does anyone know how to pull the update.zip from the OTA download? my lollipop update for my note 4 has started and i want to pull it and upload it for the people who havent been able to or may not be able to download the update OTA. without root by the way (obviously)
The update will download to /cache/ on the root directory of the phone.
So you NEED root to gain access to this directory and copy the update.zip file.
upload it please
please I need the lollipop image
You can pull it with ADB your going to need to know its name. It should be named something like XXXXXXX.cfg . The X's will be numbers so it will be something like 2400258.cfg. So you would call it like this adb pull /cache/fota/XXXXXXX.cfg or adb pull /cache/XXXXXXX.cfg. You should be able to just pull it to your adb folder in C: Do not open the cfg once you pull it,you will break the signature and it will not install in stock recovery. If someone can get me the ota name I'll pull it from my device.
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Can someone please help?
I'm trying to edit the system\etc\bluez\main.conf file using root explorer.
I can edit the line I want, save and exit but it then reboots the phone automatically and the original unedited file is back.
What am I doing wrong?
BTW the phone is rooted and this is why I want to edit the file...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=676175
neomagik said:
Can someone please help?
I'm trying to edit the system\etc\bluez\main.conf file using root explorer.
I can edit the line I want, save and exit but it then reboots the phone automatically and the original unedited file is back.
What am I doing wrong?
BTW the phone is rooted and this is why I want to edit the file...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=676175
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As we don't have write access to /system on a normal booted desire, you have to do all your work in recovery-mode.
I can get into recovery mode ok but how do I edit the file I want from there?
The options I have are:
- Reboot system now
- USB-MS toggle
- Backup/Restore
- Flash zip from sdcard
- Wipe
- Partition sdcard
- Other
- Power off
Extract the file out of the rom, change it, than push it back to the rom.
You can do that from ADB shell while your phone is in recovery.
You can find commands how to backup files and push/delete them back to ROM on this forums, or you can search it on internet.
dont forget to mount /system
adb shell in a new terminal screen
then mount /system
I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.
I've tried the method suggested by allla and ivicask ie, using adb commands in recovery mode and I get the same result as using root explorer, the file appears to have copied successfully it reboots but the original file is back again
I've also tried vastlopers method and after lots of reading found that the device needs to be booted normally to 'remount' however when I try to push the file now it says "Directory not empty"
It seems to me that this adb method is just a long winded alternative to root explorer, none of which get the desired result.
Please help?
Bump. Bump.
I've now tried adb file explorer but can't figure out how to install Busybox on my device.
I'm out of ideas. Someone must know how to edit/overwrite the main.conf file.
I'm being told elsewhere on this Forum that the Desire cannot yet be fully rooted for r/w access to the /system/ folder. Is this correct?
neomagik said:
I'm being told elsewhere on this Forum that the Desire cannot yet be fully rooted for r/w access to the /system/ folder. Is this correct?
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Yes it is. It's also written in the root tutorial!
Hey all, ive been trying to change my boot screen to the haters gonna hate one for a few days now but cant seem to get it to work at all, i have full root and tried to the fastboot method and recovery/adb method. no matter what it stays the same as the one i had originally, i never get errors when trying to push the files if someone can give me instructions for dummies haha or another method id really appreciate it sorry for being a noob at all this.
I had the same problem
First of all, what rom are you using? Different rooms pull from different places. I might be able to help you out. If you are running cyan6, try this:
Adb reboot recovery
Adb remount (make sure it remounts. Maybe also do adb root to make sure.)
Adb push blahblah.zip /system/customize/resource/bootanimation.zip
Adb push blahblah.zip /system/media/bootanimation.zip
Adb push blahblah.zip /data/local/bootanimation.zip
If you want sound, push that to the same locations. Make sure there is only one of each file in each folder. Then, to check,
Adb reboot
Hope this helps
oh yeah sorry i should have included that i am on evios 1.2 beta 2 rom
I'm not familiar on where to place boot on this rom. Try all three locations I suggested. System customize resource. System media. Data local. Tell me if it works out.
I had this animation on EViO. I just pushed it from my desktop to system/media. Worked fine for me.
how do you push it from the desktop? i tried all 3 methods posted above and none worked. i had the file in the android sdk tools folder though...also whenever i try to do adb remount i get "remount failed:invalid argument" and adb root gives me "error:closed" i tried killing adb and restarting but no luck
This might be an obvious question, but do you have USB debugging enabled on your phone? Under Setting>Applications>Development
You arent going to be able to push anything if you can't get ADB running first.
yeah debugging has been enabled the whole time
ok have you been in recovery mode?
try typing
adb shell
su (make sure #comes up.)
exit (retype until you get back to the tools directory)
then do the push commands to system media, system customize resource, and data local.
