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[APP - Nexus, MT3G, Droid, Evo, Hero] Search2Play - Control Music with the Search Key

Hello all, I just completed an app I'd like to share with you all.
It's called Search2Play, it lets you play and pause your music by pressing a button on your device. On most devices, it is the search key. Currently, the Nexus & MyTouch 3G both use the Search key, whereas the Droid uses the Camera key. If you have physical keys (i.e. Droid, MT3G, G1, etc) then it will work when the phone is locked, but if you have capacitive keys (Nexus, Moment, Eris, Incredible, etc) then the screen must be on (lockscreen works, and fully unlocked of course).
It is available on the market under the name "Search2Play (Root Required)". It's totally free.
It requires root permissions to install. It also requires that you have a version of BusyBox that supports the "cp" command. Only Droid users probably have to worry about the busybox version, as most other custom ROMs have that already. Droid users, I recommend CyanogenMod for Droid or Bugless Beast as I know both of them have the right version.
It does not run in the background or install a service, just makes some changes to a few files on the /system partition.
The UI is very simple, just two buttons and some text explaining the app. Once you hit install, it will ask for permission to use root, you must hit accept or the app won't serve its purpose
The other button, "Restore", lets you remove the mod and go back to stock settings, where the search button brings up search, etc.
Supported Devices:
Nexus
Spica
Hero (GSM & CDMA)
Galaxy S devices (all US variants and probably the i9000 as well. It's not tested)
MyTouch 3G
Droid 1 (I've been told DX & D2 work as well, though I'm not sure how :?)
Evo (must be NAND unlocked or S-OFF)
Desire (must be NAND unlocked or S-OFF)
Free Version on Market:
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Or click this from your device: Search2Play Free
See the Market to view a screenshot. Please give me some feedback. Thanks! Hope you enjoy the app :
FOR DEVICE REQUESTS SEE POST #3

Changelog:
1.4.1 thru 2.1:
Add support for Evo, GSM Hero, CDMA Hero, & Samsung Spica (thanks to Aasheet Kumar for the files I needed for Spica support!)
1.4:
Fixed rare root checking bug on some Droid ROMs, and maybe some Nexus ROMs too
1.6+ only now, sorry, it's not like any device this works for isn't updated to at least 1.6
1.3:
Now checks if the SD card is present on launch instead of just crashing if it's not there
Cleaned things up more
Merged some code between the donate & free versions
Better checks to see if it can be installed
1.2.5:
FINALLY stopped it from causing buttons to stop working. Checks for compatibility, and throws an error if it detects it can't run.
1.2:
Droid support!!
More should fix a few FC issues some people have seen. Let me know if you have problems.
1.1.2:
Fixes the not restoring bug
1.1.1:
Failed attempt at fixing the not restoring bug.
1.1:
Support for low res devices.
Now works with MT3G! Since it has a hard search key, it will even work when the phone is locked
Deletes files from SD card once done installing.
Cleaned up more code.
1.0.1:
Sets system back to Read-Only once finished installing
Cleaned up some code, if you have FCs let me know.
1.0:
Base release

If you want to request support for your device here's what I need. Note that your device must be able to be rooted and the system partition must be able to get read/write access from userspace. I.E. any Desire or Evo or any other recent HTC device with a NAND lock will not work, unless it has been NAND unlocked with an S-OFF bootloader, like via Unrevoked.. If your device has all that, get this info and send me an email at [email protected]
Run the command "adb shell mount" and tell me the output. I don't need the whole thing, just the line referring to the system partition. I.E. "/dev/block/mtdblock3 on /system type yaffs2 (ro,relatime)" is the line on the Nexus, it should be similar to that.
Then, run "adb shell getprop" and tell me the 1-4 lines related to the keyboard, like hw.keyboards.*.devname and tell me those lines. I.E the Nexus returns "mahimahi-keypad". Yours should be similar.
Finally, run "adb shell ls /system/usr/keylayout/". It should return a list of files all ending in ".kl"
Remember the keypad name from step 2? Good
There should be a ".kl" file matching that name (like mahimahi-keypad.kl). Pull that file with "adb pull /system/usr/keylayout/keypadname.kl directory" with directory being the folder you want to pull the file to and keypad name being the name from step 2.
Zip that file, and then send it to me please.
That should be it, if you have any questions or problems with this list hit me up on GTalk or email me. [email protected] for both GTalk & email.

Dear geniusdog
I just tried out your app.
I installed it, run it, pressed the install button, allowed root access and rebooted mynexus one. But after that reboot, my sell doesn't react on anypressed buttons anymore. I can only use the touchscreen...
I also tried to restore in your app, but there appeared a window saying that the app is not responding anymore.
How can I manually restore it? Is there a command or some files, I can edit?
Thanks for your help

bayoffire said:
Dear geniusdog
I just tried out your app.
I installed it, run it, pressed the install button, allowed root access and rebooted mynexus one. But after that reboot, my sell doesn't react on anypressed buttons anymore. I can only use the touchscreen...
I also tried to restore in your app, but there appeared a window saying that the app is not responding anymore.
How can I manually restore it? Is there a command or some files, I can edit?
Thanks for your help
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Sorry for the issue. I have uploaded a new version of both apps that should fix the problem. If you can download the app and install it again, otherwise, PM me & I will give you manual instructions to restore it.
Also, just some technical details, the problem was caused because I had set it to create the directory on the start of the application. After that I removed it once you clicked the button & the install was finished. Because of that, if you clicked restore after install, it would fail to find the directory and then proceed to FC. Sorry for the trouble

Droid Support!!!!

