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Changing file permissions in adb shell

Ok so I:
adb shell
su
cd /system/
cd /app/
rm htcblahblahblah.apk
I get something about it being read only.
This is just an example, I think i actually have full privileges in system/app, but i was messing with something else and i didn't, so how do i change privileges ?

skydeaner said:
Ok so I:
adb shell
su
cd /system/
cd /app/
rm htcblahblahblah.apk
I get something about it being read only.
This is just an example, I think i actually have full privileges in system/app, but i was messing with something else and i didn't, so how do i change privileges ?
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you need to mount /system as read/writeable. before you shell in, just use
adb remount

ok cool thanks tim

I get remount failed >.> Help? LOL

skydeaner said:
Ok so I:
adb shell
su
cd /system/
cd /app/
rm htcblahblahblah.apk
I get something about it being read only.
This is just an example, I think i actually have full privileges in system/app, but i was messing with something else and i didn't, so how do i change privileges ?
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Tried chmod?
Example:
Code:
# chmod 0777 This.apk
# rm -f This.apk
EDIT: Also, try sysrw command, if enabled on your ROM or manually remount rw from within adb shell

[DEPRECATED][GUIDE] Temporary root your Desire Z

HTC Vision // Desire Z Temporary Rooting
1. Download this package: MegaUpload
2. Copy the content of the package in a folder called "temproot" in your SDCard root.
3. Execute this script:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
cp -R /mnt/sdcard/temproot/* /data/local/tmp/
cd /data/local/tmp/
chmod 755 *
./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
ps
4. Restart Terminal Emulator
5. Execute this script:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
/data/local/tmp/busybox killall rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
/data/local/tmp/busybox cp /sdcard/temproot/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
/data/local/tmp/busybox cp /sdcard/temproot/su /system/bin/su
/data/local/tmp/busybox cp /sdcard/temproot/busybox /system/bin/busybox
chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
chmod 4755 /system/bin/busybox
mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
Now your phone is temporairily rooted and you can even get root on adb.
Thanks to:
*- C-Skills for the exploit
*- Guys in G2 section for testing it.

Sweet
but what do we do to get full root access?

There is no full root yet for either this device or g2. You will see that later

M9x3mos said:
There is no full root yet for either this device or g2. You will see that later
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excited
wonder if the "z" and G2 can use the same Recovery image and Roms..or wil it be like htc magic and My touch ?

G2 and Z are the same device.... HTC Vision.
Radio ROMs and BootLoaders should be compatible, we only need someone that can verify, but AFAIK a G2 owner flashed a full Desire Z ROM and worked without problems.

kholk said:
G2 and Z are the same device.... HTC Vision.
Radio ROMs and BootLoaders should be compatible, we only need someone that can verify, but AFAIK a G2 owner flashed a full Desire Z ROM and worked without problems.
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any idea if the G2 is a test unit or retail unit? i want senseui (sad i know, but im a sucker for nice graphic)

Correction. The Desire Z rom currently be flashed to G2 but the PC10IMG.zip original G2 rom does work on the Desire Z

I try using this but My G2 didn't work, I got stock here at this step:
"#!/system/bin/sh
cp -R /mnt/sdcard/temproot/* /data/local/tmp/"

Anyone try overclocking it yet?

waiting89 said:
I try using this but My G2 didn't work, I got stock here at this step:
"#!/system/bin/sh
cp -R /mnt/sdcard/temproot/* /data/local/tmp/"
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Are there any errors?
Please provide more details, it's only a file copy...

kholk said:
Are there any errors?
Please provide more details, it's only a file copy...
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Link is down kind sir. I found this one Droid2Root.rar from another forum.

waiting89 said:
I try using this but My G2 didn't work, I got stock here at this step:
"#!/system/bin/sh
cp -R /mnt/sdcard/temproot/* /data/local/tmp/"
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It gives you an axxs denied when you try that. says "cp: permission denied." I can't ls inside of /data either.

do changes persist?
If I do this temp root and install busybox or tether, will the changes be wiped out on restart?

