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[Q] GingerBreak: not found

Hello all: I am having a problem trying to root my Droid Charge. when I type adb shell, I get the $.
Then I type in /data/local/Gingerbreak
it says /data/local/Gingerbreak: not found
Any ideas?
thank you very much,

MrSpohn1 said:
Hello all: I am having a problem trying to root my Droid Charge. when I type adb shell, I get the $.
Then I type in /data/local/Gingerbreak
it says /data/local/Gingerbreak: not found
Any ideas?
thank you very much,
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right after "adb shell" type "chmod 775 /data/local/Gingerbreak"
Then type: /data/local/Gingerbreak
That should give you premission.

MrSpohn1 said:
Hello all: I am having a problem trying to root my Droid Charge. when I type adb shell, I get the $.
Then I type in /data/local/Gingerbreak
it says /data/local/Gingerbreak: not found
Any ideas?
thank you very much,
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try /data/local/GingerBreak

Sorry. I misstyped here. I did type GingerBreak on the thing. It isn't denying any permission. It is saying that it can't find it. I think I may have erred on my code insertion in the PATH section. It says it found my device, and when I push something it says all of what different commands mean. Is that correct? I only added the direct path to adb. Is there something else I was supposed to do?
Thanks

MrSpohn1 said:
Sorry. I misstyped here. I did type GingerBreak on the thing. It isn't denying any permission. It is saying that it can't find it. I think I may have erred on my code insertion in the PATH section. It says it found my device, and when I push something it says all of what different commands mean. Is that correct? I only added the direct path to adb. Is there something else I was supposed to do?
Thanks
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Just use gingersnap
http://forum.androidcentral.com/cha...harge-5-19-11-windows-mac-now-gingersnap.html

Yeah Gingersnap rocks !! I Odin'd back to ED1 and then opened Gingersnap and pressed start and about 5 seconds later I was rooted !!

[Q] How can I bypass Motorola advertising startup screen

Hi,
Anyone know how to bypass the Motorola advertise screen on startup screen. Those screen that has the globe and airplane circling around with Motorola logo.
Thanks

dukkha2 said:
Hi,
Anyone know how to bypass the Motorola advertise screen on startup screen. Those screen that has the globe and airplane circling around with Motorola logo.
Thanks
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In ADB run
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
cd /system/media
mv bootanimation.zip bootanimation.zip.bak
reboot

Kaw202,
Thanks for your help. I'm a newbie. I do not understand your description of the procedure. Would you please describe it in another way for a newbie. Does this means that I have to root the phone
kaw202 said:
In ADB run
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
cd /system/media
mv bootanimation.zip bootanimation.zip.bak
reboot
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dukkha2 said:
Kaw202,
Thanks for your help. I'm a newbie. I do not understand your description of the procedure. Would you please describe it in another way for a newbie. Does this means that I have to root the phone
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Sorry you do need root.
Also if you are rooted just download a terminal emulator and type the commands one at a time and hit enter after each one.

kaw202 said:
Sorry you do need root.
Also if you are rooted just download a terminal emulator and type the commands one at a time and hit enter after each one.
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Thanks. so I do not need to root my phone.
What do you mean "in ADB run" ?
what is "su" ?
what is "mount -o remount,rw /system "?
what is "cd /system/media"
what is mv bootanimation.zip bootanimation.zip.bak ?

dukkha2 said:
Thanks. so I do not need to root my phone.
What do you mean "in ADB run" ?
what is "su" ?
what is "mount -o remount,rw /system "?
what is "cd /system/media"
what is mv bootanimation.zip bootanimation.zip.bak ?
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If you want to do things with your phone over and above what a 'normal' user can do then you need to do some reading and have at least some understanding of what you are doing. I would advise you don't alter anything if you don't understand the commands above as its very easy to do damage from the command line once rooted.
If you want to go ahead then please do gain more knowledge first so you don't mess up your phone.

