Ok so I have rooted my Hero and all is well. I've been trying to replace the sound files in system/media/audio/ui where the keyboard sounds are. I find that I cannot move a file into that folder, or apparently any of those folders. When I try to paste a copied or cut file using root explorer into the ui folder, the file just doesn't appear.
Why is this?
Switchbitch said:
Ok so I have rooted my Hero and all is well. I've been trying to replace the sound files in system/media/audio/ui where the keyboard sounds are. I find that I cannot move a file into that folder, or apparently any of those folders. When I try to paste a copied or cut file using root explorer into the ui folder, the file just doesn't appear.
Why is this?
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have you tried with and without file extention?
Yes. Root explorer just won't let me move any files around in the phone memory. Do I have to do it using adb?
I have a feeling its Root Explorer not working properly in Hero.
I could do this easily on my magic, but I get the same thing - looks like its copied the file, but when I paste, nothing happens at all.
I did manage to delete the Stocks app. from the device (don't use it or need it) using root explorer but other attempts to copy and pasdte have failed.
I have however managed to successfully use Astro File Manager to copy a wallpaper file from the device memory and paste to the SDcard. Will explore Astro a little further and see if it can do more on the device.
Dayz
Phew, not just me being thick then....
I spent most of today trying to backup an .apk from /data/app-private to /sdcard. No luck with Root Explorer, adb pull or a 'cp' from the shell. "Remote file does not exist" was the result of the last two, but it's displayed by ls.
I think anything in app-private is a no go anyway as it contains copy protected apps. With regard to astro - it can copy from device in certain locations, and paste to sd to back up, but it can't delete from the device, and it can't copy or move files to the device.
Daisy xx
Dayzee said:
I think anything in app-private is a no go anyway as it contains copy protected apps.
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Hmm, thanks Daisy. Will get on to the app's developer, as it was his advice to gain the ability to change location settings that I tried to follow.
Al
Shluggity said:
Phew, not just me being thick then....
I spent most of today trying to backup an .apk from /data/app-private to /sdcard. No luck with Root Explorer, adb pull or a 'cp' from the shell. "Remote file does not exist" was the result of the last two, but it's displayed by ls.
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Try
Code:
adb shell
su
cat /data/app-private/some.app.apk > /sdcard/some.app.apk
exit
exit
adb pull /sdcard/some.app.apk some.app.apk
...it worked for me on a stock, rooted HTC Hero.
Switchbitch said:
Ok so I have rooted my Hero and all is well. I've been trying to replace the sound files in system/media/audio/ui where the keyboard sounds are. I find that I cannot move a file into that folder, or apparently any of those folders. When I try to paste a copied or cut file using root explorer into the ui folder, the file just doesn't appear.
Why is this?
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Unless you made other changes than rooting, the /system partition is mounted read-only by default. As far as I know, you'll have to follow one of the root guides to mount it read-write (like you probably did to get /system/bin/su in place) and then do whatever changes you'd like.
Personally, I got tired of the boot audio real fast, so I changed useAudio in /system/media/boot_animation.xml from "1" to "0". Ahh, blessed boot silence...
nrkabul said:
Try
Code:
adb shell
su
cat /data/app-private/some.app.apk > /sdcard/some.app.apk
exit
exit
adb pull /sdcard/some.app.apk some.app.apk
...it worked for me on a stock, rooted HTC Hero.
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And work it did for me also! Many thanks for your help - I really appreciate it.
Related
I didn't see a thread for this anywhere and it's not included in the rooting documentation so i figured I'd make one.
This will allow you to install apk files directly from the device, no need to adb them over. Just get the apk from the web or whatever source you want and install. Of course this is all assuming you have completed the current root process and have adb access already.
Thanks to godsfilth for finding these directions for the origninal nook.
1. Open a command prompt and navigate to your sdk tools folder
2. Run the following commands
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C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db settings.db
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>sqlite3 settings.db
sqlite> update secure set value=1 where name='install_non_market_apps';
sqlite> .q
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb push settings.db /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
3. Reboot
4. Install apps from NC without ADB.
You might have to restart your homescreen for the apps to show up, but i've had sucess with every app i've tried that is known working on the NC.
This was done on a Windows 7 x64 machine, although i'm sure it's the same or similiar for Linux and MUC OSx.
Also, sqlite3.exe was already in my sdk tools folder, if it's not for you then you can download from here.
Yep, and you can ADB install a file manager app, then just use the file manager to install anything else, from the SD card.
Bimboy said:
Yep, and you can ADB install a file manager app, then just use the file manager to install anything else, from the SD card.
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So...the nook doesn't stop apps from deing installed if Iinstall them manger astro file Manger?
