I can't delete my gmail.API out of the system files it just respawns. And ideas?
apk?
Make sure the system is rw. Otherwise it just "pretends" to delete.
Yeah apk sorry. Switched keyboarding. root explorer says r/w at the top
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Don't trust root explorer. It doesnt always correctly mount as rw.
How do I fix that sir?
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You can use terminal commands, but for a fairly simple way to do it, I use "Remount /system (ro/rw)". It's a free app on the market, easily remounts system as rw at the touch of a button.
Well my idea didn't work but thanks guys
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How do I fix that sir?
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Sir??? Really???
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How do I reinstall the factory .apk's like twitter and footprints. I have all the apk's, but they always fail when trying to install. When looking at the files in Super Manager they look like this HTCtwitter.apk(no install). Is there an easy way? I used Super Manager to remove them in the first place.
They need to be copied or pushed to /system/app
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danaff37 said:
They need to be copied or pushed to /system/app
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Ok, that makes sense. When I try to copy and past it won't let me. It says no busybox. What is the easiest way to push them there?
FYI, I'm a nob.
cremator75 said:
Ok, that makes sense. When I try to copy and past it won't let me. It says no busybox. What is the easiest way to push them there?
FYI, I'm a nob.
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Learn just a little bit more and you can be elevated from a nob to a noob...
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You can use adb push blah.apk /system/app in command prompt on your pc. Easiest way would be root explorer though.
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I really like the CM9 player but I'm having trouble installing it. I followed a guide that said back up music.apk then delete it with root browser, then install CM9 music player. It worked, it successfully installed but I just used it and halfway thru one song my phone froze. I did a battery pull, when it rebooted, it said "sorry, music has stopped working" and it says that every time. Someone help?
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Are you on ICS?
Yes. I'm running BlackWing182's IceColdInsomnia
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A logcat would help us identify your problem.
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Could I just use Titanium Backup to force remove, without backing it up, and then installing CM9??
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Could I just use Titanium Backup to force remove, without backing it up, and then installing CM9??
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Cm9 is an entire ROM. If you want that, boot into recovery and format system and data, and then wipe cache and dalvik cache. Then you'll have a clean slate to install the ROM onto.
If you want just the music player, yes you can use titanium to uninstall then try putting the music player in system/app changing the permissions to rw, r, r, installing and rebooting.
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How can I change the permissions after deleting the stock app and installing cm9?
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Salviikiddd said:
How can I change the permissions after deleting the stock app and installing cm9?
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I use root explorer, but you can use terminal emulator as well. If you can't afford Root Explorer, I'd suggest you hook, steal or kill to get the money. Totally worth it.
Anyway, using Terminal Emulator, type in these lines and hit "return" between each:
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
cd /system/app
chmod 644 Music.apk
There are alternate, shorter methods, but this one is fun.
I used jrummy root explorer lite and I just replaced the file with the cm one and renamed it to music.apk after that I set permissions rebooted and set permission on cwm and it was working perfectly though I don't use it (stock ics player is awesome) it works just fine.
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Zkyfer said:
I used jrummy root explorer lite and I just replaced the file with the cm one and renamed it to music.apk after that I set permissions rebooted and set permission on cwm and it was working perfectly though I don't use it (stock ics player is awesome) it works just fine.
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So you didn't force remove the stock music app? you just replaced it and renamed it? then set permissions like the reply above and then again on cwm?
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So you didn't force remove the stock music app? you just replaced it and renamed it? then set permissions like the reply above and then again on cwm?
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Setting permissions on both seems a little redundant one or the other should suffice.
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Salviikiddd said:
So you didn't force remove the stock music app? you just replaced it and renamed it? then set permissions like the reply above and then again on cwm?
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Correct.
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estallings15 said:
Setting permissions on both seems a little redundant one or the other should suffice.
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True, but I wanted to be sure so I did both. It never hurts to do both now does it?
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I've seen apps that you have to "push" them to install them. What exactly does that mean and how do I do it?
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rmhumtex97 said:
I've seen apps that you have to "push" them to install them. What exactly does that mean and how do I do it?
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You need to use adb on a computer the command would be
adb push nameofapp.apk /system/app/
Or
You can use a file manager with root access and copy the app to /system/app and fix permission to rw-r--r-- and reboot
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Or, alternatively you can use Titanium Backup to do the job.
ottoemezzo said:
Or, alternatively you can use Titanium Backup to do the job.
