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What the hell...? I just wiped and reflashed and have the same wallpaper.

I just flashed Amon RA Recovery, installed a new SD card with the phone off, partitioned it in Recovery, took it out and put it in my PC and put CM 5.0.8 and the G-apps on the card, stuck it back in, rebooted again into recovery, wiped the phone (factory reset), wiped the dalvik cache, the flashed CM 5.0.8 then the G-apps.
I rebooted and I have the same wallpaper I've been using for months. Either something very fishy is going on, or CM 5.0.8 comes with my old wallpaper by default.
Where is your wallpaper stored? Is it in a partition of the ROM that doesn't get flashed? Is there a way to completely wipe the ROM (other than Recovery, or other things needed for root) so I can be sure I'm starting fresh?
EDIT: And I still have random 3rd-party apps installed! WTF! I did a factory reset, I swear! /Edit
EDIT2: Wiped and flashed a second time, and this time I wiped everything I could in RA Recovery: data, cache, sd:ext (even though it's a fresh sd card!), battery, and rotation. Whatever the heck those last two are. And now I can report that the phone is clean of all my old apps and wallpaper. After watching it wipe a second time I can say that I am certain I did a factory reset/data wipe the first time. I remembered seeing "FORMATTING DATA / FORMATTING CACHE". So I don't get it. How could my old apps still have been there? Did one of the other wipes do something?
And, no, that cloud wallpaper is not the default one, it's an android on a skateboard.
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I'm only wiping now and using a new SD card because I started having major problems. I tried to run Maps one day and it would just crash to the home screen with no error. So I rebooted, and my phone wouldn't get past the T-Mobile screen. It still worked in recovery so I wiped and reflashed CM 5.0.8. Then when I rebooted I had major force closes all over the place, Launcher, System, etc.
After another wipe and similar problems I tried 6.0.0 RC1. It ran a lot better. I had swap turned off. Also Apps2SD is not there, obviously. It did copy my ext apps to the fat32 partition for me, though.
After using it for a while I started noticing apps going missing. I'd have a default icon on the home screen that claimed the app wasn't installed.
I think the SD card may have been to blame for all of this, or maybe the SD card interface on the phone. The major problems I had could have been due to the swap partition failing. And the missing apps could be due to the same sort of thing.
So with this new card I can test that. If I still have problems it's surely the phone itself.
So, again, is there any way to do a more complete wipe so I can be sure I don't have lingering problems from previous installs?
I'll attach a picture of my G1 so you can tell me if this is the default wallpaper or what.
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from 2.x onwards google stores all that info (if its turned on) and restores it when it needs to.
It stores stuff like that wifi passwords and crap.

vixsandlee said:
from 2.x onwards google stores all that info (if its turned on) and restores it when it needs to.
It stores stuff like that wifi passwords and crap.
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yup. When in set up you see the option to tick, backup my settings. It now includes a load of stuff, even apps!

If they stored apps for me, they would at least have to be re-downloaded. They were just automatically there.

