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Getting files onto the root of the drive

I'm trying to install cyanogenmod on my G Tablet, but I can't figure out how to get files onto the root of the drive, specifically the update.zip and recovery folder.
I've successfully rooted it using z4root, thinking that would give me root access to the files - but not so...
So, I'm at an impasse. I can't move files from the sdcard folder, nor the sdcard2 folder into the root folder.
How can I get the needed files there?
Thanks!

they need to be in sdcard not root. at least it is where mine go
edit not sure with cyanogen. you may need a different file manager to place them in the root directory

try using ghost commander, it lets me move files around. otherwise plug it into a pc and move the files that way?

pqrs said:
try using ghost commander, it lets me move files around. otherwise plug it into a pc and move the files that way?
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Ghost Commander is giving me the error, "File not accessible" when trying to copy it from sdcard to / (I assume this is the same as the linux filesystem?)
Edit: I've gotten it to give me root access, I'm just having trouble getting files to transfer now. It tells me that things transfer, but I'm not seeing them in the file system. I'll keep messing with it though.

scheda said:
I'm trying to install cyanogenmod on my G Tablet, but I can't figure out how to get files onto the root of the drive, specifically the update.zip and recovery folder.
I've successfully rooted it using z4root, thinking that would give me root access to the files - but not so...
So, I'm at an impasse. I can't move files from the sdcard folder, nor the sdcard2 folder into the root folder.
How can I get the needed files there?
Thanks!
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You only need to put the update zip file on the main directory ( /sdcard ) not the root directory which is just ( / )
Then flash the update zip via recovery mode.
Be sure to wipe data and cache first if you are flashing over another rom, which it sounds like you are.

tekrhino said:
You only need to put the update zip file on the main directory ( /sdcard ) not the root directory which is just ( / )
Then flash the update zip via recovery mode.
Be sure to wipe data and cache first if you are flashing over another rom, which it sounds like you are.
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I just figured that out And this is my very first flash, so I'm entirely inexperienced with this.
I've just done the update.zip portion, now I'm moving onto the next step as detailed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
I was originally just going to flash with ROM Manager, but it force closes when I open it now, so I'll just follow this guide.

scheda said:
I just figured that out And this is my very first flash, so I'm entirely inexperienced with this.
I've just done the update.zip portion, now I'm moving onto the next step as detailed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
I was originally just going to flash with ROM Manager, but it force closes when I open it now, so I'll just follow this guide.
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Good Deal, welcome to the MOD world!

[Q] Noob guide?

Im very new to development on the Sidekick. I have my phone rooted and thats it. I want to put the final smooth maximus on it. How do I go about do that??
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As I said I only have it rooted, I dont have CWM on it or anything else.
A step by step noob friendly guide would be helpful please.

Install CWM from here ,
Put the Update.zip on your /SDCARD
Install root manager from phone , put moddedrecovery on your /SDCARD then navigate it to /SYSTEM/BIN rename Recovery.bin to Recovery.bak then move krylon's there .
Terra27 said:
Im very new to development on the Sidekick. I have my phone rooted and thats it. I want to put the final smooth maximus on it. How do I go about do that??
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As I said I only have it rooted, I dont have CWM on it or anything else.
A step by step noob friendly guide would be helpful please.
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I dont see a link? Also what is a good free root manager??

http://www.4shared.com/file/kdrTVrGw/Root_Manager_v195.htm
there's root manager & here's CWM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124453
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I dont see a link? Also what is a good free root manager??
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Now how do I put the manager on my phone?? Thank you for being so patient!

Put the .apk on your /SDCARD open file's application from your sidekick & install it
Terra27 said:
Now how do I put the manager on my phone?? Thank you for being so patient!
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if u ever need help feel free to pm me
Sent from my SGH-T839 using XDA Premium App

Now how do I install it?? Sorry I'm confused on all this. I thought I knew that. Phone dev isn't my forte..

Terra27 said:
Now how do I install it?? Sorry I'm confused on all this. I thought I knew that. Phone dev isn't my forte..
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Go to files , go to place where you saved the .apk and Just click on it , then a option may come up say package installer click on that then it will install.
Hope this helped you.
Sent from my SGH-T839 using Tapatalk

Okay so I got everything done and it soft bricked so I used ODIN to unbrick it and when I retry to get into CWM it always errors out now, I've redone everything I originally did and it won't go back into CWM. Why?

