[Q] Root Explorere not working? - Nook Color General

Ok so I'm rooted with Nooter 3 and have 1.1ghz kernel running and loving my $199 tablet. Only problem so far is getting Root Explorer to work right. I want to install my Swift Keyboard but when I try to change /System/App to R/W it doesn't change. I can change the root folder but not /System or lower. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks for any help,
Don
EVO 4G and Nook Color w/1.1 and OC

Get super explorer, its free and it will mount r/w. I have the same problem with root explorer.

evopanop said:
Ok so I'm rooted with Nooter 3 and have 1.1ghz kernel running and loving my $199 tablet. Only problem so far is getting Root Explorer to work right. I want to install my Swift Keyboard but when I try to change /System/App to R/W it doesn't change. I can change the root folder but not /System or lower. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks for any help,
Don
EVO 4G and Nook Color w/1.1 and OC
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That's strange, as I've got the same setup as you (though I rooted with Monster Rootpack) and I was able to do exactly what you're trying to just yesterday.
Try fixing permissions via Clockwork, perhaps?

Hi. I am having an issue with the wifi after trying to use root exp. to paste in a wpa_applicant file. The R/W toggled, and worked, and i was able to set permission changes, but it went wrong and i cannot get wifi to come back on. I've booted again several times, plus i've tried reversing it, get the old file named back to original name, but that isn't doing anything to help. Does Clockwork help if you've screwed something up with the root exploring? Anyone have an example of an attempt at fixing something in the system/bin structure?
thanks much
EDIT: this has been solved. I put the fix outside if the folder and then also renamed the wpa supp folder and this worked.
lyam23 said:
That's strange, as I've got the same setup as you (though I rooted with Monster Rootpack) and I was able to do exactly what you're trying to just yesterday.
Try fixing permissions via Clockwork, perhaps?
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When I had issues with root explorer not going into r/w or vise versa I just installed busybody from the market
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[Q] How to install Allshare .apk and .odex

