Market update unsuccessful? - Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I am unable to download/update new apps and existing apps via the market because i keep getting an error that says unsuccessful download. I flashed over the new 2.2.6 market into my phone and i still get the same problem. It turns out that only apps that are in the sdcard are affected, and moving them back into the phone will finally allow them to be updated with no problems.
I tried everything i could find on the internet, clearing cache/data and stuff like that, but they dont work. One method that does work is a factory reset but i dont wanna lose my stuff right now. Usually when i get this problem i'll just wait out a few hours and try again but i had this problem since last night and i also read about people who had them for over a month!
Is there any fix to this? Or is the market just broken? Running on CM6.1-N1

cmon 56 views and still no answer? I know many people have encountered this problem before. Is there any solution to this?

Probably because there's 56 threads on the same subject...
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I am stuck on "App not Installed". I can't figure that out. I am on CM 6.1.0 on 2.2.1. I tried clearing cache, renaming file to update.zip and going into recovery to install from SD Card. I can't figure it out. Any ideas?

Try unmounting your SD card in settings...
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fix permissions.

GldRush98 said:
fix permissions.
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Didnt work for me. :/

Alright think i fixed it. Just tried updating an app that is in SDcard and it updated fine.
Found the solution here:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...all-around-failures/page__p__24608#entry24608
1. Open Terminal Emulator on the phone
2. Type su to activate SuperUser
3. Once the $ sign turns to # type in the above code
4. That should do it
And BTW - it's smdl2tmp1.asec (with the letter L before the 2) not smd12tmp1.asec (with the number 1)
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What root apps are working?

Well we finally have root and as of now some of the apps arnt working for me heres a list of whats working and whats not
SUFBS - the file browsing seems to be fine, tried deleting a system apk and nothing, wouldnt work. Terminal app works but say permission denied for some reason. su enter works fine
Wifi tether- The experimental version arnt working at all something isnt writing, the nexus stable version and connects and no force close but there is no connection. Hope this gets a fix soon
Adfree- fails to replace host error message blank.. tried it again and it rebooted phone.
I have SetCPU but not interested in overclocking. Anybody have anything else working currently??
screen cast works a bit, it shows everything on the screen but it doesnt let me use the computer to explore the phone
http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
root explorer-works
cache mate-works
spareparts-works
adwlauncher/livewallpapers(need to push Livewallpapers.apk and LiveWallpapersPicker.apk)-works
HighRidas said:
root explorer-works
cache mate-works
spareparts-works
adwlauncher/livewallpapers(need to push Livewallpapers.apk and LiveWallpapersPicker.apk)-works
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Awesome .. cache mate works perfect I was using another cache clearing app that didnt work bc it needed busy box.
AdFree causes a reboot of the phone, and doesn't update host lists.
JHStarner said:
AdFree causes a reboot of the phone, and doesn't update host lists.
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Yeap I tried putting the host.txt into system/etc which is was it does but right now we have no permission to write to system.
anyone get wifi tether to work with the slidemeroot rom?? or anything new to work on that rom
turboyo said:
Yeap I tried putting the host.txt into system/etc which is was it does but right now we have no permission to write to system.
anyone get wifi tether to work with the slidemeroot rom?? or anything new to work on that rom
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wifi tether doesn't work yet on the slidemeroot rom. Wes is working on it.
Nothing to add here but I will test any app people are wondering about.
- faylix / local
Eugene's Update-1 "SlideMEROOT2"
*Edit: What does spareparts do? where are you taking it from? I'm really looking foward to compcache and swap again
You can get spare parts from the market but it doesnt need root access. SOme of the newer ROMS, for the G1 atleast, had a spareparts where you could configure swap and cc. I dont know if thats the one he got working.
HighRidas said:
root explorer-works
cache mate-works
spareparts-works
adwlauncher/livewallpapers(need to push Livewallpapers.apk and LiveWallpapersPicker.apk)-works
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Would you tell me where to push the livewallpapers to?
I also tried the the meltus volume hack and that doesn't appear to increase the volume even after allowing SU. Now as for the live wall papers I installed a couple from the market and they all show up under the adw launcher without me pushing the files through.
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I also tried the the meltus volume hack and that doesn't appear to increase the volume even after allowing SU. Now as for the live wall papers I installed a couple from the market and they all show up under the adw launcher without me pushing the files through.
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what volume hack version did u use? what ROM did you use?
drocap2 works
swapper appears to work
(using with swap partition of 128 megs)
- faylix / local
We have wifi tether!!
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/issues/detail?id=400#c1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6907682#post6907682
Wifi Tether works, but...
Do we know if Wired-Tether works? I haven't rooted yet as I have found a method that works without root on my Ubuntu, but I've been having a hell of a time finding a free, user-friendly method for my wife's windows.
has anyone tried TA Utility?
cacheclear and backup for root users (old) are working
turboyo said:
Awesome .. cache mate works perfect I was using another cache clearing app that didnt work bc it needed busy box.
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I'm happy to hear that CacheMate works. I have the Slide but have not had any luck rooting it (I still don't believe it can be done ). CacheMate technically requires busybox so I'm not sure why it's working. I don't make direct calls to busybox but I know that it adds some of the some core functionality to apps like mine such as cp and mv. This is why some files managers specifically for root will not work without busybox.
I'm assuming a simpler root method will be available soon enough and ROMs everything else will be made available to get all the root apps working perfectly. If the Slide was mine and not my wife's, I would not have given up on trying to root it. Anyway, glad to hear CacheMate works and people are enjoying it on the Slide.
Chachemate is working for me as well.
AndroidAppCritic - One thing I did to get ADB to see the Slide in Recovery was format the memory card before I did anything. I left it in there the whole time too. That worked on two Slides. Pulling the memory card out before Fastboot saw it then popping it back in right before Recovery came up wouldn't work for me.
That is, of course, if that is the problem you were having.
civicdrivr said:
Chachemate is working for me as well.
AndroidAppCritic - One thing I did to get ADB to see the Slide in Recovery was format the memory card before I did anything. I left it in there the whole time too. That worked on two Slides. Pulling the memory card out before Fastboot saw it then popping it back in right before Recovery came up wouldn't work for me.
That is, of course, if that is the problem you were having.
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I know it's off topic but believe me when I tell you that I've tried every possible suggestion. I own dozens of SD cards from 2GB class 2 to 16GB class 6 in every imaginable brand. I even tried my gold card from the myTouch. But apparently it really is possible. I guess I don't care as much since it's not mine.

