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I have an HTC Desire HD Android device. I rooted it with SuperOneClick. I get a # prompt in terminal. adb remount fails. I'm able to remount /system with 

mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system

I can now make changes to /system.

The problem is that my changes are erased when I reboot the phone. This is true even if I create a small dummy file, e.g. derf.txt

Also any new apps that I install go in /data/app while the pre-installed apps are in /system/app.

Output of mount is:

mount
rootfs / rootfs ro,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system ext3 rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p26 /data ext3 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,errors=continue,data=o
rdered 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p27 /cache ext3 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,errors=continue,data=
ordered 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p28 /devlog ext3 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,errors=continue,data
=ordered 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
tmpfs /app-cache tmpfs rw,relatime,size=8192k,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0
/data/d /data/d debugfs rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:33 /mnt/sdcard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,
uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharse
t=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:33 /mnt/secure/asec vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,rela
time,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,ioc
harset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure tmpfs ro,relatime,size=0k,mode=000 0 0
#

Has anyone seen this? Can you explain why my changes get wiped out when I reboot the phone?

Thank you very much!

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    Sounds like its temporary rooted for the duration of handset on, and when reboot, changes are lost.
    – t0mm13b
    Jun 29 '12 at 19:18
  • have to agree with @t0mm13b. try flashing a rooted kernel instead
    – svarog
    Jun 29 '12 at 19:25
  • I really want to avoid having to flash a new kernel.
    – user1491924
    Jun 29 '12 at 19:28
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    This actually sounds to me like your bootloader is locked. Did you use any kind of S-OFF tool after rooting? I don't think SuperOneClick does that for you.
    – eldarerathis
    Jun 29 '12 at 19:29
  • @user1491924 why? Rooting does not necessarily imply voiding the warranty, rather more so, unlocking the bootloader does. If that's what your suggestively implying as to why you have it temporarily rooted. :)
    – t0mm13b
    Jun 29 '12 at 19:30
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Instead of

mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system

try 

mount -o rw,remount /system
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  • This gives an error mount -o rw,remount /system Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory
    – user1491924
    Jun 29 '12 at 19:32
  • is this in adb or a device terminal, out of curiosity?
    – jlehenbauer
    Jun 29 '12 at 19:33
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The problem is (was) that HTC apply a software write protection to mmc partitions, some workaround exist (wp_mod.ko) but being a kernel module isn't handy.

ps: on old HTC 2.3.x the corrent syntax for mount need both the device and the mount point.

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