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[Think Tank] Fixing "Fix Permissions" in Froyo Builds

Ever since the first froyo rom until now (currently running Nero 4.1), Fix Permissions in Rom Manager and ClockworkMod Recovery has been rendered useless. It simply starts for a second then ends right after, and permissions remain unfixed. Is this a problem due to lack of source from samsung or is this a bug that has not been detected by devs, either way if its solvable I think its a minor bug that should have some attention and maybe a fix.
Thank You!

I thought I had read something about having the proper busybox installed, but I have changed mine and can't seem to get it to work ether. I have also uninstalled and reinstalled RM.

No need for a think tank. There is already a solution.
Apparently the script in Clockwork is looking for a file in the wrong place. You can change the script or you can copy and move the file it's looking for. Either one will work. I am unsure if Koush has been contacted about this issue.
Check out this thread. I use the solution in post #3 and it works fine.
Also, if you feel as though someone is being rude, just ignore it and report the post. The mods act quickly as soon as something is brought to their attention.

-thanks for your suggestion...worked great.
Keslynn said:
No need for a think tank. There is already a solution.
Apparently the script in Clockwork is looking for a file in the wrong place. You can change the script or you can copy and move the file it's looking for. Either one will work. I am unsure if Koush has been contacted about this issue.
Check out this thread. I use the solution in post #3 and it works fine.
Also, if you feel as though someone is being rude, just ignore it and report the post. The mods act quickly as soon as something is brought to their attention.
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--Thanks for keeping this thread on-point. Almost got side-tracked there with all the other posts. Follow Keslynn's attached link. The fix worked for me.

Moved of: Samsung Vibrant > Vibrant Android Development
To: Samsung Vibrant > Vibrant General

I'm trying to follow these directions... but I'm not sure where to get the packages.xml file.
Can someone please show me?
jnagar said:
Thank you--if it helps, I simply copied the packages.xml file into /data/system/ in order to run fix_permissions, and then just deleted the .xml file.
A temporary fix, yes, but I was just trying to fix a specific problem with ending phone calls causing an FC (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9943863#post9943863).
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rogue sound files
I wonder if permissions will fix the rogue sound files in my player?

Does anyone know if the fix permissions issue is limited to Rom Manager or if all other applications doing the same thing are affected? I tried using the "Root Tools" app to fix permissions, but it looks to be doing the same thing that occurs in rom manager.
- Mat

question on dexter

I installed 1.3 this am and if I going into settings, then about it is show dexter mod 1.2. I followed the intruction to the. Same issues as many others missing sd card icon, but my calender still works.

Take a read through this section. Everything you mentioned and alot more has already been covered.

djbeach said:
I installed 1.3 this am and if I going into settings, then about it is show dexter mod 1.2. I followed the intruction to the. Same issues as many others missing sd card icon, but my calender still works.
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I think this is the thread netstat_EVO is referring to: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=890042&page=63
All your questions (and more!) are covered in detail.

[Q] Dexter mod ?

Hi I am a newbie I did everything the instructions told me to do but when I put the sd card in my a7 it said bad can't open file what did I do wrong I wiped the a7 I clean the cache I cant figure out what I did wrong I even formatted my micro sd card please help me

SD card had to be formatted as Fat32 not NTFS...
Regards

how do i format it like that

opening update package
i tired it again and it says can't open/sdcard/update.zip(bad)

Geekylj said:
i tired it again and it says can't open/sdcard/update.zip(bad)
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Update. with a cap U name of file. It will not work.

Geekylj said:
i tired it again and it says can't open/sdcard/update.zip(bad)
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Also, downloads for Dexter's mods have historically been buggy for many users. The file you download (through 1.3) should be around 100MB. The exact size varies between versions. If the above suggestions don't work for you, try downloading the file again.
If you still have issues with the downloaded file, other users have found download success by using a browser download plugin called flashgot. It only works with Firefox and Thunderbird though.
http://flashgot.net/

I had an issue with the download with similar results to yours. My download was only about 63K whem it should of been a little over 100MB.
I had to start down loading the 1.2 update, that would start to download the whole 1.2 file. I'd cancel the download then download 1.3. For some reason after that it downloaded the complete 1.3 update file and I was able do the update.
So, check your downloaded file size and see if that's you issue. Also make sure you rename it Update with a capitol "U".

how long does the download take? i followed the instructions and my screen went to a picture of an android? and a box and stayed that way.

