How can I apply 755 permissions using root explorer?
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Hi,
Find the file you want to change the permissions of in Root Explorer. Long press on the file, select 'permissions' then you need to check or uncheck the boxes according to the permissions you want to set. This website will help you find out which boxes you should check. E.g. 755 is rwxr-xr-x.
When you have finished, make sure that the file shows rwxr-xr-x in Root Explorer.
If you can't work out which boxes to check, simply find a file with rwxr-xr-x permissions and long click its 'permissions' to find out which boxes are checked
Thank you very much for your help
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what will happen if i check all the boxes?
will it still be good to go?
shadik555 said:
what will happen if i check all the boxes?
will it still be good to go?
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No, that can cause bootloops and worse stuff to happen.
permission
After doing everything it says system does not allow you to do this change in permission
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I can't seem to figure out how to remove stock apps using adb? Can anyone list the commands needed to do this?
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/app/YourApplicationHere.apk
cloudedice said:
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/app/YourApplicationHere.apk
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Does this completely remove the app? I mean in particular the listing in the app drawer, as well as in the "Manage Apps" section (if applicable). Also where will app data be stored, if used?
Thanks
yes, completely.
use "adb shell ls -1 /system/app/" to find out the exact name of the app you want to delete, it's caps sensitive.
you can try these 2 programs to remove apps
you should try using android commander or droid explorer. search for them in the forums. they are free and help out a lot.
+ For Droid Explorer: http://de.codeplex.com/ I use this and it is pretty handy. Though you can just be lazy like I usually am and just uninstall apps via Titanium Backup. I haven't tried Android Commander (yet, but maybe I should...) but in interest of being fair, you can find it here: http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-and-Shell/Windows/Android-Commander-93099.shtml and the official site is here, but didn't find it very well laid out (no offense PanPiotr...): http://androidcommander.com/
One other thing if you want to backup the app to your sd use cp /system/apps/appnname /sdcard/backup/appname
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Sorry to ask such a noob question, but I just ran Unrevoked 3 and unrevoked forever. Everything seemed to work correctly, but when I try and run androind commander to delete files it says I need root permissions. I saw the superuser permissions icon in my app list, but when I click it nothing happens. Did I miss something?
ryanmc2033 said:
Sorry to ask such a noob question, but I just ran Unrevoked 3 and unrevoked forever. Everything seemed to work correctly, but when I try and run androind commander to delete files it says I need root permissions. I saw the superuser permissions icon in my app list, but when I click it nothing happens. Did I miss something?
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do you use other apps (setcpu, etc) that require Superuser permissions? any issues with those? if you do have other apps that have SU permissions, then uninstall/reinstall Android Commander... it should then request permission again.
if neither situation applies... use the directions above to remove the Superuser.apk file from /system/app and then go to this thread and download the new Superuser app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=682828
hey guys, i ve tried deleting the vvm-signed.apk in root explorer, and even though it shows that it was deleted, once i refresh its right there again.
i have stopped the the app from running in the background, and tried again, but still no luck.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
You will have to do it with ADB or Terminal Emulator for now. Root Explorer is not allowing rw to /system yet.
What should I change the title of the sticky at the top of the thread to? It says read before posting...
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Broken said:
You will have to do it with ADB or Terminal Emulator for now. Root Explorer is not allowing rw to /system yet.
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Yep did it in terminal emulator and was able to delete. Worked great.
regarding root explorer not provideding RW access in system folder... i had no problem removing other apps in system/apps?
My apologies didn't realize I was in general section...
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I had no problem removing VVM and other system/app files with root explorer.
I (without heeding the warnings) decided it would be a good idea to delete certain apps (including Hero of Sparta, Lets Golf, etc.) once I got my tablet rooted. Luckily, there are two A500's in my household, so I was able to copy the /system/app directory from the other untouched tablet.
Problem is, I can't seem to copy the directory (or any apps from it) into my tablet. I've used both ASTRO and File Manager HD, but in both, the 'paste' command is greyed out. It's as if I don't have the necessary permissions.
So, what's going on?
did you set the Read-Write permission on that directory?
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No, thanks for the reminder.
Upon attempting to edit permissions, though, using a terminal emulator, I get an error after typing this:
Code:
su
cd /system/app
chmod 777 /system/app
And the error I get is:
"Unable to chmod /system/app: Read-only file system"
Zen_Jackal said:
No, thanks for the reminder.
Upon attempting to edit permissions, though, using a terminal emulator, I get an error after typing this:
Code:
su
cd /system/app
chmod 777 /system/app
And the error I get is:
"Unable to chmod /system/app: Read-only file system"
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Silly question, but do you have your system rooted?
Yes, I do. Using GingerBreak as I'm still waiting on that 3.1 update
Zen_Jackal said:
Yes, I do. Using GingerBreak as I'm still waiting on that 3.1 update
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OK, then try a file explorer like Root Explorer and you should be able to set the rights ro R/W and copy your files over.
Root Explorer worked like a charm. I'm suprised File Manager HD doesn't perform those functions. I got a good feeling when I saw that Root Explorer was requesting superuser permission.
Zen_Jackal said:
Root Explorer worked like a charm. I'm suprised File Manager HD doesn't perform those functions. I got a good feeling when I saw that Root Explorer was requesting superuser permission.
