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Extra Features on AOSP 1.6

I'm setting up this thread to keep extra functions on AOSP 1.6 & the actual development of AOSP 1.6 separate.
Discuss issues with extra functions in this thread & NOT the AOSP 1.6 thread.
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Googlebits:
Flash with this signed update.zip: Multiupload (RS|MU|DF|HF|ZS|4S)​
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Superuser:
Flash with this signed update.zip: Multiupload (RS|MU|DF|HF|ZS|4S)​________________________________________________
Busybox:
This needs to be installed if you install Superuser.
Code:
adb remount
adb shell
busybox --install /system/xbin/
adb reboot
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HTC Keyboard
Download Clicker.apk & HTC_IME.apk from here.
Do the following commands:
Code:
adb remount
adb install -r Clicker.apk
adb install -r HTC_IME.apk
adb reboot
Go into Settings>Locale & Text, made sure "Touch Input" is checked
Long press a text box, selected Input Method & selected "Touch Input"
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Thanks:
quietcbelongs for working on AOSP 1.6
gbhil for the two signed update.zips, this really makes it much easier for everyone
cyanogen for the framework-free HTC keyboard

Great thread.
A couple things to do after you get the Googlebits on:
Move su
Code:
#cp /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su
#ls /system/bin/**to verify su copied**
#rm /system/xbin/su
Install busybox symlinks
Code:
#busybox --install /system/xbin/
I'm loving this build. As soon as GPS gets working I'm deleting my 1.5 nandroid backup.

Link is broken. :-(

JasonMudd said:
Link is broken. :-(
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Link perfectly fine for me, site is loading a little slow, but it's still there.

Thanks for posting googlebits.
Just a FYI
its a bit cleaner if you do the following.
unarchive google bits to androidsdk/tools
change dir to androidsdk/tools
adb remount
adb push system/framework /system/framework
adb push system/etc/permissions /system/etc/permissions
adb push system/app /system/app
adb reboot

lonerebel said:
Thanks for posting googlebits.
Just a FYI
its a bit cleaner if you do the following.
unarchive google bits to androidsdk/tools
change dir to androidsdk/tools
adb remount
adb push system/framework /system/framework
adb push system/etc/permissions /system/etc/permissions
adb push system/app /system/app
adb reboot
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I prefer to push each file individually but I guess that would work also.

lonerebel said:
Thanks for posting googlebits.
Just a FYI
its a bit cleaner if you do the following.
unarchive google bits to androidsdk/tools
change dir to androidsdk/tools
adb remount
adb push system/framework /system/framework
adb push system/etc/permissions /system/etc/permissions
adb push system/app /system/app
adb reboot
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Worked great for me! Thanks!

It may be something else I've broken (I've been tinkering), but is anyone getting gmail push with this build?
Mine seems to have stopped. I can check the mail manually, but nothing is getting pushed to me. Since this could be a Google issue, or something I've done, I'm looking for input before i troubleshoot.

incogneato said:
It may be something else I've broken (I've been tinkering), but is anyone getting gmail push with this build?
Mine seems to have stopped. I can check the mail manually, but nothing is getting pushed to me. Since this could be a Google issue, or something I've done, I'm looking for input before i troubleshoot.
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I was getting Gmail fine the first day. I'm going to reflash my phone tonight & start fully testing it.

nevermind.

thanks so much for this works like a charm

contacts arent syncing
Hi. I'm having a problem getting my contacts to sync up.everything else though is working flawlessly though

Do the protected apps in the market place show up with this rom??
Thanks!

incogneato said:
It may be something else I've broken (I've been tinkering), but is anyone getting gmail push with this build?
Mine seems to have stopped. I can check the mail manually, but nothing is getting pushed to me. Since this could be a Google issue, or something I've done, I'm looking for input before i troubleshoot.
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I'm also having issues with new emails being pushed to my phone, but I have been tinkering with SU, so I also may have broke it. I have already installed this on another friend's Hero & I'm going to see if they are having the same issue.
UPDATE:
My friend has not been having an issues receiving new email or with the notifications, so something related to SU or busybox, is possibly causing the issue.
darchstar said:
Hi. I'm having a problem getting my contacts to sync up.everything else though is working flawlessly though
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I think there might be issue with Google sync after the initial sync.
jerrygon said:
Do the protected apps in the market place show up with this rom??
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Yes protected apps show up in the market & install fine.

