Hi guys, I'm new to this Forum
Actually, Im having this problem…
It all about my font ..
I was using the fonts from settings > display > font … but then I thought of changing a newer font, and so I downloaded “Font Installer”
I didn’t read the instructions carefully before I download and install…It says **Backup first before you do anything**, and so, I install the font and it change my browser’s font and the folder font (like when you create a folder, it will show you how many app you have in the folder, it changed the numbers too)
I wanted to change it back to my original font but it wouldn’t let me anymore, I downloaded other fonts but it still doesn’t work..
My friend told me the original font for S2 ICS is [Roboto-regular.ttf]…
So, I try and try and try, finally, it allows me to change the font and it ask me to reboot.
Okay, I reboot my phone, then the phone starts and keep on loading at the “S Samsung Galaxy S II Logo’ and I wait and wait, it still doesn’t do anything..
Im thinking of my phone was BRICKED..Then I ask my friend straight away about it…What he told me was it is just “BootLoop” (not sure what is that)…
He ask me to do these steps..
1. Volume Up + Home Button + Power Button
2. It then directs me to CWM, It gave me 6/7 choices… (reboot system, wipe data, wipe cache and few more)
3. 1st I click reboot system (still doesn’t do anything), then 2nd I click wipe cache ( click yes and then I click reboot system again), not working also…
4. then my friend ask me to clear dvcache and clear all data, he say it will lose everything…
What should I do now ?
I've saved my contacts in my SIM..gallery, apps doesn't care anymore..
If so, do i need to reformat my phone ?
It won't help you so don't wipe
Install this zip in CWM:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3vxr31vug9gdrsw/JellyBean-Font-Flash-fixed.zip
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can you explain a little bit more about this thing ?
sorry, im really new to rooting stuffs..
what will it do ?
and i cant even start my phone ..
BryanChia said:
can you explain a little bit more about this thing ?
sorry, im really new to rooting stuffs..
what will it do ?
and i cant even start my phone ..
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So can you go into CWM? (Volume up+home+power). Clear the cache and dalvik cache. Then go to install zip from internal SD(depends if you put in phone storage or micro SD.). Find the file from the above and install. Then reboot. Should be fine then.
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preseodymium said:
So can you go into CWM? (Volume up+home+power). Clear the cache and dalvik cache. Then go to install zip from internal SD(depends if you put in phone storage or micro SD.). Find the file from the above and install. Then reboot. Should be fine then.
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I manage to get into CWM and I've done the wipe cache step...but for the dalvik cache(my friend told me that it will erase all your phone data files- reformat)..
If not, what does dalvik cache do ?
and i also cant connect my phone to pc /.\ zzz
BryanChia said:
I manage to get into CWM and I've done the wipe cache step...but for the dalvik cache(my friend told me that it will erase all your phone data files- reformat)..
If not, what does dalvik cache do ?
and i also cant connect my phone to pc /.\ zzz
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Dalvik cache is just for the apps data. It doesn't reformat. Its not much actually. Just that it might cause errors with you don't wipe it. Hmm. Put it in micro SD card then. Install from external SD and reboot.
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When your phone starts up, the Dalvik Virtual Machine ( Dalvik Cache) looks at all your apps and frameworks, and creates a tree of dependencies which is stored in the dalvik-cache. This allows applications to run in an optimised state (and explains why your phone takes longer to boot up after applying a new rom, it’s rebuilding the cache.)
SO when flashing new roms without wiping dalvik cache sometimes will result in Force Close issue due to Dalvik VM skipping the caching process for apps as it detected existing app cache.
To connect your phone to the computer, connect it and in CWM go to "mounts and storage" . The last option should be "mount usb storage". Then you can move the file written above
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alexct said:
When your phone starts up, the Dalvik Virtual Machine ( Dalvik Cache) looks at all your apps and frameworks, and creates a tree of dependencies which is stored in the dalvik-cache. This allows applications to run in an optimised state (and explains why your phone takes longer to boot up after applying a new rom, it’s rebuilding the cache.)
SO when flashing new roms without wiping dalvik cache sometimes will result in Force Close issue due to Dalvik VM skipping the caching process for apps as it detected existing app cache.
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Didn't know how to explain it lol
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preseodymium said:
Didn't know how to explain it lol
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preseodymium said:
Dalvik cache is just for the apps data. It doesn't reformat. Its not much actually. Just that it might cause errors with you don't wipe it. Hmm. Put it in micro SD card then. Install from external SD and reboot.
