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Who is affected? All devices pre-gingerbread
Who should act? Users and developers using pre-gingerbread roms
How do I fix? Flash attached .zip at the bottom of this post
What if I think I was infected? Completely wipe your device, format sdard, go back to stock and re-apply rom, then flash the attached .zip (before installing any apps)
Why should I care? read below...
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...your-phone-steal-your-data-and-open-backdoor/
Flash this with ClockWorkMod.... this is for any Pre Gingerbread ROM.... ie TNT anything, VEGAn 5.1.1 and below, Zpad anything, GAdam anything.
This is not necessary for any ROMS based off Gingerbread AOSP or CM7. Including VEGAn-TAB Experimentals.
Be Safe.
Even More Details here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...-android-nightmare-and-weve-got-more-details/
I checked out the zip and it just adds a blank text file (0 bytes) called profile to the /system/bin folder. So I am not sure what the fix is?
**EDIT** Nevermind it is a dummy file meant to prevent the virus. Thanks to the OP for providing this.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...your-phone-steal-your-data-and-open-backdoor/
Nasty stuff. I would say this patch is high priority and I'm already going through my own ROMs to add it in.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=977154
Link above has info on creating the file manually.
Jim
fyi -
http://www.pcworld.com/article/221213/keep_malware_off_your_android_phone_5_quick_tips.html
Lookout mobile security . In case you cannot find it via the market.
http://www.getjar.com/Lookout-Mobile-Security-with-Antivirus
Edit. I just installed the lookout app to scan my tab, everything was fine and then, i un-installed it since it was running on the background and taking 10% of the cpu..
Anyways, a nice app that can be used to do a quick scan..
I don't have a stock gtab but I'll ask anyways... how can our stock rom users be protected? Is there an alternate method?
Edit just saw the manual process. Im guess that's the way to go.
xmr405o said:
I don't have a stock gtab but I'll ask anyways... how can our stock rom users be protected? Is there an alternate method?
Edit just saw the manual process. Im guess that's the way to go.
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I'd curious to see what all the vendors are going to do about this. Granted, they could just say that the Market is not there, but regardless the security hole is still there and needs to be plugged up.
Hi,
I hope that this isn't too offtopic, but I was trying to create /system/bin/profile using a term and su, and when i went into root explorer to make /system/bin R/W, root explorer showed the dir as R/W already, and as mounted on /dev/loop9.
Is that normal?
I haven't installed dataloop, at least intentionally, so it seems strange that /system/bin would be mounted there, plus it being R/W by default?
FYI, I use z4root to get temp root. Could that be why /system/bin is R/W?
Then again, that wouldn't explain the /dev/loop9 mount ...
Jim
jimcpl said:
Hi,
I hope that this isn't too offtopic, but I was trying to create /system/bin/profile using a term and su, and when i went into root explorer to make /system/bin R/W, root explorer showed the dir as R/W already, and as mounted on /dev/loop9.
Is that normal?
I haven't installed dataloop, at least intentionally, so it seems strange that /system/bin would be mounted there, plus it being R/W by default?
FYI, I use z4root to get temp root. Could that be why /system/bin is R/W?
Then again, that wouldn't explain the /dev/loop9 mount ...
Jim
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Hi,
Creating the profile file manually, it wouldn't persist,i.e., it was gone after rebooting, so I installed gojimi's zip usung CWM, and that worked.
I also did a mount w/o getting temp root, and /system/bin is not on /dev/loop9, so I'm guessing that when z4root sets temp root, it might be remounting /system/bin on /dev/loop9 itself.
Jim
You would have to download one of those sketchy apps to really be affected anyways, right? Who would do that?!
Appreciate the patch. This highlights the two problems with android though, google fixed this security issue in 2.2.2, but most carriers still haven't released that update. And the market needs some oversight, not authoritarian apple like, but some.
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Mods is it possible to sticky this thread so that it is easily visible.