Help!!!!!
I have installed V1.0.4, but my touch keys(back, Menu, Home and Search) don't work.
Then I have tried to restore it, but it's failed.
How could I fix it? Thanks.
My Rom is 2.1-update1 rooted.

hahabear said:
Help!!!!!
I have installed V1.0.4, but my touch keys(back, Menu, Home and Search) don't work.
Then I have tried to restore it, but it's failed.
How could I fix it? Thanks.
My Rom is 2.1-update1 rooted.
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Hmm I dont have this issue, how does it fail? Does it just freeze, or does it FC, or does it say it finishes then do nothing? Also, what ROM, CM? Enomther? Please let me know so I can work on this.
Also, to fix it, download the attached file, & run the following commands (you must have ADB set up):
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/usr/keylayout/mahimahi-keypad.kl
adb push *path to downloaded file* /system/usr/keylayout/mahimahi-keypad.kl
Or you can just reflash your ROM, either way you'll get the same thing.

My phone is Nexus one.
My rom is Official v2.1-updated1.
When I execute the command as your indication.
"adb shell rm /system/usr/keylayout/mahimahi-keypad.kl"
rm failed for /system/usr/keylayout/mahimahi-keypad.kl, No such file or directory
What's wrong? And thank you for your quick reply.

hahabear said:
My phone is Nexus one.
My rom is Official v2.1-updated1.
When I execute the command as your indication.
"adb shell rm /system/usr/keylayout/mahimahi-keypad.kl"
rm failed for /system/usr/keylayout/mahimahi-keypad.kl, No such file or directory
What's wrong? And thank you for your quick reply.
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Ok excellent that answers the second part of my question its failing to copy the file back over after deleting the original on certain ROMs.
You can just skip that step and go on to the "adb push" step. Also, can you run the command "adb shell cp" and tell me the output?

bingo! Thanks for your help. It's resolved.
On the other hand, I could get the mod.kl from SD Card, push again, Search2play will work, is that right?

hahabear said:
bingo! Thanks for your help. It's resolved.
On the other hand, I could get the mod.kl from SD Card, push again, Search2play will work, is that right?
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Yes, but can you tell me what it says if you run the command "adb shell cp"
That will tell me if the issue is with the version of BusyBox on some ROMs.

Geniusdog254 said:
Yes, but can you tell me what it says if you run the command "adb shell cp"
That will tell me if the issue is with the version of BusyBox on some ROMs.
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C:\N1root>adb shell cp
cp: not found
My god!!! It means there is not cp command in my phone?

hahabear said:
C:\N1root>adb shell cp
cp: not found
My god!!! It means there is not cp command in my phone?
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Yeah exactly lol. Not sure if that was sarcasm or what, but thats what is causing the FC's and the failures some people are getting. And theres not a damn thing I can do about it.
I would recommend installing the CyanogenMod ROM, since it is fast, adds extra features, and supports cp Then the app will work just fine

Anyway. Thanks for your help. You are so kind. I will try new ROM later. And I will support your work. cu.

hahabear said:
Anyway. Thanks for your help. You are so kind. I will try new ROM later. And I will support your work. cu.
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Thanks you very much for your support. Glad I could help you, if you have any other problems please email me, email listed in the market

Donate version now just to support me, added support for all devices to free version.
Please donate!

1.3 version uploaded
See changelog.

Any updates on newer phones?

KaliKot said:
Any updates on newer phones?
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I can make it work for any phone without a NAND lock. Any requests?
I need to do the Galaxy S series, but the only one I can test is the Epic and I'm not sure if the others have different mount tables or not. Desire still has NAND lock so I can't do it. Not sure about Droid2/X. Just email/Twitter/PM me or post here with a request. I'll get back to you.

[How-To](UPDATED 11/1/10)Working Marketplace in 2.2 Emulator (no system.img)(ROOTED)

This all started out as an experiment to get my nandroid system.img file running in the adb emulator. Well sadly I haven't been able to do that (yet) but I have found something useful. I've Seen several people all over asking how to get a working marketplace app in 2.2 on the adb emulator. After a lot of researching (and trial and error) I've managed to get one. Here are the steps I've taken. (Steps 5 and 6 optional, you can just use the included build.prop if you prefer)
1) Create an avd running 2.2 (froyo,plenty of places explain how to do this so I won't)
2) Download the file (attached below, root files included)
3) Unzip to a location that's easy to remember and find.
4) Load your emulated phone (allow it to load fully)
5) enter this command in a command prompt/terminal window (make sure you "cd" to the directory where you extracted the files)
Code:
adb pull /system/build.prop
6) Remove or comment "ro.config.nocheckin=yes" (no quotes, might be able to just change it to "no" but I haven't tried it that way)
7) enter these commands
Winblows (I mean windows)
Code:
adb remount
adb push build.prop /system/build.prop
adb install GoogleServicesFramework.apk
adb install Vending.apk
adb install Gmail.apk (optional but sometimes signing in here lets the market sign in)
adb shell rm /system/app/SdkSetup.apk
Linux
Code:
adb remount
adb push ./build.prop /system/build.prop
adb install ./GoogleServicesFramework.apk
adb install ./Vending.apk
adb install ./Gmail.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/SdkSetup.apk
8) Sign in. If it works you're done if not reboot and try again, sometimes it takes 3 or 4 reboots to set. If your emulated phone has a data signal from your computer (you'll see a 3G and network icon in the notification area) just wait for it to sign in. The cancel button should grey out within a minute. If it says it can't connect restart the emulator and try again, be patient.
There is a known bug that not all apps show up in the marketplace. I'm not sure why so if someone here knows how to fix that by all means leave a post and let me know. If I see it I'll add it to the first post (provided it works of course )
Edit: Working on getting root on the emulator (just for the hell of it). So far I have su in the xbin directory and superuser.apk installed. Not 100% sure what else I need to do to get the su requests to go through though, I'll probably PM a more experienced member and post back when I have more. Got root? I do (got it working.) Here are the steps you need to take.
Rooting the standard android image on the emulator
1) Open a command prompt (cd to the directoy where you extracted the files)
2) enter these commands
Code:
adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock03 /system
adb push su /system/xbin/su
adb shell chmod 06755 /system
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
adb install superuser.apk
That's it! You now have a rooted, market-enabled android emulator.
New! N00b-friendly method
1) create your avd
2) download the emulator files archive attached to this post
3) extract somewhere easy to find
4) open command prompt/terminal and cd to the extracted location
5) start your avd
6) Run your script (windows.bat or linux.sh)
7) sign into market and enjoy root!
Note:
You may have to chmod su again upon restarting the emulator.
To get root back simply run the re-root script for your OS (bat for windows,sh for linux)
To install busybox simply run the re-root script, it will automatically install if you're using the script to install on a new avd.

