Hi!
I'm trying to enable Ad Hoc mode on an Acer A500 running OTA ICS. I installed the Acer USB drivers; rooted it with blackthund3r_ICS_Root 6.0; checked it with Root Checker Basic; installed ADB on my Win7 PC; and checked that "ADB devices" reponds with a device ID; and obtained the WPA_supplicant file mentioned in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1625962
Every time I try to copy the new WPA_supplicant file to /system/bin, it fails. Also, copying WPA_supplicant with Root Explorer fails, even with the partition mounted RW.
Help! What am I missing?
TIA.
tlyonstlyons said:
Hi!
I'm trying to enable Ad Hoc mode on an Acer A500 running OTA ICS. I installed the Acer USB drivers; rooted it with blackthund3r_ICS_Root 6.0; checked it with Root Checker Basic; installed ADB on my Win7 PC; and checked that "ADB devices" reponds with a device ID; and obtained the WPA_supplicant file mentioned in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1625962
Every time I try to copy the new WPA_supplicant file to /system/bin, it fails. Also, copying WPA_supplicant with Root Explorer fails, even with the partition mounted RW.
Help! What am I missing?TIA.
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You're not missing anything. The root method, does not give you true 100% System R-W access. Not with the stock bootloader. What you can try,
Copy your wpa file to the internal memory (remember where it is) (also long press and select copy)
Then run the included app "a500 Remounter" and select the System R-W option. (this was installed when you rooted) Then quickly go to your file manager, and set /System to R-W and try to paste your wpa file there.
You;ll have to play with this to get it going. Might have to do it a couple of times. This was a big pain, as I had to be very quick when doing things, as the R-W went away quickly.
I know you tried this a couple of times, but try it again. Also, make sure you;re using his version6 root app. It's a little better.
It's the reason why I moved to the ver3 hacked bootloader&kernel combo.
Your R-W usually goes away after you close the file manager app.
Hurray!
Thank you Moscow Desire. Being quick seems to have done the trick.
But here's a tip for others: Es File Explorer, in spite of claiming otherwise, doesn't seem to allow changing file permissions.
tlyonstlyons said:
Thank you Moscow Desire. Being quick seems to have done the trick.
But here's a tip for others: Es File Explorer, in spite of claiming otherwise, doesn't seem to allow changing file permissions.
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Yeah, another one that doesn't work well with the stock bootloader/root method is File Explorer HD. It just plain refuses. (hadn't used ES FE in a long time, so completely forgot about that one). Root Explorer is a little more reliable.
Glad you got it changed.
Also, when I was running stock and ver2 bootloader, I noticed I had to run the root program again to get R-W. Doesn't hurt anything, just had to run it again. But with ver3 bootloader w/altered boot.img, no problems. All explorer programs seem to work like they should.
Moscow Desire said:
Yeah, another one that doesn't work well with the stock bootloader/root method is File Explorer HD. It just plain refuses. (hadn't used ES FE in a long time, so completely forgot about that one). Root Explorer is a little more reliable.
Glad you got it changed.
Also, when I was running stock and ver2 bootloader, I noticed I had to run the root program again to get R-W. Doesn't hurt anything, just had to run it again. But with ver3 bootloader w/altered boot.img, no problems. All explorer programs seem to work like they should.
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Hmm I'd never had to rush to get remounted rw and having to press it in root explorer is a bug in RE. If you remount rw from cold THEN load Root Explorer it will show /system as already mounted rw
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blackthund3r said:
Hmm I'd never had to rush to get remounted rw and having to press it in root explorer is a bug in RE. If you remount rw from cold THEN load Root Explorer it will show /system as already mounted rw
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Maybe on some systems it does. I brought this up a few weeks ago. Maybe it's tablet specific.
After a week or so, the Remounter failed to change System to R-W. It claimed it did, but Root explorer still showed R-O. You couldn't change it. No other changes were made to the OS.
Ver6 did the same under ver2 bootloader with stock kernel. You had to be quick to do the changes, as the other user said. It's not a fluke.
Other known oddities,,,
File Explored HD would not recognize it. Failed to change System to R-W, Updating to Ver3 BL and kernel fixed this.
Of course it's a damn fine tool. It works well for most people. And we're thankful you take a part in development. Wish more would get involved.
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hey,
I am trying to do the WPA suplicant file swap but I cannot get swap to stick. I paste the new file over the original but nothing changes. The file still reads Oct 14th when the new one should read nov 28.
The problem seems to be the inability to change mount r/o to mount r/w/. I can only click the Mount rab when I am in the first folder. As soon as I click on the System folder the Mount button greys out and does nothing.
