How to get Gingerbread keyboard?

[PegS]

Originally Posted by SCION

The only other keyboards that may be of interest are SlideIT (swype and arrows) and Ultra (with arrows).

Ultra has swipe technology too.

[SCION]

Originally Posted by PegS

Ultra has swipe technology too.

Two choices!

[Rasenganfan2]

Thanks to my bro, I now have Root Explorer. Now for the Gingerbread keyboard...if that's not good enough, I can always do a little digging up to enable one

[BarryR]

So, after messing around a bit myself, I managed to mess things up so that I didn't have any keyboard.
I re-rooted (I was thinking of doing it anyway to clean things up) and I have exactly the same problem. GingerBread KB is a choice, but it does nothing.
I installed a sample of slideIt and that won't run either (I do have my regular - multitouch - keyboard).

I tried the:
mv LatinIME.apk LatinIME.apk.bak
fix described at http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Replac...fault_Keyboard
but that left me with no keyboard (fortunately I was able to reverse the above step which restored the basic keyboard.

I'm attaching a list of the system/app and data/app and data/data directories in case anyone has any suggestions. I'm now quite willing to buy root explorer, but I don't see that it will solve my problem as the file appears to already be in the right place.

Does everyone else using Autonooter have the same problem? I would think so since that's how it was immediately after I rooted.

I don't want to buy Ultra Keyboard because I'm guessing I'll have the same problem.
Any further suggestions?

If not, I may just stick with this keyboard until the a version of autonooter corrects it.

Thanks to Scion and =X= for their efforts!

C:\Users\Barry>adb shell
# ls system/app
ls system/app
AFfileDownloadService.apk
AccountAndSyncSettings.apk
AirRuntime.apk
AppLauncher.apk
ApplicationsProvider.apk
BnAuthenticationService.apk
BnCloudRequestSvc.apk
Browser.apk
CertInstaller.apk
Chess.apk
CloudService.apk
ContactsProvider.apk
Crossword.apk
CryptoServer.apk
DRPReader.apk
DeviceManager.apk
DownloadAdmin.apk
DownloadProvider.apk
DrmProvider.apk
Fava.apk
GSearch.apk
Gallery.apk
GlobalSearch.apk
GoogleSearch.apk
HTMLViewer.apk
Home.apk
LatinIME.apk
Library.apk
MediaProvider.apk
Music.apk
PackageInstaller.apk
Pandora.apk
Phone.apk
PicoTts.apk
QuickStartActivity.apk
Quickoffice_Viewer_3.3.5.apk
Reader.apk
Settings.apk
SettingsProvider.apk
Shop.apk
Social.apk
Sudoku.apk
TelephonyProvider.apk
TtsService.apk
UserDictionaryProvider.apk
VpnServices.apk
SetupWizard.apk
GenieWidget.apk
Vending.apk
Talk.apk
gtalkservice.apk
GmailProvider.apk
LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
CalendarProvider.apk
GoogleCheckin.apk
GoogleSubscribedFeedsProvider.apk
Calculator.apk
Gmail.apk
TalkProvider.apk
GoogleApps.apk
Calendar.apk
Superuser.apk
GingerBread.apk
Email.apk
NookColorTools_0.2.apk
NetworkLocation.apk




C:\Users\Barry>adb shell
# ls data/app
ls data/app
ymst.android.homeswitcher.apk
SoftKeys_3.00.apk
VisualizationWallpapers.apk
com.dasur.slideit.vt.lite.apk
com.rovio.angrybirds.apk
com.schwimmer.android.barcontrol.apk
com.aws.android.apk
LiveWallpapers.apk
mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser.apk
mobi.mgeek.BookmarkPlugin.apk
com.amazon.kindle.apk
YouTube.apk
com.metago.astro.apk
org.jraf.android.nolock.apk
com.iliumsoft.android.ewallet.apk
org.zeam.apk
mobi.infolife.taskmanager.apk
com.nytimes.android.tablet.zip
com.deskangel.adjbrightness.apk
jp.co.bii.android.app.dskvzr.apk
#




