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[Q] swapped (as shown by ramprasad5394) now all aps stopped

Hi,
Sorry, newbie here.
I rooted my c1905 4.3 with towelroot.
Worked fine.
Then tried this swap method for internal and external memory
There is already a script to swap internal with external memory. i just made it to work at boot without SManager
This is just for the stock ROM!!
how to install:
1.remove SManager if u already have it
2.flash the zip in recovery OR edit the files like i did
what i did:
place the script in system/etc/init.d (script is not mine. credits to whoever made it )
edited init.qcom.post_boot.sh and added the line sh /system/etc/init.d/ext2sd
this will execute the script post boot.
any script can be executed using this method , so it kinda provides init.d support to stock ROMS
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My phone rebooted (don't ask me why, I don't know) and now all my apps have stopped working (except google play and google chrome).
Can't acces my file browser anymore to delete changes made, and when connected to pc it only shows my sd-card contents.
UPDATE: Chrome and play store also stopped
Help?

Flasg a stock android ftf through flashtool

Wouldn't know how to do that.
But fixed it by rebooting without my sd card inserted. And then undo all the changes made.
But thanx for the reply

Oetsjie said:
Wouldn't know how to do that.
But fixed it by rebooting without my sd card inserted. And then undo all the changes made.
But thanx for the reply
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Well, in the future, if you mess up badly, and/or get a soft brick, be sure to take a look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2697277

External SD Access

I've recently switched to an M8 from a Z2 and am no stranger to the roadblock that is the External SD access issue, but can't seem to find a solid fix for the HTC One.
Have spent the evening unlocking the bootloader an rooting only to have some strange issues. It seems that whenever an app attempts to write to the system the phone reboots. This means I can't install NextApp SD Fix or make changes to the platform.xml file since they send me into a reboot.
Additionally, removing system apps with Titanium backup doesn't stick as after a reboot they all reappear.
My question is, am I missing something that is causing these problems and is there a fix for the external SD problem?
Thanks

DeGozaru said:
My question is, am I missing something that is causing these problems and is there a fix for the external SD problem?
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You need a kernel module:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51543139
Or a custom kernel.

BenPope said:
You need a kernel module:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51543139
Or a custom kernel.
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Thanks BenPope. Gave it a try but can't get it to work. Have asked for help in the thread.
Additionally, I have solved my issue for external SD write access by following the steps here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54696085&postcount=13
Thanks mods for moving thread. Please close.

titanium backup

so i have the dev. edition, rooted and twrp installed. i have the purchased key for titanium but can't save my backups to my SD card . reformatted it, no luck. its exfat. my note 2 never had this problem, my work around right now is save it to the phones storage but than use android file transfer to copy it back to the sd card......anyone else experience this ? any fixes? never had this issue in the note 2 ...its giving me an error saying the sd card can't be written too in any folder.

Think you need something like this...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.geeksoft.extcardpatch&hl=en
or
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix&hl=en
You need to be rooted.

Castanoff said:
Think you need something like this...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.geeksoft.extcardpatch&hl=en
or
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix&hl=en
You need to be rooted.
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as mentioned, i am rooted. no other programs requiring root give me issue (like super su, greenify etc)

laughingcolors said:
as mentioned, i am rooted. no other programs requiring root give me issue (like super su, greenify etc)
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Those apps change the permissions for apps to be able to write to the SD card. There is also a tweak you can do to a system file to allow apps to write to the SD card.

Castanoff said:
Those apps change the permissions I think for the apps to be able to write to the SD card.
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thanks, downloaded and will see if its a fix...

Castanoff said:
Those apps change the permissions for apps to be able to write to the SD card. There is also a tweak you can do to a system file to allow apps to write to the SD card.
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app worked, appreciate it.

laughingcolors said:
so i have the dev. edition, rooted and twrp installed. i have the purchased key for titanium but can't save my backups to my SD card . reformatted it, no luck. its exfat. my note 2 never had this problem, my work around right now is save it to the phones storage but than use android file transfer to copy it back to the sd card......anyone else experience this ? any fixes? never had this issue in the note 2 ...its giving me an error saying the sd card can't be written too in any folder.
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I used SD Fix from the Play Store it worked just fine.

How do you do this if you are not rooted?

alexyaz said:
How do you do this if you are not rooted?
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You don't. Root would be necessary.

