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Debian Working on Hero

So i dont know about others since there are a billion posts and a billion builds.. but i was able to get Debian working on hero today with a few changes to the code and manually typing in the start scrip myself .. i tried to make a stat script but it always fails at mounting. i tried numerous ways of mounting in the script which all fail.. any ideas?

I was having similar issues when I tried this but was able to get it by specifying the fs type of the debian image e.g.
Code:
#mount -t ext2 -o loop debian.img /data/local/mnt
This is assuming of course you are in the directory containing debian.img and you have already created the mnt dir in /data/local. I just tested this from twisted hero 5 but had success on one of the earlier JAC builds and superhero b1. No other modifications were necessary for this and I was able to mount the others listed in the mountonly script included in the 2.1 installer package similarly. I have stopped using the dootdeb script entirely and now just mount and chroot manually when needed.
Hope that helps.

daemontux said:
I was having similar issues when I tried this but was able to get it by specifying the fs type of the debian image e.g.
Code:
#mount -t ext2 -o loop debian.img /data/local/mnt
This is assuming of course you are in the directory containing debian.img and you have already created the mnt dir in /data/local. I just tested this from twisted hero 5 but had success on one of the earlier JAC builds and superhero b1. No other modifications were necessary for this and I was able to mount the others listed in the mountonly script included in the 2.1 installer package similarly. I have stopped using the dootdeb script entirely and now just mount and chroot manually when needed.
Hope that helps.
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question since debian can run flash player has anyone installed it on there just for kicks

i tried it when i was on 1.2 before cupcake. i got as far as getting debian to work and then use lxde for gui. I got ice weasle installed then install flash which somehow broke my iceweasle browser. I would imagine it would be slower than flash on hero rom though.

superg05 said:
question since debian can run flash player has anyone installed it on there just for kicks
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While flash is supported on many desktop linux distributions, I have not found an ARM EABI version of it. I was looking when I first put debian on the phone but without finding the correct package and considering iceweasel was painfully slow in the chroot/vnc environment even without the plugin I did not try for long. I was running a class 2 card at the time maybe it is a little better on my class 6 but I think ill wait for adobe to release an android version anyway
@maydaysos was it an armel package you installed? If so where did you find it? I only remember seeing libflash gnash and possibly swfdec in the armel deb repositories

Ash as login shell

Hi All,
The Ash shell provides a few advantages over the Android default sh shell such as command history and cursor handling at the prompt. There are other benefits, but these are the first that come in most handy (to me).
The following tutorial will get you ash as the login shell with as yet no ill effects:
Note: that in my case, I'm using my android2sd construct and thus this modification is being done to my active overlay profile setup, thus to undo it I can simply boot into "safe\\normal" mode and undo the changes without possibly locking me out of the console should it have failed (which it didn't) But you can edit the Android /system/bin/sh file in this manner directly.
Ash as Login Shell:
OK, make the /system fs read-write:
mount -o remount,rw /system
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Note: that the fs type is not needed, and in my case is not yaffs but ext3, Android will figure it out proper.
Next,
cp -a /system/bin/sh /system/bin/sh0
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(this is for backup purposes and allows us to undo the change if so desired, or delete it if no longer needed).
Note: I'm using JF1.51 roms, so busybox ash is available as /system/xbin/bb/ash, so that is what I am using here; use ash however you are able to access it.
echo "#!/system/xbin/bb/ash">/system/bin/sh
echo "/system/xbin/bb/ash \[email protected]">>/system/bin/sh
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Please note the use of (redirect\\overwrite)> and (redirect\\append)>>.
This will overwrite sh with a script to load the desired shell, executing any command-line arguments passed, and preserve the permissions of the original sh file. You can manually set the permissions the same as they are for our sh0 backup if the permissions (root.shell)(0755) don't seem to keep.
Finally reset the read-only state of /system:
mount -o remount,ro /system
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Now if you shell-in\\telnet-in you should get the ash prompt which unlike the Android sh default prompt, includes the present working directory(pwd) ie: '/#' instead of just '#'.
Note: A reboot should not cause the loss of the modification, but if does, copy the new sh script to your /data/local/bin location or something and copy it back via boot script or something.
Shell Scripts:
If you're like me, you discovered that Android didn't need the interpreter declaration comment in scripts, and thus may not have used them...Well, you will need to update your scripts to include them by adding something similar to the following as the first line of your scripts:
#!/system/xbin/bb/ash
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Again, please note that I am using JF1.51 roms and the location of the busybox ash shell is what I'm listing; put the full location to the shell you intend to use as this location.
Without the interpreter declaration, ash simply complains 'not found' at the first command, as ash doesn't know how to interpret the script, and doesn't seem to default to the login shell.
Hope someone finds this helpful!

sweet. This is going to be very useful

BAM. thats sexy. i just did this on CM3.6.7.1. works like a charm.

scratches head. i'm lost. what does this do and how does this make my g1 better?

temporizer said:
scratches head. i'm lost. what does this do and how does this make my g1 better?
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im not sure about the other features, but the one i installed it for is to have your working directory in front of ur prompt. ex:
Code:
/# cd /sdcard
/sdcard # cd /system/sd
/system/sd #
etc...
EDIT: Also, if you use ConnectBot, you'll notice with the regular sh, if u scroll up with tracball, you get BS characters on the prompt. with THIS one, when you scroll up, you get last command entered. VERY handy for when you mistype one character on a long-ass command.

I love you

Couldn't you do this?
Code:
mv /system/bin/sh /system/bin/sh0
ln -s /system/xbin/bb/ash /system/bin/sh

great job, i'm going to get ash working on my G1 (CM-3.6.7.1)
Thanks.

kanstin said:
Couldn't you do this?
Code:
mv /system/bin/sh /system/bin/sh0
ln -s /system/xbin/bb/ash /system/bin/sh
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I tried this and it worked even after a reboot...
Sweet, I love the scroll back with trackball in the terminal!!! Me thinks this should get absorbed into the next Cyan release.

kanstin said:
Couldn't you do this?
Code:
mv /system/bin/sh /system/bin/sh0
ln -s /system/xbin/bb/ash /system/bin/sh
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Yes, I reckon you could. Though I had done a few experiments where the symlink failed, but I'm fairly sure it was do to the link: /system/xbin/bb/ash -->../busybox and /system/bin/../busybox not existing...so I did it via script. Many ways to skin a cat they say.

