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ROM Manager Help

I have an issue with ROM Manager not installing the ROM I just downloaded. I downloaded the Fresh 0.2 ROM and after it finished I chose to Backup Existing ROM & Wipe Data and Cache. I hit OK and nothing happens.
Isn't the phone supposed to automatically turn off and do it's thing? If you can help me I'll send a Google Voice invite your way. I'm dying to install this ROM but I want to know what I'm missing. Do I have to flash a new radio with this ROM?
MrDSL.... anyone help

I'm no expert..make sure youre fully rooted and have the latest copy of clockwork installed..
Sent from my EVO via Tapatalk

I have version: 1.8.2.1 DSL. I did the trick mentioned in another thread where you choose and older version and revert back to the current.
My question is when I run ROM Manager and flash is it supposed to automatically restart my device and do the whole process? Do I have to put it in recovery? Thanks.
By the way I payed for the ROM Manager 3.99 since it includes more options.

Do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=699100&highlight=reboot+chmod

I tried that and I'm stuck at the last 2 commands. It's saying:
# chmod 755 reboot
Unable to chmod reboot: No such file or directory
# chmod 755 reboot
Unable to chmod reboot: No such file or directory
# chmod 755 reboot
Unable to chmod reboot: No such file or directory
# chmod 755 /system/bin/reboot
Unable to chmod /system/bin/reboot: Read-only file system
#
The Evo is in debugging mode and plugged in for charging only. What am I doing wrong. I placed the file in the right spot. By the way I used this rooting method:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g-roms-hacks/17766-how-full-root-evo-4g-mac.html

The fact that /system is read-only means that you are not doing these commands from within recovery. /system is read-only when the device is booted in to the OS.

Ok so I put it in recovery, plugged it in and opened terminal. Ran commands and everything seemed to go find although it didn't reboot on it's own.
/system/bin # chmod 755 reboot
/system/bin # chmod 755 /system/bin/reboot
/system/bin # exit
new-host:tools gQ$
I chose the option for reboot now and the phone turned back on. Tried to flash rom and still won't reboot on it's own and flash the ROM. What did I do wrong? What is the exit command?

exit just exit's the shell.... I don't know man, looks like you've done it right, maybe it's a problem in ROM Manager? Go grab QuickBoot from the market; That's what I use. When I want to flash, I just hit the 'reboot recovery' option, and then select the ROM from within recovery.
Sorry I can't be more help!
cent

One last question:
When I downloaded the ROM from ROM Manager where did it store it? If I use Quickboot will it see the ROM I already downloaded in ROM Manager? The ROM that I downloaded was Fresh.
Sucks that I paid for it and it doesn't work.

I believe they are stored in /sdcard/clockworkmod/download.
Flipz's recovery will only look in the root of the sdcard for ROM zips. So you'll have to move it to the root.
And actually, now that I think about it, that may be your problem... The method you followed installed Flipz's recovery image, whereas ROM Manager was intended to be used with ClockworkMod's recovery image...
Maybe this thread will address your issue? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=702214&highlight=clockworkmod

Its hard to say what you did wrong really. ROM Manager does everything for me just by clicking inside the app. The only time I had problems with it was because of the ROM.
It stores the downloaded files on your SDCARD under clockwork/download/
If you can get into recovery then flash from a zip and flash the fresh rom and try rom manager again.
If you're fully rooted you can do this also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=702214
Like I said though the problems you're having could be your rom cause when I had a older rom it didnt work right either..When I switched to the newer ones like fresh it worked fine.
with rom manager i can backup/restore try new roms in a matter of minutes and it does the work for me.

I'm taking the easy way out. I found the ROM, moved it to root of SD, flashed from zip. I'll work on flashing the correct recovery tomorrow. This is crazy but I'll eventually get it down. Thanks for your patience both of you. PM me CENT & DSL I'll send you a Google Voice invite if you need one.

