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[Q] ADB remount issue

First off, I'm fairly new to the Droid X and this is my second android phone(the first was an Eris which should be kinda obvious). I am rooted but, for whatever reason, I cannot run the adb remount command from the prompt. I can run other commands like adb shell bootanimation which runs my boot animation and when i enter in adb shell it returns a $. $ does mean rooted, correct?
Also, when i try to run the sdk manager i get the "java not found in your your path" The weird thing is that it is in the path. So i'm getting frustrated now and I know it is probably something simple that i am overlooking.
If anyone can help out, I would greatly appreciate the help.

DroidEris1981 said:
First off, I'm fairly new to the Droid X and this is my second android phone(the first was an Eris which should be kinda obvious). I am rooted but, for whatever reason, I cannot run the adb remount command from the prompt. I can run other commands like adb shell bootanimation which runs my boot animation and when i enter in adb shell it returns a $. $ does mean rooted, correct?
Also, when i try to run the sdk manager i get the "java not found in your your path" The weird thing is that it is in the path. So i'm getting frustrated now and I know it is probably something simple that i am overlooking.
If anyone can help out, I would greatly appreciate the help.
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$ does not mean rooted. from that prompt you can enter 'su' and you should get an '#' and then you are using root.
However, by default, the ADB daemon is not running with root privileges. Thus when you try to ADB remount it gets denied.
You need to run a 'Root Elevated' adb daemon. Or you can manually remount the /system partition from adb shell.
Why does the Droid X Recovery Bootstrap start on boot?
As mentioned above, it needs to log that your phone booted successfully and recovery mode is not necessary. It also replaces your "adb daemon" with one that has root permissions, allowing for easier usage of the adb command.
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I know that if you install/run DroidX Bootstrapper (which installs the ClockworkMod Recovery) it also sets up a root elevated ADB daemon. You will need to reboot after installing before this takes effect.

s-off but not super user acces!? help please :)

hey well i got to this point :
# # /data/local/tmp/root
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anyhow when i run this it says:
cp: can't stat '/sdcard/superuser.apk': no such file or directory
then is the same but with su
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i went ahead and put sync anyhow and when i restart and run 'su' but is says: unknown user root
any ideas what i did wrong? :/
oh and btw somehow i have S-off...
i followed each step, but i just notices this... for some reason it wont let me push superuser.apk or su, all of the other files can be pushed... any ideas?

no one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU9zn_BEth4 i did that way and it works for me.

but i have s-off i supposed to be rooted already but i do not have super user powers... what do i do

Did you copy the Superuser.apk file to the root of your SDcard?

yes i did, and su too and now when i put su on my phone it says unknown user root :/
i can get temporal rooting tough.

Use visionary r13 ... had same issue... worked for me
Get it from pauls visionary thread on Modaco.
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i had the same situation with u few days ago. just follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834228 and u only need do the temp root part.
Delete visionary and superuser first, install terminal emulator from market.
on you pc:
$ adb push su /sdcard/su
$ adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk
$ adb push rage /data/local/tmp/rage
$ adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox
$ adb push root /data/local/tmp/root
$ adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/tmp/*
Then on you G2, open a terminal emulator
Launch Terminal Emulator---/data/local/tmp/rage----Wait for the message: "Forked #### childs."------Menu > Reset Term - Terminal Emulator will exit.-----Launch Terminal Emulator, it Force Closes. Launch a second time, and you'll have a root shell----- run the /data/local/tmp/root script here.---sync.
In the last step, u can find the origin thread dose not let u do this. but, if you've got s-off, trust me, just do the last step "/data/local/tmp/root", and when u see a feedback "****files exist",then "sync",

I got s-off, flashed clockwork recovery and baconbits
setcpu is also working
but when I try typed su then reboot in terminal
it says not permitted
and when I want to get rid of the bloatware ie Finance
root explorer refuses to switch to r/w in data folder
any suggestions

u can also do what i suggested in the 8th floor.

o>c said:
I got s-off, flashed clockwork recovery and baconbits
setcpu is also working
but when I try typed su then reboot in terminal
it says not permitted
and when I want to get rid of the bloatware ie Finance
root explorer refuses to switch to r/w in data folder
any suggestions
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r u rspt in Gfan? since u can read chinese, just look at here. http://www.hiapk.com/thread-631413-1-3.html
I made this thread to help solve such problem.

