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WiFi - Ad Hoc somthings i did not understand

Hi every body !
I made my G1 connecting with Ad Hoc mode:
Code:
adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
adb push tiwlan.ini /data/misc/wifi/tiwlan.ini
adb push wpa_supplicant.conf /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
adb shell mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
And i have made a correct tiwlan.ini and wpa_supplicant.conf, this is why it works like a charm.
Now, i have two problems:
1- After every reboot, i can't start my Wifi(no Wifi at all, it is OFF), i have to redo all that script
2- Even i made a Shell Script, noway, it works only by using the ADB. Here is a very basic script that i tried:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cp -f ./tiwlan.ini /data/misc/wifi/tiwlan.ini
cp -f ./wpa_supplicant.conf /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
Any idea ?
Thank you.
G1 - Cyanogen 5.0.8-N1
(Sorry for my english writing)

Hi !
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I didn't resolve the problem yet
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I don't know how much of the script you understand, but your /system partition doesn't seem to be mounted until you run that script. That doesn't seem normal, /system sounds rather important :-/ If you don't know how to undo whatever modifications you have made, I would recommend resetting your phone to factory settings. It should fix it.

For your concideration: Getting around the locked bootloader and missing loop ko

This is my first post here, but I figured I'd share this since doesn't appear to have been done yet.
As I'm sure most of you know the locked bootloader introduces challenges to getting your favo(u)rite flavo(u)r of linux on to the Droid 2.
I expect that you have rooted your phone and have busybox installed/working...
Normally when one wants to do this they get a linux image file and mount it as a loop device and then chroot to it's mounted folder. Because one can create a loop device but can't mount it.
My solution has been a "simple" one but may not have been tried:
Extract the contents of the image on a separate system and then push everything to /data/local/mnt.
For instance I set up a loop device on Ubuntu:
losetup /dev/loop0 /home/usernamehere/distributionnamehere.img
mount -t ext2 /dev/loop0 /home/usernamehere/somemountfoldername​
Then I remove security stuff:
sudo chmod 777 /home/usernamehere/somemountfoldername
sudo adb shell
chmod 777 /data/local/mnt
exit
sudo adb push /home/usernamehere/somemountfoldername /data/local/mnt​
(Wait for the push to happen stop it when you see X11/X11/X11/X11 or remove that symbolic link before pushing. If you stop it you'll have to push the other folders separately)
After it's done the bootubuntu which points to that /data/local/mnt share (or /data/local/ubuntu or /data/local/debian or whatever) should throw a few errors about mounting which is expected because we haven't fixed the fact that loop devices aren't mountable, but since we pushed the files to the 'mount' directory, the script finds it anyways and chroots to the /data/local/mnt and runs /data/local/mnt/bin/bash (or /bin/bash from the chroot point of view.)
This will get you to the root prompt.
I'm still working on getting the bash: groups: message to go away, but I think that is just that I didn't get everything copied initially.
Also I have yet to finish setting up VNC.
Anyway I hope this helps some people out.
I may do a script or more complete instructions later if requested.
Thanks,
Sky Adams

Thanks, I've been stumped by this for awhile. Your method allowed me to push the files but my script still doesn't find it. I'm going to need you to post your bootubuntu script. I have an image from androidclone.com that has vnc setup already, just need to get it to execute.

