Dear AllHow are you,I have apad with Android 1.5I need to make it support other languge (Arabic).the problem i need to replace some fonts on the system.but i don't know how to access the root .I can't replace the system file.this is the method :-copy from hereFeatures:-Allow the system to read Arabic characters.-Does not cost you your data. No wipe is needed.Requirements:-Root!!!Steps: -Get Root!!!-Download Dejavu_Fonts_By_Aman_Alshurafa.zip from Downloads page-Extract file, rename folder to "fonts", and place it on your sdcard (Home Directory)-open Terminal and write:sumount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /systemchmod 4755 /system/fonts/*cp -rf /sdcard/fonts/* /system/fonts/wait your help.Regards
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[quote name='vipqatar;7566]sumount -o rw' date='remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /systemchmod 4755 /system/fonts/*cp -rf /sdcard/fonts/*/system/fonts/[/QUOTE']If I try to rearrange the commands to be entered, I get this - The idea is to copy the fonts from SD to /system/fonts which wont work, as /system is readonly regardless of root or not. Only way to do it is to add the fonts to a /system image, and flash it to your pad. (Which again makes me wish for /system on a writable file system.)
[quote name='xaueious;7604]Get adb working' date=' then you can do those shell commands using adb shell. Fonts go into a folder on your sdcard according to those commands.[/QUOTE'] DearI try that already ,but it say system file read only , i don't have access to make changesso for that i ask for ROOTDo you have other way.Thanks
[quote name='ZilverZurfarn;7806]If I try to rearrange the commands to be entered' date=' I get this - The idea is to copy the fonts from SD to /system/fonts which wont work, as /system is readonly regardless of root or not. Only way to do it is to add the fonts to a /system image, and flash it to your pad. (Which again makes me wish for /system on a writable file system.)[/QUOTE'] HelloYou are right , i think like you say , but now i need to check the imgfile which pro can open it and rezip it again , then update my pad with it.i will let you know if i sucessregards
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Sorry. I'm not sure now. They cramfsed the system image. So ya you must modify the image before flashing.
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No, it isn't, until some rom cook manages to change the /system partition into something else like yaffs2. adb remount works (cheerfully reports Success) but /system is still readonly, as cramfs is a readonly file system.xaueious;8051 said:
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Don't you just love Open Source...xaueious;8184 said:
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You don't need to change boot.img just to add some fonts. In the hybrid rom thread there is a post by me how to modify the system.img. You can just change the fonts there.
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system.img (and boot.img) is a cramfs image. Under Linux, it can be mounted with mount -o loop -t cramfs mountpoint system.imgTo unpack a cramfs image under Windows, you can use cramfsck, and (re)create a cramfs image with mkcramfs (even if I don't think that'll work, as Windows wont preserve symlinks and stuff).If you start off from update.img, you first have to extract the different partition images with afstool
1. Extract the update.img using "AFPTool.exe -unpack update.img folder". You can find this program with some of the flashers (I forgot which one, if anyone remembers, please tell).2. Mount the system.img with "mount -o loop system.img mountfolder". You have to use linux for this, but installing in a VM is enough.3. Copy the folder to a working directory "cp -r mountfolder my_repacked_system"4. Remove / add any apps you like from my_repacked_system/apps5. Make a new system.img with "mkcramfs my_repacked_system system.img"6. Flash directly OR repack to update.img using AFPTool.exerogerbraun;12838 said:
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