Screen lock wont let me in - Thunderbolt General

I reposted in Q&A, couldnt figure out a way to delete this sorry about the double post
So i restarted my phone this afternoon, and went to put in my screen lock password, and I get the incorrect password error over and over, until it gives me the you must wait 30 seconds.. Ive done a battery pull and still no love. Is the only way to remedy this a full data wipe. I just got bamf ginger remix up and running.
I did just find this its an older post though does anyone know if it will still work.
> ./adb shell
# sqlite3 data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
sqlite> update system set value=0 where name='lock_pattern_autolock';
sqlite> update system set value=0 where name='lockscreen.lockedoutpermanently';
sqlite> .exit
# exit

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Preferences Ownership issues?

I have been using JF 1.43 for a few months and loved it. Seeing that Cupcake became mainstream, I took the plunge two days ago and have been having issues. I tried JF 1.51, then a mod, then theDudes, all with some problems. I tried wiping and keeping apps in regular memory just for testing. I finally got a clean install using TheDudesCupcake which worked ok for me. When I pushed my preferences back using adb, it just hung on the "android" screen.
I was getting annoyed at myself for not understanding what was going on . The confounding problem was that the set of prefs that I was restoring had adb disabled, so I couldn't get a logcat to see what was really happening.
Long story shorter...
After some more fresh installs, I think what I have sorted out is that all of my preferences files lost their correct ownership. I found that when I had a program that was crashing, I would log in to an adb shell, use ps to see what user the app was running as, for example app_82. Then, I would chown app_82.app_82 for the directory within /data/data. I would then to it recursively since busybox doesn't have -R for chown by issuing the command chown app_82.app_82 /data/data/com.android.weather/cupcake/* and then chown app_82.app_82 /data/data/com.android.weather
It fixes programs that were having problems accessing their sqlite3 DBs which was the clue in the logs that led me to this solution.
As I am going through I see that it improves the performance and error rate of programs by doing this. Obviously core functionality doesn't have the same ease of repair.
Is this the wrong thing to do here? Is there a better way to restore files after an upgrade so that this doesn't happen again?
I saw that someone wrote a python script to fix these permissions, though I don't understand where they got python to run on Android in the first place. Is there a shell script that can parse an app's uid and fix its supplemental files accordingly?
I tried searching, but may not have used good keywords about this issue.
Any help/advice/info would be appreciated.
The answer
This guy has a python scirpt that nicely spits out a shell script to fix all of them
http://blog.elsdoerfer.name/2009/05/25/android-fix-package-uid-mismatches/
Code:
"""Parse Android's /data/system/packages.xml file and spits out
shell code to fix UIDs.
This helps you fix "Package x.y.z has mismatched uid: 10089 on disk, 10079
in settings" errors.
"""
from xml.dom import minidom
xmldoc = minidom.parse('packages.xml')
packages = xmldoc.getElementsByTagName('package')
ignored = []
for package in packages:
try:
userId = package.attributes['userId'].value
is_shared = False
except KeyError:
userId = package.attributes['sharedUserId'].value
is_shared = True
# do not touch permissions of shared apks (they userid always seems to be 1000)
if not is_shared:
print "busybox chown %s:%s %s" % (userId, userId, package.attributes['codePath'].value)
for subdir in ('', 'databases', 'shared_prefs'): # note we don't touch lib/
print "busybox chown %s %s:%s /data/data/%s/%s" % (
'-R' if subdir else '', userId, userId, package.attributes['name'].value, subdir)
Essentially, you can use adb pull to pull /data/system/packages.xml locally, run this python script on it, and then send each command back. One way to do this on *NIX is
Code:
adb pull /data/system/packages.xml . ; python fix.txt | xargs adb shell

