Hello my question is about how to clean the s2 ( wipe cache etc)
for trade in...?
It has stock XWLP8 Neatrom by sale with ics Domination theme
what is the best option to wipe the entire phone so i could trade in my device
do i only have to boot to recovery then factory reset , wiping cache , en davlik cache ? and thats it ?
btw new phone is s3
just_nos said:
Hello my question is about how to clean the s2 ( wipe cache etc)
for trade in...?
It has stock XWLP8 Neatrom by sale with ics Domination theme
what is the best option to wipe the entire phone so i could trade in my device
do i only have to boot to recovery then factory reset , wiping cache , en davlik cache ? and thats it ?
btw new phone is s3
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Correct. But, the custom recovery will not disappear. Flash a stock rom if you want to delete everything.
Mariacci said:
Correct. But, the custom recovery will not disappear. Flash a stock rom if you want to delete everything.
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Thanks but i think its not neccasary
the phone shop takes my s2 en give me a huge discount on the s3
with only a 1 year contract
all i want is to erase my data and stuff permanent.
lol lol lol humour
probably not the best thing to do but flash pit in odin lol it defo wont boot and should wipe data lol lololololol then find the thread on bootloaders and reflash stock bootloader before you take it back ifya wantin to lololol
Format cache, data, system, & internal sd in CWM. Flash stock rom in Odin. Jig if necessary. Done.
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Hey all so after I update my firmware to XWKK5 do I have to wipe everything while in recovery mode is it really necessary?
What do you want to achieve with deleting all from recovery?
If you've upgraded, then the phone is in the version upgraded. If you delete all from recovery, you have to reinstall the entire ROM or the phone wont boot...
Thought I had to Wipe Data / factory reset and Wipe Cache Partition?
RoRo1990 said:
Thought I had to Wipe Data / factory reset and Wipe Cache Partition?
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Instructions are to be followed .
Custom roms usually ask for wipe but not stock roms .
jje
RoRo1990 said:
Hey all so after I update my firmware to XWKK5 do I have to wipe everything while in recovery mode is it really necessary?
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You don't need to do that if you are upgrading from a Stock ROM. If you chose the wipe version of ROM for flashing then it'll automatically wipe you device. If you use non-wipe it'll upgrade and everything remains same.
Wipe is only recommended when you are switchin from Custom to Stock or vice-versa else after a version downgrade say KK5 to KJ3.
Hope it helped.
Hi,
I tried to port a Sense "Zero" ROM to my ACE, and hard bricked it.
Those at Samsung changed the motherboard for mine for FREE (My dad took it to service and he didn't tell the staff there that it was rooted so warranty not "voided" yet)
Now here's the situation.
Before bricking the ACE, I can normally flash ICS roms without wiping data/factory reset when finished flashing it.
But after that, I have trouble .For example, the CM9 Galaxyics by Maclaw's team Rom. I need to do a wipe after flashing to boot it normally. But for AOKP, it got stuck at whitescreen practically FOREVER.(I wiped already). Should I try to flash a new bootloader and stock ROM from sammobile.com again or do something else?
Thx for ur advice.
Hopefully I don't need to buy a new one, or fix my HTC Desire's motherboard which keeps rebooting after 5 mins and cost about $150
why dont u go to download and install fresh firmware,sorry if i mistaken
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Hey .. before u flash the AOKP rom must do reset factory data,wipe cache n also dalvik cache .. After u flash the rom, u need to do reset factory, wipe cache n wipe dalvik cache again . AOKP has different way to install
The Desire reboot problem.....ahh good times
Ace-ing all tests.
reventongt said:
Hey .. before u flash the AOKP rom must do reset factory data,wipe cache n also dalvik cache .. After u flash the rom, u need to do reset factory, wipe cache n wipe dalvik cache again . AOKP has different way to install
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Update: Now I got problems with GalaxyICS and MIUIv4 too......Normally I don't need to do that much wipe when flashing ICS.
EmoBoiix3 said:
The Desire reboot problem.....ahh good times
Ace-ing all tests.
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Is it a manufacturing prob.?
Anyway, I'll fix my Desire(wanted a pure MIUI)
panpjp said:
Is it a manufacturing prob.?
Anyway, I'll fix my Desire(wanted a pure MIUI)
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Motherboard problem
Ace-ing all tests.
I flashed my S2 yesterday with CheckROM and I like it and everything but I'd like to try MIUI today but I'm not sure how I would go about this? I think I may have to wipe my phone (already have a backup from before I flashed with CheckROM) and then just install MIUI like I did CheckROM? Correct me if there is another way or I'm wrong.
