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Wiping Question[look at post #12,19]

Hey all.
After installing CM-v4.0.2 and the Dark Dream Theme I was golden.
Then I wanted to try Jac xrom. So I ran recovery, wiped, and installed and loaded the rom.
Everything was ok. But I noticed my apps were still showing up even after wiping. I think this is because of the A2SD feature....some would FC but I just uninstalled those ones and reinstalled and they worked.
So I ran recovery, wiped, and then installed CM 4.0.4. My apps are still there.
So now you know my history, how can I "WIPE" my SD card from my phone, if that is even possible?
I know how with my partition manager, but that is such a hassle....

Code:
mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
cd /system/sd
rm -r *
try that

Is that from Virtual terminal, or from recovery terminal?

Since u have cyan's 1.4 recovery u can fix it without deleteing them and installing agian. Go into the recovery console and run fix_permissions reboot and you sould be good. Should look like this:
Fix_permissions (press enter)
Reboot(press enter)
After it reboots u shouldnt have anymore fc!

rakjer said:
Is that from Virtual terminal, or from recovery terminal?
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its better to do it in the recovery terminal, but you can do it in terminal but you will receive massive force closes till your wipe your phone and flash a new rom. but try to do what pistol4413 said first, if you want to keep you apps

So if I wanted to start from scratch(no apps on SD) I would:
-Run the code david1171 provided from terminal
-flash a fresh rom
-flash a fresh theme
and if I want to change roms after that I would:
-wipe
-flash new rom
-run fix_permissions
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Would it be smart to do a nandroid backup so if I dont like a rom I can just reflash the backup?

rakjer said:
So if I wanted to start from scratch(no apps on SD) I would:
-Run the code david1171 provided from terminal
-flash a fresh rom
-flash a fresh theme
and if I want to change roms after that I would:
-wipe
-flash new rom
-run fix_permissions
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yep you got it or for changing roms you shouldn't have to wipe if going between cupcake builds but a wipe is needed if changing from a hero to cupcake or vice versa.

Wow you posted fast. Thanks. I couldnt even edit that fast.
Would it be smart to do a nandroid backup so if I dont like a rom I can just reflash the backup?

rakjer said:
Wow you posted fast. Thanks. I couldnt even edit that fast.
Would it be smart to do a nandroid backup so if I dont like a rom I can just reflash the backup?
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yeah i nandroid before flashing any new rom that i think could mess up. and i just go between forums a lot. i have the dev, theme, and Q&A in my toolbar on firefox so i just click between them frequentlly lol

So that code you provided only deletes the contents of the partitions, and not the partitions themselves?

rakjer said:
So that code you provided only deletes the contents of the partitions, and not the partitions themselves?
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that is correct. to delete the actual partition you would have to go into parted via the recovery console and type rm x(substitute with whichever partition needs to be removed)

Ok. So I formatted my SD. Re-flashed 4.0.4.(no theme this time)
Now all is ok EXCEPT, when I go to my downloads, everything I have purchased/downloaded says it is still installed ,and I try to uninstall and it gives an "uninstall unsucessful". After that it highlights the app and makes it "purchased" so I can DL it again.
I tried to run fix_permissions but this had no effect.
Anyway around this?
Has this already been addressed? If not should I post this in Cyanogens thread?

It is possible that it is your market database connected to your gmail account, I wouldn't worry about it if the programs are no longer there

gridlock32404 said:
It is possible that it is your market database connected to your gmail account, I wouldn't worry about it if the programs are no longer there
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that's correct don't worry about it. if they say free beside them that should mean that they are no longer on your phone but it is still linked to the market database

He is saying that he is trying to uninstall them though so it would have to be saying installed so it is sounding more like some type of remains possibley on there

gridlock32404 said:
He is saying that he is trying to uninstall them though so it would have to be saying installed so it is sounding more like some type of remains possibley on there
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now i am confused bc he says it says free... wouldn't it say installed if the phone still thought the app was installed
oh wait i went back and reread what he said a few times, and from what i understand it could be that the phone registers the apps being on it but when he tries to uninstall it the phone can't find the app, then it says uninstall unsuccessful and gives the option to reinstall it. maybe thats what it is