What is the command in sqllite to see if the db entry has been changed?
I copied & pasted your commands and after a reboot still get "Can't install downloaded apk"
I did the same - even adapted the commands because the folder name wasn't the same, etc.
However, I'm trying to use SlideMe to install APKs and it keeps coming up with "Install Blocked" - any ideas?
sudermatt said:
So...the nook doesn't stop apps from deing installed if Iinstall them manger astro file Manger?
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Once you enable this it will allow you to install the apps, it doesn't have anything to do with astro per se. You can just use astro to navigate to apks stored on your sd card. I use estrongs file manager myself and have installed apks from my sd card, dropbox and downloads from dolphin browser hd.
I'm getting the same error as everyone else.
I made the edits per your first post and pushed the file back to the NC. Then I rebooted. Placed an apk in the NC and tried to open it using Root Explorer. I try to install it and I get the "Installation of donwload apks is not supported" error.
barrosd12 said:
I did the same - even adapted the commands because the folder name wasn't the same, etc.
However, I'm trying to use SlideMe to install APKs and it keeps coming up with "Install Blocked" - any ideas?
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Slideme works perfect for me so you did something wrong. Not sure what though, I would just redo it.
lovelacer said:
What is the command in sqllite to see if the db entry has been changed?
I copied & pasted your commands and after a reboot still get "Can't install downloaded apk"
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just use
Code:
sqlite3 settings.db ".dump"
and then scroll down and look for INSERT INTO "secure" VALUES(4,'install_non_market_apps','1'); you want a 1 there at the end.
barrosd12 said:
I did the same - even adapted the commands because the folder name wasn't the same, etc.
However, I'm trying to use SlideMe to install APKs and it keeps coming up with "Install Blocked" - any ideas?
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look in your tools folder for the settings.db file and check the modified by time and make sure the change you are making is made.
To clarify if there's a misunderstanding the path info and text before the > in the commands is just what you would see in your command prompt. the actual commands are after the >. These are the actual commands.
Code:
adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db settings.db
sqlite3 settings.db
update secure set value=1 where name='install_non_market_apps';
.q
adb push settings.db /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
What command did you have to alter?
also, maybe try
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adb push settings.db /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
to push... I didn't have any problem with the other command and both appear to work for me.
Oh none, your commands worked awesomely, I just had to yank the folder designations that were there, which you've now done for everyone, so thanks!
I think it might be a problem somewhere else, I'm re-doing everything right now, I'll let everyone know
Ran these commands again with the additional adb push and still no dice. I checked to see that the db entry had been updated and it correctly has the install non market apps set to 1. I'm using root explorer as well I'll try estrongs as you have. Thanks for the help.
lovelacer said:
Ran these commands again with the additional adb push and still no dice. I checked to see that the db entry had been updated and it correctly has the install non market apps set to 1. I'm using root explorer as well I'll try estrongs as you have. Thanks for the help.
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Confirmed now that SlideMe is not the issue - the settings are all correct on the PC, I can't confirm these settings for the NC. I tried re-adb-pushing and still no cigar here either. I'm getting app rejections from any source, downloaded on the NC and the SD card. Any idea what could be wrong?
Ok, definitely isolated the problem now.
I pull the settings from the NC, modify them, and everything works great, then it refuses to push it back, but says it succeeds, or something to this effect, because whenever I pull the file back from the NC, it says value=0
barrosd12 said:
Confirmed now that SlideMe is not the issue - the settings are all correct on the PC, I can't confirm these settings for the NC. I tried re-adb-pushing and still no cigar here either. I'm getting app rejections from any source, downloaded on the NC and the SD card. Any idea what could be wrong?
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Not sure, I've got it working using this method on 3 different NCs myself. The only thing i can think of is that i had already installed estrongs file manager and a few other games before doing it. Maybe try using adb to install estrongs or astro and see if it will let you then.
estrongs i'm using: www mediafire com ?sxw6adfzvyp250m
astro: www mediafire com ?05scsbrnx2wfw4v
Novaglarion said:
Not sure, I've got it working using this method on 3 different NCs myself. The only thing i can think of is that i had already installed estrongs file manager and a few other games before doing it. Maybe try using adb to install estrongs or astro and see if it will let you then.
estrongs i'm using: www mediafire com ?sxw6adfzvyp250m
astro: www mediafire com ?05scsbrnx2wfw4v
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Thanks for the file links - I'll give them a try, I really think the problem though is that the NC keeps resetting the value I push back for the non-market apps. I have no idea why it's doing this...
barrosd12 said:
Thanks for the file links - I'll give them a try, I really think the problem though is that the NC keeps resetting the value I push back for the non-market apps. I have no idea why it's doing this...
