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adfree android

now that we have an easy way to push update.zip files I was wondering if there was any way to push the host file that adfree android downloads to the sdcard. I know that it doesn't have write access to the system partition when booted but in recovery we do right?
So it should be as simple as creating an update.zip that overwrites the old host right?
I'm going to try to get this working
EDIT: Here's how to get this working
1. Search for Adfree Android on the market
2. Install and run
3. allow it to download and install new hosts file, it will copy it to your sdcard and try to replace /system/etc/hosts but fail (it should reboot the phone shortly)
4. Power off the phone and hold Volume Down and power.
5. Use volume down to select recovery
6. In clockwork recovery volume down to "partitions menu" and hit the track pad to select
7. Select "mount /system" and "mount /sdcard" "mount /data"
8. Plug in your usb cord and open a command line on your pc
9. enter adb shell and type the following commands
cp /sdcard/hosts /data/data/hosts
rm /system/etc/hosts
ln -s /data/data/hosts /system/etc/hosts
10. Reboot your phone and enjoy adfree android.
Thanks to all for help in getting this running.

Just adb push your modified host file to /system/etc/hosts. No need for update.zip

ive already done this doesnt work still have tons of adds

word, I figured it out

junjlo said:
ive already done this doesnt work still have tons of adds
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what I did was install adfree android, wait for it download and error (the phone will reboot itself) put it into recovery and run the following command from adb shell
cp /sdcard/hosts /system/etc
All my ads are gone

You mind sharing the host file? I'd like to do the same. Now that I can connect as root with 'adb shell' then 'su' after the new Unrevoked^2 root. I'd like to start tweaking with things.

supagene said:
You mind sharing the host file? I'd like to do the same. Now that I can connect as root with 'adb shell' then 'su' after the new Unrevoked^2 root. I'd like to start tweaking with things.
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just download and install adfree android, it copies the host file to your sdcard.

n0-0ne said:
what I did was install adfree android, wait for it download and error (the phone will reboot itself) put it into recovery and run the following command from adb shell
cp /sdcard/hosts /system/etc
All my ads are gone
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i may have an older hosts file than but i just used adb push hosts /system/ect/hosts
tryed cp but get a box with busybox info

n0-0ne said:
just download and install adfree android, it copies the host file to your sdcard.
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I intalled the app and when I hit download and intall I get java/io.FileNotFoundException:/sdcard/hosts
My guess is that it's not downloading.
Tried it on both WiFi and 3G

supagene said:
I intalled the app and when I hit download and intall I get java/io.FileNotFoundException:/sdcard/hosts
My guess is that it's not downloading.
Tried it on both WiFi and 3G
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ok well here's what was downloaded to my card
https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=batch_download&batch_id=K0JRUGhYT2JQb0t4dnc9PQ
Thats good for 100 downloads.

Found this. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664532 do you guys know if the zip file with hosts good enough since I can't seem to get the AdFree app to work correctly? Of is there an apk somewhere for this app and I shouldn't have gotten the one in the app store?

host installed still doesnt block ever ad using tikl and fring to test

supagene said:
Found this. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664532 do you guys know if the zip file with hosts good enough since I can't seem to get the AdFree app to work correctly? Of is there an apk somewhere for this app and I shouldn't have gotten the one in the app store?
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I used the one from the market, it does error but it should copy the hosts file to your SD card (and reboot your phone shortly thereafter).

What now?
Great...
cat /sdcard/hosts > /system/etc/hosts
write: No space left on device

junjlo said:
host installed still doesnt block ever ad using tikl and fring to test
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I've tested both apps and no ads in either.
The one thing I did different that I didn't post was in recovery under partitions I mounted both system and sdcard. Try that and copy the file over.