After I got S-off, I didn't have root either. I just jumped on visionary (made sure run on boot wasn't checked), clicked root now. And boom, that was it. Then I deleted visionary and I've had root ever since...

[Q] ADB "Permission Denied"

hey guys need help so my Mytouch 4G updated and perm rooted, and i keeep gettin gthe permission denied everytime i try and execute a command thru adb thru my pc or on the Terminal Emulator. Did something not go thru on root or am i missing something simple? any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

mrpanic7 said:
hey guys need help so my Mytouch 4G updated and perm rooted, and i keeep gettin gthe permission denied everytime i try and execute a command thru adb thru my pc or on the Terminal Emulator. Did something not go thru on root or am i missing something simple? any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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You may have to run visionary and reboot a few more times to make root privileges stick.
My MyGlacier 4G MINE!!!

Try this:
: adb shell (this should give $)
:$ su (next line type su, this should give you prompt on Super user to allow permission)
:# ( once you get this your good)
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Try to install visionary and then re install open click temp root then permoot super user should ask to approve click yes. After that restart
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Please post questions in Q&A forum. Thank you

ok everytime i try adb shell in terminal emulator it says the permission denied, im gonna try the first reply again and then see....any other ideas?

also guys, when i try and run visionary again it says your device is already rooted, along with when i type su in TE, it gives # with superuser permissions quote showing on bottom of screen, but i was trying to run adb commands from pc or from te and they still show permission denied. SetCPU works.

mrpanic7 said:
also guys, when i try and run visionary again it says your device is already rooted, along with when i type su in TE, it gives # with superuser permissions quote showing on bottom of screen, but i was trying to run adb commands from pc or from te and they still show permission denied. SetCPU works.
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Ok, go into adb shell and type su + enter. Watch your phone when you do this. Superuser should ask if you want to allow "unknown" root privileges. "unknown" is adb. Click allow and your problems should go away.
My MyGlacier 4G MINE!!!

So typing su works and the message terminal emulator is granted permissions, but then any other commands dont work
Sent via MyTouch 4G

Whats a test command I could try?
Sent via MyTouch 4G

mrpanic7 said:
So typing su works and the message terminal emulator is granted permissions, but then any other commands dont work
Sent via MyTouch 4G
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I ran into this same issue and it drove me crazy. I would not get prompted by the phone to allow su permissions when going through ADB- kept getting "permission denied"
I did finally get SU permissions through ADB, but I dont recall exactly what I did to get prompted to allow access.
I will try to retrace what I did... believe I had ADB shell running (without su permissions "$"), but I also had terminal emulator running on my phone. I entered the su command on my phone, then I did the same from ADB shell.
Finally the phone prompted me to allow access - accepted - and no problems from that point.
Basically, I just had to keep f'n with it.

Yeah thats my problem exactly. Yeah I appreciate any assistance you can provide. I mean my pc reads my device when I adb devices command, but it wont allow nothing past that. Please keep me informed on anything I can try, also im not thag most fluent with using sdk/adb stuff so any additional info with using that is much appreciated thanks again fellow enthusiasts!
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Have you tried to bacup su, then uninstall su. Reinstall su, Then try it again. MIGHT work
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yeah i re-installed su and didnt help, @dbiggs-what can i do thru adb to initiate the su permissions to the device like you did?

I wish I could help more specifically, but I dont remember exactly what I did that allowed me access- just kept trying
Maybe try this...(dont be offended if any of these steps are ones that you already know or have tried, I am just trying to be as thorough as I can from memory)
Open up super user, then go back to the terminal emulator and enter the "su" command to gain superuser permissions.
Plug the phone into the computer, select charge only, enter ADB through tools (probably "C:\Android\tools" if your Android folder is in the root of your harddrive).
from the prompt C:\Android\Tools, enter:
adb shell
then you will get the "$" that you mentioned.
enter the "su" command, and hopefully you will get prompted to allow superuser permissions for ADB.
I am pretty sure these are the steps that I took, just had to keep trying.
Lemme know how it works out.

I see some people here asking about getting su privileges in adb, however I do have SU and I can run su in adb shell. My problem is that I am trying to push some files and use Android Commander. I can't run "adb remount" (remount failed: Operation not permitted), I can't copy files in Android Commander (it's says that I do not have ROOT)
How can I get Read-Write in ADB ??
Edit: Oh, now I got it, I don't have root in ADB, when i type "adb root" it says "adbd cannot run as root in production builds"

Did anyone figure this out? I'm being denied on TE and PC also.

