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Why would my hero be completely stable on 1.6, but reboot frequently on any 2.1 rom?

I am extremely frustrated at this point so I have decided to make a thread.
My hero has been a good phone and runs 1.5/1.6 roms without any problems, and has for 6+ months. However, as soon as the 2.1 leaks came around, I was eager to try them. NONE of them will work. I have tried 6 or 7 different versions. My phone will shut off very frequently, which essentially makes it unusable.
Has anyone else experienced this and was able to fix it, or otherwise have any advice for me?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

pixie dust!!!..jk
I have no idea why.. have u wiped everything and flashed?

spiritcrusher33 said:
pixie dust!!!..jk
I have no idea why.. have u wiped everything and flashed?
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Haha. Yeah man, factory reset + dalvik cache wipe. Would a bad SD card cause something like this?

sounds like you didn't properly wipe... once you wipe EVERYTHING.. (after a nandroid).. you shouldn't have problems installing any ROM whether it be 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 4.2 (coming to the htc hero6 in 2013)
edit: you mentioned factory reset... are u doing the factory reset thats installed in the settings menu or are you wiping everything from recovery?

Have you tried to go back to 1.5/1.6 to see if the problem occurred? This might help eliminating the hardware issue.
Which ROM did you tried? The latest one that I ran which is stable (no over clocking) is Fresh 2.1.1, look for this thread title "[ROM] 05/14/10 | Fresh Rom 2.1.1 | Official Sprint RUU + The normal fresh rom goodies"
I have always do this when installed the new ROM.
-Back up all your private apps (not system apps) with Android Commander (search the forums) to your PC.
-Use Recovery and wipe the followings:
1. Wipe Factory / Data reset
2. Wipe Dalvik cache
3. Wipe EXT partition
4. Wipe Battery Stat
Trust me this will save you a lot of hassle and time.
- Re-Installed all your Apps from Scratch using Adroid Commander. This always work best for me. I found less problem and less time consuming doing it this way.
Most of my problems occurred when I am too lazy to WIPE and install new ROM on top of the OLD one with out wiping dalvik and ext partition. An this make it more time consuming.
That's my experience. Hope this help.

roadster92 said:
Have you tried to go back to 1.5/1.6 to see if the problem occurred? This might help eliminating the hardware issue.
Which ROM did you tried? The latest one that I ran which is stable (no over clocking) is Fresh 2.1.1, look for this thread title "[ROM] 05/14/10 | Fresh Rom 2.1.1 | Official Sprint RUU + The normal fresh rom goodies"
I have always do this when installed the new ROM.
-Back up all your private apps (not system apps) with Android Commander (search the forums) to your PC.
-Use Recovery and wipe the followings:
1. Wipe Factory / Data reset
2. Wipe Dalvik cache
3. Wipe EXT partition
4. Wipe Battery Stat
Trust me this will save you a lot of hassle and time.
- Re-Installed all your Apps from Scratch using Adroid Commander. This always work best for me. I found less problem and less time consuming doing it this way.
Most of my problems occurred when I am too lazy to WIPE and install new ROM on top of the OLD one with out wiping dalvik and ext partition. An this make it more time consuming.
That's my experience. Hope this help.
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Couple of questions. Is wiping the ext partition wiping your SD card? Also, how do I wipe the battery stat? I just booted to my recovery mode but I didn't see that as an option. Maybe I need a new flashrec or something?

splayde said:
Couple of questions. Is wiping the ext partition wiping your SD card? Also, how do I wipe the battery stat? I just booted to my recovery mode but I didn't see that as an option. Maybe I need a new flashrec or something?
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what recovery rom are u running? and no wiping the ext partition is not wiping your SD card... just the partition you created..

dont wipe the battery but wipe the sd ext.
the sd ext only wipes what apps you have installed when you partition your sd card. it doesn't remove music, picutres, etc...

splayde said:
Couple of questions. Is wiping the ext partition wiping your SD card? Also, how do I wipe the battery stat? I just booted to my recovery mode but I didn't see that as an option. Maybe I need a new flashrec or something?
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The one I am using now is overclock. But the previous one that I used is "recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2-blue.img"
You might have the older version. Battery Stat Wipe is just reference for me every time I using a new ROM to see how the battery life is.
As mentioned above, wipe EXT partition will not wipe any pictures or data on the FAT32 of the SD card.

im having a similar issues i cant get my phone to stop restarting. ive wiped everything you can even repartitioned and it sill does it.
are we doing somehting wrong?
i have a thread i started not seeing this one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=684727

check the hardware
As someone suggested, please be sure to rollback to 1.6 to rule out a hardware problem.
I have a battery -- one of four in rotation -- that consistently reboots the phone after it draws down to 80% or so. This is probably the battery that I misplaced and didn't use for a few months. Before I pinned the problem down to this particular battery, I thought 2.1 was haywire, rebooting all the time. Once I pulled the battery out of rotation 2.1 became relatively stable again.

