I wanted to flash my wt19i with the AOSP ROM. Is wiping the user data necessary before flashing it? What will happen if i dont wipe the user data?
Yes. It is highly recommended, especially if coming from stock ROM.
Else there will be compability problems with certain files that can lead to force closes and/or freezing/restarting.
But u can still flash ROMs without Wiping user data right
Sure, but the risk of having problems with new rom is significantly higher.
Anyone know why always encounter error bad zip then installation aborted while installing exMIUI Using stock rom 4.0.4 rooted? Is it any relation with wiping data? Cache & dalvik ?
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your downloaded file is corrupted,just re download an make sure ur download is complited
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Clearing user data / factory reset is always a good idea when changing ROMs. Minimizes issues especially if the ROM you're flashing has an app you already have. Not clearing has been known to cause FCs in such cases and un+reinstalling doesn't help at times.
If you're concerned about apps already installed and don't wanna lose the settings or just simply don't want to reinstall them, backup using TB. Restore after flashing is done.
TheGreatNoob said:
I wanted to flash my wt19i with the AOSP ROM. Is wiping the user data necessary before flashing it? What will happen if i dont wipe the user data?
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Based on my experience, yes, there are too many issues that can occur trying to preserve the data. Maybe an expert could do it, but even then, probably not worth the effort.
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Not always necessary
It is not always necessary but it is recommended
For example I was coming from ex miui 4 and wanted real ics , so I just installed the zip over miui and it was running fine. Just wifi error but you can fix that easily
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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.
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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.
i have installed fxp044, can i update to fxp046 with xRecovery without losing programs etc. ???
Best thing would be to back up apps and what not and do fresh install. Other you may encounter errors
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Titanium Backup can help you!
but don't backup system settings.
recommend to do fresh install in order to avoid some errors
If its just an update then wipe dalvik cache and then just flash the ROm directly via recovery. You wont loose the programs.
If you go for full format of user data then you will loose all the programs and everything.
As long as there is no change in the kernel it is safe to just flash the rom without full format.
I want to move from stock odex ROM to a deoxed version. I am currently running odex rooted stock OTA 1.22.651.3 (from xHaus). Can I flash the deodexed ROM over mine without wiping? I know that I can TI Backup all of my apps if I need to wipe, but it would be simpler to flash over if possible.
Thanks.
tamas413 said:
I want to move from stock odex ROM to a deoxed version. I am currently running odex rooted stock OTA 1.22.651.3 (from xHaus). Can I flash the deodexed ROM over mine without wiping? I know that I can TI Backup all of my apps if I need to wipe, but it would be simpler to flash over if possible.
Thanks.
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What's wrong with wiping and flashing if your apps are backed up? You will be in a world of hurt if you don't.......skies will fall, unicorns will die.....lol just force closes etc....so wipe .
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There really is no reason not to wipe data when flashing a Rom. Really Bad idea not to.
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neopolotin75 said:
What's wrong with wiping and flashing if your apps are backed up? You will be in a world of hurt if you don't.......skies will fall, unicorns will die.....lol just force closes etc....so wipe .
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Things like contact linking are a pain to get right. There isn't a major problem with wiping; I was just asking to try to save myself some trouble if it was possible.
Wipe it is.
if your wanting to save yourself some trouble then always do a factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik cache. just a good way of making sure you always get a clean install. thats what i always do. and especially if im home on my wifi cuz all my apps and such download in about 3-4 mins and ur good.
tamas413 said:
Things like contact linking are a pain to get right. There isn't a major problem with wiping; I was just asking to try to save myself some trouble if it was possible.
Wipe it is.
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Something like this was what I was about to say.
jsonger121 said:
if your wanting to save yourself some trouble then always do a factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik cache. just a good way of making sure you always get a clean install. thats what i always do. and especially if im home on my wifi cuz all my apps and such download in about 3-4 mins and ur good.
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You're not saving yourself trouble, You're creating potential head aches in the future by not wiping. I always do a full wipe and I only use TB to restore a few apps like games that I don't want to lose data from. It takes a little longer but you'll have far less issues in the end. I'm convinced the majority of the issues people have in these rom threads are from just flashing without wiping anything and/or using TB to restore all apps + data.
