Root can't copy tasker apk to system/apps using root explorer

[marlonbrando]

Hi,

I've been following peoples posts on how to convert apps to system apps. I'm trying to get tasker to work with enabling gps, and people have mentioned converting to a system app would do the trick.

I bought root explorer
copied net.dinglisch.android.taskerm-2.apk from /data/apk
enabled rw access on system/app
pasted
but nothing is copied over?

I have tried numerous times and it doesn't copy anything over even though it briefly shows the copy progress bar.

Any thoughts?

 

[Hadron]

At the risk of asking the obvious, are you S-Off?

 

[adskankster]

Have you tried doing it using ADB? When I had to install Market to System, it only worked via ADB. You have to mount System as rw. I assume you know how to do that and that is what you mean in your 3rd step?

Also, it's worth double checking, if you did remount System, that it *was* System and not a different device. It varies per phone, and if you followed someone else's instructions it could have been the wrong one.

 

[shauny13]

Like hadron says, you have to be s-off to write to system using root explorer.

 

[SUroot]

just chiming onto the end, although root explorer is an invaluable purchase if s-off, titanium quite neatly has a convert to system app function.

 

[marlonbrando]

ah damit my bad, my phone is currently s-on, which makes sense as root explorer or titanium pro migration didn't work.

I'm going to follow this guide now and get s-off.