Just go into clock work recovery, wipe data cache, flash miui.
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MKULTRA- said:
I flashed my S2 yesterday with CheckROM and I like it and everything but I'd like to try MIUI today but I'm not sure how I would go about this? I think I may have to wipe my phone (already have a backup from before I flashed with CheckROM) and then just install MIUI like I did CheckROM? Correct me if there is another way or I'm wrong.
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Wipe cache and Wipe Dalvik cache in recovery then flash your rom .
OR
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Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
jje
Miui formats system for you.
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atifsh said:
Miui formats system for you.
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By formats system do you mean wipes everything or just cache?
Let's see.......
You wipe data, cache but your phone can boot, because the OS remains.
You wipe system OS got removed, you can't boot phone.
Wiping system is the cleanest flash you can do.
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Hey guys!!!
New galaxy S2 owner. I have done some searching in these forums and the threads answered many of my questions. However, I still have some newbie questions that I found unanswered. Please excuse me if my questions have been answered before but I got tired of searching
Here is the deal:
Yesterday, I flashed a CF Root with Odin3. Then used CWM to flash a wanamlite firmware. The firmware was great but I didn't like that it still had TW. So I dl'ed another firmware to the internal SD card and flashed again using CWM. I then flashed a couple of other ROMS and I noticed that after the first wanamlite flash, the new ROMs were unstable with many error messages that some OS processes have stopped etc.
I got back home, flashed to stock with Odin3 and the phone got stuck at the second samsung logo. I followed some community steps (thanks XDA) like disabling all kies processes from TM, wiping data/cache, then boot in DL mode and flash the stock ROM using Odin3 which worked.
I then Flashed a CF Root again and used CWM to flash a Spike Pure ICS ROM v5 which was great but I get occasional error messages like 'gallery stopped' or some other error message when I try to set contact photos. It just lags, blackscreen then comes back with the 'Unfortunately, the process had stopped'.
My questions: is this because of the previously flashed firmware that this is happening or is it that those ICS ROMs have these issues commonly? Did anyone have this experience before? What do you advice before flashing to a new ROM going back to stock or going straight from the current? Doesn't Odin3 technically wipe everything back to stock?
WIPE WIPE WIPE.
Go into recovery. Data/factory reset.
Advanced, Wipe dalvic cache. Mounts and storage, format system. Its a standard procedure going from one OS to another OS. You can then either flash a firmware zip from recovery or an .tar file from Odin.
Then to be on the safe side factory reset once again.
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Wich fw do you have?
Make a deep clean with odin an flash on the latest ics version (lp9 is a good one)..then flash (if you want) a custom rom..
My experience with custom roms: one of the best rom samsung based (ics 4.0.3) is the foxhound greyfox v2..if you want a pure ics rom flash the omega aokp rom (ics 4.0.4)..
Try then to change kernel..siyah is the best for both roms..
P.s. sorry for my bad english
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After LP7 should be staple enough for daily use .However you are using custom roms and you should read carefully each roms thread before flashing .
You are probably suffering from flashing multiple roms and leaving bits behind as well = clean wipe .
jje.
Can someone give me a clear full wipe procedure? I always wiped data/factory rest/wiuped chaceh and dalvik... but what else? a step by step procedure would be helpful!!
I currently have Spike Pure ICS v 5.
What do you mean by Odin3 'deep clean'?
OJ77 said:
Can someone give me a clear full wipe procedure? I always wiped data/factory rest/wiuped chaceh and dalvik... but what else? a step by step procedure would be helpful!!
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Read my last post..
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so:
1. Recovery mode > format user data > wipe cache > clear dalvik > format system (from moutns and storage)
2. Download mode > flash stock ROM using odin 3
Did I get it right? Was there something i didn't wipe?
Before you flash a new rom, make sure you answer the requirements.Some ICS roms need to be flashed in specific way.
The way of doing a full wipe is you go in Clockwork mode, wipe data/factory reset, you wipe cache partition, then go to advanced wipe Dalvik and Battery stats, then go in mounts and storage ( i think ) and you wipe the cache from there, but nothing else in mounts and storage.If you wipe anything else there's a high percent of bricking your phone.If this doesnt help you, I doubt that anyone could give you any clearer instructions.
Good luck.
DONT FORMAT SYSTEM.
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Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
Followed by root and custom rom if you so wish .
jje
OK im confused now... do I format system directory in mounts and storage or no?
