Complete How-To Root, Busybox, Flash/Recovery, Framework-res.apk, custom boot ani...

[mrZoSo]

@mrZoso, You may choose to put it in bin or create xbin and put it there; either will work.

Whats with the different permissions (chmod) though?

755 = read and execute access for everyone and also write access for the owner of the file
700 = only owner can read, write to, or execute


1- Owner (you)
2- Group (a group of other users that you set up)
3- World (anyone else browsing around on the file system)
Each digit of this code sets permissions for one of these groups as follows. Read is 4. Write is 2. Execute is 1.

The sums of these numbers give combinations of these permissions:

0 = no permissions whatsoever; this person cannot read, write, or execute the file
1 = execute only
2 = write only
3 = write and execute (1+2)
4 = read only
5 = read and execute (4+1)
6 = read and write (4+2)
7 = read and write and execute (4+2+1)

So I'm assuming 700 is the better of the two?

[csmith197]

::Added boot animation for people to download and simplified the process to no longer require root::

[csmith197]

@mrZoSo preference really. There are many rivers to the same ocean.

[Zodduska]

thanks csmith! I used your guide to install busybox and I was just wondering (im kinda a noob) why the method you used has a few extra steps than the one over at alldroid?

Step 1) download the busybox binary to your adb tools directory (Download link below)

You can compile your own binary if you so please, but that’s another guide.


Step 2) cd to your adb tools directory

Step 3) adb push busybox /data/local/busybox

Step 4) adb shell

Step 5) cd /data/local

Step 6) chmod 755 busybox

Step 7) ./busybox

(If done correctly, busybox will print its copyright information and list of usable commands.)

Step 8) Enjoy!

[astevens54]

Nice thanks for the post.

[qoncept]

When I type su nothing happens, cursor goes to a new line and I don't get a prompt. What am I doing wrong?

Jared:~ jared$ adb shell
$ su

At that point, the cursor is in the like after su and doesn't do anything.

[Finnstang]

When I type su nothing happens, cursor goes to a new line and I don't get a prompt. What am I doing wrong?

Jared:~ jared$ adb shell
$ su

At that point, the cursor is in the like after su and doesn't do anything.

Do you have a popup on your phone asking you to accept the root connection?

[Quickster357]

to do the boot animations in a terminal on the phone:
(i used better terminal pro w/ enhanced shell installed (to do so click the check sign on almquist shell under preferences and exit program. it will download the expansion). i also believe you can use busybox if that's installed as well)

su
mount -o remount,rw /system/
cp {dir where bootanimation.zip is (my case /sdcard/download/)} bootanimation.zip so it will look like this:
cp /sdcard/download/bootanimation.zip /data/local/bootanimation.zip

done! exit and restart to see the magic you've made.

without all the explanations:
su
mount -o remount,rw /system/
cp /sdcard/download/bootanimation.zip /data/local/bootanimation.zip

how to block over-the-air updates in terminal: (again I used better terminal pro) (chmod can be 700 or 755, doesn't matter)

su
cd /system/etc/security/
chmod 755 otacerts.zip
mv otacerts.zip otacerts.zip.bak

done! exit program and you're good to go.

[hypetech]

What is the downside of the call audio quality modification? It seems like if it was all good, it would be that way by default :\

[Big Lou]

Battery life takes a hit while you are on call. That's about it.