[solved] Handcent install fails - Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I keep getting the "not sufficient space" error when i try to install Handcent SMS from the market. I do have 30MB free tho ... any ideas why?

What rom you on?
Have you tried to install other apps since you got this error message?

ROM: Villain 5.2
installing / uninstalling other apps causes no problems

nevermind. removed everything via adb shell.
the last update attempt seems to have caused some troubles.
thanks for the quick reply anyway!!

just FYI: as I noticed in logcat trace output:
It seems that the underlying problem for this widely noticed problem simply were wrong filesystem permissions on the "lib" directory within the data directory of applications.
This prevented the installer from deleting/updating the *.so file(s). And it seems that the installer is so dumb to show a "not enough space" error every time it cannot write to the filesystem (even if it cannot write because of missing permissions).
The problem affected only applications which include native shared libraries (*.so files) which are placed in this "lib" directory (like "Handcent SMS", "Better Terminal Emulator Pro", "aTilt 3D Labyrinth", ..)

interesting ... i'm gonna check that the next i have similar issues

Seems my problem started after install of Terminal Emulator. Now Handcent fails to install and I have no idea how to fix it, removing via adb shell is not in my vocabulary. Can someone clue me in on this as I am use to Hancent and like the way it operates.
Thanks!

Thought I'd post in this thread save starting a new one. I am having the same problems. I can install other apps but not handcent, the error is same as above not enough space.
Can someone please post instruction on how to fix this via adb ? (for a layman)
I have looked at the other posts concerning this and looked in the /data dir' and searched via astro for any related "handcent" entries but cannot find any and I still have the problem. Please help.
Many Thanks

androcheck said:
just FYI: as I noticed in logcat trace output:
It seems that the underlying problem for this widely noticed problem simply were wrong filesystem permissions on the "lib" directory within the data directory of applications.
This prevented the installer from deleting/updating the *.so file(s). And it seems that the installer is so dumb to show a "not enough space" error every time it cannot write to the filesystem (even if it cannot write because of missing permissions).
The problem affected only applications which include native shared libraries (*.so files) which are placed in this "lib" directory (like "Handcent SMS", "Better Terminal Emulator Pro", "aTilt 3D Labyrinth", ..)
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Can you/someone give advice on how to perform this fix because I'm having this problem and this seems to be the only fix. It's not working but I don't think I'm doing it right.

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[Q] Scripting on the Archos 70