Thanks
Hello guys. Is there a way to find out if our tablet is infected or not?
I mean if we have installed any of the apps in the list that automatically means that we are infected or not?
If infected what is preferred to do wipe the tablet or go back to stock rom??
Is there any manual for windows 7 noobies users?
Thanks.
Doctor LeVa said:
Hello guys. Is there a way to find out if our tablet is infected or not?
I mean if we have installed any of the apps in the list that automatically means that we are infected or not?
If infected what is preferred to do wipe the tablet or go back to stock rom??
Is there any manual for windows 7 noobies users?
Thanks.
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Please read the thread completely, it is stated you can download lookout security to run a scan to see if you are infected.
downloading.....see what happens
There is a DroidDreamKiller app that allows you to check to see if you are already infected and install the patch. There is also a beta test app that gives you other information. Just search the market for DroidDreamKiller.
To devs: Thank You
TO Everyone else DO THIS ASAP
How do I flash the zip file after downloading it?
Thanks
Start cwm using volume up while powering on.
Once menu comes up select install zip using vol buttons
Use home to select.
Navigate to where you saved zip file
Select it with home button
Once install complete reboot from cwmod
MODs Please make this a sticky . It is being overlooked.
Did you Ever Wanted your Own Custom ROM? Did you don't understand other Guides? Do you don't Like ROM Kitchens? Than this Guide is the right Guide for you! Just Try It and you can create your Own Custom ROM!
General Information
So, Before we start with this Guide, i just want to tell you some General Informations about [highlight]Custom Roms[/highlight]. When you buy your phone, you will have a [highlight]Stock ROM [/highlight]installed. A [highlight]Stock ROM [/highlight] is just that Software, your Company has created, especially for your phone. It's a Software like Android 2.3.4 with Touchwiz 4 or Android 4.0.4 with Sony UI. Those Softwares may be good, but there are many Things to Improve, for the Best Xperience, while using your Phone. A [highlight]Custom ROM [/highlight]can be complete different to [highlight]Stock ROM [/highlight], like [highlight]Cyanogenmod 10 [/highlight], or be just a improved Version of the [highlight]Stock ROM [/highlight]. To Build a [highlight]Custom ROM [/highlight] you need to know a few Words, and have a Phone with Root Acess + S-OFF / Unlocked Bootloader. So in this Guide we will concentrate on the Easy Way, the [highlight]Improved Stock ROM [/highlight]. You Can also Build a [highlight]ROM [/highlight] out of Source from Google, but thats too complicated for beginners. Setting up compile envirment can be quite complicated . So let's take a look at stuff you need to know:
[highlight]Root Acess[/highlight]
Complete Acess to all System Files, like Administrator on Windows. To Root Your Phone, search XDA. Rooting your Phone is done by putting su library to /system and manage acess with SuperSu or Superuser. When you buy your Phone, it doesn't have Root Acess. Root Acess is needed for installing CWM, mount your /system as Read & Writeable ----> You can delete system files, and installing apps to /system/app, by copying them to /system/app. By Rooting your Phone you loose Warranty, but you can reinstall stock software and no one will notice
[highlight]ClockWorkMod Recovery (CWM)[/highlight]
Recovery Mode of your Phone. In Recovery you can install flashable zips and roms, wipe and format your device, mount different partititons and fix permissions... To Get CWM search XDA. There are different Ways for every Device. You can enter recovery before your device is fully booted, and since touchscreen drivers are not yet available you need to use the volume buttons for controlling the recovery. There are different ways of entering cwm for every device.
[highlight]Rom & Kernel[/highlight]
ROM means: [highlight] Read-Only-Memory[/highlight] . The Funny Thing is that we can Read and Write on our Read-Only-Memory. Anyway, its a partition which includes large parts of the OS ----> operating system of your Phone. In a [highlight]ROM[/highlight] for Android Phones are included apps, framework, libs & many more and since android is modular, there is an app for everything (keyboard, launcher, statusbar). Together with a [highlight]Kernel[/highlight] it's the "Life" of your Phone.
