oem wallpaper directory for the DS7 and editing

[crockashat]

was looking around and was not able to find the OEM directory for walpapers/live wallpapers for the DS7, is it in a special directory or a designated android OS directory? I presume it is in one of the directories which would require rooting to access (already done) like the system folder. I was also trying to add/remove various audio (.ogg) files which I found in the /system/media/audio folders. I was able to copy them but it seems I cant edit/add/replace the files. Which I believe is because I need to change the directory from (R) read only to (RW) read/write in order to make changes to it, which I presume means I need to unmount/mount the directory or drive first - can someone point me in the right direction please. I am still kinda a noob for things like ADB and terminal emulator but I am learning.

Thanks in advance for any help in this modification.

sent from my DS7

 

[Z4nd4r]

was looking around and was not able to find the OEM directory for walpapers/live wallpapers for the DS7, is it in a special directory or a designated android OS directory? I presume it is in one of the directories which would require rooting to access (already done) like the system folder. I was also trying to add/remove various audio (.ogg) files which I found in the /system/media/audio folders. I was able to copy them but it seems I cant edit/add/replace the files. Which I believe is because I need to change the directory from (R) read only to (RW) read/write in order to make changes to it, which I presume means I need to unmount/mount the directory or drive first - can someone point me in the right direction please. I am still kinda a noob for things like ADB and terminal emulator but I am learning.

Thanks in advance for any help in this modification.

sent from my DS7

Give ES File Explorer a shot:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&feature=search_result

It's free and will do root exploration (requires that you set the home directory to "/" and enable rw, which are all easy to find in the menu). You can then edit, delete, and rename your files with aplomb.

 

[crockashat]

Thanks for the info on ES file explorer. I was able to revise files in the media/audio folder. works rather well.

I am still having trouble locating the wallpaper and live wallpaper files. (wife wants live wall paper from her SGs4g on the tablet as well).

 

[Z4nd4r]

Thanks for the info on ES file explorer. I was able to revise files in the media/audio folder. works rather well.

I am still having trouble locating the wallpaper and live wallpaper files. (wife wants live wall paper from her SGs4g on the tablet as well).

Which one is it? I'm sure it can be found on the ol' interwebz.

 

[pyraxiate]

I found live wallpaper installers in system / app

 

[crockashat]

the specific one she is looking for looks like a water puddle (rocky background) with autum leaves (red, yellow, orange) floating around with raindrops.

There are a few other cool ones I like as well, but they are more for the tech geek types (which the wife is not). The main thing I am having trouble with is finding the specific directory in which the wallpapers and live wallpapers are located. from some of the previous posts in various forums it is probably located inside a .apk file, but the actual directory where the images (or .apk file) are located seems to vary with each device which is making it harder to locate. I would actually like to aggregate a collection together and be able to install it on all my devices (LG G2x, DS7 and TF101)

QUOTE:

I found live wallpaper installers in system / app

RESPONSE:

Thanks I will take a look and see what I can find out, if they are images it should be pretty straight forward if inside an .apk file I will have to figure out how to edit and re-assemble so it will work

 

[pyraxiate]

the specific one she is looking for looks like a water puddle (rocky background) with autum leaves (red, yellow, orange) floating around with raindrops.

There are a few other cool ones I like as well, but they are more for the tech geek types (which the wife is not). The main thing I am having trouble with is finding the specific directory in which the wallpapers and live wallpapers are located. from some of the previous posts in various forums it is probably located inside a .apk file, but the actual directory where the images (or .apk file) are located seems to vary with each device which is making it harder to locate. I would actually like to aggregate a collection together and be able to install it on all my devices (LG G2x, DS7 and TF101)

QUOTE:

I found live wallpaper installers in system / app

RESPONSE:

Thanks I will take a look and see what I can find out, if they are images it should be pretty straight forward if inside an .apk file I will have to figure out how to edit and re-assemble so it will work

Glad I could help. If you browse the directory, you can't miss them.

Ps
Just looked... its livewallpaper.apk.
If you rename the .apk to a .zip, you can open it using any file unarchiver ( including on your android phone / tablet). I tested using the free androzip on the market

Here's the whole apk. See if it works as is ( dropbox linked)
http://db.tt/EVWBacd

 

[crockashat]

Livewallpaper apk

Glad I could help. If you browse the directory, you can't miss them.

Ps
Just looked... its livewallpaper.apk.
If you rename the .apk to a .zip, you can open it using any file unarchiver ( including on your android phone / tablet). I tested using the free androzip on the market

Here's the whole apk. See if it works as is ( dropbox linked)
http://db.tt/EVWBacd

Thanks again, I knew I could copy the .apk and rename the extension to .zip to unpack the file to examine it's contents, do you know if I can just zip it back up and rename the extension to get it installed and working again, or do I need to re-compile the file first befor installing? (gona have to do some searching, I'm not sure about this)