Thanks for you help in the past........
jpcalhoun said:
I used SD Fix from the Play Store it worked just fine.
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Was that ? [
SDFix: KitKat Writable MicroSD
NextApp, Inc.
- September 3, 2014 ] Just want to be sure , there are so many apps at the play store.

doctor-cool said:
Was that ? [
SDFix: KitKat Writable MicroSD
NextApp, Inc.
- September 3, 2014 ] Just want to be sure , there are so many apps at the play store.
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Yep, that's it.

doctor-cool said:
Was that ? [
SDFix: KitKat Writable MicroSD
NextApp, Inc.
- September 3, 2014 ] Just want to be sure , there are so many apps at the play store.
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jpcalhoun said:
Yep, that's it.
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Dang, My fault for not following the discussion. I got excited about this app until I realized under "Read More" that it requires root.
Edit: Actually I correct the above, upon opening the apps page in PlayStore, it clearly states ROOT requirement both up top and right above "Read me". blah
Just posting to inform anyone else that gets confused as easily as I do. :crying:

[Q] EX SD card not writable for Titanium backup on 5.0

Hey guys
Im running low on space in my phone so i decided to move my titanium backup folder to the external sd card. However, its says the folder is not writable. Any way I can solve this ? Im running 5.0 and have xposed installed
Solved: I flashed the ex sd card fix zip and it worked like a charm

Think you have to use the stock File Manager as Android doesn't allow direct writing to an external memory source

EddyOS said:
Think you have to use the stock File Manager as Android doesn't allow direct writing to an external memory source
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Yes I am aware but I was wondering are there any root solutions currently available to fix this ?

Just root then apply the sd card fix. Job done.
Sent from my SM-T805 using XDA Free mobile app

It says that the system partition on stockhtc kernel is protected and hence the method will not work

You likely need S-OFF in that case?

Wait... Did you actually root the phone yet?

Darth said:
Wait... Did you actually root the phone yet?
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Yup phones rooted. Its been checked with root checker and I am running titanium backup, xposed alpha, and automagic premium with it

Then I'm not sure, sorry.

Darth said:
Then I'm not sure, sorry.
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Is there a way to manually remove the protection for the system partition and make it writable ? I have twrp recovery

xdaaccount123 said:
Is there a way to manually remove the protection for the system partition and make it writable ? I have twrp recovery
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You're already rooted... That's not the issue.
But I'm not sure what is unfortunately.

Darth said:
You're already rooted... That's not the issue.
But I'm not sure what is unfortunately.
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should I maybe run through the root process again ? Like reflash supersu ?

Sounds like you have root.
I think you're barking up the wrong tree here. Lol

Here's some things to try,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/lollipop-titanium-backup-extsd-error-t3009584
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/lollipop-grant-access-to-sdcard-t3015672 (same as above I think)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/lollipop-blocking-writes-to-external-t2969254
See if anything there helps.

Darth said:
Here's some things to try,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/lollipop-titanium-backup-extsd-error-t3009584
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/lollipop-grant-access-to-sdcard-t3015672 (same as above I think)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/lollipop-blocking-writes-to-external-t2969254
See if anything there helps.
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Unfortunately ive already tried all of those :S

Ive found a really interesting thing though I dont know if its pertinent. When I edit the xml file, it doesnt save after reboot

EddyOS said:
Think you have to use the stock File Manager as Android doesn't allow direct writing to an external memory source
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Sorry for the noob question, but could you explain that? With the stock File manager I can copy/move files to the external memory card. So is that file manager not part of Android or do you mean that apps are not allowed to write to the sd card? But the the stock camera can - all my photos are on sd card ...

xdaaccount123 said:
Ive found a really interesting thing though I dont know if its pertinent. When I edit the xml file, it doesnt save after reboot
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try a custom kernel; stock kernel usually has /system write protection enabled so it won't allow changes to stick to the system partition
EDIT: or change the file while booted into custom recovery (ie pull the file, edit it, push it back, make sure permissions are correct)
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unifex_ said:
Sorry for the noob question, but could you explain that? With the stock File manager I can copy/move files to the external memory card. So is that file manager not part of Android or do you mean that apps are not allowed to write to the sd card? But the the stock camera can - all my photos are on sd card ...
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IF (yes big if) i remember correctly, only system apps have [full] access to the sdcard, all user apps only have access to their respective directories.
feel free to correct me, havent been keeping up to date :angel:

nkk71 said:
try a custom kernel; stock kernel usually has /system write protection enabled so it won't allow changes to stick to the system partition
EDIT: or change the file while booted into custom recovery (ie pull the file, edit it, push it back, make sure permissions are correct)
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I think I am going to do that. Can you recommend a custom kernel for flashing ? And I have no idea how to change the file while booted into custom recovery, could you please walk me through it if its not too much trouble ?

xdaaccount123 said:
I think I am going to do that. Can you recommend a custom kernel for flashing ? And I have no idea how to change the file while booted into custom recovery, could you please walk me through it if its not too much trouble ?
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i'm still on KK, but have always used ElementalX (both on M7 and M8), but if you rather do it through TWRP, can you upload the xml for me, i'll change it and post instructions back on how to push it back in TWRP

Wiped Internal Everything, External SDcard won't mount (Showing 0mb) no adb detected

So I was trying to clean flash CM13. I wiped everything and went to maneuver to my external sdcard and lo and behold it isn't mounting. I take it out, back it up, format it. It still isn't showing up. Help. I have no OS installed, I can't push anything in download mode through adb. Please please please I feel stupid as can be.