gu1dry said:
I'm also having issues with new emails being pushed to my phone, but I have been tinkering with SU, so I also may have broke it. I have already installed this on another friend's Hero & I'm going to see if they are having the same issue.
UPDATE:
My friend has not been having an issues receiving new email or with the notifications, so something related to SU or busybox, is possibly causing the issue.
I think there might be issue with Google sync after the initial sync.
Yes protected apps show up in the market & install fine.
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Thanks. I went the whole way back. RUU, rooted with 1.5.2 recovery, flashed quietcblongs 1.6 and copied over googlebits. I'll leave it for a while and verify sync works as expected.
I don't see how busyboxes symlinks or moving su could break it, but your research mirrors mine, so we will see what happens.

Sometime last evening Google syncing stopped again. I'm going to try some mixing and matching with the various 1.5 and 1.6 versions of googlebits.

When i put the code in the cmd it says code not found

i meant error device not found

Did you install the Android SDK? If you did, did first cd to the tools folder of you Android SDK, before you did all the adb commands?

i did i do not know what is wrong

Terminal app broken

Hey, I messed up my terminal by changing the config to launch bash instead of sh, now it won't launch.
How do I go in and delete or change the config file to launch sh - to fix it? also where would that config file be and how do I get to it?
Thanks in advance for helping me fix it.
Les

/data/data

evilkorn said:
/data/data
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Thanks, but when I look on the phone with oi file manager there is /data but there is nothing in it. (no /data/data)
So let me clarify to the help get me an answer as how to fix my issue.
I have a G1 with Cyanogen 4.2.14.1, (CM-recovery 1.4 and DCR83-base-defanged) with apps2SD on a ext3 partition.
So I went into the terminal setup and changed the launch shell command and changed it from "sh -" to "bash -" thinking it would load bash on launch of terminal, yeah I'm to lazy to type bash every time. So now when I try to launch terminal it blinks and crashes.
I'm asking where the config file is located and for guidance on repairing it. Can I use the telnet app to connect to local host and just repair it without connecting to PC? if so how do I start telnetd? I tried the process that I used to root it, when I type telnetd now it launches dolphin now instead of dialler/contacts app and it doesn't launch.
So thanks in advance for what ever help you can provide.
Les

any one?
Come on, any one?

isn't it in preferences ---->command line: /system/bin/sh -

staunty said:
isn't it in preferences ---->command line: /system/bin/sh -
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Yes, but since I broke it, Terminal won't load, it crashes so I can't go back and change it back. That's why I'm asking for where the config file is and how I can fix it.

brew1brew said:
Yes, but since I broke it, Terminal won't load, it crashes so I can't go back and change it back. That's why I'm asking for where the config file is and how I can fix it.
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Tell us what you did to break it,
I once set bash as the default shell, and it mostly worked fine apart from some market root apps not working properly like the overclock widget

[Q] Honeycomb Keyboard

I'm kinda new to android
I've started to delete useless apps through Titanium Backup(acer staff,games etc) , and exidently deleted smth connected with honeycomb stock keyboard.
Now every time when i want to use stock keyboard, pops up a messege "The application Android keyboard (process com.google.android.inputmethod.latin) has stopped unexpectedly. plz try again".
Ive tryied to reset factory data but it wont helped. Is thera any solution for this problem? if there no, plz tell how to completely reset tablet) ive read "system Images " thread but i didn understand some things
here is my recover steps: (for a500 which is bricked)
for a500 is normal:
root it
put the system.img into a500
connect to the computer with adb and follow the codes:
su
dd if=/sdcard/system.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3
then reboot
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connect to the computer with adb and follow the codes:
su
dd if=/sdcard/system.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3
what that means)

You might very well have ruined your tablet.
I'm not a developer or coder so I can't make any sense of the code you posted but if a reset didn't fix it then you've certainly deleted something important. Hopefully someone has some ideas.
If not, then maybe you can return it? And next time, don't delete something unless you know what it is you're deleting.

ok ive recovered from image, but now wifi is not working , what should i do?

