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I have been experimenting with my new droid/milestone the past couple of days, odd problems which I am past now but still curious about.
Firstly after flashing the 2.1 sbf with rsd it will autoboot and screen slider will be there, then when I reboot, screen slider will be missing. This only happend when I flashed an sbf from the sbf site(2.1 uk version, not service), doing a factory reset didn't have any problem -could reboot as many times and slider would be there.... then suddenly after factory boot it would dissapear after first boot. Anyway solved this problem by installing screen mode widget after first boot after flash, solved problem, but still weird. Fixed this now but still curious about it.
Next, nandroid backup is missing from recovery menu, I have rooted and can execute root commands after typing "su" via Android Terminal emulator, so pretty sure is rooted. So why no nandroid? I thought I could do nandroid backup after rooting.
Next busybox won't install, tried the app, did the "searching system" for over an hour(not exagerrating), eventually gave up and uninstalled.
Trying to do a "manual busybox install" now, using this guide:
Busybox How-to? - Android Forums
Can't execute commands via usb/adb in recovery mode as the other guy suggested so been trying these commands both with terminal emulator on phone, and usb-debugging mode with windows shell. Using these I can go "su" and type "ls" to see files on my droid phone....but when I try to "mount /system" or /sdcard from windows I just get a print about mount options, when I try to "cat /sdcard/busybox > /system/xbin/busybox" I get a "file is read only" error.
I would like advice on how to install busybox, I would like to do it manually(because the app seems to not work for me, remember I waited over an hour while it "searched") and I want to learn to manually do stuff anyway. I tried to chmod /system/xbin too, but that didn't seem to change it from read only.
Also any thoughts on why nandroid backup is missing from my recovery menu even though my droid is rooted. I thought it was meant to appear.
I am still learning and researching, and appreciate any links or tips.
droidtech1 said:
Next, nandroid backup is missing from recovery menu, I have rooted and can execute root commands after typing "su" via Android Terminal emulator, so pretty sure is rooted. So why no nandroid? I thought I could do nandroid backup after rooting.
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This is odd. Which OpenRecovery did you install? Androidiani? GOT? Or the "original" OpenRecovery? Are you aware, that you come into OpenRecovery by starting Recovery Mode and apply update.zip?
droidtech1 said:
Next busybox won't install, tried the app, did the "searching system" for over an hour(not exagerrating), eventually gave up and uninstalled.
Trying to do a "manual busybox install" now, using this guide:
Busybox How-to? - Android Forums
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Using the app from the market worked like a charm for me. No idea, what might have gone wrong for you...
droidtech1 said:
Can't execute commands via usb/adb in recovery mode as the other guy suggested so been trying these commands both with terminal emulator on phone, and usb-debugging mode with windows shell. Using these I can go "su" and type "ls" to see files on my droid phone....but when I try to "mount /system" or /sdcard from windows I just get a print about mount options, when I try to "cat /sdcard/busybox > /system/xbin/busybox" I get a "file is read only" error.
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For remounting, try "mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock6 /system" and for undoing this, use "ro" instead of "rw".
droidtech1 said:
I would like advice on how to install busybox, I would like to do it manually(because the app seems to not work for me, remember I waited over an hour while it "searched") and I want to learn to manually do stuff anyway. I tried to chmod /system/xbin too, but that didn't seem to change it from read only.
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You should download busybox and put the "busybox"-file in the directory /sdcard. After that do:
Code:
# su
# mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock6 /system
# cp /sdcard/busybox /system/xbin
# cd /system/xbin
# chmod 755 busybox
# ./busybox --install
# mount -o ro,remount /dev/block/mtdblock6 /system
One thought at the end: How did you root?
I rooted by flashing "vunerable recovery" using RSD lite, copied milestone-root.zip to sd card, renamed it update.zip, rebooted into recovery mode, flashed update.zip from there.
I didn't realise I had to install something like open recovery, think because I remember not having to do that on my pulse? Anyway will try and install one of those now.
Thanks those commands at the end helped, actually managed to copy busybox to /system/xbin, however the 2nd last one "./busybox --install" gave me a load of errors -all being no such file or directory, for example "/usr/bin/wc: no such file"
about 30 of those path errors. Maybe the command path "./busybox" needs to be something else?
ah, okay. sorry, I thought you already installed an openrecovery. for many cool features you will need it (e.g. nandroid, for overclocking it's not a must but a nice-to-have). please don't use GOT, it's rather old already. androidiani is okay, I think.
