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I'm not 100% sure this is the right area for this, so feel free to move it and let me know.
I'm trying to make a scripts that mount the system as rw and ro respectively with an echo to the terminal. However, I'm having a problem, when I add the echo part in, the console returns a directory not found error for the mount operation.
For example, my rw file looks like:
Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
echo "System mounted as read/write!"
Why should I get an error from this? Is notepad not appropriate for writing the scripts?
As far as I remember, notepad doesn't use the linux style of newline commands. I'd suggest using notepad++ (and set line endings to unix) or try that exactly on the device in gscript. I believe it's reading it all as one line (windows line ending != unix line ending). Hope that helps.
kdb424 said:
As far as I remember, notepad doesn't use the linux style of newline commands. I'd suggest using notepad++ (and set line endings to unix) or try that exactly on the device in gscript. I believe it's reading it all as one line (windows line ending != unix line ending). Hope that helps.
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I appreciate the reply! Thank you very much.
-TC
tcfrombn said:
I'm not 100% sure this is the right area for this, so feel free to move it and let me know.
I'm trying to make a scripts that mount the system as rw and ro respectively with an echo to the terminal. However, I'm having a problem, when I add the echo part in, the console returns a directory not found error for the mount operation.
For example, my rw file looks like:
Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
echo "System mounted as read/write!"
Why should I get an error from this? Is notepad not appropriate for writing the scripts?
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It should be this:
Code:
set /p sdkdir=What is your SDK directory?
cd %sdkdir%
adb wait-for-devices
adb shell su
adb shell mount -o remount,rw -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
echo System mounted as read/write
pause
exit
Captainkrtek said:
It should be this:
Code:
set /p sdkdir=What is your SDK directory?
cd %sdkdir%
adb wait-for-devices
adb shell su
adb shell mount -o remount,rw -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
echo System mounted as read/write
pause
exit
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Appreciate the response, but I'm using these scripts from the phone, not in adb. Still, good post.
Suppose I did forget to add the 'su' before trying to remount.
Okay, I got sick of typing
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system
or
Code:
busybox mount -o remount,rw /system
to mount the /system partition in RW mode so I created two very simple scripts that you can run through Script Manager to Mount RW and Mount RO.
I do quite a bit from ADB and I just found it more convenient to tap a shortcut on my home screen to mount the /system partition.
With the help of imchairmanm, I have fixed the scripts to be available globally, so all you have to do is type "mountrw" (without the quotation marks) to mount the /system partition in Read/Write mode, and type "mountro" (again, without the quotation marks) to mount the /system partition in Read Only mode.
So, now it can be run both ways!
Installation:
1. You must be rooted. (See my HowTo: Root your Motorola Droid X2 tutorial.)
2. You must have Busybox installed. If you are rooted, you have busybox installed. I've tested the scripts on BB 1.18.2, 1.19.2 and 1.19.3.
3. Download the mounts.zip file and extract it to a folder on your SDCard (internal or external, it doesn't matter). I use /mnt/sdcard/Scripts/Mounts/.
3. Download Script Manager from the market.
4. Open the Script Manager app and navigate to the folder you put the mount scripts in.
5. Tap the first mount script (mountro).
6. Tap the star and the Android superuser icon next to it. This configures the script as a favorite and to run the script as root.
7. Tap SAVE.
8. Repeat steps 5 through 7 for the second mount script (mountrw)
9. Now you can run each script from within Script Manager, or create shortcuts to them on your home screen.
To create the shortcuts, do the following:
1. Long press a blank area on your home screen and select Widget.
2. In the Choose Widget popup, scroll down to Script Manager Ads (if you have the free version) and tap it.
3. In the list, tap the mountro script. This will place the shortcut on your home screen.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for the mountrw script.
Now, when you need to mount /system as RW all you need to do is tap the mountrw script, then when you are done, either reboot, or tap the mountro script.