"cp: permission denied." Yes this is the error code I get.
"export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
$ $ #! /system/bin/sh
$ cp -R /mnt/sdcard/temproot/* /data/local/tmp/
cp: permission denied
$"
That's exactly what it appears on the terminal.

I read this on androidspin :
If you root your new G2 phone, HTC has embedded a chip that will detect this and return the phone back to its original factory settings. So much for open source!
They can do this?

The file is no longer available. Can someone repost it?
Thanks

Hmm, yep same problem, cp gives me a permission denied, and the folder /data is a system file seems like we don't have any access to it. on the example, seems like there's # instead of $ which means it has admin access, how did you get to that state? sorry android noob here :-\

stian230 said:
I read this on androidspin :
If you root your new G2 phone, HTC has embedded a chip that will detect this and return the phone back to its original factory settings. So much for open source!
They can do this?
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Actually no, and its covered in many threads, and I'm sure the op doesn't want the discussion started again.

There isn't any chip that will magically transform your HTC Vision in an airplane / automobile / house / cigarette industry.

script?
Could somebody help with packaging this as a script so we could re-root simply?

[GUIDE] Universal rooting to any ics that you have the stock firmware.

This guide was tested on my samsung galaxy [email protected] gt-B5330 and it worked.
WARNING: this can brick your phone, used on your own risk (both eyes wide open).
The idea behing can be ported on any phone that allows you to upload custom firmware (most samsungs with odin).
The idea is that you escalate to superuser by setting suid on /system/bin/toolbox executable.
By duing that you can run most of the unix commands on android as a superuser.
I is enought for you to copy su utility somewhere where there is not a nosuid option on mountpoint. and make it a suided executable then execute su and get the #.
It's all down hill from here.
I cannot verify for every ics rom out there, but it seems that now ics uses ext4 filesystem for the system partition.
I have made a script that inspects a stock rom firmware isolate the permissions for the toolbox executable and add to them SUID,SUIG.
After that it pachs the firmware back and you can flash it to your device and have a easylly rootable device. (I will post the stept to take to get a standard rooted device).
What you need:
a linux/gnu (it will not work with cygwin because we have to mount the ext4 partition).
simg2img utility (you can get it from xda site it is in ext4_utility packet).
su, busybox and superuser.apk binaries for android (you can take them from a rooting package).
heimdal (for linux) xor odin (for windows and if you cannot flash the firmware on your phone form linux).
I've put all untilities that are not standard into the tar.
just unpack and you have the universal-patch.sh to run over an .tar.md5 firware stock rom.
And post-firmwareUpdate.sh to run after you flash in order to make the root a standard android root.
This was not tested on any other phone (was tested only on GT-B5330) and do it on your own risk.
This rooting does not exploit any weakness (or flaw) in kernel or any thing, it just modifies the stock firmware to make it more flexible so it should be forward compatible with any version of android after ics.

I assume this would exclude HTC's since you meed to be s-off to flash a firmware. I would probably verify that and edit the title if necessary. Other than that, this looks like it could be helpful.

Help to understand the procedure
Hi ETTT,
first of all thanks for your job and effort in finding a solution to this issue.. it has been driving me crazy till now.. but thanx to you i see the light :good: I see it but i cannot really understand the procedure.. Could you please write a step by step explanation of what i need to do. (I am not what we could call a genius with linux).
Thanks in advance.

