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Hey,
I'm having difficulty mounting the /system/ directory as read/write on my Legend.
I've tried both "adb remount" and "mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system".
The mount appears to succeed but when I try to do anything I get errors (eg; "touch: /system/test: Out of memory" and "mkdir failed for /system/test, Out of memory")
ro.secure=0 is set in my /default.prop
Code:
# cat /default.prop
#
# ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES
#
ro.secure=0
ro.allow.mock.location=1
ro.debuggable=1
persist.service.adb.enable=1
HBOOT: 1.01 S-ON
Does it need to be S-OFF to do so? If so, is it possible to S-OFF my Legend?
Thanks.
You are s-on, so you can't write on /system
You need to have s-off, but you are on hboot 1.0+ where s-off isn't possible yet
Thanks ThauExodus ,
So am I right in thinking that when I flash a rom (let's say "update-cm-7.0.0-RC4-Legend-signed.zip"), I am re-flashing the /system partition?
If that's the case, can I somehow modify the rom before flashing to add custom things? If I extract it and insert a directory called "/system/test", when I flash it will /system/test exist?
A practical example being, if I populate the hosts file (/system/etc/hosts) with AdFree entries then somehow repackage and flash the rom will it work?
Just use Blay0's overlay filesystem (flash the zip with CWM) and you will be able to do what you want
I am S-on and found no reason for s-off..for modifying anything in /system..i use adb in recovery mode..this serves the purpose..
that sounds appealing
abhishek92 said:
I am S-on and found no reason for s-off..for modifying anything in /system..i use adb in recovery mode..this serves the purpose..
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does that stick? (e.g. remove system apps like stocks)
what are you doing that on? (legend-hboot-os ect)
yes it does stick..when u enter recovery mode..u r allowed to write to /system..ul have to boot into ur custom recovery mode(clockwork/amon)..and then use adb shell from the command line on ur comp...jus search on how to use adb shell in recovery mode..
thank you sir
abhishek92 said:
yes it does stick..when u enter recovery mode..u r allowed to write to /system..ul have to boot into ur custom recovery mode(clockwork/amon)..and then use adb shell from the command line on ur comp...jus search on how to use adb shell in recovery mode..
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Thank you for the information, from what i have been reading i was convinced that could be a viable way to go about things. I have been reading about adb shell and recovery, unfortunately i find sites like adb for beginners a little rough for an actual beginner-well, not as informative as typing help into the cmd prompt.
As of right now i am trying to compile a list of commands specific to the legend structure.
That is why i would ask what build, hboot or any phone specific info about your phone so i can get a better grasp on how things change from one system\setup to the next.
Following instructions is one thing, i want to understand what i am doing.
Before I flash a new ROM I just open the downloaded ROM zip on the PC and delete apps I don't want from the system directory. Delete stocks, quick office etc. Simplest method for Windows users who don't want to use adb.
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billyJAM said:
Before I flash a new ROM I just open the downloaded ROM zip on the PC and delete apps I don't want from the system directory. Delete stocks, quick office etc. Simplest method for Windows users who don't want to use adb.
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wouldnt it be nice if we could do that with our ota updates and just skip the whole rooting process
billyJAM said:
Before I flash a new ROM I just open the downloaded ROM zip on the PC and delete apps I don't want from the system directory. Delete stocks, quick office etc. Simplest method for Windows users who don't want to use adb.
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It doesn't work that way .
It's just not so symple
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=760376
But u may give it a try
Just start your phone with clockwork recovery, select mount system and restart adb in advanced menu from recovery. Then start adb on PC and push your file to system,
Adb push ...apk /system/app/...apk
Apk should be in same folder like advanced itself
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Evening Folks,
Hoping someone can help. I've been trying to install a custom rom onto my mini pro (Any custom rom!). Done a lot of reading and have managed to root my phone but am now stuck when trying to install xrecovery and CWM.
I've put xrecovery, busybox, chargemon and the cwm zip file onto my sdcard. I've been trying to move busybox, chargemon and xrecovery to the /system/bin directory using Super Manager. But it keeps telling me I do not have enough space, even tho I have 150mb internal space free on the phone. As far as I can tell the three files I need to move are less than 1mb and I've deleted just about everything I trust myself to delete.
ALong the way I managed to muck up the google acount password and ended up resetting the phone to the factory defaults, so there is nothing on it. Currently the only downloaded apps are Root Checker, Super Manager and SuperUser.
So I'm hoping one of you fine chaps, and chapetts, is going to be able to point out the stupid mistake I'm making.
I have to escape sooon, so will not be able to reply util tomorrow. Thanks in advance.