The following is the code for each of the scripts:
mountro:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
# This mounts the /system file system as Read Only which is the default when
# Android is booted.
echo "Mounting /system in Read Only mode!"
busybox mount -o remount,ro / 2>/dev/null
busybox mount -o remount,ro rootfs 2>/dev/null
busybox mount -o remount,ro /system 2>/dev/null
echo "Done!"
mountrw:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
# This mounts the /system file system as Read Write in order to modify or add
# files to the /system file system.
echo "Mounting /system in Write mode!"
busybox mount -o remount,rw / 2>/dev/null
busybox mount -o remount,rw rootfs 2>/dev/null
busybox mount -o remount,rw /system 2>/dev/null
echo "Done!"
It's simple and no frills... The way I like it.
Alternative install:
I didn't realize it, but, I had already made a flashable zip. Just download mount_rw_ro-V1.1.zip and boot into the BSR and flash it from there.
If anyone has any suggestions, I'm open to them! Let me know!
Ciao!
Hm, I was curious since you said you couldn't get your scripts to run globally, so I tried them out by putting them in /system/xbin. After adjusting permissions and making sure owner and group were root, they ran fine and globally as-is. I wonder if the simpler version you started with would have worked or not?
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Hm, I was curious since you said you couldn't get your scripts to run globally, so I tried them out by putting them in /system/xbin. After adjusting permissions and making sure owner and group were root, they ran fine and globally as-is. I wonder if the simpler version you started with would have worked or not?
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did you run them from /system/xbin? I put them in /system/xbin and then cd / to get back to root and tried to run them. They are not found.
Code:
# cd /system/xbin
cd /system/xbin
# pwd
pwd
/system/xbin
# ls -l mount*
ls -l mount*
lrwxrwxrwx root root 2011-12-05 13:08 mount -> /system/xbin/busybox
lrwxrwxrwx root root 2011-12-05 13:08 mountpoint -> /system/xbin/busybox
-rwxrwxrwx root root 316 2011-11-06 19:04 mountro
-rwxrwxrwx root root 328 2011-11-06 19:04 mountrw
# cd /
cd /
# pwd
pwd
/
# mountro
mountro
mountro: not found
# sh mountro
sh mountro
sh: Can't open mountro
#
That was the problem I was running into. I even tried sh mountro. The error "Can't open mountro" essentially means it can't find it.
If this is what you did, and you had different results, I would love to find out why. Thanks!
Ciao!
Yeah, that's what I meant by they are available globally. I can run them from anywhere in the filesystem. I'm not sure what the difference is. Mine have owner and group set to root and the applicable permissions set as well.
It runs through the script correctly, I get all of the echo messages, and if I cd to system afterwards, everything is rw or ro as it should be. I don't know what other information would be helpful for you, but I'll answer whatever other questions you might have. I don't quite understand why it'd ever have a problem with your scripts in the first place. It seems like a strange thing to happen.
Edit: I just ran through and ran the same commands as you did and they were all successful. It sounds like maybe something isn't right in your $PATH? That's the only thing I can think of. What does it say when you type "echo $PATH"? Either that or something with your terminal emulator or rom? Have you tried a different terminal? It shouldn't matter but you never know.
imchairmanm said:
Yeah, that's what I meant by they are available globally. I can run them from anywhere in the filesystem. I'm not sure what the difference is. Mine have owner and group set to root and the applicable permissions set as well.
It runs through the script correctly, I get all of the echo messages, and if I cd to system afterwards, everything is rw or ro as it should be. I don't know what other information would be helpful for you, but I'll answer whatever other questions you might have. I don't quite understand why it'd ever have a problem with your scripts in the first place. It seems like a strange thing to happen.
Edit: I just ran through and ran the same commands as you did and they were all successful. It sounds like maybe something isn't right in your $PATH? That's the only thing I can think of. What does it say when you type "echo $PATH"? Either that or something with your terminal emulator or rom? Have you tried a different terminal? It shouldn't matter but you never know.
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I dunno what is going on. My path shows /system/xbin. Oh, I'm on Eclipse 1.3 (but that shouldn't matter)... Oh well.
Code:
# echo $PATH
echo $PATH
/sbin:/vendor/bin:/system/sbin:/system/bin:/system/xbin
It happens from the adb shell and from the terminal program on my DX2.
