yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] geddeth:
And from someone who just rooted his first Android unit, that cleanup was excellent! I'm in Europe with my Vox, and have had it for over a month while I mulled over this thread, waiting for courage to do this. I'm not going to use it for e-reading at all, so not having Market on there was a big problem.

Thankfully, I got it going according to efrant's instructions at my first try. However, My SD card turned out to be b0rked, so I just downloaded the gapps ZIP directly to the Vox and transfered the APKs using ES File Explorer. Worked like a charm.

One question though: Can I safely remove some of the Kobo APKs from the /system/app folder? I'm particularly interested in setting my own shortcuts in the bottom app bar, and also in getting rid of the Kobo lock screen (I don't want one at all).

In fact, are there any generic guides on how to customize a rooted Android 2.x unit? I'm not afraid of cmdline, btw. ;)
[General Questions and Answers] efrant:
Glad it went well for you!

As for your other questions:

- There are some apps in /system/app that you can remove, but others you cannot. Anything that is third-party you can safely remove. As for the others, I would be extremely careful, as you could crash your OS, and it won't be fun trying to get it back up and running without a custom recovery available.

- The bottom app bar. Not sure how to change the apps there but it should be possible.

- Lock screen. You are talking about the slide-to-unlock? Not sure it is a good idea to remove it. You can change it; there are various replacements in the market.
[General Questions and Answers] efrant:
On second thought, you could just install a custom launcher from the market and it should take care of shortcuts in the bottom bar. (Look at ADW Launcher as an example.)
[General Questions and Answers] win7463:
Did you find a solution to your battery and screen issues. My battery drains quickly and the screen keeps turning on when sleeping and turning off. I think this is what is draining the battery. I have to completely turn it off to ensure I have the battery life to use it when I want to.
[General Questions and Answers] david_x10:
A good start would be to download Titanium Backup from the market. In there, you have the ability to "freeze" an app (even one in the main memory, if you are rooted). This leaves the app present, but hides it from the OS. This way, if it makes the system unstable, you can "defrost" the app. If, after a while, your Vox is still stable with the app frozen, you can always go into Titanium again and fully delete the apk.

This is what I do when trying to remove core apps from devices.
[General Questions and Answers] gddeluca:
Marketplace Install

I've followed the steps for copying the listed apk files and setting the access with chmod. Rebooted and added my Google account and thought "Great, its working" but on going to Google Marketplace I still get the "there are no Android phones associated with your account.

What did I miss? Do all those APK files have to be 'installed' once I've rebooted? I didn't install anything, or does just copying them to /system/app effectively do what's needed?

I'm confused, it seems I'm so close, but overlooking something as everyone else seems to be doing OK.

George
[General Questions and Answers] efrant:
Hmm... very strange. Not sure what could be the problem. You could try "installing" the onetimeinitializer app by clicking on it and see if that works. Otherwise, I would just try redoing the entire procedure.
[General Questions and Answers] danifunker:
Hi Everyone,

I have created a program to do this installation. :)

It's my first real Android app, so let me know if there are bugs with it. I have tested it with the latest Kobo version, I think mine is from December 19 2011.

You can download it from here : http://tinyurl.com/ooglevox-v1

Also attached to this thread.

If you like it donate! :)

I also think this app might be compatible with any gingerbread device that doesn't have gapps installed, but don't quote me. All you need is to be rooted and have about 15mb of free space on your internal system. You also need an sdcard loaded, but the kobo is setup to have one built in automatically, so just make sure there is about 15mb free on the sdcard. If anything is left in the OogleVox folder on the sdcard after installation, just delete it.
[General Questions and Answers] ianh16:
Back up

Hey, i'm new to the forum and only got my Vox yesterday and imediatly tried to find a way to get the market on it as the one installed is useless.

After reading through this thread I took my Vox apart to gain acess to the internal SD card, I wanted to back it up before trying the suggestions on here. Unfortunately when I put it into my Windows 7 PC it asked to format it - which I obviously denied.

Just wondering if anyone knows how to back up that SD card on a Windows 7 PC or if not if anyone has a back up that they could send me.

