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Hey Guys,
So I've been playing around with SDK using adb commands.
I been successful replacing stock ROM with a custom ROM.
Rooting and Unrooting.
Semi-bricking and getting it back.
Extracting a ROM file from an RUU and flashing it successfully.
Problem: the closest I can get to stock is a stock system with clockwork mod recovery flashed. Or Android system 3e recovery with the Superuser app installed on the system.
I've read posts that say to mount the system/ folder using
mount /system, mount -o remount, rw system/ , etc
all give me permission denied when I: rm /system/app/Superuser.apk
I've read that you must be recovery mode to mount system/ folder but when in recovery mode I cannot get connected with running: adb shell. error device not found.
So can anyone help me either remove Superuser.apk from my system/app folder or flash "Android recovery system 3e" without Superuser being installed?
I wish there was an RUU for Bell Mobility 1.34.666.5 floating around.
Thanks guys
HTC Vision
1.34.666.5
I'm driving and just skimmed through your post, but have you installed a pc10img through the booatloader? That is suppost to bring everything back to stock.
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I did try using a PC10IMG.zip file using bootloader. But the only PC10IMG file that I could find was software version 1.34.666.1. I actually used this method to recover from a semi-brick state. (phone would not move past HTC boot screen)
I tried replacing the system.img file from the PC10IMG.zip that worked. But I believe that having S-ON prevented the new PC10IMG file to proceed. Which was probably a good thing as substituting the system.img file probably wasn't smart.
I've read that flash PC10IMG files with S-OFF is risky. If this is my best option. Can anyone give me a heads up as to what to double check for?
Thanks again for anyones input.
did you try this?http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835971
Thanks for your reply.
Not sure this will help. If I had the files that corresponds to a
Bell Mobility 1.34.666.5 Stock Factory Bootloader / Recovery / ROM / Kernel I could get it no problem.
The hex editor I believe would be something new for me to try. But I believe this would only help if I am trying to apply software that is older then the software currently installed. This is not the case here.
Has anyone ever used clockwork mod recovery files to make a working PC10IMG.zip file that I could flash at startup using hboot?
I think you need to downgrade use the hex editor n flash the PC10Img
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Flashed my own PC10IMG.zip file with the new system.img file inserted. Only had to have S-OFF to do.
Unfortunately, this did not work. Phone boots to HTC screen and freezes.
Back to my original problem. Anyway to remove Clockwork recovery without installing Superuser.apk. or Anyway to uninstall Superuser.apk
This is my 1st actual post for development...so I hope you enjoy what I have to give!
I know this isn't long, since this isn't a ROM, so there aren't any changelogs or that kind of stuff.
Basically what this is, is a myTouch 4G radio flasher, it automatically puts your desired Radio onto you SD Card without you having to type it.
So...without further ado...here it is:
myTouch 4G Radio Flasher
ZiggyR2005 said:
This is my 1st actual post for development...so I hope you enjoy what I have to give!
I know this isn't long, since this isn't a ROM, so there aren't any changelogs or that kind of stuff.
Basically what this is, is a myTouch 4G radio flasher, it automatically puts your desired Radio onto you SD Card without you having to type it.
So...without further ado...here it is:
myTouch 4G Radio Flasher
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Do I flash in recovery?
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How does it work?
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rog17 said:
How does it work?
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Sorry, I got it!;-)
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rog17 said:
Sorry, I got it!;-)
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How
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To those who are considering trying this app, don't!
The OP was posting from a brand new account and has already been banned.
Something doesn't seem right here...
Lololol anyone dumb enough to download a 1kb app...if anyone gets a virus or something from this I will be disappointed
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I smell foul play
If I helped, give thanks, if you please.
........Death before dishonor........
Seems legit to me
This is NOT an apk.
This file has a .rar extension. I have checked this package.
