Im hoping to get some help to get a theme installed on my phone.
It is rooted successfully, busybox is installed successfully also.
Im trying to put the Minimal Matte theme on my phone, but no success. Actually, I managed to make my Contacts disappear...
So, I would greatly appreciate help! I don't know why the adb commands are not working that are given here:
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl16 /system
adb push Contacts.apk /system/app/
adb push DialerTabActivity.apk /system/app/
adb push Settings.apk /system/app/
adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework/
adb push twframework-res.apk /system/framework/
If I try it like that, the mounting does not work cuz it says "not permitted". So then I try like this and I get this. So it is not working. How do I fix this and how do I get the theme into my phone? Thank you for help,
Here's what I tried:
Code:
c:\>adb shell
$ su
su
# mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl16 /system
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl16 /system
# push Contacts.apk /system/app/
push Contacts.apk /system/app/
push: not found
#
Hey Polar, your commands when you're saying "push Contacts.apk /system/app/" is actually running inside the adb shell.
To do what you did, try this:
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl16 /system
exit
exit
adb push Contacts.apk /system/app/
Let me know if this works!
Also, if you downloaded version 1.3, you can always use the automated bat file! Or did that fail for you too?
Please note that your phone must be rooted! Your phone is rooted right?
barqers said:
Hey Polar, your commands when you're saying "push Contacts.apk /system/app/" is actually running inside the adb shell.
To do what you did, try this:
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl16 /system
exit
exit
adb push Contacts.apk /system/app/
Let me know if this works!
Also, if you downloaded version 1.3, you can always use the automated bat file! Or did that fail for you too?
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Let me try this...
Im very new to all this, so I'd like to learn the tricks manually so I have a better understanding.
barqers said:
Please note that your phone must be rooted! Your phone is rooted right?
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As stated in the first post, it is rooted and busybox is installed. Now..let me try your tips. I will report back.
Hmm..still facing the "permission denied" with these commands:
Code:
c:\>adb shell
$ su
su
# mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl16 /system
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl16 /system
# exit
exit
$ exit
exit
c:\>adb push Contacts.apk /system/app/
failed to copy 'Contacts.apk' to '/system/app//Contacts.apk': Permission denied
Okay, let's try it with a different partition used to remount. Try this out
Code:
adb kill server
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
adb push Contacts.apk /system/app/
If this doesn't work, try rebooting your phone and trying again.
I hope this works, cause I only have 21 minutes left on my laptop battery life
barqers said:
Okay, let's try it with a different partition used to remount. Try this out
Code:
adb kill server
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
adb push Contacts.apk /system/app/
If this doesn't work, try rebooting your phone and trying again.
I hope this works, cause I only have 21 minutes left on my laptop battery life
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Tried this, but it seems I have to reboot since it did not work.
It does not let me use "adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system" when I try it. Only when I do the "su" first and then try that...
Now let me try again after reboot.
Still no dice...
Code:
c:\>adb shell
$ su
su
# mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
# exit
exit
$ exit
exit
c:\>adb push Contacts.apk /system/app/
failed to copy 'Contacts.apk' to '/system/app//Contacts.apk': Permission denied
Okay here are a couple things I've noticed before in the past.
1. The phone could "successfully" be rooted, but not actually work. In this case it's best to re-root your phone. The superoneclick method works well.
2. Maybe adb is just fussing over nothing, so you could try this:
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl16 /system
exit
exit
adb push Contacts.apk /sdcard/
adb push /sdcard/Contacts.apk /system/app/
My primary guess though is that rooting isn't working properly.
barqers said:
Okay here are a couple things I've noticed before in the past.
1. The phone could "successfully" be rooted, but not actually work. In this case it's best to re-root your phone. The superoneclick method works well.
2. Maybe adb is just fussing over nothing, so you could try this:
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl16 /system
exit
exit
adb push Contacts.apk /sdcard/
adb push /sdcard/Contacts.apk /system/app/
My primary guess though is that rooting isn't working properly.