Post 2
[reserved for updates, explanations, pictures, present/future tweaks in progress, etc]
Pictures:
Superuser list,Marketplace (I like solitaire><), Terminal with su permissions, and re-rooted Terminal​
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2: busybox (done!)

Wow nice....

Thank you the root resets after reboot, working on making it stick but its not hard to do it again, just start with the "-wipe-data" command and redo the root, market works after reboot though. Still working on getting a dumped system.img to boot, ill post that in its own thread when i get it. Glad you like this.
Sent from my ROOTED T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App
Edit: see first post on how to get root back,no data-wipe!

so cool!! Good job man!

Thanks ^_^ let me know if you find any problems that I haven't already mentioned and I'll see if I can fix them or if they're just an emulator quirk.

Sorry for the double post but I wanted to let you all know busybox is now included! Installation can be performed through scripts (included in the "Emulator Files.rar" archive) or manually. If you wish to do it manually simply open the script in a text editor to see what's going on and enter the commands in a command prompt/terminal window.

I'm not able to make this work, not with a toolkit downloaded yesterday anyway.
Pulling of build.prop works, but pushing fails with a directory related error.
"adb shell" followed by "cd /system" and "ls -l" gives a list of files that does not include build.prop, neither as a file nor as a directory.
"ls -l build.prop" works though, and lists a file with 0644 permissions.
Install of all apks different from Gmail fails, with an error that says that those apks are already installed. Uninstalling them through adb doesn't work, netting instead a simple generic error.
Does anyone know whether I'm doing something wrong or Google has modified the emulator images so to render the Market workaround unusable? If so, where could I download an earlier version of the 2.2 system image?
Many thanks
Rocco

I actually had this issue as well. Try re-making the avd, worked for me. You could also try running the scripts to install, might work. If it doesnt post back and ill post the system.img from my sdk.
Sent from my ROOTED T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App

I have the same problem as ropi. Remade the avd several times with different properties, still no go.
I would really appreciate it if someone could upload a fully set-up avd somewhere.

I'll try again late this afternoon (I'm on CEST). Hope it works. If not, I'd be happy too if some kind soul would upload a link to a working avd
Thanks for the kind help
Rocco

I have no idea why people are having so many problems :/. I had the problem and once I remade the avd it went away. Try starting with the -partition-size 96 option and see if that helps. If not here are the files, just extract to your avd directory, it has the ini and img files you need and it's already setup. Just run re-root to get root back and sign into market and you're good to go.
http://hotfile.com/dl/79959332/3efbade/froyo-avd.rar.html
Edit: I just downloaded the latest revision and everything seems to be working fine :/ As I've said before try starting with -partition-size 96 and also try using the scripts I've provided. That should fix the issues, but if it doesn't there's always the hotfile link I've provided (or if you're just lazy lol)
Edit 2: also,just thought of this, make sure before you push the build.prop you adb remount. Pulling will work fine without doing that but pushing won't. No one said if they had done this and still received the errors so I'm trying to cover all bases. If remount fails try the adb shell mount command posted on the first page.

Thanks dbzfanatic, that avd worked great.

Glad it worked for ya. Let us know how everything works.
Sent from my ROOTED T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App

A lot of apps can not be found in the Market ... I cannot find Lookout....

Yeah, I've mentioned that,firs post. It's a known bug. Nothing I can do to fix it at the moment. You could download the apk on your phone then pull it then install it in the emulator. Bit of a roundabout way of doing things but it's all we can do on the emulator for the time being, at least from what I know.

Ok after a bit of poking around (sorry it took so long) I found out a bit about the market. It seems it's not just your region that it uses to show apps but things like your carrier, presence/absence of a SIM card, Android version, etc. It uses the filters to choose which apps to show and which to exclude (not showing an American user Japanese apps, not showing someone on Verizon T-Mobile apps, etc) so this explains part of the problem. I also found out that the SIM card and IMEI numbers were(are?) hard-coded into the emulator binary, changing these may allow us to see a few more apps. I looked through the binary file a bit and didn't find anything but I'll look more closely in a bit (new job, yay <- read as "groan"). I don't know how to emulate or spoof a carrier so that will still cut us back on some of the apps being seen. If anyone knows how to do this please post here and let us know! It would also be beneficial if a user who has already modified their IMEI and SIM numbers in the emulator to compare the apps list to the one you see in the standard, non-modded emulator binary and let us know if there is a difference or not. The more apps we can see in the marketplace the better!