I think your previous attempts to install busybox via the app etc. mixed up some internal links in the device. please reboot and try again (the above steps except the "cp ..."). seems like the app tried to install busybox to /usr/bin but failed... I hope this failed attempt will be fixed by a simple reboot. otherwise it would be great to have the output of:
Code:
# su
# ls /usr/bin
No I re-flashed my main sbf and also did a factory reset to do a clean start, only thing since that full wipe I have done is rooting in the method I described, installed the screenmode widget, textedit, and android terminal emulator.
I have no such file /usr, are you sure I should have this in droid/milestone?
Here is my full output of my root system using ls:
tmp
pds
cdrom
sqlite_stmt_journals
config
cache
sdcard
d
etc
system
sys
sbin
proc
init_prep_keypad.sh
init.rc
init.mapphone_umts.rc
init.mapphone_cdma.rc
init.goldfish.rc
init
default.prop
data
root
dev
perhaps "/usr" is a sub inside one of the above folders? I tried using "find" to find it but that command dosn't seem to work since it won't even find the ones I can see with ls
I found it, /usr is inside /system... so if busybox was moved to /system/xbin, I'm guessing the ./ means install it to the parent directory which was /system which /usr is also in.
The errors I got said no such file "/usr" so It seems like it is trying to install to the wrong directory.... perhaps the command should be "busybox --install" or "/busybox --install" I don't want to experiment and mess things up before your opinion on this.
*edit almost forgot, output of /system/usr is
keychars
bin
srec
keylayout
share
output of /system/usr/bin is
panic_daemon
gki_pd_notifier
nvm_daemon
clean_dex.sh
brcm_guci_drv
bplogd_daemon
This is really strange. Maybe your busybox-file is corrupt.
Where did you download the busybox-file?
Which sbf did you flash?
So for explanation-purposes: When you put an executable or script file in any directory, you can execute it by first making it executable ("chmod 755 /system/xbin/busybox"), changing to that directory ("cd /system/xbin") and then executing it by adding "./" in front of it. The dot slash always stands for the _current_ directory. The _parent_directory has two dots "../".
If you want, you may try:
# /system/xbin/busybox --install
instead of
# ./busybox --install
Or maybe try this one:
# /system/xbin/busybox --install -s /system/xbin
Last time, I installed busybox into the directory /data/busybox, which worked brilliantly, but this path turned out to be unpractical. So I wanted to reinstall it in a different directory. I removed everything from /data/busybox including the directory itself and tried to start the whole procedure with /system/xbin. But that time it protested, that there were no files in "/data/busybox/...". Conclusion: The last busybox-install affected the second one. When I remember correctly I rebooted after that and used the app from the market *g*
My main sbf I flashed was android 2.1(uk version).
I downloaded busybox 1.17.2(won't let me post url here), was from droidforums dot net.
I don't remember if I tried all of his commands, but the last one on that forum seems to have worked.. I think......... it was:
"busybox --install /system/xbin/"
After remounting with your commands and typing the above command, I didn't get any errors, I synced and rebooted and now when I "ls /system/xbin" it shows a bunch of files/names which look like busybox commands. When I type "busybox" it outputs a bunch of commands too... so I am guessing this means it has succesfully installed? I can't say I tried these before attempting install so I have no comparison but I assume I would have a different output if busybox wasn't installed.
So assuming it worked, why would
"busybox --install /system/xbin/" work, and
"/system/xbin/busybox --install" not?
I also managed to install open recovery and do a nandroid backup succesfully
I have another short question, not specific to android but happens in all terminals I use, windows and linux alike. Sometimes I cannot execute commands anymore and it just becomes text in the terminal(just re-echo'ing my text output, without executing any functions)... can't remember specifically when it happened on my windows or linux pc shells, but on my android it happens whenever I have to give "SU" permission to the terminal, I have to quickly close the terminal and reload it again to get su access. I'm sure there is a name for this "state" where you are locked out of using commands in the shell and just typing text but I can't find a way to get out of it(without closing and re-opening terminal), there must be some key combination to be able to execute commands again in the current terminal session. If you have any idea what I am talking about?
Thanks for all your help so far.
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My main sbf I flashed was android 2.1(uk version).
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Don't want to try one of the 2.2?
droidtech1 said:
I downloaded busybox 1.17.2(won't let me post url here), was from droidforums dot net.
