Sorry I'm a noob and couldn't find a clean answer. I'm coming from iPhone where I just mastered jailbreaking and all that good stuff and now starting over on a way better device.
I'm running UnNamed v1.0.1 and I want to upgrade to v1.0.3.
Do I need to do #4 "4) Select "wipe data/factory reset"" if I'm upgrading and will I need to do it for future upgrades (hopeful there will be some)
Thanks
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saladbowl831 said:
Sorry I'm a noob and couldn't find a clean answer. I'm coming from iPhone where I just mastered jailbreaking and all that good stuff and now starting over on a way better device.
I'm running UnNamed v1.0.1 and I want to upgrade to v1.0.3.
Do I need to do #4 "4) Select "wipe data/factory reset" if I'm upgrading and will I need to do it for future upgrades (hopeful there will be some)
Thanks
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In theory you do not have to do a "wipe/factory reset" if upgrading from 1.01 to 1.03,
however for best results I would advise you to do a full fresh clean install using the
"wipe data/factory reset" option.
If you have really a lot of apps and games installed you can always do a titanium backup.
Most people do not have tons of apps and games installed so it's usually very easy and
fast to simply reinstall apps, doing fresh clean install can also avoid many problems too.
Misterjunky said:
In theory you do not have to do a "wipe/factory reset" if upgrading from 1.01 to 1.03,
however for best results I would advise you to do a full fresh clean install using the
"wipe data/factory reset" option.
If you have really a lot of apps and games installed you can always do a titanium backup.
Most people do not have tons of apps and games installed so it's usually very easy and
fast to simply reinstall apps, doing fresh clean install can also avoid many problems too.
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Misterjunky is correct, It is always a good practice to follow the OP to the fullest extent.
But I upgraded from Cog to UnNamed, no factory reset and was fine. ymmv though
bottom line is that if the dev released a 'non-wipe' update to their ROM, you dont need to wipe your device. But keep in mind that if you get weird issues after upgrading, you might want to wipe your device and start over. I always feel more comfortable starting from scratch, but thats just me.
Thanks for the advise guys. I'll wipe n start over
BACKUP B4 Install!
Just to add to all the good information above...BEFORE doing ANY MAJOR revision or ROM changes ALWAYS do a Nandroid backup in CWM Recover (In Version 5.0.2.3 Main menu scroll down to Backup and Restore then Backup) It has saved many loads before as not all ROM installs go as expected the first run through as each phone is temperamental and tends to load differently sometimes. And also when restoring ANYTHING from Titanium Backup to a new ROM NEVER Restore System Apps as it change the integrity of the ROM's system files and could cause serious detrimental effects and many Force Closures. So Restore ALL Missing Apps with Data.
I just flashed UnNamed and after logging in to my Google Account it downloaded all the apps I had before wiping anyway. I didn't realize that was possible without using Titanium Backup or similar.
So if you use the Google backup (or syncing) it should download your apps after flashing as well.
Please correct me if I'm wrong! I'm still learning myself.
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pdubcramp said:
I just flashed UnNamed and after logging in to my Google Account it downloaded all the apps I had before wiping anyway. I didn't realize that was possible without using Titanium Backup or similar.
So if you use the Google backup (or syncing) it should download your apps after flashing as well.
Please correct me if I'm wrong! I'm still learning myself.
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U.R. Right, however this method only works if you only download apps
from the market.
In the future if you ever find other sources to download apps from, google
will NOT backup or restore those apps.
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What does wiping data/cache actually do, whats does it wipe? Is there like a list or something of what it erases? I just want to install new rom and don't want to erase stuff I need. Thx to anyone that can help me understand.
Payaso1 said:
What does wiping data/cache actually do, whats does it wipe? Is there like a list or something of what it erases? I just want to install new rom and don't want to erase stuff I need. Thx to anyone that can help me understand.
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It wipes all your user data. If u want to keep your apps go get titanium back up and back up all your apps. Then wipe data and cache then after flash a new rom download titanium again and restore apps with data.
Sent from Glacier with CM7
Hey thx so it doesn't wipe contacts, ringtones, or other info?
