On Wednesday I started getting random FCs on a bunch of programs. I uninstalled all apps from the last few days and then switched from Entropy's DD to the plain kernel with CWM, and that seemed to fix it.
Then today I got the dropbox beta for some free extra space, and now I'm getting FCs on a bunch of unrelated apps. I've uninstalled dropbox, wiped cache and dalvik cache, and tried switching kernels, but nothing is fixing it.
Is there any option other than factory reset? And if I do that, I want to keep my apps/data... I have MyBackup Root. My understanding is that backs up my apps, their associated data, and then also my call logs, sms messages, etc, and then I'll be able to restore them on the fresh install. Is there anything else I'd want to be backing up? Also if I'm going to do a factory reset, I'm thinking of trying shostock. Would MyBackup be able to restore all of my apps to a different rom?
Also I'm on stock 2.3.4.
Whatever programs are force closing, have you tried going into Settings, applications and clearing the cache/data for those programs?
Yeah, they still force close.
You could also grab ROM manager from the market and try using that to fix permissions. might be a long shot, but a try prior to a full wipe.
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In retrospect I could have done that from CWM recovery I think, but I ended up just doing a full wipe and installing SHOstock and haven't had any problems yet. Hopefully it'll stay this way..
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Hi,
I accidently posted this question in the general section, but i think it is more appropriate here. I am running the 07/18 cm7 rom, and after a seemingly random amount of time (anywhere from instantly to 24 hours) after a reflash, or nandroid restore all my apps begin to force close, generally starting with gapps. once the apps start FC there is really no recourse but to restore the phone or try to reflash. i have tried wiping the cache and dalvik, both individually and together, as well as fixing permissions, but none of these options resolves the problem. I have also tried installing all my apps via the market to see if it was titanium backup corrupting backups, but again the phone started crashing. For the life of me i cannot figure this out and i was hoping that someone smarter than i could lend some insight.
Thanks
Same here
I'm actually getting the same problem! I have no idea what the problem is. At first it started with Gapps FC-ing, and now pretty much no apps I have work. Even my Gizmodo app, which is really just a link to the Gizmodo website.
Any ideas?
I tried rebooting .. It works for a little while then the problem continues.
Not sure if your cases are similar to mine.
I made nandroid backup for CM7 and flashed Vanilla GB with wiping dalvik/cache, but without wiping data.
Without wiping data, VGB showed continuous error messages related to foce closing...
Again wiping all three fixed that issue. So wiping data may be necessary.
After restoring my old data with nandroid (data only), it happened again.
I reallized that nandroid restoring was really painful with CM7 or VGB.
My final solution which worked fine was Titanium Backup for restoring old data rather than nandroid.
Nandroid backup is working fine when converting all system, for instance, from CM7 to VGB or vice versa, with wiping data.
Even in this case, you have to restore contacts and calendar separately to SD card using export option.
Nandroid or even Titanium Backup didn't recover my contacts under CM7 or VGB environments.
Hope to help you.
You should always, always wipe data, cache, and dalvik vm cache between flashes, especially if going between roms that utilize different file systems. Otherwise it will be fc city. To fix yours, back up your apps with Titanium, boot into CWM and wipe data/cache/dalvik, reflash ROM and gapps, then boot up and restore only user apps
(not system apps).
I'm getting a really weird error and I can't figure out how to fix it.
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The application Google Search (process com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.
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Anyone have any ideas?
sounds like you either had a bad flash, or you restored system data with titanium backup.
back up the stuff you need, go into cwm recovery, and do a wipe data/factory reset. you will have to set everything up again, but this should take care of your force closes.
if you continue to get force closes, then try to re-flash the ROM you are on (after wiping data/factory resetting).
Is there any way to fix this without re-flashing? I spent a ton of time tweaking everything to get what I wanted and would have to re-do everything.
you could try settings > applications > manage applications > all > google search > clear data
i'm far from 100% positive that google search is the process that is force closing... and even if that is the correct process, i'm not sure that this will permanently solve your problem, but i think it is worth a shot. i think this will clear all of the data from your google search widget, which i assume is what you are trying to use when you get the error.
let me know if it works!
Thanks for the suggestion. I gave it a try, but still no luck. Any other ideas?
When are you getting the error, are you using the Google search widget?
Did you try backing up and wiping cache/factory reset as other user suggested? When restoring with TuBu restore MISSING apps only.
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I only get the error when I try using the Google Search function - either with a homescreen widget, or by pressing the hardware search key on the device.
So, what you're suggesting is that I back up my current rom/settings using Titanium Backup, wipe cache / factory reset with CWM, then restore the backup using Titanium, but for missing apps?
That would give me my current setup, but with any missing system apps?
Fix Permissions and wipe cache/dalvik (both in CWM) - if those fail, time to wipe data and restore your apps in TiBu.
Thanks for your suggestion, Entropy. I reset permissions and wiped both caches, but still have the same issue.
I think what is causing this is that I deleted the system app "ApplicationsProvider.apk", which appears to be related to the Google Search app. I previously tried to restore the file manually using Root Explorer and my original backup and I don't think it fully restored.
