So.... not really sure how to explain this, but I reinstalled Paranoid Android 3.65 with the recommended pa_gapps zip and now my Google apps (mainly the Play Store and Gmail) have a black skin? And I mean a solid black skin, it's not even appealing to me. I can't uninstall Gmail and Playstore and reinstall them, since I'm given no option to uninstall. I also tried reinstalling just the pa-gapps zip, but that did nothing. I also just spent the last few hours getting my phone set back to how it was, so I really wouldn't want to start all over again...
I've added some screenies to show you what I mean exactly. I just want the plain ol' white/grey apps that I'm familiar with. Thanks for your help!
use different gapps. the one you used probably has blacked out apps.
simms22 said:
use different gapps. the one you used probably has blacked out apps.
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Would just the latest official gapps work?
RawrNate said:
Would just the latest official gapps work?
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yes
simms22 said:
yes
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I've tried 3 different gapps and nothing's changed :/
RawrNate said:
I've tried 3 different gapps and nothing's changed :/
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Hmm, that's odd. Back your apps/data in Titanium backup then wipe and reflash the ROM and GApps. After that you can restore your data.
Have you tried a clean install? Wipe data system cache and dalvik then flash your ROM kernel and gapps.
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How do you do flash the ROM every day and not loose all your settings, apps, etc. and have to re-download and reset everything again?
Or do you not loose all this when you download new nightly builds of CM7?
I never understood this either. Either you can flash over the previous 'nightly' and that preserves the settings and apps or they do a titanium backup of the apps and settings and flash that back on after doing a wipe. Don't know for sure tho.
The nightlys are too bleeding edge for me tho, tend to stick with a stable rom until cyanogen releases a fully compiled version.
I flash nightlies nightly. All you do is flash over the old one and everythings still there.
So you don't do a wipe in Rom Manager before you flash?
tangiers said:
So you don't do a wipe in Rom Manager before you flash?
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Never. I haven't wiped once in about 30+ updates. Phone runs great.
synpax said:
How do you do flash the ROM every day and not loose all your settings, apps, etc. and have to re-download and reset everything again?
Or do you not loose all this when you download new nightly builds of CM7?
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1) download update and put on SD card
2) enter recovery
3) Wipe cache/dalvik cache (notice. Don't wipe data. this is how you keep your apps/preferences/etc.)
4) Apply nightly update .zip
4a) If you're running a launcher mod (other than ADW) you can go to reboot recovery then flash the launcher mod as well to save your homescreens.
5) Reboot.
I don't even do that. Just flash straight from ROM Manager. I also don't backup before every update either. Think my current backup is nightly 15.
Vision rooted, booted and scooted
martonikaj said:
1) download update and put on SD card
2) enter recovery
3) Wipe cache/dalvik cache (notice. Don't wipe data. this is how you keep your apps/preferences/etc.)
4) Apply nightly update .zip
4a) If you're running a launcher mod (other than ADW) you can go to reboot recovery then flash the launcher mod as well to save your homescreens.
5) Reboot.
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Exactly how I do it. +1
ScooterG said:
Never. I haven't wiped once in about 30+ updates. Phone runs great.
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But, the very first time you installed a ROM you had to wipe everything?
It's just the updates where you don't need to wipe, right?
Yeah, you only need to wipe when going to a new version of android, eg 2.2 to 2.3
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bazhip said:
Yeah, you only need to wipe when going to a new version of android, eg 2.2 to 2.3
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or... between CM and Gv or MIUI or Sense. Just good practice to wipe when making huge ROM changes.
what exactly is dalvik cache?
convolution said:
what exactly is dalvik cache?
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If goggle "what is dalvik cache", you'll probably get back to an xda thread, except that the first reply tells you to go google it, lol. Don't worry, though, cyanogen gives a pretty good summary of what it is in that thread a few posts down.
I am running CM 7.0.2.1. I keep getting a force close every time I either go on the market or it waits till I go to install an app. I have already done a system wipe and the problem is still present. Let me know if you have any solutions. Thank you
Did you try "uninstall updates" from the app settings?
dglowe343 said:
Did you try "uninstall updates" from the app settings?
