Does anyone know where the ta partition/drm keys are???
Basically i've come across a file explorer within the android sdk/eclipse thingy on my laptop that lets me see more stuff on my phone than anything else ive tried...... i was thinking maybe through this it might be possible to find the drm keys and back them up, unfortunately im not a developer or anything and have no clue where to look or what they might be called
Just checked, the thing i was using is called DDMS and its something to do with eclipse and debugging, anyway the file explorer within it allowed me to view folders i cant normally see, i looked up on the net how to manually back up the drm/ta on a z1 and this file explorer let me follow the same path, and it had push and pull options......... as i said im not a developer or anything, i just wanna root my phone without losing that drm bit and am trying anything my brain and the internet throw at me lol
I think is actualy outside root, you have to externally access
Google some
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Interesting... If you can push and pull to drm location then itll provide a way to Backup and restore the keys.
But... It couldn't be that easy? Surely...
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pauliebb said:
Interesting... If you can push and pull to drm location then itll provide a way to Backup and restore the keys.
But... It couldn't be that easy? Surely...
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Its simple if you know enough about the device and editing of needed files
Try google searching about DRM backups or such
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I'm at work now... Someone look into it!!
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Did you find the location? I have DDMS up and running but I don't know where to look.
EDIT: Is this it? dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/TA
In that case I found it, though I can't pull it out from the phone, guess you need root for that :/
Xernoxis said:
Did you find the location? I have DDMS up and running but I don't know where to look.
EDIT: Is this it? dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/TA
In that case I found it, though I can't pull it out from the phone, guess you need root for that :/
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Quite possibly...... i was following a method to manually back up ta on a z1 and thats what it was called on there...... couldn't find it on my z2 but i was in the dev/block/platform bit....... shame we cant pull it, yeah prob need root, i saw the push and pull options were lit up but didnt actually try them.
Maybe we can push superuser in this way, altho i doubt it if we cant pull anything from there
I even messaged doomlord but all i got as a reply was 'its not possible to back up without root'
Im gonna keep searching for a way but im not holding out much help lol......... oh yeah n to everyone telling me to use google, i am, thats how i found this DDMS in the first place
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I have located the cursed CD-ROM.iso file that helps trigger the autoload and prompt for Verizon Media Manager; it's in \system\etc.
Unfortunately, an attempt to rename it didn't survive reboot from temproot to normal; the directory repopulated. Perhaps someone else can figure out a away to kill or freeze it (I don't think Titanium will freeze anything that isn't an application).
maybe Scott's CleanTool?
yeah deleting it through root explorer just forced my phone to reboot
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Boy ... we sure could use some Root
^^^this
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couchmonkey said:
maybe Scott's CleanTool?
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I wish it were that easy, but see from his own thread this post. Reboot restores the file (I just noticed that myself after experimenting with it.)
I don't think anything written to \system (and probably any other root directory) survives reboot after temporary root.
Turn off autorun on your pc. You should because it helps protect against viruses.
The ISO itself is not the try problem. Its whatever app mounts the ISO.
Can't you disable Auto-Run on just that drive?
EDIT: Take a look at this... http://www.samlogic.net/articles/autorun-enable-disable-nodrivetypeautorun.htm
Thanks for the info guys. Seeing vcast manager makes me homicidal.
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WorldOfJohnboy said:
Can't you disable Auto-Run on just that drive?
EDIT: Take a look at this... http://www.samlogic.net/articles/autorun-enable-disable-nodrivetypeautorun.htm
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YEah, you can do that...
But the point is there is a rouge app out there that forces that ISO to mount. I want to find that app and kill it.
Fern, any thoughts?
scrosler said:
YEah, you can do that...
But the point is there is a rouge app out there that forces that ISO to mount. I want to find that app and kill it.
Fern, any thoughts?
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Im going to look. im not sure it's an app tho
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fernando sor said:
Im going to look. im not sure it's an app tho
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It behaves similar to the sandisk u3 drives, basically a partition disguised as a virtual device.
Guess no progress has been made on this issue???
I DETEST it...and I think it's the culprit preventing me from using the HTC Sync software....
Are you rooted? I believe they found it in System/etc
Marcismo55 said:
Are you rooted? I believe they found it in System/etc
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Crap...nope...not rooted.
