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[Q] A problem with Android on my HD2, any suggestions?

hello, i am running mattc froyo1.5b, it is the most stable build for me, when i go to the market i can install apps without any problems but after i exit the app and then go back to using it after a while i become unable to install any app ( when i click on install , it doesnt download the app, and nothing happens to the download progess bar ) i have to shutdown android,restart it and then it will work again.
i tried unmounting the sd card then installing the app but it still won't download
anybody having the same problem? any suggestions?
p.s: i had the same problem with other android builds before mattc froyo 1.5b

not trying to be rude but you should have read the first post more carefully
from the rom thread
MATTC said:
Known problems:
It is easier to list what I know doesn't work.
Certain apps from the market won't install. Neocore is one for example. You have 2 options to get them to work. A) Copy the .apk to your SD card then run it from your phone or B) Unmount your SD card first (Settings > SD Card > Unmount SD Card).
Flashlight app doesn't work. There are some on the market that will work.
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i expect this issue will be fixed in later releases

JJbdoggg said:
not trying to be rude but you should have read the first post more carefully
from the rom thread
i expect this issue will be fixed in later releases
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thanx for ur reply but i actually read that post and it is not the problem that i am getting because i can install the same app that wasnt installing before in the first time but only after i shutdown android and restart

Your sd card is definitely corrupted. Backup your files out of the sd card, use a proper sd card formatter and restore everything back again. Because the card is formatted to fat32, the data.img file of which your actual android data files is stored can become heavily defragmented and causing these issues.

ferdaus said:
Your sd card is definitely corrupted. Backup your files out of the sd card, use a proper sd card formatter and restore everything back again. Because the card is formatted to fat32, the data.img file of which your actual android data files is stored can become heavily defragmented and causing these issues.
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No, please don't use that format tool...read the thread...it's no good...it will format the SD Card as FAT16...which is highly inadvisable...
Use Windows to format the sd card.

the_scotsman said:
No, please don't use that format tool...read the thread...it's no good...it will format the SD Card as FAT16...which is highly inadvisable...
Use Windows to format the sd card.
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Good tip Dave, also large files and sketchy data connections, are problematic. if you are not on WIFI, 3G network inconsistency is a big download killer, unless you have a good network H steady connection, the market is inconsistent. I've found

thank you everybody i formatted my sd card to fat32 and i will check and see if the problem is gone

i formated it to 32 and the problem is still there, any suggestions?? pleassse!! but for me no downlaod from android market ever worked, from other markets they did!

[Q] Newbie here..Can't install gameloft game at sd card..tired to try..

hello friends and all the senior..i'm syukri from malyasia also newbie here..i've a problem to install gameloft game like asphalt5 on my samsung galaxy s19000. 1st i install the .apk file then i open it said must download the other data something like that on memory sd card. i allready put my memory card 4gig in my galaxy. then i try to install it but can't install it to memory card...i've try several time..tired to do it..anyone please help me...please......

So anyone still can't help me :'-(
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You know that when ever a program refers to sd-card it means /SDCARD.
And this is the internal sdcard of the galaxy. The external sd-card is mounted at /sdcard/sd.

So friend how come i solve this problem..when i want to continue the installation it always says require at least 35mb memory card free but my memory card 4gig free..
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This might be a form of copy protection where it doesn't want to allow apps to be installed off of an SD card. It sounds like you downloaded to an external card, am I right? Make sure you aren't confusing your internal and external SD (memory) cards, only use the internal memory card for downloads and installations.

actually it sounds like the [OP] already maxed out his INTERNAL SD, that's why the game is not installing.
Because Asphalt 5 installed fine for me just fine.
the games will not install to an EXTERNAL SD [OP] 4GB SD card because that feature only comes after fRoyo 2.2

syuk89 said:
So friend how come i solve this problem..when i want to continue the installation it always says require at least 35mb memory card free but my memory card 4gig free..
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You are referring to you externeal sd card!!
You can't use this card for installing apps. Only the internal sd card.
The internal sd card = sd card for any android app.

AllGamer said:
actually it sounds like the [OP] already maxed out his INTERNAL SD, that's why the game is not installing.
Because Asphalt 5 installed fine for me just fine.
the games will not install to an EXTERNAL SD [OP] 4GB SD card because that feature only comes after fRoyo 2.2
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Are you sure you can can install apps to /sdcard/sd and not only to /sdcard?

so AllGamer u said that Asphalt 5 installed fine for u...can u tell me the step by step how 2 install the game on galaxy s..can i know ur installer is a copy or u buy original one from gameloft..mine is a copy from someone post...i've already several time try to install but got same problem..i confuse y after i allready install then when i open by click the icon it say must download some data else but it said require some space in memory card but my memory card 4gig free..several time i click retry but can't work...so can u help me regarding this prob please...

