Enable Webtop via HDMI without Dock for Atrix 4G on Gingerbread

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Brandon Orndorff
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Those of you that don’t want to purchase the Dock for your Motorola Atrix 4G but still want to use webtop, these are the instructions. This method is to enable webtop on the Motorola Atrix 4G after the Gingerbread update via HDMI.

Some webtop functionality like the clock widget, music, and gallery will be disabled for this to work. Also keep in mind that you must have a rooted Atrix for this mod to work. If your Atrix is not rooted then go to “how-to-root-the-atrix-4g-after-gingerbread-update” to root your Atrix and come back to this article after.

What will this mod do to my phone?
This webtop mod will replace the original DockService and PortalApp APK’s. There are 3 different files below so that you can install this webtop hack on version 4.5.91 OTA, HKTW, and ORFR 4.5.2A. Anyone with development experience can enable the other features that were mentioned above with the DockService-dev.apk that is included with the DockService.apk and PortalApp.apk below.

Instructions to Install the Webtop Hack on your Atrix 4G:
(If you are deodexed, ignore any errors related to odex)

  1. Download and unzip the modified apk’s to C:\webtop (Download Link)
  2. Connect your phone to the computer via USB
  3. Open a command prompt in Windows (Start -> Run -> Type “cmd”)
  • For Atrix on AT&T 4.5.91 OTA, type “cd c:\webtop\ATT”
  • For Atrix on HKTW, type, “cd c:\webtop\HKTW”
  • For Atrix on ORFR, type, “cd c:\webtop\ORFR”
  1. Type “adb shell” press ENTER
  2. Type “su” press ENTER
  3. If your phone asks for Superuser rights tap allow
  4. Type “mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system” press ENTER
  5. Type “mv /system/app/DockService.apk /system/app/DockService.apk.bak” press ENTER
  6. Type “mv /system/app/PortalApp.apk /system/app/PortalApp.apk.bak” press ENTER
  7. Type “mv /system/app/DockService.odex /system/app/DockService.odex.bak” press ENTER
  8. Type “mv /system/app/PortalApp.odex /system/app/PortalApp.odex.bak” press ENTER
  9. Type “rm /data/dalvik-cache/*DockService* /data/dalvik-cache/*PortalApp*” press ENTER
  10. Type “cd /system/app” press ENTER
  11. Type “cp /sdcard/DockService.apk ./” press ENTER
  12. Type “cp /sdcard/PortalApp.apk ./” press ENTER
  13. Type “chown 0:0 ./DockService.apk” press ENTER
  14. Type “chown 0:0 ./PortalApp.apk” press ENTER
  15. Type “chmod 644 ./DockService.apk” press ENTER
  16. Type “chmod 644 ./PortalApp.apk” press ENTER
  17. Type “reboot” press ENTER

Congrats you now have webtop enabled on your Motorola Atrix without having a Docking station. Just plug your phone into your screen via HDMI and have fun. If you have any questions please let us know.

12 COMMENTS

  1. followed this but mobileview is just frozen and cannot touch any of the buttons. I tried installing both the dockservice and the dockservice-dev

  2. hey its not ‘dab’ it is ‘adb’
    just to let you know
    noobies get stuck by following the guide to the letter
    so please fix asap

  5. it worked for me except the only phone view i get is the one as soon as its pluged in and I cant see the mouse or keyboard its like its behind my homescreen

  8. So has this been fixed and does it really work? I want to do this but don’t want anything to go wrong. I’m a newbie at this.

  9. I am having problems with applying the HDMI hack. I am running 4.5.91 with GB 2.3.4 (straight from AT&T). I have debugging on and superuser enabled.

    After this line:
    rm /data/dalvik-cache/*DockService* /data/dalvik-cache/*PortalApp*

    I got this error:
    rm failed for /data/dalvik-cache/*DockService*, No such file or directory

    As a result, my entertainment center was disabled. I tried to reverse the changes by issuing:

    mv /system/app/DockService.apkbak /system/app/DockService.apk
    mv /system/app/PortalApp.apk.bak /system/app/PortalApp.apk
    mv /system/app/DockService.odex.bak /system/app/DockService.odex
    mv /system/app/PortalApp.odex.bak /system/app/PortalApp.odex
    failed on ‘/system/app/PortalApp.odex’ no such file or directory

    Any help is appreciated.

    Thanks

  10. I have discovered my mistake with the PortalApp.odex.bak. I installed root explorer lite and discovered the file was renamed to Portal.ode.bak and was able to rename it back to original name of PortalApp.odex.

    However, enough though it appears that all system files have been returned to original state. I am still unable to access entertain center when I plug in HDMI cable to TV. Nor does my webtop dock recgonize my Atrix when I plug it in.

    Any help is greatly appreciated.

  11. Download link for modified apk’s is missing adb shell….?
    Can’t proceed at cmd b/c adb is missing in the ATT folder.
    Can I download adb shell seperatley and still follow these steps?

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