The First said:
Hi ETTT,
first of all thanks for your job and effort in finding a solution to this issue.. it has been driving me crazy till now.. but thanx to you i see the light :good: I see it but i cannot really understand the procedure.. Could you please write a step by step explanation of what i need to do. (I am not what we could call a genius with linux).
Thanks in advance.
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If you are refering to the procedure that the script is doing here is the version of step by step (with-out the script):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1956653
If you want to know the step by step with the script, here (I will not respond to more basic than this, like how to boot ubuntu and stuff.):
mkdir -p /tmp/foo
sudo mkdir /mnt
cd /tmp/foo
tar -xzf universal-patch.tar.gz
export PATH=./:$PATH
{get the firmware here and unzip it, it should have a file with .tar.md5 suffix}
./universal-patch.sh {the name of the firmware including the .tar.md5 suffix}
wait a while. you should have by the way about 10 times the size of the zip as free space.
if all goes well you will have a myfrm.tar.md5 rady for flashing.
flash the firmware, and after boot enable usb debuging, hook the phone to pc
sudo adb devices
./post-firmwareUpdate.sh
you should have a rooted phone.
you cannot go any more basic than that.
Have fun.

Thanks for your effort, I'm already have my XWALH3 patched, btw you should to check the patch on line 19, you've misstype something there
Sent from my GT-B5330 using xda app-developers app

The file after qa
phyxar said:
Thanks for your effort, I'm already have my XWALH3 patched, btw you should to check the patch on line 19, you've misstype something there
Sent from my GT-B5330 using xda app-developers app
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Thanks for testing and input.

phyxar said:
Thanks for your effort, I'm already have my XWALH3 patched, btw you should to check the patch on line 19, you've misstype something there
Sent from my GT-B5330 using xda app-developers app
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XWALH3 i've produce from your universal-patch cannot being flashed to my phone, odin crash each time open those files

phyxar said:
XWALH3 i've produce from your universal-patch cannot being flashed to my phone, odin crash each time open those files
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I'm puting the xdelta to the XWALH3
here are the md5s for the original and patched firmware.
cfe3ca545c4a2c8d453e02cd549655a1 B5330XWALH3_B5330OJVALH1_B5330XXLH4_HOME.tar.md5
624f63943bff54941e4042a39d7928f2 myfrm.tar.md5
Now I have some question in order to debug:
does the patching you have done yeild the same file as I have here?
have you use the same imput? (that's why I've give you the md5 of my imput).

Hey you have rooted you b5330 then do you notice any performance upgrade
Sent from my GT-B5330 using xda premium

Can I patch the firmware using windows??
Because I'm on win
I don't really understand using linux
Or can you make single click batch file that I can use it to patch my firmware???
I really appreciate it if someone provide it
Thanks
Sent from my GT-B5330 using xda app-developers app

byboyz said:
Can I patch the firmware using windows??
Because I'm on win
I don't really understand using linux
Or can you make single click batch file that I can use it to patch my firmware???
I really appreciate it if someone provide it
Thanks
Sent from my GT-B5330 using xda app-developers app
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I don't know windows that much to make a batch clone of the script. so you need linux.
But you can use a live cd (maybe from ubuntu) to run the script.

ETTT said:
I don't know windows that much to make a batch clone of the script. so you need linux.
But you can use a live cd (maybe from ubuntu) to run the script.
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Thx for ur reply
How can I open XWALH3.patch that u give earlier??
Bcause I don't know anything about linux
Sent from my GT-B5330 using xda app-developers app

byboyz said:
Thx for ur reply
How can I open XWALH3.patch that u give earlier??
Bcause I don't know anything about linux
Sent from my GT-B5330 using xda app-developers app
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that patch is an xdelta patch.
There is an xdelta application on windows, don't know if it works, but it should work.

