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Just a quick comment, FWIW...
There was a time, when I was more of a noob than I am now, that I used to smirk at people who said they always wiped cache and data 2 or 3 times between loading different ROMs. I thought they were being a little anal - after all, a wipe's a wipe.
I've since learned differently. Recently I had a nasty FC problem that just wouldn't go away until I wiped data three times and then reflashed my ROM. Don't know why, but it works sometimes when nothing else will.
I thought it was anal too haha
I wipe 2 times before a flash.
Its weird how things work
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Robin M said:
Just a quick comment, FWIW...
There was a time, when I was more of a noob than I am now, that I used to smirk at people who said they always wiped cache and data 2 or 3 times between loading different ROMs. I thought they were being a little anal - after all, a wipe's a wipe.
I've since learned differently. Recently I had a nasty FC problem that just wouldn't go away until I wiped data three times and then reflashed my ROM. Don't know why, but it works sometimes when nothing else will.
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Cvpcs wrote a great blog on wiping. I too have had nasty fc issues w/ our current recovery. You would think if it's not wiping correctly then 50 wipes would still produce the same bad wipe. I mean, the code doesn't change w/ each wipe we perform
Never had an issue with other recoveries on older phones. Properly written cwmr shouldn't need to wipe more than once b/c the code will only do what it's written to do. Improper coding leads to improper wiping. Just my $.02
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X0dus said:
Cvpcs wrote a great blog on wiping. I too have had nasty fc issues w/ our current recovery. You would think if it's not wiping correctly then 50 wipes would still produce the same bad wipe. I mean, the code doesn't change w/ each wipe we perform
Never had an issue with other recoveries on older phones. Properly written cwmr shouldn't need to wipe more than once b/c the code will only do what it's written to do. Improper coding leads to improper wiping. Just my $.02
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Well its a hacked version of CWM so its not as developed and refined.
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IDMA.DROID.X2 said:
Well its a hacked version of CWM so its not as developed and refined.
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Right, but if one wipe fails to wipe correctly do you suppose the second will clean up what it missed? I don't think code has become self aware of mistakes.
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All I know is I always wipe data 3 times andncache/dalvik twice each.
And have never had 99% of the.problems I see others having after flashes such as FCs and all...unless it was a known bug everyone was experience.
ashclepdia said:
All I know is I always wipe data 3 times andncache/dalvik twice each.
And have never had 99% of the.problems I see others having after flashes such as FCs and all...unless it was a known bug everyone was experience.
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Too many don't wipe anything and clutter threads. :/
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True story xodus
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Right, but if one wipe fails to wipe correctly do you suppose the second will clean up what it missed? I don't think code has become self aware of mistakes.
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Maybe not, but there is less chance of irritation (pun intended).
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Here is more irritation : I ran 234update.zip from stock 233 recovery FOUR TIMES w/o leaving recovery. 1st: got a status (0) and stopped. 2nd correct status err and went faster. 3rd went fastest. 4th no more speedup.
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Maybe not, but there is less chance of irritation (pun intended).
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Glad I'm not the only one laughing at this entire thread of puns of whiping, being anal about doing it over and over and wiping again!
You guys are right though, everytime a wipe is done, seems the later ones are much faster.
Apparently the more you wipe, the cleaner you get, it get's easier it is to wipe again.
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Apparently the more you wipe, the cleaner you get, and the easier it is to wipe again.
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Yeah, that was my point. It's definetly a progressive action. Very strange. I wudda thought like XOdus, that the code would do exactly the same thing each time.
The puns are fun.
They get faster b/c there's nothing else to wipe from the directory. My final post here.
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The puns are fun.
They get faster b/c there's nothing else to wipe from the directory. My final post here.
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Of course. But all punning aside, the point he was making is that they get progressively faster, indicating that not all is cleared with earlier wipes. There's no denying that multiple wipes can clear up sticky problems. Even if the reason is "bad code", that's still strange.
CVPCS Blog entry:
http://cvpcs.org/blog/2011-06-05/time_to_wipe_data/cache
I only wipe once with our recovery and only once have I had an issue. I simply reflashed the ROM and it went away.