Thanks!!
So I downloaded the hosts file, booted in recovery, mounted both /system and /sdcard and then 'adb shell' and 'su' and then 'cd /system/etc' and then 'cat /sdcard/hosts > hosts' and it seemed to have worked.
I go to fring and it displays 'Web page not available', not what I'd like to see but it's better than those retarded ads that I keep clicking on by accident.

can someone post step by step how to get adfree working I installed the one from the market and let it error and reboot then i entered into clockworkmod recovery now what? do i need to mount system and sd how do i enter into adb shell and change host file. thanks in advance for any help.

supagene said:
So I downloaded the hosts file, booted in recovery, mounted both /system and /sdcard and then 'adb shell' and 'su' and then 'cd /system/etc' and then 'cat /sdcard/hosts > hosts' and it seemed to have worked.
I go to fring and it displays 'Web page not available', not what I'd like to see but it's better than those retarded ads that I keep clicking on by accident.
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Glad it worked out, not sure why your getting page not available, I just get a blank box at the top of my contacts list, other apps show the same as well, a blank box where the ad used to be.

j1000 said:
can someone post step by step how to get adfree working I installed the one from the market and let it error and reboot then i entered into clockworkmod recovery now what? do i need to mount system and sd how do i enter into adb shell and change host file. thanks in advance for any help.
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Edited OP.

thanks for the quick response everything is good until step 8. I know i sound stupid but i learning fast you say enter adb shell. the way i think you do this is type
1. cd\
2. cd sdk
3. cd tools
4. adb shell
when i do this i get error device not found
can you help from there. thanks

[Q]How to install Flash ClockworkMod Recovery on M701 (Apad)?

Hi all!
I finally managed to ROOT an aPad M701 using z4Root.apk
Now I want to make an image of my entire ROM tablet, I've heard that under the ROM manager app is a tool called "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" that has to be installed in order to make a full ROM backup.
The problem is that everytime I try to install it a screen pops out telling me to choose from the list my model of phone (I'm on an aPad tablet), since I'm not on a phone, I'm unable to continue with the process!
Any method or workaround for installing Flash ClockworkMod Recovery on Haipads/aPads M701?
Thanks in advance for the help.

Custom Recovery Image
On Team Telechips website there is a custom Clockwork recovery image toward the bottom of the page.
Use the .bat file they include in their ZIP file or push the .img file to /nand and flash. You will then be able to back up everything with the custom m701 clockwork application.
If the .bat file doesn't work for you, try opening it up as text and use the commands as a guide to push via adb.

Thanks a lot for the reply Clookeno but I dont know where to start with this, do you know any step by step guide I can use to achieve this?
Again thanks for the info.

Adb push issues
Clookeno said:
On Team Telechips website there is a custom Clockwork recovery image toward the bottom of the page.
Use the .bat file they include in their ZIP file or push the .img file to /nand and flash. You will then be able to back up everything with the custom m701 clockwork application.
If the .bat file doesn't work for you, try opening it up as text and use the commands as a guide to push via adb.
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I'm trying this and when using adb push to /nand I'm getting back "failed to copy 'recovery.m701.img' to '/nand/recovery.m701.img': Read-only file system"
I'm currently running Haipads 2.2 version and I was looking at testing out CM6 version, but can't seem to get the img file over.
And Ideas?

read only file
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

The /nand folder needs to be read-writeable....since you use z4root go into temporary root and the push the file into /nand folder

Locobox said:
Thanks a lot for the reply Clookeno but I dont know where to start with this, do you know any step by step guide I can use to achieve this?
Again thanks for the info.
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Locobox, there likely isn't a step-by-step guide for the procedure because it has a .bat file which is basically a executable file in windows that runs a set of commands in the DOS prompt for you. Basically you just double click the install_recovery.bat file and it puts the ADB commands in for you to push the recovery image to your tablet.
If you right click the .bat file and click edit you will see the following ADB commands:
adb push recovery.m701.img /nand/recovery.m701.img
adb shell sync
adb shell flash_image recovery /nand/recovery.m701.img
adb shell sync
adb shell reboot recovery
If you are familiar with ADB you can also copy the .img file to your sd card and flash it from there.
i recommend you have root access and the ADB utility.
Sorry it took so long to reply, work has been killing me lately....

poole699 said:
I'm trying this and when using adb push to /nand I'm getting back "failed to copy 'recovery.m701.img' to '/nand/recovery.m701.img': Read-only file system"
I'm currently running Haipads 2.2 version and I was looking at testing out CM6 version, but can't seem to get the img file over.
And Ideas?
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poole699,
I have tried everything you can think of to put CM6 on the 2.2 Haipad firmware (which is really a modded 2.1) and had no luck. Either the system directories are all messed up or they locked the ability to edit it somehow. If you figure it out let me know because i have wanted to try it for a while.
I have a working team telechips 2.2 with market and correct orientation settings but it took ALOT of trial and error. If you go that route make sure you back-up your pointercal file because if you do not you will likely have to go back to an official release, save it, and try the telechips mod again...
Good luck