mattduck said:
how long does the download take? i followed the instructions and my screen went to a picture of an android? and a box and stayed that way.
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Did you boot into recovery (1. by turning off the unit, then power it on by holding the power button for a second, release, and then hold again until the recovery menu pops up), or did you use the settings menu to run the Update file (2. Open Settings > About device > System updates > Update device)?
If you did option 1, the soft keys on the side of the tablet allow you to navigate from the image you reference (android robot & box):
Search Key = Up
Back Key = Down
Home Key = Menu
Menu Key = Select
When you see the robot, press the Home key to take you to the update menu. Navigate the menu to clear your cache. After the cache wipe is complete, select the option to install Update.zip. Give it about 10min to run through the update, and it should reboot. If it reboots into an Elocity Logo loop, long press the power key until it shuts down. Your next boot should take you into a properly functioning tablet. Depending on the version of the OS you currently have installed, the update may retain your current apps and settings.
I haven't tried option 2 in a while, but it should do everything for you automatically - but it will probably factory reset the tablet and you'll lose any previously installed apps.

thanks. Did not know this when i posted found out byaccident when wipinfg off fingerprints. Wish they sent directions with the A7.

mattduck said:
thanks. Did not know this when i posted found out byaccident when wipinfg off fingerprints. Wish they sent directions with the A7.
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NP. Did exactly the same thing back in December.

if you have not solved your issue I believe I had simular problem. the file when you download is already a .zip file. So when you rename it just rename it "Update"

Another newbie here with a question.
My new A7 is due to be delivered tomorrow.
From what I have gathered so far from this board is that the Dexter Mod allows you to get apps from google marketplace, correct?
I am not sure which version of firmware will come on the A7 but I am going to assume that it will not be the latest one released in February.
My question is should I do the firmware update first, and then download and install the Dexter Mod?
Thanks in advance.

rharrad said:
Another newbie here with a question.
My new A7 is due to be delivered tomorrow.
From what I have gathered so far from this board is that the Dexter Mod allows you to get apps from google marketplace, correct?
I am not sure which version of firmware will come on the A7 but I am going to assume that it will not be the latest one released in February.
My question is should I do the firmware update first, and then download and install the Dexter Mod?
Thanks in advance.
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Dexter's mods have all been based on firmware updates from Elocity. He has kindly added market functionality and fixed a few bugs. I don't see any value in updating with Elocity's firmware prior to installing Dexter's latest.

As the other poster said there is no need for the elocity 7 update but if I were youI would keep it handy. I had a problem with the mod and had to reset the device with the old firmware. Also it seems a weird problem with android reading the file as when reading in astro the upddate.zip looked like update.zip.zip. w
Wierd.
So you just write update i dont even capitalize it.
Also want to add as newbie to andrid as well and it makes a huge difference in performance too. Think it is fast now when you put the mod it seemed to increase overall performance for me which I did not expect.
Good luck
Rob

robbbzilla said:
As the other poster said there is no need for the elocity 7 update but if I were youI would keep it handy. I had a problem with the mod and had to reset the device with the old firmware. Also it seems a weird problem with android reading the file as when reading in astro the upddate.zip looked like update.zip.zip. w
Wierd.
So you just write update i dont even capitalize it.
Also want to add as newbie to andrid as well and it makes a huge difference in performance too. Think it is fast now when you put the mod it seemed to increase overall performance for me which I did not expect.
Good luck
Rob
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That is not an android problem. That is what happens when windows explorer is set to hide known file extensions and people dont think when remaming things.

Please do not insult people because we lack knowledge which is why we are here to figure out what is going on. I had no idea windows explorer was set to hide file extensions. I never set it that way nor was i ever told before now. Now that I know i can do something but I was thinking, maybe i do not know what i am doing but you could offer help without making me feel like an idiot.
Rob

robbbzilla said:
Please do not insult people because we lack knowledge which is why we are here to figure out what is going on. I had no idea windows explorer was set to hide file extensions. I never set it that way nor was i ever told before now. Now that I know i can do something but I was thinking, maybe i do not know what i am doing but you could offer help without making me feel like an idiot.
Rob
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So it is not OK for me to point out an obvious mistake (seriously, this one is like calling grass purple). BUT it is perfectly fine for you to assume that it is a "problem with android" and disseminate misinformation like its your job.
Yup, I am obviously in the wrong.

It is obvious to you. I made a mistake and never said I was an expert and pointed that out in my response by saying I was a newbie too and this was what happened to me and my best guess was what I said. I never said I knew it was an andriod glitch but because I had no other idea until someone like you with more knowledge chimmed in.
All I am saying is you could have corrected me as a newbie with a sense of friendship and not superiority. I was sharing my experience to help someone else. That is all I want to do. I am no expert and am learning as I go.
I have seen others in linux forums when i started with that with the tone. Maybe it seems like thecolor of grass to you but is not so obvious to others. If I sounded like I was telling people mis information then I apologize. That was not my intention.
It is up to you how you treat others and if it feels like the right thing then that is your right. Just understand that some of us are not out to show we are smarter than anyone else and are just trying to help even when we make wrong assumptions.
Thanks for correcting me and setting the record straight.
Rob

rename teh update - update- DONOT PUT THE ZIP PART.
i had the same problem. i noticed the elocity update did not use the zip in the update name.

