yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rexzooly:
@ OP Hey man, I have moved Gizmostack to its own home as the forum kept having problems, www.gizmostack.co.uk Gizmostack was rebuilt since the post, version 0.5 as a new UI and also works on XP well I hope it does :D, also for some reason I can't remember the gizmostack login so I had to use my personal account sorry for any confusen.

Gizmostack Dev - Rex
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] octohikkus:
how can i open bluestacks in my virtualbox window xp?

i have a window 7 i5, can run bluestacks without any problem, then i was thinking whether it allow me to install on my virtualbox's window Xp, i successfully installed on my virtualbox window XP but when i try to run the bluestacks apps it stuck, it just keep loading and wont go into the apps, any body can help? appreciate:(
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] CdRsKuLL:
Well, I had a little play today with Bluestacks. Got it resize and loading a launcher... but now I have a problem. The previous version I have on my works machine when launched goes straight into Android, but the new version asks you to press the apps buttons, then you have to select one from the bluestacks launcher...... Then it will load up. Now I've had a look and it seems the bluestacks launcher is a html / java application. Do you know if it's possible to just write a shortcut / html etc so you can just launch the android launcher?

hope this makes sense, unless you have downloaded the current one, you wont know what I mean (0.6.2.0563)

Thanks,

Steve
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] CdRsKuLL:
HOW TO TURN THE APP KEY INTO A HOME KEY

ok, got it sorta working.. maybe someone would like to improve on it for me....

So.. in brief the new version asks you to select an app from it's own launcher.. Swapping a file will allow it to go straight into android...

ok, how to do it.

1. Goto....C:\Users\YOUR USER ACCOUNT\AppData\Local\BlueStacks\Launcher folder

2. Rename launcher.html to launcher.html.bak (just to be safe :-))

3. Open up notepad and paste in the below code

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head></head>
<body onload="refreshUI()">

<script src="js/jquery-1.5.1.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/slides.min.jquery.js"></script>

<script type="text/jscript" language="jscript">
function refreshUI() {window.external.RunApp("", "", "")}
</script>

</body>
</html>

Save this as a new launcher.html and copy it into the launcher folder above.. :-)

Thanks

CdRsKuLL
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] aDigitalPhantom:
BLUESTACKS-mod-v3.zip

WARNING

THE DEFAULT PATHS ARE FOR WIN7

WIN-XP PATHS

BLUESTACKS-mod-v3-xpreg.zip

MOD-V3.EXE "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\BlueStacks\Android"

MOD-V3-P2.EXE "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\BlueStacks\Launcher"

CHANGES

Less changes to initrd and ramdisk from stock

INFO

This will add R/W access to /system

I Have Removed ALL Bluestacks Preinstalled Apps, Installed ADW FREE, and Android Market.

The "All Apps" button has been changed to a "HOME" button see here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20233810&postcount=90

YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL STEPS FOR THIS TO WORK

RUN IS THIS ORDER

reg-changes.reg

MOD-V3.exe

MOD-V3-P2.exe

UNMODDING

Launcher.exe tries to restore the stock "All Apps" button.

undo-registry-changes.reg tries to make Bluestacks load the stock file system.

CREDITS

CdRsKuLL for the home button tweak

I think that is all
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lars.oakland:
Has anyone found a way of spawning more than one Bluestacks VM?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] vidgen13:
Need Help

please provide a link for these

GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk

GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk

CalendarProvider.apk

Contacts.apk

i tried getting it from a vega rom and an xperia x10 rom but it failed

thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] whopper2005:
Better late than never ;) Happy New Year!

http://www.4shared.com/rar/d1yxsui1/modbks.html?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] merrickville:
I'm using What's App in Bluestacks.

Enter you home phone number, if your land-line accepts SMS to voice, and you can listen to the code, your good. If not, wait it out until it offers to "Call You", select that.

Your land line will immediately ring with a recorded "Your code is blah blah blah", then you're good to go.

