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[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] thecubed:
So, I just got this phone.

Not having permanent root is killing me, but I think this should solve the issue of disappearing su and busybox.

The general idea is to move all our root binaries to /data/local/bin, and remount /data to accept suid binaries (the 'su' binary requires sticky bit, aka chmod 4755). After you set that, you bind mount /system/xbin to /data/local/bin. Bind mounts stay in memory, and aren't cleared like mods to /system are.

This won't solve the issue of stuff in /system going away, but it will solve the issue of having your root utilities go away after a short amount of time.

This section would be run from the desktop PC on the first time of 'rooting' the phone:

adb install superuser.apk
adb push zergRush /data/local/tmp/zergRush
adb shell "chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/zergRush;/data/local/tmp/zergRush"
adb shell "mkdir /data/local/bin"
adb push su /data/local/bin/su
adb push busybox /data/local/bin/busybox
adb push temproot.sh /data/local/tmp/temproot.sh
adb shell "chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/temproot.sh;/data/local/tmp/temproot.sh"

and the 'temproot.sh' file would contain:

#!/system/bin/sh
mount -o remount,suid /dev/block/mmcblk0p34 /data
chmod 4755 /data/local/bin/su
chmod 755 /data/local/bin/busybox
cat /system/xbin/dexdump > /data/local/bin/dexdump
cat /system/xbin/wireless_modem > /data/local/bin/wireless_modem
/data/local/bin/busybox mount --bind /data/local/bin /system/xbin

on a reboot, all you'd have to run from the desktop PC would be:

adb push zergRush /data/local/tmp/zergRush
adb shell "chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/zergRush;/data/local/tmp/zergRush"
adb shell "mount -o remount,suid /dev/block/mmcblk0p34 /data"
adb shell "/data/local/bin/busybox mount --bind /data/local/bin /system/xbin"

and you'd be back to working.

let me know what y'all think, hopefully this solves something or isn't something already been done before :)

Thanks for looking!

EDIT:

upon discussing some other possibilities with a friend, he suggested "why not have this all happen on-device?"

it appears there may be a way to temproot/do the above all on the device without the need for a PC!

(dev details: adbd listens on localhost:5037, run zergrush then take adb client on phone connect to adbd on phone and run the temproot scripts)

exciting stuff here, folks!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mohsinkhan47:
This should work. If the device is killing any mods in the system folder just move it to the data folder. Just install superuser in the data/app.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] bjg222:
Sounds like an interesting idea. I've played around with moving su to different places with no luck, but I hadn't tried moving everything to /data. I'll try it and see if it helps!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] thecubed:
This works for my phone-- I've rooted it with this method, and rebooted then ran my 'on reboot' script, and the phone is good to go again.

Right now I'm working on a method to do all this on-device and at boot.

The process should work, since the zergRush exploit restarts the adb server as root, so in theory connecting to the adb server from the phone itself should give it root privileges.

Once you've got root privileges, the app can decide whether it's been 'rooted' before or not, and apply the proper script (either install busybox and su, or just re-mount the necessary partitions).

Hopefully this all makes sense, I'll try to make a proof of concept sometime soon... but I'll probably make a windows GUI first.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mohsinkhan47:
What about running a script that gives root on each boot
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Pirateghost:
you might talk to the guys that wrote the visionary root app that we used on the G2/desire z. i think it was paul obrien. it was an app that would do this on reboot for you.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mohsinkhan47:
Script Manager by devwom
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] malickie:
Speaking of visionary, has anyone tried that route yet?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] rinnycoop121:
Tried Visonary no go.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] RootedUser:
So nice of thecubed to up and leave the revo community and not say anything. Great job thecubed!

I've been Supercharged and Gingervolted!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] doktor buknasty:
Why you mad 4 bro?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] RootedUser:
Not mad at all! "Bro"

I've been Supercharged and Gingervolted!
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohail77:
Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i searched a lot of this topic but couldn't find it so i'am posting a new thread can somebody tell me how can i improve my ram or is there any ram hack script so if anyone knows the answer please help
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dilzo:
Try using swap
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajay.d96:
hello,.

i think i know what you need : "autokiller memory optimisator" it needs root,.

you can select ultimate or extreme ,. it also increases battery perfomance and speed,.

regards A.X.T.C ,. If i helped you by any means ,. please dont hesitate to hit the thanks button ,. lol :P
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohail77:
I'am unable to install autokiller memory optimisator pro can u tell whats the problem
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m1trand1r:
you can try v6supercharger....and less app's running in backround gives a bit more ram...

btw: which rom are you running?