I'll admit i'm not exactly a pro when it comes to this stuff, I know basic HTML and Java but thats about it; I'd class myself as an average/ slightly above average user when it came to computer systems and hacks. So if it's complicated please try to dumb it down slightly :)

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] efrant:
Is there even anything stored on that? I don't think there is. It is for user files, no?
[General Questions and Answers] gddeluca:
MarketPlace Installer

Since my manual Marketplace install didn't work, I see danifunker has created an actual installer for this.

Have/has anyone tried this? If I do it, should I 'undo' the manual install I tried first by deleting all those apk files from /system/apps?

???

George
[General Questions and Answers] danifunker:
I've had 2 or 3 users who posted on the mobileread forums tell me that it is working. I have installed it on 2 separate devices myself without a hitch. Best thing to do, delete any files in the system/app folder that aren't dated the same as the rest of them (thats how I manually identified which files I had to use initially). If you're in North America, I believe the build date was Dec 18 or 19th, so delete any files that are newer than that in the folder, then run my app and let me know how it goes! Don't forget, I added uninstall functionality just in case you want to get rid of it (possibly for warranty purposes). I will be updated the app shortly, but it will just be interface and UI tweaks, nothing too serious.

Good luck and let us know how it works for you!
[General Questions and Answers] finneginsfast:
Hey all, I'm considering a purchase on this reader but want to make sure I can successfully root and install the working marketplace. Can some of you who have done this please post up for me and confirm what worked and what didn't.

I'd really like to have a bombproof way to make this happen but am a little nervous. Is there a way to get this back to stock in case one of these methods doesn't work?

I've done a fair bit of rooting and have installed several custom roms and kernels on my phone with the help of this forum so I'm not a total noob with mods, hopefully some of that experience will carry over.

Appreciate your feedback, thanks.

edit:ok I just found this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-yjxjmNZ04 . Looks like it should work, anyone tried it, looks like what efrant posted?
[General Questions and Answers] efrant:
What I posted certainly works. That is what i did on my daughter's device, and it now has a working Market, YouTube, Gmail, etc. and has had no issues.
[General Questions and Answers] finneginsfast:
Cheers, I'll let you know how it turns out....
[General Questions and Answers] efrant:
Just follow the steps exactly. Don't try to take shortcuts or skip anything, and it'll work fine.
[General Questions and Answers] danifunker:
Kobo released a new update in North America yesterday, it is being referred to as the March 2 2012 update. I have some news, the GingerBreak method is not working any more, but zergrush works, I tried zergrush v4.

In order to get the Kobo connected through ADB to run zergrush, you need to follow some special instructions. These are the instructions for Windows:

1) On the machine, install Android SDK, get the platform-tools and extras USB driver.

2) Set the kobo to USB debugging mode under applications -> Development

3) Plug in the Kobo into the USB

3) Go into Device Manager and find the K080... device listed, double click on it and manually select the driver located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\extras\google (or C:\Program File\Android\android-sdk\extras\google)

4) Edit (or create) the file adb_usb.ini under your userprofile\.android folder, (on win7/vista it's C:\users\myusername\.android, XP and older it is C:\documents and settings\myusername\.android ) add the following line

0x2237

The entry needs to exist on a line by itself.

5) Restart the machine

6) run zergrush!

I actually edited my zergrush script to use my system's adb, instead of the one packaged with zergrush, after including the platform-tools folder in my system path.

Once rooting, I was able to re-install the Google apps using my program OogleVox without a problem.

Most of this information came from the following post on mobileread: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1988371&postcount=13
[General Questions and Answers] danifunker:
Hi Everyone,

I just made an updated version of the OogleVox software. The software basically installs the CynaogenMod 7 (2011-08-28 version) of Google Apps. I've done a couple of UI tweaks, including adding a donation button and making a progress indicator, so it doesn't seem frozen when working.

You can download the new version from the following link: http://tinyurl.com/6nluus8, and it has also been attached to this post.

Full Changelog:

03/03/2012:

- Added check to see if Vending.apk exists, if it does an alert will appear on the bottom of the screen by default, instead of saying "ooglevox has not made any modifications"

- Added root check, if root is not enabled an alert will appear on the bottom and the install / uninstall buttons will be disabled

- Added a donate button, which takes you to my XDA-Developers donation link

- Automatically restart after installation or uninstallation of Google Apps

- Added a spinner progress indicator while running installation or deletion of Google Apps

- Please note the google apps package is taken from Cynaogenod's 7's 2011-08-28 release

03/12/2012:

- Updated the Vending.Apk to the Google Play, version 3.4.7
[General Questions and Answers] gddeluca:
Kobo driver

Really frustrated here. I have tried both alternatives here to get a driver installed so I can get ADB and then re-root my Vox. But all I get is Windows telling me that the .INF does not contain any valid drivers.

