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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.
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,
GT-I9100, official 2.3.6, hardcore's Speedmod
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.
i have been trying to flash a custom rom for quite some time now
i flash a standard rom from samfirmware everything works fine
then i root the phone foe clockwork recovery and super user
now no matter what rom i install all it does is reboot its self over and over
ive tried clearing catche and divlek and factory reset befor and after update but no joy please help me
JohnyBoy2o11 said:
i have been trying to flash a custom rom for quite some time now
i flash a standard rom from samfirmware everything works fine
then i root the phone foe clockwork recovery and super user
now no matter what rom i install all it does is reboot its self over and over
ive tried clearing catche and divlek and factory reset befor and after update but no joy please help me
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What standard ROM did you use? Did you do a wipe after you installed Clockwork?
JohnyBoy2o11 said:
i have been trying to flash a custom rom for quite some time now
i flash a standard rom from samfirmware everything works fine
then i root the phone foe clockwork recovery and super user
now no matter what rom i install all it does is reboot its self over and over
ive tried clearing catche and divlek and factory reset befor and after update but no joy please help me
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General steps before flashing a new ROM.
1. Backup your present ROM just incase
1. Wipe data/ factory reset
2. Wipe cache partition
3. Wipe dalvik cache (under advanced)
4. Format /system (under mount)
5. Flash your desired Rom/zips
6. Fix permissions (under advanced)
Notes:
- If you are moving from from an AOSP ROM to Samsung (vice versa), perform all the steps above.
- If you are upgrading / downgrading from one android version to another e.g ICS to jellybean or 4.0.3 to 4.0.4, also perform all the steps above.
- If you are upgrading from a Samsung ROM to another wipe the same android version, you may skip step 1.
- if you are upgrading your Aosp/aokp Rom with another with the same android version e.g 4.0.4 Aosp to 4.0.4 aokp, you may also skip step 1.
*******Important******
If you are presently running a Samsung based 4.0.4 Rom that is using Samsung based kernel e.g CF-ROOT or stock kernel, please flash Siyah kernel before performing any of the above steps. You will end up with an unusable device if you don't adhere to this important information.
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
JohnyBoy2o11 said:
i have been trying to flash a custom rom for quite some time now
i flash a standard rom from samfirmware everything works fine
then i root the phone foe clockwork recovery and super user
now no matter what rom i install all it does is reboot its self over and over
ive tried clearing catche and divlek and factory reset befor and after update but no joy please help me
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Based on the bold, you're in a bootloop. Try to wipe data/ factory reset, clear cache and dalvic in cwm recovery and it should work
Edit: and are you following the steps on the first post of the thread? The creator of the rom usually has step by step instructions on how to install the rom
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darkside super wipe
can i just use darkside super wipe before installing a new rom is that good enough
I used to have the same problem too, the problem was with my kernel, if you can, go into download mode and flash stock ROM then root using siyah
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how to factory reset stock 4.0.4 and keep root?
hi am quite new to the s2, after rooting with Siyah 4.1.5 i am getting constant crashes and freezes, i wanted a quick step to stop guide on how to factory reset the firmware.
i don't mind loosing all apps and data as i can use titanium also all my main data is on my external sd card. thanks
You are asking to do to different things a factory reset will wipe user data only nothing else , you will still be rooted.
go into recovery and clean cache, daavik cache and then do a factory reset. It will store your phone to default settings for what ever stock rom you are on.
If you format the internal storage, you will lose the rom, root and all data on the internal card. You will then have use cwm or odin to flash a new rom and apps.
Don factory reset jus download philz kernel an flash it via odin or cwm
sent from I9100 XXLSJ Official JB
hussy22 said:
Don factory reset jus download philz kernel an flash it via odin or cwm
sent from I9100 XXLSJ Official JB
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Don't know what you make of his question, but this is definitly not the answer.
Sent from the Matrix
Cosmic Blue said:
You are asking to do to different things a factory reset will wipe user data only nothing else , you will still be rooted.
go into recovery and clean cache, daavik cache and then do a factory reset. It will store your phone to default settings for what ever stock rom you are on.
