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UPDATE: It has come to my attention that zergRush root has been patched and no longer works on the most resent updates. At the moment I haven't checked to see what to use to replace it. I would advise anyone who is needing to unbrick your device to go over to this thread started by Vashypooh: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889. It is the Kindle Fire Utility v0.9.1 and has options to unbrick your kindle fire among many other great features. Please try his utility out as I have not been keeping up with this thread much over the holidays.
My kindle fire was stuck in a bootloop/bricked (info on what was going on prior to fixing: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1355371) after some complications when trying to install google apps. I may of deleted system files, really not sure what happened at this point. Anyway, this is what finally fixed it. This will get your device to the just out of the box state. Just follow along with the commands. I documented as much as I could, but if you have any questions feel free to ask. Hope this helps anyone whos Kindle Fire wont boot up!
For this to work you will need fastboot and zergRush root
get fastboot here: http://multiupload.com/TPWBYSCGM7
details on how fastboot works: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Fastboot
zergRush root: http://rootkindlefire.com/kindle-fire-root/how-to-root-kindle-fire/
->zergRush should be in the folder called files when extracted
Also make sure your device is charged, this will save you some time at the end!
I most likely not respond to private messages. This is a general thread so anyone can post here. It is beneficial to others since they may be experiencing the same problems as you. Being in my inbox wont help anyone.
***DISCLAIMER***: This process may not work for everyone! It really does depend on what you did to brick your kindle fire!! Also please consider thinking twice about messing with your device again after you fix it. Unless, of course, you think you can fix it on your own or are an advanced user.
PS: Read other peoples posts! Many have posted a lot of useful information, please use this to your advantage before asking questions!
PPS:What you did to brick your device is probably not unique. in order to prevent this thread from annoying those trying to help and from getting too long, we may ignore posts that ask questions or ask for solutions that have already been asked. If you don't get a reply within 24 hours, your problem probably falls under this.
PPPS:If the directions don't work and you don't see a solution in this thread already then you probably bricked your device beyond this way of recovery and need to seek other ways. If you are still having troubles please post a DESCRIPTIVE (pictures, links, anything and everything you did to get where you are at now) question/post with the problems you are facing and we can try and help you. Thank you.
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Hard reset may work for some people - hold power button for ~20 seconds and turn back on. If it doesn't then proceed:
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How to begin the how-to using cmd:
1. Download the files you need and stick them in your C:\ directory
2. stick fastboot in C:\KindleFireRoot\files directory
3. open cmd (command prompt)
4. navigate to the files directory on your C:\ drive
should look similar to this:
Code:
C:\users\userName>cd C:\KindleFireRoot\files
5. now you are in the kindleFireRoot\files directoryshould look something like this:
Code:
C:\KindleFireRoot\files>
Now you can start following the directions in the how-to and type exactly what you see to the right of the $ and # symbols. You should see them but do not type another one next to what you already see.
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IF YOU THINK MODIFYING PERMISSIONS ON /system/app IS WHAT CAUSED YOUR DEVICE TO BOOTLOOP THEN FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
check your permissions first
Code:
adb shell
ls -l /system/
they should look like:
Code:
drwxr-xr-x root root 1970-01-01 00:00 lost+found
drw-r-xr-x root root 2011-11-29 12:31 app
drwxr-xr-x root shell 2011-11-16 03:03 bin
-rw-r--r-- root root 2144 2008-08-01 12:00 build.prop
drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-11-16 03:03 etc
drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-11-16 03:03 fonts
drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-11-16 03:03 framework
drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-11-16 03:03 lib
drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-11-16 03:03 media
drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-11-16 03:03 tts
drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-11-16 03:03 usr
drwxr-xr-x root shell 2011-11-16 03:03 vendor
drwxr-xr-x root shell 2011-11-29 12:31 xbin
if yours do not look like this then continute:
follow the steps to temp root FIRST(steps 1 and 2 below)!
AFTER you temp root:
Code:
adb shell
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
chmod 755 /system/app
then reboot
Note: this can work with any directory that has permissions messed up
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IF YOU CHANGED WALLPAPERS/THEME AND BRICKED YOUR DEVICE BY MESSING WITH FRAMEWORK-RES.APK TRY THIS:
if you have adb active, try
adb shell ls -l /system/framework/framework-res.apk
if you dont see it show permissions as rw-r--r--
temp root (steps 1 and 2) first then run:
adb shell mount -o remount rw /system
adb shell chown root /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb shell chmod 644 /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb shell mount -o remount ro /system
adb reboot
if that does not work, then you need to go back to the old file, get it from the amazon update (download the update from their site and unzip it with 7zip or winrar, ignore the fact it's called bin and just rename it if you don't know how to do it otherwise to .zip).
then run
adb push framework-res.apk /data/local/tmp
adb shell mount -o remount rw /system
adb shell mv /data/local/tmp/framework-res.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb shell chown root /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb shell chmod 644 /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb reboot
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IF NONE OF THE ABOVE APPLIES TO YOU THEN DO THESE STEPS:
//Step 1: push zergRush on the device then run chmod 755 on zergRush
Code:
$ adb push zergRush /data/local/tmp
$ adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/zergRush
//Step 2: temp root
Code:
$ adb shell
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
$ cd data/local
cd data/local
$ cd tmp
cd tmp
$ ls
ls
boomsh
zergRush
sh
$ rm sh boomsh [B]Remove everything but zergRush here, it will not matter if yours is missing/out of order compared to mine[/B]
rm sh boomsh
$ ./zergRush
./zergRush
[**] Zerg rush - Android 2.2/2.3 local root
[**] (C) 2011 Revolutionary. All rights reserved.