It's nice using What'sApp, I even installed CardDAV (pointed to my server) on BlueStacks, and Whats app synced and all my contacts are listed in WhatsApp, awesome!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] phudiec_95:
i've unistalled BlueStacks

now i want get it back but failed like this:

The log file's name changes everytime i reinstall

i don't know why. Please tell me how to fix it ( Sorry for my bad English and i can't post picture 'cause i don't enough posts )
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] DieBagger:
First of all this is a problem that should be adressed in the official BlueStacks support forums. Also it even tells you to attach the log files so that would have helped. :rolleyes:

Anyways, since I had the same problem here it goes: Open the log files, there will be an exception about a directory that couldn't be created (can't tell you excactly which one because ... no log files). Delete that directory and the installer should work again.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tenet420:
Hello All.

I was poking around in the registry and found a way to add more RAM to Bluestacks.

By default, Bluestacks has 384MB approximately of RAM as a hex entry of 180. The reg hack will take a hex or decimal number, so I doubled to 360 hex and that has worked out to around 775MB. This can easily be verified with any task manager app that displays memory.

Additionally, when I was playing with the camera earlier I noticed that it recorded sound but not picture. Well, there is a reg hack for that also!!! I noticed the registry has a 0 (zero) where it refers to the camera so, naturally, I changed it to 1. That worked!

Of course, you assume the risk.

The registry location that needs to be changed for RAM increase is:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BlueStacks\Guests\Android

The entry is "Memory". Double-click on the registry entry and change it to a higher number than it is. Afterwards, restart Bluestacks and verify the change in Android.

The registry location that needs to be changed for camera to work is:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BlueStacks\Config

The entry is "Camera". Double-click on the registry entry and change the 0 to a 1 (0 is False, 1 is True). Afterwards, restart Bluestacks and verify the camera works in Android.

Hopefully someone else can confirm this works for them. I am on an HP Elitebook 8460p running Windows 8, Bluestacks rooted with VTL as home launcher.

Happy Hacking!!!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] pandobud:
File exchange via FTP + Launcher + Market + Currents

Feel like giving back to this excellent thread!

I. File exchange via FTP (Windows <--> BlueStacks)

1. Get "File Expert" (freeware) from Market (market.android.com/details?id=xcxin.filexpert) or find APK elsewhere and install on your BlueStacks

2. Install "FileZilla Server" on your Windows (filezilla-project.org) following the instructions at lifehacker.com/339887/build-a-home-ftp-server-with-filezilla (don't forget to define the Windows folders you want to share with BlueStacks and set proper read-write access to them).

3. Find out your Windows local IP address by running Command Prompt (from your Start Menu >> Accessories), then typing 'ipconfig'. See the IP address beside "IPv4 Address" (complete instructions at groovypost.com/howto/microsoft/windows-7/find-your-local-ip-address-windows-7-cmd/).

4. Access your (Windows) shared folders from File Expert in BlueStacks. Go to Home >> Network >> FTP Client >> Create a New Account, and enter the login details (your Windows local IP in step 3 above as the "FTP IP Address", the username and password you created in FileZilla Server, and 21 as the port number). Click 'Okay'.

5. Tap on the connection you've just created and VOILA! ...you can now exchange files between Windows and BlueStacks!

Tips: To make file exchange easier, just open two tabs in File Expert... one for the Windows folder, one for the SDCard (from "My Files").
​

II. Market + Launchers

There seems to be an easier way to get custom launchers and market to work. I've tried it and it works --> eins.my/how-to-enable-android-market-and-replace-launcher-in-bluestacks/​

III. Google Currents

If you live outside the US, you can use Google Currents (google.com/currents) by installing the APK directly (not via Market, google it out). It's a nice app like iOS'es Flipboard, which has been touted as app of the year 2011 for iOS.​

IV. Market disconnecting at times...

Sometimes Market won't download apps... when this happens, I added a dummy/secondary gmail account I have from Settings >> Accounts, and Market seems to be working again. Seems like the key is invoking connection to google servers via this method. You can delete the secondary/dummy account and add it back again each time Market stops working.​