I've tried this from the Android SDK install and also from the package that danifunker built (although it seems to just be another copy of the SDK).

I've done this on my desktop (32 bit Win7) and on my netbook (64 bit W7).

This isn't brain surgery, what can I have overlooked?

George
[General Questions and Answers] danifunker:
The package I built is just a copy of the SDK, it's mostly for users on the mobileread forum who might not have the same technical expertise or would want to go through installing the entire google SDK. I'm not sure why so many users are having a hard time installing the driver, I was able to install it without an issue on my Windows 7 x64 notebook. I'm going to try my instructions today at work (totally different computer) and see how far I get.
[General Questions and Answers] efrant:
Can zergrush not run in a terminal emulator? You should be able to copy it to /data/local/tmp, change permissions on it to 777 and then execute it to give you a root shell, no?

EDIT: On second thought, this may not be possible. Not sure if we would have rw access to /data/local/tmp without ADB.
[General Questions and Answers] ejstans:
Thanks for all the info in this forum, after a couple of attempts I managed to get root access and Google Play running.

I also managed to get Google Talk running by manually installing the apk and lib file.

Is it possible/ worth it to try changing build.prop to access other apps in the market? and has anyone figured out how to get Wifi based location for maps etc?

Thanks again,

David
[General Questions and Answers] TonyBigs:
Has anyone on xda successfully replaced the *internal* microsd with a 32GB microsd?
[General Questions and Answers] MRsf27:
hey guys i'm actually gonna try and root my girlfriends kobo vox after the march 2nd update.. I found a great guide on how to do it. here's the link

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=171833&page=1
[General Questions and Answers] ejstans:
I installed the latest Kobo update which has Google Play a few weeks ago.

I haven't been able to get root back, but the Vox is far more stable and the battery lasts longer than when I had root access before. I'll continue to look for a new way to root it, but I'm far happier with the device since the update.
[General Questions and Answers] efrant:
I'd also be interested in a method to root. For the life of me I can't get ZergRush to elevate my permissions to root.
[General Questions and Answers] tazspaz:
Does anyone have the original firmware or even the internal SD card contents for the Kobo vox? My grandparents vox SD card became corrupt inside the unit and I cannot get the contents back to reboot the system and get it working again. Kobo has stopped support and will not sHare the original firmware with me, any help would be appreciated. Thanks for your time and consideration.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ganeshbiyer:
Hi All,

This post is to allow you to Deodex I9003 ROM through CWM.

Here is the Download Link:

Moviestar_Deodex_XXKPR_cwm.zip - 117 MB

Deodex_XWLF3_Cwm.zip - 104 MB (new)

Deodex_XWLF2_Cwm.zip - 104 MB (new)

Deodex-XXLE4_Cwm.zip - 100 MB (new)

Deodex_DDLF2_Cwm.zip - 104 MB (new)

Deodex_XXKPU_Cwm.zip - 117 MB

Deodex_DDKP3_Cwm.zip - 117 MB

Deodex_DDKP2_cwm.zip (116.1 MB)

New Link to DDKP2 Deodex File: Link2

Deodex_DDKP1_cwm.zip (115.11 MB)

Deodex_XXKPQ Credit: Manrock

New Link to XXKPQ Deodex File: Link2

Deodex_XXKPN Credit: jZanetti

Deodex_XWKPG_cwm.zip (113.5 MB)

Deodex_XIKP2_Cwm.zip (108.26 MB)

Deodex_XXKPM_cwm.zip (117.01 MB)

Deodex_DXKP9_Cwm.zip ( 107 MB) Updated

Delete unwanted Apps (202.52 KB)

XXKPM CF-ROOT Link (Credit: Skin1980)

Other CF-ROOT's

HOW TO

For Flashing XXKPM (Via ODIN)

1. Flash xxkpe pit,apboot,pda,phone,csc.

2. Falsh xxkpm (pda)

For CWM Recovery and Rooting:

3. First Install CF-ROOT. Pl. refer to the CF-ROOT link. Flash it through ODIN as pda.

For De-Odexing:

