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Originally Posted by GoingDown
Here is something I have used for my Chinese-branded Android device with no official Android market.
WARNING! This procedure may render your device unbootable. Check first how you can reset your device to factory defaults if this happens. (happened to me few times, but factory reset helped every time). This may even brick your tablet, be careful!!!
WARNING! Do it on your own risk. If something goes wrong, warranty probably doesn't cover this mess.
So, now to the procedure:
Get Google apps from Cyanogenmod webpage ( http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.ph...on/Google_Apps)
Note that you must guess which package is good for your tablet (depends which Android version your tablet is running). If Kobo runs Android 2.3, then you could start with Cyanogenmod 6 builds). If you have Android 3.x then the Cyanogenmod 7 packages should work. If you try to run too new packages, they won't run (you may got some weird error messages...)
Install following apps to your device (if your device has some of these already installed, you may skip them):
GoogleServicesFramework
OneTimeInitializer
SetupWizard
Vending
Optional:
Gmail
Talk
Maps
After install, reboot the device and Google setup wizard should run... if not, then uninstall packages and try other version.
Good luck |
I went about this a little bit differently...I tried some of what I read in various posts here and on xda. Thought I would share. The following WILL get Google Market installed on your Kobo eVox, BUT there is still the problem of being able to log onto their servers, which I haven't figured out yet. Maybe someone else who is also trying might have the solution?
I've also attached all the .apk's for side loading from your external micro SD card, to make this super easy for everyone (I like easy
) In addition to Google Market, other steps need to be taken to root the eVox, and to add easy reboot functionality that currently doesn't exist on the eVox (power off only gives option to shutdown, but not to reboot or quick reboot). Apps like Kindle, QuickOffice, etc. are impossible to install without access to the Google Market, but I've included these apps -- that's right, now your Kobo eVox can be a Kobo AND Kindle eReader!
Steps:
- Run Gingerbreak.apk
- (After reboot) Run stericson.busybox.apk
- (after reboot) Run LiGux.apk
- (after reboot) Run GoogleServicesFramework.apk
- (after reboot) Run Market.apk
- (after reboot) Run vending.apk
- Run OneTimeInitializer.apk (*this would not install for me)
- Run SetUpWizard.apk (*this wouldn't install for me)
- Run kindle...apk (*optional)
- Run QuickOffice...apk (*optional)
After all this, you'll have a PERMANENTLY rooted eVox, plus Kindle (optional), plus QuickOffice (optional), plus Market (partially working), plus LiGux reboot menu! Hope this helps, and to return the favour, please reply with any new developments in getting Market fully functional. For some reason I could NOT install the .apk's for "OneTimeInitializer" and "SetUpWizard" that are listed as required for successful install of GMarket? I get an error message on the eVox after clicking on "Install" that says "Application not installed". Cheers!