yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] met3ora:
Hey guys,

My uncle works for Motorola and gave me a prototype phone (which I believe will be called the Motorola Sage, and it's model number is MB508. This thread isn't really about that, I can't post pictures because I don't want to get anyone in trouble). This phone is an AT&T phone, complete with AT&T startup screen, uninstallable AT&T apps and of course the inability to install non-market apps. Also it's running Android 2.1.

Now, I seem to have default root access to this phone. I'm assuming the file system is very similar to that of the Backflip (which I was previously using until I received this one). From what I've read and learned from poking around in /system/etc, non-market apps are blocked by two config files. These are:

/system/etc/motorola/com.android.providers.settings/secure.mkitso

# cat secure.mkitso
cat secure.mkitso
location_providers_allowed=network,gps
wifi_on=0
data_roaming=1
bluetooth_on=0
install_non_market_apps=0
usb_mass_storage_enabled=1

and

/system/etc/motorola/com.motorola.android.providers.settings/settings.mkitso

# cat settings.mkitso
cat settings.mkitso
mms_maximum_message_size=614400
auto_scan_on_flip=true
sms_pref_key_emailgateway_num=121
Single_Digit_Dial_Enabled=True
roaming_icon=0
dun_enable=1
force_only_market_apps=1
Bluetooth_Dun_Enabled=true
mms_x_wap_profile_url=http://uaprof.motorola.com/phoneconfi/MotoMB51/profile/MotoMB511.rdf
sms_pref_key_to_email=1

Okay, now it would seem that it's a simple matter of changing the values for "force_only_market_apps" to 0, and "install_non_market_apps" to 1. I did this, and let me quickly tell you how I did it.

- Make /system writable: mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system

- Copy mkitso files to sdcard

- Edit mkitso files using Notepad++, changing the values as stated above

- Copy mkitso files back to their original directories

- chmod 644 to the files in order to keep their original permissions

- Make /system read only again: mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system

- Restart the phone

However, this did not work, as I still get the warning when I try to install a non-market app.

I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on this, as when the Backflip gets rooted this is one thing that I'm sure we would like to know.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] otto888:
Have you tried adb install? I've heard that works on Backflops. You could download the app to your PC,and install it using "adb install PATH/TO/APP.APK"
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] met3ora:
Thanks, I know that I can use adb to install non market apps, but I was looking at how to change this setting on the phone. Since I have root on my phone, I figured it was possible.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sseymour:
Check out some of these terminal apps found in /system/bin/ directory of the backflip.Maybe they will help you.

modemlog
chown
check_prereq
dumpsys
qmuxd
rild
dd
port_bridge
installd
minipadut
vmstat
vold
ioctl
mm-audio-native-test
lsmod
id
mm-adec-omxamr-test
notify
getevent
hciattach
dhcpcd
service
cat
system_server
linker
mm-vdec-omxh264-test
mm-adec-omxevrc-test
wpa_supplicant
netstat
mm-adec-omxmp3-test
ls
wipe
iwpriv
stop
log
mm-vdec-omxmp4-test
top
bt_init
app_process
kill
dumpcrash
iwspy
tcmd_engine
sleep
port-bridge
input
chmod
flash_image
wfa_dut
monkey
dmesg
umount
dalvikvm
sh
sync
ptf
mm-jpeg-dec-test
ime
diag_klog
route
ln
batch
fuel_gauge
iwlist
bugreport
insmod
hcid
svc
rmmod
servicemanager
iwgetid
debuggerd
test_diag
am
renice
applypatch
ps
watchprops
sendevent
reboot
mount
mm-adec-omxQcelp13-test
pm
start
ping
busybox
toolbox
df
touchpad
mediaserver
setconsole
loc_api_app
setprop
logwrapper
rm
dvz
hd
ifconfig
rmdir
printenv
getprop
mm-venc-omx-test
fsck_msdos
iwconfig
iftop
bt_downloader
akmd2
sdptool
disp_util
mm-aenc-omxamr-test
newfs_msdos
gzip
cmp
iwevent
mv
smd
mmclog
mknod
mm-adspsvc-test
bt_test_exec
dexopt
date
set_grp_id
i2c
tcmd_sql
recovery
dumpstate
netcfg
surfaceflinger
mkdir
dbus-daemon
mm-adec-omxaac-test
schedtest
mm-jpeg-enc-test
logcat
mm-aenc-omxaac-test
schedtop
fmradio

EDIT:Also there does not seem to be a com.android.providers.settings in /system/etc/motorola/ only com.motorola.android.providers.settings and the file located in that directory is named secure.mkitso and the market app setting is set up like this:install_non_market_apps=0

So there is a slight difference in how the devices are set up and maybe a bit less security on the backflip =)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] met3ora:
Thanks for your suggestion, but if you read above I changed the mkitso files without any changes in the behavior of the phone :(.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] met3ora:
I was thinking that since I changed the settings files and they didn't do anything, maybe they will be applied during a hard reset. I'll try that sometime this weekend and report on the results.

