Hi guys,
Can anyone tell me what's the difference between wipe and format in twrp/orangefox recoveries ?
My Santoni when I tried to install a custom ROM showed "data corrupt" and when I asked in that developers thread, that person said to format data, and system. Later I learned wipe and format are different. I tried to look at this twrp wiki blog. But didn't understand much. And without much knowledge I did format once and got into a position where it showed "no os installed" and it got worser when I couldn't install other ROM as well, the results said the Rom was not for the device, even santonis stock ROM as well. So I used the flash tool to come back. So I want to know the complete details on how to format and mount(?) The things back.
If anyone has time and or know any thread that explains clearly please show me the way.
Thanks for your help in advance.
there is a little about this on the twrp.me site, Check FAQ.
In brief:
Format data - delete your system settings, apps, and media,
Wipa data - remove only your apps and system settings, your media like photos etc will not be deleted.
Read full details here -> https://twrp.me/FAQ/
Next time before wiping please untick internal storage,sd card and USB otg so you won't lose data or the OS.
Other details regarding wiping is already mentioned in link above. if you still don't understand then please look over YouTube there are explanations videos are already available.
With custom recovery already installed you don't have to use flash tools when you see message like there is no os installed.
you can connect your device to your pc and can copy rom and gapps to your device or sd card and can flash directly.
if in case someone dont have pc then one can copy it into pendrive and connect via otg cable (use other mobile device to download rom and gapps and then copy to pendrive).
You can keep one choice of rom and gapps in sd card to avoid such issue, this is not necessary but useful in such cases.
metelhammer said:
Read full details here -> https://twrp.me/FAQ/
Next time before wiping please untick internal storage,sd card and USB otg so you won't lose data or the OS.
Other details regarding wiping is already mentioned in link above. if you still don't understand then please look over YouTube there are explanations videos are already available.
With custom recovery already installed you don't have to use flash tools when you see message like there is no os installed.
you can connect your device to your pc and can copy rom and gapps to your device or sd card and can flash directly.
if in case someone dont have pc then one can copy it into pendrive and connect via otg cable (use other mobile device to download rom and gapps and then copy to pendrive).
You can keep one choice of rom and gapps in sd card to avoid such issue, this is not necessary but useful in such cases.
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Thank you for the detailed description
zkoz said:
there is a little about this on the twrp.me site, Check FAQ.
In brief:
Format data - delete your system settings, apps, and media,
Wipa data - remove only your apps and system settings, your media like photos etc will not be deleted.
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hello, i am new to xda.. so please forgive me if i stated a wrong question or in the wrong section or even repeat the question as i couldnt get a fully satisfying solution searching the forum. i cant post directly in the developer section as i dont yet have access to it...so i posted in the QnA section.
so i have xperia x8 with stock kernel and i have flashed a custom rom PrimeHD v6.0 after reading thoroughly all the requirements and procedures.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1480404
and then i had installed a tweak for cm7 roms: jimdemdroid
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1379754
now the thing is i want to upgrade the present custom rom ie v6.0 to v7.0
but i am kind of unsure how to do it correctly.. i mean i know how to do it through the recovery.. but my questions are:
1. do i have to again factory reset/full wipe the phone again??..
2. do i have to clear all caches.. like the dalvik cache etc.. [i read it somewhere you have to delete all the caches]
3. will the applications INSTALLED on my external storage be affected if at all i require a full wipe?
4. since i have flashed jimdemdroid tweak, do i have to do full wipe in this case?.. ie if otherwise the wipe isnt required or so..
5. a detailed step by step instruction would be very appreciated!!
some off the topic questions..[just didnt want to open a new thread for these]
1. do i actually need the jimdemdroid tweak [even the lite version] on primehd mod.. as i dont see much difference except the bravia engine.. no to mention the dsp manager doesnt work now due to xloud drivers..
