So I got sick of typing
$su
#mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
#chmod 777 /system
So I wrote a script and I just click on it in gscript.
Does this officially make me a white belt, lowest rank possible dev? Aahaha
Pm me and I can send you the script if you want haha.
(Yes, you are all supposed to laugh and make fun of me now)
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Ill give you a pat on the back. That's one small step to being a scripter
Also note you can do things in dos for adb
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might as well post it publicly, i'd be interested in that script, i'll send pm as well
jontornblom said:
So I got sick of typing
$su
#mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
#chmod 777 /system
So I wrote a script and I just click on it in gscript.
Does this officially make me a white belt, lowest rank possible dev? Aahaha
Pm me and I can send you the script if you want haha.
(Yes, you are all supposed to laugh and make fun of me now)
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Atleast u know how to do a script, I dnt even know how to use ADB.. root guided by youtube, I dnt mod my phone w/o watching video carefully n step by step method..
Cheers.. future DEV
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Congrats on the script! It's get's easier now that you have the concept - then it gets hard again lol.
While we're on the subject of scripting - any reason you choose that system rw mount script? There's 3 ways I've seen it done and they are all completely different... maybe the have different functions?
Again, good job and I like your idea. I saves a lot of typing especially with those commands since we type them a lot.
I think just by writing a successful script.. you are already above MANY xda users.
Kudos.
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$su
#mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
#chmod 777 /system
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So this is the part where you tell me what it does, right?
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So this is the part where you tell me what it does, right?
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His script mounts the system as rw.
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Nice script
What I do is a little different. I have it saved as my initial command for terminal, so it starts whenever I use terminal.
The code I use is this:
export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
I am obvlious though as to why you put yaffs2 and mtdblock3 and all that, I never thought it was necessary since it works just fine without it. I'm not too keen on linux syntax though so its probably obvious but I'm curious anyway.
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mejorguille said:
Nice script
What I do is a little different. I have it saved as my initial command for terminal, so it starts whenever I use terminal.
The code I use is this:
export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
I am obvlious though as to why you put yaffs2 and mtdblock3 and all that, I never thought it was necessary since it works just fine without it. I'm not too keen on linux syntax though so its probably obvious but I'm curious anyway.
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That's what my question was too lol. It's a great script especially for his first but now he should make it less bulky. If it's being ran in terminal as a script then all he would really need is this:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
mount -o remount,rw /system
I don't believe you need to use su before running it but I always do just in case.
Of course you'll want to make a /system ro script (unmount) too so you're not always in mounted in rw access.
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I think just by writing a successful script.. you are already above MANY xda users.
Kudos.
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Haha, thanks!
I found that leaving out the yaffs2 etc didn't work. I read somewhere that you need this line with certain kernels. I wish I could give you a more learned answer though.
I'm thinking it's a good idea to put the system back in ro too, actually. Now I'll have made two scripts haha
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Not positive on all of this, so someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but
Code:
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
is used to mount system by accessing the NAND (hence the yaffs2 filesystem and mtdblock device). Many of the older Android guides use this command (since the older phones all used raw flash).
The Vision (and many of the newer phones) use an eMMC though, which has an FTL to present the NAND as a block device to the OS (just like a hard drive). This is why in many of the guides written nowadays, you'll see something more like this:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
This accesses the eMMC as a native block device (hence the ext3 filesystem). This is probably the "more correct" way of mounting the partition as it utilizes the actual FTL controller on the NAND as opposed to the more inefficient linux virtual block driver (what mtdblock does), so it's a little cleaner from a software development standpoint. Both commands accomplish the same thing though, so you could really use either.
The shortened form of the remount is what others have been listing:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount /system
Basically, since the system partition had already been mounted by the OS on boot, it should already know the proper way to remount it (i.e., you don't have to retell it the device or filesystem used). I don't believe this command will work on every ROM out of the box though (requiring either Busybox to have been installed or ro.secure=0 to be set in your default properties, maybe both).
