I updated my rom and there are some omitted apps that I would like to get back into system/apps/ for example VoiceDialer.apk, but I cannot seem to get them back on. I am using Fresh Rom 0.4 and the phone is obviously rooted. maybe I am doing something wrong in adb shell but I keep getting one of 2 different erors. Either permission denied or adb not found. Thank you in advance for your help.
flaav8r said:
I updated my rom and there are some omitted apps that I would like to get back into system/apps/ for example VoiceDialer.apk, but I cannot seem to get them back on. I am using Fresh Rom 0.4 and the phone is obviously rooted. maybe I am doing something wrong in adb shell but I keep getting one of 2 different erors. Either permission denied or adb not found. Thank you in advance for your help.
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1) Permission denied - make sure that when you do an adb shell, you're root (have the # prompt) and make sure you've mounted /system as rw (adb remount)
2) adb not found - make sure there's only one adb.exe on your computer and that it's the one from the SDK and that the SDK's /tools directory is in your path (to be safe, you can always just run adb from that directory)
jmanley69 said:
1) Permission denied - make sure that when you do an adb shell, you're root (have the # prompt) and make sure you've mounted /system as rw (adb remount)
2) adb not found - make sure there's only one adb.exe on your computer and that it's the one from the SDK and that the SDK's /tools directory is in your path (to be safe, you can always just run adb from that directory)
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1. the procedure I used is this: from the cmd prompt in the androidsdk/tools/ directory:
adb shell
$ su
# mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
# cd /system/app
# adb push VoiceDialer.apk system/app
but its a no go. Can't understand why.
BTW, I have the VoiceDialer.apk file in the androidsdk/tools folder just to make the push easier.
Ok, here is a screen shot from my command prompt window. I know someone knows what the hell I'm doing wrong. Just wanna get the damn voice dialer back on my phone. Please help, thank you.
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Barry>cd \
C:\>cd androidsdk\tools\
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>adb shell
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
$ su
su
# mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
# adb push VoiceDialer.apk /system/app/
adb push VoiceDialer.apk /system/app/
adb: not found
#
you cant do adb push while in shell ($ or #). Exit out and just try tying the adb push
goku14238 said:
you cant do adb push while in shell ($ or #). Exit out and just try tying the adb push
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When I do that I get permission denied or something to that effect.
Yeah there's a post about this in the Fresh thread.
The most straightforward way is this:
Reboot to the recovery partition.
adb shell into the phone.
Issue the following command to mount the system partition:
mount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
Type exit to exit the shell.
Then do:
adb push c:\directory-with-the-apks /system/app
jonnythan said:
Yeah there's a post about this in the Fresh thread.
The most straightforward way is this:
Reboot to the recovery partition.
adb shell into the phone.
Issue the following command to mount the system partition:
mount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
Type exit to exit the shell.
Then do:
adb push c:\directory-with-the-apks /system/app
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Thank-you, I will give it a try.
hiya everyone, im new on here and really need some help.
im trying to downgrade my android software so im able to root it. only problem being ive never used command prompt lol!!
the guide im using says:
Launch a Command Prompt window and browse to the location of the files extracted in Step 1.
Enter the following commands:
adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell
You should now get the # prompt, indicating temporary root.
Enter these commands:
cd /data/local/tmp
./misc_version -s 1.31.405.6
but how do i browse for the files if ive stored them in my documents and in a folder called downgrade android.
many thanks
keeps saying not a batch file :s
Moving them into the SDK tools folder temporarily would make things easier and would mean only the file name needs to be typed rather than the specific location, try it out, I hope I remembered correctly
dannysissons said:
hiya everyone, im new on here and really need some help.
im trying to downgrade my android software so im able to root it. only problem being ive never used command prompt lol!!
the guide im using says:
Launch a Command Prompt window and browse to the location of the files extracted in Step 1.
Enter the following commands:
adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell
You should now get the # prompt, indicating temporary root.
