Editing build.prop tutorial
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Can't save build.prop edits
I can not seem to save my build.prop. This is my first time doing any of this. I received a VSW Droid Bionic for free and want to use it with my tmobile service. I have spent days and days on this site and found a lot of info on how to do it. Everything seemed to work but I am at the point where I need to make changes to the build.prop file but it will not save.
I rooted my phone using Easy Root http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=40870178 Seemed to work. I used a root checker on the phone and it said I have root
I have been trying to edit the build.prop using ES File Explorer. I turned on Root Access in the app. I am able to bring up the file in ES Note Editor or many other apps. I am able to make changes to build.prop but when I try to save it says an error occurred or I don't have access.
I have also tried using Easy ADB and can not save on there either.
Purhaps there is a problem with root?
Any ideas?
I can not seem to save my build.prop. This is my first time doing any of this. I received a VSW Droid Bionic for free and want to use it with my tmobile service. I have spent days and days on this site and found a lot of info on how to do it. Everything seemed to work but I am at the point where I need to make changes to the build.prop file but it will not save.
I rooted my phone using Easy Root http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=40870178 Seemed to work. I used a root checker on the phone and it said I have root
I have been trying to edit the build.prop using ES File Explorer. I turned on Root Access in the app. I am able to bring up the file in ES Note Editor or many other apps. I am able to make changes to build.prop but when I try to save it says an error occurred or I don't have access.
I have also tried using Easy ADB and can not save on there either.
Purhaps there is a problem with root?
Any ideas?
In ES File Explorer, open the side navigation bar, and click "Root Explorer" then click "Mount R/W" and make sure it looks like this.
Then try and edit the build.prop using ES Note Editor.
Sent from Mr Z's GS3.
Am I missing something? I've spent hours trying to do this on my device, and I get a bunch of characters moving fast on my screen, and it looks like it's telling me that I messed the command up. This happens on the first push command. Can someone help?
It may be a bit off topic, but I'm using the Asus Memo Pad 8's sideload feature in recovery.
It may be a bit off topic, but I'm using the Asus Memo Pad 8's sideload feature in recovery.
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37I haven't seen a guide for this yet...but if there is mods please delete this.
Your build.prop is what tells android what your phone is. A Nexus S a Motorola Droid, or a Samsung Epic. Knowing how to change it can be EXTREMELY useful from tweaking your phone to faking it to run netflix.
There's 3 ways to modify your build.prop. You must have root (and busybox) for all of them, but I beleive if you want to you can unroot and it will stick.
ADB
Adb is a part of the android sdk, and is more for advanced users then novices. You can modify your build.prop by using adb and pulling it, editing it on your computer, and putting it back. Not the simplest way.
Type in adb:
Code:adb pull /system/build.prop C:\Users\user\Desktop
Always replace "user" with your windows username
You should see a file named "build.prop" on your desktop. Open it with WORDPAD, not notepad. Change what you want. When your done, type this:
Code:adb push C:\Users\user\Desktop\build.prop /sdcard/build.prop
This will put the build.prop on your sd card, since we cannot directly push to /system
Code:adb shell
This should give you a shell. A shell is where you can run commands. After you have a shell, type:
Code:su mount -o remount,rw none /system busybox cp /sdcard/build.prop /system/build.prop mount -o remount,ro none /system
You have successfully changed your build.prop!
File Expert (or other free file managers) and text edit
This involves two apps, File Expert (or similar) and Text Edit. They can be found on the market here: File Expert and Text Edit
After you install these two apps, open File Expert. Click the menu button (the one on the phone), more, and Settings. Click on File Explorer Settings and click Root Explorer. It should request root, allow it. Press back twice to go back to your sd card. Then press back twice again. Click on /system. Press the menu button, more, and click mount. Select "Mount as Read Write". Now long click on build.prop and select File Operations. Click permission. A menu should pop-up, check the boxes so it looks like thisand click apply. Now, click on build.prop and it should say open as. Click text, then Text Edit.Code:X X [] X X [] X X []
Feel free to edit as you please! Once your done, click menu, then save. Then close the application. Don't forget to go to file expert and unmount system as rw, do this by going to the system folder and clicking menu, more, Mount, Mount as Read Only. Your done!
The easy way
Go buy an app. Really, some are worth the trouble. Two apps that will help edit your build.prop are Absolute System and Root Explorer
Thats about it. Any suggestions on how to edit, I'll add in this op. So be sure to leave them!