I don't remember if I tried all of his commands, but the last one on that forum seems to have worked.. I think......... it was:
"busybox --install /system/xbin/"
After remounting with your commands and typing the above command, I didn't get any errors, I synced and rebooted and now when I "ls /system/xbin" it shows a bunch of files/names which look like busybox commands. When I type "busybox" it outputs a bunch of commands too... so I am guessing this means it has succesfully installed? I can't say I tried these before attempting install so I have no comparison but I assume I would have a different output if busybox wasn't installed.
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Yes, this sounds very much like installation was successful.
droidtech1 said:
So assuming it worked, why would
"busybox --install /system/xbin/" work, and
"/system/xbin/busybox --install" not?
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typing "busybox" without the path in front of it worked, because busybox is in the directory /system/xbin, which is already in your $PATH-variable (try "echo $PATH"). So the command interpreter (shell) will automatically look up "busybox" in /system/xbin.
I had a look at the busybox syntax and it's actually
Code:
busybox --install [-s] [INSTALLDIR]
So you have to put the directory you want to install in at the end. That's what your last command makes use of
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I have another short question, not specific to android but happens in all terminals I use, windows and linux alike. Sometimes I cannot execute commands anymore and it just becomes text in the terminal(just re-echo'ing my text output, without executing any functions)... can't remember specifically when it happened on my windows or linux pc shells, but on my android it happens whenever I have to give "SU" permission to the terminal, I have to quickly close the terminal and reload it again to get su access. I'm sure there is a name for this "state" where you are locked out of using commands in the shell and just typing text but I can't find a way to get out of it(without closing and re-opening terminal), there must be some key combination to be able to execute commands again in the current terminal session. If you have any idea what I am talking about?
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Sounds like this is just the state, when shell is busy, i.e. when the last process you started is still running and no prompt ($ or #) is displayed. You may kill the last process in linux using CTRL+C, which will hopefully bring back the shell prompt. No idea which shortcut replaces this on the milestone/droid. I never use any android terminals, but only the ADB-Shell: http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html
I'm learning to build apps for android so I thought having 2.1 on my droid would be better for testing (instead of 2.2). I also have a Nexus-S with 2.3 and a tmobile-pulse with 1.5. So I want to keep the most native version on each phone since most consumers won't install custom roms, although some will get updates anyway.
I use my droid a lot when I am out and use the terminal a lot so having busybox too has given me more to play around with. I actually find my droid much better working on than the nexus s, love the keyboard and dpad.
Anyone figured out how to do it? I've tried following the guides with no success (gingerbreak). Model is P970g and software is 10a. Country code is TLS.
Anyone have a Telus OB and been able to root it? How did you do it?
I've rooted a couple of them, both 10a on Telus, one of them was pretty easy using z4root. Another one wouldn't work with z4root, latest superoneclick, gingerbreak or manually using adb shell to gingerbreak, rageaggainstthecage & psneuter. I did finally get the stubborn one to root wither an older superoneclick; version 1.6.5. Attached it below as it doesn't seem available in CLShortFuse's thread anymore.
Goodluck
alexredford said:
I've rooted a couple of them, both 10a on Telus, one of them was pretty easy using z4root. Another one wouldn't work with z4root, latest superoneclick, gingerbreak or manually using adb shell to gingerbreak, rageaggainstthecage & psneuter. I did finally get the stubborn one to root wither an older superoneclick; version 1.6.5. Attached it below as it doesn't seem available in CLShortFuse's thread anymore.
Goodluck
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I tried both z4 and the superoneclick you suggested to no avail.
Do you think it's safe to try flashing another vulnerable rom? 10b or 10c? I'm worried the basebands may be different and the phone will have no voice/data connection.
Running out of ideas.
Attempted to root another one, same model, same version and none of the previous methods worked, was able to root this one as well using a combination of SOC 2.1.1 and the attached ADB Shell.
