Database Users

Dealing with busybox LS output in Windows

If you are using ADB Shell on a Windows machine and try to LS with busybox on your phone it will add color coding along with directory and file names.
To get rid of this you need only need to type [1] in the command prompt.
If you would like an LL type function added you can also put in [2].
[1] alias ls='ls --color=never'
[2] alias ll='ls -la --color=never'
Is there any way to get these aliases to stick?
The aliases go away every time I open a new ADB Shell. :\
##########edit1
I found that you can use PuTTYcyg to properly display the colors if you have Cygwin installed on your machine.
I just selected "Cygterm" for "Connection type" and put "adb shell" in "Command (use - for login shell)".
I would still like to have an alias for LL at least if we can figure out a way to get the aliases to stick.
Thanks!
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In case people have no idea what I'm talking about.
Busybox LS output with color in Windows CMD:
Code:
# ls
ls
←[1;34mcache←[0m ←[1;36metc←[0m ←[1;34mroot←[0m
←[1;34mconfig←[0m ←[1;32minit←[0m ←[1;34msbin←[0m
←[1;36md←[0m ←[1;32minit.desirec.rc←[0m ←[1;34msdcard←[0m
←[1;34mdata←[0m ←[1;32minit.goldfish.rc←[0m ←[1;34msqlite_stmt_journals←[0m
←[0;0mdefault.prop←[0m ←[1;32minit.rc←[0m ←[1;34msys←[0m
←[1;34mdev←[0m ←[0;0mlogo.rle←[0m ←[1;34msystem←[0m
←[1;34memmc←[0m ←[1;34mproc←[0m
Busybox LS output without color in Windows CMD:
Code:
# ls --color=never
ls --color=never
cache etc root
config init sbin
d init.desirec.rc sdcard
data init.goldfish.rc sqlite_stmt_journals
default.prop init.rc sys
dev logo.rle system
emmc proc
And now color just looks like one of the weirdest words to me after looking at it for so long....
COLOR.

I got an LL going if anyone is interested. Basically using this guys instructions but making it for ll instead of dir.
1) Create a file named ll in /system/xbin
With this in it [NO COLOR]:
Code:
#!/system/xbin/sh
ll(){
ls -la --color=never [email protected]
}
ll [email protected]
OR
With this in it [COLOR]:
Code:
#!/system/xbin/sh
ll(){
ls -la [email protected]
}
ll [email protected]
2) Set file ownership/permissions
Get an ADB Shell:
Code:
cd /system/xbin
chown 0 ll
chmod 755 ll
The LL command will work immediately after setting ownership/permissions on the LL file. It's a workaround for now but works great.

Updated first post.

Not at all
The shortest way to do it is:
Code:
# alias ls="ls --color=never"
What I wonder is how to get rid of the annoying ECHO..

Long term fix?
Any better ways to fix this? I never used to have this problem, but all of a sudden, after messing with ADB over WiFi, now I do have this problem
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14564633
The alias only works for a single cmd session

update
ScottHW said:
Any better ways to fix this? I never used to have this problem, but all of a sudden, after messing with ADB over WiFi, now I do have this problem
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Small update: I noticed that I actually only have the problems with ls -al when the phone is fully booted. When I use adb booted in Recovery (CWM) the file listings are fine.
It's possible that I have never used adb while the phone is fully booted before, and just assumed that the Recovery behavior was universal and when I got the funky behavior, it wasn't messing around with ADB, it was just because I didn't know what "normal" was.
Short term fix is still just to use an alias for ls
But you have to redo it every time you restart adb

Allow Non Market Apps on Captivate

I see there is already a method to update non market app installs(sideloading), however it requires you buy Root Explorer(which is a good app to buy), but here is a guide for us cheap people:
This requires that you have already rooted your phone.
WINDOWS from the android sdk tools folder in a command prompt:
Code:
adb shell
su
chmod 666 /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db
exit
exit
adb pull /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db settings.db
echo update secure set value = 1 where name = 'install_non_market_apps';|sqlite3 settings.db
adb push settings.db /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db
LINUX/MAC from the android sdk tools folder in a terminal:
Code:
./adb shell
su
chmod 666 /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db
exit
exit
./adb pull /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db settings.db
echo "update secure set value = 1 where name = 'install_non_market_apps';"|./sqlite3 settings.db
./adb push settings.db /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db
Thanks to ATTN1 and FluffyArmada, most of it was stolen from the HTC Aria.

