Hello guys i would like to ask what is a dalvik cache because i want to install this ROM For My Samsung Galaxy Y
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If you want to know what it is you can search Google or Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalvik_(software)
As far as installing ROMs go its recommended to clear the davlik cache each time you install a new ROM. On most android phones this is done from within Clockworkmod.
As far as installing ROMs go its recommended to clear the davlik cache each time you install a new ROM. On most android phones this is done from within Clockworkmod.
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How do i do it in Clockworkmod. Would you kindly give me some instructions?
rara23 said:
How do i do it in Clockworkmod. Would you kindly give me some instructions?
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Boot into CWM recovery, it should be under the "wipe". Look for "wipe dalvik-cache" option
Or under the tab: Advanced
Dalvik-cahce
Ive always somewhat wandered what the dalvik cache was never really bothered to look into it. but now i have its nice to know that when i wiped the cache each time i flashed a new ROM it was for good reason. Thanks
spunker88 said:
If you want to know what it is you can search Google or Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalvik_(software)
As far as installing ROMs go its recommended to clear the davlik cache each time you install a new ROM. On most android phones this is done from within Clockworkmod.
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It does not mention the cache
Am i wrong to assume it's a bitcode of everything dalvik ever run/saw installed?
gcbxda said:
It does not mention the cache
Am i wrong to assume it's a bitcode of everything dalvik ever run/saw installed?
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Search for what the cache is, read the Dalvik then link them together.
I recently flashed aokp carbon rom on my galaxy sl.
But the performance is weak. Is there any general settings for all aokp rom which will increase performance ? In the rom control option i go to scrolling cache if i need best scrolling what should i set it to
Force enable
Default enable
Default disable
or Force disable ?
thank you guys sorry i am noob
Default enable should do. If that still doesn't improve scrolling, try force enable. Just try the options for yourself and see, that's the best way. You need to give more details about your issue. Elaborate on the 'weak' performance. Also, did you wipe cache & dalvik cache before installing the ROM?
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No i was on cm9 before so i did not wipe anything. i directly installled. should i wipe dalvik cache and cache , factory reset ?
now i am on aokp so can i reinstall it again after wiping cche and dalvik cache ? will it mprove the perfomace ?
Change the kernel
sorry but there is only one kernel for ics any other suggestion ?
Yes. You should always wipe dalvik cache and cache when installing a new ROM. Even if it's just a version update of an already installed ROM. It's always better to wipe to avoid usual FC problems. Dalvik cache mainly. The only thing is that your phone will take around 5-6 minutes to boot the first time after you wipe dalvik cache, because it's rebuilding the cache. After that it'll boot normally every other time until you wipe dalvik cache again.
CM9 and AOKP are two different ROMs so when changing between them you should do a full wipe i.e. wipe everything (system, data, cache, dalvik cache and .android_secure folder on the SD card). Otherwise you'll get a lot of FCs. If you do a full wipe all your apps will be gone so you might want to take a Titanium Backup of them or just set them up again when they re-download automatically on the new ROM. Make sure to not restore data of any system apps using Titanium Backup in the new ROM. Once you install the AOKP ROM, upgrading to a newer version won't need a full wipe but only dalvik cache and cache wipe.
About the kernel, just use the one that came with your ROM.
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wiping cache/dalvik are a must when flashing any new kernels
I was getting out of space on my internal phone, so I decided to clear wipe cache and dalvik cache through CWM, but I find i save a lot of space BUT some apps stop working, maybe they are lost. So was does this actually do? Why are the apps there, but can't work? :crying:
Ok, after rebooting they are actually working again, i didn't even lost any data (progress on games) but I am really concerned what does this really do??
rolo143 said:
I was getting out of space on my internal phone, so I decided to clear wipe cache and dalvik cache through CWM, but I find i save a lot of space BUT some apps stop working, maybe they are lost. So was does this actually do? Why are the apps there, but can't work? :crying:
Ok, after rebooting they are actually working again, i didn't even lost any data (progress on games) but I am really concerned what does this really do??
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalvik_(software)
When you reboot, Dalvik cache and Cache are re-created. So no space saved this way.
Feanor88 said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalvik_(software)
When you reboot, Dalvik cache and Cache are re-created. So no space saved this way.