Thank you all... this is fricken awesome!!

temporizer said:
scratches head. i'm lost. what does this do and how does this make my g1 better?
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It gives a more advanced shell for when you use the command line interface or telnet into your G1. If you don't use the command line a lot, it won't help you.
As for specific benefits to the advanced version, it was listed in the first post.

Hi,
imho this is rather a hack that exposes you to the risk at least on CM to loose your
shell during boot as xbin.sqf the compressed squashfs filesystem containing
busybox is mounted rather late in the boot process. A cleaner solution would be to
move busybox to system/bin and link it to sh. That way you ensure that sh will
always be accessible during boot and also later on, thus not interfering with
further developments. A alternative could be to compile a standalone version
of busybox containing only ash (for size reasons, as size in /system/bin is precious)
copy that to /system/bin and link sh to it.

Seems to work fine on Dude's. Not really sure how it should open, but I type "ash" at the prompt and I get the /$ and /# if superuser. I also get the command history by rolling the trackball, which is a very nice feature.

Can i install this without using my PC?

temporizer said:
Can i install this without using my PC?
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Should work using terminal.

Tried it on JACHero 2.7.1
I tried the hard link one and I get a read only fs error on the first move command. What should I chmod to get past that?

mugafuga said:
I tried the hard link one and I get a read only fs error on the first move command. What should I chmod to get past that?
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Do this first before the mv and the symlink.
mount -o remount,rw /system

farmatito said:
Hi,
imho this is rather a hack that exposes you to the risk at least on CM to loose your
shell during boot as xbin.sqf the compressed squashfs filesystem containing
busybox is mounted rather late in the boot process. A cleaner solution would be to
move busybox to system/bin and link it to sh. That way you ensure that sh will
always be accessible during boot and also later on, thus not interfering with
further developments. A alternative could be to compile a standalone version
of busybox containing only ash (for size reasons, as size in /system/bin is precious)
copy that to /system/bin and link sh to it.
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Is this in any way accurate? I dedicate my g1 to cyan's roms and wouldn't want anything to hinder any of the goodness that is cyanogenMod. Advice?

Load ash when terminal is started?
temporizer said:
Is this in any way accurate? I dedicate my g1 to cyan's roms and wouldn't want anything to hinder any of the goodness that is cyanogenMod. Advice?
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Safest method will be to change to ash shell once terminal app is started (same as typing "ash" to switch shell from sh to ash). I don't know how to do it in android (in linux you could add it to your login script).
So if someone knows how to execute a command when we login using the terminal app, then switching to ash shell would work without fear of breaking any other functionality.

[HACK] (!update 04/26/2010) JIT enabled Dalvik VM on Android 1.6 (Dusted Donuts)