There are posts about having to change file permissions to fix wifi. Search this forum, there are a few.
edit - linked post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074449&highlight=wifi+permission

yeah ive read this but i dont know how to move that files to system folder on devide, wifi is down , so i cant download any file managing apps from market and theres no any file managers on stock Rom

If you've got the adb working, you can use the command mv to move the file.
I'm not sure of the exact path involved, but for example. the file is in /mnt/sdcard/filetobemoved and needs to go into /sytem/lib/modules
mv /mnt/sdcard/filetobemoved /system/lib/modules
That'd put it in the location you need. To change the permissions, you'd use the command chmod
chmod 655 /system/lib/modules/filetobemoved
The 655 is an octal(0-7) representation of the file's permissions. I'm not sure what permissions it needs, but you could try 655 as a start unless someone else knows for sure.
if you want, hit me up on msn, I can try to walk you through it: [email protected]

Glebaka said:
ok ive recovered from image, but now wifi is not working , what should i do?
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Ah *phew* Good to hear.

gammaRascal said:
Ah *phew* Good to hear.
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lol How'd he get in that shape to begin with? Any idea what exactly it was he deleted that bonked his system?

muqali said:
lol How'd he get in that shape to begin with? Any idea what exactly it was he deleted that bonked his system?
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No clue. I really should start reading up on HC app development and at least familiarize myself with that environment.
I haven't rooted yet cause I'm e'scarded to.

ahh i cant replace that files , somehow installed astro manager(through docsttogo) but i cant remove/replace/rename that files in system/lib/modules it says i dont have permission to do this.
tryed in connectbot type "mv /mnt/sdcard/filetobemoved /system/lib/modules"
got this "failed on '/system/lib/modules/filename' - cross-device link"
im rooted what if

Glebaka said:
ahh i cant replace that files , somehow installed astro manager(through docsttogo) but i cant remove/replace/rename that files in system/lib/modules i dont have permission to do this.
tried connectbot tryied "mv /mnt/sdcard/filetobemoved /system/lib/modules"
got this "failed on '/system/lib/modules/filename' - cross-device link"
im rooted
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type mount and paste/retype the line that has /system in it. It might be mounted read only.
or try the cp command in place of mv
edit - also, the filetobemoved is just an example. I think one of the filenames is bcm4329.ko but I'm not sure. so /system/lib/modules/bcm4329.ko would be the full path

ah im total noob tried cp instead of mv it said permission denied .
t
ype mount and paste/retype the line that has /system in it. It might be mounted read only.
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i didnt get that (
edit - also, the filetobemoved is just an example. I think one of the filenames is bcm4329.ko but I'm not sure. so /system/lib/modules/bcm4329.ko would be the full path
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yeah thats i know)

Are you logged into the tablet using adb's shell? I've only used that once on a different tablet, but iirc the commands are standard Unix/Linux commands. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but aren't you already logged in as superuser like this? You don't need to 'sudo' or 'su' to switch over do you?
I'm not familiar enough with this specific environment to figure out what might be keeping you from placing those files in that location. The command to check the partitions mount options is
mount
It should return a bunch of text, one line of which is gonna be the /system partition. If it's ro(read only) then you can't write to it and would need to remount it.

yeah it looks like it is "ro"
ive got /system ext4 ro
how to remount)

My knowledge of adb is limited as well. All I know is that I can connect to it, type: adb devices (in the command prompt) to make sure it sees my tab then 'adb push filename.extension /directory/structure' to force files... Conversly, I think adb pull filename.extension /directory/structure will grab files on the tab if you know what they are called and where they are located.

Glebaka said:
yeah it looks like it is "ro"
ive got /system ext4 ro
how to remount)
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what was the /dev/block/mtdblock for /system?
there is a number after it...for example /dev/block/mtdblock1
mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
would remount it read/write, provided that it is mtdblock1, change the number depending on what your device has.

yeah now /system have "rw", but it anyway refuses to copy using mv(failed on '/system/lib/modules/filename' - cross-device link"
) or astro manager

Glebaka said:
yeah now /system have "rw", but it anyway refuses to copy using mv(failed on '/system/lib/modules/filename' - cross-device link"
) or astro manager
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If cp won't put it there either, I'm out of ideas. Maybe ask in the other thread how they were able to copy/move the file and set the permissions?

I know it may not be really classy, but how about downloading an .apk That will let you mount the drive, to an sd card in a computer then transfer that to the Acer. (If it's an extreme case and nothing else will work..not condoning piracy, but don't know what would work...)
or is it possible to copy the system data from a Titanium backup and send it over so he can restore the missing files?