ETTT said:
If you are refering to the procedure that the script is doing here is the version of step by step (with-out the script):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1956653
If you want to know the step by step with the script, here (I will not respond to more basic than this, like how to boot ubuntu and stuff.):
mkdir -p /tmp/foo
sudo mkdir /mnt
cd /tmp/foo
tar -xzf universal-patch.tar.gz
export PATH=./:$PATH
{get the firmware here and unzip it, it should have a file with .tar.md5 suffix}
./universal-patch.sh {the name of the firmware including the .tar.md5 suffix}
wait a while. you should have by the way about 10 times the size of the zip as free space.
if all goes well you will have a myfrm.tar.md5 rady for flashing.
flash the firmware, and after boot enable usb debuging, hook the phone to pc
sudo adb devices
./post-firmwareUpdate.sh
you should have a rooted phone.
you cannot go any more basic than that.
Have fun.
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hi there, I'm stuck at last point/step: ./post-firmwareUpdate.sh
my terminal respond many error about busybox
the code like this:
2684 KB/s (91980 bytes in 0.033s)
4016 KB/s (996704 bytes in 0.242s)
4491 KB/s (1085140 bytes in 0.235s)
.//busybox: 1: .//busybox: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
.//busybox: 1: .//busybox: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
dd if=/data/local/tmp/su of=/mnt/obb/su # copy the su binary to a place that can be sudoed
chown 0.0 /mnt/obb/su # modify the owner
chmod 6755 /mnt/obb/su # set SUID flag.
/mnt/obb/su # becomes root !!
mount -o remount,rw /system # remount the system partition as readwrite.
dd if=/data/local/tmp/su of=/system/xbin/su #copy su in path
chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su
chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
chmod 755 /system/bin/toolbox # close the security hole (toolbox is nolonger with SUID)
dd if=/data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk of=/system/app/Superuser.apk # copy the superuser application
chown 0.0 /system/app/Superuser.apk
chmod 666 /system/app/Superuser.apk
#now this is done for busybox
dd if=/data/local/tmp/busybox of=/system/xbin/busybox
chown 0.0 /system/xbin/busybox
chmod 755 /system/xbin/busybox
cd /system/xbin
for k in
nt/obb/su # copy the su binary to a place that can be sudoed <
/mnt/obb/su: cannot open for write: Permission denied
1|[email protected]:/ $ chown 0.0 /mnt/obb/su # modify the owner
Unable to chmod /mnt/obb/su: No such file or directory
10|[email protected]:/ $ chmod 6755 /mnt/obb/su # set SUID flag.
Unable to chmod /mnt/obb/su: No such file or directory
10|[email protected]:/ $ /mnt/obb/su # becomes root !!
/system/bin/sh: /mnt/obb/su: not found
# remount the system partition as readwrite. <
mount: Operation not permitted
/system/xbin/su #copy su in path <
/system/xbin/su: cannot open for write: Read-only file system
1|[email protected]:/ $ chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory
10|[email protected]:/ $ chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory
# close the security hole (toolbox is nolonger with SUID) <
Unable to chmod /system/bin/toolbox: Read-only file system
er.apk of=/system/app/Superuser.apk # copy the superuser application <
/system/app/Superuser.apk: cannot open for write: Read-only file system
1|[email protected]:/ $ chown 0.0 /system/app/Superuser.apk
Unable to chmod /system/app/Superuser.apk: No such file or directory
10|[email protected]:/ $ chmod 666 /system/app/Superuser.apk
Unable to chmod /system/app/Superuser.apk: No such file or directory
10|[email protected]:/ $ #now this is done for busybox
10|[email protected]:/ $ dd if=/data/local/tmp/busybox of=/system/xbin/busybox
/system/xbin/busybox: cannot open for write: Read-only file system
1|[email protected]:/ $ chown 0.0 /system/xbin/busybox
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory
10|[email protected]:/ $ chmod 755 /system/xbin/busybox
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory
10|[email protected]:/ $ cd /system/xbin
[email protected]:/system/xbin $ for k in
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smhybrid said:
hi there, I'm stuck at last point/step: ./post-firmwareUpdate.sh
my terminal respond many error about busybox
the code like this:
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Ok it seams busybox has a thing against ")" in comments.
Here is the script without comments, so try this.

