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Root Question on using Clockworkmod

Quick question when using Clockworkmod. It installed correctly using the downloaded exe. Program ran through to done. I boot up as normally into recovery leaving me at the Clockworkmod Recovery screen. From there, I open cmd and try to remove my various apps but i get errors.

What I enter:
adb shell
su
/system/bin/rm /system/app/com.htc.FriendStreamWidget.apk

What I get:
/system/bin/rm /system/app/com.htc.FriendStreamWidget.apk
/sbin/sh: /system/bin/rm: not found

Any words of wisdom please?
 
power off
plug in usb cable
hold volume down+power
volume down once to select recovery and then hit power
now you should be at the clockworkmod recovery menu
select "partitions menu"
select "mount /system"

on your computer, click start, run, and then type "cmd" and hit enter to get a dos prompt

go to the sdk\tools directory and type adb shell

Then make sure to type su to get superuser permission before typing in the commands to remove the apps you want to remove.
 
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ok what is typed and when?
thanks

/* City ID */
/system/bin/rm /system/app/CityID.apk

/* Friend Stream & Widget */
/system/bin/rm /system/app/com.htc.FriendSteamWidget.apk
/system/bin/rm /system/app/FriendStream.apk

/* HTC Facebook */ <------------*****REPORTED TO CAUSE FC's if removed******
/system/bin/rm /system/app/HtcFacebook.apk

/* HTC Twitter & Widget*/
/system/bin/rm /system/app/HtcTwitter.apk
/system/bin/rm /system/app/com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk

/* Teeter */
/system/bin/rm /system/app/teeter.apk

/* Stock Facebook */
/system/bin/rm /system/app/Facebook.apk

/* Verizon Visual Voice Mail */
/system/bin/rm /system/app/VVM.apk


/* HTC Footprints and widget */
/system/bin/rm /system/app/HtcFootprintsWidget.apk
/system/bin/rm /system/app/HtcFootprints.apk

once system is mounted you can enter any of these commands to remove apps
 
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power off
plug in usb cable
hold volume down+power
volume down once to select recovery and then hit power
now you should be at the clockworkmod recovery menu
select "partitions menu"
select "mount /system"

on your computer, click start, run, and then type "cmd" and hit enter to get a dos prompt

go to the sdk\tools directory and type adb shell

Then make sure to type su to get superuser permission before typing in the commands to remove the apps you want to remove.

hmm, i never put in su and it still removed it.
 
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all other commands to remove bloatware work great. what commands remove stocks, google talk, and footprints? also will removing footprints cause an infinate auto sync loop like removing the friendstream app did?

if you type: ls
you can see the names of all the .apk files. then use the same idea but replace the names as before.
 
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/* City ID */
/system/bin/rm /system/app/CityID.apk

/* Friend Stream & Widget */
/system/bin/rm /system/app/com.htc.FriendSteamWidget.apk
/system/bin/rm /system/app/FriendStream.apk

/* HTC Facebook */ <------------*****REPORTED TO CAUSE FC's if removed******
/system/bin/rm /system/app/HtcFacebook.apk

/* HTC Twitter & Widget*/
/system/bin/rm /system/app/HtcTwitter.apk
/system/bin/rm /system/app/com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk

/* Teeter */
/system/bin/rm /system/app/teeter.apk

/* Stock Facebook */
/system/bin/rm /system/app/Facebook.apk

/* Verizon Visual Voice Mail */
/system/bin/rm /system/app/VVM.apk


/* HTC Footprints and widget */
/system/bin/rm /system/app/HtcFootprintsWidget.apk
/system/bin/rm /system/app/HtcFootprints.apk

once system is mounted you can enter any of these commands to remove apps


I couldn't get this one to work
" /system/bin/rm /system/app/com.htc.FriendSteamWidget.apk"

After many tries i seen the error,"FriendSteamWidget" Forgot the "r":eek: FriendSteam Lol
On a side note though,your little list there was a huge huge help and i thank you!
 
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I've been trying to remove bloat all morning and i cant get cmd to work with me, after i go to recovery cmd tells me "device offline" ive tried other metheds, im getting frutrated. i am on the offical 2.2 s/w. and i really hate these apps. i read one thing it said after selecting recovery and hitting power to select partitions menu, then select mount /system. I've never Seen this as an option. i am new to this rooting thing. any one got advice
 
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I've been trying to remove bloat all morning and i cant get cmd to work with me, after i go to recovery cmd tells me "device offline" ive tried other metheds, im getting frutrated. i am on the offical 2.2 s/w. and i really hate these apps. i read one thing it said after selecting recovery and hitting power to select partitions menu, then select mount /system. I've never Seen this as an option. i am new to this rooting thing. any one got advice

Howto: Root the HTC Droid Incredible - Technology - Jonamerica.com

Good description of the tools and processes needed in this link. Depending on what version of Clockwork you have, if you're running CW, I think they changed the menu awhile back. Check through all the menu options.

Most of us move unwanted apps to a disabled folder as it shows in the above tutorial. However, if you there are a few apps you are SURE you want to get rid of, you can delete them with Titanium when rooted. Be careful and you may wish to make a Nand backup right before you start debloating just in case you need to go back.
 
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