Clookeno said:
Locobox, there likely isn't a step-by-step guide for the procedure because it has a .bat file which is basically a executable file in windows that runs a set of commands in the DOS prompt for you. Basically you just double click the install_recovery.bat file and it puts the ADB commands in for you to push the recovery image to your tablet.
If you right click the .bat file and click edit you will see the following ADB commands:
adb push recovery.m701.img /nand/recovery.m701.img
adb shell sync
adb shell flash_image recovery /nand/recovery.m701.img
adb shell sync
adb shell reboot recovery
If you are familiar with ADB you can also copy the .img file to your sd card and flash it from there.
i recommend you have root access and the ADB utility.
Sorry it took so long to reply, work has been killing me lately....
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Thanks again for the info, but I'm not familiar with ADB. The procedure seems difficult for me hope this thread helps a lot of other users!
Again thanks for the response.

M701 Screen Flip
Hi guys, I've got a bit of a problem with my M701 tablet. I did a factory reset the other day and now the digitizer is inverted. The screen works fine but when I touch the top it senses the bottom & left = right.
This is a complete pain in the arse.
I plugged the unit into a keyboard via the usb port as a workaround until I could get into it to try to resolve the issue but I'm now stuck in a loop at the sign in to google bit. Every time I sign in it takes me back to the sign in page.
This is also a complete pain in the arse.
It doesn't have clockworkmod installed and so when I tried to install update.zip as per the above post, it comes up with 'E:Failed to verify whole-file signature' error message and aborts.
Again, a complete... you get the picture...
So, I'm slightly frustrated with it to say the least and was wondering if any of you intelligent types could either point me in a suitable direction that doesn't involve the bin. Or a window...
Many thanks in advance.

Help
Locobox said:
Hi all!
I finally managed to ROOT an aPad M701 using z4Root.apk
Now I want to make an image of my entire ROM tablet, I've heard that under the ROM manager app is a tool called "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" that has to be installed in order to make a full ROM backup.
The problem is that everytime I try to install it a screen pops out telling me to choose from the list my model of phone (I'm on an aPad tablet), since I'm not on a phone, I'm unable to continue with the process!
Any method or workaround for installing Flash ClockworkMod Recovery on Haipads/aPads M701?
Thanks in advance for the help.
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How were you able to root your apad with Z4? I was not able to find the setting to activate the USB Debugging?
Thanks,
~b

is there development in the forums for the Apad line? im looking at getting a m702 the next 1 up, well i want to find a tablet rom maybe alowing me to run gingerbread on it,
any help?

ljohnso16 said:
is there development in the forums for the Apad line? im looking at getting a m702 the next 1 up, well i want to find a tablet rom maybe alowing me to run gingerbread on it,
any help?
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I'm not sure if this of help to you, but I have a M701 2Gb (probable fake version), I've messed around with the basics on my exploring Android type thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1004824
I've put recovery on both 2.1 and 2.3 roms (need different versions). Any other q's then let me know, I don't know much yet but learning the best i can.
A very useful place for info on the M701 is here:
http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/groups/11-haipad-m701-m701-r.html

[Q] Is there any way to reinstall a system app?

Hi,
I was having trouble with my app YouTubeTablet.apk, it stopped working while I was using it. thinking I was starting to get the hang of this OS, I found the apk in system/app/ and, thinking I could just reinstall it, I deleted it. It wont let me reinstall it. it trys to install, then just gives an error saying "app did not install"
I have been reading and searching all night, I have tried the chmod 644 and a few other things but nothing I have done has seemed to work to get this reinstalled.
Does anyone know a way to get this app back?
thanks,
John

Hello I'm not 100% certain as I'm also pretty new to this scene, but couldn't you just copy the apk back to /system/app ?
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

Use a root explorer and copy the new app to /system/app. Restart and it should work.

I use ES File Explorer, but you have to check mount as read/write in the settings before you copy to system/

Install in /system/app and make sure your permissions are correct. Read: User, Group and Others checked and Write: User checked. Reboot
BTW Youtube crashed last night for everyone. Was a thread about it.

