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Updating apps

Im just wondering how to update my apps now that i have flashed a new rom. My g1 doesnt tell me when to update anymore when i see there actually updated versions of my app on the market. My paid wont upgrade when i try it just take me to the checkout so i have to buy the app again. Atrackdog doesnt work either after it says that it updated i check and it still the same version not even updated so im just wondering how to do this now.

ruffrider5956 said:
Im just wondering how to update my apps now that i have flashed a new rom. My g1 doesnt tell me when to update anymore when i see there actually updated versions of my app on the market. My paid wont upgrade when i try it just take me to the checkout so i have to buy the app again. Atrackdog doesnt work either after it says that it updated i check and it still the same version not even updated so im just wondering how to do this now.
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My dog ran away will you find it? But I'm not going to tell you when and how it ran away or what kind of dog it is!
C'mon man give us some info here... which rom? apps2sd? when did it start? Do you have a log of the event when you install an app and it won't update?
Furthermore, what locale are you running? Some apps are released for certain locales only so neither market or aTrack will know about the update.
Tried wipe? Rom reflash? Clearing your dalvik-cache?
We are all people here.. give us something to work with and we'll do our best to help. Whine or demand - and be prepared to be ignored.
Good luck

borodin1 said:
My dog ran away will you find it? But I'm not going to tell you when and how it ran away or what kind of dog it is!
C'mon man give us some info here... which rom? apps2sd? when did it start? Do you have a log of the event when you install an app and it won't update?
Furthermore, what locale are you running? Some apps are released for certain locales only so neither market or aTrack will know about the update.
Tried wipe? Rom reflash? Clearing your dalvik-cache?
We are all people here.. give us something to work with and we'll do our best to help. Whine or demand - and be prepared to be ignored.
Good luck
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ok sorry bit of a newb so the rom im running is cyanogen v3.9.10 it as the apps to sd already and it started ever since i did a wipe its like when ever i do a wipe it doesnt show when it need to be updated i have to go check then go and find the newer version of the app and install it so itll be updated. But with the paid one i have to buy them again so i can get the newer version and i dont want to be doing that. I did the rom reflash quiet a few times and nothing and i cleared the dalvik cache as well not sure what locale is so no answer there and thanks for your help.

ruffrider5956 said:
ok sorry bit of a newb so the rom im running is cyanogen v3.9.10 it as the apps to sd already and it started ever since i did a wipe its like when ever i do a wipe it doesnt show when it need to be updated i have to go check then go and find the newer version of the app and install it so itll be updated. But with the paid one i have to buy them again so i can get the newer version and i dont want to be doing that. I did the rom reflash quiet a few times and nothing and i cleared the dalvik cache as well not sure what locale is so no answer there and thanks for your help.
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I've had this bug too.....
uninstall and reinstall atrackdog. i think thats part of the problem.
as for the paid apps, do you have your checkout number? there should be a way to get the app because its on your google account

B-man007 said:
I've had this bug too.....
uninstall and reinstall atrackdog. i think thats part of the problem.
as for the paid apps, do you have your checkout number? there should be a way to get the app because its on your google account
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ok i got atrackdog working for free apps but for the paid i guess it doesnt no that i already bought them so when i have an update i have to buy them again and no i dont have my checkout numbers any other way i can update them.

ruffrider5956 said:
ok i got atrackdog working for free apps but for the paid i guess it doesnt no that i already bought them so when i have an update i have to buy them again and no i dont have my checkout numbers any other way i can update them.
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Ok... here's the answer you may not like. You phone thinks that it has been wiped... well, at least one part of it thinks so You still have all of your apps because they are on SD but somewhere along the lines that info is not related to the market part so the market thinks you don't have those apps.
I had to wipe recently (ok I did not have too, I just did for some dumb reason) and now I'm having the same issue... let me work on that I'll come back to you all once I have a solution.
In the mean time... if you have to reinstall paid apps.. it will show you the same screen whether you paid for them already or did not but I don't believe that it charges you the second time (double check, I'm almost positive but not 100%). Once you update or reinstall any app from the market - it will be shown as installed and will receive update notifications.
Good luck

How do i install twidroid?