SteveG
You realise the /system partition is seprate from the /data partition, so internal free space does not mean free space on the system partition. And did you remount the system partition yet? (This command in terminal emulator: mount -o remount,rw /system) Or you could simply use root explorer and save lots of trouble figuring out the terminal.
i would advise you to install xrecovery via aais, it is quite simple; download aais and put on your sd, download terminal emulator from the market (needs root, you are rooted you say so that is fine) type the commands:
su (start superuser, click allow)
cd sdcard/aais
sh install.sh (now you see the menu)
type 0 for installing xrecovery. phone will reboot and you're done. Download cwm for recovery.zip from xda and install cwm via xrecovery, now you can install custom roms.
ruifung said:
You realise the /system partition is seprate from the /data partition, so internal free space does not mean free space on the system partition.
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Ah, no I didnt realise that. Anyway I can tell how much space in the system partition? Any reason why it should be full after a factory reset? If it is full, any suggestions?
ruifung said:
And did you remount the system partition yet? (This command in terminal emulator: mount -o remount,rw /system) Or you could simply use root explorer and save lots of trouble figuring out the terminal.
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Nope, didnt realise I had to do this, , can you explain why?. Before I do anything else?
Ameijer said:
i would advise you to install xrecovery via aais, it is quite simple; download aais
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From the market? Hehe, I didnt know what this was so I googled it. Found myself at the Association of Archaeological Illustrators and Surveyors. Strangley enough very little about Android on their website.
Ameijer said:
and put on your sd, download terminal emulator from the market (needs root, you are rooted you say so that is fine) type the commands:
su (start superuser, click allow)
cd sdcard/aais
sh install.sh (now you see the menu)
type 0 for installing xrecovery. phone will reboot and you're done. Download cwm for recovery.zip from xda and install cwm via xrecovery, now you can install custom roms.
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If I do this where does the xrecovery file need to be for the install?
Thanks for replying guys. You have givne me some suggestions for the way forwards.
SteveG
AAIS is an automatic installer for xrecovery, sorry..was not clear enough apparently. You can find it here on xda (xrecovery automatic installation script or something like that) and works like a charm! No need to copy files yourself, run the script and you'll have xrecovery, afterwards install cwm via xrecovery..simple as that
AAIS did the trick (Although I had to use a magnifyng glass to use the terminal emulator. Currently waiting for the rom to finish installing.
Thanks for your help
I am rooted but i have been reading on installing a recovery. I don't have a sd card at the moment so not sure if i can use ADB to install a recovery. Why cant i just install recovery through Rom Manager?
eastwood1 said:
I am rooted but i have been reading on installing a recovery. I don't have a sd card at the moment so not sure if i can use ADB to install a recovery. Why cant i just install recovery through Rom Manager?
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Someone with more knowledge will need to chime in, but I I'd bet the build we are using isn't official, and probably can't be installed through Rom Manager. Give it some time, eventually things will work as normal
And you can use the internal storage to copy over the recovery. I used terminal emulator and the internal memory when I did mine.
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And you can use the internal storage to copy over the recovery. I used terminal emulator and the internal memory when I did mine.
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Can you explain to me how you went about installing the recovery with only internal storage? I would like to give that a try but not sure the best way to go about it. What commands to use and such, thanks.
eastwood1 said:
Can you explain to me how you went about installing the recovery with only internal storage? I would like to give that a try but not sure the best way to go about it. What commands to use and such, thanks.
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To all,
I couldn't be bothered with learning ADB, but wanted a custom recovery on my SIII ... maybe you can relate?
Here's the easiest way to do it -- and you don't even need a computer!!! You do, however, already need to be rooted before you can use this method ...
Download your recovery of choice (.. as of this writing, I think there are two: CWM and TWRP ..) and make sure you place a copy in the root drive of your sdcard. Rename it recovery.img, if you want to follow the terminal directions listed below ...
Then, download a terminal emulator onto your device (I use Better Terminal Emulator Pro, which is a paid app) and fire it up.
Once in the terminal emulator, type the following commands one line at a time, waiting after each line for the appropriate prompt:
$ su
# dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
# reboot recovery
Your device should then boot into the custom recovery, which serves as immediate confirmation that you did things correctly.
I just used this method to install birdman's twrp8.img to my SIII and it worked like a charm.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764398
I dont think that will work. Notice the command says sdcard.
The internal memory on the sgsiii is labeled sdcard for whatever reason. The external sdcard slot is under mnt/extsdcard in root explorer if that helps.
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Ok i open Better terminal emulator Pro and it has
/ $ .. when i add in the SU it says
bash: -c: command not found
what am i doing wrong?