That is exactly what is going on, it's nothing to worry about though

gridlock32404 said:
That is exactly what is going on, it's nothing to worry about though
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at least now he has a reason behind it yay for logical deduction

That is what is happening guys. Thanks for the insight.
All my purchased apps say installed, even though they are not installed.
When I select one from the "my downloads" it gives the option to run or uninstall.
-If I choose run, it says app not found
-If I choose uninstall, it says uninstall unsuccessful.
After all that, the app goes back to "purchased" status do I can DL again.
Same goes for the free apps.
This is quite bothersome.
Now I am just in need of a fix
Does any one have a fix or any suggestions to fix?

rakjer said:
That is what is happening guys. Thanks for the insight.
All my purchased apps say installed, even though they are not installed.
When I select one from the "my downloads" it gives the option to run or uninstall.
-If I choose run, it says app not found
-If I choose uninstall, it says uninstall unsuccessful.
After all that, the app goes back to "purchased" status do I can DL again.
Same goes for the free apps.
This is quite bothersome.
Now I am just in need of a fix
Does any one have a fix or any suggestions to fix?
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try going to settings- applications- manage applications- market- clear cache.

Apps won't install anymore - Froyo

Just recently I can no longer install apps. From the market or anywhere else, I always get "INSTALLATION unsuccessful". My phone storage has 50mb and plenty of space on my sd card. Also I set the install location to where it installs to sd automatically. What's the deal?

Anyone have this problem?

im also wondering this. often i get this. the app wont install at all or i have to wait a while to try and install it again n it works. wonder whats causing this

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I've been having this issue too, and not only in Froyo.

U moved the dalvik cache to cache partition and cache partition is now full

I find a solution! If you were having problems similar to me, this should work. Anyways, goto terminal, su and type:
rm /mnt/secure/asec/smdl2tmp1.asec
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I rebooted and everything is back to normal and I can install apps again.
Thanks to this thread http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...all-around-failures/page__p__24608#entry24608

I was going to say do a logcat when trying to install the app to see what its moaning about!

donutman said:
I find a solution! If you were having problems similar to me, this should work. Anyways, goto terminal, su and type:
I rebooted and everything is back to normal and I can install apps again.
Thanks to this thread http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...all-around-failures/page__p__24608#entry24608
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I'm having this same issue. I formatted my system, data, and cache. Now nothing will install. The suggestions above haven't worked yet.

Has someone found a solution yet?

This is happening for me too...my market/play store keeps force closing and I can't install 90% of the things I try to install (even things that have been on my phone in the past). I feel like chucking my phone out the window I'm getting so frustrated.

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Ok this is my second attempt to get an answer for the issues I'm experiencing.
Hopefully someone out there knows whats up and can give me a real solution.
I will pay the person $40US via PayPal if you can help me solve the issues listed below.
Here we go...
I can flash any rom or kernal successfully, however once booted I can not restore TIBU or install anything from market. When I click ok on download at market is does nothing, just allows me to repeatedly click on download icon. But never begins download. The second issue is if I try to restore backups using TIBU, they never install, just sit there as if they are installing, but never do. Also if I try to install any apps sitting on my ext-sd, they do the same as TIBU, just sit there showing they are installing, but never do.
Having said all that! If I flash to stock JF6, everything works fine, no issues whatsoever.
Now I have repeated this process at least a dozen times with no changes. I have flashed just about every custom rom with the exact same results. But again, flashing back to stock, zero issues.
Please do not suggest I run market fix, as this does not explain my other issues with TIBU or installing apps from ext-sd.
Others have suggested using android id changer after I have installed custom rom, the issue there is I can never install it from market after I have flashed custom rom because of the above issues.
Please help, this is driving me crazy and thanks in advance to those that know what's going on and can direct me to a solution.
NOTE: Yes I do a Master Clear & Clean Dalvik cache after every flash !! After flashing to stock, I can root and modify settings file under dbdata to allow third party apps with no issues. All issues are directly related to custom roms only!

