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Help with installing busy box / overwriting fonts in system directory

Hi
Phone: International Galaxy S i9000
Firmware: 2.1-update 1
Baseband: i9000xxjf3
I rooted the phone using the update.zip available from this xda forum, I can't find the original FAQ thread, but I remember it came with an update.zip for rooting and a seperate update.zip if you wanted to unroot the phone.
After rooting the phone and adding superuser access I then applied the latest version of voodoo lagfix (the version with only the lagfix, not the version that comes with the color fix/brightness fix etc)
Now I got to the point where I wanted to add thai fonts to my phone, so I installed an terminal emulator. The terminal emulator works but It seems like busybox is not installed, when i type "cp" i get "cp not found" error.
If I look in /system/xbin/ directory I have the following files
/system/xbin/busybox
/system/xbin/ipctool
/system/xbin/su
So I assume that busybox should be installed.
I tried to install busybox from the market, but i get the error message about the nand being locked.
What should I do next?
I basically just want to be able to overwrite the ttf font files in system/fonts with some fonts I download over the internet. I want to do this to add thai language support.
Thanks
Kiwi

[System APP] Google Movie Studio

I got Movie Studio(Video Editor) working on A500 here it is...
Requires root
Just move the apk to /system/app, set the permissions and restart the tablet...
Works ONLY with recorded clips

only clips recorded by the iconia? how about clips recorded from other similar devices?
was this a limitation on the xoom as well?

Just loaded up a .3gp file I downloaded, and it works great! Great find, thank you.
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Just installed it... and am very happy now with my a500!
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Works perfect
Don't forget to chmod 644 it guys

And, if you can't write to the system partition, you need to remount it RW. I understand Root Explorer will do this, but I couldn't get Root Explorer to install.
From the shell you would do something like this:
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /system
cp VideoEditor.apk /system/app/
chmod 644 /system/app/VideoEditor.apk
reboot
PLEASE NOTE: The /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 MAY be different for your device. You can run "mount" at the prompt and look for where /system is mounted
Also, it lists in your menu as "Movie Studio" - took me forever to find it because I was looking for "Video"

Thanks!
It's working fine...
I used RootExplorer (mounted rw) , apk copied to system/app and permissions modified with RootExplorer (added execute to owner and group) then reboot A500 (off then on) and I used again RootExplorer to install apk.

I just installed it from a usb stick. There is no need to put it in the system is there?

thor2002ro said:
I got Movie Studio(Video Editor) working on A500 here it is...Works ONLY with recorded clips
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Can you make Polaris Office from the Transformer work?
I've pushed it to system/app but when I select something or try to create something it FCs.

great job !! thanks a lot!
i was also wondering if the same could work for polaris office, which is apparently much better than quickoffice or any other

Hey All,
I found this thread when looking for the Movie Studio app from my Xoom after it did the 3.1 update as it appeared to be missing. After I installed the apk from this forum, I then noticed that the app appeared twice in my App Drawer. Further research uncovered /system/app/VideoEditorGoogle.apk and /system/app/VideoEditorGoogle.odex
I'm attaching for your use the VideoEditorGoogle.apk file, the permissions on it are 644 (U:RW, G:R, O:R) which can be executed with chmod 644 /system/app/VideoEditorGoogle.apk
I wonder if this is any different? The file size is slightly smaller....

I receive the update to honeycomb 3.1, and miss the movie studio app, please I need help!!!!!

Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Btw I'm on HTC flyer. But I've changed.permissions and moved to system app and restarted ... There was no change. Still unable to install... really wanted to give this a go now that I'm on HC

[Q] Trouble restoring "/system/app"

I (without heeding the warnings) decided it would be a good idea to delete certain apps (including Hero of Sparta, Lets Golf, etc.) once I got my tablet rooted. Luckily, there are two A500's in my household, so I was able to copy the /system/app directory from the other untouched tablet.
Problem is, I can't seem to copy the directory (or any apps from it) into my tablet. I've used both ASTRO and File Manager HD, but in both, the 'paste' command is greyed out. It's as if I don't have the necessary permissions.
So, what's going on?

did you set the Read-Write permission on that directory?

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No, thanks for the reminder.
Upon attempting to edit permissions, though, using a terminal emulator, I get an error after typing this:
Code:
su
cd /system/app
chmod 777 /system/app
And the error I get is:
"Unable to chmod /system/app: Read-only file system"

Zen_Jackal said:
No, thanks for the reminder.
Upon attempting to edit permissions, though, using a terminal emulator, I get an error after typing this:
Code:
su
cd /system/app
chmod 777 /system/app
And the error I get is:
"Unable to chmod /system/app: Read-only file system"
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Silly question, but do you have your system rooted?

