[Q] Beans v23 - android.process.media stopped - Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

Running the newest version of beans since the day after it came out. Has been really stable. Until yesterday. The only thing I did yesterday was I downloaded a couple weather apps.
It's pretty easy to trigger. I can trigger it by going into my gmail app and it won't let me read anything because it closes Gmail. I have done it by going into the phone settings screen. It happens in the play store and I also can't download any apps.
I've tried clearing cache/data and force stopping both Media Storage and Download Manager. I have 2.78GB left on internal storage and 5.4 or so on external 16gb sdcard. On the internal the largest directories are Titanium Backup at 1.91GB, airdroid at 1.19 gb (its the beans rom file), Android at 0.98 GB, and DCIM at 145MB. On external the largest are DCIM at 5.00 GB (music folder at 4.7GB), TWRP at 4.36GB (a full system backup), and then Download at 33.03MB.
My first and probably smartest step is to full wipe, reflash, but I really wanted to avoid that. Just wondering if there are any other suggestions.

scoobz0202 said:
Running the newest version of beans since the day after it came out. Has been really stable. Until yesterday. The only thing I did yesterday was I downloaded a couple weather apps.
It's pretty easy to trigger. I can trigger it by going into my gmail app and it won't let me read anything because it closes Gmail. I have done it by going into the phone settings screen. It happens in the play store and I also can't download any apps.
I've tried clearing cache/data and force stopping both Media Storage and Download Manager. I have 2.78GB left on internal storage and 5.4 or so on external 16gb sdcard. On the internal the largest directories are Titanium Backup at 1.91GB, airdroid at 1.19 gb (its the beans rom file), Android at 0.98 GB, and DCIM at 145MB. On external the largest are DCIM at 5.00 GB (music folder at 4.7GB), TWRP at 4.36GB (a full system backup), and then Download at 33.03MB.
My first and probably smartest step is to full wipe, reflash, but I really wanted to avoid that. Just wondering if there are any other suggestions.
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I tried a cache, delvik, factory reset, and system reset from recovery. Reinstalled alliance/beans, and right from the get go got an error saying "system uids inconsistent" when I booted for the first time, followed by a series of "such and such has stopped working" like gapps and the same error above. As a result I cant use the play store to download my apps either.
I rebooted into recovery and tried to fix the permissions which then failed with this at the end "E: Unable to chmod data/data/com.google.android"
Now im really not sure what to do

One more thing: I wondered if maybe it was my SD card so i unmounted that and removed it. That hasn't done anything.
Also, rebooting takes much longer than usual.

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[Q] "Storage" (under Settings) crashes when trying to access

So, this occurred BEFORE I upgraded to the new AOKP.
I was using AOKP 4.1.2 before upgrading to 4.2. I had some issues with lost space (the internal SD card, both under Settings->Storage and when plugged into a computer, was reporting that I was using more space than I really was because of a few bum files that failed to transfer properly), so I went into Settings -> Storage and wiped the internal SD card which solved my space issue and everything was working great (it was also a bit faster since I cleaned up all the touchwiz remnants). I just wanted to point out that I had wiped the internal SD card previously with success and no problems.
Before upgrading to AOKP 4.2, I followed the suggestions for upgrading and went to do a backup of the current ROM using CWM. It rebooted into recovery, and then it failed to make a complete backup saying it failed to access some \data folder or something. I then rebooted the phone so I could copy over the AOKP/Gapps zips, and just decided to flash without any backups present. However, before doing this, I wanted to wipe the SDcard of the CWM backup remnants. Upon doing this, all Gapps/Gprocesses were constantly crashing (as if I wiped some necessary data off the SDcard). I rebooted, and all was fine, except now accessing "Storage" under "Settings" was crashing Settings when attempting to access. So to be clear it was crashing before flashing.
I figured a flash of AOKP 4.2 would fix things, but it still crashes. To be perfectly clear, the flashing of AOKP 4.2 and GApps was successful, but it seems something has been altered on the SDcard that is making Settings crash when I access Storage.
I can access the internal SDcard in Windows. I can access the internal SDcard in ES File Manager. I can copy, delete, and do everything as if all is normal. Just, whenever I try to access "Storage" under settings it instantly crashes Settings saying it has unexpectedly crashed.
Side note: I tried to get an aLogCat log to copy here, but when I open the app the history is empty even though it is logging live. I get the standard alert on the screen saying that it is attempting to read the stored logs when I open the app, but nothing appears.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
FWIW, I had the exact same issue. Between that and the lack of TouchWiz contacts (swipe left to SMS, right to call), I went back to Shostock and its battery drain.
vijtable said:
FWIW, I had the exact same issue. Between that and the lack of TouchWiz contacts (swipe left to SMS, right to call), I went back to Shostock and its battery drain.
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Well, I was not experiencing the issue until I wiped the SD card.
chewyfood said:
Well, I was not experiencing the issue until I wiped the SD card.
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Oh, mine did it even though I didn't wipe the SD card. I wonder if it's a bug with the JB 4.2 build of AOKP...?
vijtable said:
Oh, mine did it even though I didn't wipe the SD card. I wonder if it's a bug with the JB 4.2 build of AOKP...?
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Well I was having the issue with 4.1.2 as well after wiping the card. So something seems to be missing on the card that lets that storage "app" (per se) in the settings read the internal sdcard properly.
In AOKP 4.2.1 it's a known issue that settings-storage crashes. For everyone.
Phalanx7621 said:
In AOKP 4.2.1 it's a known issue that settings-storage crashes. For everyone.
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Ah ok. Thanks for letting me know. A bit of a relief - I figured I broke something.