[Q] Updating a ROM (MIUI)

I am using MIUI 5.31 at the moment.
However it was known to be there'll be some update today after.
Is there any way to back-up and restore on the new version of ROM?
I have backuped all the systems and applications using the back-up menu.
Do I simply get new 5.32 and restore using the backup i created just now?
And to install a new version, from my old version 5.31, do I have to do
format /system
format /cache
format /data
and then install from SD card?
(or do I have to go back to Froyo? hopefully not )
And final question! Everytime I update the ROM, do i have to re-calibrate the battery? (Make battery full and wipe-out the battery status)
Thanks in advance! have a good day

um im newbie too so don't trust me too much
for updating existing rom.. do not require back-up and stuff..
u just /format system and cache and install the new Rom using CWM
it does not wipe out anything everything stays same except the rom version
hope this helps
Oh yeah and I wanted to ask question for calibration thing so.. if anyone have answer plz post XD

what does format /datadata do exactly? that in comparison with format /data

candoo100 said:
um im newbie too so don't trust me too much
for updating existing rom.. do not require back-up and stuff..
u just /format system and cache and install the new Rom using CWM
it does not wipe out anything everything stays same except the rom version
hope this helps
Oh yeah and I wanted to ask question for calibration thing so.. if anyone have answer plz post XD
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Thanks! Now I have some ideas how to do it. I will try your way first. But don't we need to format / data aswell?
I'm also getting confused between format /data and format /datadata. ><
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Feelosopher said:
Thanks! Now I have some ideas how to do it. I will try your way first. But don't we need to format / data aswell?
I'm also getting confused between format /data and format /datadata. ><
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If you want to do a completely clean install, format cache, system, data and datadata. If you want to keep your apps etc, format system and cache. Hope that clears things up

Shrapnel2 said:
If you want to do a completely clean install, format cache, system, data and datadata. If you want to keep your apps etc, format system and cache. Hope that clears things up
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^^ yeah thats the best way, u dont need to format /data everytime, only when you feel like a clean install.
as for battery calibration, this is not needed for upgrades. usually a battery calibration is required when a full firmware is flashed with ODIN.
And MIUI backup will allow you to restore backups on older / newer versions of MIUI, but as mentioned above, you dont need to backup unless you are going to format /data and /datadata - where apps are stored

Shrapnel2 said:
If you want to do a completely clean install, format cache, system, data and datadata. If you want to keep your apps etc, format system and cache. Hope that clears things up
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yeah, just format cache and dalvik cache if want to maintain your apps!
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wow! thanks for the answers guys. It really helped me out to understand it more!!
I'll try out the new rom now. Thanks again!

[Q] DT a2sd on cm7.1

Need help guys!
Today i flashed cm7.1 on my N1
(B4 i was using cm6 rc1 with DT a2sd)
Cm7.1 works great but i need a2sd for more space
After i flash DT a2sd beta 4 , i entered into boot loop
My phone wont boot
Whats the problem?? do i need to wipe sd-ext also
(As it may contain previous rom's app data?)
Thanks in advance

Please help!

wipe everything including sd ext or use nandroid backup if any( i usually make backup before flashing dta2sd ).if ur using cm 7.1 u can try S2E app available in market which does the pretty same job but its with gui so its easy to operate

amolji said:
wipe everything including sd ext or use nandroid backup if any( i usually make backup before flashing dta2sd ).if ur using cm 7.1 u can try S2E app available in market which does the pretty same job but its with gui so its easy to operate
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Thanks for the reply!! m i right tht wiping sd ext wont format files on sd card?(fat i mean)

I still get into boot loop after wiping sd-ext b4 installing DT a2sd
is there anything to do with the kernal

I would try doing a full wipe (including system) then flash everything a new. ROM, gapps then DT. If you don't want to lose your app data just backup with titanium backup.

Dude Random21 said:
I would try doing a full wipe (including system) then flash everything a new. ROM, gapps then DT. If you don't want to lose your app data just backup with titanium backup.
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Thx for the reply! i hv tried wipe system also. Still failed...
And yesterday i tried another a2sd method with s2e...
Everytime stuck at X screen during restart

Which recovery are you using? - your ext may be messed up...