[Hack] remove a lockscreen pin via adb with sqlite3

There are a couple other ways posted for folks who have forgotten lockscreen password or pattern, but this methods REMOVES the PIN. for pattern and password follow other methods
This method requires root access and debugging enabled.
*if debugging is not enabled it can be done from any custom recovery
-reboot recovery and follow code
PIN
Code:
adb shell
# sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
sqlite> update secure set value=65536 where name='lockscreen.password_type';
sqlite> .exit
# exit
adb reboot
step one
Code:
adb shell
make sure you have # in the command prompt/terminal (if not type su)
step two
Code:
sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
you will now see sqlite>in command prompt/terminal
step 4
Code:
update secure set value=65536 where name='lockscreen.password_type';
still sqlite>
step 5
Code:
.exit
you will see the # again
step 6
Code:
exit
you will now be in the path/to/adb command prompt/terminal again
step 7
Code:
adb reboot
Enjoy full access to the device
Now lets say you think your wife is cheating on you (which she probably is) and you want to check her sext messages but return the PIN back when you are done.
Code:
adb shell
# sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
sqlite> update secure set value=131072 where name='lockscreen.password_type';
sqlite> .exit
# exit
adb reboot
I find this a bit scary, how would you normally prevent ADB or Recovery hacking like this if your device gets stolen?
BrotherG said:
I find this a bit scary, how would you normally prevent ADB or Recovery hacking like this if your device gets stolen?
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I recommend Avast Anti Theft.
When your device gets stolen, the new owner will take the sim card out and put his in huh?
Well, anti theft sends a pre-entered number a warning that an other SIM is in it. Via sms commands, you can turn GPS on, send the location, block root and stuff.
It wont be deleted as it is a system app
I use it.
Thanks for the job, needed this for hacking my bros phone xD
Greets!
hahaha. .... these Feds could of used this method. They couldnt get past the lockscreen. Great read here.
How a Pimp’s Android Pattern Lock Foiled the Feds
http://gizmodo.com/5893410/how-a-pimps-android-pattern-lock-foiled-the-feds
Looks like CyanogenMod is working on securing ADB
Security and You
March 16th, 2012
jeagoss
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Many of you may not give it a second glance, but among all the furor and concern about permissions requested by market apps and privacy, all Custom ROMs (CyanogenMod included) ship with one major security risk — root!
We have been struggling with how to handle this for quite a bit, and took a first step with the first public CyanogenMod 9 alpha builds, by disabling the previously-default root access over USB. You can still get adb root access by running “adb root” in terminal, should you ever need it.
We recently merged 3 patches into CyanogenMod 9, to further address this: http://goo.gl/eCjDV http://goo.gl/oWAFI and http://goo.gl/34vai.
What follows is an explanation of the changes, how they affect you and our reasoning behind them.
What do the patches do?
They disable root selectively and in a configurable way. Users will be able to configure their exposure to root as:
Disabled
Enabled for ADB only
Enabled for Apps only
Enabled for both
How does this change affect the usage of your device, and root apps you have installed?
On a default CyanogenMod installation, root usage will have to be explicitly enabled by the user. This means that the user is fully aware that any application that uses root may perform actions that could compromise security, stability and data integrity. Once enabled, the process mirrors that of the current process, apps that request root will be flagged by the SuperUser.apk and the user will have to grant selective access.
Why the change?
At CyanogenMod, security has always been one of our primary concerns, however, we were hesitant to make a change that might disrupt the current root ecosystem. With CyanogenMod 9 we have the opportunity to do things better, whether its the code in the OS, UI/UX, or security – we are taking this time to do things with a fresh approach.
Shipping root enabled by default to 1,000,000+ devices was a gaping hole. With these changes we believe we have reached a compromise that allows enthusiasts to keep using root if they so desire but also provide a good level of security to the majority of users.
What concerns remain?
Many of you reading this are savvy enough to note a remaining hole in this approach – recovery and unlocked bootloaders. The bootloaders are out of our hands, there is little to nothing we can do on that front.
Regarding recovery – with unlocked bootloaders, a malicious user could just flash a new recovery image (without any potential security we could apply) or just dump the data partition. This however, requires physical access to the device. As such, the security standards for this are highly reliant on you, the device owner. Data encryption is available in ICS to safeguard your data. (Warning for emmc only users – encrypted /data means recovery will be non-functional.)
The onus is on you to secure your device; take care of your possessions, and this risk is minimal. Always make sure you take devices out of your car before you go into the mall and remove them from pockets before washing laundry. Common sense is a basic security tool.
But Why?
We honestl
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mDroidd said:
I recommend Avast Anti Theft.
When your device gets stolen, the new owner will take the sim card out and put his in huh?
Well, anti theft sends a pre-entered number a warning that an other SIM is in it. Via sms commands, you can turn GPS on, send the location, block root and stuff.
It wont be deleted as it is a system app
I use it.
Thanks for the job, needed this for hacking my bros phone xD
Greets!
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All true, if speaking of a casual thief- maybe you left the phone on the bar and someone couldn't resist the temptation. A couple of months ago my wife's phone was recovered in such an occasion- got an sms from Avast Theft Aware with the new number, contacted the rather surprised "honest finder" and he decided to return it back to us.