Hi!
Could anyone help steer me towards a solution please?
Or tell me if its impossible (and why).
I am trying to put together a script of some kind which I can use to do a basic rebuild of my Archos 70 after I have done a Full Reinitialization. I like to mess around installing all sorts of stuff, but when done, it's nice to reset and go
back to a clean machine.
As it's not rooted (yet?) I generally rebuild manually which takes ages.
Although a relative newbie at Android/Linux, I have worked with scripting
on mainframes and in the Windoze arena for many years.
The scripting requirement is quite simple, namely to install packages one by one from the SD card. Also to copy back Bookmarks, launcher setting etc
I am happy to work in any language which will work, but to date have just been trying with .SL (Bash?) scripts which run quite happily from within the SL4A environment or according to my theory, should work also from Android natively.
I envisage the script residing on the SD card and when invoked installing my launcher, Dolphin Browser, various other apps and games, then copying back the settings which I have saved (also by script) before the Initialisation.
Trouble is, I can find no simple samples which help. When I try, I can 'cp' stuff about and echo messages etc, but when I try to install, I don't really know where to start. I have tried just the name of the app package
'/sdcard/sdcard/packagename.apk', it replies 'permission denied' and if I try 'sudo package.apk', it says 'not found'.
I am assuming that the 'permission denied' is a good sign because it understands what I'm trying to do at least. But if I am allowed to do it myself, then surely my script should be allowed to do it?
I am quite happy messing around myself. But if anyone has any pointers
(sample scripts, which language/environment to use, etc.) I would be most grateful.
Sorry if this is covered elsewhere. I have searched but was unable to find much which helped. I am continuing the search!
Thanks in anticipation!
1. All normal installed Apps are installed in /data/app as the apk
2. Local/private data comes into /data/data/name.of.the.package
Both directories are ony accessible with root.
Hell again,
Thanks for your reply fzelle, but I'm not sure as to whether I may have explained it properly.
I am running 'Quick System Info' which is great, and it has a function to backup all the installed apps to a directory you can get at without root access. From there I have copied them onto the SD card.
I am not just trying to copy them into the working directory.
If I click on an app, it lets me install it without any problem.
I am trying to automate that part of the process, and I need the name of the software which does the installation, and how to actually give it the parameters for it to do the install. Although a Linux newbie, I don't really understand why, if I am allowed to install apps myself,
a script that I run should not be allowed to install them also?
Anyone got any ideas please?
Oops! - Sorry for that unfortunate typo at the beginning of my last post. Please read as 'Hello'!
No, i didn't understand you wrong.
You want to automate the installation of your std programs, and that normaly doesn't only include the apk but also the private Data.
And if you manually want to install this, you need root to be able to write in /data/data
If you just want to Backup/Install the apps, use appSaver from the market.
That has allready everything you need, and doesn't need root.
fzelle said:
1. All normal installed Apps are installed in /data/app as the apk
2. Local/private data comes into /data/data/name.of.the.package
Both directories are ony accessible with root.
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Not entirely true.
I have some SSH tunnels set up on my rooted phone that use keys and a shell script to launch them, all set up with Better Terminal Emulator. The key and script files are located under /data/data/com.magicandroidapps.bettertempro/home. I wanted to use the same keys and script on my A70, so I copied the files from my phone to the same directory on my A70 using the terminal command line. Although you can't browse to the app folders under /data/data/, there is some ability to copy stuff into them. I guess the trick is knowing what and to where.
I've not used appsaver, but Astro will also let you back up and reinstall your apps all at once.