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I was wondering what wiping the Dalvik cache did, too. I installed an inverted app and someone told me I needed to wipe the Dalvik cache in order for it to remain in place after a reboot, so I did that. Now my phone says "Optimizing apps..." It must rbe e-creating the cache.
As far as I know, when a rom boots up for the first time Dalvik goes through each & every apk's & extract the Dex & put it in the cache. So probably it is a location of all apks. If dalvik cache is not wiped after a new rom is installed,dalvik cache will skip because it founds the dexed cache files attach to the directory. The result is "Force close" issues.
So wiping dalvik cache can be done without any problem many times within the same rom & that's why is shows "optiming apps" after a dalvik cache wipe.
saqib nazm said:
As far as I know, when a rom boots up for the first time Dalvik goes through each & every apk's & extract the Dex & put it in the cache. So probably it is a location of all apks. If dalvik cache is not wiped after a new rom is installed,dalvik cache will skip because it founds the dexed cache files attach to the directory. The result is "Force close" issues.
So wiping dalvik cache can be done without any problem many times within the same rom & that's why is shows "optiming apps" after a dalvik cache wipe.
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Thanks! That's in line with my suspicion, except I didn't know when I posted my question that an apk file was nothing but a zip file that contains a dex (Dalvik executable) and a bunch of other files. Your explanation makes sense. I also noticed that if I install an individual app from a zip file using CWM Recovery, then it clears the relevant part of the Dalvik cache for me. That doesn't happen when I install an apk file directly using Root Explorer.
guys one line question i am performing "Wipe cache and dalvik-cache" will my phone internal memory be deleted ? thanks a ton
deepankarbu said:
guys one line question i am performing "Wipe cache and dalvik-cache" will my phone internal memory be deleted ? thanks a ton
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Nop, it will not
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Phone didn't boot after wiping Dalvik Cache
Hi Geeks
i have an Xperia Arc S modded with Cyanogenmod JellyBean 4.1.2 Cooked ROM
i had alot of memory issues as applications keep closing whenever system runs out of memory, it is always obvious in the DSP application with the walkman in addition to visualizations inside the walkman
i searched for a solution and some told me that wiping the dalvik cache might solve the problem, so i gave it a try and rebooted in CWM recovery mode "built inside ROM" , cleared the Dalvik cache , and the phone keeps displaying the Xperia Logo without any further progress, as if it's in somekinda loop !
any idea what to do next without wiping my Data ? thank you all
BR
AMR
Koptanov said:
Hi Geeks
i have an Xperia Arc S modded with Cyanogenmod JellyBean 4.1.2 Cooked ROM
i had alot of memory issues as applications keep closing whenever system runs out of memory, it is always obvious in the DSP application with the walkman in addition to visualizations inside the walkman
i searched for a solution and some told me that wiping the dalvik cache might solve the problem, so i gave it a try and rebooted in CWM recovery mode "built inside ROM" , cleared the Dalvik cache , and the phone keeps displaying the Xperia Logo without any further progress, as if it's in somekinda loop !
any idea what to do next without wiping my Data ? thank you all
BR
AMR
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Are you sure you only wiped the dalvik?
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clears app cache
rolo143 said:
I was getting out of space on my internal phone, so I decided to clear wipe cache and dalvik cache through CWM, but I find i save a lot of space BUT some apps stop working, maybe they are lost. So was does this actually do? Why are the apps there, but can't work? :crying:
Ok, after rebooting they are actually working again, i didn't even lost any data (progress on games) but I am really concerned what does this really do??
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it clears the app running cache stored in os.
absolutely ..
XperienceD said:
Are you sure you only wiped the dalvik?
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Yes sir it's only the dalvik cache, both ways this ROM was pretty heavy and i'm not satisfied with the reboot every 2 or 3 hours of use, i will install xperia ultimate HD ROM, they say it's pretty stable and has no problems, and it has the sound enhancements i needed in the Jellybean cooked ROM
thanks for your reply
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XperienceD said:
Are you sure you only wiped the dalvik?
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My phone also has those options built-in. If you did the dalvik only it should get back to where you have the icons. BUT, if you did something else aside from the dalvik, my guess would be goodbye data and hello to phone repairs. Please research first before you do anything on your phone. Your phone and my phone have very powerful built-in tools. It could brick the phone. I hope you did not wipe data and flash.
help! my phone's boot taking too long
i wiped /cache and dalvik cache and format /cache. it's taking took long. been waiting for almost 1 hour.
