[Q] boot loop, how to update data to /data/system ?

ebackbone · May 29, 2014

Hi all,

anyone can point in the right direction how to get this boot loop fixed? theoretically i would want to push back the correct 3 locksettings files into /data/system as i have bad locksettings.db uploaded in it.

background info:
- boots into main home launcher then immediately reboots
- samsung note 3 with MJ7 stock rom but with MJ1 bootloader
- rooted and android 4.3, can access download mode and stock recovery mode
- knox 0 and wishing to remain as is

es0tericcha0s · May 29, 2014

If you have USB Debugging enabled and have accepted the authentication request, then you should be able to remove the lockscreen settings like this:

adb shell
su
rm /data/system/locksettings.db
rm /data/system/locksettings.db-wal
rm /data/system/locksettings.db-shm
reboot

Other than that, you might just have to do a factory reset as that will remove the old lockscreen settings as well.

ebackbone · May 29, 2014

es0tericcha0s said:
If you have USB Debugging enabled and have accepted the authentication request, then you should be able to remove the lockscreen settings like this:

adb shell
su
rm /data/system/locksettings.db
rm /data/system/locksettings.db-wal
rm /data/system/locksettings.db-shm
reboot

Other than that, you might just have to do a factory reset as that will remove the old lockscreen settings as well.

how do i get into adb? booting into download mode and stock recovery, i can't see any devices through the command "adb devices".

if i'm in stock recovery and choose the option "apply update from adb", only then can i see the device but i'm limited to adb sideload only without shell.

es0tericcha0s · May 29, 2014

ebackbone said:
how do i get into adb? booting into download mode and stock recovery, i can't see any devices through the command "adb devices".

if i'm in stock recovery and choose the option "apply update from adb", only then can i see the device but i'm limited to adb sideload only without shell.

Have to be booted or custom recovery for adb to work.

ebackbone · May 30, 2014

es0tericcha0s said:
Have to be booted or custom recovery for adb to work.

initially that's what i thought.

i'm wondering is it possible to reflash through odin a small subset so that it replaces certain files into /data/system alone? theoretically that could work right? if so, i need some pointers on where to go to attempt that.

es0tericcha0s · May 30, 2014

ebackbone said:
initially that's what i thought.

i'm wondering is it possible to reflash through odin a small subset so that it replaces certain files into /data/system alone? theoretically that could work right? if so, i need some pointers on where to go to attempt that.

No. For 2 reasons. One, Odin doesn't work like that. It can install all the separate partitions, but not individual files and settings. And two, official firmware files don't wipe data.

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