I have the OTA Froyo, rooted...But I can't change any files in the system/media folder. If I do, it says deleted...but comes right back. I also can't write to it either (and yes, It is mounted R/W)...
Ideas?
also, I have tried to fix permissions as recommended by another user but that didn't affect anything.
basically, I am trying to delete the old shutdown_1.png and replace it with my own. Is this possible? Or am I digging a hole?
I have been able to do this easily on my X, but my wifes Fascinate is kicking my arse!!!
I had unlocked and updated to froyo on my Vibrant. After several months it simply stopped working on the telcel network (Mexico). I never was able to root under Froyo.
I later discovered that my IMEI was at a fake IMEI that is posted all over the net from others with the same issue.. I dont know if the provider cut off my phone immediately when the IMEI arbitrarily changed or the IMEI had been bad all along, and they finally started blocking this fake IMEI. Judging from the phone crash that occurred that day, however I think the phone lost its IMEI that same day it stopped working on Telcel
Fortunately I searched old files and my backups are worth gold because somewhere in the process I had saved /efs and /efs/imei in a folder called Galaxy_S_Unlock.
My question is , how do I restore the IMEI and does it matter that I am now on Froyo and the Back ups may be from Eclair?
Thanks I would like to get my Vibrant working again
I'm sure you can use that one.
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I recovered my vibrant in the following way, as other methods I found did not work after re rooting.
I did the full recovery found at androidspin. They wont let me post the link here
Then rooting was easy on Eclair 2.1, I used one click root method
Since the back up I had had both nv_data.bin and nvdata.bin.unlocked I used es file explorer and copied this nvdata.bin.unlocked from my NAS directly to the efs folder, at the same location as the original nv_data.bin in the phone. I renamed the original file nv_data.old and the newly copied file was renamed to nv_data.bin.
My phone came back as an unlocked Eclair 2.1 with original IMEI, and only because I had those files
compared to other methods that I saw about how to do this this was WAY easier, and since I had trouble with root access on terminal emulator and other programs crashing.
I still however can not download from the market, and was wondering if I need to replace one of these other files too.
Hello,
I have my Vibrant Eclair unlocked, do you recomend me updated it to Froyo with Samsung Kies? or if I upgrade to froyo will to locked the phone?
thanks
markosjal said:
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I recovered my vibrant in the following way, as other methods I found did not work after re rooting.
I did the full recovery found at androidspin. They wont let me post the link here
Then rooting was easy on Eclair 2.1, I used one click root method
Since the back up I had had both nv_data.bin and nvdata.bin.unlocked I used es file explorer and copied this nvdata.bin.unlocked from my NAS directly to the efs folder, at the same location as the original nv_data.bin in the phone. I renamed the original file nv_data.old and the newly copied file was renamed to nv_data.bin.
My phone came back as an unlocked Eclair 2.1 with original IMEI, and only because I had those files
compared to other methods that I saw about how to do this this was WAY easier, and since I had trouble with root access on terminal emulator and other programs crashing.
I still however can not download from the market, and was wondering if I need to replace one of these other files too.
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I am not able to recover my IMEI number as per your steps. Can you point me to exactly where did you find the procedure to do this?
Hi there,
I upgraded my Galaxy 551 to Gingerbread 2.3.6. All went well. Unfortunately it seems to be a common side effect that the Z and Y keys (and some others) get swapped. The fix is apparently to modify the file /system/usr/keychars/sec_keypad.kcm.bin. The ideal thing is to put the old file from before the FW update back in, but of course I don't have that anymore! But the existing one can apparently be altered. If I can copy it to the SD card I can alter it in a hex editor and put it back.
So, I rooted my phone with that one click application, and that went OK too. I installed root explorer and found the file. There were also some others in the same folder I may be able to use. But, I cant make the folder R/W (pressing the button does nothing) so cant do anything with the file. I also tried Super Manager with no luck.
I am new to the phone fiddling stuff so noob level instructions would be appreciated!
Think I have it sorted. I installed superuser and then Root Explorer allowed me to select read/write. Now to try sort out this file!
