I think my phone is infected with a virus. It started today when I tried to install the game Ragnorok Online, I downloaded the apk off of there website and installed it. Once installed there was no icon for the app, nothing. Later I restarted my phone and when someone was phoning me, my phone would vibrate but there was no ring tone. I tried to select a ring tone in settings and the only option was silent (see screenshot taken later). All sounds, music, and pictures disappeared from my phone, but would show up fine using solid explorer to find them. But the phone doesn't detect any of the media files and nothing unusual showed up in solid explorer, all the files were there, but the phone wasn't detecting them. Then I explored my phone with root explorer and I noticed every single folder contains a file called nomedia (see screen shots). After some research I found that this prevents the os from detecting media files, and every single folder had that file in it. So I deleted some of the nomedia files and then restarted. They all came back on restart. So I flashed a completely different rom, Paranoid Android Rom, factory resetting and formatting system, and on first boot, everything was fine. Rebooted a second time and now again every single folder contains the nomedia files. Please help. How can I get rid of this. Thanks for your help.
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Did you try air push detector?
Kinda odd but but ads at the top remind me of a spyware app
Maybe worth a shot
If not you should Odin back to stock
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Did you update ROM Manager recently? Yesterday's release had a bug which caused this. Uninstall ROM Manager and reboot a few times and see if this clears things up.
A new release is out, as well.
I did both of your suggestions. Flashed stock with Odin and I actually never installed Rom manager this time and its all good now. Thanks for your help. I was shocked that the nomedia files persisted even when flashing a new Rom via recovery.
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I'm hoping someone can help.
Recently I started having troubles with my evo.
I am able to download apps from the market but they get stuck "installing".
This happened on Fresh 3.1
I then wiped and installed cm6 and again, same problem. On both I tried killing the downloader service as well as the market. I cleared the market data but could not clear its cache because it was stuck computing.
I tried installing apps from titanium backup and it gets stuck at 0%.
I then used another installer I got from when I installed tweet deck. It's an installer meant to allow you to install apk's received in emails.
That also got stuck.
Un installing also doesn't work. Gets stuck.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
I'm at a loss.
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Hit cancel in the market and redownload. I find myself in the same position. Sometimes hangs on download or install..
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Can't cancel, the button says "installing" and it is greyed out.
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It started working. It's strange since it didn't work across different roms.
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This has happened to me, sometimes it will install later after canceling the download. But I really think it has to do with titanium, not sure why, but I stopped using it and never have the problem anymore. I am good with starting fresh each time as long as I have my contacts saved to the sdcard.
It might be titanium..
I couldn't leave well enough alone..
I flashed cm6 back onto my phone then ran titanium.
At 16/100 app installs...the phone froze and rebooted. It wouldn't boot back into cm6.
I got stuck at the EVO splash.
I reflashed cm6 back on after wiping it, this time without the snap kernel, and the problem is back.. :\
If this ever happens again go to the /download directory on your memory card and you'll find the apk. You can then install from that. This happened to me a few times.
I'm not sure what you're referring to..but the installer doesn't work either way.
I tried installing some apk's I have in my sd card and the installer gets stuck at "installing" with the little bar under it continuously moving.
Let me start off by stating I am far from a newb. I have been rooting and flashing android ROMs since the G1. This is the first time I have run across this. My wife's DInc wont let her install any apps. Install unsuccessful each tome and started on stock ROM. I just rooted wiped and flashed cm7. Still same deal. I have never encountered this. Thinking corrupt internal memory. Anyone else have an idea? Tried wiping market cache data etc... tried signing into Google talk... funny thing is out of warranty by one day now. Awesome timing.
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how new is the inc? have you checked that the PRL settings are correct? what message do you get when you try to install apps? it wouldn't hurt to do a *228 just to ensure all settings are written correctly.
I had the same problem but it turned out that the apps couldnt interact with my sd card. does it display a pop up error message when you try to install an app?
Last 2 DIncs I rooted, the SD that came with it was Not FAT32. Those had the same issue you describe, I reformatted SD, worked fine.
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I'm having the same issue.. I thought it was from me messing around with the provider #'s like 310004 310012 etc.. im on verizon... cant install anything... get a popup of can install on usb or usb storage.... pic attached. ( http://db.tt/0aLvpMJ )
Well... it let me update these... http://db.tt/wCkP1we
But not these.... http://db.tt/NtTKVRc
I'm stumped... all permissions are set correctly. I've erased data and cache multiple times from the market... I've *228'd... and rebooted MANY TIMES!
