[Q] /system/app???

[Insomaniac10]

I rely on metamorph to make/test my themes, and all of a sudden, the other day, it stopped morphing. ill open up the app go to apply the theme, everything runs as normal, it will ask me to reboot. i will reboot and no changes take effect.....

i have searched for 20min now looking for answers. ive tried applying with /system mounted as r/w and r/o. ive verified my folder structure is still correct (including hdpi/mdpi etc). ive tried uninstalling/reinstalling. nothing is working.

would a kernel or lagfix affect it? thats really the only thing ive changed in the past two days.

EDIT: Ok so i think there is something wrong with /system altogether. normally, if you delete Phone.apk from /system/app, either through RootExplorer or ADB, your phone will go haywire as it is a vital app. well, just to test things out, i deleted it. nothing happened. rebooted fine. went into /system/app and verified that Phone.apk was not there. however, i could still call people!!!!! WTF?????

 

[Br1cK'd]

Thats is very odd all together, whats your current software setup?

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[Insomaniac10]

Thats is very odd all together, whats your current software setup?

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Deadhorse ovuv ulf running ext4 (nonvoodoo) lagfix....trigger v2.1.1...kb1 modem

update: so it seems like these symptoms are only happening with framework-res.apk and Phone.apk (both which ive been morphing a lot lately, im assuming its a metamorph thing). i just successfully morphed and ADB pushed Google Talk as a test. i was also able to delete thinkdroid.apk using root explorer.

so basically framework-res.apk and Phone.apk are inaccessible. even if i delete them or replace them through root explorer they are still functional or no changes occur. How in the world would this happen? How would i replace them?

PLEASE no one say "ODIN back to stock"....its the most obvious cop-out answer on this forum nowadays, we should try to figure more things out instead of leaning on ODIN all the time.

 

[Br1cK'd]

Deadhorse ovuv ulf running ext4 (nonvoodoo) lagfix....trigger v2.1.1...kb1 modem

update: so it seems like these symptoms are only happening with framework-res.apk and Phone.apk (both which ive been morphing a lot lately, im assuming its a metamorph thing). i just successfully morphed and ADB pushed Google Talk as a test. i was also able to delete thinkdroid.apk using root explorer.

so basically framework-res.apk and Phone.apk are inaccessible. even if i delete them or replace them through root explorer they are still functional or no changes occur. How in the world would this happen? How would i replace them?

PLEASE no one say "ODIN back to stock"....its the most obvious cop-out answer on this forum nowadays, we should try to figure more things out instead of leaning on ODIN all the time.

Lol no youve been around and know enough that the we both know the odin answer doesnt apply here. I think youre right thats its a metamorph issue. I was able to push custom framework-res to trigger 2.6.2 when I was doing the aosp theme. Have you tried to push the files yourself ather than letting metamorph push them for you?

Edited, ok reread your last post. Try making a flashable of the files and see if they will install that way? I also wonder if the ext4 fs your using may be causing the issue, did you try on rfs as well?

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[Insomaniac10]

Lol no youve been around and know enough that the we both know the odin answer doesnt apply here. I think youre right thats its a metamorph issue. I was able to push custom framework-res to trigger 2.6.2 when I was doing the aosp theme. Have you tried to push the files yourself ather than letting metamorph push them for you?

Edited, ok reread your last post. Try making a flashable of the files and see if they will install that way? I also wonder if the ext4 fs your using may be causing the issue, did you try on rfs as well?

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hey man thanks for responding. i tried flashabled, adb, metamorph, root explorer, nothing worked.
i dont think its ext4 causing it because im prettttty sure its happened to me before on no lagfix...my memory could be lying to me though.
I shouldve updated the OP with my solution. I ended up altering trigger2.1.1 rom so that it doesnt wipe data and doesnt flash a kernel....so when i flashed it, it effectively only replaced my system. that was the best thing i was able to do, and now the problem is gone

Master told me that metamorph once messed up his phone so he never uses it, i wonder if this is what happened to him? Aggressive morphers, beware.