Sounds like you didn't replace the recovery binary correctly if it's giving a "verification failed" error.

I did though, I rooted my phone using super one click, robooted it, replaced recovery in system/bin with krios' and left the update.zip on the root and it still didnt. I dont think it really rooted though..

Terra27 said:
I did though, I rooted my phone using super one click, robooted it, replaced recovery in system/bin with krios' and left the update.zip on the root and it still didnt. I dont think it really rooted though..
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do you have the superuser app? if not its not rooted.

I have it.

Terra27 said:
I have it.
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okay so download the recovery file and move it to sytem/bit and overwrite the old recovery file. place the update.zip on to your sd card the volume down+power on should get you there! if its blue i think you have to press reintall packages

Try my script here, it'll place the recovery and cwm for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15831175&postcount=124

So after having my phone brick twice, will someone PLEASE take the time to type a step by step noob friendly guide. Please

Define brick. Where did you have issues and what issues did you have?

Terra27 said:
So after having my phone brick twice, will someone PLEASE take the time to type a step by step noob friendly guide. Please
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download:
http://www.krylon360.com/file_host/sk4g/recovery.zip (This is the recovery.)
http://www.krylon360.com/file_host/sk4g/update.zip (this is the update)
http://www.4shared.com/get/HpENkmN8/...rer_v2124.html (this is root explorer.)
open the first zip file (recovery file) on your computer and take out the recovery file inside it (should be the only file) and place it on the sd card.
place the second file (the update file) on the root of your sd card
and install (root explorer) the last file just like you would a normal apk file.
now open root explorer scroll down and find sdcard,
now open it and find recovery and long press on it. hit copy. now hit the back button once.
now find system. open it.
find bin. open it.
hit on the top mount r/w
hit paste and overwrite the file.
next, power down the device and instead of powering on regularly, press volume down+ power button or volume up+volume down+camera+power on you should be in the recovery mode.
if it is blue then hit re-install packages,
if it is red you should be good to go.
NOW YOU HAVE A CWM
Goodluck and have fun flashing.

tylermaciaszek said:
download:
http://www.krylon360.com/file_host/sk4g/recovery.zip (This is the recovery.)
http://www.krylon360.com/file_host/sk4g/update.zip (this is the update)
http://www.4shared.com/get/HpENkmN8/...rer_v2124.html (this is root explorer.)
open the first zip file (recovery file) on your computer and take out the recovery file inside it (should be the only file) and place it on the sd card.
place the second file (the update file) on the root of your sd card
and install (root explorer) the last file just like you would a normal apk file.
now open root explorer scroll down and find sdcard,
now open it and find recovery and long press on it. hit copy. now hit the back button once.
now find system. open it.
find bin. open it.
hit on the top mount r/w
hit paste and overwrite the file.
next, power down the device and instead of powering on regularly, press volume down+ power button or volume up+volume down+camera+power on you should be in the recovery mode.
if it is blue then hit re-install packages,
if it is red you should be good to go.
NOW YOU HAVE A CWM
Goodluck and have fun flashing.
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okay I can get that far, but when I attempt to flash smooth mazimus on it, it will get to the tmo/sidekick/samsung screen and I'll hear a weird female robotic voice. 4 bricks, 1 with the FC vibrations, 3 with that weird voice.

Brain 2.2 Help

I have downloaded all the files given in brian folder. I copied nandroid folderto my sdcard & then using open recivery i rebooted in recovery mode but nowhere i got an option to install nandroid files. Can some1 help me

Nandroid >> Restore

Don't forgot to make a nandroid backup before in case of you want to go back to stock without flashing a sbf.

i m not getting u to restore nandroid i shld get option to select it i dont get tht option

It sounds like you may be in stock recovery. We have to use a bootstrapped recovery called openrecovery. After you have installed openrecovery you get to it by holding the volume up key during a normal boot.
Sent from my Milestone XT720 using xda premium

Confused so explaining so tht u can catch where i m dng a mistake
Using cincinnati bells instruction i updated to 2.2. Now my phone is fresh & new,just installed few games thts it, then i find BRAVO 2.2 & i want to use tht. So following his instruction i download open recovery & copy paste it in my sdcard & even the nandroid folder to my sd card & i find somewhere the apk file of open recovery & install it. Now by pressing volume up button i restart my phone & I get an yellow exclamation mark with a triangle the i press camera key + volume up button then this is where i reach & get the error (image) I have attached the image

For some reason your sdcard is not being mounted. I would check it out on a PC in a card reader.