OK, seems that you need to edit the file /system/usr/keylayout/sec_keypad.kl. Did that. DO'H now my keyboard doesn't work at all! Glad it saved a backup for me! Not sure what I did wrong, only edited two characters in a text file! Even the power button doesn't work. Got to pull that battery out LOL!
It seems when the file was saved it was saved with zero size. When I try to delete it to replace it with the backup it says cant delete, read only. So, not sure how I am meant to replace this and fix this problem.
Any ideas, remembering that I cant actually use any buttons on the phone!
Hello,I`ve spent all morning trying to figure it out what is wrong with my phone but seems that I cannot do it by myself.I updated my firmware to 2.3.6, wiped everything, I`ve rooted my phone, I used root checker and everything is ok it appears as being rooted BUT I cannot modify system files.I use es file explorer and when I try to modify some file I receive " Sorry, operation failed".I`m 100% that is rooted, so why I can`t modify system files?Thank you.
Have you got the r/w toggle set in ES ? I'm not sure exactly how you do this in ES as I don't use that file explorer. In Root Explorer, for example, there's a r/o-r/w toggle at the top of the screen you need to press in order to do anything with the files (delete/copy/move/rename/etc, etc).
omg I was so dumb,I didn't thought about checking the file manager settings because long time ago when I rooted it , it worked somehow automatically.Ok thank you very much.
Trust me, the first time I rooted my phone & tried to copy some files over I fell for that one too, so you're not dumb. No probs ;-)
saddameu said:
omg I was so dumb,I didn't thought about checking the file manager settings because long time ago when I rooted it , it worked somehow automatically.Ok thank you very much.
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Do you know by any chance how to access the internet faster trough ics?On gingerbeard you just hold up the shutdown button and you have a shortcut their but on ics the phone shutdowns directly.Thank you
Guys,
I can't post in the official thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/guide-headphone-speaker-volume-booster-t2819821
But I just wanted to confirm that if you root your device and follow the directions here, I've got confirmed working on the Sprint LS990 variant of this phone. The thread mentions nothing of this on Sprint or the LS990 but I can confirm that it is indeed working.
You'll need to:
1. Have root with SuperSU installed
2. Install Root Browser and 920 Text Editor (Available in market for free)
3. Navigate to system/etc and then mixer_paths.xml
4. Change file permissions to rw-r-r
5. Save to your downloads folder just in case you trash your phone or something
6. Navigate to markers mentioned in thread link above. The LS990 variant will have aforementioned markers listed approximately 15 lines later in the code. Edit them to your liking.
7. Save, reboot, pray not to get caught in limbo.
8. Enjoy having better sound than everyone else with a phone.
Just an FYI anyone attempting this: If you do not edit the permissions correctly when overwriting the file the phone will not boot. It will get stuck at the yellow sprint screen and you will have to preform a reset.
Root browser did not allow me to change permissions correctly and when going quickly I did not notice it when overwriting.
However, second attempt after recovery it worked great.
Thanks for the info TROPhouse
So i havnt edited yet but permissions look right here. Will they change after I edit and save. And then change them back right. I don't wanna get stuck since we have no custom recovery yet.
Did it. It was way worth sweatin through the reboot process. Haha.
Has anyone thats using Viper used this mod?
Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk
sinisin said:
Has anyone thats using Viper used this mod?
Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk
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I'm using viper. Works perfect. After installing I moved the app from data/app to system/app. Heard people were having it being stopped after using it for awhile and this was there fix for that.
Kept having permission issue and was kind of nerve wrecking with no recovery.... However, phone sounds awesome now!
stagejuan said:
Kept having permission issue and was kind of nerve wrecking with no recovery.... However, phone sounds awesome now!
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What settings did you end up with. I used 68 or 69 on all mine and it's pretty good. Not sure if I want it louder or quieter but it's definitely way better than stock was.
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Mahapederdon said:
What settings did you end up with. I used 68 or 69 on all mine and it's pretty good. Not sure if I want it louder or quieter but it's definitely way better than stock was.