The Kernel is needed for a working Phone. You Can Install Stock or Custom Kernel. When you buy a Phone Stock Kernel is preinstalled of course. The kernel includes many drivers, controlls the cpu and does many more... Just rember that word
General Information
1. Install Stock ROM to your Phone - This Can be Done by Flashing via Flashtool or Odin. You Need a Clean Base to Start. Recomnend is a Stable, Official ROM, like Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich or maybe Jelly Bean.
2. Root the ROM. This Can be done with Different Tools, Very Popular is for Example SuperOneClick Tool.
Just search for "my device name root" in xda if your not sure
3. Improve Stock ROM on Your Phone. So, After You Have Installed the Stock ROM and Rooted the ROM You Can Start. Now You Need To Change Some Things, To Make the Stock ROM to a Customized ROM. You Can do a lot Things, Here are a Few Examples:
- Install Latest Superuser SuperUser
- Install Latest BusyBox Auto-Installer
- Supercharge the ROM, enable Zipalign etc.. ----> here
- Remove Bloatware. Use Es File Explorer to remove not longer needed apps in system/app partitition
- Tweak Build.prop by going with ES File Explorer to /system and editing your build.prop. now you can change the Name shown in Settings and do a lot more ----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227269
- Change the Bootanimation. You can find a lot of them by Going to themes and apps of your own device.
- Add or Change Apps. Check out Themes and Apps Selection of Your Device and Install a few Of Them, If You Are Allowed to use MooDeD Apps created by other Users
3.1 Now Delete/remove all backups in clockworkmod/backup folder
4. Now Make Sure You Have Installed CWM. If You Have Changed a Lot Things and You Think Your ROM is good enough, Boot to CWM, select wipe data/factory reset and Boot up again. If You Are Still able to Boot, Check the ROM for Bugs or Problems. Write them Down. Try to fix them. You can always take a logcat (adb logcat)
Than Boot again to CWM select wipe data / Factory reset ---> yes advanced ---> wipe battery stats ---> yes. Now Select backup & Restore ---> Backup.
5. Connect Your sd card to PC and go to Clockworkmod/backup folder. Now Go to the only 1 backup folder and copy "system.img" to your PC.
6. On PC Open Yaffey and Choose Open ---> system.img and than extract to empty folder called system.
7. Now You Will Get a Folder "system" which contains the System of your Phone. Now Create an Empty .zip file and paste in extracted Meta-inf folder Download and copy folder "system" inside. ROM should be flashable for NOW!
Remeber to mount /system before flashing // replace with mount Script for ur device... You can check this by dowoading any rom 4 ur device
NOTE: This has nothing to do with developmemt or original development in any way. Its theming a stock ROM in the simplest way...
Just Press thanks if this was helpfull in any way...
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And so on...
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To infinity and beyond!
saiz136 said:
To infinity and beyond!
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Beyond Smart xD
Updated Thread and Added a First Guide
so where is the guide ? lol ...
maybe make the guide before in PC and the create the thread ? .. just sayin
ruizit0 said:
so where is the guide ? lol ...
maybe make the guide before in PC and the create the thread ? .. just sayin
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There is a guide lol
jader13254 said:
There is a guide lol
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ahaha sorry .. i was thinking that was a little intro explaining clocklowrk and stuff .. to a coocking tutorial ahaha
maybe you can expecify more in title or something
nice tutorial to create a rom this way .. i read somewhere that the next clockwork will have this feature
Will try..
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kaipro said:
Will try..
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You need different commands for wiping on g Note, just search your device forum
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Where is the system.img? I didnt have one when i backed up with cwm
very noob-friendly !
CovXX said:
Where is the system.img? I didnt have one when i backed up with cwm
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check clockworkmod/backup folder... there should be system.xxxx.img
Background
I do not plan on flashing roms, I have a rooted note 3(900t) with knox at 0x0(want to keep it that way). I do not want to backup APKs or personal information.