Hm. My $PATH is the same except it also includes /data/local/bin. That shouldn't matter. I'm on eclipse too and running the commands from the terminal in eclipse parts. I don't know why something in the path wouldn't execute. Does "which mountrw" find it? I had a problem earlier where I thought it wasn't finding a script I wrote, but it actually was failing at the first line because I had the wrong path to sh listed. If which finds your scripts I'd say it's more likely something with the script rather than the system. I'd also try writing a little hello world script and seeing if you can get that to execute globally too.
imchairmanm said:
Hm. My $PATH is the same except it also includes /data/local/bin. That shouldn't matter. I'm on eclipse too and running the commands from the terminal in eclipse parts. I don't know why something in the path wouldn't execute. Does "which mountrw" find it? I had a problem earlier where I thought it wasn't finding a script I wrote, but it actually was failing at the first line because I had the wrong path to sh listed. If which finds your scripts I'd say it's more likely something with the script rather than the system. I'd also try writing a little hello world script and seeing if you can get that to execute globally too.
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Aw, CRAP! I've run into this problem when I develop on a Windows machine and try to run it on a linux box... ARGH! Thank GOD I use gvim. I was able to change the file format from DOS to UNIX, then save it and push it back out to /system/xbin. chmod'd it to 777 and ran mountrw/mountro and they work now... How can I be so friggin' dense... I know better than that...
Oh, to answer your question on the which command, yes, which finds them both.
What clued me in was you saying that the problem might be with the script. Thanks! It FINALLY works! I've updated the OP with the corrected files.
Also, does anyone want me to make this a flashable zip? Let me know.
Ciao!
Hello Gentlemen. Sorry to disturb you with a noob question but I cannot solve it for the life of me and I have tried everything I could find on the forums. I have an Aluratek Cinepad AT107F. I have successfully rooted it. I have full super user permissions and I have no problems deleting any files or folders EXCEPT one directory. Let me explain the situation.
I recently did a firmware update and it included brand new APKs for Youtube, also added Google Play Support, and added Angry Birds.
I am unable to update Youtube to the latest version. It gives a "Package file was not signed correctly. Uninstall the previous copy of the app and try again.".
So I attempted to do just what it had asked. I rooted just to do this. I tried removing it with Titanium Backup, I tried Root Uninstaller, I tried Root Explorer, I tried deleting using the "adb shell rm" command. I still get a "Read-only file system".
Even though I have root and granted root access to Root Explorer, I am unable to change the permissions for this /oem/apps/ directory. It's on the top level of the internal memory. I have no external SD card.
I've spent 10+ hours trying to figure this out and I'm sure someone knows something that I don't and can fix this super easy. I'm asking for your help, you're my only hope!
Your issue is that the update gave you modded files that the OEM doesn't want deleted. Most likely do to them not have permission from Google to do so. You will be hard pressed to find help here as we mainly deal with official releases and apks.
Wayne Tech S-III
zelendel said:
Your issue is that the update gave you modded files that the OEM doesn't want deleted. Most likely do to them not have permission from Google to do so. You will be hard pressed to find help here as we mainly deal with official releases and apks.
Wayne Tech S-III
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Am I in the wrong sub forum? Is there another forum at XDA-Developers that could help?
Vindicoth said:
Am I in the wrong sub forum? Is there another forum at XDA-Developers that could help?
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No nowhere on the site really deals with unofficial android versions and knock of devices. Your best bet will be the OEM
Read the error message again. The file is on a read-only filesystem. That is why you cannot delete it. In other words, you lack permission to write to the partition.
System partitions get mounted readonly to prevent modification. To remount /system as read-write,
Adb shell mount -o remount,rw /system
If you get "not permitted" error, your ROM's ro.secure means you cannot execute mount operations passed with adb command. So instead you must first open the shell,
> AdB shell
# mount -o remount,rw /system
Now you can delete:
Adb shell rm /system/file
If it is a directory
Adb shell rm -rf /system/dir
If you accidentally mistype that last command with a space beyween that first forward-slash and "s" you will have a very unworkable device....and that's why it is mounted read-only.
If the file is on a different read only filesystem, identify the partition the file is on and
Adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/id /LocToMountTo
You may have to specify the type
-t fstype
Adb shell mount
will tell you this
Don't forget to remount it as read-only (ro) when you are done
anotherguy19 said:
Read the error message again. The file is on a read-only filesystem. That is why you cannot delete it. In other words, you lack permission to write to the partition.