2. i had selected the install location in the cyanogenmod application settings to external. ie the apps shud now go to the sdcard.. but my internal storage now also gets filled.. and also in the normal application settings->manage applications-> i still find a 'move to sd card' button active.. if i already have installed the apps in the external storage [which also gets filled obviously] then that option shudnt be there.. or faded w/e..
i was on 6.0 (stock kernel) and i upgraded to 7.0 today
everything is working perfectly for me, even the wifi wich doesn't work on custom kernels work perfect.
if you ask me, i would remove jimdemdroid, because there is no big difference with or without it
i didn't wiped anything, and i used titanium backup for backuping everything (messages, contacts, bookmarks, calendars, apps) just in case
install and reboot only..
no need full wipe
The new update it will wipe your current system,with any changes made by you..e.x this tweak,but not your data
So
if you want it you must install it again(the tweak package..)
we clear the dalvik when we have incompatibles with apps
And also if we have force close with a app we delete in data/data /the file of this and reinstall it
bhavneesh said:
hello, i am new to xda.. so please forgive me if i stated a wrong question or in the wrong section or even repeat the question as i couldnt get a fully satisfying solution searching the forum. i cant post directly in the developer section as i dont yet have access to it...so i posted in the QnA section.
so i have xperia x8 with stock kernel and i have flashed a custom rom PrimeHD v6.0 after reading thoroughly all the requirements and procedures.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1480404
and then i had installed a tweak for cm7 roms: jimdemdroid
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1379754
now the thing is i want to upgrade the present custom rom ie v6.0 to v7.0
but i am kind of unsure how to do it correctly.. i mean i know how to do it through the recovery.. but my questions are:
1. do i have to again factory reset/full wipe the phone again??..
2. do i have to clear all caches.. like the dalvik cache etc.. [i read it somewhere you have to delete all the caches]
3. will the applications INSTALLED on my external storage be affected if at all i require a full wipe?
4. since i have flashed jimdemdroid tweak, do i have to do full wipe in this case?.. ie if otherwise the wipe isnt required or so..
5. a detailed step by step instruction would be very appreciated!!
some off the topic questions..[just didnt want to open a new thread for these]
1. do i actually need the jimdemdroid tweak [even the lite version] on primehd mod.. as i dont see much difference except the bravia engine.. no to mention the dsp manager doesnt work now due to xloud drivers..
2. i had selected the install location in the cyanogenmod application settings to external. ie the apps shud now go to the sdcard.. but my internal storage now also gets filled.. and also in the normal application settings->manage applications-> i still find a 'move to sd card' button active.. if i already have installed the apps in the external storage [which also gets filled obviously] then that option shudnt be there.. or faded w/e..
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Answer to your questions :
1. A full wipe is always recommended to avoid any type of possible bugs/errors.
2. Once you do a full wipe , clearing dalvik cache etc is NOT required
3. android.secure (applications on SD card) is formatted
4. Full wipe after flashing the tweak is not required. However if you face some problems/errors , do a full wipe
5. Just gave you the answers
Off topic answers :
1. PrimeHD is already stable enough. As such the tweak is not required.
2. When an application is moved to SD card , only some part is shifted to the SD card. The whole application is NOT transferred to the SD card. Did you try to click on the "Move to SD card" option. Probably your app wasn't even installed to the SD card in the first place.
thank you all for your replies..
ok so i get it like this
1. download primehdv7.0 files and move it to sdcard
2. reboot into cwm recovery
3. do a full wipe [optional- just to eliminate bugs by mere chance- though it will remove my messages contacts on internal storage and apps on external storage]
4. install zip from sdcard
5. reboot and done!
please confirm the above thing.. thank you.. and yes one more thing... if i dont do a full wipe.. do i require to remove caches and stats .. if yes.. then please mention all of them..
and @mayank77 for the offtopic answer.. i get it about the partial move of apps to sd... but i also read about the permanent solution to move complete app to sd.. ie via sdk manager following steps to setInstallLocation to 2 (external) via cmd using adb
but recently i tried this method on my friends mobile which is android 2.2 galaxy fit and it doesnt seems to work.. i rechecked the install location by pm getinstalllocation and it says there external.. but then too the internal storage was getting filled... now i suspected this method also as a partial moving to sd.. but no.. the whole app was installed in the phone memory.. any suggestions to that??
as I exp if you use other rom i always wipe my system ,,,and I use flash player after wards,, note if you dont know how to use flash tool pls do soo before performing wiping system on your cwm
@rezzen25 : flash player or flash tool??..
and i need a confirmation if the flashtool has to be used for sure.. as from the previous replies.. i dont think that we are to use flashtool..
personal satisfaction for doing safe measures is a different thing though.. and this isnt a new rom i am adding.. its an upgrade to the same rom..
bhavneesh said:
thank you all for your replies..