Anyway, two weeks ago went scubadiving and when returning to the car found the window broken and sure, among other stuff (wallets, scuba gear etc) also both our phones were stolen. However, this time it looks like the thieves were not quick to put their own sim card. Actually, it looks like they've removed the batteries, thrown the sim cards away (the're useless anyway as the carrier blocks the sim).
Since then, no signs whatsoever that the phones have been turned on, sims replaced or that someone has tried to type wrong security pin or whatever- no sms notifications, no emails, no webtracking, nothing.
My guess- the thieves sell them for a small fee (20% of street price?) to some lab or someone who knows "how to deal with it"- do a good wipe (not just factory reset) and remove whatever stuff was installed- system app or not- then put them on market for sale as second hand. Or maybe they just wait with patience a few weeks until you stop looking for it?
So, sometimes these apps like Avast, Cerberus and the such work, sometimes not. Better to keep the phone safe and not rely on it being stolen by a stup!d thief...
On the bright side, one can consider it as an opportunity for upgrade
irst I typed in :
sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
However, in spite of what he stated, sqlite>in command prompt doesn't appear.
Instead, I get
/system/bin/sh: sqlite3: not found
how do i set sqlite working?
I'm unable to launch sqlite3 from adb shell
I can manually launch sqlite from the folder but not in cmd
You have to install sqlite3 - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ptSoft.util.sqlite3forroot&hl=en
Is there a tutorial for a password locked screen too?
Is there another way to bypass the pin code lockscreen? Cus´ I´m always stucking on:
" /sbin/sh: sqlite3: not found "
I have installed sqlite from market
any idea?
whoa, you guys are amazing, this worked like a charm on a password locked tablet
polaroid pmid70c
this is a scary concept if you value your android device consider installing a paid service like dyndns and install the paid version of real vnc onto the device and have ssh setup as well this would help to recover your phone in the event it becomes stolen you could ssh into it launch apps view and control the phone remotely via vnc hell even take pictures ,, turn on gps all sorts of cool things
holm94 said:
Is there another way to bypass the pin code lockscreen? Cus´ I´m always stucking on: " /sbin/sh: sqlite3: not found " I have installed sqlite from market
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your phone is root enabled? Superuser or SuperSU app installed? Connect USB and run "adb root" and that works?
Try this installer app again https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ptSoft.util.sqlite3forroot&hl=en
I flashed the root feature with SuperSU update zip file in recovery mode, and rebooted.
I grabbed a 'sqlite3' binary made for ARM cpu from the 'net and manually pushed it to my phone's /system/xbin/ directory.
1. unzip this sqlite3 file
2. power on device in custom recovery mode, ('factory mode' also may work, such as in some chinese phones, including my Jiayu)
3. connect USB cable, and in recovery mode, mount the /system directory and any other directorys you will use (see screenshot)
4. open a command prompt (terminal) on computer and run these commands
Code:
[I]adb root[/I]
[I]adb remount[/I]
[I]adb push sqlite3 /system/xbin/sqlite3[/I]
[I]adb shell[/I]
[I]chmod 755 /system/xbin/sqlite3[/I]
[I]sqlite3 -h[/I]
...
exit
adb reboot
* alternate method: if #4 'adb root' does not work, then turn on phone to normal running mode and do:
Code:
adb push sqlite3 /data/local/tmp/sqlite3
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
cp /data/local/tmp/sqlite3 /system/xbin/
rm /data/local/tmp/sqlite3
chmod 755 /system/xbin/sqlite3
sqlite3 -h
...
exit
exit
adb reboot
"exit" twice for alternate method.
All this can be done over Wifi instead of USB via a SSH server app.
^_^
I can run all the commands fine, but the PIN lock is still there on my phone after reboot. Android 4.2.1, Jiayu Chinese ROM. So method does not work.
help me, im stuck at " error: device unauthorized. Please check the confirmation dialog on your device."
I know this is super old thread but I used this method and combination with other commands I found on internet to bypass my lockscreen on att samsung galaxy s7 phone I had forgotten pin code on.
I was using fingerprint for a couple of months and rebooted phone for an update and it requires pin code first time before using fingerprint again and I had flat out forgot it. When it got to 1 hour wait between input retrys I searched and found this and other methods. I read no methods work unless rooted.
Luckily and thank God I'm rooted and usb debugging turned on and I have adb installed configured and have used with phone before....thank God. Because pretty much every and anything else on the phone is turned off on phone so I keep off the grid.
I know I'm dragging this out but I want to document and reiterate the value of xda. I will try and remember exactly what I did and may just redo it to be sure and list my exact steps.
One thing, I don't have sqlite3 curser when connecting with adb....I have hero2qltatt or something like that .....I'll get corrected with an edit when I go thru again to make sure.
Also, once I got past lockscreen, when I went into setting/lockscreen&security/ on the phone it still showed pin,fingerprint as security but somehow which still baffles me there was a pick for 'swipe' available....but I still don't know how that happened or how it appeared but I kept trying different pin codes to try to reset that which now there were no limits or time delays but still couldn't remember and then I saw a pick for 'swipe' and that solved it all. I rebooted again to be sure and perfect. Then I went in to recovery and wiped cache and now my phone is back exactly as before.
I wrote down the pin code this time.
Eventually soon I will rerun my steps and document exactly and maybe there is already a more recent account but I found this one first and it pretty much worked....thanks.
OK this is what I used:
adb shell
cd data/system
su
rm *.key

