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Can't delete with root explorer

I'm trying to delete a default application from my droid (WriteandGo) by deleting both the .apk and .odex file from /system/app using root explorer.
The phone is rooted, in Root Explorer and the partition appears mounted as r/w. When I delete both files it works fine and they disappear, but when I go back and then return to the app folder the files are there again. The application never gets uninstalled.
Any ideas?
Thanks!

Use titanium backup to uninstall sytem apps..

Thanks, it does work, but I'm curious as to why root explorer is failing to delete the files..

Neojag said:
I'm trying to delete a default application from my droid (WriteandGo) by deleting both the .apk and .odex file from /system/app using root explorer.
The phone is rooted, in Root Explorer and the partition appears mounted as r/w. When I delete both files it works fine and they disappear, but when I go back and then return to the app folder the files are there again. The application never gets uninstalled.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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That is because the /system partition is mounted read only.
To mount read-write, install ADB.
Set phone to USB debug.
Then:
> adb shell
$ su
# mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl6 /system
Then go the the appropriate directory and remove the files with "rm".

So the info Root Explorer is supplying (that the partition is mounted as r/w) is wrong? That's odd, because I've managed to copy a file to /system/etc/.

[Q] How to mount R/W in...

Hi I have a little question to make, and I haven't find anything about it...
My cellphone has root and i'm able to mount R/W in a most folders with root explorer, but I can't mount R/W in "cust" folder. Inside is a folder called "entel" and there are the modified boot animations and stuff.
There is the Swype.apk too, but it hasn't any dictionaries and I'm not able to install them too (I don't know why)... So when I try to change the apk for another one, i can't mount R/W.
And when i try to install normally i can't.
Is there a way to mount r/w in that folder or change the swype?

Why you don't just copy the files you need on another folder on sdcard and try to manipulated there?
Also this folder sould be in /cust_backup/custom_data. Did you tried from there?

I try to manipulate them in another place but then I can't replace the new files...
And i don't know why... but the folder is "cust", i know there is another one ".cust_backup" but inside is only the image folder with amss.mbn, boot.img, cust.img, emmcboot.mbn and recovery.img.
My cust folder includes a lot of subfolders, first one called "entel", then another subfolder "cl" and then i have folder called "app" (inside is only the Swype.apk"), lib, logo, media, nv, ons, prop, wallpaper and xml.
I Can't mount R/W in any of the cust folders, but I can do it in ".cust_backup"
:S

I don't know If you can mount this folder as rw.
Try to open command prompt on pc(and give the command adb shell) or a terminal emulator(in this case give the command su to take root rights)
and then give the command
cat/proc/mounts
to see which partitions have and where they mounted
Then, if the custom partition exist give the command
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/
followed with the mmc...(something that I dont rember) number of partition
e.g mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmwhateveris12
to mount it.

It didn't worked...
What if change something in the apk to make the system think that isn't swype?

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Does Root Explorer have any option to remount /system with write permission? Nearly all File Managers with root access do it that way.
It looks like your /system is still mounted read-only. What exactly is being copied over?
Also, you can "adb shell" to the phone while on recovery, that way you have full access on the phone.

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I'm trying to replace one of the files in /system/usr/keylayout but i'm getting an error telling me the system is read only.
So i've gone back to the /system folder in Root Explorer and tried to remount it as rw but nothing happens.
So i've gone in and tried to use ADB. I turned on USB Debugging and connected with ADB, used "adb shell" to get in, then every variation of deleting the file and remounting the file system i can. Every method to delete the file tells me its read only, and every method to remount it tells me that the folder isnt in /proc/mounts. If i dont specify a folder and just use /, then it runs and shows a ton of folders, but i still cant delete the file. My goal is to replace it with another.
Any ideas why? I'm rooted with magisk, newest version of platform tools on the laptop, im running OOS 11.0.4.4 IN11AA, stock rom and kernel.