3rdstring said:
For some reason your sdcard is not being mounted. I would check it out on a PC in a card reader.
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so wht shld i do??? is der a problem with my sd card????

Reading your post, I think there is a step that was missed. Did you extract the openrecovery.zip? The extracted contents are what is in this folder sdcard/openrecovery.
Do you have this set up on your SD card?
Sdcard/openrecovery.zip
sdcard/openrecovery
sdcard/nandroid/openrecovery/<your ROM you want to restore>
**No spaces between**
Go to this thread and download and unzip this recovery (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1242259) This is what we are all using now b/c of the customization that MZ put into it. Follow the directions.

Yes yes yes yes!!! U were right i missed tht step i got it working Thank u thank u

interesting...

Here is one more problem. I have installed this rom now after installation of this ROM i m getting an Error PLMN failed.

Check you APNs but IIRC the PLMN error didn't really matter. I saw it on Hellmonger's ROM. Might want to ask Linertymonger, I think he had a fix for that.

HELP - nvflash

I just did my 1st nvflash. followed all the directions and the flash completed. it started to boot to the stock rom. I saw the tap n whatever screen then another. it is stuck at the n with the 5 thinks above it screen for almost 20 min...
what can i do at this point??
thanks

ok, i got into the rom now. i am sending back for repairs. do i need to remove cwm recovery? anything else?

Stock recovery 1.2.4349
nixie2121 said:
ok, i got into the rom now. i am sending back for repairs. do i need to remove cwm recovery? anything else?
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Assuming you went back to stock 1.2.4349...Here's the stock recovery
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/36150173/4349stock_recovery.zip
Put this on your internal sd, boot to CWM & flash this.
Al

aabbondanza said:
Assuming you went back to stock 1.2.4349...Here's the stock recovery
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/36150173/4349stock_recovery.zip
Put this on your internal sd, boot to CWM & flash this.
Al
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something crazy going on. I copy the file onto the tablet and it does not stay. i see it in the folder, (tried while tablet was on and tried copying file while in recovery. i see the file is on the tablet on my computer but when i go to flash it is not there??? do they check recovery (if i cant flash this one back)?
thanks!!!

They probably don't check BUT can't guarantee it!
Are you selecting the "install zip from sdcard" option in CWM (different than the "apply sdcard:update.zip" option). The first option lets you browse for any zip you want the second looks specifically for a zip called update.zip in the root of sdcard.
You should use the "install zip from sdcard" option since the filename for the stock recovery isn't update.zip.
Al

yes, i am choosing the right option. The file I copied is not really coping to the tablet. so weird

thanks for the help... I just downloaded from the tablet and got it done...really, thanks a bunch!!!!

The only reason I could think that it would do that is if it hasn't finished copying or the Android is seeing the file as damaged.
Android perioically does file system checks (it's the scanning sdcard notifications you may see periodically). If it finds a corrupt file it moves it and moves it to the LOST.DIR folder.
Are you sure you are giving it enough time to fully copy? Are you sure you got a good download from the link. Try opening the zip on your PC to make sure it isn't damaged. After transferring to the tablet open your file manager & long press on it...it should give you the option to Extract to....see if it will extract the contents to a folder (to make sure the zip transferred OK) if it extract fine you know the zip is intact & you can then delete the extracted folder/contents.
Al

Help please! Phone wont boot. Need adb expert.

Hey all. I did something silly and deleted a file in system/bin folder while troubleshooting a problem. I made a backup of the file before deleting it in sdcard/download but my phone wont boot so I can copy the backup file back to system/bin. I am able to get my phone into download mode and I believe I could copy the file via adb. However I do not know how to get adb to recognize the phone in download mode. I type...
adb devices
and it states "List of devices attached" and there is nothing under the list but when I plug my phone via USB it shows "SAMSUNG Mobile USB CDC Composite Device" in device manager so I know my pc is recognizing it. I have used adb before with batch files like 1click root and things like that so I know its just me not knowing the right commands to get my device recognized.
Any and all help is appreciated! I just need to copy 1 file from sdcard/download to system/bin and I would assume it would boot back up with no problem!
Thanks!

do u have cwm installed?

