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[Q] Help, please!

Hi all,
I'm trying to put a font in my new wildfire so I'll be able to read stuff in Hebrew.
I tried this guide : https://sites.google.com/a/bardavid.com/android-g1/Home/adding-hebrew-fonts
to add the fonts to my htc, but I had a little problem.
When I tried to give to command su in the shell, it worked, but then I tried the:
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
and then it told me: mount: Operation not permitted.
I used the SoftRoot to get the root permission, but it did not help, as you can see.
If someone here has a better idea of getting root permission, or a way to get Hebrew fonts on my HTC, I'll be more than happy, since I feel like I bought a plastic box and not a smartphone.
One more question: When I go to settings in my cell, and check for updates - does the update check is made in my cell provider (which in my case is Orange), or does the update check is made somewhere over the net?
And is there a date for Froyo release to the wildfire?
thanks all, I really appreciate it!

Weak Flipout mobile network signal

I've debranded a UK Orange Flipout and unlocked to use on Vodafone UK.
The mobile signal is terribly weak and spends more time with no bars that with. It makes the phone useless as a phone however great the design is.
Sitting next to another android phone on the same network the bars are almost full on the other phone - when showing nothing on the Flipout.
Does anyone else have this problem? Is there something I can do to re-configure the phone and make it work as a phone? I've had all the data settings from Vodafone reset for MMS and data etc.
If no answer it will have to go back to stock ROM and back to the shop.
Thanks.

Hey, I got the same problem. Had me temporarily switch back to Milestone 'cause Flipout wasn't able to even connect to the service..no signal at all. I noticed that Flipout has slow network acquiration compare to Milestone. But, I have to point out that I flashed it from stock to UK ROM without BLUR so it's more likely possible that something just went wrong. For now I blame the basebands and try to solve it that way..somehow. let me know if any news
Sent from my Milestone using XDA App

ok, it was the baseband.. i changed it from what it was to this (attachment) and everything's fine.
you have to be rooted, and remount system as r/w
the original baseband files are located in /system/etc/motorola/bp_nvm_default
basically you need to replace this folder with the new one and set the same permissions as the original files had. i don't know if you know how so just for sure, here's the how-to
i suggest you doing this:
0]if you are not rooted, install Universal Androot and press Go Root, then reboot your phone
1]unrar the attachment to your phone's sdcard
2]boot up the phone, switch to airplane mode
3a]if you have Root Explorer, navigate to /system/etc and push remount as r/w
3b]if you don't have that, install Root Toolbox go to Mount-System Mount Options-Mount System R/W
4]fire up Terminal Emulator
5]enter those commands: (enter after each line)
Code:
su
cd /system/etc/motorola
cp -R /sdcard/bp_nvm_default bp_nvm_default_nw
cp -R bp_nvm_default /sdcard/bp_nvm_default_BACKUP
chmod 755 bp_nvm_default_nw
chown root.root bp_nvm_default_nw
cd bp_nvm_default_nw
chmod 644 *
chown root.root *
cd ..
rm -R bp_nvm_default
mv bp_nvm_default_nw bp_nvm_default
reboot
6]after the reboot, turn off flight mode, let the phone get registered to network and see what happens.. hope this will fix your problem.
it's a bit tricky, i actually had to reboot after mounting system to R/W and giving Superuser permissions and mount again because somehow it didn't work for the first time.. anyway, let me know if anything goes wrong

Thanks, that looks a bit technical but ill give it a go... thanks for info.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk

Well I gave this a go - and I kept getting permission denied. sounds like problem you had with the system RW refusing to allow a copy.
Anyhow I am hoping I might have fixed it by using this link
http://dext3r.komodin.org/
And there is a radio file you can install under Quick FAQ with different country baseband radio files. Might help someone else ...

it didnt work
well, i did everything as written except i used ES File Manager to mount the /system as R/W and when it came to:
cp -R bp_nvm_default /sdcard/bp_nvm_default_BACKUP
it said "cp: can't create symlink '/sdcard....': Operation not permitted" for every file so i just did it manually with ES File Manager... that is only a backup anyway and shouldnt affect anything.
it just doesnt work.
and why cant i just drop the baseband files in there with copy and paste? that didnt work either.
i need baseband files for T-Mobile on the US network for the Flipout. does anyone have any others i could try?
thanks!

