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[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
Will this work with the KitKat release?

The release is imminent...I thought it was ready for download but not as of now!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nabil2000:
root explorer

that is provided you manage to get / use root...on Acer Iconia Tab W500 I could not, even though superuser is pre-loaded in the rom...

also when I copy over the gapps apks, I cannot have access to the machine, and I cannot copy them from within an initial login session as you seem to imply...

can you elaborate more as to how you go about setting up correct permissions in a login session... I am curious...

and what are the specs...

mine are Acer Iconia Tab W500 - and PC is C2D Dell DXP061 (Dimension 9200)...

on the PC I can install 4.3, and root it too, but it has already all the google apps... but no use to me as no sound (crashes on sound card with segfault)...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lastot069:
root with the script, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2390619, then root explorer or another root file browser.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lastot069:
not sure, have not tried kitkat yet, if it can be rooted i dont see an issue. android x86 is running more apps than tablet x86 on my asus b121, so i would say stick with android x86 releases.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nabil2000:
to do that I need to uninstall the system superuser root by tabletsx86, which I have not figured out yet how to do...

maybe the android x86 is better and I revert to that on the Acer Tablet, rooting is not there, and I tried it on my PC, it worked... but no sound on the PC :(

I think I just stick with 4.2.2 on the Acer, and forget about getting a fully working Android on the PC...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lastot069:
make sure /system is writable and just delete it from /apps with a file browser.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nabil2000:
not clear...

/system is writable at installation...

delete what from /apps ?

I can only access now from Windows or Linux, because I cannot log in to android...

is there a System.apk?

there is a SystemUI.apk under /system/app

I am afraid your suggestion is not making sense...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lastot069:
you said you had a superuser.apk in apps, delete it and use whichever you prefer. once you are rooted you can trim and copy till you are happy. I still have not found a way to turn off hardware keyboard as default or get tabletUI, but i will! just start over if you mess it up, its what is good about the x86 version. when it is the way you like it then add the programs you like.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nabil2000:
minix x5

does not matter, I am now using a minix X5 with Android 4.2.2 and can watch all I want on the big screen :)

it sits on top of my PC and with hdmi switch can flip from windows to android and back with a remote...

so problem solved in even a better way as I still keep windows or whatever else at the flick of a switch :P
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lastot069:
nice solution! I will have to check it out.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mucky2:
Hello [MENTION=535343]all[/MENTION], Can someone help me?

I have Android 4.3 on My Aspire E1-571 and this Script don't work for me

I press Alt+F1 and I boot in the Terminal of Androidx86, I Type in cd /sdcard/root (my renamed zip folder)

I type sh install.sh, It asks me if I use this Script in Androidx86, I type n and then it says press enter to start.

But it Come this Error : install.sh [25] sudo : wrong password or someting like that
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Quinny899:
Any error?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mucky2:
Look at my editet Post :)

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
Try path

cd /data/media/0/

(where your folder is)

Your not using the hard linked path, it needs to be via 'cd /data/media/0' (or wherever!) and I recommend leaving it on the / of the directory of the sdcard!! (renamed huh! can't type out Android.......)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mucky2:
It comes the same Error...

"The Script needs root. Enter your password to continue :

install.sh[25]: sudo : not found

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] Quinny899:
Why are you saying no to the question on whether you're on the android boot? Looks like you are to me
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mucky2:
When I type y a other Error comes,...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
Mine is on my sdcard , NOTICE THE PATH I USED TO GET TO IT!!!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Quinny899:
That's a totally different error, and a correct one. I'm guessing your system isn't read/writable
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
Use Live cd to chmod script to 775
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mucky2:
So, How I can root my Android on my PC now :(?

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
Have you tried the other path to your folder via "/data/media/0/root" ?:what:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mucky2:
Yes, still same Error. :(

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
I can only suggest you use a live CD like GParted Live even CD rescue disk if you don't have a Linux OS to do it ! to change the permissions to executable!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mucky2:
Hmm... I used Linux USB Creator ans installed Android on my Laptop... Have you an Idea how I can root my Android? Or install a rooten Version :/

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
Like I said burn an iso of a Live disk to alter the script as executable .. I was in the same boat....unless as Quinny899 say's you may have a bummer there?