Just wanted to confirm that I've tried Market Enabler a few days ago and it doesn't seem to work.

Alright thanks for the feedback. Ill keep working on it.
Sent from my ROOTED T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App

Despite several tries, I've so far been unsuccessful in using this method to install the marketplace on a 2.2 avd. Many thanks for having provided ready-made avds, then!
I've been able to install marketplace on the Galaxy Tab images provided by Samsung, though!
Keep up the good work

[DUMP]Transformer Android 2.2 System Dump

[Background]
A few users have gotten Transformers with Android 2.2 installed with diagnostic tools included. So far there have been 3 confirmed users who have gotten these units.
These units are shipped rooted from Asus
Unfortunately, t0dbld has confirmed that the sbk is locked on these devices
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[System Dump]
System Archive:
http://db.tt/p3p14Ez
MD5 for Archive:
http://db.tt/DWpL8U7
Or
85c584c6f425fbd6ab111b9f73251fe0
[Reference Thread]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054120
[Credits]
mmsson - Took time to provide system dump
t0dbld - Helping with users with 2.2 TF and confirming sbk is locked
Welshiren - Currently taking his time to provide more details on his 2.2 TF
*I did not create the system dump or the photographs, and i take no credit for it

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The MD5 link might be broken.
FYI it should be:
85c584c6f425fbd6ab111b9f73251fe0

Roach2010 said:
The MD5 link points to the system dump.
FYI it should be:
85c584c6f425fbd6ab111b9f73251fe0
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Yup just realized that lol, corrected the link, thanks

Just some findings i found that i thought where interesting
in \system\lib\hw\wlan\ there are specific broadcom files
bcm4329.ko
fw_bcm4329.bin
fw_bcm4329_apsta.bin
fw_bcm4329_mfg.bin
The Broadcom 4329 supports FM according to specs
http://www.broadcom.com/products/Blu...utions/BCM4329
and look what i found in the app folder
FMTesttool.apk
Interesting...
The FMTesttool.apk wont run for me
I dont know if it is a honeycomb issue or a issue with it being disable in the Broadcom bin files
One user told me when he ran it it displayed radio frequencies but everything was in Chinese, and there was no audio output or any type of RF noise coming from the TF

Do any of these users have root access, a system dump is nice but we could use alot more than that.. we need to see if there partitions are hidden etc we need to see if they have an available partition map or at least a blkid command, next we should dd these partitions etc, the best we could gain from this is to see if the partitions still match up the same as in hc builds and than know where to look to unlock our devices

t0dbld said:
Do any of these users have root access, a system dump is nice but we could use alot more than that.. we need to see if there partitions are hidden etc we need to see if they have an available partition map or at least a blkid command, next we should dd these partitions etc, the best we could gain from this is to see if the partitions still match up the same as in hc builds and than know where to look to unlock our devices
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I am unsure since the 3 known users who have gotten these units seem to be regular end users, the dump that was acquired was done through a walkthrough by another member on xda from what i was told
If you want to contact welshiron and walk him through the steps in doing a dd image of the partitions and go over any other things you want to know about the device
(dont know if he is familiar with linux, maybe have him do it through a live CD if he is up to it, or maybe use Cygwin to run DD if it even supports it)
Im still an Android noob so i cant really help him too much
If he is the trusting type he might let someone remote in via teamviewer, logmein, etc. lol
Anyways, my theory is these are shipping mistakes because of the limited supply, and once supply increases we may never see any of these test units again

You Dont need linux for a DD, we need root and that is all, also if they are on 2.2 and linux kernel .32 than super one click should work for a quick root and unroot when done. after than we need to get them to open an adb shell,
C:\ adb shell
$ su
# blkid
this will get us some output that we can go on from there also there maybe be a partition map on the tab... i wont get mine till tuesday so i can only guess on where it is . either way we would want to start dd the partitions he has or tha came up for example from the same adb shell with su
C:\ adb shell
$ su
# dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p1.img

t0dbld said:
You Dont need linux for a DD, we need root and that is all, also if they are on 2.2 and linux kernel .32 than super one click should work for a quick root and unroot when done. after than we need to get them to open an adb shell,
C:\ adb shell
$ su
# blkid
this will get us some output that we can go on from there also there maybe be a partition map on the tab... i wont get mine till tuesday so i can only guess on where it is . either way we would want to start dd the partitions he has or tha came up for example from the same adb shell with su
C:\ adb shell
$ su
# dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p1.img
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Didnt know dd was built into android shell, thats cool
Can you contact him and walk him through it, i contacted asking him if he ever used ADB before, haven't gotten a response yet

SlimDan22 said:
Just some findings i found that i thought where interesting
in \system\lib\hw\wlan\ there are specific broadcom files
bcm4329.ko
fw_bcm4329.bin
fw_bcm4329_apsta.bin
fw_bcm4329_mfg.bin
The Broadcom 4329 supports FM according to specs
http://www.broadcom.com/products/Blu...utions/BCM4329
and look what i found in the app folder
FMTesttool.apk
Interesting...
The FMTesttool.apk wont run for me
I dont know if it is a honeycomb issue or a issue with it being disable in the Broadcom bin files
One user told me when he ran it it displayed radio frequencies but everything was in Chinese, and there was no audio output or any type of RF noise coming from the TF
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new roms have the same bcm4329 files, look in /system/vendor in any rom (prime for example).
and lol i'm stupid, dd is the obvious answer for the boot.img.
We could theoretically make a cool testing rom with that.

also, if a wipe/factory reset got rid of testing apps, that means they were in /data, so we need a dump of that too, almost for sure. you see, i've never had a factory reset that so much as TOUCHED system partition, so if the apps disappeared after a reset, they were in data, not /system.