[Q] Other language fonts

Hi guys, I know there are many similar threads on this issue, but I don't see any real solutions in them. (Not to mention none deal with the a500).
I want to be able to read foreign languages on my tablet's browser (like japanese characters in wiki, etc.). Is there a way to add language packs?

I found this in Google Mobile Discussion Forum:
1. Get Solaimanlipi or Lohit fonts. (other unicode ones should do too)
2. Rename the font (one that’s chosen) to DroidSansFallback.ttf
3. Put the font into the SDCARD root.
4. Open terminal (oh! forgot to tell, you neet to be root)
5. Type the following and hit ENTER
su
6. Wait till $ sign turns into #
7. type the following and hit ENTER (mounting the system partition)
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mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
8. Then the following and hit ENTER
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chmod 4755 /system/fonts/DroidSansFallback.ttf
9. in following line we will overwrite the existing font with the one from SDCARD
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dd if=/sdcard/DroidSansFallback.ttf of=/system/fonts/DroidSansFallback.ttf
10. Once typed the above, hit ENTER
11. REBOOT immediately using the following:
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reboot

I can read Japanese kanji no problem on my tablet. I do it everyday when I check the weather. So, you should be OK until you want to type in a different language.

Samsung Multi Window Manager Problem

I have rooted my S4 i9505 and installed Samsung Multi Window Manager, but when I try to open the app I get the following error message. . .
java.io.FileNotFoundException: / system/csc/others.xml: open failed: EROFS (Read-only file system)
I also briefly see this message on a Toast
Mount -o remount, re /dev/block/mtdblock5/system; chmod 777 /system/csc/others.xml
It looks to me like the app is unable to get access to the file others.xml.
SuperSU says the app has been granted access, but it just won't work.
Has anyone else seen this bahaviour or know how to fix it?

eves popseum
Aaagh was hoping this would be an easy one. . . .
Let me see if I can tease some other ideas out of you. . .
I'm clutching at straws here, but the next thing I want to try is uninstalling and reinstalling SuperSu, but before I do that, could someone just confirm that it is safe to do.
I ask, as on the Google Play it says you have to be careful, but I'm hoping that only applies if you are going to replace it with something else.
Anywho, if someone could just confirm that, that would be great.
I'm also thinking of running...
Mount -o remount, re /dev/block/mtdblock5/system; chmod 777 /system/csc/others.xml
through Terminal Emulator, again was just hoping to check if this is safe thing to do.
Thanks

I'm still trying to solve this problem. . .:fingers-crossed:
I ran the following command. . .
Mount -o remount, re /dev/block/mtdblock5/system; chmod 777 /system/csc/others.xml
through Terminal Emulator to see what would happened and I got the following message. . .
No such file or directory.
So, I checked to see if mtdblock5 exists on the phone, and it doesn't.
So todays question is should mtdblock5 exist on my phone? (I seem to be the only one who can't get this app to work)

scrumbeans said:
I'm still trying to solve this problem. . .:fingers-crossed:
I ran the following command. . .
Mount -o remount, re /dev/block/mtdblock5/system; chmod 777 /system/csc/others.xml
through Terminal Emulator to see what would happened and I got the following message. . .
No such file or directory.
So, I checked to see if mtdblock5 exists on the phone, and it doesn't.
So todays question is should mtdblock5 exist on my phone? (I seem to be the only one who can't get this app to work)
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Scrumbeans - I am having the exact same issue. Did you ever find a solution? I have already tried reinstalling, flashing SuperSU, and changing permissions of system/csc/feature.xml and system/csc/others.xml, but no progress. This only became a problem after i upgraded to Android 4.3 yesterday. If you have found the solution could you please post it? Thanks!!

