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(Sorry for not posting actual links - the system won't let me because I'm still a "new user.")
I already rooted my Sprint Hero using this (thread 583291) guide and can successfully tether using the WiFi Tether app. Yay!
Now I want to delete and/or replace the boot up sound (boot.mp3 located in /system/media/bootscreen) When I try to delete it right now (either through adb shell on my computer or from within a file manager app on the phone itself) I get permission denied or "read-only file system."
I see two threads regarding busybox, superuser, and adb remount. Thread 591303 which is dated 11/28/09 and is just for busybox and Thread 593952 which is dated 12/03/09.
I'm not sure which of these two I need to install. If it's the latter which includes ADB remount and superuser as well as busybox, then I'm not sure if I am supposed to unzip them before pushing them to my phone.
Could anyone point me in the right direction based on what I want to do (delete files on my phone - ANY file I want)?
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
All you should need to do is:
Code:
adb remount
rm /insert file path/file
So yours would be
Code:
rm /system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3
Mr. Biggz said:
All you should need to do is:
Code:
adb remount
rm /insert file path/file
So yours would be
Code:
rm /system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3
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will rm work without busybox?
As long as you can shell into the phone it should work. The rm command is to be run inside the shell.
So it actually should be
Code:
adb remount
adb shell
rm /system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3
You want to install the busybox remount and superuser Rom if you want to run stock.
Or manually install busybox, superuser whitelist and adb remount
Biggz - looks like they are on stock. No adb remount.
gbhil said:
Biggz - looks like they are on stock. No adb remount.
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Unfortunate, custom is so much better.
If you are on stock, do this:
Code:
adb shell
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mv /system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3 /system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3.old
exit
[you can also do rm /system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3 instead]
gbhil said:
You want to install the busybox remount and superuser Rom if you want to run stock.
Or manually install busybox, superuser whitelist and adb remount
Biggz - looks like they are on stock. No adb remount.
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successfully removed (rm) the boot.mp3 in the shell - Thank you for that. I do want to replace it with a different one (I'll use the same file name since the .xml file still refers to it) so I'll need the cp command and I've noticed that it's missing in shell. I'm assuming I need to install busybox to get this functionality. I'm not really sure I want to install a complete new ROM and I don't mind manually installing busybox, adb remount, etc. What does installing "superuser whitelist" and "adb remount" allow me to do? I'm not sure what their potential uses are?
I installed busybox and have the cp command functionality now (see above post) but now when I try to copy anything to the /system/media/bootscreen folder I get "cp: cannot create '/system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3': Permission denied"
I type "mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system" after getting into shell and typing "su" and getting the "#" prompt and it takes successfully (this is the only way I was able to actually "rm" the original boot.mp3 file to begin with.
See anything I'm doing wrong?
Nope, that is correct.
/system is normally mounted as read-only, so you can't add or delete anything. The mount command remounts it as read-write, so you can modify it as root.
armyturtle said:
<snip> I'm not really sure I want to install a complete new ROM and I don't mind manually installing busybox, adb remount, etc. What does installing "superuser whitelist" and "adb remount" allow me to do? I'm not sure what their potential uses are?
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Superuser whitelist is an application that warns you and asks for you to provide permission whenever an app tries to use the su binary to run as another user. You want this, as without it there's no way to know if an application runs as root.
Adb remount is a service that allows you to toggle the +RW bit on the /system/ partition through the shell. IIRC the one one floating around also kills color terminfo so you don't get all the extra chars on a windows PC when using the ls command. Just a matter of convenience.
jonnythan said:
Nope, that is correct.
/system is normally mounted as read-only, so you can't add or delete anything. The mount command remounts it as read-write, so you can modify it as root.
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I can't create/copy anything after getting into the shell and remounting as read-write. From CMD prompt I type:
adb shell
and get:
$
Then I type:
su
and get:
#
This is where I type:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
Then trying to copy anything into the /system directory gives me:
Permission denied
It will let me DELETE anything I want from this folder (as confirmed by now deleting boot.gif just to check) but it won't let me cp (copy) anything to this folder. WHY?
What the heck?
try these commands for the boot mp3
Code:
cd/
cd /androidsdk/tools/
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
exit
adb push directoryonpcwhereyourbootmp3is /system/media/bootscreen/
make sure that you rename the mp3 to boot.mp3 or it wont work anyways.
the other option (this is what I do) is find a bootscreen that you like (I use this one). open the zip file useing winrar or 7zip, navigate into the files where you see the boot.mp3 and drag in YOUR (now renamed) boot.mp3 close the window, put the zip file onto the root of your sd card, boot into recovery, choose flash from zip, flash the file and your good to go.
wtphoto said:
try these commands for the boot mp3
Code:
cd/
cd /androidsdk/tools/
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
exit
adb push directoryonpcwhereyourbootmp3is /system/media/bootscreen/
make sure that you rename the mp3 to boot.mp3 or it wont work anyways.
the other option (this is what I do) is find a bootscreen that you like (I use this one). open the zip file useing winrar or 7zip, navigate into the files where you see the boot.mp3 and drag in YOUR (now renamed) boot.mp3 close the window, put the zip file onto the root of your sd card, boot into recovery, choose flash from zip, flash the file and your good to go.