ok so i get it like this
1. download primehdv7.0 files and move it to sdcard
2. reboot into cwm recovery
3. do a full wipe [optional- just to eliminate bugs by mere chance- though it will remove my messages contacts on internal storage and apps on external storage]
4. install zip from sdcard
5. reboot and done!
please confirm the above thing.. thank you.. and yes one more thing... if i dont do a full wipe.. do i require to remove caches and stats .. if yes.. then please mention all of them..
and @mayank77 for the offtopic answer.. i get it about the partial move of apps to sd... but i also read about the permanent solution to move complete app to sd.. ie via sdk manager following steps to setInstallLocation to 2 (external) via cmd using adb
but recently i tried this method on my friends mobile which is android 2.2 galaxy fit and it doesnt seems to work.. i rechecked the install location by pm getinstalllocation and it says there external.. but then too the internal storage was getting filled... now i suspected this method also as a partial moving to sd.. but no.. the whole app was installed in the phone memory.. any suggestions to that??
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First of all welcome to xda yeah for the clean installation of romm what u need to do is
1 WIPEdata/factory reset
2 wipe cache partion
3 in advance option wipe dalvik cache and wipe battery stats
this are the steps for clean installation
but i do not insists on upgrading the rom always do a clean installation
and for moving app2sd there is brilliant app called link2sd on the google play store it moves the complete app and dalvik cache too but for that u need to partion your sd card to ext3 or ext4 based on the app i am using ext4 partion
and partion can be done via two methods in built recovery or by the help of pc app windows miniwizard partion tool search for partion tutuorial on xda
good luck and if ur trying to unlock ur bootloader if aware of reading the stickies in the general section
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bhavneesh said:
@rezzen25 : flash player or flash tool??..
and i need a confirmation if the flashtool has to be used for sure.. as from the previous replies.. i dont think that we are to use flashtool..
personal satisfaction for doing safe measures is a different thing though.. and this isnt a new rom i am adding.. its an upgrade to the same rom..
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flashtool is used in the case of soft bricking or flashing the kernels not for flashing roms
instead do a clean install rather then upgrade my openion though
@ankitxperia : thanks a lot ... i exactly needed this reply.. i think i will do a clean install whatsoever
about link2sd.. yeah i will look for partitioning guide and give that a try... i read it somewhere that link2sd does all the job... but i was quite reluctant to try partitioning as i got to read and stuff.. but now... i will definitely read and do the partition..
and yes.. please tell if you have tried the sdk manager thing to install your apps to sd card directly.. as i said it didnt seem to work.. if you have tried it ie setinstalllocation to external.. please confirm that it works .. thank you..
O my fg...
Dude install and reboot for v7
Full wipe if the dev say it..
Like v8 who's say:
To install v8 make full wipe and don't ask why...
And also i read something for v9..
So wait and make 10 posts to make there your questions
bhavneesh said:
1. download primehdv7.0 files and move it to sdcard
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PrimeHD v 8.0 has released. It's OK. I using now...
Hello.
I have a problem with the tab..
was running CM 10.1.2 (4.2.2) for a while now and was working just fine.
a few days ago it got stucked...
to be exact - i was playing music with jungo, opend the notification drawer to enable the BT and it got stucked (the music still kept playing though)
a reseted it (with the power botton) and it got into a bootloop.
i tried reinstalling the rom and the kernel - not helping.
now, i think there is a problem with the DATA partiotion... everythnig i do in recovery that touches this partiotion causes the device to reboot (into the bootloop)
Wipe dalvik cache, Fix permissions. Format Data, Factory reset - All of these causes a reboot.
also creating a NAND backup, while reaching the DATA backup causes a reebot.
that is why i cant reinstall the tab - no way to format the DATA partiotion...
the thing is - i dont mid trying repartition with ODIN - but first i have some information i really need to backup first.
in recovery i see the SDCARD, can access all the files - but can't mount it to the computer in RECOVERY mode to access the files, or to copy any other installations in there...
i would really really apreciate the help - mostly to be able to access the data on the card
Thanks in advance
Ofri
Can't you flash a stock firmware through odin??
then you should be able to access your sdcard and backup your files, and then you can flash whatever you want.
omarainea said:
Can't you flash a stock firmware through odin??
then you should be able to access your sdcard and backup your files, and then you can flash whatever you want.
