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Remove CityID after root and recovery flash

So I've rooted and installed the new recovery on my incredible. I want to remove CityID now, forgot to after root. When I launch recovery and run adb devices it shows my device. I then run adb shell, immediately getting the # for su (instead of the $ prompt for non su access). I execute /system/bin/rm /system/app/CityID.apk as instructed by the wiki and get /sbin/sh: /system/bin/rm: not found. I browse to /system/bin and do a listing and see nothing. So am I doing something wrong?
**EDIT**
Forgive my ignorance, but I forgot to mount system in the partitions menu of recovery. Doubtful this would be of any help to anyone, but there ya go.

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StirCwazy said:
So I've rooted and installed the new recovery on my incredible. I want to remove CityID now, forgot to after root. When I launch recovery and run adb devices it shows my device. I then run adb shell, immediately getting the # for su (instead of the $ prompt for non su access). I execute /system/bin/rm /system/app/CityID.apk as instructed by the wiki and get /sbin/sh: /system/bin/rm: not found. I browse to /system/bin and do a listing and see nothing. So am I doing something wrong?
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Forgive my ignorance, but I forgot to mount system in the partitions menu of recovery. Doubtful this would be of any help to anyone, but there ya go.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=709220 - It's a few posts down, but will update first post later today.

Rooting... just getting su?

Hi there...
I'm finally considering rooting, however all the guides lead to flashing a custom rom... but actually I don't want to flash a custom ROM, I want to keep everything as it is, with the difference that I (and preferably only I) can become super user on the shell when I need to do some changes (like fixing the stock widget bug in the internal database).
I've read this right now:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724741
And they say I can flash this files called EngTools.zip
Does this also work on the Hero assuming the guide (PossibleGSMRoot or something... fromt he villainforum) works on my phone?
I don't even want to permanently have some kind of AmonRa blabla recovery boot image on my phone. If I need it while I get root that's fine, but I want to get rid of it afterwards. I really don't need root for any applications liek overclocking etc. etc. just for smaller dives into the files system and changes there via adb.

olafos said:
Hi there...
I'm finally considering rooting, however all the guides lead to flashing a custom rom... but actually I don't want to flash a custom ROM, I want to keep everything as it is, with the difference that I (and preferably only I) can become super user on the shell when I need to do some changes (like fixing the stock widget bug in the internal database).
I've read this right now:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724741
And they say I can flash this files called EngTools.zip
Does this also work on the Hero assuming the guide (PossibleGSMRoot or something... fromt he villainforum) works on my phone?
I don't even want to permanently have some kind of AmonRa blabla recovery boot image on my phone. If I need it while I get root that's fine, but I want to get rid of it afterwards. I really don't need root for any applications liek overclocking etc. etc. just for smaller dives into the files system and changes there via adb.
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Hmmm. If you are on 2.1, then you can use the GSM root i posted over at VR. The recovery needs to be flashed to the phone though, so you can flash zips to the phone from there.
As for your wish to get rid of the patched recovery afterwards, you're missing out a lot, but if you can find the stock recovery img file, you can simply flash that using
"flash_image recovery FilenameHero.img" via the phone's shell or adb (once rooted, presuming you added the flash_image binary).
As for that file, I don't know, as I've never checked if that will work on the hero.
I'd be inclined to say DON'T TRY IT, since it will contain a kernel, and flashing the wrong kernel can brick your device's radio, essentially ruining it.
But if you locate the correct files for the GSM hero, and package them similarly, you could flash that onto your phone via recovery
Bear in mind the stock HTC ROM is basically full on the system partition, so you might have issues actually fitting the files on.

I've been a lurker for some time here but just before I had thought about exactly the same issue as OP... I always wondered why there's no way to just get root access temporarily. Most people told me I'd have to flash a custom ROM.
So today I finally looked into the matter and based on your (anon2122) post on VillainROM and the Eris exploits etc. I managed to do exactly what I wanted... and thought it's time to get an account...
I only really needed root for the Stock app currency issue: [HTTP]://forum[DOT]xda-developers[DOT]com/showthread[DOT]php?t=719149 which I was now able to fix.
HTC Hero GSM soft root guide by ixampl
(... credits belong to / based on: [HTTP]://www[DOT]villainrom[DOT]co[DOT] uk/viewtopic[DOT]php?f=110&t=2096)
1 Flashing a custom recovery image
1.1 Backup (1)
Code:
adb shell mkdir /data/local/backup
adb shell cat /data/local/rights/mid.txt > /data/local/backup/mid.txt
1.2 Uploading custom recovery image and image flashing tool and setting correct permissions
Code:
adb push recovery-RA-hero-v1.6.2.img /data/local/
adb push flash_image /data/local/
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/recovery-RA-hero-v1.6.2.img
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/flash_image
1.3 Center piece of the permissions exploit for the recovery ROM
Code:
adb shell ln -s /dev/mtd/mtd1 /data/local/rights/mid.txt
1.4 Normal reboot
Code:
adb reboot
1.5 Now that the recovery ROM (/dev/mtd/mtd1) is accessible: Backup (2)
Code:
adb shell cat /dev/mtd/mtd1 > /data/local/backup/recovery.img
1.6 Flashing the previously uploaded custom recovery image
Code:
adb shell /data/local/flash_image recovery /data/local/recovery.img
1.7 Rebooting into recovery mode
Code:
adb reboot recovery
2 Adding root shell (optional)
2.1 Mounting all devices
Code:
adb shell mount -a
2.2 Adding rootsh
Code:
adb shell cat /system/bin/sh > /system/bin/rootsh
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/rootsh
2.3 Rebooting into system
Code:
adb reboot
After this you can flash the recovery.img you backed up in step 1.5 just as you flashed in step 1.6 (adjust the parameters accordingly).

