[Q] should i factory reset between flashing roms not sure? - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

im kinda new to this i successfully unlocked and flash my first rom from this amazing forum but now not sure if its ok to just install another rom right on to of the 1 im using or should i do a factory reset inbetween i mean factory reset that is in cwmrecovery

jimmerz0823 said:
im kinda new to this i successfully unlocked and flash my first rom from this amazing forum but now not sure if its ok to just install another rom right on to of the 1 im using or should i do a factory reset inbetween i mean factory reset that is in cwmrecovery
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Many people do just in case since something happens. Just backup everything first!

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jimmerz0823 said:
im kinda new to this i successfully unlocked and flash my first rom from this amazing forum but now not sure if its ok to just install another rom right on to of the 1 im using or should i do a factory reset inbetween i mean factory reset that is in cwmrecovery
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i would. if you don't, you might get stuck in a bootloop. some roms don't require you to (ie...CM updates). but even then, it doesn't hurt to do it after so many CM updates. now, if you don't want to lose your data, i'd recommend using titanium backup...if you haven't already.

Rule of thumb would be as follows:
Wipe Dalvik.
Wipe cache.
Factory/data reset.
Flash ROM.
Wipe Dalvik.
Wipe cache.
Factory data/reset.
This should keep you safe. Only takes an extra minute to do.
Some ROM's will wipe for you, but I always do a manual wipe first anyway.

hey thanks alot guys just wasnt sure but i dnt ever see the wipe dalvik option am i missing something

oh and for some reason my camera isnt wrking now that i flashed roms not sure y i folled instructions very well

jimmerz0823 said:
hey thanks alot guys just wasnt sure but i dnt ever see the wipe dalvik option am i missing something
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In CWM select advanced on the main menu and you will see wipe Dalvik there.

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Com.phone.

When I reboot with any rom my phone and texting stops working and I have no signal and is say com.phone.something has stopped working and makes me force close it and then I have to reflash the rom again to get it to work again any ideas on how to fix this?
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michaelatrix said:
When I reboot with any rom my phone and texting stops working and I have no signal and is say com.phone.something has stopped working and makes me force close it and then I have to reflash the rom again to get it to work again any ideas on how to fix this?
Sent from my beast atrix on 2.3.4!!!
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Are you doing a factory data/reset, wiping cache and wiping dalvik right before rom flash and immediately after. Doing this should correct your issue. If not, then something is internally wrong.
I use the wipe versions of the rims
Sent from my beast atrix on 2.3.4!!!
michaelatrix said:
I use the wipe versions of the rims
Sent from my beast atrix on 2.3.4!!!
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You still need to manually wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik then install the rom and immediately wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik again.
Try those steps and see what happens.
wipe dalvik is in the advanced menu of CWM
When full wipe roms came out it was thought that it would take care of the wiping for you, but many have learned the hard way to manually do it as well and 9 times out of 10 it fixes the problems.
I have never had one rom give me a problem and Im sure its because I follow these steps.
*****try "fix permissions" with CWM or Rom Manager also******
michaelatrix said:
When I reboot with any rom my phone and texting stops working and I have no signal and is say com.phone.something has stopped working and makes me force close it and then I have to reflash the rom again to get it to work again any ideas on how to fix this?
Sent from my beast atrix on 2.3.4!!!
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Michaelatrix do what Dirtburgler say. I just had the same exactly problem after flash Cherry rom and after I read this thread and follow what Dirtburgler say I don't have the problem anymore.
Edit: My problem was different. My error was to try to restore a SMS backup from Titanium backup. I never do a full restore from Titanium just apps and SMS/MMS/Dialer but I guess that SMS/MMS/Dialer has a different version than Cherry use (I was using 2.3.4 stock).