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Thats the exact same problem i had.
Use root explorer and navigate to /sdcard/.android_secure and delete the file "smdl2tmp1.asec" if it is not in that location then it could be in /mnt/secure/asec/
After i deleted the file it worked just fine with no errors.
Does it install if you unmount the SDcard with the system settings first?
I tried doing that but it didn't work for me. But it doesn't hurt to try.
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Ahh, I had an issue with it a while back that was fixed by unmounting the sdcard before installing them. I'd read about it in this article before, maybe it will help someone here: http://lifehacker.com/5714300/how-to-fix-installation-unsuccessful-errors-in-the-android-market
Seems like it mostly covers problems with updates, though.
Hey chaps!
Yesterday, I got me an brand new Xperia Play.
But yesterday evening, I suddenly couldn't download from the android market.
I've tried to clear the cache, removed the updates and installed the whole thing again (I've rebooted after every step).
I tought it was maybe a server error or something like that, but today, I still can't download anything...
The phone got root already and I accidentally removed download.apk from system/apps/
I never remove apps from that folder, so I've moved it to my sd card. When I realised that I was doing it wrong, I placed the apk back and installed it several times...
What can I do now? I really don't want to do a factory reset cause I should have to do everything all over again...
Help me plz!
Greetings,
Sander
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Hey chaps!
Yesterday, I got me an brand new Xperia Play.
But yesterday evening, I suddenly couldn't download from the android market.
I've tried to clear the cache, removed the updates and installed the whole thing again (I've rebooted after every step).
I tought it was maybe a server error or something like that, but today, I still can't download anything...
The phone got root already and I accidentally removed download.apk from system/apps/
I never remove apps from that folder, so I've moved it to my sd card. When I realised that I was doing it wrong, I placed the apk back and installed it several times...
What can I do now? I really don't want to do a factory reset cause I should have to do everything all over again...
Help me plz!
Greetings,
Sander
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what happens when u try to download?
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It only says '*app name* can't been downloaded because an error has occured' (sorry for crappy translation )
Check out my thread. The app worked a treat for me and saved alot of stress
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436188
Market fix for Insufficient Space Error
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do you have an apk of it? I can't DL it :/
nvm, got it but it doesn't seems to work, I'll give it another try tomorrow
Can you download from other sources using a browser?
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Can you download from other sources using a browser?
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yup, dropbox does also work...
it still doesn't work, so I'am sure it isn't a server error..
I put it on my drop box for you guys.
Here it is: http://db.tt/fDIvsl0g
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thx, but it doesn't work
did you delete by accident maybe the vending.apk in /system/app? u should chcek if its there
nope, it's still there
Check the time/date on your phone...Is it correct?
it's 100% correct, tried it with auto and manual time set
I also can't download Trial Xtreme 2 levels, I get an 'WWW request error' or something like that...
Any other possible solutions for my problem? I really want to DL some apps
Try re flashing the firmware update via Sony Ericsson PC Suite
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if you have CWM installed then make a backup of your rom and try flashing cola rom
it might help your problem since it is optimized and tested
I've unlocked my bootloader and installed cyanogenmod, problem solved!
I'm stock rooted. A couple of days ago I started having problems installing apps. The app will download but the install button won't work. Its like I'm not pushing it. I can hit cancel and cancel the install but I can't install. I got around this problem by installing via my file explorer but today I tried updating my Swype Beta and it wouldn't install. I can't install it via ES file explorer. I don't know what to do. I can download it but the install button doesn't execute. I tried powering down. I tried clearing cache from Swype and Swype installer.
Thanks in advance.
Ok, I renamed the Swype updater app that downloaded to my phone. It showed as a .download and I made it .apk. I was then able to install it via ES file explorer. I updated Green Power Premium (battery saving app) recently. I thought that might be the culprit but I stopped it and froze Swype with Titanium and tried to reinstall it and still no dice. Install button still doesn't work.
Bring rooted may be holding you back. I would say go and root and then try it from there with something like Rom Toolbox.