If you format the internal storage, you will lose the rom, root and all data on the internal card. You will then have use cwm or odin to flash a new rom and apps.
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if i do a factory reset through recovery, will the brick bug effect me in any way, also is it advisable to update my Siyah 4.1.5 to the latest one. thanks
kuljit55 said:
if i do a factory reset through recovery, will the brick bug effect me in any way, also is it advisable to update my Siyah 4.1.5 to the latest one. thanks
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Someone posted this very succinct summary of the brickbug yesterday in the I9100 General section.
I installed 4.1.2 on my s2 gt i9100 no brand but will not start, crashes on startup with the samsung logo. Why?
I now have the phone down, I think I have to replace the 4.0.3
this is the tread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487
Did you use CWM recovery wipe? Maybe it's emmc brick bug?
It can't be a brick as it is turning on
And it's flashable with Odin, not CWM.
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mar10o said:
Did you use CWM recovery wipe? Maybe it's emmc brick bug?
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CWM doesn't have the emmc bug, Its a bug in the stock 4.0.4 recovery.
Conte94 said:
I installed 4.1.2 on my s2 gt i9100 no brand but will not start, crashes on startup with the samsung logo. Why?
I now have the phone down, I think I have to replace the 4.0.3
this is the tread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487
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This is most likely because you have just flashed 4.1.2 without wiping old rom data. Its advised on just about every single rom thread to wipe before flash. If you dont want to lose apps/appdata then use Titanium Backup Pro.
TheATHEiST said:
CWM doesn't have the emmc bug, Its a bug in the stock 4.0.4 recovery.
This is most likely because you have just flashed 4.1.2 without wiping old rom data. Its advised on just about every single rom thread to wipe before flash. If you dont want to lose apps/appdata then use Titanium Backup Pro.
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you have made a backup of the app + system data with titanium. also save photos, music and video
I did not think to flash a firmware I had to clean everything, I thought it was enough to download the file, put the phone in download mode with odin and startare
now how do I proceed? I wipe the 3 as I did for the rom?
Conte94 said:
you have made a backup of the app + system data with titanium. also save photos, music and video
I did not think to flash a firmware I had to clean everything, I thought it was enough to download the file, put the phone in download mode with odin and startare
now how do I proceed? I wipe the 3 as I did for the rom?
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1) Put ur phone into dwnld mode and flash a stock ICS 4.0.3 firmware using ODIN to make ur phone up and running.
2) after that root ur phone by flashing the tar file of Siyah kernel v5.0.1 vide ODIN.
3) then reboot to siyah kernel recovery and wipe Data/factory reset and the wipe cache partition.
4)Dwnld the stock JB firmware from that link u provided and flash the same using ODIN
that way u will have a clean install of stock JB on ur phone
but if by dalal recovery without installing the 4.0.3 and do the wipe, and then install the 4.1.2 is not good?
Conte94 said:
but if by dalal recovery without installing the 4.0.3 and do the wipe, and then install the 4.1.2 is not good?
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u can give it a try that way and post ur Success/Failure feed back over here
IMO the best bet is what i stated in my earlier post
Sun90 said:
u can give it a try that way and post ur Success/Failure feed back over here
IMO the best bet is what i stated in my earlier post
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He has no need to do what you said and install rom twice. All he needs to do is flash kernel like Siyah v6 beta4, reboot into download mode, wipe data and then flash his stock rom via download. No need to install 4.0.3 first its just waste of time.
and where can I download the file of Siyah kernel v5.0.1?you say the kernel?
I installed the 4.1.2 doing the wipe, and everything went ok.
so every time I install a new firmware should I do the wipe right?
and then I do not have siyah kernel but everything went well from recovery
Conte94 said:
I installed the 4.1.2 doing the wipe, and everything went ok.
so every time I install a new firmware should I do the wipe right?
and then I do not have siyah kernel but everything went well from recovery
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Good:good:
Yes, its always better to do the wipes first for a clean install, as u can see in ur case itself
Enjoy the rom for now and no need to worry about siyah kernel for now
ok
however, once I had siyah then I removed
thank you very much for your help, I did not know I had to do so for the firmware
thank you very much