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tried this just now and still get "failed to copy 'C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\boot.mp3' to '/system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3': Permission denied"
It's the /system folder... I can push to /data/local all day long, but anything in the /system folder is read only. How the hell can I change this?
/system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3
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if this is the code you are using then that could be your issue
the code line should look like this
Code:
adb push C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\boot.mp3 /system/media/bootscreen/
doing adb push C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\boot.mp3 /system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3 says that you are trying to push the boot.mp3 to the directory bott.mp3 and there is no boot.mp3 directory the folder where you want the boot.mp3 is bootscreen. try the ubove code and see what happenes.
wtphoto said:
if this is the code you are using then that could be your issue
the code line should look like this
Code:
adb push C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\boot.mp3 /system/media/bootscreen/
doing adb push C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\boot.mp3 /system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3 says that you are trying to push the boot.mp3 to the directory bott.mp3 and there is no boot.mp3 directory the folder where you want the boot.mp3 is bootscreen. try the ubove code and see what happenes.
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Nope, was a typo on my part (here in the post, not when issuing the command). Still permission denied. I don't think it's actually mounting the /system folder as writable. Is there a way to check after issuing the remount command?
A quick command of "ls -l" at root prompt gives the following for the /system folder:
drwxr-xr-x root root 2009-09-21 06:30 system
after you run the remount command what does it say? does it say remount succeded?
After typing the remount command it simply repeats my command back at me and returns to the "#" prompt.
honestly at this point what I would try doing is do a back up then flash a custom rom like fresh 1.1 that has all the tools built into it. then go into the cmd prompt and cd to where sdk is then type adb remount and see what it says then adb shell and try to cp the file to that directory.
this is more a test than anything else.
wtphoto said:
honestly at this point what I would try doing is do a back up then flash a custom rom like fresh 1.1 that has all the tools built into it. then go into the cmd prompt and cd to where sdk is then type adb remount and see what it says then adb shell and try to cp the file to that directory.
this is more a test than anything else.
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I'll try this - so you recommend trying fresh 1.1 then? I know it's just a test, but just in case I like the ROM and decide to stick with it, might as well try a really good one! I'll try this tomorrow - I'm beat! (Thanks again!)
Someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong:
C:\Users\[my name]> cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools> adb devices
List of devices attached
HT9ADHG05719 device
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools> adb shell
# mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
# adb push recovery-ra-eris.img /sdcard
adb push recovery-ra-eris.img /sdcard
adb: not found
#
I had to enter adb shell and hit enter before inputting the rest of that command just to get past that step. I tried doing the same with the next step and entering adb push separately but I got this:
# adb push
adb push
adb: not found
#
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong or leaving out? I have the recovery and flash saved to the tools folder of my sdk.
you cant use adb push from inside a shell
That's what the "how to root" instructions are telling me to do.
joshw0000 said:
That's what the "how to root" instructions are telling me to do.
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looks like you are "separating" steps...
3. Open up a command prompt and go to your tools directory, and execute these commands:
* adb shell mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
* adb push recovery.img /sdcard
* adb push flash_image /system/bin
* adb shell chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
* adb shell flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
(Taken from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=647707)
your command is "adb shell" (which is going to shell... in which, anonomouse is correct, you cannot "adb" inside a shell). instead, type 1 command like this:
- adb shell mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
re-read the thread (link i posted) again... you're close
from your post... you'd have to exit shell... then get back to a DOS prompt... then do the "adb push" command
If I type the adb shell mount command together I get an error. That's why I broke them up.
So basically, once in the tools directory, I should be able to copy and paste the commands (which is what I was doing)? I would need to get back in front of my home pc and I'll tell you what error I'm getting. I believe it was "adb: not found".
If I type the adb shell mount command together I get an error. That's why I broke them up.
So basically, once in the tools directory, I should be able to copy and paste the commands (which is what I was doing)? I would need to get back in front of my home pc and I'll tell you what error I'm getting. I believe it was "adb: not found".
Linux or windows
Nevermind.... i reread your post. Sorry.
joshw0000 said:
If I type the adb shell mount command together I get an error. That's why I broke them up.
So basically, once in the tools directory, I should be able to copy and paste the commands (which is what I was doing)? I would need to get back in front of my home pc and I'll tell you what error I'm getting. I believe it was "adb: not found".