If you are installing a new ROM the best way to save contacts is to make them google contacts, sync, and then all of your contacts are kept with google, so when you log in with the new rom everything downloads to the phone. with ringtones as long as they are saved in media/sounds they are fine. It's difficult to install a new rom while keeping all of your current user data perfectly intact. Nothing is 100% guaranteed to work, and installing a ROM always comes with risks. If you are THAT dependent upon your userdata in it's current state, maybe you're better off where you are. Where there is a will, there is always a way, but if you are simply trying to save yourself time and effort, working with custom ROMs rarely affords you that comfort. Once you get it set up it can run like a dream, but getting there usually has a few bumps.
Hi, i'm going to be trying the new ICS ROM that was posted today and i'm currently running Mirage. because of all the framework changes in the new ROM along with some other weird stuff that's come up, i'm going to do a full wipe.
now i already learned the hard way not to choose "wipe data" in recovery because it wipes the sd-ext. so i'll just choose the format options in mount/storage.
my question is, do i still need to back up the apps in TB, or will they all still be technically installed once i mount the sd-ext after installing link2sd.
just hoping someone that uses it can offer advice of the cleanest way to go about this.
thanks!
Does anyone know how to make the transition from Alpha 3 to XRON? I already have Alpha 3 working and installed some apps.
Do we need to uninstall Alpha 3 or we can update to XRON directly? If its direct, what happens to the apps, games and data that exists in Alpha 3 that I installed from the Market. Would be wiped and I have to redo them all over again?
Thanks for your help.
notep said:
Does anyone know how to make the transition from Alpha 3 to XRON? I already have Alpha 3 working and installed some apps.
Do we need to uninstall Alpha 3 or we can update to XRON directly? If its direct, what happens to the apps, games and data that exists in Alpha 3 that I installed from the Market. Would be wiped and I have to redo them all over again?
Thanks for your help.
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Never done this before eh?
The only time that you wont lose your apps and previous settings is if you install over an existing installation, and that is a pretty rare occurrence. XRON requires a factory wipe before installation.
Just boot into CWM Recovery and flash the zip and do a factory wipe.
If you left the defaults alone when you installed CM7 originally, your apps will be backed up.
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Never done this before eh?
The only time that you wont lose your apps and previous settings is if you install over an existing installation, and that is a pretty rare occurrence. XRON requires a factory wipe before installation.
Just boot into CWM Recovery and flash the zip and do a factory wipe.
If you left the defaults alone when you installed CM7 originally, your apps will be backed up.
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Thanks Krunk_Kracker for your response. Sorry haven't done that.
Flash the zip and do a factory wipe? Didn't understand that.
Also when you say apps will be backed up that will be when we do a NANDROID backup but was hoping if we can flash XRON over Alpha 3 and still have my existing games retain the level/scores or some of my apps have the logins saved etc.
It looks like it won't and I have to wipe Alpha 3 and do XRON and start installing the apps all over again.
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Never done this before eh?
The only time that you wont lose your apps and previous settings is if you install over an existing installation, and that is a pretty rare occurrence. XRON requires a factory wipe before installation.
Just boot into CWM Recovery and flash the zip and do a factory wipe.
If you left the defaults alone when you installed CM7 originally, your apps will be backed up.
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Contrary to popular teaching I have never done a factory wipe through all the CM versions and then all the XRON versions as well!
TP runs stable and solid with Regpon being the only "fix" applied to maintain WiFi.
I love this device!
PS I do a dalvic wipe and partion wipe.
Use Mybackuproot its a free app in the Market. It will backup all your current apps+data like saved games, call logs, text msgs etc...
Run it to save a backup to SD card, clean install XRON, go to the market to install MybackupRoot again, and then load up your backup from SD card. Has work great for me in the past on my ANdroid phones when trying out different Roms.
So, after much research and trepidation, I flashed my first ROM to my i717 last week. Then I decided I didn't like that ROM and flashed another an hour later. So far it's been stable and speedy. I'm very happy. Thanks to XDA-Developers, Google, the Internet, and everyone who made this possible.
So, now, here's my simplified guide to doing what I did. This should NOT be taken as gospel. Please read as much as you can first. But, in an effort to give back, I thought a simple, step by step guide (or, more like links to the guides I found helpful) would be useful to someone. Are we sitting comfortably? Then let us begin.
1. Go here - http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-no...y-note-sgh-i717-icsgingerbreadeasiest-method/ - and root your phone. It will also install ClockworkMod Recovery. Both of these need to be done before you can flash a new ROM.