Excellent and informative post! So is the reason why the
Mount -o rw,remount /system
Command doesn't't work for me is because busybox isn't installed? I'll test this out right now...
Also, I was thinking chmod 777 might be redundant because the system is already rw. Is this true? My understanding is the chmod 777 simply sets whatever path after it as modifyable. Is there a difference between rw and being able to modify files in linux?
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Hmm. When I try the stripped down command, I get the usage message...
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jontornblom said:
Excellent and informative post! So is the reason why the
Mount -o rw,remount /system
Command doesn't't work for me is because busybox isn't installed? I'll test this out right now...
Also, I was thinking chmod 777 might be redundant because the system is already rw. Is this true? My understanding is the chmod 777 simply sets whatever path after it as modifyable. Is there a difference between rw and being able to modify files in linux?
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Well if you want to know if you have busybox just do this:
Code:
su
cd /system/bin
busybox
That should start busybox. It will say 'not found' if you don't have it - so if you need it the easy way is to use titanium backup to install it.
Btw, ianmcquinn that was very informative and well written. Thanks for explaining it so well.
Definitely have busybox. Definitely still just gives me the usage information...weird.
How do I set secure=0?
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ro.secure=0 is standard on most roms, so I asume you are just using a rooted stock build? You will need to unpack your kernel, change the ro.secure from a 0 to a 1, and repack the kernel. If you don't know how to do that, use this.
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Definitely have busybox. Definitely still just gives me the usage information...weird.
How do I set secure=0?
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What ROM you are using now? VillainROMZ?
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AllWin said:
What ROM you are using now? VillainROMZ?
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Virtuous 0.9.0
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I don't use Virtuous, but I would be shocked if it didn't already have ro.secure=0 set already. You can check by typing this in terminal:
Code:
getprop ro.secure
It should return a 0. This property is set in the ramdisk within your boot.img. To set it yourself, you would have to unpack the image, modify the setting in the default.prop file, repack the image, and then flash it back to your phone. As was said earlier though, pretty much all of the custom roms set this for you already.
Not sure what is going on in your case then. Maybe try running the mount command explicitly through busybox to see if that is the problem.
Code:
busybox mount -o rw,remount /system
If this works, sounds like you may want to reinstall busybox since the symlinks were not properly set up. Another thing maybe worth trying is to swap the order of remount and rw in the options. I've seen reports of this making a difference for some people, but have no clue why it should (maybe different versions of the mount command/busybox). Kind of a long shot. So try either of these commands:
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /system
busybox mount -o remount,rw /system
EDIT: In case you were curious, here's a link I had bookmarked about how to edit the boot.img. I'm sure there are others out there as well.
Related
Can somebody please explain the difference between these two commands.
1) mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
2) mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
In adb I'm using the latter to mount my system dir as rw. I perform what I have to then issue the next command:
mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
But it tells me the device is busy and to try again later. Well it never lets me remount as ro so I just exit, perform a reboot of the phone, and it is back to ro. I can't help think this is not a good way of doing it though. So I was gonna try this other command but don't know what exactly either is or the difference between the two. Anyway some help would be greatly appreciated.
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OK I finally got it to work. Seems you can not enter adb, root, exit adb, then enter adb again, attempt to unroot. The unroot takes and all works until I try to remount as ro, then I get above problem. Now when I root, exit adb, reboot phone, re-enter adb, and attempt to unroot everthing goes as expected with remounting as ro.
So thanks for anybody that at least took a look at the thread. Seems I have it squashed though. If you are wondering I'm testing some things out that is why I'm rooting, and unrooting back to back.
I don't even bother remounting. I just type #reboot. It will remount, by default, when the system starts up.
Str0ntium said:
I don't even bother remounting. I just type #reboot. It will remount, by default, when the system starts up.
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Yeah that's what I had to resort to, but as I stated. I just can't help think that's not a good practice to get into.
Anyway I found what was causing my trouble and remounting as ro with the previous command works fine.
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To answer your question about the difference in the two commands... The yaffs2 or ext3 is the specifying the you're off file system you are mounting as.
overfiendx2 said:
Can somebody please explain the difference between these two commands.
1) mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
2) mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
In adb I'm using the latter to mount my system dir as rw. I perform what I have to then issue the next command:
mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
But it tells me the device is busy and to try again later. Well it never lets me remount as ro so I just exit, perform a reboot of the phone, and it is back to ro. I can't help think this is not a good way of doing it though. So I was gonna try this other command but don't know what exactly either is or the difference between the two. Anyway some help would be greatly appreciated.
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OK I finally got it to work. Seems you can not enter adb, root, exit adb, then enter adb again, attempt to unroot. The unroot takes and all works until I try to remount as ro, then I get above problem. Now when I root, exit adb, reboot phone, re-enter adb, and attempt to unroot everthing goes as expected with remounting as ro.
So thanks for anybody that at least took a look at the thread. Seems I have it squashed though. If you are wondering I'm testing some things out that is why I'm rooting, and unrooting back to back.
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SysAdmin-X said:
To answer your question about the difference in the two commands... The yaffs2 or ext3 is the specifying the you're off file system you are mounting as.
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Thanks for the response. Could you explain in more detail. I don't understand what you mean. Again thank you for taking time with such a noob thing.
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mount command line options...
"-t <option>"
"t" stands for "type" and <option> = the linux filesystem type. Linux supports many. "yaffs" = "yet another flash file system" (lot's of tongue-in-cheek developers work on linux). "yaffs2" is v2 of this type of file system.
ext3 is a widely used linux file system.
essentially, the filesystem type tells linux how the data is actually organized on the disk.
the /dev/... that follows is the raw device to associate the filesystem type with.
So I take it that the phone or more directly adb can handle either file system? What of the mtdblock4 and mmcblk1p21 entries? I guess i just don't understand how two so different commands can mount/unmount the same folder. Again thank you very much for your time.
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well, adb is just a way to open a terminal session on your phone. Think of it like opening a command prompt on windows. So it is the linux OS on your DX that is processing (handling) the command.
The two commands mount different raw devices (that actually are formatted with different filesystems) to the same "/system" mountpoint. In linux, a mountpoint is kind of like a drive letter would be in dos. What's cool about linux is that you can mount a raw device anywhere in the filesystem tree (where the root is specifiied as "/"). Windows provides that same functionality now with it's ability to map devices to folders.
I believe I'm beginning to wrap my head around it. Been fool'n w/ computer for awhile. I really have no excuse to be so illiterate on linux. I really need to just dig in. Any suggested starting points? I really loved dos and miss it so. lol. So I'm thinking I will probably enjoy linux more.
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+5 to sleuth's response! I forgot to kinda expand on the rest of the command. Thnx sleuth for filling in the rest.
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Hope this is the right place to post this.
My Atrix is rooted stock 1.83 .
I'm trying to "adb push" some OGG files to "/system/media/audio/" to add-to and replace some of the existing system sounds, especially that bloody annoying keypress (typewriter) sound, but I'm getting the following error (which makes sense):
Read-only file system
Tried using Root Explorer, same issue...again makes sense since its mounted as Read only on boot.
I tried booting into recovery mode, but I can't access the phone via ADB at all, even with USB Debug enabled. I also tried "adb remount" command, no luck either. I get an error "operation not permitted".
So, does anyone know the correct sequence of commands I need in ADB to remount the Atrix /system folder as RW??
What I have been doing is using adb push to the /sdcard then using adb shell then su then
mount -t rfs -o remount,rw /dev/stl5 /system
Then cp /sdcard/whatever /system/media
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EDIT: im at my computer now so I can write this easier to understand, lol
Lets say the file you want to change is called whatever.ogg
Code:
adb push whatever.ogg /sdcard/whatever.ogg
adb shell
su
mount -t rfs -o remount,rw /dev/stl5 /system
cp /sdcard/whatever.ogg /system/media/audio/notifications
when you access root explorer, does it let you know that it has been granted supervisor privilages? Does it give you the option to change from read to write? what did you use to root? I had to run the original Aroot three times before if finally gave me root.