[Q] [Pyschomantis v2][Reccomendation on course of action]

Dear community,
I have a SGS2 and i have the PMv2 By foxhound and i noticed some functions werent working properly, like panning while holding screen items and the clock and weather not showing up nor staying in the right place in the lock screen when set in display under settings. Also in kakao talk auto caps or the up button once wont keep caps for first word on.
Ive tried wiping D-Cache and cache but it hasnt helped much. Should i try for a reinstall with CWM?
If so the basics is to wipe both cache - install - reboot - wipe again - reboot and everything should be ok?
Maybe i should reword it.
Should i do a clean wipe (factory wipe right?) clear the cashe and d-cache and reinstall PMv2.0? Will it fix the problems i have? Or is it known issues with the ROM?
Renren1403 said:
Maybe i should reword it.
Should i do a clean wipe (factory wipe right?) clear the cashe and d-cache and reinstall PMv2.0?
Always worth a try
Will it fix the problems i have? Or is it known issues with the ROM?
A read the rom posts B you can ask the question in the roms thread .
jje
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JJEgan said:
Renren1403 said:
Maybe i should reword it.
Should i do a clean wipe (factory wipe right?) clear the cashe and d-cache and reinstall PMv2.0?
Always worth a try
Will it fix the problems i have? Or is it known issues with the ROM?
A read the rom posts B you can ask the question in the roms thread .
jje
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I've tried asking but I think there are too many people discussing that it feels like you are being drowned out.
Also there's a new Rom in the thread but its not psychomantis. Is it recommended to update to it?
Thanks for always helping me out jje...
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[Q] Brother and Sister please HELP! :(

i was using Saurom ROM at 1st and it worked perfectly for my galaxy note i717(this was my 1st attempt to root my phone and install a new rom), and i saw a better ics rom ("Onlyone" ics rom) at rootmygalaxynote.com, i flashed the new ics rom into my phone and it stuck at the samsung logo. i tried to re-install the ics rom again and same thing happened. So, i go back to re-install my old Saurom ROM. But when the phone get into the main screen, it is extremely laggy and eventually freeze, most of the cases, the phone reboot itself. i m so scare that the phone is not able to read any rom now. and i am new to smart phone, can any Brother and Sister in this Forum can me get through this? i m so depress
Your issue is you forgot to wipe. No not that kind of wipe. LOL. Go into recovery (CWM) and do a "wipe data/factory reset". Then install the OnlyOne ROM again.
I responded to this thread that you duplicately created in the general section. Fyi don't create two threads in different sections anymore
Sent from my SGH-I717R using XDA
thank you very much for the reply.
Agoattamer said:
Your issue is you forgot to wipe. No not that kind of wipe. LOL. Go into recovery (CWM) and do a "wipe data/factory reset". Then install the OnlyOne ROM again.
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when i got the cwm recovery, the 1st thing i did was wipe all data and factory reset, and then i also wipe "cashe"<---wrong spelling probably. and then i went install the rom. anything that i have missed? is there any possible data corruption during the download of the OnlyOne ROM?
Data corruption is possible. You may have also downloaded an older version. Download the ROM again from this forum in the Dev section. There is a thread for it. Do your wipes again first. Then install it again. Let it settle before restoring anything. ROM performs well.
Hey
Just remember that when flashing onlyone rom it's sit on the samsung logo for a while its ok for fist time instal of rom as long as samsung logo is flashing ur fine good luck
a250ml said:
when i got the cwm recovery, the 1st thing i did was wipe all data and factory reset, and then i also wipe "cashe"<---wrong spelling probably. and then i went install the rom. anything that i have missed? is there any possible data corruption during the download of the OnlyOne ROM?
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U should have made a nandroid backup...and its been going around that rom bricks some users ur best bet is fjs or team perfections ucle2 objection rom...appdroid is the man!!
sent from team perfections ics rom