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I did 69 which seems perfect to be honest... I mainly hear music at the gym and usually use soundcloud... at 69, I don't even get close to full volume on the phone now. Its perfect
it seems like there are another few steps in this process that aren't being mentioned, like how to save the mixer_paths file because following the instructions and updating the lines I want to update then trying to save with 920 text editor ends with the message that it's a read only system file.
Anyone care to fill in the blanks as to how you get the update to stick?
thanks!
Super loud
Thanks! Great volume!:victory:
dk2463 said:
it seems like there are another few steps in this process that aren't being mentioned, like how to save the mixer_paths file because following the instructions and updating the lines I want to update then trying to save with 920 text editor ends with the message that it's a read only system file.
Anyone care to fill in the blanks as to how you get the update to stick?
thanks!
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Don't know if this is too late to help, but...
I don't use 920, but my guess is there's an option somewhere (probably in settings for the app) to switch the file system to read - write mode, instead of read-only. I use the FX app, and that's what I had to do with it. Be sure to set it back to read-only when you're done.
dk2463 said:
it seems like there are another few steps in this process that aren't being mentioned, like how to save the mixer_paths file because following the instructions and updating the lines I want to update then trying to save with 920 text editor ends with the message that it's a read only system file.
Anyone care to fill in the blanks as to how you get the update to stick?
thanks!
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SUCCESS!
So you need to download an app that will mount your system, I used an app called mount/system. You launch it then select Mount r/w. Once you do that you have the needed access to edit the files as listed. I used this guide as well and had success....hope this helps others!
copy the original mixer_paths to your memory by ES file
edit it by notepad++ on windows and put it again in your memory
copy it from internal to your /system
highlight it and set permissions rw r r
move it from /system to /system/etc/
reboot and enjoy
Has anyone tryied playing with bluetooth volume i cant find where to change it any sugestions?
Nice, I haven't had any issues with my phone being too quiet, but I also came from a Verizon G2. Those were noticeably horrible for volume levels, so the G3 is a welcome change.
In regards to all the questions about which app to use for which function:
You could use Root Explorer, or any other file explorer that has root capabilities (ES File Explorer, Total Commander). You do NOT need to use a specific app set and if your file explorer can't mount/unmount the system partition with root permissions, try a new one because that one sucks.
You also should not be downloading three separate apps to accomplish this. It's kind of overkill to have a file explorer, a text editor, and a system partition mounter when any decent file explorer has all three of those built in. I think ROM Toolbox even has all those capabilities in the free version.
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Nice, I haven't had any issues with my phone being too quiet, but I also came from a Verizon G2. Those were noticeably horrible for volume levels, so the G3 is a welcome change.
In regards to all the questions about which app to use for which function:
You could use Root Explorer, or any other file explorer that has root capabilities (ES File Explorer, Total Commander). You do NOT need to use a specific app set and if your file explorer can't mount/unmount the system partition with root permissions, try a new one because that one sucks.
You also should not be downloading three separate apps to accomplish this. It's kind of overkill to have a file explorer, a text editor, and a system partition mounter when any decent file explorer has all three of those built in. I think ROM Toolbox even has all those capabilities in the free version.
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Agreed but I downloaded ES File Explorer and several others and I was unable to find the ability to mount as r/w. If the option is in those apps, it's very much hidden so an app to mount your file system then an editor was what I needed and it worked.
dk2463 said:
Agreed but I downloaded ES File Explorer and several others and I was unable to find the ability to mount as r/w. If the option is in those apps, it's very much hidden so an app to mount your file system then an editor was what I needed and it worked.
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ES's current interface does hide a lot, and is in almost every way inferior to the original interface. But the option is there. It's also in FX (File Explorer) which is my root editor of choice.
the pursuit of sound quality! bullet for my valentine cant be heard on stock!!!!!!!
tried this. guess i messed up. stuck on spark screen. sat and read through the pages here. gotta fix my phone when i get home tonight.
what did you change you volume levels to?
So can those who have successfully made the edits share what volume levels you changed and what are the new numbers? I've made the change to mine and even with my $100 earphones there's distortion at what I feel is a low level. I'm thinking maybe there's a balance among these that I need to achieve?
thanks!
dk2463