You can only install games on to your internal SD. If it fails to install due to not having enough memory you will have to delete some things for it to install. If you have a 4GB external SD you still cannot install apps to it as this is a feature of Froyo 2.2 only. If your not up for deleting anything you'll have to flash a froyo rom or wait until Samsung release the full official version.

easy, just click install
done
no special steps, it just installs automatically to the INTERNAL SD
syuk89 said:
so AllGamer u said that Asphalt 5 installed fine for u...can u tell me the step by step how 2 install the game on galaxy s..can i know ur installer is a copy or u buy original one from gameloft..mine is a copy from someone post...i've already several time try to install but got same problem..i confuse y after i allready install then when i open by click the icon it say must download some data else but it said require some space in memory card but my memory card 4gig free..several time i click retry but can't work...so can u help me regarding this prob please...
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syuk89 said:
so AllGamer u said that Asphalt 5 installed fine for u...can u tell me the step by step how 2 install the game on galaxy s..can i know ur installer is a copy or u buy original one from gameloft..mine is a copy from someone post...i've already several time try to install but got same problem..i confuse y after i allready install then when i open by click the icon it say must download some data else but it said require some space in memory card but my memory card 4gig free..several time i click retry but can't work...so can u help me regarding this prob please...
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No one has even asked him properly yet. Syuk89 is your internal memory on your phone full? You should have 8gb or 16gb on your internal memory.
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syuk89 said:
so AllGamer u said that Asphalt 5 installed fine for u...can u tell me the step by step how 2 install the game on galaxy s..can i know ur installer is a copy or u buy original one from gameloft..mine is a copy from someone post...i've already several time try to install but got same problem..i confuse y after i allready install then when i open by click the icon it say must download some data else but it said require some space in memory card but my memory card 4gig free..several time i click retry but can't work...so can u help me regarding this prob please...
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So you have a stolen game ...
But you don't need to steal Asphalt 5 as it is available for free in the Samsung market.
Just select it there to install and everything works.
And of course you need some free space on your INTERNAL sdcard. Not the external 4GB you put in!!!

My hp have 16gig internal memory and 4gig external..i've do all u said but still can't work..i bought this hp from my friend and he said this hp allready upgrade to 2.2 beta and rooted... So if this the problem..n can i know how to make a screenshot like iphone so i can attach the pic
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then you are probably in the wrong forum
This forum is for Samsung Galaxy S, not for HP
but even on a HP device you should be able to install the game as long as you are running Android 2.1
many Apps & Games are not yet compatible with Android 2.2

No hp stands handphone..my hp is samsung galaxy s19000.. So how..is i must format my internal sd..
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Are you running one of the leaked FroYo firmwares for Samsung Galaxy S? <-- Aha! Yes you are! I should have read your latest posts more carefully.
Nova (a Gameloft game) would not install under this firmware for me because the SD card handling in the leaked firmware was broken. The game requests phone-specific data for external storage (in-game media, I presume) during install, but fails when it cannot find the external SD card.
For the same reason, I could not mount the SD cards properly, a number of apps were unable to access data on the external card, and even custom recovery images failed to see the card so I was unable backup or restore anything via Nandroid.
The only fix for me was to re-install a stable 2.1 firmware.
EDIT: Just to clarify, Gameloft games require external SD storage and will ignore the internal storage completely, failing upon install if no external storage can be found. In the leaked 2.2 firmware (all versions that I found), external SD handling was broken, and the mounting points had been changed (so the external card could not be found where expected, at /sdcard/sd).
Formatting internal or external storage WILL NOT FIX THIS ISSUE!! It is a problem with the 2.2 firmware leaks that cannot be 'worked around'. I even tried sym-linking /sdcard/sd to the external card and got nowhere... but then, I'm not entirely sure I was doing it right anyway. :S

I think its leak because its only beta..many apps force close..the hp also running a bit slow..i bought this samsung from my friend and its allready upgrade to 2.2 beta..so how can i back to normal firmware..or is that i must reset the hp..how??
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[Q] Angry Birds Lite unable to install

Anybody go the same issue?

yep, doesn't install, just returns with some error 18 or something like that, no further nots
Bangsters 1.3 here

Unmount sd card then go back and install
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thanks for the hint but... I'm a newby and how can I do it?
Thanks a lot, pal!

I guess it's Settings -> SD-Card and Storage -> Eject SD-Card (or something like that, my phone is set to german so no idea what it says there in english) but can't try atm.

done but... the game still doesn't install...
"Oh well, whatever, nevermind..."

yep, still won't install. same goes for Fruit Ninja, just tells me that installation failed, no further notes or explanations. and raging thunder 2 freezes my phone completely.

ok got it:
unmount sdcard -> install game -> mount sdcard

Hy there people, yeah i know it s boring those app that wont install.
The thing is not in mouting and unmounting sd in settings, i ve tried
a lot of things but noting works, except changing my custom rom.
I used froyostone rom the one with no sense clock can be found on forum.
I never could install angry birds and others app or games, even if i downloaded
the file via pc and put it on my phone with droid explorer.
So i changed to an other rom the one with cyanogen builds, yeah it work
for me to install angry bird lite, but got much other apps that wont install. But those same apps worked on my froyostone rom.
So i guess there are some settings missing in those custom roms so that it make
it possible to install everything..... be patient or buy a second sd card one where you install froyosense with an older 3d patch in it (yeah if i bench froyostone i got a worse benchmark than with cyanogen based rom) and one the
second card install an other vustom rom if you want to install apps that dont
work with froyo...
Ehmmm by the way does somebody know if there is a patch boosting froyostone
rom 3D because i got i a difference of 200 points when i use cyanogen based rom???

