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Originally Posted by sdt1
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! |
I tried to follow your instructions, installed GoogleServicesFramework.apk, but not the rest (there is no "Market.apk" in your package. If you meant market_update.apk, it wouldn't install for me). Now I have the option to add a Google account, but after I enter my login and password, it's trying to communicate with google servers for a few minutes, and then fails. I was running netstat at the same time, to see what communications are taking place. It looked strange - I didn't see any connections to external IPs during the google account sign-in step; only after it fails, netstat reports a connection to market.android.com IP in some WAIT state. I checked for any firewall issues, and at least ping (from inside Kobo) had no problem connecting to that IP. Of course, they can be blocking specific ports, not IPs.