After a day of fiddling with the hacks prescribed in this thread... my BlueStacks homescreen looks like this --> ge.tt/9jrSqLC/v/0

Thanks!... and cheers!... :-)

p.s. We've nailed down sizing up SD Card and RAM/Memory so far in this thread... but anyone know, or dare to figure out how to increase the Internal Storage/Memory capacity of BlueStacks?...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Djazin:
I would suggest use sandboxxie and then make the changes for the user directories accordingly to point to a different folder just a blind guess

I got this too, best easiest way to fix is to just reinstall the app if that dosnt work and your have system restore on your windows go back to before an earlier point then use the repair from the main installer.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] pandobud:
Opera Mini please...

Anyone knows how to enable installation of Opera Mini?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] fernando nogueira:
If you can not reinstall bluestacks

I was having the same problem and did this:

-Start key.

-On search programs and files type "regedit.exe" then enter key.

-It will ask you if you want to alow the program to make changes on computer select yes.

-Go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE" and delete "BlueStacks" folder.

-Finally install bluestacks!

Hope it helps, it worked for me...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shuvro68:
Viewpad 10pro (BlueStacks)

Hi!

This ar all attachment from my Viewpad 10pro.

pls help me to install Market.

thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] aDigitalPhantom:
according the this line

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BlueStacks\Updater]

"ManifestURL"="http://cdn.bluestacks.com/updates/manifest_0.6.2.0563.ini"

you have the same version as the latest alpha

so my guess is you can use mod-v3 (post 91) but it might break some apps
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dheeraj (dhlalit11):
hi guys i installed the 0.6.2.0563 alpha version on both xp and windows 7 but i didn't find any android folder or any the folder. there are only files related to blustacks software is there any other bluestacks version which have the folders
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Saurabh2446:
i have sucessfully increased the internal storage to 2gb

more than that and bluestack will not start

use same procedure u used for increasind sd card

backup ur data first all user data will be erased...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] aDigitalPhantom:
see this post for the mod and instructions what you quoted probably shouldn't have been in this thread

the folders you are looking for are hidden by default.

for the win xp paths just replace the default paths with the paths after the names of the self extract archives
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Jelly419:
edit registry

I am trying to be able to run BlueStacks in a resizable window. An earlier post says to edit the registry. How can I do this? Do i need a special program or is it right under my nose? semi-detailed instructions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you very much, in advance, for you help!:D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rocketero:
Run BlueStacks Windowed

this is the Registry key for bluestacks when it runs normally (Fullscreen.)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BlueStacks\Guests\Android\FrameBuffer\0]
"Width"=dword:00000640
"Height"=dword:00000480
"Depth"=dword:00000016
"FullScreen"=dword:00000002
"HideBootProgress"=dword:00000001

Then I change the 2 to 0 (so it doesn't run fullscreen), and the Depth 16 to 24, then the width and hight to 1440 and 900 respectively. looks like this:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BlueStacks\Guests\Android\FrameBuffer\0]
"Width"=dword:000005a0
"Height"=dword:00000384
"Depth"=dword:00000018
"FullScreen"=dword:00000000
"HideBootProgress"=dword:00000001

I restarted my PC and effectively the Bluestacks shows windowed 1440x900, But in the screen the only think that happens is that it says: LOADING ...

And I can not bring up any gadget or launch my ADW launcher witch I already installed.

​

Is there any fix to this so It runs windowed?

If I change the REgistry key back to the original as in the above code, it wont fix it back, still shows LOADING ....

UPDATE: The only way to fix it is running the original installation file for BlueStacks, and selecting: REPAIR. After that it runs again in full screen and it keeps all the apps that I had installed before.

So now back to square zero about re sizing the screen (not running in full-screen). Any help here would be amazing.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rocketero:
Also is there a way to make the Audio to work ?