I have downloaded and renamed the TWRP.IMG to recovery.img
eastwood1 said:
Ok i open Better terminal emulator Pro and it has
/ $ .. when i add in the SU it says
bash: -c: command not found
what am i doing wrong?
I have downloaded and renamed the TWRP.IMG to recovery.img
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You need to be rooted and have a "su" command. Typical "rooted" roms include supersu , or equivalent, and busybox (which provides the basic Linux commands). I would install super super and busybox from Google play and try again.
You need the SU command to switch to root user in the shell to have the rights to use dd to overwrite the recovery partition.
I can confirm that the dd command works as that is how I loaded cwm on my s3.
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eastwood1 said:
Ok i open Better terminal emulator Pro and it has
/ $ .. when i add in the SU it says
bash: -c: command not found
what am i doing wrong?
I have downloaded and renamed the TWRP.IMG to recovery.img
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See if this helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
For what its worth the reason ROM manager doesn't work is because there is not an official CWM Recovery out for the Verizon S3. We are using the Sprint Recovery
Pompsy said:
For what its worth the reason ROM manager doesn't work is because there is not an official CWM Recovery out for the Verizon S3. We are using the Sprint Recovery
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There's no official CWM Recovery for any US versions of the GS3, Sprint included. The only official GS3 recovery available is for the international version. The one we're all using right now (I believe) was built by Team Epic. They're historically Sprint devs and so they built it for the Sprint version; however, as you know it works on more than just the Sprint version. Eventually, I'm sure there will be official recoveries direct from Koush.
Personally, I prefer TWRP (bettery touch control layout and options such as compression to save space), but that too is a work in progress.
Hello
Some of application such as Sygic, Aptoid, Waze and others cannot access to sdcard unless I reboot.
When verffying with Root Explorere I have noticed that the default access to Sdcard is R/O. As soon as I change that to Read/Write every thing goes right.
The problem is R/O keeps come back and apps cannot run until I do modification again.
Anyone can help please as to fix permenantly this issue.
Thanks
samaliset said:
Hello
Some of application such as Sygic, Aptoid, Waze and others cannot access to sdcard unless I reboot.
When verffying with Root Explorere I have noticed that the default access to Sdcard is R/O. As soon as I change that to Read/Write every thing goes right.
The problem is R/O keeps come back and apps cannot run until I do modification again.
Anyone can help please as to fix permenantly this issue.
Thanks
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There are two ways
1 the easy way is an app from playstore to do that at every boot
Are many can do this
2 the hard way is a script
You can paste it to init.d folder or script manager execute at every boot
Do you have gtab?
And sd card should not have sysrw option
Something wrong with install of rom
samaliset said:
When verffying with Root Explorere I have noticed that the default access to Sdcard is R/O. As soon as I change that to Read/Write every thing goes right.
The problem is R/O keeps come back and apps cannot run until I do modification again.
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Peculiar problem. Will have to do some tests and look at some logs to find out the cause.
1. Can you create or delete files/dirs. on the SDcard, and do these changes persist after a reboot? Or do they vanish--like the changes never happened?
2. What's the output of this command right after a reboot?
Code:
$ [B]mount[/B]
rajeevvp said:
Peculiar problem. Will have to do some tests and look at some logs to find out the cause.
1. Can you create or delete files/dirs. on the SDcard, and do these changes persist after a reboot? Or do they vanish--like the changes never happened?
2. What's the output of this command right after a reboot?
Code:
$ [B]mount[/B]
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Thanks for your reply,
1- I realy need some more details about this point. Some more explaination will be highly appreciated.
2- After typing this line and enter, the output is : /system/bin/sh:
Code:
$: not found. Moreover,after reboot, wh
ile launching Waze, I get the message : "Wazecan't access your sd card. Make sure it isn't mounted".
geowolf1000 said:
There are two ways
1 the easy way is an app from playstore to do that at every boot
Are many can do this
2 the hard way is a script
You can paste it to init.d folder or script manager execute at every boot
Do you have gtab?
And sd card should not have sysrw option
Something wrong with install of rom
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Thanks fro your reply.
1- May know which app I should use.
2- Sure it looks hard for me to do that.
Yes I do have a Gtab 7.7 with JB.
The rest of the message needs more explaination if possible.
samaliset said:
Thanks fro your reply.
1- May know which app I should use.
2- Sure it looks hard for me to do that.
Yes I do have a Gtab 7.7 with JB.
The rest of the message needs more explaination if possible.
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Sd card always alow read/write permission is not part of root
Type mount to terminal and post the result so rajeevvp give you his knowledge
samaliset said:
Yes I do have a Gtab 7.7 with JB.
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There is no such device as a gTablet 7.7. Is this the tablet you have?