1. Download and run SuperOneClick 2.1.1, choose psneuter and click Shell Root
2. It should get stuck on step #4, run task manager, end superoneclick and terminate any adb.exe processes. (You should have Shell Root now)
3. Extract ADB.zip and open a command prompt to where you extracted it.
4. Enter the following commands
Code:
adb push su /tmp/
adb push Superuser.apk /tmp/
adb shell
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 /system
cat /tmp/su > /system/bin/su
cat /tmp/superuser.apk > /system/app/Superuser.apk
chown root.root /system/bin/su
chmod 06755 /system/bin/su
chown root.root /system/app/Superuser.apk
chmod 0644 /system/app/Superuser.apk
reboot
The permissions on /system/bin/su didn't stick the first time for me, and the phone rebooted a couple times, but eventually it all went through. To verify permissions on su, type "adb shell", then "ls -l /system/bin/su". The permission should read -rwsr-sr-x, if it doesn't repeat the shell root process and type
Code:
adb shell
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 /system
chmod 06755 /system/bin/su
ls -l /system/bin/su
Ok, i've figured out what the problem is. As soon as the adb process from SOC is shut down, the phone soft reboots and I lose temporary root. I've tried the psneuter exploit in the same adb command shell, but it hangs just like SOC. I've tried to be "quick" and get the commands in before the reboot, but it isn't possible.
Suggestions on how I may bypass that? Otherwise i'll wait for the official 2.3 update in september and try again then.
One of the phones I tried it on, did the same thing, ended the adb process and phone would reboot, pushed a file, phone would reboot, set permissions, phone would reboot. Occasionally the phone would appear to hang, buttons flash at the bottom for awhile, phone becomes unresponsive. Just wait a minute or 2 and it should return to normal. I also tried creating a script to do all of the above before the device had time to reboot and it didn't help.
Persistence was the key.
Did you try that ? If following the instructions don't work for you, I let you know how it works for me.
EDIT : Sorry, forget link's thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14458927
Sent from my LG-P970 using xda premium
Hey i am having the same problem and am fearing bricking my phone from making a mistake. is there an easier method than those above mentioned?
Android 2.2.2
software: v10a
Sobralobo said:
Did you try that ? If following the instructions don't work for you, I let you know how it works for me.
EDIT : Sorry, forget link's thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14458927
Sent from my LG-P970 using xda premium
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This method worked when rooting my wife's P970g.
KDZ file
hey does anyone have the Telus firmware KDZ file? i will need it to restore my phone back to original state to cash in on a waranty (ended up bricking it, had to install a german 1&1 firmware to get it back)
s0dhi said:
This method worked when rooting my wife's P970g.
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...which ROM did you use, the v10a EEU from the thread?
I'm worried cause on Telus 970g as well.
The_non_rootable said:
hey does anyone have the Telus firmware KDZ file? i will need it to restore my phone back to original state to cash in on a waranty (ended up bricking it, had to install a german 1&1 firmware to get it back)
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http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=1
I've followed EVERY GAWDAMN suggestion/guide/direction listed, and ZV8 refused to root/CWM for me.
Here's what the AIO says:
Root and Recovery for ZV8
Press any key to continue . . .
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
Device found
Mounting Device
remount failed: Operation not permitted
Pushing Root Permissions
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
3720 KB/s (5345280 bytes in 1.403s)
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: Read-only file system
--install: applet not found
Installing CWM Recovery
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14: cannot open for write: Permission denied
Remove Trash
rm failed for /system/etc/install-recovery.sh, Read-only file system
rm failed for /system/recovery-from-boot.p, Read-only file system
rm failed for /data/local.prop, No such file or directory
CWM Recovery!!!
Just a note for MT. I wish the process were a bit more visible, as I've had to manually push things with adb before on rooting attempts.
I've spent 3 days trying to get this piece of sh!t rooted, and I'm tired of it.
I've followed EVERY DIRECTION/GUIDE/INSTRUCTION to the T, and still nothing, so a hearty STFU if all you can offer is a "Did you follow the directions?"
On the "Regain Root after update" post there is talk of using a terminal emulator to make the root stick on V8. The only thing that worked for me is the post at the top of page 7 (or 8?) that has about 8 steps. If you haven't already tried it.
Sent from my BROKEN OUT VS910
antiwesley said:
I've followed EVERY GAWDAMN suggestion/guide/direction listed, and ZV8 refused to root/CWM for me.
Here's what the AIO says:
Root and Recovery for ZV8
Press any key to continue . . .
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
Device found
Mounting Device
remount failed: Operation not permitted
Pushing Root Permissions
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
3720 KB/s (5345280 bytes in 1.403s)
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: Read-only file system
--install: applet not found
Installing CWM Recovery
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14: cannot open for write: Permission denied
Remove Trash
rm failed for /system/etc/install-recovery.sh, Read-only file system
rm failed for /system/recovery-from-boot.p, Read-only file system
rm failed for /data/local.prop, No such file or directory
CWM Recovery!!!
