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Pac-Rom + Pink kernel 20140319: WiFi not working: workaround

Hello,
Sorry, I have to post this workaround here because I'm new on xda and I can't post an answer on the development forums. So if someone see that, please post a link to this thread on PAC ROM or pink kernel topic
It seems there is a new file in the modules directory which is a symbolic link named wlan.ko. As an easy workaround, simply replace this file (/system/lib/modules/wlan.ko) by this one: /system/lib/modules/pronto/pronto_wlan.ko (move this file to the parent directory and rename it). Then reboot, you should have the WiFi working now
PS: I guess it's maybe better to modify the symlink or load the correct module but it's harder to write command lines with a smartphone

According to some people, this bug should be fixed now.

Doesn't work!
Sadly, doesn't work on PA/C-RoM.
Edit: Thought I'd elaborate a bit. There's no wlan.ko in /system/lib/modules/, so I just copied the pronto_wlan.ko, renamed it to wlan.ko, repacked it and flashed it.

Mycroft-Dev said:
Sadly, doesn't work on PA/C-RoM.
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Did you try the latest nightly version? I no longer have this problem with the latest PAC-ROM (And I think there is a another fix for your XT1033 )
PS: You can also try to just remove the symlink: /system/lib/modules/wlan.ko

matttbe said:
Did you try the latest nightly version? I no longer have this problem with the latest PAC-ROM (And I think there is a another fix for your XT1033 )
PS: You can also try to just remove the symlink: /system/lib/modules/wlan.ko
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Well, Wi-Fi still refuses to work after removing the symlink!
D'you know any other fixes? Tried lots of stuff, meself, but that is one stubborn bug!
Cheers, mate!

Mycroft-Dev said:
D'you know any other fixes? Tried lots of stuff, meself, but that is one stubborn bug!
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No :-/
Maybe you can try to reinstall the latest nightly version of your rom (released after March 20th -- I think it's the case for C-RoM), reboot and check if the WiFi is working. If yes, don't disable it now then reinstall the latest version of Pink kernel.
But if the WiFi is still not working, it's annoying... You can reformat /system where kernel modules are installed but I think it's automatically done when installing a rom. Maybe they are not using the latest version of the kernel?

Mycroft-Dev said:
Edit: Thought I'd elaborate a bit. There's no wlan.ko in /system/lib/modules/, so I just copied the pronto_wlan.ko, renamed it to wlan.ko, repacked it and flashed it.
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What did you mean by saying: "repacked it and flashed it"? If you flash the ROM, it will format and reinstall /system partition (correct me if it's wrong).
When I had this bug, I replaced wlan.ko symlink file by this one: pronto/pronto_wlan.ko. Then I rebooted (or I guess you can use this command if modprobe is available but it's easier to reboot : adb shell "modprobe -r wlan && modprobe wlan").

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matttbe said:
What did you mean by saying: "repacked it and flashed it"? If you flash the ROM, it will format and reinstall /system partition (correct me if it's wrong).
When I had this bug, I replaced wlan.ko symlink file by this one: pronto/pronto_wlan.ko. Then I rebooted (or I guess you can use this command if modprobe is available but it's easier to reboot : adb shell "modprobe -r wlan && modprobe wlan").
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As in, I repacked the kernel, and then flashed it.
I'll try tweaking a bit here and there, and let you know how it goes.
And yes, I flashed the latest C-RoM.

[FIX] [ZIP] Fix unmountable System!!

FIX UNMOUNTABLE SYSTEM AFTER ROOTING
Let's keep this short and simple.
This allows you to mount system even if you root.
Flash this and thank me. :\
Jokes aside. Just hit the download button.
Technical details:
This disables RIC service and the script is by NUT. RIC prevents R/W when system is booted.

Thx for your work!

lee480 said:
FIX UNMOUNTABLE SYSTEM AFTER ROOTING
Let's keep this short and simple.
This allows you to mount system even if you root.
Flash this and thank me. :\
Jokes aside. Just hit the download button.
Technical details:
This disables RIC service and the script is by NUT. RIC prevents R/W when system is booted.
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Sorry but when do you flash this?

