copied file to /system/etc keeps getting reverted on reboot

[danns23]

My gps has been wonky for some time and I believe it is the gps.conf file. I have a version that works perfectly only I cannot get the darn file to copy over the one in /system/etc and stay there. It keeps reverting to the original file after a reboot.

I am not having a permissions problem here. It is more like what I copy over is saved as if it were a temporary filesystem.

I've used adb push, I've gone in through the shell and issued cat /sdcard/gps.conf > /system/etc/gps.conf; sync, and I've tried using esexplorer to copy and past the file over the one in /system/etc/gps.conf. They all change the file to what I want it to be, but when I reboot, it's back to what it used to be.

If I don't reboot the system I notice that after a while, the contents of the file just disappear. If I try to view the file it reports as empty.

How can I get this file to stay?

 

[Moscow Desire]

You probably don't have "write" permissions. Sometimes, even though you have root, you still don't have "RW" permissions.

Try using a file explorer like "root explorer" or "ES"

When you get to the directory, select RW (read/write)

EDIT: or. if you're tryimg to do this while the device is running, it may not let you. Try doing it through adb while in fastboot (just a theory as I haven't tried this before)