[Q] Help! Can't mount sd-ext

Hi, I'm actually new to an Android device, but the HTC vivid I got from AT&T just behaved horrendously (battery dies in less than 2 hours, input method constantly stops working, any of the touches on the screen are frequently recognized as dragging down the status bar, can't pick-up or make phone calls very often, changes the screen brightness by itself like crazy if set auto-brightness, etc) so I decide to make some change.
The ROM I am currently using: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2420985
The problem that I have now is that in system settings->storage, I can see my ~30GB external SD card. The SD card works fine if you plug it to a PC. But no apps on the phone can access this SD card. I was using a CWM recovery, and now a TWRP recovery, both give me an error message saying something like "unable to mount sd-ext".
These are what I see in system settings.
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I will explain what I did with my phone during the past 3 days to give you an idea of what may go wrong.
First I tried to root the device with some "one-key rooting" software I found online, but it failed. Then I learned that I have to unlock the bootloader of the phone. So I went to htcdev.com and followed the instructions, but my Win8.1 computer could not recognized the phone when the phone was in fastboot mode (although I could see "FASTBOOT USB" on the phone, the computer just said "unrecognized device" or something). So I borrowed my roommate's Macbook Pro, and successfully unlocked the bootloader. Then the "one-key rooting" software worked, and my deviced was rooted. By that time the storage worked without any problem.
Then I tried to install a ROM made by "Team Hydra" on my phone (I can't find the original post now but I noticed a new thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524934, which I suppose is an update of the ROM), but I didn't know about the "S-ON" status of my phone, so apparently I can't boot my phone to system. At this time I had CWM recovery on my phone. So I took out the battery, thought it was the ROM's issue.
I found that I could flash a ROM by copying the ROM zip files into my external SD card, and use CWM recovery. So I tried this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2026675 which is an official Cyanogenmod nightly version. Still no luck because I didn't flash boot.img. Then I read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2036710 and understood the boot.img issue. I successfully installed the ROM, but found that the phone did not recognize either my internal SD or my external SD, so most of the apps couldn't run, even the camera.
Then I found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2420985 and noticed in the changelog there was a "Fixed SD Card" update. So I installed this newer version of ROM (also using the external SD). I felt very strange that the recovery could install the ROM with the external SD, but the operating system can't use the SD card (same as the snapshots shown above, except that the sdcard(FAT) was also "Unavailable").
Then I found another post online, and tried the method: I flashed TWRP recovery on my phone, and tapped "mount". Then I plugged the phone to my PC, and format the 8GB partition which seemed to be somehow corrupted. After that the internal SD card worked fine, and it is what I have now. The external SD can't be used by any of the apps, and if I reboot to recovery, and try to mount sd-ext, I can get a message saying "unable to mount sd-ext".
Ok now I got really confused, and the posts and threads I found online are not quite the same as the problem I am having. I wish to get help here. Thank you.
#New Problem Found#
Also I find my bluetooth can't be turned on...

[Q] Limited internal memory, SD Card data loss

My internal memory is really limited. I saw (and still see) only 1GB available, my SD card files were also all deleted. I opted to change roms, and after a fresh install (wipe data, cache, dalvik) of this rom problem still persists. Only things i've installed on here are Gapps, Dropbox, CF.Lumen and Facebook+Messenger. Current internal memory usage is shown here. The rom i was using before is this AOKP. I figured this would be the best option i had for asking what's causing it. Help would be much appreciated
EDIT : suddenly now I can install apps from the play store, while I couldn't yesterday. Dunno if it changes anything, but here's hoping.
EDIT2: after wiping everything with TWRP the memory returned to normal - cyanogen recovery didn't help, neither did cwm. So, TWRP wins, and i might start using it finally

grifsin said:
My internal memory is really limited. I saw (and still see) only 1GB available, my SD card files were also all deleted. I opted to change roms, and after a fresh install (wipe data, cache, dalvik) of this rom problem still persists. Only things i've installed on here are Gapps, Dropbox, CF.Lumen and Facebook+Messenger. Current internal memory usage is shown here. The rom i was using before is this AOKP. I figured this would be the best option i had for asking what's causing it. Help would be much appreciated
EDIT : suddenly now I can install apps from the play store, while I couldn't yesterday. Dunno if it changes anything, but here's hoping.
EDIT2: after wiping everything with TWRP the memory returned to normal - cyanogen recovery didn't help, neither did cwm. So, TWRP wins, and i might start using it finally
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Basically, you can do two things.
Use an app like sd maid to clear your cache or increase your internal memory by using an app like link2sd.
You can also use titaniumback (or any other app) to move your apps to sdcard.
Link2sd /titanium would require root to work
Basically, all app build up cache over time which can fill your internal memory. clearing it up regularly should help .