I bet he wiped the second time though. So he wiped twice
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CVPCS Blog entry:
http://cvpcs.org/blog/2011-06-05/time_to_wipe_data/cache
I only wipe once with our recovery and only once have I had an issue. I simply reflashed the ROM and it went away.
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I hear ya. The blog article makes perfect sense. Hard to argue with the logic expressed there. And yet... experience tells me otherwise. As I said in the OP, I resenctly had a persistent FC problem with a system file - may have been ProgramMenuSystem.apk, can't remember for sure. Re-loaded my nandroid (that was fine before). While anyone would fully expect that to reslove the problem, the problem continued. Wiped again and re-flashed same version of my ROM. Problem still there. Wiped three times and re-flashed ROM again. Problem gone and never re-appeared.
I cannot explain why wiping data three times eliminated the problem that persisted even after wiping and re-flashing. Yet it did. Go figure.
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I cannot explain why wiping data three times eliminated the problem that persisted even after wiping and re-flashing. Yet it did. Go figure.
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Technology can be the best and it's the worst crap ever at times, isn't it? Haha Ya think you have something figured out and logical then blam!
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dingleberries.... they'll get ya every time!
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Maybe not, but there is less chance of irritation (pun intended).
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I think the direction of said wipe also needs to be mentioned. Front to back or back to front?
Hey guys!
I recently started using Cozmo1's coZ rom and its great so far but I'm having a few issues.
This is the link to his rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337437
I would post this question the ROM page itself but it seems I cant because I'm a new member.
Anyways my problem has to do with data connectivity.
Very often, my phone simple doesn't have any reception bars and results in the ( / ) circle that indicates no reception.
The only way to fix this for me to is to toggle airplane mode on and off and after a minute or so it reenables.
The times I do have a consistent reception, after around 5 minutes of being idle, the data connection turns off completely. I thought this was
some kind of battery saving feature that automatically enables when I need to use data but the only way to get data is to toggle airplane mode on and off again.
This is giving me some serious issues as missing calls because of the ( / ) reception or extremely delayed text messages.
Also when I'm driving and need some quick directions, I can't use voice command to put in the address as this requires connectivity.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Try wiping cache and dalvik cache in cwm. Also try fixing permissions in cwm if that doesn't work.
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jt.61 said:
Try wiping cache and dalvik cache in cwm. Also try fixing permissions in cwm if that doesn't work.
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I tried this but I'm still having issues with my data connectivity.
Any more help would be appreciated!
Thanks!
Just by chance, have you tried a new modem?
Clay
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Just by chance, have you tried a new modem?
Clay
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I have no idea what a modem is .
Just for future reference here, I'm a complete noob when it comes to rooting so if you guys could explain what you say that'd be great! :victory:
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I have no idea what a modem is .
Just for future reference here, I'm a complete noob when it comes to rooting so if you guys could explain what you say that'd be great! :victory:
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Or you could do lots of research and help yourself!
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Or you could do lots of research and help yourself!
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I'll throw you a bone... Sort of. Read the following threads (multiple times if you don't fully understand), then ask any questions you may still have. I'm not being rude, I'm being helpful. I still have lots of questions... I read a lot! Don't forget to read the links inside these threads!
Start here
Read this next
Then this
As for your modem question: Basically, it controls you're connectivity to data, gps and, I believe, wifi. (please correct if wrong)
There is a thread (Google search: Modem i777 xda) you can find with different modems and a nap that might help you find which is likely to be the best for your area.
Clay
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So would you guys say the answer to my problem is getting a new modem?
Did flashing the coZ rom somehow install a new modem over the stock one and start causing problems?
Actually according to the rom thread ( I know, who actually reads those?), it says it comes packaged with the stock modem.
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Actually according to the rom thread ( I know, who actually reads those?), it says it comes packaged with the stock modem.
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Well if that's the case messing with the modem wouldn't really solve anything would it?
Appreciate all the help so far guys! Still waiting for a working solution though :fingers-crossed:
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Well if that's the case messing with the modem wouldn't really solve anything would it?