When I try to delete the original WPA file it comes back as soon as I leave the folder, if I copy the new one over the old one the old one remains.
any ideas?
btw: sprint Tab
Exact same problem here, Root Explorer had served me well on other Android devices but this time, no go. There must be some extra protection on the tab, not sure how to defeat it...
I presume you are rooted, and the Superuser app shows that Root Explorer has been granted root privileges?
Regards,
Dave
^ Thanks for for tip.
I have been experiencing the same problems with my Captivate...couldn't get Root Explorer to mount as R/W. Took a look at Superuser and sure enough Root Explorer was not being granted the permissions. So went into recovery and re-rooted and after reboot it was good to go...Root Explorer was listed as one of the apps in Superuser that had been granted permissions and I was able to mount as R/W.
I know that I have a Captivate and not a Galaxy Tab, but this is subject related and just wanted to share my learning experience and appreciation for the help from others even when searching outside of my device forum.
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
Sent from my Liberty using XDA App
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.
Has anyone got a working AD-Blocker for the ICS Roms...?
I have tried to update the host file manually and this has not worked... as system is R/O
Tried setprop system.mount rw still no joy....
Just wondered if anyone had got anything working....
Thanks
nihilist_ said:
Has anyone got a working AD-Blocker for the ICS Roms...?
I have tried to update the host file manually and this has not worked... as system is R/O
Tried setprop system.mount rw still no joy....
Just wondered if anyone had got anything working....
Thanks
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You can change hosts file with rooted device. I suggest use Es File explorer for full access R/W file system. If you edit hosts file on windows, you must convert it using dos2unix before copy to A500.
ROOT WITH
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1546593
DO NOT INSTALL FACELOCK or ACER RING
then after you open your tablet.
1 - Launch A500 Remount
2 - Press /system (Full access in ICS LEAK)
reboot your tablet
redo 1 and 2
then
use root explorer, go to system and press r/w button to change to r/w that should work
1) Get root as mentioned earlier
2) download AdFree from the Play Store. It works with ICS
This is the easiest method
Bloodflame said:
1) Get root as mentioned earlier
2) download AdFree from the Play Store. It works with ICS
This is the easiest method
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This is a good method, however I noticed some problems with links to sites with ad redirects not working with AdFree. ROM Toolbox on the Play Store has an ad blocking option built in that has some more options (such as blocking risky sites or porn) so you can tweak to your liking.
AdAway also works, plus it has quite good block lists (AdFree misses some ads for me).
Thanks guys... I have root access already but still cant get R/W....
I am going to flash another ROM via CM.....
I used to like it when the old flash able ZIP files work..
Thanks
again to all
nihilist_ said:
Thanks guys... I have root access already but still cant get R/W....
I am going to flash another ROM via CM.....
I used to like it when the old flash able ZIP files work..
Thanks
again to all
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Do you follow what I said or you just quick read..
the R/W you get it by doing what I said.
sometimes it's just weird, but reboot, and remount in RW then USE ONLY ROOT EXPLORER to mount R/W system/ others didn t make them work...
and command line neither...
Hello,
Thank you for helping me solve this problem. I am completely new to android.
I needed to install Indic fonts on acer a500. I used Blackthund3r's Easy tool to root ICS 4.0.3. But then when I try to copy the fonts into system/fonts on the device the copy always fails. I have tried Root Explorer, EZ File Browzer, etc.
What am I doing wrong? Ofcourse the rooting tool is successful in rooting the device... at least it says so. And I set the file system in the a500 root tool app to RW. But the copy still fails.
TIA.
Shparekh said:
Hello,
Thank you for helping me solve this problem. I am completely new to android.
I needed to install Indic fonts on acer a500. I used Blackthund3r's Easy tool to root ICS 4.0.3. But then when I try to copy the fonts into system/fonts on the device the copy always fails. I have tried Root Explorer, EZ File Browzer, etc.
What am I doing wrong? Ofcourse the rooting tool is successful in rooting the device... at least it says so. And I set the file system in the a500 root tool app to RW. But the copy still fails.
TIA.
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You have root access but your system folder is still on read only. You need to set permissions to RW.
if using root explorer go to the folder you wanna copy from or to and click the grey box at the top saying "mount -rw" you will then be able to copy.
its like setting a windows file from read only to read,write,delete
Going from memory, but I think I remember reading that Blackthund3r only gives half root. You may not be able to mount the system folder as rw the usual way.
But Blackthund3r should have also installed an app called A500 Remount. If you have it, open and you will see an option to set system to mount r/w.
Then you should be able to paste what you need. After that, r/w permission will last until your next reboot. After reboot you'll need to use A500 Remount again if you need to access /system again.
Good luck...
Sent from my A500 using XDA
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
****'ll Buff Out
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.
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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.