removing some lines from build.prop - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

OK guys I am working on a patch will let the users of captivate, galaxy s and vibrant user flash each others roms but to accomplish this I need to provide build.prop file which will not let the users feel complete
I know how to add lines to build.prop but want to learn how to remove some lines from build.prop with some script command
I want to add ro.product.model but without removing previous line I cannot add another so please teach me

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Help with Audio Mod... [Need help from an Android Dev]

Ok, basically my linux knowledge is very limited and i need help modifying a file that gets written on boot (i don't know if this would even work, so if someone could answer that it would be very much appreciated).
The file i'm looking to change is '/sys/module/q6audio/parameters/speaker_max_gain'. In the latest 2.1 build this file is set to '602', which i think explains the slight volume increase from 1.6 (it was set to '600', but located in 'sys/module/msm8k_cad_volume/parameters/handset_max_gain' instead)
So, does anyone know how to alter this file? I know it gets re-written every time you boot the phone, but i can't find where it's being written from. Is it a kernel thing or am I completely wasting my time with this?
Cheers
UPDATE - Thanks to @VogelDerNacht, i've tried a few things like trying to change the value in the init.rc (echo "value" > sys/module/q6audio/parameters/speaker_max_gain) which didn't work, and i then tried to use a sysctl.conf in /system/etc/ to do the same thing, which also didn't work (don't think the kernel supports this), so now i'm pretty stuck
It seems like i may have to wait for the kernel source to be release now ><
how about creating a simple shell script and having it execute as a service from one of the init scripts ?
its possible the sys entry is not created until later in the boot sequence
DJ_Steve said:
how about creating a simple shell script and having it execute as a service from one of the init scripts ?
its possible the sys entry is not created until later in the boot sequence
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could you give me an example please? i'm pretty new to all this linux stuff
The problem seems to be that when i add the line in to the init.rc (or any of the init files) it gets overridden by something else (probably the kernel) and i can't get it to apply my changes. I can change it fine whilst the phone is running, but that doesn't do anything because i think these files only get read from once when the phone boots.
I could be completely wrong though, like i said, my linux knowledge is pretty bad ><
First you need to confirm that entry boosts what you want
DJ_Steve said:
First you need to confirm that entry boosts what you want
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That's the problem. I think it reads from the file only once when the phone boots but i don't know, that's why i want to change it on boot to see if it works
their should be a simple script (.sh extension) in /system/etc that you may be able to edit to add echo *your value > sys path to end of
DJ_Steve said:
their should be a simple script (.sh extension) in /system/etc that you may be able to edit to add echo *your value > sys path to end of
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Tried that. Tired editing the init.rc, that didn't help. I tried adding a sysctl.conf but i don't think the kernel supports it. I tried editing every .sh file i could find but it looks like the kernel just overwrites everything
ok if you fancy a hand trying to get the volume to boost drop me a pm as i woudln mind being a tester ffor playing with werid options (and since iport android anyway i know my way around

[Q] [?] build.prop

Anyone have any usefull links that explain the build.prop file in DETAIL as to everything and anything that can be added, deleted, modded etc... ?
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MikePierotti said:
Anyone have any usefull links that explain the build.prop file in DETAIL as to everything and anything that can be added, deleted, modded etc... ?
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I would also be very interested in knowing this. I just loaded CM9, and want to run chrome but can't. I can't help but think it is finding a reference to Gingerbread in my build.prop file (it is still listed in two places). I tried making these changes myself to something else, but it didn't help - likely because I didn't know what the proper parameters were for the lines I changed.
I'm searching for a line by line description for the build.prop file too... if I find it, I'll repost. I'm thinking it has to be out there somewhere...

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[Q] question about update.zip file

hello there,
i have a GT-I9100 phone best known as the Galaxy S II International, and i'm very fond of messing around with the custom firmwares and stuff. i like to test every nightly that comes out from CyanogenMod, so i'm almost always installing new firmwares, and i'd like to carry on some small updates that i do to each firmware.
however, there is a problem. an update.zip would be useful for static files such as replacing the bootanimation.zip and adding the init.d scripts i want. however, i also like to edit the build.prop files, that are changed each nightly, to show the correct date and other minimum details.
following that, i'd like to know if there's a way to not replace the build.prop file, but just edit/add some lines into it through some script that could go inside the update.zip.
thank you.

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