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[Q] how to install cwm recovery permanently?

after some reboot i keep getting red triangle with exclamation point when i try to go recovery. i need to flash again to boot to cmw recovery. anyone?

curenei said:
after some reboot i keep getting red triangle with exclamation point when i try to go recovery. i need to flash again to boot to cmw recovery. anyone?
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If you're on a stock ROM, it's possible some file are flashing a stock recovery. Verify both of these are not present
/system/etc/install-recovery.sh
/system/recovery-from-boot.p
With root, you can delete those without a problem and reflash CWM and it shouldn't get overwritten.

U can use the"one click root" method, there is option for recovery to stick.this is the way i did it 5 months ago.

yeah my phone is in stock rom. can you tell me how to delete those files? my phone is rooted definitely.

ES File Explorer, Root Explorer or any other file explorer with root functionality. Just delete the /system/etc/install-recovery.sh file.

i tried deleting the file install-recovery using root explorer but it says i cant delete it because it a read file only something like that. how should i delete it?

Look for options to mount /system as writable and make sure the app is running as root. After this it will work.

curenei said:
i tried deleting the file install-recovery using root explorer but it says i cant delete it because it a read file only something like that. how should i delete it?
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navigate to the system/etc folder using root explorer. press the button @ top right marked "mount r/w" delete the file then press "mount r/o" button, it is same button from before. back out of root explorer & reboot. screenshot of my system/etc folder, minus the recovery file since i'm on a skanky kang.
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xolo a700 custom rom
I try to install cwm recovery on my xolo a700 but it is not working pls. Help me...
I also try custom rom but it tells my mobile is not supported and my phone is rooted
..... pls help:angel:

[Tutorial][Tipo,Miro][CM10]Apply HDPI themes on MDPI phones

How to make HDPI CM10 themes work on CM10 Tipo and Miro
When you try to change the theme does it give you this message?
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If you want to change that you will need:
-Root explorer (you will need to access system folders)
-Root
-Phone
1. Open your file manager
2. Go to /system and look for a file named build.prop
3. Open the the file in a text editor
4. Now search for the line ro.sf.lcd_density=160
5. Change 150 to 160
It should look like this:
6. Save and exit
7. Reboot
8. Apply your selected theme (I would recommend to reboot)
9. Open up again build.prop
10. Change 150 back to 160
11. Save, exit and reboot.

huge thanks!
thanks a lot, solved my problem.
but i have a question: do you need to change that value back to the original or it can stay at 150?

I'm using this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161111 and tried doing this with es explorer but i'm unable to save the file after editing.
can anyone help?

BannaNN said:
I'm using this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161111 and tried doing this with es explorer but i'm unable to save the file after editing.
can anyone help?
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Check in es settings that you uave enabled root acces and mount system folder option. Then you can edit and save.
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c4cyro said:
Check in es settings that you uave enabled root acces and mount system folder option. Then you can edit and save.
Sent from my ST23i
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I knew how to do that in the older es explorer. Now that it has updated to 3.0 I don't know how to do that. I know how to delete system apps but I cant do the other things like this one and make apps system apps. Can you explain it to me?
thanks

the new version of es has a little different setting for that, you should look carefully! to convert user apps into system apps you can use titanium backup app. it has this feature.

warsp1te said:
thanks a lot, solved my problem.
but i have a question: do you need to change that value back to the original or it can stay at 150?
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It can stay at 150 but it can break a few apps like play store.
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BannaNN said:
I knew how to do that in the older es explorer. Now that it has updated to 3.0 I don't know how to do that. I know how to delete system apps but I cant do the other things like this one and make apps system apps. Can you explain it to me?
thanks
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Goto tools > root explorer>
>mount r/w
Change the two settings to rw
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work on tipo playstore also worked too thanks a loot

Soo8 said:
Goto tools > root explorer>
>mount r/w
Change the two settings to rw
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:good: Many thanks.

Where the F Does CWM Backups go?

In clockworkmod there is a tiny file that isnt the backup, but the backup is somewhere because i can use it in cwm....... ??????????? So frustrating

This.
I'd like to backup the CWM backups into my hard drive, is there any chance? Also the backups are dated on 1970 on mine, is that a thing?

Can they send the safety copy?, I need It urgently, my telephone has remained unusable and the last option is to restore a backup with the original rom.
Please

It's in the /data/media/clockworkmode/backups/

jazzh said:
It's in the /data/media/clockworkmode/backups/
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What's the explorer app required to get into these if I may ask? Sliding Explorer is mine but it doesn't seem to be able to navigate these folders. Root Explorer or ES File could do it?

rogeriorp said:
What's the explorer app required to get into these if I may ask? Sliding Explorer is mine but it doesn't seem to be able to navigate these folders. Root Explorer or ES File could do it?
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You can use root Explorer to navigate it.. But you can't copy it.. You should use adb to copy it to your pc..
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Yes, you can copy it with es file explorer and if you're rooted...

jazzh said:
Yes, you can copy it with es file explorer and if you're rooted...
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Im rooted and i have Es file explorer and i tried the adb pull thing, it says there is no file their or something along those lines ??