System partitions get mounted readonly to prevent modification. To remount /system as read-write,
Adb shell mount -o remount,rw /system
Now you can delete:
Adb shell rm /system/file
If it is a dir
Adb shell rm -rf /system/file
If you accidentally mistype that last command with a space beyween that first forward-slash and "s" you will have a very unworkable device....and that's why it is mounted read-only.
If the file is on a different read only filesystem, identify the partition the file is on and
Adb shell mount -o remount,rw /partition/id /folder
You may have to specify the type
-t fstype
Adb shell mount
will tell you this
Don't forget to remount it as read-only (ro) when you are done
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Well I can access /system just fine. The problem is the /oem/apps folder is not in the /system folder. It's in the top level folder.
/system and /oem/apps are in the root directory. I can change the permissions on /system just fine using Root Explorer, but when trying to change the permissions using any method possible, /oem wont change.
This happens alot on Devices out of China and other places that sell knock offs. They make it so you cant delete their apps and if you do then it bootloops which only a reflash will fix.
Vindicoth said:
Well I can access /system just fine. The problem is the /oem/apps folder is not in the /system folder. It's in the top level folder.
/system and /oem/apps are in the root directory. I can change the permissions on /system just fine using Root Explorer, but when trying to change the permissions using any method possible, /oem wont change.
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/system and /oem are different partitions then
mount | grep oem
or
adb shell mount | grep oem
Will tell you what /dev/block/xxxx the /oem is on and if it is mounted as read-only (ro)
> adb shell
# mount -o rw,remount /oem
zelendel said:
This happens alot on Devices out of China and other places that sell knock offs. They make it so you cant delete their apps and if you do then it bootloops which only a reflash will fix.
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Ever get the feeling that you're writing in invisible ink lol?.. Eventually he will listen! You have great patience!
zelendel said:
This happens alot on Devices out of China and other places that sell knock offs. They make it so you cant delete their apps and if you do then it bootloops which only a reflash will fix.
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Referencing zelendel's post, the device could fail to boot because it is looking for the removed app in /oem
So you could try to remove it from being referenced by the startup scripts.
Try doing a search for files that could be referencing the apk you want to remove.
> adb shell
# grep -r AppName.apk /system/etc
CtrlAltDelIrl said:
Ever get the feeling that you're writing in invisible ink lol?.. Eventually he will listen! You have great patience!
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If it bootloops then I'll just flash it again, but its worth a try isn't it? Thanks anyways.
anotherguy19 said:
Referencing zelendel's post, the device could fail to boot because it is looking for the removed app in /oem
So you could try to remove it from being referenced by the startup scripts.
Try doing a search for files that could be referencing the apk you want to remove.
> adb shell
# grep -r AppName.apk /system/etc
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Thank you for your very helpful posts and willingness to help me possibly bootloop my device
when I type the grep command it says it is not found, so I will download busybox onto my tablet and try those commands.
Vindicoth said:
Thank you for your very helpful posts and willingness to help me possibly bootloop my device
when I type the grep command it says it is not found, so I will download busybox onto my tablet and try those commands.
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So after running mount | grep oem it shows this
[email protected]:/ # mount | grep oem
/dev/block/nandi /oem cramfs ro,relatime 0 0
So is it possible to change this directory to rw? I tried the mount -o rw,remount oem but it doesnt show anything after i input the command
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So it seems that the cramfs file system is read-only.
Vindicoth said:
Thank you for your very helpful posts and willingness to help me possibly bootloop my device
when I type the grep command it says it is not found, so I will download busybox onto my tablet and try those commands.
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I love breaking things. It's only then we can figure out how it works.
Busybox is exactly what you need.
grep will search for strings within all files and subdirs of /system/etc; matching whatever you type for "AppName.apk"
It is a case-sensitive search unless you add
-i
So
grep -ri ....
or
grep -r -i....
Both would work.
But you don't even know if you need to be searching for a file to modify.
You may want to go ahead and delete the file and reboot.
If it fails, note the file(s) you deleted and know the system is looking for them and then proceed with seeing if you can identify a file in /system/etc that is looking for it's presence.