Was trying to hold off on rooting...
I don't think there is much you can do but disable auto run on your PC. At least you won't get that annoying pop up. Con247 mentioned it earlier in this thread.
Ahhhhh! That stupid MTP mode is an utter pain, how hard would it have been for sony to implement mass storage!! I know it is available via root but I'm not willing to unlock my bootloader just yet.
Trying to copy photos by copying and pasting them using the crappy windows explorer within the phone menu, but after copying the process bar gets suck at 4% and doesn't do anything!
I have tried the importing photos option but it finds a whole load of album art which I don't want copied...
Can anyone help with the best way to copy them over?
cheeeeers
Adb plugin for Total Commander. Hadn't failed me once.
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it happened to me once, i was copying some pictures from my pc to my xs, then it always stopped at 40% at the picture number xxx41, then i copied again everything except the picture number xxx41 and there you go, i think the phone detected it as a corrupted file or something, then later, at the end i just copied only that single picture and pasted it in my xs without a problem
Or just use the always faithful Droid explorer, works with no mucking around and has a few Android developer enhancements.
http://de.codeplex.com/
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somemadcaaant said:
Or just use the always faithful Droid explorer, works with no mucking around and has a few Android developer enhancements.
http://de.codeplex.com/
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Don't you need root for that method though?
K900, could you post some links the Adb plugin search doesn't reveal much
cheers
adsada arc said:
Don't you need root for that method though?
K900, could you post some links the Adb plugin search doesn't reveal much
cheers
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http://www.xda-developers.com/android/android-filesystem-plugin-for-total-commander/
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Hello, basically I am wondering what is the best program to edit .DAT files ( the typ of file that is [mostly] used by android-game dev's to save stored data of the game )
and edit them,
also i was wondering what if I can't find the game/app map when connected to USB?
> I want to do it on the PC because I have the one X and are NOT going to root it.
Regards!
In order to access those files and write on them (edit them), you need root.
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gagdude said:
In order to access those files and write on them (edit them), you need root.
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Please read again, I can access them through my computer easily, in fact I have them open now on HxD editor, but I need a good program to edit these .DAT files with.
Then you need to push those files to the phone, which requires root
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Then you need to push those files to the phone, which requires root
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Yes, okay but I still am just wondering what is the best program to open these .dat files with.
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Then you need to push those files to the phone, which requires root
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Since when you need root to access a file created by application that doesn't require root?
nikiiv said:
Since when you need root to access a file created by application that doesn't require root?
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He has no idea what he's talking about.
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nikiiv said:
Since when you need root to access a file created by application that doesn't require root?
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The file of an app, say a game is under \data\data and in order to change or replace those files, you need root.
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He has no idea what he's talking about.
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I know, right
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gagdude said:
The file of an app, say a game is under \data\data and in order to change or replace those files, you need root.
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An app cannot write there under normal circumstances.. For writing there you need root, but games doesn' store their savegames there.
Let me put it differently.. if an app doesn't ask for root, all files it creates can be accessed by adb.
nikiiv said:
An app cannot write there under normal circumstances.. For writing there you need root, but games doesn' store their savegames there.
Let me put it differently.. if an app doesn't ask for root, all files it creates can be accessed by adb.
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This is why non rooted phones cannot cheat on games, they cannot access the files there.
When you go into app settings and look under each app, there is a section that says data....x MB. And you can clear data. That data is stored under /data/data
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nikiiv said:
An app cannot write there under normal circumstances.. For writing there you need root, but games doesn' store their savegames there.
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Check again. All user installed apps have folders there with some associated data. Some games don't have their savegames there, others do.
Theonew said:
Check again. All user installed apps have folders there with some associated data. Some games don't have their savegames there, others do.
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Indeed, and the games I'm wondering about do have the save game in the folder, simply access-able when I connect my phone (One x) to the PC.
Any how, how could I open these files, with what program?
siemz said:
Indeed, and the games I'm wondering about do have the save game in the folder, simply access-able when I connect my phone (One x) to the PC.
Any how, how could I open these files, with what program?
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The save games' files are usually XML files. You should be able to simply use notepad (or any other text/word associated software) to edit them.
