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Modded the version my buddy dodgejcr put out for the shift to work with the g2x, tested and working on cm7 & miui. Just go into recovery and flash f-su.zip.
I know some people will disagree with me on this, but I think superuser.apk is unnecessary and a nuisance. Any app that can really do damage with root permissions probably has it's own root method built into it anyway, after all, how many rogue apps have only affected rooted phones? So I choose to grant root to every app I download, if I didn't want it to have access to my phone, I wouldn't have downloaded it.
Download f-su.zip here
How do you flash an apk in Recovery?
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vn00914361 said:
How do you flash an apk in Recovery?
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Typo, fixed.
Joeseph Mother said:
Typo, fixed.
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I still read "Just go into recovery and flash f-su.apk." ???
timmyjoe42 said:
I still read "Just go into recovery and flash f-su.apk." ???
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It's still a zip file your downloading
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timmyjoe42 said:
I still read "Just go into recovery and flash f-su.apk." ???
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Corrected. I should only be allowed to post after drinking.
You're right. I do disagree. You may understand the implications behind granting root access like it's an open door but for anyone who does not here goes. Root access to the file system means you can do anything to it. If granted root access, a renegade application can delete important system files and steal personal information. For instance, take Windows. Windows essentially runs the user at root level, not taking into account UAC in Vista on up. This is why it's so much easier to have viruses steal personal information, disable anti virus applications and delete system files. Superuser limits this access on Android to applications you specifically grant this access to. Is it necessary? No. Can renegade applications still attained root access even with it? Yes. However it just adds a layer of security that I find very useful indeed. Again though this is personal preference. I just wanted to make sure people who didn't know were educated before they do something like this. Carry on
chuckhriczko said:
You're right. I do disagree. You may understand the implications behind granting root access like it's an open door but for anyone who does not here goes. Root access to the file system means you can do anything to it. If granted root access, a renegade application can delete important system files and steal personal information. For instance, take Windows. Windows essentially runs the user at root level, not taking into account UAC in Vista on up. This is why it's so much easier to have viruses steal personal information, disable anti virus applications and delete system files. Superuser limits this access on Android to applications you specifically grant this access to. Is it necessary? No. Can renegade applications still attained root access even with it? Yes. However it just adds a layer of security that I find very useful indeed. Again though this is personal preference. I just wanted to make sure people who didn't know were educated before they do something like this. Carry on
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Well thank you for stating your opinion in a respectful, thought out manner, seems to be rare these days.
Huge thanks man! I'm using this in my ROM (check sig ) to skip the SuperUser dialogs so the process doesn't get interrupted, then I revert it back to the normal SuperUser. Thanks a lot! =)
Joeseph Mother said:
Corrected. I should only be allowed to post after drinking.
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Before drinking you meant, Mama? Joke
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What I wanted to do was to have the su binary in a non-default path so that I can be root only when I access my device over USB, I do not want other apps to use it.
I guess this file works only for G2x right?
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does someone still have f-su.zip?
Looking for that SuperUser.apk-less su binary once again, so...
*bump* :angel:
Anyone still have that f-su.zip? :/
Bump ! I remeber how great was this file, i integrated it into one of my old phone roms, but now that link for the rom is also down. DOES SOMEONE HAVE THIS FILE??
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Joeseph Mother said:
Modded the version my buddy dodgejcr put out for the shift to work with the g2x, tested and working on cm7 & miui. Just go into recovery and flash f-su.zip.
I know some people will disagree with me on this, but I think superuser.apk is unnecessary and a nuisance. Any app that can really do damage with root permissions probably has it's own root method built into it anyway, after all, how many rogue apps have only affected rooted phones? So I choose to grant root to every app I download, if I didn't want it to have access to my phone, I wouldn't have downloaded it.
Download f-su.zip here
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Reupload?
Mod is listed under the international version of the one x, but i wanted to repost it over here so the rest of us aware of this awesome mod.