Lucky Patcher Dalvik-cache
I am getting out of space msg when using Lucky Patcher.....apk will be patched on boot......it says to clear dalvik cache to save space.....is this a good idea(will I loose any data from game etc?) or this a issue with lucky patcher?
Clearing Dalvik
Feanor88 said:
When you reboot, Dalvik cache and Cache are re-created. So no space saved this way.
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Um, that would involve the re- "optimization" process at each boot. Depending on the number of apps you have installed, this process can take an hour.
Simply put, the Dalvik cache is where a virtual machine program (like VMware Player, Workstation or Fusion or MSVM) called "Dalvik" stores information the applications on your device request it to. This storage is for the purpose of making app load times shorter, but because it's all low-level stuff, it has to be loaded prior to the AndroidOS frontend...Fortunately, this cache only needs to be rebuilt when a flag has been set indicating the need, which is set whenever the cache is cleared. Note the distinction between "loading" and "rebuilding" this cache. "Load" is synonymous with "read" and "rebuild" means "write." So time-wise it is the distinction in effort between reading a book and writing one.
Typically I only clear it for troubleshooting reasons; if something is not working. The latest Cyanogenmod has a major problem where the desktop data is liable to randomly corrupt.
Typically, the only solution is a Dalvik wipe in CM or whatever. If you have recently installed a large number of apps(over twenty)then it might be best to clear the cache via recovery at the next cold boot, especially if your device does weird stuff like getting hot, discharging while plugged in to the OEM charger, widgets crash spontaneously, wallpapers are replaced by defaults, etc....Some of these symptoms can also indicate a virus or malware infection,(especially on custom ROMs or rooted devices) so diagnosis is differential.
But essentially there is no harm in re-building the Dalvik cache, other than the time taken to do so.
Koptanov said:
Yes sir it's only the dalvik cache, both ways this ROM was pretty heavy and i'm not satisfied with the reboot every 2 or 3 hours of use, i will install xperia ultimate HD ROM, they say it's pretty stable and has no problems, and it has the sound enhancements i needed in the Jellybean cooked ROM
thanks for your reply
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CM has this new MAJOR stability issue, it seems. The random crashes and reboots will soon combine(if they haven't already)with the deletion of your desktop customizations and your widgets will begin vanishing forever. Not even a full wipe and rebuild will bring them back.
Been using AOKP on Nexus 7 2013 for a month now. It is based on CM, but it is way more stable.....haven't needed to re-boot in two weeks! Uptime, baby!
UPDATE 04/05/2014: Been running without rebooting for over a month, now. AOKP is definitely WAY more stable than any other ROM I've used.
Dalvik explained
Saqib Nazm said:
As far as I know, when a rom boots up for the first time Dalvik goes through each & every apk's & extract the Dex & put it in the cache. So probably it is a location of all apks. If dalvik cache is not wiped after a new rom is installed,dalvik cache will skip because it founds the dexed cache files attach to the directory. The result is "Force close" issues.
So wiping dalvik cache can be done without any problem many times within the same rom & that's why is shows "optiming apps" after a dalvik cache wipe.
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There is a full explanation of the dalvik cache on wikipedia.
The wiki entry fully explains dalvik cache and the integral part it plays in your android system. In very simple terms, it is a cache that allows the system to talk to the exe of a program without the need to load the cache on each and every start. The dalvik is is loaded once, and then never again (unless you wipe the dalvik cache, in which case, it is rebuilt upon reboot). There is no affect on any given program when the dalvik cache is wiped, other than starting slower the first time it is started after the wipe.
Related (I think) - Samsung Galaxy S5 running CM 12.1 latest nightly (6-14). I started on CM 12.0 nightlies in March or April and transitioned to 12.1 within a day or two acter it showed up. That was a relatively noticeable transition requiring new gapps and a factory reset as I recall. I read somewhere that wiping cache and dalvik cache was unnecessary between one 12.0 nightly to another and between one 12.1 nightly to another, so I typically have not performed the cache and dalvik wipe during nightly upgrades, of which I've probably done 30 or 40 since I started on 12.0. After each nightly update flash, when I ask TWRP to reboot the system, without wipes, all my 160 or so apps are optimized, taking some time, before the noot is compete. This morning out of curiosity, after the nee ROM was flashed, I chose the option in TWRP to wipe the cache and dalvik cache before I askefasked TWRP to reboot the system. The wipe process took at least as long to complete as a typical optimization, and when I rebooted, I still got the lengthy optimization. So I'm tbinking either there's no relationship berween app optimization and wiping the caches, or CM and/or TWRP automatically wipes the caches whether I do or not.
