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-FIXED-[China-only] Market : "Download was unsuccessful..."

[Edit]
Turned out that the lovely chinese governement somehow got to Android
Anyhow, thanks to Marcus, we have the solution, tested & confirmed working by myself.
Please follow the instructions at that link :
hiapk.com/bbs/thread-278678-1-1.html
Then you'll be happy. If you need more detailed informations, let me know.
I haven't been trying to understand the changes I made. If you somehow feel that it's a problem for you, then leave the phone as is. Also, I guess this will be usable only for rooted phones.
Have fun! And once again, thanks to Marcus.
Romain
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[original post, FYI]
Hey all,
Starting yesterday, I am having this error with the market.
Any app I try to get will give me that error : download was unsuccessful, please try again blah~
Weird thing is that it really happened out of the blue, because it was working fine until yest noon. I am on CM 5.0.7.1-N1, with the radio that came with Froyo. Issue exists with Wi-Fi and 3G.
I tried : reboot (multiple times), newer CM, Nandroid restore to a point when it was working, deleted/recreated APN.
I m too lazzy to try and downgrade the radio, and haven't tried to install Froyo.
Strange thing is : gmail app won't connect, but the email app will work (well, I knew that it isn't an internet access related issue, but still...). If I try and install a ROM from scratch, the initial Google login will fail again and again.
Actually, I have one suspicion. I am in Beijing, on China Unicom. I know that China hasn t been kind on Google lately. Any other user in China experiencing this same issue? Or does this just happen sometimes?
Thanks!

I am in GuangDong, and for the past 2 days similar things just happened to me.
I didn't use the GMail app but now you mentioned it, I tried it and it didn't work. It is stuck with "No connection (Retry)" screen
Using Email and setup a GMail account works fine with me as well.
Hopefully, this is not one of the other 'stunt' of the Great China Firewall.

Argh...
I do believe that we may be f***ed, at least temporarily...
Let s see where it goes, but if you do experience the same troubles, then it might a nation-wide thingy.
Are you on China Unicom, too?
Only time will tell.... But let's hope we won't have to give up on Android in China.
Any other Android friends in China having troubles? I ll update the title of the tread, see if we can catch more people's eyes.

Re: [In China only ?] Market : suddenly, "Download was unsuccessful..."
I'm in Shanghai and can only access market apps and gmail syncing with my vpn.
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same here in shanghai

i have htc dseire and now same problem happened in shanghai too .

Solved
Guys there is a fix here: hiapk.com/bbs/thread-278678-1-1.html
Good Luck
Marcus

Hey, good catch!
Will give it a shot, then report back here how it went.
Thanks
[Edit] It works! Follow Marcus link, and you ll get unstuck.
If anybody needs detailed directions, feel free to let me know.
Will edit the title and original post.
Romain

***EDIT
Gmail and the Market work on my US simcard roaming on China Unicom.
I'm in Guangdong; i've also had the same issues with Gmail and the Market at the same time. Both don't work on the network (Unicom) or WiFI connections; I'll have to give that fix a try later, thanks.

Hello!
Can somebody translate the procedure into English?
Thanks!

The procedure is to edit your host file with the information shown.

I m happy to share this, so here is the easy way to do:
1-get the file rootexplorer, which is attached here, if you don't have it.
2- install it, of course If you do not have a file explorer to get to it, then push the file.
3- open it, then find the folder /etc, open it
4- remember to touch the button "Mount R/W" to change the status of the text r/o into r/w right next to the button.
5- find the file called "hosts", and long press it. scroll all the way down to "Open in Text Editor"
6- there is already a line of stuff in there, so just skip a line and type :
209.85.135.100 clients2.google.com1
209.85.135.101 android.l.google.com
209.85.135.100 android.clients.google.com
underneath. I guess the spacing does not really matter, but they have to be each on a different line, as shown here. Also, it is a pain in the ass to type, so make sure there is no typo at first try
7- in options, save&exit (it creates a backup by itself)
8- reboot (not sure if that s necessary)
9- it works
there you go.

Does this fix works with a phone not rooted?

Yoopo said:
Does this fix works with a phone not rooted?
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Hi, I am guessing that no, it won't, since you need to access root files. I m not sure but seems to make sense to me.
Sorry! Also, this is what is preventing me to go straight away to Samsung i9000, since it isn't rooted yet...