Enter these commands:
cd /data/local/tmp
./misc_version -s 1.31.405.6
but how do i browse for the files if ive stored them in my documents and in a folder called downgrade android.
many thanks
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you can either modify the command like this:
adb push C:\users\[YOURUSERNAME]\My documents\downgrade\psneuter /data/local/tmp
or setup a locale path variable to the dir, where adb is stored as mentioned in THIS thread. (step 4)
Then you can simply cd to the dir, where your files are stored, and run adb from there (actually you can run adb from any dir then)
I have been googling far too long for an explanation of how to change the Read, Write, Execute options on individual system and data apps, when I remembed how fast someone usually answers my n00b questions here. It is not even clear to me what the differences are between the Write and Execute options. Can someone give me a link to a tutorial regarding this?
I did read the suggested threads, not helpful, and one I didn't understand about remounting the "entire /system partion to read-write".
thanks. d
To be more specific, I want to change the permission on certain system apps so I can uninstall them.
If your phone is rooted then you need a file manager that will remount the system partition as RW ( read write). Or you can use adb with your first command being adb remount.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
As ESKIMOn00b started to explain, the process of removing apps from the /system partition isn't a matter of individual file or folder permissions. Android secures the /system partition by preventing it from being written to under normal circumstances. If you have rooted your device then you have the ability to become the root user and run most if not all commands.
ADB provides a nice convenience command, 'adb remount', that will allow you to modify the /system partition. This command will only work if you have root user privileges but will unlock all of the apps for you to remove. Be careful though, you shouldn't just delete APK's directly out of /system/app as the package manager in Android might not keep up with your deletions. The best way to go about it (after remounting /system read/write) is to use the 'pm uninstall' command:
# pm uninstall com.myapp
To figure out the package names you can use 'pm list packages' and it will dump a huge list of all installed apps on the device. You'll need to hunt through and find the right ones. Most developers use obvious naming schemes such as Amazon's MP3 Store: com.amazon.mp3.
Hope this helps!
-ObsidianX
I have root and some recent experience w/the AndroidSDK. Using the SDK on my SonyEricsson phone:
c:\Users\dSpr> cd c:\AndroidSDK\tools
c:\AndroidSDK\tools>dir
{list}
c:\AndroidSDK\tools>adb devices
{0123456789ABCDEF device}
c:\AndroidSDK\tools>adb ls /system/app
{list}
c:\AndroidSDK\tools>adb shell
$ pm list packages
{list}
Note the shell command produces a $ instead of a #, but it still gives me a list.
But w/the $ and the command adb remount this:
$adb remount
adb remount
adb: permission denied.
If: tools>adb remount
This: remount failed; Operation not permitted
Same operation w/my QT7 and tools>adb shell produces a #. In fact, I don't even have to I don't have to use the adb remount command on my first uninstall, just
#rm /system/app/{app}.apk
#pm uninstall {package name}
I don't recall that I used the remount command between uninstalls-don't think I did or I would have noted it because I was keeping careful track of what I was doing. I can't test it because I have no apps on that device to uninstall.
Get the same result when using the terminal with the su command on the phone itself.
This is why I thought I had to change the Read/Write permissions.
What are you telling me that's not getting thru.
Thank you both very much.
d
to remount your system, you can try this
Code:
adb shell
Code:
su
Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
hesperides said:
to remount your system, you can try this
Code:
adb shell
Code:
su
Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
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Nope. adb shell results in a $. su results in a su w/out the $ and after some (close to a minute) hesitation: Permission denied $
Debugging is on, as is mock locations. I am also having the exact same problem with my new enTourage Pocket eDGe, but it isn't that bothersome because it doesn't have a lot of garbage like the cell phone.
d
Hi,
I am rooted now (I guess/hope) I would like to fix it, I have the patch and have tried to copy the libnvomx.so to the lib dir n my TF using file manager HD, but it wont let me paste it, I dont have or seem to have access.
also, is the libnvomx.so the only one I need to copy from the patch?
does this mean I am not rooted?
Is there somewhere/link where I can learn how to, and what terms like adb, push, clear the cache sideload, quickboot, recovery, etc... mean? (search hasnt helped me much with the ones I have looked for, too many results or too few)
thanks for any help,
John
use the terminal emulator, and make sure you "su" before you try to copy.
Another option is Root Explorer: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer
Root Explorer will allow you to establish write access to system files. It's what I used to get Netflix working on my Transformer
AustinMartin said:
use the terminal emulator, and make sure you "su" before you try to copy.
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Hi,
Thanks, what is su?
I tried using adb (at dos prompt) I tried
adb push libnvomx.so /system/lib/
it said read only access
will the su give me access? how do I su?