upgrade cyanogenmod 9 to 10... i9100g

Hye, i'm new in xda and french, then, sorry if my english...
i've installed cyanogenmod 9 in my i9100g with succes, but i would like to install cyanogenmod 10.
my first question, is about the modem and radio, because i've flashed it, and, it is necessary to reflash it after the install of cyanogenmod 10 ? or can i use the same i've installed for cyanogenmod 9 ?
another question... must i save all my phone ? contact, picture, sms, mms, video etc ? will i lost all ? or not ?
sorry if these question have been posted yet... i didn't find any post about that...
cordialy.
xxx74 said:
Hye, i'm new in xda and french, then, sorry if my english...
i've installed cyanogenmod 9 in my i9100g with succes, but i would like to install cyanogenmod 10.
my first question, is about the modem and radio, because i've flashed it, and, it is necessary to reflash it after the install of cyanogenmod 10 ? or can i use the same i've installed for cyanogenmod 9 ?
another question... must i save all my phone ? contact, picture, sms, mms, video etc ? will i lost all ? or not ?
sorry if these question have been posted yet... i didn't find any post about that...
cordialy.
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Modem and radio will not be changed, so you don't need to reflash them.
Since you have to wipe before flashing CM10:
·Contacts should be synced with Google. Just in case, use Go Backup (or another one, but Go Backupis great and free) to backup.
·Pictures/videos will be in the internal/external SD card so they won't be deleted (don't wipe internal/external sd card...).
·SMS/MMS will be lost too. Use Go Backup to backup.
·Apps: Use Go Backup to backup.
xxx74 said:
Hye, i'm new in xda and french, then, sorry if my english...
i've installed cyanogenmod 9 in my i9100g with succes, but i would like to install cyanogenmod 10.
my first question, is about the modem and radio, because i've flashed it, and, it is necessary to reflash it after the install of cyanogenmod 10 ? or can i use the same i've installed for cyanogenmod 9 ?
another question... must i save all my phone ? contact, picture, sms, mms, video etc ? will i lost all ? or not ?
sorry if these question have been posted yet... i didn't find any post about that...
cordialy.
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Hey,
You can theoretically just flash CM10 over CM9 and keep all your data... I suggest doing a full backup of CM9 first though. As for your modem/Radio, no need to reflash... You can keep the one you'Re running as long as it suits your needs.
karendar said:
Hey,
You can theoretically just flash CM10 over CM9 and keep all your data... I suggest doing a full backup of CM9 first though. As for your modem/Radio, no need to reflash... You can keep the one you'Re running as long as it suits your needs.
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Ok, thanks for your answers, i'll try it...
Somebody can tell me which difference there is between 9 and 10 ? It is interesting to upgrade ?
xxx74 said:
Ok, thanks for your answers, i'll try it...
Somebody can tell me which difference there is between 9 and 10 ? It is interesting to upgrade ?
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In a i9100, not so much (no hwcomposer so not Project Butter), athough it works great (I use CM10 since first day in i9100).
i9100G has HWcomposer working so everything is smooth and has official nightlies, so I'd say definitely yes. Anyway, just try. If you don't like... flash CM9 back!
Best luck
antonio1475 said:
In a i9100, not so much (no hwcomposer so not Project Butter), athough it works great (I use CM10 since first day in i9100).
i9100G has HWcomposer working so everything is smooth and has official nightlies, so I'd say definitely yes. Anyway, just try. If you don't like... flash CM9 back!
Best luck
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Ok, thanks for all.
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antonio1475 said:
