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Busybox update.zip for incredible?

Does an update.zip exist for the incredible to add busybox to a stock rooted Rom? Or is there anyone willing to make one? I found one for the hero where they stripped down a rom and just left busybox, apps2sd, and Su. It would be greatly appreciated by many noobs like myself.
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I believe Stericson has an app out that installs busy box for you with a single click. Just search "Busy box" in the market and it should come up. Not sure as to whether or not it works on the Incredible, as I've an Evo, but it should.

I tried that but it failed saying either I it couldn't remount or I wasn't rooted.
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bradatz said:
Does an update.zip exist for the incredible to add busybox to a stock rooted Rom? Or is there anyone willing to make one? I found one for the hero where they stripped down a rom and just left busybox, apps2sd, and Su. It would be greatly appreciated by many noobs like myself.
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I think the unrevoked tool installs it for you.

I'll try that again, but I used 3.0 to root it. Maybe 3.1 will install it, I thought that was only windows fixes from 3.0

maybe
kind of a rookie here, but couldn't you just install titanium backup and then click the problems button. I think it downloads and install busybox??

Nice call!!! Worked like a charm. Thx.

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ejkeebler said:
kind of a rookie here, but couldn't you just install titanium backup and then click the problems button. I think it downloads and install busybox??
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Wouldn't be permenant since NAND is still locked. Would lose it after reboot and have to do same thing over and over after every reboot.

http://www.unrevoked.com/incredible/payload-update.zip
Apply this payload-update.zip and it will install busybox. Just go to recovery and choose install zip from SD card and then choose this one
Then to test
go to cmd prompt
type adb shell
then when in shell type
busybox and you will see its now installed.

If you want the latest busybox, I've attached 1.16.2 freshly compiled.
One issue I ran into was that all the info on the forums has busybox being installed in /system/xbin. The PATH variable has /system/bin before /system/xbin, so that means the original symlinks to "toolbox" are getting picked up first - I don't know if I'm the only one who was annoyed by ls -al returning "-al: No such file or directory"
I guess "toolbox" didn't support this, so you can either install busybox to /system/bin, or leave it in /system/xbin and create a symlink called toolbox in /system/bin that points to busybox in /system/xbin.
As usual, backup your "toolbox" binary first before removing it from /system/bin.
Now ls -al returns a correct listing and I see no app breakage by the symlink method - Ti Backup runs just fine without needing to install its own busybox.
*edit - I guess this doesn't really answer the OP, but I figured I would share this anyway.

ok so I found a side effect - WiFi doesnt work after this. There seems to be a problem with dhcpcd and the new busybox, even though external dhcp support was compiled in...guess I've got some digging to do...

http://codehydra.com/Dinc/RootStock/roto-rooter.zip
that is a busybox install I ripped out of a N1 froyo root update.zip Cyanogen did, modded for the D-Inc.
Seems to work well for me.

the easy way is just to install titanium backup from the market and then click problems and it will install busybox for you in like 5 seconds

Not Really
... but it does NOT install the newest busybox; just one which is compatible with Titanium Backup.
Busybox.net shows v1.17 is the latest (unstable) release, and v1.16.2 is the latest stable. Titanium Backup pushes something in the v1.15 area.
http://www.busybox.net/

Also when I did it through titanium and went to busybox to install latest it said my system had none.

I have a busybox 1.16.2 version that I ripped from one of the posted ROMs that I can attach. It works on the Inc, and I think the whole DHCP / resolv.conf thing works too. At least it's the only version I tried where I can get wget working properly. You may need to create /system/etc/resolv.conf with some valid nameservers first though. Let me know if you want me to post it.

Hmm, nevermind. I tried with the busybox version I have, and WiFi does not get an IP address. Seems to be the same problem.
If you track it down, when you compile your version check if wget works properly also. There were some issues with that and DNS lookups. Don't forget you may need a valid resolv.conf.

Joe92T said:
the easy way is just to install titanium backup from the market and then click problems and it will install busybox for you in like 5 seconds
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I second this , I used ones off the rooting forums and it never quite worked right until I let titanium backup install it for me. Also its much easier than pushing files to your device if you are unfamiliar with doing it, because you can download tb from market and it does the work for you
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Easiest way to stay current is to install the Stericson app. It can't install it for you due to the NAND lock, but
1) It's trivial to extract it and install manually from the .apk file.
2) It will give you an easy notification via the marketplace that a new version is available.

rooting

have you seen that 1 click root an z4root don't really make a full root of our x10s???
I was trying to put some ringtones on the notification folder (inside system/media/audio) but I was unable to do it :S it said I lack of the permissions :S

Still need to crack the shell. Use root explorer or something.
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crecsky said:
Still need to crack the shell. Use root explorer or something.
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hmmm well i used it and it says that message :/
maybe our root method is working 50%

Did you install Busybox from the Android Market after rooting with z4root? I believe this is what is used to grant superuser capabilities. Root Explorer should allow you to push those files after this.