reboot

[GUIDE][HOW-TO] Use VPN in Jellybean without security lock

I am not responsible for anything that may come of or from this information. Use at your own risk!
Step #1)
Create security lock through Settings (pattern, pin, password).
Step #2)
Add VPN connections
Step #3)
Plug the phone in and run these commands (requires adb to be setup properly and drivers). I am sure there is a way to do this directly on the phone but this is easier for me.
Commands to remove security:
Code:
adb shell
sqlite3 /data/system/locksettings.db
update locksettings set value=0 where name='lockscreen.password_type';
.exit
exit
Finished!
For me no reboot was required and you do not have to restore pattern in order to create more VPN connections.
Optional Step:
If you decide that you want to restore the security run the one that fits you.
Commands to restore pattern:
Code:
adb shell
sqlite3 /data/system/locksettings.db
update locksettings set value=65536 where name='lockscreen.password_type';
.exit
exit
Commands to restore pin:
Code:
adb shell
sqlite3 /data/system/locksettings.db
update locksettings set value=131072 where name='lockscreen.password_type';
.exit
exit
Commands to restore password:
Code:
adb shell
sqlite3 /data/system/locksettings.db
update locksettings set value=262144 where name='lockscreen.password_type';
.exit
exit
Great! Thank you!
really helpful, i've been fed up with stupid design.
Brilliant, does it also work for ICS?
I don't have an ICS device. If I can find someone that is willing to let me take a look at their ICS device I can see.
When I restart my phone, it needs a password to access VPN menu. what should I do? I don't want to run these commands every time I restart my phone. any solutions?
does it work with exchange password policy as well?
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
P30SiNa said:
When I restart my phone, it needs a password to access VPN menu. what should I do? I don't want to run these commands every time I restart my phone. any solutions?
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Hmm did notice that before I will see whats up with that,
portnoy.vitaly said:
does it work with exchange password policy as well?
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
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I am not sure but I would imagine so. I would try with pattern lock and not PIN or Password.
Says that "sqlite3: not found" ....
I justd used Forget password option and entered pin , then i didnt choose any options , and the pattern removed
Just tried this. Added vpn, removed lock pattern. It went back to slide, worked fine.
Rebooted, not visiting VPN settings it's asking me to enter credential storage...any ideas how I can a) get past this without wiping my wifi/vpns, or b) remove this but keep my vpns and slide lock?
sorset said:
Says that "sqlite3: not found" ....
I justd used Forget password option and entered pin , then i didnt choose any options , and the pattern removed
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Same here.
Works great, thanks for sharing :good:
spumanti said:
Same here.
Works great, thanks for sharing :good:
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Works for me, too, until I reboot :/
Doesn't work. Apparently it's problem with sqlite.
soinfo_relocate(linker.cpp:1013): cannot locate symbol "sqlite3_enable_load_extension" referenced by "sqlite3"...CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE
Any help please?
Use Script Manager to make this done on every boot.
1. Make this a batch file:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
echo "update locksettings set value=0 where name='lockscreen.password_type';" | sqlite3 /data/system/locksettings.db
and save it to your sdcard
2. Use Script Manager to run it on boot and enable su (root).
3. Test it by running it from script manager and see if it runs correctly. You can try enabling PIN and it should be disabled after running this.
4. Final test: reboot your phone and see if PIN/password is disabled.
Keep in mind this gets executed after everything else, so if you try to wake your phone right away, you might still see the PIN prompt.
Another way without script manager:
1. Make this a batch file:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
echo "update locksettings set value=0 where name='lockscreen.password_type';" | sqlite3 /data/system/locksettings.db
and save it to your sdcard as 99pinremove
2. Run the following using adb:
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount rw /system
cp /sdcard/99pinremove /etc/init.d/99pinremove
chmod 755 /etc/init.d/99pinremove
chown root:shell /etc/init.d/99pinremove
exit
exit
In 4.4 there is no such file
Code:
/data/system/locksettings.db
.. any ideas?

