the market and installed Ver 1.1.2 and works fine. really no diference besides the top blue bar is complete.
here you go. I pulled the 1.1.2 apk from my phone after installing
BSDADON said:
I just went to the main site and clicked download, however it refuses to install on my G1 with no traces of facebook on it. So annoyed right now
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The website just hangs for me
nephron said:
here you go. I pulled the 1.1.2 apk from my phone after installing
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Thanks for that. I shall try this now
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http://www.myhangoutonline.com/downloads/?did=15
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Greatly appreciated.. This will help out many.
what commands in terminal to mount the folder as rw to remove it?
i used a script to switch my build.trout, but i used the script to switch back to the old one and i can't get FB to install. i never did anything to mod these for the nav and FB a few weeks ago.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5081309&postcount=7036
thanks in advance.
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found a fix by just coping the new facebook to the system/app folder, duh. works fine =]
elingreen said:
found a fix by just coping the new facebook to the system/app folder, duh. works fine =]
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Thanks for the tip...solved my problem...
Okay I was bored and after hearing about the facebook app only allowing specific devices to use sync I came up with this.
I basically just used apktool by Brut.all to change a few strings, simples!
You will need to have an Eclair ROM, uninstall facebook if you already have it then just install this like normal and sign in with facebook or add it in accounts to sync.
You can get it here, here or here.
Now go play with your phones and be happy
I must have missed this before but apparently you can achieve the same thing by editing your build.prop http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6399791&postcount=3183.
Just a little note but not really relevant, this mod won't work with the sapphire.
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bugmenever said:
Inspired by your edits here, I'm trying to do get FB Sync working with the Samsung Moment. Rather than changing the product names as you did, I just changed the entire getAllowedPackages so it always returns FULL_ALLOWED_PACKAGES. However, it appears to only sync phone numbers and emails. I don't own a G1 so I can't test your version, does your version properly sync profile images and statuses?
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I've taken bugmenever's method and it does seem to work. The difference with this one is that instead of replacing some strings which removed support for sapphire so it could work with the dream, is this always returns FULL_ALLOWED_PACKAGES which should in theory let it work with anything capable of running eclair. I only have a dream so I can't test it on anything else but if anyone else could test it that would be great.
Here is the link http://www.4shared.com/file/kdb7ZvEy/_2__signed-facebook.html
No feedback ?
Is it working? Anyone having any problem? Maby a thanks ?
Well I think this should be posted in the app section, for one....
But yes it works, although you have to open the app after setting up the sync for the sync to actually work.
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Well I think this should be posted in the app section, for one....
But yes it works, although you have to open the app after setting up the sync for the sync to actually work.
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Thanks for the reply, I was in two minds weather or not this was the right section for it and I choose this one as it's a mod as-well as assuming people would look for something like this here. But if it doesn't belong here then feel free to move it .
Thanks, good work.
thanks i was missing this
Your welcome guys, and thanks to who ever moved it to the apps section
I put it on the root of my SD card and tried to install it with Astro and it interrupts the installation and says "Application cannot be installed".....
If someone could help me with this it would be GREAT!
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I put it on the root of my SD card and tried to install it with Astro and it interrupts the installation and says "Application cannot be installed".....
If someone could help me with this it would be GREAT!
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If you have facebook installed from the market you need to uninstall that first, if it doesn't work after that then try installing with adb.
ADB said failure to install app
i wasn't able to install through astro or terminal.
First check the MD5
Code:
d76da20c1c5a49152bf309630b6841f3
to see if your download is corrupt, if that's not it then post the output of logcat and what ROM you are using as it won't work with some ROMs(zachattack052 & xillius200's HERO).
Couldn't get it to work on Cyanogen's latest Donut either. Same error as others, saying "Application could not be installed." I had previously uninstalled the Market Facebook app so don't know what the problem could be. Thanks for trying, though!
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Couldn't get it to work on Cyanogen's latest Donut either. Same error as others, saying "Application could not be installed." I had previously uninstalled the Market Facebook app so don't know what the problem could be. Thanks for trying, though!
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This is only meant for Eclair ROMs to provide account synchronisation, if your on Donut then you may aswell use Facebook from the market
Thanks so much. This works great
Tried this on CM5 (test5), md5sum produced the same md5 hash, and I get "Application not installed" as well.
Not sure what the issue is. What did you change in the apk to allow it to work on the Dream/G1s? Perhaps a specific radio or firmware setting is interfering.
yes please Im using cm test 5 and I get the same error. I would love to use this
Use Firerat's fb patch instead on the Market 1.2, it works much better: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=679572
jordanjay29 said:
Tried this on CM5 (test5), md5sum produced the same md5 hash, and I get "Application not installed" as well.
