I rooted my a500 successfully and have super user access. problem is, I still can't rename system apps or uninstall them. I tried using variety of file explorers including root explorer. any suggestions??
anybody? this is driving me nuts
jaya500 said:
anybody? this is driving me nuts
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Get Titanium Backup and you can uninstall anything on the device. Becareful what you get rid of though.
if you want to give root explorer a shot again, when in the folder there should be a button up top that says "Mount R/W" ... press it, and it should change to "Mount R/O" when its showing mount r/o it means your folder is read/write enabled so at that point you should be able to change / delete / whatever you want on that folder.
give it a whirl, i suspect that was your issue. if not, then give titanium a shot but be careful either way
Hogmeister said:
if you want to give root explorer a shot again, when in the folder there should be a button up top that says "Mount R/W" ... press it, and it should change to "Mount R/O" when its showing mount r/o it means your folder is read/write enabled so at that point you should be able to change / delete / whatever you want on that folder.
give it a whirl, i suspect that was your issue. if not, then give titanium a shot but be careful either way
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I used root explorer. It is stuck on r/o. I click r/w and no change. I used titanium backup and phone.apk wasn't listed. I really want to fix this battery drain
"Get Titanium Backup and you can uninstall anything on the device. Becareful what you get rid of though."
Does anybody have good suggestions for what apps can safely be removed?
If you don't have busybox installed a lot of "root" apps will fail to operate, since you haven't mentioned it, it is the first thing that springs to my mind...
jaya500 said:
I used root explorer. It is stuck on r/o. I click r/w and no change. I used titanium backup and phone.apk wasn't listed. I really want to fix this battery drain
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Check superuser applist and see if root explorer is listed
If not, then maybe you denied root access
Alejandrissimo said:
Check superuser applist and see if root explorer is listed
If not, then maybe you denied root access
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1) You have not actually rooted the device -or-
2) Go to the superuser app and check the deny app list
3) Don't delete system app, instead, rename them is better
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I've been running cm7 nightlies and now stable 7.0 for some time now. I have the new radio, ladios' kernel, and the sdcard read fix flashed.
I installed super manager and successfully deleted some of the stock cm7 media off my phone last week. Today, I came across the new GPS.conf files and wanted to try them.
Super manager couldn't switch the system to r/w despite saying "ok"
When I try to delete or write in the system with EStrongs file explorer, ghost commander, or android mate, they all give strange errors. The deleted files disappear but reappear after reboot. If I try to paste a file in system/etc I only get an error.
Superuser is successfully allowing permissions. I have the latest busybox. I have r/w enabled in each file manager.
I even tried an adb push test which first said "system is r/o only". The next try was "successful" but didn't do anything.
I'm still new with adb so I probably did something wrong. I typed in that r/w command, mount now shows: /dev/block/mtdblock3 on /system type yaffs2 (rw,relatime)
I can't figure out what changed and what I need to do to get r/w permissions. My only theory is that i had uninstalled and reinstalled super manager earlier and that somehow messed with my permissions.
You cannot permanently modify the system partition while the phone is booted into Android. The only way is to use adb while the phone is in recovery mode. Any changes you make while the phone is booted will be lost after a reboot.
Go check on those media files you thought you deleted. I bet you'll find they are still there.
Yes that worked. Thank you.
I thought I had read somewhere that you had to be booted to adb push.
I also thought that root managers advertising r/w capability would make permanent changes.
Next question:
Can I add and remove files from the cm7 zip before flashing it? Do I have to rezip it in any special or can windows 7 manage it fine?
EDIT: Ok I guess i need to sign it... lets see...
jamus28 said:
Yes that worked. Thank you.
I thought I had read somewhere that you had to be booted to adb push.
I also thought that root managers advertising r/w capability would make permanent changes.
Next question:
Can I add and remove files from the cm7 zip before flashing it? Do I have to rezip it in any special or can windows 7 manage it fine?
EDIT: Ok I guess i need to sign it... lets see...
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You don't need to sign them on the aria
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jamus28 said:
Yes that worked. Thank you.
I thought I had read somewhere that you had to be booted to adb push.
I also thought that root managers advertising r/w capability would make permanent changes.
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Those programs will work on some phones but not the Aria.
Next question:
Can I add and remove files from the cm7 zip before flashing it? Do I have to rezip it in any special or can windows 7 manage it fine?
