Hi guys i have read around and i have seen that some experienced the same problem but i couldn't find and answer so here i go: i am trying to push an app to /system/app but it seems that i can't remount the system as read-write:
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>adb push app.apk /system/app
failed to copy 'app.apk' to '/system/app/app.apk': Read-only file system
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>adb remount
remount failed: Operation not permitted
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>adb shell sysrw
sysrw: not found
do you think you can help, please?
i have superuser installed and busy box but when i try to update busy box it gives me an error saying that: The application failed, either because your device is not nand unlocked or we were unable to remount....
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Hello folks, i have a quick question... i have cyan mod 4.1.99 installed on my phone which im sure comes equipped with busybox. I am trying to find the commands that i would type into terminal emulator to push .apk files without having to use adb.. my pc went up and all i have is my g1 phone now. Is it possible to do what adb does like install, push, and pull files through terminal emulator and busybox? If so what are the commands, or is there a thread with a list of commands? Thanks in advance
to install an app
busybox install <path to apk>
there may be an arguement im missing.....but it should still work (if you put in a random argument or do -h or -help, it should give you the lists. i dont remember what they are though)
for moving files, use the mv and cp commands (mv = move, cp = copy paste)
ie
cp /sdcard/app/heroled.apk /system/sd/app
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Im trying to copy a file to system/app/ but it says " read only file system"
So i type in a command i found " mount -o rw, remount -t yaffs2 /dev/black/mtdblock3 /system"
But then after i put in the command it stills says read only. Is there a non pc method to remount the system as read/write ? Or should that code work? Another thread said it should change the system
Im trying to copy a file to system/app/ but it says " read only file system"
So i type in a command i found " mount -o rw, remount -t yaffs2 /dev/black/mtdblock3 /system"
But then after i put in the command it stills says read only. Is there a non pc method to remount the system as read/write ? Or should that code work? Another thread said it should change the system
bbbblack said:
Im trying to copy a file to system/app/ but it says " read only file system"
So i type in a command i found " mount -o rw, remount -t yaffs2 /dev/black/mtdblock3 /system"
But then after i put in the command it stills says read only. Is there a non pc method to remount the system as read/write ? Or should that code work? Another thread said it should change the system
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its block, not black
that should mount as rw
well one my friend have problem with his HTC Tattoo while he was trying to delete a font from font folder he accidentally deleted the FONT FOLDER now his phone is not working...
is there anyway to fix this problem ?
I suppose that usb connection works, so he can push them to device via adb.
Here is the fonts folder.
Or he can use Android commander: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=628138 to push them in system with an easier way.
can u pls explain how i can do it via ADB ?
Sorry, I'm not a linux expert and I don't know exactly which commands you must give. For this I suggested Android commander, cause you can drag & drop the folder to device's system folder like you do in windows file explorer.
You can also push the folder along with files with the Android SDK... It's easier as it is GUI based...
rre_za said:
can u pls explain how i can do it via ADB ?
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1. Unpack the zip file into a folder
2. Connect Tattoo via USB, start recovery, open a terminal and type adb start-server
3. cd into the fontfolder: cd fontfolder
3. PATH\TO\adb push . /system/fonts (please note the DOT!!!! sign)
You're done.
What prob with my tattoo?
I used root1click tool
And I installed Enable Market >>>>> My phone's rooted
but when I try to push font in /system/fonts
ADB say : Permission Denied
Please Help
You need to remount the filesystem with the read-write permission.
Before typing "PATH\TO\adb push . /system/fonts" you need to execute "PATH\TO\adb remount"
I tried
adb remount
adb say:
remount failed: operation not permitted
what prob?
If you type
adb shell
Do you see a # or a $ ? (if you see a $ something has gone wrong with the root)
I believe you cannot remount via adb with stock (didn't try)...install Root Explorer and then try to remount from phone side (there is a button on the upper side saying: Mount RW)
Else do it manually and open adb shell and type:
1. su
2. insmod /data/local/bin/tattoo-hack.ko
3. mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock5 /data
4. mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
Ok, I'm not a total noob. I've been trying to return to 1.5 as cleanly as possible, but now I'm having an error when trying to remount my phone.