C:\Users\Barry>adb shell
# ls data/data
ls data/data
android.tts
com.android.settings
com.agilefusion.android.pandora
com.android.packageinstaller
mobi.mgeek.BookmarkPlugin
com.encore.crossword
com.google.android.location
com.android.calculator2
com.adobe.air
app.com.book.fava.FavaApp
com.android.providers.media
com.android.calendar
com.android.server.vpn
net.hoopajoo.android.SoftKeys
com.android.providers.telephony
com.bn.nook.dadmin
com.android.certinstaller
mobi.infolife.taskmanager
com.android.wallpaper.livepicker
com.bn.nook.drpreader
org.zeam
com.google.android.providers.subscribedfeeds
com.google.android.googleapps
com.bn.nook.affiledownloadservice
com.bn.nook.cloud.service
com.bn.devicemanager
mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser
com.nytimes.android.tablet
com.android.providers.downloads
com.android.email
com.bn.nook.library
com.android.providers.userdictionary
com.encore.sudoku
com.android.inputmethod.latin
jp.co.bii.android.app.dskvzr
com.benhirashima.nookcolorsettings
com.google.android.talk
com.bn.app.crypto.server
com.android.phone
org.jraf.android.nolock
com.android.providers.subscribedfeeds
com.google.android.apps.gtalkservice
com.android.providers.contacts
com.android.globalsearch
com.bn.nook.gallery
com.android.htmlviewer
com.bn.nook.shop
com.android.providers.calendar
com.schwimmer.android.barcontrol
com.android.providers.settings
com.rovio.angrybirds
com.iliumsoft.android.ewallet
com.google.android.providers.gmail
com.bn.authentication.svc
com.bn.cloud.svc
com.bn.nook.social
ymst.android.homeswitcher
com.android.browser
com.android.wallpaper
com.android.providers.drm
com.android.setupwizard
com.google.android.gm
com.google.android.youtube
com.android.googlesearch
com.android.vending
com.google.android.providers.talk
com.bn.nook.chess
com.google.android.server.checkin
com.metago.astro
com.android.music
com.android.providers.applications
com.dasur.slideit.vt.lite
com.noshufou.android.su
com.bn.nook.quickstart
com.bn.nook.applauncher
com.bn.nook.gsearch
com.amazon.kindle
com.google.android.apps.genie.geniewidget
com.aws.android
com.bn.nook.reader
com.android.musicvis
com.svox.pico
com.bn.nook.home
com.android.inputmethod.gbltn
com.deskangel.adjbrightness
com.bn.nook.reader.activities
#

[SCION]

From the posts that I have seen people had the same issue as you. They solved it by going to the NOOKcolor Tools app and selecting the keyboard there. Not understanding why this isn't working.

[PegS]

Right. You may have done this already, but when I installed Ultra Keyboard I'm not sure what I did other than non rebooting during a step when I was supposed to reboot. So I ended up having to "install" using Root Explorer twice before it worked.

[Rasenganfan2]

Huh... I do have GingerBread.apk in my system/apps directory... strange. What should I do?

[volwrath]

Originally Posted by SCION

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.

I got swiftkeys working on my Nook. I really like it.

[BarryR]

Originally Posted by volwrath

I got swiftkeys working on my Nook. I really like it.

How'd you get it to work. I installed SwiftKeys trial but can't get it working.
I have a rooted color nook and no matter what I do, my only choices are multi-touch and GingerBread, but GingerBread does nothing.

[SCION]

Originally Posted by BarryR

How'd you get it to work. I installed SwiftKeys trial but can't get it working.
I have a rooted color nook and no matter what I do, my only choices are multi-touch and GingerBread, but GingerBread does nothing.

The keyboard needs to be in /system/app to be able to choose a keyboard. If it's in that directory, what are the permissions for the file? Sometimes I have to change the permissions to get the keyboards to work. Today I installed Ultra, but had to change the permissions, then reboot.

Edit: I also had a copy of the file in /data/app that I had to delete.

[BarryR]

Risking all (or $4 anyway), I bought root explorer.
I moved SmartKeyboard (trial) into /system/app and amazingly, it works!
Did the same for SwiftKey trial and SlideIt demo.
They all seem to work.
Still can't get Gingerbread to work though, but I don't really care.

[SCION]

That's great!

[BarryR]

Originally Posted by SCION

That's great!

And now for the piece de resistance:
I deleted the GingerBread.apk file from /system/app using root explorer

then did adb install on the gbkb-en/apk file, (now it actually installed since I was able to delete the file).
then moved the net.thinkindifferent.inputmethod.latin file from data/app to system/app

and voila the GingerBread keyboard actually works!

Thanks for all the hints above that and
http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Replac...fault_Keyboard
got me to the solution.

PS: I pretty much have no idea what I'm doing or just did! :;

[SCION]

Yep, sometimes it's just trial and error.

[Rasenganfan2]

I'm unable to move my keyboards from data/app to/ system/app because "cannot paste here because file system is read only". What do I have to do? Sing it Frank Sinatra?