Root [ROM] ApeX V1.4.1 for Droid X & Droid 2 - Refinement and Ease of Use (2/22/2011)

Fabolous · Feb 24, 2011

http://fabdroid.com/goodies/Gmail.apk

Updated apk of the new update to restore Gingerbread notification. Uninstall the update first, place apk on /sdcard, then use the toolbox to install Gmail.apk

Coolguy71261 · Feb 24, 2011

is it possible if i move the rubix contacts apk to apex, to have my facebook contacts will show up in the contacts apk instead of having to open the facebook contacts folder?

Batbriel · Feb 24, 2011

Fabolous said:
http://fabdroid.com/goodies/Gmail.apk

Updated apk of the new update to restore Gingerbread notification. Uninstall the update first, place apk on /sdcard, then use the toolbox to install Gmail.apk

I am sorry but I am a little lost doing this :thinking:

I think I did it but not sure

MadMule · Feb 24, 2011

Batbriel said:
I am sorry but I am a little lost doing this

I think I did it but not sure

It doesn't work for me at all. The .apk is in the right spot, but when I tell the toolbox to install w/ 'i' the screen just "flips" and I'm still at the same screen.

Batbriel · Feb 24, 2011

Are we doing something Wrong ?

MadMule · Feb 24, 2011

Batbriel said:
Are we doing something Wrong ?

Wait, hold on...I had to manually Force Quit Gmail, and now the toolbox is stuck on the 'i' after I pressed enter.

Damn, yeah toolbox locked up. It shouldn't be this difficult installing a simple .apk.

Batbriel · Feb 24, 2011

MadMule said:
Wait, hold on...I had to manually Force Quit Gmail, and now the toolbox is stuck on the 'i' after I pressed enter.

Damn, yeah toolbox locked up. It shouldn't be this difficult installing a simple .apk.

ok so what exactly did u enter?

bouchigo · Feb 24, 2011

Batbriel said:
ok so what exactly did u enter?

You are supposed to remove the old update before updating to this new one.

Not sure if you did that or not.

MadMule · Feb 24, 2011

bouchigo said:
You are supposed to remove the old update before updating to this new one.

Not sure if you did that or not.

Yup, did it and also rebooted.

su
apextoolbox
2
i

No dice.

Batbriel · Feb 24, 2011

I did uninstall the update first

meh !! Ill figure it out later,, I'm Tired

bouchigo · Feb 24, 2011

I'm on Fission right now so I can't try it out.

MadMule · Feb 24, 2011

Nice, now the Market does't even detect Gmail on my phone. It shows that there's an update, but when I try to even check up on the app, it says "The requested item could not be found."

Yes I have wiped Gmail's cache and even force closed it/restarted it a few times in the last few minutes, nothing helps.

My obvious recommendation is don't try to do this update. I can't find a way to fix my Market now.

EDIT: This is his Twitter status on how to install it; I am nowhere near getting that experience pass the "press i" part.

http://twitter.com/bigxie/statuses/40992386373005312

bouchigo · Feb 24, 2011

MadMule said:
Nice, now the Market does't even detect Gmail on my phone. It shows that there's an update, but when I try to even check up on the app, it says "The requested item could not be found."

Yes I have wiped Gmail's cache and even force closed it/restarted it a few times in the last few minutes, nothing helps.

My obvious recommendation is don't try to do this update. I can't find a way to fix my Market now.

Try deleting it with root explorer and then try to install it again.

MadMule · Feb 24, 2011

bouchigo said:
Try deleting it with root explorer and then try to install it again.

I dont have RE installed right now, but I did manage to mess up Gmail further. I found out I could reinstall the Gmail update on the market if I longpress it. But now I get a server error when trying to uninstall it, and it's still not recognized by the Market when I simply press it.

Guess I'll be re-installing ApeX tonight...

Fabolous · Feb 25, 2011

huh?!

Those were the exact steps I did when testing this.

By the way, did you turn your phone off of USB mass storage mode before starting the toolbox? If the sdcard is mounted to your PC still, the phone cannot see any files on it.

So just to be sure:

1. Gmail.apk is on the ROOT of your sdcard
2. Your phone is NOT in mass storage mode
3. You run toolbox, option 2, then i, then type Gmail.apk

and it still doesn't work?

MadMule · Feb 25, 2011

Fabolous said:
huh?!

Those were the exact steps I did when testing this.