The reason I'm asking for help is because I believe that once the Backflip gets rooted, we will need to know how to disable this setting.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Honestly77:
I doubt you have root unless it came already rooted (you did make up some **** about a prototype) I honestly think this wont be a hard issue to tackle or work around when root is achieved on the Lackflip...yes I did Lackflip on purpose because of how crippled it is..so spend your time ANNONYMOUSLY sending www.endgadget.com some nice shiney pics of your supposed prototype codnamed:

"Motorola Sage"
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] met3ora:
I'm not sure why you're so aggressive, Honestly77. I'm able to "su" in shell and I'm able to modify files in the /system folder, so unless I'm mistaken (which I very well might be), then I believe I have root on the phone.

It is a prototype phone for testing, so it coming rooted isn't too farfetched at all.

When the Backflip does get rooted yes, this will be an easier issue to solve, but I'm trying now. If we're able to figure it out now then no time will have to be devoted to it when the Backflip is rooted.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] met3ora:
Alright, I just did a hard reset and it activated a menu toggle under Settings -> Applications -> "Unknown Sources: Allow install of non-Market applications" which can be checked or unchecked.

To summarize, if you have root on your phone, edit secure.mkitso and settings.mkitso and change the variables, then you need to hard reset the phone.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] terryrook:
hey met3ora, I too have a backflop, I am currently trying to sell my soul to obtain some sort of root or even simple control over the device, I have 2 questions for you...

1: using the config files and other software availible on this forum, would it be possible to obtain a workaround to be able to install apps from sd? I'm sure you are well aware that the backflip has no memory and won't even allow market apps to be installed via sd.

my second question (its ok if you don't want to answer as we will find out soon enough)

is: the moto sage, how does it compare to the backflip? no specifics needed just, is it better?

Iv'e seen the photos of the sage that appeared a couple weeks ago and it looks good, just incase we need it you should copy the system files as I'm sure the one AT&T will give us will be on lockdown as well. Thanks!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] cray1000:
THis thread is old but it still helped me with a bravo. Thanks OP.

And to this guy above, wtf, why be such a douche? You are also clearly an idiot or you would know that engineering models always have root.

Calling the OP a liar was way out of line and you should apologize.
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] estebanf:
I see other homescreen tuned and I like one to get fast application access

How to change the homescreen?

any soft or mod??

please help me

have second today to use homescreen++ (to use battery status2) but the original home screen don't go, and I need to run second today to get overclock CpuScaler

and homescreen++ is too tiny to my fingers & old fashion :mad:

I use Evo 2

Tks
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] GFX:
Looks like you're trying to get rid of the original homescreen. To do that, go to

Start -> Settings -> Home -> (tab) Items -> uncheck "Windows Default", and press OK.

Hope it works for you.
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] estebanf:
nop, I like to mod the rid and add the HS++ to it

or quit the rid and mod the HS++ to get larger icons
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] GFX:
I'm sorry man, but I don't understand what you're trying to do!

What do you mean by the "rid"???
[P3300, MDA Compact III ROM Development] mhg:
I've seached but didn't found nothing related. Someone knows something about this?
[P3300, MDA Compact III ROM Development] mally2:
no

well may be
[P3300, MDA Compact III ROM Development] mvenneker:
lol didnt u read the systemspecs for win7.. 1 ghz processor required..

so i guess not eh
[P3300, MDA Compact III ROM Development] skanet:
I think so, it's like a dino....:D but I still use it until die.
[Desire General] kvmanohar:
from y'day.. sometimes i get the below message when i switch the phone

"phone could not able to backup data to SD card"...

The phone seems to lose access rights to the SD Card, so nothing is displayed in the file manager (estrong or Astor) The only way to fix this is to restart the phone.

in the phone settings-> SD scard option, I still have the option to unmount the SD card.. but then I don't know who to mount it back.. the only way i am able to fix it is by restarting the phone...

from y'day till now I got this problem for 3 times..

Anybody else having problems with this? please help..
[Desire General] minimaxcz:
Hi, I have the same issuses. It is very annoying, especially when taking photos. I tried reformat card, but it worked only for a week. I have got euro version, firmware 1.15.405.4. I hope HTC will solve this issue together with multitouch issues in next firmware.
[Desire General] ShugM:
I bought a 16Gb card and cannot get it to work in the Desire.

I've tested it in the PC, formatted it etc but it still won't work.

I'm not convinced where the fault lies, with the card or the Desire. :confused:
[Desire General] assente:
I had a problem once with sd+camera app, but after a reboot everything worked
[Desire General] cworrall:
funny enuff. that happened to me 2 yesterday ?

Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Desire General] jah:
One of my 16GB cards also got corrupted. I found it did not slide into the SDHC card slot properly and did become dislodged. Check to see if the SD card is inerted correctly. My replacement 8GB seems fine.
[Desire General] catdog:
I have 16 GB Kingston Class 2 in my Desire and no problem so far, quite cheap too.
[Desire General] NZtechfreak:
I have had this a couple of times.

Install the SDMount Widget. Unmount the card in settings, click the widget, back in business.
[Desire General] icedan86:
I'm experiencing this issue about once a week... :/
[Desire General] c00l3r:
This doesn't work. I have the same problem as described above. I just ordered a new 8gb SD Card. I hope it's an SD card problem and not something wrong with the phone :(
[Desire General] carrige:
Thread with same discussion here if you wanna check it out.
[Desire General] jamieyates79:
I've also been having SD card issues since I got the phone but yesterday things got worse!

After the problem occured again, I thought I'd try removing and reinserting the SD card (despite having done this before). When I restarted the phone it came up with a this message on the notification bar:

Blank SD Card

SD card blank or has unsupported filesystem.

I've tried reformatting the card in the phone, with the phone attached to my comp via USB, and with the card in a card reader. None of this works; the computer just doesn't recognise the card.

I've just emailed HTC support with the problem. I'll report back when I get an answer.
[Desire General] ovaal:
Also 16GB issue

Since a few days I have issues with my 16GB card also. I tried to install Navigon on the card by copying files directly to the card. After inserting it into the phone two out of three directories were empty....

Trying to copy fromt the pc to the Desire using it as a disk drive gave me the blue screen of death :(

I tried to install it using the original 4GB card and everything works like a charm :confused:

I tested the 16GB card (forgot what tool, it was a 1 month trial without write testing) and the card came out fats enough and without any bad blocks.

I will do a write test this evening (EU time) to see if I can fit 16GB ont the card, but everything points to the phone at this moment :(
[Desire General] Dr Doom:
I've had exactly the same problem which I posted about in another thread. Do let us know if HTC get back to you
[Desire General] don-vip:
Same problem with my Desire and a Sandik 16 Gb Class 2...

The card works fine on my mp3 player, but it is not recognized by the phone. I'm going to contact HTC, too.
[Desire General] Chodi25:
Having invested in a 16gb class 2 Kingston card for my desire I can tell you that it brings nothing but grief. I then purchased a 8gb class 6 pqi branded card and found it to be flawless in performance. One thing I noticed with the class 6 card is the very fast speed in copying to and from the card. Much faster than the Kingston class 2. On the class 6 card I have never had corruption of data or any problem. I see comments posted that the class makes no difference. In my experience it makes a huge difference.
[Desire General] 554321:
you guys are having issues with your 8GB/16GB cards, i was considering getting a 32GB a few days from now, after reading all this i'm having second thoughts.. does size matter ? (pardon the pun)
[Desire General] lanxton:
Make sure the MBR is formatted too. Windows does not do this by default. Search for a tool on the internet.
[Desire General] oasis786:
Also having the same problems. Card showing as 67mb, can't access it, can't format it from the handset.. Doesn't allow access to it from the computer.

Sent HTC an email, waiting on a response. Really hope the problem is dodgy cards and not with the phone!
[Desire General] badgerz:
Sorry to say I am also having problems with my 16gb Kingston micro sd card. Noticed at first it wasn't loading browser bookmark images but no biggie however 75% of the pictures I took last week are corrupt, good few other intermittent problems. Back to the 4gb stock card and all working fine.

Time to find a decent 8gb card it seems.
[Desire General] trentend:
I've had a range of problems with my SD card (the original as supplied). Occasionally showing as being removed. Occasionally saying it had been removed. A reboot sorted out all of these. Yesterday my phone crashed (or ran out of battery, I'm not sure which, but the screen was dead, all lights off, and it would not respond to any key presses). On reboot (after a battery removal) the SD card wasn't recognised and the phone asked for a format. Selecting that appeared to have no effect. Equally multiple reboots didn't appear to help. Using a task killer I killed all running processes and then robooted. Magically my SD card re-appeared and all was well.

I don't know what is important, and what is circumstantial, but I report it as it happened.
[Desire General] Phzdk:
I'm curious, did anyone manage to get a acknowledgment about this issue from HTC or the seller?

I'm experiencing the same on my week-old HTC Desire with a stock 4GB SD. My unqualified guess would be that it's provoked by the hardware, maybe the SD slot is too sensitive and losing contact even for a short time is enough to make the software fail. Yet someone posted that the error occured without touching the phone so who knows.

Hopefully something will be worked out.
[Desire General] cemtheman:
hello all,

i'm using leedroid 2.3d a2sd, s-off.

everything was so good until today. my phone has frozen, i removed battery then turned on.

oops, sdcard has just gone. i can not reach it even from the recovery menu although the card is accessable on my computer using the card reader.

'fastboot oem enableqxdm 0' command returns error 'FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))'

cleaned everything as i could, wiped cache, user data, etc.

i walked through the forums but nothing comes up.

any ideas?:(
[Desire General] ToffieBoi:
Could you find a solution for your problem. I can't see my sd card on my phone but it works perfect on my computer. The difference is i can access it from recovery menu and i can re-install a rom but it doesn't work at all.

So, i need your solution i think :D
[Desire General] pjd007:
Hi

Did you find a solution for this ?

I've had exactly the same problem though I didn't get a FAILED message when running the fastboot command.
[Desire General] ledfreak3d:
no issues here are you running stock rom ?
[Desire General] pjd007:
No I'm running Neophyte
[Desire General] HTC Desire (ojan):
hi, can someone help me here... really in deep trouble... :(

i've flash CyanogenMod 7. :p

Model: HTC Desire

Android Version: 2.3.5

Baseband Version: 32.5.00.32U_5.17.05.23

Kernel version: 2.6.37.6-cyanogenmod-g8913be8 android@portatile#1

Mod Version: CyanogenMod-7-08032011-NIGHTLY-Desire

Build Number: GrJ90

the problem is, i can't mount my SD Card :(, can't make any call because there is no phone line :(, can't have a data connection :(.

when i try to "Flash zip from sd card" from recovery, something like this pop out :confused:.

Recovery: RA-desire-v2.0.0

E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmbclk0)

(no such file or durectory)

E: Can't mount /sdcard

can't use my phone for anything right now, help me please... :(
[Desire General] BigMrB:
Your problem is mentioned a million times in this forum btw, just search :D

Formatting sd cards usually fixes this problem for me, or 'repairing the card' also works for me... (disk utility - repair )
[Desire General] octa_amide:
For those who can read your SD card using card reader but having problem with your Desire. Maybe you have a badly formatted SD card.

A low level format should be able to help.

I had that problem with my 32GD class 10 SD.

No problem now. Using it for two months with no issue at all.
[Desire General] reaper7881:
Just boot in to recovery and fix permissions

Just boot in to recovery and fix permissions

Just boot in to recovery and fix permissions

Just boot in to recovery and fix permissions

Just boot in to recovery and fix permissions
[Desire General] HTC Desire (ojan):
i've formated the SD Card, but it did not solved the problem...

furthermore, how i want to fix permission if i cannot access recovery, bootloader or what so ever...???

it bocome worst day after day...
[Desire General] octa_amide:
Whats the brand and size and class of your card?
[Desire General] atuladhikari:
Is it Class 10???
[Desire General] octa_amide:
What software or utility did you used to format the card?
[Desire General] cartus:
Does it worth buying a class 10 memory card or the phone performances does not recommend one over Class 6?

pls excuse my english.
[Desire General] darius7777:
desire hd sd card

Hello guys i had the same problem with my desire hd suddenly sd card was dismount

but when 2.3 update came it never happened to me again for all this months!