Hi!
Sorry if it has been posted already .
There is another guy who has received a 2.2 TF, and he cannot post in this thread.
I beg any master please go to this link (look in the pages 19 and 20) and help this man before he returns his TF tomorrow. Maybe there is still time to get something useful.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054120&page=20
Regards.

CalvinH said:
Hi!
Sorry if it has been posted already .
There is another guy who has received a 2.2 TF, and he cannot post in this thread.
I beg any master please go to this link (look in the pages 19 and 20) and help this man before he returns his TF tomorrow. Maybe there is still time to get something useful.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054120&page=20
Regards.
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Are you talking about mmsson, if so he already returned it, he is the one who provided the partial system dump
But if you are talking about welshiron then i am in contact with him, it seems that no one has contacted him yet which is disappointing, i am trying my best to help him but i am not as experienced as other users in the community
Im working on showing how how to check for root

Yes I was talking about welshiron.
Thank you for your efforts. I would like to be able to do something by myself, but can't do much (well, apart from annoy you really expert guys by posting here and there).
Good luck.
Regards.

what exactly are the advantages of a 2.2 dump? will you be able to make older apps work?

I wonder if they have a different bootloader.. Is the partition layout the same? Thats a different tegrastats than my gtab.. Has anyone confirmed that this rom is not already rooted.. certainly seems like it would be. I really hope I get one of these treats.

Update:
The dev units do have root access!, welshiron has confirmed it and was able to run the su command to enable root privileges via adb
i need help from other experienced members here, i am going to have him run the blkid command, but after that i am unable to reliably walk him through and dumps through dd, due to lack of experience

I seem to have permission to post here now, how do I run the blkid command and what will that tell us?
Just a reminder, Android and Linux are alien to me so I will need help with the syntax

welshiron said:
I seem to have permission to post here now, how do I run the blkid command and what will that tell us?
Just a reminder, Android and Linux are alien to me so I will need help with the syntax
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Im not sure either, i cant run it on my rooted phone with cyanogen
Im really surprised there is not a lot of activity or help, maybe its a slow day lol

I'm no expert but on my Desire I do this...
Download Mini ADB.
Have mine if ya need Link!
Run the Runme.Bat file
In the pop-up box type: adb shell
when it gets a console type: blkid
EDIT: Just in case it wasn't obvious, connect your Transformer to PC with USB and enable USB Debugging.
EDIT2: I think it's possible you will need to push Busybox to your device.

[Q] How to root xtrons on oreo (android 8.0) device

Hi, is there any solution to root an Xtrons Android 8.0 Device?
Kingoroot plus SuperSu was a perfect solution in past, but did not work longer.
Kingoroot keep crashing on startup on oreo.
Need help

Me too. I need a sollution for rooting. And second... I need to know if I can use others theme. I want a black theme. Not gray.

I don't think its out yet. KingoRoot, Kingroot, and *#hct#root# don't work. I'm gonna try to do KingoRoot or unlock the bootloader with adb from a computer. If that doesn't work, I'll try downgrading the firmware and try all the appropriate root procedures. Outside of all that, I'm at a loss of what else to try. I have an GS MTCD/E.

jdisco1 said:
I don't think its out yet. KingoRoot, Kingroot, and *#hct#root# don't work. I'm gonna try to do KingoRoot or unlock the bootloader with adb from a computer. If that doesn't work, I'll try downgrading the firmware and try all the appropriate root procedures. Outside of all that, I'm at a loss of what else to try. I have an GS MTCD/E.
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You have succeeded in making root on Oreo?

One is to flash the Magisk patch created by kumarai.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75741195&postcount=519
Some people said this mod worked, but it was unstable and unusable for my GS unit.
Another is to install Malaysk ROM.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...-malaysk-roms-px5-2-4-gb-8-0-android-t3762724
This worked for my GS, but the cold startup time doubled, the overheating problem also got worse.
But I want you to remember. Our Chinese android unit was originally backdoor open.
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Using the terminal emulator, enter the following command...
PHP:
setprop persist.adb.tcp.port 5555
setprop sys.rkadb.root 1
Once restarted, you can delete, add, or change system files via wi-fi adb.
So I returned to stock ROM, deleted bloatware via adb, modified the build.prop add custom apk and used it.

warata said:
But I want you to remember. Our Chinese android unit was originally backdoor open.
Using the terminal emulator, enter the following command...
PHP:
setprop persist.adb.tcp.port 5555
setprop sys.rkadb.root 1
Once restarted, you can delete, add, or change system files via wi-fi adb.
So I returned to stock ROM, deleted bloatware via adb, modified the build.prop add custom apk and used it.
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Great news, thanks!
Where can I find a tutorial about that? All the instructions tell them that we need to connect usb to the computer, but our units do not have a usb port.
Thanks!