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The save games' files are usually XML files. You should be able to simply use notepad (or any other text/word associated software) to edit them.
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Sadly this is a .dat save file, any idea how to edit these?
siemz said:
Sadly this is a .dat save file, any idea how to edit these?
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Hex editor, and messing around to see what each adress does. Every game dev uses their own liba and stuff, there is no universal program to edit those files.
Its like writting your own secret code inside a book, someone else might open it, but go figure out how to interpret each line.
In-app Android
Is it possible to hack games and get free in-app purchases such as on the iphone for android i've been looking but haven't found anything yet.
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Is it possible to hack games and get free in-app purchases such as on the iphone for android i've been looking but haven't found anything yet.
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It sure is. Hell, there even is a forum wide XDA announcement about it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?f=530
You might try enabling USB debugging... Found under developer options. This is in all Android devices enabling varies by release. Try checking out Setting - About Android - build version click that 7 times and it should enable it in main settings. It has already been said you really should root. This is usually the first step to getting root. I know nothing about HTC, but chainfire root has worked for me many times, from Sony, Moto and Samsung. Google your make and model + root +xda dev.
I myself have used Hex Editor, but it looks like garbage to me. Good luck and please give an update if you find a template or app
Interesting. I'm trying to hack my own game. Hope I can, because it obviously is possible...lol.
Hacking HTC devices is hard as hell, i have htc one and i can tell
The root needs clock work mode
And this CWM needs bootloader and the bootloader needs hellava time and experience
I just dont have time to do all that sh1t, isnt there an easier way to root stupid htc's, or at least to hack games on pc
Or hack the games without rooting
And dont tell me to use lucky patcher because its bullsh1t
Thx for reading
Hey all used this guide to upgrade stock jellybean,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1909819
Worked brilliantly and then got above my skill level when removing some bloatware, normally i copy the apks i remove however this time i pressed delete by mistake, now have huge issues with play store and other apps. I have deleted too many apks
Have tried installing google apks again but still no joy. Does any one know of a way i can install JB again to start afresh i did try downgrading as per the guide but that didnt actually remove the JB firmware. I feel although even with huge amounts of help from flumpster (many thanks) we arnt cracking it so a fresh install is prob best, i just hope someone knows how to.
Thanks in advance.
You may try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916285
This is the full Rom which should add your so called bloatware again.
Before deleting any apps you may first freeze them and see if all goes well without them.
Actually, there is no need to actually delete them. As long as they are frozen or disabled, they won't be active.
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tobi01001 said:
You may try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916285
This is the full Rom which should add your so called bloatware again.
Before deleting any apps you may first freeze them and see if all goes well without them.
Actually, there is no need to actually delete them. As long as they are frozen or disabled, they won't be active.
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Thanks for the help do you know how i can install as i said my prime is stuck on the startup wizard and i cant get past that, it just says setup wizard has stopped and then recycles it. is there a way of installing from Fastboot or ADB bootloader.
Good question. I would just give it a try. Since you are not within a bootloop you may also be able to adb push missing files and start with a maybe functioning device...
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sounds like u removed the launcher... push it back.....
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Hawkysoft said:
sounds like u removed the launcher... push it back.....
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Sorry for sounding so silly could some one please give me a quick guide on either how to push the whole image Tobi referenced earlier or the launcher that Hawkysoft talks off and where i can get it, as mentioned i only have adb or fastboot usb access to my device.
Many thanks Guys.
Can anyone list the commands needed to carry out the above.
Oh man you still having this prob? And Erhm out of my head if adb works... Adb push filename \pathname\
Big sorry for the late reply I'm kinda inactive on xda...
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So I was doing something and I was in a file browser and thought this was weird..
http://db.tt/JaBFFf6l
Just out of curiosity is that normal? On my old phone before I had root, file managers wouldn't even show system files let alone access to them.
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somerandomname1 said:
So I was doing something and I was in a file browser and thought this was weird..
http://db.tt/JaBFFf6l
Just out of curiosity is that normal? On my old phone before I had root, file managers wouldn't even show system files let alone access to them.
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I was able to read system on my original Incredible before I had root, and the same with this phone. I can't modify anything, but I can pull files/apps and save them elsewhere.
/data, on the other hand, is a different story. You have to have root to be able to view or modify anything there.