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Guest Bigsy
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So got a message today saying my current beta had expired (fine I have a real beta account) so I go to the site and get the new june beta.

I uninstalled my current version of swype and rebooted went through the install same as I always have but it always complains that I have a previous version installed.

Tried everything, just can't get it installed.

I'm using 2.1 oscillation rom

Guest BigBearMDC
Posted (edited)
So got a message today saying my current beta had expired (fine I have a real beta account) so I go to the site and get the new june beta.

I uninstalled my current version of swype and rebooted went through the install same as I always have but it always complains that I have a previous version installed.

Tried everything, just can't get it installed.

I'm using 2.1 oscillation rom

Do you have A2SD?

If so, just mount your SD card with a Linux PC and check if the .apk is still on your card.

Otherwise you could also try to mount /dev/block/mtdblock1 as /system and check if the .apk is still in /system/app (adb shell -> mount -o rw /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system).

If so, "adb rm /system/app/swype-or-whatever.apk" will do the trick :)

Best regards,

BigBear

Edited by BigBearMDC
Guest goce.nakov
Posted
Thanks but turns out its an issue with it being installed on app2sd: http://swype.uservoice.com/forums/55960-sw...or-another-devi

How do I temporally turn it off to install a single app on the phone?

Easiest way (if you dont like to mess with adb) is to install terminal emulator from the market

type su to give the emulator root access

type help to list the commands

type "anything you need" ;)

Guest BigBearMDC
Posted
Thanks but turns out its an issue with it being installed on app2sd: http://swype.uservoice.com/forums/55960-sw...or-another-devi

How do I temporally turn it off to install a single app on the phone?

A very radical solution would be to just pull out your sd card an restart the phone.

But thus you could screw up all your other apps =/

Try booting into recovery and push the apk manually to /system/app.

This should work also ;)

Just mount the system partition and run the following:

adb push X:\swype-or-whatever.apk /system/app

Best regards,

BigBear

Guest Bigsy
Posted

Tried pulling ou tthe sd card but the phone wouldn't boot.

Guess I can just use terminal emulator to copy the apk from sd to system/app as root.

Thanks.

Guest GunterPete
Posted (edited)

I'm not sure if you've found a solution already, but I had exactly the same problem. On their FAQ Swype suggest un-installing both the application and the installer, rebooting the phone, turning off all widgets, shutting down a load of processes and trying again. I did this and the installation went through fine.

Edited by GunterPete
Guest Azurren
Posted

I've tried installing swype several times with no luck.

On the Oscillation Rom it just refuses to install and says that swype was not designed for this device

On the FLB Rom Swype installs then gives a message that it is not built for the screen size. You can type but not swype ;)

Guest brack
Posted
I've tried installing swype several times with no luck.

On the Oscillation Rom it just refuses to install and says that swype was not designed for this device

On the FLB Rom Swype installs then gives a message that it is not built for the screen size. You can type but not swype ;)

I think you need to try to disable a2sd

Didnt try it myself, I have SlideIt, but when i tried to join swype beta testing, I've got the same issue.

Guest Bigsy
Posted (edited)

I got it working on the Oscillation rom in the end by copying the apk straight to system/apps. EDIT the actualy swype apk not the installer.

Edited by Bigsy
Guest BigBearMDC
Posted
I got it working on the Oscillation rom in the end by copying the apk striaght to system/apps

I told you so ;)

Guest Azurren
Posted
I think you need to try to disable a2sd

Didnt try it myself, I have SlideIt, but when i tried to join swype beta testing, I've got the same issue.

I don't use appstosd. never have done and hopefully never will. ;)

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