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[rpierce99]

Originally Posted by yjjadara

build.prop .. says,,,,

....
ro.build.version.release=2.2.2
....
ro.product.model=MSM
ro.product.name=full_msm
ro.product.device=msm
ro.product.board=msm

Which one should I change? How??

Thank you,

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[auburnham]

I've tried this several times with ES File Explorer, but my file system appears to be corrupt after every attempt to edit build.prop. The result is an endless cycle at the "bots drawing XDAndroid" screen after reboot.

Since I'm not sure what the problem is, I've tried different strings for the model & manufacturer in build.prop, I've tried rebooting after enabling root access in ES File Explorer (before editing build.prop), but I always get the same result. I formatted the SD card & refreshed the files after each failed attempt.

I've also successfully mounted the data.img and rootfs.img file structures using EXT2IFS and FileDisk to try editing the build.prop in Windows, but I can't find it in either structure.

Can anyone offer any further direction on how to safely edit the /system/build.prop file? Perhaps a better file explorer & text editor program? Has anyone even been successful changing the model & manufacturer in build.prop of XDAndroid?

[rpierce99]

Originally Posted by auburnham

I've tried this several times with ES File Explorer, but my file system appears to be corrupt after every attempt to edit build.prop. The result is an endless cycle at the "bots drawing XDAndroid" screen after reboot.

Since I'm not sure what the problem is, I've tried different strings for the model & manufacturer in build.prop, I've tried rebooting after enabling root access in ES File Explorer (before editing build.prop), but I always get the same result. I formatted the SD card & refreshed the files after each failed attempt.

I've also successfully mounted the data.img and rootfs.img file structures using EXT2IFS and FileDisk to try editing the build.prop in Windows, but I can't find it in either structure.

Can anyone offer any further direction on how to safely edit the /system/build.prop file? Perhaps a better file explorer & text editor program? Has anyone even been successful changing the model & manufacturer in build.prop of XDAndroid?

copy build.prop out to your sd card and then use the "mount" command with the "--bind" parameter to "mount bind" the sdcard version of the file over the top of the other.

[auburnham]

Originally Posted by rpierce99

copy build.prop out to your sd card and then use the "mount" command with the "--bind" parameter to "mount bind" the sdcard version of the file over the top of the other.

Thanks for the reply. I can't find a "--bind" option for filedisk. I tried copying the build.prop file to the sd card using ES File Explorer, editing the file there, then copying it back to /system, but got the same result.
Can you help me with more details of your proposed method?

[arrrghhh]

Originally Posted by auburnham

Thanks for the reply. I can't find a "--bind" option for filedisk. I tried copying the build.prop file to the sd card using ES File Explorer, editing the file there, then copying it back to /system, but got the same result.
Can you help me with more details of your proposed method?

Easiest place to put this command would be in the froyo.user.conf file.

mount --bind /sdcard/build.prop /system/build.prop

Assuming the modified build.prop is at the root of your SD.

[auburnham]

Originally Posted by arrrghhh

Easiest place to put this command would be in the froyo.user.conf file.

mount --bind /sdcard/build.prop /system/build.prop

Assuming the modified build.prop is at the root of your SD.

Thanks for the continued suggestions. I did as you instructed, but it doesn't seem to update what the system sees as /system/build.prop.
I copied build.prop to root of SD, modified build.prop on SD, added your code to /sdcard/conf/froyo.user.conf (tried both "general{}" section and "custom_shells{}" section) and rebooted. Although the system booted (unlike before), upon reboot, looking at the /system/build.prop, there appears to be no changes. Also, the Android Market reports the same info about the device.

Is there a log file I can look at to see if the mount command is being processed or resulting in an error?

[arrrghhh]

Originally Posted by auburnham

Thanks for the continued suggestions. I did as you instructed, but it doesn't seem to update what the system sees as /system/build.prop.
I copied build.prop to root of SD, modified build.prop on SD, added your code to /sdcard/conf/froyo.user.conf (tried both "general{}" section and "custom_shells{}" section) and rebooted. Although the system booted (unlike before), upon reboot, looking at the /system/build.prop, there appears to be no changes. Also, the Android Market reports the same info about the device.

Is there a log file I can look at to see if the mount command is being processed or resulting in an error?

Unless you are typing it in wrong, I dunno. I've used this myself to modify the build.prop, it works great. Retrace your steps. Don't put it in the general section, custom commands only.