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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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I don't knew this interesting way.
Thanks for share it.
Hi,
I'm attempting to replace Email.apk on my miui rom. This is the method I am using:
Code:
adb push Email.apk /sdcard/
adb shell
su
rm /system/app/Email.apk
rm /system/app/Email.odex
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p9 /system
cp /sdcard/Email.apk /system/app
reboot
When the phone has rebooted, my changes do not take affect. To check, I pulled the /system/app/Email.apk back, and found it to be the original version.
Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong here?
Thanks,
Have figured this out...
adb appears to send some kind of cached version over. Renaming the file before transferring forced adb to use the correct file, and all is well.
jimhaddon said:
Have figured this out...
adb appears to send some kind of cached version over. Renaming the file before transferring forced adb to use the correct file, and all is well.
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How? I like to know too, guide step by step....thanks
You mean renaming the original file first to any name then copy the moded file with the original name ?
If that what u mean , so I better to delete the original one first then but enstead my moded file . Is that right ?
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Just use something like root explorer, no need for adb...
Joey2o11 said:
Just use something like root explorer, no need for adb...
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I tried to use root explorer to change phone.apk, it didnt work.. i changed the file but it kept on crashing all the time ...
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hielo_te said:
I tried to use root explorer to change phone.apk, it didnt work.. i changed the file but it kept on crashing all the time ...
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You'll get lots of FCs until you reboot the phone then it should be fine.
I tried to search but didn't see anything here. I remember having this issue on another phone but forgot how to fix (not an issue with my Nexus or S3). So anyone figured out how to stop the annoying images from mounting everytime I plug in USB?
I believe you need to remove the CD.iso file.
Once I get my DNA I'll make a bloat free ROM with that and vol wake fixed.
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they are in the \etc folder labled cdrom.iso and PCTool.iso
crackeyes said:
they are in the \etc folder labled cdrom.iso and PCTool.iso
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Yup, delete those and no more annoying pop-ups.
Sorry to hijack a topic, but I didn't want to create another forum for the same question.
But, how can this be made possible? Do we have to wait for S-Off? (Still kind of new to this whole thing)
I have tried deleting the .ISO files through Root Explorer, no avail.
I tried to use Rexdog's De-Bloating Mod modified slightly to indicate a deletion of the two .ISO files. (I left everything the same except for the "/META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script" File.)
I modified that single file to say this,
Code:
ui_print("Removing Bloatware");
run_program("/sbin/mount", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p32", "/etc");
package_extract_dir("etc", "/etc");
show_progress(1, 15);
delete("/etc/CDROM.ISO", "/etc/PCTOOL.ISO");
ui_print("Unmounting Filesystems . . .");
unmount("/etc");
ui_print("Finished");
I was going off on a whim by editing the single file and hoping that it would work, but it doesn't appear to have worked. Is there something I was missing, or something else?
BigRed35m said:
Sorry to hijack a topic, but I didn't want to create another forum for the same question.
But, how can this be made possible? Do we have to wait for S-Off? (Still kind of new to this whole thing)
I have tried deleting the .ISO files through Root Explorer, no avail.
I tried to use Rexdog's De-Bloating Mod modified slightly to indicate a deletion of the two .ISO files. (I left everything the same except for the "/META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script" File.)
I modified that single file to say this,
Code:
ui_print("Removing Bloatware");
run_program("/sbin/mount", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p32", "/etc");
package_extract_dir("etc", "/etc");
show_progress(1, 15);
delete("/etc/CDROM.ISO", "/etc/PCTOOL.ISO");
ui_print("Unmounting Filesystems . . .");
unmount("/etc");
ui_print("Finished");
I was going off on a whim by editing the single file and hoping that it would work, but it doesn't appear to have worked. Is there something I was missing, or something else?
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try to make the .iso in lowercase. That is the way it showed up on mine,
BigRed35m said:
I have tried deleting the .ISO files through Root Explorer, no avail.
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I just deleted those 2 files through root explorer, and plugged in usb to pc. no more pop-ups.
jasonpascoe said:
I just deleted those 2 files through root explorer, and plugged in usb to pc. no more pop-ups.
