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[Q] Downloads Stuck at Starting Download

From the day i got my Galaxy S, I can only download roughly upto 10 apps. After that any download stucks at "Starting Download" . It never fails or succeed.
Only solution found is to do a hard reset wiping all data and installed apps.
I'm in Singapore - got the phone from SingTel. SingTel told me they cannot help but better go to SAMSUNG service center. Samsung kept the phone 2 days with them and returned me saying they have not yet found a solution.
Guys please help.

Try going to Manage applications and press menu and set the filter to "all"
then find Download Manager and clear cache or data
I hope it works out for you because I know those types of market problems are not pleasant and I'm really sad that Google hasn't managed to permanently fix this because it happens in nearly all Android phones.

Had this on my desire aswell for a while, sadly only resetting the phone (as in factory reset ) solved it. It's definetly a market problem tho, so samsung will prob be unable to help you...

Archius said:
Try going to Manage applications and press menu and set the filter to "all"
then find Download Manager and clear cache or data
I hope it works out for you because I know those types of market problems are not pleasant and I'm really sad that Google hasn't managed to permanently fix this because it happens in nearly all Android phones.
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I already tried but it does not help. Only factory reset does.

Archius said:
Try going to Manage applications and press menu and set the filter to "all"
then find Download Manager and clear cache or data
I hope it works out for you because I know those types of market problems are not pleasant and I'm really sad that Google hasn't managed to permanently fix this because it happens in nearly all Android phones.
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Cooki3s said:
Had this on my desire aswell for a while, sadly only resetting the phone (as in factory reset ) solved it. It's definetly a market problem tho, so samsung will prob be unable to help you...
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Clear cahce/data from Download Manager does not help. Only factory reset does. But I have noticed the problem happens after Market gets updated automatically. There is an app called Market Updater too. I tried uninstalling updates. It does not work either with all other clear cache/data fixes.

Internal phone storage : 1.75GB available
Internal SD card : 13.40GB available.
External SD card : 6.16GB available.
I still have plenty of space.
Any fix you guys know without RESETTING the phone?

Same problem here. The i9000 screen was frozen after installing the apps from Android Market. Have to remove the battery and do Factory reset. The phone would suddenly reboot by itself sometimes during normal using. I have to return to Expansy.

Nztechfreak had to return his SGS because of what seemed to be a corrupt Marketplace application as part of the stock build. I've had no such problems.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

Are the singtel SGS sim-locked? If not then have you tried flashing the firmware?

I have the same problem. What I noticed too is that downloads work only couple of minutes until account sync is finished. Samsung apps install fine, as do non market apk.

Toss3 said:
Are the singtel SGS sim-locked? If not then have you tried flashing the firmware?
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All phones sold here in Singapore must be unlocked. It is illegal to sell locked phones.
I already tried these firmware.
I9000XXJE2
I9000XXJE3
I9000DXJF4
I9000XXJF5
I9000DXJE7
All above firmware has the same market stall issue.

If Google does not take actions to solve this issue they will lose the battle against Apple iOS4 and M$Soft Windows Phone 7 soon.

Downloads Stuck - Solved for Galaxy S
Hi Guys,
I solved my "Starting download..." issue on Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000).
This is how.
Find another Galaxy S phone in which you can download apps without problem. I got my friend's Galaxy S. Confirm both phones have same firmware and kernel by going to Settings > About Phone.
Root both phones using this method. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=710452
Go to settings > applications > development > enable USB debugging in both phones
Connect market working phone to a PC / Mac (Windows, Linux, OSX) where Android SDK is installed.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Execute following commands.
adb shell
su
busybox dd if=/dev/block/stl3 of=/sdcard/stl3.out
busybox dd if=/dev/block/stl11 of=/sdcard/stl11.out
busybox dd if=/dev/block/stl10 of=/sdcard/stl10.out
exit
exit (now you are at PC terminal. Note that 'mmcblk0p2' will take some time to backup - be patient)
Now required files are dumped in Market working phone's sdcard. Use adb pull to get those files into your Mac or PC.
adb pull /sdcard/stl3.out .
adb pull /sdcard/stl11.out .
adb pull /sdcard/stl10.out .
Connect your phone (market not working) to your PC or mac.
Transfer dumped files to your phone using adb push.
adb push stl3.out /sdcard/
adb push stl11.out /sdcard/
adb push stl10.out /sdcard/
Then issue following commands. (we are going to restore dumped files now)
adb shell
su
busybox dd if=/sdcard/stl3.out of=/dev/block/stl3
busybox dd if=/sdcard/stl11.out of=/dev/block/stl11
busybox dd if=/sdcard/stl10.out of=/dev/block/stl10
reboot
After restarting your market should work as expected. Cheers!

Can anyone upload the files for JG5? I don't really want to factory reset... but I guess I might need to

Yes JG5 dump would be greatly appreciated as I don't know any other Galaxy owners locally

I think my problem must be different. I left mine for 5-10 minutes and the download eventually started. Gradually it's gotten quicker and quicker.