Original Thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1582506\
Basically it gets rid of the option bar at the bottom of the screen on non-ICS apps/games and makes the multitask/tast switch button, the new options menu.
Long pressing the home button becomes the new switcher.
Ahem. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645290
pretty sure the general section dwellers just don't come in here, and when they do they don't search.. lol
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Ahem. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645290
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But I dont want the extended power menu.
Is this even safe? This is for the international version and while they are similar, they are not the same. Someone already softbricked his phone trying to use the odexed version of this mod. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652566
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Is this even safe? This is for the international version and while they are similar, they are not the same. Someone already softbricked his phone trying to use the odexed version of this mod. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652566
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Yup...I still need help if someone has experience with fixing these things and not losing data on ones phone (currently adb is not letting me push my backup-ed files)
can't search for something i didnt know existed
Berserk87 said:
can't search for something i didnt know existed
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Why did you assume this worked for the stateside One X? I checked and trust me, it doesn't.
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Yup...I still need help if someone has experience with fixing these things and not losing data on ones phone (currently adb is not letting me push my backup-ed files)
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Flashing an RUU does not erase files on /sdcard... I'm assuming you have them backed up in Titanium Backup? So this method should work for you.
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Flashing an RUU does not erase files on /sdcard... I'm assuming you have them backed up in Titanium Backup? So this method should work for you.
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I flashed the RUU and my music and photos are still there, but I lost all my apps because there stored somewhere else on the device (thanks HTC), at least that's what I thought.
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I flashed the RUU and my music and photos are still there, but I lost all my apps because there stored somewhere else on the device (thanks HTC), at least that's what I thought.
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That's what Zonk7 meant. Of course it wiped your apps. In order to be able to use most apps while SD card is mounted as USB drive, the apps are not stored in the SD card.
Hence the comment about Titanium backup.
Simply restore your apps after you RUU from the titanium backup you have in your SD card.
the mod should work for us Rogers users though, shouldn't it?
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That's what Zonk7 meant. Of course it wiped your apps. In order to be able to use most apps while SD card is mounted as USB drive, the apps are not stored in the SD card.
Hence the comment about Titanium backup.
Simply restore your apps after you RUU from the titanium backup you have in your SD card.
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Yeah I know, but I didn't make a backup with Titanium. I know I should have, but I didn't think about it at the time and I'm just concerned with space.
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Ahem. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645290
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pretty sure the general section dwellers just don't come in here, and when they do they don't search.. lol
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Well the one you link to says it doesnt work yet. So maybe the general section dwellers did search and the forum police got it wrong this time lol jk
imma let someone else try it first though lol
My i9103 lost its IMEI by itself (100% stock phone). I tried to fix it in some service shops, but they all failed. It's hardware problem, they say. Since I cannot contact samsung to repair my phone, I am using it as a "tablet", and I'm ok with that
However, since the phone is damaged, battery consumption is huge. "Cell standby" and "Dialer" consume most of the battery. For example, after 6 hours "Cell stanby" - 73%, "Dialer" - 7%, "Display" - 5%, "Phone idle" - 2%.
Now the phone is rooted, with stock 2.3.6 rom. Whatever I tried to flash, some stock or custom roms, the problem was the same. The phone is in "airplane" mode, but once activated it cannot be deactivated. Turning off the radio from the config fail.
Is there any possibility to disable (remove) those applications from the Android using terminal emulator on rooted device?
Thanks!
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Like what applications??
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Like what applications??
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"Cell standby" and "Dialer". They consume too much battery, and I do not use them.
LeGrr said:
"Cell standby" and "Dialer". They consume too much battery, and I do not use them.
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That's system applications buddy. Try to wipe cache and dalvik cache from cwm.
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kataria.vikesh said:
That's system applications buddy. Try to wipe cache and dalvik cache from cwm.
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As I already said, I tried to flash all possible roms, wiping cache and everything was the number one in to-do list.
