Hi there
I was messing with my build.prop to tweak and test it on my ROM and I got bootloop. I had to flash system again via ftf as I didnot make a backup on my PC. However, there are many ways to edit/flash build.prop again and thus if anyone of you have a problem while editing build.prop you can write it back to your device using ADB Shell commands.
Run Command Prompt where you have adb. You must have drivers installed properly. For drivers check into my forum :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2493042
adb pull /system/build.prop C:\Users\user\Desktop
User is your user name on PC. You may copy it anywhere else by changing the location of the file.
"build.prop" on your desktop should appear. Open it with using a wordpad. Change what ever you want to.
adb push C:\Users\user\Desktop\build.prop /sdcard/build.prop
This will copy the build.prop on your sd card
ADB remount
ADB push c:\build.prop /system/ depending where your file is. In this case, I am trying to mount directly from C:/ to phone. If this doesnot work, you should use the above command to copy it in sdcard and then try to push it from sd card.
If suppose that doesnot work either, use adb shell
adb shell
A shell is used to run commands.
su mount -o remount,rw none /system
busybox cp /sdcard/build.prop /system/build.prop
mount -o remount,ro none /system
You are done ! Good Luck
UPDATE
I am unable to reach device using adb commands. Anyone who knows how can i push build.prop when my adb is not working and my phone is bootlooped
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hello,
i need help to remove superuser and lock my nexus s
+after doing that should i get official updates?
i did see this topic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=879041
and i try this solution
ryude said:
You need to use adb to go in the file system and delete all trace of superuser and busybox. That is the only things rooting does, places those files on your phone and changes file permissions. File permissions, they won't look for, but I've had best buy scroll through the app drawer on multiple occasions looking for superuser/rom manager.
I have attached a zip containing all the files needed for adb. Since they no longer package adb with the sdk. Just open command prompt and cd to the directory containing adb. Make sure your phone has Usb Debugging enabled, then connect your phone.
You might need to download usb drivers in order for windows to recognize the device, but probably not. Once your phone is connected, do the following.
Code:
adb devices
adb shell
su
rm /system/app/Superuser.apk
rm /system/bin/su
rm /system/bin/busybox
rm /system/bin/rootshell
reboot
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but when i write rm /system/app/Superuser.apk it say
Read-only file system
so what should i do i only get my XS unlock then install superuser using
install-superboot-windows.bat
and i never do recovery!!!!!!
so any help
i need to get my nexus like new and i should then gt updates
You can have superuser and get updates. The update will remove root though. You could always wait for the cm nightly to include 2.3.3
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
You have to mount the /system partition as read/write.
Easiest way is use Root Explorer.
You can also try the following from adb or terminal on the phone:
Code:
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
thanks for your reply
i used Root Explorer to mount the /system partition as read/write.
and then
i did write this codes
adb devices
adb shell
su
rm /system/app/Superuser.apk
and every thing was ok
but i have an error on those lines
rm /system/bin/su
rm /system/bin/busybox
rm /system/bin/rootshell
and every time i get file not found
so what i should do???
hello, tominater12 and thank you for reply
cold you tell me how i can remove superuser and root using the update??????
i want to get my nexus s like new no root no superuser
so any one can help?
hi guys,
this is my first post in the forums, but after reading and watching many videos on how to remove it i have found a solution...my nexus s is now unrooted with no superuser...
make sure u have android sdk installed, and have usb debugging on.
restart phone into recovery
open cmd and type -
cd c:/AndroidSDK/tools/
adb shell mount /system
adb shell rm /system/app/Superuser.apk
ALL CREDITS GO TO 'TheUltraLinx' ON YOUTUBE,
who has fixed my phone to factory settings
flash oem rom and fastboot oem unlock?
Could someone pm a link to framework-res.apk from /system/frameworks/. I am stuck in a boot loop and the drive i had that file backed up to failed.
any help would greatly be appreciated
in droid explorer it shows up as android system
http://www.mediafire.com/?63798kh3vex715o
When you are going to push it follow my instructions
Copy it to the memory/or your memory card
in adb type this
Code:
adb shell
su
cp sdcard/framework-res.apk system/framework/framework-res.apk
if its not on the main memory and its on your memory card type this
Code:
adb shell
su
cp sdcard/_ExternalSD/framework-res.apk system/framework/framework-res.apk
after you do that the phone will recognize the original framework and you will be fine.
PS: Although the root exploring app sees the framework-res.apk it may not be registered with the phone and it gets fixed by pushing it using adb shell
now remember do not do adb shell cp sdcard/whatever.apk because the phone will not allow it for some reason...... FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS
OMG thank you i am going crazy with this drive i am in linux now, so i'll just push this from adb in recovery...
death1246 said:
http://www.mediafire.com/?63798kh3vex715o
When you are going to push it follow my instructions
Copy it to the memory/or your memory card
in adb type this
Code:
adb shell
su
cp sdcard/framework-res.apk system/framework-res.apk
if its not on the main memory and its on your memory card type this
Code:
adb shell
su
cp sdcard/_ExternalSD/framework-res.apk system/framework-res.apk
after you do that the phone will recognize the original framework and you will be fine.