Already have a GV account, but I sincerely appreciate the offer!
This is what it's all about man; Testing, tinkering, and learning!
Personally, for what it's worth, I keep it simple and download the ROMs myself and flash them myself. Let's be honest, flashing ROMs can turn your $500 phone in to a shiny paperweight. I don't like having extra steps, and relying on a middle-man application that could possibly have a bug in it and result in a dead device. I'm not saying it's not a proven reliable method for flashing, I just personally don't want to rely on a piece of software when I can do it myself.
And you're learning, you've asked questions, gotten answers, and now have a rooted device and are already flashing ROMs in a day or two. Keep it up man!

I'm good here to thanks..
I normally download the rom on my own end to avoid any corruption but use the program for everything else.

Just woke up and looked at my Evo. The phone just keeps rebooting at that Sprint 4G animation. It won't boot up at all. I can still get it in Recovery mode. What do I do?

gqstatus0685 said:
Just woke up and looked at my Evo. The phone just keeps rebooting at that Sprint 4G animation. It won't boot up at all. I can still get it in Recovery mode. What do I do?
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you probably didnt wipe your cache..do that and reflash

Ok weird fix. I'm sorry I'm being such a pest by the way but anyway I fixed it!!
I did some searching on google for infinite reboot because it would keep playing that 4G splash screen over and over. I did a hard reset on the phone and all of a sudden it turned back on and I see my new ROM!!
The crazy part is that after I hard reset I'm able to use Clock recovery and I don't seem to have that bug that everyone else seems to have. I even updated to the new version of fresh's rom from within ROM Manager and it worked perfectly.
Thanks guys for the help.

[Q] Hulu working on EVO stock-rooted Froyo 2.2?

Isn't Hulu supposed to be playable on Froyo? Doesn't seem to work on the Evo with netarchy's Froyo stock-rooted ROM. I've been researching this topic for a fix, and I've seen something done for Nexus One and CM6 users but I don't want to loose 4G. I thought being able to watch Hulu was one of the most hyped about features of having Froyo.

You need a hacked version of Flash, and to change your UAString to Desktop. Search in the Nexus One forum for details.

Engadget has a walkthrough for the Nexus One. All but actually playing a video worked great on my Evo running CM6 :/. maybe you will have more luck on the Sense browser..

Here's another link I found for the Nexus One: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=688054
I tried installing the apk but it would not not install.

XevoX said:
Here's another link I found for the Nexus One: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=688054
I tried installing the apk but it would not not install.
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Did you by chance already have flash installed? If yes, you need to uninstall it first.... If no, what was the error? Did you use adb to install? or? I have that version installed on my phone (running cm6)...

Hairongreenfire said:
Engadget has a walkthrough for the Nexus One. All but actually playing a video worked great on my Evo running CM6 :/. maybe you will have more luck on the Sense browser..
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I have Hulu working just fine via the default browser on CM6 nightly and RC1. Read the instructions and try again.

I appreciate the help fellas, but I'm looking for a stock-rooted Froyo solution. With the CM6 ROM you have to give up 4G, FM Radio, etc.
[QUOTE=spiicytuna;7455905]Did you by chance already have flash installed? If yes, you need to uninstall it first.... If no, what was the error? Did you use adb to install? or? I have that version installed on my phone (running cm6)...[/QUOTE]
How do I go about uninstalling Flash? I tried installing the apk straight up with estrong.