Hey everyone...I've been using twidroid for a while, but recently, I've wiped to install a new rom openeclair, and when trying to update the basic/free twidroid or installing twidroid pro (various versions) from my SD card, I keep getting application not installed...I tried going back to super d and I still kept getting the same error..I've tried fix_permissions, repair ext filesystems, and fix apk uid mismatches...I really like this app, and I want to use it. If some one could help, that'd be great. Thanks.

Might be a problem with the app that your trying to install.Instead of updating the app keep the version you have.

Ace42 said:
Might be a problem with the app that your trying to install.Instead of updating the app keep the version you have.
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You misunderstand me...I've tried to update the free version from the market but that did not work... however, i also have twidroid pro on my sd card and i tried using astros to install as i usually did however it that did not work.. i have various versions and i tried each one.. none of them work they usually did that's why i want to know how do i install this application again without getting that error

isikh said:
You misunderstand me...I've tried to update the free version from the market but that did not work... however, i also have twidroid pro on my sd card and i tried using astros to install as i usually did however it that did not work.. i have various versions and i tried each one.. none of them work they usually did that's why i want to know how do i install this application again without getting that error
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Try another eclair and see if you can install it.

Sorry to tell you, but Twidroid has been having with ALL eclair roms (other than stock).

isikh said:
Hey everyone...I've been using twidroid for a while, but recently, I've wiped to install a new rom openeclair, and when trying to update the basic/free twidroid or installing twidroid pro (various versions) from my SD card, I keep getting application not installed...I tried going back to super d and I still kept getting the same error..I've tried fix_permissions, repair ext filesystems, and fix apk uid mismatches...I really like this app, and I want to use it. If some one could help, that'd be great. Thanks.
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Did you wipe and repair your ext partition after flashing? maybe you have a lingering remnant of your super D rom or another one.

Is the app copy-protected? Doesn't explain why it'd work before, but just making sure.
And give Seesmic a try if you can't get this resolved.

JAguirre1231 said:
Sorry to tell you, but Twidroid has been having with ALL eclair roms (other than stock).
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Alright, I went down to Donut Super D 1.7, but the problem persists.
prophetjinn said:
Did you wipe and repair your ext partition after flashing? maybe you have a lingering remnant of your super D rom or another one.
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Yes, sir.
cigar3tte said:
Is the app copy-protected? Doesn't explain why it'd work before, but just making sure.
And give Seesmic a try if you can't get this resolved.
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Nope, it isn't. Not the biggest fan of seesmic. I like twidroid since I don't have a Data plan, when I'm on wifi it can load up to 250 tweets, and when I'm bored w.o wifi, I can open up twidroid and read the previously loaded tweets. On other twitter apps, everytime you usually open the application, it refreshes, and that's useless wehn I'm with out wifi..
Also, ON TOPIC, I went back to a donut build, specifically Super D 1.7. Twidroid and Twidroid Pro used to work well on these I could install and update. However, now it just says, "Twidroid Pro could not be installed on this phone."
I DID wipe, repair EXT, fix permissions, and all other nonsense.

If you still can't get it working you can always try repartitioning the entire sd card.
Backup files, Nandroid, etc. I'd then try a fresh flash before you restore nandroid just to see if there was something else interfering with your current backups.