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That's only going to work until you reboot. /system is write protected. You have to go onto recovery mount /sys as writeable and use adb to delete the 2 files.
str8upx said:
That's only going to work until you reboot. /system is write protected. You have to go onto recovery mount /sys as writeable and use adb to delete the 2 files.
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You are indeed knowledgable. You don't happen to know a place where i can fnd instruction on how to do that, would you? (for a noob?)
BigRed35m said:
You are indeed knowledgable. You don't happen to know a place where i can fnd instruction on how to do that, would you? (for a noob?)
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Make sure you install the htc drivers (htc sync is not required) which is the first option when you plug in your phone to the pc.
Assuming you have usb debugging enabled and downloaded the android sdk http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html#win-bundle and extracted the zip.
Navigate to the platform-tools folder inside /adt-bundle-windows-x86_64/sdk/platform-tools/
In an empty space inside that folder hold down shift and right click, then select open command window here.
Now in the command window type:
adb devices (your devices serial # should be displayed)
adb reboot recovery
On the phone select: mounts and storage, then: mount /system
Now in the command window type each of the following:
adb pull /system/etc/CDROM.ISO
adb pull /system/etc/PCTOOL.ISO
adb remount
adb shell
rm /system/etc/CDROM.ISO
rm /system/etc/PCTOOL.ISO
exit
adb reboot
You have now made copies of both of these files on to your pc and removed them from your phone.
To restore these files open a command window and mount /sys in recovery as shown above then:
adb push CDROM.ISO /system/etc
adb push PCTOOL.ISO /system/etc
Two questions about the following thread (can't post in dev threads until 10 posts are made)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47140596&postcount=1
Does anyone still have the files? The dropbox link doesn't contain any files
Is an external microsd card necessary?
The instructions are
Code:
su
cd /mnt/extSdCard/MJ7_tether_unlock/
sh tether.sh
Wouldn't it be fine to copy the MJ7_tether_unlock folder to root and use the following . . . ?
Code:
su
sh /sdcard/MJ7_tether_unlock/tether.sh
I fixed the link. Should download now. And no you cant use that command the reasoning has to do with how I wrote the script. If you dont have a micro sdcard you could also just make a new folder named "extSdCard" in the /mnt directory and then move the unzipped tether folder there.
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Surge1223 said:
I fixed the link. Should download now. And no you cant use that command the reasoning has to do with how I wrote the script. If you dont have a micro sdcard you could also just make a new folder named "extSdCard" in the /mnt directory and then move the unzipped tether folder there.
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I couldn't get r/w in /mnt
I know there's probably a smarter way to do it, and I never tried the chmod you recommended on /system . . . but I re-wrote your tether and untether sh files to use /sdcard/tether instead of /extSdCard/MJ7_Tether_Unlock
I'm not sure how to remove the "crapware" bundled into the VZW S4, but every time I connect it via usb (to my Mint 15 laptop or W7 machine) it asks me to install some Verizon helper junk. It also mounts as a CD-ROM (due to some .ini file)
Does anyone know where this "storage" area is and if it's safe to blow all that crapware away? My S4 gets mounted as CD-ROM everytime whether or not I have USB debugging enabled. In W7 if I cancel it's "Would you like to install this Verizon helper software?" then the S4 is mounted as a portable media player. In Mint 15, I can easily unmount the ROM and the S4 is mounted as a portable media player.
Since I couldn't get past this, I just moved the renamed "tether" folder over to /sdcard which is the only way I can get the phone to mount.
Surge, thanks for the framework patch, and scripts. I like the extSdCard approach since it is always preserved, but it's just a lot easier for me to use the /sdcard since I've not got an external SD and am too cheap to buy one just for this
After running the scripts, I just copied the entire folder over to my computer in case the /sdcard is ever reformatted
I can't attach the whole thing since I'm filesize limited, but I attached the folder with everything except the original MJ7framework-res.apk
Obviously the instructions are close your original, except you just move the tether folder into /sdcard (which is consquently what shows up as "Phone" when mounted as a portable media player storage area in Mint 15???). Then just
su
cd /sdcard/tether/
sh tether.sh
Thank again surge
darker_slayer said:
I couldn't get r/w in /mnt
I know there's probably a smarter way to do it, and I never tried the chmod you recommended on /system . . . but I re-wrote your tether and untether sh files to use /sdcard/tether instead of /extSdCard/MJ7_Tether_Unlock
I'm not sure how to remove the "crapware" bundled into the VZW S4, but every time I connect it via usb (to my Mint 15 laptop or W7 machine) it asks me to install some Verizon helper junk. It also mounts as a CD-ROM (due to some .ini file)
Does anyone know where this "storage" area is and if it's safe to blow all that crapware away? My S4 gets mounted as CD-ROM everytime whether or not I have USB debugging enabled. In W7 if I cancel it's "Would you like to install this Verizon helper software?" then the S4 is mounted as a portable media player. In Mint 15, I can easily unmount the ROM and the S4 is mounted as a portable media player.