Not sure what the issue is. What did you change in the apk to allow it to work on the Dream/G1s? Perhaps a specific radio or firmware setting is interfering.
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It's basically the same as Firerat's method but instead of changing the build.prop I changed the strings in the app. Other than that it's the same as the one on the market. Not sure why it wont work for you though, I've tried it after installing other ROMs and it always works.
Inspired by your edits here, I'm trying to do get FB Sync working with the Samsung Moment. Rather than changing the product names as you did, I just changed the entire getAllowedPackages so it always returns FULL_ALLOWED_PACKAGES. However, it appears to only sync phone numbers and emails. I don't own a G1 so I can't test your version, does your version properly sync profile images and statuses?
Hi, just got a NC today. Am a total noob to Android (no smartphone) and am hoping someone can help me out. I have read and searched a bit of the posts in these NC forums, but there is just A LOT and I'm kinda lost. To start out..
After playing around with the stock 1.2 ROM for a bit, I installed the latest nightly (177) CM7 with this guide,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030227
Before this, I also switched to the older 1/5GB app/data partition with DeanGibson's zips via CWM. The installs are fine, although CM7's UI is thoroughly confusing. My questions are:
By installing CM7, am I also rooted as part of the process? If not, is there any additional benefit to get root?
Is ManualNooter needed if I have CM7, or is it redundant? Can I install it on top of CM7?
I can't get most apps from the Market ("your device is not compatible"). I also went to Amazon.com to try and get its AppStore app, but it gives the same error. Is this a noob issue, or is there a real problem, and is there a workaround if the latter?
What's a simple way to access network shares on my Windows network?
Is there a way to dismount & remove the microSD w/o turning the NC off?
Links would be fine. TIA for any help.
You are rooted! You might want to install clock work mod from the market... I'm not sure about the computability issue as I have never had it myself.
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If I'm understanding this correctly, you were able to go from completely stock to CM7 without rooting with manualnooter first? I'm buying a NC next week and i was unsure root was needed to go to CM7.
You are already rooted.
Market fixes: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255689
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@sevs753
Yes, apparently the CM7 install does the root thing for you. Still not quite sure if it's needed for anything else other than allowing custom ROMs.
I'm a little flustered with Android at the moment. Trying to edit the build.prop as some others have mentioned to temp fix the market problem, only to find that I can't download ES Explorer (what others are reportedly using) to edit the file. Was going to edit it in terminal emulator & nano, but found that the soft keyboard has no cursor keys. So I found an ES Explorer apk, and now am trying to figure out how to sideload the app--I believe that's the correct lingo for Android.
I also found that many embedded flash videos don't play (Youtube does). I thought this was a done deal with 2.3 and CM7, but apparently not. Tried to download Flash 10.3 from market, but again am blocked.
Am also trying to find the parameters of what is allowable for video playback for 2.3. For HC, you can play up to 720p and high profile H264 with "reasonable" params. I've been encoding various test clips, and it looks like the max is 854x480 at baseline profile, same as with the stock ROM.
Change your LCD density to 240 and your market will start working. It makes the icons really large but you get used to it. The best way to change the density is by editing the build.prop line that is default: qemu.sf.lcd_density=161
Change that 161 to 240 and then save your build.prop and reboot. Problem should then be solved.
I edit the build.prop with root explorer (Paid version) - you have to change from r/o to r/w first, then change back to r/o after you are done editing.
Shandon84321 said:
Change your LCD density to 240 and your market will start working. It makes the icons really large but you get used to it. The best way to change the density is by editing the build.prop line that is default: qemu.sf.lcd_density=161
Change that 161 to 240 and then save your build.prop and reboot. Problem should then be solved.
I edit the build.prop with root explorer (Paid version) - you have to change from r/o to r/w first, then change back to r/o after you are done editing.
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That's quite a jump. Most people are changing to 160 which is also a standard density.
Until you really get familiar with the CM7 and the NC, I suggest you try CM7 off uSD card.
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That's quite a jump. Most people are changing to 160 which is also a standard density.
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With 160 you will be clearing Market app data daily for it to keep working. 240 seems to keep working... I guess because almost all phones are set to 240.
DizzyDen said:
With 160 you will be clearing Market app data daily for it to keep working. 240 seems to keep working... I guess because almost all phones are set to 240.
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+1 on this. I was going forever on 240 without a hiccup.
