Root problem - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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

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[Q] Removing Camera sound local.prop problem

hey, i got a virgin mobile s2 yesterday and i rooted and unlocked with
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13715727
and galaxy s unlock on the market.
im assuming it went well since i have the yellow triangle and my rogers sim now works.
i got root explorer and followed instructions on making "local.prop" in data with "ro.camera.sound.forced=0" but it hasnt been working.
is there any known problems with my type of combination
Virgin
XWKDD_insecure.tar
or any other help at all?
Im totally new to this and i dont want to mess anything up by using another rom or something because i need it before a flight tomorrow morning.
You could delete the following using root explorer:
/system/media/audio/ui/camera_click.ogg
/system/media/audio/ui/camera_click_short.ogg
/system/media/audio/ui/Shutter_01.ogg
That way you delete the audio file the camera uses. If you don't want to do it as a permanent solution, you could backup the files if you want to restore them.
hmm i already tried to rename those files in root explorer but i got a no permission error. but your post brought me back to it and i successfully renamed them after turning on "mount r/w".
Thanks! lol
Although it would have been cool to keep the sounds and only make it silent when it was in silent mode :/

[Q] How to modify a system file?

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!

samsung galaxy s3 keyboard re-installation

So i have finally rooted my phone through CF Auto root method, and im happy i can access anything on the phone.
first thing i wanted to do is get rid of the samsung Keyboard, as it got stuck to being default after every restart.
So got into /system/apps/samsungIME.apk and removed it. I use ES file explorer with root access.
Job done, now i have the smart keyboard pro on and happy with it
Lets say i want to reinstall the SamsungIME.apk
reinstalling it is not a go im afraid. If i try to reinstall it from my ext.Sdcard, it says installation failed
If i copy and paste it in the same folder, it says: parsing error, unable to extract or something.
So my question following quite a bit of search is : in general, when trying to reinstall samsung apps, will this occur all the time?
Do i have to do something in addition to get it to work?
i saw someone mention in a different thread (I9100 i think) about chaning something in the build prop which i couldnt find anyway, and others talking about permissions
With ESfile explorer, i havent found the 'permissions' aspect of things, as all i have to do is allow ES to enter the root explorer through SU and then i dont get any other question about allowing permsissions to save/install and application.
many thanks and please excuse me if my questions are very childish for experiences users, as this is the first time i have entered this field!
vas
vasp3690 said:
So i have finally rooted my phone through CF Auto root method, and im happy i can access anything on the phone.
first thing i wanted to do is get rid of the samsung Keyboard, as it got stuck to being default after every restart.
So got into /system/apps/samsungIME.apk and removed it. I use ES file explorer with root access.
Job done, now i have the smart keyboard pro on and happy with it
Lets say i want to reinstall the SamsungIME.apk
reinstalling it is not a go im afraid. If i try to reinstall it from my ext.Sdcard, it says installation failed
If i copy and paste it in the same folder, it says: parsing error, unable to extract or something.
So my question following quite a bit of search is : in general, when trying to reinstall samsung apps, will this occur all the time?
Do i have to do something in addition to get it to work?
i saw someone mention in a different thread (I9100 i think) about chaning something in the build prop which i couldnt find anyway, and others talking about permissions
With ESfile explorer, i havent found the 'permissions' aspect of things, as all i have to do is allow ES to enter the root explorer through SU and then i dont get any other question about allowing permsissions to save/install and application.
many thanks and please excuse me if my questions are very childish for experiences users, as this is the first time i have entered this field!
vas
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Reinstalling ANY SYSTEM APK would mean that you would have to push it to the system. Here is a YouTube video on how to do it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJGbiSkom9M
If you are interested to download again the stock app, I have uploaded all the stock apps in mediafire. check my sig if you are interested
Many thanks. Will check asap!
vasp3690 said:
Many thanks. Will check asap!
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You are welcome
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saywhatt said:
You are welcome
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Looking at the video, es file explorer does something similar, but it hasnr worked. Does this mean I have to buy the root explorer software?
Edit: I just downloaded root explorer and saved the apk according to the info. Keyboard hasn't installed though. I wonder if I have to tranfer the obex file as well
Edit 2: transfered the obex file as well, still didn't install. I can see the apk in there but its not installing.
And to finish this, I did excactly the same with the obex file and it worked. My samsung keyboard is back so again
MANY THANKS!
vasp3690 said:
And to finish this, I did excactly the same with the obex file and it worked. My samsung keyboard is back so again
MANY THANKS!
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Glad to hear u got it all worked out
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Verizon Mobile Installer