ETTT said:
Ok it seams busybox has a thing against ")" in comments.
Here is the script without comments, so try this.
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no good, it's still have same error...
maybe the problem is in busybox?
and i don't know why I'm unable to do chmod

smhybrid said:
no good, it's still have same error...
maybe the problem is in busybox?
and i don't know why I'm unable to do chmod
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give this command:
adb shell ls -l /system/bin/toolbox
and let's see if the toolbox has suid.

ETTT said:
give this command:
adb shell ls -l /system/bin/toolbox
and let's see if the toolbox has suid.
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what i get is
-rwxr-xr-x root shell 99068 2012-08-09 11:59 toolbox
how to get suid?

smhybrid said:
what i get is
-rwxr-xr-x root shell 99068 2012-08-09 11:59 toolbox
how to get suid?
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have you flash the patched firmware?

ETTT said:
have you flash the patched firmware?
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well, I've just do all of Your step, except this:
flash the firmware, and after boot enable usb debuging, hook the phone to pc
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because I don't know the meaning of flash the firmware. How to do that?
So I skip that and hook the phone to pc with usb debugging enabled
i'm new at linux, but I want to try this method for my galaxy chat

ADB system remount FAIL

hi, quick question .
im trying to remount the system folder to R\W , but seems like no luck .
adb remount
*permission denied
adb shell
Code:
C:\android sdk\sdk\platform-tools>adb shell
[email protected]:/ $ su
su
[email protected]:/ # mount -o rw,remount /system
mount -o rw,remount /system
[email protected]:/ #
[email protected]:/ # exit
exit
[email protected]:/ $ exit
exit
C:\android sdk\sdk\platform-tools>adb push C:\Users\HOME\Desktop\build.prop /sys
tem
failed to copy 'C:\Users\HOME\Desktop\build.prop' to '/system/build.prop': Permi
ssion denied
shell - fail
normal remount -fail
whats next.any suggestions?

cant do that yet, you need kernel with unsecure adb .

Helloworld294 said:
cant do that yet, you need kernel with unsecure adb .
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Means I can't tweak my phone safely? (1 bootloop and I'm on stock again? )

subwoffer13 said:
Means I can't tweak my phone safely? (1 bootloop and I'm on stock again? )
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You bootloop you're on stock again, with formatted /data/media of course.
EDIT: So I downloaded adb insecure from playstore by chainfire and it seems to work actually. Its $2 though.
Sent from my LG-D852 using Tapatalk

Helloworld294 said:
You bootloop you're on stock again, with formatted /data/media of course.
EDIT: So I downloaded adb insecure from playstore by chainf
ire and it seems to work actually. Its $2 though.
Sent from my LG-D852 using Tapatalk
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Well, just bought it too.going to slepp right now, tomorrow hopefully I'll be able to push and pull files with adb.

subwoffer13 said:
Well, just bought it too.going to slepp right now, tomorrow hopefully I'll be able to push and pull files with adb.
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Before pulling/pushing anything from system
run 'chmod 777 /system'
And before pushing/pulling any file chmod 666 the file and after dont ever forget to chmod 644 any system or data file after pushing or else you gonna end up in bootloop.
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Helloworld294 said:
Before pulling/pushing anything from system
run 'chmod 777 /system'
And before pushing/pulling any file chmod 666 the file and after dont ever forget to chmod 644 any system or data file after pushing or else you gonna end up in bootloop.
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.ok , i am a bit confused .i understand that every time im pulling or pushing i should fix the permissions. Bit what is the exact order ?
Shouldn't i just make sure the file im only pushing is 644 (rw-r-r)?
Lets say for example , i want to push stock "build.prop" to system .
What are the steps?

subwoffer13 said:
.ok , i am a bit confused .i understand that every time im pulling or pushing i should fix the permissions. Bit what is the exact order ?
Shouldn't i just make sure the file im only pushing is 644 (rw-r-r)?
Lets say for example , i want to push stock "build.prop" to system .
What are the steps?
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Mount everything and do su and all that then chmod 777 /system
Then do the push "adb push 'source file location' /system/build.prop
Then do chmod 644 /system/build.prop
All done.
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My success in rooting 8.5.1