I didn't root my Legend yet and if i do so and the fix doesn't work, I will be stuck with the phone with no app on it.
At least now I have all my apps and only Gmail and the Market don't work.
Any idea from where this issue come from and if it will resolve itself?
It's the end of the chinese holiday... so maybe some hope...

sorry i m naive in the field of this mobile tech world .
i reached to the hosts file through your solution but i can't change read only files to write

this rooting stuff looks too complicated for htc desire .
is there any other way , without roooting my desire

Sorry, mate. I don't own a desire, so I really cannot help with this issue.
True enough, it's only those two apps which will not work, but still a little annoying to have to go and look online for the apps and to download them manually.
Ask on the Desire forum about this

4- remember to touch the button "Mount R/W" to change the status of the text r/o into r/w right next to the button.
In my htc desire i can't get this "mount r/w" is its the functionality of root explorer . because i can't see any option to change from r/o to r/w

Hey, what can i do if my phone isn't rooted?
Same problem as everyone has, apps not installing and no gmail.
I dont get it, why it happened. Stupid Great firewall.
I have froyo 2.2. how can i root it just to change hosts files? dont want any custom roms tho. tnx

[Q] "Installation error - insufficient storage available" when installing skype

[Q] "Installation error - insufficient storage available" when installing skype
Hello Everybody,
this is my first post on this forum, i decided to start this thread cause i've been struggling with this problem for something like one month now, i really want to fix it, and this looks like the best place where to ask for help.
I'm having problems installing the Skype application on a Samsung Galaxy S, in Italy.
Initially i installed it from the market, the installation went fine, but i couldn't log in cause i was still running Android 2.1
After the upgrade to 2.2, Skype worked only the first time i tried to use it, then it started giving me a weird bug; basically each time i tried to make a call, it would say "already 2 ongoing calls".
I uninstalled it, and now each time i try to install it again i get the same error message "Installation error - insufficient storage available".
I have 5.22GB available on the internal SD card, and 573MB on the internal phone storage, and i have no external SD card.
I tried to contact the Skype support, sent them something like 10 different emails, but each time they came up with stupid answers and in the end they couldn't find a solution, so they said
"Please note that the message you are receiving is an operating system message and is not a Skype message.
We suggest that you contact Samsung to find out under which circumstances the operating system returns this message and what can be done to make an installation possible."
I tried to contact Samsung, but they didn't even reply.
I started a thread in the Android Market Help Forum and one guy suggested to use adb to delete the skype folder
So i rooted my device with z4root and also did the OneClickLagFix V2.2+
I managed to install the Android SDK and get the adb up and running, but when i try to delete the skype folder, this is what i get
# rm -R /data/com.skype.raider
rm -R /data/com.skype.raider
rm failed for /data/com.skype.raider, No such file or directory
#
basically there is no such folder..
at this point i really don't know what to do, and i hope that someone here is able and willing to help me.
I think i gave all the possibly needed information to help you fixing my problem, but if you need more please just ask.
Thanks a lot and by the way big up to this forum, so many useful informations in here!
Cheers
Pedro

update
i installed Titanium Backup
if i go to the Backup/Restore tab and scroll to the very botton, the last one is com.skype.raider, but it has a line on it and i'm not sure what that means (see attached image)
if i click it, all the options are grayed out, so i can't uninstall it..
if i click and hold, a different menu comes up, where most of the options are grayed out as well, i can only do Assign Labels, Explore and View in Market.
If i click Explore, it says:
com.skype.raider
files/
shared.lck 0B
defetto/
main.db-journal 8.0KB
any idea what's going on? thanks in advance

Never mind, i made it!
I bought an application from the market called Root Explorer, i couldnt find a free one doing the same, basically giving full access to my folder structure.
Anyway, i was able to find the com.skype.raider folder and delete it..
after that, next install went fine!
the correct path was /data/data/com.skype.raider
so if you have the same problem, you can use abd and delete the folder and you don't need to buy the above mentioned app..
p.s. how do i set this thread as answered?