Yes, I do. Using GingerBreak as I'm still waiting on that 3.1 update

Zen_Jackal said:
Yes, I do. Using GingerBreak as I'm still waiting on that 3.1 update
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OK, then try a file explorer like Root Explorer and you should be able to set the rights ro R/W and copy your files over.

Root Explorer worked like a charm. I'm suprised File Manager HD doesn't perform those functions. I got a good feeling when I saw that Root Explorer was requesting superuser permission.

Zen_Jackal said:
Root Explorer worked like a charm. I'm suprised File Manager HD doesn't perform those functions. I got a good feeling when I saw that Root Explorer was requesting superuser permission.
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Glad to hear that worked. Root Explorer is what I use. Have been for over a year. I think File MAnager HD can also do it, but it is not as straight forward ad Root Explorer. Have fun.

BTW the permission setting 0777 means anyone can access it (or any other application), for the sake of having a better security the permissions should be changed to 445 so only root can access and execute those files (I'm not sure if APKs are considered excutables if they are not the 444 will be the right setting)
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[Q] NS4G Rooted still can't access any files in /root/

First off, I have a Nexus S 4g from Sprint (d720) rooted using the method as posted in the thread titled "[GUIDE] Nexus S 4G Simple Root/Unroot" by kpkimmel back a few weeks ago when that was the ONLY method available.
I am trying to edit an XML file located in my /root/data/data/ directory but I can't access it from adb shell nor the app "Root Explorer", I can however see and 'cd' to the directory but it shows up empty on both "Root Explorer" and through adb . As it seems, I don't have the proper permissions to be able to view/edit the files/folders in the root folder.
SuperUser permissions have been granted for both adb shell and Root Explorer as well so I know that part is in order. I guess I could just be missing an obvious step in accessing the /root/data folder but any help would be greatly appreciated.
Should I just unroot my device and re-root using a different method? Anybody with adb and permissions issues experiences please help. I'm more than frustrated at this point.
Thanks in advance.

try mounting it as rw

Would you be able to list the steps please?

Top right of the page, hit read write
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My /root contains nothing either. What is it exactly you want to edit?

its a empty folder.

[Q] How to install a stock application

Hi everyone ! I updated my Zte Blade to CM 7.1 and I realised that this ROM don't has the "Task Manager" application . I extracted the .apk from a stock ROM of Blade, but I cannot install it.
So, how can I install "Task Manager" on my phone ?
Thanks!

same question

stanangel said:
Hi everyone ! I updated my Zte Blade to CM 7.1 and I realised that this ROM don't has the "Task Manager" application . I extracted the .apk from a stock ROM of Blade, but I cannot install it.
So, how can I install "Task Manager" on my phone ?
Thanks!
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Same question

You can push it to your phone with adb.
Code:
adb remount
adb push your.apk /system/app/
adb shell chmod 0644 /system/app/your.apk
adb remount
Sometimes when running 'adb remount' for the secont time (to remount /system back as read-only) it fails for me but doesn't give any error message. So if you want to make sure your /system gets mounted back as a read-only, you can run
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /system

This tutorial didn't work for me.I get no message on line "adb shell chmod 0644 /system/app/your.apk", but the rest seems work ok.

It's not supposed to output anything.Did the app work ok?
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I didn't succeed to install the application. This tutorial don't work for me.

stanangel said:
I didn't succeed to install the application. This tutorial don't work for me.
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Was the file copied to your device? It could be the app's not compatible with gingerbread? Anyway, there are lots of task managers in the market, you could try a few and pick you new favourite. You could also try 'adb install your.apk' and see if that works. Other than that, I'm out of ideas.

The file was copied in my device, but nothing happend on reboot.I'm sure that TaskManager works on Gingerbread.I'll try to find another Task Manager.Thank you!

I managed to install it. So i think the problem was because i tried with a TasManager.apk extracted from a 2.1 stock version. Today, i tried with a 2.2 version extracted from 2.2 Swedish Spring (TaskManager.apk).
You can use the tutorial below or try this:
1.Download and install Root Explorer on your phone.
2.Put TaskManager.apk on sd card.
3.Open Root Explorer and navigate to sd-card (where did you put TaskManager.apk).Long-press TaskManager.apk and choose move.
4.Navigate to system/app.
5.Mount R/W.
6.Paste it.
7.Long-press TaskManger and choose Permissions ( Change permissions to match all other apps in this folder (rw-r–r–) - first four checkboxes)
8.Mount R/O.
9.Reboot.
I think that' all...