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problems installing anything

I try to install apk packages like godzson dialer and clear_keyboard and i get errors.
I used apps installer and android dev
apps installer tells me It cannot install the app
android dev I run
adb install C:\clear_keyboard\system\app\HTC_IME.apk
I get
failure [install_parse_failed_unexpected_exception]
I searched for hours finding solutions that say i need to push the files to /system/apps and doing that there is permissions involved and I cant seem to touch anything in /system.
When I run chmod 777 /system i get an error saying unable to change read only file system.
I thought all of this was going to be simple tasks but it's getting really annoying any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for everything.

if yr installing through and use
Make sure phone is synced
Make sure app is in tool file I'd adk file
Make sure when at command prompt Ur in adk/tools file first
Adb remount
Adb push (app.apk) /system/(app/framework)

ok I figured out my problem but fixing it is going to be quite confusing. Looks like I would have to know a lot more than I do to fix it. Basically the adb is not reading the phone as root (or something like that). And the ro.secure is set to 1 which it should be set to 0 to be considerd root. So therefore I have to reinstall a bootimg. Ive been reading it on another forum page but i cant post it cause my account hasn't been verified yet. but it's this forum and here is the thread showthread.php?t=443041&page=2
but it's like french to me!!! If anyone can dumb this down for me I would really appreciate it lol thanks a lot you guys have been so much help in the little amount of time ive been a member to this forum. Thank you

redlinethecar said:
I try to install apk packages like godzson dialer and clear_keyboard and i get errors.
I used apps installer and android dev
apps installer tells me It cannot install the app
android dev I run
adb install C:\clear_keyboard\system\app\HTC_IME.apk
I get
failure [install_parse_failed_unexpected_exception]
I searched for hours finding solutions that say i need to push the files to /system/apps and doing that there is permissions involved and I cant seem to touch anything in /system.
When I run chmod 777 /system i get an error saying unable to change read only file system.
I thought all of this was going to be simple tasks but it's getting really annoying any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for everything.
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First, put your apk's in your "C:\AndroidSDK\Tools\" Folder
Second open the cmd window and do "cd C:\AndroidSDK\Tools\"
Third do "adb remount"
Fourth "adb push xxxx.apk /system/app/"
that will install them

When remounting I get error
Code:
remount failed: Operation not permitted
but I continue anyway and the
Code:
adb push HTC_IME.apk /system/app
sends the file with no problem but it doesn't install it though.

Here are steps to do if it is not already installed on your phone. However, if it is you can not install when it is already there. I'm not sure how to remove in terminal and everything I've tried it tells me read only blah, blah, blah...
I tried mount -o remount,rw /system---that is suppose to work.
1.Make sure anything you want installed is in
the root of the sdcard..(/sdcard/nameoffile.apk)
2. Download a terminal emulator from the market.
If it installs continue..If not then continue on back to the thread.
3. Open up the terminal emulator. It should ask permission from SU. >Always allow
4. Now type the following
su (hit enter)
install /sdcard/name_of_file.apk /system/app/name_of_file.apk----if it is a system app
If it is a downloaded app then use /data/app

Ok.... well I tried that way also and I get the error
Code:
install: not found
I downloaded the terminal app from the market and entered the commands as you said for ex.
Code:
install /sdcard/HTC_IME.apk /system/app/HTC_IME.apk
Thanks a lot though I wish it could have been that easy.

Serious Rooting problem!!

I am no noob when it comes to rooting- I've had my D1 and Incredible both rooted manually.
However, I'm having some serious problems rooting the DroidX...
I have all the drivers and ADB software installed. This is the 3rd computer i've tried this on and i've been receiving the same errors.
Droid X
Froyo 2.2
1) when i try to adb push exploid to /sqlite_stmt_journals/exploid - i received an error message that says that there is no such file or directory.
instead i adb pushed exploid to /data/local/tmp - and went on from there.
2) I'm able to run ./exploid and even get to the rootshell- but then when i try to cp /sdcard/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk - an error occurs that says /sdcard/Superuser.apk is a directory (not copied)
3) I also tried running the 1-click root for the DX - and it fails every time.
I'm completely stuck. Any ideas?