Update (fix for /cache/dalvik-cache 04-26-2010): Really only use this if your having issues using the symbolic link fixes posted by other members or are just out of free space on /cache. First the new issues people are experiencing is in cm-based-kernels from 4.2.15.x and not JIT enabled DalvikVM and people using danger/death spl will experience problems faster. Lack of space on /cache is a problem and will cause market downloads to fail as well as email attachments. The other problem is the kernel fails for various and unknown reasons to mount bind /cache/dalvik-cache to /data/dalvik-cache.
The other issue is the use to dalvik-cache clearing scripts and options in RA recovery, stop clearing your dalvik-cache, the .dex files are created when missing and you do not get any benefits by doing so and cause more wearing leveling of NAND, plus the script in RA recovery doesn't appear to look at /cache/dalvik-cache for dex files. This little update script (when installed correctly).
Understand that /cache/dalvik-cache is a newer option as a means to free up space on /data is by using /cache/dalvik-cache as a first storage of dex files then using the standard /data/dalvik-cache for over flow of dex files and newer installed apps. Somewhere along the way something may throw this and you get douplicate dex files in both locations, one way to check is to boot into recovery and
Code:
mount -a
and check dalvik-cache directories in both /cache and /data for douplicate dex files.
The script will fix these issues, or should at least:
Endless loop FCs on boot
broken /cache/dalvik-cache mount
no binded mount
missing user apps
missing system apps
failed market downloads
non-working symlink patches and installers (no need to run these, they will break this patch)
fixes duplicate dex files in both /cache/dalvik-cache and <target>/dalvik-cache (because it deletes /cache/dalvik-cache)
Will not Fix:
your ignorance
your unwillingness to read
your unwillingness to learn
your compulsive ROM flashing disorder
your compulsive dalvik-cache clearing syndrome
version 1.1.1(updated 4/27/2010 @ 10:10 PM) is current and was slapped together from Phonekenstein, it doesn't look for the existance of /cache/dalvik-cache it assumes it's there and deletes it wether it's a directory, a symlink or a file, re-creates a new empty /cache/dalvik-cache with Android default permissions and mount binds it to /data/dalvik-cache (be it a directory, a symlink or another binded mount) /cache/dalvik-cache will follow the target /data/dalvik-cache (no worries for apps2sd users or non-apps2sd users).
Script will turn on the blue LED when booting so you know it executed (if it annoys you then edit the script and make it pink)
Tested on Cyanogen MOD 4.2.15.1 and SuperD 1.10.3:
with and without apps2sd
with and without a /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 (apps2sd script nulled)
with and without a custom /dev/block/mmcblk0p4
with mount binded /ext/dalvik-cache (mmcblk0p4) to /data/dalvik-cache
with /data/dalvik-cache as a symbolic link to /ext/dalvik-cache (mmcblk0p4)
All scenarios experienced no failures as long as you set your permissions correctly on all targets and files and /cache/dalvik-cache followed and binded flawlessly.
install is simple and can be done through terminal:
1. download 86dalvik-cache-fix <--Long press and chose "save link as" (also attached to this post)
2. open terminal and issue these commands:
NOTE: COMMANDS ARE CASE sensitive in LINUX and as such ANDROID!!!!!!
ALL OFF THESE COMMANDS ARE IN lower case. SO Turn off your Auto-Caps options in your keyboard options. These command assume you downloaded the script using your the web browser on your G1/Magic whatever phone and the file is located in /sdcard/download (the default location for web browser downloads).
Code:
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
cp /sdcard/download/86dalvik-cache-fix.txt /system/etc/init.d/86dalvik-cache-fix
chown 0:2000 /system/etc/init.d/86dalvik-cache-fix
chmod 755 /system/etc/init.d/86dalvik-cache-fix
sync
reboot
Why 86dalvik-cache-fix? We want the script to execute after all scripts in /system/etc/init.d/ including /system/sd/userinit.sh (if you are using one) and before script 99. 86 because in 1987 everything got 86'd.
If you are having a problem getting the script to execute, copy it or merge it into /system/sd/userinit.sh (even if you aren't using a mmcblk0p2(ext partition)) it may make it work with FastTest builds, however the permissions on his builds appear to be root everything and I have problems getting the script to execute out of /system/etc/init.d even with root permissions.
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Primer: Read this about Dalvik VM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalvik_virtual_machine
Read this to: Google Groups post about JIT compiler for Dalvik VM from Android-Platform Link
From the post we see that this particular compiled library is ALPHA, so results can vary, but from reading most posts in this thread the results are right near the talked about 3x faster code, stability is going to vary on what apps and or widgets are running. More Widgets = slower performance as these have processes that are eating cycles. When testing with Linpack wait for the advertisement to load first then tap the benchmark button and remove your finger from the touch screen. Background process such that interrupt or having auto-rotate enabled while testing is going to give you slower benchmarks.
In short your apps should load faster and run faster, particularly 3D games. The web browser is faster and you can actually scroll through pages even while graphics are still loading.
The reboot when enabling it is long even appearing to hang at the G1 Screen for 5 minutes or more but once it starts booting past this you will know that your ROM is compatible. The cause is that the dex files are being optimized, after about a third reboot, your ROM should feel pretty snappy and launching apps should be quicker as well as switching apps. The snappiness lasts as well and as some may have said that it's a placebo effect are wrong. Bench mark readings prove it and more importantly a few ROM builders have included this in their 2.1 ROMs as experimental.
The libdvm.so that t3steve cross compiled for the DROID at the time was for Android 2.0, the library works for with newer ROMs Android 1.6 that have some eclair pieces built into the kernel, CyanogenMOD has been using bits and pieces for a while now, if other ROM builders have been using his kernel and framework than a good chance it will work for your phone as well.
I have nothing to do with the compiling of this or the exact functions of enabling JIT except that I had a hunch that the combo might work and it did, so I'm sharing it.
If you aren't good at typing in commands, or don't know how to extract a zip file and understand that a sub folder may or may not exist where you have extracted said zip file to, well.... you may run into some issues, maybe a video tutorial for basic command line on youtube would be a good place to learn.
I wanted to make a very detailed post on www.andoidonroids.com about how to mash the JIT enabled Dalvik VM library into Android 1.6 Donuts I'm calling the hack "Dusted Donuts" and take from the name for what you will. I have been using the JIT enabled Dalvik VM for about two weeks and i runs decent but not perfect. Anyhow a death in the family Sunday has kept me from making a decent post and haven't had the time to get to the website and post and cross post and give credit where due.
No doubt that aaraya1516 broke the news on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5703076&postcount=193 as he was first to break the hack on FastTest, not taking anything away from him on that.
My testing goes back two weeks or more even during the 580mhz & 780mhz hack, I was waiting for someone to compile a boot.img with some 2.x stuff and sure enough the carlospants boot.img from ctso worked with enabling JIT for Dalvik VM, but as we know now the overclocking doesn't work at the moment.
Thank Cyanogen and t3hSteve of which may not know that this was entirely possible. Cyanogen mixed in enough Eclair into his Donuts (he's like Willy Wonka) that makes it possible to use the cross compiled JIT enabled Dalvik VM library from 2.1 for the Motorola DROID 2.0.1 libdvm.so that t3hSteve of www.alldroid.com compiled for the custom roms on Droid.
WARNING: Using other methods supplied from other forum members that include replacing the build.prop may cause problems, using the build.prop from the original VMLIBS.ZIP (which is here for reference and original source for libdvm.so) is definitely going to cause ROM and application problems. Hello....use your head here... the VMLIBS.ZIP is for Motorola DROIDS, why would you put the build.prop file for a DROID on your G1 and expect your apps or ROM to work afterwards? It's so simple, you need 1 file, it's called libdvm.so it goes in /system/lib a file by the same name already exists there and it's in your best interest to at least back it up before overwriting it and gives you the ability in the event that your system doesn't boot up you can restore it through recovery console and get your phone to boot past the G1 screen.
FYI: Some ROMs have the option dalvik.vm.execution-mode=int:fast in the /system/build.prop file, this would need to be changed to dalvik.vm.execution-mode=int:jit or commented out or deleted. If you want to play with advanced options create /data/local.prop and fiddle in there with options available from typing dalvikvm -h in your console or terminal app.
Required:
1. Android 1.6 ROMS with a bit Eclair stuff in the Kernel and framework such as Cyanogen ROM 4.2.x, Super D 1.8 - 1.92, WG Y2.6, FastTest, KingKlick Eclair and more.. This libdvm.so works on Android 2.1 as well as it seems it should.. 1 st bootup is slow and I recommend you let it sit even when desktops are up for a couple of minutes and then reboot it, 2nd and 3rd bootups are faster and smoother response overall even for long durations, days.
FIX YOUR FILE SYSTEM FIRST !!!!!! Got to do it from Recovery Console, It's partly the cause of poorly running ROMS and takes seriously longer to type the command than to fix your unknowingly faulty file system. EXT2 is the worst offender and the built in function to repair falls short, even more so when checking EXT4.
Code:
#e2fsck -fcpDC0 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
#reboot recovery
For the lazy fingers
#e2fsck -fcpDC0 /*/*/*0p2
#reboot recovery
1. Download www.androidonroids.com/dusted-donuts (File has 3 scripts backup, install, restore, 2 folders, 1 libdvm.so)
2. Extract zip to root of /sdcard or where ever you like (the zip has a folder containing the files named dusted-donuts)
3. Open Terminal or go to Recovery Console
FYI when running the install through Terminal your system may freeze or reboot and if it does I highly recommend that you prepare to enter Recovery Mode and check your file system. EXT2 corrupts quickly choosing this for apps2sd to use is not the best option especially if you are using custom ROMs that may lockup or reboot, basically that's a crash.
Code:
$su
#mount -o rw,remount auto /sdcard
#cd /sdcard/dusted-donuts
#sh backup
#sh install
#sync
#reboot
Check the Dalvik VM execution mode. look at the bottom line with_jit means the it is installed , and look at all of those options that can be jammed into your build.prop and local.prop files
Code:
$su
#dalvikvm -h
Phone won't boot past G1 screen? Go to recovery console and restore libdvm.so (give it at least 5 minutes first before giving up)
Code:
#mount -o rw,remount auto /sdcard
#cd /sdcard/dusted-donuts
#sh restore
#sync
#reboot
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prefer to use VMLIBS.ZIP from t3hSteve? This is how you can install using that.
Required:
1. Android 1.6 ROMS with a bit Eclair stuff in the Kernel and framework such as Cyanogen ROM 4.2.x, Super D 1.8 - 19.2, WG Y2.6, FastTest, KingKlick Eclair and more.. This libdvm.so works on Android 2.1 as well as it seems it should..
How to install: (easier to go in recovery mode but can be done through terminal)
1. Download the VMLIBS.ZIP from t3hSteve of allroid.com http://alldroid.org/download/file.php?id=1374
2. You only need the libdvm.so file of which appears to be JIT enabled by default.
3. Backup the original libdvm.so #cp /system/lib/libdvm.so /sdcard/libdvm.so
4. Copy the JIT enabled libdvm.so #cp -f /sdcard/vmlibs/libdvm.so /system/lib/libdvm.so
5. Set permissions on the file #chmod 644 /system/lib/libdvm.so
Optional for disabling: (easier to do vi through recovery console, since the back key escapes out of terminal)
To disable JIT MODE but want to keep the libdvm.so create a local.prop in /data and add dalvik.vm.execution-mode=int:fast
#vi /data/local.prop
press the i key to enter vi interactive mode
type dalvik.vm.execution-mode=int:fast
press back key to exit vi interactive mode
to write the file out and quit vi type :wq
or
restore your backed libdvm.so file from the sdcard.
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Enjoi! the dusted donuts,
-Licknuts (me? I'm like Varuca Salt, I want another pony)
Vendor G1 roms around 1.2 Mflops, Custom G1 roms are around 2.4 MFlops/s and with JIT compiled Dalvik VM 3.6 MFlops/s. At most you will see 3.5 MFlops/s fairly consistently with a minimal load on your system and highs at 3.7 Mflops/s. Test before and after using Linpack from the Market, it's free.
The 13.236 Mflops/s is not normal and you will probably not see with your testing, I have seen 5.x & 7.x but these are far and few between and this took a while with tweaked configurations/settings with a persistent app to kill processes, it is attainable and I hope a ROM developer finds the sweet spot to exploit.