Note that ICS has also been demonstrated to change the UI depending on the density, with 160 for a tablet UI (honeycomb-ish) and 240 for phone UI (gingerbread-ish). Came across a couple references showing that density was the only thing that needed to be changed to make this happen.
I kind of suspect this may be part of why density is becoming such a big issue. It also fits with the fact that tablet-related apps show up in the market at 160 but not at 240. Perhaps Google is setting market up ahead of ICS release to handle this?
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+1 on this. I was going forever on 240 without a hiccup.
Note that ICS has also been demonstrated to change the UI depending on the density, with 160 for a tablet UI (honeycomb-ish) and 240 for phone UI (gingerbread-ish). Came across a couple references showing that density was the only thing that needed to be changed to make this happen.
I kind of suspect this may be part of why density is becoming such a big issue. It also fits with the fact that tablet-related apps show up in the market at 160 but not at 240. Perhaps Google is setting market up ahead of ICS release to handle this?
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If i remember correctly this also happens on Honeycomb.
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You're at the same spot I was at earlier last week. I just got my NC, and read about and made the cm7 sd card. To get market working correctly this is what I did:
- installed cm7 and gapps using this guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
- once that was working I went to the market and got titanium backup installed
- once that's installed, I went to applications/manage/market and force closed market, cleared the cache, and uninstalled updates
- then I went to titanium and found marketupdater.apk and uninstalled it
- after that I opened market again, if force closed once but opened fine the second time. I now have the old style market and everything seems to work well.
I haven't used manualrooter, I only followed the above guide. As for unmounting the card, I have no idea. I'm probably going to keep things as they are, I really like being able to turn the NC off, take the card out, and have it back as stock.
koopakid08 said:
If i remember correctly this also happens on Honeycomb.
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I believe honeycomb had the capability built in but was not supposed to be enabled. Would have to dig around for links n such.
I just want to say thanks for all those who replied. I'm taking some time trying different stuff on the NC, now that I've gotten a basic handle on CM7. I'll be sure to try some of the tips & info proffered.
Re: Market issue - I tried w/ File Expert to change file.prop's attribs so I can edit them, but the changes don't take. Since the entire /system partition is RO, I'm assuming I need to remount it to RW before I can do anything to the files, per NookDev's instruction. Am further assuming I'll need to install the SDK so I can get ADB running.
@Kingston73: I'm sure there are apps that do it more efficiently, but mount/unmount SD is in Settings | Storage.
More questions:
Is there a way to not have a wallpaper and have the default black background changed to something else? I like having just a plain background.
I'm using the default browser for now. Most of the sites with embedded Flash don't work (no Flash installed). I tried installing Flash 10.3 from the Adobe site, but it gives the same error as Market's. Can 10.3 be installed into CM7 at all, or is this because of the LCD density issue (which I'll get around to fixing)?
Thanks again for all your help. Am learning both Android and CM7 as I go along.
Noob^2 said:
I just want to say thanks for all those who replied. I'm taking some time trying different stuff on the NC, now that I've gotten a basic handle on CM7. I'll be sure to try some of the tips & info proffered.
Re: Market issue - I tried w/ File Expert to change file.prop's attribs so I can edit them, but the changes don't take. Since the entire /system partition is RO, I'm assuming I need to remount it to RW before I can do anything to the files, per NookDev's instruction. Am further assuming I'll need to install the SDK so I can get ADB running.
@Kingston73: I'm sure there are apps that do it more efficiently, but mount/unmount SD is in Settings | Storage.
More questions:
Is there a way to not have a wallpaper and have the default black background changed to something else? I like having just a plain background.
I'm using the default browser for now. Most of the sites with embedded Flash don't work (no Flash installed). I tried installing Flash 10.3 from the Adobe site, but it gives the same error as Market's. Can 10.3 be installed into CM7 at all, or is this because of the LCD density issue (which I'll get around to fixing)?
Thanks again for all your help. Am learning both Android and CM7 as I go along.
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Flash will install fine from the market if you are in the old market. It doesn't care about the density.
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Is there a way to not have a wallpaper and have the default black background changed to something else? I like having just a plain background.
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You can set or remove wallpaper upon your will.
I'm using the default browser for now. Most of the sites with embedded Flash don't work (no Flash installed). I tried installing Flash 10.3 from the Adobe site, but it gives the same error as Market's. Can 10.3 be installed into CM7 at all, or is this because of the LCD density issue (which I'll get around to fixing)?
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Flash 10.3 installed and worked w/o any issue with CM7.
If you can't download it directly from Market, try to sideload it.
Oh, and, recommend trying Opera browser
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Flash will install fine from the market if you are in the old market. It doesn't care about the density.