XevoX said:
I appreciate the help fellas, but I'm looking for a stock-rooted Froyo solution. With the CM6 ROM you have to give up 4G, FM Radio, etc.
spiicytuna said:
Did you by chance already have flash installed? If yes, you need to uninstall it first.... If no, what was the error? Did you use adb to install? or? I have that version installed on my phone (running cm6)...
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How do I go about uninstalling Flash? I tried installing the apk straight up with estrong.
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1) Uninstall Flash from the Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>All menu.
2) Install the hacked Nexus One version of Flash with Hulu support, via ADB.
3) Open any page in your browser then go to the url "about:debug" (without the quotes) and then go to Menu>Settings. Scroll all the way down to the bottom, select UAString, and change from Android to Desktop.
4) Go to http://www.hulu.com/
5) Enjoy.

drmacinyasha said:
1) Uninstall Flash from the Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>All menu.
2) Install the hacked Nexus One version of Flash with Hulu support, via ADB.
3) Open any page in your browser then go to the url "about:debug" (without the quotes) and then go to Menu>Settings. Scroll all the way down to the bottom, select UAString, and change from Android to Desktop.
4) Go to http://www.hulu.com/
5) Enjoy.
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doesnt seem to uninstall that way...

mrloserpunk said:
doesnt seem to uninstall that way...
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The leaked Sense 2.2 ROM has Flash 10.1 installed from the get-go, so you can't uninstall it in a traditional way. If you go into /system/app/ there is install_flash_player.apk. I renamed it "install_flash_player.apkz" (this makes it so Android doesn't recognize it, pretty much the same as just deleting it) so I could see what that would change. It doesn't remove Flash 10.1 from Menu > Settings > Applications, but it did stop Flash from loading in the browser. You could try that, but I don't know how far it'd get you.

cloud858rk said:
The leaked Sense 2.2 ROM has Flash 10.1 installed from the get-go, so you can't uninstall it in a traditional way. If you go into /system/app/ there is install_flash_player.apk. I renamed it "install_flash_player.apkz" (this makes it so Android doesn't recognize it, pretty much the same as just deleting it) so I could see what that would change. It doesn't remove Flash 10.1 from Menu > Settings > Applications, but it did stop Flash from loading in the browser. You could try that, but I don't know how far it'd get you.
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I tried that way. Still get the can't install error. Flash
Uninstall is greyed out in stock 2.2 with root.

if you're rooted, use adb, shell in, navigate to where the apk is in system/app, rm it, then navigate to the data/data/ folder that the data is stored, rm that too. reboot. install the modified flash apk.
if you know part of the file name (adobe, or flash, or whatever), use adb shell, then
find -name "*partofthenameyouknow*.*"
it'll spit out the locations of the apk, data, and cache. then just rm -rf all those files. reboot. install the modified flash apk

timothydonohue said:
if you're rooted, use adb, shell in, navigate to where the apk is in system/app, rm it, then navigate to the data/data/ folder that the data is stored, rm that too. reboot. install the modified flash apk.
if you know part of the file name (adobe, or flash, or whatever), use adb shell, then
find -name "*partofthenameyouknow*.*"
it'll spit out the locations of the apk, data, and cache. then just rm -rf all those files. reboot. install the modified flash apk
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Im getting closer. I did what you said. Was able to get the Flash 10.1 from the Nexus forum installed. When I got to Hulu, it still gives me "not available on your platform" error.
Edit: I forgot the about:debug command. Although, I did that, it still didnt work. I then downloaded the Hulu app made by someone, and
whala, Hulu is working.
Thanks

what hulu app? I could not locate it.... man this looks like a pain in the rear.... no way to simply change the way hulu see's my EVO? like a useragent string or is flash giving me away?
Owell, at least southparkstudios is working fine

mrloserpunk said:
what hulu app? I could not locate it.... man this looks like a pain in the rear.... no way to simply change the way hulu see's my EVO? like a useragent string or is flash giving me away?
Owell, at least southparkstudios is working fine
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Actually, not a PIA at all.
Just fyi, I didnt use any ADB commands, just did it all on the phone using SUFBS.
1> Simply what was mentioned above. Remove the Adobe Flash stuff from the System/app and Data/Data area.
- I did this by renaming the directories using SUFBS on my phone.
2> Reboot Phone.
3> Install the Modified Flash (Found in the Nexus Thread)
- Once again, I just downloaded on the phone and used SUFBS to install.
4> Reboot Phone
5> Go to Browser, type about:debug and GO. Then go to Settings and down at the bottom, change the UAString to Desktop.
6> Whala.
This thread helped me out alot: (Widget here too).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=686765&highlight=hulu

AWESOME! Huge help, I got it done using winSCP. Incredibly easy. Thanks alot! Today has been a great day for my Evo... it got 2.2, SSH, Flash w/hulu... whats next a gold back cover? Thanks again!!

