Remounting Android rootfs

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Remounting Android rootfs

chuacw

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 @ 12:15 AM

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Making the rootfs and /system writeable

mount -o rw,remount -t rootfs rootfs /
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

Making the rootfs and /system readonly

mount -o ro,remount -t rootfs rootfs /
mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

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Chee Wee's blog: IT solutions for Singapore and Asian companies

1 Apr 2011 9:36 AM

Fix for Android 2.3.3 Blank Screen issue as documented here - Issue 15135 : 2.3.3: Blank screen when
Chay

27 Jun 2012 1:13 PM

Thas just what I was looking for. Thanks. By the way where can I fully understand what those lines mean/do?
chuacw

30 Jun 2012 1:03 AM

Chay, you can check out here:

linux.die.net/.../mount

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