[READ] [GUIDE] How to perform a FULL wipe. (Yes it matters) - Vibrant Android Development

PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION! TO GET US SOME UPDATING LOVE!!!!!
SIGN AND SIGN AND SIGN!!!! THEN SING!,.......: http://www.change.org/petitions/sam...clears some things. Now lets flash some ROMs!

quick question, if you do a factory reset with odin and start from scratch, should you delete everything that is on your internal SD? Would that be a full complete wipe?

That is a FULL wipe but thats not what im talking about. Just the internal phone stuff.

what is formatted when you click to format /boot? for some reason I always thought that formatted the boot loader so I dared not touch that, but now I'm realizing how stupid it would be to even put that option there and how many more phones would have been bricked at this point. anyway when I install a new rom I pretty much wipe everything (including dalvik) except for /boot and /emmc ( I even formated the external recently but moved back images, efs backup, and avatar), then mount /sdcard, insert rom then flash, fix permissions.

formats the boot animation?
or after the VIBRANT logo

it's a ritual for me whenever i install a new rom to go through this installation method. I also notice that i tend to experience far less "bugs" then others.
Odin to Stock JFD
using the update.zip flash CWR
flash ROM (bootloops after updating CWR)
3 button into recovery
mounts and storage menu
format the following
-System
-Cache
-Data
-Data/Data
advanced Menu
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Flash Rom Again
Fix Permissions
Reboot
wait 5 Minutes
Reboot
complete the 1 time google setup
Install your apps Without data
reboot to recovery
Clear Cache/Dalvik fix permissions
Reboot
Play
I use this method from everything from 2.2-miui-ics never a hickup!

Format system wipes the internal sd basically?

juniorkid95 said:
Format system wipes the internal sd basically?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Noooooo!!! It wipes the ROM!
If you wanna wipe SD then "format SD"
Updated OP please read!
Sent from the effnn TITAN!!!

VeryCoolAlan said:
Noooooo!!! It wipes the ROM!
If you wanna wipe SD then "format SD"
Updated OP please read!
Sent from the effnn TITAN!!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Now I understand. Thanks Alan. How come most ROM flashing instructions don't advise Format system?

..........

What about clearing Dalvik Cache?

nirogu325 said:
What about clearing Dalvik Cache?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Cleared in the process...
Sent from the effnn TITAN!!!

VeryCoolAlan said:
Cleared in the process...
Sent from the effnn TITAN!!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just being curious because some say it isn't cleared in the Factory Reset. Some ROM and kernel devs do suggest clearing Dalvik Cache after doing a Factory Reset because it prevents some apps giving FCs after flashing a new ROM.

Side note: I wipe dalvik about once every two weeks whether I am flashing or not. Helps with cleaning up corpses and getting better RAM usage. Thanks for the info Alan.

extra post :/

Nice find!
..now bend over.

One question Alan.
Can I Odin to stock from ICS passion just like we go from gingerbread or froyo from? Or is there a special way to get back to stock jfd? I want to try out jcc from but I don't know if I could just Odin to stock from passion. Thanks
Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk

boystuff said:
it's a ritual for me whenever i install a new rom to go through this installation method. I also notice that i tend to experience far less "bugs" then others.
Odin to Stock JFD
using the update.zip flash CWR
flash ROM (bootloops after updating CWR)
3 button into recovery
mounts and storage menu
format the following
-System
-Cache
-Data
-Data/Data
advanced Menu
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Flash Rom Again
Fix Permissions
Reboot
wait 5 Minutes
Reboot
complete the 1 time google setup
Install your apps Without data
reboot to recovery
Clear Cache/Dalvik fix permissions
Reboot
Play
I use this method from everything from 2.2-miui-ics never a hickup!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What you using to reinstall apps and/or app data? Everytime I install a new ROM, I lose all my data connected to an app. For example, I play Drag Racing and you have to create a new login name everytime I install a new ROM. I would like to at least save the data related to that app.

wavestar92 said:
One question Alan.
Can I Odin to stock from ICS passion just like we go from gingerbread or froyo from? Or is there a special way to get back to stock jfd? I want to try out jcc from but I don't know if I could just Odin to stock from passion. Thanks
Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep just ODIN to stock , wipe and flash
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

nirogu325 said:
Just being curious because some say it isn't cleared in the Factory Reset. Some ROM and kernel devs do suggest clearing Dalvik Cache after doing a Factory Reset because it prevents some apps giving FCs after flashing a new ROM.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yea I do it as well just in case....
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

Related

Phone refuses to boot after new ROM

EARLY this morning I decided to try out a new ROM. I flashed Clockworkmod recovery and installed Fresh 2.1.1 from my SD card. Now my phone is stuck in a constant loop of trying to boot up. This same process went fine when I installed Damage Control a few weeks ago. Only thing I've done since then was partition my SD card (also done thru Clockwork app). I would really appreciate any help. Thanks in advance
ksharp5580 said:
EARLY this morning I decided to try out a new ROM. I flashed Clockworkmod recovery and installed Fresh 2.1.1 from my SD card. Now my phone is stuck in a constant loop of trying to boot up. This same process went fine when I installed Damage Control a few weeks ago. Only thing I've done since then was partition my SD card (also done thru Clockwork app). I would really appreciate any help. Thanks in advance
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wipe everything (data, dalvik, and your SD card) and reflash. Yes, I know you just partitioned that's probably the problem.
This sounds like a silly question, but would a complete wipe UNDO the partition? Or is that just a way to get the system to wipe ext?
ksharp5580 said:
This sounds like a silly question, but would a complete wipe UNDO the partition? Or is that just a way to get the system to wipe ext?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
it just wipes the ext it doesnt undo the partition
I'm in recovery mode right now. Wipe Dalvik is in advanced options. On main screen I see wipe data/factory reset. Is that the one I want?
ksharp5580 said:
I'm in recovery mode right now. Wipe Dalvik is in advanced options. On main screen I see wipe data/factory reset. Is that the one I want?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You want both data and dalvik at a minimum. If you want to try to reflash without reformatting your card, do the following:
Boot to recovery
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe dalvik
Flash the ROM
(optional but I always do this anyway - takes 10 seconds and is extra insurance)
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe dalvik
Boot
If that doesn't work, I'd recommend removing your microSD card and formatting it cleanly on your PC (fat32 format) and re-copying the ROM and attempting the above again.
Give it a go and report back.
if you're using the latest version of clockwork recovery, it's not compatible with a2sd on any rom but darch. I suggest godspeed or amon ra 1.6.2 if not running DD 2.7
Question, why would u wipe after installing the rom?
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App
no reason to, but most roms it won't hurt anything, as it only wipes /data and /cache, however, some roms do add apps to /data/app on flashing, and you would be removing those apps then.
Is that a Hero thing or is that in general?
I just had someone test the ClockworksMod on Darktremor Apps2SD for a Nexus One and it worked just fine.
danaff37 said:
if you're using the latest version of clockwork recovery, it's not compatible with a2sd on any rom but darch. I suggest godspeed or amon ra 1.6.2 if not running DD 2.7
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't know. Clockwork mod gave me a lot of problems. Stick with amon ra based recoveries and had much fewer problems.
Sent from my Hero CDMA using XDA App
Actually, was just looking back into it, and I may be wrong on it's compatibility, but it is just in my experience that it doesn't work too well for whatever reason. I like the idea of some of the features it offers, but it never worked right on backing up and restoring for me, and I may have just assumed that was the reason. Our I may have confused it with amon ra 1.7
Sent from my Hero CDMA using XDA App
I use Godspeed and been really happy with it. I was just curious since I've never used ClockworksMod.
danaff37 said:
I don't know. Clockwork mod gave me a lot of problems. Stick with amon ra based recoveries and had much fewer problems.
Sent from my Hero CDMA using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

[Q] SpeedMod update issue

Dear all,
I start using SpeedMod since version K12K.
There is no problem when I update the kernel from K12K to K12L, K12M, K12P, until from K12P to K12Q and so on.
After flashing with Odin and reboot, the phone becomes very slow, both in operation and the touch screen response.
I have tried updating from K12P to K12Q, K12R and K12S, they have the same symptom and slow. When I flash back to K12L or K12P, it becomes normal.
Any advises please?
Thanks in advance.
My phone info:
ROM: Stock 2.2 FROYO.ZSJPE
Maybe you should wipe the dalvik cache and cache. Go to recovery mode - clockworkmod options - wipe dalvik cache. do the same with cache partition.
Then reboot. That first reboot will take longer than usual because the dalvik cache has to be rebuild again. After that everything should be fine.
Thanks for your reply.
I have tried wiping the cache, then the dalvik cache, but it seems remain the same --- slow and lag. I would like to know if there is any sequence, let's say wipe the cache first, then wipe the dalvik cache, then flash the phone? or something else?
After wiping the cache, in general speaking, how long do I have to wait after the reboot?
Thanks in advance.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
What i mean is that the first reboot after wiping the dalvik cache takes longer than usual because the dalvik cache has to be rebuild again.
You might check in the task manager if there's any running process cunsuming cpu time, which could lead to laginess. There are many things that could produce lags (widgets,apps etc.) I dont know what's installed on your phone.
Sent from my hand
I see. However, I am thinking if the lag is because of the apps. Since I am using the same apps before and after the kernel update. I did wipe the dalvik cache after flash, but after reboot, the phone response very slow, and whenever I click the home button, it just did not show up.
Any more ideas? Thanks a lot.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
What i would do in your case would be:
Backup all important data/apps etc.
Then do a complete wipe and reset to factory defaults.
Then flash the latest firmware: froyo 2.2.1
Then flash speedmod kernel and apply all recommended tweaks.
After that restore app by app and rethink the real use of each app (do you really need/use it?).
Might sound complicated but it might be even easier than loosing more time on hopeless attempts to solve the problem...
Sent from my hand
Cheers man, this will be my last step. Thank you for your help.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
NP Tell us if you succeeded. You might want to try wiping thumbnail database before (forgot to mention that beforehands).
Sent from my hand
Just done a factory reset (erase data + data cache + dalvik cache)
and flash the new version of kernel. The phone is back to normal now.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

Is there a rom that doesn't reboot ?

it seems like every rom I install these days restart randomly.
Whats causing this ?
Bad flash probably, with all sure respect sound like user error, try completely clean fresh install
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
How can everyone be flashing wrong? Most people post that they have the reboot problem. Maybe its an overclocking thing or lock screen issue. Its a bad problem with most roms it looks like.
Sent from my GT-I9000
Well people without the problem aren't going to post are they? And, again, with due respect, a lot of people simply don't know what they are doing or don't read install instructions properly
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
I don't have this problem on cm7. Try a fresh install of JVR or something, and that includes a repartition and factory reset (which are basically the same thing ).
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
Sidneymac said:
it seems like every rom I install these days restart randomly.
Whats causing this ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The user
Okay. I guess.
Sent from my GT-I9000
No problems on darky rom 10.2 on my i9000m
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
Sidneymac said:
Okay. I guess.
Sent from my GT-I9000
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I know not all users do this, but whenever I flash a new ROM, I generally like to wipe data/dbdata/cache and dalvik from the phone. Then flash the ROM, do a full factory reset and wipe the internal SD card as well. I've never experienced any random reboots personally after following this proceedure.
It means I have to backup and restore apps using Titanium Backup, and copy over all my music again, but I like knowing I've got the cleanest possible installation
Ivegottheskill said:
I know not all users do this, but whenever I flash a new ROM, I generally like to wipe data/dbdata/cache and dalvik from the phone. Then flash the ROM, do a full factory reset and wipe the internal SD card as well. I've never experienced any random reboots personally after following this proceedure.
It means I have to backup and restore apps using Titanium Backup, and copy over all my music again, but I like knowing I've got the cleanest possible installation
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
While I respect the cajones your flashing procedure requires, and agree that it will ensure a perfect ROM flash, every time....it still strikes me a little like doing the dishes by lighting the kitchen on fire.
Unless a new ROM specifically calls for a /data wipe aka factory reset I would propose this less extreme method to the OP which should still solve their reboot problems in most cases:
1) Go into Recovery
2) Clear the Dalvik cache
3) Clear or Format the /cache
4) Format the /system directory (this will not wipe your apps or data, it will just clear the system files that are most likely to cause conflicts with the new ROMK, hence reboots)
5) Flash the new ROM
6) Flash new gapps (optional but usually saves hassles down the line)
7) Fix Permissions
8) Reboot
That should fix you up 9 times out of 10. If you are still seeing reboots, then do a factory reset from recovery to clear out all your apps, reflash your current ROM and then reinstall your non-system apps from either the market or Titanium backup one by one (without data if at all possible). Try to stagger the reinstall so you can try and isolate if the reboot problem is due to a specific app (doubtful since normally an app will fc, not reboot the entire system, but it is possible).
Any questions, let me know, and good luck.
rschenck said:
While I respect the cajones your flashing procedure requires, and agree that it will ensure a perfect ROM flash, every time....it still strikes me a little like doing the dishes by lighting the kitchen on fire.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I agree, but when I've had problems (or when I'm installing a completely different ROM), I like to use the procedure I mentioned. It gets rid of any old stuff that might be left behind from a mixture of old ROM's, kernels, themes and apps. I thought trying it might help solve the OP's problem
rschenck said:
Unless a new ROM specifically calls for a /data wipe aka factory reset I would propose this less extreme method to the OP which should still solve their reboot problems in most cases:
1) Go into Recovery
2) Clear the Dalvik cache
3) Clear or Format the /cache
4) Format the /system directory (this will not wipe your apps or data, it will just clear the system files that are most likely to cause conflicts with the new ROMK, hence reboots)
5) Flash the new ROM
6) Flash new gapps (optional but usually saves hassles down the line)
7) Fix Permissions
8) Reboot
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Agreed.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
In 14 hours ive experienced one reboot, but the yesterday I had like 10 reboots.
I usually factory reset etc and most roms clean everything before installing anyways.
And to keep my apps etc when I format the /system directory I guess I should pick the no wipe rom package ?

[Q] Why clear Dalvik and cache?

So every single rom for any phone I've seen says to clear the dalvik and the cache (or maybe its just the "dalvik cache") but when I went from stock to Thriller, I forgot to, and nothing went wrong. In fact, all my settings and apps were all intact from the previous stock rom.
I've considered that the only other phone I'd done any flashing on was a backflip, without Apps2SD and maybe that's why all my apps and settings were intact, so that still leaves me with the question: why clear it?
This may be a noob-ish question, and I apologize. Thanks for any help!
Tyqar said:
So every single rom for any phone I've seen says to clear the dalvik and the cache (or maybe its just the "dalvik cache") but when I went from stock to Thriller, I forgot to, and nothing went wrong. In fact, all my settings and apps were all intact from the previous stock rom.
I've considered that the only other phone I'd done any flashing on was a backflip, without Apps2SD and maybe that's why all my apps and settings were intact, so that still leaves me with the question: why clear it?
This may be a noob-ish question, and I apologize. Thanks for any help!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If there are any compatibility issues between the apk dalvik cache of your previous rom and the apks on the new rom wiping dalvik clears the previous apks stored dalvik cache. In most cases you can flash without a problem. But I recommend wiping between rom flashes just to eliminate any potential problems. Flashing something like Thriller over the stock rom you can probably get away with not wiping anything since all the apks are essentially the same. Flashing kernels you don't need to wipe anything. When flashing a rom with a completely different firmware I recommend a full data wipe. Restoring recovery backups such as nandroid require no wiping at all.
Also, wiping dalvik shouldn't affect any of your settings.
Sent from my LG-P920 using Tapatalk
+1
When switching ROM with different base apps, it is generally better to wipe caches than to get stuck in a boot loop, or having your apps and launcher FC on you. You never lose anything as the cache rebuilds itself on the next reboot, except maybe a few minutes
CallMeAria said:
If there are any compatibility issues between the apk dalvik cache of your previous rom and the apks on the new rom wiping dalvik clears the previous apks stored dalvik cache. In most cases you can flash without a problem. But I recommend wiping between rom flashes just to eliminate any potential problems. Flashing something like Thriller over the stock rom you can probably get away with not wiping anything since all the apks are essentially the same. Flashing kernels you don't need to wipe anything. When flashing a rom with a completely different firmware I recommend a full data wipe. Restoring recovery backups such as nandroid require no wiping at all.
Also, wiping dalvik shouldn't affect any of your settings.
Sent from my LG-P920 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
so, when i flashed thriller and followed the instructions, did I do a full wipe or not?
I mean if it doest it on its own, and if not, should I do one?
latinohot said:
so, when i flashed thriller and followed the instructions, did I do a full wipe or not?
I mean if it doest it on its own, and if not, should I do one?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you followed the instructions you did a full data wipe. When you do this the dalvik gets wiped as well. To just wipe dalvik look under the Advanced menu in cwm recovery.
Sent from my LG-P920 using Tapatalk
clearing cache
i am using a nand rom in my HD2, and i also want to install another rom via SD in Magldr, but because of kernel issues i cannot load the Rom from SD unless i use the kernal i am advised to use. I am instructed to clear the dalvik and cache, but does this mean that i would lose anything from my current NAND rom? I still want to be able to use that of coarse so i just want to make sure there are no major risks when clearing cache.
ssj5legend said:
i am using a nand rom in my HD2, and i also want to install another rom via SD in Magldr, but because of kernel issues i cannot load the Rom from SD unless i use the kernal i am advised to use. I am instructed to clear the dalvik and cache, but does this mean that i would lose anything from my current NAND rom? I still want to be able to use that of coarse so i just want to make sure there are no major risks when clearing cache.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Clearing dalvik and cache wont make you lose anything, used to do it with my shift because I'd flash about 10 zips a day sometimes...
Also when it comes to flashing any ROM I format system data cache wipe dalvik cache and do a factory reset just to be sure nothing from a previous ROM is left over also wipe my SD ext partition when running an a2sd ROM, my question is can I safely manually format the emmc partition of the thrill from the mounts and storage option of cwm
Sent from my LG-P925 using Tapatalk

[Q] Avoiding boot loops when flashing a custom ROM

I am currently on stock+cfroot LA3. I have attempted to flash several custom ROM via CWM, however I always seem to get a bootloop. I follow directions first, then try the various other directions culled from other posts.
At there prerequisites to flashing a custom ROM such as being on the same base stock add the custom you are trying to flash?
what steps are you following? List them here please.
kirangarapati said:
what steps are you following? List them here please.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
First is to follow the steps detailed in the ROM post exactly. Some recommend a full wipe, while others don't. Then I boot into CWM, select the zip file from sd card, wipe cache and dalvik, and reboot. Next is to try a full wipe regardless if I get into bootloop.
Looking about I realized that "full wipe" means different things to different people. I'm still curious if there are prerequisites such as the same base before flashing.
Curious about this cos i'm in your boat too. Follow everything but still get bootloops.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA App
ive had the same issue too guys, for me, i started again with KKA, rooted it, and then flash my roms over that with the CF kernel, that works for me, but ive always found installing other roms over fm kernel or abyss will not work on my note, i get bootloops.
When flashing a stock, you should also do a full flash, use the pit file and bootloader if its avail and flash the lot, this way your getting a proper full flash, not just the 3 file method, but be careful and read up first, flashing bootloaders can be risky.
undrwater said:
First is to follow the steps detailed in the ROM post exactly. Some recommend a full wipe, while others don't. Then I boot into CWM, select the zip file from sd card, wipe cache and dalvik, and reboot. Next is to try a full wipe regardless if I get into bootloop.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
you should change the order you did, like this
if rom need fullwipe.
1. boot into recovery.
2. full wipe.
3. wipe cache and dalvik.
4. select the zip from sdcar.
if rom no need to wipe, ex rom of criskelo you only boot in recovery and select zip file, but you must flash over other custom rom.
wkamol said:
you should change the order you did, like this
if rom need fullwipe.
1. boot into recovery.
2. full wipe.
....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
In CWM, I don't have an option for "full wipe". I have:
* wipe data / factory reset
* wipe cache partition
and under the Advanced section:
* wipe Dalvik Cache
* wipe Battery Stats
I'm guessing you mean wipe data / factory reset? I HATE to guess!!
Another option that looks like it COULD mean "full wipe" is:
*#*#7780#*#* (on the phone keypad)
There's even:
*2767*3855#
I'll try with the wipe data and see what happens.
Yes, a full wipe or clean wipe is, factory data reset, wipe cache partition and dalvik wipe. So the 3 before flashing a rom and you shouldn't have any issues
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk
undrwater said:
In CWM, I don't have an option for "full wipe". I have:
* wipe data / factory reset
* wipe cache partition
and under the Advanced section:
* wipe Dalvik Cache
* wipe Battery Stats
I'm guessing you mean wipe data / factory reset? I HATE to guess!!
Another option that looks like it COULD mean "full wipe" is:
*#*#7780#*#* (on the phone keypad)
There's even:
*2767*3855#
I'll try with the wipe data and see what happens.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Full wipe in cwm is wipe data / factory reset
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
capcanuck said:
Yes, a full wipe or clean wipe is, factory data reset, wipe cache partition and dalvik wipe. So the 3 before flashing a rom and you shouldn't have any issues
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This DID work. What do you think about post dedicated to definitions?
undrwater said:
This DID work. What do you think about post dedicated to definitions?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455710
There you go..
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk
capcanuck said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455710
There you go..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the helpful link.
No worries... This custom android stuff is a lot of fun, but a hell of a lot to take in!
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk
capcanuck said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455710
There you go..
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Interesting that the first post AFTER the link is someone attempting to define "full wipe"!
I'll add the link to the Tips and Tricks post for future reference.

Categories

Resources