That is the main reason why I posted question here. Maybe somebody know something about system applications, and how to do some hocus-pocus witchcraft on a rooted device If the question was so simple, I would handle it myself, probably
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As I already said, I tried to flash all possible roms, wiping cache and everything was the number one in to-do list.
That is the main reason why I posted question here. Maybe somebody know something about system applications, and how to do some hocus-pocus witchcraft on a rooted device If the question was so simple, I would handle it myself, probably
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Ohhhhhhh.. Actually i didnt read that so much. Let wait for some magician here for doing magic with system applications.
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You can use the Titanium Backup to freeze the dialer app.(Phone.apk or Phonesky.apk maybe )
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You can use the Titanium Backup to freeze the dialer app.(Phone.apk or Phonesky.apk maybe )
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Thanks, I did it and so far it's much better. I have to test it for longer time, after charging
Why dont you try restoring your IMEI by yourself??
Might help you out..
There are a lot of threads here that help you in retreiving lost imeis..
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You can use the Titanium Backup to freeze the dialer app.(Phone.apk or Phonesky.apk maybe )
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but what if he will not able to call after freezing the phone.apk..??
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Why dont you try restoring your IMEI by yourself??
Might help you out..
There are a lot of threads here that help you in retreiving lost imeis..
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Contact user "Odia" via PM & wait patiently for his response (I.e you send a PM & wait for a reply, you don't send any 'reminders') & he may be able to fix it for you for a small 'donation' (Tho I'm not even sure if he still does this kind of thing).
If EFS backup is not there then its not possible to restore IMEI, only way is to go to SSC....
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but what if he will not able to call after freezing the phone.apk..??
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When he is not having IMEI then what is the point in having phone.apk which is use less.....
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Contact Odia via PM & wait patiently for a response (I.E you send a PM & wait for a reply, you don't send any 'reminders') & he may be able to fix it for you for a small 'donation' (Tho I'm not even sure if he still does this kind of thing).
If EFS backup is not there then its not possible to restore IMEI, only way is to go to SSC....
When he is not IMEI then what is the point in having phone.apk which is use less.....
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Are you MJ..?? Coz I didn't understand you today..??
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Are you MJ..?? Coz I didn't understand you today..??
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what happen dude, i am the same...
"Odia" is user name on XDA he have one tool which will write IMEI number even though you dont have EFS backup , i heard he took small donations and corrected the IMEI for Galaxy S2 user's, so i asked him to contact ODIA.....
now that I have seen this thread, I want to be safe be backing up my efs folder.. But can anyone tell me how to make a backup of it? Do I just copy that folder and paste it onto an external SD or is it something different?
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now that I have seen this thread, I want to be safe be backing up my efs folder.. But can anyone tell me how to make a backup of it? Do I just copy that folder and paste it onto an external SD or is it something different?
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Use EFS back up pro best app ....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1724440
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mj.vikram said:
what happen dude, i am the same...
"Odia" is user name on XDA he have one tool which will write IMEI number even though you dont have EFS backup , i heard he took small donations and corrected the IMEI for Galaxy S2 user's, so i asked him to contact ODIA.....
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No buddy, not like that. I was wondering coz My Lil bro did the same (means typed something which was become questions to all peoples).
BTW use orange backup. Coz I have seen that it takes backup of /efs.
Anyone with rooted 5.0.1 and with T-Mobile and AT&T if you could please pull your system folder from root explorer or some other file explorer that lets you do it and upload it for me. I will try and find a way to get the Sprint flex 2 (ls996) to run these system apps and have a full unlock for people trying to use the ls996 on other networks.
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Anyone with rooted 5.0.1 and with T-Mobile and AT&T if you could please pull your system folder from root explorer or some other file explorer that lets you do it and upload it for me. I will try and find a way to get the Sprint flex 2 (ls996) to run these system apps and have a full unlock for people trying to use the ls996 on other networks.
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Is this possible? I have a sprint Flex 2 and would love to unlock it for AT&T use.
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Is this possible? I have a sprint Flex 2 and would love to unlock it for AT&T use.
