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[Q] downgrading android software. stuck on command prompt

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

What device are you trying to downgrade and what version of Android are you currently on? If it's Gingerbread there is a oneclick root called gingerbreak that works for a lot of people.
More info needed really.

help!!

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)

problem downgrading gingerbread to froyo

I hope somebody can help me with this little anomaly.
Been trying to downgrade htc panache with gingerbread 2.3.3.
I was able to successfully execute the commands listed on the guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912) however, when i try to downgrade the misc_version, I get the "PERMISSION DENIED"
Here is how it goes:
> adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp/misc_version
> adb push flashgc /data/local/tmp/flashgc
> adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/*
> adb shell
> cd /data/local/tmp
# ./misc_version -s 1.00.000.0
./misc_version -s 1.00.000.0
./misc_version -s 1.00.000.0: PERMISSION DENIED
According to the guide I should have seen something like this (--set_version set. VERSION will be changed to: 1.00.000.0
Patching and backing up partition 17...)
Please help

I've been following (or trying to) the same guide. I ran into the same error. From another member here, "aDeQ666", I found the following:
To be entered in adb
cd /data/local/tmp/misc_version
chmod 777 misc_version
./misc_version -s 1.00.000.0
sync
Fixed my problem, but the next step, "./flashgc" , give the permission denied error. Still looking for answers ....

Type in
Code:
su
to gain superuser permissions before attempting those commands

They're most likely working in temp-root shell, where there is no su, and they don't need to call it explicitly.
The first case is solved, AFAIK.
The second case has some problems:
1) The first command is wrong. It should be:
cd /data/local/tmp/
2) A command is missing before running ./flashgc:
chmod 777 flashgc
3) You don't need to run ./flashgc in any case. You don't need a goldcard for downgrade, unless you have a Panache - and if you have and follow Panache guide, you'll see that a goldcard is already prepared in another form.

Nicgraner said:
Type in
Code:
su
to gain superuser permissions before attempting those commands
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ive tried that, and it says su not found

How about actually reading the thread before posting?
Jack_R1 said:
They're most likely working in temp-root shell, where there is no su, and they don't need to call it explicitly.
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[Q] 2.20 root on mac?

sorry for the noob question, but i am new to android and new to rooting. is there a way to do this on a mac that isnt running a windows partition? if so is there an explanation?

jasonr803 said:
sorry for the noob question, but i am new to android and new to rooting. is there a way to do this on a mac that isnt running a windows partition? if so is there an explanation?
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1. Make sure you have installed ADB and FASTBOOT command line tools first. You can install them from here: http://code.google.com/p/adb-fastboot-install/
2. Download djrbliss's exploit files. You can find it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952038
3. Extract the entire zip file.
4. Connect your device via USB, ensure USB debugging mode is enabled.
5. Open Terminal and enter into the folder that you extract that zip file.
6. Just type the following command lines step by step:
1. adb wait-for-device
May be you will see this information in your terminal
=======================================
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
=======================================
2. adb restore backup1.ab
3. adb shell "rm /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/a/b 2>/dev/null"
4. adb shell "ln -s /dev/diag /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/a/b 2>/dev/null"
5. adb restore backup2.ab
6. adb push pwn /data/local/tmp
After this you can see some information in your terminal like this:
========================================
1180 KB/s (64526 bytes in 0.053s)
========================================
7. adb shell "chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/pwn"
8. adb shell "/data/local/tmp/pwn"
After this if you see this in your terminal that means you are close to success:
========================================
[+] Set CID!
========================================
9. adb reboot bootloader
In this step, just keep waiting until your phone enter into fastboot mode, then excute step 10.
10. adb kill-server
11. fastboot oem readcid
If you see the cid like this you are success!!!
========================================
...
(bootloader) cid: 11111111
OKAY [ 0.010s]
finished. total time: 0.010s
========================================
12. fastboot oem get_identifier_token
Finally you can get your own identifier token.

For some reason the adb commands dont work for me. Is there something I'm missing?
Edit: Figured it out but now I get a "Failed." error when I type adb shell "/data/local/tmp/pwn"

jasonr803 said:
sorry for the noob question, but i am new to android and new to rooting. is there a way to do this on a mac that isnt running a windows partition? if so is there an explanation?
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instructions have been updated and there is now a script for mac you can execute in terminal
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33178597&postcount=1

h1m said:
For some reason the adb commands dont work for me. Is there something I'm missing?
Edit: Figured it out but now I get a "Failed." error when I type adb shell "/data/local/tmp/pwn"
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I also encounter this problem. Try to factory reset your phone first. I do this then it works fine.

The adb shell cd command doesn't change directories

When I use adb shell <cmd>, the commands work as expected, except for cd. If I run the following two commands, it shows I'm still in the root directory.
Code:
adb shell cd /any/valid/path
adb shell pwd
The cd command just doesn't ever change directories.
For completeness, I can not do abd shell ls ~/, as I have no HOME, but I assume this is normal?? I'm not concerned about HOME, it's fixable, but I really need to have the cd command working as I'm writing an IPython extension that wraps adb.
Cheers
Carl

I realise that this is a reply to an older question, but the answer might still be of use to some.
You first have to enter the shell before executing the 'cd' command.
STEP 1.
Code:
adb shell
STEP 2.
Code:
cd /any/valid/path

You don't use cd just type the directory you want to go to