android.process.acore process has stopped

running vegan and i keep getting this message. I think my wife was using it and maybe the battery died? not sure. any thoughts?
thanks
I get this about every 2 weeks. I boot into clockwork, reset to defaults, then restore from backup.
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i got it. found the answer in the android general forums. You have to delete a database and it clears it up.
Steps
Posting the steps you took might be a little more helpful to anyone reading your thread.....
gpzjack said:
i got it. found the answer in the android general forums. You have to delete a database and it clears it up.
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Which data base?
Do you mean perform a clear cache/data?
or are you mentioning the contact database sync from gmail?
from another post:
I noticed at least two people in this thread have had this problem. The following worked for me... At one point I started getting this error also. Driving me crazy! Could not bring up the keyboard, and the message would pop like every 5 seconds. I searched and found this post (thanks and credit to KinkyMunkey):
process com.android.acore FC and how i fixed it
I didn't want to wipe data, so I tried it. I couldn't use ES File Explorer for this, but Root Explorer worked great!
The problem is a corrupt contacts sqlite database. As the referenced post says, you'll be able to tell if thats the problem when there is a .db-journal file in the folder. The folder is /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/ *Note* this is not the data folder in sdcard, but the data folder in root (/).
Just delete the databases folder in /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts and restart. The contacts database will be rebuilt and re-synced.
This has worked for me twice (thank goodness). I don't know what causes the contacts DB to get messed up... it wasn't a drained battery for me.
Thank you so much, this worked for me!
gpzjack said:
from another post:
I noticed at least two people in this thread have had this problem. The following worked for me... At one point I started getting this error also. Driving me crazy! Could not bring up the keyboard, and the message would pop like every 5 seconds. I searched and found this post (thanks and credit to KinkyMunkey):
process com.android.acore FC and how i fixed it
I didn't want to wipe data, so I tried it. I couldn't use ES File Explorer for this, but Root Explorer worked great!
The problem is a corrupt contacts sqlite database. As the referenced post says, you'll be able to tell if thats the problem when there is a .db-journal file in the folder. The folder is /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/ *Note* this is not the data folder in sdcard, but the data folder in root (/).
Just delete the databases folder in /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts and restart. The contacts database will be rebuilt and re-synced.
This has worked for me twice (thank goodness). I don't know what causes the contacts DB to get messed up... it wasn't a drained battery for me.
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I also had the "android.process.acore process has stopped" problem. I seem to have fixed it by going to "Manage Apps", "Running", "Contacts Storage", "Clear Data", then same process for Contacts Sync Adapter. Seems to have resolved problem...so far.
yup the contacts storage got corrupted -> most likely you created an empty contact in the contacts app by mistake. Someone should sticky this - i see one of these threads daily haha. Its a pretty common problem.
many time that error (fc) is due to a contact with blank first and last name as the contact database uses them as index. if you have blanks the probem will keep returning.
thanks for the tip - seems to have helped me out of the
...acore... problem
Mind you, I **Never** touched the contacts app in any
way whatsoever.
The corruption happened "spontaneously"
After playing (it is *only* suitable for play) with android
for a few weeks now, you know what, android is CRAP
Cant get to Manage Apps
Everytime I go to settings the damn thing pops up. Cant get to anything to clear the data base. Dont have root explorer and cant find that in the file manager I do have.
Any help?
cassycan said:
Everytime I go to settings the damn thing pops up. Cant get to anything to clear the data base. Dont have root explorer and cant find that in the file manager I do have.
Any help?
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I had this problem just tonight. Thanks to GPZJack for posting the file to delete. For those of you who can't launch programs because of the "force close" dialog, here is how to do it without that.
1) Install the android developer kit on your PC. You will need the program adb (short for android debugger). I tried to post a link to the instructions, but am too noobish for the forum to allow me to post links. Just google android sdk install
2) Attach gtablet to computer using usb cable
3) [Assuming windows] Launch a command window. cd to tools directory under the android sdk install directory.
4) type the command "adb devices" (without quotes) to verify that adb sees your tablet. If not, you need to install the correct usb drivers. Find help with google gtablet usb driver install
5) type the command "adb shell" (without quotes) This will connect you to the tablet and provide you with a unix shell prompt #
!! Careful with this next command. It will delete the databases directory. Make sure you type the line correctly so that you don't accidentally delete something else.
6) #rm -r /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases
7) #reboot
And your tablet should reboot and work.
Hope that helps!
Norm Minske said:
I also had the "android.process.acore process has stopped" problem. I seem to have fixed it by going to "Manage Apps", "Running", "Contacts Storage", "Clear Data", then same process for Contacts Sync Adapter. Seems to have resolved problem...so far.
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I was unable to see the folder described in other peoples solutions, your solution of clearing data through the settings application worked great for me on brilliant corners 1.3.1. Thanks.
simuloid said:
I had this problem just tonight. Thanks to GPZJack for posting the file to delete. For those of you who can't launch programs because of the "force close" dialog, here is how to do it without that.
1) Install the android developer kit on your PC. You will need the program adb (short for android debugger). I tried to post a link to the instructions, but am too noobish for the forum to allow me to post links. Just google android sdk install
2) Attach gtablet to computer using usb cable
3) [Assuming windows] Launch a command window. cd to tools directory under the android sdk install directory.
4) type the command "adb devices" (without quotes) to verify that adb sees your tablet. If not, you need to install the correct usb drivers. Find help with google gtablet usb driver install
5) type the command "adb shell" (without quotes) This will connect you to the tablet and provide you with a unix shell prompt #
!! Careful with this next command. It will delete the databases directory. Make sure you type the line correctly so that you don't accidentally delete something else.
6) #rm -r /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases
7) #reboot
And your tablet should reboot and work.
Hope that helps!
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i manage to get tru the issue on adb shell by installing usb deview, n my command bar alrdy shown my device no. after typing adb devices but aft adb shell, came $ and not #, is there any different?
okay i had mine miracle- ly and not realising it done, my force stop no longer appear after downloading the latest busybox apps.=)
Hi - I was getting the acore error too. but I went ahead & did an nvflash. The error is still popping up. Any ideas?

[Q] Reaching out for help on CM7 market issue

Well as I'm sure most of you know we released CM7 alpha for the NT on Sunday and it was very warmly received, even after a major bug was found it was still downloaded almost 2000 times by the time I eventually removed the files form download server yesterday (links were removed form thread at about 1200 downloads lol). The feedback is still extremely encouraging and people are itching for the next release.
We’ve been working hard on fixing everything so that the next version we release has a lot less bugs, we’ve fixed the main bug of formatting the xloader and we've fixed a handful over other things causing issue too.
The issues we are having now which we are struggling with are usb sync for media as well as sdcard to a computer (in another thread) and a more important one of market not being able to install larger games / programs if there is an sdcard in. For instance one that I use for testing is Zombie bash, if you have an sdcard in it just won't install.. We've looked up the error online and all the errors point towards deleting a certain file but the problem is that we don't actually have that file so it would appear we have a different issue!
So the time has come for Goncezilla and I to reach out and ask for help, somebody out there probably knows or can debug and find out what the issue is. We're stumped and we don't want to release the next version until that’s fixed!
So please, if anybody can help, drop me a Pm or say something on here and lets get CM7 next alpha version sorted and released !
Is there any way to get an error log of this issue? I am using an app called LogThis and nothing is shown in Logcat.
Probably totally unrelated but on the stock ROM I grabbed a couple of Amazon Freebies the weighed in over 50Meg's each. I wasn't even really interested in them so I carried on about my business and a couple of days later noticed that they never installed. After digging around the "error" was that I DIDN'T have an SD card installed. This struck me as weird because the 1GB user and 12GB B&N partitions should have certainly been enough.
Either way once I popped in an SD card the downloads automatically started and off I went.
Like I said .... probably useless information but I figured I would throw it out there.
arclite00 said:
Is there any way to get an error log of this issue? I am using an app called LogThis and nothing is shown in Logcat.
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Good point, HERE is the logcat.
Mainly it would appear the errors showing are
E/Vold ( 1168): Error opening devmapper (No such file or directory)
E/Vold ( 1168): ASEC device mapping failed (No such file or directory)
and then a few lines on
E/PackageHelper( 2146): Failed to create secure container smdl2tmp1
E/DefContainer( 2146): Failed to create container smdl2tmp1
any help to anybody ?
I'm not too versed in the world of Android development, however this might be useful. LINK 1 LINK 2
Perhaps the permissions to the folders referenced in these articles are incorrect...
scsione889 said:
I'm not too versed in the world of Android development, however this might be useful. LINK 1 LINK 2
Perhaps the permissions to the folders referenced in these articles are incorrect...
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Thanks for trying, that's one of the articles we found but unfortunately we couldn’t get anywhere with it
From the log it appears as though it is unable to create the smdl2tmp1 temp file. So wouldn't it make sense that it would either be permissions of the folder it's going in, or an issue with whatever is trying to create that temp file?
Have we tried not pre-packaging gapps with the ROM to see if that helps?
Quick question, is there a specific file size where the install fails\hangs? Ex installs are okay up to 9 meg files, but anything over, and it fails?
I want to try and download something and replicate the issue.
Disregard...
I had no problem installing Google Earth and other large apps (over 8MB) today, but cannot install Zombie Dash (only 4 and some change) moments ago. Not sure what relavence the size of the app might be having with the install issue...
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I found that the "/mnt/sdcard/.android_secure" folder has 000 permissions. The other folder mentioned in the links I posted (/mnt/secure/asec) has 075 permissions.
I compared this to my phone with fully functional market and found "/mnt/sdcard/.android_secure" has 000 permissions. The asec folder has 175 permissions. Perhaps the execute permissions is the problem? I am unable to change permissions in root explorer to test. I get the "some file systems (e.g. SD card) do not allow permission changes" message.
You considered posting on the Android development section? They may have some more info or guidance with this.
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I'm not thinking it's permissions I think we've messed up and something isn't tuned on in kernel like driver mapper or asec.
Just been unable to find it. Although I'm speaking to somebody now and I think he may have hit on the cure
Okay...
"Size of container 7 MB 5392635 bytes"
I am assuming based on that, that the app is 7 meg?
D/Vold ( 1168): DEVPATH='/devices/virtual/block/loop0'
D/Vold ( 1168): DEVTYPE='disk'
D/Vold ( 1168): MAJOR='7'
D/Vold ( 1168): MINOR='0'
E/PackageHelper( 2146): Failed to create secure container smdl2tmp1
Okay, sp if you eject the SD card, the download works and installs. So that means when you go to download the app, it creates a temp file (same as when you download a file in windows via your web browser), and then once the download completes, the temp file is removed and you have an apk which is automagically installed via android app handler or whatever. IF the SD card is inserted, it tries to create the file on the SD card instead of internal memory. So the issues lies with the SD card itself possibly(?). Have you tried running checkdisk or some disk checking tool on your card? I have had issues in the past where my sd card got corrupted (once after running the partitioning tool in cwm) and I couldn't install large market apps. I ran checkdisk and found errors (i cant remember the exact msgs), but I repartitioned the card and all was well. It is possible with all the partitioning etc you have done to your cards, they have gotten a bit screwy, have you tried swapping out the SD card for a different one?
I just installed gun bros which is a 12meg app, with my sd inserted and mounted, with no issues...I tried to view it in logcat as soon as I hit download, but I didn't see anything pertaining to the market download and install =(
I already re-partitioned my card and went out and bought a new card to try. It's not that.
CWS - Glad to hear you're making some potential progress.
Well, I've done my best to collect info on the error, so based on what others have found, this seems to be what I've learned so far, including the obvious.
-The error we're seeing is "Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card."
-This error seems to have been most often encountered by people using Android 2.2 (Froyo) and derivatives because that version was related to reading a temporary file called "smdl2tmp1.asec." The user workaround in 2.2 was to browse your SD card using ES File Explorer (so that you can see .folders, which are normally hidden), finding the file in either:
/sdcard/.android_secure/smdl2tmp1.asec
OR:
/mnt/secure/asec/smdl2tmp1.asec
and deleting it.
-This apparently has been fixed in 2.3 (Gingerbread). Because Cyanogenmod 7 uses 2.3.4 as a base, it's odd that we're still having this problem then.
So in my exploration of this stuff, here's what I found:
/sdcard/.android_secure has ZERO FILES in it. Ditto for /mnt/secure/asec. On my HTC Hero, both contain plenty of files with .asec extensions. I have no idea what these files are for, but I'm getting the impression that the reason why these .asec files are not appearing has to do with how the current ROM is treating the SD card.
Also, the error doesn't seem to have anything to do with install size. I've tried to install Minecraft Pocket Edition before, it's only 1.57 MB but it will get the error regardless.
Keep in mind that I'm not a programmer, but this is all I've been able to gather.
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Mike_IronFist said:
Well, I've done my best to collect info on the error, so based on what others have found, this seems to be what we know so far, including the obvious:
-The error we're seeing is "Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card."
-This error seems to have been most often encountered by people using Android 2.2 (Froyo) and derivatives because that version was related to reading a temporary file called "smdl2tmp1.asec." The user workaround in 2.2 was to browse your SD card using ES File Explorer (so that you can see .folders, which are normally hidden), finding the file in either:
/sdcard/.android_secure/smdl2tmp1.asec
OR:
/mnt/secure/asec/smdl2tmp1.asec
and deleting it.
-This apparently has been fixed in 2.3 (Gingerbread). Because Cyanogenmod 7 uses 2.3.4 as a base, it's odd that we're still having this problem then.
So in my exploration of this stuff, here's what I found:
/sdcard/.android_secure has ZERO FILES in it. Ditto for /mnt/secure/asec. On my HTC Hero, both contain plenty of files with .asec extensions. I have no idea what these files are for, but I'm getting the impression that the reason why these .asec files are not appearing has to do with how the current ROM is treating the SD card.
Also, the error doesn't seem to have anything to do with install size. I've tried to install Minecraft Pocket Edition before, it's only 1.57 MB but it will get the error regardless. Of course, ejecting my SD card or unmounting it temporarily allows me to install the app, but that doesn't fix the bug, does it?
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You think some apps check for those .asec files, and since they don't find them, it fails some kind of authentication and bombs out the installation?
Actually, I just checked my shift, and those folders are all blank as well. Hopefully whomever Celtic is talking to knows what's up.
stealthfx said:
You think some apps check for those .asec files, and since they don't find them, it fails some kind of authentication and bombs out the installation?
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Yeah, essentially like that. Further down that rabbit hole is what Celtic mentioned:
CelticWebSolutions said:
I think we've messed up and something isn't tuned on in kernel like driver mapper or asec.
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Apps don't seem to be creating .asec files anywhere, and it seems like some apps need .asec files to validate certain information. It seems to have less to do with the size of the app and more with whether or not the app needs to check an .asec file to install or function.
Mike_IronFist said:
Yeah, essentially like that. Further down that rabbit hole is what Celtic mentioned:
Apps don't seem to be creating .asec files anywhere, and it seems like some apps need .asec files to validate certain information. It seems to have less to do with the size of the app and more with whether or not the app needs to check an .asec file to install or function.
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/dev/block/vold/179:17 /mnt/sdcard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
sould be
/dev/block/vold/179:10 (< Check on that) /mnt/sdcard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0002,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
also im looking into the fact that /device/virtual/block/loop0 does not exist.
stealthfx said:
Quick question, is there a specific file size where the install fails\hangs? Ex installs are okay up to 9 meg files, but anything over, and it fails?
I want to try and download something and replicate the issue.
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I think the filesize problem is a red herring. It looks to be apps that have "'android:installLocation="preferExternal" in their apk manifest file.
Obviously this is probably used on larger apps more often so it looks like it is tied to the filesize. I have some small apps that give the same error.
Checkout http ://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/install-location.html for more info.
This doesn't necessarily help with the original problem but it might help limit the scope of troubleshooting.

[Q] Emacs in Android

Hi.
I tried to use the Emacs app from Google play store to see if I could see and edit various settings (as I sometimes do in classical unix when nothing else helps), but apparently the "dired" command is not working. I get the message "Listing directory failed, but 'access file ' worked". Is this due to the fact that I do not have superuser rights? Is it possible to give the emacs app su rights?
(As you can see, I do not know much about Android.)
Olof47 said:
Hi.
I tried to use the Emacs app from Google play store to see if I could see and edit various settings (as I sometimes do in classical unix when nothing else helps), but apparently the "dired" command is not working. I get the message "Listing directory failed, but 'access file ' worked". Is this due to the fact that I do not have superuser rights? Is it possible to give the emacs app su rights?
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The original question still remains unanswered, but I just realized that for me there is a very simple workaround (which I should have realized much earlier):
Since I use NativeSD the whole system is on the SD-card, and nothing prevents me from putting the SD-card into a card reader, and mounting it on a unix computer (in my case Kubuntu). This way I can mount both the FAT-partition and the Ext4-partition, and modify whatever I want.
This is one of the reasons why I like NativeSD: I have the original boot loader and the original Windows Mobile 6.5 in DRAM in my HD2, and no matter how many errors I do when I try to install NaviteSD roms on the SD card I do not brick the phone, as long as I do not touch DRAM. And I find the NativeSD roms surpisingly fast.

How to fix the "invalid download uri" problem

Hi
"Invalid download uri" is a bad ass error that is the biggest flaw (IMHO) You can encounter. Solutions are (as far as I can tell):
- cache clear
- factory reset
But for those, who did this and still have the same problem (or don't wanna try the factory reset) there might be some hope. (I was searching for solutions and found none like this, so I hope I don't duplicate someone's ideas)
I was fighting with this for a longer time and I guess I finally managed to fix it. I tried to clear cache, Google Store and Services, I even removed and reinstalled Google Play. But as logcat said, there was still problem with access to the file that was downloaded (something about JaveException:FileAccessInvalid - or something similar).
So, to make the long story short:
- connect phone
- adb shell
- cd /data/data/com.android.providers.downloads
- ls -al
There should be 4 directories:
- one of them (install) is a link (not visible in CM File Manager, but visible in shell)
- app_sslcache, cache, databases
Those three should have similar attributes (drwxrwx--x), in my case, cache had ony drwx--x--x.
So an easy fix: chmod 771 cache (You should be root) and voila, everything works (You don't need reboot or to stop google play or anything) and no more "invalid download uri".
Please, if You have this problem try this fix and if it works for You, let others know (maybe even in the comment section below)...
PS: It's not dangerous, but anyway... You do this at Your own risk.
It WORKED!
What a life saver, I was able to change the permissions through FX Root Explorer.
Thank YOU.
Thanks!!!
Old thread but throwing a thank you out there. Was having this issue after rooting my VZW M8 and this solved the problem. Thanks! I also shared this link over on AndroidForums.com as I found a similar thread with no solution while googling this issue.
So thanks!
Thank you, for the inspiration, by looking at the logs, it was some permission pbl in com.android.vending and after some try, it was com.android.vending itself that was with bad permission.
771 on com.android.vending fix it for me!
Hi, was reading your suggestion how to fix problem"invalid dowload url' problem, followed your guide but no luck.
You wrote:
There should be 4 directories:
- one of them (install) is a link (not visible in CM File Manager, but visible in shell)
- app_sslcache, cache, databases
I have galaxy S5, rooted, using root explorer(everything visible) and within data/data/androidproviders.downloads I have only 3 files.
cache,databeses and lib.
but in another directory data/data/com.android.vending I do have files you mentioned and some more.
All of my files as well directories have same set of permissions, which is
rwxrwx-x
I know you mentioned we should have drwxrwx--x and I don't know how to change it(if my permissions are wrong).
IF you can help pls I would appreciate.
sweetmango said:
Hi, was reading your suggestion how to fix problem"invalid dowload url' problem, followed your guide but no luck.
You wrote:
There should be 4 directories:
- one of them (install) is a link (not visible in CM File Manager, but visible in shell)
- app_sslcache, cache, databases
I have galaxy S5, rooted, using root explorer(everything visible) and within data/data/androidproviders.downloads I have only 3 files.
cache,databeses and lib.
but in another directory data/data/com.android.vending I do have files you mentioned and some more.
All of my files as well directories have same set of permissions, which is
rwxrwx-x
I know you mentioned we should have drwxrwx--x and I don't know how to change it(if my permissions are wrong).
IF you can help pls I would appreciate.
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Must be the "new" Android version... I don't have enough info to help You. the pesmissions are correct. That "d" in the beginning says it's a directory. After that there are rwx (means: Read, Write, eXecute) three times. These permissions are for Owner, Group and Others. That means the owner (the app that created this directory/file) should have full rights:rwx. He can read, write and execute the file/directory. Group is just a group of owners that can share some data. Like, You can put pictures into a directory and have all apps in group "viewers" access them. And then Others. Others are all other apps that are there. So basically drwxrwxrwx means anyone can do anything with that file/directory. drwx------ means only the owner has full access, all others cannot do anything. That's the permission system in linux/android in a really really fast lesson.
Now what You need to do is to find where S5 puts the things it downloads from App Store. Maybe You are missing that folder I have found. Dunno. Try to google it out and maybe someone can help You better. Or try to find it Yourself.
What I would do is to connect S5 with a cable to a PC, run adb shell logcat and then I would try to install something from the App Store. You will see all that crap that's going on and if there will be an error, You can see it, read it, think about it and solve it
Ot put it here and I will think for You
"invalid dowload url' problem
Thank you very much for super fast response. BTW, besides this post about 'invalid dowload url' problem there is nothing on the net, not one single word. I resolved my issue with reseting my phone and everything is fine now(it was easy since I have back up of everything). Will re search more and let you know if find any answers. Anyway, was looking at permissions in same folder after reseting my phone and everything is same as before but works. Thank you again, for your effort.