PS: Although the root exploring app sees the framework-res.apk it may not be registered with the phone and it gets fixed by pushing it using adb shell
now remember do not do adb shell cp sdcard/whatever.apk because the phone will not allow it for some reason...... FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS
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Err no... that won't work.
Code:
adb shell
su
busybox mount -o,remount -rw /system
stop
cp /sdcard/_ExternalSD/framework-res.apk /system/framework/
reboot
Will deliver a much better (working) result...
Since we're not sure how to do this, this is what i did:
Well the system was boot-looping on the kernel level so neither instructions were accurate.
I first installed the test version CWM recovery, from there I mounted system from inside recovery and then i used these commands
Code:
adb push ./framework-res.apk /sdcard/framwork-res.apk
adb shell
cp /sdcard/framework-res.apk /system/framework/
then i rebooted and crossed my fingers till it finally booted
I thought he was doing it through recovery and he knew to mount the system already...
death1246 said:
I thought he was doing it through recovery and he knew to mount the system already...
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And the file would have gone where?
holy **** lol I seriosuly thought I put in framework folder OMFG......
bare with me it was 6am XD
EPIC FAIL ON ME lol
F.U.B.A.R.
Hi guys,
i got one question to ask - how to deodex my phone?
I used xUltimate and deodexed the apps but the commands to coppy it to the phone seems not to work at all.
So how to copy done_app and done_framework to phone? I tried to use cmd in windows and adb shell but it says that cd command is not valid.
cube7 said:
Hi guys,
i got one question to ask - how to deodex my phone?
I used xUltimate and deodexed the apps but the commands to coppy it to the phone seems not to work at all.
So how to copy done_app and done_framework to phone? I tried to use cmd in windows and adb shell but it says that cd command is not valid.
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FOLLOW THIS:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1068027
Deodex
Advantages or disadvantages
- Odexed ROMs are slightly faster, deodexed ROMs are slightly slower
+ You can make custom themes for your ROM
+ Performance los is negligible.
Requirements:
Download XUltimate
Busybox installed
Root
1. Connect phone to computer
2. Start xUltimate, we will now get the required files from our phone to deodex and zipalign it which we will describe in the 3rd step.
3. On the main menu of xUltimate, choose option 5 (Pull and deodex all). Everything will be done for you here. Don't worry. You will see all your finished files in the folders 'done_app' and 'done_frame' which are located in the installation directory of xUltimate.
4. move folders 'done_app' and 'done_frame' folders to your sdcard, you can find these folders in the directory of xUltimate as described in the previous step.
5. Make sure the sdcard is not mounted to pc anymore
6. Open Windows Command Prompt and type the following commands.
adb shell
su
stop
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl12 /system
rm /system/app/*.odex
rm /system/framework/*.odex
busybox cp /sdcard/done_app/* /system/app/
busybox cp /sdcard/done_frame/* /system/framework/
chmod 644 /system/app/*
chmod 644 /system/framework/*
mount -o remount,ro /dev/block/stl12 /system
sync
reboot recovery
7. Now data and cache reset in the recovery menu...
8. reboot
If one of the commands, for example 'cp' is not found, try putting busybox in front of the command:
eg: busybox cp /sdcard/done_frame/* /system/framework/
both ways don't work. The program seems not to recognize this commands. Can i do it via root explorer?
cube7 said:
both ways don't work. The program seems not to recognize this commands. Can i do it via root explorer?
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Explain me the exact scenario.
This given method should work by all means. There is no escape.
Check the USB drivers.
Check the connectivity.
Then do it again.
drivers must be right 2 days ago i've flashed the phone. maybe it's adb, i copied it from one click folder.
i will copy the text from cmd as soon as i will be home.
btw, the process is ok till 6th point of the instruction. then it fails at cp command (busybox cp also).
cube7 said:
drivers must be right 2 days ago i've flashed the phone. maybe it's adb, i copied it from one click folder.
i will copy the text from cmd as soon as i will be home.
btw, the process is ok till 6th point of the instruction. then it fails at cp command (busybox cp also).
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Try booting linux on ur pc as sometimes adb doesnt work for me on windows but for linux users it worked perfectly
Sent from my GT-i5801 using XDA App
I wanna post this guide cuz i searched around and couldnt find any method for kitkat and lollipop, get full sd card write WITHOUT permanent ROOTING.
Some may say: just root, make changes with root file manager, and unroot from superSU. BUT, for this device, from what i experienced, the option for full uninstall/complete unroot, in superSU app, will just hang and do nothing .
I use IntelAndroid-FBRL 05-16-2015 Public Trail Release, made by @social-design-concepts - a really big thanks :good:.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60770086&postcount=352
The tweaks may work on other intel based devices, when temporary CWM recovery is triggered.
Reboot tablet in fastboot/droidboot mode - vol+ and power until asus logo apears.
Install intel android drivers - there are over 8mb limit of .7z files, so i cant add them here, just search intelandroiddrvsetup1.1.5.zip.