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i'm confused, please explain.
redsoxfan320 said:
i'm confused, please explain.
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from the home screen go to settings->applications->manage applications->all->market->uninstall updates (on the top right)
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from the home screen go to settings->applications->manage applications->all->market->uninstall updates (on the top right)
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I did as you said, and right when i clicked on the market icon, it showed the force closed error.
redsoxfan320 said:
I did as you said, and right when i clicked on the market icon, it showed the force closed error.
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I would wipe dalvik and cache then reflash gapps. Make sure its the latest one for Gingerbread found HERE
dglowe343 said:
I would wipe dalvik and cache then reflash gapps. Make sure its the latest one for Gingerbread found HERE
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I have the right update and I did as you said phone is rebooting.
Did you reinstall from Titanium Backup? I did a full reinstall from there once and for whatever reason market didn't like it. Other programs were fine though. Just (eventually when I figured it out) reinstalled gapps over it and the problem went away.
I was having the same issue after a fresh install (double wipe: dalvik, cache, system, factory reset using amon ra). I got frustrated adn left it for a while and noticed that it stopped FCing after the market had restored my apps (or tried to at least some of them I had to do manually). This happened after 2 installs so I switched to the Amazon App to restore most of my apps from seems to work better since it doesn't try to sync everything back at once.
Cliff notes: leave the phone alone for a couple hours and let everything finish syncing then see what happens.
Philyteach said:
Did you reinstall from Titanium Backup? I did a full reinstall from there once and for whatever reason market didn't like it. Other programs were fine though. Just (eventually when I figured it out) reinstalled gapps over it and the problem went away.
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No i didn't restore through titanium. I think i might flash another rom, are you aware of any that function well like CM 7 lol, i'm not a noob, or anything just want to hear an opinion.
redsoxfan320 said:
No i didn't restore through titanium. I think i might flash another rom, are you aware of any that function well like CM 7 lol, i'm not a noob, or anything just want to hear an opinion.
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I liked SalvageMod.
Sry0fcr said:
I liked SalvageMod.
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I was using that before CM 7 guess ill do a clean flash to that and see how it rolls. Thanks
I'm not able to get any Google Apps to work (Market, Gmail, etc.) to work on CM 7.1 Port. However, Google Voice works fine..strange.
Any suggestions?
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I'm not able to get any Google Apps to work (Market, Gmail, etc.) to work on CM 7.1 Port. However, Google Voice works fine..strange.
Any suggestions?
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I would try wiping cache and dalvic and reflash gapps.
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No gapps showing
I've a similar problem, in my case I can't find Google Play, google maps of youtube in my applications list, only google search and google talk. I'm using CM7 by Quarx and I've tried two different versions of gapps, gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip and later gapps-gb-20120404-updated.zip (last one found in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1595963), both installed in recovery mode with clockworkmod.
Any help will be welcome.
Thanks.
raul1113 said:
I've a similar problem, in my case I can't find Google Play, google maps of youtube in my applications list, only google search and google talk. I'm using CM7 by Quarx and I've tried two different versions of gapps, gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip and later gapps-gb-20120404-updated.zip (last one found in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1595963), both installed in recovery mode with clockworkmod.
Any help will be welcome.
Thanks.
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Are you reflashing the rom along each time you try flashing gapps again?
There's a possibility that there's multiple installs of Market\Play conflicting with each other if all you're doing is wiping cache, wiping dalvik, and flashing gapps -- especially if you're flashing different versions of gapps.
What I recommend is backing up all your important apps data and reinstalling the rom. There's a chance that doing a factory reset then flashing gapps will work, but a fresh install is a better way to go.
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Are you reflashing the rom along each time you try flashing gapps again?
There's a possibility that there's multiple installs of Market\Play conflicting with each other if all you're doing is wiping cache, wiping dalvik, and flashing gapps -- especially if you're flashing different versions of gapps.
What I recommend is backing up all your important apps data and reinstalling the rom. There's a chance that doing a factory reset then flashing gapps will work, but a fresh install is a better way to go.