ntn_labs said:
Must be the "new" Android version... I don't have enough info to help You. the pesmissions are correct. That "d" in the beginning says it's a directory. After that there are rwx (means: Read, Write, eXecute) three times. These permissions are for Owner, Group and Others. That means the owner (the app that created this directory/file) should have full rights:rwx. He can read, write and execute the file/directory. Group is just a group of owners that can share some data. Like, You can put pictures into a directory and have all apps in group "viewers" access them. And then Others. Others are all other apps that are there. So basically drwxrwxrwx means anyone can do anything with that file/directory. drwx------ means only the owner has full access, all others cannot do anything. That's the permission system in linux/android in a really really fast lesson.
Now what You need to do is to find where S5 puts the things it downloads from App Store. Maybe You are missing that folder I have found. Dunno. Try to google it out and maybe someone can help You better. Or try to find it Yourself.
What I would do is to connect S5 with a cable to a PC, run adb shell logcat and then I would try to install something from the App Store. You will see all that crap that's going on and if there will be an error, You can see it, read it, think about it and solve it
Ot put it here and I will think for You
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Try without an SD card in your device.
I don't have install in either place (com.android.provides.downloads or com.android.vending) on my PadFone X and keep running into this issue
EDIT: In my case it won't download the whole app.
EDIT: Downgrading Play Store fixed it!
Thanks, it worked
I didn't try changing permissions but just cleared the Download Manager data and it did work
Did this with Root Explorer, just want to mention, permission 771 should be granted not only for cache folder, but to every sub-folder.
Anyway thanx, this is really working solution.
Just a quick note: Noticed this error after installing the Xposed Module "Root Cloak". Since this error only showed up for root apps I figured that was the problem. Was able to update (TiBU and Greenify) by disabling Root Cloak - rebooting - updating - re-enabling Root Cloak.
Not sure what item I added to Root Cloak that is causing this issue, but for now this "solved" the problem for me.
Merman1983 said:
Just a quick note: Noticed this error after installing the Xposed Module "Root Cloak". Since this error only showed up for root apps I figured that was the problem. Was able to update (TiBU and Greenify) by disabling Root Cloak - rebooting - updating - re-enabling Root Cloak.
Not sure what item I added to Root Cloak that is causing this issue, but for now this "solved" the problem for me.
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Dead or not I have ran into the exact same thing twice. First time was right after root cloak, and this time its been a while. That and a bad memory had me end up here. Root Cloak or not a simple fix permissions in something as old as ROM Manager or just do it in custom recovery fixed it for me. Android 4.3. Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 rooted stock with multi user. I note multi user because it has also caused me some grief due to knox magically appearing in the second user even though completely removed from ROM and also must enable multi user root in supersu. Thanks for making me chase permissions instead of go after the old sd card mount issues.
Fixing permissions worked for me thanks!
Solution to "Invalid download URI."
After some time of troubleshooting this issue, and performing all the previously recommended steps, we believe we found a really easy solution. In fact, I feel really frustrated that I didn't do this to begin with, but hey, live and learn.
This solution will typically work for folks who are getting this on almost every app, with a few exceptions. You may notice that some apps will install while others throw this "Invalid download URI." When an app is downloaded, the installer will then look to see where the app wants to install. Most of the time, these apps request to use the "SD Card" mount point. On most Android devices, even if you do not have a SD card installed, you will still have a SD Card mount point, which simply points to another location within the phones storage. It turns out that in this case, the S4 we were working on, had a SD card installed, but it was defective. So the installer would attempt to perform the installation step, but since the SD card wasn't responding appropriately, we would get this "Invalid download URI" error. After the card was removed, the Play store began functioning normally and apps would install without any issues.
Hopefully this helps everyone who had no success with the cache clearing and permission change solutions.
I wanna bump this to say thanks to the op and xda in general I been fighting with the aopen Opensign tablet10s that uses some hacked apon version of ics trying to get gapps working this thread was the final piece of the puzzle
THANK YOU

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