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Maybe an obvious question: Have you tried clearing the data and cache for the market.
Settings
Applications
Market
Clear data
Clear cache
I had a similar problem (apps would download and fail to install no matter how many times I downloaded) I also only had my problem with custom ROMs.
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Get android booster from market and then press optimize button.all your prob will be solve.
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quarlow said:
Maybe an obvious question: Have you tried clearing the data and cache for the market.
Settings
Applications
Market
Clear data
Clear cache
I had a similar problem (apps would download and fail to install no matter how many times I downloaded) I also only had my problem with custom ROMs.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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Yup done that, no go and that would still not address the other issues I am having with TIBU and installing apps from ext-sd
Thanks

anujtechboy said:
Get android booster from market and then press optimize button.all your prob will be solve.
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How will this help if I can't even download from market ?? Please read my post again

anujtechboy said:
Get android booster from market and then press optimize button.all your prob will be solve.
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JPxM0Dz said:
I can not restore TIBU or install anything from market. When I click ok on download at market is does nothing...
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Obligatory flame about not reading the post.

Please try the below steps as they are so it would be easy to debug.
1. Backup ur data from internal SD to PC
2. Use one click to come to stock (don't root or install any stuff here, except enabling USB debugging)
3. Connect to computer, and mount drives
4. Quick format the internal SD on windows (if u r on windows; telling this cos I use windows)
5. Copy the ROM in my signature (dilligaf's 7.x) onto ur SD card
6. Reboot into recovery and install the ROM (do not use TiBu or do anything else at this point)
7. Go to settings and add ur market linked gmail account
Try connecting to market now n see if that works.

why i get force close every app after wiping cach/davlic cach?

Normaly i dont wipe. Because i get this always bit was in a good mood so was yeah i installed laatest nightly and wiped cache/davlix.
But like always it makes force close every app. Okay 50% then but still.
Developers always say do that wipE cache/davlix no need to factory reset.
But when i do that my apps force close......
Why is that.... i know its davlix cache but is does both. So what to dp? Or does it fix it self the force closes?

reggiexp said:
Normaly i dont wipe. Because i get this always bit was in a good mood so was yeah i installed laatest nightly and wiped cache/davlix.
But like always it makes force close every app. Okay 50% then but still.
Developers always say do that wipE cache/davlix no need to factory reset.
But when i do that my apps force close......
Why is that.... i know its davlix cache but is does both. So what to dp? Or does it fix it self the force closes?
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You should always wipe cache and Dalvik before installing / updating rom.
Do you have more than 50 apps in sd? If so, that's what could be causing the problem. Move some back to 'internal' memory, until there's less than 50 in the sd card. If that's not the case, then I suggest a clean install (use acmeunistaller then in webOs, use 'remove android', or something like that. You can get this in preware. Then, install android again, using acmeinstaller3). You should be good to go now. Good luck.
Do a backup, just in case.

chicle_11 said:
You should always wipe cache and Dalvik before installing / updating rom.
Do you have more than 50 apps in sd? If so, that's what could be causing the problem. Move some back to 'internal' memory, until there's less than 50 in the sd card. If that's not the case, then I suggest a clean install (use acmeunistaller then in webOs, use 'remove android', or something like that. You can get this in preware. Then, install android again, using acmeinstaller3). You should be good to go now. Good luck.
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yeah that must be the problem..
have like 150 apps..
okay now i get it, because i have always some apps who force close if i do a cache/dalvik cache clean.
no i get why i get that thxx
i learned some thing new.
but i have notist some thing titanuim always force closes, after wipe, i wont start need to re install how can that? its on tablet not on sd...
but never mind i dont like updating nightlies because i use 132dpi i find 160 to big.... and 120 to little
so every time i update need to reput it in 132 fix market.. i use old market... 3.5.X because 3.10.9 doesnt work well doesnt show 80%off the apps on market....

[Q] Something wrong with Play Store or my phone?

Hey guys, I have a problem with installing apps on my LG (market and non-market ones).
It basically says when I install them that I have INSUFFICIENT STORAGE AVAILABLE (error); with non-market apps the same and that I need to remove some apps.
I have 6.43GB of Internal Memory left, and 19.6GB of External Memory. It's very strange because I CAN download some apps (even bigger than the one that I can't), but other ones got that error.
Have any ideas? Maybe someone with the same problem?
p.s. I have no ROM installed; I rooted it 2 months ago..

j0s7 said:
Hey guys, I have a problem with installing apps on my LG (market and non-market ones).
It basically says when I install them that I have INSUFFICIENT STORAGE AVAILABLE (error); with non-market apps the same and that I need to remove some apps.
I have 6.43GB of Internal Memory left, and 19.6GB of External Memory. It's very strange because I CAN download some apps (even bigger than the one that I can't), but other ones got that error.
Have any ideas? Maybe someone with the same problem?
p.s. I have no ROM installed; I rooted it 2 months ago..
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are you using lucky patcher perhaps?

Yes, why?
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j0s7 said:
Yes, why?
Sent from my LG-P880 using xda app-developers app
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cuz lucky patcher is the issue actually, patches that it had done.
when it patches the app, it creates patched .odex, which you need to manually delete when you update/reinstall the app. i had the same issue, but unfortunately i lost track of the thread with the fix. if i find it again, i'll post it.
edit:
try this: "Troubleshooting->Remove fixes and backups (to update app)" in lucky patcher.
i manually removed these .odexes, but this should work too. good luck.
edit2:
found the manual solution: http://kacnje.blogspot.com/2012/10/android-error-insufficient-free-space.html
sretno!

Just launch Lucky Patcher, the program will delete those files automatically. It works for me.
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Flying_Bear said:
I did something wrong because when I searched for ".odex" files in Root Explorer and deleted them, now all my system apps stopped working.. i guess there were some of these files that I shouldn't had deleted? I'm confused
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j0s7 said:
Flying_Bear said:
I did something wrong because when I searched for ".odex" files in Root Explorer and deleted them, now all my system apps stopped working.. i guess there were some of these files that I shouldn't had deleted? I'm confused
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****, you weren't supposed to delete all of them, just the one from the app that wasn't installing. you need those other .odex files for system to function properly ><. do you have any backup at all? if not, you'll probably need to flash kdz file again (good news is, i don't think you'll lose any of the data or settings).
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Flying_Bear said:
j0s7 said:
****, you weren't supposed to delete all of them, just the one from the app that wasn't installing. you need those other .odex files for system to function properly ><. do you have any backup at all? if not, you'll probably need to flash kdz file again (good news is, i don't think you'll lose any of the data or settings).
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no backup, and phone stuck on constant loop while rebooting. Any ideas how to flash kdz files??
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j0s7 said:
no backup, and phone stuck on constant loop while rebooting. Any ideas how to flash kdz files??
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Just search for it in the General section, I bet you will find what you need.

Shouldn't missing .odex files be rebuilt automatically on reboot? At least that's what's happening after a factory reset (which, amongst others, also deletes al .odex files), and after a wipe of the Dalvik cache (which does exactly that: delete all .odex files).
Being stuck at boot, as you write, try this:
Boot into recovery
Select to "Wipe Dalvik Cache"
Reboot
After the next boot, the entire Dalvik cache should be rebuilt. Of course this requires a custom recovery to be installed (stock recovery doesn't offer to "wipe dalvik cache"; here you had to do a factory-reset, which would also delete all your apps and data).

I used this method:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069723&highlight=flash+kdz+files
so I updated my firmware and now have 4.1.2 JB and everything works fine :victory:
thanks for helping! :good::good:

I wish there were some such flashing tools available for the P880 on Linux. But as much as I've google'd around, I could not find anything. Anybody tried the toolkit available here on XDA for the P990? Can it be used for the P880 as well?