Confirmed working on rooted Droid X. Used Lakia image from androidclone dot com
1) Partitioned 16GB SD: Shrink to 11.9 GB leaving ~4GB. Then create new ext3 partition in free space
2) mount ext3 partition and create the loop to the image as skrull mentioned above.
3) then just "[email protected]# cp -r pathtoloopiface/* pathto4gbmount/"
4) takes a while but preserves the symlinks to avoid the X11/X11/X11/ issue above. (I think the reason you were having problems with the bash at the end, was an incomplete adb transfer of the /usr folder and probably no /var transfer at all. At least that was the case when I tried.)
5) push and chmod 777 this bootubuntu script to /system/bin:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
export kit=/sdcard/ubuntu
export bin=/system/bin
export mnt=/data/local/mnt
export PATH=$bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:$PATH
export TERM=linux
export HOME=/root
mount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 $mnt
mount -t devpts devpts $mnt/dev/pts
mount -t proc proc $mnt/proc
mount -t sysfs sysfs $mnt/sys
sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
echo "Setting /etc/resolv.conf to Google Open DNS 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4"
echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > $mnt/etc/resolv.conf
echo "nameserver 8.8.4.4" >> $mnt/etc/resolv.conf
echo "Setting localhost on /etc/hosts "
echo "127.0.0.1 localhost" > $mnt/etc/hosts
echo "READY TO ROCK AND ROLL BABY! "
echo "Brought to you by NexusOneHacks.net and the open source community! "
echo " "
echo " "
echo " "
echo "Ubuntu 10.10 - Laika Edition by Androidclone.com "
echo "Website:http : / /www . androidclone . com"
echo "Email:[email protected] . com"
chroot $mnt /bin/bash
#After exit command is executed clear it all up
echo " "
echo "Shutting down Ubuntu"
umount $mnt/dev/pts
umount $mnt/proc
umount $mnt/sys
# the fuser command below allows us to kill all processes using the mount.
# otherwise umount will fail and the vnc session will still be alive.
# if it fails just run the fuser and umount again manualy.
fuser -k $mnt
umount $mnt
6) make sure there is a path to /data/local/mnt on the device and just run 'bootubuntu' from a root shell. you should get: "[email protected]/#:"
7) read the site on androidclone dot com for details on logging into the already running vnc service for a full LXDE session.
8) happy hacking.

D2G
any idea if this could free up the bootloader for the D2G allowing us to modify radio?

No, this will not circumvent the bootloader to load custom kernels. But who cares. many of the things we want, added features etc., can be loaded up in the form of kernel modules. I am not proficient enough to be able to compile my own modules yet but i'm working on a few things.

Radio
Can a kernal module be used to change the radio?

Good share, thank you very much.

ARGH!
I have probably spent 8 to 10 hours trying to get Ubuntu to boot. It seems that I cannot mount the path it wants to mount.
I can as it would seem to do this in shell it self, but still have some errors.
Do you think if I SBF my Droid X then root it - then follow the directions this would work. I am at an end now...and frustrated

[Q][possable solution found??][universal??] data2ext

I have made a file to mount an sdcard second partition to "/data". It needs to go in "/system/etc/init.d/". Can some have a look to tell me if it would work or not as I don't have a partition sdcard.
-Download link: http://db.tt/paxqo1b
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
if [ -e /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-num/p2 ]
then
busybox mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock10 /;
busybox umount /data;
busybox mount /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-num/p2 /data;
busybox chown system system /data;
busybox chmod 771 /data;
busybox mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock10 /;
fi;

Why would you want the whole data partition on the sdcard? It will ruin it a lot quicker, and also slow the phone down if the card isn't fast enough.
Jack

[Video] [Guide] How to Create a Swap Partition for Android

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWAbpWWwJ9Y
Commands: fdisk -l dev/block/mmcblk_
swapon /dev/block/mmcblk_p_
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
vi /system/etc/init.d/05userinit
#Activate swap at boot
#!/system/bin/sh
swapon -a
chmod 750 /system/etc/init.d/05userinit
vi /system/etc/fstab
/dev/block/mmcblk_p_ swap swap
echo vm.swappiness=60 >> /system/etc/sysctl.conf

Thanks for the guide! I'm a noob in this kind of thing (partition, hd2sd, and etc)

Quite interesting... Maybe try to add to my ROM

Deleted by me

well....i didn't take a look at vid.....but i must say this.....swap partition is sort of uselles on our phone because phone gets veeery lagy if we use it...at least i had huge lags until i deleted swap script & partition aswell....

Need help on userinit script.

I want a script that will rename a /system/app on boot in userinit (.d or.sh) in /data/local. This is my first script and was thrilled when I was able to get it to work in SManager. I copied the script to /data/local and renamed to userinit.d. Rebooted, checked the file, not renamed. More research, tried various ways, which also work in SManager, but not as a userinit script. I have included the three ways I have tried with attempt counts and used # on two of them. I didn't use these all at once but included them so you could see what I've tried including a delay o allow time for the "mount" to work. This doesn't work in SManager in boot mode. And returns that it cannot rename because it is ro.
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
#
#Renames DSPManager.apk to DSPManager.apk.bak
#export PATH=${PATH};/system/bin;/system/xbin
FN=/system/app/DSPManager.apk
if (FN.exists())
then
# attempt one
#busybox mount -o remount,ro -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
# attempt two
#busybox mount -o remount,rw / 2>/dev/null
#busybox mount -o remount,rw rootfs 2>/dev/null
#busybox mount -o remount,rw /system 2>/dev/null
# attempt three
busybox mount -o remount,rw /system
#thread.wait(3000)
mv $FN $FN.bak
busybox mount -o remount,ro /system
#thread.wait(3000)
#
#busybox mount -o remount,ro -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
#
#busybox mount -o remount,ro / 2>/dev/null
#busybox mount -o remount,ro rootfs 2>/dev/null
#busybox mount -o remount,ro /system 2>/dev/null
fi
Maybe I'm trying more than the userinit is supposed to do. I want this to survive and do its thing after Nightly updates. I use Speaker boost for volume and don't want DSPmanager taking extra memory.

