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[Q] While Rooting, I get this message in terminal emulator

I used Visionary11 to root A friends mytouch (didn't use 14 because it wouldnt work), it worked, went to terminal emulator to type in commands & I get this message...
superuser permissions have been granted & when I go to visionary it shows my device is already rooted... Any Suggestions??

you getting that because you don't have the file extracted correctly.
when you download the root.zip (folder) you should of extracted another folder called [root].
you need to store just the folder and it's contents on the root of your SD card.
take a peek at my how to root.sh your phone link in my signature.

you know what.... you are correct, I just put the Zip file itself onto my SD card, Thanks

King350z said:
you know what.... you are correct, I just put the Zip file itself onto my SD card, Thanks
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Glad to help
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[Q] U8800 2.3 owerseas remove stock apk

Since I cant post in development section I will ask here if someone can help me. I have U8800 with 2.3 stock rom and I cant remove stock apps (swype in my case).I am rooted with DooMLoRD_v3_ROOT and SU is instaled. I did find apk file (/cust/hw/default/apk) but I am not able to remove it. I tried with titanium backup, root explorer, terminal emulator (cant find target) and with super manager.It seems like I am half rooted as root explorer cant mount rw in cust directory but works in system directory.Any idea is welcome,thank you!

You need to do it manually via adb shell. First to mount the partition as rw and then to remove it. I want to remove this file too, so I' ll try it asap.
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I tried but this partition which is on /dev/block/loop0 cannot be mounted rw, I get a permission denied error.

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In pinkscreen mode delete cust.image file,then delete apps with titanium backup.

We want to delete only some apps.
With your way we loose all huawei' s custom configuration, it' s like we don' t install step3.
This is not a solution.

I hope that we can find solution for this as I want to instal costum swype with my language enabled (slovenian) and can not do it untill I remove stock one. If any of you can post in development section maybe you can ask there if they know the solution for this, thank you!

I fixed it.
I deleted all unneeded apks (stock apps) that stored in cust.img
My method;
1. On Slitaz Linux 3.0
2. Open terminal
3. Copy cust.img from phone to /home folder
4. mkdir tmp
5. mount cust.img /home/tmp
6. cd /home/tmp/hw/default/app
7. Delete apk files what you don't want
8. unmount tmp
9. Copy cust.img from /home folder to phone

Ok, but I dont have linux or terminal on my computer. Is there any way to do this via terminal emulator on the phone? Or is there some step by step guide how to do it as I am not really familiar with terminal or its use.

http://www.multiupload.com/EKPGJ7EUGO
This is "cleared" cust.img. That contains only these apks;
BeyondTheSkyTheme.apk
Calendar.apk
CalendarProvider.apk
DeskClock.apk
ToolBox.apk
1. Download this rar archive and open it.
2. Start your phone in pink screen mode
3. Backup original cust.img to your computer
4. Copy "cleared" cust.img from rar to phone.

Thank you,I managed to install swype in my language and it works great. I was wondering if there is any chance to extract all factory .apk files and post them somewere so people could donload them and install them if they want. I am missing that weather clock widget but swype is far more important to me, so thank you again to make it possible.

This rar archive contains all apks that stored in cust.img -->> http://www.multiupload.com/8DWKNVTXML
Just copy apk file (which ones do you want) to "/system/app" folder and restart.
or
This is only TotemWeather.apk -->> http://www.multiupload.com/IWX7U3G5FU
Just copy to "/system/app" folder and restart.

Thank you, you are the best. Will this cust.img work with 2.3 beta which will be released this thursday according to Huawei? If not I wont update again as I just managed to adjust phone to my needs.

I hope, it will works with the new update. If not, i'll fix it when update released.

could you give us a cleared cust.img for the official 2.3.5???