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i can and i did - and could also format the DATA partition.
the thing is. that in the way this proccess formated my SDCARD!! (i din not marked repartiotion in odin)
anyway the tab works now
but the information is lost..
im trying to run a restore software on it
i have one i use for memory cards - but is there a way i can mount the tab to the PC as a regular flash memory? because in any other way for now my backup software doesnt recognize it...
ofrimeme said:
i can and i did - and could also format the DATA partition.
the thing is. that in the way this proccess formated my SDCARD!! (i din not marked repartiotion in odin)
anyway the tab works now
but the information is lost..
im trying to run a restore software on it
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Well your sdcard shouldn't be formatted, you should be able to see your files inside "/sdcard/0" folder.
ofrimeme said:
i have one i use for memory cards - but is there a way i can mount the tab to the PC as a regular flash memory? because in any other way for now my backup software doesnt recognize it...
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Hmmmm, I don't have any info about that that might help you.
omarainea said:
Well your sdcard shouldn't be formatted, you should be able to see your files inside "/sdcard/0" folder.
Hmmmm, I don't have any info about that that might help you.
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hi and thanks for the help
im affraid that what's happened was my stupidity...
i forgot that factory reset in the original e3 recovery formats the SD card also..
and i did that... before flashing CWM
i know i can restore after this format
i did it a few tiomes in a phone
the problem that now i can't see it in the PC as a drive (it doesnt have a letter) so i cant access it for recover
i tried installing a recovery APP it fuond some photos but not the ones i needed.
any way.. question now is.. how can i recover deleted data from the SD card?
or
how can i mount it to the PC in a way that it will recive a letter as a drive? (not as camera)?
ofrimeme said:
hi and thanks for the help
im affraid that what's happened was my stupidity...
i forgot that factory reset in the original e3 recovery formats the SD card also..
and i did that... before flashing CWM
i know i can restore after this format
i did it a few tiomes in a phone
the problem that now i can't see it in the PC as a drive (it doesnt have a letter) so i cant access it for recover
i tried installing a recovery APP it fuond some photos but not the ones i needed.
any way.. question now is.. how can i recover deleted data from the SD card?
or
how can i mount it to the PC in a way that it will recive a letter as a drive? (not as camera)?
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if your tab is getting recognized on your PC as a camera, then all you need to do is checking the "Media device (MTP)" option in:
"Settings>Storage>{press three dots in the top right corner}>USB computer connection>Media device (MTP)"
then disconnect your tab and reconnect it, and everything should work fine.
omarainea said:
if your tab is getting recognized on your PC as a camera, then all you need to do is checking the "Media device (MTP)" option in:
"Settings>Storage>{press three dots in the top right corner}>USB computer connection>Media device (MTP)"
then disconnect your tab and reconnect it, and everything should work fine.
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nope...
is connect to the PC but not with a drive letter.
as of HC google changed it. and devices connects to PCs as PRTABLE MEDIA. without drive letter.
without that. i cant recover...
ofrimeme said:
nope...
is connect to the PC but not with a drive letter.
as of HC google changed it. and devices connects to PCs as PRTABLE MEDIA. without drive letter.
without that. i cant recover...
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Oh I get it now, hmmm if that is the case, I don't think I have any info that could help you with that.
I currently have no rom installed due to me wiping the cache and data. I'm trying to put the cyanogenmod 11 zip on the sd card by mounting usb storage, however it doesn't allow to copy it over to the sd and just says "discovering items". Upon mounting the usb storage it recommends me to fix the device as there are some problems with files, I tried the scan and fix options but it did not help.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
Azykk said:
I currently have no rom installed due to me wiping the cache and data. I'm trying to put the cyanogenmod 11 zip on the sd card by mounting usb storage, however it doesn't allow to copy it over to the sd and just says "discovering items". Upon mounting the usb storage it recommends me to fix the device as there are some problems with files, I tried the scan and fix options but it did not help.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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On some kernels you can use connection to PC when you are in recovery, on some not. I do not know on what kernel and recovery you are now. But it seems it is not working. So solution is to do nandroid restore if you made a nandroid backup in recovery. I suppose you did not, so now your option is to flash stock JB from Download Mode with Odin, and copy ROM while you are in system. Or use some other phone and put SD card in it and copy like that.
shut_down said:
On some kernels you can use connection to PC when you are in recovery, on some not. I do not know on what kernel and recovery you are now. But it seems it is not working. So solution is to do nandroid restore if you made a nandroid backup in recovery. I suppose you did not, so now your option is to flash stock JB from Download Mode with Odin, and copy ROM while you are in system. Or use some other phone and put SD card in it and copy like that.