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Vindicoth said:
So after running mount | grep oem it shows this
[email protected]:/ # mount | grep oem
/dev/block/nandi /oem cramfs ro,relatime 0 0
So is it possible to change this directory to rw? I tried the mount -o rw,remount oem but it doesnt show anything after i input the command
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So it seems that the cramfs file system is read-only.
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Commands that complete "quietly" mean they were successful.
If you type
# mount | grep oem
After
# mount -o rw,remount /oem
/dev/block/nandi /oem cramfs ro,relatime 0 0
Should have changed to
/dev/block/nandi /oem cramfs rw,relatime 0 0
anotherguy19 said:
I love breaking things. It's only then we can figure out how it works.
Busybox is exactly what you need.
grep will search for strings within all files and subdirs of /system/etc; matching whatever you type for "AppName.apk"
It is a case-sensitive search unless you add
-i
So
grep -ri ....
or
grep -r -i....
Both would work.
But you don't even know if you need to be searching for a file to modify.
You may want to go ahead and delete the file and reboot.
If it fails, note the file(s) you deleted and know the system is looking for them and then proceed with seeing if you can identify a file in /system/etc that is looking for it's presence.
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Commands that complete "quietly" mean they were successful.
If you type
# mount | grep oem
After
# mount -o rw,remount /oem
/dev/block/nandi /oem cramfs ro,relatime 0 0
Should have changed to
/dev/block/nandi /oem cramfs rw,relatime 0 0
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Followed those steps and its still
/dev/block/nandi /oem cramfs ro,relatime 0 0
Apparently the cramfs is a read only filesystem by design.
Vindicoth said:
Followed those steps and its still
/dev/block/nandi /oem cramfs ro,relatime 0 0
Apparently the cramfs is a read only filesystem by design.
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You need to create an image of the partition, mount the partition on a system with tools to edit it, extract the contents, and re-create the cramfs.
You would need a linux box or linux virtual machine like Virtualbox, or maybe cygwin has the tools. I would just download and burn a Linux LiveISO and run it from VirtualBox, creating a shared folder to get access to the image file (oem partition).
With debian system, you would do
# apt-get install cramfsprogs fusecram
fusecram allow you to mount the cramfs partition on Linux PC via
# mount -t loop cramfsOEM.partition /mnt/workingdir
However since we cannot simply mount the filesystem on the device by plugging into the usb port of the linux machine and mounting from there, we must first create an image (file) of /dev/block/nandi.
> adb shell
# dd if=/dev/block/nandi of=/nandi.img bs=4k
And then copy it to our pc so we can work with the file.
# exit
> adb pull /nandi.orig.img .
Now we can transfer this file to a machine with the requisite cramfs tools to modify the file.
If you look back, I wrote
# mount -t loop cramfsOEM.partition /mnt/workingdir
replace cramfsOEM.partition for nandi.orig.img, or whatever you named it.
Workingdir needs to exist, so
# mkdir /mnt/workingdir
Now you will have to look up cramfsprogs which will allow you to extract the contents to modify. On the Debian or Ubuntu linux machine "/mnt/workingdir" would be the equivalent of "/oem" on your Android device.
However, all this is could very well be for naught, as it is likely the firmware has marked this partition as "signed" so if we try to write back our modified image, the system will fail to boot since the size will be different. On the other hand, the firmware may very well just check to see the partition size is correct. And since you are decreasing the size, the new cramfs image created with a linux box will (should) fit in the old partition.
Fyi, an image file is like a zip file without the compression.
After you modify the cramfs, you can write it back with something like
> adb push cramfs.mod.img /
> adb shell
Then write over the old partition. However, you shouldn't write over a mounted file system so
# umount /dev/block/nandi
Then write over it.
# dd if=/cramfs.mod.img of=/dev/block/nandi bs=4k
Then reboot
# shutdown -r now
And see what happens.
anotherguy19 said:
You need to create an image of the partition, mount the partition on a system with tools to edit it, extract the contents, and re-create the cramfs.
You would need a linux box or linux virtual machine like Virtualbox, or maybe cygwin has the tools. I would just download and burn a Linux LiveISO and run it from VirtualBox, creating a shared folder to get access to the image file (oem partition).
