[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rapbos:
I've done a "master clear" over the "Settings" menu. The result a lot of exceptions attached. Here a snapshot:

W/SettingsProvider( 185): Unable to add bookmark: com.google.android.gm/com.google.android.gm.ConversationListActivityGmail
W/SettingsProvider( 185): android.content.pm.PackageManager$NameNotFoundException: ComponentInfo{com.google.android.gm/com.google.android.gm.ConversationListActivityGmail}
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at android.app.ContextImpl$ApplicationPackageManager.getActivityInfo(ContextImpl.java:1842)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at com.android.providers.settings.DatabaseHelper.loadBookmarks(DatabaseHelper.java:887)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at com.android.providers.settings.DatabaseHelper.loadBookmarks(DatabaseHelper.java:925)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at com.android.providers.settings.DatabaseHelper.onCreate(DatabaseHelper.java:135)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper.getWritableDatabase(SQLiteOpenHelper.java:126)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper.getReadableDatabase(SQLiteOpenHelper.java:187)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at com.android.providers.settings.SettingsProvider.query(SettingsProvider.java:404)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at com.android.providers.settings.SettingsProvider.ensureAndroidIdIsSet(SettingsProvider.java:323)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at com.android.providers.settings.SettingsProvider.onCreate(SettingsProvider.java:259)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at android.content.ContentProvider.attachInfo(ContentProvider.java:798)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:3554)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:3309)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at android.app.ActivityThread.installSystemProviders(ActivityThread.java:3660)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.installSystemProviders(ActivityManagerService.java:5567)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at com.android.server.ServerThread.run(SystemServer.java:182)
W/SettingsProvider( 185): Unable to add bookmark: com.android.im/com.android.im.app.LandingPage
W/SettingsProvider( 185): android.content.pm.PackageManager$NameNotFoundException: ComponentInfo{com.android.im/com.android.im.app.LandingPage}
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at android.app.ContextImpl$ApplicationPackageManager.getActivityInfo(ContextImpl.java:1842)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at com.android.providers.settings.DatabaseHelper.loadBookmarks(DatabaseHelper.java:887)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at com.android.providers.settings.DatabaseHelper.loadBookmarks(DatabaseHelper.java:925)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at com.android.providers.settings.DatabaseHelper.onCreate(DatabaseHelper.java:135)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper.getWritableDatabase(SQLiteOpenHelper.java:126)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper.getReadableDatabase(SQLiteOpenHelper.java:187)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at com.android.providers.settings.SettingsProvider.query(SettingsProvider.java:404)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at com.android.providers.settings.SettingsProvider.ensureAndroidIdIsSet(SettingsProvider.java:323)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at com.android.providers.settings.SettingsProvider.onCreate(SettingsProvider.java:259)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at android.content.ContentProvider.attachInfo(ContentProvider.java:798)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:3554)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:3309)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at android.app.ActivityThread.installSystemProviders(ActivityThread.java:3660)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.installSystemProviders(ActivityManagerService.java:5567)
W/SettingsProvider( 185):	at com.android.server.ServerThread.run(SystemServer.java:182)

D/EmailProvider( 497): Creating EmailProvider database
E/AndroidRuntime( 497): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
E/AndroidRuntime( 497): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create service com.android.exchange.SyncManager: java.lang.NullPointerException
E/AndroidRuntime( 497):	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:1955)
E/AndroidRuntime( 497):	at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2500(ActivityThread.java:117)