Just a note for MT. I wish the process were a bit more visible, as I've had to manually push things with adb before on rooting attempts.
I've spent 3 days trying to get this piece of sh!t rooted, and I'm tired of it.
I've followed EVERY DIRECTION/GUIDE/INSTRUCTION to the T, and still nothing, so a hearty STFU if all you can offer is a "Did you follow the directions?"
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Try booting into CWM the old-fashioned way (hold down button and power). When I went through all the steps, everything looked liked it failed and all I had was an unrooted ZV8. Even Root Checker said I was unrooted. But then I tried to manually boot into CWM, and it worked! I flashed the new rom, and superuser came with it! Might as well give it a try. There's the possibility that you end up wiping data if you don't actually have CWM, but it sounds like you don't really care at this point...
I went through 2 days of hell to get root. There are so many things to try but I think the one thing that worked for me was that after you root the stock V7 is to run titanium backup. When I ran it it said it had to change su access or something and then I rebooted and did this in a terminal program
su<enter>
echo 'ro.kernel.qemu=1' > /data/local.prop<enter>
but also made sure by then doing this:
cat /data/local.prop
if you don't see exactly the ro.kernel.qemu=1 redo it. I was surprised that I had it wrong but for some reason the terminal app missed characters sometimes.
-Keith
What a maroon.
Sent from my VS910 4G using Tapatalk
$ su
su
su: permission denied
$ echo 'ro.kernel.qemu=1' > /data/local.prop
echo 'ro.kernel.qemu=1' > /data/local.prop
cannot create /data/local.prop: permission denied
$
If you are able to have cwm breakout is rooted.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
Thanks!
Thanks Antiwesley!
I had tried a few different times to get this working, your post below finally got it for me:
"LGNPST to ZV7.
Using AIO 1 LG Revo AIO, Root ZV7 ONLY.
Install "Rom Manager" (thanks to slimzim for this one)
Manually create local.prop as seen elsewhere in a few other versions of this kind of thing.
LGNPST to ZV8.
In a command prompt, 'adb remount'
'adb push su /system/bin/su'
'adb push superuser.apk /system/bin/superuser.apk'
'adb push busybox /system/bin/busybox'
Use AIO 2 to install CWM. It will error on a couple of things, don't panic. (one is an applet failure in the rooting process and the other are rm failures.) DO NOT USE OPTION #1! Only use Option #2!
Reboot.
Use Rom Manager's "Reboot Recovery" option and it boots straight into CWM.
(I had zero success using the hardware (power/down button) to boot into CWM.
Apply Broken Out 1.1
Back up while you're in CWM.
Reboot.
Enjoy ZV8."
The only thing I did differently was OTA to ZV8 rather than LGNPST. Also when I ran option two of AIO 2 I didn't get any errors.
The whole process took right around an hour.
Thanks again!
FYI I would have posted this in the dev section in the Regain Root thread but am lacking the posts to do so.
stinkyjak said:
$ su
su
su: permission denied
$ echo 'ro.kernel.qemu=1' > /data/local.prop
echo 'ro.kernel.qemu=1' > /data/local.prop
cannot create /data/local.prop: permission denied
$
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koda1789 said:
Thanks Antiwesley!
I had tried a few different times to get this working, your post below finally got it for me:
"LGNPST to ZV7.
Using AIO 1 LG Revo AIO, Root ZV7 ONLY.
Install "Rom Manager" (thanks to slimzim for this one)
Manually create local.prop as seen elsewhere in a few other versions of this kind of thing.
LGNPST to ZV8.
In a command prompt, 'adb remount'
'adb push su /system/bin/su'
'adb push superuser.apk /system/bin/superuser.apk'
'adb push busybox /system/bin/busybox'
Use AIO 2 to install CWM. It will error on a couple of things, don't panic. (one is an applet failure in the rooting process and the other are rm failures.) DO NOT USE OPTION #1! Only use Option #2!
Reboot.
Use Rom Manager's "Reboot Recovery" option and it boots straight into CWM.
(I had zero success using the hardware (power/down button) to boot into CWM.
Apply Broken Out 1.1
Back up while you're in CWM.
Reboot.
Enjoy ZV8."