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so you mean i take my sd card out and put the thing inside and then install it from there ?
X8invisible said:
It won't help you so don't wipe
Install this zip in CWM:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3vxr31vug9gdrsw/JellyBean-Font-Flash-fixed.zip
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so how to i install this ? mind listing the steps ?
computercommuter said:
To connect your phone to the computer, connect it and in CWM go to "mounts and storage" . The last option should be "mount usb storage". Then you can move the file written above
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my pc doesn't even show up the connection...how ?
Guys, dont worry anymore, someone helped me out with the problem
*The jellybean flash doesnt work with my ICS (sorry, i didnt mention it at first)*
but after my friend tells me what to do by using this
https://www.box.com/shared/dec6a13337a23f54906c
it finally works !!!
now my phone is back to normal and my font has been changed !
anyway, you guys can now lock the thread if you want...i really hop this thread will help those people who encounters the same problem as me
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I was getting out of space on my internal phone, so I decided to clear wipe cache and dalvik cache through CWM, but I find i save a lot of space BUT some apps stop working, maybe they are lost. So was does this actually do? Why are the apps there, but can't work? :crying:
Ok, after rebooting they are actually working again, i didn't even lost any data (progress on games) but I am really concerned what does this really do??
rolo143 said:
I was getting out of space on my internal phone, so I decided to clear wipe cache and dalvik cache through CWM, but I find i save a lot of space BUT some apps stop working, maybe they are lost. So was does this actually do? Why are the apps there, but can't work? :crying:
Ok, after rebooting they are actually working again, i didn't even lost any data (progress on games) but I am really concerned what does this really do??
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalvik_(software)
When you reboot, Dalvik cache and Cache are re-created. So no space saved this way.
Feanor88 said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalvik_(software)
When you reboot, Dalvik cache and Cache are re-created. So no space saved this way.
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I was wondering what wiping the Dalvik cache did, too. I installed an inverted app and someone told me I needed to wipe the Dalvik cache in order for it to remain in place after a reboot, so I did that. Now my phone says "Optimizing apps..." It must rbe e-creating the cache.
As far as I know, when a rom boots up for the first time Dalvik goes through each & every apk's & extract the Dex & put it in the cache. So probably it is a location of all apks. If dalvik cache is not wiped after a new rom is installed,dalvik cache will skip because it founds the dexed cache files attach to the directory. The result is "Force close" issues.
So wiping dalvik cache can be done without any problem many times within the same rom & that's why is shows "optiming apps" after a dalvik cache wipe.
saqib nazm said:
As far as I know, when a rom boots up for the first time Dalvik goes through each & every apk's & extract the Dex & put it in the cache. So probably it is a location of all apks. If dalvik cache is not wiped after a new rom is installed,dalvik cache will skip because it founds the dexed cache files attach to the directory. The result is "Force close" issues.
So wiping dalvik cache can be done without any problem many times within the same rom & that's why is shows "optiming apps" after a dalvik cache wipe.
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Thanks! That's in line with my suspicion, except I didn't know when I posted my question that an apk file was nothing but a zip file that contains a dex (Dalvik executable) and a bunch of other files. Your explanation makes sense. I also noticed that if I install an individual app from a zip file using CWM Recovery, then it clears the relevant part of the Dalvik cache for me. That doesn't happen when I install an apk file directly using Root Explorer.
guys one line question i am performing "Wipe cache and dalvik-cache" will my phone internal memory be deleted ? thanks a ton
deepankarbu said:
guys one line question i am performing "Wipe cache and dalvik-cache" will my phone internal memory be deleted ? thanks a ton
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Nop, it will not
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Phone didn't boot after wiping Dalvik Cache
Hi Geeks
i have an Xperia Arc S modded with Cyanogenmod JellyBean 4.1.2 Cooked ROM
i had alot of memory issues as applications keep closing whenever system runs out of memory, it is always obvious in the DSP application with the walkman in addition to visualizations inside the walkman
i searched for a solution and some told me that wiping the dalvik cache might solve the problem, so i gave it a try and rebooted in CWM recovery mode "built inside ROM" , cleared the Dalvik cache , and the phone keeps displaying the Xperia Logo without any further progress, as if it's in somekinda loop !
any idea what to do next without wiping my Data ? thank you all
BR
AMR
Koptanov said:
Hi Geeks
i have an Xperia Arc S modded with Cyanogenmod JellyBean 4.1.2 Cooked ROM
i had alot of memory issues as applications keep closing whenever system runs out of memory, it is always obvious in the DSP application with the walkman in addition to visualizations inside the walkman
i searched for a solution and some told me that wiping the dalvik cache might solve the problem, so i gave it a try and rebooted in CWM recovery mode "built inside ROM" , cleared the Dalvik cache , and the phone keeps displaying the Xperia Logo without any further progress, as if it's in somekinda loop !
any idea what to do next without wiping my Data ? thank you all
BR
AMR
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Are you sure you only wiped the dalvik?
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clears app cache
rolo143 said:
I was getting out of space on my internal phone, so I decided to clear wipe cache and dalvik cache through CWM, but I find i save a lot of space BUT some apps stop working, maybe they are lost. So was does this actually do? Why are the apps there, but can't work? :crying:
Ok, after rebooting they are actually working again, i didn't even lost any data (progress on games) but I am really concerned what does this really do??
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it clears the app running cache stored in os.
absolutely ..
XperienceD said:
Are you sure you only wiped the dalvik?
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Yes sir it's only the dalvik cache, both ways this ROM was pretty heavy and i'm not satisfied with the reboot every 2 or 3 hours of use, i will install xperia ultimate HD ROM, they say it's pretty stable and has no problems, and it has the sound enhancements i needed in the Jellybean cooked ROM
thanks for your reply
alcatel 918n
XperienceD said:
Are you sure you only wiped the dalvik?
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My phone also has those options built-in. If you did the dalvik only it should get back to where you have the icons. BUT, if you did something else aside from the dalvik, my guess would be goodbye data and hello to phone repairs. Please research first before you do anything on your phone. Your phone and my phone have very powerful built-in tools. It could brick the phone. I hope you did not wipe data and flash.
help! my phone's boot taking too long
i wiped /cache and dalvik cache and format /cache. it's taking took long. been waiting for almost 1 hour.
Lucky Patcher Dalvik-cache
I am getting out of space msg when using Lucky Patcher.....apk will be patched on boot......it says to clear dalvik cache to save space.....is this a good idea(will I loose any data from game etc?) or this a issue with lucky patcher?
Clearing Dalvik
Feanor88 said:
When you reboot, Dalvik cache and Cache are re-created. So no space saved this way.
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Um, that would involve the re- "optimization" process at each boot. Depending on the number of apps you have installed, this process can take an hour.
Simply put, the Dalvik cache is where a virtual machine program (like VMware Player, Workstation or Fusion or MSVM) called "Dalvik" stores information the applications on your device request it to. This storage is for the purpose of making app load times shorter, but because it's all low-level stuff, it has to be loaded prior to the AndroidOS frontend...Fortunately, this cache only needs to be rebuilt when a flag has been set indicating the need, which is set whenever the cache is cleared. Note the distinction between "loading" and "rebuilding" this cache. "Load" is synonymous with "read" and "rebuild" means "write." So time-wise it is the distinction in effort between reading a book and writing one.
Typically I only clear it for troubleshooting reasons; if something is not working. The latest Cyanogenmod has a major problem where the desktop data is liable to randomly corrupt.
Typically, the only solution is a Dalvik wipe in CM or whatever. If you have recently installed a large number of apps(over twenty)then it might be best to clear the cache via recovery at the next cold boot, especially if your device does weird stuff like getting hot, discharging while plugged in to the OEM charger, widgets crash spontaneously, wallpapers are replaced by defaults, etc....Some of these symptoms can also indicate a virus or malware infection,(especially on custom ROMs or rooted devices) so diagnosis is differential.
But essentially there is no harm in re-building the Dalvik cache, other than the time taken to do so.
Koptanov said:
Yes sir it's only the dalvik cache, both ways this ROM was pretty heavy and i'm not satisfied with the reboot every 2 or 3 hours of use, i will install xperia ultimate HD ROM, they say it's pretty stable and has no problems, and it has the sound enhancements i needed in the Jellybean cooked ROM
thanks for your reply
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CM has this new MAJOR stability issue, it seems. The random crashes and reboots will soon combine(if they haven't already)with the deletion of your desktop customizations and your widgets will begin vanishing forever. Not even a full wipe and rebuild will bring them back.
Been using AOKP on Nexus 7 2013 for a month now. It is based on CM, but it is way more stable.....haven't needed to re-boot in two weeks! Uptime, baby!
UPDATE 04/05/2014: Been running without rebooting for over a month, now. AOKP is definitely WAY more stable than any other ROM I've used.