I am not even sure what the terminal emu is?
thanks,
John
I don't know if your rooting added the terminal app to the tf101.
You need to run the su(superuser) command to gain access to the system files.
I think you can run it from adb as well, if you used adb to root, then you probably already used this command.
you can also just download the netflix patch zip to the microsd card, and install the zip from cwm recovery mode.
Xerravon said:
Hi,
Thanks, what is su?
I tried using adb (at dos prompt) I tried
adb push libnvomx.so /system/lib/
it said read only access
will the su give me access? how do I su?
I am not even sure what the terminal emu is?
thanks,
John
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Close, no cigar:
try this:
adb remount
adb pull /system/lib/libnvomx.so libnvomx.so.orig
adb push libnvomx.so /system/lib/
adb chmod 644 /system/lib/libnvomx.so
adb remount
adb reboot
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I'm not recalling if you can do an adb chmod, but probably you can so I'll add that in up there just in case it works: Also I added a bit where you get a copy of the original in case this all somehow goes bad.
hachamacha said:
Close, no cigar:
try this:
adb remount
adb pull /system/lib/libnvomx.so libnvomx.so.orig
adb push libnvomx.so /system/lib/
adb chmod 644 /system/lib/libnvomx.so
adb remount
adb reboot
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I'm not recalling if you can do an adb chmod, but probably you can so I'll add that in up there just in case it works: Also I added a bit where you get a copy of the original in case this all somehow goes bad.
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hI,
Thanks,
I havnt tried yet but will asap. Where did you learn this stuff? I was reading this thread (I finally looked in general)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872128
It has some info but real detailed, like in your script, the "chmod 644" the 644 part. I guess it takes time, I ave only had this TF for a week or so and it is my first android OS.
thanks again, (I will let you know when I try,
John
edit
Just wondering before I try this, the pull command (Is that backing up the libnvomx file to the pc?
after reading the thread linked above, wont I have to be in adb shell to geet permission to copy the file to the lib dir?
AustinMartin said:
I don't know if your rooting added the terminal app to the tf101.
You need to run the su(superuser) command to gain access to the system files.
I think you can run it from adb as well, if you used adb to root, then you probably already used this command.
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I used nvflash and adb to install busybox and superuser and su.
I dont know anything about su or superuser, I havent found any threads with info on them yet.
thanks,
It might sound confusing but this is just all basic linux.
when you're running the adb shell just enter su. This gives you permission to edit the /system files
Then pull(copy) the file from your tf101, to your local machine. this is a backup.
Then change the permissions on the file on your tf101.
Then push the new file from your local machine to your tf101.
AustinMartin said:
It might sound confusing but this is just all basic linux.
when you're running the adb shell just enter su. This gives you permission to edit the /system files
Then pull(copy) the file from your tf101, to your local machine. this is a backup.
Then change the permissions on the file on your tf101.
Then push the new file from your local machine to your tf101.
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Hi,
I broke down and used your script, I tried doing it on my own but kept getting errors. I did seem to get one error in this line of yours
adb chmod 644 /system/lib/libnvomx.so
when I ran it (and I copy and pasted it to dos window)) it gave an error, well not an error but it listed commands and switches like if there is a typo. I dont know if it took the command or not here is a paste
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Kerr Avon>cd adb
The system cannot find the path specified.
C:\Users\Kerr Avon>
C:\Users\Kerr Avon>cd\adb
C:\ADB>adb remount
remount succeeded
C:\ADB>adb pull /system/lib/libnvomx.so libnvomx.so.orig
3429 KB/s (189660 bytes in 0.054s)
C:\ADB>adb push libnvomx.so /system/lib/
1174 KB/s (164764 bytes in 0.137s)
C:\ADB>adb chmod 644 /system/lib/libnvomx.so
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.26
-d - directs command to the only connected USB device
returns an error if more than one USB device is present.
-e - directs command to the only running emulator.
returns an error if more than one emulator is running.
-s <serial number> - directs command to the USB device or emulator with
the given serial number. Overrides ANDROID_SERIAL
environment variable.
-p <product name or path> - simple product name like 'sooner', or
a relative/absolute path to a product
out directory like 'out/target/product/sooner'.
