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Gmail and Market blocked in China

Hi All,
I'm one of the unlucky ones stuck in the middle of the power struggle between the Chinese government and Google, and having my Gmail and Market rights rescinded (I only bought the damn phone yesterday!). Having scanned the forums here, it appears that one way in which I can log into the Gmail service and Market on my phone is to edit my hosts file. However, despite the fact my phone is rooted, and that I can pull, and edit, the hosts file, I CANNOT push it back onto the device. It just doesn't appear back in the folder, and after I have reset the device, the original, unedited hosts file makes an unwelcome reappearance. I've tried the adb stuff through Terminal on my Mac, editing it through Astro and through Estrongs File Manager, and it fails each time. I'm just stumped. I would love to get this sorted out if anyone else can help me?
Cheers!

Sorry, but bump!
Anyone out there help? In a similar boat?

me too!
I am having the same exact problem.
hxxp://hiapk.com/bbs/thread-278678-1-1.html
maybe this is a solution but I can't read chinese!

I could weep....
I can read Chinese, and have followed the instructions TO THE LETTER (it says to use Root Explorer, mount the file system as read/write, change the file, mount again to read only, and reboot). Every time I do, the hosts file just simply vanishes from the file list. I reboot the phone, connect to Wifi, and the damned original hosts file reappears again. Can anyone help??????

Try this one...
it just fixed my phone!
thread-279911-1-1.html

Could you post that link again? It didn't come through properly.
Thanks

Same problem here .
Live in shanghai . Stuck with my desire phone.

It works!!!!!!!!!!
Stick this file I've attached to this post on the root of your SD card. Boot into recovery. Install the zip (no need to wipe). Reboot, and your phone works!
edit: oh, and thanks ensup for pointing me in the right direction!

Thanks !!!!! it works for me also

is there someone in shanghai who can help me in this booting stuff of htc desire phone .
not good in this new mobile tech. world .

Pls can u tell me how do u stick the file into the boot of the sd card . Thx
I just figured out how to boot recovery by some other site .

I have android 2.1 in my desire . how can i root it just to change hosts files?

Cocytan said:
It works!!!!!!!!!!
Stick this file I've attached to this post on the root of your SD card. Boot into recovery. Install the zip (no need to wipe). Reboot, and your phone works!
edit: oh, and thanks ensup for pointing me in the right direction!
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What does this file exactly do?

LOL ... The GREAT WALL of China ...

Gmail and Google services are workable from this thur in China

Cocytan said:
It works!!!!!!!!!!
Stick this file I've attached to this post on the root of your SD card. Boot into recovery. Install the zip (no need to wipe). Reboot, and your phone works!
edit: oh, and thanks ensup for pointing me in the right direction!
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Can anyone help? how to install the zip if I boot into recovery module and I only see update.zip and NOT FIX_hosts.zip?
Thanks in advance

vennstrom said:
Can anyone help? how to install the zip if I boot into recovery module and I only see update.zip and NOT FIX_hosts.zip?
Thanks in advance
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you go to install .zip from sd card, then choose .zip from sd card

Managed to find how (I'm using GOT OR)
Just put the file in update folder of Open Recovery, boot to GOT OR go find miscellaneous and find the update file there...run it.
and it gave "error (status 4)"
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Tried manually replacing the host file using root explorer...doesn't work as well.
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using WiFi without the host file is fine, everything work normal..but not through mobile network..
GFW huh...

So sorry for this thread!!!!

But for some freaky reason my update.zip got deleted when I flashed DJ Droid..
and I can't find that freaking file anywhere!!!!
I just need a link, so I can get it back on my SD card, and then this thread is gonna be deleted.. Hope i don't piss off too many people =/

Spidsen said:
But for some freaky reason my update.zip got deleted when I flashed DJ Droid..
and I can't find that freaking file anywhere!!!!
I just need a link, so I can get it back on my SD card, and then this thread is gonna be deleted.. Hope i don't piss off too many people =/
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You mean the FakeFlash update.zip?
You can find it here: http://android.modaco.com/content/h...unching-recovery-on-your-device-without-a-pc/

Downloaded it, and I still can't go into recovery mode on my phone..!
When I press "Apply sdcard:update.zip it just aborts, saying that there is no such file.. please help me!

Spidsen said:
Downloaded it, and I still can't go into recovery mode on my phone..!
When I press "Apply sdcard:update.zip it just aborts, saying that there is no such file.. please help me!
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Download the file, rename it to update.zip and put it in the root directory on your sd card.

Awesome!!!!
I can be such a noob sometimes!!!!! But thank you so much!!!!!!
EDIT!!!!!!
Every time I try to install a new ROM through ROM Manager it keeps failing.. All I see is a picture of a desire lying down with a big red question mark over it.. What to do?

Let me guess... you're probably using Mac OSX 10.6.x.
If so, anything you download having .zip extension (or any compressed file for that matter) is automatically extracted.
You can find the .zip file in the Trash. Just send it over to somewhere convenient.

