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How to push files using busy box in the terminal emulator

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

Terminal Emulator

"Hi" all.
I was wondering. If anybody could be so nice and tell if I I can push adb files with. This app... or better can I push files via phone.
Thank you in advanced. .
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

Adb commands are completely different than terminal commands.
First enter "su" to get substitute user (the # sign)
Then enter "mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system" to make the root r/w
to copy files use "cp" command
to move files use "mv" command
to remove files use "rm" command
to change file/dir permissions use "chmod"
to change directories use "cd" - "cd .." will bring you back one directory - "cd //" brings you back to root
to list files in the dir use "ls"
to read/mod/combine a file use "cat"
to edit a value use "echo"
to see running processes use "top"
to kill a process use "kill -9 PID#HERE"
ex) cp /sdcard/download/myapplication.apk /data/app/myapplication.apk
If you know any linux commands then you should know your way around terminal emulator. If you want i can give you more examples just let me know. Hope this helped

A terminal emlator on the phone works the exact same way at typing "adb shell" into ADB. Kyouko gave you most of the commands you'll need.

hey guys thanks for the support.. but if i want to push a .txt what command would i put in..

Depends where you want to push the text and where it's located.
For example if its located just straight on the sdcard and you want to move it to /system/etc/ you'd enter:
Code:
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
cp /sdcard/nameoffile.txt /whereeveryouwantit/nameoffile.txt
its Exactly the same way as the example i had on my last post

kyouko said:
Depends where you want to push the text and where it's located.
For example if its located just straight on the sdcard and you want to move it to /system/etc/ you'd enter:
Code:
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
cp /sdcard/nameoffile.txt /whereeveryouwantit/nameoffile.txt
its Exactly the same way as the example i had on my last post
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Yo.... kyouko thank you so much..
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

[Q] Busybox install, after rooting

Has anyone been able to successfully install Busybox after rooting? I grabbed it from the market but the install FCs.
For the install I picked v1.19.0 installing to /system/xbin.
The requirements page states the following are necessary:
A fully rooted device
A device that is nand unlocked
A device that does NOT have any sort of write protection on the file system
A ROM that supports installing Busybox to partitions that are NOT re-written on every boot
At least 1600KB free in your chosen installation path
Are we missing #2 on req. list even though we can fully root the device?

Yes busybox does work. Im wondering if that app is not remounting /system as writabe.
Try this, from adb or a terminal emulator. Type su . Then mount -o remount,rw /system
then try to run the app again.

eww245 said:
Try this, from adb or a terminal emulator. Type su . Then mount -o remount,rw /system
then try to run the app again.
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Thanks but this command does not seem to have complete syntax. In Terminal, after elevating to su, I run that and am prompted with "Usage: mount....etc".

g3m1n1 said:
Thanks but this command does not seem to have complete syntax. In Terminal, after elevating to su, I run that and am prompted with "Usage: mount....etc".
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Well that was the busybox way. lol
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/system /system

Thanks, I think that did the trick.

[tutorial] install bash command line on your android

it is not tested on galaxy mini so I will say it beta, please its a request to post a reply whether it is working or not
bash:- an advanced command line than sh, it is colorful so you can differentiate the commands easily
steps for installing bash if you have cwm and want automated process
1:- download the bash command line flashable zip from here
2. download bash enabler script from here
3. flash the bash command line dhlalit11.zip in cwm recovery
4. boot the device normally
5. with the help of script manager execute the bash install.sh script with su privilege
and you are done
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steps for installing bash if you don't have cwm or want to do it manually
1:- download the bash command line flashable zip from here
2. extract the files to a folder
3. go to /extracted folder/system
4. copy all the files to your system as they are placed
5. open terminal and type chmod 0755 /system/xbin/bash
and its done
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note:- running bash will not give you root privilege automatically, you will need to type "su -c bash" to go directly into bash with root

reserved

if you don't mind...you can add this line into your updater script
Code:
set_perm(0, 0, 0755, "/system/blabla-the file position");
this one will automatically change the file permission for you so that we don't have to run the script anymore. you can also add symlink("/system/bin/bash", "/system/bin/sh"); to replace our old sh with bash so that everytime we use sh command, we will run bash instead. I was using these trick on my old ROM. however, this step will erase our sh binary file. so we must use it carefully. I usually did these step on a fresh rom installation. you might want to test it by yourself to make sure everything is alright.

I like to make scripts and one more reason is the script first looks for bash in /system/xbin to ensure a proper flash, if bash is not found it will tell the owner
didn't wanted to replace sh

if the purpose is to check whether it was installed correctly or not you can use run_program command instead and make the installation a lot simpler. you can put the script temporary in cache and delete it after the installation complete. or else...you can play with aroma installer. you can design the UI with several option like
1. install bash
2. symlink bash to sh
3. check the bash installation status
4. etc etc (as you like)
aroma could make our usual installation stuff into sumething more fun and interactive ^,^v
anyway, this is only a suggestion. if you want to use aroma you can modify my multi tweak installer. you said that you like to make scripts. it will be easy for you to get the basic stuff on aroma and starting to made one for your self. the link is in my sig. check the akuro or one pack tweak thread and got the aroma from the latest version there.

