[Question] My goal is to install Gapps 4.2.2 on my china (probably clone SN1-9A-F) phone.

[abbit]

Something that I feel the need to bring up here.

I had a similar problem long ago. The ONLY fix (and I mean the only, I tried everything) was to:

1. Wipe the phone from CWM - davlink, all cache, etc
2. Install clean ROM.
3. DO NOT REBOOT
4. Immediately wipe all cache (don't ask why, but wouldn't work otherwise)
5. Install a signed .zip Gapps (only an older 4.2 version seemed to work in this) in CWM.
6. Shut phone down.
7. Boot phone and go through initial Google setup
8. Reboot
9. Go to Play Store and update everything.


I'm sure you have already done something similar or exact by your posts, but if not, it may be worth a shot.

I am trying to follow these instructions :

1. Wipe the phone from CWM - davlink, all cache, etc
2. Install clean ROM.
3. DO NOT REBOOT

But I am puzzled. The recovery.img is in the root of the phone. To which I only have access (through MobileUncle) by Recovery Update, which does not propose anything other than choosing the recovery image to flash.
When MobileUncle finishes that task with the recovery.img, I am presented with the option of rebooting to CWM recovery mode.
It is in this CWM recovery mode that I may wipe the cache, battery, davik, etc...

Or, there is another method to follow your instructions of which I am presently unaware. Please, do enlighten me so I may reproduce your successful gapps installations !

Thank you,
pad

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During this process in the Recovery CWM mode, I saw on the list of possibilities, Fix Permisssions.
Which permissions ?

[edcoolio]

Something that I feel the need to bring up here.

I had a similar problem long ago. The ONLY fix (and I mean the only, I tried everything) was to:

1. Wipe the phone from CWM - davlink, all cache, etc
2. Install clean ROM.
3. DO NOT REBOOT
4. Immediately wipe all cache (don't ask why, but wouldn't work otherwise)
5. Install a signed .zip Gapps (only an older 4.2 version seemed to work in this) in CWM.
6. Shut phone down.
7. Boot phone and go through initial Google setup
8. Reboot
9. Go to Play Store and update everything.


I'm sure you have already done something similar or exact by your posts, but if not, it may be worth a shot.

I am trying to follow these instructions :

1. Wipe the phone from CWM - davlink, all cache, etc
2. Install clean ROM.
3. DO NOT REBOOT

But I am puzzled. The recovery.img is in the root of the phone. To which I only have access (through MobileUncle) by Recovery Update, which does not propose anything other than choosing the recovery image to flash.
When MobileUncle finishes that task with the recovery.img, I am presented with the option of rebooting to CWM recovery mode.
It is in this CWM recovery mode that I may wipe the cache, battery, davik, etc...

Or, there is another method to follow your instructions of which I am presently unaware. Please, do enlighten me so I may reproduce your successful gapps installations !

Thank you,
pad

---

During this process in the Recovery CWM mode, I saw on the list of possibilities, Fix Permisssions.
Which permissions ?

All of this should be taking place in CWM, not while the OS is running (so UncleMobile should not even be a factor). Clean ROM should be taken as a perfectly functioning virgin ROM, so your backups should be just fine for this.

You should not have to worry about fixing any permissions.

Boot directly into CWM mode, have your ROM already on your SD card, as well as the older but compatible and signed Gapps.

Again, all of this should be done directly from recovery. You should not leave recovery until you have installed ROM, erased all caches, and installed Gapps. THEN and only then should you shut down your phone and restart.

Due to this, all warnings regarding backups and the very real possibility of bricking your phone must be stated.