NOTE: I hear that TWRP is the preferred recovery app. I've tried it and it's very nice. It just so happens that I had ClockworkMod installed when I actually decided to flash a ROM. But use whatever you like.
2. Go to the Play Store and buy Titanium Backup Pro. Well, actually, download the free version then buy the Pro key. There are other backup methods, but I like this one.
3. Backup EVERYTHING. You might never restore a particular app, but best to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. I like to use the Google Drive option in Titanium to push by backup off my phone. But you can just hook it up to your PC and copy the backup folder from your SD card to your PC. This is just in case something REALLY bad happens. Best to have an off-phone backup.
4. Find a nice ROM to settle down with. I'm using Revolt (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2288566&highlight=revolt) but do your research and find one you like. If you decide to go with something built off Android 4.2 or 4.3 then you'll lose the Samsung Touchwiz stuff (fancy SPen features, etc.), but to me that wasn't as big a deal as I though.
NOTE: Make sure you know if the ROM need an additional Google Apps package. Sometimes they're listed with the ROM, sometimes not. Read and make sure or you could lose a lot of phone features or it may not even boot. Again, READING IS YOUR FRIEND.
5. Save the ROM (and GApps file if needed) to your phone's SD card (internal or external doesn't matter)
6. Boot into recovery (Hold Vol UP+Vol DOWN then press PWR and hold all 3 until you feel a vibration, then let go of PWR). When ClockworkMod (Or TWRP) comes up, RUN A BACKUP!
7. Read 6. Make sure you actually do it. I'll know.
8. Once you're sure you have your Titanium and ClockworkMod backups, follow the instructions for installing the ROM. Usually this involves (from ClockworkMod or TWRP):
a. Factory Reset
b. Wipe Cache (this is usually a part of Factory Reset, but doesn't hurt to do again)
c. Wipe Dalvik Cache (see cyanogen's response here for what this does - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=519495)
d. Flash new ROM
e, Flash Google Apps (you can also wipe cache and Dalvik cache between d and e)
9. Now the moment of truth. Reboot. Wait. This can take some time, so don't fret if it seems to be taking too long. I'd say if it's over 15 minutes then you might need to worry, but chill before then)
10. When it does boot, you'll basically have a fresh, new phone. You'll need to enter your Google account and follow all the usual stuff you did when you first got your phone.
11. Leave your phone alone now. You can click around, but don't install anything new just yet. I've seen many a post about letting things settle. So, maybe, poke around for 15-30 minutes just to see but don't change anything. Then Reboot
12. Now reinstall Titanium. You can start reinstalling your apps. DON'T reinstall standard apps or they could break (e.g. email app or its data) as the new ROM might not support the old version of the app. My rule of thumb is don't restore any data I can get back from my online accounts (Email, FB, G+, Keep, etc.). All of your pics and that should be on your SD card and should not need to be restored.
13. That's it. If you enabled a scheduled backup in Titanium you might want to disable it for a while to make sure you like what you have. That way, you can go back if you don't like it.
Hopefully that helps someone. Please forgive any mistakes or omissions and if anyone with more experience wants to give it a once over I'd appreciate it.
Thanks and good luck.
Sorry guy, but on step one there is a very high probability of someone bricking their phone.
Why? Because it has happened about 100 times over the past two years from people using that site/method. If you flash the wrong kernel you kill your precious.
You should edit your step to say in the strongest terms triple check your operating system and get the correct kernel.
And step one is unnecessary because all roms here are already rooted.
1. Flash TWRP using pc and Odin.
2. Download new rom.
3. Boot into recovery.
4. Wipe cache, system, data.
5. Flash rom. Boot and wait 10 minutes.
6. Check settings for networks.
7. Optional modem flash.
Only wipe that's needed is a factory reset within recovery. That wipes /cache too. The dalvik cache resides on the data partition and is thusly wiped as well.
The Rom will have a format /system line within the updater script.
And within titanium backup don't backup or restore system settings (anything in the list that's red.)
And as said rooting first isn't needed unless you've been using stock for awhile and have apps you'd like to backup first... the easiest way to root is simply flash the latest twrp with Odin.. boot into recovery... then when you go to reboot the system it'll see that you're not rooted and ask if you'd like to do so.
Thanks for the feedback. Like I hope I stressed, this is the method that worked for me.