Yapperzitata said:
Sorry but when do you flash this?
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Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app
If your ROM cannot mount system.

lee480 said:
Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app
If your ROM cannot mount system.
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Still can't mount... no errors during flashing

Yapperzitata said:
Still can't mount... no errors during flashing
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Try this:
Flash this:
http://nut.xperia-files.com/files/remountrebootfix.zip
After flash my file.
EDIT:
I found the issue, and zip file didn't set the correct permissions for the script. I'll fix it asap.
If you want it now, go to recovery and press 'fix permissions '.
Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app

Thanks a lot. After 2 days searching i found this. Works like a charm:highfive:

Had an issue with /system, and this has fixed it. NC works, I can still use Xposed, AdBlock, and change my DPI. THANK YOU!

Don't suppose there's any way to fix this without a custom recovery is there?
I've rooted but can't mount/write to my System folder after doing a 4.4.4 OTA update, but I don't have a custom recovery installed. I just rooted using the toolkit and left it at that.

Doesn't work
Lost root completely after flashing the zip files

sjamajee said:
Doesn't work
Lost root completely after flashing the zip files
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For me it didn't fix the system mounting issues (won't mount R/W in either Root Explorer or Xposed) but I still have root.
Fred

ffarber said:
For me it didn't fix the system mounting issues (won't mount R/W in either Root Explorer or Xposed) but I still have root.
Fred
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Same as that. had to go back to Doom's CWM Stock Kernal to get system RW

defsix said:
Same as that. had to go back to Doom's CWM Stock Kernal to get system RW
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Will that kernel work with the stock 4.4.4 software?
Fred

All of you who found that this ain't working, it is because you need to have correct busybox installed. After you have that it works as mentioned.

kulvertti said:
All of you who found that this ain't working, it is because you need to have correct busybox installed. After you have that it works as mentioned.
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I have 1.20.2 version of Busybox installed. Which version are you suggesting?

defsix said:
I have 1.20.2 version of Busybox installed. Which version are you suggesting?
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This is part of @Nutˋs XZDualrecovery and designed to work with busybox that is installed with that. With other busybox it may work or may not.
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access problem to system file

hello
my device is rooted with TWRP.. i rooted this device because i have a air play app from play store which is "Airaudio" need to access root.. this app can use any of system sound or some kind of music apps to directly to my sound system to using dlna services.. any way.. this app doesnt workng because cant access the system files.. i tired to use any of root explorer app.. same problem.. i couldnt change (/system/priv-apps "permission=777") R/W access.. its denied.. is anyone can help me to changce r/w permission.

afulkem said:
hello
my device is rooted with TWRP.. i rooted this device because i have a air play app from play store which is "Airaudio" need to access root.. this app can use any of system sound or some kind of music apps to directly to my sound system to using dlna services.. any way.. this app doesnt workng because cant access the system files.. i tired to use any of root explorer app.. same problem.. i couldnt change (/system/priv-apps "permission=777") R/W access.. its denied.. is anyone can help me to changce r/w permission.
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R u sure you rooted?
1. Download official twrp
dl.twrp.me/shamrock
2. Flash twrp
3. Download SuperSU BETA Zip and flash
4. Reboot
5. Download RootExplorer 4.0.1 and install
6. Grant SU Shell Access for RootExplorer
Try Now.

Hello again
Thnx for answer..
İ think the problem is file system.. As you know gm5 plus using Squashfs file system. because of that we cant changce r/w permission for this file system. Only option is using custom rom.
HostZero said:
R u sure you rooted?
1. Download official twrp
dl.twrp.me/shamrock
2. Flash twrp
3. Download SuperSU BETA Zip and flash
4. Reboot
5. Download RootExplorer 4.0.1 and install
6. Grant SU Shell Access for RootExplorer
Try Now.
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afulkem said:
Hello again
Thnx for answer..
İ think the problem is file system.. As you know gm5 plus using Squashfs file system. because of that we cant changce r/w permission for this file system. Only option is using custom rom.
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Please Wait. Our Team is bringing CyanogenMod 13.0 for your device please wait.
We are at the end of success.
Give a chance like.
Take full system backup
Then copy system backup to your PC
Rename system.squashfs.win to system.ext4.win
As well as if system.squashfs.win* exists rename as same.
Format your system partition as ext4 using twrp.
Copy the system.ext4.win to your mobile and restore the backup.
Try this method.
- HostZero

You cant r/w system because GM 5 Plus uses squashfs file system. Squashfs cant r/w it can only ro. You can flash systemless root and xposed.

///TheNexus/// said:
You cant r/w system because GM 5 Plus uses squashfs file system. Squashfs cant r/w it can only ro. You can flash systemless root and xposed.
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Actually That's what right? I mentioned a way to swap to ext4 ri8.
Follow that.