I have a similar problem for ex. when I make a phone call and I get the automated voice to hit a number like 1 or 2 it doesn't respond, another one is like on gmail manual refresh button and sometimes when browsing. This doesn't happen all the time thou. I got mine getting checked out but I got a feeling that its going to get replaced because it happened while the doc. was checking it out.
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Bring rooted may be holding you back. I would say go and root and then try it from there with something like Rom Toolbox.
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I am rooted. I downloaded ROM toolbox but I'm not sure how to use it to fix this problem or what to look for.
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Sorry, my brain isn't work today
Rom Toolbox works well with deodexed roms (not so much Odex). If you are into custom with a stock feel I cannot give more than enough props to Macksrom. If not use the Sextape 1 click back to stock Odin restore and re-do the root process from there. Unless you have a backup from when it was working.
I don't know if this helps but did you recently install an app like GMD S-Pen? I had that installed and it took me forever to figure out that the app was responsible for not letting me click the install button. I would try uninstalling recently installed apps to see if it works.
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I don't know if this helps but did you recently install an app like GMD S-Pen? I had that installed and it took me forever to figure out that the app was responsible for not letting me click the install button. I would try uninstalling recently installed apps to see if it works.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I tried uninstalling the last 7 apps I downloaded one at a time. I would uninstall one with Titanium backup then test to see if install button worked. It didn't work. I tried a 2nd app then test again and nothing. 3rd app uninstalled then test again. Still no luck getting install button to work. I gave up after uninstalling 7 apps. I know that the install button not working started happening recently (less than 7 apps ago).
Its bugging me that I can't figure it out. Like I said I can install apps after they download with ES file explorer but not with the native install button. Can I find the native installer in Applications Manager and clear defaults or something? Is so what's it called?
Okay, I finally found the problem. It WAS an app that I installed after all. After searching online I finally realized it was my screen filter. "Screen Filter" app dims the phone so you can read while in a dark room. It dims the phone even further than the darkest default dim setting.
There are several dimming applications out there and several auto brightness applications that can cause the same problem I had. I like the application so I will keep it but at least I know what's causing the problem now.
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Hey gus,
today my Camera suddenly stopped working properly. When i try to use dual mode or start taking a video, the app suddenly crashes.
I already tried a factory reset. After that I could not even find the app installed, it disappeared. When I reinstalled it (backuped the apk before reset) I got the same issue: dual mode and videos not working. The phone was rooted and I used the camera mod that sets the 1080p framerate to to 60 fps, but the camera worked properly until today. In addition to that the media profiles xml should be original again since I did a factory reset, so this should not be the problem.
Anyone pls help me.
Maybe someone can upload his/her camera files so I can try installing another apk? Its possible I got a damaged apk or so..
When you change something in protected area i.e. system you change it for good. No matter how many factory resets you do it would stay the same. Applying camera mod involved modifying mediaprofile.xml that is in system/etc folder. Only way to fix it would be to grab the stock mediaprofile.xml and put it back in the system/etc folder.
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I guess I'm not the only one having issue with the camera mods. I changed framerate to 1080p60, but got worse results and the phone got stuck on the boot screen. Had to use the flashtool to go back to stock. If your phone boots, restore the xml as previously mentioned. Im curious, which version of the G3 do you have?
Thanks for your answers
@enaybee: could you please upload your original file? I just dud a backup of the apk, forgot the media profiles.
@garykl: Got the german 16 GB version from 1&1
LosG said:
could you please upload your original file? I just dud a backup of the apk, forgot the media profiles.
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Here you go media profile xml
Thanks man, now I just need to reinstall it as a system app, can you explain what i have to do? I put it in the priv-apps folder and etc folder, rebooted, but nothing happened
Just grab the mediaprofile.xml and place it inside /system/etc directory with the help of any file explorer that gives you access to system folder (requires root) like root explorer or es explorer. Make sure stock file replaces the modified file. Reboot and that should take care of the issue if it was only caused by the mod.
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I already did this with es explorer, set the permissions to rw r r and rebooted, all files are in the right folders.
Still no camera app
Maybe it doesnt work because we got different phone versions?
I checked the model number and it says D-855
Edit:I dont know why, but suddenly the app appeared in my drawer. Problem solved, thanks alot for your help [emoji106]
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Problem solved, thanks alot for your help [emoji106]
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glad to help. :good: