Discussion: Virus or something else

[BOND girl]

Ok, I found eKonsole....How do I use it to delete this annoying Recycled folder?

[BOND girl]

Lhon0901,

Thanks! How do I use eKonsole? Also, after you deleted the Recycled folder it didnt mess anything up in your phone, did it?

[Lhon0901]

Hello bondgirl!

eKonsole is a PKG application that gives you a command line like DOS in Windows...

After installing ekonsole, you'll just need to type this commands in, for eKonsole is like a command prompt for linux...

1.) ls /mmc/mmca1/recycled
2.) rm (like del command in DOS) then type the filename you'll need to remove... (mine I think has 3 files, you'll need to remove them all in eKonsole)
3.) You can now delete the "recycled" folder and it should be able to delete the folder now....

=Nope, it did not mess anything on my phone... I'm using USB mass storage right now and it's fine...

[Lhon0901]

Hmm... Seems you'll need to delete all the files using eKonsole all the way!

To delete autorun.inf:

1.) cd /mmc/mmca1
2) rm autorun.inf

To delete recycled:

1.) rmdir /mmc/mmca1/recycled

Hope this helps!

[BOND girl]

Hmm... Seems you'll need to delete all the files using eKonsole all the way!

To delete autorun.inf:

1.) cd /mmc/mmca1
2) rm autorun.inf

To delete recycled:

1.) rmdir /mmc/mmca1/recycled

Hope this helps!

Lhon0901,

thank you so much! Well, I have a couple questions before I start....

1. cd /mmc/mmca1 - is there a space between cd and forward slash following after it?

2. ls /mmc/mmca1/recycled - what does "ls" stand for? Is it supposed to be cd or ls?

3. yes, I do have 3 files in my Recycled folder plus autorun.inf which is by itself. So, I delete files first, and then proceed with the dir - folder Recycled?

4. Do I use MPKG installer to install eKonsole?

Sorry for the lame questions. Never used eKonsole before.

Thanks again!!!

[Konig]

1. cd /mmc/mmca1 - is there a space between cd and forward slash following after it?
Yes there is a space

2. ls /mmc/mmca1/recycled - what does "ls" stand for? Is it supposed to be cd or ls?
ls stands for list.so it lists out all files and directories

3. yes, I do have 3 files in my Recycled folder plus autorun.inf which is by itself. So, I delete files first, and then proceed with the dir - folder Recycled?
i guess u have to remove each individually

4. Do I use MPKG installer to install eKonsole?
yes

[Lhon0901]

Thanks for the quick reply, konig!

By the way, bondgirl, you'll need to delete all the files on the "recycled" folder first before you can delete the "recycled" folder...

And you'll need to delete the autorun.inf using eKonsole as well...

Hope this helps!

[BOND girl]

Konig,

You are quick to respond as always And, I love your new avatar....sweet!!!

Lhon0901,

Thanks also!

Ok, now the best part of my post . I finally was able to get rid of the annoying Recycled folder WITHOUT eKonsole. Ok, here is how.

The other day I used 7-zip manager to try viewing (I couldn't see the Recycled folder in Windows Explorer with EVERYTHING enabled, I really meant everything...all hidden folders and system folders were visible EXCEPT for Recycled). So, I used 7-zip and bingo....I was able to view the directory and files in it. However, I was unableto delete it. Same with the autorun.inf file. As soon as I would delete it, it would come right back up . So, I checked the properties of the Recycled dir and noticed it was a "read-only". I uncked that and saved it. Tried deleting each file in the folder first - no go . I said the heck with it and disconnected the phone. Of course, the folder was still there. That's when I posted here and asked you guys about eKonsole. Well, before installing eKonsole and starting the delete process via commands, I decided to try again, but this time in the phone itself. SUCCESS!!! Before, it used to say "unable to delete" folder. I guess since I unlocked it in 7-zip it worked. Then, I deleted the autorun.inf file and it did NOT re-appear. I simply rebooted my phone to finalize changes and that's that!!!

Thanks again guys!!! No eKonsole this time

[Konig]

nice find...it will definitely help others!!!!!!!!!
n yea..thanks

[blackhawk]

rm -rf, remove a directory and all contents.

# mkdir test
# touch test/test.txt
# rm -rf test

and I always need eKonsole, a very useful tool