Hi Guys, I'm having a big issue with my Android.
Since I've installed the Xposed alpha for Lollipop (xposed-sdk22-arm-20150514.zip; I have a rooted CM 12.1) I started to have some issues at boot (every time I was booting I had to clean the cache and the dalvik cache in CWM and I had to boot 2 times before seeing Android re-optimizing the apps).
Yesterday I've flashed an update of Xposed alpha for Lollipop (xposed-sdk22-arm-20150609.zip ) and it was working fine, then I've had the wonderful idea of updating CM with a newly nightly built:
- I've made a Nandroid backup in CWM
- I've made a dirty flash (wipe of cache/dalvik cache)
- I've flashed the new nightly
All this caused my Android to enter into bootloop.
This gave start to 2 painful days of trial-and-error to recover my nandroid backup with no success at all.
What I've done (IN SEQUENCE) to try restore my nandroid backup:
[TEST 1]
Full Nandroid Restore via CWM
wipe cache/dalvik cache
OUTCOME: bootloop
[TEST 2]
dirty flashed via CWM:
cm-12.1-20150518-NIGHTLY-jfltexx.zip [same ROM installed at the time of the Nandroid backup]
gapps-lpmr1-20150403-signed.zip [same GApps installed at the time of the Nandroid backup]
xposed-sdk22-arm-20150609.zip [same Xposed zip installed at the time of the Nandroid backup]
OUTCOME: bootloop
[TEST 3]
From CWM -> Mounts and Storage
format /system
format /cache
[NO FORMAT /DATA GIVEN THAT IT IS WHAT I WANNA KEEP]
wipe cache
wipe dalvik cache
install from zip:
cm-12.1-20150518-NIGHTLY-jfltexx.zip
gapps-lpmr1-20150403-signed.zip
OUTCOME: bootloop
[TEST 4]
flashed from recovery:
xposed-sdk22-arm-20150609.zip
reboot system
OUTCOME: bootloop
[TEST 5-...]
Tried to disable Xposed in all the different ways suggested in the post http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/xposed-lollipop-stuck-bootloop-t3055816
(with adb commands or flashing zip files)
In the end I've decided to give up the full nandroid restore so I've made a full wipe:
CWM -> Mounts and Storage -> Format /system; Format /cache; Format /data
wipe cache
wipe dalvik cache
and then I've flashed:
cm-12.1-20150518-NIGHTLY-jfltexx.zip
gapps-lpmr1-20150403-signed.zip
Now everything works and at this time I'm recovering the User Apps (apps+data) from the Nandroid backup using Nandroid Manager under CyanogenMod but the problem is that I fear some apps will not work properly (I've already tried Nova Launcher and it crashes every time I try to use it) even tough I'm using the very same ROM. So I will probably need to uninstall many apps manually and reinstall them, which is kind of painful.
Meanwhile I'm working on this I still hope to be able to recover my Nandroid backup so I'm here to ask you for help.
From my tests (and others I haven't listed above) I've realized that the issue is in the /data partition and it is probably linked to Xposed and/or the modules I've installed (XMultiWindow and XHaloFloatingWindow). As I said earlier I started to have issues connected to Xposed alpha for Lollipop since I have installed it and probably the ROM update made Xposed "extremely upset" and gave me this issue with a corrupt (?!) Nandroid backup.
Any idea is very much appreciated!
Same with me. TWRP system and data backup won't be restored after boot loop. Haven't tried your method of recovering the rom.
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Hi
Have a i9001 s+ and i am using sky high kernel but it has errors such as random reboot so i want to move to Cranium RC9 But do i have to wipe all my data, non or just some. and if i do can i just restore them (apps, settings and i can just put my sdcard files on my pc) from a FeaMod Back up ??
Thanks
p.s. can i just back up all my apps to my pc????
No.....just wipe dalvik cache.....................................
no you don't need wipe data (neither wipe Dalvik, I used to do it without it on my SGS I9000.)
To backup your apps you can use Titanium backup. Its created a file with all your apps backed and you can restore all of them just by installing titanium backup an running the restore task. (on my SGS I9000, I suppose it's the same on your phone)
Thanks so can i just go ahead and install it and it will be fine and not wipe and apps or data (should i back up incase)
is there a reson pepol say to whipe cashes or is it a precauton ( what will this actuly do)
thanks
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just wipe the partion cache
There have been several threads about this in the past, but I couldn't find one which is actually up-to-date.
I have been flashing my N7000 for years now. I've been using several custom recovery menu's and ROMS and re-partitioned my internal storage as suggested here. I currently have the following installed on my phone:
NightOwl 20151030
PhilZ Touch 6.59.0
ClockworkMod v6.0.5.1 (as shown in PhilZ)
What I would like to do is perform a full, 100% wipe of my phone before re-flashing the same ROM I currently have installed, perhaps even update my recovery or whatnot in case my phone would benefit from it (suggestions are welcome).
The original instructions from the NightOwl thread mention the following when you want to manually update:
1. Copy Rom to your sdcard.
2. Boot into recovery
3. Flash the Rom (in current versions you dont need to reflash the gapps)
4. Wipe dalvik-cache and format the /cache partition (This will not delete your apps or data)
5. Reboot
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As mentioned these steps will not remove your apps or data. I understand that a "factory reset" does. However, I still wonder if this (including a factory reset) will actually wipe my phone 100% clean before flashing a new ROM.
That would be the following options in recovery
Factory reset to wipe data and cache
Format system
And if you want to wipe internal memory then format sdcard0.
Be careful of where you have the zip file of rom to flash again.
In CWM, go to "Mounts and Storage" section and there you'll find options to wipe totally everything.
I'm having an with the phone storage. I have 12.74gb of system data which means I can only install an app without the storage error (some functions may work). I have factory reset, reinstalled the 14.1 ROM, formatted the /system partition, cleaned to install a new ROM, cleared both the cache and the dalvik cache, all in CWM. For some reason I think the 10.1 CM ROM I previously had is still on there, even after doing the above mentioned. Could anyone suggest some steps to resolve the issue please?
Install twrp recovery and Before flashing wipe data,cache,dalvikcache and flash zip file and then reboot
Hi all. I'm on bootloop and i can't restore the backup that i've made 20 mins ago......
I was following this guide
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...erformance-root-7-0-ps4-t3598774#post73266651
please read my last post on this thread
then, i've just flashed via fastboot the new recovery, 3.1.1.0 instead of my old 3.1.0, and i've made a full backup into external sdcard (system, TA, OEM, Recovery, Data, qnovo, boot, cache) then i've flash UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.79-20161211114519.zip.
I've reboot and then i get bootloop. So i turn back to recovery to restore my previous backup, but at /system recovering, it fail with a "unable to unmount /system (device or resource busy)"
I have to wipe /system? i don't want to make more mistakes!!!
I'm online now......
Hello,
Can you pls tell how the TWRP backup and restore works?
I went to TWRP and backed up all the partitions to my internal storage.
I went to restore and could see the backed up image.
After that i wiped data, cache, dalvik and system...didn't wipe internal storage.
Flashed the AEX Oreo ROM, gapps, wiped cache/dalvik and rebooted system to boot into new ROM.
Then when I went to TWRP and clicked on restore, it was empty...the backed up image was gone!
I am confused as I didn't wipe my internal storage...so where does the backed up image go??