Rooting/Hacking BlueStacks - BETA information added! (Updated 12/6/2013)

aDigitalPhantom · Nov 4, 2011

Ok the link is called ext2read but the file you run is called ext2explore. why it is that way on sourceforge I don't know

In ext2explore go to file open image then open C:\ProgramData\BlueStacks\Android\Root.fs, then there should be a hdd icon on the right panel click that, and you should see the android folder open the android folder you should see system.sfs

you might need to close the process HD-Service in task manager

bled82 · Nov 4, 2011

4x4le said:
im not seeing where it isnt needed, and I just read through the entire thread. Maybe im not seeing it because I just assumed that people were still using the rootmod.zip method though.
I tried busy box installer, but it wont even get in there. I would love to get this thing rooted, I would love a way using adb shell if needed (as that is a way I rooted several phones).

Anyways I am really excited about this because I had been using bluestacks (as it was intended) just as something to play around with until I read a post about installing .apks on it and first thing I decided to do was a launcher. Then I started searching around and came to this thread.

I now have the gadget deleted, have working market, gmail, 2gb sd card, tapatalk ect but I want root in order to further have fun

For adb access got to the bluestacks folder and use HD-adb as you would adb for android , C:\Program Files (x86)\BlueStacks\HD-Adb

UnAbsoluTe · Nov 7, 2011

Does anyone have direction to the location I can find su and busybox compiled for x86?

spook · Nov 30, 2011

Honeycomb

Android-x86 has released Honeycomb for various hardware. Has anyone figured out how to inject Android-x86 releases into bluestacks?

nick_1964 · Nov 30, 2011

chevyowner said:
Ok the link is called ext2read but the file you run is called ext2explore. why it is that way on sourceforge I don't know

In ext2explore go to file open image then open C:\ProgramData\BlueStacks\Android\Root.fs, then there should be a hdd icon on the right panel click that, and you should see the android folder open the android folder you should see system.sfs

you might need to close the process HD-Service in task manager

Whatever I do, I don't see a HDD icon, and I don't see system.sfs
Disabled the whole HD service, opened as admin, but no files...
Stuck here.

hp420 · Dec 2, 2011

the root package isn't available on mediafire anymore

rexzooly · Dec 6, 2011

@ OP Hey man, I have moved Gizmostack to its own home as the forum kept having problems, www.gizmostack.co.uk Gizmostack was rebuilt since the post, version 0.5 as a new UI and also works on XP well I hope it does

, also for some reason I can't remember the gizmostack login so I had to use my personal account sorry for any confusen.

Gizmostack Dev - Rex

octohikkus · Dec 7, 2011

how can i open bluestacks in my virtualbox window xp?

i have a window 7 i5, can run bluestacks without any problem, then i was thinking whether it allow me to install on my virtualbox's window Xp, i successfully installed on my virtualbox window XP but when i try to run the bluestacks apps it stuck, it just keep loading and wont go into the apps, any body can help? appreciate

CdRsKuLL · Dec 12, 2011

Well, I had a little play today with Bluestacks. Got it resize and loading a launcher... but now I have a problem. The previous version I have on my works machine when launched goes straight into Android, but the new version asks you to press the apps buttons, then you have to select one from the bluestacks launcher...... Then it will load up. Now I've had a look and it seems the bluestacks launcher is a html / java application. Do you know if it's possible to just write a shortcut / html etc so you can just launch the android launcher?

hope this makes sense, unless you have downloaded the current one, you wont know what I mean (0.6.2.0563)

Thanks,

Steve

CdRsKuLL · Dec 12, 2011

HOW TO TURN THE APP KEY INTO A HOME KEY

ok, got it sorta working.. maybe someone would like to improve on it for me....

So.. in brief the new version asks you to select an app from it's own launcher.. Swapping a file will allow it to go straight into android...

ok, how to do it.

1. Goto....C:\Users\YOUR USER ACCOUNT\AppData\Local\BlueStacks\Launcher folder
2. Rename launcher.html to launcher.html.bak (just to be safe

)
3. Open up notepad and paste in the below code

Code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head></head>
<body onload="refreshUI()"> 
   
<script src="js/jquery-1.5.1.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/slides.min.jquery.js"></script>

<script type="text/jscript" language="jscript">
function refreshUI() {window.external.RunApp("", "", "")}               
</script>

</body>
</html>

Save this as a new launcher.html and copy it into the launcher folder above..

