I would like to do a deep cleaning of my S3.
I am not talking about soft resets and stuff like that.
I am trying to do this as deeply as possible, since I suspect I have a problem that is software related.
Can you point me to the best way to do it?
I have factory reset as well as wiping the cache/dalvik cache several times.
I need to go deeper!
Inception references aside, can anyone help me?
Lol .. funny guy hope you get it fixed bro
Somebody will be along shortly to help you go ball's deeper ahem ! .. clean deeper : )
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Super Wipe in this post .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797334
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Cleaned up all the data on my internal SD and full rest..
Easy, reboot into recovery, wipe cache, dalvick then format system.
After that you will have a clean phone BUT make sure you backup your rom so that you can restore it afterwards or make sure you copy the rom of your choice on your root to be able to flash it.
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There are multiple ways you can do this......Format System/data/cache then factory reset your phone.
or an easier way is the Super Wipe that someone posted above.
I have done all of the above. What I was looking for was a deeper cleaning of the phone
Is this possible?
imscaredofmoney said:
I have done all of the above. What I was looking for was a deeper cleaning of the phone
Is this possible?
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Putting it in tub of Clorox is the only other method i can think of now.. LOL sorry.
hehehehehe.
Ok, thanks.
I did a super wipe and it seems to have solved it, but it usually freezes like once a week or so, so I'm not sure yet. Thank you all for your help!
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im kinda new to this i successfully unlocked and flash my first rom from this amazing forum but now not sure if its ok to just install another rom right on to of the 1 im using or should i do a factory reset inbetween i mean factory reset that is in cwmrecovery
jimmerz0823 said:
im kinda new to this i successfully unlocked and flash my first rom from this amazing forum but now not sure if its ok to just install another rom right on to of the 1 im using or should i do a factory reset inbetween i mean factory reset that is in cwmrecovery
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Many people do just in case since something happens. Just backup everything first!
IMO...
jimmerz0823 said:
im kinda new to this i successfully unlocked and flash my first rom from this amazing forum but now not sure if its ok to just install another rom right on to of the 1 im using or should i do a factory reset inbetween i mean factory reset that is in cwmrecovery
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i would. if you don't, you might get stuck in a bootloop. some roms don't require you to (ie...CM updates). but even then, it doesn't hurt to do it after so many CM updates. now, if you don't want to lose your data, i'd recommend using titanium backup...if you haven't already.
Rule of thumb would be as follows:
Wipe Dalvik.
Wipe cache.
Factory/data reset.
Flash ROM.
Wipe Dalvik.
Wipe cache.
Factory data/reset.
This should keep you safe. Only takes an extra minute to do.
Some ROM's will wipe for you, but I always do a manual wipe first anyway.
hey thanks alot guys just wasnt sure but i dnt ever see the wipe dalvik option am i missing something
oh and for some reason my camera isnt wrking now that i flashed roms not sure y i folled instructions very well
jimmerz0823 said:
hey thanks alot guys just wasnt sure but i dnt ever see the wipe dalvik option am i missing something
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In CWM select advanced on the main menu and you will see wipe Dalvik there.
Hi guys,
I am in the process of installing Dark Knight onto my Galaxy S i9000.
I have wiped data and done a factory reset and also wiped delvik cache.
However i didnt put the 4.0.4 ROM on the internal sdcard!
I am now completely stuck on how to get over this.
How do i put the ROM on the sdcard when the phone is in this state?
Im finding it hard.
Im useless with all this stuff.
If you could help me guys that would be great.
Regards,
Ben
Just switch on the phone and put it there...
The stuff that you have wiped shall be rebuilt after the first boot...
Factory reset and wiping dalvik cache and data won't do any harm (unless its specifically mentioned for your device)...
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a.cid said:
Just switch on the phone and put it there...
The stuff that you have wiped shall be rebuilt after the first boot...
Factory reset and wiping dalvik cache and data won't do any harm (unless its specifically mentioned for your device)...
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Hi Acid thanks for that.
But how exactly do you mean?
When i switch it on it just goes through the start up sequence over and over and when i connect it to the PC it doesn't recognise it.
Thanks, Ben
What you are facing now is known as bootloop...
If you want more specific help, ask this question at your devices' q&a...
All I can tell you is to install any stock rom, and go through the process again...
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Edit: sorry for double post, network error...
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Now my head i about to explode
Anyhow, I have an annoying problem.
Before the upgrade to XXALF6 I noticed no problem other than the known drainage of the battery in idle mode.
I rooted and flashed a ROM and it was ok.
But I got sick of the ROM and I hard reset the phone.
No problems.
Then I upgraded to XXALF6 - still unrooted and all.
First thing I notice is that the phone is lagging a bit now and then. Then when I sent and recieved an SMS or two the phone hung and rebooted.
I seems that happend because when vibration was active.
Also there was a new message saying "com.google.process.gapps" stopped working. And that came up again and again.
As far as I could find online that had to do with syncing the calendar and it should help to clear calendar cache in the phone. It did not.
Then I rooted the phone, just "CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4", no other ROM.
Now the problem was even worse and also the sound stops working on and off all the time.
I tried to find the "com.google.process.gapps" with a file explorer with no luck.
I do find it in ROM Toolbox but its not possible to see the where on the phone the file is even there. Also its not possible to uninstall or even kill the process.
I did notice there seem to be doubles of some apps that I didnt notice previously to flashing CF-Root this time.
And I recall the new guide never mentions to wipe any phone data whatsoever during rooting the phone, and now I am thinking that maybe that should have been in the guide?
