Hi everyone, maybe this is a silly question but I don't want to screw my phone without asking first, so is there any tutorial or app about installing busybox on the P500? Or is it the "standard" procedure that involves adb, remounting r/w, copy ro /xbin etc?
Thank you!
I used a app called BusyBox Installer from Market.
I couldn't confirm if it worked, but you can try.
I installed it from the market
Android.Nis said:
I installed it fronte tue market
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Ok but was it BusyBox Installer? I'd like to use a confirmed working app.
BTW I rooted my phone with z4root.
I downloaded BusyBox by Stephen (Stericson) =) This is the name
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So I tried installing xRecovery (I think it was .3) on my new mini pro U20i which i rooted with z4root 1.3.0. HOWEVER, the busybox that came with it didn't work so I attempted to install another busybox... and I somehow bricked my phone lol.
The phone is fixed and rooted again but I would really like to get xRecovery working so I can flash roms.
Any help would be really appreciated
P.S. If you have any guides for backing up/flashing roms and partitioning sd cards that would be great!
johnpharrell said:
So I tried installing xRecovery (I think it was .3) on my new mini pro U20i which i rooted with z4root 1.3.0. HOWEVER, the busybox that came with it didn't work so I attempted to install another busybox... and I somehow bricked my phone lol.
The phone is fixed and rooted again but I would really like to get xRecovery working so I can flash roms.
Any help would be really appreciated
P.S. If you have any guides for backing up/flashing roms and partitioning sd cards that would be great!
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Did you root with SOC?
No... should I have? Does it include xRecovery? Do you think it would be ok to unroot with z4root and the use SOC. I'm a noob to all this kinda thing Is SOC working with x10 mini pro 2.1 build 2.0.A.0.504?
1. root you device
2. install busybox from market only
3. try automatic installation(the safer way)
4. reboot
5. tap the back button several times
6. enjoy xRecovery
Tehouster said:
1. root you device
2. install busybox from market only
3. try automatic installation(the safer way)
4. reboot
5. tap the back button several times
6. enjoy xRecovery
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Thanks Tehouster, but busybox isn't available on the market anymore...I've searched and I can't find it. That's why I ended up using an offmarket one before, ultimately bricking my phone lol.
Strange...I found busybox on the pc android market site, but not of my phone's market app?? I tried to install it via the pc site but
it said that my phone was incompatible? Now what?!
The market checks your phone to see there're compatible Apps available for your particular phone/ROM before showing you up the results, and that's why some may not find those particular Apps they're looking for, I sometime make use of Morelocale to search further outside my home region, hope this may help.
johnpharrell said:
Thanks Tehouster, but busybox isn't available on the market anymore...I've searched and I can't find it. That's why I ended up using an offmarket one before, ultimately bricking my phone lol.
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Busybox is in my market.. strange.
Hi ive rooted my device and installed root explorer, also installed xrecovery, but i cant get it to work,
on a tut it says i need to install busybox, how do i install it? i cant find it on the store.
someone there who can help me
i tried to install it manually, but adb says exec:cp not found - the same error message from xrecovery what can i do?
Install Titanium backup, and click problems, then it will help you install busybox.
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Install Titanium backup, and click problems, then it will help you install busybox.
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I tried this method already, but to no avail. And BusyBox isn't available with my carrier/country it seems... Oh well!
Market don't show me busybox
Sorry for my poor english, i can't found the busybox installer on the market.
using my x10i i'm search "busybox" and show it in the 1st result, but
using a mini pro (U20i) don't show anithing from stericson
using 2.0.2.A.0.24 nordic
Lo bueno es que voy a aprender ingles antes de vuestra respuesta...
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me too.i also cant find the busy box and xrecovery installer.it strange.why oh why.i really want the x recovery in my phone
here you have a pretty good working guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9818553&postcount=535
he mentions chmodding with adb, but doesnt now the command - it's pretty straight forward
write following in adb shell
Code:
$ su
# mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system 3 /system
# chmod 777 system/bin
# exit
$ exit
afterwards push the files downloadet from his post with
Code:
adb push %filepath%\busybox %filepath%\chargemon %filepath%\xrecovery.tar /system/bin
where %filepath% is the path to the folder where you extracted the 3 files
If you have problems with ddms, just write
You can find both on Google. Just be patient an look very well ... I found it.
for busybox, intall titanium backup, and xrecovery you will need to install zhidu's xRecovery mini... i have the same problem before..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=932194
Thank youuu.ive installed it.
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hi guys,
new to all this and have rooted my x10 mini mainly in order to remove excess apps that came with the phone (and i'm sure i'll start using root access for other things too!)
having a bit of a problem though...
what i've done so far:
updated from OEM 1.6 to 2.1 via sony webste
used SuperOneClick to gain root access
added SuperUser
added titanium backup and used that to download busybox
installed terminal emulator
in terminal emulator i enter su - and this gives me access fine.
however when i type in busybox it says not found. i've rebooted after every app installation etc.
i gathered (probably incorrectly) that this may be because busybox isn't in a path or something, so i would need to navigate to the busybox folder first? however i cant find anything called busybox on my SD card!!
help please!!
cheers, Adam
well i still cand find busybox, BUT.....
didn't realise I can browse root with ES File Explorer that I already had - gunna delete apps now
cheers!!
