I'm really confused about what to do before flashing this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694471
I'm coming from CM11, I don't know what to do when it says "so basically just FULLY wipe". Does this mean to just factory reset, or can somebody tell me which boxes to tick in TWRP (System, Cache, Dalvik Cache, etc.) I'm worried that factory resetting will delete internal storage, because I have accidentally deleted internal storage before while flashing a new ROM, and it was a nightmare.
Thanks in advance!
KangKong70 said:
I'm really confused about what to do before flashing this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694471
I'm coming from CM11, I don't know what to do when it says "so basically just FULLY wipe". Does this mean to just factory reset, or can somebody tell me which boxes to tick in TWRP (System, Cache, Dalvik Cache, etc.) I'm worried that factory resetting will delete internal storage, because I have accidentally deleted internal storage before while flashing a new ROM, and it was a nightmare.
Thanks in advance!
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In your recovery, a full wipe would be wipe all of: /system; /cache/; dalvik cache and /cache.
Frankly, the latter is a joke -- there's nothing interesting in /cache other than logs, but folks still do it.
what will happen is the /system and /cache partitions will get reformatted. Dalvik Cache will get 'deleted' and the /data partition will get cleaned out (files removed) *other than* your Internal sdcard data.
BTW, if you have a handle as kangkong, you really ought to live up to the suggestions in the name
Thanks for the help, though I am a bit confused about what you mean about my name.
Td hes a newb if you check his profile hes has no idea what kanging is apparently lol
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And to answer your question in lamens terms just do a factory reset youll be good
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Hello Everyone
Is there any way at all to access the dictionary that HTC uses? I have the HTC_IMD Mod keyboard which has in the settings menu access to user dictionary but I do not think this is the full list of user added dictionary items.
If I can't edit individual items add or delete is there a way to flush the user dictionary completely and have it start from fresh? I ask because I have noticed when switching between roms and if both roms have the HTC_IMD Mod the user added dictionary seems to presist between roms even after a wipe of data and cache
Thats weird usually a full wipe kills everything
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Thats weird usually a full wipe kills everything
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yeah i thought it was strange too but i also got the same behavior when i would do nandroid restores.
Did u try to like redo everything with a reformat of ur SD Mayb some temp files and then a wipe data factory reset delvic cache and SD ext n then reflashing the Rom then if its still there then there's another problem
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bycoo222 said:
Did u try to like redo everything with a reformat of ur SD Mayb some temp files and then a wipe data factory reset delvic cache and SD ext n then reflashing the Rom then if its still there then there's another problem
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Yep I did all those things. The only one I wasn't' able to do was wipe dalvik cache. When I tried to do so through the recovery menu an error occurred and it told me to use adb wipe dalvik. So I tried that but when I typed adb wipe dalvik the help page came up describing the adb commands and it doesn't seem as though wipe is one of them.
How do you wipe the cache through adb?
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
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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
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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!
Hello fellow XDA people's..
I've got a noobish question for you lol, if I were to format the system and factory reset, would I lose my nandroid backup? I can remember doing it on my TF300T and I lost my backup. So I'm curious to see if that's normal, or was the file order was messed up on the tablet. Thanks.
Reilly9 said:
Hello fellow XDA people's..
I've got a noobish question for you lol, if I were to format the system and factory reset, would I lose my nandroid backup? I can remember doing it on my TF300T and I lost my backup. So I'm curious to see if that's normal, or was the file order was messed up on the tablet. Thanks.
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In CWM data factory reset or format system will not wipe stored backups afaik. If you format the sd card you will wipe everything.
Reilly9 said:
Hello fellow XDA people's..
I've got a noobish question for you lol, if I were to format the system and factory reset, would I lose my nandroid backup? I can remember doing it on my TF300T and I lost my backup. So I'm curious to see if that's normal, or was the file order was messed up on the tablet. Thanks.
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if you format your sd-card you will loose all data on it, even your OS, and you will have to sideload a new ROM. if you only factory reset your OS your backup folder should not be affected.. but i recommend to copy the backup folder to your pc before you do anything..
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gee2012 said:
In CWM data factory reset or format system will not wipe stored backups afaik. If you format the sd card you will wipe everything.
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damn, you're quick
gee2012 said:
In CWM data factory reset or format system will not wipe stored backups afaik. If you format the sd card you will wipe everything.
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Okay, thanks
Hello.
first I want to apologize for my, sometimes, bad English!