Appreciate all the help so far guys! Still waiting for a working solution though :fingers-crossed:
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It may be awhile for you to get a work through solution. But have you tried to reset the APN to default?
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It may be awhile for you to get a work through solution. But have you tried to reset the APN to default?
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Yessir I have already tried this to no avail.
Did you say you flashed a new modem already?
Clay
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Did you say you flashed a new modem already?
Clay
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Just flashed it good sir and it seemed like it would work!
While using it though it randomly went to the ( / ) symbol and all data and connectivity was lost.
Had to toggle airplane mode for it to reenable
Some more suggestions would be nice peeps! :fingers-crossed:
It seems to have gotten kinda worse after the new modem. I have to restart my phone to reenable data connectivity now
Back up all your important info, reboot into cwm recovery, go to mounts/ storage, wipe the /system, data, cache partitions. Go back one screen , go to advanced, wipe dalvik. Then reinstall the ROM. If it fixes it, then yer good. If not its either a hardware issue or a ROM issue.
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Back up all your important info, reboot into cwm recovery, go to mounts/ storage, wipe the /system, data, cache partitions. Go back one screen , go to advanced, wipe dalvik. Then reinstall the ROM. If it fixes it, then yer good. If not its either a hardware issue or a ROM issue.
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I was always aware of this possibility but I see it as kind of a last resort since I don't want to back up and have to reinstall everything :/
I'm guessing that's the best replies?
Thanks for the help guys!
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I'm guessing that's the best replies?
Thanks for the help guys!
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You already got the information u need, try full wipe man.
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Phalanx7621 said:
You already got the information u need, try full wipe man.
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Did as you said. The problem persists. I guess it's the ROM
Hello all.
I have searched this issue quite a bit, and I have some ideas, I just need a bit of direction.
So, I have a rooted Galaxy S2 running ICS version 4.0.3. I rooted it via Zedomax's youtube videos (I would link it, but youtube has closed his account FREE ZEDO!) Some mornings, when i wake up, I notice my WiFi is not connected and my phone is using 3G for its data. So, I go look in the WiFi list and it is on, but its not connected. I tap connect, nothing happens. It doesn't even try. I forget the network and re-enter the credentials, nothing. I reboot the phone, same thing. Finally, once i remove the battery a few times, it starts to work but not very well. I have a Netgear WNR2000V3 router. Just did a fresh upgrade/install of the latest firmware. All of my other wireless devices at home stay on and work fine. Now, i did notice that ever since i rooted when i first got my phone on version 2.3, i had WiFi issues. So my first thought is it could be my kernel? Like i said, this only happens at home. I also have the exact same router (WNR2000v3) for my staff WiFi at work and I have no trouble connecting each morning.
So, what are the steps i can take to fix this? Is this a known issues with the ATT SGS2? Am I missing something?
I would post a sreenshot of my phone info but since I'm a new user I won't be able to so here it is in text!
Model Number:
Samsung-SGH I777
Android Version: 4.0.3
Baseband Version:
I777UCLE5
Kernel Version:
3.0.15-AJ_5-14-2012_
[email protected] #2
Build Number:
IML74K.CLE5
Any help would be much appreciated.
I'm not sure about your problem but for future reference don't use any of zedomax's stuff
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Zedomaxs stuff is known to break wifi just flash a different kernel and I think u should be fine. Correct me if I'm wrong
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Nick281051 said:
I'm not sure about your problem but for future reference don't use any of zedomax's stuff
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Any certain method you would suggest for next time?
brandonarev said:
Zedomaxs stuff is known to break wifi just flash a different kernel and I think u should be fine. Correct me if I'm wrong
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Sounds good! Can you link me any certain kernel I should use? Thought I saw a thread a few days ago that had quite a bit of information on SGH-I777 kernels but of course, when I actually need it, I can't find it!
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I rooted it via Zedomax's youtube videos (I would link it, but youtube has closed his account FREE ZEDO!)
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yea, google zedomax and XDA. lazy money hungry dev.
Never link anything from him here. He may be smart in some cases, but has no repsect here.
We have plenty of guides at our disposal from real devs, and user GET support from them.
