PRL Update problem

congaman59 · June 7th, 2011, 01:32 PM

I did not run the gingerbread update on my rooted stock rom evo yet. However I did run the PRL update Monday. I think I , as my mother would say, "made a boo boo" When I did it a bunch of my apps disappeared. Well not actually disappeared the Icons went back to stock ones on some and completely disappeared on others like dolphin but the text is still under where the icon was. I get the message " The linked program is no longer installed on your phone. I went to reinstall them but when I go to the market to reinstall the buttons come up to do it but nothing happens when I push the install and permission buttons. Have I screwed up really badly? What can I do to fix this?

Thanks for the help in advance, I'm glad you guys, and gals are hear to help!

lesawag · June 7th, 2011, 10:04 PM

Oh yeah, since your rooted, go to the all things root section. They've had the new gingerbread Rom for rooted phones for a few days. Look at the (Mik Roms) Mikg. Rom...its great, fast, and you'll love it. I just flashed it...great. That's the section you should be in ,if your looking for the update.

ocnbrze · June 7th, 2011, 11:34 PM

moved your thread to the rooting section

congaman59 · June 8th, 2011, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by lesawag

Oh yeah, since your rooted, go to the all things root section. They've had the new gingerbread Rom for rooted phones for a few days. Look at the (Mik Roms) Mikg. Rom...its great, fast, and you'll love it. I just flashed it...great. That's the section you should be in ,if your looking for the update.

The first thing I need to do is figure out why I can't access my apps I lost after doing that PRL update on Monday. I need to fix this so I can do a back up and wipe the phone. BTW how do I know this rom will work with all my apps? Also It said this rom runs sense 3.0 I thougth that wouldn't work on EVO due to hardware limitations.

Xtremedays · June 8th, 2011, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by congaman59

The first thing I need to do is figure out why I can't access my apps I lost after doing that PRL update on Monday. I need to fix this so I can do a back up and wipe the phone. BTW how do I know this rom will work with all my apps? Also It said this rom runs sense 3.0 I thougth that wouldn't work on EVO due to hardware limitations.

Do you have a nandroid you can go back to to get your icons/apps fixed?

Sense 3.0 will likely not come to the Evo but due to the fact that the Devs for Evo are AWESOME, we can get it and now in a stable rom for our enjoyment.....Stock unrooted phone owners will be jealous!

lesawag · June 8th, 2011, 01:40 PM

Its a dream Rom. I haven't found any apps. That dosent work on this Rom yet. There is a chance you might find one, but I haven't. Even if I did, there is no way I'd ditch this Rom, its great.

ocnbrze · June 8th, 2011, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by congaman59

The first thing I need to do is figure out why I can't access my apps I lost after doing that PRL update on Monday. I need to fix this so I can do a back up and wipe the phone. BTW how do I know this rom will work with all my apps? Also It said this rom runs sense 3.0 I thougth that wouldn't work on EVO due to hardware limitations.

Like xtreme says going back to a nandroids should fix things. Your prl should stick with your nandroids as well as like your radios they do not change.

Also mikg rom is sense 2.1 with some sense 3.0. There are two gingerbread roms that have full on sense 3.0 but they are in beta stages. You can get them in the new sticky ROMs and Kernels Download Page

Mr. Ed · June 8th, 2011, 04:33 PM

I have never had a PRL affect apps...

I would try to reboot into recovery, wipe dalvik and cache, reboot

if they still are not working try a nandroid if you have one (if you don't have one make one as soon as you have this issue fixed)

if that doesn't work..hard reset , make a nandroid, then choose stock or custom rom and move forward....

and of course..always update your data profile after updating prl :P

congaman59 · June 9th, 2011, 12:52 PM

I DID try to run the gingerbread update on my EVO. I did it before I knew I wasn't supposed to run it on a rooted phone. I Didn't mention it because I didn't believe anything happened when I ran it. I got the yellow triangle with the exclamation mark in it above the android. I went back to settings and it said I had android 2.2.
I then did run the PRL update on the subsequent Monday.
The problem appears to be now that the apps that were on the SD card aren't working. They are still on the card because I looked in Astro and the file folders are there and have data.
I didn't have a nandroid. I did have a titanium pro backup. I think that one backs up on to the SD card somewhere. I can't get titanium backup to reinstall on the phone. I tried to uninstall and that didn't seem to work either.
IS there a way to find the titanium backup file and do something with it? The reason I ask this question is because right now I can't seem to get window to recognize the card when I plug it in as a drive.
I tried to download better terminal from the market but I can't get the phone to let me "Accept Permissions" to download the app.
I do have 3 month old copy of my SD card on my pc.

I sure would like to figure this out and get my phone working again.
Then I want to flash the new stock rom of 2.3 and move on.
I just don't want to loose my messages, call history and phone book.
I suppose I can make a list of my apps to put them back, if I have to. aI guess I would loose all my settings.
IF someone out there can tell me what to do to fix this I sure wood appreciate it.
I have learned to do a Nadroid and keep it on my PC

Mr. Ed · June 9th, 2011, 03:17 PM

were you using dark tremor a2sd on the previous Rom? if so it sounds like the new Rom doesn't have a2sd support. keep in mind the stock rooted Rom will not either.

but that may not be what is wrong. try this...boot into hboot and what do you see... I have a feeling you lost root

ocnbrze · June 9th, 2011, 05:39 PM

yeah that is my guess as well that root was lost. if you have hboot 2.16, then you have lost root and will have to wait until a new exploit is found.