d3l1 said:
ok got it:
unmount sdcard -> install game -> mount sdcard
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Suppose we have to unmount sd card,where should I put the source file?
Because usually I put everything in the SD card
Thanks

Thanks very much! This finally worked for me. I was unmounting, mounting then trying once I did it in the right order it loaded straight away.
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funky81 said:
Suppose we have to unmount sd card,where should I put the source file?
Because usually I put everything in the SD card
Thanks
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I could still access it when going to the lowest directory level and then going to the sdcard folder. seems the card is not really unmounted, just for the system but you can still access it with astro:
press "Up" until it goes no further, then scroll down to "sdcard" and voila.

d3l1 said:
ok got it:
unmount sdcard -> install game -> mount sdcard
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Yes thank U!!!!!!!!!
Amazing graphics on HD2 ))
Danke

I can't get this to install no matter what I do. I've tried DLing it from the market, DLing the apk to my card & installing it that way, but it just will not work. Unmounting the SD card doesn't work either. Has anyone gotten this to install on Shubcraft?

Unmounting the card worked for me as well. make sure you are doing it in the right order as the previous posts
Unmount the card
Install game
remount card
A lot of people were unmounting, remounting and then installing

Instructions work.
I was unable to find the file after unmounting. However, as suggested, clicking to the lowest level in Astro and selecting SDCARD revealed the contents. The SDCARD shortcut in Astro did not work, had to navigate as mentioned.

Hi,
Worked for me (umount sd / install through Market / remount) with the final version (released yesterday !)
HD2 Leo
[Mdeejay FroYo HD v.3.6]
[WM 6.5 netDrg 3.a HD2]

Unmount, install, mount - worked for me too..
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Worked for me to
Great solution, thanks!

This really does work for me! i read somewhere else that suggested to do:
rm /mnt/secure/asec/etc etc etc... but that didnt work...
glad to know there was an easier alternative.

Angry birds

I am getting unsuccessful installation.
Searched the forum and found this answer
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8348050&postcount=34
But it cant apply to us since we CANT UNMOUNT SD CARD since Android is on it.
So what are you guys doing to make it work?

you still can un mount your card with android running.
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Or use the new Hastarin kernel 8.2

When Android boots up, it puts Android into the RAM rather than run off the flash card. Unmount the SD card after boot, install the app, then re-mount it. Then all is fine!

bteljuice said:
But it cant apply to us since we CANT UNMOUNT SD CARD since Android is on it.
So what are you guys doing to make it work?
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yes you can, have you tried it?

this has been discussed many times, in relation to angry birds and the countless other apps thats wont install with the sd card mounted. go into settings, the storage, oh look yoiu can unmount yoiur sdcard

veda_sticks said:
this has been discussed many times, in relation to angry birds and the countless other apps thats wont install with the sd card mounted. go into settings, the storage, oh look yoiu can unmount yoiur sdcard
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This is why I asked
arrrghhh said:
USB Mass Storage mode CANNOT work - the phone runs Android off of the SD, hence the SD needs to be mounted for Android to work. Just in WinMo when the SD is unmounted from WinMo when you plug it in, the exact same thing would happen in Android - and then Android wouldn't be able to function... make sense?
You can use ADB with USB, but that is it. It's useful for debugging...
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Arrghhhh is a standup guy and was very nice to answer most of my questions in the TP2 section. I didn't know the rules don't apply to the HD2 as well.
Anyuhow, Thank you guys. Worked like a Charm

just install kernel 8.2 ( put sd card in pc , copy zimage and folder called root in to your android folder )

Thanks everyone

Try changing the Android ROM,,,, I'm using the Mdeejay_FroYo_Sense_v._2.3_Clean its the best one so far.... no prblm no lagging,,, its working great!!

cant install angry birds

I get error code - 18
Guys please can you help?

I've also have the same problem, does anyone have a fix?

guys, seriously? first thread, fifth post
looks like it's a problem with /sdcard/.android_secure/, either delete that folder or unmount sd card > install angry birds > re-mount sd card

llama-power said:
guys, seriously? first thread, fifth post
looks like it's a problem with /sdcard/.android_secure/, either delete that folder or unmount sd card > install angry birds > re-mount sd card
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Looked at them already!
I had to format the memory card on my pc, and then do a hard reset of my phone, now it will install and work np but sadly i got the pain that is reinstalling all software...

first try to delete the folder mentioned above.
if that doesnt help and you're using win7, it could help to use win7's repair function.
if not, you could reformat it, that should work.
DN41

mate its already done as i posted above, just finishing installing copilot on the card and im good to go!

I had the same issue for sometime. I have deleted all the system created folders from the SD Card. Then I was able to install it.