[Q] eLocity a7

After installing dexter's 1.3 mod, i still do not see market....I know mod works because of sound volume change...I checked sd card on tablet and it shows update.zip.zip but on laptop card reads update.zip only...is that where the problem lies? I'm not sure where i should be finding the market app...or , is there something else I should do?

Here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11745552#post11745552
Edit: BTW, there was no volume change, the mod didn't install.

i dont know wy people dont explain this better. instead of just reposting links to instruction that need clarification.
when you download he dexter mod file its allready a zip file. so all you have to do is rename it to
update

t_sandat8 said:
i dont know wy people dont explain this better. instead of just reposting links to instruction that need clarification.
when you download he dexter mod file its allready a zip file. so all you have to do is rename it to
update
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Not quite. If you do that on any of my workstations or laptops you will end up with a file
named just 'Update.'
It all depends on the settings you have in Windows File Manager.
If a user is going to be dealing with file extensions then the feature that is set to
'Hide File Extensions' needs to be disabled, Hence the link to the post on how to do that.
The instructions in the posting do not need clarification, File Manager needs tweaking
and that is how it needs to be configured to eliminate confusion.
It's rough that MS still realies on file extensions. And then when users are trying to do
something that requires that detail it gets confusing.
_mr

t_sandat8 said:
i dont know wy people dont explain this better. instead of just reposting links to instruction that need clarification.
when you download he dexter mod file its allready a zip file. so all you have to do is rename it to
update
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Are you serious? Get off the cheap drugs, the expensive ones won't $#% you up so bad.
I think you are actually the one that started me on that rant that I linked (that went into enough detail that it described, and gave instructions on how to fix people's common issues from TWO OPERATING SYSTEMS!) You keep telling people "just name it update" you are wrong, dead wrong. the file NEEDS to be update.zip and your generalization will only cause issues for people that wouldn't have had them otherwise... So it looks like you are the one that posts instructions that need clarification.
I posted the link because it had already been answered, I am not going to type until I am blue in the face just because some people don't have the gift of search.
middle_road said:
Not quite. If you do that on any of my workstations or laptops you will end up with a file
named just 'Update.'
It all depends on the settings you have in Windows File Manager.
If a user is going to be dealing with file extensions then the feature that is set to
'Hide File Extensions' needs to be disabled, Hence the link to the post on how to do that.
The instructions in the posting do not need clarification, File Manager needs tweaking
and that is how it needs to be configured to eliminate confusion.
It's rough that MS still realies on file extensions. And then when users are trying to do
something that requires that detail it gets confusing.
_mr
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You just became my favorite xda member for today.
It's unfortunate that you had to type all that out just because this kid won't actually read the content of a link that, as it ends up, was in response to him anyway lol

I think we need concentrate on more important things instead dispute of update.zip
Anybody can call techsupport and ask about Gingerbread? Nvidia posted system image (for Tegra Development Boarder) with Android 2.3 already.
I can not cause i'm living in Russia) But i've sent them 100 kilos of emails)) No one was responded.

if your getting update.zip.zip rename to update

Help Please
I just received an A7 that I purchased for my wife. Want to add the marketplace and the ability to tether with an EVO. Have been reading and am worried that I may do more damage than good. If anyone has the time to help a beginner, I would be sincerely appreciative. Thanks and have a great day!
Frank

FrankandRachel said:
I just received an A7 that I purchased for my wife. Want to add the marketplace and the ability to tether with an EVO. Have been reading and am worried that I may do more damage than good. If anyone has the time to help a beginner, I would be sincerely appreciative. Thanks and have a great day!
Frank
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1) Install elocitymod 1.3 on your A7 (install instructions are at the beginning of the thread for it in the A7 Development section)
2) Wait on the bluetooth fix to see if you have any problems (I am running without the BT fix and running fine, others have issues and the BT fix helps them out)
3) If you don't want to pay Sprint $30 extra a month you are going to have to root the EVO
3a) Use unrevoked3 (quick google search)
I would recommend doing it from a Mac just because it is easier, PC you have to install drivers.
3b) Once the EVO is rooted, install "Wireless Tether" from the Market (on the EVO)
4) Profit.
This is pretty much my setup and I love it. I have done other modifications to my A7 and my EVO, but nothing that would alter this.