I thought I'd let folks know what I did in order to root on 8.5.1 and not have slowness. This isn't a complete walkthrough and assumes you have ADB drivers installed and working and access to ADB.
First I used the exploit found in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544736
I downloaded kindlehd2013_root.zip and also got the zip copy of superuser from
http://download.clockworkmod.com/superuser/superuser.zip
I extracted all to a folder. I then replaced the su from the kindlehd2013_root.zip with the superuser.zip armeabi folder version. Then you run the commands it has in the post.
adb push su /data/local/tmp/
adb push rootme.sh /data/local/tmp/
adb push exploit /data/local/tmp/
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/rootme.sh
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/exploit
Before I ran this last line I made sure su had the correct permissions:
type adb shell:
then ran the command
chmod 6755 /data/local/tmp/su
adb shell /data/local/tmp/exploit -c "/data/local/tmp/rootme.sh"
now you can get root via ADB by going into
adb shell
then run the command su
from there I made sure the su had the correct permissions again in the new location:
mount -o remount,rw /system
I had a complaint about space so I just removed the officesuite.apk in /system/apps to the sdcard
chown 0:0 /system/xbin/su
chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
Then using the superuser.apk from the zip installed it.
adb install superuser.apk
Hope this helps others have success. From here you can follow the tutorials to get Google apps and such. I'd love to run an alternative ROM but have the LTE version and haven't been able to find one that has working LTE.

Hi Macman005!!
I want to use your method to root my Hd 8.9, I dont want too install a room, only install google services to use my chromecast. But before I want to Know:
How I move the officesuite.apk in /system/apps to the sdcard, if I have the space complaint you had?
I really appreciate any help you can provide

jaramosparra said:
Hi Macman005!!
I want to use your method to root my Hd 8.9, I dont want too install a room, only install google services to use my chromecast. But before I want to Know:
How I move the officesuite.apk in /system/apps to the sdcard, if I have the space complaint you had?
I really appreciate any help you can provide
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On device you can use es file explorer -> enable root explorer from the left side the click on root explorer -> mount r/w -> then make sure /system is rw
Via ADB
adb pull /system/app/OfficeSuite.apk
adb shell
su for root
mount -o remount,rw /system
rm /system/app/OfficeSuite.apk

Hi Macman005
I had follow your instructions and I had manage to root my hd 8.9, total success!!!
Thanks!!

hi there folks,
so i've read through a bunch of guides and steps to accompish getting root on a kindle fire hd 8.9 running 8.5.1
i followed your above steps to the T but everytime i try and execute the exploit i get a error like this
***********
Attempt msm_cameraconfig exploit...
Detected kernel physical address at 0x80008000 form iomem
Attempt put_user exploit...
write: No space left on device
************
i read further into this post and in others that moving files around was the answer but i'm unable to move the files using
Code:
./adb shell
mv /system/OfficeSuite.apk /sdcard
i get a error like "failed cross device link"
so i'm guessing i'll only have access after rooting to move or delete files in /system
************
Code:
$ df
Filesystem Size Used Free Blksize
/dev 383M 32K 383M 4096
/mnt/asec 383M 0K 383M 4096
/mnt/obb 383M 0K 383M 4096
/system 872M 872M 0K 4096
/data 13G 372M 12G 4096
/cache 639M 10M 628M 4096
/efs 15M 4M 11M 4096
/mnt/sdcard 13G 372M 12G 4096
[email protected]:/system/app $
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any suggestions tips or links would be appreciated

Use adb pull to get the file out of /system/app then just try to delete it. I'm guessing it won't work though without root.
Did you check to see if su was in the /system/xbin/su dir?