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Sounds good! Can you link me any certain kernel I should use? Thought I saw a thread a few days ago that had quite a bit of information on SGH-I777 kernels but of course, when I actually need it, I can't find it!
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we have 3 or 4 good kernels, and its up to you what you want to use. take into fact what you plan on running, AOSP or Touchjizz
MotoMudder77 said:
yea, google zedomax and XDA. lazy money hungry dev.
Never link anything from him here. He may be smart in some cases, but has no repsect here.
We have plenty of guides at our disposal from real devs, and user GET support from them.
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we have 3 or 4 good kernels, and its up to you what you want to use. take into fact what you plan on running, AOSP or Touchjizz
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Thanks. Noted!
MotoMudder77 said:
we have 3 or 4 good kernels, and its up to you what you want to use. take into fact what you plan on running, AOSP or Touchjizz
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^^this. Just check out the dev section for different kernels. Since ur rooted just flash a rom which has a kernel already packaged.
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^^this. Just check out the dev section for different kernels. Since ur rooted just flash a rom which has a kernel already packaged.
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Flashing a new rom shouldn't mess with my existing apps or settings right?
reklaimer said:
Flashing a new rom shouldn't mess with my existing apps or settings right?
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If you flash a new rom it is required to wipe. It doesn't take that long to set everything up again though as long as you use things like titanium backup
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Flashing a new rom shouldn't mess with my existing apps or settings right?
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When you flash a new rom you do need to do a full wipe, data cache and dalvik cache. So in essence u will lose everything so u should back up ur stuff and restore it after u install ur rom
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Ah okay. This seems the way to go then! I like the touchwiz interface so i think i'll stick with a rom that supports it if possible. No complaints, in gingerbread i hated the way it handled MMS messages, but it works much better in ICS.
Thanks for all of your help guys!
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Ah okay. This seems the way to go then! I like the touchwiz interface so i think i'll stick with a rom that supports it if possible. No complaints, in gingerbread i hated the way it handled MMS messages, but it works much better in ICS.
Thanks for all of your help guys!
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If ur sticking with touchwiz. I see shostock has many followers. I've never flashed it myself but hear its really good. Don't forget to hit the thanks button for anyone that has helped u. Like MotoMudder
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If ur sticking with touchwiz. I see shostock has many followers. I've never flashed it myself but hear its really good. Don't forget to hit the thanks button for anyone that has helped u. Like MotoMudder
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Yeah he has some really subtle tweaks to the UI that I really like. Thanked everyone who helped of course. Any specific way to install shostock's rom?
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Yeah he has some really subtle tweaks to the UI that I really like. Thanked everyone who helped of course. Any specific way to install shostock's rom?
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Just use cwm to flash the zip. Don't forget to wipe afterwards
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122ninjas said:
Just use cwm to flash the zip. Don't forget to wipe afterwards
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Ah thats it? Gonna be so nice. I hope to see a big improvement. Certain things are slow and unresponsive and i KNOW ICS on SGS2's make it alot faster NOT slower.
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Ah thats it? Gonna be so nice. I hope to see a big improvement. Certain things are slow and unresponsive and i KNOW ICS on SGS2's make it alot faster NOT slower.
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Yeah there should be a tutorial in the op
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Yeah there should be a tutorial in the op
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Ah sorry i see it now. Alot of information on that page, it was towards the end of his post. Thanks. Going to flash it tonight and report back tomorrow.
No body seems to have mentioned it but since you are rooted go to them market and get Titanium Back up. That allows you to back up all of your apps and data then restore it when you get the new ROM flashed.
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If you flash a new rom it is required to wipe. It doesn't take that long to set everything up again though as long as you use things like titanium backup
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Tubifex said:
No body seems to have mentioned it but since you are rooted go to them market and get Titanium Back up. That allows you to back up all of your apps and data then restore it when you get the new ROM flashed.
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Nick281051 did Tubifex. But thanks for the reminder. I have it set to backup once every week, i'll do a backup again tonight to my external SD and restore it all back.