E/AndroidRuntime( 497):	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:985)
E/AndroidRuntime( 497):	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
E/AndroidRuntime( 497):	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130)
E/AndroidRuntime( 497):	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3683)
E/AndroidRuntime( 497):	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime( 497):	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
E/AndroidRuntime( 497):	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:845)
E/AndroidRuntime( 497):	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:603)
E/AndroidRuntime( 497):	at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime( 497): Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
E/AndroidRuntime( 497):	at com.android.email.Utility.getConsistentDeviceId(Utility.java:601)
E/AndroidRuntime( 497):	at com.android.exchange.SyncManager.getDeviceIdInternal(SyncManager.java:1064)
E/AndroidRuntime( 497):	at com.android.exchange.SyncManager.getDeviceId(SyncManager.java:1041)
E/AndroidRuntime( 497):	at com.android.exchange.SyncManager.onCreate(SyncManager.java:1767)
E/AndroidRuntime( 497):	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:1945)
E/AndroidRuntime( 497):	... 10 more
V/ContactsProvider( 417): Completed import of legacy contacts

I/ActivityManager( 185): Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.INSERT dat=content://telephony/carriers cmp=com.android.settings/.ApnEditor } from pid 718
D/TelephonyProvider( 365): inserted port= authtype=-1 protocol=IP mmsproxy= roaming_protocol=IP proxy= name= server= apn= password= user= mmsport= rowID = 23
D/dalvikvm( 365): GC_CONCURRENT freed 473K, 47% free 3381K/6279K, external 0K/0K, paused 8ms+9ms
E/TelephonyProvider( 365): Failed setting numeric '26207' to the current operator
I/TelephonyRegistry( 185): notifyDataConnection: state=0 isDataConnectivityPossible=false reason=apnChanged interfaceName=null networkType=8
W/dalvikvm( 718): threadid=9: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x40258560)
E/AndroidRuntime( 718): FATAL EXCEPTION: pool-1-thread-1
E/AndroidRuntime( 718): java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: 
E/AndroidRuntime( 718):	at com.android.internal.util.XmlUtils.writeMapXml(XmlUtils.java:182)
E/AndroidRuntime( 718):	at android.app.ContextImpl$SharedPreferencesImpl.writeToFile(ContextImpl.java:3167)
E/AndroidRuntime( 718):	at android.app.ContextImpl$SharedPreferencesImpl.access$800(ContextImpl.java:2732)
E/AndroidRuntime( 718):	at android.app.ContextImpl$SharedPreferencesImpl$1.run(ContextImpl.java:3082)
E/AndroidRuntime( 718):	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1088)
E/AndroidRuntime( 718):	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:581)
E/AndroidRuntime( 718):	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1019)
I/DEBUG ( 149): *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
I/DEBUG ( 149): Build fingerprint: 'google/soju/crespo:2.3.3/GRI40/102588:user/release-keys'
I/DEBUG ( 149): pid: 718, tid: 728 >>> com.android.settings <<<
I/DEBUG ( 149): signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 1 (SEGV_MAPERR), fault addr 00000000
I/DEBUG ( 149): r0 00000000 r1 00000370 r2 00000010 r3 00000100
I/DEBUG ( 149): r4 40093ec8 r5 0017f098 r6 aca9e5c0 r7 40093edc
I/DEBUG ( 149): r8 aca11f80 r9 00000000 10 0017f098 fp 444d0ed8
I/DEBUG ( 149): ip 00000010 sp 444d0b88 lr aca1710c pc aca3edfa cpsr 20000030
W/ActivityManager( 185): Force finishing activity com.android.settings/.ApnEditor
W/ActivityManager( 185): Force finishing activity com.android.settings/.ApnSettings
W/ActivityManager( 185): Activity pause timeout for HistoryRecord{4094a7d8 com.android.settings/.ApnEditor}
I/DEBUG ( 149): #00 pc 0003edfa /system/lib/libdvm.so
I/DEBUG ( 149): #01 pc 00017108 /system/lib/libdvm.so
I/DEBUG ( 149):
I/DEBUG ( 149): code around pc:
I/DEBUG ( 149): aca3edd8 009122dc 1c054e30 4c306a87 46622080
I/DEBUG ( 149): aca3ede8 00439300 9404447e 93029101 1c3c9805
I/DEBUG ( 149): aca3edf8 68033c14 1c2868a1 fedcf7ff 28009003
I/DEBUG ( 149): aca3ee08 9b00da3f d11a2b00 98019b04 581158f2
I/DEBUG ( 149): aca3ee18 d0142900 009823e6 29005811 68a1d004
I/DEBUG ( 149):
I/DEBUG ( 149): code around lr:
I/DEBUG ( 149): aca170ec e52dc004 e5961010 e1a0000a e5911020
I/DEBUG ( 149): aca170fc e1a02009 e0441001 e1a010c1 fa009f30
I/DEBUG ( 149): aca1710c e5da1024 e3510000 0a000004 e1a05000
I/DEBUG ( 149): aca1711c e1a0000a e1a01009 fa010669 e1a00005
I/DEBUG ( 149): aca1712c e59d5004 e3500000 e28dd008 4a00000f
I/DEBUG ( 149):
I/DEBUG ( 149): stack:
