Android 2.2 on HTC Desire Problems

Wats_in_a_name · 10-07-2010 8:30pm #1

I have installed Android 2.2 on Desire and absolutely love it. I have been messing around with deleting the apps that come preinstalled e.g. stock, gmail as they annoy me.

I followed http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/309227/how-to-remove-system-apps-from-the-htc-desire-with-adb-in-windows/ and copied the files to my SD Card. But when I go to the folder just by connecting phone to usb and using it as a removable disk device_files there is nothing there now. Can I only access them via adb? If so how would I get them to display the list of files there?

Inquitus · 10-07-2010 8:55pm

Yes you can only remove them via adb.

partyatmygaff · 10-07-2010 9:39pm

It sounds as if you are trying to access it with the phone switched on. You need to access it using ADB with the phone in the green recovery menu. You can't mount /system with -rw permissions without being in the recovery menu.

Keano · 10-07-2010 9:42pm

Hey PAMG - I tried again to root my phone and failed

Seems to be a constant problem with the gold card :mad:

Wats_in_a_name · 10-07-2010 10:04pm

partyatmygaff Basically I moved the apps I didn't want from the /system/app folder to /sdcard/device_files

I have the phone in recovert mode and using the adb in control panel but I can't get it to display a list of files in the /sdcard/device_files folder.

I have tried adb-windows shell ls /sdcard/device_files but it just shows a blank line & then prompts you to enter the next command.

Does that mean its empty? I have removed something which has messed up gesture search & voice search would like to get it back. Knew I shouldn't have started messing!

partyatmygaff · 10-07-2010 11:54pm

Keano A Legend wrote: »

Hey PAMG - I tried again to root my phone and failed

Seems to be a constant problem with the gold card :mad:

Are you still using the same card? That could be the issue. Get a cheap low capacity microsd from a reputable brand like Sandisk or kingston and try using that.

partyatmygaff · 10-07-2010 11:55pm

Wats_in_a_name wrote: »

partyatmygaff Basically I moved the apps I didn't want from the /system/app folder to /sdcard/device_files

I have the phone in recovert mode and using the adb in control panel but I can't get it to display a list of files in the /sdcard/device_files folder.

I have tried adb-windows shell ls /sdcard/device_files but it just shows a blank line & then prompts you to enter the next command.

Does that mean its empty? I have removed something which has messed up gesture search & voice search would like to get it back. Knew I shouldn't have started messing!

If it's on your sdcard then why can't you just remove it using a file manager like Astro inside the OS?

Keano · 11-07-2010 9:29am

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Are you still using the same card? That could be the issue. Get a cheap low capacity microsd from a reputable brand like Sandisk or kingston and try using that.

Ya I bought a kingston 2gb and still no good

Wats_in_a_name · 11-07-2010 12:23pm

If it's on your sdcard then why can't you just remove it using a file manager like Astro inside the OS?

Because thats to easy and obvious I forgot to do it! Just did it know and it comes up empty. Guess that means the files didn't backup.

Could anyone send me a list of .apk on the 2.2 rom to me please? Need to see what I deleted.

Android 2.2 on HTC Desire Problems

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