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ade	2012-03-16 , 20:37
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Originally Posted by wicozani

Hello. I've tried to install this replacement clock today, but something hasn't gone quite right. After unzipping the .zip file I had a 'worlclock' folder in MyDocs. I moved this to /usr/bin, and then moved the worldclock program from its folder into /usr/bin proper. This leaves me with worldclock.launch, worldclock.orig, and worldclock all in /usr/bin.

When I give the ls -l /usr/bin/worldclock command it returns "worldclock". However, when I click on 'clock' in apps, it processes for a short while and returns me to the homescreen I'm on, without ever bringing up a clock. There are no more clock or worldclock icons in my app drawer. I performed all the other commands described in the OP. Can anyone kindly help me out? TY. Jeff

Show me the output of:

Code:

ls -l /usr/bin/worldclock

If it has no x bits you still have to do "chmod +x /usr/bin/worldclock"

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wicozani	2012-03-16 , 21:17
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Originally Posted by ade

Show me the output of:
Code:
ls -l /usr/bin/worldclock

worldclock

[Qoute]If it has no x bits you still have to do "chmod +x /usr/bin/worldclock"[/QUOTE]

I have repeated this command with root, but my clock icon is still nonfunctional. Jeff

Last edited by wicozani; 2012-03-16 at 21:20.

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ade	2012-03-16 , 21:29
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Originally Posted by wicozani

worldclock

This can't be the output of the "ls -l" ...are you using the number one instead of the letter "l"?

It should look something like

Code:

-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root       454420 Feb 29 00:21 /usr/bin/worldclock

Please execute again and copy and paste the exact output.

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wicozani	2012-03-16 , 21:35
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Originally Posted by ade

This can't be the output of the "ls -l" ...are you using the number one instead of the letter "l"?

It should look something like
Code:
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root       454420 Feb 29 00:21 /usr/bin/worldclock
Please execute again and copy and paste the exact output.

Code:

-rw-r--r--    1 user     root       454420 Feb 28 16:19 worldclock

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ade	2012-03-16 , 21:37
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Originally Posted by wicozani

Code:

-rw-r--r--    1 user     root       454420 Feb 28 16:19 worldclock

Like I said, execute:

Code:

root
chmod +x /usr/bin/worldclock

and it will work.

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wicozani	2012-03-16 , 21:44
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Originally Posted by ade

Like I said, execute:
Code:
root
chmod +x /usr/bin/worldclock
and it will work.

I've executed this command for the third time under root, rebooted my phone, and still nothing. Response to the ls command remains the same. I have CSSU-T with KP46, and overclocked with the dsp profile, if that's of any help.

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ade	2012-03-16 , 21:56
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Originally Posted by wicozani

I've executed this command for the third time under root, rebooted my phone, and still nothing. Response to the ls command remains the same.

I will eat my shoes if this does not work

The chmod +x must put execute permissions on the file, or else you will encounter error messages.

I will have to ask again, please execute exactly as written. You are not executing this on the file in MyDocs I hope, because that will never work (not supported in FAT32). Do the chmod to the file in /usr/bin/. This simply has to work. If you do not encounter error messages and it is still not executable, your devices is seriously corrupted. But I am still betting on some misunderstanding.

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wicozani	2012-03-16 , 21:57
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Originally Posted by wicozani

I've executed this command for the third time under root, rebooted my phone, and still nothing. Response to the ls command remains the same. I have CSSU-T with KP46, and overclocked with the dsp profile, if that's of any help.

Is it possible that it's executing the chmod command against the folder called 'worldclock' in /usr/bin/ rather than the program itself?

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wicozani	2012-03-16 , 22:06
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Originally Posted by ade

I will eat my shoes if this does not work

The chmod +x must put execute permissions on the file, or else you will encounter error messages.

I will have to ask again, please execute exactly as written. You are not executing this on the file in MyDocs I hope, because that will never work (not supported in FAT32). Do the chmod to the file in /usr/bin/. This simply has to work. If you do not encounter error messages and it is still not executable, your devices is seriously corrupted. But I am still betting on some misunderstanding.

I've received no errors at all, and I'm sure I wasn't performing the command on the folder in MyDocs.

I just did the following:

Code:

 sudo gainroot
/home/user # cd /usr/bin/
/usr/bin # chmod +x worldclock

And it executed without error, returning me to my /usr/bin prompt. The clock icon in my apps drawer still does nothing after showing the processing icon for a short while. Everything else on my phone seems to operate normally. FYI, I don't have either speed or battery patch installed. I haven't the faintest clue. Thanks for being so responsive and trying to assist! Not a problem, just a mystery. Jeff

Last edited by wicozani; 2012-03-16 at 22:26.

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ade	2012-03-16 , 22:25
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Originally Posted by wicozani

Is it possible that it's executing the chmod command against the folder called 'worldclock' in /usr/bin/ rather than the program itself?

How can there be a folder named worldclock in /usr/bin/ ?

Your output of ls -l /usr/bin/worldclock was

Code:

-rw-r--r--    1 user     root       454420 Feb 28 16:19 worldclock

so there cannot be folder with the same name (duplicate names are allowed, no matter if it is a folder or file). And a folder with that name should not be there.

I have the feeling you did not follow the exact steps, because we are in some strange situation now, which I cannot judge from here.

Let go for the final attempt, and else it might be better to return to the old clock.

First remove the current folder or binary:

Code:

sudo gainroot
rm -rf /usr/bin/worldclock

Download
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/42147901/worldclock.zip

-Unzip the downloaded file (containing worldclock) and place it on your phone in (for example) /home/user/MyDocs/
-Then in x-terminal:

Code:

sudo gainroot
cd /usr/bin/
mv /home/user/MyDocs/worldclock .
chown root:root worldclock
chmod +x worldclock

Execution exactly as stated, report any errors/warning messages.

Edit: could be you ended up in something like /usr/bin/worldclock/worldclock ? Anyway, this should have been corrected now.

Last edited by ade; 2012-03-16 at 22:38.