Thank you... I was trying to do this last night and kept having permissions problems.

the last step shld be
adb push settings.db /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db

Thanks, fixed the typos.

If I start a adb shell and add su, I get a access denied message.
Thanks for any help.

Shouldn't the line for pushing the file be:
Code:
./adb push [b]settings.db[/b] /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db
for linux/mac?
Thanks for the tutorial, by the way!
Edit: wow, nevermind, it's already been posted. That's what I get for not reading (and comprehending) the thread.

You're missing the first settings.db in the last command for windows. It should read
Code:
adb push settings.db /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db

smitty1 said:
If I start a adb shell and add su, I get a access denied message.
Thanks for any help.
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Go to the homescreen of your phone, then type su in the command prompt. The Superuser app should pop up and ask for permission, just allow it then continue like normal.

unclejimbo88 said:
You're missing the first settings.db in the last command for windows. It should read
Code:
adb push settings.db /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db
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Thanks, don't know how I missed that, I've updated the post.

no settings.db file
Hello,
Thank you for the video instructions.
shad0wf0x, I tried to input the command lines but it was stating:
Unable to chmod /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db: Operation not permitted
How do I get around that? Also, I looked in the phone's root directory and didn't see a folder named "dbdata".
Thank you in advance.
***Edit: Nevermind, I got it to install the way you showed on how to install SirusXM. Thank you.***

I've tacked this method into the consolidated thread, we're up to 5 methods now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=738376

Even better, Sideload Wonder Machine. Doesn't even require root access.
Link to the app.

I'll reply in the my thread, so..

We really need a thank you system, really appreciate the spread of knowledge here, thanks

Got it to work perfectly for me, the other methods seem so much longer and more steps, this was very easy.
But you need to add one final step, turn off your phone and turn it back on or 'reboot' basically..
Thank you very much!

/dbdata/ is empty
This has been driving me bonkers for the past few days...I can't change settings.db because I don't HAVE settings.db. (And I get an 'insufficient permissions for device' error using ./adb shell anyway.) /dbdata/ is completely empty. A search from ASTRO shows no results for com.android.providers.settings or settings.db.
I have no idea what to do! None of these methods work for me, because they are all doing the same thing: editing a file which does not exist on my phone. (I should also point out that I don't really have access to a windows machine right now.)
Thanks in advance. Any help is appreciated.

MacBook:~ User$ cd /Users/User/Desktop/AndroidHacks/SDK/platform-tools
MacBooklatform-tools User$ ./adb shell
$ su
# chmod 666 /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db
# exit
$ exit
MacBooklatform-tools User$ ./adb pull /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db settings.db
1865 KB/s (52224 bytes in 0.027s)
MacBooklatform-tools User$ echo "update secure set value = 1 where name = 'install_non_market_apps';"|./sqlite3 settings.db
-bash: ./sqlite3: No such file or directory
MacBooklatform-tools User$ ./adb push settings.db /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db
815 KB/s (52224 bytes in 0.062s)
What did i do wrong exactly?
Help please

It appears you do not know what the following line is doing:
echo "update secure set value = 1 where name = 'install_non_market_apps';" | ./sqlite3 settings.db
The | character is called "pipe". It pipes the output of one command to the input of the next. In that line "echo" is a command and so is "sqlite3". The ./ prefix to sqlite3 is an explicit path to the command. Any path the begins with ./ is relative to your "current working directory". So, the original poster is assuming that you are doing this process from a location where there is a copy of sqlite3 in the current directory. And based on the error you got...
-bash: ./sqlite3: No such file or directory
...clearly this is not true.
I'm pretty sure that the Mac has sqlite3 present in the base install, and that it is located within your system $PATH (to be exact, /usr/bin/sqlite3). This means that you ought to be able to run that line without the explicit path. (That is to say change "./sqlite3" to "sqlite3".) Then you can do the "push" line again and you are set.
There is a lot of information in this post. Learn what it all means. The world has changed. Mac power users now have to know this stuff. Once you are comfortable with the idea of commands and piping, research $PATH, you'll learn something.

