I tried to "install" a custom build prop to trick Play Store into thinking my device was an A500 plus all the other tweaks included.
The available apps are still the same and now in the About section it says Model: unknown
I cant seem to figure out why it isnt co-operating????
I edited it (build.prop) myself as I have the official OTA ICS update but all the lines are correct according to "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525964"
Any help appreciated
Have you tried clearing the Market's data/cache and rebooting? Mind attaching your edited build.prop so I could take a look at it?
Hiya, Yup i wiped the cache and rebooted
btw attached file is not a zip just remove ".zip" file extension
jords7 said:
Hiya, Yup i wiped the cache and rebooted
btw attached file is not a zip just remove ".zip" file extension
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You missed one section (ro.build.product) where you still had "vangogh". I've attached it with the change.
Thanks, inserted the build.prop you attached and same result as before. "Model Number : Unknown" no different apps available. Thank you very much for trying though
jords7 said:
Thanks, inserted the build.prop you attached and same result as before. "Model Number : Unknown" no different apps available. Thank you very much for trying though
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Try the one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24364134&postcount=11 (you could edit the display ID if you wish).
Theonew said:
Try the one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24364134&postcount=11 (you could edit the display ID if you wish).
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Ok thanks I'll give it a crack and let you know
EDIT: Bloody legend, works a charm. Not sure what was different but it works, Thanks again
jords7 said:
Ok thanks I'll give it a crack and let you know
EDIT: Bloody legend, works a charm. Not sure what was different but it works, Thanks again
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I've noticed these A500 build.prop's where a lot of the device/board/product etc is changed including the fingerprint and description. I know you will get the A500 listed in the system specs but I am wondering if your games will actually work with the build.prop.zip files I have seen in this thread on 4.0.3 or later. I have a thread devoted specifically to this at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1554259 My build.prop in Rev.0.4 or newer for A500 works for listing the extra apps/games in the Play store and games do work. A good test for a known app that I know didn't work for me when I tried changing the device /board to match A500 is Angry Birds. If you get a black screen when trying to load Angry Birds with your build.prop, then try mine, it *should* work and you will also unlock all the apps on the Play store that are compatible with A500 but not A100 too
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I've noticed these A500 build.prop's where a lot of the device/board/product etc is changed including the fingerprint and description. I know you will get the A500 listed in the system specs but I am wondering if your games will actually work with the build.prop.zip files I have seen in this thread on 4.0.3 or later. I have a thread devoted specifically to this at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1554259 My build.prop in Rev.0.4 or newer for A500 works for listing the extra apps/games in the Play store and games do work. A good test for a known app that I know didn't work for me when I tried changing the device /board to match A500 is Angry Birds. If you get a black screen when trying to load Angry Birds with your build.prop, then try mine, it *should* work and you will also unlock all the apps on the Play store that are compatible with A500 but not A100 too
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Yes, my edited version does that too (no issues). I don't get a black screen when opening any games either.
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So, I have read that it's an issue with all Froyo ROM's on the EVO... You can't see paid/protected apps in the Marketplace; supposedly, the apps not showing are not verified to work on Froyo.
Could someone just patch the build_prop like they did on the Nexus One before Google released the official fix?
N1 Fix Thread for Reference: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=693102
If anyone wants to tackle it, the dev of the N1 fix explained what needs to be done here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=693102
I don't have an EVO, nor am I much of a developer; but I just rooted my friend's EVO and was looking for a fix for him when I realized that the N1 had a very similar issue when it was running leaked versions of Froyo.
Just throwing it out there... I could be way off.
I think this should be easy to do. Theoretically you should be able to take buildprop swticher v0.3.1.zip and replace /buildprop/build.2.1 with the build.prop from stock and /buildprop/build.2.2 with the build.prop from CM6 and then follow the directions from that post.
I'm about to test it out myself and see if it works...
Let me know... If it does, could you post the build.prop files that you used?
EDIT: Awesome to see another SC member!
Okay, first attempt boot looped. I think build.2.1 needs to be a 2.2 build.prop modified to look like 2.1 because the stock 2.1 build.prop won't work with 2.2. Should've looked at that more instead of rushing Going to see if I can find the lines to change real quick, gotta go back to work in a few minutes...