Hnk1 said:
Basically, you can do two things.
Use an app like sd maid to clear your cache or increase your internal memory by using an app like link2sd.
You can also use titaniumback (or any other app) to move your apps to sdcard.
Link2sd /titanium would require root to work
Basically, all app build up cache over time which can fill your internal memory. clearing it up regularly should help .
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(LATE, but it happened again)
This time it happened while transferring files via USB connection - it stopped working for a second, and then device reappeared, with SD card empty, internal memory empty and only showing 2,5 gigs clear - gonna report after clearing dalvik tho. As for normal cache - it's not a problem, i'm starting to suspect faulty hardware - it now limits my maximum internal storage capacity to ~4,3 Gb, according to Total Commander. Besides, i'm using sd maid every week, so it's not like im not taking proper care of my device.... It starts annoying me, i might need a new phone soon - if i start losing ~20 gigs of data every 3 months (backups are backups, but that's another thing) from my phone, and then have to re-install NEW systems every time it f***s up, it's too much hustle - especially that God only knows what causes that, and what fixes it
Screens explaining this:
Total Commander right after wipe (only ext-sd had some files recovered)
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Only 4,3 gigs, right after showing 11,7 max
As my problem came back, i'd appreciate any help - this time not in a form of "clear your cache" as that clearly is not the reason why it happens on different ROMs after a clean install(first on KitKat, then on CM12 - both from _infected) on otherwise stock Yuga.
EDIT1: Before clearing Dalvik (as i forgot cm recovery can't do that) i checked apps - one was using 6 gigs of space, so i deleted data - it then showed 8.1 gigs of space BUT the 'size' in properties changed to... 7,5 Mb. That confuses me, gonna start testing more as much as i can before i will be left without internet for around a month.

System files using a lot of space

My System files are taking up a lot of space on my 64 GB N6. Trying to figure out what is taking up so much space. Considering the device comes in both a 32GB and a 64GB variant I can't see the OS using 35GB. Any thoughts? Running Lineage OS.
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Man0f5tee1e said:
My System files are taking up a lot of space on my 64 GB N6. Trying to figure out what is taking up so much space. Considering the device comes in both a 32GB and a 64GB variant I can't see the OS using 35GB. Any thoughts? Running Lineage OS.
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I don't understand your explanation. You say in the first sentence that system files are using space, and your second says you're trying to figure out what is using space. If you're rooted you could try DiskUsage. The alternative explanation could be the well-known problem of an update showing only half of your actual storage.

@dahawthorne: He had a screenshot showing system taking up too much space on his LineageOS install. That's not normal, but I think you hit upon the problem. The OP needs to format his internal storage in recovery to resolve this, as I'm willing to bet a userdata.img file was flashed prior to the ROM itself.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
@dahawthorne: He had a screenshot showing system taking up too much space on his LineageOS install. That's not normal, but I think you hit upon the problem. The OP needs to format his internal storage in recovery to resolve this, as I'm willing to bet a userdata.img file was flashed prior to the ROM itself.
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Thanks for your advice. So I don't screw anything up, what options do I need to use when doing a wipe in TWRP?

I had this problem several years ago and I honestly can't remember how I resolved it. A quick search for "Android missing storage" shows a consensus that a factory reset usually fixes it, and if you have just installed LineageOS and don't mind starting all over again that's worth a try. Otherwise I can only suggest doing the reading to find another solution, or waiting for someone with a better memory to help. Sorry...
Edit: Strephon's advice is probably also a way to fix the size (he knows more than I do... ), but note that you'll lose all your data (photos, videos, etc.) in your device. You should never undertake any major update of a device without backing up first, so I'm guessing you've already covered this?
Edit 2: The TWRP option is in Advanced wipe - you have check boxes for system, data, cache, Dalvik & internal storage. When upgrading with a clean flash you wipe the first 4 but not internal storage so that at least you keep your photos on the device. This time you'll be doing the opposite - since it's the internal storage that's the problem, that's the only one you wipe.