Thanks for the reply's,
I have tried most of this stuff, I tried the rest (changing the permissions) and it still doesn't show up in apps or install
not sure what else to try??
John

Try pushing it via adb then fixing permissions.
Beamed from my TF101 using Tapatalk HD

Xerravon said:
Thanks for the reply's,
I have tried most of this stuff, I tried the rest (changing the permissions) and it still doesn't show up in apps or install
not sure what else to try??
John
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What ROM are you running? Just flash that ROM again without wiping.

infazzdar said:
Try pushing it via adb then fixing permissions.
Beamed from my TF101 using Tapatalk HD
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Hi,
I have been trying to do this, I cant seem to do it
after installing sdk I am
1. booting into apx vol up + power while plugged into the pc (plus I tried pluging nto the pc after going into apx mode)
2. adb devices (none show) If I boot normally the devices do show
3. in apx mode, apx shows under devices and printers in my pc
so I tried to do adb remount with the TF booted normally it says not permitted, if I try in apx mode it says no device
I dont know, I am lost, I hope this is all my fault, it has to be, I am reading and reading, nothing I find, or stuff people tell me to try works. I am really starting to wonder about this OS
John

Xerravon said:
Hi,
I have been trying to do this, I cant seem to do it
after installing sdk I am
1. booting into apx vol up + power while plugged into the pc (plus I tried pluging nto the pc after going into apx mode)
2. adb devices (none show) If I boot normally the devices do show
3. in apx mode, apx shows under devices and printers in my pc
so I tried to do adb remount with the TF booted normally it says not permitted, if I try in apx mode it says no device
I dont know, I am lost, I hope this is all my fault, it has to be, I am reading and reading, nothing I find, or stuff people tell me to try works. I am really starting to wonder about this OS
John
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It's ADB, you do NOT put it in APX mode. Just turn USB Debugging on.
Open the command window and type in ADB devices to see if your device come up.
This thread help with driver's and such for ADB
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1071584

baseballfanz said:
What ROM are you running? Just flash that ROM again without wiping.
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I think I am running the stock rom, rooted. I dont have anyidea how to flash
Is there a way for me to reflash the same stock rom? If you can point me to same directions or info where I can try to learn this?
thanks

baseballfanz said:
It's ADB, you do NOT put it in APX mode. Just turn USB Debugging on.
Open the command window and type in ADB devices to see if your device come up.
This thread help with driver's and such for ADB
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1071584
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thank you, I just read somewhere it had to be in apx for adb
Ok the devices do show in the list
I read to type
adb remount
adb push youtubetablet.apk /system/app/
adb push youtubetablet.odex /system/app/
to push these into system/app
when I type adb remount I get the error
"remount failed operation not permitted"
any idea what I am doing wrong
thanks
John

try
Code:
adb shell remount rw

baseballfanz said:
try
Code:
adb shell remount rw
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It gives me
remount: permission denied
I just read I will quote below
"If it shows a $ sign when u type adb shell then u got no root son"
Ok, when I type adb shell I do get the $ does this mean I am not rooted? I do have su and can get su permissions in root explorer. heck that is what got me in this trouble, I was able to delete the youtubetablet apk from system/app/
adb

Xerravon said:
It gives me
remount: permission denied
I just read I will quote below
"If it shows a $ sign when u type adb shell then u got no root son"
Ok, when I type adb shell I do get the $ does this mean I am not rooted? I do have su and can get su permissions in root explorer. heck that is what got me in this trouble, I was able to delete the youtubetablet apk from system/app/
adb
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What method did you use to root?

baseballfanz said:
What method did you use to root?
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I used this one to root back on (8.6.5.9)
ASUS Transformer Root ToolKit V7.1 Universal (Windows) | 2011-09-22 (brk's)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1185104
and I updated with these
[UPDATE] CWM - Stock + Root - 8.6.5.21 US 8.6.5.21-WW 8.6.6.23-WW Updated 12/29/2011 (daoist )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1334673
I was able to do this in terminal emulator
mount -o rw,remount /system
cp sdcard/download/youtubetablet.apk /system/app/
cp sdcard/download/youtubetablet.apk /system/app/
mount -o ro,remount /system
this did seem to work, i mean It did copy the files into the system/app dir however I still dont see the app in my apps and still cannot install
One difference this time, if I copied the files into the system/app dir using root explorer then changed the permissions with root explorer I could, I mean it would allow me to check the box's and save the change
this time In root explorer I cannot keep or save the changes to the permissions, it gives some error about "not being able to change permissions on some file formats such as sdcard etc..." something like that
thanks
John

