How to get Gingerbread keyboard? - Page 3

SCION · 01-22-2011, 04:00 PM

OK...one moment

The Joker · 01-22-2011, 04:01 PM

I do what I'm good at

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SCION · 01-22-2011, 04:05 PM

Try:

adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system

I got invalid argument when I added /app at the end

BarryR · 01-22-2011, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCION

Try:

adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system

I got invalid argument when I added /app at the end

I didn't get an error message, but the file is still read only.
I also tried to uninstall it directly from the App Manager that popped up in Astro but I get "installation not successful".

SCION · 01-22-2011, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarryR

I didn't get an error message, but the file is still write only.
I also tried to uninstall it directly from the App Manager that popped up in Astro but I get "installation not successful".

How do you know it was still write only when it was plugged up? Are you going by the unsuccessful uninstall?

Alright, since it said installation not successful try changing the extension of the gingerbread file so it will be ignored.

Change it to GingerBread.bak

adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system

adb shell mv /system/app/gingerbread.apk /system/app/gingerbread.bak

adb reboot

BarryR · 01-22-2011, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCION

How do you know it was still write only when it was plugged up? Are you going by the unsuccessful uninstall?

Alright, since it said installation not successful try changing the extension of the gingerbread file so it will be ignored.

Change it to GingerBread.bak

adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system

adb shell mv /system/app/gingerbread.apk /system/app/gingerbread.bak

adb reboot

I meant to say it was "read" only (based on the "r" flag that I see when I view it with Astro.

I ran the above commands and strangely get:
failed on '/system/app/gingerbread.apk' - No such file or directory

I noticed that it's com.android.inputmethod.gbltn
Is that the file that's supposed to be there?
Do I have gingerbread half uninstalled?

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SCION · 01-22-2011, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarryR

I meant to say it was "read" only (based on the "r" flag that I see when I view it with Astro.

Yes, it doesn't stay read/write.

The file should be: com.android.inputmethod.gbltn.apk

Try:

adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system

adb shell mv /system/app/com.android.inputmethod.gbltn.apk /system/app/com.android.inputmethod.gbltn.bak

BarryR · 01-22-2011, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCION

Yes, it doesn't stay read/write.

The file should be: com.android.inputmethod.gbltn.apk

Try:

adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system

adb shell mv /system/app/com.android.inputmethod.gbltn.apk /system/app/com.android.inputmethod.gbltn.bak

Thanks for your perseverance.
Sadly this gets me the same "No such file exists" error.

SCION · 01-22-2011, 04:50 PM

How about installing Gingerbread again. See what happens. Maybe it will clean itself up. Do you have the .apk?

Root Explorer would just be able to delete the thing.

SCION · 01-22-2011, 04:54 PM

Are the file names case sensitive? Does it have to be GingerBread.apk?

BarryR · 01-22-2011, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCION

Are the file names case sensitive? Does it have to be GingerBread.apk?

I tried adb uninstall GingerBread.apk but it fails.
I tried reinstalling gbkb-en.apk and gbkb.apk both fail:
[INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]

I'm not sure I'll really use root explorer again as it's a bit beyond my technical abilities, but that might be the best answer.

BarryR · 01-22-2011, 05:07 PM

PS: Are there any other keyboards I should look at?
I read about slideit but that may not be my thing.

SCION · 01-22-2011, 05:10 PM

Do you have the stock keyboard?

BarryR · 01-22-2011, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCION

Do you have the stock keyboard?

When I look under NookColor Tools my choices are Multi-touch and Gingerbread. I think those are my only current choices (all though obviously GingerBread is not a real choice.

SCION · 01-22-2011, 05:17 PM

OK, I thought you were without a keyboard. So you're using the Multi-Touch one now?

The only other keyboards that may be of interest are SlideIT (swype and arrows) and Ultra (with arrows). They are paid apps though. I have SlideIT.

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SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	OK...one moment

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SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	Try: adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system I got invalid argument when I added /app at the end

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SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	How about installing Gingerbread again. See what happens. Maybe it will clean itself up. Do you have the .apk? Root Explorer would just be able to delete the thing.

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SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	Are the file names case sensitive? Does it have to be GingerBread.apk?

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SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	Do you have the stock keyboard?

01-22-2011, 05:17 PM	#45
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	OK, I thought you were without a keyboard. So you're using the Multi-Touch one now? The only other keyboards that may be of interest are SlideIT (swype and arrows) and Ultra (with arrows). They are paid apps though. I have SlideIT.