hi,
a week back i bought a moto g 2014 version,now i want to root and flash recovery n coustom rom.
i have a small doubt, when we factory reset our phone it will erase our internall storage also right?
after flashing recovery n taking backup n flashing coustom rom if we wipe data will it wipe internal storage also? and before flashing custom rom also we need to wipe ,will it wipes internal storage aslos?
sathish43210 said:
hi,
a week back i bought a moto g 2014 version,now i want to root and flash recovery n coustom rom.
i have a small doubt, when we factory reset our phone it will erase our internall storage also right?
after flashing recovery n taking backup n flashing coustom rom if we wipe data will it wipe internal storage also? and before flashing custom rom also we need to wipe ,will it wipes internal storage aslos?
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Yes, factory reset through stock recovery erases your internal storage.
After you root & flash custom recovery like TWRP, factory reset wont erase internal storage.
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Can somone explain the difference between (full) wipe, factory reset, ...
Is a wipe the same as format?
Is there no difference, or does nobody know it?
A full wipe is when you delete everything on your phone. A full wipe is needed every time before flashing a stock or custom rom. It will delete everything on your phone and you will not even be able to boot. Only Clockworkmod and the Download Mode will be left. Meanwhile, a factory reset will only erase data from your phone's internal storage. Factory reset is suitable only when you are in stock rom and a non-rooted device. It is dangerous to do a factory reset if you are rooted or having a custom rom. You will brick your device.
iCloud said:
A full wipe is when you delete everything on your phone. A full wipe is needed every time before flashing a stock or custom rom. It will delete everything on your phone and you will not even be able to boot. Only Clockworkmod and the Download Mode will be left. Meanwhile, a factory reset will only erase data from your phone's internal storage. Factory reset is suitable only when you are in stock rom and a non-rooted device. It is dangerous to do a factory reset if you are rooted or having a custom rom. You will brick your device.
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Installation:
You must have flashed a Android 7.0 Samsung Firmware with Odin.
TWRP recovery
Format data in recovery
First installation needs a full wipe! (Updating to newer releases a dirty flash will do)...
First installation needs a full wipe! (Updating to newer releases a dirty flash will do)" what i must to do pls?
Hi all,
Got a strange problem.. I'm using Nik project x v4.1 with .11 radio...today i got poor network signal, so I flashed radio again n it's working fine.
Then I planned to flash xcs kernel 2.2 and faceunlock for this Rom.
When I am recovery, I got message like. "You are in safe mode, please wipe cache. If u flashed hboot.img then format system"
I took nandroid and
1. fixed permission
2. Wiped cache
3. Format system
4. Flashed both zip files
When everything got over and upon clucking power menu->reboot got alert
"You are In safe mode. Unable to access system partitions. Please format system partition except sd. Reboot in recovery. Yes or no"
I clicked no and followed steps to install new Rom (wipe data factory, wipe cache n dalvik, format system, format partition except sd )restored my nandroid backup and again got same message that
"You are In safe mode. Unable to access system partitions. Please format system partition except sd. Reboot in recovery. Yes or no"
Please help me. Worrying that my mobile will be bricked. Please guide me to get rid off this..
Edit: I clicked reboot and my mobile booted normally. But under power menu, on clicking reboot, got into same problem. Please help me to avoid this. Worry something wrong in my mobile!!
Cyb0rgz said:
Hi all,
Got a strange problem.. I'm using Nik project x v4.1 with .11 radio...today i got poor network signal, so I flashed radio again n it's working fine.
Then I planned to flash xcs kernel 2.2 and faceunlock for this Rom.
When I am recovery, I got message like. "You are in safe mode, please wipe cache. If u flashed hboot.img then format system"
I took nandroid and
1. fixed permission
2. Wiped cache
3. Format system
4. Flashed both zip files
When everything got over and upon clucking power menu->reboot got alert
"You are In safe mode. Unable to access system partitions. Please format system partition except sd. Reboot in recovery. Yes or no"
I clicked no and followed steps to install new Rom (wipe data factory, wipe cache n dalvik, format system, format partition except sd )restored my nandroid backup and again got same message that
"You are In safe mode. Unable to access system partitions. Please format system partition except sd. Reboot in recovery. Yes or no"
Please help me. Worrying that my mobile will be bricked. Please guide me to get rid off this..
Edit: I clicked reboot and my mobile booted normally. But under power menu, on clicking reboot, got into same problem. Please help me to avoid this. Worry something wrong in my mobile!!
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When you formatted the /system partition, you wiped out Nik's ROM and then you only flashed a new kernel and a patch. That is why it you get the Unable to access system partitions.
You need to flash Nik's ROM again, then flash the kernel and then flash the patch.
tpbklake said:
When you formatted the /system partition, you wiped out Nik's ROM and then you only flashed a new kernel and a patch. That is why it you get the Unable to access system partitions.
You need to flash Nik's ROM again, then flash the kernel and then flash the patch.
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Thanks tpbklake. Before formatting systems partition, I have taken nandroid backup. I restored nandroid but after that too, I got same alert.