Excuse the poor quality pic here but this is when I changed it to executable using my Linux system. (A Live CD would do the same)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mucky2:
Okay, but First :

How I delete the Android? So I can install a New Version

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
Just rewrite over it when Install
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mucky2:
So,You mean I must burn the ISO to a CD to install Android Completly? :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
No! if you use another release just write over it using format when installing.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mucky2:
But I installed Android to C:/
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
...then that's your problem, Install it as shown in the guide on youtube
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mucky2:
Okay, so I deleted Android from my PC. Which Step must I do now?

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfWb_h96_-Q
[Miscellaneous Android Development] coreo:
Thankyou for the guide/script Quinny899 worked beautifully on my Ramos i9 tablet..:good:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] wreckwriter:
yep

Worked as advertised the way it was intended to be used, on Android running in Vbox (in this case on a Kali 1.05 host). Couldn't get it to go from the Linux side but worked like a charm with alt-F1 from the Droid side. Thank you for writing this!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] galihsan:
Root on NTFS

my android installed on NTFS partition, does anyone know how to root it?

I have 3 primary partition, so if I want to create partition one or more I should change the type of partition to logical, in that case I can't install other OS, because OS can only installed on Primary partition :(
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
Not on NTFS:(
[Miscellaneous Android Development] searchworlds:
I used before the image for virtualbox of android x86 4.1 that was already rooted.

Can someone create something similar, an image file i can run on virtualbox, with android 4.3 x86 already rooted? I would be awesome :)

thanks!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Lanchon:
hi!

thanks for the script. im running android-x86-4.3-20130725.iso and a strange things happens:

installed from linux:

everything installed as it should including superSU as a system app. if superSU is set to prompt, the su requesting app freezes and no prompt is ever displayed. if supersu is set to deny or grant, the expected behavior happens in both cases, and log entries are generated in supersu

installed from android console:

supersu is not installed but the su binary is. su is always granted while there is not supersu apk installed. if i install supersu from the market, it upgrades the su binary, then same thing happens: no prompt

other superuser apps dont work. my install is on an ext4 partition.

how can i make the prompts work?

thank you for your help!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
I don't use a SU app as they don't work with the root script
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Lanchon:
yeah i noticed. but why superSU doesnt show prompts in my install?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
Not sure I follow what your trying to do (or mean by prompts)? You have root access to the file system I presume!!

Just don't use SuperSU if this script gives you root access what more do you need?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Lanchon:
root access is not a file system thing, but anyway. what im trying to do is setting up a working superSU installation. nobody needs to root android-x86 to have root access, it comes with root access out of the box in the form of the root console. and actually by definition you cannot not have root access on android-x86 no matter what, since it is installed by you on a bootloader-unlocked machine in which you control the boot process. the whole point of "rooting" in this case is having a way to detect apps that request root in the standard manner, and a way to grant said privilege only to select apps.

to answer your question: i use superSU because superSU comes bundled in this script, and the point of this script (which does not give me root since that is something i already have) is to give me a working installation of superSU. and it fails.

a superSU prompt is superSU prompting if you want to give root access to the currently running app that requested it. and quoting from my previous question, my problem is:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
I follow now! but SuperSU is not in my app draw or accessible as an app to configure any prompts. If I do install that su app it breaks my root access.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Lanchon:
well that is very strange, because this script does install SuperSU! what happens in your case when a root requesting app is run? do you get some kind of prompt? or do all root requesting apps get root by default or what?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
After the script I get root access along with all the apps that request it ...no prompt! I have Avast free and this has a hard reset install but this is not possible due to this scripts & Android_x86 limitations.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zswielder:
This isn't working for me either. The script runs fine and tells me everything worked. And, there's an app that "thinks" it's rooted because its root-only feature became available (used to be crossed out); however, they don't actually work if I try to use them. Also, another app tells me root access denied as soon as I start it. So, I don't think this script is creating full root. Unless, it's specific to a certain version of 4.3 x86? If so, let me know which version I need to get. PC user with VMware here.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
Name the apps!

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VM is a diff' kettle of fish!!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zswielder:
Try installing Game CIH and start it. It'll say System deny root.

Try using Tasker and its root only features, they won't work.

There are more apps, but that should satisfy you for now.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
I'm not into games so can't comment there or using Android_x86 in a VM for that matter.