FlaStar Tablet unlock pattern help

I have a FlaStar (Chinese) Tablet model Tp719 running gingerbread. The person has forgotten their unlock pattern and does not have a Gmail backup ( don't ask me why ) first thing I asked them. I have been running the following script using SDK Tools ( device is found FYI )
adb -d shell
# sqlite3 data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
sqlite> update system set value=0 where name='lock_pattern_autolock';
sqlite> .exit
# exit
> adb reboot
which does not unlock it ( I have also tried update secure set value=0 ) per honeycomb same result
Any help would be appreciated or does anyone have a copy of firmware for this MID ? trying to get it fixed for them before Christmas
Thanks in advance for any and all help or suggestions

WiFi Not Working On My Nexus 5 and Hard Reboots

So for about a week and a half, my Nexus 5 would not allow me to turn on my WiFi. When it first started, if I tried to turn on WiFi then my phone would just shut down and start back up like nothing happened. If I had the WiFi on already, then it would randomly reboot until I turned WiFi off. I searched threads and found nothing that wouldn't void my warranty (I got it in March). After a couple days, rather than randomly turning off, my Nexus chose to just never let me control the WiFi ever again. I attached a photo to the post that shows what it looks like when I go into my WiFi settings. I no longer have any control over whether my WiFi is on or off, although it has been stuck on the "Turning On WiFi" phase for well over 2 days. Also, all these reboots are hard reboots as in, it doesn't warn me, the screen just goes black and starts back up. Heres what I have tried to solve this issue:
- Reboot
- Format Cache
- Startup in Safe Mode
- Uninstall some Apps
- Contact Google
- Factory Reset
- Updating all my Apps
- Installing Android 5.0*
* This leads me to my second issue, if my screen turns its self off or I press the power button on the side of my Nexus to get the screen to turn off, then my phone just hard reboots. What's even worse is that if I leave it on in my pocket and it randomly restarts due to it automatically dimming/turning off the screen, then, until I hold down the power button to normal power off, my phone will be stuck in a reboot loop. My screen dims, then turns off, then it just reboots and it does this again and again and again. This issue only started happening AFTER the Android L or Android 5.0 (whatever you prefer to call it) update.
All while this is happening, my Bluetooth refuses to turn on, almost like my WiFi, but with my Bluetooth, if I slide the circle to one side to turn it on, it just randomly snaps back into the "Off" position. I contacted Google and the person trying to help me did his best but nothing he said to try helped. I contacted Google before Android 5 came out, so the dim screen/power button problem I listed in the paragraph above was not happening.
Now this whole time, with the exception of Android 5.0, as long as I didn't have WiFi on or I didn't have control over the WiFi on/off setting, my phone was fairly stable and I was able to get some stuff down, again, with the exception of the Android 5.0 update.
So anyone have any idea whats going on? When I contacted Google, the man told me that if the issue doesn't get resolve, I should call back and talk about a replacement, but I want to make sure that is the only not-voiding-my-warranty solution. Thanks,
-Sa'id
Same On, Same ON!!!
at least i can Turn On my wi-fi (or move it) but Bluetooth and neither Wifi doesn't work at all!!!
i've been looking for a solution for a while now, readed all post and nothing...
Update to Lollipop, downgrade to 4.4 kitkat... IT most BE a software and debugging problem,,, cuz it started to working for 1hr early today, but now is back to the issues after i had to restart my phone..
Your .macaddr file might be damage/corrupt/missing.
Where 11 22 33 44 55 66 is whatever your macaddress is supposed to be (go find it and replace those values in the following command with it before running since 112233445566 will NOT work).
Saw it on reddit, do this in terminal with root privs:
echo -ne '\x11\x22\x33\x44\x55\x66' > /persist/wifi/.macaddr
chown root:root /persist/wifi
chmod 755 /persist/wifi
chown wifi:wifi /persist/wifi/.macaddr