I totally agree to that what Scott said.
But i'll help you where you can find some basic material.
Here you have one of a few basic guides on ADB. Also a few linux commands are mentioned. Here you'll find more detailed information on Linux commands.
Instead of installing the whole Android SDK as explained in above mentioned link i would recommend you to use Minimal ADB and Fastboot
If you have problems with the Native Motorla ADB drivers you can use the Universal ADB Drivers
You can also use Terminal Emulator (Play Store) as kaw202 already explained. Then installing Driver and Minimal ADB and fastboot is not necessay. But still i would recommend you to do that.
These are only a few links. There are much more guides here on XDA if you use the search function while typing the keywords into it

mokkami said:
I totally agree to that what Scott said.
But i'll help you where you can find some basic material.
Here you have one of a few basic guides on ADB. Also a few linux commands are mentioned. Here you'll find more detailed information on Linux commands.
Instead of installing the whole Android SDK as explained in above mentioned link i would recommend you to use Minimal ADB and Fastboot
If you have problems with the Native Motorla ADB drivers you can use the Universal ADB Drivers
You can also use Terminal Emulator (Play Store) as kaw202 already explained. Then installing Driver and Minimal ADB and fastboot is not necessay. But still i would recommend you to do that.
These are only a few links. There are much more guides here on XDA if you use the search function while typing the keywords into it
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Thanks for your response and warning. The info in your message is what I need. I want to learn. Once I understand the process of gaining some control and manipulating the phone, I shall make decision of whether to proceed or not.

dukkha2 said:
Thanks for your response and warning.
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Did i really sound that strict
Sorry for that^^
Once I understand the process of gaining some control and manipulating the phone, I shall make decision of whether to proceed or not.
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You should first ask yourself i you really wanna root your device with all its consequences.

mokkami said:
Did i really sound that strict
Sorry for that^^
You should first ask yourself i you really wanna root your device with all its consequences.
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I thought that just bypassing the advertising screen by performing those steps posted by Kaw202, I do not have to root the phone !.
Thanks

Does this means that I have to root the phone
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Sorry you do need root.
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Thanks. so I do not need to root my phone.
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I thought that just bypassing the advertising screen by performing those steps posted by Kaw202, I do not have to root the phone !
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????!

mokkami said:
????!
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Thanks

Essential Layout Whitelist Editor

This is an app made by a reddit user to manage the ESSENTIAL_LAYOUT_WHITELIST setting.
You can use this app to only whitelist apps that you need, instead of whitelisting all apps.
Note that you will still need ADB to grant permission to this app:
adb shell pm grant in.tsdo.elw android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
You only need to do this once, then you can use the app normally.
This app only shows user apps. Please do give feedback if you find any system app that behaves differently than it was.
Google Play
Download(Github)
edit: credits to oracleicom
All credit for this app goes to /u/TsFreddie over on the /r/essential subreddit.

Yes. First up Nova!!!
Sent from my PH-1 using Tapatalk

This is now on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.tsdo.elw
But you still MUST run that permissions code in ADB.
adb shell pm grant in.tsdo.elw android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
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I was wondering when will this get posted here since I can't post link.
But, just a heads up: the old package name got suspended by google. So the package name changed, and the ADB command should change correspondingly.
Code:
adb shell pm grant in.tsdo.elw android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

TsFreddie said:
I was wondering when will this get posted here since I can't post link.
But, just a heads up: the old package name got suspended by google. So the package name changed, and the ADB command should change correspondingly.
Code:
adb shell pm grant in.tsdo.elw android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
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I updated the OP with this :good:

This is great !! Is there a reason why essential didn't do this out of the box?

How'd you guys get ADB drivers to work. I can't locate any that'll work for some reason. Could be my current adb drivers are messing with it. It works fine for my LG and Samsung phones but my adb won't show the Essential phone...

gqukyo said:
How'd you guys get ADB drivers to work. I can't locate any that'll work for some reason. Could be my current adb drivers are messing with it. It works fine for my LG and Samsung phones but my adb won't show the Essential phone...
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Assuming you're on Windows, reboot with driver signing disabled and force update drivers to the one Google distributes with the sdk.

I got some universal ones to work. However, now my issue is that the authorize PC pop up doesn't actually pop up when I connect. I've google and none of the solutions worked... I just want to swap out the app switcher and back buttons... :T

gqukyo said:
How'd you guys get ADB drivers to work. I can't locate any that'll work for some reason. Could be my current adb drivers are messing with it. It works fine for my LG and Samsung phones but my adb won't show the Essential phone...
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The older minimal adb packages won't work, and the failures look like driver issues.
Get the new adb and try again.

I got it working now. Just had to use another PC.

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this app worked perfectly! Love it when it's using the extra room! Thanks for the help!

So, my question. Since I did the whitelist all (with the *) what's the remove command for that line? so that I can actually use this selective whitelist?

vexx109 said:
So, my question. Since I did the whitelist all (with the *) what's the remove command for that line? so that I can actually use this selective whitelist?
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Uploading the new list will over write the existing values.
If you want return the value to stock use,
adb shell settings delete global ESSENTIAL_LAYOUT_WHITELIST

After you guys changed permissions, did you get the OTA update no problem? Did the hack stick or did you need to reapply the shell command?