I find it annoying that every time I connect my S4 to my laptop, it connects as an Installer with a 13.5MB CD partition named "Verizon Mobile." Then after a few seconds, it finally connects as a Media device (MTP). Has anyone been able to skip the Verizon Mobile part? Thanks.
virus86 said:
I find it annoying that every time I connect my S4 to my laptop, it connects as an Installer with a 13.5MB CD partition named "Verizon Mobile." Then after a few seconds, it finally connects as a Media device (MTP). Has anyone been able to skip the Verizon Mobile part? Thanks.
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I found a couple different ways to disable to pop up, but it still has the 30 second or so delay before the MTP connects. The easiest one I found was rename or remove autorun.iso in / etc. folder. But like I said that doesnt make the MTP come any sooner. Hoping for a fix myself.
Gam3r 4 Life said:
I found a couple different ways to disable to pop up, but it still has the 30 second or so delay before the MTP connects. The easiest one I found was rename or remove autorun.iso in / etc. folder. But like I said that doesnt make the MTP come any sooner. Hoping for a fix myself.
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I assume you have to be rooted first?
virus86 said:
I assume you have to be rooted first?
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Sure do.
virus86 said:
I assume you have to be rooted first?
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Yes for that method you do. But you can also disable the cd rom from inside windows device manager. Just have device manager pulled up, then attach usb cable, and when you see the Verizon cd rom show up in device manager right click and disable. This also will only prevent it from popping up, but there will still be a 30 second delay before MTP connects.
I deleted the drive letter of the Verizon Mobile partition from Disk Management. At least I wont see it on My Computer anymore...
Can someone please give me a hand? I think I'm missing something. I'm rooted and have ES File Explorer installed.
I open the app, tap menu, tap tools, tap Root Explorer then navigate to the System\Etc folder but can't for the life of me find where to mount the file system R/W. I've checked all the options I can find and still not available. I have granted root access to ES File Explorer with SuperSU and verified it in SuperSU
I'm also seeing a message several seconds after selecting Root Explorer that reads "Sorry, test failed. This feature cannot run on your phone."
TIA
virus86 said:
I deleted the drive letter of the Verizon Mobile partition from Disk Management. At least I wont see it on My Computer anymore...
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Does it still delay the 30 seconds or so before the mtp connects?
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drivie said:
Can someone please give me a hand? I think I'm missing something. I'm rooted and have ES File Explorer installed.
I open the app, tap menu, tap tools, tap Root Explorer then navigate to the System\Etc folder but can't for the life of me find where to mount the file system R/W. I've checked all the options I can find and still not available. I have granted root access to ES File Explorer with SuperSU and verified it in SuperSU
I'm also seeing a message several seconds after selecting Root Explorer that reads "Sorry, test failed. This feature cannot run on your phone."
TIA
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I just checked and es file explorer is doing the same thing with me. Out of curiosity I tried the old style es file explorer and it also failed. Not sure why. It worked great on my S3. I use "root browser" on all my devices and love it. Theres a free version on the play store. And there use to be a way to get full free version from the dev here in xda.
Gam3r 4 Life said:
Does it still delay the 30 seconds or so before the mtp connects?.
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Yes it does.
virus86 said:
Yes it does.
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Theres got to be a fix for that somehow, maybe some way to change the delay?
Gam3r 4 Life said:
Theres got to be a fix for that somehow, maybe some way to change the delay?
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Do the other S4s have the same problem or is this a Verizon thing?
virus86 said:
Do the other S4s have the same problem or is this a Verizon thing?
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Its a Verizon thing. I had the same issue when I had the Verizon S3. They could have at least set it up so that once you installed the Verizon programs that it would stop popping up, and allow instant access to the MTP. Im sure there is someway to edit a file or something that would bypass the 30 second delay.
Wish I had a verizon s4 so I could take a look at this. Im sure theres a way to fix the delay
bhp090808 said:
Wish I had a verizon s4 so I could take a look at this. Im sure theres a way to fix the delay
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If you have any ideas Im willing to test them out.
On stock deodex debloat I had no problems with this, but since flashing Beans it has became a problem. Not sure how or why though.
mbh87 said:
On stock deodex debloat I had no problems with this, but since flashing Beans it has became a problem. Not sure how or why though.
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Thats actually great news. It means somewhere theres some bloat that can be removed to stop this.
drivie said:
Can someone please give me a hand? I think I'm missing something. I'm rooted and have ES File Explorer installed.
I open the app, tap menu, tap tools, tap Root Explorer then navigate to the System\Etc folder but can't for the life of me find where to mount the file system R/W. I've checked all the options I can find and still not available. I have granted root access to ES File Explorer with SuperSU and verified it in SuperSU
I'm also seeing a message several seconds after selecting Root Explorer that reads "Sorry, test failed. This feature cannot run on your phone."
TIA
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I also had this problem i have read the s4 and es file explorer are not playing well right now. I used the root explorer in rom toolbox app and it worked great.
05gsxrk5 said:
I also had this problem i have read the s4 and es file explorer are not playing well right now. I used the root explorer in rom toolbox app and it worked great.
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Thanks for the info. I'll try another app for now.
drivie said:
Thanks for the info. I'll try another app for now.
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Root browser lite is a good free root file manager
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Disable Verizon CD Intaller
Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ment/guide-how-to-disable-verizon-cd-t2831293