By the way, did you turn your phone off of USB mass storage mode before starting the toolbox? If the sdcard is mounted to your PC still, the phone cannot see any files on it.

So just to be sure:

1. Gmail.apk is on the ROOT of your sdcard
2. Your phone is NOT in mass storage mode
3. You run toolbox, option 2, then i, then type Gmail.apk

and it still doesn't work?

Hey Fab,

I uninstalled the Gmail update first, then put the Gmail.apk in the root (as in, if you just dragged and dropped the file right onto the SD card). My phone is not plugged into a computer, and I never had a problem with the toolbox before.

If I press i and hit enter, the screen flashes and it's like I never pressed the 'i' in the first place. And now with Gmail messed up in the Market, I guess it's just easier now to just wipe the phone and install ApeX again.

Peg49 · Feb 25, 2011

MadMule said:
Hey Fab,

I uninstalled the Gmail update first, then put the Gmail.apk in the root (as in, if you just dragged and dropped the file right onto the SD card). My phone is not plugged into a computer, and I never had a problem with the toolbox before.

If I press i and hit enter, the screen flashes and it's like I never pressed the 'i' in the first place. And now with Gmail messed up in the Market, I guess it's just easier now to just wipe the phone and install ApeX again.

Actually same thing happened to me. It seemed like whenever I hit 'i', the toolbox thought I hit something that wasn't an option. I tried 'r' just to make sure my keyboard wasn't screwing up and that worked fine. To get the updated Gmail.apk working, I just put it in /system/app, changed the permissions using RE and rebooted and its all updated again now with the gingerbread notification.

Fabolous · Feb 25, 2011

Ahh, sorry to hear about this. I'm at a loss, I can't really reproduce the error and looking through the script, I don't see how that could happen :thinking:

But I'm glad you got it working with RE! There's also a manual way to do it:

Code:

su
sys -rw
cp -f /sdcard/Gmail.apk /system/app/
chmod 755 /system/app/Gmail.apk
sys -ro

bouchigo · Feb 25, 2011

Peg49 said:
Actually same thing happened to me. It seemed like whenever I hit 'i', the toolbox thought I hit something that wasn't an option. I tried 'r' just to make sure my keyboard wasn't screwing up and that worked fine. To get the updated Gmail.apk working, I just put it in /system/app, changed the permissions using RE and rebooted and its all updated again now with the gingerbread notification.

He doesn't have root explorer....I was going to direct him in that same direction, but if he doesn't have it, he can't do it.

alprazolam · Feb 25, 2011

I ended up using RE and did the same as Peg49. In toolbox, I could get the "i" to work but when attempting to install Gmail.apk, there was a quick flash and nothing happened. Tried applying the gmail update and then uninstalling it. Still nothing. I could not get your apk to take until I matched the correct permissions in the system/app location. Could it be a problem with permissions set in your file Fab?

MikeAce00 · Feb 25, 2011

bouchigo said:
He doesn't have root explorer....I was going to direct him in that same direction, but if he doesn't have it, he can't do it.

Are you using swype? Try changing the keyboard to the stock multi touch android keyboard.... see if the allows for the install option. This is what worked for me.

Peg49 · Feb 25, 2011

MikeAce00 said:
Are you using swype? Try changing the keyboard to the stock multi touch android keyboard.... see if the allows for the install option. This is what worked for me.

Weird, I was actually using swype. Tried it with the android keyboard just to see if it would work and it did! Thanks for the help!

Fabolous · Feb 25, 2011

MikeAce00 said:
Are you using swype? Try changing the keyboard to the stock multi touch android keyboard.... see if the allows for the install option. This is what worked for me.

GENIUS.

That's the issue. I guess Terminal Emulator does not like Swype as much as the stock keyboard.

Thanks!

MikeAce00 · Feb 25, 2011

Cool glad it worked out!

MadMule · Feb 25, 2011

MikeAce00 said:
Are you using swype? Try changing the keyboard to the stock multi touch android keyboard.... see if the allows for the install option. This is what worked for me.

Bam, that worked, thanks!

Unfortunately, Gmail is still corrupted/gone in the judgment of the Market (even though it lets me open it if I choose so via a long press), so I'll still be wiping my phone.

EDIT: I still wouldn't recommend the fix, because the update that it's based on was pulled anyway due to stability issues. Best to just stay with the version that ApeX 1.4.0/1.4.1 came with and wait for a new official Gmail update.

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