This fix (manually deleting the apk's) requires a full root, right?

dallashigh said:
This fix (manually deleting the apk's) requires a full root, right?
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Yep.
Is Hulu still working for you guys? I get "The requested video cannot be displayed in your region" message now. I read that this will happen after you reboot....

mrloserpunk said:
doesnt seem to uninstall that way...
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If you still havent got it to work,grab Android Mate from the market and use that to install the hacked flash version.It will ask if you want to replace the original flash so there is no need to uninstall it first.Then do the about:bug from your browser and you'll be good to go.

tsunami0ne said:
Yep.
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Thanks. I was 99% sure, but I wanted confirmation before I wasted any of my time.
I am an Unrevoked3 user (I know, I know. No lectures please), and was pretty pissed about this. Then I discovered that NAND is unlocked when I'm in the ClockworkMod recovery. So I booted into recovery and did the following on my PC:
Code:
adb shell
mount -o rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
mount -o rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock6 /data
cd /system
mv install_flash_player.apk install_flash_player.ap_
cd lib
mv libflashplayer.so libflashplayer.s_
cd /data/data
rm -r com.adobe.flashplayer
cd com.android.browser/app_plugins/
rm -r com.adobe.flashplayer
umount /system
umount /data
exit
adb reboot
Then I installed the hacked APK, did the UA fix and was rockin and rollin.
Note the remount flag is not necessary above, because the partitions are not already mounted. In fact, if you try to use the remount flag, it will fail. I have .tar backups of the two directories deleted, if anyone by chance needs them to restore.
tsunami0ne said:
Is Hulu still working for you guys? I get "The requested video cannot be displayed in your region" message now. I read that this will happen after you reboot....
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When you reboot, the UA reverts to default and you have to change it back to Desktop again.

[Q] Random forceclose when opening pictures (MIUI 1.4.15 EVO 4G)

Every time i get a picture and try to open it, it gives me a force close. then i go back and click on it and it wont let me open the pic at all....any ideas?????

nard_23 said:
Every time i get a picture and try to open it, it gives me a force close. then i go back and click on it and it wont let me open the pic at all....any ideas?????
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Might be something wrong with your permissions! Does this happen with other apps or just the gallery?
Try one of these....
1. Bring up the Terminal APP....Type
su
fix_permissions
If you don't have the terminal app and want to do it via ADB
type this in via ADB
adb shell fix_permissions
From Recovery
In Amon_Ra's recovery, the fix_permissions script is run by selecting the 'other' menu then selecting 'Fix apk UID mismatch' .
In CM-1.4 recovery, it must be run manually from console (alt+x on G1) or adb shell, as above from terminal except 'su' is not needed.
Once you get done fixing permissions do a reboot and you should be golden!!
2. Boot into recovery, wipe and re-flash the MIUI rom again and that should fix your problem!
3. Post this same exact question in this forum and see if someone running the same exact rom you got can duplicate your problem and fix it!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=915527
GOOD LUCK DUDE!!

Forgot to set home.apk permissions

Arc S Stock .562 ICS
I was installing a custom home.apk and i forgot to set the permissions for the apk using root explorer.
Not my phone is just stuck on the xperia loading page.
What can i do?
edit: it made it to the lock screen, and then restarted

If you're bootloader is unlocked you might be able to flash a kernel that has a version of CWM with a "Fix Permissions" options.
If your BL is locked then you might have to re-flash system using Flashtool.

i just installed this kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591279
will that be useful? how do i access cwm?