Try to copy the folder with es to some location on sdcard first

This is why...
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Just use an OTG to do an external backup.
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NextGenGTR said:
Im rooted and i have Es file explorer and i tried the adb pull thing, it says there is no file their or something along those lines ??
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Enable root explorer feature in ES Explorer. Then you ll see the file in it. Then simply copy it to another directory.

Root Explorer no longer working.

For some reason I cannot use any root explorer. I am able to use any other rooted apps perfectly.
I fully wiped device, re-rooted, and returned to stock. Still cannot access root explorers.
Is there any reason this happened and is there a fix. Searching around leads to old results that don't give fixes for this issue.
ES File Explorer
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Magisk SafetyNet

This is a known problem with ES File Explorer (I had the same complaint.) ES is a pretty old app, and checks root by looking for physical SU binaries in a specific place within /system. That was never a great approach vs. checking programmatically, though it worked ok back in the days of SuperSU. But Magisk is different: it makes no changes to /system (thus it's "systemless"), so the ES root check fails. ES would have to update the way it tests for root, and I wouldn't hold my breath waiting.
I'd suggest simply moving on to a newer file manager (hard for me as well, because I liked ES Pro and had used it forever!) I came down to Solid Explorer and MiX Explorer as the most similar to ES. They're so alike that for me it's almost a toss-up. Both have root access that works, as well as features ES didn't (like being able to select a range of files with two clicks.) There's also good old Root Explorer, but personally I found it harder to use than the other two, with no real advantages. Hope that helps!

Thank you for the excellent explanation! I appreciate it.
I was trying to use Solid Explorer as well, was the recommended solution to this error as well, but it just didn't seem to work as efficiently as ES.
I frequently manage files in the Root storage area. Solid doesn't give me 100% capability.
I'll give MiX a try!

rvonder said:
This is a known problem with ES File Explorer (I had the same complaint.) ES is a pretty old app, and checks root by looking for physical SU binaries in a specific place within /system. That was never a great approach vs. checking programmatically, though it worked ok back in the days of SuperSU. But Magisk is different: it makes no changes to /system (thus it's "systemless"), so the ES root check fails. ES would have to update the way it tests for root, and I wouldn't hold my breath waiting.
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With the information you provided I was able to get ES working again by installing busybox to system/bin

rvonder said:
But Magisk is different: it makes no changes to /system (thus it's "systemless"), so the ES root check fails.
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I use version 4.2.4.6.4 and it works great with magisk (but the latest version for some reason does not work).

FX file Explorer - How to make a file write accessible?

I'm Rooted and using Androids FX file Explorer, to try to add a ring tone to the ringtones system folder.
/system/media/audio/ringtones
Would someone explain how to make the file write accessable or direct me to a link to how to do this?
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I searched but all I could find were links how to do it through a command promt, which is not what I'm looking for.
Android 13
galaxy A22 plus
Rooted with Majiks systemless-ly activated

20GT said:
I'm using Androids FX file Explorer, to try to add a ring tone to the ringtones system folder.
/system/media/audio/ringtones
Would someone explain how to make the file write accessable or direct me to a link to how to do this?
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I searched but all I could find were links how to do it through a command promt, which is not what I'm looking for.
Android 13
galaxy A22 plus
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after android 8 (in preparation for project Treble), system partition is mounted during boot as read-only by default (as you can find out through the partition's mount flags). so there's 2 ways to achieve what you want:
you remove the shared_block feature from Super.img and mount system as R/W. There are tools to do this, but they're not tested on Samsung devices. Like this Tool.
you root your phone with Magisk and make a Magisk module to add your files systemless-ly. Here is the Developer Guide.
Of course, You would need an unlocked Bootloader. Here is the guide for Unlocking and Rooting. I also advise you to flash TWRP before experimenting with the Module you create. Good luck.

Slim K said:
after android 8 (in preparation for project Treble), system partition is mounted during boot as read-only by default (as you can find out through the partition's mount flags). so there's 2 ways to achieve what you want:
you remove the shared_block feature from Super.img and mount system as R/W. There are tools to do this, but they're not tested on Samsung devices. Like this Tool.
you root your phone with Magisk and make a Magisk module to add your files systemless-ly. Here is the Developer Guide.
Of course, You would need an unlocked Bootloader. Here is the guide for Unlocking and Rooting. I also advise you to flash TWRP before experimenting with the Module you create. Good luck.
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Sorry I forgot to mention that I'm already Rooted with systemless-ly already activated.

Just tested Fx file explorer on my privious phone and it works correctly after mounting the folder.
I passed the root check. is there a diffent option/checkmark to allow Fx access to root or give Fx pemisions in majiks on android 13?