EDIT: Ok I guess i need to sign it... lets see...
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It really is as simple as adding or removing a few files from the zip file if you want to modify it.
OTA rootkeeper reports that I have root permission granted (all 5 status are checked). Titanium Backup reports that it has been granted superuser permissions.
I can not get back to my machine that has all my rooting software installed until after the holidays. I need to prevent the 6.2.1 OTA update from breaking root. I read that you all are having success doing this by either renaming OTASilentInstall.apk to OTASilentInstall.bak or freezing the app with Titanium Backup. I have tried both now with no success.
I used File Explorer ES to navigate to /system/apps where I found OTASilentInstall.bak and tried to perform the rename operation, but it reported back: operation failed. I launched Titanium Backup and navigated to OTASilentInstall and selected it, but I do not see any option to "freeze" this app. I would rather rename the .apk to .bak but either solution would be great right now so that I can turn my wireless back on.
Can someone tell me how to rename the file (or save an edited hosts file for that matter) without tethering to ADB? How do I "freeze" OTASilentInstall using Titanium Backup?
gruuvin said:
I used File Explorer ES to navigate to /system/apps where I found OTASilentInstall.bak and tried to perform the rename operation, but it reported back: operation failed.
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Have you enabled 'root mode' in ES File Explorer settings? You must make sure that ES has root permissions. And also make sure that read/write permission is enabled for the folder/file where OTASilentInstall.apk is located. You can change this with ES as well if you've completed the first step.
hachiueno said:
Have you enabled 'root mode' in ES File Explorer settings? You must make sure that ES has root permissions. And also make sure that read/write permission is enabled for the folder/file where OTASilentInstall.apk is located. You can change this with ES as well if you've completed the first step.
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That was it! Duh -- noob mistake! Thank you very much! For some reason I thought it was a 'Root Explorer' by default and I had given it these permissions on install, and then never thought it was settings switchable!
I had to enable 'Root Explorer' and then subsequently enable 'mount file system' (as writable) in ES File Explorer settings.
You're very welcome! Glad it worked out for you!
It appears that freezing/renaming the otasilentinstall will not prevent the auto update to 6.2.1.
I'm pretty sure that the only way that this is working is not because of OTARootkeeper which doesn't stop the update at all, but rather the fact that the OP is has not registered their Kindle Fire. You don't get the update if your device is not registered.
In that case, you don't need to do anything as you won't get pushed (or pulled as it might actually be the case) the update.
cmbeid said:
It appears that freezing/renaming the otasilentinstall will not prevent the auto update to 6.2.1.
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Yes it does. I'm still keeping my wifi off.
Amazon devs aren't daft. I bet they watch these forums too!
gruuvin said:
Yes it does. I'm still keeping my wifi off.
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Oh no it doesn't....
I did everything that was advised (including the above) and I still got the update and lost root.
bus_ter said:
Oh no it doesn't....
I did everything that was advised (including the above) and I still got the update and lost root.
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Sorry, I meant yes it does appear that way (our methods don't work).
Just got the phone, updated to MDL. Stock root and TWRP recovery.
SU is installed. Downloaded and checked root with Root Checker - root affirmed.
Only mod so far is Hotspot with the MDL Odexed through TWRP.
Installed ES File Explorer, and it wont allow me to delete or rename system files (specifically ui sounds).
ES asked for and was given SU permission.
I am only good enough with Android as far as I can follow instructions in these forums - I know nothing beyond that.
Any ideas what the problem may be? I was considering getting Root Explorer, if that will work, but I dont want to drop the 3.99 if the problem is elsewhere or can be fixed.
Thanks for your help.
(And what I am currently trying to accomplish is silencing the camera (or more specifically, editing/saving the feature.xml file to allow menu switching of sound : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261789 - it wont let me save the text edited file - I assume it;s the same problem that wont let me delete/rename.)
Thanks. Without you guys I'd be straight Sprint/Samsung stock - aint nobody got time for that.
DevonSloan said:
Just got the phone, updated to MDL. Stock root and TWRP recovery.
SU is installed. Downloaded and checked root with Root Checker - root affirmed.
Only mod so far is Hotspot with the MDL Odexed through TWRP.
Installed ES File Explorer, and it wont allow me to delete or rename system files (specifically ui sounds).
ES asked for and was given SU permission.
I am only good enough with Android as far as I can follow instructions in these forums - I know nothing beyond that.