[**] Parts of code from Gingerbreak, (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew.
[+] Found a GingerBread ! 0x00015118
[*] Scooting ...
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[+] Zerglings found a way to enter ! 0x10
[+] Overseer found a path ! 0x000151e0
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[+] Zerglings caused crash (good news): 0x40119cd4 0x0054
[*] Researching Metabolic Boost ...
[+] Speedlings on the go ! 0xafd195cb 0xafd3937f
[*] Popping 24 more zerglings
[*] Sending 173 zerglings ...
[+] Rush did it ! It's a GG, man !
[+] Killing ADB and restarting as root... enjoy!
//Step 3: reboot into fastboot
//note: 4002 for fastboot
Code:
$ adb shell
# cd /system/bin
cd /system/bin
# idme bootmode 4002
idme bootmode 4002
<idme> write 4002 to offset 0x1000
# reboot
reboot
//Step 4: clear user data and cache using fastboot
//note: 0x1949 is the device-id for the kindle so fastboot can recognize it
Code:
$ fastboot -i 0x1949 -w //this part might take a while
erasing 'userdata'... OKAY [110.203s]
erasing 'cache'... OKAY [ 28.328s]
finished. total time: 138.531s
//Step 5: change back to normal boot mode in fastboot
//note: 4000 is for normal boot
Code:
$ fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000
... OKAY [ 0.219s]
finished. total time: 0.219s
//Step 6: use fastboot to restart kindle fire
Code:
$ fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot
rebooting...
finished. total time: 0.016s
At this point the kindle hit splash screen for a few minutes then told me that my device needed to be charged (was at 13%) to continue. **So make sure your device is charged**, otherwise you will have to wait about 20-30 minutes depending on your charge %. The amber light finally came on while connected to PC which it wasn't doing before so this was a good sign.
After it was charged enough the next step stated: "Your kindle has detected a problem and must clear app storage.The recovery precess will erase some applications and data from your device. Apps from the appstore are stored in the cloud and can be reinstalled later. This will reset your kindle to its original factory settings. You will need to re-register your kindle prior to downloading items from your amazon account. Please press power button to proceed"
After you press the power button it shows a progress bar, reboots, hits splash screen for a few minutes then takes you to set up your Kindle Fire account YAYYYY!
Just a suggestion but perhaps one of the mods could move this to the developer's forum (or sticky it and make the links have http:// in front)? The OP could not post it there since they do not have 10 posts yet, but they're a friend of mine and we worked together to unbrick their device.
unbricking from recovery
I am going to try the method for unbricking, but not sure it will work on mine. My fire is stuck on the boot screen where it has a long message saying there is a problem with the fire and that it needs to restore the apps and bring it back to default.
It then says to press the power button continue with the restore. Then it completes, says success, then reboots right back into the same message screen all over again.
When I adb devices I get "firexxxxxSN recovery"
I am hoping fastboot can help me or perhaps I need to re-image recovery or boot.
What happened was this. I tried to follow a method to change my wallpapers using metamorph. I followed all the steps then started getting theme errors and such while in the kindle. I rebooted and was stuck in the bootloop as described here.
Being the novice I am, I thought I could then copy over a fresh copy of "system" from the fire system dump that was posted. I did this and this is where I am now.
Any help would be appreciated. It might be a good idea for us to figure this one out so that we have the procedure.
you dont need root to run idme.
But since you can get root, try clearing the /data/dalvik-cache by hand & reboot.. much quicker than a full userdata wipe.
Hi, assuming your responding to me, whats idme? Right now I cant get root just a bootloop. And when I adb devices I get my device serial # recovery where is normally says device serial # device
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Here is the exact message I get on the screen:
'Your Kindle has detected a problem and must clear app storage. The recovery process will erase some applications and data from your device. Apps from the appstore are stored in the cloud and can be reinstalled later.
This will reset your kindle to its original factory settings. you will need to re-register your kindle prior to downloading items from your Amazon account.
Please press power button to proceed.'
After i press the power button I get a status bar indicating the restore, it then says success, then reboots and ultimately comes back to the same restore screen as noted above.
Any help is appreciated.
Hey, can you please tell me how you get into fastboot? I went to the wiki and did everything it said there but am stuck because I am getting stuck on step 5
Boot device into bootloader - How do I do this? Is this simply powering on the fire?