same here
hi, i have the same problem, after updating to 4.3...
please share if there is a solution for this!
thx!
sharpmarble said:
Scrumbeans - I am having the exact same issue. Did you ever find a solution? I have already tried reinstalling, flashing SuperSU, and changing permissions of system/csc/feature.xml and system/csc/others.xml, but no progress. This only became a problem after i upgraded to Android 4.3 yesterday. If you have found the solution could you please post it? Thanks!!
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i have same problem after upgrade to 4.3

scrumbeans said:
I have rooted my S4 i9505 and installed Samsung Multi Window Manager, but when I try to open the app I get the following error message. . .
java.io.FileNotFoundException: / system/csc/others.xml: open failed: EROFS (Read-only file system)
I also briefly see this message on a Toast
Mount -o remount, re /dev/block/mtdblock5/system; chmod 777 /system/csc/others.xml
It looks to me like the app is unable to get access to the file others.xml.
SuperSU says the app has been granted access, but it just won't work.
Has anyone else seen this bahaviour or know how to fix it?
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Use this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bjbinc.mwmphone

Sorry to drag up such an old thread but I too am having the exact same issue as mentioned in the OP.
I've got a Note 10.1 N8010 with stock rom, rooted, Android 4.4.2. I've checked the permissions to the file and indeed they are 777 and the file is writable. As a test, I made the file unwritable using a file manager, upon launching Multi Window Manager it automatically corrects this back to 777 again so it knows the file is there and is able to change the permissions on it but it still says FileNotFound?
I wondered if the partition that the file resides on was mounted as RO but I've downloaded another app which has changed /system to RW but still no joy.
Desperately looking for a solution to this, any help would be very much appreciated.

Sammy 4.3 update wifi grayed out and not working

Hi everyone.
I've been sitting for almost 6 hours trying to get my wifi fixed after upgrading to 4.3 and rooting it etc.
Last time I tried I was unable to stick to carrier network but wifi was working.
This time it was the other way around.
After ALOT of trying and failing, I finally fixed it.
mount -o rw,remount /
and
mount -o rw,remount /system
after this it was just to set permissions, I did chmod -R 777 on /dev and /system/etc/wifi
My guess, without any more checking, is that alot of permissions are set wrong within the image I downloaded from samsung-updates, and the one from sammobile, that is from samsung themselves.
The weird thing is that my father has a 100% stock phone wich got the update, it all worked like a charm.
Min did not, and it was not rooted......until now with knox 0x1 and everything else
Also, I did alot of searching, but the only thing I found was a fix for my modem, wich did nothing for me.
And since I did not find anything else, I figured this might help others in the same situation
Update: the "fix" has to be re-done after reboot.
Anyone has a better fix ?
It doesn't help with full wipe and reinstall.

Hi,
I have the same problem here
How do I?:
mount -o rw,remount /
and
mount -o rw,remount /system
Thx

garfieldnl said:
Hi,
I have the same problem here
How do I?:
mount -o rw,remount /
and
mount -o rw,remount /system
Thx
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after mount -o rw,remount /system
do a
chmod -R 777 /system/etc/wifi (I think this one makes the difference)
and
chmod -R 777 /dev
All requires root

I had a similar problem - no matter what I tried, I couldn't turn the wifi on, quick toggle would immediately switch back off and same in Settings. Every time I tried to switch it on I also got a Knox warning. Brilliant, well done Samsung.
I did some reading and it seems you can turn it on if you use a custom Kernel, but by then I'd given up and installed PacMan ROM, which will do until a proper 4.4 comes out.

darfbozo said:
I had a similar problem - no matter what I tried, I couldn't turn the wifi on, quick toggle would immediately switch back off and same in Settings. Every time I tried to switch it on I also got a Knox warning. Brilliant, well done Samsung.
I did some reading and it seems you can turn it on if you use a custom Kernel, but by then I'd given up and installed PacMan ROM, which will do until a proper 4.4 comes out.
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I have tried two kernels, none of them fixed the problem, so for now the workaround have to work, I'm refusing to flash my phone.....again

Tody I actually had to go back to 4.2.2, I happy I for once did a nandroid backup yesterday befor I flashed 4.3, the phone stopped responding a few minutes after reboot, and gave me a flashing red light i the upper left corner, when screen was on.
After screen went off, the red light changed to a blue light.......
And I just saw that samsung pulled the 4.3 update as well....
I think my nex phone will be a nexus....if they at some point come with microsd slot.....if not.....perhaps going back to my old Nokia 6150, it was rock stable and had a week of power on one charge.