4. Copy the Deodx_XXXXX_cwm.zip to the root of the external SD card.

5. Go to CWM Recovery mode and flash the zip.

6. Done De-Odexing.

7. Reboot (Delete does not work without rebooting after de-odexing)

8. Flash DeleteUnwantApp_Cwm.zip from CWM Recovery to delete unwanted apps.

List of Apps Deleted:

BuddiesNow.apk

aldiko-standard-1.2.6.1-samsung-s1.apk

ChocoEUKor.apk

CoolEUKor.apk

Days.apk

DualClock.apk

Layar-samsung.apk

Memo.apk

MiniDiary.apk

PressReader.apk

RoseEUKor.apk

SamsungApps.apk

SamsungWidget_CalendarClock.apk

SamsungWidget_FeedAndUpdate.apk

SamsungWidget_ProgramMonitor.apk

SamsungWidget_StockClock.apk

WriteandGo.apk

VoiceSearch.apk

UnifiedInbox.apk
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vishal24387:
Ganesh u should post this useful thread in new themes and apps section. That will be perfect.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Misledz:
Likewise a great share. Thanks ganesh
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] luiseteyo:
I installed everything with CWM, an I rebooted, but now I try to uninstall the apps and I can't. I don't have any new icon in my menu. How can I delete them?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ganeshbiyer:
Tell me what exactly you did.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sicmofo:
Looks awesome!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kacongx:
Hi Ganesh.. Is there any method to manually deodex.. because I have change my stock ROM..

Thank for your help...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] truchero13:
I understand that you have to flash again with this zip file. :

DeleteUnwantApp_Cwm.zip to delete Unwanted Flash apps.

, but the link does not work to download it, no ..:rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ganeshbiyer:
Pl. use only english.

Download it from below.

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=770228&stc=1&d=1320316984Delete Unwanted Apps
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vijaypalmanit:
benefits

could you please tell me what are the main benefits we get after deodexing...?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] pabreu:
deodexing is needed to install themes and stuff.

its difficult for devs to develop themes for roms with .odex files.

hence u find almost all themes n mods require deodexed rom.

to know more, google is your friend. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vijaypalmanit:
i didnt understand 4th point , do we root folder in external sd, i think we have it in internal sd

4. Copy the Deodx_XXKPM_cwm.zip to the root of the external SD card
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] pabreu:
yes dude. copy it to ur ext sd.

cwm doesnt use internal memory.

so whenever flashing via cwm, always remember to copy the .zip file to ext sd
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] harshs23:
Quick Q - does freezing and deleting apps via titanium work on odexed stock XXKMP ROM. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] AdrenalineX:
yes...u just need root and superuser to do this...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] harshs23:
The advantages of de odexing are themes and mods, any other advantages?

Swyped from my HTC Desire S using xda premium
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] AdrenalineX:
GOOGLE it my frnd...u can learn more than we could explain here
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vishal24387:
I really dont know technically but I know that when u make any changes in any system file then .odex files dont accept the changes made in that respective file so it wont run. So in this way u will no able to make changes, cant apply themes, cant install any mods in mobile.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] envyofindia:
Hey Ganesh .... You're all over the forum bro! .. Great and very fast work indeed .... Can you also make deodex for zckp9 .... Don't leave that one orphan.. It's the only one with call recording! ..... Thanks....envy

Sent from my GT-I9003
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mitoVonDido:
thanks for deodex dxkp9..

working like charm!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] wicki30:
how about CWM flashable zip for xxxkpn? :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] verbatim_pcs:
stuck in boot-loop after delete unwanted app...how to delete it maually?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ganeshbiyer:
If you rebooted the phone after deodexing and then flashed the delete apps script, you should be ok.

Check clearing the cache and dalvik cache from cwm.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] verbatim_pcs:
tanx...can u teach me how to manually delete unwanted apps??:o
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] pabreu:
use titanium backup to uninstall system apps
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dr-PHP:
yes please we need this
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vijaypalmanit:
can you please make the deodex.zip for XXKPN also
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] akkrish85:
is there deodex available for the xxkpn ?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jesrani:
@ganesh, I am thinking of flashing DXKP9 over my KPH hoping to get a good battery life. I have downloaded your Deodex and Remove apps files, great work.