Devil_Spawn said:
i just installed this kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591279
will that be useful? how do i access cwm?
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Spam the Volume Down button when the "SONY" logo appears while booting (wait till it "brightens" and then keep pressing the button).

hmm, that hasnt seemed to fix it, sadly.
It seemed to boot up as if i was using the phone for the first time, but then still did not go to the home screen.
Can i use the install zip from sd card feature or something? is there some other way to repair the home.apk?

Devil_Spawn said:
hmm, that hasnt seemed to fix it, sadly.
It seemed to boot up as if i was using the phone for the first time, but then still did not go to the home screen.
Can i use the install zip from sd card feature or something? is there some other way to repair the home.apk?
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Yes, if you can find a replacement home.apk as a flashable zip then you should be able to fix it.
Check the Apps section. There might be something there you can use. You can mount your SD card from CWM so will be able to get the zip flashed no problem.
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Try this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1378404
Flash it and you should be good to go.

Damn. i thought i had it fixed. I installed the JWs_back_to_stock_ICS_CWM.zip
File from that page. it booted up, and then got to the
Android is upgrading
Starting Applications
Page, but then froze on there for a good 10 minutes.
I have no idea what i've done - all i did was replace home.apk and systemUI.apk. Replacing home.apk worked fine, but replacing systemui did not work, and so i was missing the notification bar.
I tried to fix it by putting the files back how they were, but i think i forgot to set permissions.
Now when it boots up, it just displays the XPERIA load screen indefinitely. You can actually interact with the lock screen behind it, and access the emergency call screen, but unlocking the device does nothing but play the sound, you cant see it.
Is there anything else i can do? i really dont want to have to flash an entire new ROM

If it was me I'd use Flashtool to flash just the system, leaving user data intact. If that doesn't work then it's a full flash and wipe...

Here a good tip if this happens.
Go to https://play.google.com/store and download any home launcher and it will automatcally install to your phone if it is swiched on. Then you can get access to home screen after reboot.
Worked for me

You can get into recovery, so just mount system, adb shell into your phone and correct the permissions. Simples.
Also some versions have a 'fix permissions' option that you may find easier.
Other then that, go with the above and reflash your phone.
Sent from my LT18i using XDA

Go to flash mode and flash with root script
eddy.uni-duisburg.de/bin4ry/Root_Exploit_OneClick.zip

smartarse93 said:
You can get into recovery, so just mount system, adb shell into your phone and correct the permissions. Simples.
Also some versions have a 'fix permissions' option that you may find easier.
Other then that, go with the above and reflash your phone.
Sent from my LT18i using XDA
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I am in recovery and mounted /system, whats next do i need a CP for adb? how?
Ok made a little script to fix it.
@echo off
adb kill-server
adb start-server
echo =============================================
echo Step1 : Waiting for Device.
echo =============================================
adb wait-for-device
echo OK
echo.
echo =============================================
echo Step2 : Fixing permissions.
echo =============================================
adb shell "chmod 644 /system/app/Home.apk"
adb kill-server
echo.
echo Finished!
echo.
pause
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[AFTV 1] Got 5.0.5.1r1, Got TWRP, Got Xposed. NO GOT Play Store

Anyone know how to get the Play Store running on Rbox's new rooted wonders? Amost thought I pulled it off in Open Gapps but could not see cursor in Play Store.

http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-install-the-google-play-store-on-the-fire-tv-2-running-fire-os-5/
- replace open_gapps-arm64-5.1-nano-#.zip = open_gapps-arm-5.1-nano-#.zip (not 64bit)
but I can't used search in play store.
if you can't install open_gapps-arm-5.1-nano-#.zip from recovery because no space enough. you can try install open_gapps-arm-5.1-pico-#.zip first, after that you can install open_gapps-arm-5.1-nano-#.zip
p/s: after install open_gapps-arm-5.1-nano-#.zip, you can used search in play store