Add Bravia engine to the sg3

Download THIS file.
Extract the things inside it and put them in your adb folder.
push it.
Code:
adb push be_photo /system/etc
adb push be_movie /system/etc
now pull the build.prop file
Code:
adb pull /system/build.prop
go to adb folder and open the buid.prop file with notepad. add this to the end of it:
Code:
ro.service.swiqi.supported=true
persist.service.swiqi.enable=1
save and push it back in:
Code:
adb push build.prop /system
now go to terminal emulator on your phone and type this in:
Code:
su
busybox chmod 0755 /system/etc/be_photo
busybox chmod 0755 /system/etc/be_movie
busybox chown 0.0 /system/etc/be_photo
busybox chown 0.0 /system/etc/be_movie
reboot the phone and have happy times with the bravia engine >
i got this information from Kabir Saini on facebook. I didnt do any of this work myself
i tried it on my phone and i think there is a slight improvement...

PersianSphinx said:
Download THIS file.
Extract the things inside it and put them in your adb folder.
push it.
Code:
adb push be_photo /system/etc
adb push be_movie /system/etc
now pull the build.prop file
Code:
adb pull /system/build.prop
go to adb folder and open the buid.prop file with notepad. add this to the end of it:
Code:
ro.service.swiqi.supported=true
persist.service.swiqi.enable=1
save and push it back in:
Code:
adb push build.prop /system
now go to terminal emulator on your phone and type this in:
Code:
su
busybox chmod 0755 /system/etc/be_photo
busybox chmod 0755 /system/etc/be_movie
busybox chown 0.0 /system/etc/be_photo
busybox chown 0.0 /system/etc/be_movie
reboot the phone and have happy times with the bravia engine >
i got this information from Kabir Saini on facebook. I didnt do any of this work myself
i tried it on my phone and i think there is a slight improvement...
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Are you sure that it work buddy? I want mean, not necessary other files like framework or libraries?
How system knows that are 2 new files in /system only editing build.prop?

there's already an another thread about it.. :/
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i_rnb said:
there's already an another thread about it.. :/
-tapatalked by RnB
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sorry, but i searched for it and couldnt find anything!

denzel09 said:
Are you sure that it work buddy? I want mean, not necessary other files like framework or libraries?
How system knows that are 2 new files in /system only editing build.prop?
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apparently it will work. im not 100% but i think it will.
anyways, its only 2KB your adding, so big deal right?

PersianSphinx said:
sorry, but i searched for it and couldnt find anything!
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u had to search a lil bit longer ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19597041
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[REF][DEV]Terminal Emulator Commands