With debian system, you would do
# apt-get install cramfsprogs fusecram
fusecram allow you to mount the cramfs partition on Linux PC via
# mount -t loop cramfsOEM.partition /mnt/workingdir
However since we cannot simply mount the filesystem on the device by plugging into the usb port of the linux machine and mounting from there, we must first create an image (file) of /dev/block/nandi.
> adb shell
# dd if=/dev/block/nandi of=/nandi.img bs=4k
And then copy it to our pc so we can work with the file.
# exit
> adb pull /nandi.orig.img .
Now we can transfer this file to a machine with the requisite cramfs tools to modify the file.
If you look back, I wrote
# mount -t loop cramfsOEM.partition /mnt/workingdir
replace cramfsOEM.partition for nandi.orig.img, or whatever you named it.
Workingdir needs to exist, so
# mkdir /mnt/workingdir
Now you will have to look up cramfsprogs which will allow you to extract the contents to modify. On the Debian or Ubuntu linux machine "/mnt/workingdir" would be the equivalent of "/oem" on your Android device.
However, all this is could very well be for naught, as it is likely the firmware has marked this partition as "signed" so if we try to write back our modified image, the system will fail to boot since the size will be different. On the other hand, the firmware may very well just check to see the partition size is correct. And since you are decreasing the size, the new cramfs image created with a linux box will (should) fit in the old partition.
Fyi, an image file is like a zip file without the compression.
After you modify the cramfs, you can write it back with something like
> adb push cramfs.mod.img /
> adb shell
Then write over the old partition. However, you shouldn't write over a mounted file system so
# umount /dev/block/nandi
Then write over it.
# dd if=/cramfs.mod.img of=/dev/block/nandi bs=4k
Then reboot
# shutdown -r now
And see what happens.
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Wow that was very detailed. I thought I might have to do something like that. Thanks so much again. I'll try this in the morning since it's getting very late here. I'll go ahead and download a linux livecd tonight.
Hello everyone!
Is it possible to enlarge free space on /osh by moving the biggest directory (/osh/usr/share) to /preinstall directory to symlink/mount it to previous location?
Thanks!
It should be possible, if you do it right.
Well, something is not right. I moved /usr/lib to /preinstall and symlinked it. Everything is fine!.. until a reboot
I changed /osh/ubuntu.sh, added remount lines from Gentop
/bin/mount -o remount,rw /
/bin/mount -o remount,rw /preinstall
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but after reboot /preinstall is always "Device is busy".
Can someone help me? This is just a great possibility to get more space for webtop without SD - and it works much faster! If I could free some more space via uninstalling unused apps - I could even install OpenOffice =)
I am told that android partitions are somewhat special/different than what you see on standard linux hard drives.
Maybe an expert can step forward and point us to some good information on how android does things, until then I think trial & error is the only option.
You could try: /bin/mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p17 /usr/lib
One other thought, it may be possible to create a fstab entry instead of putting a mount command in /osh/ubuntu.sh
tamuin said:
I am told that android partitions are somewhat special/different than what you see on standard linux hard drives.
Maybe an expert can step forward and point us to some good information on how android does things, until then I think trial & error is the only option.
You could try: /bin/mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p17 /usr/lib
One other thought, it may be possible to create a fstab entry instead of putting a mount command in /osh/ubuntu.sh
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That's a good idea. Will write back in minutes!
Hi. If you really need more space, best way is to use WebtopToSD apk. I have 14GB for osh with a linuxdisk chroot and it works great.
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tamuin said:
I am told that android partitions are somewhat special/different than what you see on standard linux hard drives.
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Kinda. Yes, the partition layout and partition handling is unusual and unconventional (at least compared to the PC world), but the partition contents (ie. the filesystem) is perfectly normal, exactly what you'd expect to find.
As far as this idea goes, I'd recommend not using the preinstall directly but instead creating a folder on preinstall dedicated to osh. So probably something like this:
Code:
#-- just the first time
mkdir -p /preinstall/osh-lib
cp -a /osh/usr/lib/* /preinstall/osh-lib
rm -rf /osh/usr/lib/*
#-- every time
mount --bind /preinstall/osh-lib /osh/usr/lib
This is just an idea, though it is completely untested.
jisse44 said:
Hi. If you really need more space, best way is to use WebtopToSD apk. I have 14GB for osh with a linuxdisk chroot and it works great.