Make sure the device is in FASTBOOT and not HBOOT - same question
I'm getting "zergRush: permission denied" any help?
Wow, I'm so glad I found this! You just may be my life/job saver. I'm going to try this right now and reply with status.
transfuntioner said:
you dont need root to run idme.
But since you can get root, try clearing the /data/dalvik-cache by hand & reboot.. much quicker than a full userdata wipe.
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I tried this previous to what I explained in my fix above and it didn't work. I was still stuck in bootloop and getting the same errors in the logs.
transfuntioner said:
you dont need root to run idme.
But since you can get root, try clearing the /data/dalvik-cache by hand & reboot.. much quicker than a full userdata wipe.
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@transfuntioner - This sounds logical and I did try this. In my specific case it didn't work either but may work for others.
Done! Thanks ubeezee your awesomeness knows no boundaries. I owe you big-time! I'ma gonna buy you a whole case of beers.
@md202000 Glad it worked for you!
justki said:
I'm getting "zergRush: permission denied" any help?
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Can you give more explanation (i.e. what you were doing beforehand)?
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bjanice44 said:
Hey, can you please tell me how you get into fastboot? I went to the wiki and did everything it said there but am stuck because I am getting stuck on step 5
Boot device into bootloader - How do I do this? Is this simply powering on the fire?
Make sure the device is in FASTBOOT and not HBOOT - same question
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Don't rely on the wiki directions...those are meant for other devices (particularly phones). Just do the steps listed in the OP in that order. You won't get some screen that explicitly says FASTBOOT. You'll just assume you are there because fastboot commands will work (and the fact you told the device to go into fastboot before rebooting it through bootmode idme).
Hi, assuming your responding to me, whats idme? Right now I cant get root just a bootloop.
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Just because you have a bootloop, does not imply you cannot do things like run adb. You need to run "adb shell" with the kindle plugged into the computer and then push over the zergRush exploit and get root and then switch the mode to FASTBOOT. You cannot as far as I know get into FASTBOOT on the device unless you are able to tell it to through temp rooting and adb first.
But since you can get root, try clearing the /data/dalvik-cache by hand & reboot.. much quicker than a full userdata wipe.
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From trying that with ubeezee, it did nothing to help on its own. It took clearing out all user data to trigger a restore that did something useful.
bjanice44 said:
I am going to try the method for unbricking, but not sure it will work on mine. My fire is stuck on the boot screen where it has a long message saying there is a problem with the fire and that it needs to restore the apps and bring it back to default.
It then says to press the power button continue with the restore. Then it completes, says success, then reboots right back into the same message screen all over again.
When I adb devices I get "firexxxxxSN recovery"
I am hoping fastboot can help me or perhaps I need to re-image recovery or boot.
What happened was this. I tried to follow a method to change my wallpapers using metamorph. I followed all the steps then started getting theme errors and such while in the kindle. I rebooted and was stuck in the bootloop as described here.
Being the novice I am, I thought I could then copy over a fresh copy of "system" from the fire system dump that was posted. I did this and this is where I am now.
Any help would be appreciated. It might be a good idea for us to figure this one out so that we have the procedure.
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Did you try it out?
justki said:
I'm getting "zergRush: permission denied" any help?
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I think I know why, I forgot to add that you need to run chmod 755 on zergRush.(see updated first post)
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/zergRush
after you push zergRush
i got to step 3 and there is no animation over the letters, so i think i am in fastboot, but i can not access the shell anymore. it appears my device is not being seen by adb? evn at a cmd prompt i tried fastboot devices and that shows nothing either.
any advice?
dingo8baby said:
i got to step 3 and there is no animation over the letters, so i think i am in fastboot, but i can not access the shell anymore. it appears my device is not being seen by adb? evn at a cmd prompt i tried fastboot devices and that shows nothing either.
any advice?
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I'm not totally sure what you mean. Are you trying to access adb while in fastboot? Because that will not work.
When you're in fastboot, you don't use adb, you use fastboot commands to wipe all the user data (see the reference link in the OP for the commands that work on fastboot and note that it's nothing like adb). Fastboot runs a much lower level than anything you access in adb--it's like being in the BIOS for your computer more or less. It wont show "devices" or anything like that unless you explicitly run the "fastboot -i 0x1949 devices" command (I didn't bother to run that command on the kindle, I just jumped ahead and had it wiped using fastboot, since it didn't really matter if it detected it or not).
However, even if you don't run that command to show devices, you'll know it works when you run the fastboot command to wipe data and it gives you a reply. If it doesn't give a reply and just hangs, then you weren't in fastboot (or you typed the command wrong) and need to try again (press ctrl+c to cancel the command, but just FYI, it takes 3-5 minutes for it to wipe all data, so be patient before canceling).
dingo8baby said:
i got to step 3 and there is no animation over the letters, so i think i am in fastboot, but i can not access the shell anymore. it appears my device is not being seen by adb? evn at a cmd prompt i tried fastboot devices and that shows nothing either.
any advice?
