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I'm having an intermittent problem where the apps which have been moved to the SD card often (but not always) disappear. They do not show up on my launcher (ADW) and I am also unable to install or update any apps. I haven't seen anyone else reporting a similar problem, but the weird thing is that the same thing happens on my daughter's Epic. Here's what I do know:
1. This only happens with Froyo ROMs. It was happening on my phone with SFR 1.1. I installed a Gingerbread ROM (Swiss Cheese Samsprint) and it went away. However, my daughter is on stock (but rooted) EC05 and the same thing is happening with her phone. Additionally, I installed Urban Inception (a GB ROM) and did not have the problem. But I missed the speed of the custom kernels, so I returned my phone to Froyo (this time SFR 1.2) and the problem is again recurring. So, it seems to be 2.2-specific.
2. I have used Odin to return to stock several times, that has not resolved the problem.
3. I have formatted my SD card (once using Windows and again using the format option on my phone) and that has had no effect.
4. When I boot my phone, the apps on the SD card do not show up in the app drawer. After a few minutes, they often appear, but not always. Again this is true on both my daughter's phone and mine, but only with a Froyo ROM.
5. The phone will usually get through two or maybe three new app installs or updates, then all the rest will fail until I reboot. Again, this occurs on both my and my daughter's phones, and only with Froyo. It doesn't matter if these are market apps or Amazon appstore apps. Once one update or install fails, nothing else will install or update until I reboot the phone.
I suppose I could solve my problem by going with GB, but those ROMs are so much slower than the Froyo ones with custom kernels. Also, I like my daughter being as stock as possible, because she won't mess with her phone and can't always give it to me to fix. I doubt it's a hardware issue because we both have it. But, it also doesn't appear to be a ROM issue, since we have different ROMs. Since it's obviously not common, it must be related to either an app we have installed or something strange that I have done (though her phone has nothing done to it but the one-click CWM 3.0.0.5/6).
Anyone have any ideas for me? I suppose my issue will resolve once we have official GB and custom kernels start appearing for it, but I thought it was very strange that I have two phones that both exhibit a problem that nobody else seems to have.
Thanks for reading all this.
This had been happening to me for a while too. I don't have as many apps anymore and keep it all in the phone and noticed better battery life but still want to be able to use apps2sd
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Stock sd's?
cd's or tapes?
schnowdapowda said:
Stock sd's?
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Yes, on both phones.
I just noticed this yesterday. I saw Angry Birds had updated but I didn't get notified in my market. The app was still in my launcher though. Don't know if it matters but I hadn't played it in a long time.
Reinstalling worked and didn't lose any data.
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I've had this problem too on the MidnightRom v5.2. It's especially annoying when my kids want to play Angry Birds and they are all installed to the SD card. I have "fixed" the apps not showing up in the App drawer by creating shortcuts on one of my home screens to the apps I have on the SD card. When the apps don't show up in the App drawer, the icon on the home screen looks like a generic "Android installed app". The apps I have on the SD card are: apps that came with my Rom (Video Editor), Apps installed from the Market and Apps installed from the Amazon App store.
*I've noticed* it's more common the icons don't show up in the App drawer or have the wrong icon if I unlock my phone before it completely boots (finishes the Scanning Media twice in the status bar).
edonnelly- if you are "missing" an App, try creating a shortcut for it to see if it's in the Applications list. That way at least you can launch it if you reboot and the app isn't showing up in the app drawer.
schnowdapowda- I'm also using my stock 16gb Samsung microSD card, and I've also formatted it with the same results.
Fast Boot option may be the culprit
This is actually a long-standing problem in Android OS, going back at least two years (donkey's years in this technology!)
Something about the interaction of the OS and an sdcard formated for holding apps creates odd behaviours.
Lots of complicated suggestions have been made, including reformatting sdcard, reinstalling ROMs, changing launchers (the one suggested here) and such.
None of these approaches seems really to solve the problem even in most cases.
What seems to be working for me (at least for the last week or so) is the following very simple tweak.