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Mmmhh ... I'm so shocked and curious. Turns, to move files in CWM could be done to the PC. Is it possible in CM11, senior? (noob quetions) Maybe one day I'll need it.
Thanks In Advance..
Sorry, quota "thanks" I have exhausted, a senior. :angel:
TPD-21 said:
Mmmhh ... I'm so shocked and curious. Turns, to move files in CWM could be done to the PC. Is it possible in CM11, senior? (noob quetions) Maybe one day I'll need it.
Thanks In Advance..
Sorry, quota "thanks" I have exhausted, a senior. :angel:
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Some of it has, some do not. I am not sure what version has it and what do not. I remember some version, maybe CoCore opens internal and external storage on PC automatically. But I can't remember was it CoCore or some else.
shut_down said:
Some of it has, some do not. I am not sure what version has it and what do not. I remember some version, maybe CoCore opens internal and external storage on PC automatically. But I can't remember was it CoCore or some else.
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Actually it's something interesting, a senior. Like when Windows95 new entry in our country. At that time the system "DOS For Windows" is still very familiar in computer lessons in our education. (Developing Countries). So we can still do "Copy" and "Paste" via diskette in the system "DOS". I think CWM is almost similar to the DOS system. I mean, CWM will be very useful if a time on the android main system can not be done. Of course may be done through CWM. cmiiw.
First of all, sorry for the bit of a text wall below, but if you could bare with me, I really need help and would greatly appreciate any comments that could be of help. Thank you.
So I was looking at a thread on how to do something so I changed two lines on build.prop. I made a back up of the original build.prop file. So my phone was able to start up but everything was invisible and couldn't do anything other than use my notification shade and respond to messages. I ended up turning on emergency mode then I turned it off right after and that fixed it. I guess I messed up when I copy and pasted the original build.prop and replaced it with the one that made my phone mess up in the first place. This messed it up my phone even more and now it's in a bootloop. I can only go into ODIN download mode and recovery. I tried clearing system cache but that didn't help at all. The first time my phone messed up it showed up as a drive on a few different computers that I used, but once the bootloop started it won't be recognized as a drive on any of the three computers I tried. It shows up as "Gadget Serial" when in download mode and when it's powered off it shows as SAMSUNG_Android. I have installed the Samsung phone drivers on two of the computers but that didn't help either.
When it shows up as SAMSUNG_Android it shows that MTP USB Device didn't install properly. I was thinking maybe that's what is causing the problem? I am using the original usb cable that came with the phone. Odin recognizes it so I could always restore it with a ROM, but I need to backup my photos (to my fault, I haven't done a backup in awhile) before I restore it to a fresh ROM. No android file explorers show it either, or a root explorer like Droid Explorer. I've also tried to connect it to a mac (third computer) but that doesn't show up either.
Some person suggested to me to restore with a ROM that saves data, but to no avail, I couldn't find one (anybody know of any?)
I was also reading about using the wipe data/factory reset, but I couldn't get a straight answer if it deletes or keeps the data in the SD Card section on the internal storage (does anybody know?)
So I feel like I might be screwed and may lose my photos and other data. If I could connect my phone to my computer properly, I might be able to edit build.prop again to fix the problem. If I can't connect it to my computer ever, is there any other way I could back up my photos or other data? I have a OTG cable if that helps at all.
Some additional info: I'm on a stock ROM, stock kernal, and rooted. And yes I had R/W on when editing build.prop.
So any ideas guys, I really need to get my phone up and running again.
Thanks in advanced.
Just reflash the stock ROM through ODIN.
EncryptedCurse said:
Just reflash the stock ROM through ODIN.
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That won't delete my data (i.e. my photos and and other files on sd card portion)?
FrostyChill said:
That won't delete my data (i.e. my photos and and other files on sd card portion)?
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i dont have an answer to that question, but whats more important - fixing ur phone or keeping ur now-unaccessable-anyway files?
i THINK replacing a rom does not delete ur data, but i highly recommend waiting for someone else to chime in as I am completely unsure and just going off what i think i've read before.
take this as a lesson, any time you are going to play with system files (be it in a phone or computer), backup anything you care about, and be prepared to lose what you dont.