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Make sure your sdcard is not mounted, it should be in charge only mode. Also make sure USB Debugging is on.
My phone was in charge mode and USB debugging was enabled, thanx.
joshw0000 said:
My phone was in charge mode and USB debugging was enabled, thanx.
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You can use the application in this thread to help ease the process. They automated the commands through scripts to help in these situations. Plus, ECLIPS3 and Jamezelle do great work!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=661413
joshw0000 said:
If I type the adb shell mount command together I get an error. That's why I broke them up.
So basically, once in the tools directory, I should be able to copy and paste the commands (which is what I was doing)? I would need to get back in front of my home pc and I'll tell you what error I'm getting. I believe it was "adb: not found".
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First the solution and then the explanation; note that I have included the command prompts here:
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools> adb shell
# mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
# exit
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools> adb push recovery-ra-eris.img /sdcard
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools> adb push recovery-ra-eris.img /sdcard
So, here's what is happening.
When you "break up the command", by making the first part the single line
Code:
adb shell
What you are getting is an interactive shell running on the phone. That shell does not terminate immediately; you can type an unlimited number of commands into it, one after another.
When you issue a command (from the PC's command window) which looks like this:
Code:
adb shell programname arg1 arg2 arg3 arg4
something a little different happens than in the first example: the program "programname" is launched on the phone, with the arguments "arg1", "arg2", et cetera - and the "shell" on the phone terminates as soon as "programname" is finished running
Note that the command prompt changed!
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>
vs
#
So what happened? "adb" is a program on the PC, and NOT ON THE PHONE. When you typed "adb blah blah blah" into the interactive shell on the phone - guess what? you see "command not found".
If you insist on "splitting up the command", then go ahead (although I really don't see any reason why it wouldn't work in it's original format); just bear in mind you are typing commands into an interactive "command prompt" that is running on the phone. When it comes time to run other "adb" commands - you need to be at the PC's command prompt
bftb0
Thanks for the info. You were right. I had just screwed something up when I typed it in the first time. Explaining the steps really helped me to understand what I was doing. I entered the commands as you had them in the tutorial and it worked perfect. So after that I created a backup and attempted to flash a custom rom:
I just ran a nandroid backup for my Eris which was at stock 2.1 w/ root. I first partitioned the sd to swap - 3072 MB, ext2 swap 3072 MB, and fat32 - remainder. Realizing this was stupid, I went back and changed the partition to swap - 0, ext2 - 512 MB, fat32 - remainder 7680 MB or 7.5 GB. I moved ext2 to ext3 and booted the phone. All my sd was cleared so I copied everything back on (I saved all sd contents to my computer prior to this). I went back to recovery and flashed Eris Lightning 3.02. Everything went successful and when it rebooted, I saw the droid guys, then the "quietly brilliant", then "Verizon" screens. It then began running the "quietly brilliant" and "verizon" screens over and over. I pulled the battery and powered up again but it's still running those two screens over and over. I booted into recovery and attached my phone to the computer. I opened command prompt, entered " sd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools" and then entered "adb devices". It reads "List of devices attached" but there are none. I attempted to add the driver back to my device but when I go to device manager and click "update driver" and point it to the tools directory in SDK, it says that "Windows could not find driver software for your device".
If I can't communicate with my phone via usb and it wont boot, how can I get it to recover?
Any suggestions would help, I'm scratching my head here. I really don't want to have to buy another phone.
It turns out I was just having another newbie moment. I did a wipe and reflashed the rom and it worked perfectly.
should i flash it. i dont have root
WOW! i cant believe no one has replied to you.
if you take a look at the first post with the topic
[ROM] Official AOSP 2.2 OTA
but you mentioned you dont have root. so try installing alogcat from the marketplace and capture the whole deal. then you can email directly from the app.
logcat isnt going to do much, it prefetches the files, need to pull the update.zip from adb
ok, so i havnt gotten the notice yet.
but need a bit of help prepping for when i do.
i have the android sdk installed on my desktop, and can create a virtual device etc...
but when i open the cmd prompt and try to run adb devices it says it is populating a list but i see no results or no file created.
so i tried just running adb logcat and it stops at waiting for device.
any pointers. im running win7x64 ultimate
well, i screwed it up. i removed the usb drivers and set it to debugging mode and got it working.
so i am able to run adb shell etc...
once i get the notice ill be ready to do an adb pull
adb shell
su
cd /cache/
ls
adb pull /cache/<package_name>.zip .
sepiid said:
well, i screwed it up. i removed the usb drivers and set it to debugging mode and got it working.
so i am able to run adb shell etc...
once i get the notice ill be ready to do an adb pull
adb shell
su
cd /cache/
ls
adb pull /cache/<package_name>.zip .