I see there is a registry key in HKey_Local_Machine>Softaware>Bluestacks>Android>Guest>AudioDevice but is empy

any idea what to fill in that ?

regards
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rocketero:
As per your instructions I run 'reg-changes.reg', then mod-v3.exe and finally mod-v3-p2.exe

After opening Bluestack I noticed that Market has been updated (v.3.4.4), but when it opens is missing a tab or link at the top, the one corresponding to MOVIES. it has only 4: APPS, MUSIC, BOOKS and GAMES

Anyway how can we can get MOVIES back on the main screen of Market app ?

Also the buttons added on the middle right seems like they are on top and mixed with the 3 buttons that AWD launcher has on the middle right, but it's only in the home page, in the other pages all is OK. Great work by the way, a big impruvement over the origial alpha version.

One thing thou is that I don't know how to increment the SDCARD size, as it shows only like 384 MB in size in the Settings page (storage menu)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tenet420:
My audio works without doing anything extra...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rocketero:
yes, silly me, I also have great sound. I was listening to music in my Windows PC so I had not noticed that bluestacks also has audio. :p

Am I missing also that Adobe Flash works ? because I try to install Adobe Flash Player 11 from the Market and it didn't even show in the search. I did open the market through Dolphin web browser and once I located it opened with Market and it says that is not compatible with the Bluestacks android version.

So does anyone knows what can be run like to see videos?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tenet420:
No flash support.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rocketero:
Thanks cccy, I finally could re-size the SD card to 8GB

Now if we could re-size the Internal Storage that it's only 151 MB. Or it has already been done and I missed it ? it's there a configuration file to change the size of this internal storage ?

V3-Mod transformation mounts /system as R/W and I could copy su and busybox to /system/bin but su permissions after copying it is ---rwxr-x so the owner doesn't have any permissions. But still copying those 2 files does not root Bluestacks as when running Superuser.apk shows that can not update binary. however the command

adb push su /system/xbin/
adb push busybox /system/bin

did work. So I am not sure why for instance ES File Explorer can not get root from its settings.

The link on Mediafire for Rootmod.zip mentioned on step 8 of the first page of this thread is not longer working. where can we get this file (rootmod.zip)?

And finally but not least, when do you think one of you working on this development Bluestacks will be able to make Adobe Flash player work so we can see videos/Youtube and other games that require flash.

Best regards and keep up this good work. We all appreciate it.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] aDigitalPhantom:
Bluestacks is based on x86 so if the app is not x86 compatible it won't work

to fix permissions on the files you added, run

adb remount
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/bin/busybox

and busybox is already in /system/xbin, so is su. which set to auto grant root
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rocketero:
I did those commands and still superuser.apk fails to update, this is the result:

​

so apps like ES File Explorer fail when selecting in its settings to get root, and also other apps that ask for root like link2sd, rom manager and others.

Any way to pass that point where superuser says 'downloading new binary ..okay! then fails check md5sum ? I have r/w permission on /system and sub-folders but weird that apps can not get root.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] spunker88:
Flash requires ARMv7, there are mods out there to get it to run on ARMv6, but Bluestacks is running on an x86 build of Android. There is no flash for x86 and with Adobe ending flash development I doubt we will ever see a version.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rocketero:
I get root, but some apps like ES File Explorer refuse to grant root.

Anyways, it works ok in that front.

What I haven't been able to figure out is after VMOD V3 installation first the "ALL Apps" button that supposed to have been replaced to a HOME button it does nothing once is clicked.

