On a fresh AOKP installation (r31) I performed a restart then the tablet freezes during boot animation. Tried to reboot it multiple times - same result. I wanted to wipe everything and restart but I cannot format /data partition in recovery: it will stay on "Formatting /data ..." for 2-3 minutes and then will reboot :-(
Any idea?
I suspect something in the data partition is corrupted, may be the partition table. Is there a chance to re-create the partition table?
Thanks.
Problem solved:
Using Odin I flashed the stock recovery then wipe data/factory reset.
Flashed back CWM 4.0.0.4, performed /data format
Flashed CWM 5.5.0.4 installed rom, rebooted, wipe data, format data, format system, adb push aokp rom, flashed AOKP. I lost my sdcard data but now the system is working.
I think we can close this topic.
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Is it possible to mount the sdcard using CWM so that I can transfer a rom over without having to go through the boot process?
This is not out of convenience. I am currently stuck in a boot loop and wiping user data/factory reset, wiping cache, wiping dalvik and reformatting altogether do not work. I want to flash straight to stock VS 3588.
Will,
You can mount /sdcard for PCs from CWM, but you have to be able
to user power/volume + to start CWM. There is a mounts menu and the
mount USB option is down at the bottom.
Rev
Hey guys, I have one quick question here.
Today I updated my Vanilla RB from 2.8 - > 2.9. All went ok until I updated DorimanX from 7.0 -> 7.1.
Now I'm unable to get past the boot animation.
Normally I would just wipe/factory reset and install a fresh rom. But this time I don't have a backup of my recent appdata.
I am nearly at the point of wiping anyway but then I thought if I could format /system or /data without harming my apps and appdata?
TL;DR: Does formatting /system or /data affect application data?
SynGates said:
Hey guys, I have one quick question here.
Today I updated my Vanilla RB from 2.8 - > 2.9. All went ok until I updated DorimanX from 7.0 -> 7.1.
Now I'm unable to get past the boot animation.
Normally I would just wipe/factory reset and install a fresh rom. But this time I don't have a backup of my recent appdata.
I am nearly at the point of wiping anyway but then I thought if I could format /system or /data without harming my apps and appdata?
TL;DR: Does formatting /system or /data affect application data?
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1. /system does not have anything to do with your data, so formatting it wont affect your data. However, if you format /system, then you have to flash a ROM, hence, your device wont boot.
2. /data contains all your application data, settings, messages etc. formatting it will sure delete the same.
I'll advise you to format /system and flash ROM again. Your data will be intact and your device should boot now.
yesyes that was my intention; to format /system and flash the ROM again.
Thank you
edit: not working, guess I'll just wipe
How much of the ritual of rom management is actually necessary and how much is just passed on wisdom based ultimately on nothing? Is there really any benefit to wiping a partition more than once, fo example? Some people suggest all sorts of voodoo to make sure a rom gets installed right and everyone is quick to blame a failure to follow the ritual perfectly for any shortcomings of the rom.
Just curious. Either way - it is interesting to have these flashing rituals. The ritual is different for each device.
Steps to flashing ROM -
1. Wipe all partitions ONCE (but make sure you wipe them all).
2. Flash ROM first, flash gapps if not included, then flash any other zips of apps/mods/whatever else that you need.
3. Done.
A lot of the tips that people give are misleading. You DO NOT need to wipe more than once. When you format a flash drive on your computer, do you format it 2-3 times just 'to make sure everything is wiped' or do you just format it once? Same thing for the NAND flash memory of phones/tablets. One format of the partitions will wipe them clean.
There's no such thing as a wait time for 'letting the ROM settle in'. You flash a ROM, reboot, wait for dalvik cache to rebuild, wait a minute or two after boot for all the auto-start apps to load (especially if you have a single core phone with low RAM) and use away.