I have managed to be able to get around this issue by going into recovery mode on my phone.
If the end result that you are looking for is to adb push files, then the easier way to do this is to flash clockwork recovery to your phone, then start your phone into recovery mode, mount system and you should be able to push files no problem.
Lemke know if this helps.
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mrpanic7 said:
hey guys need help so my Mytouch 4G updated and perm rooted, and i keeep gettin gthe permission denied everytime i try and execute a command thru adb thru my pc or on the Terminal Emulator. Did something not go thru on root or am i missing something simple? any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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I'm pretty sure your issue has nothing to do with SU access. Most likely, your phone is simply mounting as r/o (read only) when it boots up, so ADB is unable to change anything to the system folder. The easiest way to mount as r/w (Read/Write) is to go into Root Explorer and click the r/w button in the top right corner, and then go to ADB and see if it will allow you to do the same commands that it previously denied.
I have the same issue with my phone mounting as r/o by default, but I haven't been able to figure out how to automount as r/w on the MT4G. If anyone knows how, please share.

I had this same issue, on several android phones including MT4G. Here is how I fixed it.
1. Connect phone via usb (I was in "charge only" mode, not disk drive mode)
2. Open command prompt and navigate to the android tools folder
3. type "adb shell"
4. MAKE SURE YOUR PHONE SCREEN IS ON AND UNLOCKED
- The above step is very important otherwise you will not get the SU prompt
5. At the "$" prompt type "su"
6. Your phone should now display the SU screen asking you to allow the connection root access.
7. Once you allow it, you are golden.
I did this on a windows pc. Hope it helps.

How does one get su in ADB?

I am rooted with S-OFF on the phone. But, unlike the Vibrant, adb denies me su access when I enter "su" at the $ prompt. Anyone else see this?

Once you enter ADB through the SDK tools if I remember right, just start out with the 'su' command- I just caught it a couple days ago in one of the mt4g rom threads under the android development section- maybe a search for 'su' in those threads- I can't take the time to look right now- I'm @ work

Some roms connect by default as Su over adb... if you see a $ your regular user, # is root prompt...
If you have a $ and you get denied still, go to your Su app and confirm that adb has Su permission or at least isn't denied...
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ESKIMOn00b said:
Some roms connect by default as Su over adb... if you see a $ your regular user, # is root prompt...
If you have a $ and you get denied still, go to your Su app and confirm that adb has Su permission or at least isn't denied...
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Thanks for the replies so far. ADB is not listed in the su app. How do I add that? Wouldn't it be the daemon that needs root access?
EDIT: Got it. Duh! It would help if I look at the phone while requesting root access. Thanks!

yes it should.... i was wanting you to check that it was not in there with specific permission to deny...
youll need to hit allow on the phone just like any SU call BTW...

Editing my post while you posted. Thanks!

Confused me too the first time.... I got it figured out pretty quick tho....
Give a look at wireless adb its super sweet! Market wireless adb...
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[q] help needed on 6.2.1

Hi all,
I got my KF few days back, Rooted it, before I could install the android market, got forced update to 6.2.1. 2 days ago saw this new root method using BurritoRoot. Tried rooting it, seems successful, however, now when I arrived at the home page, I cant even open the Superuser app at all. It goes the same for the Root Explorer - prompting:
"Root Explorer has not yet managed to obtain root access. Because of issues with Superuser, this often happens the first time the app is run but is usually fine from then on. Click ok and restart the app and try again. Make sure u respond correctly to the Superuser prompt." Then it comes with a force close.
Seriously I do not know whats wrong with it, now i cant even use the root explorer for me to install Android Market.
Anybody can help me with it?
Million Thanks.

did you use the superuser-2.apk ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20645033&highlight=superuser-2+apk#post20645033

b63 said:
did you use the superuser-2.apk ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20645033&highlight=superuser-2+apk#post20645033
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Im using the ROOT INSTALL - Method 1 and I downloaded the file from Rootzwiki, apparently the file is named "com.noshufou.android.su-1.apk". and I used the following commands:
adb root
adb remount
adb push su /system/xbin/su
adb shell chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
adb install com.noshufou.android.su-1.apk
adb reboot
So which means I should use the Superuser -2.apk instead?
What should I do now? Download the Superuser-2 file and repeat the whole process again???
thanks.

yes - the new version seems to be the only one working with burritoroot
consider to use KFU to make things easier:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
should be option 2 (permanent root with superuser)