Got the Pico installed. Nice to know i can go back and do the Nano install. Where i crashed an burned is that I cannot Copy the "phonsky.apk" to priv-app. Says the directory is un-writable. I've got root and get SU but the command fails. Tried to manually do it with ES and RootExplorer. Made directory writable in both but the copy still fails. Too weird.

schneid said:
Got the Pico installed. Nice to know i can go back and do the Nano install. Where i crashed an burned is that I cannot Copy the "phonsky.apk" to priv-app. Says the directory is un-writable. I've got root and get SU but the command fails. Tried to manually do it with ES and RootExplorer. Made directory writable in both but the copy still fails. Too weird.
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You didn't follow every step in the guide.

rbox said:
You didn't follow every step in the guide.
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But I did other than using the ARM64 nano. Started with ARM nano but no room and succeeded with ARM pico. Then did every command listed starting with ABD shell. Failed at the CP command. Said could not find file. That's when I started to manually copy it.

I tried the method in the aftvnews guide (and did it step by step just as instructed) and also tried Root Explorer on the FTV...no go. The Phonesky folder was created, but the Phonesky.apk will not copy to that directory. I even changed the directory to writeable in Root Explorer.
Any ideas...?

tdfsu said:
I tried the method in the aftvnews guide (and did it step by step just as instructed) and also tried Root Explorer on the FTV...no go. The Phonesky folder was created, but the Phonesky.apk will not copy to that directory. I even changed the directory to writeable in Root Explorer.
Any ideas...?
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AFTV1 root able?
if not, you could't install google play store.
if yes, you can change step 13 (cp /sdcard/Phonesky.apk /system/priv-app/Phonesky/) with command:
cp /data/media/0/Phonesky.apk /system/priv-app/Phonesky/

htduy11 said:
AFTV1 root able?
if not, you could't install google play store.
if yes, you can change step 13 (cp /sdcard/Phonesky.apk /system/priv-app/Phonesky/) with command:
cp /data/media/0/Phonesky.apk /system/priv-app/Phonesky/
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I presume we would need to manually copy "Phonesky" to /data/media/0/ ?
I'll give it a rest for now. Haven't recovered from my first effort. Does seem the original command did not really point to "Phonesky".

We'll I'll be go to heck. /data/media/0/ IS the /sdcard/. Everything I think is at /sdcard/ is there. Even "phonesky" is there. This alias addressing is maddening.
Very good catch!

schneid said:
We'll I'll be go to heck. /data/media/0/ IS the /sdcard/. Everything I think is at /sdcard/ is there. Even "phonesky" is there. This alias addressing is maddening.
Very good catch!
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if you can't sign in youtube, you can download:
• Google Play Store 6.3.08.B-xhdpi [8] 2624459
•Disable Service
install google play store the same guide.
in disable service: tap system > play store -> uncheck “ReschedulerUsingAlarmManager$CheckWifiAndAutoUpdate”.

I gave up. Play Store is there but i can't get past the charcoal hued geometric patterned screen. Purged a bunch of stuff but still can't get Nano to load due to lack of space. TWRP restored back to where I was before starting this failed quest.
I have gotten very good at downloading APK's from the Store with a Chrome extension or extracting them from my phone. Sideloading is pain but works.

“cp /sdcard/Phonesky.apk /system/priv-app/Phonesky/” – is not a directory.
schneid said:
Got the Pico installed. Nice to know i can go back and do the Nano install. Where i crashed an burned is that I cannot Copy the "phonsky.apk" to priv-app. Says the directory is un-writable. I've got root and get SU but the command fails. Tried to manually do it with ES and RootExplorer. Made directory writable in both but the copy still fails. Too weird.
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I discovered the SD card fix on AFTVnews. I can't post a link because I am a lurker and have less than 10 posts. Search "how-to-fix-sdcard-access-issues-on-a-rooted-amazon-fire-tv"