Desire
I only want to make a backup of all of my critical system files necessary to do a soft reboot. So that in a worst case scenario I never have to worry about not being able to reset my phone.
Reason
I plan on editing files with a root explorer and using Xposed framework.
Hope this is a little more clear, thanks for the help!
7US said:
I have a rooted note 3 with a knox warranty of 0x0. I would like to make a full backup of any system files that could become corrupted so that I may restore them without tripping the knox. I do not care about backing up Apps(Actually prefer to manually install them as I need them), I have all of my APK files manually backed up. Additionally I want to install Xprivacy and Xposed framework but they always warn to do a full backup. I was playing around with ADB as well but that backup seems to be directed at Apps and Contacts which I don't care about. Would it be safe to just install Xposed framework and Xprivacy and rely on the factory reset? Or is there some method I should use of doing a complete system backup. Also how would I restore that backup? (preferably I would like to have a nice backup/recovery method that I know I can always restore from my computer in case somehow one of my system files get deleted) Thank you for your help. I like to edit my system files and I have no problem using the standard phone reset I am more worried about critical failures really just as a failsafe.
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too long.
if i get right from this longe sentences;
u cannot backup knox counter.
u can make nandroid backup from ur system but knox counter will change its value.
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x102x96x said:
too long.
if i get right from this longe sentences;
u cannot backup knox counter.
u can make nandroid backup from ur system but knox counter will change its value.
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I fixed my original post, hope it is more clear for you.
I know I cannot backup my knox counter, which is why I do not plan on installing CWM.
I am new to the Android operating system and read many threads about different methods of backing up and restoring(CWM/Titanium Backup/etc) but they always seem to be centered around backing up APKs+Contacts or backing up Roms for Rom Flashing.
I am trying to understand what I need to backup to be safe to play around with my system files and Xposed and always be able to restore any damage that I may do.
So far I played around with ADB a little bit and saw some tutorials on how to do full backups through ADB but not for the note 3. Thanks for your help! I plan on experimenting and such on my own but first I want to make sure I have necessary backups to not worry about crippling the OS.
Perhaps a question within my question is.. What type of backup do I need? What files need to be preserved for me to be able to do a system reboot to restore the phone? Is it safe for me to be using Xposed without a backup and playing around with system files? Will the soft reboot restore these files? If not what needs to be backed up, that really is my question.
7US said:
I fixed my original post, hope it is more clear for you.
I know I cannot backup my knox counter, which is why I do not plan on installing CWM.
I am new to the Android operating system and read many threads about different methods of backing up and restoring(CWM/Titanium Backup/etc) but they always seem to be centered around backing up APKs+Contacts or backing up Roms for Rom Flashing.
I am trying to understand what I need to backup to be safe to play around with my system files and Xposed and always be able to restore any damage that I may do.
So far I played around with ADB a little bit and saw some tutorials on how to do full backups through ADB but not for the note 3. Thanks for your help! I plan on experimenting and such on my own but first I want to make sure I have necessary backups to not worry about crippling the OS.
Perhaps a question within my question is.. What type of backup do I need? What files need to be preserved for me to be able to do a system reboot to restore the phone? Is it safe for me to be using Xposed without a backup and playing around with system files? Will the soft reboot restore these files? If not what needs to be backed up, that really is my question.
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instead of making backup of ur system files u can download a firmware of ur region!
if something goes wrong when u try to modifying then flash the stock rom.
however u can easily copy a file to another direction and then paste back to original if issue appears.
for example build.prop and etc.
and for ur firmware as i said u can make nandroid backup (thr s lots of tools in play.store for it that not need custom recovery) (if i say correctly!)
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7US said:
Background
I do not plan on flashing roms, I have a rooted note 3(900t) with knox at 0x0(want to keep it that way). I do not want to backup APKs or personal information.