OJ77 said:
OK im confused now... do I format system directory in mounts and storage or no?
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i always do personally.
I got tempted and formatted system/cache/data but now i cannot flash from my internal sd card.. I get errors and 'installation aborted' if i try to do it from CWM... does that mean formatting those 3 means Odin3 is the only way? Cus I'm not home and I don't have odin3 on me.... LOL!
OJ77 said:
I got tempted and formatted system/cache/data but now i cannot flash from my internal sd card..
Did you format sd card and totally wipe the lot = nothing on the phone .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
At this point you have no OS on the phone nor kernel rooted nor CWM .
Hence
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
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JJ, you really need to learn how to quote you know, makes your posts so confusing to read sometimes
skimminstones said:
JJ, you really need to learn how to quote you know, makes your posts so confusing to read sometimes
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Agree must try better .
Habit from replying to emails i guess .
jje
Thanks...
I did a 'full wipe' by doing t his:
1. Boot into CWM: wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, wipe battery stats, wipe system/data/cache from mounts.
2. Reboot into DL mode, flash stock ROM using Odin3.
3. Repeat step 1
4. flashed spike ICS v 7.3 using CWM. Stable so far.
Thank you!
imho: the most stable ics release is the stock official, but with some.battery issues, my suggestion: stay on gingerbread, find a custom kernel to suits your need,
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budi.hermawan said:
imho: the most stable ics release is the stock official, but with some.battery issues, my suggestion: stay on gingerbread, find a custom kernel to suits your need,
GT-I9100, official 2.3.6, hardcore's Speedmod
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I agree! I don't like ICS because is still unstable! My battery lasts very short with ICS and the phone overheats.
Moreover I hate the browser! I mean, The Galax S2 with GB still has the smoother browser of all the smartphones out there, and Samsung with ICS update messed it up! Now is laggy with micro stutters! Don't understand why!
OJ77 said:
The firmware was great but I didn't like that it still had TW.
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You didn't need to go through all that trouble just because you didn't want TW (which I also hate, btw).
You could simply have installed another launcher (such as Go Launcher EX, ADW, etc) from Play Store and, since you were already rooted, uninstalled TW using Titanium Backup afterwards. It has to be in that sequence (install new then uninstall old).
this way you can have whatever ROM + kernel combination you like, and still use whatever launcher you prefer.
Hello, if i do a reset inside the OS, will this wipe and delete the cache same way as a hard reset with the physical buttons?
Yes. But both do not only delete the cache but everything on your phone's internal storage.
It's noteworthy that CWM (the alternative Recovery) keeps the /sdcard folder intact
d4fseeker said:
Yes. But both do not only delete the cache but everything on your phone's internal storage.
It's noteworthy that CWM (the alternative Recovery) keeps the /sdcard folder intact
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So if i understand this right, both ways, like, the usual inside the android OS itself, on the S3, or the reset trough physical buttons, both delete the cache aswell?
can someone please explain a full wipe - when asked in a rom thread that you need to do a full wipe. what is that?
do you do it in CWM only, no where else?
- wipe data/factory reset then
- wipe cache partition then
- wipe dalvick cache
that's it? that's considered a full wipe? because I was reading and something said if coming over to xxxx rom from aokp do a full wipe.
tbh I've already changed roms but I hard bricked my last phone not knowing things like this. lol
thanks
entwicklun said:
can someone please explain a full wipe - when asked in a rom thread that you need to do a full wipe. what is that?
do you do it in CWM only, no where else?
- wipe data/factory reset then
- wipe cache partition then
- wipe dalvick cache
that's it? that's considered a full wipe? because I was reading and something said if coming over to xxxx rom from aokp do a full wipe.
tbh I've already changed roms but I hard bricked my last phone not knowing things like this. lol
thanks
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Yes that is a full wipe, but "wipe data/factory reset" is enough, no need for the other two.
Also if you just flash a wrong rom, I doubt your last phone is hard bricked. You can donate it to me.
thanks for the answer.
with my galaxy note I installed a stock ss firmware via odin, installed CWM and then flashed aosp without wiping or anything. phone couldn't get into recovery, download or turn on. jigs didn't work and a shop also couldn't get it back into download or recovery.
so no signs of life, I've already sent it overseas for warranty, sorry mate
I ended up getting an s3 till note2 comes out. but I heard the note2 will only have 512mbs of more ram than the s3, and it won't be quadcore. if these are true I'll probably torch all my samsung devices and get apple products -_-