script run in cwm do not print anything on the UI and the user will not see whether the it was done or not
and I had previously used aroma in my rom patch for galaxy s series but this is just a simple task to do
I will think about it, but sure it will take time and I don't have time as I wanted to update the sticky of this forum then I am working on two mods for my karbonn smart tab 1
but I will for sure figure it out

installing bash
hi i have a Galaxy Centura tracphone and i get this error after executing su-c bash into the cmd via adb......I have installed the flashable zip and ran the installer script....
255|[email protected]:/system/bin # su -c bash
su -c bash
link_image[1936]: 7974 could not load needed library 'libncurses.so' for 'bash
(load_library[1091]: Library 'libncurses.so' not found)CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE
255|[email protected]:/system/bin #
any ideas?

Bash
Hi, I managed to install the ZIP file (Moto G XT1032) and the script worked as well but after it was done, bash didn't have 755.
I tried adding it manually (as root) but it fails with this error:
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/bash: read-only filesystem
I tried remount using this:
su mount -o remount,rw /
But still no luck, any suggestions?
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managed to get it via ADB Shell with this commands:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
chmod 755 /system/xbin/bash
still not working because of not having "libncurses.so" which will try to install manually.

ThePlayer10 said:
Hi, I managed to install the ZIP file (Moto G XT1032) and the script worked as well but after it was done, bash didn't have 755.
I tried adding it manually (as root) but it fails with this error:
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/bash: read-only filesystem
I tried remount using this:
su mount -o remount,rw /
But still no luck, any suggestions?
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managed to get it via ADB Shell with this commands:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
chmod 755 /system/xbin/bash
still not working because of not having "libncurses.so" which will try to install manually.
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You didn't needed to type whole dev block address, what you were missing was
(su
mount -o remount,re /system)
You were actually mountung the root of your device instead of system partition, which was the reason of non-working

[tutorial]Root any latest firmware with ease

Firstly what i would like to say is this is not a one click root like update.zip or superoneclick you will need to have some basic knowledge of adb and ubuntu and a little bit working mind which can follow the provided steps.
Requirements:-
*cwm recovery already flashed (if not refer here)
* Working linux distro (ubuntu, mint, kubuntu etc.) with atleast sudo rights
* adb setted-up (if not refer here, may not need to follow the usb drivers steps)
* must know how to use adb
* superuser package from here
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So we are now ready to start
STEPS:-
1. Extract all file (su, busybox) from the downloaded package to the folder where you have adb setted-up
2. open a terminal
3. cd to the directory where you have placed adb and files
4. boot your phone into cwm recovery mode (home power) connect through usb
5. type "sudo chown root:shell /path to su"
6. type "sudo chmod 06755 /path to su"
7. type " sudo chmod 04755 /path to busybox"
8. type " adb devices" if you will see anything attached you are good to go
9. type " adb remount" if you get remount succedd then you can do below steps if not you are doing something wrong do again
10. type "adb push su /system/xbin"
11. type "adb push busybox /system/xbin
12. type adb push supersu.apk ( or what it is called) /system/app
13. now type "adb shell"
14. type su if accepted then you are rooted
15. now type "reboot"
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you are successfully rooted
enjoy your phone

awesome guide buddy very useful for n0obs

First of all great guide! But please correct these:
You have to mount the system partition manually. Adb remount won't do it!
adb shell
# mount -rw -t rfs /dev/block/stl12 /system
Do chmod/chown in adb. It isn't enough to set it before copying.
# chown root:shell /system/xbin/*
# chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
# chmod 04755 /system/xbin/busybox
# chmod 04755 /system/xbin/sqlite3
# chmod 04755 /system/xbin/ssh

if we were able to chmod with adb there was no need to use ubuntu
we cannot chmod it shows operation not permitted as as we yet dont have root
have you tried to do adb remount or just saying that i will not do the work
and thanks for chown part

dheeraj (dhlalit11) said:
if we were able to chmod with adb there was no need to use ubuntu
we cannot chmod it shows operation not permitted as as we yet dont have root
have you tried to do adb remount or just saying that i will not do the work
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Hi!
For me, adb remount didn't work. It exited with an error code. I don't remember the exact error code... (cwm couldn't mount too)
When I experienced "operation not permitted" while chmoding, the partition was mounted as vfat! Because if you do "mount /dev/... /system" without switches, it automatically mounts it as vfat. In vfat you can't set setuid, setgid permissions.
I think it was just a coincidence that i could rooted with ubuntu. But it worked, so better to use linux (better adb perhaps?).
Rooting is a bit strange in this new firmware. For example when you do "adb shell" while the phone is in cwm, you have root access. So you have to do those things manually while you have temporary root access.

how can you mount rfs file system as vfat i dont think it can be done

dheeraj (dhlalit11) said:
how can you mount rfs file system as vfat i dont think it can be done
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Yes it's really strange. I don't know how this thing possible too...
But I checked multiple times with "cat /proc/mounts" , and mounting without "-t rfs" it was mounted as vfat.
a bit of googling:
"You can mount as rfs as Fat in ubuntu and read/copy the files
editing them wont work at all ."
So maybe it is possible.