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The VM is the problem & not the script.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zswielder:
I'm able to execute "su" command on Terminal Emulator and get to:

root@x86:/

Anyone knows any commands I can enter to tell the device to grand superuser permissions to all apps from Terminal Emulator? I'm hoping this may be a possible work around.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Quinny899:
You can only get it to do that with the files the script provides. If it doesn't work, nothing will
[Miscellaneous Android Development] XiaoAk:
can i root my lenovo k900 with this
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Quinny899:
No
[Miscellaneous Android Development] XiaoAk:
but it says root Android x86 4.3, so why :crying:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Quinny899:
It needs the PC android x86, unless you have a Linux dual boot or direct root terminal access on your phone
[Miscellaneous Android Development] XiaoAk:
what if i integrate it inside the ROM
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Quinny899:
If you can flash a ROM you can root it without this
[Miscellaneous Android Development] psolord:
Hello.

I tried this method on Android X86 4.4 but it failed.

Any ideas of how to root the 4.4?

Thank you.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
No idea....can't get the kitkat to load on my machine. Your lucky you have 4.4
[Miscellaneous Android Development] psolord:
Thank you for your reply.

I have it installed on my old Q9550/P5Q Deluxe on an external USB drive if that helps to build a knowledge of what hardware it is compatible with.

The mouse was lagging terribly on my primary i5 2500k with P67 chipset.

Runs fine so far on the P45 P5Q. Still installing apps for testing. Gave me an Antutu of 61000 lol. For a Q9550@4Ghz I would expect something better I guess.

Anyway I digress. The script gave a mount error and then a series of read only filesystem messages.

Does that have anything to do with the fact that I selected a NTFS format method?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Quinny899:
Yes. It has to be ext
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
I got it to format my partition to ext3 or was that 4? but nothing else happened after booting. NTFS is probably a no no! Format before hand I would recommend only because 4.4 RC1 is not able to do the ext3 or is that 4 (again) so it's noted on the release page. I had no luck installing with either formats though
[Miscellaneous Android Development] psolord:
Should have known better using ntfs on a linux derivative OS, lol.

Do you know if I convert the partition to ext3 with acronis, will it be ok?

I'd like to avoid reformatting the system if possible.

thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
sorry no idea?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Quinny899:
If you do it properly it should, using gparted

Alternatively, you can copy the data off on a linux boot as root, format it and copy it back
[Miscellaneous Android Development] psolord:
Well I managed to break it, so I had to reformat anyway.

Thankfully, since I had just followed all the steps, I did them again very fast.

Ext3 is awesome! It actually gave me the whole 160GBs of the USB HDD as storage space. I can install whatever I want now, which reduced the need for rooting the system, since I wanted to use folder mount and such utilities. Now there's almost no need. Oh well maybe for Titanium, or Datasync.

I'd like to take a moment here to say that I am VERY impressed by this project. I could never believe that my best Android device would actually be my old PC from 2008, lol.

I played some games and those that actually run, did so very well. My humble 5850 is a beast when it comes to Adnroid software. Not only that, but they run at 1080P too! Browsing is fun and as speedy as on a desktop. Youtube seems to have 16bit color though and I haven't checked any other videos yet. Maybe there's something inherently broken with video. More tests to follow.

Anyway, thanks for your help guys.

I will report back when I actually test what this thread is about. The root script! :p

PS Is there a sub category in XDA that we can discuss Android X86 in a more general manner?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] psolord:
Well I tried Titanium today, to try to correct a very weird UI death and respawn every 76 seconds and Titanium reported root access being OK. Maybe the creators of Kit Kat X86 have decided to give it rooted anyway? Dunno. It's the first time I am using X86.

Anyway Titanium worked with root rights and the problem went away thankfully.

Thank you all guys for your answers.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Quinny899:
It always used to come rooted, but 4.3 changed how it worked so this script was needed
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kokabunga:
HI OP!

As there are more and more intel based devices produced, can you adapt the script for handheld devices (tablets/phablets/phones) with intel soc (Z2560, Z2580...)

I have a Asus Transformer Trio
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Quinny899:
No. It requires access to the root terminal under Android (ALT+F1) or another dual-booting Linux partition. It will never work on any other devices
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Loganberry:
SuperSU does display the root prompts as expected, at least for me.

I'm running android-x86-4.3-20130725 inside Hyper-V on Windows 8.1 Pro. (if you want a guide for installing in Hyper-V, try searching; lots of people have written comprehensive, accurate guides to doing it.)

I did the following, all within Android; I didn't need to use a separate Linux installation or a live CD.

* Use Browser to download the zip file attached to the first post in this thread. The zip file downloads into the usual Download directory automatically.

