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help me get my vibrant to stock

I previously received my vibrant rooted and using this method on the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475 and i used the unrooted file on page two. everything worked great but i still have root. I have the superuser permission show up on my app list, i also tested to see if i have root by installing a root only app, and it worked. so can anybody help get to stock?

Did you use the odin flash? That will put the phone back to 100% stock. Sounds like you used the nandroid, it might not remove extra stuff like the root files.

ttabbal said:
Did you use the odin flash? That will put the phone back to 100% stock. Sounds like you used the nandroid, it might not remove extra stuff like the root files.
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yes i used the nandroid. can you point me to the odin flash? and is the odin more dangerous to use than nandroid? thanks for the help.

look in the vibrant development section you can't miss it for god sake search man no one is going to spoonfeed you

vdub804 said:
look in the vibrant development section you can't miss it for god sake search man no one is going to spoonfeed you
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listen, im new to this and ive already searched the devolpment section and theres a couple similar threads. so, since i dont really know what im doing, i asked for help. all i asked was to point me to the thread that someone who is experienced in this thinks i should use. thanks for the help.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
I think the complaint is that it's the same thread you would have gotten the nandroid image from. No, odin is not more dangerous, so long as you are flashing STOCK roms. Don't go flashing euro stuff with it, and you'll be fine. There are step by step directions in that thread, follow them and you'll be back to stock in no time.

ttabbal said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
I think the complaint is that it's the same thread you would have gotten the nandroid image from. No, odin is not more dangerous, so long as you are flashing STOCK roms. Don't go flashing euro stuff with it, and you'll be fine. There are step by step directions in that thread, follow them and you'll be back to stock in no time.
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thank you for the help. i was just confused as to which one to use. hopefully, when im more experienced in this, i wont post stupid questions like this.

You dont need to flash, just remove the following with Terminal Emulator or file manager of your choice:
/system/app/Superuser.apk
/system/xbin/busybox
/system/bin/su
Reboot and you will no longer have root access.

mrxela said:
You dont need to flash, just remove the following with Terminal Emulator or file manager of your choice:
/system/app/Superuser.apk
/system/xbin/busybox
/system/bin/su
Reboot and you will no longer have root access.
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im in Terminal Emulator and typed
/system/app/Superuser.apk
it says
/system/app/Superuser.apk: Permission denied
any ideas?

stepinmyworld said:
im in Terminal Emulator and typed
/system/app/Superuser.apk
it says
/system/app/Superuser.apk: Permission denied
any ideas?
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did u type "su" before typing every other else?
it should be like:
# whatever you type
not $ whatever you type.

If you are using terminal then type this, each line should be entered on its own.
su
rm -r /system/app/Superuser.apk
rm -r /system/xbin/busybox
rm -r /system/bin/su

From the sticky at the top of the page (that says to read before asking). If you want to use the links, go to the sticky.
HOW TO UN-ROOT *ie, sending your phone in for warranty work
The following code can be keyed in Terminal Emulator (could also be done in ADB or deleting the files using Root Explorer). If you do use Terminal, change the keyboard to the stock Android KB prior to opening Terminal. Apparently the backspace on swype does not work in Terminal. Each line should be entered separately. bahnburner gave the instructions in this thread, which you should review first.
Quote:
su
rm -r /system/app/Superuser.apk
rm -r /system/xbin/busybox
rm -r /system/bin/su
* Alternate Method *
TGA_Gunnman in this thread created a one click root/unroot program. Thank him for his effort.

mrxela said:
You dont need to flash, just remove the following with Terminal Emulator or file manager of your choice:
/system/app/Superuser.apk
/system/xbin/busybox
/system/bin/su
Reboot and you will no longer have root access.
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mrxela said:
If you are using terminal then type this, each line should be entered on its own.
su
rm -r /system/app/Superuser.apk
rm -r /system/xbin/busybox
rm -r /system/bin/su
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this worked! Thank you. This should go into the thread as a sticky or named terminal commands for un-rooting. so hopefully i will receive OTA updates corrects?

It is in the sticky.

JEEBUS (10....)

mrxela said:
It is in the sticky.
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aww shux. smh
thanks

I used root explorer and deleted those files, so that means I'm on stock and I can get warranty service? Thanks a lot guys, you have saved a noob

stepinmyworld said:
this worked! Thank you. This should go into the thread as a sticky or named terminal commands for un-rooting. so hopefully i will receive OTA updates corrects?
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Haha rooting won't keep you from getting OTA updates.

Writing to /system/app...

I'm trying to push a file to /system/app but it's read-only. I know there's a command to allow me to write to it, but do I need to be rooted to do so? I'm attempting to put SprintZone.apk back in /system/app so I can update firmware. Feel free to PM me on this, too...I'm not doing so well hahaha.
Thanks,
-Rob

TheRob44 said:
I'm trying to push a file to /system/app but it's read-only. I know there's a command to allow me to write to it, but do I need to be rooted to do so? I'm attempting to put SprintZone.apk back in /system/app so I can update firmware. Feel free to PM me on this, too...I'm not doing so well hahaha.
Thanks,
-Rob
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You need to mount r/w
Sent from my Epic 4G

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Thanks for the tip. Can you let me know the proper adb commands to get this done? Also, after I'm finished, what are the commands to unmount?
Thanks!
-Rob

TheRob44 said:
Thanks for the tip. Can you let me know the proper adb commands to get this done? Also, after I'm finished, what are the commands to unmount?
Thanks!
-Rob
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=719542
I'm not taking credit for the answer just the time it took to search for it.