Seems that recently the LEDs for the flash and what are also used for the flashlight are no longer operating on my husbands phone. I've tried wiping and reflashing JellyBlur v1.3 and trying various applications - but it seems that this doesn't help and that those LEDs just don't want to come on. Is there something that I can do to fix this or are they out for good?
I'm also running JellyBlur v1.3 on my phone and my flash/flashlight are working fine. While I'm waiting I'm going to try flashing another ROM to see if that solves the problem, but any tips or helpful posts are greatly appreciated. Thank You. :good:
Update It seems that switching ROMs didn't help it either. The flash still doesn't want to work nor does any flashlight application including stock. Not sure what happened, but hopefully someone can suggest a fix. (Could it be kernel or something similar related?)
- Tried reflashing JellyBlur v1.3 and Skyraider Zeus v1.3
Thundeshed is good and any Rom based off of it is too.
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disconnecktie said:
Thundeshed is good and any Rom based off of it is too.
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Do you think flashing that might fix the flash issue? I've never encountered this problem before on our phones so it's new to me.
I would definitely make a backup of what you have now, do a good/clean wipe and install a nandroid backup from a different ROM in which the flash was working to see if the flash will work for you again.
If not, the flash may have just given up on you. =\
Note: Clear data 3x, cache once, and dalvik once. (I always recommend clearing data at least 3x because data doesn't always clear within the first or even second time around)
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I would definitely make a backup of what you have now, do a good/clean wipe and install a nandroid backup from a different ROM in which the flash was working to see if the flash will work for you again.
If not, the flash may have just given up on you. =\
Note: Clear data 3x, cache once, and dalvik once. (I always recommend clearing data at least 3x because data doesn't always clear within the first or even second time around)
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Yep, tried doing super wipe then cache/dalvik... doesn't work on any of the ROMs I have tried. I guess the flash just went out on his phone. *sad pandas*
I guess he will just have to do for now until I can buy him a new phone. :crying:
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Yep, tried doing super wipe then cache/dalvik... doesn't work on any of the ROMs I have tried. I guess the flash just went out on his phone. *sad pandas*
I guess he will just have to do for now until I can buy him a new phone. :crying:
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Yeah, that sucks!
I know you can buy the replacement parts for the flash, but you can't find directions on how to repair it anywhere.
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I think it would be a difficult repair and some soldering would definitely be necessary.
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I think it would be a difficult repair and some soldering would definitely be necessary.
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Yeah, I would imagine the same thing.
Just a big pain.
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I would suggest a warranty replacement if you have the option.
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I would suggest a warranty replacement if you have the option.
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Good news. I was able to put ICS (Liquid Desensed36) and applied the new combo radio someone developed.
Using the Wi-Fi w/ root from play store using generic ics/jb (wlan0), channel 2, password protected, with router fix was able to fix his Wi-Fi tether.
Also the ICS Liquid Desenesed36 fixed his Flash and flashlight! (Don't know how; I don't question it) :good::good::good::good::good:
I'm a bit curious as to why I have read more times than I can count, someone stating they did a factory reset/wipe data "multiple times in a row" or "wiped two times, then wiped cache, then wiped data again, then davlik, then... omg I just went cross-eyed".
I seriously have to be missing something. There has to be some hidden easter egg that after the 2nd or 3rd or 4th time you wipe data or cache or some other combo that will trick the phone into really wiping it that particular time. Right? Just has to be!
Spill the goods yo!
As far as I can tell, its to make sure no files are left behind during the first factory reset/wipe. I personally have experienced this on my Droid X, I wiped in CWM then flashed a rom and couldn't get out of a boot loop, but i was able to wipe and flash again and everything worked.
To cut down on skid marks...duh
Its just so remnants of the previous rom do not interfere with the new rom
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To make sure no files are left??? Doesn't that defeat the purpose of a 'wipe'? I'm being sarcastic obviously when I posted this but if this is a serious answer then I have to second guess the whole idea what is supposed to work, really doesn't.