If -p is not specified, the ANDROID_PRODUCT_OUT
environment variable is used, which must
be an absolute path.
devices - list all connected devices
connect <host>:<port> - connect to a device via TCP/IP
disconnect <host>:<port> - disconnect from a TCP/IP device
device commands:
adb push <local> <remote> - copy file/dir to device
adb pull <remote> [<local>] - copy file/dir from device
adb sync [ <directory> ] - copy host->device only if changed
(see 'adb help all')
adb shell - run remote shell interactively
adb shell <command> - run remote shell command
adb emu <command> - run emulator console command
adb logcat [ <filter-spec> ] - View device log
adb forward <local> <remote> - forward socket connections
forward specs are one of:
tcp:<port>
localabstract:<unix domain socket name>
localreserved:<unix domain socket name>
localfilesystem:<unix domain socket name>
dev:<character device name>
jdwp:<process pid> (remote only)
adb jdwp - list PIDs of processes hosting a JDWP transport
adb install [-l] [-r] [-s] <file> - push this package file to the device and install it
('-l' means forward-lock the app)
('-r' means reinstall the app, keeping its data)
('-s' means install on SD card instead of internal storag
e)
adb uninstall [-k] <package> - remove this app package from the device
('-k' means keep the data and cache directories)
adb bugreport - return all information from the device
that should be included in a bug report.
adb help - show this help message
adb version - show version num
DATAOPTS:
(no option) - don't touch the data partition
-w - wipe the data partition
-d - flash the data partition
scripting:
adb wait-for-device - block until device is online
adb start-server - ensure that there is a server running
adb kill-server - kill the server if it is running
adb get-state - prints: offline | bootloader | device
adb get-serialno - prints: <serial-number>
adb status-window - continuously print device status for a specified device
adb remount - remounts the /system partition on the device read-write
adb reboot [bootloader|recovery] - reboots the device, optionally into the bootloader or
recovery program
adb reboot-bootloader - reboots the device into the bootloader
adb root - restarts the adbd daemon with root permissions
adb usb - restarts the adbd daemon listening on USB
adb tcpip <port> - restarts the adbd daemon listening on TCP on the specifie
d port
networking:
adb ppp <tty> [parameters] - Run PPP over USB.
Note: you should not automatically start a PPP connection.
<tty> refers to the tty for PPP stream. Eg. dev:/dev/omap_csmi_tty1
[parameters] - Eg. defaultroute debug dump local notty usepeerdns
adb sync notes: adb sync [ <directory> ]
<localdir> can be interpreted in several ways:
- If <directory> is not specified, both /system and /data partitions will be updated.
- If it is "system" or "data", only the corresponding partition
is updated.
C:\ADB>remount
'remount' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\ADB>adb remount
remount succeeded
C:\ADB>adb reboot
C:\ADB>adb reboot
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Looks like it probably did work, anyway netflix is running.
some of the lines I tried that didnt work (and did) are here, not sure what was wrong.
adb push libnvomx.so /system/lib/
adb pull /system/lib/libnvomx.so libnvomx.so.orig
(I think push and pull wont work under shell)
*******************************************
cp /system/lib/libnvomx.so removable/microsd/isoa/libnvomx.so.orig
cp /system/lib/libnvomx.so removable/microsd/isoa/libnvomx.so.orig
cp isoa/libnvomx.so /system/lib/libnvomx.so
(dont know why these didnt work, I did su first)
***************************************************************
this worked!!!
cp /system/lib/libnvomx.so sdcard/isoa/libnvomx.so.orig
***************************************************************
cp sdcard/isoa/libnvomx.so system/lib/libnvomx.so
file exists error
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Oh, so the android runs linux, or a version of it (like ubuntu, freebsd, etc...)? that should help me a lot. I installed ubuntu on one of my PC's a few years back but they didnt have drivers for sli and raid for my system at the time, I played with it a day or 2 and went back to MS. It has always been on the list to do. I am going to have to try it again.
I just looked, it looks like there are lots of new "distro's" (versions) now a day from back when I tried it.
anyway, thank you very much for the help,
John
once you did this:
C:\ADB>adb push libnvomx.so /system/lib/
1174 KB/s (164764 bytes in 0.137s)
you already copied it, so you must have already had permissions. Therefore this next command:
C:\ADB>adb chmod 644 /system/lib/libnvomx.so
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.26
was redundant anyways. I suspect you needed to run
adb shell chmod 664 /system/lib/libnvomx.so
for adb to run the command on the transformer(shell) rather than in the dos directory.