You're the best, worked perfectly Can't believe that hideous typewriter sound is gone, it only took me 1.5 years as an Android user to finaly say enough is enough. Whomever thought it was a good idea to mimic the sound of an 1800's typewriter on a 21st century device needs to be fired.
Thanks again.
aver2one said:
What I have been doing is using adb push to the /sdcard then using adb shell then su then
mount -t rfs -o remount,rw /dev/stl5 /system
Then cp /sdcard/whatever /system/media
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EDIT: im at my computer now so I can write this easier to understand, lol
Lets say the file you want to change is called whatever.ogg
Code:
adb push whatever.ogg /sdcard/whatever.ogg
adb shell
su
mount -t rfs -o remount,rw /dev/stl5 /system
cp /sdcard/whatever.ogg /system/media/audio/notifications
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i need help
im using a clone samsung galaxy tab2.tried to change the system font with root browser and it bricked.the phone dont have cwm so i didnt back up my rom.any command in adb that can be used to change the font folder
Obiechina said:
im using a clone samsung galaxy tab2.tried to change the system font with root browser and it bricked.the phone dont have cwm so i didnt back up my rom.any command in adb that can be used to change the font folder
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Well congrats! that was the dumbest thing ever. NEVER attempt something like that unless you have CWM or equivalent installed, have a backup, and know what you are doing.
Have you tried to read your device's xda forum?
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Hahaha, can you help me?
i want to change my /system/framework folder by using the POWER and UP volume keys
i had a backup of my system/framework in my SD..
What should i do?
If you are having trouble getting read/write access, try the following code in either Terminal Emulator on the device or through 'adb shell' from your computer:
Code:
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock03 /system
That has worked for me without fail on multiple Android devices (Hero CDMA, NS4G, Sprint Galaxy Tab w HC, Samsung Moment). Obviously, you need to have Busybox/Superuser installed.
This is useful for removing stubborn, factory-installed applications (Sprint, I'm looking at you!). However, you need to type this every time you want get read/write access which can be very hard using Terminal Emulator and tiny soft keyboards on the device. One way around it is creating a simple shell script. One example is below. I named mine 'readwrite' but you are free to name it whatever you want.
Disclaimer: I am not responsible if this screws your phone up, blows your phone up, or makes your phone hate you. It usually is pretty safe but still proceed with caution and type commands exactly as shown. Your mileage may vary.
Code:
su
cd /system
cat > readwrite
#! /system/bin/sh
echo -n "Mounting file system as read/write"
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock03 /system
echo -n "Finished mounting system as read/write"
exit
Press <ctrl><d> when done. Usually, <ctrl> is Vol-Dn button on most devices. Check 'Special Keys' section within Terminal Emulator to be sure.
Now time to make the script executable. Type in
Code:
chmod a+rwx readwrite
To double check that readwrite is executable, type in
Code:
ls -al
The the first column of the row containing readwrite should read "-rwxrwxrwx"
Now, to get read/write access anytime you wish on the go, just type in the following in Terminal Emulator:
Code:
su
cd /system
sh readwrite
That should do it
PS: If you have Root Explorer, by all means use that. My understanding is that the application is not free. This tutorial is for cheapstakes like me
This isn't easy, this is pretty difficult for the noobs.
An easy way would be to download 'mount /system rw/ro' from the market, enable it to run after boot, mount rw and grant it su access. Now that's simple.
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I agree this is not the easiest way to do it but is just another option. I for one hate installing applications if I can get the job done myself
GANJDROID said:
This isn't easy, this is pretty difficult for the noobs.
An easy way would be to download 'mount /system rw/ro' from the market, enable it to run after boot, mount rw and grant it su access. Now that's simple.
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manfa said:
I agree this is not the easiest way to do it but is just another option. I for one hate installing applications if I can get the job done myself
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heheheh....so why use windows when you can use DOS?