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Flash should install fine with the new market too, if density is at 160 (or 240) and market data is freshly cleared. It is possible that in some cases the market will update itself too quickly for the 160 fix to stick long enough to install, and this has happened to me on occasion. If installing the basic "problematic" apps (flash, facebook, repligo, maps, etc.) for the first time, would suggest working with 240 dpi to get all the apps on your nook, then revert to 160 if that is your preferred screen sizing going forward.
Thanks for the continuing tips. I did get Flash 10.3 to install via sideloading. I still can't get Market to lift its "partial-ban", since the only version I have is 3.1.3 and there is no rollback. I did manage to edit build.prop to 160, then 240, (and cleared cache) but the ban is still present. I think us Johnny-come-latelies are just a bit screwed until some shining knight comes through with a fix.
To relate my further misadventures with CM7 and Market, I'm recounting some of my steps, in hope that they'll help someone else.
Networking to Windows boxes: I used CIFS Manager, which worked straightaway. Before that, I tried the networking function of ES File Explorer and Astro (w/ SMB plugin), but they both crashed or hung.
Finding a good file manager: I tried File Expert, ES File Explorer, and Astro File Manager. They have more functions than CM7's built-in file mgr, but the built-in mgr is the fastest at reading off large directories from the network (which still isn't that fast). This is critical for me, since most of my media will be accessed via wifi.
Finding a better terminal emulator: The built-in one is kinda barebone. Looks like Better Terminal Emulator Pro is the only game in town?
Finding a better keyboard: Since I'm a commandline guy, Hacker's Keyboard fits the bill. Well, at least until my BT keyboard arrives.
Getting USB HDD/key to work: Ordered a Tekkeon TekCharge MP1550 4xAA batt pack and a Y-cable, along with a 90-degree micro-USB cable.
Install font for Viet or any language not already on CyanogenMod 7:
I have a collection of Viet songs/movies, and most of them have UTF-8 filenames. I used this below to change the font so CM7 can see the files (it's also what I used to edit build.prop). There are easier ways to do this, but here you don't need to install anything else.
1. Get DejaVu Fonts from dejavu-fonts.org (personally, I used Arial.ttf from my Windows box since I know it covers Viet)
2. Get DejaVuSans.ttf and rename to DroidSansFallback.ttf
3. Copy DroidSansFallback.ttf to root dir of SD card
4. Insert SD card into NC and mount it (Settings | Storage)
5. Run Terminal Emulator
6. Enter su (confirm when asked) (all commands case-sensitive)
7. Enter mount. Note device node & FS for /system. For CM7, it's /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system ext4 (ro[...])
8. Enter mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system (node & FS must match)
9. Enter mount again to check, it should read /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system ext4 (rw[...])
10. Enter chmod 4755 /system/fonts/DroidSansFallback.ttf
11. Enter dd if=/sdcard/DroidSansFallback.ttf of=/system/fonts/DroidSansFallback.ttf
12. Reboot. File and partition permissions should return to default.
I found that local UTF8 filenames are recognized, but not files over the network. After some hair pulling and a bunch more Googling, I stumbled on the extra needed step.
13. Unmount the CIFS share in CIFS Manager. Long-press to edit the share, enter iocharset=utf8 in the Options box. Save and remount.
Other apps chosen: EzPDF for PDFs, Aldiko for ePubs, FBReader for Mobis, PerfectViewers for CBRs, OverDrive for library checkouts, MoboPlayer for SD MKVs (doesn't work for AVI/XviD).
To-Do's:
. Try Opera like another had suggested. The default browser is pretty limited.
. Check out some of the compilers & editors for Android.
. Find a decent office suite.
Question:
. I'm having trouble with file associations with the built-in file mgr (am assuming it is part of ADW). The association is lost after a few files, and apparently it associates all file types in the share with the single app, regardless of extension. Is this an ADW issue, or did I just miss a setting somewhere?
Noob^2 said:
Thanks for the continuing tips. I did get Flash 10.3 to install via sideloading. I still can't get Market to lift its "partial-ban", since the only version I have is 3.1.3 and there is no rollback. I did manage to edit build.prop to 160, then 240, (and cleared cache) but the ban is still present. I think us Johnny-come-latelies are just a bit screwed until some shining knight comes through with a fix.
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Are you actually clearing the market data specifically? if you're just clearing cache (such as through rom manager), that's a completely different thing and won't fix the problem. You need to clear the application data for the market specifically.