Sent from my hybrid g3

Kyorarom Infinity b2

powered by

g3mod 2.1 Final OC
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] egonzalv:
Try the rammanager App of juwe. The free version works pretty good, and gives me always about 50-60 mb of RAM free all the time

greetings
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muromysli:
By using Gingerbread /CM7. Gingerbread has superb auto RAM management.

______________________________

Sent from my super smooth

Galaxy 3 CM7

800 MHz with ~140MB RAM always free
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylandomos:
A lot of optimizations have been done on CM7 about ram organisation .

Just wait for CM9 :p
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smonic:
That would probably take a year or so :/
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] microcens:
can u help on how to?
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddia:
yeah,maybe it's right.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylandomos:
Swap need a fast SD card .
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smonic:
My swap used to work fine with class 4 sd card
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ilievski.ace:
Yuwe Rammanager is the best one i use The v1.1 Pro and i don't have any Problems whit The Ram ,!!!
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CJKaufman:
hi guys i have had a rooted wildfire since january. yesterday i flashed a rom called devilbread-v1.0 and all was going well until i tried to use the torch, my phone froze and restarted ever since this if i put my sim card in it, it reboots as soon as it connects to vodacom pls help oh and it works fine if i take the sim out
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3xeno:
Perform a full wipe (Go to Clockworkmod Recovery, here, select "Data Wipe / Factory Reset". Then, go to "Mounts and Storage", select "Format /system, Format /cache and Format /data")and install another ROM. (If you had read the last few pages of the topic, you would have known it was unstable)
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CJKaufman:
ok guys its fixed all i really did was flas utmost and all was fixed dont know y other roms didnt work and it seems to fix most problems ive had
[Desire Android Development] BeeGee_Tokyo:
My modded version of AdamG Oxygen 2.3.1

Gingerbread

My mods:

New Softbank MMS

iWNN IME (Japanese keyboard)

HTC IME

PhoneCard Express

Softbank APN (special Desire version)

Booanimation symlinked to data/local

Hosts file changed to block ads

Changed default wallpaper

ZEAM 2.8.7 launcher

Screenshots & more info here.

​
[Desire Android Development] wackymix:
reserved for later
[Desire Android Development] keith456:
do you still have a copy of your modded rom ? not on your website
[Desire Android Development] BeeGee_Tokyo:
No, sorry these files are lost forever! :crying:
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pixelguy:
so recently i rooted my phone and installed gingerblur onto it and absolutley hated it, so i used sbf flash to flash stock tmobile uk firmware back onto the phone then did a factory reset to get everything back to stock...

what i want to know is can i do an ota update or install an official update from motorola website using there updater tool, without it bricking my phone?

thanks :)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marko!:
Yes the brick is related to unlocking and using sbfs
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pixelguy:
okay thank you marko, are you sure theres no other well known problems i will encounter if i do an official update?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marko!:
Nothing that can't be fixed with an SBF
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pixelguy:
okay thanks man :)
[HTC Sensation] ghl10000:
Hello,

since the last FOTA update from HTC to 1.45.403 (Android 2.3.4) I can no longer connect WLAN devices to the internet via WiFi-Hotspot on my HTC Sensation!

Before that update it worked.

The devices (tried it out with a Samsung TV and the original WiFi-stick connected and a WD multimedia box, both worked flawlessly before) successfully find the Sensation's AP, successfully connect to it and also the DHCP test succeeds.

However no internet connection then works.

Did anyone of you experience the same?

Could it be that this FOTA update sent by HTC now requires some software token to be sent by your mobile operator enabling WiFi tethering, hence defaulting tethering via firmware to "disable"?

Mobile operators do not like tethering, but they cannot detect (and consequently block) it easily - unless (just my speculation, no idea if this is the reason, why it won't work anymore) HTC would change WiFi tethering and internet sharing via 3G to default off on software level.