Second, i want to apologize for my novice touch in this topic!
The story:
I've been using SweetRom for a while, but tonight i wanted to try another rom.
I loaded up SuperBean(not really relevant to this story) on a microSD.
Rebooted my phone into recovery
Philz Touch 5
I choose "Wipe Data/Factory Reset" and then "Clean to install a new rom"
Then i tried to "install zip"
"Choose zip from sdcard"
But then i get: E:Can't Mount /sdcard/
I've tried to format the sdcard, exfat, fat, fat32, ntsf but nothing worked, still the same error.
I can access the internal storage and i can boot into download.
I thought that maybe i'll try to install the newest Philz but when in download mode
my computer wont recognize my phone (i'm using Windows 8)
i'm stuck! please help me out!
I've searched everywhere for answers but i can't find any!
What are my options?
Boot into Philz recovery again and go to mounts and storage and mount USB. Then connect it to pc. Check if the any drive shows up. Then move the new rom to the internal storage.
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nokiamodeln91 said:
Boot into Philz recovery again and go to mounts and storage and mount USB. Then connect it to pc. Check if the any drive shows up. Then move the new rom to the internal storage.
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Thank you so much!
It took a while for my computer to find my phone, but it worked!
Cool. There's another way to express thanks.
There's is a thanks button and press it for the guy who helped you.
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nokiamodeln91 said:
Boot into Philz recovery again and go to mounts and storage and mount USB. Then connect it to pc. Check if the any drive shows up. Then move the new rom to the internal storage.
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what DOES the "clean to install a new rom" option do anyway?
explorer-10 said:
what DOES the "clean to install a new rom" option do anyway?
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It does a full wipe. Basically it formats: cache, /system, /preload, /data
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It does a full wipe. Basically it formats: cache, /system, /preload, /data
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is /preload equivalent to /dalvik-cache? but then what's the point of format /data/factory restore if "clean to install new rom" is present?
No. It's different. Preload is a separate partition and dalvik-cache is in data partition.
The option you mentioned only exists in Philz recovery not in standard cwms
explorer-10 said:
what DOES the "clean to install a new rom" option do anyway?
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It does a full wipe. Basically it formats: cache, /system, /preload, /data
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is /preload equivalent to /dalvik-cache? but then what's the point of format /data/factory restore if "clean to install new rom" is present?
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No. It's different. Preload is a separate partition and dalvik-cache is in data partition.
The option you mentioned only exists in Philz recovery not in standard cwms
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So, to be clear, is it necessary or advisable to do any of 'Wipe Data/Factory Reset', 'Wipe Cache Partition' and 'Wipe Dalvik Cache'? Or is 'Clean to Install a New ROM' merely an amalgam of the above (plus added formats?)?
Thanks
It's usually not necessary but it is ALWAYS advised to format /data /preload /system and cache before flashing a new ROM. If you don't do those wipes then you can sometimes end in a bootloop, random force closes, battery and performance issues et cetera. Basically if yoou want to flash a new ROM (unless it is an update to your current ROM) then always do a full wipe,
If you are just updating your ROM (ex. updating one nightly to another) then you just have to flash the ROM in recovery and wipe cache, dalvik cache (in advanced)
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XxPixX said:
It's usually not necessary but it is ALWAYS advised to format /data /preload /system and cache before flashing a new ROM. If you don't do those wipes then you can sometimes end in a bootloop, random force closes, battery and performance issues et cetera. Basically if yoou want to flash a new ROM (unless it is an update to your current ROM) then always do a full wipe,
If you are just updating your ROM (ex. updating one nightly to another) then you just have to flash the ROM in recovery and wipe cache, dalvik cache (in advanced)
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Thanks very much for that - much appreciated.
I've read elsewhere that many seem to recommend wiping cache and dalvik after they've flashed a ROM? Is this something you'd advise and, if so, why (or not!)?
Many thanks
largeruk said:
Thanks very much for that - much appreciated.
I've read elsewhere that many seem to recommend wiping cache and dalvik after they've flashed a ROM? Is this something you'd advise and, if so, why (or not!)?
Many thanks
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If you're updating then yes, it's enough that you flash the ROM and then wipe cache and dalvik cache.
If you're reflashing from start then you should first do a full wipe, flash the ROM, gapps, su and that is all. No need to wipe the cache or dalvik cache again
XxPixX said:
If you're updating then yes, it's enough that you flash the ROM and then wipe cache and dalvik cache.