Anyhow.. appreciate ANY tips at all, Im so sick of this for the moment ^^
Go to cwm recovery, wipe cash, wipe dalvik cash, wipe data/factory reset, then go to mounts&storage, format system. Then put your phone into the download mode and flash ROM again with odin. This should give you a nice and clean install,without any force closes..
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pedja381 said:
Go to cwm recovery, wipe cash, wipe dalvik cash, wipe data/factory reset, then go to mounts&storage, format system. Then put your phone into the download mode and flash ROM again with odin. This should give you a nice and clean install,without any force closes..
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I did wipe all things, cache, Dalvik, battery and user data with CWM.
At the moment it seems the phone is quite okay actually! The only thing left is SU.
U think I have to format system as well? What else would really be "cleaned" out that wasn't allready with the wipes?
Trust me,some of the devs insisted on formating system before flashing their custom roms,and I did have a bunch of force closes,until I decided to go their way and fully format the phone. It then installs everything from the scratch,so there's no way anything to go wrong.. give it a try,and report back... btw. make sure that you DO NOT restore any of the system data,if you use TB
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Yeah I pretty much learnt same way as predja it is always better to do full system wipe, it is not always necessary with some roms but if you do it you won't come across the problems you have as often.
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Several users swear by wiping or flashing multiple times. However, the explanations often seem like superstitions.
I would think if a single wipe didn't completely clear a partition, that would be a bug of the recovery software.
I would think if a ROM didn't install right with a single flash, that would be a bug of the ROM.
Thoughts?
I agree with your thoughts. I've never had a problem with just wiping once and/or flashing once. Not sure what wiping and/or flashing more than once would do if it didn't work the first time lol.
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I wipe atleast twice and flash once. Just check the md5 of the zip before flashing and there shouldn't be errors
Idk why someone would need to flash more than one time, and there's scripts to wipe 5 to 10 times automatically
But I wipe twice just to feel I got everything but I know one time is enough lol
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I figured as such. Just wanted to make sure.
sdz2 said:
Several users swear by wiping or flashing multiple times. However, the explanations often seem like superstitions.
I would think if a single wipe didn't completely clear a partition, that would be a bug of the recovery software.
I would think if a ROM didn't install right with a single flash, that would be a bug of the ROM.
Thoughts?
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There was a problem a long time ago involving clockwork recovery where wiping wasn't working all the time. At that time it was suggested to perform multiple wipes on that recovery. I think this all started and sort of stuck since then.
A developer friend of mine once said about wiping and changing ROMs...
"I treat wiping for a ROM change like taking a crap, you wipe and wipe until it's clean, then wipe one more time just to make sure I got everything."
Doesn't really answer the OPs question, just comes to mind every time someone says wipe more than once.
I wipe once because I like to live dangerously ... ohh we are talking about phones
but in honesty I never had a problem wiping once.
Hi guys,
First off, I am new here, so this may not be the best place for this question.
Now, for my question. I have a galaxy s2 and I have tried flashing the Neat Rom on it. However, it always end up in a bootloop. I think the reason is that the factory reset option in ClockWorkmod from rom manager DOES NOT delete all the data in my phone.
So the questions are:
1) Does the data in my phone (like photos etc) need to be deleted to ensure a smooth install?
2) If yes, then how do I make sure when I am in recovery mode (is that what it is called?), the factory reset deletes ALL data.
3) Is this the only thing that causes the bootloop (I have followed all the steps that need to be followed, including wiping data)
I am pretty desperate for flashing a new ROM, because my stock one devours battery.
Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks,
Saltymount
Saltymount said:
Hi guys,
First off, I am new here, so this may not be the best place for this question.
Now, for my question. I have a galaxy s2 and I have tried flashing the Neat Rom on it. However, it always end up in a bootloop. I think the reason is that the factory reset option in ClockWorkmod from rom manager DOES NOT delete all the data in my phone.
So the questions are:
1) Does the data in my phone (like photos etc) need to be deleted to ensure a smooth install?
2) If yes, then how do I make sure when I am in recovery mode (is that what it is called?), the factory reset deletes ALL data.
3) Is this the only thing that causes the bootloop (I have followed all the steps that need to be followed, including wiping data)
I am pretty desperate for flashing a new ROM, because my stock one devours battery.
Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks,
Saltymount
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Wipe cache and dalvik cache and after flashing, if it bootloops, take battery out, boot to recovery and flash it again.
It helped for me.
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monkeywithbanana said:
Wipe cache and dalvik cache and after flashing, if it bootloops, take battery out, boot to recovery and flash it again.
It helped for me.
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Well thanks for taking time to help me with that, but I tried it already and it didn't help. Basically what I need is to be able to COMPLETELY wipe the data off my phone before I flash the ROM. My assumption is that, as I said before, the data in my phone is not being wiped away. This is so as, after flashing back stock ROM with Odin (after the bootloop) , all my data, like files, photos etc is all there. And I have read up some information about flashing and I do realise that you cannot have any data on the phone before flashing because the new OS(?) cannot read it or something.
Anyway thanks,
Saltymount
Hey all,
I have yet to find the solution so if one of you 72 people who have seen this question could help, that'd be good.
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Hey monkeybanaana,
After a lot of different tries (millions maybe), and sighing and convincing myself that your method will not work, I just gave it a shot. And what do you, know it worked! Thanks man, I am trying out Neatrom for s2 right now.
Thanks again,
Saltymount
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