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How do you get it to do it?
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Open TB
go to the backup/restore tab
find the app you want
Long press the app till a menu pops up
Find option to convert the app in the menu and follow directions
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Well, I meant exactly like bobdarkside has just described. I think we might misunderstood you, because with TB you can only convert previously installed apks into system ones. So if you need to do it without installation go for adb or file manager method.
spaceman860 said:
You need to use adb on a computer the command would be
adb push nameofapp.apk /system/app/
Or
You can use a file manager with root access and copy the app to /system/app and fix permission to rw-r--r-- and reboot
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Ok I copied the app to system/app now I just need to fix permission to rw-r--r-- but I don't know what that is and how I do it
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Never mind I figured it out
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My nexus 7 had slowed down recently. So I was advised by someone here to reinstall the stock rom. So I backed everything up that was on it and installed the latest version of android (4.2.2). It worked. It's not slow anymore. But there's one problem. I can't delete any files on it using es file manager. I get a message saying "cannot delete some files. Please make sure that your storage is not mounted as read-only". I don't know what that means. Can someone help me?
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You can delete unwanted files straight from TWRP Recovery. TWRP > Advanced > File Manager >SD Card > Select Items > Delete.
Well that worked. But it's too much trouble to have to go into TWRP just to delete a file. Why can't I delete it with ES file explorer like I could before I reinstalled the stock rom?
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You don't state if you're rooted....
Yes it's been rooted.
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And SU or SuperSU (whichever) is active, with root permissions being granted as needed?
Depending on where you're working you may need to ask for write and mount privileges through terminal.
For example if working in /system:
Code:
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
Caution do not do this if you are not experienced. You may damage your system.
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And SU or SuperSU (whichever) is active, with root permissions being granted as needed?
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Yes. I have SuperSU. It's active with root permissions granted.
TheAltruistic said:
Depending on where you're working you may need to ask for write and mount privileges through terminal.
For example if working in /system:
Code:
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
Caution do not do this if you are not experienced. You may damage your system.
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Hmm I'm not sure I understand. I already put it in rw mode in the es file explorer app under tools/root explorer. But it still won't let me delete things.
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Guys something is definitely not right. I just noticed that I can't read or write or edit text files (.txt). When I try to open a text file with es note editor it says an error occurred while trying to open file. Why is this happening? I almost wish I never did a fresh install.
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Bryon15 said:
Guys something is definitely not right. I just noticed that I can't read or write or edit text files (.txt). When I try to open a text file with es note editor it says an error occurred while trying to open file. Why is this happening? I almost wish I never did a fresh install.
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Have you looked into TWRP > Advanced > Fix Permissions?
Bryon15 said:
Guys something is definitely not right. I just noticed that I can't read or write or edit text files (.txt). When I try to open a text file with es note editor it says an error occurred while trying to open file. Why is this happening? I almost wish I never did a fresh install.
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Hm weird. Under the assumption that you are doing everything correctly, it should work as superuser permissions supersedes all and any limitation unless the file is open preventing it from being written to. If that's the case you will have to go through recovery as Username invalid suggested to edit the file.
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Have you looked into TWRP > Advanced > Fix Permissions?
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I just tried that. Unfortunately it didn't work. And it gets worse. It seems like I can't do anything to the file system at all. Meaning I can't create a new file or folder. And I can't edit or delete what's already there. I haven't tried to download anything yet. But that probably won't work either. This is terrible.
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Nope. Can't download nothing. I just tried to download the music video beat it by Michael Jackson from youtube using the tubemate app. It said: Error: open failed: EACCES (permission denied)
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Nope. Can't download nothing. I just tried to download the music video beat it by Michael Jackson from youtube using the tubemate app. It said: Error: open failed: EACCES (permission denied)
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15985631/open-failed-eacces-permission-denied-in-a-virtual-device
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12415157/filenotfound-open-failed-eacces-permission-denied
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15985631/open-failed-eacces-permission-denied-in-a-virtual-device
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12415157/filenotfound-open-failed-eacces-permission-denied
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I read it. It says to fix it I have to remove and recreate the virtual device and change the size. But I have no idea what that means or how to do it. Why is everything so hard?