Thanks

CdRsKuLL

aDigitalPhantom · Dec 18, 2011

BLUESTACKS-mod-v3.zip

WARNING
THE DEFAULT PATHS ARE FOR WIN7

WIN-XP PATHS
BLUESTACKS-mod-v3-xpreg.zip
MOD-V3.EXE "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\BlueStacks\Android"
MOD-V3-P2.EXE "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\BlueStacks\Launcher"

CHANGES
Less changes to initrd and ramdisk from stock

INFO
This will add R/W access to /system
I Have Removed ALL Bluestacks Preinstalled Apps, Installed ADW FREE, and Android Market.
The "All Apps" button has been changed to a "HOME" button see here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20233810&postcount=90

YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL STEPS FOR THIS TO WORK
RUN IS THIS ORDER
reg-changes.reg
MOD-V3.exe
MOD-V3-P2.exe

UNMODDING
Launcher.exe tries to restore the stock "All Apps" button.
undo-registry-changes.reg tries to make Bluestacks load the stock file system.

CREDITS
CdRsKuLL for the home button tweak

I think that is all

lars.oakland · Dec 19, 2011

Has anyone found a way of spawning more than one Bluestacks VM?

vidgen13 · Dec 25, 2011

Need Help

nick_1964 said:
I have a video, Quality is not to good.
I removed the vids, don't want to have legal problems with Google

Make a tutorial of 4 days work ?

There is enough in this forum to make your way.
You need modified files as stated before, and there is a link provided.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18336028&postcount=7

GoogleServicesFramework.apk
OneTimeInitializer.apk
SetupWizard.apk
Vending.apk
Gmail.apk

That is for the market and G-mail.

For the contactlist you need a modified version of
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
CalendarProvider.apk
Contacts.apk

You can find them in every Android forum with adapted Roms, simply extract them out of the packages.
Sorry for my English, I come from the netherlands and have only one year lessons.

please provide a link for these
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
CalendarProvider.apk
Contacts.apk

i tried getting it from a vega rom and an xperia x10 rom but it failed
thanks

whopper2005 · Jan 1, 2012

vidgen13 said:
please provide a link for these
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
CalendarProvider.apk
Contacts.apk

i tried getting it from a vega rom and an xperia x10 rom but it failed
thanks

Better late than never

Happy New Year!

http://www.4shared.com/rar/d1yxsui1/modbks.html?

merrickville · Jan 6, 2012

I'm using What's App in Bluestacks.

Enter you home phone number, if your land-line accepts SMS to voice, and you can listen to the code, your good. If not, wait it out until it offers to "Call You", select that.

Your land line will immediately ring with a recorded "Your code is blah blah blah", then you're good to go.

It's nice using What'sApp, I even installed CardDAV (pointed to my server) on BlueStacks, and Whats app synced and all my contacts are listed in WhatsApp, awesome!

midtown2 said:
great job guys. i am using bluestacks since the first day the alpha was released

the only problem i faced was being not able to use Whatsapp, any body knows a workaround to use it?

phudiec_95 · Jan 9, 2012

i've unistalled BlueStacks
now i want get it back but failed like this:

We're sorry. Setup could not install BlueStacks (alpha)
Detailed logs have been replaced in the file named below.
Please include this file when contacting BlueStacks support.
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI8b07a.LOG

The log file's name changes everytime i reinstall
i don't know why. Please tell me how to fix it ( Sorry for my bad English and i can't post picture 'cause i don't enough posts )

DieBagger · Jan 11, 2012

phudiec_95 said:
i've unistalled BlueStacks
now i want get it back but failed like this:

The log file's name changes everytime i reinstall
i don't know why. Please tell me how to fix it ( Sorry for my bad English and i can't post picture 'cause i don't enough posts )

First of all this is a problem that should be adressed in the official BlueStacks support forums. Also it even tells you to attach the log files so that would have helped.

Anyways, since I had the same problem here it goes: Open the log files, there will be an exception about a directory that couldn't be created (can't tell you excactly which one because ... no log files). Delete that directory and the installer should work again.

tenet420 · Jan 13, 2012

Hello All.