Looks nice.
Pre-JIT enabled: 2.194 Mflops/s
Post-enabled: 3.459 Mflops/s
Not quite getting the results you have there.
Running SuperD 1.9.2 Black W/ Nexus Theme. I copied it twice to make sure that the libdvm.so was copied correctly to the directory. Rebooted the phone, same results. Looks very promising though. If I did something wrong, lemme know.
Managed to get #10 on G1 Benchmarks with 3.583 Mflops/s... still nowhere near 13.~ Mflops/s

same here. Running Super D 1.9 on my magic
before JIT I got 1.xxxx Mflops/s
after i have 2.xxxx Mflops/s
how do you get the 13 Mflops/s ?
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with swap disabled i'm getting 3.5 Mflops/s

h.nocturna said:
Looks nice.
Pre-JIT enabled: 2.194 Mflops/s
Post-enabled: 3.459 Mflops/s
Not quite getting the results you have there.
Running SuperD 1.9.2 Black W/ Nexus Theme. I copied it twice to make sure that the libdvm.so was copied correctly to the directory. Rebooted the phone, same results. Looks very promising though. If I did something wrong, lemme know.
Managed to get #10 on G1 Benchmarks with 3.583 Mflops/s... still nowhere near 13.~ Mflops/s
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I got 9 seconds on the pi benchmark

What will this do??

samsara00 said:
same here. Running Super D 1.9 on my magic
before JIT I got 1.xxxx Mflops/s
after i have 2.xxxx Mflops/s
how do you get the 13 Mflops/s ?
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with swap disabled i'm getting 3.5 Mflops/s
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So I guess this only works with Swap off?
sabin123 said:
What will this do??
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Speed your *hit up!

it works with and without swap.
Just the benchmark result is better when swap is turned off.
Got nearly the same as samsara00:
Rom: SuperD 1.9.2
Before (swap off): ~ 2.3 MFlops/s
After JIT enabling (swap off): ~ 3.5 MFlops/s
But the increase to 13.x seems so unreal, why is there only one result that high in the toplist of greene.com!?

Now to find out if this actually speeds up everyday use lol
CM4.2.14.1
Before: 2.3
After: 3.5
Wow! This made my 3G connection faster too. Was only getting 1500kbps before, now getting on average 3200kbps. Awesome. I'm located in Toronto, on Rogers.
Question: Is this Google's JIT? Will Myraids Dalvik Turbo be faster?

Doesn't boot past the G1 screen when using Dwangs 1.17.1 Assume thats because it has no Eclair in it, but it was worth the dream .

Waw!! great works!!
left is before - right one is after
on CM 4.2.14.1, enabled Swap 64MB, CC ON, RAM Hacked

So do we copy the zip to the root of our sd card? Do I extract it first and just copy the one file? The instructions are kind of vague.

G1ForFun said:
So do we copy the zip to the root of our sd card? Do I extract it first and just copy the one file? The instructions are kind of vague.
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Not to be rude, but if you don't understand those directions, this isn't the sort of thing you should try to do yourself. Wait for a ROM builder to add this in. The directions are perfectly clear, you just need to understand command line use.
If you want to learn something about CLI use, install Linux on your computer and learn to use it without the GUI. If you don't want to do that, google for "cygwin" and use the bash shell they provide for Windows based machines.

Personally, I used adb and just pushed the darn file lol works perfectly fine, like everything else I've ever pushed. Just don't forget to set the permissions for the file.

tried in a terminal and with adb getting read-only file system when trying to copy over the libdvm.so file

SilentTweak said:
Personally, I used adb and just pushed the darn file lol works perfectly fine, like everything else I've ever pushed. Just don't forget to set the permissions for the file.
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Nothing wrong with adb. Hell, I used SSH to do it. Just about anything will work, you just have to know what you're doing.
Damn.... I just rebooted and it took about half the time it used to.
Tried the Linpack benchmark, getting about 3.5 with SuperD 1.9.2 w/Compcache 16M swappiness=10. Fresh reboot, obviously. Lock your CPU to 528 (min and max) for more consistent results. When I have 128min 528max, it gives different results depending on the current CPU speed. SetCPU or Overclock Widget helps a lot here. No instability noticed yet, but this should probably be considered an unstable hack for now till we all get more experience with it. I know OpenEclair removed the JIT VM because of stability problems.