[Q] Something is using up all of my Storage Space (even after Wipe/Reset) - Help

Hi Everyone,
I have an issue with my VZW GS4. All of my storage seems to be utilized by "phantom" files. I was updating my playstore apps yesterday and I got a memory almost full error. I only have 1 GB pictures, .5 GB music, and .3 GB applications used. I know the system is using almost half of the my memory off the bat, but looking at the files above, it did not make sense that I would only have 300 MB left out of 9GB or so available to me.
My device was rooted, but was still on the VRUAMDK Kernel flashed after rooting. I had Titanium backup installed but did not actually do any backups. I had CWM manager installed and had one recovery that took up a small amount of memory, so I wasn't sure what would be taking up all my memory.
I decided I wanted to do a wipe on the phone after backing up my pics/music to see if i could wipe the memory and start clean. I wiped the device using the stock recovery app and the phone still only has 4.2GB free. I guess a wipe/factory reset does not clean EVERYTHING off the SD card. When I go into the Device Memory section in settings, it appears I have half of memory free, but it still lists 4.2GB available. I did a file usage analysis and it does not listed Could something I had done in CWM Rom Manager created some hidden files that wouldn't get wiped? Does the GS4 auto software update download to a hidden folder before being installed? The phone recently download the new ME7 firmware which I did not install yet.
Using an android file browser i've looked around the SD card system folders but I would have no idea what would be taking up so much room. Has anyone else had an issue like this? Can I wipe the non-system partition of the SD card somehow? I am just not familiar with this and I wouldn't want to mess up the OS somehow.
rgrthat said:
Hi Everyone,
I have an issue with my VZW GS4. All of my storage seems to be utilized by "phantom" files. I was updating my playstore apps yesterday and I got a memory almost full error. I only have 1 GB pictures, .5 GB music, and .3 GB applications used. I know the system is using almost half of the my memory off the bat, but looking at the files above, it did not make sense that I would only have 300 MB left out of 9GB or so available to me.
My device was rooted, but was still on the VRUAMDK Kernel flashed after rooting. I had Titanium backup installed but did not actually do any backups. I had CWM manager installed and had one recovery that took up a small amount of memory, so I wasn't sure what would be taking up all my memory.
I decided I wanted to do a wipe on the phone after backing up my pics/music to see if i could wipe the memory and start clean. I wiped the device using the stock recovery app and the phone still only has 4.2GB free. I guess a wipe/factory reset does not clean EVERYTHING off the SD card. When I go into the Device Memory section in settings, it appears I have half of memory free, but it still lists 4.2GB available. I did a file usage analysis and it does not listed Could something I had done in CWM Rom Manager created some hidden files that wouldn't get wiped? Does the GS4 auto software update download to a hidden folder before being installed? The phone recently download the new ME7 firmware which I did not install yet.
Using an android file browser i've looked around the SD card system folders but I would have no idea what would be taking up so much room. Has anyone else had an issue like this? Can I wipe the non-system partition of the SD card somehow? I am just not familiar with this and I wouldn't want to mess up the OS somehow.
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Looks like a CWM recovery was sitting in root/data/media. I found this solution in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274218

CM11 No SD Card error when downloading files

Hey all, first want to say that CM11 is superb. With that I am having one issue. I am on a Verizon Note 2. Installed Nightly 050414 last night. When going to a site on chrome and trying to download a file I receive a pop up error from the system NO SD CARD. A little back ground. Before this I had Jelly Bean ROM installed. I had also done the SD card swap internal for external.
Last night before installing CM I did a full reset and wipe including DALVIK. Install went through fine. I can install apps from the play store. Also tried downloading a few files from dropbox in browser and get same error message. When going into file manager I have SD card = /storage/sdcard1 and internal storage = /storage/emulated/0. Had never seen the term emulated when referring to storage in android so thats throwing me off as well. If anyone could help me figure out exactly what's going on and what to do to fix it I would be eternally grateful. If any other info is needed please let me know and I will grab it for you. Cheers all!
cnmsales said:
Hey all, first want to say that CM11 is superb. With that I am having one issue. I am on a Verizon Note 2. Installed Nightly 050414 last night. When going to a site on chrome and trying to download a file I receive a pop up error from the system NO SD CARD. A little back ground. Before this I had Jelly Bean ROM installed. I had also done the SD card swap internal for external.
Last night before installing CM I did a full reset and wipe including DALVIK. Install went through fine. I can install apps from the play store. Also tried downloading a few files from dropbox in browser and get same error message. When going into file manager I have SD card = /storage/sdcard1 and internal storage = /storage/emulated/0. Had never seen the term emulated when referring to storage in android so thats throwing me off as well. If anyone could help me figure out exactly what's going on and what to do to fix it I would be eternally grateful. If any other info is needed please let me know and I will grab it for you. Cheers all!
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I would recommend reflashing..But do a FULL wipe.. factory reset and wiping dalvik is not a complete wipe.. If you can in a file manager transfer CM11 to you external sd card. Then once thats accomplished go into recovery, wipe internal, data, system, cache and dalvik and a factory reset(that is a complete wipe:good
Then reflash. That should fix your issues
I originally did a full reset and dalvik wipe? Am I missing something here? The reason i'm asking is I don't see anything different than what I did. What didn't I do the first time specifically?
cnmsales said:
I originally did a full reset and dalvik wipe? Am I missing something here? The reason i'm asking is I don't see anything different than what I did. What didn't I do the first time specifically?
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Internal sdcard..
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Internal Storage Full After Factory Reset