TheRob44 said:
Thanks for the tip. Can you let me know the proper adb commands to get this done? Also, after I'm finished, what are the commands to unmount?
Thanks!
-Rob
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Put the file in the android sdk tools folder
Use adb commands
Adb remount
Adb push exactfilename.apk /system/app
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I think its something like this...
adb shell
su
mount -t rfs -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
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then what I had to do was instead of the usual:
mv /sdcard/yourfile.ext /system/app/yourfile.ext
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I had to type this:
busybox mv /sdcard/yourfile.ext /system/app/yourfile.ext
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it was either MV or CP
Sorry, I am not a programmer....

None of theese work for me and i have driver installed,sdk folder im using the right path but nothing it says adb not found 8(

I'm pretty sure you can just do this:
Adb shell
Su
Remount rw
That was enough to let me edit my build.Prop when root explorer wasn't remounting correctly.
Although I would recommend root explorer for stuff like this... remounts on the epic now and it let's you Remount in the application without adb. I think it's $0.99 in the market and we'll worth it.
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I second the suggestion of root explorer.
Sent from my (rooted) SPH-D700 using Tapatalk

I've noticed weirdness using mv or cp sometimes even using -f.
This always worked for me without fail:
cat dir/file.ext > /system/app/file.ext
Of course, you'll need to type the proper dir(s) and file.
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Thread moved to General.

What I had to type was
cd\
cd android-sdk-windows\tools
adb devices
Adb shell
Su
Then it dropped me to the #
Hope that helps. Btw, I'm running windows vista 64bit
Sent from my SPH-D700 using my fingures.

deodex file

Hi guys
I'd manage to manually deodex the app and framework file from my stock rom. The problem are I can't push them either thru adb nor update.zip. Been googling around but can't really get a correct adb command for sgs. I need to push these files so that I can install themes. Anybody who can guide please help. Thanks in advance.

You need super user permission to push things into read only memory. So you would need to go through adb shell, mount whatever folder framework is in to readable, etc.

snapper.fishes said:
You need super user permission to push things into read only memory. So you would need to go through adb shell, mount whatever folder framework is in to readable, etc.
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Hi snapper.fishes
By the way, I got superuser permission. The only problem I don't know the correct command for the adb shell - su - mount etc, etc....
This are the command I got from Droid forum but it does not work for SGS I guest.
adb shell
su
stop
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
cp /sdcard/done_app/* /system/app/
cp /sdcard/done_frame/* /system/framework/
rm /system/app/*.odex
rm /system/framework/*.odex
mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
reboot
Anybody got any idea?

Try this:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
cp /sdcard/done_app/* /system/app/
cp /sdcard/done_frame/* /system/framework/
rm /system/app/*.odex
rm /system/framework/*.odex
mount -o ro,remount /system
reboot
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g00ndu said:
Try this:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
cp /sdcard/done_app/* /system/app/
cp /sdcard/done_frame/* /system/framework/
rm /system/app/*.odex
rm /system/framework/*.odex
mount -o ro,remount /system
reboot
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Thanks for the tips g00ndu. If I push those deodex file, they will overide and delete all the odex file right? Should I disable the universal lagfix first and is it safe pushing deodex file this way?

angiogram said:
Thanks for the tips g00ndu. If I push those deodex file, they will overide and delete all the odex file right? Should I disable the universal lagfix first and is it safe pushing deodex file this way?
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I say remove the lagfix first. It's not necessary, but if you do screw up your phone you are going to have to reflash your phone, and the last thing you want to do is to flash your phone with lagfix on.

angiogram said:
Thanks for the tips g00ndu. If I push those deodex file, they will overide and delete all the odex file right? Should I disable the universal lagfix first and is it safe pushing deodex file this way?
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It's been a long time since I pushed files this way. Right now I'm using update zips and flash it via ulfk. Reason: it is much more simpler and more effective. If I remember correctly, your apk files need to be deleted too before you can push your deodexed apks and jars files to the system folder if you do it via adb.
Besides, I would not advocate this method of pushing through adb, bcos, there is always chances that your /system, /data partitions may result in data corruption.
Try using update zip.
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g00ndu said:
It's been a long time since I pushed files this way. Right now I'm using update zips and flash it via ulfk. Reason: it is much more simpler and more effective. If I remember correctly, your apk files need to be deleted too before you can push your deodexed apks and jars files to the system folder if you do it via adb.
Besides, I would not advocate this method of pushing through adb, bcos, there is always chances that your /system, /data partitions may result in data corruption.
Try using update zip.
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Thanks for your reply g00ndu. I've already try that. But after the zip file updated nothing happen. Maybe the zip creator that I use is not compatible with sgs. Can you kindly link to the correct source for sgs. Or maybe you can post the file and tutorial here so that we can learn the correct method from you. Thank you so much for that.
Anybody can help?