HostZero said:
Actually That's what right? I mentioned a way to swap to ext4 ri8.
Follow that.
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Already I'm using our ext4 modded stock rom. By @asderdd

///TheNexus/// said:
Already I'm using our ext4 modded stock rom. By @asderdd
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Can I get link of Moddes STOCK ROM?

HostZero said:
Can I get link of Moddes STOCK ROM?
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No. He will share later. I can't share.

Anyways, where as you own stock ROM in 24hours we will be releasing cyanogenmod 13.0 will you be the major tester as you own ext4 ROM.
I hope you will be tester. I will invite you on thread once released.
- HostZero

HostZero said:
Anyways, where as you own stock ROM in 24hours we will be releasing cyanogenmod 13.0 will you be the major tester as you own ext4 ROM.
I hope you will be tester. I will invite you on thread once released.
- HostZero
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Contact with Asderdd. It's his rom. I'ts not mine. I cant share without Asderdd's permission.
If you want to contact : http://forum.turkdevs.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=19

///TheNexus/// said:
Contact with Asderdd. It's his rom. I'ts not mine. I cant share without Asderdd's permission.
If you want to contact : http://forum.turkdevs.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=19
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LOL I dont know that @RealSchule is the Asderdd, We already knew each other. He has contacted me saying he's working on July Patch EXT4, Once Done he will share. I requested for Kernel Sources.

HostZero said:
LOL I dont know that @RealSchule is the Asderdd, We already knew each other. He has contacted me saying he's working on July Patch EXT4, Once Done he will share. I requested for Kernel Sources.
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RealSchule is not Asderdd. ROFL.

Noob users not try format system partiton ext4 because partiton configrations and mount configrations only squashfs. İf you change partiton to ext4 device dont boot. I'm trying change and boot filesystem format ext4 but dont complated (Sory for my bad english)

Hey there,
AirAudio has been kicked by Google because they didn't like a link to a rooting-website inside the description anymore, written 7 years ago.
Its successor is called AirMusic and allows to stream some apps (eg. YouTube, YT Music, Deezer, PodcastAddict , radio.de, Plex and more, you have to try it out) without root on Android 10+.
On rooted devices, all audio can be transmitted.

Gm8 forum yokmu

Magiks on Moto Z play

I managed to have magisk and magiskhide working sucessfully, with some manual tricks and workarounds
There is a bug in f2fs that prevents /data/magisk.img to me mounted writable, so the tweek is just moving that file to the /cache partition, which is ext4 and creating a symlink to the original file.
So the steps for a working magisk is.
- Unlock your bootloader
- Install Twrp
- Flash magisk without mounting data partition and boot once.
- Reboot to recovery and open terminal (advanced)
- move magisk.img to /cache partition, changing name ( example: mv /data/magisk.img /cache/magisk_2.img)
- Create a symlink between_files ( ln -s /cache/magisk_2.img /data/magisk.img)
Would be nice if anybody can try to reproduce.

Ah, so there is a way after all. I gather it works normally afterwards, with phh superuser, xposed and everything? I'm willing to try and reproduce your steps if so, maybe tweak the installer script so it does this automagically as well.

lpchaim said:
Ah, so there is a way after all. I gather it works normally afterwards, with phh superuser, xposed and everything? I'm willing to try and reproduce your steps if so, maybe tweak the installer script so it does this automagically as well.
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I did not installed Xposed because I wanted to pass SafetyNet, but I cannot think a reason why it shouldn't work.

jblancoperez said:
I did not installed Xposed because I wanted to pass SafetyNet, but I cannot think a reason why it shouldn't work.
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Right. I think I'll try this out today and see how things turn out. As for SafetyNet, I though the unlocked bootloader alone was enough reason for it not to work, is this only for some models?
Update: So, @jblancoperez, I've reproduced your steps and Magisk Manager tells me it's installed but root isn't activated and it doesn't let me do anything else as a result.

Things to have a look,
Please confirm in the terminal if /magisk is mounted.
Go back to TWRP terminal and also confirm if the symlink is OK.
Nice to get the output from /cache/magisk.log
It took me a while to have everything right, doing it on TWRP is not the easiest places to move things around.

So, an update. Your method just wouldn't work for me at all, no matter how many times I tried. What worked was following the first part only, as in unmounting data and then flashing Magisk afterwards. I've tried Xposed and Viper4Android; they worked, but both did have to be flashed through twrp as opposed to Magisk Manager, which would throw an error. Not sure if that's on them or on this particular method. I should mention though that SafetyNet wouldn't pass even before xposed and with the hiding settings, not sure why.