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Well, when I go and click the superuser app and all, I can see stuff happening there. Also, it has asked for permission before for adb when I first used it and I gave it. Now it appears on the list there...so it seems to be working correctly, no? And I did it with the superoneclick and it ran through it smoothly as ever. Now let me try if adb is being fussy.
Now what the heck... It pushed the Contacts.apk on the sdcard, but then this...
Code:
c:\>adb push Contacts.apk /sdcard/
3170 KB/s (3284674 bytes in 1.011s)
c:\>adb push /sdcard/Contacts.apk /system/app/
cannot stat '/sdcard/Contacts.apk': No such file or directory
And I can clearly see the file in the sdcard...
PolarSoul said:
Now what the heck... It pushed the Contacts.apk on the sdcard, but then this...
Code:
c:\>adb push Contacts.apk /sdcard/
3170 KB/s (3284674 bytes in 1.011s)
c:\>adb push /sdcard/Contacts.apk /system/app/
cannot stat '/sdcard/Contacts.apk': No such file or directory
And I can clearly see the file in the sdcard...
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ADB is being truly fussy! Do you have root explorer? Here is my best guess for you. Move the Contacts.apk to the /system/app/ folder manually with Root Explorer, then follow this guide to give the app root permissions:
http://francoforr.blogspot.com/2010/12/cant-reinstall-apks-easy-fix.html
Have to go find Root Explorer.
PolarSoul said:
Have to go find Root Explorer.
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Root explorer is a paid app. But maybe ES File Manager or Astro File Manager will give you root capabilities too!
I tried this to go there with root explorer, gave the right permissions..copied the file and navigated to system/apps. Hit paste..and it tells me "not enough space". What to do now? Getting a little desperate here.
PolarSoul said:
I tried this to go there with root explorer, gave the right permissions..copied the file and navigated to system/apps. Hit paste..and it tells me "not enough space". What to do now? Getting a little desperate here.
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There you go! That's the problem. First check this, does Contacts.apk already exist in /system/app/? If so, use these codes:
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl16 /system
exit
exit
adb rm /system/app/Contacts.apk
adb push Contacts.apk /system/app/
Repeat for each apk file you want to copy over.
Or alternatively you could just use root explorer, delete Contacts.apk and then move over your Contacts.apk from the sdcard. OR You can uninstall some apps and give yourself some available memory in your /system/app/ folder.
You'll need at least 15mb of free space in /system/app/
barqers said:
There you go! That's the problem. First check this, does Contacts.apk already exist in /system/app/? If so, use these codes:
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl16 /system
exit
exit
adb rm /system/app/Contacts.apk
adb push Contacts.apk /system/app/
Repeat for each apk file you want to copy over.
Or alternatively you could just use root explorer, delete Contacts.apk and then move over your Contacts.apk from the sdcard. OR You can uninstall some apps and give yourself some available memory in your /system/app/ folder.
You'll need at least 15mb of free space in /system/app/
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I will go try these, starting from the adb commands. If I finally get this all to work and I have your pretty theme running, we need to go have a beer you and I. For all the help you've given me today.
PolarSoul said:
I will go try these, starting from the adb commands. If I finally get this all to work and I have your pretty theme running, we need to go have a beer you and I. For all the help you've given me today.
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No problem~! Haha, yes we do But I think Finland is far from Canada!
I'm hoping it works for you!
It's not looking good still... *sigh* Still says not enough space. I tried both adb and manual with the same results. What can I do?
PolarSoul said:
It's not looking good still... *sigh* Still says not enough space. I tried both adb and manual with the same results. What can I do?
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If you check settings -> SD card and storage. How much memory does it say you have? If you have less then 10mb either move some apps to the sd card or uninstall some!