Code:
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
HT9C1HF03306 device
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb remount
remount failed: Operation not permitted
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell
$ su
su
#
This is what I did:
Flashed the 1.5 RUU that Flipz has had out for months. No errors
Ran the Avalaunch PRI fix to get rid of the flipz_01 PRI name
updated my profile
updated my PRL (which is now 65000??)
rooted through the normal sequence without error, I can boot to the recovery just fine, but when I adb shell into the phone I end up at $ instead of #. I have to su to get to # and at the c:\windows-sdk-windows\tools\adb remount fails with "remount failed: operation not permitted"
Is it possible that the PRI update has foiled the root exploit? I even restored a nand backup that I know had a working root and I still have the same results. This is too weird.
Anyone else have this issue? I searched the forum but I came up empty.
Try adb remount before adb shell. I'm pretty sure anythig with adb should be ran at just the command prompt.
Someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
right, this is at the c:\android-sdk-windows\tools\ prompt. I guess I need to re-word that last bullet point to be more clear.
Code:
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
HT9C1HF03306 device
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb remount
remount failed: Operation not permitted
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell
$ su
su
#
Yeah the wording got me. I was hoping it was as simple as that for you tho. Defiantly Strange. Believe me I've had plenty of those moments where hours would have been saved if someone could have just said "no your just doing it wrong".
Maybe try rerunning the RUU and start from scratch the PRI fix should hold thru the RUU but if it did affect something else running the RUU again may correct it.
I RUU'd about 4 times so far on two different laptops, one with XP and one with Win7, running both versions of the HTC Sync drivers.
Something is definitely different. I'm thinking of doing the PRI fix again to see if that helps. The PRL being 65000 instead of the normal 60664 is another anomaly I'm curious about.
looks as if the 65000 PRL is a new one. I can't confirm (not with Sprint) but there is a thread over in General talking about it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=684873
YEAH! I fixed it....well....actually Flipz fixed it for me. I created a custom ROM in the kitchen and flashed it. Now the remount miraculously works. I'm back to being happy...though I don't know why. Its not like I was using root for anything
Nextelian said:
right, this is at the c:\android-sdk-windows\tools\ prompt. I guess I need to re-word that last bullet point to be more clear.
Code:
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
HT9C1HF03306 device
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb remount
remount failed: Operation not permitted
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell
$ su
su
#
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Can someone splain how to fix this issue w/o flashing? Like maybe from command prompt/shell? Pleeeeease?
mrsato said:
Can someone splain how to fix this issue w/o flashing? Like maybe from command prompt/shell? Pleeeeease?
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I found something that help me and you. it properly works!!
I can't spell out instructions for the above mentioned suggestion, since I
don't know which file editor comes on the shipped device, but I have an
alternative solution.From the SDK's tools directory, run adb shell. In the
prompt run the following:
# su
# mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
# chmod 777 /system (Or any subdirectory you want to push to inside system)
# exit
adb push <local file> <device location>
and eventually you should restore the original directory permissions by:
# chmod 755 /system (Or any subdirectory you modified permissions to)
Hope this helps,
Yoav
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still no Read/Write on /system
I tried the above, and I could not mount /system as read/write:
Code:
adb shell
$ su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
Permission denied
$ mount: Operation not permitted
My Android 1.6 is rooted, so I feel like I should be able to do this. But any help would be...helpful.
mojotexas said:
I tried the above, and I could not mount /system as read/write:
Code:
adb shell
$ su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
Permission denied
$ mount: Operation not permitted
My Android 1.6 is rooted, so I feel like I should be able to do this. But any help would be...helpful.