Help Please
Thank you so much for your reply, sincerely appreciate it. Be patient with me, new to this stuff. I downloaded the mod and tried to install, with no luck. It downloaded five different files, which one should be renamed to update or update.zip? Downloaded pda.net on the evo and on the laptop and it worked fine. Just wasn't sure what to download for the A7 to make it work. Thanks again and have a great day.
Frank

FrankandRachel said:
Thank you so much for your reply, sincerely appreciate it. Be patient with me, new to this stuff. I downloaded the mod and tried to install, with no luck. It downloaded five different files, which one should be renamed to update or update.zip? Downloaded pda.net on the evo and on the laptop and it worked fine. Just wasn't sure what to download for the A7 to make it work. Thanks again and have a great day.
Frank
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the file ElocityModv13.zip should be update.zip
Make sure Hide extensions for known file types is OFF in Windows.
I'm starting to suspect that the micro card reader in the A7 might just be finicky.
What size and type of Micro SDCard are you using?
Do me a favor and do a 'Properties' on the Dexter Mod file and post back what size is reported.
Try formatting the card this way: -=- LINK -=-
_mr

mod on SD Card
I think the ELocity only supports the micro SHDC cards not vanilla micro SD cards. Someone else in another thread had a problem with update.zip and it turned out it was on a vanilla micro SD card and when they used a micro SDHC card it worked.

TWRP Nandroid Backup results in createTarFork() process ended with ERROR=255

So I'm trying to make a TWRP Nandroid Backup, but it results in "createTarFork() process ended with ERROR=255"
In another thread someone wrote:
finally i got it working!
flashed latest twrp (cheeseburger or blue spark), then advanced, filemanager
delete every "999" folder:
sdcard
/data/user/999
/data/user_ce/999
/data/user_de/999
/data/misc_ce/999
/data/misc_de/999
/data/system_ce/999
/data/system_de/999
after try to backup again. it's working for me
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Will deleting those "999-files" mess up something for my current phone state?
I've spent days configuring apps and stuff and I don't want to loose all my fine tuning.

white-k said:
So I'm trying to make a TWRP Nandroid Backup, but it results in "createTarFork() process ended with ERROR=255"
In another thread someone wrote:
Will deleting those "999-files" mess up something for my current phone state?
I've spent days configuring apps and stuff and I don't want to loose all my fine tuning.
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There are several solutions on this thread covering your whole question https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/help/createtarfork-process-error255-t3727673/page2
It's useful to keep discussion within one thread and not to create multiple ones with the same topic

strongst said:
There are several solutions on this thread covering your whole question https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/help/createtarfork-process-error255-t3727673/page2
It's useful to keep discussion within one thread and not to create multiple ones with the same topic
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I started a new thread since I figure few people will read a thread marked as [SOLVED], and also; I've already read through that whole thread, including all the threads it links to, and nowhere does anyone clearly state whether removing the 999-folders will mess something up regarding a phones current state or not. So my question still remains.

white-k said:
I started a new thread since I figure few people will read a thread marked as [SOLVED], and also; I've already read through that whole thread, including all the threads it links to, and nowhere does anyone clearly state whether removing the 999-folders will mess something up regarding a phones current state or not. So my question still remains.
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My linked thread isn't solved.
There are several solutions, did you tried them besides the one you wrote?

strongst said:
My linked thread isn't solved.
There are several solutions, did you tried them besides the one you wrote?
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Hmm, true, it isn't marked solved. It must've been one of the other threads.
Anyway, I tried the suggestions to turn things of in the settings withing the OS, but they were either already turned off, or not available within the menus.
I don't dare to try the more complicated stuff before I know that it won't screw things up my current OS state for me.
Will deleting the 999-folders change anything other than removing an extra user?

white-k said:
Hmm, true, it isn't marked solved. It must've been one of the other threads.
Anyway, I tried the suggestions to turn things of in the settings withing the OS, but they were either already turned off, or not available within the menus.
I don't dare to try the more complicated stuff before I know that it won't screw things up my current OS state for me.
Will deleting the 999-folders change anything other than removing an extra user?
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Did you also tried to remove the user with the terminal commands?
As long as you take backups, nothing will be lost.

strongst said:
Did you also tried to remove the user with the terminal commands?
As long as you take backups, nothing will be lost.
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I didn't dare to use the terminal commands before knowing if something will be screwed up.
I can't make backups because TWRP gives me the ERROR=255 problem this thread is about. :-/

white-k said:
I didn't dare to use the terminal commands before knowing if something will be screwed up.
I can't make backups because TWRP gives me the ERROR=255 problem this thread is about. :-/
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So to try the solutions out is your only option