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If you can install apps, install root explorer from the store. Its the better tool for this type of issue. Also install terminal emulator and try the command that was in one of the replies above.
How did you return to stock?
Please don't fall back on the I'm a noob thing and expect people to hold your hand. The more you do/learn yourself, the better help you can expect here.
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ezas said:
If you can install apps, install root explorer from the store. Its the better tool for this type of issue. Also install terminal emulator and try the command that was in one of the replies above.
How did you return to stock?
Please don't fall back on the I'm a noob thing and expect people to hold your hand. The more you do/learn yourself, the better help you can expect here.
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I returned to stock with the nexus 7 toolkit. It does everything for you. But it doesn't seem to help with this. Anyway I looked at those apps, and root explorer is $4.00. I don't mind paying for it. But I want to know if it's a necessity to have before I buy it.
The other app (terminal emulator) has multiple versions by different companies. How do I know which one to get? Here are some:
Android terminal emulator by jack palevich
Terminal emulator by cityapp
Shell terminal emulator by mobildev
Terminal IDE by Spartacus Rex
There are even more, those are the free ones.
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Bryon15 said:
I returned to stock with the nexus 7 toolkit. It does everything for you. But it doesn't seem to help with this. Anyway I looked at those apps, and root explorer is $4.00. I don't mind paying for it. But I want to know if it's a necessity to have before I buy it.
The other app (terminal emulator) has multiple versions by different companies. How do I know which one to get? Here are some:
Android terminal emulator by jack palevich
Terminal emulator by cityapp
Shell terminal emulator by mobildev
Terminal IDE by Spartacus Rex
There are even more, those are the free ones.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.root.browserfree&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.root.browserfree&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en
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Thank you. I'm going to attempt to fix it now. Wish me luck.
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Do I have to download ADB tool for my PC to use with this?
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[Q] "Your device has been modified. Software updates not available" Unrooted
Hi,
I rooted my device with Odin/CF autoroot (still on stock rom)
I now want to get the official update. I've unrooted by using the 'Permanently Unroot' within Super SU. I've cleared the cache partition in recovery. I do not have an SD card.
It still says modified and won't update. Can anyone offer assistance?
Did you delete busybox from /system/app?
jd1639 said:
Did you delete busybox from /system/app?
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I did not. Where can I find this? Under 'My Files' I can't see system. Also, is this safe?
jblz said:
I did not. Where can I find this? Under 'My Files' I can't see system. Also, is this safe?
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The problem is going to be you have to be rooted to delete it. It is safe and should have been removed before you unrooted.
jd1639 said:
The problem is going to be you have to be rooted to delete it. It is safe and should have been removed before you unrooted.
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Rerooted in the same way. Ensured I am rooted (even downloaded Root checker). Navigated to system/app but there is no busybox there :/
jblz said:
Rerooted in the same way. Ensured I am rooted (even downloaded Root checker). Navigated to system/app but there is no busybox there :/
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Look in the /xbin directory
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45301834
jd1639 said:
Look in the /xbin directory
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45301834
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Sorry for being such a pain in the ass but under system/xbin I only have
daemonsu
daemonsu-old
dexdump
su
Nothing busybox related.
I've done a full search using ES File Explorer of my local files - 0 results found for busybox.
This may or may not have anything to do with the update issue but it's worth a try. Sometimes the damensu-old file will remain in xbin after unroot. Next time before unrooting uninstall any play store update to the supersu app then unroot from settings in supersu. After you unroot use es file explorer to confirm that the only file left in xbin is dexdump. Then try the ota update.
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Delete all but dexdump.
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muniz_ri said:
This may or may not have anything to do with the update issue but it's worth a try. Sometimes the damensu-old file will remain in xbin after unroot. Next time before unrooting uninstall any play store update to the supersu app then unroot from settings in supersu. After you unroot use es file explorer to confirm that the only file left in xbin is dexdump. Then try the ota update.
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Completed all of these steps. Still saying 'Custom' :/
Sounds like you need to reroot then use triangle away, then use those steps.
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graydiggy said:
Sounds like you need to reroot then use triangle away, then use those steps.
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Thanks. Reading that thread it seems it may not even help. I may just flash back to stock if possible..
I bought the I9505 from Amazon.co.uk - can you please point me in the right direction to what firmware I need?
Google, my friend.
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