If you're reflashing from start then you should first do a full wipe, flash the ROM, gapps, su and that is all. No need to wipe the cache or dalvik cache again
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Ah right. So if you're flashing a new ROM - then clean install is all that's necessary. If upgrading to a newer version of existing ROM, then it's better to wipe cache and dalvik post-install? Why? What does it do and how does it help?
Cheers
reset before installing zip, now no super su ... cannot mount usb
Hi,
The title says it all. I have been reading and searching. Many similar stories. I apologise if this is in the wrong place but this is very similar to my problem.
I have a galaxy i9505 trying to install a DjeMBeY ROM from TWRP.
I factory reset and wiped cache's BEFORE I flashed the .zip file so then had no .zip file to flash!
Also have erased my system backup and the USB WILL NOT SEEM TO MOUNT to copy it back onto the card.
I have read and read I am very struck.
I am not familiar with all the processes yet. Please help.
i recommend going to here
Similar prob
nokiamodeln91 said:
Boot into Philz recovery again and go to mounts and storage and mount USB. Then connect it to pc. Check if the any drive shows up. Then move the new rom to the internal storage.
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Hi, thanks for the advised. i have a similar prob. I dont have a sd card (external) and i just had installed xtrestolite 2.1 in my exynos S5 smg900h but google play services kept crashing so i decided to wipe clean to install new rom instead of just regular wipe data. i wanted to flash again xtrestolite but i did not know that the rom i had inthe internal memory of the phone was gonna be erased as well (i know iknow dumb me ) so now i cant get pass recovery, i dont know if download mode will work as i did not activate usb debug after i installed xtrestolite. if a go to mount usb nothing happens............. i dont know what to do ..
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Hi, thanks for the advised. i have a similar prob. I dont have a sd card (external) and i just had installed xtrestolite 2.1 in my exynos S5 smg900h but google play services kept crashing so i decided to wipe clean to install new rom instead of just regular wipe data. i wanted to flash again xtrestolite but i did not know that the rom i had inthe internal memory of the phone was gonna be erased as well (i know iknow dumb me ) so now i cant get pass recovery, i dont know if download mode will work as i did not activate usb debug after i installed xtrestolite. if a go to mount usb nothing happens............. i dont know what to do ..
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You can go with the download mode and install a stock ROM or use the 'adb sideload " feature of cwm recovery to install the zip of your ROM if you have it saved on your PC.
nokiamodeln91 said:
You can go with the download mode and install a stock ROM or use the 'adb sideload " feature of cwm recovery to install the zip of your ROM if you have it saved on your PC.
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Thanks! i went with download mode, then installed a stock rom, i had to root again and flash philz touch and install xtrestolite and now everything is ok!
I am having some wacky issues with my Moto X. I am on a dev edition with bootloader unlocked and rooter on 4.4.2. What would be the easiest most effective way to wipe and then restore my apps and what not?
reno55 said:
I am having some wacky issues with my Moto X. I am on a dev edition with bootloader unlocked and rooter on 4.4.2. What would be the easiest most effective way to wipe and then restore my apps and what not?
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Boot into TWRP, select Wipe, then advanced wipe. Then check dalvik cache, data and cache. If you want your sd card wiped, too, select internal storage.
DO NOT WIPE SYSTEM UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
I would recommend fxz save data it resets your whole system like its fresh out of the box except your data so all your apps are still there. This will hopefully fix any wacky behavior. After the fxz reinstall twrp or whatever recovery you use then root. If you have fonts or xposed installed you will have install the fonts again. With xposed all you have to do is turn it on since you didn't wipe data it will reinstate the changes.
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What is fxz?
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NightThyme said:
Boot into TWRP, select Wipe, then advanced wipe. Then check dalvik cache, data and cache. If you want your sd card wiped, too, select internal storage.
DO NOT WIPE SYSTEM UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
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If I do this will all my apps and SD card files be there?
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reno55 said:
If I do this will all my apps and SD card files be there?
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if you wipe internal storage, you will lose your SD card files, pictures, music, videos and any other content you store on your internal sd card. If you wipe data, you will lose your apps, texts messages, call logs, system settings and contacts. But I thought you wanted to wipe your apps?
If you don't want to wipe your apps, try wiping just dalvik cache and cache and see if that helps before you wipe data.
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reno55 said:
What is fxz?
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fxz = fastboot xml zip file