[Q] installation error unknown reason-18

HELP!!! every time i try to download and install an app from the market it says "installation error
unknown reason-18"
what could be causing this, and how do i fix it?
I get the same thing. Cyanogenmod 6 RC3. Apps installing to external.
I've tried:
1) rebooting
2) deleting the market data
3) wiping cache
4) wiping dalvik cache
5) nandroid/wipe/restore
6) BART/wipe/restore
7) wipe/reflash
I've heard that installing to internal, and then moving them to external will work. I've also heard that installing one app by adb will fix it to make market work.
And finally I've heard that the following works.
Code:
rm /mnt/secure/asec/smdl2tmp1.asec
I'll be trying a few of these out, starting with the last.
*****::::::EDIT::::::*****
The above code should read:
Code:
su
rm /mnt/secure/asec/smdl2tmp1.asec
Note that in normal text, that's "rm /mnt/secure/asec/smdl2tmp1.asec". For some reason, the CODE tag makes a lower case l look like the number 1.
l
Code:
l
1
Code:
1
I should also mention that I also tried to fix permissions.
The code shown above didn't work. Terminal said that the file didn't exist.
I set it to install apps to "automatic" and that has been working since my first reply.
On the Terminal, enter first "su" and only after that run the command.
hello, i have a Desire NON-rooted and have changed too automatic install on external trough ADB, but i have this problem now suddenly i got unknown reason 18 and nothing will install on external !!! is there any solution i have maybe 20 apps on the external. thanks
yerand said:
HELP!!! every time i try to download and install an app from the market it says "installation error
unknown reason-18"
what could be causing this, and how do i fix it?
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I had the exact same error message when trying to install the Google Maps update today and it turned out that it was because Google Maps was on the SD Card. I had moved maps to SD yesterday, then when I tried to update it, I got the error you got. I had to
1) switch the install location back to internal
2) move maps back to internal
3) clear market cache
After those 3 steps, I was able to install the update without issue. I guess some apps can not be updated if the are either on the card or maybe if they have been moved to the card.
I have the same error. None of the tips here have worked for me. It seems to be only Angry Birds that wont install...
**EDIT** Just found this -
it's smdl2tmp1.asec (with the letter L before the 2) not smd12tmp1.asec (with the number 1)
Oops!
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...all-around-failures/page__p__24608#entry24608
AndyCr15 said:
Just found this -
it's smdl2tmp1.asec (with the letter L before the 2) not smd12tmp1.asec (with the number 1)
Oops!
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Nice! That's perfect! Spread the word!
AndyCr15 said:
I have the same error. None of the tips here have worked for me. It seems to be only Angry Birds that wont install...
**EDIT** Just found this -
it's smdl2tmp1.asec (with the letter L before the 2) not smd12tmp1.asec (with the number 1)
Oops!
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...all-around-failures/page__p__24608#entry24608
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Hi
Tried with exactly that text (l and not 1) but terminal says "such directory or file does not exist".
Please help...
I love this Forum endless amount of help. Thanks a million, worked like a charm.
I definitely have the same issue, can not browse file smdl2tpm1.aces. Anybody can help me, so that my android on HD2 can be perfect.hic
kiowa79 said:
Hi
Tried with exactly that text (l and not 1) but terminal says "such directory or file does not exist".
Please help...
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kenhuynh said:
I definitely have the same issue, can not browse file smdl2tpm1.aces. Anybody can help me, so that my android on HD2 can be perfect.hic
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Solved deleting .adroid_secure folder. It's hidden in SD root.
Tried all the above hints, still not working
Hello all
Market is still not installing anything on my N1.
There is no such file in /mnt/secure/asec, and yes, got a rooted phone.
The only file there that starts with s is smpxg.jewelxmas_lite-1.asec.
Any other hints ?
I experienced this on Froyo (2.2), Froyo 2.2.1, CyanogenMod 6.0 and now also on nightly CM 6.1.
Cheers.
UPDATE: Never mind, was able to unmount
tmpfs on /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure type tmpfs (ro,relatime,size=0k,mode=000)
Then rm'd it safely. After a reboot I am back in the game.
is this problem solvable for people who dont know what to do with the code or what a terminal is?
removing smdl2tmp1.asec did it for me on my evo. Thanks guys.
kiowa79 said:
Solved deleting .adroid_secure folder. It's hidden in SD root.
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YES, it worked for me! Thanks.
Ok, so I'm having problems with installing Angry Birds (installation error - 18) and I have read the posts, but I honestly have no idea what to do. Someone said that this code works, but where am I suppose to type it in or alter it?
I'm with thenapster3, not got a clue! Running MUIU Build 5 and can't find anything mentioned or delete the secure folder. Soz Any help would be gratefully received.
Solved on hd2
kenhuynh said:
I definitely have the same issue, can not browse file smdl2tpm1.aces. Anybody can help me, so that my android on HD2 can be perfect.hic
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found this on other forum... thought i would share with you
(1) unmount your SD CARD
(2) download and install the app
(3) mount back your SD CARD
worked for me...
try this
I got an error saying 'unknown error 18', I Google'd the error and found a possible fix, which was un-mounting the SD card. I tried, and was able to install the apps ! I then have to mount the SD card and move the apps across! It works, but its a real pain to have to keep un-mounting and mounting the sd card!
giv it a shot