Two things, first make sure you are using a root file manager and have set the directory to rw. Second, if you want the file to execute in /data/local you must name it userinit.sh and set the permissions of the file for execute. Or you can create a folder named userinit.d in /data/local and put multiple script files in that folder. Each script file must have its permission set to execute. To understand this, look at the contents of /etc/init.d/90userint.
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leapinlar said:
Two things, first make sure you are using a root file manager and have set the directory to rw. Second, if you want the file to execute in /data/local you must name it userinit.sh and set the permissions of the file for execute. Or you can create a folder named userinit.d in /data/local and put multiple script files in that folder. Each script file must have its permission set to execute. To understand this, look at the contents of /etc/init.d/90userint.
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I have the file permissions set to rwxr-xr-x (755) as well as the folder userinit.d set to the same. I have been using either Speed software's Root explorer (prefered) or Jrummy's Root Browser. I have named the script in the userinit.d folder "90RnamDSP". Again I can run the script in the root browser as a script and it renames the file. After set the file name back to the .apk I reboot, check in the /system/app and the file is not renamed. I have given the specific script I am using in the userinit.d folder.
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
#
#Renames DSPManager.apk to DSPManager.apk.bak
path=/system/bin:/system/xbin;
FN=/system/app/DSPManager.apk;
if [ -e $fn];
then
busybox mount -o remount,rw -t /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system;
sleep 5;
mv $FN $FN.bak;
busybox mount -o remount,ro -t /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system;
fi;

You have the mount commands wrong for a userinit script. It should be:
mount -o remount,rw /system
and
mount -o remount,ro /system
And you don't need the path statement. You don't need the busybox in front of mount either. And shouldn't $fn be capitalized in the if statement?
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Yippee, Yahoo, it works
leapinlar said:
You have the mount commands wrong for a userinit script. It should be:
mount -o remount,rw /system
and
mount -o remount,ro /system
And you don't need the path statement. You don't need the busybox in front of mount either. And shouldn't $fn be capitalized in the if statement?
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Thanks for your help and patience. Didn't need the sleep either. I will be posting this on my help post noted in my signature below. I will give you thanks there as well. Couple of final questions.
Can you recommend a how to script reference ie: init script for dummies?
Can you recommend a how to make an install zip and install script, (again for the untrained)?
I have included the final code to maybe help someone trying to do something similar.
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
#
#Renames DSPManager.apk to DSPManager.apk.bak
FN=/system/app/DSPManager.apk;
if [ -e $FN ];
then
mount -o remount,rw /system;
mv $FN $FN.bak;
mount -o remount,ro /system;
fi;

pastordl said:
Thanks for your help and patience. Didn't need the sleep either. I will be posting this on my help post noted in my signature below. I will give you thanks there as well. Couple of final questions.
Can you recommend a how to script reference ie: init script for dummies?
Can you recommend a how to make an install zip and install script, (again for the untrained)?
I have included the final code to maybe help someone trying to do something similar.
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
#
#Renames DSPManager.apk to DSPManager.apk.bak
FN=/system/app/DSPManager.apk;
if [ -e $FN ];
then
mount -o remount,rw /system;
mv $FN $FN.bak;
mount -o remount,ro /system;
fi;
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I don't know of any how-to's for those topics. I learned by studying examples of how others did them.
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leapinlar said:
I don't know of any how-to's for those topics. I learned by studying examples of how others did them.
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Thank you again. This script and a second one that adds the folder and the script are available at this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50795653&postcount=6
I was able to make and debug the installer in a couple of hours. I thanked you in the post also.
The post is part of the help/info/reference post that I asked your permission to list your help files on.