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Writing to /system/app...

I'm trying to push a file to /system/app but it's read-only. I know there's a command to allow me to write to it, but do I need to be rooted to do so? I'm attempting to put SprintZone.apk back in /system/app so I can update firmware. Feel free to PM me on this, too...I'm not doing so well hahaha.
Thanks,
-Rob

TheRob44 said:
I'm trying to push a file to /system/app but it's read-only. I know there's a command to allow me to write to it, but do I need to be rooted to do so? I'm attempting to put SprintZone.apk back in /system/app so I can update firmware. Feel free to PM me on this, too...I'm not doing so well hahaha.
Thanks,
-Rob
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You need to mount r/w
Sent from my Epic 4G

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Thanks for the tip. Can you let me know the proper adb commands to get this done? Also, after I'm finished, what are the commands to unmount?
Thanks!
-Rob

TheRob44 said:
Thanks for the tip. Can you let me know the proper adb commands to get this done? Also, after I'm finished, what are the commands to unmount?
Thanks!
-Rob
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=719542
I'm not taking credit for the answer just the time it took to search for it.

TheRob44 said:
Thanks for the tip. Can you let me know the proper adb commands to get this done? Also, after I'm finished, what are the commands to unmount?
Thanks!
-Rob
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Put the file in the android sdk tools folder
Use adb commands
Adb remount
Adb push exactfilename.apk /system/app
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I think its something like this...
adb shell
su
mount -t rfs -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
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then what I had to do was instead of the usual:
mv /sdcard/yourfile.ext /system/app/yourfile.ext
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I had to type this:
busybox mv /sdcard/yourfile.ext /system/app/yourfile.ext
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it was either MV or CP
Sorry, I am not a programmer....

None of theese work for me and i have driver installed,sdk folder im using the right path but nothing it says adb not found 8(

I'm pretty sure you can just do this:
Adb shell
Su
Remount rw
That was enough to let me edit my build.Prop when root explorer wasn't remounting correctly.
Although I would recommend root explorer for stuff like this... remounts on the epic now and it let's you Remount in the application without adb. I think it's $0.99 in the market and we'll worth it.
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I second the suggestion of root explorer.
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I've noticed weirdness using mv or cp sometimes even using -f.
This always worked for me without fail:
cat dir/file.ext > /system/app/file.ext
Of course, you'll need to type the proper dir(s) and file.
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What I had to type was
cd\
cd android-sdk-windows\tools
adb devices
Adb shell
Su
Then it dropped me to the #
Hope that helps. Btw, I'm running windows vista 64bit
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Rooting my tablet

Apparently I am running OTA 2 or 2.5. I am not really sure which one. I did get some kind of system update from lenovo the other day.
I would like to install ADW Launcher EX, but I guess I need root for that as the market says it is incompatible with my device.
Funnily enough Go Launcher EX showed up as free in the Amazon App Store. I have that now ( not installed, but added to my account in case they make it not free). It will install if I want it to on my non-rooted setup.
So I guess my question how do I root this sucker?
Buil Info:
ThinkPad_Tablet_A310_02_0039_0089_02_US
Kernel: 2.6.36.3
Machine Type: 1838-22U.
Thanks in advance.
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This information is available in another thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23754510
Possible new way to ROOT

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Please do not post questions in the development section​

