I tried looking for a thread about this matter, but couldn't find anything that exactly matched my problem so here goes:
A while back I rooted my X10 for the first time and installed FreeX10. Eventually, for the sake of getting the Dual Touch update from Sony, I flashed the phone back to its original state with the UXP and updated. At the time I did not intend to go back to FreeX10, I opted to continue using the UXP. However, when I first tried to restore most of my applications, I found I was unable to do so. Paid apps downloaded fine (most of the time) but any free apps I tried to re-download would not. I could tap on the "Start Download" button and the phone would show a notification with a progress bar, but the bar would remain at 0%. If I tapped on the application in the Market again, it would take me to the application's description page as usual but where it would normally show the "downloading" progress bar was just a blank white space. I was unable to resolve this problem so I eventually (with much difficulty trying to re-root and reinstall Titanium Backup without access to the market or a proper File Manager application to install APKs) went back to FreeX10. Surprise surprise, the Market works fine in FreeX10. So here's my issue. I want to flash to phone back to UXP and upgrade to 2.3, but I don't want to encounter the same problem again. Does anyone know if I might encounter the same problem? If so, is there a way to fix the problem?
setting > apps > filter (menu button) > all > download manager > force stop
hit thanks if i helped !
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As I mentioned previously, I don't want to reinstall the stock (ie. UXP) interface again unless I know for sure whether this will happen. Last time it took some creative tinkering and hours of work to flash back to Free X10 since I couldn't install a proper file manager in order to install APKs directly. I don't want to have to go through all that again and I don't want to get stuck without a working Market.
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After much messing about and almost bricking my phone I've finally got it on a version of 2.2 which will run the standard upgrade but I have a problem. This version (compared to the older official UK o2 I had) has copilot pre installed on it which when I checked the permissions is down for full access to making calls, texts, viewing contacts, etc.. Basically all the stuff you wouldn't allow an app to do normally and as I have no need for it I went to the apps on settings to delete it but when I select it the option to uninstall isn't highlighted, does anyone know how to get rid of this??
you need to use root manager or system manager delete the apk from system/app
hope that helps.
Cheers, gonna try and get it rooted then. Already tried z4root but it didn't work so having a go with superoneclick!
Also do you know of a way to stop the update available message coming on??
root with superuser via streakmod or clockworkmod....not sure about the update message. I am on 351.
Done, was a bit unsure bout if I was doing it all right but it's all looking good so far thanks!!
Will look into the update to 2.2.2 and see what can be done with that once I've had a play with the root!!
Hello, just today I've rooted a branded LG P500 using the z4root method and it woked fine. I installed Rom Manager and from it Clockworkmod Recovery. I made a backup of my sdcard content, booted in recovery, partitioned the sdcard (512MB ext/ 0MB swap) and made a nandroid backup. In this step I made a mistake and wiped everything before backup so what I have is the stock image, but for my problem this sould be beneficial.
Once I had the nandroid backup, I started installing ROMS (Mike_os and others) just to find that in everyone of them I couldn't download applications from the market. It starts with "Starting download" and then it doesn't really start downloading. It stays in this state forever.
The real problem is that I restored the nandroid backup (thus restoring the branded ROM) just to find that everything works except the Market, which has the same problems as before.
What can I do? Being a branded phone, can I install one of the unbranded firmwares that I've found in the forum? I don't want to brick my phone.
do you have DroidWall or any other application that you can choose wich apps should use wifi and 3g, ect?
No, right now (after the nandroid restore) I have the stock one with the usual carrier crapware (which should not interfere with the market as it wasn't before rooting).
getaceres said:
No, right now (after the nandroid restore) I have the stock one with the usual carrier crapware (which should not interfere with the market as it wasn't before rooting).
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Force Stop and Clear cache your market
Force Stop and Clear cache Download manager
Force Stop and Clear cache DRM
try to see if your market works then.
Or else you should try to flash gapps wich you can find somewhere here on the forum.
I tried all of that. I even updated the phone firmware through the LG PC Suite so now I have an updated branded ROM (2.2.1, it was 2.2 before). Now every modification should be wiped, Clockworkmod should have been removed and all of that (also I've lost the root access). I don't know what to do!. I can download through the same wifi connection with my Desire HD, from a friend's P500 but not with my brother P500 phone!
getaceres said:
I tried all of that. I even updated the phone firmware through the LG PC Suite so now I have an updated branded ROM (2.2.1, it was 2.2 before). Now every modification should be wiped, Clockworkmod should have been removed and all of that (also I've lost the root access). I don't know what to do!. I can download through the same wifi connection with my Desire HD, from a friend's P500 but not with my brother P500 phone!
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I had the same problem for a while and even took it to the shops for repairs, they told me it was an virus ( and they lied cause it was not). Then later i founded out that something was wrong with my sd card and that caused my phone to do this.
If you download and install any APK, does it then work?
Try to copy everything on your sd to the pc, then scan your sd card for errors and format it. Then copy your files back over again.
Then reset phone and see if it works
I enabled mass storage, formatted the sdcard through windows, then I cleared all market data, mounted the sdcard again and started market. It asked me to accept the terms. Then I tried to start a download and it got to the same point.
Is there any alternative to the official google market? I know about applanet, but it's not very reliable and it has to be updated manually continuously.
OK.....is the android market bar grey in color? (normally is green)
If it is,
1.go to settings > manage applications > all > search for market > clear data
2.reopen Market again, it should give you terms or something, just press accept then you're done !!
How long have you faced this problem? I once got it and I ignored it and it got fixed on its own in a day.
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Wolfexon said:
OK.....is the android market bar grey in color? (normally is green)
If it is,
1.go to settings > manage applications > all > search for market > clear data
2.reopen Market again, it should give you terms or something, just press accept then you're done !!
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It started as grey, (the old version) but I closed it and when I opened it again it was green (new version) I've cleared the market data many times and it didn't make any difference. When I open the market again I have to accept the terms but it doesn't work anyway.
You might want to use KDZ updater and do it all again ( root, installing custom recovery,etc)
But this time use gingerbreak to root.
Anyway, it's a ISP problem. I flashed MIUI in my Desire HD and I had the same problem (stuck at "starting download"), then I switched to 3G and it started downloading correctly. The strangest thing is that I restored (through Nandroid) my last ROM (Android Revolution HD) and the market was working through WIFI and 3G. I suppose there's some kind of firewall for some ports in the ISP part which is filtering market (and Google Talk) requests.
Hi all,
I've sort of bricked my new razr this morining after a reboot...
after reading the thread about trebuchet, I saw that it is adviced to put it in the system folder of the ROM. I then did the same with my current launcher to improve the speed of it (I don't know at all if this is a good solution but I wanted to test anyway).
Problem now is that my launcher force close at phone boot with a basic message saying that the launcher has stopped and a single 'ok' button. when I press 'ok' the same message appear again after a few milli seconds and does not allow me to launch any task.
Then I guess that the only solution for me is to re-upload my ROM (Motorola Razr latest OTA) and that this will suppress my launcher in the system folder but I wanted to share this experience because maybe someone could know a good solution.
Thanks for your help!
Can you go into system settings before boot and just change the launcher? Possible like this
go home, menu, settings, applications, manage applications, running, scroll down to find ADW launcher, open, scroll down and click clear defaults. then when you go home, it should give you a choice to pick your desired launcher. Be sure to check the box on the bottom of the choice box to set your default launcher to your desired choice.
Actually, the launcher started to crash before the system gave me the hand and allowed me to do anything. No way to perform any action with the phone (not any action, nothing was possible under the ROM itself)
Then I finally found some time to get my computer and re-upload the official ICS OTA ROM of the Razr. It had done basically 2 things (and one was the one I was expecting or hoping): lose the root (obviously) and lose the settings of the 2 apps I putted under the phone /system folder.
After that I removed the 2 apps that were installed on /system and changed my default launcher to stay safe :fingers-crossed: (done today, that's why I came back to the thread now)
Everything is ok now.
BTW, I discovered that in the worst case, it is possible to do a full wipe / factory reset under the official / native Razr recovery, and even better, it is possible to install a ROM under this recovery.
Everything is under control at the end.
Thanks for your answer!
So I used the ACS/Shabbypenguin root method (do a Google search, I can't post links...) and followed the directions exactly. Well almost exactly, I knew of some issues so this is what I did...
First I downloaded Superuser & Superuser Elite (I previously paid for it on a different phone).
Then I downloaded the drivers and Odin and both kernals.
I installed the drivers and put my phone into development mode.
Next, I turned off my phone then turned it back on in download mode and flashed the pre-rooted kernal as per the instructions there.
Finally, I went through the process again to flash in the stock kernal.
Now the other users had issues with USB connection and the phone not being recognised, the answer to that was on page 11 of the above linked thread (editing the vold.fstab file). I did this (using ES Root Explorer) as per the instructions and restarted.
Things seemed fine for half a day. Now my phone randomly restarts, but not always randomly. I can perform specific actions to cause it to freeze and reboot (example, simply opening the vold.fstab file does this EVERY TIME, but I was able to copy/paste it to the SD card and then open and edit it and even copy/paste it back, all using ES root explorer, and no crash/reboot unless I open it specifically and yes, that's with having the system mounted as R/W).
Another thing I noticed since rooting, and it still has maintained the rooted status, is that any time my phone restarts or I restart it, I open the system tray and this stupid "tip" toast message comes up that, prior to rooting, only came up once. Now, it comes up only once after a restart but resets every time.
I tried to sign up for the ACS forums but for some reason, I've not gotten a single registration e-mail from them and messaged half their admin with no response (the fact that the site has no cancel account and no re-send activation option troubles me enough as it is and in my opinion, should be internationally illegal).
Anyway, that's the issue, I need to resolve these random restarts, which may or may not be caused by this vold.fstab file.
Also, I connect now (before when I did the fix, it worked), the computer doesn't recognise the phone so I can't even re-flash using Odin, but the phone works (until randomly restarting which is a pain...), so I am at a loss as to what the actual cause was and since nothing I change sticks when it restarts, I have no idea what the deal is.
Some more information...
Nothing I change sticks. I have programs that I uninstalled, but they still show up in the system tray after a reboot (if I click it, it says that the program is not installed, but it still shows up).
I tried swapping back the original build.prop - didn't stick.
I tried factory data reset - didn't do anything.
I tried a restore in BusyboxPro (stericon or something is the dev) - restored but there were some "errors".
Tried temporarily unrooting (Superuser Elite) - nothing.
I read about a power button issue - my power button is fine.
There is something wrong specifically with the OS in some way that certain actions cause it to freeze and restart. I have a game, "Deathworm" that I can play with no issues or freezes. I can do a few things but:
if I get on the mobile browser, sometimes it will freeze and reboot.
if I run AppManagerPro III, sometimes it crashes when calculating the cache size (always when it gets to 70/125 or whatever the total is, but always at 70 if it DOES crash).
Now I went into task manager and went through and cleared all the app data individually app per app. Before when I tried to do this (before restoring in Busybox, before restoring the original build.prop, etc), it would crash when I went into the downloaded tab of the thing to clear the cache. This time it didn't crash on me.
Other root stuff I have installed which was working before the random rebooting issue:
Script manager (free) and V6 supercharger (also unsupercharging wouldn't stick, which I tried before restoring the build.prop manually)
SuperUserElite
App Manager Pro III
SD Maid Pro
ES File Explorer (free version I think)
BusyBox Pro
SU Update Fixer
Screenshot It
After everything I just did, it seems to (for the moment) be working again, I am just waiting to see if it crashes again. So far I have opened and closed App Manager Pro III a few times and it calculated cache sizes with no crash. Right now, SD Maid Pro hasn't crashed yet open, hide certain tabs (clearing the data so I had to reset those options), close, reopen, scanned with system clean and app clean and actually did the app clean, so far no crashes (my phone would normally have crashed by now), cleared databases and no crash.