Hi,
I have a Huawei Ascend G6 (U10) and rooted my device with TowelRoot 3.0
When you get a new phone it's custom to first fully charge your device and then let it fully deplete before fully charging it again to make sure you use the full capability of your device's battery. (during this time I rooted my device) Now, while it was at only 3% of battery I was playing a silly game, called Can KnockDown 3. While playing this game, my device turned off due to no battery. After it fully charged again, I tried to run the game again but it got stuck on the initialisation screen.
No big deal, I thought. So, I went on and just un-installed it and tried to re-install it. Problem is, I got Google Play error 492 when I tried to download/install the game once more. So I restarted my device, tried to un-install the Play Store and tried a hard reboot. None of those worked.
After some reading I got to know that I had to install an app called "ROM manager", boot into Recovery Mode and delete the Dalvik Cache (Which was said to be located in "Settings". Now, I don't know much about phones, nor Android. So that proved quite difficult. I went into Recovery Mode but was unable to find the "Settings" tab. So, I wiped Cache and the other setting. Can't quite remember. When I rebooted it, the problem was STILL not solved.
Now, I never noticed the REAL problem because I had my external SD card mounted.
This morning, I wanted to change my profile picture on an app called What's App Messenger. It gave me the following error: "Failed to load image data, please try again later." That really bothered me and after a reboot the problem was still not solved. I quickly realised that all my pictures were on my external SD so I turned off my phone to take it out. Booted it without external SD. Tried to make a picture with my camera, but it said "Internal Sotrage full. Please insert an SD card." but when I went to my filemanager there was NOTING on my internal SD. No maps, nothing. However, in my settings it says that only 1.98 GB of the 4 GGB internal storage is used...
Could someone please help me with this?
try using DiskUsage app, it shows every folder in your phone and how much space they take, also if you have rooted your phone, it shows wich system folders take most of the space (logs and tmp folders, safe to erase)
SykesMod said:
try using DiskUsage app, it shows every folder in your phone and how much space they take, also if you have rooted your phone, it shows wich system folders take most of the space (logs and tmp folders, safe to erase)
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I appreciate your reply, but I don't think that's the problem. I think my internal SD card is f***ed up now. I've tried wiping it all I want but to no avail. Probably something went wrong with rooting it, or installing ClockWorkMod or something. I don't know.
What I do know is that I need help!
Have you found a solution

Galaxy S2 Cm12.1-20150909 problem with internal storage

Hi,
I just noticed strange thing when prowling in ESFile Explorer. My LOST.dir folder "takes" whole 143GB of data. I noticed that when I was cleaning my phone with SD Maid - when scanning it shows "only" 15GB ready to delete, but it finally fail every time. In Disk Usage it also shows so gigantic LOST.dir folder. Nor CCleaner help too. I rebooted my phone twice, but it gave no result.
The last few days I was playing N4S:NL, today it failed a couple times during the loading screen, so I decided to reinstall it. Suprisingly during the uninstallation process it didn't ask me if I want to uninstall data folder of the app too.
I can connect the phone to a PC with no issues, I thought that deleting LOST.dir in Windows Explorer can help, but I was mistaken.
Does any one have some advice what should I do? I would rather not to reflash the ROM or wipe it in recovery.
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Anyone?
Can't you delete lost.dir folder manually using some file manager? Have you tried formatting the internal storage (Yes you will need to backup your files before doing this)? If this doesn't work, I recommend using a pit file to reconfigure all partitions on your phone, just make sure to backup!
Regards, gsstudios
No, it is impossible to delete it in i.e. ESFile, it fails everytime. Now it became even worse, I got permanent notification, which says that i'm running low on memory and some system functions may don't work. In fact they don't, I can't take a screenshot, some apps fails to run.
Last time I updated CM with this built-in function, it replaced CWM with some CM Recovery. It is poor with its few options. There is no option to backup or flash rom. It's a shame because I have a backup taken just after flashing fresh LP.
I tried to format data/factory reset in there - no result.
After all I decided to switch back to CM11, this time with 4GB pit file. I remember it to be better optimized (it was running smoother on my phone) than CM12.1. The only thing I didn't like was that issue with music stopping to play randomly. Hope it will work flawlessly, but waiting for some stable 6.0 rom

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