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but how do you know the new radio and spl update name?
you should get that by running su then "cd /cache/ ; ls"
right now i have
download-1.apk
downloadfile.apk
recovery
lost+found
so after it is precached i run that "cd cache/ ; ls" i should have another file or two in there
that would be the file you run adb pull /cache/*.*
a tad bit of help, as a test i am trying to do
adb pull cache/downloadfile.apk d:\
but i get
remote object 'cache/downloadfile.apk' does not exist
i also tried adb pull /cache/downloadfile.apk d:\
and get the same.
edit:
tried doing a adb push
D:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb push d:\test.txt /cache
failed to copy 'd:\test.txt' to '/cache/test.txt': Permission denied
so i dont have permission to put anything there, which means i likely dont have permission to pull from there
D:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb pull /cache/downloadfile.apk d:\
remote object '/cache/downloadfile.apk' does not exist
so i opened another cmd prompt and and did an adb shell
su
and i am su
so while the other window was open and i was su i tried the same commands again and got the same results.
edit2:
D:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell ls /cache
opendir failed, Permission denied
so it is definately a su/permissions issue.
Are you rooted? If not use Universal Androot.
*anticipation*
sepiid said:
a tad bit of help, as a test i am trying to do
adb pull cache/downloadfile.apk d:\
but i get
remote object 'cache/downloadfile.apk' does not exist
i also tried adb pull /cache/downloadfile.apk d:\
and get the same.
edit:
tried doing a adb push
D:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb push d:\test.txt /cache
failed to copy 'd:\test.txt' to '/cache/test.txt': Permission denied
so i dont have permission to put anything there, which means i likely dont have permission to pull from there
D:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb pull /cache/downloadfile.apk d:\
remote object '/cache/downloadfile.apk' does not exist
so i opened another cmd prompt and and did an adb shell
su
and i am su
so while the other window was open and i was su i tried the same commands again and got the same results.
edit2:
D:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell ls /cache
opendir failed, Permission denied
so it is definately a su/permissions issue.
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Here do this:
First if you have root, open up terminal or cmd prompt if you are on windows:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount yaffs2 /cache
chmod 777 /cache
that will change the permissions allowing for read and write.
Now exit out of shell and just adb pull /cache/
That will pull everything out of the cache partition.
BAM!!! perfect!
i new it was permissions related. just couldnt figure out the "mount -o rw,remount yaffs2 /cache" part. might i ask you to break that down for me? at least the yaffs2 part.
thanks!
so once the update hits i am ready to grab the files.
callmeradical said:
Here do this:
First if you have root, open up terminal or cmd prompt if you are on windows:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount yaffs2 /cache
chmod 777 /cache
that will change the permissions allowing for read and write.
Now exit out of shell and just adb pull /cache/
That will pull everything out of the cache partition.
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So the YAFFS2 part of the code I put up there is designating the file system in which we are reading/writing.
YAFFS2 is the most popular and widely used format for flash memory.
please allow me.
yaffs2 is a filesystem type. /cache is of course the directory. -o is for option.
rw: read/write
remount: remount /cache again with new option.
sepiid said:
BAM!!! perfect!
i new it was permissions related. just couldnt figure out the "mount -o rw,remount yaffs2 /cache" part. might i ask you to break that down for me? at least the yaffs2 part.
thanks!
so once the update hits i am ready to grab the files.
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Oh yeah and BTW, you can change the permissions back if you want after your done, otherwise I believe you can just reboot the phone and it fixes it, not entirely sure, I was trying to rewrite my default.prop to get adb remount to work with stock 1.6 rooted, but I am getting and access denied issue.
perfect was about to ask what the -o was but i tried mount --help and mount -h both resulted in nothing. then you reply sharpt71
thanks again all.
i am now ready to pull the update and upload once i get the update. hopefully soon!
Rather than the remounting and chmoding so you can adb pull.
You could probably get away with
Code:
su
cp /cache/<whatever> /sdcard
Then mount the SD card or put it in a card reader.
SilverSurfR said:
Rather than the remounting and chmoding so you can adb pull.
You could probably get away with
Code:
su
cp /cache/<whatever> /sdcard
Then mount the SD card or put it in a card reader.
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You probably could I just know that this is a sure fire way to grab everything in cache directly to the machine, otherwise if you aren't next to a machine you could probably do a copy like you said.
My 2nd update failed, do you guys think the files are still in my cache?
Hello, I rooted with unrevoked and then flashed the rom liberated_aria_FR006_signed.