Trying to Root Nexu s I9020A on 2.3.6

Hello XDA,
So I was following a youtube guide that shows how to root nexus s. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSD92Qjt5Og). This is one click verison. So after unlocking the bootloader, when its time to select flash CWM, the CMD window would just close. I guess the file i was using were bad. So then i switched over to another youtube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA6DlAqYUeo). In this video, (using the files in video's description), I mananged to flash CWM (but i used the latest verison of CWM 5023-cyan.img). Then pretty much followed the video and got superuser installed on my nexus. Now when i tried to boot into recovery, it will not boot into CWM. it shows the android with exclamation mark and there when i press volume up and power, i am taken to the stock recovery i guess.. So now I am confused if my phone is rooted. I do have superuser installed on my phone right now (version that was included in the 2nd youtube video) but I don't have CWM. I am interested in flashing other ROMS. How and what should i do? Sorry for the long explanation. Thanks for your help

Use root explorer or similar program to rename the file "/system/etc/install-recovery.sh" to anything you like (e.g. install-recovery.sh.bak), as this script is run on boot and replaces a custom bootloader if it is installed. After this just flash CWM again and you can be free
You'll have to do this anytime you install a Google Stock ROM.

Harbb said:
Use root explorer or similar program to rename the file "/system/etc/install-recovery.sh" to anything you like (e.g. install-recovery.sh.bak), as this script is run on boot and replaces a custom bootloader if it is installed. After this just flash CWM again and you can be free
You'll have to do this anytime you install a Google Stock ROM.
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I installed ES File Explorer and I cannot locate any folder called system.. the only 3 folders I see are "android", "clockworkmod", "Lost.DIR". root explorer is paid app. do you know any other free app. I don't know if this ES File explorer allows me to see system files. Its only showing whats on SD card...

NVM... i managed to get another app.. that allowed me to change the file name as you suggested.. then i installed ROM manager.. Flashed CWM from there.. and rebooted into recovery.. and GUESS WHAT.. I GOT CWM.. .. thanks buddy..

No worries mate. BTW, for ES, you need to go to options and tick the two options all the way at the bottom (enable root, mount /system).

[Q] Ics 4.0.3 rooted but unable to copy to system/fonts

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...
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[Q] Cannot delete or rename recovery-from-boot.p

Hi, I'm pretty inexperienced when it comes to Acer devices, although I've successfully installed roms on my Samsung Galaxy Player. I've been reading around and everyone's saying that you have to delete or rename the recovery-from-boot.p from my Acer a500 before flashing a recovery, but it never gives me permission to write in the /system folder. I have root and I'm using ES file explorer (although i tried basically every other root explorer). I can read / write in every other folder but just not the /system folder. What can i do? Thanks~

ryukiri said:
Hi, I'm pretty inexperienced when it comes to Acer devices, although I've successfully installed roms on my Samsung Galaxy Player. I've been reading around and everyone's saying that you have to delete or rename the recovery-from-boot.p from my Acer a500 before flashing a recovery, but it never gives me permission to write in the /system folder. I have root and I'm using ES file explorer (although i tried basically every other root explorer). I can read / write in every other folder but just not the /system folder. What can i do? Thanks~
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If you have root (which you can download a root verify app from the market), then in ES Explorer, you must set the /system to R/W.
If you can't change to R/W, then you only have half root, and need to fastboot a modified boot.img (kernel) that has the security removed. This of course depends on if you have the v8 bootloader installed.
Basically, to get the full luxury of everything, you need to have the V8 unlocked bootloader, install CWM, Without booting to the OS, boot into recovery and install one of the custom roms. Some of them are stock with the bloat removed (also the recovery.p and install.recovery.sh removed).
Check the sticky threads and you'll find several methods for doing this. But remember, get and write down your UID number before installing anything.
MD

Moscow Desire said:
If you have root (which you can download a root verify app from the market), then in ES Explorer, you must set the /system to R/W.
If you can't change to R/W, then you only have half root, and need to fastboot a modified boot.img (kernel) that has the security removed. This of course depends on if you have the v8 bootloader installed.
Basically, to get the full luxury of everything, you need to have the V8 unlocked bootloader, install CWM, Without booting to the OS, boot into recovery and install one of the custom roms. Some of them are stock with the bloat removed (also the recovery.p and install.recovery.sh removed).
Check the sticky threads and you'll find several methods for doing this. But remember, get and write down your UID number before installing anything.
MD
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In order to get full root, is it okay if i re-root the device again? I can't seem to install the v8 bootloader to work..