Google Music: Application cannot be installed in the default install location

Greetings. I have N1 2.3.3 original stock, rooted. 35MB internal available for programs & 5GB available on SD. When I try to install Google Music 3.0, I get message: Application cannot be installed in the default install location. I have installed/removed hundreds and hundreds of programs (including all Google ones) and this is the first time I've seen this. Any thoughts?
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maliprinc said:
Greetings. I have N1 2.3.3 original stock, rooted. 35MB internal available for programs & 5GB available on SD. When I try to install Google Music 3.0, I get message: Application cannot be installed in the default install location. I have installed/removed hundreds and hundreds of programs (including all Google ones) and this is the first time I've seen this. Any thoughts?
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Not sure if this will help, but...Goto Settings...Applications...Manage...ALL TAB...Market...and clear cache...
Not sure what clear data will do...but do the cache first.
SiNJiN76 said:
Not sure if this will help, but...Goto Settings...Applications...Manage...ALL TAB...Market...and clear cache...
Not sure what clear data will do...but do the cache first.
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Cache is greyed out. I guess, nothing in a cache to clear. Data... on the other side, has 136KB, but am little afraid to clear that one. Thank you for your suggestion. I have actually googled this error message in relation to Nexus One, and it seems that there is just one more person with that same issue. Can I really be that lucky?
No I'm having the same problem. I'm running stock n1
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Hope that someone will come-up with solution. Otherwise, hopefully Google is aware of the issue, and will fix it the next incremental version of Google Music.
Well I can't download Google music because of my location but for clearing data you should be fine I have done it before and just to make sure I went ahead and did it just now and all it does is ask you to accept the terms and conditions again. So that might be something to try.
This is what Google music team sent me about my failure to install music. I've never changed my default set location. Idk it might work for some but not me.
Thanks for the additional information. We've now received confirmation from a number of users that this issue is caused by setting the default installation location to the SD card. This is a developer tools option that can be reversed by running the following command:
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 0
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edsnr said:
This is what Google music team sent me about my failure to install music. I've never changed my default set location. Idk it might work for some but not me.
Thanks for the additional information. We've now received confirmation from a number of users that this issue is caused by setting the default installation location to the SD card. This is a developer tools option that can be reversed by running the following command:
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 0
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Thank you. It worked.
edsnr said:
This is what Google music team sent me about my failure to install music. I've never changed my default set location. Idk it might work for some but not me.
Thanks for the additional information. We've now received confirmation from a number of users that this issue is caused by setting the default installation location to the SD card. This is a developer tools option that can be reversed by running the following command:
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 0
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This is my issue. Is it something I can change from the phone, or do I have to it from the computer? Now I just have to remember how I did it in the first place.
EDIT: Got it done and now everything works!
i was able to download and install it directly, cm7 nightly #87
edsnr said:
This is what Google music team sent me about my failure to install music. I've never changed my default set location. Idk it might work for some but not me.
Thanks for the additional information. We've now received confirmation from a number of users that this issue is caused by setting the default installation location to the SD card. This is a developer tools option that can be reversed by running the following command:
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 0
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YES! After weeks of frustration, this finally worked for me (on stock N1)! Thanks!
hi.. does this work on htc magic? cuz i have the same problem. i can download and install other application but when i try installing superuser update fixer or updating my superuser.. theres a error saying "application cannot be installed in the default install location".. how can i fix this? pls help.. thanks
budols03 said:
hi.. does this work on htc magic? cuz i have the same problem. i can download and install other application but when i try installing superuser update fixer or updating my superuser.. theres a error saying "application cannot be installed in the default install location".. how can i fix this? pls help.. thanks
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Did you make sure that you have everything set to install to internal? If you are running CyanogenMod, there is an option to do it under Settings -> CM Settings -> Applications, if you are running stock, there was a command through adb to make sure it is set properly (but you had to change it from earlier for it to not work).
help
jrushin said:
YES! After weeks of frustration, this finally worked for me (on stock N1)! Thanks!
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please tell me how exactly and where ro write that line "adb shell pm setInstallLocation 0 "
i tried downloading something called " devoloper" tools but it still says "Application cannot be installed in the default installation location " and it doesnt install please help :S

[Q] Fresh cm7 install, upgraded, and now no market.

So I managed to get CM7 on my nook fairly easily just now (latest versions for everything) however when I was up and running it asked me to upgrade my cm7 version in the notification area. I did but now I have no access to the market. I see the icon but nothing happens when I press it. If I goto manage applications, the market doesn't appear there either. Did I miss something?
The market worked previously, although it was the old school android market, not the new one. I thought that was odd, but after the cm7 update, the market doesnt open.
Reflash gapps
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Will do. Wiped the SD card to use as storage so ill have to readd the zip.
Thanks and ill report back.
Bingo. I got a different version of gapps and flashed that, everything works and I have the new market as well.
+1 on thanks.
Wiped the SD card to use as storage so ill have to readd the zip.
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You didn't really have to do that if you are running CM7 and CWR off the internal eMMC. Just put the .zip on the card, boot into CWR and install .zip from card.
But since you are up and running I guess the point is moot for you.
So I've come across a different problem. I'm trying to get netflix to work but the market tells me "Your device is not compatible with this item".
I looked around and I think I found a fix but I needed to install ES File Explorer..I went to download that and...
"Your device is not compatible with this item".
Thought maybe I could do it through Astro, but same message.
How do I get around this? Especially sicne any of the tricks I found to do it are unavailable to me because of the very same problem.
Thanks!
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I redownload the GAPP's file from the CM7 Wiki and then try reflashing it. I dont know what could've happened but I would try that first. As for the file explorer issue, I would download the Dropbox app on your NC and then on your computer, search for the Root Explorer/ES APK and upload it to Dropbox on your computer and then istall it on your Nook Color. Although, I am running Nightly 202 and the entire Market is working for me with no modifications or anything. I think the fact that one of the nightly's changed the DPI to 160, either way, I still have access to the entire Market without modifications.
Tapiozona said:
So I've come across a different problem. I'm trying to get netflix to work but the market tells me "Your device is not compatible with this item".
I looked around and I think I found a fix but I needed to install ES File Explorer..I went to download that and...
"Your device is not compatible with this item".
Thought maybe I could do it through Astro, but same message.
How do I get around this? Especially sicne any of the tricks I found to do it are unavailable to me because of the very same problem.
Thanks!
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I had the same issue. What I did was upgrade to latest via ROM mgr pp WITHOUT checking 'load gapps' option which rebooted into latest CM7 nightly without gapps. Then rebooted into recovery, with gapps 0828 loaded on my sdcard, chose wipe cache option then loaded gapps. rebooted, had to reinit gapps but then it all worked.
Tapiozona said:
So I've come across a different problem. I'm trying to get netflix to work but the market tells me "Your device is not compatible with this item".
I looked around and I think I found a fix but I needed to install ES File Explorer..I went to download that and...
"Your device is not compatible with this item".
Thought maybe I could do it through Astro, but same message.
How do I get around this? Especially sicne any of the tricks I found to do it are unavailable to me because of the very same problem.
Thanks!
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You never mentioned what version of CM7 you are running. If it is older than nightly 200, install a newer nightly.
Tapiozona said:
So I've come across a different problem. I'm trying to get netflix to work but the market tells me "Your device is not compatible with this item".
I looked around and I think I found a fix but I needed to install ES File Explorer..I went to download that and...
"Your device is not compatible with this item".
Thought maybe I could do it through Astro, but same message.
How do I get around this? Especially sicne any of the tricks I found to do it are unavailable to me because of the very same problem.
Thanks!
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You need to download and flash a nightly above 200.
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Issue with app's ?