@dahawthorne: Regardless of how much I may know, I don't always get it right.
From what I recall, formatting the internal storage is all he needs to do. However, if that doesn't work, the factory reset certainly will. The OP should back up everything onto his PC prior to performing either operation, because he will lose everything, as you note.

So after wiping and reimaging my phone, I found there is an option in TWRP to resize partitions. It's buried under the Wipe menu under Advanced => Repair or Change File System which is why I didn't see it before. I think my problem stemmed from a bad update Google pushed out when I was running the stock ROM. When I originally flashed Lineage it didn't automatically resize the partition like I assumed it would.

[Diagnostics] [UFS PROBLEM] Mi8 slow Read/write speeds

Hello, world!
I have run some tests trying to figure out what causes this issue, right after encountering this problem which I'm sure most of you have by now I clean flashed MEMEUI, transferred random files into internal memory, and kept doing so until internal storage was full I rebooted and kept filling it up until it was 0kb left then deleted a big 2Gb file and ran memory test you can see bellow two tests just 1 min apart, I then went to bootloader erased /data /system /vendor /cache booted to recovery and formated all these partitions again using OrangeFox and flashed Dotos and the problem immediately came back. So my suspicion is something is wrong with the way recoveries format partitions, which caused this problem in the first place, I suggest trying my method and avoiding using any custom recovery whatsoever on MI8​
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Hello, world!
I have run some tests trying to figure out what causes this issue, right after encountering this problem which I'm sure most of you have by now I clean flashed MEMEUI, transferred random files into internal memory, and kept doing so until internal storage was full I rebooted and kept filling it up until it was 0kb left then deleted a big 2Gb file and ran memory test you can see bellow two tests just 1 min apart, I then went to bootloader erased /data /system /vendor /cache booted to recovery and formated all these partitions again using OrangeFox and flashed Dotos and the problem immediately came back. So my suspicion is something is wrong with the way recoveries format partitions, which caused this problem in the first place, I suggest trying my method and avoiding using any custom recovery whatsoever on MI8​
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Hi. Did you solve the problem? Is this hardware problem?

Hi,
I made a thread about that, one or two years now.
I also thought it was a known hardware issue. I heard it from a rom tester who knows this happened to a dev....
So, my phone was slow etc, I did a factory reset, installed Miui 12.0.2 at this time.
It ran smoothly 'till the day I decided to clear caches from my main apps.
Firsts signes: reboot by itself, minutes waiting for it to restart (same thing to inter into twrp)...
Few weeks ago I wanted to try cleaning Dalvik cache using Titanium Backup and guess what... The phone rebooted as fast as a new one! No problem since. So now I don't clear any apps cache anymore. (if needed, maybe I'll try doing it using TB)
After that I immediately knew all went good and Androbench proved it.
Perhaps you can try what worked for me.
Before thinking to buy a new one or send it to a professional. As I probably would have. Lol
Hope it'll help and most importantly, I hope this "fix" wasn't just luck!

Erpe7 said:
Hi,
I made a thread about that, one or two years now.
I also thought it was a known hardware issue. I heard it from a rom tester who knows this happened to a dev....
So, my phone was slow etc, I did a factory reset, installed Miui 12.0.2 at this time.
It ran smoothly 'till the day I decided to clear caches from my main apps.
Firsts signes: reboot by itself, minutes waiting for it to restart (same thing to inter into twrp)...
Few weeks ago I wanted to try cleaning Dalvik cache using Titanium Backup and guess what... The phone rebooted as fast as a new one! No problem since. So now I don't clear any apps cache anymore. (if needed, maybe I'll try doing it using TB)
After that I immediately knew all went good and Androbench proved it.
Perhaps you can try what worked for me.
Before thinking to buy a new one or send it to a professional. As I probably would have. Lol
Hope it'll help and most importantly, I hope this "fix" wasn't just luck!
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I tried but it didn't work. My phone is still slow