I was able to push the files over using this method found here (pushing it via adb with my TF in recovery (CWM)
http://androidforums.com/optimus-m-...anyone-who-has-rooted-deleted-lghome-apk.html
it did push the files but still doesnt show up as an app

The may seems simple and don't get mad at me for saying this, but did you reboot after you pushed it to /system /app? It should show up then. At least that is the way I push them and usually when it doesn't work, it is because I forgot that part.

Xerravon said:
[UPDATE] CWM - Stock + Root - 8.6.5.21 US 8.6.5.21-WW 8.6.6.23-WW Updated 12/29/2011 (daoist )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1334673
John
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Have you tried flashing that ROM again?

baseballfanz said:
Have you tried flashing that ROM again?
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No I havent, is it ok to just reflash like that? I ask cause it says (in the thread) it wont work unless you have the update before that one installed.
Hi, Yes, I did reboot, actually tried the whole thing a few times/
thanks guys

[Q] Samsung 4g Exhibit framework-res.apk HELP PLEASE ILL GIVE THANKS 2 ALL

i have a Samsung Exhibit 4g phone, rooted and backed up by titanium backup. I tried using the kitchen theme stuff, and i copied the original framework-res.apk file to a folder in the sd card . Then i copied the framework-res.apk file from the UOT zip to the location where the original file was and rebooted the phone. Now my phone is stuck at the Samsung logo screen and it keeps looping. anyway to fix this? :/
P.S: the location i copied the original file doesnt show up in the recovery menu when i go to install package. Also, when i tried the downloading mode, it just says downloading and doesnt do anything. Tried factory restore too. The original file is somewhere on the sd card i just dont know how to access it and put it back into its original location.... no i dont have a copy of it on my computer.

Follow this guide
If you are in a loop, you have to manage this fast or else it will just reboot again, i suggest a copy and paste function for the third command. also I don't know for sure whether /dev/block/st19 is your /system partition, but i'll try.
Code:
adb shell
Code:
su
Code:
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/st19 /system
Code:
exit
Code:
adb push /pathtoyour"ORIGINAL"frameworkres /system/framework
PS, Do this within 15-20 seconds. (You will have multiple attempts as you can do it after every loop)
once you are done, just hard reboot your phone(using power button)
Also you do this in a terminal/cmd window with your phone plugged in.

wait
airfluip1 said:
If you are in a loop, you have to manage this fast or else it will just reboot again, i suggest a copy and paste function for the third command. also I don't know for sure whether /dev/block/st19 is your /system partition, but i'll try.
Code:
adb shell
Code:
su
Code:
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/st19 /system
Code:
exit
Code:
adb push /pathtoyour"ORIGINAL"frameworkres /system/framework
PS, Do this within 15-20 seconds. (You will have multiple attempts as you can do it after every loop)
once you are done, just hard reboot your phone(using power button)
Also you do this in a terminal/cmd window with your phone plugged in.
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wait, sorry im new to this stuff, but i plug in my phone to the computer and then type all of that into cmd while the phone is turning on right? Ill give it a try, but also, i tried using odin before but my computer just doesnt detect the phone all the drivers are install and everything too... so idk if this willl work but ill try and let you know
edit: i tried it, and umm sorry again for being a noob, i plugged in the phone and the battery screen cameup, i opened cmd.exe, turned the phone on and typed "adb shell" in cmd, but uh it said its not a command...

I am sorry, I assumed you had installed the Android SDK.
Google it.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium

Then install the Samsung composite drivers. Google them.
Then retry the process.
I can guaranty that it will work.
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downloaded
airfluip1 said:
Then install the Samsung composite drivers. Google them.
Then retry the process.
I can guaranty that it will work.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium
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http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-T759ZKBTMB
i downloaded them 2 weeks ago already.... that is if that is what your talking about... i tried it again and it also gave me the message Samsung Android Modem has already been installed or something

OK, but did you install the sdk?
Dowload and install the JDK(just choose the one for your OS) LINK
Then install the SDK from android LINK

[Q] Question about removing system/bin/recovery?