Just use this program. Its as easy as it gets.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701295
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First of all, what rom are you using? Different rooms pull from different places. I might be able to help you out. If you are running cyan6, try this:
Adb reboot recovery
Adb remount (make sure it remounts. Maybe also do adb root to make sure.)
Adb push blahblah.zip /system/customize/resource/bootanimation.zip
Adb push blahblah.zip /system/media/bootanimation.zip
Adb push blahblah.zip /data/local/bootanimation.zip
If you want sound, push that to the same locations. Make sure there is only one of each file in each folder. Then, to check,
Adb reboot
Hope this helps
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Putting sound in boot animation doesn't work with cm6. Just to clarify. No one has been able to get it to work unless you found something out to make it work please share as I have hates going to hate also and want to use haters everywhere mp3 and is perfect for it.
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yeah i have also been in recovery mode every time i tried to run a command prompt for adb...i tried that when i hit adb shell i get # but when i type su after the # it says "/sbin/sh: su: not found"
mount: mounting /dev/block/mtdblock4 on /system failed: Device or resource busy
A duplicate file name exists, or the file
cannot be found.
A duplicate file name exists, or the file
cannot be found.
A duplicate file name exists, or the file
cannot be found.
A duplicate file name exists, or the file
cannot be found.
A duplicate file name exists, or the file
cannot be found.
A duplicate file name exists, or the file
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thats what i get when in command prompt when i try to use the program you just posted above
Want a easier way? Use root explorer and copy and paste. Works for my every time. It's in the market. And root explore you can manually turn writeable on and off to move it into system. It's on the top right of screen in root explorer when you go into system folder.
Edit: the command you are tying to put in enables you to push and pull in the system folder. Root explore you can just click a button.
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Good idea
Root explorer works most of the time. If you have the cash, go ahead. You should make site out posted though.
/sbin/sh: reboot: not found
been trying to use adb and i keep on getting that....any of you know a fix?
Hi i tied to put framework-res.apk in /system/freamework (baterry mod) but something went wrong and after the reboot the phone showed the startup screen but after that stays on blackscreen. I have debugging on and i can see the phone with adb. But when i try to push the restored framework-res.apk from the computer i get "failed to copy 'framework-res.apk' to '/sdcard//framework-res.apk': Permission denied". I tried to put update.zip but the same. i only have to put one update.zip i the /sdcard/ but i cant. I cant run adb shell. su. i does not work. So how to put the update.zip file in the phone on a blackscreen?
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Hi i tied to put framework-res.apk in /system/freamework (baterry mod) but something went wrong and after the reboot the phone showed the startup screen but after that stays on blackscreen. I have debugging on and i can see the phone with adb. But when i try to push the restored framework-res.apk from the computer i get "failed to copy 'framework-res.apk' to '/sdcard//framework-res.apk': Permission denied". I tried to put update.zip but the same. i only have to put one update.zip i the /sdcard/ but i cant. I cant run adb shell. su. i does not work. So how to put the update.zip file in the phone on a blackscreen?
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Unfortunately, I guess you need to reflash with ODIN before anything else.
In order to avoid this behavior in the future, I've done some Zip storage on internal SD.
I keep CWM renamed to update.zip on SD root folder and Doc's ROMs inside a subfolder.
That way, if something gets wrong, it's always possible to comeback from recovery 3 to CWM, then reflash ROM using «select Zip from SD»
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If you have a lagfix kernel flashed you might 'mount /sdcard' from within the custom cwm-recovery and afterwards push an update.zip onto your phone using adb
Ok so my one x is on stock jb "rooted" now but im having a problem with su only seemingly picking up half of the requests apps send to it. the rootchecker app says the su/superuser dirs are there but it says there is no root.
It was working before the OTA and i still have some apps working fine that need root but others aren't getting allowed and theres no prompt for them, but if i remove the apps that are allowed root and reinstall they get prompted by su for auth or deny as normal.
I cant delete the su files in esfileexplorer as it just gives me an error, i cant select RW on the system dir as it gives root error but i can browse the root dir.
I want to remove su completely and reroot but none of the unroot apps i have found will work (probably because of JB) and i don't know the fastboot commands to remove what i need to remove.