Sgt.EddieWinslow said:
tried in a terminal and with adb getting read-only file system when trying to copy over the libdvm.so file
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Do "adb remount" first

ttabbal said:
Not to be rude, but if you don't understand those directions, this isn't the sort of thing you should try to do yourself. Wait for a ROM builder to add this in. The directions are perfectly clear, you just need to understand command line use.
If you want to learn something about CLI use, install Linux on your computer and learn to use it without the GUI. If you don't want to do that, google for "cygwin" and use the bash shell they provide for Windows based machines.
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Obviously they are not clear to me. Why argue the point?
I have worked plenty with cmd type interfaces...so please...put down your know it all stick and be helpful.
edit: hope this helps somebody else...look better instructions posted in the fasttest thread!
download files here and copy them on the sdcard
created a folder /sdcard/jit and put the three files in it
make a folder /sdcard/dalbk and copy the original files
adb pull /system/build.prop .
Open in WordPad/Textpad and add as the last line: dalvik.vm.execution-mode=int:jit
SAVE IT, copy/push it on the /sdcard/jit folder

Sgt.EddieWinslow said:
tried in a terminal and with adb getting read-only file system when trying to copy over the libdvm.so file
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Code:
C:\Android\tools>adb shell
# su
su
# mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
# chmod 777 /system/lib/libdvm.so
chmod 777 /system/lib/libdvm.so
# cp -f /sdcard/vmlibs/libdvm.so /system/lib/libdvm.so
cp -f /sdcard/vmlibs/libdvm.so /system/lib/libdvm.so
# chmod 644 /system/lib/libdvm.so
chmod 644 /system/lib/libdvm.so
# reboot
Damn.... I just rebooted and it took about half the time it used to.
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Indeed
Licknuts result : 3.1-3.5 (with Super-D 1.9.2)

My method of installing it:
adb remount
adb push libdvm.so /system/lib/libdvm.so
Then open console and type:
su
chmod 644 /system/lib/libdvm.so
reboot

I'm about to try this myself.. has anyone noticed an overall increase in speed? Benchmarks are great but it's all about how it actually performs!
I'll post my own findings in a bit.

Busybox for the EVO

Does anyone have a compiled busybox for the EVO yet. Preferably in update.zip format. I'd like to get Debian working on the phone and Busybox is a requirement.

Im confused, I got busybox installed from titanium backup. Is that the same one you need? If so install titanium backup, hit 'problems' and install busybox that way.

I made a custom rom I just posted with BusyBox preinstalled. I will see if I can post an update.zip with busybox in it soon.

ChrisDos said:
Does anyone have a compiled busybox for the EVO yet. Preferably in update.zip format. I'd like to get Debian working on the phone and Busybox is a requirement.
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here is one of my busybox binaries which should get you going. you'll have to manually install it, adb push to sdcard and then using root, mv to /data and chmod 755. should be good to go. if you're using unrevoked root, you can put it in the shadow directory and it'll appear in /system/bin.
http://forum.sdx-developers.com/android-2-1-development/(source)-sdx-busybox-for-android-2-1/ - where we maintain our latest version of busybox thanks to LouZiffer. I use this binary in all my ROMs. Its our community trade off for features with size..
my personally hosted mirror isnt always as updated as the link above - http://www.joeyconway.com/sdx/busybox/busybox (its the recovery version from link above with more features)
i'm sure somebody will throw up an update.zip which might be easier for most users.

joeykrim said:
here is one of my busybox binaries which should get you going
http://www.joeyconway.com/sdx/busybox/busybox
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Even better Will installing it out of recovery work since it needs to add symlinks? You will probably need to go into recovery, and then adb shell busybox --install.

chuckhriczko said:
Even better Will installing it out of recovery work since it needs to add symlinks? You will probably need to go into recovery, and then adb shell busybox --install.
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yea, so depends. if you're as root in normal android mode, unrevoked or one of toast/maejrep's rooted ROMs you can manually install w/o rebooting to recovery. if you dont have root in normal android mode, no custom ROM and no unrevoked root, you'll need to go into the recovery mode with root access.
i think the command to put sym links into /sbin which would be in the default PATH is:
busybox --install -s /sbin
i havent really experimented to see what people are using as their default install locations ... sorry for the rough guide!

I installed busybox entirely from my phone using the directions laid out in the troubleshooting section on the TitaniumBackup webpage (sorry, new user cannot post link, but you can link to it from the app in the market). I have toast's root and radio and flipz's .6 ROM, and I was able to do it all using a terminal on the phone, so, no recovery.

Thank you all. I got busybox installed and working fine. Though I guess I'll have to wait until an official ROM comes out with Ext4 support as it won't let me mount the partition that contains the Debian install. I suppose I could format the partition with yaffs2, but I haven't done any research into that file system. I might just have to be patient until an ASOP based ROM is released or someone includes a kernel with Ext4 support.
Thanks everyone. I appreciate all the hard work put towards this phone.

ChrisDos said:
Thank you all. I got busybox installed and working fine. Though I guess I'll have to wait until an official ROM comes out with Ext4 support as it won't let me mount the partition that contains the Debian install. I suppose I could format the partition with yaffs2, but I haven't done any research into that file system. I might just have to be patient until an ASOP based ROM is released or someone includes a kernel with Ext4 support.
Thanks everyone. I appreciate all the hard work put towards this phone.
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can you post the files and directions to so i can get it installed? thanks

ChrisDos said:
Thank you all. I got busybox installed and working fine. Though I guess I'll have to wait until an official ROM comes out with Ext4 support as it won't let me mount the partition that contains the Debian install. I suppose I could format the partition with yaffs2, but I haven't done any research into that file system. I might just have to be patient until an ASOP based ROM is released or someone includes a kernel with Ext4 support.
Thanks everyone. I appreciate all the hard work put towards this phone.
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if you use toast's kernel source released here, you can compile a working kernel with ext4 support ... just throwing out ideas cuz i'd hate to see you stop with your progress!