The Answer
To problems one: Where are you getting your information on how to root the X?
To problem two: Did you remember to mount the system to read-write (rw)? And to problem three: Try using this instead, if your on the official OTA of 2.2 FroYo, GO HERE!!!
The link above is what you need and it is the first post on the page.
Good Luck
-Cameron
*edit*
Apparently I'm not allowed to post links...
rootzwiki.com/index.php/Smartphones/Motorola/Droid-X/Droid-X.html
*end*

got it
yeah i forgot to mount the system- started getting "read-only" errors- the rooting instructions that i was reading seemed to have left that out... :-/

G2 Rooting Problem

Hey all,
I would like to know, what I might have done wrong in the rooting process. I used
This Tutorial hxxp://g2hacks.com/g2-hacks/how-to-root-g2-phone/
I made it to step #18 and was stopped by this error:
Code:
/data/local/tmp/root: data/local/tmp/busybox: not found
/data/local/tmp/root: data/local/tmp/busybox: not found
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory
/data/local/tmp/root: /system/xbin/busybox: not found
cp: not found
cp: not found
Ideas?
Thanks,
Danny

Here is a screenshot of what I pushed to the phone:
hxxp://i.imgur.com/No1id.jpg

You have a typo in your push command for busybox (you renamed it to root instead, which then got overwritten when you pushed root). Just push busybox again.

How do I back out and enter that push command again?
What would I type?
I'm a total novice.

On your comp, just type the command again:
Code:
adb push G2TempRoot/busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox
Then on your phone, in Terminal, just run the root command again:
Code:
/data/local/tmp/root
It should complete this time.

I made a mess. Check it:
hxxp://i.imgur.com/y3NRW.jpg

You are still in the adb shell (basically creates a terminal on your phone that you can interact with on your computer).
Type "exit" to leave the shell. This will return you to the regular command prompt (instead of the $). Then try the push command again.

So now the phone terminal gives me this:
Code:
/data/local/tmp/busybox: permission denied

Oh sorry, forgot you needed to set permissions on the file. Run this command again from your computer:
Code:
adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/tmp/*
Then it should all work fine.

The errors are getting shorter
Now I get this:
Code:
mkdir failed for /system/xbin, File exists

This error doesn't matter (it's really more of a warning in this case) and is actually expected.
You should actually be rooted if you didn't see anything else.

AND I'M ROOTED... THANK YOU!
I'm new to Android from iOS. Any ROMS you would recommend?

Danny.B said:
AND I'M ROOTED... THANK YOU!
I'm new to Android from iOS. Any ROMS you would recommend?
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Congrats! And there are a few threads about this that you can read through (just search for them). If you like HTC Sense (the interface HTC adds to a lot of their phones---basically lots nice visuals and extra polish to things), you can try Virtuous. If you like the stock look that the G2 comes with, there is a stock DEODEX rom out there. By de-odexing the rom, you can do things like customize the framework (e.g., customize the status bar icons/colors or add a battery percentage to it). Lots of people here (myself included), use CyanogenMod. It's close to stock but with lots of tweaks/extras (it's based on the Android Open Source Project or AOSP). It's also nice because it has frequent updates and constant development (they recently started pushing test builds that are based on Gingerbread---the new Android update only available on Nexus S).
Now that you are rooted though, it's easy enough to install Rom Manager and test them all out. Be sure to create a backup first as well.

ROM Manager installed. I'm backed up.
Thanks again for your help.

i cant flash the engineering hboot keep getting error md5sum : not found Verification of hboot-eng.img failed i re-download the files, re-extracted them to my SD card, and ran the flash_hboot script 3x still nothing plz help but im rooted and backed up

Did not want to create a new thread so I'm posting it here.
First off, I haven't tried rooting any of my phones previously so I'm obviously making a mistake somewhere.Hope someone here can help me out.
I installed visionary+ r14 but it just blacked out the screen with a heading.I've read elsewhere that it has all to do with the new firmware updates.My update for the DZ seems to be country a specific one and came out a couple of weeks back.
Anyway,
I tried this visionary method a few times but the phone just hung and I had to go to the homescreen and uninstall Visionary and reboot to get the phone to run smoothly again.
Then I read another way of rooting the thing and it took me here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_G2
After a couple of tries I was able to push the files to the DZ but got stuck at this command:
adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/tmp/*
The error it gives me is:
Unable to chmod /data/local/tmp/sqlite3: operation not permitted
Strange thing is, yesterday at the same point it gave me the same error but it was 'busybox' instead of sqlite3 and right before that it was something else.Which should mean that those earlier commands were run successfully by the terminal.
P.S. Debugging mode is on.Visionary is uninstalled. followed all the steps mentioned in the guide.