AustinMartin said:
once you did this:
C:\ADB>adb push libnvomx.so /system/lib/
1174 KB/s (164764 bytes in 0.137s)
you already copied it, so you must have already had permissions. Therefore this next command:
C:\ADB>adb chmod 644 /system/lib/libnvomx.so
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.26
was redundant anyways. I suspect you needed to run
adb shell chmod 664 /system/lib/libnvomx.so
for adb to run the command on the transformer(shell) rather than in the dos directory.
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I see, so shell is like I am running it in/from the TF. I guess that is why push and pull doesn't work in shell, it could be confusing??
I downloaded/installed root explorer but I would rather learn it the harder way.
thanks again for your help!!
John
Cool. I wasn't sure about the "adb chmod" working since I'd only done that from a linux shell before this, but it was worth a shot. If you went into adb shell, then typed "mount -o rw,remount /system"; chmod 644 /system/lib/{whatever that file name was}; and mount -o remount,ro the thatt that would work", or I suspect he is right about how you can use "adb shell chmod 644 /../../.....".
Anyway, glad it worked out.
hachamacha said:
Cool. I wasn't sure about the "adb chmod" working since I'd only done that from a linux shell before this, but it was worth a shot. If you went into adb shell, then typed "mount -o rw,remount /system"; chmod 644 /system/lib/{whatever that file name was}; and mount -o remount,ro the thatt that would work", or I suspect he is right about how you can use "adb shell chmod 644 /../../.....".
Anyway, glad it worked out.
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Hi,
If I shell, do su, then exit the shell (which I couldn't figure out how to do) do the su rights still apply, if I then use adb commands?
mount and remount, I see those are for mounting partitions, do the partitions each have different rights? and what does chmod do?
thanks again,
John
Xerravon said:
Hi,
If I shell, do su, then exit the shell (which I couldn't figure out how to do) do the su rights still apply, if I then use adb commands?
mount and remount, I see those are for mounting partitions, do the partitions each have different rights? and what does chmod do?
thanks again,
John
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If you did an $su ; # inside the shell (adb shell), then when you typed in exit, that'd exit the shell, and cause any subshell's kicked off with a command (like "su" to pick one from a hat), to 'go away', So no, you wouldn't still be su.
But: There is a 'switch' or setting somewhere that brings up the adb shell in # su mode, but it escapes me right now.
Mount -o remount,rw||ro /{mountshare} (one command) will just remount some partition like system as you direct it to. It will 'outlast' the adb session. If you leave adb after doing a mount -o remount,rw /system, then you've left /system mounted rw. It doesn't hurt anything, but in theory you type in $sync; sync and $ mount -o remount,ro, and then the clean police will be happier.
chmod changes permissions. You could look up the man page on google, and it'll show you that you have 3 groups, owner, group and world. You could do the command in a couple forms, like #chmod {permission mask like 777} {filename} or chmod w+x {filename} where first one gave all permissions (rwe/rwe/rwe) to some file, 2nd gave the world execute permission.
hachamacha said:
If you did an $su ; # inside the shell (adb shell), then when you typed in exit, that'd exit the shell, and cause any subshell's kicked off with a command (like "su" to pick one from a hat), to 'go away', So no, you wouldn't still be su.
But: There is a 'switch' or setting somewhere that brings up the adb shell in # su mode, but it escapes me right now.
Mount -o remount,rw||ro /{mountshare} (one command) will just remount some partition like system as you direct it to. It will 'outlast' the adb session. If you leave adb after doing a mount -o remount,rw /system, then you've left /system mounted rw. It doesn't hurt anything, but in theory you type in $sync; sync and $ mount -o remount,ro, and then the clean police will be happier.
chmod changes permissions. You could look up the man page on google, and it'll show you that you have 3 groups, owner, group and world. You could do the command in a couple forms, like #chmod {permission mask like 777} {filename} or chmod w+x {filename} where first one gave all permissions (rwe/rwe/rwe) to some file, 2nd gave the world execute permission.
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hI,
Thanks again, this is over my head right now, I am going to do like you say and search Google for a good beginners site. I am thinking about putting linux on my pc also, been wanting to for a while, I think that will help. I do know a lot more than I did when I started the thread
thank you,
John