Two files:
1) READ THIS FIRST!.txt
Instructions!!:
1. You MUST have already downloaded AndroidSDK, if not, search it on Google.
2. MUST HAVE S-OFF FOR THIS TO WORK!
3. Download your desired Sensation Radio and rename it to PD15IMG.zip(if not already named that)
4. Put the Radio(.zip file) into your C:/AndroidSDK/platform-tools/ directory(if not, rename the SDK tools folder to AndroidSDK)
5. Once you've done that, plug your myTouch 4G in your USB port and put charge only on the phone.
6. Double-click the Batch file in the folder and wait for it to do its magic.
7. Once it's done rebooting into bootloader, wait a bit and some green lettering should come up.
8. After a few seconds, it should find the Radio, if it does, just press the Volume UP button to start the update(it's either
Volume UP or another button, should say).
9. Once update is complete, reboot and enjoy your new Radio!
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2) MT4G Radio Flash.bat
Code:
@echo off
title myTouch 4G Radio Flasher
color 0a
echo Putting your desired Radio onto your SD Card...
cd C:/AndroidSDK\platform-tools/
adb push PD15IMG.zip /sdcard/PD15IMG.zip
echo -----------------------------
echo Now for part 2...
echo -----------------------------
cd C:/AndroidSDK/platform-tools/
adb shell md5sum /sdcard/PD15IMG.zip
echo ---------------------------------------------------------------------
echo Now rebooting into bootloader...
echo ---------------------------------------------------------------------
cd C:/AndroidSDK/platform-tools/
adb reboot bootloader
echo DONE! :)
pause
exit
Conclusion:
This is a bat file for WINDOWS USERS.
It needs the SDK installed or adb(android debug bridge) in it's PATH!
It will only place the modified PD15IMG.zip on the sdcard so that when it reboots into bootloader/spl(second partition loader) it reads and updates the device.
**Remember, if you use this method, you must erase the PD15IMG.zip from the sdcard root directory. What happens is if you don't erase it, every time you reboot/boot into the spl, it will read the PD15IMG.zip and update it again.**
If the OP was suspended because of this post, mods please reinstate his/her status.
RichieDaze said:
This is NOT an apk.
This file has a .rar extension. I have checked this package.
Two files:
1) READ THIS FIRST!.txt
2) MT4G Radio Flash.bat
Code:
@echo off
title myTouch 4G Radio Flasher
color 0a
echo Putting your desired Radio onto your SD Card...
cd C:/AndroidSDK\platform-tools/
adb push PD15IMG.zip /sdcard/PD15IMG.zip
echo -----------------------------
echo Now for part 2...
echo -----------------------------
cd C:/AndroidSDK/platform-tools/
adb shell md5sum /sdcard/PD15IMG.zip
echo ---------------------------------------------------------------------
echo Now rebooting into bootloader...
echo ---------------------------------------------------------------------
cd C:/AndroidSDK/platform-tools/
adb reboot bootloader
echo DONE! :)
pause
exit
Conclusion:
This is a bat file for WINDOWS USERS.
It needs the SDK installed or adb(android debug bridge) in it's PATH!
It will only place the modified PD15IMG.zip on the sdcard so that when it reboots into bootloader/spl(second partition loader) it reads and updates the device.
**Remember, if you use this method, you must erase the PD15IMG.zip from the sdcard root directory. What happens is if you don't erase it, every time you reboot/boot into the spl, it will read the PD15IMG.zip and update it again.**
If the OP was suspended because of this post, mods please reinstate his/her status.
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Why would you need to do all that when you can simply download a radio in our thread put it on the root of sdcard and boot into bootloader? Waste of time and the o.p clearly did something wrong to get banned
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Nicgraner said:
Lololol anyone dumb enough to download a 1kb app...if anyone gets a virus or something from this I will be disappointed
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1kb file is probably just a small script... Don't judge an app like this by it's small size, text files are never really huge. If it's a script with 3 simple lines, then it makes sense.
I haven't looked at it myself... But I suggest you all keep flashing as you normally did. It's not complicated.
the thing is, why would you need an App to flash the radio when the device can do it via HBoot?
that was already strange in itself....
gd6noob said:
the thing is, why would you need an App to flash the radio when the device can do it via HBoot?
that was already strange in itself....
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Moreover, the major problem is that there isn't any reference to md5 checksum whatsoever- Flashing a corrupted radio file could result in major headache.
The OP should add this into the instructions (between steps 3 and 4), and could also be nice if the script could also include md5 checking...
jaibar said:
Moreover, the major problem is that there isn't any reference to md5 checksum whatsoever- Flashing a corrupted radio file could result in major headache.
The OP should add this into the instructions (between steps 3 and 4), and could also be nice if the script could also include md5 checking...
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That'll be kinda hard since the OP has been banned (at least for now), but yeah lack of MD5 verification was the first thing I thought of when I read the description.
you know what's easy? Download all the radio files putting each one in a separate folder. Verify MD5 so you know you have good downloads. Put all those folders in a "Radio" folder on your SD card. Then you just copy the one you need into the root directory of your SD card when you need to reflash.
Not sure why you'd need a script for this.
bittermormon said:
you know what's easy? Download all the radio files putting each one in a separate folder. Verify MD5 so you know you have good downloads. Put all those folders in a "Radio" folder on your SD card. Then you just copy the one you need into the root directory of your SD card when you need to reflash.
Not sure why you'd need a script for this.
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I don't need a script for this, I was just trying to find some justification for the OP's post, which actually does almost nothing other than push a non-checked file.
Anyway, op is banned and we added to the thread a warning to check md5 for whoever reads this.. probably more than enough.
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jaibar said:
I don't need a script for this...
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That wasn't directed at you. More of a general observation for the betterment of mankind.
sckboy78 said:
Why would you need to do all that when you can simply download a radio in our thread put it on the root of sdcard and boot into bootloader? Waste of time and the o.p clearly did something wrong to get banned
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^^this...its so freaking simple to flash radios already. The ops way is even more complicated.
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Ok, so I know many users are looking forward to create a custom rom. Where are you gonna get the system files from? Sure you can get it from a CWM backup. You can also extract the system files and the respective kernel from PDA.tar. Sure everyone knows it's in there but very few exactly know how to extract them. The system files are in the file "system.img".
So the 1st step is to open the PDA.tar using 7-zip and extract the system.img to a particular folder.
Download sgs2toext4.jar from attachment. It's a .jar file created by dphrozen to convert .img files to .ext4.img. Place that file anywhere in C:\ and then open the Command Prompt. In the command prompt, set the directory to the folder where sgs2toext4.jar is placed. Then type this command :-
Code:
java -jar sgs2toext4.jar
A window will open which is gonna ask you to drop the .img file in it. Simply drag the system.img to the window and the process of converting it to system.ext4.img will start. After the process is complete, you'll find system.ext4.img file in the same folder where your system.img file was placed.
Now, download Linux Reader. Install and then open it. At top left, go to Drives -> Mount Image. A window will open up. Browse to system.ext4.img and select it.
That's it! Now you can view all the system files. Export all of them to a particular folder. After exporting, you'll see an extension .efs.ntfs at the end of each file. Just delete that extension and you're good to go!
Thnx! Reserved
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So if i extract system files and boot.img from dxlf1 and create it into a flashable zip will it work! On other firmwares?!
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humaid.locastic said:
Thnx! Reserved
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So if i extract system files and boot.img from dxlf1 and create it into a flashable zip will it work! On other firmwares?!
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Yeah.
**Men have become the tools of their tools**
anasdcool71 said:
Yeah.
**Men have become the tools of their tools**
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when i type in that java-jar code it gives me this error
C:\ext4>java -jar sgs2toext4.jar
'java' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
humaid.locastic said:
when i type in that java-jar code it gives me this error
C:\ext4>java -jar sgs2toext4.jar
'java' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
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Install JDK first. Java Development Kit.
**Men have become the tools of their tools**
anasdcool71 said:
Install JDK first. Java Development Kit.
**Men have become the tools of their tools**
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ahh forget it i downloaded a software winimage! just extracted system.img file from pda and then with the software extracted all the files of system.img!! didnt even get into all that cmd trouble!
humaid.locastic said:
ahh forget it i downloaded a software winimage! just extracted system.img file from pda and then with the software extracted all the files of system.img!! didnt even get into all that cmd trouble!
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Really? Because i had tried winimage and it didn't work.
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It worked like s charm for me!! And it was easy as abc
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humaid.locastic said:
It worked like s charm for me!! And it was easy as abc
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any proof? screenshot?
Lol will post a pic tmrrw
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I don't think it worked with winimage. System.img is different from other .img files.
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theoritically, yes. the image file is written on rfs filesystem. sadly, this rfs is different with linux's rfs. samsung developed their own filesytem and use it on their own device. this filesystem is closed one and never used by anyone/anything outside samsung.
It damn worked
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then prove it..i've tried using winimage and several apps. it doesn't work. It was on march, when i tried to build my first custom rom.
I'm just curious how did you do that.
What should be in the pic?!
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the screen showing you opening the file with winimage.
Here u go....srry for being late!! I was too lazy to reply
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Cant you use poweriso? well it is also working.
Hidden.img shows:
hidden.img 32B 0B/s
hidden.img 32B 0B/s
hidden.img 32B 0B/s
hidden.img 32B 0B/s
hidden.img 32B 0B/s
hidden.img 32B 0B/s
hidden.img 32B 0B/s
hidden.img 32B 0B/s
endless....
this use to extrack it to ext4 file system or rfs file system? the file u provide is to convert it to ext4 which is the default sgs2 file system and not sgy file system...
owh i get it u copy this from sgs2 thread right?
edit: adb pull system to sdcard is much easier i think
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The short story (links explain each step) of rooting your OTA updated JellyBean d2tmo from OS X (Mountain Lion in my case).
If you've installed Kies for Mac, you need to clean up
Install heimdall 1.4 (probably have to build from source)
You can download a binary as well.-0
Download root66_TMO_T999UVDLJA ROM (in my case)
Unpack the downloaded file. It's in 7z format. You can download Unarchiver for OS X
Get adb (platform tools addition to android sdk), and make sure it is in $PATH
Run the commands below after connecting to mac
The heimdall command to run:
Make sure your computer can see your phone:
Code:
adb devices
Code:
adb-kill-server
Flash the rooted image:
Code:
heimdall flash --primary-boot boot.img --cache cache.img.ext4 --system system.img.ext4
Finally, to install CWM Recovery, try id_twin's method (worked for me). A note on this: after installing the ROM Manager app from Play Store, the app doesn't realize that CWM Recovery is installed, so it wants to flash it again. I happened to let it -- but that upped the flash counter on the phone. I've resolved it using Triangle Away.
Does this work for jellybean?
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xxqbnxx said:
Does this work for jellybean?
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According to the topic of the thread, this is specifically for Jellybean.
Not sure how to build heimdall can someone be of help please?
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xxqbnxx said:
Not sure how to build heimdall can someone be of help please?
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Are you on OS X? Which version, if so?
OS X 10.6.8
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I wound up downloading a 1.4 binary for OSX, which I found on wikiDOTcyanogenmodDOTorg/index.php?title=Install_CM_for_galaxysmtd . Please try that and let me know how it goes (it worked for me (TM)).
PS The outside link restriction, while understandable, is a bit silly.
xxqbnxx said:
OS X 10.6.8
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alecsharp said:
I wound up downloading a 1.4 binary for OSX, which I found on wikiDOTcyanogenmodDOTorg/index.php?title=Install_CM_for_galaxysmtd . Please try that and let me know how it goes (it worked for me (TM)).
PS The outside link restriction, while understandable, is a bit silly.
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Hey thanks for all your help man. I went and tired to build heimdall but i need xcode? do i ? i tired installing xcode took 3 hours to download and then i went to install it and it was going to take 4 hours to install. i thought that was to much and i might be doing something wrong. Sorry but as you can tell i am a Noob on this here. What am i doing wrong ?
xxqbnxx said:
Hey thanks for all your help man. I went and tired to build heimdall but i need xcode? do i ? i tired installing xcode took 3 hours to download and then i went to install it and it was going to take 4 hours to install. i thought that was to much and i might be doing something wrong. Sorry but as you can tell i am a Noob on this here. What am i doing wrong ?
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Hi! If you download heimdall from that link I posted into the cyanogen wiki, you don't need to build/compile it. That download is precompiled, so all you have to do is the following:
Go to wikiDOTcyanogenmodDOTorg/index.php?title=Install_CM_for_galaxysmtd <--- replace DOT with a . of course -- heimdall is independent of the type of phone you have, so don't worry that that page is for Galaxy S.