Always wondered what the terminal emulator app does? Dont now what commands to type? Well this thread is all about that
ALERT!!! ALERT!!
BELOW ARE THE COMMANDS AND THE PROCESSES THAT WILL HAPPEN BY TYPING THE COMMANDS!!!
IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND SOMETHING PLEASE SO NOT TRY IT.. IT IS RISKY AND WILL POTENTIALLY HARM YOUR DEVICE!!
DO NOT BLAME ME THEN!!
THIS IS A REFERENCE AND DEV THREAD. NOOBS SHOULD NOT LINGER AROUND HERE
The Android Shell
A "shell" is a program that listens to keyboard input from a user and performs actions as directed by the user. Android devices come with a simple shell program. This shell program is mostly undocumented. Since many people are curious about it I thought I'd write up some documentation for it.
Currently this documentation is incomplete, sorry!
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Common problems
The built-in shell has very limited error handling. When you type a command name incorrectly it will say "permission denied", even though the real problem is that it couldn't find the command:
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Code:
$ dir
dir: permission denied <---- this is a misleading error message, should say 'dir: not found'
$ ls
... listing of current directory
The PATH variable
The Android shell will run any program it finds in its PATH. The PATH is a list of directories. You can find out what your shell's PATH is set to by using the built-in echo command:
Code:
$ echo $PATH
/data/local/bin:/sbin:/vendor/bin:/system/sbin:/system/bin:/system/xbin
Depending upon your shell, you may see a different result.
Built in Commands
Every shell has a few built-in commands. Some common built-in commands are:
echo -- prints text to stdout.
set -- sets shell variables
export -- makes shell variables available to command-line programs
cd -- change the current directory.
pwd -- print name of the current directory.
Commands
To find out what commands you have available to you, use the "ls" command on each of the directories in the PATH variable.
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Finding documentation for the Android commands.
Many of the Android commands are based on standard Linux (or bsd) commands. If you're curious about a command, you can sometimes learn how it works by using the "man" command on a desktop Linux or OSX (Apple Macintosh) computer. The Linux or OSX version of the command may be different in details, but much of the documentation will still apply to the Android version of the command.
Another source of documentation for people without a Linux or OSX machine handy is to use a web browser and use a web search engine to search for the text: "man Linux command-name".
List of commands
The following is a list of the commands that are present on a Nexus S phone running an Android 2.3.3 "user-debug" build. Many of these commands are not present on a "user" phone. (They are missing from a "user" phone because they are specific to developing or debugging the Android operating system.)
Code:
$ ls /data/local/bin
/data/local/bin: No such file or directory
Notice that by default there is no /data/local/bin directory. You can create this directory using the "mkdir" command if you like.
Code:
$ ls /sbin
opendir failed, Permission denied
The /sbin directory exists, but you don't have permission to access it. You need root access. If you have a developer phone, or otherwise have root access to your phone you can see what's in this directory.
Code:
$ su
# ls /sbin
ueventd
adbd
# exit
$
Notice that the shell prompt changes from a '$' to a '#' to indicate that you have root access.
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Notice also that neither of the /sbin commands are useful to the shell -- the adb and ueventd files are 'daemon' programs used to implement the Android Debugger "adb" program that is used by developers.
Code:
$ ls /vendor/bin
gpsd
pvrsrvinit
Vendor/bin is where device vendors can put device-specific executables. These files are from a Nexus S.
Code:
$ ls /system/sbin
/system/sbin: No such file or directory
This directory does not exist on a Nexus S.
Code:
$ ls /system/bin
am
am is the Android Activity Manager. It's used to start and stop Android activities (e.g. applications) from the command line. Type am by itself to get a list of options.
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Code:
amix
aplay
Command line audio file player.
Code:
app_process
applypatch
Used to apply patches to android files.
Code:
arec
Command line audio recorder.
Code:
audioloop
bluetoothd
BlueTooth daemon
Code:
bmgr
Backup manager - type command by itself to get documentation.
Code:
bootanimation
Draws the boot animation. You may have to reset your phone to get out of this.
Code:
brcm_patchram_plus
bugreport
cat
Copy the contents of a file to standard output.
Code:
chmod
Change the mode of a file (e.g. whether it can be read or written.)
Code:
chown
Change the owner of a file.
Code:
cmp
Compare two files byte-by-byte
Code:
dalvikvm
The dalvik virtual machine. (Used to run Android applications.)
Code:
date
Prints the current date and time
Code:
dbus-daemon
dd
Convert and copy a file. By default copies standard in to standard out.
Code:
debuggerd
dexopt
df
Shows how much space is free on different file systems on your device.
Code:
dhcpcd
dmesg
dnsmasq
dumpstate
dumpsys
dvz
fsck_msdos
gdbserver
getevent
getprop
gzip
hciattach
hd
id
ifconfig
iftop
ime
input
insmod
installd
ioctl
ionice
iptables
keystore
keystore_cli
kill
Send signals to processes.
Code:
linker
ln
Used to set up a file system link.
Code:
log
logcat
Prints the Android runtime log.
Code:
logwrapper
ls
Lists files.
Code:
lsmod
lsof
make_ext4fs
mediaserver
mkdir
Make a directory.
Code:
monkey
A program that sends random events, used to test applications. (Like having a monkey playing with the device.)
Code:
mount
mtpd
mv
Move a file from one directory to another. (Only on the same file system. Use "cat a > b" to copy a file between file systems.
Code:
nandread
ndc
netcfg
netd
netstat
newfs_msdos
notify
omx_tests
pand
ping
pm
pppd
printenv
ps
List active processes.
Code:
qemu-props
qemud
racoon
radiooptions
reboot
Reboot the device.
Code:
record
renice
rild
rm
Remove a file.
Code:
rmdir
Remove a directory.
Code:
rmmod
route
rtp_test
run-as
schedtest
schedtop
sdcard
sdptool
sendevent
service
servicemanager
setconsole
setprop
setup_fs
sh
showlease
sleep
smd
stagefright
start
Starts the Android runtime.
Code:
stop
Stops the Android runtime.
Code:
surfaceflinger
svc
sync
system_server
tc
testid3
toolbox
top
Shows which processes are currently using the most CPU time.
Code:
umount
uptime
Prints how long your device has been running since it was last booted.
Code:
vdc
vmstat
vold
watchprops
wipe
wpa_cli
wpa_supplicant
$ ls /system/xbin
add-property-tag
btool
check-lost+found
dexdump
dhdutil
hcidump
latencytop
librank
opcontrol
oprofiled
procmem
procrank
rawbu
scp
Secure copy program. (Used to copy files over the network.)
Code:
showmap
showslab
sqlite3
Used to administer SQLite databases.
Code:
strace
System trace command - use to see what system calls a program makes.
Code:
su
Start a shell with root privileges.
Versions of the Android Shell
Android 1.0 used a shell that had no tab completion or history editing.
Android 2.3 added history editing. You can for example use the up/down arrows to edit previous commands.
Other shells
Busybox
Busybox is a program that contains a shell and a set of command line utilities. Search Android Market for "Busybox" and you should find some versions you can install. The Busybox shell includes tab completion and history editing. Some versions of Busybox for Android do not require that you root your phone.
Debian utilities
You can install the full Debian shell and utilities. (Debian is a popular desktop Linux distribution.) I don't know the details, and it may require a "rooted" phone. Try a web search for "Debian Android install".
Custom ROMs
Some custom ROMs come with their own shells and utilities. If you are using a custom ROM, check its documentation to find out what's available.