Any ideas what the problem may be? I was considering getting Root Explorer, if that will work, but I dont want to drop the 3.99 if the problem is elsewhere or can be fixed.
Thanks for your help.
(And what I am currently trying to accomplish is silencing the camera (or more specifically, editing/saving the feature.xml file to allow menu switching of sound : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261789 - it wont let me save the text edited file - I assume it;s the same problem that wont let me delete/rename.)
Thanks. Without you guys I'd be straight Sprint/Samsung stock - aint nobody got time for that.
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Maybe try renaming the extensions of those files to ".bak"
Hope it helps bud
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Goose0121 said:
Maybe try renaming the extensions of those files to ".bak"
Hope it helps bud
****'ll Buff Out
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Thanks, but that was actually the first thing I tried - it brings up the rename dialogue, but then after change and "ok", nothing is changed. Same with Astro and Root File Manager.
Thanks, though.
Anyone else?
Try pressing Menu and then going to "Root Explorer" and then "Mount R/W"
From there, make sure the path shows RW instead of RO. Click ok.
Exit out of ES File Manager and come back in and check the Root Explorer Mount R/W again to see if RW stuck. If it did, try to see if you can delete.
apexcell said:
Try pressing Menu and then going to "Root Explorer" and then "Mount R/W".
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Clicked on root explorer and it gave a (paraphrased) "ES File Explorer has been given superuser privileges for interactive shell" (or something close to that), but I cant find "Mount R/W" anywhere.
And trying various things keeps giving me "device not supported" errors. Again, a paraphrase as the message isnt on screen long enough for me to get the exact wording.
Thanks again for the help.
Is this what comes up when you click on root explorer?
apexcell said:
Is this what comes up when you click on root explorer?
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No. Nothing opens up. Same settings menu screen, there is just the message that appears below, then disappears, about "superuser permission granted.
I also have same issue where it tells me superuser access has been granted. However, about 15 seconds later I get another message saying "Sorry, test failed. This feature can not run on your phone."
Hmm, that's definitely not right. Try going to the Application manager, to ES File Explorer, Clear data, Uninstall, then re-installing it through Play Store. See if it still does that.
You should definitely get that screen when you go to root explorer.
cap167 said:
I also have same issue where it tells me superuser access has been granted. However, about 15 seconds later I get another message saying "Sorry, test failed. This feature can not run on your phone."
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That is exactly what is happening with me.
Thanks Apex - doing that now.
UPDATE:
Nope. clear, uninstall, reboot, reinstall, reboot... and still getting the same results. Bah.
Does Solid Explorer also fail to be able to delete?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.solidexplorer
Thanks Apex. Solid Explorer worked. Thank you for not giving up on the ideas.
While I am glad I found a solution to deleting the files, I remain a bit concerned about the ES File Explorer problem. It make me think other problems exist that I just haven't hit yet.
Case closed!
Great, glad that worked out for you.
I have a rooted s4 (with 4.4.2).. I'm trying to use ES File Explorer to change permissions on a root folder but it won't change the permissions. After I change them and then go back to the folder it just reverts to its original state. When I tried to use Root Browser to change the permissions it just gave me an error message saying that I couldn't do that. Does that mean my phone is only partially rooted? Or something else?
Sounds like you have no root at all.
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Turdbasket said:
I have a rooted s4 (with 4.4.2).. I'm trying to use ES File Explorer to change permissions on a root folder but it won't change the permissions. After I change them and then go back to the folder it just reverts to its original state. When I tried to use Root Browser to change the permissions it just gave me an error message saying that I couldn't do that. Does that mean my phone is only partially rooted? Or something else?
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Mate ,
Did you check the settings of ES?
top left corner /settings menu / root Explorer ( set to on) and set the options you need (rw, hidden folders.....)
dratsablive said:
Sounds like you have no root at all.
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Root Checker says it's rooted.
MAX 404 said:
Mate ,
Did you check the settings of ES?
top left corner /settings menu / root Explorer ( set to on) and set the options you need (rw, hidden folders.....)
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I have made sure of those settings. .
And ES File Explorer does have Supersu permission.
Turdbasket said:
Root Checker says it's rooted.
I have made sure of those settings. .
And ES File Explorer does have Supersu permission.
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Hi ,
Are your Mount R/W like in the picture?
If so it should work
What folder you want to change?