Anyone have an idea why the stock accuweather widget will work with stock home but not adw launcher?
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Ok I am not rooted thanks to that script.
However it would *NOT* run on my Windows 7 64-bit machine. Kept crapping out during the adb shell commands :
Code:
adb shell "/system/bin/mkdir /data/local/pwn"
adb shell "/system/bin/mkdir /data/local/pwn-bak"
adb shell "/system/bin/cat /system/etc/install-recovery.sh > /data/local/pwn-bak/install-recovery.sh.orig"
adb shell "/system/bin/mkdir /cache/recovery/pwn"
adb push su /cache/recovery/pwn
adb shell "/system/bin/rm /cache/recovery/log"
adb shell "/system/bin/ln -s /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /cache/recovery/log"
adb shell "echo \"/system/bin/chmod 777 /cache\" >> /tmp/recovery.log"
adb shell "echo \"/system/bin/mount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p4 /cache\" >> /tmp/recovery.log"
adb shell "echo \"/system/bin/chmod 777 /cache\" >> /tmp/recovery.log"
adb shell "echo \"/system/bin/mount -oremount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p4 /cache\" >> /tmp/recovery.log"
adb shell "echo \"/system/bin/chmod 777 /cache\" >> /tmp/recovery.log"
adb shell "echo \"/system/bin/chmod 777 /cache/recovery\" >> /tmp/recovery.log"
adb shell "echo \"/system/bin/chown root /cache/recovery/pwn/su\" >> /tmp/recovery.log"
adb shell "echo \"/system/bin/chmod 4777 /cache/recovery/pwn/su\" >> /tmp/recovery.log"
So I busted out and dusted off my old Thinkpad T43 with Win7 Pro 32-Bit, installed the ADB driver and BAM! Root.
So a few Q's.
I had to manually install busybox. No big deal, but weird.
I installed Clockwork Mod Recovery to the internal flash but it detects my tablet as a transformer prime. Is this ok?
Finally, I am still unable to uninstall the damned social touch app. I've managed to remove almost all the other bloat crap but this app defies me. Suggestions anyone?
Thanks to the great community!

Weirder and weirder.
Clockwork recovery crashes 50% of the time. I am not doing anything special except trying to make a ROM backup.
I would like to flash a clean, rooted, de-bloated image from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1536693
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Temetka said:
I installed Clockwork Mod Recovery to the internal flash but it detects my tablet as a transformer prime. Is this ok?
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Have you installed the version from here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21916505&postcount=71
Finally, I am still unable to uninstall the damned social touch app. I've managed to remove almost all the other bloat crap but this app defies me. Suggestions anyone?
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I removed it using Titanium Backup. Had no problems with it.

No, I didn't use that one. I used the one from the market. How do I install the .img file? I didnt see an option when I boot into Lenovo's recovery.
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Temetka said:
No, I didn't use that one. I used the one from the market. How do I install the .img file? I didnt see an option when I boot into Lenovo's recovery.
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Download the right recovery for your TPT 16GB, 32GB or 64GB
You can find the instructions to install it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458212
Code:
adb push ventana_recovery.img /data/local/
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
echo "#!/system/bin/sh" > /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
dd if=/data/local/cwr_recovery_2.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1

OK, Temetka,
First- the CWM 'app' you got from the market does nothing (that anyone here is doing). Uninstall and move on.
Second- CWM replaces your stock Lenovo Recovery 'BIOS', so when you boot to recovery mode, you'll see a top hat icon and lots of new options. You won't use Lenovo's anymore.
Third- Get your TPT's appropriate CWM image here(to be installed using ADB commands from your computer) downloaded to your PC
Fourth- follow these instructions (copied from here) to use ADB to install CWM Recovery into the recovery partition, replacing Lenovo's.
open command line and go to folder where the file is saved
Code:
> adb push NameOfCWMFile.img /data/local/
> adb shell
> su
> mount -o rw,remount /system
> echo "#!/system/bin/sh" > /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
> dd if=/data/local/NameOfCWMFile.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1
Shut down your tablet. Boot into Recovery (vol+, vol+, etc.). Using CWM options, choose reboot (this should clear a possible reboot issue while inside CWM).
Done - now you can...
'Backup' - create a Nandroid on your external SD-Card-- DO THIS FIRST!
'Restore' - install any other TPT nandroids (no-bloat_0089_US for example)
'Install image from SD-Card' - install CM9 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
...and much more