How can I view stdout outputs in terminal emulator window?
For example with dd command, not specifying output should display it at current terminal, like in linux, but actually doesn't. Any ideas?

Hey wanna troll someone's phone
Type in terminal "stop" lololol
Sent from my E15i using xda premium

Similar to linux terminal commands I use
Nice work though, great guide, thanks dude
W!LßSO @ XDA

Great guide, but you have forgot a very useful command: grep
It allows to apply filters to the output of the commands. The syntax is:
Code:
command | grep filter
For example, to list only the apk files inside a folder:
Code:
ls /folder/to/list | grep .apk

Great guide!
IMO dmesg is also important. Maybe you should add in a description for it?
Dmesg --> prints the Linux kernel output, which is different from the Android system output, logcat. Useful for checking hardware and to see if modules started up succesfully. Also useful for debugging in conjunction with logcat.
Code:
cat /proc/kmsg > /sdcard/dmesg.txt
Copies the dmesg output to a file fled dmesg.txt on the sdcard
And
Code:
cat /dev/log/system > /sdcard/logcat.txt
Copies the logcat output to a file named logcat.txt on your sdcard.
Also, you missed out the parted and e2fsck commands, used for partitioning and checking filesystem integrity.
Also, the command free (display free ram/swap) is not included.
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Is there a command for check disk utility as in windows.. chkdsk...
my memory card is not working hence thought of running the check disk if possible...

dspPunk said:
Is there a command for check disk utility as in windows.. chkdsk...
my memory card is not working hence thought of running the check disk if possible...
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Code:
su
fsck_msdos /dev/block/yourdevice
For ext4 there's e2fsck

scandiun said:
Code:
su
fsck_msdos /dev/block/yourdevice
For ext4 there's e2fsck
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Dint get it... Sorry i am a so not into commands...
Kindly tell me the step wise solution... How can i see my device [yourdevice] which you have specified...

dspPunk said:
Dint get it... Sorry i am a so not into commands...
Kindly tell me the step wise solution... How can i see my device [yourdevice] which you have specified...
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I don't have a Xperia X8 actually, does it support mass storage mode for internal sdcard?
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/03/14/...storage-on-android-4-0-ics-samsung-galaxy-s2/

scandiun said:
I don't have a Xperia X8 actually, does it support mass storage mode for internal sdcard?
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/03/14/...storage-on-android-4-0-ics-samsung-galaxy-s2/
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I am having SGS2 and yes it supports mass storage for internal sdcard...
When i connect to my computer it shows only internal sdcard and not external card which is present in the external sdcard slot...
actually the problem is that my sdcard gets detected some times and sometimes it doesnt...
i searched a lot and many of them told that it is a kernel version issue.. i updated kernel still no luck..
then i got one thread which gave me the solution of check disk so was thinking whether terminal emulator has any commands for check disk..

Hi hetunandu, great guide,
but still I don't understand few things:
1: how to run a specific action of an app?
2: how to KNOW the exact sintax of possible actions of an app?
3: is it possible to launch these commands via SSH (through an SSH server)?
eg: I want to start a audio-recording app on my phone from my computer, AND start recording from remote. Is it possible?
Thank you
(and sorry for my english..)

JFI - Never run fsck on a mounted partition.. You will corrupt your data!

