HTC One - Couldn't Install on USB Storage or SD Card

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StephanBotha

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Apr 18, 2012
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Hi there!

I received my HTC One two days ago and I am unable to install any PAID apps on the phone. I am able to install free apps without an issue though.

I have searched all over the internet and found two possible solutions, which don't work. These solutions were:

  • Unmount the SD card. Install app, remount the SD card. This won't work as the HTC One does not have an SD card
  • In the secure/asec folder, find and delete "smdl2tmp1.asec". Although I found the folder, it was empty and therefore I was unable to delete the file.

I have also completely wiped my phone twice already. I checked the Kernel and Firmware version and it's all up to date. Below are screenshots of the device info.

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FvEMIGX.png


Finally, I also realized, only after I paid for the device, it's a Dev device. I don't know if this makes any difference though.

The bootloader is unlocked and the device has been rooted. I have full access over the file system.
 
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Riyal

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You're using an old custom ROM! Flash any new ROM of your choice from the dev section and it should fix the problem. The issue is within the kernel.

StephanBotha said:
Hi there!

I received my HTC One two days ago and I am unable to install any PAID apps on the phone. I am able to install free apps without an issue though.

I have searched all over the internet and found two possible solutions, which don't work. These solutions were:

  • Unmount the SD card. Install app, remount the SD card. This won't work as the HTC One does not have an SD card
  • In the secure/asec folder, find and delete "smdl2tmp1.asec". Although I found the folder, it was empty and therefore I was unable to delete the file.

I have also completely wiped my phone twice already. I checked the Kernel and Firmware version and it's all up to date. Below are screenshots of the device info.

tCV9sIn.png

FvEMIGX.png


Finally, I also realized, only after I paid for the device, it's a Dev device. I don't know if this makes any difference though.

The bootloader is unlocked and the device has been rooted. I have full access over the file system.
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roman1984

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Dec 18, 2013
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Hi,

I'm having a similar problem to the OP. I have a GPE HTC One which is rooted and S-Off. I just updated the software from 4.4 to 4.4.2, at which point the inability to update or install paid apps appeared. As in the original post, I can't find the smdl2tmp1.asec. In fact, my entire mnt/secure folder is empty, as is mnt/asec. I also don't have a .android_secure folder, as has been mentioned in other posts. If I restore to a previous backup running 4.4, everything works fine. The issue is only with installs or updates from the Play Store, because I am able to install the apps from my Titanium backups just fine, but when I do, I get the same error message when I try to update them.

Thanks
 
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roman1984 said:
Hi,

I'm having a similar problem to the OP. I have a GPE HTC One which is rooted and S-Off. I just updated the software from 4.4 to 4.4.2, at which point the inability to update or install paid apps appeared. As in the original post, I can't find the smdl2tmp1.asec. In fact, my entire mnt/secure folder is empty, as is mnt/asec. I also don't have a .android_secure folder, as has been mentioned in other posts. If I restore to a previous backup running 4.4, everything works fine. The issue is only with installs or updates from the Play Store, because I am able to install the apps from my Titanium backups just fine, but when I do, I get the same error message when I try to update them.

Thanks
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Hi,
I have this exact same issue. Nothing in secure folder etc. From 4.4 to 4.4.2 via OTA.
 
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StephanBotha

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Apr 18, 2012
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roman1984 said:
Hi,

I'm having a similar problem to the OP. I have a GPE HTC One which is rooted and S-Off. I just updated the software from 4.4 to 4.4.2, at which point the inability to update or install paid apps appeared. As in the original post, I can't find the smdl2tmp1.asec. In fact, my entire mnt/secure folder is empty, as is mnt/asec. I also don't have a .android_secure folder, as has been mentioned in other posts. If I restore to a previous backup running 4.4, everything works fine. The issue is only with installs or updates from the Play Store, because I am able to install the apps from my Titanium backups just fine, but when I do, I get the same error message when I try to update them.

Thanks
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The only fix for this is to install Android Revolution ROM. At least, that's the only way I could fix mine :crying:
 
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BenPope

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You should always use stock recovery for OTA updates. This problem is probably due to applying the OTA with a custom recovery.
 
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roman1984

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DyingBlade said:
Did you have to go back to TWRP and reinstall the GPe ROM? Or did you just have to flash TWRP and it started working again?
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Once I was able to update using the stock recovery, all I had to do was flash TWRP and everything worked fine (no need to reinstall the GPE ROM since that was already running).
 
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