Ok,
I finally rooted my NC without much trouble. The thing I'm trying to figure out now is the best way to manage files. I intalled
Astro File Manager which is pretty good for viewing. But I am running into difficulty
editing. Here are a couple of questions:
1. Can I simply use my computer plugged into the the nook and windows explorer to access /system/apps files? I am able to get to some directories, but are these hidden to MS? This would seem easier although I know we are dealing with a different OS. So things could get messy.
2. How does one edit files in system/apps which are read only? Is best to change their permissions first like most Unix OSs? If so how?
Here is what I am trying to do. I want to go back to the original NC keyboard. I read the thread about this in which Scion provided the original
LatinIME.apk file. So I downloaded it to my pc. Then sideloaded it to the NC in a temp directory.
Now I would like to backup the android keyboard file first renaming it to something like LatinIME.apk.Old. So I tried renaming it. But it said I don't have permission. Next I thought Ok, I'll make a copy and rename the copy. But it never seemed to copy. Once I back it up, then I'll delete the original and replace with the sideloaded one.
Is this mainly a permissions issue? If so what's the best or easiest way of going about this sort of file management?
BTW, I'm an old unix programmer. I'm just not sure if I need to go into that mode here form a console app. Maybe that would be easier - simply chmod 777 the file.
Derek