Since I couldn't get past this, I just moved the renamed "tether" folder over to /sdcard which is the only way I can get the phone to mount.
Surge, thanks for the framework patch, and scripts. I like the extSdCard approach since it is always preserved, but it's just a lot easier for me to use the /sdcard since I've not got an external SD and am too cheap to buy one just for this
After running the scripts, I just copied the entire folder over to my computer in case the /sdcard is ever reformatted
I can't attach the whole thing since I'm filesize limited, but I attached the folder with everything except the original MJ7framework-res.apk
Obviously the instructions are close your original, except you just move the tether folder into /sdcard (which is consquently what shows up as "Phone" when mounted as a portable media player storage area in Mint 15???). Then just
su
cd /sdcard/tether/
sh tether.sh
Thank again surge
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I don't recall recommending to chmod /system as that would lead to a brick if done improperly. Also I guess you could change the script and replace all instances of "/extSdCard" to "/sdcard" which is what you did, I just wanted the zip and folder to be named in such a way that youd easily be able to tell what it was. But why even bother with using a pc? I was saying to run the commands through terminal emulator on the phone.
P.S. /system/etc/autorun.iso
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I ran them from terminal emulator. I was just referring to mixing the files over to the phone. ES file Explorer wouldn't write in mnt. When plugged in to the laptop I just prefer to move stuff straight in. The only thing I could get to mount was a scarf
Anyway thanks again
Also, does removing the auto run iso from etc have any adverse effects?
darker_slayer said:
Also, does removing the auto run iso from etc have any adverse effects?
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Removing or renaming the autorun.iso file does not stop the USB connection from connecting as "installer" when you first plug it in. There is still a delay of 20-30 seconds before it switches to "connected as media device" after you plug it in. If anyone has a permanent solution to this, please post it! I've tried changing the settings in the hidden menu *#7284#, but the settings don't stick and revert back to the "connect as installer" after a reboot.
Zelmo88 said:
Removing or renaming the autorun.iso file does not stop the USB connection from connecting as "installer" when you first plug it in. There is still a delay of 20-30 seconds before it switches to "connected as media device" after you plug it in. If anyone has a permanent solution to this, please post it! I've tried changing the settings in the hidden menu *#7284#, but the settings don't stick and revert back to the "connect as installer" after a reboot.
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Thanks for the info, I was going to ask about this in a separate thread. After your reply looks like I need to look for some other method.
Also, the phone never mounts anything other than /sdcard/ right? Moving things to other places requires an explorer app?
To add to the growing number of noob questions, is it still possible to run ES File Explorer with SU in version 3? I know I used this way in the past, but I can't find the option and it's not showing me a bunch of stuff like /efs/carrier/HiddenMenus or letting me past into extSdCard
Is there a free root explorer if ES can no longer do it?
darker_slayer said:
Thanks for the info, I was going to ask about this in a separate thread. After your reply looks like I need to look for some other method.
Also, the phone never mounts anything other than /sdcard/ right? Moving things to other places requires an explorer app?
To add to the growing number of noob questions, is it still possible to run ES File Explorer with SU in version 3? I know I used this way in the past, but I can't find the option and it's not showing me a bunch of stuff like /efs/carrier/HiddenMenus or letting me past into extSdCard
Is there a free root explorer if ES can no longer do it?
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I use ES File Explorer without any problems. Do you have "root explorer" switched ON in "Tools" in the ES File Explorer?
Zelmo88 said:
I use ES File Explorer without any problems. Do you have "root explorer" switched ON in "Tools" in the ES File Explorer?
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Nope
Looked for it in settings, didn't think to check tools