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Finally worked!!!! I just did what skeevy420 suggested and after I added my google account "voilà" google play was there.
Thanks for your help.
PD: I made a clean backup of my stock rom (AT&T), do you think that could be useful to somebody?
raul1113 said:
Finally worked!!!! I just did what skeevy420 suggested and after I added my google account "voilà" google play was there.
Thanks for your help.
PD: I made a clean backup of my stock rom (AT&T), do you think that could be useful to somebody?
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Nah, not unless you did something real cool with it that's hard to duplicate. We can just flash the sbf and get the same thing.
//Off to figure out that clock issue...again...and start on Paranoid Android:fingers-crossed:
Hi guys,
The question is as above. How do I update my paranoid android rom through goo manager?
I downloaded the new rom files but I ain't sure what to do under the flahs rom section. Do i have to do a factory reset or do i have to wipe the cache?
I tried updating once without any of these options. In the end, i lost my google apps. When I reinstore it, the expanded desktop function went missing. So I am hoping that someone can tell me the proper way of flashing it to avoid this problem in the future. Thank you!
Go read the first post of the paranoid android rom under android original development. Don't flash things until you read the instructions. Cache is wiped by the rom, and you need gapps with a new install.
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Hi guys,
The question is as above. How do I update my paranoid android rom through goo manager?
I downloaded the new rom files but I ain't sure what to do under the flahs rom section. Do i have to do a factory reset or do i have to wipe the cache?
I tried updating once without any of these options. In the end, i lost my google apps. When I reinstore it, the expanded desktop function went missing. So I am hoping that someone can tell me the proper way of flashing it to avoid this problem in the future. Thank you!
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as mentioned, you should always read the ROM thread completely before you flash.
the correct procedure is to download the updated zip, optionally check the md5 sum to make sure it did not get corrupted in transit [but if it got corrupted, I think CWM will tell you, and fail to even try to flash the zip], then flash the rom, and then flash gapps before rebooting. [if you reboot before flashing gapps, you will have to re-login, and re-authenticate apps like Google Voice, etc].
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as mentioned, you should always read the ROM thread completely before you flash.
the correct procedure is to download the updated zip, optionally check the md5 sum to make sure it did not get corrupted in transit [but if it got corrupted, I think CWM will tell you, and fail to even try to flash the zip], then flash the rom, and then flash gapps before rebooting. [if you reboot before flashing gapps, you will have to re-login, and re-authenticate apps like Google Voice, etc].
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and one more thing, flash a new kernel ONLY after the first reboot.
Billchen0014 said:
and one more thing, flash a new kernel ONLY after the first reboot.
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thanks alot!
Billchen0014 said:
and one more thing, flash a new kernel ONLY after the first reboot.
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OH..I didn't knew it. Thanks!
I am not getting on how to do that
Hi,
Can any one post link to forum?
I am using paranoid android and in goomanager its showing new update available..!
after downloading zip what to do next?
If any one can put screenshot or list step it would be much helpful..
Thanks in advance...
Balaji_NEXUS said:
OH..I didn't knew it. Thanks!
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Billchen0014 said:
and one more thing, flash a new kernel ONLY after the first reboot.
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This actually makes no difference, aside from making the process more time consuming. The few and far between anecdotes that led to this practice are a cum hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy. Without a doubt, it does not hurt anything, but it also yields no real benefit over flashing in the same recovery session.
Billchen0014 said:
and one more thing, flash a new kernel ONLY after the first reboot.
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This doesn't really matter, apart from making you have to "Android is Upgrading" 2x.
The process I follow which never fails me is (there may be a quicker way, but I know this will always work):
1 - Download ROM / Kernel / GAPPS etc
2 - Move all downloaded files to a single folder named "Flashing" or something
3 - Reboot to Recovery
4 - Wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache
5 - Flash ROM
6 - Flash GAPPS
7 - Flash Kernel
8 - Wipe Cache / Dalvik
That is the process for updating Paranoid android
Updating to a completely different ROM would require a Factory reset and Format
Wilks3y said:
This doesn't really matter, apart from making you have to "Android is Upgrading" 2x.