My problem is the same, so a dump of the JG5, kernel 2.6.29 <---- not too fussed if kernel is not quite the same, i'll give it a shot anyway.

Can you pull those files off a good phone and upload them somewhere on some link and post it so we with the problem can just download them and adb push them to ours with a problem? Chances of me finding someone with a g ood rooted phone who wants to play are slim.

DUMP Download link - Galaxy S
nemanjapavlovic said:
Can you pull those files off a good phone and upload them somewhere on some link and post it so we with the problem can just download them and adb push them to ours with a problem? Chances of me finding someone with a g ood rooted phone who wants to play are slim.
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Ok guys. Here is the link
http://123.100.252.8/static/DUMP-I9000DXJF4.zip
Take a note that my Galaxy S is a generic Galaxy S GT-I9000. (not a Vibrant ...etc)
Firmware Version : 2.1-update1
Baseband version : I9000DXJF4
Kernel version
2.6.29

karunadheera said:
Ok guys. Here is the link
http://123.100.252.8/static/DUMP-I9000DXJF4.zip
Take a note that my Galaxy S is a generic Galaxy S GT-I9000. (not a Vibrant ...etc)
Firmware Version : 2.1-update1
Baseband version : I9000DXJF4
Kernel version
2.6.29
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Could you guys please respond with the results?
After rebooting the downloads should fail. Just go to Settings > Applications > Manage Apps > Filter (ALL)> Download Manager > Clear cache /data.
Everything should work fine then.

[Q] Can't find Titanium Back Up Pro - am I rooted?

I just purchased Titanium Backup Pro and I cant find it in my app drawer.
I have a (T-Mobile) Nexus One running Cyanogen CM7 nighties:
Android version: 2.3.2
Baseband version: 32.50.0032U_5.12.00.08
Kernel Version: 2.6.37-cyanogenmod-01117-g3687213 shade(at)toxygene#1
Mod version:CyanogenMod-7-02042011-NIGHTLY-N1
Build number: GRH78C
I know my phone is unlocked and that I have SuperUser but now I am wondering if I am rooted. (I am a techie but a newb with Android hackery).
I Googled "how to tell if your Android phone is rooted" and found a link telling me to go open a terminal session (Terminal Emulator on my N1) and type the following:
At the $ prompt type su <enter>
should return a prompt now of
#
now enter cd /data/app-private
if you can do all that then you are rooted
I did this and my result was:
#
Does this mean I am rooted?
When I check MyApps in the Market, TBP shows as installed. When I click on the TBP icon, The Open button is grayed out but the Uninstall button is available. Also, when I go into Settings>Applications>Manage Applications, I see TBP as an entry with a size of 76.00KB. When I click on TBP, The only buttons I can use are Uninstall and Move to SD card
I have rebooted the phone and I still can't find a way to open it.
Is there some secret nerdy step that I am missing or are all of you just going to rant about how unexperienced users should not be messing with their phones.
Any help would be much appreciated.

Titanium backup pro is just the key for titanium backup, you need to install the regular titanium backup.

dowmace said:
Titanium backup pro is just the key for titanium backup, you need to install the regular titanium backup.
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Thanks! I guess I should have read the Description from the Market.

rotobackup, help please

First off ,I like to say hello. Since the "Sprint " tab been out, Im thinking second thoughts of what capacities it can do (not all good). Ive re-programmed it so many times and yes bricked it and resurrected it too :0. Close one
Id tried rom manager (sprint not supported), Put in another kernal just to get rom manager too worked but crashed system (cant win).
Anyway I found Roto backup instructions, no help here. What I have is:
the tab is connected to pc.
cmd prompt which goes to abd.exe
-all is good, this is where i get stuck
adb shell su -c"dd if=/dev/block/bml1 of=/sdcard/boot.bin bs=4096"
The -c of the above code! it says it cant find it or sometimes denied access.
what is it looking for if anything or what folder should adb be in to make this work. Where should i be entering all this into (terminal on tab or pc)
I looked for at least a month (seemed like forever)trying to find some instructions that would help.
Thanks

I think it would he best to send a personal message to rotohammer for more clarifications regarding this.
Sent from my Galaxy Tab via Tapatalk Pro

[SOLVED] Unable to back up NV Data on S3 i9305

I purchased an unlocked, unbranded i9305 S3 LTE and have not been able to back up the NV Data.
I tried this with it completely stock and even though I have tried both settings with DM in Qualcomm USB settings and the port is found in QPST it always says 'No Phone'.
After trying this on several computers, I then installed Clockwork Recovery Mod and Rooted the phone successfully, and still had no luck connecting with QPST with the same 'No phone' message.
I also tried using EFS Pro and the Qualcomm NV Tools, the phone says at first it is connected but the program freezes and then says the phone has disconnected. I tried unticking 'Read Phone version information' and it connects. But as soon as I try to read any data the Rx Tx indicators flash a couple of times in the app and then I get the same Phone disconnected message.
Can anyone help? I have searched here and online and found lots of similar cases but no solutions...
Thank you very much in advance.
Stock ROM 4.1.2
CWM 6.0.2.9
Baseband version I9305BVBLL2
Kernel Version 3.0.31-633241
Build Number: JZO54K.I9305XXBLL5
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I managed to work out the solution!
Dial *#9090# and ensure that you have DM/DUN over HSIC selected.
Phone rebooted and was found!