Thank you both. I have rooted and hacked the crap out of my Nook Tablets and Captivate. That being said it has all been done using Odin, SD card booting with CWM on the SD card and so on. I haven't really fiddled around with adb.
Later on this evening I will go ahead and give those instructions a shot. I'll probably just pull the trigger and install CM9 as well just to try it out and maybe help out with posting any bug reports and so on.
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Also the CWM I installed from the market is actually Clockwork Rom Manager.
I also installed Rom Toolbox which has helped me out with removing some of the bloat applications.
I followed that up with Titanium Backup and made a full backup on my spare 16GB card. Once I have CWM installed, I will make a full Nandroid backup of this system as it stands now. I am pretty happy with its performance now that I have been able to debloat it and run sd speed increase.
Since I am asking some questions, got 1 more for ya guys. I have used the V6 supercharger script on my Nooks and they have really given a nice noticeable increase in system performance and UI resposniveness. Has anyone here used it on a TPT, and if so what was the experience like?
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Ota 2.5 and root
Temetka said:
Apparently I am running OTA 2 or 2.5. I am not really sure which one. I did get some kind of system update from lenovo the other day.
I would like to install ADW Launcher EX, but I guess I need root for that as the market says it is incompatible with my device.
Funnily enough Go Launcher EX showed up as free in the Amazon App Store. I have that now ( not installed, but added to my account in case they make it not free). It will install if I want it to on my non-rooted setup.
So I guess my question how do I root this sucker?
Buil Info:
ThinkPad_Tablet_A310_02_0039_0089_02_US
Kernel: 2.6.36.3
Machine Type: 1838-22U.
Thanks in advance.
Sent from my ThinkPad Tablet using xda premium
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Solved ... follow this link.

Help: Is there an Windows app that can backup the Streak ROM as an image file?

Hi,
Is there an app that you can run from a Windows XP laptop that can backup a Dell Streak ROM Image as a single file to a hard drive?
My apologies if this has been asked before, but I seem to only find backup apps that run on the device itself.
Thanks.
PS: Assuming if this is not possible, what is the best way to backup to a laptop hard drive?

me4tux said:
Hi,
Is there an app that you can run from a Windows XP laptop that can backup a Dell Streak ROM Image as a single file to a hard drive?
My apologies if this has been asked before, but I seem to only find backup apps that run on the device itself.
Thanks.
PS: Assuming if this is not possible, what is the best way to backup to a laptop hard drive?
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You have to flash either StreakMod or ClockworkMod recovery and from there you do a nandroid backup and then copy that to your PC
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cdzo72 said:
You have to flash either StreakMod or ClockworkMod recovery and from there you do a nandroid backup and then copy that to your PC
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Thanks for you reply. That's the step I wanted to avoid by installing a custom recovery.
So I suppose there is no other easier way if I just have a stock Streak with the stock Dell recovery?

me4tux said:
Thanks for you reply. That's the step I wanted to avoid by installing a custom recovery.
So I suppose there is no other easier way if I just have a stock Streak with the stock Dell recovery?
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Nothing at all. There are non root apps that will allow you to backup your user apps and their settings but anything related to the system will have to be manually reconfigured because your not rooted more than likely either. And those don't work well either.
Sent from my cm_tenderloin using Tapatalk 2

He could do a system dump using ADB, but to do so he would...
...have to be rooted.
...have busybox installed.
...have to determine where the system partitions are (e.g. /dev/mnt/nanda for /system).
From there he could then execute the commands in a command prompt. For example, to do a system dump on my el cheapo Coby tablet, I use the following commands:
Code:
adb.exe wait-for-device
adb.exe shell mkdir /sdcard/dump
adb.exe shell su -c "cat /dev/block/nanda > /sdcard/dump/bootloader.img"
adb.exe shell su -c "cat /dev/block/nandc > /sdcard/dump/boot.img"
adb.exe shell su -c "cat /dev/block/nandg > /sdcard/dump/recovery.img"
adb.exe shell su -c "busybox tar -czvf /sdcard/dump/system.tgz /system"
mkdir dump
adb.exe pull /sdcard/dump dump
Putting it all together into a single file though is not going to happen. Besides, installing ClockworkMod or StreakMod and doing a nandroid backup through it is the best means of backing up the Streak.

Xposed Framework causing soft brick...

Anyone else try Xposedon the S4? I gave it a go and went into a freeze at the ATT boot animation.
Can anyone help me out? Is there any other option besides a factory restore through Kies?
I don't think I can ADB at this point...

ZPaul2Fresh8 said:
Anyone else try Xposedon the S4? I gave it a go and went into a freeze at the ATT boot animation.
Can anyone help me out? Is there any other option besides a factory restore through Kies?
I don't think I can ADB at this point...
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The xposed framework in this post works fine on mine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41159454
And ya, you can use the odin that adamoutler posted in this post to return to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261573
PS, search is your friend..

sulpher said:
The xposed framework in this post works fine on mine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41159454
And ya, you can use the odin that adamoutler posted in this post to return to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261573
PS, search is your friend..
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Yes I am currently unzipping the firmware (I will keep this in a safe place) to restore.
And I was using the 2.1.3 version, so I will try again with the 2.1.4. Rovo should have updated his OP to show this newer version.

ZPaul2Fresh8 said:
Yes I am currently unzipping the firmware (I will keep this in a safe place) to restore.
And I was using the 2.1.3 version, so I will try again with the 2.1.4. Rovo should have updated his OP to show this newer version.
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Ya i think it was just a test version, he said he would update the OP after he had some confirms that it works. Which he's had now... prolly just hasn't gotten to it yet.

to get out of a soft brick, this is what I did:
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
cd system/xbin
rm /system/bin/app_process
mv /system/bin/app_process.orig /system/bin/app_process
reboot

mcmb03 said:
to get out of a soft brick, this is what I did:
Code:
adb shell
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
cd system/xbin
rm /system/bin/app_process
mv /system/bin/app_process.orig /system/bin/app_process
reboot
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Thanks that's what I was looking for. I already restored with Odin though and the best part is that no data was lost whatsoever. :beer:
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ZPaul2Fresh8 said:
Thanks that's what I was looking for. I already restored with Odin though and the best part is that no data was lost whatsoever. :beer:
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No worries glad you got it sorted out :good: Thought it may be useful to someone.
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adb shell error closed
mcmb03 said:
to get out of a soft brick, this is what I did:
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
cd system/xbin
rm /system/bin/app_process
mv /system/bin/app_process.orig /system/bin/app_process
reboot
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after typing in adb shell and hitting enter im getting an error:closed tried multiple times and restarted my phone and pc

ramw24 said:
after typing in adb shell and hitting enter im getting an error:closed tried multiple times and restarted my phone and pc
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Make sure your phone is at the at&t logo. Try typing
adb devices
to be sure it's recognized by the computer

I was softbricking until I installed the newest xposed version. Works great

perfect!!! BTW dont use icon themer it caused soft brick, but this fixed it wonderfully

ericos123 said:
perfect!!! BTW dont use icon themer it caused soft brick, but this fixed it wonderfully
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the dev just released an update for S4's and you should no longer softbrick. I tested the beta for him before he pushed to the play store

mcmb03 said:
the dev just released an update for S4's and you should no longer softbrick. I tested the beta for him before he pushed to the play store
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Do you have the apk file when trying install I get an error

ericos123 said:
Do you have the apk file when trying install I get an error
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since it's a paid app, I can't give it to you sorry :angel:

mcmb03 said:
since it's a paid app, I can't give it to you sorry :angel:
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What about the app from the xda thread its on 1.5

How to disable xposed framework via adb.
access adb and use the following. Helped me out a lot.
adb shell
su
mkdir /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/disabled

How to run this command
mcmb03 said:
to get out of a soft brick, this is what I did:
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
cd system/xbin
rm /system/bin/app_process
mv /system/bin/app_process.orig /system/bin/app_process
reboot
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Hi I softbricked my panasonic eluga icon while installing xposed framework. Now it is stuck on the screen with the name panasonic on it. I am able to get to the recovery screen but should i wipe the data for the phone to work again.
I tried running adb shell in adb command window only to get an error list of devices attached
0123456789abcdef device offline
then i choose "apply update from adb" on the recovery screen and when i try adb shell it says list of devices attached 0123456789abcdef sideload
I am completely dumb with mobile phone and android part. I am totally helpless and do not know what to do. Please help
If there is a video where you can point me to, it will be greatly appreciated sir.
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With all due respect for everyone, For panasonic eluga users I dont see much assistance available around. So let me tell you how i came out of the softbrick mode. I was continuously getting the panasonic screen beyond which I could not go. It was stuck on the word panasonic. Then what i did was I wiped the data whcih is factory reset by going to the recovery mode (recovery mode can be found by Pressing the power button and volume up button simultaneously).
All this time the mobile was connected to the PC via the usb cable. I then restarted the mobile twice with the device connected to the PC. Nothing happened. Went to ADB command window, searched for adb devices nothing found. Then I took the cable out of the mobile and tried to go into recovery mode again and it restarted with a message stating optimising app 1 of 35 and then it went right onto the startscreen asking me for foofle aco**** details.
I know this doesnt make much sense but this is how i got my phone going from soft brick mode.

[Q] EVGA Tegra Note 7 root?

EDIT:
Go here to root your Tegra Note 7: https://github.com/linux-shield/shield-root/blob/master/README.md (thanks to CampGareth for finding the link).
I have tested this, it works with no bloatware, only installs SuperSu.
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Hey guys, I got my new Tegra Note 7 last night and I've been trying to get it rooted, but I keep running into trouble.
First of all, I DO NOT want to use some shady Chinese software that installs a bunch of bloat on both my tablet and PC just to get SuperSu going, I've tried that method and had to reset the tablet to get rid of all the crap it installs (and it didn't even seem to root anyway).
Now I'm trying the manual method from here: http://pan.baidu.com/wap/link?uk=3073396937&shareid=3129426036&third=0
Which, again, is Chinese but at least I can see what it's doing since I'm issuing ADB commands, and supposedly it has worked for others on this forum.
Now, I get to step 3 on the included PDF which says to boot an insecure bootloader image with "fastboot boot tegranote_insecure_boot.img", I do this and the tablet screen flashes a few times and reboots to android.
I get to the next step which says to open an adb shell, and do "/sbin/rootsh +p" to get a temp root shell, and this is where I get stuck. Instead of getting a root shell I get the message "/system/bin/sh: /sbin/rootsh: not found". Does anyone have suggestions?
By the way we really need a Tegra Note 7 subforum here at XDA, if the mods could add it that would be great.

dark42 said:
Hey guys, I got my new Tegra Note 7 last night and I've been trying to get it rooted, but I keep running into trouble.
First of all, I DO NOT want to use some shady Chinese software that installs a bunch of bloat on both my tablet and PC just to get SuperSu going, I've tried that method and had to reset the tablet to get rid of all the crap it installs (and it didn't even seem to root anyway).
Now I'm trying the manual method from here: http://pan.baidu.com/wap/link?uk=3073396937&shareid=3129426036&third=0
Which, again, is Chinese but at least I can see what it's doing since I'm issuing ADB commands, and supposedly it has worked for others on this forum.
Now, I get to step 3 on the included PDF which says to boot an insecure bootloader image with "fastboot boot tegranote_insecure_boot.img", I do this and the tablet screen flashes a few times and reboots to android.
I get to the next step which says to open an adb shell, and do "/sbin/rootsh +p" to get a temp root shell, and this is where I get stuck. Instead of getting a root shell I get the message "/system/bin/sh: /sbin/rootsh: not found". Does anyone have suggestions?
By the way we really need a Tegra Note 7 subforum here at XDA, if the mods could add it that would be great.
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I would recommend the following procedure:
1. Download the root_tool_v2.zip attached to this post
2. Unzip the contents the root_tool_v2.zip to a directory
3. Run the following commands from your ADB and Fastboot directory:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot boot tegranote_insecure_v2.img
4. Once your device finishes booting the insecure boot.img (Your device's screen will blink several times and then boot into Android) run the following commands:
Code:
adb shell
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
exit
adb push su /system/xbin/su
adb push Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
adb shell
chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
chmod 644 /system/app/Superuser.apk
mount -o remount,ro /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
exit
adb reboot
5. You should now have Superuser installed and have root access.
What I did was I modified the boot.img provided to be insecure and use an insecure adbd binary to allow a root shell when booted from which can then be used to setup Superuser and su binary access. Let me know how this goes for you and if you have any questions .