I am facing a strange issue in my GT-I9300 Baseband:I9300XXELLA, Build:JZO54K.I9300XXELLB after a software upgrade from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2. with the exception of some apps like watsapp and default system apps, messaging dialer etc etc. system vibration intensity settings do not work, they are max always.. like when ever i get msg or call on viber it vibrates with full intensity,irrespective of my phones vibration intensity settings. similarly if i use dialerone dialpad haptic feedback is operational, although its disabled. skype vibrates with full intensity also.. so on.. so here is wat i have done so far.. i was able to resolve the issue by downgrading to 4.1.1. but i think 4.1.2 feel lighter and faster.. i have tried re upgrading to 4.1.2 and reinstalling fresh apps.. (not restoring).. wiped cache and user data via power+homekey+ volume up button menu... nothing seem to work on 4.1.2.. so i was hoping if any of you folks could help me out.. it will be better if someone who knows where these system vibration controls reside and how can i reset them, to clean things which could be messing with vibration controls, answers me..
These are app problems not the phones problem.Can be caused by the restoreing of the data that the app has.Try booting to recovery and wipeing cache partition and dalvik cache and then go to advanced and fix permissions and reboot.Should clear up all bad data.
cooza said:
These are app problems not the phones problem.Can be caused by the restoreing of the data that the app has.Try booting to recovery and wipeing cache partition and dalvik cache and then go to advanced and fix permissions and reboot.Should clear up all bad data.
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thanks cooza for the suggestion. i am having this issue with almost every app other than system apps.. it seems os is unable to override app settings...booting to recovery, wiping cache partion and dalvik cache etc ..can they be done without rooting the phone ?
phone.phreak said:
thanks cooza for the suggestion. i am having this issue with almost every app other than system apps.. it seems os is unable to override app settings...booting to recovery, wiping cache partion and dalvik cache etc ..can they be done without rooting the phone ?
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Sure mate. If you boot to recovery you can wipe cache.To wipe data for each app one by one if you want you can do it in settings/application manager then select the app and wipe data if you know what app is causing the problem. For dalvik you will need root unless you can find a file manager from the play store that will do it.This can be a common problem when restoring data.That's why people root their phones to get this type of wipe access.It also allows a proper restore without data problems.
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Sure mate. If you boot to recovery you can wipe cache.To wipe data for each app one by one if you want you can do it in settings/application manager then select the app and wipe data if you know what app is causing the problem. For dalvik you will need root unless you can find a file manager from the play store that will do it.This can be a common problem when restoring data.That's why people root their phones to get this type of wipe access.It also allows a proper restore without data problems.
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but dude i have wiped everything other than dalvik cache.. only downgrading to 4.1.1 solves the problem.. but i want 4.1.2 cuz its faster...btw what do u mean by advanced options and fixing permissions? how can i do that... just to clarify again.. i have tried even manual fresh install of the apps after the upgrade and wiping cache's n user data....
Those extra settings you get when you root and install a custom recovery.They aren't available in the stock recovery.upgrading to 4.1.2 and restoring apps with data from 4.1.1 is obviously the problem seeing as they are different firmwares.it can be done though with root and a custom recovery.
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Those extra settings you get when you root and install a custom recovery.They aren't available in the stock recovery.upgrading to 4.1.2 and restoring apps with data from 4.1.1 is obviously the problem seeing as they are different firmwares.it can be done though with root and a custom recovery.
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i did not restore apps from backup of 4.1.1. i installed them fresh after upgrading to 4.1.2 and wiping chache and user data from the boot recovery option...so it seems there isnt much left other than trying the rooting path?
phone.phreak said:
i did not restore apps from backup of 4.1.1. i installed them fresh after upgrading to 4.1.2 and wiping chache and user data from the boot recovery option...so it seems there isnt much left other than trying the rooting path?
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i rooted the phone. wiped cache, user data, dalvik and fixed permissions...all useless.. system vibration intensity level fail to override third party software's..haptic feedback and alert vibrations alert with full intensity... any other suggestion ?
It would have most probably not have happened if your phone was rooted in the first place.Then you make a backup of your apps + data with Titanium Backup.Its the best there is for this type of thing.Then when you flash the 4.1.2 (if its via kies you need to root again cos you loose it and if its via Odin its full wipe so you root and download Titanium first) you go to TB select the restore option and select "let me choose" and the phone will do it properly for you.
