Root Updating google maps with clockworkmod?

[yzingerr]

Ever since I rooted my droid (clockworkmod)&froyo 2.2I havent been able to update google maps . I remember a while back someone posted a link about how to do it using terminal emulator, but I can't find it now.
I don't have to update with terminal emulator I just remember somebody posting a link for a while ago.
any help in updating google maps would be great thanks!

 

[mobrienjr]

just go to the market and download google maps...

 

[Penguissimo]

just go to the market and download google maps...

A lot of ROMs won't let you do this, as the baked-in version of Maps won't allow updates to be installed over it.

OP, do you have Root Explorer? If so, just go to /system/app/ and click the little "Mount R/W" button in the upper right-hand corner. Then scroll down to Maps.apk, long-press it, and select "Delete". After a restart you should be able to install Maps from the Market.

If you'd rather do it from Terminal Emulator, these are the commands:

su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
rm /system/apps/Maps.apk
mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system

Then reboot and try to install from the Market. Hope this helps!

 

[UBRocked]

1) Find the updated google maps .apk file on the internet...just search, you'll find it.

2) Remember the ROM .zip file that you flashed with Clockwork Mod to install the ROM on your phone?...go get it or re-download it to your PC (if you used ROM Manager...grab it off your SD Card in the sd/clockwork/download directory).

3) Open the .zip ROM file with an app like 7-zip (do not extract the .zip file...just open it).

4) Delete all of the apps out of the system/app directory.

5) Drag and drop the new Map .apk file into that directory.

6) Close the .zip file (go ahead and save it if it prompts you to do so).

7) Rename the .zip file so you don't confuse it with something (like "map_update.zip").

8) Back up your current ROM (just because it is good practice to do so).

9) Flash your map_update.zip file just like you would for flashing a new ROM (DO NOT wipe data, or format anything...just flash that .zip file).

10) Reboot and enjoy!

 

[yzingerr]

A lot of ROMs won't let you do this, as the baked-in version of Maps won't allow updates to be installed over it.

OP, do you have Root Explorer? If so, just go to /system/app/ and click the little "Mount R/W" button in the upper right-hand corner. Then scroll down to Maps.apk, long-press it, and select "Delete". After a restart you should be able to install Maps from the Market.

If you'd rather do it from Terminal Emulator, these are the commands:

su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
rm /system/apps/Maps.apk
mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system

Then reboot and try to install from the Market. Hope this helps!

It said that it wasn't found on the rm /system/apps... section
EDIT: I went into ROM manager and found the folder is actually "app".

After reboot, it still wouldn't download from the market

 

[yzingerr]

Any more help? Please

 

[teddyearp]

Yes, basically the same instructions as already posted, however I would look into /system/app and /data/app for any app that has maps in it and then instead of the "rm" command I would do a "mv" command changing it from *.apk to *.bak.

good luck