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Does anyone have the proper file to get QuickBoot working?

I know you had to push a reboot file to get it working on some Hero ROMs. What about the EVO version?

The Hero way works.
FIRST, install Quickboot from the market. Run it and enable it in the superuser permissions screen.
Download the reboot.txt file I attached and rename it to "reboot" (take off the ".txt"). Move it to where ever your "android-sdk-windows/tools" folder is.
Connect your phone to your computer (make sure it is "charge only") and boot into recovery...
Code:
adb shell
reboot recovery
Start your "Windows-recovery.bat" (if using windows) and let it do it's thing in the CMD prompt. Keep that prompt open.
In a CMD prompt OTHER THAN the one opened by recovery.bat type...
Code:
adb shell
mount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
exit
This will keep your system mounted but get you out of shell. Now type...
Code:
adb push reboot /system/bin
adb shell
cd /system/bin/
chmod 755 reboot
reboot
Once you're back up, run Quickboot and choose either reboot or recovery (both will now work). It takes about 5 seconds to start rebooting but it does work.

What does this do? does it make recovery stick?

watzone69 said:
The Hero way works.
Download the reboot.txt file I attached and rename it to "reboot".
Once you're in recovery...
Code:
adb push reboot /system/bin
adb shell
cd /system/bin/
chmod 755 reboot
reboot
EDIT: It takes about 5 seconds to start rebooting but it does work.
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Woo! Thanks!
Edit: Didn't seem to work for me. Damn.
joeavery2 said:
What does this do? does it make recovery stick?
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No, this just lets you use the QuickBoot app from the Market to reboot your phone.

TheBiles said:
Didn't seem to work for me. Damn.
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Code:
adb shell
cd /system/bin/
ls
See if the reboot file actually got pushed to the directory. If so, try this:
Code:
chmod 755 /system/bin/reboot
The only other thing I can think of is that I installed Quickboot BEFORE doing all of this. Did you get the SU permission screen when you tried to run it?

Any luck??
Did I mention that the Quickboot "recovery" button works also? Much easier than opening a shell and typing it in.
Of course you still have to run the recovery.bat to get the custom recovery but at least it's one less step.

Still no dice. I also already had QuickBoot installed and granted it root permission prior to pushing the reboot file.

any update to this?
thanks

joey3002 said:
any update to this?
thanks
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It doesn't work for you?

I updated my earlier post to give more instructions for getting into recovery and pushing the "reboot" file. I hope it helps!

I have a ROM ready to go that changes a couple icons and quickboot works with no probelm. Wifi tether is the only thing I don't have working. I can post it if you would like. I also removed sprint apps and some widgets

I made an update zip that got Quickboot working for me. This is using watzone69's reboot file.
Run from Toast's recovery. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=690762

watzone69 said:
It doesn't work for you?
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yes i got it working last night by reading this thread from top to bottom.. then repeated.. thanks

adfree android

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

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

ive already done this doesnt work still have tons of adds

word, I figured it out

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Q] help getting update.zip to my sdcard

Did something to my captivate, when it starts and gets to the desktop, it stops force closing the launch and android accore something. I have no way of getting to anything, settings or otherwise.
I'm able to get it into recovery mode, but if i run reinstall packages it says it can't open /sdcard/update.zip.
I can connect to adb and see the device, but i can't seem to push the update.zip to it. I also have a $ i thought it should be a #.
Any ideas on how to proceed, no way to get into anything on the phone, and adb is acting odd. It shows:
List of devices attached
I89789fda6da recovery

If an aftermarket launcher is your problem, use adb uninstall to get rid of it or any other apk that is causing problems.

its the actual launcher thats erroring out - I can't even figure out how to get adb to let me browse the files on the phone. I have the update file that will resolve the issue, but no way to get it to the internal sdcard

JacenSolo2001 said:
its the actual launcher thats erroring out - I can't even figure out how to get adb to let me browse the files on the phone. I have the update file that will resolve the issue, but no way to get it to the internal sdcard
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in order to push files I think you need root. if you've rooted your phone, use the su command to get the # prompt, which is super user status.

ok, here's where I'm at:
Android system recovery screen, with the 4 options, reboot, reinstall packages (which can't find the zip file), and the 2 deletes. This is the only place i can use adb at from here:
I do an adb devices and get
List of devices attached
I89789fda6da recovery
So at this point, is there a way anyone knows of to get the zip file to the internal sdcard?
oh and btw: the phone is rooted