DerangedLoofah said:
So I was trying to clean flash CM13. I wiped everything and went to maneuver to my external sdcard and lo and behold it isn't mounting. I take it out, back it up, format it. It still isn't showing up. Help. I have no OS installed, I can't push anything in download mode through adb. Please please please I feel stupid as can be.
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I take it you are you talking about no ext SD in TWRP?

stajam said:
I take it you are you talking about no ext SD in TWRP?
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Yes, my Ext SD won't show in TWRP even though I was just fine transferring files right before booting to recovery.

DerangedLoofah said:
Yes, my Ext SD won't show in TWRP even though I was just fine transferring files right before booting to recovery.
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I had the same exact problem. after I Unlocked the BL and SuperSu and TWRP through Odin I had no access to mine either. It started bootlooping due to kernel panic. I couldn't ABD push or ABD sideload. I just flashed N910VVRU2BPA1_N910VVZW2BPA1_N910VVRU2BPA1_HOME.tar through Odin and redid the Unlock process over again. there is also a kind of One Click method by jrkruse. I've not tried it yet myself. I did use his method on my GS5 though and it worked great.
A quick tip that I learned the hard way is to put any files you will need on your internal storage on your device. once you get all this done and get back to unlock BL and root i can help ya with the ext SD problem.
Good luck...

stajam said:
I had the same exact problem. after I ynlocked the BL and SuperSu and TWRP through Odin I had no access to mine either. It started bootlooping due to kernel panic. I couldn't ABD push or ABD sideload. I just flashed N910VVRU2BPA1_N910VVZW2BPA1_N910VVRU2BPA1_HOME.tar through Odin and redid the Unlock process over again. there is also a kind of One Click method by jrkruse. I've not tried it yet myself. I did use his method on my GS5 though and it worked great.
A quick tip that I learned the hard way is to put any files you will need on your internal storage on your device. once you get all this done and get back to unlock BL and root i can help ya with the ext SD problem.
Here is a link to get ya back up and running.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24459283995307947
Good luck...
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I don't know why that didn't work last night. Ugh. Odin connected right up, flashed the file and I feel like I just walked through the pearly gates. Thanks man!

DerangedLoofah said:
I don't know why that didn't work last night. Ugh. Odin connected right up, flashed the file and I feel like I just walked through the pearly gates. Thanks man!
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Not a problem. Glad it all worked out for you. :good:

stajam said:
Not a problem. Glad it all worked out for you. :good:
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Alright, so how do I get the SDcard to show up in TWRP?

The next step will only work if you have installed Xposed Framework.
NOTE:
If you are someone who does not like or just doesn't choose to have Xposed installed, then this step will not work.
Lets go,
1.) Install Xposed Framework
2.) Download and install Wanap Xposed module
3.) Activate the module and reboot.
4.) Open Wanam and go to security hacks and check the box for SDcard RW permission, then reboot.
There may be other ways of going about the sd write/mount fix, but this method worked for me.

So..... what is the fix for the SD problem? And what is the next step? ....

I have the same issue, SD Card works fine while booted, but TWRP cannot mount it. It doesn't even see it. I'm confused, because DerangedLoofah acted as if it worked XD and then suddenly asks how to get it to show up ._.
Apparently I'm very confused.
EDIT: Seems doing the same thing I originally did (Reformating my SD card) worked. It just needed to be formatted again.. What even?

Delete

lpowilliams said:
So..... what is the fix for the SD problem? And what is the next step? ....
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spy9000 said:
I have the same issue, SD Card works fine while booted, but TWRP cannot mount it. It doesn't even see it. I'm confused, because DerangedLoofah acted as if it worked XD and then suddenly asks how to get it to show up ._.
Apparently I'm very confused.
EDIT: Seems doing the same thing I originally did (Reformating my SD card) worked. It just needed to be formatted again.. What even?
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DerangedLoofah said:
Alright, so how do I get the SDcard to show up in TWRP?
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The next step will only work if you have installed Xposed Framework.
NOTE:
If you are someone who does not like or just doesn't choose to have Xposed installed, then this step will not work.
Lets go,
1.) Install Xposed Framework
2.) Download and install Wanap Xposed module
3.) Activate the module and reboot.
4.) Open Wanam and go to security hacks and check the box for SDcard RW permission, then reboot.
There may be other ways of going about the sd write/mount fix, but this method worked for me.
��If anyone helps, plz give thanks��
N910V �� BL / KYUBI ROM

I had the same problem. What I did was using my computer, reformat my SD card to exFAT, and then back to FAT32. I could then flash CM13 from the SD through TWRP.