I was poking around in the registry and found a way to add more RAM to Bluestacks.

By default, Bluestacks has 384MB approximately of RAM as a hex entry of 180. The reg hack will take a hex or decimal number, so I doubled to 360 hex and that has worked out to around 775MB. This can easily be verified with any task manager app that displays memory.

Additionally, when I was playing with the camera earlier I noticed that it recorded sound but not picture. Well, there is a reg hack for that also!!! I noticed the registry has a 0 (zero) where it refers to the camera so, naturally, I changed it to 1. That worked!

Of course, you assume the risk.

The registry location that needs to be changed for RAM increase is:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BlueStacks\Guests\Android

The entry is "Memory". Double-click on the registry entry and change it to a higher number than it is. Afterwards, restart Bluestacks and verify the change in Android.

The registry location that needs to be changed for camera to work is:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BlueStacks\Config

The entry is "Camera". Double-click on the registry entry and change the 0 to a 1 (0 is False, 1 is True). Afterwards, restart Bluestacks and verify the camera works in Android.

Hopefully someone else can confirm this works for them. I am on an HP Elitebook 8460p running Windows 8, Bluestacks rooted with VTL as home launcher.

Happy Hacking!!!

pandobud · Jan 16, 2012

File exchange via FTP + Launcher + Market + Currents

Feel like giving back to this excellent thread!

I. File exchange via FTP (Windows <--> BlueStacks)

1. Get "File Expert" (freeware) from Market (market.android.com/details?id=xcxin.filexpert) or find APK elsewhere and install on your BlueStacks

2. Install "FileZilla Server" on your Windows (filezilla-project.org) following the instructions at lifehacker.com/339887/build-a-home-ftp-server-with-filezilla (don't forget to define the Windows folders you want to share with BlueStacks and set proper read-write access to them).

3. Find out your Windows local IP address by running Command Prompt (from your Start Menu >> Accessories), then typing 'ipconfig'. See the IP address beside "IPv4 Address" (complete instructions at groovypost.com/howto/microsoft/windows-7/find-your-local-ip-address-windows-7-cmd/).

4. Access your (Windows) shared folders from File Expert in BlueStacks. Go to Home >> Network >> FTP Client >> Create a New Account, and enter the login details (your Windows local IP in step 3 above as the "FTP IP Address", the username and password you created in FileZilla Server, and 21 as the port number). Click 'Okay'.

5. Tap on the connection you've just created and VOILA! ...you can now exchange files between Windows and BlueStacks!

Tips: To make file exchange easier, just open two tabs in File Expert... one for the Windows folder, one for the SDCard (from "My Files").

II. Market + Launchers

There seems to be an easier way to get custom launchers and market to work. I've tried it and it works --> eins.my/how-to-enable-android-market-and-replace-launcher-in-bluestacks/

III. Google Currents

If you live outside the US, you can use Google Currents (google.com/currents) by installing the APK directly (not via Market, google it out). It's a nice app like iOS'es Flipboard, which has been touted as app of the year 2011 for iOS.

IV. Market disconnecting at times...

Sometimes Market won't download apps... when this happens, I added a dummy/secondary gmail account I have from Settings >> Accounts, and Market seems to be working again. Seems like the key is invoking connection to google servers via this method. You can delete the secondary/dummy account and add it back again each time Market stops working.

After a day of fiddling with the hacks prescribed in this thread... my BlueStacks homescreen looks like this --> ge.tt/9jrSqLC/v/0

Thanks!... and cheers!...

p.s. We've nailed down sizing up SD Card and RAM/Memory so far in this thread... but anyone know, or dare to figure out how to increase the Internal Storage/Memory capacity of BlueStacks?...

Djazin · Jan 16, 2012

lars.oakland said:
Has anyone found a way of spawning more than one Bluestacks VM?

I would suggest use sandboxxie and then make the changes for the user directories accordingly to point to a different folder just a blind guess

phudiec_95 said:
i've unistalled BlueStacks
now i want get it back but failed like this:

The log file's name changes everytime i reinstall
i don't know why. Please tell me how to fix it ( Sorry for my bad English and i can't post picture 'cause i don't enough posts )

I got this too, best easiest way to fix is to just reinstall the app if that dosnt work and your have system restore on your windows go back to before an earlier point then use the repair from the main installer.

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