* Press Alt-F1 to get to the console

* cd /data/media/0/Download (there are several paths to this directory, such as /storage/emulated/legacy/Download, but the one to use is /data/media/0/Download because otherwise the chmod instruction will fail)

* unzip Android-x86-RootScript-4.3.zip - this will unzip everything preserving directory structure, but install.sh won't have execute permissions yet.

* chmod 755 install.sh (important - if you navigated to a different path instead of /data/media/0/Download then this instruction will fail; use ls -al to check permissions. You should see -rwxr-xr-x to the left of install.sh. If you see anything else then either you navigated to the wrong path, or you didn't allow the partition to be mounted as read/write when you installed Android, or you chose the wrong filesystem when installing Android.)

* sh ./install.sh

Follow the prompts to the end.

When everything is finished you can test whether it worked by issuing the command su - in the Terminal Emulator app (that's su followed by a space and then a hyphen/dash). You won't see any permission prompts; the command line will obediently change to the root context without complaint, and your only clue will be the change to the command prompt text. If it doesn't, then go back and try everything again. This lack of any prompt is expected and normal. If you want the application root permission prompts, then SuperSU (or similar) works.

I then installed SuperSU (and the Pro license key) and, before doing anything else, went through the steps to install SuperSU into /system, which involved a few reboots. Once SuperSU was happily installed into /system I installed BusyBox Pro and Root Explorer. For both programs I saw the usual SuperSU pop-up asking me to grant or deny root access, with a 10-second timeout. I also tried issuing su - in the Terminal Emulator; again, SuperSU displayed the usual alert.

I don't know why SuperSU wouldn't work as expected for everyone. I don't know if it's necessary to install into /system; I did it out of habit.

Maybe SuperSU is intercepting root calls as expected but the screen isn't being painted (drawn/updated) correctly so the user doesn't see the prompt. I'm not a developer; I've no idea why it might not work. All I can say is, it works for me.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
:rolleyes:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Lanchon:
same android version, running on bare metal, but i doubt that is the problem. installing from dual boot, SuperSU is installed. installing from root console (as you did) it is not, but you can add it later. in both cases in my system prompts do not show. i don't remember if i installed busybox, but SuperSU should absolutely work without it.

btw, im running an old chrome for android build that supports x86.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dragon005:
a Very Helping page for who don't know how to deal with android terminal

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/Guide:Using_the_Terminal
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ecksdeeay:
Running 4.4.r1 here.

Upgrade to that!!!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] hakki220:
Ramos i8 an X86 device solving device not found error

goo.gl/5cbor3

I followed instruction in this rar and I rooted my ramos i8.(polypad i8)

even if my old adb.exe say err: device not found .

You sholud change your adb.exe in order to solve device not found error.

Here is 617 kb my old adb is 2472 kb.

I try again with my old adb it give an error of device not found.

whereas 617 kb adb.exe see the device and make it root .

adb.exe is extracted from ShuameSetup_2.2.2.126.

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Dont forget usb debug mode from developer option.

My storage mode was in MTP mode and it worked in this mode.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] cooltop101:
I get this when ever I try it, I'm running kitkat
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Cookie Ninja:
For rooting Intel x86 based devices, see this thread by social_design_concepts...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2975096

Dead Cookies leave no trails...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] FurySh0ck:
Hey friends, It tells me I am not running as root, although I am:

as you can see I marked the error, and showed you with "ls" that it is indeed the folder I extracted to.

Anyone has any idea why it won't work? I used "android-x86-6.0-r1.iso" to install the system in Vbox.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Quinny899:
The script was made for Android 4.3, it probably doesn't work anymore
[Miscellaneous Android Development] FurySh0ck:
Do you know how I can root Android 6.0 VM then?

Or at least any method to flash zip files?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Quinny899:
I think new versions of android need extra patching that can't be done easily, check the android x86 Google group
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Tfik:
Hello

my version android-x86-4.2-20130228 not terminal working with alt + f1

How can i do it

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Hello

My version android-x86-4.2-20130228 not working terminal with Alt + F1

How can i enter to terminal
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Kavin:
Are there anyway to put bootloader into my XDA?

Because i want to downgrade bootloader v5.17 to v5.15, My XDA die.

I can't enter bootloader by press and hold power botton then press reset botton. So I can't do anything with my XDA such as: flashing ROM, flashing bootloader with SD-Card.

Thank for dedicate and helping me.

Sorry for bad english.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] LumpiStefan:
Extraction of some part of the Wiki:

HTH

Stefan