It also cleared my Google Account settings haha... trying a new modification but may not be able to upload anything until tonight!
Thanks for your help... Can you post your build.props before going back to work? If so, I will try to work on this more if you aren't able to get it before going back.
Thanks
Just printed and compared the build.props for the N1 fix and see that there are only 2 lines that were changed. If someone wants to provide me with a 2.1 build.prop and the CM6 build.prop, I might be able to get this working.
Don't bother with it man.
I'm the one posted the Nexus thread. I already tried changing the build.prop fingerprints & it didn't fix the issue.
Only thing keeping me from using CM6
Geniusdog254 said:
Don't bother with it man.
I'm the one posted the Nexus thread. I already tried changing the build.prop fingerprints & it didn't fix the issue.
Only thing keeping me from using CM6
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I was just about to post saying what I tried didn't work and I was hoping you'd pop in here. I was thinking about digging into it more this weekend but if you haven't been able to get anywhere I doubt I could either.
Well... that blows... Sorry guys
Wish I could've been of more help!
Geniusdog254 said:
Don't bother with it man.
I'm the one posted the Nexus thread. I already tried changing the build.prop fingerprints & it didn't fix the issue.
Only thing keeping me from using CM6
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After you changed the lines in build.prop did you try reseting Market?
settings > Applications > Manage Applications > ALL > Market > Clear data
Geniusdog... what all does the ro.build.fingerprint line do?
spiicytuna said:
After you changed the lines in build.prop did you try reseting Market?
settings > Applications > Manage Applications > ALL > Market > Clear data
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Yep. Even tried pushing it while still in recovery, right after wiping and flashing the ROM. Still a no go
Edit: the to.build.fingerprint is the "fingerprint" it shows when it accesses the Market. So its how the Market decides what apps to show, and sees what kind of device it is & its version
Geniusdog254 said:
Yep. Even tried pushing it while still in recovery, right after wiping and flashing the ROM. Still a no go
Edit: the to.build.fingerprint is the "fingerprint" it shows when it accesses the Market. So its how the Market decides what apps to show, and sees what kind of device it is & its version
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We need a setting like most of the android browsers to allow us to spoof ourselves as stock 2.1 EVO.
Geniusdog254 said:
Yep. Even tried pushing it while still in recovery, right after wiping and flashing the ROM. Still a no go
Edit: the to.build.fingerprint is the "fingerprint" it shows when it accesses the Market. So its how the Market decides what apps to show, and sees what kind of device it is & its version
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Hmmm...editing fingerprint and description *SHOULD* work but it did not work when I tried adding the fingerprint/description from Avalaunch's Froyo ROM. It seems that Ava's Froyo ROM fixed the missing apps issue. It's so very bizarre that we can't get certain market apps to show on CM6 and drives me crazy. There has to be some type of solution, I'm just not sure what it is yet
ok this is what we did on the Hero when we was with 1.5 and got the leak of 2.1 the market didnt show all the apps so we just change it with the nexus one, so i am guessing maybe we can get a 2.2nexus one build.prop and push it to the Evo, make sure to clear the market chache though , it took like 5-6hours for the apps to start showing up on the Hero!! just an Idea
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Hmmm...editing fingerprint and description *SHOULD* work but it did not work when I tried adding the fingerprint/description from Avalaunch's Froyo ROM. It seems that Ava's Froyo ROM fixed the missing apps issue. It's so very bizarre that we can't get certain market apps to show on CM6 and drives me crazy. There has to be some type of solution, I'm just not sure what it is yet
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Have you tried just using the whole build.prop from Ava's ROM? Should work ok since they're both 2.2, no idea if it'll fix the issue though.
datajosh said:
Have you tried just using the whole build.prop from Ava's ROM? Should work ok since they're both 2.2, no idea if it'll fix the issue though.
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bootlooops
Edit: nvm, was incomplete.
Sense build.prop files & AOSP build.prop files don't play nice together. Neither do CDMA files & GSM files.
It takes some changes to get the phone to boot with them, or to get radio access with them.
I've already tried a stock Nexus fingerprint, but it still doesn't give access. Like I said, I even pushed the file before even booting the phone (I.E, wipe, flash CM6, push file in recovery, then reboot) and it still didn't work.
Ava's build prop comes up, but no Market. Something else is going on.
Geniusdog254 said:
Sense build.prop files & AOSP build.prop files don't play nice together. Neither do CDMA files & GSM files.
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Duh, forgot it was Sense for a minute there. I feel like looking into it more but I'm not sure if anyone's going to find a solution.
Works nice so far but it won't let me install BRUT maps ALL other firmwares allowed this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630887
Any ideas? Or are there are problems you find?
No probs to report yet, works brilliantly.
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wouldnt recognise any sim cards in mine, flashed it twice, gone back to JG5 and working fine. It is a GSM phone unlocked when i got it, on O2, tried virgin sim too but didnt work :-|
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Works nice so far but it won't let me install BRUT maps ALL other firmwares allowed this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630887
Any ideas? Or are there are problems you find?
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Tried Brut maps, installs and works fine.
Market BUG
After I flash this firmware, I only able to download a few applications and then something weird happened. The Market start to download the program that I don't download and it say download unsuccessful and after that when I want to download other program, It stuck at starting download.
Only solution I found is factory reset
I originally used DXJF4 rom
LukeSP said:
After I flash this firmware, I only able to download a few applications and then something weird happened. The Market start to download the program that I don't download and it say download unsuccessful and after that when I want to download other program, It stuck at starting download.
Only solution I found is factory reset
I originally used DXJF4 rom
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if the solution is a factory reset and does not repeat, it is not a bug..
The market downloading problem keep coming back street every factory reset.I've done 3 times.
First,I can download application like normal.Then,the market start downloading many the applications that I didn't download and then I've stock at starting download.
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I noticed the phone gets very warn with these last few firmwares and the battery doesn't seem to last long with the JM2 firmware...
Really bad battery time, lost 40 percent at 8 h standby,
LukeSP said:
The market downloading problem keep coming back street every factory reset.I've done 3 times.
First,I can download application like normal.Then,the market start downloading many the applications that I didn't download and then I've stock at starting download.
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Hey Luke,
Been experiencing this problem ever since i got this phone, i've now tried every firmware update possible, no real fix as yet. I suspected it had something to do with the fact that i moved from a Nexus One with Froyo back to Eclair, but it sounds like you haven't done that.
Let me know if you find a fix... would love to be able to use my market the way it was intended.
No YouTube connect
Hi XDA Folks,
i upgraded my SGS to XWJM2 ,ad root access and mimo v4 speedhack .
All works fine only if I wann to play youtube i get an connect error message
" java.io.FileNotFoundExeption:
/data/data/com.google.android.youtube/cache/GDataRequest.176494359"
i test with Root Explorer an did not find the file "GDataRequest.176494359"
in the requested folder .
xda developers you have solution for me
PS. quadrant standard bench between 1650-1750 with the new Firmware
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Hey Luke,
Been experiencing this problem ever since i got this phone, i've now tried every firmware update possible, no real fix as yet. I suspected it had something to do with the fact that i moved from a Nexus One with Froyo back to Eclair, but it sounds like you haven't done that.
Let me know if you find a fix... would love to be able to use my market the way it was intended.
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try this fix - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=711569&highlight=android+market+apps
hmmm i have the same setup as you have, but i have no issues with youtube, maybe a app or faulty restore which breaks it for you?
dirkr said:
Hi XDA Folks,
i upgraded my SGS to XWJM2 ,ad root access and mimo v4 speedhack .
All works fine only if I wann to play youtube i get an connect error message
" java.io.FileNotFoundExeption:
/data/data/com.google.android.youtube/cache/GDataRequest.176494359"
i test with Root Explorer an did not find the file "GDataRequest.176494359"
in the requested folder .
xda developers you have solution for me
PS. quadrant standard bench between 1650-1750 with the new Firmware
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Camera Geotaging stops working after some seconds.
Simply no position inside the EXIF Tag.
This issue is not new in this Firmware.
It exists longer time.
pshetty said:
try this fix - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=711569&highlight=android+market+apps
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Thanks for the tip but it did not work. I'm having a problem where the imei number on the phone using *#06# is different to the case imei. I don't get how the numbers changed, but would desperately appreciate if someone could tell me how to match them up again?
I also have a problem with try to correct by changing .imei in /system /efs to match case imei but after reboot it keep changing back.
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hmmm i have the same setup as you have, but i have no issues with youtube, maybe a app or faulty restore which breaks it for you?
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yes thanks that was the solution iforget todo factory reset
now works fine
I already had 2 crash/freeze with this kernel, it looks definitely unstable.
2 crashes situation :
1/ Pressing stop/play in xiialive lite
2/ listening audio in the standard mp3 player.
It crashed both time using the audio device.
I waited 1min the first time, hoping OOm killer or something else would kill a bad behaving process; without success.
The second time, i did not had time to loose :/
Very disapointing !
2 days after installing JS2 I'm still unable to connect to Market.
I'm unable to setup the Google login. Error is always no server available or something in that manner. Selecting clearing cache in recovery also did not help either.
Any suggestion is highly appreciated.
Thanks.
If you are not able to login to the market, then you will have a general problem..
Because you can even login if you dont have the market fix..
The market fix is just for secure apps...
I loaded CM 7.0.2.1 Supersonic & A LOT of apps are missing like USAA, Groupon, Amazon, Etc. How do I fix this? What would cause this? I'm new to flashing so I'm stumped at this point.
I have tried the "Fix" file, i have tried downloading apps through diff. markets, i have tried a diff market.apk, and i have tried clearing my cache and wiping my phone. please help.
Sorry, don't know the answer, but this is the proper place to post questions for future reference:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=652
or in the thread of the ROM you are having an issue with.
Don't know the answer either, just wanted to say cheers to jstalford for not being a jerk. Hopefully others can learn that when redirecting people to the appropriate forums you can do so without being rude.
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I loaded CM 7.0.2.1 Supersonic & A LOT of apps are missing like USAA, Groupon, Amazon, Etc. How do I fix this? What would cause this? I'm new to flashing so I'm stumped at this point.
I have tried the "Fix" file, i have tried downloading apps through diff. markets, i have tried a diff market.apk, and i have tried clearing my cache and wiping my phone. please help.
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I thanked you instead of clicking reply... LOL
anyway, i dont remember if CM 7 has fastboot... if so, disable it. should be under app/development settings.
I play with aosp/GB sometimes, and I've noticed some of the apps I use aren't in market, and wont even install thru TB. I just chalked it up to GB incompatibility.
But I'm no expert.
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I play with aosp/GB sometimes, and I've noticed some of the apps I use aren't in market, and wont even install thru TB. I just chalked it up to GB incompatibility.
But I'm no expert.
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Yea I also think its linked to GB not being official on our Evo's
scottspa74 said:
I play with aosp/GB sometimes, and I've noticed some of the apps I use aren't in market, and wont even install thru TB. I just chalked it up to GB incompatibility.
But I'm no expert.
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You'll run into that from time to time, some devs havent updated the app for gd compatiblity yet.
That is a feature that google made. It detects what android version you have and what phone. it then filters out incompatible or blocked(e.g. A thunderbolt only app in market) apps. Its their own way to promise you that any app in the market(which arent filtered out) will run on your device.
CM7.0.2.1, all apps listed by OP appearing in market. User error. Most likely didn't format /system or something.
Screenshots attached as examples. Flashed ROM, Gapps, a custom Font, and Tiamat Kernel. Booted up, used T-Mobile theme chooser to change to one of the other included themes. That's it for the modifications.
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CM7.0.2.1, all apps listed by OP appearing in market. User error. Most likely didn't format /system or something.
Screenshots attached as examples. Flashed ROM, Gapps, a custom Font, and Tiamat Kernel. Booted up, used T-Mobile theme chooser to change to one of the other included themes. That's it for the modifications.
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I'm on Fresh 4 (GB) and I'm getting the same results you are, but I'm not getting (for example) MLB At Bat.
Can you search for MLB At Bat and see if it shows up?
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I'm on Fresh 4 (GB) and I'm getting the same results you are, but I'm not getting (for example) MLB At Bat.