Had a similar problem! I couldn't downlaod anything from the market. Unmounting the sdcard has fixed the issue. Thx http://media.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

defetto said:
Never mind, i made it!
I bought an application from the market called Root Explorer, i couldnt find a free one doing the same, basically giving full access to my folder structure.
Anyway, i was able to find the com.skype.raider folder and delete it..
after that, next install went fine!
the correct path was /data/data/com.skype.raider
so if you have the same problem, you can use abd and delete the folder and you don't need to buy the above mentioned app..
p.s. how do i set this thread as answered?
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Thank you for sharing your solution. It helped me solve the "insufficient" problem

[Q] force close "com.diotek.diodict.p1.engeng" after 2.3.3

hi all
i have a galaxy tab and have upgraded to gingerbread 2.3.3 using kies and i am getting a frequent error message that an extensive google search can't explain
so i was wondering if someone in here might be able to help me out and please shed some light on it?
the situation is - every now and then, i get a force close popup for "com.diotek.diodict.p1.engeng"
a google search of this text brings up only 205 results! adding in "galaxy tab" makes it drop even more! so i am guessing it's not a common issue...
in fact, it seems the only posts are either to do with the "JME firmware" (which I dont think I have) or an app called Advanced Task Killer which I also don't have.
i have searched everywhere and not found anything to solve the problem. can anyone in here please help??
thanks!
james

i should also say that i have tried clearing the data for the English Dictionary application (that came with the tab) and also tried a Factory Reset (in privacy settings). the clear data didnt change anything but when i factory reset it, it took a few days for the issue to reappear.
thanks for the help

I had the same problem. I re-installed the 'English Dictionary' APK, which you can find in /preload/apk (you can get there in ES File Manager, don't need to be rooted) & haven't had a problem since

thanks, pokey
i tried your suggestion and so-far so-good! thanks a million!
james

Hi,
I have exactly the same problem, but can't find the preload folder. Can you give me a more detailed indication of where it is?
Thanks
8Ball

/preload/apk/Apps/DioDict_EngEng.apk
Install ES File Explorer, hit the far left button to go from /sdcard to / ... then you can navigate down ...

well by now it would normally have force closed, but since the reinstallation it hasnt - so big thanks to pokey! fixed!

I have the same problem but my preload/app did not have DioDict_EngEng.apk. I found a copy of the apk, copied it to my external sd card and try reinstalling it but it did not work. Can anyone tell me how I can get rid of that error message.
Also under preload/TOSDCARD, there is a folder named samsungdic but no apk in it too. Hope someone can help me, thank you

DioDict_EngEng stops working solved...
Hello everyone...
I just registered to this forum in order to provide the following information.
I have a Galaxy Tab P1000 with Gingerbread installed thorugh the Samsung Kies update. My tab is not rooted or anything. It started showing several times a day a message indicating: "(process com.diotek.diodict.p1.engeng) has stopped unexpectedly". If you try to uninstall the application using the Android Menu, you won't be able to do it, cause the Uninstall button is grayed.
If you want to see the error, try loading the English dictionary that should be in Applications in your tab.
So, i managed to solve the issue, and it's very simple. Just download an app called APPREMOVER, and remove the English Dictionary. Once removed, get into Samsung Applications and search for English Dictionary. Just download it and reinstall it.
Before this, i tried deleting the tab data, deleting a directory in the tab using the ES File Manager, also i installed the English Dictionary from an apk i found on mediafire (google for DioDict_EngEng.apk and it will be the first hit). NOTHING worked.
So i hope this helps Orcomma, raejade, and anyone else who has this problem.
Cya guys!
Heishiro.

Heishiro.Mitsurugi said:
Hello everyone...
I just registered to this forum in order to provide the following information.
I have a Galaxy Tab P1000 with Gingerbread installed thorugh the Samsung Kies update. My tab is not rooted or anything. It started showing several times a day a message indicating: "(process com.diotek.diodict.p1.engeng) has stopped unexpectedly". If you try to uninstall the application using the Android Menu, you won't be able to do it, cause the Uninstall button is grayed.
If you want to see the error, try loading the English dictionary that should be in Applications in your tab.
So, i managed to solve the issue, and it's very simple. Just download an app called APPREMOVER, and remove the English Dictionary. Once removed, get into Samsung Applications and search for English Dictionary. Just download it and reinstall it.
Before this, i tried deleting the tab data, deleting a directory in the tab using the ES File Manager, also i installed the English Dictionary from an apk i found on mediafire (google for DioDict_EngEng.apk and it will be the first hit). NOTHING worked.
So i hope this helps Orcomma, raejade, and anyone else who has this problem.
Cya guys!
Heishiro.
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Hi Heishiro
Your suggestion worked! Thank you so much!
I can not find englishh dictionary in Samsung Apps, I think it was deleted. Do you have suggestions where I can find a dictionary to work with the ebook?