busybox wouldn't install on mine after i'd "rooted" using z4root.. and now the superoneclick won't work for me either (I've just installed JIT)...

installed busybox and didn't work at all

alankstiyo said:
have you seen that 1 click root an z4root don't really make a full root of our x10s???
I was trying to put some ringtones on the notification folder (inside system/media/audio) but I was unable to do it :S it said I lack of the permissions :S
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Just use ringdroid if you like to add ringtone or notification sound. No need root. And btw z4root works good for me
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I just rooted mine today. apparently there are a few versions of busybox that don't work as they should. I installed titanium after root. Load titanium, it will tell you it can't get superuser rights but will start anyway. Click the "Problems" button at the bottom of the screen and it will download a reliable version of busybox.
I hope this helps.

smokey14346 said:
I just rooted mine today. apparently there are a few versions of busybox that don't work as they should. I installed titanium after root. Load titanium, it will tell you it can't get superuser rights but will start anyway. Click the "Problems" button at the bottom of the screen and it will download a reliable version of busybox.
I hope this helps.
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Didn't work for me either. When trying to download BusyBox through Titanium, I get an "install failed". Went to market and downloaded busybox from there but gives me a "your phone is rooted. Could not locate busybox".
I have an X10a through AT&T R2CA016. Do I need to debrand it before rooting?

Narvarr said:
Didn't work for me either. When trying to download BusyBox through Titanium, I get an "install failed". Went to market and downloaded busybox from there but gives me a "your phone is rooted. Could not locate busybox".
I have an X10a through AT&T R2CA016. Do I need to debrand it before rooting?
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You don't need to debrand before rooting. When you download/install Busybox from the Market, open it and it will give you the option of which version of Busybox you want to install/use, select the one you want and run it. Then you can use Titanium after that.

z4root worked fine on my x10. used superoneclick to apply shell root after that but busybox installed fine before that.

Will z4root work on my 2.1-update1 X10?
I have the Nordic Unbranded version with build No. 20A0504 or something...
I only need root to access the Japanese market, nothing else (don't care about otifications etc).
Will it work then? If I use z4root?
Oh, and it wont mess up my SD card, contacts or battery or anything like that?

alankstiyo said:
have you seen that 1 click root an z4root don't really make a full root of our x10s???
I was trying to put some ringtones on the notification folder (inside system/media/audio) but I was unable to do it :S it said I lack of the permissions :S
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old post i know....but it works fine for me....had you mounted in R/W mode? it should say R/O at the top if you have. I just copied an mp3 file straight into the internal memory (/system/media/audio/ringtones)

That what I do!
I use a "Flash tool release"
root by installing the z4root
then I i install busybox
and to get full access I install rootexplorer and reamount system to the rw the in rootexplorer
then use the "X10modtool" XDA Tool So Always when i try to change staff in my x10 I just open rootexplorer and re amount
Then use Adb shell and staff
(Work 100% for me)
The reamunting it just does not work when use seus or PPC - the ADB is close in the production version of the SE system
By the way How to turn on the ADB in the SE ?? (permittions)
In summary when you install XDA apps just add rootexplorer and reamount to rw

help with the xrecovery

So guys see i dont know to to automatically install it can anyone tell me how? i tryed to download to the phone but it didnt work because i got an error. When i try to mannualy install it i download files to pc and the with the usb i passed them to my phone. When i open my file manager ghost commander i tryed to copy the 3 files busybox clock.. and the xrecovery.tar to the system/bin folder. THe busybox nad the clock.. were copied but the xrecovery didnt so if can anyone help me i would really appreciate it
Thank you in advance

Hi,
I don't think it's possible to automatically install xrecovery.
You can find informations and tutos here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881614
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878426
Hope it will be useful for you.

man see
- Download and unpack the recovery package
- use Root Explorer to remount /system rw
- copy the content of the package (3 files) into /system/bin folder
this is what i have to do but how do i remount the system?
and when i copy the 3 files i got an error and the xrecovery.tar isnt copied
but the 2 other files are.

After you unpack those 3 files to sd card use root explorer to copy them into system/bin
in bin folder you have to mount r/w,there's button in right corner of the screen
after you move them,you have to set permissions for them

so the only way to do it is to buy the root explorer?
Thank you very much

guys i did everything that it said but still when the logo of SE appears the one with the icon of SE i press back and nothing is happening. Is this because i had the busybox installed from an app of the market named busybox installed?

zousoum96 said:
guys i did everything that it said but still when the logo of SE appears the one with the icon of SE i press back and nothing is happening. Is this because i had the busybox installed from an app of the market named busybox installed?
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Install busybox from market, not busybox installer.

iMatth3w said:
Install busybox from market, not busybox installer.
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y man when i search busybox in market i got the one i have the name is busybox but when i got in it tells me to install busybox there is nothing else and i got the busybox 1.17 should i get the 1.18 ?

zousoum96 said:
guys i did everything that it said but still when the logo of SE appears the one with the icon of SE i press back and nothing is happening. Is this because i had the busybox installed from an app of the market named busybox installed?
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You should press the back button as soon the sony ericsson words appear no the logo ...
Regards

Man still nothing I pressed it many times and one continuously but still nothing anyone have any idea?