macman005 said:
Use adb pull to get the file out of /system/app then just try to delete it. I'm guessing it won't work though without root.
Did you check to see if su was in the /system/xbin/su dir?
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already tried rm -rf OfficeSuit.apk
pulling it leaves the file inplace
su is in place in xbin
Code:
[email protected]:/ $ cd /system/xbin/
[email protected]:/system/xbin $ ll
-rwxr-xr-x root shell 59392 2008-08-01 12:00 dexdump
-rwxr-xr-x root shell 63448 2008-08-01 12:00 hciconfig
-rwxr-xr-x root shell 36776 2008-08-01 12:00 hcitool
-rwxr-xr-x root shell 5608 2008-08-01 12:00 hdcp-test
-rwsr-sr-x root root 94208 2014-11-19 22:25 su
127|[email protected]:/sdcard $ su --help
Segmentation fault
139|[email protected]:/sdcard $ su touch test
Segmentation fault
139|[email protected]:/sdcard $ su
Segmentation fault
139|[email protected]:/sdcard $
i've tried tinkering with permissions with no luck
i'm not worried about root on the kindle os, i mostly want to stick CM11 on it - i recall reading a article on cyanogenmod's page about flashing the CM11 rom on the kindle it didn't mention that root was required i just kind of assumed it was to be able to install a second bootloader etc

If you don't need to follow my root you just use this tutorial. The root being slow isn't a big deal since you'll replace it with cm11
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789289

macman005 said:
If you don't need to follow my root you just use this tutorial. The root being slow isn't a big deal since you'll replace it with cm11
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789289
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sweet thanks for the tip - i'll give this one a try (i'd tried a couple other methods with no success)

Everything good for me until:
adb shell /data/local/tmp/exploit -c "/data/local/tmp/rootme.sh"
Then I get:
Code:
Device detected: KFJWI (IMM76D)
Attempt acdb exploit...
KFJWI (IMM76D) is not supported.
Attempt fj_hdcp exploit...
Attempt msm_cameraconfig exploit...
Detected kernel physical address at 0x80008000 form iomem
Attempt put_user exploit...
After that nothing works. Any ideas where i might have taken the wrong turn?

Do you have su in the /system/xbin folder?

macman005 said:
Do you have su in the /system/xbin folder?
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Thanks for reply macman.
I gave up... Followed the instructions you gave and all seemed well until step: adb shell /data/local/tmp/exploit -c "/data/local/tmp/rootme.sh"
So not sure but will check when I can try again. Would love to totally clean out amazon junk and turn into android pad.

Im having the same problem as Justanumber, and I'm not sure if I have the su in the /system/xbin folder

I was able to root 8.5.1. What I did was try the Bin4ry method, first option 1, when that didn't work option 2. It made my kindle run slow and was almost unusable. Being very patient due to the slowness, I tried the QEMU method. It seems like some things transferred to the kindle and others didn't and I got an error. I then went back to Bin4ry and ran unroot and got an error. The last thing I tried was to run root option 2 once more and success. I then went right to Hashcodes post and installed a second bootloader and cm11. I'm not a developer so I put everything I did. Maybe someone who knows what they are doing can figure out what is needed from all that. Whatever I did though, I got for on 8.5.1 without any issues once it went through
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worked perfectly for me on 8.5.1, always a bit nervous messing with the kindle but no problems . Big thanks to the op. I didn't have any complaints about space, and there was none of the slowdown problems so many people complain about after rooting the new firmware. Now i have installed hashcode's cm12 port and its like a brand new gadget...