You don't have to wipe cache+dalvik cache each time you flash an update of your ROM. Android automatically detects which apks have changed and rebuilds the dalvik cache only for them, rather than unnecessarily deleting the whole dalvik cache and rebuilding the same stuff again. Google 'android auto dexopt-ing' for more info.
You don't have to wipe cache+dalvik after flashing a new kernel, because those are for apps and aren't related to kernel.
The correct wiping order is -
1. Format /boot
2. Format /system
3. Format /data
4. Format /cache
Some devices have additional partitions so you would need to format them too if necessary, but for most devices these are the standard partitions to wipe. Some recoveries have a 'format all partitions (except SD card)' option which does all this at once, most recoveries require you to format them manually. In most recoveries, the option for formatting data is called 'Format data/Factory Reset'. This does the same thing as running Factory Reset in the phone settings, i.e. it formats /data and /cache. So depending on your recovery, you might not need to format /cache after formatting /data. Many people advise to format dalvik cache after formatting data. This is completely unnecessary. Dalvik cache is just a folder in /data and in /cache, so when you format /data and /cache or do a factory reset, it is wiped too. If you wipe dalvik cache after formatting those partitions already, you're doing nothing other than deleting a non-existent folder.
You don't need to 'calibrate' the battery after a new ROM flash. Battery calibration as it is called does nothing but delete a system file called batterystats.bin which contains info about the running apps, percent of battery they use and the battery history. This file is anyway reset whenever you charge the device fully, so you're essentially 'calibrating' your device each time you fully charge it.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/105051985738280261832/posts/FV3LVtdVxPT
Last one, you don't need to fix permissions each time you flash a ROM/ROM update. Only run it if you're getting a lot of app FCs.
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I agree with Sashank, use the order but personally (again my own personal preference) I boot the ROM first after flashing ROM /or GApps then I reboot back into recovery to flash anything that needs to be flashed. Also when using 4EXT Recovery (preferred/best recovery for our Desire HD) there's an option to wipe all partitions except for SD Crad, I usually use that 3 time to make sure my device is as clean as possible
I was installing jellybean cm 10 on my atrix and here's what I did
I rooted the device
unlocked the boot loader
power and volume down
I stopped at android recovery
I went to mounts and storage
format system
format cache
format data
format preinstall
wipe cache partition
wipe dalvik
wipe data factory reset
and I install the cm10 zip from the sd card
then download google apps
then rebooted.
Once it rebooted I'm stuck.. and I really have no clue what to do.
cbmortel said:
I was installing jellybean cm 10 on my atrix and here's what I did
I rooted the device
unlocked the boot loader
power and volume down
I stopped at android recovery
I went to mounts and storage
format system
format cache
format data
format preinstall
wipe cache partition
wipe dalvik
wipe data factory reset
and I install the cm10 zip from the sd card
then download google apps
then rebooted.
Once it rebooted I'm stuck.. and I really have no clue what to do.
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Download ROM
Download Gapps for version of CM
Reboot recovery
Wipe system, data, cache, vendor/webtop, dalvik cache
Flash ROM
Flash Gapps
Reboot to ROM
1st boot in new ROM will take longer than normal
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I currently have CM10.2 on my DNA. I had soft-bricked my phone previously and recovered it using RUU; from there I did the CM10.2 install.
I'd like to wipe my /data partition then push what's necessary to install CM11M8 because of the way it divides up the profiles, but I can't ADB from recovery even after trying the numerous driver fixes that have been mentioned in the forum (naked drivers, etc).
If I wipe /data, there's no OS to boot into and I can no longer ADB to push the files. What are my options?
Wiping data should not wipe out the OS.
You should just be able to put the file on internal storage, wipe and flash cm11.
Not sure I understand the dilemma.
santod040 said:
Wiping data should not wipe out the OS.
You should just be able to put the file on internal storage, wipe and flash cm11.
Not sure I understand the dilemma.
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When I do "Format /Data" it wiped the OS. Am I missing something? Or am I only supposed to do "Wipe Data/Factory Reset?"