Flashing rom doest wipe the data in the external sd card but it do wipe the internal storage i recommend flashing a rom after taking out your sd card
jassi150 said:
Flashing rom doest wipe the data in the external sd card but it do wipe the internal storage i recommend flashing a rom after taking out your sd card
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considering this is the S6 forum, its safe to assume hes talking about an S6, which means its safe to assume he cant do that.
Hi,
if you feel like repartitioning your device or just try something new. Now you can...
I had a look at the partitions of our device and thought of merging the userdata and sdcard0 partitions to gain more space and using the newer storage layout with data/media. After searching I found some infos, changed a script and voila it worked and now I have one partition for data and media.
Preparation:
Caution playing with the partition table is very risky and can damage your device permanently or to say it can brick!!!
Make every backup you can thing of!
So maybe go into QHSUSB__BULK mode by using attached Send_Command.exe like stated below, where comport is your actual port like COM9.
Code:
Send_Command.exe \\.\comport
# ENTER
More infos here.
Get a copy of HDD-Raw-Copy-Tool or similar like EMMCRAW. Make a hard copy of your device memory.
Make definitively a TWRP backup.
Now use this zip and flash it via TWRP, note that you should put the zip on a external sd card or use adb sideload.
Next you should got into wipe and select format data, type yes and acknowledge it.
Now you should have more than 11GB as data storage, see pics in the attachment.
When you do the switch you should also switch TWRP to one which do not support sdcard0, cause this partition is gone
Please note: This mod will like not work properly if your using stock rom from zte!
I also made a zip for spliting and recreating the sdcard0 and userdata partitions, after using it, you should also format data like described above. And format your new sdcard0 partition properly as fat. This zip works also, I tested it. Maybe one can improve the script, saving extra formating the partitions.
This zip should provide infos about the partitions of your device...
Credits:
petrov.0 and his thread, which has all infos and the original zip files, which I modified
awesome, thanks a lot for sharing!
makes this device useable much better!
lightwars said:
Hi,
if you feel like repartitioning your device or just try something new. Now you can...
I had a look at the partitions of our device and thought of merging the userdata and sdcard0 partitions to gain more space and using the newer storage layout with data/media. After searching I found some infos, changed a script and voila it worked and now I have one partition for data and media.
Preparation:
Caution playing with the partition table is very risky and can damage your device permanently or to say it can brick!!!
Make every backup you can thing of!
So maybe go into QHSUSB__BULK mode by using attached Send_Command.exe like stated below, where comport is your actual port like COM9.
Code:
Send_Command.exe \\.\comport
# ENTER
More infos here.
Get a copy of HDD-Raw-Copy-Tool or similar like EMMCRAW. Make a hard copy of your device memory.
Make definitively a TWRP backup.
Now use this zip and flash it via TWRP, note that you should put the zip on a external sd card or use adb sideload.
Next you should got into wipe and select format data, type yes and acknowledge it.
Now you should have more than 11GB as data storage, see pics in the attachment.
When you do the switch you should also switch TWRP to one which do not support sdcard0, cause this partition is gone
Please note: This mod will like not work properly if your using stock rom from zte!
I also made a zip for spliting and recreating the sdcard0 and userdata partitions, after using it, you should also format data like described above. And format your new sdcard0 partition properly as fat. This zip works also, I tested it. Maybe one can improve the script, saving extra formating the partitions.
Credits:
petrov.0 and his thread, which has all infos and the original zip files, which I modified
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How can I switch TWRP? "When you do the switch you should also switch TWRP to one which do not support sdcard0, cause this partition is gone"
done hope everything works fine now ...90min of sweating..
there is an easiest way to do it? unfortunately I did not understand much, you can explain step by step how to do
it works for eu devices ?????
sir jufer said:
it works for eu devices ?????
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do not know, no device to test with. try the zip, which should show some infos about the partition layout, actually it didn't worked out on my device, like it should...
If it do not work for you: it should copied sgdisk on your device to /tmp/sgdisk. Still in recovery use in the terminal or via adb shell the following commands:
Code:
/tmp/sgdisk -p /dev/block/mmcblk0
/tmp/sgdisk --info=30 /dev/block/mmcblk0
/tmp/sgdisk --info=31 /dev/block/mmcblk0
copy your recovery log to sd and post it here.
ok i do it, now i have 11.41gb storage but i cant save nothing on it, why.... no external storage avaible
How can I switch TWRP? "When you do the switch you should also switch TWRP to one which do not support sdcard0, cause this partition is gone"
muzungu77 said:
ok i do it, now i have 11.41gb storage but i cant save nothing on it, why.... no external storage avaible
How can I switch TWRP? "When you do the switch you should also switch TWRP to one which do not support sdcard0, cause this partition is gone"
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try recovery-twrp2870-p839f30-physical.img from here.
nForce said:
try recovery-twrp2870-p839f30-physical.img from here.
