Milestone Browser and Terminal Emulator

[tktouch12]

newton122189, thank you for your guide. i'm going to try that

[Newton122189]

newton122189, thank you for your guide. i'm going to try that

no problem, i hope it works for you, the multi touch was alright and it eliminated the scrolling lag but it just wasnt for me, it seemed to work alright, but nothing special

[tktouch12]

alright well im excited to have it, nothing else changes does it? and i can just run the second set of commands to get the stock browser back?

now i just have to wait for rapidshare to let me download it. (right now is "too busy", ugh)

[Newton122189]

alright well im excited to have it, nothing else changes does it? and i can just run the second set of commands to get the stock browser back?

now i just have to wait for rapidshare to let me download it. (right now is "too busy", ugh)

yeah, i hate that too busy nonsense

but yes if you follow the first set of commands then the second set should take you back to stock (without multi touch), i have done this and it works for me 100%, but still make a nandroid backup just in case

also here are the commands to go back to multi touch after you have disabled it, so basically if you put on the multi touch browser, dont like it, remove it, and then want to put it back on later

i havent personally tried this, but its just reversing the previous commands so it should work no problem

abd shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
mv /system/app/Browser.odex /system/app/Browser.odex.bak
mv /system/app/Browser.apk /system/app/Browser.apk.bak
mv /system/app/Browser.apk.mt.bak /system/app/Browser.apk
mv /system/lib/libmtwebcore.so.bak /system/lib/libmtwebcore.so
mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
sync
reboot


edit: and to answer your question, i do not believe it changes anything else, i had everything else the same, doesnt even erase bookmarks or history

[big.daddy]

Could this work? Anyone?


Now for the droid multitouch browser. Download the file from this link

RapidShare: 1-CLICK Web hosting - Easy Filehosting


and extract it. copy both browser.apk and libwebmtcore.so to the root of your sd card. Then download Terminal Emulator for free from the Android Market. Launch it and type these commands in one at a time and press the enter key (the button directly below delete on the hard keyboard) after each one.

su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
rm /system/app/Browser.odex
cat /sdcard/Browser.apk > /system/app/Browser.apk
cat /sdcard/libmtwebcore.so > /system/lib/libmtwebcore.so
mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
sync
reboot

*Note: when i typed the rm /system/app/Browser.odex it said file does not exist, yet it still worked for me. Some people say this could cause problems down the line, but if it didnt exist in the first place on my phone (i checked ) than it is basically deleted.

can i use a program other that the terminal emulator to install this? I cant get the TE to run on my phone, it immediately forces close.

[Newton122189]

any terminal emulator should work, just search for "terminal" in the marketplace, i dont use them though, i have a free one downloaded but adb is easier for me

[tktouch12]

alright i just used newton122189's method using adb and it worked great. i love the multi-touch. i think it scrolls much smoother as well! double tapping also works
i just have one problem- after doing this, a couple apps show up in the drawer twice. (of my like 100 installed apps, its 3: calculator, shazam, and the weather channel. but its not really a big deal.
thanks a ton!

[Newton122189]

i have no idea why it would do that at all, the commands i posted couldnt possibly cause your apps to show up double, now if it was your browser that showed up twice i would say maybe but the problem you have is likely related to something else, i would do a nandroid backup, (assuming you did one before you started) and try it again, you shouldnt have duplicate apps like that

edit: you posted something yesterday about starting the terminal commands and stopping half way through and then getting some boot issues, that could be related to the double apps

[tktouch12]

i have no idea why it would do that at all, the commands i posted couldnt possibly cause your apps to show up double, now if it was your browser that showed up twice i would say maybe but the problem you have is likely related to something else, i would do a nandroid backup, (assuming you did one before you started) and try it again, you shouldnt have duplicate apps like that

edit: you posted something yesterday about starting the terminal commands and stopping half way through and then getting some boot issues, that could be related to the double apps

ya, your right it could easily be what i did yesterday, but its just a couple and its only duplicate icons, so i dont think im going to worry about it. actually, since its just 3 apps, i just uninstalled them and reinstalled, and now its fine (actually, at that exact moment the other ones got fixed, so no big deal)
and so thanks again, i love it

[Newton122189]

Well I'm glad you like it, if you want there is a new version on alldroid, just fixes the auto fit to page issue, but if you want you can install it