I got as far as "adb shell", but the su command returns "permission denied"
What exactly do you mean when you say "check su permissions." First time using ADB.

please help me
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I thought I'd let folks know what I did in order to root on 8.5.1 and not have slowness. This isn't a complete walkthrough and assumes you have ADB drivers installed and working and access to ADB.
First I used the exploit found in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544736
I downloaded kindlehd2013_root.zip and also got the zip copy of superuser from
http://download.clockworkmod.com/superuser/superuser.zip
I extracted all to a folder. I then replaced the su from the kindlehd2013_root.zip with the superuser.zip armeabi folder version. Then you run the commands it has in the post.
adb push su /data/local/tmp/
adb push rootme.sh /data/local/tmp/
adb push exploit /data/local/tmp/
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/rootme.sh
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/exploit
Before I ran this last line I made sure su had the correct permissions:
type adb shell:
then ran the command
chmod 6755 /data/local/tmp/su
adb shell /data/local/tmp/exploit -c "/data/local/tmp/rootme.sh"
now you can get root via ADB by going into
adb shell
then run the command su
from there I made sure the su had the correct permissions again in the new location:
mount -o remount,rw /system
I had a complaint about space so I just removed the officesuite.apk in /system/apps to the sdcard
chown 0:0 /system/xbin/su
chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
Then using the superuser.apk from the zip installed it.
adb install superuser.apk
Hope this helps others have success. From here you can follow the tutorials to get Google apps and such. I'd love to run an alternative ROM but have the LTE version and haven't been able to find one that has working LTE.
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Please help sir can you do a video of it on how to root the version 8.5.1 cause I cnt follow hard instruction pls lemme see

macman005 said:
Do you have su in the /system/xbin folder?
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Could you specify a little on how to find this out?
I'm also getting stuck after:
adb shell /data/local/tmp/exploit -c "/data/local/tmp/rootme.sh"
"Attempt acdb explot...
KFJWI <IMM76D> is not supported.
Attempt fj_hdcp exploit...
Attempt msm-cameraconfic exploit...
Detected kernel physical address at 0x80008000 from iomem
Attempt put_user exploit...
Thanks

macman005 said:
I thought I'd let folks know what I did in order to root on 8.5.1 and not have slowness. This isn't a complete walkthrough and assumes you have ADB drivers installed and working and access to ADB.
First I used the exploit found in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544736
I downloaded kindlehd2013_root.zip and also got the zip copy of superuser from
http://download.clockworkmod.com/superuser/superuser.zip
I extracted all to a folder. I then replaced the su from the kindlehd2013_root.zip with the superuser.zip armeabi folder version. Then you run the commands it has in the post.
adb push su /data/local/tmp/
adb push rootme.sh /data/local/tmp/
adb push exploit /data/local/tmp/
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/rootme.sh
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/exploit
Before I ran this last line I made sure su had the correct permissions:
type adb shell:
then ran the command
chmod 6755 /data/local/tmp/su
adb shell /data/local/tmp/exploit -c "/data/local/tmp/rootme.sh"
now you can get root via ADB by going into
adb shell
then run the command su
from there I made sure the su had the correct permissions again in the new location:
mount -o remount,rw /system
I had a complaint about space so I just removed the officesuite.apk in /system/apps to the sdcard
chown 0:0 /system/xbin/su
chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
Then using the superuser.apk from the zip installed it.
adb install superuser.apk
Hope this helps others have success. From here you can follow the tutorials to get Google apps and such. I'd love to run an alternative ROM but have the LTE version and haven't been able to find one that has working LTE.
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I'm pretty proficient with ADB, so your steps were easy to follow. Now I have a rooted Kindle Fire HD 8.9 on 8.5.1.
Thank you

Hello,
I'm following these instructions. When I run su, i get "Permission Denied."
Any ideas? The steps before seem to run fine.
When i run the exploit, i see the follwing:
Device detected: KFJWI (IMM76D)
Attempt acdb exploit...
KFJWI (IMM76D) is not supported.
Attempt fj_hdcp exploit...
Attempt msm_cameraconfig exploit...
Detected kernel physical address at 0x80008000 form iomem
Attempt put_user exploit...
---------- Post added at 04:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:48 PM ----------
I got it to work.
I enterd adb shell, then exploit again, without the rootme.sh argument.
Then su worked and I was able to get everything to run
Thanks for the instructions!