ixampl said:
I've been a lurker for some time here but just before I had thought about exactly the same issue as OP... I always wondered why there's no way to just get root access temporarily. Most people told me I'd have to flash a custom ROM.
So today I finally looked into the matter and based on your (anon2122) post on VillainROM and the Eris exploits etc. I managed to do exactly what I wanted... and thought it's time to get an account...
I only really needed root for the Stock app currency issue: [HTTP]://forum[DOT]xda-developers[DOT]com/showthread[DOT]php?t=719149 which I was now able to fix.
HTC Hero GSM soft root guide by ixampl
(... credits belong to / based on: [HTTP]://www[DOT]villainrom[DOT]co[DOT] uk/viewtopic[DOT]php?f=110&t=2096)
1 Flashing a custom recovery image
1.1 Backup (1)
Code:
adb shell mkdir /data/local/backup
adb shell cat /data/local/rights/mid.txt > /data/local/backup/mid.txt
1.2 Uploading custom recovery image and image flashing tool and setting correct permissions
Code:
adb push recovery-RA-hero-v1.6.2.img /data/local/
adb push flash_image /data/local/
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/recovery-RA-hero-v1.6.2.img
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/flash_image
1.3 Center piece of the permissions exploit for the recovery ROM
Code:
adb shell ln -s /dev/mtd/mtd1 /data/local/rights/mid.txt
1.4 Normal reboot
Code:
adb reboot
1.5 Now that the recovery ROM (/dev/mtd/mtd1) is accessible: Backup (2)
Code:
adb shell cat /dev/mtd/mtd1 > /data/local/backup/recovery.img
1.6 Flashing the previously uploaded custom recovery image
Code:
adb shell /data/local/flash_image recovery /data/local/recovery.img
1.7 Rebooting into recovery mode
Code:
adb reboot recovery
2 Adding root shell (optional)
2.1 Mounting all devices
Code:
adb shell mount -a
2.2 Adding rootsh
Code:
adb shell cat /system/bin/sh > /system/bin/rootsh
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/rootsh
2.3 Rebooting into system
Code:
adb reboot
After this you can flash the recovery.img you backed up in step 1.5 just as you flashed in step 1.6 (adjust the parameters accordingly).
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That is a nice method.
I've long thought about making something similar, so maybe today I'll try, as an idea has come back to me...
I am thinking that I can avoid the whole recovery flashing, though I'm not going to say the idea till I've thought it through, as someone might try it before I realise how stupid an idea it is...
But I'll certainly see if it can get permanent root sorted out on the phone, although it won't give root adb access, as that is defined in the boot.img, though I guess I could flash that while I'm at it...
Good work.

Thanks!
Yes, a method to (safely) acquire super user access without flashing anything would be highly appreciated There's a small risk involved with flashing. Granted it usually causes no issues, but there is the slight possibility of bricking your phone.
Good work.
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Thanks, although - as you know - I really didn't do anything special there
[...] although it won't give root adb access [...]
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Yes, that's a minor annoyance, but really minor ... for the currency fix I naturally couldn't do
Code:
adb pull /data/data/com.htc.dcs.service.stock/databases/stock.db stock.db
or
Code:
adb push stock.db /data/data/com.htc.dcs.service.stock/databases/stock.db
but it's not that hard to just work around that via /data/local:
Code:
adb shell
$ rootsh
# cat /data/data/com.htc.dcs.service.stock/databases/stock.db > data/local/stock.db
then pull from there etc.
I really think "rooting" is a misnomer for most of the current guides.
I can see that most people "root" their phone in order to get custom ROMs (and I have no issue with that, it's just too much overkill for someone who just wanted to fix a small bug ) but In fact most people don't care about rooting per se, they care about flashing a recovery image which enables them to flash custom ROMs.
I actually wanted to try:
Code:
adb shell ln -s /dev/mtd/mtd3 /data/local/rights/mid.txt
...and see what happens if I remount after boot. If it causes the system to follow back the link with user permissions for the recovery ROM, maybe the system ROM could be (write-)accessed as well. Then again, it was my first venture into rooting so naturally there would have been no way to fix a broken system image safe for reflashing the 1.5 RUU.
Do you have any details about what the original purpose of the (original) mid.txt was? I mean, it was there, sitting in a directory named rights... quite an invitation (of course, we didn't actually "set" rights in that file or anything for the exploit, but still...)
Is it safe to delete mid.txt and will it be recreated with some default values by the system?
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CWM ADB Shell All Commands Permission Denied