Desire
I only want to make a backup of all of my critical system files necessary to do a soft reboot. So that in a worst case scenario I never have to worry about not being able to reset my phone.
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suggestion:
you could use safestrap.
it is based on the twrp custom recovery but it will not trip knox !
read the thread before using it. you have some more benefits using ss, you will see.
backup the system and data partition and you are safe.
please note that this will never backup the content of your internal storage like your music, videos ond so on.
just dont wipe/format your internal storage from recovery or if you feel you need to, copy the whole content to your pc first.
additional things to backup:
you might want to backup your efs and maybe your pit file too.
easy to find info on this forum.
if you want to read more about backing up via adb, directly to the pc then this thread is for you.
i made a backup of the whole memory block one time, just for the worst case...
basicly, you just need the required files, open 2 cygwin windows and copy and paste(right click) the commands from the first 2 codeboxes from the thread into that windows.
hope this helps
A.N.Droid said:
suggestion:
you could use safestrap.
it is based on the twrp custom recovery but it will not trip knox !
read the thread before using it. you have some more benefits using ss, you will see.
backup the system and data partition and you are safe.
please note that this will never backup the content of your internal storage like your music, videos ond so on.
just dont wipe/format your internal storage from recovery or if you feel you need to, copy the whole content to your pc first.
additional things to backup:
you might want to backup your efs and maybe your pit file too.
easy to find info on this forum.
if you want to read more about backing up via adb, directly to the pc then this thread is for you.
i made a backup of the whole memory block one time, just for the worst case...
basicly, you just need the required files, open 2 cygwin windows and copy and paste(right click) the commands from the first 2 codeboxes from the thread into that windows.
hope this helps
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Very interesting! Reading the 2nd link made me think... could I even recover my files through ADB if I crippled my OS? Don't I need to boot into the device to even get to ADB? Or can I access ADB through the stock boot screen without CWM? Safestrap also looks very tempting. Also do you have a list of the note 3 partitions for me to make ADB backups I have been looking for them on Google and can't find them anywhere the Android file structure is a jungle to me especially how it varies from phone to phone.
7US said:
Very interesting! Reading the 2nd link made me think... could I even recover my files through ADB if I crippled my OS? Don't I need to boot into the device to even get to ADB? Or can I access ADB through the stock boot screen without CWM? Safestrap also looks very tempting. Also do you have a list of the note 3 partitions for me to make ADB backups I have been looking for them on Google and can't find them anywhere the Android file structure is a jungle to me especially how it varies from phone to phone.
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i´m not sure for the stock recovery but from twrp you can use this adb backup method. i just did it a few days ago.
you must change the path in the commands from /system/xbin to /sbin and no need for su.
it should work from safestrap too but i couldn´t get adb to work, some error message was shown.
for the partitions:
system ,data, efs
and maybe modemst1 and modemst2
theres a full list of partitions and an interesting discussion about this topic on this thread.
I have successfully created my own bypass to get viper4android to work. Always create a full backup before attempting =)
1. Download viper4android APK
2. Download Root Explorer from the playstore
3. Install Both Apps
4. Launch Root Explorer
5. In root explorer go to /system/lib/soundfx and copy the folder to /data/ (make a soundfx folder)
6. Also copy /system/etc/audio_effects.conf to the /data/soundfx/ folder
7. Using root explorers menu you can create a shortcut (symbolic link) make a shortcut of the /data/soundfx/ folder and a shortcut of the /data/soundfx/audio_effects.conf
8. Boot into TWRP
9.Mount the system partition
10. Rename /system/lib/soundfx to /system/lib/soundfx2
11. Copy soundfx shortcut create earlier to /system/lib/ it will look like a "file" to TWRP
12.Rename the /system/etc/audio_effects.conf to /system/etc/audio_effects.conf1
13. Copy the audio_effects shortcut into /system/etc/ (be sure its name matches the old exactly)
15. Reboot
16. Launch Viper and install driver
I haven't dealt with LPA yet (hasn't had an issue) nor have I done any other modifications at this time which are avail on the viper4android thread.
