Help failed to copy 'Browser.apk' to '/system/app/Browser.apk': Read-only file system

[hockeyfreakb4]

help. trying to adb push and this is the error i get

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori>cd/

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori>cd C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\Android
SDK\android-sdk-windows\tools

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>moun
t -oremount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
'mount' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>rm /
system/app/Browser.odex
'rm' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb
push libmtwebcore.so /system/lib
failed to copy 'libmtwebcore.so' to '/system/lib/libmtwebcore.so': Read-only fil
e system

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb
push Browser.apk /system/app/Browser.apk
failed to copy 'Browser.apk' to '/system/app/Browser.apk': Read-only file system


C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>

 

[hockeyfreakb4]

how does that help me?

 

[hockeyfreakb4]

did you mean do this??? if so it still wont work

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori>cd/

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori>cd C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\Android
SDK\android-sdk-windows\tools

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>moun
t -oremount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
'mount' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>rm /
system/app/Browser.odex
'rm' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb
push libmtwebcore.so /system/lib
failed to copy 'libmtwebcore.so' to '/system/lib/libmtwebcore.so': Read-only fil
e system

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb
push Browser.apk /system/app/Browser.apk
failed to copy 'Browser.apk' to '/system/app/Browser.apk': Read-only file system


C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb
shell
$ su
su
commands
commands
# commands: not found
# Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori>cd/

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori>cd C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\Android

SDK\android-sdk-windows\tools

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>moun

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
t -oremount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
'mount' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Microsoft: not found
# (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori>cd/

Syntax error: word unexpected
# # Cocuments: not found
# # C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>
rm /
system/app/Browser.odex
'rm' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Documents and Settings\Lori>cd C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\Android

SDK\android-sdk-windows\tools

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>moun

t -oremount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb
push libmtwebcore.so /system/lib
failed to copy 'libmtwebcore.so' to '/system/lib/libmtwebcore.so': Read-only fil

Cocuments: not found
# SDKandroid-sdk-windowstools: not found
# # Cocuments: not found
# t: not found
# 'mount' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>rm /

e system

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb
push Browser.apk /system/app/Browser.apk
system/app/Browser.odex
'rm' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

failed to copy 'Browser.apk' to '/system/app/Browser.apk': Read-only file system



C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>C:\D
ocuments and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb
push libmtwebcore.so /system/lib
failed to copy 'libmtwebcore.so' to '/system/lib/libmtwebcore.so': Read-only fil

e system

C:\Documents and Settings\Lori\Desktop\AndroidSDK\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb
push Browser.apk /system/app/Browser.apk
failed to copy 'Browser.apk' to '/system/app/Browser.apk': Read-only file system



Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory
# operable: not found
# # Cocuments: not found
# system/app/Browser.odex: permission denied
# rm failed for is, Read-only file system
# operable: not found
# # Cocuments: not found
# push: not found
# failed: not found
# e: not found
# # Cocuments: not found
# push: not found
# failed: not found
# # #

 

[PerCompLLC]

how does that help me?

Sorry, I made a bad post. The issue is that you are mixing commands... The mount command cannot be used unless you are in root. That said, I'm not the best resource for adb as it is relatively new to me as well. But you can do what you are trying to do from a terminal window directly on the phone itself...

 

[hockeyfreakb4]

and how would i do that? put the files on the sd card and than what commands to what would i use?

 

[PerCompLLC]

and how would i do that? put the files on the sd card and than what commands to what would i use?

Correct. Put the files on your sd card, detach your droid from your computer, open a terminal window and (for the Browser.apk):

$ su
$ mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
$ rm /system/app/Browser.odex
$ cat /sdcard/Browser.apk > /system/app/Browser.apk
$ mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
$ sync
$ reboot[FONT=&quot]
[/FONT]

 

[hockeyfreakb4]

Correct. Put the files on your sd card, detach your droid from your computer, open a terminal window and (for the Browser.apk):

$ su
$ mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
$ rm /system/app/Browser.odex
$ cat /sdcard/Browser.apk > /system/app/Browser.apk
$ mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
$ sync
$ reboot[FONT=&quot]
[/FONT]

dont you need to add in

$ cat /sdcard/libmtwebcore.so > /system/lib

 

[Redflea]

You might want to try Root Explorer (in marketplace).

It's a GUI folder/file browser for rooted phones, and will allow you to copy/paste the files where you want them, much like using Astro. No need to connect to your computer or use terminal commands...put the files on your SD card and launch Root Explorer and go.

Paste function didn't work on previous versions but after a recent update it seems to work fine.

 

[PerCompLLC]

I was only giving you the commands for the one file to give you the idea... It all depends on exactly what you want to do - but the commands will work for whatever file you want to move.

 

[hockeyfreakb4]

ya but when i get to rm /system/app/Browser.odex is says file does not exist... how is that possible?

 

[PerCompLLC]

ya but when i get to rm /system/app/Browser.odex is says file does not exist... how is that possible?

Have you done an ls to make sure that it does?

 

[hockeyfreakb4]

how do i do that? im just following the numerous guides that tell me it does exist?? if you havent caught on to what im doing yet, im trying to install that multitouch browser ported over from the milestone...

ps. no one say why dont you just use dolphin browser or xscope... we all know why i dont. they suck!

 

[CRPercodani]

OK your already comfortable with ADB....you had just one thing wrong

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

instead of

t -oremount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system

 

[hockeyfreakb4]

got it to work.. didnt need to do that rm step..

 

[hockeyfreakb4]

going to create a quick guide in droid section because all the ones out there are way more complicated than they need to be.

 

[CRPercodani]

The EASIEST way to do this though is to just put the 2 files on your sd card (browser.apk and libwebmtcore.so) and get a terminal app from the market. Then follow what the other guy said:

su
$ mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
$ rm /system/app/Browser.odex
$ cat /sdcard/Browser.apk > /system/app/Browser.apk
$ cat /sdcard/libwebmtcore.so > /system/lib
$ mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
$ sync
$ reboot[FONT=&quot]


[/FONT]If you have busybox then you can just use the cp command instead of cat and >[FONT=&quot]
[/FONT]

 

[CRPercodani]

got it to work.. didnt need to do that rm step..

Yes you do need to do the rm step. It will cause trouble down the road if you don't. Your leaving a odex in there that isn't correct or needed with the .apk it is matched upto.

Don't forget to put your guide in the How-To section.

 

[PerCompLLC]

OK your already comfortable with ADB....you had just one thing wrong

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

instead of

t -oremount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system

Thanks for jumping in - I didn't see that the space had been left out in the OP's original post...

 

[hockeyfreakb4]

to make a another correction it is

$ cat /sdcard/libwebmtcore.so > /system/lib/libwebmtcore.so

not $ cat /sdcard/libwebmtcore.so > /system/lib/



but the odex file does not exist, or atleast it doesnt show up in astro? if it doesnt exist than how does it conflict. im not sure how all this works.. i taught myself adb today and i did use the terminal emulator method by the way

 

[hockeyfreakb4]

Thanks for jumping in - I didn't see that the space had been left out in the OP's original post...

its not left out, it continues from the line before

 

[hockeyfreakb4]

made guide.

http://androidforums.com/how-tips/3...tive-multitouch-browser-ported-milestone.html