[Help, please] GTalk won't sign in

[Janis]

This comes up first in my log:

com.google.android.apps.gtalkservice has no signatures that match those in shared user com.google.uid.shared

Then:

Unable to start service Intent { cmp=com.google.android.apps.gtalkservice/com.google.android.gtalkservice.service.GTalkService }: not found

I've tried clearing dalvik-cache, pushing gtalkservice.apk to system/app/, fix_permissions from Terminal Emulator and Console (recovery mode), Later: reflashed the ROM, reflashed the theme, flashed another theme. Still no go.
Later: Wiped, reflashed ROM. Still getting the signature error.

I was running Dragon theme for CM 4.2.11.1 , with Enoch's Advanced Launcher (also for CM 4.2.11.1), and the 10mb ROM Hack. I can't imagine that these things would affect gtalk service, or have an effect on uid signatures, although I'd think the latter is more likely.

There are a few things that are dependent on this, like downloading from Market.

 

[TurboTsi]

I had a similar problem yesterday, where I kept getting a crash when I would open up GTalk. Then I wasn't able to download any apps from the Market, it would give me a gapps.com error. I was on 4.2.11.1, so I downgraded to 4.2.9.1, and everything worked, then updated back to 4.2.11.1, and don't have any of those problems anymore.

Before I downgraded, I had done a wipe, reinstalled the 4.2.11.1 rom, cleared my ext2 partition, and none did the job.

 

[student.driver]

This comes up first in my log:

com.google.android.apps.gtalkservice has no signatures that match those in shared user com.google.uid.shared

Then:

Unable to start service Intent { cmp=com.google.android.apps.gtalkservice/com.google.android.gtalkservice.service.GTalkService }: not found

I've tried clearing dalvik-cache, pushing gtalkservice.apk to system/app/, fix_permissions from Terminal Emulator and Console (recovery mode), Later: reflashed the ROM, reflashed the theme, flashed another theme. Still no go.
Later: Wiped, reflashed ROM. Still getting the signature error.

I was running Dragon theme for CM 4.2.11.1 , with Enoch's Advanced Launcher (also for CM 4.2.11.1), and the 10mb ROM Hack. I can't imagine that these things would affect gtalk service, or have an effect on uid signatures, although I'd think the latter is more likely.

There are a few things that are dependent on this, like downloading from Market.

Did you try wiping the data from the Google Talk app and service? That might force you to log in again, and may clear your service launch and intent issue. Just a guess. If you did a full wipe, it would also clear these (as indicated by having to log in again).

 

[Janis]

I fixed it

I traced it to The Dragon theme for 4.2.11.1 by going back to the CM defanged (I almost said toothless) base, reflashing 1.4 recovery image, wiping, flashing the radio, and flashing 4.2.11.1, then trying various themes, watching the log every time. The 1st time I got these:

12-29: WARN/ActivityManager(154): Unable to start service Intent { cmp=com.google.android.apps.gtalkservice/com.google.android.gtalkservice.service.GTalkService }: not found

12-29: ERROR/PackageManager(154): Package com.google.android.apps.gtalkservice has no signatures that match those in shared user com.google.uid.shared; ignoring!

was when I flashed the Dragon theme.