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[Q] PLZZZ help

Guys plz help i installed cyanogenmod 7 .....in hd2....the problem is with the screen resolution...its smalll i mean the keypad....etc...wats the remedy thanks in advance

sidduhtc said:
Guys plz help i installed cyanogenmod 7 .....in hd2....the problem is with the screen resolution...its smalll i mean the keypad....etc...wats the remedy thanks in advance
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You need to change the lcd density in /system/build.prop.... Default is 240. Open that file in text editor and should look like for example, lcd density 180. Just use a file explorer with root access such as Es file explorer, or Root explorer. You need to enable read/write access or your changes will not be saved. Then reboot after you make changes.

how much should i keep it so it is exact.....

lozonw said:
Download ES File Explorer from Market.
Open ES File Explorer.
Press Windows button and goto settings.
Goto Root Options.
Check Root Explorer and choose HiAPK.
Check Mount File System.
Press Back button until you reach the Main screen of ES.
Press the SD Icon in the upper left corner It will turn to a house.
Now you are in the Root folders.
Goto System folder.
Open build.prop with ES Note Editor.
Scroll down until you see ro.sf.lcd_density=167.
Change the 167 to 240.
Press Back button and save.
Exit ES and reboot.
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do this exactly and you will be fine.

[Q] Build.prop

Hi everyone i have been searching for the last 4 hours on here and google just to find out how i can edit my build.prop, im still unable to do it can someone please help me thankyou......

Use Adb pull from its location, if I remember correctly its /system/build.prop
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extremly simple open with text editor, try root explorer app on device , navigate to /system/build.prop, long press and select open with text editor, then make changes, press menu button then save&exit option. a backup will automagically be created for you.
You could also pull off the phone and edit with notepad, etc. then push back to phone. may be helpful to create a backup first.

Thanks to both of you but i know how to pull the build.prop but dont now how to change things inside the file. Also to view the build.prop in root explorer text editor you have to be mounted as r/w but after this you go to the file and there is only one line all the rest has gone.

I used wordpad and yes i could edit and save the new build.prop but when i try adb push build.prop /system/build.prop i get failed to copy 'build.prop' to '/system/build.prop read-only file system what now.

Do an "adb remount" before pushing the updated build.prop.
torres76 said:
I used wordpad and yes i could edit and save the new build.prop but when i try adb push build.prop /system/build.prop i get failed to copy 'build.prop' to '/system/build.prop read-only file system what now.
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Thanks that didnt work either i tried by putting the edited file onto the phone then moving it to system and over writing the original, when i rebooted the screen was blank so i had to run my nand backup. I then tried to edit the file on the phone through text editor and it worked straight away SOD'S law...... Thanks everyone.

Edit system files

Hey all. I'm trying to edit some of the system files like build.prop but after opening it with my files explorer editor and editing, I can't save it with the changes I've made. I'm running rastakat 4.4 KRT16O build. Any suggestions?

mrzonk said:
Hey all. I'm trying to edit some of the system files like build.prop but after opening it with my files explorer editor and editing, I can't save it with the changes I've made. I'm running rastakat 4.4 KRT16O build. Any suggestions?
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You need to edit it with a root explorer, like ES File Explorer with root enabled, or copy the build.prop to your /sdcard folder, edit it, then copy it back and fix the file permission to rw-r-r, or 644. You can also download build.prop editor apps.

Thanks for fast response. Already using es files explorer. Where can I find that option? Also please let me know how to change permissions if I use the copy / paste option.
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mrzonk said:
Thanks for fast response. Already using es files explorer. Where can I find that option?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Swipe from left to right in the gray bar in the bottom to bring up the menu, tap on Tools to expand it, turn on "Root Explorer" option, grant it Superuser privilege. Wait a few seconds you will see a white window pop up, select Mount R/W, make sure all the paths are set to RW.
If you don't see the white popup window, tap on the word "Root Explorer" listed under Tools and it will pop up.

eksasol said:
Swipe from left to right in the gray bar in the bottom to bring up the menu, tap on Tools to expand it, turn on "Root Explorer" option, grant it Superuser privilege. Wait a few seconds you will see a white window pop up, select Mount R/W, make sure all the paths are set to RW.
If you don't see the white popup window, tap on the word "Root Explorer" listed under Tools and it will pop up.
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Worked like a charm mate. Thanks for your help.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Which is the best and easiest way to modify build.prop ?