I do, but i downloaded the file directly on the Phone :-s
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[Q] Droid Radio Update Issues

Hey All,
I have literally spent the past 6+ hours trying to update my radio to version 2.x on my Droid Incredible, and it isn't working. No matter what method I try, which image, or which ROM, nothing works.
What I am Currently Running:
Sky Raider 2.5.2 Vanilla
I am s-off
I ran the latest unrEVOked3 to gain root access
I downloaded the latest usb drivers
What is happening:
When I download PB31IMG.zip, I place it into my newly re-formatted FAT32 sdcard in the root directory. After that, I launch it into hboot, and try to have it run the update. Unfortunately, no matter what I do, it cannot find the image.
I have also tried the normal version of de-upgrading, but I get stuck on this step and cannot proceed any further.
Any help would be appreciated!
Zack

This should be in General.

There is no directory called root on the sdcard. What it means is to just put it on ur sdcard, do not put it in any folders. Just /sdcard/
Like the other post said, this should be in general
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Try making sure radio is named radio.img make sure amdroid-info.txt is ok, and make sure it is named PB31IMG.zip not pb31img.zip or .zip.zip
Or tcberg could be right, and you may be putting the file in a non-existing directory.
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Try making sure radio is named radio.img make sure amdroid-info.txt is ok, and make sure it is named PB31IMG.zip not pb31img.zip or .zip.zip
Or tcberg could be right, and you may be putting the file in a non-existing directory.
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How will I know if amdroid-info.txt is "ok"?
I made sure it's named properly - my bad on that, and the directory. Saying root just meant the main directory on the sdcard, not in any folders.

I would either: download the file again, or take an android-info.txt from a splash screen zip
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I would either: download the file again, or take an android-info.txt from a splash screen zip
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Do you know where I could find the latter of those two options?

The android info txt???? Its in all the solash screens..just go into tje themes subforum and there are like 5 threads on them....all you have to do is just rip the txt file out of there and place it in the radio zip
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The android info txt???? Its in all the solash screens..just go into tje themes subforum and there are like 5 threads on them....all you have to do is just rip the txt file out of there and place it in the radio zip
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I apologize for my ignorance, this is the first android root I've done. But how would I go about doing that?

1. Download a splash screen zip from the themes forum
2. Find the android-info.txt
3. Copy it to your desktop and paste it into the PB31IMG.zip file
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tcberg2010 said:
There is no directory called root on the sdcard. What it means is to just put it on ur sdcard, do not put it in any folders. Just /sdcard/
Like the other post said, this should be in general
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you have to press power volume down and the dedicated camera button at once to gain access to the root of your sdcard

I would be willing to bet that PB31IMG.zip is actually PB31IMG.zip.zip on your sd. The file in windows should just read PB31IMG and nothing more.

borgey420 said:
you have to press power volume down and the dedicated camera button at once to gain access to the root of your sdcard
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lmao......

There is a known issue of the pmg file getting corrupted when downloading to your computer and transferring to your phone.trying downloading the file directly to your phone.

The problem is most likely that your sd card isn't formatted to fat 32. Backup the radio image format your card to fat 32 instead of fat put the image on the root of your sd and try again.
Make sure that the file isn't corrupted and that you are in fact s off. Download it again to be sure and re format as well. Either your card is formatted wrong or your image is corrupted.
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You can also try messing with the format cluster size. Try default allocation size first, if that doesn't work tinker with the sizes.
Make sure you have the correct radio update file and do not change the file name at all. Here is a link to the correct one, download it and try again.
http://adrynalyne.stfuthxbye.net/radio/2.15.00.07.28/PB31IMG.zip
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[Q] Download zips straight to phone sd card

I'm wondering if I'm doing this the best way. To download themes and roms, I have been using my home computer to download the files to the desktop. Then connecting my phone to the computer as a storage device and copying the files to the root directory of the sd card. Then I disconnect the phone and power it off. 3 finger into cwm and apply zip from sd card.
Can I download the zips straight to my phone from the xda site? I have started to try that and the only thing I see so far is that the files end up in the "download" folder on the sd card. That shouldn't be a problem should it? I just have to navigate there when choosing the zip to apply, correct?
Thanks.
Syndicate Frozen Rom
Midnight Theme
(I am earning my way up to signature status and will get it all straight then!)

sevenjays said:
I'm wondering if I'm doing this the best way. To download themes and roms, I have been using my home computer to download the files to the desktop. Then connecting my phone to the computer as a storage device and copying the files to the root directory of the sd card. Then I disconnect the phone and power it off. 3 finger into cwm and apply zip from sd card.
Can I download the zips straight to my phone from the xda site? I have started to try that and the only thing I see so far is that the files end up in the "download" folder on the sd card. That shouldn't be a problem should it? I just have to navigate there when choosing the zip to apply, correct?
Thanks.
Syndicate Frozen Rom
Midnight Theme
(I am earning my way up to signature status and will get it all straight then!)
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Wrong section, but yes you can dl on your phone, that's how I've been doing it for a while now. I use es file explorer to cut the zips and put them on the sdcard, by themselves. You can also just go to the dl folder in cwm if you like.......I don't, but it's up to you.

epic4GEE said:
Wrong section, but yes you can dl on your phone, that's how I've been doing it for a while now. I use es file explorer to cut the zips and put them on the sdcard, by themselves. You can also just go to the dl folder in cwm if you like.......I don't, but it's up to you.
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Sorry, I was thinking the question applied to themes but I guess your right, I should have probably put it in the Q&A section, obviously!
(I'm still a newbie)
Thanks. I'm downloading a couple files now and I'll try it.