Dalvik explained
Saqib Nazm said:
As far as I know, when a rom boots up for the first time Dalvik goes through each & every apk's & extract the Dex & put it in the cache. So probably it is a location of all apks. If dalvik cache is not wiped after a new rom is installed,dalvik cache will skip because it founds the dexed cache files attach to the directory. The result is "Force close" issues.
So wiping dalvik cache can be done without any problem many times within the same rom & that's why is shows "optiming apps" after a dalvik cache wipe.
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There is a full explanation of the dalvik cache on wikipedia.
The wiki entry fully explains dalvik cache and the integral part it plays in your android system. In very simple terms, it is a cache that allows the system to talk to the exe of a program without the need to load the cache on each and every start. The dalvik is is loaded once, and then never again (unless you wipe the dalvik cache, in which case, it is rebuilt upon reboot). There is no affect on any given program when the dalvik cache is wiped, other than starting slower the first time it is started after the wipe.
Related (I think) - Samsung Galaxy S5 running CM 12.1 latest nightly (6-14). I started on CM 12.0 nightlies in March or April and transitioned to 12.1 within a day or two acter it showed up. That was a relatively noticeable transition requiring new gapps and a factory reset as I recall. I read somewhere that wiping cache and dalvik cache was unnecessary between one 12.0 nightly to another and between one 12.1 nightly to another, so I typically have not performed the cache and dalvik wipe during nightly upgrades, of which I've probably done 30 or 40 since I started on 12.0. After each nightly update flash, when I ask TWRP to reboot the system, without wipes, all my 160 or so apps are optimized, taking some time, before the noot is compete. This morning out of curiosity, after the nee ROM was flashed, I chose the option in TWRP to wipe the cache and dalvik cache before I askefasked TWRP to reboot the system. The wipe process took at least as long to complete as a typical optimization, and when I rebooted, I still got the lengthy optimization. So I'm tbinking either there's no relationship berween app optimization and wiping the caches, or CM and/or TWRP automatically wipes the caches whether I do or not.
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Please forgive typos in my previous post - SwiftKey or something is making proofreading and editing difficult today.
Not the exact answer, but may interests u.
Koptanov said:
Hi Geeks
i have an Xperia Arc S modded with Cyanogenmod JellyBean 4.1.2 Cooked ROM
i had alot of memory issues as applications keep closing whenever system runs out of memory, it is always obvious in the DSP application with the walkman in addition to visualizations inside the walkman
AMR
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Hi, I do not have the exact answer. But I wanted to share my own observation. When I wipe dalvik caches through CWM recovery, I find my phone taking a long time to finish booting every time. Sometimes I thought it would not boot up, I removed the battery and tried to swith on and my phone boots up. I do not know why it happens, may be I had installed a large no of apps.
I've got Nexus 5 with bootloader unlocked , after few weeks security patch arrived and after the phone switched off and showed error symbol and when I entered recovery mode it showed that error in system/bin.sh files need some help here
Something strange happened to my S3 after a simple reboot I noticed that some app have been removed so I decided to clean my phone on the way.
I made a full wipe + everything you can think of to clean, delete, format the phone but after I install the rom I can still see my apps in the application manager and I can't get rid of them even if I uninstall them through the application manager the come back after a restart.
I tried 2 different roms but it happens on both of them, both are xxDLIB .
How to fix that?
pls help me
AriHell said:
Something strange happened to my S3 after a simple reboot I noticed that some app have been removed so I decided to clean my phone on the way.
I made a full wipe + everything you can think of to clean, delete, format the phone but after I install the rom I can still see my apps in the application manager and I can't get rid of them even if I uninstall them through the application manager the come back after a restart.
I tried 2 different roms but it happens on both of them, both are xxDLIB .
How to fix that?
pls help me
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Try the SuperWipe from "Android Revolution HD" here --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797334
Be careful, this will erase everything that is not on your external SD-card. Read the instruction first.
AriHell said:
Something strange happened to my S3 after a simple reboot I noticed that some app have been removed so I decided to clean my phone on the way.
I made a full wipe + everything you can think of to clean, delete, format the phone but after I install the rom I can still see my apps in the application manager and I can't get rid of them even if I uninstall them through the application manager the come back after a restart.
I tried 2 different roms but it happens on both of them, both are xxDLIB .
How to fix that?
pls help me
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Are the apps system apps perchance? A wipe of data WILL wipe all user installed apps, the full wipe script alluded to doesn't do anything that you can't do manually from recovery.