I guess I have the terms mixed up in 1. I'm saying to install ClockworkMod (or TWRP) and root your phone. I want to root it here because I want Titanium installed before I change ROMS so I can go back to exactly how everything was before modding if I want. Does that make sense?
Also, can you tell me what's specifically wrong with the site I link in Step 1? I was on ICS at the time I think. Does it brick if you do it on JB?
I'll change the step to say to go here instead - http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/96
Is that better?
Also, can you explain your cache wipe suggestions. I've seen the official instructions say to Reset, then Wipe Cache, then Wipe Dalvik. I know the last 2 are included in the first, but why are we explicitly asked to do them again? Why do you think we don't?
My thinking behind adding it here is that it does no harm and if some devs think that not doing it will cause problems then why not include it to be extra safe.
If you wanted it back to the way it was before modding anything then you could flash a custom recovery and do a nandroid backup before rooting at all.
Titanium backup needs root. If you want your app data after flashing a rom then that's when it's needed.
As far as extra wiping... putting your arms over your head spinning in a circle while chanting a manta does no harm either and is just as effective.
When you flash as often as I do... you wanna streamline the process. Extra anything is just that... Extra... and is just a waste of time
His first step is correct. No one that I know has bricked their phone using those directions because that link does not install any kernels. And it never did. It works for all versions of android. Even after all this time there is so much misinformation given.
Studacris's help is as good as gold though. He has put me in my place in the past.
Thanks Everyone.
I recently rooted/unlocked my Verizon GN2 using Casual, and I am interested in trying my first ROM. I saw the announcement of Jelly Wiz Rom MJ9 4.3 TW (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2564495), and it looks fairly interesting, so I'd like to give it a go. Before I jump in, I want to be sure I've got my process correct. Pulling in information from that thread and the [GUIDE][VZW Edition]How to Root/Rom/Return to Stock the VZW Galaxy Note II! thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024207), here's what I think I have to do:
Make sure I've got a good backup
Download the ROM to my internal SD card
Power device off, then hold the Volume up/home/power buttons until I get into TWRP)
Select wipe, then wipe cache. (If I get force close or other issues, boot back to TWRP and wipe data)
Select install, then choose the ROM
Reboot
At this point, I should have the ROM up and running. However, there will be some problem with the modem and WiFi, so I need to fix that by doing the following:
Grab the "Recovery Flashable Modem and WiFi Parameters" from http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23252070760974850
Boot into TWRP
Select install, then choose the Flashable Model and WiFi Parameters zip file
Reboot
Is this all correct? Have I missed anything?
Everything seems to be in good order. You almost always want to perform a full factory reset/data wipe when going between different Roms. I know it's a pain to restore everything back to your liking but you'll regret not wiping 9/10 times. Also, consider keeping the .zips on an external SD Card just in case of accidental internal storage wipe.
Titanium Backup should be my friend, right?
Jiggabitties said:
Everything seems to be in good order. You almost always want to perform a full factory reset/data wipe when going between different Roms. I know it's a pain to restore everything back to your liking but you'll regret not wiping 9/10 times. Also, consider keeping the .zips on an external SD Card just in case of accidental internal storage wipe.
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Thanks for the tips.
I've done a backup of all my apps (system and user) using Titanium, and I can do another before doing my reset/wipe. In theory, I should be able to restore the apps I want to recover, after I'm all done installing the ROM and the patch, right? So it shouldn't be too much of a hassle.
Or am I being naive?
Well all of your Google apps back themselves up to the cloud, so you're good there. In my experience, it's best to only restore Market Apps, games etc... apps that aren't already synced with your google account. But I've always had pretty good luck with Titanium. I pretty much only ever backed up game progress, far too many hours into angry birds to lose it to a wipe.
Jiggabitties said:
Well all of your Google apps back themselves up to the cloud, so you're good there. In my experience, it's best to only restore Market Apps, games etc... apps that aren't already synced with your google account. But I've always had pretty good luck with Titanium. I pretty much only ever backed up game progress, far too many hours into angry birds to lose it to a wipe.
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That makes sense. Sounds like the smart thing to do is to grab all the apps I actually use, give them time to re-sync, and then use Titanium to restore everyone else's data.
Thanks very much!
Exactly! You got it, glad I could help.
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ya i wanna try this but have spent last 2 hrs unbricking my phone after trying to install another tw rom following directions exactly. may just wait to get back to tw rom and stay at cm 11 unofficials