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try pulling it back right after pushing the modified one, before rebooting, and see if it's even pushing correctly at all. If it is then being reset on reboot i don't know what the issue is.
Novaglarion, I am not able to do it either.
When you say "reboot", is that the same as power off and on?
boret said:
Novaglarion, I am not able to do it either.
When you say "reboot", is that the same as power off and on?
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yes, the same.
make sure you're pushing the modified db file to /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases not to /data/data/com.android.providers.settings
it needs to be in the databases folder so it overwrites the original
bular211 said:
make sure you're pushing the modified db file to /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases not to /data/data/com.android.providers.settings
it needs to be in the databases folder so it overwrites the original
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DAMN YOU!!!! such a simple thing and i missed it! You are correct. I'll update the original commands. Thanks for the good catch there.
Hi everybody
My problem is with my GPS signal. I searched in the forum and I found a topic ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060963 ) with a correct gps configuration. I followed the steps but when I edit gps.conf file I can't do becouse I haven't permissions. In other topic talk about how I can do to give file permissions with:
- adb shell
- su
- mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
I following this steps but when I edit the gps.conf file (with root explorer) and I put the new configuration and reboot the terminal, the file don't change and has the old configuration.
What's the problem? I don't know
Sorry for my bad english
Thanks !!
Your problem is that the phone is s-on. You can't edit /system when your phone is on. Boot into Clockwork Recovery, mount usb + system, and debug with abd or a program like Android Commander. Then reboot your phone.
pepijn499 said:
Your problem is that the phone is s-on. You can't edit /system when your phone is on. Boot into Clockwork Recovery, mount usb + system, and debug with abd or a program like Android Commander. Then reboot your phone.
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Thanks you man !! I could edit the file and the gps works perfectly.
I hope this post will serve to other people's
Thanks for all !!
I've been away from a computer for a couple of weeks now, but I needed to edit my gps.conf yesterday, so here's what I did. It was actually pretty enjoyable.
I used Root Explorer throughout.
I created a new folder where I would carry out all of my operations on my SD card. I then copied the existing gps.conf to that folder.
Then I edited the file with Root Explorer's built in text editor and created a folder named "system" and a subfolder inside that folder named "etc". Then I moved gps.conf into "etc".
Next, I longpressed the "system" folder and zipped it. From there, I flashed it with CWM and the GPS has been working flawlessly since.
Sent from my HTC Legend using XDA App
Asovse1 said:
I've been away from a computer for a couple of weeks now, but I needed to edit my gps.conf yesterday, so here's what I did. It was actually pretty enjoyable.
I used Root Explorer throughout.
I created a new folder where I would carry out all of my operations on my SD card. I then copied the existing gps.conf to that folder.
Then I edited the file with Root Explorer's built in text editor and created a folder named "system" and a subfolder inside that folder named "etc". Then I moved gps.conf into "etc".
Next, I longpressed the "system" folder and zipped it. From there, I flashed it with CWM and the GPS has been working flawlessly since.
Sent from my HTC Legend using XDA App
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I don't knew this interesting way.
Thanks for share it.
I was gonna ask this as a question but then I just tried it and it all worked... So on my P509 using my rooted Android 2.2.2, "Mount /system (rw/ro)" app, Astro File manager, and Terminal Emulator. I placed a blank mp3 on my sd card and named it Startup.mp3. (Found a nice short one here: xamuel. com/blank-mp3s/) I made the /system file rewritable with the "Mount /system (rw/ro)" app. Then I typed only these code bits into Terminal Emulator:
To remove the old file:
su(enter)
mount -o rw,remount /system(enter)
rm -r /system/sounds/lgeSounds/Startup.mp3(enter)
Then cause I wanna copy a file from one place to another it's (you might need to change these 2 file chains based on what you learn from astro but it's most likely the same):
cp -r /mnt/sdcard/Startup.mp3 /system/sounds/lgeSounds/ (enter)
It worked fine. I'm kinda happy I figured out how to do this but I wanna make sure I didn't screw something up. I figure I can't be the only one annoyed by the t mobile noise at start up.
Next time just replace your mp3 file to system/sounds...poweron.mp3 is the name of the original file
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There are 2 files played when the phone is turned on. One is Poweron.mp3 and the other is Startup.mp3 and both are in a folder that is read only until you mount the drive as rewritable. So you can't just go in and delete it unless you have Root Explorer which has the ability to set the system file to rewritable...or do what I just said for free.