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So you did a full whipe but did you do also a factory reset?
AriHell said:
Something strange happened to my S3 after a simple reboot I noticed that some app have been removed so I decided to clean my phone on the way.
I made a full wipe + everything you can think of to clean, delete, format the phone but after I install the rom I can still see my apps in the application manager and I can't get rid of them even if I uninstall them through the application manager the come back after a restart.
I tried 2 different roms but it happens on both of them, both are xxDLIB .
How to fix that?
pls help me
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Sure the apps aren't part of the ROM. Depends on what the dev has cooked into it.
Sure you're doing a full wipe vs wiping caches only.
Could also be syncing to your Google account meaning when you launch play store it automatically detects your market links and reinstalls previously installed apps
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CWM Recovery mounts and storage FORMAT system cache data and preload .
That fails wipe internal sd card .
jje
explanation
I think I didn't explained my self right, these apps are "user" apps downloaded from Play store.
things I did before installing the rom:
1. factory reset from setting.
from cwm:
2. wipe data/factory reset
3. wipe cache partition
4. wipe dalvik-cache
5. wipe battery stats
5. format /cache
/system
/data
/preload
/sdcard
* also I removed the external sd.
but still I have these app "ghosts"
Then i suggest as per previous replies to the same question you are auto downloading from Google play after installing a rom .
jje
JJEgan said:
Then i suggest as per previous replies to the same question you are auto downloading from Google play after installing a rom .
jje
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I disabled wifi/data and sync when it ask for a wifi connection (at the openning screen of the new rom) so there is no way it somehow sync with play store.
you can see below what I mean by saying "ghosts"
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AriHell said:
I disabled wifi/data and sync when it ask for a wifi connection (at the openning screen of the new rom) so there is no way it somehow sync with play store.
you can see below what I mean by saying "ghosts"
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I wonder what kind of apps behaving so stubborn and weird. Mind sharing the apps name?
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Well.. I don't think it happening because of the app, any way here are some names (from the picture above)
google chrome
betterbatterystats
aide
sdtools
and many other
What rom are you using?
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I tried Omega, HyperGalaxy and WanamLite
Could possibly be a problem with your CWM installation or any dependencies such as ?busybox
Ok so I installed Samsung 4.1.1 stock rom and reinstalled CWM and afterwards install Omega rom and it worked!!!
Clean Rom Install
Many people don't exactly know what a Data Wipe / Factory reset is. NO it does not delete "all" your data on Internal SD-Card. It Deletes all you user data and settings and stuff, like it says it formats "system". For Example if you Full wipe you loose Whatsapp, but the Whatsapp folder on your internal SD-Card remains untouched, that means you can restore your Conversations with ease. This means you can cause a huge mess on your internal SD-Card over time. This is my way how to do a CLEAN install. Doing this prevents many unwanted issues like Bootloops, FC's and all those other nasty laggy ****.
1. Put new rom on EXTERNAL SD Card (if slot available)
2. Data Wipe / Factory Reset
3. Wipe Cache
4. Wipe Dalvik Cache
5. Format Internal SD card
6. Install Rom and enjoy
Keeping your personal Data on your external SD-Card is a good idea (pics, music, vids , docs ...)
[You can do this even if you don't have an ext. SD-Slot. After "cleaning" your device mount USB-Storage in CWM Recoery and you can connect to pc and pull over your rom. ]
And this is probably one of the best ways to do a clean install without aditional Scripts like superwipe or other "flashy" stuff. (DO NOT USE THOSE SCRIPTS UNLESS THEY ARE IN AN INSTALLATION GUIDE)
One addition to above format/preload as well .
jje
Fellow Users,
I wiped:
- Factory/Wipe data
- Dalvik
- Cache
- Every storage
did a fixed permission
- Switched different roms Stock and Custom
- Switched different kernels stock and custom
- Flashed with Odin and with CWM Recovery.
How can i get rid of the nasty scripts or mods that are stuck ??
Is there a way to clean everything harder and deeper than what i did ?
How about init file or something?? i dont have ADB
I think this is how. follow these.
1. Factory reset / Wipe data
2. Wipe Cache partition
3. Wipe Dalvik
4. Go to mount & storage
5. Fix Permissions
6. format /cache
7. format /system
8. format /data
9. format /preload
10. format /sdcard
Try these. But make sure you have a rom to flash on external sdcard. because formatting these will remove system and you will not start phone without flashing a rom.
dimi22 said:
Fellow Users,
I wiped:
- Factory/Wipe data
- Dalvik
- Cache
- Every storage
did a fixed permission
- Switched different roms Stock and Custom
- Switched different kernels stock and custom
- Flashed with Odin and with CWM Recovery.