DaveWoolly said:
I purchased an unlocked, unbranded i9305 S3 LTE and have not been able to back up the NV Data.
I tried this with it completely stock and even though I have tried both settings with DM in Qualcomm USB settings and the port is found in QPST it always says 'No Phone'.
After trying this on several computers, I then installed Clockwork Recovery Mod and Rooted the phone successfully, and still had no luck connecting with QPST with the same 'No phone' message.
I also tried using EFS Pro and the Qualcomm NV Tools, the phone says at first it is connected but the program freezes and then says the phone has disconnected. I tried unticking 'Read Phone version information' and it connects. But as soon as I try to read any data the Rx Tx indicators flash a couple of times in the app and then I get the same Phone disconnected message.
Can anyone help? I have searched here and online and found lots of similar cases but no solutions...
Thank you very much in advance.
Stock ROM 4.1.2
CWM 6.0.2.9
Baseband version I9305BVBLL2
Kernel Version 3.0.31-633241
Build Number: JZO54K.I9305XXBLL5
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I don't own this phone but are you sure you have a Qualcomm processor? From these 2 pages:
http://www.morecellphone.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-gt-i9305/304
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9305_galaxy_s_iii-5001.php
it should have an exynos processor, so those qualcomm tools won't work. (think qualcomms are just some specific models)
Can't you just get into some custom recovery, adb to it from your computer (or terminal emulator) and 'dd' an image from the /efs partition out of it (needs root)?
How i did it:
Opened terminal emulator and typed "mount" to check my mounts. Looked up the one that had /efs on it. It should also say something like "/dev/block/mmcblk0p3" (this is the one on mine, use whatever you got from "mount"). Then do something like:
su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard/efs.img
where the "/sdcard" is the directory where you want your efs image to go. Then you just need to copy the efs.img file to a safe place and you're done.
If you need to recover just do the opposite
su
dd if=/sdcard/efs.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3
Careful with the "if" "of" order, and with what you type. dd is a powerful command and it's easy to screw up irreversibly if you overwrite a different partition by accident.
Another method, I've manually copied /efs file contents with root explorer to my sdcard and later to my computer and was able to use them to recover my phone (had an app wiping my /efs by accident).
This is how i did on mine and worked but i've heard those qualcomm's (if you really have one) have a different method and what i'm saying may simply not apply

Thank you for your response. Unfortunately even though it does not have a Qualcomm processor it does use this chipset for the modem I believe.
I've been following the instructions in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1946915 but not having any luck. The phone is fine but it is not recognised correctly in QPST or EFS Pro....

I managed to work out the solution!
Dial *#9090# and ensure that you have DM/DUN over HSIC selected.
Phone rebooted and was found!

[SOLVED] - Strange disappearing TWRP backup folder

Its not very often I ask for help guys, but this one has me a little bit confused, I just created a backup of my current rom in TWRP 2.7.1.1, although I can see the TWRP/BACUP/Serial Number folders from within TWRP recovery itself, I cant see it when the phone is booted, so have no way to backup my backup to the computer, anyone know why this is happening ? its not something ive experienced before, the data size of my internal storage has dropped, so I know its there somewhere, im showing hidden files / folders etc in windows, im also using a dual boot Windows 7 pro x64 and Windows 7 pro x86 boot, neither OS's can see it, root browser, ES file explorer etc cant see it ?
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Its not very often I ask for help guys, but this one has me a little bit confused, I just created a backup of my current rom in TWRP 2.7.1.1, although I can see the TWRP/BACUP/Serial Number folders from within TWRP recovery itself, I cant see it when the phone is booted, so have no way to backup my backup to the computer, anyone know why this is happening ? its not something ive experienced before, the data size of my internal storage has dropped, so I know its there somewhere, im showing hidden files / folders etc in windows, im also using a dual boot Windows 7 pro x64 and Windows 7 pro x86 boot, neither OS's can see it, root browser, ES file explorer etc cant see it ?
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If you installed the lollipop Rom try this
All you have to do is type in these 2 lines in your terminal emulator on your android device:
Su
restorecon -FR /data/media/0
And your storage will be back to normal

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If you installed the lollipop Rom try this
All you have to do is type in these 2 lines in your terminal emulator on your android device:
Su
restorecon -FR /data/media/0
And your storage will be back to normal
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Will try that now, thanks :good:
EDIT: All sorted, thanks.