[Q] Noob flashing questions (WanamLite ICS) - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

After browsing and reading a lot of threads I decided to go with WanamLite, because from what I read everything is working like stock Samsung firmware and it's fast. I'm hoping encryption and tv-out work.
I already zergrushed root and installed CF-root CWM some days ago.
So if I flash WanamLite my new bootloader will be the one from ICS? That means I'll get an increase in the flash counter and the yellow triangle, right?
Or is it that this ROM doesn't include the bootloader section?
The instructions in the official thread say:
1 - Copy my Rom to internal sdcard
2 - Backup, backup, backup
3 - If you came from a Gingerbread or AOSP Rom, you MUST WIPE your data
4 - Flash my Rom from recovery
5 - Reboot & enjoy (and let the phone to boot up, at least 5 minutes required for media scanner to finish)
I just want to be sure on this so I don't mess up.
1 - done
2 - I have made a backup using CWM
3 - so for this I must boot into CWM recovery mode and then select Wipe Data/Factory reset and then Wipe Cache Partition?
4 - still in CWM I then must select Apply Update From SDCard?
5 - reboot
Is the above correct?
Thanks a lot for your help.
BTW, is it just me or v10.7 has more features than v10.8?
Check the changelogs in the links after the text "Before you download PLEASE vote for you preferred mods" in the original thread here

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The procedure you follow is right.
I would do couple more things before flashing a new ROM.
*cwm -advanced - wipe dalvik cache.
*mounts and storage - format system. This step won't be mentioned in installation steps.but its good to do.sometimes you may have problems moving from aosp rom to sammy rom this ensures that there are no issues.just be careful that you don't format SD card.
Any new flash will increase the counter.you can reset it using the USB jig.
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Don't bother about the counter and yellow triangle if you get one, there is an app called triangle away, it will help you remove both the counter and yellow triangle with ease in ics
#*posted on the move *#

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netcitizen said:
*mounts and storage - format system. This step won't be mentioned in installation steps.but its good to do.sometimes you may have problems moving from aosp rom to sammy rom this ensures that there are no issues.just be careful that you don't format SD card.
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I just want to make sure I understand this...
So what the "Wipe Data/Factory reset" does is the same as "format /data" in the CWM advanced menu.
And the "Wipe Cache Partition" is the same as "format /cache".
And you're saying to also "format /system"
Is that correct?
netcitizen said:
Any new flash will increase the counter.you can reset it using the USB jig.
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bala_gamer said:
Don't bother about the counter and yellow triangle if you get one, there is an app called triangle away, it will help you remove both the counter and yellow triangle with ease in ics
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I may be wrong on this but, I think I read somewhere that the USB jig was not working with some newer kernels.
So I thought that if the jig doesn't work then it could be that the triangleaway also wouldn't work.
But do all ROMs, or in this case WanamLite, overwrite the bootloader?
Once again thanks.

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@ghost shell
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=triangle+away&c=apps this is for the trinangle Isue for rooting , but theirs another way for rooting the phone without yellow triangle by using self recovery .if u came in GB u need to wipe delvic cahce ,data .

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ghost shell said:
I may be wrong on this but, I think I read somewhere that the USB jig was not working with some newer kernels.
So I thought that if the jig doesn't work then it could be that the triangleaway also wouldn't work.
But do all ROMs, or in this case WanamLite, overwrite the bootloader?
Once again thanks.
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usb jig wont work with newer bootloaders that comes with ics. triangleaway is the simpler and easy way to remove counter , usb jig is not required for ics.

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for anyone who finds this thread when trying to answer their questions...
All went OK and I didn't got any yellow triangle.
So either the bootloader wasn't flashed or CWM doesn't increase the flash count.
I'm still exploring things, but the phone seems less responsible. Sometimes I tap and it does nothing.
And I think I screwed up by allowing google to backup and restore my data. Either that or WanamLite still comes loaded with a lot of crap (like widgets). I'm not sure.

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To my understanding:
1. Flashing bootloaders won't give you a yellow triangle or increase flash counter.
2. Flashing with CWM or mobileODIN will not increase the flash counter as well. (Flash counter only increase when flashing non-official kernel in ODIN mode?)
3. Wananlite CWM zip doesn't flash bootloaders, you need to manually flash the ICS bootloaders if coming from GB.
4. I'm on V10.3 with siyah kernel 3.0.1, everything works as it should. (Next ROM: Sensation v3, perhaps?)
5. If you are not satisfied with the touch sensitivity, you may download ExTweaks from play store and adjust vitalij value.
Hope it helps.

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Hi I was thinking of trying this rom to, but I am bit concerned about *mounts and storage-format system operation can someone exlpain this process in more depth as I don't want to loose my saved roms/back ups which are on the internal sd card and my external sd card.
The procedure you follow is right.
I would do couple more things before flashing a new ROM.
*cwm -advanced - wipe dalvik cache.
*mounts and storage - format system. This step won't be mentioned in installation steps.but its good to do.sometimes you may have problems moving from aosp rom to sammy rom this ensures that there are no issues.just be careful that you don't format SD card.

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maxal said:
Hi I was thinking of trying this rom to, but I am bit concerned about *mounts and storage-format system operation can someone exlpain this process in more depth as I don't want to loose my saved roms/back ups which are on the internal sd card and my external sd card
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its very simple.....
Yesturday only I have done this for my MIUI ROM, I came from Samsung ROM earlier, but it was continuesly giving one error on each MIUI rom I flashed,
I understand Wiping and formating are same, but in the main menu it is only given few wipes which will not effect your ROM's system file and you will be able to boot even after all that wipes,
But by formating System (at Mounts & Storage) you are completely wiping your ROM with its data, but this will not wipe any data which is stored on the user partion of SDcard (which you can access from Computor through mass storage) . now your pnone is Romless and you will not be able to boot until you install a new ROM from recovey or from ODIN.
the steps are:
1) Put your favourite ROM on your iternal SD
2) wipe data factory reset
3) wipe Dalvik cache from Advance
4) go to mouts and storage and select only format system and do it.
5) go back and select install zip from SD card and install your ROM...
Reboot - DONE
Just click on the link of CWM in my signature for more knowledge about CWM menu and partitions which I gathered for me and shared with you....

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Hi all
I am about to install Wanamlite and have a question. If I copy Wanamlite in my internal SD (the 11.5 GB memory space I had afrom the beginning with my SII) and that I select wipe data/factory reset, won't it delete everything on the internal SD including the Wanamlite zip ?
Thansk for your help

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nsidb said:
Hi all
I am about to install Wanamlite and have a question. If I copy Wanamlite in my internal SD (the 11.5 GB memory space I had afrom the beginning with my SII) and that I select wipe data/factory reset, won't it delete everything on the internal SD including the Wanamlite zip ?
Thansk for your help
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No, wiping will not delete any user data on your SD card which is accessible through PC
wiping Cache and Data will only wipes your phon's some temporory files and applications and its data...