[Q] /system/ r/w mounting on Legend.

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Hey,
I'm having difficulty mounting the /system/ directory as read/write on my Legend.

I've tried both "adb remount" and "mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system".

The mount appears to succeed but when I try to do anything I get errors (eg; "touch: /system/test: Out of memory" and "mkdir failed for /system/test, Out of memory")

ro.secure=0 is set in my /default.prop

# cat /default.prop
#
# ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES
#
ro.secure=0
ro.allow.mock.location=1
ro.debuggable=1
persist.service.adb.enable=1

HBOOT: 1.01 S-ON
Does it need to be S-OFF to do so? If so, is it possible to S-OFF my Legend?

Thanks.

You are s-on, so you can't write on /system
You need to have s-off, but you are on hboot 1.0+ where s-off isn't possible yet

Thanks ThauExodus ,

So am I right in thinking that when I flash a rom (let's say "update-cm-7.0.0-RC4-Legend-signed.zip"), I am re-flashing the /system partition?

If that's the case, can I somehow modify the rom before flashing to add custom things? If I extract it and insert a directory called "/system/test", when I flash it will /system/test exist?

A practical example being, if I populate the hosts file (/system/etc/hosts) with AdFree entries then somehow repackage and flash the rom will it work?

Just use Blay0's overlay filesystem (flash the zip with CWM) and you will be able to do what you want :)

I am S-on and found no reason for s-off..for modifying anything in /system..i use adb in recovery mode..this serves the purpose..

that sounds appealing

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Originally Posted by abhishek92

I am S-on and found no reason for s-off..for modifying anything in /system..i use adb in recovery mode..this serves the purpose..

does that stick? (e.g. remove system apps like stocks)
what are you doing that on? (legend-hboot-os ect)

yes it does stick..when u enter recovery mode..u r allowed to write to /system..ul have to boot into ur custom recovery mode(clockwork/amon)..and then use adb shell from the command line on ur comp...jus search on how to use adb shell in recovery mode..

thank you sir

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Originally Posted by abhishek92

yes it does stick..when u enter recovery mode..u r allowed to write to /system..ul have to boot into ur custom recovery mode(clockwork/amon)..and then use adb shell from the command line on ur comp...jus search on how to use adb shell in recovery mode..

Thank you for the information, from what i have been reading i was convinced that could be a viable way to go about things. I have been reading about adb shell and recovery, unfortunately i find sites like adb for beginners a little rough for an actual beginner-well, not as informative as typing help into the cmd prompt.
As of right now i am trying to compile a list of commands specific to the legend structure.
That is why i would ask what build, hboot or any phone specific info about your phone so i can get a better grasp on how things change from one system\setup to the next.

Following instructions is one thing, i want to understand what i am doing.

Before I flash a new ROM I just open the downloaded ROM zip on the PC and delete apps I don't want from the system directory. Delete stocks, quick office etc. Simplest method for Windows users who don't want to use adb.

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Originally Posted by billyJAM

Before I flash a new ROM I just open the downloaded ROM zip on the PC and delete apps I don't want from the system directory. Delete stocks, quick office etc. Simplest method for Windows users who don't want to use adb.

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wouldnt it be nice if we could do that with our ota updates and just skip the whole rooting process