I was just thinking about symbolic links to get around this S-OFF/ON issue and it appears they work and technically as a workaround we could symbolically link everything in system to another location and access it all. This could easily be put into ROM builds now at least as well!
Build.Prop may be useful to move out via sym link as well
It's not a matter of being s-on or s-off.. It's a matter of having write protection removed then you can do all of that. S-off just allows you to flash any partition on the device.. (radio, hboot etc..) plus you can flash any ruu you want as long as you change to supercid
There is a kernel module in dev and it's working great on my device.
On M7 it seems to me that the S-OFF also disables write protection system on stock rom
Envoyé de mon HTC Butterfly s en utilisant Tapatalk
migascalp said:
On M7 it seems to me that the S-OFF also disables write protection system on stock rom
Envoyé de mon HTC Butterfly s en utilisant Tapatalk
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But you don't need s-off to disable write protection. You just need a kernel with it disabled or the kernel module which flair posted in the development section. I'm using it and am able to write to the system fine and I'm s-on. The title of the thread should be something like "with write protection on" not s-on.
I just wanted to clarify that with S-OFF this module is useless
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I just wanted to clarify that with S-OFF this module is useless
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You don't need to clarify that to me. I'm very well aware of that. My point was that for this topic you don't need s-off for this to work.. You just need write protection off. Whether that be with with s-off or with a module.. This working is not dependant on s-off.. It's dependant on write protection being off. That is my point.
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For anyone who wants the stock kernel with write protection off just use this JMZM8 Kernel and then just install busybox like regular and boom Viper4Android, literally made my M8 sound so much better (not that it wasn't already awesome)
worked with htc 816 running indian stock, which still has no s-off at the moment,
had to go to twrp recovery terminal command, to make the symbolic links or move directories....
viper4android made a lot of difference in this particular model.
the next thing would be to make viper4a a system app, since it tended to close and thus lower the volume, usually after some time.
helloicanseeu said:
worked with htc 816 running indian stock, which still has no s-off at the moment,
had to go to twrp recovery terminal command, to make the symbolic links or move directories....
viper4android made a lot of difference in this particular model.
the next thing would be to make viper4a a system app, since it tended to close and thus lower the volume, usually after some time.
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you can try and copy the app or push it in recovery to System/app. if you put it manually in not push via adb be sure to set the right permissions if the recovery doesn't set them automatically ! it should work even without s-off
One-M8-Master said:
you can try and copy the app or push it in recovery to System/app. if you put it manually in not push via adb be sure to set the right permissions if the recovery doesn't set them automatically ! it should work even without s-off
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will try to make it work .... meanwhile from what i gathered in a htc 816 facebook group, most indian pple buying this particular model seems to have no clue about making the most out of its audio properties ... the 816's true selling points were its larger 5.5 " size, great audio output, and relatively low cost compared with other htc flagship models.
One-M8-Master said:
you can try and copy the app or push it in recovery to System/app. if you put it manually in not push via adb be sure to set the right permissions if the recovery doesn't set them automatically ! it should work even without s-off
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done ... went to twrp recovery,
moved "com.vipercn.viper4android_v2-1.apk" from ""/data/app" to "/system/priv-app"
moved "com.vipercn.viper4anddroid_v2-1/libV4AJniUtils.so" from to "/data/app-lib" to "/system/lib/"
should be working fine, havent extensively tested it out yet though,
reported as a system app, and viper driver is running.
I Can't Get data/soundfx Shortcut to Transfer to /System/lib
In the opening instructions, #11 says that we have to transfer the data/soundfx shortcut to /system/lib. Everytime I try it with TWRP it just says failed. If I try it with root browser,
it will say successful until the phone is rebooted. Any help would be appreciated. I am a newbie to these things.
