edit build.prop on r3.1

[Guest Raivis R.]

how do I edit /system/build.prop on desire with r3.1 without reflashing?

tried adb push, tried adb shell, fails all the time and old build.prop persists. Before going into hassle to fake my address with bank (I live in country that does not exist according to google checkout), can anyone confirm that Root Explorer allows to edit and actually save the file? Or only way around is re-flashing?

[Guest 42turkeys]

I think the only way is to reflash because I think it reads that on first boot.

[Guest Raivis R.]

I think the only way is to reflash because I think it reads that on first boot.

then there must be a way to tell it that it is first boot after editing build.prop ;)

[Guest lenik]

how do I edit /system/build.prop on desire with r3.1 without reflashing?

perhaps you should use "recovery" mode to access /system partition in r/w mode? first, "adb reboot recovery", then use "recovery-*.bat/sh" to get into recovery mode, then "adb shell mount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system" and then push new file.

[Guest Raivis R.]

perhaps you should use "recovery" mode to access /system partition in r/w mode? first, "adb reboot recovery", then use "recovery-*.bat/sh" to get into recovery mode, then "adb shell mount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system" and then push new file.

I tried remounting into r/w from normally booted phone, that did not help, but thanks for tip, recovery might do the trick, will try that.

[Guest lenik]

I tried remounting into r/w from normally booted phone

remount does not work anymore, please, use recovery if you plan to make changes in /system partition