After much google searching, and searching here on XDA, I'm at a loss. I have the Allshare.apk and .odex, however I have had no luck installing them. I've tried various suggesions, including pushing them from adb shell, and nothing seems to work.
I would love to continue using custom roms, but not having Allshare is a big reason for me to just use rooted stock. The rom I'm trying to install it on is Cognition Beta (Froyo).
Titanium Backup also doesn't work for this. It tells me that it backed up Allshare, but when I try to install it, the restore button doesn't even show up.
Also, a quick question for Rom Manager. With the rom backup feature, can you only restore a backup for the rom you are using? (i.e if you want to restore a backup for another rom, you have to flash the rom first, then restore?)
Although posted in the wrong forum... I'd also like an answer to this. Running CDE and would really like to have AllShare to stream movies off my media server.
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sdotbrucato said:
Although posted in the wrong forum... I'd also like an answer to this. Running CDE and would really like to have AllShare to stream movies off my media server.
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Not sure why this would be the wrong forum. I'm using a Captivate, and trying to install Allshare on a Captivate rom.
use root explorer and add them to System/app and paste both files there.
reboot your device, and voila
mendez91 said:
use root explorer and add them to System/app and paste both files there.
reboot your device, and voila
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Seriously? It's that freakin simple?
yup
try it,
and let me know the results lol
mendez91 said:
yup
try it,
and let me know the results lol
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Still at square one. Altho the .apk and .odex are now in system/apps, it didn't affect anything. Also, looked up root explorer, and how to use it, then downloaded it. It won't remount my main file system as read only...so it's permanently in r/w now.
Also tried flashing to killer23d's rom, to use titanium backup on the allshare he has in his rom, still wouldn't work.
So....clueless at this point.
jrphoenix77 said:
Still at square one. Altho the .apk and .odex are now in system/apps, it didn't affect anything. Also, looked up root explorer, and how to use it, then downloaded it. It won't remount my main file system as read only...so it's permanently in r/w now.
Also tried flashing to killer23d's rom, to use titanium backup on the allshare he has in his rom, still wouldn't work.
So....clueless at this point.
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At one point, I had this same problem, and the only solution there is, is to reflash the rom. It's a PITA, I know. And don't worry about what your filesystem is mounted as in Root Explorer. After every reboot it reverts to read only again.
miztaken1312 said:
At one point, I had this same problem, and the only solution there is, is to reflash the rom. It's a PITA, I know. And don't worry about what your filesystem is mounted as in Root Explorer. After every reboot it reverts to read only again.
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Unfortunately that doesn't seem to be my case. Even after reflashing Cognition, my file system is still R/W. Didn't even have to hit the white button on root explorer to paste files into system/app.
Also, adding dlna.apk and dlna.odex into system/app still isn't giving me Allshare.
Edit: Well, I've found a better solution. I'm gonna go with Killer23d's rom...looks alot more like stock Froyo, is based on the I9000, has Allshare, AND Mobile AP. Both features that I wanted.
Thanks for trying guys. If anyone does come up with a solution tho, please feel free to use this thread, as searching for allshare.apk on google results in this thread being either the 2nd or 3rd search result (can't remember).
Works for me.
I just put AllShare back in, using the attached file, and it's working fine.
I'm running Cognition 2.2 Beta 9.1.3 and put the file into "system\app" using Root Explorer.
I also changed the permissions of the file and selected just the following:
USER = READ + WRITE
GROUP = READ
OTHERS = READ
Remove any other checked permissions.
In case you don't know how to get into the permissions, just long-press the file, from within Root Explorer, and choose "Permissions" from the list that pops up.
Don't forget to reboot right after.
Your issue is most likely because you are trying to reintegrate an odex'ed AllShare while you are using a de-odex'ed ROM. Ozone777's file looks to be about the correct size for a de-odex'ed AllShare. Just move it into the /system/app folder with root explorer as mentioned above and you should be good to go.
I used terminal to drop the APK attached in the previous post into /system/app and it works beautifully. CogYo 2.2.9
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Thank you ozone777
The one app that I really wanted back from the stock load!! thank you!!! Worked perfectly on Cognition v2.2 BETA9.1.3
allshare installed
This forum is awesome, I was able to put back allshare and it is working like a champ.
Thanks guys.
Moved to Q&A.
ozone777 said:
I just put AllShare back in, using the attached file, and it's working fine.
I'm running Cognition 2.2 Beta 9.1.3 and put the file into "system\app" using Root Explorer.
I also changed the permissions of the file and selected just the following:
USER = READ + WRITE
GROUP = READ
OTHERS = READ
Remove any other checked permissions.
In case you don't know how to get into the permissions, just long-press the file, from within Root Explorer, and choose "Permissions" from the list that pops up.
Don't forget to reboot right after.
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Didn't work on Assonance (Froyo).
Errors with: "Application not installed".
Any tips?
i would try to reinstall this file.
ozone777 said:
I just put AllShare back in, using the attached file, and it's working fine.
I'm running Cognition 2.2 Beta 9.1.3 and put the file into "system\app" using Root Explorer.
I also changed the permissions of the file and selected just the following:
USER = READ + WRITE
GROUP = READ
OTHERS = READ
Remove any other checked permissions.
In case you don't know how to get into the permissions, just long-press the file, from within Root Explorer, and choose "Permissions" from the list that pops up.
Don't forget to reboot right after.
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I am getting this error message. What gives? (BTW, that's on my Bell Galaxy S I9000M with seeAMRS JL2 ROM)
The application AllShare (process com.sec.android.app.dlna) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.
Ahhhh you guys rock worked perfect for me as well!!!
Will not work on Cappy running CyanogenMod 7 Nightly. I dont know if this matters.
Baseband T959TLJL3
Kernel 2.6.35.7-gba356bo [email protected]#1
Build GRJ22

