Question:
Is it "normal" to retain folders like VOODOO and update.zip in my internal SD, even AFTER a flash via ODIN back to stock JFD?
DiD I Miss something? A data wipe perhaps?
TY
Zepsblackdog said:
Question:
Is it "normal" to retain folders like VOODOO and update.zip in my internal SD, even AFTER a flash via ODIN back to stock JFD?
DiD I Miss something? A data wipe perhaps?
TY
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your internal sd is still an sd, its not part of the systems memory...therefore will not be affected by ODIN
however, there are rare cases of a harmful flash (flashing something youre not supposed to by accident) wiping your internal sd.....it happened to me once, not good times
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ok i flashed with odin back to stock but now my internal storage is at 0 ..any ideas?
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This is what i did
1. Flash Odin Stock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782204
2. Root Phone Via One click root http://forum.androidcentral.com/fasc...-how-root.html
3. Remove Voodoo & Replace Files http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804784
4. After step 3 do not restart just yet While in clockwork after you install Stock.zip go to "WIPE DATA" then "Restart"
It should work now. it did for me... *THANK THE HEAVENS* and the devs on here. i didnt have to do that long ass process that was stated earlier even though it was much
Did you wipe and format your sd card. Cause that's where the voodoo file is located. Delete and redo Odin.
also if u flashed with Odin back to stock u must do the disable lagfix. First off, I take it u flashed voodoo, before u flashed back to stock with Odin did u disable the lagfix?
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i thought i wiped it... so if i didnt how do i get rid of it..i tried the adb push but it kept telling me premission denied even though i could get into adb shell
HELP*** lol
Install v0.2, it fixes the internal storage problem.
OK here is what I would do. I would do the root explorer thing and add the folder disable_lagfix in sdcard>voodoo. Add the folder there and turn off the phone, then power up the phone. The phone will acknowledge the disable lagfix you installed. Give it some time . Then once the phone reboots, check your internal memory.
i cant download and install anything because of the damn 0 internal
can you get into your sd card at all?
i reformated it now i put the update.zip back on the root for clock work but now i cant boot into clockwork via normal recovery using update.zip gives me a failed signature error
oik i see odin has a option for re partition next to auto boot..should i do that?
I'm having the same problems as you. Hope someone can figure this out. I went thru with odin restore after voodoo messed things up now I am stuck.
geez i keep gettin a E: cant mount /dv/block/mmcblk0p1 (invalid argument)
Idk what the hell you are talking about. Take out your sd card completely. Put another sd card in there format it to your phone. Do Odin on your phone. Odin clockwork recovery. Apply update DI01. Then root it. Now put back your 16gb sd, format it first before hand. Then flash voodoo.
dialect129 said:
geez i keep gettin a E: cant mount /dv/block/mmcblk0p1 (invalid argument)
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Your mbr doesn't seem to be back to stock. You can try getting into the OS and doing a privacy wipe, but if your mbr is still the voodoo mbr it won't work.
In that case you should basically try re-installing voodoo like new, then walk through the uninstall process again. You need to remove the /sdcard/Voodoo/disable_lagfix file in order to re-install voodoo.
If you get this error in stock recovery each time, the problem is still there.
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Your mbr doesn't seem to be back to stock. You can try getting into the OS and doing a privacy wipe, but if your mbr is still the voodoo mbr it won't work.
In that case you should basically try re-installing voodoo like new, then walk through the uninstall process again. You need to remove the /sdcard/Voodoo/disable_lagfix file in order to re-install voodoo.
If you get this error in stock recovery each time, the problem is still there.
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Well right now update.zip fails so we can't get back to clockwork to try to re-install voodoo
yeah i've gone back to stock numerous times i dont have voodoo onthe phoen anymore no way it could be wiped phone wiped cache wipe sd card but still no goo even put a new sd card in
Does anyone know if it is safe to try to restore thru odin with phone boot loader update checked. Just was wondering if that might solve it.
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Well right now update.zip fails so we can't get back to clockwork to try to re-install voodoo
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Have you tried going into cwm recovery manually?
meaning how? i've done cm2recovery.tar through odin but still no luck
I used ODIN to go back to stock but directories that were created before by various apps are all still there. My question is:
I want for my phone to go back to exactly the way it was when I first got it. I have the ODIN pit and tar files for stock eclair. But is there an option in ODIN to select to make sure that everything is wiped before installing stock??? I see all these directories (like sipdroid and some music directories that were created by winamp, and I'm sure others as well) even after I ODIN back to stock so clearly ODIN does not wipe the memory before installing the tar file. Is there a way to make sure the memory gets wiped before installing the stock tar file???
Thanks in advance guys.
*2767*3855# will do a factory reset and format your internal sd card just like you took it out of the box.
djquick said:
*2767*3855# will do a factory reset and format your internal sd card just like you took it out of the box.
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good stuff... thanks
Guys just one small question..
I think i have messed up my phone a bit..so i wanna go back to stock firmware..I dont wanna delete my internal storage..so basically am not gonna do a factory reset( coz i have heard it deletes the internal sd as well)
So i am basically gonna reboot into CWM recovery..do a full wipe etc..
now the question is what should i do? i have the zip file from sammobile for my stock firmware..
