Filesystem access to 明 with a Mac

[mouserider]

I'm totally new to the Linux Mobile concept but I'm familiar with the *nix environment.

Trying to modify some basic settings files on the 明, in particular, unfreezing the two shortcut icons on the Home Screen.

Installing JAR editors didn't work as I can't seem to change the "User Read Access" permissions which is locked to Access Denied.

Is there a way I can do this with a Mac either through terminal mode or otherwise.

I know I can put it in MotNet mode with AT+MODE=13 but I'm not sure how to initiate a session with it via a Mac through the USB. Saw several posting here on the issue so far but most don't pertain to the A1200 and there seems to be some fundamental differences on how the 明 is setup compared to the other Mot Linux handsets.

Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks.

[mouserider]

I just installed moto4lin on my Mac and has successfully connected with the 明, or at least that's what the program says.

Unfortunately, it reports errors that it is unable to obtain the Drive Name and any subsequent command I issue to update the file list fails.

Here's a clipping from the log window:

Try to connect
[info] Phone connected as P2K
[error] Unable to get phone model
[error] Unable to get drive name
[error] Unable to get file count
[error] Unable to get drive name
Getting file list
[info] Found drives: [ ]
[info] Search request: [/|*]
[debug] Unable to execute search request
Complete

Anybody can shed some light on this?

Thanks.

[pangduckwai]

From an earlier thread there is a way to run shell command on the MING using a modified LinLoader script.

I'm trying to unlock the home screen too, can you tell me which files access right you are trying to change? I was unable to locate the config file controlling the home screen.

In the mean time I'll try to dig up that thread.

[pangduckwai]

Here is the two thread discussing how to run shell command:

http://www.motorolafans.com/index.ph...ewtopic&t=3307
http://www.motorolafans.com/index.ph...ewtopic&t=3754

I know it is nothing compare to a telnet session, but it seems we only have this at the moment

[mouserider]

Yes, I have discovered LinLoader earlier this morning and discovered an obvious trick that Motorola is using to hide stuff... dot files! So obvious, don't know why I didn't think of it. I've found the .system directory in the TransFlash card which is what is needed to get LinLoader in.

BTW, here is the link to a discussion here talking about unlocking the home screen icons, it is for the A780 but I don't think it is that different from the A1200:

http://www.motorolafans.com/index.ph...ation+shortcut

[pangduckwai]

Home screen locked icon changed successfully!!!

First thanks for the tip. The folder in A780 does not exist in A1200. A quick 'find' reveal that there are 2 files called ezx_idle.cfg:

/usr/setup/ezx_idle.cfg
and
/ezx_user/download/appwrite/setup

The one in /usr/setup seems to be the factory default, the other one should be the working copy. Here is my ezx_idle.cfg:

[SystemSetting]
AutoConnectPowerUp = 1
AutoConnectRoaming = 1
LockDownloadSetting = 0
OTAEnabled = 1
OverRideSetting = 1
UsingDPProfile = 0
[agent]
ConnectProfile = CSL CSD Overseas
GWIP = 0.0.0.0
GWPort = 0
MGURL = http://nudibranch.4thpass.com/dp/w
Timeout = 0
[content]
AddNewChannelEnabled = 1
AddNewChannelLabel = Add New Channel
AddNewChannelURL = http://nudibranch.4thpass.com/4g/w?mc=ListRootcats
ManageMyChannelsLabel = Manage My Channels
ManageMyChannelsURL = http://nudibranch.4thpass.com/4g/w?mc=MyChannels
ManegeMyChannelsEnabled = 1
ServiceName = NewsReader
WhatAreChannelsEnabled = 1
WhatAreChannelsLabel = What Are Channels
WhatAreChannelsURL = http://nudibranch.4thpass.com/4g/w?mc=MyChannels
[dynamic]
animationSpeed = 0
download = 0
dynamicIdle = 0
[static]
nextEvent = 1
shortcut_1 = 95ffa462-7e2f-49a9-9e6d-f8f63b2f3c40
shortcut_1_freeze = 0
shortcut_1_icon_name = web_access_std.g
shortcut_2 = 5e558577-7be1-405a-a888-e65d20a2908a
shortcut_2_freeze = 0
shortcut_2_icon_name = vid_camera_std.g
shortcut_3 = 1a572f1a-c69e-e608-a8c6-1b7311b85564
shortcut_3_freeze = 0
shortcut_3_icon_name = Home_Fm_Icon_B.g
shortcut_4 = 9667de53-e43e-47bd-96ff-89c06dc3cdbd
shortcut_4_freeze = 0
shortcut_4_icon_name = 
shortcuts = 1

Which the numbering system is very different than the A780... However the super-long "shortcut_x" number representing the application should be the same as the "AppID" found in the .system/java/CardRegistry file.

I can say that for sure becase I changed the 3rd shortcut (the first one you can change using the phone) and the "shortcut_3" value change to the corresponding "AppID"!

Then I proceed to copy the value in shortcut_3 to shortcut_2, and restore shortcut_3 to its original value, then restart my phone... and... IT WORKS!!!!! Since I've never use the video recorder, I changed it to a Java app I used a lot! HAHAHA so happy HAHAHA

Kham... The only catch is how to figure out the AppID of the built-in applications.

Thanks again for pointing me to that forum!!!