I just installed CWM v5.5.0.4 via download mode using this method. http://www.theandroidsoul.com/skyrocket-root-clockworkmod-cwm-recovery/
So now that I am in CWM I am trying to mount things like /system and it shows an error mounting /sdcard and I get that error messaging for mounting all except mount usb storage which works great. I was however able to get the file off my phone but now how do I get the file back to system/bin?

Yes.. you can (and really should) flash CWM from download mode via your PC/laptop. A few weeks ago I did something very similar and soft-bricked my SR by renaming an in-use file (framework-res.apk)... I also only had 3e, so couldn't just restore a nandroid or flash a rom zip. Go to the Dev section and find the thread by Copperhed ("Root the ATT SGH-I727 Skyrocket..."). read through the OP and follow instruction exactly. You will be Odin3 flashing just the CWM recovery partition... this will NOT trip your flash counter. If you are already rooted, you should retain root... if not, you can root via his OP. After you have CWM recovery, there's a way you can mount the sdcard so you can transfer files between your PC and SR... then, you can put the sbin file back and see if it reboots fine... if not, with CWM installed, you can flash (via zip.. not Odin) any rom/kernel/modem zip package you want.

Even though I installed CWM from a different source I thanked you anyways DoctorQMM! Now that I have CWM installed how to I transfer the file from my pc to the system/bin directory? I have been able to mount usb storage and it show up as a drive on my pc but when I mount /system nothing shows up. What am I missing?
Thanks for all your help! I am almost there! ^_^

hey, I recommended it first . Seriously though, download a kernel from the dev section, any kernel. Open it up in winrar, winzip, etc... and delete everything except the system folder. Now take the bin file u copied to ur computer and put it in a folder called bin. Put this bin in the kernel zip inside the system folder. Now delete everything else in the system folder. Put this file on a microsd, slip it in ur phone and flash it through cwm. this will put the bin back, and allow u to reboot phone

JDub... PM cdshepherd.... he's the one who shared with me you can use the mounts and storage option in cwm (then click "mount USB storage")... then you can copy files between your sd and computer without having to do what I did (which was pull external sd out of SR, mount in micro adapter, plugged into laptop and loaded files on the sd... then put sd back in phone.. booted into CWM and flashed the rom zip I put on there). Yes.. you are close! If you can't get that one file back to sbin on root, you could try to flash a stock rom/kernel zip (KK1 or LA3)... you only need to put that rom/kernel zip on your sd or external sd so CWM will see it.

icenight89 your right you provided the inspiration so I thanked you as well and appreciate the explanation. I will perform it now and see where I get. Let me understand this correctly in steps..
1. Download a kernel, any kernel.
2. Open it up, delete everything except the system folder.
3. Create a folder named bin and put the backed up file in the bin folder.
4. Delete everything else within the system folder except the bin file and bin folder. So it should be /system/bin/xxx.file
5. Put this on a microsd card and flash it through cwm. I assume I do this by selecting "install zip from sdcard?"
Thanks for the continual help! ^_^

I am having trouble with the kernel part. I downloaded a i727 kernel from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340114&page=2. Opened it up and it has boot.img in it. Am I missing something?

Alright. I downloaded the kernel from here http://www.mediafire.com/?85g701ate11zdc9. The kernel contained a folder named system and deleted everything else. I then added the folder bin and added the backed up file I deleted to the system/bin/ directory. I then mounted usb storage via CWM and put the new .zip in there. I then selected "install zip from sdcard", "choose zip from internal sd card" located the zip file and selected "yes." I then get the following read outs...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
--Installing: /emmc/sgh-1727-skyrocket-att-original-kernel_2.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
So it looks like it is not installing. Am I doing something wrong?

wrong kernel, download this one:
http://faux.androidro.ms/sky-kernel-010b1.zip
delete everything from in there except system folder, including boot.img, and follow instructions again, should work

JDubbed said:
icenight89 your right you provided the inspiration so I thanked you as well and appreciate the explanation. I will perform it now and see where I get. Let me understand this correctly in steps..
1. Download a kernel, any kernel.
2. Open it up, delete everything except the system folder.
3. Create a folder named bin and put the backed up file in the bin folder.
4. Delete everything else within the system folder except the bin file and bin folder. So it should be /system/bin/xxx.file
5. Put this on a microsd card and flash it through cwm. I assume I do this by selecting "install zip from sdcard?"
Thanks for the continual help! ^_^
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these steps are exact, nice