Can you search for MLB At Bat and see if it shows up?
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MLB.com At Bat 11 - US $14.99
MLB.com At Bat Lite - FREE
Both by "MLB Advanced Media, L.P."
sirmx said:
MLB.com At Bat 11 - US $14.99
MLB.com At Bat Lite - FREE
Both by "MLB Advanced Media, L.P."
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Same here. CM 7.0.2.1.3.1415926535897932384626433832795 (or something like that)
OP: try doing a full wipe. Use Amon_Ra Recovery. Make sure you download the most up to date gapps: http://goo-inside.me/gapps/
Can anyone tell me what needs to be edited in the build.prop file to remove the sprint stuff from the phone. I'm using ES File Explorer and can edit the file with this just not sure what needs to be changed.
For instance this is what is there for the screen resolution under
#Following property will be referenced by Settings.
ro.product.display_resolution = 4.3 inch WVGA resolution
Just not sure if changing it to the proper size will do the trick or is there more?
Also see the 4 references to sprint under #Welly_Fang_12/30/2010
do I just delete sprint-us and put in verizon in the four lines of code?
Okay I installed a froyo backup to compare the build.prop files and tehy are quite different.
Under #Welly_Fang in froyo there are only two lines:
ro.cdma.home.operator.numeric = 310012
ro.cdma.home.operator.alpha = Verizon
So I'm assuming this should be the same for the gingerbread build.prop though it has four lines of code referencing sprint-us not two.
Also there is no reference to screen resolution in the froyo build.prop file and when I checked settings its not listed under hardware either. So Im thinking of just changing this to 3.7 in gingerbreads build.prop and see what happens.
If any thing goes wrong I can always flash a backup.
Well when I got into the gingerbread build.prop again I noticed there were actually two #Wolly_Fang sections. One for Verizon and one for Sprint so I just deleted all the Sprint lines of code. Then under resoluton I just changed it to 3.7 and then rebooted without any problems and it says 3.7 under hardware now.
Now I just need to figure out how to get rid of Sprint in the Market app. I'm assuming that can be done by replacing the market in system apps folder, probably market updater and market provider too. I tried doing it by installing a copy of teh new market over it but that didn't work. Any one know?
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Well when I got into the gingerbread build.prop again I noticed there were actually two #Wolly_Fang sections. One for Verizon and one for Sprint so I just deleted all the Sprint lines of code. Then under resoluton I just changed it to 3.7 and then rebooted without any problems and it says 3.7 under hardware now.
Now I just need to figure out how to get rid of Sprint in the Market app. I'm assuming that can be done by replacing the market in system apps folder, probably market updater and market provider too. I tried doing it by installing a copy of teh new market over it but that didn't work. Any one know?
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What ROM are you on?
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What ROM are you on?
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This is just rooted stock gingerbread not a custom ROM. I read that you could edit the build.prop file using just a file explorer in a thread for another phone. Now I'm trying to find how to get rid of Sprint from the market. Not sure where they put it. I could always load the kitchen back on to my laptop and buld a custom ROM again to try and get rid of it.
I've noticed that Sprint doesn't show up in the old market just the new market. Just not sure where the market is getting this info from to know to display it.
sprint was just replaced by verizon in my market today so it must have been something on googles end as i didn't do anything to change it.
I've been having an issue with way too many apps being not compatible. The only thing I've done to my phone is root with an insecure kernel and flash a Clockwork recovery. The stuff that works works fine, but I can't play Angry Birds (not that I want to, just an example). Anybody else having this issue or know why I'll having it? The latest I found is the new Google maps. I can't even find it on the market now.
Angry Birds all 3 versions of it works fine in our phone
there's a detailed long list of all the games that work or don't work in the Apps & Themes section
you need to be more specific about what doesn't work, error and behaviour
else there's no much we can do to help you
or perhaps just flash to another ROM, make sure to clean and wipe before you do
did u touch the lcd density of ur phone??? if so set it back to default and that should fix it if u did
LCD density. Didn't even think of that. That'll be my fix, thanks.
HoosierFDaddy said:
LCD density. Didn't even think of that. That'll be my fix, thanks.
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That was the issue when I was using my hd2.