Pipo M9 Pro RileyROM 1.7

[LarsR]

Cannot delete bootanimation.zip

The boot animation is in system/media.

Using a root explorer app...like ES File Explorer or Xplore, change the preferences to allow root access.

Simply go into that folder and delete the bootanimation.zip...being careful not to change anything else.

Then, you will have the default Android bootanimation.

That won't change my kernel brand, but it will get rid of the boot animation...that's the best I can tell you.

I have to leave my mark somehow...and I really like the Freaktab artwork.

Hi all, I'm a total newbie to this forum an also to Android tablets. I just bought a Pipo M9 Pro with the intention to learn me program these kind of things I have installed the 1.7b RileyROM without any problems, and then I tried to follow the above quoted message to remove the boot animation, but I'm stranded. Neither ES File Explorer nor Xplore is able to delete the file and I cannot see why. ES File Explorer is installed with "# full permissions to all device features and storage" and doesn't seem to have any other specific access settings, Xplore has the same permission AND a configurable root access setting. I have tried all. I seem to have the rights but it still cannot be removed. What am I missing, how do you manage to do this?

Cheers,
Lars

[BillinCA]

When you are using ES Explorer, is it that you can't find /system/media, or you can find it but when you attempt to delete it, you (briefly) see a permission denied or "cannot be deleted" message?

Under Tools in ES Explorer, pick Root Explorer and then Mount R/W in its window. Is /system RO or RW? If RO, pick RW & OK. Then try to delete again after a long press on BootAnimation.zip. If it works, return to Root Explorer and return /system to Read Only.

[LarsR]

Thanks BillinCA, that was right on the spot!
ES Explorer said "cannot be deleted" and root explorer was initially off and RO. Changed the settings and it worked like a charm.

Now... being a newbie I cant help wondering why on earth do I see the root folder structure when root explorer is off, and what is mount R/W doing? Changing default rights aka UAC elevation in Windows?
I realize this might not be the forum for this kind of discussions, but if you can point me in any direction for more info, it's much appreciated

Cheers,
Lars

[BillinCA]

If that fixed ES Explorer, then you probably need to change X-plore too. IF we're talking about the same Xplore, the top right corner Settings should have Configuration and the
Root Access
method should be
Superuser + mount writable
If just Superuser, it would be somewhat similar to "Run as Administrator" in Windows, but would still not allow file/folder modification in something that is only accessible Read Only. SU + Mount writable method lets you change something that would otherwise be RO. I had not been exposed to Android until almost two months ago, so I can't give tips except that you could probably find more tutorials for linux generally that would cover mount, permissions, ... Lots of standard linux things are different in Android (ifconfig, ...) but the underlying stuff is the same / similar.

Even if you run Notepad as Administrator, if you open %windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts and try to save a change, it should become Save As because hosts file is (unless you modify it) Read Only. In Windows, making a folder RO only applies to new files created in it but here it applies to the folder contents of existing items too.

If someone knows where to find info about such things (I'm looking for how to make a change to /sbin/adbd that persists after a reboot), LarsR and I can both do some reading.