Busybox Installation Instructions
I use Linux, well, for all my computers, including my phone
So these instructions are biased for Linux...
Boot into torch's recovery.
Download busybox from joeykrim:
http://www.joeyconway.com/sdx/busybox/busybox
Place it in a directory and create this script:
Install_Busybox.sh:
#!/bin/bash
echo "Mounting /system"
adb shell mount -v /system
echo "Mounting /data"
adb shell mount -v /data
sleep 3
adb push busybox /data
adb shell chmod 755 /data/busybox
adb shell /data/busybox --install -s /system/xbin
echo "Waiting for system to stabilize before unmounting"
sleep 3
adb shell umount -v /system
adb shell umount -v /data
chmod 755 Install_Busybox.sh
./Install_Busybox.sh
Windows/Mac users can just manually run the adb commands and it should work fine.

joeykrim said:
if you use toast's kernel source released here, you can compile a working kernel with ext4 support ... just throwing out ideas cuz i'd hate to see you stop with your progress!
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Well, I compile kernels all the time for my laptop and Myth boxes. Is there a bit of a how-to for compiling the kernel for ARM and install it/replace the current kernel. It's be nice to find out how-to on how to make an update.zip to provide the install for everyone else as well.

Rooting 2.3.6 Samsung Replenish!!! Success!!!

alt link: http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...-guide-stock-2-3-6-replenish.html#post1651482
REVISED TUTORIAL IN ROOTING 2.3.6 SAMSUNG REPLENISH
warning for experienced adb users!: this was made with noobs in mind. you may learn something (from me! a noob! XD) but anyways, enjoy!
this does not affect anything on the phone except for adding the ability to access root permissions. CWM is not permanent, it disappears after you use it, and nothing on the phone is affected, as far as i know, but i had just factory reset the phone, so use at your own risk...
you may need to know:
root of a drive- drives are designated C:\ or D:\ or whatever letter in windows. Just go to "computer" and double click the first item. That location is the "root" of a drive.
Note: make sure you have at least 400 mb of memory (i know, thats alot, but just in case) on your sd card so you can back up your entire phone! i reccomend doing every optional step!!! It'll save you hassle if you have problems. If you can't make room for some reason, and you still wanna try, you should skip step 8. I don't suggest it though.
1. download "odin.zip" and "su" here: https://www.box.com/shared/620b03e95cc0814fefc8 and unzip to your desktop. if you dont have the android sdk, simply copy the "adb.exe" file from "odin.zip" to the root of your primary drive for later. Just go to "computer" and double click the top icon/item. It should say something about C:/. If you're on Mac, sorry. Idk much about it. As for Linux, I have no clue how you'd even try to do this. I love Linux but, sadly, can't experiment with this in it. WINE has its limits....... And I don't think adb or Odin would work.
2. download the "su" file and put into into "platform-tools" where you installed the android sdk, if you have it, or put onto the root of your primary drive if you havent.
3. start phone while holding "spacebar" and "p". "downloading..." should appear on the screen in yellow text
4. plug into the computer and run "Odin_Multi_Downloader_v4.42.exe"
5. select SPHM580.ops for "OPS" and Replenish-CWM5.tar for "One Package" (they should be the only options) DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ELSE!!!!!
6. hit "Start" and DO NOT REMOVE PHONE FROM USB.
7. as the phone reboots, hold "u" until CWM opens and set the phone down. you should close Odin now.
8. use the volume keys to navigate to the backup and restore option and use enter to select backup. wait for it to finish completely and take you back to the the CWM main UI. backing up here creates a pure recovery, untouched by anything. CWM is NOT installed into this recovery. continue with the guide.
9. open the command prompt (type cmd.exe in search or run in the start menu, depending on your version of windows) or use some form of terminal emulator on your operating system of choice. command prompt is preferred due to the fact i know it can get the job done, but do what you will.
10. navigate to the drive your sdk is on and into "platform-tools" or to the folder you put the adb.exe and su files on. the default should be [name of drive]:\Users\[username]\. use the "cd.." command til youre at the root of the drive, and if you installed the sdk, type "cd android-sdk-windows/platform-tools" or just go to the root of the drive and go to the next step if you havent. just be sure adb.exe and su are there.
11. type this in line for line, with enters in between. the blue "~#" in the later lines is the prompt you should have. do not type this. it will be in blue. (clockworkmod should still be open on your phone at this point)
adb shell
~#mount -o remount,rw -t rfs /dev/block/stl12 /system
~#exit
adb push su /system/bin/
adb shell
~#chmod 777 /system/bin/su
~#reboot
DO NOT CLOSE THE COMMAND PROMPT YET FOR THE SAKE OF CONVENIENCE
If you have problems with that, try using CWM to mount "/system". Some friendly people over at androidcentral pointed that out. I personally didn't have that problem, but I'm glad it's fixed.
12. when your phone has rebooted, go back to the open command prompt, which should be where it was before you typed "adb shell"
13. type "adb shell". you will see a prompt of "$." type "su." if you have a prompt of "#" rejoice! you have permanent root! now you can go on the Play Store and find "Superuser" and "Busybox" (they should be free. if you cant find it, get ahold of me and ill try to supply the newest updates) if not, and you have a backup from optional step 2, you should go through til you hit CWM and restore the backup. if not, make one now and reattempt everything aside from downloads and the moving the files around on your computer. Also, someone said something about "chmod 06755 /system/bin/su", so if you might try using that instead of "chmod 777 /system/bin/su". 777 worked for me, but maybe this works better for you.
OPTIONAL FINISH STEP: I dont know how you install CWM permanently, but you should do this so you can make backups of your rom and store them somewhere like on a box.com or mediafire.com account if you decide to mess with something on your phone. (use hjsplit to break it into pieces for uploading and reassemble after download for flashing if its too big). to use a recovery, enter CWM (either the way i have here or if you have permanently installed, just reboot and hold "u") and navigate to "backup and restore," "restore," and select the recovery you wish to use on your sd card (make sure when you take out a backup for storage, you zip up the entire folder with the name that contains the date and time of your backup.) it will overwrite everything on your phone to be exactly like it was when you backed it up.
good luck! have fun!
Note: if you rename the CWM backup file, make sure it DOESN'T HAVE A SPACE or it'll give you something about md5 or something not matching. If it says this, remove any spaces in the name and try again. I had it happen on my xperia play and freaked, thinking it was soft-bricked permanently one time, til I found out about cwm's glitch with that.
Also, I uploaded pretty much everything needed for rooting the phone, with comments pertaining to each file. This includes current (as of July 31, 2012) copies of Superuser.apk, a busybox installer, and the busybox and su binaries, as well the Odin package containing the tools to temp flash CWM.
the odin.zip file and the process of achieving CWM temp-flashing was found at http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...method-samsung-replenish-android-2-3-6-a.html and credit for that part is given to joshua.worth, although I took it a different path than he did.
Update to above info: to simplify things, I uploaded all relevant files to box so people can get them easier. The su file went missing from xda, most importantly, so I fixed that, and added an updated binary in case someone has trouble with the other one.
contact me at [email protected] if you cant pm me.
Sorry if it takes a while to respond. Life's been kinda crazy for me lately, and I am using my new phone (no service) to do this over wifi.