This following step I can't be responsible for it's safety. It looks safe to my eyes, but proceed having been forewarned. I did some research and you might be able to use dd to get the file there.
dd if=/mnt/sdcard/filname of=/system/lib/modules/filename

How to learn/browse the Android file/folder hierarchy

So by using
Code:
adb pull /system/ [destination folder name]
I can pull every file off of my android phone's foreseeable memory, correct? Every time I have flashed or pushed anything through ADB, I never quite understood where things were located or what exactly I'm doing. I feel like pulling every file/directory off of the phone will give me some insight into how the hierarchy works, especially being able to browse it with a GUI.
Am I correct, or is there something I'm missing?

I'm not familiar with adb, but a file explorer is an easy way to poke around the file system and learn where things are. Just don't go on a deleting spree and you'll be fine.

epic4GEE said:
I'm not familiar with adb, but a file explorer is an easy way to poke around the file system and learn where things are. Just don't go on a deleting spree and you'll be fine.
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I have done that, was just kind of hoping for a better GUI alternative. I'm much faster with a Mouse and Keyboard than I am with a touch screen.
Although attempting to pull a directory has resulted in an interesting problem - when using the command above, it doesn't pull all the files. It pulls some and then stops. Any idea why?

From your PC, type 'adb shell'. Now you're logged on to your phone in an interactive session with a shell prompt, and can explore from your PC terminal window.
It's linux, so you'll have to learn some linux commands, if you don't know them already. For exploring the filesystem, 'cd' and 'ls' are the main ones you'll need.
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From your PC, type 'adb shell'. Now you're logged on to your phone in an interactive session with a shell prompt, and can explore from your PC terminal window.
It's linux, so you'll have to learn some linux commands, if you don't know them already. For exploring the filesystem, 'cd' and 'ls' are the main ones you'll need.
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Hmm, well I've used adb shell before. Wasn't sure what to do from here, though. Will all linux commands work or just some?

rjhall said:
Hmm, well I've used adb shell before. Wasn't sure what to do from here, though. Will all linux commands work or just some?
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I believe all the basic commands will work.
cd, ls, mkdir, rmdir, rm, ect,ect.

I like Droid Explorer:
http://de.codeplex.com/
looks like and works like Windows Explorer, lets you browse both the "phone" storage (system, etc) and the sdcard. Pure GUI.

When I try to cd to any of my directories on my phone, it says access denied. Do I need root? And is there a way to manually gain root with the Epic 4G? I tried the whole one click root BS, it doesn't work - just freezes. I'd rather do it manually anyway, but I can't seem to find a single guide with a comprehensive file list! None of the stickies seemed to match what I was looking for either, or the links were dead.

hardware graphic acceleration with stock rom

just tried this from a cm7 thread on the stock rom (6.2.1)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20495152&postcount=290
edit the file /system/lib/egl/egl.cfg (open it on text editor)
original is this:
0 0 android
0 1 POWERVR_SGX540_120
So just remove the first line, that it looks like :
0 1 POWERVR_SGX540_120
made a backup copy first, just to be shure
validated with "quadrant standard" - the scene with the planet and the moon
fps from 10 to 54 - and now without artefacts
tested some apps - no issues so far
perhaps it helps some gamers ...
added benchmark on request:

b63 said:
just tried this from a cm7 thread on the stock rom (6.2.1)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20495152&postcount=290
validated with "quadrant standard" - the scene with the planet and the moon
fps from 10 to 54 - and now without artefacts
tested some apps - no issues so far
perhaps it helps some gamers ...
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hmm. interesting
could you post some benchmark results ?

The same thing happens to me. When using the stock Rom you get around 10 fps. But when using another Rom its anywhere from 50-60 on that quadrant standard test.

mine says
0 0 android
0 1 POWERVR_SGX540_120
So just remove 0 0 android and change it to
0 0 POWERVR_SGX540_120
?

original is this:
0 0 android
0 1 POWERVR_SGX540_120
So just remove the first line, that it looks like :
0 1 POWERVR_SGX540_120
made a backup copy first, just to be shure
still working - no issues

yea i did it, no issues so far either. maybe a few times i feel like its actually faster in some games

Pretty simple change.
I did this on a stock 6.2.1 rooted KF...
Before the change, there were wierd artifacts on the moon as it went around the world in that test. After the change, that was not there and everything seemed smoother.
Both test results are below:
Before Change:
After:

Guys, where is this file located (directory wise)? I can't find it.

