This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

I am trying to install the WatchESPN app from the Android Market, but I'm getting the following message:
This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.

I think this message is a result of no listed "Maker" or "Model" for the TP2 in Android Market. However, this app only requires Android 2.2+ and Adobe AIR, so it should be available. I have installed the Adobe AIR apk manually using the xda-developers shared file. I can't find the WatchESPN apk download anywhere.

Does anyone know how I can either get around this error message in the Android Market, or how to get the WatchESPN apk elsewhere?

Thanks!

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

Google is your friend.

Watch ESPN - Android

As for the app being incompatible, who knows. It might not be compatible... the only way to truly get around errors like that is something like Market Enabler. Something that will allow you to spoof the device you're using, so it appears you're using another device.

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

Thank you for the reply. I had already found that link by searching Google. All it does is redirect to the official Android Market. I have also tried MarketEnabler, but that doesn't spoof the Maker/Model, just the carrier.

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

Bummer... I'll see what else I can dig up, don't hold your breath.

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

The make/model of the phone is in /system/build.prop, you can edit it with a text editor.

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

build.prop .. says,,,,

....
ro.build.version.release=2.2.2
....
ro.product.model=MSM
ro.product.name=full_msm
ro.product.device=msm
ro.product.board=msm

Which one should I change? How??

Thank you,

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

This is for netflix but the process is the same no matter what you're trying to install: How to easily install the Netflix app on your Android phone (Root required) | Android and Me

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

I've tried this several times with ES File Explorer, but my file system appears to be corrupt after every attempt to edit build.prop. The result is an endless cycle at the "bots drawing XDAndroid" screen after reboot.

Since I'm not sure what the problem is, I've tried different strings for the model & manufacturer in build.prop, I've tried rebooting after enabling root access in ES File Explorer (before editing build.prop), but I always get the same result. I formatted the SD card & refreshed the files after each failed attempt.

I've also successfully mounted the data.img and rootfs.img file structures using EXT2IFS and FileDisk to try editing the build.prop in Windows, but I can't find it in either structure.

Can anyone offer any further direction on how to safely edit the /system/build.prop file? Perhaps a better file explorer & text editor program? Has anyone even been successful changing the model & manufacturer in build.prop of XDAndroid?

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

copy build.prop out to your sd card and then use the "mount" command with the "--bind" parameter to "mount bind" the sdcard version of the file over the top of the other.

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

Thanks for the reply. I can't find a "--bind" option for filedisk. I tried copying the build.prop file to the sd card using ES File Explorer, editing the file there, then copying it back to /system, but got the same result.
Can you help me with more details of your proposed method?

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

Easiest place to put this command would be in the froyo.user.conf file.

Assuming the modified build.prop is at the root of your SD.

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

Thanks for the continued suggestions. I did as you instructed, but it doesn't seem to update what the system sees as /system/build.prop.
I copied build.prop to root of SD, modified build.prop on SD, added your code to /sdcard/conf/froyo.user.conf (tried both "general{}" section and "custom_shells{}" section) and rebooted. Although the system booted (unlike before), upon reboot, looking at the /system/build.prop, there appears to be no changes. Also, the Android Market reports the same info about the device.

Is there a log file I can look at to see if the mount command is being processed or resulting in an error?

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

Unless you are typing it in wrong, I dunno. I've used this myself to modify the build.prop, it works great. Retrace your steps. Don't put it in the general section, custom commands only.

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

In addition to what arrrghhh said, don't use the file as an indicator of whether or not it worked, while in android and at a root shell (terminal explorer, connectbot, etc) execute the command getprop <propertyname> to verify what the current setting for the property is. the property name would be the left side of the assignment in the build.prop file, ie. ro.product.x

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

I retraced my steps as arrrghhh suggested and it must have worked, because now the device is stuck at the "bots drawing XDAndroid" screen at boot up again. However, it is much easier to undo by editing froyo.user.conf or the build.prop on the SD card instead of reinstalling XDAndroid as I did before.

Can someone post an example of a modified build.prop that has successfully booted with XDAndroid on a TP2, which allows the download of apps such as WatchESPN from the Android Market?

Perhaps the file system is not being corrupt as I initially thought, but the values I'm using in build.prop are causing the freeze during boot. I've tried editing various combinations of the following properties:

ro.product.model
ro.product.brand
ro.product.name
ro.product.device
ro.product.board
ro.product.manufacturer
ro.build.product


I've also used values from the following phones:
Nexus S
Nexus One
SCH-I500

Every combination I've tried has resulted in a freeze at the flying bot screen.

On a related note, I wanted to post what I've learned about accessing the file system in Windows, in case someone else has a similar need:

• data.img (256Mb), rootfs.img(16Mb) & system.ext2(128Mb) are all Ext2 volumes for XDAndroid.
• Ext2 volumes can be used for read/write in Windows using EXT2IFS & FileDisk, which must be installed according to their instructions.
• Once those utilities are installed in Windows, you can mount the Ext2 volume with the following similar command line:
  • filedisk /mount 0 e:\system.ext2 128M x:
• The build.prop file resides in the root of the system.ext2 volume, which is mapped to the /system folder of XDAndroid.
• Once system.ext2 is mounted, build.prop can be edited with a text editor and saved.
• If the device gets stuck at the "flying bots drawing XDAndroid" screen as result of editing build.prop, you can either:
  • Edit the build.prop file again in Windows using the method above or
  • Copy a saved/working version of system.ext2 over the bad one.
• The only FAT file that is changed when editing the build.prop file is system.ext2, so that is the only file that needs to be "repaired" if editing the build.prop doesn't work. You don't need to format the SD card or refresh the XDAndroid install.

Hopefully that will help someone in the future. Please offer corrections if necessary.

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

if you are editing build.prop from inside windows make absolutely sure you are not using notepad.exe or microsoft word, it's best to use notepad++. The other two WILL destroy the unix file formatting on the file.

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

Good point of clarification, rpierce99. I used PSPad and verified the file structure was intact after editing & saving.

I noticed that you had some success with the Netflix app in another thread. Could you share the build.prop you used in that case?

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

I had a friend install the WatchESPN app on his Gingerbread device, then find the .apk on his device and email it to me. However, when I try to install the .apk, I get an "Application not installed" message. Do I get this message for any of these reasons:

• The .apk came from a Gingerbread device and I'm trying to install it on a Froyo device
• The build.prop file was not updated to mimic an "approved" device
• The .apk doesn't contain all of the data necessary for an install

I've attached the .apk file for reference:

Attachment 84777

Edit:
Log files show the following:
Error: PackageManager(1348): Package air.WatchESPN has mismatched uid: 10077 on disk, 10079 in settings
Warning: PackageManger(1348): Native ABI mismatch from package file
Warning: PackageManager(1348): Package couldn't be installed in /data/app/air.WatchESPN-1.apk

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

I'm a n00b with this stuff, but it appears that app requires AIR. Do you have AIR installed? Perhaps that is your issue.

The mismatched UID doesn't look good either tho.

Re: This app is incompatible with your Mid-Tex Cellular Phone.
 

Thanks arrrghhh. Yes, AIR is installed.