Root Explorer and copying files to System/App

Hello All!
So I have a nook color 1.1.0 rooted with AutoNooter 3.0 and everything is running fine thus far.
However, what I'm currently trying to do is install SlideIt keyboard which did install and I see the .apk file in the /data/app folder using root explorer but when I attempt to copy and paste the SlideIT .apk file into the /System/App folder on my nook it tells me that in cannot do it as the file system is READ only.
I was under the assumption that just by using Root Explorer that it would allow me to to write files to the /System/App directory but it appears this isn't the case.
Am I doing something wrong? or am I missing something?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks.
There's a little button at the top of the UI that says "Mount R/W". Press it.
Thanks that did the trick! LOL.. Obviously I missed that little detail... Now if I can only figure out how to activate SlideIT.
Has anyone had any issues activating SlideIT with their activation code? I enter my activation code and it says "Activation Failed" for some reason. My nook does have an active internet connection so I don't think thats the issue.
Thanks.
After moving the apk from /Data/App to /System/App and changing the permissions per other instructions, install it using Root Explorer.
Next, open NookColor Tools to choose your keyboard. The last step is to reboot.
HTH
RickOSidhe said:
After moving the apk from /Data/App to /System/App and changing the permissions per other instructions, install it using Root Explorer.
Next, open NookColor Tools to choose your keyboard. The last step is to reboot.
HTH
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Please disregard. It's pretty obvious that I misread your last post.
I'm having an issue as well the button lights up when pressed however it won't change from read only any solutions?
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Just as an update on my issue with SlideIT activation. I was finally able to activate the product with the validation key but it took 24 hours or so for it register successfully.
I have no idea why it took that long to accept the activation key but the keyboard is now working correctly.

[Q] broke my home haptic

I am running GR-11 and liking it....but I recently uploaded an i9000 theme for JVB roms and it seems to have broken my home haptic feedback. Is there any way to fix this without reflashing...preferably with a CWM zip?
erad1 said:
I am running GR-11 and liking it....but I recently uploaded an i9000 theme for JVB roms and it seems to have broken my home haptic feedback. Is there any way to fix this without reflashing...preferably with a CWM zip?
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Grab the android policy jar from your rom zip and use root explorer to put it in your system/framework folder and over write the old one. You must be careful flashing themes as the roms are very modded and if the theme doesnt have the mods then you will lose functions like the feedback
Trying to use astro and it doesn't allow me to copy/paste anything into system/framework...never has, although my system is mounted rw thru SGS toolbox...ill have to try another file manager i guess. unless there is something about astro im not aware of. What i've heard/read is that the only difference in the pro version is its ad-free. Is that true?
erad1 said:
Trying to use astro and it doesn't allow me to copy/paste anything into system/framework...never has, although my system is mounted rw thru SGS toolbox...ill have to try another file manager i guess. unless there is something about astro im not aware of. What i've heard/read is that the only difference in the pro version is its ad-free. Is that true?
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From what I understand Astro will not work as it doesnt have the ability to edit root files. I use Root Explorer and not sure about astro
Thanks for your help but I tried es/file explorer and file expert but neither actually worked....weird? Guess ill just wait for the actual GR release as I am very pleased with my current version.
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you need to mount the system folder r/w outside of astro before you edit anything. you can use terminal emulator for that but you might as well use adb for everything. atleast then you mave a big screen and a keyboard. you can also buy root explorer which lets you mount folders r/w in the app, it is one of the few apps that are worth it for root users.
Dani897 said:
you need to mount the system folder r/w outside of astro before you edit anything. you can use terminal emulator for that but you might as well use adb for everything. atleast then you mave a big screen and a keyboard. you can also buy root explorer which lets you mount folders r/w in the app, it is one of the few apps that are worth it for root users.
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Supermanager mounts RW and is free
This helped me a lot because no ammount of adb shell commands would get my /system to RW
...Root Explorer got me where I needed to be and now my home haptic is back, thanks !

[Q] activating stagefright..having trouble switching false to true.

i'v rooted my phone, now trying to activate stagefright..i used blade buddy, but didn't seem to do the trick. i've tried writing in true with several different apps but it telling me can not write file : /sytem/ built.prop. cannot someone help??
Using blade buddy did you do a menu > save?
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yeah, but when i go back to the system folder build.prop it still says false.
Use Root Explorer or whatever file manager you use with R/W access and then manually edit the build.prop and reboot.
i've used antek file explorer and es file explorer and a couple other ones, but neither let it r/w. could it be because of the busybox version i'm using??
how do i know which version of busybox i need to be using. i'm still using the stock rom. havent flashed to openzio rom yet..afraid to brick my phone, being a noob and all lol.
Busybox is part of superuser permissions or root. Download the Busy Box Installer from Mr. Steine Ericcson(prolly messed up his name spelling). I'm using the latest "unstable" version with no problems. Busybox version isn't going to matter for R/W access. Are you sure you're rooted? You can't get R/W access without root.
i'm rooted using Z4root...using busybox installer from the market, v1.19. ive re-rooted to make sure i am. is there another way to root this phone??
i checked root access and it says "alternate su binary location: /sbin/su: permission denied". does that have something to do with it??
Yeah that may have something to do with it. I wrote the below before I saw the permission denied.
Sounds rooted to me. You need to get a file manager with R/W access. Then get it on R/W and manually edit the file. Everything I've ever used that changed stagefright was a shaky app at best. As more time goes by, manually editing it thru whatever means is always the best choice. Apps take up space and really don't save that much time. This includes any other settings you want to play with. Editing yourself and rebooting is always the most assured way of success.
This post belonged in the Stagefright Thread Stickied to the top of the forum, by the way. And if you would have read the Stagefright thread you would have seen everything I'm telling you now, there. Just for future reference. There was no reason for this thread.
I would unroot with z4 and try Universal Androot or Super One Click.
so i guess root explorer is the only way to go..cause the other apps ive used seem to have r/w properties but still dont work. well thanks for the help, i'll have to buy root explorer i guess..by the way, where to i find the busy box installer you mentioned??
i'm really new to this..sorry for wasting a thread. thanks for all the help anyway
Anything that has R/W access should work. If the R/W isn't working your root is messed up. So I would suggest unrooting it and rerooting it again with something else or even trying again. Let me see what Mattix or someone says about your error.
sweet..thanks. if nothing else, i'll just re-root with universal androot or super one-click. the phone seems to running pretty good, but when i play angry birds, it lags really bad..to the point that its almost unplayable. i get between 720-740 when i benchmark with Antutu.
so i re-rooted with universal androot, and still not getting permission to edit system files, namely stagefright. it either says you do not have permission to edit file..or cannot write system file build.prop what am i doing wrong or do i need something else to do this?? i'm using antek file explorer, could that be the problem??
Just install the latest OpenZio ROM release -- I have defaulted stagefright to "off" to address an issue with certain ringtones not showing up in tone selection.

Everything says I have root, but /system is read only

Running gingervolt 1.2, great rom, ran both oneclick root methods...zerglings etc...the esteem method says the phones been rooted. MT's method runs through the root procedure...then afterwards, I manually update superuser to 3.03, because niether of those methods will do that. Still when attempting to write a boot animation zip to the /system/media folder, I get the error "sytsem is read only"....
not sure if the root isn't taking....any help is greatly appreciated
What are you using to write the boot animation? Also, If you are using Root Explorer make sure you mount /system R/W. I believe it is in the top right corner. I've never used it :/ Just heard from people with it
MIKEOD5785 said:
Running gingervolt 1.2, great rom, ran both oneclick root methods...zerglings etc...the esteem method says the phones been rooted. MT's method runs through the root procedure...then afterwards, I manually update superuser to 3.03, because niether of those methods will do that. Still when attempting to write a boot animation zip to the /system/media folder, I get the error "sytsem is read only"....
not sure if the root isn't taking....any help is greatly appreciated
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You have root. Make sure you mount the system folder as read/write (R/W) before you try to change anything. It defaults as read only. If you're using Root Explorer it's in the upper right corner.
jrf28 said:
You have root. Make sure you mount the system folder as read/write (R/W) before you try to change anything. It defaults as read only. If you're using Root Explorer it's in the upper right corner.
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I beat ya to it But thanks for putting what I said about where it is in concrete.
Haro912 said:
What are you using to write the boot animation? Also, If you are using Root Explorer make sure you mount /system R/W. I believe it is in the top right corner. I've never used it :/ Just heard from people with it
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thanks for the quick responses guys, appreciate it, I am just trying to paste a new boot animation zip file to the /system/media folder I want to see what the blue cubes animation looks like, thanks again
Haro912 said:
I beat ya to it But thanks for putting what I said about where it is in concrete.
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Lol I saw that. Posted at the exact same time. If only I my words per minute were faster. Mavis Beacon here I come.
Just as info I'm not sure why but using
adb remount has never worked for me the best and easiest way to do it us root explorer just rename the original to bootanimation.zip.old and paste the new one in there
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Beamer9408 said:
Just as info I'm not sure why buy using
advt remount has never worked for me the best and easiest way to do it us root explorer just rename the original to notarization.zip.old and paste the new one in there
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Auto correct ftw lol!
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Haha I never even read it back
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