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ive yet recovery-twrp2870-p839f30-physical.img
i have as version, so i installed that recovery, the install mod , all fine but if i try to snap a photo the system tell me no ext memory avaible
Help guys!! After install CM12.1 I've flashed this mod on my EU device but it doesn't work. I've made a full wipe and now I have a nice bricked phone without an OS installed. The phone can't mount E: internal storage and I can't install an other ROM.
Is there any way to make the phone useful again? Thanks!!
Did you flashed recovery for external SD card first? @mir2006
Jaglicic said:
Did you flashed recovery for external SD card first? @mir2006
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How can I do this?? There is any "how to"?
Once installed, what can I do?? Thanks for all
mir2006 said:
How can I do this?? There is any "how to"?
Once installed, what can I do?? Thanks for all
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Read first post... Sorry, That's only I can tell you.. I followed the instructions in the OP and all went well...
mir2006 said:
Help guys!! After install CM12.1 I've flashed this mod on my EU device but it doesn't work. I've made a full wipe and now I have a nice bricked phone without an OS installed. The phone can't mount E: internal storage and I can't install an other ROM.
Is there any way to make the phone useful again? Thanks!!
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Have you read the whole op?
Which back up do you have?
Why were you doing the full wipe of all? Just need to format data partition,which will erase all settings you have done in cm and also files you habe saved there.
Use an external sd card to install the rom again.
Visit the linked modaco thread,there grab the recovery template zip and also the TWRP for emulated internal storage and place it inside the zip file,like described there.Flash it and reboot.
BTW the mod was not tested on EU Variante devices or none reported back here.cause I gave instructions to get the partition infos for these devices.
lightwars said:
Have you read the whole op?
Which back up do you have?
Why were you doing the full wipe of all? Just need to format data partition,which will erase all settings you have done in cm and also files you habe saved there.
Use an external sd card to install the rom again.
Visit the linked modaco thread,there grab the recovery template zip and also the TWRP for emulated internal storage and place it inside the zip file,like described there.Flash it and reboot.
BTW the mod was not tested on EU Variante devices or none reported back here.cause I gave instructions to get the partition infos for these devices.
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Thank you guys! The mod works perfectly on my EU device and I could install CM again
HDD Raw Copy Tool won't recognize my phone while in QSHUSB_BULK mode... any hint?
Have your pc mounted several partitions and most have to be Format,which you should not do?? When this is not the case you are not in the right mode.
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Have your pc mounted several partitions and most have to be Format,which you should not do?? When this is not the case you are not in the right mode.
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it's not the case that my phone is bricked, it's fully functional but i wanted to grab a full raw backup before doing the partition mod
when it's powered on and connected to my pc with debugging enabled i get no COM-Port in device Manager.
when it's powered down and i connect it while pressing Vol-UP+Vol-Down i get a COM-Port and i install the QSHUSB_BULK driver i see a COM-Port but no drives show up in device Manager...
what step am i missing?
which methods are there to set the phone in download mode?
thank you!
eis0r said:
it's not the case that my phone is bricked, it's fully functional but i wanted to grab a full raw backup before doing the partition mod
when it's powered on and connected to my pc with debugging enabled i get no COM-Port in device Manager.
when it's powered down and i connect it while pressing Vol-UP+Vol-Down i get a COM-Port and i install the QSHUSB_BULK driver i see a COM-Port but no drives show up in device Manager...
what step am i missing?
which methods are there to set the phone in download mode?
thank you!
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Yes,that is what I meant,your not in the right mode,when you cannot see any disks.
Try the methode described in the OP.
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So maybe go into QHSUSB__BULK mode by using attached Send_Command.exe like stated below, where comport is your actual port like COM9.
Code:
Send_Command.exe \\.\comport
# ENTER
More infos here.
Get a copy of HDD-Raw-Copy-Tool or similar like EMMCRAW. Make a hard copy of your device memory.
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