How can i get rid of the nasty scripts or mods that are stuck ??
Is there a way to clean everything harder and deeper than what i did ?
How about init file or something?? i dont have ADB
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To fully format the phone you could also use megawipe. It is a flashable zip for cwm which will remove anything, also your sd card. Hence better have a flashable rom on your external sd. You can find it in the dev section or search for mega wipe.
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Thanks for help,
I try the method rl421403 says but it didnt help, i also flashed the mega wipe zip file and did the wipe but that also didn't work.
Maybe it is hardware related? is there a way to test this?
dimi22 said:
Thanks for help,
I try the method rl421403 says but it didnt help, i also flashed the mega wipe zip file and did the wipe but that also didn't work.
Maybe it is hardware related? is there a way to test this?
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Maybe let us now what you want to delete exactly.
Usually the mega wipe well erase any file and leave a blank slate.
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chrismast said:
Maybe let us now what you want to delete exactly.
Usually the mega wipe well erase any file and leave a blank slate.
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i dont know but some file must be conflicting, the problem is that the phone keeps rebooting after the screen is of ... i have no other problem ....
dimi22 said:
i dont know but some file must be conflicting, the problem is that the phone keeps rebooting after the screen is of ... i have no other problem ....
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did you maybe flash a custom kernel? if so try a stock rom with stock kernel
i did i did not working :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
Hey guys,
I have had some issues with my current ROM. I want to change the ROM. I am looking to switch to OMEGA.
How would I do this, I currently have AROMA rom. Should I do a factory reset the just reboot into recovery mode and install that way? Or will just installing the ROM from zip work? Or if I do a factory reset do I need to root it again with Odin, or will I not need to root it?
Also for wiping the phone should I wipe my SD card? Or no?
Thank you I searched and found half answers for most of this.
You have to format /system partition and /data partition in order to get a clean ROM, otherwise you may run into some unforeseeable problems.
Don't have to wipe sdcard
Most ROM except stock are pre-rooted.
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qtwrk said:
You have to format /system partition and /data partition in order to get a clean ROM, otherwise you may run into some unforeseeable problems.
Don't have to wipe sdcard
Most ROM except stock are pre-rooted.
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Ok just to double check what your saying.
I should do a wipe using the built in android factory reset.
Then just install the ROM using the recovery boot.
I will not have to use ODIN or any other soft ware. Just factory reset and install rom.
AW: [Q] Switching ROM and wiping
I'd factory reset in recovery, wipe cache and dalvik, format system and then flash the new ROM from your external sdcard
Please report if that way worked for you
But be sure to backup your apps with titanium backup
|| Typed with my S4 Octa-Beast or my Note 10.1 ||
ch0ka said:
I'd factory reset in recovery, wipe cache and dalvik, format system and then flash the new ROM from your external sdcard
Please report if that way worked for you
But be sure to backup your apps with titanium backup
|| Typed with my S4 Octa-Beast or my Note 10.1 ||
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Not to sound like a noob... but how do i wipe Cache and Dalvik? also what is dalvik?
Thank you, I will do it today hopefully.
Not sure which ROM I want to switch to. Any recommendations? I am thinking OMEGA.
morinr said:
Not to sound like a noob... but how do i wipe Cache and Dalvik? also what is dalvik?
Thank you, I will do it today hopefully.
Not sure which ROM I want to switch to. Any recommendations? I am thinking OMEGA.
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He's talking about wiping in recovery.
Dalvik, is kinda Java virtual machine on android, it does concerns you...
About ROM, I suggest you try them out all, and then you will find your Mr.Right, or Ms.Right
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morinr said:
Not to sound like a noob... but how do i wipe Cache and Dalvik? also what is dalvik?
Thank you, I will do it today hopefully.
Not sure which ROM I want to switch to. Any recommendations? I am thinking OMEGA.
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1.boot into recovery, (make a backup , always be safe)
2.wipe data/factory rest
3.wipe cache partition
4.use volume rockers go into advanced , wipe dalvik cache , go back
5.go into mounts and storage , format/system (BE SURE YOU HAVE A ROM ON YOUR SD CARD), go back
6.Install zip from sd card , Choose zip from sd card , Choose rom and Click yes!