BaltColts said:
In the opening instructions, #11 says that we have to transfer the data/soundfx shortcut to /system/lib. Everytime I try it with TWRP it just says failed. If I try it with root browser,
it will say successful until the phone is rebooted. Any help would be appreciated. I am a newbie to these things.
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u need to install twrp recovery for htc 816.
get it from "TeamWin Projects" website.
after successfully installing twrp, boot into recovery mode, use twrp to move data/soundfx shortcut to /system/lib, etc...
hope u get to install viperfx successfully and make full blast of the great audio output of this big value music machine, makes a near perfect combo with my music angel cube speakers(as far as mine human ears tell me), anyone using this combo too?
later htc models based on mediatek chipsets seem to have horrible audio outputs ... maybe even iphone 6 and samsung note4 cant beat htc 816 where mp3 output is concerned
background: htc 816 doesnt has s-off, so its always s-on, which means if u try to write to the "/system" folder, the phone will trigger a reboot immediately, to prevent any modifications to the folder. root browser will not be able to write to /system folder, even if the phone has root access, due to this s-on protection. The only way to edit /system folder is to boot to twrp (in recovery mode).
blewis540 said:
I have successfully created my own bypass to get viper4android to work. Always create a full backup before attempting =)
1. Download viper4android APK
2. Download Root Explorer from the playstore
3. Install Both Apps
4. Launch Root Explorer
5. In root explorer go to /system/lib/soundfx and copy the folder to /data/ (make a soundfx folder)
6. Also copy /system/etc/audio_effects.conf to the /data/soundfx/ folder
7. Using root explorers menu you can create a shortcut (symbolic link) make a shortcut of the /data/soundfx/ folder and a shortcut of the /data/soundfx/audio_effects.conf
8. Boot into TWRP
9.Mount the system partition
10. Rename /system/lib/soundfx to /system/lib/soundfx2
11. Copy soundfx shortcut create earlier to /system/lib/ it will look like a "file" to TWRP
12.Rename the /system/etc/audio_effects.conf to /system/etc/audio_effects.conf1
13. Copy the audio_effects shortcut into /system/etc/ (be sure its name matches the old exactly)
15. Reboot
16. Launch Viper and install driver
I haven't dealt with LPA yet (hasn't had an issue) nor have I done any other modifications at this time which are avail on the viper4android thread.
I was just thinking about symbolic links to get around this S-OFF/ON issue and it appears they work and technically as a workaround we could symbolically link everything in system to another location and access it all. This could easily be put into ROM builds now at least as well!
Build.Prop may be useful to move out via sym link as well
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Will this method work without busybox?
There is a very specific reason why I'd not like to use busybox, so this may end up being a very good solution for me.
fade2black101 said:
Will this method work without busybox?
There is a very specific reason why I'd not like to use busybox, so this may end up being a very good solution for me.
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What's wrong with busybox? its a hidden process only used when an app like V4A calls for it, other then that it has no negative effect. why avoid it?
Besides this thread is disinfo, all this is not required to get V4A working, Go to this thread Here and follow instructions.
hi,
I have completed those steps, but the viper4android keeps asking me to install the driver.
I have tried also the steps from helloicanseeu. But still, not working.
please help me, because installing viper4android is never been this hard on my previous device. thank you.
i got stuck after flashing viper . stuck on htc logo then reboots back to recovery..
oulixeus said:
hi,
I have completed those steps, but the viper4android keeps asking me to install the driver.
I have tried also the steps from helloicanseeu. But still, not working.
please help me, because installing viper4android is never been this hard on my previous device. thank you.
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Which phone u using? What stock rom? I was using stock indian on htc816.
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XskipperX said:
i got stuck after flashing viper . stuck on htc logo then reboots back to recovery..
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U followed the steps by blewis?
Why it is so complicated..???.if s-on, unlock bootloader and flash a custom kernel (elementalx). In install options just choose to set SElinux permissive. Then, install driver for Viper and reboot. That is it. If s-off, start with kernel installation...