Send from my Atrix 4G
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Of course I know that techique =) My goal is to build small and usable Webtop without any SD cards
ravilov said:
Kinda. Yes, the partition layout and partition handling is unusual and unconventional (at least compared to the PC world), but the partition contents (ie. the filesystem) is perfectly normal, exactly what you'd expect to find.
As far as this idea goes, I'd recommend not using the preinstall directly but instead creating a folder on preinstall dedicated to osh. So probably something like this:
Code:
#-- just the first time
mkdir -p /preinstall/osh-lib
cp -a /osh/usr/lib/* /preinstall/osh-lib
rm -rf /osh/usr/lib/*
#-- every time
mount --bind /preinstall/osh-lib /osh/usr/lib
This is just an idea, though it is completely untested.
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Thank you for your ideas.
So, I must make a conclusion:
1. I forgot to disable load_pia.sh in /system via ADB/Terminal
Code:
$ su
# cd /
# mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system
# mv /system/bin/load_pia.sh /system/bin/load_pia.sh.disabled
This prevents mmcblk0p17 mounting to /preinstall
2. I used webtop2sd's mount and mount.orig - and added /preinstall mounting there just befor last mounting attemps of ubuntu.disk
After all everything works like a charm
Uninstalled most of apps, used gnome-appearance-properties to change metacity and gtk2 themes, saved that theme as my own, uninstalled every other theme... The only cons of this techique - still no enough of free space to install OpenOffice, and I decided:
1. to stop with this experiment - as everithing works as I expected;
2. not to symlink folders to /data for OpenOffice - because I will lose everything after first wipe.
If I could resize /osh or /preinstall partition via shrinking /data
I like your idea...
NemeZZiZZ said:
If I could resize /osh or /preinstall partition via shrinking /data
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Changing the partition sizes has been other devices, see this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22157605&postcount=25
I asked if anyone had tried it with the Atrix 4G in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207918
...but I was strongly cautioned against it, I still might try it someday when I have the time.
Thanks for the info on what you did.
Hello! I already read that before, and I tried to "parted" mmcblk0 - but no success: as I remember, I can't get partition list because of error, and after googling that error I concluded, that partitions are made with error or overlapped.
Does anybody know why my hosts file gets reset after a reboot no matter whether I change with adaway or adblock or if I manually replace the hosts file myself and set to read only. Have searched about and only solution I read about was get a custom kernel. Although I am already on a custom kitkat ROM and using dorimanx kernel for galaxy s2. Also never had problems with hosts resetting on jb or ICS. Even creating a symlink to data/data/hosts doesn't work. On reboot the symlink just gets replaced with the original useless hosts file.
Sorry to bump but it is irritating and can't find a solution.
just some hints,
hosts file is located on /system partition which should be read only mounted during runtime.
check:
Code:
# mount | grep /system
/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 /system ext4 ro,seclabel,relatime,user_xattr,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
ro is ok. If so, the file can be changed only during boot (some init script) or later by app with root permission.
check if some init script is not involved:
Code:
# grep hosts /init*
Code:
#grep hosts /system/etc/init.d/*
Is there any output of the commands? I'm on i9100/CM10.2 and there is no output.
Then would be good to revoke root permissions to all apps (not unroot) and see if the issue is still there.
and also check the time of last change of the file:
Code:
ls -l /system/etc/hosts
is it realy during boot?
After spending entirely too much time on this I finally have a working solution. Save the contents of this script to your internal SD card. Ensure the last line is a blank carriage return.
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
sleep 10
mount -o rw,remount /system
cp /storage/emulated/0/Download/working/hosts /system/etc
Install Script Manager (SManager), and set this script as: on boot, executable, as root. This will then copy your custom "hosts" file under your SDcard to /system/etc after 10 seconds.
Using this script through init.d didn't work for me, which I guess means whatever was over-writing my "hosts" file was doing after the init.d process.
Definitely remount system partition to read only again. Append following line to your script:
Code:
mount -o ro,remount /system
d0gd3v said:
Definitely remount system partition to read only again. Append following line to your script:
Code:
mount -o ro,remount /system
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good call, thanks