Granite1 · June 9th, 2011, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Ed

were you using dark tremor a2sd on the previous Rom? if so it sounds like the new Rom doesn't have a2sd support. keep in mind the stock rooted Rom will not either.

but that may not be what is wrong. try this...boot into hboot and what do you see... I have a feeling you lost root

My thoughts too Ed. Once I read titanium won't dl, my immediate thought was s-on.

Like Ed posted, do you still have s-off?
Power down, hold volume down and power until hboot appears, does it say s-on or s-off?

congaman59 · June 9th, 2011, 10:27 PM

Do you still have s-off? Yes S-OFF
were you using dark tremor a2sd on the previous Rom? No I was using app to SD pro by a0soft
By the way I can open this app by going to the my apps in the android market.
it sounds like the new Rom doesn't have a2sd support I used unrevoked3 to root the phone I did not flash a new Rom.

congaman59 · June 14th, 2011, 11:06 PM

I'm not sure where this leaves me with my EVO. I still need to know if I can get my apps running again. I can't get titanium backup to run or delete. I don't have a nandroid. I'm really in over my head here. I could really use some Ideas on what my next move should be to get my apps back or somehow start all over again. In other words I'm stumped?

ocnbrze · June 15th, 2011, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by congaman59

I'm not sure where this leaves me with my EVO. I still need to know if I can get my apps running again. I can't get titanium backup to run or delete. I don't have a nandroid. I'm really in over my head here. I could really use some Ideas on what my next move should be to get my apps back or somehow start all over again. In other words I'm stumped?

can you uninstall titanium backup and re-download it from the market?

congaman59 · June 15th, 2011, 11:52 PM

No it won't delete from the phone it just churns and churns but dose not delete. can I manually delete it? I just don't want to delete the backup.

ocnbrze · June 16th, 2011, 12:02 AM

all of your backups are stored on the sd card. titanium backup is part of the system framework so you would have to use a file manager of some sort like es file manager or root explorer. have you tried to wipe dalvik cache and cache?

congaman59 · June 16th, 2011, 01:48 AM

have you tried to wipe dalvik cache and cache? Yes I did, but it didn't work. I still can't uninstall titanium backup or get it to run.
I guess I'm going to send them an email to their tech dpt to see if they can tell me how to delete it and reinstall it.

ocnbrze · June 16th, 2011, 10:59 AM

well you could always do a full wipe or maybe re-flash your rom. you will loose all your data and settings. just a thought.

congaman59 · June 19th, 2011, 08:40 PM

I got a reply from the people at titanium backup, and they said the same thing you guys did, that I must have lost root.
I used unrevoked 3 to root the phone, and kept the stock rom. What do I need to do to get root back? Can I run unrevoked 3 again?
If not, What should my next move be?
Do I need to take the SD card out make a copy wipe it and find the files I need to start over?

Xtremedays · June 19th, 2011, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by congaman59

I got a reply from the people at titanium backup, and they said the same thing you guys did, that I must have lost root.
I used unrevoked 3 to root the phone, and kept the stock rom. What do I need to do to get root back? Can I run unrevoked 3 again?
If not, What should my next move be?
Do I need to take the SD card out make a copy wipe it and find the files I need to start over?

If you still have s-off, I don't think you have completely lost root. You may not have a rooted rom now but with nand unlocked(s-off) you should be able to reflash recovery and your rom if needed. Do you still have recovery?

congaman59 · June 19th, 2011, 09:52 PM

Pardon my "newbness" but when you say "Do I have recovery" do you mean Can I reboot in to the recovery mode? If so, yes I can get to that menu?

Drew5150 · June 19th, 2011, 10:16 PM

I've read a few instances of that aps2sd method going bad. First I would back up your SD card to your computer. You can do this by either removing your SD card and using a card reader or by just plugging your phone into PC and dragging them over to a folder.

Then uninstall that appspro or what ever its called. Then use a file explorer and find the folder android.secure you either just empty this folder out or delete the whole thing. Warning this will delete any apps you moved over to your SD card. But since you can't use them anyway who cares.

Now go to the market and see if you can redownload titanium. If so you should be able to re-install your apps.

If not we may need to clear your market cache. And or find the folder that that program moves stuff too. The android.secure is where the native android os moves apps to.

Xtremedays · June 19th, 2011, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by congaman59

Pardon my "newbness" but when you say "Do I have recovery" do you mean Can I reboot in to the recovery mode? If so, yes I can get to that menu?

In that case you should be ok. Have you tried to reflash your current rom and see if that fixes the issues you are having?