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If I can get my hands on the folders I asked for, I'm pretty positive I could do it.
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If I can get my hands on the folders I asked for, I'm pretty positive I could do it.
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try and start a thread in the general section or even in android dev section..that might get ppl to see ur request..ill do all i can to help..ive tried but its down to the sprint phone relate app/framework....wish u luck,,,
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try and start a thread in the general section or even in android dev section..that might get ppl to see ur request..ill do all i can to help..ive tried but its down to the sprint phone relate app/framework....wish u luck,,,
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This isn't anything new for me. I did it with the g2 , g3, and flex 1. I just need those files. I think I have a way to flash them.
you need the system folder from a fresh install or already in use?
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you need the system folder from a fresh install or already in use?
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Preferably a fresh rooted install. But doesn't really matter to much.
I havent gotten anywhere yet justin, still looking for an answer, but seeing that some one from the G4 might help with 5.1.1 root. Fingers crossed. also, ls command is showing perms denied through adb/terminal output with SU functions.
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I havent gotten anywhere yet justin, still looking for an answer, but seeing that some one from the G4 might help with 5.1.1 root. Fingers crossed. also, ls command is showing perms denied through adb/terminal output with SU functions.
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Can you do "adb pull /system"
I've used my phone a bit, is 5.0.1 rooted, and has a few apps on it. I'm newish to android, especially to rooting and unlocking. Is mine useful, and if so how do I upload it, just copying the folder contents onto an sd and uploading onto google drive would work?
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I've used my phone a bit, is 5.0.1 rooted, and has a few apps on it. I'm newish to android, especially to rooting and unlocking. Is mine useful, and if so how do I upload it, just copying the folder contents onto an sd and uploading onto google drive would work?
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Yup shud work... Its that simple
Hi, why do you need the att and T-Mobile version? You can't do it with the international version h955? BTW I have the att version but I was thinking it possible to run other /system on it or this is only for Sprint version... Like att h950 with h955 system...???
Thanks
Edit: reading again the first post, I see you want to mod some system apps... not all system folder
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One final question, I'm logged into google and different stuff, none of my personal info will be in the system folder like texts, numbers, etc, right?
copperw said:
One final question, I'm logged into google and different stuff, none of my personal info will be in the system folder like texts, numbers, etc, right?
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Nope... That stuff is stored in the data partition.... That stuff has nothing to do with system partation.. So ur safe.. All there is in the system folxer is what the phone is when its new or after a factory reset... Everything you do from the first button u click is stored in the data folder... Hope you understand
Alright, sent Justin a .zip of the system folder. However, as I mentioned to him, when I tried to copy the folder it would always end in root browser saying the operation failed, though many of the folders and items, 1.5gigs worth, successfully were copied. I'm planning on selling this phone in the next couple days for other reasons, unfortunately, but I hope I can help in others unlocking their phones from Sprint.
No problem. I got what I need. Thanks everyone
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Nope... That stuff is stored in the data partition.... That stuff has nothing to do with system partation.. So ur safe.. All there is in the system folxer is what the phone is when its new or after a factory reset... Everything you do from the first button u click is stored in the data folder... Hope you understand
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No problem. I got what I need. Thanks everyone
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Any news or update on the unlock?
It's going to take sometime. Have to port the att image to the sprint image. Without a recovery it is quite difficult.
Hey @justinswidebody I got a quick question. Can I send it thru PM?
Sure
Can anyone explain what is "ROOT"? I always hear other people said they need to root. So in what situation you will root your Phone?
Taylor white 0911 said:
Can anyone explain what is "ROOT"? I always hear other people said they need to root. So in what situation you will root your Phone?
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Root is basically the ability to access files and permissions that you normally cannot get to. It allows you to customize or alter things you can't mess with otherwise
This video of xdaTV says everything (in my opinion):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czTkHe7-lXw
Hauwertlhaufn said:
This video of xdaTV says everything (in my opinion):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czTkHe7-lXw
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:good:Nice video!