Cleaning/Formating my I9000

Hi, apologies for my Noob questions.
I have been flashing various ICS Roms and kernels over the last few week - great fun etc. etc.
My SGS I9000 internal Sd/storage is getting pretty full with (probably useless data/folders/backups etc.) and I do not know what to safely delete....
I have started to get regular automatic reboots (3 or 4 per day) which I believe is related to these past installations...
Anyway, I would like to clean/format my phone so that I can start again.
How do I do this - what are the procedures
What will I lose?
What will I end up with - GB or ICS
What should I back up before hand?
Can I flash the latest ICS Rom or will I have go through the procedure of rooting the phone like I did when I was on GB?
Sorry for all these simple questions but I do not want to mess up my phone due to ignorance.
Thanks in advance for you help

Sorry, what is GB?
I recommend backup ur pics and music and do a sdxard and sd extrrnal back up (too have a clean phone).
Im using Cyanogen ICS 4.0.4 and works ok.
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format
just go into cwm mode and go to advance now format dalvik cache, format system, format cache, format data........now reflash new rom.........ur problem will be shortout.

If u r a noob my friend... put a stable rom, the ics is a beta in i9000.
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nikhilonlive said:
just go into cwm mode and go to advance now format dalvik cache, format system, format cache, format data........now reflash new rom.........ur problem will be shortout.
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Thanks Nikhilonlive,
Will the formatting clear all the "redundant/useless" folders etc. on my internal SD so if I looked at it before reflashing the Rom it would look pretty clean.
I would like to start with all the rubbish gone and only files/folders relating to latest Rom & my current Apps.
I hope that this makes sense...

Remember to install the gapps
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I did the following to fully clear my SGS:
Copied all important stuff e.g. Photos, Maps, preferred Rom to my external SD card - removed SD card for safety.
Back up SMS & Call log to gmail with "Backup to Gmail"
Then within Rom Control:
- Factory Data Reset/Reset Phone (tick erase SD Card) etc. etc.
- Within Storage - "erase SD card" (there will be nothing left on the SD card)
Put external SD card back into phone
Then in Recovery mode:
- Wipe data/factory reset
- Wipe cache partition
- (within Advanced) Wipe Dalvik cache
Install Rom
- Install zip from sdcard
- Choose zip from internal sdcard
- Infinitum-v2.1.zip (in my case)
- When installation is complete go back to "Reboot system now"
- Reboot system now
You should get the normal set up instructions to log into gmail etc.
- Apps should automatically install
- Restore SMS & Call log
- copy across maps etc. from external SD
This may be a little extreme but I wanted a very clean phone
My phone was clean, it only had data, apps & Maps that related to my latest Rom etc.
Stats after above:
Internal storage - Total Space = 1.85GB Apps etc. 281MB, Available Space 1.58GB
USB storage - Total Space = 5.63GB, Apps etc.264MB, Maps 1.286GB, Available Space 4.08GB
If I have done some unnecessary steps, please let me know.

[Q] Internal NAND is dead? Can't format data partition. Freeze and restart into CWM

Hi!
I have a little problem with my SGS. I used from a month CM 10.1 ROM and Semaphore 2.9.3 kernel. Today phone start up and after a few minutes restart into recovery. I tried reinstall ROM, recover backup etc but has no effects. I tried also flash Samsung JVP ROM (3 files, with re-partition) but phone restart like boot loop problem.... After all that i tried wipe all data/factory reset, format every partition. No errors shows in CWM but all data still are on partition data :/
Summary i can't format/erase data from partition:
data,
cache,
datadata,
sdcard (internal)
In CWM all partition format show results "Done" but data still are there.
But I can flash new system into system or new kernel into boot partition.
Any idea without NAND is dead ?

got pic on error? maybe dbdata
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Ok...
Actually a I have lastest CM 10.1 and Semaphore kernel 3.0.0
When I tired CWM/Mounts and Starage Menu/format /data
See first attachment
After I go to CWM/advanced/show log:
See second attachment
And data on partition /data are still there...

Hi,
could the warning in the second screenshot be the Problem????
Okay it's only a warning not an error...but maybe that is the prob...

I searched about this warring "Wipe via secure discard failed, used discard" but I not found anything useful.

That's Bad :crying:
Another idea: Flashing back to an older Version of CWM-Recovery and then testing if data partition can be cleaned up...
Another question is : what means the Option "Wipe via secure discard"??? what is the effect, anyone knows???

freakymod2120 said:
That's Bad :crying:
Another idea: Flashing back to an older Version of CWM-Recovery and then testing if data partition can be cleaned up...
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I tried that method clean up, factory reset/format with stock JPU and CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVP-v3.7-CWM3RFS, but no effects
I tried also with another Samsung ROM 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3...