Connect tablet to pc with usb cable.
Unzip IntelAndroid-FBRL-05-16-2015-PTR.7z from @social-design-concepts and enter launcher.bat
type ACCEPT after reading the warning
Now:
- chose T2 if u are using Kitkat
- chose T4 if u are using Lollipop
Tablet reboots and after some screen artefacts (is normal) you are in temporary CWM recovery, which has a temporary root adb shell.
Keep tablet connected to pc.
Now download ADBfolder.7z, decompress it, and open inside a command prompt/window.
In this window insert commands, each followed by enter:
adb devices
adb shell id
adb shell mount /system
adb shell mv /system/etc/hosts /system/etc/hosts.bak
adb push hosts /system/etc/hosts
adb shell chmod 0644 /system/etc/hosts
adb shell mv /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml.bak
adb push platform.xml /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml
adb shell chmod 0644 /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml
adb shell reboot
The tweaks remain even after factory reset.
For removing the tweaks, in case of installing oficial updates through OTA or manual, trigger again temporary CWM recovery, enter ADB folder, open command window and use these commands, each followed by enter:
adb devices
adb shell id
adb shell mount /system
adb shell rm /system/etc/hosts
adb shell mv /system/etc/hosts.bak /system/etc/hosts
adb shell rm /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml
adb shell mv /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml.bak /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml
adb shell reboot
It can be done, for lazy ones , with pasting these commands in two .bat files (one for install, other for remove), but I wanted ppl to see what is actually happening.
You can use another hosts file, but keep in mind the /system has limited space, so large ones may not fit.
b0by said:
I wanna post this guide cuz i searched around and couldnt find any method for kitkat and lollipop, get full sd card write WITHOUT permanent ROOTING.
Some may say: just root, make changes with root file manager, and unroot from superSU. BUT, for this device, from what i experienced, the option for full uninstall/complete unroot, in superSU app, will just hang and do nothing .
I use IntelAndroid-FBRL 05-16-2015 Public Trail Release, made by @social-design-concepts - a really big thanks :good:.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60770086&postcount=352
The tweaks may work on other intel based devices, when temporary CWM recovery is triggered.
Reboot tablet in fastboot/droidboot mode - vol+ and power until asus logo apears.
Install intel android drivers - there are over 8mb limit of .7z files, so i cant add them here, just search intelandroiddrvsetup1.1.5.zip.
Connect tablet to pc with usb cable.
Unzip IntelAndroid-FBRL-05-16-2015-PTR.7z from @social-design-concepts and enter launcher.bat
type ACCEPT after reading the warning
Now:
- chose T2 if u are using Kitkat
- chose T4 if u are using Lollipop
Tablet reboots and after some screen artefacts (is normal) you are in temporary CWM recovery, which has a temporary root adb shell.
Keep tablet connected to pc.
Now download ADBfolder.7z, decompress it, and open inside a command prompt/window.
In this window insert commands, each followed by enter:
adb devices
adb shell id
adb shell mount /system
adb shell mv /system/etc/hosts /system/etc/hosts.bak
adb push hosts /system/etc/hosts
adb shell chmod 0644 /system/etc/hosts
adb shell mv /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml.bak
adb push platform.xml /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml
adb shell chmod 0644 /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml
adb shell reboot
The tweaks remain even after factory reset.
For removing the tweaks, in case of installing oficial updates through OTA or manual, trigger again temporary CWM recovery, enter ADB folder, open command window and use these commands, each followed by enter:
adb devices
adb shell id
adb shell mount /system
adb shell rm /system/etc/hosts
adb shell mv /system/etc/hosts.bak /system/etc/hosts
adb shell rm /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml
adb shell mv /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml.bak /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml
adb shell reboot
It can be done, for lazy ones , with pasting these commands in two .bat files (one for install, other for remove), but I wanted ppl to see what is actually happening.
You can use another hosts file, but keep in mind the /system has limited space, so large ones may not fit.
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where can i get this ADBfolder.7z?
Hi, I'm having trouble choosing the right section, anyway..
After more than a year i managed to correctly install ADB drivers, because before i installed Google driver, when i noticed i must install Motorola driver , the removing of previous one did not successful done, so the Motorola one did not installed well, by manually removing files it succeed.
But now another annoying not previewed issue, i need to exchange a file in /system/etc both in my tablet and my Motorola moto C tel. , it needs to remount system part. in r/w but to do this need to restart adb as root but with 'adb root' this is the answer:
adbd cannot run as root in production builds
my system is 7.0, what can i do?
You can install a temporary root to run shell-commmands what require root-rights like mount in ADB:
Code:
adb devices
adb push <FULL-PATH-TO-SU-BINARY-ON-PC> /data/local/tmp/
adb shell "chmod +x /data/local/tmp/su"
adb shell "/data/local/tmp/su -c 'mount -o rw,remount,rw /system'"
I have two questions, i don't find any su command available in the net.
I don't understand how it is possible to have to do all these hard maneuvers with a debug tool, i think it might be simpler.. why there's a command remount or root if it doesn't work?