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[Q] Busybox Issue

Installed busybox from market yesterday. Problem is, I see exact copies of busybox and other binaries in /system/bin as well as /system/xbin folders. Is it fine if i leave it that way or should i delete it from one of the folders ??

i only install the busybox that is compatible with Titatium Backup
some busybox makes it not compatible when TB runs

Thank u for replyin... Bt wat i actually want to know is where does busybox gets installed ?? In /system/xbin OR /system/bin ?? Coz somehow I have busybox and all other binaries in both the folders.

Rooted, but can't locate busybox on my captivate

I have rooted with the update.zip. installed android sdk and now trying to enable captivate app sideloading, but I cant' seem to locate busybox after i installed it. I used "Buysbox installer" and click in install and states buys box has been installed, but i can't locate it anywhere on my phone to start it up to continue with the enabling app sideloading. I am lost on what to do from this point, any help would be awesome. Thanks!

When I enabled sideloading I logged into to my phone through adb copied the system DB, used SQLite extension in firefox to switch the bit, and then pushed the DB back on the phone. Restart and done.
What method are you trying to use to enable sideloading apps? All busybox did for me was allow things like su, copy, etc in the shell through adb.

trekie86
I was trying to follow these instructions.
h**p://briefmobile.com/enable-captivate-app-sideloading
How did you do this? Do you have step by step instructions on how you did what you did?
Thanks!

Thought you should be able to download busybox by itself from the market - or you could install Titanium Backup which will install it for you.

if busy box installer says its installed, then its installed. there is no 'app' for busybox. its in the system. that website is slightly misleading. i think they mean the busybox INSTALLER. open it and run the install/enable it. as already suggested, if you install titanium backup, it will check that busybox is installed and working properly

Pirateghost said:
if busy box installer says its installed, then its installed. there is no 'app' for busybox. its in the system. that website is slightly misleading. i think they mean the busybox INSTALLER. open it and run the install/enable it. as already suggested, if you install titanium backup, it will check that busybox is installed and working properly
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actually there is an APP icon for busybox that will show up in app drawer. If you want to make sure its installed just download it from the market...open the app and run the install...takes all of about 30-40 seconds.

I just ended up downloading root explorer and firefox SQLite manager and just copied the settings.db over to my sd card and changed the settings from 0 to one on the install none market apps, then copied it back the com.android.providers.settings and i am enabled now. awesome thanks!

2Quik said:
trekie86
I was trying to follow these instructions.
h**p://briefmobile.com/enable-captivate-app-sideloading
How did you do this? Do you have step by step instructions on how you did what you did?
Thanks!
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Sorry I didn't get back to your post. Glad you got it to work. Good luck with the non-market apps.

[Q] Need help to remove busybox

I used SuperOneClick to root my optimus 2x, but I would like temporarily to unroot it. I used the unroot feature in SuperOneClick, but noticed that it does not remove busybox. What is the proper way to completely remove it from the system? Do I need to root the phone again and run certain commands, or is there an application that can do this?

Try remove every file in /system/xbin.. i realize after wiping to factory default, the folder is empty..
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Are you sure about deleting everything under /xbin and not just the busybox file in there?

tazoul said:
Are you sure about deleting everything under /xbin and not just the busybox file in there?
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Just busybox evidently, but I'm not sure it is possible without root lol. AFAIK you can leave it, as it can't work without Superuser... Or you need to have a clean phone to have it back for a repair?

re-root, rm /system/bin/busybox, un-root.

Rusty! said:
re-root, rm /system/bin/busybox, un-root.
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Thanks for the replies.
Is it under /bin or /xbin?

tazoul said:
Thanks for the replies.
Is it under /bin or /xbin?
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the answer is just above your question...
But effectively some Market App install it under /system/xbin (like Busybox Installer)..
Not hard to find...

[Q] How to update BusyBox?

Heya!
So I wanted to update my BusyBox to the latest version (for 4cylturbo).
At first I thought using BusyBox.
The app said I don't have busybox on my system which is weird because I used Shaaan's root when I moved to JB, and I also checked in the /system/bin and /system/xbin, both locations have busybox in them
So my question is what would be the proper way to update BusyBox? And why do I have BusyBox in both locations?
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So I managed to find why I have Busybox in both locations. I am using right now ikaster17's Pure Vanilla ROM and in his ROM both locations have the BusyBox binray.