Last night i decided to root my HD i had to downgrade from this morning it happened 7 times to me so i guess its not a hardware problem but software hope we find a solution cause its really annonying!
[Desire General] BigMrB:
Hope we find a solution? Sounds like a bad card so no.. scan for errors

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Desire General] awaremind:
Desire with MicroSD 8GB class 10 issues.

Recently bought Desire board PVT3, second-hand with stock rom 2.2.2 and 4GB class2 card.

I decided to buy a brand new 8GB card class 10 and after numerous flashes and installations with quite different custom ROMs, I found out that with the new card only the latest CyanogenMOD nightly build installs successfully.

Tried with other cards - reflash everything with them and everything went smoothly.

I tried partitioning the "new" 8GB card on the PC or on the phone - with CWM4 or EXT4Touch, tried with different sizes of a cluster FAT32. Whatever I do when put this card into the device, no other ROM but the above mentioned CyanogenMOD does install successfully.

I tried to change and HBOOT, the first was with 0.4pre revolutionary, then put Alpharev CM7r2, yet the result is the same.

The card is working properly on the PC, I have tested it, I think I am missing something else...

If somebody had similar issues with his 8GB class10 card and solved them - please share with me!!!

The card is Kingston 8Gb Class 10...
[Desire General] lawrenceh:
My Desire unmounted/corrupted and was very slow writing to larger/faster SD cards with Cyanogen-based ROMs:

PNY 8GB Class 4

Sandisk 16GB Class 6

I have no solution for you but I installed HTC's stock 2.3 ROM with the standard SD card and performance is close to custom ROMs anyway.

I wanted to keep my Desire going for another 6 months with more storage and MIUI/ICS but it looks like it's ready for retirement.
[Desire General] JeromeSama:
I have a existing sd card but its not enough of storage ...i would like to get a new one ...but my apps and everything is there so should i just move everything i see from inside to a pc

and move it back to the new sd card i have

is this process correct ?

CHeers
[Desire General] nemanja899:
I solved problem with sd card by installing CM 7.2 on my i5800 and reformating my card from phone,then it started working again.
[Desire General] cid2mizar:
Slow transfert to sd

Hi

I noticed the transfert rate is very slow on my class 10 16Gb sd card. I created my partitions using revolutionary tool in the recovery mode. I think I read something saying it was better to use gparted.

Could you confirm that ? In addition, if I wanted to solve that out, I should make a titanium backup and then go for partitioning the card in gparted ? Is it as simple as that ?
[Desire General] lawrenceh:
I used multiple tools (Windows apps, GParted, Recovery) to partition and none made any difference.

I still get some corruption using Mass-Storage-Mode with a stock ROM and unpartitioned SD card so I think it's a random hardware and/or SD slot issue.
[Desire General] tostep:
Not all applications make aligned partitions for best read/write operations (for example windows app, amon-ra recovery don't make it). :)
[Desire General] jarojetu:
sd class 10 not working htc desire

Hi could you please help me with SD card byuing.

I have bought class10 microSDHC 16GB Kingstone. In WIN and another Android works OK.

Currently I have 4GB class2, I have trying 8GB class4 which worked OK.

My htc is not able to see this. I have tried I guess all kind of formatting (Win native, SD formatter, partition tool, recovery mode formatting).

Have you any experiences with class10 compatibility. Could you please recommend which card to buy?

htc desire - 4ext recovery, s-off

Regards.
[Desire General] twinmos:
I have AData 16GB class 10.

AnTuTu benchmark:

Read speed 12-15 MBytes/sec

Write speed 8-11 MBytes/sec

Similar results reported for same card by others

ROM BCM-3.1U0
[Desire General] jarojetu:
It is clear now.

My HTC desire is not able to use calss10 microSDHC card (was trying Kingston 16GB).

Now I have Pretec 16GB class6 which works fine...
[XPERIA X10 General] imugur:
I did 2 days ago an update, everything was smooth and phone was ok all settings remained unchanged. Today I plugged in the phone and PC Companio told that a new update is available. Since 2 days ago nothing bad happened I did it again. Now the phone was like after a master reset, nothing was kept. Luckyly I had backup but beware!

Mugur

http://mugur-ionescu.ro/tag/xperia
[XPERIA X10 General] wertzius:
But thats normal after an update...
[XPERIA X10 General] imugur:
With the update before it didn't happen

Mugur

http://mugur-ionescu.ro/tag/xperia