adioperator said:
Great news, thanks!
Where can I find a tutorial about that? All the instructions tell them that we need to connect usb to the computer, but our units do not have a usb port.
Thanks!
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No, only Wi-Fi adb can be used. I do not know how to USB debug.
By inputting the command with the terminal emulator and restarting it, you can make adb connection via wi-fi from the PC on the same network.
However, it may need to enable USB debugging for developer options.
If people need an instructions I will make it in a few days.

warata said:
No, only Wi-Fi adb can be used. I do not know how to USB debug.
By inputting the command with the terminal emulator and restarting it, you can make adb connection via wi-fi from the PC on the same network.
However, it may need to enable USB debugging for developer options.
If people need an instructions I will make it in a few days.
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It would be great if you make an tutorial about how to push an app to system over wifi, without root. I would like to replace canbus.apk from system app.
Thanks!

ADB via Wi-Fi You can edit system files with stock ROM
PHP:
setprop persist.adb.tcp.port 5555
setprop sys.rkadb.root 1
Enter the above command with the terminal emulator. I learned this content at 4pda(Thanks to booroondooks).
But you may not be able to use virtual keyboard(AOSP) to enter the command.If so, please use another keyboard or connect a USB keyboard.
Restart and check the HU's IP address.
(Settings, Networks, Wi-Fi, and tap the connected network)
PHP:
adb kill-server
adb connect ##.##.##.##
Open a command prompt as an administrator on a PC connected to the same network and enter the above command.(##.##.##.## is your HU's IP address)
If you see the message"connected to ##.##.##.##:5555", you are connected successfully.
If not, restart PC and HU and try again.
"ADB ROOT"
This command is necessary to run adb with administrator privileges.
PHP:
adb root
"ADB REMOUNT"
This command is needed first to manipulate system files.
PHP:
adb remount
"PULL"
You can download any files with this command.
PHP:
adb pull
"PUSH"
You can upload any files with this command.
PHP:
adb push
"CD"
Please change the directory before downloading the file. Android files should not be downloaded to the Windows system folder.
PHP:
cd
"ADB SHELL"
You can operate the terminal emulator from the PC.
PHP:
adb shell
"chmod"(emulator command)
This command can change the permissions of the system file.
PHP:
chmod
***Very important***
The system file uploaded from the PC needs to give correct authority.
Most system apks require 644 privileges and will not work if they are missing.
Aiso build.prop needs 644. If you forget this, the system will be a brick.
"rm -rf "(emulator command)
You can delete system files with this command.
However, some system files may not work properly when deleted.
PHP:
rm -rf
I am not an English speaker and I am not familiar with the unix commands. So from an advanced level I may be doing something useless or dangerous.But I tried all the contents introduced here with my own HU.I attached an example of command use as an image, so I want you to compensate for the missing explanation. Good luck!

Thanks it work, i use my Archlinux Laptop to use adb wifi (android-tools), and I could change my boot logo (alfa 1024x600 for me) :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...evelopment/mod-boot-animation-toyota-t3351617

mum1989 said:
Thanks it work, i use my Archlinux Laptop to use adb wifi (android-tools), and I could change my boot logo (alfa 1024x600 for me) :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...evelopment/mod-boot-animation-toyota-t3351617
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Did you try adding a custom boot logo in factory settings?

You Can only choose a static picture,
I want boot animation.

mum1989 said:
You Can only choose a static picture,
I want boot animation.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.apps.boot.animations&hl=en
Try this. You can add a few custom animations with this. It works, and it works with Oreo, but it might not work with your radio. YMMV.

I would say I can't change to an boot animation in the setting
so manualy I add news boot_animation_droid file. (with root)

mum1989 said:
I would say I can't change to an boot animation in the setting
so manually I add news boot_animation_droid file. (with root)
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Mostly that is correct, there is a an option in the "factory settings" menu of the radio to change the boot animation to be one of any number of car manufacturer logos, or a static picture, as you said, but perhaps not a custom animation like you suggest.
Custom boot logos are touchy things, they have to be the proper size, proper resolution and cannot take up too much space. They have to be written to the system in the proper fashion, and if you overwrite into another part of the system you brick your unit and must recover.
You've heard of Project Treble, right?
https://www.xda-developers.com/project-treble-custom-rom-development/
https://www.xda-developers.com/how-project-treble-revolutionizes-custom-roms-android-oreo/
TWRP-type recovery with Project Treble currently allow you to flash a custom boot animation. Sadly, we don't have TWRP or Treble for these px5 units. Some people have gotten close, but no cigar, as we say.
Even with TWRP, I've heard of people bricking their phones after a custom bootanimation.zip flash, then they have to recover and re-flash the ROM. I had to restore one of these units after a failed root flashing attempt in Oreo and it took hours (sitting in a hot car, on a hot 38°C day) unit we were fully restored and back to where I wanted the OS to be. It can be done but if you screw up, or the animation isn't exactly perfect, you're in trouble.
So the short answer is, use the boot animations from that app or a similar app and be satisfied with that.
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warata said:
...
"chmod"(emulator command)
This command can change the permissions of the system file.
PHP:
chmod
***Very important***
The system file uploaded from the PC needs to give correct authority.
Most system apks require 644 privileges and will not work if they are missing.
Aiso build.prop needs 644. If you forget this, the system will be a brick.
"rm -rf "(emulator command)
You can delete system files with this command.
However, some system files may not work properly when deleted.
PHP:
rm -rf
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This is excellent, thank you for sharing.
As a general note, if you are rooted, you can use Titanium Backup app to rapidly freeze or uninstall unneeded system apps, like the Easter Egg, printing services, gMail, etc. It can be done with the terminal but you can do it much faster with Titanium.