Market Not Working on Any ROM

My market stopped working while running enomther's AOSP-1.6_r1.4 + ADP DRD20 w/ v2.5.1 - Expansion-Pack.
Then I install CyanogenMod v4.2.14.1 ... still no market.
Next manup456's Eclair_2.1-v1.5... no market
then eViL_nano_SenSe_v2.0.1... no go
So, I try going back to stock... now running T-Mobile 1.5 and the market is working fine... any thoughts anyone?

fishman0919 said:
My market stopped working while running enomther's AOSP-1.6_r1.4 + ADP DRD20 w/ v2.5.1 - Expansion-Pack.
Then I install CyanogenMod v4.2.14.1 ... still no market.
Next manup456's Eclair_2.1-v1.5... no market
then eViL_nano_SenSe_v2.0.1... no go
So, I try going back to stock... now running T-Mobile 1.5 and the market is working fine... any thoughts anyone?
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Can you actually open it and it crashes or does it say it's not installed? I've been through a similar process of going through roms trying to get my market (mine says its not installed) back without success.
I think it had something to do with using apps2sd and then having my card get messed up, but I'm not really sure.

ayfine said:
Can you actually open it and it crashes or does it say it's not installed? I've been through a similar process of going through roms trying to get my market (mine says its not installed) back without success.
I think it had something to do with using apps2sd and then having my card get messed up, but I'm not really sure.
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The market opens fine but anything I try to downloads never starts.... just hangs... Saying "Starting Download" but never starts.
I tried reformatting my SDCard... Removed all partitions in GPart, reformatted the whole SDcard in window (not quick), repartitioned in GPart... same.
Then tried a different SDCard... same.

Well... just flashed RA-sapphire-v1.5.2 and install CyanogenMod v4.2.14.1
and the market is working fine.... odd.... thanks.

next time that happens if it does an easy fix:
go to settings - manage apps - and clear the data and any updates if there are any...
happens when you apply some themes...

junkdruggler said:
next time that happens if it does an easy fix:
go to settings - manage apps - and clear the data and any updates if there are any...
happens when you apply some themes...
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Tried that...
But that wouldn't cause 4 diff freshly installed roms to have the same problem.

Same is happening to me!!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630618

yo i got so fed up i backed up everything on my pc, and just did a hard reset...it worked..

Well, that's just the market being itself....
Some versions of the market totally suck
The only version I liked was the green one with the curvy stuff
Never has failed any downloads
Seriously,, works every single time!
It comes with a few roms but you gotta make sure you disable market updating so that you stay on it

Stuck in "starting download" in marketplace

D/L'ed Titanium backup last night and started removing unnecessary stock apps. Tried today to D/L from the marketplace and each D/L gets stuck in "starting download." I was reading somewhere that removing Google Talk might have something to do with this. Any suggestions?

whywoogy said:
D/L'ed Titanium backup last night and started removing unnecessary stock apps. Tried today to D/L from the marketplace and each D/L gets stuck in "starting download." I was reading somewhere that removing Google Talk might have something to do with this. Any suggestions?
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I was having a problem with the market as well today. So I went into settings/applications/manage applications and cleared all data and updates involved with google market and don't have a problem

thatguythatdid said:
I was having a problem with the market as well today. So I went into settings/applications/manage applications and cleared all data and updates involved with google market and don't have a problem
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tried that already and still no go

whywoogy said:
tried that already and still no go
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There are a lot of people who have issues with the market if they remove google talk. If you removed it, try replacing it and see what happens.

chfields said:
There are a lot of people who have issues with the market if they remove google talk. If you removed it, try replacing it and see what happens.
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download link? should I just extract it from a custom rom?
Also, instead of starting a new topic..I have already rooted my phone but can't seem to find a step by step to installing a custom rom. I D/L'ed Darchdroid 2.7 but don't really know where to go from there. Link or see below?
Is this the correct way?
Download ROM ZIP of Choice: XDA Wiki - ROMs
1) Copy ROM ZIP to SDCard Root (/sdcard/)
2) Reboot into recovery mode>Flash zip from sdcard>select ROM ZIP

whywoogy said:
download link? should I just extract it from a custom rom?
Also, instead of starting a new topic..I have already rooted my phone but can't seem to find a step by step to installing a custom rom. I D/L'ed Darchdroid 2.7 but don't really know where to go from there. Link or see below?
Is this the correct way?
Download ROM ZIP of Choice: XDA Wiki - ROMs
1) Copy ROM ZIP to SDCard Root (/sdcard/)
2) Reboot into recovery mode>Flash zip from sdcard>select ROM ZIP
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yes that is

thatguythatdid said:
yes that is
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ya got it..thanks! installed darchdroid 2.7 but there is no marketplace??