Unfortunately I get the same error message with the kernel you supplied. x.x
010b1.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
Are you sure I can just delete and add stuff like that and It will work? I mean it makes sense to me but since it keeps aborting there may be something crucial missing that I need to keep in the .zip file. Any ideas?
Here is a link of my modified zip. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6778642/Android/sky-kernel-010b1.zip

pm me when u get a chance

JDubbed said:
Unfortunately I get the same error message with the kernel you supplied. x.x
010b1.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
Are you sure I can just delete and add stuff like that and It will work? I mean it makes sense to me but since it keeps aborting there may be something crucial missing that I need to keep in the .zip file. Any ideas?
Here is a link of my modified zip. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6778642/Android/sky-kernel-010b1.zip
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download a rom from Dev section. Doesn't matter which one. Try silvers rom you'll like it. Mount USB storage in cwm. Copy rom to sd. Eject SD from computer. Go back to main menu in cwm. Wipe data/factory reset. Wipe cache partition. Wipe dalvik cache(under advanced in cwm) format system under mounts and storage. Back to main menu in cwm. Install zip from sdcard. Choose zip(rom) you just placed on your SD. Flash it. Reboot device. Enjoy. And make a nandroid after it boots for the first time.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium

Did you make a cwm backup of rom you were using prior to this?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium

No, I did not make a nandroid backup. I had to install CWM from download mode and then I was able to get into CWM all without booting.
I appreciate your time in writing a solution however I am not interested in wiping everything and starting from scratch which is what your proposing. I simply deleted a file in system/bin named mediaserver so system/bin/mediaserver. When I rebooted the phone would not boot. I made a backup of the mediaserver before deleting it and placed it in the sdcard/download folder. All I need to do is copy the mediaserver file back to system/bin/ directory and phone should boot backup as if nothing ever happened. That's is how I understand it. Its just missing a file and I know what the file is and I have the file I just need to figure out how to copy it back over to where it belongs.
I do know how to install stock and other roms but after spending numerous hours on my first phone, SGS Captivate, to experience others roms like Darky's Rom the end result was that it was not worth me having to keep up with all the releases and bug fixes, loading in working kernels to make things work correctly and the like. I would rather just stick with stock. Its just a personal preference.
If anyone knows how to copy a file from my pc or from internal sdcard to my Skyrocket using Download mode or ClockWorkMod using any means but without wiping my data please let me know. Eventually if I do not get a solution I will be forced to revert back to the stock rom but I would rather leave that as a last resort.
I look forward to any other suggestions!
Thank you!

Without the ability to push/pull with adb your running out of solutions. I do hope that you get your skyrocket up and running no matter what method you use. And I do hope that someone with the ability comes along to help you. My way is prob the easy way out. If it were me ide cut my losses. Start from scratch, and try to figure out where my prob starts. Good news is there is a great community with plenty of help. Good luck mate.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium

Since my zip suggestion didn't work, try flashing a different kernel, romracer stockish 0.3 is a good choice, from cwm

JDubbed said:
No, I did not make a nandroid backup. I had to install CWM from download mode and then I was able to get into CWM all without booting.
I appreciate your time in writing a solution however I am not interested in wiping everything and starting from scratch which is what your proposing. I simply deleted a file in system/bin named mediaserver so system/bin/mediaserver. When I rebooted the phone would not boot. I made a backup of the mediaserver before deleting it and placed it in the sdcard/download folder. All I need to do is copy the mediaserver file back to system/bin/ directory and phone should boot backup as if nothing ever happened. That's is how I understand it. Its just missing a file and I know what the file is and I have the file I just need to figure out how to copy it back over to where it belongs.
I do know how to install stock and other roms but after spending numerous hours on my first phone, SGS Captivate, to experience others roms like Darky's Rom the end result was that it was not worth me having to keep up with all the releases and bug fixes, loading in working kernels to make things work correctly and the like. I would rather just stick with stock. Its just a personal preference.
If anyone knows how to copy a file from my pc or from internal sdcard to my Skyrocket using Download mode or ClockWorkMod using any means but without wiping my data please let me know. Eventually if I do not get a solution I will be forced to revert back to the stock rom but I would rather leave that as a last resort.
I look forward to any other suggestions!
Thank you!
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Based on your first post, I don't think your pc is FULLY installed your device. Download mode requires additional drivers.........adb devices should return a serial number.
I have not tried adb on my skyrocket...I will do that for your sake and reply with my experience..