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Cannot change android system directory to rw

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android

mount

I am trying to remount the /system as a rw file system so I can push some files into /system/framework. It is an android emulator running Android 6.0 x86 image.

$ mount
...
/dev/block/vda /system ext4 ro,seclabel,relatime,data=ordered 0 0
...

Then I do

su
mount -o rw,remount /system
mount
...
    /dev/block/vda /system ext4 rw,seclabel,relatime,data=ordered 0 0
...

At this time I am thinking I am ok. Then I am doing on host:

adb push test.jar /system/framework/

However I see:

failed to copy 'test.jar' to '/system/framework/test.jar': Read-only file system

Then I go back to adb:

mount
...
    /dev/block/vda /system ext4 ro,seclabel,relatime,data=ordered 0 0
...

It goes back to ro again.

When I trying to do remount again, it doesn't even let me do it this time:

mount: Read-only file system
255|root@generic_x86:/ # 

So where I am doing wrong? Thanks!

___ Edit____

restarting adbd as root via adb root command solves my issue.

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darklord Avatar asked Apr 16 '16 22:04

darklord


2 Answers

based on @raed-hosny answer I solve the problem with

$ emulator -writable-system -netdelay none -netspeed full -avd Nexus_5X_API_25

In your log you will have something like this

sh: 1: glxinfo: not found emulator: WARNING: System image is writable sh: 1: glxinfo: not found emulator: Listening for console connections on port: 5554 emulator: Serial number of this emulator (for ADB): emulator-5554

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JFouad Avatar answered Nov 15 '22 15:11

JFouad


try to start emulator from terminal using -writable-system so you can mount /system as writable in the old way

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raed hosny Avatar answered Nov 15 '22 15:11

raed hosny