Download the heimdall 1.4rc1 zip file for OSX on that page. <-- Look for "
Code:
Mac OS X:
Heimdall Suite 1.4RC1 Command-line Binary: download
on that page.
Unpack the downloaded zip file, to find two files.
Copy 'libusb-1.0.0.dylib' to the /opt/local/lib directory on your Mac
Copy the file called 'heimdall' into /usr/local/bin <-- after you copy it over, in a terminal do: sudo chmod 644 /usr/local/bin/heimdall to make sure you can run it.
then you can just run heimdall (no front-end, just the command line tool) <-- see my original post up there for exactly how to do that.
OK thanks I'm going to have to wait for Monday to try this
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ok so after some work arounds i think i got it all set up. heimdall seems to be running on terminal. How safe is this ?
xxqbnxx said:
ok so after some work arounds i think i got it all set up. heimdall seems to be running on terminal. How safe is this ?
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Well, considering what heimdall does, it's an inherently risky venture whether or not you have a GUI on it. The GUI lets you limit the amount of damage you can potentially do, of course, whereas the CLI is not as restrictive.
As far as those commands: I've run them on a couple of phones to successful ends. YMMV, of course.
im stuck i donwload the heimdall and the md5 file
but im stuck here
Copy 'libusb-1.0.0.dylib' to the /opt/local/lib directory on your Mac
Copy the file called 'heimdall' into /usr/local/bin <-- after you copy it over, in a terminal do: sudo chmod 644 /usr/local/bin/heimdall to make sure you can run it.
i dont have those folders
maybe im over looking this but can someone write a simpler tutorial?
no pun intended! maybe its just me, ive been googling how to root my s3 on a mac for so long!
Did you try this from the command line or Finder? If in Finder, did you try searching for those directory names?
beto0216 said:
im stuck i donwload the heimdall and the md5 file
but im stuck here
Copy 'libusb-1.0.0.dylib' to the /opt/local/lib directory on your Mac
Copy the file called 'heimdall' into /usr/local/bin <-- after you copy it over, in a terminal do: sudo chmod 644 /usr/local/bin/heimdall to make sure you can run it.
i dont have those folders
maybe im over looking this but can someone write a simpler tutorial?
no pun intended! maybe its just me, ive been googling how to root my s3 on a mac for so long!
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OK... I had problems then I fixed them and then I found some more problems.
Here is what I receive:
Code:
$ heimdall flash --primary-boot boot.img --cache cache.img.ext4 --system system.img.ext4
Heimdall v1.4 RC1
Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http : // www glassechidna com au /
This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.
If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
http : // www glassechidna com au / donate /
Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
ERROR: Claiming interface failed!
I didn't have any Kies kext's loaded as this is what I get:
Code:
$ kextstat | grep -v apple
Index Refs Address Size Wired Name (Version) <Linked Against>
126 2 0xffffff7f81e95000 0x36000 0x36000 org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.1.18) <7 5 4 3 1>
128 0 0xffffff7f81ed3000 0x5000 0x5000 org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.1.18) <126 7 5 4 3 1>
129 0 0xffffff7f81ed8000 0x6000 0x6000 org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.1.18) <126 5 4 1>
My process:
1. Phone -> Download Mode
2. Open Terminal
3. CD to the folder with all of the system files to be flashed
4. Run, verbatim, exactly what you said to run in OP
Any ideas?
Hi, basically that interface is busy and occupied by another process. Did you try unloading the Kies kexts anyway?
jhlax95 said:
OK... I had problems then I fixed them and then I found some more problems.
Here is what I receive:
Code:
$ heimdall flash --primary-boot boot.img --cache cache.img.ext4 --system system.img.ext4
Heimdall v1.4 RC1
Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http : // www glassechidna com au /
This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.
If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
http : // www glassechidna com au / donate /
Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
ERROR: Claiming interface failed!
