[Solved] INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR

[pluton]

Today I have problem with one of my app's. The app was a little larger (7 Mb) and I always getting error INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR

• I tryed then Uncheck option Can Install To Externall Storage and app still fails
• I tryed with Restart ADB server but still not luck
• I tryed to turn off/On my mobile phone but error was still there

The solution is very simple.
You must mount your SD card on your PC and find the folder .android_secure on SD Card. In that folder find the file smdl2tmp1.asec and delete it. :icon_clap:

After that the error has gone and my app compiles without problems.

BTW
I have one question for Erel. Maybe to put this question also in section of Bugs & wishlist

Why is this in Basic4Android app:
If I check option Can Install To Externall Storage in manifest will be

android:installLocation="preferExternal">

If option is not checked Can Install To Externall Storage then in manifest we have

android:installLocation="internalOnly">

But there is not option in B4A to put that option to auto because install location can be also on auto

android:installLocation=["auto" | "internalOnly" | "preferExternal"] >

 

[NJDude]

You can do that easily using the Manifest Editor by adding this line:

SetManifestAttribute("android:installLocation", "auto")

It should be listed on the IDE (I actually made a wish a while ago but Erel ignored me )

 

[pluton]

Thanks for answer NJDude but I know that I can manually edit manifest but I'm lazy so I wish just to click in IDE on "auto" and that is it

That is two of us which wish that "auto" option in IDE. Maybe Erel will listen to us now

 

[johnaaronrose]

Not sure if this is a problem with the emulator. When I try to install an app (dev with B4A) to the emulator using adb (e.g. command of adb install GPSMap.apk), I get INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR. I've tried installing to the emulator's sdcard (size 100MB) using adb's -s option but get the same error. I have '#CanInstallToExternalStorage: True' in the code.

 

[Erel]

Why don't you install it from the IDE?

I recommend you to test it with a real device.

 

[johnaaronrose]

Because, at the moment, I'm not able to use the emulator in Windows due to a problem in Wine: so I have tried to use the emulator in my Linux distro (Ubuntu), which requires the app to be installed by adb as B4A runs under Windows (i.e. for me, in Wine).

I can test it in a real device but it's a slightly convoluted procedure to transfer & install in a real device as I can't make B4A compile to a real device: probably due to another problem in Wine.

 

[Erel]

I see. Have you tried setting this attribute to false?

 

[johnaaronrose]

I see. Have you tried setting this attribute to false?

I've tried that with no success. I've just got closer with the attribute as True. 'adb install /home/john/Temporary/GPSMap.apk" just failed with "Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]". I've been trying variants of the 'adb uninstall' command e.g. 'adb uninstall dial2000computing.gpsmap' but all fail.

I have in the Region code section:
#ApplicationLabel: GPSMap
#VersionCode: 1
#VersionName:

I have Package name (using the IDE) of dial2000computing.gpsmap. What am I doing wrong?

 

[Erel]

Use adb install -r

It will reinstall the package.

 

[johnaaronrose]

Use adb install -r

It will reinstall the package.

Thanks, Erel. It worked for my real device when I used Ubuntu (i.e. not Windows): so things are better on that side.

I mislead you in an earlier posting where I said [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS] was corrected for the emulator: it happens for a real device but not for the emulator. I still get [INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR] for the emulator. I've tried #CanInstallToExternalStorage with both True & False, but both get this error.

Interestingly, 'adb push /home/john/Temporary/GPSMap.apk /sdcard/Download/GPSMap.apk' works OK but I don't see any way of installing to the emulator from this file on the sdcard.

 

[Michaell]

Thanks for the advice. It is needed to run the ScrollView example program in the beginner's guide.