OK, in the middle of writing up this topic, my situation has suddenly changed. (And changed again.)
The story begins: an old AT&T Samsung Infuse 4G, still on Froyo. Put it through a factory-reset and began to fiddle with how to install Clockwork Mod recovery. So there's the guide to upload a modified 3e recovery.
I run adblinux to push the modified recovery over the stock 3e at "system/bin/recovery" -- but "system/bin" was only in read-only mode and adblinux can't run "mount" and doesn't have permission to enter shell and run "su" (or enter shell as root) and File Manager HD (with Super User privledges) can't modify read-only folder "system/bin".
I managed to find a go around by pushing the modified-recovery into the sdcard's root and going through a terminal emulator on the phone to overwrite the file... but I rebooted the phone without running "chmod" on the newly overwritten file and the Infuse bricked so bad that even the battery in off-state refused to refresh.
I understand and accept what I did should be labelled as 'idiotic', but I did manage to wait at the Samsung logo until adblinux recognized the device and eventually restored the original recovery back to "system/bin" (I also found out adblinux didn't have permission to run chmod in the "system/bin" directory).
So... A few questions before I continue:
Why did (pushing the old recovery) work? ADB initially did not recognized the phone, but then the Infuse came up as "I997ae56e13f recovery" -- why was the name now 'recovery?'
And why does running "./adblinux reboot recovery" brings back the bootloop? (In fact, I cannot enter recovery mode, so something is still wrong -- the recovery file is not 755 and I can't chmod a read-only file-system either from adb or via super-user terminal. The temp-root method times out.)
OK, now I'm going home. I'll probably still try to re-install SuperUser. Maybe that will allow adblinux to run "su" in shell, but I'm not going to try anything too extreme.

Justin20 said:
OK, in the middle of writing up this topic, my situation has suddenly changed. (And changed again.)
The story begins: an old AT&T Samsung Infuse 4G, still on Froyo. Put it through a factory-reset and began to fiddle with how to install Clockwork Mod recovery. So there's the guide to upload a modified 3e recovery.
I run adblinux to push the modified recovery over the stock 3e at "system/bin/recovery" -- but "system/bin" was only in read-only mode and adblinux can't run "mount" and doesn't have permission to enter shell and run "su" (or enter shell as root) and File Manager HD (with Super User privledges) can't modify read-only folder "system/bin".
I managed to find a go around by pushing the modified-recovery into the sdcard's root and going through a terminal emulator on the phone to overwrite the file... but I rebooted the phone without running "chmod" on the newly overwritten file and the Infuse bricked so bad that even the battery in off-state refused to refresh.
I understand and accept what I did should be labelled as 'idiotic', but I did manage to wait at the Samsung logo until adblinux recognized the device and eventually restored the original recovery back to "system/bin" (I also found out adblinux didn't have permission to run chmod in the "system/bin" directory).
So... A few questions before I continue:
Why did (pushing the old recovery) work? ADB initially did not recognized the phone, but then the Infuse came up as "I997ae56e13f recovery" -- why was the name now 'recovery?'
And why does running "./adblinux reboot recovery" brings back the bootloop? (In fact, I cannot enter recovery mode, so something is still wrong -- the recovery file is not 755 and I can't chmod a read-only file-system either from adb or via super-user terminal. The temp-root method times out.)
OK, now I'm going home. I'll probably still try to re-install SuperUser. Maybe that will allow adblinux to run "su" in shell, but I'm not going to try anything too extreme.
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I am curious how adblinux differs from the linux compiled version of adb. Usually it's just called adb.
Anyway, if you are using a Linux OS, and you pulled the original recovery to your PC before overwriting it, it should maintain it's permissions. Likewise, a push would set the permissions like they were on the host PC as well. They say to chmod afterward, because if you are using a windows packaged/downloaded file, or pushing with a Windows PC, the permissions could be anything in the end (rarely what you really want).
As to why the device name changes, not sure. Device names change based on the ROM installed (not always serial number), so it's not out of the question that recovery could tack on something else.
With above, problem is, even with Linux, it doesn't always line up so permissions can be influenced in a push but you may not get what you were asking for. Try chmod 755 the recovery on the local side and adb push the recovery again, after making a backup of the recovery that is there and see if it continues to bootloop.
If all else fails, as long as you have download mode, you can always use ODIN (or Heimdall) to go back to stock (albeit newer Gingerbread). Option A gives you root only, option D, root + recovery (CWM).
Hope this helps.