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Like yareally said, you should move on to step 4 if you are in fastboot. The only time you will need to access adb shell is when it says on the instructions.
ok, i'm sorry if i wasn't clear.
I saw the $ prompt, so I assumed the commands were run in a adb shell.
If i run the fastboot commands in a cmd window, this is the output:
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>fastboot -i 0x1949 -w
usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>
commands:
update <filename> reflash device from update.zip
flashall 'flash boot' + 'flash system'
flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition
erase <partition> erase a flash partition
getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable
boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] download and boot kernel
flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] create bootimage and flash it
devices list all connected devices
reboot reboot device normally
reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader
options:
-w erase userdata and cache
-s <serial number> specify device serial number
-p <product> specify product name
-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline
dingo8baby said:
ok, i'm sorry if i wasn't clear.
I saw the $ prompt, so I assumed the commands were run in a adb shell.
If i run the fastboot commands in a cmd window, this is the output:
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>fastboot -i 0x1949 -w
usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>
commands:
update <filename> reflash device from update.zip
flashall 'flash boot' + 'flash system'
flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition
erase <partition> erase a flash partition
getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable
boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] download and boot kernel
flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] create bootimage and flash it
devices list all connected devices
reboot reboot device normally
reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader
options:
-w erase userdata and cache
-s <serial number> specify device serial number
-p <product> specify product name
-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline
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I'm a bit confused as to what you are doing. What were you using before to enter commands? Whatever you were using that got you to step 3, was what you need to use. There should always be $ infront of your commands.
Oh I just saw the problem, the fastboot your using is out of date. Theres no -i command. I think the one that I linked was out of date too.. I'll upload the one I have which is the most current and link it on the main post. Sorry about that! So just start over after you update fastboot using whatever you were using before to enter commands that got you into fastboot.
Hi All,
As some may know, current Official SDE for gen8 doesn't work on the new Froyo Gen8 v2 devices (currently: A70b / A70it2).
As we do on Gen9, there is a way to enable SDE menu in recovery for the new Archos A70S/A70it2. It's quite easy and safe, it has been used multiple times on gen9 and only use Archos commands (except of course temp root that is done by using psneuter).
Disclaimer: I'm not responsible if you blow your device with this, I'm only using existing Archos commands but this is not an official Archos release. Use at your own risks.
If you don't know about SDE, check my Gen9 thread here, it has some pictures that could help (70it2 menus are not exactly the same but are similar).
So, to enable it:
1) You must have adb working, I won't detail how to install or use it here. "adb shell" should give you a '$' prompt, if it doesn't, check your adb installation first.
2) Unzip content of the attached file to a directory (or platform-tools if adb is not in your PATH)
3) Launch enable_sde.bat script (or enable_sde.sh for linux, don't forget to chmod 755 it)
4) It should display something like this:
Code:
5800 KB/s (557962 bytes in 0.093s)
4625 KB/s (2564188 bytes in 0.541s)
5000 KB/s (728825 bytes in 0.142s)
property service neutered.
killing adbd. (should restart in a second or two)
Generating KD...
Updating KD (3293269 bytes)...
0
100
4) If it worked properly (check file sizes, some had troubles with adb push), reboot in recovery with power+vol+, you should now see the SDE boot menu. If you go to recovery, you should see the and if you go to recovery, you should see the "Developer Edition Menu". If it doesn't work for you, please report in this thread.
Next step is to install a rooted build, you can find one here.
Cheers,
LeTama
Flawless victory...excellent.
Hello!
i get the following error:
Code:
D:\test>enable_sde.bat
D:\test>adb push psneuter /tmp
failed to copy 'psneuter' to '/tmp/psneuter': Permission denied
D:\test>adb push init_zImage /tmp
failed to copy 'init_zImage' to '/tmp/init_zImage': Permission denied
D:\test>adb push init-cpio.gz /tmp
failed to copy 'init-cpio.gz' to '/tmp/init-cpio.gz': Permission denied
D:\test>adb shell chmod 755 /tmp/psneuter
chmod: /tmp/psneuter: No such file or directory
D:\test>adb shell /tmp/psneuter
/bin/sh: /tmp/psneuter: not found
D:\test>ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 -w 1000 1>nul
D:\test>adb shell /usr/bin/kd_flasher -i /tmp/init-cpio.gz -k /tmp/init_zImage
Generating KD...
cannot open kernel file: No such file or directory
mkflashimage failed
D:\test>adb shell sync
D:\test>
it is an archos A70it2.
Honeycomb or Froyo model ?
This one is for Froyo, I changed title to reflect it, sorry. Check my sig for the Honeycomb one...
Ok, it is the honeycomb model I will try the other one - thx!
Always wondered what the terminal emulator app does? Dont now what commands to type? Well this thread is all about that
ALERT!!! ALERT!!
BELOW ARE THE COMMANDS AND THE PROCESSES THAT WILL HAPPEN BY TYPING THE COMMANDS!!!
IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND SOMETHING PLEASE SO NOT TRY IT.. IT IS RISKY AND WILL POTENTIALLY HARM YOUR DEVICE!!