Now can i flash that stock firmware directly through CWM? or the firmware downloaded from samsung mobile can only be flashed via odin? If yes, then what other options do i have coz i dont wanna use odin to flash...
thanks
Depending on the version that you download, it could be wipe/non wipe version. Also, by checking the content inside the zip file, if it is a .tar or .tar.md5, you can only use odin to flash those files. If the content are META-INF + system folder, probably contain boot.img, it can be flash from CWM recovery.
Wipe data/factoy reset don't format your internal sd partition, so you won't lost your files. However .android-secure in external sd will be deleted, so take note on this
im asking about the internal factory reset of the phone..settings->backup->factory reset..It does delete your internal sd card data too, right?
and yeh i would love to get the cwm version of my stock rom I9100XWLP7..any idea where i can get it? Still downloading the firmware from sammobile..but i think it will be the odin one only..
thanks
Stock ROMS to flash via recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1292825
Hi I've factory reset and flashed via odin numerous times. I still have my photos music on my sd card. Usually safe when flashing via pda in odin in terms of wiping. Data is wiped when flashing the CSC partition.
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Hi.
In the following topic, regarding Android Revolution HD 30.1:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38495361&postcount=13120
it mentions that a full format of system, preload and internal SD is required.
What would be left on my device afterwards? would the recovery still be installed in order to flash the new ROM ?
I understand that 4.2.1 leak doesn't contain any modem, would I have to install a modem afterwards?
Thanks.
lioryb said:
Hi.
In the following topic, regarding Android Revolution HD 30.1:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38495361&postcount=13120
it mentions that a full format of system, preload and internal SD is required.
What would be left on my device afterwards? would the recovery still be installed in order to flash the new ROM ?
I understand that 4.2.1 leak doesn't contain any modem, would I have to install a modem afterwards?
Thanks.
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Your recovery will be intact, what you do need to do is backup your internal sd to external and/or pc, and make sure the Rom you want to flash is on your external sd!
As a foot note....I personally find this good practise, to do, at least once in a while as sd rubbish can cause problems, and I always format system before a Rom change, irrespective of what I'm changing to/from
slaphead20 said:
Your recovery will be intact, what you do need to do is backup your internal sd to external and/or pc, and make sure the Rom you want to flash is on your external sd!
As a foot note....I personally find this good practise, to do, at least once in a while as sd rubbish can cause problems, and I always format system before a Rom change, irrespective of what I'm changing to/from
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Thanks.
Should I remove my external SD while doing all this format things, and put it back just for the installation?
What about the Modem? would I have to install a modem seperately?
I never do, just make sure in recovery you select the right sd to format, nandroid and titanium backup also, as always
slaphead20 said:
I never do, just make sure in recovery you select the right sd to format, nandroid and titanium backup also, as always
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what about the modem issue? would I have to install it seperately?
Thanks again.
I do believe modem is either a separate partition or always comes in a Rom, but regardless, flashing a modem takes 30 seconds so it's not a problem
I would really like to check out the recently released i717 official rom, but i don't want to have to go through the process of backing everything up, wiping everything, running odin, risking bricking my device, and then have to move all my data back over.
Is there a version of this rom that has been rooted and zipped so i can install it with twrp like every other rom i've ever come across?
thanks in advance,
cpgeek
If you use the Kies software on your pc it will install the stock rom and save your apps and data.
If you use the stock rom in the development section by pmtr3 you can flash that as a zip and it is rooted.
But when you change a rom to a different base you should factory reset and wipe first. If you skip this procedure (called dirty flashing) you can have troubles later.
rangercaptain said:
If you use the Kies software on your pc it will install the stock rom and save your apps and data.
If you use the stock rom in the development section by pmtr3 you can flash that as a zip and it is rooted.
But when you change a rom to a different base you should factory reset and wipe first. If you skip this procedure (called dirty flashing) you can have troubles later.
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thank you for your fast reply, I apologize my search-fu rather tanked on this one d'oh
thanks again though!
Yeah buddy, the xda apps stink. I usee the odin tar from samfirmware.com to get the stock JB. This morning I flashed the pmtr3 stock on top of what I had without backups or resets. But its the same base.
At least be sure to do usual wipes. If it borks your phone you can always fix it later.
rangercaptain said:
If you use the Kies software on your pc it will install the stock rom and save your apps and data.
If you use the stock rom in the development section by pmtr3 you can flash that as a zip and it is rooted.
But when you change a rom to a different base you should factory reset and wipe first. If you skip this procedure (called dirty flashing) you can have troubles later.
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I should have spoke more carefully - I *always* run "factory reset", wipe "system" and "caches" from TWRP, it's the internal sd filesystem data that I wanted to retain which is separate from the OS image and it's active data files. I don't want to have to move around my music, pictures, app archive, etc.
cpgeek said:
I should have spoke more carefully - I *always* run "factory reset", wipe "system" and "caches" from TWRP, it's the internal sd filesystem data that I wanted to retain which is separate from the OS image and it's active data files. I don't want to have to move around my music, pictures, app archive, etc.
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You shouldn't have to worry about wiping your internal memory. I updated with kies and didn't touch my internal memory, and neither did kies. However it is recommended. I now have some extra folders that aren't being used on my internal memory. I'd delete them but last time I did that I kept getting errors. So now I make a spot on my external sd card saying "internal backup" and copy everything to it. Then I wipe internal as I do a factory reset. Once up and running I move what I need back to the internal memory from the sd backup.