Could I use Titanium to restore this file if I've never made a backup with Titanium?
If you never backed it up, then you can't restore it. You could do a google search for the .apk, or else you can see if someone on these forums will pull theirs off of their phone and upload it for you. But you're really better off wiping and starting over at this point.
I have that apk from my original CWM backup before I loaded Cyanogen. I tried to restore using Root Explorer, but it doesn't seem like it "took".
It shows up in my system applications area in SystemApp Remover. But, when I try to delete it again using the program I get an error: "Application not found. The application was not found in the list of installed applications."
Any ideas?
First of all, its a very nice ROM! Reliable, smooth and fast!
I did a minor mess and ask for your advice, after installation I did a full recovery of my apps and data with titanium backup. After that I experienced two annoying issues, the browser didn't start (browser.android.com error) and the new calendar have a conflict with the old one restored.
If I reflash without wiping that issues should go?
Many thanks!
Going forward, do not restore system apps. There are ways to fix this, but I would go the clean way and factory wipe. Then simply restore non-system apps. I also then go in and freeze a lot of system apps since Task has what I consider to be bloat... once you have frozen them and do not experience any issues you could uninstall them (though if frozen, no real need to)... ie, you could do this on the calendar.
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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s15274n said:
Going forward, do not restore system apps. There are ways to fix this, but I would go the clean way and factory wipe. Then simply restore non-system apps. I also then go in and freeze a lot of system apps since Task has what I consider to be bloat... once you have frozen them and do not experience any issues you could uninstall them (though if frozen, no real need to)... ie, you could do this on the calendar.
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I think everyone makes the system app restore mistake once. s15274n is right though, its best to always just go ahead and start clean, just to make sure there are no complications that haven't shown themselves yet, and then all of a sudden your tablet won't rotate anymore... (that was my super experience with not wiping completely)
Thanks.
I full wiped all again reinstalled the rom, restored the 3rd part apps and data. It's working now!
I flashed the newest AOKP build (Galaxy Nexus Toro), and was getting the error process.android.process.acore has stopped working error. As found on a thread here, I cleared data for Contacts and Contacts Storage. This appeared to work.
I then attempted to restore the data for those two apps from Titanium Backup Pro. Now, when I attempt to open Dialer, it crashes immediately, and if I go to attempt delete the data for Contacts apps again, they aren't even in the list. They are also not in the list for Titanium Backup's backed up data either, mysteriously.
I've wiped Dalvik and tried re-flashing, but am not sure what to do beyond that. Can I fix this without factory reset and/or losing all data?
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puzzl said:
I flashed the newest AOKP build (Galaxy Nexus Toro), and was getting the error process.android.process.acore has stopped working error. As found on a thread here, I cleared data for Contacts and Contacts Storage. This appeared to work.
I then attempted to restore the data for those two apps from Titanium Backup Pro. Now, when I attempt to open Dialer, it crashes immediately, and if I go to attempt delete the data for Contacts apps again, they aren't even in the list. They are also not in the list for Titanium Backup's backed up data either, mysteriously.
I've wiped Dalvik and tried re-flashing, but am not sure what to do beyond that. Can I fix this without factory reset and/or losing all data?
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You can replace contact and contact provide, phone, mms on stoct rom, an try again!
Hey guys,
I'm having issues with messaging apps on my virgin mobile S2. The issue came about the other day with the stock messaging app, where I would open any conversation, and when I go to close out of it, the app freezes and then gives the "unfortunately messaging has stopped". I tried clearing the cache in recovery mode and that has not helped. I have also tried downloading 2 new messaging apps and they are both having the same issue; freezing when I close out a sms conversation. Not really sure where to go from here. Do you think a factory reset would help? Also, is there any way to re-install the stock messaging app? I definitely did a system backup with Titanium Backup a while back, but the app is showing nothing as being backed up...and I foolishly deleted my messaging app.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
-Mike
As a general response to asking "Will a factory reset help?", it's best to make a complete nandroid backup, do the reset and see if that fixes the problem. If it doesn't, you can always restore the back up.
Doing a reset will recover the default messaging app, so I'd recommend it in this case. Titanium backup should recover all your data, but be careful when recovering sms data, as there may be some corrupted messages which cause crashes.
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As a general response to asking "Will a factory reset help?", it's best to make a complete nandroid backup, do the reset and see if that fixes the problem. If it doesn't, you can always restore the back up.
Doing a reset will recover the default messaging app, so I'd recommend it in this case. Titanium backup should recover all your data, but be careful when recovering sms data, as there may be some corrupted messages which cause crashes.
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Do I need to unroot before I do the factory reset?
Root will disappear automatically!
If you're using a custom recovery, it may not remove root, however.
I just did a factory reset. It did not seem to recover the default messaging app; seems it is lost and gone forever. I can't seem to find the apk anywhere online either.
Installing stock rom via odin will restore all system apps, in this case messaging too, so find your stock rom and flash via odin.
Install a New ROM via Odin.Before this,It is better to do MegaWipes.
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