Thanks for replying!
joel.maxuel said:
I am curious how adblinux differs from the linux compiled version of adb. Usually it's just called adb.
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I.. have no idea actually. I don't know how to configure Wine to properly emulate an environment for the Windows ADB and I can't get the correct phone-drivers for my WinXP system. (Kleis won't recognize the rooted phone, though if I leave the phone plugged in while installing Kleis, it will interrupt with a "Samsung Mobile Device connected" message.)
joel.maxuel said:
They say to chmod afterward, because if you are using a windows packaged/downloaded file, or pushing with a Windows PC, the permissions could be anything in the end (rarely what you really want).
With above, problem is, even with Linux, it doesn't always line up so permissions can be influenced in a push but you may not get what you were asking for. Try chmod 755 the recovery on the local side and adb push the recovery again, after making a backup of the recovery that is there and see if it continues to bootloop.
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Unfortunately I can't chmod and push at the same end.
-I tried changing the permissions of recovery file on my PC, but I wouldn't be able to push it onto the "system/bin" directory in the phone.
-I tried changing the permissions on the existing "/system/bin/recovery" file, but the phone says it's a read-only filesystem.
-I tried chmod from the phone in a different directory, but I can't move the file into the "system/bin" directory (cross-device link), delete the existing recovery file (read-only filesystem), and.. why don't I have the copy command?
joel.maxuel said:
If all else fails, as long as you have download mode, you can always use ODIN (or Heimdall) to go back to stock (albeit newer Gingerbread). Option A gives you root only, option D, root + recovery (CWM).
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I thought flashing with Odin/Heimdall required access to recovery (to wipe all user data and cache folders either before or after the flash).
Without a recovery mode to boot into, won't I be sunk if things go wrong?
Also, I seem to have a different Heimdall frontend, one that doesn't have slots for PDA. It might be because I'm using an newer/older (1.3.1) edition from Ubuntu 12.04 (the official downloads page only has it for 12.10~13.04 editions of my OS), so I'm probably going to have to command-line it.
Code:
heimdall --verbose flash --factoryfs factoryfs.rfs --cache cache.rfs --modem modem.bin --kernel zImage
Look about right? (No partition image table from the tarball found in that forum link?)

Justin20 said:
I.. have no idea actually. I don't know how to configure Wine to properly emulate an environment for the Windows ADB and I can't get the correct phone-drivers for my WinXP system. (Kleis won't recognize the rooted phone, though if I leave the phone plugged in while installing Kleis, it will interrupt with a "Samsung Mobile Device connected" message.)
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There is adb for Linux, I think adb is natively Linux anyway (the Windows version being the port). Don't have to worry about drivers if in Linux, due to the native support. If using Debian, Ubuntu (or any other Debian derivative), just need to run:
Code:
sudo apt-get install adb
But judging by immediately below, a different version of ADB probably won't change much.
Justin20 said:
Unfortunately I can't chmod and push at the same end.
-I tried changing the permissions of recovery file on my PC, but I wouldn't be able to push it onto the "system/bin" directory in the phone.
-I tried changing the permissions on the existing "/system/bin/recovery" file, but the phone says it's a read-only filesystem.
-I tried chmod from the phone in a different directory, but I can't move the file into the "system/bin" directory (cross-device link), delete the existing recovery file (read-only filesystem), and.. why don't I have the copy command?
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'cp' should exist, be interesting if it did not. A different ADB could change the outcome (#1), but as pointed out before, you probably won't get the permissions you wanted in the end. Outcomes 2 and 3 would end up being the same, as the device is mounted read only.
You may get lucky with this:
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw system
If root has any influence with this ADB session, it will remount your /system so you can chmod your recovery file on the device end.
Justin20 said:
I thought flashing with Odin/Heimdall required access to recovery (to wipe all user data and cache folders either before or after the flash).
Without a recovery mode to boot into, won't I be sunk if things go wrong?
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My understanding is that it is completely separate, as the process will replace recovery to stock as well. But just in case, keep this one as a last resort.
I never used Heimdall, just ODIN through a WinXP Virtual Machine (only heard about Heimdall later), but when I used ODIN, I never had any problem with these generic drivers (adbsetup-1.3):
http://dottech.org/21534/how-to-ins...ows-computer-for-use-with-your-android-phone/