Wow, thanks for the help! Unfortunately your attachment seems to be corrupt, I can't decompress the archive. I'm using 7-zip btw. The forum says your attachment is 7.19MB but when downloaded it's only 160KB.
If you can re-upload it I will give it a go.

a reup of the file would be much appreciated! :good:
PS
i have a batch file to expedite the process.

dark42 said:
Wow, thanks for the help! Unfortunately your attachment seems to be corrupt, I can't decompress the archive. I'm using 7-zip btw. The forum says your attachment is 7.19MB but when downloaded it's only 160KB.
If you can re-upload it I will give it a go.
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dergezero said:
a reup of the file would be much appreciated! :good:
PS
i have a batch file to expedite the process.
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Re-uploaded the file for you guys let me know how it goes for you .

Awesome your new package downloaded fine.
However I'm still not getting root, I got to step 4 and when I open an adb shell I don't have permissions to do the next command.
The exact error message:
[email protected]:/ mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
mount: Operation not permitted
So I guess the insecure boot image didn't work right. I should mention that I am using the latest Tegra Note firmware, I don't know if that makes a difference though. Any ideas?
Thanks for your help so far.

do you guys have a copy of the drivers for the tablet? mine only seems to work for storage.
update: got drivers working.

dergezero said:
do you guys have a copy of the drivers for the tablet? mine only seems to work for storage.
update: got drivers working.
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I used Universal Naked Driver 0.73, I just manually installed the driver for the Nvidia Shield, thinking it would work, and it does!
Does shimp208's root image work for you, dergezero?

dark42 said:
I used Universal Naked Driver 0.73, I just manually installed the driver for the Nvidia Shield, thinking it would work, and it does!
Does shimp208's root image work for you, dergezero?
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no, it just reboots. neither is working. im going to see if any one can give us a dump of their img that already works to be rooted. i tried that Chinese method and its really annoying and i dont get root on any computer i try it on.

Hey guys I am in the process of creating a new boot image that uses a different method for gaining root access and will upload that once I finish it.

shimp208 said:
Hey guys I am in the process of creating a new boot image that uses a different method for gaining root access and will upload that once I finish it.
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:good: Awesome man, good luck! Eager to try it when you post it! :fingers-crossed:

dark42 said:
:good: Awesome man, good luck! Eager to try it when you post it! :fingers-crossed:
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I agree, with the amount of malware that is in the chinese root tools, it makes me nervous to use the one the OP posted.
Brew

I wonder if someone would be able to port Clockworkmod Recovery to the TN7 eventually. The bootloader on this device is factory unlocked so it should be simple enough. Unfortunately I'm not a good enough programmer to get this done.
If we had Clockworkmod then rooting would be as easy as flashing the SuperSU .zip from the SD.

I have updated my original post with the rooting instructions to include a new insecure boot method follow the same instructions as before just use the new boot.img I uploaded to that post. Credit to teknoraver for the insecure adbd binary.

shimp208 said:
I have updated my original post with the rooting instructions to include a new insecure boot method follow the same instructions as before just use the new boot.img I uploaded to that post. Credit to teknoraver for the insecure adbd binary.
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I tried your V2 image, still getting permission errors when doing "mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system", what am I doing wrong?

dark42 said:
I tried your V2 image, still getting permission errors when doing "mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system", what am I doing wrong?
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When you boot the image and then type ADB shell do you get a root shell ([email protected]:/ #) or just a regular shell ([email protected]:/ $)?

Amazing
Nice to see you working on a different method of root... I am sorry to those who feel that the method I posted is getting negative reviews just wanted to throw something out there for people... however, I do feel much better with Shrimp208 working on a better root method I really wish we could get a forum going..

I used the Chinese root tool and all seems fine on my Tegra note
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shimp208 said:
When you boot the image and then type ADB shell do you get a root shell ([email protected]:/ #) or just a regular shell ([email protected]:/ $)?
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Just a regular shell with $. Doesn't look like I get temp root permissions after running the tegranote_insecure_v2.img.
If it matters, I'm on the latest Stock ROM (4.2.2/JDQ39.13155_268.1942) and I'm using Universal Naked Driver 0.73 for the Shield, which works with this device. Maybe I need to use a different driver?

Toyeboy said:
I used the Chinese root tool and all seems fine on my Tegra note
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yeah it works but you dont really know what was installed on ur phone or on your pc. 3 apps are installed on your phone and a few reg changes on ur pc can be detrimental. and its all bloatware