Thank you
Dear Pokey,
Thank you very much dude... it works perfectly.
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Thanks dude... works perfectly fine now....

[Q] g sensor not working (SOLVED!)

ok, i have a problem with the g sensor on the samsung captive. now, i've thoroughly searched online and on these forums for a fix, and i've found a few fixes. unfortunately, none of them worked.
before i get into that, here's my phone info:
SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
firmware 2.2
kernal 2.6.32.9
build Cognition 4.3
comp os win7 64bit (if it matters)
now, here is the first fix ive found:
http://androidforums.com/captivate-support-troubleshooting/162768-lost-auto-rotation.html
response #12
ive tried that using terminal emulator, but i get an error saying ADB not found. i downloaded the Android SDK with ADB, navigated to it using the command prompt and typed adb shell as instructed only to get an error saying device not found.
now, i completely abandoned that fix (since i felt i was doing something wrong and going nowhere) and found this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=712439&page=3
this one had better results, but up until sensorcalibutil_yamaha. like some users on that forum, my result was:
fgets: Unknown error: 0
msmachdep_SaveGsOffset failed
calibration utilities failed
so, after following that forum, i found the solution, which was to delete ms3c_yamaha.cfg from /data/system and rerun. i navigated to that folder on my computer, and nothing. there was no system folder in the data folder. i allowed hidden folders to be visible and still nothing. i downloaded a root explorer app, searched for ms3c_yamaha.cfg and nothing popped up. i couldnt even find the folder it was telling me to look in. and this is where i am stuck.
i cant find ms3c_yamaha.cfg, nor the folder to look into, and i dont know what else to do...
perhaps i'm using the wrong root explorer, or perhaps that folder isnt even on the ROM i used. completely flashing the ROM would be my last resort, since i'm not too savvy on stuff like that, and it took forever for me to figure out how to even put Cog4.3 on my phone, so hopefully someone out there has some info.
thanks for your time
edit:
problem solved!
when i woke up this morning, on my way to work i started thinking about my problem, basically, why couldnt i find the system folder. i searched again in the market for a root explorer and found one that specifically stated "even allows access to the elusive system data folders". i bought the app right away, and immediately i was given access and found ms3c_yamaha.cfg and proceeded with the second solution. after running the calibration, it gave me an odd result, which made my screen rotate when held vertically. i reran the test, and ran the system calibrate (the 3 circles with the blue ball) and all was set. phone works perfectly now.
thanks for anyone who read this, and who was taking the time to find a solution

Hello.
Can you tell me what application explorer you are using?
I got the same problem as yours.
Please reply to my email: [email protected].
Thanks a lot.

Samsung Live Wallpaper App Missing after debloat.

Howdy all,
I recently rooted my note 5 and ran this debloating script which worked fantastically. However, it did remove the Samsung live wallpaper app which has left me unable to use live wallpapers.
So "no problem" I thought, went and found the .APK for Android 7 online and tried to install it. Unfortunately I get the error "The package conflicts with an existing package by the same name." error.
I've been attempting various fixes I found after googling the problem however I've yet to find anything that'll work (and is within my realm of understanding) in this instance. So what I'm hoping is one of you folks can help me fix this little annoyance without having to completely blow out my phone and edit the debloat script to not uninstall that app.
Cheers!

InfiniteWeird said:
Howdy all,
I recently rooted my note 5 and ran this debloating script which worked fantastically. However, it did remove the Samsung live wallpaper app which has left me unable to use live wallpapers.
So "no problem" I thought, went and found the .APK for Android 7 online and tried to install it. Unfortunately I get the error "The package conflicts with an existing package by the same name." error.
I've been attempting various fixes I found after googling the problem however I've yet to find anything that'll work (and is within my realm of understanding) in this instance. So what I'm hoping is one of you folks can help me fix this little annoyance without having to completely blow out my phone and edit the debloat script to not uninstall that app.
Cheers!
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First off you are supposed to learn about editing the script & then flashing it after making necessary changes to the script by deleting the lines of needed apks.
Secondly for the apk package conflict, you need to manually replace the apk to its actual location with an file explorer capable to access root & restart the phone.