Hi.
I have issues here.
I would install market and Astro filemanager.
But I got info that they already was installed.
I cannot see them in the Application->Manage applications
It tells me, that " you don't have any third party apps installed".
I had the idea, that the GT540 is rooted, but obvciously not, as I cannot install apk's using the adb command.
Beside this, I also have this:
process com.android.vending issue.
What can I do?
aalested said:
Hi.
I have issues here.
I would install market and Astro filemanager.
But I got info that they already was installed.
I cannot see them in the Application->Manage applications
It tells me, that " you don't have any third party apps installed".
I had the idea, that the GT540 is rooted, but obvciously not, as I cannot install apk's using the adb command.
Beside this, I also have this:
process com.android.vending issue.
What can I do?
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You've missed the forum, this should be in General or Themes and Apps forum.
You haven't stated what ROM are you using.
Are you trying to install Astro via Play Store or from apk on sd card?
com.android.vending is a Google Play Store app, has it updated itself or is still Market?
darko94 said:
You've missed the forum, this should be in General or Themes and Apps forum.
You haven't stated what ROM are you using.
Are you trying to install Astro via Play Store or from apk on sd card?
com.android.vending is a Google Play Store app, has it updated itself or is still Market?
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Sorry for posting a wrong place :-(
I'm not sure what ROM I'm using. It's the dafault one, as it has not been modified, but Don't know. How to see it?.
It's an LG GT540 I use.
Iwould install it from apk on SD card, but due to a reason I don't know, I cannot get adb to work.
It tells me, that device not found.
I have formatted the SD card with FAT32, and now I cannot see the system path.
Bot worth to mention, I'm a newcomer here on Android :crying:
aalested said:
Sorry for posting a wrong place :-(
I'm not sure what ROM I'm using. It's the dafault one, as it has not been modified, but Don't know. How to see it?.
It's an LG GT540 I use.
Iwould install it from apk on SD card, but due to a reason I don't know, I cannot get adb to work.
It tells me, that device not found.
I have formatted the SD card with FAT32, and now I cannot see the system path.
Bot worth to mention, I'm a newcomer here on Android :crying:
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On android 2.1 adb work only on recovery mode just make a hardreset and everything will be just fine
Don't worry about the wrong forum thing we all learn!
hardspace said:
On android 2.1 adb work only on recovery mode just make a hardreset and everything will be just fine
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How to set the phone in recovery mode ?.
I have made a hard reset many times.
Code:
VOLUME UP + HOME + SEARCH
It was after such a stunt, that the following occured :angel:
And what is the next to be done now ?.
If it's too much to discuss here, it will be ok, if one will help me direct
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Don't worry about the wrong forum thing we all learn!
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Thank you for those nice words
I have learned it, yes!
aalested said:
How to set the phone in recovery mode ?.
I have made a hard reset many times.
Code:
VOLUME UP + HOME + SEARCH
It was after such a stunt, that the following occured :angel:
And what is the next to be done now ?.
If it's too much to discuss here, it will be ok, if one will help me direct
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For recovery and fastboot look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1224747
I'm not sure what puzzled me, but now all is working.
I did an factory reset -one of an enormeus lot-, and after all worked again.
Now I can go to Market and do all what I want.
Thanks for the link to recovery and fastboot.
Will save the link for future use.
So for now, thanks for all your comments and great infos.
They are much appreciated

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