Root Explorer Problem

[Big Fate]

Anyone else having any issues with Root Explorer?

For some reason when I reach the System folder it stays stuck on R/O. Everytime I click on R/W it just blinks but nothing happens. I'm trying to bring an APK back into the system that I moved to SD for Modifications.

I already tried uninstalling the app and reinstalling but no go. Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Jim 777]

Anyone else having any issues with Root Explorer?

For some reason when I reach the System folder it stays stuck on R/O. Everytime I click on R/W it just blinks but nothing happens. I'm trying to bring an APK back into the system that I moved to SD for Modifications.

I already tried uninstalling the app and reinstalling but no go. Anyone have any suggestions?

what was the app that you moved? Does it have anything to do with the RE app? Now that I'm thinking about it, is there another explorer app that you can try? I've heard AStro, but that's never worked for me.

 

[Big Fate]

No, I moved the msg apk...

 

[Jim 777]

and you probably copied it and didn't move it, which is good practice. How about a reboot between uninstalling and reinstalling?

 

[Jim 777]

maybe this problem came with an app update. Do you have a back up you can restore to? I've used that solution with other apps I had issues with after their update.

 

[Big Fate]

and you probably copied it and didn't move it, which is good practice. How about a reboot between uninstalling and reinstalling?

Did the reboot after... No go

maybe this problem came with an app update. Do you have a back up you can restore to? I've used that solution with other apps I had issues with after their update.

Never did the update because it was downloaded thru a third party so I didnt wanna risk anything. Also I just realized I never did a backup on that specific app

 

[Jim 777]

I wasn't thinking of an app back up, but a full back up. But if nothing has changed, probably wouldn't help. However, on a PC it's almost a sure fire fix. If you know for sure when the app started acting up, can you restore the phone to a prior date?

I'm running out of ideas

 

[Big Fate]

I wasn't thinking of an app back up, but a full back up. But if nothing has changed, probably wouldn't help. However, on a PC it's almost a sure fire fix. If you know for sure when the app started acting up, can you restore the phone to a prior date?

I'm running out of ideas

What do you mean thru the PC?

 

[Jim 777]

no using ROM Manager to restore the phone or SPRecovery, which ever you use

 

[Big Fate]

I would hate to restore the phone from when I did the backup... Did alot of customizing since than... I just emailed the Dev to see maybe he knows what the issue is. Do you think he would know it was downloaded thru a third party if I update thru the market?

 

[Jim 777]

Don't know

 

[canvs2321]

why does the app need to go into /system?

did you double check Superuser app to make sure
Root Explorer isn't blocked?

do you have terminal emulator on your phone, or know how to use ADB?

 

[Big Fate]

why does the app need to go into /system?

did you double check Superuser app to make sure
Root Explorer isn't blocked?

do you have terminal emulator on your phone, or know how to use ADB?

Because I modifed an Icon in one of my APK files. Moved from sd card now I'm trying to move it back to the system/App folder. checked the super user and everything is good as I am able to switch the option from R/O to R/W on my SD just not in system.

Yes I have a terminal Emulator

 

[Jim 777]

why does the app need to go into /system?

did you double check Superuser app to make sure
Root Explorer isn't blocked?

do you have terminal emulator on your phone, or know how to use ADB?

Because I modifed an Icon in one of my APK files. Moved from sd card now I'm trying to move it back to the system/App folder. checked the super user and everything is good as I am able to switch the option from R/O to R/W on my SD just not in system.

Yes I have a terminal Emulator

but even without root, you'd be able to switch your RW permissions on the card as it's not protected like the system folder is.

 

[canvs2321]

yeah, the sdcard is always RW.

well if you have terminal emulator
type

su
mount

and see what /system is mounted as ro or rw

if ro
type(in same terminal session as su)

busybox mount -o remount,rw /system

see if any errors show, or type
mount

and check /system again



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My output using ADB and busybox

# mount
mount
rootfs / rootfs rw,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,relatime 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock4 /system yaffs2 ro,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock6 /data yaffs2 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock5 /cache yaffs2 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock0 /config yaffs2 ro,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:1 /mnt/sdcard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname
=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:1 /mnt/secure/asec vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shor
tname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure tmpfs ro,relatime,size=0k,mode=000 0 0
# busybox mount -o remount,rw /system
busybox mount -o remount,rw /system
# mount
mount
rootfs / rootfs rw,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,relatime 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock4 /system yaffs2 rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock6 /data yaffs2 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock5 /cache yaffs2 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock0 /config yaffs2 ro,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:1 /mnt/sdcard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname
=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:1 /mnt/secure/asec vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shor
tname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure tmpfs ro,relatime,size=0k,mode=000 0 0
#
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