DO NOT BLAME ME THEN!!
THIS IS A REFERENCE AND DEV THREAD. NOOBS SHOULD NOT LINGER AROUND HERE
The Android Shell
A "shell" is a program that listens to keyboard input from a user and performs actions as directed by the user. Android devices come with a simple shell program. This shell program is mostly undocumented. Since many people are curious about it I thought I'd write up some documentation for it.
Currently this documentation is incomplete, sorry!
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Common problems
The built-in shell has very limited error handling. When you type a command name incorrectly it will say "permission denied", even though the real problem is that it couldn't find the command:
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Code:
$ dir
dir: permission denied <---- this is a misleading error message, should say 'dir: not found'
$ ls
... listing of current directory
The PATH variable
The Android shell will run any program it finds in its PATH. The PATH is a list of directories. You can find out what your shell's PATH is set to by using the built-in echo command:
Code:
$ echo $PATH
/data/local/bin:/sbin:/vendor/bin:/system/sbin:/system/bin:/system/xbin
Depending upon your shell, you may see a different result.
Built in Commands
Every shell has a few built-in commands. Some common built-in commands are:
echo -- prints text to stdout.
set -- sets shell variables
export -- makes shell variables available to command-line programs
cd -- change the current directory.
pwd -- print name of the current directory.
Commands
To find out what commands you have available to you, use the "ls" command on each of the directories in the PATH variable.
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Finding documentation for the Android commands.
Many of the Android commands are based on standard Linux (or bsd) commands. If you're curious about a command, you can sometimes learn how it works by using the "man" command on a desktop Linux or OSX (Apple Macintosh) computer. The Linux or OSX version of the command may be different in details, but much of the documentation will still apply to the Android version of the command.
Another source of documentation for people without a Linux or OSX machine handy is to use a web browser and use a web search engine to search for the text: "man Linux command-name".
List of commands
The following is a list of the commands that are present on a Nexus S phone running an Android 2.3.3 "user-debug" build. Many of these commands are not present on a "user" phone. (They are missing from a "user" phone because they are specific to developing or debugging the Android operating system.)
Code:
$ ls /data/local/bin
/data/local/bin: No such file or directory
Notice that by default there is no /data/local/bin directory. You can create this directory using the "mkdir" command if you like.
Code:
$ ls /sbin
opendir failed, Permission denied
The /sbin directory exists, but you don't have permission to access it. You need root access. If you have a developer phone, or otherwise have root access to your phone you can see what's in this directory.
Code:
$ su
# ls /sbin
ueventd
adbd
# exit
$
Notice that the shell prompt changes from a '$' to a '#' to indicate that you have root access.
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Notice also that neither of the /sbin commands are useful to the shell -- the adb and ueventd files are 'daemon' programs used to implement the Android Debugger "adb" program that is used by developers.
Code:
$ ls /vendor/bin
gpsd
pvrsrvinit
Vendor/bin is where device vendors can put device-specific executables. These files are from a Nexus S.
Code:
$ ls /system/sbin
/system/sbin: No such file or directory
This directory does not exist on a Nexus S.
Code:
$ ls /system/bin
am
am is the Android Activity Manager. It's used to start and stop Android activities (e.g. applications) from the command line. Type am by itself to get a list of options.
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Code:
amix
aplay
Command line audio file player.
Code:
app_process
applypatch
Used to apply patches to android files.
Code:
arec
Command line audio recorder.
Code:
audioloop
bluetoothd
BlueTooth daemon
Code:
bmgr
Backup manager - type command by itself to get documentation.
Code:
bootanimation
Draws the boot animation. You may have to reset your phone to get out of this.
Code:
brcm_patchram_plus
bugreport
cat
Copy the contents of a file to standard output.
Code:
chmod
Change the mode of a file (e.g. whether it can be read or written.)
Code:
chown
Change the owner of a file.
Code:
cmp
Compare two files byte-by-byte
Code:
dalvikvm
The dalvik virtual machine. (Used to run Android applications.)
Code:
date
Prints the current date and time
Code:
dbus-daemon
dd
Convert and copy a file. By default copies standard in to standard out.
Code:
debuggerd
dexopt
df
Shows how much space is free on different file systems on your device.
Code:
dhcpcd
dmesg
dnsmasq
dumpstate
dumpsys
dvz
fsck_msdos
gdbserver
getevent
getprop
gzip
hciattach
hd
id
ifconfig
iftop
ime
input
insmod
installd
ioctl
ionice
iptables
keystore
keystore_cli
kill
Send signals to processes.
Code:
linker
ln
Used to set up a file system link.
Code:
log
logcat
Prints the Android runtime log.
Code:
logwrapper
ls
Lists files.
Code:
lsmod
lsof
make_ext4fs
mediaserver
mkdir
Make a directory.
Code:
monkey
A program that sends random events, used to test applications. (Like having a monkey playing with the device.)
Code:
mount
mtpd
mv
Move a file from one directory to another. (Only on the same file system. Use "cat a > b" to copy a file between file systems.
Code:
nandread
ndc
netcfg
netd
netstat
newfs_msdos
notify
omx_tests
pand
ping
pm
pppd
printenv
ps
List active processes.
Code:
qemu-props
qemud
racoon
radiooptions
reboot
Reboot the device.
Code:
record
renice
rild
rm
Remove a file.
Code:
rmdir
Remove a directory.
Code:
rmmod
route
rtp_test
run-as
schedtest
schedtop
sdcard
sdptool
sendevent
service
servicemanager
setconsole
setprop
setup_fs
sh
showlease
sleep
smd
stagefright
start
Starts the Android runtime.
Code:
stop
Stops the Android runtime.
Code:
surfaceflinger
svc
sync
system_server
tc
testid3
toolbox
top
Shows which processes are currently using the most CPU time.
Code:
umount
uptime
Prints how long your device has been running since it was last booted.
Code:
vdc
vmstat
vold
watchprops
wipe
wpa_cli
wpa_supplicant
$ ls /system/xbin
add-property-tag
btool
check-lost+found
dexdump
dhdutil
hcidump
latencytop
librank
opcontrol
oprofiled
procmem
procrank
rawbu
scp
Secure copy program. (Used to copy files over the network.)
Code:
showmap
showslab
sqlite3
Used to administer SQLite databases.
Code:
strace
System trace command - use to see what system calls a program makes.
Code:
su
Start a shell with root privileges.
Versions of the Android Shell
Android 1.0 used a shell that had no tab completion or history editing.
Android 2.3 added history editing. You can for example use the up/down arrows to edit previous commands.
Other shells
Busybox
Busybox is a program that contains a shell and a set of command line utilities. Search Android Market for "Busybox" and you should find some versions you can install. The Busybox shell includes tab completion and history editing. Some versions of Busybox for Android do not require that you root your phone.
Debian utilities
You can install the full Debian shell and utilities. (Debian is a popular desktop Linux distribution.) I don't know the details, and it may require a "rooted" phone. Try a web search for "Debian Android install".
Custom ROMs
Some custom ROMs come with their own shells and utilities. If you are using a custom ROM, check its documentation to find out what's available.
How can I view stdout outputs in terminal emulator window?
For example with dd command, not specifying output should display it at current terminal, like in linux, but actually doesn't. Any ideas?
Hey wanna troll someone's phone
Type in terminal "stop" lololol
Sent from my E15i using xda premium
Similar to linux terminal commands I use
Nice work though, great guide, thanks dude
W!LßSO @ XDA
Great guide, but you have forgot a very useful command: grep
It allows to apply filters to the output of the commands. The syntax is:
Code:
command | grep filter
For example, to list only the apk files inside a folder:
Code:
ls /folder/to/list | grep .apk
Great guide!
IMO dmesg is also important. Maybe you should add in a description for it?
Dmesg --> prints the Linux kernel output, which is different from the Android system output, logcat. Useful for checking hardware and to see if modules started up succesfully. Also useful for debugging in conjunction with logcat.
Code:
cat /proc/kmsg > /sdcard/dmesg.txt
Copies the dmesg output to a file fled dmesg.txt on the sdcard
And
Code:
cat /dev/log/system > /sdcard/logcat.txt
Copies the logcat output to a file named logcat.txt on your sdcard.
Also, you missed out the parted and e2fsck commands, used for partitioning and checking filesystem integrity.
Also, the command free (display free ram/swap) is not included.
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Is there a command for check disk utility as in windows.. chkdsk...
my memory card is not working hence thought of running the check disk if possible...
dspPunk said:
Is there a command for check disk utility as in windows.. chkdsk...
my memory card is not working hence thought of running the check disk if possible...
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Code:
su
fsck_msdos /dev/block/yourdevice
For ext4 there's e2fsck
scandiun said:
Code:
su
fsck_msdos /dev/block/yourdevice
For ext4 there's e2fsck
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Dint get it... Sorry i am a so not into commands...
Kindly tell me the step wise solution... How can i see my device [yourdevice] which you have specified...
dspPunk said:
Dint get it... Sorry i am a so not into commands...
Kindly tell me the step wise solution... How can i see my device [yourdevice] which you have specified...
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I don't have a Xperia X8 actually, does it support mass storage mode for internal sdcard?
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/03/14/...storage-on-android-4-0-ics-samsung-galaxy-s2/
scandiun said:
I don't have a Xperia X8 actually, does it support mass storage mode for internal sdcard?
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/03/14/...storage-on-android-4-0-ics-samsung-galaxy-s2/
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I am having SGS2 and yes it supports mass storage for internal sdcard...
When i connect to my computer it shows only internal sdcard and not external card which is present in the external sdcard slot...
actually the problem is that my sdcard gets detected some times and sometimes it doesnt...
i searched a lot and many of them told that it is a kernel version issue.. i updated kernel still no luck..
then i got one thread which gave me the solution of check disk so was thinking whether terminal emulator has any commands for check disk..
