Busybox, I just cannot seem to get it installed...

[Guest Mike Gaudiello]

So I'm looking to get some MetaMorph goodness doing. Dude, I just cannot get busybox installed, that s*** is just way to complicated or doesn't work when I feel like I followed the instructions perfectly.

I don't really wanna tread in custom ROM territory, most of them have extras that I don't want (trackball notifications, meh, HTC IME, double meh). I would be open to an ERE27 Root/Himem/Busybox flash with NO additional extras if one were to exist.

Does anyone have instructions that actually work? I'm new to ADB and I really have a hard time wrapping my head around it, although I'm running ERE27/Root/Himem so I can at least do SOMETHING in it lol.

[Guest xkonni]

So I'm looking to get some MetaMorph goodness doing. Dude, I just cannot get busybox installed, that s*** is just way to complicated or doesn't work when I feel like I followed the instructions perfectly.

I don't really wanna tread in custom ROM territory, most of them have extras that I don't want (trackball notifications, meh, HTC IME, double meh). I would be open to an ERE27 Root/Himem/Busybox flash with NO additional extras if one were to exist.

Does anyone have instructions that actually work? I'm new to ADB and I really have a hard time wrapping my head around it, although I'm running ERE27/Root/Himem so I can at least do SOMETHING in it lol.

extract any mcr rom.

cd unpacked-rom

adb remount

adb shell mkdir /system/xbin [ if its not there already ]

adb push system/xbin/busybox /system/xbin

adb shell chmod 755 /system/xbin/busybox

adb shell busybox --install -s /system/xbin

that should be it, if i remembered correctly now.

if you encounter any errors, post them <_<

[Guest Mike Gaudiello]

This doesn't work <_<

D:\Nexus One\1>adb remount

* daemon not running. starting it now *

* daemon started successfully *

remount succeeded


D:\Nexus One\1>adb shell mkdir /system/xbin


D:\Nexus One\1>adb push system/xbin/busybox /system/xbin

cannot stat 'system/xbin/busybox': No such file or directory


D:\Nexus One\1>adb shell

# push system/xbin/busybox /system/xbin

push system/xbin/busybox /system/xbin

push: not found

Thoughts?

[Guest Mantisen]

This doesn't work <_<

D:\Nexus One\1>adb remount

* daemon not running. starting it now *

* daemon started successfully *

remount succeeded


D:\Nexus One\1>adb shell mkdir /system/xbin


D:\Nexus One\1>adb push system/xbin/busybox /system/xbin

cannot stat 'system/xbin/busybox': No such file or directory


D:\Nexus One\1>adb shell

# push system/xbin/busybox /system/xbin

push system/xbin/busybox /system/xbin

push: not found

Thoughts?

I think (just a thought, I don't have my device available atm) that you just need to ad a / before system so the line changes to

adb push /system/xbin/busybox /system/xbin

If this doesn't work you can just try to navigate to the xbin folder and press down ctrl+shift and then right click, press "Open command window here" in the context menu that opens and type this into your command window:

adb push busybox /system/xbin

Just make sure you have the busybox file in the folder (should have the files e2fsck and dropbear in the same folder aswell)

Edited March 11, 2010 by Mantisen

[Guest xkonni]

This doesn't work :mellow:

D:\Nexus One\1>adb remount

* daemon not running. starting it now *

* daemon started successfully *

remount succeeded


D:\Nexus One\1>adb shell mkdir /system/xbin


D:\Nexus One\1>adb push system/xbin/busybox /system/xbin

cannot stat 'system/xbin/busybox': No such file or directory


D:\Nexus One\1>adb shell

# push system/xbin/busybox /system/xbin

push system/xbin/busybox /system/xbin

push: not found

Thoughts?

the adb push has to be like this:

adb push /path/to/local/file /where/you/want/it-on-the-phone/

so you didnt unpack the rom properly, or are in the wrong directory.

if on linux, do a find | grep busybox and then enter the found path as first argument on adb push.

I think (just a thought, I don't have my device available atm) that you just need to ad a / before system so the line changes to

adb push /system/xbin/busybox /system/xbin

nah, that would make it an absolute path. and i doubt you extracted it to /

If this doesn't work you can just try to navigate to the xbin folder and press down ctrl+shift and then right click, press "Open command window here" in the context menu that opens and type this into your command window:

adb push busybox /system/xbin

Just make sure you have the busybox file in the folder (should have the files e2fsck and dropbear in the same folder aswell)

should work too <_<

[Guest Uxian]

As an alternative to using adb, Titanium Backup will automagically download and install Busybox for you if it doesn't find it on the phone. Just tap the button marked "Problems?" at the bottom of the main screen.