CtrlAltDelIrl said:
JFI - Never run fsck on a mounted partition.. You will corrupt your data!
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Usually fsck won't run on that case and you warn you, you will have to use the force option in that case.

reading traffic stats
I am trying to get the traffic stat getMobileRxBytes (or any other traffic stat) to output a usable result in the terminal emulator. The goal is simply to be able to copy the rx bytes total to be used in Tasker. However, I can't seem to be able to get any output. I would appreciate it if anybody knows the proper command/syntax to show this traffic data. Thanks.
I am on a stock rooted 4.1.1 Galaxy Nexus.

[Q] Is there a command to show some configuration ?
I have run this command on terminal emulator:
[email protected]:/ $ su
[email protected]:/ #setprop net.cdma.rstp.proxy.addr 0.0.0.0;
[email protected]:/ #setprop net.cdma.rstp.proxy.port 0;
[email protected]:/ #setprop net.cdma.httppd.proxy.addr 0.0.0.0;
[email protected]:/ #setprop net.cdma.httppd.proxy.port 0;
Is above command right..???
after that i ran "getprop" i don't see effect of that command.
Can you tell me the right way or command to change my rstp & httppd setting...? cause my Epic4G cannot play video streaming after flashing CM10 nightly.
thanks,
adit

permission denied
china telecom infotmic m7206 not root because no usb i want to root tablet pc
terminal is boot "permission denied" why
help me please ???

Any way to check Camera firmware version per http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2006128 ?
rooted Verizon SG3 on CM10.0

Hi... Before this I have rooted my phone since yesterday when I accidentally copy su file from "/system" to "/system/bin/" andnow I can't get root access because on Superuser I check the su version was 3.1.1 but there got red words maybe it try saying that I put su file in wrong location and I can't move it back because my root explorer can't get root access and it just show Root Explorer acess denied by Superuser. Terminal emulator also access denied. One more I'm using Sony Ericsson W8 and it can't unlock bootloader. Could someone help me to remove su file from "/system/bin". Thanks You

PutraMasyers97 said:
Hi... Before this I have rooted my phone since yesterday when I accidentally copy su file from "/system" to "/system/bin/" andnow I can't get root access because on Superuser I check the su version was 3.1.1 but there got red words maybe it try saying that I put su file in wrong location and I can't move it back because my root explorer can't get root access and it just show Root Explorer acess denied by Superuser. Terminal emulator also access denied. One more I'm using Sony Ericsson W8 and it can't unlock bootloader. Could someone help me to remove su file from "/system/bin". Thanks You
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Just root ur W8 again as u did before
see boot animation without rebooting

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7: GT-P3113

Just received...any word on Rooting this bad boy. So Far love ICS!!

+1. We need to root it ASAP. Thanks.

Having some wifi issues...cutting off on randomly...n e thoughts

i wanna root too. maybe try z4? will report back.

dLo GSR said:
i wanna root too. maybe try z4? will report back.
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Picking mine up after work, hopefully this will get some dev love.

Just a heads up; I picked one of these up on Sunday, tried using Z4 a little while ago, and wasn't able to obtain root. Might try a couple other methods later on. Hopefully this device gets its own subforum pretty soon. Haha.

What sound chip is used in this Tab 2? Did Samsung go back to Wolfson or are they still using the (ugh) Yamaha?
UPDATE: It's a Wolfson WM1811 Stereo CODEC (WM1811AE 22AGKGW)! And.. it sounds great!

I found a universal root method that may be able to help us, but I am no developer. This appears to work on a number of phones and tablets.
https://github.com/saurik/mempodroid/

I'd just like to see the tab 2 get its own sub forum. I'd like to follow any development.
So far so good. I love this little thing. Coming from a nexus s, i really thought Touch Wiz was going to be annoying. Took me no time to adjust.
I havent had any WIFI issues. I connect to several wifi networks in a day. Never a problem.
Sent from my GT-P3113 using XDA

dmuntean said:
I'd just like to see the tab 2 get its own sub forum. I'd like to follow any development.
So far so good. I love this little thing. Coming from a nexus s, i really thought Touch Wiz was going to be annoying. Took me no time to adjust.
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just grab apex or novalauncher to replace the sammy launcher