I've tried installing the LineageOS terminal, from https://www.apkmirror.com/?post_type=app_release&searchtype=apk&s=terminal but although it claims to have installed, its not not appearing as an icon on any of the screens, and when I tried to launch it from the APK launcher App (that comes built into the Xtrons Oreo unit), it doesnt seem to start
Any ideas ???

Ignore my last post.
I found an terminal emulator that worked.

Finally got this working with my Xtrons unit
ro.build.id=OPR5.170623.007
ro.build.display.id=px5-userdebug 8.0.0 OPR5.170623.007 eng.hct.20180504.142413 test-keys
ro.build.version.incremental=eng.hct.20180504.142413
ro.build.version.sdk=26
ro.build.version.preview_sdk=0
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.all_codenames=REL
ro.build.version.release=8.0.0
ro.build.version.security_patch=2017-10-05
ro.build.version.base_os=
ro.build.date=Fri May 4 14:24:13 CST 2018
ro.build.date.utc=1525415053
I initially miss-typed the setprop persis command, but now I got that right, I've been able to pull virtually everything off the unit, (albeit surprisingly slowly, considering the HU is sitting right next to my WiFi router)
Edit.
BTW. Is there any way to push SuperSU etc onto the device to root it using this method ?

I don't seem to be allowed to post a link to it but, here is the path to the topic about rooting the xtrons unit
android-auto/mtcd-discussion-questions-development/how-to-root-ctrons-oreo-android-8-0-t3747975
Note the processed described in the post isn't actually how to root the device, but how to use ADB to make changes when its given root privilages
There is also a replacement ROM, which is pre-rooted, but the installation process carries risks, and I've seen some people report they have gone back to the stock ROM because of issues with the replacement ROM

Hello friends, i was just wondering if it would be possible to use adb from a laptop to send just a line of command to the Head unit via a male to male usb cable since my xtrons unit has 3usb out.
I'm really fed up of using here maps, Google maps, YouTube and shuttle+ (my music player) with the notification bar always showing up and the system ui tuner app allows to remove it in a per app basis without root.
Many thanks in advance.

I need help rooting my zte quest 5

Ok so i got a zte quest 5 (z3351s) though qlink. Not the phone i wanted but it was one i could afford. And it works very well just can't run amazon music and other apps at the same time.
But the bloatware is unreal. Used to in my galaxy s3&s4 days i could root and delete all apps i didn't need. I know i can disable them but i want them gone completely.
Majisk didnt work
Kingoroot same even used pc.
I am hoping someone knows of a way i can root this phone or at least delete all the un needed apps for example i have Google maps go (came stock) i put the org google maps which is better plus offers sat view.
Edit i did some math and converting and the useless apps 11 out of 58 come out to 349.72mb which is a lot if your phone only has 16gb of space. Also note i don't have hardly anything.
Worst case i can Hotspot to my note10+ for multitasking but not sure of data limit.

@TexasPride
a phone's Android can get considered "rooted" as soon as in Android the SU-binary is present. Hence you at any time at your own can install the appropriate SU-binary onto your phone's Android by means of ADB.

I heard about adb methods but i haven't messed with it in forever since apk/ios apps came out

jwoegerbauer said:
@TexasPride
a phone's Android can get considered "rooted" as soon as in Android the SU-binary is present. Hence you at any time at your own can install the appropriate SU-binary onto your phone's Android by means of ADB.
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Are you sure it will always work?
I tried this method of installing supersu: https://github.com/spff/install-supersu-via-adb
As a result, I got my phone eternally showing the boot logo and not booting.
Not a problem to re-flash stock ROM but it is an example that there in no universal way to install SU (or SuperSU) via adb.
If you could give a link to some other method how SU could be installed, I'll give it a try of course.

vp1117 said:
Are you sure it will always work?
I tried this method of installing supersu: https://github.com/spff/install-supersu-via-adb
As a result, I got my phone eternally showing the boot logo and not booting.
Not a problem to re-flash stock ROM but it is an example that there in no universal way to install SU (or SuperSU) via adb.
If you could give a link to some other method how SU could be installed, I'll give it a try of course.
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I spoke of SU-binary and NOT of SuperSU installer package
Example:
Code:
adb devices
adb push <location-of-matching-su-binary-on-computer> /sdcard/Downloads/ 2>nul
adb shell "chmod 0777 /sdcard/Downloads/su"
Of course you can install SuperSU package by means of ADB and this even when device is booted into Stock Recovery: but this requires to make some mods to SuperSU zip.

TexasPride, sorry I stepped in your thread.​
jwoegerbauer said:
I spoke of SU-binary and NOT of SuperSU installer package
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I see. It is often mixed in numerous materials one can find in the net. Subject is SU-binary update, but the ultimate goal is to install supersu.
jwoegerbauer said:
Example:
Code:
adb devices
adb push <location-of-matching-su-binary-on-computer> /sdcard/Downloads/ 2>nul
adb shell "chmod 0777 /sdcard/Downloads/su"
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What should be result of running this code? SU-binary located in Downloads with 777 permission? What is the practical sense/use of it?
What software/application would use SU in that location?
Sorry for my questions. I'm not arguing. I try to understand the idea.
jwoegerbauer said:
Of course you can install SuperSU package by means of ADB and this even when device is booted into Stock Recovery: but this requires to make some mods to SuperSU zip.
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Somehow, with my almost zero knowledge of edify and linux command line I got the same conclusion: SuperSU zip has to be modified in order to install it via adb on devices that do not have TWRP for sideload. I failed to find any examples of SuperSU modding...