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Greetings,
I'm new here, and can't get over to the developers forums to ask. I have two GT-I9500s for development purposes, one if full of junk, and the other is still stock, except for recovery. They both have CWM Recovery v6.0.3.2, the latest available pre-compiled I've found. The stock phone has only been booted once. That system is not rooted (and this is my whole point, I want as close to stock as possible)
I am attempting to extract the system image from Stock I9500. I have booted into CWM Recovery mode, then "adb shell" into the device. All commands I issue to the shell return "Permission Denied"
Code:
:$ adb shell
~ $ ls
/sbin/sh: ls: Permission denied
~ $ dd of=/storage/extSdCard/SYSTEM.img if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p20 bs=4069
/sbin/sh: dd: Permission denied
~ $ su
/sbin/sh: su: Permission denied
~ $ sudo su
/sbin/sh: sudo: Permission denied
I have tried to use Advanced->Fix Permissions to no avail.
CWM is pure and latest from www dot clockworkmod dot com slash rommanager (new users apparently cannot post links). CWM is able successfully operate "Backup to External" from the stock device.
The end goal is to clone the clean, stock device onto the other one. CWM claims success on "Restore from External" to the other device, but it sits on the "Samsung" loading screen forever.
A solution to either or both of these problems would be appreciated.
-MM

same issue
I have the same issue. I first also didn't adb shell available. But I fixed it in recovery mode by doing mount /system. However, now like you I have no permissions at all. I'm considering doing a factory reset, but that's gonna be my final resort. I first go looking for other ways to come around it.

ansjovis86 said:
I have the same issue. I first also didn't adb shell available. But I fixed it in recovery mode by doing mount /system. However, now like you I have no permissions at all. I'm considering doing a factory reset, but that's gonna be my final resort. I first go looking for other ways to come around it.
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You need to allow your pc first to use adb. Boot into android, use adb and press allow. After that you can use adb in recovery. If it still fails, then try a different recovery. Philz or TWRP.

[Q] Cannot adb pull despite appearing to have adb root privilege

I have a Galaxy S4 (GT-I9507) which is rooted with busybox installed and the CWM custom recovery. I recently made a Nandroid backup and since I don't have an sdcard, it was stored in /data/media/clockworkmod/backup/ or /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backup/. Now, I can't move this using a root explorer app to an area accessible via USB to back it up to my computer since I don't have enough room left on my phone, so I've been trying to copy it to my PC using adb pull. Thing is, I'm on a stock ROM so my original adbd binary does not allow adb root. So I installed Chainfire's adbd Insecure app and enabled it. Now when I run adb root I'm told that adbd is already running as root. When I do adb shell, I get
Code:
[email protected]:/ #
. However, adb is not actually running as root. It just appears to run as root. It says it's running as root but if I try
Code:
adb shell ls /data/media/
I get Permission Denied. Until I actually do
Code:
adb shell
su
ls /data/media/
I continue to get Permission errors. This means that
Code:
adb pull /data/media/clockworkmod/
or
Code:
adb pull /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/
both fail too because despite adb saying it's running as root and looking like it's running as root it does not actually have root privilege. My question is how on earth do I actually get it to have root privilege so I can pull my CWM backups without permission errors?
Spec info:
Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9507) running KitKat 4.4.2 connected via USB Cable to a PC running Windows 7. Command prompt with Administrator privileges is used to access adb.

Phone boot directly in recovery, but boots normally in bootloader mode.

Recently my phone got back from warranty with a retail board (don't know if it's relevant), so I had to do all the unlocking and rooting things. but all the times that I changed custom roms my phone only booted if I went to bootloader and pressed start, any other way it boots directly into rcovery mode.
actualy using Ressurection Remix (Pie) no root.

redejcr said:
Recently my phone got back from warranty with a retail board (don't know if it's relevant), so I had to do all the unlocking and rooting things. but all the times that I changed custom roms my phone only booted if I went to bootloader and pressed start, any other way it boots directly into rcovery mode.
actualy using Ressurection Remix (Pie) no root.
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In ADB shell type
Code:
adb shell dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc/7824900.sdhci/by-name/misc

[email protected] said:
In ADB shell type
Code:
adb shell dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc/7824900.sdhci/by-name/misc
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Only shows permission denied even if adb interface was authorized.

redejcr said:
Only shows permission denied even if adb interface was authorized.
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You can root it, and get permission, or.... add "sudo", or "su" command to beginning of command shell. Haven't done it without root, but that should get you root permission for bash shell. Something like this
Code:
adb shell su -c "your command here"

[email protected] said:
You can root it, and get permission, or.... add "sudo", or "su" command to beginning of command shell. Haven't done it without root, but that should get you root permission for bash shell. Something like this
Code:
adb shell su -c "your command here"
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Yeap, that worked, thanks a lot. You saved me from this headache.
The only diference is that I had to root AND add su to the command.