You may want to try the kernel where the f2fs bug is fixed, which may be the cause when Magisk hide is not working which would cause Safetynet to fail.

Is there anyone wanting to test brand new Magisk 11.0 if it runs fine on Moto Z Play? With and/or without that f2fs fix?

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Is there anyone wanting to test brand new Magisk 11.0 if it runs fine on Moto Z Play? With and/or without that f2fs fix?
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I got bootloop when I install magiks 11.0.

Do you have a logfile of that action in /cache or /cache/recovery which we could show in the Magisk thread?

I was able to upgrade the 10.2 installation.
Will try a new clean installation on the weekend with the f2fs fixed kernel.
I think I got why my procedure is not working for other people. Please try to copy the image instead of moving with the flags preserving de selinux attributes.

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Please try to copy the image instead of moving with the flags preserving de selinux attributes.
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Keeping attributes when copying or moving is what my guide regarding timestamp is about. It's not that easy using Android.

tag68 said:
Keeping attributes when copying or moving is what my guide regarding timestamp is about. It's not that easy using Android.
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I used the same cp commands @topjohnwu used in the magisk script, cp -afc orig dest.

jblancoperez said:
I used the same cp commands @topjohnwu used in the magisk script, cp -afc orig dest.
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cp -a tries to copy attributes including timestamps. But it only succeeds if you are currently running as root.

[Solved] Lenovo tab 4 (tb-8504x) mount /system as rw = not responding device

I have a problem with rooted tab4 tablet.
When i remount /system to rw, device hangs/freezes (stop responding).
Tested with magisk and SuperSU.
Android 7.1.1
EDIT:
I figured out.
It's necessary to flash through TWRP, a magisk module from dywersant's post.
When module is enabled, it's possible to mount /system as rw, but device will not pass SafetyNet test.
When module is disabled, /system is mounted as ro, any change on this partition will freeze device, but it will pass SafetyNet test.
I use this module only when I Have to.

tgm28 said:
I have a problem with rooted tab4 tablet.
When i remount /system to rw, device hangs/freezes (stop responding).
Tested with magisk and SuperSU.
Android 7.1.1
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How have got it rooted?

Uqbar said:
How have got it rooted?
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Just follow instructions in this thread TWRP and ROOT for Tab 4 8/10 (Plus)
Flash magisk, flash magisk module named magisk-remount (from HERE ) - this module is for /system remount (when it is enabled Magisk do not pass SafetyNet test; when disabled it pass)
Probably that's all

tgm28 said:
Just follow instructions in this thread TWRP and ROOT for Tab 4 8/10 (Plus)
Flash magisk, flash magisk module named magisk-remount (from HERE ) - this module is for /system remount (when it is enabled Magisk do not pass SafetyNet test; when disabled it pass)
Probably that's all
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Thanks. I haven't found any custom ROM (I am looking for a debloated one). Have you?

Uqbar said:
Thanks. I haven't found any custom ROM (I am looking for a debloated one). Have you?
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No. I use Stock rom with magisk and Twrp.

How bloated is it?

Uqbar said:
How bloated is it?
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Not heavily like samsung's devices. It's almost clean.

Did you ever find any other ways other than magisk to mount /system as rw without a system freeze?

Does not work.
This method doesn't work, the system is freeze anyway.

arminass said:
This method doesn't work, the system is freeze anyway.
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What's news? Is there any other way?
I use Magisk 20.3 or 20.4 on my two tablets.
One tablet is under stock Android 8.1.0
and another is under LineAgeOS16 - Android 9 Pie.
Both, give su for applications and ADB, but don't have system root for system folder.

@krchat - did you try installing the zip in this post to see if you could write /system?

drizzle123 said:
@krchat - did you try installing the zip in this post to see if you could write /system?
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yes, no luck.

krchat said:
yes, no luck.
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It's a complete pain. I heard its problems with Magisk? Anyhow I installed magisk 19.3 - booted then installed the remount zip, rebooted again - checked the system was RW, then installed magisk 20.4. All seems well for me

arminass said:
Does not work.
This method doesn't work, the system is freeze anyway.
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Hello, have you found a way to write to the system partition? My los17.1 write system partition will freeze. I'm going crazy!

asphalt73 said:
Hello, have you found a way to write to the system partition? My los17.1 write system partition will freeze. I'm going crazy!
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Nope.