Wow, I wish I took better notes last week. I had to go elsewhere and come back to this project and whatever progress I had made, I think I'm starting over from scratch.
I still can't mount/remount the system folder from anywhere (via ADB under Win/XP and Linux/Ubuntu 12.04); running "su chmod" from the phone still gives a permission denied, changing from Superuser to SuperSU didn't do anything (both programs did find the SU binary to be outdated), and adding a Busybox APK did not add a 'copy' function to my terminal emulator (on the phone) so running an ADB shell would be limited in that regard as well.
I'm going to have to take the phone to a McDonald's and attach a Google account to it. (I would have liked to have done all this offline somehow.)
joel.maxuel said:
when I used ODIN, I never had any problem with these generic drivers (adbsetup-1.3):
http://dottech.org/21534/how-to-ins...ows-computer-for-use-with-your-android-phone/
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How did you manage to get your virtual OS to go "online?" When I tried installing the Google device drivers that came with adbsetup, a big red "X" popped up (Install failed).
I saw that there was a Java-based ODIN, but it's Java 8.0. Should I be using a later/earlier version of Odin/Heimdall? The latest versions don't support my OS (surprising since they support the latest, 14.04, and 12.10 but not anything between or 12.04, the other big release). The existing XDA threads all use Odin/Heimdall 1.1 -- the 1.3 version I have does NOT look like that (and does not have the "PDA" options in the GUI).

Justin20 said:
How did you manage to get your virtual OS to go "online?" When I tried installing the Google device drivers that came with adbsetup, a big red "X" popped up (Install failed).
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Did the adbsetup binary change? I remember a DOS install process, so there shouldn't have even been a setup wizard (graphical anyway).
Anyway, to get the virtual OS to recognize, need to right click on the devices icon on the bottom status bar (at least in VirtualBox), looks like a USB drive, and select Android, or whatever pops up.
Hope this helps. Also, did the shell remount mentioned earlier have any effect (using adblinux)?
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joel.maxuel said:
Did the adbsetup binary change? I remember a DOS install process, so there shouldn't have even been a setup wizard (graphical anyway).
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The DOS prompt process begins a driver install. From there, the Setup Wizard popped up.
joel.maxuel said:
Anyway, to get the virtual OS to recognize, need to right click on the devices icon on the bottom status bar (at least in VirtualBox), looks like a USB drive, and select Android, or whatever pops up.
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Another bad sign: nothing pops up.
As for using mount/remount, the option "remount" was not found. (It would scroll down the whole list of options and switches.)
I think it's time for me to give up the ghost on fixing this issue. I still don't know how I managed to foul it up in the first place because I tried repeating it (entering the command-prompt from the phone, entering superuser, and moving files into "/system/bin") to no avail. So there is a modified 3e recovery file in "/system/bin" without the correct permissions that's preventing the phone from entering recovery mode (and slowing up the boot-up process and "battery recharge" icon when powered off), but other than that the device works, so that's something.
I still would like to try flashing the entire thing with ODIN/Heimdall if I could get either to work. (I ran the latest Heimdall, 1.4.0 32-bit, under WinXP only to find it was not a valid binary. The various Open Disk-Imager in a Nutshell (ODIN) apps out there, but nothing looks like those used on these forums (and did not include a PDA option).

Justin20 said:
The DOS prompt process begins a driver install. From there, the Setup Wizard popped up.
I still would like to try flashing the entire thing with ODIN/Heimdall if I could get either to work. (I ran the latest Heimdall, 1.4.0 32-bit, under WinXP only to find it was not a valid binary. The various Open Disk-Imager in a Nutshell (ODIN) apps out there, but nothing looks like those used on these forums (and did not include a PDA option).
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The correct version of ODIN will be packaged with whatever image you choose. Just find a windows machine lying around, install the adbsetup drivers, and flash away. Hope this helps.