Exoplanetary said:
There are 2 files played when the phone is turned on. One is Poweron.mp3 and the other is Startup.mp3 and both are in a folder that is read only until you mount the drive as rewritable. So you can't just go in and delete it unless you have Root Explorer which has the ability to set the system file to rewritable...or do what I just said for free.
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So you u think you have become a themer ..:banghead::banghead::banghead:
I've used blackbird rom b4 which is nothing more than a stocked rom. I took a mp3 file (mw3 mp3) placed it in the system/sounds folder, renamed that file to poweron.mp3 than changed permissions than booted, the mw3.mp3 file worked right along the call of duty boot animation. I only worried about one file not any others
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That's cool, JRhodes85. Yeah, I thought I had done something cooler that what I did cause I made the system folder rewritable with that app but somehow thought I had done it with all the coding cause after using it to make the folder rewritable it still didn't work with my file manager...only in terminal.
jazzzzzzz...? Why so serious? These are just phones, man.
Currently, if I want to add a new custom wallpaper. I make it on my PC using GIMP, save it, plug in my reZound, switch to disk drive, copy the file to my sd card, unplug my reZound, go to ES File explorer, navigate to ex_sd, copy the file, navigate to /system/customize/resources, paste the file, go to home, change wallpaper. Now, I can do all that faster than I can type out the steps, but is there someway to move the file straight from my PC to the /system/customize/resources folder?
Thanks
pmterp said:
Currently, if I want to add a new custom wallpaper. I make it on my PC using GIMP, save it, plug in my reZound, switch to disk drive, copy the file to my sd card, unplug my reZound, go to ES File explorer, navigate to ex_sd, copy the file, navigate to /system/customize/resources, paste the file, go to home, change wallpaper. Now, I can do all that faster than I can type out the steps, but is there someway to move the file straight from my PC to the /system/customize/resources folder?
Thanks
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Just put them on your sd card in a folder called /media/images/ and you can apply them with the gallery
NilsP said:
Just put them on your sd card in a folder called /media/images/ and you can apply them with the gallery
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Or I think he can push with adb. I don't know the exact commands so if anyone can help with the commands...
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xxxxxx.png is the name of the image:
adb push xxxxxx.png /system/customize/resource
NilsP said:
xxxxxx.png is the name of the image:
adb push xxxxxx.png /system/customize/resource
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Probably need to adb remount first. Here's my suggestion, make a batch file/script something like this:
echo off
adb wait-for-device
adb remount
adb push somdirectory/newwallpaper.png /system/customize/resource/
MrSmith317 said:
echo off
adb wait-for-device
adb remount
adb push somdirectory/newwallpaper.png /system/customize/resource/
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That works great. Thanks everyone. Now, what about the reverse? Is there a way to get the files (default wallpapers, apks, etc.) pushed to my computer? I tried running the same script and reversing the file and destination but that did not work.
Edit: Never mind, found it. adb pull
I haven't used adb commands since I was rooting my eris, thanks guys.
I've messed with some of my files on my phone through ES File manager, and I kept getting errors with a specific folder, I then realized that, it's only happening with the folder I created while pushing a file through adb. ESFM has root permissions enabled, but I could not find where to view the permissions for a folder, only files. I also managed to change the stuff in the folder while in recovery. Do I need to set the permissions for the folder through adb right after i create it, or is it a bug somewhere with the ROM/device, or just a random error? If someone could provide an explanation it would be nice.
Viper 1.2.0
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ML417 said:
I've messed with some of my files on my phone through ES File manager, and I kept getting errors with a specific folder, I then realized that, it's only happening with the folder I created while pushing a file through adb. ESFM has root permissions enabled, but I could not find where to view the permissions for a folder, only files. I also managed to change the stuff in the folder while in recovery. Do I need to set the permissions for the folder through adb right after i create it, or is it a bug somewhere with the ROM/device, or just a random error? If someone could provide an explanation it would be nice.
Viper 1.2.0
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See if you can duplicate the error while pulling a logcat. That will help out in solving your problem.
if you dont wanna do that just adb remount and chmod the folder either through adb or adb shell access then restart phone
It's specific to only the folder i created through adb. I'm wondering if anyone else experienced it, or if it is only on my phone
what type of folder and either way you should be able to just adb shell then su then chmod /path to folder
t1gartist said:
what type of folder and either way you should be able to just adb shell then su then chmod /path to folder
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I created the folder on the /sdcard while pushing a file from my computer. The folder was still accessable, I just wasn't able to copy anything into it/edit it. What permissions would be given to a folder like that if i didn't specify them?
you should have been able to read and write by default all of mine are... erm.... delete the folder and create it via root browser or what ever explorer you have and you should be able to long press and access permissions