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Help Noobie made boo boo while freezing bloat

So i got a Razr and its rooted have root explorer and Titanium Backup Pro installed. I went trough and started freezing bloat ware. I got to Social Messaging 2.3.6. I intended on clicking freeze but phone slid a bit in my hand and i hit uninstall. I understand that to receive the ICS update this is a vital system app that is needed to install ICS.

When i try to restore it in TB it just sits there with the wheel spinning. I have to force stop the TB app and i have tried going into settings and switching to Direct, Indirect, and interactive to no resolve.

Any ideas how i can get this app re-installed and froze so i may receive ICS?

Aslo, LOVE this phone.
 
I'm not sure. I just uninstalled it using Titanium Back Up. So however it uninstalls an application that's what is removed. I can still see it in Titanium Back Up at the bottom. With a line scratched through it. I have tried multiple times in the last 48 hours to restore the app through Titanium Back Up to no resolve.
 
I copied the apk from my system/apps file...use astro to copy it into system/app, then I guess you could install it from there. When you click on it it gives you the option of installing once you copy it there.
 

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Ok so I copied with both root e, poorer and the one you reccemended and it says read only folder. Any way to allow writing to this folder?
 
Ok so i got the file into /system/apps with root explorer but when i click on install, it tells me not installed. Not sure why. I read somewhere that i might need to change permissions so im gonna try that right quick. (Just remembered while i was typing this in)

Im gonna get this one way or another.

On another note. Has anyone noticed that the razr bezel is a little loose fitting around the top corners? I have never dropped mine and it been in an otter box defender since i bought it. Not sure what to think of it.
 
UPDATE:

So i did find that the permissions were off. Changed to match the other apps in the system/app folder but still didnt show up nor allow me to install.

Would i be able to do a factory reset and fix this issue? The phone is rooted so would rooting be an issue when resetting the phone. Im okay with loosing root but not bricking my phone.
 
Ok I shall try that once I get home and can focus more of my attention on it. I'm just trying to ensure I am able to receive ICS. Other wise just trying to reduce battery drain.
 
I also want to thank you guys as well. No flaming at all. Other forums would have let me have it for sure . So again thanks. I will try to do as much as I can in return.
 
any chance i can get the odex file to go along with the apk? I believe there is one for this file. I have tried everything and still cant get this app installed.

Is this a required app to do OTA update?

I understand that i am supposed to put this into system/app, then change permissions, then reboot and presto.....

Only, im not seeing the presto......

Anyone else?????
 
Since the phone is rooted, you could flash one of the stock ICS ROMs floating around and get yourself back to a fresh starting point.
 
I also want to thank you guys as well. No flaming at all. Other forums would have let me have it for sure . So again thanks. I will try to do as much as I can in return.

Yeah, well, I'm sure everyone here with a rooted phone has done something 'stupid' with it at some point or another. :)
 
Can i just restore to get this app back? Do i need to unfreeze and do a system restore. I understand i need to get to the restore menu by holding Vol- Vol+ and power right? Then do system restore?

Will this resolve my social messaging app problem?
 
UPDATE:RESOLVED

Ok i got it....Well sorta.

What i ended up doing was reverting back to 2.3.5 using fast boot method. Once i did that, i OTA'ed to 2.3.6 and re rooted. Phone is back to normal and seeing as how i was able to OTA to 2.3.6 i should be able to OTA to ICS. No?

Kinda glad as well. Its nice to be able to revert back to an out of the box state and start over. Now i can go at this with and educated guess instead of blindly poking around.

Thanks and this thread can be closed if ya like.
 
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