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scrap that, says i'm not allowed lol.
if i buy root explorer from the market i guess that'll work?
lincoln_dj said:
if i buy root explorer from the market i guess that'll work?
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it does
lincoln_dj said:
hi guys,
new to all this and have rooted my x10 mini mainly in order to remove excess apps that came with the phone (and i'm sure i'll start using root access for other things too!)
having a bit of a problem though...
what i've done so far:
updated from OEM 1.6 to 2.1 via sony webste
used SuperOneClick to gain root access
added SuperUser
added titanium backup and used that to download busybox
installed terminal emulator
in terminal emulator i enter su - and this gives me access fine.
however when i type in busybox it says not found. i've rebooted after every app installation etc.
i gathered (probably incorrectly) that this may be because busybox isn't in a path or something, so i would need to navigate to the busybox folder first? however i cant find anything called busybox on my SD card!!
help please!!
cheers, Adam
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Superoneclick does not install busybox
Gothic-4-Schiffer said:
Superoneclick does not install busybox
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i know. that's why i said i used titanium backup to try to install it, as per instructions elsewhere on this site
lincoln_dj said:
i know. that's why i said i used titanium backup to try to install it, as per instructions elsewhere on this site
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Look for it in the market. That one works, i had the same problem. Titanium seems to install an old version of this one, and sometimes it fails.
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thats the busybox version i use for x10 mini 2.1 update1 (rooted of course):
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1229065/busybox
copy it to "/system/bin/"
even better check this http://www.omapedia.org/wiki/Android_Installing_Busybox_Command_Line_Tools
Hi Guys!! I've got a problem installing BusyBox here!!
I searched for the problem on google, but didn't find anything helpful, so thought someone can help here.............
The point was to get V6 Supercharger script running, which requires BusyBox. I already had BusyBox V. 1.19.2 installed, but as Zeppellin has described, versions above 1.18.2 could've caused problems, so I decided to install V1.18.2, via BusyBox app(by stericson) on market. It was unsuccessful to do the job, so i tried it with another app- BusyBox installer(by JRummy), but now this one is unable to detect root access!!!
PLUS, now root apps such as SetCPU, script manager are all getting FCs
I've already confirmed with the root access-- I am getting # sign with SU command.........
Please help someone.......Its all getting really weird!!!!
*EDIT*:- Now Wi-Fi not working too !!!!!---WTF????
You really make all things confusing better to clear data of superuser from settings and then flash older version of superuser and then use jrummy app to install busybox
Edit:Flash kernel again
Update su binary.
aspee
aspee said:
You really make all things confusing better to clear data of superuser from settings and then flash older version of superuser and then use jrummy app to install busybox
Edit:Flash kernel again
Update su binary.
aspee
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Gosh!! Nothing above worked :\
Finally, had to restore \system through recovery and then reflash kernel and everything is back now
However, thanks for you reply!!!!
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maybe u should try it this way:-
1.install root explorer
2.at the top of root explorer u will see "mount r/w" (select it) such that it show u "mount r/o"
3.open busybox and try again to install it
i am not sure that it will work for u or not but works fr me
pm me if u want root explorer
kssood said:
maybe u should try it this way:-
1.install root explorer
2.at the top of root explorer u will see "mount r/w" (select it) such that it show u "mount r/o"
3.open busybox and try again to install it
i am not sure that it will work for u or not but works fr me
pm me if u want root explorer
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Problem already solved bro!!
Thanks for reply though.........
I have a root app that keeps asking to install Busybox and leads me to install the busybox installer app from market but this installer fails to write/install busybox to system/xbin, is there a better easier way?
I know the upd_1.zip package can do it but I already have root and I don't like this package as it installs a lot of stuff, I just want Busybox only.
thanks
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I have BB 1.18.4 still from the old doomlord kit, installed into system/xbin, and I noticed that some mods/tweaks/apps require it installed in /xbin, while others need it into /bin. So my question is, if I use Busybox Installer to install the 1.20.2 to both folders, will it harm my device having two busyboxes installed at the same time?
You could install it in xbin and then symlink it to bin.
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Err, how to symlink it? I find something like console commands searching around, but i don't know where to put them =(
I think you have some learning to do.
You can install busybox in both directories. The order of directories in $PATH will prevent issues with having it installed twice.
Sent from my Nexus 7
Thanks, I'll go directly with the double install then.
Just one more thing that just happened, I usually use Busybox Installer for that, but when I select the installation for the right version, before dowloading the install files, it stops and says I have a bad internet connection, even tho my 3G works perfectly. Did anyone else experience this?
BillGoss said:
I think you have some learning to do.
You can install busybox in both directories. The order of directories in $PATH will prevent issues with having it installed twice.
Sent from my Nexus 7
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Yeah, I know this is old thread, but I have some related questions: if busybox is already installed in system/bin by kingroot, why should I install a binary update in system/xbin as busybox installer wants to do by default? If it is in both paths, which one is going to do the job? or... Why do I actually want to have two busybox copies in two separate directories if I "can" have just one? And last: most people suggest to install busybox in system/xbin, so why kingroot choose to do it in system/bin?...
Man quetion.. I'm curious what the answers are to these please!..