The only thing I did differently was OTA to ZV8 rather than LGNPST. Also when I ran option two of AIO 2 I didn't get any errors.
The whole process took right around an hour.
Thanks again!
FYI I would have posted this in the dev section in the Regain Root thread but am lacking the posts to do so.
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I am having the problem Stinkjak is having. No matter how I try and copy the .prop into the /data folder. I get a message that says java.io.filenotfoundexception:/data/local.prop (permission denied). Can anyone crack this error?
Plumbert said:
I am having the problem Stinkjak is having. No matter how I try and copy the .prop into the /data folder. I get a message that says java.io.filenotfoundexception:/data/local.prop (permission denied). Can anyone crack this error?
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Are you already on stock ZV7 and rooted? Use Root Explorer and go to /data and create new file, name it local.prop. Open in text editor, enter ro.kernel.qemu=1 then save it. If you can't do that in Root Explorer then you aren't rooted.
Hello guys, please help me out with this problem! I've been working on all day but my phone is still bad...
When I rooted my device BusyBox was supposedly installed by the toolkit I used to root (mskip's).
Then I installed BusyBox installer market app (Stericson's) and it said "BusyBox location could not be found". I thought it wasn't installed so I used the "smart install" with the default values, so it was installed to /system/bin and all the applets were listed as symlinked to /system/bin/busybox
After a while I realized that it was installed both in /system/xbin (by the root toolkit) and in /system/bin (by busybox installer). I used the uninstall option from the busybox installer app to remove it from /system/bin again and leave just one installation to avoid conflicts. This was not a good idea it seems. After uninstalling and rebooting, the phone started to work incorrectly, wifi doesn't work.. and most importantly, USB connection is dead with Android fully booted. the battery charges but the PC doesn't detect it. (It works on Recovery mode though).
I have an idea of what may be wrong. I think the "BusyBox installer" changed all the symlinks to system/bin/busybox, so when it was uninstalled, the phone was left without any of the applets of busybox even though the file /system/xbin/busybox is still present.
Or maybe I'm not really rooted anymore? However, the su binary is still present in /system/xbin/su but I still can't get to work commands like "mount".
How can I fix this problem? I will greatly appreciate any suggestions.
I think it might be fixed by installing busybox to /system/bin or even just copying the /system/xbin/busybox file to /system/xbin/busybox but because the phone is not working correctly I haven't been able to do that...
Here's the information I've gathered so far for you guys to PLEASE help me out with this:
SuperSU is installed and seems to works fine.
"BusyBox Free" installer app doesn't work. If I open it, it shows only black with the three buttons in the bottom but they can't be "clicked. It has been granted root permissions.
"ES File Explorer" gets root permissions but is unable to mount /system as writable (to copy the file).
In a terminal emulator application (Jack Palevich's), this is what I get:
Code:
$ which busybox
/system/xbin/busybox
$ ls
ls: not found
$ busybox ls
(works, outputs the directory content correctly)
$ mount -o remount,rw /system
mount: not found
$ busybox mount -o remount,rw /system
mount: permission denied (are you root?)
$ su
(the terminal emulator app has root permission, but when issuing "su" command, the cursor stays inactive for several minutes and when it finally responds, the following operations are still not succesful. The "su" doesn't seem to work.
$ busybox mount -o remount,rw /system
mount: permission denied (are you root?)
$ /system/bin/busybox --install -s /system/bin
busybox: /system/bin/zcat: Read-only file system
busybox: /system/bin/mountpoint: Read-only file system
busybox: /system/bin/nohup: Read-only file system
My plan is to make the USB work so I can use the toolkit again to restore a stock firmware and clean this mess. Oh, I have stock recovery and stock boot image if that's of any help to know it.
How can I issue the commands I need? or fix this problem?
I have basic linux experience so if you need the output of any command please let me know.
Any help is appreciated. Thank you!
... i think that flashing cwm recovery(.tar.md5) with odin and flashing a root+busybox.zip with cwm recovery should be the fastes way to fix this .... only thing is that it erease your "costum binary count" but with the "Triangel Away" app you can reset that counter ...
Thank you for the hint, enox. I'm will try to install the custom recovery now.
Thanks again enox for pointing me in the right direction. The phone is working again. I'm sharing what I did in case it helps someone in the future:
1) Installed the custom recovery 'twrp', provided by the toolkit (program_folder/recovery/recovery-twrp-2.4.3.0-GTI8190.tar) using odin with the phone in download mode.