CUT TO THE SOLUTION BELOW -- SEARCH FOR ////
Some (not all) of my apps moved to SD (all by Titanium Backup Pro) have begun to disappear and (sometimes) reappear without warning after I began to add and delete large Virtual Machines created in QEMU from my 16GB SanDisc class 10 microSD card on my HTC Droid Incredible running rooted stock Verizon Android Froyo 2.2.3. I know this thread is far from my phone's "home base", but from what I can tell this problem with disappearing apps located on an sdcard is NOT determined by hardware or even Android version.
I also happen to use LauncherPro by Federico Carnales instead of the built-in HTC Sense launcher. I noted elsewhere on XDA that a user had suggested that because at least some (maybe all) launchers start before the SD Card that this may be a problem, especially if changes are made to the sdcard that the launcher did not perform, or was not active during their performance by other apps such as Titanium Backup. That fits my situation, because I unmounted the SD, physically removed it to a PC, and added/deleted large VM files to save (lots) of time. No problems of this sort before I did this, so there must be some connection.
I noted that other users have tried reformatting SD, substituting different brands of SD, using newer/older SD etc. None of these reliably helped. So I skipped these options.
//// The (simple!) solution I tried that SEEMS to work (only time will tell!) is buried in the main Android Settings (accessed from the Menu button while in Home screen). Under "Applications" there is a setting "Fast Boot" that I checked long ago and forgot about (it seemed like a good thing to do at the time). The text warns "Turn off to use some Market apps" (that shows the age of my 2-yr old used phone and Android OS -- ohmygosh!-- because it refers to Market rather than Google Play Store!) Anyway, I unchecked the option and rebooted the phone.
Yes, it took a bit longer to boot (maybe a whole minute!), but after waiting about another minute ALL my home screen apps had normal icons and loaded properly. Titanium Backup Pro batch scenarios confirmed there were no apps in a forced uninstalled state (i.e. I had not done the deed, the system somehow had done it or at least rendered the apps "invisible" to Titanium, which decided they needed reinstallation).
The only odd behaviour was that auto brightness was turned off after I unchecked Fast Boot and rebooted. Going into Android Settings > Display and rechecking "auto brightness" took care of that. No other oddities or strange behaviours thus far (but it has only been about an hour).
I will report anything further on this thread only (Samsung Fascinate > Fascinate Q&A > What just happend? apps on sdcard) if anything else requires reporting. Silence implies success!
link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873670
(I am copying this post to other relevant threads, but will not post anything further elsewhere -- only there. This is a bit arbitrary (especially now that the chosen thread no longer is the most recent active one on this topic), but I hope this approach pleases the XDA sysops/admins) :angel:
After updating my tablet to 3.1 OTA, the program Photo Browser 3D does not work anymore. Immediately after update or a factory restore, the program will work fine, but after adding all my photos to the tablet, the program will force close at EVERY start. Basically, it doesnt work at all now.
I have tried factory resetting 5 times now and the same problem happens every time!
Someone on a different forum recommended clearing the cache too, but the option is greyed out under Applications and it says that the cache is 0kb.
Can anyone help me with this issue? I was thinking that something was wrong with the apk, but I cant tell. I was thinking that I either need to reinstall the program using a new apk or that I need to flash the tablet with a fresh copy of 3.1. The firstoption would be easiest, but I cant find a copy of the apk. The second option I am scared to do. I dont know how to do it and I dont know which versions to get (I want to be sure I get one that works in the USA and that it isnt hacked, tweaked, or just a 3.0 version madeto look like 3.1).
If anyone can help me, I would really appreciate it.
Acer Iconia A500 (rooted, but I didnt tamper with system files or apks)
Photo Browser 3D 1.0.00.027
Android 3.1 build 4.010.08_COM_GEN2
Android 3.1 kernel 2.6.36.3
After posting my last message here, my tablet told me I had an update available. UBFORTUNATELY, the stupid problem still exists. The only reason I am typing this folowup message is because the Android build changed.
NEW build: 4.010.10_COM_GEN2
NEW kernel: 2.6.36.3
Same Problem
I have the same problem with 3D Photo Browser.
I use Virtuous_Picasso_v.1.1.0.
Hey spexwood,
here you can give a try.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23326686/3DPhotoBrowser.apk
I tried the Photo Browser 3d above and I still have the same problem. Any got it to work?