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Nobody can tell you which rom is better .. All roms are amazing because of the work put into them try them out one by one.. you're not going to lose anything..
Ok cool. I installed OMEGA and I like that rom. I did a factory reset and wiped the Dalvik cache and cache. Will look around a bit more but so far so good....
however same issue with the phone. But now when the call ends it says process com.android.phone has stopped. Then i hit ok and phone is ok. It doesn't automatically restart then go really slow.
No idea about this, I searched however couldn't find a answer. Lots of phones and versions of android had this issue.
Any ideas would be great guys.
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Ok cool. I installed OMEGA and I like that rom. I did a factory reset and wiped the Dalvik cache and cache. Will look around a bit more but so far so good....
however same issue with the phone. But now when the call ends it says process com.android.phone has stopped. Then i hit ok and phone is ok. It doesn't automatically restart then go really slow.
No idea about this, I searched however couldn't find a answer. Lots of phones and versions of android had this issue.
Any ideas would be great guys.
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You need to go into mounts and storage in recovery and format system and data before you flash, as already explained
slaphead20 said:
You need to go into mounts and storage in recovery and format system and data before you flash, as already explained
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Is that different from what I did?
I booted into recovery. Did a factory reset. Wiped Cache and the Dalvik Cache. Then I installed the rom, did I do this wrong?
morinr said:
Is that different from what I did?
I booted into recovery. Did a factory reset. Wiped Cache and the Dalvik Cache. Then I installed the rom, did I do this wrong?
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Factory reset wipe data, but not system, you need to format system and data
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Factory reset wipe data, but not system, you need to format system and data
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I just booted into recover did system format and data. However I still have the same issue. After phone call freezes for a second, vibrates then says com.android.phone has stopped working.
Follow exactly what I ve typed in the previous post... exactly that.. and which version of omega have you Downloaded
??
Hit thanks if I've helped
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why not you backup your current rom first then try to flash a new rom without wipe data. if you not facing any issue on the new rom, then it's ok.
if you facing any issue, you must flash again the new rom with wipe all data. if you not happy with both, then you restore back what you are backup before.:fingers-crossed:
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Follow exactly what I ve typed in the previous post... exactly that.. and which version of omega have you Downloaded
??
Hit thanks if I've helped
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Yes I did. I factory reset. wiped cache and dalvik as well as formatting in the advanced options. I currently have Omega 44.2 installed. But I had the iphone app crashing with AROMA 30.1 and 30.4
Is there away to uninstall the phone app and then re install that cleanly?
I did this and still have the phone crashing issue.
Settings/apps/all/phone/wipe app data, likewise do same with contacts, reboot, see if that solves it
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Settings/apps/all/phone/wipe app data, likewise do same with contacts, reboot, see if that solves it
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I clearned the cache, should I clear the whole app? If it uninstalls how do i re install the phone app?
morinr said:
I clearned the cache, should I clear the whole app? If it uninstalls how do i re install the phone app?
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Lol....I didn't say wipe the cache,I didn't say uninstall it.....I said wipe data
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Lol....I didn't say wipe the cache,I didn't say uninstall it.....I said wipe data
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There is no white data. only buttons available are force stop and clear data. If I press clear data it says all data will be deleted permanently including all files, settings accounts, databases. I assumed the files were the actual app.
I went to settings. Applciation manager and chose Phone.
......hit clear data then, do that for phone and contacts storage, the data bases get rebuilt the only thing you will have to set up again is which contacts to display and any ringtone options etc you may have chosen
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......hit clear data then, do that for phone and contacts storage, the data bases get rebuilt the only thing you will have to set up again is which contacts to display and any ringtone options etc you may have chosen
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Data is just that.....Data.....it is not the apk
Hey guys,
I was running LiquidSmooth v2.9 previously, and thought I would try some of the other mods. Heard a lot about SlimBean so gave the lastest version a try (Build 7). Right off the bat, the ROM was highly unstable. It would crash randomly and often. After a few hard reboots (Power+Home button), the ROM just refused to start up - it would get stuck on the boot screen logo. I tried clearing the cache + Dalvik, but no luck. It would boot to the 'Android is optimizing app' bit but would get stuck at "starting apps" after it finished optimizing.
I had Illusion ROM on the phone, so flashed that, wiped the cache + Dalvik, but the phone is behaving in similar fashion. It gets stuck on the boot screen logo, or at the "starting apps" bit if i clear the Dalvik the cache.
I fear I may have bricked my phone. I hope there is a solution to this. Any help will be appreciated!