Anyone have any ideas?
TheAngelus said:
Ok so my one x is on stock jb "rooted" now but im having a problem with su only seemingly picking up half of the requests apps send to it. the rootchecker app says the su/superuser dirs are there but it says there is no root.
It was working before the OTA and i still have some apps working fine that need root but others aren't getting allowed and theres no prompt for them, but if i remove the apps that are allowed root and reinstall they get prompted by su for auth or deny as normal.
I cant delete the su files in esfileexplorer as it just gives me an error, i cant select RW on the system dir as it gives root error but i can browse the root dir.
I want to remove su completely and reroot but none of the unroot apps i have found will work (probably because of JB) and i don't know the fastboot commands to remove what i need to remove.
Anyone have any ideas?
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reroot via recovery mode, have you ever think of that ?
or try to use adb command to delete the old superuser file / replace the old superuser file with the working one
Reboot into recovery (turn on whilst holding Volume - [down])
adb uninstall superuser.apk (or whatever its named on your device)
Download new SuperUser
adb install SuperUserNew.apk (Or whatever the file name of the new one is)
Goodluck
Thanks Wilks3y, ive tried the uninstall command but i get this error:
/sbin/sh: pm: not found
The apk in the system/app folder is called superuser.apk
TheAngelus said:
Thanks Wilks3y, ive tried the uninstall command but i get this error:
/sbin/sh: pm: not found
The apk in the system/app folder is called superuser.apk
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what is the name of the superuser that you have downloaded ? (the new one, not the old one at system/app/)
if it's the same name "superuser.apk" then the command is "adb install superuser.apk"
or go to recovery mode and apply flashable zip to replace the superuser files
download this one http://download.chainfire.eu/298/SuperSU/CWM-SuperSU-v0.99.zip
put in your sdcard
go to recovery
apply this supersu package
more information -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
Yeh thanks its working now after reflashing the cwm superuser.
Has anyone been able to do this yet? I don't feel like rooting anymore since all I use root for is to use AdAway and getting OTA updates is just a PITA with having to RUU, restore all my stuff, just takes forever.
Apparently you can adb push a modded hosts file in TWRP and I've done so successfully, but everytime I reboot phone it reverts back to the stock hosts file (1 KB) and none of my changes are made.
I'm not pushing to the wrong place. I can do a adb pull immediately after and it retrieves the modified hosts file I want, it just doesn't stay that way after I reboot.
The process I'm doing:
Boot into TWRP
ADB pull stock hosts file
ADB push modded hosts file
CHMOD 0644 using TWRP file manager
Reboot
Test in browser/apps
Doesn't work
Boot back into TWRP
ADB pull hosts file
It's reverted back to stock 1KB unmodified
Anyone with more experience pls chime in, would be greatly appreciated.
cauqazn said:
Has anyone been able to do this yet? I don't feel like rooting anymore since all I use root for is to use AdAway and getting OTA updates is just a PITA with having to RUU, restore all my stuff, just takes forever.
Apparently you can adb push a modded hosts file in TWRP and I've done so successfully, but everytime I reboot phone it reverts back to the stock hosts file (1 KB) and none of my changes are made.
I'm not pushing to the wrong place. I can do a adb pull immediately after and it retrieves the modified hosts file I want, it just doesn't stay that way after I reboot.
The process I'm doing:
Boot into TWRP
ADB pull stock hosts file
ADB push modded hosts file
CHMOD 0644 using TWRP file manager
Reboot
Test in browser/apps
Doesn't work
Boot back into TWRP
ADB pull hosts file
It's reverted back to stock 1KB unmodified
Anyone with more experience pls chime in, would be greatly appreciated.
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Are you just unlocked?
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I am sure its possible via TWRP but you will have to mount system first otherwise you are just flashing into the TWRP system itself.
But the moment you modify /system/ (Even mounting it) your device will no longer accept OTA.
dottat said:
Are you just unlocked?
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Yes, unlocked only.
Electronic Punk said:
I am sure its possible via TWRP but you will have to mount system first otherwise you are just flashing into the TWRP system itself.
But the moment you modify /system/ (Even mounting it) your device will no longer accept OTA.
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I see. I mounted system before doing all of that. Meh, I guess I'm just going to have to root.
I went down this same path but ended up rooting so I could run AdAway. Easy enough to restore stock system image and recovery once the OTA comes out. With luck that process won't disturb the encrypted /data partition.