I did the mods via ADB and they have stuck after the upgrade, either that or Essential has added apps to their whitelist as part of this upgrade.

Thank you so much for this easy way to whitelist without having to wait for Essential!!
Curious what other apps you all have white-listed to full screen (I have only done Nova Prime) with good results...
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TsFreddie said:
I was wondering when will this get posted here since I can't post link.
But, just a heads up: the old package name got suspended by google. So the package name changed, and the ADB command should change correspondingly.
Code:
adb shell pm grant in.tsdo.elw android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
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Thank you!

I whitelisted Nova, Textra, calander and instapaper. Thinking of switching to the global whitelist, but haven't done that yet.

This is so much nicer than fighting with the ADB permissions. I kept missing an app here or there editing it manually. Thank you brilliant lovely folks.

bugsy said:
I whitelisted Nova, Textra, calander and instapaper. Thinking of switching to the global whitelist, but haven't done that yet.
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A few apps don't work properly. Personally I would just use this app and select all by default, then turn off any apps that you notice has glitches as you see them.

Remove Network Traffic Arrow without Substratum

This is for those who wanted to remove the annoying network traffic arrow without Substratum, you can simply use this app (it's not made by me) and follow the adb command from its play store description, the app itself won't do the trick.
Tested from stock unrooted A1 on latest Oreo January patch.

walpurgisnacht30 said:
This is for those who wanted to remove the annoying network traffic arrow without Substratum, you can simply use this app (it's not made by me) and follow the procedure from its play store description.
Tested from stock unrooted A1 on latest Oreo January patch.
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Thanks for this, I need to reboot my phone? Next thing needed is to disable the blinking LED notification light when phone is on low battery mode.
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jcagara08 said:
Thanks for this, I need to reboot my phone? Next thing needed is to disable the blinking LED notification light when phone is on low battery mode.
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I didn't reboot mine.

I'm on data right now still it's showing the annoying arrow up down network activity, I will try the WiFi network later...did you do the adb command stuff as per it's description in Google play?
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jcagara08 said:
I'm on data right now still it's showing the annoying arrow up down network activity, I will try the WiFi network later...did you do the adb command stuff as per it's description in Google play?
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that's weird cuz I dont have it anymore, and yes I ran the adb shell command and now the arrow is gone.

jcagara08 said:
I'm on data right now still it's showing the annoying arrow up down network activity, I will try the WiFi network later...did you do the adb command stuff as per it's description in Google play?
Sent from my Mi A1 using Tapatalk
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You have to do the adb command, the app itself won't do the trick

yep

matcho13579 said:
You have to do the adb command, the app itself won't do the trick
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Alrighty then.. Crunching fingers
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Wow... a small app and a simple adb command just made my A1 a much better phone! HUGE thanks to OP and the developer of this app! Really loving this!

Can i run the command through the adb shell on the phone? Or it needs to be done on PC/laptop?
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jcagara08 said:
Can i run the command through the adb shell on the phone? Or it needs to be done on PC/laptop?
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the latter one

jcagara08 said:
Can i run the command through the adb shell on the phone? Or it needs to be done on PC/laptop?
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You will need PC to execute adb commands.

sandrocks said:
You will need PC to execute adb commands.
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I remember checking root status through adb terminal on the phone... Even in that way it wouldn't work?
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So if want restore i change "user 0" with "user 1"
It's correct?

jcagara08 said:
I remember checking root status through adb terminal on the phone... Even in that way it wouldn't work?
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https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/179247/adb-without-pc-is-it-possible
michele67 said:
So if want restore i change "user 0" with "user 1"
It's correct?
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no idea

walpurgisnacht30 said:
https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/179247/adb-without-pc-is-it-possible
no idea
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Ok i risolve
adb shell cmd overlay disable --user 0 com.keypressure.disable_network_activity_indicator
Change "enabled" with " disabled" for restore arrows

did it with my PC thanks so much OP! now how to disable this annoying blinking led light when the phone is having low battery?