Would be seriously odd that you couldn't get the apps. Note that if you've flashed gapps through rom manager, it should install the old market. selecting "uninstall updates" in the application manager screen for the market should take you back to that old market, but it will update very quickly unless the market updater apk is already disabled.
Nexus 5 with 5.1 installed along with the most current version of TWRP and Busybox, I noticed that there are 2 icons since updating to Lollipop. Both work, both go to the same screen and are listed as the same version (whichever is most current) but I can't uninstall either. It's also only listed once in the list of all apps.
It doesn't seem to actually break anything, but it's been bugging me and I haven't been able to figure out a way to remove. Has anyone else had this issue?
kyle1382 said:
...I noticed that there are 2 icons since updating to Lollipop. Both work, both go to the same screen and are listed as the same version (whichever is most current) but I can't uninstall either. It's also only listed once in the list of all apps.
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In a terminal, run 'su' and then run this:
find /system -iname *super*.apk
Maybe you have one in '/system/app' and one in '/system/app/SuperSU'. If it shows more than one post the list here so Chainfire knows what's happening.
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Did you restore from a 4.x backup?
It could also have happened if you installed an earlter version of SuperSU that wasn't ready for Android 5.
In this edit I changed the 'find' command line above to remove a dot.
Frank
Frank Westlake said:
In a terminal, run 'su' and then run this:
find /system -iname *super*.apk
Maybe you have one in '/system/app' and one in '/system/app/SuperSU'. If it shows more than one post the list here so Chainfire knows what's happening.
ADDED:
Did you restore from a 4.x backup?
It could also have happened if you installed an earlter version of SuperSU that wasn't ready for Android 5.
In this edit I changed the 'find' command line above to remove a dot.
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I had done one or two restores after trying different ROMs after updating to 5.0, but none were from a 4.x ROM. I'll definitely check into your other points though, thanks for the reply!
Update: Here's a screenshot, looks like only one search result on that.
It might be something your launcher is doing and it might be related to how SuperSU can change launcher icons. See what happens when the icon is changed in SuperSU's settings tab.
Less likely, but it could also be another application masquerading as SuperSU.
Frank
Frank Westlake said:
It might be something your launcher is doing and it might be related to how SuperSU can change launcher icons. See what happens when the icon is changed in SuperSU's settings tab.
Less likely, but it could also be another application masquerading as SuperSU.
Frank
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Changing the icons did it, thanks! I set them both to be the same and now there's only one. I could have swore I've tried that, but maybe I didn't change both to match at the same time, or just changed one of them 2-3 times when testing.
Much obliged for the help!
Hello!
I want to switch on the network connectivity speed display. It was in the settings panel earlier, but now it disappeared.
Or maybe not completely. If I search in the settings I can see that the option exists, but when I click on it, it's hidden... (See the PIC attached)
I'm guessing there is a option in a deeper level where I can set it.
Does anyone know a solution? My phone is rooted, so if it requires editing some config files, I'm all for it.
Thanks.
Mines the same except I got no root.. how did you do yours?
I managed to root with the recovery version.
More details here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/ascend-p7/general/guide-root-b803-recovery-version-t3157477
Thanks for the reply ... I will downgrade mine to 2.3 and root it and then upgrade again if that setting becomes available again ill let you know
So i have rooted my device via your method and after reinstalling lolipop i found that the setting was stil missing. I however noticed that if you installed the lolipop update from the vodacom version posted here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/ascend-p7/general/huawei-p7-l10c02b817-android-5emui3-1-t3207363) it was there again. Unfortunatly for me there is some bugs in that update, there is no keybord app. I then started searching for a way to edit the system wide prefrence database file, where i also found the entry located inside the settings.db file , but it is not possible to edit it without corrupting the data for further use by the phone.
here are some screenshots from my findings
https://mega.nz/#!v9VjASBY!qRxEwBDQN59_fK-WRNHIfq6hJO8rKUY8rYYfpTZoCo0
https://mega.nz/#!GhtGzArS!RGP947yCgch1Ema6-g72o3lz5nrXlcth1OEhYbjRmDM
https://mega.nz/#!as921b6A!3QOG-xgwXZrADFQEHqKm7_bQSDNg-R4o-8cNW7svCkE
https://mega.nz/#!S09VFDoa!R7ccks6CnqlLgD5QyuQDMaNuDc7GHr-UOLipc6P33-k
@Unified21 @DomeNet
with root edit data/cust/prop/local.prop
find this line:
ro.config.hw_hideNetworkSpeed=true
and change it to
ro.config.hw_hideNetworkSpeed=false
reboot
Now there is a new setting entry in display section
Great it works!
Thank you!