1. Use the standard file manager app and create or delete some files and directories on the SDcard. Reboot the gTablet. Verify that the changes you made remain after the reboot.
2. The $ character is just a prompt, used to indicate that the commands that follow can be executed by any user. Don't type that into the Terminal emulator app. Type in only the stuff shown in bold.
3. Setup adb (see the sticky threads) to make entering commands and collecting logs easier.
4. From now on post the exact error or diagnostic messages that you see. Or, make screenshots and post them.
I am very sorry to post my message here by mistzke.
Anyway I would like to thank all for your help and would like to inform you that the probme had been solved in installing a new tom.
Thanks znd sorry again
I have tried a lot of custom Roms. I'm on Neat ROM Lite now. Not sure which ROM changed my file access permission settings to cause this problem but I'm not able to delete any files from my external memory card. I was able to delete when I was on stock rom. The other problem is for a few apps I get an error message which says can't install on usb/sd card. I have posted this in another thread
some time back but got no response. Some one please point me in the right direction.
This is what my file permission looks like.
PS: I am able to delete when my fone is connected to PC via USB. So I don't think it has anything to do with a faulty sd card.
pavitar said:
I have tried a lot of custom Roms. I'm on Neat ROM Lite now. Not sure which ROM changed my file access permission settings to cause this problem but I'm not able to delete any files from my external memory card. I was able to delete when I was on stock rom. The other problem is for a few apps I get an error message which says can't install on usb/sd card. I have posted this in another thread
some time back but got no response. Some one please point me in the right direction.
This is what my file permission looks like.
PS: I am able to delete when my fone is connected to PC via USB. So I don't think it has anything to do with a faulty sd card.
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file permissions are 775, try changing them to 777(all boxes ticked)
for future refference he is my support thread Ricky310711 AllInOne Support Thread
ricky310711 said:
file permissions are 775, try changing them to 777(all boxes ticked)
for future refference he is my support thread Ricky310711 AllInOne Support Thread
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Can you please tell me, how to apply a file permission? I tried checking the box which is not checked in the snapshot shared, but that too gives an error.Says "Operation failed"
pavitar said:
Can you please tell me, how to apply a file permission?
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download mobile terminal from playstore
Hey I know its been quite sometime now.but as ur advice I downloaded mobile terminal and now have to run the following command everytime I boot my fone:
mount -o rw,remount -t/yaffs2 /storage/extSdCard
Otherwise i do not get rw access to my external sd.Istn't there a permanent solution to this? Also I fail to understand what changed my permissions and why does this persist across all the new roms I flash?
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Wanamlite ->Slim Bean 4.2.2 ->NeatRom Lite -> wanamlite
pavitar said:
Hey I know its been quite sometime now.but as ur advice I downloaded mobile terminal and now have to run the following command everytime I boot my fone:
mount -o rw,remount -t/yaffs2 /storage/extSdCard
Otherwise i do not get rw access to my external sd.Istn't there a permanent solution to this? Also I fail to understand what changed my permissions and why does this persist across all the new roms I flash?
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Wanamlite ->Slim Bean 4.2.2 ->NeatRom Lite -> wanamlite
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Create a blank file and type that command in it. Now save it and rename it to 95mountsd with no extension
Now, if you have init.d support, place it in /system/etc/init.d and reboot
Command will run on every boot itself
Thank you, it worked. Now could please have a look at my other issue, in this post I'd be really thankful.
Can you please tell me what could be the reason for my default rw settings to change, coz I remember when I had stock os I never had to do all this.
iamareebjamal said:
Create a blank file and type that command in it. Now save it and rename it to 95mountsd with no extension
Now, if you have init.d support, place it in /system/etc/init.d and reboot
Command will run on every boot itself
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pavitar said:
Thank you, it worked. Now could please have a look at my other issue, in this post I'd be really thankful.
Can you please tell me what could be the reason for my default rw settings to change, coz I remember when I had stock os I never had to do all this.
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Sorry, i'm not good at hardware stuff
Maybe the ROMs aren't mounting that special kind of partition your sdcard is having
FAT32 format works universally
yaffs2 may not
I'm not sure
iamareebjamal said:
Sorry, i'm not good at hardware stuff
Maybe the ROMs aren't mounting that special kind of partition your sdcard is having
FAT32 format works universally
yaffs2 may not
I'm not sure
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Hey I have switched back to stock rom and I've rooted it by flashing philz kernel. Now I don't see init.d in my /system/etc , where do I place this 95mountsd in this case?
pavitar said:
Hey I have switched back to stock rom and I've rooted it by flashing philz kernel. Now I don't see init.d in my /system/etc , where do I place this 95mountsd in this case?
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Try this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...&utm_medium=organic&utm_term=universal+init.d