Can someone help me I've been struggling with an embedded private network that is linked to my isp and or phone service. I know I'm at the wrong area but my direct email is [email protected] .. I'll gladly donate to whomever that can help. 7069130336

I installed the app from the play store and then ran the adb command "adb shell cmd overlay disable --user 0 com.keypressure.disable_network_activity_indicator" but to no success. Am I doing something wrong? I've used adb before to enable system ui tuner and some other apps. Using xz1 compact.

rapiollymega said:
I installed the app from the play store and then ran the adb command "adb shell cmd overlay disable --user 0 com.keypressure.disable_network_activity_indicator" but to no success. Am I doing something wrong? I've used adb before to enable system ui tuner and some other apps. Using xz1 compact.
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I had to reboot the phone after installing the app and before issuing the command in adb, so maybe try that.

Question Reinstall Buds Controller app - SOLVED

SOLVED
Hi all,
After getting the Watch 4 Classic, I deleted some stuff I thought I didn't need. So I deleted the Buds Controller app. I reconsidered though, and ordered the Buds 2, however I can't find the Buds Controller app on either the Play Store, Galaxy Store or apkmirror. Anyone some hints to get that app back without having to reset the Watch?
Solution:
Open a shell on the watch with adb shell
When the shell is started, enter:
pm install-existing com.samsung.android.watch.budscontroller

gschot said:
SOLVED
Hi all,
After getting the Watch 4 Classic, I deleted some stuff I thought I didn't need. So I deleted the Buds Controller app. I reconsidered though, and ordered the Buds 2, however I can't find the Buds Controller app on either the Play Store, Galaxy Store or apkmirror. Anyone some hints to get that app back without having to reset the Watch?
Solution:
Open a shell on the watch with adb shell
When the shell is started, enter:
pm install-existing com.samsung.android.watch.budscontroller
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This didn't work for me.
$ pm install-existing com.samsung.android.watch.budscontroller
android.content.pm.PackageManager$NameNotFoundException: Package com.samsung.android.watch.budscontroller doesn't exist

AwkwardUberHero said:
This didn't work for me.
$ pm install-existing com.samsung.android.watch.budscontroller
android.content.pm.PackageManager$NameNotFoundException: Package com.samsung.android.watch.budscontroller doesn't exist
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Hmm let me look in to that tomorrow..

AwkwardUberHero said:
This didn't work for me.
$ pm install-existing com.samsung.android.watch.budscontroller
android.content.pm.PackageManager$NameNotFoundException: Package com.samsung.android.watch.budscontroller doesn't exist
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The BudsController apk is still on the watch in:
/system/preload/BudsController/BudsController.apk
You should be able to reinstall that.

gschot said:
The BudsController apk is still on the watch in:
/system/preload/BudsController/BudsController.apk
You should be able to reinstall that.
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For some reason, it's not finding it for me.
I uninstalled it by long pressing on the app, and clicked uninstall.

AwkwardUberHero said:
For some reason, it's not finding it for me.
I uninstalled it by long pressing on the app, and clicked uninstall.
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So did I. When you adb shell into the phone, can you then do a:
pm install /system/preload/BudsController/BudsController.apk
?
Or when you in the adb shell do:
cd /system/preload
Followed by:
ls -al
What do you see then?

gschot said:
So did I. When you adb shell into the phone, can you then do a:
pm install /system/preload/BudsController/BudsController.apk
?
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Will give this a try in a bit.

gschot said:
So did I. When you adb shell into the phone, can you then do a:
pm install /system/preload/BudsController/BudsController.apk
?
Or when you in the adb shell do:
cd /system/preload
Followed by:
ls -al
What do you see then?
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This is what I see
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-12-31 10:00 BudsController
So, it sees it there. When I try and install with the steps above, it fails, and gives this.
$ pm install /system/preload/BudsController/BudsController.apk
Failure [-3001: INSTALL_FAILED_REJECTED_BY_BUILDTYPE]

AwkwardUberHero said:
This is what I see
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-12-31 10:00 BudsController
So, it sees it there. When I try and install with the steps above, it fails, and gives this.
$ pm install /system/preload/BudsController/BudsController.apk
Failure [-3001: INSTALL_FAILED_REJECTED_BY_BUILDTYPE]
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Try install-existing instead of install, normal install is possible for normal apps but system apps from what I have seen, throw buildtype error

Dante63 said:
Try install-existing instead of install, normal install is possible for normal apps but system apps from what I have seen, throw buildtype error
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Ah. Didn't even think about that. I factory reset my watch earlier, so it's back again now. Haha. I'll keep this in mind though.

AwkwardUberHero said:
Ah. Didn't even think about that. I factory reset my watch earlier, so it's back again now. Haha. I'll keep this in mind though.
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Haha i had the same. Factory reset is reasonably fast though.
Before that i spent too much time searching the "BUDS" app which deleted myself.

Too late but It's in the Play Store