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diff --git a/docs/embedded-vm-control.html b/docs/embedded-vm-control.html index 0b279e812..1e544534a 100644 --- a/docs/embedded-vm-control.html +++ b/docs/embedded-vm-control.html @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ <h1>Controlling the Embedded VM</h1> <ul> - <li><a href="#overview">Overview</a> + <li><a href="#introduction">Introduction</a> (read this first!) <li><a href="#checkjni">Extended JNI Checks</a> <li><a href="#assertions">Assertions</a> <li><a href="#verifier">Bytecode Verification and Optimization</a> @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ <li><a href="#dexcheck">DEX File Checksums</a> </ul> -<h2><a name="overview">Overview</a></h2> +<h2><a name="introduction">Introduction (read this first!)</a></h2> <p>The Dalvik VM supports a variety of command-line arguments (use <code>adb shell dalvikvm -help</code> to get a summary), but @@ -31,12 +31,13 @@ with <code>setprop</code>, issuing a shell command on the device like this: <pre>adb shell setprop <name> <value></pre> -<p>The Android runtime must be restarted before the changes will take -effect (<code>adb shell stop; adb shell start</code>). This is because the +<p><strong>The Android runtime must be restarted before the changes will take +effect</strong> (<code>adb shell stop; adb shell start</code>). This is because the settings are processed in the "zygote" process, which starts early and stays around "forever". -<p>You may not be able to set this as an unprivileged user. You can use +<p>You may not be able to set <code>dalvik.*</code> properties or restart +the system as an unprivileged user. You can use <code>adb root</code> or run the <code>su</code> command from the device shell on "userdebug" builds to become root first. When in doubt, <pre>adb shell getprop <name></pre> @@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ add a line to <code>/data/local.prop</code> that looks like: <p>Such changes will survive reboots, but will be lost if the data partition is wiped. (Hint: create a <code>local.prop</code> -on your workstation, then <code>adb push local.prop /data</code> . Or, +on your workstation, then <code>adb push local.prop /data</code>. Or, use one-liners like <code>adb shell "echo name = value >> /data/local.prop"</code> -- note the quotes are important.) |