I'm running the stock 3.1 and have no problem using it?
I got the app from the market if that helps.
3Dbrowser force close fixed.
Hi all,
I also had the force close problem with 3Dbrowser.apk. Clearing cache for the app did not work. Reinstalling the app by clicking the icon in the system app folder did not work.
Initially I froze the app, but then I tried the following and it worked:
1) download the full OTA package of the ROM version you're running
2) extract 3Dbrowser.apk
3) using root explorer, rename the original 3Dbrowser.apk in the system app folder to 3Dbrowser.bak or move it to the SD card.
4) copy paste the new apk into that folder.
5) change permissions to match the original permissions
6) reboot.
The original apk was 1,92Mb, the one I replaced was 1,93Mb.
I have about 5 folders with pictures (DCIM, Documents, Downloads, ...) they all work and the app is actually quite nice to show off the Iconia's capabilities.
Hope this helps.
Jod
After a LOT of experimenting and having thisprogram switch between working wonderfully and force closing upon launch, I have come to the conclusion that it is the pictures themselves!
So, the first thing you need to do is to check that none of your pictures (and/or movies) are not corrupted. I found that the best way to do this is to open the Gallery app and browse through all your files. Youcan use the view in which multiple files are displayed as thumbnails (as opposed to a single full sized picture view). If a file is corrupted, then it will not generate a thumbnail for it. Instead, the thumbnail will remain black and when you tap on it, a full size image will not appear. Instead, a message about the image not being able to be shown will be there.
If you find something corrupted, then delete it via the Gallery and try the 3d Browser again.
The second thing I noticed as of 5 minutes ago:
After a long time of no problems, the 3d Browser decided to stop working today, so I did what I just explained about searching for corrupted images... to my surprise, all of myimages were fine.
I once again opened the Gallery app and noticed something odd, but the only way I can explain it is through an example:
So, lets say you only have 3 folders of images: A, B, and DCIM. In Gallery, you will see these folders listed in a 3D-like affect. They will appear with the folder name under the thumbnail(s) followed by the number of pictures in parenthesis (such as "A (10)").
Of all the folder thumbnails, you will see one that contains no name, but only a number within parenthesis. When I entered this album, I noticed some odd stuff. First, it contained a mix of black-only thumbnails (corrupted files) and images I recognized from my collection. Second, if you look at the details of ANY of the files in this gallery, they have no location, no height, and no width. Hesitantly, I decided to delete everything from this gallery (held my finger over the folder in Gallery and once it highlighted green, I tapped the trashcan icon). It didn't affect any of my pictures and the 3d Browser began working immediately!
I guess this collection was some sort of thumbnail collection or something. For whatever reason, it just accumulates waste over time and if an image no longer exists on the tablet, then the thumbnail appears as a corrupted file, which freaks the 3d Browser out.
I'm sorry if all that was a lot to read and absorb, but I think that doing one of these two things is the solution to this annoying issue.
(Post here if you have questions about anything I just said)
This is in regard to Photo Browser 3D FC and the solution(s)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16211593&postcount=61
same thread as above but as a whole thread instead of a single post...read on further...etc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16211593#
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This is in regard to Photo Browser 3D FC and the solution(s)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16211593&postcount=61
same thread as above but as a whole thread instead of a single post...read on further...etc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16211593#
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Hmm... that's basically what I did isnt it?
OK, so someone found a solution then. Awesome!
Too bad I didnt know before wasting months trying to figure this issue out =_=
I thought it was the apk, but after replacing it from several sources, it fixed nothing. Then, I installed a custom rom, which also didnt fix it. It wasnt until last night that I FINALLY got it working right.
Oh well. Problem solved XD
Thanks
I have been having a problem with my 1.4.2 nootered, overclocked Nook Color that I can't find being mentioned anywhere on this board. And since I don't have enough posts to post this in the Manual Nooter thread, I am following GMPower's request and posting here.
Every time I add, or update, an app my screen, and I assume my system, will keep refreshing, from anywhere from 10 to over 50 times, and can take over 5 minutes to finish. The only thing I can do while it is doing this, is go into settings until it finishes. None of my widgets, or screen shortcuts are visible, and the app drawer is empty while this is going on
I am using Zeam launcher, MN 5.02.19 apps2sd with dalingrin's 091111 OC kernel, which I have been using without a problem since it was released, and my Nook is 1.4.2 software.
I have rerooted, following the instructions, multiple times, redownloaded all of the files, just in case they were the problem, and completely reset the Nook, using the 8 failed reboots, and started from scratch, with no improvement.
As of right now it is just a (major) annoyance, but I can't show off how cool my rooted Nook is to other Nook owners for fear that it will be refreshing itself and be unusable.
Is anyone else having this problem, and/or does anyone know how to fix it?
Thanks, Rick
rdranger said:
I have been having a problem with my 1.4.2 nootered, overclocked Nook Color that I can't find being mentioned anywhere on this board. And since I don't have enough posts to post this in the Manual Nooter thread, I am following GMPower's request and posting here.
Every time I add, or update, an app my screen, and I assume my system, will keep refreshing, from anywhere from 10 to over 50 times, and can take over 5 minutes to finish. The only thing I can do while it is doing this, is go into settings until it finishes. None of my widgets, or screen shortcuts are visible, and the app drawer is empty while this is going on
I am using Zeam launcher, MN 5.02.19 apps2sd with dalingrin's 091111 OC kernel, which I have been using without a problem since it was released, and my Nook is 1.4.2 software.
I have rerooted, following the instructions, multiple times, redownloaded all of the files, just in case they were the problem, and completely reset the Nook, using the 8 failed reboots, and started from scratch, with no improvement.
As of right now it is just a (major) annoyance, but I can't show off how cool my rooted Nook is to other Nook owners for fear that it will be refreshing itself and be unusable.
Is anyone else having this problem, and/or does anyone know how to fix it?
Thanks, Rick
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First off, thank you for following my request in the post, it makes it so much easier for me to quickly get on here and address this question for you. What it sounds like your describing, is a little issue that I have seen with the apps2sd support. The system is taking longer than it should to scan and remount the SD card.
I have been too busy with other stuff to get around to looking into the problem. I have never heard of anything as severe as yours. I personally have only had one screen refresh upon system startup, and again after removing the USB cable. I have a total of 13 apps that are installed on the SD card, and run a class 10 SD card. You can try moving all apps that are installed on the SD card to the device, then plug the device into the computer and delete any leftover files in the /sdcard/.android_secure folder.
If the issue continues to be a problem, and you want to remove the apps2sd support, feel free to send me a PM, and I can send you a file to flash that will remove it.
GM thanks for the quick reply. I moved most of my apps off of the sd card, and so far it looks promising. I will update after more experimenting. Looks like the problem could've been too many apps on the sd card. Thanks for your help, and for all you have done to make our Nooks better.
Rick
Well it looked promising, I downloaded an app from the amazon app store, and only one, very quick refresh and all was well. I just updated 3 apps from google play, wifi analyzer, google earth, and PvM, once done my nook started to refresh, the screen went black, except for the button savior buttons, and the notification bar. It stayed black and I had to reboot, and during the reboot I got stuck at the Nook Color by NookDevs portion of the boot up, and had to reboot again. It did reboot normally, and no refresh and appears to be acting normally now. I will keep experimenting.
Rick
Hello everybody.
I'm crazy with the reader that carry with original rom of Nook. But the stock rom is not acceptable for me.
Is there anyway to use these applications on my CM10.1 ?
Tks
quan0509 said:
Hello everybody.
I'm crazy with the reader that carry with original rom of Nook. But the stock rom is not acceptable for me.
Is there anyway to use these applications on my CM10.1 ?
Tks
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If you're saying you really like the Nook reader on stock and would like to use it with CM10.1, just go to Google Play Store and install the Nook app, which includes the reader.
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If you're saying you really like the Nook reader on stock and would like to use it with CM10.1, just go to Google Play Store and install the Nook app, which includes the reader.
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Yes, you can use the Android app version of the reader, but it does not have all the features that the stock version has. For instance, it cannot read interactive children's books.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on Hybrid SD
leapinlar said:
Yes, you can use the Android app version of the reader, but it does not have all the features that the stock version has. For instance, it cannot read interactive children's books.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on Hybrid SD
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Also, the settings vary from the stock reader to the app reader. Hardly a deal breaker though.
I just installed CM10 on my HD+. However, when I go to Gapps and try to install the nook reader app, I get :
**Your device isn't compatible with the versio**
Any idea how to get the nook reader app on CM10?
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I just installed CM10 on my HD+. However, when I go to Gapps and try to install the nook reader app, I get :
**Your device isn't compatible with the versio**
Any idea how to get the nook reader app on CM10?
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Get it somewhere else like 1mobile.com or other store. Or take it from another device. It runs fine.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
Stock HD+ Reader Issues
leapinlar said:
Yes, you can use the Android app version of the reader, but it does not have all the features that the stock version has. For instance, it cannot read interactive children's books.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on Hybrid SD
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leapinlar, my issue with the HD+ stock Nook reader app is that the control of font size is very limited - well, it's great for microscopic up through normal, but then goes from somewhat normal (third largest) to very large (second largest) to billboard text (largest). I need something between third and second largest. I saw your reference to "Go Read" but I'd prefer to stick with the Nook reader software for library syncing etc.
I tried to install Android Nook Reader from the Play store on the 2.1.0 software, but the system won't let me because (I guess) the name of the app is the same as the pre-loaded stock reader, and it says the app is "already loaded".
Do you know any way I can modify the built-in Nook apk to modify the list of available font sizes? Or, any way to modify the Android Nook apk to avoid the Nook name conflict? Not sure that just re-naming the apk file would work. Otherwise, I will move on to try CM10.1 as a dual boot using your file contributions.
Thanks.
JHCCAZ said:
leapinlar, my issue with the HD+ stock Nook reader app is that the control of font size is very limited - well, it's great for microscopic up through normal, but then goes from somewhat normal (third largest) to very large (second largest) to billboard text (largest). I need something between third and second largest. I saw your reference to "Go Read" but I'd prefer to stick with the Nook reader software for library syncing etc.
I tried to install Android Nook Reader from the Play store on the 2.1.0 software, but the system won't let me because (I guess) the name of the app is the same as the pre-loaded stock reader, and it says the app is "already loaded".
Do you know any way I can modify the built-in Nook apk to modify the list of available font sizes? Or, any way to modify the Android Nook apk to avoid the Nook name conflict? Not sure that just re-naming the apk file would work. Otherwise, I will move on to try CM10.1 as a dual boot using your file contributions.
Thanks.
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Go to my HD/HD+ tips thread linked in my signature and read item 8. Particularly the second paragraph. That is my only suggestion.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
I just upgraded from CM7.2 to stable 10.1 (on emmc via CWM ROM manager) – overall absolutely fantastic update, with one problem that might be sd card permissions.
I tried to restore an app (Aldiko) from Titanium back but it would not install from there, nor would it from the Play Store, nor by side loading it. The only way to get it installed was to unmount the sd cards. Now it still can’t write to sdcard1.
Similar problems with FB Reader and 920 Text Editor. I get various messages relating to the sd card. FB Reader will work if I set it to cache to sdcard0 not sdcard1. Other apps install from backup or play store ok. There is lots of room available (several G’s).
A couple other apps install but do not work correctly (MultiPicture Live Wallpaper and PhotoFrame Live DayDream). These apps download and display picasa or flickr images as wallpaper or “daydream” (screen saver). Here’s the kicker, the daydream app WILL work if I’m allowing USB access from my computer when docked. It all felt like a permissions issue, so I did some digging and tried this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20869996&postcount=7 but no joy was found. ES reader suggests everything on the card is rw.
12 hours put into troubleshooting so far. Oh, also tried to fix permissions with CWM but nothing changed. Found some posts implying maybe vold.fstab edits, but nothing concrete that I feel comfortable with trying.
Any idea if it is permissions or how to fix?
TIA
CM10 on NC is very finicky about SD cards, lots of post about it. The consensus seems to be that Sandisk class 4 is your best bet. I have 9 cards, only tht Sandisks work on my NC, but the others work on all our phones, cameras, etc.