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b48 00000004
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b4c 40251b00
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b50 40093df8
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b54 aca11db8 /system/lib/libdvm.so
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b58 00000000
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b5c 00000000
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b60 407e3400
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b64 41d6ed90
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b68 41735058
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b6c 0017f098
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b70 40251b00
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b74 ad119029 /system/lib/libnativehelper.so
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b78 41735058
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b7c 0017f098
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b80 df002777
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b84 e3a070ad
I/DEBUG ( 149): #00 444d0b88 00000000
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b8c 00000370
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b90 00000100
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b94 444d0c10
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b98 fffffec4
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0b9c 00000000
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0ba0 444d0c08
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0ba4 425f6338
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0ba8 40093edc
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0bac 444d0c08
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0bb0 00003072
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0bb4 aca1710c /system/lib/libdvm.so
I/DEBUG ( 149): #01 444d0bb8 444d0bbc
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0bbc 40093edc
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0bc0 00000000
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0bc4 444d0c08
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0bc8 00000001
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0bcc 001605e8
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0bd0 0017f0a0
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0bd4 00016f10
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0bd8 41d9a8ec
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0bdc 00000000
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0be0 444d0ed8
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0be4 aca1c104 /system/lib/libdvm.so
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0be8 444d0c08
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0bec 0017f098
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0bf0 aca1c074 /system/lib/libdvm.so
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0bf4 4171da84
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0bf8 fffffec4
I/DEBUG ( 149): 444d0bfc aca1b000 /system/lib/libdvm.so
W/dalvikvm( 718): threadid=3: spin on suspend #1 threadid=10 (pcf=0)
W/dalvikvm( 718): threadid=3: spin on suspend #2 threadid=10 (pcf=0)
I/dalvikvm( 718): "GC" daemon prio=5 tid=3 RUNNABLE
I/dalvikvm( 718): | group="system" sCount=0 dsCount=0 obj=0x40750360 self=0x1ca110
I/dalvikvm( 718): | sysTid=720 nice=0 sched=0/0 cgrp=bg_non_interactive handle=1224328
I/dalvikvm( 718): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.run(Native Method)
I/dalvikvm( 718):
I/dalvikvm( 718): "pool-1-thread-2" prio=5 tid=10 RUNNABLE
I/dalvikvm( 718): | group="main" sCount=1 dsCount=0 obj=0x407dc870 self=0x17f098
I/dalvikvm( 718): | sysTid=728 nice=0 sched=0/0 cgrp=bg_non_interactive handle=1569232
I/dalvikvm( 718): at com.android.internal.util.XmlUtils.writeMapXml(XmlUtils.java:~182)
I/dalvikvm( 718): at android.app.ContextImpl$SharedPreferencesImpl.writeToFile(ContextImpl.java:3167)
I/dalvikvm( 718): at android.app.ContextImpl$SharedPreferencesImpl.access$800(ContextImpl.java:2732)
I/dalvikvm( 718): at android.app.ContextImpl$SharedPreferencesImpl$1.run(ContextImpl.java:3082)
I/dalvikvm( 718): at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1088)
I/dalvikvm( 718): at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:581)
I/dalvikvm( 718): at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1019)
I/dalvikvm( 718):
I/DEBUG ( 149): debuggerd committing suicide to free the zombie!
I/DEBUG ( 731): debuggerd: Jul 15 2011 18:22:13
I/ActivityManager( 185): Process com.android.settings (pid 718) has died.

The whole logcat is attached. It's a morge general problem of installation but where to start?