sigh
googleshits, brah.

funcrusher said:
sigh
googleshits, brah.
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ya figured that out also, thanks

Okay so I have been experiencing the same problems. I am a bit new to this but have been reading like crazy on how go fix it.
So here's the deal: I have the Droid X 2.1 w/update (not 2.2), rooted, and yesterday I started uninstalling annoying stock apps, using Titanium Backup. Not thinking anything of it, I then go to the market and realize that I cannot download anything. My phones internet works great! (I'm using it to write this now) and I can even download apps from the phones stock browser, but the Market is stuck on download. I followed your instructions on uninstalling it, canceling it, rebooting it, but nothing is working. I think wiped my phone thinking it would reinstall the stock apps. To my dismay, nope. So now I have no apps on my phone except the few stock apps I have left. I heard the problem is Google Talk but if i'm not mistaken, DroidX can't flash ROMS. So any suggestions? I'm open to all!

Android Market Unstable?

Hello all,
After flashing CyanogenMod the other day, I decided I didn't like it too much. ( Mind you, I just use my phone for basic phone stuff, so please don't flame me for it. xD ) So I used a nandroid to go back to my original (rooted) stuff.
However, in doing this, it seems that it messed up my Market app somehow.
Whenever I try to search, open, or do anything involving the Market App, it'll say: Attention. A network error has occurred. Retry, or cancel and return to the previous screen.
It's been like this for a while now. I can use internet, voice-to-text, and anything else that requires data ( not even WiFi works with Market ), but not Market.
What can I do to fix this?

Full wipe. Fresh install of rom+gapps.
Yea its Me Again With The
Modified Hero

@laie - he said he nanded back to rooted stock
@OP - try the nand restore again? Otherwise you could try adb shell fix_permissions?

laie1472 said:
Full wipe. Fresh install of rom+gapps.
Yea its Me Again With The
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Tried factory reset, that didn't work, I'll try that option last >.<
il Duce said:
@laie - he said he nanded back to rooted stock
@OP - try the nand restore again? Otherwise you could try adb shell fix_permissions?
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It tells me that "fix_permissions: not found"
Edit: I've got it fixing now, will edit with update.
Edit(2): It didn't help, sadly.

I don't even remember, but does rooted stock 1.5 allow you to install non-market apps? If so, go find a market 2.3.6 apk on xda or google. Delete the one you have, boot into recovery wipe cache and then reboot, install the app - see if that'll work.

Nope, that didn't work sadly... Ironically, my Market worked perfectly without the updates installed. Is it possible just to block all updates for the Market apk?

this might work for you. a friend was having similar problem. this is what i did (note, i really really think that it was pure coincidence but...) go to SETTINGS -> APPLICATIONS -> MANAGE APPS. locate Market, if Force Stop is not greyed out. then click it, then click Clear Data.
like i said, his was having the same problem, i really think that it may have been a coincidence, but maybe not.

Vvh said:
Nope, that didn't work sadly... Ironically, my Market worked perfectly without the updates installed. Is it possible just to block all updates for the Market apk?
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Yes, you need to delete the system app "marketupdater.apk". Also, if you go into settings/manage apps/all/market - can you click the button "uninstall updates"? If not, do you know what market version you had that worked? If so try to find and install that one using the same steps as I mentioned before. If that doesn't work, I'm at a loss.
Also what ngholson just posted is a good idea along with clear cache from the same menu.
I hope you get it figured out, good luck.

il Duce said:
@laie - he said he nanded back to rooted stock
@OP - try the nand restore again? Otherwise you could try adb shell fix_permissions?
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Yea and??? He can still start fresh. He posted he did a nand back to his rooted stuff. Which means he can srart fresh. As in wipe data,cache dev-cache and sd-ext. Boot up and then reboot back into recovery reflash gapps. Boot up. Load tb go into settings, manage apps locate market force stop and clear data. Open tb up locate market updater apk. Uninstall. Reboot should be good.
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ngholson said:
this might work for you. a friend was having similar problem. this is what i did (note, i really really think that it was pure coincidence but...) go to SETTINGS -> APPLICATIONS -> MANAGE APPS. locate Market, if Force Stop is not greyed out. then click it, then click Clear Data.
like i said, his was having the same problem, i really think that it may have been a coincidence, but maybe not.
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Must have been, I tried it with no luck, but I'm glad it worked for your friend.
il Duce said:
Yes, you need to delete the system app "marketupdater.apk". Also, if you go into settings/manage apps/all/market - can you click the button "uninstall updates"? If not, do you know what market version you had that worked? If so try to find and install that one using the same steps as I mentioned before. If that doesn't work, I'm at a loss.
Also what ngholson just posted is a good idea along with clear cache from the same menu.
I hope you get it figured out, good luck.
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The problem version is 2002306, oddly enough, I've overheard some other people having problems with it as well at a place a friend works. Maybe it's a stock hero thing. I'll revert to an older version, maybe one day this will clear itself out.
Thank you everyone for participating in helping me. At least it was a good effort.

laie1472 said:
Yea and??? He can still start fresh. He posted he did a nand back to his rooted stuff. Which means he can srart fresh. As in wipe data,cache dev-cache and sd-ext. Boot up and then reboot back into recovery reflash gapps. Boot up. Load tb go into settings, manage apps locate market force stop and clear data. Open tb up locate market updater apk. Uninstall. Reboot should be good.
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Laie I was just telling you, don't get all frisky. If you read the OP again, you'll see he WANTS to be on stock 1.5. I couldn't tell you why lol. Maybe you forgot (it's been forever) but stock and sense based ROMs already contain gapps. You only flash those on AOSP based ROMs, so he can't reflash gapps. If he wiped and then nand restored it would've restored /system which is where the market would live in a stock ROM. His issue was likely a market auto-update which did not agree with old ass donut stock. Who knows. I wasn't bashing you, and I'm not now, calm down. Hopefully this info helps you help someone later. Peace.
OP- I have ONE MORE idea. Go grab a themed market zip from xda member "pendo" - he has green, blue, and red. They should flash from recovery. Delete your current market app FIRST, and clear cache and dalvik cache in recovery, flash and reboot. Good luck.
EDIT: 2 ideas I guess, copy the nand backup to your computer, find the "marketupdater.apk" in /system/app and delete it out of the nand. Copy that new nand to the same place as the current one you have and try to wipe all then restore that newish one.... I actally have NO idea if you can alter a nand or the system.img it contains, but it may be worth a shot. You could also just give up, and get gingerbread, because it's AWESOME.

il Duce said:
...You could also just give up, and get gingerbread, because it's AWESOME.
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LOL agreed.
@OP - You could also try one of the *ahm* market replacements. like *ahm* applanet or something (not sure how 'legal' they are but...)
also, i know someone mentioned it before but did you ever get your permissions fixed? if not try that too, you can do it from ROM Manager.

ngholson said:
LOL agreed.
@OP - You could also try one of the *ahm* market replacements. like *ahm* applanet or something (not sure how 'legal' they are but...)
also, i know someone mentioned it before but did you ever get your permissions fixed? if not try that too, you can do it from ROM Manager.
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or amazon app store.