Hello,
I am a newbie on this site and android development. I want to installa nd run openvpn to my emulator. I am using these 2 sites for reference :
1)
chengdu110.wordpress com
2010/08/14
want-openvpn-work-on-android-device
2)
android.modaco
content
software
291919
openvpn-on-android/
I am facing couple of problems. From 1st site, I can't copy busybox to system/xbin folder. I get no access, permission failure, etc such messages. Am stuck at this point and thus can't proceed ahead. In Part 2 also need to access /system/lib/ where again problem comes.
In site 2, same cannot access /system/lib or /system/bin folder. Even I can't mount like this : ADB shell mount /system
Command mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system from site 1 was successful.
Even I face problems with cp cmd. Just cp libcrypto.so libcrypto-orig.so doesn't work. I got to give "/system/lib/libcrypto.so cp libcrypto.so libcrypto-orig.so" this format only it copies. Though in the above case "Permission denoed" occured for system/lib. But this foramt worked while copying busybox file.
Can anyone help me with the permission to system folders /xbin, /lib, /bin. Why is mounting required ? Why I am not able to mount directly as mount /system; I need to give full command mount -o rw, .... -t .... /system. I am not sure what all to give in the "..." place - had just copied it from site 1.
Any help, guidance is highly appreciated. I use Eclipse DDMS and Android emulator 2.3.3. Please try to help me.
I am trying to move the vending.apk into system/app from the command line.
I was going to use ES File manager. However, when I try to do 'root explorer' it fails. I do still believe I have a working root because SU works from the adb shell..
Here is what is driving me crazy, I can't seem to move or copy the file from the adb shell after I root and mount the folder as read/write.
I run these commands to set permissions and mount it read/write.
SU
# mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
However after running SU it returns 'cp not found' when I try to run cp to copy the file. Example...
# cp /mnt/sdcard/Vending.apk /sytem/appVending.apk
cp: not found
If I try to move it, it returns this error.
# mv /mnt/sdcard/Vending.apk /system/app/Vending.apk
failed on '/mnt/sdcard/Vending.apk' - Cross-device link
Is there something else I need to do to move or copy after running SU?
You would first have to fix the mount command because it's not a yaffs2 filesystem, and it's not /dev/block/mtdblock3. The correct command should be "mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p9". Then try to copy it over to /system/app.
If it still fails, you can adb push it to /system/app after having mounted the partition in read/write.
i just moved it with explorer myself
Try to rename it from .apk to .jpg and copy it with ES File Manager. If it's successful rename it back to .apk after it's in /system/app.
I have a rooted stock kitkat nexus 4. I've been trying to use various sql editors to edit some values and it always fails, despite getting the popup that root has been enabled for the application.
It looks like the problem is /system is mounted ro and never manages to get remounted rw.
I tried running an app that does nothing but remount /system, which gets the same success popup but also does not change the mount to rw.
If I adb to shell, I get a non-root shell and "su" just hangs.
All the apps that want su access say they have succeeded in getting it. Ideas?
I have no idea. You may need to use a custom ROM? Your best bet is mounting it in recovery and editing the filesystem from outside.
Try to use es file explorer. It has an option to mount system rw. Always worked for me.
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Ok, I know a little bit more. The reason my adb shell was hanging on "su", was the supersu popop on the phone which I wasn't looking at.
Now I can get a root shell.
The interesting thing is that how the mount ro/rw option appears is dependent on the permission of the process. For example:
# adb shell
[email protected]:/ $ mount | grep system
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system ext4 ro,seclabel,relatime,data=ordered 0 0
[email protected]:/ $ su
[email protected]:/ # mount |grep system
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system ext4 rw,seclabel,relatime,data=ordered 0 0
That said, its not so clear if the mount permission is what I'm actually fighting. I'm trying to use sqlite to toggle preferred network mode.
One way to do that is by installing sqlite3 in /system/bin. There is an app for that but it fails, I assume because of the mount but maybe for some other reason.
Now that I have a root shell I could install sqlite3 manually, but I haven't been able to find a copy of the binary.
Ok, found a working sqlite3, installed it manually from the shell and all is well. In case anyone else is looking for one, I got it at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1236218&d=1343863492