When dowmloading TB on a new firmware after a full wipe you will get a prompt asking to keep or accept the new android ID.Always restore the old one so you dont have problems with old backups and data.
Fixing these things before root is more difficult cos you already have the data backup.You may need to full wipe back to stock then root and try again.It depends on you if you want to try it installing some apps without data.Some like viber and FB dont need data for example as you can just sign back in.If you dont want to loose games data the just instll them.Viber,line,FB,WhatsApp can just be re-signed in and set up.
Seeing as they are the ones causing vibration errors then dont restore their data.
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It would have most probably not have happened if your phone was rooted in the first place.Then you make a backup of your apps + data with Titanium Backup.Its the best there is for this type of thing.Then when you flash the 4.1.2 (if its via kies you need to root again cos you loose it and if its via Odin its full wipe so you root and download Titanium first) you go to TB select the restore option and select "let me choose" and the phone will do it properly for you.
When dowmloading TB on a new firmware after a full wipe you will get a prompt asking to keep or accept the new android ID.Always restore the old one so you dont have problems with old backups and data.
Fixing these things before root is more difficult cos you already have the data backup.You may need to full wipe back to stock then root and try again.It depends on you if you want to try it installing some apps without data.Some like viber and FB dont need data for example as you can just sign back in.If you dont want to loose games data the just instll them.Viber,line,FB,WhatsApp can just be re-signed in and set up.
Seeing as they are the ones causing vibration errors then dont restore their data.
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i even tried that.no restoration from backup options.. (zero third party apps after upgrading to 4.1.2)..the moment i installed any third party app the issue came back again..n its for all the apps.. except the "watsapp".. i dnt knw y not watsapp ! i dont think its the problem with apps.. the interesting thing is.. if i create a keis backup from 4.1.2 along with the 3rd party apps,, after downgrading to 4.1.1 and restoring the backup from 4.1.2 does not create any problem..all settings seem to work fine as far as i am on 4.1.1..i think its the problem with OS which is unable to override its current notification/alert settings for 3rd party apps, instead it keeps them to max vibrations!..
If you upgraded via kies it may be that something didnt go completely right.You could always flash the same firmware or a 4.1.2 firmware for another region via Odin to see what happens.Also there are custom ROMs which take out all of these bugs that stock firmwares can sometimes have.
I can confirm an oddness with haptic feedback in 4.1.2 when compared to 4.1.1.
Seems like it's somewhat more intense in general.
In apps, such as emulators, that have the option to have vibration when pressing a button the intensity is too high, clearly not the one I have in my settings, which was at lowest.
Even if you disable it it'll be on when dragging icons etc.
I upgraded from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2 via Kies and did full reset to no avail.
My region update is Portugal and build JZO54K.I9300XXELLA. Other regions such as Nordic countries XXELL4 makes no difference, so I guess we'll have to wait for a fix.
My friends,
I have a weird problem with installing some apps and I have tried so hard to fix this, but nothing have worked. This is not a problem with dalvik cache or some other cache, I have enough space in every partition, reflashing from start (with wiping and everything) did not resolve my problem.
The best thing is that I have installed some apps that are over 50mb, but e.g. Readability with is ~7mb cannot be installed, even though I have apps that have exactly same size.
What can it be? What can prevent me from installing some apps, even I have fresh ROM, full space and cleared every cache? I am using latest MIUI v5 ROM - Android 4.1.2 (before flashing it I had older version, which did not work too). I do not think it is because of ROM, it must be something else.
Have anyone had this problem? Please help me, my friends.
arkenstone said:
My friends,
I have a weird problem with installing some apps and I have tried so hard to fix this, but nothing have worked. This is not a problem with dalvik cache or some other cache, I have enough space in every partition, reflashing from start (with wiping and everything) did not resolve my problem.
The best thing is that I have installed some apps that are over 50mb, but e.g. Readability with is ~7mb cannot be installed, even though I have apps that have exactly same size.
What can it be? What can prevent me from installing some apps, even I have fresh ROM, full space and cleared every cache? I am using latest MIUI v5 ROM - Android 4.1.2 (before flashing it I had older version, which did not work too). I do not think it is because of ROM, it must be something else.
Have anyone had this problem? Please help me, my friends.
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Use gs2rom nuke script
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