Did you format system and data before flashing?
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Did you format system and data before flashing?
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I flashed via Rom Manager, and I selected Wipe Data and Cache option - however, that's not a complete format as in my pictures and whatsapp content still remained.
So, no?
mufaa said:
I flashed via Rom Manager, and I selected Wipe Data and Cache option - however, that's not a complete format as in my pictures and whatsapp content still remained.
So, no?
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Don't use Rom manager is my advice on that............
BUT.......DO go to the Slim website and read the installation instructions!........that is what they are there for
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Don't use Rom manager is my advice on that............
BUT.......DO go to the Slim website and read the installation instructions!........that is what they are there for
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It does say to format system - is there a way I can avoid this? My only concern is my camera images - I do have a backup, but I believe that when I will copy them from my PC to the phone, it will loose date formatting and just show them in an unorganized fashion.
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Don't use Rom manager is my advice on that............
BUT.......DO go to the Slim website and read the installation instructions!........that is what they are there for
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I went to CMW and selected wipe/factory reset option which should delete all user data. It brought my phone back to life, with IllusionRom in it, but I am encountering random crashes like how I did when I first installed SlimBean. I am sure it's going to go the same way and I will be stuck again with a bricked phone.
Slim Bean suggest to format/system from Mount and Storage in CMW. Is that recommended? Because wipe/factory reset did not delete my user data like Gallery images.
mufaa said:
I went to CMW and selected wipe/factory reset option which should delete all user data. It brought my phone back to life, with IllusionRom in it, but I am encountering random crashes like how I did when I first installed SlimBean. I am sure it's going to go the same way and I will be stuck again with a bricked phone.
Slim Bean suggest to format/system from Mount and Storage in CMW. Is that recommended? Because wipe/factory reset did not delete my user data like Gallery images.
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AS said if you messed up format .
Cache system data preload and sd card .
jje
Factory reset does not format system, it wipes data. The instructions clearly state format system and data
JJEgan said:
AS said if you messed up format .
Cache system data preload and sd card .
jje
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Factory reset does not format system, it wipes data. The instructions clearly state format system and data
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Is deleting SD card necessary - I don't know how that will help especially since it only has images and other media.
I will try formatting system, data, and preload. Should do something else - like erasing the currently installed ROM and put it back again? No idea how to do that though. Should I flash the ROM again, regardless?
mufaa said:
Is deleting SD card necessary - I don't know how that will help especially since it only has images and other media.
I will try formatting system, data, and preload. Should do something else - like erasing the currently installed ROM and put it back again? No idea how to do that though. Should I flash the ROM again, regardless?
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No leave the sd card only format if you have problems .
Use the How to return to stock for warranty guide to restore your phone .
I suggest you then read the basic faqs and guides before flashing anything .
jje
mufaa said:
It does say to format system - is there a way I can avoid this? My only concern is my camera images
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camera images are stored on /sdcard not /system.
This is quite a basic understanding of layout. Please read the "read before rooting" thread in my signature. It has all the basic info you need to know.
I performed format/system/data/preload/cache, wiped dalvik and normal cache, and reset to factory settings. Installed Slim bean along with Slim Gapps. It seems to be working, or rather I am getting prolonged used out of it before it crashes. It has only crashed once for me (I was just browsing the homescreen), but I haven't used the phone frequently due to work.
I don't think the problem is solved. Could it be related to emmc chip?
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I performed format/system/data/preload/cache, wiped dalvik and normal cache, and reset to factory settings. Installed Slim bean along with Slim Gapps. It seems to be working, or rather I am getting prolonged used out of it before it crashes. It has only crashed once for me (I was just browsing the homescreen), but I haven't used the phone frequently due to work.
I don't think the problem is solved. Could it be related to emmc chip?
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Rom not chip flash stock rom and test .
jje
I have had two crashes so far, but since the past 5-6 hours, it is going steady. Slim Bean is quite slow, especially compared to LS, but I am not if it's the ROM or if the system is performing optimally.
Anyways, if I have another crash, I will install the stock and give it a try. Will keep this thread updated.
mufaa said:
I have had two crashes so far, but since the past 5-6 hours, it is going steady. Slim Bean is quite slow, especially compared to LS, but I am not if it's the ROM or if the system is performing optimally.
Anyways, if I have another crash, I will install the stock and give it a try. Will keep this thread updated.
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Best thing would be to go to the Slim thread and get reading and posting there
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Best thing would be to go to the Slim thread and get reading and posting there
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I have now!