Well it works for me on FW 47 and the last one, maybe start again from clean install of rom, root it and try again ...
I used the file in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881614&page=7 post 62 and worked just fine.
Regards
Jacks

[email protected] said:
Well it works for me on FW 47 and the last one, maybe start again from clean install of rom, root it and try again ...
I used the file in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881614&page=7 post 62 and worked just fine.
Regards
Jacks
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Done thank you

Good !! enjoy ...
Regards

zousoum96 said:
Man still nothing I pressed it many times and one continuously but still nothing anyone have any idea?
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Very probably with the busybox version you installed is NOT compatible with xRecovery, I tried different busybox, and finally got it work, hope this may help.

Annoymous Man said:
Very probably with the busybox version you installed is NOT compatible with xRecovery, I tried different busybox, and finally got it work, hope this may help.
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I am ok everything is working now and i update my phone to 2.2 because i think that the 2.3 isnt enough stable right now but i think that in like 1-2 weeks there will be an update to 2.3 very stable. Can someone tell me if the current is stable enough to download. I want a guy who is using the 2.3 to x8

Hey, I made a detailed video how to install xRecovery and Custom ROM's on YouTube at, /watch?v=sJIU5qIdC-w

How to remove Busybox

I have a Verizon GT that I may have to exchange. Since there is no real return to defaults capability and no officially available ROM image to reload, I may need to remove some of the things I have installed. So far I have rooted it and installed BusyBox to facilitate running VPN. I know how to unroot it, but how do I remove BusyBox? The installer does not seem to have an uninstall option. Thoughts?

First of all find intallation directory and then remove (delete) it using Root Explorer. If you know how did you install it you can look at the script and find it.
Typically Busybox is installed in /system/xbin
I think you can leave it as is because nobody will look at your Tab. It will be reflashed and retested because they realize that it was used.

Can you not find it in the market and while in the market select Uninstall?

Digiguest said:
Can you not find it in the market and while in the market select Uninstall?
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Tried it. That just uninstalls the installer, not BusyBox itself

busy box
yes, all you can do is uninstall busy box on apps manager.also cannot delete or move it when accessing by root explorer. Also when rooting by superone click it prompts that if you want to install busybox, so did it..there are two versions of busybox in the market.pls help regarding with this problem.any one

[Q]Busybox installation and uninstallation problems

Hi Everyone. I think I need some helps actually. I m sorry of my poor english.
I would like to know if i install the busybox, can i still hv system updates from google?
I hv previously installed busybox in system/bin, but then i saw the suggestion which tell me to install it in the system/xbin instead of bin.
Therefore i install it again in xbin, and i found that there re also busybox files in bin, so i delete them directly. can i actually do that??
After i did that, my phone seems to be normal without any problems.
Then, i try to uninstall the busybox but it didn't allow me to do so. After that i try to install another apps called Busybox installer and i press delete busybox in that apps. The app told me that it was successful, however when i go into the system/xbin, the busybix files are still there. So What should i do?
I apologize again for my poor English. I reli need helps.:crying:

Frankie_Ho said:
Hi Everyone. I think I need some helps actually. I m sorry of my poor english.
I would like to know if i install the busybox, can i still hv system updates from google?
I hv previously installed busybox in system/bin, but then i saw the suggestion which tell me to install it in the system/xbin instead of bin.
Therefore i install it again in xbin, and i found that there re also busybox files in bin, so i delete them directly. can i actually do that??
After i did that, my phone seems to be normal without any problems.
Then, i try to uninstall the busybox but it didn't allow me to do so. After that i try to install another apps called Busybox installer and i press delete busybox in that apps. The app told me that it was successful, however when i go into the system/xbin, the busybix files are still there. So What should i do?
I apologize again for my poor English. I reli need helps.:crying:
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Download "Busybox Installer" from Google Play, then, select the version of Busybox you are trying to install, it will install it easily.
Anyway, you will still have google updates.

luiseteyo said:
Download "Busybox Installer" from Google Play, then, select the version of Busybox you are trying to install, it will install it easily.
Anyway, you will still have google updates.
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thanks a lot!
can i just directly delete the files of busybox in my system/xbin?

Frankie_Ho said:
thanks a lot!
can i just directly delete the files of busybox in my system/xbin?
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You are welcome!! Yes, you can delete them directly.
Good luck! Report results please!

luiseteyo said:
You are welcome!! Yes, you can delete them directly.
Good luck! Report results please!
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thanks! maybe i m not going to delete them now lol