People are talking about that s-off gives full access to system partition - true but not correct. Unlocked bootloader gives write access to system folder, while s-off in addition allows to change partitions, bootloader, etc.
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Why it is so complicated..???.if s-on, unlock bootloader and flash a custom kernel (elementalx). In install options just choose to set SElinux permissive. Then, install driver for Viper and reboot. That is it. If s-off, start with kernel installation...
People are talking about that s-off gives full access to system partition - true but not correct. Unlocked bootloader gives write access to system folder, while s-off in addition allows to change partitions, bootloader, etc.
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Welp, it's so complicated because NONE of the instructions seem to work for a huge number of us. I've tried like 5 "failsafe" methods but they just fail and fail.
ONE time I had it working and was all psyched, and then I restarted the phone at some point and that was the end of that. Never worked since.
This thread is meant to help share programs and older files that have gone missing or have dead links and to collect everything in one place. I came here a long time ago to ask a few questions, but now I would like to return the favor by organizing everything so owners of the VK810 don't have to run around looking for everything.
One of the most common files I see asked for is TWRP 2.7.0.1. I still have my old copy and have uploaded it to Android File Hosts. The link is located below at the very bottom. In that link, I also include a stock rom in case anyone wants to start over along with the tools to do so. Other TWRP versions are also included. I also include some other programs as well, but they are mostly meant to act as a backup in case other links go down. Just to clarify, they are not my own. I just want to make sure everyone gets what they need. If there is anything I forgot to give credit for, I will add it as I remember or let me know so I can properly give the credit.
I don't want to take credit for anything here. I just want to help people have an easy time with setting up their device, but I will give out credit where needed.
For people starting out, roirraW "edor" ehT has made an extensive tutorial for the VK810. His roms work with LTE if you need it.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g-pad-83/general/vk810-4g-reliable-to-root-install-t3283027
Since his Android File Host page is still working and he is still very active, I won't archive any of his work. Get everything you need from his pages.
For anyone that wants to return to stock, ttn1185 has a very simple guide on return to root along with the stock rom, but the link to the guide doesn't seem to work.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g-pad-83/general/vk810-verizon-lg-g-pad-8-3-to-stock-t2800857
To save time, I have included the guide I used and the link to the guide for returning to stock below. Credit goes to hyelton for creating it.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
Magendanz has been making new TWRP builds for the VK810. I included one of his older builds in my archive since it helped me out a lot.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g-pad-83/general/vk810-twrp-3-1-1-0-unofficial-t3691551
One way I managed to install it was to flash my recovery to version 2.8.7.0, run the recovery, flash the image using TWRP, and then restart. There are easier methods, but I used this one since it doesn't rely on using ADB or setting it up if you don't have it already.
Drgravy originally had the important TWRP 2.7.0.1, but his link to it is dead. The instructions for it are still relevant.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726707
For those that don't want to use ADB, you can copy the contents of the files to a folder you have easy access to, download/run a terminal emulator of your choice on the device, change directory to where the lok and flash files are, and use the cp command in place of push to copy the contents to the specified folders. Other than that, the other commands in the instructions are the same and can be followed verbatim. I believe it is easier or required to have root first to do this, so run Stump to root the device before doing this. It is also included in the link.
For people that do not need LTE, invisiblek has created a rom of Lineage 14.1 to work with the device. It is what I am currently using right now. While invisiblek gets credit for creating the rom, I give credit to thunderbolt128 for introducing it to me. He has simple instructions on how to install it and has a link to download the rom included in the post.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g-pad-83/general/vk810-invisibleks-lineage-14-1-rom-t3806903
I flashed pico gapps (ARM) when I was flashing the rom in recovery, but use whichever gapps (or none) that you are comfortable with.
Finally, here is my page with all of the files I mentioned before.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=278786
Again, I do not take credit for anything in here other than organizing it. I do hope it helps you a lot like it did for me.