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Glad to hear that worked. Root Explorer is what I use. Have been for over a year. I think File MAnager HD can also do it, but it is not as straight forward ad Root Explorer. Have fun.
BTW the permission setting 0777 means anyone can access it (or any other application), for the sake of having a better security the permissions should be changed to 445 so only root can access and execute those files (I'm not sure if APKs are considered excutables if they are not the 444 will be the right setting)
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I have rooted and installed CWR. I have Supperuser installed also. When I try to change the gps.conf file to point to us.pool.ntp.org, I get an error saying the that /system is read only. Any ideas on how to fix this?
You need to mount /system as read/write before you can write to it.
In Root Explorer, you can click the R/W (or R/O) button at the top to enable writing.
I tried that and it say the file has been saved. However when I open the file again the changes are not there.
From my post the other day at forums.lenovo.com--
Best: ES File Explorer (with root permission and /system writeable checked in settings)
Navigate to file, click, choose text, choose ES Note Editor, edit the file as needed, choose save when prompted.
You can change permissions with ES as well.
I like that it automatically makes a *.bak file of whatever you edit and save.
I have tried changing the permission using root explorer, which resulted with this error "Permissions change was not successful. Please not that some file systems(eg SD card) do not allow permission changes. " I also tried using ES File Explorer but it still will not allow me to edit or delete the file.
@dwilli40 - Did you set root permission and /system writeable in ES settings?
Yes, I did enable root permission and /system writeable in ES settings.
I had a similar Problem on my device, seems that the normal mount doesn't work always. In my case i got write permission with:
busybox mount -o rw,rewrite /system
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if you don't know how to do it manually, use a app !
fasterfix for example....
if it doesn't work, it means that you don't have root
Thanks quyTam . That one did it for me.
Any way to do this without recovery?
It's absolutely no need for recovery !
But root is needed.
I was thinking it did because I couldn't get /system to stay mounted as rw under adb shell or with total commander
What should I be doing?
GPS Monitor Premium is able to do this, too, and more. It's a little heavier, but I don't feel like I need GPS Test anymore. It's a slick little app, and the dev is very kind.
MrKwatz said:
I was thinking it did because I couldn't get /system to stay mounted as rw under adb shell or with total commander
What should I be doing?
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are you root ?
Did the GPS change you made work? Is you tablet actually grabbing satellites over North America?
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quyTam said:
are you root ?
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Yes.
If I mount from adb shell su and then exit (after checking mount) for adb push it does not retain rw.
Doing the mount command from Total Commander fails. Checking the box to mount /system from ES File Explorer does nothing.
Yes, the change to gps made a huge difference. I went from taking 5 minutes or more to find my location to almost instantly.
dwilli40 said:
Yes, the change to gps made a huge difference. I went from taking 5 minutes or more to find my location to almost instantly.
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Did you change the gpsconfig.xml file in /system/etc/gps folder? And if you did, which line(s) did you edit? I'm looking at the file in Notepad++ just trying to comb through it all and I don't see us.pool.ntp.org or asia.pool.ntp.ord anywhere..
Thanks
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Never mind, just found the gps.conf file in the root of /etc. FasterFix did indeed change the Asian setting to a north-american.pool.ntp.org. I'll give this a try today, and if it can't find me in under 3 minutes, i'll try changing it to us.pool.ntp.org and see if that makes a difference.
Hi, I have a problem where when I try to copy files to certain directories such as /system/vendor/lib it won't let me copy the files. If you know how to do it then please let me know, can it be done with terminal because I know on Linux sometimes terminal has to be used to copy files. Thanks!
DEVILOPS 007 said:
Hi, I have a problem where when I try to copy files to certain directories such as /system/vendor/lib it won't let me copy the files. If you know how to do it then please let me know, can it be done with terminal because I know on Linux sometimes terminal has to be used to copy files. Thanks!
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Use a good root file manager like Solid Explorer or Root Explorer. Make sure the file manager has permissions from SU. You may also have to tick "Show root storage" in SE.
Try Solid Explorer... never had that problem.
Use twrp, mount system and use twrp filemanager, set chmod, always working.
coremania said:
Use twrp, mount system and use twrp filemanager, set chmod, always working.
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set chmod for what? thanks
v12xke said:
Use a good root file manager like Solid Explorer or Root Explorer. Make sure the file manager has permissions from SU. You may also have to tick "Show root storage" in SE.
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Thanks, it isn't a file explorer as I've tried on many different ones and have mounted r/w
galaxys said:
Try Solid Explorer... never had that problem.
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I tried that
That might help
DEVILOPS 007 said:
set chmod for what? thanks
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For the files you copy or replace you have to set the right permissions, btw amaze filemanager works pretty good, if don't want to use twrp, but twrp will always work
coremania said:
For the files you copy or replace you have to set the right permissions, btw amaze filemanager works pretty good, if don't want to use twrp, but twrp will always work
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Okay thanks, chmod 644 or chmod 755? Thanks
DEVILOPS 007 said:
Okay thanks, chmod 644 or chmod 755? Thanks
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That depends on the files you like to replace, look at the
files permission before you add or replace it, then you will know