Milestone Browser and Terminal Emulator

[taypotts]

Can someone give me directions from these instructions AllDroid - View topic - [release] Multitouch browser for Droid (2.0.1) v1.0RC2 using terminal emulator? I really don't want to use adb. Thanks!!

[taypotts]

no one?

[taypotts]

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.

[taypotts]

this DOES work! whoo!! I now have pinch to zoom!!! I'm thrilled right now! haha

[vpshockwave]

Originally Posted by taypotts *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.

I had this problem when I first did it too. I'm not sure what the .odex file is, but it didn't seem to make a difference for me either.

[713King]

i have to have a rooted phone in order for me to push this one right? in that case i might as well root the phone lol

[vpshockwave]

Originally Posted by 713King i have to have a rooted phone in order for me to push this one right? in that case i might as well root the phone lol

Yeah I don't think it'll let you delete the old browser.apk unless you have root. Or maybe it will? I'm honestly not sure. I'd root anyway. It really can't hurt.

[713King]

thank you, because I do like how 2.1 looks like and it says it works on 2.1

[Newton122189]

Originally Posted by taypotts 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.

i actually made the original apk and odex into .bak files that way i could go back if i wanted to, of course i did a nandroid backup too but i figured it couldnt hurt to have a backup without the nandroid

if anyone is interested i entered this into adb, or terminal

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
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

and just to report my browser does have multi touch and it seems to be working very well

[Newton122189]

by the way if you do this the way i detailed above then it is reversible without reverting to a backup, i have this confirmed working

***IF DONE THE WAY I LISTED ABOVE***

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

that should take your backed up browser (if you did it the way i listed above) and install it and it will turn your multi touch browser into a backup