I'm out of ideas. I've asked before but got no where. I figured a picture may help. I can root and get all the way to cm 7.0.3 but anything 1.2 update related fails. I've tried using the cwm flashable update but that fails too.
The pic is from a fresh 1.0. (I've tried 1.1 also.)
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USE THIS http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957 with a sandisk 8 gb class 4 chip.....
Call it a day.... use CM7.1 RC, its very stable.... if you need to update to nightlies, its simple as just copy the downloaded file onto the external memory card.
Yeah that is a last resort. I plan on giving that nook to my brother who is android illiterate. How did everything get borked anyway?
I bypassed the registration and my nook info looks like this
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OH CRAP.... looks like some sort of internal corruption....
Do a complete wipe......
THEN Do the SDCard install...
It's seemless to the user... THere is no bootup screen or anything... The nook will automatically boot to the sd first.... so he won't need to know anything...
if he is REALLY not too literate, then he can just pull the sd, and it boots into the nook.
Ok....I'm not sure what kind of SD card I have... it just says micro SD hc 4gb with a circle with a 4 in it.
So I'm assuming its a class 4 SD card...not sure the brand though
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oman0123 said:
Ok....I'm not sure what kind of SD card I have... it just says micro SD hc 4gb with a circle with a 4 in it.
So I'm assuming its a class 4 SD card...not sure the brand though
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It will work fine..... class 4 is good enough
Also if anybody knows a fix for whatever happened I would much rather do that than running off of sd
Also Thanks for the help slider. At least I know he will at least have the current cm if I can't find a fix
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oman0123 said:
Also if anybody knows a fix for whatever happened I would much rather do that than running off of sd
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Did you try to wipe it? under settings?
slider2828 said:
Did you try to wipe it? under settings?
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Yup wont let me. Says: deregister device failed with error: user not registered (E_NOT_REGISTERED)
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Looks like your "ROM" got corrupted... it is a partition (/dev/mmcblk0p2) that is mounted r/w as /rom
Check and see if you have partition mmcblk0p3 and if rombackup.zip is in there...
Boot off CWM bootable uSD... then try the following:
adb shell mkdir /tmp
adb shell mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /tmp
adb shell ls /tmp
if rombackup.zip is there... you're fine... we can fix it.
Wow I've been rooting for about 3 years and have never ever used adb. Crazy right? Can anybody point me in the right direction ?
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can that be done in terminal emulator or do I gotta go and install adb and whatever else on my computer?
term emulator would work.
DizzyDen said:
Looks like your "ROM" got corrupted... it is a partition (/dev/mmcblk0p2) that is mounted r/w as /rom
Check and see if you have partition mmcblk0p3 and if rombackup.zip is in there...
Boot off CWM bootable uSD... then try the following:
adb shell mkdir /tmp
adb shell mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /tmp
adb shell ls /tmp
if rombackup.zip is there... you're fine... we can fix it.
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Ok I tried adb shell mkdir /tmp and i get mkdir: cant create directory /tmp: read only file system.
Tried adb shell mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /tmp, it fails and says no such file or directory.
does this mean if I want the newest versions of cm7 I gotta do it off sd?
Arrrgh been trying all night. I hope there's still a way and its not completely borked
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oman0123 said:
Ok I tried adb shell mkdir /tmp and i get mkdir: cant create directory /tmp: read only file system.
Tried adb shell mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /tmp, it fails and says no such file or directory.
does this mean if I want the newest versions of cm7 I gotta do it off sd?
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You could still run CM7 off of EMMC... we're just trying to salvage your device specific information if there's any hope... which I truly think there is.
oman0123 said:
Arrrgh been trying all night. I hope there's still a way and its not completely borked
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Sorry... was at work... didn't have a chance to reply...
try adb remount
before the other steps above... if you get an error then you will need to
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
One of those two should work from CWM bootable uSD... then the steps I listed above will work... IF you have the rombackup.zip file... we'll help you through fixing your issues.
DizzyDen said:
You could still run CM7 off of EMMC... we're just trying to salvage your device specific information if there's any hope... which I truly think there is.