I didn't have any Kies kext's loaded as this is what I get:
Code:
$ kextstat | grep -v apple
Index Refs Address Size Wired Name (Version) <Linked Against>
126 2 0xffffff7f81e95000 0x36000 0x36000 org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.1.18) <7 5 4 3 1>
128 0 0xffffff7f81ed3000 0x5000 0x5000 org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.1.18) <126 7 5 4 3 1>
129 0 0xffffff7f81ed8000 0x6000 0x6000 org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.1.18) <126 5 4 1>
My process:
1. Phone -> Download Mode
2. Open Terminal
3. CD to the folder with all of the system files to be flashed
4. Run, verbatim, exactly what you said to run in OP
Any ideas?
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alecsharp said:
Did you try this from the command line or Finder? If in Finder, did you try searching for those directory names?
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I'm having the same problem.... i cant find any of those folders, and nothing comes up searching for each individual one in the finder. I then tried to type in the adress to the command line and it said directory could not be found. What am i missing here?
OSX Developer tools
fred8785 said:
I'm having the same problem.... i cant find any of those folders, and nothing comes up searching for each individual one in the finder. I then tried to type in the adress to the command line and it said directory could not be found. What am i missing here?
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Do you have XCode installed?
alecsharp said:
Do you have XCode installed?
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i do.....
fred8785 said:
i do.....
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Thanks for verifying. Do you use homebrew at all? If not, can you install it and then run:
Code:
brew install libusb
That should create /usr/local/bin and /usr/local/lib directories. Use /usr/local/lib instead of /opt/local/lib at that point.
Hello,
I was trying to edit my note 3 settings.db file to add the MobileData toggle at the notification panel.
After I edited the file, I rebooted the phone and Now I am stucked at the Tmobile 4G lte screen.
I have saved the original settings.db file so I can replace the modified one but the problem is that now that the phone doesn't turn on I can't replace it.
Is there anyway to fix this without installing everything from zero again???
Thank You
P.s
I tried to boot in safe mode but the phone doesn't boot even like this.
I tried to wipe cache, but nothing changed
As for the recovery mode, I can boot there
Boot to recovery and use adb console from your pc to swap the files. Learn some Linux command line commands if you don't know how. Primarily you will use cp target.file destination . file. Make a backup if you want via mv.
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howetechnical said:
Boot to recovery and use adb console from your pc to swap the files. Learn some Linux command line commands if you don't know how. Primarily you will use cp target.file destination . file. Make a backup if you want via mv.
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Any help will be very appreciated as I never worked with Linux.
My original files are located at Downloads folder of my device.
and the files that I changed are located at /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/
What command should I use to copy settings.db from downloads to the databases location
Thnx again for your reply
Cheers
I am trying something like this:
adb push /sdcard/downloads/settings.db sdcard/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/
But I am getting error:closed
Maybe I am entering the paths on the wrong way
howetechnical said:
Boot to recovery and use adb console from your pc to swap the files. Learn some Linux command line commands if you don't know how. Primarily you will use cp target.file destination . file. Make a backup if you want via mv.
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Another question, as I am not managing to over pass this error close message from adb.
If I install 4.4.2 again from download mode will I lose my settings, applications and everything else that I have installed before???
Odin doesn't wipe anything, but the re install would overwrite much of your personalizations. Boot into recovery, do a nandroid backup, then boot into download and Odin and restore. When you're up again, download nandroid manager from play store and select what you want to restore from your nandroid backup you made. Be sure to save it in a persistent partition, external SD if possible.
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howetechnical said:
Odin doesn't wipe anything, but the re install would overwrite much of your personalizations. Boot into recovery, do a nandroid backup, then boot into download and Odin and restore. When you're up again, download nandroid manager from play store and select what you want to restore from your nandroid backup you made. Be sure to save it in a persistent partition, external SD if possible.
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Before I try this, another idea that came to my mind.
Is there any program that I can install to my computer and allows me to browse my phone files even when it is in recovery mode???
Adb, like I suggested first. Look on YouTube if you're not sure how to use it.
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howetechnical said:
Adb, like I suggested first. Look on YouTube if you're not sure how to use it.
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THNX for your help.
I was forced to do a factory reset through recovery mode and right now phone is up and running.
Just did a restore from kies but it was an old backup that didnt have everything, so trying to install the other tolls that I need.
Thnx again for you help
Cheers