2) Flashed this busybox uninstaller using twrp recovery. The phone wasn't working fine yet, so I continued to the following step.
3) Flashed a root+busybox.zip provided by the toolkit (program_folder/root/SuperSU-1.25-Busybox-RenameRecoveryRestore.zip) using twrp recovery.
At this point, the phone was working fine but to be sure that all symlinks were correct, I ran an additional cleaning script which you can find at the end of this post, along with my comments talking to myself while I was troubleshooting the problem.
I'll go to sleep now. Thank you.
Got a PM and I thought it would be better if I reply to it in the forum so others can benefit as well:
andr0id_n00b said:
hey i saw your problem here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2233942 and iam glad u solved your problem
can you please tell me what toolkit do you use ??
Sent from my GT-I8190 using xda app-developers app
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mskip's toolkit for Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2185700
Big thanks to him too, for providing that noob friendly yet full-featured toolkit
same with xperia mti27i
ive exactlly made the same but with my xperia mt27i android4.0 ics i dont i know what to do i dont have exp. with android so please help
Hi guys, I would really appreciate some help. I am able to root my gear and transfer the TWRP via odin. But when I reboot into recovery it just goes back to the stock launcher. I read this in the developer thread:
IF YOU FIND THE RECOVERY IS NOT STICKING & YOUR GEAR WIPES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS RECOVERY AFTER FLASHING.
YOU MUST ROOT YOUR GEAR PRIOR TO INSTALLING TWRP AGIAN & RUN THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS IN ADB.
*NOTE* YOU WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT A SUPERUSER REQUEST POPUP WHEN EXECUTING "SU" COMMAND.
*NOTE 2* PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA TO RUN THIS PRIOR TO FIRST INSTALLATION, TO SAVE TIME.
Code:
$ adb shell
$ su
# mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p20 /system
# rm /system/recovery-from-boot.p
IF YOU DELETE THE "RECOVERY-FROM-BOOT.P" FILE YOU MUST RELFASH TWRP RECOVERY.
I have rooted and installed roms on phone before but working in the developer tools is new to me. Can anyone explain exactly how and when to do this during the TWRP recovery install process? Or possibly just point me to a how to or youtube on basic adb commands? I have searched and it looks super complicated. Just need to know how to run these 3 commands.
THANKS!
i have the exact same issue, is there any answer for this??
Wettpassat said:
Hi guys, I would really appreciate some help. I am able to root my gear and transfer the TWRP via odin. But when I reboot into recovery it just goes back to the stock launcher. I read this in the developer thread:
IF YOU FIND THE RECOVERY IS NOT STICKING & YOUR GEAR WIPES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS RECOVERY AFTER FLASHING.
YOU MUST ROOT YOUR GEAR PRIOR TO INSTALLING TWRP AGIAN & RUN THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS IN ADB.
*NOTE* YOU WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT A SUPERUSER REQUEST POPUP WHEN EXECUTING "SU" COMMAND.
*NOTE 2* PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA TO RUN THIS PRIOR TO FIRST INSTALLATION, TO SAVE TIME.
Code:
$ adb shell
$ su
# mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p20 /system
# rm /system/recovery-from-boot.p
IF YOU DELETE THE "RECOVERY-FROM-BOOT.P" FILE YOU MUST RELFASH TWRP RECOVERY.
I have rooted and installed roms on phone before but working in the developer tools is new to me. Can anyone explain exactly how and when to do this during the TWRP recovery install process? Or possibly just point me to a how to or youtube on basic adb commands? I have searched and it looks super complicated. Just need to know how to run these 3 commands.
THANKS!
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i have the exact same issue, is there any answer for this??
Well it's been well over a year since I did that but let's see if I can help..... Before I start I'm hoping you've already enabled adb debugging on the gear and downloaded adb onto your computer. I believe you run the commands after you've run cygnia but before you flash twrp. You run the task from a command prompt from your pc. I'm pretty sure you don't include the $ or #. Before you start try the adb command- adb devices from the command prompt on your pc. That'll let you know if the gear is connected. I remember being a bit intimidated by it all as it was different to any other flash I'd done. In reflection it's very easy, type the line in a command prompt, press enter, wait for the cursor to come up again, type the next line. As for guides..... I can't remember which one I used but there's plenty out there.