And the second part is more of a daily use and has to do with rotation or zoom out apps, the bottom buttons (middle ones) sometimes work in the first app that you have on the screen, but once you open a second or third app and try to rotating it or zooming out to fill the screen in landscape, what it does is show the first app that you had already opened and there is not way to make it go to the one that you just opened. Why is this happening ? thanks if you find any solution as this is very important.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rocketero:
Edit: This message was a repeat from the one above.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] h00py:
Looks like the Bluestacks beta has just been released :D

http://theverge.com/2012/3/27/2905535/android-apps-on-windows-PC-bluestacks-app-player-beta
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rocketero:
that's great news. Do we have to unistall the alpha or install on top of it is OK?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dheeraj (dhlalit11):
+1 to this post got the mail for blustacks about its arrival
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] spunker88:
Sweet, here is a direct link to the msi download:

http://cdn.bluestacks.com/downloads/BlueStacks_HD_AppPlayerPro_setup_0.6.3.0686_REL.msi

Still running GB 2.3.4, so no ICS yet. Should be pretty easy to clean it up, it associates itself with apk files on your system so its easy to add programs. First thing you'll want is a launcher. Comes with a lot of programs installed, but they are uninstallable without root, and it runs by default in a window now,YAY! Will report more later.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rocketero:
I just uninstalled alpha and installed the beta1, somehow a bit disappointing by the windowed size in beta1, just like a 9.7 inch tablet in size. Still looking how to re-size it. Also I saw a rotating icons in a small bar on top of the screen that somehow interferes with the other windows apps.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] h00py:
Don't know, I'm not in front of my computer do can't try it yet :(
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] merrickville:
Root This!

Just got the email today.

Would like to see if this one can be rooted...

---------- Post added at 10:34 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:32 AM ----------

In the alpha, I was able to resize the window through the Registry, although most apps did not seem to care, but at least the window I could resize to my liking. I would suspect this version is the same. Will install once I get home from the rock pit. :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rocketero:
I did a backup of the re-sized sdcard.fs (8GB) to see if it can be used in beta1. As I mentioned above, the installation of beta1 gives a windowed size of a 10 inch tablet so I'll check if gizmostacks will resize it.

Nevermind, I resized it by changing HKLM>Software>Bluestacks>Guest>Android>Framework>0>width and hight
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] spunker88:
A lot of stuff, program files folder, registry look somewhat similar to the alpha so I imagine we can still customize with the same or similar hacks. There is an annoying app launcher that stays on the top of windows outside the emulator, ill have to see if there is a way to get rid of it.

Besides for that it appears to be emulating full arm instead of just x86 like the alpha and still a lot faster than the sdk. Apks install really fast. Will report more when I am near my computer.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tursan:
For dead simple launcher replacement I sideloaded the VTL.Launcher by VTL Labs (Google it)

Simple replacement for the "Home" launcher that's included. Although they appear to be doing some trickery with the Market app. Via "Home" you can apparently download apps from the official market. I say apparently since it doesn't actually show the market app running, just a skinned downloader. Without Home running (or if you uninstalled it like I did at first) it seems to be missing part of the account management service, no way to add your google account to it and market crashes out if you try.

All that said, every app I've tried so far seems to work well. Looking forward to what someone a lot smarter than me can pull out of this.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] spunker88:
I will work on getting google play to work, it was having issues earlier but I didn't have much time to play around with it this morning. The issue was with account association, I may need to install some services, play store itself installed and launched fine just gave me account error and wouldn't let me add my gmail
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rocketero:
Google Play is working now on Beta1, at the beginning didn't run but I run the 5 apks (googleframeservices, onetimeinitializer, setupwizer, vending and gmail) and after that I reinstall google play and it's working. (Note: vending.apk didnt install but even that google play works)

Edited: Google Play worked for 1 hr or so, now it doesn't open with message: "Application Failure Detected. Try again"

** Also the 8GB SDcard I had with alpha is working fine in beta1.

Next step for me is looking how to get root.

adb shell

shell@BlueStacks-1e705ad2-7810-11e1-a019-bd3c7ab25fc9:/ $
shell@BlueStacks-1e705ad2-7810-11e1-a019-bd3c7ab25fc9:/ $ su

su: permission denied
1|shell@BlueStacks-1e705ad2-7810-11e1-a019-bd3c7ab25fc9:/ $

But the su binary is not in /system/bin or /system/xbin

adb shell mount -o rw,remount /dev/sdb1 /system
mount: Operation Not Permited