Modem and radio will not be changed, so you don't need to reflash them.
Since you have to wipe before flashing CM10:
·Contacts should be synced with Google. Just in case, use Go Backup (or another one, but Go Backupis great and free) to backup.
·Pictures/videos will be in the internal/external SD card so they won't be deleted (don't wipe internal/external sd card...).
·SMS/MMS will be lost too. Use Go Backup to backup.
·Apps: Use Go Backup to backup.
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You said me "Since you have to wipe before flashing cm10"
But which wipe must i do ? data factory, cache partition,...
And some people say that after flashing cm10, must do a wipe to... really necessary ? If yes, which wipe ?
Sorry, i don't understand all these notion of wipe... i read doc about it but...
If somebody could answer me quickly, because i'm downloading cm10 and i would try it... I'm little exciting...
Cordially.
xxx74 said:
You said me "Since you have to wipe before flashing cm10"
But which wipe must i do ? data factory, cache partition,...
And some people say that after flashing cm10, must do a wipe to... really necessary ? If yes, which wipe ?
Sorry, i don't understand all these notion of wipe... i read doc about it but...
If somebody could answer me quickly, because i'm downloading cm10 and i would try it... I'm little exciting...
Cordially.
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The firsts versions of CM10 required wipe data (factory reset) before and after flashing.
Before flashing, wipe data (factory reset) and cache (I think factory reset also wipes cache), and if you wish, advanced->Wipe dalvik cache.
Later versions don't require wipe after anymore (I don't wipe after flashing anymore), but you lose nothing wiping after flashing if you want to be sure...
antonio1475 said:
The firsts versions of CM10 required wipe data (factory reset) before and after flashing.
Before flashing, wipe data (factory reset) and cache (I think factory reset also wipes cache), and if you wish, advanced->Wipe dalvik cache.
Later versions don't require wipe after anymore (I don't wipe after flashing anymore), but you lose nothing wiping after flashing if you want to be sure...
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Thanks for your quick answer...
Then if i choose "cm-10-20120824-NIGHTLY-i9100g.zip", i must do a "wipe data/factory reset" and a "wipe cache partition", after i install my cm10.zip, and after, if i want, i can do again the same thing "wipe data/factory reset" and a "wipe cache partition".
And normaly, i won't lost data in my sdcard and external sd ?
xxx74 said:
Thanks for your quick answer...
Then if i choose "cm-10-20120824-NIGHTLY-i9100g.zip", i must do a "wipe data/factory reset" and a "wipe cache partition", after i install my cm10.zip, and after, if i want, i can do again the same thing "wipe data/factory reset" and a "wipe cache partition".
And normaly, i won't lost data in my sdcard and external sd ?
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Just wipe data/factory reset.
And no, you won't lose data in sd memory.
PS: I never ask anyone to press the Thanks button, but after all these answers, if I helped you it would be nice you press the button in my posts (and the other who replied too)
antonio1475 said:
Just wipe data/factory reset.
And no, you won't lose data in sd memory.
PS: I never ask anyone to press the Thanks button, but after all these answers, if I helped you it would be nice you press the button in my posts (and the other who replied too)
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You helped me too much, thanks !!
Sorry for the "thank" button, it's the first time i see this thing...
xxx74 said:
You helped me too much, thanks !!
Sorry for the "thank" button, it's the first time i see this thing...
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Good luck.
By the way, many of your questions already have thousands of replies over the internet and you "should" read and try before asking "simple" things. But anyway...

