Hello
I have recently rooted my GT-I9100 and I have a small problem that is driving me absolutely bonkers.
I am trying to edit a file in the directory SDCARD/ANDROID/DATA. I need to change the file permissions but for some reason every time I try to it says "permissions change was not successful. Please note that some file systems (e.g. SD card) do not allow permission changes."
I have mounted it as r/w in root explorer and also used mount / system app to mount it as r/w to no avail. I don't know if it is something I am not doing or something that I have missed but it is driving me up the wall. I have checked the permissions for root explorer and it has the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission so I don't know what else to do and couldn't find any more info on the net.
Also I know this is probably a really noob question but I am in the UK on carrier Orange and I just wondered if I have the right firmware. My phone says:
Android version 4.0.3
Baseband version I9100XXLPW
Kernel Version [email protected] #3
Build number IML74k.XXLPW
All I wanted to do is install unbranded firmware to get rid of all the Orange loading screen. I got rid of the other bloatware using Titanium BackUp
Thanks for your help peoples.
try using super manager
May I ask, how exactly have you rooted?
[email protected] is a stock kernel...
I just downloaded super manager and that can't even find the file when I go into the folder (?)
And erm well I just rooted it using the steps on galaxys2root.com. Is a stock kernel good or bad? I got the little yellow triangle that comes up when I turn on the device (?) LOL. I am a bit worried now lmao.
Nothing to worry about. You could do with flashing a proper CF-Root kernel though pal. As described here http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s2-i9100-icsandroid-4-0/ and all information can also be found here at xda.
Okay thank you. I will do that now. Will that mean I am then able to change the file permission that I was trying to do earlier?
Yes you should be able to. Use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&hl=en and set the setting to access and write root.
CF-Root thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Okay so I have just done the new kernel thing and got the green PASS on ODIN but my phone is still saying the same kernel version as before. Is this correct?
Hmmm. Now try the ES file manager and set the setting to access and write to root, should be all good.
Thank you very much for your help sir/madam
It worked!
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Thank you very much for your help sir/madam
It worked!
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Your welcome!
I'm a Sir
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Mount usb work only with owner Permission
I am using Micromax A110 with Custom Rom (Android 4.2.2). I have installed usb host controller it recognize my mass storage device also i can mount to specific folder such as /mnt/sdcard/ehdd but this folder shows nothing in ES file explorer but i can see all contents in some root explorer where i found this folder contains only owner permission not user/group permissions, i tried to apply user/group permissions but i am failed with a message "permission change was not successful"
Permissions change was not successful. Please note that some file systems (e.g. SD card) do not allow permission changes...... help
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I have installed the Deodexed 407 Rom, and installed Streakmod Recovery and also installed superuser.zip, so in theory, from what I have read my streak should now be rooted.
But when I try and edit a file, the build.prop file in /system with Astro File Manager I alter some of the settings and save it, but when I reopen the file the changes had not been saved. I have tried seeing if I can change the permissions on the file, but without success.
I would be grateful if someone could assist me in where I am going wrong, hopefully it is something simple or a wrong setting that I am not quite doing correct.
spanner44 said:
I have installed the Deodexed 407 Rom, and installed Streakmod Recovery and also installed superuser.zip, so in theory, from what I have read my streak should now be rooted.
But when I try and edit a file, the build.prop file in /system with Astro File Manager I alter some of the settings and save it, but when I reopen the file the changes had not been saved. I have tried seeing if I can change the permissions on the file, but without success.
I would be grateful if someone could assist me in where I am going wrong, hopefully it is something simple or a wrong setting that I am not quite doing correct.
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You have to mount the system as ReadWrite and there was no need for a new thread. You should've posted in the rooting thread
Sorry, for not putting it in the rooting thread, but didn't want to clog a general rooting thread with a specific problem.
I have solved this now thanks, but not with Astro File manager as I still cannot seem to change the permissions with that app, but used advanced tools app instead.
Thanks again anyway.
Yes i had same problem trying do root operations with file expert. I used root file explorer instead. Weird thing being that even with rooting permissions ticked file explorer failed.
For most root-enabled browsers, just enabling root permissions won't give you write access. You'll need to find a second option to mount the /system directory as read/write. That's normally somewhere in the Settings menu or on the directory's long-press menu.
ChicoKiri said:
For most root-enabled browsers, just enabling root permissions won't give you write access. You'll need to find a second option to mount the /system directory as read/write. That's normally somewhere in the Settings menu or on the directory's long-press menu.
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It's mainly dependant on the kernel, all custom kernels automatically mount system as RW and all stock kernels mount it as RO
At least root explorer tells you that it's read only if you attempt to modify it without remounting, I havnt used ASTRO in a long time so I cant comment on that
Root explorer better for me
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Hi to all!
This is my first android device, and i am new to Unix-like systems.
I have tried to unlock, root & install custom rom on my phone. Used this instruction:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
Everything go perfect until step:
DO NOT FORGET TO DO THIS PART: After the install of RomRacers recovery boot up your phone. Open up your favorite file browser (I used Astro file manager to do this ) and navigate to /system/etc/ and delete the file called 'install-recovery.sh'
I always get "read only" trouble. As I understand, the problem in root access. I haven’t got it.
I have tried:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=740748
Then
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046626
But in any case i get "read only" truing to delete 'install-recovery.sh'
Will be grateful for tips how to successfully root my device.
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a guide is in the "stickys" in general forum made by swiftks
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Use root tools. And there's a little button to change it from read only to read/write. Then delete the file.
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kycats said:
Steps for rooting:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255548
It works like a champ.
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Tnx very much, it worked.
But i still can't delete the
install-recovery.sh
Trying via all possible file explorers, and also tried
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=740748
one more time. still get
rm failed for /system/etc/install-recovery.sh, Read-only file system
You need to go into the options of the file manager and enable root, and also mount system as writable. I use ES file explorer from market...its free. If it still fails my guess is you are not rooted.
I have root access, have checked with root checker basic. Have enabled root in es file explorer, still same problem.
I have made some photos, in attached files.
Did you also check the option 'mount system directory as writable' in es file explorer options
maulich said:
Did you also check the option 'mount system directory as writable' in es file explorer options
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It helped. Thank you very much!
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.
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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
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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
Hello guys, new user here, so please exuse me for any mistakes I made (posted in different thread for example). So recently I finally managed to root my Lollipop Sony Xperia Z2 (D6503). I decided to make a backup of my current rom using ROM Manager, so I did so. I chose it, then my phone restarted into recovery and did the backup. When I went back to the OS, I saw that I hadn't any space available left on the phone's internal storage. I found the folder clockworkmod/backup/(name of the backup) and I deleted it, but no space got freed. I found out that after android 4.1 it doesn't actually save it on the sdcard but on: /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backup/(name of backup). I tried deleting the folder using Total Commander, but every time I was trying to delete it was giving me a: "Permission Denied" message, so I decided to try and change its permissions. It said that: "Function Succeeded!". but still no luck, and the permissions actually didn't change. Any suggestions anyone could give me? It has been getting on nerves lately because it seems that there is not way to delete it. Thanks in advance.
John000708 said:
Hello guys, new user here, so please exuse me for any mistakes I made (posted in different thread for example). So recently I finally managed to root my Lollipop Sony Xperia Z2 (D6503). I decided to make a backup of my current rom using ROM Manager, so I did so. I chose it, then my phone restarted into recovery and did the backup. When I went back to the OS, I saw that I hadn't any space available left on the phone's internal storage. I found the folder clockworkmod/backup/(name of the backup) and I deleted it, but no space got freed. I found out that after android 4.1 it doesn't actually save it on the sdcard but on: /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backup/(name of backup). I tried deleting the folder using Total Commander, but every time I was trying to delete it was giving me a: "Permission Denied" message, so I decided to try and change its permissions. It said that: "Function Succeeded!". but still no luck, and the permissions actually didn't change. Any suggestions anyone could give me? It has been getting on nerves lately because it seems that there is not way to delete it. Thanks in advance.
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Use es file explorer to delete it or else u can delete it from recovery itself
Tyaginator said:
Use es file explorer to delete it or else u can delete it from recovery itself
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As I said, when I was trying to delete it, I cannot. It says 'Permission Denied'. Tried with adb from the computer aswell, running as root, still nothing. I cannot delete it from the ROM Manager app because it says that it does not exist... Any other suggestions?
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As I said, when I was trying to delete it, I cannot. It says 'Permission Denied'. Tried with adb from the computer aswell, running as root, still nothing. I cannot delete it from the ROM Manager app because it says that it does not exist... Any other suggestions?
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Are u using es file explorer and have changed the read and write permissions?
John000708 said:
As I said, when I was trying to delete it, I cannot. It says 'Permission Denied'. Tried with adb from the computer aswell, running as root, still nothing. I cannot delete it from the ROM Manager app because it says that it does not exist... Any other suggestions?
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Check this location too
Data>media>clockworkmod
Nope, still the same. Tried with ES Explorer, root checked, granting superuser, but still, when I go to delete it it says: "Permission Denied". And yes, it is read/write.
John000708 said:
Nope, still the same. Tried with ES Explorer, root checked, granting superuser, but still, when I go to delete it it says: "Permission Denied". And yes, it is read/write.
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Open es file explorer
Go to Data>media>clockworkmod
Open clockworkmod folder's properties
And it should look like this
Sorry forgot to add picture
Oh wow, I changed the perms from there and it got deleted... thank you very much
I have lenovo vibe shot and I have updated it with Android 6.0.1, rooted it with SuperSU 2.78
and installed systemless xposed framework on it all of the things are going well but
recently I tried to change the boot animation and I realized that I dont and I cant have writing access
to /system and any of its sub folders (i want to replace a couple of MP4 files inside /system/media
no matter if I use mount commands from adb from PC or any other app in my mobile, write access will not be given
for example ES File explorer says it is read only, when I click on write and click OK, it will show no error, but going to
same setting again it shows read only selected again
similar is the case with Root Browser
I think it is due to systemless root
But is there any way I can get write acccess to /system/media ???
plz help
usman400 said:
I have lenovo vibe shot and I have updated it with Android 6.0.1, rooted it with SuperSU 2.78
and installed systemless xposed framework on it all of the things are going well but
recently I tried to change the boot animation and I realized that I dont and I cant have writing access
to /system and any of its sub folders (i want to replace a couple of MP4 files inside /system/media
no matter if I use mount commands from adb from PC or any other app in my mobile, write access will not be given
for example ES File explorer says it is read only, when I click on write and click OK, it will show no error, but going to
same setting again it shows read only selected again
similar is the case with Root Browser
I think it is due to systemless root
But is there any way I can get write acccess to /system/media ???
plz help
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Root properly
I did it twice using TWRP I flashed Super SU 2.78 2 times, it never showed any error
and went fine
Plz tell me a little more if you mean something else by root properly
Any app that needs root access is working perfectly fine except for this permission
setting issue on /system