[Q] infinite home screen scrolling, ongoing wifi notification, bookmark sync

I am 24 hours into using my S4 and have a few questions I am on VRUAME7, rooted, and do not have a custom recovery installed.
1. I want to enable infinite home screen scrolling. I did some digging and found that if you edit system/csc/feature.xml as described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2033894
I tried this with both ES file explorer and 902 Text Editor and both will not let me edit and save the file since it is read only. On 902 it says EROFS read only system file Any thoughts? Anyway to make the file editable?
2. If I do not have a custom recovery is there any way to disable the ongoing wifi notification.
3. Anyway to sync bookmarks on the stock browser with chrome on a desktop? I have mobile chrome on the s4 but wanted to play with the stock broswer.
Thanks.
UNCMo96 said:
I am 24 hours into using my S4 and have a few questions I am on VRUAME7, rooted, and do not have a custom recovery installed.
1. I want to enable infinite home screen scrolling. I did some digging and found that if you edit system/csc/feature.xml as described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2033894
I tried this with both ES file explorer and 902 Text Editor and both will not let me edit and save the file since it is read only. On 902 it says EROFS read only system file Any thoughts? Anyway to make the file editable?
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Using ES File Explorer, go in to tools/root explorer. Click "Mount R/W" click on the "RW" radio button next to /system. and hit "OK". Now you can edit your file. Don't forget to remount that /system as Read Only when you're done.
Thanks a lot. that worked. Do the other changes in the Galaxy note thread work on the s4 as well?
How did/are you rooted with that current ota? I just picked up a s4 today, vzw, and it seems we have lost root. Sorry if its off topic, just that I am interested to at least get root. Thanks
jackwagon06 said:
How did/are you rooted with that current ota? I just picked up a s4 today, vzw, and it seems we have lost root. Sorry if its off topic, just that I am interested to at least get root. Thanks
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If you already installed the OTA you're too late.
If not.... (I found a lot of this out right here on the forum):
1. Download the OTA but after the d/l delay the install for several hours
2. Root using the method on xda with ODIN and motochopper
3. Immediately download Voodoo OTA rootkeeper and back up root
4. Let the OTA update install
5. ***Do a factory reset (This allows you get the wifi toggle. Don't do what I did... i.e. set up your phone and then do a factory reset and then have to re-setup your phone)
6. After the factory reset when you reconnect to the play store supersu and ota will download automatically and you'll still have root (I did this).
Hope that helps.
Oh well.....looks like I am too late! Typical vzw.....I appreciate the heads up. Glad that you got it before..... I'm off to the "bounty link". I forgot how much bloat sucks, and to be stuck with it for now!
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