ahh... well, turns out unrooting cannot be done with a CWM backup... you probably have to find a nandroid or a clean version of kernel with rom. the su file dissapears, although root is still there. ill keep playing with it, i have an idea why root stays although su disappears from the system files. anyways, i will still supply a backup thats pre-rooted for anyone who is willing to have a fresh start on their replenish. it will have superuser.apk preinstalled along with busybox, and everything else will be wiped. this will be a sprint backup, so if anyone has the boost version and is willing to back up with CWM and factory reset, then follow my guide, install busybox and superuser.apk, then back it up again, id be eternally grateful to have a copy
by the way, if anyone has problems with restoring a backup due to "md5" tags or whatever it is, make sure the name of the backup has no spaces. i was freaking out til i found that tip on an obscure forum (well, to me. i dont have a Motorola. lol. just a Sony Ericsson and 2 Samsungs)
update: sorry i havent uploaded the backup. i realized it would give whoever used it the number on this phone and i have to fix that. havent had time to anyways, plus it would only work on a sprint phone. it would convert any boost mobile to sprint, so thats a no-go. sorry...

does this work for the boost mobile replenish that is 2.3.6 if so how long does it take to odin

It should work. And Odin just flashes cwm (really fast) for the duration of the next boot cycle, which it automatically initiates, so hold the recovery button (I think it's u) as it goes into it and you'll have temp root. Make sure it's in download mode before you start. Remember, it cannot be unrooted, so if you value your warranty, plz think twice before doing it. I'm just here to supply the how-to if you decide to, not to say you have to. If you do, enjoy root access!

isavegas said:
It should work. And Odin just flashes cwm (really fast) for the duration of the next boot cycle, which it automatically initiates, so hold up (I think it's u) as it goes into it and you'll have temp root. Make sure it's in download mode before you start. Remember, it cannot be unrooted, so if you value your warranty, plz think twice before doing it. I'm just here to supply the how-to if you decide to, not to say you have to. If you do, enjoy root access!
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Thanks. I did not know if there is a fail safe if something went wrong. so I was second guessing. Very simple to do thank you assuming with odin I made a back up. if I where to mess my system up I can use odin and restore my backup and I be back up and running again no need to sbf

i keep getting : ~ # mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount: mounting /dev/block/mtdblock3 on /system failed: Invalid argument

bscabl said:
i keep getting : ~ # mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount: mounting /dev/block/mtdblock3 on /system failed: Invalid argument
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hmm... i am familiar with the error (ive gotten it with 3 different phones in my attempt to root it, but i have succeeded each time regardless) but are you sure you actually have clockworkmod OPEN on your phone when the error shows up? i cant actually do anything from my end, because i no longer have a computer i can use to test anything, or the replenish i rooted with the method... but i opened the cwm several times before thinking to test the adb and seeing the "~#". i actually restarted the phone and did it again before actually rooting it, seeing if i had rooted it or what, and tho i got the same prompt every time it was booted in cwm, it wouldnt show up if i allowed the phone to boot normally after using odin, i HAD to ACTUALLY boot into the cwm menu, which is completely seperate from the OS itself, although it has access to the system files.
by the way, copy and paste this directly into the command prompt when you get to the step to avoid human error. mount -t rfs -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
or, if it wont work, try this mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
sorry bout the babbling XD. anyways, cwm should be circumnavigating the root permissions. hmm.... if you still have problems after that, try skipping to the adb push for the "su" file.
sorry i havent been on top of the thread. ill set up an email notification.
and by the way, something i found very useful on my xperia play when it went into infinite reboot, you can always just restore the system files in the advanced restore option, allowing you to keep all of your app data if, later down the line, your phone needs to be restored. hope this helps. it helped me XD thought id lose all of my messages, but nope. i decided to explore the advanced restore and yay! i got to keep them XD
UPDATE
I don't know if it matters to you anymore, but apparently, some people have trouble with this and fix it by going to the mount menu in CWM and mounting /system

Couple of corrections:
chmod 777 /system/bin/su
should be chmod 06755 /system/bin/su
and then following that command should be
ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
and I saw someone say this is unrootable. Thats not correct. Simply running the unroot script would unroot. Doomlord made a nice one.
To use it do the following:
Code:
adb push unroot /data/local/
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/unroot
adb shell su -c "/data/local/unroot"
adb reboot
[code]
The above will unroot almost any android device.

halfcab123 said:
Couple of corrections:
chmod 777 /system/bin/su
should be chmod 06755 /system/bin/su
and then following that command should be
ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
and I saw someone say this is unrootable. Thats not correct. Simply running the unroot script would unroot. Doomlord made a nice one.
To use it do the following:
Code:
adb push unroot /data/local/
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/unroot
adb shell su -c "/data/local/unroot"
adb reboot
[code]
The above will unroot almost any android device.[/QUOTE]
Unfortunately, Doomlord's method didn't work on it. I tried all manner of one clicks and manual versions and only this got even temporary root. It's a workaround based on forcing the phone to boot into a custom recovery. (I call it custom bc its not an "official" recovery.) And I chose the chmod by looking through many manual ways to root, and that one was popular, and it works. I had full root access afterwards. I tried to unroot afterwards, however, so I could take screenshots and stuff, but the su file would reappear, even after manual deletion or restoring to an unrooted backup. Anyways, point is, this is the only method I could get to work at all, and it does work.
But the "chmod" night help other people, so ill make note of it in the post just in case. Thanks for the info.
Sent from my rooted R800at using xda app-developers app
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Important fix----
If step 11 doesn't work, go to the "mount" menu in cwm and mount /system. Some people on androidcentral were kind enough to mention that this fixed their problem with mounting /system as rewritable
Sent from my R800at using xda app-developers app

isavegas said:
Important fix----
If step 11 doesn't work, go to the "mount" menu in cwm and mount /system. Some people on androidcentral were kind enough to mention that this fixed their problem with mounting /system as rewritable
Sent from my R800at using xda app-developers app
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thats because your command is wrong

shabbypenguin said:
thats because your command is wrong
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How? Throughout my own rooting of one of the phones, I had this working perfectly. Every time I hit a snag, I found a way around it and documented it. A few other people had errors show up because the phone itself hadn't mounted the system, but the problem was resolved, and only a couple people had any other problems, and they were unrelated to that. I assure you, every command works properly, as far as I know.