MAX 404 said:
Hi ,
Are your Mount R/W like in the picture?
If so it should work
What folder you want to change?
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It is like in that picture.... But it still doesn't work. I just switched from Supersu to Superuser and took this screen shot. I'm sure it has to do something with the letters that are red (in the screen shot). I just don't know enough to know what it means.
Turdbasket said:
It is like in that picture.... But it still doesn't work. I just switched from Supersu to Superuser and took this screen shot. I'm sure it has to do something with the letters that are red (in the screen shot). I just don't know enough to know what it means.
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Something is not right , if you are root and your explorer setting are right there should not be any problem to change permission
when you first installed / open ES or root browser it ask you for SU rights , you said you did , in supersu it show you a list of app with SU rights , they were there?
Install Titanium Backup , it will ask you for SU , grant , go to Backup / restore , select any app there click on it on the menu that pops up select freeze...does it let you do it? then you are root , if not then there is a problem with your root
MAX 404 said:
Something is not right , if you are root and your explorer setting are right there should not be any problem to change permission
when you first installed / open ES or root browser it ask you for SU rights , you said you did , in supersu it show you a list of app with SU rights , they were there?
Install Titanium Backup , it will ask you for SU , grant , go to Backup / restore , select any app there click on it on the menu that pops up select freeze...does it let you do it? then you are root , if not then there is a problem with your root
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It was only partially rooted. I flashed a new rom (rooted) and that solved my problem..
I can't delete any system apps with it anymore, does anybody else have the same problem or even a fix for it?
Working fine on 6.01 for me, Did you try uninstalling and reinstalling it?
I just updated to 6.0.1 myself, rooted using superSU 2.61. I too cannot delete system apps using titanium. I tried to uninstalled and reinstall the app (via playstore) but it didn't help.
I also tried to do the same via the root explorer option in ES file explorer and it didn't work. I tried to toggle the root explorer option in ES, but after I turned it off I couldn't turn it on again. Root checker does say that I have root, and other root apps e.g. adaway, xprivacy still work.
Any help and suggestion is most welcome!
case-sensitive said:
I just updated to 6.0.1 myself, rooted using superSU 2.61. I too cannot delete system apps using titanium. I tried to uninstalled and reinstall the app (via playstore) but it didn't help.
I also tried to do the same via the root explorer option in ES file explorer and it didn't work. I tried to toggle the root explorer option in ES, but after I turned it off I couldn't turn it on again. Root checker does say that I have root, and other root apps e.g. adaway, xprivacy still work.
Any help and suggestion is most welcome!
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hey guys, "system less root"
That would modify system... Just freeze the apps.
geoff5093 said:
That would modify system... Just freeze the apps.
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Some people still want to recover the space.
With systemless root you will need to modify the system in TWRP to get titanium and ES working correctly.
It's as simple as going into TWRP and mounting the system R/W.
You then need to open the terminal in the following places:
/system/bin and execute "touch su"
/system/xbin and execute "touch su"
This will create zero byte files for SuperSu to come along and swap/link to on boot so that ES and TiBu can ask for root and get it.
They will then operate as you expect.; with the caveat that you are on your own when you start tinkering and may break something.
tech_head said:
Some people still want to recover the space.
With systemless root you will need to modify the system in TWRP to get titanium and ES working correctly.
It's as simple as going into TWRP and mounting the system R/W.
You then need to open the terminal in the following places:
/system/bin and execute "touch su"
/system/xbin and execute "touch su"
This will create zero byte files for SuperSu to come along and swap/link to on boot so that ES and TiBu can ask for root and get it.
They will then operate as you expect.; with the caveat that you are on your own when you start tinkering and may break something.
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Pretty sure you lose Android Pay with this method though, just FYI if you care about that.
But if you are running Xposed you broke it anyway. There is a way to get it working.
You will need to remove the empty su files you just created to be able to add cards.
You will need to use a Xposed module to hide modifications to the system so that the device check comes back clean.
It's a pain, but if you want Xposed, TiBu, ES and Android Pay, that is the price.
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I usually use this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp
I'm not on 6.0.1 at the moment so I can't test if it works. Anyone wanna test it out and report back?
WizeGuyDezignz said:
I usually use this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp
I'm not on 6.0.1 at the moment so I can't test if it works. Anyone wanna test it out and report back?
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Doesn't work. Apps restore themselves.