YMatrix said:
Heya!
So I wanted to update my BusyBox to the latest version (for 4cylturbo).
At first I thought using BusyBox.
The app said I don't have busybox on my system which is weird because I used Shaaan's root when I moved to JB, and I also checked in the /system/bin and /system/xbin, both locations have busybox in them
So my question is what would be the proper way to update BusyBox? And why do I have BusyBox in both locations?
EDIT:
So I managed to find why I have Busybox in both locations. I am using right now ikaster17's Pure Vanilla ROM and in his ROM both locations have the BusyBox binray.
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For me, I usually check where the busybox installed first whether xbin/bin using this app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.busybox.installer&feature=search_result
Then I use the busybox app by stericson same as your link to install the latest version. Install the latest version in the same place as the old ones, then use the app given in the link above again to verify your new busybox version. Hope this helps.
You have two busybox because the app installed your latest version not in the same place as the old original location. You have to check and choose it yourself before installing a new busybox version.

I tried the app you suggested, it said that I have it installed in the xbin folder, but it couldn't identify the version number I am using.
The Rom is what installed it in both locations, should I manually delete the one in bin and then install the new version in xbin?
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I think when you installed new version, the old ones is deleted. You can try that or just flash back the rom. I ended up the same as you before. I wiped all and flash back the rom then update busybox.

So I finally got some time to do a nandroid backup and install.
At first I installed in the bin location, did a reboot, tested it out and it worked flawlessly.
I then used my file explorer again to check the files in both locations: in the bin directory I saw the newer version, but in the xbin directory I still saw the previous version, so I installed again this time in the xbin directory, did another reboot and this time both locations had the new versions.
By the way, the app still doesn't see my current installed version, so I am guessing there's a problem with that feature...
The other app you suggested isn't helpful, only used the busybox app.
Thanks for your advice!
Seems to be working with no problem
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YMatrix said:
So I finally got some time to do a nandroid backup and install.
At first I installed in the bin location, did a reboot, tested it out and it worked flawlessly.
I then used my file explorer again to check the files in both locations: in the bin directory I saw the newer version, but in the xbin directory I still saw the previous version, so I installed again this time in the xbin directory, did another reboot and this time both locations had the new versions.
By the way, the app still doesn't see my current installed version, so I am guessing there's a problem with that feature...
The other app you suggested isn't helpful, only used the busybox app.
Thanks for your advice!
Seems to be working with no problem
Sent from my GT-I9070 using Tapatalk 2
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Yeah, that app doesn't show current version. That's why I used the other one to check the version. See ss below.

For me also the other app didn't show current version
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LOL maybe because there's 2 locations with busybox.

xperia 1 ii apk Overwrite

How can I overwrite the apk in the system?

tobos said:
How can I overwrite the apk in the system?
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You will need root and unlocked bootloader.

kamalaggi said:
You will need root and unlocked bootloader.
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Thanks for the reply.
It is already rooted with bootloader unlock and magisk.
Can I do so afterwards?

tobos said:
Thanks for the reply.
It is already rooted with bootloader unlock and magisk.
Can I do so afterwards?
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Yep. Either Uninstall using titanium backup or remove apk from wherever the system apk is. Then push (or copy) to destination and set permissions to 755

I can't overwrite it.
iArvee said:
Yep. Either Uninstall using titanium backup or remove apk from wherever the system apk is. Then push (or copy) to destination and set permissions to 755
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Thanks for the reply.
The titanium backup allows me to disable the app, but not to delete it.
It also says Root Explorerde permissions change failed.
Is there any other way to do this?

tobos said:
Thanks for the reply.
The titanium backup allows me to disable the app, but not to delete it.
It also says Root Explorerde permissions change failed.
Is there any other way to do this?
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FWIW I'm having the same issue. Titanium Backup Pro says it can't find the APKs and Remove System Apps app thinks it does and then really does nothing. I even tried Lucky Patcher, which does the same thing.
Root File Browser shows everything in System/App and System/Priv-App as being 755, but if I try to change it to 777, it says it fails. If I try to delete anything, it looks like it does it, but then nothing changes.
If I try to change permissions through ADB, it tells me that the file system is Read-only, and if I tried to run ADB as root, it tells me it cannot run as root in production builds.
Edit:
Solution: Install any terminal emulator, and the Debloater module from Magisk to remove system apps systemlessly (see Debloater module official thread here)
Edit 2: There are three apps, Call of Duty, Tidal 3 month free trial, and Linked in, which are located in /oem/app and they cannot be removed by this method. I do not know how to remove them...