Root How to 'push' something from stock rom?

[QuasarZ]

I am looking at trying out a different ROM, but the search button doesn't work. The dev doesn't use it so he removed it. He said you can push it from a stock de-odexed rom to make it work. How would I go about getting the google search off stock rom to make it work on the custom one?

Thanks

 

[ocnbrze]

try using root explorer or es file explorer. go to system/app/GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk. (i believe this is the correct file) copy it then paste it to your sd card. flash or nandroid back to current rom and install from sd card. I hope that works for you.

 

[evomattnc]

try using root explorer or es file explorer. go to system/app/GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk. (i believe this is the correct file) copy it then paste it to your sd card. flash or nandroid back to current rom and install from sd card. I hope that works for you.

Our pull it from the zip for a rom that has it using an archive manager like 7zip and place it on your sd card from the computer, then install from file explorer

 

[evomattnc]

Our pull it from the zip for a rom that has it using an archive manager like 7zip and place it on your sd card from the computer, then install from file explorer

Same thing just no flash and restore...

 

[QuasarZ]

Will I then have to program the search "button" to work?

 

[ocnbrze]

not sure never had to do it myself. just make a nandroid before trying it though. out of curiosity what rom are you using?

 

[QuasarZ]

Well I pulled the .apk and installed it. The search button does not work yet. How do I program that now?
Eternal prophecy 5.7

 

[ocnbrze]

not sure on how to program those buttons. sorry maybe posting over on xda and see. sorry that is beyond my rooting skill. maybe someone else here may know the answer.

 

[akazabam]

I've been trying to sit in the background a bit more lately, but I can answer this question for you. Likely, you had the search apk the whole time (it'd be silly to remove that entirely), but the actual button itself has been disabled. It's defined in the /system/usr/keylayout/supersonic-keypad.kl file. When disabled there, the button no longer works. Replace that file with one where it's enabled, and it will work. As it turns out, Calkulin's Evio, for example is one such ROM that has the search button disabled. He was nice enough to provide a flashable zip to replace that file with the one where the button works. It should work on any Sense ROM (and maybe more, but I haven't checked yet). You can get it from here. Just flash attached zip for enabling all buttons. Just in case, make a nandroid backup, first.

 

[ocnbrze]

thanx akazabam once again. i knew it was someplace in systems. i just did not know where to look.

 

[akazabam]

A good way to learn where things are in /system is to find flashable zips that people have already made, open them up, and see what they're pushing. It's a great way to learn how certain parts of the system work.