@vp1117
Answering your questions from last to first:
Installing SuperSU.zip via ADB
The SuperSU.zip doesn't come with an EDIFY coded script, but with an Android SHELL script - everyone who has knowledge of LINUX scripting can read / modify it.
Android comes with TAR-binary, but not ZIP-binary. Hence the SuperSu.zip must get repacked into SuperSU.tar thus it can get extracted on Phone. The contents of such a TAR-file would look as shown here
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Making use of SU-binary
The SU-binary ( ~110KB ) is nothing else then the root user, as known from LINUX.
Running in Android via ADB a command that requires super-user ( root ) rights is done as follows
Example:
Code:
adb devices
adb shell "/sdard/Downloads/su -c '<ommand-that-requires-root-here>'"

jwoegerbauer said:
Answering your questions from last to first:
Installing SuperSU.zip via ADB
The SuperSU.zip doesn't come with an EDIFY coded script, but with an Android SHELL script - everyone who has knowledge of LINUX scripting can read / modify it.
Android comes with TAR-binary, but not ZIP-binary. Hence the SuperSu.zip must get repacked into SuperSU.tar thus it can get extracted on Phone. The contents of such a TAR-file would look as shown here
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OK. I guess, I can repack zip to tar.
Sorry for my silly question but why should I need to keep superSU as an archive? Could not I just upload all folders + update-binary.sh to the phone? I'm sure I can do it.
Am I right my next step would be running update-binary.sh (~60 KB) from <adb shell> command line?
jwoegerbauer said:
Making use of SU-binary
The SU-binary ( ~110KB ) is nothing else then the root user, as known from LINUX.
Running in Android via ADB a command that requires super-user ( root ) rights is done as follows
Example:
Code:
adb devices
adb shell "/sdard/Downloads/su -c '<ommand-that-requires-root-here>'"
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Interestingly, I can execute all commands I need without having su-binary (~100 KB) uploaded to my phone. It is strange but I see #-prompt after I ran <adb shell>. This happens on my UNrooted phone, running stock ROM. I guess, it's a specifics of my phone, no need to try explain it.

I done failed trying to read i dont really understand linux all that well. But if anyone has any links so i can download it and try it

vp1117 said:
Sorry for my silly question but why should I need to keep superSU as an archive? Could not I just upload all folders + update-binary.sh to the phone? I'm sure I can do it.
Am I right my next step would be running update-binary.sh (~60 KB) from <adb shell> command line?
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Of course it's your decision how you transfer the SuperSU package onto phone: many ways lead to Rome.
My decision was to push SuperSU package repacked as TAR-file onto phone, extract it there, and finally run the modified update-binary.sh when phone is booted into recovery mode:
Code:
adb shell "$(cat < %supersu_dir%/update-binary.sh); echo $?"

So I rebooted to stock recovery and then uploaded following from UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.82-20170528234214.zip package to my phone's folder /tmp:
/arm64
/common
/META-INF
update-binary.sh
Here is what I got:
Z:\android\adb>adb shell "$(cat < /tmp/update-binary.sh); echo $?"
127
/system/bin/sh: #!/sbin/sh: not found
And here's what I got running same command from # command line:
# $(cat < /tmp/update-binary.sh); echo $?
/system/bin/sh: #!/sbin/sh: not found
127
In response to # ls -al /sbin I get lots of lines one of them is as follows:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 1970-01-01 00:00 sh -> busybox
I feel that I'm doing something wrong, but what exactly?
In attached txt-file I put some more details I got in command line.

jwoegerbauer said:
... and finally run the modified update-binary.sh when phone is booted into recovery mode:
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Am I right the only modification needed is to rename update-binary to update-binary.sh ?

@vp1117
NO.
When I said modified then I didn't mean simply rename it: The contents of original update-binary file must be rewritten / deleted in some parts. Also, believe me, it makes sense to repack original SuperSU.zip to SuperSu.tar as I demonstrated above. Take also note that, if device's Android isn't rooted yet, the location for unpacked SuperSU mandatory must be /data/local/tmp.
BTW:
I can see BusyBox is installed on your device's Android. Take note that BusyBox by default comes with the SU-binary. Hence your device's Android is rooted! Wondering why you waste your time with trying to completely install SuperSU from scratch?

jwoegerbauer said:
Wondering why you waste your time with trying to completely install SuperSU from scratch?
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Good question.
Probably, because I see this when phone restarts from recovery to normal android:

jwoegerbauer said:
Also, believe me, it makes sense to repack original SuperSU.zip to SuperSu.tar as I demonstrated above.
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OK, no problem, I can re-pack zip into tar.
However, what you demonstrated above was a screenshot showing update-binary.sh being inside the tar. At the same time you don't tell how update-binary.sh must be amended. Is it OK?

TexasPride​
I'm very sorry I put so much spam in your thread. Please forgive me. If I knew how to delete my posts here I would deleted them.

vp1117 said:
TexasPride​
I'm very sorry I put so much spam in your thread. Please forgive me. If I knew how to delete my posts here I would deleted them.
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Its ok, i dont mind at all.

@TexasPride
FYI: I no longer participate this hijacked thread.