I'm not being totally ignorant to weird occurances, however... I doubt it happens as frequent as it looks like it is. I see it all over the forums and if its that bad... I'd assume the devs who support the app and or recovery will get it working as close to 100% And my belief is that it is. I just think people have this OCD about doing things multiple times only because some other schmuck did it and now it becomes viral. A factory reset/wipe data is what it is... Stamping it four times shouldn't make any difference. Just my OCD kicking in... Lol
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To make sure no files are left??? Doesn't that defeat the purpose of a 'wipe'? I'm being sarcastic obviously when I posted this but if this is a serious answer then I have to second guess the whole idea what is supposed to work, really doesn't.
I'm not being totally ignorant to weird occurances, however... I doubt it happens as frequent as it looks like it is. I see it all over the forums and if its that bad... I'd assume the devs who support the app and or recovery will get it working as close to 100% And my belief is that it is. I just think people have this OCD about doing things multiple times only because some other schmuck did it and now it becomes viral. A factory reset/wipe data is what it is... Stamping it four times shouldn't make any difference. Just my OCD kicking in... Lol
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It's stupid. If the wipe script does not work it needs to be fixed. I never do it.
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brizey said:
It's stupid. If the wipe script does not work it needs to be fixed. I never do it.
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Agreed. In the words of Al Pachino in Heat "Don't waste my mothereffing time!!"
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Because clean. :good:
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I'm a bit curious as to why I have read more times than I can count, someone stating they did a factory reset/wipe data "multiple times in a row" or "wiped two times, then wiped cache, then wiped data again, then davlik, then... omg I just went cross-eyed".
I seriously have to be missing something. There has to be some hidden easter egg that after the 2nd or 3rd or 4th time you wipe data or cache or some other combo that will trick the phone into really wiping it that particular time. Right? Just has to be!
Spill the goods yo!
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When you try everything else to fix an issue that wasnt solved by doing it once... Sometimes you freak out and go nutty and do it 50 times. I'm not saying that it increases your chance of success but I personally have had success after freaking out and doing things like an ocd nut
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Dubbsy said:
When you try everything else to fix an issue that wasnt solved by doing it once... Sometimes you freak out and go nutty and do it 50 times. I'm not saying that it increases your chance of success but I personally have had success after freaking out and doing things like an ocd nut
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Dubs... You have full right to OCD yourself into your own happiness! You own that right for putting out the GE ROM! Lol. But I hear ya too.
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It's definitely pointless. The wipe wipes it all first time. I'd be more inclined to think if there is general wackiness after installing a new rom it was a bad install rather than leftover files from a wipe.
When you wipe it's not like it deletes anything. It overwrites it with 1's and 0's to the sectors.. look up file recovery and learn binary. Thats why people use programs like dban. You're not fully deleting something with a sime wipe it's just being overwritten with blank sectors essentially. More you wipe more thorough the actual deletion it is.
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I think it is more of a carry over from older versions of recoveries. Cwm used to have locations to wipe all over the place and if you are going into multiple menus doing various wipes it becomes - "did I wipe dalvik? Oh well do it again, what could it hurt".
Actually it just wears out your flash memory quicker.
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Because superstitions refuse to die.
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Because superstitions refuse to die.
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This...but it's a superstition somewhat rooted in reality. A few years ago there were a few recoveries for a few devices that had a bug that resulted in them appearing to perform a wipe but not actually doing a wipe in some circumstances. It's been fixed a long time but the "wipe 3 times" mentality has stuck for a lot of people.
Never even heard of this until reading this thread. Definitely seems like an OCD thing, wiping more than once. Nothing wrong with people who like to do it but it does seem like a waste of time to me. Kind of like the calibrate battery myth, people were saying clear the battery file then charge the phone all the way up and let it die and all this nonsense. Google Engineer said it is a waste of time and doesn't calibrate the battery.
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When you wipe it's not like it deletes anything. It overwrites it with 1's and 0's to the sectors.. look up file recovery and learn binary. Thats why people use programs like dban. You're not fully deleting something with a sime wipe it's just being overwritten with blank sectors essentially. More you wipe more thorough the actual deletion it is.
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over writing is actually deleting it. overwriting multiple times does a better job. the wiping doesn't necessarily delete, it just makes the block available to be written over. if wiping were overwriting then the wipe would take a bit longer than it does - possibly doubling the the rom install.