I have to mention that I have an unbranded HTC Sensation without any operator-specific software and the update did not come from the operator but from HTC.

(Or at least that's what I saw.)

Any advice ?

Thanks in advance.
[HTC Sensation] ghl10000:
Correction:

Software version is: 1.45.401.3
[HTC Sensation] T-Macgnolia:
Have you tried using different security settings for the WiFi hotspott? Go to settings\wireless & networks\Portable WiFi hotspot settings. You have three settings WEP 128, WAP (TKIP), and WPA2 (AES). Mine is set to WPA2 (AES).
[HTC Sensation] ghl10000:
Problem is that it does not even work with security settings switched off :(

I really feel lost.

Could it be that other apps interfere?

But I'd rather doubt.
[HTC Sensation] awil95:
If you are using the WiFi Hotspot app that came preinstalled on the sensation from tmobile and you dont have a "Tethering Data Plan" they will eventually figure you out and block the app from working.... I found this out myself and had to go ask the nice lady at the Tmobile store why it happened... and that's why. :)
[HTC Sensation] Bluejay913:
I can verify that at a certain point of data usage tmous will cut off wifi tethering. They can tell the data is being shared n want u to pay monthly for the service. Found out from a Friend who is a tmo employee.

Although I'm still tethering free for the time being..

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e
[HTC Sensation] supercobaltss:
Mine does that too now, any way around it
[HTC Sensation] mikeschevelle:
I could be off on this, I work at TMO and I know the Amaze and GSII shipped with the ''latest'' SIM cards, which we were told had to be used for WiFi calling to work correctly, but oddly enough thats when I noticed tethering quit working on all out demo's :)
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
Works flawlessly with CM7 for me.
[HTC Sensation] supercobaltss:
Actually today and yesterday works just fine for me.... so i dont know why it did the one day but no problems now..... wierd
[HTC Sensation] Ndokami:
my branded sensation stopped wifi tethering 2 days ago and i just tried and its is working now... Kinda weird i gurss . . Maybe it was because i used 5.46gb of data this month....?
[Galaxy S II General] rsaged:
I tried to find a post about this but failed. there is an update oficially to 2.3.6. any info on this!

Sent from my GT-I9100G
[Galaxy S II General] langthang:
As I know, official rom is only 2.3.5 is newest.

If you want flash newer version, need flash cook rom.

MIUI and CM7 build are 2.3.7 now.
[Galaxy S II General] rsaged:
Yeah i noticed but i just did an OTA update (Official, Non Rooted Phone). Noticed better scrolling and once it reaches the end of the page, there will be a blue glow.
[Galaxy S II General] doop:
So are you saying that you have recieved an official over the air update that is 2.3.6?
[Galaxy S II General] scottishlad80:
as far as I know SGS2 only goes to 2.3.5, where are you based?
[Galaxy S II General] stunthard:
I just tried to update on my gs2 on sprint n no updates found?!
[Galaxy S II General] Tehpriest:
Location and network needed. Also how do you know you have 2.3.6? Screenshot of the phone details maybe?
[Galaxy S II General] rsaged:
from Malaysia

Sent from my GT-I9100G
[Galaxy S II General] elmo180:
Hmm, I think, that is because You have a little bit different phone :) Mine (Europe) has the name of model GT-i9100, You have GT-i9100G but I don't know what's the difference :P
[Galaxy S II General] rsaged:
The model with G is using a different Chip. Not the exynos. TI OMAP i think....

They say that i cant play asphalt 6HD but i can download it thru the game hub and its a really nice game!
[Galaxy S II General] al5911:
I already tried Asphalt 6 HD on my GT-i9001G. Works flawless without any issues ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Galaxyon:
Could anybody upload the original IM apk which comes with the Tmobile firmware?

