Root [Avail] Rooted phone doesn't have full access.

Motorhead1991 · Mar 10, 2012

Root checker says i'm rooted but then I go to access system files through shell commander, it says "permission denied", why is that? Shell commander has SU
privileges but can't get into the base files. When I run "chmod -a+w /system", it responds with "bad mode".

Current specs
Clockwork one.one (real smooth by the way

)
ROM Toolbox (SU access)
Shell Commander (SU access)

tyler79durdan · Mar 10, 2012

Try Es file explorer

Motorhead1991 · Mar 10, 2012

I can get to it through ROM toolbox, but anything I change in there just rewrites itself back to the original text. My thought was that a terminal emulator would be able to dig deep enough to allow these types of alterations. (I grew up with Windows and know very little about code writing in general)

wyldesolos · Mar 10, 2012

Motorhead1991 said:
I can get to it through ROM toolbox, but anything I change in there just rewrites itself back to the original text. My thought was that a terminal emulator would be able to dig deep enough to allow these types of alterations. (I grew up with Windows and know very little about code writing in general)

I used to mess with ubuntu linux a little and from what little experience i have it sounds like you still do not have permissions to edit whatever file you are trying to mess with. In ubuntu you would have to edit the file using terminal with root access.If you did not have the right permissions the file would revert back after closing it. I'd think it would play out the very same in your situation considering android is linux. Using the app androzip it seems i can access much more of the system folders/files on the phone than i can with es file explorer. Also make sure you have superuser installed so it will grant SU access to any program that asks for it. Lastly if you installed superuser, open it and do the SU binary update check and make sure its up to date.

Motorhead1991 · Mar 10, 2012

I've done that, and tried chainfire's superSU as well as superuser, and neither can pull enough access permission to modify system files.

wyldesolos · Mar 10, 2012

hmm....well those were all the ideas that i had. Maybe you cannot edit the system files while they are in use. Maybe you have to dump the rom, edit them, then reflash. I wish i could help you more, but i have very little experience tinkering with linux and even less with phones running the os.

Motorhead1991 · Mar 10, 2012

Too bad I don't have another avail to use as a guinea pig... :rolleyes:

this is my private phone, so putting it at risk of bricking with a modded stock rom would not be good.

wyldesolos · Mar 11, 2012

Motorhead1991 said:
Too bad I don't have another avail to use as a guinea pig... this is my private phone, so putting it at risk of bricking with a modded stock rom would not be good.

I saw in your other post that you edited the overclock script and set it to 1.2 ghz, so does that mean that you got the permissions working correctly?

Motorhead1991 · Mar 11, 2012

For one reason or another, I can only change the init.d scripts. Everywhere else won't let me.

anthony062991 · Mar 11, 2012

What files from the system are you trying to change? if your trying to edit init.rc and stuff like that it will go back to default because that is in the kernel. If you are trying to edit stuff in the "system" you need su variables and superusers. Try with es file explorer and go into the settings and check root and mount system and you should be good from there. If not go into cwm and factory reset, wipe cashe, and re-download a rom and that should work. If that doesn't work then go back to complete stock using T Card upgrading tool and then re-root and try everything over again.

Motorhead1991 · Mar 11, 2012

I was just trying to adjust the cpu frequency, unaware of where the cwn one.one script was

anthony062991 · Mar 11, 2012

Motorhead1991 said:
I was just trying to adjust the cpu frequency, unaware of where the cwn one.one script was

With a cpu app? there is no need for a cpu app to change freq. The script is in the init.d folder. It will apply on boot by default. If you use a cpu app it could mess up your phone.

Motorhead1991 · Mar 12, 2012

I modified your init.d script. I said that in the one.two thread. I don't think it's dumping memory fast enough though, as sometimes it slows down, especially online.

anthony062991 · Mar 12, 2012

Motorhead1991 said:
I modified your init.d script. I said that in the one.two thread. I don't think it's dumping memory fast enough though, as sometimes it slows down, especially online.

You have to watch what your doing in the scripts because it can cause your system to become unstable. You may have to re-flash the rom so that the defaults can kick back in. Other wise your on your own.

Motorhead1991 · Mar 12, 2012

So far the keyboard is the only thing that really slows down. The keyboard itself responds but the dialog box is slowed

On that note, i may just update to one.two

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