Also while I was in there, two programs I uninstalled via the system tray (menu button, edit, uninstall) that kept coming back were a buld.prop editor and some wonkey game (Fall down) or something, anyway those were in the downloaded section of task manager and I uninstalled them through there. Maybe that did it?
And no... still freeze, reboot and not saving any changes.
So far I've also tried uninstalling practically everything I installed and those changes aren't persisting (the uninstalled apps remain uninstalled, but reappear in the system tray or on the home screen if I had an icon there for it).
No changes I make to anything persist except things I save or copy to the SD card.
Tried factory reset again, still didn't stick.
So apparently SOME others have this issue without rooting, I can't tell, there's not a ton of reviews that I can find beyond "F*** STRAIGHT TALK CUSTOMER SERVICE THIS PHONE IS CRAP".
I hate to keep bumping this, but every time I have an issue, I am highly detailed in things and I NEVER EVER have EVER gotten a response EVER on this site, EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
I really really really don't want to waste another ~$200 for nothing.
I would appreciate even a response of "yeah I have this problem too".
I don't want this to die like all the other threads I started...
Does anyone even have a clue as to where I can begin attempting to troubleshoot this on my own then?
What tools should I look into or what logs in what folders?
I know this post is very outdated but there may still be someone tinkering with these older phones still as I am.
Over the past few days I have been trying to get this Straight Talk Samsung Galaxy Proclaim rooted and working just for something to do.
I'm not one to ask for help to often so I end up doing a lot of reading and a lot of trial / error.
In my reading I have seen quite a few posts / comments around the net stating not to use the Shabbypenguin root method
as it is very buggy and unstable.... I can not tell you from experience so please do not quote me. I ended up using the TeamProlusion
root method and all has went very well other than a few minor problems I need to work out.
In all honesty I'm not real sure what I may post or may not.... ( Yes I need to REread the rules for sure ) but I
will leave this link for anyone that may be in need... Mods / Admins please feel free to edit this post if this is not permitted and
please accept my apologies.
Please google androidarea51
I just bought a Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-T999L with Android 4.3, then downloaded Titanium Back-up, and then started removing several apps (in an attempt to strip the bloatware). Now when I go to Google Play and try to install a new app, I click the "Install" button and wait for the progress meter to reach 100%, but no "Open" button appears afterward (which used to happen). When I search my phone, there are no icons for any of the new apps I try installing.
Does anyone know which app I deleted that caused this problem? Thank you.
Put back you're nandroid backup. (I assume you make one before you start deleting some apps.)
Or flash a stock rom back without whipping. So you dont lose some data.
Send From A Devil3 - f2fs - Dualboot Jb4.3/cm11 Powered Machine
Have you tried rebooting the phone?
if you have installed TB then you have rooted the phone obviously. Explore your data folder from the root directory using TB or any advanced file explorers like Root explorer or Es file explorer. Find the apk files of the apps you have installed just to verify if your play store has downloaded the apps to your phone.
Also are you sure if you removed only bloatware or any core apks related to your android system... like eg: application provider.apk
I did not make a backup. Before flashing a ROM, I wanted to post here and see if anyone knows what app being deleted caused the behavior I described. That's what I'm wondering: Do you know which specific app being deleted would cause Google Play to have the described problem? When I try to install a new app, it gets to "100%" on the status bar, but subsequently fails to display the "Open" button. Everything else on the phone works flawlessly and I put a lot of time into customizing the phone with apps I like.
Having said that, I am curious about the option to flash a ROM that you mentioned. The reason I did not want an Apple phone is because they seemed to restrictive of options and freedom. But lately I am thinking about Google censoring AdBlock from Google Play, the EFF's criticism of doing away with AppOpps, and shoving Google+ down the throats of YouTube users. So, I looked into Cyanogen but my model of phone was not listed on Cyanogen's website for phones tested to work. I am interested to exploring the idea of flashing a ROM (which I never did before) but I definitely want to keep my 4G LTE functioning via T-Mobile. Any ideas?