Hi hetunandu, great guide,
but still I don't understand few things:
1: how to run a specific action of an app?
2: how to KNOW the exact sintax of possible actions of an app?
3: is it possible to launch these commands via SSH (through an SSH server)?
eg: I want to start a audio-recording app on my phone from my computer, AND start recording from remote. Is it possible?
Thank you
(and sorry for my english..)
JFI - Never run fsck on a mounted partition.. You will corrupt your data!
CtrlAltDelIrl said:
JFI - Never run fsck on a mounted partition.. You will corrupt your data!
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Usually fsck won't run on that case and you warn you, you will have to use the force option in that case.
reading traffic stats
I am trying to get the traffic stat getMobileRxBytes (or any other traffic stat) to output a usable result in the terminal emulator. The goal is simply to be able to copy the rx bytes total to be used in Tasker. However, I can't seem to be able to get any output. I would appreciate it if anybody knows the proper command/syntax to show this traffic data. Thanks.
I am on a stock rooted 4.1.1 Galaxy Nexus.
[Q] Is there a command to show some configuration ?
I have run this command on terminal emulator:
[email protected]:/ $ su
[email protected]:/ #setprop net.cdma.rstp.proxy.addr 0.0.0.0;
[email protected]:/ #setprop net.cdma.rstp.proxy.port 0;
[email protected]:/ #setprop net.cdma.httppd.proxy.addr 0.0.0.0;
[email protected]:/ #setprop net.cdma.httppd.proxy.port 0;
Is above command right..???
after that i ran "getprop" i don't see effect of that command.
Can you tell me the right way or command to change my rstp & httppd setting...? cause my Epic4G cannot play video streaming after flashing CM10 nightly.
thanks,
adit
permission denied
china telecom infotmic m7206 not root because no usb i want to root tablet pc
terminal is boot "permission denied" why
help me please ???
Any way to check Camera firmware version per http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2006128 ?
rooted Verizon SG3 on CM10.0
Hi... Before this I have rooted my phone since yesterday when I accidentally copy su file from "/system" to "/system/bin/" andnow I can't get root access because on Superuser I check the su version was 3.1.1 but there got red words maybe it try saying that I put su file in wrong location and I can't move it back because my root explorer can't get root access and it just show Root Explorer acess denied by Superuser. Terminal emulator also access denied. One more I'm using Sony Ericsson W8 and it can't unlock bootloader. Could someone help me to remove su file from "/system/bin". Thanks You
PutraMasyers97 said:
Hi... Before this I have rooted my phone since yesterday when I accidentally copy su file from "/system" to "/system/bin/" andnow I can't get root access because on Superuser I check the su version was 3.1.1 but there got red words maybe it try saying that I put su file in wrong location and I can't move it back because my root explorer can't get root access and it just show Root Explorer acess denied by Superuser. Terminal emulator also access denied. One more I'm using Sony Ericsson W8 and it can't unlock bootloader. Could someone help me to remove su file from "/system/bin". Thanks You
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Just root ur W8 again as u did before
see boot animation without rebooting
Hey Everyone,
I'm attempting to root my VS980 (software version: VS98011A) on OS X via Terminal.
I am able to the following successfully:
View my device with the command ./adb devices
Push required files supplied by TheCubed's post
I cannot successfully execute the command below. It returns the error "mount: operation not permitted"
Code:
./adb shell "mount -o remount,rw /system
Am I missing a step that is causing an error? Do I need to use Loki Bootloader bypass first?
Occupying space for updates and hopeful solution for other mac users.
UPDATES:
Some more tinkering shows that SU cannot be found in /system/bin/sh —*Am I safe to push su to this location? Will this aid in achieving root?
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This thread is of no use. Please remove.
Thank you!
WEM97 said:
Introduction
I am sure many of you have run into this problem before. Your flashing a ROM and on your marry way to enjoying the yummy goodness that comes with a fresh flash. You boot up and suddenly you hit with FC's and reboots that never seem to end and come out of nowhere. That or your device doesn't even flash at all. This occurred to me when I attempted to leave Oneplus's ALPHA Build of Lollipop for the device. In fact, some of my partitions were downright gone. Now before you run off and try to re flash CM11S, there are some things you should know. There is a high possibility it will fail and you will be enjoying a $350 brick. For help with such, view this tool here. However if you haven't gotten to this point yet and still have access to recovery, fastboot, etc... then this guide is here for you (and anyone else needing to fix their partitions)!
Repairing Your File System
> Connect your device to your computer while booted into Android
> Make sure Root Access for ADB is enabled in Developer Options
> If Developer Options are not enabled on your device go to Settings > About and tap Build Number 5 times. Now Developer Options will be displayed in Settings
> Press Windows + R, type "cmd" and press Enter
> Type:
Code:
adb devices <press enter>
Your Device should be displayed in a list below. If it is not showing up, try a different USB port and check to make sure you have all of your device drivers installed.