Do you have busybox on the phone? If you do, do this:
Code:
adb shell
cd /sdcard/
busybox wget <url to update.zip>

i don't think busybox is on there any longer, it just says busybox: not found

dewt said:
Do you have busybox on the phone? If you do, do this:
Code:
adb shell
cd /sdcard/
busybox wget <url to update.zip>
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I don't get it: what wget will get? Are you saying I need a web-server on my windows laptop?
Please be more specific: update.zip sits on my D:\tmp. How wget will see it?
Example please

JacenSolo2001 said:
Did something to my captivate, when it starts and gets to the desktop, it stops force closing the launch and android accore something. I have no way of getting to anything, settings or otherwise.
I'm able to get it into recovery mode, but if i run reinstall packages it says it can't open /sdcard/update.zip.
I can connect to adb and see the device, but i can't seem to push the update.zip to it. I also have a $ i thought it should be a #.
Any ideas on how to proceed, no way to get into anything on the phone, and adb is acting odd. It shows:
List of devices attached
I89789fda6da recovery
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If you can get into recovery mode, have you tried a master clear? If you can't copy files via ADB and you can't use any apps on your phone, then that is your only choice. Or an Odin one click restore to stock.

alphadog00 said:
If you can get into recovery mode, have you tried a master clear? If you can't copy files via ADB and you can't use any apps on your phone, then that is your only choice. Or an Odin one click restore to stock.
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Exactly what I was thinking. It doesn't make sense to be trying so hard to fix that when a simple one click Odin will remedy the problem.
Sent from my Captivate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Q] [OUYA] SuperUser Access Help

Hi everyone, I'm trying to Install busybox,SuperUser and SU Binaries on my OUYA ...
I Have:
-ADB set up and working(wired)
-Downloded and unzipped the needed files
-Placed unzipped files in /android-sdk/platform-tools
Then i run the following commands to make sure my console is connected:
-adb kill-server
-echo 0x2836
-adb start-server
-adb devices
After 'adb devices' I see a number(My console #), which signifies my connected console...
Then i run the following commands to put SU in the proper place:
-adb shell
-su
-mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/APP
-exit
-exit
-adb push su /sdcard/su<-----here is where i get an error (cannot stat 'su': No Such Files Or Directory :crying What am i doing wrong here/ i don't get it!...Can anyone please help me?

cronikman84 said:
Hi everyone, I'm trying to Install busybox,SuperUser and SU Binaries on my OUYA ...
I Have:
-ADB set up and working(wired)
-Downloded and unzipped the needed files
-Placed unzipped files in /android-sdk/platform-tools
Then i run the following commands to make sure my console is connected:
-adb kill-server
-echo 0x2836
-adb start-server
-adb devices
After 'adb devices' I see a number(My console #), which signifies my connected console...
Then i run the following commands to put SU in the proper place:
-adb shell
-su
-mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/APP
-exit
-exit
-adb push su /sdcard/su<-----here is where i get an error (cannot stat 'su': No Such Files Or Directory :crying What am i doing wrong here/ i don't get it!...Can anyone please help me?
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:good:never mind i figured it out...but when i go to Run SuperUser on the OUYA (Make > Software > SuperUser) and allow it to update, it gives me an error saying---->there was an error installing superuser. please send a log of the error to the developer. what now?

cronikman84 said:
:good:never mind i figured it out...but when i go to Run SuperUser on the OUYA (Make > Software > SuperUser) and allow it to update, it gives me an error saying---->there was an error installing superuser. please send a log of the error to the developer. what now?
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Never mind LMAO...i got it :victory:

cronikman84 said:
Never mind LMAO...i got it :victory:
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How'd you get it?! I'm stuck here too, thanks!

thanamesjames said:
How'd you get it?! I'm stuck here too, thanks!
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Are you stuck at the error saying---->"there was an error installing superuser" still? cause if you are i think i can help you..., just on your ouya head over to MANAGE-SYSTEM-ADVANCED and scroll down to apps and delete the BUSYBOX FREE and SUPERUSER APPS...after that's done just repeat the commands again and reboot the system, then go click on MAKE>SOFTWARE>SUPERUSER and allow it to UPDATE but not from recovery and if that doesn't work let me know and ill tell you what to do next...BUT if your stuck at "adb push su /sdcard/su cannot stat 'su': No Such Files Or Directory" error then i can also help you...let me know, it's very simple, less than a minute