Thats funny, it was in one of the posting above.. seems someone updated their post and removed it.
Code:
/system/lib/egl/egl.cfg
Actually it is in the first post.

krelvinaz said:
Thats funny, it was in one of the posting above.. seems someone updated their post and removed it.
Code:
/system/lib/egl/egl.cfg
Actually it is in the first post.
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Thank you!
EDIT -
Oh man, just tried this and it messed up my Kindle Fire. I'm on 6.2.1 and I just get a black screen now. The only thing visible is the top part of the UI (the part where it says "My Kindle, the Time, Options/Wifi/Battery).

you've messed up your egl.cfg - correct or use the backup you've made (hopefully) with adb.
in case you don't have:

@b63
Thanks for the file but I backed up my egl.cfg file (renamed egl.cfg.bak) before I did anything (one backup is on my desktop PC, the other is on the Kindle itself in the /sdcard/download folder).
The question is how do I replace the one I messed up in /system/lib/egl with the backup?
This is how I came to be in this predicament : I downloaded the original egl.cfg file to my desktop pc, edited it, saved it, and reuploaded to my Kindle and placed it in the /system/lib/egl folder, then I restarted my Kindle. When it booted up, there's nothing on screen except the [My Kindle Time Options/Wifi/] up top.

to copy to computer and edit/write back ist is very likely that you make a failure in editing or with the permissions.
it's better to use "es file explorer" or "root explorer" on the KF
gimme some information that i know which options you have available
your rooted - assume yes, since you coldn't do the change
do you have adb available on your computer and the right drivers installed ?
if not:
download the newest KFU (.9.1) and run install_drivers.bat
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
turn off usb mass storage mode: tap on the kf screen disconnect - but let it plugged
open a command prompt and cd to the tools folder (Kindle Fire Utility\tools)
there you should have the adb command availabe - you can test it with "adb devices" - you should get a device id back
then do the following commands:
adb shell
cp /sdcard/download/egl.cfg.bak /system/lib/egl/egl.cfg
chmod 0666 /system/lib/egl/egl.cfg

b63 said:
to copy to computer and edit/write back ist is very likely that you make a failure in editing or with the permissions.
it's better to use "es file explorer" or "root explorer" on the KF
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Yeah, I didn't edit the permissions when I copied it back from the PC. I think that's what can be causing this.
your rooted - assume yes, since you coldn't do the change
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Yes, it was rooted using JCase method, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1409078. I was running 6.2.1 and root was confirmed using Root Checker (I even installed Android Market on it).
do you have adb available on your computer and the right drivers installed ?
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Yes, before I updated to 6.2.1, I used Superoneclick method : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1348830 , to root my 6.2 Kindle Fire.
turn off usb mass storage mode: tap on the kf screen disconnect - but let it plugged
open a command prompt and cd to the tools folder (Kindle Fire Utility\tools)
there you should have the adb command availabe - you can test it with "adb devices" - you should get a device id back
then do the following commands:
adb shell
cp /sdcard/download/egl.cfg.bak /system/lib/egl/egl.cfg
chmod 0666 /system/lib/egl/egl.cfg
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I get an error message saying I'm unable to do this because directory is read-only.

I ve heard that messing with egl.cfg might cause video playback problems for example youtube application
Can anyone confirm that ?

zirooo said:
I ve heard that messing with egl.cfg might cause video playback problems for example youtube application
Can anyone confirm that ?
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no - youtube and all other stuff is working fine
the patch only affects 3d gl graphics

zirooo said:
I ve heard that messing with egl.cfg might cause video playback problems for example youtube application
Can anyone confirm that ?
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Video playback seems good to me.

zopzop25 said:
I get an error message saying I'm unable to do this because directory is read-only.
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do you get an device from "adb devices" ?
if yes:
type adb shell - your adb prompt is $ - type su and enter - does the prompt change to # ?
if yes:
do the rest of the commands

b63 said:
do you get an device from "adb devices" ?
if yes:
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Yes :
List of devices attached
4332000600000001 device
type adb shell - your adb prompt is $ - type su and enter - does the prompt change to # ?
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Yes, it changes from $ to #
if yes:
do the rest of the commands
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Same message, that it's Read-Only.

ok - your on the # prompt
if you issue:
cp /sdcard/download/egl.cfg.bak /system/lib/egl/egl.cfg
then you get that it's read only ?
lets test something:
at the # prompt try to cd to /system/lib/egl/
and make a ls -l to see the permissions on your egl.cfg
they should be "-rw-rw-rw-" -> ok yours are not otherwise you would have not a black screen
but what are yours ?
does "chown root:root /system/lib/egl/egl.cfg" say the same ?