Sorry... was at work... didn't have a chance to reply...
try adb remount
before the other steps above... if you get an error then you will need to
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
One of those two should work from CWM bootable uSD... then the steps I listed above will work... IF you have the rombackup.zip file... we'll help you through fixing your issues.
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I got the same error messages after the remount but the "adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system" seemed liked it work. it didnt say anything though
It won't give you a message saying it was successful... just try the other commands to see if you have backuprom.zip on partition 3. If its there... we can fix the issues... if not.. we have to make stuff up to fix it
You can do the same thing for partition 2 (where the device specific stuff is stored unzipped) by creating directory called tmp2 and mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 to it... in that one 3 specific files you're looking for are:
DeviceID
MACAddress
SerialNumber
Those are plain text type files (but not DOS or windows formatted.. so you can view them, but don't edit them in notepad)
DizzyDen said:
It won't give you a message saying it was successful... just try the other commands to see if you have backuprom.zip on partition 3. If its there... we can fix the issues... if not.. we have to make stuff up to fix it
You can do the same thing for partition 2 (where the device specific stuff is stored unzipped) by creating directory called tmp2 and mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 to it... in that one 3 specific files you're looking for are:
DeviceID
MACAddress
SerialNumber
Those are plain text type files (but not DOS or windows formatted.. so you can view them, but don't edit them in notepad)
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Ok you are gonna have to help me with that. I wouldnt even know where to begin. We all gotta push our limits right? haha
Check your PM... give me a call if you want.
I gave you some bad commands.... this should work:
adb shell mount -O remount /remount, rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
adb shell mkdir /system/tmp
adb shell mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /system/tmp
adb shell ls -l /system/tmp
then
adb shell mkdir /system/tmp2
adb shell mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/tmp2
adb shell ls -l /system/tmp2
OR
adb shell
mkdir /system/tmp
etc.
etc.
Since you have the rombackup.zip on mmcblk0p3 try this...
extract attached file... then run the resettofactory.cmd file... it will copy the BootCnt file to /rom and make it think its on 8th failed boot.
Hi guys,
I'm really new here, I can't post in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836022
I created a working ubuntu11.04 .img, with unity-2d. I don't know if anybody cares, it was funny to make.
It is just a minimal install with unity-2d and tightvncserver. Really minimal. Firefox, office applications, anything else DOES NOT installed.
However, you can install anything using apt-get install.
I installed wget and nano, because it was needed to configure the vnc. I plan to make a bigger one with all the programs and stuff installed. Maybe tomorrow. Or next week.
How to use: Unzip, rename to ubuntu.img and simply replace the original ubuntu.img with this one. Use root as user/nickname and ubuntu as password, as usual.
Download link to .img:
Download link to the other files needed:
Links tomorrow. "New" .img too.
If you are a mod and you're reading this, please move this post it the thread I linked in the beginning, or anywhere where this post is in its place.
-Sorry for my english.
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edit1: So, now I've got 10 comments, I don't have to write everything in separate comments. What I've done yet: make some simple script to automatically turn on/off the vncserver (1024x600, tab native res, I found it enough), and get tired of the resource hungriness of unity-2d. I mean it needs about the same CPU power (I guess) as the galaxy tab has, and it needs about 200MB RAM. But this is to run native. The VNC version is far from native, so it's slow as f..., I mean, very slow. Then I looked for a little less resource-hungry desktop environment, and I found lxde. I made an image with that. It's slow too, but much faster than unity-2d. I need to configure it a little more, to be more touch-friendly. And I want to do a few other thing, and write a how to make your own .img file thing. If you want to do it now, here some links, I will write about it sometimes.
http://androlinux.com/android-ubuntu-development/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-android/
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/RootfsFromScratch
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO.html
http://galaxytabhacks.com/galaxy-ta...tall-ubuntu-linux-on-galaxy-tab-10-1-tabuntu/
http://androlinux.com/android-ubuntu-development/how-to-build-chroot-arm-ubuntu-images-for-android/
I also suggest reading mount, umount and rootstock man pages.