Ok, I'll start from beginning. After flashing Nik Rom again, can I restore data.img from my nandroid.?
When I am recovery, I got message like. "You are in safe mode, please wipe cache. If u flashed hboot.img then format system"
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Do you have any idea on this? I got this before flashing anything.
Cyb0rgz said:
Thanks tpbklake. Before formatting systems partition, I have taken nandroid backup. I restored nandroid but after that too, I got same alert.
Ok, I'll start from beginning. After flashing Nik Rom again, can I restore data.img from my nandroid.?
Do you have any idea on this? I got this before flashing anything.
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You changed the radio. Either gb -> ics or ics -> gb and this causes some change in the partition layout that's why recovery is asking you to format. What I don't understand is why you didn't just format the cache partition like it told you to. It would have saved us all some time.
Nonverbose said:
You changed the radio. Either gb -> ics or ics -> gb and this causes some change in the partition layout that's why recovery is asking you to format. What I don't understand is why you didn't just format the cache partition like it told you to. It would have saved us all some time.
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I haven't changed the radio of two different versions. Earlier I was in ICS radio .11M and again flashed the same ICS radio..11M) Yes, I did cache format as well as instructed.
While flashing radio which supports same OS version, am I need to wipe cache or its not required?
Cyb0rgz said:
I haven't changed the radio of two different versions. Earlier I was in ICS radio .11M and again flashed the same ICS radio..11M) Yes, I did cache format as well as instructed.
While flashing radio which supports same OS version, am I need to wipe cache or its not required?
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If that's what the recovery is telling you to do, I would be inclined to agree.
I know the title makes myself look like an idiot.
But I'm using CWM 6.0.2.8 and want to know if I can flash a rom that is in INTERNAL storage AFTER I wipe data/factory reset. I saw this thread, someone wipe data/factory reset and the rom in internal storage(virtual SD, I believe that's what he meant) was gone and the device was in a boot loop. He could neither reset his device nor use RUU to get the stock rom back. Eventually he mount a flash disk via OTG to flash the rom to his device.
I don't have OTG cable and want to know if i can still flash custom rom to my HTC One ? If i can , which Recovery should I use, CWM or TWRP?
Or should I just wipe the device in AROMA?
Thanks guys. Problem solved.
人云奕云 said:
I know the title makes myself look like an idiot.
But I'm using CWM 6.0.2.8 and want to know if I can flash a rom that is in INTERNAL storage AFTER I wipe data/factory reset. I saw this thread, someone wipe data/factory reset and the rom in internal storage(virtual SD, I believe that's what he meant) was gone and the device was in a boot loop. He could neither reset his device nor use RUU to get the stock rom back. Eventually he mount a flash disk via OTG to flash the rom to his device.
I don't have OTG cable and want to know if i can still flash custom rom to my HTC One ? If i can , which Recovery should I use, CWM or TWRP?
Or should I just wipe the device in AROMA?
Thank you.
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I believe it's all based on where you put the rom on internal storage. If you put it in the root directory you should be fine, but if it's for instance in the Android downloads folder it'll be erased. You could also go in to Settings>Storage and see how your data is partitioned, if there's a partition that doesn't have system files on it, put it there and you'll be fine. Also, I prefer CWM touch. It's always been a breeze to use and rarely fails :good:
Factory reset shouldn't touch the internal storage. I do believe the Android folder is reset though yeah. Just put it in Downloads? You could always make a nandroid too, that's stored somewhere else.
Does flashing back to stock wipe the internal storage of the device? Will I lose my pics and music for example? Thanks.
sherpajosh said:
Does flashing back to stock wipe the internal storage of the device? Will I lose my pics and music for example? Thanks.
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Only if you flash userdata.img your device will be wiped. Flashing system, boot, cache or recovery will not wipe personal data.
i was on RR MM so
i was want to return to stock
i flashed TA when i was on RR and restart to flashmode to flash ftf and i exclude data from wipe menu in flashtool as i don't want to wipe internal memory but i forgot to wipe the data of RR
so stock won't start and make bootloop
i know the way to fix it by unlocking bootloader again but i don't want to wipe internal memory
i tried hard reset but the key not working
is there anyway to make factory reset without wipe internal memory
DectonX said:
i was on RR MM so
i was want to return to stock
i flashed TA when i was on RR and restart to flashmode to flash ftf and i exclude data from wipe menu in flashtool as i don't want to wipe internal memory but i forgot to wipe the data of RR
so stock won't start and make bootloop
i know the way to fix it by unlocking bootloader again but i don't want to wipe internal memory
i tried hard reset but the key not working
is there anyway to make factory reset without wipe internal memory
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To hard reset on MM, hold the power button for approx. 10 seconds.
Flash boot image from any stable CM/AOSP ROMs (5.1.1 ROMs), then flash recovery. When your device boots into recovery, plug your device into your computer and see if the file browser can access the device's storage; if not, install the proper drivers and reboot both devices. After backup, use flashtool and flash the FTF to revert to stock.