I installed another versions available in this forum but they go to force close after rebooting

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] movieaddict:
use bloater i think its on there but not sure
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Galaxyon:
Thank you. Some answers are more than obvious.
[XPERIA X10 General] geordie 34:
Just wanted to see what was going on in the forum had my new phone 3 weeks now kinda miss my x10
[XPERIA X10 General] josephnero:
hey.how does it feel going from x10 to evo3d?
[XPERIA X10 General] geordie 34:
Well its quick as hell but getting 3d content for it is a nightmare and a 3d movie on average is 2 gig
[XPERIA X10 General] josephnero:
iam thinking of getteng one.do you think its worth it?or should i wait for something form next gen
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] droid5800:
I recently bought a viewsonic 7 tablet I have read up the information on rooting, backing up the ROM and even installing a new ROM.

I would first like to root the tablet however before I proceeded to that step I wanted to make sure I was clear on how to unroot the tablet if I needed to.

Can someone give me some guidance on the steps involved? Thanks.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] Amalgation:
All you have to do unroot the viewpad and return it to stock is install a stock rom using the viewsonic sut l3 tool.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] droid5800:
Thanks.

I read that but one question more the stock Rom is it the backup rom I created when I first root the device?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] E.L.A.C.:
Hello, using Clemsyn+Caulkin version 8 on my Gtablet.

I've searched around this forum and the only solution I found seems to be use No Lock app.

I'm using it but have issues with it and apps + I want to use less ram and have less apps running in the background and at boot.

Can the lock screen be removed?

Is the WelcomeScreen.apk found in system apps. the fuction?

Any help would be appreciated. :)

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glynnpel:
Is there a way to root my GSM TAB currently running on GB 2.3.3 , Can it be done by a Noob like me . Any answer is appreciated . Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rangercaptain:
Flash Chainfire CF Root v3.3 kernel.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glynnpel:
Thanks a lot , that is the best direction . I did it in 2 minutes , appreciated it
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rangercaptain:
Just leave it like that -- stock, and simple. It will run quick, smooth, and be compatible with all apps.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Umeaboy:
Is it possible to unlock NAND-lock in the Galaxy Tab without risking a broken GPU?

I found an instruction in another thread & I was wondering if it's possible to unlock the NAND-lock in this tab without risking that the GPU breaks.

INTRODUCTION:

This process will allow you to unlock Nand protection on all partitions at all times via Engineering SPL. Without going into details and driving more confusion, lets get started. :D

FILES NEEDED:

- PC36IMG.zip ~> mirror-1

PC36IMG.zip md5sum~ fe8aba99893c766b8c4fd0a2734e4738

- View attachment 342668

- View attachment 342667

- recovery.img ~> mirror-1

STEP 1~NANDROID BACKUP:

- go into the recovery provided in the PART 1 root method and do a nandroid backup before u begin this. we will use this nandroid at the end of this tutorial to get u back where u were.

STEP 2~FLASHING MTD PARTITION TO ENABLE DOWNGRADE:

- down;oad all files posted above

- unzip the flash_image.zip and the mtd-eng.zip

- put the flash_image and mtd-eng.img on the root of your sdcard

- go into shell on ur pc and do:

adb shell
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image
chmod 755 /data/flash_image
/data/flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img

- this should only take a second or two

- now put the PC36IMG.zip on the root of your sdcard

- power off the phone

STEP 3~FLASHING ENG BUILD:

- hold volume down + power to boot into hboot

- it should now find and verify the PC36IMG.zip on the root of your sdcard. itll show a blue status bar on the top right of the screen.

- after a minute or so it will ask u if u wanna flash SAY YES

- affter it flashes the PC36IMG.zip it will ask if you wanna reboot. SAY YES

- once booted into Android put the recovery.img linked above on the root of you sdcard

- on your PC open a shell again and do:

adb shell
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image
chmod 755 /data/flash_image
/data/flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
reboot recovery

- you should now be in recovery mode

- do a wipe of data and dalvik cache

- navigate to nandroid restore and restore the previous rom setup

- come here to the forum, get and flash the latest radio

- enjoy... you can now reboot into recovery, write to system and other partitions while in Android. Also you now have a Engineering SPL so you can fastboot and much more.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] gogol:
Hi,

First of all, I don't have any ASUS Transformer tablet, and I have never seen nor used one.

But, I will buy the upcoming ASUS Transformer Prime.

So, my questions are related to the current keyboard dock.

Does the keyboard dock need power to function?

Probably yes. If it is not connected to a power source (like wall power outlet) and the dock's battery is empty, does it take the battery power of the tablet?

How good is the mechanical connection between the dock and the tablet?

I would imagine I will dock and undock quite often. So, I am afraid this dock/undock will loosen the dock?

I saw a trackpad in the dock, but can I use mouse (computer mouse)?

Thanks :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dpezet:
On mine, the keyboard battery is drained first. When the keyboard battery hits 3% it then begins to drain the tablet battery. The keyboard remains functional even when on the tablet battery. The most recent update made it where even USB attachments function for me when the keyboard batter is drained. So, you only need wall power when both batteries are completely drained.

It is surprisingly solid. There are two hook latches in addition to the charging port connector. The tablet is also inserted into a shallow tray which adds even more stability.

Yes you can. I have used USB mice, trackballs and various video game controllers without issue.

Don
[Eee Pad Transformer General] v8code:
No the dock doesn't need power as such. It supplies power when charged, when discharged it works the same as a keyboard plugged into a PC. Yes you can use a normal mouse but why? You have a touch screen and a track pad so why plug something else in, why carry more crap round with you. No mouse or track pad will replicate what you get on windows as android doesn't work like that. Best advice I can give is go into a store and have a shot.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] gogol:
Thanks all, it is pretty clear and as exactly as I expected.

I don't plan to carry all this every where. Obviously, I will place the dock at my desk, and will use it as needed.

And it is good that it can take power from the tablet, because I don't like another power cable for the dock.

So, this is perfect!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bkrodgers:
Not only can it take power from the tablet, but it can also provide power TO the tablet. In other words, if you have a fully charged keyboard and a nearly drained tablet, you can pop on the keyboard and it will start to charge the tablet from the keyboard's battery. And you never need more than one power cable -- if you plug in the cable to the dock with the tablet attached, they'll both charge (I'm not sure if they charge simultaneously or if one charges first and then the other).
[Eee Pad Transformer General] v8code:
Tab charges first then the dock.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] valexi:
When I start Galaxy S I only see Clockworkmod text loading something and then it reboots.

When I try to enter Download mode, it does the same.

When I try to recovery, it does the same.

When I take battery off and insert USB cable and then battery, it shows that it starts charging but then it enters the bootloop. This should not be possible?

What to do next? Is the JTAG JIG only option and is it possible that it won't work?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mazter2010:
Sort of the same here. My phone will start to the first samsung screen, shut off and reboot, and continue forever.

I tried flashing with odin but the phone shuts off before odin has a chance of flashing, any help? I would like to try out the android too, but the situation is forcing me back to apple phones.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] valexi:
I updated to CM 7.1 (2.3.7) from android 2.2 (stock)

On stock rom the key combinations did not work at first place. I had to go to download mode using: adb reboot download

Is this why I can't get to download mode? Since cyanogenmod does not touch the three-button-combinations?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vanisleryan:
Build a usb jig, Im confident it will work for you. Google it, you tube it, heres the link on this forum. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=819551

My buddies phone was doing exactly what your phone is doing and I was able to use the jig to achieve DL mode and flash via odin. GL
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] valexi:
Got the JIG.

It went straight to the download mode. Then reflashed to XXJVT.

Factory format and Cyanogenmod reinstall.

Works like a charm!

Thanks guys!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anon8989:
Hello Im a super noob over here...

Just currently flash gingercrutz rev 8.1 into my W8 from froyobread,

Dont like it, BIA not running as smooth as on froyobread.. So decided to revert back, unfortunately, I cant boot into xrec/cwmrec recovery.. Basically it stuck at the SE logo not goin anywhere..

As usual when halfly bricked like that, remove the batt and recover the phone, try to reboot into recovery again, and failed! :D

Nah, please help me..

Need my recovery to work again thanks! :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dotsen9:
Try again ,if it's not working then reflash stock rom with Seus/Flashtool.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rav3n_pl:
Flash any new kernel (fxp, ldx or alfas) - they have bult-in recovery,
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anon8989:
Cant find the thanks button anywhere :(
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faqihul:
W8...i dont try for it.

make sure that u have try full swipe

or try to push any buttom in reboot ... like in eclair to enter xrecovery