I have some questions. In the CWM Deodexing file, there is a file "del_odex.sh". I assume this will delete all odex files from /system/app folder and /system/framework folder. Then all the apk files in /system/app folder (In the CWM zip file) will be copied over. After this, if I apply the "remove apps" file, some apps will be deleted.

Instead of this, can the "del_odex.sh" file be modified to delete /system/app folder completely. Then I can remove the non-required apk's in the CWM zip file itself. Would this work. I have ABSOLUTELY NO KNOWLEDGE of coding or any computer language, I am going by logic only.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] pabreu:
dont know if that would work.

but easier way would be to just flash the provided zips, and after flashing u can uninstall whichever system apps u want using apps like titanium backup
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ganeshbiyer:
You dodex first and then delete apps.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Sagaraut:
would flashing with the deodex files clear any of my data?

ive installed and tweaked apps with much efforts, have some important messages too
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ganeshbiyer:
Data remain.

Tweaked sys apps go.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ronhoover88:
Deodex for XWKPG doesn't work...once flashed and check for the .odex files in frameworks...they are still there!!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ganeshbiyer:
Yes, I saw that.

Rectified and uploaded again.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] akashsgpgi:
to people who need a flashable zip to DEODEX XXKPN use

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1338500
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ss03101991:
hi ganesh. i really need help. could you tell me the steps to flash XWKPG (the indian GB ROM)? is it the same as xxkph and xxkpm or is it different? because i find just one .md5 file in the ROM i downloaded.

(I9003XWKPG_I9003ODDKPG_I9003DDKP3_HOME.tar) this file. so what do i do? please advise. also, will this version of the ROM entitle me to claiming warranty?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ganeshbiyer:
I installed xwkpg of xxkph. It does no matter on which firmware u are as long as it is gingerbread. Still you can look into the concerned Rom post for additional info.

Steps:

1. backup your apps

2. do a factory reset.

3. start odin and select the I9003XWKPG_I9003ODDKPG_I9003DDKP3_HOME.tar.md5 into pda.

4. put the phone in download mode and connect it to pc.

5. flash the firmware.

6. Once all is done on the odin and the phone restarts, disconnect the usb cable.

7. Once the phone is restarted, once more do a factory reset.

8. Spend some time to check all the well with the phone before u apply any mods.

Enjoy!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ss03101991:
thank you so much, Ganesh. and any idea if i will i have warranty in india if i flash to stock XWKPG with no root or mods, if not, which version will allow me to claim warranty. i am shifting to XWKPG as i have an issue i want to address at the Samsung service center.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ganeshbiyer:
I won't be able to help u there.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ggclanlord:
Can you please make one for XXKPQ?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ganeshbiyer:
Here is the link
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ggclanlord:
Thank You!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] woodyexe:
Hey after i finished flashing the Deodx_XXKPM.zip

i have a problem with Swype now....

it keeps showing me that:

"Sorry!"

"The application Swype(process com.swype.android.inputmethod) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."

How can I fix this?

and also it erased my chinese locale....
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vineet_n:
Flashed XWKPG, deodexed, CF-Root, applied mods by ganeshbiyer. No problem whatsoever. :D

Thank you for these guides.

P.S. I have already pressed the thanks button on the posts :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] neutronz:
can i manualy delete unwanted apps thru root explorer?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ganeshbiyer:
yes. .......
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rajeshm:
Hi Ganesh, Can you make one Deodex for I9003DDKP1_I9003ODDKPH_I9003DDKP4, the new GB release. A universal release like the CFROOT would be highly appreciatable.

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sharp87:
can u able to upload cf root and deodex for i9003 ddkp2 2.3.6
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ganeshbiyer:
what is the difference between DDKP1 and DDKP2?

they both seem to be the same?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bala242:
Hi friend my ver DDKP1 size is 57mb ur ver is 115 what is the different I used xultimate

http://www.mediafire.com/?wp1rm7b95m5llrz
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ganeshbiyer:
Most of the recent GB Firmwares are having lots of De-odexed files in the App and Framework folders. When you use xUltimate, those files don't get transferred to done-app and done-frame folders. This is the reason for the small size of your zip.

My Versions will always include all those apks and framework files that needed no de-odexing. (eg. framwork-res.apk and many more), So that I don't need to look for it else where. Its nice to have all of them together for future use.:)