This image works quite well. As with every VNC build, its a bit slow and Unity doesn't help that (even in its nice Unity-2d form), but if you want Ubuntu on your Tab this is a pretty sweet image. Ultra-lightweight, too. Nice work, OP!
Firstly, thankyou for not making 10 spam posts just to get this posted in the Development section, shouldnt take you long to get 10 posts under your belt in this thread then I'll move it into the dev section for you
Good job by the way..
how to run this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836022
It's writen down here.
The link to the files is in the first post.
Do I write 'bootubuntu' in command line instead of 'bootlinux' or do I have to change the filename of 'bootubuntu' file? I guess first of the two is correct, but it's better to ask than to brick
Oh and is the AndroidSDK really needed? I don't see anything about usage of it in instruction....
maslak666 said:
Do I write 'bootubuntu' in command line instead of 'bootlinux' or do I have to change the filename of 'bootubuntu' file? I guess first of the two is correct, but it's better to ask than to brick
Oh and is the AndroidSDK really needed? I don't see anything about usage of it in instruction....
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Hi!
The SDK is not strictly necessary since you could use a Terminal Emulator to run the necessary commands but using an ADB shell is just bit easier sometimes. That being said, you should install the SDK if you ever want to do much with an Android. It's easy to install and very powerful.
And yes, write bootubuntu instead of bootlinux when prompted. I know what you mean
Allright, I went through it and now got it installed . But I can't see firefox nor any office application... How to access them? Also can't get into terminal to write 'apt-install' there.....
maslak666 said:
But I can't see firefox nor any office application... How to access them?
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sisa7 said:
Really minimal. Firefox, office applications, anything else DOES NOT installed.
However, you can install anything using apt-get install.
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I'll write a howto tonight or next day or I don't know. I need to study to university too. You need adb or android terminal emulator (from the market) to use apt. Short version: when your prompt is "[email protected]:/#" simply do this command: "apt-get install firefox"
Just poked around a little. Now I know (or at least I think I now) what else I have to do.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41806444/bootubuntu2
Cleaned up version of bootubuntu. Copy it to /sdcard/ubuntu and simply run it. You need to use the sh command, so type "sh bootubuntu2" in android terminal emulator or adb shell in /sdcard/ubuntu foler.
Oh, sorry I forgot to mention, this script only works with overcome kernel and rom. You shold modify the
mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/stl9 /system
and the
mount -o remount,ro -t ext4 /dev/block/stl9 /system
rows. Enter "mount" to android terminal to see your /system dir type and path.
Synaptic looks like to work, software-center doesn't even start.
To really enjoy full linux distros like this, one should have a swap-enabled kernel. Instead, kernel on the Tab has no swap, and if you dare open some large app, the lack of ram makes it slow and unresponsive.
This is the main problem imho.
Ernesto de Bernardis
N900 - Galaxy Tab 7"
sisa7 said:
Oh, sorry I forgot to mention, this script only works with overcome kernel and rom. You shold modify the
mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/stl9 /system
and the
mount -o remount,ro -t ext4 /dev/block/stl9 /system
rows. Enter "mount" to android terminal to see your /system dir type and path.
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Or keep it simple silly
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
mount -o remount,ro /dev/block/stl9 /system
cdesai said:
Or keep it simple silly
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
mount -o remount,ro /dev/block/stl9 /system
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The /dev/block/stl9 part is changing too.
debernardis said:
one should have a swap-enabled kernel. Instead, kernel on the Tab has no swap
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Thanks. I didn't know this is the problem. I will try out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=483110 this and see what happens.
@sisa7 do you have any update?
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@sisa7 do you have any update?
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Yep.
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Sorry guys. Anybody know a decent upload site?
Also, I'm working on LXDE desktop. But the university makes me busy, so I haven't got too much time. Sorry.
Minus.com
Box.net
Multiupload.com
Is this still alive?
I tried installing the one in the other [MOD] Forum but when I try to install apps to Ubuntu I get a conection "404" error
Do you guys think this image will work?