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I have an Android 10 device whose bootloader is unlocked. I have downloaded its firmware, modified it and get the adb shell rooted in recovery. Following are the steps for it:

  1. Download AIK
  2. Extract recovery.img and modified ramdisk/default.prop as follows:
 ro.secure=0
 ro.adb.secure=0
 security.perf_harden=0
 ro.debuggable=1
 persist.sys.usb.config=adb,mtp
  1. Replace split_img/recovery.img-zImage with permissive kernel(built from kernel sources)
  2. Repack it and flash it on the device.
  3. Reboot to recovery and run adb shell. It will be rooted.

I want to add simple chmod 666 /dev/diag command and I have mounted system with stock recovery mount system option and then tried to do following:

  1. Write chmod command at the end of init.rc.
  2. Tried creating new rc scripts under /system/etc/init/ folder. New rc script has just chmod command written in it.
  3. Tried appending(e.g. echo "chmod 666 /dev/diag" >> /system/etc/init/cameraserver.rc) chmod command in other rc files in /system/etc/init/ folder.

All were not able to change the required permissions. init.rc changes lost after reboot. Other files/changes persist after reboot but doesn't change the permission of diag port.

OTOH, I was able to make a system app with changes in /system/app/ folder.

Is there anything else that I can try to run the chmod command after phone boots?

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    echo "chmod 666 /dev/diag" >> /system/etc/init/cameraserver.rc won't work. You need to provide an init trigger (on ...) as well. Simple is to edit the ueventd.rc file (it must be from vendor, not AOSP) which creates /dev/diag device node. Replace the relevant statement inside that file to set whatever permission mode you want.
    – Irfan Latif
    Mar 31, 2020 at 8:35
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    If that's an option for you: tasker can react on the BOOT_COMPLETED event and run e.g. a terminal command as root, like ! chmod 666 /dev/diag (the exclamation mark tells it to run the command as root).
    – Izzy ♦
    Mar 31, 2020 at 10:23
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    @IrfanLatif on property:sys.boot_completed=1 event helps me to change the /dev/diag permissions but it doesn't help me to change /vendor/bin/diag_mdlog permissions.. Any suggestion? I looked into ueventd.rc and there is no diag related changes..
    – Vatish Sharma
    Mar 31, 2020 at 12:27
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    Ah, yes, that is true. But your question uses the root-access tag – which says "for questions spefically requiring root permissions". So that tag basically implies your device is rooted. Maybe you edit your question and clarify? While at tags: what part is about rom-flashing, and which about selinux or systemless-root? Just asking ;)
    – Izzy ♦
    Mar 31, 2020 at 21:12
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    @IrfanLatif I have rooted system with modifying the prop.default file from recovery rooted adb shell and then modified the ueventd.rc of vendor as you suggested. Thanks :)
    – Vatish Sharma
    Apr 1, 2020 at 10:26

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echo "chmod 666 /dev/diag" >> /system/etc/init/cameraserver.rc won't work. You need to provide an init trigger as well. For instance:

~# echo "on boot" >/etc/init/dev_diag_chmod.rc
~# echo "    chmod 666 /dev/diag" >>/etc/init/dev_diag_chmod.rc
~# chown 0.0 /etc/init/dev_diag_chmod.rc
~# chmod 0644 /etc/init/dev_diag_chmod.rc
~# chcon u:object_r:system_file:s0 /etc/init/dev_diag_chmod.rc

But even simple approach is to edit the ueventd.rc file (which is read and executed by Android's device manager) provided by vendor (since /dev/diag is a hardware specific interface) which creates the device node. Replace the relevant statement inside that file to set whatever permission mode, owner and group you want. E.g. you can replace:

/dev/diag    0660    system    system

With:

/dev/diag    0666    system    system
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