chmod 660 /persist/wifi/.macaddr
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You could skip the first line (the echo line where you create the file) and just see if it's a privilege issue that can be resolved by chown, cmod, chown, cmod steps.
Reboot after doing these for best effect.
i have the same problem.... n cant find a fix
toastgodsupreme said:
Your .macaddr file might be damage/corrupt/missing.
Where 11 22 33 44 55 66 is whatever your macaddress is supposed to be (go find it and replace those values in the following command with it before running since 112233445566 will NOT work).
Saw it on reddit, do this in terminal with root privs:
You could skip the first line (the echo line where you create the file) and just see if it's a privilege issue that can be resolved by chown, cmod, chown, cmod steps.
Reboot after doing these for best effect.
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Sorry, I didn't understand where I am supposed to type in the commands. Where would I put those lines? Also, messing around with the file wouldn't void my warranty, right? I'm pretty sure it wouldn't, but I really don't want to blow a practically new warranty that will last me to mid-2015.
toastgodsupreme said:
Your .macaddr file might be damage/corrupt/missing.
Where 11 22 33 44 55 66 is whatever your macaddress is supposed to be (go find it and replace those values in the following command with it before running since 112233445566 will NOT work).
Saw it on reddit, do this in terminal with root privs:
You could skip the first line (the echo line where you create the file) and just see if it's a privilege issue that can be resolved by chown, cmod, chown, cmod steps.
Reboot after doing these for best effect.
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Sounds promising...what terminal do you use for that? terminal emulator by jack pavlevich says that I don't have permission to run these commands....
edit: sorry, forgot to type su first
makarena18 said:
Sounds promising...what terminal do you use for that? terminal emulator by jack pavlevich says that I don't have permission to ....
edit: sorry, forgot to type su first
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Run the command su
before you run any other commands.
Never mind, I see you got it
toastgodsupreme said:
Your .macaddr file might be damage/corrupt/missing.
Where 11 22 33 44 55 66 is whatever your macaddress is supposed to be (go find it and replace those values in the following command with it before running since 112233445566 will NOT work).
Saw it on reddit, do this in terminal with root privs:
You could skip the first line (the echo line where you create the file) and just see if it's a privilege issue that can be resolved by chown, cmod, chown, cmod steps.
Reboot after doing these for best effect.
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So I tried doing this after rooting with CWM 6.0.4.5. I tried getting SuperSU to work, but I couldn't find the ZIP file, so when I used CWM to reboot I clicked the "root your device" option. I downloaded a terminal emulator off the Play store, tried the chown root:root /persist/wifi command and it told me permission denied. How do I enter these commands? I'm having the same WIFI issue as some of you guys. Thanks!
unfortunatley, this does not solve my problem... still not able to enable wifi on my nexus 5 (running M Preview 3)
Will now try a factory reset follow by reflash of the system images using fastboot. I hope it'll work after that.
Had to RMA my nexus early this year already due to problems with the power button
EDIT: tried factory reset, which doesn't help. Then I tried to execute this commands:
echo -ne '\x11\x22\x33\x44\x55\x66' > /persist/wifi/.macaddr
chown root:root /persist/wifi
chmod 755 /persist/wifi
chown wifi:wifi /persist/wifi/.macaddr
chmod 660 /persist/wifi/.macaddr
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with my own MAC adress - didnt't work either.
Then I flashed the 5.1.1 factory image - still no success. I just called Google for a RMA... I don't have enough time to struggle with that now
terminal command not working
when apply this coomand in terminal chown root:root /persist/wifi, it says ,"no such file or directory"
any solution of that?

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