cronikman84 said:
Are you stuck at the error saying---->"there was an error installing superuser" still? cause if you are i think i can help you..., just on your ouya head over to MANAGE-SYSTEM-ADVANCED and scroll down to apps and delete the BUSYBOX FREE and SUPERUSER APPS...after that's done just repeat the commands again and reboot the system, then go click on MAKE>SOFTWARE>SUPERUSER and allow it to UPDATE but not from recovery and if that doesn't work let me know and ill tell you what to do next...BUT if your stuck at "adb push su /sdcard/su cannot stat 'su': No Such Files Or Directory" error then i can also help you...let me know, it's very simple, less than a minute
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Hi,
I'm at the point where I've installed 'superuser' apk via adb. I've rebooted the console, gone to MAKE>SOFTWARE>SUPERUSER but when I click on 'install', I just get the error message: "There was an error installing Superuser. Please send a log to the error to the developer" but there are no logs.
Any ideas?

diazamet said:
Hi,
I'm at the point where I've installed 'superuser' apk via adb. I've rebooted the console, gone to MAKE>SOFTWARE>SUPERUSER but when I click on 'install', I just get the error message: "There was an error installing Superuser. Please send a log to the error to the developer" but there are no logs.
Any ideas?
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yes, the best way to do it is with this tool OUYA toolbox and you can find it over here-----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2350900 follow the instructions plug in your OUYA to your pc and download the test version of the tool, open it, click on install superuser and install it, then istall busybox and install it...then go to make- software-superuser and Update but not from recovery, then plug you OUYA back on to the pc and run the ouya toolbox program again and root(if you want to), you will be all set with SuperUser apk and busybox apk and root working perfect with no errors...

cronikman84 said:
yes, the best way to do it is with this tool OUYA toolbox and you can find it over here-----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2350900 follow the instructions plug in your OUYA to your pc and download the test version of the tool, open it, click on install superuser and install it, then istall busybox and install it...then go to make- software-superuser and Update but not from recovery, then plug you OUYA back on to the pc and run the ouya toolbox program again and root(if you want to), you will be all set with SuperUser apk and busybox apk and root working perfect with no errors...
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I think I might have found the issue. I think I forgot to copy the 'su' executable from /sdcard to /system/xbin. I've copied the correct 'su' executable to /system/xbin now. I'll have to test it later, I'm connected remotely at the moment so I can only do the shell stuff, I can't run Superuser.
What is the difference between the nativesu and the su copied from the attachment on this thread. There is a significant difference in size. Is the native su crippled in someway?

diazamet said:
I think I might have found the issue. I think I forgot to copy the 'su' executable from /sdcard to /system/xbin. I've copied the correct 'su' executable to /system/xbin now. I'll have to test it later, I'm connected remotely at the moment so I can only do the shell stuff, I can't run Superuser.
What is the difference between the nativesu and the su copied from the attachment on this thread. There is a significant difference in size. Is the native su crippled in someway?
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:good: i hope you found the issue...i was having the same issue as you "There was an error installing Superuser. Please send a log to the error to the developer" and no matter what i tried it wouldn't work, so i just downloaded the OUYA toolbox test version and it took me less then 1 minutes to have superuser apk and busybox apk running and rooted, i didn't know you were connected remotely, i had mines connected straight up with the usb cable and it makes it easier for me..."What is the difference between the nativesu and the su copied from the attachment on this thread. There is a significant difference in size. Is the native su crippled in someway?" <----yes, i'm 90% sure that the native SU is crippled in some type of way, and i've heard other people confirm this.

cronikman84 said:
:good: i hope you found the issue...i was having the same issue as you "There was an error installing Superuser. Please send a log to the error to the developer" and no matter what i tried it wouldn't work, so i just downloaded the OUYA toolbox test version and it took me less then 1 minutes to have superuser apk and busybox apk running and rooted, i didn't know you were connected remotely, i had mines connected straight up with the usb cable and it makes it easier for me..."What is the difference between the nativesu and the su copied from the attachment on this thread. There is a significant difference in size. Is the native su crippled in someway?" <----yes, i'm 90% sure that the native SU is crippled in some type of way, and i've heard other people confirm this.
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Yep. That was the problem. I guess I thought I'd copied the correct version of 'su' across without checking properly.

diazamet said:
Yep. That was the problem. I guess I thought I'd copied the correct version of 'su' across without checking properly.
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Sweet!!...glad you got it fixed... I knew that the native SU was crippled the first time i tried it...that's why i tried the OUYA toolbox cause i knew people had success with SU on that toolbox, so i gave it a try and SU was workin...tha's how i knew something was wrong with the native SU...