exactly my point. your command to mount system is wrong.
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
lets break it down shall we?
mount - this is teh command
-o remount,rw - this is where you tell it what option you want, in this case remounting as rw.
-t yaffs2 - here you are telling mount that it should expect a yaffs2 formatted device, which is not what the samsung replenish is. the replenish uses RFS (robust file system), the best way i can describe it is like telling your windows computer that your hard drive is fat32 when its actually ntfs.
/dev/block/mtdblock3 - this is where you tell mount what you are looking to mount, the issue here is that the replenish doesnt use MTD blocks, it uses STL's and BML's.
/system here is where you are trying to mount the said device to..
out of 5 parts you did get 3 correct tho. you might wish to modify your guide to reflect the actual mount command, for your device it is the following:
mount -o remount,rw -t rfs /dev/block/stl12 /system
and that will kick out system as r/w

shabbypenguin said:
exactly my point. your command to mount system is wrong.
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
lets break it down shall we?
mount - this is teh command
-o remount,rw - this is where you tell it what option you want, in this case remounting as rw.
-t yaffs2 - here you are telling mount that it should expect a yaffs2 formatted device, which is not what the samsung replenish is. the replenish uses RFS (robust file system), the best way i can describe it is like telling your windows computer that your hard drive is fat32 when its actually ntfs.
/dev/block/mtdblock3 - this is where you tell mount what you are looking to mount, the issue here is that the replenish doesnt use MTD blocks, it uses STL's and BML's.
/system here is where you are trying to mount the said device to..
out of 5 parts you did get 3 correct tho. you might wish to modify your guide to reflect the actual mount command, for your device it is the following:
mount -o remount,rw -t rfs /dev/block/stl12 /system
and that will kick out system as r/w
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Hmmmm.... Odd..... *shrugs* I had no problem with the command, but I guess other ppl had pickier computers or phones. Hell, Vista's buginess might have worked in my favor that time XD. Thanks for the pointer. I didn't really understand the exact way the replenish was built. I just found a lil guide for making it boot into cwm and found it allowed for me to use that as an exploit to root the device. In fact, I've done the same kind of stuff to root the samsung Intercept, except I made their own software flash a pre-rooted kernel. anyways, I'll update the guide on xda and androidcentral. Thanks!

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Hmmmm.... Odd..... *shrugs* I had no problem with the command, but I guess other ppl had pickier computers or phones. Hell, Vista's buginess might have worked in my favor that time XD. Thanks for the pointer. I didn't really understand the exact way the replenish was built. I just found a lil guide for making it boot into cwm and found it allowed for me to use that as an exploit to root the device. In fact, I've done the same kind of stuff to root the samsung Intercept, except I made their own software flash a pre-rooted kernel. anyways, I'll update the guide on xda and androidcentral. Thanks!
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chances are you had system mounted in cwm without knowing it.
for future knowledge always check the devices fstab for where to mount and filesystem type
https://github.com/Shabbypenguin/android_device_replenish/blob/master/recovery/recovery.fstab
as you can see the proper mounts from the files i used to make CWM for the replenish

shabbypenguin said:
chances are you had system mounted in cwm without knowing it.
for future knowledge always check the devices fstab for where to mount and filesystem type
https://github.com/Shabbypenguin/android_device_replenish/blob/master/recovery/recovery.fstab
as you can see from the files i used to make CWM for the replenish the proper mounts
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Eh, maybe. For all I know the first thing I did was mount everything with cwm. I DID do this several months ago. I don't even have the phone anymore. The owner of the phone was gonna give it to me after upgrading, but she sold it, so I kept her 500gb laptop hard drive instead. Popped it out of the external hdd casing and stuck it in a laptop. XD. It now has Linux on it.
Anyways, I've updated the guide to have the right command and note that if it doesn't work to use cwm to mount /system. And how do you find the fstab? Just Google it? Or is it somewhere on the device?
Btw, do you know anything about cwm? It refuses to properly back up my xperia play anymore. The .android_secure folder keeps giving it errors.

isavegas said:
Eh, maybe. For all I know the first thing I did was mount everything with cwm. I DID do this several months ago. I don't even have the phone anymore. The owner of the phone was gonna give it to me after upgrading, but she sold it, so I kept her 500gb laptop hard drive instead. Popped it out of the external hdd casing and stuck it in a laptop. XD. It now has Linux on it.
Anyways, I've updated the guide to have the right command and note that if it doesn't work to use cwm to mount /system. And how do you find the fstab? Just Google it? Or is it somewhere on the device?
Btw, do you know anything about cwm? It refuses to properly back up my xperia play anymore. The .android_secure folder keeps giving it errors.
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its where the recovery is on the device. each device has their own fstab. as for your error sounds like a conflict, either with cwm itself or that folder

shabbypenguin said:
its where the recovery is on the device. each device has their own fstab. as for your error sounds like a conflict, either with cwm itself or that folder
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It HAS to he cwm, because the folder is regarded as super hidden by the device. The folder itself can be seen, but the contents can ONLY be edited by the rom or a pc, and I haven't touched it with a pc before. It's where your apps go when you move them to the sd card. I've been trying to back my phone up with cwm because I wanted to test the jelly bean alpha release for it. its the xperia play 4g. Stupid backup crashes every time I try and it ends up eating up what room is left in my sdcard.

i followed your guide and have root in shell. however i cant get root permission on any apps, the window doesnt pop up asking me for permission. i also get a toast notification saying superuser access denied for whatever app im trying to open. any ideas?

arodey said:
i followed your guide and have root in shell. however i cant get root permission on any apps, the window doesnt pop up asking me for permission. i also get a toast notification saying superuser access denied for whatever app im trying to open. any ideas?
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What does your Superuser log show?
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