I booted through clockwork and mounted /system /data /sdcard and then connected to my pc via usb, through the command prompt and adb I tried:
cp /sdcard/hosts /data/data/hosts
rm /system/etc/hosts
ln -s /data/data/hosts /system/etc/hosts
when I do rm /system/etc/hosts it says:
rm: can't remove '/system/etc/hosts': Directory not empty
What's wrong? Is /system not full perms through clockwork or is it a unrevoked root problem.
Thanks!
G226 said:
Hello, I rooted with unrevoked and then flashed the rom liberated_aria_FR006_signed.
I booted through clockwork and mounted /system /data /sdcard and then connected to my pc via usb, through the command prompt and adb I tried:
cp /sdcard/hosts /data/data/hosts
rm /system/etc/hosts
ln -s /data/data/hosts /system/etc/hosts
when I do rm /system/etc/hosts it says:
rm: can't remove '/system/etc/hosts': Directory not empty
What's wrong? Is /system not full perms through clockwork or is it a unrevoked root problem.
Thanks!
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Lol...the error tells you exactly what's wrong...but kinda weird since the hosts is a file not a directory...so I can only assume that there are some permission issues...navigate to the /system/etc directory and do a "ls -al" and see what the permissions are for the hosts file...it'll be on the left side of the results of the ls.
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Oh fyi...I'm dumb...are you already rooted? I dunno much about adb but you MIGHT have to run the above command through a terminal program on your phone...
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I'm rooted but it's through unrevoked as mentioned, does that give me the proper permissions if I adb through clockwork recovery?
If not what would? I'll do a "ls -al" in a little.
G226 said:
I'm rooted but it's through unrevoked as mentioned, does that give me the proper permissions if I adb through clockwork recovery?
If not what would? I'll do a "ls -al" in a little.
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I'm not sure...as I said im not too familiar with adb...I do know if you have a terminal program on your phone just open it, type the following:
su
cd /system/etc
ls -al
Once you so the ls, if you aren't familiar with *nix, you'll see the following:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25 Aug 1 2008 hosts
Along with a bunch of other lines similar to this, this is the line I'd like to see though
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Thanks for the help so far, I did what you said and after doing "ls -al" it said :
-al: No such file or directory
If I do a plain "ls" command it'll list all the files/folders in the system dir.
G226 said:
Thanks for the help so far, I did what you said and after doing "ls -al" it said :
-al: No such file or directory
If I do a plain "ls" command it'll list all the files/folders in the system dir.
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1 are you doing this in adb or terminal?
2 are you typing "ls -al" with a space? And "al" as in alpha lima?
3 are you in the etc directory?
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I did as you instructed, used the terminal program app and tried these commands through there, I'll try adb.
Thanks.
Well the only reason I asked was because ls -al is a legit command lol...I dunno of another way to view the permissions of files...I also don't know if there is a way or not through adb, Google may be your friend in regards to that...
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This may be related to busybox on the phone. Can you do an "echo $PATH" from the adb shell and paste the results here?
So from the command prompt you would enter "adb shell" this should give you a new prompt like this #. At this prompt type "echo $PATH" without the quotes. Maybe you do not need all these instructions, sorry.
I see this all the time, from all the noobs (myself included)
First off the ARIA still has S-ON security, so if you are writing to /system/ you _NEED_ to be properly booted into recovery - otherwise you will not have write permissions. its in the FAQ but still completely overlooked. There is a post about this every day i swear.
STEP 1) UNPLUG THE USB <----- CRITICAL
STEP 2) POWER DOWN THE PHONE <----- AFTER STEP 1!!!!!!
STEP 3) HOLD VOLUME DOWN + PRESS POWER to load hboot
STEP 4) SELECT recovery to start clockwork
STEP 5) partitions --> mount --> /system/
STEP 6) connect USB
STEP 7) adb shell
edit: if you shortcut into recovery by just leaving the USB plugged in while you power down - you will not have full permissions.
dexmix said:
I see this all the time, from all the noobs (myself included)
First off the ARIA still has S-ON security, so if you are writing to /system/ you _NEED_ to be properly booted into recovery - otherwise you will not have write permissions. its in the FAQ but still completely overlooked. There is a post about this every day i swear.
STEP 1) UNPLUG THE USB <----- CRITICAL
STEP 2) POWER DOWN THE PHONE <----- AFTER STEP 1!!!!!!
STEP 3) HOLD VOLUME DOWN + PRESS POWER to load hboot
STEP 4) SELECT recovery to start clockwork
STEP 5) partitions --> mount --> /system/
STEP 6) connect USB
STEP 7) adb shell
edit: if you shortcut into recovery by just leaving the USB plugged in while you power down - you will not have full permissions.
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3 sleepless nights later and dexmix comes to the rescue. This drove me crazy man, I just could not find the answer. Thanks!! Bed time!
It took some doing, but after following the instructions in this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559915
I was finally able to root my Nook Glowlight. The instructions are kind of sprawled out and extremely unclear so I will sum up.
As always, you will need the ADB. In order to install the ADB, you need the Java Development Kit and the Android Studio (formerly known as the Android SDK)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/studio.html
How to obtain root via ADB: The ONLY way you can root is using Windows. I was successful on Windows 7 32 bit, but it may be possible on other versions.
step 1) install bootloader driver.
You need to grab the drivers from here (bnusbdrivers.zip):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49665945&postcount=279&nocache=1&z=184593200683593
then, open the Device Manager (on Windows). Be ready to right click on the new device 'omap3660' that shows.
With the nook turned completely off, plug in a USB cable. you will have less than 3 seconds to right click the new omap3660 device that shows up in the system profiler.
If you were successful and you right clicked on it in time, manually install the Barnes & Noble USB driver (there are entries added to the generic Google drivers for both the TI Omap 3660 bootloader and the ADB device after you modify the uRamdisk later on)
***NOTE***
If you WEREN'T successful on your first try (took me THREE times to get to it in time), you aren't going to get another chance to install the drivers. At least not easily anyway, because after Windows tries to automatically install the drivers for the bootloader and fails, it will disregard the device any time it shows up after that. So, you are going to need to delete the registry entries that it created, which in my experience was easier said than done. Even admin access was not sufficient to make the necessary changes to the registry.
You will need to launch regedit.exe using another tool called psexec which is available here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx
after you download the pstools package, copy those .exe files to C:\Windows\System32\ (in order to add them to $PATH in cmd.exe)
Then, once you've installed the pstools commands to C:\Windows\System32\, run cmd.exe as admin (right click it and select 'run as administrator') and then open regedit.exe with the following command
Code:
psexec -s -i -d regedit.exe
Then, once regedit is open you need to find the keys created by the Nook bootloader and delete them. The Nook bootloader's device ID is 0451:d00e
You are going to be looking in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Current Control Set\enum\usb\ for the keys with the bootloader's device IDs. There may also be keys generated in control set 001 and 002 as well. Delete all of those keys and then reboot your computer. Then with the nook power off completely, repeat the process from the first step. eventually you will be successful installing the bootloader driver.
Step 2) temporarily boot with uRamdisk-noogie
you need to download omaplink.exe from here:
http://www.temblast.com/android.htm
and you also need to download the four files which allow you to temporarily mount the boot partition; omap3_aboot.bin, u-boot-ng2-exp-v03.bin, uImage-ng2-130-stk and uRamdisk-noogie.
They are available here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49779966&postcount=285
download usbboot-ng2-images-noogie-v1.zip
The next part is easy.
Extract the .zip file and then fire up cmd.exe. cd into the directory of the newly extracted .zip
in the new working directory, enter the command
Code:
omaplink omap3_aboot.bin u-boot-ng2-exp-v03.bin uImage-ng2-130-stk uRamdisk-noogie
Then, with the Nook powered all the way off and omaplink running, plug it in and a few seconds later, after the device boots up all the way, you will be looking at the contents of the boot partition instead of the internal storage like normal.
Step 3) Edit uRamdisk
you will need to download bootutil.exe from here
http://www.temblast.com/android.htm
copy bootutil.exe to C:\Windows\System32
with the boot partition mounted, copy uRamdisk to your computer and extract the files init.rc and default.prop, eg;
Code:
bootutil /x /v uRamdisk init.rc default.prop
then using notepad++ (available here: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/) edit the files as follows
default.prop
ro.secure=0
ro.allow.mock.location=1
ro.debuggable=1
persist.service.adb.enable=1
and
init.rc
comment out lines 375 and 392-399
(do this by adding a # to the beginning of the line)
uncomment line 215
(do this by deleting the # at the beginning of the line)
save both files and then repack them into uRamdisk
Code:
bootutil /r /v uRamdisk init.rc default.prop
copy uRamdisk back onto the Nook, eject the disk and power off the device. Reboot and you should be able to connect to ADB via WiFi
eg;
Code:
adb connect 192.168.0.10
replacing '10' with whatever IP your Nook is grabbing from your router.
Step 4) Full Root
at this point, you have root access via ADB only. You will not have root access in any apps like Root Explorer, Terminal, TiBackup, etc.
In order to finish PROPERLY rooting your Nook, you need to install 'su' to /system/bin/ and install the superuser.apk
Code:
adb connect 192.168.0.10
adb shell mount -o remount, rw /system
adb push su /system/bin/
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
adb install superuser.apk
reboot your device one more time and then you will be fully rooted.
*** Note ***
this devices firmware seems to be a strange hybrid between donut and eclair, although it purports itself to be Android 2.1. The Superuser.apk and su binary came from an old Cyanogenmod 4.6 build in case anyone was wondering (Android Donut). The ones from Cyanogenmod 5 (Android Eclair) do not work. you will get the 'install failed older sdk' error.
installing busybox
I tired installing busybox by using the stericson busybox pro.apk. It would always freeze at 6.47%.
I figured out that if I grabbed an older version of the busybox binary and pushed it to /system/xbin manually and then chmodded it to the proper permissions, auto updates and proper symlinking work using the busybox app
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount, rw /system
adb shell mkdir -p /system/xbin
adb push busybox /system/xbin
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/xbin/busybox
adb install busybox.apk
Then reboot, and run the busybox app to update and create symlinks.
enjoy!
installing nano and bash
Code:
adb connect 192.168.0.10
adb shell
mount -o remount, rw /system
adb push nano /system/xbin/
chmod 6755 /system/xbin/nano
adb push bash /system/xbin/
chmod 6755 /system/xbin/bash
bash
mv /system/bin/sh /system/bin/sh.bak
ln -s /system/xbin/bash /system/bin/sh
chmod 6755 /system/bin/sh
adb push profile /system/etc/
adb push terminfo /system/etc/
and then in terminal emulator under 'Preferences' change the initial command to
Code:
export TERMINFO=/system/etc/terminfo;export TERM=linux;export HOME=/sdcard;
and finally
Code:
adb push bashrc /sdcard
adb shell
mv /sdcard/bashrc /sdcard/.bashrc
exit
nano works just fine via ADB, but because of lack of 'ctrl' key (and physical buttons to assign it to) you won't be able to write files (ctrl+o) using the terminal on your nook. But between having full proper root access, busybox, a proper bash terminal emulator and nano for editing config files, this should REALLY extend the usefulness of your Nook Glowlight. It should work just fine on other versions of Nook too.
Hi N00b-un-2,
Many thanks for your summary!
There is one important edit that I think you missed,
in init.rc you also need to:
Line #375, comment out "disabled" with a # at the start of the line.
(see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49070213#post49070213)
without this I couldn't get adb to connect.
And since you already made it very noob friendly, might I suggested you clarify:
Line #215 remove # to enable adb over wifi
(rather than search for 5555)
Also, I'm not expert, but I believe the commands to get superuser on the device are (at least it worked for me):
adb connect 192.168.x.x
adb shell mount -o remount, rw /system
adb push su /system/bin/
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
adb install superuser.apk
Finally, I'm not sure if this is important, but maybe remount system as read only again:
adb shell mount -o remount, ro /system
Thanks again, nice work!
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Hi again,
had similar issues with installing busybox, here's what worked for me (note needed to run su to create dir):
adb shell mount -o remount, rw /system
adb shell /system/bin/su
adb shell mkdir -p /system/xbin
adb push busybox /system/xbin
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/xbin/busybox
adb install busybox.apk
cheers.
As far as remounting /system as ro, I would HIGHLY recommend just rebooting at this point, otherwise your nook might be stuck in a weird pseudo-rooted state. Probably won't cause any problems, but why risk it?
Thanks for clarifying the line number. I will make the appropriate edits to my instructions. I was working off the top of my head and couldn't remember what exact line the ADB over TCP config was, as I just used ctrl+w '5555' to find it myself.
There are several pre-edited uRamdisk images floating around the forum with various features enabled which would be easier for noobs than extracting the config files and manually editing and then repacking them. In the future I'll probably throw those on here as well.
darz said:
Hi N00b-un-2,
Many thanks for your summary!
There is one important edit that I think you missed,
in init.rc you also need to:
Line #375, comment out "disabled" with a # at the start of the line.
(see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49070213#post49070213)
without this I couldn't get adb to connect.
And since you already made it very noob friendly, might I suggested you clarify:
Line #215 remove # to enable adb over wifi
(rather than search for 5555)
Also, I'm not expert, but I believe the commands to get superuser on the device are (at least it worked for me):
adb connect 192.168.x.x
adb shell mount -o remount, rw /system
adb push su /system/bin/
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
adb install superuser.apk
Finally, I'm not sure if this is important, but maybe remount system as read only again:
adb shell mount -o remount, ro /system
Thanks again, nice work!
---------- Post added at 01:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:10 PM ----------
Hi again,
had similar issues with installing busybox, here's what worked for me (note needed to run su to create dir):
adb shell mount -o remount, rw /system
adb shell /system/bin/su
adb shell mkdir -p /system/xbin
adb push busybox /system/xbin
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/xbin/busybox
adb install busybox.apk
cheers.
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N00b-un-2 said:
There are several pre-edited uRamdisk images floating around the forum with various features enabled which would be easier for noobs than extracting the config files and manually editing and then repacking them. In the future I'll probably throw those on here as well.
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Would have been good if I could have easily found a pre-edited image, but your instructions were a great alternative, thanks again
darz said:
Would have been good if I could have easily found a pre-edited image, but your instructions were a great alternative, thanks again
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Sorry for the really noob question, I have rooted, wifi adb running and installed apps as per your instructions, but I can't seem to access any of it on the nook. How can I get access to the launcher I installed?
You mentioned pre-edited images, do any of those come with the apps I need to get access to a custom launcher?
Cheers,
Dariusz
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Updated: All sorted
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For some reason had some issues with ADW launcher, Launcher pro worked fine.
ps I think I made a mistake with the su step I suggested, if you run a one line shell command I don't think it keeps su privileges, so I believe you need to run commands within the shell as per below:
adb shell
mount -o remount, rw /system
/system/bin/su
mkdir -p /system/xbin
exit
adb push busybox /system/xbin
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/xbin/busybox
adb install busybox.apk
Noob
Hey guys any instructions noob friendly or a video in youtube,i stick up at dab connect 192.168.0.10.I dos't have a Windows PC and using Mac whit Parallels Desktop.Is it possible instructions for Mac?
The above instructions from N00b-un-2 should work fine running a vm with parallels on your Mac.
OB
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valentin1985 said:
Hey guys any instructions noob friendly or a video in youtube,i stick up at dab connect 192.168.0.10.I dos't have a Windows PC and using Mac whit Parallels Desktop.Is it possible instructions for Mac?
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Before you perform the adb connect step you need to find out what your IP address is:
On your nook, click on the settings icon in the top right corner and then select "Change"
Under Wireless Networks, select the wifi name that you are already connected to (where it says "Connected to the internet")
This will display your connection details, remember that IP address
Now go back to your pc and type:
adb connect [IP address]
darz said:
Before you perform the adb connect step you need to find out what your IP address is:
On your nook, click on the settings icon in the top right corner and then select "Change"
Under Wireless Networks, select the wifi name that you are already connected to (where it says "Connected to the internet")
This will display your connection details, remember that IP address
Now go back to your pc and type:
adb connect [IP address]
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BIG HINT! If you're using Powershell ISE, you have to type .\adb.exe connect [IP address] or else it won't recognize "adb" as an executable!
Don't ask why, because I don't know. :?
thenookieforlife3 said:
BIG HINT! If you're using Powershell ISE, you have to type .\adb.exe connect [IP address] or else it won't recognize "adb" as an executable!
Don't ask why, because I don't know. :?
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So far so good,but now what?
valentin1985 said:
So far so good,but now what?
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I just gave a little tip on Powershell ISE. I do not know much about the Nook GlowLight rooting process, as I have a NSTG, not a NG. Ask someone else.
thenookieforlife3 said:
I just gave a little tip on Powershell ISE. I do not know much about the Nook GlowLight rooting process, as I have a NSTG, not a NG. Ask someone else.
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Yes,i try whit dis command .\adb.exe connect 192.168.0.9 but result is the same.
valentin1985 said:
Yes,i try whit dis command .\adb.exe connect 192.168.0.9 but result is the same.
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But that's okay! What I said was, if you are using the command program Powershell ISE, do it that way instead. But you are just using cmd.exe, not Powershell ISE!
In cmd.exe, which is what you are using, it is not neccessary to type .\adb.exe. Just type adb.
From there, ask someone else in this thread.
thenookieforlife3 said:
But that's okay! What I said was, if you are using the command program Powershell ISE, do it that way instead. But you are just using cmd.exe, not Powershell ISE!
In cmd.exe, which is what you are using, it is not neccessary to type .\adb.exe. Just type adb.
From there, ask someone else in this thread.
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I prefer to use ConEmu or Console2 when I am forced to use Windows. Not a big fan of CMD.EXE or Powershell/PowershellISE. there are plenty of other CLI alternatives out there
N00b-un-2 said:
I prefer to use ConEmu or Console2 when I am forced to use Windows. Not a big fan of CMD.EXE or Powershell/PowershellISE. there are plenty of other CLI alternatives out there
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Well, as I ONLY use Windows and Powershell ISE has a nice-enough layout for my purposes, I use it. That's why I gave a tip on it.
Actually on a lot of installs just typing adb in the command console won't work either unless it's got the path variable set up correctly, I find it easiest to just right click and choose run as administrator, no need for the path to be setup.
OB
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FW 1.2.1
Hi guys,
thanks for creating this thread. I was wondering if this rooting procedure was tested with the firmware 1.2.1 ?
real-6 said:
Hi guys,
thanks for creating this thread. I was wondering if this rooting procedure was tested with the firmware 1.2.1 ?
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This rooting procedure is for the new Nook GlowLight with firmware 1.3.1. Your device is a Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, which can be rooted very easily using the rooting package here.