The process I follow which never fails me is (there may be a quicker way, but I know this will always work):
1 - Download ROM / Kernel / GAPPS etc
2 - Move all downloaded files to a single folder named "Flashing" or something
3 - Reboot to Recovery
4 - Wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache
5 - Flash ROM
6 - Flash GAPPS
7 - Flash Kernel
8 - Wipe Cache / Dalvik
That is the process for updating Paranoid android
Updating to a completely different ROM would require a Factory reset and Format
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You can safely leave off steps 2, 4, & 8
Anything you download using goo goes into a folder called goo manager. Just flash from there.
Wiping cache and dalvik is an old wives tale so to speak. You aren't doing a damn bit of good doing that. You can skip it
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Pirateghost said:
You can safely leave off steps 2, 4, & 8
Anything you download using goo goes into a folder called goo manager. Just flash from there.
Wiping cache and dalvik is an old wives tale so to speak. You aren't doing a damn bit of good doing that. You can skip it
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I know about the Goo Folder, however I like to keep all my stuff in the same place, and I download my Kernels from browser so I made my own for Flashing
Why is it a wives tale?
Thanks
Wilks3y said:
I know about the Goo Folder, however I like to keep all my stuff in the same place, and I download my Kernels from browser so I made my own for Flashing
Why is it a wives tale?
Thanks
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Because when you flash a new ROM to /system, it has to rebuild the dalvik for the signature on the new ROM. Android handles this on its own. I haven't checked but I bet the updater-script wipes cache for you also. I have never manually wiped cache and dalvik for a ROM update on my nexus devices.
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Pirateghost said:
Because when you flash a new ROM to /system, it has to rebuild the dalvik for the signature on the new ROM. Android handles this on its own. I haven't checked but I bet the updater-script wipes cache for you also. I have never manually wiped cache and dalvik for a ROM update on my nexus devices.
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Thanks for the advice bud
I'm guessing its still necessary if going to a whole new ROM?
Wilks3y said:
Thanks for the advice bud
I'm guessing its still necessary if going to a whole new ROM?
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When going from one rom to another the only thing that you should do is run factory reset in recovery
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Pirateghost said:
When going from one rom to another the only thing that you should do is run factory reset in recovery
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Ok great.
Appreciate that
Does anyone else have the issue with no sound mond the sound distorts via AUX? It doesn't seem to work as well as the original stock rom. I've tried re-installing a sound mod. I haven't installed Viper4Android either.
Also can I just flash another rom without wiping all my photos and apps ect?
Mast0rMason said:
Also can I just flash another rom without wiping all my photos and apps ect?
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It sounds like you have done a dirty flash instead of a full wipe. This will be the cause of your issue. It is always recommended to do a full wipe before flashing a new rom, otherwise you will most liklely come across issues.
CuBz90 said:
It sounds like you have done a dirty flash instead of a full wipe. This will be the cause of your issue. It is always recommended to do a full wipe before flashing a new rom, otherwise you will most liklely come across issues.
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Oh no I did a full wipe but I don't wanna change roms and wipe everything again because my internet is balls and downloads at like 550kb/s tops and don't wanna re download my apps :/
Mast0rMason said:
Oh no I did a full wipe but I don't wanna change roms and wipe everything again because my internet is balls and downloads at like 550kb/s tops and don't wanna re download my apps :/
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It's possibly a rom issue then. Download Titanium and backup all your apps and data. Then restore them in the new rom. Saves your internet speed then.
Mast0rMason said:
Oh no I did a full wipe but I don't wanna change roms and wipe everything again because my internet is balls and downloads at like 550kb/s tops and don't wanna re download my apps :/
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Bahaha. You actually download all your apps again? Rookie
Brava27 said:
Bahaha. You actually download all your apps again? Rookie
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Mm yes, I have the usual facebook, messenger, instagram, ebay, a few others and one game that I play. I don't have my phone filled with tens of applications I wont use?