Deodexing Your Device - Full Step By Step Tutorial
angiogram said:
Hi guys
I'd manage to manually deodex the app and framework file from my stock rom. The problem are I can't push them either thru adb nor update.zip. Been googling around but can't really get a correct adb command for sgs. I need to push these files so that I can install themes. Anybody who can guide please help. Thanks in advance.
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angiogram said:
Thanks for your reply g00ndu. I've already try that. But after the zip file updated nothing happen. Maybe the zip creator that I use is not compatible with sgs. Can you kindly link to the correct source for sgs. Or maybe you can post the file and tutorial here so that we can learn the correct method from you. Thank you so much for that.
Anybody can help?
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Hey angiogram... I'm not sure if this thread still has a pulse, but I came across this thread and feel confident I can offer you some great information.
g00udu was on the right track, only one small detail I would add is reverting the permissions back to the system files once returned to the system directory.
See this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=990238
for an extremely detailed step by step how to perform this process from beginning to end.
If this issue has been resolved, keep it for future reference or pass it on to someone who you believe it may help.
Peace-

Thanks Liv33vil.
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Help ADB Push to /System Folder

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?

Please Help
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?

[MOD] [LG P500] CRT Screen Off for Optimus One

Hello All.
Here are the framework-res.apk and build.prop files for the Optimus One, Stock 2.3.3 firmware. All you need to do is replace those files and you will get the CRT ScreenOff effect
I used the post by Skynet28, modified a little to only use adb commands.
This was the first thing done after rooting the phone.
-NEEDED:
Rooted phone
.7Z file View attachment 949259
5 Minutes of your time
NOTE: YOU WILL MOST PROBABLY LOOSE YOUR PHONEBOOK, I DID WHILE DOING ALL THIS. PLEASE BACK THAT UP.
The procedure to install is as follows:
You must set the /system on the phone with RW permision
From a Command Prompt:
First we locate where /system is mounted
Code:
adb shell
su
cat /proc/mounts
Locate /system in the mount and write down the mountpoint (mtdblock1 or similar)
the type
Code:
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/[I][COLOR="Purple"]MOUNTPOINT[/COLOR][/I] /system
exit
exit
Then we push both files to the phone with the folowing adb command
Code:
adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework
adb push build.prop /system
Finally we chmod those 2 files
Code:
adb shell
su
cd /system/framework
chmod 664 framework-res.apk
cd /system
chmod 664 build.prop
exit
exit
Thanks to this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1185231
If you like this post, buy me a beer!!

Does it workss ???????? Reply anyone

Do you lose contacts on phone or sim?

Kvidli said:
Do you lose contacts on phone or sim?
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I Brickked my fone.. STUCK ON ANDROID LOGO !!
stupid post! not working..

chrisdf said:
Hello All.
Here are the framework-res.apk and build.prop files for the Optimus One, Stock 2.3.3 firmware. All you need to do is replace those files and you will get the CRT ScreenOff effect
I used the post by Skynet28, modified a little to only use adb commands.
This was the first thing done after rooting the phone.
-NEEDED:
Rooted phone
.7Z file View attachment 949259
5 Minutes of your time
NOTE: YOU WILL MOST PROBABLY LOOSE YOUR PHONEBOOK, I DID WHILE DOING ALL THIS. PLEASE BACK THAT UP.
The procedure to install is as follows:
You must set the /system on the phone with RW permision
From a Command Prompt:
First we locate where /system is mounted
Code:
adb shell
su
cat /proc/mounts
Locate /system in the mount and write down the mountpoint (mtdblock1 or similar)
the type
Code:
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/[I][COLOR="Purple"]MOUNTPOINT[/COLOR][/I] /system
exit
exit
Then we push both files to the phone with the folowing adb command
Code:
adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework
adb push build.prop /system
Finally we chmod those 2 files
Code:
adb shell
su
cd /system/framework
chmod 664 framework-res.apk
cd /system
chmod 664 build.prop
exit
exit
Thanks to this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1185231
If you like this post, buy me a beer!!
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You cant use this on anything but stock LG 2.3.3!
That means Cyanogenmod, AOSP, etc

kunnaliskinng said:
I Brickked my fone.. STUCK ON ANDROID LOGO !!
stupid post! not working..
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Flash stock v20g using KDZ then root and do what this post says right away, i assure you it works.
This is only for STOCK 2.3.3

Kvidli said:
Do you lose contacts on phone or sim?
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On your phone, but if you have it linked to your gmail account, when you sinc you will have them back.
you should still back up anyway, its safer that way

Only stock Rom
I want use on oxygen Rom .
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Are there any available screenies?

doesn't work for me..

kotobodj said:
Only stock Rom
I want use on oxygen Rom .
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If you want it on any GB Rom, follow the tutorial i followed, check at the end of the post there's a link.

kunnaliskinng said:
I Brickked my fone.. STUCK ON ANDROID LOGO !!
stupid post! not working..
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i think nothing to angry for this. just read carefully before do anything :laugh:

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cool!)