Drew5150 · June 19th, 2011, 10:21 PM

I misread a few things. So are you saying you can't read your SD card?

congaman59 · June 20th, 2011, 10:41 AM

I can read the card with my card reader, but I can't get the computer to read the card while in the phone. I can't get sync to work either.
When I plug the phone in to the usb I get " please insert a disc in to portable disc drive L" .
It's strange to me the pc sees that it's an android phone and charges the phone, but doesn't see the SD card.

Drew5150 · June 20th, 2011, 11:41 AM

Then I would just back up your SD card onto your PC. Format the card. Then transfer everything back. Sounds like you have a SD card mount issue. Do you get a little error that your phone can't mount the SD card?

With the SD card in the phone can you access it? To even just see pictures you've taken?

Can you access the card while in recovery?

congaman59 · June 20th, 2011, 12:46 PM

I think it's because I didn't have usb debugging turned on. I can read the card fine from my pc now.

congaman59 · June 23rd, 2011, 03:34 PM

When I reboot the phone it says preparing the SD card, but I don't see an error.
I have a copy of the sd card I made the other day. Should I wipe the card and put that copy back on it? This is a copy I made after I started having the problems.

ocnbrze · June 23rd, 2011, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by congaman59

When I reboot the phone it says preparing the SD card, but I don't see an error.
I have a copy of the sd card I made the other day. Should I wipe the card and put that copy back on it? This is a copy I made after I started having the problems.

i do not see why i you should not be able to. looks like your issues did not have anything related to your sd card. so format it and copy the contents over.

congaman59 · June 23rd, 2011, 06:25 PM

I noticed I do have clockwork recovery on the phone.
I am also not able to get the pc to read the sd card again. It will charge but I can't get the pc to read the card. I tried 2 different usb cables.

ocnbrze · June 23rd, 2011, 08:25 PM

you can try and mount your card through recovery. in cwm select "mounts and storage" then select "mount usb storage".

congaman59 · June 24th, 2011, 09:37 AM

Now it says unmount your your sd card from your pc. I can see the sd card contents on the pc.Now What?

ocnbrze · June 24th, 2011, 10:24 AM

it is a toggle switch so select power, i believe, to mount and unmount your card from the computer.

congaman59 · June 24th, 2011, 12:55 PM

do I unmount the card from the phone and then remount it from one I have stored on the computer.

ocnbrze · June 24th, 2011, 01:29 PM

ok so it looks like we are confused on what each other is talking about. do you have two cards? in recovery(cwm) you can select "mount usb storage". it is similar to when the phone is on, except that you are in recovery. select mount to connect to the pc/transfer your content to the sd card/unmount usb storage to disconnect phone from the pc.

congaman59 · June 24th, 2011, 03:24 PM

No there is only one card. OK now the pc is seeing the memory card. So what is the next move?

ocnbrze · June 24th, 2011, 03:29 PM

transfer the files and unmount the card in recovery.

congaman59 · June 24th, 2011, 03:59 PM

I'm sorry to have to ask this but I want to make sure I do this right.
Transfer the files from the card to the computer, or the other way around?

ocnbrze · June 24th, 2011, 04:23 PM

ok so first did you format your card through your phone? if not you should do that first, since you have a copy of your sd card on your computer(right?). once it is formatted then see if your phone can see the card and if so set it to disk drive. or if it is still not seeing it, but it sees it in recovery then you can mount it and transfer your copy of the sd cardfrom your computer back onto the re-formatted card.

hope that helps.

congaman59 · June 24th, 2011, 04:35 PM

I haven't done anything to the card yet. I assume I can format it in recovery I think I saw that option (format sd card). So can I format in recovery then reboot to see if the computer sees the card in regular boot set to disc drive?

ocnbrze · June 24th, 2011, 04:47 PM

not sure if you can do that in recovery. i do not recall that option in clockwork mod. i would do it in booted up on your phone. then since you are booted up check and see if you can cannect via usb and set to disk drive. if you can they transfer via that way instead of through recovery. the transfer through recovery is a little slower.

congaman59 · June 24th, 2011, 05:09 PM

ik the pc read the card in regular mode and there are 2 filders left on the card
.android_secure and LOST.DIR.
so when I copy the files back t the card do I have to choose whether to overwright the files on the card?

ocnbrze · June 24th, 2011, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by congaman59

ik the pc read the card in regular mode and there are 2 filders left on the card
.android_secure and LOST.DIR.
so when I copy the files back t the card do I have to choose whether to overwright the files on the card?

you can overwrite those if you want.

congaman59 · June 24th, 2011, 08:36 PM

ok got the files copied back to the card in regular mode. do I need to do a restart or something special to make sure it works?

ocnbrze · June 24th, 2011, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by congaman59

ok got the files copied back to the card in regular mode. do I need to do a restart or something special to make sure it works?

nope no need to restart. you should be good to go now.

congaman59 · June 24th, 2011, 08:42 PM

Sorry about my spelling on the message you quoted. My wife was hollering at me to come on and go to the grocery store. Wal-mart on Friday night what an ordeal. LOL

congaman59 · June 24th, 2011, 10:26 PM

Thanks so much! Everything seems to be working very well. I couldn't have done it without you.

ocnbrze · June 24th, 2011, 10:31 PM

nice glad that i can help.