Np, dl'ing files from the phone is really nice, especially with 4G and a fast host. I also enjoy the standalone aspect of mobile hacking. Not tied to pc to do pretty much anything you want is awesome......epic freedom!!!

I download right from my phone too. Usually, I'll throw on 4G or wifi to download. Then cut/paste the file to the root on my sdcard. It's a lil more convenient; espcially when I'm away from my computer and I want to flash something.

Moved to Q&A

I like using the computer, just because I keep all the files as backup, including the stock stuff to get back to if needed.

well, I downloaded the latest Sydicate Frozen Rom standard version and Bionix Blackout straight to the phone and flashed them from the download folder. Fantastic!

I also download every rom and theme straight to my phone. I have a Mac so when I download on my Mac it always unzips the file so my phone is the best for also.
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Problem installing ICS on acer a100

Hi,all I am trying to install ICS on my acer iconia a100 , but without success .
I put the update.rar to the sd card before that formated the card to fat32 and when i hold the power + volume its show's me with white text - Trying to read and verify the sd file and with red : signature verification failed,the tablet is in forever loop ,please turn it off.
Tablet information:
model:A100
Android Version:3.2.1
Kernel Version:2.6.36.3
Build number: Acer_A100_2.007.04_COM_GEN1
and yes I am sure I entered the write name for the rar file,and I am sure I am pressing the right buttons
Any advice ?

Can you try with another mSD?
You can also try to format mSD with SDformatter.
Or try to download the .zip again.

mitko29 said:
Hi,all I am trying to install ICS on my acer iconia a100 , but without success .
I put the update.rar to the sd card before that formated the card to fat32 and when i hold the power + volume its show's me with white text - Trying to read and verify the sd file and with red : signature verification failed,the tablet is in forever loop ,please turn it off.
Tablet information:
model:A100
Android Version:3.2.1
Kernel Version:2.6.36.3
Build number: Acer_A100_2.007.04_COM_GEN1
and yes I am sure I entered the write name for the rar file,and I am sure I am pressing the right buttons
Any advice ?
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Maybe if you changed it from a rar file to zip, that would be the solution. I've seen a number of users who have had issues with the naming convention. What I did was to download the file, and rename it to "update". Do not add a "zip" extension when naming the file. Once that has been accomplished, it should work as a normal update. Good luck.

tomlogan1 said:
Maybe if you changed it from a rar file to zip, that would be the solution. I've seen a number of users who have had issues with the naming convention. What I did was to download the file, and rename it to "update". Do not add a "zip" extension when naming the file. Once that has been accomplished, it should work as a normal update. Good luck.
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Well originally when I downloaded the file , the format was .zip so I don't think that the file is rar with just changed extension.
Tried with others update and the result are the same ,sd is not working too I don't think that the file is the problem, because while I downloaded it two days ago ,it's download without any error or problems

mitko29 said:
Well originally when I downloaded the file , the format was .zip so I don't think that the file is rar with just changed extension.
Tried with others update and the result are the same ,sd is not working too I don't think that the file is the problem, because while I downloaded it two days ago ,it's download without any error or problems
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You may need to try a different micro sd card. See if you can borrow one if you don't have a spare. I have heard of issues with larger cards, and the smaller ones seem to work most of the time. If possible format the card (fat 32) prior to putting the update file on it.

tomlogan1 said:
You may need to try a different micro sd card. See if you can borrow one if you don't have a spare. I have heard of issues with larger cards, and the smaller ones seem to work most of the time. If possible format the card (fat 32) prior to putting the update file on it.
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I have a problem with software verification,not a sd card ......

mitko29 said:
I have a problem with software verification,not a sd card ......
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Well, I've never used an update.rar file. All of mine have been update.zip. That is most likely your problem.
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jeromel said:
Well, I've never used an update.rar file. All of mine have been update.zip. That is most likely your problem.
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Can you quote the part where I said that I am uploading a rar file to my sd card ? - I just say that they ,maybe first did a rar and just changed the exstension to zip.

mitko29 said:
Can you quote the part where I said that I am uploading a rar file to my sd card ? - I just say that they ,maybe first did a rar and just changed the exstension to zip.
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Hmmm... We recompressing it might do the trick. If not, you can get the zip file n these forums.
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ICS Discussions here please
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511899