Hi guys,
I would like to modify the build.prop file to introduce the following content.
ro.media.enc.jpeg.quality=100
I tried to do that using Explorer but my G2 stucked at the logo screen. Here below the steps that I followed.
1. Download of Explorer -> htt ps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.explorer (remove the space between T and P)
2. App root permissions
3. Copy of the build.prop into another folder
4. Modify of the copied build.prop
5. Save of the modified build.prop
6. Copy/Paste of the modified build.prop into /system folder and confirm the substitution
7. Reboot
Help me plz

Radeon89 said:
Hi guys,
I would like to modify the build.prop file to introduce the following content.
ro.media.enc.jpeg.quality=100
I tried to do that using Explorer but my G2 stucked at the logo screen. Here below the steps that I followed.
1. Download of Explorer -> htt ps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.explorer (remove the space between T and P)
2. App root permissions
3. Copy of the build.prop into another folder
4. Modify of the copied build.prop
5. Save of the modified build.prop
6. Copy/Paste of the modified build.prop into /system folder and confirm the substitution
7. Reboot
Help me plz
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Modify the build.prop in its original original location itself and then save it & reboot, don't copy build.prop to other folder then modify it and then re-paste in it's original location you'll stuck with a bootloop, just modify it in it's original location. Btw next time before making a thread do make sure where should it belong this is a [Q] Question thread so should have been in QA, help & troubleshooting section, next time be sure to know where you have to make a new thread.

My apologies for the wrong section. I'm new sorry.
However, I forget to write that what you just suggested (modify it directly without make a copy) it's the first thing that I tried but with no success.
After I pressed the button save, Explorer app prompts an advise saying that an error occured and that the changes have not been applied.
And now? :crying:

Radeon89 said:
My apologies for the wrong section. I'm new sorry.
However, I forget to write that what you just suggested (modify it directly without make a copy) it's the first thing that I tried but with no success.
After I pressed the button save, Explorer app prompts an advise saying that an error occured and that the changes have not been applied.
And now? :crying:
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In system > build.prop (original location) is the device mounted to R/W?

Hi,
First, this line "ro.media.enc.jpeg.quality=100" does nothing...
After that if you change the location of a file, when you move it again you need to set the correct permissions like the original files, other than that you can encounter a bootloop.
Like RuchRha said modifie the file directly, no need to move it...
And if I were you I'll make a Nandroid backup before playing with file system...

These are the file permissions that I see into the file properties.
rw- r-- r--
Is this what you was asking me?

Radeon89 said:
These are the file permissions that I see into the file properties.
rw- r-- r--
Is this what you was asking me?
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If you can see an option of Mount R/W instead click on it and it should change/show you Mount R/O instead of showing mount R/W, when the time when system is not mounted to R/W and you try to edit buildprop and save it, it shows error n doesn't gets saved.

Radeon89 said:
These are the file permissions that I see into the file properties.
rw- r-- r--
Is this what you was asking me?
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Nope,
Read Only system:
Read/Write:
You need to mount the system as R/W.
EDIT: too late...

To the best of my uderstanding the free version does not permit such kind of change.
Is there any free app that I can use?

Radeon89 said:
To the best of my uderstanding the free version does not permit such kind of change.
Is there any free app that I can use?
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you can use BuildProp Editor.Is free in playstore:good:

Need help using SHealth with root. (Oreo)

I just restored my S7 Edge to as stock as possible using Odin and software from Sammobile. Now I can't use my Gear properly because of 'security reasons'. (Gear app works, but not SHealth)
I was planning on using SuperStock to bypass the tripped Knox, but afaik it's not working anymore. Is there another method? I don't really need SPay or stuff like that. Im willing to root or installing TWRP again if I have to, but not a custom ROM.

Follow the steps below to remove the S-Health block.
Download a root file explorer (such as Root Explorer, Root Browser or ES File Explorer).
Open the root file explorer and go to the /system folder.
Open the file named build.prop in text editor
In the build.prop file look for ro.config.tima=1
Change this line to ro.config.tima=0, simply changing the 1 to a 0
Reboor phone
Run the S-Health app
From this thread; https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-s-health-devices-knox-t3543306
Can confirm it works on Oreo following these steps.

Great White said:
Follow the steps below to remove the S-Health block.
Download a root file explorer (such as Root Explorer, Root Browser or ES File Explorer).
Open the root file explorer and go to the /system folder.
Open the file named build.prop in text editor
In the build.prop file look for ro.config.tima=1
Change this line to ro.config.tima=0, simply changing the 1 to a 0
Reboor phone
Run the S-Health app
From this thread; https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-s-health-devices-knox-t3543306
Can confirm it works on Oreo following these steps.
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my phone wasnt rooted and I forgot about the encryption stuff so now I had to wipe everything, but the fix you linked to worked perfectly. Thanks.