GRZLA said:
I found a universal root method that may be able to help us, but I am no developer. This appears to work on a number of phones and tablets.
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Tu use mempodroid you need the exit and call "offsets", this is the usage command for the Galaxy Nexus:
$ ./mempodroid 0xd7f4 0xad4b mount -o remount,rw '' /system
$ ./mempodroid 0xd7f4 0xad4b sh
#
Galaxy Nexus 4.0.2: 0xd7f4 0xad4b
Does anyone know how to obtain this parameters for the galaxy tab 2 ???
Using this post:
Nesquick95 said:
Saurik's mempodroid exploit needs offsets of "exit" and "setresuid" fuctions calls in order to work.
Here's a tool that may find this two offsets while running on your ICS device and give you the mempodroid command line to run for gaining a temporary root shell.
This tool doesn't add any capability to Saurik's exploit.
Please let me know if you have any idea for improvement.
Feel free to use this tool, at your own risks.
1- download and unzip
2- push the two binaries to /data/local/tmp with adb
3- chmod 755
4- run n95-offsets
5- copy / paste the command line given by the tool
If the trick works, you will see the $ prompt change to a # one.
Hope it will help.
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I got this offsets for mempodroid:
n95-offsets by Nesquick95
Gets requiered offsets for mempodroid exploit
./mempodroid 0xd904 0xae5f sh
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But when i try to copy the "su binary" file it still displays error
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb push su /system/bin
failed to copy 'su' to '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system
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Any clues... anyone ??

do this:
adb push <path to mempodroid> /data/local/tmp/
adb shell
$ chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/mempodroid
$ /data/local/tmp/mempodroid 0xd904 0xae5f sh
# id
what is the output of the id command after running those commands in adb shell?
if it says uid=0 then i'll be happy

elitrix said:
do this:
adb push <path to mempodroid> /data/local/tmp/
adb shell
$ chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/mempodroid
$ /data/local/tmp/mempodroid 0xd904 0xae5f sh
# id
what is the output of the id command after running those commands in adb shell?
if it says uid=0 then i'll be happy
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This is what i tried on my GT-3113 Galaxy Tab 2:
Code:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell
[email protected]:/ $ cd /data/local/tmp
cd /data/local/tmp
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ ls
ls
boomsh
busybox
mempodroid
n95-offsets
output
psneuter
sh
zergRush
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ chmod 777 mempodroid
chmod 777 mempodroid
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ chmod 755 n95-offsets
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ ./n95-offsets
n95-offsets by Nesquick95
Gets requiered offsets for mempodroid exploit
./mempodroid 0xd904 0xae5f sh
1|[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ ./mempodroid 0xd904 0xae5f mount -o remount,rw
'' /system
ae5f mount -o remount,rw '' /system <
then
Code:
1|[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ ./mempodroid 0xd904 0xae5f sh
./mempodroid 0xd904 0xae5f sh
1|[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $
STILL the '$' sign !!! i dont have "su" privileges, this feels I'm so close...
when i try again with....
Code:
1|[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ /data/local/tmp/mempodroid 0xd904 0xae5f sh
/data/local/tmp/mempodroid 0xd904 0xae5f sh
1|[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $
I still get the '$' sign instead of the '#'.

exploit doesn't work on this tab then... on to the next.

elitrix said:
exploit doesn't work on this tab then... on to the next.
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Either that or the offsets reported by n95-offsets are incorrect. I have no idea how reliable it is or how it works though. Wish I had my tablet with me to dig deeper.

machx0r said:
Either that or the offsets reported by n95-offsets are incorrect. I have no idea how reliable it is or how it works though. Wish I had my tablet with me to dig deeper.
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I went ahead and check the source code for the “n95-offsets” and found that this code searches for a pattern in memory. :
static const unsigned char exit_pattern[8] = { 0xB0, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x04, 0x46, 0x00, 0x20};
static const unsigned char suid_pattern[8] = { 0xD0, 0x40, 0xE0, 0x3D, 0x68, 0x28, 0x46, 0x29};
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So maybe it’s a different pattern for the GT-3113, cause it depends on the kernel version, so my theory is that the offsets are incorrect.

I had spoken to saurik and supplied him the run-as from the tab and he confirmed those offsets...of course he could've been using.the same tool on his end didn't ask so take with a grain of salt in the face of your theory.

Chase Bank app, trying to make a check deposit, it fails when it tries to start the camera. The deposit part of the app wants to take pictures of the check front & back. Then it uploads the pictures.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0

Wifi antenna seems 2 be a little weak..erratic. i think my old dellstreak 5" had better signal....battery sure takes long to charge

How do you bring up My Apps in Play Store on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 - 7.0?
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. - 7.0