[Q] Laggy i717 JB - Fix or ROM?

I tried CM a while back (WAY back, actually - pre-ICS) for the i717. It wasn't bad but after a while I went back to stock because for me it just 'felt' better. Hard to explain it other than that. In any case, I've been on full stock ever since and was happy with it.
Then Official JB comes out from the carrier and my phone is laggy as all hell and it's gotten to the point of royally pissing me off to the point that I'm considering my options.
My question is this: Do we know the cause of the lag? If so, is it fixable via custom kernel or something similar, or do I need to go to a whole separate ROM to get away from the problem (and are there any in particular that are recommended if that is the case)?
tigerknight said:
I tried CM a while back (WAY back, actually - pre-ICS) for the i717. It wasn't bad but after a while I went back to stock because for me it just 'felt' better. Hard to explain it other than that. In any case, I've been on full stock ever since and was happy with it.
Then Official JB comes out from the carrier and my phone is laggy as all hell and it's gotten to the point of royally pissing me off to the point that I'm considering my options.
My question is this: Do we know the cause of the lag? If so, is it fixable via custom kernel or something similar, or do I need to go to a whole separate ROM to get away from the problem (and are there any in particular that are recommended if that is the case)?
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Check this thread out. It's titled slow 4.1.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314464
440bro said:
Check this thread out. It's titled slow 4.1.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314464
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I've disabled a lot of apps, but I will go back and compare to that list and see about disabling some more that I may have missed. Thanks
tigerknight said:
I've disabled a lot of apps, but I will go back and compare to that list and see about disabling some more that I may have missed. Thanks
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Have you done a factory data reset since the upgrade? That seems to clear up a lot of issues too.
440bro said:
Have you done a factory data reset since the upgrade? That seems to clear up a lot of issues too.
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I don't recall, but if I had to venture a guess I'd say probably not. I followed the above thread to the 'slow 4.1.2' and disabled everything I could on that list and did a restart, not sure which one did the trick but now it's nice and speedy.Hoping it stays this quick and isn't just a factor of not a lot built up in memory yet. I'll try a factory reset if it bogs down again.
there could also be some existing apps that continue to run in the background.
you might either go into app manager and force close them and clear their cache individually
OR
maybe reboot phone every day or two. clearing any cache build up. kind of a preventative maintinence thing.
if you ventured new ROM, may I suggest Padawawn.
every phone is a bit different, but I have had the best results ever
4.2.2 ROMs perform better IMO. Good luck
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i prefer stock as well and was also experiencing lag until i found the right setup for myphone. started out by debloating. then flashed phasekernel_jb.3 and use setcpu or whatever tuner app you prefer and set governor = fantasy/scheduler = sio/min = 384/max = 1728. all phones are different so you may need to try different settings to find what works for yours. i have not had any lag since.
Here is what worked for me. I had the same issue as you and posted it a while back. This also greatly increased my battery life. I suggest that if you are rooted go ahead and wipe the device - in fact do it twice! You will have to reinstall of you your apps but it got rid of all the lag and almost doubled my battery life.
geebee1932 said:
Here is what worked for me. I had the same issue as you and posted it a while back. This also greatly increased my battery life. I suggest that if you are rooted go ahead and wipe the device - in fact do it twice! You will have to reinstall of you your apps but it got rid of all the lag and almost doubled my battery life.
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When you said "wipe", did you mean factory reset or TWRP wipe?
If TWRP, which one you wipe? I tried checking all selection and it wiped even the OS!
lanwarrior said:
When you said "wipe", did you mean factory reset or TWRP wipe?
If TWRP, which one you wipe? I tried checking all selection and it wiped even the OS!
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You wipe the caches. If you wipe system, it will delete the OS and the data wipe will wipe your data of course.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
briand.mooreg said:
You wipe the caches. If you wipe system, it will delete the OS and the data wipe will wipe your data of course.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
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OK.
I am ready to do the factory reset twice. My Note is rooted and have SuperSU. If I factory reset, wouldn't it remove SuperSU also but NOT TWRP?
If yes, can I just install the SuperSU zip from TWRP? No need to re-root?
lanwarrior said:
OK.
I am ready to do the factory reset twice. My Note is rooted and have SuperSU. If I factory reset, wouldn't it remove SuperSU also but NOT TWRP?
If yes, can I just install the SuperSU zip from TWRP? No need to re-root?
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You will have full root. I always wipe both caches, system and data when flashing a new ROM, its actually the preferred way.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
briand.mooreg said:
You will have full root. I always wipe both caches, system and data when flashing a new ROM, its actually the preferred way.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
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Wait, I already have stock AT&T JB and rooted. I just want to fix the lag and not installing a new ROM. Do I really need to wipe system and data? Wouldn't that wipe the whole OS?
I did the factory reset and want to wipe both caches... errr.. what's the button combination to boot to TWRP? I use "Quick Boot" before..
lanwarrior said:
Wait, I already have stock AT&T JB and rooted. I just want to fix the lag and not installing a new ROM. Do I really need to wipe system and data? Wouldn't that wipe the whole OS?
I did the factory reset and want to wipe both caches... errr.. what's the button combination to boot to TWRP? I use "Quick Boot" before..
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It can be done by pressing at the same time Volume up and Power buttons until the display lights up, which is when you have to release Power button, while at the same time you should keep pressing the Volume Up button.
If you wish to keep your current ROM DON'T wipe system.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
lanwarrior said:
When you said "wipe", did you mean factory reset or TWRP wipe?
If TWRP, which one you wipe? I tried checking all selection and it wiped even the OS!
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Just the normal wipe -the first one on the selection menu.
lanwarrior said:
Wait, I already have stock AT&T JB and rooted. I just want to fix the lag and not installing a new ROM. Do I really need to wipe system and data? Wouldn't that wipe the whole OS?
I did the factory reset and want to wipe both caches... errr.. what's the button combination to boot to TWRP? I use "Quick Boot" before..[/QUOTE
many people just disable the lock screen to fix lag
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