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I'm not at my computer but I think the command is off... check to make sure its exactly how it should be... maybe the coma after the rw
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mojotexas said:
I tried the above, and I could not mount /system as read/write:
Code:
adb shell
$ su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
Permission denied
$ mount: Operation not permitted
My Android 1.6 is rooted, so I feel like I should be able to do this. But any help would be...helpful.
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Just cd to your tools directory and adb remount
huedawg said:
Just cd to your tools directory and adb remount
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Is there a solution for this?
I have a rooted HTC Desire.
When I type adb remount I get permission denied.
When I type adb shell and then su , i get permission denied!
This was a stock 2.2 rooted with unrevoked 3.
Any idea?
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i noticed root permissions pop-up on the phone and allowed so su worked.
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Hi,
I have a Desire with stock froyo rooted with unrevocked 3 too and cannot use adb remount:
D:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb remount
remount failed: Operation not permitted
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D:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell
$ remount
remount
remount: permission denied
$
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I have allowed ADB via the Super user app popup.
Any idea?
EDIT: I have set S-OFF using AlphaRev's recovery fastboot and I am now able to remount in rw (well no access denied anymore)
still missing some access as I fail to remove the Google Maps app (want to use Brut maps only)
ghost_boy1412 said:
I found something that help me and you. it properly works!!
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This worked perfectly! Thank you!
Good freakin lord why the heck did you feel the need to bump this thread thats almost a year old just to say that!!!!!!!! I rarly shout like this, but this crap is starting to drive me crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
same thing for me. i get permission denied
DannyMichel said:
same thing for me. i get permission denied
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thank you for letting us all know, and in such detail, and with new valuable information no less
/me shakes fists in rage.
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Don't mean to bring up this dead thread but a more simple solution would be this
adb shell
$ su
# busybox mount -o remount,rw /system (or another desired directory)
# chmod 777 (or another desired permission set) /system (or another desired directory)
# exit
$ exit
I have searched but haven't been able to find a solution to my problem.
I am on the latest CM9 nightly and I have installed ADB on my Windows 7 64bit computer and it seems to be working but when I try and use the 'push' command, I get this "C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb push Trebuchet.apk /system/app
failed to copy 'Trebuchet.apk' to '/system/app/Trebuchet.apk' : Read-only file system"
I have tried the 'Remount' command, but that just throws back "Remount failed: Operation not permitted"
Any help is much appreciated.
You need to change permissions on the system folder
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb remount
then
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb push Trebuchet.apk /system/app
Didn't see that you had tried this !!
if you have root explorer or such navigate to system directory and change permissions to r/w...
otherwise...
adb shell
su
#mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3
Thank you for the help, however it still isn't working. I used the commands;
adb shell
su
#mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3
and it didn't throw me an error, but then when I tried to push the Trebuchet.apk it says the say as before. "failed to copy 'Trebuchet.apk' to '/system/app/Trebuchet.apk' : Read-only file system" "
Try
adb root
It could also be your version of busybox...
running out of ideas but one more...
Actually try this reboot into recovery (I presume you have some type installed), if you have an option to 'mount system' select it and then push the file...
Sent using my fingers and some technology from my HD2
Thank for your help! In the end it was my bad.
I didn't realise that on CM9 nightlies you have to go to Settings > Developer Options > Root Access > Apps and ADB.
Bling
This error is killing me :/
Could really use some help..
Error says:
Copying Xposed-Disabler-Recovery.zip...
Mounting /system writable...
Backup already exists at /system/bin/
app_process.orig
Copying app_process...
cp: can't create '/system/bin/app_process': File
exists
Tried looking around the forum but haven't found a solution yet
I'm on a huawei g7 using android 4.4 rooted
Still no solution. I tried finding a way to manually install the app_process but i can't find any tut on it
So i think every file on /system is write protected to i tried to unlock it with
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
cd /system
chmod -R -i *
But i didn't work :/
oke so i tried to run the installer one last time tonight and for some reason it installed the framework without problems. i have no idea why..