> Next Type:
Code:
su <press enter>
fsck_msdos -p -y /dev/block/vold/179:9 <press enter>
> And:
Code:
fsck_msdos -p -y /dev/block/vold/259:3 <press enter>
If your device's partitions need to be repaired, you will be prompted with a yes or no option.
> Type:
Code:
Y <press enter>
And you're done!
> Note: Since different devices may have different mounts, you can check yours by typing this command in Terminal Emulator :
Code:
mount | grep sdcard <press enter>
> Congratulations! Your partitions should be good to go! Happy flashing
Credits
Twiq
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Does this erase my data? My data partition is corrupt since I can't perform nandroid backup
WEM97 said:
Introduction
I am sure many of you have run into this problem before. Your flashing a ROM and on your marry way to enjoying the yummy goodness that comes with a fresh flash. You boot up and suddenly you hit with FC's and reboots that never seem to end and come out of nowhere. That or your device doesn't even flash at all. This occurred to me when I attempted to leave Oneplus's ALPHA Build of Lollipop for the device. In fact, some of my partitions were downright gone. Now before you run off and try to re flash CM11S, there are some things you should know. There is a high possibility it will fail and you will be enjoying a $350 brick. For help with such, view this tool here. However if you haven't gotten to this point yet and still have access to recovery, fastboot, etc... then this guide is here for you (and anyone else needing to fix their partitions)!
Repairing Your File System
> Connect your device to your computer while booted into Android
> Make sure Root Access for ADB is enabled in Developer Options
> If Developer Options are not enabled on your device go to Settings > About and tap Build Number 5 times. Now Developer Options will be displayed in Settings
> Press Windows + R, type "cmd" and press Enter
> Type:
Code:
adb devices <press enter>
Your Device should be displayed in a list below. If it is not showing up, try a different USB port and check to make sure you have all of your device drivers installed.
> Next Type:
Code:
su <press enter>
fsck_msdos -p -y /dev/block/vold/179:9 <press enter>
> And:
Code:
fsck_msdos -p -y /dev/block/vold/259:3 <press enter>
If your device's partitions need to be repaired, you will be prompted with a yes or no option.
> Type:
Code:
Y <press enter>
And you're done!
> Note: Since different devices may have different mounts, you can check yours by typing this command in Terminal Emulator :
Code:
mount | grep sdcard <press enter>
> Congratulations! Your partitions should be good to go! Happy flashing
Credits
Twiq
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There is some discrepancy in these instructions. It sounds like you're implying we use Windows to perform the above commands but 'fsck' is not a Windows-compatible command. You even say to press the Windows key + R and run 'cmd' which to me says Windows, but grep is def not Windows....what's the deal?
I really would love to be able to do this, but these instructions have me baffled. Can you please help?
bgibson72 said:
There is some discrepancy in these instructions. It sounds like you're implying we use Windows to perform the above commands but 'fsck' is not a Windows-compatible command. You even say to press the Windows key + R and run 'cmd' which to me says Windows, but grep is def not Windows....what's the deal?
I really would love to be able to do this, but these instructions have me baffled. Can you please help?
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There aren't any discrepancies in this tutorial. If you pay attention those commands are being given to the connected Android device via adb, that's why they're Linux commands, because they're being issued to a Linux device.
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You're correct! Apparently I was not in the platform-tools directory in windows when issuing the adb commands which is why they weren't working for me. My bad.
I think you meant to write that users need to enter the commands like su, fsck in adb shell....
Is that it?
Anyway, I have an OPO in recovery mode, the the devices you mention are not appearing (i.e. there is no /dev/block/vold/179:9 )
C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
dff430e0 device
C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>su
'su' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
What am I doing wrong?
Nexus5-32GB said:
What am I doing wrong?
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There should be a
Code:
adb shell
in front of the
Code:
su
command.
thanks, have another problem:
Code:
D:\opotoolbox\OPO>adb shell
←7←[r←[999;999H←[6n
←[email protected]:/ $ su
su
←7←[r←[999;999H←[6n
←[email protected]:/ # fsck_msdos -p -y /dev/block/vold/179:9
fsck_msdos -p -y /dev/block/vold/179:9
** /dev/block/vold/179:9
Can't open: No such file or directory
8|[email protected]:/ #
I can gain root access but thats it Have tried run cmd as Administrator, same results...
running Win 8.1
I can't seem to type anything after typing adb shell su
Code:
c:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell su
[email protected]:/ #
at this point, I'm typing away on my desktop keyboard and nothing is happening. of course when I disconnect the phone or when reboot it, all the crap I typed while at the superuser promt appears.
what am I doing wrong?
same error
[email protected]:/ # fsck_msdos -p -y /dev/block/vold/179:9
fsck_msdos -p -y /dev/block/vold/179:9
** /dev/block/vold/179:9
Can't open: No such file or directory
for both commands
tried a few adb drivers just in case
any suggestions?
heisenberg said:
there aren't any discrepancies in this tutorial. If you pay attention those commands are being given to the connected android device via adb, that's why they're linux commands, because they're being issued to a linux device.
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