Okay.So I format the phone memory and I'm now able to move a few steps ahead.
But as soon as it seems that everything is going well, the terminal emulator refuses to open at this step:
"Launch Terminal Emulator, it Force Closes. Launch a second time, and you'll have a root shell "
waited a while and there is only a blank screen showing up.

mohitanfield said:
Okay.So I format the phone memory and I'm now able to move a few steps ahead.
But as soon as it seems that everything is going well, the terminal emulator refuses to open at this step:
"Launch Terminal Emulator, it Force Closes. Launch a second time, and you'll have a root shell "
waited a while and there is only a blank screen showing up.
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It looks like you are trying to root a DZ with a firmeware version >= 1.72.
If yes to have to downgrade it to 1.34 first.
See either the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905261 or the more comprehensive at http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=HTC_Desire_Z:_Rooting
But if your CID is other then the ones stated in the the first thread you need a goldcard to downgrade first, which is also described in the first thread.
have fun - Guhl

Thanks a lot for your reply and as is the case, my phones CID is HTC_38 which does not seem to be downgradable without a gold card.
I read the procedure and although its well explained, it will take a bit of time.
Will try it sometime soon hopefully, although I wish someone would just make a simple rooting app for the newer versions!

It took us month without sleep to create the existing rooting tools. So I do not see any simple rooting tools on the horizon

[Q] ADB push permission denied while trying to temp root on HTC Glacier via Windows

Hello all,
I'll preface this by saying that I'm completely new to android phones and rooting them so I apologize for being noob in advance.
I have been following this guide (wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=TMobile_myTouch_4G:_Full_Update_Guide) to a tee and have ended up stuck at #6 with failed to copy/permission denied errors when I attempt to push busybox, superuser, or temp root over to my phone. I believe I have everything in order, such as: having the latest java sdk, installing the latest android sdk at c:\, downloading and installing the latest platform-tools (rev 4) and google usb driver, and changing the variable value section of path to "%SystemRoot%;C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools;C:\android-sdk-windows\tools", but i just cannot seem to execute the commands and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I will also add that my phones settings are enabled for usb debugging and disk drive connection to PC.
This is exactly the command I'm trying:
C:\Users\thepaperescape>cd c:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
c:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb push su /sdcard/su
failed to copy 'su' to '/sdcard/su': Permission denied
Any help would be awesome. And sorry to make a new post... I've tried searching for 3 hours but cannot find the exact same incident.
Thanks

thepaperescape said:
Hello all,
I'll preface this by saying that I'm completely new to android phones and rooting them so I apologize for being noob in advance.
I have been following this guide (wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=TMobile_myTouch_4G:_Full_Update_Guide) to a tee and have ended up stuck at #6 with failed to copy/permission denied errors when I attempt to push busybox, superuser, or temp root over to my phone. I believe I have everything in order, such as: having the latest java sdk, installing the latest android sdk at c:\, downloading and installing the latest platform-tools (rev 4) and google usb driver, and changing the variable value section of path to "%SystemRoot%;C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools;C:\android-sdk-windows\tools", but i just cannot seem to execute the commands and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I will also add that my phones settings are enabled for usb debugging and disk drive connection to PC.
This is exactly the command I'm trying:
C:\Users\thepaperescape>cd c:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
c:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb push su /sdcard/su
failed to copy 'su' to '/sdcard/su': Permission denied
Any help would be awesome. And sorry to make a new post... I've tried searching for 3 hours but cannot find the exact same incident.
Thanks
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You need to have VISIONary.apk downloaded and installed on your phone. and make sure to run it with Visionary.sh and Set system to r/w both checked. And try it again.
How ever their are much easier methods. This being one of them. Makes sure to go to page two.

neidlinger said:
You need to have VISIONary.apk downloaded and installed on your phone. and make sure to run it with Visionary.sh and Set system to r/w both checked. And try it again.
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The guide I am using gives instructions on how to root specifically without visionary so I'd like to stick to it's outline but just find guidance on how to make it work.

thepaperescape said:
The guide I am using gives instructions on how to root specifically without visionary so I'd like to stick to it's outline but just find guidance on how to make it work.
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okay.
I've seen alot of people try this method and very little come out okay.
you need SU access to push objects to the phone. The phone is seeing it as a foreign object and is wanting to prevent it from being pushed. The only other option you'd have is to turn on mass media storage and drop/drag the objects to the root of the SDcard.

Agreed with neidlinger, if I'm not mistaken you must have atleast temproot to be able to use the command 'SU' as it stands for superuser and as ridiculous as it sounds you are not the superuser of your phone, Google is
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA Premium App

Nicgraner said:
Agreed with neidlinger, if I'm not mistaken you must have atleast temproot to be able to use the command 'SU' as it stands for superuser and as ridiculous as it sounds you are not the superuser of your phone, Google is
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA Premium App
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SU was actually Switch User but Super User is used ATM due to the confusion it created to the newbies a decade ago who didn't understand how permission base structure on *nix worked. Which always required chmod and whole rwx thing even made it more confusing so they preallocated it with [email protected] with UiD:0 as default permission.
Now what I like to know is why are you using that howto? As neidlinger stated just run VISIONary+ to get TempROOT and then do root.sh to obtain PermROOT. If you need to unlock the CiD just call TMo and get the code free as no need to risk it. But if you still want Radio S=OFF then just do the simple gfree step and you will have it.

You shouldn't need temproot to push a file to your sd card. Have you made sure the file is in the same folder as adb directory?

UsrBkp said:
Now what I like to know is why are you using that howto?
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Well for one, I chose that guide because my goal is to install cyanogen and that is found directly off their site regarding my phone. My expectation is that a group of developers so renowned for their contributions should be able to correctly explain how to get to the point of install. Still I know it's a wiki, and things are constantly changing (generally faster than the wiki). For instance, I did notice that the wiki was incorrect about the location of the google usb drivers post download. I assume that is due to the newer version of the sdk i installed. And the jdk r25 is pretty new and I believe that to be one of the other things causing me problems, but I don't know for sure.
neidlinger said:
The only other option you'd have is to turn on mass media storage and drop/drag the objects to the root of the SDcard.
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I tried doing this for those two files (su and superuser) that are supposed to be pushed onto the sd root and i thought it worked. cmd allowed me to push the other three files into /data/... no problem. chmod to 0755 even seemed to work (it neither explicitly approved or denied). but then when I got to step 8, terminal on the phone said i did not have access to run that command.
shuka325 said:
You shouldn't need temproot to push a file to your sd card. Have you made sure the file is in the same folder as adb directory?
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That's what I figured based off of the guide (since it's a guide on GETTING TO temproot, but what do I know... i'm supernoob. I've attached an image to see if you can see ANYTHING wrong with what I'm trying to do.
Thanks for everything guys!

I would give up that guide and use VISIONary to gain Temp Root & Root.sh to obtain perm Root. Then install the latest rom manager and make sure CWM sticks. Then you can flash CM7, or any other ROM for that matter.

Is there any guide you all think stands above the rest?!?!

thepaperescape said:
Is there any guide you all think stands above the rest?!?!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13989736&postcount=6

[SOLVED] Adb Access Denied on Rooted Kindle Fire

Hi everyone. As a new Kindle Fire user, I bought mine AFTER the recent Kindle 6.2 update. After following step-by-step the instructions posted on this forum to root KF, I seemed to have succeeded at my first attempt. However, when trying to copy and paste either vending.apk or amarket.apk to system/app folder using File Expert which I got from Amazon store, I couldn't get it to work. This means I don't see either apps in the system app folder after I paste them there. I followed the instructions to the T and rebooted KF, still no show. I then tried to install it via adb, I was able to "adb install" googleservice frameworks on KF. But when trying to "adb push" the market app to system/app, I keep getting "adb access denied". I tried re-rooting with superoneclick, still can't "adb push".
I really don't know what went wrong. BTW, I could hard install the market app on to KF and gained access to the market. (I thought KF blocked it.) But all my download from android market seem unsuccessful. I need help. Thanks.
Problem solved. And here's what I found out and how I made it work. Thanks for everyone who posted to help.
After trying what everyone suggested here, I still couldn't get r/w perssion to the system folder. I reset my KF to factory setting and started all over again. This time I realized it was the File Expert app that's causing this problem. Although it seems like File Expert could gain full access to the system, it doesn't allow you to make any modification to the system folder. I know someone claimed it worked on theirs. But if your File Expert comes from Amazon app store, it DOES NOT work when you try to paste anything into the system. When I realized that ROOT EXPLORER is no longer available on Amazon, I figured that could be the reason. After downloading Root Explorer to my PC and installed it onto KF, everything worked like a charm! So for those of you who encounter similar problems, it's not you. It could be the File Expert app that you got from Amazon.

You need to mount system as writable

Thanks Felnarion. But I did that. It didn't help. I followed the instructions step by step. Don't where the problem is. I find it hard to believe that KF allows me to do regular install of android market(the market icon even shows on the carousel) but I can't do it the "sneaky" way? Anyone else tried installing market app directly from the sd card?

In that case I think it's your app. I just downloaded file expert and had problems copying to /system as well.
Try root explorer, haven't had any problems with it.

File Expert is broken in regards to mounting folders RW/RO. Even though it claims it has successfully changed permissions, it never does or they don't stick. I suffered the exact same issue, regarding mounting folders RW/RO, and had to install Root Explorer to get the job done.

Code:
mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/platform/mmci-omap-hs.1/by-name/system /system
is the adb command

nycrare said:
However, when trying to copy and paste either vending.apk or amarket.apk to system/app folder using File Expert which I got from Amazon store, I couldn't get it to work. This means I don't see either apps in the system app folder after I paste them there. I followed the instructions to the T and rebooted KF, still no show. I then tried to install it via adb, I was able to "adb install" googleservice frameworks on KF. But when trying to "adb push" the market app to system/app, I keep getting "adb access denied". I tried re-rooting with superoneclick, still can't "adb push".
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This might be a dumb question, but did you
Code:
su
and click OK on the Superuser prompt on the KF screen prior to the adb push attempts? Were you able to mount /system rw through adb? If adb can't get root access there's no way File Expert will be able to.
devilot said:
File Expert is broken in regards to mounting folders RW/RO. Even though it claims it has successfully changed permissions, it never does or they don't stick. I suffered the exact same issue, regarding mounting folders RW/RO, and had to install Root Explorer to get the job done.
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File Expert works fine. I've used it to do all my root related installs. You just have to make sure you check the 'Root Explorer' box under Settings>File Explorer Settings before trying to do any /system mounts, it's off by default.

Thank you everyone for your help. If I remember correctly, I did try "su" in adb. but not sure if entered the code correctly. I also heard about File Expert could be the cause when it comes to gaining permissions. I checked root explorer on File expert settings as well. I'm beginning to wonder if my hard install of market app ,which worked to my surprise, messed things up. I will try to reset my KF to factory setting and start over again. I will report back with the result. Once again, I really appreciate everyone's help.

death2all110 said:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/platform/mmci-omap-hs.1/by-name/system /system
is the adb command
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i have to admit this is the first time I see this code. I tried something similar based on an instruction from another site. But not this exact code. I will try it later.

that command line was a life saver

Saved me a future headache
nycrare said:
After trying what everyone suggested here, I still couldn't get r/w perssion to the system folder. I reset my KF to factory setting and started all over again. This time I realized it was the File Expert app that's causing this problem. Although it seems like File Expert could gain full access to the system, it doesn't allow you to make any modification to the system folder. I know someone claimed it worked on theirs. But if your File Expert comes from Amazon app store, it DOES NOT work when you try to paste anything into the system. When I realized that ROOT EXPLORER is no longer available on Amazon, I figured that could be the reason. After downloading Root Explorer to my PC and installed it onto KF, everything worked like a charm! So for those of you who encounter similar problems, it's not you. It could be the File Expert app that you got from Amazon.
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Interesting. I was the one it worked for and I'm pretty sure I got mine from the Market, not Amazon. Good thing I haven't clicked that update button from within Amazon App Store.
Thank you for following up. Perfect example of how it can help others.
Glad you got everything sorted.