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Not the exact answer, but may interests u.
Koptanov said:
Hi Geeks
i have an Xperia Arc S modded with Cyanogenmod JellyBean 4.1.2 Cooked ROM
i had alot of memory issues as applications keep closing whenever system runs out of memory, it is always obvious in the DSP application with the walkman in addition to visualizations inside the walkman
AMR
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Hi, I do not have the exact answer. But I wanted to share my own observation. When I wipe dalvik caches through CWM recovery, I find my phone taking a long time to finish booting every time. Sometimes I thought it would not boot up, I removed the battery and tried to swith on and my phone boots up. I do not know why it happens, may be I had installed a large no of apps.
I've got Nexus 5 with bootloader unlocked , after few weeks security patch arrived and after the phone switched off and showed error symbol and when I entered recovery mode it showed that error in system/bin.sh files need some help here
I have just updated my device from 2.3.5 to 4.3. The installation instructions didn't mention what I should clear after upgrade (dalvik, data, battery stats, etc). So should I clear any of them?
mcnamaragio said:
I have just updated my device from 2.3.5 to 4.3. The installation instructions didn't mention what I should clear after upgrade (dalvik, data, battery stats, etc). So should I clear any of them?
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Not a bad idea to clear data, if you have a backup.
At the least, I'd suggest you clear Cache and Davlik. Battery stats don't matter much.
Should I have cleared them before flashing the rom? If I clear them now will I have to reflash the phone?
mcnamaragio said:
Should I have cleared them before flashing the rom? If I clear them now will I have to reflash the phone?
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No you can clear it after too, only data will be cleared, but the rom will still be on your phone.
I would advise you to clear data, dalvik cache and cache partition between gingerbread and ics (or any new major release for that matter), as well as wipe battery stats and fix permissions.
Between small updates within the same version just clearing dalvik cache is enough.
Using flawless ics rom, and i started getting random reboots. Idk why, i didnt use titanium backup at all.
My apps are all useful right now so i dont wanna lose them. So how can i do like some soft wipe that doesnt delete all my apps? I dont want to do backups. Becoz it can lead to random reboot if i restore them.
Did wipe cache but no help.
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Wipe Dalvik cache ...thats soft wipe...
Random reboots looks like more of kernel issue ...
The only things you can wipe without loosing data are cache and dalvik cache. But wiping dalvik cache won't change anything, because as far as I know the dalvik cache will be rebuilt on every boot
So try wiping cache or change the kernel for the rom
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mihahn said:
The only things you can wipe without loosing data are cache and dalvik cache. But wiping dalvik cache won't change anything, because as far as I know the dalvik cache will be rebuilt on every boot
So try wiping cache or change the kernel for the rom
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Dalvik cache is rebuilt only on first boot or if an app is changed via recovery or if you upgrade to higher OS (like ics to JB)...
Some times it gets corrupted and wiping helps...(like 1 in 10 times...) and the cache gets rebuilt (android is upgrading....)
Cache is wiped whenever you reboot so it's one of the most pointless thing to do in recovery for stock roms..(wiping batteystats is the most pointless thing...)
On CM roms ,system dalvik lies in /cache so wiping cache is equivalent to wiping dalvik for system apps..
@OP
Use titanium backup to backup all apps and do a complete wipe..
karandpr said:
Dalvik cache is rebuilt only on first boot or if an app is changed via recovery or if you upgrade to higher OS (like ics to JB)...
Some times it gets corrupted and wiping helps...(like 1 in 10 times...) and the cache gets rebuilt (android is upgrading....)
Cache is wiped whenever you reboot so it's one of the most pointless thing to do in recovery for stock roms..(wiping batteystats is the most pointless thing...)
On CM roms ,system dalvik lies in /cache so wiping cache is equivalent to wiping dalvik for system apps..
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Use titanium backup to backup all apps and do a complete wipe..
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give him a medal :good: