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Merry christmas
hoping some android guru can help. I keep getting this message

installation error unknown reason -18

When trying to install aps. Now it doesn't happen with every app, most recent is fruit ninja.
Any idea what's causing it?

Thanks.


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Try browsing to .android_secure and deleted the file 'smdl2tmp1.asec'. Hopefully problem solved.


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View PostPercy25, on Dec 25 2010, 23:07, said:

Try browsing to .android_secure and deleted the file 'smdl2tmp1.asec'. Hopefully problem solved.
Thanks Percy, only folder I found was located on the sdcard. And it was empty.


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I did a bit of googleing.

xda forum

Try unmounting your sd card and then installing app again. Remount once finished.

Hope this helps.

Edited by Percy25, 26 December 2010 - 12:45 AM.


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That did the trick. Thank you.


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Some apps update/install, some don't.  This trick fixed the ones that wouldn't that were not on the SD, but after remounting the SD, apps that were on the SD still won't update.  I guess I have to move them back to "phone", update with the SD unmounted, and then moved them back to SD.  LAME!

Anyway, thanks for the workaround.  I wish someone could fix this for good.





EDIT:  This solved it for me, yay!
'rm /mnt/secure/asec/smdl2tmp1.asec'

...or delete "/mnt/secure/asec/smdl2tmp1.asec" via root explorer / other.

Edited by rpmccormick, 20 March 2011 - 07:41 AM.





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