il Duce said:
Laie I was just telling you, don't get all frisky. If you read the OP again, you'll see he WANTS to be on stock 1.5. I couldn't tell you why lol. Maybe you forgot (it's been forever) but stock and sense based ROMs already contain gapps. You only flash those on AOSP based ROMs, so he can't reflash gapps. If he wiped and then nand restored it would've restored /system which is where the market would live in a stock ROM. His issue was likely a market auto-update which did not agree with old ass donut stock. Who knows. I wasn't bashing you, and I'm not now, calm down. Hopefully this info helps you help someone later. Peace.
OP- I have ONE MORE idea. Go grab a themed market zip from xda member "pendo" - he has green, blue, and red. They should flash from recovery. Delete your current market app FIRST, and clear cache and dalvik cache in recovery, flash and reboot. Good luck.
EDIT: 2 ideas I guess, copy the nand backup to your computer, find the "marketupdater.apk" in /system/app and delete it out of the nand. Copy that new nand to the same place as the current one you have and try to wipe all then restore that newish one.... I actally have NO idea if you can alter a nand or the system.img it contains, but it may be worth a shot. You could also just give up, and get gingerbread, because it's AWESOME.
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Duce were in the op does he say he's looking to get back to 1.5??? Humm think you might be reading to much " lol " eyes playing tricks on you??? He said he restored his rooted stuff. Not restored 1.5. And nope I remember 1.5 and I'm aware of the gapps only flash with aosp. I posted my comment because he didn't say 1.5 so I took a guess as he was not on 1.5 because he didn't mention it. So mabey this will help you help someone in the future slow it down when ya read. Because you know what happens when you assume. "" Read slow "" duce read slow lol
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Hm, well your right. Hey op, stock sucks. Get gingerbread.
sent from a series of tubes.

il Duce said:
Hm, well your right. Hey op, stock sucks. Get gingerbread.
sent from a series of tubes.
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Super agree. Ditch stock. Who doesn't like cookies???
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@il Duce
Pendo's themed market wouldn't flash, sadly. And it's a shame too, because they look really great.
@ngholson
I looked into that, but it's permissions are a bit much.
@laie1472
I'm really sorry, you're right, I forgot to mention what I'm using.
It's:
Firmware: 2.1-update1
Build: 2.27.651.5
Again, I'm sorry for not mentioning that.
I redid everything on it, the only thing I haven't touched is the radio file.
When I tried CyanogenMod 6 at the start of this thread, it had me flash 2.42.01.04.27. Could that be the problem?
And I'm terribly sorry for the delay in replying. Other issues are stealing my time.

Ok let's start from scratch. What rom,recovery, kernel & mods are you using?? Also whats your prl, and are you s-off???
Yea its me again. With the
Modified Hero

Firmware: 2.1-update
Baseband: 2.42.01.04.27
Kernel: 2.6.29-bc0d2cff [email protected] #1
Build: 2.27.651.5 CL 169236 release-keys
Software: 2.27.651.5
Browser: Webkit 3.1
Pri: 2.62_003
PRL: 60677
ROM: Stock (and rooted) 2.1 Eclair.
Recovery: RA-heroc-v1.6.2
Mods:
Android Bios Boot animation
LauncherPro
That's about it. I think it's all worked flawlessly until the radio, but I'm not sure. If I'm missing any info, please let me know.

maybe consider starting completely over. download a new rom, i recommend aospcmod. download the latest version of gapps at the same time. if you don't already have it install ROMManager from errr. damnit your market doesn't work... hopefully you already have it. Open rom manager and install a custom recovery (i recommend clockworkmod) once that is done copy both the new rom and gapps zips to your sdcard, reboot to recovery (either manually or using rommanager) wipe everything. then select 'choose zip from sdcard' (or similar, can't remember exact verbiage) and install your ROM, then before you let it reboot, then use the same option and install gapps as well, then reboot. follow setup and it should work fine.